Great Han Empire
Chapter 860
Chapter 860 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
In the posthouse where Liu Biao stayed, Liu Biao, Biejia Liu Xian, Gongcao Han Song and others discussed the current situation many times.
The policy of the coalition forces to delay the war indefinitely can only lead to two consequences.One is that the conflict between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is becoming more and more intense, which will directly affect the victory or defeat of the war.In the current situation where the northern army was unable to break through Guandu, Yuan Shao could completely rely on his superiority in military strength to take the lead in solving Cao Cao on the spot.Of course Cao Cao would not let his hands down, he would most likely run out of the battlefield regardless of the danger of the country, and find another way to survive, and even more likely to turn his back and throw himself into the arms of Hebei.After this violent and bloody eunuch, there is nothing commendable in his conduct, and he has repeatedly done deviant and shocking things, so he is not trustworthy at all.Once Yuan Shao and Cao Cao broke up publicly, the consequences would be self-evident. The coalition forces would lose their morale and their collapse would be imminent. The failure of the Central Plains War was inevitable.
The second consequence is that both Yuan Shao and Cao Cao put the overall situation first, properly resolved their conflicts, and continued to join forces to fight against Hebei.Yuan Shao commanded the coalition forces to successfully drag the battle until Dongyao, to the point where the Northern Army was defeated without a fight, but in the end, regardless of whether the Northern Army retreated safely to the north bank of the Yellow River, one thing is for sure, that is, Yuan Shao, who has preserved his strength, must He will take advantage of the favorable situation after the war and try his best to solve Cao Cao and Liu Bei in order to take all of the Central Plains.
Neither of these two consequences can be accepted by Liu Biao, so he has been relying on his own strength to restrain all parties, trying to maintain the unity of the coalition forces, and guarding against internal strife and irreversible collapse of the coalition forces. At the same time, he secretly Together with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, they plan to rescue the emperor from Yuan Shao's captivity.When the coalition forces defeated Hebei and Yuan Shao took all of the Central Plains, Liu Biao and others could rely on the emperor in their hands to restrain and counter Yuan Shao and prevent him from usurping the Han Dynasty for self-reliance.
However, Xu You's defection completely changed the battlefield situation.As a result, the battle situation suddenly reversed, and many advantages of the coalition forces suddenly lost. This forced the coalition forces to actively seek a decisive battle with the northern Xinjiang army when secrets were leaked, morale was hit, and the army was in jeopardy.There is no absolute chance of winning the decisive battle with the current strength of the coalition forces. The northern Xinjiang iron cavalry made them lose their confidence like a nightmare. They decided to continue to wait for a better opportunity to attack, and this opportunity came from Xu You who defected to Hebei.
Liu Biao has long heard of the conflict between Xu You and Yuan Shao.This time the two completely broke up and had a direct relationship with Cao Cao.In a rage, Yuan Shao lost his mind, killed all of Xu You's nine clans, and directly pushed Xu You to the side of Cao Cao or Li Hong.With Xu You's character, of course he would not defect to the rebellious Li Hong to help the tyrant. His last choice can only be to help Cao Cao, who has always respected the emperor.Now that Xu You has a new place to stay, his purpose of fleeing to Hebei to carry out anti-indirect tactics is very clear. He obviously wants to use this war to consume Yuan Shao and Li Hong's strength, so that Cao Cao can get a chance to make a comeback. Contend against Yuan Shao and stop Yuan Shao's growing ambitions.
Because of this hope, Liu Biao did not accept Yuan Shao's suggestion.
Yuan Shao said in the letter that he planned to command the army to launch an attack from the two wings of the Guandu battlefield immediately, so as to contain the main force of the northern Xinjiang army and buy time for the coalition forces to readjust and deploy.The forces Yuan Shao used this time were partly Liu Bei's army. He and Gao Gan attacked Hanoi on the left battlefield, and partly the Jingzhou Kuaiyue and Wenpin troops. They were ordered to attack Junyi and Kaifeng, trying to attack from the right battlefield made a breakthrough.When Liu Biao saw Yuan Shao's arrangement, he was not happy. He spent the Jingzhou and Xuzhou armies, but left his own army at Guandu to confront the Northern Xinjiang army. Is there such an arrangement?The northern border army is now attacking Henan and threatening Luoyang. The enemy has already reached the door, and he is so blatantly preserving his own strength to consume other people's troops.Liu Biao was so angry that he could only shake his head again and again, and had nothing to say.
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Liu Biao's hesitation did not last for a few days, and he couldn't sit still when the news came from Jingzhou.
Jingzhou sent three messages.One is news about the counties and counties in the south of Jingzhou.As the Central Plains War lasted longer and longer, and there is no specific end time, all states and counties have increased the intensity of tax collection according to orders. The crowd gathered to make trouble, but Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, not only did not try to appease him, but, together with the prefects of Lingling and Guiyang counties, secretly fueled the flames, instigated and condoned the people to refuse to pay taxes, and openly defied the imperial edict.The suzerain and the people who made the trouble felt confident, and some even started to use force, and the matter immediately got out of control and gradually got out of hand.
Cai Mao, who stayed in Jingzhou, had no choice but to send people to persuade Zhang Xian and other county officials to maintain the stability of Jingzhou as much as possible based on the overall situation. , imposed taxes.
But in this way, another important event was delayed, which was the second news from Jingzhou.
With our support, Zhao Wei of Yizhou betrayed Liu Zhang.Liu Zhang's Dongzhou soldiers (that is, the Gaomen family who fled to Yizhou from Guanzhong, Nanyang and other places and their troops, servants, shady households, etc.) relied on their power, unscrupulously harmed the local people, robbed and embezzled a large amount of land , Public outrage is growing.Zhao Wei took the opportunity to revolt and gathered tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time.Liu Zhang was caught off guard and lost several battles in a row. He fled back to Chengdu in embarrassment and defended the city to the death.After hearing the news, Pang Yi, the prefect of Bajun, Zhang Ren, the captain of Guangyang County, and others sent troops to rescue them.
According to the agreement, at this time Kuai Liang should lead his army back up the river to attack Bajun, kill Jiangzhou directly, and restrain the army of Bajun prefect Pang Yi to help Zhao Wei capture Chengdu, but because Kuai Liang led his army south to Changsha , unable to attack Berkshire as agreed, resulting in the failure of many early plans in Jingzhou.This matter not only has the suspicion of breaking the promise, but will directly lead to Zhao Wei's failure.Zhao Wei was defeated, and Liu Zhang was bound to take revenge on Jingzhou.If Zhao Wei's defeat is too fast, or if the whole army is wiped out and died under the city of Chengdu, Liu Zhang is very likely to lead his army down the river to kill Jingzhou this autumn.If the Great War in the Central Plains had not ended at this moment, the Jingzhou army who stayed behind might not be able to stop the furious Liu Zhang for a while.Taking a step back, even if the Central Plains War is over, or Liu Zhang will attack Jingzhou next year, Jingzhou will still be in danger, because after the Central Plains War Jingzhou needs time to recover, and more importantly, there is still an enemy in the east of Jingzhou.
The third news sent from Jingzhou is about Jiangdong.After Yuan Shu's death in June, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu began to mobilize their troops frequently, and their sailors gathered in Chaisang and Pengze in Yuzhang County one after another. While Jingzhou was out of breath, he launched a fierce attack without hesitation.Huang Zu has been waiting in Jiangxia Chen Bing, always on guard.
Cai Mao wrote at the end of the letter that this year Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Handan Chun and other great Confucian scholars unanimously recommended two young scholars, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, in the annual Xian (xian) mountain evaluation.One of these two is the nephew of Zhuge Xuan, the former prefect of Yuzhou County, known as Crouching Dragon.One is a child of the Pang family in Xiangyang, known as Fengchu.According to your instructions, I have invited them to Xiangyang to be conscripted into the government.
Shocked by the crisis situation in Jingzhou, Liu Biao hurriedly informed Yuan Shao that he agreed with his attack strategy, and at the same time informed Kuaiyue and Wenpin to obey Yuan Shao's instructions, break the deadlock at all costs, form a favorable situation on the Guandu battlefield as soon as possible and quickly decisive battle.Liu Biao then wrote to Cao Cao and Liu Bei that the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to the coalition forces. It seems that if you want to procrastinate, you will not be able to procrastinate any longer. For the sake of the overall situation, please let go of your prejudices and work together to fight together.
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At the end of July, Hanoi.
Liu Bei and Gao Gan were ordered to cross the river from Aocang and enter Hanoi.At the same time, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling led an army from Pinggao City to attack Huai City.
At this moment, Liu Bei no longer hid the traces of the army, and commanded an army of [-] to cross the river quickly.
The two armies joined forces and rushed towards Huaicheng aggressively.Yuan Shao's order to them was to conquer Huaicheng in the shortest possible time at all costs, and then kill Huojia and Jixian counties with lightning speed, and the forward army pointed directly at Chaoge City, completely controlling Yanjindu and Qingshuikou.So that the coalition forces can threaten Yanjin and Yancheng from the direction of Yanjindu and Qingshuikou.
The grain road of the Northern Xinjiang Army is now sent to Guandu by water and land.Once the coalition forces took control of Qingshui River and Yanjindu, Hebei had no choice but to abandon water and land for the safety of food and grass, and instead transported food and grass to the Guandu battlefield along the Yancheng and Yanjin lines.From two grain roads to one grain road, the accumulation of grain and grass on the Guandu battlefield will immediately slow down.In addition, due to the loss of Huojia and Ji counties, the Northern Xinjiang Army faced the danger of being cut off by the Allied Forces. In order to prevent the Allied Forces from crossing the river and attacking Yancheng and Yanjin, the Northern Xinjiang Army had to withdraw troops from the Guandu battlefield and station heavy troops. On the front line of Yancheng and Yanjin to ensure the smooth flow and safety of the back road.
Facing the attack of the coalition forces, Peng Lie led [-] soldiers to defend the city and asked for help from Handan and Yangwu at the same time.
At the end of July, Guandu.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao assembled about [-] troops and launched an attack on the northern border army on the other side of the chasm, intending to contain the main force of the northern border army on the frontal battlefield so that the coalition forces on the two flank battlefields could successfully achieve their attack goals.
At the end of July, twenty miles east of Zhongmu City, Qu Yuju.
Kuaiyue and Wenpin were ordered to command an army of [-] troops to launch an attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army stationed on both sides of the Guohe River. The army was divided so that the coalition forces could form a front and back attack on Chen Liu, forcing Yan Rou and Gao Shun away, thus stabilizing their own rear.
The armies of Xu Wei, Cao Hong, Guan Yu, and Sun Fu on the southern battlefield were therefore able to advance northward to the line of Tran Liu and Junyi. In this way, the coalition forces not only had an absolute advantage in strength on the frontal battlefield, but also could cooperate with the Hanoi battlefield , Attacking the left and right wings of the Guandu battlefield.The northern army wanted to prevent the coalition forces from attacking its two wings, and also had to fight the coalition forces on the Guandu battlefield. The disadvantage in terms of strength was even more serious, and the situation on the battlefield would be reversed again.
Lu Bu and Fan Li, who were stationed in Qu Yuju, led [-] southern troops to stand up and block the attack. Due to the huge gap in strength between the two sides, the southern soldiers could not resist, and hurriedly asked Qu Yi on the Guandu battlefield for help.
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At the end of July, Henan, Yangwu City.
The fast horse shot into the city gate like a long arrow off the string.
The fast horse roared and galloped on the spacious street, and the rapid sound of hooves resounded through the city like a violent storm.
The galloping horse suddenly stopped its huge body in front of the mansion gate, raised its front legs upright, and let out a long neigh.
The messenger immediately roared, jumped up the stone steps, and was swept into the government office like the wind amidst the exclamation of the guards.
"Urgent report...the rebels are fighting back, the rebels are fighting back..."
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Holding the battle report in his hand, Zhang Yan couldn't help trembling all over.
"God is sorry for the big man, the rebels are finally dispatched, and they are finally here." Zhang Yan was so excited that he threw the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, and pounded his fists on the desk like a drum, "They came out ,Out……"
Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and others stood around, looking at Zhang Yan who seemed to be insane, surprised and delighted.
"Urgently tell Qu Yi and Yan Liang to launch an attack in Guandu immediately. The overwhelming attack, the overwhelming attack, must be fought continuously and relentlessly." Zhang Yan jumped up, pointing at Sima Yi and said, "Tell them, we The harder we fight, the more Yuan Shao can feel our fear. Don't feel sorry for the casualties of the soldiers, and don't worry about the lack of ordnance, just fight, fight all the way across the chasm, and beat back the counterattack of the coalition forces."
"Urgently tell Peng Lie to retreat immediately, leave all the luggage behind, and lead the army to rush for more than 200 miles to retreat to Huojia and Ji counties." Zhang Yan then pointed to Wei Yan, "Tell Peng Lie, don't hesitate, and resolutely withdraw. After Liu Bei and Gao Gan hit Huojia and Ji counties, they immediately gave up Yanjin Ferry and retreated directly to Chaoge City. It must be fast, it must be fast, let Liu Bei's vanguard quickly occupy Qingshuikou, and let the rebels quickly Form a threat to Yancheng and Yanjin, and let them quickly cut off our land and water transportation.”
"When will the cavalry cross the river?" Wei Yan asked while sitting down to write the order.
"Order the captain of the Huqi camp, Jifeng, and the captain of the Changshui camp, Mustafa, to immediately lead the iron cavalry along the Suanzao, Yanjin, and Yancheng lines, and gallop back and forth along the Yellow River embankment, so that the rebels can see our iron cavalry To make a gesture to prevent them from crossing the river. Tell Zhao Yun again, ask him to immediately follow the predetermined plan, and the Great Chanyu Liu Bao and Youxian King Liu Ming lead [-] Xiongnu cavalry to cross the river from Qishuikou, and station troops in Heishan, Chaoge On the front line of the city, stop the rebels from attacking Wei County." Zhang Yan turned to look at Wei Yan, and said with a smile, "Tell Zhao Yun, don't take the initiative to attack the rebels for the time being, only a small group of cavalry will attack in turn to prevent the rebels from crossing the river to attack." Can."
"Before the general left, he was very worried about the [-] Huns. Now that Zhao Yun is brought to Montenegro, the general should feel at ease." Jia Xu sat behind the table and took a sip of water slowly, "Do you want to let Zhao Yun take them to the Montenegro area?" Master Lu Bu immediately crossed the chasm to give the rebels a way to attack Junyi? It will take a long time, and the casualties of the southern army may be too great."
"We must first tell Lords Yan Rou and Gao Shun about the situation on the Guandu battlefield, and ask them to immediately retreat to the front line of Chenliu." Zhang Yan said, "If Junyi and Kaifeng are abandoned too early, Lord Gao Shun may be caught off guard."
"Two days, give them two days." Jia Xu stretched out two fingers and shook, "Let Junyi and the defenders in Kaifeng persevere."
"Okay, my lords Lu Bu and Fan Li are urgently told to cross the Honggou River immediately and withdraw to the east bank of the Honggou River, join Qu Yi and Yan Liang's army, and attack Yuan Shao from the front of the Guandu battlefield." Zhang Yan waved and said, "Urgently tell Jun Yi The defenders of the two cities of Kaifeng and Kaifeng, the time to abandon the city should be delayed as much as possible, so as to buy a little more time for the retreat of the two adults, Yan Rou and Gao Shun. The defenders in Junyi City retreated directly to the Guandu battlefield, and the defenders in Kaifeng City withdrew. Go to Chenliu and meet Lord Gao Shun."
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"The book tells Lord Gao Shun that the rebels have counterattacked across the board, and the moment of the decisive battle is approaching. In order to attract more rebels to the Guandu battlefield for a decisive battle, we have decided to abandon the Xiangyi and Yongqiu lines and retreat all the infantry and cavalry troops. When we arrived at Chenliu, we made a gesture of being divided and surrounded by the rebels, thus luring the rebels on the southern battlefield to go northward at full speed."
"Order Wei Jun and Yang Ming to lead the iron cavalry to stand on both sides of the Sui River and the Bian River to ensure the safety of the army's retreat."
"Tell Yan Rou and Jiang Wu to lead [-] cavalry secretly to the west bank of Langtang Canal to hide. After the rebel army on the southern battlefield is all attracted to Chenliu, they will immediately rush to Xuchang for a long distance. A stab in the back forced Yuan Shao to move his little emperor to Luoyang immediately, forcing Liu Biao to lead his army north to Guandu to join the battle. We want more rebels to rush to the Guandu battlefield for a decisive battle."
"It would be great if we could catch the little emperor of Xuchang." Sima Yi said happily.
"How can there be such a good thing? There are many garrison troops around Xuchang, and they are also very strong. We just went for a surprise attack." Jia Xu said with a smile, "The main purpose of our surprise attack on Xuchang is to force Yuan Shao to move the little emperor to Luoyang. .Once the coalition forces are defeated and retreat across the board, Liu Biao is very likely to take advantage of Yuan Shao's overwhelmed time to hijack the little emperor to Jingzhou. In the past few years, we need to recover our vitality and do our best to win the pass and Luoquan to take the Central Plains. There is no time at all. Go south to attack Liu Biao, and Liu Biao can use these few years to command the world with the help of the little emperor, restore and strengthen his own strength, and unite with other states and counties to fight against us. When we stabilize the Central Plains in the future, it will be very difficult to calm down the world in one go It's very difficult."
"Are you sure that Yuan Shao will take the little emperor to Luoyang?" Wei Yan asked worriedly.
"We can't be sure." Jia Xu looked at Zhang Yan, shook his head, and had no confidence at all, "Although Jushou is in Xuchang now, and Liu Biao doesn't dare to break up with Yuan Shao for the time being, Yuan Shao is very difficult to figure out. Knowing that the situation in the Guandu battlefield is very good for him, will he think of usurping the Han and standing on his own, and he is unwilling to move the little emperor to Luoyang."
"In the past few years, we have to fight through customs and Luoyang. If the little emperor is in Luoyang, we can take advantage of the situation and solve it." Zhang Yan said, "Without the little emperor, it will be a big blow to Liu Biao and Liu Bei. When the situation is getting more and more favorable to us, they may give up on re-establishing the imperial line, and turn to be pacified and surrendered to the court, so that the time for us to calm down the world will be greatly reduced, otherwise..."
"Unless they are dead, don't even think about it." Jia Xu sneered, "If these people are willing to respect the court, how could there be a crusade against Dong Zhuo and a disaster for the country? If you don't kill these people, the world will never put down."
Looking at the angry Jia Xu, Zhang Yan secretly sighed when he thought of the plight of Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang people like them.It is a fact that Dong Zhuo monopolizes power, and it is also a fact that Yuan Shao formed an alliance to fight against Dong. Who can say whether Dong Zhuo monopolizes power and disrupted the country, or Yuan Shao formed an alliance to fight against Dong and disrupted the country?
Sima Yi looked at Jia Xu in surprise.Jia Xu has always been very gentle, like a kind elder who has no temper. It is the first time he has seen him gnash his teeth and speak in a murderous manner like today.
"My lord, when will we give up on Chen Liu?" Wei Yan asked suddenly.
"Wait for the iron cavalry attacking Xuchang to return to the west bank of the Suishui River." Zhang Yan said, "Evacuating too early will put the iron cavalry attacking Xuchang in danger. I don't want to make any mistakes at this time."
"In addition, tell Lord Tian Chou in Changyi City and Lord Chen Gong in Ren City that a decisive battle is taking shape. Please be careful to guard against the Xuzhou Army in the south, and don't make any accidents at this critical moment."
"Okay, the decisive battle has begun, and the moment of rejuvenation of the great man has come..." Zhang Yan suddenly opened his arms and roared, "Come on, let's fight, raise our swords and kill..."
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At the beginning of August, all battlefields were fully launched, and the fighting was extremely fierce.
On the Guandu battlefield, the two sides fought back and forth on both sides of the Honggou River. The water in the Honggou River was full of floating corpses, and the river was stained red with blood.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao came to the front to supervise the battle.Now we must do our best to contain the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the chasm, otherwise the attacks on the battlefields on the east and west wings may fall short.
Qu Yi, Yan Liang, Yu Shi, and Wen Chou also stood on the front line of the Honggou River and directed the soldiers to fight fiercely.Wen Chou even disregarded dissuasion, and together with Zhang Liao, led three thousand soldiers to forcefully break through the chasm and directly kill the enemy.
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On the battlefield in Hanoi, Peng Lie quickly withdrew two hundred miles after holding on to Huaicheng for two days.Gao Gan and Zhu Ling led the army in pursuit.Peng Lie's subordinates were all recruits who had just been recruited, and after two days of bloody battles, they were exhausted and on the verge of collapse physically and mentally.Under the frantic pursuit of the rebels, many soldiers could not hold on and fell behind, and were brutally killed by the rebels.
Peng Lie was furious and scolded continuously.He didn't scold the rebels, but Zhang Yan.In the past when he was in Taihang Mountains, he fought a lot of defeats with Zhang Yan, and he took it for granted. Now that more than ten years have passed, why have he ever fought such a useless battle?The Guandu battlefield is only more than 200 miles away from Yanjindu, and the river is full of large ships transporting grain. Sending an iron cavalry to support Hanoi is now here, so I won’t let myself be so embarrassed, and I won’t let many innocent soldiers lose their lives in vain. .
As soon as he arrived at Huojia, Gao Gan killed him with hundreds of cavalry.Ever since the northern border army began to attack Henan, high-ranking officials have suffered repeated setbacks. Puyang, Baima, Pingyang, and Yancheng have lost consecutive battles, and 1 people have fought so far.Gao Gan gritted his teeth with hatred for the Northern Xinjiang Army. How could he let it go when he finally got the chance?
Standing on the tower, Peng Lie scolded eight generations of high-ranking ancestors, and then shouted helplessly in a hoarse voice, "Withdraw..." He couldn't even see the shadow of the reinforcements. What if he didn't withdraw? ?
Peng Lie and his men ran non-stop for more than 300 miles, and finally retreated into Chaoge City.
After Liu Bei entered Ji County, he stopped.He ordered Gao Gan to continue the pursuit with 5000 people, and the soldiers approached Chaoge City.Order Gao Rou, Zhu Ling and Chen Bing to Yanjindu, and make a gesture of crossing the river, forcing the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Guandu battlefield to return to aid.He rushed to Qingshuikou with 5000 people.Standing on the ferry, looking at the torrential water of the Yellow River, Liu Bei couldn't help but roar to the sky, sweeping away the depression and pain of the past few months.
"As long as we reach the other side, we can cut off the retreat of the Northern Xinjiang Army and encircle them in the Honggou River and Jishui River." Sun Gan pointed to the opposite bank, also in high spirits, "We regained Hanoi in only five days, look It looks like the northern army is tired, and they don't even want their flanks."
"Urgently tell Master Yuan, please write to Luoyang, and immediately transfer the boat to the line between Yanjin Ferry and Qingshuikou, we will fight across the Yellow River." Liu Bei raised his horsewhip and shouted wildly.
At this moment, a puff of smoke and dust suddenly rolled up from the sky, and then the thunderous sound of horseshoes leaped across the Yellow River with the wind, and rushed straight. An iron cavalry appeared in front of Liu Bei like a divine soldier.
"Northern Xinjiang Cavalry..." The soldiers on the embankment exclaimed loudly.
"They're finally here." Liu Bei whipped out his whip in the air and shouted excitedly, "They've finally left the Guandu battlefield."
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At Qishuikou, [-] Xiongnu cavalry are crossing the Yellow River.
Liu Bao's face was gloomy.After receiving Zhang Yan's order, he was in a very bad mood.At this moment when the battle was fierce, Zhang Yan not only did not let him enter the Guandu battlefield, but instead ordered him to lead the army to leave the Central Plains and cross the river back to Hebei. This made him very angry, and he felt despised and insulted.Except for the generals, the generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army did not trust themselves, as if staying in the Central Plains would bring them bad luck.
Zhao Yun saw that he was in a bad mood, so he comforted him, "It was the general's order to let Da Shanyu return to Hebei. Don't blame Master Zhang Yan, he is also following orders."
"It's also hard for me to understand why we are kept away from the battlefield at this time." Liu Ming said with a smile, "Isn't Kirby the bear who entered the desert, the general wants us to return to Yinshan?"
Zhao Yun laughed, suddenly raised the spear in his hand, and stabbed Liu Ming more than a dozen times at an unimaginable speed.Liu Ming screamed in surprise, and tried his best to block from left to right, "Zilong, don't be joking, I can't do it anymore." Zhao Yun acted as if he hadn't heard it, and the spear in his hand whistled sharply, piercing Liu Ming's chest like lightning.Liu Ming was terrified and roared loudly. His tall body suddenly jumped up from the horseback. At the same time, his right fist slammed into the handle of the gun, and the saber in his left hand came down with thunder, slashing Zhao Yun's spear.
The spear bounced in the air.Liu Ming fell off the horse, raised his hand and roared, "Zilong...
"Good knife..." Zhao Yun shouted loudly, and the spear suddenly stopped in his hand.Just as Liu Ming wanted to catch his breath, he suddenly felt a chill coming from his throat. He lowered his head slightly, and saw a cold sharp spear pointing at his throat.
"Do you understand now?" Zhao Yun looked at the horrified Liu Bao and asked with a smile, "Although Qiansi's sword is invincible, the fatal blow comes just when he thinks he has the chance to win."
Liu Bao understood a little.
"Where are we going now?"
"Go to Montenegro." Zhao Yun slowly withdrew his spear, and smiled at the furious Liu Ming, "It's too hot, I invite Da Shanyu to escape the summer heat in Montenegro."
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On the Qu Yuju battlefield, Kuai (kuai) Yue and Wenpin commanded the army to attack continuously. The Jingzhou army was too numerous, and the Northern Xinjiang army could not resist at all, so they had to retreat to Honggoushui.
Kuai Yue didn't want the Northern Army to cross the river comfortably. He supervised the army to launch a siege from all directions, and ordered Wen Pin and Huang Zhong to lead the elite to break through the Northern Army's battle formation at all costs and tear apart the Northern Army's core. The line of defense divided and surrounded the Northern Xinjiang Army and wiped them out on the west bank of Honggou River.
Fen Li was injured during the fierce battle, Lü Bu was furious and asked him to take command in the middle, and he led a team of personal guards, like a tiger out of the cage, roaring all the way, invincible, killing the central army of the Jingzhou army.
At this moment, Lei Zhong and Qin Yi, under the cover of the soldiers of the southern army, crossed the chasm and suddenly rushed out from the two wings of the battlefield.
Lv Bu was unstoppable. Even with the death of his horse, he still led his men to fight fiercely, beheaded the generals and seized the flag, fought bloody battles, and vowed not to retreat. The central army of the Jingzhou Army was thrown into chaos, and the command of the Jingzhou Army fell into chaos for a while. , and at this moment, Lei Zhong and Qin Yi's two elite soldiers entered, which made the situation even worse, and dealt a heavy blow to the Jingzhou army.
Seeing the reversal of the battle situation, Kuai Yue hastily ordered Ming Jin to retreat, and watched helplessly as the northern army retreated across the chasm.
"Lü Bu is too powerful." Kuai Yue said to the generals with lingering fear after the Northern Army retreated. "In the Northern Army, there are many strong generals like Lu Bu. These people are all stubborn when they go to the battlefield." Sharp, take the lead, fearless of death, with such a commanding general charging forward, how can the soldiers not work hard? Today we beat him with 5 people, or let him withdraw calmly. Imagine that when we are in a decisive battle, How many troops are needed to encircle and annihilate the northern border army?"
"It can't be encircled and wiped out, but at least it can be severely damaged." Wenpin waved his hand angrily, "Everyone is desperate, no one is afraid of the other."
After the Jingzhou army reorganized the army a little, under the command of Kuai Yue, they marched eastward along Chidao and directly killed Junyi City.Kuai Yue did not divide his troops to attack Kaifeng, but gathered all his troops to take down Junyi first.
The garrison of Junyi City was ordered to stand firm for two days.Lu Bu blocked Qu Yuju for more than a day, and when Kuai Yue led his army to Junyi, it was already two days later.The defenders in the city immediately abandoned the city, and the Jingzhou Army captured Junyi City without any effort.Originally, Kuai Yue thought that there would be a bloody battle in Junyi City, but he was surprised by the facts in front of him.After he received the news that the northern border army had abandoned the city, he froze on horseback.No, this situation is too abnormal and completely unreasonable.
It is understandable for the northern army to abandon Qu Yuju. The attack launched by the coalition forces was very sudden this time, and Lu Bu's troops were not enough. It is the safest way to retreat to the chasm water by surprise, but Lu Bu fought desperately in Qu Yuju for more than a day. The northern border army can call in reinforcements to defend Junyi to the death.If Junyi fell, the coalition forces could directly attack the flanks of the Northern Army at Guandu, cut off the connection between Guandu and Chenliu, and trap the Northern Army at Chenliu and Yongqiu on the southern battlefield.Now the northern army is disregarding the safety of the flanks of the Guandu battlefield and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers on the Chenliu battlefield. It is inconceivable that they gave up Junyi so easily.
Liu Pan, Deng Yi, Pang Ji, Wenpin, Huang Zhong, Liu Hu and others stood behind Kuai Yue, looking at the city with its gates wide open in the distance, feeling terrified and uncertain.
"What on earth is the northern army trying to do?" Kuai Yue turned his head, looked at the generals and asked with a wry smile, "In just a few days, they ruined all the advantages on the battlefield in the Central Plains. Do they want to retreat?"
"Is there such a possibility." Pang Ji kept turning the exquisite horsewhip in his hand, and said thoughtfully, "There is a crisis in the army's food and grass in the northern border, and they are eager to fight us decisively, so they deliberately abandoned the city to show weakness and intentionally Give away the advantages in your hands."
"There is such a possibility." Huang Zhong wiped the sweat off his face, and immediately said: "The most powerful force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is their cavalry, and the terrain of the Guandu battlefield is very unsuitable for them to exert the power of their cavalry, so they He intends to show weakness to lure the enemy, then feign defeat, and then lure us to the plains to inflict heavy damage." He looked at Kuai Yue, frowned and said, "I think it may be more likely to show weakness and feign defeat, because since the northern army dared to attack the Central Plains, , must have accumulated enough food and grass to support them until after October. After the autumn harvest in October, Hebei grain will be put into storage, and the shortage of food and grass for the Northern Xinjiang Army will be alleviated immediately. That is to say, when the food and grass crisis of the Northern Xinjiang Army will occur It should be in September. It’s only the beginning of August, so there shouldn’t be a food crisis for the Northern Xinjiang Army.”
Kuai Yue nodded, "Han Sheng's guess is reasonable. Let's do it..." He pointed to Junyi City in front of him, and waved his horsewhip vigorously, "Let's take down Junyi first, and then force Xiaohuangcheng to gather the main force Go south to Kaifeng and attack Chenliu. Let's surround the Northern Army on the battlefield of Chenliu first and see how the Northern Army responds."
The generals responded with a bang.
Liu Pan led his troops into Junyi.Huang Zhong led his army to Xiaohuang City, sixty miles east of Junyi City, and completely cut off the connection between Guandu Battlefield and Chenliu Battlefield.
Kuaiyue, Deng Yi, Wenpin, Liu Hu and others led the army to rush down along the east and west banks of Langtang Canal, and went straight to the two cities of Chenliu and Kaifeng hundreds of miles away.
The defenders of Kaifeng City saw the mighty Jingzhou army coming, and immediately abandoned the city, crossed the Langtang Canal, and withdrew into Chenliu.
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On the battlefield in the south of the Central Plains, Xu Qi (qiu), Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ji Ling, Sun Fu, and Lu Su led an army of 3000 troops, starting from Ningling in Liang State, going up north along Suishui River, and attacking Xiangyi City.At the same time, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Yu Jin, and Yang Ping led more than [-] people from Yangxia in Chen State, went north along the east bank of Langtang Canal, directly killed Gaoyangting and Yongqiu, and approached Chenliucheng.
Xu Wei and Cao Hong, one on the left and the other on the right, marched side by side and supported each other. They were extremely careful along the way, lest they be attacked by the Northern Xinjiang cavalry, but to their surprise, there was not even a trace of the Northern Xinjiang cavalry See.
Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming retreated without a fight, and led their cavalry to abandon Jiwu, Xiangyi, and Yu (yu) cities one after another, at an extremely fast speed.
Xu Wei and Cao Hong were worried that they would fall into the trap and hesitated.
Xu Chang kept urging them to speed up their advance and restrain the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Chenliu battlefield, so as not to let Yan Rou, Gao Shun and others support to the Guandu battlefield, causing the counterattack to fail.
Xu Wei and Cao Hong then joined forces in Chengkuang City, and the two armies merged into one, conquering Gaoyang first, and then capturing Yongqiu, and it went very smoothly.
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In August, Yanzhou Chenliu County, Chenliu City.
Kuai Yue, Xu Wei, Cao Hong, Guan Yu, Sun Fu, Lu Su and other six armies gathered under the city of Chenliu, and nearly [-] troops surrounded Chenliu from the south, north and west.
At this moment, Gao Shun, Wu Xiong, Guan Hai, and Chang Xi led about [-] infantry to defend the city, and Wei Jun and Yang Ming led [-] cavalry to station on the east bank of the Suishui River to ensure the retreat of the army in the city.
The battle clouds over Chenliu City are dense, and the battle is imminent.
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In August, Henan, Zhongmu City.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Kuai Yue, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Feng Ji, Xin Ping and others gathered together to discuss the situation of the battle.
From the end of July to the present, within ten days, relying on the obvious superiority in military strength, the coalition forces have gone through repeated hard battles on several battlefields, completely reversed the previous unfavorable situation, and eliminated all unfavorable factors caused by Xu You's defection. He regained control of the initiative on the Central Plains battlefield, but the atmosphere at the military meeting was very depressing, and everyone looked dignified, without the slightest hint of joy.
Standing in front of the huge map, Feng Ji explained to everyone the latest battle situation and the deployment of troops on each battlefield.
"Our continuous attack on the frontal battlefield of Guandu has firmly restrained the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, thus helping Liu Bei, Kuai Yue, Xu Wei and other adults to successfully complete the planned attack targets on the Hanoi and Chenliu battlefields on the flanks. But..." Feng Ji paused for a moment, and said worriedly, "In addition to the fierce confrontation with us on the Guandu battlefield, the Northern Xinjiang Army has uncharacteristically taken a big step back on the Hanoi and Chenliu battlefields. policy, not to fight with us, not to defend the city, and even voluntarily gave up the key city of Junyi, allowing us to cut off the connection between the Guandu battlefield and the Chenliu battlefield, and hand over the battlefield in the south of the Central Plains completely."
"In the ten days of fierce fighting, the Northern Xinjiang Army has not suffered any losses except on the Guandu battlefield." Xun Yu stood up, walked to the map, pointed to Guandu on the map, and said, "Did you notice that there is nothing but Except for Yan Rou and Gao Shun from Chen Liu, the rest of the Northern Border Army gathered on the Guandu battlefield." He drew a circle around Chen Liu City on the map, "If there is no accident, Yan Rou and Gao Shun will also be in the near future. Withdrawing from Chenliu, they may cross the Jishui River northward and enter the Guandu battlefield from the direction of Fengqiu."
"The northern Xinjiang army is gathering troops and is ready to fight us decisively." Feng Ji rowed his hand along the Chenliu, Guandu and other cities on the map to Hanoi, "On this line, we have nearly 20 troops. The strength of the army is between 13 and 14. Excluding their cavalry, the Northern Army has at least [-] to [-] infantry. If we are fooled by the Northern Army and take the initiative to cross the chasm and other In a decisive battle, the losses will be huge." He looked up at the crowd, and shook his head resolutely, "We can't fight now, we have to wait until a better time."
Xin Ping also agrees with Feng Ji's opinion, "The Northern Xinjiang Army still has a huge infantry army and tens of thousands of cavalry. Although some cavalry have crossed the river and returned to Jizhou, some have gone to Yancheng and Yanjin to garrison. There is still a part on the battlefield of Chenliu, but once we kill Honggoushui, their infantry army can immediately feign defeat, and they can lead us to Yancheng area, so that their cavalry can attack us." Thinking of the Pingyang Pavilion battlefield, The [-] army was swallowed up by the northern Xinjiang cavalry in a blink of an eye, and Xin Ping felt a chill in his heart.
"I think it's time for a decisive battle." Cao Cao stood up and strode to the map, "The northern army started attacking in mid-March, and it has been five months so far. It doesn’t matter whether the food and grass are really insufficient and we are unable to fight anymore, one thing is certain, that is, Hebei’s wealth is getting more and more difficult, and the Northern Border Army is eager to fight us.”
"The northern Xinjiang army is eager for a decisive battle, and their strength is strong enough. This will make them overconfident and impetuous, and make them make mistakes in many things. I think they voluntarily gave up the two battlefields of Hanoi and Tran Liu this time. It was an irreparable mistake." Cao Cao raised his fists, "My left hand is the battlefield of Hanoi, my right hand is the battlefield of Tran Liu, and my head is the battlefield of Guandu. How long can it last?"
"My suggestion is to launch an attack on Chen Liu immediately. We don't care whether Yan Rou and Gao Shun retreat to the front line of Dingtao and Changyi, or rush to the Guandu battlefield. Just drag it all to the front line of the chasm."
Cao Cao pushed Feng Ji who was standing beside him, "Stand aside, don't block my speech." Feng Ji gave him a contemptuous look, turned around and walked behind Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao hit Hanoi County on the map with a punch, "After all the troops on the Chenliu battlefield have entered the attack position, Lord Liu Bei in Hanoi will send troops to Chaoge to attract the northern Xinjiang cavalry stationed in the direction of Jizhou. The two places forcibly crossed the river to contain the northern Xinjiang cavalry on the Yancheng and Yanjin lines." Then Cao Cao hit the Fengqiu and Sanlingting lines on the map with another punch, "At the same time, Brother Yidu (Kuiyue) led the army Start attacking the flank of the Northern Xinjiang Army from the direction of Junyi, forcing the Northern Xinjiang Army to mobilize troops from the main battlefield to block it."
"All the rest of the army crossed the chasm." Cao Cao patted his head hard, and shouted, "Use our heads, use all our strength, and fight hard at all costs. As long as the northern border Once the army's position is loosened, we will win this battle. No matter what tricks the Northern Army has, we don't pay attention to it. Our battlefield is in the narrow tapered area of Chasm River, Ji River, and Sewer River. We are here to fight them decisively, we rush in, drag them, hold them, we fight to the death, never die, never stop..."
Kuai Yue came back from Kaifeng in a hurry, very tired, leaning on his head with his hands, half leaning half on the table, drowsy, suddenly Cao Cao's hoarse roar woke him up like thunder, Kuai Yue was very unhappy, He blurted out, "Meng De, are you crazy? Why are you fighting? The Northern Army is waiting for you, a lunatic, to throw yourself into the trap? If you miss, go yourself. I don't want to die, so I won't go."
"Brother Yidu, the morale of the army is high at this moment. The situation on the battlefield is very favorable to us. Why not fight? The Northern Army only has 10,000+ people. Even if we fight one by one, we can beat the Northern Army to half death." Cao Cao stared at the little boy. Eyes, a small black face flushed, a little angry, "I think you are very old, afraid of death, go home and take your grandson to forget."
Kuai Yue was dizzy, furious when he heard the words, and slapped the table with his palm, "Cao Mengde, do you think you are not afraid of death? If you have the ability, you can fight one by one in Dingtao and Li Hong, and keep the Northern Xinjiang army at bay." Dingtao? Why are you fleeing to Henan? You are now a beggar with a big knife. You don’t want to die. You are not afraid of death. People, we can beat the Northern Xinjiang Army as well. Just stay there and don’t bite people here like a mad dog.”
"Kuai Yidu, do you dare to scold people?" Cao Cao roared with fury.
"How about I scold you? What are you, a prime minister? You want soldiers but you don't have soldiers, you want money but you don't have money. What else would you do other than murder and set fire? You finally grabbed a piece of land and gave it to Li Hong. What are you doing alive? Wipe your neck with a knife and forget it. Let me tell you, Yuan Benchu has the final say here, if it’s not your turn to speak, stand aside for me.”
Kuai Yue is the oldest and most qualified in this big tent, and once he loses his temper, no one dares to talk nonsense anymore.
Cao Cao lost face and became furious, pointing at Kuai Yue and yelling at him, Cheng Yu, Xia Houyuan and others rushed him out.
After the battle was won, everyone became even more panicked, and their tempers became bigger and bigger.
Yuan Shao comforted everyone.He believed that the time for a decisive battle was not yet ripe, and he had to wait a little longer, and told the generals not to worry, and not to fall into the trick of the Northern Frontier Army to lure the enemy.
Now on the Guanzhong battlefield, Yuan Tan has already begun to attack Hedong.On the Xuzhou battlefield, Jian Yong, Chen Deng, Cao Chun and others are also working hard.If these two flank battlefields can achieve a breakthrough, it will greatly help the decisive battle in the Central Plains battlefield.Yuan Shao said calmly: "Currently we have gained more advantages in the Central Plains battlefield, but we have not gained an absolute advantage to win. Don't worry, wait a little longer, there will definitely be more good news, and we will definitely be able to Defeat the Northern Border Army."
At this moment, Yuan Zhongfei rushed into the big tent, his expression extremely panicked, "My lord, Xuchang is in a hurry."
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In the posthouse where Liu Biao stayed, Liu Biao, Biejia Liu Xian, Gongcao Han Song and others discussed the current situation many times.
The policy of the coalition forces to delay the war indefinitely can only lead to two consequences.One is that the conflict between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is becoming more and more intense, which will directly affect the victory or defeat of the war.In the current situation where the northern army was unable to break through Guandu, Yuan Shao could completely rely on his superiority in military strength to take the lead in solving Cao Cao on the spot.Of course Cao Cao would not let his hands down, he would most likely run out of the battlefield regardless of the danger of the country, and find another way to survive, and even more likely to turn his back and throw himself into the arms of Hebei.After this violent and bloody eunuch, there is nothing commendable in his conduct, and he has repeatedly done deviant and shocking things, so he is not trustworthy at all.Once Yuan Shao and Cao Cao broke up publicly, the consequences would be self-evident. The coalition forces would lose their morale and their collapse would be imminent. The failure of the Central Plains War was inevitable.
The second consequence is that both Yuan Shao and Cao Cao put the overall situation first, properly resolved their conflicts, and continued to join forces to fight against Hebei.Yuan Shao commanded the coalition forces to successfully drag the battle until Dongyao, to the point where the Northern Army was defeated without a fight, but in the end, regardless of whether the Northern Army retreated safely to the north bank of the Yellow River, one thing is for sure, that is, Yuan Shao, who has preserved his strength, must He will take advantage of the favorable situation after the war and try his best to solve Cao Cao and Liu Bei in order to take all of the Central Plains.
Neither of these two consequences can be accepted by Liu Biao, so he has been relying on his own strength to restrain all parties, trying to maintain the unity of the coalition forces, and guarding against internal strife and irreversible collapse of the coalition forces. At the same time, he secretly Together with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, they plan to rescue the emperor from Yuan Shao's captivity.When the coalition forces defeated Hebei and Yuan Shao took all of the Central Plains, Liu Biao and others could rely on the emperor in their hands to restrain and counter Yuan Shao and prevent him from usurping the Han Dynasty for self-reliance.
However, Xu You's defection completely changed the battlefield situation.As a result, the battle situation suddenly reversed, and many advantages of the coalition forces suddenly lost. This forced the coalition forces to actively seek a decisive battle with the northern Xinjiang army when secrets were leaked, morale was hit, and the army was in jeopardy.There is no absolute chance of winning the decisive battle with the current strength of the coalition forces. The northern Xinjiang iron cavalry made them lose their confidence like a nightmare. They decided to continue to wait for a better opportunity to attack, and this opportunity came from Xu You who defected to Hebei.
Liu Biao has long heard of the conflict between Xu You and Yuan Shao.This time the two completely broke up and had a direct relationship with Cao Cao.In a rage, Yuan Shao lost his mind, killed all of Xu You's nine clans, and directly pushed Xu You to the side of Cao Cao or Li Hong.With Xu You's character, of course he would not defect to the rebellious Li Hong to help the tyrant. His last choice can only be to help Cao Cao, who has always respected the emperor.Now that Xu You has a new place to stay, his purpose of fleeing to Hebei to carry out anti-indirect tactics is very clear. He obviously wants to use this war to consume Yuan Shao and Li Hong's strength, so that Cao Cao can get a chance to make a comeback. Contend against Yuan Shao and stop Yuan Shao's growing ambitions.
Because of this hope, Liu Biao did not accept Yuan Shao's suggestion.
Yuan Shao said in the letter that he planned to command the army to launch an attack from the two wings of the Guandu battlefield immediately, so as to contain the main force of the northern Xinjiang army and buy time for the coalition forces to readjust and deploy.The forces Yuan Shao used this time were partly Liu Bei's army. He and Gao Gan attacked Hanoi on the left battlefield, and partly the Jingzhou Kuaiyue and Wenpin troops. They were ordered to attack Junyi and Kaifeng, trying to attack from the right battlefield made a breakthrough.When Liu Biao saw Yuan Shao's arrangement, he was not happy. He spent the Jingzhou and Xuzhou armies, but left his own army at Guandu to confront the Northern Xinjiang army. Is there such an arrangement?The northern border army is now attacking Henan and threatening Luoyang. The enemy has already reached the door, and he is so blatantly preserving his own strength to consume other people's troops.Liu Biao was so angry that he could only shake his head again and again, and had nothing to say.
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Liu Biao's hesitation did not last for a few days, and he couldn't sit still when the news came from Jingzhou.
Jingzhou sent three messages.One is news about the counties and counties in the south of Jingzhou.As the Central Plains War lasted longer and longer, and there is no specific end time, all states and counties have increased the intensity of tax collection according to orders. The crowd gathered to make trouble, but Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, not only did not try to appease him, but, together with the prefects of Lingling and Guiyang counties, secretly fueled the flames, instigated and condoned the people to refuse to pay taxes, and openly defied the imperial edict.The suzerain and the people who made the trouble felt confident, and some even started to use force, and the matter immediately got out of control and gradually got out of hand.
Cai Mao, who stayed in Jingzhou, had no choice but to send people to persuade Zhang Xian and other county officials to maintain the stability of Jingzhou as much as possible based on the overall situation. , imposed taxes.
But in this way, another important event was delayed, which was the second news from Jingzhou.
With our support, Zhao Wei of Yizhou betrayed Liu Zhang.Liu Zhang's Dongzhou soldiers (that is, the Gaomen family who fled to Yizhou from Guanzhong, Nanyang and other places and their troops, servants, shady households, etc.) relied on their power, unscrupulously harmed the local people, robbed and embezzled a large amount of land , Public outrage is growing.Zhao Wei took the opportunity to revolt and gathered tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time.Liu Zhang was caught off guard and lost several battles in a row. He fled back to Chengdu in embarrassment and defended the city to the death.After hearing the news, Pang Yi, the prefect of Bajun, Zhang Ren, the captain of Guangyang County, and others sent troops to rescue them.
According to the agreement, at this time Kuai Liang should lead his army back up the river to attack Bajun, kill Jiangzhou directly, and restrain the army of Bajun prefect Pang Yi to help Zhao Wei capture Chengdu, but because Kuai Liang led his army south to Changsha , unable to attack Berkshire as agreed, resulting in the failure of many early plans in Jingzhou.This matter not only has the suspicion of breaking the promise, but will directly lead to Zhao Wei's failure.Zhao Wei was defeated, and Liu Zhang was bound to take revenge on Jingzhou.If Zhao Wei's defeat is too fast, or if the whole army is wiped out and died under the city of Chengdu, Liu Zhang is very likely to lead his army down the river to kill Jingzhou this autumn.If the Great War in the Central Plains had not ended at this moment, the Jingzhou army who stayed behind might not be able to stop the furious Liu Zhang for a while.Taking a step back, even if the Central Plains War is over, or Liu Zhang will attack Jingzhou next year, Jingzhou will still be in danger, because after the Central Plains War Jingzhou needs time to recover, and more importantly, there is still an enemy in the east of Jingzhou.
The third news sent from Jingzhou is about Jiangdong.After Yuan Shu's death in June, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu began to mobilize their troops frequently, and their sailors gathered in Chaisang and Pengze in Yuzhang County one after another. While Jingzhou was out of breath, he launched a fierce attack without hesitation.Huang Zu has been waiting in Jiangxia Chen Bing, always on guard.
Cai Mao wrote at the end of the letter that this year Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Handan Chun and other great Confucian scholars unanimously recommended two young scholars, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, in the annual Xian (xian) mountain evaluation.One of these two is the nephew of Zhuge Xuan, the former prefect of Yuzhou County, known as Crouching Dragon.One is a child of the Pang family in Xiangyang, known as Fengchu.According to your instructions, I have invited them to Xiangyang to be conscripted into the government.
Shocked by the crisis situation in Jingzhou, Liu Biao hurriedly informed Yuan Shao that he agreed with his attack strategy, and at the same time informed Kuaiyue and Wenpin to obey Yuan Shao's instructions, break the deadlock at all costs, form a favorable situation on the Guandu battlefield as soon as possible and quickly decisive battle.Liu Biao then wrote to Cao Cao and Liu Bei that the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to the coalition forces. It seems that if you want to procrastinate, you will not be able to procrastinate any longer. For the sake of the overall situation, please let go of your prejudices and work together to fight together.
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At the end of July, Hanoi.
Liu Bei and Gao Gan were ordered to cross the river from Aocang and enter Hanoi.At the same time, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling led an army from Pinggao City to attack Huai City.
At this moment, Liu Bei no longer hid the traces of the army, and commanded an army of [-] to cross the river quickly.
The two armies joined forces and rushed towards Huaicheng aggressively.Yuan Shao's order to them was to conquer Huaicheng in the shortest possible time at all costs, and then kill Huojia and Jixian counties with lightning speed, and the forward army pointed directly at Chaoge City, completely controlling Yanjindu and Qingshuikou.So that the coalition forces can threaten Yanjin and Yancheng from the direction of Yanjindu and Qingshuikou.
The grain road of the Northern Xinjiang Army is now sent to Guandu by water and land.Once the coalition forces took control of Qingshui River and Yanjindu, Hebei had no choice but to abandon water and land for the safety of food and grass, and instead transported food and grass to the Guandu battlefield along the Yancheng and Yanjin lines.From two grain roads to one grain road, the accumulation of grain and grass on the Guandu battlefield will immediately slow down.In addition, due to the loss of Huojia and Ji counties, the Northern Xinjiang Army faced the danger of being cut off by the Allied Forces. In order to prevent the Allied Forces from crossing the river and attacking Yancheng and Yanjin, the Northern Xinjiang Army had to withdraw troops from the Guandu battlefield and station heavy troops. On the front line of Yancheng and Yanjin to ensure the smooth flow and safety of the back road.
Facing the attack of the coalition forces, Peng Lie led [-] soldiers to defend the city and asked for help from Handan and Yangwu at the same time.
At the end of July, Guandu.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao assembled about [-] troops and launched an attack on the northern border army on the other side of the chasm, intending to contain the main force of the northern border army on the frontal battlefield so that the coalition forces on the two flank battlefields could successfully achieve their attack goals.
At the end of July, twenty miles east of Zhongmu City, Qu Yuju.
Kuaiyue and Wenpin were ordered to command an army of [-] troops to launch an attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army stationed on both sides of the Guohe River. The army was divided so that the coalition forces could form a front and back attack on Chen Liu, forcing Yan Rou and Gao Shun away, thus stabilizing their own rear.
The armies of Xu Wei, Cao Hong, Guan Yu, and Sun Fu on the southern battlefield were therefore able to advance northward to the line of Tran Liu and Junyi. In this way, the coalition forces not only had an absolute advantage in strength on the frontal battlefield, but also could cooperate with the Hanoi battlefield , Attacking the left and right wings of the Guandu battlefield.The northern army wanted to prevent the coalition forces from attacking its two wings, and also had to fight the coalition forces on the Guandu battlefield. The disadvantage in terms of strength was even more serious, and the situation on the battlefield would be reversed again.
Lu Bu and Fan Li, who were stationed in Qu Yuju, led [-] southern troops to stand up and block the attack. Due to the huge gap in strength between the two sides, the southern soldiers could not resist, and hurriedly asked Qu Yi on the Guandu battlefield for help.
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At the end of July, Henan, Yangwu City.
The fast horse shot into the city gate like a long arrow off the string.
The fast horse roared and galloped on the spacious street, and the rapid sound of hooves resounded through the city like a violent storm.
The galloping horse suddenly stopped its huge body in front of the mansion gate, raised its front legs upright, and let out a long neigh.
The messenger immediately roared, jumped up the stone steps, and was swept into the government office like the wind amidst the exclamation of the guards.
"Urgent report...the rebels are fighting back, the rebels are fighting back..."
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Holding the battle report in his hand, Zhang Yan couldn't help trembling all over.
"God is sorry for the big man, the rebels are finally dispatched, and they are finally here." Zhang Yan was so excited that he threw the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, and pounded his fists on the desk like a drum, "They came out ,Out……"
Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and others stood around, looking at Zhang Yan who seemed to be insane, surprised and delighted.
"Urgently tell Qu Yi and Yan Liang to launch an attack in Guandu immediately. The overwhelming attack, the overwhelming attack, must be fought continuously and relentlessly." Zhang Yan jumped up, pointing at Sima Yi and said, "Tell them, we The harder we fight, the more Yuan Shao can feel our fear. Don't feel sorry for the casualties of the soldiers, and don't worry about the lack of ordnance, just fight, fight all the way across the chasm, and beat back the counterattack of the coalition forces."
"Urgently tell Peng Lie to retreat immediately, leave all the luggage behind, and lead the army to rush for more than 200 miles to retreat to Huojia and Ji counties." Zhang Yan then pointed to Wei Yan, "Tell Peng Lie, don't hesitate, and resolutely withdraw. After Liu Bei and Gao Gan hit Huojia and Ji counties, they immediately gave up Yanjin Ferry and retreated directly to Chaoge City. It must be fast, it must be fast, let Liu Bei's vanguard quickly occupy Qingshuikou, and let the rebels quickly Form a threat to Yancheng and Yanjin, and let them quickly cut off our land and water transportation.”
"When will the cavalry cross the river?" Wei Yan asked while sitting down to write the order.
"Order the captain of the Huqi camp, Jifeng, and the captain of the Changshui camp, Mustafa, to immediately lead the iron cavalry along the Suanzao, Yanjin, and Yancheng lines, and gallop back and forth along the Yellow River embankment, so that the rebels can see our iron cavalry To make a gesture to prevent them from crossing the river. Tell Zhao Yun again, ask him to immediately follow the predetermined plan, and the Great Chanyu Liu Bao and Youxian King Liu Ming lead [-] Xiongnu cavalry to cross the river from Qishuikou, and station troops in Heishan, Chaoge On the front line of the city, stop the rebels from attacking Wei County." Zhang Yan turned to look at Wei Yan, and said with a smile, "Tell Zhao Yun, don't take the initiative to attack the rebels for the time being, only a small group of cavalry will attack in turn to prevent the rebels from crossing the river to attack." Can."
"Before the general left, he was very worried about the [-] Huns. Now that Zhao Yun is brought to Montenegro, the general should feel at ease." Jia Xu sat behind the table and took a sip of water slowly, "Do you want to let Zhao Yun take them to the Montenegro area?" Master Lu Bu immediately crossed the chasm to give the rebels a way to attack Junyi? It will take a long time, and the casualties of the southern army may be too great."
"We must first tell Lords Yan Rou and Gao Shun about the situation on the Guandu battlefield, and ask them to immediately retreat to the front line of Chenliu." Zhang Yan said, "If Junyi and Kaifeng are abandoned too early, Lord Gao Shun may be caught off guard."
"Two days, give them two days." Jia Xu stretched out two fingers and shook, "Let Junyi and the defenders in Kaifeng persevere."
"Okay, my lords Lu Bu and Fan Li are urgently told to cross the Honggou River immediately and withdraw to the east bank of the Honggou River, join Qu Yi and Yan Liang's army, and attack Yuan Shao from the front of the Guandu battlefield." Zhang Yan waved and said, "Urgently tell Jun Yi The defenders of the two cities of Kaifeng and Kaifeng, the time to abandon the city should be delayed as much as possible, so as to buy a little more time for the retreat of the two adults, Yan Rou and Gao Shun. The defenders in Junyi City retreated directly to the Guandu battlefield, and the defenders in Kaifeng City withdrew. Go to Chenliu and meet Lord Gao Shun."
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"The book tells Lord Gao Shun that the rebels have counterattacked across the board, and the moment of the decisive battle is approaching. In order to attract more rebels to the Guandu battlefield for a decisive battle, we have decided to abandon the Xiangyi and Yongqiu lines and retreat all the infantry and cavalry troops. When we arrived at Chenliu, we made a gesture of being divided and surrounded by the rebels, thus luring the rebels on the southern battlefield to go northward at full speed."
"Order Wei Jun and Yang Ming to lead the iron cavalry to stand on both sides of the Sui River and the Bian River to ensure the safety of the army's retreat."
"Tell Yan Rou and Jiang Wu to lead [-] cavalry secretly to the west bank of Langtang Canal to hide. After the rebel army on the southern battlefield is all attracted to Chenliu, they will immediately rush to Xuchang for a long distance. A stab in the back forced Yuan Shao to move his little emperor to Luoyang immediately, forcing Liu Biao to lead his army north to Guandu to join the battle. We want more rebels to rush to the Guandu battlefield for a decisive battle."
"It would be great if we could catch the little emperor of Xuchang." Sima Yi said happily.
"How can there be such a good thing? There are many garrison troops around Xuchang, and they are also very strong. We just went for a surprise attack." Jia Xu said with a smile, "The main purpose of our surprise attack on Xuchang is to force Yuan Shao to move the little emperor to Luoyang. .Once the coalition forces are defeated and retreat across the board, Liu Biao is very likely to take advantage of Yuan Shao's overwhelmed time to hijack the little emperor to Jingzhou. In the past few years, we need to recover our vitality and do our best to win the pass and Luoquan to take the Central Plains. There is no time at all. Go south to attack Liu Biao, and Liu Biao can use these few years to command the world with the help of the little emperor, restore and strengthen his own strength, and unite with other states and counties to fight against us. When we stabilize the Central Plains in the future, it will be very difficult to calm down the world in one go It's very difficult."
"Are you sure that Yuan Shao will take the little emperor to Luoyang?" Wei Yan asked worriedly.
"We can't be sure." Jia Xu looked at Zhang Yan, shook his head, and had no confidence at all, "Although Jushou is in Xuchang now, and Liu Biao doesn't dare to break up with Yuan Shao for the time being, Yuan Shao is very difficult to figure out. Knowing that the situation in the Guandu battlefield is very good for him, will he think of usurping the Han and standing on his own, and he is unwilling to move the little emperor to Luoyang."
"In the past few years, we have to fight through customs and Luoyang. If the little emperor is in Luoyang, we can take advantage of the situation and solve it." Zhang Yan said, "Without the little emperor, it will be a big blow to Liu Biao and Liu Bei. When the situation is getting more and more favorable to us, they may give up on re-establishing the imperial line, and turn to be pacified and surrendered to the court, so that the time for us to calm down the world will be greatly reduced, otherwise..."
"Unless they are dead, don't even think about it." Jia Xu sneered, "If these people are willing to respect the court, how could there be a crusade against Dong Zhuo and a disaster for the country? If you don't kill these people, the world will never put down."
Looking at the angry Jia Xu, Zhang Yan secretly sighed when he thought of the plight of Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang people like them.It is a fact that Dong Zhuo monopolizes power, and it is also a fact that Yuan Shao formed an alliance to fight against Dong. Who can say whether Dong Zhuo monopolizes power and disrupted the country, or Yuan Shao formed an alliance to fight against Dong and disrupted the country?
Sima Yi looked at Jia Xu in surprise.Jia Xu has always been very gentle, like a kind elder who has no temper. It is the first time he has seen him gnash his teeth and speak in a murderous manner like today.
"My lord, when will we give up on Chen Liu?" Wei Yan asked suddenly.
"Wait for the iron cavalry attacking Xuchang to return to the west bank of the Suishui River." Zhang Yan said, "Evacuating too early will put the iron cavalry attacking Xuchang in danger. I don't want to make any mistakes at this time."
"In addition, tell Lord Tian Chou in Changyi City and Lord Chen Gong in Ren City that a decisive battle is taking shape. Please be careful to guard against the Xuzhou Army in the south, and don't make any accidents at this critical moment."
"Okay, the decisive battle has begun, and the moment of rejuvenation of the great man has come..." Zhang Yan suddenly opened his arms and roared, "Come on, let's fight, raise our swords and kill..."
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At the beginning of August, all battlefields were fully launched, and the fighting was extremely fierce.
On the Guandu battlefield, the two sides fought back and forth on both sides of the Honggou River. The water in the Honggou River was full of floating corpses, and the river was stained red with blood.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao came to the front to supervise the battle.Now we must do our best to contain the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the chasm, otherwise the attacks on the battlefields on the east and west wings may fall short.
Qu Yi, Yan Liang, Yu Shi, and Wen Chou also stood on the front line of the Honggou River and directed the soldiers to fight fiercely.Wen Chou even disregarded dissuasion, and together with Zhang Liao, led three thousand soldiers to forcefully break through the chasm and directly kill the enemy.
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On the battlefield in Hanoi, Peng Lie quickly withdrew two hundred miles after holding on to Huaicheng for two days.Gao Gan and Zhu Ling led the army in pursuit.Peng Lie's subordinates were all recruits who had just been recruited, and after two days of bloody battles, they were exhausted and on the verge of collapse physically and mentally.Under the frantic pursuit of the rebels, many soldiers could not hold on and fell behind, and were brutally killed by the rebels.
Peng Lie was furious and scolded continuously.He didn't scold the rebels, but Zhang Yan.In the past when he was in Taihang Mountains, he fought a lot of defeats with Zhang Yan, and he took it for granted. Now that more than ten years have passed, why have he ever fought such a useless battle?The Guandu battlefield is only more than 200 miles away from Yanjindu, and the river is full of large ships transporting grain. Sending an iron cavalry to support Hanoi is now here, so I won’t let myself be so embarrassed, and I won’t let many innocent soldiers lose their lives in vain. .
As soon as he arrived at Huojia, Gao Gan killed him with hundreds of cavalry.Ever since the northern border army began to attack Henan, high-ranking officials have suffered repeated setbacks. Puyang, Baima, Pingyang, and Yancheng have lost consecutive battles, and 1 people have fought so far.Gao Gan gritted his teeth with hatred for the Northern Xinjiang Army. How could he let it go when he finally got the chance?
Standing on the tower, Peng Lie scolded eight generations of high-ranking ancestors, and then shouted helplessly in a hoarse voice, "Withdraw..." He couldn't even see the shadow of the reinforcements. What if he didn't withdraw? ?
Peng Lie and his men ran non-stop for more than 300 miles, and finally retreated into Chaoge City.
After Liu Bei entered Ji County, he stopped.He ordered Gao Gan to continue the pursuit with 5000 people, and the soldiers approached Chaoge City.Order Gao Rou, Zhu Ling and Chen Bing to Yanjindu, and make a gesture of crossing the river, forcing the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Guandu battlefield to return to aid.He rushed to Qingshuikou with 5000 people.Standing on the ferry, looking at the torrential water of the Yellow River, Liu Bei couldn't help but roar to the sky, sweeping away the depression and pain of the past few months.
"As long as we reach the other side, we can cut off the retreat of the Northern Xinjiang Army and encircle them in the Honggou River and Jishui River." Sun Gan pointed to the opposite bank, also in high spirits, "We regained Hanoi in only five days, look It looks like the northern army is tired, and they don't even want their flanks."
"Urgently tell Master Yuan, please write to Luoyang, and immediately transfer the boat to the line between Yanjin Ferry and Qingshuikou, we will fight across the Yellow River." Liu Bei raised his horsewhip and shouted wildly.
At this moment, a puff of smoke and dust suddenly rolled up from the sky, and then the thunderous sound of horseshoes leaped across the Yellow River with the wind, and rushed straight. An iron cavalry appeared in front of Liu Bei like a divine soldier.
"Northern Xinjiang Cavalry..." The soldiers on the embankment exclaimed loudly.
"They're finally here." Liu Bei whipped out his whip in the air and shouted excitedly, "They've finally left the Guandu battlefield."
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At Qishuikou, [-] Xiongnu cavalry are crossing the Yellow River.
Liu Bao's face was gloomy.After receiving Zhang Yan's order, he was in a very bad mood.At this moment when the battle was fierce, Zhang Yan not only did not let him enter the Guandu battlefield, but instead ordered him to lead the army to leave the Central Plains and cross the river back to Hebei. This made him very angry, and he felt despised and insulted.Except for the generals, the generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army did not trust themselves, as if staying in the Central Plains would bring them bad luck.
Zhao Yun saw that he was in a bad mood, so he comforted him, "It was the general's order to let Da Shanyu return to Hebei. Don't blame Master Zhang Yan, he is also following orders."
"It's also hard for me to understand why we are kept away from the battlefield at this time." Liu Ming said with a smile, "Isn't Kirby the bear who entered the desert, the general wants us to return to Yinshan?"
Zhao Yun laughed, suddenly raised the spear in his hand, and stabbed Liu Ming more than a dozen times at an unimaginable speed.Liu Ming screamed in surprise, and tried his best to block from left to right, "Zilong, don't be joking, I can't do it anymore." Zhao Yun acted as if he hadn't heard it, and the spear in his hand whistled sharply, piercing Liu Ming's chest like lightning.Liu Ming was terrified and roared loudly. His tall body suddenly jumped up from the horseback. At the same time, his right fist slammed into the handle of the gun, and the saber in his left hand came down with thunder, slashing Zhao Yun's spear.
The spear bounced in the air.Liu Ming fell off the horse, raised his hand and roared, "Zilong...
"Good knife..." Zhao Yun shouted loudly, and the spear suddenly stopped in his hand.Just as Liu Ming wanted to catch his breath, he suddenly felt a chill coming from his throat. He lowered his head slightly, and saw a cold sharp spear pointing at his throat.
"Do you understand now?" Zhao Yun looked at the horrified Liu Bao and asked with a smile, "Although Qiansi's sword is invincible, the fatal blow comes just when he thinks he has the chance to win."
Liu Bao understood a little.
"Where are we going now?"
"Go to Montenegro." Zhao Yun slowly withdrew his spear, and smiled at the furious Liu Ming, "It's too hot, I invite Da Shanyu to escape the summer heat in Montenegro."
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On the Qu Yuju battlefield, Kuai (kuai) Yue and Wenpin commanded the army to attack continuously. The Jingzhou army was too numerous, and the Northern Xinjiang army could not resist at all, so they had to retreat to Honggoushui.
Kuai Yue didn't want the Northern Army to cross the river comfortably. He supervised the army to launch a siege from all directions, and ordered Wen Pin and Huang Zhong to lead the elite to break through the Northern Army's battle formation at all costs and tear apart the Northern Army's core. The line of defense divided and surrounded the Northern Xinjiang Army and wiped them out on the west bank of Honggou River.
Fen Li was injured during the fierce battle, Lü Bu was furious and asked him to take command in the middle, and he led a team of personal guards, like a tiger out of the cage, roaring all the way, invincible, killing the central army of the Jingzhou army.
At this moment, Lei Zhong and Qin Yi, under the cover of the soldiers of the southern army, crossed the chasm and suddenly rushed out from the two wings of the battlefield.
Lv Bu was unstoppable. Even with the death of his horse, he still led his men to fight fiercely, beheaded the generals and seized the flag, fought bloody battles, and vowed not to retreat. The central army of the Jingzhou Army was thrown into chaos, and the command of the Jingzhou Army fell into chaos for a while. , and at this moment, Lei Zhong and Qin Yi's two elite soldiers entered, which made the situation even worse, and dealt a heavy blow to the Jingzhou army.
Seeing the reversal of the battle situation, Kuai Yue hastily ordered Ming Jin to retreat, and watched helplessly as the northern army retreated across the chasm.
"Lü Bu is too powerful." Kuai Yue said to the generals with lingering fear after the Northern Army retreated. "In the Northern Army, there are many strong generals like Lu Bu. These people are all stubborn when they go to the battlefield." Sharp, take the lead, fearless of death, with such a commanding general charging forward, how can the soldiers not work hard? Today we beat him with 5 people, or let him withdraw calmly. Imagine that when we are in a decisive battle, How many troops are needed to encircle and annihilate the northern border army?"
"It can't be encircled and wiped out, but at least it can be severely damaged." Wenpin waved his hand angrily, "Everyone is desperate, no one is afraid of the other."
After the Jingzhou army reorganized the army a little, under the command of Kuai Yue, they marched eastward along Chidao and directly killed Junyi City.Kuai Yue did not divide his troops to attack Kaifeng, but gathered all his troops to take down Junyi first.
The garrison of Junyi City was ordered to stand firm for two days.Lu Bu blocked Qu Yuju for more than a day, and when Kuai Yue led his army to Junyi, it was already two days later.The defenders in the city immediately abandoned the city, and the Jingzhou Army captured Junyi City without any effort.Originally, Kuai Yue thought that there would be a bloody battle in Junyi City, but he was surprised by the facts in front of him.After he received the news that the northern border army had abandoned the city, he froze on horseback.No, this situation is too abnormal and completely unreasonable.
It is understandable for the northern army to abandon Qu Yuju. The attack launched by the coalition forces was very sudden this time, and Lu Bu's troops were not enough. It is the safest way to retreat to the chasm water by surprise, but Lu Bu fought desperately in Qu Yuju for more than a day. The northern border army can call in reinforcements to defend Junyi to the death.If Junyi fell, the coalition forces could directly attack the flanks of the Northern Army at Guandu, cut off the connection between Guandu and Chenliu, and trap the Northern Army at Chenliu and Yongqiu on the southern battlefield.Now the northern army is disregarding the safety of the flanks of the Guandu battlefield and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers on the Chenliu battlefield. It is inconceivable that they gave up Junyi so easily.
Liu Pan, Deng Yi, Pang Ji, Wenpin, Huang Zhong, Liu Hu and others stood behind Kuai Yue, looking at the city with its gates wide open in the distance, feeling terrified and uncertain.
"What on earth is the northern army trying to do?" Kuai Yue turned his head, looked at the generals and asked with a wry smile, "In just a few days, they ruined all the advantages on the battlefield in the Central Plains. Do they want to retreat?"
"Is there such a possibility." Pang Ji kept turning the exquisite horsewhip in his hand, and said thoughtfully, "There is a crisis in the army's food and grass in the northern border, and they are eager to fight us decisively, so they deliberately abandoned the city to show weakness and intentionally Give away the advantages in your hands."
"There is such a possibility." Huang Zhong wiped the sweat off his face, and immediately said: "The most powerful force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is their cavalry, and the terrain of the Guandu battlefield is very unsuitable for them to exert the power of their cavalry, so they He intends to show weakness to lure the enemy, then feign defeat, and then lure us to the plains to inflict heavy damage." He looked at Kuai Yue, frowned and said, "I think it may be more likely to show weakness and feign defeat, because since the northern army dared to attack the Central Plains, , must have accumulated enough food and grass to support them until after October. After the autumn harvest in October, Hebei grain will be put into storage, and the shortage of food and grass for the Northern Xinjiang Army will be alleviated immediately. That is to say, when the food and grass crisis of the Northern Xinjiang Army will occur It should be in September. It’s only the beginning of August, so there shouldn’t be a food crisis for the Northern Xinjiang Army.”
Kuai Yue nodded, "Han Sheng's guess is reasonable. Let's do it..." He pointed to Junyi City in front of him, and waved his horsewhip vigorously, "Let's take down Junyi first, and then force Xiaohuangcheng to gather the main force Go south to Kaifeng and attack Chenliu. Let's surround the Northern Army on the battlefield of Chenliu first and see how the Northern Army responds."
The generals responded with a bang.
Liu Pan led his troops into Junyi.Huang Zhong led his army to Xiaohuang City, sixty miles east of Junyi City, and completely cut off the connection between Guandu Battlefield and Chenliu Battlefield.
Kuaiyue, Deng Yi, Wenpin, Liu Hu and others led the army to rush down along the east and west banks of Langtang Canal, and went straight to the two cities of Chenliu and Kaifeng hundreds of miles away.
The defenders of Kaifeng City saw the mighty Jingzhou army coming, and immediately abandoned the city, crossed the Langtang Canal, and withdrew into Chenliu.
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On the battlefield in the south of the Central Plains, Xu Qi (qiu), Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ji Ling, Sun Fu, and Lu Su led an army of 3000 troops, starting from Ningling in Liang State, going up north along Suishui River, and attacking Xiangyi City.At the same time, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Yu Jin, and Yang Ping led more than [-] people from Yangxia in Chen State, went north along the east bank of Langtang Canal, directly killed Gaoyangting and Yongqiu, and approached Chenliucheng.
Xu Wei and Cao Hong, one on the left and the other on the right, marched side by side and supported each other. They were extremely careful along the way, lest they be attacked by the Northern Xinjiang cavalry, but to their surprise, there was not even a trace of the Northern Xinjiang cavalry See.
Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming retreated without a fight, and led their cavalry to abandon Jiwu, Xiangyi, and Yu (yu) cities one after another, at an extremely fast speed.
Xu Wei and Cao Hong were worried that they would fall into the trap and hesitated.
Xu Chang kept urging them to speed up their advance and restrain the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Chenliu battlefield, so as not to let Yan Rou, Gao Shun and others support to the Guandu battlefield, causing the counterattack to fail.
Xu Wei and Cao Hong then joined forces in Chengkuang City, and the two armies merged into one, conquering Gaoyang first, and then capturing Yongqiu, and it went very smoothly.
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In August, Yanzhou Chenliu County, Chenliu City.
Kuai Yue, Xu Wei, Cao Hong, Guan Yu, Sun Fu, Lu Su and other six armies gathered under the city of Chenliu, and nearly [-] troops surrounded Chenliu from the south, north and west.
At this moment, Gao Shun, Wu Xiong, Guan Hai, and Chang Xi led about [-] infantry to defend the city, and Wei Jun and Yang Ming led [-] cavalry to station on the east bank of the Suishui River to ensure the retreat of the army in the city.
The battle clouds over Chenliu City are dense, and the battle is imminent.
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In August, Henan, Zhongmu City.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Kuai Yue, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Feng Ji, Xin Ping and others gathered together to discuss the situation of the battle.
From the end of July to the present, within ten days, relying on the obvious superiority in military strength, the coalition forces have gone through repeated hard battles on several battlefields, completely reversed the previous unfavorable situation, and eliminated all unfavorable factors caused by Xu You's defection. He regained control of the initiative on the Central Plains battlefield, but the atmosphere at the military meeting was very depressing, and everyone looked dignified, without the slightest hint of joy.
Standing in front of the huge map, Feng Ji explained to everyone the latest battle situation and the deployment of troops on each battlefield.
"Our continuous attack on the frontal battlefield of Guandu has firmly restrained the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, thus helping Liu Bei, Kuai Yue, Xu Wei and other adults to successfully complete the planned attack targets on the Hanoi and Chenliu battlefields on the flanks. But..." Feng Ji paused for a moment, and said worriedly, "In addition to the fierce confrontation with us on the Guandu battlefield, the Northern Xinjiang Army has uncharacteristically taken a big step back on the Hanoi and Chenliu battlefields. policy, not to fight with us, not to defend the city, and even voluntarily gave up the key city of Junyi, allowing us to cut off the connection between the Guandu battlefield and the Chenliu battlefield, and hand over the battlefield in the south of the Central Plains completely."
"In the ten days of fierce fighting, the Northern Xinjiang Army has not suffered any losses except on the Guandu battlefield." Xun Yu stood up, walked to the map, pointed to Guandu on the map, and said, "Did you notice that there is nothing but Except for Yan Rou and Gao Shun from Chen Liu, the rest of the Northern Border Army gathered on the Guandu battlefield." He drew a circle around Chen Liu City on the map, "If there is no accident, Yan Rou and Gao Shun will also be in the near future. Withdrawing from Chenliu, they may cross the Jishui River northward and enter the Guandu battlefield from the direction of Fengqiu."
"The northern Xinjiang army is gathering troops and is ready to fight us decisively." Feng Ji rowed his hand along the Chenliu, Guandu and other cities on the map to Hanoi, "On this line, we have nearly 20 troops. The strength of the army is between 13 and 14. Excluding their cavalry, the Northern Army has at least [-] to [-] infantry. If we are fooled by the Northern Army and take the initiative to cross the chasm and other In a decisive battle, the losses will be huge." He looked up at the crowd, and shook his head resolutely, "We can't fight now, we have to wait until a better time."
Xin Ping also agrees with Feng Ji's opinion, "The Northern Xinjiang Army still has a huge infantry army and tens of thousands of cavalry. Although some cavalry have crossed the river and returned to Jizhou, some have gone to Yancheng and Yanjin to garrison. There is still a part on the battlefield of Chenliu, but once we kill Honggoushui, their infantry army can immediately feign defeat, and they can lead us to Yancheng area, so that their cavalry can attack us." Thinking of the Pingyang Pavilion battlefield, The [-] army was swallowed up by the northern Xinjiang cavalry in a blink of an eye, and Xin Ping felt a chill in his heart.
"I think it's time for a decisive battle." Cao Cao stood up and strode to the map, "The northern army started attacking in mid-March, and it has been five months so far. It doesn’t matter whether the food and grass are really insufficient and we are unable to fight anymore, one thing is certain, that is, Hebei’s wealth is getting more and more difficult, and the Northern Border Army is eager to fight us.”
"The northern Xinjiang army is eager for a decisive battle, and their strength is strong enough. This will make them overconfident and impetuous, and make them make mistakes in many things. I think they voluntarily gave up the two battlefields of Hanoi and Tran Liu this time. It was an irreparable mistake." Cao Cao raised his fists, "My left hand is the battlefield of Hanoi, my right hand is the battlefield of Tran Liu, and my head is the battlefield of Guandu. How long can it last?"
"My suggestion is to launch an attack on Chen Liu immediately. We don't care whether Yan Rou and Gao Shun retreat to the front line of Dingtao and Changyi, or rush to the Guandu battlefield. Just drag it all to the front line of the chasm."
Cao Cao pushed Feng Ji who was standing beside him, "Stand aside, don't block my speech." Feng Ji gave him a contemptuous look, turned around and walked behind Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao hit Hanoi County on the map with a punch, "After all the troops on the Chenliu battlefield have entered the attack position, Lord Liu Bei in Hanoi will send troops to Chaoge to attract the northern Xinjiang cavalry stationed in the direction of Jizhou. The two places forcibly crossed the river to contain the northern Xinjiang cavalry on the Yancheng and Yanjin lines." Then Cao Cao hit the Fengqiu and Sanlingting lines on the map with another punch, "At the same time, Brother Yidu (Kuiyue) led the army Start attacking the flank of the Northern Xinjiang Army from the direction of Junyi, forcing the Northern Xinjiang Army to mobilize troops from the main battlefield to block it."
"All the rest of the army crossed the chasm." Cao Cao patted his head hard, and shouted, "Use our heads, use all our strength, and fight hard at all costs. As long as the northern border Once the army's position is loosened, we will win this battle. No matter what tricks the Northern Army has, we don't pay attention to it. Our battlefield is in the narrow tapered area of Chasm River, Ji River, and Sewer River. We are here to fight them decisively, we rush in, drag them, hold them, we fight to the death, never die, never stop..."
Kuai Yue came back from Kaifeng in a hurry, very tired, leaning on his head with his hands, half leaning half on the table, drowsy, suddenly Cao Cao's hoarse roar woke him up like thunder, Kuai Yue was very unhappy, He blurted out, "Meng De, are you crazy? Why are you fighting? The Northern Army is waiting for you, a lunatic, to throw yourself into the trap? If you miss, go yourself. I don't want to die, so I won't go."
"Brother Yidu, the morale of the army is high at this moment. The situation on the battlefield is very favorable to us. Why not fight? The Northern Army only has 10,000+ people. Even if we fight one by one, we can beat the Northern Army to half death." Cao Cao stared at the little boy. Eyes, a small black face flushed, a little angry, "I think you are very old, afraid of death, go home and take your grandson to forget."
Kuai Yue was dizzy, furious when he heard the words, and slapped the table with his palm, "Cao Mengde, do you think you are not afraid of death? If you have the ability, you can fight one by one in Dingtao and Li Hong, and keep the Northern Xinjiang army at bay." Dingtao? Why are you fleeing to Henan? You are now a beggar with a big knife. You don’t want to die. You are not afraid of death. People, we can beat the Northern Xinjiang Army as well. Just stay there and don’t bite people here like a mad dog.”
"Kuai Yidu, do you dare to scold people?" Cao Cao roared with fury.
"How about I scold you? What are you, a prime minister? You want soldiers but you don't have soldiers, you want money but you don't have money. What else would you do other than murder and set fire? You finally grabbed a piece of land and gave it to Li Hong. What are you doing alive? Wipe your neck with a knife and forget it. Let me tell you, Yuan Benchu has the final say here, if it’s not your turn to speak, stand aside for me.”
Kuai Yue is the oldest and most qualified in this big tent, and once he loses his temper, no one dares to talk nonsense anymore.
Cao Cao lost face and became furious, pointing at Kuai Yue and yelling at him, Cheng Yu, Xia Houyuan and others rushed him out.
After the battle was won, everyone became even more panicked, and their tempers became bigger and bigger.
Yuan Shao comforted everyone.He believed that the time for a decisive battle was not yet ripe, and he had to wait a little longer, and told the generals not to worry, and not to fall into the trick of the Northern Frontier Army to lure the enemy.
Now on the Guanzhong battlefield, Yuan Tan has already begun to attack Hedong.On the Xuzhou battlefield, Jian Yong, Chen Deng, Cao Chun and others are also working hard.If these two flank battlefields can achieve a breakthrough, it will greatly help the decisive battle in the Central Plains battlefield.Yuan Shao said calmly: "Currently we have gained more advantages in the Central Plains battlefield, but we have not gained an absolute advantage to win. Don't worry, wait a little longer, there will definitely be more good news, and we will definitely be able to Defeat the Northern Border Army."
At this moment, Yuan Zhongfei rushed into the big tent, his expression extremely panicked, "My lord, Xuchang is in a hurry."
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