Just when Yuan Shao pinned his hopes on Yuan Shu, he didn't know that his good brother was also facing problems at the moment.

"What, Liu Biao dared to sneak attack my Nanyang camp!"

Hearing the news that the Jingzhou army was attacking Nanyang, Yuan Shu was shocked and angry.

What is surprising is that Liu Biao actually took control of Jingzhou so quickly, and the angry thing is that this person is bold, it would be good if he didn't clean up the other party, and the other party dared to take the initiative to attack him!

However, being angry is angry, but he also knows that Liu Biao at this time does have the ability to threaten him. In this battle, he almost poured out, Nanyang is equivalent to an empty camp, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold for a long time.

Strategist Yang Hong came out and said: "My lord, Nanyang cannot afford to lose. ”

Yuan Shu didn't know this, but just sighed: "What a Liu Bei, what a move to surround Wei and save Zhao, after this battle, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop his rise." ”

He knew very well that after the collapse of this alliance, it would be difficult for them to organize effective restrictions against Liu Bei, and this person would soar to the sky and continue to occupy the position of the first prince in the world.

Yang Hong advised: "In my humble opinion, after this battle, the lord can enter the three states of Yu, Yang, and Jing, and even if Liu Bei sits on the merger, Yong, Liang, and Yi four states, the lord will not have the power to fight." ”

Liu Bei's intentions have been fully revealed, and the next step must be Guanzhong, Liangzhou, and Yizhou, gradually expanding.

Among these four states, Bingzhou and Liangzhou are both barren lands, and only Zhongzhong and Bashu are rich lands, and Liu Bei is not invincible.

Yuan Shu knew that what he said was reasonable, but the other party ignored a problem.

"Do you think Liu Bei will let us go safely?"

Yang Hong had already thought about this problem.

"My lord, those who achieve great things are not informal, and sometimes you need to have the determination of a strong man to break his wrist, otherwise he may be at risk of losing everything."

Yuan Shu instantly understood, this was to ask him to find a shield for the dead ghost.

Can...... Who to look for?

He subconsciously thought of Sun Jian, because only the Jiangdong Army could barely block the fierce offensive of the Bingzhou Army.

However, this idea was quickly rejected by him, and Sun Jian's troops had already suffered most of the casualties in the last battle, and now there are only a few thousand people left, and they no longer have the strength to fight with the state army.

Yang Hong saw his hesitation, and said: "The lord can pretend to withdraw the army in a hurry, and Liu Bei will inevitably lead the army to pursue, and then the lord can send troops and horses to ambush halfway to win the opportunity for the army to retreat." ”

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up: "Clever plan, Liu Bei saw that I was in a hurry, and he would inevitably neglect his precautions, and this battle could kill him for a while." ”

Yang Hong nodded with a smile.

"Come, call the people to the big tent."

"Whoa!"

Yang Hong's ambush strategy was indeed exquisite, but he didn't know that Liu Bei had the convenience of Jinyiwei, and he had already learned the news of Liu Biao's attack on Nanyang one step ahead of him, and now he was laying out.

……

Because of the division of troops between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, Liu Bei had to send Gao Shun to lead 10,000 elites to garrison Bishui Pass. It is precisely because of this that the two sides have been at a stalemate for several months.

Zhang Fei had already had itchy hands, and after learning the news of the fire in Yuan's postoperative courtyard, he decisively stood up and asked for battle: "Big brother, you must not let this kid Yuan Shu escape, as long as you give an order, I will immediately go and pick up his head for you." ”

Liu Bei smiled helplessly, did he think that Yuan Shu's head was a wild fruit? Say pick? Although Yuan's combat strength is inferior to theirs, after all, it has a numerical advantage, so how easy is it to annihilate them all?

Throw away the use of tricks, water and fire and other forces of heaven and earth, if you want to encircle and annihilate an army, you must at least have an absolute superiority in numbers, otherwise the encirclement is likely to become a counter-encirclement.

Lu Bu was not far behind, and said: "Lord, let's let the last general be the vanguard." The Iron Float is a sharp weapon in the army, and it should not be moved lightly. ”

Zhao Yun also said: "Let the last general go." ”

The generals came out one after another.

Liu Bei did not rush to make arrangements, but looked at Liu Ye and Jia Xu, this battle was very important, and there could be no accidents.

Otherwise, with the combat strength of the state army, why would it be necessary to stalemate with Yuan Shu for so long?

Liu Ye walked out of the column and asked, "Dare to ask the lord, where did Jinyiwei learn about Liu Biao's troops?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned, thinking that he was questioning the truth of this matter, so he explained: "Jin Yiwei witnessed the Jingzhou army marching with his own eyes, and followed and monitored all the way, this matter will never be false." ”

Liu Ye smiled, shook his head and said, "I'm not questioning the authenticity of the news, but I want to confirm one thing." ”

"What?"

"We and Yuan Shu, who knows the news of Liu Biao's troops faster."

Liu Bei's eyes flashed slightly: "Zi Yang wants to strike first and make arrangements in advance?" ”

Liu Ye nodded and said with a smile: "I have talked with Brother Fengxiao many times, and he has taught the next truth. ”

Everyone looked at him curiously, waiting for the next step.

Facing everyone's eyes, Liu Ye began to talk eloquently.

"Bonghyo said that no matter when, where, or what kind of situation you are facing, you must try to change places and think from the perspective of your opponent."

"Because you can only make mistakes if you take into account all the means that your opponent may use. He called the move ...... Empathy. ”

"If the lord is Yuan Shu, will he withdraw his troops when he hears the news that the rear is being attacked by a sneak attack?"

"Yes!" Liu Bei replied without hesitation.

Because the rear base camp is as important as the grain and grass camp in a sense, after all, the grain and grass camp is only loaded with grain and grass, while the base camp is home.

Your home is occupied, are you still in the mood to fight outside?

"Before withdrawing the army, what will the lord do?"

"Naturally!"

When withdrawing the army, if the broken soldiers and horses are not arranged, it is likely that the enemy will follow and harass them all the way, and even cause huge casualties.

Liu Bei suddenly understood that Liu Ye was reminding him that since we learned the news faster and had insight into the arrangements that Yuan Shu might make, why don't we plan it?

Yuan Shu would inevitably leave a force of troops and horses to snipe or even set up an ambush on the way to retreat.

Most of the soldiers in Yuan's army were infantry, and there were many cavalry in the Bingzhou army, so he could send a partial division to rush to the place where Yuan's army retreated first by virtue of the mobility of the cavalry.

Jia Xu, who was closing his eyes and recuperating on the side, also opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Although this Guo Fengxiao is far away in Luoyang, there is his shadow everywhere in this battle, which is really annoying." ”

Everyone laughed.

Who's to say it isn't?

From Jin Yiwei's non-stop transmission of news, to Liu Ye's words at this moment, Guo Jia can be said to be everywhere.

And not only the battlefield of Tiger Prison Pass, but also the Hangu Pass, and the state side have his plans.

Jia Xu said again: "But what he said is indeed reasonable and well-founded, secretly in line with Sun Tzu's words, knowing himself and knowing the enemy, and not being defeated in a hundred battles." ”

The reason why Sun Wu's sentence is regarded as a wise saying in the art of war is because he encompasses many aspects, and Guo Jia's empathy is only one of them.

Liu Bei also understood the meaning of the two masterminds at this time, and immediately began to arrange troops.

"Zilong listens to orders."

"The end will be."

"I order you to set off immediately with five thousand light horsemen and rush to this place to set up an ambush." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed to a certain point on the map, which was a plain south of Rushui.

"If Yuan Shu wants to withdraw to Nanyang, he must cross Rushui in the south, and then you can take advantage of its halfway to attack it, and the Jinyi Guard will always observe the movements of Yuan's army and provide you with information."

Zhao Yun was overjoyed: "The last general will take the order." After saying that, he turned around and went down to transfer troops, as if he was afraid that he would be robbed of this fat difference by being one step too late.

And the generals just looked at the fattest errand under the leadership of this little white face with envy, as the main force of the ambush, Zhao Yun's partial division will definitely be able to get a lot of credit.

Zhang Fei and Lu Bu both looked at Liu Bei with anticipation, and now the ambush errand has been taken by Zhao Yunjie, leaving only the position of the vanguard officer of the pursuit.

Liu Bei decisively ignored Zhang Fei's pitiful eyes and looked at Lu Bu: "Order you to lead 10,000 elite cavalry to pursue as the vanguard, but you can't engage the enemy, just follow all the way, and wait for my order before you can attack." ”

"Whoa!"

Lu Bu knew that Liu Bei was worried that he would be ambushed by his greed for merit, but this was no longer important, as long as he took the position of vanguard officer, were he still afraid that there would be no battle?

It's not that Liu Bei doesn't miss brotherhood, but Zhang Fei holds the trump card of Tiefutu, and he has enough limelight.

In this regard, Liu Bei had to start tilting the opportunity to others to maintain the necessary balance.

(End of chapter)