On the second night of the Battle of Chenliu, the coalition army camp. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Scout Pegasus reported that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the Jishui River, and within one day connected the two cities of Jiyang and Dongdu, and was rapidly advancing towards Chenliu. Yuan Xi was shocked and urgently summoned the judges, Xu You, Wenpin and others to discuss the matter.

"Is it the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, or some of the Northern Xinjiang cavalry that surrounded Dongduan and Jiyang some time ago." Xu You panicked, shook his head again and again, and couldn't believe the scout's report, "Cao Cao and Liu Bei returned to Yanzhou with more than 100,000 troops, even if Liu Bei went to support Xuzhou Guan Zhuling, they still had 100,000 troops. According to our exploration, the Northern Xinjiang Army has eliminated the troops left in the Changyi area, and the Dingtao area is no more than 100,000 horses, and the strength of the two sides is equal, what advantage did Li Yi have to defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei in such a short period of time? Where did the two of them's armies go? All eaten by Li Yi? ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, and they also thought it was incredible. The speed of the Northern Xinjiang Army's advance was too fast, and it was less than a month since the attack began to cross the river to now the troops forced Chen Liu, and the Northern Xinjiang Army actually advanced thousands of miles, attacking the city all the way into a no-man's land.

"Zhengnan ......" Yuan Sheng patted the extremely poor complexion of the matchmaking and asked anxiously, "How to deal with it?" Are Cao Cao and Liu Bei finished? Annihilated? ”

"No, it won't." The judge was half-lying on the seat, and said weakly, "In the Dingtao area, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have 100,000 horses, and if Li Yi wants to fight them, he can only fight a decisive battle, but such an early decisive battle is extremely unfavorable to the Northern Xinjiang Army." The decisive battle will cause the Northern Xinjiang Army's troops to be damaged too quickly and too much, and it will be difficult for them to quickly occupy Yanzhou if they have insufficient troops, let alone gain a foothold in Yanzhou. Unable to gain a foothold in Yanzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army would not be able to continue the Central Plains War. In order to achieve the goal of seizing the Central Plains, the Northern Frontier Army must seize the opportunity to win the decisive battle in the whole territory of Yanzhou before the armies of all our sides join forces to counterattack, so as to win the opportunity to win the decisive battle. From this point of view, Li Yi does not have the determination to fight a decisive battle for the time being. ”

Cao Cao and Liu Bei were also unwilling to fight a decisive battle. They defeated all the men and horses, and defeated the Northern Xinjiang Army to the point of losing their troops, which is equivalent to giving Yanzhou and Xuzhou to us. Will they be so generous? ”

"No, it won't." The judge asked and answered himself, and continued, "Cao Cao and Liu Bei must have retreated. They want to lure the Northern Xinjiang Army to Chenliu and let us fight against Li Yi, so as to consume our troops. ”

"Then why didn't the scouts find Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army?" Yuan Xi asked, "Where did they go?" ”

The judge closed his eyes, frowned and pondered. Could it be that they went north and withdrew to the area of Yancheng and Changyuan on the line of the Pushui River?

There are more than 200 miles from Dingtao to Changyuan, and the infantry cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army will then cover up, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army may collapse. Going north is a dead end, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei will not kill themselves. Where will they retreat?

"Shall we divide our forces and march east?" Yuan Xi saw that everyone didn't speak, so he asked.

"You can't divide the troops, or fight Chen Liu." Xu You hurriedly waved his hand to stop, "No matter whether Cao Cao and Liu Bei are wiped out or where they are withdrawn, it is a fact that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is rushing to kill. If we want to block the Northern Xinjiang Army, if we want to block the Northern Xinjiang Army in the second line of defense, we must recapture Chenliu. We don't have time to attack day and night. ”

If Chen Liu couldn't take it back, he would lose it in a daze, and Xu You's good days would come to an end, so he strongly opposed Yuan Xu's suggestion.

"The Northern Frontier Army in the city is very powerful, the defense is quite tight and strong, and our losses are too great."

Yuan Xi thought that the siege of the city was blocked today, and the idea of continuing the attack became weaker and weaker. Concentrating his forces to attack Chen Liu, he had already disobeyed his father's orders. Now the battle situation has changed again, the life and death of Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army is uncertain, once he failed to take the city before the Northern Xinjiang Army killed Chen Liu, and fell into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy, not only the loss of troops will be lost, but also the defense of Junyi and Kaifeng will collapse instantly because of the serious shortage of troops, and the plan drawn up by my father to block the Northern Xinjiang Army in front of the second line of defense will also fail completely, and Luoyang will directly face the threat of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

You're going to die, don't want to bury me with you. Yuan Xu looked coldly at Xu You's mouth that opened and closed quickly, and didn't listen to a word. It was not his fault that Chen Liuliu lost it, but if he lost his troops and lost his generals, followed Xu You and lost Junyi and Kaifeng, and opened all the doors to Henan, it would be his own fault.

"Divide the troops immediately." Yuan Xu said loudly, "The order was Jiao, and he led the army to cross the Bishui River overnight and stationed in Xiaohuangcheng to block the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

"Ordered Han Juzi to lead the army back to Junyi overnight. Once the Northern Frontier Army conquers Xiaohuangcheng, they will face a frantic attack by the Northern Frontier Army. If Junyi falls, the Northern Xinjiang Army will cross the chasm and kill directly to Zhongmu City and enter the hinterland of Henan, so whether Junyi can hold it will be directly related to the safety of Luoyang, please be sure to defend Junyi and not take a step back. ”

"General Wen, please lead the army across the Langtang Canal and enter Kaifeng City." Yuan Xuan arched his hand and said to Wen Ping, "Chenliu has been lost, and after the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is stationed in Chenliu, it will immediately cross the Langtang Canal to attack Kaifeng." Once Kaifeng falls, the Northern Xinjiang Army will be able to go north and kill Zhongmu directly. The general shoulders a heavy responsibility and must not slack off. ”

Wen Ping bowed down to receive the order and said: "Chen Liu is lost, and the only ones who can stop the Northern Xinjiang Army from entering the hinterland of Henan are Junyi and Kaifeng. The major general can rest assured that even if our Jingzhou soldiers fight to the last man, they will never take half a step back. ”

Yuan Xuan turned his head to look at the trial. The judge nodded, agreeing to his deployment. At this moment, insisting on attacking Chenliu by force, the army's losses are too great, and the Northern Xinjiang Army is approaching overnight, once it is dragged by its main force, the enemy will suffer from the enemy, and the losses will be even more amazing. In the case of insufficient troops, it is almost impossible for the army to hold Junyi and Kaifeng and firmly block the Northern Xinjiang Army from the second line of defense. After weighing the pros and cons, there is only one way to abandon Chen Liu, and instead stick to the two cities of Junyi and Kaifeng behind Chen Liu.

Xu You sighed, his face like ashes. Yuan Sheng grabbed his long beard with a sluggish expression.

On the third day, Yuan Xu retreated ten miles with his army and stationed his troops on the west bank of the Bishui River to make a final fight.

Yuan Xi planned to take advantage of the danger of the river to block the Northern Xinjiang Army on the west bank of the Bishui River. In the case of insufficient food and grass and unclear battle conditions, the northern cavalry in the city either broke through the city, or killed horses to feed their stomachs and continued to hold on. The cavalry of Northern Xinjiang broke through the city, and Yuan Xuan could naturally pick up a bargain. If they held the city, Yuan Xu would count on follow-up reinforcements to arrive at Chenliu to attack.

At present, there are 60,000 Jingzhou reinforcements, reinforcements from Runan Xu Xuan who came from Yuzhou, and reinforcements from Sun Ce and Zhou Yu from Jiangdong. There is no news of these three reinforcements, only Sun Ce and Zhou Yu of Jiangdong, and the other two armies are getting closer and closer to the Central Plains.

In the evening, Yuan Xi received a message from Jiao Touch from Xiaohuangcheng. The vanguard infantry army of the Northern Xinjiang Army has already arrived at the foot of Xiaohuangcheng, and there will definitely be a fierce battle tomorrow.

The situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains is becoming more and more severe.

In the evening, Yuan Xi suddenly received good news.

Wei Yuan came in to write, Cao Cao and Liu Bei, under his response, had already led the army to withdraw from Changyuan City, crossed the Pushui River, and successfully arrived at Yancheng.

Yuan Xu, Juan Pei and others were surprised and excited. Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army was surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and miraculously withdrew safely. Luck, good luck will come to the coalition army, which makes the coalition army suddenly smell a breath of victory.

"Quick, tell the news to all the troops of the army." Yuan Xuan ordered repeatedly, dancing happily.

Although Cao Cao and Liu Bei suffered heavy losses under Dingtao City, they chose to retreat in time, and unexpectedly chose the most dangerous route of retreat to the north.

After Cao Cao and Liu Bei arrived at Yancheng with an army of 80,000, the defense line of Yancheng and Fengqiu, which Yuan Xi was most worried about, was consolidated, and the coalition forces could block Zhang Fei's attack. The crisis on the battlefield in the north of the Central Plains has been resolved, which has greatly alleviated the grim situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains, and has also reassured Yuan Xi, who is restless in sleep. His hesitation on the front line delayed a lot of military aircraft, and his father must blame himself for his incompetence and cowardice, but the front line of Yancheng and Fengqiu is now firmly controlled by the coalition forces, and Henan is temporarily worry-free, and my father's blame will be reduced a lot.

On the fourth day, the forward cavalry of the Northern Frontier Army appeared on the bank of the Bishui River.

The big war is about to begin, and Yuan Xi is getting more and more nervous.

At this time, another piece of good news came from Bocheng, which greatly encouraged Yuan Xu's fighting spirit and filled him with the belief that he would win.

Zhou Cang and Jian Yong of Xuzhou, Yang Ping of Rencheng of Yanzhou, and Xiahou Shang, Cao Cao's general, took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to enter Changyi, recaptured the families of Cao Cao and many other Yanzhou officials, and then quickly withdrew to the safety of the south bank of Heshui Bank before the enemy surrounded him. Now the families of Cao Cao and other Yanzhou officials have been sent to Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and after Cheng Yu, Zhou Cang, Yang Ping, Cao Chun, Xiahou Shang and other Yanzhou and Xuzhou armies have converged, they have rushed to Bocheng and Kaocheng to block the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Zhu Ling of Xuzhou and Ji Ling of Yangzhou will also arrive at the front line of Bocheng in a few days. The blocking army on the battlefield south of the Central Plains quickly formed and possessed a strong offensive and defensive force, which no one expected.

Yuan Xi once again ordered his subordinates to tell the good news to all the troops of the army.

The judge's body suddenly improved, he walked vigorously, and his speech was loud and powerful. After careful discussion with Yuan Xi and others, he believed that the second line of defense to block the Northern Xinjiang Army had been formed, and that the three battlefields in the north, south, and central of the Central Plains had enough troops to fight the enemy. Although the loss of Chenliu, the center of this defense line, caused certain difficulties to the blocking of the middle battlefield, because Chenliu, Junyi, and Kaifeng were full of rivers and ditches, the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry could not use their own advantages to help the northern Xinjiang infantry army to attack the city, so the difficulty of blocking the middle battlefield was less than that of the north and south flank battlefields.

The trial recommended that Yuan Xi withdraw from the Bishui River and retreat to the west bank of the Langtang Canal, where he was stationed in Longting between Junyi and Kaifeng City. In this way, the army can rely on the danger of the Langtang Canal to support Junyi in the north and Kaifeng in the south, thus forming a solid line of defense.

Yuan Xu listened to the suggestion of the trial and led the army to retreat to Longting. (To be continued.) )