Chapter 601: Careful planning, it’s all a trap!

Chapter 601: Careful planning, it’s all a trap!

In that turbulent era, Feng Yu was just a warlord of mediocre ability. He was neither outstanding nor evil, but just somewhere in the middle. However, heroes are made by the times, and sometimes opportunities are like a gust of wind that can blow ordinary people to high positions.

Feng Yu's military ability was only average, his vision was not beyond ordinary people, and he was even quite mediocre in governance. However, he had one unique advantage - he was very generous to his subordinates. He firmly believed in the principle of sharing the good, which earned him a certain amount of prestige and support among his subordinates despite his average strength.

Facing Gao Yao's recruitment, Feng Yu knew very well that he was no match for him. But he did not show weakness, instead he showed a very clear attitude. He told Gao Yao that he could surrender, but he must ensure that he and his brothers could continue to enjoy wealth and glory. If Gao Yao did not agree to this condition, then he would rather choose to hold his ground and fight with Gao Yao.

When everyone discussed how to deal with Feng Yu, including Gao Yao, they all gave a unanimous evaluation of him: a stone in the toilet, smelly and hard. No matter how they persuaded him, they could not change his decision.

Moreover, if the enemy chose to defend to the death, then this Xiayuan City alone would definitely not be so easy to conquer. However, Han Xin had no fear of this. Even if Feng Yu really decided to defend this Xiayuan City to the death, under the fierce attack of Gaoyao's army, it would only take seven days at most, and Han Xin was fully confident that he could directly take Xiayuan City into his pocket.

However, the real problem is not whether the city can be captured, but time. The current situation in the world can be described as a matter of urgency, and all forces are on high alert. Once Han Xin mobilizes the army, the tens of thousands of troops will definitely not be silent, especially at such a critical moment as attacking a city, it is even more difficult to be silent.

At this time, the reaction of the other princes was crucial. Once the news of Han Xin leading the army to capture cities and territories was exposed, the four princes headed by Wei Bao and including Wu Rui would immediately realize that they had all been fooled by Gao Yao. After all, everyone had always believed that Gao Yao's attack focus should be on Hanzhong or Nanjun, but who could have expected that Gao Yao would suddenly launch such a large-scale attack in the coastal areas? This undoubtedly meant that everyone was severely deceived by Gao Yao.

More importantly, there is an important factor involved - opportunity.

Gao Yao's total military strength is limited. If he puts a large number of troops into attacking other counties, his own strength will inevitably be affected. After all, war is not just a contest of military strength, but also involves logistics supply, strategic layout and other aspects.

The truth that the lips and teeth are in danger is well known to all the princes. They would never watch Gao Yao completely take over the coastal counties, because this would pose a greater threat to Wu Rui and even Wei Bao.

Once Gao Yao successfully occupied the coastal counties, he would have the potential to launch an attack directly against Wei Bao. This would undoubtedly be a huge threat to the other princes. Therefore, when they learned that Han Xin had begun his attack, the other four families would have chosen to abandon all other options without hesitation and take the initiative to launch an attack at the first opportunity.

What Han Xin needed to consider was how much he could achieve from the moment he started the attack to the time when the news reached the other four families, and the time when the four families started to attack Gaoyao. This was the real reason why Han Xin had been hiding his strength.

Han Xin's goal was very clear, that is, not to act rashly, but once he decided to act, he must quickly capture the two counties of Donghui and Langya with a thunderous force. He knew that only in this way could he achieve his strategic goals, consolidate his position, and lay a solid foundation for future development.

To achieve this goal, Han Xin demonstrated great patience and strategy. He was willing to wait for the right moment and even hid his troops for more than a month, most of the time lurking in the mountains and forests to minimize the risk of being discovered. This covert operation not only required a high degree of discipline and organizational ability, but also a precise grasp of the enemy's situation.

Now, the time is finally ripe, and Han Xin decided to strike decisively. He planned to capture the entire Donghui County in just three days. To this end, he formulated a detailed battle plan and divided his troops into three groups to advance simultaneously. Among them, the navy will be responsible for landing and cutting off Feng Yu's possible northward route to ensure that the enemy cannot escape.

Han Xin personally led the First Army and split it into two armies to attack several other counties around. His goal was to quickly capture all the counties within three days and finally meet at Xiayuan City. This strategic layout not only ensured the speed and efficiency of the attack, but also effectively distracted the enemy's attention, making it difficult for them to organize effective resistance.

Wu She's mission to Wu Rui may seem ordinary, but it actually has a hidden meaning. It not only provides necessary cover for Han Xin, but is also a carefully planned move by Gao Yao.

Why send an envoy with such fanfare? On the surface, it seems that this is to sow discord among the princes, but in fact, this approach itself is not very realistic. Gao Yao knew very well that there must be smart people among the other princes, and they would naturally be able to see through Gao Yao's intentions. Therefore, simply hoping to fool the princes in this way, the possibility of success is very small.

So, what was Gao Yao's real purpose? The answer was actually very simple. He wanted to use Wu She's mission to attract everyone's attention. By doing this, Gao Yao announced to everyone that 200,000 troops were stationed along the Yangtze River, ready to attack Nanjun at any time. In this way, most people's attention would be drawn to Nanjun, thus ignoring the movements in other places.

At the same time, Gao Yao also cleverly arranged for Erniu to lead the Fourth Army to make some small moves in the two counties of Bashu. These seemingly insignificant actions were enough to make the allied forces of the princes suspicious. They would begin to wonder whether Gao Yao was really just attacking Nanjun openly, but secretly eyeing Hanzhong.

In this way, Gao Yao's plan was successfully implemented. He successfully distracted the attention of the princes' coalition forces and made them speculate about Gao Yao's true intentions. All of this created favorable conditions for Han Xin's actions.