Great Han Empire

Chapter 845 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
Yuan Sheng and Xu You escaped from the city in a panic and rushed to Junyi to ask Yuan Xi for help.After Yuan Xi, Tian Feng and others heard the news, they were all dumbfounded.

"Chen Liu lost?" Tian Feng pulled his beard fiercely, with despair and anger on his face, "How did you lose Chen Liu? How could Chen Liu lose it?"

Xu You was dejected and shook his head again and again, "I said that the gates of the city cannot be opened, the refugees cannot be let in, but he just won't listen..." Xu You pointed at Yuan Sheng, wanting to cry, "Women's benevolence, women's Human kindness. The Northern Frontier Army burned, killed and looted outside the city, chased and killed refugees on horseback, and even drove refugees into the moat with cruelty. The purpose was to lure us to open the city gate. Do you have any brains? What? so stupid?"

Yuan Sheng drooped his head, with a mournful face, without saying a word, letting Xu You complain.

"What about you? What are you doing? Why didn't you stop it?" Tian Feng stared at Xu You and roared angrily, "You are responsible for Chen Liu's defense. If you are not staying on the tower, where did you go?"

Xu You was speechless.

"When did you like to get drunk? Didn't you stop drinking when I left the camp?"

Xu You smiled bitterly, moved his mouth, swallowed what he wanted to say, and only let out a long painful and desolate sigh.

Tian Feng thought of what happened to him, and felt pain in his heart. The two of them felt sorry for each other.He reached out and patted Xu You, and stopped blaming him.This time Xu You's guilt was serious, and his official position would definitely be lost. If Yuan Shao cared about his old sympathy, he might be able to live as an official in Luoyang.

"How many Northern Xinjiang troops did Chen Liu come?" Tian Feng sat next to Xu You and asked in a low voice.

"Four, about 5000 people. Judging from the banner, it should be Zhao Yun's army." Yuan Sheng said hoarsely, "They have been wandering outside the city, haunting and haunting. I thought they went deep alone, just wanting to cut off Cao Cao's food supply. , blocked Cao Cao's retreat, and did not expect them to have the intention to seize the city. Yesterday, I guessed that you had approached Chen Liu, and they might have to retreat, and they did seem to retreat, I thought nothing would happen That's why I ordered the city gate to be opened, who knows..."

"Four, 5000 people?" Tian Feng stabilized his mood, and said slowly, "The northern army marched to Chenliu with a battalion of iron cavalry for a long distance. The purpose is obviously to help the northern army on the Dingtao battlefield defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei And delay our eastward rescue speed, buy time for their main force to defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and quickly advance to Chenliu. If Chenliu is under our control, we still have the possibility to rescue Caocao and Liubei, and use Fengqiu, Chenliu, Xiangyi The second blocking line of defense based on the three cities can still play a role. If Chen Liu loses, the battle situation will deteriorate, and the situation in the Central Plains is very unfavorable to us."

"At present, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are still continuing to attack on the Dingtao battlefield, and the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is still on the north bank of the Jishui River. We should still have enough time to retake Chen Liu." Xu Youqiang said energetically, "Yuan Hao, the matter is not serious yet. As far as you can imagine, we still have time."

Tian Feng opened his mouth to refute him, but seeing Xu You's embarrassed look, he swallowed back the words.He tried his best to suppress the anxiety and resentment in his heart, turned his head to look at Yuan Sheng, and asked calmly, "How much food and supplies does Chen Liu have?"

"Not much more." Yuan Sheng said, "After Yan Liang attacked Zhongmu, the number of reinforcements on the Henan battlefield increased, and the grain, grass, and luggage were sent to the Henan battlefield first. Chen Liu has not been replenished for the time being. The grain, grass, and luggage accumulated in the past were brought to Mr. Simpi. A batch was gone, and we sent another part to Cao Cao a few days ago, and now there are not many left."

"How long can it last for 5000 people?"

"Five to seven days, up to ten days."

"Zhao Yun's long-distance raid, there must be no replenishment of food and grass, and he can barely maintain it by burning, killing and looting. Now that they have captured the city, the situation is very different." Tian Feng sighed softly, "Put the hope of regaining Chenliu on Cao Cao It is extremely unwise. Cao Cao and Liu Bei are like us. The first priority is not to fight hard with the Northern Army, but to maintain their own strength. As long as you have strength, you can stop the Northern Army and hold it back. The Northern Army The biggest disadvantage is that we don’t have enough wealth, if we continue to confront the Northern Army and drag the war on indefinitely, sooner or later the Northern Army will have to withdraw to Hebei because of the unsustainable wealth.”

"Avoiding a decisive battle with the Northern Army, stationing heavy troops on the front lines of Fengqiu and Chenliu, and fighting the Northern Army for a long time is the only way for us to reverse the situation in the Central Plains and defeat the Northern Army. We know this, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei also know it. Now The Northern Frontier Army has captured Changyi, and its main force is concentrated on the Dingtao battlefield. Cao Cao and Liu Bei will soon retreat. There is too little time left for us to recapture Chenliu."

Tian Feng turned around and walked to the side of the case, opened the map, "I have bad news for you, Baima City is lost. Xin Ping and Gao Gan were defeated in Pingyang City, and now they have withdrawn to Yancheng to hold on."

Xu You and Yuan Sheng were shocked.

"Xin Ping lost a lot, half of the 2 people lost, and he was in a state of disarray. The entire army of senior officials was wiped out. The Northern Army attacked Xin Ping first, lured the senior officials out of Baima City, and then turned around to surround and wipe out the senior officials. At that time, it was already It was dark, and the various departments of the Northern Xinjiang Army were very chaotic during the mobilization and encirclement process, and the senior officials took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement, and finally fled back to Yancheng with only more than 100 people."

Tian Feng frowned, and continued: "Originally we planned to go north to support the White Horse, and block the Northern Army on the front line of the White Horse, so as to threaten the flanks of the main force of the Northern Army and slow down their attack speed. Master Yuan also agreed to this strategy, but Now that the white horse has been lost, Chen Liu has also been lost, and going north to support has no effect, we can only concentrate on capturing Chen Liu first."

Xu You and Yuan Sheng looked at each other with joy on their faces.If Chen Liu can get it back, the two of them will be less guilty at least.

"Lord Tian, ​​what about the white horse? Don't want it anymore? If Yan Liang takes advantage of the victory and breaks through the front line of Yancheng and Tingjin, the northern army will directly threaten the hinterland of Henan." Yuan Xi was dizzy and confused by the deteriorating battle situation, and spoke. He also stammered a bit, "Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses need food, but Chen Liu doesn't have much food, so we can't supply it for a long time. As long as we divide our troops and surround Chen Liu, Zhao Yun will definitely break out of the encirclement when the food and grass are exhausted." After finishing speaking He felt that his reason was too far-fetched, so he added, "Even if Cao Cao and Liu Bei want to retreat, it will take some time. There are so many soldiers in northern Xinjiang. In order to eat them, they must be chased and intercepted. This way, we will have enough time to surround Chenliu gone."

Yuan Xi's words obviously meant that he wanted to obey Yuan Shao's order, use the main force to go north to block Yan Liang, use a force to respond to Cao Cao and Liu Bei's retreat, and then send another force to surround Chen Liu.Now he felt a little resentful towards Tian Feng.If he followed his own idea and quickly divided his troops to support Chen Liu, how could Chen Liu lose it?Tian Feng was too careless, thinking that soldiers entering Junyi City would scare away the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry, and ended up causing such a big disaster.When my father found out, he would definitely blame himself for his incompetence.

"Zhao Yun has no food to eat, so can't he kill horses?" Tian Feng said helplessly, "The situation on the battlefield has changed drastically, and we must immediately revise our strategy. Don't worry about anything now, concentrate all our forces, and take Chen Chen back as quickly as possible." Keep."

Yuan Xi remained silent, hesitating.

Tian Feng was extremely angry, his blood surged up, and he roared loudly, "We can hold on for a while if we take back Chen Liu. If we lose Chen Liu, we will retreat to Luoyang." Tian Feng became more and more excited as he spoke, waving his hands continuously .Suddenly, his eyes went dark, his thin body swayed twice, and he fell to the ground with his head cut off.

Everyone was shocked, and raised Tian Feng in a hurry, shouting and shouting.

Yuan Xi became more and more flustered.He hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind to enter Chenliu.At this time, the safety of Luoyang is the top priority.If the northern border army broke through Chenliu and killed Luoyang directly, his father might chop off his own head in a fit of anger.

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Li Hong was worried about the safety of Changyi City, and originally intended to go to the rescue, but under Dong Zhao's persuasion, he decided to go north to pursue Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

The victory or defeat of the Central Plains War is directly related to the safety of Hebei and the survival of the country, and only victory is allowed but not defeat.When the heavy burden was crossing from the army, it was on Li Hong's shoulders.As the army advanced steadily, this huge responsibility became heavier day by day, and now it was almost overwhelming for him.It was completely out of his surprise that Changyi City was attacked by rebels.The momentum of the rebel counterattack has become more and more sharp and threatening with the passage of time in the war, the arrival of various reinforcements from the enemy, and the improvement of the countermeasures of the rebel leaders.

Worried about the battlefield in Changyi, Li Hong was exhausted physically and mentally, and what happened on the battlefield in Dingtao made Li Hong angry. A series of sudden changes made Li Hong exhausted. It is necessary to organize your thoughts carefully and consider the next attack strategy.Therefore, Li Hong gave up the overnight pursuit, but ordered the army to set off in the early morning of the next day.He had a longing in his heart, hoping that he could hear good news about Changyi City before he set off.

Li Hong didn't get what he wanted, so he hurried north with worries and worries.

In the afternoon, the army arrived at Zaocheng.The subordinates of Youxian King Liu Ming, who had already rushed to this area to investigate the news, told him that the rebels did not bring any luggage and were moving very fast.According to the people near Zhuzao City, the army arrived outside Zhuzao City yesterday evening.They didn't make any stops, and turned directly to the northwest towards Changyuan (yuan). It is estimated that they are already very close to Changyuan City.

Li Hong didn't say anything, and continued to move forward with the army.At dusk, the army stopped at a place called Huangpi.

That night, Li Hong did not hear from Changyi.He tossed and turned, sighed and couldn't sleep at all.

Seeing the general's heavy heart, Huyan Yuanjia and Lan Rong deliberately pulled him to chat.In the past few years, Li Hong has always been surrounded by Huns, and he has become very proficient in speaking the Huns dialect.

Hu Yanyuanjia said that the general had become increasingly haggard in the past month, so he had to pay attention to his health.If the general falls ill, the battle will be more difficult to fight, and the army may even be defeated like a mountain.Li Hong smiled wryly, can't you say something auspicious?You put it that way, I can't eat anymore, and I can't fall asleep.

"Compared with the past, the general is a completely different person." Lan Rong said solemnly, "The general's smile is less, and we rarely see the general laughing like in the past. Although the general has He laughs sometimes, but the smile is very bitter, and his face is always full of worries." He pointed to Li Hong's loose long hair, "The general's hair has turned gray a lot, and he seems to have aged ten years all of a sudden. I can no longer see the murderous aura of the past from the General." Lan Rong looked at him worriedly, "General, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

Lan Rong's Xiongnu dialect had a strong nasal sound, which made it difficult for Li Hong to listen.He understood the two people's concern for him, and smiled gratefully at them, then lowered his head, staring blankly at the flickering flames, without saying a word.
"In the past, the general was just a general who guarded the frontier. He only needed to guard the northern border and ensure the peace of the northern border. But now the general not only wants to guard the northern border, but also to calm the world. He has to consider the world's major affairs. Can he not grow old? To put down the world, the responsibility is heavy, there can be no mistakes, it is not easy for a general." Hu Yan Yuanjia poked the fire with a branch in his hand, and whispered to Lan Rong, "This is like the sandalwood on the desert in the past. Huai. When Tan Shihuai defeated thousands of tribes on both sides of the Wuhou Qinshui River and ruled Xianbei, he was just a leader of Xianbei, and he lived a comfortable life. Later, Tan Shihuai went crazy and swept the desert in more than ten years and became a desert. The king, and then he died. Tan Shihuai spent all his efforts in order to calm down the tribes in the desert, he overdrawn his life, and died soon."

"What do you mean?" Lan Rong glared at Huyan Yuanjia, and cursed unhappily, "Are you cursing the general to die?"

Huyan Yuanjia waved his hands again and again, "I'm just making an analogy, don't talk nonsense, I don't mean that."

"Let's not talk about these." Li Hong raised his head suddenly and said with a smile, "Let's talk about the children."

"Okay." Huyan Yuanjia smiled cheerfully, "General, I have three children in Jinyang Academy, will they be able to be officials in the future?"

"Being an official?" Li Hong said in surprise, "You are Shan Yuting's General Zuo, and your child is an official after birth, so you still need the title from the emperor?"

"I mean, go to the court to be an official."

"Yes." Li Hong said, "In the future, there will be more and more of your sons and daughters in the prefectures and counties outside the Great Wall. If you manage one side well, you will definitely have the opportunity to work in the capital. Now there are such big officials in the imperial court. .For example, Mustafa, he is already a senior official with a rank and salary of two thousand shi."

"General, will your children also guard northern Xinjiang in the future?" Lan Rong asked casually.

"I only have two daughters." Li Hong thought of his children, and the smile on his face became warmer. "Girls can't join the army, so..."

"The general wants to have a son, and he needs to have more." Huyan Yuanjia laughed loudly, "How can there be no offspring of leopards in the desert?"

Li Hong smiled lightly, two beautiful faces quietly appeared in his mind, and a deep longing suddenly occupied Li Hong's heart.I have been fighting outside all year round and spend very little time at home.Even if he returned to Jinyang, he was still busy with official duties, and it was difficult to spend time with light rain, wind and snow.Son, will I still have a son?Li Hong felt sorry for the two wives.I have soaked in blood and death for many years. I have neither taken good care of them, nor fulfilled the promise of the year, and still let them live in longing and depression.As the feeling of guilt deepened, another beautiful face suddenly broke into his heart.Li Hong seemed to smell the fragrance of the eldest princess, his body and mind suddenly relaxed at this moment, and a peaceful smile gently caressed his haggard face.

"General, are you thinking about your wife?" Seeing Li Hong staring at the dancing flames, Huyan Yuanjia felt happy, and blurted out, "You still want the eldest princess?"

Li Hong was startled suddenly, as if someone was peeping into his mind, his heart beat suddenly.

Seeing Li Hong's nervous look, Hu Yan Yuanjia and Lan Rong couldn't help laughing.

"The general's courage has become smaller."

Li Hong shook his head in embarrassment, "Have I become less courageous?"

"Yes, the general has become less courageous." Lan Rong smiled, "The rebel army retreated northward to Changyuan, and it took more than 200 miles. If we started chasing the rebel army from yesterday evening, we would definitely hit the rebel army hard, but the general Why did it take until this morning? What are you worried about?"

Li Hong remained silent.

"Are you worried about Changyi City?" Huyan Yuanjia waved his hand and said, "Changyi City is under the siege of the army, even if it is lost, it will not be a big problem. As long as we severely injure the rebels along this route, and then concentrate our efforts to encircle and attack Changyi The rebels, the superiority of troops on the Central Plains battlefield will be in our hands, and the period to seize the Central Plains is just around the corner.”

Li Hong thought for a moment, then sighed, "Da Shanyu has already crossed the south of the river and went down to Taoqiu. The only force that pursues the rebels is 1 of us. With 1 people attacking 1 to [-] rebels, the result is not certain. Ideal. Do you still remember that during Emperor Xiaowu, your Da Shanyu used [-] iron cavalry to besiege Li Ling’s [-] infantry? At that time, Li Ling led the army to fight and retreat, and persisted for nearly ten days. If it wasn’t for the military commander who dared to betray , Li Ling was about to run out of arrows, and Li Ling would definitely be able to return to the frontier. Although the troops of Cao Cao and Liu Bei were not as strong as Li Ling's soldiers back then, they had no problem breaking through with four or five armies against our [-]-man attack. I used to use infantry to fight iron cavalry many times in the frontier, as long as the infantry is strong enough, iron cavalry may not be able to take advantage of it, so I am still unwilling to use iron cavalry to confront the infantry formation of the rebels head-on."

"Since Cao Cao can break through, I don't have to take the opportunity to kill him 1 people. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei are too weak, they will be annexed by Yuan Shao, and the rebel alliance will become easier to control because Cao Cao and Liu Bei have no voice. Therefore, Yuan Shao's orders will be faithfully carried out, which will not do any good to our upcoming decisive battle."

Hu Yan Yuanjia and Lan Rong looked at each other, disapproving of Li Hong's statement.The fact that the rebels can break through does not mean that they cannot launch an attack or severely damage one of them.Even if one of them is severely damaged, Cao Cao and Liu Bei will not necessarily be annexed by Yuan Shao.

"It has been many days since Yan Liang led his army out of Henan. No matter how slow Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's army is, they have already gathered at the front line of Junyi and Chenliu." Li Hong continued, "Everyone thinks that Cao Cao and Liu Bei will cross Henan. However, they went against the norm and chose to withdraw northward, the most dangerous route, I have to consider whether Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's army will go northward from Fengqiu and plan to ambush us."

"The general has too many worries." Lan Rong sighed, "The general looks forward and backward, and takes every step carefully. This battle will become more and more difficult."

"I can't afford to lose, not even a single battle." Li Hong pointed to his chest, "If I lose a battle, the morale will be hit, and the confidence of the soldiers will be greatly affected. With some recovery, their determination to defeat us will be firmer. With the rise and fall, the development of the war situation may get out of control."

"If this battle is lost, Hebei will suffer heavy losses. My personal honor and disgrace is a trivial matter, but the imperial court's inability to go south to attack the Central Plains and pacify the world is a major event. I cannot bear this responsibility. I can only win but not lose." Hong Yangtian sighed, "It doesn't matter whether you think I've become timid, can't fight anymore, or think I'm too useless in this battle, but in the end as long as I win, I can stand back to Jinyang , otherwise I..."

Li Hong did not continue.Hu Yan Yuanjia and Lan Rong looked at each other and laughed at the same time, "General, if you fight this battle like you do, it will be hard not to win."

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At dusk the next day, Li Hong led his army to the foot of Changyuan City.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei defended the city and asked for help from Yancheng on the west bank of the Pushui River.Xin Ping was overjoyed when he heard the news, and personally rushed to the river to direct the boats to meet Cao Cao and Liu Bei.With this huge army, not only could he block Yan Liang's attack, but he might even be able to take back Baima City.

Li Hong's goal was Changyuan City, so he stationed troops under the city, and did not launch an attack on the rebels, allowing the rebels to retreat.At the same time, he was worried that Yan Liang would attack Yancheng rashly, so he sent someone to tell Yan Liang Wenchou urgently again, be careful, and don't be careless when attacking Yancheng.

Late that night, Changyi City finally came to book.

Tian Chou told the story of the battle in Changyi, and pleaded guilty to the general.Tian Chou admitted that due to his own negligence, Changyi City fell temporarily, and asked Zhang Fei to rescue Xun Yu and the family members of the rebels.

After the army occupied Changyi City, all the main force rushed to Dingtao, leaving only the Zhongwei battalion of the Southern Army Liu Yu in the city.Liu Yuhe and a group of generals were guarding the city and were busy with city defense. They had neither the time nor the ability to clean up the various prefectures in Changyi in just a few days.Changyi is the seat of Yanzhou Governor's Department and the seat of Cao Cao's prime minister's mansion, with many government offices.These government offices are familiar with Yanzhou affairs, which is very important for the Northern Xinjiang Army to quickly stabilize the counties and counties. Therefore, Liu Yu retained the low-level ordinary officials of each government office in order to maintain the operation of the government offices when Yanzhou Inspector Yang Qi did not arrive.Yang Qi wants to appease the newly surrendered Taishan County and Lu State, and has no time to rush to Changyi City in the near future.Chen Gong was in charge of transporting grain and grass to Changyi, and then went to Ren Chengguo.

Tian Chou said, "I have been in Rencheng State. When I arrived in Changyi, I was ordered to gather troops to attack the east and Bocheng in the west. I didn't have time to deal with the affairs of Yanzhou's prefectures. As a result, this negligence caused a catastrophe."

After Zhang Fei attacked the city, due to the shortage of troops, he did not think too much, so he dispatched guards from the prison to participate in the defense of the city.It was very chaotic at that time, and the guards who stayed in the prison probably ignored the monitoring of the prison guards, allowing these people to seize the opportunity to rebel, which eventually led to the fall of Changyi.

Tian Chou expressed his willingness to bear all the responsibilities.

Changyi City was safe and sound, which made Li Hong feel relieved.He immediately wrote to Tian Chou, and immediately took the post of governor of Yanzhou on his behalf, and dealt with the affairs of Changyi City first.Order Yan Rou to join Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Gao Shun, lead the army to attack the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng, and support the main force to advance to Chenliu.

Li Hongshu told You Xian Wang Liu Ming that after taking Pingqiu City, he immediately rushed to Changyuan to join him, and led his army to threaten Yancheng and Fengqiu on the east bank of Pushui River, and coordinated Yan Liang's army to attack Yancheng.

On the third day, Li Hong stayed behind Lan Rong, waiting for an opportunity to seize Changyuan City.He and Huyan Yuanjia hurried to Jiyang to join Qu Yi and Lu Bu with five thousand cavalry.

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In May of the third year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty (199 AD).

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In early May, in the west of Yanzhou East County.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei led their troops across the Pushui River, got rid of the pursuit of the northern army, and stationed in Yancheng, where they joined Xin Ping and Gao Gan.

At the same time, Yan Liang and Wen Chou led [-] troops to approach Yancheng, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out.

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In early May, south of Jiyin County, Yanzhou.

Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Gao Shun's three armies met in Dongmen City, and [-] troops rushed westward to attack Fangdong and Shanfu.

Yan Rou left Yang Ming's [-] iron cavalry behind to continue looking for opportunities to attack in Bocheng and Ji's line, and she took hundreds of iron cavalry to Fangdong to join Jiang Wu and others.

Tian Chou stayed in Changyi City to transport grain, grass and supplies for the army.

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In early May, in the central part of Chenliu County, Yanzhou.

Qu Yi joined Wei Yan and Mustafa in Jiyang, and led an army of [-] cavalry to rush to Chenliu.

Dong Zhaodai led the prefect of Jiyin County, accumulated grain, grass and supplies in Dingtao City, and organized civilians to deliver them to the front line of Chenliu.

Lu Bu cleaned up the battlefield in Dingtao, dealt with various aftermath matters, and led his army to Jiyang to join up with Liu Bao, the big order who had rushed to Jiyang earlier.Then the general Li Hong arrived, and the three-way army assembled about [-] cavalry troops, and rushed towards Chen Liu.

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At the beginning of May, the three armies from the left, middle, and right of the Northern Xinjiang Army advanced simultaneously, and the 13 cavalry army was mighty and mighty, with an astonishing momentum.

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At the beginning of May, Xun Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, and Yang Ping retreated to the Nimu Pavilion on the south bank of the Heshui River.

Xun Yu and the others analyzed the situation again, and agreed that the containment in the direction of Rencheng had been completed, and the most urgent task was to advance westward immediately, and block the attack of the northern army on the flank battlefield on the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng.

Now there are 4000 troops from Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and Yang Ping who can rush to the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng.In the process of attacking Changyi City, they lost 6000 people, and Zhang Fei was very worried about this.If it wasn't for Cao Chun's rash attack, the army followed the predetermined plan, waited until Yan Rou's support reached the Dingtao battlefield, Gao Shun was dragged to the Rencheng battlefield, and then went to attack Changyi City by himself, the loss would never have been so great.

Now Cao Chun is unscathed, and is hiding in Bocheng, secretly laughing, while the tens of thousands of troops on the Dingtao battlefield are facing the danger of being wiped out because they failed to attack Changyi.

"Master Zhang, don't worry about the Dingtao battlefield." Xun You comforted, "Yan Rou and Jiang Wu of the Northern Frontier Army were held back by Cao Chun. You attacked Changyi and held Wei Jun back. I guess Gao Shun will return quickly. Once Li Hong knows that Changyi is in danger, he will definitely send troops to support him. The Prime Minister and Master Liu are both veterans of many battles, and they will definitely not miss the opportunity. In my opinion, they will be able to rescue Master Cao Ren. Withdraw Chen Liu."

Zhang Fei couldn't care about Ding Tao at this time.He urgently wrote to Guan Yu and Ji Ling, and immediately led his troops to withdraw from Rencheng, and rushed to Fangdong and Bocheng to join him day and night.Due to his own attack on Changyi, the strength of the Xuzhou army has been exposed, and Guan Yu and Ji Ling's containment forces in Rencheng are likely to become the targets of the northern army's attack.As long as there is an army, even if Liu Bei suffers a heavy loss in Dingtao, he can still make a comeback after returning to Xuzhou.

Zhang Fei asked Jian Yong to take Cao Cao and other Yanzhou officials' families back to Pengcheng to supervise the transportation of food, grass and luggage for him, and then rushed to the east with Xun Yu and Yang Ping with an army.

Although his speed was fast, he was not as fast as Wei Jun and Jiang Wu's cavalry.After Zhang Fei left Fangdong and Shanfu, the number of defenders was very small. As soon as the northern army arrived, the county magistrates of the two cities led people to abandon the cities and fled.

Zhang Fei received the news halfway, and instead led the army to detour to Liang Guo, and then went to Bocheng and Kaocheng.

In Yucheng in Yongshui, Cao Chun, who got the news, rushed to meet him with a team of cavalry.Without saying a word, Zhang Fei rushed forward and punched Cao Chun in the face.Cao Chun was caught off guard and was knocked down with a punch.Cao Chun's personal guards rushed forward, Zhang Fei roared like thunder, punched and kicked, and knocked down several in a row.Then Zhang Fei's personal guards also rushed up, and dozens of people from both sides scuffled together, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Xun Yu and Yang Ping desperately held Cao Chun back, "Master Zhang captured Changyi and rescued the prime minister and your family members. Even if he slashes you, you will admit it."

Cao Chun was wronged at first, but when he heard that Zhang Fei risked his life to save his family, he said it was not good to fight again, so he hurriedly ordered his men back.

Zhang Fei jumped into a rage, his white face turned purple. Although he was held back by his personal guards, he still yelled.

Xun Yu already knew Liu Bei's strategy from Zhang Fei's mouth, so he advised Cao Chun to hurry up and apologize, "Why did you attack without authorization? The Prime Minister asked you to do it?"

"Without the Prime Minister's order, do I dare to attack without authorization?" Cao Chun smiled wryly, "Liu Bei intends to plot against us, Mr. Guo said, only in this way can Liu Bei's plan fail."

Xun Yu shook his head, "Gao Shun of the Northern Frontier Army has already arrived in Rencheng, Liu Bei's plan is unlikely to succeed, and Feng Xiao cannot be unaware of it. His method will only break the relationship between the two families. What exactly is he trying to do?"

Cao Chun looked at Xun Yu blankly, not knowing what he meant.Could it be that Mr. Guo Jia has a plan?
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At the beginning of May, Chen stayed in the city.

Yuan Xi commanded an army of [-] to attack Chen Liu.

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I will go to the hospital tomorrow morning and go to work in the afternoon, so there will be no updates.sorry sorry.

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