Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2484: Cui Hao's Strategy, Clearing the Fields

Jizhou.

As a place adjacent to Sizhou, it was one of the first regions to receive the war mobilization order.

As soon as the order came, except for Jia Xu, the governor of Jizhou, who did not take any action, the rest of the generals, including Lian Po, Cao Ren, Zhao Yun and Cao Kerang, all rushed to the front.

Cao Ren, in particular, was on high alert and ready to set off at any time.

The relationship between the Cao and Yuan families was naturally good at the beginning. However, during the Central Plains War, the two families killed each other fiercely, especially Yuan Shen, who chased after the Cao and Xiahou families on the battlefield, and even the younger generation of the Cao and Xiahou families.

After the Cao family was destroyed, they were already severely damaged and were counting on the next generation, but Yuan Shen killed several of them in one breath, so naturally they became angry and fought.

Therefore, the better the relationship between the two families was before, the more hatred they have now.

At the meeting, generals such as Lian Po, Cao Ren, Zhao Yun, and Xuanwu gathered early.

There was only one Jizhou governor, Jia Xu, who had not shown up yet. Since Jia Xu became the governor of Jizhou, he handled some matters that had to be handled by him, and pushed the rest of the matters to his subordinates as much as possible.

This made Lian Po, Xuanwu and others who were not familiar with Jia Xu feel uncomfortable. It was the first time they had seen a person with Jia Xu's style.

Xuanwu thought that he was already quite Buddhist, and this was the first time he met someone who was more Buddhist than him.

Although these people were surprised that Jia Xu had not shown up, they did not seem that surprised.

After a long time, Jia Xu finally arrived. However, he did not say much, and looked like he was doing his best to cooperate.

But as for others, they all express their own opinions.

Although Cao Ren was extremely excited about the Northern Expedition at this time, due to his personality, he still decided to play it safe.

Even if they did not wait for the arrival of Li Mu's main force in the rear, they should at least wait until Li Mu's army was assembled and about to leave Sizhou before they officially launched the troops.

After all, their Hebei Legion not only has only 40,000 soldiers, but it has also just been formed. The combat effectiveness of this legion with complex composition is far from comparable to other legions of the Jin Army. If it wants to grow to the level of other legions, it still has a long way to go.

With the combat effectiveness of their Hebei Legion, if they don't keep a steady hand, once something goes wrong, a good thing will turn into a bad thing.

Moreover, if they suffered a Waterloo in the first battle of the Northern Expedition, their morale would inevitably be greatly affected.

And I am afraid that these people will also leave their mark in history books.

After all, looking at all the wars initiated by the Great Jin Dynasty, although there were some twists and turns in the process, none of them suffered a Waterloo at the very beginning.

I still remember that during the battle in the Central Plains, Zhang Liao was able to advance bravely all the way and killed the Central Plains general Bi Zaiyu as soon as the battle started.

Therefore, as the Hebei Army is still weak, even though Cao Ren is anxious, his current stance is still prudent.

As for Zhao Yun, Cao Ke and Cao Ren, they were in opposition. They both advocated that the Jin army should continue to advance bravely and catch the enemy off guard.

Before the main force arrived, the light cavalry directly raided Yecheng.

As long as they captured Yecheng, the entire eastern part of Jizhou would be under their control.

As for Xuanwu, he was quite like Jia Xu and did not express any opinions. Anyway, he maintained the attitude that if the superiors said to fight, he would fight.

However, no matter what the attitudes of Zhao Yun, Cao Ren and others are, the one who makes the final decision will still be Lian Po!
After all, Lian Po was the commander of the Hebei Army. Although Lian Po was not as good as Zhao Yun in terms of title, he was one level higher than Zhao Yun in terms of official position.

There was even a gleam in Zhao Yun and Cao Kerang's eyes when they looked at Lian Po. Although the political center had been moved to Bohai since the Yuan Shao period, Yecheng was still the largest city and the strongest city in western Jizhou. If they could take it, it would be of great significance to the Northern Expedition.

In comparison, Cao Ren was a little embarrassed. He had little contact with Lian Po. After all, the Hebei Legion had only been formed for a short time, and the two of them had only been working together for a short time.

In the past, Lian Po had always been in charge of external affairs and was not well-known in the Central Plains.

Cao Ren and Lian Po only used troops once during their contact, when Yuan Xi surrendered to Jin and the two of them rode lightly to the two counties. At that time, Lian Po's style was absolutely aggressive and ruthless, and he never rested along the way.

However, Cao Ren still did not understand Lian Po. Many famous generals have an aggressive side when it comes to being aggressive.

However, most famous coaches are more conservative in nature, and they slowly seek victory after they are invincible.

Even among the famous generals, Lian Po's steadiness is at the forefront, and he pursues the goal of "a good warrior without great achievements". In this respect, there are not many who can rank ahead of him.

Therefore, few people present thought that this time, Lian Po would actually stand on Cao Ren's side.

Of course, Lian Po would not really launch a light cavalry attack at will. Among the 40,000 Hebei Legion, only one-tenth were cavalry, and among the 40,000 Hebei Legion, only this part of the troops had combat effectiveness. The rest were either surrendered soldiers or new recruits who had just joined the army.

The remaining cavalry they brought to Hebei had already returned to Sizhou and Bingzhou after taking over Hebei.

The Jin army was frantically mobilizing food, fodder, and troops from all over the country, and this action could not be concealed at all.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, to supply so many soldiers and horses to fight a war, the amount of food and grass that need to be mobilized can be imagined, and the scale can be imagined!

Therefore, when the news of the Jin army's large-scale actions reached Hebei, the civil and military officials in Hebei felt as if the sky had fallen.

After all, they are currently in the weakest state.

The newly appointed ruler of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, immediately summoned a group of ministers headed by Yuan Xi and Cui Hao to discuss countermeasures.

At the Jizhou meeting, Cui Hao would have remained silent, but when he opened his mouth he made something earth-shattering, shocking the entire Jizhou civil and military officials.

Everyone can understand the plan of clearing the countryside and defending the city. However, Cui Hao's plan was a little too harsh.