Chapter 10 won the Central Plains 29th June Xia, Yuzhou, Xuchang. Liu Bei slowly put down the book in his hand, looked up at Jian Yong, who came in a hurry, and suddenly felt suffocated in his heart.

Four days ago, the scouts successively found the Northern Xinjiang army advancing towards Yingchuan on the front line of Kaifeng, Weishi City, and Langtangqu.

But without waiting for Liu Bei to react, Yuan Shao of Luoyang sent an urgent letter with an 800-mile fast horse, saying that the Northern Xinjiang Army was attacking on the battlefield in Henan, Guancheng was conquered, Aocang was in a bloody battle, and the Yellow River on the Chenggao line was densely packed with warships, and the battle situation was very critical.

Yuan Shao pleaded with Liu Bei to prepare to go north to support the Henan battlefield. Yuan Shao's letter made Liu Bei smell the strong blood.

At present, Hebei is taking advantage of the situation in Jiangdong and Jianghuai to mediate, intending to temporarily stabilize Cao Cao in Xuzhou and Sun Quan in Jiangdong on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River, so that they can contain each other and be unable to take care of the Central Plains, so that the Northern Xinjiang Army can attack Luoyang with all its might without worries.

However, in Liu Bei's view, if Hebei carried out a strong attack in the two directions of Hanoi and Henan, the possibility of capturing Luoyang was very small.

Because Luoyang, with the continuous support of Guanzhong, Jingzhou and Yuzhou, could rely on the Yellow River and strong passes to block the Northern Xinjiang Army.

If Hebei wants to seize Luoyang, it must first encircle Luoyang, take Guanzhong and Yingchuan first, and completely cut off Luoyang's foreign aid, otherwise the Northern Xinjiang Army will definitely be defeated in Guandong.

If Hebei's strategy of attacking Luoyang is the same as his own thoughts, then the current attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the battlefield in Henan may be a feint, and the real target of the Northern Xinjiang Army is Yingchuan.

Liu Bei immediately wrote to Yuan Shao, detailing the scouts' discoveries in recent days and his speculations about the attack strategy of the Northern Xinjiang Army based on these messages.

From the analysis of the current situation, it is better for the armies of all walks of life in Yuzhou to stick to the city. In particular, the big cities of Yangzhai, Yingyin, and Xuchang in Yingchuan had to be stationed with heavy troops to prevent them from being fiercely attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army.

For this reason, Liu Bei hoped to get Yuan Shao's help. He asked Yuan Shaoshu to tell the Taishou of all counties in Yuzhou to do their best to support him, and to do everything in his power to provide him with money, food and reinforcements, so as to hold Yingchuan and ensure the unimpeded communication between Luoyang, Jingzhou and Yuzhou.

During the period when Liu Bei was in charge of Yuzhou, because of the recruitment of troops and the collection of financial endowments, his relationship with the Taishou of various counties in Yuzhou was very tense for a while.

After the end of the Guandu War last year, all localities were recruiting troops to expand the army, but Yuan Shao was obviously worried that Liu Bei would take the opportunity to restore his strength and occupy Yuzhou, so he ordered the county guards in Yuzhou to recruit troops on their own, depriving Liu Bei of the right to recruit troops in Yuzhou.

Although Liu Bei nominally led the Taishou of Runan County, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's army was in Runan, with more than 10,000 people, and if he recruited new soldiers on a large scale, his motives would be problematic.

In addition, the counties of Yuzhou directly handed over the collected wealth to Luoyang, and did not go through the Yuzhou government at all. Liu Bei has always wanted to strengthen the city defenses of Yingchuan cities, but because he has no money, he has been unable to start construction.

He asked Yuan Shao several times, but Yuan Shao delayed for various reasons, and so far he has not allocated it. At present, Yingchuan has only 30,000 troops, of which 20,000 are new soldiers recruited last year, and the defense of each city is even more unbearable.

When Yuan Shao led the army to attack Dong Zhuo, Yingchuan was the main battlefield, and many of the city's defenses were destroyed.

In the past few years, Yuan Shao has repeatedly used troops abroad, which has cost a lot of money, and there is no money for repairs. Liu Bei was worried because of this.

If the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army enters Yingchuan, if the counties of Yuzhou cannot work together to support decisively, it is very likely that they will be defeated by Yingchuan.

Jian Yong stepped into the lobby, raised the bamboo slip in his hand, and shouted at Liu Bei: "My lord, the Northern Xinjiang Army has entered Yingchuan and is besieging Yanling. Liu Bei was dizzy, and he shivered involuntarily all over his body, and the bamboo slip in his hand

"Snap" fell to the ground. My worst fears inevitably happened.

"Where is the Northern Frontier Army now? How many roads are there from Xuchang? Liu Bei tried his best to calm his mind, spread out the map on the desk, and asked in a trembling voice.

Yanling is only sixty miles away from Xuchang, and the Northern Xinjiang army can reach it overnight. Jian Yong's finger on the map of the Weishui River,

"The scout replied that the vanguard army of the Northern Xinjiang Army is erecting a pontoon bridge over the river, and it is estimated that we will be able to see the Northern Xinjiang Army tomorrow morning."

"How many are there?"

"According to the scouts, there were at least thirty thousand men, and a large number of iron horsemen. This is the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and it is definitely the main force. Jian Yong said in a panic,

"Now it is certain that the target of the Northern Xinjiang Army is Yingchuan, and their attack on the Henan battlefield is just to cut off the connection between Henan and Yingchuan and prevent Xin Ping's army from moving south to support Yingchuan." Liu Bei's face was very ugly, he stared at Yanling City on the map, and sighed helplessly,

"There are only 2,000 people in Yanling, and the city is small, so if you are caught off guard, it would be good to hold on for two or three days."

"My lord, what now? Xuchang has only 5,000 people, and the number of troops is limited, so it is necessary to recruit reinforcements immediately. "The 30,000 troops stationed in Yingchuan are distributed in several large cities such as Yangzhai, Yingyang and Yingyin, except for Yingyin City, which is fifty miles away from Xuchang, the defenders of other cities cannot arrive before the Northern Xinjiang Army surrounds Xuchang.

After thinking for a while, Liu Bei said to Jian Yong: "Urgently report to Luoyang, please ask Lord Yuan to urgently order Xin Ping, so that he must recapture Guancheng at all costs on the battlefield in Henan, and open up the gallop between Henan and Yingchuan." As long as Lord Xin Ping recaptures Guancheng and attacks Yingchuan's Northern Frontier Army, he will divide his troops and return to defense, which can give us more time to hold on to Xuchang. When reinforcements from all over Jingzhou and Yuzhou arrived on the battlefield one after another, the Northern Xinjiang Army was at a disadvantage, and they could not capture Yingchuan. Jian Yong nodded repeatedly, and the tension on his face was slightly relieved.

"Write to Lord Liu Biao in Jingzhou, asking him to go north to support as soon as possible."

"Then tell the counties of Yuzhou to be guarded, ask them to gather their troops as soon as possible and rush to Yingchuan." Liu Bei readjusted the deployment of troops in the shortest possible time, and asked Jian Yong to immediately send letters and orders.

Jian Yong hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't the adults recruit Yun Chang (Guan Yu) and Yide (Zhang Fei) to help Yingchuan quickly?" ”

"Yun Chang came to the book a few days ago, saying that the Runan Yellow Turban Army suddenly had frequent activities, and Yide was also ambushed in the area of Gepi and Xincai, and lost a batch of grain and grass." Liu Bei frowned and said thoughtfully,

"Recently, Li Hong has been unusual, and he actually took the initiative to negotiate peace with Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and then the Northern Xinjiang Army on the battlefield in Henan captured Guancheng, and the Yellow Turban Army in the Runan area suddenly took the initiative to attack, thinking of the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army attacking Yingchuan today, don't you see something from it?" Jian Yonghuo had an epiphany,

"Do you suspect that it was not the Yellow Turban Army who ambushed Yide, but Yuan Yao, who has been active in Jianghuai?"

"It must be him." Liu Bei said very confidently,

"After the end of the Central Plains War, Li Hong immediately ordered Yuan Yao to rush to Jianghuai, the purpose of which was obviously not to let Yuan Yao gain a foothold in Jianghuai, but to allow him to reorganize Yuan Shu's army, and then when the Northern Xinjiang Army attacked Yingchuan, he would enter Runan, so that we would suffer from the enemy, and they would take the opportunity to capture the entire Yuzhou." Liu Bei stretched out his hand and patted the case, and said with emotion,

"In today's world, when it comes to the use of soldiers, no one can compare to Li Hong. He's getting better and better. Jian Yong's face showed a trace of panic, mixed with a hint of bitterness.

"My lord, you ordered all the counties to rush to support Yingchuan, but let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stay in Runan to kill the Yellow Turban Army, which will make the county guards mistakenly think that you have preserved your strength, and they may be resentful because of this, delay or refuse......"

"When is this?" Liu Bei waved his hand angrily,

"Yingchuan is lost, Luoyang is in danger, how long can Yuzhou hold on? If they have to ignore the safety of Yingchuan and Luoyang for their own selfishness, then let them be left to their own devices, let them wait to lose their heads. "In June, Yuzhou, Changshe (now northeast of Changge, Henan).

On the Weishui River, thirty miles east of Changshe City, the Northern Xinjiang Army was crossing the river. On the river embankment, Wen Chou, Wu Xiong, Xiang Cheng, Song Xian, Yang Yi, Guo Xun and others gathered around the map, discussing the strategy of attack.

The army had limited food and grass, and only one month's supply. In order to complete the intended attack goal, the army must capture the main city of Yingchuan in the shortest possible time and receive food and grass on the spot.

After the end of the Central Plains War, Yingchuan was under the direct attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Xuchang and Yingyin bore the brunt of it, becoming an important city to resist the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

But Xuchang and Yingyin are the frontier of the battlefield after all, and most of Yingchuan's grain and grass baggage are still stored in Zhaicheng, the county of Yang.

Yangzhai City is located in the northwest of Yingchuan County, east of Yingshui, north of Songshan (there is Yuyuan Pass and Luoyang communication), west and Nanyang are connected, south along Yingshui, Rushui down, can directly enter Runan, so this city has always been Yuzhou to send grain to Luoyang transfer station.

As early as when the army began to assemble in Chenliu, the general Li Hong suggested that Yan Liang, Zhao Yun and others first surround Xuchang, and then gather the main force of infantry and cavalry to encircle and annihilate the enemy troops who came to support in the area of Xuchang and Yingyin, so as to eliminate Yingchuan's forces to the greatest extent, and then capture Yingchuan.

Since the army attacking Yingchuan this time was only 70,000, there was no superiority in troops, and the army only had a month's grain and grass, in order to reduce the losses of the army, it was the best way to destroy the enemy in the field.

Of course, the most important thing in this strategy is to ensure that the army can retreat in the face of an unfavorable attack, so that it will not lose its troops and suffer heavy losses.

The attack strategy agreed upon by Yan Liang, Zhao Yun and others was basically formulated in accordance with this suggestion of the great general, and Wen Chou was also one of the formulators at that time.

After Yan Liang and others rushed to Xingyuan, Wen Chou was ordered to command the army to attack Yingchuan. After he led his army across the Langtang Canal, he received the news that Yu Poison had conquered Guancheng on the battlefield in Henan.

After Guancheng was occupied by the Northern Xinjiang Army, the rebels on the Henan battlefield could not move south to support Yingchuan, that is, the threat of the enemy on the back of the army was gone, and they could attack Yingchuan wholeheartedly.

Wen Chou immediately decided to change the strategy of attack and immediately ordered the adjustment of the deployment of troops. Wen Chou decided to surround Xuchang with a force, inducing the defenders of Yingchuan to rush to support, and at the same time mobilizing the main force of the army to conquer Changshe, advancing directly west from the direction of Changshe and seizing Yangzhai.

Taking Yangzhai City, the Northern Xinjiang Army can not only get grain and grass replenishment, so that the army can continue to fight in Yingchuan, but also cut off Yuzhou's food supply to Luoyang, so that Luoyang falls into panic.

Luoyang will definitely not watch Hebei break its neck, and Yuan Shao is bound to send reinforcements to attack south.

In this way, the battlefields of Guanzhong, Hanoi and Henan will all benefit from this. Especially on the battlefield in Henan, Yu Poison is very likely to take advantage of the situation to attack Xingyang and approach the tiger prison.

However, Wen Chou's plan is very risky. Yangzhai is only more than 100 miles away from the surrounding cities such as Yangcheng, Yingyang, Yingyin and other places, if the attack of the army is blocked, can not quickly take Yangzhai City, it is very likely to be outflanked by the rebels who returned from Xuchang.

Although the Northern Frontier Army had significantly more troops than the rebels, after a hard battle, the Northern Frontier Army was bound to suffer heavy losses, and the attack time was also delayed.

It is possible that reinforcements from Nanyang, Luoyang, and other counties in Yuzhou will come in a steady stream, so that the army will have to retreat and give up the attack on Yingchuan.

Wen Chou believed that if he attacked Yang Zhai first, even if he could not capture it immediately, he could still use the advantage of the iron cavalry to attack the rebels in the narrow area between the Yingshui River and the Weishui River, delaying the rescue speed of the rebels.

If we still can't take Yangzhai like this, then we will turn around and go south and fight Xuchang again. At this time, the reinforcements of the rebels were all pinned down in the area of Yangzhai City, considering the importance of Yangzhai, they would not dare to go south again to rescue Xuchang, so Xuchang could go down.

Wu Xiong, Xiang Cheng, Yang Yi, Guo Xun and others are all people who have the courage to break through the sky, one is more crazy than the other, and they strongly support Wen Chou.

Although Song Xian and a few cautious generals felt that this plan was too risky, Wen Chou was the commander of the army, and Wu Xiong and these people were eager to try, and it was difficult to speak if they wanted to oppose it, so they could only agree.

Wen Chou commanded the main force of the army to surround the Changsha overnight. Song Xian and Zhao Hu set out from Yanling with an army of 10,000 and killed Xuchang City.

After the Northern Xinjiang Army took Changshe, they quickly rushed to the Weishui River. At this time, there were still sixty miles away from Yangzhai, but to cross two rivers, the Northern Xinjiang Army couldn't get up fast if it wanted to.

The scouts in the northern frontier scattered in all directions, hunting and killing the opponent's scouts as much as possible to hide the traces of the army. The scouts who rushed to Yangzhai first hurriedly returned, and a reinforcement of about 3,000 people flew south from Yangzhai City, and was rushing to Yingyang along the west bank of the Yingshui River.

Wen Chou was overjoyed, raised his hand and shouted,

"God help me. Order the army to cross the river overnight, and early tomorrow morning, we will attack Yangzhai. "At the beginning of July, Luoyang.

Yuan Wei was sweating profusely, panting and rushing into Yuan Shao's study,

"Originally, Yangzhai City was lost, and Yangzhai City was captured by the Northern Xinjiang Army." Yuan Shao stood up in shock and didn't speak for a long time.

"At the beginning, we immediately increased our troops in Luyang to ensure that Jingzhou's grain could come in from Yique Pass." Yuan Wei wiped the sweat on his head and said anxiously,

"If Luyang is robbed by the Northern Xinjiang Army again, the Chi Road between Luoyang and Jing and Henan will all be cut off."

"No, increase the number of troops in Guanzhong, immediately increase the troops in Guanzhong." Yuan Shao sat down slowly, gritted his teeth, and said in a cold voice,

"As long as Guanzhong wins, the Northern Xinjiang Army will not want to gain a foothold in Yingchuan."

"Urgently tell Han Sui and Gao Gan, ask them to attack immediately, attack immediately." Jump to