Chapter 709: Preparing for Linji
However, players don't have to be too disappointed, because although the war in Guangxian ended quickly, in the north, Yuan Shao and Kong Rong's troops faced each other in Linji, and it seemed impossible not to fight.
Yuan Shao was very pleased that Kong Rong took the initiative to evacuate all the troops of Jinan, of course, because the retreat was relatively sudden, the population that could be transferred was also quite limited, on the other hand, Guo Tu and Fang Zhiwen in Youzhou also reached a preliminary agreement, and the ownership of Jinan and Qi was basically decided, and the place where the two sides had differences was Le'an County.
Yuan Shao's idea was to divide Le'an County with Guangrao and Nanfeng as the dividing line, and he abolished the county administration of Le'an County and incorporated it into the jurisdiction of Leling and Qi respectively.
Fang Zhiwen agreed to the division of Le'an County, and had no opinion on the withdrawal and annexation of Le'an County, but insisted on using the current Line of Actual Control as the demarcation line for the division of Le'an County, which Yuan Shao resolutely disagreed.
You must know that the current Line of Actual Control is still near Linji, from a geographical point of view, if the Line of Actual Control is used as the dividing line, then Fang Zhiwen occupies three-quarters of Le'an County, while Yuan Shao only occupies a quarter, which makes Yuan Shao very dissatisfied, originally negotiating with Fang Zhiwen is a helpless move to cover up his mistakes, if in the end his own harvest is not as big as Fang Zhiwen, then wouldn't it be very faceless?
Yuan Shao clearly remembered that when the meeting was held to discuss this plan, the sarcasm on Xu You's face stabbed Yuan Shao angrily, but there was no way to send it out, so Yuan Shao resolutely could not accept this humiliating plan.
In Fang Zhiwen's position, he didn't realize this. I took the initiative to give up Jinan very much, of course. This is also a consideration of helplessness and profit, and its main purpose is to let Yuan Shao block the threat of the Central Plains clan, but in fact, he did take the initiative to give in.
Now Yuan Shao still refuses to admit the actual control and demarcation of Le'an County, Yuan Shao's excessive insistence seems very strange, until Guo Tu revealed Xu You and Yuan Shao's three strategies at that time after getting a lot of benefits, Fang Zhiwen understood Yuan Shao's thoughts.
Since Yuan Shao is unwilling to back down for the sake of face, then Fang Zhiwen doesn't mind teaching Yuan Shao a lesson here, no matter how much unwillingness and anger you have in your heart, Fang Zhiwen is not the object of your unwillingness and anger. On the contrary, in front of the Miyun army, you must maintain enough respect and awe!
Since there is no negotiation at the negotiating table, then we have to use knives and guns to speak. It's very simple logic.
Due to the collective change of players Accepting Kong Rong's agreement, the military force is naturally bound by this agreement, therefore. Although Li Yuanzhi and Sun Shao's troops were still fighting fiercely with the Yellow Turban Army in Guangxian County in the south, and only Duan Zhiran rushed to Linji City, the appearance of Linji City was completely different from the panicked and chaotic situation before.
In a certain way, power and dictatorship should have certain military advantages.
"Ladies of you, please note that I am not asking for your opinion. Rather, it is an order, according to the agreement of the military alliance that you have signed. Your armies will be under my command after the declaration of a state of war, and therefore I am conveying an order that you must carry out unconditionally, even if you are sent to your death, and you must not oppose it, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation of the agreement and will be punished severely.1
Duan Zhiran stood on the top of the steps, the place where the meeting was held was outside, in the courtyard of the mansion, Duan Zhiran was impatient and wasting time, not to mention, now that Yan Liang's troops were outside the city, where was there time to waste, Linji City had to complete the city's defense as quickly as possible.
"General Duan, we understand this, but you can't dismiss all our commanders1
"This is my power, and the rise is only temporary, after the war your troops are still your troops, in order to be able to unify command in wartime, you must do this, if because your commander is incompetent, or because of ill intentions, the failure of the defense of Linji, then is this responsibility borne by you?"
"This"
"Then if the defensive battle of Rinzai still fails after we resolutely carry out the general's order, will the responsibility be borne by the general?"
Duan Zhiran snorted coldly, a sneer appeared on his face, and he said proudly: "Of course, if this still fails, the responsibility will naturally lie with me, but I want to tell you that we will not fail, and the victory must belong to us." ”
The players standing in the scorching sun exchanged helpless glances with each other, now they are people who have to bow their heads under the eaves, who calls themselves surrendered and signed the agreement, and Fang Zhiwen's reputation has always been good, basically he will not treat the players too badly, and there has never been a situation where the player troops have been deliberately sent to death, so just admit it!
Duan Zhiran glanced at the expressions of the strangers, and secretly felt a little proud in his heart, these strangers are like this, if you don't restrain them strongly, they are just a plate of loose sand, if you can control them, they can burst out with huge power.
"Very good, since everyone understands, then I will now begin to announce the reorganization plan, once the plan is announced, it must be implemented, and it cannot be disputed, if there is an opinion, then it can be directly reflected to Master Kong."
"General, according to the analysis of the intelligence transferred by Yiren and the lord, the current defender in Linji City is Duan Zhiran, the governor of the Lenan Water Army, and the troops led by him are 12,000 infantry assault troops of the Water Army, 40,000 original defenders in the city, 60,000 temporarily recruited militiamen, and 180,000 troops of Yiren, including 20,000 cavalry, with a total strength of about 300,000."
Yan Liang frowned, he had 40,000 cavalry, 60,000 infantry, and nearly 150,000 Inhuman troops following the battle, if he waited a few more days, Wen Chou's cavalry could also support him, and there were players from Jinan, and there was no problem in making up 500,000 troops.
However, if it is delayed for a few days, the strength of Kong Rong's side will also increase, especially if the battle of Guangxian can be quickly ended, after Li Yuanzhi and Sun Shao go north to Linji, if they want to capture Linji, the loss will be great, and the time will be delayed for a long time, which will definitely not meet the expectations of the lord.
Therefore, Yan Liang tends to attack quickly, but Yan Liang's cavalry is not an archer cavalry, and it has little role in the siege, and now there are only about 210,000 troops that can be put into the attack, which is less than the strength in the city, can it capture the first-class city of Linji?
From a tactical point of view, it is obvious that attacking a large city like Linji is a slow siege, first clearing the periphery, then cutting off support and food and grass, and then slowly consuming the opponent's war resources and facilities, and finally forming a formal siege.
However, Yuan Shao's order strictly ordered a rapid attack, and it was necessary to take Linji in a short time, which made Yan Liang very embarrassed, in fact, Yan Liang also knew that if it was delayed, so that Fang Zhiwen had time to invest more cavalry troops in Linji, the final defeat must be himself, Yan Liang still remembered the defeat under Murong Fang's hands back then, purely compared to cavalry battles, and now Yuan Shao's cavalry is still far inferior to the elite Youzhou Commando cavalry.
Seriously, this is a paradox, in this case, the best choice is a political solution, or abandon Linji and attack Guangrao instead, but this matter is not Yan Liang has the final say, but Yuan Shao has the final say.
Yan Liang frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally spoke in the anxious waiting of the adjutant: "Order, prepare for tomorrow's siege, issue the task of tomorrow's siege, release the task of diversion attack on the east and west sides to the Inhuman troops, gather all the long-range weapons and main siege equipment at the north gate, and send another 20,000 cavalry to harass in the south." Since we have to fight, then we will give our all to the first battle1
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On the other side, Li Yuanzhi, who had just finished the duel with the Guanhai cavalry, also received a new order, Tian Feng accurately predicted Yan Liang's choice, in fact, this is not difficult to guess, especially when Fang Zhiwen told Tian Feng about the contradiction between Yuan Shao and Xu You, Tian Feng immediately re-deduced the battle situation in Linji.
The problem that Yan Liang is facing now is to fight a war with almost no chance of winning, since there is no chance of winning, and the more it is delayed, the more there is no chance of winning, then Yan Liang will definitely use the method of quick victory, or rather, Yan Liang is gambling, if the bet wins, everything goes without saying, if the bet is lost, then it can also make Yuan Shao dispel that unrealistic idea at a small cost.
But Tian Feng didn't want Yan Liang to be able to easily open this gamble, no matter what, Tian Feng's idea was to teach Yuan Shao a lesson in Linji, so that he could know who he couldn't easily provoke.
Therefore, Li Yuanzhi, who had just finished the battle and had not yet repaired, received an order to immediately go north, enter the Linji battlefield covertly and wait, and give Yan Liang a fatal blow at the right time, in order to completely defeat or annihilate Yan Liang's troops on the Linji battlefield.
Li Yuanzhi naturally didn't feel the contrary, he only felt excited, and Li Yuanzhi's troops were mountain cavalry built by Yuwen Boyan with great effort, which emphasized strong wilderness survival and self-sustaining ability, so the requirements for repair and supply were much lower than those of other cavalry units.
Yan Liang, who couldn't sleep at night, was still thinking about tomorrow's battle in the big tent, he had always felt very irritable and uneasy in his heart, so he could only use thinking to calm down the waves in his heart, Yan Liang, who was immersed in the map, didn't know that an invisible net was being quietly covered by Tian Feng on his head, as a subordinate, Yan Liang had the obligation to use his own failures to help Yuan Shao carry the black cauldron, as an opponent, Yan Liang might also have the obligation to become a stepping stone for Duan Zhiran and Li Yuanzhi to become famous.
Yan Liang, it's a tragedy! To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation.