In the fourth year of the first peace, a series of changes in Xuzhou had the most intuitive impact on the world, which was the word 'fast'.

The march was fast, Wang Yu was the Gaotang who left on February 16, and entered the territory of Langya three days later. Then on the 20th of February, he fought with the Taishan thieves in Fulong Valley, and then arrived at Tancheng on the 21st.

It wasn't until Wang Yu arrived in Tancheng that the news of his southward movement reached the hands of the surrounding princes, which was really lightning fast.

At the same time, the situation is also changing rapidly, one moment the various forces in Xuzhou are still intertwined, entangled with each other, the next moment it becomes clear that the enemy is clear and clear at a glance.

After Wang Yu entered Tancheng, the forces in Xuzhou quickly reached a peace agreement. Although Yuan Shu did not immediately move his army north, he changed his previous aggressive posture and took the initiative to retreat the soldiers and horses on the border for a hundred miles.

Ji Lingjun, who originally advanced into Xiapi City from the east, retreated from Xiapi to Lu County; Zhang Xunbu, who annexed the southern part of Xiapi, retreated from Suiling to Xiaqiu, a hundred miles away. The situation in Xiapi suddenly became clearer.

In addition, the war began quickly.

The Fulong Valley ambush battle can be regarded as a large-scale battle of nearly 10,000 people, but I didn't see anything in advance, and suddenly the fight started, and it took less than two hours to fight before and after, and the victory and defeat were decided. Subsequently, the mutiny in Tancheng and the suppression of the chaos were all resolved within an hour or two.

And Cao Bao raised his troops to the north and attacked the East China Sea on February 23, only two days after Wang Yu arrived in Tancheng! Such a vigorous and resolute style completely deviates from the world's impression of Cao Bao.

You must know that since the third year of Zhongping, he has been entangled with Yuan Shu in Xiapi for more than a year, during which there have been countless battles of all sizes. But the attrition on both sides is no more than a hundred, which shows what kind of combat style this person is.

This time, he made a quick decision and prepared faster, and it only took three days from making his final decision to moving north.

As Wei Yan said, if Cao Bao wants to grasp the fighter, other forces are doomed to be too late to respond. In two or three days, there is more than enough news exchange. Not to mention the mobilization of the army?

But Wei Yan ignored one person, and that was Que Xuan, who claimed to be the Son of Heaven.

Que Xuan raised troops to attack the East China Sea on the 22nd, one day earlier than Cao Bao. But the echo of the two armies is obvious, Quyang is far away from Tancheng after all. If you want to be consistent with Cao Bao, you really have to set off in advance.

I have to say that Que Xuan's action gave Wang Yu a big surprise, and at the same time brought him a lot of trouble.

Wang Yu had heard of this Son of Heaven in his previous life, and in this life, he had only heard of it after the other party raised his troops. But there is not enough understanding either. The time between Que Xuan's raising of troops and Wang Yu's invitation to go south at Tao Qian's invitation was too short, and it was too late to obtain detailed information. It was impossible to expect that Que Xuan would respond to Cao Bao so quickly. Troops were sent to attack.

In the past few days, Wang Yu's main focus has been on understanding Que Xuan. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to win a hundred battles, for such a strange enemy. Wang Yu cheered up the spirit of twelve.

"Que Gong was one of the vassal states at the end of the Shang Dynasty. It is known for being good at making fine armor, and is known as Donghu. After the fall of the country, his descendants wandered and settled in Xiapi, and they have long been a local nobleman......"

Completely different from Wang Yu's initial impression, Que Xuan was not a rebel of the nature of the Yellow Turban or Taishan thief, but a very famous and powerful family in Xiapi.

The strength of the Xia Pi Que clan is still above the Guangling Chen clan, especially this clan has inherited the leadership of their ancestors and has a high level of craftsmanship.

It's just that the latter is better at operational planning, and has compiled a large network of relationships in Guangling, which has been prosperous for a long time; The Que family has a noble bloodline, and rarely interacts with local wealthy families, and marriages and the like are even more cautious, so although they have strong financial resources and prosperous people, they are not known to the outside world.

"Que Xuan is the contemporary head of the family, and now he is six out of forty, and he believes in Buddhism...... It is rumored that Zhenrong once pretended to be the will of the Buddha, saying that the Que family is a famous family in ancient times, and it has accumulated so far, there is a dragon and tiger statue...... "Although the preparation is insufficient and the time is in a hurry, Li Shiyi still collected the relevant information as much as possible.

"In this way, could it be that Que Xuan's soldiers and horses are also believers?" Wang Yu frowned, something, once it involves religious beliefs, it will become very troublesome.

Although Zhen Rong failed to make any big waves, it was only because the opponents he encountered were too strong, and others were not good at military strategy, so he failed to fully exert the combat power of the monks, so he collapsed.

Now this Que Xuan is in trouble.

Isn't it accumulation? A group of people who are good at forging armor have accumulated thousands of years, have lofty ideals, and beliefs, and the power they burst out with all their strength must be quite terrifying, right?

"The lord is wise." Li Shiyi's face was not very good, thinking that Que Xuan was just a disease of moss feet, and he could destroy it with his hands, even if he and Cao Bao were attacked in two ways, there was no need to worry. But as soon as I actually understood it, I found that Que Xuan's threat was not only no worse than Cao Bao, but even much stronger.

"Que Xuan gathered 5,000 people, which seems to be not much, but they are all first-class disciples and servants of the Que family, of which nearly 3,000 are men and women, all of whom are strong in martial arts...... The disciples of the Que family are all people who are deeply favored by their families, and like Que Xuan, they believe in Buddhism, and they are not afraid of death when they fight, and their strength is infinite, which is quite similar to the legendary Yellow Turban Lux......"

As he spoke, he observed Wang Yu's face, Que Xuan's troops and horses were extremely similar to the Destruction Battalion led by Xu Huang at the beginning, but there were many more of them.

“…… In addition to the two thousand heavy armor, there are also 1,000 strong crossbows and 2,000 light armor, and the strength should not be underestimated. "If it's pure heavy armor, it's okay, a single class of troops always has weaknesses, but Que Xuan's troop configuration is also very scientific and comprehensive. Hearing Li Shiyi's introduction, even Wei Yan, who had been shouting to fight, was dumbfounded.

Who would have thought that this Que Xuan's strength would be so strong? It's just against the sky.

It doesn't matter if there are thousands of people, any bandit will have a scale that is not inferior to Que Xuanjun's. But such a level of armament ...... Not to mention the bandits, ordinary princes may not be able to take it, only Wang Yu, Cao Cao, and Liu Biao may have this financial and material resources, and others can't.

Two thousand heavy infantry and a thousand crossbows. In the Gaotang War, when Wang Yu resisted the charge of the Huns and thousands of cavalry, the degree of armament did not reach that of the Que Xuan army, but he stubbornly blocked the decisive charge of tens of thousands of Hu cavalry. From this, it can be imagined how big the threat of Que Xuan's troops is.

It doesn't hurt just to have a single army of soldiers and horses, after all, the other party has a limited number of people, and he can still try to resist it. The problem is that the Qingzhou Army, which is now unstable, is facing a two-way attack. Although Cao Bao is not a famous general, the 15,000 army under his command is not a decoration.

No matter which enemy army you face, you will be copied by the other way, and the Xuzhou army in the city has been attached for too short a time, and its combat power is also limited. Defending the city is quite reliable, but it is difficult to defend the money and food of Maling Mountain.

The premise of Zhang's army moving south quickly is this batch of grain and grass, there is grain in the East China Sea, and the army can advance lightly.

It is not a way for the whole army to defend the mountain, if two enemy armies are in one division. With the superiority in numbers and the superiority in equipment, the increase in combat power is more than multiplied?

The situation was worse than everyone expected.

"I have to prepare with both hands. On the one hand, he divided his troops to meet the battle, trying to delay the speed of the enemy's march and waiting for reinforcements from Langya...... If it really can't be done, then it can only scatter money and food to the people. For the time being, the whole army retreated. After being silent for a long time, Zhuge Liang suddenly sighed. Said the last thing people wanted to hear.

But this time, even Wei Yan, who liked to say goodbye to him the most, didn't say anything. Although I feel aggrieved in my heart, the strength of this battle is too different, and there are many scruples.

If there is no Wang Yu here, and there is no need to care about the money and food hidden in the mountain, whether it is defending the city or letting go of the battle, you can study and study. However, for the sake of a less important Tokai County, it seems that it is not worth taking such a risk.

In fact, everyone also understands in their hearts that the appearance of the various forces in Xuzhou uniting is only temporary. As soon as the pressure of the Qingzhou Army disappears, Que Xuan and Cao Bao, these people will definitely turn their faces immediately and fight together. As long as he retreats to Qingzhou, sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, and waits for them to slowly consume each other.

As for Cao Bao, will these people take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Mount Tai or Langya......

Everyone wished they did it, it was easy to come, but it was difficult to go. The terrain around Langya and Mount Tai is not as good as the East China Sea, and some of them can be set up in ambush, and they will be attacked by Xu Huang and Zhang Jaw at any time, not to mention Cao Bao and Que Xuan, even if Cao Cao comes, he doesn't dare to say that he can retreat with his whole body.

So, without much discussion, everyone quickly came to an agreement.

Wang Yu looked around, taking in everyone's expressions, he knew what everyone was afraid of, it was nothing more than that matter of weighing the pros and cons, he believed that if he was not there, whether it was Zhao Yun or Wei Yan, he would definitely not give up so easily.

After thinking about it, he didn't say anything in the end, and now the enemy situation is still very vague, and he doesn't have any good strategies to break the enemy. It's not his style to talk empty words and shout slogans, so it's better to try and test first as Zhuge Liang said.

If the enemy is in a hurry, even if they are outnumbered, they can still find fighters.

"Zilong, you lead your troops and horses to meet Cao Bao, and I will allocate another thousand water troops with you, you don't have to rush to fight, just harass and delay his trip day and night."

"The last general obeys!" Zhao Yun responded with a fist.

Wang Yu turned to Wei Yan: "Chang led the army to meet Que Xuan, there is no need to fight, just destroy the temples along the way, burn the Buddha statues, if the conditions allow, you can expand the scope and extend it all the way to the territory of Xiapi." ”

“…… The last will obey! Wei Wei hesitated for a moment before receiving the order.

After listening to Wang Yu's instructions to Zhao Yun, Wei Yan could understand the purpose of Wang Yu's order, and the more pious and determined Que Xuan's belief was, the easier it was to be angry. The enemy's two lines of troops and horses advance in unison to achieve a flanking attack, and once the order is divided, it is the one that is sent to the door to break through.

Of course, the strength of the enemy forces on both sides far exceeds that of the Qingzhou army, and even if a situation of breaking through is formed, it may not be able to successfully achieve the goal. But dividing the enemy army and scattering it with a special attack is the essence of the art of war, and it is also a taboo for soldiers to raise a division out of anger, even if it is a lion and tiger army, after losing their minds, it is much easier to deal with than when they are calm.

What really surprised Wei Yan and the others was that Wang Yu actually said the order to destroy the temple and burn the statue so lightly.

Except for their ancestors, the Chinese people did not have a unified religious belief, and whether they believed it or not, they maintained an attitude of reverence for all kinds of gods, even Buddhism, a religion that came from the wilderness, or Taiping Tao, a religion that was used to rebel.

And from Wang Yu's attitude, it can obviously be seen that he has no feelings for things like gods and Buddhas at all, neither because of hatred nor because of anything else, but purely from the perspective of the battle situation, thinking that this is more conducive to the war situation, so he did so.

On the contrary, this is much more terrible than him shouting and yelling, scolding Buddhism for demagogizing people's hearts and inciting the people to come. The feeling is completely different, even Zhao Yun, who is amazingly courageous, feels trembling and chilling at this time.