Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 742 Yuan Cao Alliance
"quick!"

"Check weapons!"

"Count the number of people, report the number in each queue!""

"Ready to march!"

"..."

The Jingping First Army, Jingping Battalion, Shuofang Battalion, and the Second Battalion are all the main battalion. The main force of the three battalions has nearly tens of thousands of soldiers. He moved very quickly. It took less than half a day from the issuance of the military order to the preparation work. , the vanguard has already set off.

Jingping Battalion is the main Jingping Battalion. It has been continuously expanded over the years and trained with Chen Dao personally. Its strength has become stronger and stronger, second only to Shuofang Battalion, the first combat battalion of Jingping Army.

In this battle, Jingpingying was the vanguard.

Under the leadership of the general Chen Dao, they arrived at the outskirts of Longzhong, [-] miles to the north, before marching rapidly for three hours. They began to camp temporarily, observed the terrain, and formulated an attack strategy.

"Report!"

The Scout Marquis returned to report: "The Jingzhou army found our army and retreated three miles away. The main force is stationed on Longzhong Mountain!"

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

The scout army returned to continue the investigation.

"All the military lords!"

"Here!" All the troops of Jingping Battalion were on standby.

"Start the attack!"

Chen Daodao: "Attack the periphery tentatively, and gradually approach Longzhongshan.

"promise!"

The marquis of each battalion in Jingping Battalion took orders.

In less than two hours, the Jingping Battalion had cleared some obstacles in the northern part of Longzhong Mountain, entered Longzhong Mountain smoothly, and confronted the main force of the Jingzhou Army.

"Our attack is like a broken bamboo, but the Jingzhou army just won't leave, that's what it means to stick to it!"

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Chen Dao raised his head slightly, looked at the soldiers on display on the mountain, and sneered slightly at the corner of his mouth: "Where is Niu Gai's Shuofang camp now?"

"We've reached Xihe!"

"Order Niu Gai to cross the river immediately!" Chen Dao ordered: "After crossing the river, there is no need to wait, and start attacking directly, frontal attack!"

After crossing the West River, it is the northeast of Longzhong.

That is the war zone belonging to the Jingzhou Army.

This is a cross zone attack.

"promise!"

"In addition, order the second battalion to speed up the march. Before the evening, we must attack Longzhong Village, break into the cottages, and block the west line of Longzhong Mountain!"

"promise!"

A series of military orders were issued.

The attack started.

"kill!"

"charge!"

"Jing Ping Erlang, I am invincible!"

Jingping's first army faced each other head-on, while the two battalions on the left and right flanks went hand in hand to attack Longzhong. Longzhong Village became a battlefield, and Longzhong Mountain became a meat grinder.

……

General Liu Pan of the Jingzhou Army stationed on Longzhong Mountain.

Liu Pan is the son of Liu Biao.

He is one of Liu Biao's most trusted people. He guarded the city before, but Wenpin led his troops back to the city to rest. Now all the defenses in the city have been taken over by Wenpin himself. The five thousand soldiers he led are all stationed on Longzhong Mountain.

What he took over was the Jingzhou army's first line of defense against the Mu army, so he was very careful and stationed the three battalions under his command in three directions to deal with each other.

"Report, my lord, the vanguard of the herding army has crossed the Xihe River and is attacking the northeast slope of Longzhong Mountain!"

"Lin Yue!"

"exist!"

"You lead a battalion to block Xihe, and you must not allow them to set foot on Longzhong Mountain."

"promise!"

Lieutenant Lin Yue was regarded as a general under Liu Pan's command, and he surrendered and took orders.

"Young Master, Longzhong Village was attacked from the west by the shepherd army, and now it has entered the village. The formation of our army stationed in the village has been scattered, and it has retreated now!"

"give up!"

Liu Pan said in a deep voice: "The whole army sticks to Longzhong Mountain!"

"promise!"

The generals took the lead.

"Has the news been reported to the city?"

"It's been reported!"

"In this case, we can only wait for the result!" Liu Pan narrowed his eyes and said, "As long as there is no news from Xiangyang for us to withdraw, we can only stick to Longzhongshan!"

"promise!"

The generals nodded in response.

……

Xiangyang City.

"It came so fast!" Liu Biao stood on the west gate with some remnants of the war left, looking far ahead in the direction of Longzhong, with a gloomy look on his face.

"What should come will always come, we can't avoid it!"

Kuai Liang said softly: "It is inevitable that Xiangyang will fall into war. Now, we can only win this battle as much as possible and defeat them!"

"Zhongye!"

"exist!"

Wenpin stood up.

"In your opinion, can Liu Pan hold Longzhong Mountain?" Liu Biao asked worriedly.

"The heart of the Mu army's attack on Xiangyang has already become clear!"

Wenpin already had eyes on the battlefield, and he didn't care about Liu Pan's status as Liu Biao's son-in-law. He let go and said, "But if they want to attack Xiangyang, they must take Longzhong. Only by taking Longzhong can they have no worries. , so they must do their best, Longzhong may not be able to keep it!"

"Pan'er is quite brave!" Liu Biao said softly.

"But there are not enough troops!"

"What should I do?"

"I have asked Zhang Hu to lead a team to reinforce, but it is hard to say whether we can rely on Longzhong!" Wen Pin said: "Unless I personally lead the army out of the city, we will not be able to keep the formation outside sooner or later, my lord, my opinion." Yes, when the situation cannot be violated, it is the right way to let them withdraw their main force and stick to Xiangyang!"

"no!"

Liu Biao said coldly: "I, Jingzhou, can't be ashamed like this. If they besiege the city, what face do I, Liu Biao, have to meet the people of Xiangyang? I can't give up on the periphery!"

"Lord!"

Wenpin also wanted to persuade him.

"Needless to say!" Liu Biao is sometimes very stubborn. He was born as a Confucian disciple, and he is well-known among scholars. He had to retreat to the city to fight against the Mu army, and he could fight in the outskirts of the city, so he was determined not to withdraw the whole army.

"Then let's talk about it!"

Kuai Liang said.

"Where's the navy?" Liu Biao asked.

"The main force of Jiangxia was fighting against the Mujun navy, but at noon, the battle line withdrew from the upper reaches of the Hanshui River, and entered the Tanxi River along the small river downstream!" Wenpin replied.

"The Mujun navy took the initiative to withdraw to Tanxi?" Liu Biao couldn't understand.

"They should be trying to divert our navy!"

Kuai Liang said: "As long as our navy is not on the battlefield, they can relax their vigilance on the water, so that they can attack with peace of mind!"

"Huang Zu is also useless!"

Liu Biao was a little dissatisfied with Huang Zu: "Jiangxia Navy is so elite, but they are entangled by mere Mujun Navy, what use are they for!"

"My lord, there is still a part of Jiang Xia's army in Nancheng, who can defend the city for us!"

"Hope it!"

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Xishan.

Mu Jing is also paying attention to the battle of Long Zhongshan.

This is a local battle.

But this is also a harbinger of attack, a tentative battle between each other, from this battle, they can see many, many things.

"In three days, can Chen Dao break through Longzhong Mountain?"

The corner of Mujing's mouth curled up in amusement.

"it should be OK!"

Chen Gong said: "As long as he sees Chen so much that he can't let go, if he saves some energy for the follow-up war, then the time will be delayed a little longer. If he wants a quick battle, the casualties will be bigger."

"What if Deng Long goes south?"

"Deng Long is now more concerned about whether he can defend the defense zone in the north, he dare not go south!" Chen Gong was sure.

"why?"

"Deng Long used to be dependent on his clan, so he could be unscrupulous, but now, he can't, even if Liu Biao trusts him, he knows very well that if he doesn't have military power in his hands, he will soon be taken down by those people in Jingzhou, so he is even bigger. It's selfishness!"

"You can take advantage of it!"

"Say surrender?"

"No!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "For a general like him, it's hard to say he will surrender, but there is still some hope for separation!"

"I'll make some arrangements!"

Chen Gong's eyes lit up, and there was a treacherous smile on his face.

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When the decisive battle in Xiangyang started, an earth-shattering war in the Central Plains also kicked off.

At the beginning of May, the emperor suddenly ordered hundreds of officials in Weiyang Palace to take oaths on the stage, gather the power of the court, and ordered a crusade against ministers who were not ministers.

The so-called ministers who are not ministers refer to the two major princes.

One is Cao Cao, the shepherd of Yanzhou.

The second is Yuan Shu, the later general.

Cao Cao was in charge of Yanzhou. Since he won the million yellow scarves in Qingzhou, his power has grown rapidly. Yuan Shu has commanded Yuzhou and Nanyang, and now he has Jiujiang, with strong soldiers and strong horses.

The two major princes both occupied the Central Plains.

Ever since the imperial court moved its capital to Chang'an, its deterrent power has plummeted, and no place respects its holy order. Therefore, in this battle, if they want to fight, they directly selected the two major princes of the Central Plains to start the sword.

Dong Zhuo even claimed to send 50 troops, which is very powerful.

On May 21, Dong Zhuo led his army to Sishui Pass.

On May 23, Dong Zhuo joined Lü Bu at Chenliu.

On May 26, Huang Fusong, the chief general of the Zhongjun Army who had captured Wancheng Pass, went north to Chenliu alone to meet Dong Zhuo.

Until, on May [-]th, the Xiliang Army and the Guanzhong Army deployed the entire front line, from Chenliu down, through Yingchuan and Nanyang, advancing with all their strength from west to east, attacking the city and conquering the territory, invincible.

Cao Jun and Yuan Jun were caught off guard, their defense was insufficient, and they retreated steadily.

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May [-]th, morning.

Yuyan border.

in a small town.

"My lord, it has been checked, the town is safe!"

"You are on guard outside, I will go in by myself!" Cao Cao said calmly.

No one knew that Cao Cao, who was in Xiaoguan, Xuzhou, would appear here.

"My lord, Yuan Gonglu is cunning, we should be careful!"

A young scribe said in a deep voice.

"At this time, he should know the seriousness!"

Cao Cao thought for a while, but he still had some concerns, so he said, "Jun Ming follows me in!"

"promise!"

The big man who was as tough as a tiger stood up, exuding a cold and stern aura.

This is one of the warriors that Cao Cao recovered when he was in Yanzhou.

This person can overwhelm the stream and chase the tiger, and his might is unstoppable.

Called by Cao Cao, it has the evil spirit of ancient times.

He is Dian Wei.

Cao Cao took Dian Wei into the small town.

At this time, there was no one in the town.

A stone pavilion, a man, and a general beside him.

"Meng De, you're late!"

This man is Yuan Shu, the rear general. He was warming up the wine and spoke calmly.

"Gaolu, you invited me to go south, I have to make some preparations!" Cao Cao entered the table, kneeling and sitting in front of Yuan Shu, with a slight smile on his lips.

The two princes sitting in Yanzhou and Yuzhou met in a small and unknown town without the people in the world knowing.

"Don't say it, I beg you, if you don't want to, you don't have to come!" Yuan Shu said coldly.

"Come all come!"

Cao Cao shrugged: "I always want to hear about the highway, what's your opinion!"

"There is no high opinion, but there is an opinion!"

Yuan Shu said, "How about our alliance?"

"alliance?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes: "You have a good army and a lot of food, do you need to form an alliance with me, a eunuch's son?"

Cao Cao always knew that Yuan Shu looked down on him, because he came from a family of eunuchs, so in the past in the capital, he only made friends with Yuan Shao, and seldom had any contact with Yuan Shu and other heirs of aristocratic families.

But at that time, they were all hot-blooded young men who fought against injustice, and they were righteous rangers, and they had some contacts with each other more or less.

"We've been fighting for so long, let you believe me, I guess you can't do it!"

Yuan Shu said softly: "But there are vicious wolves attacking from outside. At this time, whether it is your Yanzhou or my Yuzhou, shouldn't we work together to drive them away and compete again?"

Everyone in the world said that Yuan Gonglu had great aspirations and few talents, but as the son of the Yuan family, he still had a city mansion, and he would not lose to ordinary princes in terms of vision and overall situation.

It's just that he did one wrong thing in history, so he was laid down in eighteen levels of hell.

He vainly tried to proclaim himself emperor when he had no strength. This is why he was far inferior to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in history. Because of this, he withdrew from the drama of the feudal hegemony at the end of Han Dynasty early and became Cao Cao's footsteps in dominating the Central Plains stone.

"Since the court has made up its mind to take back the Central Plains, it is a good thing!"

Cao Cao could still laugh at this time, enough to see that his city was far ahead of Yuan Shu, he smiled indifferently, and said: "We are all Han subjects, if the big man can grow stronger again and regain the world, why not! "

In a short period of time, he lost his foundation of Chen Liu. At this time, he even let go of the attack on Xuzhou. All the soldiers and horses gathered and prepared to return to Yanzhou to fight against the imperial court.

If it is said that before Luoyang was burned down, he might try to trust the imperial court, but now, he bears the fate of too many people, and the imperial court is not what he imagined. Come on, that's Xiliang Army.

So this battle is inevitable.

Of course, here, he had to suppress Yuan Shu.

"Cao Mengde, don't say such sweet words!" Yuan Shu knew Cao Cao to some extent, and he didn't believe a word Cao Cao said. He said coldly, "Now Dong Zhuo wants to eat Yanzhou and Yuzhou with one bite. If you want Surrender, you surrendered a long time ago, and cooperating with me is your only way!"

"That's not necessarily true, I can form an alliance with Brother Benchu, can't I?"

Cao Cao said calmly.

"Since there is nothing to talk about, then I will not accompany you!"

Yuan Shu stood up, looking as if he was going to leave.

"Brother Lu, why are you so impatient!"

Cao Cao wanted to suppress Yuan Shu, but he also knew in his heart that the current situation was not conducive to Cao Jun, and he had to form an alliance with Yuan Shu to solve the crisis in the Central Plains.

"Cao Mengde, I just can't see the hypocrisy of Er and Yuan Benchu!"

Yuan Shu said sarcastically.

"Ha ha!"

Cao Cao didn't take it seriously at all, and he said directly: "Alliance is fine, but there must be rules. Back then, we also formed an alliance to fight bandits, but you, Yuan Gonglu, didn't make a move, but pushed all of us to death. I remember that. !"

At the beginning, the heroes of the Kanto defeated the herdsmen.

Yuan Shu is the most cunning.

In this battle, the strength of the princes, big and small, was damaged, but the more Yuan Shu fought, the more troops he fought. This is why after the Battle of Kanto, he was able to take down Nanyang Runan with enough troops and swallow Yuzhou in one go. .

"You have a good memory!"

Yuan Shu sneered: "But Meng De should be aware that today is different. Dong Zhuo wants my Yuzhou, so I will fight him desperately. Nanyang is already lost. If Yuzhou is gone, how can I, Yuan, gain a foothold in the world!"

(End of this chapter)