Great Han Empire

Chapter 841 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
At the end of April, East County of Yanzhou, sixty miles southeast of Baima City, Pingyang Pavilion.

Xin Ping looked up at the blue sky, a trace of irritability and helplessness appeared on his gloomy face.The weather this year is a bit abnormal, and the weather is very hot before May.

"Drive... drive..." Xin Ping yelled twice, and urged the horse to walk under the shade of a tree.The personal guard didn't wait for Xin Ping to greet him, and hurriedly handed over the water bag.Xin Ping wiped the mouth of the water bag with his cuff, and looked up at the army who was walking rapidly on the road.The team continued for several miles, along the winding road until reaching the end of the world.The sound of chaotic footsteps and the clash of weapons were intertwined, and the dust drifted into the scorching air along with the flying dust.

Xin Ping cursed secretly.The ghosts of the Northern Xinjiang Army lingered, and just after they withdrew from Henan, they immediately reappeared in Yanzhou.I have been led by Yan Liang's rebellion all the time, I feel very useless when I think about it.Xin Ping took a sip of water in a gentle manner, closed his eyes and was about to enjoy the cool feeling, when he heard the sound of horseshoes, followed by a puff of choking dust.

Xin Ping opened his eyes angrily, and was about to scold, but saw Sui Zhan's mighty face.

"Yuan Jin, is there something urgent?"

"The scouts have come to report that the Northern Frontier Army has surrounded Baima City and has not yet launched an attack." Sui Zhan gasped heavily on the horse, and asked with cupped hands, "Sir, should we speed up?"

"How far is it to Pingyang Pavilion?"

"Thirty miles." Suizhan replied, "It's not a problem for the army to enter the Pingyang Pavilion before dusk. We can arrive at Baima City tomorrow afternoon."

"How is the situation near Pingyang Pavilion?"

"Northern Frontier Army has not been found." Sui Zhan sneered, "Before Yan Liang took down the white horse, he would never have dared to attack Pingyang Pavilion casually."

Xin Ping glanced at Sui Zhan, and "hummed" disapprovingly, "Yan Liang is a man-eating tiger, very cunning, don't underestimate him."

"So what if he is a man-eating tiger? He was kicked out of Henan by us."

Xin Ping shook his head, "Yan Liang wasn't kicked out of Henan by us, he left Henan on his own initiative."

"This man-eating tiger moved very quickly. Seeing that it could not break through Zhongmu, it joined up with the main force of the northern border army at Chenliu. It immediately turned around and retreated to Hanoi, then attacked Baima from the direction of Liyang, and then headed towards Henan again. He spared such a big man A circle, changing the direction of attack from our back to our front, why?"

"The Jingzhou army has arrived in Henan, and our superiority in military strength is becoming more and more obvious. If he continues to stay in Henan, he will definitely be surrounded and wiped out by us, so he has to retreat." Sui Zhan said without thinking, "The main force of the Northern Xinjiang army is advancing on the Yanzhou battlefield. If everything goes well, Cao Cao and Liu Bei probably won't be able to defend Dingtao and Changyi. Once they retreat across the Jishui River and defend Chenliu, the main force of the northern army will rush down. At this time, the main force of the northern army urgently needs flank cover. Yan Liang withdraws Hanoi spared a large group of people to turn to our front and start attacking, no doubt in order to open up a flank battlefield, thereby containing our troops, so as to cope with the advance of the main army of the Northern Xinjiang Army."

Xin Ping glanced at him appreciatively, "Yuan Jin, if we lose the white horse, the situation will be very passive. Once the white horse is lost, we will have no danger to defend, and the northern army will be able to attack Yancheng and Fengqiu in no time, threatening Yanjin and Suanzao. Once the northern army breaks through Yanjin and Suanzao, and the troops are at the border, it will be very difficult for us to defend Chenliu and Zhongmou."

Sui Zhan nodded solemnly, "My lord, after Yan Liang and Puyang's Gao Lan reunited, they have already surpassed us in terms of military strength. If the white horse is lost, we think it may be too small to block Yan Liang on the line between Yancheng and Fengqiu. Look, it is Didn't you ask Xu Chang for help?"

"Xuchang will give us reinforcements?" Xin Ping raised his water bag and took a sip of water, without saying a word, with an expression of extreme disappointment and frustration on his face.

Thinking of Yuan Xi, Sui Zhan sighed helplessly.How could Yuan Shao make such an incredible decision at this time?In Sui Zhan's view, Yuan Shao should either come to the front to command the army in person, or use Yuan Tan, who has been fighting for many years, instead of the romantic and suave Yuan Xi.

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The two no longer talked about this topic, but discussed how to rescue the white horse.

Calculated according to the time, the northern border army had all crossed the river yesterday, and Gao Lan should have arrived at Baima City.Considering that Yuan Jun in the direction of Yancheng will rush to help, Yan Liang will attack no matter what.Why did he uncharacteristically not attack the white horse?
"Yuancai (high-ranking cadres) has more than 6000 people in their hands, and Baima City also has sufficient food, grass, and military equipment. If the Northern Xinjiang Army wants to capture Baima in the shortest time, it needs at least 6 to [-] people." Xin Ping looked at Suizhan, Asked thoughtfully, "Does Yan Liang have so many troops?"

"Yan Liang fought a lot of tough battles in the Henan battlefield. Zhang Liao fought Wen Hui (Gao Rou) in Pinggao City for more than ten days, and the losses of both sides were staggering. Gao Lan fought Yuancai back and forth in the Puyang area for more than a month. " Sui Zhan said, "After Yan Liang led his army into Yanzhou, there were still troops stationed in Hanoi, so Yan Liang must not have 5 people on hand, unless Hebei replenished his troops in time."

"Supplementary troops?" Xin Ping frowned slightly, secretly horrified, "Could it be the northern Xinjiang cavalry?"

Sui Zhan's expression changed, he realized something immediately, and exclaimed in surprise, "Yan Liang is going to hit us?"

"Very likely." Xin Ping said anxiously, "Northern Xinjiang Army can surround Baima with only 1 people. Gao Gan is waiting for me to rescue him now, and will not risk breaking out. In this way, Yan Liang can Concentrate the main force to attack us. As long as he defeats us, he can cross the line of Yancheng and Fengqiu without any hindrance, directly kill Yanjin and Suanzao, and threaten Henan."

"What should we do?" Sui Zhan asked anxiously, "Yuan Jin must be rescued, and the white horse must be guarded?"

"Order the army to stop and retreat twenty miles." Xin Pinglue thought for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Send an army of 2000 people to Pingyang Pavilion first, and see how the northern army reacts?"

"What if the northern army surrounds Pingyang Pavilion?"

"Then we have a reason to withdraw from Yancheng." Xin Ping said decisively, "With our current strength, there is no problem in defending Yancheng and Fengqiu. As long as the Northern Army cannot cross Yancheng and Fengqiu, we will There is enough time to rescue Xuchang. After the reinforcements arrive, we will go north to rescue Baima together."

"What if Yuan Cai can't keep it?"

"What else do you think we can do?" Xin Ping smiled wryly, "Do you think we can drive Yan Liang back to Jizhou? Even if we kill the white horse, it's just to save Yuan Cai from the siege. The white horse has already been the one from the moment Yan Liang crossed the river. It’s Yan Liang’s fault, our reaction was too slow.”

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Yan Liang squatted on the side of the road, staring at the map laid out on the grass and remained silent.

Xin Ping's army retreated instead of advancing, and only sent an army of 2000 people into the small town of Pingyangting leisurely.Could it be that he discovered my army approaching Pingyang Pavilion and guessed my strategy?

"Since Xin Ping is not fooled, then we will rush fifty miles at night to attack his camp." Wen Chou sat beside Yan Liang, holding a torch, and said with a smile, "We won't lie here and sleep, will we?"

"You want to sleep and I won't let you sleep?" Yan Liang sneered, "Order Zhang He, Wang Dang, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xiu to lead the army back to Baima City immediately and attack Baima tomorrow morning."

"Attack the white horse?" Wen Chou was stunned for a moment, "Go back and attack the white horse? Are you tired from running back and forth? Instead of going back to fight the white horse, it is better to attack Xin Ping at night. After defeating Xin Ping, the high-ranking officials in Baima City are in the rescue If there is no hope, we must break through. As long as he breaks through, he will die. If he does not break out, we will send people to surround him until he runs out of food and grass and starves to death.”

Yan Liang stood up, kicked him, and said expressionlessly, "Put the map away."

Then he pointed to the messenger and shouted loudly, "Master Xu Huang, please come to me."

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The next morning, Xin Ping received a message from Pingyang Pavilion.General Xu Huang of the Northern Xinjiang Army led an army to attack Pingyang Pavilion.

Xin Ping repeatedly asked the scouts how many people were there in the Northern Frontier Army that surrounded Pingyang Pavilion.The investigation results of several batches of scouts were the same, only Xu Huang's army was besieging Pingyang Pavilion.

"The Northern Army didn't find us?" Sui Zhan asked strangely, "This place is only [-] miles away from Pingyang Pavilion, so it's impossible for the Northern Army's scouts not to notice us."

"The northern border army knows that we will rescue the white horse as quickly as possible, and they will definitely send scouts to check our whereabouts after crossing the river, so as to stop us in time." Xin Ping nodded and said, "Yan Liang must have known that we were near the Pingyang Pavilion. "

"Could it be that he wants Xu Huang to take Pingyang Pavilion as soon as possible by virtue of his superior force and stop our rescue? Our guess yesterday was wrong?" Sui Zhan said worriedly, "Pingyang Pavilion is a small city, and it can't stop the northern army's attack. Attack. Our 2000 men are in danger."

Xin Ping closed his eyes and meditated.

"My lord, maybe Yan Liang is not as smart as we thought. He knew that our army had arrived at Pingyang Pavilion, and immediately sent Xu Huang to stop it. He led the army to attack Baima himself. He didn't intend to besiege the city at all. We overestimated him." Sui Zhan urged, "My lord, give the order to attack Pingyang Pavilion immediately. If we attack at this moment, the 2000 troops in the small town can still hold Xu Huang back, and we can take this opportunity to surround him and eat him up, severely injuring the northern border army."

Xin Ping shook his head and slowly opened his eyes, "What if Yan Liang didn't attack Baima City?"

Sui Zhan hesitated for a moment, "What if Yan Liang didn't attack Baima City? Your lord means that Xu Huang is the bait?"

"Wait a little longer." Xin Ping said lightly, "If Yan Liang launches an attack in Baima City, we will directly kill Pingyang Pavilion and encircle Xu Huang."

"Order Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to assemble the army and prepare for the attack."

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The small town of Pingyang was in jeopardy under the attack of the northern army.

Lao Wai held his shield high, waved his saber, roared non-stop, and directed his troops to attack the city gate.Dozens of soldiers, under the cover of shield bearers, pushed the huge ramming car with all their strength, and rushed towards the city gate aggressively.

"Boom... Boom..." The city gate trembled violently under the continuous impact of the crashing car, and let out a heartbreaking moan.

The rebels on the city were terrified and shot down the city with all their strength, and the rolling wood and rolling stones roared down like rain.

"Let... let..." Wei Xu opened his eyes angrily and roared wildly.Three thousand strong archers shouted in unison, and the long arrows roared out, smashing hard in the middle of the tower.

"Bump, knock him away..." Lao Wai held up his shield and tightly protected his head, hoarse.

At this moment, the golden gong for retreat suddenly sounded, and the passionate drums quietly died down.

The rebels on the tower cheered loudly, and the roar was deafening.

"What's going on? What's going on?" Lao Song hugged his head, rushed to Lao Wai's side, and shouted, "Why do we have to withdraw? The city gate has been broken, we can break through it immediately .”

"What a fart..." Lao Wai cursed angrily, "Get out, get out of here. The rebels are coming."

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Gao Gan jumped onto the city wall and looked into the distance.

The northern border army that was still attacking the city suddenly receded like a tide. They left all the siege equipment, and even the soldiers who died in the battle had no time to clean up and fled in panic.Judging from the crooked battle flags in the distance, the Northern Border Army seemed to have been attacked by something, and the retreat was disorderly and chaotic.

"My lord, our reinforcements are here, Lord Xin Ping is here." Xia Zhao shouted excitedly, "My lord, let's fight out, kill out..."

Gao Gan wiped the sweat off his face, tore off the leather armor forcefully, and let out a long breath, "Do you think Lord Xin Ping will kill you in Baima City silently?"

"The Northern Army is very well prepared. As long as our reinforcements arrive at Pingyang Pavilion, the Northern Army will know about it." Deng Sheng looked at the Northern Army that was gradually disappearing into the sky, and said doubtfully, "Could it be that the Northern Army intends to use this A way to lure us out of town? Isn't that stupid?"

"Is Yan Liang so stupid?" Gao Gan squinted his eyes, looked at the sun that was gradually setting west, and shook his head again and again, "Yan Liang is too smart. He wants to eat our reinforcements, and he wants to swallow us in one bite. Okay, I Just fulfilled his wish and let him eat until he was full. Send scouts to follow behind the Northern Border Army to investigate carefully."

"Gather five thousand troops and prepare to follow me out of the city to fight towards Pingyang Pavilion." Gao Gan raised his hands and roared loudly, "I'm going to kill Yan Hutou..."

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Wang Ling looked at the distant city from time to time, and then at Yan Liang in front of him, with a questioning expression on his face.

"Hurry up." Yan Liang suddenly turned his head, "We have to arrive at the Pingyang Pavilion before dusk and encircle the rebels. Hurry up..."

"My lord..." Wang Ling whipped his whip, the horse hissed in pain, jumped up, and quickly caught up with Yan Liang, "My lord, why don't you leave an army to surround Baima City? The senior officials will follow behind us Killed."

"Does he dare to go out of the city?" Yan Liang sneered, "I did this to lure him out of the city. He is not an idiot, can't he see it, and dare to go out of the city to die?"

"Your Excellency, you have gone too far." Wang Ling said hastily, "You leave thousands of troops to besiege the city, and the rest of the army retreats one by one. The senior officials must suspect that you are lying to him, and dare not break through. You do this now. It looks like a fake. Gao Gan knows that his reinforcements are coming, and he will take a risk to break through. Even if you may ambush him halfway, he will fight to the death. We were attacked before and after the Pingyang Pavilion, and we could not surround Xin Ping , Let the high-ranking officials run away again, and they will get nothing."

Yan Liang looked at him, and suddenly smiled, "Yes, I've seen it for you. But you didn't expect that if Gao Gan wanted to break through now, he would not stick to the white horse before. He could withdraw long before we surrounded the white horse. Go to Pingyang or simply retreat to Yancheng."

"Is Gao Gan sure to guard the white horse?" Wang Ling shook his head, "Will he be able to hold it? He will die on the white horse sooner or later. No one wants to die, he will definitely run away."

"The white horse is very important to the rebels. Senior officials are not greedy for life and fear of death. He will never leave the white horse and run away." Yan Liang looked at Wang Ling with a trace of contempt in his eyes, "Don't underestimate your opponent, never, Otherwise you will die terribly."

"If that's the case, why do adults still do this?"

"Because I want to tell Gao Gan that his reinforcements have indeed arrived, and he has a chance to defeat me Yan Liang with his reinforcements." Yan Liang roared and whipped his whip in the air, "Only by respecting your opponent can you defeat your opponent .”

Wang Ling couldn't figure it out.However, he admired Yan Liang very much. General Tiger Head is General Tiger Head.

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Xin Ping was furious and extremely desperate.

I missed a move, and Yan Liang, the tiger, bit him.Now the army is trapped in Pingyang, unable to walk away, unable to fight and fight, in a dilemma.

"My lord, ask Yuan Cai for help, let Yuan Cai break through overnight and attack Yan Liang's back." Sui Zhan persuaded in a low voice in desperation, "The army is trapped in Pingyang. After a long battle, they will definitely suffer heavy losses. Not only will they not be able to support the white horse , even Yancheng and Fengqiu can't hold it anymore."
Xin Ping looked at the flames soaring into the sky in the distance, and heard the earth-shattering sounds of fighting, he couldn't laugh or cry.I came to rescue high-ranking officials, but now I am going to rescue high-ranking officials.Joke, joke.This face is lost at home.

Sui Zhan saw that Xin Ping was in pain and was speechless, so he hurriedly persuaded him again, "Sir, is it possible for us to hit the white horse? Let Yuan Cai break through immediately while the fierce battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army is in full swing. If you miss this opportunity, Yuan Cai and his army are about to die on the white horse."

"Okay." Xin Ping waved his hand feebly, "Send someone to Baima City quickly, and try to send a message to Yuancai, asking him to break out of the encirclement and join me immediately."

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In the early morning, Gao Gan received a letter from Xin Ping, and led more than 6000 people out of the city at high speed, taking advantage of the night to rush towards the Pingyang Pavilion sixty miles away.

Yan Liang immediately received the news.

"Order Zhang Liao to remove the siege and let Xin Ping go."

"Urgently tell Zhang He, Wang Dang, Zhang Xiu, and Xu Huang to withdraw from the battlefield, regroup the army, and prepare to surround the high-level officials and wipe out the rebels."

The rebel army was fighting to the death, and suddenly saw that the encirclement circle of the Northern Xinjiang Army had been torn open, and they roared out with thunderous cheers.

Xin Ping, Sui Zhan and others originally wanted to command the army to stand firm until the arrival of the high-ranking officials, and then attack both inside and outside, killing the Northern Xinjiang army, and retreating together, but things went against their wishes. and go.

On the eve of dawn, the tens of thousands of troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army spread out on the battlefield, like a giant swinging his fists, and slammed into the enemy fiercely.

Gao Gan and his 6000 men were immediately swallowed up by the shocking waves set off by the Northern Xinjiang Army.

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Go to the hospital tomorrow morning, go to work, no more updates.sorry sorry.

(End of this chapter)