"Lord! Di Qing, Guan Yu, and Han Xin were defeated one after another. Now only Yuan Shao is left. He has become the treasure of our army!" Xue Rengui said with high spirits.
Today, Xue Rengui is already in his forties and approaching half a century old. Today, two thousand years later, this age might just be called middle-aged. However, in ancient times, this could already be said to be a veteran.
However, Xue Rengui is still strong and strong now. Although it is just a small test of his skills, three generals of the coalition have just fallen under his arrows. One of them has reached a peerless level of strength.
"The order came down and ordered Li Cunxu and Zhao Yun's troops to hunt down Han Xin, and the rest of the troops besieged Yuan Shao. However, don't really kill the old man Yuan Shao, give him a way to live!" Li Xiang's face showed a smile at first. He was so happy that he thought about it for a while before giving the order.
In Li Xiang's view, although now is a great time, it is indeed not the time to send Yuan Benchu back to the West.
"Lord, this Yuan Benchu is already in our army's pocket. Is it a pity to let him go?" Xue Rengui said with some hesitation.
"Rengui thinks that if our army destroys Yuan Shao, who will benefit next!" Li Xiang smiled and shook his head.
As Xue Rengui said, Yuan Shao is already in his pocket. If he wants to, Yuan Shao can escape, but he doesn't know how many of his troops are buried here. In the end, he can really fight out. Yes, probably not a few people.
However, he can't do this. Yuan Shao is still useful now.
"Lord, I understand!" After receiving this suggestion from Li Xiang, Xue Rengui, although he did not fully understand it, at least thought of something.
In this battle, among the four forces of the Northern Alliance, Yuan Shao suffered the heaviest losses. He suffered the most losses in generals, soldiers and horses. He had two of the most elite armies, one The whole army was wiped out, and the other one was also seriously injured.
If they take this opportunity to kill Yuan Shao in one fell swoop, then Yuan Shao has yet to determine a true heir, and Yuan Shao's Jizhou will inevitably fall into pieces because of his precious sons.
Especially at this time, Yuan Shao's forces suffered heavy losses. This was definitely a golden opportunity for Qin Zheng in the north.
If Qin Zheng in Youzhou takes over the entire Jizhou, it will be equivalent to the entire Hebei area. Except for Bingzhou occupied by Li Xiang, the other states will almost all fall into the hands of Qin Zheng.
If Qin Zheng really captured Youzhou and Jizhou in one fell swoop, Liu Bei and Dou Jiande in Qingzhou would not be Qin Zheng's opponent even if they were put together. It would only be a matter of time before Qin Zheng captured Qingzhou again.
With Youzhou's elite cavalry, plus Jizhou's population and rich garrison, and with Qin Zheng's ability, it will be almost certain to unify Hebei!
Especially, in this battle, Han Xin's strength is the best preserved. Even just now, Yuan Shao once again acted as Han Xin's backer. By selling Yuan Shao once, Han Xin brought their troops out as well as possible.
One is Qin Zheng's strength, which is relatively well-preserved, and the other is Yuan Shao's power, whose vitality is severely damaged. Even if Yuan Shao cannot go back, Yuan Shao's power will be in a state of fragmentation, and it will still be in Qin Zheng's hands. How long will it last?
Moreover, if such a thing really happens, Li Xiang really can't compete with Qin Zheng for this Jizhou territory!
Yizhou has just been captured, and winning it does not mean that they can digest it. Just digesting it will consume a lot of their spirit and energy. Furthermore, while digesting Yizhou, Li Xiang still had thoughts of conquering the Southern Barbarians.
Of course, Nanman had laid a lot of groundwork in advance, not only on Li Xiang's side, but also on Liu Che's side, which had almost drained Nanman's blood.
Therefore, Li Xiang's expectation for the Southern Barbarians is to focus on "peaceful diplomacy" and try not to use weapons if possible. If there is really no way to use weapons, it will only be small-scale weapons. At the same time, the surrendered generals and prisoners of the Southern Barbarians must also be used rationally.
Only after the Nanman are resolved can the next step be to open up the road to Jiaozhou and pave the way for the next southern strategy.
At the same time, the Jin army's troops and horses must also adapt to the environment in the south and even the south as much as possible during this period to prevent the Jin army, which is mainly composed of northern troops and horses, from being defeated due to difficulty in adapting to the weather problems in the south.
Yizhou and Nanman need the Jin army to focus its next step. In this battle, the Jin army also suffered heavy losses, and the next step needs to be restored.
The most important thing is that if the Jin army wants to fight for Jizhou, it will completely overturn their previous strategy. From the Battle of Jingbei to this time the Battle of Yizhou, all they have done is All the foreshadowing was wasted.
Based on these factors, the Jin army's next step will definitely not be on Jizhou.
Therefore, at this time, we must not really eradicate Yuan Shao's forces that have fallen into their pocket just for the sake of a short time. They just need to teach the other party a lesson, but if they really want to let the other party go back, they still have to put it back.
Moreover, due to Yuan Benchu's petty character, this time, Han Xin used him as a back-up to allow Han Xin's own troops to escape from the battlefield. After Yuan Benchu also escaped, how could he just brush this matter aside?
Next, several princes in the Northern Alliance must have disputes with each other. After Yuan Shao is put back, the four princes in the Northern Alliance will fight. No one has any hope of unifying Hebei in a short time!
During this period of time, it was time for Li Xiang to recuperate, regain his strength, and start his next plan.
Therefore, now that the war has reached this point, what Li Xiang should do most is not to fight after Yuan Shao, who has become the king's best friend, but to fight after Han Xin, who has relatively well preserved strength.
In this last moment, help the princes of the Northern Alliance balance their strength!
Zhu Yuanzhang in the south, Li Xiang over there can no longer restrain him. No matter how much he secretly helps Liu Xiu, he can't help Liu Xiu block Zhu Yuanzhang, right?
However, the north must be restricted! If a giant force appears in Hebei before Li Xiang completely takes over the south, it will still be Li Xiang who will cause trouble in the future.
(End of chapter)
