Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1708 Battle Guan Yu IV
Pang Xi's Zhaoming cavalry is now scattered all over Guanzhong, and some of them are even in the north, resisting Zhang Xiu's comeback.

But the cavalry is fast.

Assemble and advance, it will not take long to reach Henan. If you speed up, the vanguard cavalry will be able to enter Henan within a few days and defend Luoyang.

That's a good idea.

But Mu Jing was a little hesitant: "It's true that cavalry are fast, but cavalry are not good at defense. If Gongsun Du goes directly to Luoyang and the soldiers approach the city, then Luoyang will be in danger!"

"I believe in Xu Yuanzhi!"

Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "Although Xu Yuanzhi doesn't have the main force in his hands, he should have some logistics troops. In addition, the six gates of Luozhou are also a force. It is difficult to resist the main force of the Yan army, but only the cavalry can support them outside the city. It should be able to stop it!"

Mujing paced back and forth, he was hesitating.

There is also a little regret in my heart.

At the beginning, I was too anxious and pushed all the main forces northward. I knew that the Hulao was not strong, but I didn't have too many precautions. I always thought that I could hold back the Wei army, so the danger would not be too great.

Therefore, on the battlefield, any fluke mentality should not exist.

The more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

"At this point, unless we are willing to fall short, this is the only way to go!" Mu Jing sighed, making a helpless decision, and there is no way to do it.

"Order, order Pang Xi, within three days, he must rush to Luoyang, and protect Luoyang at all costs!"

Luo Yang is very important.

Once Luoyang is cut off, their army will lose its logistics. Can't resist the danger of breaking the grain and grass.

These days, wars are fought for a bite of food. If you don’t even let people get enough food, it’s impossible to brainwash others with a single ideal.

Millet plus rifles can indeed defeat aircraft and cannons, but if you don't even have millet, then basically there is no hope.

The military order was issued, and then issued as quickly as possible.

Mu Jing pondered for a while, then fixed his eyes on the marching map, which was carefully marked, the Ming army marked it with scarlet flags and lines, while the Yan army used blue flags and lines.

In addition, the Wei army used black flags and lines.

The deployment of troops is clear at a glance.

But the more he knew, the more uneasy he felt. This uneasy feeling made Mu Jing a little vigilant. Intuition is very important to advance on the battlefield.

There is a saying that it is better to believe what you have than to believe what you have not.

Intuition is sometimes the harbinger of danger.

"Zhicai, if you were Liu Bei, and you got the news that the Yan army was defeated by Shangdang, what would you do?" Mu Jing asked in a low voice.

"What would I do?"

Xi Zhicai thought about it, but he couldn't figure out why. It's not that he didn't have an idea, it's just that he overturned his own idea, so he hesitated.

"A simple question, will you go all out and fight to the death?" Mu Jing asked again.

"Hard to say!"

Even if Xi Zhicai had some understanding of Liu Bei, he didn't dare to come to this conclusion: "Liu Xuande is sometimes greedy for life and afraid of death, but sometimes he has to admit that he has a certain courage, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make it this far!"

"His Majesty!"

At this time a scribe came in from the outside.

"Public platform?"

Mu Jing looked at the Minister of the General Staff Department, and asked in a low voice: "Has the decisive battle strategic plan of your General Staff Department been deduced?"

The front-line staff is formulating the strategic deployment for the decisive battle. According to the current feedback, they are selecting the battlefield. The most suitable battlefield can give the Ming army the best geographical advantage.

"The strategy is still being deduced!"

Chen Gong shook his head, he cupped his hands and said: "However, we all agree that Shangdang is the best place to fight. The Yan army will go south and enter Shangdang from Taiyuan. Unless they have to, they will definitely not let the main force enter Hanoi. Or, now that the Yan army has suffered two defeats, first losing Hedong and then Shangdang, Hanoi has no way to open up the situation. At this time, the Yan army will never dare to take risks. They must gather the main force and use the method of step by step to push south Strategy!"

"That's why we think it's the best choice for us at the moment to fight in Shangdang. First, the eldest son city is still in our hands. Second, although the terrain of Shangdang is complicated, we are not familiar with it. Yan Jun It may not be familiar, for both parties, the advantage is still with us!"

"As for the third!"

Chen Gong resolutely said: "Break the front from Shangdang, and the scope of the war can be limited to one county, otherwise if the entire northern front is stretched too long, we will suffer!"

It is a fact that the Ming army has a strong combat capability but insufficient troops. The longer the battle line is, the less favorable it is to the Ming army, and it will even affect the distribution of the Ming army's troops.

"The idea is good, but the whole strategy has been deployed. Let's discuss this issue again. It's too early to talk about this now. The information on the battlefield is ever-changing, and it may not be able to follow our wishes!"

Mu Jing thought for a while and said.

Then he pointed to the marching map hanging on the screen behind him, and asked Chen Gong, "Gongtai, I asked Zhicai just now, under the current situation, the Yan army has lost two battles, and even three defeats are imminent. If you It's Liu Bei, will you still fight to the death with us, but Zhicai answered me ambiguously, you answer me!"

"This question..." Chen Gong was also a little bit on the wax, and he said bitterly: "Your Majesty, Liu Xuande can be regarded as a generation of heroes, and his thoughts are hard to guess!"

Looking at the map of the march, Mu Jing clenched his fists, pondered for a while, and said, "Actually, if it were me, I might choose to retreat far away, so that the green hills are here without worrying about no firewood!"

He has such thoughts, but people are different, besides, things like thoughts will change, even if there is a decision, it will change the next moment.

"But the main force of the Yan army is indeed heading south, and has already advanced into Shangdang!"

Xi Zhicai responded.

"That means a decisive battle is inevitable!"

Mu Jing sighed.

"I actually think that the biggest question now is, can you dare to take Guan Yu down before the main force of the Yan army arrives, kill Zhang Fei, behead Guan Yu, Ju Yi surrendered again, and Liu Bei's general It’s just that we have done almost the same thing, even if they have a strong army, it will be useless if they don’t have a leading general!”

Xi Zhicai said.

"The first army of Zhaoming, the third army of the sun and the moon, the main forces of the two armies, it's really hard to tell whether they can block him, but Zhang Wenyuan probably won't give him a chance to leave Hanoi smoothly!"

Mu Jing said: "The main force continues to advance, speed up, and see if we can catch up with the war to encircle and suppress Guan Yu. If we can catch up, Guan Yu will die even if he has ten heads!"

What is playing now is speed. If his main force advances and Guan Yu fails to withdraw smoothly, then Guan Yu will undoubtedly die.

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Sancha River Estuary, which is the intersection of three rivers, is also the northwestern boundary of Hanoi. To the west and north is Shangdang, to the east is the west of Hanoi, and to the east is to cross the mountains and enter Hebei.

This place has always been a battleground for military strategists.

At the beginning, when Guan Yu went south, he seized this place to gain a firm foothold and began to launch an attack on Hanoi.

This can be regarded as walking around, and was killed again.

Guan Yu's camp is located at the foot of a mountain, on the north bank of the river, less than 500 meters away from the official road, and there are roads to go east to south, north to west.

At this time, he was taking a final rest.

Many soldiers were lost in the war, and he was driven north all the way, which also damaged some soldiers. Now in the eyes of the reduction in the number of troops under his command, there are some deserters.

After all, this kind of defeat is enough to make his military spirit a little turbulent.

He can only stabilize the morale of the army, appease the generals, and arouse the fighting spirit and fighting spirit of the soldiers, so that he can hope to bring the main force and forcefully fight out.

In the end, his route was still going from the east to the north, leaving Hanoi, entering Wei County, and withdrawing to Hebei, which was much better than withdrawing to Shangdang.

Now he is accumulating strength, and when the Ming army is fully chasing him, he will break out in a battle and leave directly. Although he is somewhat confident that he can withdraw, it is hard to say how much main force he can take away.

In the end, he had no choice but to be cruel.

"Everyone!"

Guan Yu looked at one of the generals under his command, his eyes were a little dark, and he said in a low voice: "In the current situation, unless we have reinforcements to support us, it will be difficult to break free from the attack of the Ming army. Sooner or later!"

"And if we want to break away from the attack of the Ming army, we must leave a battalion behind!"

Guan Yu took a deep breath, he didn't want to, but he had no choice but to be kind to women at this time, otherwise his entire army might be wiped out here.

"Is there anyone who is willing to end the queen?"

Guan Yu's phoenix eyes were long and narrow, and they swept across, and the sharp light fell on each face.

The generals were silent.

They all knew that those who stayed were bound to die. Under the fighting power of the Ming army, there was no possibility of survival.

"General, the last general wants to end his queen!"

The young general Guan Ping stepped out.

He is the eldest son of Guan Yu, and his father was a hero and a hero since elementary school, and he worshiped his father very much. Now that the current situation demands it, he will not back down.

Guan Yu took a deep look at Guan Ping. He was very satisfied with his eldest son. He was proud of his martial arts, his ability to lead soldiers, and his character.

But after all, it was his own son, and he was a little bit reluctant.

"Second General, it's better to be in the future!"

Finally a general stood up.

Fu Zheng.

He has been following Guan Yu for more than ten years. He has followed Guan Yu since Liu Guanzhang put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion. For many years, he has been proud of Guan Yu's confidant.

At this moment, if Guan Ping is going to die here, he might as well come.

"Brother Fu?" Guan Ping frowned.

"Second General, Guan Ping is still young and shouldn't die here. I am willing to fight to the death with the Ming thief!" Fu Zheng knelt down on one knee and begged.

"Fu Zheng, in this battle, there will be death and no life, you should think about it!"

Guan Yu asked in a low voice.

"If you can get out of trouble for the second general, the last general is willing to die here!"

Fu Zheng said firmly
Guan Yu took a deep breath, and then said: "Replenish the main force of your battalion immediately, wait for the military order, if it is absolutely necessary, I don't want to let you die, but if the main force survives, then..."

He didn't say anything, but Fu Zheng knew the result, so he was very calm: "The last general takes orders!"

Guan Yu clenched his fists tightly and glanced to the north.

At this time, he can only hope that the reinforcements from Liu Bei will arrive. If Liu Bei's reinforcements can arrive, then he still has hope of getting out of trouble. Otherwise, he can only sacrifice a battalion to fight for the opportunity to get his main force out of Hanoi.

As a general, when you break, you break, don't hesitate.

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At this time, the main force of the Ming army also came up with pursuit from behind.

The main force docked on the south bank.

The Zhaoming First Army and the Sun and Moon Third Army gathered more than [-] available soldiers and lined up at the front, looking down on the main force of the Yan army on the opposite bank.

"Where will Guan Yu go?"

"Definitely go east!"

"Basically there is no chance of interception in the east!"

"So this is his chance!"

"How about we attack directly, drag them on the quagmire of the battlefield, and consume them to death here!"

"It's not impossible, but fighting trapped beasts will only arouse their wildness. At that time, we will have to pay at least double the price to keep them. The gain outweighs the loss!"

Both Huang Shao and Deng Xian were very strategic generals, and they were riding horses on the bank of the river at this moment, discussing with the Yan army camp on the bank of the river.

"The terrain here has determined that we can't keep them all!"

Huang Shao said bitterly.

In the battlefield at the mouth of the Sancha River, he had actually lost several battles in a row, and was driven away by Guan Yu all the way, but now he came back, feeling a little complicated.

However, the advantage is still on the side of the Ming army, so he is quite happy.

It is best to keep Guan Yu.

Even if they can't stay, at least part of their main force can be forced to stay, and it's not a return without success.

It's just a pity.

He lured Guan Yu to go south and paid a lot of price, but an encounter battle shattered his plan, and the result was not as good as planned.

Although Guan Yu lost some of his main force, he withdrew smoothly and did not fall into it. This is currently a relatively good advantage for Guan Yu.

"No matter what, we still have to try!"

Deng Xian was not reconciled to letting Guan Yu run away. He pointed to the front and said: "We can preemptively send a main force to go upstream, take a detour, and then attack them along the path, even if we can't keep most of them. At least part of their troops can be held back!"

"This is a way, but the effect may not be very good, and it will be risky. Once we fail to respond smoothly, the striker will be eaten by them!"

Huang Shao glanced at Deng Xian. He used to think that Deng Xian was very conservative, but now he felt that he was also a general with a strong offensive style.

"Any plan will be risky. The most important thing is whether it is worth taking the risk. I think it is worth it. Guan Yu has elites under his command. If he can keep more, it will be more beneficial to the decisive battle in the future!"

Deng Xian said in a low voice.

"Then who do you think is leading the way?"

Huang Shao asked.

"You and I are not as good as Pan Wushuang!" Deng Xian said softly: "He is the most suitable!"

"Will he be willing?" Huang Shao frowned, "He seems to be injured!"

"He will!"

Deng Xian said with a smile: "Now he needs more military exploits to gain a foothold in the Ming army, so even if it takes risks, he will do it!"

(End of this chapter)