October of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guanzhong, Xinfeng City. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Han Sui received a letter from Li Yi and was furious when he learned that Hebei was eager to move its population to Guanzhong, believing that Hebei had deceived him. Hebei has always said that the army entered Guanzhong in order to attack Guanxi and Luoyang, but after the army entered Guanzhong, Hebei suddenly decided to move the population to Guanzhong, which was obviously to force itself to withdraw to Xiliang.

In order to get Guanzhong, Hebei has impatiently raised its war knife.

However, Han Sui was worried that his troops were not enough, and he was reluctant to attack. If the Xiliang people defeated the Northern Xinjiang Army at a heavy price, not only would they not be able to continue to occupy Guanzhong, but it would also be a problem to defend the Western Frontier. Han Sui didn't want to take risks, he wanted to hit with one blow, and he was still waiting patiently.

After Yuan Shao's letter was delivered to Guanzhong, Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief.

The Northern Xinjiang Army launched attacks at the same time in Henan and Yingchuan, indicating that the army on the Central Plains battlefield did not rush thousands of miles to the Guanzhong battlefield. In the Zhengbaiqu camp on the south bank of the Weishui River, there was only the Northern Frontier Army in the east of the river.

According to the scouts, there were only 60,000 troops in Hedong, and the first line of Fenglingdu and Dayangcheng on the north bank of the Yellow River needed to be defended by troops, and the troops who could cross the river and enter Guanzhong did not exceed 50,000 at most.

At this time, the cavalry of the Northern Frontier also appeared. The scouts reported that an army of about five or six thousand men had killed Maoling and Pingling from Anding County, and had two skirmishes with the Xiliang cavalry.

The scouts scattered along the front lines of Chiyang and Gaoling replied that they had found traces of the cavalry of the Northern Frontier on the north bank of Zhengguoqu, but the number of the other side was not large, about five or six thousand.

At this moment, Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao's army was still in the Tianqiong Desert, so Han Sui estimated that the cavalry that Hebei could recruit and transfer into the pass was about 20,000 to 30,000.

But now the results of the scout's investigation differed greatly from his estimates.

Han Sui was a little uneasy and ordered the scouts to get as close as possible to the Zheng Baiqu camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army to investigate the situation of the Northern Xinjiang cavalry.

At present, on the battlefield in Guanzhong, he has 100,000 horses. Excluding the troops stationed in Chang'an, Huaili and other cities, the number of troops that can be put into battle on the battlefield is less than 80,000. Yuan Shao's army of 80,000 had secretly rushed to the lurking position. Together, the two armies amounted to about 160,000 men.

If the strength of the Northern Frontier Army is close to the results of the scouts, it is indeed about 50,000 people, then it will be difficult for the coalition forces to completely annihilate the opponent. Although it was an enemy, Han Sui had to admit that the combat strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army was too strong, whether it was the equipment of the army or the quality of the soldiers, the Northern Xinjiang Army was far superior to his own.

Think about it, there are now more than 30 million people in northern Xinjiang, and all the soldiers are selected young and strong people, unlike himself and Yuan Shao, because the population potential of the jurisdiction is limited, and there are many old, weak, sick and disabled people in the army.

Especially in the case of the careful vigilance of the Northern Frontier Army, although its own strength is three times that of the opponent, as long as it can inflict heavy damage on the opponent, it will be the best result for itself, but its own losses will definitely be very large.

Han Sui was unwilling to pay this loss, he wanted to use the Weishui River to lure the Northern Xinjiang Army to the south bank of the Weishui River, and gather absolutely superior forces to encircle and annihilate it. Then they crossed the river and launched a pursuit, besieging and killing the remaining Northern Xinjiang army on the banks of the Yellow River.

For this reason, Han Sui specially sent Yang Fu to Zhengbaiqu, pretending to negotiate the specific details with Hebei, and at the same time asked Li Yi to immediately lead the army to cross the river to attack Huayin and capture Tongguan.

Li Yi politely refused, saying that the Great Northern Frontier was currently attacking Luoyang in the Central Plains Battlefield, and Hebei was not financially rich enough to fight on the two battlefields at the same time. Li Yi believes that the best time to attack Tongguan should be after the spring of next year, that is, after the population migrates to Guanzhong, when spring ploughing is prepared.

Han Sui was at a loss.

Li Yi had no intention of crossing the river at all, he had already begun to arrange the relocation of the population, but Yuan Shao sent three letters a day to urge, begging Han Sui to attack immediately, otherwise not only Yingchuan would be lost, but even Luoyang would be in danger. Gao Gan and Zhu Ling also rushed to Xinfeng City in person to urge. Gao Gan even threatened that if you don't want to fight, we will attack alone.

The high-ranking cadres have limited troops and no cavalry, so if they attack rashly, they will definitely be defeated. As soon as Gao Gan was defeated, the Northern Xinjiang Army had an excuse to fight Han Sui. The two of them can still fight with the Northern Frontier Army together, but fighting separately is killing themselves.

Han Sui was very annoyed and scoffed at Gao Gan's threat, and he said: "If you dare to attack alone, I will immediately drive you to the Weishui River to feed the fish one after the other with the Northern Frontier Army." ”

Yang Fu hurriedly returned from Zhengbaiqu and reported: "My lord, Meng Qi's return to Guanzhong has been known by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Li Yi has ordered Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao to lead the army to return to Guanzhong from the Tianqiong Desert. ”

Han Sui was shocked. Once the cavalry army of Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao arrived in Guanzhong, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army doubled, and the battle in Guanzhong could not be fought at all.

"Quick, bring in the senior cadres." Han Sui waved his hand resolutely and said, "Attack the Northern Frontier Army immediately." ”

At the military meeting, Han Sui made a detailed offensive deployment.

"We took the initiative to cross the river to attack, which is tantamount to a decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army." Han Sui patted the Wannian City on the map vigorously and said to everyone, "This place used to be called Liyang, which was the capital of the Qin State, and later Gaozu Liu Bang also lived in this capital for four years, and the city is very strong. The main camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army is here. After Yue Fei led the army into Guanzhong, he first built a camp in Xiaqi, but then probably considered not crossing the river to attack Tongguan for the time being, so he moved the camp to the northwest for a hundred miles, relying on Wannian City, backed by Baiqu, and built a large military camp. ”

"This barracks looks like a crescent-shaped formation, but it's actually a geese-shaped formation, and its attack power is far greater than its defensive ability. If we attack head-on, the losses will certainly be large. Therefore, I plan to first pin down its two flanks with a large army of infantry, and the Chinese army will launch a strong attack with the superiority of cavalry, destroy its middle army, cut off the connection between its two flanks, and then gather the main force to encircle and annihilate one of its wings, and inflict heavy damage on the opponent. ”

"Wenyue, what if the Northern Frontier Army retreats to the city?" Gao Gan asked.

"They won't go back into the city." Han Sui looked at the map, sighed softly, and said, "For the Northern Frontier Army, they are very eager to fight this battle. This battle is won, Guanzhong is theirs, and Luoyang is just around the corner. If they lose, they can guarantee the safety of Hedong and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. ...... for us"

He looked at the generals, smiled bitterly, and said, "We can only win, not lose." ”

"The generals immediately returned to the camp and led the army across the river overnight."

In the empty tent, Han Sui stood in front of the map, his expression was in a trance, and he was silent for a long time.

"My lord, is it necessary for us to fight a decisive battle?" Zhang Meng quietly walked behind Han Sui and asked in a low voice.

"This is the last hope." Han Sui sighed bitterly, "The migration of people from Hebei to Guanzhong has already shown their determination. They asked us to leave Guanzhong and go back to Xiliang, without any room for negotiation. ”

"Why did Hebei do this?" Zhang Meng shook his head painfully and said puzzledly, "Why do they have to drive us to a dead end?" ”

"They need people to defend the western frontier." Han Sui showed a trace of murderous aura on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Since Hebei doesn't give us a way out, then we can only fight to the death." ”

"But......" Zhang Meng hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "If we lose, ...... in the future So I think...... We might be able to take a step back......"

"Hebei doesn't give us this opportunity." Han Sui knew what he wanted to say, sighed helplessly, and said, "I should have let everything I should have conceded, but the people of Hebei were carried away by the victory, thinking that they were invincible in the world." In their eyes, we Xiliang people are not vulnerable at all. This time we won, and I will never leave Guanzhong. ”

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In Guanzhong, the scouts of Zheng Baiqu's battalion rushed back from all directions, bringing back the latest enemy situation: Han Sui crossed the Weishui River with the Xiliang army and killed them in a mighty manner.

"Have you ever found Yuan Shao's army?" Li Yi asked quietly, this is what he is most concerned about.

The scout reported: "The army of Gao Gan and Zhu Ling is hurrying from Qingge Ferry. Jiao's army, together with the Xiliang army, is hurrying north from Xinfeng Ferry. ”

"Han Sui was enraged." Yue Fei smiled, "I didn't expect him to really have a decisive battle with us. ”

"A battle to decide the winner." Xu Da said excitedly, "Okay, okay, I'm just waiting for this day." ”

Li Yi sighed in a low voice, waved his hand at Xu Shu who was standing beside him, and ordered: "Yuan Zhi, urgently order the generals to discuss matters in the big tent." ”

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Han Sui led an army of 160,000 and quickly approached Wannian City.

The low sound of war drums, the sound of loud trumpets, the sound of neat steps, the rapid sound of horses' hooves, the crisp sound of gold and iron, and the hoarse shouts of the heralds were accompanied by the rolling dust and fog that covered the sky and the sun, and they rushed out of the horizon with great momentum and roared towards the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The colorful battle flags flew in the air, hunting sounded, and from a distance, it looked like a thousand waves rolled up in the sea, surging and surging, and the momentum was amazing.

Han Sui was surrounded by a team of guards and walked at the front of the army. Behind him, the towering giant rolled up and down, roaring angrily, like a fierce beast trapped in a cage opening its bloody mouth, more like a fettered dragon ready to soar into the sky.

Han Sui raised his head, looked at the blue sky, looked at the faint white clouds on the deep sky, and his thoughts couldn't help but fly back to the distant western frontier, back to the land he loved so much.

As long as this battle is won, the sky of Western Xinjiang will be more beautiful, and the mountains and rivers of Western Xinjiang will be immersed in joy and happiness.

"I'm going to win this battle." Han Sui slowly raised his hands and raised his arms and roared.

"Knock knock knock ......" The war drums were like thunder, and they suddenly exploded.

The marching army gradually stopped, column by column, row by row, battle formation after battle, stretching for several miles, a sea of people, boundless.

The overwhelming smoke and dust suddenly straightened up, stretched out his thick arms, raised his huge head, and let out an earth-shattering roar at the white sun, the sky and the earth changed color in an instant, and half of the sky fell into darkness.

"Kill ......"

160,000 Allied soldiers raised their weapons and roared with all their might. A huge roar rolled up layers of high waves like a tsunami, roared over the battle array, and then smashed fiercely into the camp of the Northern Frontier Army. (To be continued.) )