"That's right, you cross the water from the direction of Zhuyang, advance westward along the Zhushui at the eastern foot of Taihe Mountain, directly kill the line of Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng, open the defense line in the east of Hanzhong, attract Hanzhong troops, and help Pengju attack Hanzhong. Tai Shici's thick fingers poked twice at Fangling and Shangyong on the map, and then said, "Zhai Yu and Baliyan's cavalry will haunt the southeast of Zhuyang, and plan for your westward march into Hanzhong."www.biquge.info ”

Lu Qian looked at the map for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "General Taishi, Shangyong, Fangling, and Xicheng are all mountains, and the mountains are stacked on top of each other, neither rich nor important for soldiers, whether it is attacking Bashu or Hanzhong, it is very difficult. As long as Hanzhong guards the valley trails on the first line of Shiquan and Yangxian, it can block us to the death. In my opinion, to fight Hanzhong, you must either storm Yangping Pass, or take the meridian, the party camel, and the praise and oblique, and there is no other way to do it. ”

"Do you think that the credit for beating the Han is too small and you don't want to go?" Tai Shici's face was a little ugly.

"Yes." Lu Yi did not shy away from it, and immediately admitted, "We have attacked Nanyang several times, and have failed repeatedly, but this time we are finally going to succeed, but you are going to fight Hanzhong, and you are fighting from a place where this kind of bird does not, aren't you bent on tossing us?" ”

"Looks like I can't command you anymore?" Tai Shi Ci sneered.

Lu Yi and Lu Qian looked angry and didn't dare to speak.

"Do you still have to fight the battle in Nanyang?" Tai Shi Ci said sharply, "We have besieged Wancheng for a month, and for a few more months, what will the hundreds of thousands of people in the city eat?" Let you go to Hanzhong to give you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, don't be ashamed. If you don't go, I'll change people. ”

"Okay, okay......" Li Jing hurriedly played the round, "The weather is getting hot, and everyone is too angry." ”

Li Jing said to Lu Yi and Lu Qian: "Don't you know Ziyi's temper? Of course he let you go for your own good. You see......"

Li Jing gently drew a line along the water on the map, and continued: "It is indeed difficult to fight Hanzhong from this place, but it is very convenient to hit Nanyang and Xiangyang from this place. ”

"We don't know when the battle in Xuzhou will be fought and what the result will be, but if the battle in Xuzhou can't be over for a long time, the battle in Nanyang can't be delayed any longer. After the spring harvest in May, the financial situation of the imperial court will be eased, and we will take the opportunity to take Nanyang and attack Xiangyang. ”

"Tiande's troops are insufficient, and while storming Yangping Pass, he also has to divide his troops to block the Bashu army that is supporting from the direction of Jinniu Mountain. Tiande retreated, and Liu Bei was able to free up his hands to support Jingzhou. If Xiangyang is lost, the overall defense of the rebels will be cut off immediately, Yizhou will be isolated, and the defeat will not be a matter of overnight, so if we fight Xiangyang, Liu Bei will come to the rescue no matter what. ”

"Therefore, we must take advantage of the weak forces in Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng to quickly seize these places, first, to threaten Hanzhong, and second, to cut off Hanzhong's way to rescue Xiangyang." Li Jing said with a smile, "Of course, if Tiande storms at Yangping Pass and attracts the main force of the rebels, you will not have the opportunity to attack the hinterland of Hanzhong." If you can capture Hanzhong, you will be a great achievement. ”

Lu Yi and Lu Qian nodded helplessly.

"General Taishi, when I fight Xiangyang, I want to come back." Koji Yi is still lingering.

Tai Shi Ci glared at him and said coldly: "It is General Yue's order to let you go to Hanzhong, not mine." If you want to fight Xiangyang, you can tell General Yue to go yourself, or you can directly ask the lord for an order. ”

Koji Yi was depressed.

Li Jing patted him on the shoulder and whispered comfortingly: "Actually, it's the same to stay in Hanzhong and fight Bashu." Tiande has too few troops in his hands, wouldn't it be better for you to help him? ”

Lu Yi muttered a few words angrily, walked to the desk and picked up the military order.

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Puyang.

The cavalry of various lines successively reached the banks of the Yellow River.

Xue Rengui asked Zhang Hedao, "Where are we going?" ”

"Kill Xiangcheng directly and cut off the retreat of the rebels in the direction of Changyi." Zhang He said, "I personally led the Second Army Corps to insert between Changyi and Suiyang, and went straight to Xiaocheng to cut off the retreat of the rebels in the direction of Suiyang. Feng Xian led the Fourth Army to kill Xiangcheng from the south of Suiyang, cutting off the retreat of the rebels to the Huai River. ”

Xue Rengui asked again: "Day and night?" ”

"After crossing the Yellow River, the army can't hide its tracks, it all depends on speed." Zhang He said with a smile, "Each person has two horses, running wild day and night." ”

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At the end of March, 42,000 cavalry in northern Xinjiang, under the command of Zhang He and Xue Rengui, crossed the Yellow River and galloped along the gallop road.

At the same time, Lü Bu led 12,000 cavalry through Chen Guo and killed Pei Guo Xiangcheng.

Mu Guiying, Zhai Ya, Li Cunxiao, and Gao Chong led the two heavy cavalry corps of the Guards Regiment to pass through Baima and Fengqiu, and galloped all the way to Chenliu.

Li Yi, who arrived in Chenliu in advance, went out of the city to reflect each other.

In the thunderous roar, 12,000 soldiers raised their weapons and shouted in unison: "Long live the Great Han...... Long live the lord......"

The deafening cheers were like thunder, exploding in the golden morning sun, and the wind and clouds changed.

Li Cunxiao and Gao Chong led more than 20 members of the personal guard corps to bow down in front of Li Yi's horse, and shouted in unison: "We are willing to fight to the death for the Lord, even if we are crushed." ”

Li Yi beat horses to patrol the formation.

"Woo woo ......" the majestic horn sounded into the sky.

Twelve thousand soldiers of the Guards dismounted, knelt on the ground, and shouted in unison: "May I fight to the death with the Lord with the oath...... Fight to the death......"

Li Yi was so excited that he bowed down on the horse and returned the salute.

Mu Guiying raised the flag in one hand and the knife in the other, and shouted: "Get on the horse...... Playing ......"

The trumpet sounded again, and 12,000 soldiers flew on their horses, raised their spears, and shouted with all their strength: "We will win...... Winning ......"

Li Yi's blood boiled, he raised his arms high, raised his head and shouted to the sky: "Victory......"

Li Yi took the lead and galloped on horseback. Twelve thousand heavy cavalry officers of the Guards followed, rushing like a tidal wave into the endless field.

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At the end of March, Dingtao City.

The sound of rumbling horses' hooves shattered the silence of the night, and a roaring fire dragon burst out of the darkness, and the black earth trembled violently under the ravages of the fire dragon, wailing in pain.

The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army who had just retreated to Dingtao rushed up the city wall frantically, and they saw a thrilling scene and saw the iron cavalry army roaring in the dark. The soldiers cheered, screaming and shouting hoarsely, and the sound of war drums shook the heavens and the earth.

The Han battle flag fluttered high in the flames, and the rousing sound of the horn tore through the night sky and soared into the sky.

Gao Shun Pegasus came, and Zhang He hit the horse to meet him.

"Woo woo ......" horns sounded, and the cavalry gradually slowed down.

"Ziping, has the bridge on the Jishui River been erected?" Zhang He asked eagerly, "I want to cross the river overnight, and I must kill Xiaopei before the rebels and cut off their retreat." ”

"It has been erected, twenty pontoon bridges, and you can cross the river and go south in the shortest possible time." Gao Shun pointed ahead, "Xiahou Dun and Li Dian have just occupied Changyi, if they want to retreat, it will take at least two days, they are already too late, they are dead." ”

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On the first day of April, Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Jiangdong's envoy Zhang Hong arrived in Pengcheng and discussed with Cao Cao in detail about the joint attack on the Central Plains.

According to the latest news from Jicheng, after the situation in northern Xinjiang was turbulent, Li Yi decisively took action to suppress Jicheng, eliminated all the opponents in the court, and then let Kou Zhun, Tian Feng and others assist Xiao Tianzi to deceive the people of the world, and he was the actual lord of power in Jinyang, revealing the hideous face of usurping Han Zuo.

Because Li Yi captured a large number of gate lord families and wealthy merchants, especially the Ying Rushi people who were close to Xiangyang, almost all of them were wiped out, so Xiangyang lost many channels to obtain accurate news. However, from the analysis of the current situation, it will take a long time for Li Yi to stabilize Jicheng and stabilize various prefectures and counties, and Xiliang has just been pacified last winter, so Li Yi is very likely to withdraw his troops from Nanyang.

Sure enough, in late March, the Jicheng Imperial Court sent a special envoy, Taichangqing Cui Jun, to Xiangyang to propose a peace policy, and returned Zhang Yun and other captured assassins to Liu Biao.

The peace conditions put forward by the Jicheng court were very harsh, requiring Xiangyang to cede Nanyang and Hanzhong, and then talk about the confrontation between the north and the south.

Xiangyang resolutely refused, believing that this was Li Yi's delaying tactic. At this moment, Li Yi agreed to the confrontation between the north and the south, to put it bluntly, he agreed to share the world equally with the southern princes, and when the situation was ripe, he would depose the emperor of Jicheng and ascend the throne.

Liu Biao told Cui Jundao: "You go back and tell Li Yi that if he is willing to give up Luoyang, and return the three prefectures of Qingyan and Henan to us, and retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River, we will negotiate peace." ”

Cui Jun didn't say a word, said goodbye and left.

Before leaving, he had a heart-to-heart conversation with Liu Biao, and he said: "The eldest princess is already pregnant again, if she gives birth to a boy, Li Yi will immediately usurp, and Han Zuo will be cut off immediately." ”

"There are still many high-ranking families in the north who are loyal to the Han Dynasty, and there are also many wealthy families in the Central Plains who swear to defend the Han Dynasty, as long as you and Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others go north, these people will rise up and respond, and Li Yi and the Northern Xinjiang army will definitely be defeated and flee to Hebei."

Cui Jun's words are very credible.

Now that Li Yi has dealt a heavy blow to the family of gate valves, coupled with his reuse of martial artists and descendants from poor families, and greatly improved the social status of soldiers and merchants, these measures have deeply angered the family of gate valves. Those soldiers who temporarily escaped the catastrophe were full of grudges, and as long as the opportunity was right, they would definitely counterattack Li Yi, and there was even a possibility of repeating the Chang'an Mutiny of the year.