Great Han Empire

Chapter 799
At the end of February, Zhongshan State, Jizhou, Flying Fox Fortress.

Spring is cold.

The wind in the valley roared unscrupulously, and it swung its cold blade and slashed fiercely at the strong city wall of the fortress.The big banner (dao) on the fortress is like a hero standing in the rain of guns and arrows, standing upright, standing upright, holding his weapons high, facing thousands of troops, and roaring earth-shattering.The deafening roar echoed between the mountains and mountains, and went straight to the sky.

Qu Yi propped his hands on the wall, looking at the majestic mountains outside the fortress, his thoughts could not help but fly to the distant bank of the Yellow River.Has the general arrived in Handan?Has the thrilling battle already kicked off on the battlefield in Hanoi?
Among the mountains, Yiqi suddenly appeared out of nowhere and crashed into Qu Yi's field of vision.Qu Yi's thick eyebrows were furrowed deeply, and his heart beat involuntarily.

The war horse jumped into the air, the fierce neighing tore the silence of the mountain, and the rapid sound of horseshoes resounded through the mountains.

"Riding fast for eight hundred miles." The patrolling soldiers on the tower pointed at the galloping horses and shouted excitedly.

Qu Yi's eyes were fixed on the mountain road.Kuaiqi got closer and closer, and the expression on his face became more and more serious.

The [-]-mile fast ride was like a strong wind in the valley, and it was swept into the pass in an instant.

Qu Yi turned around abruptly, looked up at the big banner that was writhing violently in the air as if it was about to jump into the air, his blood was boiling for a while, and he wanted to raise his hands and shout wildly.Follow me to the Central Plains, to Luoyang, and I will hang you to the highest point of Luoyang City with my own hands.

Zhao Yun's vigorous body appeared on the city wall, and his handsome face was filled with an excited smile, "My lord, the general ordered the northern army to rush to Yizhou immediately."

"Where is the destination?" Qu Yi asked loudly.

"Tobu Yang."

"Okay." Qu Yi waved his hand vigorously, "Urgently order the Eighth School of the Northern Army to immediately assemble the army and move southward quickly."

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At the end of February, Daijun, Youzhou, Gaoliu City.

On the grassland ten miles outside the city, the war drums were thundering and the horns were blasting. Groups of infantry soldiers were facing several cavalry armies in square formation.Soldiers from both sides charged back and forth, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

On the high slope in the distance, Zhang Yan sat on the horse, and Lu Bu beside him looked at the training battlefield ahead, talking non-stop.

"Many people think that on the battlefield in the Central Plains, the rebel army, which is severely lacking in cavalry, is no match for us at all." Zhang Yan shook the whip in his hand, pointing at the battlefield and said, "Look now, even if the infantry army has no chariot formation, the As long as you make good use of the terrain and battle formation, and slow down the speed of the cavalry, the army of cavalry will not have any advantage."

Lu Bu nodded, "Warning in the Central Plains is not like fighting in the frontier. The frontier has a large territory and few cities. Whether it is the Hu people's invasion or our attack on the Hu people, the main goal is not the city, but the plunder of people and property. Take advantage, but fighting in the Central Plains is completely different. In the Central Plains, our goal is the city. Only when we control the city can we control the counties. If we can’t take the city, we can’t gain a foothold. Therefore, an army of infantry is far more important than cavalry. "

"When I was in the Central Plains, I fought with Cao Cao for more than a year. At that time, Cao Cao had only three cities left: Juan City, Fan City and Dong'e City. I failed to capture these three cities and lost The best chance to defeat him. Soon, a plague of locusts swept across the sky, and I had to withdraw my troops and lost."

"In the Central Plains War, we are also facing the same problem. If Cao Cao holds the city and waits for reinforcements, the time of the war will be prolonged. If the time of the war is prolonged, various unpredictable problems will follow one after another. At this time, as long as If something happens in Hebei, the army may repeat my mistakes and return without success."

"There are many iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang. In order to defeat us, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others will definitely use their strengths to avoid weaknesses. They will not fight us in the plains. If we can't fight in the plains, the iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang will not be able to exert their power. We can only use infantry to fight against them. Every city started a bloody battle. If this continues, the consequences are self-evident."

"This time the general used 5000 iron cavalry from outside the Great Wall. If you add the iron cavalry from the northern and southern armies, the strength of the iron cavalry has reached an astonishing [-]. This number is too large. The consumption of iron cavalry in the Central Plains is far greater than that in the grasslands. However, we cannot use iron cavalry as infantry. If the battle enters a time-consuming and labor-intensive battle for the city, after a few months, the army will be dragged down by the huge consumption of the iron cavalry army."

Lu Bu sighed, "In order to take the Central Plains in the shortest possible time, the general deliberately created the illusion of a rebellion by the Hu people in northern Xinjiang, intending to attract the attention of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others to the Jianghuai area, but it is difficult for us I know for sure whether this strategy will be successful. Besides, I think it would be too risky to pin our hopes on Yuan Shu and expect him to contain the rebel forces in the Jianghuai area so that we can quickly go south and sweep the Central Plains.”

"If Yuan Shu is defeated early, or if the rebels shake hands again for some reason, it will be very difficult for us to take the whole of Yanzhou before the armies of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei return to the Central Plains."

Zhang Yan tapped the battle helmet with a horsewhip, and said leisurely: "The key to the initial stage of this battle is speed."

"As long as we can capture more than half of Yanzhou before Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei enter the Central Plains to stop us, we will be able to form a decisive battle."

"The loss of more than half of Yanzhou is fatal to Cao Cao. It is also fatal to Yuan Shao and Liu Bei. It is not far from their own defeat. In this case, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei can only unite and fight with us. Fight to the death in order to defeat us and take back the Central Plains. If they still fight on their own at that time, they must die, so they will unite and fight us. Although there is only a glimmer of hope, they must fight no matter what."

"Facing the 20 troops from Northern Xinjiang, they still dare to fight decisively?" Lu Bu shook his head, disapproving of Zhang Yan's words.

"That's right..." Zhang Yan sighed, "How to form a decisive battle on the Central Plains battlefield, and how to lure the rebels to fight us to the death, is indeed a big problem for us at present. But..." He turned to look at Lu Bu , said confidently, "When we arrive in Jizhou and meet the general, we will know how to solve this problem."

Yiqi Juechen came, and Babaili Kuaiqi sent the general's military order.

Zhang Yan glanced at it and handed it to Lu Bu, "The battle has begun."

Lu Bu took it and looked at it carefully, and said in surprise: "The general asked us to go to Dongwuyang."

"We are going to fight in the Central Plains." Zhang Yan smiled lightly, and waved his horsewhip smartly, "From now on, we will sweep the world."

Lu Bu was so excited that he looked up to the sky and screamed, "Beat the drum... assemble..."

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At the end of February, Bingzhou Yunzhong County, Yunzhong Camp.

General Du Liao Yang Ming, surrounded by a group of guards and cavalry, rushed into the camp on horseback.

Yan Rou, Wei Jun, and Jiang Wu went out of their tents to greet them.

"My lord, all the departments of the Duliao camp have assembled and are heading across the river." Yang Ming and the three of them exchanged pleasantries before saying happily, "When will the three lords leave?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Yan Rou smiled, "Let's go to Gaoliu City first to wait for Liu Bao and Liu Ming's Xiongnu army, and then go south with them."

"Can I not be in a hurry? I haven't fought a decent battle in nine years since the Sunset Plains War." Yang Ming laughed. After writing more than a dozen letters, I finally got the general to agree. But now I am very worried that the general will change his mind. If he insists on keeping me in Duliaohe, I will be finished."

"Then you fly to Jizhou." Jiang Wu joked with a smile.

"I want to fly, but I don't have wings." Yang Ming laughed, and then he thought of something, and immediately asked, "Will the Huns go with us?"

"The Duliao cavalry is gone, of course the Huns' army will go south." Yan Rou said with a smile, "The Duliao battalion is not in the Duliao River, and the main force of the army is fighting in the Central Plains. What if the Huns rebel?"

"Does Liu Bao have the guts?" Yang Ming snorted, "There is Leizi's Wula Cavalry in Wula Mountain, and Jin Xueyuan's Yan Wuwei's Fengyun Cavalry. If he wants to rebel, he is looking for death."

"Liu Bao doesn't have the guts, but it doesn't mean that other people in Shan Yu's court don't." Yan Rou said, "Besides, Yan Wuwei and Lei Zi will soon lead their troops south."

Yang Ming was stunned, "Are they going south too? How many cavalry will the general recruit?"

"According to my guess, at least one hundred thousand."

"What are you kidding?" Yang Ming waved his hand disdainfully, "Do the big guys have so many cavalry?"

"Of course." Yan Rou said with a serious face, "You will know when you arrive in the Central Plains."

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At the end of February, in Xihe County, Bingzhou, in Meiji City, the Xiongnu Shanyuting.

Liu Ming put down the imperial edict, picked up the letter written by the general and read it carefully.

"You took your iron cavalry south to fight many times, how do the Han people there treat us?" Liu Bao asked in a low voice.

"I went south twice, and the troops I brought were very small, only 5000 people. They were caught in the cavalry of the Han army, and they didn't look conspicuous." Liu Ming put down the letter with a very melancholy expression, "This time we went south with 2 people. , things are different."

Liu Bao sighed, "We have never been to the Central Plains, and we don't know anything about the situation there, if..."

"You don't trust the general?"

"It's not that I don't believe in the general." Liu Bao shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I'm worried that once our cavalry army gets out of control after arriving in the Central Plains, the future of Shan Yuting..."

"In name, we are already Han people." Liu Ming reminded, "Although the hatred of hundreds of years cannot be eliminated immediately, at least we are fighting for the Han people now, and the Han people should..."

"Since the rebellion of Baimatong and Xubuguduhou, Shan Yuting's strength has been greatly damaged." Liu Bao said worriedly, "The Central Plains is thousands of miles away from here. If there is an accident, the entire army of 2 people will be wiped out. Shan Yuting And it’s dead in name only.”

Liu Ming's face was gloomy.

"Although half of the Duliao army of the Han people has left, there are still 5000 people staying in Duliao River, plus the Ula cavalry in the direction of Wuyuan..." Liu Bao looked at Liu Ming and sighed softly, "If you I have died in the Central Plains, can Shan Yuting still exist?"

"You have to trust the general." Liu Ming could only say this.

"But now the general no longer personally leads the army on the battlefield." Liu Bao was a little excited, "You and I can guarantee our loyalty to the general and obey the commands of other generals of the Han army, but what about the others? Will Hu and Qiqu also obey the orders of others? Do other generals of the Han people treat us like great generals? For example, General Qu Yi, if he commands us, sooner or later something will happen to these 2 people.”

"The general meant that he personally led us, including the Xianbei and Karasuma people." Liu Ming picked up the letter, pointed to a passage, and said, "Look carefully, I think the general is the same as you." , have the same concern."

"The general will lead us personally, so who will command the Central Plains War?" Liu Bao glanced at it, and then threw the letter on the desk.

Liu Ming was silent for a while, and persuaded in a low voice: "Let's send troops first. After meeting Yan Rou, Yang Ming and other generals in Gaoliu City, we will talk to them about this worry. Anyway, if something happens to us , It is not beneficial to them at all. From a small point of view, the general broke the trust of the foreign tribes, and there have been troubles in the desert and northern borders. From a large point of view, the general defeated the Central Plains, and never thought of calming down the world."

Liu Bao sighed helplessly, "The book tells the general, after arriving in Jizhou, please take some time to inspect our cavalry, so as to comfort the army."

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In February, Youzhou, Jicheng.

Xian Yufu received the general's military order.

He immediately sent a letter to Li Su, asking him to hurry up and dig ditches to connect the Juma River and the Gushui River.

Youzhou governor Wang Ze and the prefects of Zhuojun and Guangyang counties were also invited to the residence of General Zuowei.

"The imperial decree has made it clear that the grain and grass in Youzhou and the northern counties of Jizhou will be accumulated in Zhuojun, and then shipped out to sea." Xian Yufu pointed to the map on the desk and said, "The construction period is very tight, please My lords immediately recruit civilians to help dig channels."

"Is Liaodong going to war?" Wang Ze asked in surprise, "Xianbei people are going to rebel again?"

"That's right, Gongsundu has been in urgent need several times." Xian Yufu said angrily, "Kebi Xiong turned his back on his word and invaded Liaodong again, but the people of Fuyu and Gaogouli saw our withdrawal, and the people of Xianbei made a comeback, and immediately turned against each other. Extremely shameless." He pointed to Dayan Mountain on the map, "The imperial court plans to gather troops to attack Kobe Bear from three directions: Liaodong, Dayan Mountain, and Baishan. future trouble."

After sending the three officials away, Xian Yufu immediately called Wei You, Sun Li, Xu Miao and other subordinates to discuss matters.

"Recently, the rebellion of the Xianbei people must be amplified. In addition, the army must be assembled as soon as possible and mobilized frequently, and strive to enter Lulongsai and Liaoxi earlier, creating the illusion that the army has left the pass to suppress the rebellion."

"Will Kirby bear believe it when he finds out?" Wei You said worriedly, "If you push him into a hurry, he might jump over the wall in a hurry."

"He just lost [-] households, how dare he fight against us?" Xian Yufu sneered, "He has no choice but to flee, to the direction of the Great Xianbei Mountain. The purpose of this plan is to drive him away. Once the Central Plains War starts , with Kirby Bear's nature as a jackal, he will definitely attack Fu Luohan and cause chaos in the desert. Last year's plan to seize the household and this year's plan to intimidate are to force Kirby Bear away and stabilize northern Xinjiang. Of course, our last The main purpose is still for the Great War in the Central Plains.”

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(End of this chapter)