"Your Excellency, you left five thousand people here...... Isn't it too much, sub and over there......"

"Ahh

"Yes, yes, I was confident in being reconciled with my son at the beginning, but that stupid guy was caught lightly."

"Oh~ Zixiao, do you think that just Qiaorui can be compared to us?"

Both Cao Ren and Li Shushi looked very relaxed, although they seemed to be a little worried about Cao Chun in their words, but in fact, even Cao Ren was extremely relieved in his heart about his younger brother, and now he was just arrogant.

As for the battle in Yangxia City?

Let's not talk about how it is possible to lose with fierce generals like Xiaoqiang and Cao Ren in charge, just based on the comparison of troops, with 5,000 regular troops and private soldiers provided by local heroes such as the Xie family, the total strength of the combined army is already more than twice that of Yuan Shu's army in the city.

So in this battle, Li Shushi and Cao Ren put the right to command the front line into the hands of Xu Chu and Cao Xiu.

As for whether such a move will cause a certain Xiaoqiang to hide in the corner of the wall and think something strange such as "I knew it earlier, I wouldn't follow", that is not what Li Shushi needs to consider, anyway, it is so dark, he can't see or hear anything.

Compared with the relatively relaxed atmosphere on the side of the Combine Army, Qiao Rui in Chen County, the seat of Chen County, is not so comfortable.

"General, as you think, before the Yangxia rebellion, the enemy army set off south. It seems that it should have been premeditated. ”

"There's no more detailed information about their march or their numbers."

"General Hui, the enemy army has done a good job in this regard, if it weren't for our careful and shrewdness, maybe we wouldn't even be able to find out that the enemy army is leaving, but now that the enemy camp is empty, it can be determined that all of them are leaving, and according to the traces, it should be going southwest."

Qiao Rui nodded, and did not continue to say anything. His face was still calm, so that people couldn't see his mood at this time.

He had already read the contents of the intelligence. Although it is not very detailed, it is enough for an old general who has fought a lot of battles to judge something, and he listens patiently not only because of politeness, but also because he wants to see if his subordinates can see some of the most basic things from this information.

As for letting them analyze more from the clues. Qiao Rui didn't expect much.

Because of some strange people raised by Yuan Shu. Yuan Shujun's intelligence transmission speed was not only much faster than that of ordinary princes. And it's also more stealthy and difficult to spot. So it didn't take long for Yangxia and Fule's chaos to happen, and he had already received the news here.

It's just that this news surprised him a little, but it was also within his expectations.

In fact, after Qiao Rui discovered the instability in Chenjun. It was already felt that the combined forces as the enemy were likely to make a fuss about this matter, and although they did not know the specific plans of the enemy, they prepared two sets of plans for the possible actions of the combined forces.

Because Chen County is a county after all, and Yuan Shu's army has been stationed in the local situation for more than half a year, so if you want to incite all the people in the entire Chen County area at one time and launch a rebellion at the same time, it is not only extremely demanding for the organizers, but also time-consuming and laborious and easy to be detected by Yuan Shu's side, so the biggest possibility is to choose two or three adjacent areas to launch at the same time, one of which is the enemy's main attack direction, and the rest of the areas can involve Yuan Shujun's attention.

After that, if the situation can be opened, it will naturally spread the news quickly, affecting the rest of Chen County and even the surrounding areas.

Thinking along these lines, there are two options – the gradual advance of the border detonation and the central flowering.

The former, as Yang Fu and Sima Yi thought, chose an area closer to Chenliu, which was conducive to the rapid support of the combined army, not only could they quickly extend their forces into Chenjun, but also with this "fortress", the rest of Chenjun would also be inspired by this to produce a chain reaction. If it is managed well, it can even make it impossible for Yuan Shujun, who is stuck in the quagmire, to leave Chen County.

Among them, Yangxia is naturally the best choice.

Although Yangxia is not the closest place to Jiwu, it was an important military town in the north of Chen during the period of Chen Wangzhong, and even if it fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, it was still not greatly damaged, and it was an important logistics base for Yuan Shu's army to peep into the west of Yanzhou and Sanhe.

It is precisely with this consideration that Qiao Rui has deployed more troops in Yangxia City than elsewhere, and there are the most reinforcements in ambush nearby.

As for the latter, the location of the rebellion will take place in the county seat of Chenxian County, which is the seat of the Chenjun Governor and the garrison of the Qiaorui Chinese Army.

In fact, compared with the first option, Qiao Rui felt that with Li Shushi and his habits of merging with the state army, the second option might be higher.

Although the first plan for the combined army can rely on Yangxia City to carry out various actions in the next step, and even gather the people of Chen County in the Yangxia area, after all, under the rule of Chen Wangzhong, the whole people were good at shooting, and they were known as 100,000 people who controlled the strings. Although it is an exaggeration, it is undeniable that the soldiers in Chenjun are indeed higher than those in the nearby Yingchuan, Chenliu, and Liangguo.

But this method is obviously a safe method, and it means that it takes a long time, and it can take at least two months just to gather the people and Yuan Shujun's tug-of-war, and then it will take at least two months to select qualified soldiers from the people and the militia and carry out the initial integration. So much time has passed, not to mention that it is time for the autumn harvest under the rule of the state army, and the people are only afraid that they will have to worry about the autumn harvest again, just saying that such a huge number of people are gathered in one place, can Cao Cao afford such a big logistical pressure?

Even if the state army is willing to pay out of their own pockets, those guys in Chenliu County who are not very comfortable are afraid that they will still be a big trouble on the supply line.

Therefore, the latter method seems to be more advantageous to the merger of state forces than this method of slow advance.

The strongest of the state army is the cavalry, even if it has not fought much. But Qiao Rui also knew what the troops from the north were best at, not to mention that Yuan Shujun had reliable intelligence, and the soldiers brought by the state army were all cavalry, and although the soldiers under Cao Ren's command were all light infantry, they could also be called "turning into the wind" under Cao Ren's training.

Then, set up all kinds of illusions, make your own troops elsewhere, and then set off a rebellion in Chen County and use your own mobility to take advantage of your own chaos to give a thunderous blow, which not only saves time and effort, but also directly hits the vital point. After that, it is unknown whether Ji Ling's troops in the west, Zhang Xun's troops in the east, and the remnants scattered in Chen County were divided, encircled, or gradually encroached.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Qiao Rui took advantage of the time when the combined army stopped to make a lot of arrangements. Of course, the vast majority of them are directed at the latter speculation. As for the remaining small part, it is also an arrangement that can be used in both cases. Although it is destined to be infallible, after all, there are many famous strategists in the Bingzhou army, but the old general believes that if the combined army is careless, the enemy will be underestimated. But you will definitely be able to make the other party fall on a big heel. Suffer a big loss.

After all, this plan was not just something that the old general came up with casually. It is researched together with the excellent subordinates around him, even if many of these people are not necessarily very capable, but they can also make some contributions.

With the help of the crowd. The veteran general believed that he could reduce all kinds of accidents to a minimum.

It's a pity that people are planning things, but it's up to heaven to make things happen.

The plan that Hashihiro and his subordinates had been thinking about for a long time, but because the Combine did not act according to their previous plan, most of the preparations fell through, and this result was undoubtedly extremely frustrating for many people.

But among these people, the old general Qiao Rui is definitely not included.

In fact, although he couldn't see anything on his face at this time, he was actually slightly relieved in his heart.

The fact that the enemy failed to jump into the dug trap itself certainly made him feel a little helpless, but this move reflected Li Shushi's caution about this operation was not necessarily bad news for Yuan Shu.

As mentioned earlier, if the combined army chooses Yangxia as a breakthrough, then with the arrival of the Ji Ling army, the situation is likely to evolve into a protracted war, after all, in the face of tens of thousands of troops sitting in Chencheng, even if the Bingzhou army is elite enough, it is difficult to maintain the previous advantage in the siege war, and the losses caused by it will only be unbearable for the Bingzhou army.

In this way, the combined army must recruit enough cannon fodder to be able to send troops to attack the fortified city, and this approach will not mention how much pressure it will put on logistics, but it will be a long process in terms of time, and half a year can be regarded as a conservative estimate.

In this way, from a strategic point of view, although the soldiers of Yuan Shu's army were pinned down in the territory of Chen County by far fewer troops than them, from another point of view, Cao Cao's army's original offensive of two simultaneous advances and distant echoes also became a lone army all the way in.

Not only will it shake the offensive momentum of the Eastern Route Coalition Army, but it will also give Yuan Shu a lot of room to maneuver.

In fact, before the start of this war, Yuan Shujun had a dispute about Li Shushi's attitude in this war.

It is a mortal enemy between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, at least in the current situation where both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are relatively strong, both of them regard each other as lifelong enemies, and they want to destroy them quickly. And the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is not only well known, but more importantly, Yuan Shu actually won over Cao Cao at the beginning, but the relationship between the two is not as deep as that between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, two good friends, so Cao Cao said a lot of ruthless words at the beginning, and it can be said that the relationship between the two is also inevitable.

In addition, now that the emperor is in Cao Cao's hands, unless he is willing to slaughter the emperor, Yuan Shu's selfishness will not accept him.

Will Cao Cao slaughter the emperor and let him bear that sin himself, but let the sword of Damocles that originally hung over the heads of the other princes of the world disappear?

Well, not to mention the black-skinned dwarf who once said, "I'd rather teach me to bear the world, don't let the world bear me", as long as he is not consumed by the lust for profit to the point of (9), it is impossible for anyone to make such a brain-dead decision, and there is no need to do such a thing to die.

What about Li Shushi and his merger army?

People of insight in the world know that the relationship between Bingzhou and Jizhou is extremely delicate, and it is not an exaggeration to call the relationship between the two "enemies dancing on the tip of a knife". Although the events of the North have not yet reached the South, this does not prevent commentators of current affairs in the South from speculating on the relationship between the two with all kinds of malicious suspicions. I even kept looking forward to when the two would turn around and start a war.

So, is the weakening of Yuan Shu's power really the best outcome for the Bingzhou army?

Or is it enough to properly show his muscles in front of Yuan Shu, so that Yuan Shujun does not dare to act rashly, and it is enough for the state army?

Perhaps for the sake of some kind of face or credibility on the frontal battlefield, the state army will never choose to release water, but will give the enemy a head-on blow, but if there is a more suitable excuse, it may be possible to reach a tacit understanding that is acceptable to both sides.

And Qiao Rui is actually a staunch supporter of this argument.

The old general was not like a young man, he had passed the impulsive age of defeating an enemy, and after the battle against Dong and the subsequent melee of the princes, he had an extremely clear understanding of the true strength of Yuan Shujun, which now looked extremely brilliant, but in fact it was a castle in the air. At stake. But many people don't have a clear understanding of this.

At the beginning of the battle with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Yuan Shujun won first and then lost, and was finally driven to Yuzhou by Liu Biao's army from Nanyang.

Why is that? Why is this happening?

The answer is simple: Sun Jian.

The life and death of Sun Jian alone made Yuan Shujun suddenly turn the tables from an extremely strong state to the defeat of his past subordinates.

Of course, there are factors that shocked the whole army with Sun Jian's death, but who was most affected by Sun Jian's death? It's those old subordinates of Sun Jian. And for Yuan Shujun. It is true that Sun Jian's death deprived Yuan Shujun of one of the sharpest sharp knives. But if Yuan Shujun is really strong, then even if one Sun Jian falls, another Sun Jian can emerge. The worst is the worst. There should also be someone who can lead Yuan Shu's army to resist Liu Biaojun's attack and stabilize the original front.

It's a pity that no, really not, no one, including Qiao Rui himself, has been able to contain the collapse of the situation.

Then Yuan Shujun stood up again, and for what reason was this time?

The answer is also very simple: Sun Jian's son Sun Ce, and perhaps his good friend Zhou Yu who stands behind Sun Ce.

In fact, when Sun Ce first independently led his troops to attack Chenliu, it was very difficult to win, if it were not for his super personal strength to seriously injure Xiahoudun and kill Li Gan and other Cao Cao generals, with the morale of Yuan Shu's army at that time, it would not be Cao Cao's opponent at all.

As Qiao Rui, who participated in the battle against Dong together, he can still have a clear understanding of the strength of both sides.

It is precisely because of this that although Qiao Rui is over fifty years old, he still admires Sun Ce, a hairy boy, and it can be said that if Sun Ce was not born, how could there be one (exaggerated) glory of Yuan Shujun's current occupation of the Han world.

Sun Ce looks even stronger than his old man Sun Jian, but because of this, his ambition is still alarming even if it has not yet been revealed - the relationship between his old man Sun Jian and Yuan Shu is that if he is about to leave, under the influence of Sun Jian's old department, can Sun Ce really be dead set on Yuan Shu? Can a mere woman really tie up the ambition of the tiger's roaring mountains and forests?

Regarding Yuan Shu's hesitation and indecision, Qiao Rui understood and was very helpless.

The most important thing is that if there is no Sun Ce, then who will be left in Yuan Shujun?

Therefore, Qiao Rui now likes to promote young people, in order to hope to find a general star that Yuan Shujun can rely on in the future from these young people, even if something happens to Sun Ce's side one day, it can still keep Yuan Shujun from falling.

And such a young man, of course, needs to be trained, but if he is against the state army, it is too easy to die.

Not to mention letting Yuan Shu's family fight against the three families of Bingzhou, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, even if there are recent signs that the former enemy Liu Biao seems to have a reason to win over, but no one knows how much effort the other party will make, so it is always good to have one less enemy.

"Okay, let Yao Ziming take someone to the north to pick it up. Since the enemy chose to attack in Xiayang and Fule, with the speed of the light cavalry of the Bingzhou army, I am afraid that it is not far from Yangxia at this time. Well, let's do it, tell Yao Ziming, don't go too far, just get to Guling, and don't wait too long, not more than an hour at most, and then return quickly. ”

"General, you said that if the state army realizes that our side is already in battle, and General Ji is ready to join us again, will it choose to bypass Yangxia. Turning westward, he intercepted General Ji's team halfway through. You also said that with the strength of the combined army, it may be impossible to attack here, but if you use infantry to cooperate with the rebels to seize Yangxia and other places, and use light cavalry to entangle General Ji halfway, the last general is worried that even if there will be no problems with General Ji, he will suffer a little after all......

"Hehe, yes, it doesn't matter if the result is right or wrong. As long as there are ideas, they deserve encouragement. And your considerations are certainly reasonable. Well...... In this way, let Yao Ziming send more scouts to Yangxia and Fule, and be sure to determine the movement of the Bingzhou army. In addition, let the herald go and remind Ji Ling's little guy to be careless, so that he should not be careless. In particular, the troops should not be stretched too far for the sake of the speed of the march. ”

"Yes!" Staring at the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of his colleagues. This inspiring young man is full of spring breeze.

Behind the backs of young people. It was Qiao Rui's playful and helpless smile, in fact, he was very satisfied with his "performance" just now, and looked at the competitive desire of the others in the room because of his praise just now. Presumably, these people will be more willing to express themselves, the competition between each other will be more intense, and the effect of growth will definitely be more effective than teaching by themselves.

The only pity is that this is called Xi Yu, a young man who is quite talented but not high in Qiao Rui's opinion. This young man who was promoted from the army, who was just a low-status outcast, even though he had the blue eyes of Qiaorui, but in Yuan Shujun's army, he was probably able to be a general at most in this life, which was already very good, and even if it was a big opportunity, it was possible.

From this point of view, if it were not forced, for young people from poor backgrounds but capable, it was clear that they would be more likely to succeed than the forces of the Second Yuan, even if the competition there might be even more brutal.

Even in the dark night, the gate of Chen Cheng was still slowly opened under the generals of Qiao Rui, and a group of sleepy-eyed soldiers yawned and walked out slowly, and their commander was not much better, although he was still standing on top of the war horse, but his body kept swaying back and forth with the forward movement of the war horse, making people very worried about whether he would fall off the horse in the next moment.

Wobbly, swaying, the people on the war horses are like this, and the people who follow the war horses are the same, and in this atmosphere, even the officers and soldiers on duty on the city wall feel that the two eyelids on their faces have become so heavy and heavy, and they really want to sleep!

And in the shadows of the light sources on the city walls, a few small voices whispered.

"See, it seems to be a bit too lively here tonight, is it possible that there is still some hidden conspiracy."

"Don't be afraid, there is our internal response in the city, and there has been no signal until now, which means that it is normal."

"Hey, hey, hey, are you mistaken, it's obvious that the signal is transmitted, it means that it's normal, and if there is no signal, it's the problem!"

"Almost, almost, anyway, we don't need to interfere in the task of seizing the city gate, just wait quietly."

"Then what are we waiting for here, shouldn't we use our excellent skills and magical tools to climb the city wall and sweep away the enemies on the city wall, and wait until we finish the task of guiding the robe, and then go around the city to fan the flames and cause chaos......

"Okay, okay, what about me, aren't you also poisoned by those flawed novels written by Lord Zhoumu."

"And the face to say me, don't you also have several copies of the "Beast Taishou" series written by Lord Taishou stuffed under your bed!"

Well, although it seems that the two people are arguing, and in fact there is indeed an argument, but the content of the dispute sounds very unreliable and full of déjà vu, but the two of them barely make a sound, after all, in the daily training, many things have been engraved into the bone marrow, so that even in this state, they will not make mistakes lightly.

"That's what my mother gave me, saying that I want to marry the same girl home according to the above method, how can this be done! I'm not the lucky guy who can exchange a few small jars of mysterious water for a beautiful lady. ”

"Speaking of which, who said before that he would bury the body of the robe with his own hands after the battle, and then inherit the other party's daughter, and really did it, but the eldest daughter of the other party is not more than five years old. In other words, are you planning to learn from the state pastor, and spend more than ten years waiting for your fiancée to change from very small to a state where she can marry...... Hiss! ”

"What's wrong!"

"Be careful, something just fell on my head, it's not rain or anything, so don't look up, we're well hidden. There are only two possibilities for this to happen, so wait for thirty numbers before moving! ”

The night, once again, seemed to be quiet. (To be continued......)