Chapter 324 A War on Two Fronts
Thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, there is a beacon fire in the north, and a turbid wine garrison in the east. ----------Zhang Xiaoxiang's "Huanxi Sand" of the Southern Song Dynasty
It is said that Chen Gong and Zang Ba each led their armies and arrived at the lord Lu Bu's camp, where they joined Lu Bu's six powerful generals. Although Chen Liujun had been away from the battle formation for a long time, Chen Gong's military talent was there and he still formulated a detailed battle plan.
At the turn of spring and summer of 200 AD, Lu Bu's army was divided into six groups, with a total of 70,000 cavalry, spearmen, archers, and swordsmen. They were led by seven strong generals and launched an army to attack Dingtao County in Yanzhou. The middle route army was led by Lu Bu himself. Fang Tian's painted halberd was shining with golden light. Chen Gong was the chief military advisor. The 20,000 light cavalry under his command were all Lu Bu's most direct lineage. Their sabers were sharp and their lineup was strong. They rushed to Yanzhou to kill.
The unparalleled beauty of White Butterfly is dressed in black armor and carries a slender and slightly curved long sword on her back. It looks very much like the Japanese sword of later generations. She rides a handsome white horse and follows the red rabbit horse. Bai Butterfly has a pretty face with frost on her face. Queen Beimihu played an indispensable role in Yamatai's intervention in the Central Plains war of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Himiko, who transformed into a white butterfly, also became curious about the Dragon Balls, and secretly instructed Hattori Ghost to observe and investigate the Dragon Balls. Hattori's ghost is good at concealing himself and is the perfect candidate to investigate Dragon Ball. However, White Butterfly clearly ordered Hattori not to hurt Dragon Ball's life.
Putting aside Lu Bu's decision to dispatch troops from the Sixth Route, Chen Long, who transformed into a dragon ball, returned to the Black Mountain Army camp. He was also in the Central Army tent, summoning the generals to study the plan to attack Juancheng and Puyang.
Juancheng's garrison numbered only five thousand, and the leader was a partial general named Wang Cai, who served under General Xu Huang of the White Tiger Army. Although Wang Cai's name has the word "cai", his talents are really average. In addition to guarding the gates of Juancheng and public security in the city, Xu Huang controls everything. In the battle plan of Chen Long and Zhou Buyi, Juancheng was surrounded and the communication between Puyang and Rencheng could be cut off immediately.
The task of conquering Juancheng was given to the 50,000 siege troops led by Zhang Yan, with Zhang Niujiao as the deputy general. Chen Long asked the 50,000 people to be divided into several teams to occupy Juancheng in groups, attack in turns, and keep drumming day and night. But the city cannot be defeated.
Juancheng was besieged and Dingtao was also violently attacked by Lu Bu's army. Cao's army was bound to panic. Juancheng was surrounded but not broken. The purpose was to encircle the point and call for reinforcements, and to lure Xu Huang from the other side of the Yellow River to rescue. If Xu Huang doesn't come, after taking Juancheng, he will send an army to kill Rencheng and seize Cao Cao's headquarters directly. I don't believe that Xu Huang and Man Chong will remain unmoved. As long as Puyang's troops move, Chen Long's troops can naturally set up ambushes in every possible way and even capture Puyang.
Therefore, around the terrain around Juancheng, the Black Mountain Army deployed another three armies. The first route, led by Tai Shici, led 50,000 troops to the southern foot of Juancheng, crossed the He River, and approached the border of Dong'a County. The second route, led by Guan Yu, had 30,000 water troops and set up an ambush in the gap between Juancheng and the Yellow River, waiting for Xu Huang's reinforcements to cross the Yellow River and make a surprise attack. On the third route, Chen Long and Zhou Buyi led an army of 70,000 men across the Yellow River and headed north. They waited for Xu Huang and Man Chong to lead the Puyang army, and then divided their troops to capture Puyang City. They attacked Xu Huang's side after leaving the city and drove Xu Huang's army in. The rolling waves of the Yellow River.
In other words, Chen Long used at least 100,000 troops to set a trap for Xu Huang's troops in Puyang, just waiting for news of Juancheng's crisis to reach Xu Huang's ears. If Xu Huang doesn't jump into the trap and captures Juancheng, and then makes an all-out effort to capture Rencheng, he won't be afraid that Xu Huang won't be fooled. Chen Long and Guan Yu's 100,000 ambushes on both sides of the Yellow River were specially designed for Xu Huang and Man Chong in Puyang, and they would not retreat unless they succeeded.
All plans were made, and the armies prepared for battle on the 15th. It was also the turn of spring and summer. On the day of the revolt, Chen Long was fully clothed, rode a white horse, and wielded a steel spear to supervise the army's march north. Zhang Yan and Zhang Niujiao led an army of 50,000 men and marched straight towards Juancheng. Taishi Ci led 50,000 troops and marched eastward along the shore of Daze, inserting himself into the gap between Juancheng and Dong'a County. Guan Yu led his troops to set up an ambush on the south bank of the Yellow River north of Juancheng, and sent out reconnaissance cavalry closely to pay attention to the movements of Puyang troops on the other side of the Yellow River.
Chen Long led his troops to the north and crossed the Yellow River in a wilderness overnight. They landed on a large wasteland beside the Yellow River in Anyang County, Bingzhou. This is a no-nonsense area. Jizhou and Yanzhou have difficulty reaching this area, and Zhang Yan of Bingzhou has not stationed troops here. After crossing the river for four days and five nights, the 70,000-strong army had just passed the Yellow River and set up camp in a hilly area deep in the wilderness. They prepared their troops and horses, organized their baggage, and tried their best to hide in hiding. There are valley roads here that can be attacked, making it easy to enter the Yanzhou plains and make all preparations for the flanking attack on Xu Huang. Observed from the direction of Yanzhou, this place is still completely hilly, and there is no sign that there are 70,000 soldiers hiding here.
Everything is ready, just waiting for Xu Huang to take the bait. At this moment, the war in the Central Plains finally broke out. Cao Cao's Juancheng and Dingtao were suddenly attacked by the army, and the flags turned out to be Lu Bu and Zhang Yan. The two beacons were lit at the same time, and the fool also knew that Lu Bu and Zhang Yan were united to seize Yanzhou. Cao Cao's generals guarding the city, such as Le Jin, Li Dian, Liang Mao, Che Zhou, Wang Cai, Xu Huang, and Man Chong, hurriedly organized defense while sending battle reports to Rencheng for help. Urgent war reports flew into Rencheng, Yanzhou government office like snowflakes, and landed on the desk of Xun Yu who stayed behind in Rencheng.
Xun Yu, courtesy name Wen Ruo, was a descendant of the Xun family in Yingyin, Yingchuan. Xun Yu is just thirty-seven this year, but he is young and promising and has a great reputation. In official history, Xun Yu was Cao Cao's chief adviser and hero in unifying the north. In his early years, Xun Yu was known as the "talent of the king's assistant". He first promoted filial piety and integrity and served as the palace guard. Later, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. He led his clan to seek refuge in Jizhou and was treated as an honored guest by Yuan Shao. Later he defected to Cao Cao. When the official arrives at the service, he abides by the minister's order and is granted the title of Marquis of Long Live Pavilion. Because he served as Shangshu Ling and stayed in the central position for more than ten years, handling military and state affairs, he was respectfully called "Xun Lingjun". Later, he was tabooed by Cao Cao because he opposed Cao Cao's title of Duke of Wei, and was transferred away from the central government. In Shouchun, he became depressed and died of illness (he committed suicide by poisoning after being persuaded) at the age of fifty. He was given the posthumous title of Jinghou, and was later given the posthumous title of Taiwei.
In the official history, Xun Yu strategically planned and formulated a blueprint and military route for Cao Cao to unify the north. He revised Cao Cao's strategic policy many times, and was praised by Cao Cao, including "deeply consolidating the roots to control the world" and "welcoming the heaven." "Zi"; in terms of tactics, he protected the three cities of Yanzhou in the face of Lu Bu's rebellion, made a clever plan to intercept Yuan Shao in Guandu, escaped from Wan, Ye and marched lightly to cover up his surprise attack on Jingzhou, and many other achievements; in terms of politics, he recommended Cao Cao Zhong Yao, Xun You, Chen Qun, Du Xi, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and many other talents. Xun Yu made many achievements in planning, plotting, Kuangbi, and recruiting people, and was called "my son's house" by Cao Cao.
Now that Xun Yu is in charge of Rencheng, Cao Cao can safely lead Huben and the Black Tiger Army to attack Qingzhou. When Xun Yu saw the Dingtao battle report for the first time, he felt quite at peace. Although Lu Bu's army was strong in combat, with Le Jin and Li Dian guarding the city, and the Cao County chariots and horsemen cooperating, nothing would happen for a while. Just as he was about to write a letter of divorce to report to Duke Cao, suddenly the battle reports from Juancheng and Puyang arrived almost at the same time. Zhang Yan and Taishi Ci led an army of 100,000 to attack a small Juancheng. The two beacons were lit at the same time. Xun Yu thought in his heart: "Juancheng is over!"
Xun Yu was in a hurry and drafted a briefing for his lord. He was about to order someone to summon him, but then he thought, his lord is fighting outside, and I should do my best to share his worries. Now there are Xu Gongming and Man Boning in Puyang next to Juancheng, who may be able to fight Zhang Yan. Zhang Yannai is in the first tier of the Yellow Turbans' combat effectiveness. He has the largest number of people, but he may not have much combat effectiveness.
Thinking of this, Xun Yu tried his best to calm down and put aside the battle report he had written. He raised his hand and asked someone to take the military map along the Yellow River and observed it carefully. He also ordered someone to call Cao Ren, the general of the Black Tiger Army who was staying behind at the same time, to come and discuss countermeasures.
Cao Ren still didn't arrive, so Xun Yu paced back and forth, thinking about the deployment of troops in nearby states and counties, and how he could try his best to protect Juancheng and Dingtao. Xun Yu's resourcefulness was comparable to that of Zhuge and Sima, and his mind was not that simple. He would never easily throw his troops into a trap without seeing the situation clearly. It's just that the battle situation is urgent now, and there is no time to send out a full range of reconnaissance cavalry to investigate. We can only make judgments based on the battle reports in hand.
Xun Yu was thinking as he walked, suddenly stamped his feet, gritted his teeth and sighed: "The king of Juancheng, if he can defend five thousand soldiers against one hundred thousand soldiers, it is quite good for ten days!" The actual situation is that if Juancheng is lost, , the most critical connection between Puyang and Rencheng was cut off at the middle, Puyang became an isolated city, and Rencheng was also within a few days of the enemy's travel. Rencheng was the administrative center and had to be heavily defended. Then Puyang Xu Huang How long can we hold on? If the enemy attacks Puyang, we will not be able to send any reinforcements at all.
Thinking of this, Xun Yu quickly wrote a letter to Man Boning, saying that even if Juancheng was lost and Rencheng was in danger, Xu Huang was not allowed to act rashly. He must defend Puyang City until the lord's army returned, and then he could act accordingly. . The soldier holding a letter to Man Chong had just rode out and the guards at the door showed their presence. It turned out that General Cao Ren had arrived.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
