Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 923 Yuzhou Battle
On the same day, Liu Peng led a large army to enter Qiao County and stationed in Qiao County for a few days. After confirming that there was no threat in the city, Liu Peng left Tai Shiheng and Ma Dai to lead [-] troops to defend the city, and took all the rest of the army away. go.

At this time, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were still waiting for the arrival of the Northern Han army in the south of the city. Little did they know that the Northern Han army they were waiting for had already left Qiao County.

There are also twenty artillery pieces that followed Liu Peng to Yu County.This is also an important weapon for Liu Peng to win Yu County in a short time.

On this day, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were waiting in the camp when soldiers and horses came in to report.

"King of Chu, military advisor, that guy Liu Peng set off overnight last night and led the army to Yu County!"

"what?"

Zhuge Liang was shocked, got up hastily and almost fell to the ground.

"Military division, this...?"

Liu Bei also panicked. The Northern Han army did not follow the routine at all. He had already given up Qiao County in order to lure the Northern Han army to fight him here, but the Northern Han army did not take the bait at all and did not come to attack. Instead, they went to attack Yu County.

The Jingzhou Army suddenly changed from active to passive.

Zhuge Liang was also a little confused, and waved to Liu Bei: "My lord, don't worry, let me think about it!"

Liu Bei urged: "Kong Ming, think about it quickly. If there is a loss in Yu County, I am afraid that not only the eastern part of Yuzhou will be lost, but even Jingzhou will be implicated!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the map for a long time, but still couldn't come up with an idea to deal with it. After thinking for a quarter of an hour, Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, the northern part of Yuzhou can't be defended anymore. We must abandon the northern part of Yuzhou, and then lead the army to station in Yizhou." Yang, defend according to the city, and let Deng Ai lead the army to retreat to Langsi, and if it is impossible, withdraw to Wan County. In short, you can't fight head-on with the Northern Han army. We can only return to Jingzhou!"

Finally, Zhuge Liang sighed helplessly.

"Return to Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly: "Hehe, military advisor, you said that Yuzhou is safe to defend, but isn't it the same in the northern part of Jingzhou? There are large plains everywhere. Once the Northern Han army enters Jingzhou, they can still drive straight in!"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Master, if there is no other way, then we can only cross the river and rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to block the way of the Northern Han army going south!"

Zhuge Liang's original strategic plan was to drag the Northern Han army in Yuzhou at all costs, so as not to let the war spread to Jingzhou, but judging from the current situation, the Northern Han army is moving south like a bamboo, and they can't defend Yuzhou at all. The territory can only be retreated to Jingzhou to defend, and now retreating to Yiyang can only be said to be the last struggle.

"Oh, it seems that Liu Ziyan can really rule the world!"

Liu Bei looked up to the north, his eyes full of unwillingness and disappointment.

At the beginning, he raised his army with full confidence. After decades, he finally laid down his foundation and settled down in Jingzhou. However, when he was about to expand his power, he suddenly found that he could not fight at all, and could only be trapped in Jingzhou In this three-acre land, at the beginning, he was almost able to join forces with Cao Cao to capture Jiangdong, but Liu Wei sent a navy to defeat his Jingzhou navy, which made the plan fail. Later, he joined forces with Sun Ce and Liu Zhang Dealing with Liu Wei, he was almost able to win the Northern Han Dynasty, but in the end he returned in vain.

On the other hand, Liu Wei started from Liaozhou and developed the barren Liaozhou into the richest state in the world. Liu Wei also climbed step by step. As early as a few years ago, Liu Wei was crowned emperor, and now he is sweeping the world with With the momentum of sending troops to attack everywhere, it is estimated that it will not be long before this world belongs to Liu Wei.

"My lord, Liu Ziyan is old, and he won't have a few years left to live! And his most proud eldest son, Liu An, has also died. Liu Ziyan can be said to have no successors. Once he dies, what will happen inside the Northern Han Dynasty?"

Zhuge Liang felt that Liu Bei had lost his fighting spirit, so he comforted him.

Liu Bei turned to look at Zhuge Liang, and asked, "How does the military master know that Liu Ziyan won't be alive for a few years?"

Zhuge Liang pointed to the sky and said: "I have a lot of research on divination. I watched the sky at night and found that the Ziwei star in the north was flickering and dimming, and the Ziwei star was the emperor's star. This means that Liu Ziyan is already sick. I can assure you." , Liu Ziyan can live for at most five years, after five years, Liu Ziyan will definitely die!"

Liu Bei's eyeballs almost didn't come out, five years, what a joke, now the war is tense, Jingzhou is in danger, and Liu Wei can live for another five years, it's unknown whether Liu Bei can last five years.

Zhuge Liang knew what Liu Bei was worried about, so he comforted him: "My lord, even if Jingzhou can no longer hold, we can go to Liu Zhang, borrow a place in Yizhou, and recharge our batteries. It’s okay to take the opportunity to go north!”

"Hey, this is all for the future, it's better to withdraw the troops now!"

Liu Bei has also fought all his life, and every time he meets Liu Wei, he feels a deep sense of powerlessness, not because he is weak but because Liu Wei is too strong.

Immediately, Liu Bei led the Jingzhou army to continue to retreat southward, all the way to Yiyang, closed the city gate, and prepared to continue to block the Northern Han army based on Yiyang city.

On the other side, after the continuous bombardment of artillery, the gate of Yu County was opened, and the Northern Han Army successfully entered Yu County. Deng Ai also withdrew the army to Langsi to station.

Since then, the first stage of the Battle of Yuzhou came to an end, ending with the victory of the Han army.

However, after the Northern Han army captured Yu County and Qiao County, they did not immediately continue to attack the Jingzhou Army in the south, but stationed in these two counties for a short rest.

The news of the victory spread to Kyoto. After Liu Wei learned of the great victory in Yuzhou, Longyan was delighted.

"Old Ma, I think Rui'er should show his face in the army!"

In the palace, Liu Wei looked at Eunuch Ma and said.

"What is His Majesty's plan?"

"Great victory in Yuzhou, I originally wanted to send Xu Guang to Yuzhou to reward the three armies for me, but after thinking about it, Ruier should also show his face in the army, so I want Ruier to go for me! Xu Guang just follow the supervision!"

Liu Wei said with a smile.

Eunuch Ma frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, is it a little early? The prince is still too young, and the army is too aggressive. I'm afraid the prince will be frightened. If he loses the general idea, he will be killed." The lieutenant generals are making jokes and lose their majesty!"

"Oh, I also know that Rui'er is young, but my physical condition is getting worse and worse. I have to do many things in advance! Cough, cough, cough!"

As he spoke, Liu Wei coughed.

"Your Majesty, why don't you rest for a while and transfer the second prince back to supervise the government for you, so you can take care of your body!"

While beating Liu Wei's back, Eunuch Ma suggested next.

(End of this chapter)