Chapter 332 Sudden Twist, True Intention
Originally, according to Yuan Shao and Xu You's assumptions, Gongsun Zhan would definitely divert his attention after several sneak attacks on the target, and maybe turn to Qinghe and Leling counties, but all this was as if nothing had happened!
That's right, a few days after Yuan Shao and Xu You's design, the raging fire that was still burning in the plain suddenly disappeared without a trace, and this situation may be a very fortunate thing for those troops transporting food, after all, there is no need to remind them to worry every night.
However, in the eyes of Yuan Shao and Xu Youguo Tu, this situation was as dangerous as soldiers approaching the city, and no one knew why Bai Ma Yicong suddenly disappeared, and what consequences their disappearance would bring to themselves and others.
"Ziyuan, why did you say that Bai Ma Yi never came to attack our army?" Yuan Shao lay on the map and carefully observed the nearby terrain, and asked in a low voice, Bai Ma Yicong was like swallowing in his throat, which made Yuan Shao uncomfortable.
"The white horse is a light horseman, and all its soldiers are skilled in riding, and the idle terrain can hardly hinder their movements, so there will definitely be no problems because of the terrain or supplies, perhaps because our strategy has greatly interfered with Gongsun Zhan's opportunity to burn grain, so we have no choice but to give up." Xu You said that at the end, he didn't believe it in his heart.
After all, the strategy of himself and others is only implemented in the plains, and the other two counties are actually real grains, and even if Gongsun Chan is only willing to hunt his own and others' grass in the plains, then he can continue to hunt, although the efficiency will be reduced a lot, but at least he can burn a lot of grain and grass for himself and others.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel low after hearing Xu You's words, although he was very dissatisfied with Xu You's words in his heart, but he was helpless, after all, he couldn't figure out what was going on, so how dare he ask others to be able to see through the mystery 100%.
"So be it! Now that Bai Ma Yi has never known where to go, let the army in the rear speed up the transportation of those grain and grass! Yuan Shao said helplessly, now that he doesn't know why Bai Ma Yicong stopped, it is better to take this opportunity to take back those troops who left as soon as possible.
Presumably, once only his own army is assembled, the white horse Yicong can only silently watch himself go farther and farther from a distance.
"No!" Xu You sang a promise slightly, then turned around and walked out of the tent.
"Wait!" Just as Xu You was about to leave, Yuan Shao's voice suddenly sounded from behind Xu You, "Has there been any news from our army's scouts in the north recently?" I don't know why Yuan Shao suddenly asked Xu You, because the distance of those scouts is very far, so they usually deliver a message every few days.
Now it seems that there should be news again in the next few days, but because of the long distance, some delays are normal, so Yuan Shao and Xu You haven't been very concerned recently, but now Yuan Shao feels that this matter seems to have to be taken seriously......
"It's not supposed to be a delay on the road!" Xu You said with some hesitation, such a situation would still have occurred in the past, but
This time, Yuan Shao didn't seem to be too satisfied with this answer.....
"Send people to search along the way, and increase the intensity of scouts around the plains, to see if there are only traces of the actions of our army and the White Horse Followers around, and if there are any traces of the actions of other large armies!" Yuan Shao said with a gloomy face, "In addition, let Yuan Ze and Yan Liang bring the grain and grass of Qinghe to the plain as soon as possible, and then command the soldiers to defend in the plain, we have now lost to Liu Bei in time, I don't want to be on the grain and grass materials still like this!" ”
"No! Subordinates go and arrange it immediately! Xu You's body shook, said solemnly, and then turned around again and walked out of the tent.
Yuan Shao looked at the map on the desktop alone, and said slowly with an ugly face, "I hope I was worried about all this....."
With the rapid spread of Yuan Shao's order, all the grain and grass troops in the three counties increased their speed again, and the mighty army rushed towards Yuan Shao's position, Guo Tu and Yan Liang also took their own army to decisively abandon Qinghe County and rushed straight to the direction of Pingyuan County.
After all, the current situation is not clear, and there are no outstanding generals and strategists in the plain to guard, so it can be said that it is an enclave full of flaws, and anyone can insert a foot in it or even cut the land as the king.
"Strategist, we're about to reach the plains, what are we supposed to do?" In front of an army of nearly 40,000 people, Yan Liang looked at the map in his hand and frowned and said, Although the current situation in the plain seems to be under Yuan Shao's control, it is already in essence with the Qingzhou soldiers and bandits.
"Now the situation in the plain is unknown, the lord just said that there is suspected of being Gongsun Zhan's white horse servant in the plain, but he also asked my level to be very careful, which means that the number and identity of the enemies in the plain are unknown, and even the number of people may be more than that of our army, so when we get to the plain, we must not investigate everything carefully! Just collect our soldiers and grain and grass along the way! Guo Tu said with a gloomy face.
Along the way, he had read the letter written by Yuan Shao a few times, studied the information coming out of the plain several times, and thought of countless countermeasures in his mind, but the best strategy was to let it go and concentrate on gathering his soldiers.
"But....." Yan Liang wanted to say something after hearing Guo Tu's words, but he could only open his mouth weakly and couldn't say anything, to be honest, this method can be said to be the safest way now.
"In that case, then everything is according to the words of the military advisor!" Yan Liang said helplessly, "The whole army has increased its speed, and the scout battalion has run out for me to inform the surrounding troops to gather towards me!" ”
With Yan Liang's loud shout, suddenly the actions of the entire army were neatly accelerated, although its momentum was not very high, but at least there would not be the kind of war-weariness in the plains, although they all had a period of repair in Qinghe, but it was not difficult to see Yan Liang's ability.
The scouts also brandished their whips and rode their horses in a fan-shaped shape towards the front, leaving behind the army behind them a trace of smoke and dust, and not long after
disappeared from sight without a trace....
On the high mountain not far from Yan Liang's army, a few birds suddenly flew up, and a figure disappeared into the vast forest sea in an instant.....
"Strategist! Strategist! There is new news from the scouts of our army! In the valley where the Youzhou army was hiding, Zhang Liao quickly came to Fazheng's side with a letter.
"It turned out to be Brother Wenyuan!" Fa Zheng raised his head and glanced at Zhang Liao, then continued to observe the map at the desk, "Are Yan Liang and Guo Tu here?" ”
Zhang Liao was slightly stunned after hearing Fa Zheng's words, but then he reacted, and only told Fa Zheng some time ago that the Qinghe army was heading towards the plain.
"That's right, our scouts found the Jizhou army led by Yan Liang near Xiajin today, but they didn't do much, just collected those grain soldiers on the way to Leling!" Zhang Liao said seriously, in fact, it is not very big for such an action, but it is still a kind of envy for Youzhou, even if the Youzhou army is in someone else's territory.
"That Guo Tu will be so brave when he arrives, he can not only collect grain and grass so that General Gongsun can't burn grain, but also seduce our army to go out to observe how many enemies there are in this plain!" Fa Zheng pointed to the location of Xia Jin on the map with his finger, "There are almost no forests here, but it is the best battlefield of Baima Yicong, and it is a fat fish!" ”
Zhang Liao stood silently beside Fa Zheng and did not speak, he believed that Fa Zheng could make the most correct decision in the midst of this temptation.
"Originally, I thought that General Zhang would not be able to fulfill his wish in this battle, but now it seems that Guo Tu is ready to give General Zhang a wish!" Fa Zheng smiled slightly and said slowly.
After Fa Zheng finished speaking, he took out a piece of letter paper from the side and wrote it quickly, and after a while, he put it away and handed it to Zhang Liao on the side, "Wenyuan, you must hand it over to General Zhang tonight, so that he must do a good job of ambush in the direction of Leling, you can fight but you can't kill it all, you must leave some soldiers for Yuan Shao, and Guo Tu and Yan Liang can't move a bit!" ”
"No, I'll do it in Lima, the military advisor!" Zhang Liao solemnly took the letter in his hand and said respectfully, and after speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, originally he thought that this battle would be handed over to him and Gongsun Zhan, but he didn't expect to throw it to Zhang Fei alone, Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel a little lost when he thought of this.
"Wen Yuan, why are you in such a hurry! Tonight, you take a part of the cavalry with more fire-igniting things, and ambush in the distance of the Jizhou army, when you find that the eyes of the Jizhou army are all attracted by me, and then attack quickly, you must burn all the grain and grass for me! Fa Zheng looked at Zhang Liao, who turned to leave, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart.
Zhang Liao was slightly stunned after hearing Fa Zheng's words, and then hurriedly turned around and knelt down on one knee, "The last general will listen to the order!" ”
"Okay, Wen Yuan, get up! After you send the letter, you can go to the army to choose someone who is good at riding and shooting, and tonight is all about creating opportunities for you! Don't let us down! Fa Zheng said earnestly, "By the way, I will go and call General Gongsun later, I have arrangements to hand over to him!" ”.......