The big man is on the run

Chapter 204
Hejian Kingdom, Zhongshui City.

The geographical location of this place is very special, not only at the bend of the Hutuo River, but also at the junction of the three administrative units of Anping, Qinghe, and Zhongshan. .

Therefore, Zhongshan City became the most important stronghold to be seized by more than [-] people under Zhang Xi's army who marched southward in a hurry.

Zhang Xi, who traveled all the way from Zhuojun County and slept in the open air, was lucky to be ahead of the officers and soldiers.

But then Zhang He realized that things were not that simple.
This bend of the two rivers seems to have been deliberately given to him by the officers and soldiers.

Almost the moment he realized this problem, Zhang Xi knew he had been tricked.

"Attacking it will save it, and luring it will help it!"

At the head of Zhongshui City, where three counties and two rivers meet, Zhang He frowned deeply.

"Talk about the distribution of the army's troops, how many people came to cut off our army's supply line in person, who is the commander and who is the vanguard? Who is the commander who confronts Guo Tu at the border between Changshan County and Zhongshan State? Who is the vanguard? Zhang He put his hand on the battlements and asked the scout beside him.

"General, the distribution of the enemy's troops has been carefully investigated by my subordinates. The known army has a total of 5 troops, divided into two groups. Among them, the right army in front of our army has about 3 people to cut off the supply line. , 4000 of them are vanguard troops, the commander is Taiwei Zhu Jun, and the vanguard is Xu Huang. The left army in front of Guo Tu is commanded by the emperor himself. There are about [-] soldiers under his command, and the rest are auxiliary civilians. and auxiliary soldiers. However, it is said that the combat power of the left army is not weaker than that of the right army, and even stronger than that of the right army. The garrison is the main one." The leader of the scouts replied.

Zhang He is one of the top three existences under Yuan Shao's commanding ability, he is a brave and resourceful general, not a reckless man like Yan Liangwen Chou, naturally he would not rush to leave the strong city, drill Put it into the pocket of the official army, or rush up with one brain.

Zhang Yun pondered for a moment, roughly thought clearly about the current battlefield situation, and made what he thought was the most sensible judgment.

"Well! In this way, it is not difficult to guess what the purpose of the officers and soldiers is. It should be to drag Guo Tu while blocking us with heavy troops, and then divide the troops to cut off the supply line between the Hutuo River and the Water River. The current form It's already very serious, I can't care about anything else, I immediately sent an envoy to ask Guo Tu to defend Zhongshan Kingdom, and I need reinforcements from my lord, the enemy's army is twice as large as mine, only with reinforcements can I hold the supply line !"

"Yes, this subordinate will send someone to contact Guo Jianjun!"

"Go ahead, send more scouts to inquire about the news of the officers and soldiers in person. If the officers and soldiers try to continue to threaten our army's supply line eastward, report immediately."

"Here!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yun immediately dispatched troops and generals to several small cities in the south and west, trying to build a circular defensive circle with Zhonghe City as the core.

Zhang He knew his mission very well, and guarded the supply line on the premise of ensuring that he would not be eaten by the officers and soldiers.

And as long as he occupies a good location and forms a corner, Zhang Xi believes that it is impossible to force himself down with the army twice as strong as himself.Right now, it is the right way to stand firm and defend first. As for the issue of supply lines, we can only take one step at a time.

At the same time, at the junction of Changshan County and Zhongshan Country, in Wuji County, Liu Yi, Fazheng, Jia Xu, and Xun You gathered together to discuss something.

"Now that Guo Tu has withdrawn to the north of Boshui, should we also take advantage of the situation and press on to Bosshui, take down Hanchang in one fell swoop, and seize all the food and grass there? In this way, we can not only solve our army's logistics problems, Moreover, we can also pour water from Chen Bing, and it will be much easier for our army to attack Yuan Shao in the future!" Fazheng suggested.

"Hehe!" Jia Xu twirled his beard and said with a chuckle, "Anyway, I don't think Guo Tu is a brainless idiot. The purpose is to hold our army between the waters of Lishui and Koushui, so we must have made sufficient preparations. Otherwise, Guo Tu would not have organized and recruited so many auxiliary soldiers in such a short period of time."

Xun You took the topic and continued to analyze: "We attack Hanchang rashly, I'm afraid we will fall into Guo Tu's trap, why don't we wait for a while until the right wing led by Taiwei threatens the front line of Anping and Raoyang, if Zhang He is killed I was frightened, and I was in prison in Zhongshui and Wuhuan, and I didn't take the necessary actions, so Guo Tu is naturally nothing to worry about. If he does something, we will go north immediately, and use the Central Route Army to cut off Guo Tu and Zhang Yun. With the connection, the soldiers advanced through the Anguo area, then turned to the left, and swallowed Guo Tu in one gulp."

Yes, there are more than [-] soldiers in the army, but they are actually divided into three groups, not the two known by Yuan Shao, Zhang He, Guo Tu and others.

Therefore, there are more than [-] people hidden in the middle army. Most of the middle army is cavalry. The starting position is the same as that of the left army.

"Southern people are not good at horses. Soldiers from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou should not be arranged to go to the Central Route Army. Just stay with me. As for Yan Xing, Ma Chao, Pang De, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other generals, they can follow Xu General Huang’s Central Route Army should act together, it’s better to take advantage of the cavalry’s group advantage.”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Jia Xu, Minister of the Ministry of War, bowed his hands and said obediently.

Afterwards, the four of them began to discuss the specific strategy of the march, and how to capture several important cities of Zhongshan Kingdom. After cutting off the connection between Guo Tu and Zhang Yun, they tried to conduct a relatively large detour and encirclement to completely encircle Shang Guo Tu, who escaped a catastrophe once and is still alive today.

Although the situation in Zhongshan Country is more complicated, it is not as dangerous as being attacked in Changshan County at the beginning. Therefore, even if a few people dare not risk the precious troops in their hands easily, they are quite cautious about the breakthrough of the central government. Slant's strategy is still confident.

It wasn't until night fell that the discussion of several people ended, and then they went back to their accounts to rest.

Liu Yi stared at the map in a daze, and his eyes fell on the three important strongholds on the front line of the river.

From left to right, Hanchang, Anguo, Zhongshui.

Both Hanchang and Anguo are on the plains on both sides of the undefensible Yishui River, while Zhongshui is at the bend of the river, and there are several small cities around it.

This doomed the battle. The right road was actually just a feint. The officers and soldiers did not have enough troops, and it was difficult to cross the extremely passive river bend terrain to encircle Zhang Yun.

The action Liu Yi had planned for a long time was to use the left as a restraint, and the cavalry in the middle made a breakthrough, crossed the water and took the important town of Anguo, and then made a big detour to the left, encircling and annihilating Guo Tu's troops in the narrow strip between the water and Kou. zone.

Once successful, no matter whether Yuan Shao eliminated Gongsun Zan or not, he would fall into an extremely passive position when returning to the division to fight.

(End of this chapter)