Great Han Empire

Chapter 896 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Yuan Shao personally rushed to Mengjin and commanded an army of [-] to attack Hanoi.

Sima Yi and Wei Yan had already prepared and used the whole winter to set up a solid defensive position at several ferry crossings on the north bank of the Yellow River.Various blocking facilities such as Juma, Luzhai, trenches, Fengyuan (low walls), small beacon towers, and heavy ordnance such as ballistas and stone cannons are densely distributed within fifteen miles from each ferry.The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army defended behind each defensive position, tenaciously blocking the rebels.

The two sides fought for five days, and Yuan Jun suffered a large loss.Lu Hong, Zhao Rui, He Mao and others advised Yuan Shao to stop the attack immediately and re-establish the attack strategy.Facing the iron barrel-like defense of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Yuan Jun was helpless and could only rely on strong attacks to advance step by step. However, the army lost too much. If the attack strategy was not changed in time, the army would have lost the battle before the army advanced to Heyang and Wenxian. attack power.

Yuan Shao was very angry.Sima Yi who was stationed in Hanoi was a nobody, while Wei Yan used to be an ordinary official in Jingzhou.There are many famous generals in the northern Xinjiang army, but Li Hong sent such two young men to garrison Hanoi, and only gave them 1 horses, which made it clear that he looked down on himself.

"My lord, we can't fight any more." Seeing that Yuan Shao was furious and had no intention of stopping the attack, the judge hurriedly persuaded, "In five days, we lost 200 people and advanced five miles. In the defensive position, the losses were very small, no more than 200 casualties at most. This battle cannot be fought again."

"These two little bastards..." The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more useless he became, his face was livid with anger, and he slapped the table with his palm.Losing the first battle this year, and losing to two unknown people, I have lost my old face.

"My lord, judging from this attack, the northern border army's strategy of defending Hanoi is very clear. They are very well prepared, and the defensive formation is airtight and impeccable. It can be seen that the main attack direction of the northern border army this year is not in Hanoi, but in Hanoi. The direction of Xingyang and Yingchuan." Yuan Zhong also persuaded, "The purpose of our attack on Hanoi was to test the northern army and use this battle to judge the attack target of the northern army this year. Now that our goal has been achieved, we can Slow down the offensive and form a confrontational situation, thereby containing the northern army in Hanoi."

Although Yuan Shao was still angry, he also agreed with the judge and Yuan Zhong's opinion.At this moment, the plan is happy for a while, and there is really no need to spend our troops on the battlefield in Hanoi. However, it would be too ugly to retreat to the bank of the Yellow River in such a despondent manner.Could it be that he couldn't even beat two unknown juniors?
When Yuan Shao was in a dilemma, the high-ranking officials in the direction of Tongguan sent an urgent report that the Northeast Frontier Army of Hebei had crossed the river, and the Guanzhong War was about to begin. Please do your best to make a counter-offensive posture on the Central Plains battlefield to attract Hebei's attention. , Coordinating the Guanzhong battlefield.

Yuan Xi of Nanyang also wrote to Yuan Shao.Zhang Lu has sent his daughter to Nanyang and is about to marry him.Considering the situation in Yizhou and Hanzhong, I plan to get married in Nanyang first, and then visit Zhang Lu in Hanzhong to discuss the joint attack on Yizhou.

Yuan Shao urgently ordered Yuan Zhong to sit in Mengjin and command the battlefield in Hanoi. He and the judge hurried back to Luoyang, and urgently told Xin Ping on the battlefield in Henan and Liu Bei on the battlefield in Yingchuan to immediately command the army to launch a feint attack on the northern army.

At the same time, Yuan Shao wrote to Yuan Xi that as the situation in Guanzhong became more and more tense, and the outcome of the Guanzhong War was unpredictable, the matter of us and Zhang Lu joining forces to send troops to Yizhou was put aside for the time being.Since the beginning of June, Xinpi of Nanyang has led his army northward, and Gao Gan will join Han Sui in the near future, and the Guanzhong War will begin soon.After you got married, you rushed to Hanzhong immediately and persuaded Zhang Lu to wait for an opportunity to capture Guanzhong with us.Regardless of whether the outcome of the Guanzhong War is favorable to us or not, you must make preparations with Zhang Lu to go north to Guanzhong around August.If the Guanzhong War is very unfavorable to us, you and Zhang Lu will go south to attack Yizhou.

Yuan Wei, Shen Pei and other Luoyang officials carefully analyzed and predicted the development of the situation. They believed that once the Guanzhong War achieved the expected results and completely wiped out or severely damaged the Hebei Army, the Central Plains battlefield would inevitably undergo major changes. The Northern Xinjiang Army will soon switch from offense to defense and retreat across the board, and this will be the best opportunity for the coalition forces to counterattack.However, in order to attack Luoyang, Hebei has obviously made or is making a series of preparations, especially the recent turmoil in the Xu and Yang areas, which is very likely to allow Hebei to seize the opportunity and arrange it calmly, and then let Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Biao all fall into the trap Several battlefields on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River could not pose a threat to the Central Plains battlefield.

Relying solely on the armies of Luoyang and Yuzhou, it is impossible to launch a strong counter-offensive, and even if they counter-offensive, they will not be able to obtain satisfactory results.If you want to succeed in the counterattack and regain control of the situation in the Central Plains, you must get the support of Cao Cao in Xuzhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou.With Jingzhou's strong support and Cao Cao's attack on Yanzhou, the northern army will fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, so that the counterattack can achieve its goal.

"What method can we use to make Cao Cao and Liu Biao's troops withdraw from the battlefields on the north and south sides of the Yangtze River in time, and quickly throw them into the Central Plains battlefield?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Request Jiangdong, let Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu shake hands and make peace, and we will form a powerful coalition again." The examiner said excitedly, "This time, Han Sui from Xiliang, Liu Zhang from Yizhou, and Zhang from Hanzhong Lu Du has surrendered to the imperial court, and Hebei has become a lonely family."

Yuan Shao looked troubled.After the defeat in the Central Plains War last year, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu took the lead in rebelling and sent troops to attack Jingzhou. Not only Jiang Xia was lost, but even the Jingzhou general Huang Zu died, and the two families forged a deep hatred.Later, if Cao Cao's army hadn't appeared in Jiujiang and Lujiang counties in time, threatening Jiangdong and forcing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to withdraw their troops, Jiang Xia would have been lost.Although Liu Biao regained Jiangxia, Jiangdong's purpose of occupying Jingzhou has been completely exposed.Sun Ce's attack on Jingzhou was not to avenge his father, but to occupy Jingzhou, which made Liu Biao restless.After Sun Ce's death, Jiangdong was in danger, and Liu Biao immediately sent troops to counterattack Jiangdong.

It is obviously unrealistic to come forward to appease Sun Quan and Zhou Yu and let Liu Biao give up attacking Jiangdong.Liu Biao has already learned from the past. When he was fighting in the Central Plains, the Jiangdong people did not hesitate to tear their faces and killed Jingzhou.He can't make this mistake a second time, and Jingzhou may be completely lost if he makes it a second time, so his top priority is to take advantage of Jiangdong's faltering situation to conquer Jiangdong.Even if he can't take all of Jiangdong, he will occupy Yuzhang County and build a solid barrier for Jingzhou.

If Liu Biao's Jingzhou army could not support the Central Plains battlefield, Cao Cao would not dare to move if there were not enough counterattack troops.If Cao Cao didn't dare to move, the coalition forces would not be able to pose a threat to the rear of the Northern Army, and the counterattack would inevitably fail.

"Regardless of whether Liu Biao is willing to go north to the Central Plains to participate in the counterattack, we appease Jiangdong, let Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu shake hands and make peace, and temporarily calm down the war on both sides of the Yangtze River, which is good for the Central Plains battlefield and for themselves." Pei begged, "My lord, immediately report to the imperial court and order to appease Jiangdong."

"Sun Quan and Zhou Yu are definitely willing to step on two boats." Yuan Wei also said, "Now that Jiangdong is relying on Hebei, the purpose is to hope that Hebei will help them hold Cao Cao down. When Sun Quan and Zhou Yu stabilize Jiangdong, Hebei will be useless to them , On the contrary, it will become an excuse for Cao Cao and Liu Biao to attack Jiangdong, so they are definitely willing to accept the imperial court's appeasement and negotiate peace with Cao Cao and Liu Biao. This is their chance to stabilize and develop Jiangdong. As for Cao Cao and Liu Biao, because last year they fought After repeated battles, the losses were staggering, and time was urgently needed to recover. In addition, the situation in the Central Plains is now tense, so they can accept maintaining the current situation on both sides of the Yangtze River. Of course, for Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others, the best The key point is that they don’t want to see Hebei take all of the Central Plains. Once Hebei takes all of the Central Plains, their days will be numbered. At the critical moment, our interests are the same, and they are still very willing to accept our peace proposal and join forces Against Hebei."

After careful consideration, Yuan Shao accepted the suggestion of the judge and others, "The Guanzhong battle is about to start, and the time is very tight. We urgently need the help of Liu Biao and Cao Cao. This matter must be carried out immediately. Ask Xiansi (Yuan Tan) to send People go to Jiangdong."

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Sima Yi and Wei Yan saw that the rebels had slowed down their attacking rhythm, and immediately commanded the army to counterattack across the board, intending to drag Yuan Jun to the north bank of the Yellow River and kill it to the greatest extent.

At this time, Zheng Yan, the prefect of Hanoi, rushed to the front line with escort of grain, grass and supplies, and at the same time he brought a letter from the general.

The general supervised and invited the military and political officials on the battlefield in Hanoi to go to General Dingtao to discuss matters.

"Master Zheng, is there something urgent for the general to call us to Xingyuan?"

The battlefield in Hanoi was in full swing, and Sima Yi had no intention of leaving the battlefield. If there was no urgent matter, he planned to ask Wei Yan to go to Xingyuan with Zheng Yan on his behalf.

"If my estimate is correct, it should be a matter of discussing the establishment of the capital in Chang'an." Zheng Yan hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "It's just an excuse for the general to invite us to attend the wedding ceremony of Changshui Captain Jifeng. "

Sima Yi and Wei Yan were stunned. They looked at each other and asked in disbelief: "The capital is Chang'an? Whose memorial is this? When did it happen?"

"I heard that this is a proposal proposed by the eldest princess herself. It has been a while. At first, the eldest princess discussed with a group of important ministers in the Phoenix Terrace many times, but the differences were too great. It seems that there are many ministers who oppose the establishment of the capital Chang'an. , the eldest princess faced many resistances. This time, many important ministers from Jinyang came to the Central Plains deliberately, including the left guard general Xian Yufu who was in northern Xinjiang, and they all went south in person. They were nominally to participate in the wedding ceremony of Lord Jifeng, but In fact, it is to discuss this matter with the general.”

"The capital is Chang'an?" Sima Yi shook his head again and again, "Chang'an is now in ruins, Qinchuan is [-] miles away and uninhabited, and Xiliang has been raging with war for nearly a hundred years, and today's Qiang people have captured the five counties of Hexi and are going straight to Guanzhong. How can Chang'an Can you be the capital? Is the eldest princess... is it..." Sima Yi thought of the following words that would be very disrespectful to the eldest princess, so he swallowed them back.

"The battle in Guanzhong is about to start, and the battlefields in the Central Plains are about to start fighting. Why did the eldest princess and the court suddenly make this matter public? Could it be that after taking Guanzhong, the emperor and the court will move to Chang'an?" Wei Yan asked suspiciously.

Zheng Yan was noncommittal and smiled lightly.

"What does the general mean? Have you heard of it?" Sima Yi asked hastily, thinking of the general Li Hong.Zheng Yan has always been a senior subordinate of the two governments, and the general trusts him very much.This time Zheng Xing was appointed as the prefect of Hanoi, which was strongly recommended by the general, which shows that the general attaches great importance to him.Sima Yi thought that Zheng Yan should know more inside information.

Zheng Yan smiled, "I'm going to Xingyuan, and I think I will stay for a while. Now Hanoi is fighting, the two adults, please discuss, whoever stays behind, who will go to Dingtao with me."

Without hesitation, Wei Yan immediately said, "I will stay in Hanoi."

Sima Yi looked at him and shook his head helplessly, "I don't want to go either. Going to Xingyuan is just asking for trouble." Then he turned his head to look at Zheng Yan, and asked again: "What's the general's opinion on this? "

"The general has been in northern Xinjiang for 16 years. Do you still need to ask what he thinks?"

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, with regret in his eyes.Obviously what he just said was wrong.

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In June, Henan Yin, Zhongmou City.

Later General Yushi and General Longxiang Zhao Yun convened a meeting of the generals of the Northern Army.

Later, Shi Murong, the head of the general's mansion, explained in detail the strategy of attacking the city.

"Although we made a false attack this time to respond to the Yingchuan battlefield, considering the overall battle situation, we should take down Guancheng, cut off the connection between the Henan battlefield and the Yingchuan battlefield, and force the rebels to retreat to Xingyang, Aocang and The front line of Chenggao will be very beneficial to our later attacks on Xingyang and Hulao Pass."

Murong is in his thirties, tall and handsome, with a boldness and wildness unique to northerners in his brows.He studied under Lu Zhi, and worked as a small official in Zhuojun Prefecture when he was young.When Xian Yuyin was in charge of farming in Zhuojun County, he admired his talents very much and recommended him to General Li Hong.When Yushi became the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, he took him under his command from the General's Mansion.

"Master Yan has led the Southern Army to the south in secret to Kaifeng and Chenliu. Master Zhao also immediately led his cavalry to leave Zhongmou and join the Southern Army at Chenliu to join the battle against Yingchuan." Murong pointed to the map and said, "At present, Bian The garrison of the canals and the chasm will be entirely undertaken by the Northern Army. Under such circumstances, the number of troops we can use to attack Guancheng is about 5000."

Murong then explained the deployment of troops and the specific positions of each battalion.

"I received a letter from the great general, and I want to go to Xingyuan to discuss matters immediately." Yushi pointed to Yu Du and said to the generals, "During the time I am away, the northern army is in command of your lord. I hope you all will follow your lord's order and do your best. Make all preparations for attacking Guancheng."

The generals responded with a bang.

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