Yuan Shao's strength is stronger than Yuan Shao's strength in history. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The pottery merchant was much weaker than Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's opponent in history.

In history, Cao Cao, in addition to the three states of Yanxu and Henan, the land of Huainan, and half of Sizhou, also owned a small half of Qingzhou.

And now, the potters have no hands in Qingzhou County, and Sizhou only controls the dilapidated Luoyang area.

Moreover, at that time, Cao Cao relied on the strength of the Central Plains, which had been in business for many years, to compete with Yuan Shao, while the pottery merchant relied on the Central Plains, which Cao Cao had just grabbed for less than half a year, to fight with Yuan Shao.

The weakness of the potter is also a matter of course.

"Although the Yuan thief is strong, the number of troops seems to be as many as 150,000, but it is divided into two factions, fighting each other secretly, and the internal friction is also very great, although our army can be used for a frontal decisive battle, there are only 40,000 people, but we are united, up and down, as long as we fight to the death, the chance of victory is still very great."

Chen Ping's words made clear the advantages of both the enemy and us.

The words he analyzed, the potter naturally knew it very well.

Although there are many talented and heroic heroes under Yuan Shao's command, it is a pity that Yuan Shao has not done enough to suppress the factional infighting, so that the elites under his command, led by Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, are divided into two factions, each with its own ghosts.

The factional struggle will inevitably take the interests of one's own faction as the top priority, but it will disregard Yuan Shao's overall situation and will seriously weaken the combat effectiveness of Yuan Shao's army.

The potter's side is different, the backbone of his generals and strategists are all summoned heroic souls, these people are only loyal to themselves, and there is no factional dispute.

Therefore, although his strength is weak, he can easily condense his five fingers into a fist and concentrate all his strength to fight out.

On the other hand, the potters themselves, the internal civil and military are united, there is no factional dispute, and it can be said that they are monolithic.

At present, the number of soldiers and horses under his command has reached as many as 70,000 or 80,000, which is quite a considerable number.

It's just that he wants to leave soldiers and horses to guard against Sun Ce on the front line of Huainan, and he has to send troops and horses in the Nanyang area to guard against Liu Biao, so the troops that can be used on the frontal battlefield are only 40,000 people.

40,000 to 150,000, a nearly four-fold difference in troops, can be described as a huge disparity.

However, with the advantages analyzed by Chen Ping, the potters are also confident that the weak will defeat the strong.

In the past six months, the Central Plains has been quite prosperous after Xiao He's care, and there are at least one million grains and grasses, which has a strong backing, and has also added a lot of confidence to the potters.

"Yuan Shao not only has a large number of infantry, but also has 20,000 elite Youji Iron Cavalry under his command, as well as skilled cavalry generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, which is a terrifying force." As a horseman, Zhang Xiu saw through Yuan Shao's true strength at a glance.

The expressions of all the generals changed slightly, and just hearing the words "20,000 cavalry" was enough to make their scalps tingle.

Yuan Shao didn't have so many cavalry, but after he captured the two states of Youhe, he got Ma Yuan, and coupled with the cavalry troops that incorporated Gongsun Zhan, the number of his cavalry increased to 20,000 in a short period of time.

Although the potters have always put the construction of cavalry in a very important position, the victory of several major battles is indispensable for the cavalry troops to play a strange role at critical moments.

It's just that his territory is in the Central Plains, and the source of war horses is limited, which has been purchased from Liaodong and other places in recent years, plus seized from Cao Cao and other princes, and there are only less than 5,000 horsemen.

5,000 cavalry versus 20,000 cavalry is also a huge disparity.

"What if the infantry is less than the enemy, what if the cavalry is less than the enemy, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they still have to be led by people after all."

Zhang Yi smiled disapprovingly, "Yuan Shao thinks that he dominates Hebei, and his strength is unrivaled, with his proud temperament, he will definitely not take us in his eyes, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, as long as we can make good use of his contempt for us, constantly weaken the number of his soldiers and horses, and when the time is ripe, give him a fatal blow, and defeat Yuan Shao, the giant crocodile, is nothing impossible." ”

Chen Ping broke through the weakness of Yuan Shao's factional dispute, Zhang Yi had a keen eye, and then exposed Yuan Shao's arrogance.

What the two of them thought was in the hands of the potter, which was also the weakness that the potters thought could defeat Yuan Shao.

The confident words of the two strategists gradually eased the nervousness of the generals, and a heroic and fanatical self-confidence began to burn in the hall.

The time has come, the pottery merchant got up vigorously, his eyes were as decisive as iron, and he said proudly: "Back then, I was only a county order, and I could kill today's situation, and now I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in my hands, and you elite people are assisted, although Yuan Shao is strong, what are you afraid of, let's fight to the death with Yuan Shao, the old horseman, let him stand in the Central Plains, and return to Hebei horizontally!" ”

Confident as fire, the proud declaration, like thunder, echoed in the lobby.

All the civil and military officers were infected by it, and the fighting spirit accumulated in their hearts burned all their doubts like a fire in the prairie in an instant.

"Damn it, if Yuan Lao Dog dares to cross the Yellow River, Lao Tzu will cut him into pieces of meat and feed him to the dog." Fan Hao was the first to jump up and roared excitedly.

Immediately after, Yingbu also stood up and shouted arrogantly: "If the old thief dares to underestimate us, I, Yingbu, will kill him without leaving a piece of armor." ”

Huo Zhizhi was much more elegant, but he just stood up and said angrily: "I am willing to fight to the death for the Lord when I am sick." ”

The generals' fighting intent exploded, and each of them roared generously and angrily, and the fierce murderous aura almost broke the lobby.

The generals were brave, and the potter secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the confidence in his heart that he would win was a little stronger.

Without hesitation, the potter immediately drew his sword in his hand, pointed to the north, and said proudly: "Pass the order, gather all the troops, and send troops north in a few days to fight with Yuan Laogou!" ”

The assembly order of the Great Sima Bafu was passed down, and the garrisons of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and other states gathered in the direction of Xudu.

The counties and countries in various places have also transferred the grain and grass gathered to the front line of Xudu.

Within ten days, the potters gathered 40,000 soldiers and horses, and then set out from Xudu and marched towards the south bank of the Yellow River.

In Huainan Shouchun, the pottery merchants still stayed in Xu Sheng, led 5,000 elite soldiers, and sat in Shouchun to prevent the attack of Sun Ce in Jiangdong.

On the front line of Nanyang, the pottery merchants led 5,000 elite soldiers to garrison Wancheng with Lian Po and Chen Deng, monitoring Cao Cao's movements in the direction of Wuguan and Xinye Liu Biao's Jingzhou army.

On the Xuzhou side, Zang Ba led an army of 5,000 and attacked Qingzhou from the north of Langxie to contain Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses in Qingzhou.

Xu Du was the core of the rear, and the pottery merchants did not dare to relax their vigilance, so they left Xiao He in charge, took charge of the political situation, mobilized grain and grass and follow-up troops, and provided guarantee for the decisive battle on the front line.

Because Mulan was pregnant, it was inconvenient for the potter to let her accompany her in this battle, so he left her to have a baby in Beijing, and at the same time took charge of 8,000 elite soldiers to guard the imperial capital.

In addition to the remaining army, the pottery merchant mobilized all the mobile forces he could use, including 5,000 cavalry, and marched north to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao's 150,000 cavalry.

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Jizhou, south of Yecheng.

The banner covers the sky, the mangs are like the sea, and the wilderness within a radius of ten miles is occupied by the camp of the Yuan army.

From Yecheng to the south, on the road leading to Liyang, an important town on the north bank of the Yellow River, countless soldiers, tens of thousands of people, and countless mule carts full of military supplies, grain and grass, marched southward in a steady stream, stretching for more than 100 miles, with no end in sight.

The golden banner of the word "Yuan" proudly flew over the land of Hebei.

Under the guidance of that banner, the 150,000 Yuan army cavalry and nearly 50,000 logistics soldiers were heading south, heading straight for Liyang.

Crossing the Yellow River from Liyang to the south, they will enter the Central Plains.

At dusk, three hundred miles north of Liyang, outside the inner Yellow City.

Starting from Yecheng, Yuan's army marched at a speed of more than 30 miles a day, at a snail-like speed, unhurriedly.

Yuan Shao did not seem to be in a hurry to cross the river, as if he was determined to win, and whenever he crossed the river, the potter was bound to lose.

Yuan Shao is so leisurely because he has ordered the writer Chen Lin in advance to write an excellent literary "Essay on the Pottery Thief", copied more than 100,000 copies, and sent detailed works scattered throughout Henan Prefectures.

Yuan Shao believed that with the prestige of his Yuan family, the fourth and third dukes, and his protégés all over the world, and with his military might, before his army crossed the river, the ruling area of the pottery merchants must have been full of people's hearts, and the scholars and officials of the states and counties rebelled in response to him.

The reason why he was not in a hurry was that he was waiting for the Central Plains states to fall into a panic, and then he would cross the river to the south again, but he was afraid that the potters would be in chaos before they fought.

It was already dusk, and Yuan's army set up camp.

In the camp of the Chinese army, in the huge tent, Yuan Shaogao, dressed in gold armor, sat on it, listening to the secret reports sent back by Xizuo, and his eyes were full of arrogance that dominated the world.

"The father's army has not yet gone south, there are so many heroic people to express their support, it can be seen that the pottery thief has been extremely unpopular in the Central Plains, just wait for the father's army to cross the river, I am afraid that in January, the pottery thief will inevitably collapse, and the father's commander will unify the Central Plains, it seems to be a foregone conclusion." Yuan Tan lost no time in patting his father's ass.

The secret reports are all from the powerful families in Runan and other places, and the protégés of the Yuan family, the former officials, are secretly showing favor to Yuan Shao and showing their willingness to take refuge.

Hearing his son's words, Yuan Shao stroked his long beard and smiled slightly, the pride on his face was even stronger.

Obviously, Yuan Tan's sycophant slapped on Yuan Shao's heart, making him forget that Yuan Tan was annoyed that he had hidden it from him to assassinate the potter.

Yuan Shang stayed in Yecheng and couldn't fight Yuan Tan head-on, seeing that Yuan Tan had won the favor of his father, the soldiers of the Hebei faction naturally couldn't sit idly by.

Tian Feng immediately stood up and arched his hand: "The eldest prince must not underestimate the enemy, although the strength of the pottery thief is weaker than our army, but this person is extremely deceitful with soldiers, I think that when the eldest prince was in Qingzhou, the army was far superior to the pottery thief, and in the end it was not for him to be defeated, and even captured by him, the labor lord personally came forward to rescue the eldest prince, how could the eldest prince heal the scar and forget the pain." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Tan's ugliness was exposed in public, and Yuan Tan was immediately speechless, and his face was embarrassed and annoyed.

He glared at Tian Feng, and before he could speak, Feng Ji followed: "The pottery thief has led 40,000 soldiers from Xu Du to meet the battle, as Yuan Hao said, we must not underestimate the enemy, Ji thinks that we can use the advantage of cavalry, divide the troops deep behind the enemy, attack the flank, and advance with the army head-on, the best policy." ”

Tian Feng exposed Yuan Tan's ugliness, Feng Ji offered another plan, and in a blink of an eye, Yuan Shang's faction gained the upper hand.

Yuan Tan was annoyed in his heart, but he had a plan, and he hurriedly glanced at Xu You.

Xu Yu comprehended, so he smiled disdainfully: "Yuan Tu really thinks too highly of that thief, I admit that this thief does have a bit of trickery, but under the lord's 150,000-foot cavalry army and absolute superiority of troops, any conspiracy and trickery must be easily crushed, why do you need to divide your troops to copy behind the enemy, this is a big move." ”

Yuan Shao was strong and invincible, and he didn't take the potter in his eyes at all, Xu You's wild words were exactly what Yuan Shao wanted.

Yuan Shao nodded immediately, and sneered: "I have an army of 150,000 and have an absolute advantage, and I really don't need to use any conspiracy and tricks. ”

Xu Yu said a few words, and he got Yuan Tan back again.

Feng Ji frowned and looked at Tian Feng again.

Tian Feng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and arched his hand: "The lord is reasonable, our army is so powerful, and it can indeed destroy the potters if it is rolled all the way, but Feng has a plan to kill two birds with one stone, and I hope the lord will give it a try." ”