The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 859
"I wish, Licheng won't last long. Once the main force of the Ming army reaches the north of Jishui, even if they rely on the city and the fort, they will last for up to [-] days, which is [-] days."

On the Kanyu map, Zhu'a and Licheng have been marked with red circles.

Chen Gong tapped the two cities on the map with his fingers, then raised his eyes to look to the right.

On the right side of the hall, Li Gan, Han Hao, and Xiahou Dun are all sitting upright.

Zhu Zhi sat at the head, looking at the arrangement on the Kantu map, but said nothing.

This time the host of the military meeting is not him, and he is not the decider, he is just the executor.

He already understood why Cao Cao tried his best to protect Qingzhou when the navy was defeated.

He also finally understood that he originally thought that Sun Jian didn't care about political affairs.

But in fact, Sun Jian resisted all the complicated situations on his body, and took on almost all the chores by himself, without letting these chores and things affect them.

"Zhu A, it took a total of more than three months to build the city of Li, and it took nearly a year to build all the military forts between the two places. The cost is huge, and more than [-] civilians were used?"

Xiahou Dun's character is quite impulsive, not as calm as Li Qian and Han Hao.

"I spent so much money and food to build the military fort and the city, but now I can only hold it for [-] days?"

Xiahou Dun stared at Chen Gong with wide eyes angrily.

It cost a huge price, but the effect is very little, how can he be calmed down.

In his opinion, the so-called city defense and the so-called military fort, the money and food spent on these places are not as good as arming the soldiers and buying more armor and crossbows. This is the right way.

"Yuan Rang, don't get excited. Engagement must have his reasons and arrangements for saying this. It's better to finish listening."

Seeing Xiahou Dun getting angry, Li Gan who was on the side hurriedly said something to ease the tense atmosphere in the lobby.

"Do not."

Chen Gong ignored Xiahou Dun's gaze and shook his head indifferently.

"no?"

"I mean that under the best circumstances, you can persist for [-] days, not that you can definitely persist."

"Looking at it now, I'm afraid it's a little bit reluctant for Zhu'a and Licheng to persist for half a month."

"you!"

Blue veins appeared on Xiahou Dun's forehead, his face showed anger, and he wanted to ask Chen Gong to give an explanation.

But when the words came to an end, Xia Houdun still didn't say it in the end, and suppressed the anger in his heart, and didn't continue to speak.

Xiahou Dun sat down on the seat again, folded his arms across his chest, and put his eyes on the Kanyu map again, instead of looking at Chen Gong.

When Cao Cao came here, he explained to him that all affairs should follow Chen Gong's arrangement and not contradict Chen Gong.

Xiahou Dun clenched his teeth, and Chen Gong didn't show any face. He was rather arrogant, which was really unpleasant.

If there was a choice, Xiahoudun would definitely not want to work with Chen Gong.

But now there is no choice. When Cao Cao was transferred to Qingzhou, he had already confiscated Chen Gong as the mastermind and took charge of the shogunate for him.

Now Chen Gong is not only engaged in Qingzhou, but also a long history in the mansion.

The emperor allowed the opening of the mansion and the construction of the Yamen, and the establishment of a long history in the mansion, with a rank of a thousand stones, was allowed to take charge of various affairs.

This position of long history is now held by Chen Gong, who has always been deeply trusted by Cao Cao.

Although Xiahou Dun refused to accept Chen Gong, he still chose to obey what Cao Cao said. Because of this, he was deeply trusted by Cao Cao.
Chen Gong was just not good at persuading people and talking to people, not because he wanted to anger Xiahou Dun on purpose.

He glanced at Xiahou Dun who hadn't continued speaking, and turned his attention back to the map.

"Zhu'a and Licheng are the main attack directions of the Ming army. Once the Ming army occupies these two places, the passage between Qingzhou and Yanzhou will be cut off. At that time, the Ming army can calmly station troops in Zhu'a and Licheng."

"One is to cut off Yanzhou's aid to Qingzhou by stationing only a small amount of equipment, and the other is to use Zhu'a and Licheng as the bridgehead forts to transport food and troops, and then attack other cities on the Jishui line. "

"I wish you and Licheng cannot be guarded, and there is no need to guard them."

Chen Gong paused and glanced at Xiahou Dun.

"Without the gains and losses of Zhu'a and Licheng, there is no change at all for the Jishui defense line."

Xiahou Dun was slightly taken aback, Li Qian and Han Hao also showed doubts, and they looked at each other, both puzzled, even Zhu Zhi was also puzzled.

After all, the Jishui defense line said at the beginning that it would focus on the six cities of Zhu'a, Licheng, Taixian, Liangzhou, Linji, and Le'an, and connect them with dots and lines to prevent the Ming army from going south.

But now Chen Gong is saying that the gains and losses of Zhu'a and Licheng have nothing to do with the stability of Jishui's defense line.

"The reason why I said this and did it at the beginning was just to confuse the Eagle Wolf Guards lurking in Qingzhou."

"The Eagle Wolf Guard is good at lurking and concealment. When the Embroidered Cloth Messenger closed the net before, he captured a lot of Eagle Wolf Guard tiqi and scouts."

"Its minions have already penetrated into the interior of our army and the court, and there are even many who have become chief officials."

Chen Gong's eyes were slightly cold, and his tone was gloomy.

"To tell a lie, if you want to deceive others, you must first deceive yourself."

"This……"

Han Hao frowned slightly, he felt that Chen Gong was thinking too much.

"Does some think the eagle wolf guard is too scary?"

Although Zhu Zhi and the others didn't say anything, they felt that Chen Gong was thinking too much.

After all, only high-ranking generals and schools know about the main city and the management of the defense line. How could there be people from the Eagle Wolf Guard?

"It has been a long time since the reform, and the Eagle Wolf Guard's power in Qingzhou may have recovered a lot."

"It's about the fate of the country. It's about winning or losing. No matter how careful you are, you can't be too cautious."

Chen Gong pointed to the location of Dongping Mausoleum on the map.

"The Jishui line of defense is actually centered on the five cities. Zhu'a and Licheng are removed, and Dongping Mausoleum needs to be added."

Zhu Zhi squinted his eyes slightly. The Dongping Mausoleum faced mountains to the south and Taixian County to the north, and Jishui River was to the north of Taixian County.

As soon as Tai County and Dongping Mausoleum went up and down, they just blocked the route from Licheng to Jinan in the middle of Qingzhou.

"The real focus of defense is actually the two cities of Dongpingling and Taixian. As long as Taixian and Dongpingling are defended, our army's southern line will be as stable as a golden city."

Xiahou Dun's face was still a little dark, and he didn't calm down.

"Since we all have to give up, it is enough to defend Dongping Mausoleum and Tai County from the beginning. Why waste such money and food to build military forts around Zhu'a and Li City to strengthen the city?"

"Moreover, if Zhu'a and Licheng are occupied by the Ming army, how will the Yanzhou army support our army from Yanzhou?"

"Without the support of the Yanzhou army, do we have to rely on Qingzhou alone to compete with the main force of the Ming army?"

"How can my army in Qingzhou and one state resist the Ming army and the whole country?"

Xiahou Dun sat up straight, looked at Chen Gong, and asked four questions in a row.

Neither Li Gan nor Han Hao nor Zhu Zhi stopped Xiahou Dun.

The question Xiahoudun asked was exactly what they wanted to ask in their hearts, but they didn't ask it out, and Xiahoudun asked it out.

Chen Gong was Cao Cao's mastermind, as foreign generals, it was really difficult for them to argue with Chen Gong.

"The Ming army not only marched into Qingzhou, but also stationed troops in Jizhou. The Yanzhou army can't move without authorization now. The pressure on Yanzhou is no less than ours. They are simply unable to support Qingzhou."

Chen Gong was not offended by Xiahou Dun's inquiry.

"Yanzhou's line of defense is long. Now that it's autumn, it will soon enter winter. There are probably many places near the river where pontoon bridges can be built to cross the river and fight."

"The Ming army has more than [-] soldiers in Jizhou. Although Yanzhou has [-] troops, it is still unknown whether it can actually stop it."

"The Jizhou Ming Army is probably just a deterrent, but it cannot be underestimated. The leader of the Jizhou Ming Army is Xu Rong."

Xiahou Dun's expression changed slightly. Hearing Xu Rong's name now, he still couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

He will always remember the Battle of Xingyang, and he almost died in the battle...

Just a little...

In fact, Chen Gong didn't finish his sentence. The Yanzhou army could not rely on it. In fact, he once asked the imperial court to send the forbidden army to help, but was rejected by the imperial court.

The strength of the Chen Du Forbidden Army is not weak. Most of the officers are veterans who have been on the battlefield. Both the training they receive and the weapons they wear are considered top-notch.

If they can get the help of Chen Du's imperial army, then they will be more confident in the battle of Qingzhou.

It's just that the imperial court seems to have other arrangements, and he doesn't know what the arrangements are. Anyway, he will never wait for the support of the imperial army.

Chen Gong did not pin his hopes on the [-] soldiers and horses transferred from Yanzhou to Jibei Kingdom and Taishan County.

Yuan Shu's transfer of these [-] people was not to help Qingzhou at all, nor could it help Qingzhou. It is already very good for them to be able to defend Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom, and they can't ask for more.

"Our army really wants to use the soldiers of Qingzhou and one state to resist the soldiers of the Ming court."

"However, there is no way to do this. The Ming court is powerful, but our army is weak. This is an indisputable fact."

"It's better to accept the reality and come up with a countermeasure than complaining about the sky and others."

Chen Gong's words silenced the four people in the hall, including Xiahou Dun.

The offensive and defensive momentum has already changed, so how could they not know.

The defeat of the Yangxu Navy, Sun Ce's death in battle, they lost control of the sea, and also lost Donglai County.

"Stick to the city, but sit and wait for death."

"The Ming army is powerful, and it is difficult to win without any surprises."

"And the reason why I want to give up Zhu'a and Licheng, and the reason for such arrangement, is the trap I set for the Ming army."

Chen Gong's eyes were slightly sharp, and he turned to look at Han Hao and Li Gan.

"The defense of Licheng will be troublesome to Lieutenant Li. Han Xiaowei can transfer the troops and horses from his headquarters to Zhu'a. I have already made arrangements for Zhu'a's city defense."

Li Gan and Han Hao were startled for a moment, and then quickly realized that they both clasped their fists in agreement.

"The main force of the Ming army must first attack Zhu'a, and then attack Licheng. After all, Zhu'a is the most important city. If the Yanzhou army wants to go north, they must pass through Zhu'a."

"Lieutenant Han, you lead the troops of the headquarters without displaying banners, pay attention to concealment, pretend to be the soldiers of the defense, evacuate from Zhu'a, and then build a camp here."

"General Xiahou, please also lead the headquarters to move here, and Tai County will be temporarily handed over to the deputy general as it is now."

Han Hao and Xiahou Dun looked at the position pointed by Chen Gong, and then frowned slightly.

The location Chen Gong pointed to was a mountain in the southwest of Dongping Mausoleum. Both of them had led troops past here, so they were quite familiar with it.

"promise."

Although Han Hao went in without knowing it, he still made a promise.

"General Zhu will be stationed in Dongping Mausoleum for the time being to take care of Tai County, but after the Ming army attacked Licheng, he will order all the troops under his command to be ready to attack."

"correct."

Chen Gong seemed to have remembered something, he turned to look at Li Gan who was beside him.

"If Licheng cannot be defended, Lieutenant Li can lead the troops to evacuate to the northeast. I have already arranged troops outside Licheng to respond."

"Lieutenant Li, remember, don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Licheng was meant to be abandoned."

"When evacuating Licheng, move quickly all the way to the northeast, don't stay for half a minute, the vanguard of the Ming army is full of cavalry, as fast as the wind."

"In the early morning, the entire Jishui River and the mountains will be filled with fog. This time is the most ideal time to evacuate."

"I will allocate another two hundred horses to you. It doesn't matter if all the soldiers in Licheng are killed or injured, but you can't do anything. You must lead the vanguard of the Ming army here."

Chen Gong's eyes fell on the place where he had drawn a circle on the map before, and this place was exactly the place where he pointed out to Han Hao to camp.

As he said before, the Ming army is powerful, and it is difficult to win without surprises...

I hope everything can develop as expected, if not...

Then in this battle of Qingzhou, their odds of winning will be only a measly [-]%.

And this [-]% probability is still based on the Ming army's mistakes.

Zhu Zhi looked at the place marked on the Kanyu map, his eyes moved slightly.

Going northeast from Licheng is a hilly area, and there are some mountainous areas. There is only one road that is not too wide to use.

That road, with Jishui in the north and mountains in the south, is quite long and narrow.

Chen Gong seems to want to make a fuss on this narrow road.

"Luring the enemy deep, according to Xu An's always cautious character, this plan may be difficult to succeed."

"This is indeed a simple way to lure the enemy to go deep, but it is enough."

"Sometimes a strategy succeeds precisely because it is extremely simple."

Chen Gong smiled, looking extremely confident.

"The Ming army is powerful and won consecutive battles. It is the time when soldiers are proud and generals are proud."

"and……"

Chen Gong paused.

"The vanguard of the Ming army this time is Qu Yi."

……

Chen Gong's judgment was not wrong.

The main attack direction of the Ming army at the beginning was indeed not Licheng, but Zhu'a.

In the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty (197), September [-]th.

Xu Huang led [-] military soldiers, [-] elite soldiers, and [-] Qingzhou soldiers. A total of [-] infantry arrived at the north bank of Jishui.

As a pioneer, Qu Yi had already built a pontoon bridge and set up a camp on the south bank of Jishui River.

September nineteenth.

More than [-] soldiers of the Ming army crossed Jishui and came to the city of Zhu'a.

　There will be twists and turns, but not big, because the update is slow, so spoilers in advance.

　　Correct the previous chapter saying that Li Gan is Li Dian's uncle, which is wrong

　　
　
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