Chapter 854: Yuan Shao attacks Xuanyuan

Chapter 854: Yuan Shao attacks Xuanyuan

Chapter 854 Yuan Shao attacks Xuanyuan

 Chapter 852: Yuan Shao attacks Xuanyuan

“The leader of the alliance believes that the troops should be divided into three routes, marching towards Luoyang from the east, southeast and south respectively.”

As soon as Qin Hao's proposal of dividing the army into three groups was spoken, the scene instantly became extremely silent, and everyone couldn't help but look thoughtful.

While most of them were thinking, Liu Xiu was the first to figure out the connection, and stood up and said: "Alliance leader, although our army has destroyed 50,000 cavalry of the Liang army in this battle, the remaining strength of the Liang army is still there. "Plenty, if our army is divided into three groups, won't our strength be dispersed?"

 Qin Hao also showed a surprised look. He did not expect that Liu Xiu would be the first to question him. It seemed that the suppression against him before was not enough. The scar had just healed and he forgot about the pain.

As soon as Liu Xiu said this, some princes nodded subconsciously. After all, dividing the troops into three groups did lead to the dispersion of troops.

However, these princes did not directly refute, but out of trust in Qin Hao, they quietly waited for Qin Hao's next words.

Liu Xiu also knew that Qin Hao's prestige was extremely high, but it could be seen that no prince came forward. He was secretly frightened and weighed in his heart. Will Qin Hao 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 believed that Qin Hao was deliberately plotting against him. Otherwise, why would he let himself be used as bait instead of others?

After the fire, Liu Xiu's troops and horses suffered more than a thousand casualties, and Qin Hao also compensated Liu Xiu with corresponding horses and equipment. However, Liu Xiu, who already had a grudge in his heart, would not thank Qin Hao for this, but was doubly careful to prevent it. Being plotted by Qin Hao again.

Liu Xiu was not someone who was passively beaten. He knew that Qin Hao would definitely have follow-up methods, and in order to protect himself, he had to take action, otherwise he might be sold by Qin Hao and have to count the money to him.

The only way Liu Xiu could think of to protect himself was to suppress Qin Hao's prestige as much as possible. As long as Qin Hao's words were not consistent among the coalition forces, the predicament he faced would be much better. This also required the support of other princes.

The reason why Liu Xiu just questioned Qin Hao was because he was deliberately testing, but he didn't expect that so many princes agreed, but no one dared to stand up.

"Is Qin Hao's prestige already so high? It seems that if Qin Hao doesn't make a big mistake, his prestige will be greatly damaged. And if this continues, I'm afraid I will die without a burial place. ah."

Liu Xiu showed an indifferent expression, but was actually very frightened inside. At this time, Qin Hao gave him a meaningful look, which made Liu Xiu even more panicked.

Qin Hao did not directly refute Liu Xiu, but walked to a simple large map and said with a smile: "Of course, the leader of this alliance knows that dividing the troops will cause the dispersion of troops, but you must know that the Liang army still has 250,000 troops. , are we going to fight a war of attrition with the Liang army at Hulao Pass?

Please see, as Li Shimin's 50,000 cavalry army was completely wiped out, and 10,000 cavalry troops were transferred from Luoyang to Hulao, although there are currently only 50,000 troops at Hulao Pass on the eastern front, there is still an 80,000-strong army led by Yang Jian in Luoyang. .

There are only four routes to march into Luoyang, the north, east, southeast and south. Xiang Yu originally attacked Sizhou from Mengjin in the north, so this time Li Shimin learned his lesson and specially arranged an army of 50,000 in Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, and General Yang Lin was sent to guard and defend to the death.

In addition, the three passes of Xuanyuan, Guangcheng and Yique in the southeast and south were also guarded by three generals, Yu Wenhuaji, Han Qinhu and Yang Su respectively, with an army of 20,000 each.

If our army only takes the front line of Hulao, it will be equivalent to a deadlock with the Liang army in Hulao. Once the troops at Hulao Pass are insufficient, Yang Jian of Luoyang will definitely send more reinforcements.

If the troops in Luoyang are not enough, the other four passes will definitely divide their troops to support them. If this is really fought, this battle will become a meaningless war of attrition. "

At this time, Qin Hao deliberately stopped. After looking around at the major princes, he found that most of them were deep in thought. After all, what he said was absolutely correct. If it really became a war of attrition, their troops would still be consumed. ah. Soon the princes figured out the key, and Yuan Shao sighed and said solemnly: "What the leader said is reasonable. 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 forces will attack three great passes. In this case, wouldn't the casualties be greater?"

Although Yuan Shu had done a lot of stupid things before, his speech this time was recognized by many people. In their opinion, attacking only one Hulao Pass would definitely not cause as many casualties as attacking three passes, but fighting and settling accounts are different. , and it’s not calculated that way at all.

 “That’s a bad word for highways.”

A flash of light 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 passes by force. However, dividing our troops can hold back more troops of the Liang army, thereby reducing the risk of the tiger's attack." Keep the pressure off here.”

As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, all the princes suddenly realized.

Yes, as long as the coalition troops move to other checkpoints, the stationed Liang troops will naturally not dare to move lightly. Then the coalition forces will only have to deal with the Liang troops in Hulao and Luoyang.

Seeing that the princes were indeed led by him, Qin Hao smiled secretly in his heart and continued: "What Cao Yanzhou said is exactly what the leader of the alliance thinks, not to mention that if we attack a Hulao Pass, an army of more than 500,000 people will not be able to deploy at all. It is better to divide the troops and go to frighten the Liang army in other places, so as to reduce the casualties to the greatest extent. "

This time the princes finally reacted.

Yes, Hulao Divine Punishment is easy to defend but difficult to attack. With the terrain of Hulao Pass, it is the limit that can accommodate ten thousand people to attack each time. An army of 500,000 people cannot be deployed at all, except for a small number of attacking troops. , most of the other soldiers can't be idle, right? Therefore, only by dividing the troops can we speak loudly about our interests.

With this thought, all the princes thought that Qin Hao was sincerely thinking about the coalition, and the method he came up with was indeed the most beneficial to the coalition.

If Qin Hao knew what the princes were thinking, he would definitely laugh. He didn't think about the princes at all. He just wanted to use the hands of the princes to win the Eight Passes of Luoyang for himself.

“Everyone, it is imperative to divide the troops. Is there anyone who opposes it now?”

 “We are willing to listen to the leader’s orders.”

"good."

 Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction, then raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a faint smile: "I now order Yuan Shao to lead the southeast route, and Yuan Shu as the deputy general. He will lead an army of 100,000 people, march to the southeast, and attack Xuanyuan Pass."

Yuan Shao obviously never expected that Qin Hao would let him serve as one of the three generals, but this did not hinder his joy. He immediately stood up and responded loudly: "Thank you, Alliance Leader, for your trust."

 (End of this chapter)