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On the Weishui River, thirty miles east of Changshe City, the Northern Xinjiang Army was crossing the river.

On the river embankment, Chang Yuchun, Zhang Yan and others gathered around the map, discussing the strategy of attack.

The army had limited food and grass, and only one month's supply. In order to complete the intended attack goal, the army must capture the main city of Yingchuan in the shortest possible time and receive food and grass on the spot.

After the end of the Central Plains War, Yingchuan was under the direct attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Xuchang and Yingyin bore the brunt of it, becoming an important city to resist the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

But Xuchang and Yingyin are the frontier of the battlefield after all, and most of Yingchuan's grain and grass baggage are still stored in Zhaicheng, the county of Yang. Yangzhai City is located in the northwest of Yingchuan County, east of Yingshui, north of Songshan), the west is connected with Nanyang, the south is along Yingshui, Rushui down, can directly enter Runan, so this city has always been Yuzhou to send grain to Luoyang transit station.

As early as when the army began to assemble in Chenliu, Li Yi suggested that Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others first surround Xuchang, and then gather the main force of infantry and cavalry to encircle and annihilate the enemy troops who came to support in the area of Xuchang and Yingyin, so as to eliminate Yingchuan's forces to the greatest extent, and then capture Yingchuan.

Since the army attacking Yingchuan this time did not have a strength advantage, and the army only had a month's grain and grass, in order to reduce the losses of the army, it was the best way to destroy the enemy in the field.

Of course, the most important thing in this strategy is to ensure that the army can retreat in the face of an unfavorable attack, so that it will not lose its troops and suffer heavy losses.

The attack strategy agreed upon by Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others was basically formulated in accordance with Li Yi's suggestion, and Chang Yuchun was also one of the formulators at that time.

Chang Yuchun was ordered to command the army to attack Yingchuan. After he led his army across the Langtang Canal, he received the news that Sun Guan had conquered Guancheng on the battlefield in Henan.

After Guancheng was occupied by the Northern Xinjiang Army, the rebels on the Henan battlefield could not move south to support Yingchuan, that is, the threat of the enemy on the back of the army was gone, and they could attack Yingchuan wholeheartedly.

Chang Yuchun immediately decided to change the attack strategy and immediately ordered the adjustment of the deployment of troops.

Chang Yuchun decided to surround Xuchang with a force, inducing the defenders of Yingchuan to rush to support, and at the same time mobilizing the main force of the army to conquer Changshe, advance directly west from the direction of Changshe, and seize Yangzhai.

Taking Yangzhai City, the Northern Xinjiang Army can not only get grain and grass replenishment, so that the army can continue to fight in Yingchuan, but also cut off Yuzhou's food supply to Luoyang, so that Luoyang falls into panic.

Luoyang will definitely not watch Hebei break its neck, and Yuan Shao is bound to send reinforcements to attack south. In this way, the battlefields of Guanzhong, Hanoi and Henan will all benefit from this. Especially in the Henan battlefield, the Northern Xinjiang Army is very likely to take advantage of the situation to attack Xingyang and approach the Tiger Prison.

However, Chang Yuchun's plan is very risky. Yangzhai is only more than 100 miles away from the surrounding cities such as Yangcheng, Yingyang, Yingyin and other places, if the attack of the army is blocked, can not quickly take Yangzhai City, it is very likely to be outflanked by the rebels who returned from Xuchang. After a hard battle, the losses of the Northern Frontier Army are bound to be great, and the attack time is also delayed. It is possible that reinforcements from Nanyang, Luoyang, and other counties in Yuzhou will come in a steady stream, so that the army will have to retreat and give up the attack on Yingchuan.

Chang Yuchun thought that if he attacked Yang Zhai first, even if he could not capture it immediately, he could also use the advantage of cavalry to attack the rebels in the narrow area between the Yingshui River and the Weishui River, delaying the rescue speed of the rebels. If we still can't take Yangzhai like this, then we will turn around and go south and fight Xuchang again. At this time, the reinforcements of the rebels were all pinned down in the area of Yangzhai City, considering the importance of Yangzhai, they would not dare to go south again to rescue Xuchang, so Xuchang could go down.

Bian Xi, Mu Shun and others are all people who have the courage to break through the sky, one is more crazy than the other, and they strongly support Chang Yuchun. Although Zhang Yan and a few cautious generals felt that this plan was too risky, Chang Yuchun was the commander of the army, and Bian Xi and these people were eager to try, and it was difficult to speak if they wanted to oppose it, so they could only agree.

Chang Yuchun commanded the main force of the army to surround the Changshe overnight. Bian Xi set out from Yanling with an army of 8,000 and killed Xuchang City.

After the Northern Xinjiang Army took Changshe, they quickly rushed to the Weishui River.

At this time, there were still sixty miles away from Yangzhai, but to cross two rivers, the Northern Xinjiang Army couldn't get up fast if it wanted to. The scouts in the northern frontier scattered in all directions, hunting and killing the opponent's scouts as much as possible to hide the traces of the army.

The scouts who rushed to Yangzhai first hurriedly returned, and a reinforcement of about 3,000 people flew south from Yangzhai City, and was rushing to Yingyang along the west bank of the Yingshui River.

Chang Yuchun was overjoyed and laughed: "God help me." Order the army to cross the river overnight, and early tomorrow morning, we will attack Yangzhai. ”

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Luoyang.

Lou Gui was sweating profusely, panting and rushing into Yuan Shao's study, and reported: "Lord, Yangzhai City has been lost, and Yangzhai City has been captured by the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

Yuan Shao stood up in shock and didn't speak for a long time.

"My lord, immediately increase the troops in Luyang to ensure that the grain in Jingzhou can come in from Yique Pass." Lou Gui wiped the sweat from his head and said anxiously, "If Luyang is robbed by the Northern Xinjiang Army again, the galloping roads between Luoyang and Jing and Henan will all be cut off. ”

"No, increase the number of troops in Guanzhong, immediately increase the troops in Guanzhong." Yuan Shao sat down slowly, gritted his teeth, and said in a cold voice, "As long as Guanzhong wins, the Northern Xinjiang Army will not want to gain a foothold in Yingchuan." ”

"Tell Han Sui and Gao Gan to attack immediately."

Eight hundred miles of fast riding with Yuan Shao's order, flying like galloping through the pass.

Feng Ji, Yuan Zhong and others hurried to Yuan Shao's mansion and discussed with Yuan Shao and Lou Gui how to deal with it.

At present, Yingchuan's situation is very critical. Although the three large cities of Xuchang, Yingyin and Yingyang in the south of Yingchuan were still under the control of Chen Lin, due to the fall of Henan Guancheng, Nanyang's army went north to Guanzhong, Liu Biao was fighting with the Jiangdong army in the Chaisang area of Yuzhang County, and only the armies of Runan, Chen, Liang and Peiguo in Yuzhou could quickly support Yingchuan. However, these four counties have limited troops, and most of them are newly recruited new soldiers, so they cannot pose a mortal threat to the Northern Xinjiang Army, at most, they will help Chen Lin to hold the southern part of Yingchuan, and it is extremely difficult to drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Yingchuan immediately.

"Only with the support of the Jingzhou army can we hold Yingchuan." Feng Ji suggested that Yuan Shao contact Yuan Tan and ask him to send people south to Jiangdong again, and try to facilitate peace talks between Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu, so that Liu Biao could free up his hands to lead the army north to support, and let Cao Cao and Sun Quan join forces to threaten the Central Plains and force the Northern Xinjiang Army to withdraw from Yingchuan.

Feng Ji's suggestion was not echoed by everyone.

At this moment, in order to get out of the predicament, Jiangdong urgently needs Hebei to contain Cao Cao, so as to concentrate on attacking Jingzhou and avoid being attacked by Cao Cao and Liu Biao in the future. Cao Cao was sandwiched between Hebei and Jiangdong, and his life was difficult, and he also urgently needed to stabilize Xuzhou and control the two counties of Yangzhou and Jiangbei to avoid being swallowed by Hebei in the case of weak strength. In order to concentrate its forces to take Luoyang and take the Central Plains, Hebei also urgently needs to stabilize the situation in Jianghuai, so as not to be dragged by Cao Cao and Sun Quan by two things.

All three families take what they need and all benefit from it. On the contrary, Yuan Shao was in a bad situation at the moment, and he came forward to mediate all parties purely to hold Luoyang, and could not bring any substantial benefits to Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Sun Quan. Therefore, even if Yuan Tan rushed to Jiangdong in person, I am afraid it would be difficult to prevent Jiangdong from fighting Jingzhou, it would be difficult to persuade Cao Cao and Li Yi to turn their faces, and it would be even more difficult for Liu Biao to go north to support Yingchuan under the pressure of Jiangdong troops.

Yuan Shao thought about it for a long time, but still accepted Feng Ji's suggestion.

"The key to whether the current tense situation can be reversed is the battle in Guanzhong. As long as we defeat the Northern Frontier Army in Guanzhong, the situation in the world will be shockingly reversed. Yuan Shao said, "Now that Brother Jingsheng is fighting with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, the Jingzhou army will not be able to go north in the short term, and Brother Jingsheng is also weak, so it is indeed unlikely that this mediation will succeed." However, the key for us now is the battle in Guanzhong. It doesn't matter if Brother Jingsheng can go north to support immediately, we just need to keep in touch with them. Once the Northern Xinjiang Army was defeated in Guanzhong and Hebei retreated, Li Yi's threat to Cao Cao and Sun Ce was greatly reduced. At that time, our strength was restored, and I believe that Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu will make the wisest choice that is most beneficial to us. ”

After careful discussion with everyone, Yuan Shao then made a series of deployments.

He ordered Yan Liang on the battlefield in Henan to immediately lead his army to counterattack and recapture Guancheng at all costs.

At present, the target of the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army has been clear, in order to hold Yingchuan, the army on the Henan battlefield must recapture Guancheng, threaten the rear of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and contain the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Yingchuan battlefield.

After the loss of Yangzhai, Luyang became the only way for Luoyang to keep in touch with the southern prefectures and counties, and it could not be lost in any case. But now the Nanyang army is divided into three, and the strength is very weak. An army of Nanyang went north to Guanzhong to participate in the Battle of Guanzhong, and another army of Yuan Xi was brought to Hanzhong to meet Zhang Lu, and the remaining army was mainly to protect the Son of Heaven and stay in the city, with only 5,000 people, so the situation in Luyang was extremely critical.

Yuan Shao wrote to Yuan Xi in a hurry for this 100,000 yuan, ordering him to return to Nanyang with the army day and night, rush to Luyang City to defend the key pass, and ensure that the gallop from Luyang to Yique Pass is smooth and unimpeded.

Yuan Shao also ordered the commanders of Guangcheng, Yique, Dagu, and Yuyuan to prepare for the battle and always guard against the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the passes. Feng Ji had suggested that troops should be transferred from Luoyang to the south to strengthen the defense, and at the same time gather troops to kill Yingchuan from the direction of Yuyuan Pass to recapture Yangzhai, but Yuan Shao was worried that Luoyang would not have enough troops and could not support the Hanoi and Henan battlefields in time, so he vetoed Feng Ji's proposal.

In the end, Yuan Shaoshu told Chen Lin and the Taishou of the counties of Yuzhou, hoping that they would work together to defend the line of Yingyang, Yingyin and Xuchang, and find ways to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army and recapture Yingchuan.

Lou Gui and the others said goodbye and left. Yuan Shao stood at the door, looking at their tired figures, and a sense of sadness and fear suddenly rose in his heart. The uneasiness quickly spread throughout his body, leaving him almost breathless.

Guanzhong, now all hopes are pinned on the battlefield of Guanzhong, once the battle of Guanzhong failed, Luoyang immediately fell into the encirclement of the Northern Xinjiang Army, if he wants to turn the tide and turn the tide, it will be even more difficult.

Will the Guanzhong War be lost? Will Han Sui defect on the verge of defection? If Hebei encircles Luoyang on all sides, the battle line is too long, and the forces will be seriously dispersed, and it will not be able to form an absolute advantage over Luoyang on any battlefield.

In other words, as long as I win on one of the battlefields, the siege strategy of Hebei will fail. I still have a chance, and I still have a chance to beat Hebei. (To be continued.) )