Chapter 740: Temptation
"Yan Liang, the general under the command of Yuan Benchu, led 20,000 iron cavalry, and the 50,000 cavalry companies of the Southern Xiongnu, and it has been a day since the troops were dispatched from Yuyang, and the target is directly aimed at my Liaodong." Jamu holds the latest intelligence report.
A group of civil and military forces in Liaodong gathered together, and this place can be called a world of independent overseas independence.
Chen Gong, as the person in charge of Liaodong, sat on the main seat, one left and one right, and the civil and military were seated in columns. In the center is a huge sand table, on which is a detailed topographical microcosm of Liaodong, on which every fortress and every high mountain is almost exactly the same. This is the result of Chen Gong spending nearly half a year and mobilizing countless manpower and material resources.
After the sand table was brought out by Yuan Shu, it became another weapon for leading troops into battle. But in the hands of Chen Gong, it played an even more powerful role. On this sand table, there are countless pillboxes scattered everywhere. These bunkers surrounded the city and the main roads were built at great expense by the Chen Palace.
Pang Tong sat in the first position on the left, looking at the sand table in front of him, and was amazed in his heart. Although I have seen it countless times, every time I see Pang Tong, I have to sigh from the bottom of my heart, who in the world can break this kind of arrangement?
Even with his conceit, if he has 200,000 elites in his hands, it will be difficult to break in the face of Liaodong, which is now only 70,000 or 80,000 guards. Not to mention the existence of a big man like Chen Gong in Liaodong who is good at arranging his backhands in advance, and the 200,000 elites may be in and out.
"Gongtai, with Liaodong's current defense, do you still need to worry about his 20,000 iron cavalry? If he doesn't come, he will come, and when he comes, Zilong and I will definitely swallow it in one fell swoop. Sun Ce said excitedly.
"Even if Yuan Shao is not very clear about the current deployment of Liaodong, he should know a thing or two. Without an army of 200,000, it is impossible to attack my Liaodong, how could he do such an unwise thing? Zhao Yun was not as straightforward as Sun Ce, and said calmly.
"What Zilong said is good, Yuan Shaoxin has only been in Youzhou for a few months. The losses of troops are incalculable, how can we have the military strength to attack our Liaodong? What the other party is trying is definitely not Liaodong. Pang Tong said.
"What is the goal of the other party? Could it be the Wuhuan who lives in Changli? Zhang Xiu was puzzled.
"Wuhuan is now greatly injured and there are not many clansmen, all of whom are gathered near my Liaodong, as the outer protection of our army, and it can be regarded as a part of my Liaodong. Although I didn't have the same dense Wubao checkpoints near Changli as in Liaodong, I took care of it a little. There are also many Wu forts and checkpoints in it, especially near Changli City. As long as we order Wuhuan to hold on and support 5,000 foot soldiers, the other party will definitely not be able to move an inch in Changli County. Chen Gong said.
He loved Liaodong very much, because it was the most suitable battlefield for him. He is not good at adapting to emergencies, but he is good at planning for a rainy day and strategizing, and he is not inferior to anyone in this regard. Therefore, his best way of fighting is to shrink and hold on, and make the opponent feel desperate and consume the opponent with a defense system that cannot be splashed with water.
This area of Liaodong is not only remote, but also has difficult roads, and once Yuan Shao sends troops, logistics will become a problem. An army of 20,000 could not support the battle without more than 50,000 men transporting grain and grass, and if a large army were to come, it would take several months on land alone. In addition, the terrain of Liaodong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is simply a natural barrier, otherwise Gongsun Du's family would not have been independent here for so many years under the pressure of Cao Wei, and was even called the so-called "Four Kingdoms" by some people.
Relying on his own arrangement, Chen Gong was confident that Yuan Shao would raise troops from all over the country to come, and he would spend more than a year in Liaodong. And for such a long time, the money and food required by the army of Zhao State was enough to drag down the entire Zhao State. In history, Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goryeo were a bloody lesson.
"As far as the arrangement of the public platform in Changli, Yan Liang led all the cavalry, and if you don't bring any large-scale siege equipment, even the next city may be difficult." Pang Tong sighed inexplicably.
The last thing a military advisor like him who likes to make strange plans is an opponent like Chen Gong, who doesn't give you room to show it at all. Along the way, there are more than a dozen fortified cities and countless hungry fortresses, and there is really no way to deal with them except for hard encounters.
"Yan Liang led the cavalry to come, it must not be for Liaodong, nor for the siege of the city, then their target is probably the Wuhuan people."
"It's just a bit of scrap, and if they want to kill them, let them kill them. Anyway, they can't make a profit from such a long-distance attack, but it's just a dog-eat-dog with Wuhuan and loses both. Let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Zhang Xiu snorted coldly.
He was born in Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and he naturally had no good impression of these aliens.
"Weiyou is cautious." Hearing this, Jia Mu frowned slightly and said: "The Hu people are like weeds that cannot be killed, and killing alone cannot fundamentally solve the problem of the Hu people. Your Majesty once said that we should assimilate and absorb the Hu people, and now that Wuhuan has surrendered to my Great Chu and is the people of Great Chu, how can he look at it differently? If we do this, I am afraid that it will be difficult to subdue the heart of Wuhuan in the future. If your words are known to the Duke of Bo'an, it will make you look good. ”
The young and vigorous Zhang Xiu was particularly unconvinced when he heard this, but when he thought of Liu Yu's old antique methods, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart and stopped speaking.
After staying in Jinling for so long, Liu Yu can be regarded as open, and has long given up the idea of reviving the Han Dynasty. At the request and guidance of Yuan Shu, he came to Liaodong, and turned his dream into his unfinished business, assimilating to the Hu people.
As the former boss of Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan have completely opposite ideas and practices. Gongsun Zhan's idea is to kill all the Hu people, kill them in fear, and Youzhou will naturally be peaceful. And Liu Yu's idea is that the Hu people are inexhaustible, the original Northern Xiongnu was destroyed, and Xianbei came out, that is, Xianbei was destroyed, and there would be a Wuhuan, since it could not be killed, then it was possible to find another way to assimilate it.
Essentially, both of them did the right thing, and both of them were successful. A Hu man who killed was terrified and was called the White Horse General; One captures the hearts of the Hu people and promotes the integration of Hu and Han. If the two cooperate with each other, one singing with a white face and the other with a red face, it may really be able to solve the problem of the Hu people to a large extent and bring peace to Youzhou for decades. But unfortunately, the two fell out, and there was chaos in the world.
Liu Yu has been away from Youzhou for so long, but the Hu people still haven't forgotten this old man. Especially under the current situation of the Hu people, when they were in a panic, this kind old man appeared in front of them again, and they firmly surrounded this old man without hesitation.
People's obsession is terrifying, even Zhang Xiu doesn't want to annoy such an old man who assimilates Hu people as his lifelong philosophy. This fight can't be scolded, a bunch of people under his command are impressed by his personal charm, and are willing to shed blood for him, Zhang Xiu doesn't want everyone to shout and beat him everywhere he goes.
"The best way to do this today is to stick to it so that it doesn't change. But if the other party comes for the sake of Wuhuan, we had better take the initiative when we can't stand idly by. Pang Tong said.
The Hu people are not as good as the Han people, the Han people can drill into the city with a strong wall, and they can't run away anyway, it's a big deal that there is no food, and Yuan Shu doesn't lack that bit anyway. And the Hu people have so many cattle and sheep, it is not easy to deal with, they are all enclosed in the city, and it is estimated that a large number of people will starve to death and die of disease within a few days. Although Yuan Shu doesn't care about the money and food, he can't let these Hu people lose their vitality! The relationship between the two sides is inherently sensitive, and it is not okay to let the other party eat white rice, and the other party will starve to death if they don't let the other party eat white rice, and they are in a dilemma.
"Yes, that's the best way to do it, but I'm afraid... The other side deliberately lured us into attacking. Chen Gong said.