Zhou Cang, who had been stationed in Fengting, suddenly heard an urgent report from the defenders of Huangniuling, saying that the northern Xinjiang army was gathered on the Dasan Pass, and there was a possibility of attacking southward, so he led the army to support as quickly as possible, intending to block the northern Xinjiang army at Huangniuling. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info who knew that halfway through, the defenders of Huangniuling reported again, and the Northern Xinjiang Army fought out of the Great Scattered Pass.

Zhou Cang was shocked and ordered the army to drop their baggage and speed up the march. At this time, he did not attach much importance to the southern attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on Wudu, and now the main forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army are fighting in the Jing and Henan areas, and attacking Wudu from the direction of Guanzhong is just a diversion strategy for Chang'an. Since it is a diversionary war, the number of troops invested is very limited, so there is nothing to worry about.

When he rushed to Huanghuachuan and met the defenders who had evacuated Huangniuling, and heard that the vanguard army that had entered Wudu was Han Xian's army, he suddenly realized that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army was not on the Jing and Henan battlefields, but in front of his own eyes. The Northern Xinjiang Army is going to fight the western Xinjiang and Yizhou.

Zhou Cang ordered the army to line up south of the Huanghua River, intending to swear to block the attack, so that all reinforcements could arrive at the Wudu battlefield in time, and set up a solid blocking formation from Fengting to Hechi and Xiabian.

The Huanghua River is adjacent to the old road water, surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is narrow, making it difficult to attack and defend.

Han Xian led 3,000 men and horses of the forward army to Huanghuachuan and immediately commanded the soldiers to attack. For a while, the dense sound of war drums resounded through the mountains and rivers, and the two sides fought to the death on the banks of the old water.

Yue Fei hurried to the front line, carefully surveyed the terrain, and ordered the Chinese army led by him and Wang Shuang to enter the battlefield, line up on the left and right flanks of the forward army, set up crossbow carts, and use strong archers to shoot wildly at the enemy formation, covering the soldiers of the forward army to force a breakthrough.

The rear army led by Huang Zhong and Yang Feng arrived at Huangniuling one after another, and Chen soldiers were waiting for them, ready to enter the battlefield at any time.

The First Army of the Northern Cavalry under the command of Zhao Yun, the commander of the army, went out of the Dasan Pass at this moment, and learned that the forward army was blocked in the Huanghua River, so he immediately stationed troops outside the pass.

Zhou Cang couldn't help but gasp when he saw the battle flags on the Huangniu Ridge in the distance, and the morale of the Northern Xinjiang army on the battlefield near was like a rainbow, and the arrows were like locusts, advancing step by step.

"General, there are at least more than 30,000 people on the two-mile-long mountain range from Huangniuling to Huanghuachuan, we can't stop it, so let's retreat to Fengting and hold on." Mao Hui looked horrified and shouted repeatedly.

"Withdraw to Fengting, our troops are still insufficient, and we can't stop it." Zhou Cang shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Eight hundred miles to ride quickly to report to Jian Yong, and ask him to quickly ask for help from the King of Qin in Longxi, the King of Shu in Chengdu, and the Marquis of Zhang in Hanzhong." Today, the Northern Xinjiang Army invaded on a large scale, seriously threatening the security of Longnan and Bashu. There will be a hard battle in Wudu County, so please do your best to support from all over the country. In particular, the replenishment of grain, grass and ordnance is the top priority. ”

"Tell General Ganning of Hechi again, ask him to immediately lead his army north and join me at Fengting."

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On May 30, Jian Yong's 800-mile fast cavalry reported to Xiangyang, asking the Xiangyang court to provide as much money and food as possible to help the army hold the counties around Longnan.

Jian Yong's 800-mile fast cavalry urgently reported to Liu Bei, the king of Qin, that the Northern Xinjiang Army had entered Wudu, and there was no grain and grass to supply Longxi in the short term, so please try to solve it yourself.

Jian Yong's 800-mile fast ride urgently reported to Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, asking him to find a way to supply grain and grass as soon as possible, so as to keep the gateway of Bashu.

Jian Yong's eight-hundred-mile fast cavalry urgently reported to Zhang Lu, the Taishou of Hanzhong, and asked for rapid support.

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On May 30, Zhao Yun personally rushed to Huanghuachuan and supervised the fierce battle.

Zhou Cang suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw to Fengting to join Ganning's army, and stubbornly held out according to the favorable terrain.

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In mid-June, Li Yi traveled day and night to the county seat of Zhiji County, Hanyang County, Xiliang, and Zhang Fei, Yu Ban and other generals greeted him outside the city.

Xiliang Wenwu Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Yang Fu, Zhang Ji and others visited Li Yi. Li Yi comforted him with kind words, and solemnly promised that this personal expedition would definitely recover the western Xinjiang and defend the territory of the Han Dynasty to the death.

The general summoned the generals to the meeting.

Xu Shu explained the current battle situation in detail: "Yan Yan led the army to withdraw into Wudu County, and Wei Kang and Yan Wen led their troops to surrender. Under the persuasion of Huangfu Li and others, Yan Wen pretended to break through and successfully returned to Wudu County to persuade Wei Duan and other Xiliang generals, and strive to cooperate with the Han army attacking Wudu County to kill Liu Bei and other rebels at an appropriate time, and encircle and annihilate the rebels. ”

"Zhang Liao, Ma Chao and Pang De have led part of the cavalry to the west, intending to attract the Qiang people to the front line of Jincheng and Yuzhong, and then try to get in touch with Hou Junji, and strive to meet the two armies in late this month or early July, and encircle the Qiang people in Jincheng, and decide the battle in a decisive battle."

Xu Shu pointed to the map and said loudly: "After Zhang Liao's cavalry entered Hanyang, they alarmed the Qiang cavalry active in the area of Pingxiang and Chengji, and they quickly withdrew to the bank of the Yellow River. Now, if our 40,000 troops advance synchronously, plus the 20,000 Xiliang army and Hou Junji's cavalry, which is fighting on the north bank of the Yellow River, the total strength will be nearly 90,000. This will make the Qiang realize that we are besieging them, and the Qiang may scatter in a hurry, abandon the pastures around the river, and flee to the mountains, so our strategy is ......"

"Let Zhang Liao lead part of the cavalry to lure the enemy in advance, and attract the Qiang people to Jincheng and Yuzhong as much as possible. The main force of the army and the Xiliang army marched day and night, quietly rushing to the area around Muyuan to stand by. Once the main force of the Qiang people was attracted to Jincheng and Yuzhong, the Xiliang army immediately crossed the camel ridge trail and inserted it between Jincheng and Yuzhong City, cutting off the Qiang people's retreat. The main army crossed the Kwai Yuan Gorge and attacked the Qiang cavalry head-on. ”

Li Yi asked, "Do the Qiang people know the movements of the Xiliang Army at present?" ”

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "In the eyes of the Qiang people, the Xiliang Army is nothing more than three ways out. One is to be besieged and killed by us, the second is to flee or surrender, and the third is to flee into Wudu County. In short, they would not have thought that the Xiliang Army would be preserved intact. The Xiliang Army can definitely appear behind the Qiang people as a surprise army. ”

Li Yi was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "The flying pigeon sent a message to Ziyi who stayed in Luoyang, asking them to speed up the transportation of grain and grass, and the army must complete the reserve of all kinds of materials before the end of this month." ”

Then he turned his eyes to Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe seized the time to prepare for the establishment of government offices at all levels, and quickly moved the people of Xiliang back to Liangzhou. You tell the people of Xiliang that if I, Li Yi, can't kill the Qiang people and stabilize the western Xinjiang this time, I will never withdraw my troops and never leave the western Xinjiang. ”

Jia Xu, Huangfu Li, Yang Fu, Zhang Ji and others were surprised and delighted, and agreed with a bang.

Xu Shu continued to report to everyone on the situation of the war in various places.

On the battlefield in the south, the war was in a stalemate.

Beginning at the end of May, Li Jing commanded an army of 60,000 and the rebels of Cao Cao and Yuan Tan fought repeatedly in the vicinity of Xiangxian and Dangxian in Yuzhou, and the two sides won and lost each other. After receiving support from Luoyang, Tian Yu launched several counteroffens against the rebels of Yuan Xi and Kuailiang in the direction of Luyang, but because there was no obvious advantage in troops, the results were little.

The southward army on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang was stubbornly resisted by the rebels on the front line of Dasanguan and Hechi.

At the end of May, Zhao Yun and Yue Fei led their troops to break through Zhoucang's resistance and capture Huanghuachuan.

At the beginning of June, Zhao Yun and Yue Fei's southward army once again broke through the combined resistance of Zhou Cang and Gan Ning and captured Fengting.

On the seventh day of the first month of June, the army encountered the main force of the rebels in Gudaochuan, and the rebels such as Zhou Cang, Gan Ning, Zhang Ren, and Yang Ren led the army to desperately block it, and the battle was very fierce. Zhao Yun and Yue Fei commanded the soldiers to fight hard for four days, broke through the old Daochuan with difficulty, and advanced to Maling Village.

According to the latest battle report, Yan Yan's army has withdrawn from Hanyang to Wudu and appeared on the battlefield of Malingzhai.

"The primary targets of the southbound army were Hechi, Xiafen, and Xianren Pass, southeast of Hechi. Taking these three places basically blocked the rebels' retreat from Chencang Road to Hanzhong and the retreat from Jinniu Road to Bashu. Xu Shu pointed to the map, focused three times, and said loudly, "There are still two dangerous obstacles to the south of Malingzhai, Liangdang Pavilion and Guting. In the case of close forces, it is very difficult for us to kill the river pool in a short time, unless we increase our troops again. ”

"There is another way, which is to send troops to Hanzhong along the plank road, attack Wudu from the direction of the Han army, and carry out an east-west flank attack with Zhao Yun and Yue Fei's army." Xu Shu's hand pointed to Hanzhong on the map again, and said to everyone, "At the beginning of the year, Zhang Lu, the Taishou of Hanzhong, sent people to Luoyang to secretly present a plea to the lord, intending to return to the imperial court. We also sent people to Hanzhong to secretly meet Zhang Lu and discuss with him about the appeasement. However, in late May, there was a sudden change in Hanyang, rebellion and infighting, and Han Yi was accidentally killed, forcing us to send troops to the western frontier in advance. This incident disrupted our deployment to attack Longnan, and also made our dispatch of troops to Hanzhong come to naught. ”

"The last way that Zhang Lu and us agreed on was that we would contain Liu Bei and Liu Zhang's forces all the way out. All the way from the meridian road into Hanzhong, hold Yangping Pass, cut off the rebels back to Hanzhong, and at the same time take the Golden Bull to kill Chengdu. The gist of this strategy was that our army must first enter Hanzhong to help Zhang Lu stabilize Hanzhong, and then attack Wudu from the direction of Dasanguan. Otherwise, the rebels will do their best to block the southward Han army, while firmly controlling Yangping Pass and Jinniu Mountain to ensure that the retreat is not lost. ”

"Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, it is obviously not appropriate to implement this strategy again. We preemptively attacked Wudu, so that Zhang Lu lost his trust in us, and at the same time, the rebel troops will keep an eye on Hanzhong, as long as there is a slight disturbance in Hanzhong, our army that infiltrated Hanzhong will be annihilated. Therefore, we plan to send someone to secretly contact Zhang Lu again, first, to explain the reason for sending troops to Wudu in advance, to rebuild trust between the two sides, and second, to discuss countermeasures, so that the army can cross the plank road into Hanzhong, implement the strategy of east-west attack, and recover Wudu and Hanzhong counties as soon as possible. ”

"It will take at least a month for the envoy to travel back and forth to Hanzhong, so in the coming period, we intend to order Zhao Yun and Yue Fei to use their existing forces to continue the offensive and drag the rebels on the battlefield of Wudu as much as possible, so as to prepare for us to send troops into Hanzhong."