Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 79 A Difficult Decision

The small hill on the northwest side of Hulao Pass, which was lost before, is a very critical strategic location.

In the case of a real war, the elite troops can go straight down from the hills and go straight to the flank of the coalition forces of the Eighteenth Route Princes.

But now, the loss of this stronghold has affected Han Yang's conception of the decisive battle.

"General Han, this is the roasted milk deer specially prepared by the cooks for you. It should taste very delicious. The servants will bring it to you." Miss Mei's words interrupted Han Yang's meditation.

In recent days, the four girls of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have served him with all their heart, especially after Han Yang revealed his thoughts on Diao Chan to them, they served him with all their heart.

But now he must forget Diao Chan, forget everything, and devote himself to the idea of ​​the duel.

"Ju'er, make the bed for me, I want to rest after eating the roasted suckling deer"

"No," Miss Ju walked quickly to the bed and made the bed for Han Yang.

After Han Yang finished eating the delicious roasted milk deer, he lay down on the bed. Miss Lan and Miss Ju knelt on the bedside to hammer Han Yang's legs, and Miss Mei and Miss Zhu also knelt and waited on the bed after cleaning the table after eating.

At this moment, the back tent was very quiet, and Han Yang once again fell into contemplation of the battle situation.

Traveling is valuable. As an officer, Han Yang has studied ancient military history in the military academy. He quickly began to recall the battles related to Hulao Pass.

Hulao Pass, also known as Sishui Pass, is said to have been the place where King Mu of Zhou used to hold tigers. In ancient times, the most famous one was the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang fought by Li Shimin.

In the real history of the Three Kingdoms, there is no encounter at Hulao Pass, they are all fictional in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the fictional story of the Three Kingdoms' battle against Lu Bu no longer has any reference in this time and space.

We can only seek inspiration from Li Shimin's Battle of Luoyang Hulao, and in the historical battle of Luoyang Hulao, Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's 500 troops with [-] men.

If you can get a glimpse of its essence, it is more than enough to defeat the coalition forces of the Eighteenth Route Princes.

Li Shimin is an unborn military strategist, but Han Yang himself is not bad, not to mention that he has received modern military education and has experienced the baptism of modern warfare.

Han Yang quickly calculated the strength of the troops in his hands. The total number of Xiliang troops under his control was 12.

2 people stayed in the Xiliang base camp, 1 people stayed in Chang'an and Luoyang respectively, another 1 people guarded the Weihan Passage, and 8 field troops were brought to the front line of Hulaoguan.

On the opposite side, the main force of the 47th Route Allied Forces has 20, but the field troops actually fighting should only be around [-].

Now it is 20 to 2. The key is that the [-] people in Xidaying in the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si may not necessarily obey Han Yang wholeheartedly.

There are only 6 subordinates who really completely obey Han Yang's orders, and there is also a death squad of 3000 people who firmly support Han Yang.

The question now is how to use these resources to create local advantages while playing less and playing more overall.

This requires the mobilization of troops.On the battlefield, the frontier position just lost is facing the Yellow River to the north, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is not easy to attack and capture it in one go, so a feint attack must be launched.

What Han Yang is most afraid of now is that the coalition forces of the [-]th Route princes on the opposite side will bypass Hulao Pass and attack Guanzhong directly from Pujin Ferry in Shanxi.

This cut off the Xiliang army's retreat. In history, Li Shimin's opponent, Dou Jiande, gave up this plan, and in the end, Li Shimin could successfully win.

Of course, this idea is not limited to Han Yang. Inside the coalition forces, in Sun Jian's tent, the young Sun Ce and Han Yang have the same idea.

"Father, our army was lucky enough to use traitors to solve the plague crisis just now, but our army is at a stalemate with the enemy. At this time, if we send an elite force to cross the Yellow River north and go around Pujin Ferry to directly attack Guanzhong, then the Xiliang army and its base camp will be cut off. The retreat route will naturally disrupt the morale of the army, and I will stay behind and take advantage of the momentum to attack, and I can defeat the Xiliang army in one fell swoop!"

"Ce'er, your idea is very bold!" Sun Jian cast admiring glances at his son: "But in fact, can it produce definite results?"

"Father, there is no unity within the coalition forces at all. If it continues, I'm afraid..."

"Ce'er, there are some things you can say, and some things you can't say, you have to be careful!" Sun Jian was worried about someone outside the tent.

Sun Jian is a fierce general. He made a lot of military achievements during the crusade against the Xiliang army. In the alliance of various princes, this is not a good thing. Sun Jian is extra cautious at this time.

In fact, in the alliance of princes, some people have already had opinions on Sun Jian.

To tell the truth, the so-called supporting the big man is just a slogan. In fact, everyone is seeking more political development. If anyone is particularly prominent, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the surroundings.

Sun Jian really wanted to protect the big man. In order to defeat the Xiliang army and Dong Zhuo, he made a lot of real efforts.

Now that the Xiliang army has changed internally, Han Yang, the new remnant of the Yellow Turban, is in charge of the army. He knows that this is an excellent opportunity to defeat the Xiliang army and bring back the emperor, so he must seize the opportunity!

At the routine meeting of the alliance of princes the next day, Sun Jian took his son Sun Ce to participate.

Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others were on the list, and Yuan Shao, the leader, sat at the head. Regarding the battle situation, he once again asked the generals to offer advice and suggestions.

The generals were chattering, and there were no creative suggestions. At this time, the young and energetic Sun Ce suddenly stood up: "What if we bypass Hulao Pass and hit the pass directly?"

The generals were in an uproar, but no one expected this young man to make such a suggestion.

"Who speaks?"

Yuan Shao, who was seated at the head, asked a question, and all the generals fell silent, wanting to see what advice this young man could come up with.

"Uncles, generals, nephew and grandson Ce, I have a plan."

Sun Ce answered eloquently.

Liu Bei said at this time: "It turns out that it is Young General Bo Fu, please tell me what is your plan?"

"I think that now that we have overcome the plague, we have the ability to launch a strategic offensive. The Hulao Pass is difficult to defend and difficult to attack, and the main force of the Xiliang Army is stationed there. The threat of the Xiliang army to our army's flanks has been eliminated, but it is difficult to overcome it in one go."

"If an elite group crosses the Yellow River northward, bypasses Hulao Pass, enters Guanzhong from Pujin, and cuts off the Weihan Passage, the Xiliang army will have to withdraw for rescue. At this time, I will stay with the main force and attack Hulao Pass. If we conquer Hulao Pass and enter the Heluo Plain, our army will have the upper hand in field battles on the plain, and we will surely be able to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang Army on the Heluo Plain in one fell swoop."

"How old are you this year?" Yuan Shao asked suddenly.

"Back to Uncle Yuan, my nephew is just 15 years old."

Xu You, a counselor beside Yuan Shao, sneered, "Hehe, you're still wet."

"Although I am young, my ambition is as high as the sky. I am not like you, a counselor who only knows how to suppress me and does not think about how to break the deadlock. If you were a counselor under my command, you would have died under my sword."

Yuan Shao was a little annoyed when he heard Sun Ce's words: "Young people, don't be too arrogant!"

"Don't you call yourself a young man?" Sun Ce replied unwillingly.

Seeing this, Sun Jian hurriedly drove Sun Ce out of the tent: "Get out! How can you talk!"

"It's because I have no way to teach my children, everyone forgive me!"

Sun Jian immediately pleaded guilty to Yuan Shao.

Liu Bei hurriedly smoothed things over, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"The child is young and ignorant, it's okay, it's okay!"

Cao Cao bowed his head in silence, thoughtful.

Yuan Shao saw that Sun Ce had left the big tent, but he didn't pursue anything, and the big tent fell into deathly silence again.

Time passed quickly, and it was dusk in a blink of an eye. Han Yang lay on the bed thinking for a whole day, and finally came up with some solutions.

"Mei'er, go and tell the messenger to summon the generals, I have an order!"

"promise."

Miss Mei withdrew from the account.Han Yang stood up, his eyes glowing with scorching light.

(End of this chapter)