Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Liu Yu sat in the tent, holding a piece of intelligence that had just been delivered in his hand, his eyes flashing with excitement.

This intelligence came from Jingzhou and recorded in detail everything that happened there.

Mr. Shuijing used some unknown means to successfully persuade Liu Biao, who was holding a literary conference, to start reorganizing the army.

Liu Yu was secretly amazed in his heart that Mr. Shuijing was indeed worthy of his reputation. With just a few words, he made Liu Biao change his strategy.

Although Liu Yu knew clearly that with Liu Biao's current strength and attitude, he would not easily send troops to participate in the war even if he reorganized his army, this had already achieved his strategic goal.

As long as Liu Biao made any move, especially began to prepare for war, Yuan Shu, who was next to him, would definitely feel wary.

After all, no one could predict what action Liu Biao would take next.

Liu Yu calculated that Yuan Shu would not dare to take the risk, so he did not dare to push the soldiers of Nanyang County into Pei State. The position of Nanyang County in Yuan Shu's heart was obviously much more important than Pei State.

He handed the information to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia quickly read it and said slowly: "My lord, now that Yuan Gonglu has arrived, it is impossible for him to send soldiers to Pei State. The plan to attack Pei State should also move forward."

Liu Yu nodded, and during this period of time, Liu Yu released the news to the outside world.

To lay low and recuperate.

He thought that Pei State would relax its vigilance after hearing the news. However, the result was just the opposite. Pei State not only did not relax its vigilance, but was preparing for war.

Liu Yu was a little surprised. It was obvious that this result was fundamentally different from his prediction.

He pondered for a while and finally understood. The other party was not a fool. A short-term adjustment would not allow them to completely relax their vigilance.

In order to make them let down their guard, there must be no action for a long period of time.

The long wait obviously did not suit Liu Yu's plan.

He has a fatal weakness, which is Luoyang.

There were not many soldiers left in Luoyang, and most of them were guarding the pass. In a sense, Luoyang City was almost an empty city.

What made Liu Yu even more worried was that apart from Liu Bei who could lead troops to fight, there was no other battle-hardened general in Luoyang.

Once someone is able to break through the passes around Luoyang, they will quickly arrive at the city of Luoyang.

On the surface, the emperor was in Luoyang City, which provided motivation for some ambitious people.

Yuan Benchu ​​was not very interested in the emperor. The only person he was interested in was Cao Mengde who was in Yanzhou.

Cao Mengde has many advisers under him, and they are all the best of this era. They must be able to see the empty reality of Luoyang.

Liu Yu didn't know whether Cao Cao would suddenly launch an attack on Luoyang.

He was unwilling to take risks, and could not take risks. He could only fight a quick battle in Yuzhou. Only in this way could he ensure the safety of Luoyang to the greatest extent.

He no longer waited and began to make arrangements for the battle in Pei State.

"Yide, Zilong, Mengqi, listen to my orders."

The three of them walked out quickly and bowed.

"Each of you three will lead 10,000 soldiers to attack Qiao County. Attack from the east, north, and west simultaneously."

The three men received the order and led their soldiers to advance quickly towards Qiao County.

The three armies quickly arrived at the city of Qiao County and began to attack the city.

This battle was somewhat beyond Liu Yu's expectations. The attack was not smooth but rather difficult. Due to the strong walls of Qiao County, the attack lasted for a day but there was still no progress.

Liu Yu looked at the soldiers who kept falling, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

In the era of cold weapons, the defensive benefits of city walls almost reached their peak.

Looking at the city wall that is more than ten meters high, climbing up it relying solely on manpower undoubtedly requires not only skills but also courage.

Seeing that the siege was unsuccessful, Liu Yu announced his withdrawal.

The losses from this kind of offensive battle were too great, and for Liu Yu, this deal was too unprofitable.

I remember that a famous military strategist in modern times, Comrade Li Yunlong, once said something that left a deep impression on Liu Yu.

I won't do a business that loses money.

Zhang Fei, who was transferred back, was a little anxious.

"Uncle, let me lead the troops to attack for another hour, at most one hour, and I guarantee that we can capture Qiao County."

Liu Yu was somewhat helpless. He had seen the attack just now very clearly. If they held their ground and did not leave the city, it would be difficult to break through in, let alone one hour, even two hours.

"Yide, there is no joking in the army. Are you willing to sign a military order?"

When Zhang Yide heard that he had to issue a military order, he became like a deflated ball and immediately lost all his energy.

He just couldn't accept that the attack had lasted so long and so many brothers had been killed or injured. He wanted to avenge these brothers.

Seeing Zhang Fei remained silent, Liu Yu spoke up, "Yide, the battle between the two armies is a matter of life and death. At this moment, you must keep a clear head. As a general, you must not be arrogant or impatient. Once you lose your mind and make a wrong judgment, countless people will lose their lives. Do you understand?"

Zhang Fei nodded.

"I've taken note of what the uncle said."

"Uncle, it is difficult to capture this city in one hour, but if we let the soldiers attack for another six days, there is still a good chance that Qiao County can be captured."

"Zilong is right. When we were attacking the city just now, I roughly calculated that the casualty ratio between us and the defenders was three to one. In this battle, we suffered nearly three thousand casualties, and their casualties should be around one thousand."

"The defenders of this city are at least 10,000. If we continue to attack at this frequency, in six days, their casualties will exceed 7,000. At that time, the pressure on the defenders will increase suddenly. This is the best opportunity to break through this city."

Although everyone found the term "battle damage ratio" somewhat novel, they understood its meaning after Liu Yu's subsequent explanation.

Seeing how meticulous Liu Yu's observations were, everyone couldn't help but admire him in their hearts.

"If we follow this tactic, by the time we capture this city, our army will suffer more than 20,000 casualties. This level of casualties is too high and is clearly not in line with our strategy."

Liu Yu knew that this was not the time to preach, so he looked at the sand table.

He said slowly, "Just now I observed the terrain here. The soil is soft. Yide, you will lead the soldiers to dig a tunnel from here tomorrow and dig it directly to Qiao County. When the time comes, we will attack through this tunnel and will definitely catch them off guard."

Zhang Fei was stunned, as he had never heard of this method of attacking a city. It turned out that war was not a one-on-one assault.

Liu Yu looked at the route, drew it in detail on the sand table, and then asked Zhang Fei.

"How long will it take to dig through this tunnel?"

"Three days." Zhang Fei looked at the long and narrow route and gave his own answer.

"Two days, at most." Liu Yu shook his head. "The longer it takes, the greater the chance that we will be discovered by the defenders. So we have to proceed as quickly as possible."

Zhang Fei understood the key and nodded in agreement.

Liu Yu continued, "Zilong and Meng, you two will lead the soldiers to continue attacking the city in the next two days, but the frequency and momentum of the attack can be gradually reduced."

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