Chapter 83

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

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

However, what connection did this have with Gu Yi’s strategy?

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

"Gentlemen, since what these small warlords in Liangzhou care about most is their own little patches of territory,"

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

"Right now, they are following by Han Sui’s side,"

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

"I intend to divide our forces into five routes to bypass and raid the rear of these Liangzhou warlords."

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

"Instead, I want 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 bypassing and launching a sneak attack, the generals could understand.

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

But it was a great pity that...

Han Sui had left enough troops in his lair at Tianshui, and that fellow Niu Fu not only failed to take Tianshui but also suffered heavy losses.

This indirectly led to the subsequent crushing defeat.

Now, Gu Yi’s strategy

was also a bypass and sneak attack.

But he was far more ruthless than Niu Fu!

Niu Fu had charged in head-on with fifty thousand men.

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

But the damn problem was...

Dividing into five routes to bypass and sneak attack, only to just take a stroll through the territories of those 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 well within Gu Yi’s expectations.

He smiled slightly and explained:

"Gentlemen, you indeed know that you are just going for a stroll through those small warlords’ territories."

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

"Just imagine,"

"if they, stationed at the front lines, suddenly heard en masse that their rear lairs were being raided, what would they think?"

"Gulp..."

The council chamber suddenly fell silent.

The generals all swallowed hard.

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

What is a venomous strategist?

This damn thing is a true venomous 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 routes and bypassing for a sneak attack were merely two decoys.

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

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

Except for the cunning and treacherous Han Sui,

how could the rest of them remain calm upon hearing that their rear lairs were being raided?

At that time,

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

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

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

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

his momentum would be far less than before.

His overall strength would drop by at least sixty percent!

Then, why did Gu Yi only have the Dong Zhuo generals circle the Liangzhou warlords’ territories without attacking anything?

Because Gu Yi intended to preserve his strength!

After the generals finished circling the Liangzhou warlords’ territories,

those warlords would likely have already started moving, retreating from the Fufeng front lines back to their own lands.

And at this time,

if the Dong Zhuo generals then left the warlords’ territories, converged, and headed to Fufeng to fight a decisive battle with Han Sui, it would be twice the result with half the effort!

How could Han Sui, with his strength reduced by sixty percent, defeat Gu Yi’s army in its prime?

Once Han Sui was defeated,

even if those Liangzhou warlords rushed back, it would be to no avail.

The fate awaiting them, other than surrender, would be death!

Gu Yi’s strategy was extremely vicious.

But it exploited the very mindset of these Liangzhou warlords who feared their rear lairs would be raided.

If the opponent were a unified, large power, this strategy would likely lose its effect.

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

Gu Yi assigned the five routes 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 wasn't that Gu Yi didn't trust the abilities of the others.

It was just that their current official ranks were too low.

Once they performed meritorious service this time and their positions were raised, they would naturally have opportunities to command armies independently in the future.

Fufeng

Guanshi Allied Army Camp

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

Below him were the various small warlords of Liangzhou.

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

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

while 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 deeply worried about their inability to defeat Xu Rong.

"Damn that Xu Rong!"

"He clearly has fewer than thirty thousand troops, yet he has managed to hold on for so long!"

"It is truly hateful to the extreme!"

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

They had originally thought that Xu Rong would collapse at the first touch, just like Niu Fu.