Chapter 76: Meeting the constraints of the emperor
"Mengde, we can't go west to Luoyang!"
Even outside the main hall of the government office, Xiahou Dun's huge roar could be heard. "Have you forgotten that during the last expedition to Xuzhou, the base camp of Yanzhou was attacked by someone?"
Xiahou Dun was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years...
The last time he conquered Xuzhou, Puyang City was lost because of him. The past was still vivid in his mind, and he didn't want to make the same mistake again.
"yes!"
Cao Hong stood up, nodded in agreement, and immediately echoed.
"The actual situation of our army is not stable now. The weather this year is extremely weird. It is already May, but there is no sign of warming up. It is still so bitterly cold..."
Speaking of this, Cao Hong looked embarrassed. "Many soldiers in the military camp have already suffered from incurable typhoid fever and are dying. If the eldest brother insists on going west to Luoyang...then...then..."
Cao Hong didn't point it out explicitly, but the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
If we insist on marching westward to Luoyang, I am afraid that more soldiers will contract typhoid fever in this horrible weather and contract this incurable disease.
Cao Hong regarded his soldiers as brothers, and he absolutely did not want to see his brothers die in the cold weather instead of dying on the battlefield.
"Meng De, I don't think we can act rashly."
The speaker was Xia Houyuan...
At this time, his expression was not good-looking, "Master, think about it, if we want to march westward, we must pass through Yuzhou on the way to the westward expedition, and we must pass through more than ten towns and checkpoints. Now it is not clear whether these checkpoints are enemies or friends.
?Will they let us go to Luoyang to meet the emperor?"
At this point, Xia Houyuan exhaled. What he was thinking of was the strategic level.
"Mengde? Are you planning to capture all the cities and checkpoints in the process of welcoming the emperor? In that case, not to mention the loss of soldiers, the time required to attack the city alone,
We can’t afford it!”
Xia Houyuan shook his head and looked out the window faintly...
Huh...huh...
The biting wind is still blowing, and the weather in the Little Ice Age was so moody and bitingly cold...
"besides…"
Xia Houyuan seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly added.
"Although the information has been sent back, the emperor has already left for Luoyang, but? How long will it take to get to Luoyang? No one knows. Will it be like before, and it only took a whole year to travel three hundred miles?"
"We cannot ignore this point...if we go too far, our army's supplies will not be able to keep up;"
"Even if the emperor really arrived in Luoyang, he would have to march hundreds of miles in such bitterly cold weather. The ears of the soldiers of the three armies would freeze, and their hands would tremble with the cold. They would not even be able to hold their weapons tightly... let alone
To fight, to fight for the emperor..."
Words came out one after another...
Qiao Pei's warrior legion Lian Lian Fu and.
Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan reminded Cao Cao from a strategic perspective.
The weather is extremely cold, the prevalence of terminal typhoid fever, the length of the supply lines, the obstructions at checkpoints along the way, the frozen ears of the soldiers of the three armies, and the palms that cannot be grasped...
Each one of these, each one, is not a constraint on Dongying Emperor’s strategy...
But Cao Cao couldn't do anything.
Yes, that's right.
Welcoming the emperor is indeed a "great move", "great strategy" and "great virtue", which will also give Cao Cao an opportunity to seize the opportunity in the conquest in this troubled world.
But...the ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny.
To welcome the Emperor? Not by words, but by strength.
This is not true - a mouse can become Batman by jumping off a cliff!
Even though Cao Cao had made up his mind to go west to meet the Emperor, his face darkened deeply when he thought of all the constraints in the process...
You can't just bite the bullet and go west to Luoyang regardless, right?
"Strategic advisor? What do you think?"
Cao Cao threw this problem to Xun Yu...
In his opinion, most of the Yingchuan talents should be on the side of the emperor, otherwise they would have some strategies to break the situation.
At this time, Xun Yu bowed his hands.
"My lord, there is no doubt about the strategy of welcoming the emperor. This is a shortcut to control the hearts of the people in the world and make the Han family look out for help. This is more related to the changes in the current situation and the future development of Cao Gong...but...but..."
The first half of the sentence was so sonorous that Cao Cao was shocked...
But at the end, there is an extra word "but".
Could it be that the talents of Yingchuan also want to question the decision of welcoming the emperor from the west?
Before Cao Cao can think about it...
Xun Yu took a step forward and said loudly: "I, Xun Yu, including all the civil servants and generals in the government office, support Duke Cao and support the west to welcome the emperor. But even so, we must solve five problems as a matter of urgency!"
At this point, Xun Yu straightened up and continued.
"First, the weird weather and the terrible typhoid fever! This year's weather is extremely weird. It's freezing in the hot summer. Forced use of troops is afraid that it will aggravate the spread of typhoid fever and make one soldier after another fall to the disease. This
It will be very detrimental to our army!"
"Second, to welcome the Emperor to the west, we must pay attention to the attitudes of several princes. Generally speaking, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao are stronger than us. If they are also involved in the battle for the Emperor, Cao Gong has no chance of winning!"
"Third, the princes with evil intentions around the emperor! According to the intelligence, there are four princes escorting the emperor along the way."
"Yang Feng, the old Xiliang tribe with many soldiers, Dong Cheng, the emperor's father-in-law, Fan Zhangyan of Hanoi County who is familiar with the terrain, and Han Siam, the remnant of the Yellow Turbans who surrendered to the imperial court;"
"They belong to different camps. The reason why they want to escort the emperor back to Luoyang is because they want to seek greater benefits, and Cao Gong's reckless involvement will definitely make them worried. If they follow the example of Xuzhou again,
The four forces unite and share the same hatred...our army will definitely fall into a situation where it will be attacked from both sides."
"fourth…"
Cao Cao was about to cry. Everything Xun Yu said hit his weakest points and vital points.
For a moment, Cao Cao felt that he was a bit like a "rat messing with a cat, looking for something to do"?
Could it be that I think too much?
The emperor's return to the east? Such a complicated situation? Can he, a mere Yanzhou Mu, be able to control it?
Why is it so difficult to put together these four puzzle pieces?
What's more... what's more, Xun Yu just said three things. Judging from his appearance, there will be a fourth, fifth, and sixth...
Is Cao Cao really that unbearable? Doesn't he have the slightest chance to welcome the emperor?
The atmosphere in the entire government hall was unusually cold...
"Fourth, the troops are unknown." Xun Yu's sharp words continued. "The princes escorting the emperor will definitely seize the strategic roads of Sili first. Cao Gong rushed to Luoyang. Firstly, he did not obey the imperial edict. Secondly,
Without internal support...let alone not being able to break into Luoyang, even if we fight and fight all the way to Luoyang, we are still in deep danger and struggling!"
"Also, the last and most important fifth item..."
When the fifth item was mentioned, Xun Yu's eyes looked at Xia Houyuan, as if... what he was about to mention was just like Xia Houyuan's previous proposal...
"The reason why Duke Cao was able to control Yanzhou, look to Xuzhou to the east, control Jizhou to the north, and Yuzhou to the south, and develop steadily, is because the generals under Cao Gong were brave and good at fighting, and the soldiers under his command had high morale and fought bravely! But... this is what General Miaocai said.
Yes, during such a long-distance march in extremely cold weather, the soldiers’ ears were frozen, and their hands could not hold their halberds. In such a situation? Can morale be high? Will they fight bravely? Can they live up to the challenge?
What is Duke Cao’s expectation? To welcome back the emperor?"
"To put it bluntly, this is not going to welcome the emperor at all, but going to Luoyang to die!"
Xun Yu finally finished speaking...
Each sentence is sharper than the next, and each sentence is more difficult to argue with.
Good medicine tastes bitter, and everyone in the government office, including Cao Cao, couldn't help but break out in cold sweat...
But at this moment...
Xun Yu raised his hand again. "My lord, what I have said is not to discourage you, but to tell you a fact - we must go to the west to welcome the emperor, but before we go, we must make complete preparations!
"
After blurting out a sentence, Xun Yu narrowed his eyes...
The words that followed were profound.
"Lord, our Yanzhou is in decline, and we cannot afford to fight a battle without preparation and with no chance of winning!"
In short, everyone was in an uproar.
The atmosphere in the government office is getting heavier and heavier!
…
However, Cao Cao's eyes flashed.
Yes, that’s right, the strategic plan to welcome the emperor from the west is not optimistic because of the constraints of this regulation, but this strategy was proposed by Yi Xiaotian!
Since Brother Yi can propose this strategy, he must have some calculations! There must be a way to overcome these constraints!
Haha...what are you afraid of?
In the wine shop in Chenliu County and Suanzao County, there is also a man named Yi Xiaotian who is omnipotent and has every plan!
Think of this.
The corners of Cao Cao's mouth split open, and in such a serious atmosphere in the government office, he actually laughed lightly.
Brother Yi, I need Brother Yi's help to resolve the constraints of facing the Emperor!