Chapter 42: The Battle of Qingzhou cannot afford to be lost
After Zhao Hui finished reading the battle report in Youzhou, Zhang Jiao asked, "What do you think now?" ”
Zhang Jiao knew that he had to attach great importance to Zhao Hui's ideas now.
Although Zhao Hui has no source, every judgment of Zhao Hui has not been wrong until now.
On the one hand, Zhang Jiao hoped that Zhao Hui's prediction was correct and that he could be prepared.
But on the other hand, because Zhao Hui thought that the Yellow Turban Army would fail, Zhang Jiao was very conflicted.
What can you think?
Zhao Hui still didn't know that his letter was not actually sent, but was taken away by Zhang Jiao and burned.
It's a pity in my heart, although I have already reminded Cheng Yuanzhi, Cheng Yuanzhi still did not escape the fate of dying in battle.
In the battle report, although it was not said that Cheng Yuanzhi was killed, it was written that Cheng Yuanzhi jumped off the cliff, and no one would think that Cheng Yuanzhi could jump from a cliff dozens of zhang high and not die.
Cheng Yuanzhi died, and the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou was wiped out, with one less force to support Zhang Jiao.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hui said: "The defeat of Youzhou is no longer possible to reverse, and now let the Guan Hai of Qingzhou be more careful." ”
Zhang Jiao said: "You mean, Guan Hai will also fail?" ”
Zhao Hui nodded: "Cheng Yuanzhi's defeat to Liu Bei is in my expectation, if I didn't miscalculate, Liu Bei should have rushed to Qingzhou at this moment." Guan Hai is by no means the opponent of Liu Bei's three brothers. ”
Zhang Jiao frowned: "Liu Bei is really so strong?" ”
Before Cheng Yuanzhi, Zhang Jiao had never heard of Liu Bei's name.
A person who doesn't know where to come from, with two sworn brothers, can disrupt all the layout of his Youzhou Qingzhou?
If Cheng Yuanzhi failed, Zhang Jiao would never believe it.
But now, although he was asking Zhao Hui, Zhang Jiao had already begun to face Liu Bei in his heart.
Zhao Hui said: "Liu Bei is the hero of the world, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all enemies of 10,000 people, and none of our 36 road commanders are their opponents." ”
Although Liu Bei did not have his own base for decades in the future, no one dared to underestimate them.
"So, what can I do about it?"
Zhang Jiao didn't doubt Zhao Hui's words now.
The Youzhou Yellow Turban Army has been pacified by Liu Bei, and Qingzhou is probably coming soon.
This is an unacceptable result for Zhang Jiao.
If it is really according to what Zhao Hui said, then the reinforcements he has been expecting will not come, but will come with Lu Zhi's reinforcements.
What will you use to guard the giant deer then?
Zhang Jiao has lost his former calmness, and he is now in turmoil.
"Qingzhou must not afford to lose."
But Zhang Jiao is also a male lord after all, and he knows that the first thing now is to keep Qingzhou and the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army in Guan Hai's hands, and he must not be broken by Liu Bei.
"Zhang Sai, you quickly send someone to inquire about Liu Bei's route, and at the same time inform Guan Hai that don't be impulsive when you meet Liu Bei."
Although 100,000 Han troops were stationed outside the city, they did not cut off the Yellow Turban Army's contact with the outside world.
Zhang Sai has a secret unit in his hands, which is responsible for intelligence investigation, as well as liaison with the Yellow Turban Army in other states.
Like the war reports of various states, this force is basically in the hands of Zhang Sai.
Although Zhao Hui knew the general situation behind, he was only a person, not a god.
It is impossible to give a blessing casually to let Guan Hai win against Liu Bei.
Although the Yellow Turban Army was numerous, its strength was too weak, and it was difficult to have a way to face the Han army.
Although Zhao Hui is now training the Yellow Turban Army, there are only more than 100 Yellow Turban Army he has trained.
These more than 100 people, facing tens of thousands of Han troops, are like a wave in the sea, which will soon disappear.
And even if Zhang Jiao gives Zhao Hui 10,000 Yellow Turban Army now, Zhao Hui will not be able to train well.
The foundation of the Yellow Turban Army is too poor, even if it is an ordinary recruit, it is better trained than the Yellow Turban Army.
With the existing resources of the Yellow Turban Army, if we want to train a strong army that can really collide head-on with the Han Army, it is necessary to lay off more than half of the Yellow Turban Army.
Otherwise, there will be no training of combat-ready soldiers.
Without resources, even the best training methods are useless.
The resources of the Yellow Turban Army are very scarce, and even the supply of grain and grass cannot meet the needs of every Yellow Turban Army.
When there is no fighting, ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers can only eat half full every day, and only when they have to fight, they can only eat a full meal before the battle.
But it can only fill your stomach, and don't think about the nutritional taste or anything.
Like the more than 100 people that Zhao Hui is training now, the resources invested are at least the consumption of five thousand ordinary yellow scarves.
Although the combat strength of more than 100 people is very strong, it is obviously impossible for more than 100 people to win against more than 5,000 people.
Unless these 5,000 men have no heart to fight, and after being beheaded, a rout will begin.
Obviously, such a quantity is exchanged for quality, which is not good for the current Yellow Turban Army.
The Yellow Turban Army has the current prestige, and it completely depends on the strength of the population.
Even if there is a million rabble of the Yellow Turban Army, it will be condensed into an army of 50,000 with high combat power.
In the face of more than 100,000 Han troops, there is also no half-point advantage.
And now, the Yellow Turban Army has at least a numerical advantage over the Han Army.
If they lose their numerical superiority, what else can the Yellow Turban Army do to fight the Han Army.
In Zhao Hui's view, if the Yellow Turban Army wants to be immortal, it still needs to abandon the vast majority of people, retain the most elite and small number of people, and then hide it temporarily, secretly accumulate strength, wait for the best opportunity, and then make a comeback.
Liu Bei set out from Youzhou with 3,000 soldiers.
At this time, Liu Bei was still very young and did not realize that his contributions in Youzhou were about to be intercepted by Liu Yan. Instead, he was bent on going to Qingzhou to help Kong Rong.
An army of 3,000 people, Liu Bei did not deliberately hide it, so the people sent out by Zhang Xian quickly found out.
But after Guan Hai received the news, he didn't pay attention to it.
"Three thousand, should you be so careful?" Guan Hai crumpled the letter into a ball.
"Cheng Yuanzhi is really useless, I used to compare with him who could complete the task faster."
has not really faced Liu Bei, even though Zhang Jiao's letter has emphasized Liu Bei's strength many times, Guan Hai is unconvinced in his heart.
Since Zhang Jiao thought that Liu Bei was already a big problem for the Yellow Turban Army, he Guan Hai helped Zhang Jiao get rid of it.
Liu Bei didn't realize that his every move had been watched by the Yellow Turban Army, and the army still followed the established route and kept approaching Beihai.
However, with the experience of being ambushed last time, Liu Bei was a lot more careful on this march, as long as he encountered a place that was prone to ambush, he would first send someone to investigate it to confirm that no one was ambushed before continuing to advance.
Marching two hundred miles a day, Liu Bei's 3,000 men soon appeared in Beihai.
But in the face of the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army, Liu Bei did not rush to attack.