After autumn, He Jin used a small number of troops to defend along the Yellow River, and then sent the main force of the Northern Army eastward. After more than ten days of fighting, he basically defeated the main force of Yuan Shu's army. During the battle, Yuan Shu's general Sun Jian fought hard.
, killed more than ten generals under He Jin one after another, and the situation was once advantageous. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, Yuan Shu did not allocate food and reinforcements to him, and Yuan Shao's army in the north stood aside and watched, which led to the failure.
The Northern Army had previously divided its forces to fight. Although it once defeated several troops of the Kwantung Allied Forces, it was never able to turn its advantage on the battlefield into victory. When Sun Jian arrived from the south, he almost penetrated He Jinjun's defensive circle.
He Jin knew that Sun Jian was brave, so he became ruthless. He ignored Yuan Shao's army in the north, gathered the main force of the northern army, and launched a fierce attack on Sun Jian's troops.
Although Sun Jian was brave and his soldiers could fight to the death, he only led a vanguard. The Northern Army was superior to Sun Jian's troops in terms of equipment, combat power, and even numbers. The two sides continued to fight from morning to dusk, and Sun Jian's troops gradually
Undefeated, the waiting reinforcements never arrived, causing morale to gradually collapse.
Under the reflection of the setting sun, the Northern Army's cavalry, Changshui, Tunqi, and the rebuilt Yueqi were dispatched together, launching a fierce attack on Sun Jian's troops from both wings. Sun Jian's troops were unable to support them and were chased and killed.
After dozens of miles, more than half of the soldiers were killed or wounded. Even Sun Jian himself was seriously injured in the battle and fell from his horse. If Huang Gai, Zu Mao and other generals had not returned to look for him, he would have died on the battlefield.
Even Sun Jian, a brave and skillful general, was defeated, and the other generals under Yuan Shu were even more unbearable. Ji Ling, Lei Bo, and Chen Lan all dug deep ditches and high bases, determined to hold on. Although the Northern Army was elite,
However, when attacking the city, there would still be heavy casualties. He Jin could not completely eliminate Yuan Shu's army because he could not make up his mind to defeat all the Northern troops.
Although the Northern Army achieved such a great victory, He Jin's strategic situation never improved. Just when the Northern Army defeated Sun Jian's troops, although Yuan Shao's army did not move, the Yellow River defense line was penetrated.
After planning for a long time, Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, used the Black Mountain Army to contain the Zhangyang tribe of Hanoi County. He personally led the troops across the Yellow River and once reached the gate of Luoyang. He Jin sent all the soldiers and horses in the city northward to fight with Dong Zhuo's army on both sides of the Jianhe River.
The war. The two sides fought more than ten times, with each winning or losing. When the two armies were in a stalemate, Zhang Liao led his army to raid Dong Zhuo's army that surrounded Hongnong. Then Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan led their troops to defeat the small number of soldiers Dong Zhuo left.
Horses, killed Dong Zhuo's army in the rear.
Dong Zhuo's army was so frightened that the soldiers fled. The Han army followed them from behind and pursued them all the way to the edge of the Yellow River. Guo Tai, the commander of the Baibo Army, was killed in the battle. Dozens of Dong Zhuo's generals were killed, including Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu.
He was defeated and died. Under the protection of Li Jue, Guo Si and other generals, he crossed the Yellow River and fled back to Bingzhou.
After this battle, He Jin summoned Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan to the court and generously rewarded them.
When Chen Cheng heard this, he smiled and said: "I think He Jin wants to use Huangfu Song as the commander to quell the rebellion in Guandong?"
Yan Zhong said: "The Lord guessed wrong this time."
"Oh? Are you going to appoint Ding Yuan as the coach?"
"No," Yan Zhong said: "After Yuan Shu's general Sun Jian was defeated, he retreated all the way to Runan. He Jin's army reoccupied Yingchuan County and Chen State. In addition, Dong Zhuo was defeated and retreated to Bingzhou. Therefore, He Jin's army
Although he failed to completely defeat the Kwantung Allied Forces, he had regained the initiative. Then, he sent Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan back to Guanzhong. Huangfu Song still guarded Fufeng, and Ding Principle guarded Feng Yi."
"It's a pity, it's a pity," Chen Cheng shook his head repeatedly and said, "Since we have taken the initiative, why not use this breath to take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "Huangfu Song's prestige is too high. When he put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was already a world-famous general. If he destroys the Kwantung Allied Forces again, how will He Jin deal with himself?"
"Then why did you send Ding Yuan back to the Third Assistant? With Huangfu Song's talents, he is more than enough to guard Guanzhong."
Yan Zhong said meaningfully: "It is because of Huangfu Song's talent that He Jin sent Ding Yuan back to Sanfu!"
Chen Cheng smiled, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "You said that He Jin's tribe has reoccupied Yingchuan County and Chen Kingdom. Then Chen King Liu Chong has tens of thousands of troops. Are they just watching Yuan Shu and He?
Are you going to fight on the land of Chen?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Chong gathered hundreds of thousands of people and the number of soldiers and horses reached 100,000. Neither Yuan Shu nor He Jin wanted to provoke him, so it was good to fight.
, even when marching, they avoided the scope of the Chen State. Although He Jin claimed to have reoccupied the Chen State, in fact he could not receive a penny from the Chen State and could not recruit a single soldier."
"Any Chen country can have a hundred thousand soldiers and horses," Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "The wealth of the Central Plains is really not comparable to that of Xiliang."
Yan Zhong stretched out his right hand and curled his fingers while speaking, "The most populous places in the world are just a few places, Guanzhong is one, Central Plains is two, Hebei is three, Jingzhou is four, and Yizhou is
The fifth one is nothing more than the skill of one palm."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "No wonder people like Han Sui and Ma Teng want to rush into Guanzhong. If there are hundreds of thousands of people in Guanzhong and thousands of miles of fertile fields, they will be enough to compete with the princes of the world!"
Speaking of Han Sui, Yan Zhong sneered and said: "Han Wen is always forbearing when making promises. Although he is in Yinchuan now and looks like he is surrendering, I am sure that he must be planning something."
"Oh? Bo Dao still thinks so? He handed over the household registration number of Jincheng and the atlas of mountains and rivers geography." Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Wang Yue has been sending people to monitor Han Sui. Is there anything he can do about it?"
Did you find any movement?"
"Hmph, Han Wenyue's disguise is so good that he hasn't revealed any flaws yet." Yan Zhong was a little angry at first, then suddenly changed the subject and said: "Why don't you invite him to go hunting in the winter, and then pretend to fall off the horse...
....”
"No, no, no, no," Chen Cheng waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Assassination cannot solve the problem. We had already had a bad reputation by forcing Han Sui to hand over Wudu and Hanyang. If we kill Han Sui again, it will be really bad.
You want everyone to be shocked."
The assassination in Sarajevo shocked the world, but it did not solve any problems. Instead, it triggered an unprecedented world war.
Yan Zhong disagreed and said: "In the past, Qin used deception not only once or twice, but it still annexed the six countries and unified the world!"
"So Qin II died," Chen Cheng said: "If Han Sui doesn't rebel, we can't kill him. That will only chill the hearts of the heroes in the world."
He said to Yan Zhong: "Since you said that Han Sui will definitely rebel, then prepare secretly first. When his rebellion is revealed, you will uproot him with a thunderous force and clean up Liangzhou at the same time."
"What if he never rebels?"
"Haha, Bo Dao has doubts about his own judgment?" Chen Cheng said with a smile: "If he can really stay at peace, we will continue to accumulate strength. It only takes two years to hoard food and grass, forge armor soldiers, and train officers and soldiers.
In a short amount of time, we will have an army strong enough to subdue the entire Liangzhou, and then we can march eastward together, completely defeat Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan, and then occupy Guanzhong and peer into the world!"
"It will take another two years?" Yan Zhong sighed: "I'm afraid that the situation in the world will change again by then."
"There must have been changes. Although Dong Zhuo was defeated, he is not dead yet. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are still there, and He Jin and the Kwantung Allied Forces are still fighting."
Just when Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong were talking about Dong Zhuo, in the distant city of Jinyang, the pale Dong Zhuo was also discussing the general situation of the world with others. He was defeated by Huangfu Song, Ding Yuan and He Jin in the Battle of Jianhe.
Attacked on the road, the army was defeated like a mountain, the soldiers were scattered, half of the troops and horses were broken, and even he himself was hit by several arrows, and almost died in the battle formation.
Dong Zhuo was tall and already looked a little thin. After being injured, his body lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye. His face was pale now, his eye sockets were bulging, and he looked like he was seriously injured. He was a little short of breath.
: "Wen You, our army has been defeated recently. We have lost 40 to 50% of our soldiers. The morale of the army is shattered and the state is shaken. It's because of heavy snowfall that the imperial troops have not come over for a while. If it comes next year, we will
So what?”
Dong Zhuo smiled bitterly and said: "I want to wipe out the remnants of thieves for the country and share wealth and honor with all the soldiers, but when can I not join with you?"
It turned out that the person he was negotiating with was none other than the most trusted civil servant under his command, Li Ru and Li Wenyou.
Hearing this, Li Ru comforted him and said: "My lord, don't worry. Although our army was defeated, we once reached the vicinity of Luoyang, which was enough to shock the world. Although He Jin had many soldiers and horses, there were only a few who were good at commanding them. I heard that he
He also sent Huangfu Song to Fufeng. Without him, relying on the mountains and rivers inside and outside Bingzhou, even if a hundred thousand troops come to attack, there is nothing to fear."
Speaking of Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo felt the pain on his body again. He said bitterly: "Old Huangfu has always been against me. If I catch him, I will have to skin him and remove his bones to get rid of this wound in his chest."
Bad temper!"
Li Ru smiled and said: "Since my lord has this intention, he should take care of himself and take good care of himself. Bingzhou is thousands of miles away, and there are many good soldiers and generals. When the food is ready after next autumn, we will have a showdown with He Jin!"
Dong Zhuo smiled bitterly, and sighed: "Wen You, you don't have to just say nice things. We killed the powerful people in Bingzhou very hard before. There are countless people in Bingzhou who want to kill me. This time we are defeated.
, many soldiers and horses were lost, I am afraid that those people will rise up and cause trouble. Maybe after the spring, there will be rebellion everywhere, how can we wait until the autumn?"
Li Ru lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Someone has a plan that can solve the current crisis."
"I knew Wenyou must have an idea, tell me quickly."
Li Ru said slowly: "To break the predicament of attacking first, there are two strategies: one is urgent and the other is slow."
"What's the plan?" Dong Zhuo said anxiously: "Say it quickly, tell it quickly!"
