The two were talking and laughing, and several fast horses and sweaty scouts galloped from a distance, and reported: "Report to the general, the Northern Frontier Army is rushing along the river. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Xiahoudun and Li Dian were suddenly shocked and looked at each other. Unexpectedly, the Northern Frontier Army really came out of the old desecration of the river.

Li Dian asked anxiously, "How many people?" Which direction? How far are we from it? ”

"As far as the eye can see, the entire riverbed is full of Northern Xinjiang troops, at least tens of thousands of people." The scout panted and said, "They are coming from the direction of the Jiangshui River, less than ten miles away from us. ”

"Quick, speed up, occupy the embankment on both sides, and ...... quickly" Xiahoudun exerted his horsewhip for a while, and shouted loudly, "Urgently tell Zang Ba and Wen Ping, and join me immediately." ”

"Brother Yuanrang......" Li Dian shouted very nervously, "It seems that the Northern Frontier Army wants to cut off the connection between us and Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng, which one are they going to surround?" ”

"The Northern Frontier Army has been prepared for a long time, and they want to eat us." Xiahoudun roared angrily, "Quick, urgently tell Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng, leave Dongguang City alone, retreat immediately, meet with me, and ...... quickly."

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Fanting, twenty miles southeast of Dongguang City.

Zhang Yan received Chang Yuchun's military order and led the army to advance rapidly in the direction of Xinhe.

The new river is about fifteen miles away from the great river, and now Liu Beijun has crossed the river, and Liu Biaojun has not yet begun to cross the river with grain and grass. Chang Yuchun ordered them to hold back Liu Biao's army, forcing Cao Cao's army and Liu Bei's army to be unable to concentrate their forces to break through the river.

Zhang Yan shook his head regretfully, and said to the deputy general beside him a little depressed: "In this way, we can only watch others surround and annihilate Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng." ”

"General, don't be too greedy." The adjutant general said with a smile, "As long as we drag Liu Biaojun firmly on the south bank of the New River, these southerners will be in our pocket." ”

Zhang Yan smiled and said: "These people don't stay well in the south, but they have to go to the north to die, they really can't live by themselves." ”

………………

On the bank of the Jiangshui River, Dongtingdu. Thirty miles northwest of Dongguang City.

Chang Yuchun held a cowhide water bladder and stood outside the makeshift military tent and raised his head to drink.

On the Jiangshui River in the distance, the voices of people were boiling, the war horses neighed, and a column of iron knights led the war horses, quickly passing the twenty pontoon bridges erected on the river.

A little farther away, tens of thousands of people were carrying grain, grass and ordnance from the other side to the camp.

Xu Shu walked out of the military tent sweating profusely, let out a long breath, and said depressedly: "It's too hot this day......

"Can't you take it off? Look at me......" Chang Yuchun looked back at him, then reached out and tugged at his soaked clothes, he patted his chest hard, "This day, you have to be naked." ”

Xu Shu glanced at the long chest hair on Chang Yuchun's chest, and couldn't help but show a trace of disdain on his face, and said, "I really can't imagine, how can a person like you be a general of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Chang Yuchun sneered, threw the water bladder in his hand to Xu Shu, and said proudly: "Actually, I don't understand that with a little white face like you, the lord actually sent you to the battlefield." By the way, Bian Xi and Mu Shun have any news to send? ”

"The two have led the army to outflank Gongsun Zhan's rear, and we have successfully divided the rebel army in two." Xu Shu drank water and said vaguely, "At present, Gongsun Zhan's army is still fifteen miles away from Dongguang City. ”

Chang Yuchun asked again: "What about Zhao Yun?" How many ways is his iron horse from Dongguang City? ”

Xu Shu said: "There are still twenty miles away from Dongguang City, and it is estimated that Ma Teng's scouts have already discovered him." ”

Chang Yuchun snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "Hmph, last time he took advantage of us in Guanzhong, this time I want him to spit out even the bones." ”

While the two were talking, a guard came to report that Li Jing, Wei Yan, and Guan Hai had crossed the river and were about to rush to the big tent.

"Quick, bring me my clothes." Chang Yuchun shouted loudly.

Xu Shu laughed and said, "Didn't you say it's cool to be shirtless?" ”

Chang Yuchun glared at him fiercely, and said unhappily: "I have no face, you look good on your face?" ”

Chang Yuchun welcomed Li Jing, Wei Yan, and Guan Hai into the big tent, and Xu Shu carefully explained the location of the various armies.

"Now, even if Cao Cao's army and Liu Beijun meet and break through the resistance of Lu Bu and Gao Changgong, they will not be able to rush to Dongguang City to meet Tian Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng." Xu Shu pointed to the map and said, "Pan Zhang and his headquarters are rapidly advancing eastward, and it is estimated that they will soon rush to Xiaoliang Pavilion to join the army of Bian Xi and Mu Shun and surround the rebels from the south of Dongguang City. ”

"General Zhao Yun and your iron cavalry will surround Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng from the east and west sides of Dongguang City at dusk today. Gao Shun and Wu Ba defended Dongguang City and blocked them from the front. Xu Shu lightly drew a small circle on Dongguang City on the map, "When the eighteen thousand iron cavalry of Zhang He, Xian Yufu, and Yan Rou arrive at the battlefield tomorrow morning, we will start to attack." ”

"Tomorrow, Lu Bu and Gao Changgong's 58,000 troops will block Cao Cao's army and Liu Bei's army in Dahe, and Zhang Yan's 8,000 troops will hold Liu Biao's army in the direction of Xinhe." Chang Yuchun said murderously, "The rest of the 102,000-foot cavalry army surrounded and annihilated Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng. ”

"102,000 against 35,000, almost three against one." Li Jing patted Chang Yuchun and said with a relaxed smile, "This kind of battle, it seems that we are fighting for the first time, it's too easy, you don't need to grit your teeth like this." ”

Chang Yuchun was stunned for a moment, felt that his expression was a little too much, grinned embarrassedly, and said: "We have fought for more than ten years, and it is the first time to fight such a battle with a huge disparity in strength, and we are not suitable for it." ”

"Now the lord fights a war very differently than in the past." Zhang He said with emotion, "In the past, how many hard and bloody battles did we fight? But now the general is fighting 35,000 with 102,000 men, which is really ......"

"What do you mean?" Chang Yuchun was unhappy, his eyes widened, "I finally commanded a big battle, but you really said it...... What is it really? Too easy, isn't it? ”

Zhang He was startled by Chang Yuchun's appearance, and hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Old Chang, I didn't mean you, I mean that the lord is too cautious, and he is not as sharp as in the past." ”

", you dare to say this about the lord, I think you have too many good days." Chang Yuchun's face turned cold, and he immediately threatened, "You don't want to live anymore?" ”

The crowd laughed.

Zhang He gave Chang Yuchun a punch and said seriously: "Don't be too proud, it's really not easy to fight this battle well." ”

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The forward troops of Cao Cao's army rushed down the riverbed.

Two hundred paces away, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army roared and killed.

Five hundred paces away, another group of soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army was rushing up the river embankment, intending to control the north bank embankment and knock Cao Cao's army off the riverbed.

Suddenly, the fierce killing sound resounded in the sky above the river.

The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang opened their mouths wide, gasped violently, and ran wildly with all their strength.

Many of Cao Cao's soldiers rushed up the river embankment, and they faced the exhausted soldiers of the northern Xinjiang and killed them.

Ma Yong, who was at the forefront, knew that he was going to die, so he slowed down and shouted hoarsely: "Array...... Crossbow Shot ......"

The crossbow bolts roared, and the enemies who rushed to the front screamed loudly, and fell to the ground one by one.

Taking advantage of this short respite, a hundred soldiers quickly formed ten small attack battle formations at the fastest speed. The shield-bearers were in front, the spearmen were in the center, the archers were in the back, and the sword-and-axe men were covering on both sides.

Cao Cao's army on the river embankment was no match at all, and a large area was cut down in the blink of an eye.

"Hold the embankment, defend the embankment......" Ma Yong raised his bloody sword and kept screaming and roaring, but his hoarse voice was instantly drowned out by the bloody shouts on the battlefield.

The sound of killing shook the sky.

The iron cavalry led by Lu Bu is the elite of the elite of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and it has been an army for more than ten years. I don't know how many tough battles have been experienced in the past ten years.

The 50,000 Cao Cao troops led by Xiahoudun were all Yellow Turban troops in the past, and although they had rich experience in fighting, they had even more experience in escaping.

After a wild slash by the northern Xinjiang army, the riverbed was already full of blood, and Cao Cao's army did not have the slightest strength to fight back, so he turned around and fled.

When Gao Changgong rushed to the battlefield panting with his men and horses and carrying the heavy weapons dropped by Lu Bujun, the battle was already over.

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Gongsun Chan was almost out of breath, he desperately opened his mouth wide and breathed, beads of sweat rolling down his cheeks. He felt like a beast in a trap, anger, fear, and helplessness like arrows shot into his body, devouring his life bit by bit.

An hour ago, he was still fantasizing about beating Dongguang City and rushing into Nanpi, fantasizing about beating Li Yi to the ground, but now he can only look forward to a miracle, looking forward to the army of Xiahoudun, Zang Ba and Wenpin breaking through the blockade of the Northern Xinjiang Army and quickly rendezvous with him.

The tiger lurked in the dark depths for more than three months, and finally seized the opportunity to kill it.

A real fatal blow!

Now there are only three paths in front of me.

The first way is to withdraw, taking advantage of the fact that the Northern Xinjiang Army has just implemented the encirclement and the ambush armies from all directions have not yet closed the encirclement, and then retreat to the river. With his own and Ma Teng's 35,000 men, Xiahoudun's 85,000 men could completely defeat the Northern Frontier Army.

But the problem is that after retreating to the south of the river, due to the terrain, the retreat speed of the army is very slow, and the northern army will definitely use the large and small rivers to cut its own army into pieces of minced meat in the city, and then swallow it bite by bite.

Another way is to continue to advance, quickly occupy Dongguang City, and hold on to the city.

But this method is too risky, and he doesn't know how many people the Northern Frontier Army is stationed in Dongguang City, nor does he know if Xiahoudun can break through the Northern Frontier Army's resistance and join him. If Xiahoudun was trapped between the Great River and the New River, the army would be split in two. His own troops were weak, he lacked food and grass, and he couldn't hold out for a few days. Although Xiahoudun had grain and grass and an army of 85,000, he was trapped between the two rivers, and it was extremely difficult to attack and defend, and he would soon be defeated by the Northern Frontier Army.

The last way is to count on Cao Cao to send troops to rescue, but there are only 110,000 troops in the direction of Xindu City, if the troops are divided again, the Northern Xinjiang Army is bound to take the opportunity to counterattack, once the counterattack is successful, the Northern Expedition Coalition Army is defeated, everyone will be buried in Hebei, and none of them can escape. (To be continued.) )