Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1389 The Great War Kai Eight

When the Nanyang battlefield is about to start the war, the Guanzhong battlefield has already suppressed the atmosphere to the top. The bloody battle is about to break out, and all parties are suppressing the situation.

Luoyang.

This ancient city, the capital of the Han Dynasty that was once destroyed in a handful of flames, has now become the center of the war, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered around it.

The Ming army gathered the Zhaoming First Army, Zhaoming Second Army, Zhaoming Third Army, and several independent combat battalions.

Under the criss-crossing, wars broke out in the suburbs from time to time.

Of course, this is just a small fuss.

The official attack has not yet started. Although the weather has begun to warm up, the coldness is still there. It is not suitable to attack at this time. If it is not absolutely necessary, at least they will wait for the weather to completely warm up before launching an attack.

In the western city, on this ruined city wall, stood more than a dozen generals of the Ming army, all holding binoculars in their hands, inspecting the formation outside the city.

On the Sunset Pavilion, the Yan Han army had already assembled, the formation was strict, and they were determined to approach them step by step.

"Liu Xuande didn't come in person, the leading general is Zhang Fei!"

Zhang Liao's eyes were a little dark, he put down the binoculars, and said, "General Zhang Yide doesn't have much information, but he has a little understanding. He is brave and resourceful, but as a general, he lacks self-discipline and often makes mistakes when drinking. Logically speaking, Liu Xuande would not allow him to lead the army independently. I suspect that this is just a superficial article. Liu Bei claims that the Han Dynasty is orthodox and established the Yan State. The strength of Yan Han should not be underestimated. Yang, it's definitely not just a small fight, I suspect they have more plots!"

"There is a conspiracy!"

Xi Zhicai looked calm, dressed in white, standing next to Zhang Liao, with a charming demeanor and a warm voice, but he could calm down all the generals in the army, so that none of them dared to be contemptuous. He said calmly: "Yan Han The [-] troops who dispatched at least went south around Bingzhou. To some extent, it was too risky. After all, Bingzhou is not the territory of Yanhan. Although Yanmen Pass is controlled by Yanhan, the West River Corridor is also in the hands of Yanhan. But Shangdang Taiyuan is stationed in Hebei Army!"

"So what?" Zhang Liao frowned.

"Under such circumstances, who can guarantee that Yuan Benchu ​​will not turn his face!"

Xi Zhicai sneered: "But Yan Han did this just to defeat our Southwest? I don't think so. If so, they just need to participate. There is no need to work so hard. They are far away in the land of Youyan. You can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and end in person, that must have your own plan!"

"Planning what?"

"I suspect it's Bingzhou!" Xi Zhicai said: "It's true to cut us down, but once our main force in Guanzhong is defeated, they will quickly turn around, eat up the Hebei army in Bingzhou, break through Bingzhou, and formally merge Bingzhou into China. In the territory of Yanhan!"

Liu Xuande is definitely also an ambitious prince.

What an adventure in the name of Uncle Liu, and now he has gained a lot of support from the Han family. If he can help the Han Dynasty, many veteran officials of the Han Dynasty will retreat and support him.

"Before defeating us, they are scheming like this, don't they underestimate our Mingjun son!"

Standing next to him was Huang Shao, the Zhonglang General of Zhaoming's First Army, his gloomy eyes were full of murderous intent.

"It's not considered underestimated!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "We have three armies and several main battalions, but there are less than 20 main forces. Now Yan Han alone has assembled 30 main forces. Not counting the Wei army, with the strength of Hebei, there are at least [-] main forces. Soldiers, if a full [-] soldiers and horses come to us, we will definitely suffer!"

Adding up the main force of Zhaoming's three armies, it was less than [-], and with a few battalions, it would be [-] to [-] soldiers.

But the main force of Yanhan and the main force of Hebei are enough to have an absolute advantage and drive straight in.

After all, Luoyang is an abandoned city.

The defensive ability here has long been abolished, lacking the advantages of the terrain, it is difficult to resist the attack of absolute force, which is a disadvantage for the Ming army.

"Perhaps in their view, the chance of victory is in their hands!"

Xi Zhicai smiled coldly and said, "So they have already planned what will happen after the war!"

"Humph!"

Zhang Liao snorted coldly: "They take it for granted, but they also have to ask, whether I am willing or not. On the battlefield, if you have a strong army, you must win!"

"Luoyang has no danger to defend, and he wants to participate in politics, why don't we withdraw!"

Pang De, a general in Zhaoming's second army, suddenly spoke.

Now in Luoyang City, there are the Zhaoming First Army and the main forces of the battalions, and the main stationed at Yihangu Pass, outside Luoyang City, is the Lighting Second Army.

For now, Zhaoming's third army will not participate in the war for the time being, and its troops will be deployed in Hongnong, which is an important arrangement for the main force to withdraw from Henan at any time.

Pound had already entered Luoyang City and participated in Luoyang's defense.

Under the combination of internal and external forces, Zhaoming's First Army and Second Army have formed a powerful defensive front in Luoyang City and outside Luoyang City.

But in Pound's view, Luoyang City was a place without danger to defend, and the Ming army would suffer if the fight continued like this.

He prefers to retreat to Hongnong.

Focusing on Tongguan, fighting with the enemy, the Ming army has a greater geographical advantage.

"As far as the battlefield is concerned, we would prefer to fight at Tongguan, but..." Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes: "Once Henan is lost, it will be a good thing for us, but it will not be a good thing for the overall situation!"

"What do you mean?"

Adhering to the principle of asking if you don't understand, Pound asked in a low voice.

"When Henan enters the Guanzhong, it is natural to go through Tongguan, but Henan goes south and goes straight down. Where is it?" Xi Zhicai asked.

"Wuguan?"

Pound's eyes lit up, and he said, "Is participating in politics to cover the Nanzhou battlefield?"

Outsiders call it Nanyang, but in the Ming Dynasty, it is already the Nanzhou area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, so it is called the battlefield of Nanzhou.

"Can't say cover!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "It can only be said to be cooperation!"

He sighed: "The situation we are facing here is not very good, but Nanzhou is the main battlefield. Don't look at our battlefield here. The enemy army has obvious advantages and strong troops. We should deal with difficulties. In fact, this battle, The most important thing is the battle in Nanzhou, because neither Liu Bei nor Yuan Shao has as strong a determination to destroy our Ming country as Cao Mengde, who is fighting with all his strength to defeat us!"

On the battlefield, the terrain, troops, weapons, equipment, etc. are all important, but the most important thing is how strong the determination of the princes in power is, and how fierce the battle is.

Yuan Shao also felt the threat from the Ming country, and was willing to give up attacking the Central Plains and turn to attack the Ming country, but relatively speaking, he had too many scruples and would not fall into a deadly battle.

On the contrary, Cao Cao was determined to fight a lot. Just because he gave up the defense of the entire northern line and went south with all his strength, it is already conceivable that he is bound to win this battle.

Therefore, the Nanzhou battlefield is actually the key to the decisive battle.

Off the battlefield, the key is in a drag.

how to drag.

Xi Zhicai has already considered it, if he wants to procrastinate, he must show determination, determination to go forward, at least let the Yan Han army and the Hebei army know that the Ming army has the heart to fight to the death, so that they have the ability to throw rats read.

So he knew that Luo Yang was invincible.

But still put the battlefield in Luoyang.

"Report!"

At this time, the scouts went to the city, bowed their heads, and reported.

"Say!" Zhang Liao, as the commander of this battle, responded in a low voice.

"Report to the general, there is a change in Beiman!"

"Beimang?"

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is Yuan Jun attacking?"

Yuan Jun has already entered Beimang, with Beimang as the foundation, facing the north city of Luoyang.

"The vanguard army has already approached the northern suburbs of Luoyang for twenty miles!"

"Yuan Benchu ​​can't stand it anymore!"

Xi Zhicai looked outside the city: "We need to adjust our strategic deployment!"

"How to adjust!"

"Pound!"

"exist!"

"The second army took the initiative to attack and harass the Yan Han army. It is best to lure Zhang Fei out of the camp to fight, but it should not be too provocative, just hold them back!" Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "Let's focus on the north. Fight Yuan Shao first!"

"This is feasible!"

Zhang Liao made some calculations, and immediately agreed. He looked at Pound and said, "Pang De, remember, don't fight to the death. The mission of the second army is delayed at this time!"

"promise!"

Pang De surrendered his command, and immediately left the city with his personal guard general, and returned to the barracks of the Zhaoming Second Army, ready to take the initiative to attack.

At this time, the main force of the Ming army was also in Beicheng.

One day later, in the northern suburbs of Luoyang, at least [-] Yuan's main force formed a phalanx and slowly pressed up. It was so dark that it seemed to overwhelm Luoyang.

"Ju Yi!"

Zhang Liao has already received news from the opposing army: "This man is very capable of commanding the army and is good at attacking. Some of the elite under his command boarded the camp first, and the attack started. He ascended bravely first, and is very difficult to deal with!"

"We can't prepare an offensive for them. If they concentrate on attacking, they will display greater combat effectiveness. We will suffer a loss. Even if we block it, we will suffer great damage!"

Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes, looked out of the city, and said in a deep voice, "We must interrupt their offensive energy accumulation!"

"The end will fight!"

General Pang Xi of the Cavalry Battalion of the Independent Fighting Battalion begged for his orders.

"Are you going out of town to fight?"

Zhang Liao looked at Pang Xi.

"The general believes that the best battlefield for the cavalry is outside the city. My cavalry battalion comes and goes like the wind. As long as they can't stop us, we will have enough time and space to deal with them!"

Pang Xi said seriously: "It may not be possible to kill many enemies, but at least it can give them a little pressure, so that they won't attack my city wall unscrupulously!"

"allow!"

Zhang Liao thought for a while, and said: "But be careful, if you are not in time, withdraw immediately, and I will let the army meet you!"

"promise!"

Pang Xi took the order and went to prepare for the battle.

An hour later, the gate of the city was opened, horseshoes trampled, cavalry swarmed out, forming a gust of wind, and swept towards the Hebei army barracks.

………………

Beimang, where Ju Yi was stationed, has been hesitant for a month. Since the truce with Cao Wei, he has led the main force into Chaoge, and then went south from Hanoi.

It is not difficult to cross the Yellow River, but Luo Yang's defense is much stronger than he imagined.

During this time, he did not find any opportunity to attack.

But now, Yuan Shao personally leads the army and has assembled in Chaoge, Hanoi, and will go south in a few days, so he can't stay still, otherwise Yuan Shao may not understand him, but will scold him instead.

Now that he is in the Hebei army, he is too powerful, and he has a little bit of a wind of making great achievements. Yuan Shao is a little afraid of him, and once he finds an opportunity, he will deprive him of his military power.

Military power is his life-saving talisman, and he must hold on to it tightly.

So even though the chances of winning were not great, he still attacked.

"General, the Ming army has taken the initiative to attack. There is a cavalry who is planning to attack our barracks!"

"I see!"

Ju Yi was riding on a horse, looking far away, there was no need to report it, he had already felt it, the cavalry attacked, the sound of horseshoes was the drum of war, the drum had already been sounded, how could he not know.

"Send the order, climb back first, and the left-wing heavy shield battalion will press up!" Ju Yi calmly set up the formation.

There are not many cavalry under his command, mainly infantry. He is known as the No. 1 siege general in Hebei. Most of the soldiers and horses of Commander Ju Yi are infantry.

But it's not like he hasn't fought cavalry before.

The cavalry is indeed very strong on the plain, but it is not necessarily invincible. The Heavy Shield Battalion under his command has many times of experience in confronting the cavalry. It is not a problem to block this cavalry.

………………

It didn't take half a day for the news that Luoyang started the war to reach Hanoi Chaoge.

There are more than [-] main forces in Hebei stationed in Chaoge.

Yuan Shao personally rushed to Chaoge three days ago. In this battle, he not only wanted to defeat the Ming army in Guanzhong, but also took back the land in Guanzhong in person during the chaotic battle.

Of course, Yuan Shao was not in a hurry.

He was waiting for the news, the signal for Cao Cao to go to war.

In Yuan Shao's heart, Cao Cao was a very insidious and treacherous person. Although the alliance dealt with Ming, he did not dare to trust him absolutely, even though the Wei army had withdrawn from Guandu.

But he still had to wait until the main force of the Wei army entered Nanyang before he could be sure that Cao Cao had really given up the decisive battle with Hebei and turned to deal with the Ming army.

Cao Cao is afraid of the Ming Dynasty, he knows it well, just like him, he is also very afraid of the Ming Dynasty, miracles come from heaven, in this day and age, many people flatter God's will.

If the general trend of the Ming Dynasty is achieved, they will all be reduced to the background, and will be eaten by the Ming Dynasty one by one in the end.

That's why he will go south with all his strength.

But he is not stupid, as long as Cao Cao does not take the initiative to start the battle, how can he attack, once he is dragged into the swamp of war, and Cao Cao bites back, Hebei will not die or be disabled.

After waiting for a few days, he still hadn't received the news he wanted. Cao Cao's main force was still stationed in Yuzhou and hadn't entered Nanyang yet, so he didn't dare to go south with his main force.

But that doesn't mean he won't play.

As the main force in the Guanzhong campaign, he must have the demeanor of a big brother. In this battle, whether it is the Yan Han army or the Wei army at Hulao Pass, they all respect the Hebei army as the main force.

Therefore, he had ordered Ju Yi to launch an attack on Luo Yang as soon as possible, and the battle began.

(End of this chapter)