madnovel Chapter [171] War Deployment
Chapter [171] War Deployment
"King Qin, we don't know Liu Bei's strength, should we send more troops to Hanzhong?"
Lu Bu doesn't know much about Liu Bei and Sun Ce.
The main reason is that he didn't do business with Liu Bei and Sun Ce, so he didn't know much about them.
And not long ago, Sun Liu joined forces to win Jingzhou, and the specific strength of the opponent was even more difficult to judge.
If you don't know how many troops the opponent has, it will be difficult to decide when sending troops to garrison.
If you send fewer people, you will not be able to defend Hanzhong; if you send more people, you will waste tens of thousands of dollars.
"No more." Lu Bu said flatly.
"No!" Zhang Song panicked immediately.
It is understandable to abandon Bingzhou. After all, Bingzhou is worthless, so just throw it away.
However, Hanzhong has a plain, which produces a lot of grain, and it is also a passage connecting Guanzhong and Shuzhong. If this place is occupied by the enemy, it will directly cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Shuzhong.
"Think twice, King Qin! Once Hanzhong is abandoned, Shuzhong and Guanzhong will be cut off by "373", just like Zhang Lu did back then." Zhang Song immediately remonstrated.
But Jia Xu kept his composure, stroked his beard and fell into deep thought, and said after a while: "Could it be that the King of Qin wants to trick Liu Bei?"
"Hahaha." Lu Bu laughed and said, "Sure enough, I can't hide it from Mr. Wen He."
After hearing the conversation between Lu Bu and Jia Xu, everyone understood that Lu Bu didn't really want to give up Hanzhong, but had a plan.
It is naturally impossible for Lu Bu to give up Hanzhong. When Zhang Lu occupied Hanzhong, it was enough to fuck.
If Hanzhong is occupied by Liu Bei, this buddy has reason to call himself the King of Hanzhong, so Liu Tu must not be allowed to occupy it.
"King Qin, what are your plans? Tell your servants about it." Zhang Song said with a wry smile.
"Everyone, please take a look." Lu Bu pointed to the map, "Hanzhong is blocked on three sides, Liu Bei can get in from the west, but what happens after he gets in? He can't go anywhere!"
"When Liu Bei entered Hanzhong, he was blocked by Jiange to the south, guarded by Yangping Pass to the east, and the newly completed Ziwu Pass to the north." Lu Bu laughed and said, "When Liu Bei entered Hanzhong, he entered a dead end!"
"We can't threaten Shuzhong, nor can we enter Guanzhong. We only need to throw Hanzhong to Liu Bei, and we can eliminate Liu Bei's army." Lu Bu said confidently: "Don't care how many troops Liu Bei has, even entering a dead end will not be effective. .”
"Order Hanzhong to immediately fortify the walls and clear the fields, and remove all the people and food. Liu Bei will come in and play alone.
"After we have cleaned up Cao Cao and freed up our hands, we will send troops from Shuzhong and Guanzhong at the same time, one south and one north, and intercept Liu Bei in Hanzhong, and give him a closed door to beat the dog!"
"A brilliant plan!" Zhang Song was full of praise immediately, "It not only saves troops and does not need to worry about Hanzhong, but also sets up a deadlock for Liu Bei."
Lu Bu laughed and said nothing, these days are not in vain, the art of war is the classics that Lu Bu focuses on.
Lu Bu himself has been in the battlefield for many years, and has rich practical experience. After studying military books carefully, his theoretical knowledge has improved by leaps and bounds. 133 points of intelligence are not just for display. Lu Bu has begun to transform from a general to a handsome talent.
"Abandon Bingzhou, stick to Guanzhong, and deploy in Hanzhong." Jia Fan said, "Then the arrangement in Central Shu remains."
"Mr. Yongnian, you know Shuzhong best, tell me about it." Lu Bu said.
The geography of mountains and rivers in Central Shu was in Zhang Song's mind, so it would be no problem for Zhang Song to make a plan.
"There is a Jiange in the north of central Shu, so Liu Bei can't enter Shu from Hanzhong, so don't worry about the threat from the north." Zhang Song continued: "Sun Ce is responsible for attacking Central Shu, and his forces are all in the south of the Yangtze River, so it must be It is also attacking from the west to attack the center of Shu."
"Sun Ce's attack on Shuzhong can rely on the Yangtze River to advance both by land and water."
"The waterway is naturally up the river, all the way to the middle of Sichuan, but the waterway needs to pass through the Three Gorges, this place is very steep, and a lot of warships will be damaged, but it can still be passed through.
"The land route proceeds along the north bank of the Yangtze River, going to Yiling, Zigui, and Baidi City to enter Shu."
The route mentioned by Zhang Song is the route used by Liu Bei to go out of Shu to attack Soochow in history, except that Liu Bei went out of Shu, while Sun Ce entered Shu, and the route was just the opposite.
"There is Kui Pass on this land road, a dangerous pass sandwiched between Wushan and the Yangtze River. As long as Kui Pass is guarded, Sun Ce will not be able to enter Shu by land."
The geographical advantage of central Shu is stronger than that of Hanzhong. Hanzhong can still go to Shangyong at any rate, but it is completely impossible to go overland in central Shu.
However, there is also a loophole in the middle of Shu, that is, the navy marches along the Yangtze River. As long as the boats are destroyed and people die, and a passage is created in the Three Gorges, then they can directly enter the middle of Shu along the river and "run all the way to Chengdu by boat.
After listening to Lu Bu, he had a complete idea and began to make military deployments.
"Guanzhong will be guarded by me personally to resist Cao Cao's attack."
"Hua Xiong and Xu Rong each commanded 10,000 troops, stationed at Yangping Pass and Jiange respectively, and trapped Liu Bei in Hanzhong.
Although I don't know Liu Bei's specific strength, but it will not exceed 50,000. Gao Shun and Xu Rong rely on the pass to block Liu Bei.
Lu Bu attaches great importance to the defense of the pass, and there are all kinds of weapons, food and grass in the pass, and the weapons made by Ma Jun are placed at the top of the city, so it is no problem to block Kai Fang.
Especially Jiange, it's no problem to stop 100,000 with 10,000...
"Pang De, Zhang Liao, you two are stationed at Kui Pass with 50,000 Shu troops to defend against Sun Ce's attack.
Sun Ce's strength is definitely stronger than Liu Bei's, but it's also limited. Even if Sun Ce has an army of 100,000, he doesn't want to take down the Chenguan where 50,000 Shu troops are stationed.
"Zhang Liao will be the main general, Pang De will be the deputy general, and other generals in Sichuan will assist."
Lu Bu has 180,000 troops, and now 70,000 have been distributed, and 10,000 are still in hand.
"Gao Shun stayed in Chang'an and led 10,000 troops. I personally led 100,000 troops to Hangu Pass."
"No!" All the generals stood up and took orders.
"King Qin, there are still two flaws in the Three Gorges and Ziwu Valley." Zhang Song reminded him, thinking that Lu Bu had ignored it.
"Don't worry, I have my own way to deal with it and make up for it." Lu Bu said confidently.
Hearing what Lu Bu said, Zhang Song felt relieved.
"This time, stick to the focus and don't take the initiative to attack, so as to avoid loopholes and cause all losses." Lu Bu solemnly reminded.
After Lu Bu's arrangement, each pass has enough troops to defend it, enough to ensure that it will not be breached.
But I am afraid that the guard will be in a superior situation. Once he takes the initiative to leave the pass to pursue, he may be counter-killed, and then the pass will be taken away by the enemy.
No matter which node has a problem, it will be a heavy blow.
"Of order." All the generals agreed again in unison.
"Let's start preparing." Lu Bu said: "The four princes have assembled an army. The team is huge. We still have at least one month's preparation time.
The soldiers and horses went ahead before the food and grass were moved, and the four families had just finished their alliance. At this moment, the pre-war preparations began on 1.5, the transportation of food and grass, and the march on the road would take a long time.
Liu Bei is the closest among the four families, but Liu Bei also needs to cross mountains and ridges to enter Hanzhong. Although the route is close at hand, the road is very difficult.
The second is Yuan Shao. Jizhou is close to Bingzhou, but it doesn't matter, Zhang Yang just returns with an army, and Yuan Shao's sending troops is useless no matter how fast he sends troops.
Lu Bu looked at Ma Jun and asked, "Can the ordnance be completed in time?"
"Yes." Ma Jun nodded and said: "The main body of the ordnance has already been completed, and only the bowstring is installed.
"Hurry up and place them at various passes."
"No." Ma Jun agreed.
"How are the preparations for the coronation ceremony?" Lu Bu asked.
"It's ready, it will be held in seven days." Jia Xu replied immediately.
Lu Bu calculated in his mind that seven days must be enough.
"The meeting ends, Mr. Wen He and Mr. Yongnian stay."