Chapter Five Hundred and Three Guard the Five Places!
On the third day after receiving Ding Feng, Tao Shang received news from the school officials.
Yuan Shao's army is overwhelming and has launched a fierce attack on various ports on the Yellow River!
Yuan Shao had too many soldiers and horses. From Le'an in the east to Hanoi in the west, Yuan's army attacked from north to south at almost every port. However, the offensive was strong in some places and weak in others.
This kind of large-scale attack is unprecedented.
Almost overnight, all the ports and strategic locations along the east side of the Yellow River that the Tao Shang Army was responsible for guarding as governors sent warnings to the Tao Shang himself.
Looking at the emergency military information sent by the school affairs office on the desk, which was almost forming a hill, the potter's head began to hurt.
Headache, maybe that’s where it comes from.
He led the mountain barbarian battalion to sit in the center, in order to be able to rush to the unfavorable locations in the war at critical moments.
But now he discovered that almost as many as twenty large and small battlefields all needed his assistance with one voice.
This is more disturbing. Are these generals afraid of being bullied by me and taking the opportunity to retaliate... are they all looking for trouble together?
In desperation, the pottery merchant called in his five great advisers.
Cao Cao has a wise and strategic five-man team of Xun Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu.
The pottery merchant is not willing to give in too much. The current combination of Guo Jia, Chen Deng, Lu Su, Zhuge Liang, and Sima Yi is enough to compete... Of course, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are indeed too young at the moment, and they still lack the skills.
After listening to the potter's narration, the five people began to think deeply and consider how to deal with the current predicament.
Finally, Lu Su suddenly stood up, raised his hands to the pottery merchant and said, "Master, the current situation may seem chaotic, but in fact it is easy to understand."
In terms of the overall situation, Lu Su's vision is second to none among these five people, and even Guo Jia may not be as strong as him.
"What do you mean by Zijing? Please tell me in detail."
Lu Su calmly walked to Pi Tu in the tent and said to Tao Shang: "Our army currently needs to guard more than 20 large ports. They were suddenly attacked by Yuan Shao. On the surface, they seemed to be in danger, but in fact they were not.
Serious problem."
The pottery merchant wondered: "Why?"
Lu Su sorted out his thoughts and said: "Yuan Shao has many soldiers. Many ports were attacked at once. There will inevitably be mistakes in the rush. The generals have issued military orders. They are afraid that they will not be able to stand for a while, so they panic and ask for help.
It is inevitable, but as long as you survive this period, nothing major will happen."
After that, Lu Su tapped the strategic locations on the map one by one and said: "Although we need to guard as many as twenty fortresses, even if some are captured, the Northern Army will not be able to defeat them after crossing the river.
If the attacking terrain is not good and you rush into the army rashly, it will be easy for you to go deep alone and commit a military taboo. Therefore, some places may seem dangerous, but in fact it doesn’t matter whether you lose them or not. Unless our side completely collapses, but this is unlikely.
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Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang, who was swinging his white feather fan, suddenly woke up and said: "That makes sense!"
Zhuge Liang is still too young now, and his vision has not yet been fully developed. He is not as strong as Lu Su in his overall view. But after all, he is an outstanding figure in history who proposed the Longzhong pair. Subconsciously, his untapped sense of the overall situation is still quite strong.
Yes, with a little guidance, one can think clearly.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang was the first to react.
Zhuge Liang stood up and said: "According to Brother Zijing's wishes, our army only needs to guard a few key points that are suitable for advancing troops, and whose ports are coherent and can easily be connected by other armies. The remaining ports are
If it is lost, Yuan Shao will definitely not dare to advance without reinforcements, right?"
Lu Su said with emotion: "Kong Ming knows me well."
Zhuge Liang swung his feather fan, walked to Pi Tu, and stared at Pi Tu back and forth.
"Zhencheng, Licheng, Shiquan, Yi'an, and Gaomi! As long as we can protect these five places, we can protect the rest of the roads."
Lu Su nodded with emotion, admiring Zhuge Liang's ability to draw inferences from one instance.
This guy is really a genius, he can think so much with just a little hint.
In a few years, I'm afraid it will be far above me.
The pottery merchant also praised Zhuge Liang with satisfaction, and then took out the battle reports of these five key places.
Among the five places, the situation in Licheng is currently the most critical.
The generals sent by Tao Shang to Licheng were Jiang Qin and Ling Cao. The one responsible for the attack now was Jiang Qi, the general under Yuan Shao's tent, and a group of deputy generals.
The soldiers and horses had already rushed across the bank, and Licheng was low. Ling Cao sent a letter asking for help, saying that Licheng's defense was now in danger.
The pottery merchant immediately decided to lead the Shanman camp to rush to Licheng for reinforcements.
After arriving in Licheng, the pottery merchant realized that it was indeed right for him to come to Licheng first.
Hebei not only has more powerful soldiers.
Moreover, the soldiers in the North were tough, tall, had many horses, and fought bravely. The Xuzhou soldiers and the Jinling army, which had always been regarded as the strongest army in the world, could not take advantage of them at all when facing them.
Jiang Qin's first battle in Licheng ended in a disastrous defeat. He was beaten to a pulp by Jiang Qi. Three princes of the Jinling Army were killed in the battle. Jiang Qin also lost nearly one-third of his soldiers. Jiang Qin himself also suffered heavy losses.
He was seriously injured, and it was only Ling Cao who could continue to support him with his remaining soldiers and the defeated generals who set up defense against the enemy in Licheng.
Later, Jiang Qi's soldiers came to fight twice more. Ling Cao fought bravely and fought with a mentality of risking his life. The general's attitude naturally boosted the morale of the ordinary soldiers, and they reluctantly defended the enemy.
If you live in a city, you can protect your territory without losing it.
However, the losses on the Jinling Army side were also relatively large. Most of the remaining soldiers were injured and their morale was relatively low. In particular, Jiang Qin was seriously injured and could not participate in the battle, which seriously affected the morale of the army.
It was at this critical moment that the pottery merchant led the mountain barbarian camp.
The pottery merchant's banner was still in Kaiyang City of Langya Kingdom. Mi Fang used the pottery merchant's name to scare senior officials, so the pottery merchant's actions were extremely secretive. Even Jiang Qin and Ling Cao did not know that he would come in person.
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His sudden appearance at this moment was like falling from the sky, which made the two generals unable to believe it.
Jiang Qin was seriously injured and could not come out to greet him. When Ling Cao saw the pottery merchant, his eyes instantly turned red.
"Master, why are you here?"
The pottery merchant looked Ling Cao up and down. When he was in Jinling, he was also a tall and strong man full of energy. But now, not long after they were separated, he had been guarding this town in Licheng for less than half a month, and he was actually in trouble.
Vicissitudes of life, described as a withered appearance, with blood stains on his armor, indescribable misery and haggardness.
The pottery merchant sighed and said, "Why did you get mixed up like this?"
Ling Cao's eyes turned red and his tone was choked: "Tai Tuo! The last general will be punished with death! How has our Jinling Army ever suffered such great humiliation since its establishment? It was the last general who embarrassed the Jin Ling Army and the Tai Tu.
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Tao Shang reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "Otherwise, Yuan Shao is the number one prince in the world. He is different from the opponents we have encountered before. A hard battle is inevitable. I don't blame you... Go in, go in
say!"
After that, he walked into the county government office.
Tao Shang looked at Jiang Qin and found that there were stab wounds on his arms, legs, and legs, and they were very serious. Especially the wound on the leg was likely to leave sequelae.
Thanks to Zhang Ji's provision of many military doctors from the Medical College in Xuzhou over the years, the recovery rate of Tao Shang's army's injuries was greatly ensured and the death rate of soldiers was reduced to a minimum.
The potter then checked the available soldiers in the city who were not injured... and there were actually less than 2,000. Counting the 4,000 mountain barbarian camps he had brought, there were only 6,000 men at his disposal.
"How many soldiers and horses does Jiang Qi have?"
Ling Cao did not dare to hide it and said: "There are probably as many as ten thousand, and there are more cavalry."
The pottery merchant raised his head and said calmly: "Ten thousand versus six thousand? That's enough. Do you have any strong generals under Jiang Qi's command?"
Ling Cao sighed and said: "For others, it's better to say that there is a Jizhou pioneer officer named Cheng Ping who is extremely brave and good at fighting, and his methods are very good! Jiang Qin was injured by him."
Upon hearing this, Tao Shang said: "Okay, let's kill him first to improve the morale of the three armies, and then defeat Jiang Qi and save Licheng's decline."