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The commanders of the major armies of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Gao Changgong and others rushed to Xingyuan and met with Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Li E, Zhai Ya and Zhai Yu along with the general Li Yi.

Immediately, Li Yi presided over the pre-war meeting.

Jia Xu, the military advisor, elaborated on the specific deployment of the Central Plains War.

In order to conceal the true intention of attacking the Central Plains, as early as last year, the imperial court began to deliberately take advantage of the opportunity of the rebellion in northern Xinjiang to spread the news of the invasion of the Hu people in northern Xinjiang into the border fortress, and at the end of last year, it began to requisition a large army out of the fortress, requisitioning a large amount of grain, grass, baggage and people to the desert in the north, and digging channels together with the Juma River and the Gushui River, so as to create the illusion that the army would go north to attack the Hu people, so as to deceive and paralyze the rebellion and prepare for the army to attack the Central Plains.

Judging from the current situation, Hebei's policy has achieved the expected results. Now the armies of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce are fighting with Yuan Shu in the Jianghuai area, and the Central Plains are empty. Yuan Shao, believing that the opportunity was ripe for an attack on the Central Plains, severed ties with Yuan Shu and forced Cao Cao to send their emperor to Xuchang on this condition.

Shortly thereafter, Yuan Shao took advantage of the opportunity of our heavy army gathering in Hanoi to threaten Luoyang, and quickly requisitioned the troops of Henan and Yuzhou into the Central Plains, and stationed troops in the Baima and Puyang areas, waiting for the best opportunity to capture the Central Plains.

Now everything is ready, and it is only necessary to attack when the army secretly moving south arrives at the designated position.

At the beginning of the Central Plains War, it was divided into six major battlefields.

The first is the Central Plains Battlefield.

The main force that crossed the river to the south to attack the Central Plains was the 64,000 army of the two infantry corps of Guan Yu and Chang Yuchun, the 54,000 army of the three major cavalry corps of Zhao Yun, Zhang He, and Lü Bu, and the 72,000 iron cavalry of the five tribes of Ding Ling, Jiankun, Jinwei, Hujie and Xiongnu outside the Saiwai, totaling 190,000 troops.

The goal of this 190,000-strong army is to occupy most of Yanzhou within half a month, and the vanguard army will be under the cities of Dingtao and Changyi, squeeze the rebels' army to Chenliu County in the southwest of Yanzhou, and force Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Biao and others to gather a large army in the area of Zhongmu and Chenliu to confront us in order to form a decisive battle situation.

The second battlefield is in Xuzhou.

Gao Shun had been ordered to lead the Seventh Army into Qingzhou, and he would join Zang Ba, Yin Li, Wu Dun and others from Qingzhou to attack Xuzhou from the direction of Beihai, the purpose of which was to contain Liu Bei's forces in order to prepare for our great battle in the Central Plains.

The third battlefield is in Henan.

The 54,000-strong army of Zhang Fei, Yu Ban, Yu Poison, Lu Yi, Wang Wei, and Tian Kai had already crossed the river to the south, and their purpose was not to attack the city and pull out the village, but to threaten Luoyang, transfer Yuan Shao's troops from the Central Plains, and drag Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of main forces to the Henan battlefield, so as to help the army advance smoothly into the Central Plains.

The fourth battlefield is in the Baima and Puyang areas of Chenliu County, Yanzhou.

Even if Yuan Shao returned to the army to rescue Henan, he would still leave a certain number of troops stationed in the Baima and Puyang areas, so as to wait for the opportunity to capture Dingtao and Changyi in the Central Plains and seize the opportunity for him to capture the Central Plains. The purpose of Li Jing and Pan Zhang's 16,000 troops crossing the river from Liyang and Changshoujin to the south was to hold back this part of the rebel army and gain time for the army to quickly seize Dingtao and Changyi.

The fifth battlefield is in Hanoi.

The 10,000-strong army of Tai Shici and Sima Ju had to block Guo Tu's counterattack at all costs, and defend Pinggao City with the danger of the Jishui River, so as to ensure that the army on the battlefield in Henan could be replenished with grain and grass and baggage, and could withdraw to the north bank of the Yellow River safely and unharmed at any time.

The sixth battlefield is in Kansai.

In order to ensure the safety of the northern Xinjiang armies in Henan and Hanoi, Yue Fei, Xu Da, Huang Zhong, Gao Ran and others in Hedong had to lead their troops to attack Guanxi and threaten Luoyang, so as to hold back the army stationed in Luoyang and force them to be unable to support the Hanoi and Henan battlefields.

According to the planned attack strategy, the armies of all roads heading south to the Central Plains will arrive at the designated assembly positions in late March and cross the river to attack in early April.

Jia Xu's hand pointed to Cangting and Chiping, and said loudly: "After the southward fleet entered the Yellow River, it immediately rushed to the area of Cangting and Chiping, and set up ten ship bridges on the river between the two places. ”

"The 190,000-foot cavalry army crossed the river at the same time, and then the troops divided into two roads."

"General Guan Yu, General Zhang He, General Zhao Yun, and Mrs. Li E led an army of 104,000 as the right road, crossed the river from the Cangting area, and then marched from Dong'e, Fanxian, Juancheng, and Chengshi all the way to the southwest, and went straight to Dingtao City."

"General Chang Yuchun, General Lu Bu, Ding Ling Wang Zhai Yu, and Lady Zhai Ya led an army of 860 million to cross the river from Chiping, and then from Linyi to Dongping and Rencheng, and went straight to Changyi City."

"General Wei Yan and General Guan Hai led an army of 16,000 to attack and kill Jibei Kingdom and Taishan County to ensure the safety of the army's grain route."

After Jia Xu carefully explained some details, he solemnly instructed: "Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army is now in Huaishui, about a thousand miles away from Dingtao and Changyi, from the beginning of our attack to the time they receive the news, and then they rush back to the Central Plains day and night, it will not take more than twenty days at most, so our attack time is only half a month, and the journey is about nine hundred miles." ”

That is to say, in addition to marching at a speed of 100 miles a day, the time for attacking the city and taking out the fortress is only a short six days, and even if it is delayed a little, it cannot exceed eight days. After this time, it will be difficult for us to capture most of Yanzhou before Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army returns. ”

"Although the number of armies going south this time is huge, because of the urgency of time, the left and right armies must kill Dingtao and Changyi within half a month, and they must abandon some small cities to capture the big cities. At this time, in order to ensure the smooth flow of grain routes, the iron cavalry had to give full play to their advantages, surround these cities that were still controlled by the rebels, and wait for the army to defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei's armies on the front line of Dingtao and Changyi, and then turn back to appease and kill. ”

When Jia Xu was explaining, the military advisor Xun Yu hurriedly entered the tent, walked to Li Yi's side and whispered a word.

Li Yi's face changed suddenly, and under the suspicious gaze of the generals, he hurriedly walked out with Xun You.

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Yuan Yao fell to his knees and cried bitterly.

For more than two months, he traveled thousands of miles with the fleet, and after many hardships, he finally arrived in Hebei. The pain and worry that had been pent up in his heart for a long time left him feeling exhausted and exhausted. Seeing Li Yi at this time, he couldn't hold back any longer, and tears poured out in an instant.

Li Yi and Xun You sat quietly opposite Yuan Yao, allowing Yuan Yao to vent his long-standing sorrow. Listening to this heartbreaking cry, an ominous premonition welled up in the hearts of the two of them.

Yuan Yao's mood slowly stabilized, and his crying gradually stopped.

Xun You stood up and helped Yuan Yao up, and asked in a low voice, "When did you arrive in Hebei?" How do you know that the general is in Handan? ”

"Five days ago, I led a fleet to Boyu County, and then rushed to Handan day and night to meet Bao Zheng Bao's envoy and ask him to forward the petition to the court on behalf of my father." Yuan Yao, supported by Xun You, staggered to sit opposite Li Yi, and said in a hoarse voice: "Bao Yuanjun said that my father and our Yuan family clan are both rebellious Han and committed the crime of rebellion, and he can't help us, let alone transfer it on his behalf. ”

"I begged bitterly and asked him to write to Jicheng urgently and tell the general about the escape of my clan relatives to Hebei. I said to Bao Yuanjun that the general and my father have a deep friendship, and he will definitely save us, please help for the sake of the general. There are still thousands of innocent lives on the seaside fleet in Bohai County, and you can't die without saving them. ”

"Bao Yuanjun thought about it for a long time, and whispered to me, your aunt is Yang Biao's wife, and Yang Biao's cousins Yang Qi and Yang Yi are now in Handan, you can go and beg them and let them report your matter to the general. Yang Valve's position in the court is now very important, even if the court blames it in the future, it is not a big deal. ”

"I know that Bao Yuanjun is afraid of getting into trouble, and the person who can agree to help contact Yang Valve is already very kind. I can't say anything more, so I have to wait patiently in the Assassin's Mansion. That night, Yang Qi went to the Thorn Mansion to see me and inquired about Jiang Zhun's situation in detail. When I heard that Uncle Yuan Shao and my father had broken up, and that my father was enraged and bedridden, he immediately took me to Xingyuan. ”

"This morning, Mr. Gongda came to see me, and I learned that the general was actually in Handan." Yuan Yao knelt on the ground again and kowtowed, "General, please save my father and save our Yuan family." ”

Li Yi sighed and asked softly: "Liu Chongji is dead, Qicheng has been lost, and Shouchun is in danger, do you know all these things?" ”

Yuan Yao nodded and said, "I heard from Mr. Gongda just now, I don't know what my father's condition is now?" ”

"At present, I have not received the latest news from Jiang Zhun." Li Yi waved his hand and said solemnly, "You immediately return to Bohai County now, take my warrant to meet Bohai Taishou Feng Dao, and ask him to properly settle your family and other entourage, and then you and Liu Ye hurried to Jicheng to meet the Son of Heaven and forward the petition on behalf of your father." ”

Yuan Yao hesitated for a moment and asked worriedly, "General, will the Son of Heaven spare the lives of my father and my clan?" ”

Li Yi pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "I will immediately play the Son of Heaven and give an explanation for your father's reunification of the emperor, I hope it can be effective." In addition, I will write to Cai Yong, Cui Lie, Yuan Peng, Ding Gong, Chen Ji, Yang Biao, Xu Shao and others, asking them to contribute to your Yuan family in the court and try their best to exonerate them. But ......"

Li Hong glanced at Yuan Yao, shook his head and sighed: "Your father re-established the emperor and unified the matter in Shouchun, the responsibility is too great, especially the crime of plotting great rebellion, it is too difficult to get the Son of Heaven's exemption." The only thing I can do now is to keep your Yuan clan as much as possible. With your Yuan family's merits and status in this dynasty and the deep connections accumulated in the past hundred years, as long as you can persuade the imperial court to re-establish the criminal law, your Yuan clan should be able to obtain a refuge. (To be continued.) )