Chapter 327 Jedi Counterattack
Sitting and watching the fishermen only envy the fish. ----------Tang Meng Haoran's "Looking at Dongting Lake and Presenting it to Prime Minister Zhang"
It is said that Man Chong and Xu Huang were in Puyang and received the Juancheng battle report almost at the same time. This battle report was astonishing. Both of them smelled extremely bad information and immediately wanted to find their partners to discuss it. They even bumped into each other outside Man Chong's door.
The two of them both entered the lobby of Manchong's mansion. At first, they both maintained their general demeanor. No matter how empty the space between Rencheng and Juancheng was, after all, there were Cao Zixiao, known as Cao's Great Wall, and the resourceful Xun Wenruo behind.
The two of them were still undecided on their plan, when suddenly another guard came with the battle report of Tao Lejin and Li Dian. After Man Chong looked at it, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his head. After Xu Huang looked at it, he was stunned for a while and said: "Lu Fengxian actually sent troops jointly with the Montenegrin Army?"
Man Chong paced back and forth, his mind spinning like a wheel on a highway. He was originally a resourceful general. After some thinking, he actually connected some seemingly scattered clues of recent events and said to Xu Huang: "Gongming, Huang Gai of Chang'an, Wang Yue of Tongguan, oppressing Luoyang, Shangdang The Heishan army suddenly came out from Bingzhou to oppress Huguan and capture Mengjin. Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu from Wancheng came out from Nanyang to oppress Xu County, making Yuan Shu dare not move lightly or even take back Mengjin."
Xu Huang was also a veteran general. Hearing Man Chong's words, he couldn't help but close his eyes and think. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. I only heard Man Chong continue to analyze: "I heard that the chief military officer of the Black Mountain Army is the little-known Longzhu. How could Zhang Yan trust him to hand over the troops? I heard that this person is from Qiongya. Whose territory do you think Qiongya belongs to? ?”
Xu Huanghuo stood up and blurted out: "Is it Jingzhou Mu Chen Long?!"
Man Chong clapped his hands violently, stood up abruptly and said, "It would be terrible if he was behind the scenes! I heard that this man claimed to be a disciple of the gods in the mountains. After he came out of the mountains, he was born in Lingling, and later led the four counties and wandered around. Chang'an also led Jiaozhou, planning to destroy Liu Biao and resist Sun Huang. He first captured Wancheng and then Hanzhong. He was almost undefeated. He was surrounded by advisers, generals, capable people and craftsmen. His power spread all over the north and south of the Yangtze River, leaving only those who were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Yizhou of the Sun-Huang Alliance, Jiangdong of the Sun-Huang Alliance, and Xiliang of Han Sui, Qiang and Hu have not yet entered his pocket. Moreover, among the heroes of the Central Plains in the Yellow River Basin, he has not heard of him stepping in. Now if it is confirmed that the person behind the scenes is really Chen Long, his black hand has already been extended, and the first target is our lord!"
Xu Huang took a breath after hearing this, frowned and thought for a while and said: "Bo Ning! If I think about it carefully, your analysis is reasonable. Let's just assume that Jingzhou Mu Chen Long is behind it. Should we go back to save Juancheng or give up? Juancheng, directly return to Rencheng to aid?"
Man Chong shook his head and said: "I'm afraid both of them are inappropriate. I guess that Military Advisor Wen Ruo will be worried about the safety of Puyang after receiving the battle report. He will definitely say that Boning and Gongming should defend Puyang and don't attack at will!"
Xu Huang ran out of ideas for a while, so Man Chong ordered someone to get a military map, draw a red circle on Juancheng and said: "The king of Juancheng is not the opponent of the Montenegro Army, so we will treat Juancheng as lost."
As soon as this red circle was drawn, it immediately showed that Puyang was isolated and helpless, and its communication with most areas of Yanzhou was cut off. Man Chong said: "Now the Montenegrin army is raiding Juancheng, and Lu Bu's army is raiding Dingtao. Their posture is indeed to attack Rencheng directly. If I were me, I would go directly to attack the government office. If the government office is defeated, I would be afraid of other counties. The county won’t surrender? We have a Yellow River ferry farther east. It’s no problem to cross the river back to the other side, but I always feel that things are not that simple.”
Xu Huang said: "In addition to defending Juancheng, it cannot stop any deployment of the Black Mountain Army. How could we know that there is no ambush on the other side of the Yellow River, waiting for us to attack when we are weak in crossing the river? Even if we conduct reconnaissance in advance, we will not be able to cover the entire south bank of the Yellow River. In short, it is It's very dangerous. I'm thinking that since the enemy has a precise plan to attack Juancheng, they will definitely prevent us from rescuing them, and even lay traps for us to step on. But just defending Puyang like this and doing nothing seems to be too weak. Once Yanzhou The war is about to begin, how can we just sit back and watch!"
Man Chong scratched his head and said: "Gong Ming's analysis is correct. If you don't want to take risks, you can only hold on. This is also a headache for me." Man Chong said, keeping his eyes on the map, and marked the areas around the Yellow River marked on the simple map. The county looked up and down.
At that time, only Zhou Buyi had the ability to produce relatively fine-scale maps. With Chen Long's guidance, the military maps of the Qinglong Army could better reflect the real topography. The military map in Manchong is relatively rough. Although the approximate locations of counties and counties are marked, the proportions are not very accurate. Many small cities and counties are not marked at all.
Xu Huang has also been staring at the map for a long time, and it seems that there is nothing he can do except defend Puyang. Xu Huang first called the guards around him: "Immediately send my order to Xiao San and his team to cross the river for investigation. They must understand the true situation on the Baili bank opposite!" Seeing that Man Chong had no objection, the guards turned and hurried away.
As soon as the guards left, Man Chong suddenly took a picture of the map on the table and said: "No, they are going to attack Yanzhou, how can we only defend Puyang. We should at least arrange to rescue Juancheng, otherwise how can we earn the trust of the lord!"
Xu Huang quickly pressed Man Chong's shoulders and said: "Bo Ning, you have to calm down. The enemy's situation is unknown now. Let's wait for them to investigate and then we can discuss how to make progress."
Man Chong shook his head resolutely and said: "It will be too late by then. Gongming, you still don't understand what I mean. Please look at the map."
Man Chong pointed to the map and said: "Rather than defending Puyang, we still have other options. Our goal is to help Xun Wenruo reduce the pressure on Yanzhou to the greatest extent while ensuring that Puyang is not lost."
"Although we don't know how the enemy will arrange it now, on the surface the enemy still wants to attack Rencheng together, and there is no targeted arrangement or actual action against Puyang. Then we don't have to tie the entire army here to defend it."
"The enemy's rear is at Shangdang in Bingzhou and Mengjin on the Yellow River. I predict that after the enemy captures Juancheng, I am alone in Puyang and will only defend it. Yuan Shao is busy fighting Gongsun Zan again, and no one will threaten him at all. Base camp. I heard that 50,000 Bingzhou troops are still in Huguan. Therefore, instead of defending, we might as well do the opposite and leave 20,000 troops to defend the city. The rest of the troops will circle into Bingzhou along the border of Anyang County and surprise Shangdang. how?"
Xu Huang suddenly realized it and secretly shouted, what a lucky, bold and careful Man Boning! Against the background of such a heavy attack, he dared to attack unexpectedly and fight back. His courage is really admirable. Thinking about it carefully, it seems feasible. In case of success, once Bingzhou's base camp is captured, supplies will be difficult to supply, and the Black Mountain army's plan to attack Yanzhou will naturally collapse.
After thinking deeply, Xu Huang said slowly: "What Boning said is very good. However, Shangdang still has heavy troops. If the troops attacking Shangdang are delayed and the enemy knows that Puyang is empty, they will definitely send troops to capture Puyang. When the time comes, it will be a waste. In my opinion, it is better to send troops to sneak attack the transportation lines of the Montenegrin Army, burn the grain ships when they see them, rob the baggage when they see them, and then withdraw to the vicinity of Puyang. You can advance or retreat."
Xu Huang's proposal to harass the Montenegrin Army's supply line was a mature and prudent statement, and it was also the most non-risky action that Puyang Cao's army could take against the Montenegrin Army.
Man Chong nodded, knowing that Xu Gongming still used his troops cautiously, so he followed his train of thought and said, "How about our warships stay day and night to attack Meng Jin?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
