Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1717 Decisive Battle at Shangdang IV

"Divide the troops?" Huang Zhong looked at Zhang Ren with vivid eyes, as if he wanted to see through the thoughts in Zhang Ren's mind.

Zhang Ren is a general with great military strategy.

At that time, he was the most trusted general of Liu Yan's subordinates. He led the Dongzhou soldiers to surrender to Mujing and endured the humiliation, just to save the life of Liu Zhang, Liu Yan's only blood.

He did it.

Even though Liu Zhang turned against Mu Jing in the end, Mu Jing still gave him a life. The big reason for this was because Zhang Ren knew how to advance and retreat.

It is precisely because of his sensibility that Mu Jing gave Liu Zhang a way out.

He is very low key.

It does not mean that he is incapable, whether it is leading troops, arranging troops, or planning thousands of miles, Zhang Ren is quite outstanding, and his ability is definitely one of the best in the Ming army.

He is also very good at martial arts.

After all, as a disciple of the Sharp Spear Sect, Tong Yuan, who was under his tutelage back then, and Zhang Xiu Zhao Yun, both brothers of the same sect, possessed a superb iron spear, and even within the Ming Army, he was one of the top ten generals.

Of course, compared to his martial arts, Huang Zhong believed more in his vision and martial strategy.

Huang Zhong asked gloomyly: "If the troops are divided, can you guarantee that the elite of our army can go north smoothly?"

"cannot!"

Zhang Ren shook his head: "But this is the only chance. It is a fact that the Wei army left the battlefield. I can guarantee that as long as we fight the Wu army, the main force of the Wei army will leave the battlefield and go north quickly even if some of the troops are left behind!"

Zhang Ren pointed to the sand table and said: "General, from Yanzhou Hulao to Luoyang, Henan, it is a flat river. As long as they occupy Henan and the main force of our army is in the northern border, there will be great danger. At this time, we will be beyond our reach." Already!"

War is a struggle between time and space. Now Wei Jun gave up space, even Yuzhou, just to buy enough time.

In terms of time, it is basically difficult or even impossible for the Ming army to regain it.

At this time, the Ming army had no choice but to divide its forces.

"After the division of troops, the general led the main force to fight against Jiangdong, occupied Yuzhou, stabilized the battlefield in Yuzhou, and even entangled the main force of Jiangdong here!"

Zhang Rendao: "This is a good thing for the whole battle situation. Chen Dao and I will each lead [-] elite soldiers and horses, attack [-] elite troops together, and go north to Luoyang!"

He sighed, and said: "We can't take care of the battle in the northern border anymore, we can only see His Majesty's reaction, but His Majesty still has a hole card in his hand, even if he can't defeat the Yan army, he may not be attacked by the Wei army. The only thing we can do is to go northward, enter Luoyang as soon as possible, defend Luoyang, and guard the only food road, so as to ensure the advantage of the main battlefield!"

He has seen the combat method of the transparent army, but it is useless to see through it. The strategic contest has reached this point and is already qualitative.

The rest is actually a tactical contest.

Even if [-] elite troops of the Ming army go north, it may not be good, but there is still a chance. As long as Luoyang can be stabilized, there is still a chance for this battle.

"What do you think?"

Huang Zhong hesitated a little. It wasn't that he didn't understand strategy, but that the situation of the battle was changing so fast that he couldn't react.

When dividing troops at this time, the consequences must be considered.

If you fight at both ends, it is possible that both ends are not in place, and it will be a tragedy if you end up together.

"I think so!"

"At this time, we can only divide our troops!"

"Dividing troops may be the only situation we can deal with at the Yuzhou front!"

"The overall situation is still in the north. It is a fact that we cannot hold back the main force of the Wei army. Once the main force of the Wei army goes north, it will join forces with the Yan army to attack our army!"

"At this time, we need an army to go north for reinforcements. Even if we may not be able to break through the siege, at least we can do our best to relieve His Majesty's worries!"

All the generals in the battalion said one after another that they agreed very much, that is, they agreed with Zhang Ren's idea.

Huang Zhong was persuaded.

He gritted his teeth and issued the military order directly: "Zhang Ren, Chen Dao!"

"exist!"

"Now, as the privy envoy of the Privy Council and the commander in chief of the Yuzhou front, this general orders you to respond individually. Each of you selects [-] elites and brings dry rations for ten days, and then goes northward with light packs!"

Huang Zhong finally decided to divide his troops.

"As ordered!"

"The rest of the ministries, Jingping's Second Army and Third Army, immediately press northward. No matter whether we can stop the main force of the Wei Army from withdrawing, we must do our best to stop it!"

"All the remaining soldiers and horses of the First Army and the Fourth Army are under the command of the Central Battalion, and they will immediately reinforce the Eastern Front!" Huang Zhong's cold and stern voice was full of murderous intent: "Since he, Sun Bofu, wants to seek death, then a certain family will fulfill him." , will cut off his head!"

He was not so angry yet when the Jiangdong army went north, but the first news was that Wu Wang Sun Bofu personally led the army, and the strength of the army was definitely Jiangdong's elite.

This can be regarded as arousing a fire in Huang Zhong's heart.

You didn't even care about Jiangdong, and ran up to die, that didn't fulfill you, and I felt a little sorry for you.

"promise!"

The remaining generals, chief generals, generals, captains, etc., all surrendered their orders.

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Great changes had taken place on the Yuzhou front, but the news did not spread to the northern border so quickly. At this moment, Luoyang City in Henan was under heavy clouds.

"Has the Yan Army conquered Luoyang East City after all?"

Xu Shu, governor of Luozhou, felt a lot of pressure, and his pupils became a little hideous.

"Report to the governor, the vanguard of the Yan army has already approached the city, and set up a barracks in the eastern suburbs!"

A school lieutenant handed over his hand to report.

"Exploring!"

"promise!"

At this moment, Xu Shu felt a lot of pressure.

The most important thing about Luoyang is the back of the main battle line of the Ming army. If Luoyang falls, the entire northern front campaign will be affected.

But whether he can keep Luo Yang, he really doesn't have such confidence.

Because Luoyang's troops are too small.

With such a pitiful force, unless he has the courage to suppress all the young and strong lives in the city, it will be difficult for him to block the main force of the wolf-like tiger with this force.

"Report!"

"Say!"

"At Hangu Pass, a cavalry force is coming towards Luoyang!"

"Hangu Pass?"

Xu Shu frowned.

This is the west of Luoyang, the direction of Hongnong River East, there is no possibility of enemy troops, unless Guanzhong has fallen, but Henan is still there, how could something happen in Guanzhong.

Could it be Wuguan?
Nor is it possible.

If you want to enter Guanzhong from Wuguan, you must enter Nanzhou, the north of Nanzhou, but the main force of the Ming army, deploying the Yuzhou front.

The head coach of the Yuzhou front is Huang Zhong. If the Yuzhou front was defeated, the news would have already come.

Therefore, in the west, there can be no enemy troops.

There is another possibility.

Xu Shu's eyes flickered coldly: "Could it be Beidi Zhangxiu!"

He knew that in the north of Liangzhou, Zhang Xiu made a comeback. Zhang Xiu was a general under Liu Bei. Even Zhang Fei's attack on Hedong was to cover him to seize Liangzhou.

But he shook his head again and said, "That's impossible. First of all, he has to cross Guanzhong and Hedong, otherwise it's impossible for him to appear in our west!"

This made him distressed, whose cavalry actually appeared at Hangu Pass.

"Governor, could it be our own cavalry?" Someone said suddenly.

"Yup!"

Xu Shu patted his head suddenly, and said, "Why am I so stupid, I forgot that we are in Guanzhong, and there is a cavalry!"

Zhaoming cavalry.

Also known as Zhaoming Fourth Army

But many times it will be called the Fifth Army of Zhaoming, because the Lighting Navy is assigning the designation of the Fourth Army, but the cavalry is not willing to lag behind.

………………

After half a day.

A group of cavalry arrived, probably only about two thousand cavalry.

But even if they came in a hurry, this cavalry was very fierce and powerful, even Xu Shu could feel the evil spirit.

"Open the city gate!"

Xu Shu personally opened the city gate to welcome him.

"The last general, Pang Xi, has met Governor Xu!"

Pang Xi is a Zhonglang general. He and Xu Shu are not in the same system, but he is right to salute the governor of a state. Generally speaking, the power of the military is lower than that of civilian officials.

"General Pang came just in time!"

Xu Shu didn't dare to take it seriously at this time, he choked his excited throat, and said in a deep voice, "If General Pang hadn't come to reinforce me, I would not be able to defend Luoyang!"

"They attacked?"

Pang Xi stared.

"We have already fought a battle in the suburbs. We have not been able to suppress their attacking rhythm. They are already approaching the city. If General Pang comes later, even if we close the city gate and defend it, we may not be able to hold it for long!" Xu Shu smiled wryly. .

"That's good!"

Pang Xi heaved a sigh of relief. He had already rushed over when he received the news. If it was still too late by this time, he would have no face to return to his life.

"Let's enter the city first!" Xu Shu said.

"it is good!"

Pang Xi led his army into the city.

"General, before entering the city, can you tidy up the army!" Xu Shu called Pang Xi aside, and asked in a low voice: "Luoyang is besieged, and the people in the city are a little scared. Although they have experienced war and turmoil, it is a battle of life and death after all. They will also be afraid, and even some people are already fleeing Luoyang, so I hope that I can let them know that our reinforcements are coming, at least give them some confidence, so that they will no longer be in turmoil, nor will they mess up our city the hearts of the people!"

At this time, although Luoyang City has experienced countless wars and countless turmoil among the people, it has been governed by him for a period of time, and it has a foundation of some people.

Once there is some turmoil in the city, the Ming army will face a situation of two sides attacking, which will not do them any good to defend Luoyang.

At this time, only when the cavalry entered the city majestically, could the people in the city have some confidence in the defenders. The greater the confidence, the better the chance of winning the battle.

"no problem!"

Pang Xi nodded. He didn't know that the unity of the army and the people is important. This time is not the time to play prestige, but the best time to increase the yearning of the people.

They spent a quarter of an hour sorting out their military appearance, then rode on big horses, and entered the city majestically through the west gate.

At this time, many people in the city were already watching.

"Is it the Ming army?"

"It's Ming army reinforcements coming!"

"I just said, how could the Ming army lose!"

"It's good to come, I hope I can guard the city gate!"

"I thought I would still flee, but now it seems that Luo Yang has hope to hold on!"

"The Ming army came to aid cavalry, so the hope is quite high!"

"This time, there is no need to continue fleeing!"

"I'm afraid that when the city is broken, there will be no chance to escape. I hope they can hold the city wall!"

"Even if we can keep a moment of peace, we are all at ease!"

"Our Luoyang is really a battleground for military strategists. When will the long-term battle stop!"

"I heard that His Majesty's battle is for the unification of the world. If we can unify the world, we can feel at ease. It doesn't matter who will be the emperor!"

"Keep your voice down, although you are not a big man now, but the Han people are still there, don't smoke lightly!"

"If the Han Dynasty had the ability, why would they lose Luoyang City!"

"Why am I afraid!"

The people's discussions arose one after another.

When Xu Shu was in the army, he didn't need to listen to what the people said. He only needed to see that the people seemed to be relieved, and he was somewhat at ease.

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Pang Xi's cavalry entered the city, adding a lot of defensive power to Luoyang City, but the cavalry was no longer used to defend the city, and Pang Xi didn't plan to harvest it.

After entering the city, the cavalry entered the school yard to rest, and Pang Xi and Xu Shu walked up to the top of the city wall hand in hand.

They looked out from the east city wall, and only saw the flags of the Yan army flying, and in the haze, shadows were setting up their camps.

"Are they unstable?"

Pang Xi's eyes lit up.

"No!"

Xu Shu quickly said: "Although the Yan army's position is not stable, their general is still very cautious. When they advanced into Henan, I sent troops to sneak attack. Although my command is the main logistics battalion, your combat power is also the same. Got it, but the two sneak attacks didn't bring any benefits, instead they lost hundreds of children. From Gongsun Du's point of view, the leading troops are still stationed at the back, and it's just the main force of the vanguard who came to camp, but our scouts have already checked Come out, there are already some soldiers and horses stationed on the left flank, if we sneak attack, we may fall right into their arms!"

"I see!"

When Pang Xi heard the words, he immediately became cautious: "Gongsun Du is not well-known, but he didn't expect to be so cautious in arranging troops!"

He is not familiar with Gongsundu.

Gongsundu has been in northern Xinjiang, in Youzhou, and in Liaodong. His only record is famous all over the world in the battle with Liu Bei, but he was finally convinced by Liu Bei.

This greatly reduced his power.

Therefore, the generals in the Central Plains have a little contempt for him.

The same is true for Pang Xi.

"General, where is the main force under your command?"

Xu Shu asked in a low voice.

If you rely on these two thousand cavalry, you will not be able to defend Luoyang City. Now you can only delay the time and wait for the main force of the cavalry to gather.

"One battalion is in Guanzhong, and the other is in Hedong. These two parts can come together in only three days, but the rest are in Liangzhou. They just had a fight with Zhang Xiu. If they want to gather in Luoyang, they still need About ten days!"

Pang Xi said in a low voice.

When he received the news, he hurried to reinforce.

(End of this chapter)