Chapter 379: Developing a Strategy

"I didn't expect Liu Dai to be so useless." Liu Ye snorted.

In general, the Central Plains refers to the two prefectures of Yan and Yu. As the Yellow River basin area, these two prefectures are densely populated and rich in resources. For example, Runan County in Yuzhou had a population of more than two million before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Now that Xu He has taken Yanzhou, when the time comes to coerce young and strong followers, I am afraid that the number of enemy troops will be countless.

Xun You continued to introduce: "According to the spies' report, Xu He brought more than 100,000 troops from Qingzhou. After occupying Yanzhou, he coerced the people to join the army. So far, the exact number is unclear, but Xu He claims that there are millions of troops. !"

Millions of people is a common term in war, usually used to show off the size of one's own army, but this time it is very likely to become a reality.

Yu Jin was slightly silent when he heard the words, and then said: "If this is the case, wouldn't the enemy army collapse without fighting? If there are really millions of people, the food and grass consumed every month will be countless. Our army can do without fighting. When the enemy is engaged in battle, just sit back and watch the success."

Liu Ye nodded slightly. Perseverance is sometimes a necessary strategy. Back then Zhuge Liang made several Northern Expeditions, especially before the last Northern Expedition. He had a premonition that his life was short, so he was eager to seek Sima Yi and fight the main force of the Wei Army. But Sima Yi also knew this, so Deliberately deep ditches and high forts, avoiding and not fighting, dragged Zhuge Liang to death abruptly.

Xun You shook his head: "I'm afraid not?"

Yu Jin wondered: "Mr. Gongda, why is this? Is it possible that our army still has to fight the Yellow Turban Bandit? It's not that I'm afraid of Xu He, it's just that there are so many enemy troops, I'm afraid it will be a tough battle .”

Xun You smiled wryly, looked at Liu Ye, and said, "General, you led the army to fight in the south and in the north. Now there are only two months of food and grass left in the treasury. If our army can't defeat Xu He within two months, it will be impossible to attack again." We'll have to wait until next year."

Liu Ye was taken aback, and frowned, "Didn't you just harvest a batch of new autumn crops?"

Xun You sighed and said, "If it wasn't for the new batch of grain harvested around Luoyang, the general might not be able to mobilize his army, and could only sit back and watch Xu He conquer the Central Plains."

Liu Ye led a 30,000-strong army to the Northern Expedition, which consumed nearly 30,000 shi of food and grass in a month. Xun You was exhausted, raising money everywhere, and doing his best to support Liu Ye's food and grass supply.

"The two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou have been dilapidated for a long time. The land is vast and the people are scarce, and the harvest is limited. Now that Luoyang has been recovered and the Sili Xiaowei Department is obtained, the harvest will surely increase in the future. However, if the general uses a large army right now, the government will support up to 30,000 in food and grass. The army will be used for two months." Xun You shook his head and said.

"In this way, it is imperative to fight Xu He to the death within two months!" Liu Ye frowned.

Jia Xu nodded: "In any case, Xu He must be crusaded. After all, although Yanzhou was conquered by him, the foundation of the new land is not stable. If we wait until next year to conquer it, then Xu He's foundation in Yanzhou will be stable. The general wants It will be even more difficult to conquer Yanzhou again."

Although Xu He has a large army, the land of Yanzhou is new, and the people's hearts do not belong to Xu He. If he waits until the next year to mobilize troops, even if Xu He is defeated, he can retreat to Puyang. He wants to completely eradicate Xu He It is bound to fight year after year.

In history, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought for Yanzhou in fact, they fought year after year. They had suspended their troops because of the shortage of food and grass. Liu Ye didn't want to be held back by Yanzhou.

Liu Ye thought for a while, then issued orders.

"Gongda, immediately order Yongliang and Liangzhou to do everything possible to allocate grain and grass to Luoyang."

"promise!"

"Junyi, you lead 10,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard, go to Hulao Pass, unfurl my banner, and tell Xu He that I will be back!"

Jaws open and fists cupped: "No, the last general will order his troops and set off."

Ma Chao got up suddenly: "General, I would like to go to Hulao Pass with General Junyi."

Liu Ye shook his head: "No, Meng Qi, you have other uses."

"A battle between our army and Xu He is inevitable, but can you invite the princes of the world to encircle the Yellow Turban Army?" Liu Ye looked at Jia Xu and Xun You.

Xun You thought for a while, and said: "In Hebei, Han Fu was frightened by the Black Mountain Army. Even if our army issued the emperor's order, Han Fu might not necessarily send troops. As for Yuan Shao, he is even more dismissive of Jizhou's wolf ambition. Gongsun Zan has already Going south to the plains, Liu Yu is far away from the water and can't save the near fire."

"What about Yuzhou?"

Jia Xu said: "Kong Ni, governor of Yuzhou, all of his subordinates are good talkers. Even if he reluctantly sends troops, I'm afraid it will be a weak trip. However, I heard that after Yuan Shu occupied Runan County, relying on his family's reputation, he recruited a lot of troops, and his troops expanded rapidly. , most of the counties and counties around Yuzhou are looking forward to the wind, although Kong Ni is nominally the governor of Yuzhou, but in fact the territory he controls is not as good as Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang, our army can make use of Yuan Shu."

Liu Ye became interested when he heard the words: "Oh? You can tell me how to use Yuan Shu."

Jia Xu smiled slightly, and said, "Yuan Shu has a lot of ambitions. If he takes over the whole Yuzhou, it will inevitably be bordered by Guanzhong. I'm afraid he will have his own heart."

"Although Yuan Shu currently occupies half of Yuzhou, his official position is still the prefect of Nanyang. Our army can order Yuan Shu to supervise the military affairs of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and order him to send a troop to threaten Chen Liu on the flank. The power of the two prefectures must direct the troops to Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou. Liu Yao has served in Yangzhou for several years and has a solid foundation. Once the two confront each other, Yuan Shu will not be able to take care of us in a short time." road.

Yuan Shu lost Nanyang County and ran to Runan County in a fit of anger, but his official position has not changed, so the civil and military generals under him are still organized by Nanyang County, which is quite embarrassing.

Liu Ye nodded: "Okay, if that's the case, then Gongda will draft an edict, ennoble Yuan Shu as Marquis of Zhuma Township, supervising the military affairs of Henan and Yang Prefectures, and order him to leave Xu County with a large army to threaten Chen Liu."

After a short pause, Liu Ye said solemnly: "Junyi leads the army one step ahead, and tomorrow someone will personally lead the rear army to Hulao Pass!"

"promise!"

Zhang Jai immediately walked out of the conference hall, picked out 10,000 elite troops from the more than 20,000 Han troops stationed outside the city, and rushed to Hulao Pass day and night that night.

Hearing that Xu He's army of millions was raging in the Central Plains, the soldiers stationed at Hulao Pass were worried, but at night they saw 10,000 troops stationed at Hulao Pass.

The next day, dawn.

"Is that the general's banner?"

"The general came to Hulao Pass in person, that's great!"

I saw three flags planted on the top of Hulao Pass, one was the Yellow Qilin Battle Flag, the other was Zhang Zijiang's flag, and the last was Liu Zijiang's flag.

Chariot General - Liu!