HLnovel Chapter 192
Chapter 192
Xudu, the royal palace.
Liu Bei, who has not been called king for a long time, convened the military generals for the first time to discuss the next strategy for using troops.
An urgent report from Hebei caused a lot of discussion.
Yuan Shao turned out to be the king!
Just a few days ago, Yuan Shao set up an altar in the southern suburbs of Yecheng to worship heaven and earth, and proclaimed himself the King of Wei!
"Sure enough, the Son of Heaven is not there, all kinds of demons and monsters have jumped out, Yuan Shao, a man with a different surname, even dares to proclaim himself king!"
Pang Tong sneered and sarcastically.
Zhuge Liang said strangely: "The king is the king of the king, Yuan Shao lost his troops and land, and returned defeated, and he dared to be the king, which is too shameless." "
Liu Bei nodded slightly, this was also what he was confused about.
After all, those who have trespassed since ancient times must have great merits to block the mouths of the world.
Yuan Shao had no merit and no job, returned in a fiasco, and dared to be the king, which is really unreasonable.
"Yuan Shao's limit is approaching, and he can live for almost a few years, if I guess correctly, this old thief should want to live an addiction to being a king before he dies. "
Xiao Yuan understated Yuan Shao's intentions.
Liu Bei realized, and asked: "Then according to the prime minister's opinion, this old thief of Yuan Shao, should we cut it down or not?"
"Of course it's going to be cut!"
Xiao Yuan said without thinking: "03 Don't take advantage of his illness and want him to die, will it be impossible to wait for him to recover and increase the difficulty for us to pacify Hebei." "
"The prime minister has a point. "
Liu Bei thought so: "We have pacified the Henan prefectures for two months, and the people in the prefectures and counties have almost been appeased, and it is time to start preparing to cross the Yellow River north and destroy Yuan Shao." "
So, in the military discussion of the day, Liu Bei and the ministers finalized the strategy of destroying Yuan.
Under the royal order, the seven states north and south of the Yangtze River began to mobilize again.
A steady stream of grain and grass began to be transported from various states to the front line of Xudu.
The government troops of the various states also began to assemble on the south bank of the Yellow River.
At the same time as deploying troops to prepare for war, Liu Bei, at the suggestion of Xiao Yuan, was also rapidly implementing the government military system and the Juntian system in Henan Prefectures.
Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou were the hardest hit areas of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, with serious population loss.
Now, in a short period of time, the battle of Yuan Cao and the battle of Liu Yuan have been experienced, which is even worse.
After the people fled, a large number of ownerless wasteland appeared.
As Xiao Yuan said, the destruction of war is actually a double-edged sword.
This double-edged sword not only caused a sharp decline in the population, but also created countless vacancies, providing excellent conditions for the implementation of the government and military system and the uniform field system.
As a result, under the auspices of Zhuge Liang, Chen Qun and others, the prefectures of Henan quickly implemented the new system, dozens of Yingyang mansions blossomed everywhere, and nearly 100,000 displaced people regained their land and became the country's households.
It's been two months since then.
Millions of grain and grass were transported to the south bank of the Yellow River, and nearly 200,000 troops were also assembled.
Late autumn.
Liu Bei officially issued a document, enumerating Yuan Shao's ten major crimes, and announcing the raising of troops to fight.
King Liu Bei drove his own expedition, led 200,000 Han soldiers, went north from Xudu, went straight to Baima, crossed the river and captured Liyang, an important town on the north bank of the Yellow River.
In terms of Xu Du, Guan Yu, the general of the Zhu Kingdom, and Zhuge Liang, the right prime minister, led an army of 10,000 to defend the capital.
On the first line of Luoyang, Tai Shici, the general of Zhuguo, led an army of 20,000 to defend it to prevent the Cao army from taking advantage of the situation in Tongguan.
On the first line of Wancheng, Wei Yan, the general of Zhennan, led an army of 20,000 to guard against the attack of Cao's army from the first line of Wuguan.
At the beginning of December, Liu Bei coerced Xiao Yuan and other military generals and arrived at Baimadu.
At dusk.
Liu Bei was stationed on the shore, facing the cold wind, looking at the other side.
I saw that the outline of Liyang City was faintly visible, and the north bank line was already full of camps, and the Weizi flag was rolling like the wind.
"According to our detailed report, Yuan Shao has personally led an army of 60,000 to Liyang to garrison. "
"Previously, he lost more than half of his 10,000 cavalry in the first battle in Henan, but now after some replenishment, he has recovered more than 6,000 cavalry. "
Pang Tong pointed to the north bank, playing the reality of the Wei army.
"It's just 60,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry, but we have 200,000 cavalry. "
"King, you will give an order, let the navy transport our army across the river, and kill the north bank in one go!"
Huang Zhong angrily asked for battle.
"Han Sheng, since the Yellow River is a natural danger, it is not just because we have a large number of soldiers, we can fight it casually. "
"We have limited warships, and we can't transport all 200,000 troops to land at one time, Yuan Shao only needs to concentrate superior forces to carry out a half-crossing attack on us. "
Liu Bei's strategy of using troops is becoming more and more sophisticated, and one sentence has broken through the mystery.
Huang Zhong suddenly realized, nodded and said: "The king is reasonable, but if we don't force the Yellow River, how can we kill the north bank?"
"This..."
Liu Bei frowned slightly, unable to answer, and looked at Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan disagreed: "Why do you have to force the crossing, let's just walk over in a dignified manner." "
Everyone was stunned.
Walk across the Yellow River? (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
That's the Yellow River, not a small river bay at the door of the house, just walk over.
Unless the 200,000 soldiers have practiced the ability to walk on water and walk on the ground.
"Prime Minister Changsu, doesn't this king understand too much, how can we walk across the Yellow River?"
Liu Bei asked with a blank expression.
"Don't forget, my lord, this is the Yellow River, not the Yangtze River, this is the north, not the south. "
"Winter is just around the corner, and when the temperature plummets, the Yellow River will soon freeze. "
"When the time comes, our army of 200,000 will not be able to hum a little song and cross the river on the ice in a dignified manner. "
Xiao Yuan broke the mystery.
Wake everyone up with one word!
Liu Bei suddenly realized and said in surprise: "Yes, why didn't this king expect that the Yellow River would freeze, and then we can cross the river calmly without the need for warships!"
Xiao Yuan smiled faintly and said: "Then let's garrison the south bank, let the soldiers eat and drink well, and nourish their spirits, and wait for God to pave the way across the river for us." "
Liu Bei gladly adopted Xiao Yuan's plan.
As a result, the 200,000 Han troops camped for ten miles on the south bank, forming a trend of coercing the north bank, but they did not move.
...
After January, it is winter.
A first snow came unexpectedly, and there was heavy snow on both sides of the Yellow River.
Liyang City, inside the palace.
Yuan Shao was holding the stove and drinking the freshly warmed decoction.
"The big-eared thief hasn't been on hold for a month, what are the suspicious signs lately?"
Yuan Shao asked while drinking the medicine.
"According to my detailed report, Liu Bei did not have any abnormal actions except for adding winter clothes to the army. "
580 "The minister was afraid of the danger of the Yellow River, and knew that once he crossed the river, we could give him a half-crossing blow at any time. "
Therefore, he could only stand still, and did not dare to cross the river rashly. "
Guo Tu replied endlessly, his eyebrows full of confidence.
Yuan Tan also said: "Father, just be relieved, we still have 6,000 iron horses, if Liu Bei wants to smuggle in, my iron horses can go to the aid at any time to stop the attack." "
"That's good. "
Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and a little sarcasm swept in his eyes: "This king wants to see what kind of clever plan Xiao Yuan has, so that the big-eared thief can cross the Yellow River of this king!"
In the mansion, the optimistic laughter of the Yuan family's monarchs and ministers sounded.
Only Sima Yi frowned, staring at the falling snow outside the hall, and lost his mind for a long time.
"If I were Xiao Yuan, how would I help Liu Bei cross the Yellow River..."
Sima Yi muttered to himself, his thoughts racing.
Suddenly.
His body shook suddenly, his eyes swelled with surprise, and he shouted: "King, the big thing is not good, Liu Bei's army is about to cross the river!"
Yuan Shao was coldly screamed by him, and the decoction in his hand almost spilled.
"Zhongda, you have also heard the words of everyone in Shicai, Liu Bei wants to fight the Yellow River, how can it be so easy. "
Yuan Shao's face was slightly unhappy.
Sima Yi jumped up and pointed out of the hall:
"Now that winter is in place, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and the Yellow River must have been frozen. "
Liu Bei stood still for a month, just waiting for this moment. "
"He's going to cross the river on ice!"
Yuan Shao's hand shook, and the soup bowl fell on the stove.