Chapter 56: A New Mode of War?

Liu Xuan wanted to go to the army again, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were stunned by one sentence, only to feel that this son of heaven was too unreliable, why did he run out of thinking for three days?

What's more, it's enough to have Cao cāo during the war, why did you run over to join in the excitement when you were the emperor?

"This ...... Your Majesty, the military is vicious, and Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, how can you be in danger repeatedly?"

Wang Yun was the first to disagree, and then Yuan Kui and others also responded, but Taiwei Yang Biao didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something.

The doctor who had just come to the court to sacrifice the wine Kong Rong Kong Wenju also opened his mouth at this time: "Although the Yanzhou war is important, it is enough to commission a general, Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven, should focus on bigger things......

"What's the bigger thing?"

Liu Xuan turned his head and looked at Kong Rong, although this guy didn't shake his head when he spoke, but it was also a golden rule for Lao Tzu to say, you better listen to me honestly, and then obediently follow the tone, which really made Liu Xuan not very happy.

Kong Rong wanted to open his mouth to talk about the people of the world, civil and military officials, states and counties, etc., but as soon as he wanted to speak, he suddenly realized that the states and counties that the imperial court now controls cannot be said to be a prosperous dynasty under the governance of this son of heaven.

What's more, after the Son of Heaven formed the six ministries, most of the political affairs were assigned to the six ministries for categorical processing, and then after summing it up, the rest were some choice problems, and the princes in the court got together to discuss and solve it, and there was not even a headache for the emperor, what else did he have to worry about?

Perhaps, the war in Yanzhou is the only thing worthy of the emperor's attention at present, and it is no wonder that His Majesty wants to drive the expedition in person.

Seeing that Kong Rong didn't speak anymore, Liu Xuan waved his hand: "Now that the imperial court has such a situation, it depends on the best efforts of the princes, but this time the battle with the Yellow Turban Thief Army is related to whether the imperial court can still control the Kwantung Prefectures, and I went to Yanzhou not to fight with the Yellow Turban Thief Army, but to observe the Kwantung Prefecture and counties nearby!"

Speaking of this, what else could the princes of the Manchu Dynasty say? They looked at each other, and they all bowed their hands and praised: "Your Majesty Shengming!" and then obediently arranged the matters of the personal conquest.

Fortunately, Liu Xuan, the emperor, doesn't pay much attention to pomp and circumstance, and many things are almost fine, so there is no need to make a big noise.

Therefore, the matter of the pro-conquest was arranged in the shortest possible time, and by the time Cao Cāo received Liu Xuan's reply, the imperial army had already set off for Yanzhou.

After reading the contents of the jade talisman, Cao Cāo suddenly smiled and said to the few people in front of him: "Your Majesty is coming to Yanzhou!"

"Huh?" Liu Ye looked up at Cao Cāo, this time he was a staff officer with the army, so that Cao Cāo could come with someone nearby who could discuss the matter. More importantly, Liu Ye could collect information on the nearby Kwantung Prefectures, and then sort it out in the shortest possible time, and at the same time make suggestions to Cao Cāo at the first time to facilitate the strategic adjustment of the forbidden army.

After all, the situation in the Kanto region is chaotic now, Yanzhou is the land of four wars, and Yuan Shao in the north of the Yellow River has completely turned his face with Gongsun Zhan, and now the two sides have pulled up soldiers and horses to fight a big battle.

In addition, Nanyang Yuan Shu suffered several big losses under the Yellow Turban Army, and now he is also regrouping and wants to regain the territory that originally belonged to him, but he now has one more headache.

It was Zhang Ji, Xu Rong, Fan Chou and others, who were originally under Dong Zhuo's command and later fled to Nanxiang, gathered their subordinates to participate in the soldiers and horses to occupy Nanxiang County, staring at Yuan Shu in Nanyang.

This news was only recently sent to Liu Ye, and as soon as he got the news, he said to Cao Cāo: "Zhang Ji and others may have reached an alliance with Nanhua in some sense. ”

Cao Cāo also agreed with this, but because he couldn't take care of that end for a while, he didn't focus on the north of Jingzhou: "Let Yuan Shu confront that Zhang Ji first!"

Anyway, he didn't expect Yuan Shu to be able to help him in this war, and even in this battle, he didn't expect to work with other princes to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Thief Army, even Sun Ce, who was still honestly acting in accordance with the will of the imperial court.

"Before Your Majesty comes, we must at least wipe out all the Yellow Turban thieves in Yanzhou first!"

The emperor drove the expedition in person, even if Liu Xuan did everything simply, it would not be too fast, Cao Cāo estimated that Liu Xuan was already on the road at this time, and when he arrived in Yanzhou, it would be the end of autumn.

At that time, it was close to winter, and it was impossible to fight at all, even if Cao Cāo had an elite soldier and horse like a tiger and leopard rider that could not be treated the same as ordinary people, he was not willing to fight the Yellow Turban Thief in the ice and snow, so the real suitable time for war was now.

"There's five months left, that's enough time!"

Yanzhou Yellow Turban, just like that, Cao Cāo has dispatched troops in the past few days, and entrusted the two brothers Guan and Zhang with important tasks, clearly to rely on superior strength to defeat the enemy in a bright and bright way.

This kind of tactic doesn't need any strategy, what is needed is superior strength, Cao Cāo felt that whether it was Guan Yu or Zhang Fei, either of them could defeat the Yellow Turban thieves, in order not to waste, he asked the two to lead a soldier and horse, divide the troops and rush forward, and attack the Yanzhou Yellow Turban from two directions.

If this style of play had been in the past, Cao Cāo would never have used it at will—the division of troops may have had a surprising effect to a certain extent, but in most cases it was taboo for soldiers.

Because once the troops are divided, it means that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses is weakened, and if you can't directly defeat the opponent by virtue of suddenness, but fall into a protracted war of attrition, you will fall into passivity.

If the other party detects the intention, it is very likely that the other party will take the opportunity to eat up his own soldiers and horses.

But now he doesn't have to worry about this, after realizing his current strength, Cao Cāo gradually adapted to the new 'war mode', that is, as long as there are super generals to lead, even if there are a little fewer soldiers and horses, the attack power of this army can still be guaranteed - provided that he does not encounter special soldiers and horses such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which are all composed of elites.

Even if they have the kind of demon method that makes soldiers crazy, as long as Zhang Fei and Guan Yu can break into the enemy's formation with their personal strength and kill the enemy's generals, this demon law will naturally be broken.

Therefore, at present, the most suitable tactic for the imperial court is not to consider whether there will be too few soldiers and horses, and how many super generals in the hands can divide as many route armies as they want, and first eliminate the viable force of the Yellow Turban Army, and then consider other issues.

Guo Jia and Liu Ye have nothing to say about Cao Xuan's tactics, as Liu Xuan's courtiers, they have also practiced those techniques, and they naturally have a clear understanding of the strength of the super generals, and they also know that the most suitable tactics for the imperial army at present is the one chosen by Cao Cāo - of course, there are other ways to play, but the one chosen by Cao Cāo is undoubtedly the fastest to see huge results at present.

In fact, before Liu Xuan's reply, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Cao Hong each set off with a soldier and horse, in addition to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were rushing to occupy the Yellow Turban of Taishan County to attack, Cao Hong took the soldiers and horses straight to the southeast of the Lu State, and he received the order to break through the Yellow Turban defense line of the Lu State in the shortest possible time, and then do not need to stay, continue to assault forward, and go straight to Dongguan County, Xuzhou - it is equivalent to copying the back road of the Yellow Turban of Taishan, and Guan Zhang and the two will completely exterminate this Yellow Turban thief army.

In order to accomplish this goal, Cao Hong set off with two thousand tigers and leopards, including five hundred of the most elite heavy-armored tigers and leopards.

Putting away the jade talisman that Liu Xuan sent back, Cao Cāo smiled and patted the map in front of him: "As soon as Zilian sets off, Yuan Rang will follow with five thousand forbidden troops and launch a second wave of attacks on the Yellow Turban thieves of the Lu State, take the opportunity to defeat the Yellow Turban of the Lu State and recapture the Lu State!"

In other words, Cao Hong's assault was not only to detour back behind the Yellow Turban of Mount Tai, but also to create an opportunity for the subsequent Xiahoudun to occupy the Lu State.

As long as everything goes well, Taishan, Dongguan, and Lu are all peaceful, and the Yellow Turban Army will be suppressed back to the east of Yuzhou - more importantly, the defense line of the imperial court soldiers and horses can be rearranged, and finally connected into a line, so that it will not be stationed in Shanyang as it is now, as if it is surrounded by Yellow Turban thieves, so that the overall battle situation will be reversed.

This was not Cao Cāo's idea at the beginning, but making the most appropriate adjustments according to the situation is the quality that a qualified commander should have, so after considering the situation in his hands and determining the combat strength of the Yellow Turban Bandit Army, Cao Cāo did not hesitate to change his strategy, and even changed from the original shrinking defense to stabilize the defense line to a more aggressive style of play.

"Before Your Majesty comes to Yanzhou, the three counties must be brought back into the control of the imperial court!"

Cao cāo ended with this sentence, and although there was no special effect of greatly boosting morale and encouraging the whole army, several people in the big tent were full of energy.

Whether it is for a better official position or a better cultivation method, it is a necessary condition for the Son of Heaven to recognize his ability, plus Cao Cāo, Guo Jia, and Liu Ye are all people promoted by Liu Xuan, and they also have feelings for Liu Xuan who gave him the opportunity to show his ability, and want to repay Liu Xuan's attention with a good performance.

For this reason, several people felt that this battle should not only be won wonderfully and beautifully, but also end this battle in the shortest possible time in order to show their strength.

As for the yellow scarves? Who has time to think about their feelings.

(To be continued)