In the seventh year of Jian'an, in the spring of 202 AD, the general He Chen ordered the three armies to prepare to eliminate the combined forces of Eastern Wu and Liu Biao in Jingzhou. 500,000 infantry marched south to the Yellow River, preparing to take Xiangyang as the front position, first taking Liu Biao and then Sun Jian. Together with the front-line soldiers in Nanyang, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, there were more than 800,000 people before and after, known as millions of people, and they killed the Yangtze River.

Among them, Shengtian Yu is the Taishou of Youzhou, guarding Shanggu, Yuyang, and Baideng, in case of Karasuma and Xianbei aliens. Zhang Liao was transferred to the general of Zhengdong, led the Marquis of Ma Yi, and then commanded 100,000 troops, demoted the general Lu Bu as the vanguard, Hao Zhao and Gao Ran as deputy generals, and more than ten strong generals, from Xuzhou out of Huai'an, to capture the strategic stronghold of Xuyi Town. Lu Bu led the men and horses of the headquarters, rushed straight down, broke Chen Wu and Pan Zhang's troops, took the lead in knocking on the Jianghuai defense line, and pressed the line of the strategic vertical extension of Dongwu, forcing Sun Jian to let his subordinates retreat to Qu'a, and prevent the northern army from going south with the danger of the Yangtze River. Because Zhang Liao's army was not familiar with water warfare, he sent Chen Ying as the commander of the waterway to train in water warfare at night in Xuyi.

Seeing that the eastern front was in a stalemate, he then transferred Wei Yan as the general of Zhengnan, and took 100,000 soldiers out of Hefei to fight several battles with Jiang Qinchao County. Although Jiang Qin bravely penetrated the three armies, the northerners were outnumbered, and Wei Yan was proficient in the art of war, and soon, the second important naval army on the Yangtze River estuary, Dazhai Weixuwu, fell into the hands of He Chen's army.

Seeing that the Northern Army was brave and unstoppable, Sun Jian, at the suggestion of Zhou Yu, retreated to the south of the Yangtze River on the whole line, intending to take advantage of the long and dangerous water gully to block the northern army from moving south.

In this case, the third route was Xichuan Ma Teng led 100,000 Shu troops down the Yangtze River.

Liu Biao's general Zhang Yun commanded 50,000 troops, choked the White Emperor City, and defended the Three Gorges waterway.

In April, He Chen sat in the center headed by Li Yan, transferred back Dong Zhao, Hua Xin, and Wang Si as assistants, and his henchman Lu Chang was the general of Huben Zhonglang, leading Yulin and the forbidden army, and the name of protection was actually to monitor Liu Xie under house arrest, and at the same time let Lou Gui be the Taishou of Chang'an, leading the troops of Feng Yi on the left and Fufeng on the right to unify the troops of the Three Qins, in case of accidents in Kyoto. Then let Xin Bi be the Luoyang order and transfer the materials. In the transfer, Guo Jia and Shaofu Jia Xu were the left and right military divisions, Tian Feng, Xun You, Xun Yu, and Xun Chen's three uncles and nephews were the military staff officers. Guo Huai and Wen Ji each led 30,000 cavalry to rescue the five routes.

Then He Chen divided the 500,000 army into five armies: front, rear, left, right, and center, and each department led 100,000 horses. Then Huang Zhong was the main general, and Cao's generals Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun were deputy generals, which were the vanguard front. The right army is Zhang He as the main general, and Han Meng and Wu Qiuyi are deputies. In the left wing, Zhao Yun was the main general, the yellow turban was demoted to Guan Hai, and the original Cao was Lejin as the left and right hand. The commander of the rear army will be Xu Huang, the original Cao will be banned, and the famous general Ma Yu in Jingzhong will be supplemented. Then He Chen personally sat in charge of the Chinese army, the governor of all walks of life, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Zhu, and Dian Wei were guarded with knives in front of the tent, and Ma Chao was responsible for all matters of the Chinese army. Huang Xu and Zhang Ning were on their side. The second-order divine sword soldiers, the second-order halberd soldiers, the second-order heavy helmet cavalry, the first-order divine machine battalion, and the first-order wooden hammer soldiers went into battle with the army.

After the distribution was completed, the men and horses of each department went to the castration and fierce, and the iron horses rolled south.

I have to say that the Northern Army is so powerful and prosperous that it has reached the point of making people tremble. Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun are all famous in the world, and they are among the best tiger generals, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Xun You have used countless battles to prove that they are resourceful and have hidden strong soldiers. He Jun can be described as a fierce general, like a drop of the sea, plugging the yellow sand in the north. In addition, the soldiers of the Yan Dynasty, the courage of Qiang, and the demonic figure of He Chen personally sat in the town, where the people from all walks of life were not as imposing as rainbows, the fighting spirit was high, everyone took the lead, and the momentum all the way was like a bamboo to advance to the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the Sun and Liu coalition forces were separated by a river.

The entire Central Plains and the people of the north are looking forward to this earth-shattering decisive battle, hoping that General He can pacify the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible, unify the Central Plains, move back to the dynasty, and let the Han family enter the warehouse from now on, release the horses in Nanshan, recuperate, and enrich the country and the people.

Xiangyang City.

He Chen and all the civil servants and soldiers gathered together to discuss the military aircraft.

This synagogue is a gathering of heroes and stars. He Chen felt a strong sense of pride in his heart, and his tiger eyes swept over everyone's faces, and he said with a relaxed face: "I called you here today, I must know the reason, right?" ”

Guo Jia, as the chief military advisor, faced He Chen's questioning, he was the first to go out, he bowed slightly, and then smiled: "Hehe, my army went out of Jingzhou and Tunxiangyang, and under the heavy pressure, Liu Biaogui shrank to the waterway of Nan County, obviously deceiving our army not to practice water warfare, and then with the help of the Han Water Insurance, and then fight to the death." ”

"What the military advisor said is extremely true, our army is mostly the elite infantry of the Yan Dynasty, the Qiang Di, the Xiongnu nomadic cavalry, living in the north for many years, has not experienced any water battles at all, if we really want to start a decisive battle on the Han River or the Yangtze River, our army has the advantage of troops, but it is still difficult to build a complete success. This must be guarded against. "The voice is Tian Feng, this person is over fifty years old, but he is still energetic and energetic. In his previous life, he was killed by Yuan Shao and was unable to show the famous people he had learned in his chest, but now he is shining brightly under He Chen, and has become one of the nine important ministers of the Han family.

"Well, what the two gentlemen said is very much, Liu Biao's main force to garrison Jiangling, and its intentions have been clearly revealed, on the one hand, they want to use the Han River and the Yangtze River to block our army, and on the other hand, they also echo Sun Jianjun. His subordinates didn't expect Sun Jian to be so decisive, gather 100,000 sailors, and enter the mouth of Zha Peng Ze with heavy troops. Another point that must be guarded against is that in addition to sending Zhang Yun to defend the White Emperor City, Liu Biao also let Liu Bei lead the pass and Zhang, two fierce generals, to lead 50,000 troops in Chibi. This place is a bit interesting, it can support Jiangxia in the east, Xiangyang can be smuggled in the north, and Jiangling can be supported by water in the west, which is a very flexible strategic location. And this Liu Bei has some means to come. This time it was frustrated that he had spoken, since he surrendered, he deeply felt that He Chen was reused, and his surname was originally upright, so he couldn't hide anything, so he immediately said.

"This Liu Bei has to mention, not that his subordinates were influenced by the lord, but that this person has gone through ups and downs, ups and downs, several ups and downs, but he is still as tenacious as a praying mantis, immortal and indestructible, and can make a comeback when the opportunity arises. The tenacity and tenacity of this man's spiritual will cannot but make people stand in awe. If there is a site for its long-term development, it will inevitably become a problem. Guo Jia couldn't help but say seriously when he heard Liu Bei mentioned it.

After listening to what his subordinates said so much, He Chen nodded and said, "You have a point. Now that the situation is roughly like this, I wonder if you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy? ”

As soon as He Chen's words came out, several advisors closed their mouths at the same time, not that they had no ideas, but they deeply felt that this matter was important, and they would not speak easily until they had a perfect plan. In case something goes wrong with which of the rings, no one can afford to take the blame for the defeat.

Seeing that there was silence in the lobby for a while, Jia Xu, who had not spoken for a while, finally calmly stepped out of the queue and asked softly: "Lord, I don't know if my subordinates can ask about something?" ”

Everyone looked at Jia Xu, not knowing why he suddenly came out like this.

He Chen nodded, the more than ten people here are his confidants, and there is nothing that cannot be said. So he said very generously: "Wen He has any questions, just ask directly." General Ben knows everything, and his words are endless. ”

"I don't know where General Gan Ning Gan Xingba is?" Jia Xu was not polite, and immediately asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

As soon as Jia Xu's words came out, everyone suddenly woke up in their hearts, since He Chen started to march hundreds of thousands of troops, Gan Ning was worshiped as the governor of the navy, commanding the 50,000 navy troops in the north, and it has been two or three months since Gaotang went to sea, and there should be news by now. It is said that the main battleship "Varyag" is dozens of meters high, but it is the largest warship in Hanwei, and many new warships have been secretly developed, obviously preparing to compete with the southern navy when they go south.

He Chen said twice, and then said with a sneer: "It turns out that this is the case, Gan Ning should have gone up from the mouth of the river and passed through Qu'a, right?" It is estimated that the small force he sent has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Eastern Wu, destroying and messing up everywhere. ”

Everyone laughed, although this kind of small trick could not affect the overall situation, it was enough to give Sun Jian a headache for a while. It's just that the Ganning Naval Division has only arrived at the Wet Whisker Dock now, so it will definitely not be able to be counted on in such a short time, not to mention that it is very likely that the river will be intercepted by Sun Jian's army.

Jia Xu frowned and said, "Without the strength of Gandudu's elite sailors, it will undoubtedly be much more difficult for our army to defeat the Sun-Liu coalition army on the river. ”

"I don't know what Wen He can do?" He Chen said with great interest.

"The subordinates have three strategies, but without General Gan's involvement, the truth will be a lot more troublesome."

"Speak." He Chen waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

In this case, Jia Xu also said politely: "The best policy: is to send a general to lead the troops out of Xiangyang, along the Xiangjiang River down Maicheng, and then go to Yong'an by land, attack Sister Gui from the rear, and then unite with the Ma Tengchuan army to break the White Emperor in front and back." Once Kuiguan succeeded, Zhang Yunjun became a turtle in the urn, and it was difficult to escape by water. And Ma Tengjun can go down the river and drive straight to Jiangling. ”

"Zhongce: The Yangtze River waterline is so wide, and our army is pressed on three fronts, although Liu Biao and Sun Jian are allied, but there are only 200,000 soldiers, how can they control such a vast defense line? Dozens of shares can be assigned to the Yangtze River to find the long ferry point, once there is a breakthrough, it can immediately become a forward position, to protect the follow-up people and horses continue to transport across the Yangtze River. ”

Strategy: Jiangxia is the center of the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the lord Gongxin runs to the front line, commanding the soldiers of the three armies to attack Xiakou, and if necessary, he can use the skills of gods and ghosts to take this port. No matter which strategy is used, it is essential for the army to press into Jiangling, and to put pressure on Liu Biao. ”

(To be continued)