"Why do you have to stay in the pass and defend passively?”
"There's not much point in beating Sun Jian, but you can go beat the others!”
Gu Yi said casually.
Hwa Xiong was stunned for half a minute.
Immediately, he ordered the guards beside him to bring the map over.
On the topographic map, Sun Jian was stationed upstream of the river.
Although it was very close to Mushui Pass.
However, this place was equivalent to an independent stronghold.
If Hwa Xiong wanted to attack the alliance army camp, he would not have to pass through Sun Jian's camp upstream.
Of course, this did not mean that Hwa Xiong could ignore Sun Jian.
If Sun Jian suddenly surrounded Hua Xiong while he was attacking the alliance army's camp, Hua Xiong and the Western Liang soldiers under his command would not be able to escape even if they had wings!
Realizing this, a hint of anger flashed across Hwa Xiong's face.
He seriously suspected that Gu Yi was lying to him, and his goal was to let Sun Jian cut him off!
However, Gu Yi had already expected Hwa Xiong's anger.
He smiled and said,
"General, are you worried that Sun Jian will sneak attack from behind?”
"There's no need to worry about this matter."
"Sun Jian's subordinates have already fallen into a predicament of lacking rations.”
"Forget about ambushing from the back, even if they successfully retreat, with Sun Jian's current rations, it would be difficult.”
Hwa Xiong was shocked once again.
As the vanguard of the alliance army, what was this?
Not to mention Hwa Xiong, even if anyone who knew about military affairs heard this news, they would probably be shocked.
But the truth was…that was the case.
It wasn't that Sun Jian's subordinates were short of rations, but that they were in a dire situation!
What was different from the other allied dukes was that…
Although Sun Jian's soldiers were brave and powerful, they were not good at production!
Yes, Sun Jian had appeared as a mercenary in the alliance army.
And the one who hired him was Yuan Shu!
This seemed to cause some subversion.
After all, in the original Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu had many conflicts. How could Yuan Shu hire Sun Jian?
But the truth was that Sun Jian was indeed Yuan Shu's mercenary!
However, there was a serious conflict between the mercenary and Yuan Shu.
As a result, Yuan Shu cut off Sun Jian's rations.
In reality.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it was said that Yuan Shu was in charge of the allied army's rations, but because he looked down on Sun Jian, he cut off his rations in private. This was simply not something that could withstand scrutiny!
One had to know that the alliance army of the dukes had to pay for their own troops and food to join the alliance army.
How could there be a unified control when each managed their own grain?
Then why did the other dukes have provisions to eat, but you, Sun Jian, suddenly ran out of provisions?
It was because the soldiers under Sun Jian were not productive.
In other words, he and his soldiers were taken care of, so they did not have to worry about food.
Looking back at how Sun Jian had joined the alliance army.
He led his troops north from Changsha.
He killed the Jingzhou governor, Nanyang prefect, Xiangyang prefect, and many other officials of the imperial court.
How could this be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?
He was clearly a mountain king who killed and robbed people!
Then why did Sun Jian do this?
After he killed these people, he did not occupy the city. Instead, he continued to lead his troops north.
Could it be that it was just for robbery?
Of course not!
After Sun Jian killed these officials, Yuan Shu quickly sent people to replace them.
From this, it could be seen that Sun Jian and Yuan Shu had long been colluding.
Getting rid of these imperial court officials was helping Yuan Shu clear his name!
But unfortunately…
The secret plan between Sun Jian and Yuan Shu didn't work.
At almost the same time, Liu Biao rode into Jing State alone and gained the support of the Jing State aristocratic families. He quickly took control of Jing and Xiang.
As a result, Yuan Shu was only able to occupy Nanyang County and not the entire Jing State as he had planned.
Perhaps it was because of the unequal distribution of the spoils that Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, the pair of financial backers and mercenaries, had a serious conflict.
As a result, the rations that Yuan Shu was supposed to provide to Sun Jian did not arrive on time.
As a result, Sun Jian suffered heavy losses from Hwa Xiong's night attack.
However, Hua Xiong, who had always stayed near Luoyang, was naturally unaware of the dealings between Yuan Shu and Sun Jian.
Hwa Xiong's first reaction was disbelief when he heard Gu Yi mention it.
But before he could react, Gu Yi laughed."
"If General doesn't believe that Sun Jian has no food, you can send spies to investigate the situation.”
"This…"
Hearing this suggestion, Hwa Xiong was instantly tempted.
If Sun Jian really did not have any provisions, he would not be in a hurry to attack Mushui Pass.
This way, even if he sent scouts to investigate the situation near Sun Jian's camp, he would still be able to make it.
But soon, Hwa Xiong realized something.
If Sun Jian pretended to have no provisions to lure him out to attack the alliance camp, he would be able to escape.
At that time, the defense of Lishui Pass was empty.
If Sun Jian led his troops to attack, he would definitely not be able to resist.
Thinking of this, Hwa Xiong exclaimed,"
"Good boy, I almost fell for your trick!”
"Presumably, you want to trick me into leading the main army out of Mushui Pass so that Sun Jian can take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, right?”
It had to be said that although Hwa Xiong did not have any special abilities, he was definitely not an idiot.
Being able to realize this was already better than most of the boorish generals.
However, upon hearing Hwa Xiong's words, Gu Yi could not help but laugh."
"General, is the defense army in Mushui Pass only cavalry?”
"If the general suspects that I'm playing tricks, you can just take the cavalry and attack the alliance camp.”
"As for the infantrymen, all of them will stay in Mushui Pass just in case.”
"With how strong the Mushui Pass is, could Sun Jian have taken it if all the infantry stayed here?”
There were a total of 70,000 soldiers in Mushui Pass.
There were 20,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry.
They were all Western Liang elites.
In terms of individual combat power, it was definitely much stronger than the uneven combat power of the alliance army.
50,000 foot soldiers stayed inside the pass, plus the sturdiness of the pass.
Even if the allied forces attacked, they wouldn't be able to take it down in a short period of time.
After hearing Gu Yi's words, most of Hwa Xiong's doubts were dispelled.
Infantry was far less mobile than cavalry.
Sneaking an attack on the alliance army camp required speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness!
If they brought infantrymen, they would drag down the cavalry.
Although he had already made up his mind to give it a try.
However, Hwa Xiong still pretended to be unmoved.
However, Gu Yi was not in a hurry.
He had already seen Hwa Xiong sending his personal guards down to pass down the order, ordering the scouts to go to Sun Jian's camp to investigate the situation.
After that, Hwa Xiong sent someone to bring Gu Yi away to rest.
Yes, he was taken away to arrange a place to rest, not the kind where he was locked up.
Around evening.
A few scouts who had followed Hwa Xiong's orders to gather information had returned.
What followed them was the news that Sun Jian's army had run out of food for an entire day!
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