Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains on the forty-sixth section of May, Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, Gao Shun, Yang Ming and others Chen Bing Bocheng.

The rebels' attack on Changyi brought shame to the Northern Army, and Yan Rou and the generals were deeply humiliated, and vowed to kill Zhang Fei and inflict heavy losses on the Xuzhou army, so the battle against Bocheng was extremely fierce.

Gao Shun, Wu Xiong, and Guan Hai personally came to the city to supervise the battle, and Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming personally led the iron cavalry to intersperse between Bocheng, Kaocheng, Jishi City and the Bishui River, frequently blocking the rebels who went north to rescue.

Bo Cheng was soon lost. Xun Yu, Zhang Fei and others led the army to retreat to Kaocheng. Yan Rou and the generals discussed, believing that the rebels were stationed in Kaocheng and had sufficient strength, and that the forced attack would not only take too long, but also consume too many troops, and that it was necessary to change the attack strategy in order to quickly move closer to the main army in the center.

At this time, Xingyuan's letter also came, urging them to attack and advance as soon as possible, seize Yongqiu and Baoyi, protect the flank of the main army, and threaten Yuzhou.

Starting from the requirements of Xingyuan, Yan Rou and others immediately decided to use an iron cavalry to contain the rebels in Kaocheng and drag them in the area of Kaocheng, while an infantry cavalry army under the leadership of Gao Shun and Wu Xiong crossed the Bishui and Suishui rivers, and went straight to the line of Huating and Gaoyang Pavilion to cut off the connection between Yongqiu and Xiangyi, and then joined forces with the main army to surround Yongqiu, gather heavy troops to fight Xiangyi in the south, and force the rebels in the area of Kaocheng and Xiangyi to retreat south to the territory of Liang State, so as to win time for the main army to stabilize the battle line on the line of Junyi and Kaifeng.

After agreeing on the strategy of attack, Gao Shun, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming immediately led their troops to the north, joined forces with foot and cavalry, cooperated with tacit understanding, and captured the first line of Huating and Gaoyang Pavilion with lightning speed.

At this moment, Captain Mustafa of Changshui had led his army to surround Yongqiu and trap the few defenders in the city.

Gao Shun had no worries, so he led the army south and killed Xiangyi City. As soon as Xu Xuan led the Runan Army of Yuzhou to enter Xiangyi, he was attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and he was caught off guard for a while and was dizzy.

Xu Xuan didn't know how many Northern Xinjiang troops were besieging the city, and in a panic, he had the intention of withdrawing and retreating into Chen State.

But he was also worried that after he withdrew, Xun Yu's army would be surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army on the north bank of the Bishui River. So while defending the city, he sent someone to fly to Xun Yu in the city, asking him to withdraw across the Bishui River and retreat into the territory of Liang.

Xun Yu was shocked when he heard the news. He didn't expect that the Northern Frontier Army would be able to maintain such a strong attack power and incredible attack speed after leaping thousands of miles and fighting continuously for more than a month.

Now that Yongqiu is besieged and Xiangyi is attacked, he is trapped on the north bank of the Bishui River, and he can no longer stop the Northern Xinjiang Army from moving closer to Chenliu.

The only thing that can be done now is to take advantage of the fact that Xu Xuan is still defending Xiangyi, and quickly retreat to the south bank of the Bishui River, and retreat to Liangguo County to govern Suiyang, in order to preserve his strength.

Xun Yu and Zhang Fei abandoned the city overnight, crossed the Bishui River eighty miles south, and stationed in Gexiang. Xun Yu is safe, but Xu Xuan of Xiangyi City is in a predicament.

Under the command of Gao Shun, the Northern Frontier Army surrounded the city with iron cavalry and stormed the North City Gate with foot soldiers. Xu Xuan couldn't advance or retreat, so he had to ask Xun Yu for help.

A hundred miles west of Gexiang is Xiangyi City. Xun Yu got the news and urgently sent Cao Chun to lead the tiger and leopard to the rescue.

As soon as the tiger and leopard cavalry crossed the Suishui River, they were besieged by the iron cavalry of northern Xinjiang. Wei Jun and Yang Ming commanded the iron cavalry to roar upward, and the two sides fought fiercely.

Xu Xuan in the city took the opportunity to break through, and Gao Shun then pursued. The two sides were entangled one after the other, killing flesh and blood.

At this time, Xun Yu and Zhang Fei led the army to cross the Suishui River from the direction of Ningling and killed them head-on. Gao Shun promptly called Jin and ordered the army to stop the pursuit.

The rebels then withdrew into the city. That night, Xun Yu, Xu Xuan, Zhang Fei, Cao Chun and others discussed whether to abandon the battlefield on the southern front and retreat to Yuzhou.

Now that Yongqiu and Xiangyi are lost, although the existing strength of the army cannot be recaptured, it can launch a counteroffensive to contain the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army, reduce the burden on the coalition forces on the central battlefield, and win time to consolidate the defensive line.

However, due to the fact that the Xuzhou army has almost poured out of the nest in the past month, the supply of grain and grass is very tight, and the army of Guan Yu and Ji Ling is stranded in Pei County because of the poor turnover of grain and grass, and cannot come to meet for the time being.

Most of the grain and grass in Yuzhou had to be provided to the main battlefield in the Central Plains, and without Yuan Shao's consent, it was difficult to allocate it to the armies of the southern front for the time being.

In addition, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's army has not heard from them for a long time, and they don't know when they will be able to go north. Now that there is no superiority in troops, there is a shortage of food and grass, and the difficulty of the counteroffensive is too great, and the generals do not want to continue to stay on the battlefield on the southern front.

Considering that abandoning the southern front battlefield without authorization would have a great impact on the middle battlefield, Xun Yu, Xu Xuan and others had to carefully analyze the situation and weigh the pros and cons.

At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army has advanced to the hinterland of the Central Plains on all fronts, occupying the entire territory of Yanzhou, and its morale is like a rainbow. It is simply impossible for the coalition forces to gain the advantage of a counteroffensive in the short term, or to start a counteroffensive.

However, after more than a month of bloody battles, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army were exhausted, and at this moment they were unable to attack again in the face of the opponents who had been stuck in the second line of defense such as Fengqiu, Junyi, and Kaifeng, and the two sides were about to enter a stalemate stage.

Xun Yu felt that retreating to Yuzhou at this moment still had more advantages than disadvantages. After retreating to Yuzhou, the grain and grass of the army can be replenished by Xu and Henan nearby, and the soldiers can also get enough time to rest and recuperate, and they can also gather troops and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Zhang Fei, Cao Chun and others saw that the army was at a disadvantage and had no intention of fighting again. They were very worried about the safety of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

In the absence of news from the White Horse Battlefield, preserving strength as much as possible has become the only way to help the two.

With the resolute support of Zhang Fei and Cao Chun, the generals followed Xun Yu's advice and quickly retreated south to Yuzhou.

At this point, the rebels' resistance on the southern front battlefield was completely defeated. In mid-May, Xuchang. The successive defeats on the battlefields of the north and south flanks made Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others anxious, and they wanted to lead the army to kill them in person.

When the news of Xun Yu and Xu Xuan's retreat into Yuzhou reached Xuchang, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh, taking advantage of the exhaustion of the Northern Xinjiang Army to launch a counterattack, the opportunity to launch a counterattack was lost in vain.

In the past month or so, on the main battlefield in Yanzhou, it was Cao Cao and Liu Bei's men and horses who blocked the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

They suffered heavy losses, and at this time, it was really difficult for them to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the battlefields of the north and south flanks, defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army and turn the situation around.

Yuan Shao and his ministers discussed countermeasures day and night. With the retreat of the army on the battlefields of the north and south flanks, the left, center, and right armies of the Northern Xinjiang Army have formed a situation of advancing in parallel and advancing in unison, and they can support and protect each other, and the strength of the three armies has been integrated and their strength has doubled.

This plunged the coalition forces stationed in Junyi and Kaifeng into an unprecedented crisis. He believes that the Northern Frontier Army has completed its initial attack objectives through continuous fighting, and is trying its best to promote the formation of a decisive battle situation.

The decisive battle between the two sides required the accumulation of troops, money, food and materials, and the coalition army was not ready, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was also not ready.

Therefore, he suggested that the method of negotiating peace should be used to stop and delay the attack of the Northern Frontier Army, so as to gain time for his own side to accumulate forces and adjust the deployment to launch a counteroffensive.

This suggestion was unanimously endorsed by Yuan Shao and others. Xu You volunteered and was willing to go to the Northern Xinjiang Army camp as a peace envoy.

Xu You and Yuan Sheng were recalled to Xuchang by Yuan Shao after Yuan Xi led his army to retreat to Junyi and Kaifeng.

Yuan Shao was furious at the loss of Chen Liu, but considering that it was the time to employ people at this moment, he did not punish them immediately, but let them stay in the mansion and continue to serve in order to atone for their crimes.

Xu You's talent and courage are obvious to all. He was able to take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Northern Xinjiang Army camp, which was exactly what Yuan Shao wanted.

Yuan Shao immediately asked him to carry a heavy gift and rushed to the camp of the Chen Liubei Army. In mid-May, Dingtao. Zhang Yan rushed to Dingtao day and night, and Dong Zhao told Zhang Yan the latest battle situation.

Hearing that the Northern Xinjiang Army had won victories on both the northern and southern flanks and had completed the intended goal, Zhang Yan was very happy, and deliberately obeyed Dong Zhao's arrangement and rested in the city that night.

At this time, the decisive battle of the Central Plains battlefield was about to be completed, and the general was on the front line of Chenliu, Zhang Yan felt that the burden of a thousand catties was suddenly unloaded, his whole body was relaxed, his mood was high, and he also had a meal with Dong Zhao and a group of officials who stayed in Dingtao in the evening to celebrate.

During the dinner, Zhang Yan asked about Cao Ren's injury. Dong Zhao said that Cao Ren was seriously injured and was unconscious for a while.

Fortunately, Master Huatuo suddenly appeared in Dingtao. Dong Zhao personally rushed to the place where the master set up a tent to treat the disease, and invited the master to the mansion.

Under the treatment of the master, Cao Ren quickly woke up and is currently recovering.

"Is the Master still in the city?" Zhang Yan asked in surprise. Many years ago, the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao and Master Huatuo, Master Xiangkai and many other world-famous masters were friends, Zhang Jiao also took his disciples to Master Huatuo to ask for the secret recipe of curing diseases and saving people.

It was at that time that Zhang Yan met Master Hua Tuo.

"It's still there." Dong Zhao said,

"The master built a straw hut ten miles outside the city to heal the people around him. But ......"

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yan asked strangely,

"The master is old and unwell?"

"The master is in good health, stronger than you and me, and it is not a problem to live a hundred years old." Dong Zhao shook his hand and said,

"The master has a lot of opinions about our attack on the Central Plains, and thinks that we are all wicked people like Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao."

"Wicked?" Zhang Yan smiled dumbly,

"The master, as in the past, still can't see blood. I haven't seen him in a long time, I'll visit tomorrow morning. Hua Tuo ignored Zhang Yan and didn't even have a smile, but he was very interested in the generous gift given by Zhang Yan and instructed his disciples to accept it.

Zhang Yan didn't care, but still held the disciple salute, and greeted Hua Tuo respectfully,

"Since Jinyang's farewell, the disciple hasn't seen the master for more than three years." Hua Tuo glanced at him, cold as ice,

"I don't want to see you. You, like the generals, are bloodthirsty and murderous. Zhang Yan smiled awkwardly, and was about to explain a few sentences, but Hua Tuo seemed to see through his thoughts, and immediately shook his hand to stop it.

"Don't say it. I don't know how many times your master has said it in front of me, and I can recite it backwards. You are busy with your business, I want to treat people, don't disturb me. Zhang Yan knew his temper and bowed to leave.

"Where are you going?" Zhang Yan was about to get on the horse, when Hua Tuo suddenly chased him out of the shed. Zhang Yan smiled apologetically and did not speak.

Where he's going, of course, can't just talk nonsense.

"Are you going to see the General?" Hua Tuo asked with a cold face. Zhang Yan smiled noncommittally, still did not speak, but the expression on his face undoubtedly admitted Hua Tuo's guess.

"You wait......" Hua Tuo said as he walked into the house,

"You take me with me, I'm going to ask him, why is there another bloody storm? How many more people does he have to kill to put away the butcher knife? Zhang Yan's face stiffened, neither did she refuse, nor did she agree.

When he was thinking about how to refuse, Hua Tuo came out with a medicine basket on his back.

"Is there a horse? Give me a horse. ”

"Master ......"

"What? You're a general now, and you look down on me? Worried that I'm ruining your business? Hua Tuo asked angrily.

"Master, the battle on the front line is fierce and very dangerous......" Before Zhang Yan finished speaking, Hua Tuo had already hurriedly stepped forward, snatched the horse stiff from his hand, and jumped on the horse.

"Are you leaving?" Zhang Yan shook her head and smiled bitterly,

"Master, it's not appropriate to go to see the general at this time." Hua Tuoli ignored him and went first.

In mid-May, Chen Liu, the general camp. Zhang Yan stood in front of the bed, looking at Li Hong who was dying, and almost couldn't believe her eyes.

"What's wrong? The general is injured? ”

"It's worse than an injury." Lu Bu roughly explained the situation,

"Brother Yuntian gave an order on behalf of the general to urgently transfer you from Handan to command the overall situation."

"How so?" Zhang Yan shook his head again and again,

"When I was in Handan, I persuaded him to think about it. What if this battle is lost? We can start all over again. Back then, I fled back to Taihang Mountain several times, and it wasn't like a comeback right away. Lu Bu, Fan Li, Ke Ma Yi, and Wei Yan stood around, looking sad and not saying a word.

"My lord, what about the general?" Fan Fence is full of sorrow,

"The medical craftsmen in the barracks are helpless, we had better send the general back to Handan immediately, otherwise he may ......" Zhang Yan shook his head,

"Can't touch him. Long journeys, he is more dangerous. Then he pointed out beyond the tent,

"Master Hua Tuo is outside, let's go and invite him together." Everyone was stunned and looked at Zhang Yan incredulously, and the pair of suspicious eyes almost drowned Zhang Yan.

"God bless the big man, God bless the big man......" Lu Bu muttered excitedly, turned around and rushed out of the tent.

Master Hua Tuo was not surprised at all as if he knew that Li Hong was ill. He took the pulse slowly, carefully checked Li Hong's pupils and tongue, and then waved his hand easily under the expectant gaze of everyone,

"It's okay, drink some medicine and rest in peace for a month or two." Everyone's hearts suddenly fell.

Lu Bu and the others were exhausted, and staggered to find a place to sit down. Zhang Yan looked at Hua Tuo adoringly, leaned into his ear and whispered, "The master has already calculated that the general has such a catastrophe?" ”

"Among our old friends, even your master's divination skills are the highest. It's a pity that he didn't go against the sky......" Hua Tuo glared at Zhang Yan and said disdainfully,

"That's probably why your master is reluctant to teach you the art of divination." At this moment, there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves outside the tent, and then Koji Yi and Jade Shifei rushed in.

Seeing Master Hua Tuo, the two were pleasantly surprised. Koji Yi was overjoyed, and said to Master Huatuo: "Master, I want to warn you, now there are 20,000 Hun iron horsemen in the Central Plains, and more than 100,000 iron horsemen in the desert. Hua Tuo waved his hand and said angrily: "Isn't the Central Plains now in ruins?" Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, and was about to refute, but Lu Bu next to him hurriedly grabbed him,

"Brother Yuntian, the master is in a hurry day and night, he is too tired, let's let the master rest first." Zhang Yan also looked at Hua Tuo behind his back.

Koji Yi bared his teeth and smiled, and said in a low voice: "Master, I have worked hard for you. Prescribe a prescription first, and I'll let those foolish healers decoction the medicine as they are prescribed. Hua Tuo's face immediately sank.

Koji Yi's words obviously made Hua Tuo angry.

"General Koji, if it weren't for the careful treatment of these stupid healers, the general would have died." Hua Tuo said sharply,

"You're going too far. There are a few people who can go to the general's camp to serve as a medical craftsman, and they are fools like you. Lu Yi couldn't cry or laugh, knowing that the person in front of him couldn't afford to offend, so he hurriedly made amends.

Lu Bu and Fan Li found an excuse and pulled Koyi out of the big tent. Koji Yi scolded angrily,

"The master is just different, all the bulls are angry, and I'm angry." Suddenly, he remembered something, and said to Lu Bu and Fan Li,

"Find me a group of thugs, watch him day and night, and don't leave the toilet."

"Isn't that right?" Lu Bu said in embarrassment.

"What do you know? This man traveled far and wide, and it was difficult for him to stay in one place for two days. Koji Yi lowered his voice and said,

"If he runs away, what will happen to the general's illness? This time, he did not cure the general's illness, and he did not want to leave the camp one step. Lu Bu and Fan Li looked at each other and nodded solemnly.

"Also, there are ......" Koji suddenly remembered something again, grabbed the two of them, and leaned into their ears and said,

"I heard Master Xiangkai say that this person's martial arts skills are very powerful, and generally more than a dozen people can't stop him. Tell the thugs, bring your crossbows. If he was going to run, he would shoot me off his leg. ”

"Ah......" Lu Bu and Fan Li opened their mouths and looked at Lu Yi in surprise,

"This ...... This ......"

"He has a broken leg, how will he practice medicine in the future?" Lu Bu blurted out.

"Hey, hey......" Koji laughed,

"Then the general will be safe. With the divine doctor on the side, the possibility of the general suddenly falling is too small. ”

"Isn't that good?" Fan Li looked at the smiling Ko Yi, and felt a chill in his heart. Jump to