"The military advisor is too worried, and it is not so easy for those small people to assassinate the last general."

This is Huang Zhong's pride and confidence in his own martial arts.

Guo Jia secretly smiled bitterly when he heard this, as the so-called open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, and political games are not like charging on the battlefield.

The dead soldiers raised by the family may not be as effective as the regular army on the battlefield. However, compared to the special terrain and assassination methods, the regular army is inferior to the assassins.

How did Sun Ce, the little overlord, die?

However, he didn't say much, if Huang Zhong's side was too tightly guarded, he would expose his feet, and let Jinyiwei protect him secretly.

……

The battle in Bingzhou has been fully opened, and the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan have been advancing all the way, almost unhindered to the city of Jinyang.

This is because Xun Yu adopted a strategy of shrinking the defense, and he knew that the current troops of Yizhou could not hold the whole territory, so he simply withdrew all the soldiers and horses to Jinyang and strengthened the city into an iron wall.

He knew very well that as long as the main city was not lost, the state would still be there. When the Battle of Tiger Prison is over, no matter whether it is won or drawn, Yuan Shao will immediately withdraw his troops.

This is also the biggest difference between him and Guo Jia, Guo Jia likes to win by surprise, and according to this situation, he will inevitably try to turn the tide of the war.

Xun Yu is seeking stability, he knows too well the importance of the annexation of the state to Liu Bei, once the annexation is lost, Liu Bei will fall into the situation of the north and the south, and in the end he is likely to be forced to enter the Guanzhong and compete with Dong Zhuo for Chang'an and Xiliang.

It's just that in this way, Liu Bei's strength will inevitably plummet.

This is also the reason why Liu Bei chose to let Xun Yu cooperate with Zhang Liao to sit in the state instead of Guo Jia. Xun Yu is calm and good at defense.

In the early morning, when the sky was dark, Yuan Shaojun launched a new round of offensive, in fact, this was the third day of the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides.

Zhang Liao looked at the enemy troops surging like a tide, and said worriedly: "Military advisor, the last general is worried that he will lose if he defends for a long time. ”

Sun Ziyun, ten times surround it, and five times attack it.

However, with the development of various siege equipment, under the premise that the combat strength of the two sides is almost the same, three times the strength of the army is enough to break through any fortified city.

As long as it costs nothing, it is only a matter of time before the city is broken.

Yuan Shao was backed by the wealthy Jizhou, so he naturally did not worry about the problem of troop sources, and the offensive in the past three days was extremely fierce.

Xun Yu said indifferently: "The general doesn't need to worry, if I'm not mistaken, the reinforcements will arrive in these two days." ”

Zhang Liao looked surprised: "Does the lord still have extra soldiers and horses to send reinforcements to merge the state?" ”

After all, Xun Yu had already analyzed it before, and Liu Bei would face a situation of third-line warfare next.

"Nature."

Xun Yu explained: "The lord has incorporated tens of thousands of feather forests in Chang'an City, and after joining the Beijing Division, he will also recruit troops and horses, and now there are more than 100,000 troops. ”

"Hangu Pass has been a man since ancient times, and the Xiliang army is not good at attacking the city, as long as 20,000 troops immediately hold on for a few months, which is enough to support the victory or defeat of the southern front."

Zhang Liao nodded abruptly, and then asked a strange question.

"Then why was the lord able to break through Hangu Pass in just a few days?"

"This battle is all thanks to the means of Guo Fengxiao."

Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "Who would have thought that before this war started, he laid out a lot of fine work in the city, and even placed people under the command of the Xiliang Army." ”

It's no wonder that Li Ru didn't expect it, if it was a change of place, he was afraid that he would not be able to prevent it.

He had heard of Jinyiwei before, but he didn't care about it at the time. Now it seems that Guo Jia's layout is not small, and after many years of war, Jinyiwei has reached the point of pervasiveness.

I'm afraid that not only the Xiliang army has a detailed work, but also the subordinates of other princes, but it will not be revealed until the critical moment.

Xun Yu even doubted that there was also Guo Jia's fine work in his house.

However, this is obviously too much to worry about, Jinyiwei has huge development funds, and there are still insufficient manpower in the enemy camp, how can there be time to monitor their own people?

Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh: "The tactics of the military division are really imaginative, and people can't guard against it. ”

During the conversation between the two, they suddenly noticed that the shouting of killing was getting closer and closer, and it turned out that the enemy army had braved the rain of arrows and climbed the city wall.

Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "The military advisor leaves quickly, the city wall is guarded by Zhang, and the military advisor can sit back and relax." ”

After speaking, he led the soldiers to drive away the enemy troops who climbed the city wall, Xun Yu did not refuse, he was not a soldier after all, and it was meaningless to stay on the front line of the battlefield.

If you are really shot by a stray arrow, it is really wrong!

However, after he retreated from the city wall, he did not do nothing, but gathered the only 3,000 cavalry in the city.

According to the report of the Jinyi guard sent by Guo Jia, reinforcements will arrive in these two days.

If the reinforcement commander intends to surprise the enemy's rear, he will send cavalry to cooperate.

If you plan to stick to it, the two sides can be horns for each other and echo each other from afar.

As he expected, reinforcements arrived.

He was leading his troops slowly through the mountains and forests, constantly sending scouts along the way to inquire about the news, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy, but he saw a team of about 100 people in front of him.

Flying fish suit, embroidered spring knife, it is a brocade guard who has had a relationship, and the leader is a middle-aged man with a big body.

Of course, except for the man in charge, the rest of the people were all dressed in fancy clothes, similar to the flowers and trees in the mountains and forests, as if they would blend in with the mountains and forests as long as they lay down.

"Jinyi Wei and the state department of a thousand white tigers, see the general."

Zhao Zhao wondered: "How can you Jinyi Wei appear here?" ”

"The commander sent us to cooperate with the general's surprise attack, and now that the enemy scouts have been emptied by the Jinyi Guard, the general can drive straight in."

"Really?"

"Absolutely."

As soon as the white tiger waved his hand, several brocade guards took out a corpse from the grass, which was dressed as Yuan Jun's armor.

Zhao was shocked at first, then couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then sighed: "It is worthy of being the first army division under the command of the lord, although it is far away in Luoyang, it can still control the battle situation remotely." ”

No wonder there are always scouts asking about his itinerary these days, and it turns out that they are ready to pave the way for him.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the soldier on the side.

"Get the map."

"Whoa."

Soon, a county appeared on the ground.

He pointed to a certain place on the map, and at the same time looked at the generals on the side: "I will leave you 3,000 soldiers, and you must set up camp today." ”

"Whoa."

He looked at Tian Chou on the side again: "Zitai, all the foot soldiers in the army have been handed over to you, I will lead the cavalry to kill Yuan Jun by surprise first, and then you will follow." ”

Tian Chou had no objections, they all knew what scouts meant to an army. The opponent's eyes were blindfolded, and it was the perfect time to strike.

"General, be careful."

"Zitai rest assured."

So, he led the 5,000 cavalry on this trip all the way lightly and quickly came to the rear of Yuan's army.

He slowly drew his sword and shouted, "The whole army obeys the order, kill!" ”

With an order, the iron cavalry of Bingzhou, which had already been ready to attack, came out one after another, and soon caught Yuan Jun off guard.

"Can anyone tell me where this enemy army is coming from, and that our scouts are just decorations?" Yuan Shao was furious when he learned the news, and subconsciously thought that it was his scout's negligence.

The strategists under his command also looked at each other, and this was the first time they had encountered such a situation.

They expected that Liu Bei might send reinforcements and deliberately spread scouts to guard against them, but they didn't expect that in this case, there would still be a surprise attack.

Tian Feng was shocked: "The scouts of our army are afraid that the whole army has been wiped out." ”

Everyone was taken aback.

The total annihilation of large armies has been unheard of since ancient times, but the annihilation of scouts is unheard of.

Whenever the battle starts, the scout teams of both sides will be the first to encounter, and even a fierce battle will occur. But even if one of the scouts wins, the other scout will send someone back to deliver the news before the battle begins.

Guo Tu groaned: "Is there any basis for Brother Yuan Hao's words? ”

Tian Feng looked around at everyone: "Do you know the battle of Hangu Pass?" ”

"Nature." Xu You nodded, touched his beard and fell into deep thought.

Hangu Pass was named after the Qin Dynasty, and there was a husband who was the pass, and there was a trend that ten thousand people could not open.

But Liu Bei only took a few days to break through this Xiongguan, which naturally attracted the attention of the princes of all parties.

Through multiple investigations, they learned the reason why Liu Bei broke the customs.

Finely made, internal should be.

Liu Bei has an extremely powerful team of meticulous workers, who have been out of the category of scouts, not only for seeking intelligence, but even for infiltrating all forces.

Yuan Shao also understood at this time.

"Yuan Hao means that Liu Bei's meticulous work intercepted and killed our army scouts and blinded my eyes?"

"Yes, yes."

Tian Feng continued: "As far as I know, this team was created by Guo Jia, in fact, long before Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo fought a battle, this team has been widely used, which is also the reason why Liu Bei can take the lead every time he fights. ”

Liu Bei's rise was too fast, which naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially a wise man like Tian Feng who was unwilling to surrender and regarded him as an enemy in advance.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Guo Jia's ideas are really whimsical and eclectic. ”

After speaking, he looked at Guo Tu again, as if to say: You are obviously brothers, why is the gap so big?

The latter smiled helplessly, his brother's mind has never been unpredictable. When Liu Bei went to Yingchuan to recruit talents, almost everyone didn't take this dilapidated clan seriously, and only Guo Jia directly joined the team.

At that time, some people laughed at him for being dusty, but now they admire his eyes like torches.

"I'll talk about the scout later, but the top priority is how to deal with the situation ahead." Yuan Shao returned to the topic.

Frustrated, he said: "My lord, I think I should withdraw my troops. ”

"Why?"

"Now that our army is attacking the city, and the rear is being attacked by the enemy, if the defenders in the city are also killed at this time, the situation is extremely unfavorable to our army."

As soon as the words fell, Tian Feng echoed: "Fighting on two fronts, our army is only afraid that it will be difficult to win, so it is better to retreat ten miles and make a decision." ”

As if to fulfill the words of the two, a general hurried over.

"Report ...... Enemy cavalry killed. ”

Yuan Shao immediately nodded: "Okay, order Gongsun Zan to lead his Bai Ma Yi from the broken back to cover the withdrawal of our army." ”

In the siege battle in the past few days, Gongsun Zhan's 20,000 cavalry has not been in battle, and Yuan Shao is reluctant to let this elite cavalry attack the city, so he keeps it in case of emergency.

Now it comes in handy, and the white horse righteousness of Youzhou is no worse than that of the iron horse in Bingzhou.

Gongsun Chan did not refuse after receiving the order, and decisively divided the tens of thousands of cavalry under his command into two units. One went to snipe and lead, and the other was led by him himself, fighting Zhang Liao, who was out of the city.

Where righteousness goes, life and death go hand in hand.

The white-clothed and white-armored cavalry portrayed a beautiful scenery on the battlefield, and if Zhao Yun was here, I was afraid that he would have the idea of throwing himself into the arms of the enemy.

The battle lasted until late evening, when it ended with a small victory for the side of the state.

Although he was caught off guard by Yuan Shao at first, he did not take advantage of the later battle with Bai Ma Yicong, so he had no choice but to give up the pursuit.

If the stalemate continues, when Yuan Shao's army resets its formation, the situation may be reversed.

However, this battle was not without gains, in addition to killing and wounding thousands of enemy troops, it also destroyed many siege equipment of Yuan's army, which greatly relieved the pressure of defending the city.

In the evening, after the battle was over, he and Zhang Liao met in the city.

Zhang Liao hesitated: "Now that the war is tight, although our army has won a small victory today, it is not enough to repel the Yuan army, so we can't drink with Zijing, I hope you will forgive me." ”

He was expressing his apology for not being able to report the celebration banquet, but he didn't know that he had already set up camp outside the city, and this time he entered the city just to say hello to Zhang Liao and discuss the matter of cooperating with the battle.

Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Brother Wenyuan has said it, I have already ordered people to set up camps, even if Brother Wenyuan holds a banquet, I am afraid that I will not be blessed." ”

Zhang Liao laughed after hearing this, he was originally worried that he would blame him for not fulfilling the friendship of the landlord, but now this worry is gone.

Xun Yu also secretly sighed that the lord had chosen a calm general, and he knew how to choose a good foothold before the war. In this way, Yuan Shao could not find a chance to break the reinforcements first.

"The general has made a great contribution in this battle, if you don't break the enemy first, my army may not be able to win."

Hearing Xun Yu's words of praise, he shook his head and said, "No, this battle is all about Guo Junshi's enemy first." ”

He immediately told the brocade guard about clearing the enemy scouts.

After hearing this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh: "Guo Junshi is really not stuck in the art of war at all. ”

He had read military books for so many years, and it was the first time he had seen someone start from the scouting aspect, and he had also seen the use of other types of meticulous work.

Xun Yu smiled: "Guo Fengxiao's thoughts have never been unpredictable, I'm afraid even he doesn't know what he will do next." ”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and then discussed how to cooperate with the battle, and then led the army back to the camp outside the city.

……

"There are so many good generals under Liu Bei!"

Yuan Shao sighed.

After they retreated, Xu You proposed that if the enemy army wanted to camp outside the city, they would be horns for each other. Then take advantage of the enemy's reinforcements when they first arrive and have a firm foothold to catch the other party off guard.

However, as soon as the scouts were dispatched, they learned that the enemy had set up camp, and finally had to give up.

The advantage of the Horn Swing is that no matter which side you attack, the other side will attack you from behind. If they attack at the same time, they will face the problem of insufficient troops.

"I'll talk about this later, I just want to know, how to crack the enemy's details?"

(End of chapter)