Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains 64th Yangwu City. After Zhang Yan received Zhang He's letter asking for help, he learned that the rebels had actually thrown half of their troops to the front line of Fengqiu and Wuchao, which surprised him and hurriedly dispatched reinforcements.

He urgently ordered Wang Dang, who was blocking the enemy on the front line of Yanjin and Suozao, to rush to Fengqiu City to support, and ordered Lü Bu to cross the river overnight, and led two battalions of southern troops to the Wuchao area to help Zhang He, Gao Shun and other generals hold the Jishui River defense line.

Yuan Shao did not put the main forces on the frontal battlefield to pursue the pursuit, but gathered heavy troops to attack from the flank, intending to cut off the retreat of the Northern Xinjiang Army and completely annihilate the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Zhang Yan was heartbroken and remorseful. Since the beginning of the war, it was the first time that the Northern Xinjiang Army had lost four generals and nearly 10,000 soldiers on a battlefield at the same time, which was unimaginable before the war.

"Urgently inform the general, ask him to lead the iron cavalry army to cross the river as soon as possible." Zhang Yan's face was pale, and he smashed into the case with a punch,

"If you don't take revenge, you won't be a man." Twenty miles south of Yangwu City, on the banks of the Jishui River, Xin Ping, Jiang Qi and others commanded the army to attack fiercely with overwhelming momentum.

Yu Xuan, the captain of the middle base battalion, and Chen Jian, the captain of the infantry cavalry battalion, urgently told Lu Yi that the rebels were attacking like a tide, and the army had suffered too much loss, so they asked for reinforcements.

At this time, some of the officers and soldiers of the Northern Army had withdrawn to the original Wucheng under the command of Jade, and the two battalions of the soldiers of the Southern Army who remained in Yangwu City were also led by Fan Li to cross the ditch water and were evacuating to Suojube, and there was no army in the hands of Koji Yi who could be deployed.

In desperation, Lu Yi rushed to Yangwu City in person, intending to beg Zhang Yan to temporarily transfer troops from the original Wucheng to the south to support.

"Brother Yuntian, order the two adults, Yu Poison and Chen Jian, to immediately withdraw from the battlefield and retreat to the original martial city." Zhang Yan shook the pu fan while pointing to the guards who hurriedly entered and exited the palace,

"I crossed the river first and rushed to the east bank of the Yin Gou River, and then you led your troops to retreat to Yuanwu City and rendezvous with me in Yanjin. We have to bring Yuan Shao over, and we can't delay too long in the Jishui River. ”

"The general has already crossed the river?" When Koi Yi heard that he was going to withdraw, his mood suddenly relaxed, he snatched the fan from Zhang Yan's hand and slapped it a few times.

"Have all the iron horsemen rushed to the north bank of the Yellow River?" Zhang Yan leaned over and handed a few rolls of bamboo slips on the desk to Wei Yan, who was packing up his things,

"According to the time calculation, the general should have arrived in Liyang."

"In this way, Yuan Shao doesn't have a few happy days."

"It's coming, he's going to cry soon." Zhang Yan said with a smile,

"You have to retreat faster, throw away everything you can, and don't be heartbroken. In a few days, when we come back, these things will still be yours. ”

"Haha...... Not only are these things still mine, but even Yuan Shao's head is mine. Lu Yi threw the pu fan in his hand into Zhang Yan's arms, turned around and strode away,

"We'll see you in Yanjin." Yanjindu. Today Liu Bei is making a comeback. He ordered Gao Gan to launch a diversion attack at Yanjindu, and he and Zhu Ling led people to cross the river from ten miles upstream of Yanjindu.

The crossing of the river was very smooth, and hundreds of people reached the opposite bank unimpeded, but Liu Bei and Zhu Ling smelled a trace of suffocating danger, and both of them felt that something was wrong.

It is only forty or fifty miles away from Sujube and Yanjin, and only ten miles away from Yanjindu, even if the Northern Xinjiang Army does not deploy heavy troops here, at least it will arrange for the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry to patrol back and forth, and it is impossible not to even see the shadow of the enemy.

Tu Qianqu, who was the first to go ashore, cautiously checked around the neighborhood and returned that Liu Bei was safe. Liu Bei gritted his teeth, waved his hand and ordered another 2,000 soldiers to cross the river.

Before the two thousand men had reached half of the shore, the roar of the galloping horses resounded up and down the river, and a team of northern iron horsemen roared along the river embankment.

The coalition soldiers were caught off guard and rushed into battle, and the thin battle formation was torn to pieces by the rampaging iron cavalry in a blink of an eye, and more than a thousand people were soon swallowed up by the rolling torrent.

Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly ordered a retreat, and the attack failed again. Since the Northern Xinjiang Army had heavy troops on the Yanjindu line and could not break through, Liu Bei immediately thought of attacking from the direction of Qingshuikou, more than 100 miles downstream.

In any case, he must be ordered to lead a large army to the other side, otherwise after the end of the war, once the Northern Xinjiang Army withdraws intact, and the coalition forces fail to achieve the goal of severely inflicting heavy losses on the Northern Xinjiang Army, their own guilt will be great.

However, as soon as he thought of Qingshuikou, a message for help came from the direction of Qingshuikou, and the Northern Xinjiang Army began to counterattack.

Before Liu Bei could make a decision on whether to rescue or not, Gao Rou's second letter arrived, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was attacking too fiercely to resist it, so he had to withdraw from Qingshuikou.

Liu Bei held Gao Rou's letter and was at a loss. Now that he is in big trouble, he not only has to rush to the aid of Gao Rou to block the counterattack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, but also quickly cross the river to attack Yanjin.

I can't wait for both things, both things require troops, should I rush to Gaorou to recapture Qingshuikou first or concentrate my troops to Yanjin first?

If he gave up Qingshuikou, he would have to station heavy troops in Jixian to block the northern army on the east bank of the Qingshui River, but in this way, the troops to attack Yanjin would not be enough.

Liu Bei was in a dilemma, he was in a hurry, and he didn't know what to do.

"First hold Ji County, block the Northern Xinjiang Army on the east bank of the Qingshui River, and then wait for an opportunity to attack Yanjin." Gao Gan saw that Liu Bei couldn't make up his mind for a long time, and knew that he was worried about Yuan Shao, so he took the initiative to suggest,

"With our little men, coupled with the Yellow River in front of us, it is actually impossible to capture Yanjin. The biggest role of our attack on Yanjin is actually to contain the forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army, so as to help the coalition forces on the front line of Fengqiu and Wuchao quickly make a breakthrough. Therefore, holding Hanoi should be our first priority, and the second thing is to help the coalition forces on the other side of the river to capture Yanjin. "Gao Gan is Yuan Shao's nephew, since he has spoken, then things will be easy to handle.

Liu Bei did not hesitate, and immediately accepted Gao Gan's suggestion, and ordered Zhu Ling to lead the army to support Gao Rou, recapture Qingshuikou as much as possible, and beat the Northern Xinjiang army back to Chaoge City.

Liyang. On the surface of the Yellow River, five boat bridges are like giant dragons, quietly lying prone on the surging river.

Flags were flying on the bridge, and a convoy of people carrying grain and grass was passing over the bridge. The ferry port is full of people, full of people, and it is very lively.

Li Hong frowned slightly, and turned to look at Fu Gan.

"Can this place be cleaned up before dusk?"

"Yes, it won't delay the Iron Cavalry army crossing the river." Fu Gan hurriedly replied,

"From tomorrow, all the people and grain and grass will cross the river from the direction of Changshoujin, and all the five boat bridges here will be reserved for the use of the army." Fu Gan fingered the dense crowd on the ferry and the bridge,

"In the afternoon, after these people have crossed the river, the ferry and the nearby dozens of miles of galloping roads will be blocked." Li Hong nodded,

"Are the White Horse City sides ready?"

"It's all ready, don't worry, general." Fu Gan smiled,

"There is Boss Yang Qi over there, and Wang Ling and Wang Chang help each other, so it should be foolproof."

"100,000 iron horsemen roared down, and the battlefield within a radius of nearly 100 miles will not be left with a piece of armor, and no one will survive." Xian Yufu said very seriously,

"It is impossible for us to tell the Hu knights who are rebels and who are civilians, who should be killed and who should not be killed. Therefore, you immediately wrote to Boss Yang Qi and asked him to do everything he could to evacuate the people in the Baima, Pingyang Pavilion, and Yancheng areas to safety, and if anyone was unwilling to leave, he would forcibly drive them away. Fu Gan bowed down and agreed,

In his letter, Yanyun (Wang Ling) said that in recent months, most of the local people have fled their homes due to frequent fighting in Baima, Pingyang, and Yancheng, and it can be said that there is no one there. In addition, according to the information we received from Luoyang, Yuan Shao had ordered the officials of Yin, Chenliu County, and Dong County in Henan Province to forcibly move a large number of people south from the counties that might be affected by the war to Yuzhou and Luoyang. Fu Gan smiled slightly,

"Yuan Shao did us a great favor." Xian Yufu's face was suspicious when he heard this, and he turned his head to look at Li Hong.

"It does. When Zishan (Yan Liang) attacked Henan, most of the people in Xingyang and Chenggao fled into the Tiger Prison Pass. Li Hong said with a smile,

"After the army crossed the river and entered Yanzhou, Yuan Shao probably estimated that he would at least have to seal the hill and leave the front line in Chen to stop us, so he took precautions and moved the people in those places south early. When we reached Guandu, we couldn't see a single person after walking hundreds of miles. ”

"Why did Yuan Shao do this? Is he willing to take food out to help hundreds of thousands or even millions of refugees? ”

"If there are millions of people, it would be nice to have hundreds of thousands." Li Hong shook his head and said,

"Starting from the Yellow Turban Incident in the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), to Yuan Shao's alliance to crusade against Dong Zhuo, to Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu to fight for Yanzhou, plus continuous natural disasters**, how much population can be left in the Central Plains? Look at how many Central Plains people we have in Hebei, and you can probably guess the population of the Central Plains now. ”

"Even if it is to give relief to hundreds of thousands of people, it is a heavy burden for Yuan Shao." Xian Yufu shook his head and said,

"At the critical moment of the Central Plains War, he was still willing to do this kind of thing? Didn't he drive the displaced people to Jizhou back then? Why are you robbing people again now? ”

"His purpose is very simple, to recruit and expand his army." Fu Gan explained,

"The Great War in the Central Plains required the consumption of a large number of troops, and if Yuan Shao wanted to maintain his strength, he must quickly recruit and expand his army. However, if he wants to forcibly recruit troops in Luoyang and Yuzhou, it will inevitably affect the stability of Luoyang and Yuzhou. Therefore, how to recruit a large number of troops in the shortest possible time without affecting the stability of Luoyang and Yuzhou has become a headache. And the best way to solve this problem is to create displaced people, and then get the soldiers you need from the displaced people. ”

"The war in the Central Plains caused many people to be displaced and become displaced people, and in order to survive, these refugees either joined the army or were sold into slavery. In short, as long as they want to live, they have to be at the mercy of Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao's needs can be satisfied. In addition...... "Fu Gan refers to the other side of the Yellow River,

"Don't you think the land around Guandu, Kaifeng, and Junyi is very fertile? Although the land around Baima and Yancheng to Yanjin and Suojube occasionally suffer from floods, they are all good land. Li Hong and Xian Yufu looked at Fu Gan suspiciously, not knowing what he meant by this.

"Yuan Shao took advantage of the opportunity of the Central Plains War to move all these people away, and there was also a very important purpose, which was to seize these lands." Fu Gan continued to read and said,

"Over the years, Yuan Shao was very generous to his subordinates, and often rewarded them with large amounts of land. In the past few years, he has rewarded the fertile land in Luoyang, Yuzhou and other places, and he has been shy in his pocket, and after the end of the Central Plains War, he needs more land to reward his subordinates, so he is impatient to move south. Although after he defeats us, he will definitely be able to occupy Yanzhou and get more fertile land, but it will take a while. Relatively speaking, using the southward migration population to grab this fertile land in eastern Henan, and then rewarding his subordinates in time is the most time-saving and labor-saving thing, why not do it? Li Honghe Xian Yufu suddenly realized.

"You can grab thousands of acres of fertile land without much effort, and Yuan Shao's methods are really clever." Xian Yufu sneered disdainfully,

"In my opinion, he probably gave him the most land, right?"

"If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, this is the normal feeling of people." Fu Gan said with a smile. Li Hong did not speak.

Yuan Shao rewarded his subordinates very generously, but what about Hebei? Shouldn't the court think of a way?

"General, Zhao Yun, Yan Wuxing, Xian Yuyin, Lei Zi, Tie Yue and other adults have arrived. They wanted to ask the general, did the military conference start immediately? The sound of arbitrary reports woke up Li Hong, who was deep in thought.

He thought for a moment and waved his hand at Xian Yufu,

"Brother Yu Xing, let's go."

"Won't you wait a little longer?" Xian Yufu said as he walked,

In the evening, Liu Bao, Lou Lu, and Bun Dun, the three big single Yu, and Xiao Wang such as Yingtong and Tuoba Raccoon will rush to Liyang. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to talk together? ”

"In the evening, I will feast on them once." Li Hong said with a smile,

"I want to tell them that whether they were friends or enemies in the past, and now they are under my tent, they must listen to me, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and chopping off their heads."

"Haha...... Does the general want to scare them away? Xian Yufu laughed. Fengqiu City. After two consecutive days of attacks, the Northern Xinjiang Army suffered losses and frequent emergencies in the defensive line, but all units of the coalition army were also dealt heavy blows.

During the attack, the various units suffered heavy casualties due to weapons, non-commissioned officers, combat experience, and so on. In particular, the Jingzhou Army, the Runan Army, the Jiujiang Army, and the Jiangdong Army, which rushed from both sides of the Yangtze River, suffered considerable losses.

These armies themselves were severely reduced due to many reasons such as hot weather and unsuitable water and soil, and most of their soldiers had never experienced such cruel battles, so heavy casualties were inevitable.

The generals of the various ministries originally thought that they could pick up a bargain by relying on the strength of the people, but who knew that after two days, not only did they not take Fengqiu City and cross the Jishui River, but they suffered unprecedented losses.

This loss was not something they were willing to accept, and their determination to fight began to waver, and their morale plummeted as casualties mounted.

At present, the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army has withdrawn from Guandu and is moving to the front line of Yanjin and Suojube, and in the next few days of fighting, they will face more and more Northern Xinjiang Army, and their losses will be greater and greater.

And the hope of killing the Jishui River to capture Yanjin and blocking the Northern Xinjiang Army became more and more slim with the continuation of time.

Since there is no hope of completely annihilating the Northern Xinjiang Army, there are people who are unwilling to lose their troops in vain, especially Ji Ling's Jiujiang Army and Sun Fu's and Lu Su's Jiangdong Army.

The reason why they rushed all the way to the Central Plains battlefield was purely forced by Yuan Shao. The Central Plains War, no matter who wins or loses, will not have much impact on them for a period of time in the future, how should they live.

On the third day of the battle, the Jiujiang Army and the Jiangdong Army took the lead in stopping the attack under the pretext of serious losses in troops and extremely low morale.

Cao Cao was very angry and angry, and directly accused Ji Ling of disobeying military orders, shaking the morale of the army, and suspected that he had colluded with the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Ji Ling's family is now in Hebei, which is the best reason to be suspicious. Ji Ling didn't pay attention to Cao Cao's set at all, he stood up and kicked the flying desk, pointed to his head and shouted,

"The head is here, you come to cut it......" Ji Ling was reluctant to follow Yuan Shao's instructions to lead the army to the Central Plains, but due to Liu Bei's repeated persuasion, he reluctantly led the army north.

Therefore, Cao Cao's unreasonable accusation not only angered Ji Ling, but also angered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei of the Xuzhou Army.

Zhang Fei had a great grudge against Cao Cao's Yanzhou army because of the sneak attack on Changyi City, and this was the right opportunity for him to vent.

He followed closely behind Ji Ling, kicked the case, blushed his face, and scolded Cao Cao, and words such as eunuchs and butchers gushed out.

As soon as Cao Hong, Shi Lian, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei heard that they could bear it, they jumped up on the spot, scolded and yelled, pushed and shoved each other, and moved their hands and feet.

Zhang Fei's eyes were quick, and he picked up a wine bottle next to the case, hugged his head and covered his face, and smashed Dian Wei's head on the spot.

Before Dian Wei could react, Xu Chu had already pounced. Zhang Fei roared angrily and smashed Xu Chu in the face with a punch, beating Xu Chu to the point of a long nosebleed.

Xu Chu was not easy to mess with, so he kicked Zhang Fei upside down and flew out. Lu Su was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he yelled,

"Oh no, Master Zhang fainted and is going to die." Guan Yu was furious, pushed away Huang Zhong who was blocking him with one palm, and kicked Xu Chu, who was wiping his nosebleed, with one leg and flying out.

Zhang Fei got up dizzily and roared in vain: "Copy guys, copy guys, chop Cao butcher, chop him ......" There was chaos in the big tent.

Cao Cao was protected by the guards on the side of the big tent, looking a little dazed. He didn't expect things to be so bad.

Kuai Yue, Deng Yi, Pang Ji, Xu Xuan and others tried their best to dissuade them. Guan Yu considered that this was Cao Cao's camp, and was worried that something would happen, so he hurriedly pulled Zhang Fei and Ji Ling, and hurriedly rushed out under the protection of a group of guards.

Kuai Yue temporarily replaced Cao Cao's command, he ordered all troops to stop the attack and rest for a day, and at the same time urgently told Liu Biao, asking him to rush to Fengqiu to command the overall situation.

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