"If the rebellion in northern Xinjiang is not pacified, and the border is unstable, Hebei will not be able to attack the Central Plains in the south. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Mao Jue questioned, "In order to conquer the Central Plains as soon as possible, it is normal for Li Yi to attack the rebellious Hu tribes at any cost. If we had changed, we would have made the same choice. Although the Central Plains is now full of smoke and looks like a good opportunity, once the Northern Xinjiang Army moves south, the parties who are attacking and killing in the Central Plains will immediately release their previous suspicions and shake hands and make peace again, and join forces to fight Hebei again. In the case of the Northern Xinjiang Army's repeated resistance in front and the rebellion of the Hu people in the rear, it is considered lucky to return without success, and the slightest carelessness will wipe out the whole army, and it will lose its strength to chase the Central Plains. Li Yi has always liked to be dangerous, but this time it is a matter of life and death in Hebei, and he will never dare to take such a risk. ”

Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Cao Ren and others nodded again and again.

Xi Zhicai didn't know the bottom of his heart, he thought for a long time, and said slowly: "In the eyes of the lord and you, the strength of the Hu people is always very strong, so strong that Ding Ling, the Jiankun people and several small tribes need Li Yi to use 200,000 troops to fight in the fortress, but have you ever thought about it, since the Wolf Juxu War, who still has the financial resources to support the 200,000 army to fight in the fortress?" No, even if the three states of Hebei did not suffer the heavy losses of the Jizhou War, it still did not have such huge financial resources. ”

"In other words, judging from the scale of the rebellion in Northern Xinjiang, Li Yi should not need to use the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and from the perspective of Hebei's financial endowment, the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army has no way to expedition to the desert thousands of miles away." Xi Zhicai waved a thin fist hard, "All this, no matter how you look at it, looks like a deliberate scam carried out by Hebei." ”

Cao Cao and everyone looked at each other, the more carefully they pondered, the bigger the doubts, and the little confidence in their hearts gradually disappeared. If Xi Zhicai's judgment is correct, then the Central Plains is in danger?

"It's less than a year and a half before the Jizhou War the year before last." Cheng Yu was full of doubts, and it was difficult to accept Xi Zhicai's estimation for a while, "Hebei recovered so quickly?" Does it have the strength to attack the Central Plains? ”

"Since it has the strength to go to the border fortress, of course it has the strength to attack the Central Plains." Cao Cao frowned deeply, and kept tapping the case with his right hand, "If the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly appears on the north bank of the Yellow River, we will be beyond the reach of the whip and give the Central Plains to Li Yi." ”

He turned his head to look at Xi Zhicai, who was deep in thought, and asked in a low voice: "Zhicai, then you say, do we immediately retreat to the Central Plains now, or continue to attack Yuan Shu?" ”

"If Hebei really attacks the Central Plains, with our current strength, we will not be able to resist the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and there is no point in immediately retreating to the Central Plains." Xi Zhicai replied, "If we fight to the death with the Northern Xinjiang Army, it will be Yuan Shao and Liu Bei who will benefit." Yuan Shao can benefit from the fishermen and easily get the Central Plains, while Liu Bei can take advantage of the danger and seize Jiujiang County. ”

"Continue to attack Yuan Shu?" Cao Cao immediately asked.

"Continue to attack Yuan Shu, the loss is too great, and the situation in the Central Plains is now confusing and changing rapidly, once something happens, we don't have time to react. In my opinion, it is better to preserve the strength and kill Yuan Shu at the lowest cost first. In this way, if Hebei attacks the Central Plains, we can quickly return to the aid and join forces with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and others to fight against Li Yi. If Hebei does not attack the Central Plains, we are purely worried about the sky, then make good use of the current situation in which Yuan Shao is dragged down by the Northern Xinjiang Army and base ourselves on Jianghuai. ”

"The soldiers entered Huaishui, coerced Shouchun, and waited for its changes." Cao Cao muttered to himself in a low voice, unable to make up his mind for a long time. Once the Central Plains is lost, he will lose his place to live, and his life will be worried.

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In mid-March, Hanoi County, Binh Gao City.

Zhang Fei, Yu Ban, Sima Ju and Yu Poison led the army to Pinggao City and met Tai Shici, Lu Yi, Wang Wei, Tian Kai and others. At this time, the order of the general Li Yi also arrived. In the letter, Li Yi described in detail the importance of quickly capturing Pinggao City, and asked Zhang Fei to quickly take the city at any cost, and then launch a river-crossing operation.

Zhang Fei discussed it with a few people, and then decided to attack the three doors at the same time.

The first day's assault was like a raging storm, overwhelming the defenders of the city.

That night, Zhang Nan received a letter from Guo Tu, urging him to withdraw his troops overnight and attract the Northern Xinjiang Army to the area of Heyang and Wenxian.

On the morning of the next day, the Northern Xinjiang Army successfully entered Pinggao City.

Zhang Fei immediately ordered to burn the pontoon bridge on the Jishui River. Sima Ju led his army along the Jishui River to the west for 60 miles, and confronted Guo Tu and Zhang Nan's armies stationed in Wen County across the river.

Koji Yi took the lead in leading the army to the bank of the Yellow River, preparing to cross the river to attack Chenggao and enter the Tiger Pass.

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At the same time, Yuan Shao led his army to Baima. The generals Jiang Qi, Meng Dai, and Han Meng went out of the city to greet them.

"What is the movement of the Northern Frontier Army in the direction of Liyang?" Yuan Shao saw Jiang Qi and asked impatiently, "Is Yu Ban's army still on the other side?" ”

"Yu Ban's army is gone." Jiang Qi bowed and replied, "According to the scout's report, the number of defenders in Liyang City is about two thousand. ”

Jiang Qi is in his forties, burly, thin-looking, and looks very kind. He was a friend of Frustration and was deeply appreciated by Frustration. He was able to become the general of Yuan Shaojun because of the recommendation of the frustrated professor.

Yuan Shao asked again: "What about the direction of Changshoujin?" ”

"There has been an increase in the number of troops in the direction of Changsangjin." Jiang Qi said.

Yuan Shao glanced at Jiang Qi in surprise and asked, "Isn't Yu Ban's army gone?" Why is there an increase in troops? ”

"It's Li Jing's people." Jiang Qi explained, "Yu Ban was ordered to go to the battlefield in Hanoi, and the troops in the direction of Liyang immediately became thin. In order to ensure the safety of Jizhou, it was normal for Li Yi to send men and horses from Li Jing's army in Dongwuyang to the front line of Liyang to defend. ”

Yuan Shao frowned and pondered for a long time before asking, "How many roads is there for Gao Gan and the others' army to be from Puyang?" ”

Jiang Qi said: "There is still one day to go. ”

Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction and said, "In two days, we will cross the river to attack Jizhou." ”

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In mid-March, Henan Yin, Jishuijin.

There was not a trace of cloud in the gray sky, and the pale sun was like a patient who had just recovered from a serious illness lazily opening his cloudy eyes, looking at the earth weakly.

On the surface of the Yellow River, dozens of large ships of the Northern Xinjiang Navy were loaded with soldiers with distinctive armor, and they spread their huge sails to ride the wind and waves.

In order to cross the river this time, Li Yi specially mobilized the navy under the command of Yu Dayou to rush to help in the war.

The number of troops crossing the river was quite large, and the first time it was only the vanguard that was transported across the river. However, the attack of the vanguard was strongly blocked by Yuan Jun.

On the ferry, the drums of war rumbled, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the arrows in the sky were overwhelming like locusts. On several beachheads under the river embankment, soldiers from both sides fought back and forth, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce.

The northern Xinjiang army led Lao Wang to huddle in a shallow dirt pit, splashed with muddy water all over his body, and the long shield was erected in front of him, and the whistling arrows were nailed to the shield from time to time to make a terrifying "dong ......dong" sound.

"Lie down, lie down, don't move." Lao Wang kept screaming and shouting, and the vicious curses that rushed out of his mouth were drowned out by the huge sound of fighting on the battlefield in a blink of an eye.

From the moment he stepped on the river beach, he and his soldiers were suppressed by the enemy's dense arrow array, and it was difficult to advance an inch.

"Old Song......" Old Wang turned his head and shouted behind him, "Let's see if the fleet has arrived." If they don't come, we'll be shot into a hornet's nest. ”

The veteran Lao Song cautiously exposed half of his head from behind the shield, winked at Lao Wang, and then retracted at a very fast speed, and said loudly: "What are you howling about...... Miss me dead. ”

Lao Wang scolded: "If you look at it, you will die? Lao Tzu tells you to look at it, you can see it, where is there a lot of trouble? ”

Just as Lao Wang was scolding, Lao Song's surprised voice rang out: "It's here...... They're coming. Brothers...... Get ready guys, kill them! ”

While the veteran Lao Song was talking, dozens of large ships of the navy carrying the follow-up troops approached the ferry, and the ballista on the bow of the ship burst into unison, and the deafening sound resounded up and down the river embankment in an instant.

The fierce drums of war were beaten one after another, and the soldiers waved their weapons and shouted with exhaustion, rushing up the river embankment like a tidal wave. Strongbowmen lined up on the sides of the ship, pouring out their angry arrows at the enemy on the embankment.

Yuan Shaojun, who was stubbornly defending the ferry, suddenly lost his momentum under the fierce fire of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the defensive position was immediately divided.

"Let's go...... Walk...... Kill, kill......" Lao Wang jumped up, raised his knife and shouted, "Brothers, stand up for me, kill ......"

The morale of the soldiers in the northern Xinjiang was like a rainbow, and under the cover of their own dense arrow array, they were brave and marched forward.

Yu Ban stood on the big boat, looked at the bloody battlefield in front of him, took a hard breath, then raised his hands and roared loudly: "Drumming...... Drum ...... Be sure to take the ferry today. ”

The sound of war drums suddenly shook the earth, like bursts of spring thunder exploded, and the heavy waves set off were magnificent, rumbling towards the embankment.

The "...... Killing" soldiers were full of blood, their blood-red eyes widened one by one, and they shouted loudly, like roaring tigers, fiercely pounced on their prey.

For a while, blood was pouring out, and severed limbs and stumps were flying all over the sky.

Lao Wang pulled out the bloody war knife from the enemy's chest, raised a kick and kicked the corpse that was still screaming and convulsing out fiercely, then raised his head to the sky, opened his mouth and let out a painful and tragic long howl: "Ah......"

The young flag bearer lay on his back at his feet, the heart-piercing Changyu still trembling violently on his body, scarlet blood spurting upwards from the wound, his wide eyes filled with fear of death.

Lao Wang stretched out his bloodstained hand, bent down and picked up the battle flag from the hands of the flag bearers. He took one last look at his brother, who had lost his life, slowly straightened up, then raised his battle flag high, looked back abruptly and shouted, "Brothers, kill ......" (to be continued.) )