Great Han Empire
Chapter 873
Chapter 873 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
On the sixth day of September, late at night, in Yancheng.
The huge banner with the word "Yuan" is bathed in the hazy night, flying in the air.Yuan Shao stayed at the foot of the horse city, stared blankly for a while, and finally couldn't control his emotions, and wept sadly.
Fate is so cruel and ruthless. When victory is within easy reach, it just gives itself a fatal blow.The Central Plains War was defeated, all dreams and hopes were shattered, and the soon-to-be-successful career of king and hegemony has been turned into a pile of powder under the ravages of northern Xinjiang cavalry.From this moment on, I will have to fight for survival.
There were only a dozen or so personal guards who fled back with Yuan Shao, and they called to open the city gate.When Liu Biao, Feng Ji, Xu Wei and others heard that Yuan Shao had returned suddenly, they immediately realized that there had been a shocking change in the front line. They were terrified and rushed to the gate of the city to meet Yuan Shao.
Seeing Yuan Shao and a dozen of his personal guards walking miserably into the city gate, everyone looked exhausted and distraught, Liu Biao and others were all shaken and out of their minds.
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The atmosphere in the meeting hall was very bleak.
After listening to Yuan Shao's narration, Liu Biao looked up to the sky and lamented, "None of us would have thought that Li Hong would be so mad that he would recruit Hu cavalry from the desert to go south to the Central Plains. The great Han society is at stake."
Feng Ji stared blankly at the flickering candle beside him, and remained silent.After a long time, he asked softly: "I wonder if the 6 troops of the vanguard can break out of the encirclement?"
Yuan Shao shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Impossible. There are too many cavalry, too many to be imagined. They also cannot escape the fate of annihilation. This battle was too miserable."
Liu Biao was heartbroken, and sighed, "What should we do now? Should we withdraw the troops overnight, or wait for the news of the vanguard before withdrawing?"
"Don't take chances." Yuan Shao waved his hand mournfully, "If nothing happens, the army of iron cavalry in Northern Xinjiang will kill the city tomorrow morning."
"Withdraw immediately?" Liu Biao obviously couldn't abandon his soldiers, so he immediately asked, "Aren't you waiting for a day?"
"No more." Yuan Shao said very resolutely, "Urgently tell the ministries to withdraw to the Yanjin and Suanzao lines overnight. In addition, tell Cao Cao to lead his army to the south quickly and stick to the Zhongmou and Junyi lines to ensure that the army can stay in front of the border. The south bank of the water blocks the Northern Army." Yuan Shao paused for a moment, and then said, "After this defeat, the Northern Army's goal must be Luoyang, so whether they can hold Hanoi now will directly affect the safety of Luoyang."
He looked up at Fengji, who was downcast, and forced a smile, "Yuantu, write a letter to brothers Gao Gan Gaorou, asking them to stick to Hanoi, even if they are fiercely attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, they must hold on to me Huaicheng, otherwise Luoyang will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be in jeopardy."
Feng Ji nodded, and immediately wrote at his desk.Yuan Shao saw that everyone was very frustrated, so he comforted him: "Although we are defeated this time, as long as we block the northern army in Hanoi and Henan before winter comes, then next spring, we will be defeated." We can launch a counterattack."
"It is impossible for the Hu Qi borrowed by Li Hong from the desert to stay in the Central Plains for a long time, and Hebei does not have such a strong financial strength to supply food for an army of 10,000+ iron cavalry for a long time, so I estimate that Hu Qi will return to the desert before the heavy snow comes. Hu Qi After leaving the Central Plains, the strength of the Northern Frontier Army has plummeted, and the Northern Frontier Army, which has been fighting continuously for half a year, will lose its powerful attack power because of Hu Qi's departure, so it has to stop for a while to rest." Yuan Shao patted hard Let's look at the case, "My lords, don't be discouraged, we still have a chance to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army."
Liu Biao, Feng Ji, Xu Wei and others looked at each other, smiling wryly and speechless.Yuan Shao was able to recover from the devastating blow in such a short period of time, regain his mind and clean up the mess. It is indeed commendable, but everyone knows that after the defeat in this battle, both Yuan Shao and the coalition have lost confidence. Losing the strength to compete with Northern Xinjiang, the next days will be very difficult, and all forces will have to suffer bloody wars in painful torments.
"Where is Xuande?" Liu Biao asked in a low voice, "Do you want him to return to Xuzhou immediately?"
"Yes." Yuan Shao nodded, "Please lead the army to withdraw across the Yellow River immediately and return to Xuzhou with the troops. If Li Hong sends troops to attack Xuzhou for a long distance at this moment, Xuzhou will be in danger."
"It seems that Zang Ba and Chen Deng are far from lucky." Xu Mi sighed, "After this battle, Li Hong may occupy Qingzhou and Yanzhou at the same time. In the future..."
"We will always have a way to defeat him in the future." Yuan Shao sneered, "Li Hong used the power of the Hu people to attack the Central Plains, kill the Han people, and endanger the country. Then he stood up abruptly and waved his hands and said, "Tell Yuan Tan and Duan Yan in Guanzhong, Chunyu Qiong in Guanxi, the Central Plains War failed, please quickly withdraw from the Hedong battlefield, stick to Guanzhong and Guanxi, and ensure the safety of Guanluo."
"The book told Yuan Wei in Luoyang, Xun Chen in Yuzhou, and Yuan Xi in Nanyang to immediately transfer the recruits to Eight Passes in Gyeonggi, Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Liang Guo in Henan and Yuzhou, and resolutely keep the northern army in Hanoi, Outside of Henan and Yuzhou."
"My lords..." Yuan Shao's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, "At this moment, please make concerted efforts to fight against rebellion and revive the community."
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On the seventh day of September, in the early hours of the morning, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao led their troops out of Yancheng and rushed towards Yanjin in the dark.
Not long after the army withdrew, the two got a pleasant and painful news. Kuai Yue, Xin Ping and Wen Pin fled back with more than 100 people.
Kuai Yue was hit by two arrows, and his shirt was stained with blood.If it wasn't for Wenpin's desperate efforts to rescue him, he would have been trampled into meatloaf by the northern Xinjiang cavalry.Xin Ping was disheveled, in a state of embarrassment, and in a trance, as if he hadn't come out of the extreme terror.Feng Ji asked several times about the battle situation at that time, and he repeated one sentence, it was too scary, too scary, endless, endless cavalry.
Among the three, only Wenpin is relatively normal, but he is still immersed in the bloody battlefield physically and mentally. We have no ability to resist, not even a chance to escape."
"Where's Jiang Qi?" Yuan Shao asked nervously, "Did he break through with you?"
"He's dead." Wen Pin said sadly, "When we broke out, we met Youzhou iron cavalry. Master Jiang and his personal guard cavalry were all killed, and none of them escaped."
"Where's Liu Pan? Where's the others?" Liu Biao didn't see his nephew, and immediately became anxious, asking repeatedly, "Where is Liu Pan?"
Wenpin was ashamed and speechless.
"Dead? Is he dead?" Liu Biao grabbed Wenpin's arm and shouted at the top of his voice, "Is he dead?"
"I don't know." Wenpin looked sad, "We were dispersed, maybe..." Wenpin didn't say any more, and what he said was in vain.Under the frantic pursuit of the northern Xinjiang cavalry, there is no possibility of surviving.
Liu Biao wailed, and sat down on the ground with his head in his arms, wanting to cry but not crying.
Yuan Shao looked at him sympathetically, trying to comfort him, but he couldn't say a word.At the beginning of the defeat, he was very angry with Liu Biao. If Liu Biao hadn't ordered the attack arbitrarily and resolutely obeyed his order to delay the fight, how could he have suffered such a disastrous defeat today?But immediately thinking of the overwhelming army of cavalry on the battlefield, he felt that his resentment was unreasonable.The army's food and grass were in danger of being cut off, and the strategy of delaying could no longer be implemented. Since Li Hong recruited Hu cavalry from the desert to go south, no matter whether he took the initiative to attack or not, he would use his superiority in strength to launch a fierce attack.I was defeated not at Pingyang Pavilion, but at Guandu. This defeat seemed to be doomed as early as Li Hong decided to recruit Hu Qi to attack the Central Plains.
Yuan Shao sighed, looked up at the dim starry sky, feeling miserable.I hope people like Xia Houyuan and Guan Yu can escape.After the defeat of the war, in order to counter Hebei, all parties need to establish a stronger alliance and rebuild a stronger army. Otherwise, in two or three years, Li Hong will be able to defeat each of them and take over the world.Yuan Shao now urgently needs these heroes to come back alive. With the existence of these people, the force of the coalition forces can be quickly restored.
"Order all the ministries to speed up the retreat." After Yuan Shao heard the news that the vanguard army was wiped out, his heart calmed down.He repeatedly ordered, urging the army to retreat with all its strength.
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Qu Yi and Yu Shi led the soldiers of the northern army to rush [-] li to the vicinity of Yancheng, and Lei Zi led the army to join them.The two armies merged into one and surrounded Yancheng in the early morning. However, the rebels had already withdrawn first, and Yancheng was an empty city.
The soldiers of the Northern Army were exhausted due to continuous fighting. Many generals asked for a day off to let the exhausted soldiers recover their strength.
Qu Yi was also worried about an accident in the army, so he urgently wrote to General Li Hong.Li Hong agreed with the infantry army to rest in Yancheng for a day, and at the same time ordered Zhao Yun, Yan Wuwei, and Lei Zi to lead their cavalry to chase the enemy south. military.
On the morning of the seventh day of September, Lei Zi was ordered to lead his army to kill Yanjin and Suanzao, and followed the rebels to kill them.
At noon on the seventh day of September, Zhao Yun led his army to Yancheng, and was ordered to go south to Wuchao to capture Fengqiu before the rebels, so as to cut off the rebels' escape route from Fengqiu to the south.
At noon on the seventh day of September, Yan Wuwei was ordered to lead an army to directly kill the gutter water, and launched an attack on the two cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu first, trying to block the rebels to the north of the Jishui River and divide and encircle them.
The three-way cavalry roared down, sweeping towards the land of Henan.
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On the seventh day of September, Fengqiu.
Cao Cao was dumbfounded when he learned that the front line was defeated and the entire army of [-] troops was wiped out.
Before Yuan Shao set off from Yancheng, he ordered Cao Cao to divide his troops to the south to reinforce Junyi and Zhongmou, and block Yan Rou's cavalry army under the city.Cao Cao wanted to go south to Xuzhou, so he didn't follow Yuan Shao's order. Instead, he still stationed troops in Fengqiu, always inquiring about the situation on the front line, so that he could leave when the time was right.
Unexpectedly, just one day later, the battle situation turned upside down. The coalition forces were defeated in Pingyang Pavilion, and 10 people were wiped out.
Although Cao Cao has been seeking Xuzhou and intends to make a comeback, he definitely has no intention of defeating the coalition forces.If the coalition forces are defeated and the Central Plains is lost, it will be as difficult as ever to defeat Li Hong. This is also an important reason why Cao Cao has not turned against Yuan Shao so far.In Cao Cao's mind, the most ideal outcome of the Central Plains War is that the coalition forces defeated Li Hong, and Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses and was unable to take all of the Central Plains. In this way, he could take advantage of the excellent opportunity that all parties were unable to fight after the Central Plains War, and occupied Xuzhou first, and then occupied Yanzhou, after he regained some strength after taking down Yanzhou and Xuzhou without bloodshed, the next step is to defeat Zang Ba and capture Qingzhou.With the land of Yan, Qing, and Xu as the foundation, he can stand on a tripartite foot with Li Hong, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others. In the future, he will not only survive without worry, but also be more likely to make a great achievement that will go down in history.
However, the annihilation of the [-] troops of the coalition army yesterday completely ruined his dream.Even if he takes Xuzhou now, he will directly face the attack from Yanzhou, and the crisis of survival is getting bigger and bigger.
In the battle of Dingtao, I lost Cao Ren, and in the battle of Pingyang Pavilion, I lost Xia Houyuan. In just a few months, my two brothers and tens of thousands of troops disappeared without a trace.In addition to Cao Cao's grief and indignation, he was even more disheartened, and suddenly lost his confidence and courage to fight for supremacy.
"My lord, what are you still thinking about?" Seeing that Cao Cao was stunned and silent, Xun Yu hurriedly urged, "We will go south to Xuzhou immediately, and we will go south immediately, without a moment's delay."
"My lord, please give me an order." Cheng Yu patted the table vigorously, "The northern Xinjiang cavalry is coming at a fast speed, if you hesitate a little, we will be surrounded by those ferocious barbarians, and the situation will no longer be salvageable, Sheji It could be overturned."
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, and smashed the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, "Now going south to Xuzhou, the Northern Frontier Army will quickly advance westward from Fengqiu, Junyi, and Zhongmou, encircling Yuan Shao and Liu Biao in Yanjin, On the line of Suanzao, the last few troops of the coalition army will be wiped out. Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are dead, so what resistance does the northern army have? They will rush down, occupy Henan smoothly, and then directly kill Yuzhou and force Luoyang. In a year, they will be able to sweep the world. Under such circumstances, what is the point of us occupying Xuzhou? Even if we occupy Xuzhou, how many days can we hold on?"
"Yuan Shao can directly retreat from Suanzao and Yuanwu through Bianqu, and garrison the few remaining troops in Xingyang, Chenggao, and Guancheng. In this way, he can cross the river north to support Hanoi, go south to support Yuzhou, and retreat west to defend the tiger. Although half of Henan has been lost, Luoyang is still safe." Guo Jia hurriedly persuaded, "My lord, after the northern Xinjiang cavalry enters Henan, they will face the gutter water, Jishui River, Honggou water, Bianqu, Langtangqu, etc. With several rivers, all advantages will be lost, and the encirclement of the coalition forces will not be completed in the shortest time. As long as Yuan Shao and Liu Biao can correctly judge the direction of the outflanking of the northern army, they will give up going south and turn west, directly from the Bianqu area. Withdrawing the troops will definitely turn the crisis into safety."
"Currently, the infantry army of the Northern Frontier Army is limited in number. When their iron cavalry army cannot play its full role, they must not only attack the city, but also continue to go south to capture more cities to consolidate the front line, so they certainly cannot It will deal an even greater blow to the remnants of the coalition forces. In addition, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei still have 8 to [-] troops, and Luoyang and Yuzhou have newly recruited soldiers. With these troops and strong cities, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others are completely Luoyang and Yuzhou can be defended, and the situation is not as bad as the adults imagined."
"Indeed, what Feng Xiao said is very reasonable." Xun Yu pointed to the map on the case table and said, "The Northern Frontier Army will attack south from Baima and Puyang on the banks of the Yellow River, and their army will sweep across Yanjin and Suanzao. Yi, Zhongmu line, Kaifeng, Chenliu line, and then enter Yuzhou's Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Liang Guo lines. Sir, look, how many roads are there from the south bank of the Yellow River to Yuzhou? At least 700 miles, the northern army, regardless of physical strength It is still food and grass, which have reached their limit and cannot support them to continue attacking."
"My lord, if we stay in the Central Plains battlefield, help Yuan Shao and Liu Biao delay the attack speed of the northern army, and stabilize the front in Henan, there will only be one consequence, and that is to lose Xuzhou." Cheng Yu said loudly, "We will be trapped in the On the Central Plains battlefield, Cao Chun fought again because of occupying Xuzhou and Jian Yong. Cao Chun had no reinforcements, and he could not occupy the entire territory of Xuzhou with his current strength. Under such circumstances, how could the Northern Border Army miss the opportunity? Once Li Hong has stabilized the battle line, he will definitely mobilize troops to march south to Xuzhou at the fastest speed. In addition, we also have to consider that Zang Ba is very likely to turn against him again after learning of the Northern Xinjiang Army's victory in the Central Plains. The army shook hands and made peace, and the two sides joined forces to attack Xuzhou from the direction of the North Sea."
Cao Cao calmed down, thought about it carefully, and sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'll listen to you, and go south to Xuzhou. However, before leaving, we should write a letter to Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei each, telling us The idea of withdrawing from Xuzhou to the south told them that we have already handed over the flanks of the battlefield, and the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army will quickly occupy the front lines of Fengqiu, Junyi and Zhongmou. Please retreat westward to Bianqu immediately, and don't go south and retreat. , so as not to fall into the siege of the northern border army and be wiped out by the whole army again. Secondly, I told Liu Bei not to go south, but to take the army to stay in Henan or Yuzhou. I don’t want to take the initiative to provoke internal strife at this time, and let Li Hong be in vain. Picking up a big bargain, let the country die because of it."
Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and Guo Jia looked at each other and nodded, agreeing with Cao Cao's idea.
In the past, Cao Cao's plan to go south to capture Xuzhou was based on the fact that the coalition forces defeated the northern army and Yuan Shao's strength increased sharply. At that time, Cao Cao's main purpose was to protect himself, to escape Yuan Shao's execution, and secondly to make a comeback. It's the same, now that the coalition forces have been defeated, and Hebei's strength has increased sharply. If everyone wants to save their lives and support the crumbling Han society, they must work together to fight against Li Hong.At this time, if everyone still has internal strife, it will not only kill themselves, but directly overthrow the country.
Cao Cao went south to Xuzhou in this critical situation. From the perspective of the overall situation, it was entirely to save Xuzhou before the northern army. Although Cao Cao suspected of preserving his strength, it was also urgently needed by the coalition forces.At present, among the coalition forces, Cao Cao is the only one who can reach Xuzhou in time and defend Xuzhou.If Yuan Shao could think of Xuzhou's crisis during the retreat, he could only let Cao Cao lead his army to defend Xuzhou.
Xun Yu immediately wrote a letter, and made a detailed analysis and explanation of Cao Cao's southward journey to Xuzhou and the many things that might be beneficial to the coalition forces that might arise from it.Cao Cao ordered the messenger to leave immediately and rush to Yanjin. , too late.
In the afternoon, Cao Cao, Cao Hong and others led a large army and quickly retreated southward.
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On the seventh day of September, Handan.
The news of Pingyang Pavilion's great victory was sent to Handan as quickly as possible, and Handan suddenly boiled.
The eldest princess wept with joy, and wept bitterly while holding the victory report.It has been ten years since I left Luoyang at the age of 11, and it has been ten years since I finally saw the hope of rejuvenating the country today.
Zhongshu Ling Liu Fang, Governor Guo Ce, Weijun Taishou Ding Li and other Jizhou officials came to congratulate him.
After the eldest princess calmed down from her excitement, she immediately called the ministers to discuss matters after the war.
After the victory letter was sent in the Central Plains battlefield, the general's memorial was sent immediately.In his memorial, the general reported his attack strategy after the war. He believed that judging from the current amount of food and grass, it was difficult to ensure that the army could capture Hanoi within a month, occupy most of Henan, and force Luoyang. Therefore, the general It is recommended to withdraw the Huqi from the desert immediately to save money and ensure that the army can complete the intended attack target to the greatest extent.
Now that the decisive battle in the Central Plains has been won and the army has completely controlled the situation in the Central Plains, the immediate repatriation of the desert cavalry is not only conducive to the stability of the Central Plains, but also conducive to the safety of the frontier fortress, and it can save a lot of money for the court. No one disagrees.At the beginning, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess resisted all opinions, and even went to the desert to enlist Hu Qi to go south, which was also a huge risk.Now Hu Qi's goal of going south to the Central Plains has been completed. Although Hu Qi participated in the battle for only three days, it was enough.
The eldest princess immediately issued an order, ordering the generals of the northern border, such as the general of the left guard Xian Yufu, Yan Wuwei, the governor of Mobei, to follow the orders of the generals, and quickly lead the army to withdraw from the battlefield of the Central Plains and return to the desert in the near future.
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At the end of the memorial, the general talked about the rewards of the soldiers.The general clearly expressed his opposition to the restoration of the fifth-class title system.The restoration of the fifth-class title system has a potential huge threat to the country, and the reason why the first emperor of Qin Dynasty abolished the fifth-class title system was precisely because this threat had endangered the safety of the country.For 400 years in this dynasty, the [-]th class military merit has been implemented. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and there is no need to modify it. However, considering that most of the northern Xinjiang generals in the current court are rank lords, they can no longer be rewarded in terms of official titles. Therefore, the general suggested The imperial court increased Liehou Shiyi.
After more than ten years of wars and continuous disasters, it is a fact that the population of the Han Dynasty has plummeted. As the army regained more and more states and counties, more and more land, especially unowned land, is innumerable .The general invites the eldest princess. In the case of extremely tight financial resources in the imperial court, it is the best and most convenient and affordable way to reward the princes.Not only did it not conflict with the new land system implemented by the imperial court, but it also contributed to the growth of wealth and the recovery of population for a long time.By analogy, lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers who have achieved meritorious service should also receive corresponding land rewards according to the degree of merit, which will greatly promote the consolidation and improvement of the recruit system.
The general's memorial caused a shock in the big tent.
The restoration of the five-class title system has been spreading in Hebei since the emperor passed away and the new emperor succeeded to the throne.Last year Shangshu Zuo Cheng Dong Zhao wrote a letter to the imperial court specifically on this matter, and wrote a very long memorial, explaining in detail the benefits of adding a fifth-level high-level title to the [-]th-level military merit title.At that time, there were many responders in the court, and they wrote letters to remonstrate, even including many generals in the Northern Xinjiang army, but the eldest princess firmly refused.At first, everyone thought that General Li Hong would support this proposal, because the Central Plains War is about to begin. If the eldest princess can be forced to agree to restore the fifth-class title system before the war, it will definitely boost the morale of the soldiers in Northern Xinjiang. , General Li Hong did not express any opinion on this.
Many ministers are speculating that the reason why the general did not publicly support this memorial is probably because he was worried that this matter would anger the opponents in the court and lead to the failure of the Central Plains War.If the fifth-class title system is restored, the great general's outstanding achievements and his prominent position in the court will be at least a duke. As the world gradually calms down, the great general's merits will become greater and greater, and he may be crowned king in the future.The emperor Gaozu of this dynasty once said that people with different surnames cannot be crowned kings, but in today’s Han Dynasty, the great generals hold powerful soldiers and power over the court. Even Dong Zhuo in the past can’t be compared with him. If the generals want to crown themselves kings, the emperor would dare not ?Who dares to think about what will happen after the general becomes king?
The fear of opponents may lead them to take risks.Judging from the ups and downs of the past ten years, there are too many such people.Even if the general doesn't think about the community or Hebei, he still has to think about his own life, so it's normal for him to remain silent.However, once the Central Plains War is won, the imperial court regains Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and establishes the advantage of calming the world, will the general continue to remain silent?
The general's memorial today finally let everyone in Hebei see the general's true thoughts. He opposed it, and like the eldest princess, he opposed it very thoroughly and simply, without any room for negotiation and compromise.
In fact, the eldest princess has been worried about this.The Central Plains War was won, and rewards were a headache.If the fifth-class title system is restored, the consequences are unpredictable, and it is very likely to shake the foundation of the society, so she will not agree anyway.Although her tone had been loosened before the war, it was all to stabilize Hebei and boost morale, and she didn't want to give in on this matter.
After the general won the decisive battle in the Central Plains, his prestige reached the extreme in the court and in the northern army. At this time, he came forward to publicly oppose the restoration of the fifth-class title system, and proposed to reward military achievements with land and money. There will be very few opponents. Even if some people feel that the imperial reward is too light, under the threat of the general, no one will dare to come out again and threaten to restore the fifth-class title system. That is tantamount to going against the general.
The eldest princess was elated, and took up a pen to write a reply letter to the general, and the lines between the lines were full of affection.
After the war, the government was even more busy. The eldest princess did not dare to delay in Handan any longer, and hurried back to Jinyang the next day.
Fengxue did not leave with Princess Chang, she stayed in Handan, and was about to go south with her, crossing the river to Dingtao City in Yanzhou to join the General.
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On the eighth day of September, Yanjin.
Yuan Shao and Liu Biao led the army and rushed all the way, and quickly rushed to Yanjin, ready to join Liu Bei's army, but before they could catch their breath, the scouts rushed to report. Fifty miles left.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to tell Liu Bei in Hanoi that Yanjindu was about to fall, so he should stay in Hanoi temporarily and not cross the river.Liu Bei was blocked in Hanoi. If he wanted to cross the south of the river, he had to retreat to the line of Pinggao and Huaicheng first. But in this way, the time for him to go south to Xuzhou would be greatly delayed, and Xuzhou was very likely to fall.
Just when Yuan Shao was at a loss, Cao Cao's letter arrived.After Yuan Shao read the letter, he shook his head and smiled wryly, and handed the letter to Liu Biao, "Brother Jing Sheng, Meng De has already gone south to Xuzhou."
Liu Biao knew that Cao Cao was going south, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to ignore the safety of tens of thousands of coalition troops at this time, turned around and ran away first, "This Cao Heizi, he wants us to die. We are all dead, he Can he last for a few more days? Does he want to take refuge in Li Hong and be a house slave for Li Hong?" He cursed angrily while reading the letter, "If that's the case, what else can we do? Let Liu Bei stay in Hanoi temporarily To resist the northern border army, let's withdraw directly to Ao Cang."
Yuan Shao sighed, "When Cao Cao arrives in Xuzhou, Xuzhou is his, and he will not let it out."
Liu Biao sneered, "It's not just Xuzhou that belongs to him. I think Jiujiang and Lujiang counties will also belong to him sooner or later. If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are not careful, even Jiangdong will be his. But that's good..." Liu Biao Looking up at Yuan Shao, "With Meng De sticking to Xuzhou, Li Hong can only stop at the border between Yan and Xu in all likelihood. It will be very difficult for him to get in."
"Yuzhou, now the key is Yuzhou." Yuan Shao said worriedly, "If Yuzhou is captured by the northern army and Yingchuan, Chen Guo and Liang Guo are all lost, then not only Luoyang is in danger, but even Jingzhou is under the attack of the northern army. Down."
"Where is your line of defense?" Liu Biao looked at Yuan Shao and asked, "If you decide to give up Zhongmou and Junyi and return to defend the front lines of Xingyang, Aocang, and Guancheng, then your current strength is enough. I can quickly go south to Yuzhou , This can save part of the food. After the [-] army is wiped out, we now have enough food, and the current food stock can support tens of thousands of troops until this winter."
Yuan Shao felt a pain in his heart, and lowered his head to lament, "We are short of troops. Defense across the board is equivalent to spreading out our troops. We can only let the commanders of the northern army drive straight in, so we can only garrison heavy troops in a few key cities. After you go south, join Xun Chen and garrison heavily. Yu Yingchuan Xuchang, Chen Guoyang Xia, Liang Guo Suiyang and Pei Guo Xiaopei, and get in touch with Meng De as soon as possible to prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from going south."
Liu Biao accepted Yuan Shao's suggestion, and together with Xu Wei, took the Jingzhou Army and the rest of the Runan Army with about 2 people, first retreated to the original Wucheng via Suanzao, and then rushed along the Jishui River to Xingyang.
After Liu Biao left, Yuan Shao urgently wrote to the defenders and officials in Yuanwu, Yangwu, Junyi, Zhongmou and other cities. After receiving the letter, he immediately withdrew to Guancheng, Yuancheng and Xingyang to gather in Guancheng, Yuancheng and Xingyang, preparing to resist the new attack launched by the northern army. A round of attack.
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On the eighth day of September, Junyi City.
Cao Cao withdrew to Junyi, replenished food and supplies, and then commanded the army to go south to Chenliu.
At this moment, Xia Houyuan, Cai Yang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others fled back.A group of people galloped day after day, they were exhausted, everyone was in such a mess, they were so tired that they almost fell off their horses.
Cao Cao was so excited that he hugged Xia Houyuan and roared repeatedly, with tears in his eyes.After everyone calmed down a bit, Cao Cao said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "I am ordered by the imperial court to immediately support Xuzhou to prevent the attack of the northern army. I wonder if the two adults are willing to go to Xuzhou with me?"
Guan Yu was surprised, "Your Excellency, you want to abandon Junyi and Zhongmou's line?"
"The iron cavalry of the northern border army has launched a full-line pursuit. They will soon cross the river from the direction of the ditch and march westward. They will divide and encircle the coalition army in several ways. The two adults, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, have not enough time to lead the army southward to Junyi. They are on the same line as Zhongmou, so they can only retreat westward from Yuanwu to Bianqu, and stick to the line between Xingyang and Guancheng to ensure the safety of Luoyang."
"Where's Chen Liu? I don't want Chen Liu either?"
"We can't hold it anymore." Cao Cao smiled sourly. "In the battle of Pingyang Pavilion, the entire army of [-] troops was wiped out. With our current strength, even if we want to hold on to Luoyang, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, it will be very difficult. If the North The frontier army still has enough food and grass, and they will definitely do their best to capture the whole of Hanoi and Yingchuan in Yuzhou before winter comes, so as to complete the siege of Luoyang."
Guan Yu looked up to the sky and lamented.Xia Houyuan, Zhang Fei and others felt heavy and were at a loss.
"Unless anything else happens, it will be very difficult for Master Liu Bei to cross the river and go down the river in the near future. Facing the fierce offensive launched by the Northern Army in Hanoi, he will not be able to leave even if he wants to." Cao Cao said, "The Northern Army is the first target to attack It's not Luoyang, but Yingchuan, so I guess Lord Liu Biao will soon lead his army south to defend Yuzhou. If you don't want to go with me, you can go south to Xuchang to join Lord Liu Biao's army."
Guan Yu looked up at Zhang Fei.
"I'm not going to Xuzhou." Zhang Fei gave Cao Cao a disdainful look, waved his hand and said, "If we want revenge, we should go to Yingchuan. It is impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to hit Xuzhou in a short time, and the Prime Minister excused the court's decree to do so." Taking the army to Xuzhou is nothing more than wanting to preserve your own strength. Since the prime minister is afraid of death, then go to Xuzhou and hug the woman to have fun."
Cao Cao's smiling face froze, and he flew into a rage.Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others immediately held the handle of the knife and stared at it.Xun Yu was in a hurry and grabbed Cao Cao, "If there is no Yide, our family will be in danger."
Cao Cao snorted coldly, bowed slightly to Zhang Fei, and said arrogantly: "I want to thank Mr. Zhang for this matter."
"Bah..." Zhang Fei stared, and spit on Cao Cao's face, "If I didn't want to kill the enemy, I would have gone to Changyi to save your family? You can dream." A series of vicious curses followed. .
Cao Cao trembled with anger.Why Zhang Fei and Cao Chun became enemies, Cao Cao knew best, but this kid Zhang Fei turned his back on others and insulted himself in front of everyone, he couldn't swallow it no matter what.He was about to order Zhang Fei to be arrested when Guan Yu said, "The Prime Minister is going to Xuzhou at this moment, probably not to stop the northern army?"
"Hey..." Cao Cao sneered a few times, "Yun Chang, I know what you want to say. Well, I won't go to Xuzhou now, I will let you and Zhang Fei go back, but can you hold Xuzhou? You Xuzhou How many troops are there? Chen Deng took 5000 people to Jizhou, and it is almost impossible for him to withdraw safely. Cao Bao still has 5000 people, but these people are stationed in Langya Kingdom, Donghai County and Pengcheng respectively. These 5000 people can't stop the Northern Border Army at all. Jian Yong still has [-] newly recruited recruits, what can these people do? Once the Northern Border Army occupies Xuzhou, how many days do we have to live?"
Guan Yu was at a loss for words.
"Yun Chang, follow me to Xuzhou. When you arrive in Xuzhou, people like Jian Yong and Cao Bao will listen to you, and Xuzhou's [-] troops can still play a role. When we hold Xuzhou, we can launch a counterattack and attack northward. Yanzhou restrained the troops of the Northern Frontier Army, thereby helping Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei block the attacks of the Northern Frontier Army on the three battlefields of Central Plains, Hanoi, and Yuzhou, so that the coalition forces can quickly stabilize the front and regain their strength at all times. This is The only way to change the unfavorable situation at present is that I hope Yun Chang can understand my painstaking efforts." Cao Cao paused, and then said, "As for Xuzhou, I can swear to you here, as long as Master Liu Bei is still Xuzhou Mu, as long as Master Liu Bei continues If I return to Xuzhou as Xuzhou Mu, I will immediately leave Xuzhou with the army, and if I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth."
Cao Cao said everything that should be said, and Guan Yu gave Cao Cao an oath to say that all the worries in Guan Yu's heart were gone.He no longer hesitated, and immediately made a decision, "Okay, I will go to Xuzhou with you."
Cao Cao was overjoyed, and turned his eyes to Zhang Fei standing behind Guan Yu.Zhang Fei ignored him, shook his hand, turned around and left, "I'm going to Xuchang."
Guan Yu wanted to call Zhang Fei to stop, but he held back after thinking for a while, and let Zhang Fei gallop away with his personal guards.
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On the ninth day of September, Yuan Shao led his army to retreat to Yuanwu City.
The scouts sent urgent reports.The northern Xinjiang cavalry has crossed Yanjin and Suanzao, and is killing the water in the gutter.Another group of iron cavalry has crossed the river and surrounded Yangwu City.General Zhao Yun of the Northern Xinjiang Army took Fengqiu with his army, and was crossing the river from the direction of Sanling Pavilion, killing Guandu.At the same time, news also came from Zhongmou that Yan Rou of the Northern Border Army had led an army across Junyi City and was attacking Zhongmou City.
Yuan Shao was shocked, and hastily ordered all the ministries not to rest, and immediately withdrew to Xingyang City.
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On the ninth day of September, Hanoi.
Liu Bei, Gao Gan and others were shocked when they learned that the coalition forces were defeated at Pingyang Pavilion.
Liu Bei was very sad.It is estimated that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and more than 1 Xuzhou soldiers were wiped out, and there was no hope of surviving.He originally planned to cross the river from the direction of Yanjindu to Xuzhou, but the iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang was so fast that Yanjindu was lost before he was ready to cross the river.Concerned about the safety of Xuzhou, Liu Bei immediately bid farewell to Gao Gan, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling, and led the army to turn west, intending to cross the south from the direction of Huaicheng.
As soon as Liu Bei's army left Huojia, the senior officials sent people to ask for help.
On the ninth day of the lunar new year, Wen Chou, Wang Dang, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xiu led their troops to Qingshui River to join Peng Lie and Mustafa.Under the command of Wen Chou, the army quickly crossed the Qingshui River and captured Jicheng.The high-ranking cadres were short of troops and their morale was weak. They couldn't defend at all, so they had to retreat to Huojia.
Without hesitation, Liu Bei resolutely gave up going south to Xuzhou, and instead led his troops to meet the Northern Xinjiang Army.If Hanoi is lost at this moment, the Northern Xinjiang Army can go all the way to Heyang Chen Bing on the North Bank of the Yellow River, attack Mengjin and Xiaopingjin in the eighth pass of Gyeonggi, and threaten Luoyang.Compared with Xuzhou, the safety of Luoyang is more important.If Luoyang is lost and Yuan Shao is defeated, the fate of the rest of the forces can be imagined if they are not able to gain a stable foothold.
The armies of the two sides immediately fought fiercely in the Huojia area.
The morale of the northern army is like a rainbow, unstoppable, while the morale of the coalition army is low, and it lacks the courage to fight to the death. In addition, the loss of Yanjin Ferry, the northern army can come from the opposite bank for support at any time. Liu Bei had no choice but to order a retreat Huaicheng.
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On the ninth day of September, Xuzhou, Pengcheng.
After Cao Chun received Cao Cao's secret letter to attack Xuzhou, he immediately wrote to Man Chong, Liu Xun, and Xiahouba who had secretly assembled in the small town of Dangshan, asking them to lead their troops to Pengcheng to join them.
Three days later, Man Chong, Liu Xun, and Xia Houba arrived in Xiao County, more than 100 miles away from Pengcheng.
On the ninth day of the lunar new year, Cao Chun rushed to the city and told Jian Yong that he had received a letter from Cao Cao to lead his army north to the battlefield in the Central Plains. The recent care of Yanzhou soldiers.Jian Yong couldn't refuse, so he rushed to Cao Jun's camp with a group of Xuzhou government officials.
Cao Chun, Ren Jun and others were very enthusiastic and tried to persuade them to drink repeatedly.Jian Yong is very restrained, he will only stop after a little taste, and dare not drink too much to make things worse.A group of family members of the government government worked hard for several months to raise food and grass for the battlefield in the Central Plains. It was a rare opportunity to indulge, and all of them drank to their heart's content and got drunk.
In the middle of the night, when Jian Yong was about to say goodbye and leave, Cao Chun said with a smile, "Where are Brother Xianhe going?"
Jian Yong thought that Cao Chun was drunk, so he said a few perfunctory words, and wanted to leave.Cao Chun grabbed him and said with an embarrassed expression: "Brother Xianhe, I'm really sorry. I have ordered you to be arrested by the prime minister."
Jian Yong smiled and said, "Zihe, you drank too much, go to bed early."
Cao Chun smiled wryly, "Brother Xianhe, when we were drinking just now, Bo Ning (Man Chong) and Zitai (Liu Xun) had taken the opportunity to take down Pengcheng, this...really..."
The smile on Jian Yong's face gradually dissipated, and his drunken mind flipped countless times in a blink of an eye, and he probably guessed the cause and effect of this. The anger in his eyes became more and more intense, as if he was about to spit out and burn Cao Chun alive die.
"Cao Zihe..." Jian Yong wanted to scold, but couldn't find a suitable word in his eagerness, "The Central Plains is fighting a war, and the country is at stake, you...you actually..."
Facing Jian Yong's angry face, Cao Chun was ashamed and speechless.In the past two years, Yanzhou and Xuzhou formed an alliance and helped each other. Xuzhou gave Yanzhou a lot of money and food. Especially when fighting Yuan Shu, Xuzhou almost took on all the money and food. The relationship between the two parties is very harmonious, but...
Ren Jun waved at the guards behind him, "Take Master Jian to the military tent and let him have a good rest."
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On the tenth day of September, Yanjin.
General Li Hong arrived in Yanjin with an army of [-] infantry.
At the military meeting, Sima Fugan reported the latest battle situation to the general and the generals.
After the decisive battle, all cavalry were ordered to pursue.
Master Lei Zi led his iron cavalry to occupy Yanjin, Suanzao, and Yuanwu in turn, and now the army is stationed on the front line of Bianqu.
Lord Yan Wuwei led his cavalry to the gutter water, crossed the river and captured Yangwu.We originally planned to use Lord Yan Wuwei's iron cavalry to block the rebels on the north bank of the Jishui River, and form a front and back attack with Lord Leizi, but because the rebels changed their retreat direction in time, they went directly from the original Wucheng to the west and retreated through Bianqu Arriving in Xingyang caused our strategy of encirclement and annihilation to fail.Now the army is stationed in Yangwu City to stand by.
Master Zhao Yun led his iron cavalry to occupy Wuchao and Fengqiu in turn, and then crossed the Yingou River from the direction of Sanling Pavilion, directly killed the north bank of Honggou River, and attacked Guandu and Zhongmou with Lord Yan Rou from north to south.Now the army is approaching Guancheng and directly threatening Xingyang.
Lord Yan Rou led the iron cavalry to occupy the three cities of Xiaohuang, Junyi and Zhongmou in turn. At present, the army is going south along the Langtang Canal, and it is estimated that Kaifeng and Chenliu will be captured in the next two days.Due to the supply of food and grass, Lord Yan Rou's iron cavalry had to stop for a while after going south to Chenliu to wait for the replenishment of food, grass and military equipment.
On the Hanoi battlefield, Wen Chou, Wang Dang, Zhang Liao and other lords have successfully captured Jicheng and Huojia, and are currently advancing towards Huaicheng.
The news from the Xuzhou battlefield has not yet arrived.Calculated according to the time, Mr. Chen Gong in Rencheng has received our order and is probably leading his army south to Pengcheng.Lord Zang Ba of Qingzhou estimates that he will receive our order within two days. At that time, he will lead the army to directly kill Langya Kingdom and Donghai County, and strive to join Lord Chen Gong in Pengcheng.
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"Because of this decisive battle in the Central Plains, the loss of Hebei's wealth is astonishing. It is difficult for us to launch a large-scale attack in the short term. Therefore, we must take advantage of this excellent opportunity to severely damage the rebels and complete the siege of Luoyang to the greatest extent. A favorable situation will be formed in the near future, and preparations will be made for attacking Luoyang next year." Standing in front of the map, Jia Xu looked at the excited northern generals, and continued: "In order to completely encircle Luoyang, we must take the land to the east of Luoyang. Hanoi in the north of Yanzhou and Luoyang, Yingchuan in Yuzhou in the south of Luoyang, Guanzhong and Guanxi in the west of Luoyang.”
"After the decisive battle in the Central Plains, we have taken all of Yanzhou, approached Henan, and completed the encirclement of the east of Luoyang. In addition, we plan to take the entire territory of Hanoi and Chen Bing on the north bank of the Yellow River before this winter to complete the encirclement of the north of Luoyang." Xu pointed to Yingchuan in Yuzhou on the map, "Because of problems such as food supply and military strength, it will be difficult for us to capture Yingchuan this year, so what the general said is that we will not fight Yingchuan this year, and we will fight Yingchuan again next spring. "
"What about Guanzhong? When will we attack Guanzhong?" Qu Yi asked with a smile, "We have been fighting in the Central Plains for several months, and the results have been brilliant. Nine-headed bird, He Maniac and others must have red eyes."
There was a relaxed laughter in the big tent.
"The key to whether we can attack Luoyang next year lies in Guanzhong." Jia Xu turned his head and looked at Xiliang on the other side of the map, with a worried expression on his face. We have to stop, so we will have to delay our attack on Luoyang."
"Yuan Shao has already been beaten to death by us, and Nine-headed Bird has sent troops to pretend to attack Kansai several times this year, beating Chunyu Qiong in Kansai to death." Qu Yi said indifferently, "Now that we are fighting Guanzhong, Yuan Tan can't get it." Support, defeat is imminent, nothing to worry about, unless..."
Li Hong, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu and others looked at Qu Yi at the same time.
Qu Yi seemed to think of something, and hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Wen Yue won't turn against us at this time, will he?"
Following Qu Yi's words, the relaxed atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became dignified.It has been 184 years since the first year of Zhongping (AD 15), when Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others rose up in Xiliang when they took advantage of the Yellow Turbans of the Central Plains.During these 15 years, Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Wang Guo, Ma Teng and others who were later involved in the Xiliang army died one after another. Now only this ambitious and talented Mr. Wen Yue dominates Xiliang frontier.
Since the spring of the sixth year of Zhongping, after General Huangfusong severely damaged the Xiliang army in Chencang, the imperial army has never entered Xiliang territory again, and Xiliang has remained stable for ten years under the sole support of Mr. Wen Yue. This is inseparable from his outstanding intelligence, but will Mr. Wen Yue's lofty ambition make him choose a different path at this critical moment?In his opinion, a road that can keep Xiliang stable for a long time, and let the people of Xiliang live and work in peace and contentment for a long time?
Seeing that Li Hong and the others looked serious, Qu Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "General, it's not the first time we have fought against Han Wenyue. When has he ever won against us? What are we afraid of? If he dares to turn his face, we will beat him. Beat him all the way to the West Sea, haha..."
Li Hong looked at the arrogant Qu Yi, and smiled softly, "Yun Tian, who beat you so hard that you ran away? Have you forgotten?"
Qu Yi's smile froze, and he gave Li Hong a hard look, "General, that was a fraudulent defeat, a fraudulent defeat. Didn't Han Wenyue fall into your trap and return home in a big defeat?"
"Haha..." Yushi laughed out loud.Among the Northern Xinjiang generals present here, Xian Yufu, Yushi, Yan Liang, Fan Li, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others were all participants in the pasture war. Thinking of the past more than ten years ago, everyone was deeply moved.After so many years, and still fighting with Han Sui, when will the Xiliang matter be completely settled.
"Yuntian, do you think Mr. Wenyue will turn against us at this time?" Li Hong asked solemnly.
Qu Yi sighed, "General, in the final analysis, we are enemies with Han Sui, not friends. The so-called friends are just personal friendships. No matter how good a personal relationship is, even if it is a life-and-death friendship, once it involves Xi Han Sui will immediately turn his face and deny anyone. For more than ten years, Han Sui has been rebelling non-stop, and he will be appeased when he is defeated. When will he settle down? His official position is getting bigger and bigger every day. Liang's power is also growing day by day. How could he give his life and his Xiliang to the imperial court? The reason why he took refuge in the imperial court was not for the Han Dynasty, but for Xiliang, or to put it a little worse , to be more thorough, he is for himself. Now Xiliang and him have become one, and there is no distinction between each other."
"We won the Central Plains War, but it also exhausted Hebei's wealth. The general was eager to attack Luoyang, just as he was eager to attack the Central Plains. He wanted to give the rebels a fatal blow when they were still alive. So as to pacify the country in the shortest time. Although this method is suspected of drinking doves to quench thirst, judging from the results of the Central Plains War, this method is still acceptable. Even if Hebei has to pay a heavy price for it in the future, compared with With the continuous flames of war and the suffering people suffering, we still prefer to choose this kind of attack strategy with one go and a quick decision, but the problem is that Hebei is very weak before taking Luoyang. Once it falls into a protracted war on the Luoyang battlefield, The consequences could be disastrous."
"It is impossible for Yuan Shao not to know this, and Han Sui is also very clear. If he joins forces with Yuan Shao and turns against us, the problems in Guanzhong will be complicated." Qu Yi said, pointing to his nose, "If I were Han Sui, I will definitely take advantage of the end of the Central Plains War when Hebei and Luoyang are out of breath, take Guanzhong first, gain an absolute advantage, and then turn my hands into clouds and rain, and play Hebei and Luoyang between applause. In this way, None of you can drive me back to Xiliang, and occupying Guanzhong, and relying on Guanzhong to stabilize and develop Xiliang, has always been Han Sui's greatest wish." Qu Yi looked at Li Hong who looked depressed, and asked with narrowed eyes, "The general's wish is to rejuvenate the country. If you have the opportunity to realize your wish, are you willing to give it up for nothing?"
Li Hong smiled, shook his head, turned around and said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda, immediately report to the imperial court, please Your Highness and Lord Taiwei pay close attention to Xiliang, and send people to Yicheng to meet Han Sui as soon as possible. Then give it to Yang Feng in Hedong My lord wrote a letter, asking him to pay attention to the movement in Guanzhong at all times, and if there is any abnormality in Guanzhong, send troops immediately without any hesitation."
"In addition, I will tell Minister Li Wei that the Great War in the Central Plains has come to an end, and Hu Qi will soon return to the desert. Please allocate as much food and grass as possible to the Hedong battlefield to prepare for the Guanzhong War."
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Jia Xu then arranged for the deployment of troops and Hu Qi's return to the north.
Master Qu Yi led the Northern Army to the south of Kaifeng and Chenliu, joined Lord Yan Rou's iron cavalry and entered Yuzhou to attack Yingchuan.Some of the iron cavalry will continue to go south to Chen Guo and Liang Guo, and take back all the cities belonging to Yanzhou.
Master Lu Bu led the southern army to station in Zhongmou and Junyi, and attacked Guancheng and Xingyang from camera.
Lord Yan Liang commanded Zhang He and Gao Lan's troops to station in Yuanwu and Yangwu cities, and forced Bianqu to threaten Xingyang and Aocang.
After the armies of the various ministries arrive at the predetermined positions and the cavalry ministries complete the garrison handover, the Hu cavalry ministries will gradually withdraw from the battlefield and return to the frontier fortress and the desert.
General Xian Yufu of Zuowei, Lord Yan Wuwei, Protector of Mobei, Lord Tie Yue of Jinxueyuan, Lord Lei Zi of Wuyuan Camp, Lord Wei Jun of Yunzhong Camp, Lord Li Su of Macheng Camp, Yuyang Mr. Xian Yuyin of Daying will bring about [-] Huqi to the north in the near future.
After the army of iron cavalry left, there were still two battalions of iron cavalry from the Northern Army, one battalion of iron cavalry from the Southern Army, one battalion of Duliao cavalry from Yang Ming, and one battalion of Ula cavalry from Jiang Wu with about 2 horses.This will greatly alleviate the food and grass crisis of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
The two adults Gao Shun and Xu Huang led their troops to immediately stationed in Changyi City in Shanyang County and the State of Lu to guard the southern border of Yanzhou.
"Before Hu Qi leaves the Central Plains, I would like to invite Liu Bao, Lou Lu, and Ta Dun to a banquet, as well as the tribal kings." Li Hong said to Qu Yi and Lu Bu with a smile, "The two adults will stay in Yanjin for the time being. , when the banquet is held, please invite two adults to come forward to accompany you."
"General, you won't give all the spoils to the tribes of the Hu tribe, will you?" Qu Yi looked at Li Hong vigilantly, and said with a serious face, "General, I'll put my ugly words first, so don't favor one over another. This battle can be won, although the Hu people have made great efforts, but the main battle was fought by our soldiers one by one, you can't give them all the good things."
Li Hong pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Yuntian, do you think money is better, or land?"
Qu Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and others, all of them looked suspicious, "General, what do you mean? You want to invite the imperial court to use land as a reward?"
"Is it okay?" Li Hong smiled, "I have already sent the memorial to His Highness. The reason His Highness returned to Jinyang in a hurry is precisely for this purpose."
"Is there such a good thing?" Qu Yi asked in surprise.The generals in the tent were also very pleasantly surprised.
"Where are the soldiers? Do they have any?" Qu Yi hurriedly asked, "Are the pensions of the fallen soldiers also replaced by land?"
"Yes." Li Hong said affirmatively, "After more than ten years of wars and disasters in Yanzhou, the population is not much, so a large number of people have to move south from Jizhou, Bingzhou and other places. In this way, the land tension in Hebei can be eased, and People who migrated to the south can also be properly resettled in Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other places, so why not do it.”
Rewarding money is one-time, and it will be gone when it is used up, but rewarding land can allow the recipient to get money every year. Everyone likes this kind of good thing, and the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became lively.
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In mid-September, Xuzhou.
When the Central Plains battlefield gradually quieted down, the Xuzhou battlefield was suddenly full of wars.
After Cao Chun and Ren Jun led their troops to capture Pengcheng, Man Chong and Liu Xun led an army to attack Xiapi.
At this moment, Chen Gong suddenly led his troops to capture Xiaopei, Peiguo, and went south along the Sishui River to kill Pengcheng.Cao Chun was frightened, and on the one hand urgently asked Man Chong to return for help, and on the other hand led his army to block the attack.Before Man Chong could return to help Pengcheng, another urgent report was sent from Langya Kingdom. Qingzhou Zang Ba led the army to attack the city and pull out the village, and rushed to Kaiyang.At this moment, the Prime Minister of Langya Kingdom doesn't know that Xuzhou has changed hands, and he still asks Jian Yong to send troops to support him as soon as possible in the letter.
Cao Chun acted decisively, abandoned Langya Kingdom, and let Xia Houba lead his army to the East China Sea to defend the city of Tan (tan).He joins Man Chong and Liu Xun to face Chen Gong with all his strength.
The two sides fought fiercely near Liucheng on the Surabaya River.
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On the sixth day of September, late at night, in Yancheng.
The huge banner with the word "Yuan" is bathed in the hazy night, flying in the air.Yuan Shao stayed at the foot of the horse city, stared blankly for a while, and finally couldn't control his emotions, and wept sadly.
Fate is so cruel and ruthless. When victory is within easy reach, it just gives itself a fatal blow.The Central Plains War was defeated, all dreams and hopes were shattered, and the soon-to-be-successful career of king and hegemony has been turned into a pile of powder under the ravages of northern Xinjiang cavalry.From this moment on, I will have to fight for survival.
There were only a dozen or so personal guards who fled back with Yuan Shao, and they called to open the city gate.When Liu Biao, Feng Ji, Xu Wei and others heard that Yuan Shao had returned suddenly, they immediately realized that there had been a shocking change in the front line. They were terrified and rushed to the gate of the city to meet Yuan Shao.
Seeing Yuan Shao and a dozen of his personal guards walking miserably into the city gate, everyone looked exhausted and distraught, Liu Biao and others were all shaken and out of their minds.
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The atmosphere in the meeting hall was very bleak.
After listening to Yuan Shao's narration, Liu Biao looked up to the sky and lamented, "None of us would have thought that Li Hong would be so mad that he would recruit Hu cavalry from the desert to go south to the Central Plains. The great Han society is at stake."
Feng Ji stared blankly at the flickering candle beside him, and remained silent.After a long time, he asked softly: "I wonder if the 6 troops of the vanguard can break out of the encirclement?"
Yuan Shao shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Impossible. There are too many cavalry, too many to be imagined. They also cannot escape the fate of annihilation. This battle was too miserable."
Liu Biao was heartbroken, and sighed, "What should we do now? Should we withdraw the troops overnight, or wait for the news of the vanguard before withdrawing?"
"Don't take chances." Yuan Shao waved his hand mournfully, "If nothing happens, the army of iron cavalry in Northern Xinjiang will kill the city tomorrow morning."
"Withdraw immediately?" Liu Biao obviously couldn't abandon his soldiers, so he immediately asked, "Aren't you waiting for a day?"
"No more." Yuan Shao said very resolutely, "Urgently tell the ministries to withdraw to the Yanjin and Suanzao lines overnight. In addition, tell Cao Cao to lead his army to the south quickly and stick to the Zhongmou and Junyi lines to ensure that the army can stay in front of the border. The south bank of the water blocks the Northern Army." Yuan Shao paused for a moment, and then said, "After this defeat, the Northern Army's goal must be Luoyang, so whether they can hold Hanoi now will directly affect the safety of Luoyang."
He looked up at Fengji, who was downcast, and forced a smile, "Yuantu, write a letter to brothers Gao Gan Gaorou, asking them to stick to Hanoi, even if they are fiercely attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, they must hold on to me Huaicheng, otherwise Luoyang will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be in jeopardy."
Feng Ji nodded, and immediately wrote at his desk.Yuan Shao saw that everyone was very frustrated, so he comforted him: "Although we are defeated this time, as long as we block the northern army in Hanoi and Henan before winter comes, then next spring, we will be defeated." We can launch a counterattack."
"It is impossible for the Hu Qi borrowed by Li Hong from the desert to stay in the Central Plains for a long time, and Hebei does not have such a strong financial strength to supply food for an army of 10,000+ iron cavalry for a long time, so I estimate that Hu Qi will return to the desert before the heavy snow comes. Hu Qi After leaving the Central Plains, the strength of the Northern Frontier Army has plummeted, and the Northern Frontier Army, which has been fighting continuously for half a year, will lose its powerful attack power because of Hu Qi's departure, so it has to stop for a while to rest." Yuan Shao patted hard Let's look at the case, "My lords, don't be discouraged, we still have a chance to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army."
Liu Biao, Feng Ji, Xu Wei and others looked at each other, smiling wryly and speechless.Yuan Shao was able to recover from the devastating blow in such a short period of time, regain his mind and clean up the mess. It is indeed commendable, but everyone knows that after the defeat in this battle, both Yuan Shao and the coalition have lost confidence. Losing the strength to compete with Northern Xinjiang, the next days will be very difficult, and all forces will have to suffer bloody wars in painful torments.
"Where is Xuande?" Liu Biao asked in a low voice, "Do you want him to return to Xuzhou immediately?"
"Yes." Yuan Shao nodded, "Please lead the army to withdraw across the Yellow River immediately and return to Xuzhou with the troops. If Li Hong sends troops to attack Xuzhou for a long distance at this moment, Xuzhou will be in danger."
"It seems that Zang Ba and Chen Deng are far from lucky." Xu Mi sighed, "After this battle, Li Hong may occupy Qingzhou and Yanzhou at the same time. In the future..."
"We will always have a way to defeat him in the future." Yuan Shao sneered, "Li Hong used the power of the Hu people to attack the Central Plains, kill the Han people, and endanger the country. Then he stood up abruptly and waved his hands and said, "Tell Yuan Tan and Duan Yan in Guanzhong, Chunyu Qiong in Guanxi, the Central Plains War failed, please quickly withdraw from the Hedong battlefield, stick to Guanzhong and Guanxi, and ensure the safety of Guanluo."
"The book told Yuan Wei in Luoyang, Xun Chen in Yuzhou, and Yuan Xi in Nanyang to immediately transfer the recruits to Eight Passes in Gyeonggi, Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Liang Guo in Henan and Yuzhou, and resolutely keep the northern army in Hanoi, Outside of Henan and Yuzhou."
"My lords..." Yuan Shao's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, "At this moment, please make concerted efforts to fight against rebellion and revive the community."
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On the seventh day of September, in the early hours of the morning, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao led their troops out of Yancheng and rushed towards Yanjin in the dark.
Not long after the army withdrew, the two got a pleasant and painful news. Kuai Yue, Xin Ping and Wen Pin fled back with more than 100 people.
Kuai Yue was hit by two arrows, and his shirt was stained with blood.If it wasn't for Wenpin's desperate efforts to rescue him, he would have been trampled into meatloaf by the northern Xinjiang cavalry.Xin Ping was disheveled, in a state of embarrassment, and in a trance, as if he hadn't come out of the extreme terror.Feng Ji asked several times about the battle situation at that time, and he repeated one sentence, it was too scary, too scary, endless, endless cavalry.
Among the three, only Wenpin is relatively normal, but he is still immersed in the bloody battlefield physically and mentally. We have no ability to resist, not even a chance to escape."
"Where's Jiang Qi?" Yuan Shao asked nervously, "Did he break through with you?"
"He's dead." Wen Pin said sadly, "When we broke out, we met Youzhou iron cavalry. Master Jiang and his personal guard cavalry were all killed, and none of them escaped."
"Where's Liu Pan? Where's the others?" Liu Biao didn't see his nephew, and immediately became anxious, asking repeatedly, "Where is Liu Pan?"
Wenpin was ashamed and speechless.
"Dead? Is he dead?" Liu Biao grabbed Wenpin's arm and shouted at the top of his voice, "Is he dead?"
"I don't know." Wenpin looked sad, "We were dispersed, maybe..." Wenpin didn't say any more, and what he said was in vain.Under the frantic pursuit of the northern Xinjiang cavalry, there is no possibility of surviving.
Liu Biao wailed, and sat down on the ground with his head in his arms, wanting to cry but not crying.
Yuan Shao looked at him sympathetically, trying to comfort him, but he couldn't say a word.At the beginning of the defeat, he was very angry with Liu Biao. If Liu Biao hadn't ordered the attack arbitrarily and resolutely obeyed his order to delay the fight, how could he have suffered such a disastrous defeat today?But immediately thinking of the overwhelming army of cavalry on the battlefield, he felt that his resentment was unreasonable.The army's food and grass were in danger of being cut off, and the strategy of delaying could no longer be implemented. Since Li Hong recruited Hu cavalry from the desert to go south, no matter whether he took the initiative to attack or not, he would use his superiority in strength to launch a fierce attack.I was defeated not at Pingyang Pavilion, but at Guandu. This defeat seemed to be doomed as early as Li Hong decided to recruit Hu Qi to attack the Central Plains.
Yuan Shao sighed, looked up at the dim starry sky, feeling miserable.I hope people like Xia Houyuan and Guan Yu can escape.After the defeat of the war, in order to counter Hebei, all parties need to establish a stronger alliance and rebuild a stronger army. Otherwise, in two or three years, Li Hong will be able to defeat each of them and take over the world.Yuan Shao now urgently needs these heroes to come back alive. With the existence of these people, the force of the coalition forces can be quickly restored.
"Order all the ministries to speed up the retreat." After Yuan Shao heard the news that the vanguard army was wiped out, his heart calmed down.He repeatedly ordered, urging the army to retreat with all its strength.
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Qu Yi and Yu Shi led the soldiers of the northern army to rush [-] li to the vicinity of Yancheng, and Lei Zi led the army to join them.The two armies merged into one and surrounded Yancheng in the early morning. However, the rebels had already withdrawn first, and Yancheng was an empty city.
The soldiers of the Northern Army were exhausted due to continuous fighting. Many generals asked for a day off to let the exhausted soldiers recover their strength.
Qu Yi was also worried about an accident in the army, so he urgently wrote to General Li Hong.Li Hong agreed with the infantry army to rest in Yancheng for a day, and at the same time ordered Zhao Yun, Yan Wuwei, and Lei Zi to lead their cavalry to chase the enemy south. military.
On the morning of the seventh day of September, Lei Zi was ordered to lead his army to kill Yanjin and Suanzao, and followed the rebels to kill them.
At noon on the seventh day of September, Zhao Yun led his army to Yancheng, and was ordered to go south to Wuchao to capture Fengqiu before the rebels, so as to cut off the rebels' escape route from Fengqiu to the south.
At noon on the seventh day of September, Yan Wuwei was ordered to lead an army to directly kill the gutter water, and launched an attack on the two cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu first, trying to block the rebels to the north of the Jishui River and divide and encircle them.
The three-way cavalry roared down, sweeping towards the land of Henan.
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On the seventh day of September, Fengqiu.
Cao Cao was dumbfounded when he learned that the front line was defeated and the entire army of [-] troops was wiped out.
Before Yuan Shao set off from Yancheng, he ordered Cao Cao to divide his troops to the south to reinforce Junyi and Zhongmou, and block Yan Rou's cavalry army under the city.Cao Cao wanted to go south to Xuzhou, so he didn't follow Yuan Shao's order. Instead, he still stationed troops in Fengqiu, always inquiring about the situation on the front line, so that he could leave when the time was right.
Unexpectedly, just one day later, the battle situation turned upside down. The coalition forces were defeated in Pingyang Pavilion, and 10 people were wiped out.
Although Cao Cao has been seeking Xuzhou and intends to make a comeback, he definitely has no intention of defeating the coalition forces.If the coalition forces are defeated and the Central Plains is lost, it will be as difficult as ever to defeat Li Hong. This is also an important reason why Cao Cao has not turned against Yuan Shao so far.In Cao Cao's mind, the most ideal outcome of the Central Plains War is that the coalition forces defeated Li Hong, and Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses and was unable to take all of the Central Plains. In this way, he could take advantage of the excellent opportunity that all parties were unable to fight after the Central Plains War, and occupied Xuzhou first, and then occupied Yanzhou, after he regained some strength after taking down Yanzhou and Xuzhou without bloodshed, the next step is to defeat Zang Ba and capture Qingzhou.With the land of Yan, Qing, and Xu as the foundation, he can stand on a tripartite foot with Li Hong, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others. In the future, he will not only survive without worry, but also be more likely to make a great achievement that will go down in history.
However, the annihilation of the [-] troops of the coalition army yesterday completely ruined his dream.Even if he takes Xuzhou now, he will directly face the attack from Yanzhou, and the crisis of survival is getting bigger and bigger.
In the battle of Dingtao, I lost Cao Ren, and in the battle of Pingyang Pavilion, I lost Xia Houyuan. In just a few months, my two brothers and tens of thousands of troops disappeared without a trace.In addition to Cao Cao's grief and indignation, he was even more disheartened, and suddenly lost his confidence and courage to fight for supremacy.
"My lord, what are you still thinking about?" Seeing that Cao Cao was stunned and silent, Xun Yu hurriedly urged, "We will go south to Xuzhou immediately, and we will go south immediately, without a moment's delay."
"My lord, please give me an order." Cheng Yu patted the table vigorously, "The northern Xinjiang cavalry is coming at a fast speed, if you hesitate a little, we will be surrounded by those ferocious barbarians, and the situation will no longer be salvageable, Sheji It could be overturned."
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, and smashed the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, "Now going south to Xuzhou, the Northern Frontier Army will quickly advance westward from Fengqiu, Junyi, and Zhongmou, encircling Yuan Shao and Liu Biao in Yanjin, On the line of Suanzao, the last few troops of the coalition army will be wiped out. Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are dead, so what resistance does the northern army have? They will rush down, occupy Henan smoothly, and then directly kill Yuzhou and force Luoyang. In a year, they will be able to sweep the world. Under such circumstances, what is the point of us occupying Xuzhou? Even if we occupy Xuzhou, how many days can we hold on?"
"Yuan Shao can directly retreat from Suanzao and Yuanwu through Bianqu, and garrison the few remaining troops in Xingyang, Chenggao, and Guancheng. In this way, he can cross the river north to support Hanoi, go south to support Yuzhou, and retreat west to defend the tiger. Although half of Henan has been lost, Luoyang is still safe." Guo Jia hurriedly persuaded, "My lord, after the northern Xinjiang cavalry enters Henan, they will face the gutter water, Jishui River, Honggou water, Bianqu, Langtangqu, etc. With several rivers, all advantages will be lost, and the encirclement of the coalition forces will not be completed in the shortest time. As long as Yuan Shao and Liu Biao can correctly judge the direction of the outflanking of the northern army, they will give up going south and turn west, directly from the Bianqu area. Withdrawing the troops will definitely turn the crisis into safety."
"Currently, the infantry army of the Northern Frontier Army is limited in number. When their iron cavalry army cannot play its full role, they must not only attack the city, but also continue to go south to capture more cities to consolidate the front line, so they certainly cannot It will deal an even greater blow to the remnants of the coalition forces. In addition, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei still have 8 to [-] troops, and Luoyang and Yuzhou have newly recruited soldiers. With these troops and strong cities, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others are completely Luoyang and Yuzhou can be defended, and the situation is not as bad as the adults imagined."
"Indeed, what Feng Xiao said is very reasonable." Xun Yu pointed to the map on the case table and said, "The Northern Frontier Army will attack south from Baima and Puyang on the banks of the Yellow River, and their army will sweep across Yanjin and Suanzao. Yi, Zhongmu line, Kaifeng, Chenliu line, and then enter Yuzhou's Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Liang Guo lines. Sir, look, how many roads are there from the south bank of the Yellow River to Yuzhou? At least 700 miles, the northern army, regardless of physical strength It is still food and grass, which have reached their limit and cannot support them to continue attacking."
"My lord, if we stay in the Central Plains battlefield, help Yuan Shao and Liu Biao delay the attack speed of the northern army, and stabilize the front in Henan, there will only be one consequence, and that is to lose Xuzhou." Cheng Yu said loudly, "We will be trapped in the On the Central Plains battlefield, Cao Chun fought again because of occupying Xuzhou and Jian Yong. Cao Chun had no reinforcements, and he could not occupy the entire territory of Xuzhou with his current strength. Under such circumstances, how could the Northern Border Army miss the opportunity? Once Li Hong has stabilized the battle line, he will definitely mobilize troops to march south to Xuzhou at the fastest speed. In addition, we also have to consider that Zang Ba is very likely to turn against him again after learning of the Northern Xinjiang Army's victory in the Central Plains. The army shook hands and made peace, and the two sides joined forces to attack Xuzhou from the direction of the North Sea."
Cao Cao calmed down, thought about it carefully, and sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'll listen to you, and go south to Xuzhou. However, before leaving, we should write a letter to Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei each, telling us The idea of withdrawing from Xuzhou to the south told them that we have already handed over the flanks of the battlefield, and the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army will quickly occupy the front lines of Fengqiu, Junyi and Zhongmou. Please retreat westward to Bianqu immediately, and don't go south and retreat. , so as not to fall into the siege of the northern border army and be wiped out by the whole army again. Secondly, I told Liu Bei not to go south, but to take the army to stay in Henan or Yuzhou. I don’t want to take the initiative to provoke internal strife at this time, and let Li Hong be in vain. Picking up a big bargain, let the country die because of it."
Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and Guo Jia looked at each other and nodded, agreeing with Cao Cao's idea.
In the past, Cao Cao's plan to go south to capture Xuzhou was based on the fact that the coalition forces defeated the northern army and Yuan Shao's strength increased sharply. At that time, Cao Cao's main purpose was to protect himself, to escape Yuan Shao's execution, and secondly to make a comeback. It's the same, now that the coalition forces have been defeated, and Hebei's strength has increased sharply. If everyone wants to save their lives and support the crumbling Han society, they must work together to fight against Li Hong.At this time, if everyone still has internal strife, it will not only kill themselves, but directly overthrow the country.
Cao Cao went south to Xuzhou in this critical situation. From the perspective of the overall situation, it was entirely to save Xuzhou before the northern army. Although Cao Cao suspected of preserving his strength, it was also urgently needed by the coalition forces.At present, among the coalition forces, Cao Cao is the only one who can reach Xuzhou in time and defend Xuzhou.If Yuan Shao could think of Xuzhou's crisis during the retreat, he could only let Cao Cao lead his army to defend Xuzhou.
Xun Yu immediately wrote a letter, and made a detailed analysis and explanation of Cao Cao's southward journey to Xuzhou and the many things that might be beneficial to the coalition forces that might arise from it.Cao Cao ordered the messenger to leave immediately and rush to Yanjin. , too late.
In the afternoon, Cao Cao, Cao Hong and others led a large army and quickly retreated southward.
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On the seventh day of September, Handan.
The news of Pingyang Pavilion's great victory was sent to Handan as quickly as possible, and Handan suddenly boiled.
The eldest princess wept with joy, and wept bitterly while holding the victory report.It has been ten years since I left Luoyang at the age of 11, and it has been ten years since I finally saw the hope of rejuvenating the country today.
Zhongshu Ling Liu Fang, Governor Guo Ce, Weijun Taishou Ding Li and other Jizhou officials came to congratulate him.
After the eldest princess calmed down from her excitement, she immediately called the ministers to discuss matters after the war.
After the victory letter was sent in the Central Plains battlefield, the general's memorial was sent immediately.In his memorial, the general reported his attack strategy after the war. He believed that judging from the current amount of food and grass, it was difficult to ensure that the army could capture Hanoi within a month, occupy most of Henan, and force Luoyang. Therefore, the general It is recommended to withdraw the Huqi from the desert immediately to save money and ensure that the army can complete the intended attack target to the greatest extent.
Now that the decisive battle in the Central Plains has been won and the army has completely controlled the situation in the Central Plains, the immediate repatriation of the desert cavalry is not only conducive to the stability of the Central Plains, but also conducive to the safety of the frontier fortress, and it can save a lot of money for the court. No one disagrees.At the beginning, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess resisted all opinions, and even went to the desert to enlist Hu Qi to go south, which was also a huge risk.Now Hu Qi's goal of going south to the Central Plains has been completed. Although Hu Qi participated in the battle for only three days, it was enough.
The eldest princess immediately issued an order, ordering the generals of the northern border, such as the general of the left guard Xian Yufu, Yan Wuwei, the governor of Mobei, to follow the orders of the generals, and quickly lead the army to withdraw from the battlefield of the Central Plains and return to the desert in the near future.
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At the end of the memorial, the general talked about the rewards of the soldiers.The general clearly expressed his opposition to the restoration of the fifth-class title system.The restoration of the fifth-class title system has a potential huge threat to the country, and the reason why the first emperor of Qin Dynasty abolished the fifth-class title system was precisely because this threat had endangered the safety of the country.For 400 years in this dynasty, the [-]th class military merit has been implemented. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and there is no need to modify it. However, considering that most of the northern Xinjiang generals in the current court are rank lords, they can no longer be rewarded in terms of official titles. Therefore, the general suggested The imperial court increased Liehou Shiyi.
After more than ten years of wars and continuous disasters, it is a fact that the population of the Han Dynasty has plummeted. As the army regained more and more states and counties, more and more land, especially unowned land, is innumerable .The general invites the eldest princess. In the case of extremely tight financial resources in the imperial court, it is the best and most convenient and affordable way to reward the princes.Not only did it not conflict with the new land system implemented by the imperial court, but it also contributed to the growth of wealth and the recovery of population for a long time.By analogy, lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers who have achieved meritorious service should also receive corresponding land rewards according to the degree of merit, which will greatly promote the consolidation and improvement of the recruit system.
The general's memorial caused a shock in the big tent.
The restoration of the five-class title system has been spreading in Hebei since the emperor passed away and the new emperor succeeded to the throne.Last year Shangshu Zuo Cheng Dong Zhao wrote a letter to the imperial court specifically on this matter, and wrote a very long memorial, explaining in detail the benefits of adding a fifth-level high-level title to the [-]th-level military merit title.At that time, there were many responders in the court, and they wrote letters to remonstrate, even including many generals in the Northern Xinjiang army, but the eldest princess firmly refused.At first, everyone thought that General Li Hong would support this proposal, because the Central Plains War is about to begin. If the eldest princess can be forced to agree to restore the fifth-class title system before the war, it will definitely boost the morale of the soldiers in Northern Xinjiang. , General Li Hong did not express any opinion on this.
Many ministers are speculating that the reason why the general did not publicly support this memorial is probably because he was worried that this matter would anger the opponents in the court and lead to the failure of the Central Plains War.If the fifth-class title system is restored, the great general's outstanding achievements and his prominent position in the court will be at least a duke. As the world gradually calms down, the great general's merits will become greater and greater, and he may be crowned king in the future.The emperor Gaozu of this dynasty once said that people with different surnames cannot be crowned kings, but in today’s Han Dynasty, the great generals hold powerful soldiers and power over the court. Even Dong Zhuo in the past can’t be compared with him. If the generals want to crown themselves kings, the emperor would dare not ?Who dares to think about what will happen after the general becomes king?
The fear of opponents may lead them to take risks.Judging from the ups and downs of the past ten years, there are too many such people.Even if the general doesn't think about the community or Hebei, he still has to think about his own life, so it's normal for him to remain silent.However, once the Central Plains War is won, the imperial court regains Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and establishes the advantage of calming the world, will the general continue to remain silent?
The general's memorial today finally let everyone in Hebei see the general's true thoughts. He opposed it, and like the eldest princess, he opposed it very thoroughly and simply, without any room for negotiation and compromise.
In fact, the eldest princess has been worried about this.The Central Plains War was won, and rewards were a headache.If the fifth-class title system is restored, the consequences are unpredictable, and it is very likely to shake the foundation of the society, so she will not agree anyway.Although her tone had been loosened before the war, it was all to stabilize Hebei and boost morale, and she didn't want to give in on this matter.
After the general won the decisive battle in the Central Plains, his prestige reached the extreme in the court and in the northern army. At this time, he came forward to publicly oppose the restoration of the fifth-class title system, and proposed to reward military achievements with land and money. There will be very few opponents. Even if some people feel that the imperial reward is too light, under the threat of the general, no one will dare to come out again and threaten to restore the fifth-class title system. That is tantamount to going against the general.
The eldest princess was elated, and took up a pen to write a reply letter to the general, and the lines between the lines were full of affection.
After the war, the government was even more busy. The eldest princess did not dare to delay in Handan any longer, and hurried back to Jinyang the next day.
Fengxue did not leave with Princess Chang, she stayed in Handan, and was about to go south with her, crossing the river to Dingtao City in Yanzhou to join the General.
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On the eighth day of September, Yanjin.
Yuan Shao and Liu Biao led the army and rushed all the way, and quickly rushed to Yanjin, ready to join Liu Bei's army, but before they could catch their breath, the scouts rushed to report. Fifty miles left.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to tell Liu Bei in Hanoi that Yanjindu was about to fall, so he should stay in Hanoi temporarily and not cross the river.Liu Bei was blocked in Hanoi. If he wanted to cross the south of the river, he had to retreat to the line of Pinggao and Huaicheng first. But in this way, the time for him to go south to Xuzhou would be greatly delayed, and Xuzhou was very likely to fall.
Just when Yuan Shao was at a loss, Cao Cao's letter arrived.After Yuan Shao read the letter, he shook his head and smiled wryly, and handed the letter to Liu Biao, "Brother Jing Sheng, Meng De has already gone south to Xuzhou."
Liu Biao knew that Cao Cao was going south, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to ignore the safety of tens of thousands of coalition troops at this time, turned around and ran away first, "This Cao Heizi, he wants us to die. We are all dead, he Can he last for a few more days? Does he want to take refuge in Li Hong and be a house slave for Li Hong?" He cursed angrily while reading the letter, "If that's the case, what else can we do? Let Liu Bei stay in Hanoi temporarily To resist the northern border army, let's withdraw directly to Ao Cang."
Yuan Shao sighed, "When Cao Cao arrives in Xuzhou, Xuzhou is his, and he will not let it out."
Liu Biao sneered, "It's not just Xuzhou that belongs to him. I think Jiujiang and Lujiang counties will also belong to him sooner or later. If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are not careful, even Jiangdong will be his. But that's good..." Liu Biao Looking up at Yuan Shao, "With Meng De sticking to Xuzhou, Li Hong can only stop at the border between Yan and Xu in all likelihood. It will be very difficult for him to get in."
"Yuzhou, now the key is Yuzhou." Yuan Shao said worriedly, "If Yuzhou is captured by the northern army and Yingchuan, Chen Guo and Liang Guo are all lost, then not only Luoyang is in danger, but even Jingzhou is under the attack of the northern army. Down."
"Where is your line of defense?" Liu Biao looked at Yuan Shao and asked, "If you decide to give up Zhongmou and Junyi and return to defend the front lines of Xingyang, Aocang, and Guancheng, then your current strength is enough. I can quickly go south to Yuzhou , This can save part of the food. After the [-] army is wiped out, we now have enough food, and the current food stock can support tens of thousands of troops until this winter."
Yuan Shao felt a pain in his heart, and lowered his head to lament, "We are short of troops. Defense across the board is equivalent to spreading out our troops. We can only let the commanders of the northern army drive straight in, so we can only garrison heavy troops in a few key cities. After you go south, join Xun Chen and garrison heavily. Yu Yingchuan Xuchang, Chen Guoyang Xia, Liang Guo Suiyang and Pei Guo Xiaopei, and get in touch with Meng De as soon as possible to prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from going south."
Liu Biao accepted Yuan Shao's suggestion, and together with Xu Wei, took the Jingzhou Army and the rest of the Runan Army with about 2 people, first retreated to the original Wucheng via Suanzao, and then rushed along the Jishui River to Xingyang.
After Liu Biao left, Yuan Shao urgently wrote to the defenders and officials in Yuanwu, Yangwu, Junyi, Zhongmou and other cities. After receiving the letter, he immediately withdrew to Guancheng, Yuancheng and Xingyang to gather in Guancheng, Yuancheng and Xingyang, preparing to resist the new attack launched by the northern army. A round of attack.
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On the eighth day of September, Junyi City.
Cao Cao withdrew to Junyi, replenished food and supplies, and then commanded the army to go south to Chenliu.
At this moment, Xia Houyuan, Cai Yang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others fled back.A group of people galloped day after day, they were exhausted, everyone was in such a mess, they were so tired that they almost fell off their horses.
Cao Cao was so excited that he hugged Xia Houyuan and roared repeatedly, with tears in his eyes.After everyone calmed down a bit, Cao Cao said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "I am ordered by the imperial court to immediately support Xuzhou to prevent the attack of the northern army. I wonder if the two adults are willing to go to Xuzhou with me?"
Guan Yu was surprised, "Your Excellency, you want to abandon Junyi and Zhongmou's line?"
"The iron cavalry of the northern border army has launched a full-line pursuit. They will soon cross the river from the direction of the ditch and march westward. They will divide and encircle the coalition army in several ways. The two adults, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, have not enough time to lead the army southward to Junyi. They are on the same line as Zhongmou, so they can only retreat westward from Yuanwu to Bianqu, and stick to the line between Xingyang and Guancheng to ensure the safety of Luoyang."
"Where's Chen Liu? I don't want Chen Liu either?"
"We can't hold it anymore." Cao Cao smiled sourly. "In the battle of Pingyang Pavilion, the entire army of [-] troops was wiped out. With our current strength, even if we want to hold on to Luoyang, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, it will be very difficult. If the North The frontier army still has enough food and grass, and they will definitely do their best to capture the whole of Hanoi and Yingchuan in Yuzhou before winter comes, so as to complete the siege of Luoyang."
Guan Yu looked up to the sky and lamented.Xia Houyuan, Zhang Fei and others felt heavy and were at a loss.
"Unless anything else happens, it will be very difficult for Master Liu Bei to cross the river and go down the river in the near future. Facing the fierce offensive launched by the Northern Army in Hanoi, he will not be able to leave even if he wants to." Cao Cao said, "The Northern Army is the first target to attack It's not Luoyang, but Yingchuan, so I guess Lord Liu Biao will soon lead his army south to defend Yuzhou. If you don't want to go with me, you can go south to Xuchang to join Lord Liu Biao's army."
Guan Yu looked up at Zhang Fei.
"I'm not going to Xuzhou." Zhang Fei gave Cao Cao a disdainful look, waved his hand and said, "If we want revenge, we should go to Yingchuan. It is impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to hit Xuzhou in a short time, and the Prime Minister excused the court's decree to do so." Taking the army to Xuzhou is nothing more than wanting to preserve your own strength. Since the prime minister is afraid of death, then go to Xuzhou and hug the woman to have fun."
Cao Cao's smiling face froze, and he flew into a rage.Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others immediately held the handle of the knife and stared at it.Xun Yu was in a hurry and grabbed Cao Cao, "If there is no Yide, our family will be in danger."
Cao Cao snorted coldly, bowed slightly to Zhang Fei, and said arrogantly: "I want to thank Mr. Zhang for this matter."
"Bah..." Zhang Fei stared, and spit on Cao Cao's face, "If I didn't want to kill the enemy, I would have gone to Changyi to save your family? You can dream." A series of vicious curses followed. .
Cao Cao trembled with anger.Why Zhang Fei and Cao Chun became enemies, Cao Cao knew best, but this kid Zhang Fei turned his back on others and insulted himself in front of everyone, he couldn't swallow it no matter what.He was about to order Zhang Fei to be arrested when Guan Yu said, "The Prime Minister is going to Xuzhou at this moment, probably not to stop the northern army?"
"Hey..." Cao Cao sneered a few times, "Yun Chang, I know what you want to say. Well, I won't go to Xuzhou now, I will let you and Zhang Fei go back, but can you hold Xuzhou? You Xuzhou How many troops are there? Chen Deng took 5000 people to Jizhou, and it is almost impossible for him to withdraw safely. Cao Bao still has 5000 people, but these people are stationed in Langya Kingdom, Donghai County and Pengcheng respectively. These 5000 people can't stop the Northern Border Army at all. Jian Yong still has [-] newly recruited recruits, what can these people do? Once the Northern Border Army occupies Xuzhou, how many days do we have to live?"
Guan Yu was at a loss for words.
"Yun Chang, follow me to Xuzhou. When you arrive in Xuzhou, people like Jian Yong and Cao Bao will listen to you, and Xuzhou's [-] troops can still play a role. When we hold Xuzhou, we can launch a counterattack and attack northward. Yanzhou restrained the troops of the Northern Frontier Army, thereby helping Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei block the attacks of the Northern Frontier Army on the three battlefields of Central Plains, Hanoi, and Yuzhou, so that the coalition forces can quickly stabilize the front and regain their strength at all times. This is The only way to change the unfavorable situation at present is that I hope Yun Chang can understand my painstaking efforts." Cao Cao paused, and then said, "As for Xuzhou, I can swear to you here, as long as Master Liu Bei is still Xuzhou Mu, as long as Master Liu Bei continues If I return to Xuzhou as Xuzhou Mu, I will immediately leave Xuzhou with the army, and if I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth."
Cao Cao said everything that should be said, and Guan Yu gave Cao Cao an oath to say that all the worries in Guan Yu's heart were gone.He no longer hesitated, and immediately made a decision, "Okay, I will go to Xuzhou with you."
Cao Cao was overjoyed, and turned his eyes to Zhang Fei standing behind Guan Yu.Zhang Fei ignored him, shook his hand, turned around and left, "I'm going to Xuchang."
Guan Yu wanted to call Zhang Fei to stop, but he held back after thinking for a while, and let Zhang Fei gallop away with his personal guards.
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On the ninth day of September, Yuan Shao led his army to retreat to Yuanwu City.
The scouts sent urgent reports.The northern Xinjiang cavalry has crossed Yanjin and Suanzao, and is killing the water in the gutter.Another group of iron cavalry has crossed the river and surrounded Yangwu City.General Zhao Yun of the Northern Xinjiang Army took Fengqiu with his army, and was crossing the river from the direction of Sanling Pavilion, killing Guandu.At the same time, news also came from Zhongmou that Yan Rou of the Northern Border Army had led an army across Junyi City and was attacking Zhongmou City.
Yuan Shao was shocked, and hastily ordered all the ministries not to rest, and immediately withdrew to Xingyang City.
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On the ninth day of September, Hanoi.
Liu Bei, Gao Gan and others were shocked when they learned that the coalition forces were defeated at Pingyang Pavilion.
Liu Bei was very sad.It is estimated that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and more than 1 Xuzhou soldiers were wiped out, and there was no hope of surviving.He originally planned to cross the river from the direction of Yanjindu to Xuzhou, but the iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang was so fast that Yanjindu was lost before he was ready to cross the river.Concerned about the safety of Xuzhou, Liu Bei immediately bid farewell to Gao Gan, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling, and led the army to turn west, intending to cross the south from the direction of Huaicheng.
As soon as Liu Bei's army left Huojia, the senior officials sent people to ask for help.
On the ninth day of the lunar new year, Wen Chou, Wang Dang, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xiu led their troops to Qingshui River to join Peng Lie and Mustafa.Under the command of Wen Chou, the army quickly crossed the Qingshui River and captured Jicheng.The high-ranking cadres were short of troops and their morale was weak. They couldn't defend at all, so they had to retreat to Huojia.
Without hesitation, Liu Bei resolutely gave up going south to Xuzhou, and instead led his troops to meet the Northern Xinjiang Army.If Hanoi is lost at this moment, the Northern Xinjiang Army can go all the way to Heyang Chen Bing on the North Bank of the Yellow River, attack Mengjin and Xiaopingjin in the eighth pass of Gyeonggi, and threaten Luoyang.Compared with Xuzhou, the safety of Luoyang is more important.If Luoyang is lost and Yuan Shao is defeated, the fate of the rest of the forces can be imagined if they are not able to gain a stable foothold.
The armies of the two sides immediately fought fiercely in the Huojia area.
The morale of the northern army is like a rainbow, unstoppable, while the morale of the coalition army is low, and it lacks the courage to fight to the death. In addition, the loss of Yanjin Ferry, the northern army can come from the opposite bank for support at any time. Liu Bei had no choice but to order a retreat Huaicheng.
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On the ninth day of September, Xuzhou, Pengcheng.
After Cao Chun received Cao Cao's secret letter to attack Xuzhou, he immediately wrote to Man Chong, Liu Xun, and Xiahouba who had secretly assembled in the small town of Dangshan, asking them to lead their troops to Pengcheng to join them.
Three days later, Man Chong, Liu Xun, and Xia Houba arrived in Xiao County, more than 100 miles away from Pengcheng.
On the ninth day of the lunar new year, Cao Chun rushed to the city and told Jian Yong that he had received a letter from Cao Cao to lead his army north to the battlefield in the Central Plains. The recent care of Yanzhou soldiers.Jian Yong couldn't refuse, so he rushed to Cao Jun's camp with a group of Xuzhou government officials.
Cao Chun, Ren Jun and others were very enthusiastic and tried to persuade them to drink repeatedly.Jian Yong is very restrained, he will only stop after a little taste, and dare not drink too much to make things worse.A group of family members of the government government worked hard for several months to raise food and grass for the battlefield in the Central Plains. It was a rare opportunity to indulge, and all of them drank to their heart's content and got drunk.
In the middle of the night, when Jian Yong was about to say goodbye and leave, Cao Chun said with a smile, "Where are Brother Xianhe going?"
Jian Yong thought that Cao Chun was drunk, so he said a few perfunctory words, and wanted to leave.Cao Chun grabbed him and said with an embarrassed expression: "Brother Xianhe, I'm really sorry. I have ordered you to be arrested by the prime minister."
Jian Yong smiled and said, "Zihe, you drank too much, go to bed early."
Cao Chun smiled wryly, "Brother Xianhe, when we were drinking just now, Bo Ning (Man Chong) and Zitai (Liu Xun) had taken the opportunity to take down Pengcheng, this...really..."
The smile on Jian Yong's face gradually dissipated, and his drunken mind flipped countless times in a blink of an eye, and he probably guessed the cause and effect of this. The anger in his eyes became more and more intense, as if he was about to spit out and burn Cao Chun alive die.
"Cao Zihe..." Jian Yong wanted to scold, but couldn't find a suitable word in his eagerness, "The Central Plains is fighting a war, and the country is at stake, you...you actually..."
Facing Jian Yong's angry face, Cao Chun was ashamed and speechless.In the past two years, Yanzhou and Xuzhou formed an alliance and helped each other. Xuzhou gave Yanzhou a lot of money and food. Especially when fighting Yuan Shu, Xuzhou almost took on all the money and food. The relationship between the two parties is very harmonious, but...
Ren Jun waved at the guards behind him, "Take Master Jian to the military tent and let him have a good rest."
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On the tenth day of September, Yanjin.
General Li Hong arrived in Yanjin with an army of [-] infantry.
At the military meeting, Sima Fugan reported the latest battle situation to the general and the generals.
After the decisive battle, all cavalry were ordered to pursue.
Master Lei Zi led his iron cavalry to occupy Yanjin, Suanzao, and Yuanwu in turn, and now the army is stationed on the front line of Bianqu.
Lord Yan Wuwei led his cavalry to the gutter water, crossed the river and captured Yangwu.We originally planned to use Lord Yan Wuwei's iron cavalry to block the rebels on the north bank of the Jishui River, and form a front and back attack with Lord Leizi, but because the rebels changed their retreat direction in time, they went directly from the original Wucheng to the west and retreated through Bianqu Arriving in Xingyang caused our strategy of encirclement and annihilation to fail.Now the army is stationed in Yangwu City to stand by.
Master Zhao Yun led his iron cavalry to occupy Wuchao and Fengqiu in turn, and then crossed the Yingou River from the direction of Sanling Pavilion, directly killed the north bank of Honggou River, and attacked Guandu and Zhongmou with Lord Yan Rou from north to south.Now the army is approaching Guancheng and directly threatening Xingyang.
Lord Yan Rou led the iron cavalry to occupy the three cities of Xiaohuang, Junyi and Zhongmou in turn. At present, the army is going south along the Langtang Canal, and it is estimated that Kaifeng and Chenliu will be captured in the next two days.Due to the supply of food and grass, Lord Yan Rou's iron cavalry had to stop for a while after going south to Chenliu to wait for the replenishment of food, grass and military equipment.
On the Hanoi battlefield, Wen Chou, Wang Dang, Zhang Liao and other lords have successfully captured Jicheng and Huojia, and are currently advancing towards Huaicheng.
The news from the Xuzhou battlefield has not yet arrived.Calculated according to the time, Mr. Chen Gong in Rencheng has received our order and is probably leading his army south to Pengcheng.Lord Zang Ba of Qingzhou estimates that he will receive our order within two days. At that time, he will lead the army to directly kill Langya Kingdom and Donghai County, and strive to join Lord Chen Gong in Pengcheng.
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"Because of this decisive battle in the Central Plains, the loss of Hebei's wealth is astonishing. It is difficult for us to launch a large-scale attack in the short term. Therefore, we must take advantage of this excellent opportunity to severely damage the rebels and complete the siege of Luoyang to the greatest extent. A favorable situation will be formed in the near future, and preparations will be made for attacking Luoyang next year." Standing in front of the map, Jia Xu looked at the excited northern generals, and continued: "In order to completely encircle Luoyang, we must take the land to the east of Luoyang. Hanoi in the north of Yanzhou and Luoyang, Yingchuan in Yuzhou in the south of Luoyang, Guanzhong and Guanxi in the west of Luoyang.”
"After the decisive battle in the Central Plains, we have taken all of Yanzhou, approached Henan, and completed the encirclement of the east of Luoyang. In addition, we plan to take the entire territory of Hanoi and Chen Bing on the north bank of the Yellow River before this winter to complete the encirclement of the north of Luoyang." Xu pointed to Yingchuan in Yuzhou on the map, "Because of problems such as food supply and military strength, it will be difficult for us to capture Yingchuan this year, so what the general said is that we will not fight Yingchuan this year, and we will fight Yingchuan again next spring. "
"What about Guanzhong? When will we attack Guanzhong?" Qu Yi asked with a smile, "We have been fighting in the Central Plains for several months, and the results have been brilliant. Nine-headed bird, He Maniac and others must have red eyes."
There was a relaxed laughter in the big tent.
"The key to whether we can attack Luoyang next year lies in Guanzhong." Jia Xu turned his head and looked at Xiliang on the other side of the map, with a worried expression on his face. We have to stop, so we will have to delay our attack on Luoyang."
"Yuan Shao has already been beaten to death by us, and Nine-headed Bird has sent troops to pretend to attack Kansai several times this year, beating Chunyu Qiong in Kansai to death." Qu Yi said indifferently, "Now that we are fighting Guanzhong, Yuan Tan can't get it." Support, defeat is imminent, nothing to worry about, unless..."
Li Hong, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu and others looked at Qu Yi at the same time.
Qu Yi seemed to think of something, and hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Wen Yue won't turn against us at this time, will he?"
Following Qu Yi's words, the relaxed atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became dignified.It has been 184 years since the first year of Zhongping (AD 15), when Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others rose up in Xiliang when they took advantage of the Yellow Turbans of the Central Plains.During these 15 years, Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Wang Guo, Ma Teng and others who were later involved in the Xiliang army died one after another. Now only this ambitious and talented Mr. Wen Yue dominates Xiliang frontier.
Since the spring of the sixth year of Zhongping, after General Huangfusong severely damaged the Xiliang army in Chencang, the imperial army has never entered Xiliang territory again, and Xiliang has remained stable for ten years under the sole support of Mr. Wen Yue. This is inseparable from his outstanding intelligence, but will Mr. Wen Yue's lofty ambition make him choose a different path at this critical moment?In his opinion, a road that can keep Xiliang stable for a long time, and let the people of Xiliang live and work in peace and contentment for a long time?
Seeing that Li Hong and the others looked serious, Qu Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "General, it's not the first time we have fought against Han Wenyue. When has he ever won against us? What are we afraid of? If he dares to turn his face, we will beat him. Beat him all the way to the West Sea, haha..."
Li Hong looked at the arrogant Qu Yi, and smiled softly, "Yun Tian, who beat you so hard that you ran away? Have you forgotten?"
Qu Yi's smile froze, and he gave Li Hong a hard look, "General, that was a fraudulent defeat, a fraudulent defeat. Didn't Han Wenyue fall into your trap and return home in a big defeat?"
"Haha..." Yushi laughed out loud.Among the Northern Xinjiang generals present here, Xian Yufu, Yushi, Yan Liang, Fan Li, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others were all participants in the pasture war. Thinking of the past more than ten years ago, everyone was deeply moved.After so many years, and still fighting with Han Sui, when will the Xiliang matter be completely settled.
"Yuntian, do you think Mr. Wenyue will turn against us at this time?" Li Hong asked solemnly.
Qu Yi sighed, "General, in the final analysis, we are enemies with Han Sui, not friends. The so-called friends are just personal friendships. No matter how good a personal relationship is, even if it is a life-and-death friendship, once it involves Xi Han Sui will immediately turn his face and deny anyone. For more than ten years, Han Sui has been rebelling non-stop, and he will be appeased when he is defeated. When will he settle down? His official position is getting bigger and bigger every day. Liang's power is also growing day by day. How could he give his life and his Xiliang to the imperial court? The reason why he took refuge in the imperial court was not for the Han Dynasty, but for Xiliang, or to put it a little worse , to be more thorough, he is for himself. Now Xiliang and him have become one, and there is no distinction between each other."
"We won the Central Plains War, but it also exhausted Hebei's wealth. The general was eager to attack Luoyang, just as he was eager to attack the Central Plains. He wanted to give the rebels a fatal blow when they were still alive. So as to pacify the country in the shortest time. Although this method is suspected of drinking doves to quench thirst, judging from the results of the Central Plains War, this method is still acceptable. Even if Hebei has to pay a heavy price for it in the future, compared with With the continuous flames of war and the suffering people suffering, we still prefer to choose this kind of attack strategy with one go and a quick decision, but the problem is that Hebei is very weak before taking Luoyang. Once it falls into a protracted war on the Luoyang battlefield, The consequences could be disastrous."
"It is impossible for Yuan Shao not to know this, and Han Sui is also very clear. If he joins forces with Yuan Shao and turns against us, the problems in Guanzhong will be complicated." Qu Yi said, pointing to his nose, "If I were Han Sui, I will definitely take advantage of the end of the Central Plains War when Hebei and Luoyang are out of breath, take Guanzhong first, gain an absolute advantage, and then turn my hands into clouds and rain, and play Hebei and Luoyang between applause. In this way, None of you can drive me back to Xiliang, and occupying Guanzhong, and relying on Guanzhong to stabilize and develop Xiliang, has always been Han Sui's greatest wish." Qu Yi looked at Li Hong who looked depressed, and asked with narrowed eyes, "The general's wish is to rejuvenate the country. If you have the opportunity to realize your wish, are you willing to give it up for nothing?"
Li Hong smiled, shook his head, turned around and said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda, immediately report to the imperial court, please Your Highness and Lord Taiwei pay close attention to Xiliang, and send people to Yicheng to meet Han Sui as soon as possible. Then give it to Yang Feng in Hedong My lord wrote a letter, asking him to pay attention to the movement in Guanzhong at all times, and if there is any abnormality in Guanzhong, send troops immediately without any hesitation."
"In addition, I will tell Minister Li Wei that the Great War in the Central Plains has come to an end, and Hu Qi will soon return to the desert. Please allocate as much food and grass as possible to the Hedong battlefield to prepare for the Guanzhong War."
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Jia Xu then arranged for the deployment of troops and Hu Qi's return to the north.
Master Qu Yi led the Northern Army to the south of Kaifeng and Chenliu, joined Lord Yan Rou's iron cavalry and entered Yuzhou to attack Yingchuan.Some of the iron cavalry will continue to go south to Chen Guo and Liang Guo, and take back all the cities belonging to Yanzhou.
Master Lu Bu led the southern army to station in Zhongmou and Junyi, and attacked Guancheng and Xingyang from camera.
Lord Yan Liang commanded Zhang He and Gao Lan's troops to station in Yuanwu and Yangwu cities, and forced Bianqu to threaten Xingyang and Aocang.
After the armies of the various ministries arrive at the predetermined positions and the cavalry ministries complete the garrison handover, the Hu cavalry ministries will gradually withdraw from the battlefield and return to the frontier fortress and the desert.
General Xian Yufu of Zuowei, Lord Yan Wuwei, Protector of Mobei, Lord Tie Yue of Jinxueyuan, Lord Lei Zi of Wuyuan Camp, Lord Wei Jun of Yunzhong Camp, Lord Li Su of Macheng Camp, Yuyang Mr. Xian Yuyin of Daying will bring about [-] Huqi to the north in the near future.
After the army of iron cavalry left, there were still two battalions of iron cavalry from the Northern Army, one battalion of iron cavalry from the Southern Army, one battalion of Duliao cavalry from Yang Ming, and one battalion of Ula cavalry from Jiang Wu with about 2 horses.This will greatly alleviate the food and grass crisis of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
The two adults Gao Shun and Xu Huang led their troops to immediately stationed in Changyi City in Shanyang County and the State of Lu to guard the southern border of Yanzhou.
"Before Hu Qi leaves the Central Plains, I would like to invite Liu Bao, Lou Lu, and Ta Dun to a banquet, as well as the tribal kings." Li Hong said to Qu Yi and Lu Bu with a smile, "The two adults will stay in Yanjin for the time being. , when the banquet is held, please invite two adults to come forward to accompany you."
"General, you won't give all the spoils to the tribes of the Hu tribe, will you?" Qu Yi looked at Li Hong vigilantly, and said with a serious face, "General, I'll put my ugly words first, so don't favor one over another. This battle can be won, although the Hu people have made great efforts, but the main battle was fought by our soldiers one by one, you can't give them all the good things."
Li Hong pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Yuntian, do you think money is better, or land?"
Qu Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and others, all of them looked suspicious, "General, what do you mean? You want to invite the imperial court to use land as a reward?"
"Is it okay?" Li Hong smiled, "I have already sent the memorial to His Highness. The reason His Highness returned to Jinyang in a hurry is precisely for this purpose."
"Is there such a good thing?" Qu Yi asked in surprise.The generals in the tent were also very pleasantly surprised.
"Where are the soldiers? Do they have any?" Qu Yi hurriedly asked, "Are the pensions of the fallen soldiers also replaced by land?"
"Yes." Li Hong said affirmatively, "After more than ten years of wars and disasters in Yanzhou, the population is not much, so a large number of people have to move south from Jizhou, Bingzhou and other places. In this way, the land tension in Hebei can be eased, and People who migrated to the south can also be properly resettled in Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other places, so why not do it.”
Rewarding money is one-time, and it will be gone when it is used up, but rewarding land can allow the recipient to get money every year. Everyone likes this kind of good thing, and the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became lively.
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In mid-September, Xuzhou.
When the Central Plains battlefield gradually quieted down, the Xuzhou battlefield was suddenly full of wars.
After Cao Chun and Ren Jun led their troops to capture Pengcheng, Man Chong and Liu Xun led an army to attack Xiapi.
At this moment, Chen Gong suddenly led his troops to capture Xiaopei, Peiguo, and went south along the Sishui River to kill Pengcheng.Cao Chun was frightened, and on the one hand urgently asked Man Chong to return for help, and on the other hand led his army to block the attack.Before Man Chong could return to help Pengcheng, another urgent report was sent from Langya Kingdom. Qingzhou Zang Ba led the army to attack the city and pull out the village, and rushed to Kaiyang.At this moment, the Prime Minister of Langya Kingdom doesn't know that Xuzhou has changed hands, and he still asks Jian Yong to send troops to support him as soon as possible in the letter.
Cao Chun acted decisively, abandoned Langya Kingdom, and let Xia Houba lead his army to the East China Sea to defend the city of Tan (tan).He joins Man Chong and Liu Xun to face Chen Gong with all his strength.
The two sides fought fiercely near Liucheng on the Surabaya River.
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