Chapter 32: Burn the Boats
Inside the big tent, all the generals sat opposite each other in silence, and the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
Guo Hao did not say anything. He sat quietly in the corner and looked at the celebrities in the central military tent.
The man opposite him with a tiger-like temperament should be Sun Jian Sun Wentai, the slightly shorter man on the other side is Cao Cao Cao Mengde, the man with the longer arm at his side should be Liu Bei Liu Xuande, and the one with a noble air at the position where Zhu Jun is attacking should be Yuan Shao?
Apart from these four, there were quite a few players in the tent. Guo Hao keenly noticed that one player was in a relatively high position and could actually sit at the same table with Cao Cao and others.
"Li Changsheng?" Guo Hao guessed secretly. Apart from this player who had always been ahead of him in the merit ranking, he couldn't imagine that other players could achieve such a level.
Moreover, there was a person sitting cross-legged behind Li Changsheng. His identity could not be identified, but the aura like a deep abyss and a prison on his body was enough to make it clear.
"well"
Finally, Zhu Jun broke the silence in the tent with a long sigh.
"The Yellow Turban rebels are becoming more and more ferocious. Do you have any strategies?" Zhu Jun asked as usual. He knew it was futile, but the process still had to be followed.
Zhu Jun, who was just asking casually, noticed that Cao Cao, who was sitting opposite him, had a different expression. "Meng De seems to have a plan?"
Cao Cao forced a smile, "Sir, the time is favorable, the place is favorable, and the people are favorable. We have the favorable place, and the Yellow Turban rebels have the favorable people. If we want to win, we have to ask for help from the time and the power of water and fire to achieve success in one battle."
Zhu Jun had originally had some expectations, but after listening to Cao Cao's speech, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
"Meng De, the timing is not good, not to mention the Yellow Turbans' magic is amazing..."
Cao Cao shook his head repeatedly, "Sir, that's not what I meant! What I meant is that our army should try a fire attack, the target is the enemy's granary! The Yellow Turbans have millions of people, if we can burn their granary, we will surely make them retreat."
Guo Hao shook his head after hearing this. What Cao Cao was talking about was the fire attack strategy in the Battle of Changsha, but how could the player, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, leave such a loophole?
According to the information he found on the forum, all the places with lush vegetation in Yuzhou had long been plucked out. Unless you set fire to the grain pile, there is no way you can succeed.
Before Guo Hao stood up to object, Li Changsheng stepped forward.
"Sir, Meng De's plan is not appropriate. The Yellow Turban rebels have already robbed Yuzhou, so a fire attack is out of the question."
Zhu Jun was startled, his face became even more distressed. "Changsheng is right. Meng De's plan is good, but the Yellow Turban rebels will not give us a chance."
For a moment, the tent fell into dead silence again, even the players were the same.
What the world has the most is smart people. The Yellow Turbans were almost fully prepared for their rise this time, and Zhang Jue was able to accept the players' suggestions, which was almost ten blocks ahead of the imperial court.
Even if Guo Hao, Li Changsheng and others are qualified to make suggestions now, the general trend is on the Yellow Turbans, and with their current strength they really cannot compete with the Yellow Turbans.
The Yellow Turbans had a capable man who gathered the elite troops of the Thirteen States in Yuzhou and Jizhou, determined to fight a decisive battle and directly attack the Sili area and hit Huanglong.
Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo in Jizhou were basically locked down, Bingzhou was also cleared and fortified, and places like Jiaozhou and Yizhou were also firmly locked down. It can be said that the demise of the Han Dynasty depended on this imperial army.
But the reality is cruel. They cannot defeat the Yellow Turbans. Now the situation is that there are six Yellow Turbans and four imperial court officials.
Even a 10% winning rate was due to Huangfu Song's personal ability. Without Huangfu Song, the odds would probably be 70:30.
Moreover, Yanzhou between Jizhou and Yuzhou is filled with Yellow Turbans, so it is a luxury to hope that they can be united into one.
Moreover, the Yellow Turbans' goal was very clear, which was to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements. Of all the troops that went to the two states for support, basically only one in ten survived.
It was not until Guo Hao was being hunted by the Yellow Turbans that he realized that the strategies on the Internet were actually traps deliberately set by the Yellow Turban players, targeting players like them who were able to participate in the battle.
The imperial army failed to capture the city after a long siege, and even the Yellow Turbans, who had originally been afraid of the imperial army, gradually gained confidence. In their view, the imperial court was nothing special. The Blue Heaven was dead, and the Yellow Heaven should be established.
The imperial court's chances of winning became increasingly slim, while the Yellow Turban Army became more and more arrogant, and the battlefield fell into a vicious cycle.
Guo Hao and others were extremely anxious, but they could not find a better solution and could only hold meetings to discuss the problem day after day.
"We neither advance nor retreat. Let's fight to the death with the rebels!" A voice like thunder rang out.
The one who spoke was Zhang Fei, a man with a leopard head and round eyes. After being liberated from Youzhou, he thought he could make great achievements, but he did not expect to be imprisoned in another place. His patience, which was already running low, completely disappeared.
"Third brother, don't be rude!" Liu Bei hurriedly pulled Zhang Fei back. Although they were now sitting at the same table with other people, they were just commoners.
Guo Hao immediately stood up and spoke. He was also fed up with the endless harassment from the Yellow Turbans. Zhang Fei's proposal was exactly what he wanted.
Zhang Fei's words were rough but their logic was sound. The imperial court's chances of winning were decreasing day by day and there was no external aid to be sought. If they didn't fight now, would they just sit there and wait to die?
Zhang Fei and Guo Hao's request ignited the entire tent. Generals and players such as Sun Jian and Li Changsheng all requested to fight. They were tired of the powerlessness of waiting to die. In comparison, they would rather burn their boats and fight the Yellow Turbans to the death.
Most of those present are middle-aged and young people, and their blood is still hot. It is impossible to expect them to be as shrewd and scheming as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
Looking at the angry generals below, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun looked at each other.
"The army's morale is available."
How could they, old foxes, just sit there and wait for death? Besides silently preparing, they also wanted to boost the morale of the army with the momentum of fighting to the death.
The general is the courage of the army. As long as the generals are determined to fight to the death, the army will also have the momentum to do so.
In order to win, the two of them basically gambled all the resources they could use, and the outcome depended on the final battle.
Following Huangfu Song's decision, the entire imperial camp began to operate like a war machine. Rows of war machines were placed in the front, cavalry were stationed on both wings, and black masses of people surged towards the Yellow Turbans like a tide.
Guo Hao followed Liu Bei's troops and was sent by Huangfu Song to attack Changsha, a county town under the jurisdiction of Yingchuan County. It was only ten miles in circumference and the city wall was less than two meters high.
Liu Bei's troops had ample siege equipment, so it was not difficult for them to capture Changsha.
The one guarding Changsha was Han Zhong, a not-so-small Yellow Turban general. Not to mention being comparable to the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang, even Qu Yi and Xu Rong were far ahead of him.
After Guo Hao discussed with Liu Bei, he left the main force and planned to set up an ambush to leave all the Yellow Turbans in Changsha here.
Weaken the Yellow Turbans' power as much as possible. They are in a weak position now and do not deserve to talk about compassion.
Liu Bei was a relative of the Han royal family, so even if Huangfu Song surrendered, he could not surrender.
Either win or die, such a simple multiple-choice question, anyone can make the right choice.
