Chapter 8 Arrow on the Bow 13 The Northern Frontier Army in the direction of Hedong began to attack Kansai. Northern Xinjiang generals Yang Feng, Hua Xiong, and Sun Qin each led a large army, and with the cooperation of the naval army Yang Hua, they launched an attack from the direction of Fenglingdu, Hongnongcheng and Maojindu at the same time.

Although the intention of the Northern Xinjiang Army's offensive this time was obvious, it was to contain Yuan Shao's forces in order to help the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Hanoi battlefield advance rapidly.

However, due to the successive defeats in the Hanoi battlefield, and Ma Chao escaped from Guanzhong, it is likely that he will unite with Han Sui's troops to invade Guanzhong in the near future, so the Guanxi battlefield suddenly became very important.

If the Northern Xinjiang Army succeeds in occupying Hongnong and cutting off the connection between Kanto and Guanzhong, and Guanzhong loses support, the situation will be critical.

At the same time, the defeat in the Kansai battlefield will also lead to tensions in the Kanto region. Yuan Shao, unable to support the Hanoi battlefield, may lose Hanoi and let the Northern Xinjiang army drink the Yellow River and directly threaten Luoyang.

On the battlefield of the Central Plains, the army of Cao Cao and Liu Bei suddenly boosted their morale and gathered heavy troops to attack Dingtao. Yuan Shu was at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and in order to avoid losses, he had to withdraw from Dingtao and defend Changyi.

If Yuan Shu withdrew from Changyi again, then Yanzhou would be recaptured by Cao Cao, and the situation in the Central Plains would be very unfavorable to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Now, in order to save the situation in the Central Plains and stop Cao Cao's attack, in addition to letting Yuan Zhong and Xia Zhao in the direction of Chen Liu immediately lead the army to move in the direction of Dingtao to contain Cao Cao, it depends on whether Xu You can successfully persuade Liu Biao and Liu Bei.

The news that Xu Yu came back made Yuan Shao breathe a sigh of relief. When Xu You revealed the news that Yuan Shu planned to support Liu Chong as emperor, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei immediately felt the crisis that was coming.

Yuan Shu was already facing a desperate situation at the moment, and he had lost his advantage in force. Morally, he betrayed the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and became a rebel who everyone was condemned for.

In order to survive, in order to change the current predicament, he is very likely to reckless and rebuild the imperial system. This is the only way for Yuan Shu to win back people's hearts and minds at present, avoid the betrayal of relatives and their rapid defeat, and it is also the only way to drag Yuan Shao and force Yuan Shao to join forces with him for the overall benefit of Yuan Valve.

Once Yuan Shao pushed the boat down the river and recognized the imperial rule established by Yuan Shu, then the situation in the Central Plains immediately evolved into a confrontation between the Yuan brothers and Cao Cao.

After all, Liu Biao and Liu Bei are royal relatives, and when facing the two sons of heaven, they can only choose the more powerful Yuan brothers, and choose the imperial system supported by the Yuan brothers, so as to ensure the uniqueness of the Han Dynasty and the absolute majesty of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao, who was not strong, and the imperial ruler who had no future supported by him had to be helplessly and ruthlessly abandoned.

With Cao Cao's strength, he could not compete with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers, and his defeat was an overnight matter.

Cao Cao was caught off guard and was overwhelmed by this sudden change. Of course, he knew that Yuan Shao's purpose was the Son of Heaven in his hands, but the problem was that even if he sent the Son of Heaven to Luoyang now, he might not be able to keep the Central Plains.

In Yuan Shao's eyes, he must be more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shu. And Yuan Shu is Yuan Shao's brother, so it is reasonable for Yuan Shao to solve himself first.

In this way, if he sends the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, Yuan Shu's rebellion is likely to turn into a hero who saves the driver, but he becomes a rebel instead, and is besieged by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers, and he may die faster.

However, fortunately, the Northern Xinjiang Army is now attacking Hanoi, pinning down Yuan Shao's forces, which gives him a chance to save the situation.

Cao Cao decided to drag. The Northern Frontier Army was bound to win Hanoi, and as time went on, winter was coming soon, and the Northern Frontier Army's attacks would become more and more fierce.

As long as Yuan Shao's main force was dragged to the battlefield in Hanoi and was unable to take care of Yuan Shu, his opportunity came.

Even if Yuan Shu establishes the imperial system again, I will eat him even with the belt bones. Liu Biao was about to return to Jingzhou, and he took the initiative to assume the responsibility of mediation.

In mid-October, Hanoi, Xiu Vu City. The one-month period agreed with the general was coming soon, but the Northern Frontier Army had not yet been able to take the entire territory of Hanoi.

Yan Liang was in a hurry, and the overseers stormed Xiuwu City. If Xiuwu City can be taken, the front of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be Huaicheng, the county of Hanoi County, and Yan Liang plans to conquer Huaicheng before the end of the month.

In this way, even if he was recalled to Jinyang by the general, his face would look better, but his strategy was denied by Zhang Liao and Sima Yi.

There are heavy troops in the direction of Huaicheng, and Huaicheng is tall and strong, and there is the Qinshui River in front of the city to block, if you forcibly attack, the army will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Zhang Liao and Sima Yi suggested that Yan Liang divide his troops to attack Shanyang City north of Huaicheng, and then kill from the direction of Shanyang City to the area of Yewangcheng and cross the Qinshui River, cut off the enemy's grain route, and force the enemy troops stationed in Huaicheng to quickly retreat.

Zhang Liao believed that the main purpose of the battle was not to occupy the entire territory of Hanoi County, but to threaten Luoyang. If the army loses too much, even if it hits the area of Heyang and Wenxian, it will not be able to stand still, and it will eventually be beaten back by Yuan Shao's army.

"The general has repeatedly said that our purpose is to threaten Luoyang, contain Yuan Shao's forces, and make him unable to take care of the Central Plains." Zhang Liao persuaded bitterly,

"It doesn't matter if the adults don't occupy the whole of Hanoi before the snow, as long as we attract Yuan Shao's army to the Hanoi battlefield, our goal has been achieved. The general will not punish you for not being able to occupy all of Hanoi. Yan Liang couldn't listen at all.

Although Zhang Liao is the elder brother of Zhang Zhen, the captain of Huben, and once fought a bloody battle in Yanmen Pass, he has never been with Yan Liang after all, and he has no outstanding achievements.

When the general appointed Zhang Liao as one of the commanders of the seven battalions in Jizhou, many officials in northern Xinjiang had very opinions.

Yan Liang also had an argument with the general for this. Yan Liang said, how many battles have Wu Xiong fought with the general and how many feats he has made, is he not as good as Zhang Liao?

There are also Fan Li, Yu Yigen, Peng Lie, and Lei Chong, which one of them is not outstanding in battle? Why don't the generals use it?

The general explained for a long time, and finally there was a sentence, the reason why Zhang Liao was able to become one of the commanders of the seven battalions was not because of his military exploits, but because of the needs of the imperial court.

There was no reason why the imperial court needed him to be one of the commanders of the seven battalions. Zhang Liao was very dissatisfied when he saw that Yan Liang refused to accept his opinion, and he fought with reason, not afraid of him at all because of Yan Liang's prestige.

On the contrary, at this time, Sima Yi shrank his head and sat aside without speaking. He was a little scared of Yan Liang. Yan Liang was so angry that he almost overturned the case.

Sima Yi was shocked and hurriedly sent someone to invite Tian Chou over. Tian Chou didn't care whether the two sides were right or wrong, he first blamed Zhang Liao for a few words, and then said to Yan Liang: "Wen Yuan committed a crime, disobeyed military law, and dragged out a hundred heavy rods. Yan Liang suddenly heard Tian Chou say such a heavy punishment, and immediately waved his hand to stop it without thinking,

"What is it about? Wen Yuan and Zhong Da and I are discussing strategies to break the enemy, and we just have a louder voice. What kind of mess are you messing with? Although Yan Liang is very strict in governing the army, he rarely punishes his subordinates, if it is not a serious violation of the law, he generally punishes things slightly, and sometimes even scolds two sentences, which is also one of the reasons why Yan Liang has a very high prestige in the army.

Tian Chou smiled: "If you don't fight Wenyuan now, you won't have a chance in the future." Yan Liang was stunned for a moment,

"The general has a letter? Do you want me to go back to Jinyang now? Tian Chou nodded.

"The decree of the imperial court has arrived, you and I will leave immediately." Yan Liang looked down at the map that he threw to the ground, and sighed, this time his face was lost, and he couldn't talk nonsense casually next time.

He walked over and picked up the map, reached out and dusted it off, and handed it to Zhang Liao.

"Fight well. If you win this battle, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army will trust you and obey you. "Zhang Liao is a little inexplicable,

"Are you really leaving?"

"The general sincerely wants to give you this credit, you don't let him down." Yan Liang barely squeezed out a smile,

"Now, you can fight as much as you want, you are the commander of the army." Zhang Liao was surprised and delighted, and turned his head to look at Tian Chou.

"Before you left Handan, you said to the general that if you can't take Hanoi in a month, the army will give you the commander, because ......" Tian Chou looked at Yan Liang and said with a smile,

"You won this battle, which shows that the general has vision and discernment, and even if the tiger head general loses, he will lose to the general. But if we win this battle for others, there will be no place for our tiger head general's face. Haha......" Zhang Liao looked at Yan Liang with emotion, not knowing what to say.

Yan Liang sneered and patted him on the shoulder,

"When we hit the Central Plains, we'll see you again." On the third day after Yan Liang left, Sima Yi led an army to attack Shanyang City, killing the Qinshui River and dealing a heavy blow to the Hanoi army.

The grain route was cut off, and the Hanoi army was in danger. Han Qiong, Han Hao, and Guo Tu dispatched reinforcements to block the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry that infested Yewang and Wenxian on the one hand, and on the other hand, they commanded the army to withdraw from Xiuwu and defend Huaicheng.

The letter for help was sent to Luoyang in a hurry. Yuan Shao was shocked, and immediately convened Fu Zhu and Xin Ping to discuss whether to send Yuan Zhong and Xia Zhao from the direction of Chen Liu to support Hanoi.

He was adamantly opposed. At this moment, the Central Plains battlefield is stalemate, once the army in the direction of Chen Liu is transferred to Hanoi, Cao Cao must know that the Hanoi battlefield is tight, and he will seize all the time to attack Yuan Shu.

If Yuan Shu can't hold on, withdraw from Changyi, and defeat Yanzhou, then our plan to threaten Cao Cao to send the Son of Heaven to Luoyang will fail.

Fu Zhu suggested that troops be transferred from Luoyang, and then from Yingchuan, Yuzhou, Xinbi's army would be requisitioned north to Luoyang to defend Gyeonggi.

Xin disagreed. Yuan Tan in Guanzhong has already sent news that Han Sui and Ma Chao are gathering troops in Yicheng, and it is estimated that they will definitely be able to attack Fufeng County at the end of this month.

In addition, news also came from Linjing in Anding County that Pang De's army had been dispatched, and it was estimated that he would threaten Chang'an in order to cooperate with the Northern Xinjiang Army in the east of the river to feint to attack the west.

In this way, it is very likely that the two armies that invaded Guanzhong will get in touch and join forces to attack Chang'an. There were only more than 20,000 people in Yuan Tan's Guanzhong, and if the rebels had an advantage in strength, Chang'an would be in danger.

The only ones who can support Guanzhong are Chun Yuqiong in the west and Yuan Xi in Nanyang. Chun Yuqiong's army is now facing the Northern Xinjiang Army in Guanxi, and it cannot be requisitioned, so once Chang'an is critical, we can only requisition troops from the direction of Yuzhou.

Xin Ping suggested that Yuan Shao should not levy the troops of Xin Bi, Gao Gan and others for the time being, but abandon Yuan Shu and quickly transfer Chen Liu's army to Hanoi.

Giving up Yuan Shu is tantamount to forcing Yuan Shu to re-establish the imperial system as soon as possible. Once Yuan Shu re-establishes the imperial system, the situation in the Central Plains will still be favorable to us.

If Cao Cao wanted to survive, he had to send the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, and he had no choice. When the Son of Heaven arrived in Luoyang, we first let Cao Cao beat Yuan Shu, and then cut down the dying Cao Cao with a knife, so that the Central Plains can be obtained.

Yuan Shao hesitated again and again and followed Xin Ping's suggestion. Frustration and persuasion were fruitless, and they were helpless. In mid-October, Yanzhou, Changyi City.

The news that Sun Ce captured Lujiang and waved his army to attack Jiujiang County was sent to Changyi. Yuan Shu was extremely shocked. Li Ye, Ji Ling and others were also unexpected, they were dumbfounded one by one, and the anger and frustration in their hearts reached the extreme for a while.

People can be shameless, but not shameless. One can abandon loyalty, but one cannot trample on it in this way.

Back then, if Yuan Shu didn't have Sun Jian's help, Yuan Shu could also cross Jing and Henan, but if Sun Ce didn't have Yuan Shu's support, he wouldn't be able to occupy the three counties of Jiangdong anyway.

What does Sun Ce have? He had no illustrious family background, no mountain of wealth, no superhuman talents, and the only thing that was unique to him was his father's fame and his own bravery, and a group of men who were loyal to his father.

But with these alone, he can confront Liu Xuan, Wang Lang, Xue Li, Zhu Hao, and Zhenrong? Can you defeat the tens of thousands of armies that these people have?

Yuan Shu did his best and gave Sun Ce all the help he could, food, money, troops, ordnance, as long as Sun Ce needed it, he sent it to Jiangdong.

Although Yuan Shu's purpose was to occupy the four counties of Jiangdong, Yuan Shu's mind was not in Jiangdong, but in the Central Plains, the world.

The four counties of Jiangdong have no substantive meaning to him. Let the young Sun Ce fight Jiangdong, compared to letting Ji Ling and Qiao Rui go to fight Jiangdong, Yuan Shu has to pay a greater price, but Yuan Shu insisted on his own opinion and had to let Sun Ce fight.

At the beginning, many of Yuan Shu's subordinates didn't understand, in fact, the reason why Yuan Shu did this was entirely because of his guilt for Sun Jian, and he wanted to repay the debt he owed to Sun Jian.

Sun Ce conquered Jiangdong alone, and he could build a prominent feats and fame at a young age. In the future, when Yuan Shu succeeds in hegemony, Sun Ce will naturally be famous, and he can rightfully occupy Jiangdong and become Yuan Shu's right-hand man, which can help Yuan Shu dominate the world.

Although there is a meaning that Yuan Shu uses Sun Ce, why does Yuan Shu have to use the penniless Sun Ce?

Wouldn't it be better for him to let his son lead the army to attack Jiangdong, let his son achieve a career, and let his son help him dominate the world?

Yuan Shu treated Sun Ce wholeheartedly like this because Sun Jian treated him wholeheartedly back then.

He believed in Sun Ce as much as he believed in Sun Jian back then, but the truth gave Yuan Shu a ruthless blow. Sun Ce's entire army was annihilated in Guangling, leading to the complete failure of Yuan Shu's plan to occupy the Central Plains.

But at that time, Yuan Shu still had a chance, and he could make a comeback. But today's betrayal of Sun Ce is a fatal blow.

Yuan Shu never had a chance to make a comeback, and the so-called hegemony was a big dream in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yuan Shu laughed miserably, and was disheartened for a while.

He originally hoped to regain his fame through a vigorous betrayal, but God played a joke on him.

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