Great Han Empire

Chapter 867 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
On the second day of September, Fengqiu City.

Xiao Hei flew into the air, slammed into the city wall, and fell to the ground.

"Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei..." The stick's cry was extremely shrill, as if it was reaching Xiao Hei's ears bit by bit from the distant sky through the thick clouds.

Xiao Hei shook his head, trying to prop up his body, but his whole body was in pain as if the frame had fallen apart.At this time, a group of black shadows whizzed down from the sky, and Xiao Hei instinctively turned over and stuck to the base of the city wall.A headless corpse fell to the ground, blood spattered all over Xiao Hei's head and face.

"Boom..." There was a loud noise, and the deafening killing sound suddenly and clearly rang in Xiao Hei's ears. Xiao Hei trembled all over, and suddenly regained consciousness.I'm not dead yet, the enemy's kick just now didn't kick me out of the city wall, I'm still on the city wall, I'm still alive.Xiao Hei sat down on the bloody ground, panting violently while holding his head that was throbbing with headache.

The sound of war drums outside the city was louder than later, and there was no sign of stopping at all.The earth-shattering killing sound set off layer after layer of huge waves like a tide.There was chaos on the city wall, soldiers from both sides got entangled and fought desperately.

Since yesterday afternoon, the coalition forces have launched an attack again.Since the defenders in the city suffered heavy casualties in the fierce battle two days ago, Lu Bu deliberately asked Gao Lan and Lei Zhong to guard the west gate with more than half of the lost troops, and Wang Dang to bring reinforcements to guard the east and south gates.The increase in the number of defenders in the city boosted morale, and the one-and-a-half-day truce also gave the northern army a chance to breathe.When the rebels launched their third attack, the fighting between the two sides became extremely tragic.

The soldiers around the stick fell down one after another, and the life of the stick became more and more dangerous.Xiao Hei wanted to stand up and rush up, but his hands and feet were numb, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.Xiao Hei wanted to scream, but no sound came out of his throat, only a mouthful of blood came out.Xiao Hei suddenly thought of his father.Half a year has passed, and I don't know if my father's body has recovered.The family has gone through catastrophe and almost died, thinking that they will never see each other again in this life, but under the care of the general, the family is miraculously reunited.Everything was like a dream, and he hoped that this dream would last forever and never wake up.

I'm going to get up, I'm going home, I'm going home...

Xiao Hei raised his head and let out a roar, and stood up with all his strength, "Kill..."

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The enemy retreated.

Xiao Hei staggered, holding the bloody saber in his hand, and fell into the pile of corpses with a crooked sound.He was so tired, even though his whole face was soaked in a pool of blood, and the strong smell of blood hit his forehead, he still fell asleep soundly.

"Xiao Hei, get up quickly, we are leaving." The stick yelled loudly in Xiao Hei's ear.

Xiao Hei opened his eyes in a daze, and looked around blankly, "Go? Where are you going?"

"This kid's brain has been broken." The stick reached out and touched his head, and said with a smile, "We are leaving, we are retreating."

"Withdraw?" Xiao Hei looked at the scattered corpses on the city wall and asked in surprise, "Are we going to leave them again?"

"Let's go." The stick pulled him up vigorously, "One day, we will be buried in a foreign land just like them."

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On the Jishui River, teams of bloody soldiers were crossing the pontoon bridge at high speed.

Gao Lan and Lei Zhong stopped their horses and looked back at the towering city at the same time.

Lei Chong looked sad and angry, and said in a hateful voice: "We just surrendered Fengqiu City..." He shook his head again and again, "Thousands of soldiers' lives, thousands of soldiers' lives."

"Brothers will not die in vain, we will come back soon." Gao Lan waved his horsewhip and shouted loudly, "Blood debt is paid with blood."

"Drive..." The two rode their horses up the pontoon bridge and galloped towards the opposite bank.

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Lu Bu ushered in a team of personal guards on Pegasus.

"You retreat to Yancheng." Lu Bu said after comforting the two of them, "Wang Dang and I will lead our troops to stay behind to stop the enemy and cover you to rush to Yancheng and Wating area."

"Are we going to abandon Yanjin?" Gao Lan was a little surprised, "Withdrawing to Yancheng so soon?"

"Master Zhang Yan has ordered the main force of the army to withdraw to Suanzao." Lu Bu explained, "Now the rebels have lost the opportunity to capture Yanjin and Suanzao blocked us in the Yuanwu and Yangwu areas. They occupied Fengqiu and Wuchao. , and will immediately go up along the Pushui River and directly attack Yancheng."

"Has the general crossed the river?" Lei Zhong asked eagerly.

"I don't know." Lu Bu said, "Master Zhang Yan ordered you to rush to Yancheng as soon as possible, and prepare to fight the rebels in Yancheng again."

Gao Lan and Lei Zhong looked at each other with happy faces, "Let's go to Yancheng. The rebels are not far from death."

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On the same day, Qu Yi, Yu Shi, and Fan Li led their troops out of the ditch and retreated to Suanzao.

The two armies of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao rushed towards Yanjin from the east and south respectively.

That night, Zhang Yan ordered Yanjin to be abandoned, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou were ordered to lead the army northward to Yancheng, and then he, Qu Yi and others led the main force to retreat.

Zhang Yan urgently told General Li Hong that the army will withdraw from Yanjin tonight and arrive at Yancheng tomorrow evening. If there is no accident, the rebels will rush to Yancheng to fight me in two days. General, please lead the army to cross the river tomorrow.

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The third day of September.

Yuan Shao led his troops into Yanjin.

On the same day, Kuai Yue, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ji Ling and others led their troops along the Pushui River northwards in pursuit.Cao Cao stayed at Fengqiu and Wuchao.

In the afternoon, Liu Biao and Xu Wei rushed to Yanjin to join Yuan Shao.After Liu Bei received Yuan Shao's news, he also crossed the river and rushed to Yanjin City in the afternoon of the same day.

At the military meeting, Fengji analyzed the current situation in detail based on the news sent from various battlefields, and determined that the Northern Xinjiang Army had no plans to withdraw from the Yellow River, but was preparing to stick to the front line of Baima and Yancheng, which would continue to pose a threat to Henan. Threat, so as to ensure that he can occupy most of Yanzhou, laying the foundation for the future to take the Central Plains.

"Lord Liu just said that after the loss of Qingshuikou, some cavalry from the Northern Frontier Army quickly crossed the river from Qingshuikou to meet Peng Lie, and rushed to the east bank of Qingshui River. Now we are blocking the attack in Jicheng. In addition, according to the garrison Junyi, Xiao Huang's defenders reported that their scouts had spotted Yan Rou's iron cavalry in Donghun and Jiyang. This cavalry suddenly appeared on the line of Dingtao and Jiyang when the Northern Xinjiang Army was retreating northward. Its purpose was not only It is to protect Dingtao and Changyi, and the more important purpose is to help their main force stick to the front line of Baima and Yancheng. If there is no accident, this iron cavalry will attack Junyi, Zhongmou and Chenliu in the near future, and attack our rear , to contain our troops."

"Judging from the deployment of the troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army, their intention is very clear. They want to buy time for themselves to defend Baima and Yancheng and stabilize most counties and counties in Yanzhou through the attack of their cavalry army on the two wings of the battlefield." Feng Ji He patted the map vigorously, and said to everyone with a smile, "This strategy of the Northern Border Army is good. After we burned the food and grass in Wuchao and Gushi, their army was in a state of confusion. In this critical situation, Li Hong can adjust the deployment in time It is indeed very strong to make such a good emergency strategy. In recent days, they have retreated rapidly, probably because they wanted to preserve their forces to the greatest extent so as to block us in Yancheng. In order to achieve their goal, they did not hesitate to put their best The elite army of tens of thousands of cavalry was dispatched to the two wings of the battlefield to intimidate us and force us to divide our troops and return to help, this move is also very powerful."

Feng Ji stroked his beard triumphantly, "If we didn't have Zang Ba and Chen Deng's surprise soldiers, knowing that Jizhou is in crisis and the Northern Xinjiang Army is in the predicament of being attacked from both sides, we might really be fooled. After all, the Northern Xinjiang Cavalry appeared in Hanoi The battlefield with the two flanks of Yanzhou is a great threat to our continued northward attack on Yancheng. Once we lose consecutive battles on the Hanoi battlefield and lose the protection of the flanks, once Yan Rou's iron cavalry enters Henan from Yanzhou to attack frequently We will not be able to continue attacking our grain roads, and the Northern Frontier Army will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to gain a firm foothold in the area around Baima and Yancheng."

Feng Ji looked at Liu Biao and the others, and said with lingering fear, "We are very lucky. After the northern army attacked Xuchang and burned our food and grass, they didn't know that this sneak attack had dealt us a fatal blow. If they were in Yancheng, The front line of Baima held until the middle of this month, that is, after more than ten days, we had to retreat. Our existing grain and grass reserves cannot support the needs of 20 troops at all. We have to wait until after the autumn harvest in October, and the grain is put into storage In order to launch an attack again. The Northern Xinjiang Army has more than a month to readjust its deployment and strategy. In the past, we suspected that September and October were the most difficult time for the Northern Xinjiang Army’s food and grass, but recently we received news He said that the northern frontier county sent a large number of livestock to the north bank of the Yellow River, which can greatly alleviate their food crisis. If the northern army has no problem with food, then we can beat the northern army back to Hebei in more than a month. It's hard to say."

Yuan Shao's eyes turned to Liu Biao, and a trace of anger flashed across his face. The meaning was obvious. According to the current situation of the coalition army, if they didn't take this opportunity to push the Northern Xinjiang army back to Hebei, then after more than a month, let alone the Northern Xinjiang army. The army rushed back to Hebei, and even whether the coalition forces were still there was a problem.Perhaps more than a month later, the coalition forces have dispersed.

Liu Biao naturally understood Yuan Shao's expression. He turned a blind eye and said calmly, "We still have half a month to go before we can drive the northern army to the north bank of the Yellow River. The problem now is that after the army passes Yancheng, Going forward is the great plain of Yimapingchuan. Although some cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army have reached the battlefields on the two wings of Hanoi and Yanzhou, some of them are directly opposite us. It is quite difficult for us to occupy Baima and Puyang .”

Yuan Shao sneered.

Feng Ji glanced at Liu Biao contemptuously, "Brother Jing Sheng, the most powerful army of the Northern Xinjiang Army is the iron cavalry. You don't want to fight with his iron cavalry. How will you defeat Li Hong in the future to rule the world? You will lose if you meet the Northern Xinjiang cavalry Confidence, not daring to fight, what will we do in the future? Do you want Li Hong to dominate the three states of Hebei and divide the country into two? This time we have nearly 20 troops, and we are well prepared, and the northern Xinjiang cavalry The troops were divided into the two wings of the battlefield, and there are not many Northern Xinjiang cavalry on the frontal battlefield." Feng Ji stared at Liu Biao and sneered, "So you dare not fight?"

Liu Biao taunted Feng Ji, and the color on his face became ugly, "We will go north tomorrow. Brother Ben Chu led the army to attack Yancheng, and I led the army to attack Taocheng and Wating."

Taocheng and Wating are in the northeast of Yancheng. If the coalition forces break through the line of Taocheng and Wating, Yancheng's flank defense line will be broken immediately, and the Northern Xinjiang army can only retreat again.Liu Biao's proposal was agreed by Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao was also worried about being hit head-on by the northern Xinjiang cavalry. Although the number of northern Xinjiang cavalry was not large, there were still 2 to [-] people. The Jiujiang Army, Jiangdong Army, Runan Army, and the Jingzhou Army, which suffered heavy losses in the Jizhou War, which have never seen such a scene, are likely to collapse first. The collapse of these armies will immediately shake the morale of the entire army, thus This caused the overall collapse of the coalition forces, so he suggested that the army should go north in batches after capturing Yancheng.In this way, even if the forward army is defeated by the Northern Xinjiang cavalry, it will not affect the follow-up army. After the Northern Xinjiang cavalry defeated the forward army, their energy was greatly reduced and they could not persist in fighting. Hit to the bank of the Yellow River.

Yuan Shao's method was unanimously approved by everyone.There are nearly 20 troops in the north this time, and it is impossible for the northern army to defend Yancheng. Therefore, several people are full of confidence and immediately discuss the composition of the forward army.

Yuan Shao proposed to put Cao Cao's Yanzhou Army, Guan Yu's Xuzhou Army, Xin Ping, Jiang Qi's Henan Army, Liu Pan, and Wenpin's Jingzhou Army at the forefront.Most of the soldiers of these armies participated in the Jizhou War the year before last, and fought against the Northern Xinjiang Cavalry, and they are relatively skilled in the use of chariot formations.If these people and the northern Xinjiang cavalry take the lead in the battle, even if they cannot win, the whole army will not be wiped out.If they can use the chariot formation to hold back the Northern Xinjiang cavalry, and wait for the follow-up army to rush up and attack back and forth, it is very likely that the Northern Xinjiang cavalry will be hit hard.

At present, part of the army led by Liu Bei is fighting Peng Lie in Hanoi, and it is impossible to cross the river. In order to strengthen the strength of the forward army, Yuan Shao planned to let Cao Cao lead the Yanzhou army to quickly join up from Fengqiu. The fierce conflict between Cao Cao and Ji Ling, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others said again, "In my opinion, forget it. It would be a bad thing for Cao Cao to come. If Cao Cao arrives in Yancheng, he will definitely command the forward army. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei Even if we follow Cao Cao's orders for the overall situation, once the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry kills us and the battlefield becomes chaotic, will they still work together? It's a matter of life and death, I'm afraid it's unlikely, right?"

Yuan Shao gave up as soon as he heard it.The command of the coalition forces has been messed up, and they are now in a very dangerous situation, and Cao Cao has been driven to a desperate situation by himself at this moment. Once he goes crazy and does something unimaginable on the battlefield, his victory may be wiped out in a blink of an eye.

"Letting him stay in Fengqiu is still useful." Liu Biao said, "Although he suffered a great loss in this attack on Fengqiu, he recently transferred back three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry from the Xuzhou battlefield, and he still has nearly [-] tiger and leopard cavalry in his hand." Thousands of horses. When we attack Yancheng and Baima, if Yan Rou leads an army to attack Junyi and Zhongmou, we can let him go south to block the attack and protect the army's food road."

Yuan Shao looked up at Liu Biao with a stern expression.Liu Biao had a ghost in his heart, he wanted to rescue Cao Cao so that he could form an alliance with Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others to restrain Yuan Shao after the war, so he didn't dare to look at Yuan Shao, and immediately turned his head and took the opportunity to talk to Liu Bei to hide his heart flustered.

"Brother Jing Sheng, let's do it like this." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "See you in Yancheng."

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On the fourth day of September, Li Yang.

On the surface of the Yellow River, five boat bridges undulate up and down in the rolling waves, just like five giant dragons ready to soar into the sky.

On the bridge of the ship, colorful battle flags fluttered in the wind, and teams of cavalry soldiers led their horses and hurried towards the south bank of the Yellow River.

On the embankment of the big river, Li Hong stood on his horse, his loose long hair dancing wildly in the wind.

Behind him, more than a dozen generals lined up, staring intently at the marching cavalry army.

"Ten years." Li Hong turned his head to look at Xian Yufu, "Ten years ago, we went north to the desert and faced the commander in chief against the setting sun. At that time, we brought such a mighty army of iron cavalry..."

"Ten years ago, we defeated the Xianbei people in the Sunset Plains and revived the great Han Tianwei. Today, we will also lead this army to sweep across the Central Plains and revive our great Han Tianwei." Xian Yufu held up his horsewhip and roared against the wind. , "Anyone who offends my great man Tianwei will be killed."

Li Hong's heart was surging, he raised his arms high, and screamed to the sky.

"Huho..." Hu Ding suddenly raised his spear high and shouted wildly, "Huho..."

"Huho..." Sheyingtong, Shehu, Lu Huanyang, Qicheng and other generals of the Hu tribe followed closely behind, raising their arms and cheering, "Huho..."

Zhao Yun, Yan Wuwei, Tie Yue, Lei Zi, Xian Yuyin, Li Su, Lou Lu, Liu Ming and others seemed to have returned to the desert ten years ago, back to the years of the frontier, their blood boiled instantly, they Raising the weapon high, he shouted out with all his strength, "Huho...huho..."

"Huho..." The guards in the distance echoed in unison.

The roar was like thunder, leaping into the air in an instant, resounding up and down the river.

"Hoo... ho..." On both sides of the river, [-] cavalry soldiers shouted hoarsely, and for a while, the wind was surging, and the mountains and rivers were shaken.

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On the fifth day of September, Yancheng.

Kuai Yue, Pang Ji, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu and others led the army to rush to Yancheng, and quickly launched an attack on Taocheng and Wating.

The Southern Army of Lu Bu and Fan Li, the Seventh Battalion of Jizhou led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and the Qingzhou Army of Guan Hai with more than 5 people fought desperately to stop them.

Under the command of Xu Yan, Ji Ling, Sun Fu, Lu Su and others, the follow-up army of the coalition army arrived one after another, occupying an absolute advantage in strength.

The northern border army is in danger, and the defense line is frequently in emergency.

At the same time, Yuan Shao, Xia Houyuan, Liu Pan, Wenpin and others led the army to kill Yancheng and launched an attack on Yancheng.

Qu Yi led about 2 northern soldiers to fight.

That night, Zhang Yan received an urgent request from Lu Bu and Yan Liang. The coalition forces continued to attack Wating battlefield, and the army suffered too much loss, so they requested to retreat.

Zhang Yan wrote back that in the early morning of tomorrow, the army will retreat across the board.

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