Great Han Empire

Chapter 897 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
In June, Yanzhou, Chenliu County.

In a river branch near Langtang Canal, Yan Liang was sitting under a big tree, fishing with a pole.

Several guards gathered on a dirt slope in the distance, lying or sitting, chatting and laughing in low voices.The war horses are leisurely gnawing on the green grass on the embankment, leisurely and contented.

The sudden sound of horseshoes came from far and near at high speed.The personal guards lazily stood up and looked into the distance.A group of cavalry appeared in people's sight, sweeping towards them like a whirlwind.

Yan Liang sat cross-legged on the grass, staring intently at the fish floating on the water, as if he had never heard of it.As the sound of hooves became louder and the shaking of the ground became more intense, his frown became more and more severe.

"My lord, Lord Wu Xiong and Lord Guan Hai have arrived." The guard hurried over to report.

Yan Liang snorted, waved his hand, and signaled the guards to step back, without any intention of standing up to greet him.Not long after, Wu Xiong's voice came from afar, "Lord Hutou, do you still have the leisure to go fishing here?"

Yan Liang sat there motionless and ignored Wu Xiong.Wu Xiong shouted a few more times at the top of his voice, "Are you deaf? Can't you hear me calling you?"

"What are you howling?" Yan Liang turned his head suddenly, with an angry look on his face, "Here he is, why are you making such a big show? Show off? Didn't you see that I was fishing?"

"What's so special about fishing? Are the fish scared away?" Wu Xiong said with a smile, "When did you start liking fishing?"

Yan Liang glared at him, and said dissatisfiedly: "Can you keep your voice down? I sat here all morning and only caught two fish. Are you sincerely trying to spoil my interest?"

"Don't dare, dare not." Wu Xiong waved his hands again and again, "You keep fishing, keep fishing. Where are those two fish, show me."

Yan Liang pointed to the fish basket submerged in the water, "It's not bad today, the first one is a big fish." He was about to brag to Wu Xiong when he saw Guan Hai still standing behind him, and hurriedly waved at him , "Master Guan, come and sit, come and sit. You are very fast, and you have arrived at Langtangqu so early."

Guan Hai said a few words modestly, and then said respectfully: "My lord, the army has arrived at Gaoyang Pavilion and is ready to enter the designated attack position. When shall we launch the attack?"

"Soon, it will start soon." Yan Liang said, "Just wait for the general's order, and the [-] troops will immediately cross the Langtang Canal and kill Yingchuan."

"I heard that your lord is going to Xingyuan soon?"

"Yes, to attend the wedding ceremony of Lord Jifeng. General Zhao Yun and I will go. Lord Wen Chou will command all the troops to attack Yingchuan." Yan Liang turned his head and glanced at him, "I hope we can meet in Xuchang City."

Guan Hai nodded repeatedly, and was about to say a few bold words, when he heard Wu Xiong by the water's edge suddenly let out an exclamation, Yan Liang and Guan Hai turned their heads to look at the same time.

"Bang..." There was a sound, and a big fish dived into the water, splashing heavily.

Yan Liang roared loudly, "Fish, my fish... Scarlet Wu, you want to die."

Wu Xiong held the fish basket in one hand, and was catching fish in the air with the other hand, with an extremely embarrassed expression, "The fish is too big, I didn't catch it for a while..." Suddenly, his face changed, and he pointed at the water and yelled, "There are fish!" , the fish took the bait..."

Yan Liang didn't care about cursing, got up in a hurry, grabbed the fishing rod with both hands and carefully pulled it back, shouting excitedly, "Big fish, this is a big fish..."

Wu Xiong was very excited, he threw the fish basket into the water casually, rushed to Yan Liang's side in three or two steps, and grabbed the fishing rod, "Pull...quickly pull..."

"Don't be too violent, slow down, slow down..." Yan Liang repeatedly reminded Wu Xiong when he saw that Wu Xiong was moving too much.Unexpectedly, before the words fell, the tightly stretched fishing line broke with a "snap".

"Scar Wu, what are you doing? You killed my two fishes." Yan Liang was furious now, he stared at Wu Xiong and shouted loudly: "Two big fish, my two big fish!" Fish..."

"Isn't it just two fish? I'll pay you for what you stared at." Wu Xiong threw the fishing rod to the ground and said casually.

"What did you say? Pay me? Can you pay me two identical fish?"

"Does the fish still look good?" Wu Xiong said impatiently, "I'll get you two king fish later, so that you can eat to your fullest."

"You..." Yan Liang was furious, and was about to growl when he suddenly saw the fish basket submerged in the water, his expression changed drastically, and he rushed straight away, "Fish, my fish..."

Wu Xiong's expression also changed, he turned around and ran, "Go, go, Hutou is going crazy, go..."

Seeing Wu Xiong's nervous expression, Guan Hai ran away, of course he didn't dare to stay alone, and ran after Wu Xiong, faster than Wu Xiong.

Yan Liang picked up the fish basket and took a look, there were still fish there, not even a single fish scale could be seen.His lungs exploded, he turned his head and roared, "Scar Wu, I want to break your hand..."

Wu Xiong ran all the way, and when he heard Yan Liang's roar, he hurriedly turned his head and shouted: "Hutou, I will pay you two fish..."

"Three fish, you have to pay me three fish..." Yan Liang held an empty fishing rod in one hand and a bare fishing rod in the other, gnashing his teeth and chasing after him fiercely, "Don't run away, I'll chop you up if you run away again."

"Two fish, that's two fish. You didn't catch the third fish at all." Wu Xiong raised two fingers high at Yan Liang, "I only pay you two fish."

"Wu Da Scar, I'll kill you..." Yan Liang roared with fury.

Wu Xiong and Guan Hai were shocked, they jumped on their horses and fled for their lives.

A group of guards were stunned, wondering why the three adults suddenly turned their faces.

When Yan Liang saw the two leaving without a trace, he was so angry that he stood on the slope and cursed.

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In June, Yanzhou, Changyi County.

Along the Wanfu River, there are luxuriant grasses, the cool river breeze blows, the lush leaves on the embankment are swaying and singing in the wind, and the faint fragrance of flowers permeates the air, which is refreshing.

Zhang Liao and Peng Lie walked side by side on the embankment, talking softly.The 5000 troops from the Changyi camp had rushed to Chenliu. Zhang Liao was going to follow up with food, grass and weapons, but the general sent a letter asking him to go north immediately to discuss matters.Today, Peng Lie went out of the city to see him off.

"Currently, Changyi, Rencheng, Lu State, and Langya State each have 2 defenders, and [-] men are used to threaten and contain Cao Cao in Xuzhou. The number is indeed a little less." Zhang Liao said, "Our army and Rencheng's army are far away from Pengcheng. Recently, in order to prevent Cao Cao from correctly assessing the strength of our troops deployed in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, the general asked us to frequently move around the border between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, posing a threat to Xuzhou. After I leave, you will also take the army along the Sishui River in Henan Next, take care of yourself along the way."

Peng Lie smiled and said worriedly: "Once the Yingchuan battlefield starts fighting, our intentions will be exposed immediately. Yuan Shao must unite with Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others to launch a counterattack when Luoyang is in danger. Yuan Tan rushed from Guanzhong suddenly Yuzhou can explain the problem very well.”

"As long as we quickly make a breakthrough in the Yingchuan battlefield and gain an absolute advantage, the possibility of Cao Cao's counterattack is very small." Zhang Liao said, "The key for the army to gain a foothold in Yingchuan quickly depends on the situation in Jiangdong. As we imagined, we can take advantage of the momentum and send troops to attack Jingzhou, firmly restrain the Jingzhou army, and prevent Liu Biao from supporting Yingchuan, then Yingchuan can go down."

"If Yingchuan is lost, Luoyang will be surrounded by us on three sides and is in danger." Peng Lie shook his head and said, "Even if Yuan Shao cannot get the support of the Jingzhou Army for the time being, he will stick to Yingchuan with Liu Bei. If our attack is blocked, And Liu Biao of Jingzhou went north to support in time, and the main force of our army will definitely be dragged by the rebels in Yingchuan. In this way, even if we capture Guanzhong and complete the siege of Luoyang, we will not be able to concentrate all our forces to attack Luoyang."

"Insufficient troops are the biggest obstacle to attacking Luoyang." Zhang Liao said with deep empathy, "I will choose an appropriate time to advise the general when I come to Xingyuan this time, and ask him to report to the court to expand the army immediately. If the court intends to send troops from Hanoi, To attack Luoyang from the Henan direction, a large number of troops must be added."

"I heard that Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, and Lu Bu have all arrived at Xingyuan." Peng Lie said, "The three of them rushed to the Central Plains at the same time, and their purpose is self-evident. In my opinion, if there is no accident, the court has already We have decided to besiege Luoyang immediately."
"The imperial court can't wait." Zhang Liao sighed, "If we can take Guanzhong first and complete the siege of Luoyang, our losses in attacking Luoyang will definitely be greatly reduced."

The two chatted for a while, Zhang Liao looked up at the sky, turned to Peng Lie and said, "Don't send it off, you can go back. See you in autumn."

Peng Lie stopped, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "Wen Yuan, there is something I want to tell you..."

"what's up?"

"I have already reported the matter of your family to the General." Peng Lie said, "Your wife died of illness a few years ago, both parents were seriously ill, and the child has no one to take care of him. You should go back to Jinyang."

Zhang Liao's expression darkened, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"Your younger brother Zhang Zhen is currently on the battlefield in Henan. Your younger sister married in Hedong too far away from home. Unfortunately, your wife died of illness. Now there are only seriously ill parents and children who are waiting to be fed. You can't just let it go? If something happens to your parents, You, the eldest son, have sinned deeply."

"Thank you..." Zhang Liao patted Peng Lie on the shoulder and said sadly, "I want to go back too, but now that the war is going on, I..."

"The general will help you." Peng Lie comforted, "After you arrive at Xingyuan, you must find an opportunity to have a talk with the general as soon as possible."

"I can't open my mouth." Zhang Liao looked up to the sky and sighed.

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In June, Jiangdong, Moling.

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were extremely happy to receive Sun Ben's letter.

In order to fight Luoyang, Hebei not only wants to marry Cao Cao, but is also willing to marry Jiangdong, and then uses its own strength to force Cao Cao and Sun Quan to shake hands and make peace, so that Cao Cao and Sun Quan can check each other, thereby stabilizing the situation on both sides of the Yangtze River.This plan is in the interests of Hebei and Jiangdong, so after careful discussion, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others immediately decided to let Zhang Hong go north quickly.

If Jiangdong wants to get rid of the current predicament, it is not enough to quell the internal troubles and stick to the four counties of Jiangdong. The threats from Xuzhou and Jingzhou must be broken as soon as possible.Therefore, Zhou Yu suggested to take advantage of this rare opportunity to immediately gather heavy troops on the front lines of Peng Ze and Chaisang, attack Jingzhou, capture Jiangxia, and remove the threat of Jingzhou first.After the threat of Jingzhou is lifted, we can quell the civil strife while fighting Cao Cao with all our strength. Only then can Jiangdong take the initiative and control the situation on both sides of the Yangtze River.

But the problem is that when Hebei begins to attack Luoyang, the troops used to threaten Xuzhou must be limited. At this time, the main force of the Jiangdong Army is fighting with the Jingzhou Army in Jiangxia. Cao Cao is very likely to send his troops south. How can we ensure that Cao Cao will not take the opportunity? Attack Jiangdong?
"We still occupy half of Lujiang County. If Cao Cao is willing to shake hands with us and make peace, we can give him half of Lujiang County at an appropriate time." Zhou Yu said, "If Cao Cao wants to fight Jiangdong, he must take all of Jiangbei. Two counties, otherwise his rear will be directly threatened by us. Although this time he joined hands with Yuan Yao to attack menacingly, he is worried that Yuan Yao will turn against him, and he is limited by the fact that there are too few warships in Jiangbei, so he does not Dare to attack Jiangdong by force. He can only send troops to the north bank of the Yangtze River to contain our troops, let Liu Biao in Jingzhou and the rebels from all over Jiangdong severely injure the Jiangdong army, and then take advantage of the chaos in Jiangdong to cross the river."

"Now that Hebei is interfering, Cao Cao has almost lost the possibility of attacking Jiangdong. The only thing he can do is to quickly control the two counties in Jiangbei and Xu Tuo. If he can take Lujiang without a single soldier, he must be very willing. Give us a favor."

Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Sun Jing and others spoke with one voice and opposed it unanimously.

At the beginning, Zhou Yu defended Lujiang to protect Jiangdong. If Lujiang was given to Cao Cao, Cao Cao stabilized the two counties in Jiangbei and rapidly developed the Jiangbei navy, and the threat to Jiangdong would become greater and greater.Liu Biao attacked Jiangdong just to solve Jiangdong's threat to Jingzhou, while Cao Cao attacked Jiangdong to occupy Jiangdong and dominate Xu and Yangzhou. Compared with the two, Cao Cao was a greater threat to Jiangdong.

Sun Quan thought Zhou Yu's strategy was too risky.With the civil strife still in the balance, concentrating the main force on Jiangxia will have little chance of success.The opportunity was so good last year, but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu still came back with nothing.Things have been dire this year, and certainly hopeless.For this attack that has no chance of winning, it is extremely undesirable to abandon Lujiang County. This is purely a strategy of self-destruction.

Zhou Yu insisted on his own opinion and tried his best to persuade Sun Quan and others.

Hebei intervened and took the initiative to contain Cao Cao from attacking Jiangdong. This was the best chance for Jiangdong to get rid of the current crisis. external threat.Fighting Liu Biao and occupying Jiangxia is the only way for Jiangdong to get out of the crisis now, and there is no other way except this.

Once Hebei attacks Luoyang, the Jingzhou army will inevitably go north to help.The Jingzhou army was damaged in the Central Plains battlefield last year. If we go north to help again this year, the troops staying in Jingzhou will definitely be limited, and this is an important reason why we can capture Jiangxia.

We promised to give Cao Cao half of Lujiang County, not immediately, but to withdraw from Lujiang County at an appropriate time.What is appropriate?If we can quickly capture Jiangxia, and the main force of the army can quickly return to help, then we will repent and send our troops north to attack Hefei, occupying the key place where Cao Cao attacked Jiangdong.If we are unable to take Jiangxia for a long time, then we will delay withdrawing from Lujiang County before winter, and continue to attack Jiangxia when Cao Cao is unable to use troops in winter.In the spring of next year, we will take advantage of the navy and concentrate the main force to counterattack Jiujiang and directly kill Hefei.

For us, as long as we win Hefei, it is equivalent to regaining Lujiang County and defending Jiangdong, so we can give up Lujiang County at an appropriate time.

Zhou Yu finally persuaded Sun Quan and others.

Zhang Hong hurried on the road with Jiangdong's peace negotiation conditions.

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In June, Yangzhou, Lujiang County, and Lu'an City.

Yuan Feng received a message from the general.

When Yuan Feng left Handan, he specially asked several of his personal guards to stay in the General's Xingyuan to prepare for emergencies.This time it was one of the personal guards who came to convey the order.Yuan Feng was very embarrassed by the general's order.He only has more than 7000 people in his hands now. If he goes to fight Hefei, he will never return.

Yuan Yao immediately summoned Liu Ye, Liu Fu, Huang Yi, Jiang Ji, Lu Mian, Zheng Bao and others to discuss.

Huang Yi strongly advocated that Yuan Yao immediately lead his army northward and enter Runan.Judging from the current situation, Jianghuai cannot wait any longer.Hebei is about to attack Luoyang. At this moment, Cao Cao in Xuzhou is very important for Yuan Shao to stick to Luoyang. This is why Yuan Tan rushed to Yuzhou suddenly.With the support of Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, Cao Cao will soon increase his strength greatly, and sooner or later Lujiang County will be his.If we want to survive, we have to go to Runan.Runan is the foundation of the Yuan Clan. Returning to Runan as Yuan Yao will definitely get the explicit or covert support of the Yuan Clan's forces. It will not be a problem to drive Liu Bei away.

Huang Yi is Yuan Shu's son-in-law and the son of former eunuch Huang Wan, who was born in the Huang family in Jiangxia. His words had a great influence on Yuan Yao.

"The purpose of the general asking us to fight Hefei is nothing more than to prevent Cao Cao from attacking Jiangdong, but Cao Cao does not have the strength to fight Jiangdong, especially after we retreated to Runan, Zhou Yu's army directly threatened Hefei, Cao Cao did not dare to fight Jiangdong, so we You can go north directly to Runan to contain Liu Bei's army, so as to help the Northern Army's main force attack Luoyang." Liu Ye also persuaded.

"Since the troops of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei entered Runan, the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in Runan, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, Baoman, Gong Du, etc., were beaten into a panic and fled. We can send someone to contact Liu Pi and others Let them join us in the Xincai and Ruyin areas, so we can gather more than 1 people. Although we may not be able to defeat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, it is still more than enough to break out of the siege and go north to Yanzhou." Zheng Bao said, " We can't stay here anymore, it's better to go north early to seek refuge with the General."
Yuan Yao shook his hand, "The general wants us to contain Liu Bei's army in Runan, not to kill him back to Yanzhou."

"If the general has not launched an attack on Luoyang for a long time, how long can we last in Runan?" Lu Mian agreed with Zheng Bao and asked to go directly to Yanzhou to join the Northern Frontier Army.He is Yuan Shu's general, and he has been guarding Shouchun with his troops, and he is loyal to Yuan Shu.Now the main force of this team is his army.

Yuan Yao thought about it carefully, and then decided to go north to Runan first, "If we haven't received the news that the general is attacking Luoyang in a month, we will go straight back to Yanzhou."

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