Chapter 347

Having received the approval of Master Water Mirror, the young scholar sighed deeply and then stated his understanding!

"First, although Cao Mengde, Yuan Benchu, and others claim to have an army of eight hundred thousand, the troops under their command will definitely not exceed five hundred thousand!"

The number of troops reported in ancient wars, the number of combat-ready soldiers, was only about sixty percent!

The rest were all some civilian laborers accompanying the army!

"Therefore, in terms of troop strength, Cao Mengde and the others are only twice as many as Lin Ziyuan!"

Having twice the troop strength was indeed a lot, but it was not impossible to win!

"Second, this time Yuzhou and Yanzhou have suffered severely from the disaster, and the supply of grain and grass is insufficient. With an army of eight hundred thousand on a long expedition, Cao Mengde and Yuan Gonglu will both be unable to fight for long!"

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"On the other hand, Lin Ziyuan sits on the rich land of Xuzhou. He only needs to hold the city firmly, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and he will inevitably be able to drag it out until Cao Mengde and the others retreat!"

Xu Shu's words made everyone in the city stunned!

At this moment, they realized that Cao Mengde and Yuan Gonglu were short of grain, which was why they were attacking Xuzhou!

If they couldn't capture it for a long time, they would definitely retreat!

And just when Master Water Mirror and the others were discussing this, on the other side, in Xuzhou City

"Heh, a fine Cao Mengde, a fine Yuan Benchu, a fine Yuan Gonglu!"

Seeing these three join forces with Lu Bu and Sun Jian to raise an army of eight hundred thousand to attack him, Lin Yang was also angered to the point of laughter!

He really underestimated this group of warlords in the world!

Those who could become warlords in troubled times were none of them simple!

"My lord, Cao Mengde and the others are coming aggressively. Do we need to retreat to Yangzhou first and then maneuver with them!"

Gu Yong, who had a steady personality, put forward his suggestion!

Retreating to Wu Jun Commandery could ensure the safety of the rear!

Then mobilize the two commanderies of Xuzhou and Qingzhou to fight the three routes of the army in Xuzhou!

"Hmm? Retreat?!"

Lin Yang glanced at Gu Yong, and the chill and anger in his eyes made Gu Yong stunned!

Then he understood Lin Yang's meaning and chose to shut up!

"My lord, avoiding the sharp edge temporarily is not impossible!"

Especially Mi Zhu, who was to the side, also spoke up at this moment!

In his view!

Gu Yong's method was indeed the steadiest!

Even if defeated by Cao Mengde and the others, the army could retreat to Yangzhou to plan a counterattack!

It's just that, as soon as Especially Mi Zhu's words were spoken, everyone in the field was silent and no one spoke to agree again!

This made Especially Mi Zhu feel that something was wrong!

"Zi Zhong, sit down!"

Lin Yang glanced at Especially Mi Zhu. Especially Mi Zhu had insights in the merchant path, but his strategy was really not good!

At this time, retreat to Yangzhou?

It seemed very steady!

But once he really retreated!

How could Lin Yang talk about competing for the world!

This was something Lin Yang absolutely could not allow!

Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Zhou Yu, Chen Gui, and others in the field were all indifferent, obviously seeing Lin Yang's thoughts!

At this time, retreating was impossible!

Even if he really had to retreat to Yangzhou!

That was also the last resort!

"Eight hundred thousand troops? I don't believe it. They really have eight hundred thousand troops to attack me!"

Originally thinking of recruiting new soldiers and taking the opportunity to capture Qingzhou!

Now facing such a situation, Lin Yang was not afraid at all!

When he first started from a county magistrate, he wasn't afraid!

Now with an army of four hundred thousand, what did he have to fear!

"Fight! If Cao Mengde, Yuan Gonglu, and Yuan Benchu want to fight, I will accompany them to fight!"

Slapping the table, Lin Yang gritted his teeth and made a decision!

Strike one punch to avoid a hundred punches!

Hearing that Lin Yang wanted to fight, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Zhou Yu below all revealed smiles!

This was the wise lord they chose!

"Fengxiao, Zhongde, Gongjin, how should the formation be arranged this time? What suggestions do you have!"

Fortunately, Guo Jia had already thought of this situation before, so Lin Yang was not too worried at this moment!

It's just that there were a few more people coming!

What did he, Lin Yang, have to fear!

Hearing Lin Yang's inquiry, Guo Jia, who had been silent, arched his hands at this moment and spread out the map!

"My lord, for this great battle, we need to defeat them one by one!"