The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

Zhou Cheng seemed to be staying in Puyang, with no intention of retreating.

If this stalemate continues, then both sides will be fighting a war of attrition.

The side that cannot hold on to the food and grass first will be defeated!

In this regard, Yuan Shu is still mentally confident.

The Yuan family of Runan, the fourth generation and the third Duke, is the largest aristocratic family in the world.

Moreover, now Yuan Shao is dead, Cao Cao is defeated, and Sun Jian is gone.

Now the only one who can resist the Zhou thieves is him, 'Mr. Yuan'.

Therefore, there is no shortage of food and grass.

It is more convenient to transport grain and grass from Yangzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou than from the north across the river.

"The Zhou thieves will be defeated in Puyang if they go on an expedition."

Yuan Shu said proudly. He believed that this battle would be won.

However, Yan Xiang felt that something was fishy.

Zhou Cheng did not seem to be a single-minded person, and there were so many counselors under Zhou Cheng's command.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia , Pang Tong and others are all talented people who are strategizing and winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away.

They will definitely advise Zhou Cheng.

Either retreat as soon as possible or attack again with all your strength. If the attack fails again, you should choose to retreat..

However, they just stood still?

What was the reason?

Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Shu and admonished:"My lord, the Zhou thieves are cunning. Although they stand still, they must have a trick.

Yuan Shu said disapprovingly:"Yesterday, the scouts reported that a large amount of grain and grass had been shipped out of Yecheng. If the Zhou thieves had a plan to break the city, why did they requisition grain and grass?""

This seems to be the truth.

To transport so much food, you need more than just food.

You also need horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, and most importantly, manpower.

It is the beginning of summer, and there is a lot of work in the fields.

Some are short of water. They even had to carry water to irrigate the farmland in order to ensure the harvest.

Zhou Cheng mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to march south, and the people were eaten by the horses. The amount of money lost every day was astronomical when you think about it.

Yan Xiang was speechless for a moment and didn't know. What should I do

? However, Yan Xiang still felt that something was fishy.

But what was the problem?

Yuan Shu ignored Yan Xiang and sent an order to the people on the side, saying:"Ji Ling has made great contributions in guarding the city and should be rewarded heavily. In addition, prepare cattle and sheep." Thousand pigs, five thousand pigs, reward the whole army"

"Here."Engage and write it down immediately

……

At this moment.

The soldiers in the Zhou army's camp still drilled as usual.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The expeditionary force are all professional soldiers and do not need to worry about farm work at home.

Because local officials will send people to help them cultivate their fields. Of course, they need to pay part of the money and food.

However, compared with beheading people on the battlefield and gaining military exploits, The benefits of farming are nothing.

There is wine, meat and women on the horseback.

At this time, the cavalry of the Dawn Rider are training. They ride their horses and sprint back and forth against the wooden stakes.

Although there are standard The ring-head sword is good for chopping on horseback, but they are more accustomed to using spears.

Not far away, some young officers are gathered together, and they are 'reading'.

These officers are basically above the rank of the team leader military position

"The way of war is to use the few to be strong and the many to rule. A small amount of profit is troublesome, but a large number of people benefit from righteousness. Use more to advance, use less to advance and retreat"

"It is very important to master the different uses of outnumbered troops. Generally speaking, if an army has a large number of troops, its relative advantage will be great. However, if there are many people, it is easy to get confused and it is difficult to exert mobility. Therefore, it must be strict and orderly."

"On the contrary, if you have fewer troops on hand, you will be at a disadvantage when encountering the enemy. You will definitely suffer losses in positional warfare. However, with fewer troops, it is easy to maneuver and change. If you adopt flexible tactics and win by surprise, it is possible to defeat the enemy. It can be seen that each troop strength has its own advantages and disadvantages. A good general must be good at using troops flexibly according to actual needs."

Pang Tong is teaching the art of war to young officers.

Zhou Cheng's army needs to improve their quality from top to bottom.

The soldiers need to improve their individual combat and teamwork capabilities.

The officers need to understand 'tactics' and understand The significance of combat.

This is something other princes' troops do not have.

At the same time, during the explanation process, the trust of counselors and officers can be enhanced.

Especially cavalry attacks, often attacking hundreds of miles away to fight.

Regarding tactics Understanding and executing are very important.

In Zhou Cheng's camp, Zhou Cheng was playing chess with Jia Xu.

Today Zhou Cheng was not reading, but was discussing the 'way of chess' with Jia Xu.

Li Ru, Guo Jia and others, watching from the sidelines.

Although it is not a more 'elegant' game of Go, chess is quite interesting to play.

Both sides arrange their troops and fight on the chessboard.

However, Zhou Cheng's chess skills are indeed average. If it weren't for Jia Xu, , then he lost quickly.

Zhou Cheng pointed to the 'Shi' next to Jia Xu's old commander and said:"Teacher, it's almost time to move this chess piece."

Guo Jia, Li Ru and others knew that this meant something.

Could it be that Zhou Cheng had set up a secret chess game around Yuan Shu?_Please download the novel without underlining