Chapter 10: Winning the Central Plains, Section 5: The Fall of Hanoi. The army of Liu Bei and Gao Gan was defeated first in Pinggao and then in Wencheng, and now it is no longer able to gain a foothold in Hanoi, so it can only stick to the city of Heyang.

Liu Bei urgently told Yuan Shao to either send reinforcements immediately, or abandon Hanoi and retreat with a large army to the line of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Yuan Shao was incredulous, he glared at Yuan Wei, and asked sharply: "Liu Bei, Gao Gan, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling have nearly 30,000 troops in their hands, so many men and horses are holding Pinggao City, how can they be lost?" Are they all sleeping? Yuan wiped his sweat breathlessly and handed the paperwork in his hand to Yuan Shao.

"I don't look." Yuan Shao was angry and smashed the bamboo slip to the ground,

"I don't look. How could they lose Hanoi? Don't they know that the other side of the Yellow River is Luoyang? ”

"At the beginning, the loss of Pinggao City was very unexpected." Yuan panted slightly and said,

"After Yan Liang, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, took the three armies of Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Sima Yi to reinforce Hebei, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army was only twice that of ours, and there was no superior strength to capture the city. In order to take Hanoi before the heavy snowfall, the Northern Frontier Army immediately launched various siege methods, but with little success. At this time, Sima Yi of the Northern Xinjiang Army commanded the army to start digging tunnels, and Liu Bei intercepted them several times, but Sima Yi was not discouraged and continued to order the Northern Xinjiang soldiers to dig more than a dozen tunnels in the same direction to lead to the city wall. Lord Liu Bei saw that the soldiers in the northern Xinjiang only dug the tunnel under the city wall, and did not continue to dig into the city, so he didn't think too much about it, until the city wall suddenly collapsed, he suddenly realized that he had been tricked. "In order to prevent the tunnel from collapsing, the people who dig the tunnel need to be supported by planks and posts.

After more than a dozen tunnels were dug under the city wall, Sima Yi immediately ordered arson to burn the wooden pillars that supported the tunnels.

The walls were too heavy, and the walls were hollowed out again, and of course the walls collapsed with a bang. The Northern Xinjiang Army roared in, slashing and slashing indiscriminately.

Liu Bei, Gao Gan and others were caught off guard and couldn't resist, so they had to order a quick withdrawal from Wenxian and Heyang.

Wenxian County and Pinggao City are located on the east and west banks of the Jishui River respectively, and the two cities are about 100 miles apart. By the time Liu Bei withdrew to the vicinity of Wen County, the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry had already surrounded Wen County one step ahead, and Sima Yi even pretended to be Gao Rou's army to deceive the city gate and led the army to kill in all directions in the city.

There was a blockade in front of the enemy, and there were chasing soldiers in the rear, Liu Bei, Gao Gan and others had to desperately break through the siege and retreat to Heyang City on the north bank of the Yellow River.

It was the only city they could control in Hanoi. Yan Liang commanded the army to attack Heyang and attacked fiercely.

Wen Chou led part of the army to Chen Bing Huanghe, and the forward army pointed directly at the Xiaopingjin Pass on the opposite bank. After listening to Yuan Wei's story, Yuan Shao couldn't help but be shocked and angry, looking up to the sky and sighing,

"Xiansi (Yuan Tan) is fighting Han Sui in Guanzhong. In order to prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from taking the opportunity to cross the river and enter Guanzhong, Zhong Jian (Chun Yuqiong) was leading a large army to threaten Hedong in the area of Fenglingdu and Hongnong. And the troops on the battlefield in Henan are now all dragged down by the Northern Xinjiang Army, how can I have reinforcements to support Hanoi? Yuan Wei was speechless in frustration.

Who would have expected that 30,000 people guarding half of Hanoi would only support it for more than a month. Hanoi was lost, the north of Luoyang was threatened, and the situation was suddenly unfavorable for Yuan Shao.

"Urgently tell Yuan Tu (Feng Ji), and immediately negotiate peace with Han Sui." Yuan Shao thought about it for a long time, so he could only make this decision.

"Now that we are making peace with Han Sui, that shameless villain will blackmail us." Yuan Wei said excitedly,

"If Han Sui wants us to give Tongguan to him, do we have to agree to him too?"

"Called Xiansi (Yuan Tan) to retreat to the front line of Huayin and Tongguan. Tongguan can't let it, and Wuguan can't let it either. Yuan Shao said resolutely,

"If Han Sui is insatiable, he will soon die in Guanzhong. Do you think Hebei Li Hong will let him go? If he wants to live well, he must know how to advance and retreat. Otherwise, the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry will immediately appear at the foot of Liupan Mountain and threaten Chang'an. "In mid-October, Hedong, Kasakatsu.

Ma Chao took the iron horse along the north bank of the Weishui River and killed the bank of the Yellow River. The Yuan army stationed in Linjin City was worried that it would be attacked by the Western Liang Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army, so without waiting for Yuan Tan's order, they immediately crossed the Weishui River and withdrew to Huayin City.

At this time, Yuan Tan happened to receive a letter from Yuan Shao, knowing that Hanoi was lost and Luoyang was no longer able to support Guanzhong, so he also hurriedly withdrew to Huayin City with his army.

At this point, the entire territory of Guanzhong was easily occupied by Han Sui. Ma Chao took a small team of personal guards and crossed the river to Pubanjin to meet the right general Yang Feng.

"The three counties of Guanzhong have been recovered by General Zhenxi." After Ma Chao saw Yang Feng, he said calmly,

"In order to thank your lordship, General Zhenxi specially asked me to bring a heavy gift to thank you." Yang Feng was quite surprised. Han Sui occupied the entire territory of Guanzhong so quickly?

For Luoyang, Guanzhong is a matter of life and death, how could Yuan Shao easily give up Guanzhong and give the three counties of Guanzhong to Han Sui?

Could it be that Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses after the Central Plains War and has lost the power to dominate the world? Yang Feng said

"Thank you", calmly accepted Han Sui's heavy gift, and then perfunctory Ma Chao said a few words, saying that the ministers of the same hall, in order to kill the rebels and pacify the world, of course they should work together.

Then he changed his words and said directly, with the current strength of the Western Liang Army, it is obviously difficult to stop Yuan Shao's counterattack.

Now there is a worry about the invasion of the Qiang people in the border area of Xiliang, and the army stationed in Guanzhong is in danger of shortage of grain and grass.

According to the will of the Son of Heaven, I should immediately lead my army across the river and rush to Guanzhong to help General Zhenxi hold on to the three counties of Jingzhao and prepare for the attack on Luoyang next year.

Ma Chao groaned slightly,

"Your Excellency is now leading the army into Guanzhong, and there are many inconveniences." Then he said a lot of reasons, and the final meaning was only one, you Yang Feng entered Guanzhong at this moment, and you were suspected of taking the credit of the Xiliang army, which would anger the Xiliang soldiers and make the situation in Guanzhong more tense, which was not conducive to stabilizing Guanzhong.

"Without the victory of the Great General in the Great War of the Central Plains, and without me firmly containing Yuan Tan in Hedong, you could have captured Chang'an so easily?" Yang Feng looked disdainful and asked in a cold voice,

"Does General Zhenxi want to dominate Guanzhong? Does he want to betray the Son of Heaven and the court again? In the face of Yang Feng's aggressiveness, Ma Chao was a little annoyed,

"The Qiang people are encroaching on the land of my Han in Hexi, why didn't the general fight the invading Qiang people and recover the territory seized by the Qiang people, but instead led the army to attack and kill the Central Plains? What was the general doing when General Zhenxi and we were fighting bloody battles in the western frontier to defend the land of the Han Dynasty? What are you doing, my lord? ”

"Today, there is a son of heaven in Jinyang, and there is also a son of heaven in Xuchang. Which Son of Heaven should General Zhenxi and Xiliang soldiers worship? What is the purpose of the great general and Yuan Shao's war in the Central Plains? Which of you is the rebel of the Great Han? Guanzhong is the foundation of the Han Dynasty, what is wrong with General Zhenxi and Xiliang soldiers defending this sacred land like defending Western Xinjiang? Ma Chao's sword eyebrows tightened, he waved his hands angrily, and shouted loudly,

"You all say that you are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and General Zhenxi and tens of thousands of warriors who defend the land of Western Xinjiang have become Han rebels in your eyes, what is the reason?"

"Is it a heinous crime to defend the territory of the Han Dynasty with one's own blood and life? Could it be that the bloody killing in the Central Plains and the wanton destruction of the community are world-class meritorious deeds? ”

"Where is the reason?" Ma Chao raised his arms high and roared wildly. There was silence in the tent. Hua Xiong, Sun Qin and other generals in northern Xinjiang were thoughtful.

Yang Feng narrowed his eyes, and a hint of appreciation appeared on his face,

"Well said, well said." Then he slapped his palm on the desk and stood up.

"Well said. The men of Xiliang are fearless and imposing. He walked up to Ma Chao in three or two steps, stared at Ma Chao's angry eyes, and asked with a smile, "What does General Zhenxi want to say to me?" ”

"Whoever is willing to send troops to defend the western frontier, and who is willing to send troops to defeat the Xiqiang people and recapture the five counties of Hexi, who is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty." Ma Chao glared at Yang Feng and said word by word,

"General Zhenxi and tens of thousands of warriors in Xiliang will swear to follow such loyal ministers to the death, and will honor the Son of Heaven and defend Sheji together with such loyal ministers." The corners of Yang Feng's mouth suddenly lifted a slight mockery.

Then he laughed, laughing, leaning back with laughter. Ma Chao glared at Yang Feng angrily, and the murderous aura in his eyes almost tore Yang Feng to pieces.

Hua Xiong, Sun Qin and other generals of Northern Xinjiang looked cold and solemn, and sat there silent.

"I don't know what is dead or alive, I think that if I pick up a bargain, I can fight against Hebei......" Yang Feng pointed out of the tent and laughed breathlessly,

"I thought that with the power of Guanzhong, I could join forces with Yuan Shao to fight against the Northern Xinjiang army, haha......, he was really confused, and he could even think of such a shoddy trick, haha......" Yang Feng approached Ma Chao and patted Ma Chao's chest hard,

"Let me tell you, even if we can't take Guanzhong, we can still capture Luoyang, haha...... Isn't it just a Luoyang fight, it's not a matter of effort. ”

"You go back." Yang Feng wiped the tears from laughter and waved his hand at Ma Chao,

"General Zhenxi is old, and he needs time to think about it. When he figured it out, we'll talk. "In mid-October, Guanzhong, Xinfeng City.

Ma Chao reported his trip to Hedong to Han Sui in detail,

Although Yang Feng did not explicitly say that he would give up crossing the Yellow River to the west, judging from the meaning of his words, he had already estimated that we would join forces with Yuan Shao to fight against Hebei. Therefore, he may play Jinyang as quickly as possible, and persuade Jinyang to abandon the strategy of crossing the river to attack Guanzhong before the Yellow River freezes, so as to avoid risks and preserve strength, and try to unite with the Saiwai Iron Cavalry to carry out a two-way flanking attack after next spring. Han Sui nodded again and again, deeply agreeing with Ma Chao's analysis,

"Do you think that in the current situation, in order to quickly take Luoyang, the Northern Xinjiang Army will concentrate the main force to attack Guanzhong, or concentrate the main force to fight in the Central Plains?" Ma Chao hesitated for a moment and said respectfully: "Sir, in the long run, of course, the Northern Xinjiang Army will concentrate its main force to attack Guanzhong. Taking Guanzhong can help Hebei solve many complex problems, including the problem of Xiliang. Although Hebei will pay a great price for this in the short term, the Northern Xinjiang Army will be able to gain huge benefits from it in the future, which can greatly shorten the time for them to pacify the world. Han Sui smiled and patted Ma Chao's shoulder very happily,

"Meng Qi, you have really grown up. In the past few years, although you have experienced a lot of pain, these pains have also benefited you a lot and made you gradually mature. In the future, Xijiang will be your world. Ma Qi's smile stiffened, and he hurriedly said, "Sir, don't say that, I ......"

"Meng Qi, when I stabilize the pass, and when the three-legged momentum gradually takes shape, I will hand over the western frontier to you." Han Sui said solemnly,

"I'm old and I'm going to die at any time, but I can't do without a strong commander in Western Xinjiang. You are the future commander of Western Xinjiang. Ma Chao's blood boiled at this moment, the sudden surprise made him unable to control his emotions, and the tears of emotion blurred his eyes instantly.

"Mr. ......"

"Don't let me down." Han Sui picked up a volume of documents from the desk and handed it to Ma Chao,

"Feng Ji is willing to talk to us. You go to Zheng County and discuss the alliance with Feng Ji in detail. Ma Chao took the book, turned over and bowed.

"Meng Qi, if you want to stabilize the western frontier and dominate the world, you still lack two things." Han Sui waved his hand and motioned for him to stand up,

"The first is patience. The second is perseverance. If you can do these two things, you will one day make great achievements for the Han Dynasty and make a name for yourself. Ma was grateful and bowed down to be taught.

Han Yi walked into the military tent in a rage. Yan Xing was sitting behind the desk and flipping through the scrolls. Seeing Han Yi Tieqing's face, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Ziwei, what's wrong?" ”

"Father wants to hand over Xijiang to Ma Chao, to that shameless Qianghu, to that ruthless and unrighteous rebel." Han Yi slammed the scroll in his hand to the ground,

"He didn't believe in his own son, but he believed in a Qianghu who slashed him with a knife." Yan Xing was taken aback, hurriedly stood up and rushed to the door of the military tent, signaling the guards outside the tent to spread out and not let people approach.

"Tell me clearly, what the hell is going on?" Yan Xing leaned over and picked up the scroll on the ground and asked suspiciously,

"Who told you this?"

"I heard it with my own ears." Han Yi said angrily,

"Just now I went to deliver paperwork to my father, and I heard it outside the big tent, and I didn't miss a word. Father said that he would hand over the western frontier to Ma Chao. Ma Chao is the future commander of Western Xinjiang. Yan Xing looked at Han Yi in disbelief,

"Are you sure you heard me right?"

"Yanming, I'...... Do I have a problem with my ears? Han Yi pointed to his ear angrily and said,

"Father, he's actually ......" Yan Xing was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Father may have other ideas, you'd better ask clearly." The stakes are very high, and once we misunderstand our father's meaning and delay his father's important affairs, we are guilty of an unforgivable sin. ”

"What do I have to ask if I hear it with my own ears? Did you ask me to question my father, why did you hand over Xijiang to Ma Chao and not to me? Can this be asked? Han Yi trembled with anger.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, let me think about it." Yan Xing comforted him a few words, and the mystery in his heart grew bigger and bigger.

How could my father hand over Xijiang to Ma Chao? Could it be that he wants to clear the way for Ziwei? Under October, Dingtao, the general Xingyuan.

After receiving Yan Liang's letter, Li Hong was overjoyed, and on the one hand, he played the Son of Heaven and ordered Koji Yi, who was on the front line, to make the troops threatening Xingyang, Aocang, Xuchang and other places withdraw to their respective camps.

After Hanoi was won, even if this year's Central Plains campaign came to an end temporarily, the next thing was to train the army, store grain and grass, and prepare for next year's Luoyang War.

At this time, the imperial court came to the decree and agreed to the general to draw up the training policy. The general then ordered to replenish the losses of the northern and southern armies with some of the best prisoners.

The rest of the prisoners were replenished to the battalions. The southern army was commanded by Jade, the northern army was commanded by Ko Yi, and the iron cavalry was commanded by Zhao Yun.

The seven battalions of Jizhou were withdrawn, and the nine battalions of the three places of Jizhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou were rebuilt. Jizhou built a large camp in Handan, with Zhang He as commander and Hou Cheng as his deputy.

Hanoi built a camp on the Qingshui River, with Sima Yi as the commander and Wei Yan as his deputy. Qingzhou built the Beihai camp, commanded Zang Ba, and managed Hai as the deputy.

Yuzhou Lu State built a large camp in Lucheng, commanding Gao Shun and Wu Xiong as his deputy. Yanzhou was appointed as the city of the city, the commander Xu Huang, and Wei Xu was the deputy.

Yanzhou East County built the East Wuyang Battalion, the commander Gao Lan, and Lei Zhong deputy. White Horse Battalion, Commander Zhang Xiu, Song Xian Deputy.

Chenliu County, Yanzhou, built the Chenliu camp, commanded Wang Dang, and Xiang Cheng was deputy. Jianchangyi Daying, Shanyang County, Yanzhou, commander Zhang Liao, Peng Lie deputy.

In late October, Xun You, the special envoy of the imperial court and the supervisor of the Central Library, and four ministers, Tian Chou, Xie Ming, Tang Fang, and Chen Hao, rushed to Dingtao, Yanzhou, to consult the general on the distribution of the population and the land to be feuded by the meritorious soldiers.

"Two requests." Li Hong said with a smile,

"First, ensure the stability of Qingdao and Yanzhou, produce grain as soon as possible, and pay taxes to the imperial court. Second, ensure the stability of the morale of the army, so that the soldiers can devote themselves to more arduous battles with high morale. Don't ask me about the rest, you can do whatever you want. ”

"The general has no specific requirements?" Xun You looked at Li Hong in surprise and asked cautiously.

"Nope." Li Hong shook his hand and said,

"For more than ten years, I have rarely had time to relax, so don't embarrass me. I used to think that if I kept being so busy and had to do everything, would I be tired to death? Facts have proved that it is very likely that I, like Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other adults, will sleep under Jiuquan with the regret of not being able to see the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. The ministers in the room laughed, and the atmosphere seemed relaxed.

"The general is still young, and he should be able to see the day when the Han Dynasty is prosperous." Yang Qi, who was sitting next to Li Hong, held up his beard and said,

"People like me, I guess I can't see it anymore."

"Lord Yang will definitely live to be more than 100 years old." Li Hong pointed to his beard and said,

"You're almost sixty years old, and you haven't seen a single gray hair yet, so it's definitely not a problem to live to be 100 years old."

"Haha...... I borrowed the good words of the great general. Yang Qile smiled and said,

"It would be better if you could still eat and drink when you live to be 100 years old." The crowd laughed.

"General, how to solve today's meal, are you please?" Yang Qi pointed at Xun You and the others and said,

"Several adults have come all the way from Jinyang, but you can't slack off."

"Lord Yang, you are the master in Yanzhou, of course you invited this meal." Li Hong shook his hand again and again,

"Lord Xun, they rushed to Yanzhou to help you, you can't be so stingy."

"You are a general, it is reasonable, this meal is all yours, don't shirk it." Yang Qi stood up and dragged Xun Yu up,

"Gongda, go, go, let's see what the general's wife has prepared for us?"

"Lord Yang, it looks like I want to eat a meal from you, but I can only wait until you are 100 years old." Li Hong stood up behind him and shook his head helplessly.

"General, every time Lord Yang comes to Dingtao, he eats you?" Xun You asked curiously.

"Not only did he eat it, but he also carried it." Li Hong said with a smile,

"Every time he left Dingtao, he would bring a jar of wine. I've finished drinking all the wine here for him and General Koji. ”

"General, you are now the Marquis of Wanhu, don't be so stingy, okay?" Yang Qi was stunned and said unhappily,

"If your wine here is not good, I don't want it. By the way, we'll leave after eating. Gongda also likes to drink two sips, so this time I will bring two more jars. Li Hong couldn't cry or laugh, and shook his head again and again,

"It looks like it's a big loss not to be able to drink." Under October, Luoyang. Liu Bei led his army to withdraw across the Yellow River and entered Luoyang City with extreme depression.

Yuan Shao gave him a detailed description of the current situation. Han Sui occupied Guanzhong, and under the watchful eye of the Northeast Xinjiang Army, Yuan Tan and Duan Xuan could only withdraw to the line of Huayin and Tongguan, and negotiate peace with Han Sui, in order to join forces against the Northern Frontier Army.

Although the loss of Guanzhong greatly damaged Luoyang's strength, it added a force to the coalition forces to Hebei.

If the coalition forces can skillfully use Han Sui's strength in the future to form a long-term confrontation with Hebei, it will bring a precious period of time for the coalition forces to recuperate.

Liu Biao has returned to Jingzhou. The latest news is that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu took advantage of their superiority in strength to defeat Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu.

Huang Zu and his son Huang Shot were killed in battle, and the Jingzhou army suffered heavy losses. At present, Liu Biao has negotiated peace with Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, who has gathered people to rebel, and is gathering troops to prepare for a counteroffensive.

Liu Biao's counteroffensive was relatively difficult, so I wrote to Cao Cao in Xuzhou and Yan Xiang in Jiujiang County three times and twice to cross the river from Guangling and Jiujiang to attack Jiangdong as soon as possible, and force Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to withdraw their troops.

Cao Cao replied that Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan had led their troops south to Guangling and would soon attack Wu County. Yan Xiang replied that Jiujiang and Lujiang counties are now in chaos, especially after Yuan Yao returned, he gathered the rogues in the Jianghuai area, such as Zheng Bao and others, to raise an army of nearly 10,000 people, and fought a few battles with Li Shu, Yuan Yin and others.

At present, it has helped Yan Xiang basically control the entire territory of Jiujiang County. As soon as Li Shu was driven out of Hefei, they crossed the river from the direction of Liyang to attack Jiangdong.

"Xuande, the current situation in Xuzhou is not good. Yanzhou's Northern Frontier Army, Qingzhou's Zang Ba, and Jiangdong's Sun Ce are all likely to use troops against Xuzhou, and your army is almost completely lost in this battle, so ......" Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei, who was expressionless, and said slowly,

"I want you to go to Yuzhou to serve as the assassin and lead the Taishou of Runan County, I don't know if you are willing?" Jump to