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Li Yi stood up, walked to the edge of the map hanging on the side of the big tent, looked back at the generals and said, "If we and Han Sui take the initiative to turn their faces and cross the Weishui River to attack, there will be no advantage in troops, and the outcome will be unpredictable. However, if we and Han Sui continue to stalemate like this, we will not be able to contain Yuan Shao's forces in Guanzhong, which will be very unfavorable to the Central Plains battlefield, and the plan to capture Yingchuan may fail. Without the strategy of the Central Plains battlefield, Yuan Shao can concentrate his forces to support Guanzhong, and it will be even more difficult for us to fight this battle. ”

"It's October now, and it's going to snow in Guanzhong in December at the latest. Therefore, the time of the Battle of Guanzhong is only two months, and within two months we must occupy Guanzhong, drive Han Sui back to Xiliang, and beat Yuan Shao back to Guanxi. ”

"That's obviously too short." Li Yi looked at the generals in the tent, raised his hand and patted the map, and said slowly, "Therefore, if we want to win all the customs within two months, there is only one way, that is, to decide the victory in one battle, not to give Han Sui and Yuan Shao any chance to fight back, and solve all the problems in one battle." ”

"Now, we must not only force the enemy to fight us as soon as possible, but also force them to take the initiative to cross the river and attack. In order to achieve this goal, we must first show weakness, let Han Sui and Yuan Shao make a wrong judgment of our forces, and strengthen their determination. Secondly, with the cooperation of the Central Plains battlefield, we must continue to put pressure on Han Sui, forcing him to get out of Guanzhong as soon as possible, and forcing Han Sui to take the initiative to attack. ”

"My lord, what method can we use to force Han Sui to attack in a hurry?" Huang Fu Li asked, "So far, we have no reason for Han Sui to hand over Guanzhong immediately. ”

"The reason is already there." Li Yi walked back to the table and sat down, and said slowly, "The imperial court plans to move 300,000 people from Hedong and Taiyuan counties to Guanzhong by this winter. ”

Everyone was surprised.

"My lord, has the court really decided?" Cui Lin asked in surprise.

"Deru will soon receive the holy decree." Li Yi said, "There are many reasons why the imperial court is eager to move the population to Guanzhong. The population swelling in Hedong and Taiyuan is becoming more and more severe, and the earlier the population migrates, the better it will be to alleviate the crisis in both places. Second, Guanzhong has been barren for a long time, and if the population can be relocated to Sanfu as soon as possible, it will be extremely beneficial to the restoration of Guanzhong. The faster Guanzhong recovered, the more financial income the imperial court had, which would not only support and alleviate the crisis in Western Xinjiang, but also facilitate the army to attack Luoyang and quickly stabilize Gyeonggi. ”

Pressed, Li Yi made a troop deployment.

Gao Ran led his army to stay in Hedong and garrisoned Dayang City, Hebei City and Fenglingdu to prevent Yuan's army in Guanxi from attacking Hedong. Although Gao Ran was reluctant, compared with the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army Corps who had just arrived in Hedong, they were more familiar with fighting in Hedong, and the heavy responsibility of staying in Hedong could only be handed over to them.

In order to ensure that Gao Ran's army could be flexibly mobilized and maintain the threat to Kansai, Li Yi also specially transferred 500 warships from the naval division to Gao Ran.

Xie Xuan, Li Guangbi and others immediately led the army to cross the river, marched day and night, and quietly rushed to the front line of Zheng Baiqu to meet Yue Fei's main army.

Li Yi took Dian Wei, Huangfu Li and his personal guards to ride non-stop, and crossed the river overnight to meet Han Sui in Guanzhong.

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Guanzhong, Xinfeng City.

Han Sui was worried.

Yue Fei told Han Sui that the Northern Xinjiang Army would have 200,000 troops entering Guanzhong, which made Han Sui restless.

Recently, the scouts' remarks confirmed that the large camps of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the area of Zhengbaiqu were constantly expanding, and there were more and more camp tents, which showed that the follow-up armies of the Northern Xinjiang Army were entering Guanzhong in a steady stream. If all the 200,000 Northern Xinjiang troops were allowed to enter Guanzhong, this battle would not be able to be fought.

Han Sui urgently made an appointment with Gao Gan and urged him to deploy the army to the predetermined offensive position as soon as possible.

If you want to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army, you must preempt the Northern Xinjiang Army before it completes its assembly, otherwise this battle will definitely be lost.

Gao Gan obviously also sensed the aggressive momentum of the Northern Xinjiang army, and he urgently wrote to Yuan Shao, asking him to immediately order the requisition of troops into Guanzhong.

At this time, a letter was sent from Huangfu Li, saying that Li Yi wanted to see him.

Han Sui didn't want to meet with Li Yi. The two sides are about to turn their faces and face each other, what's the point of meeting again? Hebei didn't take Western Xinjiang seriously at all, and even if they did, it was just a deterrent and intimidation. Hebei will not make any promises to itself, let alone make compromises, and will only compete on the battlefield.

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Yuzhou, Xuchang.

Chen Lin slowly put down the book in his hand, looked up at Han Juzi 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 before Chen Lin could react, Yuan Shao, the lord of Luoyang, sent an urgent letter with an 800-mile fast horse, saying that the Northern Xinjiang Army was attacking on all fronts on the Henan battlefield, Guancheng was overcome, Aocang was in a bloody battle, and the Yellow River on the Chenggao line was densely populated with warships, and the battle situation was very critical. Yuan Shao asked Chen Lin to prepare to go north to support the Henan battlefield.

Yuan Shao's letter made Chen Lin smell 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 Chen Lin's view, if Hebei carries out a strong attack in the two directions of Hanoi and Henan, the possibility of capturing Luoyang is 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.

Chen Lin immediately wrote to Yuan Shao, detailing the scout's discoveries in the last few days and his speculation about the attack strategy of the Northern Xinjiang Army based on these news. Chen Lin believes that 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.

To this end, Chen Lin hopes 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 Chen Lin was in charge of Yuzhou as the assassin of Yuzhou, because of the recruitment of troops and the collection of financial endowments, his relationship with the Taishou of the counties in Yuzhou was very tense for a while.

After the end of the Guandu War, all places are recruiting troops to expand the army, but over the years, Yuan Shao's large-scale recruitment has drained the manpower of Yuzhou, and now Yuzhou, except for the old and weak, women and children, there is no young and strong. But Yuan Shao's order came down, and he had no choice but to transfer the few remaining young and strong soldiers around, which inevitably contradicted the county guards.

In addition, the counties of Yuzhou directly handed over the collected wealth to Luoyang, and did not go through the Yuzhou government at all. Chen Lin has always wanted to strengthen the city defenses of Yingchuan cities, but because of lack of 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.

Now Yingchuan has only 30,000 troops, of which 20,000 are new soldiers recruited only two months ago, and the defense of the cities 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. Chen Lin was worried about 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.

Han Juzi stepped into the lobby, raised the bamboo slip in his hand, and shouted at Chen Lin: "Mr. Kong Zhang, the Northern Xinjiang Army has entered Yingchuan and is besieging Yanling. ”

Chen Lin was dizzy, shivered involuntarily all over his body, and the bamboo slip in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap".

My worst fears inevitably happened.

"Where is the Northern Frontier Army now? How many roads are there from Xuchang? Chen Lin tried his best to calm down, 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. Han Juzi pointed to the Weishui River on the map and said to Chen Lin: "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." ”

Chen Lin asked, "How many people?" ”

"According to the scouts, there were at least thirty thousand men, as well as a large number of cavalry. This is the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and it is definitely the main force. Han Juzi 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 General Yan Liang's army from moving south to support Yingchuan." ”

Chen Lin's face was very ugly, he stared at Yanling City on the map, sighed helplessly, and said weakly: "There are only two thousand 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." ”

Han Juzi was also the master of the six gods, and asked Chen Lin, "Mr. Kong Zhang, what should I do 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 were distributed in several large cities such as Yangzhai, Yingyang and Yingyin, except for Yingyin City, which was fifty miles away from Xuchang, the defenders of other cities could not arrive before the Northern Xinjiang Army surrounded Xuchang.

After thinking for a while, Chen Lin said to Han Juzi: "Urgently report to Luoyang, please order Yan Liang immediately, let him recapture Guancheng at all costs on the battlefield in Henan, and open up the gallop between Henan and Yingchuan." As long as Yan Liang recaptures Guancheng and attacks Yingchuan, the Northern Frontier Army will have to divide its troops and return to defense, which can give us more time to hold 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. ”

Han Juzi nodded again and again, and the nervousness on his face was slightly relieved.

Chen Lin said again: "The letter told Liu Biao in Jingzhou and asked 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."

Chen Lin readjusted the deployment of troops in the shortest possible time, and asked Han Juzi to immediately send letters and orders. (To be continued.) )