When the undercurrent in Jiangdong was turbulent, the situation in the Central Plains was not calm. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Meng Jin.

At the beginning of the morning sun, the majestic Yellow River is bathed in golden sunlight, the turbid water sets off layers of waves in the faint mist, and the refreshing and slightly cool river breeze gently blows through the pass, quietly submerging into the mountains and mountains.

The big silk on the tower of the city danced wildly in the wind, and the colorful battle flags stretched their vigorous posture in the sun. The guards on duty held their spears, closed their eyes slightly, and looked boredly at the river in the distance.

An open sail suddenly burst out of the fog.

The guard blinked his eyes, and a chill swept through his body.

More black sails poured out, and a tall building boat appeared on the river, riding the wind and waves.

The face of the guard on duty of the "Northern Xinjiang Army ......" changed suddenly, and he exclaimed in a low voice.

"The Northern Frontier Army is coming......" more guards on duty let out a frightened cry.

"Drumming...... Drumming ......" The guard on duty suddenly woke up and ran along the city wall, waving his hands incessantly and shouting hoarsely, "Drumming...... The Northern Frontier Army is coming......"

"Knock knock knock ......" The war drums sounded, and the low and frightened drums rang out to the four fields, and the entire mountain was awakened at this moment.

When the drum sounded, Han Qiong was sitting in the house leisurely enjoying her breakfast, a bottle of wine, and a plate of mutton.

In the later stages of the Jizhou War, he was defeated in Huaicheng and fled back in embarrassment with Guo Tu and others. Guo Tu was driven to Chang'an, while he was demoted and driven to Baguan for retirement.

Han Qiong was the backbone of the Jizhou forces, and after Yuan Shao deprived him of his military power under the pretext, he was frustrated, judged, and others also fell one after another. In just one year, the coalition forces were defeated again in the Central Plains, the entire territory of Yanzhou and Hanoi was lost, and the Northern Xinjiang Army approached Luoyang City.

Originally, when Han Qiong thought that he would spend the rest of his life like this, he actually ushered in the second spring, and was entrusted with the important task by Yuan Shao, and was responsible for guarding the north gate of Luoyang as the general of Pingbei.

Han Qiong's ambition was gone, he sat on the edge of the Yellow River and said to his subordinates: "I fought side by side with Li Yi twice more than ten years ago, once in Jizhou to fight Zhang Jiao, and once in Bingzhou to fight Hu Ren, and I was invincible. More than ten years have passed, and he is still invincible. Today, no one can beat him. When I die, bury me on a mountain. The scenery here is good, you can see both the Yellow River and Luoyang. I was content. ”

After Han Qiong heard the sound of the drum, she was not surprised, she just frowned slightly, and then took a sip of wine leisurely.

The lieutenant, military commander, Changshi and others rushed in in a hurry and reported: "Old general, the Northern Frontier Army has launched an attack. ”

"I know." Han Qiong chewed a piece of mutton in her mouth slowly, and waved her hand at them gently, "What should you do?" ”

A lieutenant asked, "Old general, don't you go up to the castle tower to have a look?" ”

"I'll wait until I'm done eating, take a nap, and then I'll check it out." Han Qiong shook her head and said helplessly, "People are old, and they always can't sleep at night, so there's no way." ”

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Luoyang.

Han Qiong and Zhao Rui urgently reported to Yuan Shao that the Northern Xinjiang Army of Hanoi, under the command of Sima Yi and Tai Shici, crossed the river to attack, and quickly captured the four ferries of Pingyinjin, Yebanjin, Weisujin and Kipshijin, and established a camp in Yeluojin and erected a boat bridge. At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army's attacks on Mengjin and Xiaopingjin are gradually slowing down, and the main forces are devoted to protecting and erecting the bridge. Han Qiong said in the letter that there must be a reason for Sima Yi's fanfare to erect the bridge of the ship, and the main direction of attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army is very likely to be Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.

After a little discussion with Feng Ji, Xianbei and others, Yuan Shao believed that it was very likely that the Northern Xinjiang Army would take the north of Luoyang as the main direction of attack, because Hangu Pass and Tiger Prison Pass were too dangerous, and it would be difficult to break through by force, and the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Yingchuan battlefield could not get rid of the siege from Luoyang, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou, and was unable to go north to attack the three passes of Dagu, Yique, and Yuyuan in the short term. In this case, it is possible that Li Yi used the Yingchuan battlefield to drag his own reinforcements, and used Hangu Pass and Hugao Pass to drag his main force, and then secretly transferred the army to Hanoi and launched a strong attack from the direction of Hanoi.

Yuan Shao decided to let Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Kuai Yue, Wen Ping and others immediately launch an active attack on the Yingchuan battlefield, try their best to recapture Yangzhai City, drag the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Yingchuan battlefield, and delay the time for the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Luoyang.

At the same time, Yuan Shao ordered Wen Chou to rush to the Henan battlefield, Chun Yuqiong to the Kansai battlefield, and Yan Liang to the Yingchuan battlefield to deal with the upcoming all-out attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

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Yuzhou, Yingchuan.

Coalition attacks began one after another. Han Juzi and Guo Yuan led the army out of Yuyuan Pass and stormed Yangcheng. Yuan Xi and Wen Ping led the army out of Luyang and advanced to the front line of the Rushui River. Yuan Tan led his army to attack Linying and advanced along the Yingshui River River to attack and advance. The destination of the three armies is Yangzhai City.

Guan Yu, the general of the left chariot cavalry, and Zhang Fei, the general of Wei, are in Yangzhai City at the moment.

After Guo Jia, the military commander of the East Road Army, sorted out the emergency reports of each department, he reported the battle situation to the three of them in detail: "At present, General Yu Ban is leading a group of men and horses to block the enemy in Yangcheng on the northern line. General Xu Huang led a group of men and horses to block the enemy in the area of the Rushui River on the western front. General Li Zhong led a group of men and horses to block the enemy in the areas of Yingyang, Yingyin, and Xuchang on the southern front. Judging from the battle reports of various departments, Yuan Tan's southern road attack was the most violent. ”

"What about the direction of the Rushui River? How many enemies are there on the opposite side of Xu Huang? Guan Yu looked at the map on the desk with his eyes and asked in a low voice.

"About 50,000 people, twice the number of General Xu Huang." Guo Jia said with a little worry, "Yuan Tan has appeared, Liu Bei's men and horses are not far away, and the army stationed in Xuchang cannot move for the time being, so as not to be attacked by Liu Bei." General Li Zhong on the southern front said that he was a little stretched thin because of the lack of troops. ”

"As long as he holds the three cities of Yingyang, Yingyin, and Xuchang, Yuan Tan and Liu Bei will not be able to break through the southern front." Zhang Fei touched the short beard under his chin and said thoughtfully, "Where will Liu Bei's army appear?" ”

"If both the southern and northern fronts are the rebels' containment forces, then Liu Bei's army may appear on the battlefield on the western front." Chang Yuchun knocked the table and said in a cold voice, "Tell Gongming, ask him to pay attention to the south of the battlefield, especially in the area of Kunyang and Wuyang, and send more scouts, so as not to let Liu Bei hit the flank." ”

"If Liu Bei joins the battlefield on the Western Front, the rebel army will have at least more than 100,000 troops." Zhang Fei was anxious, and kept turning the thumb of his right hand, "We still have 40,000 people in our hands, plus Xu Huang's army is only 60,000, and the strength is only half of the enemy......

"Big brother is still worried that we will go north to attack Luoyang Pass." Guan Yu shook his head helplessly, "I wish he had transferred me tens of thousands of horses again." Now we can lure the rebels across the Rushui River, but we don't have enough troops to encircle them. It seems that the difficulty of beating Luyang exceeded our expectations. ”

"If Luyang doesn't fight, Yuan Shao's support will not be cut off, and it will be even more difficult for our main force to defeat Hangu Pass and Tiger Prison Pass." Guo Jia pointed to Luyang on the map and said, "We must find a way to separate the enemy on the battlefield on the Western Front as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to conquer Luyang." ”

"Separated?" Guan Yu was talking to himself as he dragged the map on the desk down. The three passes of Otani, Ique, and Hirosei, are marked very prominently on the map.

Guo Jia looked at Guan Yu suspiciously, and asked, "Yun Chang wants to go to the pass?" ”

"Looks like you can't fight if you don't fight." Guan Yu sneered and said, "Send a team of men and horses to kill Guangcheng Pass along the Rushui River, and cut off the gallop between Luoyang and Nanyang first." The Chidao was intercepted, and Yuan Xi must go to the rescue, so that part of the forces on the battlefield on the Western Front will be divided. ”

"But the enemy still has too many troops." Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "We still can't move." The eldest brother has repeatedly warned us that the cost of conquering Luyang cannot be too great, 60,000 against 60,000, at least 60,000 against 40,000, or 60,000 against 30,000. ”

Guan Yu was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "Where is Zilong's cavalry now?" Are you still staying? ”

"The Henan battlefield has not yet started a war, and Zilong's army must still be moving." Zhang Fei smiled, "What? Second brother, do you want to ask the eldest brother for help? ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "I can only ask for help." ”

"You want to attack Wancheng?" Zhang Fei asked in surprise.

"There is a rebel emperor in Wancheng." Guan Yu's hand drew a line along the map, "Let Zilong lead two thousand cavalry across the Rushui River, go south from Kunyang, Yexian, and Gamble, and kill Wancheng directly." ”

Guan Yu's murderous aura suddenly appeared on his face, and he said in a cold voice: "Hmph, if they don't come back to help, they will let Zilong burn, kill, and plunder in the Wancheng area, and frequently attack the galloping road from Wancheng to Luyang, forcing them to divide their troops to help." ”

Zhang Fei and Guo Jia looked at each other and shook their heads.

Guo Jia said: "Yun Chang, if you sneak attack Wancheng, the rebels on the battlefield on the Western Front will retreat on all fronts, and Luyang is impregnable, how can we fight?" ”

"The eldest brother said that we don't necessarily have to capture Luyang, as long as we cut off the gallop road to Luoyang. When Luoyang loses support, our main army breaks through the eight passes, and we will be able to occupy Guangcheng, Dagu and other passes and completely surround Luoyang. Guan Yu's hand swiped back and forth on the map twice, and continued, "Our main target is Yingchuan. Hold Yingchuan, and after the army conquers Luoyang, it can take advantage of the victory to go south and pacify the world. ”

"However, we did not achieve our goal of annihilating the enemy. By the time the main force of the army went north to attack Luoyang, Yingchuan was short of troops, and the battle would be difficult to fight. Guo Jia persuaded, "Let's think of another way." A long-distance attack is too dangerous, and if we fail to succeed, we will miss the time to destroy the enemy. ”

Guan Yu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then resolutely said, "It's so decided." Flying pigeon to pass the book, big brother, please tune the dragon to lead the cavalry to help. ”

"Please Sima Ju come to me, feint to attack Guangcheng Pass, and hand over the matter of cutting off the Chi Road in the area of Huoyang Mountain to him. He's an old bandit, and he should be familiar with this kind of thing. ”