Great Han Empire

Chapter 766: A Storm of Troubled Heroes

At the beginning of September, Lu Bu led Changshuiying and Huqiying to cross the Jiangshui River first.

Because the army was delayed for a day in Xinhe, Lu Bu was worried that the Jingzhou army had reached Panhe, so he did not enter the yellow flood zone, but set up a camp at Guting, [-] miles away from Panhe.

The scouts came to report continuously.No Jingzhou army was found in the direction of Panhe.Lu Bu was very surprised, and hurriedly ordered the scouts to expand the search area to a hundred miles, especially in the direction of Dahe Gudu, and to investigate more closely.Once the Jingzhou army finds that the road to Ganling has been cut off, it is very likely that they will give up their plan to join the main force, and instead go directly south to Pingyuan City, withdraw across the Yellow River and enter Qingzhou.It would be an unforgivable crime if the Northern Xinjiang Army delayed encircling the main force of the rebel army in order to encircle and wipe out the 1 people, allowing the main force of the rebel army to successfully break through the blockade and retreat back to the Central Plains.

After Yan Liang received Lu Bu's urgent report, he immediately ordered Zhang Zhen and Qin Yi, who had already crossed the river, together with Lou Lu and Lu Huanyang's Karasuma iron cavalry, to turn southwest and quickly capture Tobu City, threatening the main force of the retreating rebel army from the flank.Order Zhang Yun, Zhang Liao and Gao Lan to speed up crossing the river and rush to Guting quickly.Order Lu Bu to lead the iron cavalry to search slowly along the direction of Dahe Gudu, and launch an attack immediately if the Jingzhou army is found.

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At the beginning of September, Zhao Yun led his army to rush along the Dahe Gudu for more than 300 miles, and arrived at the Luting line in Boping County, where the planned interception was scheduled.Dahe Gudu in this area is located at the junction of Ganling Kingdom and Dongjun, sixty miles away from Ganling City.

The scouts reported that the main force of the rebel army was not found in the direction of Ganling City.This news made Zhao Yun very happy, and the Northern Xinjiang Army finally got ahead of the rebels.He ordered the army to rest immediately for half a day, and then attacked Ganling City.

"It has only been five days since we surrounded Tian Kai." Jiang Wu handed the water bag to Zhao Yun, and wiped the water stains on his beard, "I guess Cao Cao just received the news of Dongguan's defeat. The main force is probably crossing the Jiangshui River in the south, at least two hundred miles away from Ganling City. We still have plenty of time."

Zhao Yun smiled, "If we can wipe out the rebels this time, the world will be peaceful in two or three years."

"It's not that easy." Jiang Wu shook her head and smiled, "Why, are you tired of fighting?"

"Of course it's better not to fight." Zhao Yun looked up at him, "Do you want to fight for a lifetime?"

Jiang Wu didn't answer, he looked up at a group of cavalry galloping from a distance, and stood up slowly, "Huzi (Wei Jun), Xiaolan (Li Su) and You Xianwang (Liu Ming) coming."

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When Wenpin and Huang Zhong withdrew to Panhe, they received a letter from Cao Cao.Cao Cao ordered them to retreat, and allowed them to play by ear, so as to ensure their strength and safely withdraw to the Central Plains is the best policy.

This letter was originally written to Tian Kai, the commander-in-chief of the East Road Army, but Tian Kai's whereabouts are unknown now. Only 5000 of the 1 people in the East Road Army are left, and they are currently being chased and intercepted by the Northern Xinjiang Army. Among them, it is more difficult to break through than to reach the sky.Just when the two were at a loss, Xiahou Dun and Li Dian caught up.

Xiahoudun understood the content of this letter at a glance. Cao Cao wanted to sacrifice the East Army to cover the retreat of the main army to the Central Plains, but now the facts have exceeded Cao Cao's expectations.

"I wonder if Master Xiahou has a plan to break through?" Wen Pin asked.

"Since the prime minister has allowed us to decide on our own retreat route, and we don't need to return to Ganling to join the main force, then we will go directly south and cross the river from the direction of Pingyuan City." Xiahou Dun said without hesitation, "Zang Ba ran fast, and he is probably out of danger. Now, let's see if we can run fast."

"Go directly south?" Huang Zhong hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously, "If nothing else happens, Pingyuan City has already been captured by the Northern Frontier Army. It is too difficult for us to break through from Pingyuan City."

"At present, this is the only way." Xiahou Dun said, "We have no food and grass, and we can't last for a few days. We can only get replenished by going south to Pingyuan City by surprise, and then crossing the river to Gaotang. After the Northern Xinjiang Army finds us, they will definitely pursue us. In this way It can also buy more time for the main army to retreat." He looked at Wenpin and Huang Zhong and said, "I believe the two adults don't want Lord Liu Biao and the Jingzhou army to be buried under the iron hooves of northern Xinjiang, right?"

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In early September, Jiangshui River.

When Qu Yi learned that the rebels suddenly turned to the west, he immediately had a premonition that the rebels were going to run away. He hurriedly sent someone to report to General Li Hong, and wrote to Yan Liang, asking him to send more troops to the battlefield to pursue the main force of the rebels. At the same time, Zhang Yan was informed in writing, asking him to pay close attention to Yuan Shao's movements and prevent him from responding to the retreat of the rebels.

Qu Yi urgently summoned Wang Dang and Xu Huang, and ordered the two to lead their respective armies, no matter what the cost, to enter Wei County as quickly as possible, capture Qingyuan and Guantao, and cut off the retreat of the rebels.He ordered Wen Chou to lead his army across the Qinghe River, closely pursue the rebels, and try to slow down the retreat of the rebels.

"I don't know if Zilong has arrived at the front line of Luting?" Qu Yi tapped his fingers on the map and said anxiously, "If he still follows the original plan to attack Ganling City first, then we won't be able to catch up in time." Encircling the rebels, the rebels may cross the Dahe Gudu from the direction of Qingyuan and Guantao and retreat across the Yellow River."

He thought and thought, and said decisively: "Hurry up, send someone to the area around Ganling City to find General Zhao Yun, and ask him to give up attacking Ganling City, take down Fagan and Guancheng immediately, and cut off the way for the rebels to retreat south."

Sima Yanzhi looked at him in surprise, but didn't speak.Qu Yi turned his head and stared at him, and said loudly, "Are you deaf?"

Yan Zhi lowered his head timidly, and muttered in a low voice, "My lord, General Zhao Yun is now under the command of General Yan Liang."

Qu Yi's eyebrows were raised upright, and he slapped the table with his palm, "If you command more than you have authority, you will command more power. As long as I can encircle and wipe out the rebels, I would rather not have this General Zuo. Give me the order to go."

Yan Zhi stood beside him without moving, looking quietly at Tian Chou.Qu Yi was furious, and slapped him across the face, "Your boy is lawless now."

Tian Chou had sharp eyes and quick hands, and grabbed Qu Yi's arm, "Brother Yuntian, what are you doing? Don't worry, let me figure out a way. You won the battle, but you were convicted and demoted. What is this? General I must make you mad."

"There's no time." Qu Yi roared angrily, "The general is still in Gonggao City two hundred miles away. When I want to give orders, the rebel army has already run to the edge of the Yellow River."

"Okay, okay..." Tian Chou let go of Qu Yi's arm, waved his hand and said to Yan Zhi, "Immediately write the order according to Master Qu's wishes, stamp my seal on it, and send more people to Ganling City to search for it." General Zhao Yun. I immediately wrote to the general, asking him to order General Qu Yi to command the battle of Ganling, and all the troops in Jizhou, including General Yan Liang, should be controlled by General Qu Yi.”

Yan Zhi hastily agreed.He was worried that Qu Yi would hit him and ran faster than a rabbit.

Qu Yi patted Tian Chou's shoulder gratefully, wanted to say something but didn't say it.

Tian Chou is the right servant of Shangshutai. He was ordered to go to the Jizhou battlefield to coordinate the relationship between the imperial court, Jizhou prefectures and the army. He was responsible for supervising the army. All the mistakes of righteousness will be blamed by the court and the general in the future, and Tian Chou is mainly responsible.Qu Yi knew that he had offended too many people, and based on the fact that he commanded beyond his authority, many people would definitely impeach him and take the opportunity to make trouble.Now that Tian Chou can share the guilt, even if he is convicted, it will be nothing more than an apology form and a few months' salary will be confiscated.

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"Brother Yuntian, there are more than 5 rebels, and Wang Dang and Xu Huang may not be able to stop them." Tian Chou pointed to Guantao on the map, and said worriedly, "In my opinion, you should let them block it step by step. For the better, on the one hand, it can delay the retreat of the rebels, so that General Yan Liang's army has enough time to rush over from the east; I ate one piece."

"Will Yuan Shao come to rescue under such circumstances?" Qu Yi sneered, "Zitai, do you think Yuan Shao is too high? Now he wants us to kill Cao Cao's rebels, so he wants to dominate the Central Plains and separate himself from us." River confrontation."

Tian Chou smiled slightly, "From Yuan Shao's point of view, of course he hopes that we can kill Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and Tian Kai, so that he can easily take Jingzhou and the Central Plains, but the question is, are we willing? Standing on a tripod with Yuan Shao?"

"We don't want to see Yuan Shao's power expand rapidly, so we need to maintain the current situation where the states and counties are fighting each other. In other words, if Yuan Shao escapes, we will put Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others back, and let them turn against Yuan Shao , Conquering each other. As long as the strength of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao cannot be developed, we can defeat them in a short period of time. Even if they unite, they will not be able to confront us for various reasons. This point starts from the current Jizhou battlefield. I can tell."

"Yuan Shao will not see our intention?" Qu Yi was dubious.

"It is precisely because Yuan Shao knows everything clearly that it is difficult for him to make a choice. If you were Yuan Shao, what would you do now?"

"I..." Qu Yi blurted out and wanted to say that I would just leave, but suddenly realized that this matter really cannot just leave.Yuan Shao escaped, and Hebei sent Cao Cao and others back. Even if the two sides did not turn against each other, the enmity was settled, and Yuan Shao's original intention was completely exposed. This tripartite situation is no longer possible.

"It's difficult, isn't it?" Tian Chou said with a smile, "If Yuan Shao escapes by himself and let us release Cao Cao and others, not only will he lose all his reputation and lose face, but he will also become enemies with other states and counties because of this. This is the last thing Yuan Shao wants to see and can't accept. Compared with it, he might as well lose a little and rescue Cao Cao and others. In this way, when Cao Cao and others are greatly weakened, he will not only win the hearts of the people in the world Praise can also justifiably force Cao Cao and others to give up their hold on the Huangtong, and then use the Huangtong to control and threaten the various forces in the Central Plains, and quickly strengthen their own strength in a short period of time. If Yuan Shao can go south before we cross the Yellow River Dominating the Central Plains, the situation where these two powers stand face to face across the river will still appear. Therefore, Yuan Shao will not only stay in Jizhou, but will also go to rescue Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others."

Qu Yi suddenly realized, "Zi Tai, you have too many evil minds."

Then he excitedly pointed to the map and said: "We let the armies of Yan Liang and Lu Bu pursue from the east and north, let Zhao Yun's army block the retreat of the rebels in the south of Ganling Kingdom, and let Wang Dang and Xu Huang go to the south of the Ganling Kingdom." Fighting and retreating to the west caused the situation that we were about to encircle the rebels but were unable to encircle them due to insufficient troops, thus inducing the rebels to continue to retreat towards Guantao and Wei County in Wei County, forcing Yuan Shao to respond in the direction of Guantao. Then..." Qu Yi punched the area between Guantao and Weicheng on the map, "We will wipe out the rebels here, and kill all rebels like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao."

Tian Chou first listened with a smile on his face, but then his expression changed drastically and he was dumbfounded.

"Brother Yuntian..."

"I know what you want to say..." Qu Yi suddenly turned cold, "Even if Yan Liang wiped out all 5000 rebels in the Dongguang area, but the loss of the rebels' continuous attacks over the past few months will be eliminated. They still have at least 11 troops, while we only have 14, so we can't encircle the rebels, let alone wipe out the rebels. At most, we can only severely injure the rebels. The rebels Yuan Shao and Cao Cao can all escape in the end. Central Plains. This doesn’t seem to be what we want to see.” Qu Yi looked at Tian Chou coldly, “Is this what the General meant?”

Tian Chou didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "What does brother Yuntian mean?"

"If we wipe out Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other rebels at all costs, Yuan Shu will finally be able to occupy the Central Plains. However, Yuan Shu is weaker than Yuan Shao, and it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in a short time. In this way, we will We can cross the river and go down the river next year, and start the battle to quell the world."

Qu Yi spread out his right hand and placed it on the Ganling Kingdom on the map, "We are all worried that Yuan Shao will run away. After Yuan Shao runs away, there will be too much resistance to our ZTE cause, so your proposal is correct. We can't rush Cao Cao away." We will encircle and annihilate Ganling with Liu Biao and others, and we will use Cao Cao and Liu Biao as rebels to keep Yuan Shao in Jizhou and lure his army to the Guantao area to annihilate him."

Qu Yi raised his head and glanced at Tian Chou, "My strategy is to surround Cao Cao's rebel army with 4 troops first."

Then he put his left hand on Weijun on the map, and two strong murderous auras appeared in his eyes, "Then gather about 10 troops to encircle and wipe out Yuan Shao in Weijun, and eat Yuan Shao in one bite, so that there will be no future troubles. Eat Yuan Shao Afterwards, we will gather all our forces to encircle and wipe out Cao Cao's rebel army." Qu Yi clenched his fist with his right hand and slammed the Ganling Kingdom on the map, "If this happens, the entire rebel army will be wiped out."

Tian Chou's heart beat violently, Qu Yi's strategy was too tempting.If Qu Yi's strategy succeeds and the entire rebel army is wiped out, the world will be peaceful within a year or two, and the period for the great Han's revival will be greatly advanced.

Qu Yi clasped his hands, looked at the map with his eyes, imagining the battlefield of fierce fighting in his mind, and his blood boiled for a while.

The two were silent for a long time, and neither of them spoke.

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"What does the general mean?"

"The general's thinking coincides with yours." Tian Chou took a breath, "The general thinks that under the current circumstances, it is not a problem to hit Cao Cao's rebels hard. The key is how to hit Yuan Shao hard. Yuan Shao is our ultimate goal."

"Neither the general nor we thought that Cao Cao would retreat so fast and so resolutely, and the direction of his retreat was beyond our surprise. He seemed to have expected that our cavalry had already detoured to the direction of Ganling City and cut off his The retreat was the same, and he chose to retreat westward without hesitation. At present, we don't have the troops to advance to the front line of Qingyuan and Guantao, so if Cao Cao runs fast enough, he is very likely to escape our encirclement and successfully join Yuan Shao , safely withdraw to the Central Plains."

"We didn't arrange for the troops to advance to the front line of Qingyuan and Guantao, maybe it has something to do with the general wanting to hold Yuan Shao down?" Qu Yi asked with a smile.

Tian Chou nodded, "The battle situation is changing rapidly, and it is difficult for us to accurately judge the next move of the rebels. However, judging from the current situation, it is correct that the general did not arrange for troops to be inserted into the front line of Qingyuan and Guantao."

"With the speed of Wang Dang and Xu Huang, they can reach the Qingyuan and Guantao lines before the rebels to stop them." Qu Yi said, "The top priority is that Yan Liang's and Lu Bu's armies must advance eastward at full speed, Zhao Yun's army We must quickly seize Fagan and Yuancheng, and strive to encircle Cao Cao's rebel army in Qingyuan and Guantao within three to four days. If it is too late, Cao Cao and others may break through our block, and Yuan Shao may also kill Go to Guantao and join Cao Cao."

Tian Chou shook his head and laughed, "Brother Yuntian, are you forcing me to disobey the military order?"

"Do you dare to do it?" Qu Yi sneered.

"Fight." Tian Chou said decisively, "You and I jointly signed and immediately reported the strategy of annihilating the enemy to the general. In addition, I urgently wrote to Mr. Zhang Yan, asking him to send troops to support Wang Dang and Xu Huang. Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others Their eyes are red, they may not be able to stop it."

"I need reinforcements." Qu Yi patted Tian Chou happily, "I want reinforcements from the general. Jinyang still has [-] southern troops from Yan Rou, and now they can be recruited to the Jizhou battlefield. If we arrive in Handan, we will surely win this battle."

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In the early morning, Li Hong, who had just taken a nap on the table, was woken up by Fu Gan.

"General, the rebels have retreated west."

"Xiangxi?" Li Hong was taken aback, "Where is Qu Yi? Where is his army?"

"Masters Wang Dang and Xu Huang have already led their troops to Qingyuan and Guantao to stop them." Fu Gan handed a volume of documents to Li Hong, "Master Qu and Master Tian have formulated a new plan based on the changes in the battle situation." strategy of annihilating the enemy."

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