Great Han Empire

Chapter 832 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
Under the blue sky, an army of cavalry stood solemnly.The battle flag danced wildly in the wind, setting off waves of turbulent waves, and the earth-shattering roar shook the sky.

Zhao Yun stood in front of the battle, staring intently at the end of the sky.

A few small black spots rushed out of the horizon like ghosts, and then the black spots became bigger and clearer, and the faint sound of horseshoes came with the wind.

"My lord, they are here." A bodyguard pointed at the scouts who were galloping in the distance, and shouted excitedly, "The rebels are here, the rebels are here..."

Zhao Yun raised the spear in his hand.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." The sound of the low-pitched horn soared into the sky, and the roar of the banner suddenly became more violent.

"Go..." Zhao Yun roared.The war horse hissed in pain, and its vigorous body jumped up.

"Kill..." The soldiers of Changshuiying and Huqiying raised their weapons high and shouted wildly.

The iron cavalry army slowly started.

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A faint puff of smoke gradually rose from the sky, and then this puff of smoke became bigger and thicker, like a flood that broke a bank, condescending and roaring mightily.

Xiahoudun looked shocked. He looked at the gray cloud that was surging all the way in the sky in disbelief, with despair in his eyes.The northern Xinjiang iron cavalry appeared, and the army had just entered the Yanzhou territory, and the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry came out like ghosts without anyone noticing.Thinking of the Battle of Jizhou the year before last, and the countless soldiers who died trampled by the iron cavalry in Northern Xinjiang, Xiahou Dun shuddered. The feeling of extreme suffocation made him dizzy and almost fell off his horse.

Li Dian's angry roar rang in his ears.

"Retreat, retreat quickly."

"Urgently tell the Prime Minister to retreat into Bo County, retreat into Bo County and stick to it."

Xiahou Dun shook his head, his eyes widened suddenly, and he howled like a wolf, "Run, run, spread out, run..."

The rapid and frightened drumbeat echoed in the open field, which sounded like mourning drums to pay homage to the dead, which made people extremely frightened.

The [-] Yanzhou troops were suddenly broken into pieces, and each of the military marquises led their own troops, dropped all their heavy weapons, and ran towards Bo County at a speed close to the limit.

The ground began to tremble.

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The iron cavalry rushed out of the horizon like a tidal wave, carrying the billowing wind and thunder, rushed towards the enemy overwhelmingly.

"Spread out... kill at will, kill at will..." Zhao Yun pointed his spear forward, turned his head and shouted wildly, "kill..."

The army of iron cavalry lined up, and came straight to kill with overwhelming momentum. The thunderous killing sounds and deafening horseshoes merged into a series of sound waves, shaking the world like a tsunami.

The generals and soldiers of the Yanzhou army were shattered with liver and gallbladder, one by one wolves rushed forward, and the screams of fear were shrill and tragic.

The two sides are getting closer.

"Let the arrow... let the arrow..." Mustafa raised his head to the sky, hoarse, "Kill..."

In an instant, arrows rained like rain.

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Xiahou Dun took three hundred iron cavalry to guard the back of the army, intending to fight to the death, but before they could turn around, the arrow formations of the northern Xinjiang cavalry poured down like a violent storm.

"Retreat, withdraw quickly..." Xiahou Dun shouted loudly while galloping on his horse. At this time, he was unable to take care of the poor infantry, so he could only try his best to escape, one by one.

The moment he turned around and shouted, a sharp arrow roared towards his face.

Xiahou Dun had nowhere to hide, his soul flew into the sky, subconsciously dropped the spear with his right hand, and raised his hand to block it.

"Puchi..." Xiahou Dun's long arrow pierced through his palm with a long howl, and shot straight into his left eye.The severe pain caused Xiahoudun to faint immediately, and he leaned over and fell off his horse.

"Hurry up and save your lord, hurry up..." The guards turned pale with fright, and flew forward regardless of the rain of arrows in the sky.A personal guard with sharp eyes and quick hands leaned over and grabbed Xiahou Dun's arm, and pulled him onto the horse with all his strength, "Go, go, go..."

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Cao Cao got out of the chariot formation and retreated slowly while meeting the fugitives.

After Zhao Yun led his army to hack and kill wantonly for a while, he approached Cao Cao's army.The Yanzhou army blocked the northern cavalry with a dense arrow array.

"My lord, do you want to launch an attack?" Jifeng Feima rushed to Zhao Yun's side and said anxiously, "Masters Yan Rou and Jiang Wu are rushing here with their cavalry, we can surround Cao Cao before he returns to Bocheng .”

"It's not necessary." Zhao Yun shook his hand, "We just need to block Cao Cao."

"My lord, this is a rare opportunity, let's kill him for a while." Mustafa said out of breath, "When the iron cavalry of Lords Yan Rou and Jiang Wu arrive, we will have 2 people, and we can completely tear apart the enemy's battle formation. "

"No." Zhao Yun waved his hand vigorously, "The general has an order to preserve the strength of the iron cavalry, and it is strictly forbidden for the iron cavalry to attack the enemy head-on regardless of the cost."

"My lord, Cao Cao is on the opposite side." Ji Feng said dissatisfiedly, "The enemy is exhausted after a long journey, and this is a good opportunity to injure him severely. Do you want to wait until the enemy has recharged his energy before attacking?"

Zhao Yun smiled, "Why, you want to disobey the general's order?"

Ji Feng's expression changed, and he stopped talking immediately.

"Order the ministries to keep a distance from the enemy and drive them back to Bocheng."

"Urgently tell Lords Yan Rou and Jiang Wu that Cao Cao's forward army has suffered heavy losses and is currently retreating. They are unable to go north in a short period of time. Please rush to the Dingtao battlefield."

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Bocheng.

Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Dun whose head was swollen and deformed, and his heart ached like twists and turns, "How is it? Can he survive?"

The two medical craftsmen standing beside him looked at each other and said worriedly: "Master Xiahou has been unconscious since the arrowhead was taken out. If he can wake up tomorrow, there should be no serious problems."

"He will definitely wake up." Cao Cao said in a hoarse voice. "Among our brothers, Yuan Rang is in the best health. He will definitely wake up. His left eye is broken, will it affect his right eye and make him blind? ?”

"My lord, don't worry, as long as Master Xiahou survives this calamity, his right eye will still work."

Cao Cao sighed, told the medical craftsman to be careful, and then called Cao Hong, Cheng Yu and others to leave the room.

A few people walked in the small garden of the government office, their minds were heavy and the atmosphere was very depressed.

"Northern Xinjiang cavalry appeared in Caoting, and Xiongnu cavalry appeared in Fangdong. Our rescue of Dingtao and Changyi were all blocked." Cao Cao stopped and said in a low voice, "We will not be able to walk more than 200 miles. .”

"My lord, don't be too disappointed." Cheng Yu comforted, "Although the Northern Border Army has now surrounded Dingtao and Changyi, judging from the current defensive strength of the two cities, it will not be a problem to defend them for ten and a half months. We still have time. "

Cao Cao smiled wryly, and turned his attention to Guo Jia who kept his head down and remained silent.

"My lord, the northern Xinjiang cavalry did not take the opportunity to attack us today, nor did the Xiongnu cavalry attack in the east direction." Guo Jia said with a frown, "Although the attack speed of the northern Xinjiang army far exceeded our expectations, it has never Judging from the actions of the Northern Xinjiang Cavalry, they have indeed encountered a lot of trouble on the front line of Dingtao and Changyi."

"Oh?" Cao Cao was overjoyed and asked hastily, "What's the trouble?"

"Our previous speculation on the strength of the Northern Border Army seems to be correct now. The infantry they used to attack the city were insufficient, and the attack speed was too fast, especially when tens of thousands of cavalry were killed in such a short period of time. The city and the east line of defense obviously cannot keep up with food and supplies. Under such circumstances, the northern army needs time to transport food and supplies from the rear, and it needs time to attack Dingtao and Changyi, and it also needs iron cavalry to stop us to buy them time."

"The Northern Frontier Army is now fighting with us with iron cavalry. They are not very sure that they can defeat us, but during the attack, their own losses will be staggering, and their strength will soon be insufficient. In order to prevent the reinforcements of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao Quickly rush to the Chenliu line to rescue Dingtao and Changyi, we must have enough cavalry to stop them within a range of nearly 500 miles between Chenliu and Dingtao."

"Dingtao and Changyi were not taken down quickly, and the battle line was not stable. The Northern Border Army needed iron cavalry to block our reinforcements in several directions. This can probably be explained as the main reason why the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry did not launch an attack."

"So, can Dingtao and Changyi really hold out for a while?" Cao Cao looked at the generals and asked.

Cao Hong and others were worried and had no idea.

Cheng Yu nodded affirmatively.

Guo Jia hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it, he still didn't express his worries.The iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army only blocked and did not attack. Obviously, it was to support the northern Xinjiang infantry army to concentrate its forces to attack Changyi and Dingtao. Under such circumstances, Dingtao and Changyi would definitely not be able to defend.Cheng Yu said so swearingly in front of Cao Cao that he could defend it, probably because he considered the morale of the army.From Cao Cao to ordinary generals in the Yanzhou army, their families are all in Changyi City.If Changyi City is lost, the blow to the morale of the army will be too great.

"Then what should we do next? How to rescue Dingtao and Changyi within a limited time?"

"Abandon going east to Dingtao, and go north to Jiyang and Yuanju." Guo Jia said immediately, "Jiyang and Yuanju are about two hundred miles away from Dingtao. , its iron cavalry will not attack these two cities yet. After we arrived at Jiyang and Yuanju, we tried to push forward to Dingtao, restraining the troops of the northern army from attacking Dingtao, and helping Lord Cao Ren hold on for a longer time, while urgently appealing to Liu Bei Your Excellency gave up defending the east, retreated to the front line of Kaocheng and Bocheng, and formed a double attack on Dingtao with us."

"At the same time, my lord once again urgently told Yuan Shao, asking him to immediately join Lord Liu Biao to establish a second line of defense along the lines of Chenliu, Fengqiu, and Xiangyi."

The faces of Cao Cao, Cao Hong and others changed slightly, and they remained silent.

The meaning of Guo Jia's words is obvious. He no longer has any hope of rescuing Dingtao and Changyi, but is anxious to establish a second line of defense.

"Feng Xiao, you have said before that when the Northern Army is short of infantry, they may first concentrate their forces to attack Changyi and then Dingtao. That is to say, the number of Northern Army currently surrounding Dingtao is not very large. After we arrive at Yuanju, can we continue to attack east along the Jishui River and compete with the northern army for Dingtao?" Cao Hong hesitated for a moment, then said unwillingly.

"The changes in the battle situation have exceeded our expectations." Guo Jia sighed, "The northern army's attack speed is too fast, and we have no time to support Dingtao. As for the aid on the luggage, we still have time to go east and attack, so as to help Lord Cao Ren withdraw from Dingtao as soon as possible."

"That's all..." Cao Cao waved his hand, and said very dejectedly, "I hope we can hold back the northern border army in Jiyang and Yuanju, and buy time for Yuan Shao and Liu Biao to deploy troops in Fengqiu and Chenliu as soon as possible. But... ..." Cao Cao looked up at the night sky, and shook his head helplessly, "Whether the second line of defense can block the attack of the Northern Army depends on whether Yuan Shao can drive away Yan Liang before the Northern Army kills Chen Liu. If Yuan Shaochi If Yan Liang cannot be driven away, and the third line of defense cannot be established, we will lose this battle."

Everyone looked at each other with sad faces.

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In mid-April, on the Chi Road leading to Dingtao, soldiers of the Northern Army were marching rapidly.

The mute wiped the sweat from his head, chewed the food in his mouth vigorously, and said vaguely to Bajin next to him, "Where's the water? Give me water."

Bajin glanced at him, and said angrily, "It's gone. They ran around, ran for hundreds of miles, and climbed a city wall. The knife didn't see blood. What's the matter?"

"You have a big temper." The mute swallowed the food in his mouth, took the water bag from another soldier, and said with a smile, "During the battle in Jizhou the year before last, you ran a lot more than this time."

"Where are we going this time?" The hunchback ran a few steps and caught up and asked, "Do you know?"

"You don't have eyes?" Bajin swallowed hard on the ground, "This is the way to Dingtao."

"Are we going back to Dingtao?"

"It's likely to be true." The mute wiped the water stains on his mouth, "I hope that after returning to Dingtao, I can have a good fight and don't run away like this again."

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Surrounded by a group of personal guards, Yushi came like flying horses.

Qin Yi and Chen Wei stood by the roadside, bowing to greet each other.

"Don't rest tonight, hurry on the road overnight." Yushi pointed to the front and said, "There are still eighty miles to Dingtao, let's go faster, and we can reach Jishui River tomorrow morning."

"What happened to Dingtao?" Qin Yi asked worriedly.

"Master Qu urgently wrote, saying that the rebels were trying to break out and were beaten back by King Youxian's cavalry. He urged us to go back as soon as possible to avoid being broken by the rebels." Yushi said, "There are tens of thousands of rebels in Dingtao. If we can kill them in Dingtao City, it will be very helpful for the army to attack Henan later."

"Why is there only King Youxian's army under Dingtao City?" Chen Wei asked, "Master Zhao Yun's iron cavalry has not returned to Dingtao yet?"

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei have already rushed to Bocheng and the front line of the east defense. General and General Zhao Yun are leading troops to block the attack." Yushi said worriedly, "Under Dingtao City, there are only [-] cavalry of Youxian King at present."

"Two thousand iron cavalry?" Qin Yi gasped, "Order the troops of the Yueqi Battalion to march quickly, fast, fast..."

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Dingtao.

Qu Yi stood at the door of the large tent, welcoming Dong Zhao who had just arrived from supervising the transportation of grain and supplies.

"How much has the stone cannon arrived? Where is the civil servant? I need a civil servant urgently now?"

"Thirty stone cannons have been transported, and thirty giant siege vehicles will follow." Dong Zhao said with a smile, "Don't worry, my lord. For more than a year, the imperial court has accumulated a large number of weapons in the two arsenals of Handan and Yecheng." Ordnance, they will all be transported to the Central Plains battlefield within more than a month." Then he looked around and asked suspiciously, "My lord, why is this an empty camp? Where are the soldiers of the Northern Army?"

"They're all going to fight Changyi." Qu Yi said indifferently, "This is indeed an empty camp right now."

Dong Zhao's expression changed immediately.

Qu Yi looked at him and smiled slightly, "The northern army is on its way back to Dingtao. The southern army of Lu Bu and Master Fan Li will also arrive in two days."

Dong Zhao was surprised again, "Changyi has been taken down?"

"It's just a small city, and you can go there anytime soon." Qu Yi smiled and pointed to Dingtao City in the distance, "In a few days, I'll invite you to the city for a drink."

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In mid-April, Henan.

Xin Ping suddenly received an urgent report from Zhongmu that Han Heng and Ma Yan were defeated by Yan Liang near Guancheng and fled to Zhongmu.The army of Northern Xinjiang immediately killed Zhongmu, Han Heng and Ma Yan led the army to defend to the death, and Zhongmu was in danger.

Xin Ping was shocked.The Northern Xinjiang Army is about to break out of Henan and go to Yanzhou to join the main force to attack Chenliu.

"Hurry up, report to Lord Yuan in Xuchang urgently. The northern army suddenly changed its attack direction. The main force of our army had to divide up and go south to rescue Zhongmu immediately. Please contact Lord Liu Biao immediately, so that the Jingzhou army can enter the Henan battlefield as quickly as possible to attack Yan Liang."

"My lord, what should we do on the Puyang battlefield?" Jiang Qi asked anxiously, "The high-ranking cadres have asked for help many times, asking us to increase our troops in Puyang. If Puyang can be regained, the attack speed of the northern border army will be slow, and the front will be stabilized in Dingtao and Changyi. The front line is very important."

"What time is it now? How can I care about Puyang?" Xin Ping said angrily, "Urgently tell the high-ranking officials to tell him to retreat to the white horse, immediately retreat to the white horse, and stop attacking Puyang."

"My lord, Yan Liang's attack may be just an illusion, an illusion to attract our main force to Zhongmou so that he can draw support from the Henan battlefield to support Pinggao." Jiang Qi tried to dissuade, "Gao Rou, Zhu Ling, Zhao Rui three Your Excellency's attack on the Hanoi battlefield has worked, and the Northern Army in Pinggao City can no longer hold on. Now we only need to hold the Northern Army firmly in the direction of Ao Cang, let Han Heng and Mayan defend Zhongmou, and we can control The battle situation in Henan. As long as the Hanoi army captures Pinggao, or the Jingzhou army enters Henan, the entire battle situation in Henan will undergo a major turning point." Jiang Qi persuaded earnestly, "My lord, please hold on for a few more days, and don't rush to send troops south for the time being. Zhongmu."

Xin Ping smiled wryly, "Master Jiang, you don't know whether Gao Rou can take down Pinggao in the past few days, or whether the Jingzhou army will enter Henan, but I know that once Zhongmu is lost, the war situation in Henan will no longer be under control, The Xinjiang army can quickly enter Yanzhou from the direction of Zhongmou. At that time, whether Gao Rou has captured Pinggao or whether the Jingzhou army has entered Henan is no longer important, because after Chen Liu was lost, the Northern Xinjiang army immediately occupied the entire Yanzhou. The Jiang cavalry can directly kill Hulao and shut them down."

"I shoulder the important task of stabilizing Henan, and I can't be negligent in the slightest." Xin Ping said helplessly, "Even if this is a plan by the Northern Border Army to lure me to divide our troops to the south, I have to keep my eyes open for this trick. You know, I I simply cannot bear the responsibility of losing Zhongmu and Chenliu."

Jiang Qi shook his head and sighed, heartbroken.

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