The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 279 Chapter 278 Total War
Xuzhou, Pengcheng, General Mansion.

The snowflakes of information came one after another, Zhang Yan sat there, frowning, with a gloomy expression on his face.

There were more than a dozen letters on the cases in front of him, except for the news that Tai Shici led the army to successfully rescue Hedong, the rest were bad news.

All together, Yuan Shao issued a call to action against Zhang Yan, in the form of a coercive edict, in the name of the Qing emperor.

As a result, the war broke out in an all-round way. Yuan Shaobing divided into three groups and forcibly crossed the Yellow River. He led an army of 35 to compete with Zhang Yan in the Central Plains.

In the West Route Army, Cao Cao has occupied Hanoi, and the main force has broken into Henan. Henan Yin Zhanghong's troops retreated from Hangu Pass, Tiger Wing General Xu Huang guarded Hulao Pass, and Yingchuan Prefect Yang Xiu personally led the army to prevent Cao's army from advancing south. Blocked Yique Pass, Dagu Pass and Xuanyuan Pass from Luoyang to Yingchuan.

In the Eastern Route Army, Yuan Tan led a large army across the Yellow River from Yanci and occupied Qiancheng at the fastest speed. Yin Li, the prefect of Le'an, could not resist and abandoned the city and fled.Yuan Tan then occupied Le'an County, sent general Jiang Yiqu led an army of [-] to capture Linzi, and led the rest of the army to attack Jinan County where Zang Ba, the governor of Qingzhou, wanted to wipe it out in one fell swoop.

In the Central Route Army, Yuan Shao took Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the vanguard generals, and forcibly crossed the Yellow River from Liyang. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were brave and good at fighting, and they led as many as 5 troops. The militia regiment guarding the embankment had only 500 troops. [-] people, although they tried their best to resist, they could not escape the doom of annihilation in the end.

Yokono General Li Dian led the Tenth Army to support them, but was defeated by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were in full swing.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou established a firm foothold in Baima and led their troops to block the roads within a radius of 10,000 miles. Yuan Shao's follow-up army landed in Baima one after another. The [-]+ army set up camp in Baima, stretching for more than ten miles.

In addition, Ma Teng and Han Sui were still confronting Niu Jin at the city of Chencang, and Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army also completely surrendered to Yuan Shao.

In just one day, Yuan Shao's more than 30 troops actually crossed the Yellow River. The Yellow River is naturally dangerous. In the face of Yuan Shao's powerful military force, it is useless and vulnerable!
Bad news!Bad news!Bad news!
In addition to bad news, it is still bad news!
Since coming to this world, it was the first time for Zhang Yan to feel such numbness in his scalp.Although it was freezing cold outside, he was sweating profusely, and there was a bit of coolness on his back.

Seven years, exactly seven years.

It has been seven years since Zhang Yan came here. It is really not easy for him to get to where he is today step by step from being attached to a small county captain, and to have the current achievements.

After seven years of hard work, the current territory has been obtained, but now, in front of Yuan Shao's powerful army, he feels so small.

Could it be that his seven years of hard work will be subverted by Yuan Shao?
Do not!
no way!

This year is the fifth year of Jian'an, 200 AD. This year in history is the year of the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. When Yuan Shao marched to Guandu, the south bank of the Yellow River heard the wind and surrendered. Cao Cao at that time should be in the same mood as he is now. Roughly the same?
Now, Zhang Yan finally realized the feeling of being overwhelmed at a high place.

He could even predict the imminent move of his subordinates. In the face of Yuan Shao's powerful force, as subordinates, they might choose to surrender, but he had only one way to go, and that was to fight to the end.

Yuan Shao may give others a chance to surrender, but he will never give himself any chance. Therefore, he cannot surrender, and he must not lose. Once he loses this war, everything he has is gone!

The hall was unusually quiet. Standing aside were Captain Jia Xu of Sili School, Chen Qun of Dasinong, Zhang Zhao of Ting Wei, Dong Zhao of Guang Luxun, and Xu Xuan, Wei Jing, Liu Ying, and Yu Fan, the meritorious officers of Taiwei's Mansion. , Cheng Bing, Sima Lang, Wang Xiang, Yang Jun, Huan Jie, Ruan Yu, Liu Yan and others all frowned and stood in two rows without saying a word.

"Yuan Shao raised an army of 35 troops and wanted to compete with me in the Central Plains. Our army did not start well. Although we have been defeated repeatedly, our overall strength has not weakened. Now our army has reached the critical point of life and death. If we don't unite and overcome this difficulty together, I'm afraid He is about to become Yuan Shao's dead soul." After thinking for a long time, Zhang Yan finally made up his mind, and then said slowly, "This battle is inevitable. Either I die or you die. We should die. It will be a very cruel battle. You are all my confidantes. If you don’t want to suffer with me, please tell me as soon as possible. I will let you go and give you some money. If I fight Yuan Shao on the front line , you sentence me to go, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Chen Qun first said: "If there is no great general, I would not have such a status. Changwen can have everything today because of the gift of the great general. Changwen is willing to swear to follow the great general, and will never betray him in this life! "

The rest of the people also said in unison: "We are willing to swear to the death to follow the general, and we will never deviate from it in this life!"

Zhang Yan looked around at the people in the hall, no matter what they said was from the heart or they were dealing with himself, anyway, his ugly words had already been said before, if someone defected, he would never show mercy.

"Yuan Shao's army has many generals, which is incomparable to our army. However, our army is small in number, but all of them are well-equipped and well-equipped. If we really fight together, we may not lose to Yuan Shao. I have made After making a decision, I will personally lead the army to Puyang tomorrow, and I must completely defeat Yuan Shao in Puyang!"

"Here!" The crowd responded in unison.

Afterwards, Sili Captain Jia Xu asked, "My lord, how will the two armies of Cao Cao and Yuan Tan deal with it?"

After Zhang Yan thought for a while, he said: "Cao Cao's army has entered Henan. Zhang Hong and Xu Huang have blocked all the passes. Henan has not much population. As long as Zhang Hong and Xu Huang stand firm and do not fight, no matter how many Cao Cao troops , there is nothing we can do about them. But just in case, Xu Xuan, Huan Jie, the two of you go to Hulao Pass and serve as Xu Huang's staff."

"Here!" Xu Xuan and Huan Jie responded in unison.

Zhang Yan continued: "As for Qingzhou, I will entrust it all to Zang Ba, as long as I try my best to hold back Yuan Tan's main force, and after I defeat Yuan Shao, I will send troops to rescue. Yu Fan, you go to Qingzhou for me, Tell Zang Ba of my decision."

"Here!" Yu Fan clasped his fists and said.

Jia Xu then said: "My lord, Yuan Shao issued a call to crusade against the lord in the name of the Qing emperor. This is obviously a hypocritical edict. The subordinates think that when the lord goes to Puyang, you must take your majesty with you, and let your majesty dismantle it in front of Yuan Shao. His lies. In addition, you should send envoys to send letters to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and use the lives of Empress Yuan and Concubine Cao as a threat to make them retreat."

After hearing this, Zhang Yan nodded repeatedly, and immediately said, "That's it!"

"Also, there are not enough troops on the front line. Would my lord consider transferring the two armies stationed in Lujiang to the front line?" Jia Xu suggested.

Zhang Yan was silent for a moment, still thinking about whether to transfer Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to the front line.Because he was worried that Liu Biao would take advantage of it, or that Sun Ce would get in the way and rashly dispatch [-] troops. Once Liu Biao and Sun Ce found out, they would be ready to move.

Jia Xu seemed to be able to guess what Zhang Yan was thinking, and immediately said: "My lord is worried about Liu Biao and Sun Ce, and my subordinates have a plan to transfer the two generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to the front line. And it won't let Liu Biao and Sun Ce not notice it at all."

"What is the solution? Tell me!" Zhang Yan said anxiously.

Jia Xu said: "Our army has 2 militiamen, and they are still stationed in Shaopi. These [-] militiamen are Yuan Shu's soldiers who surrendered back then. Now is an extraordinary time, and my subordinates think that this force should also be used to increase combat effectiveness. Although it is not as good as the regular army, it can give our army a strong momentum. As long as it is used properly, the militia will also play a huge role. The subordinates feel that it is better to transfer [-] people from them and secretly go to Zhangliao and Gaoshun In this way, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's army can be transferred to the front line. In addition, the lord can also hand over the remaining [-] militiamen to Zhang Liao and Gao Shun. As long as they are commanded by the way, this is equivalent to a [-] army, as long as they are given uniforms, weapons and armor, who will know that they are militiamen?"

Zhang Yan laughed and said: "If you say so, then I am surrounded by troops everywhere? The militia policy has been implemented for many years, and it has already been quite effective. Now is the time of war, and we should really make good use of it. Chief Nong!"

Chen Qun hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "What are your orders, my lord?"

"The militia has always been under the jurisdiction of your Dasinong Mansion. You, together with the householder Cao Yu and Yang Jun, will handle this matter together. Be sure to count the number of militiamen under your jurisdiction, and issue weapons, armor and uniforms to them. The local county government can mobilize them to the front line when necessary.”

"Here!" Chen Qun and Yang Jun clasped their hands together.

Zhang Yan made proper arrangements, so he took Jia Xu, the lieutenant of Sili School, as the military adviser, Ruan Yu as the marching secretary, Wang Xiang as the chief bookkeeper, Sima Lang and Liu Yan as staff officers, and only brought two thousand cavalry guards to guard the present day. Liu Xie, the emperor's son, rushed towards Puyang mightily.

Chen Qun, Zhang Zhao, Dong Zhao and others all stayed in Pengcheng to stabilize the situation in the rear, and left eight thousand guards, led by Xu Sheng, to protect Pengcheng's safety.

Zhang Yan was on the road, non-stop along the way, the emperor Liu Xie pampered him, but he couldn't bear this kind of toss, but Zhang Yan was so anxious that he took Jia Xu and a thousand cavalry to leave first, and the rest stayed to protect the emperor Liu Xie.

At this moment, wars were raging on both sides of the Yellow River, and Yuan Jun, who was as numerous as a cow, had already surrounded Puyang City on three floors and three floors outside. General Yu Jin, General Li Dian of Yokoye, General Chen Ying, General of Rebellion, and Puyang Changshi Mao Jie, were besieging the isolated city. Resisting to the death, repelling Yuan Jun's wave after wave of attacks.

Under the city of Puyang, corpses piled up like mountains, blood flowed like rivers, and even the walls of the city were stained red with blood.

Puyang City, like a flat boat in the sea, is on the verge of falling under the attack of layers of huge waves...

(End of this chapter)