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Text Chapter 169 "Set up your position"

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    Chapter "Getting Started"

    Zhou Yu smiled confidently and said: "The key to both sides refusing to stop lies with Ma Chao!"

    Sun Quan was stunned and blurted out: "Just Ma Chao? His 20,000 cavalry contained hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides? This, is Gong Jin exaggerating?"

    Zhang Zhao also said: "Cao Cao and Liu Jia are both people with lofty ideals. How can a mere 20,000 troops not notice this?"

    Zhuge Liang smiled lightly and turned his eyes elsewhere.  *

    Zhou Yu was originally full of confidence, but after seeing Zhuge Liang's demeanor and knowing that he knew why, he suppressed what he was going to say loudly and said to Sun Quan in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, Yu thinks this is because  It was caused by Cao Cao and Liu Jia's arrogance. Liu Jia naturally wanted to end the war that had been going smoothly before the severe cold came. The three armies happily returned to Chengdu, absolutely not wanting to leave a big embarrassment in the end. Ma Chao  They were the Five Tiger Generals, and their reputation was astonishing. However, the three generals Ma Chao, Zhang Ren, and Pang De who were surrounded by Cao's army did not mention their illustrious reputations. Chengdu lost face if they lost it. Moreover, these three generals were all demoted generals.  , none of them came from Liu Jia in the south. If Liu Jia did not rescue him, he would definitely worry that the other generals would be cold-hearted and disloyal. Therefore, for the sake of face and their morale, Liu Jia must save Liu Jia, and the battle will never stop with Liu Jia.  "

    Zhou Yu continued: "If Liu Jia doesn't stop, will Cao Cao stop? Not even! Cao Cao just established himself as the king of Wei. Not only did he lose the land of Xiliang and more than 100,000 troops, but he also lost the general Zhang He.  , His reputation in the Central Plains has plummeted. Now the severe cold is coming. As long as Liu Jia is stopped now, even if the Ma Chao troops in the encirclement cannot be dealt with for a while, Liu Jia can still be brought down by the characteristics of the southerners who are intolerant of severe cold. By then Liu Jia  If you don't want to go, you have to go. As long as Ma Chao's 20,000 troops are eliminated, Cao Cao's reputation will naturally rise sharply. Taking this opportunity, he can eliminate the hostile forces in the court and prepare for becoming emperor in the future. Cao Cao wants reputation and the throne.  I have to grit my teeth and endure it.¡±

    Sun Quan nodded happily, turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "Does Mr. Kong Ming have anything to add?".

    Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "What Gong Jin said is absolutely true. Liang has nothing to add." However, at the end of his sentence, he did not know whether intentionally or unintentionally, he added: "A horse exceeding 20,000 is not comparable to 20,000"

    Sun Quan asked: "Are there more than 20,000 troops surrounded?" He looked at Zhou Yu with some confusion.

    Zhou Yu glanced at Zhuge Liang with a complicated look and said: "Mr. Kong Ming is saying that although Ma Chao's current territory only has 20,000 troops in name, in the eyes of both of them, it is definitely not just 20,000 troops. It can be said that in  In Liu Jiadi's eyes, it was 80,000 horses, but in Cao Cao's eyes, it was hundreds of thousands of horses. That is indeed a huge piece of fat."

    Zhang Zhao asked strangely: "Why do you say that, originally it was 20,000, but Liu Jia regarded him as 80,000, and Cao Cao regarded him as 100,000? Why did Liu Jia and Cao Cao see them differently?"

    Zhou Yu smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Sir, sir, brought up the topic. Could you please tell me, sir?"

    Zhuge Liang still smiled indifferently and said: "If there are more than 20,000 horses, they are all good horses from Xiliang. Whether they are good horses that are hard to find for ten gold or well-trained cavalry, they are in short supply in Chengdu. Not only are they expensive, they are hard to find.  Moreover, the role of cavalry will become more and more important in the future. Because future battles with Cao Cao will be fought on flat ground. A charge by one cavalry will be difficult for four people to stop. A charge by ten thousand cavalry will be earth-shattering and unstoppable. It can be said that 20,000 cavalry is better than 80,000 cavalry.  Infantry is even more valuable. So in Liu Jia's eyes, these 20,000 cavalry are definitely worth more than 20,000. They are his heart and soul. Gong Jin just said that Liu Jia regarded 80,000 as a conservative number. As for why Cao Cao put  These 20,000 people can see more, which is mainly determined by the location of Yongzhou."

    Hearing Zhuge Liang mention the location of Yongzhou, several people turned their heads and looked at the map hanging on the east screen.  Zhuge Liang took advantage of the situation and took a few steps closer, stretched out his goose feather fan and was about to say something.  But when he realized something, he put the goose feather fan back into his arms and held it with his left hand. He pointed at the map with his right hand and said: "If Cao Cao lets Ma Chao's cavalry go back safely, then all the west of Chang'an City in Yongzhou will be captured by Liu Jia, with 20,000 cavalry."  Just like a fierce tiger returning to the mountain and a bright dragon entering the abyss, they used Yongzhou and Jingzhou as their bases to kill wantonly into the hinterland of the Central Plains, from north to south. Not only Xuchang was shocked, but also Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou far away in the horizon felt the cold wind.  In order to guard against these 20,000 troops, Cao Cao would not be able to sleep if he did not prepare more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops from north to south. Therefore, in Cao Cao's view, eliminating these 20,000 troops would reduce the suffering of nearly 200,000 troops.  To contain them, Cao Cao must destroy them."

    When Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were talking, Sun Quan nodded frequently. Seeing that Zhuge Liang had finished speaking, he smiled and said: "I listened to the words of the two beloved ministers, and I feel confident in my heart. They must kill you and I will survive. If you don't fight out,  There will be no withdrawal of troops if the result is the same. Haha, let ?Let¡¯s kill them.  "

    Everyone laughed.  They all looked relaxed.

    Sun Quan walked to his seat, sat down happily, and beckoned with his hands, saying: "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk." Seeing everyone sitting down, Sun Quan smiled and said to Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin has not answered me yet.  That question, right? Or maybe you haven¡¯t finished talking about your other half yet, right?¡±

    Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Since they are going to fight to the death, let them fight, and we will just watch them fight. Of course, we still have to do some small things."

    Sun Quan asked: "What little thing? We obviously can't 'interfere' with them or distract their minds. If we don't distract their minds, what can we do? As long as our soldiers move, they will definitely doubt us.  Are you helping the other party, or is it counterproductive?"

    Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Of course we are not sending troops, we are going to help them fight the war, remind them both sides to make less mistakes, so that they can fight smoothly and happily!"

    "Oh, how can I help? Where should I start?" Sun Quan asked.

    "For Liu Jia and others, we need to remind them to prevent the impact of the severe cold. We can even provide some cold clothes. For Cao Cao, we can provide some information, especially the information about their gunpowder manufacturing, and try our best to find out the storage, allocation and use of gunpowder.  Let both of them be grateful to us and fight this battle well.¡±

    Soon after, Liu Jia and others received a report from the Xiangyang garrison, saying that Sun Quan gave the Xiangyang garrison 10,000 sets of winter clothes in order to thank Liu Jia for releasing Guan Yu's daughter Guan Fengte, and reiterated that both parties abide by the alliance agreement signed in Jiangling.  At the same time, Cao Cao also received the news that Liu Jia, the place where Sun Quan came from to explore the horse, was already transporting gunpowder to Yongzhou. From Jianye, it was also reported that the Soochow army was moving eastward, preparing to take a boat to sea to occupy Yizhou next day  ¡­

    Liu Jia and Pang Tong smiled at each other, and Liu Jia said: "This Sun Quan is really worried that the world will not be in chaos. It's really hot steam coming out of cold water. Guan Feng has been left alone for so long, and he actually came out to express his gratitude today. Haha"

    Pang Tong said: "But we have to accept his kindness. Most of our soldiers are southern soldiers. Facing the thick white frost and snow, we really need these cold clothes."

    Liu Jia still smiled unabated: "Others sit on the mountain and watch the fight between two sides, but they don't help each other, but he is so good that he has become a helper for both sides. He must be dreaming about the combined total of 400,000 people on both sides of us, killing all the corpses."  ?¡±

    Xu Shu said: "It's so cold and freezing, we really need to fight quickly. Cao Cao must want to delay. Should we use this opportunity to mobilize some of the troops guarding Sun Quan and step up supplies of food, clothing, quilts, arrows, etc."  Transport, move the troops forward quickly, and have a decisive battle in Yumi City as soon as possible?"

    Liu Jia felt happy and nodded while looking at Pang Tong who was also thinking.

    After a while, Pang Tong said with certainty: "Tong thinks what Yuan Zhi said makes sense! Didn't Sun Quan deliberately act aloof? We will transfer some of our troops from northern Jingzhou and Yizhou."

    Liu Jia quickly asked: "What about the troops in southern Jingzhou?"

    Xu Shu and Pang Tong said at the same time: "Don't move!"

    Pang Tong smiled and said, "Maybe they will play a big role!"

    Liu Jia asked with a somewhat uncertain tone: "Should we tell the outside world what Sun Quan said about abiding by the alliance agreement signed by both of us, lest they stab us in the back when they see us moving troops? What if we tell the outside world openly?  , they should be cautious about their actions."

    Xu Shu just shook his head, and Pang Tong said: "If we do this, we can only show weakness to Sun Quan. We also tell him as early as possible that we have begun to mobilize troops. If the rear is empty, you can come in. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is  Once we defeat Cao Cao this time and even occupy the Central Plains, it will tie our own hands and feet. When we want to march into Jiangdong, others may say that we are eating our words, haha"

    The three of them chatted and joked, and then a series of orders began to be issued to all directions. The entire area under Liu Jia's rule began to move quickly!

    At the beginning of November of the 18th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao and Liu Jia went hunting in Wei Mi City.  Liu Jia's army went down to the camp ten miles away from Yumi City. The 40,000-strong army led by two generals, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, faced the camp of Cao Cao's forwards Xu Huang and Cao Hong in the distance.  Liu Jia led Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Huang Zhong and others to garrison the Chinese army.  Cao Cao led most of the civil and military officials and more than 100,000 soldiers to garrison in Mi City.  Behind the city of Mi, 50,000 troops from Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren were stationed to resist Ma Chao's 20,000 cavalry.

    Cao Cao naturally wanted to eliminate Ma Chao first and then drive away Liu Jia, but he was unable to do so.  Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Ren all have courage that no man can match. Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Ren can only maintain an invincible and undefeated situation, and they cannot be eliminated at all.??opponent.  It would be good if Xu Huang and Cao Hong could block Zhao Yun and Wei Yan's attacks.  Therefore, Cao Cao is now focused on preventing Liu Jia from taking a step forward. He relies on camps and city walls, does not take the initiative to challenge, or even avoids fighting as much as possible. He is looking forward to the severe cold coming around the Chinese New Year, and by then the northern soldiers will dominate.

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    Chapter 1 "Set up your position"
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