Three days after the withdrawal of troops from Chuilong City, Wang Yu led the army to Suozao, where he joined Yu Ban and Lü Bu, and then held a military meeting to make arrangements for the follow-up strategic deployment.

"I should lead the wind and fire cavalry to the north to reinforce, and the remaining troops still maintain their original state, and build defense lines along Ji and Pu Ershui respectively. The left-behind legions are based on preserving their strength, relying on the terrain and fortresses to slow down the enemy's attack, and there is no need to fight to the death everywhere. As a last resort, our army will be fully reduced to Dongjun, and at Wen He's discretion, it will be necessary to mobilize militia to aid in the war......"

According to Wang Yu's arrangement, on the basis of the current front, the coalition army will retreat nearly 100 miles, and if it retreats all the way to Dongjun, it will be nearly 300 miles, and this concession is not a big concession. Although the generals of Qingzhou were awe-inspiring, they were somewhat depressed in their hearts, and Lu Bu directly wrote the word unhappy on his face.

Lu Su sent several envoys, and he had a considerable understanding of Lu Bu's character, and knew that the other party might be in trouble at any time, so when he saw that Wang Yu had finished his order, he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "The lord only led the cavalry to the north, and the marching speed was indeed faster, but would the strength be less?" There are many cavalry in the Xiliang army, if Yuan Zhi really suffers a setback, or fails in the discord, then ......"

No matter how you look at it, the abrupt revision of the overall strategy has a certain implication that there is no beginning or end, not to mention that the reasons are quite insufficient.

Lu Su had no intention of questioning Wang Yu's decision-making, but he felt that the situation of war on all sides and stalemate on all sides was undoubtedly quite unfavorable. If you can't mobilize enough forces to achieve the goal of defeating the Xiliang Army in the shortest possible time, it will become a refueling tactic.

"Cao Cao and Sun Ce are both people who should not be underestimated, and they draw such forces. It's almost the limit, more. Yanzhou is in danger. Anyway, I have a plan in mind. No more talking! Wang Yu has no intention of explaining more, the more obscure the situation is, the more courageous the monarch should be.

Of course, fighting a war requires stability, but most of the time, you still have to take risks. If you think too much, you will worry about it, and what you will lose is only a slight advantage, and in turn, the state will change dramatically. Whether this side can be reinforced in time will be a big deal.

At such a time, Wang Yu would rather give up some advantages in exchange for peace of mind.

Wang Yu is usually quite easy-going, but the record of winning a hundred battles is there, and at the critical moment, he can still get the sincere convincing of his subordinates. Since he said this, the others no longer objected and began to discuss the specific matters left behind.

After the cavalry went north. The main army still has about 50,000 foot soldiers, plus Lu Bu's army. Wei Yan's Hidden Mist Army totaled 800 people, and they were not gathered together, but distributed on a vast front. After the discovery of fighters, they began to assemble for combat and were not counted in the overall combat strength.

Among the generals. Lu Qiling, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici and others are all horsemen, and they must accompany them. The generals who stayed behind could only be Jia Xu and Yu Ban. It's just that the two fronts in Yanzhou stretch for hundreds of miles. A commander-in-chief must not be able to command, and another general must be dispatched. Out of town party.

Here, Wang Yu was slightly embarrassed.

According to everyone's wishes, it is most appropriate to transfer Zhang Liao over, Yu Ban is good at defending, Zhang Liao is good at attacking, and the two of them echo each other, which can be regarded as a very tacit combination. But Wang Yu still wanted to keep Zhang Liao on the Eastern Front.

Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong's 20,000 troops had already been divided, and Huang Zhong led the army to attack Juye and annihilate the remnants of Xiahou Yuan's army, and Zhang Liao led the army south to deal with Sun Ce with Lu Bu. But after switching from offense to defense, this move is a bit out of place.

Wang Yu instructed the two generals to join forces as soon as possible, and if there is a chance, take Juye City as soon as possible, if not, there is no need to take risks, retreat as soon as possible, stabilize the battle lines of Dongping and Lu, and do not give the enemy a chance to break into the hinterland of Qingzhou.

Huang Zhong's style of employing soldiers is relatively steady, which is very similar to Yu Ban's. Let him defend, and he will rein in his attacks**. After changing the strategy, the situation on the battlefield in Yanzhou will become extremely complicated, fighters and traps will often appear at the same time, with Huang Zhong's steady, he will definitely not take risks easily.

In that case, the 20,000 soldiers and horses on the Eastern Front will become dead soldiers and will not be able to play a role in containment. Therefore, Wang Yu still wanted to keep Zhang Liao on the Eastern Front, and at the same time promote the two battlefields of Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and finally only transferred Li Bin back from the Eastern Front.

Li Bin's martial arts are good and he has enough courage, but as a general guarding a party, he still lacks experience and qualifications.

In fact, in Wang Yu's heart, the most favorite candidate is Tai Shici, this guy is brave and strategic, and his prestige in the army is also high, so it is the most suitable to take over this task. However, Tai Shi Ci himself was prevaricated, saying that he only likes to attack, not defense, if he is bored, it will definitely be a big problem if he is bored for a long time, it is better to follow the lord and kill the spirit of the Xiliang people.

Wang Yu thought about it, if Tai Shici was allowed to leave the town, it would take a little longer, and he would definitely take a risk. And Sun Ce has already led troops to Yanzhou, in case these two people are opposed, who can guarantee that history will not repeat itself?

After thinking about it, Wang Yu's gaze finally fell on Guan Ping.

"I'm afraid the last general won't be able to take on this important task." Guan Ping was full of trepidation. He is not a person who does not take responsibility, but there are some things that he cannot do with confidence and courage.

Guan Ping's refusal surprised Wang Yu a little, but he quickly figured out the trick: "Tanzhi, are you worried about that Liu Xuande and don't dare to fight against him?" ”

"The last general will not dare." Guan Ping replied calmly: "Although the last general is dull, he is not the person who is in the twilight, and the relationship with General Liu has been broken on the bank of the Surabaya River, how can he never forget it." It's just that although the last general thinks like this, people are terrible, if someone makes a fuss, the last general's disgrace is a trivial matter, if it messes up the morale of the army and spoils the lord's major affairs, then the last general will die. ”

The Intelligence Department got Liu Bei's information, slightly earlier than the Shouchun Change, it turned out that since the defeat in Xuzhou, Liu Bei has been relying on Yuan Shu's cover, hiding in the Huainan area, and doing some shady things for Yuan Shu. For example, using various means to coerce and lure local tyrants to spy on intelligence or something.

Liu Bei is a talented person after all, although there are no talents left around him except for Jian Yong, an old fellow. But on his own, he still played very well. Because he is skillful. The people who were co-opted either gave up or were killed by him. So the Qingzhou Intelligence Department didn't catch him.

In the battle between the three families, Liu Bei also did a lot of work secretly when Yuan Shu attacked Jiangxia. Perhaps it was at that time that he colluded with Jiangdong, and finally cooperated with Zhou Yu in Shouchun to take down Yuan Shu in one fell swoop.

Liu Bei came out again, and he has done this kind of thing in the past two years, Guan Ping can't think about it. He will definitely not betray Qingzhou, but his relationship with Liu Bei is there, and he is usually fine. Once someone targets this point and uses a plot or a rumor or something, it will be difficult to say.

Therefore, he would rather not fight for this credit than because he broke a big thing.

"A man is a man who stands up to the world, stands up to the sky, and is self-satisfied, and he only needs to have a clear conscience. Why worry about what people say? You can walk with Zijing, guarding the first line of Dingtao and Chengyang. Unless you admit that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you dare not go, for other reasons. Ben will not accept any of them! ”

Wang Yu's response was neat, and he just asked, "What's the matter, you go." Or not going? ”

Guan Ping's face turned red all of a sudden, suppressing the agitation of his heart. replied loudly: "How fortunate is Guan Ping, the winner treats him as a national soldier?" How dare you not serve the power of death? ”

"Good!" Wang Yu has nothing to worry about. Guan Ping is a righteous and trustworthy person, his father and brother are all in Hebei, from which point of view, he does not need to re-vote for Liu Bei. If Guan Yu also reappears in the rivers and lakes, there is still a little danger, but Guan Yu has been missing for a long time, and before he disappeared, he may not have seen Liu Bei as a person, and the possibility of returning to Liu Bei's command is very low.

Even if there is a case, isn't there still Lu Su and Li Bin to check and balance? Taking a small risk and arousing the potential of a general is still well worth doing.

The forbidden defense area is naturally the sealed hill, sour jujube, and the area of Changyuan. Yu Banbing was a little less mobile, but with Jia Xu here, Wang Yu was not too worried, what really embarrassed him was how to place Lu Bu.

Lu Bu is also a typical good attacker but not good at defending, if possible, Wang Yu would like to pull Lu Bu and Gao Shun to Bingzhou, and then leave Zhao Yun behind. But Lu Bu is not the kind of person who can be obedient and obedient, he is bent on settling accounts with Cao Cao, Wang Yu was persuaded before, and now because of the retreat, Lu Bu has added resentment in his heart, and naturally he is even more helpless.

After thinking about it again and again, in the end, Wang Yu placed Lu Bu in Pucheng as a mobile force, allowing him to judge how to fight for himself. Of course, Wei Yan still had to follow, in order to ensure that there would be no problems when the two armies fought together, and in addition, he could also persuade a few words at a critical moment.

Of course, in private, Wang Yu also repeatedly told Wei Yan to keep an eye on him, and not to let Lu Bu take risks.

Lu Bu was not dissatisfied with Wang Yu's arrangement, but proposed a link that Wang Yu ignored: "What should Hanoi do?" ”

Before the war, under the persuasion of Lu Bu, Zhang Yang had already made up his mind and was ready to take refuge in Qingzhou. If there is no Liu Biao, when the war is postponed to the summer and autumn, Wang Yu should be able to complete the reception of Hanoi.

But now that the time for the war has been advanced, Zhang Yang can't do it in Hanoi, and although he is also working hard, it is still far away from Hanoi's Yizhi.

Wang Yu did not include Hanoi in his defense plan, apparently with the intention of abandoning Hanoi and using it as a buffer zone. Lu Bu has an unusual sense of responsibility for this matter, and he can't help but mention it.

"Hanoi," Wang Yu pinched his eyebrows and replied: "Our army is beyond the reach of the whip now, it is better to let General Zhang see the situation by himself, if he can't insist, he can make plans early and retreat to Qingzhou, and the treatment promised to him before will not change." ”

“…… It's good. Lu Bu thought about it, and it seemed that there was no better way, so he had no objections. The military meeting ended, and the generals returned to their places and began to dispatch troops.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Wang Yu was about to lead his army to leave the camp and go north, when Jia Xu suddenly chased him out of the camp.

"Lord, stay here!" He swayed his fat body, but he walked like a fly, and chased after Wang Yu's horse after three sways and two times. He took a letter in his hand, but he didn't rush to hand it to Wang Yu, but looked left and right to see if there was no one else, and said in a low voice: "Lord, it's not a good thing!" Yuan Zhi passed the book of flying pigeons three days ago, and our army took advantage of the internal strife in the Xiliang Army to attack the company camp at night, winning first and then defeating! Now the situation in the state is out of control! ”

"What?" (To be continued......)