Great Han Empire

Chapter 708
On the eighth day of May, Nanshan Pavilion.

Nanshan Pavilion is located in the middle of Xinfeng City and Zheng City, eighty miles away from each city.

After Li Jue received the urgent report from Zhang Ji and Wang Fang, he immediately ordered the army to stop advancing, and hurriedly ordered Guo Si and Huangfu Hong of the rear army to return to Xinfeng City.

In the middle of the night, Guo Si and Huang Fuhong reported that Xinfeng City was occupied by Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. On the way back to the city, the army was blocked by Wei Xu, Song Xian and Li Feng. There was a brief fierce battle between the two sides.Later, as it was approaching dusk, the two armies immediately withdrew from the battlefield.At present, Guo Si and Huangfu Hong are stationed at Weiting, [-] miles away from Nanshan Pavilion.

Zhang Ji and Wang Fang asked for help again.Due to the serious shortage of troops, the siege was hindered.In the middle of the night, reinforcements from the northern border army approached Zheng Cheng, Zhang Ji, and Wang Fang in desperation, so they had to retreat [-] miles and stationed in Huating.

In the early morning of the ninth day of May, Li Jue (jue), Jia Xu, Yang Feng, Han Xian (xian), Dong Cheng and others gathered in the big tent to urgently discuss countermeasures.

No one blamed each other anymore, and everyone sat in the big tent with a heavy heart, without saying a word.

"If we had stayed in the Beiwu camp in Baling, this kind of predicament would not have happened today." Yang Feng felt a little annoyed when he saw Jia Xu sitting behind the desk, drowsy.If Jia Xu hadn't urged Li Jue to lead his army south, how could Baling have been lost?How could you be in a desperate situation today?
"The same will happen." Jia Xu smiled faintly, "Wang Fang, Huangfuhong and Guo Si have joined forces, and they will join hands with Han Sui and Pang De to attack Ba Ling soon. We can't hold Beiwu Camp , we can only retreat with Zhang Ji to Tongguan with the Son of Heaven. But in that way, we will be alone and weak, and we may be hit by the northern army, scattered and fled, and handed over the Son of Heaven to the general."

"Although we are in a predicament today, my lords have let go of the past and made peace because of Pound's attack, which has greatly increased our strength." Jia Xu rubbed his eyes, slowly spread out the case table and put it on the map , "My lords, please see that our 3-plus horsemen are now surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army between Weiting, Nanshan Pavilion and Huating. The terrain here is narrow, facing water in the north and mountains in the south. It’s huge, so I think we still have a lot of chances of surviving.”

"A chance to survive death?" Dong Cheng smiled wryly, "Master Jia is not joking, is he?"

Dong Cheng was about 40 years old, tall and handsome, with a slightly hoarse voice.He used to be Niu Fu's subordinate.After Niu Fu's death, he took refuge with Li Jue with his army and was Li Jue's confidant.His daughter was able to marry the emperor as a concubine, thanks to Li Jue's help.Li Jue was in charge of state affairs, he threatened the emperor to marry his concubine, how could the emperor not marry?

"Master Jia, our army is not as large as that of the Northern Border Army, and we are seriously short of food and supplies. Now we are trapped in the mountains with no danger to defend. How long do you think we can last?" Dong Cheng said dejectedly, "The Northern Border Army As long as we surround us for a month, the army is bound to collapse without a fight. In my opinion..." He looked at the gloomy Li Jue, and said cautiously, "Let's follow the general's advice and send the emperor to Hedong? "

"Hey..." Yang Feng sneered, "You are now a relative of the emperor, and you eat spicy food everywhere, but what about us?" Yang Feng pointed at Li Jue and asked loudly, "Can the general let us go? The general said that the lord burned Chang'an, and this felony alone can put the lord to death. And us? We used to be white waves and yellow scarves, and our hatred with the Northern Xinjiang army was as deep as the sea. Will the general let us go? Are you sincere? Think we're dead, don't you?"

Dong Cheng was shocked and shook his hands again and again, "Misunderstood, misunderstood, I didn't mean that."

Li Jue glared at him fiercely, "You have to use your brain when you do things, think about your brothers, don't just focus on yourself." Then he turned his head to look at Jia Xu, "Wenhe, how do you survive death?"

"Ask Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, and Han Sui for help." Jia Xu shook his drowsy head, opened his heavy eyelids as hard as he could, and said weakly.In the past few days, he marched continuously and helped Li Jue with various military affairs. He hardly slept and was extremely tired.

"Ask for help from Yuan Shao?" Li Jue and the generals were puzzled, "Wenhe, Yuan Shao doesn't want to respect the current emperor, nor does he want to be the king. He is eager to drive the emperor out of Guanzhong. How can he support us?"

"Yuan Shao doesn't want to be the king." Jia Xu patted his forehead hard a few times, trying to make himself sober, "but he doesn't want us to bring the emperor to Hedong. Once the general succeeds in becoming the king, he can take the emperor with him. Let the world, the strength of the general will grow rapidly. Even if Yuan Shao occupies Guanzhong at that time, it will be difficult for him to move the general, and he will be defeated sooner or later, so..."

"So Yuan Shao will definitely bring the army to fight." Yang Feng suddenly realized, and slapped the table with his palm, "We will cooperate with Yuan Shaoli, and we will surely defeat the northern army and successfully break through."

"Do you think the general is an idiot?" Li Jue scolded, "Don't he know that Yuan Shao will fight over? Also, even if we break through, will Yuan Shao take the opportunity to kill us? Let's not just get out of Leopard's Mouth , and fell into the tiger cage again, looking for a dead end.” Li Jue pointed to Jia Xu, and asked with a very melancholy expression, “Wenhe, now it’s not a matter of whether we can break through, but how to survive and how to continue to occupy Guanzhong. thing. Do you have a better way?"

"Then let's get through it." Jia Xu closed his eyes, slowly lay down on the table, and said with a yawn, "After a long time, the situation in Guanzhong will definitely change, so let's look for opportunities at that time. There is only one way now, Contact Yuan Shao as soon as possible and let him attack the northern border army."

Li Jue looked at Jia Xu, who was sleeping soundly at his desk, and sighed helplessly: "Okay, let's take a step and see. If it doesn't work, everyone will die together."

That night, Li Jue ordered more than a dozen personal guards with high martial arts skills to escort Shizhong Zhongji, across mountains and ridges, and went to ask for help from Yuan Shao who was stationed at Zhidao Pavilion by a small road.

=

On the ninth day of May, Guanzhong, Xinfeng City.

Qu Yi convened a meeting of the generals.

At present, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army entering Guanzhong one after another is [-] cavalry.Pound, Liu Ming, Kuang Fengsha, and Nie Xiao's [-] cavalry were in Baling.Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu, and Mustafa's [-] rode in Hongmen Pavilion and Xi Pavilion.Wang Dang and Yu Du's [-] troops are in Zhengcheng.Sun Qin and Guo Daxian's [-] infantry have entered Xinfeng City today.The [-] navy of Lou Chuan Captain Yang Hua was responsible for transporting grain, grass, luggage and camera support on the Weishui River.

"Although our 3-strong army surrounded Li Jue and Guo Si's [-]-odd troops in Xinfeng City and Zhengcheng, because Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, and Han Sui's [-]-strong army was eyeing around Chang'an, we temporarily I don’t have the ability to encircle Li Jue and rescue the Son of Heaven.” Sima Wu Ye pointed to the map worriedly and said, “My lords, please see that if Nanshan Pavilion is the center, Li Jue is now surrounded by us, but if Xinfeng City is the center , we are surrounded by Yuan Shao and Li Jue."

Near Xinfeng City, we have Pound's 5 cavalry, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun's 5 cavalry, and Sun Qin and Guo Daxian's 13 infantry. Only [-] people.These [-] people are currently being flanked by Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, Han Sui, and Li Jue's [-] troops.

"Whether we can save the emperor and occupy Guanzhong depends on whether we can successfully defend Xinfeng City." Wu Ye patted the map vigorously, then looked around the generals, and said slowly, "According to the general's request, we are in Xinfeng City." For at least a month."

Pang De stroked his short beard, and asked in a low voice, "Zi She, where is Master Yang Feng's army? When will they enter Guanzhong?"

"The general took them to Guanxi." Wu Ye replied, "General Yangfeng's army is not here to fight in Guanzhong."

"Why?" Pound asked in surprise, "Our troops are not enough. 6 people can rescue the emperor, but it is difficult to occupy Guanzhong."

"That's right. With the current strength, it's really difficult for us to occupy Guanzhong." Qu Yi waved his hand and said, "But if we also recruit Master Yang Feng's [-] troops into Guanzhong, are you absolutely sure to occupy Guanzhong?"

Pound thought for a while, then looked at each other with Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, and all three shook their heads.

"But we have an advantage." Zhao Yun said, "We have sufficient food, grass and military equipment. We have taken the lead in the Guanzhong battlefield. Our soldiers are united. However, the army of Li Jue and Guo Si is not only full of conflicts, but also seriously lacks food and grass. Yuan Shao Although the three armies of Han Sui, Kuai Yue, and Han Sui are not short of food and grass, each has his own thoughts. Han Sui must first preserve his strength, and he will not try his best to attack us. Therefore, I think that as long as the various ministries in the Guanzhong battlefield are at a stalemate Over time, changes will inevitably occur, and our chances of winning are still very high. Since we are sure of winning, the more troops we have, the greater our chances will be."

Qu Yi nodded, "That's right. But once the battle is fought, how much will we lose? After all the people have been defeated, how will we garrison northern Xinjiang, Guanzhong, and Kanxi in the future? Do we need to deploy more troops from the Jizhou battlefield to fight for thousands of miles? Go to Guanzhong to support? Jizhou has less troops, how will the Central Plains be pacified in the future?"

The generals looked dignified and remained silent.

Qu Yi stood up, walked to the front of the map, pointed to Luoyang on the map, and said, "The key to victory in the Guanzhong battlefield is not the strength of the two sides on the Guanzhong battlefield, but whether we can take advantage of the weak strength of the Guandong army. Quickly enter Kanto and occupy Luoyang."

There was a sudden shock in the big tent.

=

The main forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are currently on the battlefield in Guanzhong, while Yuan Wei's Yuzhou Army and Cao Cao's Yanzhou Army are both on the south bank of the Yellow River, ready to block the northern army from crossing the river.Chunyuqiong gave up attacking Xin'an and led his army to retreat to Hangu Pass, which is enough to explain the problem.

The general will lead an army of [-], and will attack Hangu Pass in the near future and take Luoyang directly.

Qu Yi looked at the excited northern generals in the tent, and said with a smile, "If Yuan Shao learns that Hangu Pass is lost, how will he respond?"

"He has to withdraw, otherwise Luoyang will be lost, and he will be homeless again." Jiang Wu laughed loudly.

"Yuan Shao may not necessarily withdraw his troops." Qu Yi stretched out his big hand to the Central Plains on the map, "Luoyang City is tall and strong, and it may not fall in the short term. At this time, Yuan Wei in Yanzhou can withdraw his troops to help, and Zhang Yang in Hanoi can also cross the river. When the two armies return to aid, the Kanto can be preserved."

"Haha, then Yuan Shao will be miserable." Zhang Liao said excitedly, "The Northern Frontier Army can take the opportunity to capture Hanoi, occupy Yanzhou, and attack from the east and north of the Kanto, and the Kanto will be in the pocket of the general immediately." .”

"Yuan Shao has no other way but to withdraw from Guanzhong and rush back for help." Pang De slapped the table with his palm and shouted loudly, "Guanzhong is ours now."

There was joy in the big tent.

"Yuan Shao dared to fight our general. He didn't say how much he weighed. This time he is dead."

=

Qu Yi's face suddenly darkened, "If you think this way, you will lose this battle."

Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Pang De and the others thought that Qu Yi was joking, but they were all still smiling, as if victory was at their fingertips.

"You should have heard about the financial situation in Hebei." Qu Yi said solemnly, "This year, the northern army will not be able to fight on two battlefields at the same time. battle."

The generals were shocked, and the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared.

"Whether the Guanzhong battlefield can be won or not depends on whether the general's feint attack works. If the feint attack works and Yuan Shao withdraws, we can occupy Guanzhong at the lowest cost and King Qin will succeed. Of course, if God has eyes, the general The battle to attack Kanto went very smoothly, and even took Luoyang directly, then the great cause of Zhongxing will be greatly advanced, and Dahan Sheji is expected to be stabilized within a few years."

Qu Yi looked at the generals, and continued with a stern expression, "If the feint attack doesn't work, we are bound to face a bitter battle in Guanzhong, and the outcome is unpredictable, so..." Qu Yi suddenly raised his voice, and said loudly, "We must fight as soon as possible. Save the Son of Heaven. As long as the Son of Heaven is saved, even if Guanzhong is lost, we can still pacify the world in the shortest possible time, ZTE Dahan."

"Your Excellency, you mean that we should hit Li Jue first?" Zhao Yun asked in surprise.

"Yes." Qu Yi waved his hand vigorously, "As long as the general takes down Hangu Pass, Yuan Shao will definitely be hesitant. At this time, we will immediately dispatch to kill Li Jue and Guo Si resolutely, and save the emperor."

"Tomorrow, Ling Ming (Pang De) will go to the Xiliang Army and make an appointment with Mr. Wen Yue. I want to have a good talk with him." Qu Yi then pointed to Zhao Yun, "Zilong, you go to Nanshan Pavilion to meet the emperor, By the way, tell the emperor and the court ministers about Lord Huangfu's death. In addition, please come to me with Lord Huangfu Hong, and tell him that I have a letter from Lord Huangfu to him. If you meet Li Jue, tell him , if he doesn't want to die, send the emperor to the east of the river as soon as possible."

=

In mid-May, Kansai, Hangu Pass.

General Li Hong and Xu Rong, the general who conquered the west, approached the pass with an army of [-].

(End of this chapter)