The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

"Xiao Pei, the battle is fierce!"

Liu Han received Zhao Yun's battle report and learned that he had captured Xiaopei.

Xiaopei's garrison consisted of 10,000 people. In addition to more than 4,000 people who died in the battle, more than 6,000 people were captured. The total number of Zhao Yun and Xie Jun's troops was nearly 4,000, and more than 4,000 were injured. The two sides made exchanges. Second, such a battle loss ratio is rare among the Han army.

Xun Yu: "My lord, since General Zilong has captured Xiaopei, we can order him to lead his army south to Zhuqiu and cut off Zhang Xun's retreat near Xiao County."

Xun You added: "I'm afraid Yuan Shu won't be able to sit still."

Liu Han fought with Yuan Shu for seven days. He first defeated Chen Lan, and then lost 5,000 soldiers in Guangling. Now Xiaopei was also lost, with a loss of 10,000 soldiers. If the battle continues like this, he will have no one left in his hands in a month. .

"It's good if he can't sit still. With his temperament, he only has a chance if he can't sit still."

Jia Xu: "My lord, I suggest that General Wenyuan take the initiative to delay Zhang Xun. As long as General Zilong is in place, these 20,000 people will not be able to escape."

Xun You added: "Not only that, in order to cooperate with their actions, we here must also put enough pressure on Yuan Shu to restrain his hands.

General Yun Chang also had to set up a posture in the Pingyu area to hold back Liu Xun. Once he retreated, General Yun Chang would press forward and not give him a chance. "

"Well, where is Ziyi?"

"It was reported yesterday that General Taishi Ci's fleet has arrived in Qu (qú) County (now southwest of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province) and is expected to arrive in Guangling tomorrow."

"The information was passed to Li Dian and Chen Deng, and they and Ziyi were asked to first defeat the remaining enemies in Jiangdu, then go around to the back of Jiujiang, land at Liyang, and penetrate Shouchun."

"Here."

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Shen County, Emperor Zhong's temporary palace.

boom!
Yuan Shu slammed the battle report on the ground: "Yuan Si was defeated in the previous battle, and Pei County was also lost this time! Han Yin, tell me! What should we do?!"

Comparing the previous vows of ten victories and ten defeats to the three defeats now, my face felt hot and painful.

"His Majesty……"

Han Yin did not expect that the war would deteriorate from the beginning and gradually get out of control.

An army of 100,000 people was eaten by 15,000 people in seven days.

Yuan Shu was furious, and Han Yin could tell that if he didn't say anything, he would be eaten today.

"Your Majesty, the top priority is to order Yuan Si's troops from Jiangdu to withdraw to Jiujiang and give up the attack on Guangling. At the same time, order Ji Ling's troops who attacked Xuzhou to move closer to Xiao County and merge with Zhang Xun. In this way, our troops will be concentrated in Yuzhou and will not be scattered. , were defeated by Liu Han one by one. "

Although Yuan Shu is arrogant, he is not stupid. Liu Han made it clear this time that he wanted to fight with him king against king and against generals, but his generals could not defeat others.

If Guangling can't be captured, it won't be captured, and it won't affect the overall situation. But if Xiaopei is lost, the war will be different.

The fall of Xiaopei means that Liu Han's troops in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou will be integrated into one place instead of being separated and fighting independently.

He has lost Xiaopei, and if he does not withdraw his troops from Xuzhou, the troops of Xuzhou and Yuzhou will be cut in two. When the time comes to divide and rule, how many troops of 100,000 can be saved?
"You are right. Send an order to Yuan Si to give up the attack on Guangling and withdraw with the fleet by water."

"Send orders to Ji Ling to give up the attack on Xiapi, join forces with Zhang Xun, withdraw from Pei State, and join forces with me."

"Here."

Yuan Shu felt that although Han Yin's suggestion was good, it was still not safe. If Xiaopei was lost, it would be useless for Ji Ling and Zhang Xun to stay in Xiao County with 30,000 people. Once Zhao Yun went south and cooperated with Zhang Liao, 30,000 people might not be able to come back, so it would be better to come back as soon as possible. Withdraw some.

"After Yuan Si withdraws, let him rest in Liyang."

"Here."

Yuan Si only had 3,000 men left, so joining the northern battlefield would be a drop in the bucket, so he might as well stay in Jiujiang to rest.

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From Liyang to Jiangdu, there is a waterway of 200 miles, downstream. Yuan Si received the military order and boarded the ship with the remaining troops overnight to retreat.

"Tai Shi Ci, failed?"

Liu Han received the intelligence from Guangling the next day, "All Yuan Sibu from Jiangdu have escaped!"

"not good!"

Xun You was the first to react: "Master, Ji Ling and Zhang Xun are probably going to run away too!"

Obviously, Yuan Shu changed his tactics and planned to withdraw his troops and clench his fists.

"If Ji Ling and Zhang Xun retreat south, it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity."

Everyone reacted.

Liu Han looked solemn. If Yuan Shu gathered his troops together and wanted to eat so many people in one go, the cost would double. "Do you have any good ideas?"

"My lord," Xun Yu said, "you can immediately send a message to General Wenyuan, quickly occupy Wuxian, and cut off Zhang Xun's escape route to the south. At the same time, you can order General Zilong to abandon the rest plan, lead his troops south, occupy Zhuqiu, and cut off Zhang Xun's westward retreat. route."

Jia Xu followed up and said: "Wen Ruo is right. I think I will order the Xiapi garrison to leave the city, harass Ji Ling and prevent it from rescuing Zhang Xun. The two armies will merge into one and retreat."

Xun You continued to add: "My lord can order the Donghai garrison to go south to replace the Guangling garrison. The Guangling garrison and General Taishi Ci will march westward together, taking advantage of Yuan Shu's attention to the north to conquer Liyang in one fell swoop."

Xun Yu: "Gongda is right. Once Yuan Shu's rear is attacked, there will be a flaw in the front, and then it will be the moment of decisive battle."

"I thought that Yun Chang would lead his troops to block Liu Xun's eastward rescue, so that he and Yuan Shu could not join forces."

"My lord is wise."

"..."

Everyone brainstormed and worked out detailed combat steps.

This is Liu Han's soft power, which Yuan Shu can't match.

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Yuan Shu's intelligence transmission was naturally inferior to that of Liu Han. When Zhang Liao received the military order, Yuan Shu's messenger was still on the way.

"Fengxiao, what do you think?"

"Wen Yuan, my lord has a good idea. If it were me, I would do the same thing."

"Let Xie Jun guard Pengcheng, and I will take people to Wu County right away."

"Well, I will send a message to Wang Ling right now, asking him to lead his army to harass Ji Ling, but not to fight him head-on."

"it is good."

the next day.

Zhang Xun and Ji Ling received the military order a step too late, and Zhang Liao and Wang Ling both began to take action.

Zhang Xun prepared to go south to meet up with Ji Ling, but his route south was cut off. He wanted to retreat westward, but the scouts sent information that Han cavalry appeared in Zhuqiu.

"what?"

Zhang Xun couldn't figure it out. He only received the military order today. How did the Han army know about it in advance?

Are there Han spies in the army?
No matter how fast the agent is, there is no way he can do it.

"Is it possible that there is a spy with my lord?"

The information came overnight, and no matter how fast the other party was, they couldn't be faster than themselves by a day.

"Go south immediately!"

Zhang Xun believed that Ji Ling must have received military orders at this moment and was rendezvousing with him.

Ji Ling was also confused. After a confrontation for several days, the Han army moved first. They had been harassing him continuously yesterday and were very annoyed.

He also thought about seducing the main force of the Han army and fighting in Xiapi, but the opponent was not fooled at all.

After receiving the military order today and leading his troops to join Zhang Xun, he felt the danger in people's hearts.

We designed traps and destroyed the roads so that we could not be harassed along the way. We only walked thirty miles in one day.

The distance between him and Zhang Xun was only 120 miles, and it would take at least four days to walk!
What a fuss!

If the Han army really reinforces and surrounds them, they can completely surround themselves for four days.

"It's impossible to move westward to meet Zhang Xun. Immediately go south and withdraw from Xiapi."

"Here."

"Send a message to General Zhang Xun and ask him to lead his troops to break out alone. Don't wait. If you wait a moment longer, you will be in danger."

"Here."

Ji Ling issued a military order and headed south without looking back, "Zhang Xun, you must retreat south!"

Yuan Shu had a good idea, but Liu Han acted faster.

After waiting for a long time, Yuan Jun's flaw finally appeared. (End of chapter)