Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 853 The End of the Battle of Yuyan

In the Central Plains in September, the autumn wind is cold.

Yingchuan County, Xu County.

In the county town, tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Xiliang set up camp. The four army tents were set up in the front, back, left, and right sides, and the Chinese army tent was set up in the middle. In the Chinese army tent, Dong Zhuo's tall body knelt on the head.

His huge copper bell-like eyes widened, and he was looking at the battle report in his hand. The more he looked, the more angry he became, and there was a trace of livid color on his face.

"Lu Fengxian defeated Shanyang?"

He said gloomyly: "This Grand Master has placed such high hopes on him, but he really disappointed me!"

Yanzhou's offensive has always been fierce.

Lv Bu was invincible. After opening the situation from Chenliu, he divided his troops into two groups, attacked Dongjun, and sent troops to aid Yin. Cao Jun was defeated and retreated, so their attack went smoothly. It took only a few months to win Dongjun.

And Jiyin was quickly breached.

Along Jiyin, marched into Shanyang, but unexpectedly, encountered Cao Jun's tenacious resistance in Shanyang, and had been blocked in Shanyang for more than half a year, and it was difficult to advance.

Even so, Dong Zhuo was not too angry.

After all, Cao Jun is not an ordinary person.

As long as they hold on to each other, when he and Huangfusong's main force captured Yuzhou, they would be able to break through Yanzhou in one fell swoop and take the two states back to the imperial court.

This is a grand strategic deployment.

But now suddenly news came that Lu Bu was defeated in Shanyang, and his army was almost broken up. Even the elite Bingzhou wolf cavalry lost more than half, and had to retreat to Jiyin County to rest.

This strategy will not work.

Cao Jun and Yanzhou Yuan Jun were the allied army. Cao Jun would go south to Yuzhou if he had nothing to do. At that time, he would be attacked on both sides. This made Dong Zhuo somewhat unable to advance or retreat.

"My lord, I'm afraid I can't blame Marquis Wen for this!"

An aide said: "As far as I know, the biggest key to this battle is the supply of food and grass. No one thought that there was a problem with the transportation of food and grass in Guanzhong. The gentle and generous army of [-] troops was out of food for nearly three days. Fang was chased by Cao Jun's victory and was defeated thousands of miles away. Outside!"

"No food?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly widened his eyes when he heard the words, raised his head, looked at Li Ru, and asked, "Wen You, what is the reason for this!"

"This is the fault of my subordinates who didn't notice!"

Li Ru clad his hands in a green robe and saluted, and said in a low voice: "The food transported from Guanzhong to Sishuiguan was secretly burned. It was too late when I found out about it. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, I suppressed the news. We quickly transferred grain from Yanyu to the north, but I didn't expect that Cao Jun's reaction was so fast, and they were dispatched within three days of food shortage, leading to the defeat of Marquis Wen!"

"who is it?"

Dong Zhuo stood up against the table, his eyes widened, and his aura was soaring.

"Currently Wenhe is still inquiring. The food was burned in Hongnong. It is reasonable that the Hongnong Yang family cannot get rid of the relationship, but the subordinates are still worried that someone is preparing to stir up conflicts between us and the Guanzhong family, so we can't act rashly. Conclusion!"

"Yang Biao?" Dong Zhuo clenched his fists, his killing intent concentrated.

"My lord, this matter must be stabilized and not offended!" Li Ru remonstrated.

"Humph!"

Dong Zhuo hadn't been so impulsive these years. He took a deep breath, calmed down, and said coldly: "Since the grain and grass were burned in Hongnong, even if Yang isn't the mastermind, he still has something to do with it!"

"This matter will wait until we return to Chang'an, and then make plans!"

Li Ru cupped his hands and said remonstratively: "My lord, it's just that we can't continue fighting now. It's already September. After a while, once winter comes, it will be even more difficult, and it will be much more difficult to fight on the battlefield!"

"You want a certain family to withdraw troops?"

Dong Zhuo was not reconciled.

He went out in full force, mobilized Xiliang's elite, Guanzhong's main force, and Bingzhou wolf cavalry. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses left Sishuiguan in the east. .

"My lord, a month ago, two generals, Li Que and Guo Si, were ambushed by the Jiangdong Army and defeated in Ruyang City. They have not regained their vitality. Ten days ago, General Huangfu's attack on Shangcai was frustrated and he was forced to retreat a hundred times. inside!"

Li Ru analyzed the current situation in a soft voice, and said: "The momentum of the offensive has been repeated, repeated, and exhausted. Now the morale of the soldiers has been dampened, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers has dissipated. Yuan Jun has Jiangdong Army as his support and continues to attack. It's not good for our army!"

"However, if we withdraw our troops like this, how do we face the Chang'an courtiers? It's hard to let them see a certain family's joke!" Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said coldly.

When he went out to fight back then, he was full of ambitions, but now that he was allowed to go back in despair, he felt a little ashamed of it.

"My lord, face is a small matter. We Xiliang people care about everything, but we don't care about a face. If we can achieve a great cause, it's a mere joke!" Li Ru said earnestly: "Besides, we have already won this battle. The results of the battle have successively captured Yingchuan, Nanyang, Chenliu, Dongjun, Jiyin, and the five counties, which are no less than the territory of a state, who in the world dares to laugh at us!"

"Having said that, I just feel a little unwilling to withdraw my troops like this. I could have wiped out Cao and Yuan's rebels in one fell swoop, so why stop them here!"

Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh, and there was a lot of unwillingness in his voice.

They have been preparing for this battle for a long time.

It has been almost two years since Huangfusong was mobilized to send troops secretly. A lot of manpower and material resources have been invested successively. Although they have won many territories now, they feel like they have returned home.

"You go down first, my lord and I have something to discuss!"

Li Ru suddenly retreated from the left and right staff, leaving only the two of them in the entire tent.

"Wenyou, what do you want to say?"

Dong Zhuo asked in a low voice.

"My lord, we can't make it in Yuyan, we still have a chance, but if Chang'an is not stable, we will die without a place to bury!" Li Ru lowered his voice, for fear that the wall would have ears: "My lord, I have already forgotten. According to the news that Li Que's nephew fought against Fu Wan's second son, and Liu's clan was also in it, this matter alone is not enough, but suddenly someone burned our food and grass, if these two things are connected , that means the rear is unstable!"

"The rear is unstable?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly became terrified: "It's just a trivial matter. Even if the emperor is a little dissatisfied, he wouldn't dare to fight with me. Now inside and outside Chang'an, why isn't he my general? If he is moved, wouldn't he be afraid that I will kill you immediately?" he!"

"My lord, you must not take this matter lightly!" Li Ru said: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest. Back then, Mu's power was all over the court, and his soldiers were like clouds. He was conceited that no one would dare to oppose him, and regardless of Luoyang behind, he sent troops in an open manner. In the battle against the heroes of the Kanto region, in the end, it was because of Luoyang’s defeat that all of them were lost, does the lord think that we are going to follow in the footsteps of Mu Yuanzhong?”

"Since the grand master Quan Chang'an, he has been a bit conceited, thanks to Wen You's reminder!" Dong Zhuo woke up suddenly, and he would never forget how he got his power now, if he hadn't stabbed Mu Jun in the back , There is no such thing as the prosperity of the Xiliang Army today.

If at this time, someone also stabbed him in Chang'an, then he, Dong Zhuo, was afraid that his life would not last long.

"Although I am unwilling, but the cold winter is coming, this battle is over!"

Dong Zhuo gave the order anyway.

"Order, Lu Fengxian leads the army back to Chenliu to rest!"

"promise!"

"Order Huangfu Song to withdraw from Shangcai!"

"promise!"

In the evening of that day, a series of military orders were sent from Dong Zhuo's barracks in Xu County, and began to be sent to the camps of various ministries.

On September 28, Lu Bu took the lead in withdrawing his troops, and led the remnant troops to withdraw from Jiyin County and rest in Chenliu.

On September [-], Li Que led his Xiliang army to withdraw from Runan County and return to Yingchuan.

On October [-], Huangfusong saw that the general situation was over, and led the Guanzhong army to withdraw from Runan County, and returned to Nanyang to sit in Wancheng.

On October [-]th, Dong Zhuo led his army and set off from Xuxian County, Yingchuan, and began to return to Guanzhong.

This battle began in the fourth year of Chuping, and the battle of Yuyan, which lasted for nearly two years, came to an end.

Now Cao Cao is busy rectifying Xuzhou. Although Cao Jun blocked the Xiliang Army's attack, he had no power to fight back. In the end, he could only Chen Bing in Shanyang County, and he didn't even dare to cross Jiyin, for fear of provoking disputes and fighting again.

But Yuan Shu, after this battle, the general situation is almost gone. The former number one prince lost most of his territory, and his troops lost five or six tenths. Even the Jiangdong Army could not hold back. There is no intention of pursuing, and you can't hold on to it. Stick to the city and keep Runan and Jiujiang counties as the foundation.

(End of this chapter)