788. The next step of the strategy
The current form is definitely a great thing for Zhu Wei.
But although the main force of Cao Cao's army has been destroyed outside Dagu Pass and Guangcheng Pass, should Zhu Wei take advantage of the situation to attack Yingchuan and capture Xudu, or should he return to the army to continue to meet Yuan Shao, or should he counterattack Yuan Shao north of Luoyang first?
This is also an issue that urgently needs to be decided by Zhu Wei.
It's a pity that Cao Cao's whereabouts have not been found yet, although Zhu Wei can also find some traces of the remnants of the Cao army through the map of the Three Kingdoms game, but after sending troops to search, he only found some defeated soldiers of the Cao army, but he did not really find the key figures of Cao Cao and Xiahoudun.
Judging from the current situation, Zhu Wei felt that Cao Cao was likely to flee back to Yingchuan, so he couldn't solve Cao Cao here, and Zhu Wei still had some regrets.
However, of course, after Zhu Wei knew that Guo Jia was captured, he was very happy, no matter whether this Guo Jia could be used for his own use, at least he could eliminate one of Cao Cao's right-hand men.
Of course, Guo Jia's affairs can be slowed down for the time being, and it is more important to determine the next strategy.
After all, Zhu Wei now has an army of nearly 100,000 around him, if he makes up his mind, he can directly attack Yingchuan and go straight to Cao Cao's lair Xu Du, so that even if Cao Cao escapes for a while now, as long as he can capture his territory, then Cao Cao can only become a lost dog, and there is no need to worry about it anymore.
But Jia Xu thought about it, but felt that now was not the time to storm Yingchuan, and he suggested that Zhu Wei could send a partial army to attack Yingchuan, and the main force still needed to be transferred back to the south of Luoyang to face Yuan Shao's army.
Although in terms of the current situation, Cao Cao lost 40,000 main troops, it was a good time for Zhu Wei to attack Yingchuan and directly attack Xudu.
But the problem is that Cao Cao still has some reserve troops in Yingchuan, and at the same time, Cao Cao's several defense lines in Yingchuan can also hinder the attack of Zhu Wei's army, so if Zhu Wei's army is stuck in Yingchuan, then Yuan Shao, who is on the north bank of the Yellow River, will be able to receive the news and take advantage of the situation to attack the Mengjin and Xiaopingjin ferries of the Yellow River.
Once Yuan Shao's army crosses the Yellow River, then Luoyang will be in danger, and Zhu Wei will have no geographical advantage to stop Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of troops.
Therefore, according to Jia Xu's analysis, now Zhu Wei should first return to the south of Luoyang, and then launch a counterattack against Yuan Shao, and beat Yuan Shao back to the north first.
In this way, Zhu Wei can safely capture Cao Cao's territories such as Yingchuan and Gunzhou, completely eliminate Cao Cao's remnants, and then launch a campaign against Yuan Shao in the north, which will be smooth and profitable.
It can be said that what Zhu Wei needs to do now is to completely eliminate the main army of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao with the help of the Battle of Luoyang, so it is a matter of time before the world is unified.
Anyway, Cao Cao's main force is now lost, and he doesn't have the strength to show his teeth and claws, even if he is given a little respite, there is no way to turn over.
What's more, Zhu Wei can send a partial army to attack Yingchuan, so that Cao Cao will not have a chance to breathe and recover, so there is no need to worry about Cao Cao's side not dying and becoming a big threat.
According to Jia Xu's suggestion, now Zhu Wei can withdraw his troops and return to the south of the Yellow River, and then divide part of his forces out of the Tiger Prison Pass to defeat Yuan Shao's army there, and then let Pang Yan, Zhuge Liang and others, who were originally stationed in the Tiger Prison Pass, send troops to attack Yingchuan.
In this way, it was possible to bypass the defense line arranged by Cao Cao in the south of Yingchuan, enter the northern border of Yingchuan from Xinzheng, and directly raid Xudu.
At the same time, if Zhu Weijun solved the Yuan Shaojun outside the Tiger Prison Pass, he could directly face the main force of Yuan Shao's army north of the Yellow River, and even transfer troops from the Tiger Prison Pass to capture the Yanjin Ferry of the Yellow River, which is now in the hands of Yuan Shaojun, and go around to the north bank of the Yellow River to attack and harass Yuan Shaojun's right flank.
In addition, if you delay the time a little now, you can also wait for the end of the war in Taishan County, Xuzhou, then at least Huang Zhong's troops and horses can break through from the carriage of Liang Guo into the inner belly of Gunzhou, and move at the same time in several places to completely disintegrate Cao Cao's power in the Central Plains.
In addition, at this time, the letter sent by Jiang Wan on the Jinyang side and the letter sent by Chen Qun on the Baitu County side have also been transmitted.
Now it seems that the war on Jinyang's side cannot be quickly resolved for the time being, but Jiang Wan's Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army can be agreed, and when the time comes, Zhang Liao and Ma Chao, their light cavalry, can also be transferred to the north bank of the Yellow River for a counterattack.
In this way, when Zhang Xiu and Chen Qun led 40,000 Hun cavalry into the territory of Shangdang in Bingzhou, they could combine with Zhang Liao's Huyi battalion light cavalry and attack the left flank of Yuan Shao's army from the northwest.
Although Zhang Xiu's heavy cavalry of the Tiger Wing Battalion has lost more than half, it is still possible for them to hold the Hun cavalry hostage, and it can be regarded as an overseer.
After all, now that the war has reached a critical moment, where can there be time for Zhang Xiu's Tiger Wing Battalion heavy cavalry to repair, as for the restoration of the source of troops in the future, it can only be said later.
In general, Zhu Weijun already had the advantage of counterattacking Yuan Shao's army on the north bank of the Yellow River, and it was no longer inferior in terms of troops, and it could even form an encirclement of Yuan Shao's army in Hanoi County on the north bank of the Yellow River from all directions.
Now, if Zhu Weijun can defeat Yuan Shao in one battle, it will not only be a victory in the military sense, but also reflect Zhu Wei's invincible momentum in the general trend of the world.
In this way, the people of the world can judge the position, and the people of the world can recognize the changes in the situation, so as to abandon the support for Yuan Shao, who was born in the fourth world and the third duke, and turn to Zhu Wei, the lord of the destiny of heaven, who has the new atmosphere of the world.
In this way, the next battle situation in the world will be clear, and it can definitely be caused by Zhu Wei's army, and the people everywhere will welcome each other happily, and the rich and wealthy will all bow down.
Zhu Wei listened to Jia Xu's words, but he was more able to accept this idea, so Zhu Wei temporarily camped in Liangxian County, and after searching for Cao Cao again for a day, he also returned to Luoyang with the whole army.
Of course, during this day, Zhu Wei also checked what he had gained after the battle with Cao Cao, and also met with many civil and military subordinates captured by Cao Cao's army.
This No. 1 character is naturally the ghost Guo Jia.
This Guo Jia is just thirty years old this year, and he is also from the Guo family in Yingchuan, but he belongs to the side line of the Guo family, and in fact, he already belongs to the ranks of the poor family, and he cannot be regarded as a scholar family.
Therefore, this Guo Jia will feel very usable in the heart of Cao Cao, who is bent on suppressing the scholars, and will put Guo Jia's status in the first place among the strategists.
It's just that Guo Jia was born in a poor family in his early years, and he couldn't be reused everywhere, and he was also cold and lazy, and he was a little self-defeating, indulging in wine all day long, but he ruined his body......