The pouring raindrops covered the entire earth. It was still broad daylight, but the sky was dark. Dark clouds covered the entire sky. Occasionally, a bolt of lightning flashed across, illuminating the earth as bright as day.
The rain poured down on the ground. The excellent drainage system of the ancients prevented the city from being submerged. Under the erosion of the water, Ganling City gathered into a turbid yellow stream. The corpses of drowned rats were looming and were discharged into the ditch.
Among them, it was sent all the way to the moat along the ditch and flowed into the outside of the city.
The transportation of grain and grass outside the city came to a complete standstill. Fortunately, both Chen Mu and Jushou had the ability to wait and see the weather. They noticed that the weather was not good these days and it might rain, so they stopped the transportation of grain and grass early. Starting from the day before yesterday,
The county no longer transports grain to Ganling.
But the consequence of the heavy rain was that after the transportation of grain and grass was terminated, the war was postponed again. And this time, it was not known when the war would start. The confrontation between the two sides was basically a waste of grain and grass, which was meaningless.
Historically, Cao Cao liked to fight in autumn and winter. For example, when he conquered Zhangxiu, he staged the famous cutting of hair on behalf of the head when the wheat was ripe in autumn. There was also the expedition against Wuhuan, where Tadun was beheaded in winter formation.
This is because autumn and winter are not as prone to rain as spring and summer. A heavy rain can have a very fatal impact on military operations and can directly lead to the failure of the operation.
However, this does not mean that fighting is completely impossible in spring and summer. The Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Yiling were both wars initiated in spring.
War itself does not change due to time, and can be fought at any time of the year. At this level, weather problems will affect you, and the enemy will also be affected.
For example, in the Battle of Fancheng, wasn't it also because of heavy rain that Guan Yu captured Xiangfan?
Under the influence of heavy rain, the offensive period began to be delayed. It was probably from early March, almost ten days later, that the continuous spring rain began to slow down. After the weather cleared, food and grass transportation began again, and finally in March
In the middle of the month, almost all three million stones, grain and grass were transported to the front line.
This is food and grass for 140,000 people for half a year, and this is only the first batch. The second batch of food and grass will be transported from Gaotang to Pingyuan by Xun Yu about a month later, and then sent from Pingyuan to Qianxian.
The third batch and the fourth batch have also set off from Linzi.
It is not unusual for such a large-scale war to consume tens of millions of stones of food and grass. During the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's total amount of food and grass was immeasurable, but it must have been at the level of tens of millions of stones, because his army was very large, with 130,000 soldiers.
, plus the auxiliary soldiers, civilians and craftsmen who built the camp and equipment, the total number is more than 200,000, and the daily consumption of food and grass is tens of thousands of stones.
From February of the fifth year of Jian'an, when Yuan Shao officially set out from Liyang, until October of the fifth year of Jian'an, when Wuchao was burned down. During this period, there were eight months, more than 200,000 people, and the food and grass consumed in eight months was
It can reach six to seven million, so it is inevitable that the food and grass stored in Wuchao will exceed tens of millions of stones.
In fact, the Qingzhou Army has only prepared three million stones of grain and grass now because Chen Mu believes that all grain and grass cannot be gathered together and should be transported in batches and the grain and grass should be built in multiple places to achieve the purpose of the cunning rabbit's three burrows. Otherwise, according to Liu Bei
What he means is that he plans to transport half of Qingzhou's current 30 million grain and grass reserves, that is, 15 million stones, to the front line for centralized storage.
This idea was too dangerous and could easily lead to the next burning of the nest. Therefore, Chen Mu firmly opposed it. Like ants moving, he divided the fifteen million stones, grain and grass into five batches for transportation. In this way, even if Yuan Shao had divine help, he would not be able to do it.
Even though they were on fire, at least they still had the food stored in the spare granary to use until a new batch of food and grass could arrive.
Although this method requires multiple batches of transportation, it will cause the auxiliary soldiers and civilians to travel back and forth between the rear and the front line many times, which is more labor-intensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive. But since Chen Mu is so determined, Liu Bei has no choice but to agree to Chen Mu.
The plan was changed to batch transportation.
During this period of time, Chen Mu and Liu Bei were not idle. They had been studying the next military operations and war deductions. This kind of movement would be a large-scale war involving two to three hundred thousand people. If it cannot cover everything and handle the details clearly,
It is very easy for the enemy to find a flaw, so if you make one mistake, you will lose the whole game.
In the mansion of Ganling City, Liu Bei, Chen Muju, Xun You, Tian Feng and others were lying on the table, studying the maps, which were drawn by the Kanyu officials who accompanied the army. Basically, the Kanyu officials came from the Qingzhou Institute of Geology and had first-hand surveying and mapping skills.
It is a special skill, and it has compiled hundreds of maps within a fifty-kilometer radius of Ganling, from Jieqiao to Beiqiu, Dongwuyang and even around Yi County.
There is another large map, with villages, rivers, forests, plains and other landforms marked on it. Although it is limited by the problem of scale, it can only map the approximate location and mark the terrain, but compared to the rough and crazy map of the Han Dynasty before,
The map method has become more than a hundred times better. At least military operations can be arranged through these maps.
"Brother, please see, Yuan Shao's army is now hoarding at Jieqiao. Their plan must be to camp west of Qingshui and wait for us to attack on the other side of the river. Then our station is probably to the east of Jieqiao, where Lin is
Xixiang is about fifty miles away from Jieqiao."
Chen Mu pointed to the Linxi area and said: "Ganling is more than fifty miles away from here. If we store one-third of the grain and grass in Linxi and transport it from Linxi to the camp every day, we can guarantee that we will have two months."
The grain and grass will be consumed, and the other third of the grain and grass will be hoarded in Ganling, so as to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks on Linxi."
Liu Bei glanced at the map, nodded and said: "It's a little troublesome, but it's really safe. I also understand the principle of the cunning rabbit's three burrows. Where does the fourth brother plan to place the last third of the food and grass?
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Put some in Beiqiu and Dongwuyang, and then build granaries in Dongzhao, Xiabao, Jianzhong and other townships."
Chen Mu gave some guidance in several villages around Linxi Township: "There is a saying in the art of war, and the way to use troops lies in the balance between virtuality and reality. Food and grass are the top priority. Once there is a problem with the granary, the entire army will lose everything.
.The granaries in these places only hold a small amount of grain and grass. They may be used to attract Yuan's army to sneak attacks, or they may be used as backup storage for marching and fighting. It is always right to be cautious."
Cao Cao had seventy-two dubious tombs, and Chen Mu also built a few more fake granaries. These granaries were not all without food and grass, but they were not stocked with much. The main food and grass were concentrated in Linxi and Ganling. With the second batch, the
Three batches of grain and grass are arriving one after another, and their stock of grain will be more and more sufficient to support several years of war.
It is definitely not a bad thing to build more granaries. Yuan Shao's failure was that he threw all the grain and grass in Wuchao. They burned them all with fire, and there was no spare grain and grass. Hundreds of thousands of Yuan's troops either surrendered on the spot or fled in all directions.
, a direct defeat like a mountain.
If Chen Mu builds more granaries within a radius of dozens of kilometers, there will never be a problem of the army collapsing due to lack of food, even if Yuan Jun sneak attacks on one granary and several others.
Liu Bei nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He believed that his fourth brother's words were always correct. The current situation was that the army began to spread out and its tentacles were about to extend towards the boundary bridge.
Jushou continued: "The location of the camp must also be carefully considered. As far as I know, the terrain near the boundary bridge is flat, but the river bank has many high and low slopes. We must consider building oars, catapults and beds near the river bank.
Crossbows were used to cover the infantry attacking the bridge. If Yuan's army crossed the river from the downstream Guangchuan area and attacked our flanks, they would probably not be able to see them due to terrain problems."
"Then a large number of warning posts and hidden pile fortresses must be deployed around it."
Xun You said.
"There is also the direction of Qingyuan in the south. Qingyuan County is still in the hands of Yuan Jun. If Yuan Jun crosses the river from Wei Bridge, we have to prevent the enemy coming from the direction of Qingyuan."
Tian Feng pondered: "My opinion is to take Qingyuan first, then cooperate with the navy to go south to Guantao Yuancheng, control all the east of Qinghe River in our hands, and then make a move to cross Weiqiao to attack Kuiqiu. This is also in line with Zigui's plan
A plan to attack the east and attack the west."
"Um."
Chen Mu agreed: "These places should really be in our hands, otherwise, Yuan Jun can sneak attack our flanks at any time, and we have to guard against them."
Despise the enemy strategically, but pay attention to it tactically.
The strategic goal of the entire battle must be to completely annihilate Yuan's army, but how to annihilate it is a difficult problem.
During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao personally led 5,000 troops across the river, bypassed the main force of Yuan's army, and majestically appeared in the rear of Yuan's army, burning Wuchao to the ground. This was because the tactics and details were sparse.
Although the main reason for this is that Xu You, the inner ghost, provided Yuan Jun's internal password so that Cao Cao could cross the river and run to Wuchao in front of countless sentry guards.
But it is undeniable that the low execution and vigilance of Yuan Jun and the rigidity of military efficiency are also one of the important reasons for Yuan Shao's failure.
If Yuan Jun's passwords change every day, if some hidden sentries are deployed in addition to the open posts, if some scouts are deployed along the riverside within tens of kilometers of the Guandu River, even if Cao Jun is wearing Yuan Jun's clothes and has Yuan Jun's passwords, Cao Jun will not be able to follow the river from the river
Coming from the other side will always arouse suspicion.
Therefore, the larger the scale of the war, the more important the details cannot be ignored. As Tian Feng said, if Liu Bei's army does not capture all the east of Qinghe River, Yuan's army may completely cross the river from other places, and then cooperate with the main force to surprise Liu Bei's flank.
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Just like in a team fight, the enemy will sneak around from behind the dragon pit and attack behind you. One big move may shatter your entire back row, and the team fight will naturally end in collapse.
Chen Muju appointed four people, Tian Feng and Xunyou, as a group of advisers. They took every detail into consideration and formulated a detailed battle plan.
1. Extension and spread of power.
After the food and grass were completely ready, the army began to move towards the boundary bridge. At the same time, the army began to lay out. Dongwu City in the north and Qingyuan in the south were all in the hands of the Qingzhou Army. After the Second City was captured, they
Set up camp at Jieqiao and prepare to confront Yuan Jun at Jieqiao.
Second, the confrontation period.
This stage is still an expansion of the previous stage. The construction of granaries, grain and grass began to be distributed and stored in various granaries. A group of troops went south and cooperated with the navy to move north to take down Guantao, Yuancheng, Wei County and other places east of Weiqiao.
, completely controlling the east of Qinghe River in the hands of the Qingzhou Army.
Third, the plan of attacking in the east and attacking in the west.
After capturing the east of Weiqiao, the navy pretended to attack Weiqiao and pretended that the main force of the Qingzhou Army was crossing the river from Weiqiao, allowing Yuan Shao to divide his troops and go south, thereby weakening the main force of Yuan's army.
Four, the decisive battle.
When the main force of Yuan's army detached some troops to go south, the main force of Qingzhou army stormed Jieqiao again and fought a decisive battle with Yuan's army.
This is the entire strategy and tactics formulated by the Council of Advisors.
After all plans are completed, by mid-March, all grain and grass will be transported to the front line, and all deployments will begin to be implemented according to the plan.
Naturally, Zhang Liao's troops were the first to move.
As the unparalleled vanguard "Ten Thousand Victories Army", Zhang Liao shouldered the qualifications of the main vanguard group without hesitation.
After the order was issued, Zhang Liao, who was stationed in Linxi, officially set off for the Jieqiao front line.
About ten kilometers behind him were the main forces of Liu Bei's army and Gao Shun's army.
At the same time, to the north of Zhang Liao, there were also Zhang Fei's cavalry to support him.
Zhang Liao knew that there was also a part of Yuan's army stationed east of the boundary bridge. His mission was to defeat this part of Yuan's army and occupy the east of the bridge!
The army officially set off. The scouts of Yuan Jun who were wandering in the wilderness outside Linxi Township noticed these situations and quickly went back to report.
These days, except for the period of heavy rain, the scouts and horses from both sides have been cruising in the periphery for a long time. There have been no less than twenty battles between the scouts on both sides, and each side has injured hundreds of men and horses.
At this time, Gao Lan's troops stationed east of Jieqiao learned that Zhang Liao's troops had begun to move west, and they immediately became vigilant. After giving the order, the army immediately took action.
It is March, when the spring flowers are blooming, the temperature is gradually rising, the sun is high, the sky is cloudless, and it is a bright and sunny day.
Groups of soldiers from the Gaolan camp came out and lined up on a high ground, commanding a commanding position.
Historically, Gongsun Zan was defeated by Ju Yi here.
Because the location to the east of the boundary bridge is relatively high and there is an inverse slope, Gongsun Zan was in an upward charging posture when he reached the boundary bridge.
As a result, Ju Yi ambushed a large number of crossbowmen behind the slope. Gongsun Zan's cavalry charged and were instantly killed by the crossbowmen, leaving nothing behind.
The advantage of being on a high slope is obvious, and you can use bows and crossbows to defeat enemies.
The reason why Yuan Shao deployed his troops east of the boundary bridge is very simple, that is, he intends to attack Liu Bei's front army head-on, take advantage of the terrain advantage to strike first, and win a big victory to stabilize the morale of the army.
After all, Yuan Jun has been at a disadvantage since the year before last. Bad news spread frequently, and the entire Jizhou was filled with gloom and gloom. Yuan Shao needed a big victory to tell the world that I, Yuan Shao, have not yet reached the point where I can be bullied by others.
Gao Lan's troops numbered about 20,000. As for why Yuan Shao did not deploy all his troops east of the boundary bridge, it was naturally because if the whole army were here, it would be a last-ditch battle.
The Boundary Bridge is a stone bridge and is the most important bridge connecting Qingshui. The bridge construction technology of the Han Dynasty has been very mature. The Ba Bridge was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period during the Qin Mugong period. It is a porous stone arch bridge with a total length of more than 300 meters. Although the Boundary Bridge
Not as good as Baqiao, but not far away.
More than 20,000 people are fighting with the Qingzhou Army's front troops east of the boundary bridge. Even if the battle is unfavorable, they can evacuate along the boundary bridge. If there are too many people, it will be crowded and collapse. Naturally, Yuan Shao will not be stupid enough to risk all his property.
On the last stand.
Gao Lan's army was arrayed on the high slope east of the boundary bridge. At this time, Zhang Liao's army had appeared on the horizon in the distance. Looking into the distance, above the slope bank, there were densely packed and countless black spots occupying the slope.
The air is still filled with the fragrance of spring soil, and the two sides are still several miles away, but it seems that the smell of blood emerges at the next moment.