Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1714 Decisive Battle at Shangdang Part One
Shangdang County.

This place has become a huge battlefield, the entire county is covered by the son of the battlefield, with the eldest son city as the center, and the east and west sides directly open the camps to confront each other.

In the south is the Ming army, and in the north is the Yan army.

In the north, about 120 miles north of Changzi City, in a valley surrounded by three sides, this is the core headquarters of the Yan Army.

Liu Bei established the headquarters here, one reason is that it is so secretive enough that even if you walk through the official road outside, as long as there is no one to lead you, you can't find it here.

Second, that is, it can cover all the battlefields in time, and it is the place where military orders can be issued the fastest.

In the camp.

Before Liu Bei sat on the single bed, he looked at the seven-foot strong man lying on the bed, Guan Yu, who was determined by his extraordinary martial arts.

Although Guan Yu was rescued by Zhao Yun's cavalry, he was injured by the loss and lung lobe when he broke through. In addition, because of Zhang Fei's death in battle, his mental state was very poor.

"Yun Chang, now that Yide is gone, there is no one around Gu to trust, you have to promise Gu, get well soon, and support this country of Yan for Gu!"

Liu Bei held Guan Yu's hand and said softly.

"Brother!"

Guan Yu's red phoenix eyes flickered for a moment, looked at Liu Bei, and said in a low voice: "Yide is dead, and his body is right in front of me. I am so angry!"

"I don't know!"

Liu Bei's body also exploded with hostility: "Gu also wants to go in at any cost, but in terms of the current situation, the main force of our Yan army is not as powerful as the Ming army. If we force it, the whole army will be wiped out. At that time, don't talk about avenging Yide, I'm afraid you and I will have no face to go to Yide!"

"Zhang Wenyuan, I will kill him!"

Guan Yu yelled desperately: "Cough cough cough!!!!"

Then I started coughing.

His cough was due to the resentment of the lungs being pierced by cold arrows. Although it was pulled out, it hurt the lungs, and it would not be so easy to heal.

Of course, this will not affect his combat power too much. With his state, he can completely suppress the influence of the lung injury with his internal strength.

Inner strength and true qi, including gang force, are powerful energies in the human body, which can give people powerful strength, but they can also easily affect people's eight meridians.

But for martial artists who determine the fate of merit, they can use internal strength to heal injuries, including some injuries to the internal organs.

So Guan Yu seemed weak at this time, but it was just a sad mood, not because his physical strength would be greatly reduced.

But what hurt him was his heart. Whether it was the defeat of Sanchahekou or the death of Zhang Fei, he fell into some self-responsibility torture.

That's why it looks so fragile, so weak.

"This person will die under the knife of the second brother in the future!"

Liu Bei also said harshly.

Zhang Wenyuan's attack has already hurt his bottom line, but he will never let this person go if he has the slightest chance.

"I must kill him with my own hands!"

Hearing Liu Bei's words, a murderous intent burst out from the depths of his eyes: "This is how Yide can rest in peace!"

"So you have to take care of your body as soon as possible!" Liu Bei nodded and said: "The war is imminent. Our army and the Ming army are facing each other with the eldest son city as the center. Although our Yan army has good strength, its combat effectiveness is not good. Strong, may not be able to hold them for a long time, so I need you!"

"Brother, don't worry, give me three days, and I will recover!" Guan Yu said in a low voice.

He couldn't wait to go to battle.

……

Liu Bei comforted Guan Yu for a while before he walked out of the camp.

He returned to his Chinese army camp and stood in front of the troop distribution map. Most of this troop distribution map is the standard deployment of the Yan army, and a small part is the Ming army.

They didn't get much information about the specific marching deployment of the Ming army, but some glaring deployments have already exposed the strength of the Ming army.

At this time, some of the main generals of the Yan army were standing in front of the troop distribution map, and they were quietly discussing the plan for the next big battle.

The main force of the Yan army has already arrived at the Changzi City, but there are still some main forces on the east side and some main forces on the west side. Whether they can cross-fight and use the entire Shangdang as the battlefield requires planning.

But the eldest son city is still the most important.

Now there are at least [-] soldiers and horses stationed under the Changzi City, and the siege equipment has also been transported down, and now it is imminent.

"Your Majesty!"

Li Ru, who came in wearing a green robe and a cloak and wearing a bamboo hat, bowed his hands and saluted, and then said: "Just now, the scouts discovered that the Ming army's troops in the eldest son city have not moved, but the troops in Huguan have begun to mobilize. Some of the troops are going north from the east, not far from our army's position on the eastern front, and they may be directed at us!"

"Go north?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei sneered a little in his heart, and the corners of his mouth formed a hint of sarcasm, and said: "Mu Jing is really determined to fight head-on, and he just doesn't want to start a war of attrition slowly, insisting on taking risks and advancing, forcing Gu He He will fight!"

"My lord, at this time, the Ming army is marching from the east to the north, is it to understand the battle situation in the eldest son city?"

someone asked suddenly.

"impossible!"

Soon a general retorted: "The main combat power of the Ming army is not inferior to ours, and the offensive and defensive battle of the eldest son city has not yet begun. It is impossible for them to admit defeat so quickly, so it is not a rescue, but a counter-encirclement!"

"What General Liu said is true!"

The generals nodded involuntarily upon hearing this.

"Mu Jing has a big heart. He is an ambitious man, and he is very arrogant. He doesn't even regard all our princes as opponents in his heart. The Ming army is strong, and the world has its destiny. If he holds the strength of the Ming army and wants to use it It is not impossible for a small number of troops to surround Dayingpan!"

Li Ru was silent for a while before opening his mouth and saying to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, I guess he still wants to surround us all in the Shangdang's encirclement, so that they can slowly encircle and destroy us step by step. Contact, and slaughter!"

From the point of view of the terrain alone, there is a problem with the direction of the Ming army's attack. There is no main force of the Yan army in that place, and the mountain road is rugged and remote.

It is not justified to say that it is suitable for marching, but it is more suitable for sneak attacks. The more complicated the terrain, the easier it is to hide people.

Taking this path, Li Ru already knew that the Ming army did not intend to fight him head-on, but more of a circuitous attack route.

So Mujing's intentions are very obvious.

"If that's the case, then this king will fulfill them!"

Liu Bei sneered: "If they gather their troops, they can still fight us, and even beat us back to the Shangdang. It is not impossible, but once they divide their troops, how many troops will they have to fight us!"

Looking at the troop distribution map, Liu Bei moved a few flags, which represented the Ming army, to be moved, and then moved a few of his own flags, representing his own troop strength.

"They want to surround me, so why don't I want to start a battle with them!"

Liu Bei said: "Let the scouts continue to inquire. No matter the cost, we must find out the route map of the Ming army going north. Be clear and understand!"

"promise!"

A school lieutenant took the order and left.

"My lord, the Ming army marched northward from the eastern front. We are already weak on the eastern front. If we block it, we still have soldiers and horses, but we may not be able to keep an eye on it. If we can't stand it, will the Ming army move our logistics line? "

A counselor asked suddenly.

This counselor is Guan Jing.

Guan Jing was able to serve Gongsun Zan back then, and now he can treat Liu Bei as the master. Although he is not as powerful as Li Ru, he is more stable.

He is also one of the best advisers around Liu Bei.

"Logistics line?"

When the generals heard the words, they immediately looked at each other.

The three armies went ahead without using food and grass.

The Yan army has stationed troops in Taiyuan for a long time, not just to gather troops, if only in this way, they can gather and attack at the same time.

The most important thing for them is to turn Taiyuan into a transit station for the Yan army's granary to provide food and grass for the front line, so there is a steady stream of food and grass, which are all transported in Taiyuan.

After gathering in Taiyuan, we will then arrange for transportation to the south.

For this battle, Liu Bei has made sufficient preparations, at least emptying out the food, grass and taxes of Yan State for the next three years.

So now the grain reserves in Taiyuan City are very sufficient.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why Liu Bei dared to go south to fight.

"It's possible!" a general said in a low voice: "If the Ming army had cavalry, their cavalry could travel thousands of miles across and go north quickly. On the one hand, they could isolate our supplies and food from Shangdang. They may sneak attack too far and attack our granary!"

"Even if we know the intentions of the Ming army, we must first know how many cavalry the Ming army can have?"

Another general said.

The strength of the Ming army was actually distributed very secretly. Even if Yan Guo's secret agents tried their best to inquire, there was not much news that could be sent back.

After all, in this respect, Jing Wusi under the command of the Ming court is the terror expert, and they are more proficient in this type of combat.

This also makes Yan Jun often unable to reciprocate when it comes to news.

For example, the news of Zhang Fei's defeat.

Originally, if it could be sent back earlier, then Liu Bei would be able to deal with it faster, so that Guan Yu would not be in a desperate situation, but because the news could not be reciprocated, Liu Bei missed many deployments.

A large part of the current situation is because Yan Jun has no way to get first-hand information from the front line.

On this point, Liu Bei has some opinions on Li Ru.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Li Ru. Even the Yelou in the Central Plains can hardly be compared with the Jingwusi of the Ming Dynasty.

"cavalry?"

Liu Bei gritted his teeth, raised his head, glanced slightly at Zhao Yun, a young man standing beside him, standing tall like a mountain, with a stern face, and asked, "Zilong, how many cavalry do you think the Ming army can have?"

Now that there are too few generals in the Yan army, Zhao Yun is more and more relied on by Liu Bei, especially in this battle, Zhao Yun rushed south and rescued Guan Yu at a critical moment.

This made Liu Bei more pleasing to Zhao Yun the more he looked at him.

Zhao Yun controls the elite cavalry of the Yan army, Baima Yicong, he is the most eloquent in terms of cavalry.

"Although the news says that the main forces of the Ming army are in Guanzhong and Northwest China, there is no guarantee that the Ming army does not have enough cavalry!"

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "However, if compared with Baima Yicong, the Ming army's cavalry is still insufficient!"

"Bai Mayi never moves easily!"

Li Ru reminded.

"But if we can't stop the Ming army's cavalry, how can we deploy the front line? If we can't complete the front line layout, our Yan army will be defeated in this battle!"

All the generals said it.

Liu Bei was silent for a while. There are still some cavalry generals in the Yan army, but there are not many who can make great use of them.

Zhao Yun is considered the top cavalry general.

"Zi Long!"

"exist!"

"You lead half of the white horses to patrol the eastern part of the party to see if you can find out the cavalry of the Ming army in advance. I don't want them to disrupt the battlefield!"

Liu Bei said in a low voice.

He couldn't let Bai Ma Yicong follow all of them, but if he released half of them, and with Zhao Yun added, even if the Ming army had cavalry, it wouldn't be a problem.

"The last general takes orders!"

Zhao Yun nodded.

Li Ru frowned slightly, but he didn't say much in the end. He also knew the importance of the logistics line. It was not the first time that the Ming army had taken action against the enemy's logistics.

At the beginning of the Luoyang War, when the Ming army fought against the Zhou army, Yuan Shao's food and grass were burned, and finally won the victory and defeated the main force of the Zhou army.

The defeat of the Zhou army on the Guandu battlefield was not because Yuan Shao had been interrupted by the Ming army for most of his backbone.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Liu Bei to pay attention to it.

"You generals, respond to each other, follow the steps, and don't make decisions privately. Only when the military order is issued can you go out to fight, otherwise, even if you are provoked, you are not allowed to fight!"

Liu Bei said to the generals.

"Yes!"

All the generals bowed their hands and saluted, and then filed out. The command camps that left each brought their own entourages, and returned to the camps of the various ministries to clean up the troops and prepare for battle.

In the camp, it became quieter for a while.

Only then did Li Ru ask, "Your Majesty, are you going to attack the Firstborn City next?"

"The eldest son city must be fought, the arrow is on the string, and it has to be launched!"

Liu Bei squeezed his forehead, and said bitterly: "But at this time, Gu is more worried about whether Cao Mengde can respond. If we persist for a few months, we may not be able to stop it!"

He had made a decision before, and he was also confident.

However, after experiencing Ju Yi's betrayal, Zhang Fei died in battle, Hedong was lost, Hanoi lost its bridgehead, and even the Shangdang area lost most of its control.

As far as the front line is concerned, the Ming army pushed the front line too fast, which caught him by surprise.

If the combat power of the Ming army is stronger than expected, then how long he can hold back is really hard to say.

"Your Majesty, I have an idea!" Guan Jing said suddenly.

"Say!"

"General Zhang Xiu can withdraw from the north, join the party from Xihe, and break the stalemate for us from the west, tear up the battle situation, and turn against the enemy!"

Guan Jing said.

"Zhang Xiu?"

Liu Bei glanced at Li Ru: "What do you think, sir?"

"Zhang Xiu should be back!"

Li Ru nodded and said: "Now we can't limit ourselves to the gains and losses of one city and one place. We must concentrate our main force and entangle with the Ming army. If we entangle them to death here, we will have a chance of winning!"

(End of this chapter)