Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2487: Ding Shan is ambushed, Ren Gui decides on his strategy

The area of ​​southern Qinghai is close to Xuzhou.

Among the three states in the Central Plains, Xuzhou is the only one that does not have the position of Grand Commander, and its standing military force is relatively small.

However, Guo Ziyi's Central Plains Army was stationed in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is on the sea, and such a large army was stationed in Xuzhou because of its convenient sea transportation.

After all, the Central Plains was in a recession in the past few years and relied on support from the South. The Central Plains’ army has also been supported by the South in recent years.

Whether traveling by sea or along the Yangtze River, it is relatively convenient to enter Xuzhou with grain and fodder from Yizhou or Yangzhou.

With such a large army in Xuzhou, the southern part of Qinghai would become a battlefield in an instant. At this time, it has not yet been involved in the war. It can only be said that all kinds of materials in Hanzhong have not been mobilized yet.

After all, it goes without saying that this war will definitely involve tens of millions of people. For both sides, the first thing to consider is not the issue of fighting, but the issue of allocating various materials.

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent ahead before the army moves, and food and fodder is one of the supplies.

Once the supplies were in place, the war would break out in an instant. Therefore, Liu Bei decided to go to Qingnan in person.

At the same time, Liu Bei appointed Xu Shiji as the commander-in-chief of the central army and Prime Minister Liu Bingzhong. The two cooperated and jointly stationed in the northern part of Qingzhou, with Xu Shiji holding the authority. The commander-in-chief of the navy, Liu Rengui, was temporarily transferred by Xu Shiji.

Among the Qinghan, Xu Shiji ranked first in terms of military skills. After all, Tian Dan was only a Qinghan in name only, not like Guan Yu and Xu Shiji, who were completely Qinghan people.

As the best general among Qing and Han, Xu Shiji did not fall to the Qingnan front line. This was naturally because, in Liu Bei's view, once the war really started, the threat from northern Qingzhou would definitely not be greater than that from southern Qingzhou.

Liu Bei must be prepared in advance for the Yellow River to be divided by someone. Only by preparing for the worst can he avoid being caught off guard when the time comes.

The fact that Xu Shiji was in charge of the northern part of the state at this time also shows how much Liu Bei valued him.

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Yanzhou.

Xue Rengui himself did not expect that Qinghan would start losing territory before the battle even started.

"Grand Governor!"

"Ding Shan led the troops to chase for a while, but..." Zhou Qing on the side seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Just an ambush!"

Xue Rengui gave the answer directly.

Moreover, there was no sign of worry in his words.

After all, if something really happened to Xue Dingshan, Zhou Qing wouldn't be in this state now.

Xue Rengui was considered one of Li Xiang's earliest generals, and one of the first few people to truly follow him.

Now, I have been fighting in many places all over the world for more than 30 years. In the blink of an eye, I have reached the age of knowing the destiny.

Not to mention Xue Rengui, even Li Xiang is already in his forties.

Starting from the war between the Central Plains and the South, followed by three years of epidemic and five years of recovery, ten years have passed. Unknowingly, those generals who once dominated the world seem to have begun to grow old one by one.

"Brother guessed it right!" "Ding Shan lost a thousand soldiers, but fortunately he himself was fine!" Zhou Qing said with a wry smile.

In fact, this time, as long as Xue Dingshan follows behind and takes over the city honestly, it would be a great achievement.

Although it was Qinghan who gave up on his own, as long as they sent troops to take it over, it would be a complete achievement of conquering cities and plundering territories, and it was simply a gift from heaven.

However, Xue Dingshan was unwilling to stop there. After all, when they left, not only did they leave their troops, but they also took away almost all the supplies in important places such as granaries and armories.

In the end it was due to differences in personality. When Jizhou gave up the four counties, not only did they empty their own treasury, they also took away the people's belongings.

However, Liu Bei's situation was different. He simply moved all the things in his own treasury but did not extend his hand to the common people.

However, after receiving the news, Xue Dingshan was still unwilling to just sit back and watch these supplies being moved away. After all, war is all about logistics.

The larger the scale of the war, the more important logistics will be.

"Tian Dan is not someone you can easily deal with. If he wants to leave, he must be fully prepared!"

"Even if I go after them myself, I must be very careful!"

"That kid is lucky. I'm afraid Tian Dan is in a hurry to leave at this time, otherwise he will be in danger!" Xue Rengui couldn't help but sigh when he heard the way he spoke.

Although Xue Dingshan can be considered excellent, he is always not as good as the best but better than the worst in all aspects.

Whether it was his ability to command troops in battle or his personal bravery, he could be considered a talented person. However, no matter which aspect, he was still lacking.

He is even less qualified to deal with an old fox like Tian Dan.

"Tell all the troops to just follow behind and take over the city. There is no need to do anything extra!"

Xue Rengui also didn't want Tian Dan to empty the treasuries of various places, but the troops from Yuzhou had not arrived yet, so it was not the right time.

Furthermore, even if Qing Han wants to empty the county treasuries before giving up the counties, the first things to be transported away are definitely the supplies in the county treasuries. When most of the supplies have left, the defenders will start to leave.

If we advance ahead of time, the enemy's main force will still be there, which is equivalent to starting the war ahead of time.

At this time, the supplies of the Jin army from various places had not yet been delivered, and the troops from various places had not yet fully arrived.

If we push too hard and force them into a corner, they will just hold on to the counties and we won’t be able to take over any of the territory.

"Oh, right, send a pigeon to Guo Ziyi and have his troops advance ahead of time!"

"However, in this battle, you just need to proceed step by step and never take any risks!" Xue Rengui did not forget to remind at the end.

The Northern War had many loopholes in the North, and it was completely different from the previous Southern War.

Therefore, they have no need to take risks. Because risky strategies are inherently risky. Although the benefits of success are great, the probability of failure will increase accordingly.

Take steady steps, although it will take more time and the results will be relatively slow, but the probability of failure will be minimized.

Therefore, taking steady steps is their best strategy, considering the loopholes everywhere in the north.

Furthermore, even if this battle really turned into a protracted war, the three armies in the north naturally could not compare with the Jin army in terms of the confidence in a protracted war.