Chapter 339
As a result, in this wave of people's enthusiasm and requests for battle, the few small orders issued by Liu Binxin, which did not cause any waves, were successfully promulgated and implemented.
Liu Bin was both different and excited to receive this feedback. Liu Bin really didn't expect that so many people would care about it and be angry about it.
In order not to let the hopes of these people who care about them fail, Liu Bin called Guo Jia to ask: "Fengxiao, can the strategy you formulated to intensify public anger and attack the world be implemented smoothly now?"
Guo Jia replied: "Lord, please rest assured. All combat plans have been carefully formulated by the General Staff and have been issued to the generals. After General Zhao Yun was just waiting for General Zhao Yun to train troops in Guandu and attract all Cao Cao's people and horses, we can easily move south from Qingzhou to teach Cao Cao a lesson."
Liu Bin nodded with a smile.
At this time, Zhao Yun's 100,000 new soldiers had already arrived at Guandu and set up a joint camp of hundreds of miles next to Ganning's naval camp.
The Cao camp on the south bank of Guandu, Ma Guanzhi hurriedly went to the main general of Guandu, Wen Chou, and Yan Liang reported: "Report to the general. Youzhou troops and horses on the north bank of Guandu have increased their troops."
Yan Liang hurriedly asked, "How many troops have they increased? Have you ever discovered it?"
"Report to General. We only know that he has set up more than a hundred miles of the joint camp. There are flags in the camp and shouting to kill him. We have never discovered the specific strength of his troops."
"Get out of useless things." Wen Chou shouted angrily.
Yan Liang advised: "Don't be angry, brother. Now that the Yellow River has been blocked by Gan Ning's naval army, our horses cannot cross the river to investigate. It would be good to know this. There is no need to blame them. You and I should climb to the top and watch."
Wen Choutou agreed.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou followed up to watch across the river. After seeing this, they took a breath of air conditioning. They saw countless flags on the Baili Camp opposite. The figures swayed. You can hear them across the river.
Wen Chou said in horror: "Brother, why did so many soldiers and horses suddenly increase on the opposite side? It depends on the meaning. This is not enough for 500,000 or 600,000 troops. Do they want to come and attack us again?"
Yan Liang sighed, "I'm afraid that's it. A few days ago, I heard rumors that the Taiwei of Youzhou was kidnapped by an assassin sent by our Prime Minister. I didn't believe it at that time, and it seemed that this was true."
Wen Chouyou said, "Brother, if this is the case, these soldiers must have been brought to the Youzhou Taiwei to avenge the army. They have six or seven hundred thousand soldiers here, but we only have two hundred thousand soldiers. How can we be their opponent?"
Yan Liang said calmly: "It's okay. The thunder chariots are all installed on the countless high platforms along the coast. They can control their ferry and cannot dodge. The fortress that Mr. Ziyuan built here was quite solid. In addition, our 200,000 elite soldiers, let alone only six or seven hundred thousand soldiers, even if they came one million soldiers, we can make them sink into the Yellow River. It's a pity that Mr. Ziyuan couldn't see this scene."
Yan Liang was originally full of confidence, but when he thought of Xu You who died, he couldn't help but sigh.
Wen Chou is also a person who values friendship. When he heard Yan Liang sighing Xu You, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Mr. Ziyuan is very talented and has great achievements. But he lost his life to the fool. God is really jealous of talent. I will kill this beast sooner or later to repay Mr. Ziyuan for his many life-saving graces."
Yan Liang quickly stopped him and said, "Don't speak stupidly with a good brother. Although Mr. Ziyuan is very talented and has extraordinary achievements, he is arrogant, mean, and has a little greedy for money. This is also unavoidable. Therefore, it is inevitable that he will cause death. Moreover, the reckless man who killed Mr. Ziyuan is the favorite general of the Prime Minister. He is highly valued by the Prime Minister. If we kill him, it is no different from rebellion. You and I will be kind to the Prime Minister. How can we not be separated from public or private? This matter will not be mentioned again!"
Wen Chou nodded silently and agreed.
Yan Liang sighed and said, "Although we are not afraid of Liu Bin's army coming, this matter is extraordinary after all. We should report it to the Prime Minister to find out and make the Prime Minister prepare."
Wen Chou nodded again to agree.
So after Yan Liang returned to the camp, in addition to ordering to prepare for war, he also added Liu Bin's troops on the north bank of Guandu, and heard that Liu Bin was revenge because of his kidnapping, etc., and wrote a detailed report on the battle. He sent someone to send him to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao received Yan Liang's war report, he learned that Liu Bin was about to send 600,000 troops to attack Guandu, and he was kidnapped by Cao Cao since he took revenge. Most of the civil and military officials were frightened and worried. Some civil and military officials even complained in their hearts that Cao Cao was full and was full, so why did he kidnap Liu Bin? Now it's easy to cause trouble.
But just at this moment of sorrow, Cao Cao suddenly laughed.
The civil and military officials on both sides were shocked. What is the Prime Minister? Could it be that he was so scared by the fact that Liu Bin sent so many troops to take revenge? If even Prime Minister Cao was crazy, what should we do? Let's get out of here as soon as possible.
At this time, a loyal and righteous man asked, "Master Prime Minister. Liu Bin is about to come to attack us. We are still afraid that we will lose all our troops. Civil and military personnel are panicking. Why do the Prime Minister laugh?"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I laughed at the fact that Liu Bin can use troops but is also sparse. He is so proud of the world's best army, but he does not know the time and geography. He can only achieve our hegemony and reputation."
All the civil and military officials were puzzled. I don’t know where Cao Cao got such confidence. You should know that these people were defeated by Liu Bin’s men, that was not once or twice. These people knew very well how strong Liu Bin’s military strength was. Even if his lord Cao Cao wanted to use belittle the enemy to improve his morale, there was no need to exaggerate it.
Cao Cao knew what these people could think when he saw the appearance of these people. So he smiled and said, "Don't believe it. I know with you. You and others. You must know that farming is the foundation of a country. If you have enough food, the people will be at peace. Therefore, the long-distance expedition is mostly after the autumn harvest. Now it is the busy farming moment in the spring equinox. The Lord of Benevolence should encourage farmers and tribes to stop the war. But Liu Bin is at this time, regardless of importance. He is so busy with money. He dispatches a large army to waste the people and lose money. If he misses the busy farming, they will inevitably reduce their autumn crops. The people's officers and soldiers must have complaints, so they can't be aware of the times."
When the civil and military officials under Cao Cao heard this, they nodded! Yes, the Prime Minister made sense. Everyone was very motivated.
Cao Cao continued, "Then Liu Bin doesn't know the time. It's fine to attack us. But he doesn't know how to attack, but he doesn't know how to adapt and attack us. We have to attack us. Our Guan Du was not prepared enough before, and the defense was sparse. But now, my Guan Du has both natural dangers in the Yellow River and a strong city barrier. It's like an iron barrel. Two hundred thousand elite soldiers can stand ten times stronger than the strong enemy. But Liu Bin only sent sixty or seventy thousand soldiers to attack there. Wouldn't that make us itch? I'm afraid that all his sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses had sunk into the Yellow River and could not attack the bank of the Yellow River. So Liu Bin didn't know the right place?"
All the civil and military officials were impressed by each other, and their confidence also increased.
However, Cao Cao said: "Liu Bin does not know the weather, and geography will sooner or later be defeated. We don't need to pay attention to him, and let Liu Bin consume his troops in Guandu. We just need to grasp our internal affairs and spring farming. When the autumn harvest is achieved, one will rise and fall. Liu Bin's soldiers are tired, but we have enough food. We can defeat Liu Bin with one blow and achieve our hegemony."
The civil and military officials under Cao Cao were even more happy when they heard this. They didn't take the attack on Liu Bin to heart.
Cao Cao also immediately gave Yan Liang an eight-word approval: Be at ease and hold on, and attack is strictly prohibited.
Yan Liang understood this.
Zhao Yun trained troops on the north bank of the Yellow River for many days, but Yan Liang had no movement of troops. He felt that this strategy to attract the opponent's troops might not be achieved. So he invited Gan Ning and said, "General Gan. The lord ordered us to train troops here to attract Cao Cao's main force. But for a few days, there was no movement of troops on the opposite side. It seems that if we can't give them some actual damage, they would probably not be trapped. I wonder if General Gan has the courage to help me take the initiative?"
Zhao Yun is really brave. He is worthy of growing up with his lord since childhood. He has indeed had a bit of the lord's demeanor. Gan Ning couldn't help but admire him secretly.
You should know that although Zhao Yun also received 100,000 troops here, Zhao Yun's 100,000 troops were all newly recruited recruits. He had not yet formed strong combat power. Just one hundred thousand troops crossed the river to attack the Cao army fortress like a hedgehog, which was no different from dying? Moreover, if you are not careful, it may also reveal the fact that Guandu's troops are empty. Therefore, Zhao Yun proposed to attack, which was definitely a bold idea.
However, Zhao Yun was quite brave. But Gan Ning was not a timid person. At this time, Gan Ning was also worried that he could not complete the task given by the master's bus. He was also very interested when he heard that Zhao Yun was preparing to do some big moves.
Gan Ning smiled and said, "The general can serve the lord without fear of life and death. How can I, Gan Ning, fall behind? Just tell me what plans the general has."
"Okay! Good man." Zhao Yun praised happily: "Since that's the case, General Gan borrowed me three thousand naval troops. I want to cross the river to attack Cao's army."
Good guy. Although Gan Ning was also the bold master, he was still stunned by Zhao Yun's words. Gan Ning frowned and said, "General, this is your entire plan? Is this a little hesitant? The strength of Cao's army is not as strong as our main force. But it is much stronger than our new army. Moreover, our number of soldiers is not superior. Cao's army even built fortresses along the river. High platforms are built on the city walls. There are thunder stone carts on each platform. Although those thunder stone carts are thrown by our stone carts.
The shooting distance is much closer, but they occupy high places and are large in number. The coverage is enough to cover the Yellow River. Even my navy, although it can gallop on the Yellow River, preventing Cao Cao from sending a boat to cross the river, it is not daring to approach the south bank of the Yellow River easily. Now the general wants to borrow three thousand navy troops to blatantly cross the river and attack Cao Cao. Isn’t that like a joke? If so, I cannot agree. It is not that I am timid, but that I cannot let my lord down. It has exposed our strength here in vain."
Zhao Yun laughed and said, "Please rest assured General Gan. Although I am eager to make contributions, I am not a reckless person. Of course, I know the pros and cons. How could we let our brothers attack the high-rise Guandu head-on?
When Gan Ning heard Zhao Yun say this, he immediately became interested and said, "I heard that General is aware of his high opinion."
Zhao Yun was not artificial. Then he took Gan Ning to the battle sand table and said, "General Gan, you see, this is the trend of the Yellow River Basin. This is Guandu, which Cao Cao entrenched. If we conquer Guandu, we will immediately threaten Cao Cao's old nest Yanzhou. At that time, Cao Cao's foundation, Chenliu and Xudu, will all be under our iron body. Therefore, Cao Cao is so nervous. Therefore, he built such a strong fortification in Guandu. If we want to attack and force Guandu, we will definitely have to pay a heavy price. Just relying on your and my military strength, we cannot scoop down Guandu. Moreover, this is not the lord's purpose."
Gan Ning nodded and agreed.
Zhao Yun continued: "According to the combat intention of our General Staff, our purpose here is not to force the attack on Guandu, but to attract Cao Cao's attention and let Cao Cao mobilize all his troops to Guandu for prevention. In this way, it is irrelevant whether we fight Guandu or not. As long as we mobilize Cao Cao's troops and let them follow us, our goal will be achieved. Now, since we are here to train troops and horses, it will not attract the attention of Cao's army. Then why not attack here instead?"
Gan Ning looked along Zhao Yun's finger and saw that it was another ferry crossing of the Yellow River - Mengjin. Gan Ning had some understanding.
At this time, Zhao Yun said enthusiastically: "Although this is also an important place to Sili. However, due to Sili's current destruction, the vast vast wilderness is sparsely populated thousands of miles away, and Cao Cao and the Xiliang army have formed an alliance. This place is adjacent to the Xiliang army. In order not to cause misunderstandings from the Xiliang army, Cao Cao did not gather many troops here. As long as we scoop down Mengjin like lightning, the entire Sili will let me gallop. As long as we completely occupy Sili and disconnect the connection between Cao Cao and the Xiliang army, Cao Cao will not be allowed to mobilize his troops. What's more, the Xiliang army has actually surrendered to our Youzhou army now!"
Gan Ning applauded.
However, Jiao Ting, who was under Gan Ning, asked in confusion: "General! If we attack Sili with our troops, I believe that the two generals can scoop up the entire Sili, but our ranks of troops are absolutely not enough to defend Sili. It is even more impossible to deal with the counterattack of Cao Cao's entire troops. Although the Xiliang army has surrendered to our Youzhou army, the lord did not explicitly announce the world. This means that the lord does not want these princes to know about this matter, so as not to attract their attention! Therefore, the Xiliang army may not provide us with any support!"
Before Zhao Yun could answer, Gan Ning smiled and scolded: "You idiot. Why are we defending the city? Cao Cao sent troops, hasn't our goal been achieved? Have you been foolish in joining the army in the past few years and have forgotten our old skills?"
Jiao Ting suddenly realized and smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe! I have only trained the navy with the boss in the past few years! I really forgot about our old profession."
Gan Ning smiled and scolded him and ignored him. He then said to Zhao Yun: "The general's plan is very good. Xingba must help him with all his strength. But after you and I leave, who will give this Guandu camp to? What should I do if Cao's soldiers on the other side see the flaws?"
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "There is no need to attack Sili for many soldiers. Sili has been through war and the city is ruined. I have three thousand elite cavalry enough. General Gan just needs to send some naval troops to help me transport these soldiers to Mengjin. I would like to ask General Gan to be more dedicated here."
Gan Ning shook his head and said, "This is not possible. How can you pull me down when attacking Sili? And if you want to attack Mengjin, the big ships under my command will not be used. Once those big ships move, the Cao soldiers on the opposite side will know immediately. They will send a message quickly. When you attack Mengjin by quickly, you will definitely have to do more trouble. If you do not do it well, you will steal chickens and make a fortune. Therefore, you can only take my Misty Fighting Ship and take advantage of the night and the Cao camp on the opposite side to quietly leave. And the boating on the Yellow River at night, although these soldiers of my soldiers are old soldiers, they still need my personal command to avoid accidents. Moreover, using Misty Fighting Ship to rob the city and village along the river is also my old job. It can help the general with a helping force."
Zhao Yun thought for a while and felt that Gan Ning had some truth, so he nodded and said, "That's fine. But after I left, my army could be entrusted to my marching Sima Liu to manage it. Anyway, these soldiers were only routine training every day, and it would not have much to do without my three thousand cavalry. However, General Gan's naval camp was to protect the safety of our north bank of the Yellow River. After General Gan left, he didn't know who could entrust this important task."
Gan Ning smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if your camp is yours. I don't have to think about my naval camp. Not to mention that Cao camp has no large-scale naval army to fight against me. Even if he has a naval army, although my naval camp only has 50,000 naval army, it can take 40 invincible warships of 300 people, and 200 giant ships of 100 people. There are countless other small boats. Moreover, my naval army man is also a veteran who has been traversing the waters for many years. There is no more rivalry on the Yellow River. I just need to leave Jiao Ting and let him conduct daily water surface patrols. I can't do anything wrong."
After a certain plan, Zhao Yun immediately wrote his combat plan into a battle report and passed it to the staff headquarters in the rear. Then, on the night that day, he set out quietly on the Gan Ning warship.
Two days later, Cao Cao didn't know the movement. However, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning had already arrived near Mengjin.
Chapter completed!