Chapter 473 Guo Jia's Plan
Tian Ze never liked gambling in battles. If he could rely on logistics and resources to win a set game step by step, why would he have to use a flying dragon to attack him in the face?
War is not a game. There is no need to take unnecessary risks because of momentary impatience and competitiveness.
The reason why Guo Jia chose to use a large force to capture Chengdu and let Pang De lead a small force to attack Baidi City was because he understood this well.
Even though it may not require so many troops to capture Chengdu, we must still be prepared for any eventuality.
Because the importance of Chengdu is far beyond the comparison of Baidi City.
After taking Chengdu and accepting the surrender of Liu Fan, the overall situation of Yizhou was under control.
With the advantages of both justice and terrain, Zhang He's army could slowly consume Liu Bei's forces.
As long as we can hold on until Tian Ze arrives in Yizhou, we can win the game.
After receiving the news from the scouts that Tian Ze was leading an army of 100,000 and was about to arrive at the vicinity of Jiange, Guo Jia breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty is His Majesty! He comes so quickly!" Guo Jia couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
It has to be said that having a cheating-level talent like the "mini map" gives a huge advantage in such long-distance, large-scale combat.
They have an absolute intelligence advantage by nature and are able to quickly identify the situation and take action.
If Liu Bei had this ability, I am afraid that before Zhang He could capture Jiange, Liu Bei would have already reached Baidi City. The disadvantage brought about by the huge gap in intelligence would be obvious.
"Liu Bei's side doesn't know that Your Majesty has already sent out troops and is about to arrive at Jiange." Guo Jia said with a gleam in his eyes.
These 100,000 soldiers and horses are almost the last trump card that Tian Ze can pull out.
Because too many troops were deployed in the Central Plains, Tian Ze's troops around Sili became somewhat stretched.
These 100,000 soldiers were formed after Tian Ze urgently mobilized 100,000 reserve troops, mixed with 50,000 regular soldiers and 50,000 newly recruited reserve troops.
Although their combat effectiveness was somewhat inferior, these new recruits could be used to defend the city and clear out local remnants, and could completely free up most of Zhang He's troops.
Guo Jia knew that the arrival of Tian Ze's 100,000-man army would completely change the situation in Yizhou. He began to plan how to use this advantage to deal a fatal blow to Liu Bei's army.
"Military Advisor, what should we do?" Zhang He asked.
"Distribute troops to Jiange to welcome His Majesty. By the way, gradually replace the troops and gather the elite troops." Guo Jia said without hesitation.
"In addition, the news must be blocked. No one is allowed to enter or leave the area around Jiange. Martial law is imposed in all places."
Zhang He heard this and said thoughtfully, "Military Advisor, are you planning to take advantage of Liu Bei not knowing that Your Majesty is coming and catch him by surprise?"
Guo Jia nodded: "This is a great opportunity."
"No one could have imagined that His Majesty would be so decisive and lead the army here ahead of time."
"According to common sense, even if Your Majesty immediately learned of Liu Bei's attack, it would take at least a month for him to arrive after reorganizing the troops and logistics."
"And the one-month time difference was something Liu Bei could never have anticipated."
In fact, not only Liu Bei, but even Guo Jia did not expect that Tian Zelai would be so decisive.
You know, there are still certain risks in using troops in this way.
If Liu Bei and Cao Cao took the opportunity to attack Sili, which was originally as strong as a rock, it would be difficult to hold on.
But unfortunately, it's too late.
The main force of Liu Bei's army entered Shu, and Guan Yu, Xu Huang and other troops had also entered the Central Plains. Cao Cao was simply unable to come to support. Even though Sili was somewhat empty now, Cao and Liu did not have the strength to attack.
Zhang He took the order and left, and the entire Yizhou was immediately placed under martial law.
Fortunately, Zhang He had imposed martial law many times before and had spent a lot of effort to purge all parties. Although the scale of this martial law was huge, it did not attract the attention of the Yizhou aristocratic families and some spies.
After all, Liu Bei was about to invade Yizhou, so it was normal for martial law to be imposed in various places, and it would not be excessive to even clear the countryside.
After learning about Guo Jia's arrangement, Tian Ze also readily cooperated.
Although he had no intention of taking any risks, it would be a waste not to make good use of the huge intelligence advantage he had now.
Just like this, without anyone knowing, the army led by Tian Ze, after a short rest in Jiange, joined Zhang He's army and gradually handed over and replaced elite troops, slowly advancing towards Quren County.
Along the way, Tian Ze kept a close eye on the "small map" and constantly sent scouts to gather intelligence on Liu Bei's army.
At this time, Huang Zhong's army had arrived at Quren County and was attacking Pang De who was defending the city from both sides together with Liu Bei's army.
Although Pound built Quren County like an iron barrel, the time was too short to make it perfect.
Especially when there is a huge gap in the strength of the enemy and our side, although there is no danger of the city being broken in the short term, the casualties of the soldiers are increasing day by day.
Faced with an isolated city like Quren County, Pang Tong came up with many ingenious strategies.
Strategies such as tiring the soldiers and attacking their hearts and minds were used one after another. Means such as digging tunnels and destroying city walls never stopped. They even spent a lot of effort to clean up the area along the river in Quren County.
Although the warships still cannot cross this death zone, they can stop here and use the catapults and giant crossbows on the warships to attack Qunin County.
Pang Tong used his military strength to the fullest, using all means, no matter if they were useful or not. His main goal was to make trouble, even if Pang De cracked it and tied up some of his energy, it was still worth it.
Although Pang De’s army is tough, they are still flesh and blood after all.
Liu Bei attacked for ten days and ten nights without stopping for a moment.
The continuous shouts and cries of killing filled the air, making Pang De's army exhausted.
"Liu Bei is such a cunning guy!" Pang De couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the state of the soldiers around him.
The tactic of Liu Bei's army is to make a big show but achieve little results. Although they were given a hard time in the past few days, the actual casualties were not high.
Pang De was not afraid of Liu Bei's fierce attack because he knew that Liu Bei's total military strength was limited, and one less soldier would die, so he could afford the cost.
Even if he died here, it would be worth it if he could take away half of Liu Bei's main force.
By then, Yizhou will definitely be taken by our side.
But Liu Bei was just bluffing. He made a lot of moves but did not do much. His attack seemed vigorous, but in fact he used his troops quite conservatively.
But occasionally he would send out Bai Li soldiers to launch a surprise attack, so Pang De could not be careless.
Surrounded by enemies on all sides, the soldiers defending the city gradually found it difficult to withstand such frequent attacks.
The offensive power of Liu Bei's army became stronger and stronger.
Such an increase and decrease brought tremendous pressure, making the soldiers defending the city feel that it was becoming increasingly difficult to hold on, which created tremendous psychological pressure.
If this continues, it won’t be long before the mentality of the soldiers in the city collapses.
(End of this chapter)
