"This Ma Chao...... It's not that he's not a brave and unscrupulous person, but he's clearly a very shrewd person. Wang Yu rubbed his fingers, the latest military information turned between his fingers like a windmill, and he also muttered something in his mouth, saying something that was unclear.

"Where did you start with this, my lord?" Tai Shi Ci has always adhered to the concept of asking if he doesn't understand, "Didn't the military situation say that Ma Chao couldn't attack the stalk and suffered heavy losses, and then died down?" Could it be that he is a shrewd person who retreats in the face of difficulties? ”

Wang Yu smiled and said, "Ziyi, do you really not understand or are you pretending to be stupid?" Isn't that obvious? Ma Chao didn't move, he was waiting for Ben General to go to a decisive battle with him. ”

"A decisive battle?" Tai Shi Ci scratched his head, turned his head to look at his body, and found that Qin Feng and Fang Yue, the two difficult brothers, had similar expressions to himself, and they were all confused, while Zhao Yun had the same expression as Zhuge Liang, obviously understanding Wang Yu's words.

This discovery made him very depressed, poked Zhao Yun with his finger, and whispered: "The lord sells Guanzi, I have nothing to do with him, Zilong, we are brothers, you can't hide something from your eldest brother." ”

"Ahem." It didn't matter if he was unscrupulous, but Zhao Yun, an honest man, was cramped, looked up and saw that Wang Yu's face had not changed, and there was encouragement in his eyes, so he replied in a low voice: "Big brother, you might as well think like this, if you and Nama are super easy to get along and want to win this battle, what should you do?" ”

"How?" Tai Shi Ci was slightly stunned, and then muttered: "Siege will definitely not work!" Yuan Zhi is cunning, since he has prepared in advance, he must be hiding more than the hand of the bed crossbow, and the strong attack is just a way to kill himself......"

In the battle of Zixian. Although Qingzhou did not lose general-level figures, Pan Zhang and Li Le were seriously injured. If it weren't for Zhang Ning sitting in Taiyuan, these two people would not have been able to keep it. Everyone else more or less hung up. Especially Xu Huang after the army was broken, he can still support the leader to fight, but he only relies on his strong physique.

Nevertheless, the remaining generals of the Western Front Corps were sufficiently appointed. Xu Shu and Guan Hai guarded Terrieryang, Xu Huang was in Jinyang, Huang Zhong's subordinate son Huang Ze was in Yuci, and Ji Ling and Ma Zhong guarded Qi County, and there were no obvious weaknesses and loopholes in the overall defense line.

Ma Chao can besiege the city of Jiaoyang without attacking it, and take the three cities of Jinyang first. But no matter which city he targeted, the problem he had to face was the same - conquering a fortified city that he was prepared for.

If Xu Shu had no foreign aid, Ma Chao could have adopted the tactics of fighting attrition, supervising the battle with elites, driving miscellaneous soldiers to attack the city, and waiting for the siege equipment supported by Cao Cao to arrive, and then launching a general attack. Anyway, he has a lot of soldiers, and the miscellaneous soldiers are dead, so he can also pull Zhuang Ding from the local area to be cannon fodder. But the existence of Wang Yu. But he didn't dare to act rashly.

The Wind and Fire Cavalry moved too quickly, and Ma Chao did not establish an intelligence network in Shangdang County, so there was no way to know when and where Wang Yu would appear. Once Wang Yu rushed to the Xiliang army to besiege a certain city. When you are exhausted and appear on the battlefield, then, no need to fight. The winner is decided.

How many military strategists throughout the ages have been under the fortified city. In the end, it was mobilized or raided by the enemy in turn, and finally won and lost. Among them, even including Le Yi and Pang Juan, if Bai Qi was not suspicious of King Qin after the Battle of Changping and changed generals in battle, it would be difficult to ensure that he would not be picked up by Xinling Jun and bury his reputation of winning and undefeated.

"Ma Chao has seen through this section, so he will not move and wait for the lord to arrive before the decisive battle?" Tai Shi Ci asked himself and replied, "But how can he guarantee that the Lord Guild will fight him head-on?" Isn't he afraid that the lord will reinforce the terrier with iron horses, and the wind army will rush to his back road? ”

The Xiliang army has many soldiers and lack of supplies, while the Qingzhou army is the opposite, if it is a protracted war, it will definitely be beneficial to the Qingzhou army. Thinking of this, Tai Shi Ci suddenly had a flash of inspiration and suddenly said, "I see, I understand!" No wonder the lord said that Ma Chao was a shrewd person, it turned out that he even calculated Cao Cao and Sun Ce. ”

Seeing that Tai Shi Ci wanted to understand the trick and was so happy to dance with his hands, Wang Yu's eyes also showed a look of appreciation, Fang Yue and Qin Feng were in a hurry, it seemed that the two of them who were slow to react were left in the dark, which was not pleasant.

"Ziyi, what do you understand? Tell us about it. ”

"Brother Wuji, it's not me saying you, you're not old, you always have to read more military books, so as not to ...... Okay, okay, I can't say it's still possible? In fact, it is very simple, that Ma Chao just looked at the overall situation and came to the conclusion that our army is fighting quickly. As soon as the lord left, then Cao Cao and Sun Ce hooked up together, and if they were not honest, Ma Chao bet that the lord would not entangle with him for too long, gather everyone together, and not give us a chance to break through. ”

"It's not unreasonable for you to say that. But isn't Ma Chao worried about the problem of grain and grass? Seeing that it is March, the time for the green and yellow to be harvested, even if he cleans the Hedong and Bingzhou harvests, his grain and grass will not be able to support the autumn harvest, as long as our army spends two months here, he will have to retreat if he does not retreat, and then it will be worse? ”

Qin Feng hadn't read a few military books, but he knew more about the Hu clan than many people, and he knew too well the habits of those wild dogs. Those Hu people live a precarious life all year round, so they have no habit of savings, and they have occupied Hedong and Hetao for so long, and eighty percent of the materials they have stolen have been used up.

Although Cao Cao will provide support, Cao Cao himself is not rich, and he is far away, and the equipment and equipment at the support point are fine, and providing food and grass is definitely a drop in the bucket.

In other words, if Wang Yu struggled to lose part of Yanzhou's land and strength, and confronted Ma Chao for two months, the danger on the Western Front could be solved without a fight. In this case, where did Ma Chao get the confidence to be sure that Wang Yu would fight him?

So the lord said that Ma Chao was very shrewd, and he had already thought very clearly. He knew that if he didn't want to make a wedding dress for others, he would try his best to grab the results of defeating our army, and honestly wait for the lord to arrive, and the only way to fight a decisive battle was to do so! ”

Tai Shi Ci replied with emotion: "This person is very self-aware, and he knows that compared to the lord who has been through a hundred battles, his strategy and strategy are not enough, and he has more cavalry in his hands, which is also inferior to the elite of our army. Coupled with the contradictions within the coalition forces, the troops were dispersed, and the battle line was opened in the entire Bingzhou battlefield, and in the end, even if they were lucky to win, they were bound to suffer heavy losses, and they were unable to compete with Cao and Sun again. ”

"So he made up his mind that he wouldn't fight our army unless the lord confronted him head-on? Always without dividing the troops? ”

"Exactly. Even if the confrontation reaches the end of food, he will retreat with his whole army in a big way, anyway, the 200,000 troops spread out for dozens of miles, and it will be difficult for our army to outflank him. When the lord returns to Yanzhou for reinforcements, and after he gets replenishment, he can go back and kill back. ”

"That'...... Isn't this battle even more tricky? Qin and Fang Er General suddenly realized, but they didn't feel the slightest joy, they all frowned tightly.

Ma Chao's trick is not very clever, even if he successfully restrains Wang Yu, the final result is that he hurts himself before hurting others. The more than 200,000 troops retreated after running out of food, and in the process of returning to fight back, the non-combat attrition would reach an astonishing number, and it was not uncommon for the entire army to shrink by half after a round trip.

However, in Ma Chao, this is already the most cost-effective method.

He didn't think that he could fight Wang Yu and Xu Shu in the art of war, and instead of being defeated by each one, it was better to simply bet on the frontal battlefield. Of course, he would make such a decision, perhaps because he was confident in the battle of Zixian, and felt that with his bravery and troops, he could overwhelm Wang Yu on the frontal battlefield.

A head-to-head battle can also cause considerable losses. But if the harvest is the achievement of defeating Wang Yu, no matter how big the loss is, it is worth it. Moreover, concentrating forces on the battle can also prevent the contradictions within the Xiliang Army from being exploited again.

This is Ma Chao's overall strategic concept, which is not complicated, and it is far from being as scheming as his father and Han Sui. But the simpler the calculation, the more difficult it is to deal with, but the kind of opponent who likes to use stratagems is more likely to find flaws and take targeted countermeasures.

For a while, all the generals were silent, thinking in their hearts about a good way to break the enemy, but they never got the point.

"In the opinion of the ministers, our army may be able to confuse it with the law of virtual and real." Zhuge Liang suddenly made a suggestion.

"What is the method of coexistence of virtual and real?" Wang Yu asked rhetorically.

"The so-called: those who make good use of the soldiers, and those who are good at breaking the enemy, Ma Mengqi is afraid of the existence of the lord, so he does not dare to attack the city with all his might, so that he has been unable to break through the defense line set by Yuan Zhi. In this case, why did the lord send him to the door to fight a decisive battle, he simply stationed in Shangdang County, watched its movements, and then adopted a targeted strategy. ”

"If the other army remains still, the lord may go south via Hanoi and raid Luoyang or the flank of the combined forces of Cao and Sun. By the time Ma Chao heard the news, our army might have won a decisive victory on the battlefield of Yanzhou, which could deter the enemy and calmly return to aid and annex the state. If Ma Chao can't hold back and launches an offensive, our army can also rush to the city of Jiaoyang and attack the Xiliang Army with the Western Front Army. ”

Wang Yu nodded noncommittally, and asked again: "Kong Ming, let me ask you, do you think that the success of this strategy is geometric?" ”

"The art of war is cloudy: know yourself and know your opponent, win a hundred battles, know yourself and don't know your opponent, and the victory or defeat is mixed." Zhuge Liang replied calmly: "The minister's plan is based on the situation of our army, and it is really difficult to guess how Ma Mengqi will respond, so the chance of winning is only fifty percent." ”

Wang Yu nodded again.

Zhuge Liang's plan is the same as the feints of the later world ball game, and both sides of the game must try to guess each other's psychology. If Ma Chao and Zhuge Liang fight with wits, it will be easy to do, but I am afraid that Ma Chao will be the same as when he was in Zi County, and he will rush straight over when he sees a direction. The former has traces to follow, and the latter is simply a stroke of luck, and the odds of winning are fifty percent, which is already a bit inflated.

Judging from the battle of Zixian, Ma Chao is now lucky, and he fights for this, even Wang Yu does not have much confidence.

However, apart from Zhuge Liang's strategy, there seems to be no other way. In a head-to-head battle, can the odds of winning be more than fifty percent?

Wang Yu fell into deep thought. (To be continued......)