Chapter 8 Arrow on the String 29 March Shang, Changshan Country, Qianqiu Pavilion. On the land of Hebei in early spring, the sun is shining, everything is recovering, the warm and elegant emerald green gradually covers the cold black daisies, the endless tender yellow grass is full of colorful nameless flowers showing gorgeous smiles, flocks of birds are excitedly chasing the white clouds in the clear blue sky, and the joyful cries are sprinkled all over the vibrant fields.

The mute and a few soldiers sat in the thick bushes, breathing in the fresh air, whispering and laughing.

On the galloping road in the distance, the carriages and horses were like dragons, the voices of people were boiling, and countless people were driving the carts, carrying heavy burdens, and were advancing to the north.

"They carry grain north during the day, and we march south at night." A sturdy young man in his twenties lowered his head and spit out a weed in his mouth, then pointed to the crowd in the distance and asked in confusion,

"What the hell is going on, you say? If the battlefield is in the south, how can grain be transported north? If the battlefield is in the north, how can we march south again? Where exactly is the battlefield? ”

"Camel, you don't know such a simple question?" A sturdy man in his thirties sitting next to the camel smiled,

"Grain and grass are transported north, and of course the battlefield is jammed on the side."

"Eight catties, then why are we going south?" The camel glanced at him with disdain,

"At the end of last year, we went out of the fortress and wanted to go to the desert to fight the rebellious Xianbei people, but because of the heavy snow, the trip was delayed, and we have been stranded in the Flying Fox Fortress.

"Camel, you've been fighting with me for years, why are you still so stupid?" The dumb man lay on the grass, stretched comfortably, and cursed two words in a slurred voice,

"Now that we are going south, it means that the rebellion of the Central Plains is going to fight us again. We will go to the banks of the Yellow River to stop the rebels. ”

"Oh...... Is it? The camel touched his head, thought about it for a while, and felt that he still didn't understand,

"My lord, there are seven battalions and 70,000 troops in Jizhou, why do you want us to go south? We should go to the side to beat the Hu people. ”

"Fighting the Hu people is mainly a matter of iron horses, we just went, but we just followed behind to escort the grain and grass baggage, which was boring." Eight catties shake the hand,

"Ten years ago, we followed the general into the desert, ran thousands of miles, and almost didn't catch a battle, and the credit was robbed by the iron horse." Eight catties think of the past, still haunted by themselves,

"It's better to go to the edge of the Yellow River to fight rebellion. There is merit and reward......"

"Hey...... dumb stretched out his leg and kicked eight pounds.

"I married my mother-in-law last year, did I go bankrupt?"

"I'm going to be a father, and I want to save some money for the baby." Bajin pushed away the mute's long legs and said happily,

"In the great war in the south, there are many merits and rewards. Don't you want to go to war in the south? The dumb man ignored him and kicked the camel again.

"Do you understand? Don't think about fighting or killing people all day long, but also think about meritorious service and receiving rewards. If you have money, you will be able to build a house and marry your mother-in-law in the future, do you know? The camel did not speak, but slowly lay down on the grass with his head in his hands.

On March, Yanzhou East County, Dongwuyang, Huangting on the north bank of the Yellow River. Huang Tong stood at the front of the line in full armor.

A hundred soldiers stood behind him, silent. Hundreds of men, women, and children in the village gathered around, looking at their relatives reluctantly, and soft cries could be heard from the crowd from time to time.

Huang Tong took one last look at his family. The mother-in-law's tears flowed non-stop, and she was sad.

The child in his arms was dazed and ignorant, and was opening a pair of fat little hands, swinging up and down at him, and shouting milkily in his mouth

"Daddy", wanted to pounce on his father's broad chest. The three-year-old son held his mother's trouser leg and looked at him pitifully, his little nose was constantly stirring, and he was afraid that the snot would run down.

Huang Tong looked at the child silently, and at this moment he had an urge to rush up and touch the child's head and wipe off the snot hanging on the child's lips.

Huang Tong's heart twitched, and his eyes slowly moistened. He tried to squeeze out a smile, waved at the child, and took a deep look at the mother-in-law who was in tears, resolutely turned around, strode towards the gallop, and never looked back.

The soldiers followed him, walking in a stream, their steps heavy, but they did not hesitate. The stick saw the big black.

Daihei, supported by his wife and daughter, stood on the side of the road. He was very haggard, his eye sockets were deep, and the expression on his face was extremely complicated, with worry, pain, and heartbreaking helplessness.

Last year, a serious illness tortured Dahei so much that when the conscription order was sent to the village, his fifteen-year-old son had to pick up his father's sword.

Stick and look at the little black walking in front. Xiao Hei carried a sword and shield on his back, held a spear, and walked quickly with his head down.

The weight on his body was so heavy that his emaciated body was a little bent.

"Little Black ......," the stick shouted,

"Your father and mother are here to see you off." Xiao Hei stopped, turned his head to look at his relatives, and tears suddenly rushed out at this moment.

He wanted to call out to his father, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he only let out a whimpering of grief.

Blackie's mother and sister lost their voices and cried. Dahei wanted to go up and hug his son, but he only took a step, and his thin body fell weakly on his wife's body.

A veteran grabbed Blackie's arm and dragged him away. The stick walked in front of the big black,

"Uncle, I will bring Xiao Hei back, just as you brought me back in the first place." Looking at Xiao Hei's swaying back, a tear quietly rolled down Da Hei's face.

"Xiao Hei, you have to come back alive." On the same day, Tobu Yang Castle. On the majestic city tower, flags fluttered.

Gao Lan, Lei Chong, Li Feng, and Shaun were stationed outside the horse city, quietly watching a team of galloping iron horses.

"Wu Xiong and Xiang Cheng have arrived, let's go and greet them." Gao Ran waved his horsewhip, kicked the horse's belly lightly, and slowly led three subordinates to meet him.

The two sides met and exchanged greetings.

"I'm not late, am I?" Wu Xiong smiled,

"After receiving the order of the general, Lord Xiang and I immediately gathered five thousand men and horses, left Gaotang City, and came day and night."

"Half a day late." Gao Ran stretched out a finger and nodded in front of Wu Xiong's eyes,

"If you arrived last night, I can treat you to a drink."

"Forget it." Wu Xiong shook his hand again and again,

"Ever since I was with Lord Gao Shun, I couldn't drink this wine. After a long time, I got used to it and stopped drinking. ”

"Stopped drinking?" Gao Ran looked at him in amazement,

"It seems that Lord Gao Shun is still strict in governing the army." Wu Xiong

"Snort", the corners of his mouth lifted a trace of disdain.

"What's going on on the other side of Xiahou Yuan?"

"Nope." Gao Ran said,

"However, if we move like this today, it is estimated that Xiahou Yuan is very nervous, and in the near future, he will probably transfer the main army to the direction of Cangting to garrison." Wu Xiong frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhengqing, do you think the general is going to fight the Central Plains?" Gao Ran smiled and shook his head noncommittally,

"I heard that the general has come out of the fortress."

"Really?" Wu Xiong touched the scar on his face and shook his head regretfully,

"I don't understand, in the past, the general even defeated Murong Feng, but now he can't clean up a little Kirby bear. Inexplicable! Then he looked at Gao Ran and asked,

"You're leaving today? The army has been assembled? ”

"I'll leave right away." Gao Ran nodded,

"After receiving the order of the general, I ordered all the troops to assemble overnight. The army that has been assembled first will go first, and will not stop for a moment. After I arrived in Liyang, I deployed on the front line of Liyangjin and Changshoujin (now the area of Xiwangbin, Puyang County, Henan) to prevent the rebels from attacking Jizhou from the direction of Baima and Puyang. After the handover between Lord Xu Huang, who was originally stationed in Liyang, and I will rush to the battlefield in Hanoi under the command of Lord Wenchou. ”

"The general himself went out to fight the Hu people, but let the Jizhou army attack Luoyang, isn't it clear that he wants to fight on two fronts." Wu Xiong spread his hands vigorously and gestured a few times in the air,

"Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, these people are more cunning than one another, once they see the opportunity and join forces to attack Jizhou again, things will be in trouble. In the letter, the general said that the purpose of taking the entire territory of Hanoi and threatening Luoyang was to prevent the Central Plains rebels from joining forces to attack Jizhou, but I think that on the contrary, this is an excellent opportunity for the Central Plains rebels to attack Jizhou. Gao Ran was silent.

After the Battle of Jizhou, the imperial court put the three armies of Zhang He, Wang Dang, and Xu Huang in Wei County, just to help Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu garrison Hanoi, threaten Luoyang, and prevent Yuan Shao from counterattacking.

This kind of deployment is enough to stabilize the situation in Jizhou, but why did the general suddenly change this established deployment at the critical moment of counterinsurgency in northern Xinjiang today, and let Zhang He and the other three armies enter Hanoi and make a gesture of attacking Luoyang?

Doesn't this make the situation in Jizhou precarious? In March, Handan, the general marched. The line is heavily guarded inside and outside.

Within ten miles of the camp, the patrol iron cavalry traveled back and forth, and no one was allowed to approach the line. The great general Li Hong entered the line at dusk.

Jia Xu, Fu Gan, Wei Yan, Wang Ling, Wang Chang and others, the officials of the two prefectures who rushed to Xingyuan in advance, and the eldest princess specially transferred from the court to Tian Chou, Sima Yi, Dong Zhao, Chen Gong, Liu Yi and other ministers who helped in Xingyuan, and after the army crossed the Yellow River in the south, the ministers of the court and the central government Yang Qi, Yang Yi, Cui Jun, Jin Shang, Zhao Jian, Zhang Chao, Dong Wan, Wang Kai and other ministers rushed to the gate to greet them.

After a little greeting with Yang Qi, Yang Yi and other ministers, Li Hong immediately returned to the big tent and convened the officials of the two governments to discuss the matter.

Sima Fu Gan first reported the location of the various armies. The Northern Army under the command of the three generals Liyi, Yushi, and Zhao Yun has reached the territory of Changshan and Zhao.

Because it is getting closer and closer to the Yellow River, the army will move more covertly in order to hide its whereabouts, which will delay a certain amount of time.

However, by the end of this month, the Northern Army will be able to reach Dongwuyang smoothly. The southern army under the command of generals Zhang Yan and Lü Bu has already crossed the Flying Fox Fortress, and they will rush to the south of Liaocheng on the north bank of the Yellow River in Yanzhou's eastern county by the end of this month, and station their troops on the line of the Tuxiao River.

The iron cavalry of Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming had already joined the army of Liu Bao, the Great Shan of the Huns, and Liu Ming, the King of Youxian, in Gaoliu City, and they were currently speeding south.

General Zuo Wei Xian replied to the book. The Youzhou infantry army has been assembled, and in the near future, under the command of Xian Yuyin, Gongsun Xu, Ying Qin, and Guo Hua, the troops will be divided into two routes, and they will advance north of Dayan Mountain from the two directions of Lu Longsai and Liaoxi.

At the same time, the Karasuma people Loulu, Ran Ran, and Lu Huanyang are gathering soldiers and horses in the Baishan area, and the Xianbei people are gathering soldiers and horses in the area of Danhan Mountain.

It is expected that early next month, these two armies can press into the area of the Lightning River in Xianbei in the east and threaten Kirby Bear.

Master Li Su also urged the battalion soldiers and people to dig ditches in Zhuo County and Guangyang County. From last winter to now, after half a year of hard work, the two ditches connecting the Juma River and the Gushui River are about to be completed.

The armies of Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu were still storming Pinggao City. Yan Liang, Zhang He, and Wang Dang have arrived in Huaicheng with troops and a large amount of grain and grass.

A few days later, they will gather an army of 40,000 to attack, and try to take Pingao as soon as possible. The army of Wen Chou and Lord Xu Huang is still on the front line of Liyang.

After Lord Gao Lan led the army to take over the defense, they will rush to Hanoi and join Lord Yan Liang. Lord Goo-woong's army has reached Dongwuyang.

Lord Gao Ran is on his way to Liyang at the moment. Lord Gao Shun replied that his army had been assembled and that he could contact Zang Ba at any time, and the two sides would join hands to send troops to Xuzhou for the third time.

"What's going on with Yuan Shao?" Li Hong listened carefully to Fu Gan's report and looked up at Wei Yan.

"The scouts who have recently been dispatched to the south bank of the Yellow River have gathered a lot of information, and according to our inference, the troops from the direction of Henan and Yuzhou are gathering towards Zhongmu City." Wei Yan's hand pointed to the map, and a hint of joy crossed his eyebrows.

"General, as we expected, Yuan Shao may attack Jizhou from the direction of Baima and Puyang, trap our army in Hanoi, and force us to withdraw from Hanoi." The strategy for the Central Plains War was agreed upon by the general in repeated consultations with the main officials of the two prefectures during the more than a year of patrolling the desert.

Dong Zhao and Wei Yan were one of the planners, and the two were more familiar with the characteristics of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others and the intricate relationship between them, which provided great help in determining the strategy of the war.

Li Hong's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly asked,

"Are you sure?" Wei Yan nodded,

"For sure. Now the key question is that we must take Pinggao City immediately. When Yuan Shao's army rushed to Baima and Puyang to attack Jizhou, Yan Liang's army immediately crossed the river to attack Chenggao and Xingyang, and approached the Tiger Pass. Wei Yan's hands were placed on the map, one hand was placed in the area of Heyang and Wenxian on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the other hand was placed in the area of Hugaoguan on the south bank of the Yellow River.

"In this way, our army can threaten Luoyang from both the east and north directions of Gyeonggi at the same time."

"Yuan Shao would never have thought that we had been stockpiling grain, grass and ordnance in Hanoi for four months, let alone that we would dare to ignore the danger of annihilation at this time, cross the Yellow River south to attack the hinterland of Henan, and threaten Luoyang on both sides." Wei Yan smiled contemptuously,

"Yuan Shao is in a dilemma at this time, if he continues to attack Jizhou, Luoyang will be dangerous, and if he withdraws to protect Luoyang, he may lose the opportunity to occupy the Central Plains."

"Yuan Shao is in a dilemma, but Cao Cao, who is far away in Jianghuai, is very happy, so that he can rest assured that he can continue to attack Yuan Shu boldly and without scruples."

"Wait until April, no matter what the war in Jianghuai is, and no matter how Yuan Shao chooses." Wei Yan clenched his fist with his right hand and lightly slapped Dongwu Yang on the map,

"Our 60,000 southern and northern troops, 40,000 Saiwai iron cavalry, and 100,000 troops will launch a river-crossing attack from the 150-mile-long Yellow River on the Dongwuyang and Chiping lines in Yanzhou East County, and directly kill the Central Plains."

"At this moment, the 60,000 army of Jizhou is pinning down Yuan Shao in Hanoi and Henan in the west of the Central Plains, Gao Shun Zangba's 30,000 army is attacking Xuzhou in the direction of Qingzhou to contain Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu is dragging Cao Cao and Liu Bei's main army in the Jiujiang Army between Jianghuai and Jianghuai." Wei Yan waved his hand vigorously, full of pride,

"When an army of 100,000 goes south to the Central Plains, it can be swept down with one drum." Before Wei Yan's high-pitched words fell, an excited cheer rang out in the big tent.

Li Hong smiled faintly and waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet,

"It seems easy to sweep through the Central Plains, but if you want to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, it is useless to occupy a few counties, and you must annihilate the rebels' armies. That's the real crux of the war. Then he pointed at Wei Yan and asked,

"Is there any news in the direction of Jianghuai?"

"Yuan Shu's army is still on the front line of Qicheng." Wei Yan replied,

Cao Cao was obviously worried about Yuan Shao, and his determination to attack was not very great. As long as we fight with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao will have no worries. ”

"Has the letter to Yuan Shu been delivered?" Li Hong's gaze looked at Tian Chou.

"It's been sent out." Tian Chou replied,

"However, in the past two days, news has come from the Central Plains and Jianghuai that Yuan Shu has killed Liu Chong and established himself as emperor." Li Hong was stunned for a moment, in disbelief,

"Reliable information?"

"Cao Cao posted articles criticizing Yuan everywhere in the Central Plains and Jianghuai, and this matter has long been spread." Tian Chou said worriedly,

"Judging from the fact that Cao Cao took the initiative to promise Yuan Shao and send the imperial system in his hands to Xuchang, Yuan Shao may have severed all relations with Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu lost Yuan Shao's support, coupled with the murder of the king, it was inevitable that everyone would betray his relatives, and many of his subordinates might betray him in order to survive. If Yuan Shu is defeated in an instant and cannot support until April, we will be in big trouble. Li Hong thought for a while and shook his head,

"This is not credible. What does it mean for Yuan Shu to be self-reliant at this time? If he did this, he would not only drive himself into a dead end, putting the lives of the nine clans of Yuan Lord, but also bury his subordinates and the nine clans of his subordinates. This must be Cao Cao's best plan, wanting to destroy Yuan Shu's interior, in a vain attempt to easily defeat Yuan Shu to preserve his strength, and at the same time lay an excuse for himself to attack Yuan Shao in the future. Tian Chou hesitated for a moment, and suggested: "General, it is better to let Gao Shun enter Qingzhou in advance and join Zang Ba to attack Xuzhou." Regardless of whether Yuan Shu kills the monarch and stands on his own, we have to help him at this moment, and we can't let him finish immediately, so as to affect our strategy of attacking the Central Plains. Li Hong nodded in agreement,

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