After Chen Mu left, the heavy responsibility of the Military Intelligence Department fell on Ju Shou.
The structure of the Military Intelligence Department has never changed. Chen Mu, as the supreme leader, is called the Commander. It is divided into four chief officers, namely, Nei Ling Shi, Jian Cao Shi, Chief Records Office Shi, and Staff Officer Cao Yu.
At the earliest time, Ju Shou was the chief recorder of the imperial history, Hou Xu was the imperial historian, and Jian Yong was the counselor of Cao Cao. Later, when Yan Zhong returned to Qi, he served as the imperial historian.
Among these four positions, Cao Shi is in charge of all dispatched intermediaries, the chief secretary is in charge of the intelligence sent in, the staff officer Cao is responsible for document delivery and data storage, and the internal affairs officer is mainly responsible for the military intelligence department.
Something internal.
Later, when Yan Zhong was old and suffered a serious illness, he almost died of it. He returned to Qi to recuperate, and the work at hand was handed over to Xun Yu. Jian Yong was just rushing ducks to the shelves, and he was not suitable for this job. Now he is
Xun You was appointed as the chief of staff to Cao Cao. When Chen Mu was absent, Ju appointed Xun You and others to be in charge of the Military Intelligence Department.
Since yesterday, several new pieces of information have been sent to Xun You's desk. After checking the information, Xun You went to Jushou's tent. At this time, Jushou was writing a letter to Xun Yu in the rear, asking him to add more information.
I sent some arrows, autumn clothes and other supplies over, but I am very busy now.
Seeing Xun You coming, Jushou knew that there should be new information from the Military Intelligence Department, so he stopped the paper and pen in his hand, ordered the boy waiting on the side to go out first, and waited until there was no one in the tent before saying: "Mr.
Da, what happened?"
Xun You said calmly: "We have some internal agents in Yuan Shao's army. Yesterday, there was a piece of information sent, and today there are two more pieces of information, both of which have only one content, that is, their troops have arrived in Handan."
"Arrived in Handan?"
Jushou frowned: "Why didn't they send it before departure?"
Xun You said: "They were sent there in batches. No one knew where they were going before they set off. It was not easy to send intelligence back from Yuan Shao's army. For these three intelligences, they had to contact the Military Intelligence Department branch in Handan after they arrived in Handan.
The ministry just sent it out."
There are indeed many internal agents under Yuan Shao's command, including soldiers and even some middle and low-level generals. The identities of these internal agents are only known to senior officials like Jushu Xunyou. The value and significance of their existence are very precious and cannot be exposed easily.
Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary and it is not important information, we often do not choose to risk sending information back.
After all, there were no radio stations in this era, so information could not be transmitted remotely and could only be transmitted manually.
The transportation of manpower is easily exposed. Soldiers in the army are all registered. Every day, it is clear who is and who is not, and the internal staff cannot run out to deliver messages to their companions.
In this case, message delivery has delays and lags.
Just like this time, Yuan Shao sent his troops back to Handan in batches and in broken pieces, and without telling the middle and lower-level officers and lower-level soldiers about their destination, it would be difficult for the spies of the Military Intelligence Department to send the news back.
As a result, they only learned the news that they had arrived in Handan after Yuan Shao's army had already assembled in Handan. Fortunately, there were many sentry spies from the Military Intelligence Department and Liu Bei's own army near Handan. They tried to make a mark, and then the news was passed on.
spread out.
But the news must have been very late now. The information Jushuo and the others got was that Yuan Shao suddenly gathered a large number of troops in Handan for some unknown reason. In addition, there were many defenders left in Handan itself. It is very likely that the main force of Yuan's army was gathering there.
.
"The news came a few days ago that the main force of Yuan's army attacked our grain road. How could they arrive at Handan so quickly? Could it be that Yuan Shao's army has wings and can't fly?"
Jushou realized something was wrong, because previous intelligence showed that Yuan Shao's main force attacked Qinghe Kingdom, defeated Zhang Fei, and attacked their grain road. How could he arrive in Handan in the blink of an eye, within a few days?
It was a hasty march and it shouldn't be so fast.
What's more important is that according to the intelligence that came back a few days ago, the locations where the internal agents were stationed were basically in the Julu Anping area. They also speculated that Yuan Shao planned to set up a defense line along the Zhao Kingdom in Julu Anping to harass his rear.
host.
Unexpectedly, Yuan's army actually started to gather in Handan. Could it be that he planned to immediately attack Liu Bei's rear while the main force of Liu Bei's army was storming Yecheng?
"Is there a possibility?"
Xun You pondered: "This is a strategy arranged by Yuan Shao. His main army did not go far at all. He just sent Xiu to slaughter various tribes, pretending to be the main force, and attacked our grain road, making us think that the enemy's main force is now entrenched in Qinghe.
The area around the country, but in fact they are all around the Zhao country, ready to assemble and attack us at any time?"
"If there is this possibility, we must report it to Duke Ming as soon as possible and prepare to meet the enemy."
Ju Shou's face suddenly turned ugly. At first, Chen Mu judged that Yuan Shao would not give up Ye City, so they built a large number of defense lines around Handan and Liangqi. However, Yuan Shao turned around and headed north, causing them to abandon these defense lines and go south.
Attack Yecheng.
However, no one thought that Yuan Shao was just a feint, a trick, a sneak attack, and directly knocked down Liu Bei's originally prepared defense line. If it was really what Xun You guessed, it might be too late now, and Yuan Shao might have already arrived.
On the road.
But no matter what, since they already had information and speculation, they had to report the matter to Liu Bei and discuss what they should do if the matter was true, so they left the tent without stopping.
All the way to Liu Bei's main tent, I didn't expect that Liu Bei was not in the camp. After asking the guards, I found out that Liu Bei had gone to patrol the camp, so I had to pursue it all the way, wasting a lot of time.
Of course, setting up a camp in ancient times was not something that everyone just swarmed together. In the battle of Yiling, Liu Bei only had 50,000 people in total. Lu Xun was able to burn a company camp for 700 miles. You can know that setting up a camp is a science. In the war, all the troops stationed have their own skills.
Specific locations, their locations also have their strategic significance.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! For example, when Liu Bei besieged Yecheng this time, more than 100,000 troops were definitely not crowded together. Generals at all levels had their own garrison points. Liu Bei's headquarters was in Beicheng.
There are more than 20,000 people under his command, Zhang Liao's troops are in Xicheng, Wan Sheng's army has more than 10,000 people, and then there are Dianwei, Qianzhao, Gaoshun, etc.
They were stationed on the periphery, and each unit was divided into several captains, each with its own camp. Together with Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other units, hundreds of thousands of troops were densely packed outside Yecheng, with camps connected with each other, blocking out the sky and the sun.
It was like a black cloud surrounding the city.
Liu Bei was not in his headquarters and did not know where he was patrolling. After asking for a long time, he finally found him at Dian Wei's side in Xicheng. At this time, he was still accompanied by Dianwei, watching on the mountain in Xicheng.
Within the city.
Knowing that Jushu and Xunyou were looking for him, Liu Bei asked them to come to Tushan.
After a while, the two came over.
Liu Bei asked in surprise: "Gongyu, Gongda, what happened?"
Jushou said solemnly: "Ming Gong, the Military Intelligence Department has urgently reported that Yuan Shao is secretly gathering troops in Handan. It is very likely that he is building a plank road in the open and secretly attacking Chencang."
"what happened?"
Liu Bei was shocked.
Xun You said: "Zi Gui is right. Yuan Shao didn't want to give up Ye City at all, so he sent people to pretend that the main force went north and attacked Qinghe State at the same time. We thought that Yuan Shao's main force had gone to the northeast, but we didn't expect that he just sent his troops to the northeast.
The troops are scattered around Handan and can be assembled at any time, and they may have moved south now."
"this......"
Liu Bei was horrified. He looked around at the layout of his army and suddenly said in shock: "If this is the case, it's over. Now more than 100,000 troops are besieging Yecheng. It's too late to make temporary arrangements. If Yuan Shao attacks from behind, I'm afraid
The army will be defeated immediately."
The command of an army of more than 100,000 people cannot be arranged in a short time, because they are facing Yecheng, and no one expects that the enemy will come from behind. The army needs to be assembled and faced with the enemy, so it is difficult to complete the deployment in a short time.
Fortunately, Dian Wei immediately stood up and said: "Don't panic, Duke Ming. If Yuan Shao really comes, I am willing to lead my troops north to meet the enemy and fight to the death, buying time for Duke Ming to prepare to retreat."
"Liangbi!"
Liu Bei was so moved that he went north to meet the enemy at this time. It could be said that he had a narrow escape from death.
Because Yuan Shao is already fighting to the death, he must go all out to stop the attack, which is extremely difficult and dangerous.
"Gao Shun's trapped troops are very suitable for frontal blocking battles. Duke Ming can send Gao Shun and Dian Wei to go with him."
Xun You suggested.
Ju Shou said: "We are not fully aware of the current situation. We have deduced all this from the intelligence. Ming Gong can ask Dian Wei Gaoshun to make preparations while sending scouts north to investigate the enemy's situation."
"Okay, let's do it immediately."
Liu Bei nodded.
Just when Liu Beijun learned that Yuan Shao's army had assembled in Handan, Yuan Shao's army had already completed the assembly and prepared food and supplies, and began to go south to launch an offensive against the remaining troops in Liangqi County.
The offensive was in full swing, and the battle lasted less than an hour. The Liang Qi defenders with a low city were completely wiped out. However, before the city was broken, the defender had already sent a messenger south.
In Liangqi County, among the county officials, Yuan Shao's pale face could no longer hide his illness. He coughed several times from time to time. In the past few months, he had exhausted all his energy. Coupled with the lack of proper rest, his condition was very serious.
It's serious, it's almost at the end of its rope.
Liu Hui once persuaded Yuan Shao not to launch this offensive again, but to stabilize the north, seize the opportunity to seize Youzhou, and then plan to drive the Qingzhou army out of Jizhou.
But in the end he was rejected by Yuan Shao.
There was no other way, so everyone had no choice but to continue implementing his plan.
At this moment, Liang Qi County has been captured, and everyone gathered together. Yuan Shao looked around, coughed twice and said: "Everyone, Liang Qi has been successfully captured. This place is less than forty miles away from Liu Bei's military camp. They haven't captured it yet."
If I know the news, even if I know the news, it is already too late to respond. Move forward immediately, I will break Liu Bei's rear camp."
Liu Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Ming Gong, your body..."
"I know!"
Yuan Shao waved his hands, looked at everyone and said: "I just know that my health is not good, so I can only choose to fight. I have already lost one son, and I don't want to lose the other two. If Liu Bei can be defeated in this battle, the Yuan family will
There is still hope. If this battle is defeated, what's the point of escaping back to the north? Just obey orders, Jiang Yiqu, you are the vanguard!"
Jiang Yiqu said helplessly: "Wei!"
He ordered everyone to act in accordance with the order, and soon only a few people including Yuan Shao, Liu Hui, Xun Chen, etc. were left in the hall.
Liu Hui sighed and said, "Ming Gong, isn't this too risky?"
"This risk is worth taking!"
Yuan Shao sat on the table and couldn't help but started coughing again. He covered his mouth with a white silk scarf, and a few bright red blood stains fell on it. He held the silk scarf into a ball without changing his expression, so as not to let his men notice.
To different colors.
"Ming Gong..."
Liu Hui hesitated for a moment, then said: "Actually, we can also attack Pingyuan. I heard that Young Master Shang and Shen Pei..."
"No need to say more, that's it, you do what you should do and let me be quiet."
Yuan Shao interrupted Liu Hui. He knew what Liu Hui wanted to say.
In fact, Liu Hui can be regarded as the faction that supports Yuan Tan, but the risk of going south to rescue Yuan Tan is too high. Reasoningly, Liu Hui suggested that it would be better for Yuan Shao to go north. If Yuan Shao is worried about having no future, the worst he can do is attack while Liu Bei's main force is attacking Yecheng.
Pingyuan rescued Yuan Shang.
But now that Yuan Shao had made up his mind, everyone naturally stopped saying anything. Liu Huixunchen and others bowed their hands and exited the hall. Only Yuan Shao's cough could still be clearly heard in the room.
After everyone left, Yuan Shao slowly stood up, walked outside the hall, and looked into the distance. His eyes were deep and full of determination.
Yuan Shao never thought about going north and losing a son. Although he was his favorite and most beloved son, if he lost it, he would lose it and he could never get it back.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the past, Yuan Shao felt that he was very wise. He saw that Yuan Shang looked like him and thought that he could inherit his great cause.
But later he figured out that some things might have been destined for a long time.
Because his attitude towards his legitimate children has never been clear, there are many factions under his command and serious internal differences. In several battles with Liu Bei, they failed to unite and argued with each other, resulting in different opinions, which often delayed the opportunity to fight and led to several failures.
Now he knows that if he could have made up his mind earlier and properly summarized and unified the factions under his command, the situation would not have been as bad as it is today.
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world.
Yuan Shao had thought clearly when he was in Handan. It was an established fact that Yuan Shang and Shen Pei were captured. Rather than pursuing the untouchable past, it is better to cherish the present. At least Yecheng is still there, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi are still there.
Now, as long as you can succeed, there will be others who can inherit your great cause.
Therefore, he adopted the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, asking senior officials to lead some soldiers to pretend to go north to occupy Anping in Hejian, and at the same time raise food and grass to prepare for the next counterattack.
Gao Gan lived up to expectations and went north to regain the lost territory. At the same time, he also used Xiu to massacre the cavalry of various tribes and attacked the Qingzhou Army Food Road, with great results.
After lying dormant for several months, Yuan Shao finally waited for the opportunity. His army secretly moved south and assembled on a large scale in the Handan area.
At the same time, Yuan Shao also knew that the Military Intelligence Department was all over Jizhou, and there might even be spies from the Military Intelligence Department in his own army. It was not easy to hide from the Military Intelligence Department, so his troops were very quick. After completing the assembly, they immediately began to prepare for a surprise attack.
Now that Liang Qi has been captured, the decisive battle begins today!