Great Han Empire

Chapter 831 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
In mid-April, Shanyang County, Yanzhou, Fangdong.

Liu Bei led [-] Xuzhou troops to quickly approach the border of Yanzhou.

Liu Bei had lingering fears about the ferocity of the northern Xinjiang cavalry, so he sent scouts early to investigate deep into Yanzhou.When the army entered the territory of Yanzhou, Liu Bei immediately ordered the army to move slowly, and densely deployed scouts within sixty miles to prevent the northern Xinjiang cavalry from raiding.

The scouts who first entered Yanzhou were in a hurry.On the more than 100-mile plain between Chengwu, Dongmin, Shanfu and Fangdong, teams of northern Xinjiang cavalry are often seen roaring past, and the number of them is very large.If the army wants to reach the Chengwu area safely, the danger is very great.

Liu Bei was very afraid, so he stationed troops in Fangdong City, hesitating.When Liu Bei was anxious, the scouts from all over the place fled back in panic, and the northern Xinjiang cavalry discovered that the Xuzhou army was coming, and they were rushing from all directions.

Liu Bei was shocked and ordered the four cities to be closed tightly, and all soldiers went to the city to prepare to defend to the death.

The army of iron cavalry rolled in, and the smoke and dust rolled up covered the sky, and the roar of the galloping iron cavalry was earth-shattering, shaking the whole city.

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After the Xuzhou army entered Yanzhou, Li Hong immediately received a report from the scouts.He immediately ordered You Ge's cavalry of the Xiongnu in the southeast of Changyi City to rush to Fangdong City to meet up immediately.

Da Dan Yu Liu Bao took the lead in killing Fangdong City.

The Xiongnu iron cavalry lined up in a dense attacking array under the city, and the horns sounded one after another, resounding through the wilderness, and the momentum was extremely huge.

General Li Hong then arrived, and Pegasus rushed to the front of the formation.

"General, when will you attack the city?" Liu Bao said excitedly, "The iron cavalry galloped for thousands of miles, and there has been no battle so far. It's time for the sword to lick the blood."

Li Hong smiled, and waved his horsewhip, "Don't worry, Da Shanyu, this battle has just begun, and there is still more to be fought."

Then he turned his head to look at Any Ran, "Did the scouts find Cao Cao's army?"

"No." Arbitrary pulled the fidgety horse and replied loudly, "Liu Bei has been in the city for a day, but we still haven't found Cao Cao's army."

Li Hongnong frowned slightly, narrowing his eyes to look at the city.Under the clouds in the distance, a large red banner danced wildly in the wind, and it was impressively marked with the word "Liu".

"Sir, do you want to attack the city immediately?"

Li Hong shook his head, "Da Shanyu, how many cavalry are still here?"

"There are still about [-] riders on the road, and it is estimated that they will reach the city at dusk." Liu Bao wiped the sweat from his face and asked regretfully, "General, are you not going to attack the city today?"

"We didn't come to attack the city." Li Hong said with a smile.

"Don't attack the city?" Liu Bao looked at Li Hong strangely, "General, what are you doing here if you don't attack the city? If we want to attack the rebels on the plain, we should be careful to hide our tracks and not come here with great fanfare Come and show off."

"Now that you have gathered the army under the city, Liu Bei and Xuzhou's soldiers will definitely turn pale with fright. They will not dare to press on Changyi no matter what, they will turn around and run away."

"I hope they run away." Li Hong glanced at Liu Bao, and rode his horse into his side. "At first, I wanted to fight, but I changed my mind in the past two days."

"During the two days of marching, I found that the iron knight soldiers were very tired after traveling thousands of miles, and their horses were also worn out. Many people had already returned to Chengwu to rest because they were not acclimatized. In addition, because we were advancing too fast There is no way to replenish food and supplies, and there is a serious shortage of food and fodder. Under such circumstances, we cannot fight, and I will not do such a stupid thing as injuring the enemy one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred."

Liu Bao and a group of Hun generals behind him showed gratitude.This time Shan Yuting was dispatched to attack the Central Plains. The general not only personally commanded Shan Yuting's iron cavalry, but also thought about the iron cavalry soldiers in every way, lest the iron cavalry soldiers be hurt, which gradually dissipated their worries and fears.What they are most afraid of is that the Han people will treat them as human beings and let them charge forward to die.Now it seems that this kind of worry is unnecessary. The general not only sincerely regards Shan Yuting's cavalry as his brothers, but also protects the interests of the cavalry at all times.Follow the general, even if you die in battle, you are willing to do so.

Li Hong pointed the whip in his hand to the city in the distance, "I gathered a large army under the city just to deter the rebels and make them dare not go any further."

"The general's goal has been achieved." Liu Bao looked back at the huge smoke and dust sweeping from the eastern sky, and said with a smile, "Another iron cavalry came. If this continues, the rebels in the city will start to tremble."

Li Hong laughed loudly, "Order all the ministries to line up and surround the city, so that the rebels can see the majesty of our northern Xinjiang cavalry."

"Woooo..." The low-pitched sound of the horn soared into the sky, mixed with the smoke and flags flying all over the sky, and spread far, far away.

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The sunset is like blood.

Bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry is majestic and majestic, full of murderous aura.

Liu Bei took a few breaths with difficulty, turned his head and yelled at the panic-stricken guards behind him, "Beat the drum... beat the drum for me..."

"Boom..." The war drum was beating violently, and the passionate drum sounded like spring thunder, passing over the city in bursts, hitting the hearts of the soldiers hard.

"Kill...kill..."

Xuzhou soldiers raised their weapons high and shouted hoarsely, as if they wanted to completely release the fear and pain in their hearts.

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"Urgently report to Prime Minister Cao that tens of thousands of cavalry in northern Xinjiang have gathered under Fangdong City. Please take this opportunity to advance to Dingtao as soon as possible." Liu Bei leaned into Fangdongling's ear amidst deafening shouts. side, shouted loudly, "Hurry up and send someone to report."

"My lord, what should we do now?" the Fang Dongling asked anxiously, "Sir, will you continue to advance?"

Liu Bei glanced at him in disbelief, pointed at the enemy army outside the city, and said with a wry smile, "Look at how many people there are outside the city. If I continue to lead the army to rescue Changyi, I will definitely die without a place to die."

Fang Dongling blushed and said apologetically, "My lord misunderstood me. I want to ask my lord, are you going to retreat?"

"We can't withdraw for the time being." Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "There is no news from Changyi City yet, we need to send people to continue to inquire."

"My lord is still planning to rescue Changyi?"

Liu Bei sighed, "It is estimated that Changyi City will not be able to defend for a few days. The Northern Xinjiang cavalry army can kill Fangdong City, which shows that they have enough confidence in capturing Changyi City."

"If Changyi is lost, what shall we do?"

Liu Bei looked up at the bloody sunset, and said in a low voice, "If Changyi is lost, there will still be Dingtao; if Dingtao will be lost, there will be Chenliu; if Chenliu will be lost, there will be Zhongmou Xingyang; if Zhongmu Xingyang will be lost, there will still be Luoyang. In short, we We must be able to block the attack of the northern border army, defeat them, and drive them out of the Central Plains."

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In mid-April, Dingtao City.

Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Xin Pi, Mao Jie and a group of generals of the Yanzhou Army stood on the tower of the East City, looking at the northern Xinjiang soldiers and civilians who were busy in the distance, a little puzzled.

Qu Yi is a general who advocates attacking in the Northern Frontier Army. Especially now that Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army may return to Yanzhou at any time, the sooner the attack time, the better, but what surprised Cao Ren and others was that Qu Yi went uncharacteristically. There was no attack for two consecutive days.Not fighting on the first day can be interpreted as the need for rest and reorganization of the army, and the accumulation of food, grass and military equipment, but it would be unreasonable not to fight on the second day.

On the second day, Qu Yi ordered all the civilians in Dongdaying to dispatch to continue digging trenches.The trenches outside the east city were not completed because the Northern Xinjiang Army rushed to them.Now the Beijiang Army did not fill the ditch, but continued to dig it. It was really impossible to guess what Qu Yi was thinking.

Today is the third day that the northern border army has surrounded the city, and there are more civilians digging trenches outside the eastern city.

Cao Ren discussed with the generals for a long time, but they were all puzzled.The trenches outside the northern city played a role, Qu Yi's camp was stationed five miles outside the city, and the northern Xinjiang cavalry did not appear below the city.Nancheng is adjacent to the Jishui River, which is the only way for the Yanzhou army to escape.The trenches outside the east and west cities have not been completed, and now Qu Yi continues to dig the trenches outside the east city. Obviously, the northern army chose to attack the west city.

However, the question is, Qu Yi is not in a hurry to attack the city, but is in a hurry to dig trenches. What is the purpose?Could it be that they used the excavation of trenches as cover to dig a tunnel leading to the city?Anyone can see through such obvious tricks, but Qu Yi's military skills are not so inferior, right?
"Could it be that the prime minister has returned to Yanzhou and is attacking the Northern Army in Changyi?" Mao Jie looked at the crowd, frowning and thinking, "If this is the case, the Northern Army in the direction of Dingtao may have quietly gone to support Changyi. In order to cover up the fact that the troops outside the city are empty, Qu Yi deliberately put on a pose and made a strange move to attract our attention."

"Impossible." Cai Yang vetoed it.Cai Yang was unable to defend Juye, so before he received Xun Yu's order, he hurriedly withdrew to Chengshi City, which is the closest to Juye City, but before he arrived at Chengshi City, Xia Houyuan abandoned City and fled.Cai Yang followed Xia Houyuan and fled to Dingtao along the south bank of the Jishui River.

"The army on the left side of the northern border army is commanded by Li Hong himself. Among them, there are tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry, as well as Ula cavalry and Duliao cavalry outside the Great Wall. With so many cavalry, even if they did not immediately capture Chang It is also enough to block the prime minister's return army. From Chengwu, Liangqiu to Shanfu and Fangdong, there is a large plain of more than 100 miles, which is very suitable for cavalry to attack. If the prime minister's army wants to rush through the northern Xinjiang cavalry The chances of successfully reaching the city of Changyi are too small." Cai Yang shook his hands, his expression pained, "My lords, it was Li Hong who led the army to attack Changyi, and he also had such fierce men as Lu Bu and Yan Rou under his command. General, it is too difficult to defend Changyi City. At this moment, our family members may..."

The faces of the generals were gloomy, and they all hung their heads in silence, panicking.

"No matter what Qu Yi's purpose is, let's fight first." Cao Ren gritted his teeth and waved his hand violently, "Tomorrow morning, we will attack the west city to see if the northern army is dispatched."

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Liu Ming led the cavalry and ran all the way, and rushed into the Xicheng camp amidst the smoke and dust that rolled up from the sky.

Sima Yi stood outside the big tent, and greeted him with cupped hands, "My lord, you are finally back."

"General Qu ordered me to hurry back to Dingtao, I dare not delay." Liu Mingfei got off his horse, looked at the empty camp, and asked in surprise, "Where are the people? Where did the army go?"

"Crossing the river to attack Changyi." Sima Yi pointed to the east and said with a smile, "After the army left, only Master Qu and I, [-] soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians were left under Dingtao City. Master Qu is worried about the rebels in the city. Take the initiative to attack, test our reality, and specially arrange for civilians to dig trenches in the east city to block the enemy's attack, and at the same time to confuse the enemy and buy time for King Youxian to return to help urgently."

After listening to Sima Yi's detailed explanation, Liu Ming couldn't help feeling chills in his back.After crossing the Pushui River by himself, he was ordered to lead two thousand cavalry to kill directly between the two cities of Dingtao and Changyi to protect the food and grass transported from Juyang to Changyi safely.Yesterday morning, I received Qu Yi's latest order and hurried back to Dingtao.He never expected that there were only two thousand cavalry under Dingtao City.There are trenches outside the north city and the east city, and the enemy cannot attack, but can only attack the west city.If you don't come back in time, once the enemy forces in the city launch an attack, the consequences will be disastrous.This kind of thing, probably only people like Qu Yi would dare to do it, if it was me, I wouldn't even dare to think about it.

"Where was the iron cavalry when you received Master Qu's order?" Sima Yi asked Liu Ming as he invited him into the account.For the past two days, I sat in the big camp in fear, not even daring to blink, and I was only looking forward to the smoke and dust rising from the sky.

"At that time, I was escorting food and grass to Changyi, about 60 miles away from Changyi. After receiving the order, I led the army to turn around and fly without a moment's delay." Liu Ming patted Sima Yi on the shoulder, exhausted, "The journey is too long. It's long, and we still have to cross the river, but now we can rush back, the army is exhausted and it's hard to support it."

Sima Yi nodded understandingly, "Whether you can persist until the army returns to help depends on your lord and your two thousand cavalry."

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In the early morning of the fourth day, Xia Houyuan and Wang Zhong led 3000 people out of Xicheng to launch a tentative attack on the northern army camp.

Liu Ming led two thousand cavalry roaring out, facing the Yanzhou army and fighting hard.

Xia Houyuan didn't want to make fun of the lives of the soldiers.As soon as the battle started, the gongs were sounded to withdraw the troops, and they retreated in a hurry.

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In the middle of April, Caoting, Jiyin County, Yanzhou.

Caoting is about 150 miles away from Dingtao and Chengwu.

After Yan Rou received Li Hong's urgent letter and learned that Cao Cao's army did not appear in the direction of Fangdong, she immediately led the army with Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu and moved to the southwest of Dingtao to block the Yanzhou army.

After Cao Cao led his army into Liang State in Yuzhou, he went northward to Yanzhou from Bo County at the northwest end of Liang State.This place is two hundred miles away from Dingtao, and the army can reach the city of Dingtao in two days.Cao Cao was very careful and sent many scouts to investigate because he was worried that there would be strong cavalry from northern Xinjiang ahead.

At this time, Liu Bei sent a letter, saying that the main force of the northern Xinjiang cavalry was attracted to Fangdong by him, and suggested that Cao Cao take the opportunity to quickly go north to Dingtao.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately ordered Xia Houdun and Li Dian to lead the former army of 5000 people across Bo County to rush towards Cao Ting, and then led the main force of the army to follow up.

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