Chapter 1613: The Battle of Xuzhou (209)
Whether it is Liu Lan or Yuan Shao, they all understand one thing, that is, the current focus is on Xuzhou, no matter what happens in Youzhou, he will not stop the pace of attack, making the battle of Xuzhou fall short, and the situation in Xuzhou is also the most complicated, when Tianyu appeared in Youzhou, Xuzhou not only had Cao Cao but also Yuan Shu.
The three major forces competed, if Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were defeated, then when he dealt with the most powerful Liu Lan, he had to slow down the pace of going south, make adequate preparations, and without a 100% chance of winning, he would never rush to war with Liu Lan.
This situation is different from the battle of Guandu in history, frustrated with the advice of Hetian Feng and others, and slowly went south to encroach on Cao Cao, Yuan Shao would not agree, because the opponent at that time was vulnerable, but now if it is replaced by Liu Lan, then he must listen carefully to the opinions of the two.
So it's not that Yuan Shao is really unwise and resourceless, it's because he despises his opponent Cao Cao too much, but Liu Lan is different, if he is a little careless, he is likely to lose, and then he wants to dominate the Central Plains and even the world, I am afraid that there will be no chance, but if Liu Lan is solved now, then whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shu, it will no longer be able to stop him from going south, and the world will belong to him, it will be a matter of time.
In such a situation, when Yuan Shu retreated, Yuan Shao had to consider one thing, that is, whether to continue to unite with Cao Cao, and at this time Gao Ran came with the news, although it was only Xiahoudun who sent someone to contact him to deal with Liu Lan together, but this is too normal, after all, Xiahoudun is close to Gao Lan's position, and if it is Cao Cao, it is bound to be a little self-surrendering, Cao Cao, no matter how urgent he is in his heart, he will not come forward in person in this matter.
But Xiahou Tang came forward, but he also represented Cao Cao, of course he would not consider this kind of thing, of course, at such an important moment, he did not dare to be too hasty, at least listen to the opinions of the conspirators such as Fu Zhu, and see what they thought.
In fact, no one will object to this matter, and there is one thing that must be faced at that time, that is, the sharing of spoils, although the words are ugly, but this is undoubtedly the truth, Qingzhou has not been won in the past, and the key to reaching an agreement with Cao Cao when sharing the spoils is that he has Qingzhou, Cao Cao has Xuzhou, and now if it is divided like this, it is not equivalent to making a wedding dress for Cao Cao?
But if it is only half, in fact, there are defensive considerations, if it is defense, it is inevitable to leave heavy troops, after all, Xuzhou is adjacent to Yuan Shu, and when the time comes, it is necessary to guard against him and Cao Cao at the same time, otherwise, Xuzhou, which is finally obtained, will sooner or later become someone's bag, which is also to make a wedding dress for others, so ah, this battle has returned to the original most realistic question, Xuzhou wants it or not?
Yes, it is best to occupy the entire Xuzhou, if not, you can shrink the troops, have more available troops, first deal with Cao Cao and then attack Yuan Shu, yes, if you don't consider the distribution of spoils, then you can do it anyway, but if you don't consider these things, then what else is there to think about, how much to come, isn't it just some military grain, grass and materials, if you have enough, there is really nothing difficult to decide.
"Lord, in fact, on this matter, many people are repeatedly emphasizing that they are seeking skin with the tiger, but what do you think about the humble position, shouldn't the person who should feel this way the most should be Cao Cao? Why is it really necessary for us to be fighting with the tiger now, and we are still afraid of this and that? ”
Guo Tu's disapproving words immediately made Yuan Shao laugh, in fact, he really led himself astray, and now when he heard Guo Tu say this, it is really the same as he said, they are afraid of seeking skin with the tiger and distributing the spoils unevenly, but Cao Cao, who is a fox and a fake tiger, is this fox not worried?
Maybe, he is more worried than us, but why can he not worry about these things at all, because he knows that there is only one of our biggest enemies now, that is, Liu Lan, so he can do whatever it takes.
For the sake of the overall situation, considering the overall situation, this matter will be brushed again after defeating Liu Lan. Yuan Shao looked meaningfully at Guo Tutian, Feng Xun Zhan, and a few people under the steps, this is the first time that several masterminds under his account have reached an agreement on one matter, not to mention how rare it is, but it also proves his initial judgment, since the top and bottom are surprisingly consistent, there is no need to continue to talk about it, and directly reply to Gao Ran, allowed.
Of course, Yuan Shao also lowered his posture and took the initiative to contact Cao Cao, since Xiahou Tang was sent, then Meng De should not be idle, come over together, as for what food and grass are missing, this is simple.
After figuring out this, everything has been figured out, what Xuzhou is not Xuzhou, it doesn't matter, the important thing is how to defeat Liu Lan, even if Xuzhou is given to Cao Cao at that time, what can he do if he suffers a loss, he can let Cao Cao get a Xuzhou for nothing, and he can let him return it in full.
Yuan Shao stretched his waist, and his mood at this moment was the happiest in months.
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From Fei County all the way to the west, Xiahoudun walked less than three days to arrive at Kaecheng, Liu Lan has been using this place as a northern fortress, including Tao Qian also Langya as a fortress against the Yellow Turban, when Xiahoudun attacked Tao Qian with Cao Cao, suffered a loss in Langya, even if it was the second battle of Xuzhou, he never took Kaecheng, and now he swaggered into the northern fortress of Xuzhou that he has not been able to break for many years.
For Xiahoudun, the place in the world that he will never forget is bound to be only Kaiyang, which is definitely a hurdle that he can't get around in his life, so many years its existence is like a nightmare tormenting him, every time he wakes up from a dream, he secretly vows that he must capture Kaesong, but now this fortress is easily captured by Wen Chou Gaoran.
Wen Chou and Gao Lan, he is not familiar with the two, during the Dong period, one of the two was in Yecheng and the other was recruiting in Yangzhou, of course, this Yangzhou is talking about Shouchun, so it is not a mistake for Cao Cao to recruit troops in Yangzhou in the romance, the key is that Shouchun is the seat of Yangzhou governance, not the traditional concept of recruiting troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
But to say that there is no friendship but not necessarily, in the crusade against the Montenegrin army, they have also cooperated together, but it is more of a coordinated operation on the letter, it seems that it is the first time to converge together to deal with a force in this way, and this is actually no different from the previous situation, Xiahoudun still does not have to listen to the order of Wen Chou, but he must cooperate with him to fight.
Wen Chou values Xiahou very much, of course, if he is allowed to be the vanguard, it will be too obvious and deliberate, isn't this just to let him take risks or even send him to death, but Wen Chou will no longer divide his troops and fight with Liu Lan, the most taboo is to divide his troops, and he has suffered a big loss in this matter several times, and he has been broken one by one, so this time Wen Chou's plan is to act together, of course, before that, he must first grasp Huang Zhong's dynamics.
Xiahoudun was arranged to camp at the West Gate to look at the grain and grass of the complicated Cao army, and Wen Chou, in addition to meeting Xiahoudun in the past few days, spent more time paying attention to whether the scouts had any news about Huang Zhong, but it seems that such news will not come back with any results in a short time.
In such a situation, the lord's order to go south must be executed, although Wen Chou has always been worried about Huang Zhong's existence, unsure of his location, Wen Chou will not be at ease, but the lord's order is also something he does not dare to disobey, he called Gao Ran over, heard this, Gao Ran paced back and forth in the council hall.
Wen Chou, who originally wanted to hear Gao Ran's opinion, didn't have to expect anything from Gao Ran now, he might be even more overwhelmed than himself.
Gao Ran naturally has his concerns, in just a few months, the situation has changed abruptly, but the closer he is to attack Xuzhou, the more cautious he knows, Liu Lan can't be caught with his hands tied, and he may even have a back hand, Zhang Fei is Huang Zhong and Xu Fang are the same, if they are not guarded, it is likely that they will suddenly appear at a critical point in time, and completely turn the tide of the battle, so he must be cautious in this matter, at least he can't make decisions at will to mislead Wen Chou.
"Lord, in fact, on this matter, many people are repeatedly emphasizing that they are seeking skin with the tiger, but what do you think about the humble position, shouldn't the person who should feel this way the most should be Cao Cao? Why is it really necessary for us to be fighting with the tiger now, and we are still afraid of this and that? ”
Guo Tu's disapproving words immediately made Yuan Shao laugh, in fact, he really led himself astray, and now when he heard Guo Tu say this, it is really the same as he said, they are afraid of seeking skin with the tiger and distributing the spoils unevenly, but Cao Cao, who is a fox and a fake tiger, is this fox not worried?
Maybe, he is more worried than us, but why can he not worry about these things at all, because he knows that there is only one of our biggest enemies now, that is, Liu Lan, so he can do whatever it takes.
For the sake of the overall situation, considering the overall situation, this matter will be brushed again after defeating Liu Lan. Yuan Shao looked meaningfully at Guo Tutian, Feng Xun Zhan, and a few people under the steps, this is the first time that several masterminds under his account have reached an agreement on one matter, not to mention how rare it is, but it also proves his initial judgment, since the top and bottom are surprisingly consistent, there is no need to continue to talk about it, and directly reply to Gao Ran, allowed.
Of course, Yuan Shao also lowered his posture and took the initiative to contact Cao Cao, since Xiahou Tang was sent, then Meng De should not be idle, come over together, as for what food and grass are missing, this is simple.
After figuring out this, everything has been figured out, what Xuzhou is not Xuzhou, it doesn't matter, the important thing is how to defeat Liu Lan, even if Xuzhou is given to Cao Cao at that time, what can he do if he suffers a loss, he can let Cao Cao get a Xuzhou for nothing, and he can let him return it in full.
Yuan Shao stretched his waist, and his mood at this moment was the happiest in months.
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From Fei County all the way to the west, Xiahoudun walked less than three days to arrive at Kaecheng, Liu Lan has been using this place as a northern fortress, including Tao Qian also Langya as a fortress against the Yellow Turban, when Xiahoudun attacked Tao Qian with Cao Cao, suffered a loss in Langya, even if it was the second battle of Xuzhou, he never took Kaecheng, and now he swaggered into the northern fortress of Xuzhou that he has not been able to break for many years.
For Xiahoudun, the place in the world that he will never forget is bound to be only Kaiyang, which is definitely a hurdle that he can't get around in his life, so many years its existence is like a nightmare tormenting him, every time he wakes up from a dream, he secretly vows that he must capture Kaesong, but now this fortress is easily captured by Wen Chou Gaoran.
Wen Chou and Gao Lan, he is not familiar with the two, during the Dong period, one of the two was in Yecheng and the other was recruiting in Yangzhou, of course, this Yangzhou is talking about Shouchun, so it is not a mistake for Cao Cao to recruit troops in Yangzhou in the romance, the key is that Shouchun is the seat of Yangzhou governance, not the traditional concept of recruiting troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
But to say that there is no friendship but not necessarily, in the crusade against the Montenegrin army, they have also cooperated together, but it is more of a coordinated operation on the letter, it seems that it is the first time to converge together to deal with a force in this way, and this is actually no different from the previous situation, Xiahoudun still does not have to listen to the order of Wen Chou, but he must cooperate with him to fight.
Wen Chou values Xiahou very much, of course, if he is allowed to be the vanguard, it will be too obvious and deliberate, isn't this just to let him take risks or even send him to death, but Wen Chou will no longer divide his troops and fight with Liu Lan, the most taboo is to divide his troops, and he has suffered a big loss in this matter several times, and he has been broken one by one, so this time Wen Chou's plan is to act together, of course, before that, he must first grasp Huang Zhong's dynamics.
Xiahoudun was arranged to camp at the West Gate to look at the grain and grass of the complicated Cao army, and Wen Chou, in addition to meeting Xiahoudun in the past few days, spent more time paying attention to whether the scouts had any news about Huang Zhong, but it seems that such news will not come back with any results in a short time.
In such a situation, the lord's order to go south must be executed, although Wen Chou has always been worried about Huang Zhong's existence, unsure of his location, Wen Chou will not be at ease, but the lord's order is also something he does not dare to disobey, he called Gao Ran over, heard this, Gao Ran paced back and forth in the council hall.
Wen Chou, who originally wanted to hear Gao Ran's opinion, didn't have to expect anything from Gao Ran now, he might be even more overwhelmed than himself.
Gao Ran naturally has his concerns, in just a few months, the situation has changed abruptly, but the closer he is to attack Xuzhou, the more cautious he knows, Liu Lan can't be caught with his hands tied, and he may even have a back hand, Zhang Fei is Huang Zhong and Xu Fang are the same, if they are not guarded, it is likely that they will suddenly appear at a critical point in time, and completely turn the tide of the battle, so he must be cautious in this matter, at least he can't make decisions at will to mislead Wen Chou.