Chapter 854 Yuan Shao attacked Xuanyuan
Chapter 852: Yuan Shao attacks Xuanyuan
"The leader of the alliance believes that the troops should be divided into three groups and marched into Luoyang from the east, south and south respectively."
As soon as Qin Hao''s proposal to divide the troops into three groups was said, the scene suddenly became extremely quiet, and everyone couldn''t help but show a look of contemplation.
Just as most of them were thinking, Liu Xiu took the lead in thinking about the connection and stood up and said, "Leader, although our army destroyed 50,000 Liang''s cavalry in this battle, the remaining troops of the Liang army are still abundant. If our army is divided into three groups, will the troops be dispersed?"
Qin Hao also showed a surprised look. He didn''t expect that the first person to stand up and question him would be Liu Xiu. It seems that the suppression of him before was not enough. He forgot to hurt after the scar.
As soon as Liu Xiu said this, some princes nodded subconsciously. After all, the division of troops in three directions did indeed cause the dispersion of troops.
However, these princes did not directly refute it, but quietly waited for Qin Hao''s later words out of trust in Qin Hao.
Liu Xiu also knew that Qin Hao had a very high prestige, but it was obvious that no princes stood up. While he was secretly frightened, he was also weighing whether Qin Hao would target him here?
Li Shimin''s fire attack failed due to heavy rain. Although Liu Xiu, who was in the sea of ??fire, was intact, he still thought that Qin Hao was trying to plot against him. Otherwise, why did he use himself as bait instead of others?
After the fire, more than a thousand soldiers and horses in Liu Xiu''s headquarters were injured and killed, and Qin Hao also compensated Liu Xiu with corresponding horse equipment. However, Liu Xiu, who had already had grudges in his heart, would not be grateful to Qin Hao for this, but was more careful to prevent being plotted against Qin Hao again.
Liu Xiu was not a passive person who was beaten. He knew that Qin Hao must have follow-up measures, and in order to protect himself, he had to take action, otherwise he would have to count the money for him if he was sold by Qin Hao.
Liu Xiu''s only way to protect himself was to try his best to suppress Qin Hao''s prestige. As long as Qin Hao''s words in the coalition were not just a single man, the difficulties he faced would be much better, and this would also require support from other princes.
The reason why Liu Xiu just questioned Qin Hao was deliberately trying, but he didn''t expect that so many princes clearly agreed, but no one dared to stand up.
"Is Qin Hao''s prestige so high? It seems that if Qin Hao does not make a big mistake, it will have a great blow to his prestige. If this continues, I will probably die without a place to bury it."
Liu Xiu showed his indifferent expression, and was actually very frightened inside. At this time, Qin Hao looked at him meaningfully, which made Liu Xiu even more panic.
Qin Hao did not directly refute Liu Xiu, but knew that he had walked to a simple map and smiled lightly: "Of course, the leader of the alliance knew that division of troops would cause dispersion of troops, but you should know that the Liang army still has 250,000 troops. Do we want to fight the attrition war with the Liang army at Hulao Pass?
Please see, with Li Shimin''s 50,000 cavalry being wiped out, and 10,000 cavalry being transferred from Luoyang to Hulao. Although there are only 50,000 troops on the eastern front, Luoyang still has Yang Jian leading 80,000 troops in charge.
There are only four routes to enter Luoyang, including the north, east, southeast and south. Xiang Yu first attacked Sizhou from Mengjin in the north. So this time, Li Shimin learned a lesson and specially arranged a 50,000 army in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, and sent general Yang Lin to guard the situation.
In addition, the Xuanyuan, Guangcheng and Yique passes in the southeast and south are also led by Yu Wenji, Han Qinhu and Yang Su, respectively, to guard the army of 20,000.
If our army only goes to the front line of Hulao, it is equivalent to fighting the Liang army in Hulao. If the troops in Hulao are insufficient, Yang Jian from Luoyang will definitely send additional reinforcements.
If Luoyang''s troops were not strong enough, the other four levels would definitely be divided into support. If this is the case, this battle will become a meaningless war of attrition. ”
At this time, Qin Hao deliberately stopped and looked around the princes. He found that most of the people were thinking. After all, what he said was right. If it really became a war of attrition, it would still consume their troops. Soon the princes figured out the key, and Yuan Shao sighed and said in a deep voice: "What the leader said is reasonable, and it cannot be a war of attrition, otherwise the casualties will be too great."
Yuan Shu retorted: "But if the troops are divided into three groups, our coalition will attack three passes. Wouldn''t the casualties be greater?"
Although Yuan Shu did a lot of stupid things before, his speech this time was recognized by many people. In their opinion, only attacking one Hulao Pass would definitely not have the casualties of attacking three heroic passes. However, fighting is different from calculating accounts, and it is not calculated like this at all.
“The highway is a bad word.”
A glimmer flashed in Cao Cao''s eyes, and he explained with a smile: "Even if our army is divided into three groups, it does not mean that we must attack the three gates. However, the division of troops can drag down more troops of the Liang army, thereby reducing the pressure on Hulao Pass."
As soon as Cao Cao made outstanding statements, the princes suddenly realized.
Yes, as long as the coalition troops sway to other checkpoints, the Liang army stationed at the garrison would naturally not dare to move lightly. At that time, the coalition would only have to face Fu Hulao and Luoyang''s Liang army.
Seeing that the princes were indeed guided by him, Qin Hao continued to laugh in his heart, "What Cao Yanzhou said was exactly what the leader of the alliance thought, not to mention that the more than 500,000 troops could not be deployed at all. It would be better to divide the troops to shock the Liang army in other places, so as to reduce the consumption of casualties to the greatest extent."
This time, the princes finally reacted.
Yes, Hulao Heavenly Condemnation is easy to defend but difficult to attack. With the terrain of Hulao Pass, it is the limit to be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people every time. The 500,000 army cannot be deployed at all. Except for a small number of attacking troops, most of the remaining soldiers cannot be idle, right? Therefore, only by dividing troops can you make a big deal.
As soon as he thought of this, all the princes thought that Qin Hao was sincerely considering the coalition forces, and the solutions they came up with were indeed the most beneficial to the coalition forces.
If Qin Hao knew the thoughts of the princes, he would definitely laugh. He would not think about the princes. He just wanted to use the princes to seize the eight passes of Luoyang for himself.
"Everyone, it is imperative to divide the troops. Are there anyone who objected now?"
"We are willing to listen to the orders of the leader."
"good."
Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction, then his lips curled up slightly, and he smiled faintly: "Here he ordered Yuan Shao to be the chief general of the Southeast, Yuan Shu as the deputy general, leading 100,000 troops, and going to the southeast line to attack Xuanyuan Pass."
Yuan Shao obviously never expected that Qin Hao would make himself one of the three main generals, but this did not hinder his joy. He immediately stood up and replied loudly, "Thank you for your trust."
(This chapter ends)