Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1715 Decisive battle against Shangdang II

When the Ming army and the Yan army were preparing for a decisive battle in Shangdang County, great changes began to take place in the southern battlefield.

Yuzhou front.

The Ming army invaded Yingchuan, Yuzhou from Ruzhou and Nanzhou. As long as they broke through Yingchuan, they could directly enter Yuzhou and even approach the capital of Xu.

Xu Capital City is actually not far from the border.

It is not impossible to come to Xudu with soldiers.

However, Huang Zhong didn't dare to be too aggressive, and used a relatively fruitful strategic deployment, because he was covering the northern battlefield.

It is not his task to defeat the main force of the Wei army, but it is his task to hold back the main force of the Wei army.

As long as he holds back the main force of the Wei army, he has completed the strategic mission of the Ming army. As for the final victory or defeat, he needs to leave it to the northern battlefield to decide.

Because the strongest army in the name, that is, the Artillery Army, is now in the northern battlefield, and he believes that the victory in the northern battlefield belongs to the Ming army.

As long as the Yan army is defeated, the three major princes will lose their way, and then slowly clean up the Wei army and the Wu army, and the chances of victory are in hand, and the world will be unified, which is no longer a dream.

The Ming army also overwhelmed the main forces of two numbers on the Yuzhou front, the Jingping army and the Violent Bear army.

This force may not be able to fight the Wei army decisively.

But there is a chance to confront Wei Jun, and holding Wei Jun is not a problem at all.

At the beginning, the two sides were still on the battlefield, but during this period of time, the Wei army had a deployment of guarding the camp and not fighting.

This aroused Huang Zhong's doubts, but the scouts of the Ming army responded every day, and the main force of the Wei army was still there, so he didn't care much.

But the Wei army did not respond to the battle for half a month, which made Huang Zhong even more uneasy.

He summoned all the generals to discuss the military situation.

"Everyone, at these times, we have repeatedly called for war, but Wei Jun has always avoided fighting!" Huang Zhong looked at one of the generals and deputy generals under his command, and said in a low voice: "This general suspects that Wei Jun has other plans. !"

"General!"

The one who stood up was Chen Dao, the Zhonglang general of the Jingping First Army. Chen Dao was one of the direct descendants of Mu Jing. He had been in charge of the Jingping First Army for many years. He cupped his hands and said: "Wei Jun avoids fighting, it's really wrong, I think we can't wait like this, no matter what, we have to test Wei Jun's camp!"

"General Chen Dao, are you afraid that their golden cicadas will escape their shells?"

General Wenpin of the Violent Bear Second Army squinted his eyes slightly, and said: "This possibility is unlikely, their main force of almost 20, any movement they make, cannot be a small one, and we can't hide it from our scouts at all! "

"What if they use the night to evacuate, and what if they evacuate on a small scale?" Chen Dao asked rhetorically.

"Then how many soldiers and horses can they withdraw?"

Meng Huo has taken the initiative in the army recently. As a barbarian king, he should keep a low profile, but in the Ming army, low profile means incompetent. The barbarians need to integrate into the Ming Dynasty. Let him gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

So he started to be more enthusiastic. In the past, he rarely participated in the analysis of the battle situation and strategic intentions, but now, he basically gives his own opinions.

"I don't guess much. Even if they withdrew that part of the army, it would be difficult for them to make a difference even if they went to the north!" Use it, but if you want to release more than [-] soldiers and horses under our noses, you can't do it at all!"

"Everyone, don't forget one thing!"

Zhou Cang opened his mouth suddenly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We haven't fought the Wei army for half a month. In half a month, even if they can withdraw three to five thousand troops a day, they will have tens of thousands of troops. Our task It is to keep an eye on Wei Jun, if Wei Jun withdraws part of the main force quietly, then we will be dereliction of duty!"

His eyes swept away, looked at the generals, and said: "You are all soldiers, soldiers of Ming Dynasty, you are not allowed to neglect your duties!"

"beat!"

Gao Ding gave a cold drink and said in a deep voice.

"beat!"

"beat!"

The generals looked at each other and expressed their praise.

"Then fight!"

Huang Zhong took a deep breath: "However, we must fight with a purpose, not at random, and mainly attack the main camp of the Wei army, mainly to see clearly the strength of the Wei army!"

He felt a little uneasy in his heart. The generals' words made him feel that the Wei army might really be withdrawing troops.

What is the purpose of their withdrawal.

It is nothing more than wanting to participate in the war in the north. The Ming army and the Yan army are fighting in full swing in the north. If the Wei army joins in at this time, the Ming army will be in danger.

So no matter what, he must not let Wei Jun have a chance to withdraw.

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The night is bright, and the bright moon in the sky reflects Kyushu.

On the Yuzhou front, the Wei army is the main battalion.

At least [-] to [-] main forces were stationed in the camp that stretched for more than ten miles, and these main forces were all the elite of the Wei army.

In addition, in the entire Yuzhou battlefield, in addition to the main camp, there are Dongying, Xiying, Nanying, and Beiying. The main force of the Wei army exceeds 20, and troops are stationed here.

"Tap Tat Tat!!!"

In the dead of night, the sudden sound of horseshoes alarmed all the generals in the Wei Army barracks.

"Where is the sound of hooves coming from?"

"An enemy attack?"

"Assemble quickly!"

"Get ready to fight!"

Wei Jun reacted quickly.

But at this time, the enemy army had already reached the entrance of the gate, and in the darkness, a burst of fire was born in an instant, reflecting the sky.

The sentinel of the Yan army above the gate took a closer look and saw a bunch of torches gathering to form a flame.

"kill!"

The leading general, Chen Dao, took the lead and broke into the camp with a spear in his hand.

"Cover the main force!"

"Kill in!"

Jingping's first army charged, and on the left and right sides were Jingping's second army and Jingping's third army. The main forces of the three armies formed a character-shaped arrow and began to charge against the Wei camp.

"Array!"

"Defend the enemy!"

"Where is the archer!"

"Remotely block the enemy's charge!"

The Wei army seemed to be very prepared for the Ming army. Even though the Ming army killed so abruptly, they still reacted and quickly borrowed the fortifications built by the camp to resist.

"Rush in!"

"Kill them!"

"At any cost, break through their camp!"

The Ming army's charge was strong, but the Wei army's defense was also strong. They had been running this camp for more than a day or two. The battle path was dug two meters deep, and the wooden fence surrounding it was at least as high as two people.

This had a lot of influence on the Ming army.

"Send a signal, order the east and west wings, and the north and south battalions to reinforce them!"

In the camp of the Wei army, a scholar in green robes was giving orders in an orderly manner.

He is Guo Jia.

At this moment, the Ming army did not know that Cao Cao, the chief general of the Wei army, was no longer in the camp, and the person who controlled the main force of the Wei army was a counselor.

The military division offers wine, Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao.

"Master Jijiu, the Ming army attacked our middle camp very fiercely. If the left and right wings fail to come in time for reinforcements, our middle camp may be penetrated!"

A bloody general rushed in.

"Hit to the back of the camp!"

Guo Jia was very calm. He knew why the Ming army fought this battle. It could drag on for half a month, which was already the limit. The Ming army really became suspicious.

Now that he doubted it, he didn't need to hide it.

If we should withdraw, we must withdraw.

Not to mention Yingchuan, even Yuzhou, they don't plan to take it, as long as they withdraw smoothly.

Whether it is Cao Cao or Guo Jia, they all have the courage to break the boat.

And they all think so.

It is too difficult to defeat the Ming army.

But as long as the commander-in-chief of the Ming army is besieged and Mu Jing is left on the northern border, the Ming army will immediately collapse without a leader.

This is their only chance.

So they're blocking everything.

"Retreat five miles, orderly, not chaotic, leaving two battalions behind!"

Guo Jia ordered.

"promise!"

"Master Jijiu, you retreat first!" A school lieutenant stood up, cupped his hands and said: "The camp is too dangerous, if it is penetrated, it will be disrupted!"

"I can't withdraw yet!"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "I have to stand here and command the main force of the camps on the left, right, east, west, and east, so that I can fight the Ming army!"

Cao Cao is no longer, if there is anyone who can control these people, that is only him, there is no other person.

The generals will no longer advise.

They all began to deal with the Ming army in accordance with Guo Jia's strategic deployment.

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After a night of hard fighting, at dawn the next day, the Ming army retreated with gold.

The reason why Mingjin retreated was not because he couldn't break through the formation of the Wei army, but more because the defensive formation formed by the main force of the Wei army was too detrimental to the fighting spirit of the Ming army.

Moreover, the Wei army had been prepared for a long time. Even if the east and west battalions were blocked, the north and south battalions rushed to reinforce them.

The Ming army withdrew from the battlefield.

Huang Zhong didn't stop, and he didn't want to stop for a long time. He immediately called all the generals and began to discuss the results of the battle last night.

At this time, the faces of all the generals of the Ming army were not very good-looking.

Because they realized that they had been fooled.

"It's so dangerous, if we don't see Cao Cao, this beast must not be in the camp!" Chen Dao said firmly.

Last night's attack on the camp, although the main force of the Wei army responded properly, but the morale of the army is not very stable. If Cao Cao can appear, they can repel the Ming army faster.

But I would rather pay casualties, Cao Cao does not show up, and does not inspire the morale of the army. There can only be one result, that is, Cao Cao is not in the camp at all.

Even Cao Cao is no longer on the front line of Yuzhou.

This result is enough to confirm many things.

"I feel that the main force of the Wei army has lost at least tens of thousands of soldiers!"

Zhou Cang said gloomyly.

"I feel the same way!"

"In the past, the Wei army had always suppressed us because of their strength above us, but this time, even if it was our surprise attack, we have been stalemate for such a long time, and we have already had enough defense against each other. Impossible to cause too much impact!"

Gao Ding said softly: "Since this is the case, there is only one possibility, and that is that the main force of the Wei army has weakened, and there is another possibility!"

"What is possible?"

"They replaced a lot of their main force with their youth!" Gao Ding said coldly.

"There is this for sure!"

"In the battle last night, many generals of the Wei army did not show up!"

"Lu Bu is missing!"

The complexions of the generals are also getting uglier. Although I have guesses in my heart, this feeling is still very bad.

"A truce for the morning, continue fighting in the afternoon!"

Huang Zhong gritted his teeth, and said: "Since we have been fooled by them, we will find them back, and we will suppress them at any cost. I will fight all the way to Xudu. I don't believe that Wei Jun dares to let go." Come and let us fight!"

Xu Capital City is the capital of the Han Dynasty. It is absolutely very important. It is related to the face of the Han Dynasty. Once Xu Capital City is besieged, all the Han Dynasty princes will be humiliated.

And this will make people feel that the Han Dynasty is exhausted, which is the influence of people's hearts.

"promise!"

The generals surrendered.

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Ruzhou, the former Runan County, east.

Wu Jun is heading north from Jiujiang.

The leading general.

Sun Ce.

Sun Ce personally led the troops this time, he was to reinforce Cao Cao, Cao Cao dared to bet on this, and he had to do his best to gamble.

Cao Cao has already bet much on the national fortune of the Han Dynasty.

If the Han Dynasty is defeated.

The state of Wu does not exist.

In the past, if Jiangdong could rely on the natural dangers of the river to isolate the Central Plains and settle in one place, now when the warships of the Ming army appear in the East China Sea unscrupulously, they have lost such an advantage.

This battle is crucial to Wu and Sun Ce.

"Zi Jing!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Do you think we can win?" Sun Ce was a little confused. Now that the three major princes have come out in full force, if they are still defeated, then they will never recover.

"can!"

Lu Su said in a low voice.

His voice was firm and resolute.

Whether they win or lose this battle, they must win in the end, not lose, because if they lose, they will have nothing.

"Gu is not as good as Cao Mengde!"

Sun Ce's deep eyes burst out with a gleam of brilliance: "Cao Mengde dared to give up the Yuzhou battle, but Gu was still a little uneasy. How could he win the battle in such a state!"

"Your Majesty's worry is for Jiang Dong!"

Lu Su said softly.

"For Jiangdong?"

Sun Ce shook his head: "Maybe, but not necessarily. We are all in this troubled world, but we are just struggling!"

He won't explain too many principles, but wars are like this, and victory or defeat must also bear the result.

"My lord, go ahead and it's Ruyin!"

"Tonight I must pass through Ruyin!"

Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "Since the Wei army has decided to abandon Yuzhou, what they are most afraid of is chasing soldiers. At this time, we must give them the greatest support!"

He thought for a while and said, "Well, Zijing, you stay to oversee the army, and I will personally lead the Overlord's Cavalry to the north and rush to the battlefield as soon as possible!"

"My lord, this will be very dangerous!"

"They're all working hard, no one is in danger!"

They are all desperate now. If they don't fight at this time, they will definitely lose. At this time, only one battle can they hope to stand up.

Internal problems should be solved internally, and now they have to be consistent with the outside world.

Liberate the Wei army to go north.

This is the main purpose of Sun Ce's attack this time.

For the strategic purpose this time, he couldn't hesitate for a moment.

(End of this chapter)