Great Han Empire

Chapter 849 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
In May, Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, Gao Shun, Yang Ming and others Chen Bing Bocheng.

The success of the rebel army's attack on Changyi made the northern army feel ashamed. Yan Ruan felt deeply ashamed, and vowed to kill Zhang Fei and severely injure the Xuzhou army.As a result, the battle against Bocheng was extremely fierce.Gao Shun, Wu Xiong, and Guan Hai came to supervise the battle in person, and Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming personally led cavalry to intersperse between Bocheng, Kaocheng, Jishicheng and Baoshui River, frequently blocking the rebels who went north to rescue.

Bocheng soon fell.Xun Yu (yu), Zhang Fei and others led their troops to retreat to Kaocheng.

After discussing with the generals, Yan Ruan believed that the rebel army stationed in Kaocheng had sufficient strength, and the forced attack would not only take too long, but also consume too much force, so it was necessary to change the attack strategy in order to quickly move closer to the main army in the middle.At this time, Xingyuan's letter also came, urging them to attack and advance as soon as possible, capture Yongqiu and Xiangyi, protect the flanks of the main army, and threaten Yuzhou.Proceeding from Xingyuan's request, Yan Rou and the others immediately decided to use an iron cavalry to contain the rebels in Kaocheng and drag them to the area around Kaocheng, while an army of cavalry led by Gao Shun and Wu Xiong crossed the river. Shui and Suishui Rivers were inserted directly into Huating and Gaoyang Pavilions to cut off the connection between Yongqiu and Xiangyi. The army withdrew south to the territory of Liang State to buy time for the main force to stabilize the front line at Junyi and Kaifeng.

After agreeing on the attack strategy, Gao Shun, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming immediately led their troops to the north, joined forces on foot and cavalry, cooperated tacitly, and captured the front line of Huating and Gaoyangting with lightning speed.

At this moment, Captain Mustafa of Changshui had led his army to surround Yongqiu, trapping the few defenders in the city.Gao Shun had no worries, so he led his army southward and killed Xiangyi City.

Xu Qiu (qiu) led the Runan Army of Yuzhou to station in Xiangyi when he was attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army. He was caught off guard for a while and was beaten dizzy.Xu Yu didn't know how many Beijiang troops were besieging the city. In a panic, he planned to withdraw his troops and retreat to Chen State. While defending the city, he sent someone to report to Xun Yu in Kaocheng, asking him to withdraw across the River River and enter the territory of Liang State.

Xun Yu was shocked when he heard the news.He did not expect that the northern border army could maintain such a strong attack power and incredible attack speed after leaping thousands of miles and fighting continuously for more than a month.Now that Yongqiu was besieged, Xiangyi was under attack, and he was trapped on the north bank of the Sishui River, it was no longer possible to prevent the northern army from approaching Chenliu.The only thing we can do now is to retreat to the south bank of the Baoshui River and retreat to Suiyang, the prefecture of Liang, while Xu Wei is still defending Xiangyi, in order to preserve his strength.

Xun Yu and Zhang Fei abandoned guarding Kaocheng overnight, crossed the Baoshui River eighty miles south, and entered Gexiang.

Xun Yu is safe, but Xu Qi in Xiangyi City is in trouble.Under the command of Gao Shun, the Northern Xinjiang Army surrounded the city with cavalry and stormed the North City Gate with infantry.Xu Yu couldn't advance or retreat, so he had to ask Xun Yu for help.

A hundred miles west of Gexiang is Xiangyi City.Xun Yu got the news and urgently sent Cao Chun to lead the tiger and leopard riders to rescue.

As soon as the tiger and leopard cavalry crossed the Suishui River, they were besieged by the northern Xinjiang cavalry.Wei Jun and Yang Ming commanded the iron cavalry to roar up, and the two sides fought fiercely.Xu Wei in the city took the opportunity to break out of the siege, and Gao Shun chased after him.The two sides were entangled with each other one after the other, killing blood and blood.At this time, Xun Yu and Zhang Fei led their troops across the Suishui River from the direction of Ningling, and attacked them head-on.

Gao Shun called for gold in time and ordered the army to stop the pursuit.

The rebels then withdrew into Jiwu City.

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That night, Xun Yu, Xu Qi, Zhang Fei, Cao Chun and others discussed whether to give up the southern battlefield and retreat to Yuzhou.

Now that Yongqiu and Xiangyi are lost, with the current strength of the army, although they cannot regain them, they can launch a counterattack to contain the strength of the northern border army, reduce the burden on the coalition forces on the central battlefield, and win time to consolidate the defense line.

However, due to the fact that the Xuzhou army has almost come out in full force in the past month, the supply of food and supplies is very tight. The army of Guan Yu and Ji Ling is stranded in Pei County because of the poor turnover of food and grass, and they are temporarily unable to come to join.Most of the food and grass in Yuzhou had to be provided to the main battlefield in the Central Plains. Without Yuan Shao's consent, it would be difficult to allocate it to the various armies on the southern front for the time being.In addition, there has been no news of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's army, and it is unknown when they will be able to go north.

Now that there is no advantage in military strength, there is also a shortage of food and supplies, and it is too difficult to counterattack, the generals do not want to continue to stay on the southern battlefield.Considering that abandoning the southern battlefield without authorization would have a great impact on the central battlefield, Xun Yu, Xu Wei and others had to carefully analyze the situation and weigh the pros and cons.

At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army has advanced across the board to the hinterland of the Central Plains, occupying the entire territory of Yanzhou, and its morale is like a rainbow.It is impossible for the coalition forces to gain an advantage in the counter-offensive or start a counter-offensive in the short term. However, after more than a month of bloody battles, the soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army are exhausted. The opponents on the second line of defense are also unable to attack again, and the two sides are about to enter a stalemate.

Xun Yu felt that the advantages of retreating to Yuzhou now outweighed the disadvantages.After retreating to Yuzhou, the food and grass of the army can be supplemented by Xu and Yu nearby, and the soldiers can also get enough rest time. In addition, they can gather troops and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Seeing that the army was at a disadvantage, Zhang Fei, Cao Chun and others had no intention of fighting again.They were very worried about the safety of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.With no news from the White Horse Battlefield, preserving strength as much as possible has become the only way to help the two.With the firm support of Zhang Fei and Cao Chun, the generals followed Xun Yu's suggestion and quickly withdrew southward to Yuzhou.

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So far, the resistance of the rebels on the southern battlefield has completely failed.

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In mid-May, Xuchang.

The successive defeats on the northern and southern wings of the battlefield made Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others very anxious, and they wished to lead their troops to kill them in person.

When the news that Xun Yu and Xu Yu led their troops to withdraw into Yuzhou reached Xuchang, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sighed.The opportunity to launch a counterattack while the Northern Xinjiang Army was exhausted was lost in vain.In the past month or so, on the main battlefield of Yanzhou, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's men and horses blocked the Northern Army's attack. They suffered heavy losses. It is really difficult for the Xinjiang army to turn the situation around.

Yuan Shao and his officials discussed countermeasures day and night.

With the retreat of the army on the northern and southern wings of the battlefield, the three armies of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the left, the middle, and the right, have formed a situation of advancing in parallel and advancing side by side. They can support and protect each other. multiply.This plunged the coalition forces stationed in Junyi and Kaifeng into an unprecedented crisis.

Jushou believes that the Northern Xinjiang Army has completed the initial attack target through continuous fighting, and is trying its best to promote the formation of a decisive battle situation.The decisive battle between the two sides required the accumulation of troops and money, food and materials. The coalition forces were not ready, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was also not ready.Therefore, Jushou suggested that the method of peace negotiation should be used to prevent and delay the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, so as to buy time for one's own forces to adjust and deploy to launch a counterattack.

This suggestion was unanimously endorsed by Yuan Shao et al.

Xu You volunteered and was willing to go to the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army as a peace envoy.Xu You and Yuan Sheng were recalled to Xuchang by Yuan Shao after Yuan Xi led his troops back to Junyi and Kaifeng.Yuan Shao was furious at the loss of Chen Liu by the two, but considering that it was the time to employ people, he did not punish them immediately, but let them stay in the house and continue to serve in order to avenge their meritorious deeds.

Xu You's talent and courage are obvious to all, he can take the initiative to come forward to negotiate a peace in the northern army camp, which is exactly what Yuan Shao wanted.Yuan Shao immediately asked him to take a heavy gift and rush to the camp of Chenliu's northern army.

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In mid-May, Dingtao.

Zhang Yan rushed to Dingtao day and night.Dong Zhao told Zhang Yan the latest battle situation.Hearing that the Northern Frontier Army had won victories on both the northern and southern flanks of the battlefield, Zhang Yan was very happy and obeyed Dong Zhao's arrangement, and stayed in the city that night.At this time, the decisive battle in the Central Plains battlefield is about to take place, and the general is on the front line of Chenliu again. Zhang Yan feels that a heavy burden has been unloaded immediately, and she is relaxed and in high spirits. A meal to celebrate.

During the dinner, Zhang Yan asked about Cao Ren's injury.Dong Zhao said that Cao Ren was seriously injured and fell into a coma for a while.Fortunately, Master Hua Tuo suddenly appeared in Dingtao.So Dong Zhao personally rushed to the place where the master set up a tent to treat diseases, and invited the master to the government office.Under the master's treatment, Cao Ren soon regained consciousness and is currently recovering.

"Is Master still in the city?" Zhang Yan asked in surprise.Many years ago, the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao was friends with many world-renowned masters such as Master Huatuo and Master Xiangkai. Zhang Jiao also took his disciples to ask Master Huatuo for the secret recipe for curing diseases and saving lives.It was at that time that Zhang Yan met Master Hua Tuo.

"It's still there." Dong Zhao said, "The master built a thatched shed ten miles outside the city to treat the surrounding people. But..."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yan asked strangely, "Master is getting old and not feeling well?"

"Master is in good health, stronger than you and me, and it's not a problem to live to be a hundred years old." Dong Zhao waved his hand, "Master has a lot of opinions on our attack on the Central Plains, and thinks that we are just like Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao. The villain of the living."

"Evil?" Zhang Yan laughed dumbly. "Master is the same as before, he still doesn't see blood. I haven't seen him for a long time. I will visit him tomorrow morning."

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Hua Tuo ignored Zhang Yan, without even a smile on his face, but he was very interested in Zhang Yan's generous gift and told his disciples to accept it.

Zhang Yan didn't take it seriously, and still held the disciple ceremony, and greeted Hua Tuo respectfully, "Since the farewell to Jinyang, the disciple has not seen the master for more than three years."

Hua Tuo glanced at him, cold as ice, "I don't want to see you. You, like the general, are bloodthirsty and murderous."

Zhang Yan smiled awkwardly, and was about to explain a few words, but Hua Tuo waved his hand to stop him as if he had seen through his thoughts, "Stop talking about it. Your master has said that in front of me countless times. I can recite it backwards. You go about your business, I have to see a doctor, don't bother me."

Zhang Yan knew his temper and bowed to leave.

"Where are you going?" Zhang Yan was about to get on the horse when Hua Tuo suddenly chased him out from the shed.

Zhang Yan smiled apologetically and said nothing.Where he is going, of course he can't just talk about it.

"Are you going to see the general?" Hua Tuo asked coldly.

Zhang Yan smiled noncommittally, and still didn't speak, but the expression on his face undoubtedly admitted Hua Tuo's guess.

"You wait..." Hua Tuo said as he walked into the house, "You take me with you, I'm going to ask him, why is there another bloody storm? How many people does he have to kill before he can put it away?" Butcher knife?"

Zhang Yan's face froze, neither did he refuse, nor did he agree.When he was thinking about how to say a word of refusal, Hua Tuo came out with a medicine basket on his back, "Is there a horse? Give me a horse."

"Grandmaster……"

"What? You are a general now, look down on me? Worried that I will ruin your business?" Hua Tuo asked angrily.

"Master, the battle on the front line is fierce and very dangerous..." Before Zhang Yan finished speaking, Hua Tuo had already stepped forward, snatched the rein from his hand, and jumped on the horse, "Can you go away?" ?”

Zhang Yan shook her head and smiled wryly, "Master, it's not appropriate to meet the general at this time."

Hua Tuoli ignored him and went ahead by himself.

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In the middle of May, Chenliu, the general camp.

Standing in front of the bed, Zhang Yan looked at the dying Li Hong, and couldn't believe her eyes, "What's wrong? The general is injured?"

"It's more serious than the injury." Lu Bu briefly explained the situation, "Brother Yuntian ordered you to be transferred from Handan to take command of the overall situation on behalf of the general."

"How did this happen?" Zhang Yan shook her head again and again, "When I was in Handan, I persuaded him to be more open-minded. So what if we lose this battle? We can start all over again. I escaped several times back then. After returning to Taihang Mountain, it’s not like we’ll make a comeback right away.”

Lu Bu, Fan Li, Sima Yi, and Wei Yan stood around, looking sad and silent.

"My lord, what about the general?" Fan Li was worried, "The doctors in the barracks are helpless, we'd better send the general back to Handan immediately, otherwise he might..."

Zhang Yan shook his head, "Don't touch him. He's even more dangerous after a long journey." Then he pointed out, "Master Hua Tuo is outside, let's go invite him together."

Everyone was stunned, looking at Zhang Yan in disbelief, the suspicious eyes almost drowned Zhang Yan.

"God bless the man, God bless the man..." Lu Bu murmured excitedly, turned around and rushed out of the tent.

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Master Hua Tuo was not surprised at all as if he knew that Li Hong had fallen ill.He took his pulse slowly, checked Li Hong's pupils and tongue coating carefully, and then waved his hand easily under the expectant eyes of everyone, "It's all right. Take some medicine and rest for a month or two, and you'll be fine. "

The hearts of the people who were tense suddenly fell.Lu Bu and the others were exhausted, they staggered and found a place to sit down.

Zhang Yan looked at Hua Tuo with admiration, leaned into his ear and whispered: "The master has already calculated that the general will have this calamity?"

"Among our old friends, even if your master's divination skills are the best, it's a pity that he insists on going against the sky..." Hua Tuo glared at Zhang Yan and said with disdain, "It's probably because your master doesn't want to put The reason why the divination technique taught you."

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the tent, and then Qu Yi and Yu Shi rushed in like flying.

Seeing Master Hua Tuo, the two were very pleasantly surprised.Qu Yi was overjoyed, and cupped his hands and said to Master Hua Tuo: "Master, I want to warn you, there are now 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry in the Central Plains, and [-]+ cavalry in the desert. If you put the general to death, the Central Plains and northern Xinjiang will die." Lives are ruined."

Hua Tuo waved his hand and said angrily: "Isn't the Central Plains now devastated?"

Qu Yi was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to refute, Lu Bu who was next to him hurriedly grabbed him, "Brother Yuntian, Master is too tired after traveling day and night, let Master rest first."

Zhang Yan also winks behind Hua Tuo's back.Qu Yi grinned, grinning, and said in a low voice, "Master, thank you for your hard work. First write a prescription, and I'll let those idiot doctors make the medicine according to the prescription."

Hua Tuo's face immediately sank.Qu Yi's words obviously made Hua Tuo angry.

"General Qu, if it weren't for the careful treatment of these idiot doctors, the general would have died." Hua Tuo said sharply, "It's too much for you to talk like this. How many people can go to the general's camp as a doctor An idiot like you."

Qu Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, knowing that the person in front of him couldn't afford to offend him, so he hurriedly made amends.Lu Bu and Fan Li found an excuse to drag Qu Yi out of the tent.

Qu Yi scolded a few words angrily, "Masters are just different. They are all so bullish that they pissed me off." Suddenly he remembered something, and said to Lu Bu and Fan Li, "Find me a group of fierce soldiers and watch them day and night. Follow him, don't leave even when you go to the toilet."

"Isn't that bad?" Lu Bu said in embarrassment.

"What do you know? This man travels all over the world, heals patients everywhere, and it's hard to stay in one place for two days." Qu Yi said in a low voice, "If he runs away, what will happen to the general's illness? This time he won't treat the general The general’s illness is cured, and he can’t even think about leaving the camp.”

Lu Bu and Fan Li looked at each other and nodded solemnly.

"Also, and..." Qu Yi suddenly remembered something, grabbed the two of them, and leaned into their ears and said, "I heard from Master Xiangkai that this person's martial arts are very powerful. More than a dozen people can't stop him. You tell those fierce soldiers, bring your crossbow, if he wants to run, I will shoot his legs off."

"Ah..." Lu Bu and Fan Li were speechless, looking at Qu Yi in surprise, "This... this..."

"His leg is broken, how can he practice medicine in the future?" Lu Bu blurted out.

"Hey..." Qu Yi laughed strangely, "The general will be safe in this way. With a genius doctor on his side, the possibility of the general suddenly falling down is too small."

"Isn't that good?" Fan Li looked at Qu Yi with a smirk on his face, feeling chills in his heart.

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