Han Dao world

For the Youzhou people, the alliance with Yuan Shao is just to avenge Liu Yu's murder, not to be optimistic about Yuan Shao himself.On the contrary, they didn't agree with what Yuan Shao did, and they didn't think it was a good thing for Yuan Shao to win the world.

It's just that Youzhou's strength is limited, and Yuan Shao's influence is too strong, so they can't afford to object, so they have to compromise.

The situation is different now, the young emperor turned against the wind and won successive victories, but Yuan Shao suffered setbacks when he went south last year.

As far as revenge for Liu Yu is concerned, the court is also more sure than Yuan Shao.

That being the case, why should the Youzhou people get involved with Yuan Shao?

Yan Rou has been to Bingzhou and Liangzhou, met the Son of Heaven, and knows the Son of Heaven's border policy. Of course, she knows that this is the best policy for Youzhou.

Yuan Shao married the clan daughters to the leaders of Wuhuan and Xianbei as his wives, and named them Shanyu, but he ignored the interests of the people of Youzhou.If he wins the world in the future, Youzhou will no longer be the Youzhou of the Youzhou people, but the Youzhou of the Xianbei and Wuhuan people. Maybe he will end up in the same situation as Liangzhou and be abandoned by those ministers.

Comparing the two, it is not difficult to make a choice.

Yan Rou euphemistically stated that the purpose of the Youzhou people was to avenge Liu Yu, and they did not want to be enemies of the imperial court.If Liu He insists on going his own way, they can act independently, and they don't have to advance and retreat with Liu He.

Xun You expressed his appreciation, but this cannot be explained by Yan Rou's statement alone, at least until the Youzhou people draw a clear line with Yuan Shao.

Xun You then said, "You are Wuhuan Sima, and you are very familiar with Wuhuan people. Are you interested in helping me?"The people of Xianbei are stable for the time being, but the people of Wuhuan have not yet bowed their heads and bowed their heads. I would like to invite you to come forward and declare the court's intentions.If you can persuade the Wuhuan people to draw a clear line with Yuan Shao and avoid swordsmanship, it is also a kind deed.

Yan Rou readily obeyed.

If the Wuhuan people can be called ministers, it will be meritorious for him personally, but for Gongsun Zan, it will speed up his death.The Wuhuan people hated Gongsun Zan very deeply. With their support, Gongsun Zan would die more thoroughly. Even if the court wanted to give him a chance to redeem his meritorious deeds, he would have to face stronger opposition.

After Yan Rou was sent away, Xun You immediately wrote a letter to report the new situation in Youzhou to the emperor.

Although he also felt that Yi Jing was not easy to attack, Yuan Shao led the main force to come, which would definitely greatly strengthen the progress of the battle.In the absence of contact with Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao's attack cannot be allowed to go too smoothly, and it is a logical choice to contain it from other directions.

If it can be grasped well, it may become an opportunity to counterattack and achieve greater results than last year.

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Under Wushao Ridge, there are luxuriant grasses.

In the river valley, hundreds of cavalry are riding horses to kill.

One team is Yubayashi female riders, and the other team is training students.

The women's cavalry battle armor was covered with a green coat, and the other team only wore the standard black armor of the Han army to show the difference.One red and one green, the contrast is clear, but at this moment they are already mixed together.

Lu Xiaohuan rode his horse and galloped, straightened out the wooden pole without a spearhead, hit the breastplate of a knight on the other side, and knocked him off the horse.Before she could cheer, another knight bumped into her and slashed at her helmet.

Although the saber did not strike, this blow still made Lu Xiaohuan dizzy, with stars in front of his eyes, almost falling off his horse.

Han Shaoying galloped over and reached out to support Lu Xiaohuan. "Be careful!" At the same time, he swung his knife, blocked a long knife that was coming, and cursed: "These bastards, you are serious, so desperate."

Lu Xiaohuan shook his head, straightened his helmet again, drew his saber from his waist, and shouted: "Whoever is afraid of whom, come again!"

Han Shaoying yelled: "Sisters, these bastards are serious, don't hold back, beat them up!"

"Here!" The female knights shouted in unison, their fighting spirit even more intense.

On the hillside, Liu Xie and Jia Xu stood side by side, looking more and more violent, like a real battlefield, and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Sir, you students are so ruthless, aren't you afraid of being beaten when you turn around? Especially Lu Bu, who protects the calf."

"You won't die if you get beaten by Lu Bu." Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "If you don't go all out on the battlefield, you will definitely die. These people will teach others in the future. If you don't stop, what's the point?"

Liu Xie smacked his lips and said nothing.He wanted these people to become instructors and turn the Liangzhou Army into the cradle of the people's soldiers, but he also knew that this could not be achieved in a day or two.After these students graduated, facing those rude soldiers, they couldn't restrain them if they didn't have any real skills.

To be reasonable, you must first have the strength to make the other party sit down and listen to your reasoning.

Only in this way, the pressure on the female knight will be greater.

These students were all selected from the army, and their foundation was not bad, and after several months of intensive training, their skills and tactics had already reached a considerable level.

But this is also good, at least let the female knights know that war is not a child's play.Jia Xu's words are not only applicable to his students, but also applicable to female knights.

Liu Xie glanced at Lu Bu at the foot of the hill.

When Lu Xiaohuan was beaten, Lu Bu would not sit idly by, and would definitely find a way to find trouble later.

However, today's Lu Bu is a little abnormal, he is as motionless as a mountain, still chatting and laughing with Zhao Yun who is beside him, and pointing to the battlefield, he seems very interested.

Liu Xie suddenly came to his senses, Jia Xu should have gotten through with Lu Bu.Retaliation is okay, but enough is enough, at least it can't hurt people.

"What did you tell Lu Bu, sir?" Liu Xie raised his chin.

Jia Xu glanced at Liu Xie and smiled slightly. "It's nothing, I just gave him some advice. Some Western Regions people's tactics can be used as a reference for him."

Liu Xie was stunned, no wonder Lu Bu's homework handed in recently has improved significantly, especially his vision has been broadened. It turns out that Jia Xu is behind the scenes to guide.For these hopes of Liangzhou, Jia Xu really did his best.

"Sir, who do you think will win this round?"

"The female rider wins." Jia Xu pointed to Ma Yunlu who was in command. "Among my many disciples, she is the most talented and the hardest. As far as the present is concerned, there is no one who has surpassed her in front-line command."

Liu Xie nodded slightly.He also knows Ma Yunlu's hard work. The women's camp can achieve today's results and compete with the student camp on equal terms. Ma Yunlu has played a role that cannot be ignored.

"Your Majesty, although the female army cannot have a large scale, the significance of the female army is extraordinary and its influence is also great. This power cannot be controlled by others, not even the queen, and can only be directly controlled by your majesty. "

Liu Xie turned to look at Jia Xu, hesitant to speak.

He knew what Jia Xu meant, and he didn't reject Ma Yunlu, but felt that now was not the right opportunity.

"Sir, the most urgent thing to do now is to prove that women can become an army, not rush to master it." Liu Xie paused, and then said: "If you can't prove this, the women's army is just a formality after all, and it doesn't matter who controls it?"

Jia Xu nodded in agreement. "What His Majesty said is true."

Chapter 464 Suicide

While Liu Xie was talking to Jia Xu, Han Shaoying, Lu Xiaohuan and the hundred female knights under their leadership couldn't resist the onslaught of the student knights and began to break through.

At the same time, the knights who were killed according to the rules withdrew from the battlefield, watching with regret.The student knight who shot too hard just now was busy asking the female knights to accompany him, but the female knights ignored them and walked away.

Judging from the number of people alone, the casualties of the female knight were a bit high, with a loss of nearly [-]%, which was not far from the standard of losing.Jiang Jiong, the commander of the student knights, also realized this, and ordered his subordinates to chase after him fiercely, striving for the final victory.

The horn sounded, and the student knights chased after him.

But the pursuit was not smooth. The female knights rode their horses and ran away while turning around and shooting. Although the chasing student knights also shot with bows and arrows, the speed difference between the two sides caused them trouble, and the casualties continued to increase.

Realizing the danger, Jiang Jiong ordered the knights to separate and outflank the two areas. The left wing was relatively small, only one-third of the remaining troops, and the remaining two-thirds were deployed on the right wing.

No matter whether it is bow and arrow or crossbow shooting, the right rear is a dead angle, no matter how soft the waist of the female knight is, it is difficult to turn her body to that angle.But for the pursuers, this is the most favorable position to play.

There is no such problem with crossbow shooting, but the female knight's arm strength is limited, and holding it with one hand cannot guarantee the hit rate.Once the hit rate drops, the disadvantage of slow crossbow shooting speed will be magnified.

Jiang Jiong obviously made careful preparations, carefully analyzed the pros and cons of both sides' martial arts, and planned to win with one blow.

Jiang Jiong felt that he had the winning ticket, so he glanced at Ma Yunlu proudly, but found that the corners of Ma Yunlu's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smug smile.

Jiang Jiong's heart tightened, with an ominous premonition.He had seen Ma Yunlu's smile before, usually when he delivered a fatal blow.

He turned his head to look at the battlefield, but saw Han Shaoying and Lu Xiaohuan taking the lead, leaping forward with their spears, and pounced on the knight on the left flank.The number of student knights was limited, and they were caught off guard, and the casualties instantly exceeded the penalty standard.

Compared with crossbows, spears do double the damage.Especially with spears, if you stab the chest and abdomen, you will be killed in battle.

"Beautiful!" Liu Xie could see clearly and couldn't help cheering loudly.

Ma Yunlu at the foot of the hill could hear clearly, turned around and stroked his chest, and saluted Liu Xie.

Liu Xie raised his thumb and shook it.

"Playing hard to get, luring the enemy to divide up, and then delivering a fatal blow, this tactic is indeed good." Liu Xie said.

"Women are weak, and many people will have the heart to underestimate the enemy. Using this mentality to induce the opponent to make mistakes is a feasible method, especially for opponents who meet for the first time."

"What if the other party is fully prepared and not fooled?"

Jia Xu raised her chin. "Your Majesty, please see that the horses of these female knights are strong and good horses, but their weight is much lighter than that of men. Even if the opponent is not caught, as long as you have enough patience and control the rhythm, it will be difficult for the opponent to catch up." If you go to them, you will only be shot and killed by crossbows."

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing. "It seems that both parties are very attentive."

"Only by using your heart can you maximize your strengths and circumvent weaknesses, and strive for victory." Jia Xu said, "I heard that Yunlu intends to offer a huge reward, hoping to build a crossbow that has a long range but is light enough to be held with one hand."

Liu Xie nodded. "Technological progress is the best way to solve women's lack of physical fitness. Not only can we work hard on crossbows, but also armor and weapons can be improved."

Jia Xu deeply agrees.

Lu Bu, who served as the referee, announced the result.The female knights rejoiced, talking and laughing around Ma Yunlu.Jiang Jiong was a little frustrated, his well-designed tactics turned into flaws, which really hurt his self-esteem.

A knight rode his horse past the battlefield, came to the foot of the hill, ran to Liu Xie, and presented the document he had just received.Liu Xie glanced at the label on the outside and found that it was a military newspaper sent by Xun You, so he couldn't help exchanging glances with Jia Xu.

Xun You went to war again before the previous military exploits were rewarded?

After checking the seal, he opened the document, and first saw a map, with large circles within small circles, overlapping, which seemed familiar.After thinking about it, he vaguely remembered that it seemed to be the legendary ten-fold city of Atlantis.

After reading a few lines of documents, Liu Xie realized that this was not a ten-fold city, but Gongsun Zan's Yi Jing.

Liu Xie's first reaction was that he was very surprised. Yi Jing was very famous, but it was the first time he saw what it looked like.

The second reaction is that this kind of fortress is extremely difficult to conquer. No wonder Yuan Shao in history wasted so much time, watching Cao Cao grow up.

The third reaction is how to complete this amount of work. Does Youzhou have such a large population?

After he finished reading Xun You's papers, he knew the answer to the question, and he was immediately angry, sweeping away the little favor he had for Gongsun Zan.

It turned out that the bones of tens of thousands of Qingzhou Yellow Turban captives were piled up.

Gongsun Zan's defeat was really his own fault.He is too cruel, and there is no possibility of correction.Although his starting point was not low, he failed quickly, far inferior to his classmate Liu Bei.

If Liu Bei had a starting point like Gongsun Zan, he might not have to waste most of his life before finally gaining a firm foothold in Yizhou.

Liu Xie glanced at Zhao Yun at the foot of the hill, and somewhat understood why Zhao Yun would rather choose Liu Bei, and even join Yuan Shao again, rather than follow Gongsun Zan.

Anyone with a bit of common sense knows that Gongsun Zan cannot have the last laugh.

"Liu He refuses to draw a clear line with Yuan Shao, I'm afraid he still has illusions." Liu Xie handed Xun You's military report to Jia Xu, and said softly. "It's really strange to say that the clan's loyalty to the big man is not as good as that of other people."

"This dynasty suppresses the clan too much. It is not uncommon for eunuchs to frame the clan. It is indeed difficult to make the clan loyal. As for Liu He himself, it may not be disloyal. He should be tired of the obsession with revenge. by yourself."

General Jia Xu put away the newspaper and handed it to Cai Yan who was beside him. "Xun You doesn't have enough infantry to conquer Yi Jing, and needs to contain Yuan Shao from other directions."

Liu Xie was silent.

He understood Xun You's intentions, but he didn't feel that now was the time to restrain Yuan Shao.Judging from Yi Jing's layout, it is difficult for Yuan Shao to win easily.Furthermore, he didn't have to react before the Youzhou people expressed their attitude.

Yuan Shao was able to lead the main force to go north, so it was impossible not to be prepared.The troops in Shangdang and Taiyuan are limited, they have more than enough self-preservation, and they are not enough to attack. Even if they send troops, they will only harass and have no real meaning.

Unless Han Sui is ordered to leave the customs.

This is planned, but not yet, the time is not yet ripe.

"Wait a little longer." Liu Xie said: "It took Yuan Shao a year to attack Dongwuyang, and I'm afraid it will be slower to attack Yijing. If the people of Youzhou break with him, it will be a question of whether he can conquer Yijing. At this opportunity, it is justified to make an emergency landing in Wuhuan and Xianbei in the east, and clip their wings."

Chapter 465 The Strongest Lu Bu

Liu Xie was not interested in Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's victory or defeat—they were not good people anyway—but he was quite interested in Yi Jing.

He asked Jia Xu to use this as a battle example, and asked the students to discuss and see how they would choose in the face of such a fortress.In the future, when the army goes eastward, they will be the backbone of the generals at the grassroots level, and siege is a tactic that must be mastered.

Of course, taking this opportunity, Gongsun Zan was also used as a negative teaching material, telling them that cruelty is not advisable.Such indiscriminate killing of innocent people will not end well in the end.

Those who like to kill will be killed by others.

After the exercise was over, Jia Xu rushed back to do the after-class summary and tutoring, and took Yi Jing's schematic diagram with her.

Lu Bu led his troops into battle and began to prepare for the exercise.

Recently, he has been studying issues related to long-distance raids.After spending a lot of effort and repeatedly reading the biographies of Li Guang, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing, he came to a conclusion.

If you want to compete with the Hulu on the grassland, you must first turn yourself into a Hulu, and a stronger Hulu.

Specifically, it is to adapt to the life style of the grassland and minimize the material requirements to reduce the dependence on luggage.At the same time, it is necessary to have the skills to survive on the grassland, including identifying the terrain, hunting and feeding, so as to increase the chance of survival on the grassland.

Why can't Li Guang make meritorious deeds?It was because he couldn't adapt to the environment on the grassland.It is okay to fight inside the fortress, but it is difficult to obtain results when fighting outside the fortress, and even often get lost.

Wei Qing has achieved a lot of victories, but he has a characteristic, the goal is fixed.Once there is no established goal, it is difficult to obtain effective results.Moreover, he also relies on logistical supplies, which is difficult to last.

Huo Qubing had the best record and was less dependent on logistics, but he paid the price of a large number of casualties of the elite force, which was also unsustainable.

Lu Bu's method is to attack with elite cavalry, follow the route that Hulu often haunts, and sweep them all the way.Hit it if you can, go around if you can't, and come back next time.

This tactic may seem absurd, but upon careful analysis, it makes sense.

There are limited pastures on the grasslands that can support a tribe of a certain size. If you kill them along a specific route, you will always gain something. Using war to support war is enough to support yourself.And come every once in a while, so that the other party will not be safe, the longer the time, the other party has no better way to think of except hiding far away.

Liu Xie summed up this method of warfare in one sentence: follow the path of others and let others have nowhere to go.

The nomads on the grasslands like to invade and rob, so I did the opposite and took the initiative to go out to rob, making them too busy to take care of themselves and unable to protect themselves.

With the technical conditions and training level of the Central Plains, as long as they are willing to endure hardships and work hard, with the same strength, the Han army can defeat any nomadic force.

The previous two battles against the Xianbei have proved this point.