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Late at night, the Great Tent was discussed. Xu Shu reported in detail the results of the Battle of Xiaoliangting. The 30,000 Gongsun Army and the 5,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry were all wiped out, but there were no corpses of Gongsun Chan and Ma Teng, so it is estimated that they took advantage of the chaos to escape. The losses of the various armies participating in the Battle of Xiaoliangting were very small, and the infantry and cavalry suffered more than 3,000 casualties, of which about 500 were killed and about 3,000 were lightly and seriously wounded.

Xiahoudun's army of 50,000 was surrounded, and Liu Bei's army of 10,000 and Liu Biao's army of 25,000 had withdrawn to the vicinity of the Dagu River.

In the early morning of the next day, Chang Yuchun, Lü Bu, Gao Changgong and others will command more than 100,000 troops to besiege Cao Cao's army. After the total annihilation of Cao Cao's army, Gao Changgong and Xun Di led their troops to continue to pursue Liu Beijun and Liu Biaojun.

Chang Yuchun led 50,000 steps to ride north to cross the Jiangshui River, along the north bank of the Jiangshui River to the west for 100 miles, and then crossed the Jiangshui River south from the direction of Xiucheng, directly inserted into the Pan River, cut off the retreat of Liu Beijun and Liu Biaojun, and formed a front and rear attack with the army of Chang Yuchun and Xun Di, in order to completely annihilate the 35,000 rebels.

Zhao Yun, Li Jing and other generals led an army of 50,000 troops along the river to the south for 200 miles and captured Pingyuan City in Pingyuan County. Then he went straight west for 150 miles, captured Ganling City, cut off the retreat of the main force of the rebels, and completed the comprehensive encirclement of the rebels.

Chang Yuchun repeatedly warned Zhao Yun and others not to entangle in Pingyuan City, but to kill under Ganling City as quickly as possible. The key purpose of the Hebei War was to kill and wound a large number of rebel troops, not to hunt down Cao Cao and a few other rebels.

killed all these rebels, and in the end it was Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who took advantage. After this battle, Hebei needs a period of recovery, so it is necessary to ensure that the Central Plains is full of smoke and war. If we kill Cao Cao and several other rebels now, the Yuan brothers' family will be dominant and their strength will increase sharply, and it will be very unfavorable for Hebei to go south to quell the rebellion in the future.

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Late at night, on the banks of the Zhangshui River, the general traveled.

Guan Yu reported that the Northern Expeditionary Army, under the command of Cao Cao, had been attacking the capital of Xin, although it was full of tricks, but the scale was not large.

Often in the spring, the battle of Xiaoliangting has ended, Cao Cao's army has been surrounded, and Zhao Yun can command the iron cavalry to implement a roundabout outflanking technique to surround the main force of the rebels.

"The key now is when we cut off the link between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to ensure that we can hold Yuan Shao back and inflict heavy losses on him before he withdraws from Jizhou while attacking the main rebel force." After Xu Maogong groaned for a while, he pointed his hand to Qingzhou on the map, "My lord, I still insist that it is absolutely necessary for us to take advantage of Qingzhou's weak strength to send a large army south to capture Qingzhou. ”

"Whether Gongsun Chan is dead or alive is no longer important." Sima Yi also persuaded, "Of the 50,000 troops in Qingzhou, 30,000 were buried in Xiaoliang Pavilion, and 20,000 were under the city of Xindu, and they will soon be completely annihilated by us. ”

Li Yi smiled and said: "The attack on Qingzhou must wait until after the decisive battle, that is, around mid-September. Before that, I must ensure absolute superiority on the battlefield of Jizhou in order to complete the attack on the main force of the rebels. ”

"In addition......" Li Yi pointed to Hanoi County on the map, "Can we also consider capturing Hanoi County?" ”

"Attacking Qingzhou does have many benefits, but the goal is too big, and it is easy for the rebels to feel more and more threatened. This may also lead to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and others shaking hands again. For us, after today's battle, we hope that the rebels will turn against each other, and hope that the war in the Central Plains will become more and more fierce, rather than allowing the rebels to find another opportunity to join forces against Hebei. ”

"You don't let others live, and others won't make you comfortable. Who wants to be caught? Who wants to be slaughtered? So I think it's a little early to attack Qingzhou. ”

"The advantage of attacking Hanoi County is that it can directly threaten Luoyang and curb the expansion of Yuan Shao's strength, forcing him to be unable to reach the Central Plains." Li Yi looked at everyone and said with a smile, "This battle is over, if Yuan Shao is not effectively contained, it will be difficult for the Central Plains war to burn." After all, his losses were the least, and he could join forces with Yuan Shu to sweep the Central Plains. Once the Central Plains is in his pocket, it will be very difficult for us to go south in the future. ”

Li Yi discussed with the strategists for a long time, but to no avail.

The war has just begun, and many things cannot be finalized, whether the army will attack Hanoi County or take the opportunity to recover Qingzhou, it is difficult to decide at present, but no matter where it is attacked, one thing is certain, the purpose of the army must be in line with the main purpose of the imperial court to pacify the world as soon as possible.

Li Yi asked Zhuge Liang to immediately write a recital to the imperial court, and he wanted to hear the opinions of the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the court.

He then sent letters to Guan Yu of Xindu City and Zhang Fei of Yecheng, bringing the news that the Battle of Dongguang had begun, and asking them to find a way to hold back Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and strive to completely defeat the rebels on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Li Yi said: "In addition, tell Yun Chang and Yide that they can quickly spread the news of Yuan Shu's treachery and attack on the Central Plains, and shake the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army." ”

"I wonder if Yuan Shu has already done it?" Xun You said with a smile, "When I met with Yuan Yao yesterday, he repeatedly instructed me to tell him as soon as I had news. He seemed to be in a hurry. ”

"Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, rumors will spread, and this time we can only be sorry for Yuan Shu." Li Yi said with a smile, "Once the rumors spread, the rebels will definitely be panicked, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others will be even more suspicious of each other, coupled with Gongsun Zhan's defeat in Dongguang, the rebels will only retreat." As long as the rebels retreat and the threat of Xindu City is lifted, the morale of the people in Jizhou can quickly stabilize, which is of great benefit to the Battle of Ganling. ”

Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen and other strategists nodded again and again.

Li Yi looked at Xun You and said, "Gongda, you immediately send a letter to Zhong Xuan, asking him to organize manpower to go south as soon as possible, and send grain and grass to the area of the Jiangshui River to prepare for the Battle of Ganling." ”

Zhuge Liang prepared a recital and gave it to Li Yi for a look. At this time, Li Yi was the only one standing quietly in front of the map in the big tent.

Seeing Zhuge Liang walk in, Li Yi called him to his side and said, "Kong Ming, if Chang Yuchun annihilated the 120,000 rebels on the line from Panhe to Dongguang, then the rebels on the middle battlefield would only have less than 110,000 horses left. At this time, Yun Chang's 56,000 men pursued from the north to the south, and the more than 150,000 troops of Chang Yuchun and others outflanked them from the east and south. Then the rebels are completely surrounded by us. ”

Li Yi sighed and said, "This strategy of total annihilation is too tempting! ”

Zhuge Liang looked at Li Yi in surprise and asked, "The lord is still reluctant?" ”

"If we still have the strength to go south to the Central Plains after the rebels are completely annihilated, then in two years, we may really be able to pacify the world." Li Yi's eyes showed two scorching lights, and his face was full of greed, "Why can't we take a chance?" ”

"Lord......" Zhuge Liang hesitated for a long time, but still persuaded him, "Pacifying the world is not something that can be solved by a war, it is far more complicated than fighting a big war. The battle was won, but the world was lost, and the battle was still lost. ”

Li Yi closed his eyes, shook his head again and again, and let out a long sigh.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang suddenly found that Li Yi's upright body was a little bent. The responsibility of the lord was too great, and he was overwhelmed.

"My lord, we can annihilate these 110,000 rebels, but we will pay a great price for it." Zhuge Liang bowed slightly, and advised again, "These 110,000 rebels must be held together in order to withdraw safely, we can't use the terrain advantage to divide and surround them, once our intentions are exposed, they are bound to give up retreat, and instead rely on the city to hold on, at this time we use 200,000 or more men and horses to forcibly attack, the price paid can be imagined." ”

"We only have twice as many troops as them, and the losses will be very large, which will not only prevent us from going south this year, but will also delay the time for the army to go south in the future."

"The lord may want to besiege them without attacking them, and wait until they are exhausted before eating them in one bite, but this will take more time. For such a long time, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had already swept across the Central Plains and gained a firm foothold. With the power of Yuan Valve, it should not be too difficult to use a winter to consolidate the Central Plains. In this way, the world has formed a situation of confrontation between the two powers, which is even more unfavorable to us. ”

"For this Jizhou war, Hebei mobilized all its forces. Dasi Nong Zhong Xuan had already written several times to inform him of the financial situation of the imperial court, and his meaning was obvious, he was urging the lord to end the Jizhou War as soon as possible before October. ”

"This time we have mobilized more than 230,000 standing troops in Jizhou, and if we add the garrison army in Jizhou, it will be nearly 300,000 troops. This time, in order to minimize the losses in Hebei, we relocated more than 2 million people at a time and left nearly 10 million mu of fields fallow in dozens of counties in three counties. The huge expenditure of Hebei's financial endowment can be seen from this. ”

"It has been more than three months since this big war was fought, and Hebei's financial endowment has been difficult to support, and we simply have no ability to continue to fight south this year. After the end of this war, in order to recover its vitality, Hebei needs at least one to two years of recuperation, and it must be smooth and rainy, and there can be no more disasters. ”

"At present, Hebei is in many difficulties, and even if we win this battle, we will not be able to improve the grim situation in Hebei, nor will we be able to immediately go south to quell the rebellion."

"Since we can't go south to the Central Plains in the short term, then we have to curb the growth of Yuan Valve's strength. Therefore, we must put Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei back intact. ”

"The strength of Cao Cao and the others was damaged by this battle, which was a good opportunity for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to occupy the Central Plains and Jingzhou. But how could Cao Cao and the others be willing to tie their hands? Therefore, next year's war in the Central Plains will become more and more vigorous, and we just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, wait for the situation to develop, and once the time is ripe, we can go south to quell the rebellion. (To be continued.) )