Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1675 Battle of Shangdang IV

Bingzhou, Taiyuan.

This is a transit point for going south. The soldiers gathered from Youzhou and Hebei have all been stationed here. Now that they have finished their rest here, they are considering going south.

The soldiers summoned must have traveled a long distance, and they must have a rest before continuing south.

But Liu Bei is always ready to go south.

He is mainly waiting for the news of the Vanguard Corps. The Vanguard Corps is attacking in two directions. In fact, it is testing the direction of the main force of the Ming Army. Attack the land in Guanzhong.

After waiting for several days, finally the news from the front line came.

But unexpectedly, it was not Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's reply, but Ju Yi asking for help.

"Shang party?"

Liu Bei looked vividly at the map of the deployment of troops. The Ming army suddenly appeared in Shangdang, which disrupted many of his deployments, and he had to be cautious.

"Wenyou, what do you think the Ming army is planning?"

Liu Bei took a deep breath and asked the military adviser next to him.

"Your Majesty!"

Li Ru wore a green robe, held a feather fan in his hand, and a pair of sharp eyes fell on the map. After a while, he responded: "The Ming army's attack on Shangdang was unexpected, but it was reasonable. We are still too far away." The Ming army is too underestimated. The Ming army has always been stronger in offense than defense. On the battlefield, they like to fight for the first position. This is a problem that we have always ignored. When we attack them, we forget to defend them, so we silence them We broke through Shangdang without any breath, and only after breaking through three cities in a row did we discover it!"

This is his dereliction of duty.

He is the one who controls the entire Yan Army intelligence network, and he is also the person responsible for this matter, so his attitude is very low: "This matter is also due to the negligence of my subordinates. I failed to inquire about the movements of their troops and report them in time. The subordinates are willing to order military law, please punish the king!"

"Our army's scouts are indeed inferior to the Ming army in certain aspects. It is normal for them to be deceived. Now is not the time to judge crimes. The only thing we need is a solution!"

When Liu Bei is arrogant, he is very arrogant. He believes that a person will believe to the end. This is the same as Cao Cao. They are all heroic mentality, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve such dominance.

He said in a low voice: "The appearance of the Ming army in Shangdang is beyond our expectation. What we need is how to keep Shangdang!"

He sighed, and continued: "If Shangdang makes a mistake, the troops in Hedong can still retreat to Hexi, but the main force in Hanoi will definitely not be able to retreat. At that time, they will be flanked by front and back, and the second brother is in danger!"

"There are only two ways this subordinate can think of at the moment!"

Li Ru cupped his hands and said.

"Say!"

"First and second generals return to defense, lead the main force back to aid, and fight to the death with the Ming army at Shangdang!"

"Not good!" Liu Bei shook his head a bit, and said, "The Ming army has deployed the main force in Hanoi. If Yun Chang withdraws suddenly, he may be killed suddenly by the Ming army, and the situation will be even more difficult to control!"

Li Ru nodded. It was not a last resort, and he did not want Guan Yu to withdraw his troops. Once he withdrew his troops, the impact on the situation would be great.

He went on to talk about the second method: "Second, the soldiers from Hedong directly turned to Shangdang, entered Shangdang from Hedong, copied the Ming army's back route, and surrounded and killed the Ming army first!"

"What about the river east?"

"Give up Hedong!"

"why?"

"Hedong doesn't mean much to us anymore. When we attack Hedong, we hope to use Hedong as a springboard to attack Luoyang. However, as long as one soldier of the Ming army enters Hedong, and the three generals want to break through Hedong, they need It takes too long to do it!"

Li Ru analyzed: "At this time, instead of retreating, he might as well turn to the Shangdang. The Ming army may not have thought that we would dare to abandon Hedong and go to the Shangdang. As long as they fail to react and the three generals can give the Ming army a serious setback, then The Ming army in this part of the Shangdang will be eaten by us, as long as we eat this part of the Ming army, we will have an extra chance of winning on the battlefield in Guanzhong."

"Why didn't you reinforce Shangdang from Taiyuan?" Liu Bei asked.

"Reinforcements take time, and even if they are reinforced, they can withdraw. This battle is meaningless!" Li Ru shook his head and said, "My lord, you have to remember that we are not defending, but attacking. We must What we are focusing on is Guanzhong, rather than resisting the Ming army's attack, so in terms of thinking, we'd better be inclined to attack rather than defend. Once there is a strategic problem, all tactics will be messed up, and the entire battlefield will collapse!"

The battlefield is also a game of chess. In this game of chess, strategic deployment is the most important. Whether the style is offensive or defensive is also very particular. If you make a wrong move, you may lose the whole game.

"It makes sense!"

Liu Bei is still a person who can make sense, he quickly changed his mind, and said: "It will take too long for reinforcements, it may not be in time, and even if it is in time, there will be no results!"

He thought for a while: "Then let Yide lead the army to the Shangdang, engrave a secret letter in isolation, and let people pass on Yide!"

"If so, it will be too late!"

Li Ru shook his head.

"Then how to notify Yide?" Liu Bei asked.

"At this time, there is no need to notify, the king only needs to give a secret order!" Li Ru said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was a little curious: "Mr. has arranged for a backhand!"

"I don't dare to be the second hand, but there is one person who is more intelligent, so before going to the battle, I reminded him a few words. If he can understand, then he should suggest that the three generals give up Hedong at this time, but there is no military order. Change strategy, you have to bear the burden There is a certain risk, the king still needs to take good care of such a counselor in advance, so that he can give up his heart!"

Li Ru said softly.

"You said it was Pang Shiyuan!" Liu Bei's eyes were burning hot and shining. He had always been very optimistic about Pang Tong. Although he was younger and his appearance was uglier, it was true that he had extraordinary abilities.

"Yes!"

Li Ru nodded and said, "This person is quite capable!"

"If you can get the praise of your master, you should be a talent. After this battle, if he makes meritorious service, he will use it alone!" Liu Bei said in a low voice. There are still few advisers around him. Some deficiencies.

"My lord, what we are more concerned about now is whether Yanzhou is willing to borrow the way!"

Li Ru said: "Whether Gongsun Du's army can enter through Hulao Pass is the key to this battle!"

"The king of Wei agreed to borrow the way!"

Liu Bei put a wry smile on his face: "But I'm afraid it's hard for us to count on Wei Jun and Wu Jun. This time, the Ming Army is coming aggressively. The three-front war has already held back the main force of Wei Jun and Wu Jun. Even if they want reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Get out!"

He did not expect that this time the Ming army would have such a big battle, not only going north for a decisive battle, but also dividing troops into three lines, holding back the strength of the two princes.

"Is the situation so dangerous?"

Li Ru gasped.

"This is the secret letter from the king of Wei, and you are not an outsider, take a look!" Liu Bei handed the secret letter written by Cao Cao to Li Ru.

Li Ru looked at it, and his eyes became a little dignified: "Although King Wei said that after repelling the Ming army, he would lead the main force to go north to meet him. The current situation is not very optimistic, and even the king of Wei has no absolute confidence in getting rid of the enemy's entanglement!"

He was already very optimistic about the Ming army, but now, he still underestimated it. The biggest shortcoming of the Ming army is the lack of troops, but the strength shown now has exceeded expectations.

It seems that during the truce period, the Ming army was not simply resting, but was constantly expanding its army, which gave the Ming army enough main force to deal with the three-way battlefield.

It's just that he is very strange, that is, the strength of the Ming court is really so strong, and it can afford so many elites.

The Ming army was indeed elite, but the elite did not come here for no reason, but were trained and killed. Training requires money, and elite soldiers are even more needed. The consumption power of one elite soldier is at least higher than that of two soldiers.

If the elite of the Ming army is really as strong as it is now, then they have to re-evaluate the strength of the Ming court.

"Although Cao Mengde is happy to watch him die alone, under such a situation, it is inevitable that his lips will be bitter, so it is a fact that he intends to reinforce, but he is powerless!"

Liu Bei said softly: "Now we have to rely on ourselves or withdraw our troops. If we withdraw our troops like this, I will be a little bit unwilling, and..."

He sighed, and said in a low mood: "If we withdraw our troops, the Ming army may not let it go, and the casualties will be even greater in the end!"

"So this battle, even if you carry it yourself, you have to fight it!"

Although Liu Bei is more shrewd and good at calculating, he has his own courage to make it to today, and he also has the courage to fight on the battlefield.

Of course, he would not let himself go on a dead end, he lowered his voice and said to Li Ru: "But we have to prepare for the worst!"

"Your Majesty means to leave support troops in Taiyuan?"

Li Ru understood. He thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, then we need to redeploy our strategy!"

"Go, within two days, submit a strategic plan to Gu. Gu can't wait too long. If the battle of Shangdang can't suppress the Ming army's momentum, Gu will personally lead the main force to go south, and don't defeat the Ming army for a while. We can hardly sleep or eat!"

Liu Bei's determination is great.

"promise!"

Li Ru nodded.

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Hedong.

The Yan army fought a battle with the Ming army, but the Ming army adopted the method of fighting, so this battle was not fought to the fullest, but it made Zhang Fei feel a little uncomfortable.

"Cowardless bandits!"

In the tent, Zhang Fei uttered wild words, and his voice was like thunder: "This is a person who has no guts. He dare not compete with a certain family in an upright manner, but hides in hiding. It is really boring!"

Next to him was a strange-looking young scholar wearing battle armor. Although he was not physically strong, he also had a somewhat refined demeanor. This was Pang Tong, the rookie strategist of the Yan Army.

He said softly: "The three generals calm down, wait for me for a few days, and I will be able to force him to fight the three generals head-on!"

"Does Shiyuan have a good strategy?"

Zhang Fei's giant copper bell-like eyes flickered, and a trace of fighting spirit slowly emerged.

"Where you attack and defend, you will surely lead to a decisive battle!"

Pang Tong said solemnly: "They dare not fight, but they are not as good as the three generals regardless of their strength and combat power, so they hope to entangle the three generals on the east of the river. If we take the initiative to ask for a war, they will avoid it and not fight. But we We can go straight to Henan, as long as they realize that we want to attack Henan and enter Luoyang, they will definitely fight to the death!"

"This is great!"

Zhang Fei's eyes became brighter and brighter.

But at this time, a scout broke in and sent a message directly.

Pang Tong opened the message, his expression changed slightly.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Fei asked.

"Third General, something happened to Shangdang!" Pang Tong handed the message to Zhang Fei, who took it and looked at it carefully.

His complexion was also a little ugly: "The Ming army went straight to the party?"

"It's something that many of us don't think about!"

Pang Tong smiled wryly: "I underestimated the aggressiveness of the Ming army. They would have been defending all the time, and attacking is their usual method of tactics. We are careless!"

"Can Shangdang stop it?"

Zhang Fei asked.

"Disaster!"

Pang Tong said: "Three generals, we have fought against the Ming army more than once. The Ming army's fighting power is so strong, I am afraid that there are few rivals in the world. If the Ming army ignores casualties and fights Shangdang to the death, Shangdang will lose!"

"Isn't the second brother dangerous?"

Zhang Fei paced back and forth, feeling a little irritable.

Although he has studied, he has a violent temper, and he values ​​brotherhood the most. He is fearless of life and death on the battlefield, but he is afraid that his brother will be in danger.

"The second general's main force is in Hanoi. Once Shangdang is captured, he will have nowhere to go. Not only will his logistics be disconnected, he will even be trapped in one place!"

Pang Tong said: "At that time, the Ming army will be able to defeat them without any effort at all!"

"Brother will definitely send troops to support!" Zhang Fei suddenly thought of it, and he yelled.

"Not enough time!"

Pang Tong said: "Taiyuan goes south and the main force attacks. The time required is not enough for Ju Yi to hold on to the Shangdang. Although Ju Yi is strong, his fighting spirit may not be sure. If he surrenders to the enemy in front of the battle, then the Shangdang does not need to be a single soldier. Captured!"

"Dare he?"

Zhang Fei glared angrily.

"Third general, when he is about to die, there is no guarantee that he does not have such thoughts. After all, among the generals of the Yan army, like the second general and the third general, there are not many generals who are loyal to the king!"

Pang Tong said softly.

There are quite a few loyal ministers in Yan Ying, but there are also many surrendered generals. These surrendered generals dare to surrender once, and there will be a second time. The loyalty is still close.

"Then what should I do?" Zhang Fei was a little anxious.

"The matter has come to this, only one side can defeat the enemy!" Pang Tong said.

"Quickly tell me!"

Zhang Fei said impatiently.

"Are we going to the Shangdang?"

"How to do this, attacking Hedong and attacking Luoyang from Hedong is the strategic plan made by my brother!" Zhang Fei still has some principles, and he is unwilling to violate his brother's military order.

"General, the information on the battlefield is ever-changing. I will be outside, and I will be the one who has the opportunity to change!" Pang Tong said softly: "If the Shangdang falls, Hedong will have no threat. At that time, it will be meaningless for us to continue to attack Hedong. Even if we can break into the city of Luoyang, is there no Ming army in Luoyang? With the scale of Luoyang, it will not be a big problem to keep it in for a month or two. By then, the main force of the Ming army has already captured the northern border, and we still have the opportunity to attack Luoyang. Does it make sense?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Fei immediately hesitated. He was silent for a while and struggled for a while before he made a decision, saying: "You are right, the battlefield needs to change, and we can't stick to the rules!"

He took a deep breath and said: "You arrange it, we will immediately gather the main force and fight at Shangdang overnight!"

(End of this chapter)