After completing the mission of reconnaissance of Cao's army camp, Chen Da notified the scouts of Zuoqu teams to end the first phase of the reconnaissance mission. The next step is to continue north and carry out the second phase of the mission. The vast Yuzhong Plain is now the battlefield where the Qilin Guards gallop. This sharp blade carefully crafted by Li Zhe finally came to reveal its minions.

In the future, this elite soldier who surpasses the times will surely shock the world!

...

Runan County, Ancheng!

After Li Zhe went to war, in order to avoid taboos, the Baihu Hall, the ruling center of Ancheng, had to move out of the City Lord's Mansion and move to the headquarters of the baggage troops. The facilities here are all complete, and although they are not as good as the City Lord's Mansion, they are basically useful. There is no way. The City Lord's Mansion is the place where the City Lord's family is located. It's okay when Li Zhe was there. After all, the Qilin Guard Tianji Guard is strictly guarded and separated from the inside and outside. However, now that Li Zhe goes to war, all the officials under his command dare not ignore the influence. Although this kind of defense is not popular in this era, the monarchs' harems have always been the most troublesome place, and anyone should think about the consequences clearly.

In the White Tiger Hall, Xu Shu, who was truly in charge of power, carefully sorted out and watched the latest military newspaper.

"Xiahou Yuanrang has arrived in Gushi, and Lu Zike has arrived in Pingyu, and is a supportive force for each other. OK, one threatens Ancheng, the other threatens Shangcai, and even our entire transportation line is under the threat of Pingyu. It seems that these two people can't take it lightly!"

Mi Zhu looked at the map and marked these two positions on it. After looking closely, he also frowned deeply.

"It is indeed a bit dangerous if the decisive battle of the lord can be completed as planned in a short time. Now that the first batch of supplies are transported, I believe that there is no problem with the military capital that supports a large-scale comprehensive operation of the army. I am afraid that it will last for a long time!"

"Who said no?" The old man Su San answered, and he immediately became ugly without carts and mobilized Mi Zhu. He said: "The first batch of supplies mobilized nearly 40,000 laborers, more than 20,000 people followed the lord alone, more than 5,000 large trucks and modified vehicles, more than 2,000 livestock, and other cranes, catapults and crossbows, and other various equipment such as crossbows. A total of more than 2,300 tons of materials were carried, including 300 tons of grain, 500 tons of cattle, horse materials, more than 100 million arrows, weapons, armor, turret bombs, crossbows, spears, etc., and there are also hundreds of tons. These materials are enough for the lord and Cao Zhe to fight a war. As long as it doesn't take long, there will be no problem with the logistics. I'm afraid that the war will be delayed for a few months, so our logistics will definitely not be able to bear it."

Han Zhong leaned over and said, "No war in this world is unchanging. There are always unexpected changes. No matter how well we prepare in advance, we can't prevent him from changing!"

Everyone nodded, their hearts heavy.

Hearing such concerns, Xu Shu turned his head and said, "Otherwise! What's the terrible thing? It should be noted that Cao Mengde is more afraid of delaying for a long time than us. In this battle, we only struggled with two counties, while he was struggling with several states. We only used tens of thousands of people, but the civil servants Cao Cao used were probably hundreds of thousands of people. Our expenses were far less than him! Cao Cao would definitely only choose the strategy of quick battle. The overall situation was like this and it was not allowed to violate it."

"I hope so!" The group of people were still a little worried.

"But even so, we cannot be passively beaten! We must try to pull the battlefield to the far side of the supply line, and not let the enemy approach our supply line. In such a war, we must not let the enemy lead our noses. I want to send troops to Pingyu area to attract the enemy and our army to fight in the field. What do you think?"

"Ah?" Everyone in the hall was very anxious when they heard this. When the lord went to war, he clearly agreed that he would not seek merit but not make any mistakes. Why did he make some trouble when he arrived at your Xu Shu?

"Military advisor! Never be allowed? The elite generals and soldiers were taken away by the lord. The rest are old people like us. If there are no soldiers and no generals, how can we fight a war? Military advisor, don't act rashly!" Su San immediately became anxious and advised Xu Shu.

"Hey! Mr. Su is thinking too much. Now the front line is in short supply, so we are not short of it. This is just because we cannot transport it. As for the soldiers and generals, aren't our militia and baggage soldiers all trained? Among them, Wei Wenchang can be produced, so how can we not produce Zhang Wenchang, Ma Wenchang. The generals are all attacked. With Qilin Guard as their eyes and the lord's thousand-mile eyes, our army has been invincible, and even if there is a small defeat, it is not harmful to our army's supplies. How can we not fight?"

"But you pull all the militia out to fight, who will let Ancheng Shangcai guard?"

"Are there many militias? If you pull out 10,000 or 20,000, you still have superior forces in the face of Cao's army. We can use the rest as much as possible. We have many powerful weapons to defend the city, but we can't defend only two small cities? These people are just a waste to keep these people in the city!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. This military advisor was so crazy! It seemed that he was going to be stubborn.

In the moment of depression, I suddenly heard someone shouting:

"What the military advisor sees is exactly! If he goes to war, he will be the pioneer!"

When everyone saw it, it was Mi Fang Mi Zifang, the head of the business intelligence department. Mi Zhu was immediately angry and looked at his brother fiercely, with his eyes almost as if he had eaten Mi Fang.

But at this time, Mi Fang could see it, and was already in surprise. It turned out that Mi Fang was different from his brother. He had been struggling since he was a child, and he liked to play with guns and sticks, and had always dreamed of a military general. He was just suppressed by his father and brother's brother at home and had no chance to stand up. Today, when he heard Xu Shu and others discussing, he couldn't help but jump out, but he was willing to be a fighting man and gain a fortune from his sword and horse.

When Xu Shu saw this, he didn't care about seeing the gloomy faces of the others. Hahahaha! He couldn't help laughing loudly, "Zifang, you are deeply convinced by me, Xiahou Yuanrang and Lu Zike, let me have a fight!"

The other people in the White Tiger Hall looked at each other and had no choice but to do anything.

...

Among the vast mountains of Sizhou, there was an elite team of soldiers wearing strange clothes wading through mountains and rivers. It was about to arrive at the Mengjin Ferry on the bank of the Yellow River. One of the people in the team was obviously under the escort of the people around him. Although he was covered in dust, he still maintained his charm. After a closer look, it turned out to be Sun Qiansun Gongyou, the important minister of Li Zhe, who was still in Runan more than ten days ago! How could Li Zhe, the best diplomatic minister, come here? What is the reason? When he arrived at the Yellow River Ferry, would he have to cross the Yellow River and head north?

"Don't drive Sun! We will reach Mengjin Ferry half a day before. When we get there, we can find the civil boat to cross the river."

"Oh!" Sun Gan responded, "The Mengjin Ferry is now, but it's good that the Cao army will have to be extremely strict in control. You must be careful when you are engaged in activities here."

"Hey?" Unexpectedly, the Qilin Guard officer disagreed. "Please don't worry about this. Sizhou is no longer what it used to be. The local tribes in the southern part of Sizhou all fled and scattered, and it has long disappeared. Only the miserable people fled into the mountains and forests. The priests of the Tianshidao sneaked into this place a few months ago according to the instructions of the Tianshidao, and they were closely connected with the Yellow Turban bandits before. When they followed us all the way north, they had already seen it. Now the mountain people and bandits in the mountains and outside the mountains are our eyes and ears. The Cao thief's control is only in the plains. Moreover, although the Mengjin Ferry was guarded by Cao thieves, they did not fight with each other on the northern border. This area is safe and secure? I have already asked the local Taoist brothers for inquiry."

"Huh?" Sun Gan glanced at the Qilin Guards who were protecting him around him. He had no choice but to think of the fanatical Tianshi Taoist believers in this village. He naturally could not stand this. Under Li Zhe's rule, Tianshi Taoist is in full swing, not only locally, but also in the distant Sizhou, but also many believers. Li Zhe's intelligence network in the north was almost entirely established by spontaneous believers. The only regret is that with the qualities and scope of activities of these believers, their information sources are very limited, and they can only be used to refer to the long-term situation.

"Since this is the case, it's best. Take a break and cross the Yellow River tomorrow. Go directly to do your business! The lord entrusted me, I must do my best to complete it. I need to know the general trend of the world and do it in one fell swoop!"

"No!" The Qilin Guards under their command all responded happily, and immediately looked forward to the moment when the big thing was accomplished!

...

Li Zhe's army finally took the lead and entered the predetermined battlefield. This area is close to Rushui, with a broad scene, greatly reducing the possibility of implementing complex tactics, and is the most ideal place for decisive battles for phalanx tactics. As the developer and implementer of this set of tactics, Li Zhe has long thought of the decisive battle strategy he wants to uphold - that is, to reduce all unnecessary tactical details and reduce the possibility of all complex changes, so as to control the development of the battle situation in his own control.

So far, everything in the process of this battle has developed towards this goal, and the Cao army on the opposite side is also very cooperative.

Due to the logistical supply problem and the terrain, Cao Cao obviously also took the initiative to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop, and all strategic organizational directions were in this direction. Xiahou Dun, Lv Qian and Cao Ren's three troops were just a few idle chess set up in advance. It would be the best way to disrupt Li Zhe's strategy, which would not disturb him, and his tactical role was also significant.

On Cao Cao's chessboard, it is obvious that the main force of Cao's army and the three side divisions can even transform each other when necessary. Any one of them may become the main force in the final victory. This is the wishful thinking of Cao Cao and Guo Jia and other groups. What they bully is that Li Zhe does not have enough control over the territory and lacks senior talents who can defend the other side alone.

In short, Cao Cao and Li Zhe, the opponents, each chose the same strategy, and in the same place, a great battle, a collision that shocked the world and the earth, will soon be launched on this small plain. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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