The battlefield situation was changing rapidly. By September 20th, the arrangements of both sides were significantly different from the initial plans.
At first, the Qi and Han armies followed Teng Dan's plan and divided their troops into three groups in an attempt to mobilize the Han army to attack the city. Liu Bei did not fall for the plan, but instead used it to seize the opportunity to separate various places.
Defeat them one by one. But as soon as the Han army made a move, Guan Hai immediately reacted and abandoned the food road and went south despite the fact that the rear route was being attacked by Cao Cao. Han Xian and Yang Feng led their troops north, and then Taiqiu Zhang Fang also successfully broke through.
After leaving, the three parties met at Guangqi. At this point,
The Qi and Han armies totaled about 80,000 people.
On the defensive east of Surabaya.
The reason why Guan Hai's rendezvous was successful was because the Han army was complex, and the distance was further apart, making it difficult to send messages. Although the arrangement was good, it was ultimately a step too late, so that the interception by each department was unsuccessful. However,
Liu Bei was not depressed. His original intention was to fight Guan Hai and achieve a quick victory. Now that Guan Hai joined forces, he took advantage of his own wishes. So he sent a letter to Sima Fang and agreed that the two armies would move to Zhaosang and attack the enemy directly.
The army is within the enemy's country.
In the morning, Yin Guanyu of Henan, Huangfu Li, the governor of Yuzhou, and Shejian, the prefect of Hongnong, led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to Surabaya. They could be seen across the river from the Qi and Han armies on the other side. Then the Han army camped along the river, and the troops from Bingzhou came from Bingzhou.
The cavalrymen have been jolting on their horses for several days.
Everyone rushed to the river to get water to bathe and groom their horses. Horses of various colors were noisy back and forth on the river bank, densely packed and very spectacular. The Qi and Han troops on the other side saw it,
I can’t help but be frightened.
When the Han army saw that the enemy troops on the east bank were camped for hundreds of miles, with layers of infantry and cavalry, reaching directly to the branch of Mount Tai.
Just drink and watch on the West Bank.
The next day, Liu Bei's headquarters also arrived. For the past two days, they marched day and night and ran long distances. When they arrived at the camp, they had not had breakfast. The autumn wind was bleak and the weather was deserted. The soldiers on horseback all wore the robes they had worn on the road to keep out the cold.
On the body, the appearance is dusty, and the reflections of people and horses fill the ripples of Surabaya.
I don’t know when or who gave the order, but suddenly,
The knights seem to have a tacit understanding,
They took off their robes one after another, revealing the iron armor they had worn inside. It was almost noon, and the late autumn sun rose over the Qinglong Mountain and Leigu Mountains to the south on the left, shining on the armor of the Han soldiers on the west bank.
Above. Coincidentally, the sunlight reflected from the sparkling river surface was connected with the sunlight reflected from the Han army's armor on the river bridge. A large area of dazzling light was instantly reflected, making it difficult for people to distinguish where the water was and where.
There are people everywhere.
When the officers and soldiers of the Qi and Han armies saw the armor on the river, they couldn't help but be frightened. They said to each other that the Jinyang army from Liu Bei's headquarters must have arrived. Are they simply intimidating by demonstrating like this? Or are they planning to march? Guan Hai discussed with Yang Feng and Han Xian.
He said, although the puppet army has arrived, after all, we occupy the east bank of Surabaya. If Liu Bei insists on crossing the river, we can attack him halfway across the river, so there is no need to worry too much. So we still build forts on the east bank and stay put for the time being.<
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When Liu Bei heard that the other side was unmoved, he smiled and said to his staff: "Guan Hai and the others are quite calm, and they are not wavering in such a difficult situation. I heard that the soldiers on the other side can only eat two meals a day."
?If he doesn’t take the initiative to fight, does he want to wait for the army rations to run out?"
Xu Shu said on the side: "This is an opportunity. The general can postpone the offensive and send envoys to promise to surrender them one by one. Then the two states of Qingxu can be leveled without a fight."
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "I have dealt with Guan Hai too much. When he was in the plains, I chased him in all directions and he refused to surrender. Now he has tens of thousands of people under his command, how can he wait to be captured? Those two Bai Bo, I
I also know that, and I am a person who wants face. Once I rebel, I won’t rebel again, and I can’t surrender.”
The implication is that he still plans to fight, but the current situation means that the enemy army will definitely not be able to cross the river, and the pressure to cross the river will be on the Han army. What the staff want is to wait for a while longer and wait for the Surabaya River
If it freezes, it doesn't matter if Hedong and Hexi are frozen. But Liu Bei refused. Although it is now late September and winter is not far away, if you want to wait for Surabaya to freeze, you have to wait until at least November. But this year's battle in Yuzhou has been spent
There was too much food and grass, and Liu Bei didn’t want to waste any more time.
So he decided to build a bridge. But it was not an easy task. It was not difficult to build a bridge and it was not difficult to cross a river. What was difficult was how to build a pontoon bridge while surrounded by enemy troops. All the staff were in trouble for the moment and had no good strategy.
Neng said that he would search the surrounding ships first. At this time, someone stood up and said to Liu Bei: "General, I have a plan."
Liu Bei saw that it was Du Ji, a newly promoted scholar from Jingzhao this year. He looked directly at Liu Bei and said: "I have heard that the general always has chariot camps in the Dongping Army. He also used chariot camps to defend himself when facing water.
.In this case, it is better to ferry the car camp and the warriors to the west bank first, form a camp with the car camp, and think that the bridge head is already solid, and then build a pontoon bridge, and it will naturally fall into place."
After Liu Bei heard this, his eyes lit up and he kept saying: "What a great idea! What a great idea! I almost forgot about my car camp." So he immediately started, ordering people to search and detain ships everywhere, while recruiting warriors from the army.
.By noon on the 21st, hundreds of small boats and a thousand warriors had been captured.
The transportation of ships and the repair of bridges were all left to Du Ji, but who would lead the chariots and camps to defend against the enemy? Guan Yu volunteered to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei refused and said: "Now that you are the commander of an army, how can you do everything yourself? Leave it to the boys.
Some opportunities!"
Meng Da, a military advisor, was standing by at this time. He saw Fazheng, a friend from his hometown, offering suggestions one after another, winning the favor of the general, and rising to great heights, but he got nothing, and he felt very anxious. Now that he heard Liu Bei's words,
Knowing that it was a good time to make meritorious deeds, he recommended himself in front of the generals and said: "General, I have worked hard to bring peace to the country and spread my loyalty widely. I am deeply touched by this. Although I am humble and lowly, I am willing to do my best for the country!" Liu Bei heard this.
Laughing loudly, we decided on the candidate.
At night, the waning moon shines brightly in the sky. In the ripples of the Surabaya River, ships on the west bank are pushed into the water one after another. In order to block the view of the other side, the Han army chose a relatively low-lying crossing point, but the boats entering the water still inevitably made a splashing sound.
Meng Da, wearing black armor and leading his elite soldiers, had just boarded the ship when he saw several black figures swimming high on the other side, apparently observing the sounds here.
Immediately afterwards there was a dull and long horn sound, which made the Han army sergeants become nervous. Meng Da stood up and looked around. Seeing that the Han soldiers around him were stunned, he immediately shouted loudly: "The moth thief just blew
No. It will take some time to get to the shore! Row over quickly!"
Everyone was excited, sat down quickly, and rowed to the east coast with the oars. The ships acquired by the Han army were not big, and they were not comparable to the large stern boats the Han army made the year before. One ship could barely carry them.
There are about ten people. But considering that every Han soldier is wearing armor and the boat is equipped with half a set of vehicles, one boat can barely carry six people.
Fortunately, the Surabaya River is only a hundred feet wide, and the water in autumn is not turbulent. The night wind is also very quiet at this moment, which makes the soldiers who are bumping on the water feel at ease. After beating the oars for a while, they successfully arrive in the east.
Ashore. Abandoning the boats and loading the vehicles, the first batch of Han troops gathered together under the command of Meng Da, quickly assembled the vehicles and set up crossbows.
When the Qi and Han troops arrived at the river bank, there were about 300 Han troops here. Hundreds of half-foot-high wall carts formed a semicircle on the river bank. The sergeants in front filled the space between the wall carts with long wadding and wooden rafters.
Through the gap, the sergeants in the rear were carrying crossbows and crossbow bolts for support. In the Si River, Du Ji was directing the ships back and forth, constantly transporting the Han army forward.
The person in charge of this section was Han Xian. After he learned the news, he ordered Chen Bao to lead 2,000 people and Zhang Yu to lead 2,000 people, carrying torches like Song Ming, to go all the way east to directly attack the front of the Han army, and to flank the Han army along the river bank.
On the tidal flats, be sure to burn the Han army’s carts and ships.
Although Han Xian had a good idea, he found it difficult to do anything until the two generals came to the front. After the Han army landed, they poured water on the wall truck again. The Qi and Han troops fired rockets from a distance, but they did not ignite, so they had to shoot at people instead.
, but visibility was poor at night, and the Han army was protected by chariot walls and armor, so few were injured.
The Qi and Han troops had no choice but to get close to fight and try to overturn the chariot formation. But the Han troops were also prepared. They brought the stones from the river and pressed them on the bottom of the wall chariot. The Qi and Han soldiers walked forward despite the rain of crossbow arrows and found that
The carriage was extremely strong and could not be overthrown at all, and the soldiers holding long swords stabbed out from the gaps in the wall carriage. Someone was injured with every thrust, giving the enemy no chance to breathe.
Seeing that a frontal attack was unfavorable, Han Xian came up with another strategy and sent Chaohu water thief Zheng Bao to lead a navy to intercept and block the Han ships. However, his reaction was too late and he had lost the opportunity to wait for Zheng Bao's navy to fight.
At that time, it was already noon the next day, and the Han army's pontoon bridge had been built into one third. The archers stood on the pontoon bridge, and their bows could shoot on both sides of the Surabaya River.
He was in an invincible position. Zheng Bao braved two arrows and suffered more casualties than his colleagues on the shore, so he had to retreat and report to Han Xian.
In this way, the completion of the pontoon bridge was inevitable, and the Han army won the first move. Han Xian suggested to Guan Hai that since the Han army wanted to build the pontoon bridge, it would be impossible to attack the enemy halfway across the bridge. Wait until all the puppet dynasties had crossed.
As for the river, we are facing Surabaya to the west and Tianbao Mountain at our back. If we encounter a heavy cavalry of the Han army, the consequences will be disastrous. It is better to retreat twenty miles to the west to reorganize and then proceed to the battle as appropriate. Although Guan Hai feels unwilling to do so, there is no better way.
The only way is to agree.
When the Qi and Han troops broke camp, the pontoon bridge had just been built. Liu Bei rode across it and watched personally the opponent's arrangement of moving troops. Since the beginning of the war, the opponent had retreated again and again, which made Liu Bei particularly emotional. He said to everyone: "This is not the way to go.
Guan Hai can't make up his mind to fight, so I can only help him make up his mind."
After the whole army crossed the Surabaya River, Liu Bei sent another letter to Cao Cao and Zhang Xian, ordering his two troops to abandon Fenggao and lead the army southward. He also sent out news that Cao Cao would arrive at Yinping in the East China Sea in the near future and cut off the Qi and Han armies from continuing their westward retreat.