Three Kingdoms

It's not that Bao Xin is stupid by nature, but that people's habitual thinking is terrible.

Habitual thinking is a pattern that humans have engraved in their minds and can sometimes do without even thinking about it.

When the environment remains unchanged, inertial thinking can enable people to quickly solve problems using methods they have mastered. However, when the situation changes, it often hinders the adoption of new methods and becomes a yoke around one's own neck. .

This is how Bao Xin is now. Although he is a little uneasy in his heart, otherwise he would not follow Cao Cao to find Fei Qian, but after all, his thinking pattern has been finalized for so many years, and there is no such thing as Cao Cao's as if he was born with it. He has a flexible and changeable mind, so he is somewhat slow and rigid in accepting Fei Qian's point of view...

But as the conversation progressed, and when Fei Qian told Dong Zhuo's false strategy of sitting in Tongguan, Bao Xin was indeed speechless.

After all, the geographical location of Chang'an is very different from that of Luoyang. If we compare the two, Chang'an is obviously more dangerous and difficult to capture from east to west. Otherwise, the six countries' several coalition forces to attack Qin at that time would not have ended up in vain. return.

Most of the entire eastern part of Chang'an, including Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou, is a relatively flat and open area, which is very conducive to the rapid movement of the cavalry. As long as the legs are not stuck, the two legs often can only follow the horse. It's the dust behind your butt.

If we want to completely resist Dong Zhuo's strategy proposed by Fei Qian, we must set up a certain amount of troops in the three directions after Tongguan comes out for defense and containment. If necessary, intercept and cut off the return route of the Liang cavalry. .

But in this case, it will be necessary to camp for a long time, which will inevitably bring about new problems. Who will do the camp? They are all county soldiers serving as county guards in various places. Who would be willing to leave their hometown for a long time?

And the most important thing is who will provide the troops and food for the troops stationed in the camp? One month and two months is fine, but half a year and a year? In this way, Dong Zhuo didn't even need to use a single soldier in the pass, and he could make the Kwantung Allied Forces consume a lot of military supplies for no reason...

According to the military garrison regulations of the Han Dynasty, a regular soldier's solar eclipse is six liters, which is about two big stones in one month. There is no use in garrisoning less, but it is really unaffordable to garrison more. Moreover, long-distance transportation of troops and food is fine for short distances, but the consumption of long-distance transportation is really serious, sometimes even reaching 20% ​​or more.

As a result, garrisoning becomes unrealistic, and not garrisoning soldiers means that apart from cities and docks, the vast fields have no protective capabilities...

Once the seedlings are destroyed, sometimes it means no harvest for a year. This kind of blow is even more terrifying than taking one or two cities...

And Dong Zhuo always fought against the Qiang, Hu and Xianbei in Xiliang. Could it be that Dong Zhuo didn't understand the destructive nature of autumn raids by nomads?

Bao Xin clenched his hands tightly into fists, lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Does Zi Yuan have any good strategy to deal with this?"

"What a good strategy, doesn't Senior Brother Meng De already have one?" Fei Qian asked Cao Cao. Back at Zhang Miao's camp, Cao Cao said that Dong Zhuo had some flaws, so he must have something in mind.

However, this proposal has extremely low executability...

So Fei Qian simply stopped talking and let Cao Cao do the talking.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Just follow what Cai Ziyuan said and do the opposite. If you advance quickly and cut off the enemy's return, you will win." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he shook his head and sighed.

It's not that this strategy is bad, but that it really cannot be implemented. With the intrigues in the big tent yesterday, how can it be possible to complete a military operation that requires the coordination and unified steps of multiple parties?

So this is why Cao Cao told Fei Qian to recommend Yuan Shao yesterday. After all, Cao Cao has a good relationship with Yuan Shao, so Cao Cao also hopes that Yuan Shao can listen to his opinions and come forward to unify the command, so that there is hope of victory.

Bao Xin pondered for a long time, then suddenly slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "The national crisis is facing us, and we need to share the same virtues, but we all have different ideas. What a pain! What a pity! If everyone else avoids it, I will go there alone. !Mengde, would you like to lend me a helping hand?"

Cao Cao solemnly handed over to Bao Xin and said: "I would like to follow the tail wing of the Prime Minister of Jibei!"

Huh? Fei Qian couldn't help but be a little surprised. This scene seemed a bit chaotic!

Didn't Cao Cao lead his army to pursue Dong Zhuo? How come this posture turned into Bao Xin going to go?

This is so messy...

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But the fact that Bao Xin was about to send troops was not the most confusing thing for Fei Qian. The most confusing thing actually happened during the oath-taking ceremony——

There is strength in numbers, and there are many soldiers of the Kwantung Allied Forces. It didn't take long. An earth altar for the covenant was built very quickly. It was also decorated with some flags and three sacrifices. The incense table looks quite similar.

As a result, when the big guys from Kanto were about to take an oath, something incredible happened...

Kong Niao smiled and raised his hand to Liu Dai and said: "Liu Yanzhou is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. After Mou Pinghou, he is a talented man, filial, kind and forgiving. He is humble and accepts others. He should be the one who sacrifices his blood and takes the oath of perfection!"

Zhang Miao on the side was very cooperative, and followed Kong Miao's words, saying: "Dong is a thief who is in power and has been reduced to an imperial position. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yanzhou should take the oath appropriately!" He bit Liu Dai tightly. With one blow, Liu Dai was forced onto the dark road.

The other people on the side were strangely silent.

Although most of the Guandong nobles believed that Dong Zhuo would be defeated at this moment, so they came to gain political credit, but most of the people present felt the same as Ming Jing, knowing that this matter did not actually have the emperor's consent, but the Yuan family privately Initiated in the name of Sangong's edict, and then claimed without authorization that there was an imperial edict...

As the saying goes, the first rafter dies first, so even if the challenge to Dong is successful, what if the emperor one day gains some rights, or if he offends someone, the censor will dig up the old score again, saying that a certain year In a certain month, under the Supreme Order, someone secretly gathered troops to form an alliance through bloodshed, and had rebellious intentions. It was difficult to explain clearly even if he was talking all over the place.

What's more, it's okay if you are the leader of the alliance. After all, benefits and risks coexist. Being the leader of the alliance will naturally gain you both in terms of reputation and real power. You must bear some risks. It is natural to lead the alliance, but now the leader is not It's your own, so why should you be tainted with arrogance?

Therefore, Kong Nicai took the lead in attacking and raised the banner of Liu Dai, a royal clan member, high, and then Zhang Miao came up and gave him a harsh bite. He said implicitly that everyone came to attack Dong Zhuo for the sake of the Han Dynasty. If you, a genuine member of the Han clan, don't come out to take the oath, who do you expect to do this job?

But Liu Dai obviously didn't want to eat mutton but only get the smell of mutton all over his body. He rolled his eyes and said: "Although I am the Queen of Mourning Hui, but the five clothes have been separated, I am not as good as Liu Jingzhou, the Queen of Lu Gong." That's a lot! Now that we have made an alliance with blood, we should ask Liu Jingzhou's envoy Fei Ziyuan to act on his behalf!"

When Fei Qian heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood...