Chapter 64: Affecting the World
Now the situation is ready to be launched, Yuan Shao is destined not to stop after taking Hangu Pass, and it is imperative to wave his army into the pass.
Cao Ying has now become difficult to ride a tiger, Yuan Shao will not let him go before the curtain of the Guanzhong War ends, Cao Ying can understand Yuan Shao's intentions, and he doesn't care.
He knows Yuan Shao too well, and as long as Yuan Shao wins, he will take off his guard.
After Guo Jiayan and Yuan Shao won the decisive battle, Cao Ying was not in danger at all.
If Yuan Shao's 100,000 soldiers and horses and Guo Jia's less than 60,000 soldiers and horses could lose the decisive battle, then Cao Ying would simply admire Yuan Shao so much.
Anyway, it was also in Hebei that reversed Gongsun Zhan's overlord, when the forces were balanced, the two sides were equal to Yuan Shao, if he was defeated, there was nothing to say, he could only say that the other party was superior, but if the other party did not have the advantage of time and place and nearly doubled the strength of the other party, this battle could still be lost, Cao Ying not only despised Yuan Shao, but even the so-called Hebei famous generals and strategists under Yuan Shao were spurned.
The battle situation at Hangu Pass was not only the attention of the three princes who were fighting, but also the princes of almost the whole world.
Hangu Pass was captured by Zhang Jaw, when the battle report reached Wuguan, Ju Yi was full of depression, he attacked Wuguan for several years, and was delayed and obstructed by Pang Tong and Yan Yan by various means, and now the offensive and defensive battle of Wuguan is nearing the end, and the defensive measures of Wuguan are full of tricks and tricks have also reached the point of poor donkey skills, and the two sides are now real swords and real guns with the surnames of soldiers to decide victory or defeat.
There are less than 5,000 defenders left in Wuguan, Ju Yi is helpless, if the Hangu Pass can be captured by Zhang Jaw three times later, it is obvious that Ju Yi can conquer Wuguan one step ahead of Zhang Jaw.
Hangu Pass's battle report also contains Yuan Shao's military order, if Wuguan has Guo Jia's reinforcements, Ju Yi will withdraw to Hangu Pass to join the army, if not, Ju Yi will take Wuguan, and Yuan Shao's north and south roads swept Guanzhong.
Looking at the flawed city of Wuguan in the baptism of war, Ju Yi did not want to give up, and the difference between winning Wuguan and not laying it is the difference between meritorious and reactive.
After the soldiers rested, Ju Yi planned to take Wuguan in one go, and it was time for him to come in handy with the troops of the first dead soldiers he hid.
Yan Yan and Pang Tong, who were in Wuguan, also received a battle report of the fall of Hangu Pass.
The two breathed a sigh of relief.
In the end, they did not lose Wuguan before the Hangu Pass was occupied.
"Strategist, for the sake of today's plan, should we just withdraw or delay for a few more days?"
Yan Yan asked Pang Tong for advice.
Pang Tong thought for a moment and then made a decision.
"Ju Yi must have also received the battle report of Hangu Pass, now he said that if he does not lead the army north to join Yuan Shao, that is to attack the city more hard, if he retreats, we will continue to stay in Wuguan, if he attacks, then a little resistance will let him succeed, now, we or we should prepare for the withdrawal of the army first."
Yan Yan immediately went down to arrange military affairs.
Yan Yan and Pang Tong withdrew from Wuguan with more than 3,000 remnants, and Ju Yi did not lead the army to pursue after conquering Wuguan, nor did he lead the army to smash Chang'an.
After his exploration, the surrounding counties were deserted, and there were no defenders in the Sanfu land where Chang'an was located, he didn't know, Ju Yi, who was not rich in grain and grass, did not dare to rashly go out of the customs and approach Chang'an, and was deeply afraid that Guo Jia would lay a defensive measure in the pass, so he could only wait for Yuan Shao to lead the army to arrive at Tongguan before making the next step.
Hangu Pass was breached, Wuguan was lost again, the two major Xiongguan passes in the pass to resist the eastern part of the Guandong collapsed in an instant within three days, eight hundred miles of Qinchuan and a horse Pingchuan, Yuan Shao swept through the pass and there was no geographical obstacle.
The battle report of Hangu Pass also reached Xudu.
Xun Yu, who was in the center, forgot to sleep and eat, and devoted himself to the public, he got up after reading the war report, and Cao Ren, who came to send him the war report, looked at Xun Yu's expression in surprise.
"The lord is in trouble!"
…… After Jingzhou Liu Biao learned that Hangu Pass had been breached, his whole body shook violently, and his heart, which had always been calm, suddenly panicked.
Urgently recruiting strategists and generals to discuss matters, Liu Biao paced back and forth, looking worried.
Guo Jia, Guo Jia, Guo Jia!
Even if you lose all your wives, you can't lose Hanguguan!
Liu Biao is really scared this time, he can not be afraid of Guo Jia, he can not be afraid of Cao Ying, he can not be afraid of Yuan Shu, and he can not be afraid of Yuan Shao, who only owns Hebei.
But!
As soon as Hangu Pass was lost, Yuan Shao had almost taken Guanzhong!
Ji, Qing, You, And, Si, Liang, after Yuan Shao takes Guanzhong, he will own half of the country, thirteen states in the world, and he alone will have six states!
This, the most critical place, is that Yuan Shao's territory will border Jingzhou!
Cao Ying issued a secret edict to let Liu Biao fight Yizhou, but Liu Biao shirked it.
Yuan Shao also wrote a letter to Liu Biao when he was in Luoyang, and also asked Liu Biao to go to Yizhou, Liu Biao agreed, but he disobeyed, he used the whole army to gather grain and grass and baggage as the reason to delay the dispatch of troops, the purpose is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that Guo Jia and Yuan Shao are dead, and after Yuan Shao and Guo Jia are both defeated, Yuan Shao retreats to Hebei, and it is logical that Liu Biao does not send troops.
Now, the situation has completely changed after Hangu Pass was taken by Yuan Shao.
Jingzhou is a territory that aspiring heroes must win.
Cao Ying, Yuan Shu, Guo Jia and so on are all playing the idea of Jingzhou before and after, and Yuan Shao will definitely covet Jingzhou if he has the opportunity.
Liu Xian did not send troops, and after Yuan Shao took Guanzhong in the future, it was foreseeable that he would come to Xingshi to ask for guilt.
At this moment, Liu Biao was really afraid of Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart.
A prince who sits on half of the country, I'm afraid there is no one who is not jealous.
"What now?"
Liu Biao is like an ant on a hot fire, and he is so anxious that he spins around.
The civil and military faces in the hall were calm, and many people were slandered.
Who called you like and slime?
If you want to fight for the world, you will fight, and if you don't fight for the world, don't occupy the fat of Jingzhou.
Cao Ying, Yuan Shao, Guo Jia and other princes are like wolves and tigers, and they can't wait to swallow Jingzhou as soon as possible.
In a hurry now?
What did you do earlier?
Liu Biao actually doesn't have many choices, three, help Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, help Guo Jia, and be neutral.
Neutrality is the worst of all, and not offending either side is actually a displeasure on both sides.
Caught in the cracks, and not wanting to squander yourself, this is a typical sitting still.
The generals had no idea, and the strategists were silent.
After a long time, no one expressed his opinions and suggestions, Liu Biao walked to Kuai Liang's side, frowned and asked, "What is Zirou's plan?" ”
Kuai Liang's expression was faint, and he spit out eight words softly.
"Wave the army to the north, and draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle."
Everyone was stunned, shocked by Kuai Liang's plan at this time.
If Liu Biao dares to lead the army to approach Hangu Pass now, and fight back and forth with Guo Jia, not to mention that Yuan Shao's intention to take the pass will be frustrated, and even Yuan Shao and Cao Ying are eighty percent sure that they will be buried together.
This is really a draw from the bottom of the kettle!
Kuailiang's purpose is simple and straightforward.
Liu Xian is afraid of Yuan Shao, so he can't help Yuan Shao become stronger, curbing Yuan Shao is fundamental, and currying favor will only backfire.
No one in the world would have thought that Liu Biao would wave his army north at this time to cut off Yuan Shao's retreat, which was not only unexpected, but also fatal, as long as Yuan Shao and Cao Ying died, Liu Biao wanted to live in Jingzhou, which was definitely easier than sleeping soundly on the side of the couch.
Liu Biao came back to his senses, his mouth opened and closed, and finally shook his head and said: "Yuan Shao and Cao Ying crusaded against Guo Jia at the behess of the Son of Heaven, how can I, as a Han Chen, go against the Son of Heaven?" It's not appropriate, it's better to think of another way. ”
Kuai Liang was expressionless about Liu Biao's statement, in fact, they were already numb to Liu Biao's missed opportunities again and again.
He sneered in his heart: the will of the Son of Heaven? If the will of the Son of Heaven is passed to Jingzhou today, won't the lord still be against the Son of Heaven?
The strategists were silent, Liu Biao had to come to inquire in person, Kuailiang's strategy Liu Biao did not adopt, so it was not good to continue to ask Kuailiang, and moved to Yi's side, Liu Biao asked again: "Can't Uncle Ji solve my worries?" ”
Yi Yuan was very helpless, and sighed slightly in his heart and said: "The lord led the army to feint Jianping County, which can not only deter Guo Jia, but also make Yuan Shao think that the lord wants to use troops to Yizhou, this is a cheap measure, how the situation will change in the future, wait and see how it changes, and then deal with it." ”
This is a symptom but not a cure, as long as Yuan Shao occupies Sizhou and Liangzhou, whether Liu Biao follows Yuan Shao's westward march today, Yuan Shao will fight Jingzhou if he wants to, and he will not do any concerns.
Liu Biao didn't want to surrender to other princes, but also wanted to keep his own one-third of an acre, how could there be such a good thing in the world?
Looking at the kings of the Three Kingdoms, even if they were peaceful during their lifetimes, the family business behind them was handed away, Tao Qian, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, etc., this is from the overall situation, if you analyze it from the details, Dong Zhuo wants to protect himself, Gongsun Zhan wants to protect himself, and they are not ashamed of their worries for at least 30 years, what is the result?
The success or failure of the hero, one step determines the destiny of heaven!
Guo Jia's current situation is just like Dong Zhuo back then, and Gongsun Zan today, one step forward and retreat, which is related to his life.
Liu Biao carefully thought about the suggestion of the Yi nationality and felt that it was feasible.
No matter what, he didn't want to offend Yuan Shao, nor did he want to offend Guo Jia, Guo Jia was defeated in Guanzhong, and he could still return to Yizhou, if he hit Yizhou today, Guo Jia would definitely retaliate in the future, and send troops to feint in Jianping County, although there was a suspicion of taking advantage of the fire to rob, in fact, just don't set foot in Yizhou, so give Yuan Shao a vague explanation, and he didn't really offend Guo Jia.
"Okay, Huang Zu, you lead an army of 50,000 to Jianping County to set up camp in Xiazhai, but you must not step into Badong!"
After Liu Biao's military order was issued, Huang Zu left in high spirits.
The advisors departed one after another.
The thoughts in their hearts are tacitly understood by each other.
At this moment, Liu Biao led the army to outflank Yuan Shao, and he had no worries at all, because Yuan Shu hoped that Yuan Shao would die quickly, and he would not come to obstruct Liu Biao, Guo Jia was in Guanzhong, and Yizhou would not take the initiative to provoke a war with Jingzhou, not to mention that Liu Biao went to fight Yuan Shao, which was aiding Guo Jia in disguise.
As a result, Liu Biao was as amiable as ever, and his attitude was ambiguous among the princes.
If you miss the God-given opportunity again and again, the heavens will be angry!
As soon as Liu Biao's army moved, Liu Biao didn't know what the consequences were, but it caused another situation that no one expected.
Zhang Baiqi of Fuling County.
It's the other way around!
(To be continued)