The actual situation did not surprise everyone in the team. After Liu Bei ascended the throne, he immediately declared his orthodox status to the whole world. He wrote a long edict, which said that Luoyang was not the orthodoxy of the world. The Han Dynasty had already In name only, the emperor is just a puppet.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei issued an edict in the name of the emperor, appointing Zhuge Liang as prime minister and Gongsun Zan as marshal, preparing to go south to regain the country.
These are all cosmetic tasks, presumably done by Zhuge Liang.
This edict was sent from Youzhou City to other states and counties at an accelerated speed of 800 miles by Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong.
These include Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Jingzhou.
In other words, in the eyes of Liu Bei or Zhuge Liang, these states and counties are their own places, or places that they can control.
Needless to say, Qingzhou and Jizhou were originally the boundaries that Liu Bei led his army to conquer, but Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Jingzhou were obviously more of a tentative attitude.
Test their thoughts on Liu Bei ascending to the throne.
It is a pity that except for Qingzhou and Jizhou, the places closest to Youzhou, which clearly expressed their surrender, Cai Mao of Jingzhou did not respond. It seems that Lai and Chen Wen have made up their minds not to help each other.
Yuzhou and Yanzhou are very interesting. The content of the documents sent back expressed congratulations to Liu Bei on his accession to the throne, but it seemed to have nothing to do with them. It did not say that they bowed down or opposed it.
Or these two states clearly understand that no matter it is Luoyang or Youzhou, they can drink a pot from either side, so they simply come to both ends to avoid offending. The situation in Jingzhou is different. They are not immune to themselves. If you don't have the ability, you can only make friends with each other.
This can be seen from the fact that after receiving the edict from Youzhou, they immediately sent a document to Luoyang City to inform the emperor of their loyalty.
For the remaining places, such as Sizhou where Luoyang is located, Yongliang Prefecture to the west, Bingzhou to the north, and Yizhou to the southwest, Liu Bei simply did not send an edict to those places. Zhuge Liang knew clearly that there was no need for those places at all. Test, the only way to occupy these places is to rely on your own soldiers and horses.
There is only one thing that is very strange, and that is Xuzhou's attitude.
Xuzhou has been in a turmoil recently, and it seems like something is hiding under the water and is about to jump out.
Before the edict was sent to Xuzhou, Wang Jianguo and Qin Feng had already entered Xuzhou and quietly entered the area under Xiaopei's jurisdiction.
This is a very scary thing.
Think about it, how an army of 60,000 could hide from everyone's eyes, cross Jizhou and Qingzhou in five days, and reach the vicinity of Xiaopei without attracting anyone's attention. This is a terrifying thing in itself. matter.
Along the way, Wang Jianguo began to look at this young man Qin Feng with admiration.
For the first time in this era, he finally witnessed tactical decisions that could be called orders and prohibitions.
Sixty thousand troops passed by like a gentle breeze, but the process was extremely bloody.
Qingfeng Crossing refers to the marching pattern of the army. It mostly chooses mountains and country roads. There are almost no important cities and towns along the way. Roads are opened in the mountains and bridges are filled in when encountering water. Everything is based on the only thing in Qin Feng's hand. A thick sheepskin map.
Wang Jianguo finally understood why Qin Feng, a young player known for his speed and running attack, had such a status.
For four nights, all the soldiers slept less than five hours a day on average, and they almost reached the outside of Xiaopei in a straight line.
What shocked Wang Jianguo even more was that he and Qi Zhen once launched the "near mountains and rivers" strategy that is still talked about by people all over the world by relying on the two passes of Anqiu and Xiapi in Xuzhou. war, thereby preserving Xuzhou's independent status.
If it had been Qin Feng who led the army at that time, I'm afraid Xuzhou would have been unable to be saved.
In the end, he didn't understand how these 60,000 people allowed Qin Feng to move here.
But what is equivalent to this magic is that the cavalry under the two men suffered extremely heavy casualties.
The main casualties were concentrated on the horses.
At least 40,000 war horses died during the long journey across mountains and rivers, becoming the soldiers' rations.
Almost all the remaining war horses of less than 20,000 cavalry have lost their combat capabilities.
The good 60,000 cavalrymen were completely transformed into infantry.
In addition to the dead horses as emergency food, the lack of food and grass supplies was also the most severe test faced by Qin Feng and Wang Jianguo.
Originally, the two of them relied on the supply of grain and grass from Luoyang when they were in Yuzhou. After arriving in Yanzhou, they relied on the continuous supplies from Yuzhou to survive.
But now that they have arrived in Xuzhou, their food and grass supply line has been completely cut off.
Therefore, Qin Feng and Wang Jianguo almost had to figure out their own solutions along the way.
This is the other side of Qingfeng Passing, the origin of incomparable bloodshed.
The reason why neither Qingzhou nor Jizhou asked Youzhou for help immediately was due to the three-guang policy adopted by them along the way.
This idea came from Qin Feng and was approved by Wang Jianguo.
Ordinary small counties, especially villages, lack city walls and soldiers. These small places scattered along the way have become the best supply places for the army.
Except for ordinary civilians, old, young, women and children, all the guarding officers, soldiers and government offices were swept away by the army, like locusts passing through the border.
Fortunately, neither of them were murderers. Apart from robbing things and providing necessary intimidation, they did not go on a killing spree. But even so, it caused panic in the villages and counties and towns along the way.
Wang Jianguo was quite aware that he had become a villain, and gave Qin Feng a vivid educational lesson on the road.
Common people lack unified organization and courage. They often become subconsciously afraid when they see uniformly armed officers and soldiers. Often, a few soldiers holding weapons can make hundreds of civilians obey obediently.
When he talked to Qin Feng like this, he couldn't help but recall the time during the Anti-Japanese War when two Japanese soldiers with rifles guarded hundreds of Chinese people.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I lament that I also have times when I use my power to overwhelm others.
Each prince, and even the squad himself, has his or her own justice, but for ordinary people, it doesn't really matter to them who is in charge and who controls the direction of the country.
No war is just.
In short, before the hostile forces discovered it, Wang Jianguo and Qin Feng finally entered the territory of Xuzhou, even a few days faster than Liu Bei's edict.
No one could realize the appearance of this army, not even Lin Biao in Luoyang could guess it.
Everyone is probably still wondering, did the cavalry army that was originally causing trouble in Jizhou return to Yanzhou with their tail between their legs after learning that Liu Bei ascended the throne?
Or are you hiding in fear?
Although this cavalry has not suffered any casualties so far, it has already reached its end.
You must know that once the horses started to die, they all had to use two people and one horse to maintain such a forward speed.
This will lead to accelerated consumption of subsequent war horses.
In the end, many people got here on two legs.
On the way, Wang Jianguo and Qin Feng had already discussed how to attack Xiaopei.
In addition to being very famous during the Three Kingdoms period, Xiaopei is also the hometown of Liu Bang. Before Liu Bang's uprising, he worked as the pavilion chief here. It is known as "the enclave of dragons through the ages and the hometown of emperors for a generation."
So even though this place is called Xiaopei, the place is not small.
Wang Jianguo thought that if this place wasn't too close to Xuzhou City, it would be more than enough to serve as a county.
Xiaopei City is as big as Xuzhou, but its walls are so high that even from a distance you can see city towers, beacon towers, arrow towers and other facilities. It is a place that is extremely easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Coupled with the arrival of Yuan Shao, the fourth and third prince, it is obvious that this place has become the highest defense level in history.
Using ordinary methods, not to mention whether 60,000 people can capture Xiaopei. Even if it is captured, we don’t know how long it will take. We don’t know how many of the 60,000 people will be left.
Therefore, ordinary siege methods will not work.
Three days.
Qin Feng gave all his soldiers three days.
The purpose of these three days is not to attack Xiaopei, but to sneak in as many people as possible quietly.
The orders were passed down from level to level, and all the soldiers began to take off their armor and bury them on the spot. Each of them returned to a piece of cloth. The only thing that was different from ordinary people was that they all had an ordinary hemp rope wrapped around their left arms. This hemp rope was Cut from a horse's bridle, it looks very inconspicuous at first glance.
This is the only way to distinguish your enemies from your own.
On this day, the army camped in the wilderness and dispersed the remaining horses.
Wang Jianguo and Qin Feng discussed the details together and assigned the tasks to various grassroots school captains to be implemented accordingly.
There are sixty thousand people, and each ten thousand people is a combat unit. Under the commander of ten thousand, there are ten commanders of thousands, and then there are the centurions.
Each centurion has a specific time to enter the city and specific tactical arrangements when attacking the city.
Since the interrogation when entering the city is relatively strict, and it is inconvenient for them to bring weapons into the city, it is also a problem to get the guys who can take advantage of them after arriving in the city.
Specific to the centurion's tactical arrangements, they are naturally for the strategic goal of a unit of ten thousand people.
Four of the city gates are responsible for four captains of ten thousand.
The city lord's residence, that is, Yuan Shao's residence, also has an army of ten thousand people to deal with it specifically.
As for the remaining 10,000 people, they were led by Wang Jianguo and were waiting outside the city to attack the city.
The time to attack the city is set at night three days later. Regardless of whether the 50,000 people in the city are ready or not, Wang Jianguo will take the remaining 10,000 people to start the siege at that time!
