At the beginning of the second year of Yonghan, Sun Ce attacked Yuan Shu at Guting, and Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu at Lingbi.
When Yuan Shu's front army was defeated and he gathered his soldiers to garrison in Xiang County, Ping'a, where the rear army was located, encountered a surprise attack by Sun Ce two days later.
Sun Ce took the lead, charging into the battle like his father, and followed the soldiers carrying the ladder. After the ladder was set up, he held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and climbed up with the knife in his mouth.
Countless soldiers followed him like ants, rushing upwards like they were risking their own lives. Sun Ce took the lead and came to the tower despite the enemy's bows, arrows and spears.
He was like a god of war. Not a single soldier of Yuan Shu's army killed his generals. Soon, he killed a blank area on the city tower. A large number of Sun's army quickly followed up, occupied the city tower, and began to spread to the surrounding area.
In the end, Ping'a, a small city that was only about two feet tall like Zhu'a, was captured by Sun Ce. The grain and grass stored in the city were burned to the ground. Yuan Shu was shocked when he heard the news and rushed back to help.
However, by the time Yuan Shu personally led his troops to rescue him, Sun Cejun had already left.
The large amount of grain and grass that was sent out this time were all stored here, which can be said to be all of Yuan Shu's belongings. Seeing the city full of flames and the ruins of the ruins with countless grain and grass turned into ashes, Yuan Shu was so angry that he vomited half a liter of blood and fell unconscious immediately.
Half a month later, Cao Lu fought again. Lu Bu had already learned that Yuan Shu was defeated and returned to Shouchun. Knowing that this alliance was impossible, he also withdrew his troops. However, he was ambushed by Cao Cao during the withdrawal and suffered heavy losses.
Xiao, the two sides pursued and fled all the way, and fought many times in Xiapi and other places in Pengcheng, with each side winning or losing.
As for Sun Ce, after defeating Yuan Shu's invading army, he attacked Huainan with great force. He first captured Lujiang and other places, and then slowly surrounded Jiujiang. Yuan Shu could not stop him, and there was no surplus food in Shouchun, so he retreated to Danyang. Yuan Yin, the prefect of Danyang,
He became a disciple of Yuan Shu and reluctantly took in his followers.
Due to the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, and the fact that Sun Ce was not in Jiangdong like in history at this time, and had clans and many aristocratic families supporting him in expelling Yuan Shu, it was not easy for Sun Ce to cross the river at this time, so he had to give up for the time being and did not continue crossing Jiangdong.
Chase Yuan Shu and let him survive. But this time he lost a large area of land in the southern part of Pei State in northern Huaibei and then Lujiang in Jiujiang. His strength was greatly damaged and there was nothing to fear.
Lu Bu's side is not optimistic either. Lu Bu's troops initially only had Zhang Yang's more than 10,000 men, and he only had 2,000 cavalry. The cavalry in the Jianghuai area was not easy to use, and the people's livelihood in Huaibei had not been fully restored, so even if he occupied
There were some days in the Xiapi area of Guangling, but the total military strength was only 20,000, while Cao Cao had an army of 40,000.
The most important thing is that Cao Cao has grown up over the years, and his commanding ability has long been extraordinary. In this battle, he personally led the ambush, and with proper tactics, Lu Bu, who had a small number of troops, was defeated step by step, losing most of Xiapi. Now,
They can only cross the Huai River, rely on the Huai River to block it, and fall into a confrontation again.
During the war in the south, Sun Ce and Cao Cao were generally suppressing Yuan Shu and Lu Bu. The two were indeed not as capable as Sun Cao, especially Yuan Shu, who initially had an army of more than 100,000, but continued to fail in countless wars and continued to lose his family.
Karma and his ability simply cannot support his ambition.
The same is true for Lu Bu. The difference between him and Cao Cao is not only in military ability, but also in tactical arrangements, military strength, whether the people are loyal to them, etc.
Even though Wei Jian was carefully trying his best to manage Huaibei, the original population of millions in Guangling Xiapi and other places had been greatly reduced after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the scourge of Zuorong, leaving countless ownerless fields uncultivated. How much strength can be restored?
Therefore, the failure of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu was an inevitable event. One was lacking in ability, and the other was far inferior to the other in terms of ability and territory and population. It was only natural that they were defeated in the end.
Just as the war situation in the south was spreading, the war situation in the north was also developing.
In February 198 AD, the first month of the second year of Yonghan, Xu You led an army to make a surprise attack on Jinan. Ritai Shici personally led his troops from the tributaries of the Yellow River into Jishui, and arrived at Licheng for reinforcements. The two sides engaged in a confrontation.
After seven or eight days of confrontation, Yuan Shao finally sent reinforcements. The first batch of reinforcements was led by General Lu Weihuang with 5,000 men. They crossed Yin'an from Wei County to Dunqiu, then crossed the Yellow River from Qinting and followed Xu You. Route, all the way to Jibei Kingdom and into Feicheng.
At this time, Jibei Kingdom had long lost Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao asked Bao Xin to evacuate here, and moved a large number of people and troops to the south of Jibei Kingdom and the border of Dongping Kingdom. Jibei Kingdom was not big to begin with, and was equivalent to Pingyin in later generations. , Feicheng, and Changqing counties, it is the county with the smallest population in the entire Yanzhou. The entrance to the county is only tens of thousands of people, and the north has completely become a no-man's land.
After Lu Weihuang arrived, because it was already dark, he did not continue on his way, but stationed here. At the same time, he sent people to Zhu'a to contact Xu You. After all, it was a long march. Yuan Shao learned that Xu You had made progress, so It was planned to send troops and horses continuously, but this time Lu Weihuang was just taking a forward position to open up the food channel, so he was not in a hurry to move forward.
Even if reinforcements are sent, naturally it does not mean that tens of thousands of troops are sent out at once. Army adjustments and food route planning are needed. Zhang Fei's troops are still stationed in the northwest of Dongjun. If Yuan Shao sends people from his front line, they will inevitably pass by Zhang Fei The Boping and Liaocheng areas will inevitably be delayed, so he needs to mobilize troops from various places to join them.
At this time, the crisis in Yecheng has been resolved. After Zhang He Gao Lan went south, Guan Yu and Chen Mu had already evacuated Neihuang, so Yuan Shao could also allocate part of the troops from Zhang He Gao Lan, plus some counties from Qinghe State and Wei County. With the strength of the garrison, he could probably dedicate 30,000 to 40,000 people, and he could barely do anything.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lu Weihuang was just the first batch, followed by Han Juzi, Gao Lan and other troops. However, Yuan Shao did not expect that Zhang Fei's tribe actually left only a small number of troops to guard it. Feicheng City, a large force rushed south overnight to Linyi, approaching the boundary of Feicheng, and paid close attention to the movements of Yuan's army.
Soon, the news that Lu Weihuang entered the vicinity of Feicheng reached the ears of Zhang Fei, who was still in Linyi. Linyi was Dong'e County in later generations, the place where donkey-hide gelatin was produced. At this time, it was located north of Jishui, about 100 meters away from Feicheng. More than a hundred miles.
At that time, Linyi's geographical location was stuck between the Yellow River and Jishui. To the north of this place was Chuping County on the south bank of the Yellow River. Moreover, there was only twenty or thirty kilometers between Jishui and the Yellow River, and there were a large number of rivers connecting each other.
Qu. If Yuan Shao wanted to send a large army to attack Jinan from here, the rivers along the way would become an insurmountable gap.
Therefore, Yuan Shao did not think about attacking Jinan from the west at the beginning, but he also did not expect that Guo Jiahui deliberately let Yuan Jun enter from Jibei Kingdom in order to plot against Qingzhou. In this way, Linyi and Chuping naturally did not have the natural danger of Erhe.
It's like Jiang Wei guarding Jiange while Deng Ai sneaked into Yinping.
However, Linyi and Chuping were very close to the Jibei Kingdom itself. After Zhang Fei crossed the Yellow River from Liaocheng using the Qingzhou Navy's large ship, he crossed the river non-stop from Linyi Ferry and arrived at the north of Gucheng, which is the Pingyin County area in later generations.
It's very close to Feicheng.
It was getting very late at this time, and Lu Weihuang entered Feicheng in the evening. When the scouts from Feicheng passed the news to Zhang Fei near Pingyin, it was already late at night, and the entire military camp was silent and fell into a deep sleep.
This is the bank of Jishui River, with the remnants of Taishan Mountain to the south and the rolling Jishui River to the north. The scouts used the password to return to the camp unimpeded. After a while, the oil lamp was lit in Tian Feng's tent, and then the tent of coach Zhang Fei lit up.
When the light came on, Tian Feng did not alert other generals, but just called Zhang Fei to discuss the matter.
Zhang Fei was drowsy from sleep, but when he heard that the war was about to start, he cheered up, got up from the bed wearing a smooth black silk cloak, walked out of the inner room, and went to the outer meeting hall. Tian Feng was already waiting for him.
, seeing Zhang Fei coming over, he said: "Urgent military situation."
"The enemy is coming?"
Zhang Fei was immediately shocked. He had been waiting here for several days, and finally there was news.
Tian Feng nodded: "Yuan Shao has already sent the first batch of reinforcements. As I expected, they came in batches. This is a tactic to add fuel to the fire. It is a taboo to send troops."
"Since it's such a taboo, why would Yuan Shao do this?"
Zhang Fei scratched his head in confusion.
Tian Feng said with a smile: "Yuan Shao's main force was restrained to the east by Ming Gong. Although there were defenders in Qinghe State, they were soldiers and horses guarding the grain road. How dare they move lightly, so he could only temporarily mobilize troops from all over Jizhou. That's right.
The so-called soldiers are expensive and quick, and temporary deployment takes time. After waiting for the armies from all walks of life to arrive, and then gathering the troops, coupled with the transportation of grain and grass, Zhu'a has long been defeated, so he can only transfer one batch after another to come first for reinforcements.
Say it again."
"oh."
Zhang Fei understood that assembling an army was not an easy task. In order to assemble his troops to attack Qingzhou, Yuan Shao had to prepare for half a year, not to mention that the east and west fronts were already in a stalemate.
The reason why he was able to temporarily mobilize manpower was because Gongsun Zan in the north was attacked by Gongsun Du, freeing Gao Lan and Zhang He's troops. Otherwise, he might not even be able to mobilize the manpower he had allocated.
Now batches of reinforcements are about to arrive. Lu Weihuang's front army has already attacked, and Gao Lan's troops will follow closely. Both sides will compete around the breakthrough point of Zhuali City to see who can have the last laugh.
"Are we ready to attack now?"
Zhang Fei asked.
Tian Feng shook his head: "No."
"Why?"
"Because we can't be exposed so quickly."
Tian Feng pondered: "Right now, Yuan Shao is only besieging the plains and not launching a large-scale attack because he is wary of the arrangements around us. Once we are exposed and there are no troops stationed in Boping and Liaocheng, he can definitely send troops from the Qinghe Kingdom to attack directly."
Long Min, then we will be extremely passive."
Longcuo is actually sandwiched between Pingyuan County and Boping County, opposite the Yellow River in Gaotang County. It is one of the most important crossings of the Yellow River since ancient times. In history, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought against each other to compete for Qingzhou, and it was here that the great battle took place.
Fight.
It can be said that whoever can seize Longcuo Ferry will have the initiative to seize Qingzhou.
In order to prevent Longcuo from being captured, Liu Bei not only hoarded his army in the plains, but also deployed heavy troops in the nearby Boping, Gaotang, Luoyin, and Ande areas. Huang Zhong and Tai Shici's Qingzhou Navy were stationed nearby, so even if
Yuan Shao could attack Long Min at any time if he wanted to, but he still didn't dare to take action until he captured Pingyuan, the forward center.
However, now that Jibei Kingdom has a breakthrough, it has led to a large-scale mobilization of troops in the south. Taishi Ci led half of the navy southward for rescue, and Zhang Fei of Boping Liaocheng was also mobilized to the south bank of Jishui. The entire south of Longzuo was almost empty, with only Huang Zhong
There are still less than 10,000 naval forces, and their combat effectiveness is very limited.
If Yuan Shao learns of this important news at this time, he can immediately mobilize some troops from the front line of the plains and quickly attack Longcuo. After taking the ferry, he can cross the river to attack Gaotang. Huang Zhong's pressure will be huge by then, so Tian Feng will not be able to do so at all.
Dare to be exposed now.
"When can we attack?"
Zhang Fei asked depressedly.
A sharp light flashed in Tian Feng's eyes, and he said slowly: "Naturally, I will accomplish my task in one battle. After defeating them, I will immediately return to Liaocheng to defend. We must not let Yuan Shao know the news about our emptiness in the south!"
"All right."
Zhang Fei nodded: "I understand."
It was late at night, and the military camp fell into a deep sleep. Next, there would be a bigger war waiting for them.
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At the same time, Dangyin County.
Chen Mu was currently reviewing official documents from various places in his room.
The news that Zhu City had been conquered was finally delivered to him nearly ten days later.
"Zhu City was destroyed? The Great Wall of Qi, a dangerous place, was unexpectedly attacked by someone from behind a small path. Xun Yu suspected that it was Cao Cao who did it."
Chen Mu fell into deep thought.
Cao Cao is currently focusing on the Huaibei area, and he is also paying attention to the war in the south. It is indeed a bit strange for Cao Cao to trick him at this time.
Because after the fall of Anyang, Yuan Shao could be said to have suffered considerable losses. Although the defeat of Gongsun Zan in the north caused the coalition forces to also fall into a passive position, at least at this time, the coalition forces were still able to take the initiative.
Now that Cao Cao has tricked him, the coalition forces are immediately passive. What is Cao Cao trying to do? Just to help Yuan Shao? He won't naively think that after Yuan Shao succeeds, he can get help from Yuan Shao, right?
Could it be?
Chen Mu quickly took out the recent official documents and news about Luoyang, Yuzhou and other places and browsed them quickly.
He found some clues in it.
In his recent official letter to the imperial court, Cao Cao first bitterly stated the ambitions of Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, and then said how he had foiled their conspiracy and was now attacking them fiercely, asking the imperial court to rest assured, and so on.
These official documents reveal a state of relaxation and confidence.
Recently, Sun Jian also had some official documents. He seemed to be aware that the war was now tense. He once asked Chen Mu and the court. Now that Yuan Shu had been beaten like a lost dog, would he like him to let his son Sun Ce lead the army north to support Luoyang?
Good guy, Cao Cao is actually plotting against Huainan and Jiangdong.
Chen Mu's face suddenly darkened. It was obvious that Cao Cao deliberately let Yuan's army enter Jibei Kingdom to make the defense line in Qingzhou unstable. In addition, Luoyang was reinforced by Gao Lan and Zhang He's troops sent by Yuan Shao, so he had to withdraw his troops.
, causing the second line to suffer successive defeats.
On the other hand, in Yuzhou, Cao Cao became more and more courageous as he fought, and defeated Lu Bu and Yuan Shu steadily.
Sun Jian can't be said to be an honest man, but he doesn't have Cao Cao's frivolous attitude. In history, apart from asking Dong Dong, he almost did whatever Yuan Shu asked him to do. It can be seen that he was a straight man who acted recklessly. When he saw that something was wrong with the court,
, thinking that he still had tens of thousands of troops in Yuzhou, it was reasonable to transfer them here to show their loyalty to the imperial court.
As soon as Sun Ce was transferred, wouldn't the places such as Guangling Xiapi in the north of Huaibei, Jiujiang, Lujiang and other places in the south of Huainan, and even Jiangdong all fall into Cao Cao's hands? If Yuan Shao is not quickly annihilated by then, let him develop for two years.
It will become a new Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao's strategy is really poisonous.
Presumably it was written by Guo Jia.
This guy is real!
Chen Mu sighed, and then immediately sent a message to Qingzhou.
Even if he abandons Pingyuan City and retreats to Gaotang, Cao Cao will never succeed!