Infinite mountains and rivers tears, who said the world is broad! ----------Ming Xia Wanchun's "Farewell to the Clouds"
It is said that Chu Feiyan and Cai Wenji were jealous, and Chen Long was caught in the middle. When Cai Wenji knew the true identity of "Yan Baihu", she remembered that she was already a lost flower and had no choice but to return to her parents and live in seclusion until she grew old, so she treated Chen Long His attitude changed drastically, like ice and fire.
Chu Feiyan had an elder brother to take care of things for him. While talking and laughing, Chen Long agreed to Chu Yan to take Feiyan with him. A few days later, an edict from the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty came, giving Chu Yan the surname Zhang, and officially appointed him as the Marquis of Qilian Pavilion and the Mu of Bingzhou. From then on, Chu Yan changed his name to Zhang Yan, led the Mu of Bingzhou, and led hundreds of thousands of soldiers, together with Liu Yu and others. Han Fu, Gongsun Zan and others fought against each other and were on an equal footing.
Chen Long traveled thousands of miles and rushed for help, and finally solved Cai Yan's captivity, but he became more concerned about Cai Yan. This beautiful woman lives in seclusion all day long, and is stern and unsmiling. She seems to be carefully keeping a distance from herself, and there is no sense of tacit understanding and caring anymore. Chen Long knew what Cai Yan was thinking, but how could he resolve her knot?
Zhang Yan has been following the strategy described by Chen Long to strengthen the walls, clear the country, and repair the city walls, forming a strong stronghold in Mayi County. Many of the more distant villages were robbed by the Xiongnu and Xianbei people and were in dilapidated condition. The villagers had no choice but to abandon their dilapidated villages. Grandpa, move the supplies to the city.
After this battle, both the Xianbei and the Huns were very angry. Fortunately, Zhang Yan took precautions. The Huns looted some remote towns and found that there were only a few broken houses left, and not even much food was left. Only then did I know that Bingzhou had made preparations. The Huns mainly used cavalry and lacked siege equipment, so defending the city was definitely the best strategy. After a few days, the Huns found that they could not take any advantage and retreated to the depths of the grassland.
Half a month later, Chen Long saw that Zhang Yan had arranged well and no longer stayed in Bingzhou, so he decided to return to Chang'an immediately. Cai Yan and Chu Feiyan naturally accompanied him, but Feiyan reluctantly said goodbye to his brother. The team returning to Chang'an included Xie Guini, a Xianbei man, and Xiluo, a giant man, as well as two beauties. They looked like a multinational army.
These days, Chen Long's men are also busy traveling around to collect intelligence, and there are also espionage exchanges in Chang'an. Chen Long was most concerned about the latest situation in Luoyang. After returning to Zhang Yan's base camp Huguan along the way, he finally learned about the comparison between Luoyang and Chang'an from the spies sent by Huang Gai of Chang'an and the Luoyang spies sent by Zhao Da. New developments.
In Luoyang City, without Emperor Xian in charge, all officials had no masters. Yuan Shu never dared to announce that he had the jade seal, but his troops were invincible in the city, and he naturally became the temporary master of Luoyang. Yuan Shu sent troops to open up the passage to the southern suburbs of Luoyang. In response to Zhang Xiu who was guarding Wancheng and his soldiers in Nanyang, there were frequent exchanges of troops to ensure a smooth retreat to the southern suburbs of Luoyang. After Yuan Shu gained Luoyang, he was no less arrogant and domineering than Dong Zhuo. He loved to listen to slander, which aroused serious dissatisfaction and backlash from royalist ministers such as Wang Yun and Shisun Rui.
There is an undercurrent surging in Luoyang City, and there is even more chaos outside the city. As Li Jue, Guo Si, and Jia Xu divided their forces to support Zhang Liao and counterattack Luoyang, Fan Chou and Zhang Jitong Pass were also lost, and the troops withdrew to the north of Chang'an. Huangfu Song's troops took control of Fenglingdu, and some troops reached Xiaopingjin along the Yellow River. Tens of thousands of troops slowly poured into the hilly areas of Luobei, separating Luoyang's east-west land transportation and the Yellow River water transportation.
As Fan Chou and Zhang Ji's troops moved north, the troops of Li Jue, Guo Si, Jia Xu, and Zhang Liao were sandwiched in a small space to the west and north of Luoyang by Huangfu Song's troops, Yuan Shu, Shi Sunrui's troops, and Zhu Ling's troops. , the two sides almost immediately started a decisive battle. Huangfu Song was worthy of being a famous general in the world. He used ingenious strategies to defeat Li Jue and Guo Si's breakout battles time and time again, preventing the Xiliang army from reaching Hulao Pass to join Lu Bu.
Seeing that the Xiliang soldiers were unable to move east, they turned to attack Zhu Ling's troops, but were pursued by Huangfu Song. Yuan Shu opened the city gate halfway to rob and kill the Xiliang soldiers, killing them. Li Jue and Guo Si led the remaining troops into the Yellow River. Fleeing in the nearby valley, Zhang Liao led an army to the south and succeeded in breaking out. Jia Xu and his army took advantage of the chaos to escape. Knowing that the Xiliang army was gone, he persuaded Zhang Liao to enter Wancheng and join the Northern Spear King Zhang Xiu, ending his service as a soldier in Xiliang. A career as a mastermind.
Lu Bu and Xu Rong were at Hulao Pass. Although they welcomed Li Meng's troops into the city, the Luoyang base camp was lost, and the small Hulao Pass was immediately in short supply. Since the arrival of Huangfu Song's army, Lu Bu has been in fear of being attacked from both sides and unable to advance or retreat. He can only try to contact the surrounding heroes to find a way out.
It happened that the Zhang Miao brothers in the Dong coalition were at odds with Yuan Shao, and they admired Lü Bu's martial arts. The two hit it off immediately, so they took Lü Bu and Xu Rongjun to Chenliu and worshiped Lü Bu as the prefect of Chenliu. Since then, the coalition forces fighting against Dong fell apart. Gongsun Zan still returned to Youzhou, Yuan Shao and Han Fu returned to Jizhou. Cao Cao was forced to withdraw from Chenliu and establish his power between Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Other warlords also returned to their old nests. For a time, the major cities in the Central Plains, East China, and North China were carved up by these warlords, and each established a strong stronghold to support its own troops. The entire Han Dynasty fell into pieces, the mountains and rivers were shattered, and the weather was precarious.
Yuan Shao had a high self-esteem and tried every means to exclude Han Fu. Han Fu was timid and afraid of Yuan Shao's expansion of power, so he committed suicide and handed over the entire Jizhou to Yuan Shao. The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang lost their support again and moved to Youzhou to seek refuge with White Horse General Gongsun Zan.
Since then, throughout the Central Plains, there has been a temporary calm after the chaos, and there are not many generals who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. The only remaining direct line troops of the Han emperor were Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and ministers Wang Yun, Lu Zhi and others who had no troops. The decline of the Han Dynasty was irreversible.
At this time, Chen Long had successfully returned to Chang'an and his troops were resting. Chen Long originally wanted to establish a system of separation of imperial power and political decrees, handle the power of the current emperor, and temporarily confine Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. After the imperial power was handed over, the taboos could be relaxed. Unexpectedly, Zhong Yao had just received intelligence and said that Liu Biao had already raised three armies to attack Hengyang and Lingling respectively. Among them, Wei Yan and Huang Zhong's two armies attacked Hengyang, with a total force of 20,000. The Wuling Jinxuan First Army and Liu Pan's , Cai Mao's army, with a total strength of 30,000, attacked Lingling.
Although Chen Long had been mentally prepared for a long time, once it was confirmed that Liu Biao had indeed sent troops to attack Lingling, it still made people unable to sleep or eat well. After all, Lingling is currently weak in strength. Although it has the wisdom and courage to show talent, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. What's more, the families of Zhang Ning, Taohua, Tong Feifei, etc., as well as a group of generals, are all in the Lingling base camp. There must be no such thing. lose.
Chen Long is naturally not worried about Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, but Liu Pan and Cai Mao are also famous generals. If there are advisers like Kuai Yue to assist them, I am afraid the situation will be quite tight.
The military commanders and advisors who were about to complete three months of training during the Lingling imperial examination should be able to be used in time. However, although Li Ru escaped, Hu Zhen, Lu Su, Bu Zhi and others, I wonder if Zhang Ning has clarified his identity, and I wonder if he can Come in handy for ultimate use. If it was really a spy, it might cause serious harm.
Now, only by believing in the abilities of Xi Zhicai, Jiang Wan and others, can he quickly lead the first legion to rush for reinforcements. Chen Long immediately ordered Zhou Cang to invite the four great military advisors Zhou Buyi, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Xu Shu, as well as the generals Zhao Yun, Huang Gai, and Gan Ning to discuss returning troops for rescue.
After listening to the report, the meeting hall immediately exploded. Chen Long waved his hand and asked Zhou Buji to speak first.
Zhou Busuo said: "For the current plan, we must quickly return reinforcements. Roughly speaking, the first army is the most organized and has good combat effectiveness. It can immediately take Shangluo, cross the Han River, and sneak attack Wuling. Jinxuan attacks all the way, Wuling will definitely If Wuling can be taken, it can threaten the supply lines of Liu Pan and Cai Mao's army at any time, making it impossible for them to transport strategic materials such as grain and grass, so they can only retreat and relieve the siege of Lingling."
Guo Jia also said: "There is no doubt that this plan is a good one. There must be heavy troops in Xiangyang and Jiangling, and Wuling will definitely not expect us to use surprise troops to capture them. If we can defend Wuling and resist the counterattack of the Jingzhou army, maybe no one in Wuling will be named Liu in the future. , this is called stealing the chicken but losing the rice."
Chen Long smiled and said: "Wei Yan's problem has to be left to Huang Zhong to solve. If Wei Yan can be persuaded to surrender, he will be sent back to take down Changsha with a clever plan. There must be a mastermind to handle this matter."
After saying that, he signaled Xu Shu to Xu Yuanzhi with his eyes. Yuanzhi understood and said quickly: "My subordinates are willing to go to Hengyang to help Huang Zhong capture Changsha." Chen Long said with great joy: "In this case, I will let Hu Ji lead fifty special team members Mr. Personal Protection.”
Xun You finally expressed his stance: "Despite this, we must not relax in Chang'an. I have asked myself to stay in Chang'an, contact Ma Teng, and guard the royal family. Please also leave 10,000 people and ask a general to help."
Chen Long looked at Huang Gai. Although he was not the best in martial arts, he was steady and loyal. He was most suitable to stay in Chang'an. Zhao Yun and Gan Ning must take him away. A cavalry general and a navy general are both indispensable war talents.
Although Huang Gai was reluctant, he understood that Chang'an was of great importance, so he nodded and agreed to stay in Chang'an. Chen Long also ordered Li Tong to lead fifty special forces members to protect Xun You and Huang Gai closely. After the meeting, Zhao Yun ordered the three armies of the First Army to bid farewell to the first unit of the Second Army defending the city. Xu Shuzi and the special forces team members immediately set off for the Hengyang battlefield.
Because Lingling was on the verge of war, Chen Long wanted to keep Feiyan and Cai Yan, but he didn't expect that Chu Feiyan would rather die than follow him. Cai Yan just wanted to return to Luoyang to visit his parents. Chen Long had no choice but to let Fei Yan put on the male soldier's armor and take it with him, and ordered Xun You to find a way to secretly send Cai Yan back to Luoyang.
Cai Yan only hid in the boudoir and did not even say goodbye to Chen Long. Chen Long thought that this wound could only be healed slowly, so he did not say much and hurriedly led the troops out of the city with Zhao Yun. From then on, he and Cai Yan were once again separated from each other.
At this time, Lingling was already covered with war clouds. The naval forces of Yang Huai and Gao Lan were cruising in the Xiangshui River every day to guard against the entry and exit of spies' ships. Guarding the city was most of the Second Army, temporarily commanded by Zhang Jia, with Xi Zhicai as military advisor. Information about the movements of Liu Biao's army came from Zhang Ning's office like snowflakes every day.
Let’s not talk about the Lingling guard battle for the time being. Let’s talk about Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, who took the water route and gathered in the outer suburbs of Hengyang. Huang Zhong didn't have time to ask Chen Long for instructions. He knew that his lord could not have no arrangements, but it was difficult to deliver them to him quickly. He was only delaying time along the way. On this day, Huang Zhong met Wei Yan. Huang Zhong specially held a banquet in the military tent and invited Wei Yan to drink in the military tent.
Wei Yan knew that Huang Zhong had always managed the army well. When he heard that Huang Zhong had invited him, he was slightly surprised and rushed to the banquet in excitement. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan drank three glasses of water and wine. Huang Zhong suddenly stepped back, pushed the glass and stood up. He took off his long bow and rubbed it to appreciate it. Wei Yan asked with a smile: "Brother Huang, you have the unique skill of piercing Yang with a hundred steps, but you want to show it to your younger brother?"
Huang Zhong smiled, casually pulled out an arrow from the arrow kettle, cocked the arrow, and opened the bow to see the bright steel arrow pointed between Wei Yan's eyes.
