Chapter 0803: Western Battlefield
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In the middle of April of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Kansai, Xin'an City.
The Northeast Frontier Army, under the command of Yue Fei, launched a fierce attack on Xin'an City.
Two days ago, the imperial court sent a message that the Hanoi battlefield was critical, and the Henan battlefield was at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and the various departments could only hold on to the city, and they were unable to launch a new offensive in the short term, but in order to hold back Yuan Shao's army and respond to the attack of the main army on the Yanzhou battlefield, the northern Xinjiang army on the Henan battlefield could not withdraw from Henan for the time being. Therefore, it has now become a top priority to ensure the safety of Pinggao City to ensure the retreat of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield.
The imperial court asked Yue Fei to make a decisive attack, and his troops came to Hangu Pass, threatening Luoyang, forcing Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops from the Henan battlefield to help.
The Northern Frontier Army in the Kansai Battlefield had an advantage in strength in the area around Shaanxi. The Yuan army in the direction of Taolin Fortress and Hongnong City was pinned down, so that Chun Yuqiong's troops were insufficient, and he had to abandon Shaancheng and Mianchi successively. But after he withdrew to Xin'an City, he immediately fell into a desperate situation.
Behind Xin'an City is Hangu Pass, if you continue to retreat, you will have to withdraw into Hangu Pass, Luoyang will directly face the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the consequences will be very serious. Chun Yuqiong could not get reinforcements, and he did not dare to withdraw to Hangu Pass, so he had to defend Xin'an City. The offensive of the Northern Frontier Army was stifled.
Just as Yue Fei and Huang Zhong were about to attack, Xu Da and Gao Ran from Hedong hurriedly came to report. Yuan Tan led 50,000 Guanzhong troops to attack the Yellow River and launched a river-crossing attack on Pubanjin. At the same time, Huayin Zhang Xiu's army also appeared in the direction of Fenglingdu, and it was very likely to attack Hedong. Xu Da was attacked on both sides and was difficult to support, so he asked Yue Fei to quickly transfer troops back for reinforcements.
After Yue Fei received the letter asking for help, he was furious, he was the most loyal, and he despised Han Sui, a person like Qin and Twilight, so he pointed to the direction of Guanzhong and scolded: "Han Sui, a two-faced villain, actually stuck a knife in our back at such a critical moment. ”
Huang Zhong tried his best to persuade him: "The situation in Western Xinjiang is getting worse and worse because of Ma Chao's rebellion. Han Sui had to deal with Ma Chao in Longxi and Xiqiang in the north, and it was difficult to support the left and right. At this time, his control over Fufeng had been significantly weakened, and it was difficult to pose a threat to Chang'an. ”
"Wen Yuan has entered Wuwei County to block Xiqiang's invasion. As long as Han Sui is bent on dealing with Ma Chao, he has the strength to control Fufeng County and threaten Chang'an. Yue Fei pushed away the document scroll on the case, pointed to Guanzhong on the map and said angrily, "Han Sui obviously doesn't want to see us win on the battlefield in the Central Plains. For a person with hegemonic ambitions, of course, he hopes to be left and right between Hebei and Luoyang, so as to seek maximum benefits for himself and buy time for his own development. Han Sui is also a character, but it's a pity that he is blind and dares to resort to such a despicable and shameless villain. He will pay a terrible price for this, and Hebei will never spare him. ”
Huang Zhong wanted to persuade him again, but Yue Fei interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said: "Write the imperial court, impeach Han Sui, and ask the imperial court to cut off the relief and assistance of the western frontier." ”
Anger and complaints against Han Sui could not solve the crisis in Hedong, and Yue Fei had to order the army to withdraw from the cities of Xin'an and Mianchi, and retreat to Shaanxi.
Leaving Yang Feng and Han Xian to lead the army to garrison Shaancheng and continue to contain the rebels on the battlefield in Guanxi, Yue Fei and Huang Zhong led the rest of the army to return to Hedong from both land and water to block the attack of the Guanzhong army.
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The news of the withdrawal of the Northern Xinjiang Army from Kansai made Wen Chou, who was defending Luoyang, breathe a long sigh of relief.
Under his repeated persuasion and urging, Yuan Tan finally took the risk of sending troops. Although Han Sui is a huge threat to Chang'an, as Lou Gui said, what he is gambling on now is Han Sui's desire to support the army and respect himself. Before the Central Plains War was decided, Han Sui was bound to remain neutral for the sake of his own security and the development of Western Xinjiang. Han Sui's impartiality and non-offense mentality would cause him to turn a deaf ear to Jicheng's orders and turn a blind eye to Yuan Tan's attack on Hedong. So far, it seems that Lou Gui is right.
However, Yuan Tan sent troops to Hedong, and although he supported Guanxi in time and relieved the threat of the Northern Xinjiang Army to Luoyang, he did not play any role in the two battlefields of Hanoi and Henan.
The speed of the Jingzhou army to the north was fast enough, but the northern army on the Yanzhou battlefield was even faster. Zhang Fei on the battlefield in Henan suddenly launched an attack on Zhongmu in order to cooperate with the attack of the main army on the Yanzhou battlefield.
Zhang Fei's attack broke Yuan Shao's strategy of trying to encircle and annihilate the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Xingyang area. In order to block Zhang Fei's attack, the main army on the Henan battlefield had to urgently move south, which gave the Northern Xinjiang Army the opportunity to return to Pinggaocheng.
Gao Rou and Zhang Nan used a total of 50,000 troops before and after to conquer Pinggao, and it took more than ten days. Gao Rou and Zhang Nan retreated to the west bank of the Jishui River in embarrassment.
So far, the strategy to encircle and annihilate Zhang Fei has completely failed.
Wen Chou was very angry and scolded Gao Rou and Zhang Nan in the letter.
Hanoi's Yuan army was disheartened, and there was no possibility of another attack. Wen Chou could only let them Chen Bingji Shui River threaten Pinggao City.
After failing to cut off the retreat of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Hanoi, Wen Chou instead ordered Yuan Xi to storm Chenggao City.
After taking Chenggao, the army can directly kill Xingyang and block Zhang Fei in the area of Guancheng to encircle and annihilate.
At this moment, the second batch of troops from Nanyang has entered the Tiger Prison Pass. After the two battlefields of Kansai and Hanoi turned into a stalemate, the crisis in Luoyang had eased, and the troops stationed in Luoyang immediately entered the Tiger Prison Pass and prepared to fight in Henan.
In addition, the Jingzhou army has also hurried to the Henan battlefield. Wen Chou thought that he had achieved an advantage in terms of troops, and even if he couldn't encircle and annihilate Zhang Fei, he could inflict heavy damage on this tiger who killed people without blinking.
Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows this time. He gathered 50,000 horses and launched an attack on Chenggao. Koji met the enemy with 6,000 men.
Due to the long preparation time of the two sides, the soldiers were full of physical strength and sufficient armaments, and for a time the sound of killing in the city and under the city shook the sky, and the roaring arrows covered the sky and the sun.
This fighting at all costs resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. Yuan Xi was hard-hearted, no matter how much price he paid, he was willing to bear it, but Lu Yi was unwilling, he couldn't afford it.
On the one hand, Koji Yi warned Sima Ju in Pinggao City, and on the other hand, he asked for help from Yu Ban in Aocang, and at the same time Feige sent a message to Zhang Fei of Guandu.
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Henan, Guancheng.
The field was shrouded in darkness of night. The mountain wind blew, and the forest sea set off a burst of waves, sprinkling a bit of chill all over the night.
On the gallop road, the Jingzhou army was marching rapidly.
Su Fei caught up with Wen Fei and asked, "Zhongye, on the eve of dawn, can we rush to Guancheng?" ”
Wen Ping looked up at the starry night sky, gasped a few times, and nodded: "Almost." When we arrived at the Feiyang Pavilion, which was ten miles away from Guancheng, we stopped to rest and let the scouts investigate again. ”
"What are you worried about?" Su Fei asked in surprise, "In the past three days, according to Zhongye's order, we stopped to rest after traveling twenty miles a day, and we made enough hesitant posture. The Northern Frontier Army would not have thought that we would suddenly launch a night attack. ”
Wen Ping walked strides, turned around and waved his hand at him, and said, "You despise your opponent too much." If we pretend not to want to fight the Northern Xinjiang Army, it does not mean that the Northern Xinjiang Army does not want to fight us. The generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army are all fierce generals who have followed Li Yi for more than ten years. Their hearts are full of the belief of victory, they have the blood of attack flowing in their bodies, they will never miss any opportunity to devour their opponents, they will not stay quietly in Guancheng, patiently waiting for our attack. ”
Su Fei asked, "Could it be that they, like us, will also launch a night attack?" ”
Wen Ping stopped and looked around.
The mountains and forests in the night let out a terrifying roar, as if countless souls were hiding in the depths of the darkness and weeping sadly. A chill followed the cool night breeze into the sweaty armor, and Wen Ping couldn't help but shiver.
Gritting his teeth, Wen Ping ordered: "Order the scouts, all of them will be dispatched and carefully searched within ten miles of Guancheng." ”
"Zhongye, did you send scouts so early?" Su Fei asked suspiciously.
In the past three days, in order to show weakness, Wen Ping even limited the scout's exploration range to within sixty miles, and only sent a very few elites to go deep into the vicinity of Guancheng to find out the news.
Wen Ping waved his hand and did not speak, and the tall figure quickly melted into the darkness.
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On the eve of dawn, the Jingzhou army suddenly appeared under the city of Guancheng.
Under the command of Wen Ping and Su Fei, the 20,000-strong army launched a fierce attack on Guancheng with overwhelming momentum.
The Northern Xinjiang Army in Guancheng hurriedly responded to the battle.
Sun Li was not afraid of danger, took the lead, and fought to the death. The 3,000 soldiers roared like thunder and fought hard, completely ignoring life and death.
For a time, the inside and outside of Guancheng were shrouded in thick blood, the passionate war drums were earth-shattering, and the sound of fierce fighting shattered the tranquility of the early morning.
Just when the morale of the Jingzhou army was high and ambitious, and they were about to go down with a drum, dozens of scouts rushed from the southeast and reported loudly: "General, the Northern Xinjiang army is coming. ”
Wen Ping's vest was cold, and without the slightest hesitation, he ordered loudly: "Mingjin...... Withdraw, immediately retreat......"
The Jingzhou soldiers were inexplicable and withdrew from the battlefield like a tide.
Almost at the same time as the Jingzhou army withdrew, from the distant mountains, there was the sound of rumbling drums and the rapid sound of horses' hooves. The sound of dense hooves echoed between the mountains and mountains, as if thousands of troops and horses were coming, which made people feel terrified.
The Jingzhou army was scattered, abandoned the siege equipment and baggage vehicles, and fled.
Wen Ping led 2,000 elites to stay in the rear and slowly retreated.
The drums became more and more violent, the hooves became clearer and clearer, and the Northern Frontier Army was bathed in the golden morning sun, roaring out with a thunderous momentum.
"Kill ......"
Wang Ling took the lead, pointed his sword forward, and shouted: "Kill ......"
Five hundred cavalry swept towards the enemy like a hurricane.
Hundreds of paces away from the rear of the cavalry, thousands of foot soldiers held their weapons high and rushed all the way, killing like thunder. (To be continued.) )