Chapter 420: Battle with Zhou Yu (1)
"The Lord forgives sins, but the last general is not thoughtful." Jaw open.
"If you are in a hurry to make a plan and do not think it carefully, it is inevitable that it will not be thoughtful. However, in the future, it should be noted that marching and fighting involves thousands of lives, so we must be cautious! ”
"The last will be remembered." Open the jaw should be lowered.
Yu Gu came out and said: "Lord, since Zhou Yu threatened to fight with us in the field, he should take the initiative to attack." We don't have to be the first to strike. At this time, it is better to be quiet than to move. ”
Liu Yi, the commander of the spearmen, came out and said, "The last general does not dare to agree. Thinking about our Hebei army, since the beginning of the army, it has defeated Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu many times, and it is invincible and rarely defeated. How can you cringe now because Zhou Yu is strong. We have spearmen who specialize in restraining cavalry, invincible giant beasts, Youzhou elite cavalry, and the lord himself is in charge, which is enough to defeat Zhou Yu. The last general felt that we should take the initiative and win by a landslide. ”
"Hmph, that's a nice thing you said." He retorted, but did not veto it outright.
"Lord, you should pay attention." Jaw open.
"Hmm."
Yuan Xi nodded.
If you let everyone discuss it, there will be no results in a day or a night.
It is still necessary to have a person who makes the decision to formulate a battle strategy.
Yuan Xi said slowly: "I prefer General Liu Yi's suggestion, it should be stronger, so as to facilitate future negotiations." However, before going to war, we need to have a careful plan. ”
"First of all, Zhou Yu's 30,000 soldiers are the elite of the Jiangdong Army, they are especially good at offensive and defensive warfare, and we are good at field warfare."
"You should also know that the Jiangdong Army is composed of Shanyue soldiers and Danyang warriors, and almost all of them can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles. This is also the reason why Li Tong was stationed in Jiangnan and could not resist. Moreover, Zhou Yu is super resourceful and knows the art of war, which we should not underestimate. Of course, there is no need to be afraid, after all, we are not muddy. ”
"I thought about it carefully, and I still had to wait until noon tomorrow to challenge outside Zhou Yu's camp. Whether he fights or not, it's good for us. ”
"If he can't bear it and goes out to meet the enemy, we will destroy him in the wild."
"Oh yes." Yuan Xi seemed to remember something, and said with a smile: "General Xi, you go to find dozens of people who can speak and scold, and wait until tomorrow before the battle, let them scold Zhou Yu and scold all the eighteen generations of his ancestors." Zhou Yu has always been stingy, he may really go out of the village to fight. ”
"Will this work?" I can't believe it. Even he, a small general, knows that ignoring the enemy's provocations, Zhou Yu is a famous general of a generation, how can he be fooled?
"If you don't try, how do you know?"
He said, "Yes." The last will go and prepare. ”
After the end of the council, Yuan Xi realized a problem.
With such a big family business in Hebei, there is no military advisor who can handle it. Yan Liang, who went to Chang'an, and the army who went to Qingzhou, did not have military divisions with them. The 50,000 troops who are on the verge of Shouchun have no military divisions. When it comes to the enemy, who will give advice?
In the past, I fought on a single front, and I had my own command, and I didn't feel anything.
Now that he is fighting on multiple fronts and facing a master like Zhou Yu, the problem is exposed.
"Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, and Guo Tu are not first-line strategists, they are suitable for ruling in the rear, turning over troops, escorting grain and grass, etc., it seems that in addition to collecting Gan Ning, you have to accept another strategist."
Yuan Xi muttered in his heart.
The world's strategists, only Wolong Zhuge Liang, Feng Xiao Pang Shiyuan, Sima Yi, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Zhou Yu, etc., can be regarded as first-line strategists. The rest are embarrassing to reuse.
And these strategists, only Feng Xiao Pang Shiyuan, have not yet appeared, and they don't know where they are.
"My lord, General Zhang Jaw has an urgent matter to see." Wen Chou said outside the tent.
"Didn't you just leave, why did you come back again? Let him in. Yuan Xi retracted his mind and sat up straight.
Zhang Jaw walked in and handed a letter to Yuan Xi: "Lord, this is an urgent report from Xuzhou that the last general just received. ”
"Xuzhou? It can't be Cao Cao's movement, right? Yuan Xi opened it and looked at it.
The content of the letter is simple.
Yan Liang returned to Hebei from Xiliang, and then went to Puyang from Wei County, heard about the battle in Yangzhou, and wanted to rush to help.
"Let's take a look." Yuan Xi handed the letter back to Zhang Jaw.
"It turned out to be General Yan Liang. His army is still in Puyang, too far away from here, why bother with an expedition, or is it better to rest and wait in the rear, what does the lord think? ”
"Hmm. You write a letter back to me and ask him to transfer the army to Pengcheng. ”
"Yes."
Zhang Jaw immediately understood Yuan Xi's intentions. Now Xuzhou and Qingzhou lack a single general, Yuan Xi transferred Yan Liang's tens of thousands of troops to Pengcheng, it is obvious that Yan Liang is familiar with the situation in Xuzhou and will guard Xuzhou in the future.
Next.
As soon as the sky was bright, Zhou Yu's camp moved.
There were seven people and horses, leaving the camp and disappearing into the white mist.
Later, Zhou Yu personally led a 5,000-foot army towards Yuan Xi's camp.
"Governor Yudu, Yuan Jun is out of the camp." The yellow cover Pegasus came.
"Woo." Zhou Yu stopped and said, "Immediately send an order, the rear army will become the front army, and return to the camp." Ordered Cheng Pu's department to travel five miles to the north. Xu Sheng's department, five miles south. The rest of the armies quickly arrived at the designated place. ”
"No."
Huang Gai personally went to herald.
The army returned the way it came.
Yuan Xi and Zhang Jaw, who had just left the camp, were still walking on the official road. Yuan Xi yawned a few times and complained: "This Zhou Yu is really full of fighting spirit, and he is ready to attack me before dawn." ”
"We originally wanted to wait for noon to go to the enemy camp again, but Zhou Yu was more anxious than us." Jaw smiled back.
"Report." The scout ran over: "Lord, Zhou Yu's army has returned to the camp." ”
Hey?
Yuan Xi said: "Didn't Zhou Yu come to challenge me, why did he go back again?" ”
"Aren't you scared?" He said with a smile.
"Scared? Zhou Yu won't be afraid. He must be playing tricks again, trying to fool us. Listen, all of you, from now on, without my orders, do not act rashly, and if you discover the enemy, ignore it, and just line up in place to defend it. No matter what tricks he is playing, he beats him, we beat ours, follow me straight to Zhou Yu's camp, where we will fight them. ”
After Yuan Xi finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Go!" ”
"Let's go."
The army moved on.
It was only five miles from the enemy camp.
It sounds so close, like it's within the blink of an eye.
But in the thick fog, it was necessary to maintain a defensive formation, but also to beware of Zhou Yu's ambushes and surprise soldiers, and the speed was extremely slow. It took half an hour to get to Zhou Yu's camp.
During this period, a small group of enemy troops surrounded the rear of Yuan's army, and because Yuan Xi had a strict order, he was not allowed to fight, so that small group of enemy troops turned around in the rear and left.