Chapter 18 Chen Chong’s plan to challenge Dong (Part 2)
The so-called three-pronged attack means dividing King Qin's army into the north route, the middle route, and the south route. The three-pronged attack is in the middle.
The North Road in Chen Chong's strategy is a general term. In fact, the North Road is divided into three small roads: one goes from the Fen River to the south to attack Anyi, and goes south to attack Dayang and control Maojin; the other takes a small road from the Luliang Mountains to attack Fenyin.
Puban, control Pubanjin and Caisangjin; go all the way out of Shangjun from Luoshui, capture Linjin, and then cross the river to capture Huayin. Maojin, Pubanjin, and Huayin are all necessary for transportation between Luoyang and Chang'an.
Therefore, there are three routes of attack, each aiming to cut off the connection between the east and west capitals. If all steps are successful, Sizhou will be divided into two, and the east and west cannot be taken into account.
The North Road can be said to be the core of the plan. Only the North Road was successful. Dong Zhuo's main force was trapped between Mianchi and Luoyang. However, there were not many troops in Guanzhong, and there was a plain between Puban and Chang'an. A direct attack on Chang'an was no longer empty talk.
However, the attack on the north route must be concealed enough so that Dong Zhuo cannot detect it. This requires sending another army to feign attack to attract Dong Zhuo's attention. Chen Chong arranged the feint attack in the middle route.
Chen Chong's so-called middle route is still in Luoyang, and he still leads his army out of Hanoi from Tianjing Pass. Now half of Hanoi County has been captured by Dong Zhuo, and is exposed to the threat from the north of Luoyang. Therefore, Hanoi must be captured first. The key points are two places: attack Jiguan all the way to get out of the king.
Wushan, surrounded Dongyuan without attacking; attacked Heyang and Wenxian all the way, crossed the river at Mengjin, and then occupied Mangshan, making a decisive battle in Luoyang.
Whether entering Hedong from Jiguan or crossing the river to attack Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo cannot accept it at the moment. Regardless of victory or defeat in both places, Dong Zhuo will inevitably leave the main force of the army at Hangu Pass, thinking that Hangu Pass
It was a dangerous place that could never be conquered by the anti-Dong forces, but because of the strength of the coalition forces, they did not dare to easily withdraw the army, which created time and space for the North Road's surprise attack.
When the middle road feints and the north road makes a surprise attack, the south road is the final chapter of the attack on Dong.
After the North Road cuts off the connection between east and west, Dong Zhuo will definitely make the craziest counterattack. Even if he has the Middle Road Army at his back, he will desperately recruit all the troops in Guanzhong and launch the fiercest attack on the North Road Army until the passage is opened, just like
A knife is about to be inserted into the enemy's chest, and the warrior will use all his strength to push the blade away. If another knife is stabbed directly into the heart, how can he still survive?
This is the case with the southern route planned by Chen Chong. He is similar to Cao Cao in this regard. The southern route starts from Xiangyang and retraces the entry route of Liu Bang, the great ancestor, along Nanxiang and Danshui to capture Wuguan, and successively attacks Shangxian and Shangluo, until
Lantian sent envoys to contact the big families in Duling, Maoling, Baling and other places, and sent troops to Chang'an. Chang'an is a big city, and it would be difficult to hold on if it had less than 30,000 troops. At that time, Dong Zhuo would never be able to leave two people in Chang'an.
With a force of ten thousand, the southern route only needs to reach Chang'an, and taking them is as easy as cutting paper with a knife.
The three routes have different dates for dispatching troops. The first is the feinting army in the middle. The scale of the troops used this time is not trivial, and the consumption of grain, grass and military supplies is very huge. Therefore, Chen Chongxuan dispatched during the summer harvest to try not to affect Bingzhou's harvest this year, and at the same time also
Paving the way for the Northern Route Army to dispatch.
The Northern Route Army went to war in winter. On the one hand, there were many cavalry involved in the battle. Only after autumn was high and the horses were fat, could the knights and horses run long distances. In addition, the ground was frozen and hard in winter, making it easier for the cavalry to gallop. In addition, because the Northern Route Army
To advance or retreat, you have to cross the Yellow River on horseback, and you must choose the frozen season. Only in this way can you have the miraculous effect of being unexpected and running thousands of miles.
The time for the South Route Army to dispatch was in the spring, when the rivers thawed, and the North Route Army could rely on the geographical advantage to delay Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo, in order to raise military resources, collected excessive amounts of money. After the people in Guanzhong passed the New Year, it was the most difficult time, and Guanzong was everywhere.
The refugees are begging for work, so the South Road can incite the refugees and surround Chang'an.
In terms of military deployment, aside from the 6,000 cavalry brought by Guan Yu, Bingzhou still had more than 70,000 troops. To guard against Xianbei, he still had to keep 20,000 men at Yanmen, leaving more than 50,000 available troops. And this
In two months, he had persuaded Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, to send 40,000 Youzhou elite cavalry, 10,000 Xuzhou soldiers, and Chen Ji, the clan father who was the Prime Minister of Pingyuan at the time, to send 10,000 county soldiers, in total.
With a crowd of 110,000, Chen Chong planned to divide the North and Central Roads in half.
The two routes seem to use equal strength, but in fact they are not. The 55,000 people on the north route will invest most of the cavalry and horses in the army, and the infantry will also be all soldiers. The front of the north route is too long, and after reaching the destination
, it is also necessary to leave a cavalry in Caisangjin and Yucheng to ensure the safety of the baggage and the retreat route. Based on this estimate, the Northern Route Army that can face the enemy head-on is about 40,000 people.
But in this way, the soldiers in the middle are only the eliminated infantry, with insufficient leather armor, less than 8,000 cavalry, and no more than 10,000 horses. If you want to complete the task of pretending to attract Dong Zhuo's army in the middle,
, is still insufficient, let alone sending troops to attack Chang'an from the south.
Therefore, Chen Chong told Yuan Shu in his letter that he had made an agreement with Liu Yu Tao Qian and appointed Yuan Shu as the leader of the alliance and recommended him as a hussar general. He hoped that Yuan Shu would send Sun Jian to lead 30,000 elite soldiers to join forces with him to attack Luoyang and contain him in the middle.
Dong Zhuo's troops. Then Guan Yu will send some more troops. It doesn't need to be too many, just ten thousand infantry. Guan Yu will use this as his southern route army and march north to Chang'an.
Finally, Chen Chong revealed the news in the letter that outside the three routes, he also contacted the rebels Ma Teng, Han Sui and others in Xiliang and made an appointment with the North Route Army to dispatch troops. However, Han Sui and others
People are unpredictable and cannot be fully trusted, so they are not included in the attacking armies. As long as they make a slight move, they can contain more troops to ensure that the plan to defeat Dong is foolproof.
After reading Chen Chong's plan, Yuan Shu was greatly excited. Chen Chong's plan was quite generous. Although the troops used were not as large as the jujube coalition, the pen and ink spanned thousands of miles and covered all directions. It was detailed and thoughtful, which made people wonder.
I don’t believe that this challenge to Dong will be accomplished in one battle.
What's even more rare is that in the letter, Chen Chong mentioned that he was the leader of the alliance and recommended him as a hussar general. This made him ecstatic. Even though Guan Yu was a little rude to him, he actually forgot about it. Instead, he asked Guan Yu what he said.
: "The southern route is led by the school captain when entering the customs, but I don't know how the other two generals will arrange it?"
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Guan Yu cupped his hands and replied: "The middle road faces Dong Zhuo, but we have to not fall behind, and we have to advance and retreat with the rear generals. With this consideration of candidates, I can only have Bingzhou Mu personally lead his troops to negotiate with you. As for the north road matter,
Guan was victorious and defeated, and the troops were divided into three groups: General Zhengxi led his troops to capture Maojin, General Fenwu captured Puban, and General Baibo captured Huayin." General Fenwu was Gongsun Zan who was canonized by Dong Zhuo, not Cao Cao.
The general who conquered the west was Liu Bei. He originally had a low official rank and had difficulty commanding various ministries. Chen Chong asked Liu Yubiao to appoint him as the general who conquered the west.
In this way, Yuan Shu no longer had any doubts. He immediately summoned Sun Jian and told him all about Chen Chong's plan and purpose. Without asking for his opinion, he said seriously: "Chen Tingjian has always been known as a strategist like Wu Qi.
In the past few years, we have been conquering all the battles in the south and the north, but this time we came up with such a plan, but they dare not say that victory is guaranteed, and they still ask me to mediate, which shows how difficult and dangerous it is to challenge Dong! Wentai, now even Liu
Famous people like Yu all respect me, which shows that the challenge to the director is imminent.
I still remember that when you and I first met in Luyang, Wentai said boldly: "There is no enemy for me!" His voice was pure and pure, the soul of a warrior and a brave man, which made my blood boil. Now it is May, I guess the time
, Chen Chong will lead his army southward next month. Can you kill the enemy for the country as you say?"
He originally wanted to hear Sun Jian's words of loyalty, but Sun Jian said instead: "When I was serving as county magistrate in Wu County, I got acquainted with Mr. Long. I deeply admired Mr. Long's strategy and courage. He came to plan the matter of taking down Dong.
, how could Dong Zhuo escape? This is just a self-effacing statement."
Yuan Shu was horrified by these words. Sun Jian was so arrogant. He killed the shepherds of the country like Zhang Zi and Wang Rui like chickens just because they looked down upon him. And now he actually did it in a big way.
When he praised Chen Chong, there was no sense of artificiality in his words. It was obvious that he sincerely admired Chen Chong. Sun Jian was the only elite fighting force in his hands. If he had turned to Chen Chong during the battle, wouldn't his work have been in vain? p>
With this in mind, he pretended to be ordinary, and asked Sun Jian: "It sounds like Chen Tingjian is such a hero, doesn't he have any shortcomings?"
Unexpectedly, Sun Jian shook his head and sighed and said: "Chen Longshou looks kind on the outside, and ordinary people talk to him like a spring breeze, but it is actually because he is not familiar with him. In fact, Chen Chong is harsh to himself, and ruthless to his friends.
Don't hide dirty things at all. If you have a close relationship with him, you are really asking for trouble. I haven't interacted with him for a long time."
Yuan Shu finally dispelled his doubts and agreed with Sun Jian: "It is indeed true."
After the conversation, Sun Jian returned to Luyang to continue training troops, while Guan Yu led his troops to the Wuguan area to explore the terrain. Yuan Shu studied the map by himself based on Chen Chong's letters every day, and always remembered the time when Chen Chong sent out troops, so that every other
In two days, they sent scouts northward to inquire about news about Henan and Hanoi in the Yangren area.
Since May, Dong Zhuo's army has left more than 10,000 people in Yangwu to continue to pay attention to the movements of jujube. People in Yang have left 10,000 people to pay attention to the movements in Luyang. There are 20,000 people left in Luoyang to coordinate the movement. The remaining 30,000 troops are left by Wang Fang.
Zhang Ji led the army to conquer Hanoi. After Xiaopingjin crossed the river, Wang Fang fought successively in Hanoi and forced Wang Kuang's main force to retreat eastward. He had captured four important towns in Yewang, Zhouxian, Huaixian and Wude. Wang Kuang had to
After moving the county administration to Huojia, the entire coalition army was filled with gloom and gloom.
Therefore, Yuan Shu's scouts came back every day and reported bad news to Yuan Shu. Wang Kuang was always defeated, and Zhang Yang was defeated again. In the past, Yuan Shu was always very happy to hear that Yuan Shao's allies were defeated, but at this time there was no other information.
It made him feel uninterested and a little worried.
Dong Zhuojun is so arrogant, what if Chen Chong sent scouts to inquire about it, but ended up not daring to join forces to fight?
He thought like this and counted the days day by day until the summer lotus withered and the willow leaves fell. In the blink of an eye, it was the third day of July. A thunderbolt news spread throughout Gyeonggi.
Chen Chong, the pastor of Bingzhou, led an army of 50,000, which was claimed to be 150,000. He actually came out of Qinshui and captured Qinshui, Bo County and Zhe County overnight. Heyang was in emergency and Mengjin was in emergency.