Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Everyone's eyes were focused on Deng Mu.

Deng Mu called Chen Dao, brought the map, and hung it in front of the palace.

"Guanzhong is a land of four fortresses, with Tongguan in the east, Wuguan in the south, and Puban Pass in the north."

"These three passes are either built in high mountains or with the Yellow River as a natural barrier.~"

"When the seven kingdoms were competing for supremacy, Qin relied on the dangers of the four fortresses in Guanzhong to block the six kingdoms from the dangerous pass of Xiongguan."

"The Qin State can advance and sweep away the six kingdoms of Guandong, and when it retreats, it can seize the dangerous passes of Xiongguan and easily block the troops of the six kingdoms."

"If our army takes Guanzhong first, it will inevitably break through Tongguan and other important passes. You can imagine the difficulty!"

After saying this, Deng Mu paused and moved his finger to the north again.

"Looking at Hebei again, although there is also the so-called natural danger of the Yellow River,"

"This so-called natural danger is far less wide and dangerous than the Yangtze River, so a naval force is required to cross it."

"There is no other reason than that the Yellow River is narrow and there are as many ferry crossings as there are along the river, such as Baima, Yanjin, Puyang, Gaotang and other crossings, which can be said to be countless."

"With so many ferries, it can be said that you can cross everywhere"

"Does Cao Cao have enough troops and horses to deploy defenses everywhere and seal the entire Yellow River?"

"Obviously not. After the analysis

, Deng Mu turned to Liu Bei, cupped his hands and said:

"Therefore, I believe that if we take Guanlong first, we will definitely have to fight fiercely at Xiongguan. Although our army has the advantage, we may not be able to break through the pass and enter."

"But if we take Hebei first, we can take advantage of our army's large number of soldiers and generals, and our army will be sure of victory!"

"I think we should recover the Hebei states first!"

Deng Mu made some analysis and set the tone for conquering Hebei.

If Liu Bei understood something, he couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Your Majesty, attacking Hebei first really has a better chance of winning."

"Moreover, Hebei has fertile land and a large population, which is the cornerstone of Wei State."

"Especially Jizhou is a place close to Cao Cao."

"As long as our army can capture Jizhou, it will be equivalent to cutting off half of Cao Cao's sources of troops and food."

"At this time, the power of the puppet Wei state will surely plummet, and it will be much easier for us to take Yongliang by then. Pang

Tong then added some analysis and agreed with Deng Mu’s strategy of taking Hebei first.

"Okay, what the Prime Minister said is true"

"Then let’s take back Hebei first!"

Old Liu no longer hesitated and made a decision.

The next thing to discuss was how to regain Hebei.

Most of the ministers believed that we should attack Hebei in two groups.

One way from Bohai County to the west, and across the Zhang River from the east Pointing directly at Ye City.

On the other side, the main force, led by Liu Bei personally, crossed the Yellow River from the south and went straight to Liyang, the gateway on the north bank.

Then the main army crossed the Yellow River and went north from Liyang City, with the front pointed directly at Ye City.

Overall In other words, it is similar to the route Cao Cao took when he attacked Jizhou.

However, Cao Cao did not attack Bohai County and did not plant a nail in Hebei.

But now Liu Bei took advantage of the opportunity to capture Bohai County when he destroyed Yuan Shao. Waiting for the countries in the east of Hebei.

Therefore, Liu Bei's Northern Expedition can form a pincer attack on Yecheng from both the southeast and the southeast at the same time.

Such an army strategy is consistent with Deng Mu's idea, so he naturally has no objection.

The final There is only one objection left: how to cross the Yellow River and capture Liyang City, the gateway to Hebei Province

"Everyone knows the importance of Liyang City, and Cao Cao naturally knows it too."

"If Liyang City is lost, the door to Hebei will be wide open and Ye City will be in danger."

"Therefore, there is no need to speculate that Cao Cao will definitely garrison heavy troops in Liyang to prevent our army from attacking Hebei from this city."

"The old minister guessed that Cao Cao would gather his main force in Liyang and at the same time take advantage of his cavalry to prevent our army from crossing the river from other crossings."

"If our army has few soldiers, Wei's cavalry will attack them halfway. If there are many soldiers, Wei's cavalry can rob our army's food roads." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Therefore, I believe that we cannot divide our troops in this campaign. We should concentrate our superior forces and cross the river with Baima to attack Liyang."

"This will not only ensure that our army can cross the river smoothly, but also have enough troops to ensure that the food route will not be cut off by enemy cavalry."

Jushou further presented the specific strategy for crossing the river.

As a native of Hebei, he naturally has the most say in how to capture Liyang.

"Well, it makes sense."

"Cao Cao's more than 20,000 cavalry are indeed the most troublesome weapon for this king."

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly and agreed with what Ju Shou said. When it came to the Wei cavalry, he still had lingering fears.

During the Suiyang battle, Cao Cao relied on his superior cavalry to repeatedly raid his food and grass, which gave him a headache. Please give me flowers. 0

In the several defeats Cao Cao experienced in the Central Plains, although he lost troops and generals, his cavalry troops returned to Hebei basically intact.

More than 20,000 cavalry became Cao Cao's trump card.

In addition to allocating enough troops and horses , besides protecting the grain team’s grain ship, he really couldn’t think of any better way to prevent Wei Qi from robbing grain.

"I also agree with what Gong Yu said"

"Our army can mobilize at least 250,000 troops for the Northern Expedition in this battle. Only by concentrating our troops can we have enough soldiers and horses to protect our food routes."

Zhuge Liang agreed with Jushou's strategy.

Then he said:

"But for this battle, Cao Cao could mobilize at least 100,000 troops to guard Liyang."

"Among them, there are also nearly 20,000 cavalry."

"With only twice the force, it may not be easy to cross the Yellow River and capture the important town of Liyang."

"How to fight this battle requires long-term planning."

Zhuge Liang's reminder caused another discussion among the officials in the palace.

Liu Bei stood up and went down the steps, stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands, and his eyes fell on the Yellow River.

That is the Yellow River.

Although it is not as good as the Yangtze River, it is not Zhangshui either. , the water system of Zi River can be compared.

Although Cao Cao only has 100,000 soldiers and horses, he has 20,000 cavalry, which can be used as mobile troops.

He only needs to use the cavalry to maneuver along the river to stop his own troops from sneaking across at any time, and provide Cao Cao with Mobilize the main force to gain enough time.

Then Cao Cao can use his superior force to form a half-crossing attack on his own army crossing the river.

In other words,[]

In terms of overall military strength, the Yan army had twice the advantage.

But when it came to the specific battle across the river, Cao Cao was able to concentrate superior forces and actually had the upper hand.

No matter how many soldiers and horses you have, you can never transport 250,000 people to the north bank at the same time.

"Kong Ming reminded me that it seems that it is not easy to cross the Yellow River..."

Liu Bei frowned and murmured to himself.

The ministers also fell silent, and they all frowned, thinking hard about the best way to cross the river.

"Why should we let Cao Cao know that we are going to capture Hebei and force him to station his heavy troops in Liyang?"

Deng Mu asked meaningfully, breaking the silence in the hall.