"Let the army go first. Later, I will give Brother Meng De a reasonable explanation. After that, Liu Fan ordered Guan Yu to lead his 1,000 cavalry and Cao Cao's 1,000 cavalry as the leading army.

Cao Cao knew Liu Fan's deeds, exterminated the bandits, annihilated the Huns, the battle of Changshe, and planned to take Yang Zhai. These are all won by stratagem, which shows that Liu Fan will definitely think deeply and make a perfect plan before fighting.

Although Cao Cao had doubts, he still handed over his only 1,000 cavalry to Guan Yu.

Next, 40,000 yellow turbans carried some grain and grass and marched south.

Finally, Xu Huang's 3,000 infantry and Cao Cao's 4,000 infantry.

Liu Fan left Liu Pi in Yangzhai City and ordered him to lead two thousand soldiers to defend Yangzhai City.

Of the 2,000 soldiers, 800 were the Yellow Turban warriors who had captured Yang Zhai before, and the other 1,200 soldiers were carefully selected from the Yellow Turbans that Yang Zhai surrendered. If these 2,000 soldiers have been training for a year and a half, their combat effectiveness will certainly not be underestimated.

Liu Fan and Cao Cao each led their guards in front of the infantry.

"Shimin, you haven't told me why you brought these troops with you, won't you let them attack the city and send them to death? We'll sit in the back and reap the fisherman's profits! Cao Cao boldly guessed.

"Since they have surrendered, they are still the people of the Han Dynasty, how could I, Liu Shimin, do such a treacherous thing!" Liu Fan laughed at Cao Cao's statement.

"Why?" Cao Cao asked Liu Fan, he was puzzled.

"Our army is so powerful, the Yellow Turbans of Jiaxian County must be aware of it, and they will withdraw all the main forces into the city and hold the city! So, what can we do? Liu Fan asked rhetorically.

After the uprising, the Yellow Turban Army did not quickly assemble, but scattered in various places to act in isolation, and even did not support and cooperate with each other, and was finally broken by the officers and troops.

The Yellow Turban generals lacked combat talent, and would only stick to one city and one pool, or besiege the fortified city for a long time. Fighting with officers and men for attrition, they do not know how to be flexible in tactics and tactics. After a short victory, he could only be beaten passively.

It is precisely because the Yellow Turban Army is keen on attacking and defending the city and sticking the main force of the Yellow Turban Army to one place that there will be a situation of defeat.

Strategy, that is, the overall situation, is a strategy for planning and perfecting the overall situation of a war.

Tactics, that is, local, are the methods by which generals conduct battles.

"How can a mere straggler be able to stop my army of big Han tigers and wolves, prepare siege equipment, and break it in one go." Cao Cao replied arrogantly.

"Siege requires huge casualties, go up to the army to attack, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and then attack the city. Attacking the city is only a last resort. Liu Fan said slowly.

The attack on the Yingchuan Yellow Turban is not to deal with those barbarian clans, nor is it a battle that must be fought.

Although this is a soldier's important words. But there are some battles that must be fought, and all that can only be done is to take the next step. Cao Cao explained to Liu Fan.

In practical application, this sentence can be divided into two categories and four levels. "Plotting" and "cutting relations" belong to the "no war" thinking; "Cutting down troops" and "besieging cities" belong to the thinking of "cautious warfare".

"Attacking and plotting" refers to relying on the comprehensive operation of strategic use, including political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and other means, and settling disputes in advance without waiting for the contradictions between the opposing sides to intensify.

"Second, when the contradictions have already emerged, we should mobilize the forces of our own country and the countries concerned, show our determination, create an overwhelming superiority or a balance of forces, supplemented by knowing the interests and disadvantages, and achieve the strategic goal without resorting to force through compromises and compromises.

"Second trooping" refers to the use of part of the military force to deal with the enemy outside the enemy's political and economic center of gravity, so as to minimize the damage of the war.

"Attacking the city" refers to the last resort when the above three efforts are ineffective, that is, to capture the enemy's strategic points or even all of its territory.

However, it must be admitted that in a military confrontation, it is not easy to achieve the outcome of completely surrendering without a fight, even if the side is in an advantageous and active position.

Although there are many famous generals in history who have achieved "soldiers who surrender without a fight", the most important achievements of these famous generals are still fought by real swords and guns, and there are very few records of "soldiers who surrender without a fight".

Therefore, "surrendering without a fight" is the highest state of the art of war, and planning to attack is also the most difficult realm to achieve.

"The surrender of the Yellow Turbans to transport food is just incidental, there are casualties in the siege, but it can attack the heart. If the strategy goes well, I will take Jiaxian without a single soldier. Liu Fan said steadily. The tone seemed to be a sure win.

"Please tell me carefully." Cao Cao asked anxiously in his heart.

The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Otherwise, with Cao Cao's shrewd mind, he would definitely be able to understand Liu Fan's purpose.

"Bocai and Peng Tuo were destroyed in Yangzhai, and the main force of the Yellow Turban was lost. The morale of the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, Runan, and Chenguo was greatly damaged. Our army is besieging Jiaxian, and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army in Jiaxian County will probably be even lower. At this time, our army besieged but did not attack, not only did our army encircle, but also ordered the surrendered Yellow Turban Army to wear yellow turbans and join the siege. How will Brother Meng De feel? Liu Fan looked at Cao Cao.

Liu Fan's words have been said so bluntly that it can be said to be thorough at all.

Cao Cao suddenly realized, and exclaimed: "At that time, as long as you lobby a few words, the Yellow Turban Army will definitely open the city and surrender." As the saying goes, it is not difficult to be careful in planning, but Brother Shimin does not leak a drop of water in this plan. ”

Looking at Liu Fan's young face, Cao Cao was very amazed. If it weren't for knowing Liu Fan's ability to carry the tripod and tear the living. He would definitely think that Liu Fan was a Confucian general like Sima Sui Tho and Xianzhen.

"After planning the war, I am just a small skill of carving insects, and I will only know if I have tried to succeed." Liu Fan's character is like this, as soon as others praise him, he likes to be humble.

The officers and soldiers came to attack Jiaxian with great fanfare, and after receiving the news, the Jiaxian Yellow Turbans all retreated to the county seat of Jiaxian.

That night, Liu Fan's army came to Jiaxian five miles away, and set up camp there, with the infantry as the Chinese army, the cavalry stationed on both wings, and the surrendered Yellow Turban battalion behind it.

The Yellow Turban Army in Jiaxian County looked at the huge military camp of the official army and trembled.