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Yanzhou Diannong Zhonglang told Cao Cao that since the first month, there has been no rain in the Central Plains, and it has been three months. Everywhere the canals are on the verge of drying up, which is very likely to affect spring planting. If the Central Plains suffers from a drought this year and the number of displaced people increases dramatically, it will be very dangerous to attack Hebei.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others urgently discussed countermeasures.

At this moment, Hebei must have received news that the coalition forces of the princes are going to attack Hebei, so the Northern Xinjiang Army has been dispatched. They may cross the river and move south before the coalition forces attack, pushing the battlefield to the Central Plains.

The Northern Xinjiang Army was able to kill the Central Plains, not only to keep Jizhou, but also to take advantage of the scattered forces of the coalition forces to deal a severe blow.

The situation suddenly became dire.

However, since more than half of Yuan Shu's troops had been trapped in the Jiangdong battlefield and the threat was completely lifted, Liu Bei and Cao Cao could mobilize more than seventy percent of their troops to go north to participate in the war, which made the coalition army more advantageous in terms of strength.

Yuan Shao no longer hesitated, and ordered the armies of all prefectures and counties to immediately go north to the Yellow River, garrison all ferries, and strictly prevent the northern Xinjiang army from crossing the river to the south, just waiting for the grain and grass to be ready, and immediately launch an attack.

Yuan Shao still decided to use the seven-way attack strategy. According to his speculation, although the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army had more than 300,000 people, it was impossible for all of them to rush to Jizhou, and the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army also needed to take care of the direction of Hedong. In addition, it is also necessary to leave a certain number of troops on the grassland, and it is impossible for all the iron cavalry outside the Saiwai to go south. In this way, the main force that the Northern Xinjiang Army can put into Jizhou is only about 160,000 people at most.

As for the garrison of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Yuan Shao believed that those were all Tuntian soldiers recruited after the implementation of the new military system in Hebei, and their training was short, they had no combat effectiveness, and they were vulnerable.

Cao Cao didn't insist anymore. At this time, whoever can cross the river first will be able to take the lead, and let's kill the river first.

Eight hundred miles of fast riding rushed to Changyi City, roaring in all directions.

Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei, Zhang Yang, Ma Teng and others also went out of the city and joined their respective armies.

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April of the second year of the establishment of the Han Kingdom (197 AD).

At the beginning of April, Li Yi, the general of the Great Sima, arrived in Yecheng and built the general of the Great Army.

Zhengnan General Zhang Fei, Zhendong General Zhang He, Zhennan General Chang Yuchun, Andong General Gao Shun, Annan General Zhang Yan, Pingnan General Wei Yan, Pingbei General Li Jing, Pingdong General Yu Ban, Huwei General Tai Shici, Jizhou Assassin Shi Bao Zheng, Wei County Taishou Ding Li, Qinghe State Minister Cui Zhouping, Hebei Minister of Culture and Military Affairs rushed to Xingyuan to meet Li Yi.

Sima Xu Shu of the General's Mansion explained the attack strategy in detail and reported the approximate location of the various armies participating in the current battle.

Guan Yu, the general of Zhengdong, led the army in Zhuo County, and it is estimated that in another seven or eight days, the army can reach Yecheng.

The 36,000 iron cavalry of Zhao Yun, the general of Zhengxi, and Lu Bu, the general of Anxi, had already arrived at Huguan in Shangdang, and the 18,000 iron cavalry of Gao Changgong, the general of Zhenbei, had arrived in Hejian State.

The soldiers and horses originally deployed in various parts of Jizhou have already arrived at the designated ferry port and completed preparations for crossing the river, and can start the river crossing operation at any time.

If all goes well, ten days later, the Jizhou soldiers and horses began to cross the river, and fifteen days later, the iron cavalry entered the Central Plains.

Military advisor Guo Jia then explained the movement on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The movement of the rebels was very slow, so far, only Gongsun Zhan's army of 50,000 and Cao Cao's army of 80,000 rushed to the south bank of the Yellow River. Hanoi's 20,000 men are still in the vicinity of Montenegro, and there is no sign of an attack. Liu Bei's army in Xuzhou, Yuan Wei's army in Yuzhou, Yuan Shu's army in Yangzhou, and even Yuan Shao's army have not been discovered so far, and it is estimated that they are on their way. If the rebels had completed their build-up in mid-April, we would have attacked just a few days ahead of them.

"How many soldiers and horses the rebels have, have you figured it out?" Li Yi frowned, looked at Zhang Fei and asked.

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Since Cao Cao made a three-family alliance and rebuilt the imperial system, the situation over there has changed, it is no longer a plate of scattered sand, but two huge forces have been formed, and two voices speak, of course, it is better than five or six voices talking. So it is possible that they will attack the north with all their troops and horses, so that they will have at least half a million men. Of course, these people have their own ideas, and it is impossible to take out all their belongings, so we calculate that the rebels attacking Hebei should be about 400,000. ”

"It is necessary to gather an army of 400,000 people, raise food, grass and ordnance for an army of 400,000, and recruit millions of soldiers and civilians. We in Hebei Province began preparations as early as the end of last year, but we have not yet started an offensive, so it can be seen that it is impossible for the rebels to cross the river in mid-April to attack. ”

"These rebels are not of the same mind in the first place, they have to greatly compromise on the execution of orders, and now even if they are united, if they want to be ready to attack smoothly, I think it will take at least until the end of May."

Zhang Fei waved his hand disdainfully and continued: "At present, it seems that we can definitely win this battle in the early stage, but the question is, can we hold on to it after we reach the Central Plains?" Can you defeat the combined attack of these 300,000 troops? Because if the rebels are defeated in this battle, they will only wait for death, and there will be no chance to turn over, and they will definitely fight back to the death. ”

Zhang Fei smiled at Li Yi and said, "Big brother, this is a battle of life and death, and no one can afford to lose." ”

Li Yi nodded and asked, "Yide, what are you worried about?" Worried about our lack of troops? Or is it financially inadequate? ”

"I'm worried about both." Zhang Fei intertwined his hands, rubbed them slightly, and said, "After so many years of war, the real elite of the Northern Xinjiang Army is only about 300,000 people. This time, we mobilized five infantry legions, three cavalry legions, and your personal guard, the eldest brother, for a total strength of nearly 220,000 troops. This is already the largest force we can mobilize. ”

"Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shu, and Ma Teng, if they are distributed all over the country and fight against the Northern Xinjiang Army alone, they are naturally not opponents, and we have an overwhelming advantage over any side. But when these people are united, their strength will surpass that of the Northern Frontier Army. ”

"Especially after we fought the Yellow River and cornered them, even if these people have a deep blood feud with each other, in order to survive at this time, they have to let go of their past suspicions and fight hand in hand."

"Coupled with the fact that these people have the advantage of fighting on their own soil, they can replenish their forces at any time. Therefore, when the time comes, we will face not just an army of 400,000, or even more than 500,000, but probably more. ”

"Once the war drags on, after half a year, Hebei's financial endowment will definitely not be able to support it. 200,000 cavalry troops, millions of civilians, fighting for half a year, the amount of money, food, and ordnance needed is a huge number. At that time, the Northern Xinjiang Army could only withdraw to Hebei, return empty-handed, and fight in vain. ”

Li Yi had already heard the meaning of Zhang Fei's words, he pointed to Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Yu Ban, Li Jing, Wei Yan and others, and said with a smile: "You also tell me, I haven't been to the front line for more than a year, and now the situation is changing again and again, and there are some things I don't know very well, so I have to listen to your opinions." ”

Zhang He and the others saw that Li Yi had no intention of blaming, and immediately came to the spirit and expressed their opinions on the attack strategy of the imperial court.

These generals believed that the purpose of the battle was vague.

If the rebellion is to be quelled, it should be prepared early and attack at the end of March, when the rebels have not yet formed a posture of massing and can quickly occupy Yanzhou with one blow. The rebels were hit by this heavy blow, and in a panic, it must be difficult to assemble again, so Yanzhou can be attacked.

If it is a passive response, it should rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River and the absolute superiority of the naval army to block the rebels on the south bank of the Yellow River, so as to reduce the casualties of the army and save a lot of manpower and material resources. The rebels have been fighting for a long time without success, and the morale of the army will surely be weakened. Coupled with the contradictions between each other, they will soon be scattered, and Jizhou can be guaranteed.

However, today's strategy of the imperial court is to attack instead of defend when the first opportunity has been lost, and do not hesitate to risk defeat to the Central Plains, which completely violates the principle of using troops.

What is the purpose of this battle of the imperial court?

The right servant of Shangshutai, who was ordered to walk with the general, shot Tian Chou, and Shi Xunyu, the head of the general's mansion, and a group of major subordinates had ugly faces.

Obviously, the generals of the Jizhou army had a negative attitude towards the strategy set by the imperial court, and this situation was very serious.

The strategy of this battle was agreed between the general Li Yi and the ministers of the imperial court, and finally approved by the decree of the Son of Heaven, and when the war was about to begin, the generals questioned the correctness of the imperial strategy, which was very unfavorable to the war situation.

"The purpose of the imperial court is very clear, the first is to hold Jizhou, and the second is to destroy the three-legged pattern." Tian Chou immediately stood up and said, "We are absolutely confident in holding Jizhou, there is no doubt about it." But holding Jizhou will not solve the current problem. ”

Tian Chou then explained the obstacles of the three-legged pattern to pacify the world.

"Cao Cao is not a simple person, far more far-sighted than Yuan Shao." Tian Chou sneered, "Don't look at him killing people without blinking, just think that he is a reckless man who only knows how to kill." In fact, on the contrary, he is very smart and ambitious. Cao Cao's strength was not enough, so he took advantage of the opportunity to rebuild the imperial system and deliberately created a three-legged momentum to join forces to attack Hebei. If Hebei's strength is damaged, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will be able to get time to develop their strength, and the loss of the strength of other small forces will give Yuan Shao and Cao Cao the opportunity to annex them, and the strength of the two can expand rapidly. ”

"Once the three-legged momentum is solid, with the power of Hebei, it will be difficult to do it again." Tian Chou pointed to the map and said, "If we fight Guanzhong, Cao Cao will fight Jizhou." We hit the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao fought Hedong. We attacked in two ways, but naturally we got nothing, so far the big man was divided into three points, and the society collapsed. (To be continued.) )