The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 887: The Lion and the Elephant Fight the Rabbit

Although the weather is getting colder and colder every year, the winter time is getting longer every year.

But no matter how long the winter is, spring will come eventually.

No matter how long the ice age is, it will eventually come to an end.

When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, the things in the world that were originally covered by ice and snow will be revived, and everything will be revived and beautiful.

It's just that at that time, it also means that the roads that were originally affected by snow will resume smoothness.

After spring, there is no cold weather that affects the body temperature of marching soldiers, nor is there any accumulation of ice and snow that will slow down the marching pace of the army.

Now on the land of Huaxia, with the melting of ice and snow and the gradual change of the weather, the battle between the Ming and Han courts is imminent.

In the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty (198), in the third year of Zhangwu, February [-]th.

The eastern suburbs of Pengcheng State and Lu County in Xuzhou.

The snow on the road still hasn't melted, and it's silted up on the official road.

During this period of time, no one went to clean the official road, and no one dared to walk on this road.

A large number of Han troops were converging towards Pengcheng, while all ministries of the Ming army were marching towards Xiapi. Lu County was sandwiched between Pengcheng and Xiapi, which was extremely embarrassing.

Because it is located in a plain, there is no danger to defend, and the city wall is extremely low, so it has not been reinforced at all.

The Han army had already abandoned the city here, and took the first step to withdraw the people of the entire Lu County to the west of Pengcheng.

Lu Bu led his war horse up to a hill in the eastern suburbs, Cheng Lian and Wei Yue followed closely behind them, and behind them was the cavalry from the Xiaoqi Battalion. They followed Lu Bu and fought all the way from Shangjun So far, it has not changed for more than ten years.

Time flies, time flies.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed quietly.

Lu Bu tightened his grip on the reins. He used to be a military marquis in Shangjun County, and Xu An just occupied a county in Shangdang County.

But now Taipingdao has long been the founding system of the country, and he is already a champion.

Unknowingly, it has reached the age of forty.

Although the fiery red banners of the Han Army were flying over the city of Lu County, there were no generals of the Han Army in sight, and the city seemed dead silent.

Although he didn't know what the Han army's plan was, Lu Bu sent someone to check inside from the east gate.

The city wall in Lu County is not high, and even stairs are not needed, and it can be climbed in with some skills.

The scouts who entered the city first opened the city gate, and then more generals entered the city with the scouts who entered the city earlier, and began a wider search, and finally determined that Lu County had been abandoned by the Han army.

Lu Bu was not surprised by this result.

Abandoning Lu County was the right move for the Han army. From Xiapi to Lu County, it can be said that there is no obstacle.

The city of Lu County is low, and there is no favorable terrain around it. If you choose to defend Lu County, it will undoubtedly be a waste of troops.

"laugh--"

A puff of white air spewed out of the nostrils of the horse under the seat, and shook its head.

Lu Bu withdrew his gaze from looking at the interior of Lu County, and turned to look at the outskirts of Lu County.

At this time, in the outskirts of Lu County, more than a dozen Ming troops with yellow flags had dispersed. As the vanguard of the army, they needed to investigate the forests and settlements along the way.

This time he led the Xiaoqi Battalion as the vanguard, leaving more than [-] people in the team, and scattered all the remaining [-] people.

Although there are only more than [-] cavalry scattered outside, at a glance, it seems that the mountains and plains are full of cavalry, full of oppression.

The ice and snow are melting. Although the snow on the official road still exists, it has melted a lot, and the pressure on the march has been reduced a lot.

"Speed ​​up the march. At dusk today, we must advance to the eastern suburbs of Pengcheng."

Looking into the distance, Lu Bu frowned involuntarily.

The world is vast, and snowflakes are slowly falling from the sky
Snow-covered shrubs are distributed on both sides of the wide avenue, and there is little life on the snow-covered field.

Yushu Qiongzhi is like a cage of white smoke, spreading all the way, connecting with the distant horizon.

Snowflakes are falling, and the sky is wide and white, connecting into an endless piece.

Lu Bu held his head high and looked forward, what greeted him was snowflakes flying all over the sky,
Lu Bu let the snowflakes falling from the sky fall on his face. The snowflakes fell on his face and disappeared soon. The cold touch made Lu Bu feel quite strange.

The sky is dark, the sun is not visible, and the clouds are thick, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

Lu Bu looked at the dark sky in front of him in a daze, everything seemed like a dream, and they had come here unknowingly.

"Pengcheng...Pengcheng..."

Lu Bu led the horse forward slowly, and led the guards behind him to step down the mound slowly.

Cheng Lian pondered for a while, gently held the horse's belly, stepped forward a little, and asked in a low voice.

"I heard that the little emperor of the Han Dynasty personally led the army to enter Pengcheng this time. The morale of the Han army is now greatly boosted. An army of [-] has been gathered in Pengcheng. How true is this?"

This time they marched into Pengcheng, although Xiaoqiying was the vanguard, Cheng Lian and Wei Yue didn't know much about the situation in Pengcheng, they only knew a few words of news.

It is said that Pengcheng has gathered more than [-] soldiers at this time. The composition of these soldiers is complex, including Jingzhou soldiers, Yanzhou soldiers, Xuzhou soldiers, Yuzhou soldiers and the imperial army from Chendu.

Anyway, this time the Han Dynasty has already taken out all their family assets. According to the talisman propaganda in the army, this battle in Pengcheng will be a battle that will determine the ownership of the world.

Once defeated, the Han court will fall into the abyss, and there will be no chance of turning over. It depends on the spread of the world, and at most there is only a little resistance.

Wei Yue also wanted to know the answer to Cheng Lian's question.

Lu Bu had just participated in a military meeting not long ago, and the information he got was more accurate than the two of them.

Lu Bu looked at the expectant eyes of Cheng Lian and Wei Yue, and smiled.

"Anyway, it's not a secret. Duke Ming didn't strictly prohibit rumors, so it doesn't matter if you listen to it."

"According to intelligence, the Han army gathered in Pengcheng has indeed exceeded [-], and this number is still increasing."

Cheng Lian looked strange and clicked his tongue.

"Where did the Han court have such an army? There were almost [-] soldiers in the Northern Expedition, and we also defeated more than [-] in Qingxu. Now there are more than [-]."

Wei Yue also nodded, his arithmetic is not very good, but the problem of addition and subtraction is not big, so he couldn't help asking

"Can the Han court support so many troops?"

Calculating the achievements of the Han army before, the Han court’s army has definitely exceeded one million. Such a huge army consumes an astronomical figure every year. Anyway, he can’t figure it out. Where did the Han court come from? so much money.

"Why can't you afford it?"

Compared with Cheng Lian and Wei Yue, two scumbags who often skipped classes, Lu Bu had a much clearer understanding of all aspects of the Han court.

"Now our Ming Dynasty has a territory of tens of thousands of miles and dozens of provinces, but the total number of active troops in all regions is only more than [-]."

"But if Duke Ming really wants to mobilize troops, even millions of troops can be mobilized."

"Army stationed in various places can also be counted as combat power."

"Although there are not many soldiers in the Han court, there are still some of them, and the most important thing is that there are local braves in the Han court. These brave men are private soldiers recruited by those aristocratic families. money to support."

"Of the [-] troops gathered in Pengcheng, more than half are composed of Xiangyong."

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and he didn't pay much attention to these so-called bravery.

What kind of virtue is Xiangyong?

After all, the emperor of Han today is still too young, and has shallow views on many things.

The ministers of the Han court, although experienced, are too old-fashioned, and they don't know Ming court at all.

If Sun Jian had not died, Sun Jian would definitely strongly oppose Liu Xie's reform.

Soldiers are not many, but finer.

Sun Jian has always been preparing and training elite soldiers, focusing on quality rather than numbers. This is why the army under Sun Jian's command never exceeded [-].

The Han court when Sun Jian was still there was the real threat.

When Xu An learned about the reform of the Han court, the powerful families from all over the country were allowed to practice Xiangyong, but he relaxed because of this, and asserted that the Han court would be defeated, so he calmed down and mobilized his troops.

Those so-called village braves are good enough to suppress ordinary rebels, but when faced with professional soldiers, they can only run away with their heads in their hands.

Military battles are dangerous, and the situation of the war is ever-changing. Is it something that laymen can get involved in?

"There are [-] enemy troops, and less than half of them are truly capable."

"Two hundred thousand people are huddled on the front line of Pengcheng, and even Lu County dare not defend them. What is there to be afraid of?"

Lu Bu didn't take the Han army in Pengcheng seriously, and there was no way he could lose this battle.

The situation of the Han army in Pengcheng was as transparent to the Eagle Wolf Guards. The information sent to Xiapi, including how much food and grass there was in Pengcheng, and how many soldiers there were in each prefecture, was very clear.

The Eagle Wolf Guard's infiltration of the Han court has reached a terrifying level.

……

Juyang Pavilion is located in the southeast of Lu County. It is close to Surabaya. In the past, it was an important traffic road, and merchants came and went frequently, which led to the prosperity of Ting Township.

But because of the war, there were no common people in the pavilion.

The people in the pavilion had already been moved to the west of Pengcheng a step earlier, leaving only a dilapidated house here.

This place was completely burned down by the Han army. The once prosperous ferry town, now only remains of ruins.

The Yellow Angel used materials from the ruins to build a simple military stronghold, and also built a two-foot-high watchtower.

After Xu An got off his horse, he lightly stepped on the ground with his feet. The ice and snow were gradually melting. Now the snow layer on the ground was much shallower, and it had little effect on the march.

Xu An nodded slightly, and then boarded the newly built lookout pavilion, looking at the distant horizon, which has become his temporary camp.

There is a vast expanse of whiteness in the distance, and a lot of cavalry can be vaguely seen on the white field.

However, these cavalry belonged to the Ming army, and the Han army was still huddled in Pengcheng at this time.

Jia Xu stepped on the wooden ladder to the watchtower, Xu An asked without looking back, "The Han army is still huddled in Pengcheng and hasn't come out yet?"

Jia Xu walked up to him and replied directly without saluting.

"The Han army sent a group of soldiers to Juyang in the northeast, and set up a military camp. Judging by the scale, there are about ten thousand people."

"The Yinglangwei reported that most of the Han troops stationed in Pengcheng are Xiangyong, and there are also soldiers from Yuzhou."

"Yuzhou soldiers?"

Xu An raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Yes, most of these Yuzhou soldiers are newly recruited soldiers. At the beginning, the elite soldiers of Yuzhou had already been defeated by us at the foot of Fanyang City with Sun Jian. Today's Yuzhou soldiers are the county soldiers at the place where the law was reformed. Although there were more than [-] recruits recruited at that time, they were not to be feared."

"There are currently three branches of the Han army that are capable of fighting."

"One is the [-] Jingzhou soldiers led by Huang Zhong, the other is the [-] Yanzhou soldiers led by Ji Ling, and the other is the Forbidden Army under Liu Xie. This part has [-] soldiers. According to the calculation of the specific combat power, according to the speculation of the staff department, the combat power of the imperial army should be equivalent to that of the Yuzhou soldiers directly under Sun Jian's command."

"Huang Zhong..."

Xu An heard a familiar name in Jia Xu's words.

He had heard of this name before, first in the book, and then in the intelligence of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

When Xu Huang went south to Nanyang, he met Huang Zhong.

Although Huang Zhong led the Jingzhou army to a small defeat for a while, he stabilized the situation for a while, making it impossible for Xu Huang to expand the results of the battle.

Xu An wrote down Huang Zhong's name, but did not continue to ask for details.

Although now with the end of the Battle of Qingxu, the most powerful of the various ministries of the Han Army should belong to the Jingzhou soldiers, no matter in terms of military equipment, training, or combat power.

Today's Liu Biao really can be said to be a trans-tao Hannan, a powerful one.

Chen Shou commented on Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, saying that they are well-known in the world because of their majesty and appearance.Biao crossed Hannan, Shaoying Yang Heshuo, but they were both lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside.

Today's Liu Biao is not burdened by Li's queen, and has the support of the Han court as a backer, so the state is stable.

"Where is the Han army camp located?"

"Six miles southwest of Pengcheng."

Xu An closed his eyes, and a clear defense map also appeared in his mind.

After a while, Xu An opened his eyes, and he had sorted out all the context.

"After the Xiaoqi battalion arrived at the predetermined location, the cavalry of each battalion set up camp at the same time, and then first controlled the field south of Pengcheng."

"Tell Lu Bu to drive all the scouts of the Han army back to the Han army camp. I will give him the highest authority. If he thinks the timing is right, I will allow him to launch an offensive in advance."

"The infantry units marched and formed battalions according to the plan of the staff department, and told the generals of the units that everything should be done according to the plan, and the positions of the camps should not be shifted."

Regardless of whether the enemy is strong or weak, he will not take it lightly.

The lion and the elephant fight the rabbit with all their strength!
　I was in a hurry due to unexpected reasons. If the last chapter is repeated, just refresh it. I am really sorry for the inconvenience caused to everyone. I will definitely update it tomorrow.

　　
　
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