Chapter 162

under the leadership of that idiot Niu Fu, the Dong Zhuo army suffered a defeat.

Han Sui and the various small warlords of Liangzhou took the opportunity to expand their territories.

However, what specific connection does this have to Gu Yi's strategy?

Seeing the confusion in everyone's eyes, Gu Yi explained:

"Everyone, since the thing these small warlords in Liangzhou care about most is their own little bit of territory,"

"then we might as well strike at their territories!"

"Right now, they are following Han Sui,"

"which means there are not many garrison troops left in their original territories."

"I intend to divide our forces into five groups to separately raid the rear of these small Liangzhou warlords."

"But take note, I do not need you to capture these cities."

"I only need you to circle through their territories as quickly as possible!"

Hearing this, all the generals were stunned.

This strategy was simply unheard of...

If it were about circling to the rear for a sneak attack, the generals could understand.

After all, that was exactly what Niu Fu had done before.

But very unfortunately,

Han Sui had left sufficient troops in his lair at Tianshui; that idiot Niu Fu not only failed to take Tianshui but instead suffered heavy losses.

This indirectly led to the subsequent defeat.

Now, Gu Yi's strategy

was also a rear-raid sneak attack.

But he was much more ruthless than Niu Fu!

Niu Fu had charged in directly with fifty thousand men.

Gu Yi, on the other hand, actually wanted to divide his forces into five groups!

But the damn problem is...

Dividing into five groups to raid the rear, only to just take a stroll through the territories of those small Liangzhou warlords?

This...

War is not a spring outing!

Furthermore, the situation is extremely critical right now; where would there be time for such leisure?

The generals' confusion was also within Gu Yi's expectations.

He just smiled slightly and explained:

"Everyone, you indeed know that you are just going to take a stroll through the territories of those small warlords."

"But the question is, do those small warlords know it themselves?"

"Just imagine."

"With them on the front lines, if they suddenly hear that their rear lairs have been raided, what would they think?"

"Gulp..."

The council chamber suddenly fell silent.

The generals all swallowed hard.

Li Jue and Guo Si, whose legs were weak, almost knelt down to Gu Yi on the spot!

What is a ruthless strategist?

This damn thing is a real ruthless strategist!

As for the likes of Jia Xu and Li Ru,

compared to Gu Yi, they could truly be called kind-hearted!

Dividing into five groups to raid the rear were just two decoys.

The true ruthlessness lay in Gu Yi's precise control of the human heart!

These small warlords in Liangzhou care most about their own little plots of land.

Except for the cunning Han Sui,

how could the rest of them remain calm after suddenly hearing that their rear lairs had been raided?

At that time,

even if Han Sui painted a bigger picture or offered greater benefits,

these small Liangzhou warlords would only immediately stop fighting and lead their armies back to their own territories.

After all, if even the lair is gone, what benefits are there to talk about?

And after they leave, although Han Sui still has the mercenary troops of the Qiang and Di tribes behind him,

his momentum will be far less than before.

His overall strength will have dropped by at least sixty percent!

So, why did Gu Yi only let the Dong Zhuo generals circle around the territories of the small Liangzhou warlords without attacking anything?

Because Gu Yi intends to preserve his strength!

After the generals finish circling the territories of the small Liangzhou warlords,

those small warlords will likely have already started moving to withdraw from the Fufeng front lines back to their own territories.

And at this moment,

for the Dong Zhuo generals to leave the territories of the small Liangzhou warlords and regroup to head to Fufeng for a decisive battle with Han Sui would be twice the result with half the effort!

With his strength reduced by sixty percent, how could Han Sui possibly defeat Gu Yi's army in its prime state?

After Han Sui is defeated,

even if those small Liangzhou warlords rush back, it will be of no use.

The fate awaiting them, besides surrender, is death!

This strategy of Gu Yi's is extremely vicious.

But it exploits the exact mentality of these small Liangzhou warlords worrying about their respective rear lairs being raided.

If the opponent were a unified major faction, it would likely lose its effectiveness.

Therefore, this strategy can be called "tailor-made" specifically for these small Liangzhou warlords!

Gu Yi assigned the five army groups to Li Jue, Guo Si, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji, and himself.

Huang Zhong, Zhang Xiu, Gao Shun, Han Hao, and Ma Yunlu all followed by Gu Yi's side.

Except for Ma Yunlu,

it's not that Gu Yi doesn't trust the abilities of the others.

It's just that their current official ranks are all too low.

Once they establish military merit this time and their positions are raised, there will naturally be opportunities for them to command armies independently in the future.

Fufeng

Guanxi Coalition Camp

Han Sui, as the alliance leader, sat in the main seat.

Below him were the various small warlords of Liangzhou.

Big and small, there were fully twenty or thirty of them.

Among these people, the slightly stronger ones possessed a few thousand troops.

The weaker ones had less than a thousand.

But they were numerous.

Added together, they had gathered several tens of thousands of troops.

At this moment, these guys were worried sick about their inability to defeat Xu Rong.

"Damn Xu Rong!"

"He clearly has less than thirty thousand troops, yet he's managed to hold out for so long!"

"It's truly hateful to the extreme!"

Li Kan, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, and others among the small Liangzhou warlords said with resentment.

They had originally thought Xu Rong would be like Niu Fu, collapsing at the first touch.