Chapter 0405: Daying

Pengcheng · Daying

Someone came up and lit the lamp, smoked mosquito repellent incense, and silently withdrew. At this moment, there was no one else except for the six close guards on the left and right, while Ye Qing looked at the sand table and remained silent.

The military adviser Guo Jia returned from offering wine, changed into dry clothes, took a sip of tea, and also came to observe carefully. For a moment, the room fell silent, and only the footsteps of two people could be heard in the small side hall.

After listening to Ye Qing's voice for a long time, he said, "Very good... someone, adjust the sand table based on the new intelligence

Yes! "Then a group of sorcerers entered in one after another and said in unison," Greetings, Lord

Alright, adjust quickly! "Ye Qing waved her hand and said, taking a few steps out of the tent door. She looked at the fields in the hazy twilight ahead, with the river gurgling and giving a mysterious feeling in the night. Ye's face remained expressionless, staring forward for a while before looking back and studying and scheduling the sand table with her military adviser, Sacrificial Wine Guo Jia.

Based on the new military situation obtained from various sources, the accountant occasionally adjusts the distribution of military forces between the enemy and us on the sand table, making it clear at a glance.

Starting from 100000 to 30000, after defeating Xiahou Yuan and then facing Cao Ren, it became a small victory of 100000 to 100000. Now, the main forces of both sides are facing off along the Sishui River, with large camps stretching and core military forces of around 100000, but there are also local skirmishes.

The two core armies are in a state of balance and stalemate, while the number of flank troops is extremely unbalanced.

On the governor's side, there are 240000 Qingzhou soldiers outside, including Cao Ren's 100000 troops threatening Ye Qing's retreat, while the remaining 140000 Qingzhou soldiers are spreading across various counties and cities, plundering places like ants.

Ye Qing only dispatched 5000 light cavalry, divided into five branches, which was disproportionate in quantity but of varying quality.

This is five thousand Red Armored Cavalry, just like the one thousand placed in Jingbei to suppress Yuan Shu. Ye Qing spent seven years fighting and accumulated six thousand old capital. It can be said that when the Han Dynasty's North and South armies disappeared and the Cao army did not have Tiger Cavalry or Leopard Cavalry, there was no army that could compete with this Red Armored Cavalry in a one-on-one battle

With this cavalry, the scene of Liu Bei being chased by the Cao army's tiger and leopard cavalry and running away in embarrassment, abandoning his wife and children, would never happen again.

These five Red Armored Cavalry did not launch a surprise attack on Cao Ren, but only went to suppress and kill the spreading Qingzhou soldiers, in order to integrate local anti Cao forces, compress the plundering space of Qingzhou soldiers, and force them to continuously bleed.

In fact, thanks to the fierce folk customs of the Han Dynasty, there were indeed many local people who dared to resist jackals and wolves.

Moreover, Xuzhou belongs to the Central Plains, and local wealthy families have numerous forts scattered throughout the area, with one located just a few dozen miles away. This type of Han Wei period characteristic castle style defense building, each fortress is a miniature military, political, and economic independent unit. Although the sparrow is small, it is well-equipped with five organs, and human and material resources are combined with solid rammed earth defense. Demolishing them one by one is simply a massive demolition project

The most deceitful ones are those who violently resist demolition.

Later, during the chaos of the Five Barbarians in China, every minority ethnic group feared the large population of the Han ethnic group and successively adopted the policy of massacring Han people, but did not kill all the Han people in the north. From bloodline to cultural traditions, they could not be cut off. Like stubborn weeds, they were far from being slandered as traitors by the gentry in a corner of the Southern Jin Dynasty.

It's not that the foreigners have shown kindness, but that the northern fortresses are everywhere, and the exchange is more unbearable than the foreigners... If they can't kill anymore, the more they crazily kill the Han ethnic group, the faster they will weaken. Discovering this cruel law, a few foreigners can only recruit the Han people in the north, but this strategy quickly turns the foreigners into the bottom, directly overwhelmed by the Han population base.

Until the Song Dynasty became corrupt and feared internal resistance, all the forts in the north except for the border were cleared by the court, and with the help of literary education, this military, political, and economic independent unit became a thing of the past, completely dismantling the foundation of internal rebellion among the Han people.

But if things go too far, it can lead to sorrow. At the same time, it undermines the foundation of resisting foreign tribes, and as soon as the foreign tribes break through the border, they discover a vast and clean area of the Central Plains, without any worries. This is the real danger of national extinction.

During the Yuan Dynasty, he was unable to sustain himself, resulting in the tragedy of a stillbirth.

Ye Qing even thought of a certain dynasty talking about the so-called crackdown on clan power - yes, this can unprecedentedly disintegrate all grassroots organizations, more thoroughly than Wubao, but it means that if the frontal battlefield fails, China will no longer have resistance.

At present, these fortresses everywhere still insist on demonstrating the rule of local strongmen, which is at another extreme, and even some are difficult to get rid of. Emperor Guangwu ordered the destruction of them, but they were banned without interruption. Later, the Five Barbarians had their own ethnic roots and could not be completely dismantled. Currently, the Qingzhou army is just a group of duckweed bandits, and the "demolition efficiency" is even lower.

Many Qingzhou military units unfortunately suffered from hard bones during robbery, and were able to lose two teeth. They relied on accompanying military strategists to maintain their advantage. Now, there are elite cavalry attacking, rescuing, and connecting, which has triggered a large-scale "anti Cao movement" - a code name given by Ye Qing when recalling the anti Japanese movement of a famous general in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Over the course of three days, reports spread from various locations that a large number of Qingzhou soldiers were strangled, expelled, and even purged, resulting in a loss of fifty to sixty thousand. However, most of the dead were not elite soldiers. The governor's main camp held fifty thousand veteran soldiers and sixty thousand selected Qingzhou soldiers, which could mobilize a total of thirty thousand troops.

But no matter what, the loss of 50-60000 units of combat power is also commendable, all recorded under the corresponding Red Armored Cavalry Squad.

Of course, not all of this loss was caused by the Red Armored Cavalry's killing, most of it was just crushing and scattering. These achievements were only recorded under the names of generals Huang Zhong, Zhou Ling, and Dian Wei, and were used for rewards, indicating that they had completed their mission.

The task was indeed successfully completed, but for the scattered soldiers who actually fled, the local area was deeply affected by their poison, and the military and civilians could not spare them. They rose up in groups to attack, and the common people picked up hoes and carrying poles, almost none of them survived and could not escape from Xuzhou.

Among them, Huang Zhong and Zhou Ling recorded the most achievements under their names, not only because the main general was good at commanding cavalry, but also because their own strength surpassed ordinary people, and their tools were relatively restrained against the Governor's Art Division. They were better at killing small soldiers and could quickly disperse the enemy, resulting in higher efficiency in daily raids.

Huang Zhong has thick and thin hair, and his archery skills are different from other martial arts. The range of a treasure bow can even reach over a kilometer, and when combined with a speed increasing magic arrow, it can even reach two or three kilometers, which is not inferior to the effect of a sniper rifle. Most sorcerers do not even have half of this casting distance and can only avoid defense - generals like Huang Zhong who specialize in archery are rare on the ground. After the official breakthrough, the unity of heaven and man accurately grasps every change in the battlefield, and even the wind speed and the vibration of horse hooves on the ground can be predicted. With a hundred shots and one hit, every one is a nightmare for sorcerers, suppressing the defense magic shield of high-level sorcerers.

Zhou Ling is a pure minded swordsmith. Although she still lacks a suitable swordsmanship, this young swordsmith has lifted the ban on the path in this land and can improve her foundation by practicing the "Six Yang Diagram". Her strength is rapidly transforming every day. She has killed hundreds of people with one sword in multiple battles, and her paired Qinghong Sword has turned into a blood red fierce soldier. When Ye Qing summoned her, she could only remind her to pay attention to the gradual transformation.

After several rounds of scheduling, the situation of both sides' military forces has stabilized.

Guo Jia lifted his head from the sand table, but countless fleeting messages were still spinning in his mind. He couldn't help but wander and analyze in his tent: "Lord, we have caught the Cao bandits off guard. However, this situation of dividing troops to suppress and kill will not continue. The soldiers from Qingzhou in various places have shrunk back to Pengcheng, indicating that the Cao bandits have changed their strategy and will no longer give Lord the opportunity to defeat them one by one

Group army confrontation

Ye Qing pondered for a moment, most worried about this situation.

The proclamation against Dong has been issued, and I am in a hurry to go to the Hulao League. I don't have time to waste here with the governor... But Xuzhou cannot be saved, otherwise the governor will annex Xuzhou, and the situation in the Central Plains will be very bad. Yuzhou will be at a disadvantage first.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, another sorcerer entered, and two Cao army small camps were added outside Pengcheng on the sand table. In addition to the previous establishment, there were already seven platoons spanning twenty miles, all forming horns to encircle the main Cao army camp.

This is very normal. In reality, there would never be a million troops stationed in a small town. The governor wants to gather 300000 troops and place them in a large camp, which is simply impossible to accomplish - they can reach half of the population of Luoyang city. Can we establish a supply system for a city?

Companies are inevitable, and these seven are not the end yet. With the continuous consolidation of military power, more than ten companies can be taken down.

The group army is facing off? "Guo Jia smiled calmly and said," Unfortunately, in this situation, Jia's strategy of dividing troops to suppress and kill has failed for the rest of his life

Your strategy of cutting the bottom of the stick has achieved the desired effect, but Cao Cao's plan to sustain the war has also failed, hasn't it? "Ye Qing casually praised, staring at the Cao army battalion outside Pengcheng on the sand table. Intelligence showed that there were 50000 regular soldiers of the Cao army in this battalion, and even 60000 selected soldiers from Qingzhou... In fact, only these 60000 selected soldiers can be considered" soldiers ", and together they are formidable enemies.

Ha, my lord is right. "Guo Jia stroked his palm and waved his sleeve to brush the Cao camp on the sand table, leaving it scattered." A 300000 strong army? It has become a joke now. Without plundering to maintain it, the bandits will soon collapse, and even the 110000 main lines of the Cao army's camp will be weakened. In the meantime, only a small trick is needed... the collapse of the camp is right in front of us

Oh? "Ye Qing blinked her eyes.

Guo Jia didn't reveal it and chuckled, "I know Lord is in a hurry to go to Luoyang, but this kind of thing can't be rushed... The sky is clear and the night is just right. Lord, why don't you go out for a walk with Jia

You lazy guy... well done

Open the tent and the air after the rain is very fresh.

The night is deep and dark, the starry sky is brilliant and boundless, and in contrast to the starry sky, there is a continuous camp on the ground.

The bright red lights were scattered under the small hill... And in the distance, separated by thirty miles, there was another dense light shining in a bright red arc on the horizon, which was the company of the Cao army.

Ye Qing has been thinking about how to quickly break through Cao Cao and withdraw from Shangluo. At this moment, if he could feel the situation, he said, "Starting from this critical point of the situation, is it

Shh, as long as the lord knows the key, don't say it out loud