Chapter 579: Guo Jia's Plan
Gan Ning stood in front of Zhang Bao with his head down, and said with annoyance: "Rather die, please ask the lord to surrender." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"Forget it~" Zhang Bao shook his head, waved his hand, and said indifferently, "Isn't it Zhou Yu, if you die, you will die, what is General Gan Ning's crime?" β
failed to capture Zhou Yu alive, which made Zhang Bao feel some regret, but fortunately, Zhou Yu was dead, although he couldn't use it for himself, he couldn't give advice for others, and it could be regarded as removing a big confidant. If you really want to talk about it, Gan Ning not only has no fault but has merit, and it makes no sense to blame him again. Moreover, to blame a heartfelt subordinate for the sake of an irrelevant Zhou Yu, I am afraid that only a fool would do this.
"Thank you, Lord." Gan Ning said ashamedly, "But although Zhou Yu is dead, Sun Ce is still in the city, and now my army is surrounding the city on all sides, forgive him and he can't fly out of the city, I would rather do my best to hold it and dedicate it to the lord's account." β
"No need." Zhang Bao shook his head and said, "Didn't you just run away with Sun Ce, and you can't make a move." What's more, Tanma reported that Lei Bo and Chen Lan had already led an army of 50,000 from Shouchun to kill Benshu County, which was no longer suitable to stay for a long time, and the army was about to move in. β
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Coalition battalion.
Since Cao Cao returned to the Yanzhou battlefield, Yuan Shu had no choice but to take a back seat and surrender the command of the coalition forces.
Although Yuan Shu was unhappy in his heart, he could only face reality! After all, Yuan Shu is not Yuan Shao, and his reputation among the princes of all walks of life is difficult to compare, but fortunately, Cao Cao does not have a monopoly on power, and Cao Cao will take the initiative to consult Yuan Shu's opinion when he takes action, and then make a decision, which can be said to have given Yuan Shu enough face.
On this day, Cao Cao convened his advisers to discuss the strategy of the march, and Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu sat opposite each other.
Cheng Yu hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, my lord, Yu has planted people in various key roads, and if there is a fast horse from Yangzhou passing by, the general will definitely be able to intercept it." However, Yu thought that the truth about Zhang Bao's ravages in Yangzhou could not be concealed in the end, and Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others were afraid that they would still know about it in the end
The truth about the fire in the courtyard will not only have to withdraw the troops at that time, but it is also very likely to anger the lord. β
"Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others will naturally know the truth about the fire in the backyard in the end." Guo Jia nodded, and said in a condensed voice, "Fortunately, you don't need to hide Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and the others for too long, as long as there is a month, it is almost enough." As for the time when the princes from all walks of life will ask for responsibility, the lord will be great
The responsibility can be put on General Yuan Shao, after all, General Yuan is fully aware of this matter, and it is also General Yuan's approval! β
Cheng Yu muttered: "The distance between Yanzhou and Yangzhou is long, and if you only need to block the news for a month, there should be no problem." β
"But~" Xun You suddenly said: "Even if all the emergency documents of Yangzhou counties are intercepted by Zhongde, what about the thief army?" Will they send out a small team to spread rumors? After all, Zhang Bao worked hard to attack Jing and Yang all over the country by detouring through Jingxiang, the purpose was to force the princes from all walks of life to retreat, how could the thieves and guards have no response?
Guo Jia said: "The enemy army will definitely spread rumors, and our army is powerless to stop this, but even if Yuan Shu and the others are suspicious, they will send someone back to Zhidi for verification, and then send the news back, let alone a month later!" β
"So~~" Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice, "The key to the problem is whether the coalition forces can capture Guandu within a month!" As long as the coalition army can capture Guandu within a month, the thief army will be trapped in Jizhou, so that the thief army will not have the door to the south, and will create a stable period of recuperation for us! β
"Report~~" Cao Cao's voice fell, Cao Hong had already stepped into the account, and said urgently, "Lord, disaster, disaster!" β
"Zilian." Cao Cao shouted, "What calamity? Take your time. β
Cao Hong gasped violently twice, and then said: "Luoyang and Tiger Prison Pass are all occupied by the thief army!" Right now, all of them are Yellow Turban thieves! At least 100,000 people. β
"What?" Cao Cao was taken aback and lost his voice, "How can this be?" The main force of the thief army is trapped in Guandu, how can Luoyang have another 100,000 thief army? β
Guo Jia's expression moved, and he sighed: "What a mistake, Zhang Bao is so calculating!" β
Cao Cao hurriedly said: "What does Feng Xiao mean by this? β
"Alas~" Guo Jia shook his head and said, "The lord has calculated Zhang Bao's character, and it is expected that he will definitely go deep into the rear of the coalition army alone, so he will set up a plan for this." But I don't want Zhang Bao to be a person who is indeed unparalleled in wisdom, and I also expected that the main guild would go to set up an ambush in person, so we will plan and attract all our attention to the Jing and Yang areas, and Zhang Jun and Jia Xu will attack and occupy the eastern part of Yanzhou, completely attract the attention of the coalition army, and then take the opportunity to seize Luoyang! β
Cao Hong said: "Military advisor, where did the 100,000 army of thieves come from?" β
Xu You took over and said: "This 100,000 army should be the newly recruited Tuntian soldiers of Zhang Bao in Beidi County!" β
Cao Cao sighed: "Zhang Bao is worthy of Zhang Bao, this hand is beautiful, decisive, and courageous!" β
Cheng Yu frowned and said: "It's just that the thief is late, but it has created a big problem for the lord, and it can be described as a dilemma at the moment." entered, there was a tiger prison in the way, and the main force of the thief army was eyeing Guandu. Retreat, then the Yellow Turban army can make a comeback at any time, and Luoyang has fallen, and the lord does not care about it, I am afraid that the people of the world will be cold, and the reputation of the lord is also extremely unfavorable. β
Cao Cao turned his gaze to Guo Jia and asked, "Is it good to be filial?" β
Guo Jia said: "Jia has two strategies for the lord to choose. β
Cao Cao said: "I want to hear about it." β
Guo Jiadao: "First, tell the world to abandon the capital Luoyang, move the Heavenly Palace to Xuchang, and then send the elite soldiers to forcibly capture the Tiger Pass, Luoyang, and Hangu Pass in the shortest possible time, and then hold the Hangu Pass to resist the Yellow Turban Thief Army." Rejuvenate Yangzhou, do your best to kill Zhang Bao's partial division, as long as Zhang Bao dies, the thief army will collapse without a leader, and the scene of the ice disintegration of the Xiliang army after the death of Dong Zhuo is bound to be staged again. β
Cao Cao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Difficult!" Not to mention that Zhang Bao is as cunning as a fox, and there are thousands of tigers and wolves under his command, who come and go like the wind, crisscrossing thousands of miles, while the coalition forces are each their own master, and they look like gods, and they don't know whether they win or lose. If the prime minister personally mentions the army to discuss, the princes from all walks of life will inevitably be suspicious, and if they don't do well, they will be wary of the prime minister. β
Guo Jia said: "Second, then you can only attack Guandu!" If its foundation is not destroyed, the thief army may make a comeback at any time, and the rest of the princes such as Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian, Liu Biao and others govern the mountains and rivers, but the lord's Yanzhou has to directly face the threat of the thief army's iron cavalry, and the situation will be extremely disadvantageous. β
Xun You nodded and said: "This is like hanging a sharp sword on the neck of the lord, no matter what the lord wants to do, he must be on guard at any time that this sword will suddenly be cut off, this kind of taste is really uncomfortable." β
Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "If we give up Luoyang, and then order the general to guard the Tiger Pass and Guandu to guard the main communication routes, will we be able to keep the thief army out of our army's territory?" β
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Didn't the lord forget the Jinfan thief?" With the help of Gan Ning and others, the waterway suddenly became a smooth road for the thief army. With the help of water transportation, the thief army can bypass the Tiger Pass at any time and directly land on the Yingchuan Plain, or cross the Yellow River and directly attack Yanzhou. β
"yes." Xun You sighed, "In order to resist the thief army's iron cavalry, you can't build a Great Wall on the south bank of the river." β
Guo Jia nodded and said: "If you can capture Hangu Pass, the situation will be completely different, even if there is the help of Ganning's Jinfan thieves, if the thief army and iron cavalry want to go down the river from Guanzhong to Yingchuan to harass, the journey is extremely long, and it will take time, effort and food, and it will lose the advantage of surprise attack." β
Cao Cao frowned and said: "How can you say that the coalition army trapped the thief army in Guandu is already out of content, and how can you convince them?" β
Guo Jiadao: "There are 300,000 people in the middle of the coalition army, which seems to be a lot of people, but in fact, except for Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Sun Jian, the rest are all inaction, don't talk about it." And Sun Jian has always been the only one who is the head of Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao has already retreated to Jingzhou, so success or failure is only dependent on one person's ear. β
Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Yuan Highway? β
"Exactly." Guo Jia smiled and said, "Yuan Shu is so happy with this person, why don't you play the Son of Heaven to show him as the Great Sima, and lead the world's soldiers and horses with his brother Yuan Shao, although Yuan Shu is the second son of the Yuan family, but he is a descendant, because of the reputation and official title for a long time under Yuan Shao There have long been complaints in his heart, if he is the Great Sima, he will inevitably try his best to prove himself." And the capture of Luoyang, Hangu Pass, and even the recovery of Guanzhong is undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of Yuan Shu's ability, what does the lord think? β
Cao Cao squinted and smiled: "Wonderful, just follow the plan of filial piety." β