After Anyang City was destroyed, Ye City no longer had a barrier to rely on.
Tens of thousands of troops escorted all the prisoners back to Hanoi, occupied Anyang, Neihuang, and Fanyang areas, and adopted a step-by-step approach to Yecheng.
Since they did not fight all the way to the gates of Yecheng, they gave Yuan Shao some buffering time.
He had already led his army back to the division and rushed towards Wei County without stopping.
The reason why Luoyang did not take advantage of the victory and pursue it was also due to many reasons. First, the food and grass were insufficient. The more prisoners there were, the less food was left, making it difficult to go north to attack.
Second, the old lieutenant Zhu Jun was not in good health, and Chen Mu did not even dare to tell him the news of the capture of Anyang, let alone continue the attack on Yecheng.
Chen Mu was also afraid that if the old lieutenant got excited and happily vomited blood on the spot and returned to the West, then the gain would outweigh the loss.
Some people may wonder, is Zhu Jun very important to Chen Mu?
It's really important.
First of all, Zhu Jun himself has extremely high military capabilities. He commanded the Luoyang troops and horses. The soldiers, whether they were the Baibo Army, the Black Mountain Army or the Qingzhou Army, were convinced, and he could stabilize the morale of the military.
Secondly, everyone in the world knew that he was loyal. Only Zhu Jun controlled the military power in Luoyang, and the princes had no excuse to rebel.
After all, in history, various princes attacked Cao Cao on the pretext that he held the emperor hostage and harmed the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, when Sun Ce wanted to attack Xudu and Yuan Shao wanted to fight the Battle of Guandu, they all used the banner of clearing the emperor's side, killing the Han thief Cao Cao, and rescuing the Han emperor, rather than saying that he wanted to usurp the country and establish another king.
Now the emperor of Luoyang is Liu Yu, and the person in charge of the military is Taiwei Zhu Jun. Naturally, the princes have no excuse to accuse Liu Bei of holding the Han emperor hostage again. But if Zhu Jun dies, the most prestigious person in Luoyang to succeed him in military power is only Guan Yu is left.
Guan Yu is Liu Bei's sworn brother, and Chen Mu is also in a high position. Once Luoyang's military power is in Guan Yu's hands, various princes will probably immediately come forward and say that Liu Bei manipulates the emperor and controls the government. There will be some pressure from public opinion.
certainly.
It's just some pressure from public opinion.
Now, as Luoyang and Qingzhou's military campaigns against Jizhou are getting smoother and smoother, and their chances of winning are getting better and better, Chen Mu no longer cares about the issue of public opinion.
As long as Jizhou is pacified, Liu Bei's power will be similar to that of Cao Cao after the Battle of Guandu. There will be no other princes in the world who can compete with him. After the territory is stabilized, it will be time to conquer the world.
However, due to the excessive pressure on food and grass, and Chen Mu had no intention of directly facing Yuan Shao's thunderous attack after his return, he immediately returned to Hanoi and began repairing the city to prepare for the enemy.
The battle between Anyang and Neihuang shook Jizhou. Yuan Shao must have been frightened and angry. Facing the Luoyang army, which was eyeing him with eagerness, he would definitely fight back, so he must not be underestimated.
In Dangyin County, after watching the carriage that saw off the old captain slowly leave, Chen Mu and Guan Yu Zhao Yun returned to the county government office to prepare for a meeting.
Zhu Jun must return to Luoyang to recuperate, so the news of their victory can only be kept secret for now. He only said that Anyang is difficult to attack, and advised the old Taiwei to return to Luoyang to recuperate first, and then come back to fight when his condition gets better.
The personal guards around the old man knew the news, but Chen Mu issued a hush-hush order, and on the grounds that the patient could not come into contact with too many people, he only asked the doctors accompanying the army to wait on him.
No one informed the old man, so the old man could only read the battle report given by Chen Mu and Chen Mu's personal report after returning to the army.
After learning that Anyang had been unable to be captured for a long time, the old lieutenant was not too disappointed.
After all, he also understood that the important town of Anyang was not that easy to capture, so Qian Dingzhu and Wan asked Guan Yu and Chen Mu to capture Anyang as soon as possible. After that, he left Dangyin with a trace of regret and slowly set off for Luoyang.
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients should not be disturbed, but the frontline is not suitable for recuperation. The doctors of the two have temporarily stabilized the condition. Compared with the frontline, Luoyang is more suitable for recuperation.
After seeing off the old lieutenant, the three of them came to the county government office. Instead of convening a meeting with the generals, they talked about how to face the enemy next.
The three of them sat in rows, with Guan Yu sitting at the top, Chen Mu sitting first under his right hand, and Zhao Yun sitting opposite him.
"Fourth brother, after sending off the Taiwei, we should set off to Anyang again and prepare to attack Yecheng."
Guan Yu was so angry this time that he thought he was just sending Zhu Jun away.
Chen Mu shook his head: "We can't attack Yecheng."
"Um?"
Guan Yu frowned and said, "Why."
Chen Mu said: "Yuan Shao has returned to his army. If we go north to attack Yecheng, we will be attacked by Yuan Shao's army. We must not go. Moreover, we are running out of food and grass, so we must rest and recuperate."
Zhao Yun said in confusion: "This year's new autumn grain will be harvested soon. There should be no problem in terms of grain and grass."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "The autumn grain has just been harvested. It will take some time to store and transport it in various places. Instead of taking the initiative, it is better to wait for work. I have already sent a letter to the elder brother and asked him to start chasing Yuan Shao. It is best to meet Yuan Shao early next year. Fight to the death!"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Fourth brother, tell me your plan."
Chen Mu said: "The reason why Yuan Shao wants to take Qingzhou first is because his eldest brother poses the greatest threat to him. If he goes north to attack Gongsun Bogui, or comes west to take Luoyang, the other two groups combined will be enough to cause devastating damage to Jizhou. Strike."
"Well......."
Guan Yu nodded, this was something they had already analyzed.
Chen Mu continued: "Now that the war on our side is getting smoother, capturing Anyang twice, killing Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and forcing Zhang He and Xin Ping to surrender, the Yuan army in Wei County has been seriously injured, and Yuan Shao can only return to rescue him. His troops are It is no longer possible to form an overwhelming advantage over us."
"Then what?"
Guan Yu asked again.
"Then naturally prepare to take the initiative to attack."
Chen Mu said with a serious look: "This time, I have to go back to Qingzhou again."
When the wolf pack plan was originally formulated, it was divided into seven steps. Now it is finally the fifth step, and the counterattack is ready to begin!
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"puff!"
Pingyuan County, Pingyuan State, Qingzhou.
Yuan Shao's army had just withdrawn from Longcuo Ferry to Pingyuan City, packed up all the supplies in the city and prepared to return to the army, when Yuan Shao heard the news of the fall of Anyang.
When he learned of the fall of Anyang, Yuan Shao became so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were red and he could no longer calm down.
"Ming Gong, Ming Gong!"
Xun Chen, Liu Hui, Shen Pei and others were shocked and rushed up to help him.
Yuan Shao looked at them, gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order and let Xianfu and Zhengnan lead the army. I will personally lead the army and return to Wei County immediately."
"Ming Gong plans to lead the front army first?"
Xun Chen frowned and asked.
Yuan Shao glared at him: "Wei County is in danger and must be saved as soon as possible."
Liu Hui also shook his head: "No, Ming Gong, we are too well prepared to attack Qingzhou this time. We have countless troops, horses, food, grass and equipment. We cannot safely evacuate overnight. If the main force goes west, the rear army will inevitably move slowly. Liu Bei sent people
If we pursue them, we are afraid that our army will be defeated."
This is a very simple military common sense. When Yuan Shao attacked Qingzhou, he was very well prepared with food, grass, weapons and equipment, and his early offensive momentum was also very brave. It only took less than half a year to capture the plain that Liu Bei had managed for more than ten years.
But being too well-prepared is actually a bad thing. The army is too bloated to travel. The front army, the middle army, and the rear army add up to 110,000 combat troops, and there are also 70,000 to 80,000 civilians and auxiliary craftsmen.
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The total number of large and small baggage vehicles was probably more than 30,000. This did not include some captured trophies. For example, when Liu Bei withdrew from the plains, there was a lot of supplies in the city that he did not take away.
With so many troops and supplies, it is impossible to evacuate in a short period of time. Cao Cao was able to evacuate safely in the Battle of Wancheng because the scale of the Battle of Wancheng was small, and the combined forces used by both sides were probably not even large.
More than 20,000 to 30,000.
But Yuan Shao can't do it. If he leads tens of thousands of front troops to leave first, Liu Bei will lead the main force to chase them out. Once Yuan Shang is unable to withstand Liu Bei's fierce attack, the Chinese rear army and all the food, grass and baggage will be wiped out, which will cause
The losses will be immeasurable, and the entire Jizhou can be said to be gone.
So at this moment, Yuan Shao's counselors also advised him to be sensible.
Yuan Shao said sadly: "If we don't save him, what will Wei County do?"
Xun Chen said hurriedly: "Ming Gong, please don't forget that Gao Lan and Xu You are still in Dongjun. You can ask them to withdraw and immediately support Wei Jun. Ming Gong will lead the army to return to the reinforcements slowly. Don't be reckless."
"Yes, that's how it should be."
"I agree with You Ruo."
Liu Hui and Shen Pei also thought there was no problem.
Yuan Shao gasped for air and slowly closed his eyes: "Just follow Youruo's arrangement."
"Ming Gong is wise."
Several people breathed a sigh of relief, at least now Yuan Shao could listen to his advice.
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When the war in the north is about to reach its decisive battle, the war in the south is almost coming to an end.
At the beginning of this year, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu united to prepare to attack Yuzhou.
This news was known to Cao Cao and Sun Ce, who set up an ambush in advance. The two sides fought in the Guyang area. Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated to the Danyang area. Sun Ce officially occupied Jiujiang and Lujiang counties.
Although these two counties also belong to Yangzhou, geographically speaking, they should belong to the Huainan Jiangbei area, which is the area of Hefei, Liu'an, Anhui in later generations, and is very close to Yuzhou.
So from a geographical perspective, it is not difficult to attack Huainan from Yuzhou, because these places are already connected together. How to continue southward to attack Jiangdong is difficult.
Although the Huai River is also one of the four rivers, it ranks third in the world. Although most people think that the Yangtze River is the second in the world, it is actually the first.
In terms of water flow, length, and width, the Yangtze River crushes the Yellow River, and its light water flow is more than 20 times that of the Yellow River.
This is because the Yangtze River is located in the south with abundant precipitation and has a subtropical humid climate. The Yellow River mainly flows through northern China, with less precipitation, and is mainly supplied by iceberg meltwater from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, resulting in a much lower water flow than the Yangtze River.
Therefore, in ancient times, we often drew rivers for governance, that is to say, the Yangtze River was used to divide north and south. However, it was rare to draw the Yellow River for governance. This is because the Yangtze River can really be used as a natural barrier, and the water flow is large, making it difficult to cross the river.
Therefore, after Yuan Shu retreated to Jiangdong, Sun Ce, under the persuasion of Lu Su and Zhou Yu, did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but quickly captured the Huainan area to consolidate his territory.
When Cao Cao saw that Sun's son had captured Huainan and was eyeing Jiangdong, he immediately became anxious and quickly used troops against Lu Bu again to attack Xia Pi.
Although Lu Bu was brave, he was weak after all, and his troops were not as good as Cao Cao's. He was defeated and retreated. He gave up Xiapi and retreated to Guangling Kingdom in Huainan. He used the Huai River to temporarily resist Cao Cao's attack and barely got a breather.
Opportunity.
The two sides rested for several months and did not continue to mobilize troops for the time being. However, Cao Cao also successfully took over most of the land of Pei State and Xiapi County, thus completely connecting his Yanzhou and having the capital to move south.
Everyone knows that once the decisive battle between Jizhou and Yuan Liu is decided, the south of the Yellow River will definitely become the target of their covetousness. Therefore, everyone wants to seize more as soon as possible before the decisive battle.
land in exchange for the possibility of defeating the powerful enemy in the north in the future.
In addition to the Guandong area, the battle between Yuan and Liu in Hebei, and the war between Cao Sun and Lu Yuan, the Guanzhong area and the north of Youzhou were also not peaceful.
In the first year of the Yonghan Dynasty, Duan Yan's tribe stationed in Huayin led about 8,000 people and surrendered to the Luoyang court.
But Liu Yu didn't trust Duan Yan, after all, he was once Dong Zhuo's subordinate.
Chen Mu entered Luoyang in June last year and proposed a plan to the court. He could order Duan Yan to attack Li Jue and Guo Si, firstly to test Duan Yan, and secondly to drive away tigers and devour wolves.
Liu Yu readily accepted his suggestion and sent his minister Kong Rong, Mianchi County magistrate Jia Kui and others to Huayin to issue an edict.
In his early years, Kong Rong was sent to Qingzhou by Dong Zhuo to serve as the Prime Minister of Beihai, in order to disrupt Liu Bei's territory.
Later, Chen Mu used Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong and others to stay in Taishan Academy. After the Liu Yu court was established, he was recommended to the court as a minister and was transferred back to Luoyang.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Originally, he was a loyal royalist. Although he had no ability and talked about running the train, he became like a duck to water after returning to Luoyang, and soon got Liu Yu and others
The three ministers and nine ministers trusted him and entrusted him with important responsibilities.
After Kong Rong and Jia Kui went out as envoys, they lived up to expectations and persuaded Duan Xuan to attack Guanzhong. After making a series of sufficient preparations, they united with some generals in Guanzhong who were willing to surrender to the imperial court and took advantage of Li Jue and Guo Si again.
When there is internal strife, attack in one fell swoop.
Now that Li Jue has acquired Li Ru, logically speaking, he should have adopted Li Ru's strategy and pacified Guanzhong.
But he didn't dare to trust Li Ru at first, so he kept Li Ru imprisoned. As a result, he couldn't attack Guo Si for a long time, and when he wanted to use Li Ru, Li Ru died of illness within two days.
His face was ferocious, and his death was terrifying.
Naturally, Li Jue didn't know that Chen Mu was afraid that there would be another unified princes in Guanzhong, so he sent people from the Military Intelligence Department to bribe his men who were guarding Li Ru, and poisoned him to death with Qing Hua.
Li Ru, who once poisoned Queen Mother He, would never have thought that he would end up like this in the future.
But no matter what, without Li Ru as a think tank, Li Jue could not unify Guanzhong at all. This led to an attack by the imperial army. Li Jue, Guo Si and others were beaten back steadily. In the chaos, Guo Si was defeated by his own
He was killed by his subordinates and surrendered to the court.
Li Jue, who was single and weak, fled into the Huangbaicheng area north of Chang'an. Duan You, Liang Qiu, Zhang Heng and other Hedong generals who surrendered to the imperial court were also approaching step by step. Li Jue was like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to jump.
how long.
And not just Guanzhong.
Youzhou!
In the Sanhan area, Lelang County, an army of tens of thousands of people is marching north in a mighty manner, preparing to attack Liaodong.
Their leader is a middle-aged Han general in his forties with a resolute face!
The man looked northeast, his eyes revealing deep memories.
It was a black land, with white snowflakes falling and blooming, dyeing the black land white.