Si Li was assigned seven counties, three counties are now in the hands of Dong Zhuo, and four counties are in the hands of Liu Bei.
Now the focus and strength of both sides are basically in the area along the Wei River. Soldiers and horses are stationed in various cities to confront each other.
If you divide the enemy and ourselves into red and blue camps, and look at it from the map or from the sky, you will see that from Huayin to Baqiao, the north and south banks of the Weihe River are densely packed with soldiers and horses from both sides.
However, in December of the second year of Chuping, Liu Bei's main army, originally stationed in Xiagui and other places in Zheng County, suddenly began to retreat on a large scale and moved east to Luoyang.
Instead, the Baibo army from Linjin, Ruixiang, Chongquan, and Lianshao areas, which were originally used as reserve forces, filled their gaps.
You must know that before entering Guanzhong, the strength of the Kwantung Army was actually only 70,000. But later, with the addition of Gongsun Zan, it increased to about 100,000. Then Zhu Jun joined, and the number of troops increased to more than 200,000.
Even if Bao Xin and Cao Cao had to return to Yanzhou to deal with the problem of the Black Mountain Army, they only took away about 20,000 of their own troops, which did not have any impact on the overall situation.
The current strength of Liu Bei's army is more than 50,000 in Guanzhong, plus the 20,000 people Chen Mu brought from Qingzhou, it is almost 70,000 troops.
Luoyang belongs to the rear area, and there are not many troops stationed there. There are only more than 10,000 troops, which are basically scattered in various counties to maintain local order.
Therefore, Liu Bei's army in Guanzhong is about 60,000.
According to Chen Mu's suggestion, only 10,000 of these soldiers and horses should be left, plus Gongsun Zan's 30,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, and 30,000 cavalry, it should be possible to defeat Wang Fen and capture Jizhou.
Before leaving, Chen Mu and Tian Feng discussed it and decided that they should use a false road to attack Guo. They first raised a flag and said that they were preparing to withdraw to Qingzhou and needed to borrow a road from Jizhou.
After entering the territory of Jizhou, and then making a sudden attack, it would be best to kill Wang Fen in one fell swoop and depose the false emperor, then everything would be safe.
However, Chen Mu only mentioned these strategies. After all, Liu Bei suddenly returned to the army at the juncture of Wang Fen establishing the puppet emperor. Any normal person would probably find it a bit strange, so specific problems must be solved in detail.
If you can deceive, try to deceive Wang Fen first. If you can't deceive him, Wang Fen will not allow Liu Bei's troops to enter Jizhou, so you should first borrow the road from Yanzhou and return to Qingzhou to defend the territory before making any plans.
After all, Yanzhou is a mess now, with rebellions everywhere. Unlike Jizhou, which is stable and rich, if Liu Bei wants to pass through Yanzhou, Cao Cao will probably be willing to do so one million times.
In late December, when the armies of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan marched eastward, the remaining more than 100,000 troops, with Chen Mu and Guan Yu as commander, continued to guard.
Nowadays, the internal positions of the Qingzhou Army are actually very confusing. Liu Bei is the Qingzhou Shepherd, Chen Mu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are all the prefects. The specific positions have not been determined yet.
There was no way, Zhou Mu was not the emperor, so he could not entrust the ministers with great titles, so Chen Mu could only command the three armies as the prefect.
However, Chen Mu did not have no position at all. At least after Liu Bei left, he was appointed as the military governor.
That is, the governor.
This is a temporary position, ranging from the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers to the Assistant General and Menya General. Whenever necessary, anyone can hold it and command a varying number of soldiers and horses on their own.
After Liu Bei left, Chen Mu quickly began to mobilize his troops and generals to prepare for the siege of Chang'an and cooperate with the internal response in the city.
In Huayin County, Chen Mu sat high on the throne, Sun Jian sat first at the bottom, followed by Guan Yu, Guan Hai, Zang Ba, Wang Lang, Yang Feng, Han Xian, Hu Cai, Li Le and others.
With Cao Cao and Bao Xin leaving, the five princes fell apart. Now Liu Bei has taken Gongsun Zan away, and the only guest army that continues to follow is Sun Jian, who has led 5,000 Danyang elite troops.
As for other generals, Wu Anguo and Qianzhao stayed in Luoyang, Zhao Yun stayed in Hanoi, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Xu He, Sima Ju, Li Bo, Guan Cheng, Wang Dan, Zhang Rao and others followed.
Liu Bei has left, and there are currently not many senior generals under Chen Mu.
In addition, the White Wave Army was actually composed of refugees from Bingzhou and Hedong who banded together as bandits. Their combat effectiveness was very low, comparable to that of the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, more than 100,000 people seemed like a lot, but their combat effectiveness was not very strong.
Therefore, the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses left now are still no match to Dong Zhuo's existing 70,000 to 80,000 elite troops. However, this time the troops are not really attacking Chang'an, it is just a bluff. Therefore, as long as they don't fight Dong Zhuo with real swords and spears, they will be defeated.
It's no big deal.
Chen Mu looked down at everyone and said slowly: "Everyone may not know the purpose of sending troops this time, but it doesn't matter. We are not going to fight the Xiliang Army, but to march into Chang'an and contain the Xiliang Army in the Baqiao area.
Cover Big Brother's troops and horses to retreat to Luoyang."
"So our mission can be said to be to cut off the rear. We only need to form a stronghold and defend, and there is no need to attack. And I guess the Xiliang army will not dare to fight us in the heavy snow in winter, so this battle is very safe and there will be no danger.
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This is to set the tone first. The Baibo Army's fighting ability is not very good. Yang Feng, Han Xian, Hu Cai, and Li Le also only want to get promoted and make a fortune, and have no loyalty to Liu Bei, so they cannot be too afraid.
After all, the main force of Liu Bei's army is no longer here, and without strong strength to suppress it, it is inevitable that these people may have some cautious thoughts.
Hearing Chen Mu's words, the leaders of the Baibo Army breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that the Kwantung Army would let them kill Dong Zhuo. If this happened, they might mutiny on the spot.
"But even though it is just a bluff, even if it is a bluff, the momentum must be sufficient. The troops and horses advance and retreat without losing ground. They must show that they really want to attack Chang'an."
Chen Mu took out the Qingzhou Muguan Seal that Liu Bei gave him and continued: "Now my eldest brother gave me the Qingzhou Muguan Seal and ordered me to be the temporary governor. He asked me to command the three armies and coordinate this operation. Now I will arrange the matters.
Where is Sun Jian?"
Just like Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei for a double-pronged sword as a token, Chen Mu naturally had to have something to declare his identity if he wanted to command his troops.
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Sun Jian stood up. He was on an equal footing with Liu Bei and logically did not need to accept Chen Mu's order.
But now that Chen Mu is his temporary commander, he must abide by military regulations.
"I order you to lead five thousand of our troops and march along the Wei River into the city."
Chen Mu took out a military order card and threw it over and said: "Attention, as I said before, this battle can only put pressure on Dong Zhuo, and cannot really attack. If you want to rescue the emperor, you must act according to the plan."
"promise!"
Sun Jian replied "nuo" because he had the same status and was older than Chen Mu.
"Where is Guan Yu?"
Chen Mu said again.
Guan Yu stood up and said: "Here!"
"I order you to lead 60,000 soldiers and horses, march to Baqiao, and garrison in the theater area."
Guan Yu cupped his hands and said: "No!"
Chen Mu asked again: "Where is Zang Ba?"
"The end is here!"
Zang Ba stood up.
"I order you to lead 30,000 troops from the Gui army and march towards Zuo Feng Yi. Remember, you can only defend, not attack. If the enemy takes the initiative to attack, hang up the battle exemption card, form a stronghold and defend, and do not take the initiative to attack."
"only!"
Zang Ba took the military order.
Chen Mu looked at Guan Hai again and said, "Where is Guan Hai?"
Guan Hai had been serving as a captain under Guan Yu. Just like Zhou Cang, he was now Guan Yu's loyal younger brother. When he heard that it seemed that he might lead the army alone, he stood up and said: "Captain, Hai is willing to fly under the wings of General Guan and serve you.
Never leave and never give up.”
"Well....."
Chen Mu originally wanted Guan Hai to lead 20,000 troops to cooperate with Zang Ba to harass the Yangling area and create pressure on Dong Zhuo. Seeing him like this, he didn't seem to have the idea of leading an army on his own. After thinking about it, he said: "Okay, then.
Just follow the second brother, where is Wang Lang?"
Where is Wang Lang?
Wang Lang looked around, pointed at himself, and said with disbelief: "Is it me?"
"certainly."
Chen Mu smiled and nodded: "Senior brother, there are not many people in the army who can lead an army on your own now, so you are the only one who can take action."
"Really?"
Wang Lang was surprised and delighted and said: "But I have never led an army on an expedition, so I am not ready yet."
As an eight-foot-tall, powerful man, who doesn’t want to be a leading general and dominate the battlefield?
However, his status as a cultural person still restricted him a lot. Liu Bei had always regarded him as a counselor and never thought of treating him as a military commander, which made Wang Lang always regretful.
Now that the opportunity suddenly came to him, he couldn't believe it.
"Hey, everyone has their first time."
Chen Mu waved his hand and turned to look at Zang Badao: "Did Xuan Gao make any preparations when he led the troops to fight for the Yellow Turbans?"
"No."
Zang Ba smiled and said: "At that time, the state pastor issued a conscription order, so I came over and asked me to lead 10,000 people as vanguards. I went directly into the mountains to fight without any preparation."
Chen Mu looked at Guan Yu again and said, "Did my second brother prepare when he led the army for the first time?"
"Ha ha."
Guan Yu smiled and said: "What should we prepare for this? When I was in Qingzhou, my eldest brother asked me to follow my fourth brother to the Qi State. Out of nowhere, I led the troops and horses to go out. At first, it was only ten or twenty thousand people, but the more we fought, the more we fought.
, at most I had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under my command, I don’t know how I got so many soldiers.”
"Ha ha ha ha."
The crowd roared with laughter.
Chen Mu then said to Wang Lang: "Brother, have you seen that leading troops to fight is actually not as difficult as you think? Although it is your first time to send troops, I do not require you to actually fight the Xiliang army. If they come to kill
, you can retreat immediately and rendezvous with Xuan Gao."
Be confident.
You are a man who dares to lead troops to fight against Sun Ce and Tai Shici. How can you be a coward?
Wang Lang scratched his head, stood up, straightened his clothes, and said earnestly: "In that case, please give me the governor's orders!"
"Um."
Chen Mu nodded: "Wang Lang, I order you to lead 20,000 troops and horses, and cooperate with Zang Ba to attack Yangling and contain Dong Jun. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Wang Lang said loudly.
"This is my good senior brother."
Chen Mu looked at his energetic appearance and laughed.
The Baibo Army has four leaders in total, and the number of troops under their command is about 20,000 to 30,000, totaling 120,000.
Including the 10,000 elite Qingzhou soldiers left behind by Liu Bei, that is all Chen Mu's current troops.
Coordinating so many soldiers and horses is not an easy task. After all, not everyone is Han Xin. The more skills, the better.
But they are not really going to attack Chang'an. As long as they can complete the task as required, they don't need to be elite.
Now Guan Yu has assigned Yang Feng and Han Xian, Zang Ba takes Hu Cai, Wang Lang takes Li Le, and the remaining 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers and Xuanjia heavy cavalry remain with him. This arrangement should be appropriate.
Next, just wait.
Wait until the day when Wang Yun, Lu Bu and the others find an opportunity to assassinate Dong Zhuo!