When two armies confront each other on the battlefield, it does not mean that both sides just send out their soldiers to show off and maintain a stalemate for a while.
In fact, both the offensive and defensive sides have countless confrontations in secret. These invisible things on the battlefield are the real invisible things that kill people.
For example, in the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu, and both sides fought at Yangping Pass. Cao Cao's army could not conquer it for a long time, and suffered heavy casualties. Cao Cao pretended to withdraw his troops, and when Zhang Lu's army was paralyzed, he launched a sneak attack in the dark and conquered it in one fell swoop.
There were also the four battles of Ruxu between Cao Cao and Sun Quan. One of Cao Cao's strategies was to relocate all the people on the Jianghuai border. As a result, Sun Quan's army went northward and hundreds of princes were deserted. Without any source of supplies, they were forced to choose to travel from Ruxu River.
Enter Chaohu Lake.
So the famous Battle of Hefei took place.
Everyone knows the outcome of this battle, the famous scene between Zhang Babai and Sun Shiwan.
But we can't just look at Zhang Liaowei's shock at Xiaoyaojin in this battle, we should also pay attention to some objective details from the side of many battlefields.
The main reason why Cao Cao's army was able to secure victory was Cao Cao's early strategic planning, which forced Sun Quan to choose a waterway attack, leaving him with no choice but to confront Zhang Liao head-on in Hefei.
If Cao Cao hadn't moved all the people in the Jianghuai area, Sun Quan could have attacked by land.
At that time, the Yangzhou occupied by the Wei State had a flat terrain and fertile land, which was equivalent to more than half of Anhui Province in later generations. With an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers for farming and growing grain, it was enough for Soochow to support the war.
In addition, the main force of Cao's army was confronting Shu in Guanzhong at that time, and the Jianghuai area was empty of troops. Sun Quan could rely on the Yangtze River and the powerful naval force to defend and attack. If he attacked by land without considering logistical problems, it would cause great harm to Wei.
The loss is immeasurable.
Therefore, when looking at war, we should not just look at subjective factors. In many cases, some details and objective factors can often determine the outcome of the battlefield, and can even have a profound impact on the future and even hundreds of thousands of years of history.
Chen Mu confronted Xu Rong in the theater. In less than a week, the two sides had gone back and forth and had secretly clashed several times.
Most of the time, Chen Mu was on defense and Xu Rong was on offense.
Strategies to tire out the enemy, strategies to cut off food, strategies to mistrust the troops, and harassment strategies will lead to disgusting people.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, remained motionless. Faced with Xu Rong's repeated provocations, he remained completely unmoved. Soldiers came to block him, and water and soil flooded him. You acted your part, and I just sat there, watching the show as if nothing had happened.
This situation lasted until Xu Rong received the news that Gongsun Zan had captured Yangchi and relocated all the local people.
He immediately sent a message to Chang'an, hoping to obtain Dong Zhuo's highest instructions.
In fact, according to Xu Rong's opinion, it is natural to stop it.
As Kong Jie said in "Bright Sword".
No matter what the enemy wants to do, they must find a way to destroy it. Even if the Japanese are going to pay birthdays, they cannot be allowed to pass through their defense area.
But since the last time he made a mistake in judgment and was scolded by Dong Zhuo, Xu Rong also became cautious and did not dare to make decisions privately anymore. So after hearing the news, he naturally wanted to ask Chang'an for instructions, so no matter what happened
, at least I won’t take the blame again.
That guy Lu Bu always wants to use them as leverage to attack the Xiliang Army Group.
Late December, Chang'an.
As the New Year approaches, this former Han Dynasty capital has no New Year atmosphere at all.
Ever since Chang'an was captured last time, Dong Zhuo always felt that the city was not as strong as he imagined.
So he is considering building a fortress west of Chang'an to serve as his residence.
In the Weiyang Palace, just as Dong Zhuo was discussing this matter with several of his cronies, military news came from Niu Fu in the north.
Upon learning of the Kwantung Army's movements, Dong Zhuo immediately summoned Li Ru, Yan Zhong, Hu Zhen, Zhang Ji, Li Meng, Fan Chou and others to discuss matters.
Nowadays, most of Dong Jun's troops are deployed in the east and north.
Colonels like Zhang Xiu, Li Meng, Yang Ding and Wang Fang were subordinates of Xu Rong and Duan Xuan and were stationed at Baqiao.
Li Jue and Guo Si were Niu Fu's subordinates and were garrisoning in the Zuo Fengyi area to the north, so these were the only generals in the city.
After everyone gathered, Dong Zhuo looked around and said to everyone: "Look, everyone, Niu Fu came to report that the Kwantung Army sent troops to occupy Wannian County, and then the cavalry went south to Yangchi and moved to Yangchi.
population."
Lu Bu, who had been Dong Zhuo's bodyguard, immediately couldn't hold himself back and stood up and said: "Father, they all say that the Youzhou cavalry are no inferior to the Xiliang cavalry. Bu has long wanted to see them. Please let me go to fight!"
"Don't be impatient for now. When you go to battle in the future, you should retreat first and listen to what the audience will think."
Dong Zhuo asked Lu Bu to retreat. He actually didn't want Lu Bu to go into battle. Although Lu Bu had recently been at the peak of his power after repelling Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Bao Xin's Kwantung Army, Dong Zhuo felt that he still needed a bodyguard by his side.
Therefore, faced with Lu Bu's request for a fight, Dong Zhuo naturally did not agree.
Lu Bu was also very disappointed when he saw his attitude, so he could only retreat angrily and continue to stand next to Dong Zhuo as a bodyguard.
Over there, Li Ru rolled his eyes twice. Hearing Dong Zhuo's words, he probably guessed the strategic intentions of the Kwantung Army, so he slowly said: "It seems that the Kwantung Army is not going to attack Chang'an this time, but to plunder Guanzhong."
s population."
This is something that even Lu Bu can think of, because the Kwantung Army is already doing this. The question is, why are they doing this? What are the benefits to the Kwantung Army?
Several simple-minded generals did not figure it out for a while. On the contrary, Dong Zhuo guessed something and said with a stern face: "When I moved the people in Luoyang, I just didn't want the Kwantung Army to get them. It seems that they planned to take all the people back to Luoyang.
ah."
"good."
Yan Zhong nodded and agreed: "The New Year is approaching, and in more than two months, it will be the season for spring plowing and millet planting. There are countless fertile fields in Luoyang, but now no one is cultivating them, and the land is barren. Once the Kwantung Army is allowed to lead the people
If we leave, next year they can let the people farm in Luoyang and get food locally, which is much more convenient than transporting food all the way from Qingzhou to Jizhou."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Dong Zhuo's face darkened, and he said in a rough voice: "It seems that we must not let the Kwantung Army succeed, otherwise we will be in big trouble next year, everyone
, what do you think we should do to stop this conspiracy of the Kwantung Army?"
Li Ru and Yan Zhong looked at each other, smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
Prevent?
How to stop it?
Now with the arrival of Gongsun Zan, the Kwantung Army has taken over Zhu Jun's troops. Although it has just been defeated, its strength has greatly increased.
Compared with the Kwantung Army, Chang'an's military strength was really stretched thin.
Now the Kwantung Army is divided into three groups. One group is stationed in Xiting to watch Baqiao's soldiers and horses, and the other group is stationed in Gaoting to watch Zuo Fengyi's soldiers and horses.
In this way, the armies of Xu Rong and Niu Fu were firmly fixed in two places and could not even move.
Although the Kwantung Army may not necessarily dare to attack Chang'an, as long as the two of them act rashly, no matter whether the army attacks or retreats, if they meet the Kwantung Army in the wild and are overwhelmed by the force, the outcome is really unpredictable.
What's more, they still have 30,000 Youzhou cavalry. Fighting in the open plains, infantry fighting light cavalry, is no different from seeking death.
Therefore, the Kwantung Army's plan is an upright conspiracy that will be told to you openly.
They barely hide it and directly show you their cards.
But they couldn't help it.
If we go out of the city and take the initiative to attack, there are not enough troops, so Chang'an has to stay behind.
Once they come out in force, the unstable factors inside will immediately jump out and cause trouble.
If you don't leave the city, you will have to watch helplessly as they move the people around Chang'an. There is nothing you can do against them.
"You are an honest man, do you have any good ideas?"
Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and Yan Zhong.
Li Ru shook his head and said: "There is no way, this is an unsolvable conspiracy. The troops and horses of Ba Qiao and Zuo Fengyi are all under surveillance and cannot be mobilized easily. Chang'an currently has less than 20,000 defenders, and there is a serious shortage of troops and horses. The only The only ones that can be used are the 10,000 Xiliang cavalry. But there are 30,000 Youzhou cavalry..."
"snort!"
Lu Bu stood up again and snorted coldly: "I heard that most of Gongsun Zan's troops are Xianbei barbarians from Youzhou. What do the Xianbei people have to be afraid of? Back then, I once rushed into the Xianbei formation in Bingzhou alone. , killed more than a hundred Xianbei cavalry and returned. Later, he led more than 20 people to rush into the Xianbei formation of thousands of people and killed hundreds of people. What should we fear from clowns?"
Hu Zhen, who was standing next to him, had always been at odds with Lu Bu. When he heard what he said, he immediately sneered: "It's just bragging, who can't do it anymore? In the battle of Yangcheng, he was beaten by Liu Guanzhang until he vomited blood and left. In the battle of Hulao Pass, he was beaten by Liu Guanzhang. Huang Zhong almost died with one arrow, and everyone talks about how great his achievements are, but until now, he has never seen any real talent. I think it is just a lie."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ji, Li Meng, Fan Chou and others burst into laughter.
It is not a new thing for the Xiliang Army to form an internal group to squeeze out the Bingzhou Group headed by Lu Bu.
Historically, when Sun Jian was attacking Dong, he met Dong Jun in Luoyang. Dong Jun was defeated because of internal strife between Lu Bu and Hu Zhen.
Later, after Dong Zhuo's death, Lü Bu also had a conflict with the Xiliang army. Lü Bu stabbed Guo Si, and was finally driven out of Chang'an by Li Jue and others, and fled in embarrassment.
The reason is somewhat similar to party struggle.
At that time, Li Su, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and other Bingzhou people headed by Lu Bu gathered together to keep warm and formed a small circle of Bingzhou under Dong Zhuo.
These people had just arrived and were valued by Dong Zhuo, so they would naturally occupy the living space of the Xiliang people who were originally under Dong Zhuo's command.
For this reason, the two sides formed cliques and intrigues, forming the current opposition.
Just like Yan Zhong was Dong Zhuo's earliest adviser, as a result, after Li Ru came, the two sides were vaguely opposed to each other. Then when Zhou Mi, Wu Qiong, He Yong and others joined Dong Zhuo as Yuan Wei's undercover agents, Yan Zhong and Li Ru immediately began to unite to fight against them.
A truth.
Hearing Hu Zhen's words, Lu Bu became furious, touched the sword at his waist and shouted angrily: "How dare you insult me, you thief!"
"Do you think we're afraid of you?"
Hu Zhen, Zhang Ji, Li Meng, Fan Chou and others also stood up and glared at him.
Seeing that there were signs of quarrel between the two sides, Dong Zhuo was furious and shouted: "That's enough. Do you still take me seriously?"
"Father, you have seen it, they were the ones who provoked me first!"
Lü Bu believed that he had contributed to saving Chang'an and immediately criticized Dong Zhuo, hoping that Dong Zhuo would punish Hu Zhen and others.
But Dong Zhuo just continued to talk to Xi Ni: "It's easy to say a few words. The most urgent task now is to find a way to deal with the Kwantung Army instead of quarreling here."
"Father..."
What else did Lu Bu want to say.
"Don't talk too much."
Dong Zhuo rejected him coldly.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo actually didn't speak for him, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly showed a look of disappointment.
However, what Lu Bu didn't know was that Dong Zhuo also had his own considerations.
People like Hu Zhen are too old and have followed him for a long time. If Hu Zhen is punished for such a trivial matter, it will chill the hearts of those old people.
Moreover, the Xiliang Army has divided into several small groups, among which the Wuwei Guzang group is the most powerful.
Except for Xu Rong, the last among the five lieutenant generals, the other four were all from Guzang. Even counselor Yan Zhong, Li Meng, Wang Fang and several other captains were also from Guzang, Wuwei.
Therefore, if Hu Zhen is dealt with, the Xiliang Army as a whole is hard to say, but the small internal team of Wuwei Guzang will definitely feel uneasy, which will have a negative impact.
Therefore, even Dong Zhuo did not dare to deal too harshly with Hu Zhen and others unless they made any major mistakes.
Naturally, Lu Bu didn't know the complicated reasons. He only knew that he was humiliated, but his adoptive father did not speak for him.
For a moment, there was a hint of resentment in his eyes.
He not only resented Hu Zhen for his rude words, but also resented Dong Zhuo for being ruthless and unjust.
But he didn't dare to express anything, so he quickly hid this resentment and buried it deep in his heart.
But no one knows that this little bit of resentment has gradually become a seed of rift between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo. Although it is not big, it has taken root and sprouted, making their originally close "father and son" relationship gradually become more and more serious.