At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 192 The princes ceased fighting and Huang Zhong’s plan

But it is said that after Gongsun Zan lost in the battle of Jieqiao, he fought Yuan Shao at Longcou, and was defeated by Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan returned to Youzhou.

Yuan Shao sent Cui Juye to lead his troops to besiege Gu'an, but they could not capture it for a long time.

When he retreated, Gongsun Zan sent 8000 troops to pursue him, and defeated Yuan's army in the Juma River, killing [-] of the enemy's troops.

Gongsun Zan took advantage of the victory to pursue Yuan's army to the plains, and activated Tian Kai and Liu Bei.

Yuan Shao sent tens of thousands of troops to fight for two years. Both sides finally ran out of supplies. After the emperor sent envoys to mediate, the two sides stopped.

After several years of fierce fighting, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were victorious and defeated each other, but neither could do anything to defeat the other.

Just after the fight between the two ended, rebels in Wei County mutinied and joined forces with tens of thousands of Yu Du's men from the Black Mountain Army to capture Yecheng and kill the prefect of Wei County.

Yuan Shao was furious, and raised troops to attack Chaoge, and attacked the Heishan Army near Luchang Mountain.

Yuan Shao's troops fought for five days and killed more than [-] people in the Black Mountain Army.

Yuan Shao then advanced along the mountain and defeated the Black Mountain Army Zuo Zhuzhangba, Liu Shi, Qingniujiao, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Li Damu, Yu Digen and other troops, beheading tens of thousands more.

After a while, Yuan Shao fought against Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army in Changshan. Zhang Yan's army was very strong, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers and thousands of horses. The two armies fought fiercely for more than ten days. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and the soldiers and horses were exhausted. And retreat.

This battle greatly reduced the activity area of ​​the Montenegrin Army. Many remaining members of the Montenegrin Army withdrew from Jizhou and fled into Yanzhou to attack Cao Cao with Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were fighting in Chenliu. Yuan Shu was so powerful that he fought all the way to Fengqiu on the north bank of the Yellow River, and personally stationed troops there to guard the choke points on the north bank of the Yellow River.

According to common sense, without the natural danger of the Yellow River, it would be easy for Yuan Shu to capture the entire territory of Yanzhou.

Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian to march northeast and attack Changyuan.

Changyuan is located in the northeast of Chenliu County, with the Yellow River running from south to north to the east. If Changyuan can be conquered, it will be equivalent to Yuan Shu occupying the entire territory of Chenliu.

At that time, you can attack Baima to the north and capture Dongjun, and you can cross the Yellow River to the east to capture Jiyin County.

Even if the war fails, they can still defend Changheng and save Chenliu County, which has been captured.

In the original history, because Sun Jian died in the battle at Xiangyang, Yuan Shu sent Liu Xiang to attack Changyuan during this battle, and was finally defeated by Cao Cao at Kuangting.

After that, the battle situation took a turn for the worse. Cao Cao not only defeated Yuan Shu and regained the lost ground, but also chased Yuan Shu all the way, directly across Yuzhou, and drove him to Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.

This battle was a typical victory with less, and it was the first time that Cao Cao defeated one of the two Yuan Dynasties on the frontal battlefield. This made his confidence begin to expand, and only then did he have the road to hegemony.

However, this time the main attacking general was replaced by Sun Jian, but Cao Cao failed to defeat him repeatedly, and both sides won and lost.

Seeing that the war was at a stalemate, Xuzhou Tao Qian made a surprise attack and captured Taishan County, and plundered Dongping State, preparing to join forces with Yuan Shu in Jiyin County to attack Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao and Yanzhou have lost more than half, and the situation is very critical.

He was extremely angry and cursed: "Old thief Tao Qian has gone too far!"

"I didn't care about his attack on Yanzhou before, but now he comes to take advantage of it. This is an irreconcilable hatred!"

Sima Xunyu persuaded: "Sun Jian is brave and good at fighting, and Yuan Shu has enough food and grass for his troops and horses, so he can't do anything in the short term."

"However, Tao Qian's army invaded Yanzhou, which caused unrest among the people and made the nobles suspicious, so we must be on guard."

"Ming Gong can send his general to garrison troops at Changheng and defend the city to the death without fighting the enemy."

"You can personally raise the army to defeat Tao Qian first, and then defeat Yuan Shu."

Cao Cao was convinced and asked, "Who can guard Dongyuan?"

Xun Yu said: "Cao Zixiao is good at fighting and quite stable, and Cheng Zhongde is wise and knowledgeable in military affairs. If they are ordered to defend the east wall, as long as there is enough food and grass in the city, Sun Jian will be unable to do anything."

Cao Cao then ordered Cao Ren and Cheng Yu to guard Dongheng, but he took Xun Yu and personally led an army to conquer Tao Qian.

Cao Cao attacked day and night and led his army to the Dongping Kingdom. Tao Qian was unpopular in the Dongping Kingdom because Tao Qian sent his troops to plunder.

As soon as Cao Cao's troops arrived, the people in Dongping Kingdom responded one after another. Cao Cao's army occupied the right time, place and people, and defeated Tao Qian in Dongping Kingdom.

Tao Qian retreated to Taishan County, but Taishan County was originally under the rule of Cao Cao. Tao Qian was newly convinced that the people of Taishan County were not attached, and Cao Cao quickly captured the entire Taishan County and then recovered the entire Yanzhou.

Cao Cao was worried about the situation in Dongyuan and wanted to lead his troops westward to rush for reinforcements.

However, Xun Yu persuaded: "Although Yuan Shu has many soldiers and horses, Dongyuan is as stable as a rock, and there will be no loss in the short term."

"Although Tao Qian was defeated, his foundation was not damaged. If Duke Ming rushes to help Dongyuan at this time, and Tao Qian introduces troops to invade again, what will happen?"

Cao Cao asked with some confusion: "What does Wen Ruo mean?"

Xun Yu pointed to the direction of Xuzhou on the map and said: "Tao Qian has repeatedly invaded Yanzhou. If Duke Ming only defends but does not attack, it will definitely encourage his arrogance."

"Only by leading troops into Xuzhou and treating him in his own way can we intimidate Tao Qian and make him dare not act rashly."

"Now that our western region is not at peace, Tao Qian would never have thought that Ming Gong would dare to invade Xuzhou at this time. If he led a surprise army to Xuzhou, he would be invincible."

Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he accepted his words and led his troops to attack Xuzhou. He took ten cities by surprise and killed more than ten thousand enemies.

Cao Cao knew that Xuzhou could not be defended for long, so in order to avenge Tao Qian's two military invasions of Yanzhou, he ordered people to massacre the city, looted and plundered the city, and killed tens of thousands of people in the Surabaya River, so that the flow of the Surabaya River was blocked by corpses.

When Cao Jun passed by, no chickens or dogs were left, and no one returned to the villages.

It was not until the food and grass were almost exhausted that Cao Cao led his troops back.

This battle seriously injured Xuzhou's vitality, and completely defeated Tao Qian's ambitions, which laid the foundation for Tao Qian to let Xuzhou give Liu Bei later.

At this time, Sun Jian had been attacking Dongheng for nearly half a year. However, although Cao Ren and Cheng Yu complemented each other, Sun Jian was unable to do anything.

When the news came that Cao Cao had defeated Tao Qian and led his troops back to Yanzhou, Zheng Tai persuaded Yuan Shu: "We have been fighting hard for half a year and have not taken out the east wall. The soldiers are exhausted and the food and grass are exhausted."

"Now that Cao Cao has defeated Tao Qian, his power is at its peak. If he leads his troops to rush to support Dongyuan, it may be detrimental to our army."

"It is better to withdraw our troops as soon as possible and order Sun Jian to defend Pingqiu to control the entire territory of Chenliu. If we find an opportunity in the future, it will not be too late to attack Cao Cao again!"

Yuan Shu was not reconciled, but considering that the army rations were running low, he could only accept Zheng Tai's advice and lead the troops to retreat.

So far, the melee among the northern princes has all come to an end, and while cultivating health and rest, they are also looking for opportunities to defeat their enemies.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

However, it is said that Xu Huang defeated Liu Pan, and then divided his troops into three groups, one to guard Changsha County and Linxiang, and all the way to attack Xiajun where the army was empty, preparing to open up the road between Changsha County and Yuzhang County, and lead Yuzhang and Kuaiji County Soldiers and horses entered Changsha.

However, he personally led 5000 men to pursue Liu Pan along the way, and finally besieged Jingzhou Prefecture to govern Hanshou.

Xu Huang's battle shocked the world.

Han Shou did not have many soldiers and horses.

Previously, in order to guard against Zhou Qi, Liu Biao had sent many soldiers to Xiangyang and Huarong respectively.

When he learned the news of Linxiang's fall, he even sent [-] soldiers and horses in the city to join forces with Liu Pan, but they were defeated by Xu Huang.

Even if Liu Pan led more than [-] remaining soldiers to escape back to Hanshou, there would only be more than [-] soldiers and horses in the city.

At this time, Xu Huang led 5000 people to besiege Hanshou. Liu Biao and the civil and military officials under the Prefectural Mufu were all panic-stricken.

State Shepherd House.

Liu Biao looked at his subordinate Wen Wu who looked slightly panicked. He suppressed the fear in his heart and shouted, "Why are you panicking?"

"Although Xu Huang has 5000 men under his command, they are basically a ragtag group of people recruited from Changsha, but the heavy reward only inspired their courage."

"These people have no military training, and their dispositions are unruly and difficult to tame."

"If the war goes well, these people can still swarm forward. Once the siege of the city is frustrated, the morale of the army will inevitably be weakened and the successors will be weak."

He looked around at the crowd and shouted sternly: "Hanshou City is tall and has sufficient food and grass. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are still three thousand soldiers and horses in the city."

"And all the people in the city are citizens of Jingzhou. We can recruit more than ten thousand young men at any time to form an army and coordinate to defend the city."

"Don't say that it's just a mob of more than ten thousand people under Xu Huang's command. Even if Zhou Qi and his men come with all the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou, what can they do to me?"

"As far as I know, there is not much food and grass left in Changsha County. Xu Huang went to war and recruited [-] soldiers. How many days can it last?"

"When Huang Hansheng leads his troops to return for reinforcements, we will attack from inside and outside, and we will be able to defeat Xu Huang and recapture Changsha."

No one expected that Liu Biao would have such a tough attitude at this critical moment.

His words also greatly comforted everyone's hearts.

Liu Biao immediately began to mobilize troops and generals. On the one hand, he ordered people to strengthen the city wall and defend the city. On the other hand, he promised a lot of money in the city and recruited young men to join the army.But after Xu Huang besieged Hanshou, he only led people to inspect the city wall and knew that it would be difficult to conquer the city with the troops and horses in his hands.

He did not waste troops and horses by storming the city. Instead, he ordered his people to set up camp thirty miles east of the city, on the banks of the Yuanshui River, close to the mountains and rivers. The camp was very solidly built.

At the same time, he wrote three more battle reports and attached letters respectively, ordering people to work hard and send them to Yuzhang County Governor Zhou Yi, Hengjiang Colonel Zhou Jin, and Chariot and Cavalry General Zhou Qi to ask for help.

However, it is said that the reason why Zhou Yi, the governor of Yuzhang County, can serve as the governor of the largest county in Yangzhou without the military power assigned to him by the county captain is not only because he was born in the Zhou family of Lujiang, but also because he is the father of Zhou Yu.

at first.

Xu Huang arrived in Yuzhang secretly, took out Zhou Qi's sword and tiger talisman, and told Zhou Yi that he was going to cross Yuelu Mountain and go down the Xiang River to surprise Linxiang, the governor of Changsha, but Zhou Yi was opposed.

Zhou Yi believes that Yuelu Mountain is inaccessible and there is no way to go. If Xu Huang wants to cross the mountains and pass here, he will inevitably die and there is no possibility of success.

Even if he is lucky enough to be able to cross Yuelu Mountain, Xu Huang only has [-] soldiers and horses under his command. It is unknown how many people will be lost during the journey. If he is not careful, the whole army will be annihilated.

If three thousand soldiers and horses were lost, it would be a big blow to Yangzhou.

You know, even though it has a vast territory and a large population like Yuzhang County, it only has a mere three thousand soldiers.

But Xu Huang made up his mind, and took out Zhou Qi's letter, tiger charm and saber.

Zhou Yi had no choice but to let Xu Huang make his own decisions.

He couldn't influence Xu Huang's decision, but he secretly wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to Zhou Qi quickly to tell him everything that happened.

Xu Huang made an agreement with Zhou Yi that if he was lucky enough to capture Changsha County, he hoped that Zhou Yi could allocate money, food, troops and horses from Yuzhang to Changsha for support.

Not only that.

When Xu Huang left Kuaiji County, he had already persuaded Lu Jun, the governor of Kuaiji County, to let him keep [-] northern elites, and recruited another [-] county soldiers to continue to complete the previously formulated strategy of besieging Shanyue.

The remaining [-] northern elites had already rushed to Yuzhang County, waiting for news from Changsha County.

These two thousand and five hundred people are direct descendants of Zhou Qi and have followed Xu Huang for a long time. They are trustworthy in terms of loyalty and combat effectiveness.

Yuzhang County, County Sheriff's Mansion.

Ever since Xu Huang led his troops across Yuelu Mountain, Zhou Yi had sent people to inquire about news from Changsha County every day.

However, Liu Pan had already sent people to block the traffic, and Zhou Qi could not get any news at all.

Until not long ago, the Changsha soldiers and horses guarding the mountain road suddenly decreased sharply, and Zhou Yi was keenly aware of the change in Changsha's situation immediately.

He sent elite troops to raid the mountain road at night and captured the Changsha soldiers guarding the mountain road. Only then did he get the unbelievable news that Xu Huang led more than 1000 people to capture Linxiang, the prefecture of Changsha.

Liu Pan, the general guarding Xiajun, was worried that Changsha would be lost, so he left only a small number of troops to garrison Xiajun. However, he personally led the troops in the city to attack Linxiang.

Liu Pan originally thought that Zhou Yi was just a scribe and had no experience or courage to lead troops in combat. There was no general to lead troops in Yuzhang County.

That's why.

He would only leave a small number of soldiers and horses in Xiajun City, and let the Xiajun County Magistrate recruit local rebels to defend the city.

He never thought that Zhou Yi would have the courage to lead his army into Changsha County, nor did he expect that he would be defeated by Xu Huang.

After Zhou Yi learned the news, he was worried about Xu Huang's comfort, but also knew that this was the best opportunity to capture Xia Jun.

Without any hesitation, he directly activated Xu Huang's generals and ordered him to lead [-] northern elites and [-] Yuzhang County soldiers to attack Xiajun.

At this time, there were almost no soldiers in Yuzhang except for the police officers from various places to maintain order.

Zhou Yi tried his best to help Xu Huang, and his courage can be seen.

Xu Huang's generals lived up to their expectations and easily captured Xiajun, which was poorly defended.

While Zhou Yi sent scouts to investigate the Linxiang war situation, he also recruited rebel troops in Yuzhang. In addition to strengthening the defense of Yuzhang County, he also sent them to Xiajun to transport grain and grass and build city walls.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the front line that General Xu Huang defeated [-] Jingzhou troops at the foot of Linxiang City and pursued Liu Pan all the way to Wuling County!"

Zhou Yi was shocked when he heard this.

He had already felt unbelievable when he learned that Xu Huang had led more than a thousand people to capture Linxiang, the county seat of Changsha, in a surprise attack.

Unexpectedly, Xu Huang was able to defeat the [-] Jingzhou army led by Liu Pan.

Zhou Yi was no stranger to Liu Pan and knew that he was famous for his bravery.

Even so, Xu Huang can still achieve such a brilliant record, how can it not be shocking?

After being shocked, Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh: "I underestimated Xu Gongming before. This battle is enough to be recorded in the annals of history, and Xu Gongming will also become one of the famous generals in the world."

"I believe that after this battle, Xu Gongming will definitely be powerful in Jingzhou, and Changsha County will now fall into the hands of the lord!"

It was only then that Zhou Yicai suddenly woke up. He had also participated in Xu Huang's book before.

Annoyed, he hurriedly wrote another memorial and sent it to Zhou Qi on a starry night journey.

Zhou Yi did not wait for news from Xu Huang, but took the initiative to send troops to attack Luo County, preparing to open the passage to Changsha County and Linxiang.

When Xu Huang's envoy arrived in Yuzhang, the soldiers and horses sent by Zhou Yi had already occupied Luo County, and happened to join forces with the two thousand soldiers and horses sent by Xu Huang to attack Xia Juan.

Looking at Xu Huang's letter, he couldn't help smiling and said to everyone: "Xu Gongming probably didn't expect that before his letter arrived, the county guard had already sent troops to take down Xiajun and Luo counties."

The Commander-in-Chief complimented me: "It's really incredible how your commander controls me."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "Compared to Xu Gongming, what do my achievements mean?"

He knew it very well.

Although he could conquer Xiajun and Luoxian so easily, Xu Huang took the lead in attacking Linxiang and defeated Liu Pan.

If not for this, Changsha County would not be so empty, and it would be even less possible for Zhou Yi to conquer two cities in a row.

The county magistrate took the opportunity to persuade: "Although Linxiang has been conquered, the counties in Changsha have still not surrendered. Now General Xu Huang is besieging Hanshou and has no time to take care of him. So you can take the opportunity to send troops to occupy the entire territory of Changsha to relieve Xu Huang's army from worries!"

Linxiang is only a county in Changsha. Occupying Linxiang does not mean occupying the entire territory of Changsha. There are many counties in the territory, which still belong to Liu Biao.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.

Although the Jun Cheng's move was indeed reasonable, it was also suspected of stealing credit.

He shook his head and said: "For the current plan, the most important thing is to send troops to support General Xu Huang and keep the food routes open."

"At this time, dividing the troops to attack the remaining counties would be a bit of a sacrifice for the weak, which is not advisable."

"Today, all the northern part of Changsha has fallen into the hands of our army. The counties in the south can be left alone for the time being. Only when General Xu Huang returns victorious will the various counties be able to decide!"

When the county magistrate heard this, he did not dare to say anything more.

Zhou Yi ordered the county magistrate to lead two thousand county soldiers to guard Xiajun, and began to build the city wall to ensure that the connection between Yuzhang County and Changsha County could not be cut off.

However, he personally led a thousand county soldiers, three thousand newly recruited rebels, five hundred northern elites, and two thousand soldiers and horses sent by Xu Huang to attack Xiajun, a total of 500 people, and turned to attack Yiyang. Prepare to station troops here to ensure that the three locations of Linxiang, Xiajun and Xuhuang camps are connected.

For the remaining [-] northern elites, Zhou Yi asked Xu Huang's subordinates to personally lead them to escort food and grass to Hanshou to join Xu Huang.

Almost at the same time that Zhou Yi captured Xiajun, Huang Zhong and Huang Zu, who were stationed in Huarong, also received a letter asking for help from Liu Biao.

After reading the contents of the letter, Huang Zu couldn't help but turned pale with shock and said, "How could this be?"

However, Huang Zhong looked solemn and said: "The matter has come to this, returning to Han Shou's aid is a bad idea and not advisable."

Huang Zu asked: "What if Han Shou loses his life?"

Huang Zhong shook his head and said: "Given how dangerous Hanshou is, there is no way it can be conquered so easily."

After speaking, he walked to the map, pointed to the location of Yiyang, and said solemnly: "Yiyang is the intersection of Zishui and Xiangshui. It is located in the center of the three cities of Hanshou, Linxiang, and Luoxian."

"If you can occupy Yiyang, you can cut off Xu Huang's grain road, make his soldiers and horses collapse without fighting, and the danger of Hanshou will be relieved."

"Not only that, guarding Yiyang can also turn Linxiang into an isolated city. As long as Xu Huang is defeated, the entire Changsha County can be easily conquered."

"Therefore, I plan to lead my troops to Yiyang instead of rushing to help Hanshou!"

　There is an atlas of Changsha County in the book review area

　　
　
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