After Qu Yi launched an army to rebel, Liu Bei immediately knew that something was wrong and quickly mobilized 30,000 Jinyang soldiers to go northward overnight. However, he was still a step too late, allowing Qu Yi to occupy Guoxian County one after another and create a massive confrontation, thus opening up the road to contact the Eastern Dynasty.
.When he arrived at the foot of Juyang City, Han Hao, the prefect of the Wei and Han dynasties, had already led his troops to meet him, with about 10,000 people in total to confront Liu Bei.
Liu Bei wanted to fight quickly and take advantage of the small scale of the war to throw the rebellion to an end, but he failed quickly.
The terrain of Juyang is dangerous, with Liuling Mountain to the northwest and Hengshan Mountain to the southeast, both of which are thousands of feet high and difficult to overcome. This is like a vertically elongated "door", and Bafu can only cross the twenty-twenty-meter-high mountain from the southwest corner.
There was a wide passage of 10 miles to the north to attack Juyang. Qu Yi had already predicted it and camped directly in the area of Wohu Mountain, which is thirty miles south of Juyang. Wohu Mountain stretches for ten miles in the southeast direction, directly blocking the north passage of Bafu.
Although there is still a passage south of the Hun River, Liu Bei did not dare to risk exposing his flank and continue to penetrate deeper, so he had to send troops to attack Crouching Tiger Mountain.
At the same time, reinforcements from the Eastern Dynasty were passing through the Sanyin Mountain Trail northwest of Nao County, continuously delivering supplies to Quyi. This is the only mountain road in Juyang that leads directly to Daijun, and Liu Bei cannot interfere at all.
Qu Yi's baggage was complete, his bows and crossbows were powerful, and he had strong reinforcements at his side. It could be said that he was waiting for work at leisure. It was midsummer during the war, and even though he was in northern Xinjiang, the soldiers of the Bafu were much more exhausted than usual after long-distance raids, which caused Liu Bei to
Both attacks ended in failure. Soon, as the Xianbei army and Xiahou Yuan's tribe entered the battlefield, the war inevitably escalated. These circumstances forced Liu Bei to painfully admit that his original strategy of a quick war had failed.
During this period, he sent Jian Yong to inspect the generals in Bingzhou. Except for Linghuyuan's tribe in Pingcheng, all the other tribes rushed to Mayi. For a time, except for Liu Bei's headquarters who was still in Wohu Mountain, Ma Yi
There are as many as 70,000 people in the city. In recent years, many of the famous generals of the Western Kingdom have withered away. Except for those who died in wars over the years, such as Zang Hong, Liu Xuan, Zhang Xian, Xu Shu, Gao Zhun, Zhang Yang, Qin Yilu, etc., the reputation of the mansion is like Tao Qiu.
Hong and Zhao Qi have also died of illness. However, the generals gathered in Mayi, and the military appearance was not comparable to the Bohai War, but it was still very impressive. Among them, the famous ones are:
The Marquis of Zhending, the subordinates of Zhang Fei, the governor of Dingxiang, the Southern Xiongnu King Zuoxian, the subordinates of Liu Bao, the chief of Yizhen in the central part, the Marquis of Guanggu, the subordinates of Gongsun Zan, the general who conquered Liao, the Marquis of Tai'an, the subordinates of the rebel general Tai Shici, and the Southern
The Chanyu of Xianbei is under the command of Tuoba Liwei, the chief of Yizhen in the north, the Marquis of Hequ, the commander of General Changxi of Jingan, the Marquis of Pingding, the commander of General Zhaoyu Linghu Shao, the Marquis of Yangxiang, and the commander of General Wen Shu of Xingbao.
The Marquis of Changwen Township, the Lieutenant General Chen Dao, the Marquis of Pingyi Township, the Lieutenant of the Guards General Shejian, the Marquis of Wuxiang, the Lieutenant of Anxia Zhonglang General Wang Chang, the Marquis of Xingpingting, and the Duwei Zhu of Jinyang
Hao's Department.
This was just the troops gathered in Bingzhou. After learning the news, Chen Chong, who was far away in Chang'an, knew the importance of this battle to the country and immediately recruited troops from all over the country. Looking at the current situation, Dong
The three armies of Dongfu, Xifu and Nanfu are still being formed, but they are still relatively effective. After careful consideration, Chen Chong believes that except for the situation in Yan and Henan of Dongfu, which is too complicated and not suitable for deployment, all Shanglin troops will go out.
The Xifu Army allocated 70% to him to suppress the Qiang rebellion, leaving only half of the Nanfu Army to prepare for Liu Fan's possible northward advance.
The structure of the Chinese military has been discussed in the previous article, so I will not go into details here. However, the famous generals from Xifu and Nanfu who were transferred at this time are also worth mentioning.
As mentioned before, the commander-in-chief of the Xifu Army is Guiyihou, Duan Xuan, the governor of Jincheng. Under his command are the military advisor Jia Xu, the military governor Zhang Yi, the guard Ma Chao, the leader Yang Fu, the dian army Yan Xing, and the army commander Pang Tong. There are six generals in the Sixth Division, namely Qu Sheng, Ren Yang, Jia Hong, Zhang Heng, Liu Xiong, and Li Xian. Among them, Qu Sheng and Zhang Heng stayed in Longxi.
The commander-in-chief of the Nanfu Army was Marquis Guanyong, and the governor of Chencang was Wei Yan. Under his command were the military advisor Shi Tao, the governor Liang Shuang, the guard Du Ji, the leader Miao Shang, the commander Zhang Yan, and Liu Qian who joined the army. There were four divisions under him. The generals are Cen Guang, You Chu, Yang Di, and Wang Chang respectively. Among them, You Chu and Yang Di stayed behind in Chencang.
As a result, Guan Long mobilized as many as 80,000 troops, with numbers of more than 100,000, and gathered along the Wei River towards Chang'an. When Chen Chong heard that Xianbei had gone south, and that Cao Cao had also mobilized an army of 200,000 to set off, the various ministries had not yet Completely gathered together, they marched to Puban and repaired roads in the Pingyang area in the east of Hedong. Soon they will head north to Bingzhou.
Soon it was early June, and with the large-scale deployment of troops by the Eastern and Western Dynasties, the determination of both sides in a decisive battle was fully exposed
Together with most of the Xianbei army from the north moving south, the scale of this battle will reach an extremely frightening half a million. It can be said that it attracts the attention of the whole world. Anyone with insight understands that once the decisive battle begins, no matter what the final outcome is, it will be inevitable. It will affect the political trend in the next ten years. But who can win? No one knows for sure.
Since the Eastern Dynasty joined forces earlier, Cao Cao's main army arrived at the battlefield earlier than Chen Chong. When 200,000 Eastern troops entered Daijun one after another, Liu Bei knew that he could no longer linger in Juyang, so he took the initiative to lead his army back to Mayi to rest and recuperate. This gave Cao Cao another rare opportunity. However, he was not in a hurry to break through from Juyang. Instead, he ordered Qu Yi to slowly advance westward and made a gesture of joining battle with him, while he led his army to calmly attack Gaoliu. Head west.
This is due to many considerations. Although sending troops to Juyang can directly threaten the heart of Bingzhou, firstly, this decision is too risky. The Eastern Army is not familiar with it. It would be too risky to rush into battle. Secondly, the Sanyin Mountain Trail is too risky. Narrow, since Kebineng entered Juyang, logistics has been extremely tight. If he passes an army of 200,000 from now on, it will be completely unable to support the logistics and transportation of the army, but it will easily cause great losses.
Therefore, after discussing with Shen Pei and others, Cao Cao chose to adopt the strategy of one positive and one strange: the frontal army would be the main force to encircle Pingcheng, and Qu Yi in Juyang would serve as a partial force and surprise troops. He has issued a letter to Qu Yi, if the Western Army As the main force moved north, Qu Yi attacked from the side. If Qu Yi could restrain the main force of the Western Army from rushing northward, that would be even better. He would be able to open the northern gate of Bingzhou without any blood and fight the Western Army more safely.
On Guiyou Day, Cao Cao led his troops to the east of Pingcheng City and stationed themselves at the foot of Baishan Mountain, about fifteen miles away. Cao Cao personally climbed up to Baishan Mountain to observe the defenses of Pingcheng.
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Because it is the frontline facing Xianbei, and after more than ten years of management by the Western Army, Pingcheng can be said to have formed an extremely complex defense system.
Needless to say, the outer walls of the city are related to the urn, which has been repaired for a long time. No matter how high or thick the city wall is, it is not inferior to that of Luoyang, Chang'an. The fortifications outside the city are also appalling. On the east side alone, there are wavy-shaped walls.
More than ten small forts serve as barriers, and to the north, there is a sub-city, which is at the corner of Pingcheng and can accommodate 300,000 people. In order to solve the problem of water supply for more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city, Liu Bei once carried out large-scale construction projects and drained water from Wuchuan River.
A new river channel was opened up to ensure that the new river can flow slowly between the two cities. Not to mention that there are three Xianbei Yi towns set up by Liu Bei about fifty miles south of Pingcheng. It is said that they have recruited more than 80,000 people. Although among them
There are many women, young and old, not everyone can fight, and there are many people gathering in Mayi, but it is enough to cause great trouble to the siege.
After Cao Cao figured out the specific layout of Pingcheng, he couldn't help being frightened by it, and then sighed to Cao Ren: "This is probably the strongest city in the world. If this battle can be broken, the world will not be peaceful!"
Knowing that it was impossible to conquer Pingcheng immediately, Cao Cao stopped being impetuous and chose to demolish the Wubao east of Pingcheng while waiting for the Xianbei Kebineng army to join forces. When they arrived at Bingzi, Kebineng returned from the Sanyin Mountain Trail and continued his journey.
Baili came to meet Cao Cao, and the meeting point of both sides was decided at the foot of Baishan Mountain.
The scene of 300,000 troops gathering together was naturally too spectacular to describe. The flags covered the sun, the sea of people formed a huge tide, and the sound of waving soldiers and armor was like a violent tsunami. The last time I saw an army of this size was seven
Years ago, Liu Bei's crusade against Hebei was different. Nowadays, it was the Easterners' turn to lead such a large army to crusade against Shanxi. Even Cao Cao himself felt extremely emotional.
And what's different from Liu Bei's military expedition is that this time the Eastern Army has more horses than the Western Army. Horses of various colors are walking through the valley, layer upon layer, like endless waves. No one can tell the Xianbei people
How many horses were brought brought great psychological pressure to the Western soldiers guarding Pingcheng.
This was also the first time Cao Cao saw Xianbei Shanyu Kebineng. He heard that Kebineng was a great man from Xianbei with a very heroic appearance. Today, he saw Kebineng's armor and riding equipment, but he didn't notice it.
When he pulled down his iron stomach and revealed his hairy face, he immediately felt that his reputation was well-deserved and praised him as the Mobei Yushan. The Xianbei people who were traveling with him were also worried when they saw Cao Cao's short and clumsy appearance.
They were scornful and talked privately: Yuan Shijun was so handsome in the past, but unexpectedly his inheritance fell into the hands of a dwarf.
That night, Cao Cao led his generals to invite Ke Bineng and his generals to a banquet. When Cao Cao was drinking heavily, he actually drew his sword and danced in the hall. Everyone in Xianbei was surprised, but the generals of the Eastern Army were used to it. What's more,
Accompanied by Cao Cao's drum music, Cao Cao danced his sword under the moon while singing contentedly:
"Drinking and singing, in peacetime, officials don't call at the door.
The king is wise and wise, and the prime minister is loyal and kind. He is courteous and courteous, and the people have no disputes.
Three years of farming yielded nine years of storage, and the barns were full. They were gray and unloaded.
The rain and swamps are like this, and a hundred grains are harvested. But the horses are running away and excreting the fields.
The duke, marquis, and son-in-law loved his people so much that he deposed Zhi Youming.
A son is raised like a father and a brother. Those who violate etiquette and law will be punished according to the severity of the crime.
There is no selfishness in picking up lost things on the road. The sky is empty and the winter festival continues.
Even when people are old, they will all die. Their kindness extends to plants, trees and insects."
This is the "Drinking Song" written by Cao Cao himself. It is rare that there is no mention of war in the poem, but only his imagination of the peaceful and prosperous times. After the Xianbei people had people translate it, they were all yearning and moved, and they all sighed at Cao Cao's sword dance.
When they discussed again, they said: If you can fight against Marshal Cao Cao, you will live up to your heroism.