Lijiazhuang. Inside the General Staff.

"If we attack Luoyang, I personally suggest that we should attack in three ways, and the east road will start directly from Handan, attack Yecheng, and expand the level of security in Handan." Ma Heng said.

After all, Handan is too close to the border. The pressure on defense is still very high, the Republican army must station an infantry division here to ensure the safety of Handan, and at the same time they need to organize a large number of defenses in a relatively short period of time to effectively resist the pressure from the direction of Yecheng. If Yecheng is captured, Handan's development scale will be much larger, and at the same time, they will have a greater depth of defense to deal with such a situation, which is an extremely advantageous option.

Shang Wu and Jia Xu did not express their opinions, they just motioned for Ma Heng to continue. They need to think carefully about this question.

It is good to occupy Yecheng, but they need to pay more troops. In particular, it will bring some other effects, such as, whether Jizhou will launch other offensive methods to contain them, in that case, the battle to attack Yecheng will expand to other directions, for example, when the Republican Army attacks Yecheng, how to deal with the enemy in the direction of Julu, this is a plain, and it is difficult to defend. Although their weapons have great advantages, they still have to abide by some specific hardships, otherwise, trouble will bring them more things.

"The middle road is directly south from Taihang Mountain, and the main target of the attack is Luoyang. In terms of troop allocation, it is the most, because it is necessary to attack such a large city as Luoyang. It is estimated that we need to use three infantry divisions to achieve such an outcome. Ma Heng said.

"In terms of the western route, troops are sent from Zhongtiao Mountain, Jinpudu and Fenglingdu from Hedong, and the main goal is to control Hangu Pass and the important defensive areas nearby, with the aim of cutting off the threat from Guanzhong, so that Luoyang can be clearly occupied by us." Ma Heng said.

"What do you think?" After listening to this, Shang Wu asked Jia Xu. He knew that Jia Xu also had his own unique views on military affairs.

"The plan is good, but how? What are the threats we face? When will the troops be dispatched? Jia Xu said.

"It seems that there are still a lot of problems." Shang Wu said. Hearing this, Ma Heng seemed a little nervous, very unnatural. Because he didn't know what this plan was, it was a plan that they and many staff officers had worked out, at first it was just a simple mid-lane breakthrough tactic, but soon, these staff officers who had climbed up from the bottom noticed other things. The security of their flanks was not guaranteed, so they added east and west attacks on top of the central breakthrough, hoping to attract the attention of others and let them break through in the middle. Reach a more powerful foundation to come.

"It's a strategic thing. We still have to strike backwards because there are so many uncertainties. Today, we will simply discuss the issue of sending troops. Shang Wu said.

"Three-way attack, I think it's okay, but we have to look at some of the things specifically. For example, the East Road, the East Road is where our base camp is located, and the terrain here is extremely flat. For the defending side, it is extremely disadvantageous, although we do not know what will happen in the future, but what I do know is that if we launch an attack, we need to draw more troops to attack Yecheng, and at the same time, it will also cause a lot of pressure and panic on the surrounding military forces, in such a situation, any kind of measures may happen, for example, when we attack Yecheng, if we attack our core key areas all the way, Lijiazhuang, Handan, and even our military scientific research points. All of this will cause us a lot of losses. So, for security reasons. The eastern route sent troops, and I decided to cancel it and adopt a defensive posture. Shang Wu said.

Jia Xu nodded in agreement. Ma Heng is still thinking about it, and he is thinking about the gains and losses between canceling and not canceling.

If they really do what their superiors say, they do have some problems.

"Another important factor in the cancellation of the eastern route is that our troops are not fully prepared, the financial pressure is huge, if we attack from three routes, our expenses will increase by more than 30 percent, the economic pressure is very great, and the current bond issuance is extremely unfavorable. So, it's a last resort. Shang Wu explained some specific reasons, and Ma Heng nodded, indicating that he understood such a situation.

"And with the saved troops, we can strengthen our center, as well as the west. Two-way attack. At the same time, it is possible to form a reserve to prevent the emergence of any unfavorable factors. After all, we are going to attack the capital of the opposing side directly. There may be more troops, and we need to be prepared for that. Shang Wu said.

"In terms of offensive timing, I personally think that given the friendly relationship we currently have with Dong Zhuo. It is unlikely that we will be able to send troops to the west at the same time at once. So, the West Road is just a preparation, or it may become a second reserve. Shang Wu said.

For the existence of the Western Route Army, Shang Wu believes that there is a certain necessity, but it still depends on the diplomatic relations between them and Dong Zhuo to start. If they can control some strategic points, it will be very powerful for them, and this is where the main use of the troops lies.

"In this case, there is only one way to attack. My fear is that going too far too far will directly threaten the security of our flanks, and once we are blocked from returning, the situation will be very troublesome. Jia Xu said worriedly. Ma Heng nodded, he also said this, after all, they had to keep attacking on at least two sides.

"So, we're going to put the reserves in the middle. Ensure our back road, as well as the continuous attack, and the west road, the main purpose is to blockade, or cut off Dong Zhuo's return route, or let the other party enter the pass, suppress the other party and dare not come out, so that we can take Luoyang. Shang Wu said. Shang Wu believes that it is better to have a single target, if there are too many targets, they will be difficult to control, and the possibility of danger will increase exponentially, which is definitely not the situation they want to see.

"Okay. Such a situation is favorable for us. But personally, I think there are still some adventures. Jia Xu said.

After all, the security of their flanks could not be more assured.

"Don't be in a hurry. There are still many variables in the situation. We wait quietly, our strategy is to strike later, and waiting is the best strategy. Shang Wu said this, and Jia Xu nodded that it was the only way.

This is indeed the case. There are still a lot of variables. There are a lot of things that they can't control all at once. Now the only way for the IRA is to strengthen its own strength. Only in this way can we become more powerful.

Jingshi, Luoyang, outside the palace gate.

"Open the door." Yuan Shao shouted loudly, his armor. Behind him were his three thousand soldiers, all in armor and with firearms erected. And half of Cao Cao's infantry battalion came, and the other half had to wait for orders. Cao Cao was also very anxious. If there is an accident with the general, the situation is unimaginable.

"Bang bang." That's when it happened. The sound of dense firearms was heard.

"Not good." Cao Cao shouted loudly. This is definitely not a good thing.

"Sapper platoon, quick, let the sapper platoon come up quickly." Cao Cao shouted loudly. He felt that things must have changed a lot.

"Open the gates quickly, or I'll wait for the killer to enter." Take the head of the er. Yuan Shao's anxious threat intimidated. But these are of little use at all. Because the other party still doesn't open the palace door.

"He Jin rebelled and has been ambushed." Someone suddenly shouted loudly at the palace gate.

As he spoke, a head fell.

"Ahh The crowd was terrified.

"Yes, it's the General." Cao Cao looked at it and said.

"General. Checkmate. Yuan Shao was about to cry. This was their leader, but now he was killed and his head was thrown down. This makes them how calm.

"Blow open the palace gates. Fast. Cao Cao was furious. A loud order was given to the engineer platoon to blow open the palace gates. It's the best siege weapon, especially one way to blast open a city gate, and it's much easier than ever.

"Bang bang." At this moment, there was a sudden random sound of firearms firing at the palace gate. Bullets kept falling around Yuan Shao. He didn't know what time to do now.

"Hide. Fast. Cao Cao reacted quickly, and pulled Yuan Shao off the chariot in one fell swoop. And the things around him are not so lucky. Even though they were covered in armor, they couldn't resist the bullets that flew in.

Many people were shot and unable to stand up. Their armor was easily broken.

"Woo." The bullet whined. A lot of people were beaten in disarray, and they were suddenly attacked.

"Shoot back, fight back." Cao Cao shouted loudly at this time. The infantry battalion followed the two infantry companies that quickly deployed. A counterattack was launched. For a while, the thud of firearms was resounding. Flying bullets hit the palace gate and splashed everywhere.

And the attack forces organized by those little yellow doors were quickly knocked down. Even though they had the best firearms, the problem was that they were so nervous that they didn't know what to do.

The sapper platoon, which had been covered, was quickly laid **.

"Boom." A loud explosion was heard. The palace gates were blown open.

"Kill. Avenge the general. The crowd shouted loudly and rushed into the palace at once. Kill a eunuch when you encounter it. They are blinded by hatred. The sky in Luoyang changed all of a sudden.