Chapter 18: You're a Showman
After all, Yuan Shao himself knew that when he was in the Battle of Luoyang, when he was fighting against Lu Bu in Hanoi, only the increase or decrease of his teammates who fought with him would affect his amplification effect, and other nominal allies would not affect the effect of his skills if they could not support him and enhance the strength of his own army.
But he didn't receive any news at all, and he didn't have any clue, how did the strength of his team increase?
Could it be that the Montenegrin army rose up and announced that it was forming an alliance with itself and was going to turn around and fight Liu Bei?
It wasn't until the envoy sent to Chang'an came back to report his proud results that Yuan Shao understood why his strength had suddenly dropped.
It turned out that before the envoy set off, Xu You specially instructed the envoy to ask Lu Bu for help, no matter what kind of assistance he wanted, as long as it could enhance his frontal combat effectiveness, it would be good assistance.
So Lu Bu threw over a hot potato that he had in his hand before.
That was the remnants of the Southern Xiongnu under the command of Yu Fuluo.
After the remnants of more than 20,000 Xiongnu were surrendered by Liu Bei in their hometown, they never dared to return to Xihe County to find their hometown, so they have been wandering in the Central Plains, running east and west, and the forces in the Central Plains actually don't look down on them Southern Xiongnu, the relationship between the Han and the Huns is very delicate, and now the Xiongnu basically have no combat effectiveness, so Yu Fuluo is not a popular guest in the Central Plains.
In the end, he still found Lu Bu's side, after all, in Yu Fuluo's opinion, whether it is Dong Zhuo or Lu Bu, their personalities are different from the hypocritical Han people in the Central Plains, or they are kinder.
It's just that he didn't expect that Lu Bu didn't want him either, but for the sake of face, he came to take refuge, and the current Xiliang Army is not as powerful as it was at the beginning.
The positions of the first princes have been transposed, so what is there to be overly proud of?
More than 20,000 Hun cavalry, as long as they honestly don't mess around, they can still be kept and waited until there is a war in the future, but if they mess around, then there is no need for these guys to survive.
Fortunately, Fu Luo is still sensible, knowing that he is now homeless, and he has no base at all, and he still has to pick up his tail and be a man when he is under the fence, so they are very well-behaved when the remnants of the Southern Huns are in Chang'an.
And this time it happened that Yuan Shao was going to fight with Liu Bei, and if it was just the Xiliang Army and Liu Bei's army, Lu Bu would not be willing, but if it was Yuan Shao who attracted Liu Bei's main force, and he only needed to take part of his soldiers to face the Yangwu army guarding the state, wouldn't it be captured?
Therefore, Lu Bu immediately agreed to Yuan Shao's request to form a wartime alliance, and agreed to raise troops to attack Xihe County in the near future, invade and merge the state, and steal his Liu Xuande's home, so that Liu Bei could take care of one thing and lose the other.
Lu Bu's abacus is very loud, Guan Yu is also an old acquaintance, before the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, Lu Bu probably knew Guan Yu's strength, although Guan Yu is indeed very strong, and even Lu Bu feels that in addition to himself, the people of the world can defeat Guan Yu, it is estimated that it is only a palm.
So the Xiliang army moved.
As soon as the Xiliang army moved, Yu Fuluo naturally received the news, and after meeting Lu Bu and getting accurate information, Yu Fuluo took the initiative to petition to support Yuan Shao, on the grounds that the combat power on the frontal battlefield must be sufficient, so that Liu Bei and their main force can be dragged on the frontal battlefield There is no way to return to defense, and if more than 20,000 cavalry teams on their side go to support, they will be able to show their sincerity.
Lu Bu didn't think too much about it, and just wanted to throw out the little trouble of Yu Fuluo, so he agreed to let Yu Fu Luo take his brothers from the remnants of the Southern Xiongnu to Qingzhou to support Yuan Shao, and the task of asking for help before the envoy Xu You was successfully completed.
They were all happy, only Yuan Shao was unhappy.
Yuan Shao really didn't expect Xu Yu to be so wise, and he wanted to give himself such a surprise without knowing it.
As a result, the surprise was not given, but it became a fright.
But it seems that it is inconvenient for Yuan Shao to directly find trouble with Xu You, after all, his own ability is better known to him, and Xu You doesn't know what his natural ability is.
It's a real headache.
Xu You, Xu You.
You're such a showman.
Although it is true that in terms of numbers, Yu Fuluo's 20,000 cavalry can bring a great boost to Yuan Shao, but what is the use?
The 100,000 cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu were all wiped out by Liu Bei with tens of thousands of people, not to mention 20,000 people.
You must know that after arriving at the Central Plains Territory, the combat effectiveness of the aliens has dropped directly from ordinary to the number of people.
In Yuan Shao's opinion, the arrival of more than 20,000 cavalry brought by the help was not as great as the loss of the increase and reduction brought by them after entering their own camp.
Originally, Yuan Shao planned to use the team that he didn't have much in his hands but his strength had gone up to find suitable terrain to fight with Liu Bei.
But now that they have been leveled by Yu Fuluo and them, although it will not be reduced to the previous level, the current increase level is not enough to support Yuan Shao's team to fight Liu Bei's elite troops.
Pig teammates!
But people can't drive people back when they come for reinforcements, right?
Compared to the problem, Yuan Shao still cares a lot about the problem of face, he is such a noble son, even at this juncture, he must consider the impact of his own behavior, because in his opinion, in the eyes of people today, he is the Yuan family, the representative of the Yuan family, if his behavior is a little disqualified in morality, it may lose the reputation of the Yuan family.
This is also why he would rather make more effort to let Han Fu and his son dedicate Yecheng by themselves, and after Han Fu and his son dedicate the city, protect them well, after Zhu Han's damn guy hurt Han Zhang, he would scold.
In fact, it's not because Yuan Shao has much emotion for these outsiders.
It's just the fame of the top family that is bound to the fourth and third dukes.
If you dig a hole for yourself, you can only jump into it yourself.
Now there is only other way to think about it, and the plan still continues, but the team that goes to attack the grain will have to wait for Liu Bei's team to pass through Nanpi City before setting off, after all, the strength of Liu Bei's army needs to be estimated again.
According to his many years of military experience and tactical level, it is not difficult for Yuan Shao to conclude that he must now avoid the real and attack the weak, and avoid Liu Bei's superiority and absolute main force.
We should take advantage of the time difference and the news gap, fight the inferior with the superior, make good use of the strategy, and make good use of every opportunity, so that we can turn the tables in this war.
But he may not know that he may be the one who has been controlled by the time difference and the news difference.
People like him, and Xu You, who is full of confidence.
"How's it going, how did I do what I told you?"
Xu You smiled and asked the envoy to Chang'an, he had been guarding outside the big tent, and as soon as the envoy came out, he greeted him, and couldn't wait to inquire about the news.
"Mr. Ziyuan is really a god! After I arrived in Chang'an, I mentioned that Yu Fuluo, the leader of the Southern Huns, came to ask for support from Qingzhou, which greatly filled in the strength of our team! That's more than 20,000 steppe cavalry!"
The envoy was also quite excited, and from his point of view, he had indeed done a beautiful thing, and he had exceeded it.
When Yuan Gong let himself go out just now, he still had a smile on his face!
It seems that if he can win a big victory this time, then he will definitely be able to establish a certain amount of merit, and he will have more opportunities in the future when he is assigned to official positions.
"Ziyi, have a good rest."
"During this time, you are tired of driving and horses, this is a round trip between Chang'an and Linzi, and it is such a fast speed, you are also hard enough."
Business blowing is the eternal theme of this era, and it is indispensable in the process of Baume & Mercier exchanges.
"If it weren't for the fact that in our army, Ziyi you have unparalleled eloquence and a celebrity, and you must ensure the success rate of diplomacy on the eve of this life-and-death war, and Yuan Gong would have sent you to such a far away place, otherwise Ziyi's great talent, Yuan Gong will definitely be reluctant to let you go thousands of miles to face this dangerous road."
Xu You also has a hand in boasting about the people he can use.
His back and forth tugging blew Jiang Gan into the sky.
Jiang Gan does have some talent, but Xu Yu is indeed outrageous, but what about outrageous, listen to this! 、
As soon as Jiang Gan raised his eyes, he regarded Xu You as a confidant, and the two made an appointment to have a few drinks after the war, and went to the Drunken Immortal Building to have a few glasses of wine with those delicate girls.
None of them noticed that the frustrated professor who was passing by them sighed deeply after entering the big tent.
Lao Fu knew Yuan Shao's temper.
His smile does not mean that he is in a good mood, Yuan Shao bends his eyebrows when he is in a good mood, and a smile can only represent that Yuan Shao is acting.
And combined with the small points they said, Fu Zhi also guessed the situation, and naturally understood.
It is estimated that Yuan Shao doesn't want to reuse this Jiang Ziyi, and it is estimated that he has cut his heart in his heart.
Xu You and Jiang Gan's posture actually wanted to show themselves, and wanted to let themselves know that Yuan Benchu's wisdom was not just him.
But.......
Alas, forget it.
Frustrated didn't bother to respond to anything, and stepped into the big tent.
"My lord."
Frustrated, he was not sad or happy, and he bowed honestly.
"Gonghe is here, you should know what happened, do you think you should go with the previous plan next?"
Yuan Shao pressed his temple.
It's better to be frustrated to make people feel more relieved, and I'd better ask for more help from him.
"Yes, we don't have the strength and the need to change."
He nodded, then shook his head again.
"The key to this battle is just to seize the opportunity, when the time comes, after taking Le'an, directly throw the cavalry of Fuluo directly over Jishui, let them create a riot, and then we will take advantage of the chaos to attack the grain and grass team."
"Okay, just do as you say."
Xu You's strategy of cutting off his food and grass seems to be good, and Gonghe did not abandon this plan, but continued to implement it.
It was this Yuvro who came to reinforce that was used as a one-time consumable.
Although it is said that it is a friendly army now, but in fact, for people like Frustration, aliens are aliens, and he always feels that Yuan Shao's attitude towards aliens seems a little strange, either ambiguous or indifferent, but no matter which one it is, it is not a good thing for the Han.
Therefore, Fu Zhi simply suggested that he should be ruthless directly and let Yu Fuluo be cannon fodder.
But that's exactly what Frau meant.
He came here to avenge the fall of the Southern Huns, Liu Bei's army obviously wanted to cross Jishui and arrive in Taishan County to fight head-on with Yuan Shao's footmen, then if he crossed Jishui, he would be able to take his sons and daughters to gallop and kill, and also let Liu Bei feel the pain of being attacked in the rear!
They have trained well over the years, although Yu Fuluo's training ability is still very immature, but the systematic training of the Han has also opened the door to a new world for them, so that they are out of control.
It's like monkeys can use tools, but if they learn to use more advanced tools from humans, then they can continue to evolve.
These Huns.
It's a monkey.
Yuan Shao's team moved, and Yu Fuluo's arrival was an enhancement of the entire team for them, and a greater hope for victory in this battle.
For the fatigue of the body, there is no energy and strength that can be displayed some time ago, and the soldiers only blame the nervousness before the start of the war and the poor state of their recent marching diet.
Of course, the news of Yu Fuluo's arrival must not be hidden from Liu Bei.
With such a large-scale cavalry movement, how could it not alarm Liu Beijun's scouts?
Before Yu Fuluo's cavalry arrived in Qingzhou, Chen Chen had already received specific news.
"This Jiang Ziyi is also a talent, it is estimated that Yuan Benchu is having a headache now."
Chen Chen laughed for a while, originally thinking that if Yuan Shao's alliance with Lu Bu did not affect Yuan Shao's own strength increase, it still needed to be paid attention to, but now the good operation of their own people is simply helping Liu Bei to win in disguise.
"There are many people, but the strength does not increase, either they are all gathering in the front to attack, or there are more teams intruding on the rear. From now on, the terrain north of Jishui is flat, and the terrain of Taishan County is not suitable for a large number of cavalry to enter, so Yuan Benchu will definitely put those Hun dogs in the north of Jishui to attract our firepower. ”
Guo Jia pointed out Yuan Jun's possible next moves.
"That's actually easy to solve."
"The walls are clear, and the villages and tribes north of Jishui are temporarily relocated to live in the outer city of Nanpi, so that they have no chance to get other supplies except for attacking the city. The puppies will not be able to attack the city, and they will have to roam the plains in this winter. ”
Xu You and Guo Jia are still not comparable, Guo Jia gnawed on the claws of a chicken or a duck that he didn't know, and gave ideas while gnawing.
The whole was arranged by Chen Chen and them, so he had to do more to prove that he was not an idler, right?
"Feng Xiao's idea is good, so let's do it."
Liu Bei heard the trick, and immediately made a decision and asked people to pass on the order.
Let Zhang Liao, who was still supervising the logistics of grain and grass in Fuyang City, send troops to gather the people north of Jishui to Nanpi Outer City and Fuyang City, on the one hand, to reduce the damage of the people, and on the other hand, to cut off the supply of Yuan's army after crossing Jishui.
And Xu Shu and Xu Huang also carefully negotiated the next policy.