Great Han Empire

Chapter 902 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Babaili Kuaiqi followed Yuan Shao's order and galloped through Guanzhong.

Feng Ji, Shen Pei, Yuan Zhong, Xun Chen and others hurried to Yuan Shao's mansion to discuss countermeasures with Yuan Shao and Yuan Wei.

Ying Chuan's situation is very critical at present.Although the three big cities of Xuchang, Yingyin and Yingyang in the south of Yingchuan are still under the control of Liu Bei, due to the fall of Guancheng in Henan, Nanyang's army went north to Guanzhong, and Liu Biao was fighting Jiangdong Army in the Chaisang area of ​​Yuzhang County. Only the armies of Runan, Chen Guo, Liang Guo and Pei Guo in Yuzhou rushed to support Yingchuan.However, the troops of these four counties were limited, and most of them were newly recruited. They could not pose a fatal threat to the Northern Army. At most, they would help Liu Bei defend the southern part of Yingchuan. It would be extremely difficult to drive the Northern Army out of Yingchuan immediately.

"Only with the support of the Jingzhou Army, can we hold Yingchuan." The judge suggested that Yuan Shaoshu tell Yuan Tan, asking him to send people south to Jiangdong again, and try his best to facilitate the peace talks between Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, so that Liu Biao could escape. Take the initiative to lead the army north to support, let Cao Cao and Sun Quan jointly threaten the Central Plains, forcing the Northern Xinjiang Army to withdraw from Yingchuan.

The trial's suggestion did not get everyone's response.Jifeng from Hebei has just married Cao Cao's daughter, and Chen Hao, an important minister of the Jinyang court, has just married Sun Quan's younger sister. The three families have a harmonious relationship and are negotiating peace.At this moment, Jiangdong urgently needs Hebei to contain Cao Cao in order to get out of the predicament, so as to concentrate on attacking Jingzhou and avoid being attacked by Cao Cao and Liu Biao in the future. However, Cao Cao is sandwiched between Hebei and Jiangdong, and life is difficult. It is also urgent to stabilize Xuzhou and control Yangzhou The two counties in Jiangbei should avoid being swallowed up by Hebei when their strength is weak.In order to concentrate its forces to take Luoyang and take the Central Plains, Hebei also urgently needs to stabilize the situation in the Jianghuai River, so as not to be held back by Cao Cao and Sun Quan.Each of the three countries can benefit from the peace talks, so the peace talks are likely to be successful.On the contrary, Yuan Shao is in a bad situation at this moment. He came out to mediate all parties purely to defend Luoyang, and could not bring any real benefits to Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Sun Quan. In Jingzhou, it was difficult to persuade Cao Cao and Li Hong to turn their backs, and it was even more difficult to persuade Liu Biao to go north to support Yingchuan when the Jiangdong army was overwhelming.

Yuan Shao considered for a long time, but still accepted the suggestion of trial and match.

"Whether the current tense situation can be reversed depends on the Guanzhong War. As long as we defeat the Northern Frontier Army in Guanzhong, the situation in the world will undergo a shocking reversal." Yuan Shao said, "Brother Jing Sheng is now fighting Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. The Jingzhou army can't go north, and Brother Jing Sheng is also powerless, so the possibility of success in this mediation is really small. However, the key to us now is the Guanzhong War. It doesn't matter whether Brother Jing Sheng can go north immediately to support. They just need to keep in contact. Once the northern army is defeated in Guanzhong and Hebei retreats across the board, Li Hong's threat to Cao Cao and Sun Quan will be greatly reduced. At that time, our strength will recover, and I believe Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu will definitely make the most effective Make your own wise choices.”

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After careful discussion with everyone, Yuan Shao made a series of arrangements.

He ordered Xin Ping on the battlefield in Henan to immediately lead an army to counterattack and recapture Guancheng at all costs.At present, the attack target of the Northern Army has been clarified. In order to defend Yingchuan, the troops on the Henan battlefield must take back Guancheng, threaten the rear of the Northern Army, and contain the strength of the Northern Army on the Yingchuan battlefield.

After the fall of Yangdi, Luyang became the only channel for Luoyang to maintain contact with the southern states and counties, and it must not be lost anyway, but now the Nanyang army is divided into three, and its strength is very weak.An army from Nanyang went north to Guanzhong to participate in the Guanzhong War, another army Yuan Xi took to Hanzhong to meet Zhang Lu, and the remaining army mainly guarded the emperor and stayed in the city. There were only more than 5000 people. Yang's situation is extremely critical.

Yuan Shao urgently wrote to Yuan Xi about this, ordering him to return to Nanyang with the army day and night, rush to Luyang City to guard the key pass, and ensure the smooth flow of the road from Luyang to Yique Pass.

Yuan Shao also ordered the captains of Guangcheng, Yique, Dagu, and Shenyuan to prepare for the battle and always guard against the northern army's attack on the pass.Fengji once suggested to transfer troops from Luoyang to go south to the pass to strengthen the defense, and at the same time gather troops to attack Yingchuan and take back Yangdi from the direction of Shenyuanguan. .

In the end, Yuan Shaoshu told Liu Bei and the prefects of Yuzhou counties that they would work together to defend Yingyang, Yingyin and Xuchang, try their best to defeat the northern army and regain Yingchuan.

Yuan Wei and others bid farewell and left.Yuan Shao stood at the door, looking at their tired figures, a sense of sadness and fear suddenly rose in his heart, and this uneasy emotion quickly spread throughout his body, making him almost out of breath.

Guanzhong, now all hopes are pinned on the Guanzhong battlefield. Once the Guanzhong battle fails, Luoyang will immediately fall into the siege of the northern border army. If he wants to turn the tide and turn the tide, it will be even more difficult.Will the Guanzhong War be defeated?Will Han Sui get cold feet?If Hebei surrounds Luoyang on all sides, the battle line will be stretched too long, and its forces will be severely dispersed. It will not be able to form an absolute advantage over Luoyang on any battlefield. That is to say, as long as I win on one of the battlefields, the siege of Hebei The strategy will fail.I still have a chance, and a chance to beat Hebei.

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July of the fourth year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty (AD 200).

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At the beginning of July, Guanzhong, Xinfeng City.

Han Sui received a letter from Xu Rong and was extremely angry when he learned that Hebei was eager to move its population to Guanzhong. He thought Hebei had deceived him.

Hebei has always said that the army entered Guanzhong to attack Guanxi and Luoyang, but after the army entered Guanzhong, Hebei suddenly decided to move its population to Guanzhong, which obviously forced itself to withdraw to Xiliang.In order to get Guanzhong, Hebei has impatiently raised its sword.However, Han Sui was worried that he would not have enough troops, so he was reluctant to launch an attack.If the Xiliang people defeated the northern border army at a heavy price, not only would they not be able to continue to occupy Guanzhong, but even defending the western border would become a problem.Han Sui didn't want to take any risks, he hoped to hit him with one blow, and he was still waiting patiently.

After Yuan Shao's letter was sent to Guanzhong, Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief.The northern Xinjiang army launched simultaneous attacks in Henan and Yingchuan, which shows that the troops on the Central Plains battlefield did not rush all the way to the Guanzhong battlefield.In the Zhengbaiqu camp on the south bank of the Weishui River, there are only the Beijiang Army from Hedong.There are only 4 troops in Hedong, and the front lines of Fenglingdu and Dayang City on the north bank of the Yellow River need military defense. The maximum number of troops that can cross the river into Guanzhong is no more than [-].

At this time, the northern Xinjiang cavalry also appeared.An army of about 5000 people directly killed Maoling and Pingling from Anding County, and had two small conflicts with Xiliang cavalry.The scouts scattered on the front line of Chiyang and Gaoling reported that they found traces of Northern Xinjiang cavalry on the north bank of Zhengguo Canal, but the number of them was not many, about 6000 to 2.At this moment, Pound's army was still in the Tianqiong Desert, so Han Sui estimated that the number of cavalry that Hebei could recruit into the customs was between 3 and [-], but the results of the scouts' investigations were quite different from his estimates.

Han Sui was a little uneasy, and ordered the scouts to get as close as possible to the Zheng Baiqu camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army to investigate the situation of the northern Xinjiang cavalry.

At present, on the Guanzhong battlefield, I have 6 horses. Excluding the troops stationed in Chang'an, Huaili and other cities, there are less than 5 troops capable of fighting on the battlefield.Yuan Shao's 9 troops have secretly rushed to the ambush position.The two armies together numbered approximately 5 men.If the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army is close to the result of the scouts and is indeed about [-], then it will be difficult for the coalition forces to wipe out their opponents.Besieging the opponent with less than twice the force, especially when the Northern Xinjiang Army is on guard, it is the best result to injure the opponent, but the loss must be great.

Han Sui was unwilling to pay this loss. He wanted to use the Weishui River to lure a part of the Northern Xinjiang Army to the south bank of the Weishui River, gather an absolutely superior force to encircle and annihilate them, and then cross the river to pursue and encircle and kill the remaining Northern Xinjiang Army. On the bank of the Yellow River.

For this reason, Han Sui specially sent Ling Ru to Zhengbaiqu, pretending to discuss the details with Hebei, and at the same time asked Xu Rong to lead his army across the river to attack Huayin and seize Tongguan.Xu Rong politely refused, saying that the general is currently commanding an army to attack Luoyang on the Central Plains battlefield, and that Hebei is not rich enough to fight on both battlefields at the same time.Xu Rong believed that the best time to attack Tongguan should be in October, that is, when the population moved to Guanzhong and prepared for autumn plowing.

Han Sui was helpless.

Xu Rong had no intention of crossing the river at all, he had already started to arrange the migration of the population, but Yuan Shao sent three letters a day to urge Han Sui to attack immediately, otherwise not only Yingchuan would be lost, but Luoyang would also be in jeopardy.Gao Gan, Xin Pi, and Zhu Ling also rushed to Xinfeng City to urge them.The senior officials even threatened that if the adults do not want to fight, we will attack alone.

The high-ranking officials have limited troops and no cavalry, so if they attack rashly, they will undoubtedly be defeated.Once Gao Gan was defeated, the Northern Xinjiang Army had an excuse to beat Han Sui.Together, the two can still fight the Northern Xinjiang Army, but if they fight on their own, they are seeking their own death.Han Sui was very annoyed, and sneered at the high-ranking threat, "If you dare to attack alone, I will immediately follow the northern army and drive you to the Weishui River to feed the fish."

In July, Ling Ru hurried back from Zhengbaiqu, "Sir, the Northern Xinjiang Army has learned about Meng Qi (Ma Chao)'s return to Guanzhong. Xu Rong has already ordered Pang De to lead his army back to Guanzhong from Tianqiong Desert."

Han Sui was shocked.Once Pang De's army arrived in Guanzhong, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army doubled, and the Guanzhong War was impossible to fight.

"Hurry up, call Gao Gan and Xin Pi urgently." Han Sui waved decisively, "Attack the northern army immediately."

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At the military meeting, Han Sui made a detailed attack deployment.

"We take the initiative to cross the river to attack, which is tantamount to a decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army." Han Sui patted the Wannian City on the map vigorously, "This used to be called Li (li) Yang, and it used to be the capital of Qin State. Later, the great ancestor Liu Bang also once I have lived here for four years, and the city is very strong. The camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army is here. After Yang Feng led his army into Guanzhong, he first built a camp in Xiagui, but later he probably considered not crossing the river to attack Tongguan, so He moved the camp a hundred li to the northwest, relying on Wannian City and backing the Baiqu, he built a large military camp."

"This barracks looks like a crescent-shaped formation, but it is actually a geese-shaped formation. Its attack power is far greater than its defensive ability. If we attack from the front, we will definitely lose a lot, so I plan to use infantry first The large army restrains its two wings, and the central army uses the advantage of iron cavalry to launch a strong attack, destroy the central army, cut off the connection between its two wings, and then gather the main force to encircle and wipe out one wing, severely injuring the opponent."

"Sir, what if the northern border army retreats to the city?" Gao Gan asked.

"They will not retreat to the city." Han Sui looked at the map and sighed softly, "For the northern army, they are very eager to fight this battle. If they win this battle, Guanzhong will be theirs, and Luoyang will soon It's okay. If they lose, they can guarantee the safety of Hedong and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. For us..." He looked at the generals and smiled bitterly, "We can only win, not lose."

"My lords, return to the camp immediately and lead the army across the river overnight."

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In the empty tent, Han Sui stood in front of the map with a dazed expression and remained silent for a long time.

"Sir, do we need a decisive battle?" Zhang Ming quietly walked behind Han Sui and asked in a low voice.

"This is the last hope." Han Sui sighed bitterly. "Hebei has already shown their determination to move the population to Guanzhong. They want us to leave Guanzhong and return to Xiliang. There is no room for negotiation."

"Why did Hebei do this?" Zhang Ming shook his head in pain, "Why did they insist on driving us to a dead end?"

"They need people to guard the western border." Han Sui showed a murderous look on his face, "Since Hebei won't give us a way out, then we just have to fight to the death."

"But..." Zhang Ming hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "If we lose, in the future...so I think...we might take a step back..."

"Hebei won't give us this chance." Knowing what he wanted to say, Han Sui sighed helplessly, "I gave in everything I should have given up, but the Hebei people were dazzled by the victory and thought they were invincible. In their eyes, we Xiliang people are totally vulnerable. We will win this time, and I will never leave Guanzhong."

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In July, in Guanzhong, Zheng Baiqu Camp.

Scouts rushed back from all directions.Han Sui led the Xiliang army across the Weishui River, and killed them in mighty force.

"Have you ever found Yuan Shao's army?" This was what Xu Rong was most concerned about.

"Gaogan and Zhu Ling's army is rushing from Qingge Ferry. Simpi's army, together with Xiliang Army, is rushing northward from Xinfeng Ferry."

"Han Sui was enraged." Yang Feng laughed, "I never thought that he would really want to fight us."

"One battle will determine the outcome." Qu Yi said excitedly, "Mr. Wen Yue from back then is back. Okay, okay, I'm just waiting for this day."

Xu Rong sighed in a low voice, and waved at Chen Wei who was standing beside him, "Urgently order the generals to discuss matters in the big tent."

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(End of this chapter)