Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains, Section 45||In May, Yanzhou East County, Yancheng. After Yan Liang finished reading Xingyuan's urgent book, he casually threw it on the desk, and let out a heavy cold snort from his nose.

"Map, take the map down for me......" Yan Liang pointed to the big map hanging on the side of the big tent and shouted at the two guards standing at the door of the big tent,

"Spread it on the ground, quickly."

"What's wrong?" Wen Chou, who was writing a war report on the desk, looked up at him and asked with a smile,

"What did Xingyuan say? Urging us to attack as soon as possible? ”

"Urge, urge, all day long." Yan Liang pushed the case away and stood up,

"A few days ago, in order to urge us to cross the river to attack, Xingyuan sent Wang Ling to come. This time, in order to urge us to attack Yancheng, our Lord Changshi actually came in person. ”

"Lord Jia is here?" Wen Chou put down his pen and said in surprise,

"How could he come? What did you bring us with? Is it a recruit or an ordnance? Yan Liang bent down and picked up the bamboo slip on the desk and threw it to Wen Chou, and then strode to the middle of the big tent.

The two guards spread the map on the ground and bowed down. At this time, Zhou Shan and Wang Ling walked in with a smile.

Seeing Yan Liang, whose face was like frost, standing in front of the map, Zhou Shan quipped: "The tiger is hungry and is going down the mountain to eat Cao Cao?" Yan Liang glared at him,

"Order the generals of all departments to go to the big tent to discuss."

"Going to fight soon?"

"If you don't fight again, Xingyuan will cut me with a knife." Yan Liang said coldly,

"They eat and drink spicy food in Handan, how do they know our difficulties?" Zhou Shan hurriedly walked out of the big tent to give orders.

Wang Ling walked up to Yan Liang and said in a low voice, "Xingyuan is urging again?" ”

"Lord Jia is coming." Yan Liang looked at him and shook his head,

"After the army in the middle advanced to the area of Junyi and Kaifeng, it was stubbornly resisted, and the army could not advance an inch, and it was urgent for us to break the stalemate on the flank battlefield. However, after Cao Cao and Liu Bei fled to Yancheng, the strength of the rebels increased greatly, and if we forcibly attacked, we would suffer very heavy losses. ”

"If you don't fight, you have to fight." After reading Xingyuan's letter, Wen Chou raised his head and said to Yan Liang,

"Xingyuan's worries are justified. At present, the battlefield in the Central Plains has not yet formed a decisive battle situation, and the rebels' backup army is constantly moving north. If we cannot advance to Henan and occupy the entire territory of Yanzhou before the rebels launch a counteroffensive, it is very likely that we will form a stalemate with the rebels on the front line of Yancheng, Fengqiu, Junyi, Kaifeng, Yongqiu, and Xiangyi. Once the stalemate is achieved, the development of the war situation will be very unfavorable to us. ”

"General Zhao Yun is coming soon." Wang Ling said,

"As soon as the iron cavalry arrived, the rebels' food routes were under our threat, and at this time we launched a fierce attack, and the rebels were panicked, and it was very likely that they would retreat on their own initiative."

"What we need is time, it's time......" Yan Liang tore off his armor and said irritably,

"Now that the rebels have troops, and the cities are strong, and there is plenty of food, grass, and ordnance, it is impossible to expect the iron cavalry to cut off their food routes and force them to retreat quickly." Yan Liang pointed to the map and said,

"When the rebels stabilized their positions in the area of Junyi and Kaifeng and blocked the attack of the main force of our army, their reinforcements could immediately go north to support, and the two sides immediately formed a stalemate, and the battlefield was controlled by the rebels. At this point, if the rebels concentrate their forces on either side of the battlefield on the left and right flanks to defeat us, the stalemate will immediately turn into a counteroffensive, and we may be defeated. Yan Liang then chopped on the map,

"If the armies on the left and right flanks can advance to the first line of the Gulf Water and Langtang Canal before the rebels complete their assembly and take advantage of the superiority of their forces to stabilize the battle line, we will form a joint force with the main army in the middle and can support and protect each other. In this way, the decisive battle situation can be achieved, and the situation in the Central Plains will be under our control. Yan Liang waved his hands in the air and shouted at Wang Ling: "What we need is time, time ......" Zhang He, Wang Dang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao, Gao Lan, and Xu Huang arrived at the Chinese army's tent one after another.

Wen Chou read Xingyuan's letter and gave a general account of the current war situation.

"At present, the general is leading the main force of the army to the front line of Junyi and Kaifeng, and the armies of Yan Rou, Jiang Wu and Gao Shun are advancing to the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng. The specific situation of the battle is unknown, but judging from the fact that Xingyuan has repeatedly urged us to step up our offensive on the front line of Yanjin and Suozao, they have no confidence in using the southern flank battlefield to break the current stalemate. Because the rebels' reinforcements, such as the Jingzhou army and the armies of the counties of Yuzhou, were mostly concentrated in the areas of Yingchuan and Liangguo. Even if Lord Yan Rou led his army to break through Bocheng and kill the front line of Xiangyi and Yongqiu, it would be difficult for them to pose much threat to Yuzhou and mobilize the rebels on the frontal battlefield. ”

"The current breakthrough is in the northern battlefield. The general hurriedly dispatched Lord Zhao Yun to lead the Hun Iron Cavalry to the north to support, and Lord Xingyuan Jia Xu personally rushed to Baima, all for this reason. But we only have 45,000 men, and even if Lord Zhao Yun comes, he will only have 55,000 cavalry, and there is no advantage in troops. Now Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Xin Ping, and Gao Gan have built a solid defense line between Yancheng, Yincheng, and Jiating relying on Yancheng. After Wen Chou finished introducing the situation, Yan Liang pointed to everyone and asked, "In addition to the strong attack, do you have any better attack strategy?" "No one spoke.

The situation of the war is changing too quickly, and these generals are helpless. originally thought that after the army defeated Xin Ping and Gao Gan in Pingyang Pavilion, it could be discharged, but who knew that Cao Cao and Liu Bei suddenly appeared, and they simply blocked the army under Yancheng City.

"Since everyone has no idea, there is no hope for a strong attack, the line is urgent, and time waits for no one, then divide the troops in Hanoi, cross the river from the direction of Ji County and Huojia City in Hanoi County, and kill Yanjin and Suojube." Yan Liang said,

"Although it is very risky to divide the troops, there is no way but to try."

"Divide your forces to attack?" The generals were taken aback. At this time, the troops will be divided, and once they fail, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Monson, tell me more about it." Yan Liang pointed at Zhou Shan and said,

"Now that you've explained it, we'll see if you have anything to add." Zhou Shan walked to the map, faced the worried eyes of the generals, and said with a solemn expression: "Lord Yan thinks that there is no chance of winning in the frontal attack, so he plans to drag the main force of the rebels under Yancheng City with a part of his army, cross the Yellow River north and return to Hanoi with a part of his army, cross the river from the direction of Jixian and Huojia in Hanoi, go south, kill Yanjin and Suoju, rush into Henan at the fastest speed, seize the two cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu, force into the chasm water, threaten the area of Xingyang and Zhongmu, force the rebels to retreat from the first line of Junyi and Kaifeng, and open the stalemate on the frontal battlefield. In order to quickly form a decisive battle situation in the Central Plains battlefield. "The risk of this strategy is very high, mainly because Yanjin and Sujube are too close to Yancheng, only more than 130 miles.

In particular, the heavily armed city is only 30 miles away from the Yellow River crossing, and only 30 miles away from the small city of Yanjin.

When our army crossed the Yellow River south at the Yanjin Ferry, it took time. When the rebels hear the news, they will quickly divide their forces and retreat.

If the rebels block us on the Yellow River with a force and at the same time concentrate their main forces to attack under the city of Yancheng, our army will probably be forced to retreat to Baima with insufficient troops.

In this way, the strategy of dividing the troops and attacking failed. After we withdraw to White Horse, the flanks of the Central Army will be completely exposed to the attacks of the rebels, and the safety of the Central Army will be seriously threatened.

If the rebels' follow-up reinforcements enter the battlefield in time, the central army can only retreat when the troops are insufficient.

In this way, our army will be in a predicament on the battlefield in the Central Plains, and the development of the war situation will become more and more unfavorable to us.

In order to ensure the success of the sneak attack on Yanjin, Lord Yan decided to send 30,000 men back to Hanoi. This army was commanded by Lord Wen Chou, and was accompanied by four adults: Zhang He, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang.

An army of 30,000 will rush north to the Yellow River tonight. Yancheng is eighty miles away from Qingshuikou, the nearest Yellow River ferry, and after crossing the river, it is another hundred and twenty miles to rush to Jixian and Huojia two cities.

In the early morning of two days, you will launch an attack on Yanjindu, and strive to capture the cities of Yanjin and Suozao, fifty miles away, in the shortest possible time, in order to stabilize your position on the banks of the Yellow River.

There are two things that happen on the battlefield at this point. First, we captured Yanjin and Suojube, and the rebels were worried that their back roads would be cut off, so they categorically abandoned Yancheng and retreated to the two cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu on the west bank of the Yingou River.

First, the rebels returned in time to help and block, you failed to occupy Yanjin and Suojube, and at the same time they took the opportunity to concentrate their forces and storm the city of Yancheng to contain the army.

"Whether this plan can succeed depends on the early morning of two days." Zhou Shan's face was gloomy, and he looked at the generals and barely squeezed out a smile,

"According to the time calculation, two days later, Lord Zhao Yun's iron cavalry will rush to the city of Yancheng. The arrival of this iron cavalry may help us defeat the rebels, or it may help us successfully return to the White Horse, in short, I believe they will bring us good luck. Yan Liang's attack strategy made the generals in the big tent feel a little suffocated while being excited.

This battle can only be won, not lost, and it is too difficult to succeed. No one objected. Zhou Shan then gave a detailed explanation of the marching routes of the various armies, the arrangements for the ferries and boats, and various matters.

"Let's disperse." Yan Liang waved his hand,

"If you win, I'll invite you to drink in sour dates." Yuan Shao's urgent letter was sent to Yancheng by 800 miles of speed.

Knowing that Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, and Yang Ping successfully attacked Changyi, and successfully rescued themselves and the families of many Yanzhou officials, and even Xun Yu was accidentally rescued, the camp of the Yanzhou army immediately boiled, and the passionate war drums resounded in the sky.

Cao Cao, Cao Hong and others personally rushed to the Xuzhou military camp to thank Liu Bei and the Xuzhou army officers. The morale of the Yan and Xu armies suddenly soared, and the soldiers cheered and swept away the gloom that shrouded the camp.

This sentiment then also affected the Henan army. Xin Ping and Gao Gan carried heavy gifts to Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and at the same time told the good news to the soldiers of all battalions.

The Northern Frontier Army is not as invincible as we think, and we can defeat them if we have the opportunity.

That night, Cao Cao convened the generals to discuss the meeting, intending to take advantage of the high mood of the officers and men of the various armies to attack the Northern Xinjiang Army.

This is a rare opportunity, if we can take advantage of this opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Northern Xinjiang Army, it will completely reverse the current unfavorable situation, and the Central Plains War may produce a shocking reversal.

If you want to defeat the Northern Frontier Army under Yancheng City, you first need troops, and you must gather superior forces to defeat the enemy.

In the absence of reinforcements, if you want to form a superior force on a local battlefield, you can only find ways to weaken the opponent's strength, so that the opponent will unconsciously lose the strength to compete with you.

For this reason, Cao Cao discussed with Guo Jia, Mao Jue, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan and others for a long time. Mao Jue suggested crossing the river from the direction of Yanjin to attack Hanoi, pretending to flank the Northern Xinjiang Army stationed in Huaicheng with Gao Rou and Zhu Ling in Hanoi.

After this kind of attack was made, the Northern Xinjiang Army was worried that after Hanoi was lost, it would let the opponent join forces to attack Jizhou, harass and cut off the grain route of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and inevitably ordered Yan Liang under Yancheng City to divide troops to support.

When Yan Liang divided his troops, the opportunity to attack came. Cao Cao immediately invited Liu Bei and Xin Ping, and the three discussed for a long time, and agreed that at this moment, all the troops of Hebei had gone south to the Central Plains.

It is impossible for Jizhou to have troops to support Hanoi, so it can only requisition troops from Yan Liang's army to return to help. The certainty of success is very high.

Cao Cao sent an urgent report to Xuchang requesting an increase in the allocation of grain and grass, and on the other hand, he increased his troops in the direction of Yancheng and Yanjin, and deployed ships at the Yanjin ferry, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to Jixian and Huojia on the opposite bank.

The scouts of the Northern Frontier Army, who were probing the enemy's situation in the vicinity of Yanjindu, reported quickly, and the rebels suddenly increased their troops in large numbers to Yanjin and Yincheng, and it was estimated that they would attack Hanoi and threaten Jizhou.

Yan Liang was taken aback, thinking that the rebels had discovered his secret attack on Yanjin by dividing his troops into Hanoi, so he hurriedly wrote a letter to Wen Chou, temporarily stopped marching into Ji County and won Jia, and instead stationed troops in the area of Qingshui River and Qingshuikou, waiting for the rebels' reaction before making a decision.

"My lord, Lord Zhao Yun's iron cavalry is crossing the Pushui River in the direction of Changyuan, do you want to ask Lord Zhao Yun to attack Yancheng from the flank first, and attract the rebel forces from the area of Yucheng and Yanjin." Wang Ling suggested.

"No, no......" Yan Liang shook his hand again and again,

"Urgently tell Lord Zhao Yun, don't cross the river from the direction of Changyuan, go north immediately, cross the river from Wating in the northeast of Yancheng, be sure to hide your tracks, and don't let the rebels find out that we have reinforcements."

"My lord, since the rebels have increased their troops in the vicinity of Yucheng and Yanjin with great fanfare, it is obvious that they have discovered the purpose of our attack and are intended to stop our actions. After they divided their troops, they did not have enough troops on the frontal battlefield and would not launch an active attack in the area of Yancheng. At this time, it is no longer useful to conceal Lord Zhao Yun's iron horse, it is better to let the iron horse directly attack Yancheng. ”

"Once the iron cavalry appears in the rear of Yancheng, the rebels will inevitably panic and defend the city, and at the same time ask Yuan Shao on the battlefield in the middle for help. When Yuan Shao heard that the iron cavalry had arrived in Yancheng, he could naturally judge that the Northern Frontier Army under Junyi and Kaifeng City was insufficient. He may not necessarily send troops north to support, but he will definitely launch a counteroffensive against our main army. In this way, we are blocked in the north and suffer a counteroffensive in the middle, where is there time to defeat the rebels and kill to the front line of Yanjin and Suojube to threaten Henan? Yan Liang's thick eyebrows furrowed, and he shook his head again and again,

"I want time, I want time. I am now desperate for the rebels to come out of the city and attack. When the rebels saw our division of forces in Hanoi, it was very likely that they would go out of the city and attack. At that time, Lord Zhao Yun's iron cavalry roared out, and he would definitely be able to capture Yancheng. Wang Ling didn't dare to persuade again, and hurriedly sent out the account to give the order.

Yan Liang pulled off the battle helmet on his head and spun around in the big tent.

"My lord, do you want to listen to a tune?" Zhou Shan, who was writing the report, was dizzy by Yan Liang, and had to put down his pen and asked cautiously,

"You're so upset and prone to accidents." Yan Liang glared at him,

"How am I in the mood right now? The more I listen, the more annoying it becomes. You might as well draw a picture for me. ”

"Then I'll draw a snow scene to cool down the adults." Yan Liang smiled bitterly,

"Monson, it's about to be early summer, what kind of snow are you painting?" Zhou Shan stood up and said with a smile: "When you see the north wind howling and the snowflakes flying, your mood may be calm." Yan Liang barely squeezed out a smile,

"The north wind is howling...... What do you mean, you want me to shudder? Zhou Shan's pen danced on the canvas, and a little snowflake flew between the mountains.

"No......" Yan Liang, who had been standing beside him silently, suddenly shouted. Zhou Shan was startled, his brush shook, and a crooked bridge appeared on a frozen river.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Shan asked in surprise.

"The rebels may not have discovered our movements." Yan Liang said excitedly,

"Is this possible? The rebels wanted to defeat us, so they pretended to send troops to Yanjin and attacked Hanoi to induce us to divide our forces and return to help, and then took advantage of our lack of troops to attack us and drive us back to Baima. Zhou Shan thought for a moment and nodded,

"It's a big possibility. We crossed the river at night, and by daytime the boats were all scattered, and the enemy could have discovered too little. In addition, as soon as we crossed the river, the rebels increased their troops in Yanjin and Yincheng, did they react too quickly? ”

"We can test it." Yan Liang said,

"We immediately assembled ships at Qingshuikou and asked Zhang Xiu to lead the army to move back and forth on both sides of Qingshuikou, making the illusion that the army was crossing the Yellow River in the north. At the same time, the battalion was withdrawn 20 miles, and the battle flags of all armies were hoisted as usual, making the illusion of confusing the enemy. At this time, if the rebels have not yet crossed the river in the area of Yanjindu, it means that they have no intention of attacking Hanoi at all, and all this is fake. ”

"Your Excellency still wants to carry out a sneak attack?" Zhou Shan asked in surprise.

"Afraid of what?" Yan Liang frowned, waved his hand and said,

"If the rebels were to send troops to Hanoi, they would not have the strength to attack us, and their army crossing the river would also be met by us in the vicinity of Chi Thi and Pheu Gia. On the contrary, if they attack the east and the west, the main direction of attack is Yancheng. What if we lose once? We were defeated to the White Horse, but the rebels lost Yanjin and sour dates, who is the best deal? When the rebels know that the back road has been cut off and they are caught in the front and rear, they will definitely flee south in panic. Yan Liang gritted his teeth and waved his hand vigorously,

"When the time comes, how do I see them escaping?"

"Ordered Wen Chou, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang to attack immediately, secretly rush to the area of Ji County and Huojia, and wait for my attack order."

"Summoning Zhang Xiu, assembling boats, and commanding the army to cross the river back and forth, the momentum should be bigger."

"Urgently tell Lord Zhao Yun, cross the river quickly, don't stop at Wating, go directly north to station troops in Pingyang Pavilion, and wait for my attack order."

"Order all the departments of the big camp to retreat twenty miles back and camp." Cao Cao received an urgent report from the scouts. The Northern Xinjiang Army retreated 20 miles and camped, while hundreds of large ships were transporting soldiers at Qingshuikou, and it was estimated that at least nearly 10,000 people crossed the river to the north.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly discussed the attack with Liu Bei and Xin Ping. Because he was worried that the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry on the east bank of the Pushui River would take the opportunity to cross the river to attack and threaten his own back road, Cao Cao also deliberately strengthened his troops in the direction of Jiating.

The strength of the troops in the direction of Jiating has increased, and in addition to the original defensive army, the rest of the troops who rushed to feign to cross the river in the direction of Yincheng and Yanjin must gather in Yancheng to ensure that the army has enough strength to hit it in one blow.

Liu Bei expressed concern about this. Qingshuikou is only more than 100 miles away from Jixian and Huojia, and if the Northern Xinjiang Army advances at full speed, it can arrive within a day.

As soon as they get the news that we are attacking their main forces, and instead cross the river to the south and occupy the cities of Yincheng, Yanjin and Suoju, we will find ourselves in the predicament of being attacked by the enemy on our backs.

Liu Bei advised not to requisition troops from the direction of Yucheng and Yanjin. Cao Cao disagreed. Now there are more than 50,000 people on their own side, and the Northern Frontier Army on the opposite side is only more than 40,000 people at most.

The Northern Xinjiang Army on the opposite side were all soldiers and horses of the seven battalions of Jizhou, among which Zhang Liao and Peng Lie were in Huaicheng in Hanoi, and Gao Shun and Wu Xiong first appeared in Xuzhou and then arrived in Rencheng.

After getting rid of these two battalions of soldiers and horses, and then getting rid of their losses on the battlefield in Henan, there would be only more than 40,000 people at most.

If the scout's probing was correct, there were only 30,000 people in the Northern Frontier Army camp opposite. With an army of nearly 50,000 people, he attacked the enemy camp and won the battle.

After defeating Yan Liang, our goal of holding Yancheng has been achieved, as long as we send an army north to pursue and kill, the rest of the army will return to defend Yancheng, and at the same time divide our troops to reinforce Yancheng and Yanjin to prevent the attack of the Northern Frontier Army.

In Cao Cao's view, after the Northern Xinjiang Army was defeated at Yancheng, it suffered heavy losses, and in order to hold the White Horse, they would transfer back the troops supporting Hanoi as quickly as possible, and the possibility of nearly 10,000 Northern Xinjiang troops rushing to Hanoi to cross the river and attack Yanjin by opportunity was too small.

Because of their small number of troops, once the attack is ineffective and dragged to Yancheng and Yanjin, it will be difficult to safely withdraw to the other side.

In this army, the Yanzhou army has an absolute advantage in numbers, Cao Cao said yes, Liu Bei is not good at insisting.

And Xin Ping was eager to recapture the white horse and make the contribution, and he tried his best to encourage Cao Cao to be more courageous, so he simply took advantage of the situation to kill the white horse and drive the northern army back to Puyang City.

The strategy of attack was thus decided. On the evening of the next day, Cao Cao ordered an attack after confirming that there were no abnormalities in the areas of Changyuan and Pingqiu on the east bank of the Pushui River and the areas around Ji County and Huojia in Hanoi.

The army was divided into two routes. One route was led by Xiahou Yuan and Gao Gan, and the 10,000 forward army composed of the Yanzhou Army, the Xuzhou Army, and the Henan Army took the lead in launching a sneak attack.

After they entered the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the Northern Xinjiang Army was bound to be in chaos and fled in panic. Then Liu Bei and Xin Ping began to pursue and cover up with the follow-up army of 20,000.

Cao Cao himself took more than 10,000 people to sit in Yancheng, just in case. In the dark night, Yan Liang was covered in armor and sat upright on a horse, and the whip in his hand kept shaking.

"My lord, if the rebels don't attack the camp tonight, will we just stand like this all night?" Zhou Shan yawned a few times in a row and asked indistinctly.

"You can sleep on horseback." Yan Liang sneered,

"But if your head falls off, don't scold me when you go underground, I warn you again and again."

"I stood all night last night." Zhou Shan complained dissatisfiedly,

"There were so many things during the day that I didn't even blink my eyes. You slept all afternoon, and of course you were in good spirits. ”

"Bear with me." Yan Liang glanced at him,

"When you get to Pingyang Pavilion, you can get a good night's sleep." Blackie and the stick sit side by side on the grass.

Blackie looked up at the stars in the sky. The stick hugged his head and fell asleep. After fighting with the army for more than two months, Xiao Hei has integrated into the army, and he is already like a veteran.

On the battlefields of Baima and Puyang, Xiao Hei fought very bravely, killing four or five enemies before and after, and he stood out among the recruits.

In the past two days, the routine of the army suddenly changed. Sleeping during the day and sitting on the grass with full gear at night to count the stars made Xiao Hei feel very fresh.

Team leader Huang Tong told him not to count the stars without anything, but to hurry up and sleep. This is a war, not a joke, without physical strength, it will give away a small life.

Xiao Hei looked at the stars intently, as if he were looking at a beautiful embroidered painting, until an earth-shattering drum suddenly pulled him back from his dream.

The drums are getting denser and denser, thrilling and exciting.

"It's a war, it's a war......" Huang Tongyi kicked the stick that was still ignorant and shouted,

"Be a little more energetic, a little more spiritual." Before Huang Tong's shouting stopped, the herald's shouts rang out everywhere,

"Your Excellency has an order, retreat quickly, retreat quickly." Huang Tong and the soldiers looked at each other, not knowing why they had to retreat before the battle was fought.

The sound of killing shook the sky. Xiahou Yuan and Gao Gan led the vanguard army into the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army. The Northern Xinjiang army was unprepared and caught off guard, and the soldiers scattered in a hurry, and fled into the darkness before the enemy could enter the camp.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the ordnance and baggage that had been discarded, and was extremely excited,

"Order, chase, chase me and kill ......" Gao Gan found Xiahou Yuan in time,

"Lord Xiahou, something is wrong. It is impossible for the Northern Frontier Army to run so fast......" Xiahou Yuan glanced at him with disdain.

This kid can become the prime minister of a country and command the soldiers of an army, but he is just stained with Yuan Shao's light, and he has a fart ability.

first lost Puyang, and then was defeated in Baima, and was frightened by the Northern Xinjiang Army.

"These Northern Xinjiang troops are all soldiers and horses of the seven battalions of Jizhou, to put it bluntly, they are farmers who farm, except for the weapons that are better than the Yellow Turban Army, the others are the same as the Yellow Turban Army." Xiahou Yuan waved his hand disdainfully,

"Don't hesitate, Master Gao, chase after it immediately, so as not to lose the opportunity to destroy the enemy." He shouted and roared away with a group of guards.

Gao Gan shook his head helplessly. Maybe he was really scared by the Northern Frontier Army, and when victory was within reach, he couldn't believe it.

It must have been too much for himself, Gao Gan no longer thought nonsense, and led the army to fight later. Baiyu Pavilion, sixty miles northeast of Yancheng.

A bright red morning sun hangs high in the sky. Liu Bei looked up at the sky, his expression was extremely solemn. The speed at which the Northern Frontier Army fled was too fast, and the direction of escape was also suspicious.

It stands to reason that in the chaos, some people will definitely panic and flee directly north to Qingshuikou, the closest to the Yellow River.

But so far, the scouts have not found a single northern deserter on the way to Qingshuikou. In the process of escaping, the Northern Xinjiang Army can still maintain the consistency of the direction of escape, which cannot but make people doubtful.

The scouts rushed in. Xiahou Yuan and Gao Gan have already caught up with the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the two sides have fought, and the Northern Xinjiang Army has fled faster, and there are ordnance, food, and even silk and silk money discarded by the Northern Xinjiang fugitives everywhere along the way.

The two adults thought that the Northern Frontier Army was no longer able to organize a counterattack, and they wanted to take White Horse City in one go.

Liu Bei and Xin Ping looked at each other and were surprised. Yan Liang's army fought hard in Henan for more than a month, and after transferring to the White Horse Battlefield, it was immediately defeated by a night attack?

And he lost so badly that he didn't even want to throw away his money?

"Yan Liang's army has been fighting for more than two months, and the soldiers are exhausted, and the fight to Yancheng may have exhausted their strength, making them vulnerable, and they have become the end of the crossbow." Xin Ping said with a smile.

Liu Bei stared at him without saying a word. Xin Ping's tone was weak, and his confidence was obviously insufficient, perhaps he himself did not believe in this extremely reluctant explanation.

He avoided Liu Bei's gaze, looking uneasy.

"I'm familiar with the Northern Frontier Army, better than any of you." Liu Bei waved the horsewhip in his hand vigorously and said loudly,

"Urgently tell Lord Xiahou, Lord Gao, keep your distance, don't chase too fast, this must be the Northern Frontier Army's plan to lure the enemy. Please be careful not to be surrounded. The words did not fall.

I saw more than a dozen scouts galloping from the northeast, and the war horses were almost about to fly into the air, and at a glance, I knew that I had discovered a major enemy.

Liu Bei's face changed at that time. Zhang Xiu, Song Xian, Zhao Hu, and Hu Che'er of the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly appeared in Baiyu Pavilion with an army of 8,000, blocking Liu Bei's advance.

Liu Bei immediately ordered the 20,000-strong army to reorganize the array and launch an attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army, trying to break through the defense line of the Northern Xinjiang Army and rescue Xiahou Yuan and Gao Gan.

"Urgently tell the Prime Minister, the forward army is surrounded, please come to the aid of the Prime Minister." Cao Cao received Liu Bei's urgent report, his head was dizzy, and his back was in a cold sweat

"Wow" came out of nowhere. Hit the plan.

"Urgently tell Liu Bei, withdraw to Yancheng, withdraw here." Cao Cao threw away the bamboo slip in his hand, jumped up from behind the desk, and rushed out of the house.

"My lord, where are you going?" Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Mao Jue and others followed him in a panic, shouting repeatedly.

"I'm going to pick up the retreat of the army." Cao Cao's cries were filled with despair and anger. At noon, Binh Duong Pavilion.

Zhao Yun, Liu Ming, and Lan Rong were stationed on Ma Gaopo, looking at the staggered and embarrassed soldiers of Northern Xinjiang on the galloping road in the distance, and they were all smiling.

"My lord, the next time we meet General Tiger Head, we will make fun of him." Liu Ming laughed,

"It's the first time we've seen General Tiger Head so embarrassed, right?"

"Forget it. If it were you, I would have chopped the enemy with a knife. Zhao Yun said with a smile,

"It's nearly a hundred miles from Yancheng to here. You run and see, I guess you haven't run half way before you crawl on the ground. ”

"In order to lure the enemy into taking the bait, General Tiger Head did not hesitate to use his body as bait, and his courage was amazing." Lan Rong said excitedly,

"I can see the embarrassed appearance of the No. 1 warrior in Northern Xinjiang, this trip to the Central Plains is not in vain." The three laughed.

The scouts galloped in. The rebels were still fifteen miles away.

"Why is it so slow?" Liu Ming asked strangely,

"Isn't this chasing too slow? So that you can also hunt down your opponent? ”

"Back to my lord. The pursuers picked up our discarded money along the way, and some people fought each other, so the speed was much slower. The scout bowed and replied,

"These pursuers were extremely fast, catching up with us three times along the way, killing hundreds of us. Later, General Tiger gave the order to discard the belongings, and we finally distanced ourselves from them. ”

"Hmph......" Zhao Yun sneered,

"They don't live long, let them be happy before they die." As soon as the scouts left, Yan Liang's herald arrived.

General Tiger Head confessed, after annihilating the enemy, he rushed to the aid of Baiyu Pavilion. Now Lord Zhang Xiu is leading the army to intercept the enemy's second group of pursuers at Baiyu Pavilion.

General Hutou asked the three adults to inflict heavy losses on the rebels at all costs and beat the rebels back to Yancheng. Zhao Yun put away Yan Liang's warrant, and galloped back to the slope with Liu Ming and Lan Rong.

At the foot of the hillside, an army of 10,000 iron cavalry is standing in formation, majestic and majestic, and the momentum is like a rainbow. At noon, the White Fish Pavilion.

Liu Bei commanded the army to attack continuously, but the Northern Xinjiang Army was like a rock, not moving at all. Xin Ping called back Liu Bei, who was in command at the front line,

"Xuande, we've been tricked, let's withdraw." Liu Bei was so angry that he didn't speak for a long time.

"Xuande, have you forgotten about my failure in Baima?" Xin Ping was in a hurry, and he didn't care about his face, so he briefly told him about the battle of the day.

"I have already told you these things in detail in Yancheng. Think about it, is there a similarity between today's battle and my battle? Yan Liang must have ambushed a large army in the direction of Pingyang Pavilion. He ate Xiahou Yuan and Gao Gan, and immediately he would vent down and surround us. Liu Bei shook his hand angrily and scolded hatefully.

"If Yan Liang didn't send an army to support Hanoi at all, then there were at least 30,000 troops in the Binh Duong Ting direction. With an army of 30,000 to encircle and annihilate the forward army that was already exhausted after a hundred miles, was it not ready to be captured? Let's go, it's too late to retreat. Once surrounded by the Northern Frontier Army, with Brother Mengde's 10,000 men, not only will they not be able to rescue us, but even Yancheng will be lost. Xin Ping's face was red, and he was so anxious that he was sweating.

Liu Bei wiped the sweat from his face and gradually calmed down. I fought all morning, but I didn't advance an inch, and it seemed that it was impossible to rescue Xiahou Yuan's 10,000 horses.

Now that he has retreated, there are still 40,000 people in the direction of Yancheng, and he can continue to fight against the Northern Xinjiang Army, but if he loses these 20,000 people, the northern battlefield will be a thousand miles away, and there is no possibility of saving.

"Withdraw ......" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and shouted categorically,

"Withdraw to Yancheng." The battlefield trembled violently with a loud roar. An army of 10,000 iron cavalry roared down like a river bursting its banks, sweeping across the battlefield with a devastating force, sweeping everything away, leaving only patches of flesh and blood smudge.

The rebel soldiers were devastated. They didn't jump 1/2|