From late June to mid-July, the entire Guandu was under construction. Soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and civilians from both sides basically spent the summer in civil engineering and scattered battles!
The first to take action was naturally Gongsun Xun. After discovering that Cao Cao's strategic contraction and the inevitable confrontation at Guandu, he immediately mobilized Sizhou soldiers and horses to advance to the Guandu area. In order to counter the opponent's permanent fortifications, he adopted Cheng Pu's tactics. The strategy is to move the company and battalion forward, trying to directly approach the opponent's camp.
However, this strategy in turn made Cao Cao realize something, and he immediately started a large-scale construction project. On the basis of the original four front camps, a company camp was started to counter the company camp!
However, they are both companies and camps, but there is an extremely significant difference between the two... The Yan army's company camp is the north and south company camp. Starting from the main camp where it is based, it continues to advance towards the enemy camp in front. The goal is to spread the fortifications to In front of the opponent's camp, so as to attack Cao Jun's camp on the basis of erasing the differences in fortifications, it is vertical; while Cao Cao's company camp is the left and right company camps, and his camp keeps extending to the left and right, as if there is a line built in Guandu. The trend of the Great Wall in the simplified version is horizontal!
To be fair, this is a brilliant response, because this kind of company can greatly reduce the tactical movement space of the Hebei cavalry in the Guandu area... It is even said that if Cao Mengde was really allowed to build an inner Great Wall that completely blocked the Guandu area, That’s really possible, and it’s extremely cost-effective!
Because this can completely cut off the Yan army's cavalry advantage, and then liberate the reserve forces used to defend the cavalry in several cities behind Cao Jun!
Think about it, isn't the distance from the mountainous area in the west to Bianshui in the east only a few dozen miles wide? The Great Wall can be built, but a simple long camp cannot be built? In the current situation, is it because Cao Cao does not have the manpower and material resources, or is it because Gongsun Xun has no manpower and material resources?
In fact, after Cao Mengde came to his senses, he continued to mobilize and organize civilians to build camps, and at the same time, he continued to lay a simple cavalry defense line on the two-wing passages at a faster speed, which was mainly composed of wooden fences, horse-rejecting towers, and watchtowers... …The main battles broke out at these construction points, as well as in the forests, mountains, sand piles and other places farther away where construction raw materials are produced.
Within dozens of days, various sporadic battles broke out everywhere. The two sides came and went, and the battles were trivial but frequent.
The officers, soldiers, and civilians below will naturally be distressed by this fortification confrontation, but the commanders of both sides may not care about these details.
In fact, these confrontations and the progress of the fortifications, from Gongsun Xun's perspective, only illustrate one thing, that is, Cao Cao did not lose his composure because of the previous battle, but instead regained his composure.
That's all.
These days, Gongsun Xun's mind is not on Guandu, but he is thinking about three things outside the Guandu battlefield:
First, which battlefield should the remaining Guanxi troops be put into? Should they leave Wuguan directly, and then let Zhao Yun march eastward along the Han River from Hanzhong, and jointly attack Nanyang? Or leave Luhun Pass and march towards Ru River to try to dig out the Yingchuan retreat ?He simply took it to Guandu or even handed it over to Lou Gui?
Secondly, should we increase the amount of money for Guan Yu? If so, how much should we add? When should we increase the amount? After all, Zhou Gongjin must be very careful. Even though Guo Jia was sent, Gongsun Xun was still a little uneasy.
Third, how to deal with the letters from Nanyang, Yingchuan, and even Nanjun... Yes, after the First World War in Guandu, surrender factions in the Central Plains began to appear in large numbers!
In fact, think about it. Before the Battle of Guandu, although Hebei seemed to be stronger, in terms of power on paper, Cao Cao, who had the support of Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Lu Bu, and the Little Emperor, seemed no more powerful than Gongsun Xun.
Poor. And the strength on paper is precisely the basis for these losers, or capitulationists, to make their judgments.
However, the impact of the Battle of Guandu was definitely far-reaching. Because this encounter was so fierce and straightforward, the results and significance of the battle far exceeded the battlefield itself... First of all, it proved that Gongsun Xun's Hebei Army or Yan
The army is indeed as powerful as the rumors; secondly, it proves that the superior Gongsun Xun and the Yan army have not fallen into arrogance. The current Yan Gong is still the same general of Wei back then, and the current Yan army is still the same as before.
That powerful northern army that swept across half of the world!
And if the stronger side is still the one who dares to fight and is better able to fight, then the direction of the war seems to be more clear.
In addition, Cao Cao voluntarily gave up nearly two hundred miles in depth, which exposed the hinterland of the Central Plains such as Yingchuan, Nanyang, Chenjun, and Liang Kingdom directly to Gongsun Xun's military front, which naturally shocked the grassroots even more.
In fact, while the two armies were competing in Guandu to build their camps, these days, not only did Gongsun Xun receive a lot of messy letters, but also several rebellions broke out behind Cao Cao trying to echo Gongsun Xun... The scale was huge.
Not big, the people who caused the rebellion were probably small powerful people, and they were basically suppressed by Sun Ce and Lu Su with just one finger.
But there is no doubt that this is a sign and can also evolve into a tactical choice for the Yan army!
Gongsun Xun will naturally think about this.
"I think His Highness is overthinking." In the large Chinese army tent that had been upgraded to a civil structure, Jia Xu, who had been specially summoned, read a few letters and smiled. "The letters are indeed correct, and so are these people.
I have the intention to change my family, but it may not be useful for the overall situation..."
"What does this mean?" Gongsun Xun was curious for a moment. He had always admired Jia Wenhe for such matters in people's hearts, just as he only admired Xun Gongda when various opportunities arose on the battlefield.
"I would like to ask Your Highness why you have doubts about these letters?" Jia Xu responded sternly.
"I just feel that, starting from the time when the imperial palace scolded the world, all I have done is to suppress powerful people and noble families. The new policies implemented over the past few years, including land transfer, Shiwu, and imperial examinations, are still in essence
Suppress them; as for Cao Mengde, although he did a good job, his strength was obviously inferior to mine... And since these people are just grassroots, they are mostly unscrupulous and selfish people, and shouldn't selfish people be between me and Cao Mengde?
Do you even regard me as your enemy? Why are they all preparing to surrender to me?" Gongsun Xun glanced at the busy staff in the vast military tent, but it was rare for him to be sincere.
"So Your Highness is overthinking." Jia Xu laughed again. "Perhaps because he is in a superior position, he is unavoidably suspicious... In fact, please think about it on the other hand, Your Highness. Since these people have betrayed their master in battle, they are just like Your Highness.
As I just said, most people are unscrupulous and selfish people, but people who are unscrupulous and selfish are often people without vision. Such people are destined to only be able to see the immediate interests and benefits clearly, so how can they have the ability to see through the system?
So in their eyes, they would only hate Cao Mengde to the core because Cao Mengde helped them to conquer the fields, but they would not hate the lord because he did more thorough things in Hebei, because the lord was in Hebei to conquer the fields, but he did not conquer these powerful people from the Central Plains.
field!"
Gongsun Xun was in a daze for a moment: "In this case, I am the one who got the best of me. However, I also know why Wen He said they were useless. Such people have neither vision nor virtue. They rise when they see weakness and destroy when they are strong.
How can they be used as a basis for war? But Wen He, if these vulgar and rampant people are destined to be incompetent, who will be the ultimate obstacle to my New Deal? You should know that in my life, I have nothing more than two small thoughts, one.
It is to re-establish the four seas and unify the world; one is to establish a new system and new political strategy to replace the old system of Qin and Han Dynasties. It is not expected to last for thousands of generations, but it can withstand the erosion of two to three hundred years... This is the only way.
That’s all.”
Jia Xu smiled while twirling his beard, saying nothing.
Gongsun Xun suddenly woke up and started laughing too.
After the monarch and his ministers finished laughing, Gongsun Xun waved his hand and asked the people beside him who had already been stunned to come over: "Look for an envoy to send all these letters to Cao Cao..."
Several people had just bowed their heads and were about to go forward to collect the letters on the cases, but Gongsun Xun temporarily changed the order: "Forget it, you can identify whether there is anyone involved with General Cao's army, and keep them for a while.
After a while, just take out the rest and burn them! From now on, all such letters will be dealt with in this way, unless they are for particularly important people."
Led by Wang Ling, who had just been able to move around, several subordinates bowed their heads again and took the pile of letters to the account for disposal.
Gongsun Xun and Jia Xu watched these people go out together, without saying a word for a long time.
"Actually, your Highness's question today and the previous doubts about Guanxi and Qingzhou are all the same thing in my opinion." After a long while, Jia Wenhe spoke again. "It was because His Highness saw Cao Mengde having trouble in Guandu.
We are in mourning for our troops, and we are determined to fortify the stronghold and fight the war. We know in our hearts that it will be difficult to make progress in Guandu in a short time, so we have the intention of opening up a new battlefield."
"That's right." Gongsun Xun was honest. "Wen He hit the target because I saw that the alliance between the two sides was really troublesome and had no flaws. I had no choice but to hide it from Wen He. I can do it.
Thinking about how the next battle will be fought, it will be nothing more than archery towers, earth mountains, artillery fire, tunnels... It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it will not achieve great results!"
When Jia Xu heard this, he twisted his beard and smiled again: "My lord asked Gongda about the direction of the wind before. Could it be that he still wants to attack with fire?"
"Of course!" Gongsun Xun was still honest. "But I have also been in the military for many years. After asking, I immediately realized... As long as we strictly manage the camp, leave gaps, stay away from trees and forests, and have a well for every hundred steps, and a well for every ten steps...
In a water urn, whether the enemy or I, where is the chance of a fire attack? In the final analysis, this kind of strategy can only be successful when one party relaxes, but when one party relaxes, what strategy cannot be achieved? That's it.
It doesn’t matter what kind of fire attack it is.”
"So my lord!" Jia Wenhe suddenly looked serious. "This battle is here... I still have the same opinion as before. My lord is better at fighting than Cao Cao, and Hebei is more confident than the Central Plains. As long as we persist and do not slack off, then first
The one who cannot hold out must be the Southern Army! Why rush for success? As for whether to open a new battlefield, I think that the lord should not be too impatient, but should make the best of the situation and wait until the Eastern Front or the Western Front, or even Guandu itself, has a flaw.
Make a decision again! Rather than forcefully throwing in troops and horses when Cao Jun is in mourning, there will be a risk of failure!"
"I already understand what Wen He means!" Gongsun Xun sighed. "You want me to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and stay calm and wait for opportunities, right? Don't worry, since Wen He has analyzed it so thoroughly for me, I
I will no longer be eager for success... Otherwise, it will be a setback in the war, but my two small ambitions will never be allowed to fail here!"
Jia Xu stood up, saluted and said yes.
Since the monarch and his ministers had reached an agreement, they stopped talking and went about their business... As one of the two military advisors accompanying the army, Jia Wenhe was equivalent to Gongsun Xun's second-in-command, and he also had his own work and small camp.
, Naturally, he wanted to leave. When he walked out of the door and saw that the two Chinese army tent servants who were responsible for burning the letter were the Qianshi Sima of the Southern Army and his brother-in-law who had rebelled before the battle, he smiled slightly and said,
He took care of himself and left.
However, as the saying goes, things are unpredictable. Just when Gongsun Xun, after Jia Xu's persuasion, had made up his mind to take advantage of the situation and wait for the Central Plains Allied Forces to reveal their flaws, something had begun to brew on the thousand-mile-long front in the east.
And it will make waves.
"Gong Jin!"
In Zhiyan County, Donghai County, Xuzhou, Jiang Gan, who was standing in front of a mansion here, heard the creaking behind him. He turned around and saw the door of the mansion opened wide, and then a tall, clean and handsome young scholar walked out quickly.
They immediately faced each other proudly.
By the way, the man who walked out of the door with a feather fan and silk scarf, a wide robe and plain clothes, a face as good as a crown jewel, and an extremely young face, looked like someone's young master. With such an attitude, no one would dare to meet him on the road.
I believe that this young Confucian scholar, who is only 22 years old this year, was actually appointed by Cao Cao and Liu Bei as the commander of the Eastern Front of the Southern Army and the chief naval officer. He was the same as Xiahou Dun, Lu Su, Xun Yu, Sun Ce, Lu Bu and others.
A level of general on the battlefield!
Of course, Jiang Gan must have recognized him, because this person was a close friend of his when he was a boy, and a close classmate who slept on the same couch many times when he was studying in Huainan.
"Brother Ziyi!"
Zhou Yu first stopped on the steps outside the door and looked at the other person carefully for a long time. Then he laughed and said something. He held the other person's hands outside the door and sighed. "You wrote to me in Kaiyang before asking for help."
, I thought you would never come back after sending your uncle and aunt to the north!"
"Gong Jin was joking. You and I are divided into north and south. Although we dare not imitate the two generals Zhang Yide and Li Tuizhi, how can we advance or retreat? But the road is far away, so why not say goodbye after getting drunk?" Jiang Qian also expressed emotion.
"I came here today because my parents have passed away from Langya, and I only miss Gong Jin because of my affairs in the south, so I came back specifically to reminisce about the past... Don't worry, this trip is really not for official business... Tell me the truth, what happened just now
In front of the door, I was silent for a long time, maybe you thought I was here to lobby?"
"No, no!" Zhou Yu held the opponent's arm, shook his head and laughed. "I really can't believe that I can meet Brother Ziyi again in this life... It was precisely for this reason that I lost my composure before! As the saying goes, Qingqing Zijin
, my heart is so long, but for the sake of you, I still ponder it! Brother Ziyi, do you want me to cut open my heart and show it to you?"
Jiang Gan also laughed, and the two of them entered hand in hand.
———I am the dividing line that joins hands————
"At the end of the Han Dynasty, when the dynasty was established, Lou Gui's calmness, Wang Xiu's ability, Jia Xu's planning, Cheng Yu's wisdom and courage, Xun You's secrets, Chang Lin's judgment, Jia Kui's loyalty, and Zhang Ji's politics
Neng, Jiang Qian's high ability, is also called the Eight Gentlemen." - "Shilin Miscellaneous Notes". Yan. Recorded by Anonymous
ps: Thank you to the new leader for the advanced construction! Chapter 117 is cute! This is an old book friend!
