Chapter 0904 - Striking the Grass and Startling the Snake (II)

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These two pieces of news undoubtedly gave Yuan Shao a step. He ordered Liu Bei to sit in Mengjin and command www.biquge.info the Hanoi battlefield, and he hurriedly returned to Luoyang with an army of 10,000, and at the same time ordered Yan Liang and Yingchuan on the Henan battlefield to assassinate Chen Lin, and immediately command the army to launch a feint attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Yuan Shao also sent a letter to Yuan Xi, saying in his heart: "As the situation in Guanzhong is becoming more and more tense, the outcome of the battle in Guanzhong cannot be predicted, and the matter of us and Zhang Lu joining forces to send troops to Yizhou will be put aside for the time being. Since the beginning of October, Guo Yuan of Nanyang has led his army north, and Gao Gan will also join Han Sui in the near future, and the Battle of Guanzhong will soon begin. After you got married, you immediately rushed to Hanzhong and persuaded Zhang Lu to wait for an opportunity to capture Guanzhong with us. Regardless of whether the outcome of the battle in Guanzhong is favorable to us or not, you must prepare with Zhang Lu to go north to Guanzhong around eleven. If the battle of Guanzhong is very unfavorable to us, you and Zhang Lu will go south to attack Yizhou. ”

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Henan Yin, Zhongmu City.

Guan Yu, the general of the left chariot, and Zhao Yun, the general of the right chariot, convened the generals to meet.

Liu Bowen, the military advisor of the army, explained in detail the strategy of attacking Guancheng. He said aloud: "Although this time we are a feint attack in order to respond to the Yingchuan battlefield, but considering the entire battle situation, defeating Guancheng, cutting off the connection between the rebels in the Henan battlefield and the Yingchuan battlefield, and forcing the rebels to retreat to the line of Xingyang, Aocang and Chenggao will be very conducive to our later attack on Xingyang and Hujiaoguan." ”

"Yide has led the Third Army to secretly go south to Kaifeng and Chenliu. Zilong also immediately led the cavalry to leave Zhongmu and went to Chenliu to join General Yide and participate in the battle to attack Yingchuan. Liu Bowen pointed to the map and said, "At present, the garrison of the Bianqu and the Gulf Water Line will be fully undertaken by Yun Chang's Second Army, and in this case, the army we can use to attack Guancheng is about 25,000 people. ”

Liu Bowen then deployed the troops, and explained the specific locations of each department one by one.

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Xingyang, Henan.

Yan Liang received an urgent report from Lu Weihuang that the Northern Xinjiang Army was assembling on the east bank of Bianqu, and the camp tents were increasing day by day, and it was estimated that they would soon cross the river to attack, and asked for support.

In recent days, there have been more and more warships from the northern frontier that have gathered at the Pinggao ferry on the other side of the Yellow River, and Zhang Yan's battle flag has also appeared in Pinggao City.

Ma Yan, who was stationed in Guancheng, also reported to Yan Liang urgently, and in the past two days, the cavalry of Northern Xinjiang frequently appeared outside the city, and the Northern Xinjiang Army showed signs of attack.

The Northern Frontier Army is going to attack!

While reporting to Luoyang urgently, Yan Liang wrote back to the guards in various places, asking them to take precautions and send more scouts to investigate to determine the real direction of attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Yan Liang stood in front of the map, looking at the battlefield in Henan, quite emotional.

In the spring of this year, Zhang Fei and Tai Shici of the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly entered Henan with a large army, occupied Chenggao, Aocang, Xingyang and Guancheng, and relied on this cone-shaped battlefield to support for more than two months, dragging Yuan Shao's 100,000 army, allowing the Northern Xinjiang Army to flow unimpeded, and successfully took Yanzhou. Today, half a year later, on the same battlefield, the two sides have switched positions.

At the beginning, Zhang Fei only had to defend this battlefield for two months, but he didn't know how long he had to hold on to see the change in the situation.

If you want to hold Luoyang, the key at present is not whether you can block the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Henan battlefield, but depends on the Guanzhong battlefield thousands of miles away.

I hope that there will be a miracle on the battlefield in Guanzhong.

Two days later, Lu Weihuang once again urgently reported that the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the east bank of Bianqu had stretched for several miles, and the battle flags of Li Jing and Tai Shici had been erected one after another, and what was even more alarming was that the battle flag of General Li Yi was also raised high today, and the main direction of attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army was undoubtedly Aocang. If the Northern Xinjiang Army breaks through Aocang, Xingyang will immediately fall into encirclement, and the army can only retreat to the Tiger Pass.

Yan Liang no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered Gao Xiang and Bao Mi in Xingyang City to support Ao Cang with an army of 8,000, and asked them to block the Northern Xinjiang Army on the front line of Bianqu.

On the third day after the reinforcements left Xingyang, Guancheng Ma Yan reported urgently that the Northern Xinjiang Army's Zhenggu attacked Guancheng with an army of 8,000 foot soldiers and asked for support.

The Northern Xinjiang Army attacking Guancheng only had 8,000 foot soldiers, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Chang Yuchun, these Northern Xinjiang generals did not see any of them, and the Northern Xinjiang cavalry did not see them.

Yan Liang replied to Ma Yan, this is a feint attack by the Northern Xinjiang Army, you have 4,000 defenders, you will definitely be able to block it.

A day later, Ma Yan reported in a hurry. Overnight, the strength of the Northern Frontier Army under the city more than doubled, and the offensive was extremely fierce, so please ask the general to support quickly.

Yan Liang didn't care, he said in his reply: "The more fierce the Northern Xinjiang Army attacks, the more it proves that their main attack direction is in Aocang." Don't worry, you'll be fine for two more days. ”

However, Ma Yan couldn't hold on. There are more and more Northern Frontier troops under the city, and the offensive is like a tide. The soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties, morale was low, and the city was about to fall.

Ma Yan was so angry that he continued to ask for help, but Yan Liang was unmoved and refused to send troops.

The city soon fell. The soldiers of the Northern Army, under the command of Zheng Gu, directly killed Xingyang.

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Xiliang Anding County, Linjing City.

Gao Changgong, Zhang Liao, Xian Yuyin, Hao Meng, and Xu Rong crossed Liupan Mountain with 30,000 cavalry and rushed to Linjing City.

Hou Junji, Murong Han, Sun Li and others who arrived in advance went out of the city to greet them.

Gao Changgong gave a detailed explanation of the attack strategy at the military meeting. He said to the generals: "In this battle in Guanzhong, there are two opponents. One is Han Sui and the other is Yuan Shao. If Guanzhong is lost, Luoyang will not be guaranteed, and Yuan Shao will help Han Sui to hold Guanzhong no matter what. ”

"Part of the Xiliang Army is in Western Xinjiang, and the strength of the troops in Guanzhong is about 70,000. We don't know how many troops Yuan Shao will send into Guanzhong to participate in the war, but conservative estimates should be around 70,000 to 80,000. That is, the troops of Nanyang and Kansai are likely to enter Guanzhong. Therefore, the imperial court estimated that the number of Han Sui and Yuan Shao's combined army was at least about 150,000, and it could reach 200,000 if it was more. ”

"Of the 64,000 troops of our two legions in Hedong, 48,000 have entered Guanzhong, and they are now stationed on the line of Wannian City and Xiatai City in Baiqu. The more than 60,000 troops of the Ninth and Tenth Legions of Li Guangbi and Xie Xuan have been secretly stationed in Pubanjin, and they will cross the river to the Guanzhong battlefield in the near future. ”

"There are 48,000 cavalry here in Linjing. Starting tomorrow, we will continue to go south to Sansuke. General Murong Han led his headquarters of 6,000 cavalry to the south along the west bank of the Jingshui River, and operated in the area of Maoling and Pingling on the north bank of the Weishui River, in order to threaten Chang'an and contain the strength of the Xiliang army. Zhang Liao, Hou Junji and other generals and I led 42,000 cavalry to the south in three batches. We walked along the east bank of the Jingshui River, from the direction of Yunyang, directly into the Zhengguo Canal, and stationed troops between the Zhengguo Canal and the Baiqu. ”

"If nothing else, the battlefield of the Battle of Guanzhong is in Zheng Baiqu, which is centered on Wannian City. Our troops participating in the war were about 170,000. ”

"In terms of troops, we don't have a clear advantage." Gao Changgong finally said, "In terms of attack strategy, we are subject to the requirements of the imperial court. The requirements of the imperial court are very simple, fight Yuan Shao and protect Han Sui. We have to comply with the consideration of defending the western frontier, but I would like to solemnly warn you that when you arrive on the battlefield, you must not be affected by this attack strategy, you must fight when it is time to fight, you must resolutely and unswervingly carry out the order, and you must take the destruction of the opponent as the first priority. Even if the Xiliang army is beaten to the bottom, it is not your responsibility, but the responsibility of me and the lord. All you have to do is obey the military orders and complete the orders. ”

The generals agreed with a bang.

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Hedong, Kasakatsu.

Li Yi arrived at the camp in Pusakajin. He summoned Li Guangbi, Yang Ye, Wang Ling, Hu Ban, Xie Xuan, Yang Ye, Hao Zhao, Wang Zhong and other generals who had secretly arrived in Hedong in the early stage, as well as Cui Lin, the Taishou of Hedong.

Li Yi carefully inquired about the grain and grass and the requisition of the people, and instructed Cui Lin, the Taishou of Hedong, to ensure all the needs of the front-line army. Finally, he asked, "Is there any latest news from Pengju?" ”

"General Yue replied that the number of enemy troops in the direction of Huayin is increasing, and Yuan Shao is continuing to increase troops in Guanzhong." Li Guangbi replied, "According to another scout report, several new military camps have been found in the area of Duling and Baling, and it is estimated that the troops in the camps are all Yuan troops secretly reinforced from the direction of Nanyang. ”

Li Yi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Estimate?" What evidence is there to prove that the soldiers in those barracks are Yuan Jun? ”

Li Guangbi frowned and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the lord thinks that this time Han Sui is sincerely obedient to the imperial court and wants to give us Guanzhong?" ”

Li Yi thought for a moment, sighed lightly, and asked, "What has happened to the Xiliang Army recently?" ”

"While helping us build a bridge over the Weishui River, the Xiliang Army is increasing troops to Zheng County, which has the potential to attack Huayin." Li Guangbi said, "However, recently General Yue received an uncertain news that someone had seen Ma Chao in Chang'an City. ”

Li Yi was slightly surprised and asked, "Have the scouts found Xiliang's reinforcement cavalry in the areas of Chencang, Yicheng, Huaili, Feng, and Haocheng?" ”

"Our scouts can't get that far." Li Guangbi shook his head and said, "My lord, if this news is reliable, it is very likely that Han Sui has transferred back Ma Chao's army from Xiliang, and it seems that he intends to make a desperate bet and fight to the death with us." ”

Li Yi was silent for a long time, and said to Huangfu Li: "Contact Han Sui immediately and say that I am going to Guanzhong soon and want to see him once." ”

"Lord, this time ......" Huangfu Li looked at Li Yi and said worriedly, "Lord, I think it's better to forget it." If Han Sui decides to turn his face with us, no matter what the lord says, he will not listen. ”

"I know." Li Yi said, "If you don't fight this battle in Guanzhong, you have to fight." However, I hope that Han Sui will take the initiative to attack, so that we can control the initiative on the battlefield and attack according to our deployment. Now Han Sui has been dragging it like this, saying that he will return to the imperial court, but there is no movement in his hands, and it is very difficult for us to do it. (To be continued.) )