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Yue Fei and Xu Da commanded the 1st and 8th Army Corps of the Northern Xinjiang Infantry, with a total of 80,000 troops, quickly entering the pass by land and water to defend Chang'an.

Luoyang garrison 40,000 soldiers. Li Jing led the Sixth Army of the Northern Xinjiang Infantry to defend Luoyang.

Li Guangbi and Xie Xuan's Ninth and Tenth Legions immediately marched east to Chenliu to help Chang Yuchun defeat the rebels.

Qingzhou garrison 20,000 soldiers. Linzi was garrisoned by Zang Ba, and Beihai was garrisoned by Yin Li and Wu Dun.

Zhang Fei and Yu Ban quickly led their headquarters south to support the Yingchuan battlefield and helped Guan Yu defeat the rebels.

On the 10th day of September, all units of the Northern Xinjiang Army left Luoyang in a hurry and rushed to various battlefields.

General Li Yi ordered that some of the heavy equipment in the Luoyang War should be returned to the border county passes, some of which were deployed in Luoyang City and Luoyang Baguan, some of which were deployed in Chang'an City and Guanzhong Sisai, some of which were deployed in the front of the battlefield, and the remaining part were stationed in the Luoyang arsenal. He also ordered the ordnance workshops in Hedong, Jizhou and other places to continue to manufacture them, and stationed them in the four major arsenals of Chang'an, Yecheng, Jinyang and Jicheng respectively to prepare for the needs of the battlefields in various places.

On September 15, the Son of Heaven issued an order allowing Chen Lin to send Yuan Shao's coffin to Yuan Shao's hometown of Ruyang, Runan, for burial, and ordered to appease Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Yuan Tan, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others. If you are appeased, you will not be blamed in the past, and you can still worship the marquis and build the great cause of Zhongxing together.

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Yingchuan battlefield.

The Jingzhou army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Kunyang, and Liu Biao was enraged and rushed to the Luyang front line to command the battle.

Although the Jingzhou army lost the opportunity to take the lead in Yingchuan, as long as Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others on the battlefield on the east road could capture Chenliu and form an east-west flank attack on the northern Xinjiang army on the Yingchuan battlefield, the Jingzhou army still had a chance to seize Luyang and open up the gallop road with Luoyang.

However, in early September, bad news came from the direction of Wuguan, and Yue Yun of the Northern Xinjiang Army took the initiative to attack and defeated Xu Xuan. Xu Xuan led the army to retreat, the Northern Xinjiang Army pursued fiercely, and the two sides fought fiercely again at Sanhu Pavilion in the north of Danshui City. The Nanyang army was forced to retreat to Danshui. If Danshui is lost, the northern Xinjiang army can threaten Xiangyang in the south, and Wancheng can be attacked in the east, and the situation in Nanyang will be tense immediately.

Liu Biao had no choice but to return to Wancheng and lead the army to support Xu Xuan with Deng Yi and Han Xun.

In mid-September, Zhang Fei and Yu Ban led 16,000 men and horses from Dagu and Guangcheng to the south, and quietly rushed to Niulanlei Pavilion at the foot of Huoyang Mountain. Guan Yu and Xu Huang got the news and urgently dispatched Sun Guan in the direction of Guangcheng, Zhao Yun and Ji Ling in the direction of Kunyang, and Li Zhong in Zhengxian County, and gathered about 20,000 troops to secretly rush to the vicinity of Luyang City.

On September 18, Zhang Fei and Ji Ling each led a large army to launch a surprise attack on the rebels from the south and north of Luyang City. Kuai Yue, Yuan Xi, and Wen Ping were caught off guard and hurriedly responded to the battle. At this time, Guan Yu led the army out of Luyang City and attacked from the front. Three armies surrounded the Jingzhou army and attacked fiercely.

Kuai Yue ordered a retreat and personally cut off the rear. But just when the people of Jingzhou thought they were safe, Zhao Yun led the cavalry of the northern Xinjiang to suddenly kill and cut down the rear army of the Jingzhou army. The rear army of Jingzhou was in chaos, and the soldiers discarded all the grain and grass and baggage, and ran away with their heads.

Kuai Yue is in the rear army at the moment. He knew the strength of the cavalry in the northern frontier, so he turned around with a team of guards and ran desperately into the nearby mountains and forests. In a panic, Kuai Yue accidentally fell off his horse with an arrow and passed out on the spot. The guards rescued him back to the camp. Although the doctor tried his best to rescue him, Kuai Yue was old, and after falling from his horse, he was trampled on by the war horse and broke his ribs, and he died that night.

The Jingzhou army lost its commander, and the army was disheartened. Wen Ping made a quick decision and withdrew his troops overnight and returned to Wancheng.

When Liu Biao heard that Kuai Yue had died, he was grieved and hurriedly returned to Wancheng to pay respects. In this battle, Jingzhou first lost Pang Ji, and then Kuai Yue, and his vitality was greatly damaged.

In late September, messengers from Hebei arrived in Wancheng. Liu Biao heard that Yuan Shao died of illness and Luoyang fell, and he was so shocked that he couldn't afford to get sick.

The news reached Xiangyang. The Xiangyang court was shocked.

Cai Mao, who acted as the chief lieutenant, wrote a letter to Liu Zhang in Chengdu, asking them to urgently tell Liu Bei to stop attacking Guanzhong, and instead concentrate on fighting Longxi and occupying Western Xinjiang.

Kuai Liang heard that his brother had died in battle, and hurried back to Jingzhou to mourn.

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Chen stayed on the battlefield.

Chang Yuchun led the army to attack the Jiangdong Army, and after severely inflicting heavy losses on the rebels, the morale of the rebels was low, and Cao Cao, Sun Ben, and Yuan Tan were in a dilemma, struggling on the battlefield of Chenliu.

If they continued to fight, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan were worried that they would lose too much and would not be able to hold their territory in the future, so they did not dare to attack the fortifications with all their might. If he continued to stalemate with the Northern Xinjiang Army, not only would he not be able to achieve the purpose of the attack, but he would also be more likely to give Lu Bu an opportunity to suffer heavy losses again.

Sun Ben had the idea of retreating, and he wanted to return to Jiangdong. The strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army is too strong, and it is not an opponent at all in the head-on confrontation and repeated defeats, so it is better to withdraw as soon as possible to enhance its strength, and rely on the Yangtze River natural danger and the long-term confrontation of the Northern Xinjiang Army as the best policy.

Cao Cao also wanted to withdraw, but Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai persuaded him to wait.

Xi Zhicai said: "Luoyang is strong, and the longer the Northern Xinjiang Army fights, the greater the losses, and the more serious the financial crisis in Hebei." When the Northern Frontier Army is dragged down by Luoyang, the opportunity for our counteroffensive will come. At that time, the Northern Frontier Army was crumbling, and we could hack it to the ground with a single sword. As for Chang Yuchun, he is just a barbarian, although he relied on cavalry to seize the opportunity, but as long as we find an opportunity, we will definitely be able to kill him and completely turn the tide of the war. ”

Cao Cao was determined to fight again.

Chang Yuchun considered that Chen Liucheng's defense was stronger, and ordered Mu Shun to lead his army to withdraw from Yongqiu. Cao Cao and Yuan Tan hesitated in Yongqiu for several days, and after being sure that there was no danger, they led their army to Chenliucheng.

In mid-September, Xie Xuan, Li Guangbi and others led reinforcements to Kaifeng, got in touch with Chang Yuchun, and prepared to flank the rebels. Chang Yuchun believed that the rebels had a large number of troops and a tight defense, and it was not good for them to force their attacks to attack. In order to avoid casualties, it is better to force the rebels to withdraw from Chenliu as soon as possible.

Xie Xuan and Li Guangbi agreed to Chang Yuchun's suggestion, ordered 80,000 troops to deploy in Langtangqu, made a situation of flanking the rebels, and passed a message to Cao Cao, our army has conquered Luoyang, Yuan Shao is dead, and the main force will soon enter Yanzhou eastward.

The sudden appearance of reinforcements from northern Xinjiang on the west bank of the Langtang Canal surprised Cao Cao, who immediately withdrew to Yongqiu.

The letter from the Northern Xinjiang Army was sent to Yongqiu, and Cao Cao was suspicious. Yuan Tan was worried about his father's safety, and his mind was in turmoil. Sun Ben was anxious and urged Cao Cao to withdraw his troops.

Cao Cao said: "Luoyang's solidity, we know, Li Yi is powerful, invincible in cavalry, when it comes to attacking the city, he may not be comparable to us." He can conquer Luoyang, and he still forcibly conquers it, do you believe it? ”

Sun Ben said: "Don't count on Liu Bei. If Li Yi did not conquer Luoyang now, but stopped for the time being, and turned to consolidate the periphery of Luoyang, then things would be even more troublesome. Since he sent troops to support Chen Liu, of course he would also send troops to support other places. Now even if Liu Bei enters Guanzhong, how long can he hold on? When Li Yi defeated Liu Bei and defeated us, he sat under Luoyang City and waited, until the people in Luoyang City starved to death, and Luoyang was his. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Western Xinjiang is in chaos now, Guanzhong is not only the threat of Liu Bei, but also the wealth of Hebei cannot support Li Yi's adult siege of Luoyang. According to your method, the people in Luoyang City have not starved to death, and Hebei has already collapsed first. ”

However, he agreed with Sun Ben's suggestion and immediately withdrew his troops. The reinforcements of the Northern Xinjiang Army have arrived in Chenliu, no matter whether Li Yi conquers Luoyang or not, Chenliu's battle will not be able to be fought, so it is better to withdraw to Suiyang first and see how the situation develops.

Cao Cao and Sun Ben both asked to withdraw, and Yuan Tan was lonely and had to return to Suiyang together.

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In late September, Hebei messengers arrived and rushed to Suiyang. When Yuan Tan received the bad news from his father, he was overwhelmed with grief and wept bitterly. He hurriedly said goodbye to Cao Cao and Sun Ben, and hurried to the border of Yingchuan to welcome his father's coffin.

Cao Cao and Sun Ben quickly withdrew their troops. The two discussed on the road, and unanimously decided to immediately send someone to ask the Emperor of Jicheng and the imperial court for guilt, and first get through the current crisis.

It took more than half a year for the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Luoyang, and its vitality was greatly damaged. Now that there is a rebellion in the western Xinjiang, it is very unlikely that they will attack Jianghuai in the south in the short term, and it should be no problem to take the initiative to ask for a crime and peace.

Cao Cao sent Mao Jue north. Sun Ben had no choice but to cut first and then play, and asked the veteran Huang Gai and Mao Jue to go north together. At the same time, he wrote to Sun Quan and asked him to send another messenger to northern Xinjiang.

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The eight-hundred-mile fast ride sent the news of Luoyang's victory to Guanzhong.

After Jia Xu, who was sitting in Chang'an City, received the good news, he immediately sent a message to Chen Canghuaxiong, Ma Chao, Hao Zhao, as well as Shangtai Huangfu Li, Zhang Liao, and Gao Xianzhi, asking them to hold on, and Luoyang reinforcements soon arrived.

Jia Xu also wrote a letter to Han Yi, Yang Qiu and other rebel generals in the Western Liang, telling them that the general had conquered Luoyang, and the main force of the army was rushing to Guanzhong day and night, hoping that they could focus on Western Xinjiang and the Han Dynasty and return to the imperial court immediately. Jia Xu promised that as long as you change your ways, the Son of Heaven and the court will definitely forgive you for your sins and still use them.

Han Yi, Yang Qiu and other Xiliang people scoffed at it and didn't believe it at all. If Li Yi killed Yuan Shao in the decisive battle, they believe it, but if Li Yi commanded the army to capture Luoyang City, it would be a joke.

However, at this moment, Han Yi was eager to return to Jincheng, and behind him there was the Northern Frontier Army eyeing him, so the Xiliang Army was pinned down in Yicheng and couldn't move.

In order to reverse the situation, Han Yi sent Yang Fu to Shangqi to discuss with Huangfu Li.

Yang Fu said to Huangfu Li: "You also know the current situation in Western Xinjiang, the top priority is to drive out the Qiang people, but now Chang'an has neither an army to the west, nor grain and grass ordnance to us, but Liu Bei and Liu Zhang have both an army, grain and grass, and take the initiative to join forces with us to attack the Qiang people, how do you say we Xiliang people choose?" Is it to wait for the Qiang people to gain a firm foothold in Jincheng, Longxi, Hanyang and other places, or to take advantage of the fact that the Qiang people are not firmly established, and then beat them back? ”