Volume 7 Picturesque Chapter 1 To Fight or Not to War

In the Bohai Naval War Hall, a major military meeting that will decide the future and fate is being held, and the atmosphere is solemn.

Speaking of the Bohai Naval War Hall, it is definitely the most unusual place of all the war meeting places in this era, and if there are still visitors from the modern era who happen to set foot here, they will definitely have a deep understanding of the true identity of the host. The full name of this so-called war hall is the Han General's Mansion Foreign War Peaceful Rebellion and Chaos War Strategic Command Resolution Hall, referred to as the War Council Hall. Needless to say, this war hall was definitely the work of General Nanda, so the layout of the entire council hall was also filled with a strange atmosphere that made the indigenous people of this dynasty jaw-dropping.

There are no high-ranking generals, no layered seats, and no poorly drawn maps, and there is only a huge topographical sand table in the middle of the entire war hall, and the counties, counties, mountains, rivers, plains, and dense official roads and trails like spider webs all jump on it.

Around the terrain sand table, a silver light flickered, and dozens of Bohai eagle generals and strategists were standing onlookers, and the voices of admiration were endless. Although every military meeting must use the military sand table for pre-war deduction and military deployment, it is the first time that everyone present has seen such a huge and elaborate sand table.

But see that on the sand table, carved wood into a city, pinch soil into a mountain, moss for the plain, mercury for the river, the whole sand table is bright in color, ghostly axe, it is a magnificent art treasure. It is not difficult to see that this sand table is not only handmade and precise, but also has a long production process, and it is newly made.

"It's like being there!" Ma Yunluo first praised: "In the past, when the ancestor Ma Yuan accompanied the first emperor to conquer Kui, he gathered rice for the valley and pointed to the situation, and the first emperor praised it as 'captured in my eyes'." However, if our ancestors were here today, they would not know how to feel. ”

"Hey, hey! It turned out that the general had already had the heart to destroy Yuan Shao! Gan Ning stretched out his hand and cautiously touched the "Yecheng" in the sand table: "It's me who is disturbing myself!" ”

"It's finally time for this day!" Gazing at the topography of Hebei, Gao Shun's tiger eyes flashed: "In the nine counties of Jizhou, Yuan Shao occupies Zhongshan, Changshan, Julu, Zhao and Wei, while our army occupies Bohai, Anping, Qinghe and Hejian, and it has been a stalemate for many years...... Soon, the whole Jizhou and even the whole Hebei will be flying our eagle flag! ”

"General Gao's words are true!" The generals agreed together.

"Well said!" Accompanied by Jia Xu, Nan Ying walked into the battle hall, and stood at the sand table directly in the salute of the generals, and said calmly: "According to the latest report, Yuan Shao has gathered the main army of 90,000 to the area of Julu Pingxiang, and our army of 80,000 is also ready to go!" The overall situation of Hebei, and even the overall situation of the world, is determined by this battle! ”

"I don't know what our army's strategy is for this battle?" Among the eagles, there are questions raised.

"There's no strategy!" Nan Ying stretched out his hand and pointed at the sand table: "The main force of the army is approaching Yuan Shaoju City, and then ......" His finger moved forward: "Force Yuan Jun to fight a decisive battle with our army in the area of Julu!" ”

"Good! What a battle! The generals in the hall were jubilant.

"The lord wants to pacify Hebei in one fell swoop!" Jia Xu said with emotion: "The strength of our army comprehensively suppresses Yuan's army, and it can indeed be decided in one battle!" ”

"However, this battle can be said to affect the whole body!" He frowned lightly and said, "Once our army starts a war with Yuan's army, it will definitely cause clouds to move in all directions...... I don't know if the lord can deal with it? ”

"That's a good question! Figure! Nanying nodded, and immediately a subordinate hung a huge map in the center of the lobby.

"Those who may have taken hostile actions against our army or directly intervened in the war are Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Liu Biao, and even ......" He paused before saying: "Cao Cao!" ”

"Regarding Gongsun Zhan, the general has already ordered Liu Yu to contain him as much as possible!" Seeing that some of the generals wanted to speak, Nan Ying smiled and said: "Of course this general knows that Liu Yu alone is far from being Gongsun Zhan's opponent. Therefore, with the help of Liu Yu's good foreign relations over the years, as well as the newly concluded allies of various ethnic groups in our Bohai Navy, Ben General has already sent a message to the Xiongnu and Karasuma tribes, asking them to provide Liu Yu with full help! ”

The generals showed a look of relief together.

"Speaking of Yuan Shu, although this person has been repeatedly defeated in recent years, after all, the hundred-legged insect is not stiff, and the subordinate Wenchen generals also have some capable people, which should not be taken lightly!" Nan Ying nodded at "Huainan" on the map: "So the general has ordered Pengcheng Liu Bei to guard the main road to the north and block the reinforcements that Yuan Shu may send!" ”

"General, isn't it right?" Someone hesitated: "Liu Bei doesn't have a very good relationship with our army, and the little affection for rejecting Karasuma and discussing Dong Zhuo in the past has long faded, how can you easily entrust him with such a heavy responsibility?" Once he has a different heart, our army will be attacked on the back! ”

"Ben will admit that Liu Bei is very ambitious! But his weakness is also obvious! Nan Ying said calmly: "From a mere county official to a prince, what did he rely on?" It is the name of a Han clansman! He can disobey the Han Dynasty general, but he will never dare to go against the will of the auxiliary emperor's uncle! Because in such a situation now, if he harms the general, he will also be cut off from the world! ”

He exhaled softly: "Maybe in the future, there will be such an opportunity, he will jump out and break with us, but it will definitely not be today...... Ambitious people are smart people, and at the same time, they are the most patient people! ”

"As for Tao Qian!" Nan Ying smiled slightly: "Generals, you should have discovered that there is a Bohai Eagle general who is not present today, and of course he will not be able to participate in this main battle." In order to suppress Tao Qian, the general tried his best to appease the complaining general! ”

The generals laughed together, and some people pretended to sigh sympathetically: "Brother Zang Ba sticks to Mount Tai, it can be said that they have taken advantage of the right time, place and people, how can they move lightly?" ”

Another person said: "I heard that he is personally copying the "Three Mutual Laws", and he wants to fight for reason in front of the general, and resolutely push off the errand of garrisoning Mount Tai!" ”

The generals laughed in unison.

Nanying also laughed and said, "What nonsense! The "Three Mutual Law" promulgated by the imperial court prohibits locals from serving as local officials. It would have been in consideration of the needs of the war, which made Zang Ba temporarily stationed in Mount Tai, how can it be generalized? ”

"There is also a Liu Biao!" His face was still relaxed: "Generals, you should hope that the Marquis of Wu, who has just been knighted, will not be too impatient, otherwise, it will not be your turn to move south in the future, and Liu Biao will have become a dry bone in the grave!" ”

The generals laughed again, and some people said: "Jiangdong Xiaobawang is in the limelight, Liu Biao is too busy to take care of himself, but I'm afraid that it will be difficult to sleep and eat now!" ”

"The revenge of killing my father is not shared!" Nan Ying's expression darkened, and he said awe-inspiringly: "Ben Jiang said at the beginning that he would definitely leave Liu Biao to Sun Ce...... In today's situation, as long as Liu Biao dares to move a little, Sun Ce will definitely seize this rare opportunity! ”

"So!" He smiled again, spread his hands and said, "The so-called Southern Eagle Encirclement is actually not so terrifying!" ”

"General, you just mentioned Cao Cao!" An eagle general hesitated for a moment, and finally reminded him.

"Cao Cao?" Another eagle general was a little surprised: "This person has received great favors from the general many times, and he knows that my Bohai Navy is powerful, how dare he take revenge and hit a stone with an egg?" ”

"Cao Cao...... Ben would have dared to prophesy openly today! Nan Ying's eyes sharpened: "This person will be the biggest enemy of our army in the future, and when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are cleaned up, the primary target of our army is him!" ”

The generals of the Bohai Navy were stunned together, although out of respect for Nanying, and convinced of Nanying's tried-and-tested prophetic magic, there were still people who found it difficult to accept this. Today's Cao Cao only occupies half of the state, the cities are not well armed, the army is short of money and food, and the soldiers and horses under his command plus the newly recruited soldiers are only 40,000, which is simply vulnerable, how can he be so valued and feared by Nanying?

"You don't believe me?" Nan Ying met Gao Shun's equally incredulous gaze and sneered: "Although the eldest brother has already deterred Cao Cao, the general still dares to assert that if our army takes a full-scale offensive against Yuan Shao's side, Cao Cao may even be the first to send troops to contain our army!" ”

"He dares!" Ma Jun is an old brother of the Eagle's Nest who knows Cao Cao's details, and he has participated in the battle against the Yellow Turbans with him, and he can't help jumping up with angry eyes: "This ungrateful Cao Apu, he is impatient!" ”

"What is grace to a man who is both ambitious and ambitious?" A wry smile appeared on Nan Ying's lips: "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests...... And we are the biggest stumbling block to his struggle for world domination! ”

"What you said is right, Cao Cao did not hesitate to betray China and North Korea and join the Heavenly Stems Branch, because he only pursued interests, he has endured it for so many years, and he will never give up his ambitions because of his past feelings!" Gao Shun was stunned for a while, and finally agreed with Nan Ying's idea: "Since Brother Nan clearly said that Cao Cao would be unfavorable to our army, but he just put it last, obviously there is a solution, but I don't know what you are going to do?" ”

"This time, Cao Cao will not send troops!" Nan Ying spoke slowly, he met everyone's bewildered eyes, and said with a wry smile: "I sent him a letter, and there is only one sentence in it...... Get rid of Yuan Shao, and you and I can start from scratch! ”

"It's been a ...... from scratch" Jia Xu, who had been silent, finally spoke: "What does the lord mean?" All the kindnesses that Cao Cao owed us before, all of them were written off? ”

"Cao Cao owes us too much, in fact, we can use this to restrain and seek greater benefits from him!" He sighed, "And with the promise of the lord, he can no longer bear any infamy and burden, and go all out to deal with us...... My lord, did you make a hasty decision this time? ”

"Maybe it's too hasty!" Nanying said murmurily: "However, in the end, the Tao is not the same, since there will be a battle sooner or later, it is better to make a decision immediately!" ”

"The Admiral really doesn't understand!" Someone whispered: "Since Cao Cao will become a big problem sooner or later, why did the general spare no effort to save him back then?" Wouldn't it be better to leave him to fend for himself? ”

"Presumptuous!" Gao Shun said sharply: "The general is the orthodox Han Dynasty, he has always valued love and righteousness, and he has repeatedly repaid grievances with virtue, which has attracted heroes from all walks of life to vote, and the people of the world have returned to their hearts!" Qingwang Qi, Kuang Yiju, is also the duty of my Han king! A mere Cao Cao is just a drop in the ocean, and sooner or later he will kill himself! Moreover, his lack of affection and injustice shows the righteousness of the general, and the people with lofty ideals in the world should have a fair opinion, and the rights and wrongs are at ease in the hearts of the people! ”

Hearing his voice, all the generals were silent, and they didn't dare to say anything contrary.

Nan Ying and Gao Shun exchanged a look, and they both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes...... Where is it that you don't want to get rid of Cao Cao early? However, once the trend of history is seriously changed, Nanying will really become deaf and blind, and it will be difficult to see through the fog and be one step ahead everywhere.

"Everyone!" Nanying cleaned up his mood, propped his hands on the side of the sand table, and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, 80,000 troops will send troops from Qinghe, enter Julu from Jingxian, Jieqiao, and Guangzong, and finally force Yuan Shao's army to fight a decisive battle with our army in the area of Juluze......"

"Slow down!" The clear voice suddenly sounded, but everyone was shocked: "There have been drastic changes in Hebei, and the lord's policy is no longer feasible!" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly walked in from outside the hall, his face was solemn and solemn, and he could no longer see the lazy smile on weekdays.

His exit was shattering: "My lord, I just received the highest level of secret report, two days ago, Gongsun Zhan mastered the time route of Liu Yu's inspection of the territory through Neiying, and immediately sent troops to the north, and his white horse Yi drove hundreds of miles from one day and one night, intercepted Liu Yu near Guangyang, and successfully ......captured him alive."

When he said this, all the generals exclaimed, "What did you say! ”

Nan Ying was also shocked, and blurted out: "It's not good! In this way, Youzhou is equivalent to falling into the hands of Gongsun Zhan! ”

"Exactly!" Guo Jia sighed and said: "It is reported that Gongsun Zhan has coerced Liu Yu, causing his subordinates to come and surrender one after another, almost all of them, and the number of soldiers and horses under him has reached 50,000!" ”

"Fifty thousand?" There was a commotion among the generals: "So, what our army will face is 90,000 Yuan troops and 50,000 Gongsun troops, a total of 14 troops?" ”

"And that's not all!" Guo Jiayu was not shocked and said: "According to reliable sources, Yuan Shao has sent a secret letter to Liu Biao a few days ago, urging him to send troops north to contain our army's offensive!" ”

"The remnants of these two heavenly and earthly branches are still in cahoots!" Someone scolded, and said strangely: "How dare Liu Biao go north?" Aren't you afraid that Sun Ce will take the opportunity to take his nest? ”

"That's what I thought! However, I also received a bad piece of news, I am afraid that Sun Ce is the one who is too busy to take care of himself! Guo Jia sighed: "Sun Ce has returned to Jiangdong a few days ago, but because of a moment of anger, in front of his mother and tens of thousands of subordinates, he beheaded Yu Ji, who is known as the old immortal of Jiangdong, so that his mother Mrs. Wu was stunned on the spot, and nearly half of the people and subordinates rioted, almost causing a catastrophe...... He is still too late to be at home now, how can he get out of the house? ”

"Ce'er actually killed Yu Ji?" Nan Ying's heart felt as if he had suddenly received a heavy blow: "His situation is really dangerous......

"Liu Biao is not afraid, he came from afar, the food and grass of soldiers and horses are bound to be limited, as long as our army chooses a good general and leads 5,000 soldiers and horses, he can be turned away! However......" Guo Jia's slightly melancholy gaze fell on Nanying: "Lord! In such an unfavorable situation, whether our army still wants to take risks and fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao is still for your careful consideration! ”

"Gongsun Chan must have already reached an agreement with Yuan Shao, if our army still attacks Yuan Shao, it will definitely face Gongsun Chan's full force!" The military advisor was familiar with the situation in Hebei, and resolutely said to Nanying: "Lord, we must terminate the decisive battle strategy, and we must immediately return to the defense to resist the upcoming alliance of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan!" ”

There was silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes fell on Nanying.

"Back defense? Back to what defense? After a long time, Nanying's expressionless face finally showed a sharp smile: "It's rare for two clowns to jump out together, and the general can be decided in a battle and quickly recover the entire Hebei!" ”