Chapter 17 Strategic Advance
The night was already deep, but the lights at Liu Yu's temporary residence in Fengqiu City had not yet been extinguished. In the room, he and Guo Jia both had a serious face and were thinking. Yanzhou was managed by Cao Cao for many years, and the people were all concerned about it. Although the army was missing, it did not affect his killing of Liu Yu's scouts. If the military situation was unknown, the army would lose its basis for action. Just like a person who lost his eyes, he would have no strength and uselessness. Xun Yu and others took action here, which was accurate.
There is a saying in the art of military strategy that the right time and place are the right people. Now that we don’t talk about the right time, the right people are firmly controlled by Cao Cao. If Liu Yu has strong military strength, he can set goals directly. No matter how agile you are, I can only follow it with all my strength, but now he is at a disadvantage. In this situation, Liu Yu has to act cautiously. Behind any decision of his own is the life and death of tens of thousands of troops.[]
"With Xiao, Cao Mengde's move was used to cut off my ears and ears. The strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields was indeed timely. If we lose the basis, it would be extremely difficult for our army to guess the movements of Cao's army." Liu Yu smiled bitterly. His soldiers could hardly ask any effective information from the surrounding villagers, and the people of Yanzhou were also quite hostile to him. Since later generations, he has a far greater understanding of the people's desires than others, and can play a decisive role in the victory of a battle, but he is unable to change this.
"The lord is right. Before our army entered Yanzhou, everything was smooth, but now the information was cut off after entering the country. It seems that Cao's army had already planned and fighting without fighting is indeed a clever plan." Guo Jia nodded and said yes. He was still unable to understand this move now.
Liu Yu stood up and walked in the room, and tactics flashed out in his mind, but he rejected them one by one. The situation in front of him was the most difficult thing since he started his army.
"My lord, please sit down. For the current plan, Jia has two strategies for you to provide for the master to take a look." Guo Jia said.
"What's the wonder of filial piety? Please tell me all." Liu Yu immediately felt energetic when he heard this.
"Cao Cao's approach is to make it difficult for our army to identify whereabouts and dare not move lightly. Jia Yi's strategy is to remain unmoved, and we can take advantage of his wish. In this way, our army can be safe. Yuan Shu is a man who is at a small profit and will be difficult to achieve great things. Why should the lord take care of him? Cao Mengde really wants to join forces with Xiahou Yuan to attack him. If he wants his army of 70,000, it will be easy. At that time, the lord can still attack him sideways and attack Yuan Highway north and south! However, in a good way, the lord may not be completely worried. Cao Cao's mind is still on the lord. I can ask General Zilong to lead the White Horse Camp to monitor Xiahou Yuan, and then order Gongming to lead the army to direct Chenliu. The lord will be in Fengqiu. If there is any change, he can use the power of Meng Qi's iron cavalry to support him in all directions. This should be taken into account." Guo Jia proposed a method of response after some thought.
"I came here to restrain Cao Cao and let him be unwilling to go elsewhere. It is too safe to keep a policy. Although the second policy of filial piety is a little risky, it is extremely feasible. Then act according to this. Tomorrow, no, I will arrange to come to order the two generals Xu and Zhao to come." Liu Yu said decisively.
After a while, the two of them came to the room. The army was outside, as generals, they had been ready to move at any time. Therefore, although it was late at night, they were not sleepy on their faces, but instead looked excited. The lord summoned him at this time must have important military affairs to discuss.
"Zilong, my military advisor has agreed that you will lead the White Horse Camp to search for the location of Xiahou Yuan's army. Remember to put yourself in the best way. If you find the enemy, you only need to monitor and not fight. If you cannot find the enemy, you will quickly retreat to Fengqiu!" Liu Yuxian said to Zhao Yun.
"Don't worry, lord, Yun's White Horse Camp is victorious in Qingling, and will never be trapped by Cao's army!" Zhao Yun already knew what his lord's thoughts and worries were, and said immediately.
"Zilong is calm and meticulous, I have always been relieved. However, the situation in Yanzhou this time is unclear, so I need to treat it more carefully and not ignore it!" Liu Yu still made an explanation to make sure he was completely successful.
"Yun has recorded it. The soldiers in our camp did not fight the day before yesterday. Now they are in good spirits. Tomorrow, Yun can lead the army to set off." Zhao Yun nodded cautiously and clasped his fists and said.
"It's so great that Zilong will go back to reorganize the army and set out tomorrow morning." Liu Yu stopped talking.
"No!" Zhao Yun replied loudly, and when he saw Guo Jia, he nodded slightly, then turned around and left.
"Gongming, I will give you all the Fengqiu army. You can take Chenliu directly. Cao Mengde cuts off my ears and ears, and I want me to not know what he is doing. If you go there, I will attack his purpose. You must be safe and pay attention to the terrain of the marching. If you are surrounded by the enemy, you will defend it on the spot. Mengqi and I will come to help. If there is no trace of the enemy army, you will take Chenliu with me and lead the army back after breaking the city. I don't believe that Cao Mengde can have such a trick as a ghost!"
"I hope Huang will be cautious in using troops and live up to the lord's entrustedness. But there is no military guard around him, so there is no need to follow me in the personal guard camp." Xu Huang agreed with a sigh, and was not unrelated.
"Gongming Wuyou, although it is difficult for me to enter the battle formation, I can protect myself, but I am safe. In addition, Meng Qi and Xiliang cavalry are still on my side. You must have sufficient troops here. When you advance, you must be fast and comprehensive. Although this matter is extremely difficult, I believe in Gongming's ability!" Liu Yu said with a smile.
"Gongming, this time we march, we must pay special attention to the military situation around us. We need to send more scouts to strengthen investigations and try our best to ensure the safety of the army!" Guo Jia said on the side.
"The words of the lord military advisor Huang must be kept in mind and dare not forget them. However, General Taishi must stay with the lord military advisor, otherwise Huang will be uneasy!" Xu Huang said.
"Then let Ziyi lead a thousand soldiers from the guard camp to protect the lord, and the rest of the battalions were led by Gongming. In the battle of Yanzhou, it was on Gongming!" Seeing that Liu Yu seemed to insist, Guo Jia hurriedly spoke, Xu Huang's words were not bad, and the lord's safety must be ignored.
"No!" Xu Huang immediately took the order and left, no longer giving Liu Yu a chance to speak out.
"Fengxiao, see if Wenyuan's Yanyun Camp can be mobilized. I'm afraid Gongming is still insufficient in military strength." After Xu Huang left, Liu Yu pondered for a moment, and said to Guo Jia again.
"This matter is absolutely impossible. General Zhang's army is the last resort of our army, and it can also be used as a surprise weapon. The biggest threat is not to move. Moreover, the number of people coming to Cao's army this time is not consistent with our army's investigation that day. Cao Cao must have left a move. Although he doesn't know what the intention is, he must not be guarded. With General Zhang here, our army still has the remaining strength. The battle in Yanzhou is only the beginning, and our army must leave a certain amount of troops to deal with it freely!" Guo Jia hurriedly said that Zhang Liao's army must not move at this time.
"It's true that I am filial. Liu was anxious at the moment." As soon as Guo Jia spoke, Liu Yu knew his mistake. Zhang Liao's army was not only a reserve force, but also a mobile force used to deal with emergencies. It is justified that he would not send troops to Yanzhou this time, and he attached too much importance to Cao Cao, which led to some failure to advance and retreat. In the future, Liu Longfei was not defeated in a hundred battles, and he was afraid that anyone would come. If he was Cao Cao this time, I would definitely win.
The momentum of looking down on the world returned to Liu Yu again, which made Guo Jia's eyes lit up, and he felt comforted in his heart. In the past few days, he could also see Liu Yu's anxiety. Facing a strong enemy, this was a fatal flaw. At this moment, he was very confident and happy to see him. This was the lord he remembered.
It was just dawn that morning, and Zhao Yun had already led the 3,000 White Horse Camp out of the city. After only two hours, Xu Huang raised all his troops and left Fengqiu and headed straight for Chenliu!
Chapter completed!