In late June of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yin, Henan, Yangwu City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the Yin Ditch and launched an attack on the cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu.

The two sides fought for two days, but Cao Cao couldn't resist it and planned to retreat across the chasm. Yan Liang, Gao Gan, Liu Shao, and Liu Pan hurriedly dissuaded them, and at this time, after retreating from the chasm, the entire defense line would collapse, so it was better to stick to it and wait for help.

"You have taken a closer look, it is not only the Western Route Army of the Northern Frontier Army that is attacking us, but also their main army." Cao Cao was furious, pointed in the direction of the outside of the city and shouted, "You are not blind, don't you see that it was Guan Yu who attacked Yangwu City?" If we continue to fight like this, we will suffer heavy losses, how will we fight the battle in the future? ”

"Brother Meng De, since Guan Yu's army has rushed to the northern battlefield, it is Zhang Yan who is attacking Junyi and Kaifeng head-on. Zhang Yan's infantry were limited in strength and could not pose a threat to Junyi and Kaifeng, and their battle on the frontal battlefield was only to contain Yuan Xu. Liu Shao persuaded, "We have already asked Yuan Xi for help, and I believe that he will soon send troops to aid us." ”

"It's been two days, where are his reinforcements?" Cao Cao scolded angrily, "Unless we die, we don't want to see his reinforcements." ”

Liu Shao bowed his head and was silent.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei of the Northern Xinjiang Army both went to the northern battlefield, and their purpose was obvious, that is, to fight Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and force Yuan Shao to draw troops from the frontal battlefield to support. If Yuan Shao was determined to consume Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops, Yuan Xu's reinforcements would not arrive in the short term, so that the Northern Xinjiang Army could take advantage of the contradictions within the coalition forces and successfully break through the second line of defense of the coalition forces.

At this moment, Cao Cao was anxious. Whether it is that he can't resist the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, or in order to preserve his own strength, as long as he retreats without Yuan Shao's consent, causing the Northern Xinjiang Army to break through the second line of defense and enter the hinterland of Henan, then Yuan Shao will have an excuse to punish himself.

Now most of the strength of the coalition army is Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's men, his own strength is small, and it is scattered on three battlefields, Yuan Shao has the strength to take the opportunity to solve himself once and for all.

Cao Cao was worried that he would be killed by Yuan Shao, and he didn't dare to let himself lose too much. At the same time, he didn't dare to give up Yuan Wu and Yangwu without authorization, so as not to find an excuse for Yuan Shao, so he repeatedly summoned Liu Bei, Liu Pan, Yan Liang, Liu Shao, and Gao Gan to discuss the matter.

The decision to retreat was made by everyone, including Yuan Shao's subordinates Yan Liang, Liu Shao, nephew Gao Gan, and Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan. But Yan Liang, Liu Shao, Gao Gan and Liu Pan did not agree to retreat.

Liu Bei didn't speak all the time, and it was useless for him to say it. In favor of Cao Cao's withdrawal of troops, he is bound to cause trouble, and once the situation of the war is reversed, the responsibility is too great. He is not in favor of withdrawing the army, his own losses are too great, although he still controls Xuzhou now, but if the army losses are too large, if it is too late to replenish, there is a chance that Yuan Shao will take the opportunity to annex it.

Liu Bei was worried, sitting on the side and sighing, at a loss.

Cao Cao and others quarreled endlessly in the city, and the Northern Xinjiang Army continued to attack outside the city, and the battlefield situation gradually changed with the passage of time.

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Henan Yin, Zhongmu City.

The trial was furious, yelling at Yuan Xu, urging Yuan Xi to immediately transfer troops from the front line of Junyi and Kaifeng to support Yuanwu and Yangwu to ensure the safety of the northern battlefield.

"The current situation is clear at a glance, the attack strategy of the Northern Xinjiang Army is also very clear, and the solution is very simple, that is, to quickly divide troops to support. We have nearly 200,000 troops on the frontal battlefield, and when the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army moves to the northern battlefield, we will draw 10,000 to 20,000 troops to support Yuanwu and Yangwu, which will not affect the security of the frontal battlefield at all. ”

Yuan Xu rejected the suggestion of the trial, and said: "This is the plan of the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack the east and the west. Li Yi, Guan Yu, Zhang He, Lu Bu, and Zhang Yan are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they can't be prevented by using troops, and things will never be as simple as we imagined. Once we fall into the plan of the Northern Xinjiang Army and let the Northern Xinjiang Army break through the frontal battlefield, we may lose Henan when we are disheartened by the withdrawal of the defenders on all fronts. ”

"But if the Northern Xinjiang Army breaks through the northern battlefield, captures Yuanwu and Yangwu, and attacks our flank, the army will still have to withdraw to Zhongmu." "If we make a mistake in judgment and cause the second line of defense to collapse completely, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Mr. Zhengnan, Prime Minister Cao Cheng has an army of 80,000. With 80,000 horses to hold two cities and one river, not to mention ten days and a half months, five or six days is still possible, right? Yuan Xi was repeatedly accused in front of the generals in the lobby, he was very angry, and his face turned red, "Five or six days later, the Northern Xinjiang Army will lose its troops, even if they want to attack the east and the west, the strength is seriously insufficient, at this time, we will send troops to attack Chenliu and Fengqiu, won't we be able to resolve the crisis on the battlefield in the north?" Why did it have to be sent to the northern battlefield to support? ”

The judge shook his head angrily, and said a little angrily: "Five or six days later, the Northern Xinjiang Army lost its troops, what about us?" Do we have nothing to lose? Now the deployment of troops to support can not only block the attack of the Northern Frontier Army, but also reduce the casualties of the army. Can't the major general see such a simple thing? You haven't led a soldier, haven't you read a military book? ”

Yuan Xi was finally enraged by the disdainful look and arrogant rhetoric of the judge, he took the case and roared: "I am the commander of the army, how to fight this battle, how to transfer the troops, I have the final say." ”

"You're the commander of the army?" The judge tilted his head and pointed to the lobby, "You open your eyes and look, you look at ......"

His hand swept over the faces of Kuai Yue, Wen Ping, Jiao Touch, Meng Dai and the others one by one, and sneered: "Do you know the people here?" What qualifies a man like you to be the commander of an army? Your father used a person like you to sit in Henan, how could he not lose this battle? How can this society not die? ”

Yuan Xuan was furious, his fingers were judged, and he said loudly: "Left and right, drag him down, drive him out of the camp......"

"Slow, slow ......" Kuai Yue grabbed the judge, shook his hand at Yuan Xi again and again, and said slowly, "Young General, Brother Zhengnan is confused, and there are many inappropriate words, so don't blame the young general too much." ”

"Scattered." Yuan Xuan flicked the sleeves of his robe and left in a huff. Kuai Yue's face, he didn't dare not give it.

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"This battle will be lost, and if it continues like this, this battle will definitely be lost." The judge sat in Kuaiyue's military tent, grief and indignation.

"You've been in prison once, why don't you change your temper?" Kuai Yue pointed to the water on the table, and said to the judge, "Drink it and lower the anger." ”

The judge picked up the water and threw it up.

"I want to cry right now." The judge wiped a handful of water stains from his beard and said bitterly.

"You have to understand how you feel now." Kuai Yue sat down beside him and whispered, "Yuan Shu is dead, although they have always been at odds, they are half-brothers after all. After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he killed dozens of members of the Yuan family, all of whom were relatives of Ben Chu and the highway. Counting it up, Yuan Feng's family is the only two of them. Whether they are discordant or quarrel or fight, after all, they are a pair of brothers who depend on each other, how can this flesh and blood family relationship be parted? ”

"You know how Yuan Shu died, I know, Cao Cao and Liu Bei also know. At this time, it was understandable that he wanted to weaken their strength and kill them. Kuai Yue sighed, reached out and patted the thin shoulder, and said, "Wouldn't it be the same as the original if you and I were replaced?" Can you give up this affection? Can you not resent Cao Cao and Liu Bei? You don't want to kill them to vent your hatred? ”

"I understand." The judge nodded, "But when is this?" This is the time for the survival of the society! How could he put the safety of the community at risk for his own selfishness? As long as this battle is won, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are still fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of slaughter? ”

"If Yuan Shu hadn't died, he wouldn't have been so anxious, but it's a pity that ......," Kuai Yue let out a long sigh, "Yuan Shu died at this time." ”

The judge smashed his fist on the case, and he was so painful that he almost killed himself, and said categorically: "I want to write a letter to the lord, and I want to tell him that if he is obsessed with provoking internal strife, this battle will be lost." ”

The judge jumped up and strode out of the tent.

"Zhengnan ......" Kuai Yue stood up and tried to hold him, but he stopped after taking two quick steps.

He knows very well that with his character of matching, he can't hold it, let him go, life and death are up to him.

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In late June, Li Jing, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, led his army to cross the ditch water from the direction of Fengqiu and attack Sanling Pavilion. He attacked the camp of Yuan's army at night, successfully captured Sanling Pavilion, and took the lead in killing the east bank of the chasm water.

Zhao Yuntong led the cavalry to follow, and some of the cavalry galloped back and forth along the south bank of the Jishui River to prevent the rebels from retreating from the direction of Yuanwu and Yangwu; Part of the cavalry spread out on both flanks of the infantry army, protecting the infantry army to hold on to the east bank of the chasm, waiting to join the follow-up army.

Sanling Pavilion was lost, and the Northern Xinjiang Army controlled the cone-shaped area on the south bank of the Jishui River and the east bank of the Gulf Water, cutting off Cao Cao and Liu Bei's direct southward retreat to Zhongmu City. Now if Cao Cao and Liu Bei want to withdraw to the west bank of the chasm water, they can only retreat westward to the area of Aocang and Xingyang, and then rush to the area of Zhongmu through the direction of Guancheng.

Originally, it was only a one-day journey for them to cross the Jishui River in the south and retreat back to Zhongmu City, but now it has become a four-day journey.

Cao Cao could not withdraw back for the time being, and the Yuan army stationed in Zhongmu was insufficient, and Zhongmu was in danger.

Once Zhongmu was lost, the coalition forces in Junyi and Kaifeng immediately fell into the encirclement of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and this battle was dangerous.

At this time, Yuan Xuan was in a hurry, and hurriedly dispatched reinforcements from Junyi and Kaifeng, which were more than 100 miles away, to reinforce Cao Cao and Liu Bei and others. (To be continued.) )