Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1816 Grain Dao Competition [-]

Hanoi.

After Xia Houyuan withdrew his main force from Henan, he quickly crossed the Yellow River and entered Hanoi directly. However, he did not continue to go north, but stationed not far from the Yellow River.

The Yellow River was originally an important route for the Ming army to transport grain. If this main route was strangled, it would be much easier for them to intercept the Ming army's grain transport to the north.

The Ming army had made two tentative attacks, crossing the Yellow River and attacking his barracks, but he blocked them both.

It's been a little more relaxed lately.

But Xia Houyuan didn't dare to relax, because he knew very well that the Ming army was short of food for the battle on the front line, and it was only after winter that they would be short of food, and they couldn't fight a battle if they were cold and hungry.

Therefore, transporting grain was something the Ming army had to do. Even if they did not hesitate to pay the price, they would transport grain northward, so no matter what the weather was, no matter what the situation, sooner or later they would still face a big battle.

Xiahouyuan's camp was not built in the city, but in a mountain stream. On the left and right sides of the mountain stream are towering peaks that are as tall as clouds, and it is impossible to climb up.

And there are lanes between the front and back, and it is dangerous for one man to guard the gate and ten thousand men not to open it.

In addition, one day the small river on the left can directly lead to the Yellow River, and there will be no major problems in terms of water source, so this is the most suitable place to camp.

Xia Houyuan would patrol both sides of the camp every day. He stood in front of the gate, looked at the endless plain ahead, and asked the guard in a low voice: "Is there any news from the scouts these days?"

"no!"

The guard replied: "Our scouts have already been placed on the bank of the Yellow River, and there are no traces of the several ferry crossings, and there is no trace of the Ming army going north!"

"Keep watching!"

"Yes!"

Xia Houyuan turned his head, returned to the middle camp, and summoned the generals above the school lieutenant.

"There's been a bit of peace recently, and it's so peaceful that I feel a little uneasy!" Xia Houyuan looked at the generals under him, and said solemnly: "I firmly believe that it is impossible for the Ming army to be so exhausted, and they will definitely continue to transport food northward. , it depends on when they move!"

"General, the more calm they are, the more it means that they want to put all their eggs in one basket?" Xia Houshang stood up, bowed his hands, and then said.

"It's possible!"

Xia Houyuan nodded, his pupils flickered playfully, and said: "But we have to be clear about how they want to put all their eggs in one basket. They want to get through our road, and they choose to avoid us when transporting grain northward!"

They are not the only way.

Even if you go to Hanoi, they are at best the best, the closest, and the most time-saving road, but it is not the only one. All the roads in the north lead to Rome.

Of course, there are many vehicles needed to transport grain, and they must not go casually. They must take the official road and the road, so there are actually not many roads for the Ming army to go north.

Can count on one finger.

However, Xia Houyuan was still worried about one point, that is, the Ming army would choose to go to Hedong. Although the Wei army was also waiting in the east, the force was the weakest after all.

"They haven't crossed the Yellow River yet. There are only two possibilities. Either they are going to cross the Yellow River from Yanjin, or they are going to go upstream and go directly to Hedong, and then cross the Yellow River!" Captain Fang Ming looked at Xia Houyuan and said, "It doesn't matter. It's that one, our place has become a place with more than enough room instead!"

"will not!"

Xia Houyuan said: "They know very well that no matter which way they go, they can't avoid us, so if it were me, I would definitely take the initiative to meet them instead of being passive!"

Everyone was silent.

In fact, they were all subconsciously afraid of the Ming army, that's why his thinking became always defensive. After all, in the previous battle, the Ming army chased them and killed them all the way, leaving them with only [-] troops left.

"Report!"

At this time, the scout's voice sounded from outside the hall.

"Enter!"

"Reporting general, the scouts have discovered that the Ming army has crossed the river from Tianmadu, [-] miles upstream from us!"

"How many troops are there?"

"Still investigating, but at least tens of thousands!"

"Continue to investigate, I want the clearest troops!"

"Yes!"

When the scouts left, everyone looked at each other.

"finally come!"

They actually breathed a sigh of relief, but they were a little uneasy after guessing all the time. Now that the Ming army appeared, they were not so heavy.

"Tianmadu?" Xia Houyuan narrowed his eyes: "If I remember correctly, in today's weather, the surrounding area of ​​Tianmadu has started to freeze!"

"not yet!"

A lieutenant responded: "Where the water is rushing for a while, compared with other ferries, it was more difficult to cross the boat before, but now that it is winter, it is the best place to cross the Yellow River!"

Winter is too cold, and this year's winter is even colder. There are already many sections of the Yellow River around that have begun to freeze, but the ice layer is not thick enough. If you want to cross the river, you have to go south.

"Let's fight!"

Xia Houyuan took a deep breath, and his eyes were cold: "We lost Henan and Luoyang, but the king did not blame us. Now is the time for us to make amends!"

He gritted his teeth and stood up abruptly, his burly body carrying a vicious aura: "If we can't stop the Ming army from transporting grain to the north, then we should all die here!"

"Yes!"

The generals have almost come out of the shadow of defeat, Xia Houyuan's commanding power is still very strong, and he is better at inspiring the morale of the army.

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Tianma Ferry.

"so cold!"

Gongsun Du rubbed his hands, breathed out, and said, "I thought Liaodong was cold enough, but the coldness in Liaodong is different from the coldness in the Central Plains. People can really freeze to death here!"

"Many of our soldiers don't have winter clothes!"

Liu Yi's eyes were gloomy, looking at each of his soldiers: "Warning in winter is tantamount to pushing them to die!"

"no way!"

Gongsun Du shook his head, and said calmly: "I don't want to fight either, but I know very well that at this time, only by fighting can you survive. I don't know what the Ming army wants to do, they have to fight in winter, but look The way they want to come out in full force must be a very important decisive battle, otherwise Xu Shu wouldn't have let me out!"

He has only two options now, either to attack Xiahouyuan or surrender to Xiahouyuan. Compared with surrendering to Xiahouyuan, he is more willing to attack Xiahouyuan.

"Take a rest for half an hour!"

Liu Yi said.

"Ok!"

Gongsun Du also nodded and said: "Let the scout out first, I can't be a blind and deaf man!"

"Didn't the Ming Army Jingwu Division send the news?"

"The information on the battlefield is ever-changing, so we shouldn't place too much hope on them!" After all, Gongsun Du is considered a generation of veterans on the battlefield, and he is experienced in leading troops in battle.

At this time, he could trust the news provided by Jing Wusi of the Ming Army, but he must not place all his hopes on these news.

"it is good!"

Liu Yi also nodded: "Then I will send out Yiqu scout to find out about the situation of the enemy!"

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Just as the Liaodong army was crossing the river, Xu Shu also left.

He led few soldiers and horses.

There are only about [-] troops, most of which are just assembled by the logistics soldiers who stayed behind at the beginning and the arresting forces of the Six Doors of Luozhou.

However, after a series of battles of defending Luoyang, retreating to Hangu Pass, and retaking Luoyang, these soldiers also began to grow rapidly and have sufficient combat effectiveness.

The main force led by Xu Shu crossed the Yellow River from the upper reaches of Tianmadu, which was already close to the east of the river, but went straight to Anmingdu in Hanoi.

Although the Yellow River is now a natural danger, there is no danger to defend at all, because if the Wei army were stationed in the Yellow River, there would be no logistical support at all. They retreated to the Yellow River, but they could use the impact of this gap to complete the deployment.

So crossing the river is not difficult.

The key is to go north after crossing the river.

This time, most of the soldiers led by Xu Shu carried grain trucks one after another, and these grain trucks were packed tightly with bags of grain.

The convoy is long and bloated, so it moves slowly.

But Xu Shu had enough patience.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

A school lieutenant came out. He was just a military lord before, but during the bloody battle, the school lieutenant and battalion commander all died in battle, so he became the school lieutenant.

His name is Luo Heng, and he is from Luoyang. When he fled, he went south with the Ming army, so he can be regarded as a young man.

"Lieutenant Luo, you lead the scouts to explore the road ahead, follow the path we expected, be careful, Wei Jun may put the tiger and leopard cavalry on the west side!"

Xu Shu said in a low voice.

"Yes!"

Luo Heng surrendered his command and led more than a hundred captains to explore the way ahead.

"hope everything is fine!"

Xu Shu gritted his teeth and said to himself.

The Liaodong Army was a soldier who pretended to attack all the way, he was a soldier who explored all the way, the real food transport team was Chen Dao, and when Chen Dao left, it was Hedong, and there must not be too many troops in Hedong.

As long as Chen Dao can cope with this force, he can pass through, but there is another prerequisite, that is, the Wei army's tigers and leopards cannot be allowed to cross the border.

The tiger and leopard cavalry are cavalry, and the cavalry is very fast. Once they cross the east of the border, their food road will be cut off.

Of course, he also has backhands.

For example, Zhang Ren and Pang Xi led their troops to the west and went straight into the mansion of the Wei army, in order to use a two-pronged approach to force the Wei army to return to their own grain road while opening up the grain road.

In this way, the strength of the Wei army is almost completely allocated, and there will be no more variables.

Today's Wei army seems to have a strong army, but there may not be more troops to compete with him, a man who transports food to the north, which really angered Mu Jing, do they still think that Mu Jing dare not fight out?

So in this battle, Xu Shu has calculated everything he can, but it's up to man to make things happen, and it's still unknown whether he can succeed or not.

He is somewhat confident.

The main reason is that the opponents are all staring at Shangdang and the eldest son city, so they ignore their Luoyang, and Wei Jun thinks that even if Luoyang has some troops, he is not afraid of me.

Besides, they had already dispatched tigers and leopards, Xiahouyuan's troops, and deployed soldiers and horses in Hedong, so they thought they had done a perfect job.

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At the same time, the two teams led by Chen Dao, who were actually transporting grain to the north, set off from Hangu Pass, headed west, and went straight to Hedong. Their journey was smooth.

Before entering Hedong, everything went very smoothly.

But after entering Hedong, he felt something was wrong.

This place in Hedong can already become a place that is not ignored, but it is still the land of the Ming army, because the Wei family, the largest aristocratic family in Hedong, is on the side of the Ming court.

The head of the Hedong Wei family, Wei Ke, has always been an important minister of the Ming court, and is now the master of Yongzhou.

But after Chen arrived at Hedong, he didn't feel any support from the Wei family.

Too quiet.

It was so quiet that he thought that there was no military support in Hedong.

"Camp camp!"

Chen Dao had no choice but to camp.

Because he can't be careless, after all, his current food and grass are related to the direction of the whole battle situation, and he absolutely can't easily have any problems.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Contact Jing Wusi immediately!"

"Yes!"

"Also, release all the scouts and let them investigate the situation in the surrounding counties, especially the situation of the Hedong Wei clan!"

"Yes!"

After continuing to give orders, Chen Dao still felt a little uneasy.

His uneasiness was there from the very beginning, maybe he was too nervous, or maybe the food and grass in his hands were too important, so he made him have to be careful.

And the more cautious you are, the more suspicious you will be.

That's what he is now.

"It's still not right!"

Chen Dao summoned all the generals to discuss how to proceed on the next road.

"We are in this position now, and we are taking the official road. It is impossible to change the road, because our grain and grass transportation needs to take the road, so that we can go north in the shortest time!"

Chen Dao said solemnly: "But we didn't see any news of the enemy army along the way. The news from Jing Wusi can't be wrong. They said that since the Wei army sent a troop to enter, then the Wei army must have some troops in Hedong." They will not fail to notice our transport team, after all, our team is too large and general, if it were me, I would choose to attack by harassment instead of being so quiet now!"

"Unless they have a trap!"

A young man stood up and said in a deep voice.

He is Fang Shi of the army Sima.

Fang Shi cupped his hands and said, "General Zhonglang, they should have entered Hedong first, and have a comprehensive layout, and we seem to be not well informed, so they were somewhat kept in the dark, but we went all the way north , You have to walk, it’s very changeable, so they can sneak attack at any time, are they doing this because they want to use psychological warfare to harass us first and let us mess ourselves up!"

"Makes sense!"

Everyone nodded.

"This General Wei is a bit insidious!" A chief secretary said gloomyly: "He must have swept through the territory of Hedong. In the territory, no one dares to help us!"

"Jing Wusi hasn't found out yet, who led the troops to intercept us?" Someone asked.

"Still checking!"

Chen Dao took a deep breath: "But now we are on the verge of attacking, and they can wait, but we can't wait, if we wait one more day, Your Majesty, they will suffer for one more day!"

"What does General Zhonglang mean?" Everyone looked at Chen Dao.

"Break in!"

Chen Dao gritted his teeth, and said, "Fang Shi, you lead the food team and stay behind, while I'm in front, let's go through first and then we'll talk!"

(End of this chapter)