Everything was not beyond Liu Bei's expectations.

In Luoyang City, the situation that Liu Hong is facing now really makes him want to see Liu Bei, and Liu Hong wants to discuss with Liu Bei the current chaotic situation inside and outside Luoyang City.

However, what Liu Bei didn't expect was that the defensive strategy he proposed was proposed by Lu Zhi before his first letter was delivered.

The rebels were strong, the Han army was defeated and showed weakness, and the rebels invaded Hedong County, threatening the city of Luoyang, and the capital was shaken.

At this stage, the Han army barely concentrated 40,000 men to defend north of the Yellow River, and built the last line of defense in Wenxi County, north of Hedong County.

He Miao, the main general, was personally arranged by Liu Hong, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong really didn't recommend it, but Liu Hong decided it himself.

He felt that according to the sequence, Zhang Wen went down, Liu Bei was in Liangzhou, and the next one was General Wei He Miao?

The general He Jin is still the same as before, He Miao is preparing logistics, and He Miao wants to lead the army across the Yellow River to Hebei to fight.

As soon as this arrangement was arranged, He Jin was worried, and He Miao almost fainted.

God, where will He Miao fight in a serious way?

It's okay to bully and bully the peasant rebels, and the mountain bandits and the Southern Hun cavalry, that is a strong enemy that even Huangfu Song can't help with hob meat, He Miao to fight, isn't it equivalent to hitting a stone with tofu?

There is no doubt that He Miao is a piece of tofu, which will be broken when slapped, and it can deteriorate and rot if it is left untouched, and it does not require any effort at all.

But because the person who ordered the general was Liu Hong, not someone else, He Miao had no way at all.

He tried to use various methods not to go on the expedition, but he was persuaded by He Jin, let him admit it, and then listen to Zhou Shen's words more, let Zhou Shen help him make a decision, and he didn't want to make a decision blindly.

If you don't understand, you have to listen to the professionals around you, don't give blind commands, otherwise it will be difficult to save your life.

He Miao was helpless, so he could only nod, and then led the troops north to pick up Zhang Wen's class.

Lu Zhi was also worried about this combination, and he raised objections to Liu Hong in the court, believing that He Miao and Zhou Shen were not particularly good at using soldiers.

And their opponents, whether it is Zhang Yan or Guo Tai, are very cunning, and they have an advantage in morale, I am afraid that He Miao and Zhou Shen are not able to confront them.

He suggested that according to the current situation, the best choice for the Han was not to attack them head-on, but to grasp the other military strongholds in Hedong County at present, and deploy defenses along the Yellow River to cope with all changes.

Lu Zhi believes that the rebels are strong for a while, but in fact they are just appearances, not really strong, and the logistics of the rebels are very bad, otherwise there is no need to invade the place from time to time to loot food and property, which can only prove that the rebels cannot be self-sufficient and must loot to survive.

In this state, with the degree of agrarianization of the area they currently occupy, as well as their arrogance, Lu Zhi has reason to believe that they will not be able to support more than two months of logistics expenditures, and will inevitably retreat.

As long as the Han army insists on defending for two months, not even two months, and more than a month is almost, the rebels will inevitably be unable to sustain themselves and must retreat, otherwise they will collapse.

Lu Zhi's view made Liu Hong more suspicious, and felt that Lu Zhi was deliberately rendering a relaxed atmosphere, so that he would not be so worried and pick good things to say to him.

Huang Wan and other officials of the modern literary school also took the opportunity to criticize and ridicule Lu Zhi, saying that Lu Zhi had exaggerated the situation so tense before, making it seem as if the Han was about to lose the country, and now he described the situation so simply, as if the previous failures were not a problem.

Why are you doing that?

Lu Zhi was furious and replied to Huang Wan, saying that at this time and that time, can active offense and strategic defense be the same?

Standing still and waiting for the enemy to come and fight is the same as taking the initiative to enter someone else's territory to fight others, can the loss be the same?

I don't understand this, and you still talk to me about military affairs?

How dare you?

Facing the angry Lu Zhi, Huang Wan did not back down and debated with Lu Zhi, the two went back and forth, arguing very fiercely, arguing with Liu Hong's patience, angrily reprimanding the two for ignoring the overall situation, and then flicked their sleeves and went back.

As a result, two days later, Liu Bei sent a recital, and what was written on the recital was almost the same as what Lu Zhi said.

For the same thing, Liu Hong felt that what Lu Zhi said was a bit problematic, but if Liu Bei said the same, there should be no problem.

"Xuande said this, there should indeed be no problem, since this is the case, then let He Miao not rush to fight, change to defense, just follow Xuande...... No, just do what Lu Zhi said. ”

Liu Hong put away Liu Bei's recital and asked Zhang Rang, who was waiting on the side, to announce his latest decision.

Zhang Rang felt funny, but he didn't think too much, so he did what Liu Hong said and announced Liu Hong's latest decision.

Lu Zhi was very happy and felt that his suggestion had finally been adopted, and Liu Hong was still wise, but he just needed time to think.

Now, of course, the literary school has unsurprisingly raised objections, but it is useless.

Liu Hong had already decided, and the imperial court quickly passed the order to He Miao on the front line, asking He Miao to arrange the army's defense according to the new plan.

The new strategy is that the army is not allowed to take the initiative to attack, but can only defend, and no one can oppose it.

Should I say it or not, when I learned the news, He Miao was so happy that she almost pulled over.

God knows how nervous and cautious he was during this time.

That is, Zhou Shen, who has some military experience, was regarded by him as a military staff officer, consulted on everything, and did not dare to make his own decisions at all, in a sense, this is also a lucky thing, at least this Han army did not fall into a desperate situation because of He Miao's incompetence.

Zhou Shen has a little skill, but not much, he knows how much of his name as a former general belongs to Liu Bei, so he is also beating the drum in his heart this time.

He didn't dare to take the initiative to attack, only dared to defend passively, and he didn't need Liu Hong's order at all, and the Han army on the front line took the initiative to act as a turtle with a shrunken head, which inexplicably fit the tactics of Liu Bei and Lu Zhi.

The order was conveyed, not to mention He Miao, Zhou Shen also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been worried that the imperial court would urge him to take the initiative.

With the morale and strength of the Han army now, if it really takes the initiative to attack, it is not an active attack, it is an initiative to go out of the funeral.

But no problem, everything is so in line with their wishes, He Miao and Zhou Shen immediately joined forces to issue an order, making a series of adjustments and configurations to the front-line Han army, strengthening defense, and preventing the occurrence of active attacks again.

The ferries on both sides of the Yellow River were centrally managed, the ferries were heavily controlled, and the army on the south bank of the Yellow River was personally managed by the general He Jin, who fortified the south bank of the Yellow River as the last line of defense to protect Luoyang.

After these preparations were made, the Han army completely entered a defensive state.

This is not a good thing for Zhang Yan, Guo Tai, Yu Fuluo and others.

As Liu Bei expected, they were able to win, relying on morale and a sharp spirit, this thing has a very low durability and will disappear soon, if they can't seize the opportunity to fight a strategic decisive battle with the Han army, they will soon not have an advantage.

They do not have a complete production system and mobilization system, and they are not an institutional regime that can fight an overall war, but only a grass-roots team.

There are even three leaders in this grass platform team, and no one can make decisions easily.

Although the Luoyang Imperial Court is decaying, it is currently the most advanced, effective, and rational political organization in the world.

Therefore, once the Han army fully switched to strategic defense, sticking to cities and strategic points and never attacking, the rebel alliance would not be good.

(End of chapter)