Chapter 317 Chen Liu rallies his army
The steep spring breeze blows away the drunkenness, it is slightly cold, but the mountain tops are shining slantingly. ----------- Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty, "The Seventh Day of March"
It is said that Chen Long, Zhou Buyi and Zhang Yan traveled deep in the Taihang Mountains in Bingzhou, and successfully persuaded the hermits Zhang Zhen and Hu Zhao to go out together and went to Chenliu to persuade Chen Gong. As expected, the two fulfilled their mission and succeeded immediately. Chen Gong not only agreed to the proposal to defeat the Cao thieves together, but also sincerely opened a ferry between Dongming County and Jiyang County on the Yellow River in the outskirts of Chenliu to The Heishan Army's ships were used, and the materials, baggage and troops of the Montenegrin Army were continuously poured into the plains between Chenliu and Yanzhou along the Yellow River. The Heishan Army's stronghold was established and occupied a large area of plain countryside outside Jiyang County.
Dongming County was originally called Donghun County, which was renamed during Wang Mang's new dynasty. Dongming County is located at the last bend of the Jiuqu Yellow River. It was Hubang County in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Qin Dynasty, Jiyang County was established in the north of the county. In 5 BC, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty Liu Xiu was born in Jiyang Palace in the north of the county. The geographical location here is extremely important. It is located at the junction of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and is close to the ferry controlled by the Yellow River to Jizhou. It directly faces the entire vast Qingyanyu Plain. It is not only a famous yellow flood area, but also a truly fertile wilderness. .
To the east of the Ming Dynasty, along the Yellow River, there is a large swamp called Heze, which is one of the famous swamps in the world in ancient and modern times. Heze is the confluence of He River and Jishui River. It meets Ji River in the west and connects to the Yellow River. It flows out of He River in the east and connects with Si River, and then flows into the Huaihe River, Yangtze River and East China Sea in the south. It flows out of Jishui River in the northeast and flows into Onezawa and then northeast. The economy flows from north to south and flows eastward. ocean. Heze is also connected to Leize in the north, connected to Pu River, Yangli River, and Huzi River; to the south, it is connected to the branches of Huanggou and connected to Zhuze in Meng. It was the largest water transportation hub in the ancient Central Plains.
To the north of Heze, across the Yellow River, is the important town of Puyang, close to the Jizhou Prefecture, which is a battleground for military strategists. To the south of Heze is the famous Dingtao County, also known as Jiyin County. Dingtao controls the key points of Heze and Jishui, and covers the ridges of Huai, Xu, Ning, Wei, Yan, and Zhao. It has always been a famous water and land transportation center, economic city, and military strategic location in the Central Plains. It enjoys the title of "among the rest of the world" reputation.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, after Fan Li helped Yue to destroy Wu, he moved to Tao, "taking Tao as the best in the world", and settled here to do business. "In nineteen years, he made three thousand pieces of gold." He was revered as the ancestor of Shang by future generations and was buried after his death. This is where the name Dingtao comes from.
During the Warring States Period, Wei Ran of Qin State took Taoyi as a fiefdom. After Wei Ran died in Taoyi, Qin established Tao County in Dingtao. In 221 BC, the Qin State unified the six countries, and Dingtao belonged to Dang County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Zhang Han killed Xiang Liang in Dingtao. In 202 BC, Liu Bang was located in the flooded Yang of Dingtao, and the Han Dynasty was first established.
In the early Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang granted Pengyue the title of Liang State and established his capital in Dingtao. In the sixth year of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the Liang Kingdom was divided into five parts. Jiyin County was established in Dingtao and administered nine counties. In the third year of Jianyuan of the Western Han Dynasty, it was changed to Jiyin County, and later to Dingtao Kingdom. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it belonged to Jiyin County of Yanzhou. Jiyin County governed Dingtao and governed 11 counties. In the official history, Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu in the "Battle of Dingtao" .
In official history, there are two famous "Battle of Dingtao". One was in August of the second year of Qin II (208 BC). During the battle between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang to destroy Qin, Qin general Zhang Han defeated Xiang. An offensive battle by Liang Jun in Dingtao. In July, Xiang Liang led the Chu army to attack Qin and defeated the Qin army in Dong'a, Puyangdong, Dingtao, Chengyang and Yongqiu. After several victories, Xiang Liang underestimated the strength of the Qin army and relaxed his vigilance. In August, Zhang Han received the military support of Qin II and led his troops to attack Xiang Liang. He defeated the Chu army in Dingtao and Xiang Liang died in the battle. In order to avoid being defeated by the Qin army one by one, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and Lu Chen all took the initiative to retreat to the Pengcheng area. After Zhang Han defeated Xiang Liang, he felt that the Chu rebels had nothing to worry about, so he led his troops north to attack Zhao, giving the Chu army a chance to rest and recover and grow stronger.
The second "Battle of Dingtao" took place in the second year of Emperor Xingping's reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty. During Cao Cao's war to unify the north, Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, captured Dingtao and expelled Fenwei general Lu Bu. In this battle, Cao Cao adopted Xun Yu's strategy, cleverly set up an ambush, defeated the many with less, defeated and drove out Lu Bu, and consolidated the Yanzhou base area. It was of great significance to Cao Cao in the future to unify the north and achieve his great cause. After Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu at the Battle of Puyang, he regrouped and defeated Lu Bu's army that invaded Dingtao in the first month of the next year. In May, Cao Cao launched an attack on Lu Bu's generals Jiang Lan and Li Feng who were stationed in Juye. Lu Bu personally rescued them, but was defeated by Cao Cao and retreated. Cao Cao annihilated Juye's defenders, beheaded Jiang Lan and Li Feng, and took advantage of the victory to enter Chengshi County.
At that time, Cao Cao learned that Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian had died, and planned to seize the opportunity to seize Xuzhou and then return to the army to destroy Lu Bu. Counselor Xun Yu pointed out that Yanzhou is your base for achieving hegemony and competing for the world. You should seize the opportunity to harvest ripe wheat, store grain, accumulate strength, and first concentrate on eliminating the enemy Lu Bu. Then he marched to attack Yuan Shu, who was separatist in Yangzhou, and controlled the Huai and Si river basins. If we go on an expedition to Xuzhou now, Lu Bu will definitely take advantage of the opportunity and move in, and the counties and counties of Yanzhou may fall into Lu Bu's hands. If you attack Xuzhou and kill many people, you will inevitably fight on your own without surrender. Even if you can break it, it will be difficult to take it. If the soldiers and people of Xuzhou defend the walls and clear the country, and are ready to attack, and are unable to conquer it for a while, you will be in a dangerous situation of losing ground and becoming homeless. Cao Cao adopted Xun Yu's advice and gave up his attempt to attack Xuzhou. Soon, Lu Bu set out from Dongmin County to join Chen Gong and led an army of 10,000 to attack Cao Cao. At that time, Cao's army was out harvesting wheat, and only a thousand people stayed in the camp. There is a long embankment to the west of the camp and woods to the south. Cao Cao immediately assembled his troops, ambushed the main force behind the long embankment, and sent a force to form a formation to challenge. Lü Bu thought that Cao Cao had few troops, so he led his army to attack quickly. After being lured into the ambush area by Cao Cao, the ambush suddenly appeared, and the infantry and cavalry combined to attack. Lü Bu's army was defeated and fled. Cao Cao pursued closely and reached Lu Bu's camp. Lu Bu was unable to fight and feared being besieged by Cao's army, so he abandoned the camp and retreated to Xuzhou overnight. Cao Cao took advantage of the victory to capture Dingtao City and sent troops to recover the counties in Yanzhou. After Lu Bu's defeat, Cao Cao rose to prominence in the Central Plains, and Liu Bei fled to new lands, which had far-reaching influence, which shows Xun Yu's foresight.
Chen Long and Zhou Buyi had earlier decided during the battle meeting that the first battle in Yanzhou would be focused on Dingtao. According to the strategic intelligence collected in the early stage, Cao Cao's army called itself Huben, and consisted of three legions: the White Tiger Army, the Black Tiger Army, and the Huben Guards. Most of the main force of the Black Tiger Army accompanied Cao Cao in the Qingzhou expedition, attacked Beihai, and guarded the Dingtao and Caoxian areas. The main force of the White Tiger Army was more than 30,000 former Qingzhou Yellow Turban soldiers, led by General Yue Jin as the main general, Li Dian as the deputy general, and Liang Mao as the military advisor. There was also a small force of 5,000 people in the outskirts of Caoxian County a little further away to support and lead the army. The general is called Che Zhou.
Le Jin and Li Dian were extremely powerful and proficient in military tactics, so Cao Cao could rest assured that they would guard the rear border. Military advisor Liang Mao and Liang Bofang were Cao Cao's newly recruited celebrities in Yanzhou, and he was actually the number one figure.
Liangmao, courtesy name Bofang, was born in Changyi, Shanyang. Although his family was poor, he had few scientific names and often quoted scriptures as evidence when discussing. After Cao Cao arrived in Yanzhou, he heard about his reputation and appointed him as an official. At this time, there were many thieves in Taishan County. After Liangmao became the prefect of Taishan, he acted upright and cracked down on bandits. Within a month, more than a thousand families came with their children to rely on him. From then on, Liang Mao became famous as an official.
According to the official history, Liang Mao was later transferred to Lelang Prefecture. At that time, Gongsun Du, who was stationed in Liaodong, detained Liang Mao without permission and refused to let him take office, but Liang Mao still refused to surrender to Gongsun Du.
Gongsun Du once discussed with the generals and Liang Mao who could resist Cao Cao's army during Cao Cao's northern expedition. Gongsun Du said to Liang Mao and other generals: "I heard that Cao Cao went on a long expedition and Yecheng was not prepared to defend it. Now I want to use 30,000 infantry. , ten thousand cavalry, attack Ye City directly, who can resist!" All the generals said: "Yes." Gongsun Du looked at Liang Mao again and said, "What do you think of this idea?" Liang Mao replied: "There has been great chaos in the country recently. , the country is about to overthrow. General, you have a hundred thousand troops. You sit at home and watch the success and failure of all parties. As a minister of the monarch, is this what you should do? Duke Cao is worried about the crisis and defeat of the country and pities the people. He was suffering from dangers and led a righteous army to kill the ferocious thieves for the people of the world. He has made great achievements and his virtues are widely recognized. It can be said to be unique. Because the country has just been calmed down and the people have initially settled down, there is no crime to punish the general! And the general But you want to raise troops to attack westward, so the outcome of survival and destruction cannot be decided in one morning. General, please take care of it yourself!"
When all the generals heard Liang Mao's words, they were shocked and moved. After a long time, Gongsun Du said: "Liang Mao is right." Liang Mao was later recruited as the prefect of Wei County and the prime minister of Ganling, and he made political achievements wherever he served.
Later, when Cao Pi was appointed Wu Guan Zhonglang General, Liang Mao was elected as the chief historian and was promoted to Zuo Military Advisor. In the early days of the founding of the Wei State, Liang Mao was promoted to Shangshu Pushe, and later to Lieutenant Fengchang. When Emperor Wen lived in the East Palace and was the crown prince, Liang Mao was also the crown prince and tutor. He was highly respected and treated politely by Cao Pi. Unfortunately, he eventually died of illness while serving in office.
After obtaining accurate information about Yanzhou's defense strength, Longzhu, as the chief military advisor of the Black Mountain Army, agreed with Chen Gong on the exact date of the meeting to discuss the alliance's march. At this time, Lu Bu and Bai Butterfly were outside and had received a report from Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, and Zang Ba about a joint attack on Yanzhou. Lu Bu had no plan, so how could he object? Although Bai Butterfly had selfish motives, he could not stop it for the time being, and there was indeed a lack of troops. , I am happy to use the 200,000 Montenegrin troops first, and wait for the snipe and the clam to fight, so that the fisherman can profit.
Longzhu was originally the incarnation of Chen Long, but now he has slightly put on some makeup. No one on the northern battlefield can spot him anyway, so there is nothing wrong with him coming forward to talk to Chen Gong. The two sides decided to meet at an abandoned palace between Chenliu and Dukou. Chen Long only took Zhou Buyi, Taishi Ci, and ten personal guards into the abandoned palace called Qingxian Palace, guessing in his mind. Who will Chen Gong come with?
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
