I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 281

The reason why Dong Zhuo aimed at Han Fu first was because in his opinion, Han Fu's Youzhou Governor's Department was not strong and should be the most vulnerable to defeat.

As a native of Yingchuan County, he suddenly crossed the northernmost boundary of the Han Dynasty to become a supervisor, and the time was so short, the cohesion of the army organized by him must not be strong, and he would be defeated in one blow.

In addition to the weak combat power of the Youzhou Governor's Department, Dong Zhuo also felt that Han Fu was quite a hated person.

When Dong Zhuo enlisted officials from the party, the one surnamed Han responded the fastest to Dong Zhuo's enlistment, and the one who expressed his loyalty was the most resolute. It really drove Dong Zhuo crazy.

Dong Zhuo really couldn't swallow this breath if he didn't deal with Han Fu first.

However, for those other people, Dong Zhuo also did not intend to let them go.

The targets of the second level are Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, and Bao Xin.

Dong Zhuo sent his subordinate Hu Zhen, who was in charge of the Xiliang cavalry, to lead the Xiliang cavalry to attack Han Fu. This was regarded as the greatest preferential treatment for Han Fu.

And Lu Bu, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Yang Ding went to attack the other four.

Although these people are all deep trenches and high fortresses, Suanzao is located in Henan after all.

The biggest feature of the landforms in Henan is that most of them are plains and there are few mountains and forests.

Fighting on the plains is the most beneficial for the cavalry.

In Dong Zhuo's hands, the most indispensable thing is cavalry.

And his cavalry are the best in the world!

On the third day of August in the third year of Chuping, Xiliang iron cavalry under the command of Hu Zhen attacked Han Fu's camp in the northwest of Suanzao.

After two days, Lu Bu, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Yang Ding also reversed their previous fighting style and attacked Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao and others respectively.

Originally, when Hu Zhen was in charge of the Xiliang army, most of the Xiliang army was on the defensive. They fought for two consecutive months, and most of the coalition forces were constantly harassing the Xiliang army.

Rao Cao Cao's defeat in Xingyang was also due to his rash advance, not the Xiliang soldiers who took the initiative to attack.

Therefore, in the concept of the Kwantung herdsmen, the Xiliang army should not attack easily, so in terms of defense, they all have some slack.

The problem is that Dong Zhuo's methods of using troops are quite different from Hu Zhen's. Decades of combat experience have made him proficient in various tactics, especially this kind of plain field warfare. There is almost no army against cavalry.

He was keenly aware of the opponent's shortcomings, and then fought back with the fastest speed!
This battle was the second major victory of the Xiliang Army after the Battle of Xingyang. The troops of Zhang Miao and Liu Dai suffered heavy losses because they were directly attacked by Lu Bu and Zhang Ji. Most of the losses were lost, and the two of them panicked like bereaved dogs. They didn't even return the Suanzao, and rushed back to Chenliu.

Relying on Suanzao County, Qiaomao barely supported it, but Guo Si was not beaten to the brink of destruction, but he was also seriously injured, and completely lost the power to fight back, so he could only hide in the Suanzao and wait for rescue.

Bao Xin belonged to Yuan Shao's direct line, and had certain military talents. Although he was in a state of defeat in the battle with Yang Ding, he was defeated again and again, but he retained the vitality of his army to the maximum extent.

However, compared to Bao Xin, Han Fujun's performance is really surprising.

Relying on the camp, he used bows and crossbows to defend the camp. He did not let Hu Zhen succeed, but caused the Liangzhou cavalry led by Hu Zhen to suffer some damage.

Even so, the overall situation in the Central Plains Theater has completely changed, and Libra began to press on Dong Zhuo's side.

As a result of several coalition forces, Qiao Mao greeted Bao Xin and managed to hold on to Suanzao, but he was unable to attack again. Liu Dai and Zhang Miao's troops were completely lost, and they were directly beaten back to Chenliu to reorganize the army. Fu persisted for a while with the bow and crossbow array organized by his subordinates, but he had no strength to fight again. In order to preserve his vitality, he went south to join Yuan Shao.

Zhang Chao, Zang Hong and others simply withdrew without fighting.

It took Dong Zhuo less than [-] days to basically settle the battle situation in the Central Plains, and then went to Yangren County in the south to supervise the formation without stopping.

In Yangren County, the main force of the opponent is the army of Jing and Yu.

Among them, Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, and Wang Fen, the governor of Runan, were all famous party officials sent to the localities by Dong Zhuo.

But after they took office, Kong Ni and Wang Fen conspired against each other and defected to Yuan's family.

Zhang Zi actually didn't want to betray the imperial court, but the problem is that Dong Zhuo arranged this place for him is rather special...Nanyang prefect!
To put it bluntly, Dong Zhuo had directly arranged for Zhang Zi to go to Yuan Shao's headquarters.

Although in Zhang Zi's view, both Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are like wolves and tigers, but in comparison, the one who is closer to him and able to control his life is the fierce tiger Yuan Shao.

Dong Zhuo, the hungry wolf, was far away.

Therefore, Zhang Zi still decided to support Yuan Shao.

In this way, it means that the local governors of Jing and Yu are basically integrated by Yuan Shao to fight against Dong Zhuo.

Hua Xiong, the vanguard general Dong Zhuo sent to Jingyu, was a very brave man. He had followed Dong Zhuo for many years and was good at charging.

Huang Zu, the vanguard of Yuan Shao, was exactly the opposite of Hua Xiong.

This person's aggressiveness is not as good as Hua Xiong's, but when it comes to the defensive ability of sticking to the homeland, it is really not comparable to ordinary people.

Huang Zu adopted the same defensive method as Zhu Jun, stationed soldiers and horses in Yangren, and mobilized a large number of local civilians to repair the city wall, build a strong camp, and set up a solid defensive formation in Yangren County.

After Yuan Shao learned of this incident, he felt very speechless.

Huang Gong!We are on the offensive side, okay? ?
Why do you arrange so many defensive homework in Yangren City?Are you a bit too timid?
But the facts proved that Huang Zu's style of play was right.

As soon as the army led by Hua Xiong arrived, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the Yang people.

As a warrior from Liangzhou, Hua Xiong's fighting method is just one word - do it!

When it comes to the combat quality of a general, Hua Xiong is far above Huang Zu, and when it comes to the combat power of soldiers, the Xiliang soldiers are also above the Jing and Yu armies.

After several confrontations, Huang Zu almost always showed a disadvantage in the battle against Hua Xiong, and it can even be said that he was defeated repeatedly, but no matter how he was defeated by the opponent... Huang Zu was able to do one thing, that is, not giving up an inch of ground .

Although Hua Xiong won consecutive battles, they were small victories. In the general situation, no matter how hard he fought, he couldn't penetrate Huang Zu's tortoise shell defense.

As a fierce general from the Liangzhou clan, Hua Xiong had only one method to force Huang Zu out of the city, and that was to make the Xiliang army scold him!

He really couldn't think of any other way.

As for calling and scolding, it was not a problem for Huang Zu at all.

Go ahead and scold you, I won't pay you for being exhausted!
Therefore, the two armies are currently at a stalemate here.

At the same time, Han Fu, the governor of Youzhou, brought his troops into the border of Luyang to reconcile with Huang Zu.

Han Fu temporarily placed his elite troops in Luyang, while he himself went to Wancheng to meet Yuan Shao.

After seeing Yuan Shao, Han Fu gave Yuan Shao a general description of the battle in the Suanzao area with tears in his eyes.

Cao Cao's defeat in the past and the loss of troops and generals have already made Yuan Shao quite depressed.

In order for Cao Cao to regroup, Yuan Shao personally came forward and asked for a lot of resources from Jingzhou, Runan, and Yingchuan families to support Cao Cao to go to Yangzhou Danyang County to recruit troops for the second time. After the recruitment was completed, he returned to Ruying to join forces Discuss Dong.

Unexpectedly, just as Cao Cao was sent away, Han Fu arrived, and at the same time brought such a big defeat to Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shi heard that Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, Bao Xin and others were all taken away by the Xiliang Army, she felt dizzy and dizzy with anger.

Although he knew in advance that Dong Zhuo's army was powerful and powerful, he never expected that the princes in each formation would be defeated so quickly.

But luckily Huang Zu guarded Lu Yang like a fortress, and didn't let Hua Xiong go straight into the hinterland of Nanyang, otherwise, Yuan Shao really didn't know what to do.

And it was at this juncture that Xun Yue and Xun Chen, who represented the Xun family in Yingchuan, came to Wancheng and joined Yuan Shao.

These two people are both representative figures in the Xun family, and they are very resourceful.

The former fan Xun Yu went north to Jizhou to submit to Liu Jian according to the family's assignment. Now these two people also came to Yuan Shao to serve under Yuan Shao's command for the benefit of the Xun family in Yingchuan.

The Xun family is still very famous in the land of Ruying, and has been benefiting from the Yuan family for many years. Now that two heroes from the next generation of the Xun family are voting on behalf of the family, Yuan Shao is overjoyed, which is naturally exceptional. Favor.

At the same time, Yuan Shao made a statement to the two of the current unfavorable situation between the alliance of princes and the Xiliang army.

The children of the Xun family have all received higher education from the family since childhood, and they have learned a lot. Among their peers, none of them are parallel importers, and everyone has some skills.

Especially Xun Chen, who is Xun Yu's direct brother, is also a handsome figure among his peers.

He saw the problem at a glance.

"My lord, the Xiliang army first divided into three groups to fight with the princes. The Suanzao group was originally a stalemate, but suddenly they lost consecutive battles. On the other hand, the Mengjin group has been facing each other so far. There has been no movement. It is true. It's unreasonable."

After listening to Xun Chen's analysis, Yuan Shao said, "If you have any good opinions, is it okay to say it?"

"Dong Zhuo is a veteran of the three dynasties. He has served in the Western Regions and merged states. He has a lot of experience. In the Xiliang Army, there is such vision and courage. It is Dong Zhuo who can defeat the shepherds of the Central Plains in a short time!"

Xun Yue said from the sidelines: "Could it be the method of falsehood and truth?"

"Exactly, Dong Zhuo may not be there at Mengjin's side."

Although Yuan Shao may be a little "planning and undecided" occasionally, but generally speaking, he is still a master of wisdom. Most of the time, he has an online IQ and is quite wise and wise.

After listening to Xun Chen's analysis, he felt that it was reasonable.

"In this way, it is very likely that old thief Dong will send troops to Luyang?"

Xun Chen said: "That's right. I'm afraid Dong Zhuo has already arrived in Luyang."

"Hua Xiong alone may not be able to take Huang Gong down, but with Dong Zhuo here, I'm afraid Huang Gong may not be able to hold on for a long time!"

Yuan Shao was silent for a while, then sighed: "Sure enough, reinforcements are needed!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao looked outside and ordered the guards: "Cai Mao, Lu Gong, and Wenpin come to see you!"

The guard immediately took the order and left.

Not long after, three representatives of Jingzhou native Haoyou came before Yuan Shao.

These three people are all noble families in Nanjun, they are valued by Yuan Shao, and they also look forward to and admire Yuan Shao's identity as the fourth generation and third prince.

After Huang Zu, these members of the Nanjun family were also recruited by Yuan Shao to serve in the army.

Cai Mao and the others greeted him, and then asked, "Master, why are you calling us?"

Yuan Shao sighed, and said: "Brother Huang is fighting against the Xiliang army on the front line, although the battle is unfavorable, he can still persist, but I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will come soon, and then I am afraid that Brother Huang will be unable to support him alone, please lead your troops to go help!"

When talking about this, Yuan Shao looked at Wenpin and said: "Although Zhongye is young, he discussed military opportunities with his men in the past, and I know that Zhongye is a good defender, so I need to trouble Zhongye to help you this time." Keep it!"

"Don't worry, Wen will do his best!"

"It's not too late, you all need to leave quickly!"

"Here!"

After the three left, Yuan Shao fell into deep thought again.

Obviously, he is still not at ease about the situation on the front line.

Xun Yue opened his mouth and said: "Emissary, in my opinion, if you want to destroy Dong, you need to subdue one person before you can achieve great things!"

"who?"

"Sun Jian must send troops!"

Yuan Shao heaved a long sigh when he heard this.

"To be honest, Sun Jian is currently the prefect of Changsha, who lives in Jingnan, and I am the shepherd of Jingbei. He does not belong to me, and this person is arrogant. In the past, he had a close relationship with my brother. Gonglu doesn’t treat illnesses, and Sun Jian doesn’t treat illnesses either, so if it’s clear that he’s one with Gonglu, how can I use it?”

Xun Yue said: "Your Majesty, although Sun Jian knew Gonglu acquaintance, it was just a shallow friendship that he had exchanged with the Yellow Turban in the past. When it comes to fame and prestige, knowing people and making good use of them, what is Yuan Gong inferior to Lu Gong? Sun Jian was not from a scholarly family, Qiao claims to be Sun Wu Empress, but he just wants to improve his reputation, and anyone can see his upward ambition."

"Besides, Sun Jian is now in Jingnan, far away from Yuan Shu, but he is very close to the envoy. The reason why he didn't vote for the envoy is because he doesn't know him well."

"According to Yuan Gong's mind and strategy, as long as he is willing to do it, it may not be difficult to summon Sun Jian from Yuan Shu!"

(End of this chapter)