OBS Chapter [170] Four-Way Army
Chapter [170] Four-Way Army
Cao Cao looked at the three parties who were negotiating, and asked in a low voice, "Feng Xiao, will you split up or join forces?"
"Dividing troops is the most beneficial to Yuan Shao, followed by joining forces is the most unfavorable to Sun Ce, so both of them will choose to divide their troops. Not surprisingly, the final result will be division of troops." Guo Jia said slowly.
"Isn't there still Liu Bei?" Cao Cao did not give up. "What if Liu Bei chooses to join forces? It will be two against two, and the situation is still deadlocked."
"Liu Bei has a problem with you, but if he has a good relationship with Sun Ce, Liu Bei will definitely support Sun Ce, not the lord."
"Ai~" Cao Cao sighed, "From what you said, it seems that there is no game."
Cao Cao also had his own plan. Guanzhong was too difficult to fight. The two gates of Hangu Pass and Tongguan would have to peel off their skins. Cao Cao's purpose was to find someone to share it.
But now it seems that the situation is obviously not ideal.
"If we can't join forces smoothly, what will my lord plan?" Xun Yu couldn't help asking.
"No way." Cao Cao spread his hands, "If the three families choose to divide their troops, then we will have no choice but to fight hard in Guanzhong."
"However, we can send troops later and let the other three go first. Then Lu Bu will send troops to Bingzhou and Yizhou, the troops in Guanzhong will be reduced, and our pressure will be much less." Guo Jia suggested.
"That's right, that's a good idea." Cao Cao nodded and said.
As soon as the voice fell, the other three families had finished their discussions, and the four princes got together again.
"Everyone, has the discussion reached a result?" Although Cao Cao felt that there was no hope of joining forces after hearing Guo Jia's inference, he still couldn't help but feel a little expectation in his heart.
However, the result was not unexpected, and Cao Cao was still disappointed.
"Divide the troops." Yuan Shao spoke first.
"Divide the troops." Sun Ce followed closely behind.
The three people in the field all set their sights on Liu Bei.
"I...let's divide up the troops." Liu Bei finally said.
"Okay." Cao Cao forced a smile, "Since the three of you are not willing to join forces, let's split up our troops separately, so that after the territory is settled, we can occupy it separately, and there will be no disputes."
"The details of sending troops and the distribution of benefits have been discussed, so let's make an alliance with blood," Yuan Shao said.
"Brother Benchu, why don't you come to be the leader?" Cao Cao said with a smile.
"Don't make those false names, don't set up any alliance leader this time, anyway, it's going to be a division of troops." Yuan Shao refused without thinking.
Now that Yuan Shao has become powerful, he doesn't need to rely on any false names and titles anymore.
"Come here, serve the wine!" Cao Cao ordered loudly.
The four people cut their palms one by one, dripped blood into the wine jar, poured out four bowls of wine respectively, and drank them all in one gulp.
At this point, the alliance is formally concluded.
Chang'an.
General's Mansion.
Lu Bu once again summoned all the civil and military officials under his command.
"The news came from the meticulous work that the coalition forces have already made a plan to send troops. Lu Bu looked at Xu You's letter and read: "Yuan Shao attacked Bingzhou, Cao Cao attacked key points, Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong and Sun Ce."
King of Shu. "
Xu You participated in the whole process. After the marching plan was formulated, Xu You sent it to Lu Bu as soon as possible, and got a lot of money.
"Knowing the other party's deployment, it is not difficult to deal with it. We can deal with it calmly." Jia Xu said while stroking his beard.
After listening to the other officials, they also felt that there was nothing to be afraid of, as long as the soldiers came to block them.
"Let's talk about it." Lu didn't let the people below express their opinions and opinions.
"King Qin, there are only 20,000 people in Bingzhou, "it is impossible to stop Du Shao." Zhang Liao immediately got up.
In the past, Zhang Liao was stationed in Bingzhou, and Zhang Liao was most familiar with the situation in Bingzhou.
The cattle have been slaughtered, and all the sheep have been slaughtered, and they are stored as meat to reward the three armies. This year Zhang Liao did not go to Qiantao Grassland to graze.
"Gongsun Zan has been completely wiped out, and Yuan Shao has captured a large number of prisoners and freed up a large number of troops." Jia Xu said slowly: "Sitting in the land of three states, Yuan Shao's troops will not be less than ours, or even more. "
"If Yuan Shao goes all out to attack Bingzhou, it will be very difficult for us to defend." Jia Xu's face is solemn, "If we want to defend, we need to spend a lot of troops, which will make Guanzhong's defense force weak."
"Send an order to Zhang Yang to give up Bingzhou [directly withdraw the question from Guanzhong." Lu Bu said without hesitation.
As soon as this remark came out, everyone below was shocked. This is a land of one state, and now they would feel distressed and reluctant to let go.
"King Qin, do you want to think about it again?" Zhang Song persuaded.
"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, we can only deal with one of them. If we deal with both Yuan and Cao at the same time, we will have to pay a huge price, and we may not succeed, and there will be a huge risk." Lu Bu continued: "In that case , simply give up Bingzhou directly, and Bingzhou looks like a big place, but in fact there is nothing lucrative."
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"The population is not as good as that of a county in Guanzhong, and the area of cultivated land is also one in the east and one in the west.
"Now that the cattle and sheep have been slaughtered, the war horses are used as cavalry, and there is no need to graze them for the time being. Bingzhou is just a tasteless rib for us, so it is better to abandon it."
"If people save and lose land, all people and land will survive; if people lose land and save it, all people and land will be lost." Lu Bu looked at the crowd, "Instead of paying huge casualties to defend a weak point, it is better to retreat strategically, preserve strength, and regain it later. Bingzhou is right there, it doesn't have long legs, it won't run away."
Lu Bu made a final decision and finalized the strategic plan to abandon and merge the state.
"Since Bingzhou has given up, our focus is to fight against Cao Cao and defend Guanzhong," Jia Xu said.
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"There is also Yizhou." Zhang Song took over the conversation, "Yizhou is the foundation of the granary. Once lost, it will definitely hurt its vitality."
"Of course there is no need to say much in Guanzhong, we must stick to it." Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Map."
Immediately, the two took out a huge map and hung it up, and Lu Bu came to the map.
"Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, Jingbei is currently occupied by Liu Bei, and Xiangyang is on the border with Shangyong, so we can directly attack Hanzhong."
Shangyong is a county in Hanzhong. In history, Hanzhong was divided and Shangyong was set up as a county. Liu Bei's adopted son Liu Feng was in charge of guarding Shangyong. This place is close to Xiangyang, so it can be said that it is only one step away.
Being so close, Guan Yu made several Northern Expeditions and asked Liu Feng to send troops to assist him. This buddy insisted on not sending troops.
Xiangyang and Shangyong are close, Liu Bei can directly attack Hanzhong from Shangyong, Qinling is in the north, Bashan is in the south, and Liu Bei is marching west, so he can slip into Hanzhong.
The easternmost point of Hanzhong is guarded by Yangping Pass, but there is nothing in the west, only some mountains as barriers.
Liu Bei only needs to spend some thought to cross mountains and ridges and enter Hanzhong.
The north, south, and east of Hanzhong cannot go. Only the gap in the west allowed Liu Bei to occupy Xiangyang before.
This is also the reason why the task of attacking Hanzhong fell on Liu Bei. It was because Liu Bei could easily enter Hanzhong that the coalition forces let Liu Bei be responsible for attacking Hanzhong Three. .