Lin Ze was right, the nightmare of the Han people had just begun.
He controlled Yuzhou, nine counties of Jingxiang, and half of Yangzhou with absolutely powerful means, forcing Cao Cao to lose strategic depth to the south, and forcing Sun Ce to be like a vicious tiger trapped in the east of the Yangtze River, unable to go north and west. Can't get in.
Ma Teng's Xiliang Army was also unable to move eastwards.
Because Lin Ze occupied the choke point, Lin Ze was locked up from all sides.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world finally began to gradually reverse the direction of history because of Lin Ze's arrival.
Who would have thought that because the Thunder God Regiment was dominating Guanzhong, Ma Teng could not communicate with Cao Cao. In order to get out of trouble, he brought the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to Guanzhong and divided it into five routes, namely Qishan Road, Baoxie Road, Chencang Road, Ziwu Road, and Tuang Road. Luo Dao prepared to attack Hanzhong.
As for how the fight went, due to the special terrain of Hanzhong, the news could not spread.
On the other hand, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are more intuitive.
Cao Cao sent 100,000 soldiers and horses to fight Yuan Shao in Bingzhou, and tied with Yuan Shao. He quickly cut off the connection between Linze Shouchun court and Beihai, and 300,000 troops pressed on Xuzhou.
Liu Bei hurriedly asked Huang Zhong of Beihai for help, but unexpectedly, Yuan Shao suddenly led his troops to attack Beihai.
Who would have thought that the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Bingzhou was for the world to see.
In fact, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao secretly colluded and reached an agreement. Yuan Shao would take Beihai and Cao Cao would take Xuzhou.
Yuan Shao was stimulated by Lin Ze to improve the combat effectiveness of the entire army. He did not develop black gunpowder, but developed kerosene that burned faster. The siege engines smashed the lit kerosene barrels against the city wall one by one, and suddenly it was There was a fire, and mortars were originally placed at the top of the city, but dozens of shells were ignited by the fire. Huang Zhong hurriedly moved the mortars to the bottom of the city.
In this way, the city was on fire, and the soldiers could not move forward. Their siege equipment quickly hit the city wall, and they went up to the city and knocked open the city gate.
How could Huang Zhong have thought that Yuan Shao would have such ability? surrender? no way! defeat? Even worse!
Seeing the enemy entering the city, Huang Zhong raised his sword and shouted: "Brothers, the enemy's attack on the city is within the lord's plan, and the city's destruction is also within the enemy's plan. Back then, the lord dared to attack the enemy's formation with a hundred people. What's more, Do we have 200,000 troops? The military adviser has told us that when the city is broken, we must use the buildings of the Nine Palaces and Bagua in the city to fight street battles. The lord also said that we should preserve our own effective strength and annihilate the enemy's superior troops. Brothers, let Yuan Shao's troops and horses See the vast ocean of our people’s war!”
After Huang Zhong gave the order, the soldiers quickly dispersed, and even the people of Beihai City participated in the war.
Guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare made Yuan Shao's troops seem to be stuck in a quagmire. Yuan Shao's leading general was Wen Chou. Huang Zhong had already targeted this man to death. He jumped out of nowhere and took Wen Chou's head with a knife.
This news quickly reached Yuan Shao's ears. Yuan Shao's army still had a rare peace between generals and prime ministers. Xu You and Tian Feng looked at each other, and Xu You immediately came up with a vicious plan.
He ordered the entire army to burn the grain and grass in Beihai City, then withdraw from the city, besiege but not attack, and starve to death Huang Zhong's 200,000 Chinese troops.
And this news couldn't spread at all. Lin Ze didn't know, and Guo Jia didn't know either, because they didn't know how to boil an eagle, and they wouldn't let Lin Ze's goshawk soar into the sky.
They set up a special eagle-killing unit. Whenever they saw a goshawk circling above Lin Ze's head, they would kill it quickly.
Huang Zhong was still a military general after all, and there was no strategic strategist around him. He saw the intentions of Yuan Shao's army, and suddenly remembered Lin Ze's words: "Don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one pool, we must preserve our effective strength."
Huang Zhong knew that his way out now was to break out of the encirclement and go to Xixian County to join Ma Wu's Langya Group Army. Beihai could no longer be defended.
Cao Cao's side was not easy to fight. After all, Liu Guan, Zhang Zhao and Zhao were the four most powerful generals. Cao Cao continuously attacked the city for eight days without making any progress. Even explosives made of black powder could not explode.
If Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, Yangzhou would be in danger. Guo Jiaxiu sent a secret message to Liu Bei that the city walls should be built with steel and then poured with concrete, and the city gates should be built with steel.
The reinforced concrete technology made Xuzhou City as solid as a rock and could not be exploded. Cao Cao's face turned black.
The grain inspector came to report: "Prime Minister, we don't have enough food to last for five days."
Yanzhou, Xuchang, and Luoyang that Cao Cao occupied are now almost all wasteland. The problem of food and grass has always been a big problem for him. This requires the capture of Xuzhou. Under Liu Bei's governance, the six counties of Xuzhou became extremely rich. , take Xuzhou, everything is available.
Cao Cao said to the grain inspector: "We only need to hold on for ten days, and the city of Xuzhou will be destroyed! You go and find a way to give them five days of grain divided into ten days."
The grain inspector said: "This may cause a mutiny!"
"If you act according to my plan, I will not treat you badly!"
The food inspector could only do this, but the food was only distributed for one day, and the soldiers became unhappy and shouted one after another: "If you don't even have enough to eat, why are you fighting?"
Seeing that the generals couldn't hold on any longer, the grain inspector came to Cao Cao's camp and said, "My lord, it's bad, the soldiers are going to mutiny."
And all this seemed to be within Cao Cao's expectation. He said calmly: "Can I borrow the same thing from you?"
The grain inspector asked: "What is it?"
Cao Cao's eyes were sharp and he said: "The head on the neck!"
Regardless of whether the grain inspector was unjust or not, he chopped off the grain inspector's head, and then said to the whole army: "The grain inspector is greedy for food and grass. Now the food and grass are only enough to last for three days. Now, I will let the soldiers have a good meal. Attack Xuzhou and defeat the city within three days. There is everything in Xuzhou city. If we cannot capture it, you and I will die without a burial place!"
Cao Cao has been coveting Xuzhou for more than a day or two. This time he sent out all his troops. Cheng Yu beside him said: "My lord, my lord has sent out all the elites for Xuzhou. Yanzhou is an empty city. Yuan Shao has occupied Beihai. If his large army turns back to attack Yanzhou, If we occupy Xuchang, our base area will not be protected!"
Xun Yu laughed and said: "Lin Ze traveled to Hebei and frightened Yuan Shao so much that he changed his temper. The emperor and his ministers were united. If he destroyed Huang Zhong, Xu You and Tian Feng would definitely come up with a plan for Yuan Shao to attack Yanzhou and occupy Xuchang. But Yuan Shao Although he has occupied Beihai, General Huang Zhong's 200,000 troops and 500,000 civilians are still very likely to be alive. They are now on their way to Xixian County. In a field battle, Yuan Shaoyuan is no match. He must not dare to attack Yanzhou. , he is also worried about being attacked from both sides!"
Cao Cao said: "I just don't know what happened to my brother Lin Ze in Chang'an. The Southern Huns robbed millions of my people in Guanzhong. It's so hateful. I hope my brother Lin Ze can wipe out the Southern Huns!"
Guan Ning said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lin Ze to come back from this trip! He implemented a military government in Jingzhou, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Pang Degong and other worldly masters. This time Lin Ze leaves Chang'an for Hetao, he will definitely die without a burial. land!"
Cao Cao looked melancholy and said: "Brother Lin Ze, I, wholeheartedly serve the people, but I am always unpopular with the world. How come there are always extraordinary people who want to kill him? Why is this? A young hero is invincible in the world. , It’s really sad, hehehe!”
When the counselors heard their lord's laughter, couldn't they tell that he was sad at all? On the contrary, it is a bit magical.
At this moment, Xuzhou is guarded by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. Liu Bei only has 70,000 soldiers and horses in total, but now he has to deal with Cao Cao's 200,000 Qingzhou soldiers, which is impossible even for an iron city.
Guan Yu led a group of soldiers and horses to guard Xiapi City.
Cao Cao was supervising the battle under the city and found that his soldiers fell in pieces, so he called for gold and retreated his troops. He now knew that attacking the city like this was just to fuel tactics and was not a crime of war. He squinted and asked everyone to stay under the city. Five thousand corpses, and then retreated.
Liu Bei watched Cao Cao retreat and thought to himself. Cao Cao had been attacking the city for several days and suffered heavy casualties. He had to rest and adjust. His military strength could no longer support it.
Liu Bei immediately gave the order, saying: "The Qingzhou soldiers are really brave. If he keeps his spirit up, we will not be able to resist at all. Now we can only send out surprise troops at night to attack Cao Cao's camp to have a chance of winning."
Cao Cao, on the other hand, was very concerned about Liu Bei. He knew that he had to lead Liu Bei out of the city in order to eliminate them.
That night, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun came out with all the defenders in Xuzhou City and rushed to Cao Cao's camp with great momentum and shouts of killing. They went straight to the Chinese army's tent, but found that there was not even a single person there. .
Liu Bei's face turned pale and he said, "No, I fell into a trap! Withdraw!"
Cao Ren led his troops to fight from outside the camp. The two Xiahou brothers, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, were both top-notch generals, but Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun still rushed out.
Liu Bei simply became a lost dog, with soldiers chasing him behind him. They shouted: "Capture the big-eared thief!"
If the soldiers hadn't tried their best to stop him, he would have been doomed. Finally, the horse could no longer run, broke its front hoof, and fell to the ground.
Liu Bei got up from the ground, his heart was cut by a knife. Now, he didn't even have any brothers. Looking back on his life, from selling straw sandals, to forming a sworn brotherhood in Taoyuan, to destroying the Yellow Turban Army, and defecting to Gongsun Zan, he was defeated almost every time. Xuzhou City survived until Tao Qian's death with Lin Ze restraining Cao Cao.
I thought that with such a strong city, I could help the Han Dynasty, but I didn't expect that I still failed. Now, where will I go?
He thought of Cao Cao holding the emperor hostage to command the princes, and felt sad. Liu Bei was on the edge of the cliff, looking up to the sky and roaring, shouting: "Han and thieves cannot stand together. As long as Liu Bei has a breath left, he will swear to be Cao Cao's enemy!"
Liu Bei wanted to go south directly to join Guo Jia in Yangzhou, but he remembered that during the Jujube Alliance, Lin Ze and Cao Cao had an old relationship, and Cao Cao's subordinate Dian Wei was Lin Ze's sworn brother, and they were brothers and sisters. Who could destroy this world? Where is Cao Cao?
If he defected to Lin Ze and Princess Wannian, he would definitely be able to live and feed well, but would he destroy Cao?
Lin Ze went to Chang'an, only one step away from saving the emperor, but Wei Yan went north for Cai Wenji, and Lin Ze captured Jingzhou for the sake of the princess, abandoning the emperor.
It is better to go north and join Yuan Shao. Looking at the world, the only person who can destroy Cao is Yuan Shao, except Lin Ze!
But before he could run a few steps, he was surrounded by Cao Cao and his men. Cao Cao came in person. Cao Cao said, "Xuande, where are you going?"
When Liu Bei saw Cao Cao, he gritted his teeth and said, "You imprison the emperor, and I, Liu Bei, will never live with you!"
Cao Cao looked aggrieved and said: "Uncle Liu Huang, you have really wronged me. Who told me that I imprisoned the emperor? If I imprisoned the emperor, would I marry my daughter to him? I attacked Xuzhou because of Xuzhou Tao Qian killed my father and did not take revenge. I couldn't sleep. Now I just want the people of Xuzhou to bury my father with him. You, just come with me back to Xuchang and see how good the emperor's life is..."
