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"Is there enough food?" Li Yi is most concerned about this issue. In the event of a full-scale war, there would be about 2.5 million people on the battlefield who would need to eat, which is too large.

Yue Fei replied: "Yuan Chang said in his letter that the current grain stock can last for two months on the battlefield in Luoyang, and after the autumn harvest in September is over, it can continue to last for another month. If Luoyang had not been conquered by the end of June, the army would have to cease fighting, and the people would have to be sent home. ”

Li Yi stretched out his hand and patted Yue Fei, and then asked, "How long can the stone bullet guarantee the continuous attack of the army?" ”

"Twenty days." Yue Fei said, "These stone projectiles can allow 5,000 catapults to attack day and night for twenty days. The rebels in the city have plenty of supplies, a lot of people, and a strong ability to repair, so we must attack day and night, and never give the rebels the slightest time to repair. ”

"Day and night attacks?" Xu Da was quite surprised and asked, "Can the soldiers and the people bear it?" Don't they rest? ”

"During this time, we ordered the officers and men of each department to take turns to train in the chariot battalion, so that they could quickly master the use of catapults and ballistas." Yue Fei said, "After the start of the war, the soldiers of each department take turns to go into battle, and they must ensure continuous attacks without stopping for a moment. After the start of the war, the Minfu mainly carried ordnance to the front-line army, and the two million people could take turns to rest without physical exhaustion. ”

In the afternoon, Li Yi and his entourage rushed to the craftsman camp. The artisan battalion occupies a huge area, with army patrols on all sides, and is heavily defended. In the open space in the camp, tens of thousands of craftsmen are putting the finishing touches on some heavy equipment such as catapults, wells, temporary vehicles, and repair oars.

Shen Kuo and Ma Jun, who were in charge of manufacturing ordnance, led everyone to the place where the well was placed. Li Yi and a group of strategists and generals were all surprised when they saw Jing Yan.

It was so big, about 110 feet high, that it was in the shape of a tower, and its base was forty feet long and 40 feet wide in order to maintain its center of gravity. Now it's lying on the ground, and if it is upright, the height will be staggering.

"Mao Gong, you can talk casually, build 500 wells, and there will be twenty soldiers in the shack of the wells, but do you know how difficult it is to build this thing?" As soon as he saw Xu Maogong, Shen Kuo complained repeatedly.

Xu Maogong said with a smile: "There is no difficulty for you to build this thing, the difficulty is how to push it to the city." ”

"Before, you said that the well is too big and it takes a lot of time to manufacture, and you asked for a reduction of 300 units, and I agreed." Li Yi asked, "Are the two hundred wells done now?" ”

"We have completed the manufacture of 200 well blocks, and according to the requirements of the lord, two shacks have been installed on the top of the well blocks, which can carry fifty soldiers at a time." Ma Jun bowed to the side and said, "It's just that in this way, once the well is hit by the enemy, our losses will be very large." ”

"The well is so large and the bottom is so stable that even if it is hit by the enemy's catapult and it will not collapse for a while, the soldiers still have plenty of time to evacuate the hut and escape to the surface along the spiral ladder." Li Yi pointed to Jing Yan and said, "The two of you are very thoughtful and very ingenious, and they should be rewarded." ”

Dian Wei next to him asked curiously: "Two gentlemen, the well is huge, and there are no wheels, how can you push it to the city to fight?" ”

"The shaft is too big and too heavy, and the requirements for axles and wheels are extremely high, and if it is pushed by wheels, it will seriously delay the manufacturing time." Ma Jun turned and pointed to the logs stacked on the other side, "So we finally gave up the wheels and replaced them with logs, and used them instead of wheels, pushing them towards the city wall." ”

"If you push the well in this way, there will be a lot of casualties among the soldiers who lay logs in front of the well." Li Jing said.

"Time is too tight, and the well is too big, we don't have a better way." Ma Jun smiled bitterly, "At present, the moat has been filled up for three miles, and we can put in one hundred to one hundred and twenty wells at a time to carry out operations in the city." With 5,000 to 6,000 elite soldiers attacking the tower at the same time, it should be able to achieve effective results. ”

"After 6,000 elites attack the tower, our follow-up army can quickly ascend the city from the spiral ladder in the well, and we will send 10,000 elite soldiers to the tower in the shortest possible time." Li Yi waved his hand vigorously and said, "Ascending to the city to fight, one success, no second time." ”

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Just as Li Yi was preparing to launch the final general attack on Luoyang, there were also people planning a counteroffensive.

These people were some of Li Yi's acquaintances, including Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Jiangdong Sun, and Cao Cao. Cao Cao and Sun Quan, the two guys, really used the study of thick black to the extreme, and on the other hand, they sent their daughter and sister to Northern Xinjiang for marriage, and here they are partnering with others to deal with Li Yi.

In addition to these acquaintances, there was another stranger, and that was Yan Pu, Zhang Lu's chief strategist.

After deliberation, the princes made a three-way decision. The first road was the West Road, and Liu Bei was sent to Hanzhong to attack Guanzhong with Zhang Lu. The second road is naturally the middle road, where Liu Biao's main force converges with Yuan Xi's men and horses to attack Yingchuan and other places in Yuzhou, which is a frontal battlefield. The third route was the Eastern Road, which consisted of the combined forces of Yuan Tan, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan to attack Yanzhou.

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In late July, Liu Biao personally rushed to Wancheng and commanded the counteroffensive on the middle battlefield.

The scouts who spies on the Luoyang military brought the latest news, the general Li Yi rushed to Luoyang again, and a new round of attacks by the Northern Xinjiang Army was about to begin. The Jingzhou people had been climbing over Qinglong Mountain from the direction of Yiyang, and then quietly lurking outside Luoyang along the Luoshui River to inquire about the news, but this time the scout replied that an army of the Northern Xinjiang Army had occupied Yiyang City, and the connection between Luoyang and the outside world had been completely cut off.

At the military meeting, Kuai Yue explained in detail the attack strategy of launching a counteroffensive on the eastern, central, and western routes at the same time.

"Our purpose is to rescue Luoyang, force the Northern Xinjiang Army to withdraw from the Kanto, and stabilize the front in the Central Plains, so as to quickly form a situation of confrontation between the north and the south, give the imperial court time to recover, and lay the foundation for the future Northern Expedition to Hebei." Kuai Yue said solemnly, "We can't expect the eastern and western battlefields to achieve the expected goals. Starting from our Jingzhou itself, the top priority at the moment is to recapture Luyang, open up the connection with Luoyang, and attract as many northern Xinjiang troops as possible to the Yingchuan battlefield. In this way, we can help Yuan Shao hold Luoyang and help the Eastern Route Coalition Army to enter the periphery of Luoyang. ”

Kuai Yue then deployed in detail the direction of attack of each department.

General Xu Xuan, who was stationed in the north of Nanyang, led his army to attack Wuguan from the front line of the Danshui River, and did his best to attract the northern Xinjiang army in Guanzhong in order to prepare for Zhang Lu's attack on Chang'an on the battlefield on the western road.

Since no news has been received from Zhang Lu at present, Jingzhou does not know when Zhang Lu's Northern Expeditionary Army will attack Chang'an, so Liu Biao asked Xu Xuan not to think too much, let go of the attack, and fight as fiercely as possible.

Kuai Yue, Yuan Xi, and Wen Ping led an army to attack Luyang and confronted Guan Yu head-on.

Deng Yi and Pang Ji led their troops to Bowangpo, attacked Duyang and Yecheng, killed Kunyang, approached the Rushui River, and threatened Guan Yu from the rear of Luyang.

"On the first day of the eighth month, all battlefields fought at the same time."

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Yuzhou.

In late July, Cao Cao, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Cai Yang, Liu Xun and others led an army of 30,000 to Xiao County.

Almost at the same time, Sun Ben, Huang Gai, and Sun Fu led an army of 10,000 to Xiangcheng, the county of Peiguo.

A few days later, the two armies met in Dangcheng, and Yuan Tan rushed to meet them.

Yuan Tan had 20,000 main forces stationed in Suiyang, and after the three armies converged, the strength of the coalition forces on the battlefield on the east road reached 60,000.

Yuan Tan first expressed his gratitude to Cao Cao and Sun Ben. After all, they had just married Li Yi, so there was no need to wade into the troubled waters this time.

Cao Cao and Sun Ben both said that they understood the truth of cold lips and teeth, and once the Northern Xinjiang Army cleaned up Yuan Shao, then they would definitely be the next unlucky ones.

"According to the scout's exploration, there are only 8,000 troops of Mu Shun in the area of Xiangyi and Huating. The troops in the Yongqiu and Chenliu areas are even weaker, and it seems that there is only Chang Yuchun's personal guard song. Yuan Tan pointed to the map and said, "There are still 5,000 men and horses in Changyi, but they are more than 400 miles away from Chenliu, and even if they want to support, it will be too late in time." ”

"Zihe's army is in Xiaopei, and the northern Xinjiang army in Changyi and Rencheng dare not move." Cao Cao sneered, "There is Zixiao in Langya County, Zhongde in Pengcheng, whether it is Meng Hui in Lu State or Zang Ba in Beihai, in the absence of absolute superiority in troops, they dare not rush into Xuzhou." This time, Chang Yuchun is dead. ”

"When you meet spring, you can retreat to Kaifeng, Zhongmu, or even Xingyang." Sun Ben shook his head and said, "If we enter Henan, we can only cut off a grain route for the Northern Xinjiang Army." As long as the Northern Xinjiang Army has the Yellow River, the grain route will not be broken, so I think it is better for the army to stop at Chenliu, so that we can throw the main force into the Yingchuan battlefield, attack the Jingzhou Army from the east and west, drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Yingchuan, and then try our best to open up the connection with Luoyang and help the general hold Luoyang City. ”

"And then?" Cao Cao asked, "If Zhang Lu on the battlefield on the Western Road is blocked outside Sanguan and Chencang, and we are blocked by the Northern Xinjiang Army outside the southern pass of Luoyang, the Northern Xinjiang Army can still continue to attack Luoyang City, so your method will not help to rescue Luoyang." Cao Cao pointed to Yanzhou on the map and drew a circle vigorously, "Only by attacking Yanzhou can we achieve the goal of rescuing Luoyang." In the chaos of Yanzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army is bound to divide troops to support, so the danger of Luoyang can be solved. ”

After defeating Chenliu and cutting off the grain route of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Cao Cao and Sun Quan had a big disagreement on whether the coalition army entered the Yingchuan battlefield or entered Yanzhou.

In order to open up the battlefield on the East Road as soon as possible, Yuan Tan tried his best to stop the quarrel between the two, saying that he would talk about Chen Liu, and the matter would be discussed later.