Eastern Han Dynasty Jian'an four years, mid-April, Yanzhou, Dingtao City west sixty miles, Ming Pavilion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Li Yi rode up the high slope and looked around. But seeing the blue sky and white clouds, the grass is green, and the gentle river is singing and dancing all the way, and the scenery is very pleasant.

Li Yi's thick eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, there was no joy in his heart, and the expression on his face was extremely cold.

As he expected, Cao Cao was unwilling to give up the army in Dingtao City and led his troops to save him.

On the question of whether to concentrate forces to encircle and annihilate Cao Cao, the generals debated fiercely. At present, on the north bank of the Jishui River, the Northern Xinjiang Army has not formed a superior force to encircle and annihilate Cao's army. Although Cao Cao was attacked once at Cao Ting, his losses were not large, and his strength was about 80,000 people, plus more than 20,000 people who were surrounded in Dingtao City, the total strength was about 100,000. There are 100,000 cavalry troops on his side, and whether it is reinforcement or siege, the strength is obviously insufficient.

I don't agree to the decisive battle. Now the time for a decisive battle has not yet come, and a decisive battle situation has not been formed. Blind decisive battle, very unwise. If the army loses more than half of the army under Dingtao City, the Central Plains War will be abandoned halfway and end ahead of schedule.

The superiority of the cavalry was gradually being lost as the main forces of the enemy army arrived. The strength of the Northern Xinjiang cavalry is known to the world, and the Northern Xinjiang cavalry immediately became the main object of the enemy's defense. On the battlefield where the two sides are close to each other, it is almost a fool's dream to surprise the enemy army when they know themselves and their opponents.

In the past, he had defeated the cavalry of the Hu people with a strong phalanx of foot soldiers, and today, the rebels can do the same.

However, he knew the consequences of a frontal attack on the infantry phalanx, and he would not repeat the mistake of the past in any case.

The strong force of the cavalry is the guarantee of victory in the Central Plains War, and in order to let the cavalry give full play to its own advantages, give full play to its own might, and win the Central Plains War, it is necessary to use all means to create opportunities for the cavalry.

Now, before winning the Central Plains War, all he has to do is to create this fatal blow for the cavalry.

"Lord, the terrain here is good, you can set up a position to block Cao Cao." Sima Yi rode his horse to Li Yi's side, raised his whip and pointed forward, and said in high spirits, "We have 80,000 people, we can use 10,000 people to besiege the city, and 90,000 people to besiege and annihilate Cao Cao. ”

"What about us? What about our losses? Defeated Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, if they join forces and attack again, what will we do? Li Yishou designated the direction of Taocheng and asked with a smile, "Ninety thousand people attack eighty thousand people, and the loss of the army can be imagined." After the war, we lost our troops and lost our generals, what should we do in Dingtao City? Are we still attacking? ”

"Dingtao City can't take it, the army is dragged here, we can only watch Yuan Shao and Liu Biao establish a solid blocking line on the front line of Chenliu and Fengqiu, what should we do in the battle behind? Are we still going to fight? ”

"We have cavalry, and we have invincible iron cavalry." Sima Yi waved his hands and shouted confidently, "Let Cao Cao and Liu Bei come, and let our iron cavalry trample them into pieces of meatloaf." ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly, he looked at Guan Yu, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, and Bian Xi generals around him.

Everyone looked up at the sky in unison, and their thoughts couldn't help but fly to Liaodong and to the desert. After countless wars, there is a strong cavalry army in northern Xinjiang, but more than ten years ago, when Li Yi led the army into Liaodong and entered northern Xinjiang, the iron cavalry of the Han Dynasty was very few.

Sima Yi will never understand how Li Yi and his brothers used their flesh and blood to face the enemy's iron cavalry.

"I've decided, run long distances and fight Chen Liu." Li Yi waved the horsewhip in his hand vigorously, raised his head to the sky, and howled, "I want Cao Cao to know that he has fallen into a bigger encirclement, an encirclement that is desperate for life." ”

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Thirty miles west of Yanzhou Dingtao City, Xiping Pavilion.

The camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the big tent of the Chinese Army.

Li Yi's decision to order the cavalry to attack Chenliu disappointed the generals who were eager to fight the rebels to the death under the city of Dingtao. However, in the face of Li Yi's majestic and cold face, no one dared to insist on his opinion.

Zhuge Liang was ordered to analyze the current battle situation for the generals. After stating and summarizing the gains and losses of the previous battle, Zhuge Liang made a comparison of the troops, grain and grass of the two sides, and speculated on the possible imminent strategy of the rebels to meet the battle.

"At present, as the Jingzhou Army enters the Central Plains, there are more and more troops on the battlefield in Henan, and it is estimated that General Zhang Fei may withdraw from Henan in the near future in order to preserve his strength."

"After General Zhang Fei returned to Hanoi, the rebels on the battlefield in Henan, except for a part of the rebels stationed in Xingyang, the rest of the army will immediately march east to the line of Fengqiu, Chenliu, and Xiangyi to block our attack. From the perspective of capturing the Central Plains as soon as possible, we should rush to Chenliu as quickly as possible and besiege Chenliu. On the one hand, it can contain the forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, and respond to the retreat of the army led by General Zhang Fei, and on the other hand, it can trap Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Yanzhou, forcing them to evacuate as soon as possible and abandon the Yanzhou battlefield. ”

"Our purpose in attacking Chenliu is to surround Chenliu before the main force of the rebels enters Chenliu, so that the rebels will not be able to build a solid blocking front on the front line of Fengqiu and Chenliu in time. At the same time, Chen Liu was besieged, and Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's support for Cao Cao and Liu Bei was cut off, which would force Cao Cao and Liu Bei to withdraw from the Yanzhou battlefield. ”

"When Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army retreats to the great plain on the south bank of the Jishui River, when there is a shortage of food and grass and Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's army cannot meet in time, we can use the advantage of cavalry to launch a ferocious attack and inflict as much damage on the rebels as possible. This is much better than fighting the rebels to the death under the city of Dingtao. ”

"Starting tomorrow, General Zhao Yun will lead 10,000 cavalry to march west quickly and attack Chenliu."

"General Yan Rou led 5,000 cavalry to surround Dongduan and Jiyang."

"Ding Lingwang Zhai Yu led 5,000 horsemen to surround the grievance."

"Before our army conquered Dingtao, there were many difficulties in raiding five hundred miles to attack and kill Chenliu, and the biggest difficulty was the supply of grain, grass and ordnance. In order to ensure that the front-line iron cavalry was replenished with grain and grass, we must first surround the three cities between Dingtao and Chenliu to ensure the smooth flow of grain routes. ”

"Between Dingtao and Chenliu, there are three cities: Dongdu, Jiyang, and Injustice. Our encirclement of these three cities is equivalent to cutting off Cao Cao's retreat and cutting off his grain routes. ”

"Cao Cao rushed north from Jianghuai, the grain and grass were close to the limit, and he couldn't support it for long under our encirclement and interception. There are more than 20,000 rebels in Dingtao City, and they have a lot of food and grass, and in order to force Cao Cao to evacuate Yanzhou as soon as possible, we must not let him join the rebels in the city. In order to stop Cao Cao, the lord asked General Xu Huang to lead 16,000 men and horses to set up a formation in Mingting, and Lady Zhai Ya led 20,000 cavalry to help. ”

"Cao Cao's attack was blocked, the back road was cut off, and the grain and grass were insufficient, so he could only ask Liu Bei for help. Liu Bei stationed troops in Bocheng at this time, and the possibility of going north is very large. Once Cao Cao was defeated, the Northern Frontier Army would immediately have to deal with him with all its might. Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, Liu Bei has to work together with Cao Cao no matter what.

"After Liu Bei went north, the number of rebels was about 100,000. If this large army breaks through our resistance and enters Dingtao, relying on strong cities, huge troops, and sufficient food and grass to hold us back, the situation on the Central Plains battlefield will be greatly reversed. At this time, as long as the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao defeated Zhang Fei, and then waved their troops eastward, stubbornly defending the line of Chenliu and Fengqiu, and attacking each other and echoing the Dingtao rebels, we will be the ones who are attacked, and it will be us who will withdraw from the Central Plains. So ......"

Zhuge Liang hung his finger on the map on the side of the big tent and said loudly: "Whether we can block the rebels' attack at Mingting will be a turning point in the Central Plains War. If we block the rebels at Mingting and force the rebels to retreat to the Chenliu line, the initiative on the Central Plains battlefield will be firmly grasped by us. ”

Zhang Fei looked at the generals and asked respectfully, "Do you have anything to add?" ”

"Once Liu Bei goes north, there will be no main rebel force on the south bank of the Jishui River, and we can let Mrs. Li E and Feng Xian lead the cavalry to break through the line of Bocheng and Jishi, and march hand in hand with Zilong to attack Chen Liu." Guan Yu glanced at Li Yi and hurriedly said, "Once Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army retreats, we need a large number of troops to pursue and encircle, and at the same time, we also need the army to continue to surround Dingtao, so that we can invest in the pursuit of the main force of the rebels is very limited, mainly cavalry, therefore, the first transfer of more cavalry to the vicinity of Chenliu will definitely help us to encircle and attack the rebels on the vast plain." ”

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei's armies combined, there are at least 100,000 people, and they are on guard against the cavalry day and night, and it is difficult for us to seize the opportunity to attack." Li Yi shook his hand and said, "If you want to fight Cao Cao and Liu Bei, you must use an army of infantry to tear apart the battle formation of the rebels first, and then attack with cavalry, which is the only way to reduce casualties, so now we don't need more cavalry, but more infantry army." ”

"My lord, the army of foot soldiers will besiege the city. If we want to use the infantry army to attack the rebels, we can only ......" Xu Huang looked at Li Yi suspiciously, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the lord plans to let go of the rebels in the city?" ”

"Yes." Li Yi waved his hand vigorously, "Let them go." ”

"Dingtao must be taken as soon as possible so that we can quickly occupy and stabilize Yanzhou County. With Dingtao and Changyi, we can temporarily gain a foothold in Yanzhou and have a stable rear, which is the guarantee for us to continue the Central Plains war. ”

"Since the Jingzhou army has already gone north, and the armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei have also arrived on the battlefield, there is less and less time left for us. If Dingtao cannot be attacked for a long time, it will have a great impact on the Central Plains War. (To be continued.) )