The big war is imminent, and the commanders of the various ministries have been decided.

In Yuyuan Pass, Chang Yu Chun led 20,000 foot soldiers.

In Xinzheng, Wang Zhonghei commanded 10,000 foot soldiers and 3,000 light cavalry.

In Kaifeng, Yue Fei commanded 6,000 foot soldiers and 1,000 light cavalry.

The first assistant of the Han court, the captain and the commander of the school, Liu Mang, personally commanded the Chinese army of 20,000 and the light cavalry of 1,000.

The various ministries were making the final preparations before the war.

As long as the auspicious day is good, Liu Mang will set up troops and leave Luoyang.

Su Wei came to report, and Lin Chong Shijin asked to see him.

I heard that the two asked to meet, and Liu Mang knew their intentions.

The two fierce generals, both dressed in plain white, fell to the ground as soon as they entered the house: "Lord, conquer Yuan Shu, the two of us want to participate in the war!" ”

"The army has its own arrangements, why don't you two listen to the dispatch?"

"Lord, that Li Zhu and Hou Junji are the murderers of Chao Tianwang, and the two of us must participate in this battle, sword the thief, and avenge Chao Tianwang!"

On the Tianwang Village, Liu Mang once swore to Tianming that he would avenge Chao Gai, how could he forget.

Lin Chong, Shi Jin, and Chao Gai are brothers with different surnames. It makes sense that they want to go to war to take revenge.

At the beginning of the selection of generals to participate in the war, Liu Mang had considered it.

Reckless heroes, the most affectionate. Liu Mang is also a person who values love and righteousness, and while understanding Lin Shi and the others, he can't help but worry.

Lin Chong Shijin is no longer a salt lord in Hedong, but a general in the Han army.

This expedition against Yuan Shu was a war for the country, not a personal vendetta. If the two of them go out with personal enmity, on the battlefield, they will inevitably be impulsive when they encounter enemies such as Li Zhuhou Junji.

The battlefield is not the rivers and lakes, and today's Li Zhuhou Junji is no longer the head of the Hedong thief, but the military advisor and general of the Shouchun puppet Han court.

Lin Chong Shijin thought about it day and night, wanting to take the lives of Li Hou's two thieves. If you encounter it on the battlefield, you will inevitably make mistakes due to impulse.

Li Hou is a thief, thoughtful and good at trickery.

If he is not careful, Lin Shier may fall into his trap. There can be no revenge, the matter is still small; The loss of the second general Lin Shi even affected the entire battle situation, and the losses were immeasurable.

For this reason, Liu Mang deliberately did not include the two in the list. Liu Mang also knows very well that the second general Lin Shi will definitely take the initiative to ask for battle.

At that time, only by taking the opportunity to warn the second general can the second general be vigilant and avoid making impulsive mistakes on the battlefield.

Liu Mang deliberately said with a straight face: "The deployment of various departments has already been arranged, and the two of you are also shouldering their respective missions, so there is no need to say it again." I once made an oath in Tianwangzhai to capture and kill Li Hou and the two thieves to avenge King Chao. Don't you two believe me? ”

Lin Chong knelt down and begged: "Lord, it's not that we don't trust the lord, it's just that the two of us, Chao Tianwang, are like father and brother." If we can't avenge it with our own hands, what will we look like in the future, worship in front of the tomb of King Chao! ”

Lin Chong Shi Jin begged bitterly.

Liu Mang saw that the time was ripe, so he pretended to reluctantly agree.

However, Liu Mang also solemnly reminded the second general: "This battle is a war for the country, not a personal enmity for you and me." It's okay for the two of you to go out with the army, but if you delay the fighter plane and don't listen to the dispatch for personal revenge, the military law will not be merciful! ”

Liu Mang agreed, and Lin Chong Shijin said angrily: "Subordinates must strictly abide by military orders!" ”

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On auspicious days, worship the military flag, the army is marching out, and Yuan Shu is conquered!

The morale of the troops and horses is high.

Yuyuan Pass, the main general often meets spring, and the generals Lin Chong, Shi Jin, and Luda.

The new policy, the main general Wang Zhonghe, the general Gao Gao, Zhang Qing.

Kaifeng, the main general Yue Fei, the generals Yue Yun and Pei Yuanqing.

Liu Mang's Central Military Department, with Du Ruhui as the marching Sima, staff officer for military affairs; Zhang Xutuo is the general, and Deng Zhi is the deputy general, commanding the Chinese army. Gao Chong and Yang Zaixing led the Su Wei Department with the army.

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The battle between Luoyang and Shouchun was a duel between two major military groups.

In this battle, Liu Mang's alliance included Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Liu Biao.

Yuan Shu Group, including Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Zhang Miao.

In terms of troops, Yuan Shu has the advantage.

Economic strength is indistinguishable.

And Liu Mang's advantage lies in righteousness!

War, on the surface, is a contest of soldiers and horses; In essence, it is a contest of comprehensive strength.

Sili Luoyang area, social stability, people unity.

And Liu Mang also has an advantage, that is, logistics support.

More than a year ago, Yu Wenkai organized the construction of Luoyang granary under the instruction of Liu Mang.

The granary of this country has hoarded a large amount of grain and grass, which is enough to support the war, and it is not necessary to transport a large amount of grain and grass from afar, which saves a lot of manpower, which is to save the cost of the war.

The eldest grandson, Wuji and Bao Zheng, sit in Luoyang, the capital of Beijing, and are responsible for the allocation of grain and grass.

Yu Chenglong was stationed in the Wu clan and was responsible for the supply of Liu Mang's Central Military Department and Chang Yuchun Department.

Fu Youde was stationed in Guancheng (now Zhengzhou) and was responsible for providing support for the new political Wang Zhonghei and Kaifeng Yue Fei.

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At the same time that Liu Mang sent troops, Liu Bei also set up troops from Xuzhou in accordance with the prior agreement.

Although Liu Bei raised troops, he had a lot of concerns.

Xuzhou faces enemies on three sides.

In addition to Yuan Shu in the west, there is Cao Cao in the north and Sun Ce in the south, although the Cao and Sun families are allies of Liu Mang's expedition against Yuan Shu, but the relationship with Liu Bei is not close.

Even, Cao Cao and Liu Bei also had a feud because of Xuzhou.

Cao Cao and Sun Ce can't help but guard against it.

Liu Bei ordered Zhuge to guard Langya and defend Cao Cao in the north. Chen Deng Zhao Yun, guarding Guangling, and defending Sun Ce in the south. Xu Shu Mi Zhu Sun Qian, located in Tan County, Donghai County.

Ordered Guan Yu Zhou Cang, led 10,000 troops, stationed in Xiaqiu, Pi State, and threatened Yuan Shu's Yinling in Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.

And Liu Bei, led Shi Tianze, Wu Yunzhao, Zhang Fei and other generals, commanded 25,000 horse infantry and stationed in Pengcheng.

Waiting for the opportunity to launch an offensive against Yuzhou Peiguo.

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And Jiangdong Sun Ce also began to transfer troops and horses.

Liu Bowen visited, and although Sun Ce agreed to cooperate with Liu Mang to attack Yuan Shu, Jiangdong was still very cautious about how to cooperate.

Yuan Shu's power was too great, and if Jiangdong crossed the Yangtze River to the north to launch an attack, he would be at an obvious disadvantage in terms of military strength and backup supplies.

After repeated discussions, Sun Ce finally made a decision.

From the perspective of the overall situation, participating in the crusade against Yuan Shu and weakening Yuan Shu's strength is conducive to the development of Jiangdong.

Jiangdong's strategy should be to eliminate the Yuzhou naval army and prevent the Yuzhou army from crossing the Yangtze River in the south, so as to ensure that it will seize the opportunity in the battle for Yuzhang.

At the same time, before the strength was enough to fight against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Jiangdong had to avoid stimulating Jingzhou and could not enter Yuzhang for the time being.

In accordance with this strategic policy, Sun Ce entrusted his uncles Wu Jing, Erzhang and Lu Kang to sit in Wu County.

Zhou Yu was ordered to garrison Qu'a, mainly to train the Jiangdong Navy and build ships.

ordered his brothers Sun Ben, Huang Gai, Jiang Qin, and Zhou Tai to be stationed in Moling; Cheng Pu, Han Dang, stationed in Wuhu. These two divisions patrolled along the Yangtze River and waited for an opportunity to eliminate the Yuzhou naval army. However, they were not allowed to cross the Yangtze River north and take the initiative to seek war.

And Sun Ce himself led Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Hongfan, Tai Shici, Xiong Kuohai and other generals to quietly go south.

The Central Plains fought fiercely, and the princes from all walks of life were too busy to take care of themselves. Jiangdong does not support Shouchun, which is already the greatest help to Luoyang. Sun Ce didn't want to wade into the troubled waters of the Battle of Shouchun in Luoyang, and now was a good time to consolidate and expand Jiangdong! (To be continued.) )