The clothes on Shi A's body have been scraped by the thorns in the forest, and his body is full of cuts. But he still ran all the way back to Yuyuan Pass.

"Quick! I'm Shi A, I want to see the guards of Yuyuan Pass! ”

The guards of Yuyuan Guan ran out of Chang Yuchun.

"It's Brother Shi!"

"General Chang, do you see the wolf smoke?"

"See! Needless to say, Brother Agui arrived one step ahead of you and has rushed to Luoyang. I have prepared a fast horse and sent someone to escort Brother Shi to Luoyang! ”

……

Ah Gui and Shi Ah rushed back to Luoyang one after another.

The wolf smoke they lit in Songshan attracted the attention of Yuyuan Pass. Chang Yuchun has ordered someone to fly to report to Liu Mang, although Liu Mang and his staff do not know why the wolf smoke protrudes, but the path formed by the three wolf smoke points directly to Henan.

Whatever the reason, there must be something important!

Liu Mang, Liu Bowen, Wang Meng and other staff members discussed urgently and decided to assemble a team first to deal with various possible situations.

Although the Han army had 100,000 people, it was deployed in various places, and the soldiers and horses that could be mobilized were limited.

can only draw part of the troops from Cheng Yanjin's Luoyang garrison and Zhang Xutuo's Yulin Guard.

Ah Gui and Shi A rushed to Luoyang, and the situation was finally clear.

Liu Mang immediately ordered Zhang Xutuo to be the general, Deng Zhi to be the deputy, and led the troops to be stationed twenty miles east of the Guishi and Yuyuan Pass.

The south can defend against the sneak attack of Yuzhou, and the west can support Yuyuan Pass at any time.

At the same time, he rushed to Yuyuan Pass to assist Chang Yuchun and strengthen the defense of the southern passes such as Yuyuan, Otani, and Yique.

Strengthened the southward defense, Liu Mang did not feel relaxed.

Yuan Shu's threat is still there, which worries Liu Mang.

Shi A and Ah Gui have been returning to Luoyang for a few days, and Qin Qiong has never heard from him, which makes Liu Mang even more worried.

sent a letter to Chang Yuchun, ordering him to strengthen the patrol in the south of Yuyuan Pass to find Qin Qiong's whereabouts.

At the same time, Shi Jin and Agui, Zhang Qing and Shi A, each with a small team of soldiers and horses, searched for Qin Qiong from the west and east.

……

Liu Mang's next strategic goal is Yuan Shu.

Liu Mang also expected that Yuan Shu would not coexist peacefully with Luoyang.

It's time to solve Yuan Shu's Shouchun puppet Han court!

However, Yuan Shu's strength is no worse than Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Instead of fighting hard, it is unwise and there is no certainty of victory.

Between the two places, there is only a passage between Yuyuan Pass and Kaifeng, and there is Songshan Mountain in the middle. If you want to advance quickly and win quickly, there is no possibility.

Yuan Shu occupied the entire territory of Yuzhou, Nanyang in Jingzhou, and Lujiang and Jiujiang in the north of Yangzhou.

It has a population of more than 10 million and nearly 300,000 strong soldiers. And the territory it rules has a vast strategic depth.

Judging from the intelligence brought back by Shi A and others, Yuzhou is in the north of Yingchuan, on the line from Lunshi to Yanling, and has built a complete defense system.

If the Luoyang Han army launched a strong attack from the north, it would definitely meet with stubborn resistance.

Although the Luoyang Han Army has strong soldiers and fierce generals, Yuan Shu has been in Yingchuan for many years, and there is no shortage of cunning and brave generals under his command.

Even if the Luoyang Han army will not lose, it will inevitably fall into a protracted battle and tug-of-war.

The tug-of-war shows that the competition is the strategy of the commander and the courage of the soldiers, but fundamentally speaking, it is a war of attrition and a war of consumption of logistics and grass.

……

Yuan Shu, it must be fought.

The puppet Han court must be requisitioned.

However, Luoyang alone is definitely not enough.

Liu Bowen, Wang Meng and others analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of both sides.

Liu Mang's advantages are mainly two.

First, there is righteousness in hand.

The Luoyang Imperial Court is the orthodox inheritance of the Han Dynasty. The princes of the world, even though there are many criticisms of the imperial court controlled by Liu Mang, most of the princes, at least on the surface, still recognize the legitimacy of the Luoyang court.

Second, the surrounding area is stable.

North.

The establishment of the Southern Xiongnu Lieutenant Department has strengthened the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Southern Xiongnu departments.

Hu Luguang, Yang Yanzhao and others held on to the northern border for many years, and they were quite popular and experienced in resisting the Xiongnu.

Northern border, worry-free.

West.

After Dong Zhuo was seriously injured, he has been in a half-dead state.

Although the strength of the Xiliang Army is strong, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others have different thoughts, and their hearts are not aligned.

In addition, the Luoyang Imperial Court strictly guarded the Xiliang Army, and at the same time, it also continued to appease.

Although there is a threat in the west, defense is not a problem.

East.

Yuan Shao of Jizhou has just lost to Liu Mang and Cao Cao. The military heart of Jizhou is still being repaired.

As long as it is handled properly, in a short period of time, Yuan Shao will not easily use the knife again.

As long as the situation in the north, west, and east is kept stable, Liu Mang can deal with Yuan Shu in the south with peace of mind.

……

As an opponent Yuan Shu, there are two main disadvantages.

First, Yuan Shu acted perversely, and the world was angry.

Although the tricks continued, Shouchun was not recognized by the princes of the world.

In addition to Yizhou Liu Yan's father and son, for the purpose of self-reliance, they recognized the Shouchun puppet Han court. The rest of the princes have all criticized him.

The hearts of the people in the world are in Luoyang, not Shouchun.

Yuan Shu and his Shouchun puppet court have become public enemies in the world.

Second, Yuan Shu's territory has a long depth and a large span, and the defensive pressure is naturally great.

The area ruled by Yuan Shu was longitudinal, near the Yellow River in the north and the Yangtze River in the south. Horizontal, Yizhou in the west and Yanxu in the east.

In such a vast area, except for the north and northwest of Nanyang, there are mountains such as Funiu Mountain and Wudang Mountain, and the Yangtze River in the south, the rest of the area has no natural barrier.

From the perspective of the separatist situation, Yuanshu is Luoyang Liu Mang to the north, Yanzhou Cao Cao and Xuzhou Liu Bei to the east, Yangzhou Sun Ce to the southeast, and Jingzhou Liu Biao to the west and southwest.

Yuan Shu is located in the land of four wars.

Among the princes from all walks of life, Liu Mang was Yuan Shu's mortal enemy. Cao Cao Liu Bei had an alliance with Liu Mang, so he was naturally hostile to Yuan Shu. Although Sun Ce was once a subordinate of Yuan Shu, he had slashed the puppet Han envoy of Shouchun with a sword, and he was also inclined to Luoyang. As for Liu Biao, his attitude has always been ambiguous, but from the analysis of Liu Biao's recent attitude, once Luoyang and Shouchun start a war, it is certain that Liu Biao will not help Shouchun.

……

The situation is undoubtedly favorable to Liu Mang and the Han court in Luoyang.

How to turn advantages into advantages and winning momentum is the key.

First of all, it is necessary to ensure that there will be no situation in the north, west, and east, and secondly, it is necessary to actively contact the surrounding princes to jointly deal with Yuan Shu.

Liu Mang immediately convened the staff and the main commanders of the army in Luoyang and nearby to discuss and study.

This meeting gathered the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Hongzhang, Fan Zhongyan and other court officials, as well as Liu Bowen, Wang Meng, Du Ruhui, Li Yan, Wu Yong and other staff, Xu Da and Fu Youde also rushed from their respective stations.

Su Dingfang guarded Taiyuan, Fang Xuanling Inspector and Zhou, Kou Zhun Jingxiang Bao Zheng, etc., each in one place, did not participate in the meeting.

The ability of the military generals participating in the conference is enough to make the founding kings of all dynasties envious.

Regarding the battle against Yuan Shu, the civil and military forces at the meeting agreed on the same opinion, and there was no need to discuss more. What needs to be discussed is how to ensure the victory of this campaign. (To be continued.) )