three kings

Chapter 247 Analysis of the Battle of Yuan Cao in the Central Plains
The battle between Yuan and Cao involved the whole body, and all the princes of the world paid attention to the ownership of the Central Plains.Is it Cao Cao who wins the princes by coercing the emperor, or Yuan Shaoying who dominates the northern land and has the potential to sweep the world?

These are all to be developed, in short, "everything is possible."

Sun Can is undoubtedly the one who paid the most attention to the battle between Yuan and Cao. Almost one-third of Sun Can's spies gathered in Liu Hua's "Secret Camp", Xun Yu's "Business Alliance", and Jia Xu's "Poison Warrior Camp". , Bing, Henan, Hebei, Qinghai, and Yan six states where fierce fighting may occur, in order to obtain the most accurate and timely information.

"My lord, a month ago Yuan general Yan Liang attacked Yanjin five times, but they were all defeated by Yanjin defenders. Wen Chou also attacked the white horse twice, and Wen Chou beheaded three generals by force, but Cao general Cao Ren defended the city well, and Wen Chou also broke the city. No." Xun Yu told Sun Can the initial battle situation he had sorted out.

"Five Battles of Yanjin, World War II of White Horse!" Sun Can muttered for a while, then rummaged through the mountain of written letters beside him, found a bunch of blue-green wooden slips that were as thick as a bowl, and laid them out on the desk. Open, it turned out to be a huge map.The countless green arrows on the map indicate that there are many rivers on the marching route. If Yuan Shaojun's people would exclaim here, this map turned out to be Yuan Shaojun's marching route map.The distribution of Yuan Shao's and Cao Cao's troops on the map has detailed records.

Don't underestimate this picture, everyone.This is the first time that the three intelligence organizations "Secret Camp", "Business Alliance" and "Poison Camp" have cooperated and worked together.

The "secret camp" used money, beauties, and fine wine to extract Yuan Shao's army's marching route from Yuan Shao's high-level officials by all means, while the "business alliance" used traveling businessmen all over the six states of Si, Bing, Henan, Hebei, Qinghai, and Yan The topography of the six states and the general positions of Yuan Shaojun and Cao Cao's army were drawn in detail one by one, ranging from mountains to streams. The "Poison Warrior Battalion" sneaked into the various regiments of Yuan Shao's army and Cao Cao's army as soldiers to investigate the most detailed military intelligence.However, Cao Cao's army is strictly governed, and it is difficult for the spies in the "poison camp" to get in, so the information they know is not detailed.As for Yuan Shaojun, it was relatively easy. With Jia Xu's superb means, he could easily find out the general distribution of Yuan Shaojun's military strength.

Sun Can searched the map on his own, and finally let out a cheer, "Yafu, Wenruo, Fengxiao, come and see. Sure enough, Yuan Shao's army has a lot of talents, and he discovered the weakness of Cao Cao's army at the first time. And launch a strong offensive against it." Sun Can said, pointing to Yanjin guarded by Yujin.

The three of them walked to the desk one after another.

"Just take a look at the tactics of our future opponent." Sun Can said with a smile: "If Yuan Shao relied on his strength and attacked from north to south in a straight line, he would never push Cao into a desperate situation like he is now, and let him have no choice No fight. This guy really has two tricks. Ha, we did not misjudge him, and our expectations of him are still valuable! He is indeed capable of defeating Cao Cao."

Liu Hua looked at the map and said regretfully: "Oh, what a pity. If Yuan Shao knew how to employ people, the chances of his strategy of attacking east and west would be much higher. If Qu Yi or Zhang Yun were leading the army, Yanjin might have already been Yuan Shao's."

Sun Can couldn't help laughing and said: "Not necessarily, this Yu Jin is not an ordinary person, the No. 1 foreign surname general in Cao Ying. Even if he is good at attacking, Xiahou Yuanrang; good at attacking, Xiahou Miaocai may not have him Ability. The reason why Cao Cao was able to gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou and Yuzhou in a short period of time was all due to the [-] Qingzhou soldiers trained by the ban. His ability to train troops is not inferior to that of Zhengzhong (Gao Shun). It is not easy to break through with him guarding.

However, when the two armies are at war, tactics come first.Yuan Shaoyi gained a tactical advantage. Although Yanjin is currently in Cao Cao's hands, it is only a matter of time before it falls. "

Guo Jia nodded in agreement: "Yuan Shao would attack Yanjin first, this strategic vision is really remarkable."

The first river that Yuan Jun went south was the Yellow River. On this main front, the Yellow River has Baima, Yanjin and two ready-made crossing points from east to west.Along these two river crossing points, Yuan Shao had built many camps a year ago, which were defended by more than [-] generals.

The water level condition of Baima is good, the current is fast, but the river beach is flat.In addition to the turbulent water flow in Yanjin, the river beach is also rugged and extremely steep.It stands to reason that it would be better to cross the white horse, but Yanjin is in a fortress.

It is located between Chenliu and Zhencheng.If Yu Jin's army collapsed or retreated, Cheng Yu of Zhencheng would become a lone army, making it difficult to defend Zhencheng effectively.

Once Zhencheng is lost, this will cut off the connection between the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan in Yanzhou and the main force of the Cao army, and fall into a dilemma. Yuan Tan's army in Qingzhou will have a complete advantage.

Guo Jia calmly analyzed: "According to Cao Cao's defense, Cao Cao has two intentions."

"First of all, Cao Cao planned to take advantage of the fall of the Yellow River to prevent Yuan Shao's army from going south. He let Cao Ren, who is good at defending, guard the white horse, and let the general Jin guard Yanjin. Obviously, he planned to use the terrain to divide his troops into two groups. To kill Yuan Shao's army by holding on Strength." Speaking of this, Guo Jia pointed to the map and said: "For Cao Cao, his advantage is unity. The whole army is united, like a thick hemp rope made of countless straw ropes. Therefore, Cao Cao Xiongcai, he will not fail to understand this point. Therefore, he asked his confidant Xiahou brothers to guard Yanzhou in order to connect Yanzhou and Yuzhou into one, and work together to resist Yuan Shao's army."

"His wishful thinking is really clever, but it is a pity that Yuan Shao ruined it." Speaking of this, Guo Jia sneered slightly, and said: "Although Yanjin is not easy to get on the road, it is located between Chenliu and Zhencheng. , is an important point that can be advanced, attacked, retreated, and defended. It is only a hundred miles away from Guandu to the south, and the army will arrive in a few days. Guandu is always under the threat of Yuan Shaojun's soldiers.

As a result, Cao Cao had few soldiers, and he could go to Guandu, but he couldn't take care of Zhencheng.Once Zhencheng is lost, then Zhencheng is Yanzhou's elbow and armpits, and it is a sharp knife that threatens Cao Cao's head at all times.The connection between Cao Cao and Xiahou brothers can be cut off at any time and at any place. At that time, Xiahou brothers will become the turtle in the urn under Yuan Shao's army. "

As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Liu Hua continued.

"However, Cao Cao is not an idler." Liu Hua pointed to Bingzhou and said, "Since Suigu's death, most of Hanoi's soldiers and horses have fallen into Cao Cao's hands. Cao Cao sent these troops back to Bingzhou and let Shi Huan lead them They revolted in Montenegro, and often went down the mountain to grab food and disturb the people. The Montenegro army that had been dispersed by Yuan Shao came to serve one after another. In just half a month, the number reached [-].

Although these are mobs, they don't confront Yuan Shao's regular army head-on. They just use guerrilla tactics and take advantage of the Taihang Mountains stretching thousands of miles. It was dragged in the territory of Bingzhou, which killed Yuan Shao's idea of ​​​​siege on three roads.One ebbs and another, the hatchback is a tie. "

Liu Hua made some calculations: "Cao Cao's total strength is only [-], half of which are elites. The Xiahou brothers in Yanzhou have [-], Cao Cao has [-] in his own hands, and [-] in Sizhou. As for Yuan Shaojun, there is no need. Having said that, no matter on which battlefield, he has a strong numerical advantage. Although Cao Cao is weak, he has won several battles, relying on geography, he is enough to compete with Yuan Shao."

Sun Can had been listening quietly, and when he saw the two finished speaking, he nodded in agreement and said, "The battle situation is unpredictable, it is true. Judging from the current situation of both sides, it is only a matter of time before Yuan Shao advances to Yanjin. Sooner or later Yuan Shao breaks through, and Yanzhou will fall into Yuan Shao's hands as expected.

Cao Cao would not engage in unnecessary battles. When he saw that the situation was not good, he would definitely give up his foundation in Yanzhou and retreat to Chenliu, Guandu and Yuan Shao to fight against Yuan Shao.

As a result, Yuan Shao's army has expanded a lot, whether it is the march of troops or the supply line, and Cao Cao has suffered heavy losses on the surface, losing a state.But the battle line has been greatly shrunk, and the counterattack momentum is extremely strong. I am afraid that the battle situation will soon be reversed.Cao Cao's weak force and Yuan Shao's army drew a tie, which is not easy. "

Speaking of this, Sun Can's eyes flashed with excitement: "If we don't interfere, Cao Cao may really be able to defeat Yuan Shao." Immediately, he sighed and said: "Unfortunately, the Lord of the Central Plains, only There can be one. Even if he fights well, he cannot win the battle between Yuan and Cao under the covert interference of our army."

Next, everyone discussed the daily chores for a while, and then dispersed.

Before leaving, Xun Yu suddenly heard something, stopped in his tracks, turned around and said, "My lord, not long ago, the governor of Zhou came over to repair the book, saying that the navy has been formed and can go to battle to kill the enemy, and please go and read it." .”

Zhou Yu had the military exploits to defeat Yuan Shao, and also selflessly trained Sun Canjun's navy for nearly seven years.If Zhou Yu participated in the war in the past seven years, he would definitely make great achievements with his talents.Therefore, although Zhou Yu's merits at this moment are not enough to be qualified for the post of governor, Sun Can still made an exception and promoted him to the commander of the navy, taking charge of the only [-] Jianghuai navy in Sun Can's army.

"That's good! Tomorrow I will set off to Chaohu Lake to see the invincible navy that our army has formed in seven years." Sun Can laughed loudly. During the past few months, he either dealt with political affairs or immersed himself in thinking about Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Tactics and tactics that people prepare to use.My head felt a little big, and now I had a chance to relax, so I laughed and agreed without thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)