Chapter 9: Fighting for the Central Plains, Section 8: Jiang Qi's troops defeated Yongcheng. After the Northern Xinjiang Army captured Xingyang, Zhang He led the army to Aocang in a hurry.

Soon, Zhang Xiu also led the army to arrive. Just as the two were discussing with Wang Dang a strategy to break the enemy, Yan Liang's letter was sent to Shucang.

Yan Liang said in the letter that the general had arrived in Handan, and the Central Plains War was about to begin. The purpose of opening up the Henan battlefield was to attract Yuan Shao's main force to Henan, so that after the army crossed the river to the south, it could quickly attack and occupy most of the counties and counties in Yanzhou.

Yan Liang ordered Zhang He to command all the troops, defeat Jiang Qi at all costs, and force Yuan Shao's main force to return to Henan.

Zhang He and the generals were excited, no one expected that the pace of the imperial court's attack on the Central Plains would be so fast.

Now that the purpose of the war has been clarified, the generals' past worries have been swept away, and they have been replaced by pride.

Zhang He immediately gathered an army of about 23,000 people, crossed the Bianqu, and put on a posture of fighting Jiang Qi to the death.

Jiang Qi's troops were insufficient, so he had to retreat slowly, intending to rely on Yuanyong Town to hold on and wait for reinforcements. The Northern Frontier Army did not hesitate and immediately launched an attack.

Zhang He led the front army of 5,000 people in hot pursuit and entangled Jiang Qi. Wang Dang and Zhang Xiu each led a large army and drove straight into the enemy from both flanks, intending to outflank and encircle and annihilate.

Jiang Qi saw the crisis, made a quick decision, and ordered all departments to discard their baggage and retreat at full speed. Yuanyong City is only more than 100 miles away from Bianqu.

Jiang Qi's retreat was already fast, and when he found out that the situation was wrong, it was less than sixty miles away from Yuanyong City.

The Northern Xinjiang Army couldn't catch up and missed the opportunity, so they had to surround Han Meng, who was blocked after the break. Han Meng led 3,000 soldiers to form a formation with heavy wagons, resisted stubbornly, and refused to surrender.

Zhang He didn't want to waste time, he waved his hand,

"Kill me!" More than 20,000 soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army rushed up, and Han Meng and his 3,000 soldiers were like a broken boat in the stormy waves, and they were drowned by the rolling waves in a blink of an eye.

The Northern Xinjiang Army pursued the victory and surrounded Yuanyongcheng in the early morning of the second day. Jiang Qi lost his grain and grass, the city of Yongcheng was small and difficult to defend, and he was at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and it was precarious.

Yuan Shao had no choice but to rush back to help, otherwise Jiang Qi's army would be wiped out.

Yuan Shao ordered Gao Gan to lead 10,000 troops to stay in Baima and Puyang, and he led 30,000 troops to rush to the aid of Yuanyongcheng.

In March, Qingzhou, Beihai Kingdom, Gaomi City. Gao Shun was ordered to lead an army of 5,000 into Qingzhou and rendezvous with Zang Ba in Linzi.

Subsequently, the two joined forces and quickly rushed to Gaomi in Beihai with an army of 20,000 to join Guan Hai's 10,000 army.

The Yellow Turban Army suffered heavy losses since the defeat in Zhengrong Valley. In the process of reorganizing the army, Guan Hai accepted Gao Shun's suggestion and sent all the old, weak, sick and disabled to various counties and counties to farm, leaving only 10,000 strong.

At this time, the South Qingzhou

Thanks to the efforts of the Beihai and Laiwu county governments, the "Jikou Teaching Field" was smoothly promoted, and these Yellow Turban soldiers who were sent to various counties and counties were properly resettled.

Guan Hai is extremely grateful and admired Gao Shun for this. When Guan Hai and a group of Yellow Turban soldiers heard that they were going to attack Xuzhou, they were very excited, and they all rubbed their hands, vowing to take the opportunity of the Northern Xinjiang Army to help them avenge Guan Cheng, Wu Ba and tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers who died tragically in the Zhengrong Valley last year.

"How many troops does Guan Yu currently have stationed in Langya, have you found out clearly?" Gao Shun looked at the excited faces of Guan Hai, Chang Feng and others, and said with a serious expression,

"Last year, Zhengrong Valley was defeated, and you were defeated by the enemy, and you fell for Guan Yu's plan to lure the enemy. In this attack on Xuzhou, we can only win and not lose, otherwise Nanqingzhou will be handed over to Guan Yu. ”

"About 20,000 people." Under Guan Hai's signal, Chang Xuan stood up and walked in front of Gao Shun, pointing to the map on the desk to roughly explain the deployment of Guan Yu's army.

Chang Feng is in his twenties, tall and heroic, speaks clearly, is old and steady, with a hint of sadness between his eyebrows,

"Judging from the several battles we had with him last year, this man used his troops ......," Chang Feng hesitated for a moment and did not continue.

Sitting opposite him was a famous warrior in northern Xinjiang, who had followed the general to fight in the south and the north, and had made outstanding achievements.

Gao Shun seemed to see through his thoughts, and smiled slightly,

"You go on to say that we don't know anything about Guan Yu except for Lord Zang." Zang Ba, who was sitting on Gao Shun's left side, shook his hand,

"I have fought side by side with Guan Yu very rarely, and I know very little about his characteristics in the use of troops." Gao Shun glanced at him meaningfully, smiled and said nothing.

Gao Shun has been stationed in Gao Tang for the past two years, and he has had a lot of contact with Zang Ba, and found that this person is very righteous and belongs to the kind of person who is willing to stick a knife in the ribs for his friends.

This is probably the main reason why Zang Ba became the commander of Qingxu. If you don't control the prestige of the people, how can you become a handsome?

Zang Ba's personality has a great influence on his work. According to Zang Ba's subordinates, Zang Ba was very isolated in Xuzhou and had few friends, but he had a best friend, and this person was Guan Yu.

Guan Yu is also a very righteous person, after he followed Liu Bei to Xuzhou, because he and Zang Ba had a similar temperament, they soon became good friends.

Years of battlefield fighting have made the friendship between the two deeper, and they have become brothers in life and death. Over the years, Liu Bei and Zang Ba have been safe and sound, and Guan Yu has played a great role in buffering it.

After Zang Ba occupied Qingzhou, Liu Bei immediately asked Guan Yu to lead the army to Langya, precisely in order to use the personal relationship between the two to maintain the stability of the Qingxu border.

Although this intention was not realized, and there were still frequent battles between Qingxu and Xu, Zang Ba of Northern Qingzhou never participated in the attack.

After the defeat of Zhengrong Valley, Guan Hai and some of the generals of the Yellow Turban Army had very opinions on Zang Ba's repeated use of the Yellow Turban Army to attack Xuzhou.

Guan Hai even complained publicly in front of Gao Shun, saying that Zang Ba had the intention of killing people with a knife to dominate Qingzhou. Gao Shun realized the seriousness of the problem and went to Beihai several times to appease the Yellow Turban soldiers in order to ease the tense relations between the north and the south and Qingzhou.

Zang Ba never mentioned Guan Yu in front of Gao Shun, and he was even more secretive about the relationship between the two. This time, he and Gao Shun went south to fight Xuzhou together, but they still didn't say a word.

He even deliberately refused the appointment of the imperial court for this reason, and strongly recommended Gao Shun as the commander of the army to command the Xuzhou battlefield.

Gao Shun pretended not to know and didn't ask. Seeing that Gao Shun was very friendly, Chang Feng immediately became a little bolder. He groaned a little and said slowly: "Guan Yu uses soldiers, he is as quiet as a virgin, and he moves like a rabbit, and there is no trace between movement and stillness. Zang Ba's expression was solemn, and a hint of appreciation and surprise flashed in his eyes.

Gao Shun looked at Zang Ba quietly, then stretched out his hand and patted the map, and asked Chang Feng with a smile: "Do you have a strategy to break the enemy?" Facing Gao Shun's smiling face, Chang Feng felt a little nervous, and stroked the handle of the knife back and forth with his hands cramped.

"Whatever you want." Gao Shun encouraged,

"When I was your age, I only knew how to wield a knife and slash, and I was far from having the insight you had." Chang Xuan's face was slightly red, and he said with a little excitement,

"After the Battle of Zhengrong Valley, I thought about it for a long time. If you want to defeat Guan Yu, the key is to be realistic and quiet. If we can turn movement into stillness and fiction into reality, Guan Yu will definitely succeed. Gao Shun nodded again and again, praising greatly.

"Lord Guan, are you willing to take the lead in this attack on Xuzhou?" Gao Shun changed the topic and turned his gaze to Guan Hai.

Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, looked up at Zang Ba who was casual, and then looked at Gao Shun with a full face, very dissatisfied

"Snorted" a few times, and said reluctantly,

"Well, the sound was so small that he couldn't even hear it. Gao Shun beckoned to him, Guan Hai was helpless, stood up and walked in front of Gao Shun, bowed down and asked, "What do you command?" Gao Shun sat up straight, leaned into Guan Hai's ear and whispered a few words.

Guan Hai first glared at him with thick eyebrows, his face was angry, and then he turned his anger into joy, nodding again and again, and the corners of his mouth lifted a little mockery.

In March, Xuzhou, Langya County, Kaiyang City. The news that the Yellow Turban Army sent troops to attack Xuzhou again quickly reached Guan Yu.

"My lord, the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou has made a comeback, and its strength seems to have increased instead of decreasing." Qin Chang pointed to the map and said,

"The Yellow Turban Army conquered two cities in two days, Dongwu and Zhuxian all fell, and tens of thousands of troops rushed straight to Ju County, which is not small." Guan Yu dropped the letter in his hand, squinted his eyes and snorted coldly,

"A gang of rabble, can't kill everything. Urgently told Cao Bao of Ju County, and asked him to send more scouts to investigate carefully to see if Zang Ba from Beiqingzhou was here. Qin Chang looked at Guan Yu in surprise,

"My lord, he didn't participate in the first two times when the Yellow Turban soldiers committed Xuzhou, this time he ......"

"He'll definitely come this time." Guan Yu was very sure,

"Yilu, Qingzhou is indeed occupied by Zang Ba and the Yellow Turban Army. But have you thought about it, Zang Ba, who has a higher prestige in the Yellow Turban Army than Guan Cheng and Wu Ba? Zang Ba is Kou Shuai after all, not the commander of the Yellow Turban Army. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was defeated in Jibei and was torn apart, Sun Guan, Wu Dun and others immediately took refuge in Zang Ba, but why didn't Guan Cheng, Wu Ba and others take refuge? Also, why did Zang Ba stay in North Qingzhou, but Guan Cheng was in South Qingzhou? Who is the lord of Qingzhou between the two? Qin Chang kind of understood.

"Yilu, look at ......" Guan Yu pointed to the map on the desk,

"North Qingzhou is located between Hebei and South Qingzhou, and South Qingzhou is located between North Qingzhou and Xuzhou. Compared with the Yellow Turban Army, Zang Ba has a much better chance of survival. ”

"In order to survive, Zang Ba stepped on two boats, ostensibly obeying Cao Cao in the Central Plains, but secretly had close contacts with Hebei, although this practice was despicable, but he won time for development."

"The Yellow Turban Army and Cao Cao's enmity is as deep as the sea, if it wants to survive, it can only turn to Hebei, and if this aid is to be transported to Southern Qingzhou, it must pass through Zangba's Northern Qingzhou. As the saying goes, the Yellow Turban Army could not get enough assistance and had to attack Xuzhou. Of course, attacking Xuzhou is a substitute for defense for the Yellow Turban Army, and if it can take Langya, Donghai and other eastern counties of Xuzhou, it will still be very beneficial for it to gain a foothold in Shandong (east of Mount Tai) in the future. ”

"What my lord means is that the Yellow Turban Army is squeezed by Zang Ba and threatened by Xuzhou, in order to survive, they have to attack Xuzhou, but now they ......" Qin Chang said suspiciously,

"Guan Cheng and Wu Ba are dead, Guan Hai, Chang Feng and others with very little qualifications can't compete with Zang Ba at all, Beiqingzhou is actually Zang Ba's, what is he going to do in Xuzhou?" Guan Yu's hand pointed to Hebei,

"Guan Hai and Chang Xuan's lack of qualifications and prestige does not mean that they do not have the strength to compete with Zang Ba, and they still have a strong Hebei behind them. Hebei doesn't want Zang Ba to monopolize Qingzhou, and he doesn't want Zang Ba to become the second Tian Kai to oppose him, so Hebei will fully support the Yellow Turban Army and Zang Ba to divide Qingzhou equally. In this case, if Zang Ba wants to monopolize Qingzhou, there is only one way, to obey Hebei's orders, and take advantage of the fact that our main force in Xuzhou is besieging Yuan Shu in Jianghuai, and attack Xuzhou with the Yellow Turban Army, and then completely bury the Yellow Turban Army on the battlefield of Xuzhou. Guan Yu smiled contemptuously, looked at Qin Chang and said, "Yilu, since the Yellow Turban Army defeated Zhengrong Valley last year, its strength has almost been lost, where does it still have the strength to attack Xuzhou?" The one who came to attack Xuzhou this time must be Zang Ba, and even part of the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

"The Northern Frontier Army?" Qin Chang said in surprise,

"The Northern Xinjiang Army will go north to the desert to attack the Hu people this year, and it is unlikely that the troops will enter Qingzhou."

"I mean the Northern Frontier Army stationed in Gaotang." Guan Yu said,

"If Zang Ba and the Yellow Turban Army both die on the battlefield in Xuzhou, Qingzhou will be at your fingertips." Guan Yu glanced at Qin Chang,

"If you were Li Hong, would you be willing to miss this great opportunity?" Qin Chang shook his head again and again,

"My lord is very far-sighted and thinks too thoroughly. However, with the personal relationship between the adult and Zang Ba, this battle can be won without a fight......" Guan Yu thought for a moment and sighed in a low voice,

"Yilu, you're too wishful thinking. People in the Qingxu area privately call Xuangao's brother Kou Shuai. Kou Shuai, Kou Shuai ......" Guan Yu read it several times,

"When you read and think about it, you will know what lies behind these two words." Qin Chang was a little dazed.

"The order, the army immediately assembled, and rushed to Ju County." In March, Jiujiang County, Yangzhou, Caicheng (now Fengtai, Anhui) on the north bank of the Huaishui River.

The news of the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Henan quickly spread to the Yanzhou Army camp, and Cao Cao was overjoyed.

"God help me."

"Urgently tell Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu to attack Jiujiang County immediately."

"Order all the departments to cross the river immediately and attack Shouchun." At the end of March, Cao Cao's army attacked Shouchun from the direction of Xia Cai, Liu Bei's army attacked Yinling from the direction of Yicheng (present-day Huaiyuan, Anhui), Sun Ce's army attacked Liyang (present-day Hexian, Anhui), and Zhou Yu's army attacked Hefei from the direction of Lujiang County.

The war in Jianghuai is raging. Shouchun City. Yuan Shu lay on the soft couch in the courtyard, staring intently at the little sprouts growing on the willow tree by the pond.

A gentle breeze blows, and a faint fragrance fills the garden, refreshing the heart. This is my last spring.

He suddenly thought of He Jin's mother, Wuyangjun, who was killed by Dong Zhuo and made flower fertilizer for the garden.

I don't know if Cao Cao will break his body into thousands of pieces after killing himself, and throw it under these beautiful flowers and plants.

It's not bad to be able to make flower fertilizer after death. They're all dead anyway, and sooner or later this flesh and bones will turn to dirt.

Yuan Shu slowly raised his head and looked at the blue sky. Jump to