Great Han Empire

Chapter 900 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
At the end of June, Anding County, Xiliang, Linjing City.

Qu Yi, Pang De, Tie Yue, and Lei Zi led [-] cavalry across Liupan Mountain and arrived at Linjing City.

Yan Rou, Wei Jun, Yang Ming, Liu Bao, Liu Ming and others who arrived earlier went out of the city to meet them.Seeing that Qu Yi had lost a lot of weight, Yan Rou worked hard.

"The purpose of this tour outside the Great Wall is mainly to raise livestock and fodder for the army." Qu Yi waved his hands wearily, "For two consecutive years, we have recruited cavalry from outside the Great Wall, confiscated livestock from various tribes of the Hu tribe, and provided them to the people in the border counties. It has added a lot of burden to the tribes of the Hu tribe. After the Luoyang war, the battlefield will gradually move south. At that time, the imperial court can reduce the recruitment of cavalry outside the Great Wall, so that the border residents outside the Great Wall can have time to recuperate. I am fighting against Shemo in the desert Ci, Tuobatao and other kings of the Hu clan said that no matter how hard it is, you must grit your teeth and endure, and when the army conquers Luoyang and takes the Central Plains, the suffering will pass and the good days will begin.”

Yan Rou deeply felt the same way, "In the past few years, we have been invincible and invincible, largely thanks to the help of the Hu tribes outside the Great Wall. After the Luoyang war, the imperial court should indeed allow them to rest for a while."

"That depends on the outcome of this battle." Qu Yi looked up at the blue sky, and said worriedly, "If we can successfully take Guanzhong, Luoyang is just around the corner. If we can't take it..."

"Aren't you confident?" Yan Rou smiled.

"Hmph..." Qu Yi sneered, "It's true that we can defeat Han Sui, but..."

"But what..." Yan Rou immediately asked.

"However, the imperial court asked us to appease Han Sui as much as possible. Even if we could not appease Han Sui, the Xiliang army should withdraw from Guanzhong with the least loss. In the next few years, the imperial court will not be able to take care of the western border, so we need to use Han Sui's strength to defend the western border." Que Yi shook his head, "The imperial court wanted us to fight Guanzhong, but it didn't allow us to completely annihilate or even seriously injure our opponents. This battle is too difficult to fight."

"It is precisely because the battle is difficult to fight that the imperial court recruited you to the Guanzhong battlefield to command the overall situation." Yan Rou said, "If I were to fight, I would never let Han Sui go easily. It's really not trustworthy."

"I also declined, I don't want to fight this kind of battle." Qu Yi said, shaking his hand, "This Guanzhong battle will be personally commanded by brother Zilie (Xu Rong)."

"Master Taiwei has arrived in Guanzhong?" Yan Rou was quite surprised.

"He's at the east of the river now." Qu Yi pointed to the east with the whip in his hand, "We'll see him soon."

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Qu Yi explained the attack strategy in detail at the military meeting.

In this Guanzhong battle, there were two opponents, one was Han Sui and the other was Yuan Shao.If Guanzhong is lost, Luoyang will never be safe, Yuan Shao will help Han Sui defend Guanzhong no matter what.

Part of the Xiliang Army is in Xijiang, and its strength in Guanzhong is about 4.We don't know how many troops Yuan Shao will send into Guanzhong to participate in the war, but a conservative estimate is that it should be around 4 to 5, which means that both Nanyang and Kansai troops may enter Guanzhong.Therefore, the imperial court estimated that the combined army of Han Sui and Yuan Shao was at least 10.

[-] of our [-] troops in Hedong have entered Guanzhong, and are now stationed on the line between Wannian City and Xiagui City in Baiqu.Zhang He, Gao Lan, Xian Yuyin, and Duan Xuan's [-] troops have secretly stationed in Pubanjin, and they will cross the river to the Guanzhong battlefield in the near future.

There are [-] cavalry in Linjing.Starting tomorrow, we will go south to Sansuke one after another.Master Wei Jun led [-] cavalry to move south along the west bank of the Jingshui River, and moved around Maoling and Pingling on the north bank of the Weishui River, in order to threaten Chang'an and contain the strength of the Xiliang army.I, Yan Rou, Pang De, Liu Bao and other adults led [-] cavalry and headed south in three batches.We walked along the east bank of the Jingshui River, went straight to the Zhengguo Canal from Yunyang, and stationed troops between the Zhengguo Canal and the Baiqu Canal.

If there is no accident, the battlefield of Guanzhong War is Zheng Baiqu with Wannian City as the center. (The vast plain that can be irrigated by Zhengguoqu and Baiqu is called Zhengbaiqu.) Our troops participating in the war are about 13.

"In terms of military strength, we have no obvious advantage." Qu Yi finally said, "In terms of attack strategy, we are subject to the imperial court's request. The imperial court's request is very simple, to fight Yuan Shao and protect Han Sui. The defense of Han Sui is based on sticking to the western border. We have no choice but to obey, but I would like to solemnly warn all of you that when you are on the battlefield, your lords must not be affected by this attack strategy. The top priority should be to destroy the opponent, even if the Xiliang army is wiped out, it is not the responsibility of your lords, but the responsibility of me and the Taiwei. You just need to obey the military order and complete the order. "

The generals clung to their promises.

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At the end of June, in Hedong, Pubanjin.

The right chariot rides the general and Taiwei Xu Rong to the Pubanjin camp.

Xian Yuyin, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Sun Qin, Duan Xuan, Chen Wei, Huangfu Li and other civil and military officials, Cui Lin, governor of Hedong, and Guo Yuan, the captain, rushed to the camp one after another.

Xu Rong inquired carefully about the food and supplies and the recruitment of civilian husbands, and asked Cui Lin and Guo Yuan to ensure all the needs of the frontline army.

"Master Yang Feng, do you have the latest news?"
"Master Yang Feng wrote back that the number of enemy troops in the direction of Huayin is increasing, and Yuan Shao is continuing to increase troops to Guanzhong." Chen Wei replied, "According to reports from scouts, several soldiers were found in the Duling and Baling areas. There is a new military camp, and it is estimated that all the troops in the camp are secretly reinforced by Yuan Jun from Nanyang."

Xu Rong hesitated for a moment, "Guess? Is there any evidence to prove that the soldiers in those barracks are all Yuan Jun?"

Chen Wei frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Does your lord think that this time Han Sui is sincerely surrendering to the imperial court and wants to give Guanzhong to us?"

Xu Rong thought for a while, then sighed softly, "Has there been any movement from the Xiliang Army recently?"

"While the Xiliang army is helping us build a boat bridge on the Weishui River, it is increasing its troops to Zheng County, which is likely to attack Huayin." Chen Wei said, "However, recently, Mr. Yang Feng received an uncertain news. It is said that someone saw Ma Chao in Chang'an City."

Xu Rong was a little surprised, "Did the scouts find Xiliang's reinforcement cavalry in Chencang, Meicheng, Huaili, Feng, and Haocheng areas?"

"Our scouts can't reach that far." Chen Wei shook his head, "My lord, if the news is reliable, Han Sui may have transferred Ma Chao's army back from Xiliang. It seems that he is going to put all his eggs in one basket and fight us to the death. "

Xu Rong was silent for a long time, and said to Huangfu Li: "Immediately tell Han Sui that I'm going to Guanzhong soon, and I want to see him once."

"My lord, at this time..." Huangfu Li looked at Xu Rong and said worriedly, "My lord, I think it's better to forget it. If Han Sui decides to turn against us, no matter what your lord says, he won't listen."

"I know." Xu Rong said, "This battle in Guanzhong has to be fought. However, I hope that Han Sui can take the initiative to attack, so that we can control the initiative on the battlefield and attack according to our deployment. Now Han Sui has been Procrastinating like this, talking about submitting to the imperial court, but there is no movement on the hands, it is very difficult for us."

Xu Rong stood up and walked to the map hanging on the side of the big tent, "If we and Han Sui take the initiative to turn against each other and cross the Weishui River to attack, there will be no advantage in military strength, and the outcome is uncertain, but if we and Han Sui If this stalemate continues, Yuan Shao will not be able to contain Yuan Shao's forces in Guanzhong, which will be very unfavorable to the Central Plains battlefield. The general's plan to capture Yingchuan may fail. Without the support of the Central Plains battlefield, Yuan Shao can concentrate his troops to support Guanzhong. Then our battle It's even harder."

"The imperial court has carefully calculated that so far, the imperial court's wealth can support the army to fight for three months at most. That is to say, by the end of September, the imperial court will have no food for us until the autumn harvest in October. Therefore, the duration of the Guanzhong War is only three months, and within three months we must occupy Guanzhong, drive Han Sui back to Xiliang, and drive Yuan Shao back to Kansai."

"This time is obviously too short." Xu Rong looked at the generals in the tent, raised his hand and patted the map, and said slowly: "Therefore, if we want to take all of Guanzhong within three months, there is only one way, and that is Let Han Sui and Yuan Shao fight back without giving Han Sui and Yuan Shao any chance to fight back, and solve all the problems in the first battle."

"Now, we must not only force the enemy to fight us decisively as soon as possible, but also force them to take the initiative to cross the river and attack. In order to achieve this goal, we must first show weakness, let Han Sui and Yuan Shao make a wrong judgment on our strength, and be firm. Their determination. Secondly, with the cooperation of the Central Plains battlefield, we must continue to put pressure on Han Sui, forcing him to give up Guanzhong as soon as possible, forcing Han Sui to take the initiative."

"My lord, what method can we use to force Han Sui to attack in a hurry?" Huangfu Li asked, "So far, we have no reason for Han Sui to surrender Guanzhong immediately."

"There is already a reason." Xu Rong walked back to the table and sat down, and said slowly, "The imperial court plans to move 30 people from the two counties of Hedong and Taiyuan to Guanzhong before this winter."

Everyone was surprised.

"My lord, has the court really made a decision?" Cui Lin asked in surprise.

"Lord Cui will receive the imperial decree soon." Xu Rong said, "There are many reasons why the imperial court is eager to relocate the population to Guanzhong. The population expansion in Hedong and Taiyuan is getting worse. The crisis is more beneficial. Secondly, Guanzhong has been desolate for a long time. If the population can be moved to Sanfu as soon as possible, it will be extremely beneficial to the restoration of Guanzhong. The faster Guanzhong recovers, the more money and income the imperial court will have. This will not only support Western Xinjiang, Alleviating the crisis in western Xinjiang will also help the army to attack Luoyang and quickly stabilize the capital. In addition, there is another most important reason..."

Xu Rong paused, and under the expectant eyes of everyone, he said slowly: "The eldest princess intends to establish the capital in Chang'an, so the eldest princess hopes that we will conquer Guanzhong as soon as possible, relocate the population as soon as possible, and complete the preparations for the capital as soon as possible."

The generals were stunned.Except for Cui Lin who had heard about this matter for a long time, Sun Qin, Zhang He, Huangfu Li and others heard of it for the first time.

There was an uproar in the big tent, and discussions continued one after another.

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Xu Rong briefly explained the fierce debate in the court, "At present, this is just a suggestion of the eldest princess. No one knows whether it will be the final decision, but if the proposal of the eldest princess wins the support of the ministers, the big man will If Chang'an is to be the capital, then our responsibility will be heavy. We must take down Guanzhong and Chang'an in the shortest possible time, otherwise, we will not be able to explain to the emperor, the eldest princess and the court."

Then, Xu Rong made a deployment of troops.

Sun Qin led the army to stay in Hedong, stationed in Dayang City, Hebei City and Fenglingdu, to prevent Yuan Jun from Guanxi from attacking Hedong.Although Sun Qin was reluctant, they were more familiar with fighting in Hedong than the Jizhou Army and Youzhou Army who had just arrived in Hedong, and the heavy responsibility of staying in Hedong could only be handed over to them.In order to ensure that Sun Qin's army can be mobilized flexibly and maintain the threat to Kansai, Xu Rong also specially allocated [-] warships from the Navy to Sun Qin.

Xian Yuyin, Zhang He, and Gao Lan immediately led their troops across the river, marching day and night, and quietly rushed to Zheng Baiqu to join Yang Feng's main force.

Xu Rong led Chen Wei, Huangfu Li and his personal guards on horseback and crossed the river overnight to meet Han Sui in Guanzhong.

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At the end of June, Guanzhong, Xinfeng City.

Han Sui was very worried.

Yang Feng told Han Sui that 15 troops from the Northern Xinjiang Army would enter Guanzhong, which made Han Sui restless.The recent reports from the scouts confirmed that the camps of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Zhengbaiqu area continued to expand, and there were more and more camps. It can be seen that the follow-up troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army are continuously entering Guanzhong.If all the 15 Northern Xinjiang troops were allowed to enter Guanzhong, the battle would be impossible.

Han Sui urgently met with Gao Gan and urged him to deploy the army to the planned attack position as soon as possible.If you want to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army, you must rush before the Northern Xinjiang Army has completed its assembly, otherwise the battle will undoubtedly be lost.Gao Gan obviously felt the aggressiveness of the Northern Xinjiang Army, so he urgently wrote to Yuan Shao, asking him to immediately order the army to enter Guanzhong.

At this time, Huangfu Li sent a letter saying that Xu Rong wanted to see him.

Han Sui didn't want to meet Xu Rong.The two sides are about to turn their faces to a decisive battle. What's the point of meeting again?Hebei didn't take Xijiang seriously at all. Even if they met, it was just a deterrent.Hebei will not make any promises to itself, let alone compromise, only to compete on the battlefield.

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At the end of June, Yanzhou, Dingtao.

Jifeng's wedding ceremony was very grand, and the whole Dingtao City was immersed in a festive atmosphere.

Cao Zhang was very excited. In Dingtao City, he saw many great figures whom he admired and admired since he was a child.Cao Ren took him to meet Zheng Xuan, Xiangkai, Xu Shao, Yang Qi and other famous Confucian scholars one by one, and took him to meet Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu, Yushi, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun and other famous generals.Of course, what excited him the most was seeing the world-famous general Li Hong.

Li Hong is also smiling today.Because Yu Du commanded the northern army to successfully capture Guancheng, the army's chances of quickly capturing Yingchuan were greatly increased.Li Hong is now looking forward to the news of Wen Chou's capture of Xuchang.

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