I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 433, The First Battle of the Central Plains

Zhang Baiqi's words made everyone ponder. It is true that Yanzhou at this time was already three feet high by Yuan Shao, and with the drought, the fortresses in Yanzhou were not mentioned, just one or two in Yanzhou Millions of disaster victims are a headache!

At this time, Xu Wei said: "All of our combat plans revolve around attacking Yanzhou. Changing the combat target now will waste all our previous efforts, and even if we fight Guanzhong, wouldn't Yuan Shao and Cao Cao just fight Jizhou and Bingzhou? Everyone Don't underestimate Yuan Shao, he has been preparing for three years, Yanzhou is not so easy to fight! It takes time to bulldoze all the fortresses in Yanzhou, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, they know that our cavalry is powerful, so it is impossible to have no preparations, Just fight us in Yanzhou like this!"

"And I don't think it is a burden for the 200 million people in Yanzhou. Instead, I think it is a huge wealth. What is the final comparison in the struggle for hegemony? Is it the population? A large population means more troops and more talents. More, even more financial revenue, now we have a population of 2500 million in Dagan, and one more Yanzhou will have a population of 2700 million.

The Dahan had a population of only 5600 million before the split. After more than ten years of war, Liu Bei and the others don’t think they occupy more states than us, but the population is really not as good as ours. Now the combined population of the various princes of the Dahan may be close to 2000 million, but after we captured Yanzhou, the gap between the population of entering and exiting will be reduced to 400 million. Our population will be twice as large as that of the big Han, and the army can also be twice as large as the big Han. This is a Huge advantage! "

The generals nodded in agreement after listening to Xu Wei's words. They can develop and grow into what they are now, but they have the advantage of being large and powerful. Every time they fight the enemy, they continue to have the advantage of equipment, and even the number of people advantage, so naturally invincible!

Xu Wei looked at the generals and said: "After half a month, we will fight across the river with all our strength and capture the entire Yanzhou!"

After unifying everyone's understanding, the generals will start to act according to their respective tasks!

At the end of June of the second year of Xingping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 195)
Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao came to Dingtao with their personal guards first, and Dingtao is also the headquarters of the coalition of princes this time!
Yuan Shao found Liu Bei and Cao Cao with the latest information and said: "Xuande, something is wrong with Mengde. The large cavalry has already entered Bingzhou and Youzhou. According to their speed, they will come to Weizhou in less than 10 days. County, and the speed at which the Dagan infantry is assembled is also very fast. Now Weijun, Qinghe Kingdom, and Pingyuan Kingdom have built three large camps, and the 30 troops of Jizhou have already trained in them. In half a month at most, we will face it. [-] Dagan are riding! If the army of the two of you has not rushed to Yanzhou, I am afraid that the Dagan army will attack us first!"

Liu Bei was surprised and said: "The speed of the big army gathering is so fast? You must know that we gathered first this time, and in terms of distance, we are also closer than them. Lei Gong's cavalry is in the desert and Liaodong, and the distance alone is shorter than ours. With double the number, how could the Dagan army assemble so quickly?"

When Yuan Shao came to Xiangyang and persuaded Liu Bei and Cao Cao to form a coalition to attack Hebei, Liu Bei began to form a large army to prepare for an expedition to Hebei. At the end of May, Zhang Fei, as a vanguard, led an army of 3 to join the army in northern Jingzhou and headed for Yanzhou at a speed of [-] miles a day. Dingtao, and Zhang Fei's speed is thanks to him. Now his army is fighting on the inside, and he only needs to march every day. The local officials will prepare food and camps for them, which reduces their logistical burden. fast speed.

At the beginning of June, the [-] Jingzhou Central Army was finally formed and left the border of Xiangyang.Only then did the Jingzhou army walk out of the border of Nanyang and enter Yuzhou, but it was still half the distance from Dingtao!At the same time, Liu Bei led the cavalry battalion to Dingtao in advance to form an alliance with Yuan Shao and the others. But at this time, Yuan Shao told them that Lei Gong's army had already rushed over. How could Liu Bei not be surprised by this!

At this time, Guo Jia, who was behind Cao Cao, smiled wryly and said: "Since Lei Gong made the horseshoe, the horse's marching speed has more than doubled. We marched 50 miles, which is already possible for the most elite army, but Lei Gong's Cavalry can easily march a hundred miles or more. And they won't waste their horses!"

The marching speed of Dagan infantry even exceeds that of cavalry. Hebei has a huge rail network. Lei Gong uses rail carriages to march. He can march 200-300 miles day and night, and he can arrive from Youzhou to Jizhou within 10 days. Soldiers in Youzhou They haven't arrived at the three major camps in Jizhou now, probably because there are too many soldiers being transported, which affects the speed of the rail carriage! "

Then Guo Jia smiled bitterly at the crowd and said: "The rail carriages cost a lot. Even though Lei Gong became popular, we did not keep up. Now it is our turn to pay the price. No one thought that the rail carriages would be so convenient for the army to gather. Lei Gong's army Can appear anywhere on Daqian territory within a month.

Now it seems that it is inevitable for Lei Gong to attack Yanzhou first. The only way we can imagine it is to let the soldiers of Yanzhou stand by and wait for help!As long as we hold on for half a month, our army will build a strong line of defense in Yanzhou to resist Dagan's army! "

Then Guo Jia looked at the map and said solemnly: "We want to build a strong defense line in Dongjun, and we have to hold back the main army in Dongjun for half a month, so that we can gather a large army in the rear and arrange a new line of defense!"

Yuan Shaodao: "Gao Lan, the guard of Dongjun, is a well-known general who has experienced many battles. He has 2 troops in his hands. It shouldn't be a problem to hold for half a month!"

At this time, Guo Jia said sternly: "Not enough, 30 troops are far from enough! Lei Gong has 2 troops coming out in full force this time. How can 5 people resist Lei Gong? We still have half a month to reach more than [-] people, and there is still time for additional troops!"

Yuan Shao looked at the map and said: "The only ones who can catch up now are Xuzhou Army and Meng De's Qingzhou Army!"

Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "My little brother's Qingzhou army can be stationed in Liaocheng, Dongwuyang! My brother will send Xuzhou army to guard the front line of Baima and Puyang. I think there are 10 troops stationed here. It will be difficult to break through the defense line of Dongjun in a long time. of!"

Everyone looked at the map and found that the Yellow River was filled with hundreds of thousands of coalition troops, and it was very difficult for the large army to cross the river, so they relaxed!
Time flies, and half a month is fleeting. Xu Wei's 30 troops ready to attack Yanzhou are ready to go. Although the Han coalition forces have not yet assembled completely, the 10 troops that have been completed in advance have already been stationed along the Yellow River in Dongjun. , Strictly guard the entire Yellow River coast!The battle on both sides of the Yellow River was imminent.

On the surface of the Yellow River, dozens of warships are loaded with soldiers in bright armor, sailing through the wind and waves with huge sails.When approaching the south bank, the warships lined up, and all the black artillery was facing the Han coalition camp on the south bank!

At the Baima Ferry, after discovering Dagan's warship, Ma Yan, the guard, immediately lit the beacon tower on Baima to let Gao Lan know that the Dagan army had launched.

At the same time, he asked the soldiers to beat the war drums to improve the work. The sound of killing on the Baima Ferry was loud, and Yuan Shao's army's morale was greatly boosted!
"Archers shoot the enemy, don't let the enemy's fleet land!"

"Xuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu whom the Yuan Shao camp was shooting at the transport ship of Dagan like locusts, preventing Dagan's army from approaching the south bank!
Fan Xian looked at the long arrows falling into the Yellow River and shouted, "Fire!"

"Boom boom boom!" The roar of the artillery sounded, and hundreds of shells rushed towards Yuan Shao's camp at the speed of sound. These shells went forward relentlessly, smashing everything in front of them, no matter the situation or the wooden wall, they could not stop the artillery. Shock!

Yuan Shao's soldiers were frightened by the power of the artillery, and curled up in the corner to avoid the shells all over the sky!
The constant roaring sound frightened these soldiers even more!
"Lie down, don't move, whoever rushes out will be beaten to death by shells!" shouted one of Yuan Shaojun's commanders.Obviously he is a veteran of artillery attacks!

From the beginning of the attack, Yuan Shao's soldiers on the south bank of the Yellow River were suppressed by the intensive artillery attack and did not dare to look up!
"Log in the transport ship!" Fan Xian continued to command!

Dozens of transport ships approached the Baima Ferry, and the wooden boards on the bows were quickly opened. Countless soldiers from the large army rushed to the south bank. Teams of soldiers brandished weapons and ran out of the transport ships, heading towards Yuan Shao's camp!

"The archers counterattacked and drove the enemy down the river!" Ma Yan shouted when he saw the big army's teeth landing on the shore!

The archers in the Baima camp drew their bows and shot arrows, and countless long swords poured their hearts out to the army under the embankment! "Ding ding ding!" These bows and arrows were all bounced off by the shields and armor of the Dagan army. It cannot be said that the bows and arrows have no results, but it can only be said that the results of the battle have been achieved, and they cannot stop the advance of the Dagan army!
"Go up, kill the Han army!" Dagan's soldiers saw Yuan Shao's soldiers getting closer and raised their knives and shouted wildly!

"Brothers, follow me!" Da Ganjun Sima led his soldiers, braved the enemy's dense arrows, and charged straight up!
Fan Xian stood on the big ship, looking at the bloody battlefield ahead, all he could do was to help his comrades fire one more round of artillery!
"Keep firing until the camp is smashed!!"

"Boom, boom, boom!" The sound of the artillery was earth-shattering, like bursts of spring thunder exploding, and the heavy sound waves that were set off majesticly smashed towards Yuan Shao's army. Any soldier hit by the artillery would leave a bloodstain!
The soldiers of Daqian were full of enthusiasm, and they rushed over the distance of 100 steps like tigers. They lifted the horses in front of the camp, and slashed at the enemy in front of them with their swords. Flying all over the sky.

The soldiers on both sides kept falling to the ground, and the entire battlefield was extremely cruel, and soon blood flowed into rivers!
With the support of the artillery, Yan Liang, the vanguard, was at the forefront. He is highly skilled in martial arts and holds a heavy-duty Mo Dao in his hand. It can be said that no soldier can die in front of him. Under Yan Liang's brave attack, The Dagan army is like a rainbow, but Yuan Shaojun's morale is low. As soon as they fight, they are beaten back by the Dagan army, and the White Horse Front Battalion quickly falls!
More and more soldiers set foot on the land of Baima Ferry, and under the guidance of the officers, groups of soldiers are reorganizing their ranks and continuing to pounce on the Baima defenders!

Seeing that they couldn't hold it any longer, Ma Yan took his personal guards and fled from Baima, and Ma Yan, the general, ran away, and the soldiers lost their morale. Facing more and more large-scale troops, they abandoned themselves. With the saber and hammer in your hand, surrender to the Dagan army!

Since Baima Ferry was captured by the Dagan Army.

Then Yan Liang commanded the soldiers, took in the captives, and cleaned the battlefield. The subsequent transport ship saw that his side was in command, and quickly approached the Baima Ferry. Some engineers quickly built a gantry crane, and then sent the artillery, thunder cannon and ballista on the ship to the south bank!
At this moment, Yan Liang walked up to Yang Feng and asked, "General, now that Baima Ferry has been captured by us, should we support Puyang?"

Yang Fengdao: "Puyang has Huanglong's 5 troops. It is impossible for a big man to resist. Now we quickly enter Yan County to cut off Luoyang City's support for Yanzhou! It is best to take Ao Cang and force Xingyang City, and Xingyang is At the gate of Luoyang, hitting Xingyang is like hitting Yuan Shao's throat, and Yuan Shao will definitely increase the defensive strength of Luoyang City!"

Yan Liang said with a smile: "If we conquer Luoyang City, Yuan Shao will definitely be pissed off!"

Yang Feng smiled and said: "Luoyang has an army of tens of thousands, and there is the danger of a tiger prison. Zhongmu and Chenliu have Yuan Shao's main army. Yuzhou is also close at hand. Not only is there a terrain where a man guards the gate, but also hundreds of thousands of troops Garrison, it's so easy to be defeated there! We can hold Yuan Shao's army of more than [-] at most, so that Yuan Shao dare not easily mobilize the soldiers around Luoyang City! We fought well in the first battle, you have to continue to fight my big army prestige!"

Yan Liang also laughed and said: "Okay, I also want to see how many battalions of Yuan Shao's soldiers can be defeated!"

Yanzhou, Dongjun, Puyang, Changshoujin!

On the battlefield, the sound of artillery, the sound of war drums, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky!

The fighters of Dagan and Dahan fought desperately in the narrow area of ​​Changshoujin!Although the soldiers on both sides fought fiercely, not too many soldiers died in battle.

Lu Kuang, the guard general of Yuan Shao's army, also commanded a full armored battalion, which could withstand Dagan's swords, and in order to deal with Dagan's iron armor, the soldiers of this battalion were not only equipped with iron armor, but the weapons in their hands were battle axes weighing more than ten catties. Tooth sticks, hammers and other heavy weapons, these weapons are specially designed to break armor!
"Boom!" The muffled sound of the hammer hitting the iron armor was creepy, and a large number of soldiers fell to the ground after vomiting blood.But the partner behind Dagan warrior agreed to hack the enemy to death with a sword, and avenged his companion!

On the battlefield, the artillery and the flying thunder cannon continued to roar, and Yuan Shaojun's soldiers were killed by the artillery one by one!
Seeing this scene, Lu Kuang was so angry that he felt very distressed. The all-iron armored battalion in his hand was the elite of Yuan Shao's army, and it was specially used to deal with the Dagan Tengjia army. Dagan military artillery was killed, how could this not make Lu Kuang feel distressed!
(End of this chapter)