In the first year of Chuping, at the beginning of 190 AD, Cao Ying led the army to participate in the Kwantung Army's discussion of Zhuo and was stationed in Sour Zao.

Cao Ying saw that all the troops were afraid of the enemy and could not advance, and in anger, he led more than 5,000 of his subordinates to go west, preparing to enter Chenggao to Xingyang, but unexpectedly encountered Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong in Bianshui. The two armies fought, and Cao Ying was defeated, and he was wounded on his horse. Cao Ying gave up the war horse to Cao Ying from his younger brother Cao Hong, and fled back to Sour Jujube by night, and most of the troops lost. Cao Ying saw that there were more than 100,000 troops in the Kwantung region, and he said that he would set up a wine meeting and not want to forge ahead, so he suggested that the armies occupy the key passes, and then divide their troops to attack and disturb Guanzhong. The generals will not listen. Cao Yingnai and his subordinate general Xiahou Dan Yangzhou recruited troops, got more than 1,000 people, and went north again, and settled under Yuan Shao, the leader of the Kwantung Army in Hanoi.

In February of the first year of Chuping, after allied with Sun Jian, and reached an agreement with Yuan Shu, He Chen finally began to move.

Li Yan was ordered to be stationed in Wancheng as the acting county guard, and he raised 5,000 elites, calling himself a hussar general, He Man led 1,000 Yellow Turbans as the vanguard, and led the main force of the Chinese army, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, and Wen Ping were the generals, and they were at any time to listen to Hou's orders. Tian Feng was the Sima in the army, Xun Yu was the army, Lou Gui was the grain supervisor, and Liao Hua led a thousand troops to save the envoys, and the heavy troops entered the Tun Yuan Pass, and the blade shook its finger at Kyoto. For the Left Wing Army.

At the same time, more than 10,000 soldiers of Sun Jian shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the right flank, went out of the Ruchuan front, and directly took the heavily guarded Xingyang area, defeated Hu Zhen several times in a row, and the military prestige was greatly boosted.

There is also Yuan Shu's army in Tunluyang, which is to provide grain and grass for the Chinese army.

The three-way army echoed each other from afar, all the way with dense flags, the momentum was huge, like three sharp swords, fiercely inserted into the Luoyang area, like pulling up a steel chain, from the direction of Jingzhou from south to north to surround Yanshi and even Luoyang. Originally, the princes had their own scheming, and they all wanted to sit and collect the fishermen, but now seeing the three-way army threatening Luoyang, the government and the opposition were shaken, Yuan Shao was afraid that He Chen would make great achievements again, and ordered the princes to meet the division of Bishui Pass, and prepare to fight to the death with Dong Zhuo's main force.

Originally, if the Jingzhou coalition army went out and attacked Xu Rong on three sides, and then the Kwantung coalition army attacked Bishui Pass, Dong Zhuo could not take care of each other due to the multi-front battle, as long as there was a break, Luoyang would be at his fingertips. But Yuan Shao is not only the leader of the alliance, but also a man who is just responsible for his own use, and on the surface, He Chen still has to listen to Hou's orders, so he can only pull out the camp and go up. However, when leaving, He Chen quietly left Wen Ping and Liao Hua 2,000 people and horses in Yuyuan Pass, first, to prevent Yuan Shu from stabbing in the back, second, to protect his own grain road, and third, to prevent Dong Zhuo's heavy troops from pressing in, and cut one of the main roads to the north of Jingxiang.

The princes of the Eighteenth Route marched forward, like locusts all over the mountains, and they arrived at the bottom of the Bishui Pass without resistance.

However, He Chen encountered a little trouble along the way. Due to the danger of Luoyang's loss of passes, he was unable to choke the northward passage of the Jingzhou army, so he could only let Xu Rong set up camp in the dangerous area and guard it with heavy troops. In order to get accurate military information, the scout brigade is scattered all over the sky like a swarm of bees. Once targeted, you can't get rid of it.

During this period, Xu Huang led more than 100 cavalry to sweep and clear several times, and the scouts of the two armies fought fiercely, and there were casualties among each other.

In order not to let the other party find out the details of his troops, He Chen exhausted his brains and changed the route of the march several times, but he was impatient that the other party knew his destination, and always arranged nails and eyeliner on the way to go, and the whereabouts of He Chen's army were undoubtedly exposed.

Yang Zhai. Formerly known as Oak Yi, the legend is the capital of Yu, the sixteenth year of King Xiang of Zhou, the northern Zhai people (also known as Di people) into the oak land. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to Zheng State, in the eighteenth year of King Weilie of Zhou, Han Jinghou attacked Zheng, broke through the oak yi, and moved the capital here, because its place was in the Yang of Songshan, it was renamed Yang Zhai.

Yang Zhai is the remaining vein of Songshan Mountain, which runs from north to south, and is where the government of Yingchuan County is located. Half a decade ago, Sun Jian captured this place and went north to Xingyang, and He Chen rested in Yangzhai for three days before pulling out the camp and going north.

Out of Yang Zhai on the first day, you can still see the scout hanging far behind, and the second day He Chen began to feel that something was wrong, and the Xu Rong scout, who was originally like a fly, suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know where to go.

He Chen felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly found Tian Feng and Xun You and said: "Hu Zhen's 20,000 main army is stationed in Xingyang and Sun Jian, and Xu Rong's 30,000 army is deployed to defend Luoshui and Yiyang. ”

Tian Feng pondered for a while and said: "If the lower official is not mistaken, this should be a call before the start, it is estimated that Xu Rong has already figured out the details of our army." ”

A trace of hideousness flashed on He Chen's face and said, "Then Yuan Hao's opinion, where will they probably do it?" ”

Tian Feng shook his head, then pointed at Xun You and smiled: "Have you forgotten Taishou, Gongda is also from Yingchuan." ”

He Chen slapped his forehead and laughed: "I forgot, Yingchuan is a Gongda township, so he must be extremely familiar with this place." ”

Xun You laughed lightly, his wise eyes flashed in his beard, and he said almost without thinking: "If you want to ambush, Changshe is the best place." This west is close to the remaining veins of Songshan Mountain, with dense forests and trails; It is connected to Zhongmu in the north, and the hills and ravines are subdued; These two places are very easy to hide and ambush. To the south, it is surrounded by Yingshui, and there is only one avenue to the east leading to Xudi. ”

He Chen said thoughtfully: "From this point of view, the land of the Changshe is very likely to be the first battle of our army against Dong. I wonder what the two gentlemen have planned? Now I don't know how many enemy troops there are and who the leader is, which is a taboo for soldiers. Moreover, this person obviously has a deep sense of the way of using troops, Yangzhai is in the blind area of Yuyuan Pass and Xingyang, and the two sides cannot support in a short time, once the war starts, if it cannot withstand the opponent's offensive, our army is very likely to be defeated and destroyed. ”

Tian Feng and Xun You glanced at each other, Xun You said with a smile on his face: "You don't have to worry too much, if the enemy wants to move the team, it will inevitably be perceived by our scouts, as far as the current situation is concerned, the subordinates estimate that the other party may be very big if it is broken into pieces, and the number will never exceed five thousand, otherwise it will already be a head-on battle, why do you need to ambush everywhere?" Moreover, since you know the enemy's destination, it is much easier to do. ”

He Chen said happily: "Does Gongda have a good plan? ”

Xun You lowered his head and groaned, stomped back and forth lightly for two steps, and raised his head in a moment, with a confident face, Zhizhu in his hand, not slow or slow, and said in a steady tone: "There are three strategies to slow down and avoid three strategies, I don't know if the prince can listen to it?" ”

He Chen was stunned for a moment, and obediently knocked on the ground, Cao Zhi became a poem in seven steps, Zhuge Liang made three plans in one step, and this Xun You should also be unyielding. Hurriedly asked, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"Avoid: It is to avoid the real and high, while the enemy is hiding in ambush, the army suddenly from Huiyang Zhai, turn away from Songshan and go out of Xingyang. The biggest advantage of this plan is that it is forced to avoid the consumption of soldiers before reaching the Bishui Pass. Disadvantages, the Songshan Mountains are steep and difficult to walk, which is not conducive to cavalry. ”

"Medium: In order to lure the snake out of the hole, our army set up camp near Songshan in the north, dug deep ditches, placed huge deer and wooden fences, and at the same time quickly let Sun Jian return to kill the troops, and attack one after the other, and the enemy army will be broken. The disadvantage of this plan is that it is quite time-consuming. The advantage is to wait for work and wait for the rabbit. ”

"Shangji: The enemy scout has only disappeared today, and it must have just determined my northward route, so he was ready to arrange an ambush, and the reason for the withdrawal must be to reassure our army; Just when the enemy's foothold was not stable, Fujun pulled out the camp overnight and ambushed in front of the enemy army to the east of Changshe. The advantages of this plan: once the offensive and defensive are transposed, our army can seize the opportunity and complete the battle. Disadvantages: Our army lacks the necessary mobility ability, so the requirements for soldiers are extremely strict, and whether or not it can withstand a major battle after several rapid marches is the key to the victory or defeat of this plan. ”

He Chen pondered for a while, and then made a trade-off analysis: "The lower and middle strategies are the safest, but there are some things that Ben Taishou can't afford: that is, time." Passers-by know that I have a gap with Yuan Shao, and once I can't arrive within the specified time, I will inevitably become a trick for him to make trouble. Although the upper policy has extremely high requirements for soldiers, it is just that there is a weight-bearing off-road item when the soldiers of Wancheng are trained in peacetime, so the best policy shall prevail. ”

Xun You saw that He Chen's tone was decisive, without hesitation, and couldn't help but smile and nodded, as if he knew that he would choose this strategy. Then he added his mouth and admonished in a tone: "Since this is the case, then the prince must grasp the essence of this plan, then one word." ”

He Chen remembered a famous saying in the rivers and lakes, laughed twice and said: "The world's martial arts, only fast is not broken." Ben Taishou understood. ”

That's exactly what happened. Since it was like this, the Taishou immediately ordered the soldiers to go into battle lightly, and all the auxiliary funds and heavy helmets fell here first. Xun You said in a deep voice.

"Okay."

"Wait." Just when He Chen was ambitious and ready to stay, Tian Feng suddenly said loudly: "If you are too guarded, you can bring more flags, trumpets and light things, and ambush more, so that the enemy army can't figure out the reality of our army; Second, Dong Zhuo's atrocities, in addition to the Kwantung Army, many soldiers in Henan have no fighting spirit, and Taishou can send people to constantly count Dong Zhuo's crimes and shake the enemy's heart. Third, this battle is based on defeat, and the protection of the elite is the mainstay, and the Taishou must try his best to avoid the occurrence of bloody tug-of-war, focus on hitting the morale of the enemy, and give full play to General Huang's strengths, snipe the enemy's leading commander, and completely disrupt the enemy's command and deployment. If the worst situation is encountered and the two armies encounter each other, then it will inevitably be a situation of fighting more with less, and the key to whether the situation can be broken is whether Yu Taishou is more prepared, more resolute, and more ferocious. ”

"Hahaha, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, no matter how strong the enemy is, he dares to show his sword and fight to the death. In the past, there were three strategies to avoid the public in the middle of the disease, and the existing Yuan Hao broke the enemy's three methods, if he couldn't win, he was ashamed to face the Jiangdong fathers. He Chen's spirits were lifted, and he couldn't help laughing arrogantly. This thing has forgotten how he survived in a lewd mess years ago. Sure enough, the scar was healed, and the pain was forgotten.

There is competition to make progress, Tian Feng obviously didn't want Xun Yu to be beautiful, so he added three ways to break the enemy, He Chen smiled.

At the same time, He Chen secretly made up his mind in his heart, even if he tied up, he would tie these two people to Nanyang, even if such talents could not be used for themselves, they must not be cheap to others. Even if they are like Xu Shu, they will not make a plan for Cao Ying for the rest of their lives, and they can't be cheap like Liu Bei's big ears. Of course, He Chen is becoming more and more confident in retaining the two advisers.