Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 22 In the distance, a knight was crushed under the huge body of a war horse, struggling and screaming, as if crazy.

The murderous aura of the priest gradually subsided, and he slowly straightened up and walked towards the other party. Listen to the shouting that the horseman is a woman, is this the woman who wants to marry me?

Cao Zhang thought that he would definitely die, but who knew that the sacrificial blade suddenly withdrew the little black axe. The blood on the little black axe dripped onto Cao Zhang's face, and the pungent fishy smell made him fierce.

He got up and staggered to the priest again,

"I'm going to kill you." The priest didn't look back, and in the frightened screams of the horseman, he smashed an axe on Cao Zhang's head.

"When ......" sounded, the battle helmet on Cao Zhang's head suddenly deflated, and blood flowed down Cao Zhang's cheek.

Cao Zhang only felt that it was dark in front of him, Venus danced wildly, and then fell headlong at the feet of the priest. Sai Feng walked in front of the cavalry in three or two steps, pulled off the cavalry's battle helmet, a delicate and elegant face, a pair of grief and painful eyes, Huo Ran reflected in Sai Feng's heart.

Sacrificial Feng suffocated, and his heart pounded. He looked at Cao Yue in disbelief, and his sturdy body trembled slightly.

This is my woman?

"Please, don't kill my brother......" Cao Yue's cry suddenly woke up the priest. Sai Feng's blood boiled, he was so excited, he almost yelled in excitement, he nodded at Cao Yue again and again, and then hugged Cao Yue hard and dragged her out from under the dead horse.

When he hugged Cao Yue's delicate body and smelled the faint fragrance emanating from Cao Yue's body, he was drunk and felt like he was in a dream.

Wang Ling, Arbitrary, and Mao Jue rushed over one after another. Cao Zhang fainted, bleeding profusely. Cao Yue held her brother in her arms, crying and screaming.

"You broke his head, broke his head...... Mao Jue jumped like thunder, pointed at the sacrifice Feng and the others and scolded, completely losing the composure and bearing just now,

"I'm going to sue you in front of the general, I'm going to sue you......" Sacrifice Feng sneered arbitrarily. Wang Ling pointed at Mao Jue and shouted angrily: "Lord Mao, you deliberately provoked this matter, don't beat it up." ”

"Don't talk to him." Wave your hand with any force.

"Set up camp and leave tomorrow." In mid-May, Guanzhong, Chang'an. Huangfu Li lost patience. He solemnly warned Han Sui that if before the end of this month, Han Sui still refused to let the Northern Xinjiang Army cross the river into Guanzhong and refused to join forces to attack Luoyang, the Northern Xinjiang Army would launch a river-crossing attack and attack Guanzhong.

Han Sui turned a deaf ear to Huangfu Li's threat, and he still said that. The Jinyang court must first agree to its own conditions, otherwise everything will not be discussed.

Han Sui's conditions were too much, and it was impossible for the Jinyang court to agree. Han Sui asked the imperial court to immediately let Pang De take the army to recover the five counties of Hexi, and asked the imperial court to immediately allocate five years of relief money and grain to Xiliang, 100,000 border troops of grain, grass and ordnance, and money and materials needed to repair the border passes.

Han Sui opened his mouth, the Jinyang court could not do it at all, even if the Jinyang court gave in, it could first agree to some of Han Sui's conditions, but the northern army would definitely not be able to attack Luoyang.

Huangfu Li thought that Han Sui was purely blackmailing. Han Sui said that Xiliang is the Xiliang of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the Xiliang of I, Han Sui and the 300,000 people of Xiliang.

If the imperial court insists on abandoning Xiliang regardless of Xiliang's life or death, why should I and 300,000 Xiliang people give up Guanzhong?

Are we still guilty of protecting our homeland and protecting the western frontier of the Han Dynasty? Guanzhong is the strong backing of Xiliang, and Xiliang can only continue to survive with the support of Guanzhong, and everyone understands this truth.

Now that the imperial court can't protect Xiliang and can't solve the invasion problem of the Xiliang Qiang people, can't it be allowed to let the Xiliang people solve it themselves?

How can there be such a thing in the world? Before the imperial court completely stabilized the western frontier, even if it occupied Guanzhong, conquered Luoyang, defeated the rebellion, and pacified the world, it still could not rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

Looking at the decline of the Han Dynasty in the past few decades, doesn't it still show that the stability of Western Xinjiang is important to the fate of Han Zuo?

The imperial court wants to fight Luoyang and pacify the world, I don't stop it, but the imperial court wants me to give up Guanzhong and give up Xiliang, I can't agree.

Xiliang was lost and destroyed, not only 300,000 Xiliang people were displaced, mourning was everywhere, and the Han Dynasty would also go to the end of the road.

Now that the people of Xiliang are willing to defend the territory and rely on the powerful forces of Guanzhong to defend the vast west, the imperial court can sweep the world without any worries, under the command of the eldest princess and the general.

When the world is stable and the Han Dynasty is revitalized, the Xiliang people will not only give the court a rich Guanzhong, but also give the court an intact and stable Western Xinjiang, what's wrong with this?

The imperial court does not have the ability to defend the western frontier, nor does it let the Xiliang people defend the western frontier, the imperial court can do whatever it wants, in the eyes of the imperial court, the western frontier is just a palm-sized place on the map, insignificant.

In your hearts, are there mountains and rivers in the western frontier? Are there 300,000 people in Western Xinjiang? When you decided to give up Xiliang, did you ask the people of Xiliang?

Have you asked the 300,000 people of Xiliang? Have you asked the countless martyrs buried in Xiliang? Have you ever asked about the land sprinkled with the blood of the martyrs?

Huangfu Li was speechless, and urgently wrote to Jinyang, Han Sui was already determined to hold Guanzhong, and begged the imperial court to make an immediate decision.

Feng Ji hurried to Chang'an. Yuan Shao said in his letter that Brother Wen Yue was very grateful for his ability to keep his promise and refuse to let the Northern Xinjiang Army set foot in Sanfu, which bought me time to readjust and deploy my troops.

Guanzhong was originally Yuan Shao's, but it was robbed by Han Sui, and now Yuan Shao not only can't recapture Guanzhong, but also has to be polite to Han Sui, thanking Han Sui for helping him block the Northern Xinjiang Army, the grief and helplessness in his heart can be imagined.

Feng Ji gave Han Sui a detailed introduction to the current situation. In early April, Sun Ce was seriously injured and died, and the situation in Jiangdong took a sharp turn for the worse.

In order to hold Jiangdong, Sun Quan will definitely send people to negotiate peace with Hebei, and Hebei will definitely come forward to suppress it in order to prevent Cao Cao from seizing Jiangdong.

In this way, Cao Cao and Sun Quan on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River entered a stage of confrontation. The emergence of a confrontation on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River will give the Northern Xinjiang Army the opportunity to concentrate on attacking Luoyang, and at the same time, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will have the opportunity to concentrate on attacking Jingzhou.

If Jiangdong misses this golden opportunity, it will always be under the attack of Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Cao Cao in Jiangbei, and it must get rid of this crisis immediately, so that Jiangdong can concentrate on dealing with Cao Cao in Jiangbei and gain time for recovery and stability.

Once the Jiangdong Army attacked Jingzhou, Liu Biao was dragged to the Jiangxia battlefield, and he would not be able to support Luoyang in time.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, without Liu Biao's support, were bound to invest more troops on the battlefields of Henan and Yingchuan in order to stop the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Luoyang.

At this time, Guanzhong was in danger, because Yuan Shao's main forces were all in the Kanto area at the moment, and they could no longer help Han Sui.

The strength of the Xiliang people was limited and they could not fight against the Northern Frontier Army alone. As soon as Guanzhong was lost, Luoyang fell into siege, and Yuan Shao was in danger.

Therefore, if you want to solve the crisis in Luoyang, the key is to hold Guanzhong, and guarding Guanzhong is directly related to the survival of Xiliang people.

So far, the two have been firmly bound together. If Yuan Shao and Han Sui were able to join forces to inflict heavy losses on the Northern Frontier Army attacking Guanzhong, Chen Bing would threaten Hedong with the Yellow River.

The Northern Frontier Army in the Central Plains had no choice but to abandon Luoyang and withdraw its troops to defend it. The Battle of Guanzhong became a decisive battle to resolve the current crisis and form a full momentum.

After listening carefully to Feng Ji's account, Han Sui thought for a long time.

"Yuan Tu, can you be sure that the target of Hebei's attack this year is Luoyang?" Han Sui pointed to the map and asked,

"This year, will Li Hong continue to lead the army to attack Luoyang from the three directions of Hanoi, Henan and Yingchuan?" Feng Ji frowned and didn't speak, and he wasn't sure.

If Hebei's target for this year's attack is Guanzhong, then they will have to deal with not only the 50,000 Northern Xinjiang Army in Hedong, but also many more troops, 100,000 or even 150,000 Northern Xinjiang Army.

In other words, even if Yuan Shao and Han Sui join forces, the battle of Guanzhong will be lost, and it is possible that the whole army will be annihilated.

"The Northern Frontier Army in the direction of the Central Plains, what has happened recently?" Han Sui asked again. Feng Ji shook his head,

"I didn't get any useful news."

"Is the bridge over the Yellow River still there?"

"It's still there. According to the scouts, fewer and fewer people have recently crossed the Yellow River south, and the population that has moved south to Qingdao and Yanzhou has basically crossed the Yellow River. However, there is no sign of dismantling the bridges on the Yellow River, and perhaps Li Hong will use these bridges to transport grain, grass, baggage, and troops. Feng Ji looked at Han Sui, who looked worried, and comforted with a smile,

"Judging from the current situation, it is still very likely that Li Hong will attack Luoyang around October."

"Where is the target of Hebei's attack this year is extremely important to whether we can launch the Guanzhong War." Han Sui sighed softly,

"Once the Guanzhong War fails, you and I will no longer have the possibility of reversing the situation."

"If Li Hong's target this year's attack is Guanzhong, what countermeasures does Brother Wen Yue have? Could it be that Brother Wen Yue plans to preserve his strength, give up Guanzhong, and return to Xiliang? Han Sui was silent for a long time.

"Return to Xiliang and everything will return to its original state, so what am I still doing in Guanzhong now?" Han Sui shook his head and smiled bitterly,

"We can't take risks, it's better to assume that Hebei wants to fight Guanzhong."

"If it is assumed that Hebei wants to attack Guanzhong, then Hebei will need time to gather troops and hoard grain and grass. If Hebei's existing financial endowment can support the Northern Xinjiang Army to fight for two months and then levy grain to replenish it after the autumn harvest in October, then Hebei's attack time may be in September. Han Sui paused for a moment and said slowly,

"There are still more than three months left before we can take the initiative to attack."

"Active attack?" Feng Ji said in surprise,

"Our forces have not yet been assembled, and I am afraid that an active attack will not achieve the goal." Han Sui smiled slightly,

"Hebei is now forcing me every day, asking me to let the army from Hedong enter Guanzhong, so as to threaten Luoyang, contain the troops in the west of Guanxi, and plan for the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Central Plains battlefield to attack Luoyang. Hebei's real purpose is Guanzhong, so I haven't agreed, and now it seems that it's time to promise them. "Feng Ji suddenly realized,

"Yang Feng and Zhang Bai in Hedong have an army of 50,000, can we eat them?"

"How many troops can be mobilized into the Guanzhong battlefield at the beginning?" Han Sui asked. Feng Ji thought for a moment,

"There are 30,000 troops of Gao Gan, Gao Rou, and Zhu Ling in Guanxi, 10,000 troops in Duan Xuan, and 20,000 troops in Nanyang and Yuan Xi and Xin Bi, adding up to about 60,000 people. If nothing else, we can send at least 30,000 troops into the Guanzhong battlefield. ”

"What? Don't trust me in the first place? Han Sui smiled,

"Is he worried that I will secretly join forces with Hebei and eat him 60,000 people in one bite? Why do you want to keep 30,000 people? After the Northern Xinjiang Army in Hedong arrived at the Guanzhong battlefield, the threat in the Guanxi direction had been greatly reduced, and there was no need to garrison heavy troops. Guanzhong is a battle of life and death, you and I should do our best to trust each other, so that we can defeat the Northern Frontier Army. Feng Ji smiled calmly,

"Brother Wenyue, if the battle of Guanzhong is defeated, you pat your ass and escape to Xiliang, what about us? What are we going to do? If all these 60,000 people are buried on the battlefield in Guanzhong, Luoyang can go down overnight, what else will they guard? It's not that we don't believe you, but we are forced by the situation to be cautious. For example, Brother Wen Yue, didn't you also let Han Yi and Ma Chao stay in Xiliang? ”

"If I agree to launch the Guanzhong War at the beginning, I will immediately secretly transfer all the troops in Xiliang to the Guanzhong battlefield." Han Sui said without hesitation,

"The iron cavalry belonging to the Qiang tribe in Xiliang will also rush to the battlefield with him. In this way, I can gather at least 60,000 troops, and you will not only have to provide grain and grass for the Xiliang army, but also recruit at least 40,000 troops to participate in the war. With 100,000 people to encircle and annihilate the 50,000 Northern Xinjiang Army, we should have a chance of total annihilation. Feng Ji looked at Han Sui in surprise,

"You're going to give up Xiliang?"

"If I am defeated in Guanzhong, how many troops will I have left? Can I still keep Xiliang? Success or failure is in one fell swoop, and you have to fight if you don't fight. Han Sui stroked his long white beard and sighed helplessly,

"I'm old, time is running out, this is my last chance, the last chance to save Xiliang."

"However, now Pound's Iron Horse is in the Heavenly Dome Desert, on the north bank of the Yellow River. Once Ma Chao and the iron cavalry belonging to the Qiang people enter Guanzhong, you will be tantamount to giving up Xiliang to Hebei, and your retreat will be completely cut off, how can you fight this battle? Feng Ji asked worriedly,

"Brother Wen Yue, do you want to put it to death and live again?"

"Even if Pang De can defeat Xiliang, he can't occupy Xiliang." Han Sui sighed again,

"Xiliang is too poor, after Pang De crossed the Yellow River with a large army and entered the hinterland of Xiliang, there was no food supplement, how could tens of thousands of iron horsemen survive? The reason why he was able to stay in the southeast of the Heavenly Dome Desert now was because the Great Desert Hu tribe provided him with food. When he found that Xiliang had nothing and couldn't even see the sheep, he had to evacuate quickly. Xiliang will always be our home, and no one can occupy it. ”

"Are you going to be in the West Liang Jianbi Qingye?"

"I've ordered the walls to be cleared." Han Sui said,

"If Pound is smart, he should withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise he will die a miserable death." Feng Ji was shocked and speechless.

"Once the 50,000 Northern Xinjiang Army is annihilated, Hedong is in danger, and the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Central Plains is bound to retreat on all fronts and quickly support Hedong, so that the danger of Luoyang can be solved." Han Sui said calmly,

"You go back and tell Benchu at once, and ask him to believe me. The Battle of Guanzhong was a decisive battle, and as long as we won the battle, Hebei would no longer have a chance to capture Luoyang. "Jump to