Chapter 331: A big fuss
What Shen Pei said was a very realistic issue, and also the Achilles' heel of the Land Alliance.
An alliance is just an alliance after all. No matter how much they understand the overall situation and how well they cooperate with each other, they still have differences in their fundamental interests.
The biggest problem here is that the members of the alliance are willing to work together for the opportunity to unify the world in the future.
Tian Ze went south to Taishan County, although Yuan Shao and others knew that his purpose was just to force a battle in order to reduce the pressure of the future battle in Xiliang.
But are they likely to sacrifice themselves for the greater good?
After all, this time is different from the past. In the past, for the sake of the overall situation, at most only part of the spoils were sacrificed. But this time, the sacrifice may be an entire state and millions of people.
Once Tian Ze really occupied Taishan County, even if the anti-Tian alliance won, Yuan Shao would almost lose the possibility of unifying the world.
"Another conspiracy." This familiar feeling gave Xun Chen a huge headache.
Although the conspiracy is sinister and fierce, it is possible to see through and guard against it. However, an open conspiracy is something that people know is a trap, but they have no choice but to jump into it.
It just so happens that Tian Ze is the one who is best at open conspiracy.
"Contact Cao Cao and prepare for war first." Yuan Shao said with a sigh.
The situation was in Tian Ze's favor. Even though he saw through Tian Ze's intention, he had no choice but to follow Tian Ze's plan.
"Strategically speaking, we have almost no chance of winning, so we can only rely on tactics."
"Tian Chengshou doesn't want to make a big fuss, but we just don't want to. In this battle, we can only win if we win a big victory. We must do our best and try to win as quickly as possible."
Although Yuan Shao was helpless in being led by Tian Ze, he did not feel that the battle was hopeless.
Although he had joined forces with Cao Cao in the previous Battle of Bingzhou, Cao Cao was not aware of Tian Ze's power at that time and was obviously reserved.
Now, both sides have adjusted their mindsets and positions. Considering Cao Cao's abilities and the civil and military forces under his rule, the possibility of winning is not low.
After all, although their talents are not as good as Tian Ze's, they should still be stronger than Tian Ze when used in combat.
Besides...
Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shu, who was sitting at the first position on his right, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
In Puyang, Cao Cao received the news almost at the same time as Yuan Shao and made the same judgment.
They are all brave and courageous heroes.
Although he knew that Tian Ze was powerful, he did not surrender.
Cao Cao placed his capital directly in Puyang, which was close to Jizhou and Sili, and Yuan Shao also placed his capital directly in Linzi, which was close to the front line.
In this way, although the military pressure is much greater, once Tian Ze makes a move or an opportunity arises, they can act quickly to avoid delaying the battle.
This time, after learning the news in time, the two of them quickly organized a large army and marched towards Zhu Acheng at the same time in great tacit understanding.
In Zhu'a County, Zang Ba looked at the Taishan Mountain Range right in front of him, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
I'm back!
As a former Taishan bandit, he felt extremely at home when he returned here.
Back here, he can be said to be like a fish in water.
As long as he is given half a year to manage the business, relying on the strategic terrain of Mount Tai, he will be able to hold on even if he is besieged by princes from four directions.
Thinking of this, Zang Ba couldn't help but look towards the north, and said with a little worry: "The key to this battle depends on Zilong."
"Just buy me two months to transport food and grass, but I'm afraid Yuan Shao and Cao Cao won't agree!" Although the strategy formulated by Guo Jia and others was to use Taishan County as bait to force Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to join the war, they did not care about occupying Taishan County and did not hold out much hope.
However, Zang Ba, who was responsible for occupying Taishan County, was not willing to just be a supporting role.
Wouldn't it be better if he could actually occupy the Taishan Mountains?
He had plenty of ways to lure Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to attack, otherwise, they would never live a day in peace.
Burning, killing and looting are his specialties.
"General, should we go into the mountains now?" asked the deputy general.
Zang Ba shook his head and smiled meaningfully: "You lead the main force into Mount Tai first, leave me 10,000 elite troops, and I will go to the south to explore the way first."
The deputy general was stunned when he heard this.
Seeing Zang Ba's unusual smile, he immediately understood his idea and reminded him in a low voice: "General, Military Advisor Guo said before that we should focus on stability this time. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have many capable people under their command."
Zang Ba said calmly: "What are you afraid of? I'm afraid they just received the news."
"Besides, what I'm going to do next is not very risky. After all, we're all near Taishan County. If there's any disturbance, I can just withdraw."
After saying that, Zang Ba looked at Xu Shu, who was dressed in blue and dressed as a knight beside him, and said, "Yuanzhi, what do you think?"
Xu Shu smiled slightly: "General, you are wise. Only by taking the enemy by surprise can we attack them when they are unprepared."
"Everyone thinks that our Great Qi soldiers are not good at making unexpected plans. This time, perhaps we can give them another reminder. This action was improvised by us. We ourselves could not have thought of it in advance, let alone Yuan Shao and Cao Cao."
Zang Ba heard this and patted Xu Shu's shoulder with satisfaction: "Not bad. His Majesty once said that a master can be killed with random punches."
"The enemy is mostly very intelligent, so we should adopt an unexpected approach, act casually and recklessly, and make the enemy confused."
Zang Ba is not a good boy. He has always done some "sassy moves" and this time is no exception.
It is not his style to guard Mount Tai quietly, wait for the enemy to attack, and watch the enemy and Zhao Yun's troops fight a decisive battle.
Now that we are here, we must make a big scene.
"How long can the food and supplies we brought last?" Zang Ba asked.
"The Ministry of War prepared a large amount of dried meat this time. In order to reach Mount Tai as quickly as possible, we did not carry too much, but it is enough for us to eat for two months." said the deputy general.
"Two months." Zang Ba murmured softly.
This battle is different from previous ones.
In the past, even in the Taihang Mountains, he could still get a large amount of food and material support from the rear, without having to worry about logistics problems at all.
And this time, we are really going deep into the enemy's territory alone.
Although the Taishan Mountains are not too far from the Yellow River, it is enough for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to set up a blockade.
And Liu Bei and Sun Ce will inevitably be involved in it later.
It is impossible for Zhao Yun's army to hold out here for a long time. It would be good enough if they can hold out for a few more days.
Without logistical support and farming people, if Zang Bajun wants to gain a foothold in the Taishan Mountains, he can only rely on the food and fodder that was rushed during this period.
"That's enough. I believe that with Zilong's ability, Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde can't do anything to him."
"Let's go! Let's go south and visit Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's hinterland, and help Zilong relieve some of the pressure."
(End of this chapter)
