Three Kingdoms: I choose to assist Sun Jian

"The method Mr. Zhang just mentioned is actually my original idea."

"But after thinking about it later, I found that although this method of advancing troops can allow our army to enter Xuzhou in advance, in fact, it will make our army lose the initiative!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the map and said:

"Everyone, look at the map. The current military strength in Xuzhou is approximately [-] in Donghai County, which was originally under the direct control of Tao Qian."

"But now, if Tao Qian is dead, then this part of the army will fall under the control of the potters!"

"In addition to the [-] troops, Zang Ba and others also have [-] to [-] troops in Kaiyang in the north of Xuzhou!"

"As for the south of Donghai County, there are [-] soldiers under the command of Cao Bao and Xu Dan, and they are joining forces with our army in Tong County to defeat the bandits!"

"These are the general distribution of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou."

"As for other directions, it's not a big deal to worry about three to 2000 people or hundreds of county soldiers."

"If we follow the method of increasing troops and increase troops towards Tong County, it will be very close to our army."

"After the increase in troops, once we receive the news, we can indeed go north."

"But, have you ever thought about it!"

"Suppose our army has not received the news, and the enemy army brazenly launches an attack on our army?"

Hearing this, all the generals were taken aback.

And Zhang Hong frowned and said:

"The military division means that Liu Bei may directly go south to attack our army after integrating the soldiers and horses of Donghai County?"

"It's possible!"

Bai Liming nodded and said:

"Everyone should know that the difficulty this time is that our army is in an alliance with Xuzhou, so if our army wants to march, we must accurately receive the news that Tao Qian is dead and Liu Bei has entered Xuzhou."

"In other words, it was not our army who received the news, but someone other than our army!"

"Because even if our army receives the news of Tao Qian's death, if the other side keeps the mourning secret, then in the eyes of outsiders, our army and Tao Qian's army will still be in an alliance."

"At this time, if our army advances northward rashly, the other party can declare that our army killed Tao Qian and deliberately captured Xuzhou!"

"Once this news comes out, our army will fall into a passive position."

"Similarly, if our army does not march, but quietly waits for the opponent to hide it, then the opponent can take advantage of this time to send troops to attack our army, or set up a defense line!"

"In short, before they attack our army, our army cannot take the initiative to attack them!"

"That's why our army can't send reinforcements into Xuzhou!"

"Because that will cause our army to lose the initiative!"

The initiative in war has always been the key point that Bai Liming pursues with his troops.

At this time, upon hearing Bai Liming's words, Sun Ce nodded and said:

"If that's the case, then the student understands!"

"According to the meaning of the gentleman, after entering Xuzhou, our army will be passive everywhere because of the identity of the allied army!"

"Although it is considered to have entered the enemy's territory, it actually does not have any advantage!"

"On the contrary, it is here in Xiao County, which itself is our army's territory, and it is close enough to Tan County!"

"In this way, our army can make its own decision after receiving the news."

"Even if Liu Bei and others enter Tan County, they dare not march towards our army at will!"

"Because once they enter, it is equivalent to telling the world that they have entered Xuzhou."

"Our army can take the initiative to attack!"

After listening to Sun Ce's explanation, all the generals nodded.

Zhang Hong also stroked his beard and said:

"The military division is thinking about it, but Hong is not thinking too much!"

He said, looked at the map and squinted:

"But although our army has reached the border of Xuzhou, if we follow what the military adviser said just now, there will be a problem!"

"That is, once the enemy's army keeps secret, but chooses to shrink its troops first, choose to send troops to Pengcheng, and confront the main force of our army?"

"In this way, the enemy can gain a firm foothold!"

Following his words, everyone looked at the map one after another.

All are deep in thought.

But when Sun Ce heard this, he grinned and said:

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, they won't be able to stand firmly on this heel!"

"Waddled?"

Zhang Hong was puzzled and said:

"What did the major general say?"

Seeing this, Sun Ce glanced at Bai Liming with a questioning look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Bai Liming nodded slightly and said:

"It can be said!"

After hearing the promise, Sun Ce immediately came to the map and said with a smile:

"Actually, you've only seen the surface of the current situation!"

"On the surface, if Liu Bei marches into Pengcheng and gathers troops from Xuzhou, he will be able to compete with our army!"

"But in fact, if Liu Bei enters Xuzhou, then the only force he can control under his command is the pottery merchant!"

"Because whether it's Zang Ba from Kaiyang, Cao Bao from Tong County, or even Cao Hong, a high-ranking official in Tan County, they have all been recruited by our army!"

"So, as soon as Liu Bei enters Tan County, he will be encircled by our army!"

"what?"

Listening to Sun Ce's explanation, everyone in the tent was stunned instantly.

Zhang Hong stared at him for a while and said:

"What does the Major General mean to say that although our army has not yet entered Xuzhou, it has already controlled half of Xuzhou's troops?"

I thought it would be a hard battle for them to come this time.

After all, soldiers and horses are just branches, and if they want to capture Xuzhou, they must go through many plans.

As a result, listening to what Sun Ce said now, they are now on the same starting line as Liu Bei?

Not even just the same starting line.

Rather, they have an absolute advantage!

Because if Zang Ba had already been won over by them, it stands to reason that Liu Bei's soldiers and horses would not be able to go south.

But what Bai Liming meant was that he was preparing for a confrontation with Liu Bei.

Then the meaning is obvious!

Bai Liming deliberately lured Liu Bei to Xuzhou to kill him!

It's not a countermeasure because Liu Bei captured Xuzhou!

Thinking of this, Zhang Hong suddenly looked at Baili Ming and said:

"Military division, is what Cai Bofu said just now true?"

"Is all this the arrangement of the military division?"

In his words, other people who reacted also looked at Bai Liming.

If this is the case, then the military division's map of Yan Kingdom is too long!

If Sun Ce hadn't said it, the dagger would not have been seen at all!

Seeing everyone looking over one after another, Bai Liming finally showed a smile and said:

"The reason why I kept it from you before was to avoid people talking too much and leaking the news!"

"Bo Fu is right. Zang Ba, Cao Hong and others were all recruited by our army before sending out troops!"

"And this time, I specially arranged to kill Liu Bei and seize the overall situation of Xuzhou!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward, pointed at the map and said loudly:

"As you can see now, on the surface, Liu Beijun has taken the initiative. In fact, as soon as he enters Tan County, he will already be surrounded by our army!"

"Now, our army can mobilize soldiers and horses, including Kaiyang Zangba's soldiers and horses, Tongxian Cao Bao's soldiers and horses, plus our army's soldiers and horses, nearly 11 troops!"

"After Liu Bei enters Xuzhou, although the total force will increase to [-] to [-], he will be at an absolute disadvantage against our army!"

"So, what we have to do this time is to make good use of all this and completely annihilate Liu Bei's army!"

"That's why I want to take the initiative!"

"Because only when our army has the absolute initiative, can we annihilate Liu Bei's soldiers and horses at the fastest speed!"

When everyone heard Bai Liming's words, they were all in shock.

Although they don't know the full picture of the matter, they know that if this is a game of chess, they have already surrounded the opponent's dragon.

All that needs to be done now is to block and kill this great dragon!

For a moment, everyone couldn't help being shocked.

Zhang Hong said with a wry smile:

"The military division kept me from waiting so hard!"

With a wry smile, he looked at the map, thought for a while and said:

"In this way, our army has already formed an encirclement trend against Liu Bei. After our army receives the news, how will the military division plan to mobilize troops?"

"It depends on the news our army receives!"

Bai Liming said slowly:

"It also depends on how the situation in Xuzhou evolves!"

"According to my inference, although the Tao merchant wants to welcome Liu Bei to go south, Tao Qian doesn't necessarily think so!"

"This person is old and cunning, and he may not have expected that our army will definitely send troops."

"So Tao Qian's reaction is also very important."

When everyone heard this, they all nodded secretly.

After Bai Liming said these words, they were all relieved.

In other words, for them now, only the route of entry is different.

But the result is the same!

Just wait for the news, and immediately mobilize troops to encircle and suppress Liu Bei!

And what they can do now is to wait for the news!

However, they did not have to wait long for the news.

It didn't take long for Bai Liming to finish speaking when he heard an order from outside the camp:

"Report! Our army boy county urgent report!"

"Come in and talk!"

Hearing this, Bailiming hurriedly issued an order.

Then a sergeant came in and said:

"Reporting to the military commander, our army Tong County sent a report to General Huang, saying that he had received a letter from Xuzhou Biejia Mizhu, and asked to deliver this item to the military commander as soon as possible!"

With such an order, he presented a piece of handwriting.

Seeing this, Bai Liming hurriedly picked up the handwriting to read, then smiled slightly and said: