The book continued from the previous chapter. It was said that Yang Lei's conditioned reflex had knocked down Third Master Zhang. Lu Bu and Huang Zhong, who were very close to him, also suffered the same fate. A series of actions easily knocked the three of them to the ground. To be honest, if the three of them were in a battle stance, even though they couldn't defeat Yang Lei on the ground, they wouldn't fall in one move. The key was that they were too close, so they couldn't use their full strength and were unprepared. In the end, it turned into a situation that everyone was looking at. Yang Lei hurriedly helped Huang Zhong up. He had no choice. He was already fifty years old. If something happened to him, Huang Xu, who was still studying at the Yun Long Academy, would definitely come after him.
Zhang Fei was straightforward. He muttered something and got up. Only Lu Bu, who had woken up, was still shocked. It couldn't be helped. This was too much of a blow. To be defeated in one move was something that Lu Bu couldn't possibly do. Zhang Fei could also tell and said to Lu Bu,""Fengxian, don't be surprised. We're not his match for Bu Zhan, but if it's Ma Zhan, he'll be finished.”Hearing this, Lu Bu and Huang Zhong felt relieved.
The four people in the hall stood up and tidied up. Liu Bei's words also came: "Have the four of you decided who will be the vanguard?”The four of them looked at each other and replied in unison,""I'm willing to listen to my lord's orders.”
Liu Bei was furious. He had already put on a full show of martial arts right under his nose. Although Yuting was purely reflexive, it was still outrageous. Forget it, don't even think about being the vanguard.
At this thought, Liu Bei said solemnly,"Commander Yun, listen up."”When Guan Yu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said,""I'm here." "I order you to be the vanguard," said Liu Bei."You will lead an army of ten thousand to Huainan.”"Alright," Guan Yu said loudly.
Liu Bei's eyes swept across the tent again and said,""Yuting, I order you to stay in Tancheng and guard against any sneak attacks on Xuzhou.”Yang Lei was stunned for a moment before he immediately replied,"Yes."”
Liu Bei looked at the anxious Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, and Huang Zhong and said,""The rest of the generals will follow my army. We must eliminate Yuan Shu in this battle." The generals agreed.
In August of the second year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei was ordered to attack Yuan Shu. Guan Yu led 10,000 men as the vanguard, followed by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and Lu Bu with 40,000 men. He also left Yang Lei as Cao Cao's soldier, leading 25,000 troops to guard Xuzhou. Sun Qian was appointed as the other driver, Chen Qun as the governor, Mi Zhu as the duty Cao, Jian Yong as the main book, in charge of Xuzhou government affairs. In the same year, Sun Ce was appointed prefect of Kuaiji, with Cheng Pu and Han Dang as the vanguard. He went up the river and pointed straight at Lujiang. Cao Cao himself led 170,000 troops, leaving Cao Ren to guard Xudu, and the vanguard of the army pointed straight at Runan. The three armies charged towards Yuan Shu.
In Shouchun of Huainan, Yuan Shu listened to the soldier explain the current situation with a livid face. He swept his gaze across the generals in the hall and said coldly,""Now that Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce are attacking from three directions, do you have any plans to retreat?”
Everyone looked at each other. Zhang Xun said,""Your Majesty, there are three armies attacking. Cao Cao is the only one with 170,000 troops. Although Sun Ce's army was small, his navy was brave and difficult to defeat. Only Liu Bei's army, with only 50,000 soldiers, could not surpass Guan Zhang, Lu Huang, and was the closest to Shouchun. Therefore, I think we should concentrate our troops to defeat Liu Bei first, and then think of a way to defeat Cao Cao and Sun Ce.”
Yuan Shu nodded in agreement. "If it is as the General says," said Yuan Yin,"then won't Runan be lost?”Zhang Xun looked at Yuan Shu's nephew, a member of the Yuan Clan. He sighed slightly and said,""Your Majesty, Cao Cao is powerful, and he has Liu Bei and Sun Ce to assist him. If they gathered the army and broke through one path first, they would still have a chance of victory. If we can't break through one road, Shouchun City will be difficult to defend.”Yuan Shu's expression was extremely ugly.
At this moment, General Yang said,"Your Majesty, Shouchun has been suffering from floods and droughts for years. Now they are disturbing the people, and the people are resentful. It is difficult to resist the enemy when the army arrives. It is better to leave the army in Shouchun and not fight with them. When the enemy's army runs out of food, there will be a mutiny. For the time being, Your Majesty will lead the imperial army across the Huaihe River. One of them will go to eat, and the other will temporarily avoid the enemy's elite.”
Hearing this, Yuan Shu rolled his eyes and thought about the current situation. He couldn't help but sigh,""Since that's the case. Qiao Rui, I order you to lead Li Fengle to Liang Gang and Chen Ji and divide 100,000 troops to defend Shouchun. Zhang Xun, you will lead Han Xian, Yang Feng, Lei Bu, Chen Lan, and 100,000 troops north to Xuzhou. We will defeat Liu Bei. General Yang, you go to Lujiang and Liu Xun to lead the navy to block Sun Ce. Ji Ling, lead the Royal Guards and I across the Huai River to avoid the enemy's sharp edge. The rest of the people followed me across the Huai River and waited for the army to retreat before turning back.”Everyone agreed.
But Han Yin privately said to the statue,"If we leave now, I'm afraid we won't be able to return.”The statue was silent.
In Tancheng, Xu Prefecture, Yang Lei read the military report. It was Zhang Xun leading 100,000 troops north to defeat Liu Bei first. He met Guan Yu's vanguard and killed Han Xian. The two armies fought. Lu Bu led his army to arrive, killing Yang Feng and defeating Zhang Xun's army. Zhang Xun retreated to the Huaihe River ferry camp, ready to fight back, in order to defeat Liu Bei's army. Liu Bei followed Huang Zhong's advice and moved forward step by step. He only confronted Zhang Xun to prevent him from sneaking into the camp, but did not fight with him, waiting for Cao Cao's army to arrive. Zhang Xun was anxious and led his army to attack Liu Bei's camp. Liu Bei ordered Lu Bu to attack from the side. Lu Bu took Gao Shun's camp as the vanguard and destroyed the camp with all his strength. Guan Zhang led his army to attack, and Zhang Xun retreated to Shouchun under the protection of Chen Lan's Thunder Book. Of the 100,000 troops under him, less than 10,000 returned to Shouchun. The rest were either killed or surrendered, and there were countless people who tried to cross the river without boats and drowned. At the end of the battle, Liu Bei's army counted and found that 30,000 people had surrendered, with 5,000 casualties and more than 5,000 casualties. Liu Bei also ordered Wei Xu to lead 5,000 troops and 30,000 surrendered soldiers and wounded soldiers back to Xuzhou for Yang Lei to deal with.
Yang Lei looked at Wei Xu, who was standing respectfully beside him, and couldn't help but smile.""The battle at the front is going smoothly. After this matter, will General Wei serve under the lord's tent or assist me in settling the surrendered troops in Xuzhou?”"General Yang," Wei Xu was delighted and hurriedly said. I've been ordered by my lord to return to Xuzhou and follow your orders.”Yang Lei looked at him and smiled. In this case, I request General Wei to bring these surrendered troops to Jiuli Mountain for Wen Yuan and Xuan Gao to deal with. General, you will lead 5,000 troops and 5,000 wounded soldiers to garrison Xiaopei, and form a corner with Wen Yuanxuan and Gao to guard Xuzhou. How is it?"
Wei Xu was overjoyed when he heard that.”She turned around and went out to pack, preparing to go to Xiao Pei.
Yang Lei was thinking silently. Zhang Liao and Zang Ba were both Great Generals. It seemed a waste of their talents to guard Jiuli Mountain together. However, there were only so many soldiers and generals in Xuzhou. There were only a few dangerous places. There was no other way to guard them together. However, this time, 30,000 surrendered troops were sent over at once. This depended on their leadership ability. After dealing with Xu Prefecture, they would add another 30,000 troops. If they were not handled properly, they could also use their hands to eliminate these 30,000 hidden dangers. At worst, they could drive them into Yanzhou and harm Cao Cao. Moreover, with the reinforcements from Jiuli Mountain, Cao Cao would not dare to play tricks on his lord's brother Liu Bei in Huainan. After all, there were 50,000 troops hanging by Yanzhou. Although Cao Ren was guarding it, he might not be a match for Zhang Liao.
Cao Cao's army broke through Yuzhou and captured Runan, heading straight for Shouchun. At this time, Yuan Shu had already crossed the Huai River and escaped to Nanyang under Ji Ling's protection. Sun Ce led his army to defeat the navy of Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, and landed on the north bank. The army surrounded Lujiang City. General Yang and Liu Xun defended to the death, the two armies were fighting fiercely. Later, when he heard that Cao Cao's army had broken Runan and Liu Bei's army was approaching Shouchun, he ordered Zhou Lang to lead an army to besiege Lujiang River and personally led an army to attack Shouchun. In October, three armies surrounded Shouchun, and Shouchun City was about to be broken.
Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Ce's three armies met at Shouchun City. In the city, Zhang Xun commanded his generals to defend and did not dare to fight. He only hoped that the army would come from afar. It was not good to fight for a long time. He wanted to wait until everyone's food ran out and retreat. Cao Cao's army was the largest, with 170,000 men. The consumption of rations was increasing day by day, and the army was short of food and grass. Therefore, he borrowed 100,000 bushels of food from Sun Ce. Sun Ce used to be in Yuan Shu's place, and Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui were very respectful to him. Therefore, Sun Ce borrowed food and rice and made an agreement with Cao Cao that Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui could not be killed when the city was broken. He ordered them to return to Sun Ce and let Sun Ce deal with them. Cao Cao agreed. However, the three armies besieged Shouchun for more than a month, but they still could not capture Shouchun. On the one hand, the generals in the city knew that it was a dead end, and on the other hand, the morale of the troops outside the city was not unified.
Liu Bei's army only had 35,000 men. Although all the generals were present, they were invincible in horse battles. Moreover, with Cao Cao's 170,000 troops by his side, Liu Bei was not that stupid to throw his own army into the siege. Moreover, Lu Bu and Guan Yu were in-laws, Guan Ping and Lu Lingqi were close, and Lu Bu had a grudge against Cao Cao. Therefore, Liu Bei's army did not contribute. Although Cao Cao was angry, he could do nothing about it. This was because Cao Ren had already sent someone to report to him that Yang Lei had suddenly sent 30,000 troops to Jiuli Mountain, and Wei Xu, who was originally a strong general of Lu Bu, had also stationed 10,000 troops at Xiaopei. Cao Cao was sure that if he dared to touch Liu Bei in Huainan, Yang Lei would dare to command his army to attack Yanzhou, or even the capital. As for Yang Lei's ability to use troops, the last time when Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou, he was defeated for no apparent reason. Cao Cao did not want to try again.
As for Sun Ce's army, they were originally from Yuan Shu. Although they had separated from Yuan Shu and established themselves in Jiangdong, they were afraid that Cao Cao would suddenly turn against them, so their soldiers only worked without putting in any effort. Cao Cao was helpless. However, the grain supply was about to run out soon. Cao Cao's grain supervisor Ren Jun's warehouse officer Wang Wei told Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered him to distribute the grain with a small Hu. When the soldiers were dissatisfied, he killed Wang Wei to calm the morale of the army. Guo Jia watched the entire process silently.
After Cao Cao killed Wang Hou, he ordered the generals of the various battalions,"If you don't break through the city within three days, you will be killed!”Cao Cao personally went to the city and supervised the army to move earth and stones, fill trenches and fill trenches. Arrows and stones fell like rain on the city wall. Two of the generals fled in fear. Cao Cao took his sword and personally killed them at the foot of the city wall. Then he dismounted from his horse and filled the pit with earth. So all the soldiers, big and small, marched forward, and the prestige of the army was greatly boosted. The city wall could not resist the enemy, Cao Cao's soldiers rushed to the city, cut off the pass, locked down, the army rushed in.
Li Feng, Chen Ji, Yue Jiu and Liang Gang were all captured alive, and Cao Cao ordered them to be beheaded in the market. Qiao Rui was killed by Xiahou Dun and Zhang Xun committed suicide. Cao Cao's army burned fake palaces and temples and all kinds of forbidden objects. Shouchun City was looted. Then Cao Cao discussed the idea of crossing the Huai River to pursue Yuan Shu. Xun Yu remonstrated,"There has been a drought in recent years, and food has been difficult. If we send more troops, it may not be beneficial to the army and the people. It is better to return to Xudu for the time being. In the future, when the wheat is ripe in spring and the army has enough food, we can take action.”Cao Cao hesitated. Suddenly the soldiers reported,"Zhang Xiu is relying on Liu Biao and is running rampant again. Nanyang and Jiangling have rebelled. Cao Hong could not resist the enemy and lost several battles in a row. Now he has come to ask for help.”Cao Cao then sent a letter to Sun Ce, ordering him to cross the Yangtze River and set up an array, so that Liu Biao would not dare to act rashly. He also ordered Liu Bei to return to Xuzhou to suppress the bandits in Qingzhou. I will return to the army on the same day and discuss the matter of Zhang Xiu.
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