Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 24 Yuan Shao personally rushed to Mengjin and commanded an army of 20,000 to launch an attack on Hanoi.

Sima Yi and Wei Yan were well prepared and used the whole winter to set up strong defensive formations at several ferries on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Various blocking facilities such as rejecting horses, deer barricades, trenches, Fengyuan (low walls), small beacon earth platforms, and heavy ordnance such as ballistae and stone cannons were densely scattered within 15 miles of each ferry.

The soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army stood behind the various defensive positions, stubbornly holding back the rebels. The two sides fought for five days, and Yuan's army suffered heavy losses.

Lu Hong, Zhao Rui, He Mao and others advised Yuan Shao to immediately stop the attack and reformulate the attack strategy.

In the face of the iron bucket-like defense of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the Yuan army was at a loss and could only rely on a strong attack to advance step by step.

However, the losses of the army were too great, and if the attack strategy was not changed in time, the army would have lost its attack power before it advanced to the area of Heyang and Wenxian.

Yuan Shao was very angry. Sima Yi, who was stationed in Hanoi, was a nobody, while Wei Yan used to be an ordinary official in Jingzhou.

The famous generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army are like clouds, but Li Hong sent such two young men to garrison Hanoi, and only gave them 10,000 horses, making it clear that he looked down on himself.

"My lord, I can't fight anymore." Seeing that Yuan Shao was annoyed and angry, he had no intention of stopping the attack at all, and hurriedly persuaded,

"In five days, we lost 1,200 men and advanced five miles. The opponent hid in a strong defensive position, and the losses were very small, at most one or two hundred casualties. This volt can't be fought anymore. ”

"These two little bastards...... "The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more he was sucked, his face turned blue with anger, and he slapped his palm on the desk.

I lost the first battle this year, and I lost it in the hands of two unknown people, and I lost my old face.

"My lord, judging from this attack, the strategy of the Northern Xinjiang Army to hold on to Hanoi is very clear. They were very well prepared, and their defensive positions were airtight and invulnerable, which shows that the main direction of attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army this year is not in Hanoi, but in the direction of Xingyang and Yingchuan. Yuan Zhong also persuaded,

"Our purpose in fighting Hanoi was originally to test the Northern Xinjiang Army, and we wanted to judge the target of the Northern Xinjiang Army this year through this battle. Now that we have achieved our goal, we can slow down the offensive and form a confrontation situation, so as to contain the Northern Frontier Army in Hanoi. Although Yuan Shao was still angry, he also agreed with the opinions of the trial and Yuan Zhong.

At this moment, it is really unnecessary to consume troops on the battlefield in Hanoi. However, it is too ugly to retreat to the bank of the Yellow River in such a gray manner.

Can't even beat two unknown juniors? Just when Yuan Shao was in a dilemma, the senior cadres in the direction of Tongguan sent someone to send an urgent report that the Northeast Xinjiang Army had crossed the river.

The Battle of Guanzhong is about to begin, please try your best to make a counteroffensive posture in the Central Plains battlefield to attract Hebei's attention and respond to the Guanzhong battlefield.

Yuan Xi of Nanyang also wrote to Yuan Shao. Zhang Lu has already sent his daughter to Nanyang and is about to marry him.

Considering the situation in Yizhou and Hanzhong, he planned to get married in Nanyang first, and then go to Hanzhong to meet Zhang Lu to discuss the joint attack on Yizhou.

Yuan Shao urgently ordered Yuan Zhong to sit in Mengjin to command the Hanoi battlefield, and he and the trial mate hurriedly returned to Luoyang, urgently informing Xin Ping on the Henan battlefield and Liu Bei on the Yingchuan battlefield to immediately command the army to launch a feint attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army.

At the same time, Yuan Shao wrote to Yuan Xi that due to the increasing tension in Guanzhong, the outcome of the battle in Guanzhong could not be predicted, and the matter of us and Zhang Lu joining forces to send troops to Yizhou was put aside for the time being.

Since the beginning of June, Xinbi in Nanyang has led his army north, and Gao Gan will also meet with Han Sui in the near future, and the battle of Guanzhong will soon begin.

After you got married, you immediately rushed to Hanzhong and persuaded Zhang Lu to wait for an opportunity to capture Guanzhong with us. Regardless of whether the outcome of the battle in Guanzhong is favorable to us or not, you must prepare with Zhang Lu to go north to Guanzhong around August.

If the battle of Guanzhong is very unfavorable to us, you and Zhang Lu will go south to attack Yizhou. Yuan Wei, Xianbei and other Luoyang officials carefully analyzed and predicted the development of the situation, and believed that once the Guanzhong War achieved the expected results, the Hebei Frontier Army would be completely annihilated or severely damaged, and the Central Plains battlefield would inevitably undergo major changes.

The various northern frontier armies on the battlefield in the Central Plains will immediately switch from offensive to defensive, and retreat on all fronts, and this will be the best opportunity for the coalition forces to counterattack.

However, in order to attack Luoyang, Hebei has obviously made or is making a series of preparations, especially the recent turbulent situation in the Xu and Yang areas, which is very likely to allow Hebei to seize the opportunity and calmly arrange, and then let Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Biao all fall into several battlefields on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River, unable to pose a threat to the Central Plains battlefield.

Relying only on the armies of Luoyang and Yuzhou, they could not launch a strong counteroffensive, and even if they did, they would not be able to get satisfactory results.

In order to succeed in the counterattack and regain control of the situation in the Central Plains, it is necessary to get the support of Cao Cao in Xuzhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

With the strong reinforcement of Jingzhou and Cao Cao's attack on Yanzhou, the Northern Frontier Army will fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy on its back, so that the counterattack can achieve its goal.

"What method can be used to make Cao Cao and Liu Biao's troops withdraw from the various battlefields on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River in time and quickly throw themselves into the Central Plains battlefield?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Recruit Jiangdong, let Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu shake hands and make peace, and we will once again form a powerful coalition army." The judge said excitedly,

"This time, Han Sui of Xiliang, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong have all returned to the imperial court, and Hebei has become a lonely family." Yuan Shao's face was embarrassed.

After the defeat of the Central Plains War last year, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu took the lead in betraying and sent troops to attack Jingzhou, not only Jiangxia was lost, but even Jingzhou's general Huang Zu died, and the two families formed a deep feud.

Later, if Cao Cao's army had not appeared in Jiujiang and Lujiang counties in time, threatened Jiangdong, and forced Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to withdraw their troops, Jiangxia would have been lost.

Although Liu Biao recaptured Jiangxia, Jiangdong's purpose of plotting to occupy Jingzhou has been completely exposed. Sun Ce fought Jingzhou not to avenge his father, but to occupy Jingzhou, which made Liu Biao restless.

After Sun Ce's death, Jiangdong was in danger, and Liu Biao immediately sent troops to counterattack Jiangdong. It is obviously unrealistic to come forward now to appease Sun Quan and Zhou Yu and make Liu Biao give up attacking Jiangdong.

Liu Biao already had a lesson from the past, and when he was fighting in the Central Plains, the Jiangdong people did not hesitate to tear their faces and kill Jingzhou.

He can't make this mistake a second time, and if he makes it a second time, Jingzhou may be completely lost. Therefore, his top priority is to take advantage of the crumbling situation of Jiangdong to conquer Jiangdong.

Even if he couldn't take Jiangdong completely, he still had to occupy Yuzhang County and build a solid barrier for Jingzhou.

If Liu Biao's Jingzhou army could not support the Central Plains battlefield and the strength of the counteroffensive was insufficient, Cao Cao would definitely not dare to move.

Cao Cao did not dare to move, and the coalition forces would not be able to pose a threat to the rear of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the counteroffensive would inevitably fail.

"Regardless of whether Liu Biao is willing to go north to the Central Plains to participate in the counteroffensive, we will appease Jiangdong, let Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu shake hands and make peace, so that the war on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River will temporarily subside. It is good for the Central Plains battlefield and for themselves. The judge pleaded,

"My lord, immediately report to the imperial court and issue an order to appease Jiangdong."

"Sun Quan and Zhou Yu are definitely willing to step on two boats." Yuan Wei also said,

"Now Jiangdong has taken refuge in Hebei, the purpose is to hope that Hebei will help them hold Cao Cao back. When Sun Quan and Zhou Yu stabilized Jiangdong, Hebei would be useless to them, and on the contrary, it would become an excuse for Cao Cao and Liu Biao to attack Jiangdong. Therefore, they must be willing to accept the appeasement of the imperial court and negotiate peace with Cao Cao and Liu Biao. This is an opportunity for them to stabilize and develop Koto. As for Cao Cao and Liu Biao, because they fought in successive battles on various battlefields last year, suffered astonishing losses, and urgently needed time to recover, plus the current situation in the Central Plains is tense, they can also accept maintaining the current situation on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River. Of course, for Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others, the most important thing is that they are unwilling to see Hebei take the Central Plains. Once Hebei takes the Central Plains, their days will be numbered. At the critical moment, our interests were the same, and they were still very willing to accept our proposal and join hands to fight Hebei. After careful consideration, Yuan Shao accepted the suggestion of the trial and others,

"The Battle of Guanzhong is about to begin, time is very tight, we urgently need the help of Liu Biao and Cao Cao, this matter must be carried out immediately. Let Xiansi (Yuan Tan) immediately send someone to Jiangdong. Seeing that the rebels had slowed down the pace of their attacks, Sima Yi and Wei Yan immediately commanded the army to counterattack on all fronts, intending to drag Yuan's army on the north bank of the Yellow River and inflict maximum casualties.

At this time, the Hanoi Taishou Zheng Yan escorted the grain and grass to the front line, and at the same time he also brought a letter from the general.

The general asked the military and political officials on the battlefield in Hanoi to go to General Dingtao to discuss the matter.

"Lord Zheng, is there any urgency for the general to summon us to Xingyuan?" The battle in Hanoi was in full swing, Sima Yi had no intention of leaving the battlefield, and if there was no urgent matter, he planned to let Wei Yan rush to Xingyuan with Zheng Yan on his behalf.

"If my estimate is correct, it should be a matter of negotiating the capital of Chang'an." Zheng Yan hesitated for a moment and said cautiously,

"Inviting us to participate in the greeting ceremony of Lord Feng, the captain of Changshui, is just a pretext from the general." Sima Yi and Wei Yan were stunned, the two looked at each other, and asked in disbelief, "Dingdu Chang'an?" Whose recital is this? When was this? ”

"I heard that this is a bill put forward by the eldest princess herself, and it has been a while. At the earliest, the eldest princess discussed many times with a group of important ministers in the court and the central government in Fenghuangtai, but the differences were too great, as if there were many ministers who opposed the capital of Chang'an, and the eldest princess had many resistances. This time, many important ministers of the DPRK and the central government rushed to the Central Plains from Jinyang, including the Left Guard General Xian Yufu, who was sitting in the northern Xinjiang, and went south in person. They were nominally to participate in the wedding ceremony of Lord Matsuru, but in fact they were to discuss the matter with the general. ”

"Dingdu Chang'an?" Sima Yi shook his head again and again,

"Chang'an is now a ruin, eight hundred miles of Qinchuan is deserted, and Xiliang has been in flames for nearly a hundred years, and today's Qiang people have seized the five counties of Hexi and are approaching Guanzhong, how can Chang'an be the capital? Isn't the eldest princess...... Isn't it ......" Sima Yi thought of the latter words and was very disrespectful to the eldest princess, so he swallowed it back.

"The Battle of Guanzhong is about to begin, and the battlefields of the Central Plains are about to fight, why did the eldest princess and the imperial court suddenly make this matter public? Could it be that after taking Guanzhong, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court moved to Chang'an? Wei Yan asked suspiciously.

Zheng Yan was noncommittal and smiled indifferently.

"What does the general mean? Have you heard of it? Sima Yi thought of the great general Li Hong and hurriedly asked.

Zheng Yan has always been a high-ranking subordinate of the two governments, and the general has great trust in him. This time, Zheng Cheng was appointed as the Taishou of Hanoi, which was highly recommended by the general, which shows the importance that the general attaches to him.

Sima Yi thinks Zheng Yan should know something more. Zheng Yan smiled,

"It's estimated that it will take a while. Now that there is a war going on in Hanoi, please discuss who will stay behind and who will go to Dinh Tao with me. Wei Yan did not hesitate and immediately said,

"I'll stay in Hanoi." Sima Yi looked at him and shook his head helplessly,

"I don't want to go either. This is purely asking for trouble. Then he turned his head to look at Zheng Yan and asked again,

"What is the opinion of the Great General?"

"The general has been in the northern Xinjiang for sixteen years, does his idea still need to be asked?" Sima Yi was slightly stunned, and his eyes showed remorse.

Apparently he was wrong about what he had just said. On June, Henan Yin, Zhongmu City. Later General Yu Shi and Long Xiang General Zhao Yun convened the generals of the Northern Army to meet.

Shi Murong, the head of the general's mansion, explained in detail the strategy of attacking the city.

"Although this time we are making a feint attack in order to respond to the Yingchuan battlefield, considering the entire battle situation, defeating Guancheng, cutting off the connection between the rebels in the Henan battlefield and the Yingchuan battlefield, and forcing the rebels to retreat to the line of Xingyang, Aocang and Chenggao will be very conducive to our later attack on Xingyang and Hujiaoguan." Mu Rong is in her thirties, tall, handsome, with a unique boldness and wildness between her eyebrows.

He studied under Lu Zhi and served as a minor official in the Zhuo County Government when he was young. When Xian Yuyin presided over Tuntian in Zhuo County, he was very appreciative of his talent and recommended it to the general Li Hong.

When Jade became the deputy commander of the Northern Army, he asked him to come under his command from the General's Mansion.

"Lord Yan has already led the southern army to secretly go south to the front line of Kaifeng and Chenliu. Lord Zhao also immediately led the iron cavalry to leave Zhongmu and went to Chenliu to join the southern army and participate in the battle to attack Yingchuan. Mu Rong pointed to the map and said,

"At present, the garrison of the Bianqu and the water line of the chasm will be fully undertaken by the Northern Army, and in this case, the army we can use to attack Guancheng is about 25,000 people." Mu Rong then deployed the troops, and explained the specific locations of each battalion one by one.

"I have received a letter from the general, and I want to rush to the line immediately." Jade pointed at Yu Poison and said to the generals,

"During the period when I am away, the Northern Army is under the command of the Lord, and I hope that you will obey the orders of the Lord and make all preparations to attack the city." Jump to