The high-profile Central Plains War is over. From the beginning of the confrontation between the two armies to Liu Bei's escape from Yanzhou, it was only a month.

To be precise, this Central Plains War actually only experienced two wars. But these two wars almost consumed most of the strength of the Han Dynasty.

Cao De sent 500,000 troops, 100,000 horses followed Liu Bei eastward, and nearly 200,000 soldiers stayed in Chenliu to clean up the battlefield and sort out the wounded. In these two wars, Cao De's direct losses were more than 100,000, and if you add the wounded soldiers and soldiers who were unable to fight again, Cao De's loss of troops in this battle was about 200,000.

Two hundred thousand! Ten years ago, it was good to have 200,000 people in the war, but today Cao De lost 200,000 horses in one battle, and it was exactly lost in seven days.

Compared with Cao De, Liu Bei is even more miserable. More than 200,000 troops, those who died and those who fled fled. I think that at the beginning, Liu Bei pointed to Luoyang, and he was high-spirited and recovered early; Look at today, Liu Bei is disgraced and unkempt, leading less than 3,000 people back to Xuzhou City.

And Sun Ce was lucky, although more than half of the 100,000 soldiers who participated in the battle. But the army as a whole was not seriously damaged. Moreover, the next person to bear Cao De's anger is Liu Bei, and Sun Ce's Jiangdong and Cao De are still separated by a Taotao River.

Therefore, after Sun Ce contacted Liu Bei many times to no avail, Sun Ce turned around and returned to Jiangdong. Toss as much as you like. Lao Tzu has a trench here, and it is more than enough to protect me Jiangdong for ten years.

After Liu Bei returned to Xuzhou City, he sent a messenger to the north. This is also Liu Bei's last hope. But what Liu Bei didn't know was that his allies were not having a good time now.

When Cao De and Liu Bei decided the winner, Ma Chao and Zhang Jaw led 90,000 cavalry to Youzhou. Since Gongsun Du killed Gongsun Zhan, he and Cao Cao divided Youzhou into two with Beiping County on the right. After that, Gongsun Du disappeared from the sight of the princes of the Central Plains.

Until a few days ago, after Gongsun Du attacked Yuyang County, which belonged to Cao De, everyone suddenly remembered that there was another Gongsun Du in the north.

More than ten years, nearly twenty years, Gongsun Du has also been silent for nearly a year, plus when Cao Cao was in power before, Gongsun Du did not do anything in Youzhou, so although Li Dian knew that there was still a person named Gongsun Du, Li Dian never took Gongsun Du to heart. But just when Li Dian was making drastic preparations to defend against the enemy in the north, Gongsun Du came. Moreover, Gongsun Dulai was violent, with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Moreover, almost all of Gongsun Du's subordinates were cavalry. This made Li Dian stunned.

At the beginning of the war, due to Li Dian's defenselessness, the flat terrain of Youzhou, the sparse population, and the fast speed of the cavalry, Yuyang County groaned in pain under the hooves of Gongsun Du's horse in just three or five days.

Speaking of which, Gongsun Du has not been idle all these years.

The entire Youzhou can be said to be the most narrow state in the Han Dynasty. And this narrow length is east-west. The thinnest neck is less than 200 miles. But Gongsun Du was in such a narrow strip here, constantly rectifying the rule of officials, encouraging production, and actively training soldiers, and the nomadic tribes such as Wuhuan and Xianbei in the north, and even in his spare time, he also conquered Goguryeo in the north and fought Sanhan in the south.

However, in more than ten years, Gongsun Du's prestige has spread far and wide in the entire Liaodong region.

The Samhan region has almost become Gongsundu's backyard, and Goguryeo has tragically become Gongsundu's hunting ground. As for the Wuhuan people, they were better in the early stage, and they could compete with Gongsun Du, but later, the Wuhuan people did not have the support of the Xianbei people, and in the north with the plague, the Wuhuan people directly became the slaves of Gongsun Du.

And this time, Gongsun Du gathered a total of 130,000 troops, including the Sanhan people, Goguryeo people, Wuhuan people and Liaodong people, and directly attacked the Li Dian department in Youzhou.

Li Dian, although he did not enter the five good generals in Cao De's previous life, Cao De also knew Li Dian very well, and after Cao De accepted Cao Cao's employees, he also understood everyone in great detail. Cao De concluded that Li Dian was a very strict person who governed the army and was also very talented in military affairs. Therefore, Li Dian was appointed by Cao De to command the Youzhou army and command the Youzhou army of 50,000.

At the beginning of Li Dian's tenure, Cao De reminded Li Dian many times that he must beware of Xianbei people from the north.

At that time, Li Dian was also very puzzled. The Xianbei people have been beaten back by Cao De many times. It can be said that the Xianbei people have never begged for good fruits to eat in Cao De's hands. Coupled with the last plague that lasted for ten years, do the Xianbei people still have the strength to attack us?

At that time, Cao De only said one sentence, "Those who are not of my race will have different hearts." Not moving, only ambushing. Can Manchester City know the lone Flying Wolves? If so, if the national strength of my Han Dynasty declines, will the Huns still be willing to be driven by loneliness? ”

Li Dian took office, with the mentality of not being afraid of 10,000 but afraid of what if, and built the northern part of Youzhou like an iron hedgehog. However, no one thought that Gongsun Du would actually lead a large army to attack from the east.

When the bloodied defenders rushed to Li Dian's general's mansion, Li Diantao had just laid down to rest. But then the news of the defenders who came to warn made Li Dian suffer a lightning strike.

"Quick, mobilize the army at once. Bring back all the garrisons on the northern border. ”

"Immediately gather Shanggu County, Guangyang County, Zhuo County, Dai County, and the soldiers and horses of the four counties, and prepare to resist Gongsun Du."

"Send a messenger immediately to report the matter to the king of Han."

At first, Li Dian didn't think about asking Cao De for help at all. According to Li Dian's meaning, it would be good for Gongsun Du to be eliminated by us, His Royal Highness the King of Han, you still want to find a way to solve Liu Bei in Luoyang City.

However, when Li Dian just left the city in a hurry, the staff around Li Dian suddenly thought of something, and Li Dian also felt a burst of fear after hearing it. If Li Dian really withdrew all the troops defending against the Xianbei people in the north, then the Xianbei people would go south at this time, and the entire Youzhou would be finished. Combined with Gongsun Du's strange attack, Li Dian must be nine times out of ten, and this matter is definitely not that simple.

Therefore, the army north of Li Dian did not move. Only the soldiers and horses of the four counties in the west of Youzhou followed Li Diandong and temporarily blocked Gongsun Du in Guangyang County.

Before Ma Chao arrived in Youzhou, Li Dian's tactics were actually only one word, that is, "Guard!" ”

Gongsun Du was mainly cavalry, but the infantry under Li Dian accounted for most of them. Therefore, Li Dian adopted the strategy of clearing the wilderness with strong walls while shrinking all his forces in various cities. Gongsun Du has a lot of cavalry under his command, and he is not good at attacking cities. What's even more uplifting is that no matter how Gongsun Du challenged, the soldiers defending the city just wouldn't fight.

And now, Ma Chao has arrived, and Li Dian finally doesn't have to be a shrinking turtle anymore!