Three Kingdoms: defect to Liu Bei and backhand intercept Mrs. Hu Mi

Chapter 73: The strategy to break the situation, use Yuan Shao?

The candlelight flickered, Liu Bowen gently twirled his beard, raised the corners of his mouth, and his eyes shone with confidence.

"My lord has won consecutive victories all the way and secured Xuzhou, shocking the whole world."

"Cao Cao, after Yuan Shu's defeat, when he enters Xuzhou again, there will never be enemies coming from one or two groups. The lord will face an encirclement and suppression by various princes. The situation will be more difficult than when the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo."

"But there is a definite destiny for prosperity and failure, and it is by no means a dead end that cannot be broken."

"To the north, Yuan Shao acted in the three states and was trying his best to encircle and suppress Gongsun Zan in Youzhou. Although he had to send troops due to the emperor's order, the troops he used were only tens of thousands in Qingzhou at most."

"Cao Cao holds Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Sili. His strength is second only to Yuan Shao among the princes in the world. He originally had sufficient troops and supplies, but Xinjing was defeated. Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang'an are also threatening Luoyang. He needs to guard against the west. Threat, so the number of people used is no more than [-]."

"Yuan Shu in Huainan is not small in power, but he also suffered a new defeat and lost his generals. If he uses all his strength again, victory will be lost. If he loses, the name of Yuan Shu will no longer be known to the princes in the world. I don't think he will die for the coalition." strength, so it is not enough evidence."

"The rest, such as Liu Biao in Jingxiang and Liu Yao in Yangzhou, each had their own internal worries. Even if they responded to the court's call, they would send tens of thousands of troops at most."

"No matter how far away the princes are, such as Zhang Yang, the governor of Hanoi, Ma Teng of Xiliang, Zhang Jin of Jiaozhou, and Wang Lang of Kuaiji, they are too far away from Xuzhou. It will take a long time to gather together!"

"If Cao Cao waited for these people to arrive, it would be impossible to gather them in less than three months."

"So although the situation is urgent, it is not overwhelming and breathless."

After Liu Bowen finished speaking, Lin Fan, whose mind was still vague about the current situation, suddenly became clear.

The last trace of worry in his eyes disappeared!
The corners of his mouth were raised slightly, and he said with approval: "This is a very good statement. How do you think the coalition forces will act?"

"Strike out with lightning speed, or wait for the armies of the princes to arrive and slowly approach?"

Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Eighteen princes have failed in the campaign against Dong Zhuo. How can Cao Cao, who leads the alliance, let the princes gather together again?"

"What's more, except for the sea in the east, the other three sides of Xuzhou's four battle areas are undefendable, and the enemy can attack at will."

"How could they give up a favorable situation?"

Lin Fan's eyes narrowed slightly: "A three-pronged attack that prevents our army from looking at each other is really a good strategy!"

"How to break the game?"

"Sir, do you have a plan?"

Liu Bowen said: "Delay time and use our strength to fight!"

"How to delay time and use strength to gain strength?"

Liu Bowen pointed to the north: "Spreading the attack means that there are temporary commanders on three sides. Yuan Shao has strong troops and horses in the north, and the other princes are either in the west or south, and will never join him thousands of miles away."

"This also means that the attack of the Yuan army in the north is decided by the coach, and there is no force to restrain it, so their action speed must be the fastest."

"Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan in the north, defeated the strong with the weak, and shocked Hebei. His good generals such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou were all ready to win a great victory. They were unstoppable. How could they obey Cao Cao's arrangements."

"As long as you set the hook, they will take the bait."

"Destroying Yuan's army in the north will, firstly, take over the coalition's momentum, and secondly, it will weaken the coalition's strength. For safety reasons, they will definitely wait for the other armies."

"At this time, my lord can lead his elite troops north to disrupt Yuan Shao's hinterland, disturb the enemy's rear, and give Gongsun Zan a chance to breathe!"

"Give Gongsun Zan a chance to breathe?"

Liu Bowen nodded: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

"The princes were ordered to attack, but Gongsun Zan was defeated. He was not qualified, but he still had elites under his command."

"As long as he is given a chance, how could he not want to fight back?"

"Gongsun Zan holds Yuan Shao back. The land to the west and south that our army is facing can be slowly mapped out from now on!!"

Lin Fan pondered for a long time and said to himself: "Provoke Yuan Shao, disturb the enemy's rear, and use Gongsun Zan to contain Yuan Shao!"

"If this plan is successful, the north will have no worries for the time being." "It's just that how to hit the snake seven inches and hit Yuan Shao's vital point is quite troublesome!"

Liu Bowen was about to add something when he heard a rush of footsteps: "My lord, there is important news coming from Jizhou!"

"Come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Gong hurriedly opened the door and entered.

When he saw Liu Bowen opposite Lin Fan, he looked very impressive and his eyes were full of confidence, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

However, he had a lot of doubts about the lord Lin Fan, but he didn't care too much about it.

He just hesitated and looked at Lin Fan, his eyes asking if he should say anything.

Lin Fan naturally understood what Chen Gong meant, and introduced with a smile: "This is Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen, my confidant. If you have anything, just say it. There are no military secrets in front of him."

Liu Bowen felt grateful in his heart and his eyes shone brighter.

Chen Gong cupped his fists and saluted: "I am Chen Gong, Cousin Wentai, and I have met Brother Bowen!!"

Liu Bowen returned the favor with cupped fists.

After a few words of greetings, Chen Gong said with a solemn expression: "A few days ago, my lord asked me to arrange for a reliable confidant to go to the north to find out the news. Today, the news came back that Yuan Shao, with Yuan Tan as his commander, and Yan Liang as his assistant, gathered [-] people from Qingzhou and wanted to go south to Pi. .”

"Now the troops are stationed in Langya."

"Yuan Tan, Yan Liang?"

Lin Fan raised his lips and said, "As expected, you guessed it. Yuan Shao has no intention of going south in person."

Liu Bowen smiled calmly and said: "Hasn't my lord guessed it a long time ago? Otherwise, he would not have accepted all the elite soldiers except Pi, showing fear like a tiger. Wouldn't he be luring the enemy deeper?"

Lin Fan laughed: "Bo Wen is quite clever!"

The two of them sang together, leaving Chen Gong beside him baffled.

Lin Fan gave a look, and Liu Bowen explained in detail what he had just said.

After hearing this, Chen Gong's eyes were filled with shock that could not be described in words.

He already thought highly of Liu Bowen, but he didn't expect Liu Bowen to come up with such a plan and such a game-breaking strategy.

Taking a breath, Chen Gong said sincerely: "In troubled times, heroes appear everywhere."

"There are tigers and hidden dragons crouching beside my lord. It seems that the master of this world should be my lord."

“This strategy is incredibly bold, but it works wonders.”

"Take advantage of the princes' evil intentions and defeat them one by one. If we can defeat Yuan Tan and Yan Liang, and gain the land of Qingzhou, our army will have more places to maneuver."

"Brother Bowen is indeed extremely clever."

Lin Fan smiled faintly: "Does Gongtai also think this plan is feasible?"

"But now it's just a teaser. I wonder if there is good news from Jizhou?"

Chen Gong carefully recalled the news from Jizhou in the north, and suddenly the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a different kind of smile: "We have the introduction!"

"It's enough to give Yuan Shao a headache and irritation, and it's enough to make Gongsun Zan breathe a sigh of relief!"

"Oh?"

"what's up?"

Chen Gong smiled and said: "The Yuan family wants to marry the Zhongshan Zhen family."

(End of this chapter)