Chapter 196: Weakness
The coalition camp is bleak at this time, yesterday it was said that it had not yet attacked, but it caught others off guard, and it was needless to say that the loss of troops would be lost, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu had already fallen down, and of course Zhang Fei was the most miserable, not to mention the three arrows in his body, and there were two big holes in his body, Xiahoulan and Zhang Liao, these two guys seized the opportunity to make a dead hand, and it was fortunate that they didn't poke the vital point, fortunately, Zhang Fei was experienced and avoided these two fatal injuries, otherwise Zhang Sanye would have to be buried today, Rao is so Liu Bei also cried for a long time, Zhang Fei, who was crying, felt more and more guilty in his heart.
The other person, Guan Yu, was no better, Meng Ge's halberd stabbed his left shoulder, the hole was bigger than Zhang Fei's, although it didn't hurt the bones, but it wasn't far away, it was estimated that there was no ability to use force in a short period of time, and the two brothers and sisters were together this time.
The worst thing is that Liu Bei's army is almost half lost, the army allocated by Kong Rong is over, Liu Bei wants to cry without tears, but after chasing ten miles, it has become like this, if it is farther away, I am afraid that the army of 10,000 will be explained like this, think about the last time Meng Ge fought against Sun Jian, it was called a ferocity, this time Liu Bei finally tasted the taste of Sun Jian's defeat.
Just lost the army, in such a situation to break through the Hangu Pass difficulty can be imagined, the coalition army in the tent of the people frowned, do not know whether to worry about their own future or for the offensive to be blocked, the big tent as if the silence of death, everyone knows in their hearts that they can't deal with Meng Ge Everything is in vain, there is no way or don't stand up, to deal with the former enemy, no one dares to speak lightly about the way to win.
At the critical moment, Cao Ying stood up: "Everyone, last night Menggo that bastard sent people to fight, our army suffered a lot of losses, but it did not hurt the muscles and bones, we must not be timid because of this, now our army is seriously short of siege equipment, we must quickly build ladders and ramming hammers and other weapons, so as to pose a certain threat to Hangu Pass!" ”
The creation of the ladder and the ram is indeed imperative, the tentative attack of the coalition army shows that there is no effective means of attack, it is almost impossible to break through the Hangu Pass, so wanting to reach Chang'an is tantamount to a fool's dream, although Nanyang can also attack Chang'an from Wuguan, but Wuguan is almost the same natural risk, since it is impossible to break through Hangu Pass, then Wuguan can also not be broken.
The first problem in front of the coalition forces is that the offensive is unfavorable, and the defense is still secondary, if the enemy army does not come out of the Hangu Pass, and only exhausts the coalition forces with a harassing strategy, then the situation is indeed very difficult, on the contrary, if there is no problem with the attack, Mungo's harassment is just scratching, and it is of no use.
"What Meng De said is good, I came from all over the world, the ladder and other siege equipment are bulky and huge, difficult to carry, and it is indeed necessary to build siege equipment quickly, but I think the catapult may be useful, in addition to building the ladder, you also have to build the catapult, the siege is more powerful than the catapult, but our army lacks craftsmen, I don't know if this catapult can be built!" Yuan Shao was very worried in his heart, this was the second time that he had used troops against Yanjing, and if he still didn't get it, it would be a joke.
I thought that I would take advantage of Meng Ge's unstable foothold to do it, but now it seems that the effect is not good, the death of the first emperor does not seem to affect the enemy's military heart, Meng Ge does not seem to be afraid of the power of the coalition army at all, all kinds of unfavorable factors seem to be completely useless in front of Meng Ge, which makes Yuan Shao very puzzled, and at the same time Yuan Shao is more and more afraid of Meng Ge, if this person occupies the place in Guanzhong, it will be a big disaster in the future.
Everyone here can see that Meng Ge is not a good man and a woman, since he can replace Dong Zhuo with the power of thunder, his ambition will never stop at Guanzhong, and Meng Ge will inevitably join the competition for the Central Plains in the future, it is better to take this opportunity to capture Guanzhong, so that there will be one less enemy, of course, everyone is willing to do this, and it is stupid not to do it.
The Kwantung princes who can dominate one side always have a little vision, otherwise it is impossible to become a town prince, when one side of the enemy is too strong, the alliance is naturally a reasonable thing, but the union of the Kwantung princes is a bit unbelievable, because this alliance is almost entirely Liu Bei crying, which is quite surprising.
Just when everyone was pondering, the old man Tao Qian stood up and said: "There is another method, our army can open a gap in the north, cross the Yellow River, attack the Kei Pass from the Hanoi area, and after opening the Kei Pass, wave the army to Anyi again, and then enter the land of Sanfu may work, but this method takes too much time, this method needs to cross the Yellow River twice, the Yellow River is also a natural danger, as long as the enemy army occupies the ferry, half of the crossing, I am afraid it will be difficult to cross the Yellow River from around Anyi." ”
In the past, it was said that Jiguan was also a Xiongguan, just like Hangu Pass, jointly defending against the attack from the east of Qin, although Jiguan has been abandoned for a period of time, but it is impossible to see the important surname of Jiguan in Menggo's vision, only need to give him a period of time, it is bound to complete the three major fortresses in the past, and there will be no flaws in the land of the pass, and the advance can be attacked and retreated, and from then on, Mengge can have a bird's-eye view of the Central Plains, which is not a situation that the princes of Kwantung want to see.
But now if you want to attack Chang'an from Jiguan through Anyi, although this method has a certain feasible surname, but the time spent is said to be long-lasting, the reason is because Anyi also belongs to Dong Zhuo's heavily guarded area, and the defense of Jiguan will naturally not be too neglectful, and it is difficult to take it, even if it is not compared to Hangu Pass, I am afraid that it is not far behind, not to mention that even if Anyi is taken, it needs to cross the Yellow River again, if it is blocked from the Yellow River, it is just a waste of effort to fight thousands of miles.
Inspired by Tao Qian, the drama Zhi who retreated behind Cao Ying was considered, this method must take a lot of time, but it can be used as a means to mobilize Meng Ge, it is expected that Meng Ge has just occupied Chang'an, Dong Zhuo's remnants have not been enveloped by it, there must be someone who has not yet returned to the heart, we will start from the front line of Hangu Pass, the south will form a threat to Wuguan, and the north will carry out a feint attack on Kei Pass, so Meng Ge will be attacked on three sides, most of our army is concentrated in the central Hangu Pass, just waiting for its forces to be attracted, and our army can let go of the onslaught, In this way, it is possible to mobilize Mongo's subordinates!
Thinking of this, Xi Zhicai had a few thoughts in his heart, but this kind of trick can't hide from Meng Ge and that friend, but this law is a yang scheme, if the Kei Pass is lost, then Meng Ge is bound to lose an important strategic base, Anyi as a strategic channel from the main Jizhou, far-reaching significance, must not be guarded against, not to mention that Anyi as a buffer in the Chang'an region, it is impossible to give up, with Anyi as a barrier in Chang'an, then the safety of Chang'an will be greatly guaranteed, but the loss of Anyi, that is, the Hedong region, Then Chang'an will be exposed to the target.
Thinking in such a reverse, Xi Zhicai suddenly thought clearly, the Anyi area should be a must for Menggo, no matter what, Menggo can't give up easily, and use Anyi as a feint point, then it is bound to disperse part of Menggo's troops, and the same is true for Wuguan, the Hanguguan heavy army group is dispersed, so the threat of Menggo's attack will be greatly reduced, and the move of dividing troops and feints will kill two birds with one stone, so it is better.
In addition, when the situation at Hangu Pass cannot be opened, it is also a good solution to start with Kei Pass and Wuguan, and the focus of the attack can be changed for a period of time in the future.
Just when Xi Zhicai was pondering, everyone had already left the Chinese army's tent, but Xi Zhicai was pondering motionlessly, and Cao Ying pushed Xi Zhicai when he saw this: "Zhicai, it's time to go back, this meeting is over!" ”
"Oh!" Xi Zhicai suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly followed Cao Ying, but his mind was all about feints to attack Jiguan and Wuguan, whether this move can work is a question, it depends on what kind of Chang'an Meng Ge has managed, if the Xiliang generals have been enveloped, then this method is difficult to work, but judging from the current strength of Hangu Pass, it is impossible for Meng Ge to recover the Xiliang generals, this is an opportunity.
What Xi Zhicai didn't expect was another point, Meng Ge's place could not gather Dong Zhuo's army in the past, because the financial resources were not enough to support it, otherwise Meng Ge really had the intention of accepting Dong Zhuo's remnants completely.
If he knew that Meng Ge had disbanded nearly 100,000 troops for this reason, he was afraid that his jaw would have dropped, you must know that this move had forcibly dispersed half of the army, and it was not so easy to change anyone, but Meng Ge couldn't help it, who made Dong Zhuo Guanzhong miserable, if it weren't for this, Meng Ge's troops would not be so stretched now, and this time the coalition army would have to thank Dong Zhuo for his help.
Attack Chang'an in three ways, this has long been expected by Meng Ge and Guo Jia, the so-called poor will think about change, the other party can not be the slightest bit unaware of the flexibility to attack Hangu Pass, this is inevitable, the battle of Wuguan Sun Jian was disabled, Nanyang Yuan Shu had no idea about Wuguan in a short time, but now the situation has changed suddenly, the coalition army divided troops to attack Wuguan is naturally not a problem, Jiguan is the same reason, in the past, Jiguan was under the jurisdiction of Anyi, that is, under the jurisdiction of Niu Fu, now Meng Ge has captured Niu Fu, and the successor has of course been sent.
The person who went to Jiguan was none other than Chen Ji and Du Ji, one of them was in charge of military affairs, and the other was responsible for the internal affairs of the people's livelihood. With him assisting Chen Ji to be stationed in the east of the river, Meng Ge was also a lot more relieved.
However, the enemy army came too quickly, if the attack on the Hedong region at this time was indeed to make Meng Ge very passive, the important surnames in the Hedong region are naturally self-evident, but now the military and political system here is facing reconstruction, after all, it always takes time to get familiar with a new general, but the problem is that the time to familiarize itself is too short.
At this time, Hedong is not an exaggeration to be Menggo's weakness, although there are less than 30,000 troops left by Niu Fu here, but in order to reduce expenses and stabilize the morale of the army, this number has been partially reduced, and now there are only 10,000 horses in Hedong, and the fluctuation of people's hearts is inevitable, Chen Ji is impossible to stabilize the army's morale in a short period of time, and this problem will take a certain amount of time even if it is solved by Menggo, let alone Chen Ji.
Even when the Kwantung coalition army was frustrated, Mungo did not relax in the slightest, and at night, Mungo gathered all the generals to discuss the next strategy.
"Hey, Xia Houlan, last night was really enjoyable, I don't know if the general will come again tonight!" Pang Lianhu smiled and chatted with Xiahou Lan beside him, and everyone was obviously in a good mood after winning the battle.
Xia Houlan, who was full of smiles, was obviously still unsatisfied, but he still said truthfully: "I can't see it, but the enemy army is on guard tonight, and it's not easy to do it!" Maybe the other party will make a special arrangement for the surname, and then we may become a turtle in an urn and a bird in a cage, do you want to try! ”
As soon as he heard this, Pang Lianhu hurriedly shook his head, what are you kidding, he doesn't want to try this kind of taste, and after a while, Zhang Liao also joined in the chat, Su Jiande and Yang Dingfang, the two old guys, looked at these three guys and their eyes were hot, who made the family belong to the cavalry battalion, and they were naturally happy to win the battle, but they didn't have their share in this matter.
"It's all quiet for me, and I'm proud of being like this after a victory, what's there to be happy about!" In the midst of everyone's small talk, Mongo's very unhappy voice entered the big tent.
Xiahou Lan, who suddenly burst in her heart, hurriedly restrained her smile and put on a serious look, Pang Lianhu hid far away like a mouse seeing a cat, Zhang Liao returned to his position like lightning, pretending to be serious, and the three of them did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Meng Ge.
Without waiting for everyone to sit still, Meng Ge said: "Now that the enemy's offensive at Hangu Pass has been frustrated, it is time to be flexible, the enemy army will not sit back and wait for our army to further grow, Hedong is the weakest place in our defense, this place is vast, but the defensive strength is insufficient, and it is still the remnants of Dong Zhuo in the past, I think it is necessary to send additional troops to Hedong and make arrangements for the surname!" Hedong and Wuguan will be new battlefields! ”
Xu Rong looked at the map and immediately said, "The battle line is too long!" Not good for the defense of our army! ”
Xu Rong's vision was indeed not bad, and he hit the nail on the head with a single word, and Meng Ge immediately nodded affirmatively.
Xu Huang, who participated in this important meeting for the first time, also stood up and said with concern: "It seems that this is the biggest problem our army has to face, and the enemy army is not a stupid person, deliberately lengthening our army's defense line to cause our army to take care of one thing and lose the other, this method must be obtained by the other party, just focus on the Hangu Pass generation, then our army will undoubtedly lose, Hedong Keiguan and Wuguan are also our army's key defense areas, if you wait until the enemy responds to the action, our army is bound to be a step slower, so that our army will be a little passive!" ”
"It's not just passive, but there is also the danger of being taken advantage of by the enemy, but why didn't the general distribute his troops to Hedong and Wuguan at the beginning, but went straight to Hangu Pass?" Zhang Liao asked the doubts in his heart, but he didn't quite understand why Meng Ge made such an arrangement.
This question finally got to the point, Meng Ge looked at Zhang Liao meaningfully, and then said confidently: "Because General Ben wants to take the opportunity to break the opponent's morale first, the battlefield is a momentum, with less victory and more to break the opponent's morale, the opponent's morale will be greatly hit, and the pressure on Hangu Pass will be reduced." ”
I see, the generals suddenly realized......
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