Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Stirring Section 21 In the middle of August, Liang Guo Suiyang. The drought in the Central Plains is becoming more and more severe, and more and more counties are affected.

It didn't rain for eight months in a row, which is very rare in the history of the dynasty. The officials and people of the stricken counties knelt on the parched earth and prayed for forgiveness and gifts, and the helpless and miserable cries were deafening, but God ruthlessly abandoned them, and still hung the burning sun in the blue sky every day, as if to burn all the land to ashes, and to dry up all the rivers.

The number of victims of the disaster is gradually increasing, the activities of the Yellow Turban Army are becoming more and more frequent, and the grain and grass transported to the battlefield in Hebei are constantly being attacked by sneak attacks.

At the beginning of this month, when Cao Cao commanded his army to advance to the central part of Jizhou, the hussar general Yuan Shu volunteered to lead his army to the area of Liang to kill the remnants of the Yellow Turban and ensure the smooth flow of grain routes.

Everywhere the army went, the Yellow Turban Army was terrified and achieved remarkable results. As the Northern Expeditionary Army gradually penetrated into the central part of Jizhou, the demand for grain and grass was increasing, the transportation distance was getting longer and longer, and the people needed were more and more, and the danger on the road was naturally increasing.

In order to ensure the needs of the battlefield ahead, Xun Yu led the army to Dingtao in Jiyin County, the grain and grass storage place of the Northern Expedition Army, and personally supervised the transportation of grain and grass.

The day after Xun Yu left Changyi, Yuan Shu, who was more than two hundred miles away, received the news. At that time, he was taking refuge in the city of Suiyang in Liang State.

The reason why Yuan Shu wanted to leave Changyi was to make Xun Yu not feel threatened, and then went to Dingtao to supervise the transportation of grain and grass.

Changyi is only a temporary capital, and Dingtao is related to the safety of the Hebei battlefield, so Yuan Shu believes that Xun Yu will sit in Dingtao when the Hebei War is at its most intense.

He really guessed right.

"Okay, Xun Wenruo has finally hit the plan." Yuan Shu jumped up excitedly,

"Urgently tell Ji Ling and let him lead the army to attack Dingtao and cut off the grain and grass of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Now it's up to Li Hong. If he can eat Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Tian Kai all in one go, the Central Plains will be mine. ”

"My lord, I guess it's difficult." Li Ye frowned and said,

"Although we surrounded Dingtao, we could not completely cut off the grain and grass of the Northern Expeditionary Army. The three places that provided grain and grass for the Northern Expeditionary Army were Yuan Shao's Guandong and Yuzhou, Liu Biao's Jingzhou and our Yangzhou, and Xuzhou and Qingzhou. Even if we surround Dingtao now, the grain from Xuzhou and Qingzhou will continue to be sent to the Jizhou battlefield, so ......"

"So Cao Aman still has enough time to withdraw to the Yellow River, right?" Yuan Shu asked with a grin,

"You're worried about getting revenge on me when he returns? Join forces with Liu Bei to beat me? ”

"Do you believe that Li Hong will annihilate the Northern Expeditionary Army in Hebei and let your Excellency occupy the Central Plains?" Li Ye asked rhetorically,

"Why did Li Hong detain the adult's son, as well as Xun Zheng and Liu Ye, in Jizhou? He doesn't believe your word at all, you know? ”

"Of course I do." Yuan Shu smiled and patted Li Ye's shoulder,

"If I and Yuan Shao occupy all the prefectures and counties from Guanzhong to the Central Plains, and confront Li Hong across the river. Where does he have a chance to calm the world? Therefore, Li Hong will definitely let Cao Aman go, so that he can come back and fight with me in order to profit from it. And Yuan Shao thought the same thing, he also wanted me and Cao Aman to lose both in order to realize his dream of usurpation. ”

"As long as the Central Plains is in flames, Li Hong and Yuan Shao will have a chance." Yuan Shu waved his hand vigorously and said with great disdain,

"But the question is, will I give them this chance?" Li Ye sighed worriedly,

"Your Excellency thinks we have enough strength and time?"

"What? Are you out of faith? Yuan Shu laughed,

"Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun and Sun Ce have already been dispatched, and now it's our turn. Ordered Chang Nu and He Yi to assemble the army, and we killed Changyi. Li Ye wanted to persuade him a few more words, but Yuan Shu had already walked out excitedly, and said with a smile as he walked: "Li Hong keeps his promise, and it will be six hundred miles as soon as he retreats, how can we disappoint him?" "Yangzhou Wu County, Dantu.

On the ferry, hundreds of warships lined up, and nearly 10,000 heavily armed soldiers were boarding. Sun Ce, surrounded by dozens of personal guards, galloped wildly.

In June, Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji County, surrendered to Sun Ce under the persuasion of Changshi Yu. Yan Baihu resisted stubbornly and led the army to flee to Jiaozhou, but the whole army was annihilated.

In July, Sun Ben, Zhu Zhi, Zhou Yu and others defeated Liu Jian and Tai Shici and occupied the county seat of Danyang County.

At this point, Sun Ce occupied the three counties of Wu, Huiji and Danyang. At this time, Yuan Shu's secret order was sent to Jiangdong, and Sun Ce immediately secretly assembled troops in the area of Dantu and Qu'a, preparing to attack Guangling County in Xuzhou on the other side of the Yangtze River.

He was very desperate to fight. If he can occupy Xuzhou and go north to the Central Plains, Bai Ji will be able to conquer the Quartet like his father and become famous all over the world.

Now, he's finally waited for this moment. Yuan Shu ordered him to attack Guangling County immediately, and then quickly move north to join himself in Yanzhou.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang hurriedly caught up.

"Has the Tanglin Pavilion ever been taken?" Sun Ce sat upright on his horse, pointed the horsewhip in his hand at the opposite bank, and asked loudly.

"It's been taken." Cheng Pu bowed down and said,

"In the early hours of this morning, Lord Huang Gai led 800 elites to quietly cross the river and descend with a drum."

"Great." Sun Ce roared excitedly,

"Get on the boat, let's go and lay down Guangling." In mid-August, Qiao Rui led his army to cross the Huai River, traveled 150 miles, and captured Xiaqiu City in Xiapi County, Xuzhou.

After resting for a day, the army went straight to Picheng, which was ruled by the county of Pi County. In mid-August, Zhang Xun, who was stationed in Xiao County, Peiguo, suddenly marched 60 miles east and killed Pengcheng, the county governor of Pengcheng State in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is attacked on three sides, and the situation is very critical. Guangling County Taishou Chen Deng, Xiapi County Taishou Sun Qian, and Peng Chengguo Xiangzhu were all in a hurry.

Shi Jianyong, the governor of Xuzhou, reported to Liu Bei urgently with an 800-mile fast horse, asking Liu Bei to return to the army as soon as possible to support. Just when Zhang Xun began to attack Pengcheng, Ji Ling's army also killed Dingtao.

Whether or not he can take Dingtao is directly related to whether Yuan Shu can successfully occupy the Central Plains, so Ji Ling mustered up his enthusiasm and led the army to attack.

But to his surprise, the defenders in the city were very tenacious, and under the command of Xun Yu, they used a large number of ordnance accumulated in the city to defend the city.

When Ji Ling was in a hurry under Dingtao City and was at a loss, Yuan Shu swaggered into Changyi.

He is the general of the hussars of this dynasty, and even the Taifu Liu Pet has to greet him in person, who will stop him? In mid-August, Guanzhong, Chencang.

Ma went out of the city to meet Han Sui. The Northern Frontier Warrior Pang De is too powerful. He took the iron horse, Liankeqi County, Yunyang, and killed along the Jingshui River to Chiyang.

At present, he is carrying iron cavalry activities between Anling, Yangling and Gaoling on both sides of the Jingshui River, and has broken through Yuan Tan's resistance five times and killed under the city of Chang'an.

Although Yuan Tan also had 20,000 horses in his hands, he only had 2,000 iron horses, and he didn't dare to compensate Pang De for such a little money, so he asked Ma Chao for help several times.

"Yuan Tan already knows that Mr. only brought three thousand iron horsemen into the pass, and he thinks that I can rely on the solidity of Chen Cangcheng to stop Mr. here." Ma Chao said helplessly,

"Yuan Tan ordered me to rush to Chang'an immediately to support."

"Do you want to go?" Han Sui asked. Ma Chao hesitated for a long time.

"I'd like to ask sir." Han Sui shook his hand,

"You don't go. If you're gone, there's no reason for me to stay in Chencang. Although Yuan Tan repeatedly urged you to support, why didn't Pang De urge me to go east three times and twice? Ma Chao looked at Han Sui suspiciously,

"But the gentleman only has three thousand iron horsemen......"

"If you leave Chencang today, tomorrow I can gather 30,000 iron horsemen to take Chencang." Han Sui smiled slightly,

"Do you believe it or not?" Ma Chao was shocked and didn't dare to speak for a long time.

"Do you know how many men Pound has brought with him?" Ma Chao shook his head.

"Five thousand iron horsemen." Han Sui smiled,

"You can tell Yuan Tan what I said. If he has the ability, he can completely wipe out Pound. Ma Chao frowned, and stopped talking.

"Is there any news from your father lately?" Han Sui knew that Ma Chao had given up the idea of supporting Chang'an, so he asked casually.

"Since the army of the Northern Expedition crossed the river to the north, my father has not written from me." Ma Chao said worriedly,

"However, Yuan Tan told me in his letter that his father had reached Yecheng last month, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng and my father had led an army to Ganling City. This month, Prime Minister Cao Cheng and my father led an army to Xindu City. Yuan Tan thought that by the autumn, the Northern Expeditionary Army would be able to occupy Jizhou and end this crusade. Han Sui's face changed suddenly,

"The Northern Frontier Army has withdrawn to Xindu City?" Ma Chao nodded,

"Yuan Tan won't lie to me." Han Sui touched his forehead, thought for a while, and suddenly patted Ma Chao's arm with a wry smile,

"Meng Qi, do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe him." Ma Chao said without hesitation.

"Then you stay in Chencang and don't go anywhere." Han Sui said solemnly,

"Until your father returns."

"Why?"

"Because the leopard is going to eat people." Han Sui sighed and answered the question. In August, Bohai County, the river is desecrated.

When the Yellow River burst its banks the year before last, this great river played an important role in flood distribution. Most of the flood water flowed along this large river into the Jiangshui River, and then into the Zhangshui River and into the sea.

In order to prevent problems before they happen, Hebei organized a large number of manpower to excavate and dredge last year, but due to the severe drought in the Central Plains this year, the water level of the Yellow River has plummeted, and the river has long dried up.

The Qingzhou army successfully crossed the Great River and entered the endless Great Plains. Tian Kai stopped at the horse, looked back at the rear, and let out a long breath.

There are still one hundred and fifty miles to reach Nanpi. Along the way, the army was cautious and closely protected before and after, lest it be attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, but it turned out to be a false alarm, and there was not even a shadow of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

It seems that Prime Minister Cao's attack under the city of Xindu has had an effect, and all the northern Xinjiang troops have been attracted to it.

Scout Pegasus reported that General Ma Teng had arrived at Dongguang City and surrounded Dongguang City. However, because the army led by General Ma Teng was an iron cavalry and had no siege tools, it was impossible to forcibly attack the city, so he asked Tian Daren to go to the rendezvous as soon as possible.

"How many defenders are there in the city?" Tian Kai remembered that the Northern Frontier Army had abandoned Dongguang City, and the scouts had repeatedly reported that Dongguang City was an empty city, why did there be defenders in the city now?

Dongguang City is one hundred and twenty miles away from Nanpi City, if Nanpi City gets the news and prepares in advance, it will be a bit troublesome to attack Nanpi City.

Could it be that the Northern Frontier Army has discovered itself?

"We don't know how many people are in the city." The scout said,

"But we saw Wu Xiong's battle flag hanging on the city tower."

"Wu Xiong?" Tian Kai was taken aback. Wu Xiong has been stationed in Nanpi City, why did he suddenly appear in Dongguang?

"Did the Northern Frontier Army discover us?" Tian Kai turned his head and asked Guan Jingdao.

"Definitely, yes." Guan Jing said,

"Last night, the scout also replied that Dongguang City was empty, but just one night later, Wu Xiong arrived in Dongguang City, so it can be seen that the Northern Xinjiang Army found us the night before at the latest."

"When he arrives in Dongguang, the reinforcements from Xindu City will soon arrive in Nanpi." Tian Kai said anxiously,

"Xindu City is about three hundred miles away from Nanpi, if the Northern Frontier Army starts to support Nanpi yesterday, then they can rush to Nanpi by tomorrow night or the morning after tomorrow at the latest."

"Time, now we have to rush for time." Guan Jing said eagerly,

"This place is one hundred and fifty miles away from Nanpi, and whoever rushes to Nanpi first will win." Tian Kai did not hesitate anymore, and immediately ordered Xiahoudun and Li Dian of the Yanzhou Army, Zang Ba and Sun Guan of the Xuzhou Army, and Wen Ping, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan of the Jingzhou Army to speed up the march and take Dongguang City tonight.

On the dry bed of the river, an army is galloping. Zhang Zhen, Qin Yi, and Gao Shun stood side by side on the river embankment, looking at the sweaty and panting soldiers, with only anxiety in their eyes and no pity.

The scouts galloped forward.

"Three adults, the Qingzhou army has crossed the river and is hurrying towards Dongguang City."

"How many roads does the Yanzhou Army have to go from the Great River?" Zhang Zhen asked urgently.

"About five miles." The three of them looked at each other, anxious.

"We're still ten miles away from the point of blockade." Gao Shun pointed ahead and said helplessly,

"By the time we get there, the Yanzhou army has already crossed the river."

"If the Yanzhou army is let go, General Hutou will kill the three of us." Qin Yi smiled bitterly.

Zhang Zhen scolded angrily, pulled off his helmet, and smashed it to the ground.

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