Great Han Empire

Chapter 837 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
In mid-April, Kansai, Xin'an City.

Under the command of Yang Feng, the Northeast Frontier Army of Hebei launched a fierce attack on Xin'an City.

Two days ago, the imperial court sent a letter saying that the battlefield in Hanoi was critical, and that the battlefield in Henan was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. All the ministries could only hold on to the city and were unable to launch a new attack in the short term. For the offensive on the battlefield, the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield cannot withdraw from Henan for the time being.Therefore, ensuring the safety of Pinggao City and ensuring the retreat of the Northern Army on the Henan battlefield has become the top priority.

Taiwei Xu Rong asked Yang Feng to attack decisively. He approached Hangu Pass, threatened Luoyang, and forced Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops from the Henan battlefield and return to aid.

The Northern Frontier Army on the Kansai battlefield has a superiority in strength in the area of ​​Shancheng.Because the Yuan army in the direction of Taolin Fortress and Hongnong City was restrained, Chun Yuqiong was short of troops and had to abandon Shancheng and Mianchi successively. However, after he withdrew to Xin'an City, he fell into a desperate situation.Behind Xin'an City is Hangu Pass. If you continue to retreat, you will have to retreat into Hangu Pass. Luoyang will directly face the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the consequences will be very serious.Chunyuqiong couldn't get reinforcements, and he didn't dare to retreat to Hangu Pass, so he could only defend Xin'an City.The offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army was contained.

Just as Yang Feng and Hua Xiong were about to launch a strong attack, He Feng and Zuo Yan from Hedong rushed to report.Yuan Tan led the [-] Guan Zhongjun Chen Bing to the Yellow River and launched a cross-river attack on Pubanjin.At the same time, Huayin Duan Yan's army also appeared in the direction of Fenglingdu, and it was very likely to attack Hedong.He Feng was hit by enemies on both sides and couldn't hold on, so he asked Yang Feng to quickly dispatch his troops back for help.

After Yang Feng received the letter of aid, he was furious, pointing in the direction of Guanzhong and yelling, "Han Sui, a duplicitous villain, actually stuck a knife in our back at this critical moment."

Hua Xiong tried his best to comfort him, "The situation in western Xinjiang is getting worse and worse because of Ma Chao's rebellion. Han Sui has to deal with Ma Chao in Longxi and stop the Western Qiang in the north. He is in a dilemma. At this time, his control over Fufeng has been exhausted." Obviously weakened, it is difficult to pose a threat to Chang'an."

"Ling Ming (Pang De) has entered Wuwei County to stop the invasion of Xiqiang. Han Sui only needs to deal with Ma Chao wholeheartedly. He has the strength to control Fufeng County and threaten Chang'an." Yang Feng pushed the file on the case table, pointing Looking at Guanzhong on the map, he said angrily, "Han Sui obviously doesn't want to see us win on the battlefield in the Central Plains. For a person with the ambition to dominate, he certainly hopes to have both Hebei and Luoyang in order to seek the greatest benefit for himself." , to buy time for his own development. Han Sui is also considered a character, but it is a pity that he is blind and dares to resort to such despicable and shameless tricks. He will pay a heavy price for this, and Hebei will never forgive him. "

Hua Xiong wanted to persuade him again, but Yang Feng waved his hand and interrupted him, "I wrote to the imperial court to impeach Han Sui, and request the imperial court to cut off the relief and assistance to the western Xinjiang."

Anger and complaints against Han Sui could not solve the crisis in Hedong, so Yang Feng had to order the army to withdraw from Xin'an and Mianchi and retreat to Shancheng.

Sun Qin and Yang Hua led troops to garrison Shancheng and continued to contain the rebels on the Kansai battlefield.The rest of the army quickly returned to Hedong from both water and land to block the attack of the Guanzhong army.

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In mid-April, Luoyang.

Yuan Wei heaved a long sigh of relief at the news that the Northern Frontier Army had withdrawn from Kansai.

After repeated persuasion and urging by himself, Yuan Tan finally took the risk to send troops.Although Han Sui is a huge threat to Chang'an, as the judge said, the bet now is Han Sui's self-respect.Before the Central Plains War was decided, Han Sui was bound to remain neutral for his own safety and the development of Western Xinjiang.Han Sui's impartiality and non-criminal mentality will cause him to ignore Jinyang's orders and turn a blind eye to Yuan Tan's attack on Hedong.At present, it seems that the trial and allocation bet is right.

However, although Yuan Tan sent troops to Hedong, although he supported Kansai in time and relieved the threat of the northern army to Luoyang, he did not have any effect on the two battlefields of Hanoi and Henan.

The speed of the Jingzhou army going north was fast enough, but the Northern Xinjiang army on the Yanzhou battlefield was even faster.Yan Liang on the Henan battlefield suddenly launched an attack on Zhongmou in order to cooperate with the attack of the main force on the Yanzhou battlefield.Yan Liang's attack broke Yuan Shao's strategy of encircling and annihilating the northern army in Xingyang.In order to block Yan Liang's attack, the main army on the Henan battlefield had to go south urgently, which gave the Northern Xinjiang army a chance to return to Pinggao City.

In order to conquer Pinggao, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling spent more than ten days with an army of [-] troops. When victory was in sight, the Northern Border Army who returned to Pinggao took advantage of their wounded and wounded soldiers to give hit them hard.Gao Rou and Zhu Ling retreated to the west bank of Jishui River in embarrassment.So far, the strategy of encircling and annihilating Yan Liang has completely failed.

Yuan Wei was very angry and scolded Gao Rou and Zhu Ling in the letter.The Hanoi army's morale has been dispersed, and there is no possibility of attacking again.Yuan Wei could only let them Chen Bingji Shuihe threaten Pinggao City.

After failing to cut off the Northern Army's retreat in the direction of Hanoi, Yuan Wei ordered Yuan Xi to attack Chenggao City instead.After taking down Cheng Gao, the army can directly kill Xingyang and block Yan Liang in the Guancheng area to encircle and annihilate him.

At this moment, the second batch of troops from Nanyang has entered Hulao Pass.After the two battlefields in Kansai and Hanoi turned into a stalemate, the crisis in Luoyang had eased, and the troops stationed in Luoyang immediately entered Hulao Pass, preparing to fight in Henan.In addition, the Jingzhou Army has also rushed to the Henan battlefield.Yuan Wei thought that he had gained an advantage in terms of military strength, even if he couldn't encircle and wipe out Yan Liang, he could still seriously injure this murderous tiger.

Yuan Xi felt elated this time.He gathered 5000 troops and attacked Cheng Gao.Xu Huang and Li Feng met the enemy with more than 4000 men.

Due to the long preparation time of the two sides, the soldiers were full of physical strength and sufficient armaments. For a while, the sound of killing in the city and the city was loud, and the screaming arrows covered the sky and covered the sky, covering the sky and the sun.

This kind of fighting at any cost caused heavy casualties on both sides.Yuan Xi was determined, no matter how much the price was, he was willing to bear it, but Xu Huang was unwilling, he couldn't afford it.

While Xu Huang warned Wen Chou of Pinggao City, he asked Wang Dang of Aocang for help.At the same time, the flying cavalry urgently reported to Yan Liang in Guandu.

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In mid-April, Henan, Guancheng.

The fields were shrouded in darkness.The mountain wind blew, and the forest sea set off bursts of waves, spreading a bit of chill throughout the night.

On the galloping road, the Jingzhou army is advancing rapidly.

Liu Hu, carrying a round shield and a spear, followed behind Wenpin, panting heavily.Wenpin looked back at him, and said with a smile, "You're tired. Give me the shield, and I'll take it for you." Liu Hu wiped the sweat off his face, and repeatedly refused, "My lord, before dawn, we can arrive at Do you manage the city?"

Wenpin looked up at the starry night sky, panted a few times, "Almost. We arrived at Feiyang Pavilion, ten miles away from Guancheng, and stopped to rest for the scouts to investigate again."

"What is your lord worried about?" Liu Hu asked in surprise, "For three days, we have followed your lord's order and stopped to rest after traveling twenty miles a day. We will suddenly launch a night attack."

While striding, Wenpin turned his head and waved his hands at him repeatedly, "You underestimate your opponent too much. We pretended that we didn't want to fight the Beijiang Army, but it doesn't mean that the Beijiang Army didn't want to fight us."

"The generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army are all fierce generals who have followed Li Hong for more than ten years. They are full of belief in victory, and the blood of attack is flowing in their bodies. They will never let go of any opportunity to devour their opponents." , they will not stay quietly in Guancheng, waiting patiently for our attack."

"Could it be that they, like us, also launch night attacks?"

Wenpin stopped and looked around.The mountains and forests in the night let out a frightening roar, as if countless souls were hiding in the depths of the darkness and weeping.With the cool night wind, bursts of chill penetrated directly into the sweaty armor.Wenpin involuntarily shivered.

"Order the scouts to dispatch and search carefully within ten miles of Guancheng."

"My lord, did you send scouts so early?" Liu Hu asked suspiciously.In the past three days, in order to show weakness, Wenpin even limited the scope of scouts to within [-] miles, and only sent a few elites to go deep into the vicinity of Guancheng to inquire about news.

Wenpin waved his hand, but did not speak, and his tall figure quickly merged into the darkness.

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On the eve of dawn, the Jingzhou Army suddenly appeared under Guancheng City.

Under the command of Wenpin and Liu Hu, the [-] troops launched a violent storm-like attack on Guancheng with overwhelming momentum.

The Northern Xinjiang Army in Guancheng hastily responded to the battle.

Hou Cheng was not afraid in the face of danger, took the lead and fought fiercely.Three thousand soldiers roared like thunder, fighting with all their strength, regardless of life and death.

For a moment, the inside and outside of Guancheng was shrouded in thick blood, the sound of passionate war drums was earth-shattering, and the sound of fierce fighting shattered the tranquility of the morning.

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Just when the Jingzhou army was high in morale and ambitious and was about to go down in one go, dozens of scouts rushed from the southeast.

"My lord, the Northern Border Army is here."

Wenpin's vest felt cold, without the slightest hesitation, he waved his hands and shouted wildly, "Ming Jin... Withdraw, quickly retreat..."

The Jingzhou soldiers were bewildered and withdrew from the battlefield like a tide.

Almost at the same time as the Jingzhou army withdrew, rumbling drums and the sound of horseshoes came from the distant mountains.The dense sound of hooves echoed among the high mountains, as if there were thousands of troops shouting, which made people's liver and gallbladder split.

The Jingzhou army lost their souls, left the siege equipment and the heavy carts, and fled.

Wen Pin led two thousand elites to stay behind and retreat slowly.

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The sound of the drums became more and more violent, and the sound of the hooves became clearer and clearer. Bathed in the golden morning sun, the Northern Xinjiang Army rushed out with a thunderous force.

"kill……"

Wei Xu took the lead, pointed his saber forward, and shouted wildly, "Kill up..."

Five hundred cavalry swept towards the enemy like a hurricane.

Hundreds of paces behind the iron cavalry, thousands of infantry held their weapons high and rushed all the way, killing like thunder.

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In mid-April, Yanzhou, sixty miles west of Dingtao City, Mingting.

The general galloped his horse up the high slope and looked around.When you see the blue sky and white clouds, the luxuriant grass, and the gentle river singing and dancing all the way, the scenery is very pleasant.

Li Hongnong frowned slightly, his heart was not happy, and his face was extremely stern.

As he expected, Cao Cao was unwilling to give up the army in Dingtao City and led his troops to rescue.

The generals debated fiercely on whether to concentrate their forces to encircle and wipe out Cao Cao.At present, on the north bank of the Jishui River, the Northern Xinjiang Army has not formed a superior force to encircle and wipe out Cao's army.Although Cao Cao was attacked once at Caoting, the loss was not large. The army strength was about 4. Including the more than 1 people who were besieged in Dingtao City, the total army strength was about 5.There is an army of [-] cavalry on my side, no matter whether it is fighting for aid or attacking the city, the strength of the troops is obviously insufficient.

I disagree with the decisive battle.Now the time for a decisive battle has not come, and there is no decisive battle situation formed.It is very unwise to fight blindly.If more than half of the army is lost under Dingtao City, the Central Plains War will be abandoned halfway and ended early.

The advantage of iron cavalry is gradually being lost as the main force of the enemy army arrives one after another.The power of the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry is well known throughout the world, and the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry immediately became the main object of defense for the enemy.On the battlefield where the distance between the two sides is so close, under the condition of knowing yourself and the enemy, it is almost a dream to surprise the enemy.In the past, I used a solid infantry phalanx to defeat the barbarians' iron cavalry. Today, the rebels can do the same.However, I know the consequences of the iron cavalry attacking the infantry phalanx head-on, and I will not repeat the same mistakes anyway.

The powerful force of cavalry is the guarantee of victory in the Central Plains War, and if you want the cavalry to give full play to their advantages, exert their power, and win the Central Plains War, you must use all means to create opportunities for the cavalry.

Now, before winning the Great War in the Central Plains, all he had to do was to give the iron cavalry a chance to strike a fatal blow.

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"General, the terrain here is good. We can set up a formation to stop Cao Cao." Sima Yi rode his horse to Li Hong's side, raised his whip and pointed forward, and said vigorously, "We have 8 people, and we can use 1 people to besiege the city. 7 people besieged and annihilated Cao Cao, although Cao Cao could not be completely wiped out, but at least he could beat Cao Cao to more than half, and he was completely defeated."

"What about us? What about our losses? After defeating Cao Cao and Liu Bei, what should we do if they join forces and attack again?" Li Hong pointed out the direction of Taocheng with his hand and asked with a smile, "7 The loss of the army can be imagined when the army attacked 4 people. After the war, we lost troops and generals. What about Dingtao City? Are we going to attack or not?"

"Dingtao City couldn't be taken, so the army was dragged here. We can only watch Yuan Shao and Liu Biao establish a solid line of defense in Chenliu and Fengqiu. What about the next battle? We can't fight yet. ?”

"We have iron cavalry, and we have invincible iron cavalry." Sima Yi waved his hands and shouted confidently, "Let Cao Cao and Liu Bei come, and let our iron cavalry trample them into pieces of meat pie."

Li Hong smiled wryly.He looked at Qu Yi, Yu Shi, Zhao Yun, Fan Li and other generals beside him.Everyone looked up at the sky in unison, their thoughts could not help but fly to Xiliang, to the desert.After countless battles, Northern Xinjiang has a powerful cavalry army. But more than ten years ago, when Li Hong led a large army into Xiliang and entered northern Xinjiang, there were very few cavalry in the big man. In order to defend the territory and win, Countless infantry brothers bravely met the enemy's iron cavalry with their own flesh and blood, and countless fresh lives have created today's northern Xinjiang iron cavalry.

Sima Yi will never understand how Li Hong and his brothers used their own flesh and blood to fight against the enemy cavalry.

"I've decided. I will make a long-distance raid and attack Chen Liu."

Li Hong waved the whip in his hand vigorously, raised his head to the sky, and screamed loudly, "I want Cao Cao to know that he has fallen into a bigger siege, a siege with no life left."

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