Chapter 8 Arrow on the String 26th Quarter of February, Jizhou Zhongshan Country, Flying Fox Fortress. The spring is cold.

The wind howled uncontrollably in the valley, and it slashed at the fortified walls with its cold blade.

The big sword on the fortress is like a hero standing in the rain of bullets and arrows, standing up to the sky, standing upright, holding a weapon high, facing thousands of troops and horses, and letting out an earth-shattering roar.

A deafening roar echoed through the mountains and mountains, soaring into the sky. With his hands propped up on the battlements, looking at the majestic mountains outside the fortress, his thoughts couldn't help but fly to the banks of the Yellow River in the distance.

Has the general arrived in Handan? Has the thrilling war already kicked off on the battlefield in Hanoi?

Between the mountains, a ride suddenly came out of nowhere and crashed into Kojiyi's field of vision. Koji Yi's thick eyebrows were deeply locked, and his heart beat involuntarily.

The horses leaped into the air, and the fierce neighing tore through the silence of the mountain, and the sound of the horse's hooves resounded through the mountains.

"Eight hundred miles to ride." The patrol guard on the tower of the castle pointed to the galloping horse and shouted excitedly.

Koji Yi's eyes were fixed on the mountain road, and the fast ride was getting closer and closer, and the expression on his face became more and more cold.

The eight-hundred-mile fast ride was like a strong wind in the valley, and suddenly swept into the pass. Koji Yi turned around suddenly, looked up at Da Xu, who was churning violently in the air as if he was about to jump away, and his blood was boiling for a while, and he couldn't wait to raise his hand and shout.

Follow me into the Central Plains, kill into Luoyang, and I will hang you to the highest place in Luoyang City with my own hands. Zhao Yun's sturdy body appeared on the city wall, and his handsome face was filled with an excited smile.

"My lord, the general has an urgent order, and the Northern Army will rush to Yizhou immediately."

"Where is the destination?" Koji asked loudly.

"Tobu Yang." Yi waved his hand vigorously,

"Urgently order the Eighth Colonel of the Northern Army to immediately assemble the army and move south." In February, Youzhou Dai County, Gaoliu City.

On the grassland ten miles outside the city, the war drums were thundering, the horns were sounding, and groups of infantry soldiers were facing several iron cavalry armies in a phalanx.

The soldiers on both sides rushed back and forth, and the sound of killing shook the sky. On the high slope in the distance, Zhang Yan sat on a horse, and Lu Bu beside him looked at the drill battlefield in front of him, and kept talking.

"Many people think that on the battlefield of the Central Plains, the rebels, who are seriously lacking in iron cavalry, are not our opponents at all." Zhang Yan shook the horsewhip in his hand, pointed to the battlefield and said,

"Now you see, even if the infantry army does not have a chariot formation, as long as the terrain and battle formation are used to reduce the speed of the iron cavalry, the iron cavalry army will not have any advantage." Lu Bu nodded,

"Fighting in the Central Plains is not like fighting on the frontiers. The frontier is large, the city is few, whether it is the invasion of the Hu people or our attack on the Hu people, the main goal is not the city, but the plunder of population and property, the iron cavalry can play a full advantage, but in the Central Plains war is completely different. In the Central Plains, our goal is the city, and only by controlling the city can we control the county. If we can't take the city, we can't gain a foothold, so the army of foot soldiers is far more important than the iron horse. ”

"When I was in the Central Plains, I fought with Cao Cao for more than a year. At that time, Cao Cao only had three cities, Juancheng, Fancheng and Dong'e. I didn't win all three of them, and I lost my best chance to beat him. Soon after, an overwhelming plague of locusts roared, and I had to withdraw my troops, and I was defeated. ”

"In the Central Plains War, we are also facing the same problem. If Cao Cao held on to the city and waited for reinforcements, the battle would have dragged on. As the war drags on, all sorts of unpredictable problems will ensue, and as long as something happens in Hebei, the army may repeat our mistakes and return in vain. ”

"There are many iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang, and in order to defeat us, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others will definitely use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and they will not fight us in the plains. If we can't fight a decisive battle in the plains, the Iron Cavalry of the Northern Frontier will not be able to exert their might, and we can only use our foot soldiers to fight them in every city. If this continues, the consequences are self-evident. ”

"This time, the general used 70,000 iron cavalry, and if you add the iron cavalry of the northern and southern armies, the iron cavalry strength reaches an astonishing 85,000 people. This number is too large, and the consumption of the Iron Cavalry in the Central Plains is far greater than its consumption in the grassland, and we cannot use the Iron Cavalry as a foot soldier. If the battle goes into a time-consuming and laborious battle for a city, in a few months, the army will be crushed by the great attrition of the Iron Cavalry. Lu Bu sighed,

"In order to take the Central Plains in the shortest possible time, the general deliberately created the illusion of a rebellion of the Hu people in northern Xinjiang, and planned to attract the attention of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others to the Jianghuai area, but it is difficult for us to know for sure whether this plan will succeed. In addition, I think it would be too risky to place my hopes on Yuan Shu to contain the rebels' forces in the Jianghuai area, so that we can quickly sweep south across the Central Plains. ”

"If Yuan Shu is defeated in advance, or if this group of rebels shakes hands again for some reason, it will be difficult for us to take the entire territory of Yanzhou before the armies of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei return to the Central Plains." Zhang Yan tapped the battle helmet with a horsewhip, and said leisurely: "The key in the early stage of this war is speed. ”

"As long as we can take most of Yanzhou before the armies of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei enter the Central Plains to block us, we will definitely be able to form a decisive battle situation."

"The loss of more than half of Yanzhou is fatal to Cao Cao, and it is also cold for Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, and they are not far from their own defeat. In this case, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei can only unite and fight to the death with us, in order to defeat us and recapture the Central Plains. If they were still fighting separately at that time, they would surely die, so they would have united and fought a decisive battle with us. There is only a silver lining, but we have to fight no matter what. ”

"In the face of 200,000 troops in northern Xinjiang, they still dare to fight a decisive battle?" Lu Bu shook his head, disapproving against Zhang Yan's words.

"Yes...... Zhang Yan sighed,

"How to form a decisive battle on the battlefield of the Central Plains, and how to trick the rebels into fighting us to the death, is indeed a big problem for us at present. But......" He turned his head to look at Lu Bu and said confidently,

"When we arrived in Jizhou and met the general, we knew how to solve this problem." A ride came to the dust, and the eight hundred miles of fast riding sent the general's military order.

Zhang Yan glanced at it and handed it to Lu Bu,

"The Great War has begun." Lu Bu took a closer look and said in surprise: "The general asked us to go to Dongwuyang." ”

"I'm going to fight in the Central Plains." Zhang Yan smiled lightly and waved the horsewhip in a chic manner,

"From this moment on, we will sweep the world." Lu Bu was excited, looking up to the sky and roaring,

"Drumming...... Assemble ...... "under February, and the state of Yunzhong County, Yunzhong camp. Yang Ming, the general of Duliao, surrounded by a group of guards and horsemen, rushed into the camp on horseback.

Yan Rou, Wei Jun, and Jiang Wu came out of the tent to greet each other.

"My lord, all the departments of the Duliao camp have been assembled and are crossing the river to the east." After a little greeting between Yang Ming and the three of them, he said happily,

"When will the three adults leave?"

"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Yan Rou smiled,

"Let's go to Gaoliucheng first to wait for Liu Bao and Liu Ming's Hun army, and then go south with them."

"Can I not be in a hurry? I haven't fought a decent battle in nine years since the Battle of Sunset. Yang Ming smiled,

"In order to be able to go south to participate in the war, I repeatedly played to the imperial court, and wrote more than a dozen letters to the general, and finally asked the general to agree. But I'm very worried about the general changing his mind. If he insists on keeping me in the Duliao River, I'll be finished. ”

"Then you fly to Jizhou." Jiang Wu teased with a smile.

"I want to fly, but I don't have wings." Yang Ming laughed, and then he thought of something, and immediately asked,

"The Huns are going with us?"

"Duliao Tie rode away, and of course the Huns' army will go south." Yan Rou smiled,

"The Duliao battalion is not in the Duliao River, and the main force of the army is fighting in the Central Plains, what if the Huns rebel?"

"Does Liu Bao have the guts?" Yang Ming scoffed,

"There is a thunderbolt in Ula Mountain, and Jin Xueyuan is a fearless wind and cloud iron rider of Yan, and if he wants to rebel, he is looking for death."

"Liu Bao doesn't have the courage, it doesn't mean that the others in the court don't have it." Yan Rou said,

"Besides, Yan Wuxing and Lei Zi will soon lead their troops south." Yang Ming was stunned,

"They're going south too? How many iron horsemen does the general have to recruit? ”

"According to my estimate, at least 100,000."

"What are you kidding?" Yang Ming waved his hand disdainfully,

"Does the Great Han have so many iron horses?"

"Absolutely." Yan Rou said with a serious face,

"When you get to the Central Plains, you'll know." In February, Xihe County, Meiji City, Xiongnu Shan Yuting.

Liu Ming put down the holy decree and picked up the general's handwritten letter to read it carefully.

"You have repeatedly taken iron cavalry to the south to fight, what is the attitude of the Han people there towards us?" Liu Bao asked in a low voice.

"I went south twice, and the army I brought with me was very small, but only 5,000 people, sandwiched in the iron cavalry of the Han army, which looked inconspicuous." Liu Ming put down the letter, his expression was very melancholy,

"This time we have 20,000 people going south, and things will be different." Liu Bao sighed,

"We have never been to the Central Plains, we don't know anything about the situation there, if ......"

"You don't believe the General?"

"It's not that I don't believe in the general." Liu Bao shook his head and said with a wry smile,

"I'm worried that after our iron cavalry army arrives in the Central Plains, once it gets out of control, Shan Yuting's future will ......."

"Nominally, we are already Han Chinese." Liu Ming reminded,

"Hundreds of years of hatred, although it can't be eliminated immediately, but at least now we are fighting for the Han people, and the Han people should ......"

"Since the rebellion of the Marquis of Baima Tong and Xubu Gudu, Shan Yuting's strength has been greatly damaged." Liu Bao said worriedly,

"The Central Plains is thousands of miles away from here, and if there is an accident, these 20,000 people will inevitably be wiped out, and Yuting alone will exist in name only." Liu Ming's face was gloomy.

"Although half of the Han people's Duliao army has gone, there are still 5,000 people left in the Duliao River, plus the Wula Iron Cavalry in the direction of Wuyuan......" Liu Bao looked at Liu Ming and sighed softly,

"If you and I both die in the Central Plains, can Shan Yuting still exist?"

"You have to trust the general." Liu Ming could only say this.

"But now the general no longer personally commands the army into battle." Liu Bao was a little excited,

"You and I can guarantee our loyalty to the general and obey the command of the other generals of the Han army, but what about the others? Will those captains, households, and canals also obey the commands of others? Did the other generals of the Han people also treat us like great generals? For example, General Kojiyi, if he had commanded us, sooner or later something would have happened to these 20,000 people. ”

"The general's meaning seems to be that he personally commands us, including the Xianbei and Karasuma people." Liu Ming picked up the letter, pointed to one of the passages and said,

"If you take a closer look, I think the general has the same worries as you."

"The general personally commands us, so who will command the Central Plains War?" Liu Bao glanced at it, and casually threw the letter on the desk.

Liu Ming was silent for a while, and then persuaded in a low voice: "Let's send troops first." After arriving at Gaoliucheng to meet with Yan Rou, Yang Ming and other generals, we will talk to them about this worry. Anyway, if something happens to us, it won't do them any good. From a small point of view, the general lost his trust in the foreign tribes, and the desert and northern Xinjiang have been troubled since then. In general, the general was defeated in the Central Plains, and he never thought of pacifying the world again. Liu Bao sighed helplessly,

"The letter told the general that after arriving in Jizhou, please ask him to take some time to inspect our iron cavalry to comfort the army." In February, Youzhou, Jicheng.

Xian Yufu received a military order from the general. He immediately sent a letter to Li Su, asking him to hurry up the time to dig a ditch to connect the Juma River and the Gushui River.

Wang Ze, the assassin of Youzhou, and the Taishou of Zhuo County and Guangyang County were also invited to the Zuowei General's Mansion.

"The imperial court's decree has already said that the grain and grass from the northern counties of Youzhou and Jizhou will be stored in Zhuo County, and then transported to the sea by boat." Xian Yufu pointed to the map on the desk and said,

"The construction period is very tight, and I ask you to immediately recruit people to help dig the channel."

"Is there going to be a war in Liaodong?" Wang Ze asked in surprise,

"The Xianbei people are going to rebel again?"

"Yes, Gongsun Du has been in an emergency three times and twice." Xian Yufu said angrily,

"Kirby Xiong rebelled and invaded Liaodong again, and the Buyeo people and the Goguryi people saw our withdrawal and the Xianbei people made a comeback, and they immediately turned against each other, which was extremely shameless." He pointed to the Great Yan Mountain on the map,

"The imperial court intends to gather forces to attack Kirby Bear from three directions: Liaodong, Dayan Mountain, and Baishan. This time, Kirby Bear will definitely be driven to Daxianbei Mountain, and there will be no future troubles. After sending off the three officials, Xian Yufu immediately convened Wei You, Sun Li, Xu Miao and other subordinates to discuss the matter.

"In the near future, it is necessary to make the Xianbei rebellion a little bigger. In addition, the army should also be assembled as soon as possible, make frequent moves, and strive to enter Lulongsai and Liaoxi as soon as possible, so as to create the false impression that the army has already left the customs to quell the rebellion. ”

"When Kirby Bear finds out, will he believe it?" Wei You said worriedly,

"If you push him too hard, he might jump off the wall."

"He just lost 3,000 households, how dare he confront us?" Xian Yufu sneered,

He had no choice but to flee in the direction of Daxianbei Mountain. The purpose of this plan was to drive him away. Once the Central Plains War begins, with Kirby Bear's jackal nature, it will definitely attack Fu Luohan and cause chaos in the desert. Last year's plan to seize households, and this year's intimidation plan, is to force away Kirby Bear and stabilize northern Xinjiang. Of course, our main purpose is still for the Central Plains War. "Jump to