The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 648
Yanzhou, Puyang, Dongjun.

This is the camp of the Han army.

In the third year of Chuping (192), on April [-], Sun Jian ordered Zhonglang General Huang Zhong to attack Liyang, announcing the official start of the Battle of Dongjun.

This battle is destined to have a far-reaching impact, and its name is destined to hang down in the history.

Sun Jian swore to lead the Northern Expedition at Puyang Daying, and rewarded all the money that Liu Xie had given him all the time, and he himself would not accept any of it.

Yuan Shu also did not fall behind Sun Jian, and distributed all the money received in the battle of Yanshi in the past to the armies.

Sun Jian had a very high reputation in the army, although Yuan Shu was slightly inferior, but in the battle of Yanshi, everyone saw Yuan Shu's performance.

Withstood the fiercest attack of the Xiliang army, when the army was disintegrated, and facing the Xiliang iron cavalry rushing towards him like mountains and seas, Yuan Shu stood in front of the formation with a halberd in his hand and a helmet on his armor , killing dozens of people with his hands, and finally stopped the defeat.

After the First World War in Yanshi, Yuan Shu was granted the title of Marquis of Gaoyang Ting and promoted to the rank of former general. His prestige in the army is now second only to Sun Jian.

The actions of the two greatly boosted the morale of the Han army. The Han army's offensive was like fire, and the fire ignited ragingly, and quickly spread to the north bank.

After more than ten days of fierce fighting, Zhonglang's general Huang Zhong defeated Yuan Shao's Yanjin Navy.

Yanjin is in the southwest of Liyang and is a major ferry leading to the north bank.

Guarding Yanjin are two lieutenants under Yuan Shao's command, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang.

Without the restraint of the navy, Huang Zhong first sent troops to harass Yanjin day and night, and Yuan Shao's army in Yanjin was overwhelmed and exhausted.

A few days later, Huang Zhong ordered the Qi army to raid the Yanjin Camp.

Because of Huang Zhong's constant harassment before, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang only thought that the wind and rain were as usual, so they didn't pay too much attention.

And it was this negligence that gave Huang Zhong a chance.

Huang Zhong led his men into the camp and set fire to it.

When the camp was in chaos, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang woke up like a dream and wanted to organize a counterattack.

The two of them took their personal guards and walked less than a hundred steps before encountering Huang Zhong.

Meeting each other on a narrow road, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang knew that Huang Zhong was probably the commander of the night attack when they saw Huang Zhong in armor.

At this time, the military camp was in chaos, and a large number of Han soldiers rushed into the camp. The best way to turn defeat into victory was to kill Huang Zhong.

Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang did not hesitate, they took their personal guards and went straight to Huang Zhong.

Their choice was actually not wrong in this situation, what they did wrong was that they picked the wrong opponent.

Huang Zhong was not from a famous family, nor did he come from an aristocratic family. He was able to be promoted all the way in Jingzhou to the high position of Zhonglang General, not because of his family background, nor because of flattery, but because of the strength of his waist. Baodiao bow and black iron knife in hand.

Before Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang rushed over, Huang Zhong fired three arrows in succession.

Three arrows went straight for Lu Kuang's face, throat and his horse.

Before Lu Kuang could react, Huang Zhong shot him off his horse and killed him on the spot.

Seeing the death of his brother, Lu Xiang's eyes were about to burst, but the dark iron knife in Huang Zhong's hand, which glowed dimly under the firelight, had already roared towards him.

In a short time, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang were killed by Huang Zhong, and the last resistance of the Yanjin Yuan Army camp came to an end.

Afterwards, Huang Zhong and Cao Cao led troops to Liyang, and Yuan Shu also led Nanyang soldiers and Youzhou soldiers led by Liu Bei to attack Weiguo.

Yuan Shaojun's originally impenetrable line of defense gradually exposed its flaws under repeated onslaughts. Yuan Shaojun retreated steadily, and could only stabilize the front line, but was unable to launch an attack.

The overall situation seems to be settled, and good news will come from the front line every day.

One after another, the captured banners were sent to the Han army camp in Puyang, and the documents of victory were scattered around like snowflakes.

Everything seems to indicate that they are about to win the final victory.

Successive victories and high morale of the Han army on the front line also affected the rear.

In the big camp of the Han army in Puyang, all the soldiers guarding the camp were full of energy and held their heads high.

It's just that for some unknown reason, some generals from the front line returned to Puyang in a hurry.

In the tent of the general camp of the Han army in Puyang, Sun Jian sat at the head with a gloomy expression.

The generals are arranged on both sides, Yuan Shulie sits at the head of the right, and Cao Caolie sits at the head of the left.

Cao Cao formally took over the post of Inspector of Yanzhou, and concurrently served as General Fenwu, commanding Yanzhou soldiers. Among the generals, except Yuan Shu, only Cao Cao had the highest official position.

Commander of the Forbidden Army Fude, Zhonglang General Huang Zhong, Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Bei and others will sit separately.

The main generals on the front line almost gathered in the Puyang Camp.

Liu Bei is sitting next to Cao Cao, and his current official position is actually not low.

Before that, Gongsun Zan declared him Prime Minister of Pingyuan, and later Liu Bei rescued Gongsun Zan and stopped the defeat of Youzhou Army, and Gongsun Zan promoted Liu Bei as General Pingyuan.

After Gongsun Zan fled to the north, Liu Bei relied on the plains to resist the attacks of Jizhou and Qingzhou. Despite the disparity in strength, Liu Bei won a few small victories, and finally led [-] Youzhou cavalry and more than [-] infantry under his command. All the way back, successfully evacuated south.

Later, when the Taishan Yellow Turban Army marched westward to besiege Jibei, if Liu Bei hadn't led troops to help in time and restrained the strength of the Taishan Yellow Turban Army, I am afraid that Cao Cao could not easily block the Taishan Yellow Turban Army's offensive.

The person sitting next to Yuan Shu is Fu De, whose father is Fu Wan, who was a doctor of Zhongsan at that time.

Fu Wan is the seventh grandson of Da Situ Fu Zhan. He was "unworthy" to be a prince.

There are rumors in Chen Duzhong that Fu Wan's daughter Fu Shou seems to be made queen.

Although the Son of Heaven was still young, the rumors were solid, and the series of events that happened in Chen Duzhong proved this fact.

The position of the commander of the Imperial Army in Chendu was finally appointed to Fu De. His army name was "Zhongbai", which had the same name as the "Zhongbai", one of the eight new forbidden soldiers in the Northern Army in the sixth year of Yuanding, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Fude took over as the lieutenant of center base. Although it is the post of lieutenant, it is actually a high position.

Although Liu Bei is now the general of Pinglu, his status is not comparable to that of Fude.

Fude doesn't have a martial arts name. Although his body is quite strong, he lacks a sense of heroism compared to Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Huang Zhong and others. He looks a bit feminine, but he is somewhat similar to Yuan Shu's temperament.

Yuan Shu used to be reckless and debauched, but his military career and experiences over the past few years have already brought about great changes in Yuan Shu.

After three days of farewell, we will treat each other with admiration.

Today's Yuan Shu is no longer the noble son of an aristocratic family who wears brocade clothes and indulges in sensuality in the past.

Liu Bei looked sideways at Yuan Shu.

At this moment, Yuan Shu was sitting upright, dressed in military attire, wearing an iron crown on his head, with sharp eyes, but his face was as gloomy as Sun Jian's.

Rao, whoever saw the current Yuan Shu would find it hard to imagine that Yuan Shu was once a dissolute family member.

There were not many people sitting in the tent, apart from the five of them, there were only Xun Yu and Guo Jia.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Bei couldn't help but frown slightly.

He had a bad premonition in his heart. He felt that the battle of East County, which was originally a surefire victory, might have undergone new changes. They might...

Sun Jian closed the silk book in his hand, closed his eyes, his voice was extremely low, no longer the usual passion.

"The Yellow Turban Army left Hangu Pass and entered Luoyang. Luoyang has fallen..."

Liu Bei suddenly looked up at Sun Jian, resisting the urge to stand up.

"The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is approaching Zhiyuan Pass."

Sun Jian's voice was a little hoarse, and his face was extremely gloomy.

Liu Bei's expression also slowly became embarrassing, and he understood why both Sun Jian and Yuan Shu's expressions were so bad.

"The Yellow Turban Army sent troops from Hangu Pass, don't they need to rest?"

Cao Cao's face was a little gloomy, and he said doubtfully.

"How could Xu An control Guanzhong in such a short period of time..."

Cao Cao's face was ugly. Some time ago, the battle report of the Huayin battle came, and everyone was in an uproar.

Xu An defeated Dong Zhuo's army at Huayin and beheaded Dong Zhuo.

The disintegration of the [-] Xiliang army has already attracted everyone's attention.

Now the Yellow Turban Army has sent troops out of Hangu Pass and invaded the Luoyang area.

Cao Cao didn't finish his sentence. Seeing Sun Jian's expression, he finally stopped speaking.

Both Wu Jing and Zhu Zhi followed Sun Jian's command very early, and Cao Cao also knew the weight of Wu Jing and Zhu Zhi in Sun Jian's heart.

Sun Jian sent Wu Jing to guard Luoyang before, but now that Luoyang has fallen, I am afraid that Wu Jing is already in danger.

Sun Jian leaned his hands on the desk and continued.

"A secret letter came from Taishan County, Taishan Yellow Turban seems to be moving northward, and Qingzhou soldiers are stationed in Taishan and Jibei one after another."

Sun Jian's second sentence fell into the tent, and the atmosphere in the big tent seemed to freeze.

Everyone's faces were extremely ugly.

Guo Jia and Xun Yu are the main advisers, while Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others are senior generals. They know the current situation in the world and the situation in various places.

The two incidents Sun Jian mentioned were undoubtedly an epic disaster for them.

Needless to say, the actions of the Yellow Turban Army and their actions all represent one thing.

Yuan Shao has reached a certain deal with the Yellow Turban Army and concluded a covenant.

The action of the Yellow Turban Army is to cooperate with Yuan Shao.

Liu Bei's heart tightened, and he instantly understood why Sun Jian asked them to disguise themselves and return to Puyang secretly.

"Yuan Shao and Xu An conspired together, we must find a way to safely evacuate the trilogy from the south bank."

Sun Jian turned his attention to everyone in the tent.

He is well aware of the consequences of Yuan Shao and Xu An's collusion.

Now the Qingzhou soldiers and the Yellow Turbans are threatening the safety of their rear from Mount Tai, Jibei and Luoyang.

The purpose was for him to divide his troops, so that they did not have enough troops on the frontal battlefield of Dongjun.

And once there are not enough soldiers, Yuan Shao will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Sun Jian did not believe that Yuan Shao had no plan.

Now Xu An's soldiers have entered Yuyuan Pass to threaten Yangcheng, while Yuan Tan in Taishan County sent General Cen Bi to lead Qingzhou soldiers to station there.

To the south of Taishan County is the State of Lu in Yuzhou, while to the west of Jibei State are Dongjun and Dongping Kingdoms in Yanzhou.

Now that Qingzhou has been integrated with Jizhou, the barrier that originally blocked the eastern part of Qingzhou soldiers has disappeared.

Yuan Tan does not need to break through Xuzhou with Zang Ba to support the war in Dongjun.

Jibei Kingdom is not far from Dongjun, and the two counties are bordering each other. This also means that if Sun Jian must guard against Qingzhou soldiers attacking their east, he will join the battle of Dongjun.

The enemy army came from three sides, fighting on three fronts, and there is no favorable location to speak of.

With such a critical situation, even Han Xin, the soldier immortal, might not be able to solve it.

The reason why Sun Jian's face was so ugly was precisely because of this change in the situation.

Although they still had an advantage on the front line, Sun Jian knew very well that Yuan Shao would never let them leave the battlefield so easily and retreat to the south bank of the Yellow River.

Guo Jia and Xun Yu looked at each other, and they both saw horror in each other's eyes.

No one thought that Yuan Shao would form an alliance with the Yellow Turban Army.

"Every delay in evacuation adds to the threat, and there must be no further delay."

"I've already arranged for the boat and the corresponding parts."

"Han Sheng."

Sun Jian turned his attention to Huang Zhong and Cao Cao.

"You lead the Jingzhou soldiers to evacuate first, and then lead the navy to respond."

"Meng De, after you lead the Yanzhou army, I will lead the army to Baima to meet you."

Both Huang Zhong and Cao Cao had no objection to Sun Jian's arrangement. Sun Jian led the army without any direct lineage or non-direction lineage, nor any distance between relatives and estrangements like Dong Zhuo.

Moreover, at the beginning of the Battle of Dongjun, it was thanks to the bravery of Jingzhou soldiers and Huang Zhong's strategy that they captured the Yanjin Ferry and gained a firm foothold on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Although the queen was dangerous, Cao Cao didn't say anything else.

The war is dangerous, if he is afraid of danger, there is no need for him to be the governor of Yanzhou.

"highway……"

Sun Jian looked at Yuan Shu, hesitant.

Yuan Shu stood up on his knees, Mao then introduced himself.

"Leave the affairs of the queen to me. Crossing the river with cavalry is complicated. Our army already lacks cavalry. Xuande's five thousand Youzhou cavalry must not be lost."

Sun Jian stopped speaking, his eyes collided with Yuan Shu's.

Yuan Shu's gaze prevented Sun Jian from revealing his original plan in the end.

The meeting soon came to an end, and Sun Jian settled some details, after which everyone got up and left the military tent.

They didn't have much time to waste. Yuan Jun's spies, Qi Mei, were elusive. It was hard to guarantee that they had left the camp, and then Yuan Jun took the opportunity to attack.

Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others walked out of the camp, but Guo Jia and Xun Yu did not leave, and they were stayed behind by Sun Jian.

"The news came from Chen Du that Guanzhong fell. Situ Wangyun escorted King Hongnong to leave Chang'an and evacuate south in time. Now he has passed Wuguan and arrived in Nanyang County."

Sun Jian said in a low voice with a complex expression.

"King Hongnong..."

Xun Yu's eyes moved slightly. King Hongnong was referring to Liu Bian. After Liu Xie ascended the throne in the past, Jian Shuo let Liu Bian Yu Hongnong take over the country.

Now they obey Liu Xie, so although Liu Bian is the emperor in Chang'an, they call Liu Bian as King Hongnong.

Guo Jia hesitated to speak, he looked at Sun Jian, feeling a little troubled.

"Except for Wang Situ..."

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice.

"General Huangfu and Gai Xun, the three princes and nine ministers of Chang'an are all in the team, and there are many people in Chang'an..."

Guo Jia's eyes froze slightly, and his heart turned a thousand times.

Wang Yun, Huangfusong, Gai Xun and a group of important ministers of the Chang'an court all played a pivotal role in both the court and the locality.

When they enter the court of Chen Du, I am afraid that there will be no peace, and it will inevitably cause a change...

(End of this chapter)