After everything was ready, in the first month of spring in the 16th year of Yanxing, as the spring breeze got warmer, the river floods came at the right time. The floods started from the east of Hedong, and then countless rows of ice collided and collapsed in the area from Hongnong to Luoyang.
, with the momentum of thousands of horses galloping, it suddenly poured down the lower reaches of Puyang. The ice-cold water overflowed both sides of the bank for more than two miles. Except for the boats that came ashore, all the other riverside boats were swept away. There was no sign of stopping for several days. p>
General Liu Bei took advantage of this opportunity and led a large-scale eastward expedition with 100,000 men. He left Hulao Pass and crossed Xingyang, entered Yanzhou from Suanzao, and then launched in the area of Baima and Lihu, then surrounded Puyang; while General Guan Yu led his troops from Heqiaodu
Cross the big river, then ford the Qinshui River, and march to Shanyang to contain the Eastern Army with a partial division.
Puyang has been an important town for the Eastern Army for many years. Its status is similar to Pingcheng in the Western Dynasty. Although it is not the military and political capital of the country, it is the defense hub of the front line and has formed a complete defense system. In addition to the inner city and outer walls, the Eastern people in Puyang
There are also three Wu forts built on the left and right to protect the outside, but the most important one is the Gudujin built for support fifteen miles northwest of the north bank. Once the cold flood is over, the Eastern Army can send a large number of reinforcements to cross the river.
Time was running out, so Liu Bei seized the time and sent Zhang Fei to launch a fierce attack on Wubao. At the same time, he ordered Yuan Tan to build a fence and fortress around Puyang City and dig ditches to divert water from the river, in order to trap the city. At the same time, he ordered Qian Zhao
He led five thousand soldiers to station on the other side of Gudujin, constantly monitoring the movements of the Eastern Army on the other side.
With all the weapons and equipment in place, the Western offensive advanced very smoothly. In just five days, Zhang Fei had cleared all the outskirts of Puyang City and moved all the people to around Dingtao. Ten days later, Yuan Tan also built around the city.
A 20-mile long fence was built to completely block Puyang. Except for the fact that the Eastern Army in the city was able to send soldiers to ask for help at the beginning of the siege, all other harassment attempts were repelled by the Westerners.
By this time, Lingxun had gradually subsided, but the Western Army could be said to have made complete preparations for the siege. If Hebei did not send anyone to rescue, Puyang would have been completely in the Western Army's pocket. Therefore, Liu Bei
Cheer up your energy, send multiple scouts to the north bank, and contact Guan Yu in Hanoi, ready to attack the Eastern Army.
After waiting for nearly a month, Lingxun had completely calmed down before he knew it. Except for resisting Guan Yu in Hanoi, the Dongren had no intention of aiding Puyang. No matter in Jizhou or Qingzhou, there was no sign of large-scale deployment of troops. This made
Everyone in the Ba Mansion was greatly disappointed. Xun You analyzed and said: "It seems that the battle of Pingcheng really frightened the Eastern thieves. If our army does not attack Puyang and shows a bit of fatigue, Cao Hao may not make any more moves."<
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So the Western Army surrounded them instead of fighting, and instead spread the news to the counties of Dongping, using Liu Bei's reputation for suppressing the rebellion in Dongping in the past to recruit the people of the counties. There were many people in Dongping Kingdom who were suffering from the Eastern Dynasty's corvee service. When they heard about the arrival of the Western Army, they immediately returned like water.
Except for the city of Shouzhang, all six counties of Dongping surrendered.
It was already early March. After Dongping County was captured, Yanzhou's Eastern Army was immediately divided into two parts: north and south. Except for Puyang City in the north, which was defended by Chewei, and Rencheng in the south was held by Li Tong and Chewei.
, the two counties of Shanyang have also become a protrusion that penetrates deep into the enemy's territory. Although there is a provision in the Eastern Army that abandoning a city is a crime, after the two generals contacted, they still took the risk and made a decision, preferring to question the guilt afterwards rather than before being encircled.
, led thousands of his men to open the door and go eastward, escaping into the territory of Lu one after another. At this point, it can be said that the Western Army effortlessly conquered the three counties of Yanzhou.
However, just when the war in the Western Army was getting better, Liu Bei received an unexpected news. Zhang Ji, the governor of Yuzhou, reported that during the rising spring tide, there was quite a movement on the river surface. There were rumors that Yangzhou Mu Sun Ce was in
Chai Sang gathered the crowd of people on the building and the boat, which seemed to be like a new attack to the west. King Liu Biao of Chu felt that it was difficult to defeat the Wu army, so he sent a message to Zhang Ji, hoping to pass it on to Liu Bei and ask the court to intervene.
Liu Bei suddenly felt embarrassed.
In recent years, Sun Ce and Liu Biao have been at war across the board. Since Jiangxia is easy to defend and difficult to attack, they have fought back and forth in Yuzhang and the South China Sea. The specific situation is known to both the DPRK and China. Liu Biao has been very active in enlightenment in recent years, resulting in more sergeants and fewer generals in the government.
, good at planning but timid in fighting. Sun Ce inherited his father's style, and also recruited Junyan from Jiangbei. He can be said to be a cloud of civil servants and a rain of powerful generals. The two sides have been fighting for many years, and their military strength is about the same. Naturally, Liu Biao is at the disadvantage. Although
It would not lead to a quick defeat, but it would also result in the loss of troops and generals, allowing Sun Ce to capture Cangwu and Gaoliang.
Although the imperial court was mindful of Liu Biao's efforts to contain Liu Fan's aid in the seventh year of Yanxing, it did not intend to interfere too much in the affairs of the south. After all, the imperial court's main enemy was the Hebei Puppet Dynasty, so apart from providing support, there had been no substantial assistance in the past few years.
But the current changes have given Liu Bei a new problem: If Liu Biao loses to Sun Ce and lets him swallow up Jingzhou, then everything south of the Han River will not be owned by the state. After Bafu conquers Hebei, he wants to march south again.
I'm afraid it won't be achieved overnight.
However, if he goes south to mediate, he will inevitably bring a large army to support him. This will not only give the Eastern Dynasty a chance to breathe, but may also disappoint the soldiers of the three armies who are winning. Liu Bei repeatedly weighed the pros and cons and summoned his officials in the government to discuss countermeasures.<
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Fu Qianjian, an officer of Yanzhou Biejia, said: "Liu Biao must be rescued, but the Eastern Expedition cannot be neglected. Just mobilize another army. In this Eastern Expedition, there are still Xifu in the country, and the two armies of Nanfu have not been moved, so it is better to fight with them."
Longshou negotiated and asked him to send the Nanfu army to Runan and mediate. With the relationship between the two and the prestige of Longshou, Sun Bofu would not dare to act rashly."
After hearing this, Wei Duan, who was engaged in the administration of the Bafu, asked: "But what if the Nanfu army is transferred away and Liu Fan takes the opportunity to leap north to the Qinling Mountains and approach Guanzhong?"
Fu Qian replied fluently: "There has been nothing happening with the Western Qiang recently. We can order the Xifu army to guard Chencang and Wudu. Taking advantage of the favorable geographical location of the Shu Road, it is enough to defend them." Fu Qian, the adopted son of Chen Chong, was also known for his quick wit in the army. He replied at this time
It was only a few words, but they hit the mark, which made Liu Bei nod frequently. He immediately ordered Jian Yong to write a letter to Chen Chong and forwarded Zhang Ji's report to Chang'an.
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By the time Chen Chong received the letter, it was already early April. He had no objection to Fu Qian's judgment. While writing to Liu Biao, he suggested that he hold on in the Xiling area. At the same time, he also urgently recruited 20,000 Nanfu sergeants to strive for January
At the same time, he sent Zhuge Liang to Jiangdong and reprimanded him to stop the army because of the righteousness of his family and country.
However, the army had just assembled and Zhuge Liang had just arrived at Nanshui. The situation in Hannan had undergone earth-shaking changes.
After receiving the letter from the imperial court, Liu Biao immediately moved out of Xiangyang and led his navy down the Han River. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Jingling in Jiangxia, he actually received emergency news from both the east and west fronts at the same time: it was not just Sun Ce who was advancing with troops to the west.
In Qichun, to the west, Shu King Liu Fan marched eastward with his navy. He had already left Badong and was approaching the Zigui city within two days.
Even though there was no specific information, the timing of the attack by the two armies was so cleverly coordinated that there was obviously a conspiracy. At this time, although Liu Biao had more than 100,000 troops, most of them were still scattered among the counties in Jingnan, and he could be directly mobilized
The army has less than 40,000 troops. It can be said that the left and right are weak, and the situation in Jingbei has deteriorated unprecedentedly.
Liu Biao had no choice but to adopt the advice of his brother-in-law, Captain Cai Mao of Changshui, to first hold on to the big cities along the Yangtze River, such as Xiangyang, Jiangling, and Yiling, and gather all the ministries in Jingnan while waiting for reinforcements from the DPRK and China. After the reinforcements from the DPRK and China arrived,
Then drive the two enemies out of the country.
But it has been said in the art of war since ancient times that those who are on the battlefield first and wait for the enemy will be lost, and those who are behind the battlefield and rush to fight will be tired. Liu Biao missed a step first, and then his arrangements fell behind everywhere. He used Huang Zu to resist Sun Ce in Xiling, and his second son Liu Biao
Cong led 20,000 troops to defend Jiangling, while Liu Pan and 10,000 troops rushed to Yiling. He led the remaining troops and Han Song and Kuai Yue back to Xiangyang. Liu Hu and Han Xi went to Jingnan to recruit troops. Unexpectedly, Liu Fan abandoned Zigui and returned to Yi.
Ling, Yidao and other river cities ignored it, and with 40,000 naval troops as the vanguard, they rushed day and night and arrived at Jiangling City three days earlier than Liu Cong.
Then Liu Fan surrounded Jiangling, and all the villages along the way were forcibly relocated, and then spread rumors to Jiangling: "Liu He, the governor of Nanjun, is a Brazilian master. Although he has moved eastward for many years, he has not forgotten his hometown. The success of the Shu army is due to his contribution." Jiangling.
The guard general Wu Chen believed it to be true and took Liu He down to show his determination to defend. Unexpectedly, this move caused a riot in the city. That night, someone privately lowered the city and threw it into the Shu army camp.
When Liu Cong arrived with his troops, he saw a forest of Shu flags under Jiangling City. He suddenly became pale and said to his deputy Wen Pin Taixi: "How can the Shu people come so fast?" Then he hesitated, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. Liu Fan seized the opportunity.
, ordered Zhang Liao, Gan and Ning generals to lead their troops to counterattack, and the three armies used their lives to defeat the Chu people in just one attack. Seeing that their reinforcements were in disarray and running with no way out, the Jiangling defenders suddenly despaired, and Kaicheng surrendered that day.
, Liu Fan was able to successfully settle in this famous capital of Yingchu.
Immediately after Jiangling came down, 60,000 Shu troops gradually deployed on both sides of the river. All the cities in Yidao and Yiling fell to the wind, and Jingnan counties even more surrendered. However, in just one month, Liu Fan
This destroyed Liu Biao's miserable management of nearly twenty years. The so-called turning a boulder on a mountain of thousands of feet probably has this effect.
In the east, due to the huge disparity in military strength between the two sides, Sun Ce successfully broke through Xiling and beheaded Huang Zu. He then floated a huge boat into the Han River and joined forces with Liu Fan at Jingling. After the two sides joined forces, they traveled north together with 80,000 naval divisions.
Among them, there are 50 large and small boats, 300 stern boats, 800 walking boats, and countless other large and small boats.
Since Emperor Shizong built the building ships, although there have been many naval forces in Jingchu, they have never been on such a scale. In addition, Xiangyang is located on the south bank of the Han River. Once it is surrounded by the Wu and Shu naval forces, it will be unreasonable. Even if Kuai Liang uses the soldiers in the city
He persuaded Liu Biao to continue to stick to Xiangyang on the grounds that he had enough food supplies. However, Liu Biao was old and no longer as majestic as he had been when he rode alone to take office twenty years ago. Finally, he ordered the people to withdraw from Xiangyang and go north to Fancheng.
When Chen Chong led the Nanfu army to the northern suburbs of Wancheng, it was Dingyou in May. At this time, Liu Bei had captured Puyang, and the entire army was planning to move to Shouzhang to rest and regroup. South of the Han River, the Wu and Shu naval forces defeated Cai Mao.
Xiangyang ordered Lai Gong to fear the power of his troops and finally surrendered to Kaicheng.