The Temple of the Four Daughters minus the river. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zang Ba led the army to run a miraculously 120 miles in seven hours. After dawn, although the army was exhausted, everyone from Zang Ba to ordinary soldiers gritted their teeth and persevered.

"General Zang, we ran over, and here is not only sixty miles from the Xinhe battlefield, but one hundred and twenty miles." After Wu Zi saw the place clearly, he hurriedly found Zang Ba, and said breathlessly, "From here, cross the river to the south, and sixty miles away is the Maji River." After crossing the Horse Cheek River, we entered Plains County. ”

Zang Ba was overjoyed, and his heart suddenly fell into his stomach, and he hurriedly ordered: "Quick, give the order to rest and prepare to cross the river." When we crossed the river, no matter how fast the iron cavalry of the Northern Frontier Army was, they would not be able to catch up with me. ”

The soldiers thundered with joy, and one by one they lay on the ground and fell asleep. They were so tired that they almost collapsed. Zang Ba, Xue Lan, Li Feng, and Wu Zi did not rest, and they discussed where to cross the Yellow River and capture Qingzhou after crossing the Mache River.

There are three counties on the south bank of the Yellow River in this section of Qingzhou, the easternmost is Le'an, the middle is Jinan, and the westernmost is the southern counties of Pingyuan County.

Gaotang City in the south of Pingyuan County is currently supplying grain and grass to the Gongsun army, where there are thousands of Gongsun Zhan's troops, and it is easy to expose the intention to attack it first, delaying the time for the army to capture the entire territory of Qingzhou. And Jinan and Le'an have no significant goals, and even if they are defeated, they will not be able to quickly sweep the entire territory of Qingzhou.

"Hit Linzi!" Zang Ba said, "Linzi is the largest city in Qingzhou and the location of the Qingzhou Thorn History Department. Gongsun Chan has been staying in Linzi for several years, where there is sufficient grain and grass, the defensive force is thin, and it is close to Mount Tai, which is convenient for us to contact the Yellow Turban Army, which can be attacked and defended, and is the best target for attack. ”

"What does General Zang mean that after crossing the Yellow River, Le'an Guo will directly attack Linzi?" Xue Lan asked, "Do you want to send someone to contact Wu Dun and Yin Li first?" Linzi City is tall and strong, and our 10,000 people may not be able to take it immediately. ”

"We need the help of Yin Li and Wu Tun." Zang Ba nodded and said, "You rushed to Mount Tai day and night, and asked them to lead the army to Linzi City to meet me." ”

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In the afternoon, the Northern Xinjiang Army advanced to the north bank of the Dagu River.

Wang Wei was alone and crossed the river to meet Chang Yuchun. Chang Yuchun was polite to him and dismounted to greet him.

Chang Yuchun asked, "You have decided?" ”

Wang Wei shook his head and said, "Liu Beijun and many generals of our army have different opinions and are arguing, I hope the general can give some time." After all, as a military general, surrendering in battle is not a glorious thing, and it takes time to convince. For example, you, the general, you are a world-famous general, when you decide to surrender, do you need time to think about it? ”

Chang Yuchun's face sank, and he wanted to scold him when he opened his mouth, but suddenly felt that what he said was right. In addition to bravery, the most important thing for a warrior is loyalty. Surrendering to the enemy is a betrayal of one's loyalty, and this is indeed difficult to accept.

So he said: "You go back and tell them, tell them to think carefully, whether they are loyal to Liu Biao and Liu Bei, or loyal to the Han Dynasty and loyal to today." ”

Wang Wei bowed down and agreed, "Can the general give us a day?" ”

Chang Yuchun sneered: "If you come tomorrow, or this sentence, or do you want me to give you a day, do I still have to promise you?" ”

There was a hint of panic in Wang Wei's eyes.

"I'll give you an hour." Chang Yuchun pointed at the opposite bank with the horsewhip in his hand, "An hour later, I started to attack. ”

Then he yelled: "Command all the troops, prepare to attack!" ”

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Wang Wei returned to the camp dejectedly, he didn't expect Chang Yuchun to be so tough, as if he had seen through his plan, pressing step by step, not giving himself any chance at all.

The people in the camp had already realized that it was an empty camp, an empty camp without any soldiers, and they were very frightened and helplessly waiting for the imminent death, and many began to weep.

At this time, even if you escape, it is a dead end, it is better to stay in this camp and look for a glimmer of hope.

Fifty guards stood outside the gate to greet Wang Wei, which was all the strength of this large battalion.

The leader of the "general...... pro-guard wanted to ask about the result.

Wang Wei sighed, turned to look at the overwhelming Northern Xinjiang army on the other side, shook his head painfully, and said, "We don't have a chance......

Fifty soldiers bowed their heads in grief.

Someone asked: "General Wen, can they withdraw to Qinghe State?" ”

"No way." Wang Wei looked up at the floating clouds in the sky, and his heart twitched, "If I can delay it until tomorrow, give them two days......

Wang Wei couldn't say any more, tears gradually blurred his eyes, and continued: "It's a pity that it's ...... I can't help them anymore. ”

Someone else asked, "Shall we surrender then?" ”

Surrender? When Wang Wei heard these two words, his whole body trembled involuntarily.

Loyal? Who should I be loyal to? Who should I be loyal to now?

Shaking his head, Wang Wei said lonely: "An hour later, we surrender." ”

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At dusk, Wang Wei crossed the river again to meet Chang Yuchun.

After listening to Wang Wei's narration, Chang Yuchun was furious and smiled: "Good boy, let me waste a day in vain, good, good, very good......"

Chang Yuchun turned around abruptly and roared loudly: "Order Zhao Yun and Lu Bu to leave immediately." ”

"Urgently inform the lord that Zang Ba has fled to Pingyuan County with 10,000 Xuzhou troops, and Wen Ping is retreating to Qinghe Country with 25,000 Jingzhou troops."

"Order Zhang He, Li Jing, Gao Changgong and others to lead the army of their headquarters to immediately cross the Jiangshui River north and pursue the rebellion!"

"Tell Wei Yan, I'll leave it to him here, let's go......"

After speaking, Chang Yuchun didn't care about anything else, turned around and flew on the horse, and galloped away without looking back.

Wang Wei wiped the beads of sweat from his face, and his face was like ashes. When he heard Chang Yuchun's hateful voice just now, he was really frightened. He thought he was dead, but he didn't expect Chang Yuchun to let him go, but he was angry and took the generals and the army to leave first.

Wang Wei felt someone walk to his side, and then heard a gentle voice sound: "I'm Wei Yan." ”

Wang Wei gasped violently, turned around slowly, barely squeezed out a smile, and said, "I'm Wang Wei." ”

Wei Yanyan patted his back with his hand and said with a smile: "You are very good, very good...... Would you like to stay and continue to lead your baggage battalion? ”

Wang Wei looked at Wei Yan in disbelief and in surprise.

"You don't have to doubt it, I hear that your accent seems to be from Nanyang, and I am also from Nanyang, we are still fellow countrymen, so you can believe me. If you don't want to, I can send you to the General's Command. Wei Yan smiled, "My lord must appreciate you very much." You are still the first to make our Northern Frontier Army embarrassed. ”

Wang Wei remembered that Wei Yan and Huang Zhong, among the generals in Northern Xinjiang, were indeed from Nanyang, and this news was not a secret. After all, these two people are now very important generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Wang Wei smiled bitterly, bowed down and said, "If General Wei trusts me, I will continue to command this heavy battalion." ”

"Do you still want to save the Jingzhou Army?" Wei Yan looked at him and asked suddenly.

Wang Wei was shocked and didn't dare to speak for a long time. He didn't expect Wei Yan to be so smart, and he saw through the little Jiujiu in his heart at once.

Wei Yan smiled: "If you want to save them, just follow me honestly, maybe you still have a chance." ”

Wang Wei was silent, he knew that what Wei Yan said was true. Under the attack of such a powerful army of the Northern Frontier Army, they basically had no hope of escaping.

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In late August, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei carefully discussed and decided to retreat.

Cao Cao was the first to get the news of Yuan Shu's betrayal, and when Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling began to attack Dingtao City, Cheng Yu, who had been prepared, sent the news to Xindu City as quickly as possible. This news was eagerly awaited by Cao Cao, who anxiously told the guards stationed in Ganling City and Dongwuyang to guard against the surprise attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army and ensure the smooth flow of the grain route, while anxiously waiting for the news of the attack on the Eastern Road.

If the army wants to withdraw safely, the East Road army must fight under Nanpi City to contain the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Cao Cao did not tell Liu Biao and Liu Bei the news, he deliberately concealed it. At this time, the East Route army had not yet arrived at Nanpi City, and once the news of Yuan Shu's betrayal spread, the East Route Army would have to withdraw. If the Eastern Route Army withdraws too quickly, it will not only fail to achieve the goal of consuming the opponent, but may also slow down the pace of the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army to retreat south.

But only one day later, Liu Bei received an urgent letter from Xuzhou. Yuan Shu's subordinate generals Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun, as well as Sun Jian of Jiangdong, attacked the East China Sea in three directions.

Liu Bei immediately demanded the withdrawal of the army.

Cao Cao and Liu Biao advised him to start from the overall situation and wait for a while. If the Eastern Route Army loses the cover and response of the main army, it will be difficult to retreat in its entirety.

Although Liu Bei was worried, he was unwilling to abandon his army, so he had to continue to stay under the city of Xindu.

At this time, Cheng Yu's second letter arrived. After Yuan Shu found out that the Son of Heaven was not in Changyi City, he personally led an army to besiege Dingtao. Yuan Shu has already taken the bait and has been dragged under Dingtao City, and the lord can quickly retreat.

At the same time, Jingzhou also had urgent books delivered. Changshi Cai Mao, who stayed in Jingzhou Mansion, and Liu Xianshu, who was not driving, told Liu Biao that in early August, Liu Zhang of Yizhou commanded the Yizhou army to attack Jingzhou, and the naval armies of the two sides fought in the area of Yiling in Nanjun, and won and lost each other.

All three of them were in a hurry to withdraw.

Cao Cao estimated that the army of the Eastern Route had already rushed to the city of Nanpi, and after this period of siege, he was also convinced that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army had moved eastward. At this moment, his purpose has been fully achieved.

Therefore, Cao Cao urgently ordered the East Road army to retreat, and on the other hand, he and Liu Bei jointly wrote to Yuan Shao, asking him to lead the army to move in the direction of Ganling City in order to respond to the retreat of the army. (To be continued.) )