Two feints and a surprise attack all the way require at least three commanders who are both wise and brave.

If Zhang Miao and Lu Bu believe that the feint attack of the two routes is real, it is not only necessary to invest enough troops in Xin'an and Gaodu, but also to have enough fame and prestige among the commanders of the two routes.

In addition to the need for commanders in the Battle of Luoyang in Hanoi, Yanmen, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Puban and other places also need to have suitable people to garrison to prevent enemies from all sides.

Especially Taiyuan and Shangdang, directly facing Jizhou. Although Liu Mang reluctantly agreed to trade pig iron with Jizhou, it was not enough to ensure that Yuan Shao would not handle the affairs of Hanoi, and he must always guard against Jizhou's sudden attack.

In the state army, although there are top commanders of various eras, there are too many places to employ people.

There are Xiongnu in the north, and Yanmen is inseparable from Yang Yanzhao.

Hu Luguang is a good commander and is also very loyal to Liu Mang. But he had just taken up the post of captain of the Southern Huns, and he couldn't get out.

Taiyuan is the base camp of the state, because of the full osmanthus Rongxi aid to the west of the county, the Taiyuan garrison force is reduced, and the defense pressure of Jingcheng is increased. Su Dingfang and Li Xiucheng had the most reputation in the Jizhou army, and in order to ensure the safety of Taiyuan, they could only leave them in Jinyang and Jingcheng.

Hedong and Hongnong. Pusaka was the focus of the defense of the Xiliang Group, and Hongnong County was the key to controlling Hongnong County and ensuring the offensive and defensive battle of Hangu Pass.

In addition, the party still needs to focus on defense, and Liu Mang's subordinates have not many available commanders. Among them, like Wang Meng and Guo Kan, although they have the ability to command, due to the short time of attachment, they have not yet commanded the soldiers and horses of the state, and they lack run-in with the subordinate captains, so they are not suitable to serve as the commander of the army alone.

Xu Da's ability has been recognized by the soldiers of Bingzhou, and he has won enough reputation for him in two battles and one battle in the party. Liu Bowen and Wang Meng both believed that they should be transferred to participate in the Battle of Luoyang in Hanoi.

However, Xu Da is currently responsible for the party's garrison, and if Xu Da is transferred, it is necessary to arrange suitable people to garrison the party in order to control Jizhou.

In addition to the above-mentioned generals.

The commander who can participate in the Battle of Luoyang in Hanoi is the only one left Fu Youde Tan Daoji.

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Garrisoning the party is an extremely heavy task. In addition to the Eastern Imperial Jizhou, it is also necessary to provide support for the teams that launched an attack from Gaodu. When necessary. Even military support is needed, and there must be people who can strategize.

After careful consideration, Liu Mang first determined the candidates for the garrison of Shangdang and Hedong.

Liu Bowen replaced Xu Da and was stationed in the eldest son of the party. Guo Kan is the deputy, and Jing Xiang is responsible for logistics support.

Xu Shiji continued to garrison Kasaka.

Extract Shan Xiongxin Wang Bodang from the salt pool. Garrisoned in Hebei and Fenglingdu, in order to resist the west of Liang.

Subsequently, the commanders and generals who participated in the Battle of Luoyang in Hanoi were determined.

Wang Meng, as the commander-in-chief of this campaign, also led the Western Route Army. Fu Youde assisted Wang Meng in commanding the Western Route Army, Yang Yansi, Wang Yanzhang, and Lin Chong were generals, and Shi Jin and Jiang Ping led a fleet of ships on the Yellow River to cover the waterway for the Western Route Army.

Gaodu's Eastern Route Army, in addition to attacking the Yewang of Hanoi. It is also responsible for blocking enemy reinforcements from the east. The commander of the East Route Army was served by Xu Da, and Qin Qiong, Pei Yuanshao, Pei Yuanqing, and Chen Yu became generals.

The Northwest Route Army, with Tan Daoji as the commander and Yang Zaixing and Gao Gao as the generals, launched an attack on Yixian.

This deployment is basically in line with Wang Meng's suggestion of two ways of feint attack and one way of surprise attack. However, everyone didn't expect that Liu Mang would be a surprise attacker. It was handed over to Tan Daoji.

Can Tan Daoji take on this heavy responsibility?

"Yes!"

Liu Mang affirmed that in addition to the introduction of systematic talents as a reference, he also referred to Tan Daoji's comprehensive performance.

Since joining the army, Tan Daoji has participated in two major battles of Shangdang and Hedong.

Stable performance. And his performance in C training has been unanimously recognized by everyone.

Liu Mang handed over the task of the surprise attack to Tan Daoji, and there was another layer of consideration.

In Wang Meng's strategy of "two-way feints, all the way to surprise attacks", only the two-way feints are really credible can attract more troops from the enemy. So as to ensure that the surprise attack will have a miraculous effect.

In order to convince the enemy that the feint attack force is the main force of the annex, it is necessary to have a commander of sufficient weight in the enemy's mind.

Xu Da is already famous, Wang Meng is famous in the Battle of Hedong, and he is a different driver in the state, and Fu Youde, who was the first to follow Liu Mang, is supplemented.

Equip Wang Meng and Xu Da with elite soldiers and strong generals to launch an offensive from the west and north, and the enemy will at least consider one of them to be the main force of Bingzhou, and will definitely invest most of his troops to defend Hangu Pass and Yewang.

And Tan Daoji is not famous, will not attract the attention of the enemy, and is the most suitable for a surprise attack mission.

Liu Mang explained his idea and was recognized by his subordinates.

After the deployment was completed, the ministries began to make active preparations.

Liu Bowen wants to be stationed in the party, and his corresponding responsibilities in General Wei will be temporarily handed over to Wu Yong's agent. In particular, the work of intelligence gathering was handed over to Wu for use in an all-round way.

This arrangement is not only to alleviate the pressure on Liu Bowen, but also to systematize the intelligence work.

After the imperial court settled in Anyi, the intelligence workload became more and more large. However, due to the inconvenience of information transmission, many important information cannot be transmitted in time.

Liu Mang ordered Wu to set about integrating and forming a larger intelligence network, and in order to improve the efficiency of intelligence transmission, Zhang Wanzhong was ordered to train and provide a large number of carrier pigeons for the use of intelligence personnel sent to distant places.

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The Battle of Hanoi is still under active preparation. And Cao C's campaign to attack Xuzhou has been in full swing.

After conquering many places in Xuzhou, the Yanzhou army continued to divide its troops into three routes and launched an attack on Tanxian, Pengcheng, and Kaiyang, which are important towns in the north of Xuzhou.

Cao C raised troops to avenge his father, and also to take advantage of the situation to seize the rich Xuzhou.

After entering Xuzhou, although he did not encounter stubborn resistance, Cao C felt the deep hostility of the people of Xuzhou.

Although Yanzhou and Xuzhou are close neighbors, Yanzhou belongs to the Yellow River Basin. Xuzhou belongs to the Huai River Basin, and the customs and languages of the two places are different.

Tao Qian has governed Xuzhou for many years, and the Tuntian system implemented has won the hearts of the people.

And Tao Qian and Cao C originally belonged to Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao's camps, which was already hostile. Cao C forcibly seized Liu Dai's Yanzhou, and Xuzhou hyped it up, and the people regarded Cao C as a brutal criminal.

This time, the Yanzhou army sent troops to Xuzhou, which deepened the hostility of the people of Xuzhou, and they were unwilling to provide grain and grass to the Yanzhou army.

Cao C poured all his troops into the attack, and he must win quickly. In order to prevent the surrounding princes from handing over him, Cao C issued an order to slaughter the city, adopting simple and crude means to obtain grain and grass and military supplies, and also to deter the rest of the people in Xuzhou, so as to achieve the effect of surrendering the enemy without a fight.

Where, less than half of the Yanzhou army survived.

The Yanzhou army crushed all the way to the hinterland of Xuzhou.

The army of the West Road led by Xiahou Dun, after slaughtering the city in Liuxian County, rushed along the west side of Weishan Lake, invincible, and killed under Pengcheng.

Pengcheng was once the seat of Xuzhou, and the city was high and thick.

However, in Xiahoudun's eyes, Xuzhou has no power to resist, and the high and thick city walls will be flattened by the Yanzhou army.

Pengcheng is right in front of you!

Unexpectedly, in the rapid sound of drums and trumpets in the city, a team came out to meet the enemy in formation!

(To be continued.) )