Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains in the middle of April in the thirty-fifth section, thirty miles west of Dingtao City, Yanzhou, Xiping Pavilion. The camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the big tent of the Chinese Army.

The general's decision to order the iron cavalry to attack Chenliu disappointed the generals who were eager to fight the rebels to the death under the city of Dingtao.

However, in the face of the general's majestic and cold face, no one dared to insist on his own opinion. Wei Yan was ordered to analyze the current battle situation for the generals.

After stating and summarizing the gains and losses of the previous battle, Wei Yan made a comparison of the troops, grain and grass of the two sides, and speculated on the possible imminent strategy of the rebels to meet the battle.

"At present, with the Jingzhou Army entering the Central Plains, there are more and more troops on the battlefield in Henan, and it is estimated that Lord Yan Liang may withdraw from Henan in the near future in order to preserve his strength."

"After Lord Yan Liang returns to Hanoi, except for a part of the rebels on the battlefield in Henan who are stationed in Xingyang, the rest of the army will immediately march east to the line of Fengqiu, Chenliu, and Xiangyi to block our attack. From the perspective of capturing the Central Plains as soon as possible, we should rush to Chenliu as quickly as possible and besiege Chenliu. On the one hand, it can contain the forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, and respond to the retreat of the army led by Lord Yan Liang, and on the other hand, it can trap Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Yanzhou, forcing them to evacuate as soon as possible and abandon the Yanzhou battlefield. ”

"Our purpose in attacking Chenliu is to surround Chenliu before the main force of the rebels enters Chenliu, so that the rebels will not be able to build a solid blocking front on the front line of Fengqiu and Chenliu in time. At the same time, Chen Liu was besieged, and Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's support for Cao Cao and Liu Bei's food was cut off, which would force Cao Cao to withdraw from the Yanzhou battlefield. When Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army withdrew to the great plain on the south bank of the Jishui River, when there was a shortage of food and grass and Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's army could not respond in time, we could use the advantage of the iron cavalry to launch a ferocious attack and inflict as much damage on the rebels as possible. This is much better than fighting the rebels to the death under the city of Dingtao. ”

"Starting tomorrow, Zhao Yun will lead five thousand iron cavalry to rush west and attack Chen Liu."

"Lord Mustafa led the Changshui battalion with 5,000 iron cavalry to surround Dongduan and Jiyang."

"Lord Liu Ming, the Right Virtuous King, led five thousand horsemen to surround the grievances."

"Before our army conquered Dingtao, there were many difficulties in raiding five hundred miles to attack and kill Chenliu, and the biggest difficulty was the supply of grain, grass and ordnance. In order to ensure that the front-line iron cavalry was replenished with grain and grass, we must first surround the three cities between Dingtao and Chenliu to ensure the smooth flow of grain routes. ”

"Between Dingtao and Chenliu, there are three cities: Dongdu, Jiyang, and Injustice. Our encirclement of these three cities is equivalent to cutting off Cao Cao's retreat and cutting off his grain routes. ”

"Cao Cao rushed north from Jianghuai, the grain and grass were close to the limit, and he couldn't support it for long under our encirclement and interception. There are more than 10,000 rebels in Dingtao City, and they have a lot of food and grass, so in order to force Cao Cao to evacuate Yanzhou as soon as possible, we must not let him join the rebels in the city. In order to stop Cao Cao, the general asked Lord Yu Shi to lead two battalions of the Northern Army and two battalions of 10,000 horses to set up a formation in Mingting, and Da Dan Yu led 20,000 iron cavalry to help. ”

"Cao Cao's attack was blocked, the back road was cut off, and the grain and grass were insufficient, so he could only ask Liu Bei for help. At this time, the troops are stationed in the city, and the possibility of going north is very large. Once Cao Cao was defeated, the Northern Xinjiang army would immediately go all out against him. Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, Liu Bei has to work together with Cao Cao no matter what.

"After Liu Bei went north, the number of rebels was about 60,000 to 70,000. If this large army breaks through our resistance and enters Dingtao, relying on strong cities, huge troops, and sufficient food and grass to hold us back, the situation on the Central Plains battlefield will be greatly reversed. At this time, as long as the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao defeated Yan Liang, they turned their troops to the east, stubbornly defended the line of Chenliu and Fengqiu, and attacked with cameras to echo the Dingtao rebels, we were the ones who were attacked, and it would be us who withdrew from the Central Plains. So......" Wei Yan pointed to the map hanging on the side of the big tent and said loudly,

"Whether we can stop the rebel attack at Mingting will be a turning point in the Great War of the Central Plains. If we block the rebels at Mingting and force the rebels to retreat to the Chenliu line, the initiative on the Central Plains battlefield will be firmly grasped by us. Wei Yan looked at the generals and asked respectfully, "Do you have anything to add?" ”

"Once Liu Bei goes north, there will be no main rebel force on the south bank of the Jishui River, we can let Yan Rou and Jiang Wu lead the iron cavalry to break through the line of Bocheng and Ji, and march hand in hand with Zhao Yun to attack Chen Liu." Ko Yi glanced at Li Hong and hurriedly said,

"Once Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army retreats, we need a large number of troops to pursue and encircle, and at the same time, we also need the army to continue to surround Dingtao, so that we can put in the pursuit of the main force of the rebels is very limited, mainly iron cavalry. Therefore, the first transfer of more iron cavalry to the vicinity of Chenliu will certainly help us to encircle and attack the rebels on the vast plains. ”

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei's armies combined, there are at least 60,000 people, and they are on guard day and night against the iron cavalry, and it is difficult for us to seize the opportunity to attack." Li Hong shook his hand and said,

"If you want to fight Cao Cao and Liu Bei, you must first tear apart the rebels' battle formation with an army of foot soldiers, and then attack with iron cavalry, which is the only way to reduce casualties. So now we don't need more iron horsemen, but more foot soldiers. ”

"General, the army of foot soldiers is going to besiege the city. If we want to use the infantry army to attack the rebels together, we can only ......" Jade looked at Li Hong suspiciously, and asked in a low voice,

"Could it be that the general plans to let go of the rebels in the city?" Hiroshi waved his hand vigorously,

"Let them go."

"Dingtao must be taken as soon as possible so that we can quickly occupy and stabilize Yanzhou County. With Dingtao and Changyi, we can temporarily gain a foothold in Yanzhou and have a stable rear, which is the guarantee for us to continue the Central Plains war. ”

"Since the Jingzhou army has already gone north, and the armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei have also arrived on the battlefield, there is less and less time left for us. If Dingtao cannot be attacked for a long time, it will have a great impact on the Central Plains War. ”

"There are too many rebels in Dingtao City, and the losses are too great. We don't want to storm it, but we want to take the city as soon as possible, so there is only one way to drive the rebels out of the city. ”

Cao Cao risked the annihilation of his entire army to support Dingtao, with only one purpose, that is, to rescue the rebels in the city. Cao Cao has already lost Yanzhou, and if he loses the army again, he will really have nothing, and he will not even have a place to live. Therefore, when Cao Cao was unable to break through our resistance and join the rebels in the city, he could only retreat and order the rebels in the city to take the initiative to kill and join him to seek a chance to break through. ”

"Let's take this opportunity to let them go and take down Dingtao." Li Hong waved his hand and said,

"After the capture of Dingtao, the armies of the various divisions then pursued, inflicting as much damage as possible on the rebels."

"General, if you want to let go of the rebels in the city, the enemy will have more troops when they retreat. We are under-manned and have fewer opportunities to attack. Koji Yi groaned a little and suggested,

"I think it's better to let Yan Rou and Jiang Wu attack Chen Liu first, so that we have more troops to block the retreat of the rebels, and the pursuing armies from all sides will have more time to outflank and besiege."

"The safety of Changyi is extremely important to the war, and before the armies of Gao Shun and Wu Xiong entered Changyi, none of the iron cavalry stationed in Changyi could move." Li Hong waved his hand and vetoed,

"There is still an army in Xuzhou, there is still a part of the Yanzhou army in Renchengguo, and there is also an army in Yuzhou. These armies, if brought together, would be quite numerous. In the Changyi area, in addition to the 15,000 iron cavalry of Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, and Wei Jun, we only have 3,000 foot soldiers of Liu Yu in the city. Once Yan Rou's main force of iron cavalry strikes at Chen, allowing the rebels to break through the resistance on the flank battlefield and attack Changyi, we will definitely lose this battle. Lu Yi thought for a while and said to Li Hong: "Then write to Gao Shun and Wu Xiong, asking them to abandon their original plan, rush to Changyi, and launch an attack on Chen Liu with the iron cavalry army." ”

"Now that Guan Yu has been defeated, there are not many Yanzhou troops in the direction of Mount Tai and Lu State, and there should not be many officials in the two places who are stubbornly resisting. The general could ask Zang Ba to transfer part of his troops north to Yanzhou, and cooperate with Yang Yi, Chen Gong, Liu Yi and other ministers to pacify the counties. Li Hong thought for a while, nodded in agreement,

"First tell Feiyan with an eight-hundred-mile fast riding book, tell him our attack strategy, and ask him to quickly open up the left and right flank battlefields to ensure the safety of the main force of the army on the frontal battlefield." After the generals received their orders, they all took their leave.

At this time, Sima Yi took the initiative to ask for war and wanted to go to the front line of Chenliu with Zhao Yun. Li Hong wanted to keep him by his side, but seeing that he was eager to fight, he agreed.

Li Hong instructed Zhao Yun to protect Sima Yi's safety no matter what, after all, his father and elder brother were both members of the imperial court, and if he had any accidents on the battlefield in the Central Plains, he was really hard to explain.

Cao Cao continued his march the next day. In order to prepare for the attack of the iron cavalry in the northern frontier, the soldiers of the Yanzhou army were very careful and always ready to meet the battle, but after only ten miles of advance, Cao Cao ordered the army to camp.

At this time, Li Hong, Koi Yi and others were inspecting the battlefield in Mingting. In order to block the attack of the rebels, Jade urgently recruited tens of thousands of people to dig trenches in the area of Mingting, set up deer barricades, and reject horses.

At the same time, Dong Zhao transported a large number of ballistas, stone cannons and hundreds of carts of bows and arrows from Dingtao City. The people on the Mingting blocking position shouted and neighed, and everyone was busy with nervousness and excitement.

After receiving the report from the scouts, Li Hong and the generals immediately realized that Liu Bei's army was about to move north, otherwise Cao Cao would not have delayed the attack like this.

"General, do you want to transfer another battalion of men and horses from Dingtao City?" Koji asked eagerly,

"The 10,000-strong army blocked the main force of the rebels by tens of thousands, and the casualties must be very large."

"Don't pull it out just yet, wait a minute." Li Hong sneered,

"We don't want to be too damaged, is Cao Cao willing to die and the net is broken? This battle is very variable, and it is better to concentrate troops to fight Cao Ren who broke through the siege and left the city first. Li Hong ordered Mustafa to be invited.

Zhao Yun had already left with his army, and Mustafa was preparing to leave. Li Hong summoned him into the big tent and repeatedly instructed him that after the army crossed the Jishui River, it was necessary to surround the two cities of Jiyang and Dongdui as quickly as possible, so as to force Cao Cao to retreat as soon as possible.

According to the various news sent back by the scouts, it is very likely that the grain and grass that Yuan Shao gave to the Yanzhou army were temporarily stored on the front line of Dongduan and Jiyang.

Yuan Shaoliutun Chenliu's army was limited, and it was impossible for them to ignore Chenliu's safety and escort the grain all the way to Cao's camp.

Mustafa was unfamiliar with the Central Plains, and he was a little nervous about taking on this heavy task alone. Li Hong saw his panic and asked worriedly, "You don't have confidence?" Mustafa nodded,

"Everything here is too foreign to me......" Li Hong hesitated for a moment and turned his head to look at Wei Yan.

"Wen Chang, you act with the Changshui Battalion." Wei Yan was overjoyed and bowed down to receive the order. In April, Handan.

Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Fu Gan, Wang Ling, Wang Chang and other officials gathered in front of the map and carefully discussed the military situation.

After the Hanoi battlefield turned into a stalemate stage, the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield did not get out of the predicament. As the Guanzhong Army attacked Hedong Yang Feng and withdrew from the Guanxi battlefield, the Jingzhou Army, the Nanyang Reinforcements and the Luoyang Defenders entered the Henan battlefield successively, and the Northern Xinjiang Army encountered fierce attacks by the rebels in the Chenggao and Guancheng areas.

Yan Liang led the army to withdraw from Zhongmu and retreat to Guancheng in the case of frequent emergencies in Guancheng. Yuan Shao's main force then entered Zhongmu and rapidly marched westward, joining up with the Jingzhou army at Guancheng and storming Guancheng.

At the same time, the fighting in the Chenggao direction became more and more intense. Xu Huang asked Wang Dang of Ao Cang for help, but Wang Dang and Zhang Xiu were firmly pinned down by Xin Ping's army, and they did not dare to easily divide their troops to support for a while.

Yan Liang was helpless, ordered the army to withdraw from Guancheng, retreated to Xingyang, and ordered Wei Xu to return to Chenggao. An eight-hundred-mile fast cavalry was sent to ask Zhang Yan about the specific time when the army would withdraw from the Henan battlefield.

The battle on the Puyang battlefield came to a halt after Yuan Shao's main force moved south to support Zhongmu. Gao Gan gave up the city and retreated to Baima.

Lei Chong, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, led his army into Jicheng, and from time to time sent troops to make tentative attacks in the direction of Baima.

Although the two sides occasionally fought, they retreated at the touch of a button and did not entangle each other. The armies of Wu Xiong and Wu Dun have been reported frequently.

After the two joined the northern kingdom, they captured the county of Lucheng within two days, and the army immediately entered Taishan County and attacked the county of Taishan County.

Taishan County Taishou Zheng Yu and Zhang Chao, Liu Yi, Chen Gong, Dong Wan and other ministers are all friends, when Dong Yu entered the city with the holy decree and a few letters, Zheng Yu did not hesitate too much, and immediately returned to the Jinyang court.

Zheng Yu's submission bought time for the Northern Xinjiang Army to stabilize the eastern counties of Yanzhou. Yang Qi, Yang Yi, Cui Jun, Zhang Chao, Jin Shang, Liu Yi and other ministers brought a large number of subordinate officials, while settling in the counties to rebuild the prefectures, while appeasing the people to hurry up the spring ploughing.

Wu Xiong and Wu Dun did not delay time in Taishan County, and while reporting to Handan, the two led the army to rush to the Lu State.

The victory on the battlefield of Xuzhou not only captured Langya County, but also severely damaged Guan Yu, forcing Guan Yu to retreat to the East China Sea and Pengcheng, and he was unable to launch a counteroffensive in the short term.

Now Sun Guan and Yin Li led the army to garrison Tancheng and confronted Guan Yu's army. Zang Ba and Xiao Jiantun soldiers were stationed in Kaiyang to protect the safety of Qingzhou.

After Guan Hai led the army into Taishan County, because all the counties of Taishan had been returned to Hebei, he made a quick decision and led the army to turn the horse's head and enter the Lu country.

According to the time calculation, Gao Shun, Wu Xiong, Wu Dun, Guan Hai, and Chang Feng have already met in the Lu Congress.

Lu belongs to Yuzhou, but because it is located at the junction of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Yuzhou, far away from other counties and counties in Yuzhou, and frequently attacked by the Yellow Turban Army, it has always been a strange place that no one cares but everyone can intervene.

There were almost no troops in this place, and an army of more than 20,000 people could sweep it away. The county of Lu is two hundred miles away from the county of Ren Cheng, and the army is draining down the Surabaya River, and the city can be taken down every day.

After the capture of Changyi City, the fighting on the battlefield of Changyi had stopped. Tian Chou and Wei Jun were still moving around Rencheng with their iron horses, and they were looking for an opportunity to capture Rencheng while escorting the safety of the grain route.

Now Dingtao has become the target of the two armies. Liu Bei led his army across the Jishui River and joined Cao Cao at the Ming Pavilion.

The two gathered tens of thousands of troops and launched an attack on Mingting. Under the personal command of the great general Li Hong, the Northern Xinjiang Army was led by Jade Shi to block the main force of the rebels at Mingting, and the other was led by Lu Yi to continue to surround Dingtao City, and the other was led by Zhao Yun, Mustafa, and Liu Ming, and launched an attack in the direction of Chenliu.

"The fierce battle in Mingting has been going on for three days, and I don't know how long Cao Cao's offensive can last." Jia Xu put down the letter in his hand, looked at Chen Liucheng on the map and said,

"In a few days, Zhao Yun's army will be able to appear in Chenliu, and Mustafa's iron cavalry should surround Jiyang and Dongdui today or tomorrow. The grain and grass of the rebels could not be transported across the Jishui River, and Cao Cao was powerless, even if he wanted to fight hard, he had no strength. ”

According to the general's strategy, the iron cavalry of King Youxian began to surround Jiyang after Lord Mustafa surrounded Jiyang, cutting off Cao Cao's back road. Although this encirclement did not do much to Cao Cao, it could pose a certain threat to the rebels, forcing them to retreat earlier. Fu Gan frowned and said,

"There is one thing I can't understand, why did the general insist on letting the rebels go? On the battlefield of Dingtao, we have an advantage in troops, and we can completely defeat or even completely annihilate the rebels. Defeating the army of Cao Cao and Liu Bei was a bolt of luck for Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, and the blow to the rebels was fatal. Although our losses may be very large, when our troops are under Chen Liucheng and join up with the left and right flank armies of Yan Liang and Gao Shun, we still have an advantage in terms of strength. What's more, we still have tens of thousands of iron horsemen on standby in the northern frontier, and they can go south at any time. We will also be able to fight the rebels again on the front line of Zhongmu and Chenliu. Fu Gan looked at Zhang Yan and Jia Xu, and said with a wry smile: "The general has the intention to let Cao Cao and Liu Bei go, then, when the armies of the two sides confront each other in the area of Zhongmu and Chenliu, we will not only lose the advantage in troops, but also lose the initiative on the battlefield." If you are not careful in the decisive battle in the future, you may be defeated and leave. Jia Xu looked solemn and bowed his head in contemplation.

Zhang Yan looked at Fu Gan and asked thoughtfully: "The attack strategy of the Central Plains War was formulated by the Great General and you together, and you should be very clear about the Great General's specific thoughts on this Great War. ”

"My lord, formulating an attack strategy and applying this strategy to a specific battlefield are fundamentally different things." Fu Gan shook his head,

"At the beginning, our idea was that the army would use the speed advantage to quickly advance to the front line of Dingtao and Changyi, and force Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army to the line of Fengqiu and Chenliu, so as to form a decisive battle with the main force of the rebels in the hinterland of the Central Plains." Fu Gan's hand pointed to Chen Liu on the map,

"For both sides, no one can afford to lose this kind of decisive battle, and whoever loses will lose the strength to pacify the world. Therefore, whether it is a general or a us, there is an instinctive fear of the decisive battle. The decisive battle first required a huge superiority in troops, but we did not have it, so in the early stages of the war, the use of superior forces to annihilate the rebels as much as possible became a prerequisite for the decisive battle. ”

"Obviously, on the battlefield of Dingtao, we do not have an absolute advantage in troops, which is probably the direct reason why the general decided to give up encircling and annihilating the two rebel armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei." Fu Gan pointed to his chest,

"Fear, the general is afraid. The encirclement and annihilation on the battlefield of Dingtao may cause heavy casualties to the main force of the army, and then cause the army to completely lose the number of troops needed for the decisive battle in the later stage. The general tried to decide the battle because of fear, and because of the fear of Armageddon, he preferred to give up the opportunity to encircle and annihilate Cao Cao. ”

"80,000 to 70,000, it's really not good." Jia Xu coughed a few times and said in a low voice,

"The front line of Changyi needs to be protected by troops, and the encirclement and annihilation of Cao Cao needs to cut off his retreat, which requires troops, but we do not have enough troops, and there is no advantage on the battlefield at all. I think there is nothing wrong with the general forcing Cao Cao and Liu Bei to withdraw their troops now. Jia Xu then sighed, pointing to the Jishui River on the map,

"Even if the general orders Lord Yan Rou to attack and prevent Liu Bei from crossing the Jishui River, Cao Cao's army on the Dingtao battlefield is about 50,000 people, and we still don't have the superior forces to encircle and annihilate Cao Cao."

"According to what you say, when the armies of the two sides face off at the front line of Fengqiu and Chenliu, how can we fight a decisive battle? Where did we get twice or five times as many troops to attack, to go to a decisive battle? Fu Gan retorted very dissatisfied.

"For more than ten years, the general has dominated the world and won all battles, relying on iron horses." Jia Xu paused, looked at Zhang Yan with a serious expression, and said slowly,

"In the past, the great generals always defeated the strong with the weak, and they relied on iron horses. In this decisive battle in the Central Plains, the general's lethal weapon is still the iron horse. Today, if you talk about the use of the art of iron cavalry attack, you should be the first to recommend the general. Look at this battle, the general is not in Handan to command the overall situation, but personally commands the iron cavalry army, why? Can't you see something in that? Fu Gan thought of the general's past achievements and couldn't help but think deeply.

Once Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army retreated, the Northern Xinjiang Army would pursue at full speed. Cao Cao and Liu Bei are all fierce generals in a hundred battles, and many of their soldiers are fierce soldiers who have fought for more than ten years, and it is very difficult for the Northern Xinjiang Army to rely on the advantages of the iron cavalry to outflank, divide, encircle and annihilate in the process of retreating, especially in the case of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao sending troops to receive support, it is impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to get sufficient time to attack.

When Cao Cao and Liu Bei withdrew to Fengqiu and Chenliu line, the attack of the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army would become a lone army going deep, and it was likely to be cut off by the rebels' two wings and surrounded by the rebels.

Therefore, opening up the battlefield on both flanks and ensuring the smooth advance of the main force of the army has become the top priority at present. After careful deliberation, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Fu Gan and others immediately reported to Yan Liang on the battlefield in Henan with an 800-mile fast horse, immediately led the army to withdraw from Henan, rushed to Liyang, crossed the river to attack Baima City, and together with Gao Lan's army, advanced from the right flank of the Yanzhou battlefield to Chenliu.

At the same time, Zhang Yan wrote to Gao Shun and Wu Xiong that they should immediately join Tian Chou and Wei Jun, take Renchengguo, and then rush to Changyi City, meet the iron cavalry of Yan Rou and Jiang Wu, and under the command of Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, advance from the left flank of the Yanzhou battlefield along the line of Fangdong, Jishi, and Bocheng to Chenliu.

In a letter to Yan Liang and others, Zhang Yan said that the right flank of the Yanzhou battlefield was the army of Xin Ping and Gao Gan, and the left flank was the Yanzhou army of Renchengguo, the Xuzhou army of Pengcheng, and the Yuzhou army of Liang, Peiguo, and Runan.

According to the time calculation, the army that the rebels are preparing to put into the battlefield on the left flank should be on the way, and as long as Xin Ping and Gao Gan leave one army to garrison Baima, the rest of the army can rush into Yanzhou.

Especially after Yan Liang withdrew from Henan, the armies of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao would rush to Fengqiu and Chenliu to rescue Cao Cao and Liu Bei at the fastest speed, so the opening of the battlefield on both wings should be fast, and the advance speed of the armies should be fast, without the slightest delay.

In the letter, Zhang Yan mentioned a possibility. If the rebels could not judge the situation on the Yanzhou battlefield in time, and the speed of advance was not fast, the reinforcements of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao were blocked by the iron cavalry that besieged Chen Liu, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were dragged by the main force of our army on the Dingtao battlefield, and the speed of our left and right flanks was fast enough, then it is very likely that we will surround Cao Cao and Liu Bei somewhere on the south bank of the Jishui River, and use the advantage of troops to encircle and annihilate them, so that we can gain the opportunity to win the Central Plains War.

Considering that the rebels suffered from the outflanking and siege of the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry in the Jizhou War the year before last, it is difficult to say whether Cao Cao and Liu Bei will give us this opportunity.

At the same time, Zhang Yan wrote to the general Li Hong and the left general Li Yi to do everything possible to surround the rebels in Dingtao City, drag Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army on the north bank of the Jishui River, and buy time for the rapid advance of the two wings of the army and the outflanking and annihilation.

The recital to the imperial court was also sent to Jinyang at the same time. In late April, Yan Liang of Xingyang, Xu Huang of Chenggao, and Wang Dang and Zhang Xiu of Aocang received orders to withdraw their troops, and the various units of the Northern Xinjiang Army immediately crossed the river and returned to Hanoi.

Three days later, the divisions assembled in Huai Thanh, Hanoi. Zhang Liao led the army to hold Huaicheng, and the rest of the troops under the command of Yan Liang rushed to Liyang, Jizhou.

In late April, Gao Shun, Wu Xiong, Guan Hai and others led their troops to kill Ren Chengguo and joined Tian Chou and Wei Jun.

Yang Ping, the minister of the city, abandoned the city and fled. Gao Shun ordered Wu Dun to lead an army to garrison Renchengguo, and together with Tian Chou and Wei Jun, he led a 25,000-foot cavalry army to Changyi to prepare to join the main army.

In late April, Yang Ping, the minister of Rencheng, fled to Peiguo, where he joined the armies of Zhang Fei and Jian Yong in Xuzhou, and 3,000 Yuzhou troops arrived in Peiguo at the same time.

Zhang Fei was ordered to lead the 20,000 troops and hurried to the east. Jump to