The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 163 Reducing Troops and Increasing Stoves
Although Liu Xiao defeated Yuan Shao in the first battle, Liu Xiao's brows still did not relax. After all, Yuan Shao's army is strong and strong, and Yuan Shang's troops who just came from Youzhou have exceeded 8 troops, which is close to the Qingzhou Army twice as much.

It has to be said that Liu Xiao is under tremendous pressure and must deal with Yuan Shao as soon as possible. The longer the delay, the less safe it will be, because if his strength is too consumed, he will not be able to stop Cao Cao behind him!

"Gongda, do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Liu Xiao asked Xun You.

Xun You said in a deep voice: "My lord, Yuan Shao's army has just arrived and has not yet established a firm foothold. Although the army is strong, it is not elite. In the former battle, there were almost no casualties. Now most of them are new troops, and their combat power is weak. Don't worry. , Yuan Shao will definitely lose!"

Liu Xiao shook his head and said, "Gongda, it's not that difficult to defeat Yuan Shao. Now the difficulty is how to defeat Yuan Shao as soon as possible. After all, Pengju and Wenruo are facing Cao Cao's threat in Tai'an County, but they can't hold on for too long. If the consumption in Pingyuan County is too high, Cao Cao will reap the benefits of the fisherman, and a mantis will catch the cicada, and the oriole will be behind. At that time, we will really be passive..."

"A quick fix?"

Xun You frowned, and replied: "Yuan Shao has a lot of people, and it is not so easy to wipe out Yuan Shao's army..."

Mu Guiying said in a deep voice: "Where is there an earth mountain ten miles away? If we occupy the earth mountain and arrange a cavalry to look down on it, we can threaten Yuan Jun's flank at any time, and we will take every move of Yuan Jun's camp into our eyes, and lure him to the ground." Let Yuan Jun attack, we can find its flaws, and win the battle!"

Xun You shook his head and replied: "Although this strategy is clever, the terrain of the earth mountain is flat. If Yuan Jun makes a big attack and sends out fine cavalry, we may not be able to stop it. Once the earth mountain falls, it will be a change of attack and defense..."

Liu Xiao stood up, looked at the map constantly, and replied: "Whoever attacks the enemy must be saved, and force Yuan Jun to rush to help!"

Xun You said with a wry smile: "My lord, now we are confronting Yuan Jun. The opposite side is already the territory of Jizhou. It is easy for us to save the enemy, but how can we ambush halfway? Even if we fight, it can only be a pursuit battle." , Ju Shou, Tian Feng and the others are not foolish people, there must be a large army to guard against..."

Liu Xiao sneered and said, "Who said I would take the opportunity to pursue him?"

Liu Xiao said coldly: "We have prepared two cylinders of gunpowder for this time, and I plan to order Gao Chong to lead a fine cavalry to bypass Pingyuan County, go straight to Yecheng from the side of Shanyang County, and attack Yecheng If you are caught off guard, Yuan Shao will definitely withdraw his troops from the plains and come back for reinforcements!"

Xun You frowned and said, "Then how to ambush?"

Liu Xiao said in a deep voice: "Send an order to Yue Fei, ordering Yue Fei to abandon Tai'an County and retreat to Huangjialing, and defend the Huangjialing area according to danger, and arrange defenses; order people to spread rumors, Cao Cao's army is strong, Qingzhou army is defeated, Tai'an County falls, Qingzhou City calls for help!"

Not only Xun You, but also Mu Guiying, Tai Shici and others were all stunned. Give up Tai'an County?Without Tai'an County, can Yue Fei withstand Cao Cao's elite?You know, Cao Cao's military strength is several times that of Yue Fei's. Once he retreats, it will be even harder to confront Cao Cao!
And, what's the use of it?

Xun You was shocked and said: "My lord, once the governor leaves Tai'an County, it will be even more difficult to resist Cao Cao's troops..."

Liu Xiao poked the map fiercely with his hand, and said in a cold voice: "The former used tricks to ambush Yue Fei on Mount Chi. Today, we will also ambush the reinforcements on the west side of Mount Chi, and return the same way to him! This place is more than [-] miles away from Yuan Jun's camp, and it is also the only way to retreat to Yecheng, so I am here to ambush Yuan Jun!"

Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "My lord, if we mobilize one or two thousand troops, we can still hide it from Yuan Jun, but if we mobilize large-scale troops, it is very difficult to hide it from Yuan Jun. If we only mobilize three to two thousand troops for an ambush, There is nothing to do with Yuan Jun's main force, and once there are too many troops, there is no way to hide it from Yuan Shao, I'm afraid this plan is wrong..."

Liu Xiao said calmly: "Gongming, is there no intention to let Yue Fei withdraw from Tai'an County? Five days later, Yue Fei's army withdrew from Tai'an County, and our army retreated all the way to the south, preparing to rush to help Tai'an County, marching three times a day. For ten miles, the stove will be increased by [-]% every day to confuse Yuan Shao, thinking that our main force is all there; by night, the army will be divided into three groups, go to the west side of Mount Chi, deploy on both sides of Chidao, and prepare for an ambush! From here to Yecheng, but For more than four hundred miles, traveling day and night, it took only four days to reach the city of Ye. Using gunpowder, the city walls of Yecheng were blown open. Yecheng fell, and Yuan Shao dared not retreat. Humph, I want to see how he does Crossing the border of Chishan Mountain!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, is that okay?

"Reduce the number of troops and increase the number of troops. My lord, your ideas are so wild and unimaginable that it's hard to fathom. Xun You can't match them..."

Xun You sighed, "During the Warring States Period, Sun Bing used the method of increasing troops and reducing stoves to lure Pang Juan to go deep. A scholar can figure out how to increase the army, but he can't figure out how to get the master's tricks..."

"Ha ha……"

Liu Xiao laughed and said: "Gongda, the two armies are fighting for the front, using odd victories to cooperate, taking surprises and attacking those who are unprepared is the kingly way. If we fight head-on, our army will not be able to defeat Yuan Shao in less than three or two months. But once the two armies Let the army move, once there is a chance to fight, we can fight to determine the world, even if we can't gather and wipe out Yuan Shao's army this time, it will still hurt our vitality, and the plains and the south of Qinghe River will all fall into the hands of Qingzhou!"

Just do it!

Liu Xiao sent Qingqi to Tai'an County overnight to send an order to Yue Fei. Almost at the same time, Gao Chong led a thousand fine cavalry and left the plain at night, and rushed all the way to Yecheng!

The next day, news gradually spread from the battlefield.

"What? Cao Cao led the army to attack Tai'an County. The troops were strong, and Yue Fei was hard to resist, and he retreated steadily?"

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he received the news of Yuan Jun's secret work, and laughed loudly: "God help me, God help me too! In general, as long as Cao Cao breaks through Tai'an County and approaches the city of Qingzhou, then Liu Xiao will definitely return to help, and our army will win. Now, let's see how Liu Xiao breaks the game this time!"

Guo Tu frowned, and said in a low voice: "My lord, don't act too hastily. Yue Fei is resourceful and employs troops like a god. As soon as the two sides fought, Yue Fei couldn't resist Cao Cao's attack. We must prevent Yue Fei from using arrogant tactics to lure the enemy deep. We Let's wait for three or two days, and send people to Tai'an County to investigate and make further calculations."

Yuan Shao nodded and said: "The public is right. However, there is no need to go to Tai'an to investigate. Once Tai'an County falls, Liu Xiao will be more anxious than us, and will definitely withdraw. At that time, we will follow and chase, and Liu Xiao's main force will be defeated in one battle. Fengxian , Commander You Bing Jingqi, ready to attack at any time!"

(End of this chapter)