In early May of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guan Yu led the Second Infantry Corps of the Northern Xinjiang Army to conquer Xiaohuangcheng. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

General Li Yi led the Hu cavalry, and Zhang Yan led the Fifth Infantry Corps of the Northern Xinjiang Army into Chenliu.

The main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army advanced to the first line of Suishui River and Langtang Canal on the whole line, and the troops were under the city of Junyi and Kaifeng.

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Chen stayed outside the city, on the bank of the Suishui River, the general's camp.

Li Yi's face was pale, and he looked at Zhao Yun, Sima Yi, and Yue Yun who were kneeling in front of him with murderous energy, his tall body trembled slightly, and he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

Guan Yu, Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, Bian Xi and others stood around the three of them, looking at Li Yi worriedly, and no one dared to speak out to dissuade them.

Zhuge Liang stood behind Li Yi, his face was pale, his heart was beating violently as if he was about to break out of his chest, and the strong feeling of suffocation made him involuntarily open his mouth wide, trying his best to lower his voice and breathe.

"How much Chen Liu has done me now, you can see now." Li Yi suddenly grabbed the map on the case, smashed it in front of the three of them, and shouted, "How much effect does capturing Chen Liu have on me?" Why didn't you obey the order and take the city on your own? Why? ”

Li Yi was furious, raised a foot and chopped it on the table. With a "click...... sound, the case was interrupted and divided into two.

Li Yi still couldn't understand his hatred, and with a kick on his leg, he kicked half of the case into a roar, and directly tore the tent and flew into the air.

Guan Yu, Zhang Yan and the others were all startled and took a step back.

"Big brother, things have already happened...... Guan Yu and Li Yi together, since the first year of Zhongping, it has been more than ten years, and it is the first time to see Li Yi angry to the point of hysteria.

"Eight hundred and seventy-two brothers, you made me lose eight hundred and seventy-two brothers......" Li Yi pointed at Zhao Yun, his eyes were about to split, "They didn't die in the border plug, they didn't die in the desert, they died in such a meaningless city, why did you do this?" You are already the general of Zhengbei, above Jiuqing, why are you not satisfied? How much do you get in return compared to your dead brother? How many feats and glory have you received? Why do you still want to take credit? You have killed 872 battle-hardened brothers for your own selfishness, where is your conscience? Where is your conscience......"

"Big brother, Zilong is also for the battle situation......" Guan Yu took a hurried step, supported Li Yi, who was trembling with anger, and persuaded in a low voice, "Don't you know Zilong's character?" ”

"I have immense trust in you, but you ...... You're ...... I personally commanded Hu Qi, don't you know why? Now that the Hu people have not burned, killed and plundered, the world-famous First Cavalry Corps of the Northern Xinjiang has burned, killed and plundered, you made my efforts come to naught in an instant, do you know how much you delayed? ”

"In order to transfer troops from the desert to the south, in the past two years, I have exhausted my efforts, but the opposition in the court is extremely fierce, why? Aren't you worried that the Hu people will burn, kill, and plunder in the Central Plains? And today? What did you do today? You let the Hu people of the First Cavalry Regiment burn and plunder, and you made the worries of the court become a reality. The Northern Xinjiang Army, which has been fighting in the north for more than ten years, has not changed its ferocity, burning, killing, and plundering, not to mention the iron cavalry of the Hu tribes on the desert? How can this soldier be transferred? How do you convince me to send troops south? ”

"The reason why I personally led the Hu cavalry to fight in the Central Plains is to tell the court that the Hu people are not ferocious barbarians, and the cavalry of the Hu tribes will not harm the Han people. I want to use this fact to convince the imperial court to requisition more Hu cavalry from the desert to the south of the Central Plains, but what about today? What do you want me to use today to convince the imperial court? ”

"The armies that can enter the battlefield of the Central Plains are all here, we have no reinforcements, and the only reinforcements are the Hu cavalry on the desert. Open your eyes and see, with the existing forces, can we capture the Central Plains? How can we fight a decisive battle without more troops? ”

"You have paid such a heavy price for a small Chen Liu, for an insignificant achievement. The Central Plains War may be lost. Zilong, you've disappointed me so much! ”

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In the middle of the night, Li Yi convened a meeting of the generals in the side tent.

"We have completed the primary goal of the Central Plains War, and we have basically occupied all the counties and counties in Yanzhou, and what we have to do now is to stabilize the battlefield on the front line of Fengqiu, Junyi, and Kaifeng, so as to form a decisive battle situation in the shortest possible time." Guan Yu stood in front of the map, looked at the generals and said, "Everyone, please see, the current battle line starts from Yancheng in Yanzhou East County, and goes south to Fengqiu and Junyi in Chenliu County, Kaifeng in Henan, and then to Yongqiu, Xiangyi, and Kaocheng in Chenliu, and Bocheng in Liang State. ”

Guan Yu's hand drew a large arc along this battle line on the map, and continued: "The rebels have formed an arc-shaped blocking formation, and we have formed a cone-shaped attack formation. It is clear that this battlefield pattern is very unfavorable for us. The distance between our army in the middle and the armies on the left and right is too large, and if the rebels decisively attack from the two flanks of our army in the middle, that is, Fengqiu in the north and Yongqiu in the south, we may be encircled. ”

"Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, the rebels can block Zhang Fei and Li E's attacks on the left and right, and then there are enough troops to outflank them from Fengqiu and Yongyongqiu."

"In order to prevent trouble before it happens, Xian Yufu and Zhao will go to Fengqiu and Yongqiu to intercept it."

Then he pointed to Zhang Yan, who was sitting next to him, and said, "Feiyan and I will continue to attack on the battlefield in the middle to suppress Yuan Shao's main force and force the rebels to concentrate more forces in the areas of Zhongmu, Junyi, and Kaifeng, so that we can help the left and right armies to advance quickly to reduce the distance between them and us." The closer they get to us, the less worries we have, the more concentrated our forces are, and the more fierce our attacks become. ”

The military discussion dispersed, and the generals went to the battlefield. However, Li Yi left Guan Yu, Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, Bian Xi and Zhao Yun behind.

Glaring at Zhao Yun again, Li Yi said, "I have asked Kong Ming to write a letter, telling Kou Zhun what happened to Chen Liu, and asking him to make arrangements in Jicheng as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother." ”

Li Yi didn't say anything more, and turned to the crowd: "Now if you want to stabilize the front and form a decisive battle situation as soon as possible, the key is the attack on the left and right battlefields, especially the right side of Yide, you must quickly seek a breakthrough, and then capture Yancheng, directly kill the front line of Yanjin and Suojube, and threaten Henan." If there is no progress on the left and right and the rebels are blocked, the attack in the middle is bound to be frustrated. The rebels have gained time and will immediately switch from defense to offensive and begin a counterattack on all fronts. ”

Guan Yu's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he exchanged glances with Zhang Yan and Xu Huang, and the three of them felt that it was very difficult.

After Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army withdrew to Yancheng, the rebels' defensive strength increased greatly, and Zhang Fei encountered great resistance. If he wants to break through Yancheng and kill in the area of Yanjin and Suojube, it will be difficult.

Li Yi looked at Zhao Yun and said, "You go to the right battlefield to help." Now Zhai Yu and Lan Rong's cavalry are in Pingqiu and Changyuan. You take the cavalry and kill it. ”

Then he remembered something and solemnly warned: "Zilong, I'm not here, you have to suppress those Hu people." If there is another incident of Hu people burning, killing, and plundering, the trouble will be out of control. ”

"I know." Zhao Yun sighed in a low voice, "It won't happen again." ”

"Ordered Wei Xu to immediately rush to Pingqiu and Changyuan with his cavalry to garrison the first line, in case the rebels cross the Pushui River and attack our grain road." Li Yi turned to Zhang Yan and said, "Let them go with Zilong, be fast." ”

Zhang Yan nodded, and immediately issued an order.

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Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, Xuchang.

News from various battlefields quickly spread to Xuchang. The tidal offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army made the atmosphere in Xuchang more and more tense, but the success of Cao Cao and Liu Bei's successful evacuation of Dingtao and Zhoucang, and Xiahou Shang's sneak attack on Changyi eased this suffocating atmosphere a little, and even a glimmer of hope and joy could be felt from it.

In the Shangshutai of the palace, Yuan Shao sat with Fu Zhu, Feng Ji, Yuan Zhong, Wang Lang, Hua Xin and others to discuss the current situation.

"Because Cao Cao and Liu Bei withdrew to the battlefield in the north of the Central Plains, the strength of the front line of Yancheng has greatly increased, and the possibility of the coalition army holding Yancheng to counterattack Baima is increasing. ”

"Cheng Yu and Zhou Cang blocked the Northern Xinjiang Army on the front line of Bocheng and Kaocheng, and the blocking battle on the battlefield south of the Central Plains has begun."

"On the battlefield in the middle of the Central Plains, because of the indecisiveness of the second prince, tens of thousands of troops were once stranded in Zhongmu and Junyi, and they did not determine the direction of their main attack, and he neither went north to support Yan Liang of Yancheng, nor Xu Yu who went south to support Chen Liu, let alone went east to meet Cao Cao and Liu Bei's retreat, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, but when the Northern Xinjiang Army killed Jiyang and the East Dusk Line approached Chen Liu, he was able to quickly gather troops to meet the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army."

"Now the battle situation in the Central Plains is developing in the direction we predetermined, although Chen Liu was accidentally lost, the second line of defense was successfully established in the shortest possible time, and its blocking force is far greater than our initial assumptions. This unexpected result came entirely from Cao Cao's unexpected retreat. Who would have thought that Cao Cao and Liu Bei would lead their troops to risk retreating north? As a result, the battlefield in the north of the Central Plains has gained more troops, and they just happened to block the stormy attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, otherwise with the strength of Yan Liang and Gao Gan, I am afraid that Yancheng has been lost, and Henan is about to be threatened by the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

"At this moment, the two sides are about to enter a difficult confrontation war, a war of attrition, if we can grit our teeth and survive this most difficult and painful period, we can quickly gain the battlefield advantage, and then launch an overwhelming counteroffensive."

Feng Ji took over the conversation and said: "The top priority is to establish a third line of defense on the front line of Xingyang and Zhongmu, so that after the Northern Xinjiang Army breaks through the second line of defense, it will continue to block the enemy. The establishment of the third line of defense will deepen the depth of our defenses, and will ensure that we have ample time to accumulate supplies, recruit soldiers, and accumulate sufficient money, food, ordnance, and strong forces for the upcoming confrontation, attrition, and subsequent counteroffensive. (To be continued.) )