Chapter 1384: Dilemma
"Three Kingdoms Online Game: The Battle of Princes ()"
Cao Charlie's approach is also very simple. One is to take advantage of the fact that no one is attacking Huangfu Chaobo, and contact other princes again to form an alliance to fight against Tang. Of course, it does not mean to attack Tang immediately, but to let everyone put pressure on Tang from all sides.
He does not seek to capture many cities, but simply wants to delay the development of Tang, at least to prevent him from restoring Bingzhou with peace of mind. Because Cao Charlie also knows that not only Huangfu Chaobo, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have just obtained several counties, and everyone needs time to digest what they have eaten.
Another point is that Yuan Shao has now opened up contact with the northern foreign tribes. In this way, both Wei and Qi can have a relatively stable source of war horses. It is time to vigorously develop cavalry. You know, Tang's cavalry accounts for more than half of the world's cavalry.
In his own internal affairs, he first built beacon towers in various places suitable for ships to land along the coast of Qingzhou, and closely monitored the movements on the sea, so that he would not be unaware of the situation even if the Tang army had really reached the shore.
Another point, which is also the biggest purpose of Cao Charlie's trip, is that he hopes Cao Cao can support him in developing the navy. Of course, he can't say it so bluntly, and Cao Cao will not let the navy be controlled by him. So Cao Charlie's idea is that Cao Cao can give him some support in terms of craftsmen, drawings and money and food.
As for military generals, Cao Charlie has never thought about it. The only thing he can do now is to recruit warriors who are good at the navy from Donglai and train them himself. Otherwise, he can only go to Jiangdong to recruit, but now the historical generals of the navy in Jiangdong are basically taken, and it is unlikely to recruit historical generals.
Cao Charlie's suggestion was quickly recognized by everyone. Cao Cao then ordered that all cities in Qingzhou carefully survey the coast and build a beacon tower in places suitable for naval ships to land. The garrison personnel did not need too many, only a dozen soldiers were needed, and their main responsibility was to warn with beacons.
As for the establishment of the navy, Cao Cao planned to continue to use the Shuanghe City, a water city built by Huangfu Chaobo in Beihai, but the construction of the dock and the establishment of the navy could not be implemented so quickly.
However, under Cao Charlie's suggestion, Cao Cao ordered the establishment of river-blocking iron chains at the estuaries of the two main rivers, Zishui and Jishui, and a small military formation was established on the shore. A thousand soldiers were sent to defend the estuary to prevent the Tang army ships from going up the river and attacking Linji and Linzi, two important towns of Qi.
Sima Yi, under Cao Cao's arrangement, began to prepare to establish a new round of anti-Tang alliance. As for Cao Charlie, he was also rewarded by Cao Cao. After all, he discovered the weakness of Qi's defense.
At this time, Huangfu Chaobo was still inspecting the defense of Yanmen Pass under the escort of Gao Shun and Dian Wei. He didn't know that someone had already started to trip him up.
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In Youzhou, Dai County, Gaoliu City, Wei Wang Yuan Shao, under the escort of the guards, had also arrived here, but when he arrived, the war had already ended.
No, to be precise, he hurried to Gaoliu under the escort of the guards after receiving the news that the war was over. He came to accept the surrender of Zhang Yang and others.
The Gaoliu City Governor's Mansion has now become Yuan Shao's temporary camp. Tens of thousands of Wei troops are stationed outside the city. In addition to the more than 10,000 Zhao troops in Gaoliu, there are nearly 100,000 troops inside and outside Gaoliu City.
However, Yuan Shao no longer wanted to fight the Tang army in Yanmen. This time, his goal was to destroy the State of Yan. Although it was not perfect, he also got the three most prosperous counties in Youzhou, Yuyang, Guangyang and Zhuo. In addition, he got Shanggu and Daijun from Zhao without spending a single soldier. It can be said that most of the essence of Youzhou has been in his hands, so his goal has been achieved.
Now there are tens of thousands of Tang troops gathered in Yanmen,
plus there are nearly 200,000 Tang troops in Taiyuan and Yunzhong. If he can't fight quickly, he really doesn't have much confidence. After thinking again and again, Yuan Shao decided to stop while he was ahead.
The most important thing is that Yuan Shao felt that his infantry was the best in the world, but his cavalry was a little bit worse. In the past, it was because he had no cavalry that he suffered in the war with the Tang army. But now, he already has a source of war horses, so he plans to train his cavalry first and then go to war with the State of Tang.
You know, the next direction of Wei State is that there are foreign races in the north, which is not easy to fight, and Cao Cao in the south, who is considered an ally for the time being. There are only two directions, east and west, both of which are Tang State, so the war with Tang State will be the only direction for Wei State. Only by occupying the whole Hebei Province, can we have the confidence to march south.
But at this time, the strategy that Yuan Shao had previously decided in his heart had been shaken. There was nothing else, because Cao Cao's envoy had arrived, almost following him.
Sima Yi was Cao Cao's envoy to Hebei on this trip. Although he hated Huangfu Chaobo for destroying his family, Sima Yi had become much more stable after suffering losses at the hands of Huangfu Chaobo twice in a row. This time, Cao Cao listened to Cao Charlie's advice and was ready to persuade the princes of the world to form an anti-Tang alliance again, but Sima Yi took the initiative to ask to be an envoy to Wei State.
After arriving in Hebei, Sima Yi did not immediately pay a visit to Yuan Shao, but first paid a visit to Xu You as Cao Cao's personal envoy. After presenting a large amount of money and property, he persuaded Xu You with his eloquence to help him persuade Yuan Shao.
With Xu You's help, Sima Yi's envoy trip was much smoother. Under his eloquent persuasion, Yuan Shao's originally weak ideas quickly gained support.
Among the counselors of the Wei army, Xu You and Feng Ji were originally mortal enemies. Now Feng Ji helped Yuan Shao to seize Dai County and Shanggu without any effort. It was a glorious time, so how could he tolerate Xu You to come out and show off.
In addition, Yuan Shao's strategy of resting the troops and waiting for war was the result of discussions among Feng Ji and other counselors. However, at this time, Xu You and the Qi envoy persuaded Yuan Shao to go to war with the Tang army together. How could this not make Feng Ji and others angry?
Feng Ji and his people believed that the five counties captured by Wei this time were equivalent to half of Wei's original territory. Although the population loss was serious, the people in Hebei were very large. They only needed to migrate the population and rest for a few years, and Wei's national strength would double.
But Xu You and Sima Yi were not wrong. After this battle, although the Tang army had obtained Zhao's Bingzhou, Bingzhou had now been tossed to the point of being empty by Lu Bu. If they did not send troops while the Tang army was tired, it would be even more difficult for Wei to send troops after Tang completely controlled Bingzhou.
So, the two groups quarreled again in front of Yuan Shao. In the end, Yuan Shao had to use his forte again and let everyone on both sides retreat, saying that he would discuss the matter after careful consideration.