Chapter 549: Central Plains Battle
After joining Shao Xu, Wei Shuo immediately commanded his army to launch a fierce attack on Nanpi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The defense line carefully arranged by Zhang Jin, the general of Nanpi, was suddenly reduced to nothing under the fierce attack of the Liaodong Army.
In just the first wave of the Liaodong Army's attack, the Nanpi defenders lost two and a half percent of their troops.
The overstretched strength of troops made Zhang Jin more and more unable to deal with the next offensive of the Liaodong Army, and the Liaodong Army relied on its strong forces to launch simultaneous attacks from all directions, making the defenders' defense line precarious.
"Liaodong warriors, kill it, kill it, kill all the Hulu!" Chen An, Jia Jian and other Liaodong generals roared angrily and killed Nanpi.
"Kill all the Hulu!" The Liaodong soldiers, under the leadership of generals at all levels, fought hard to fight the Nanpi city wall.
Zhang Jin, the general of Nanpi, looked at the Liaodong Army that was attacking frantically, and couldn't help but feel weak in his heart. He knew very well that the defenders in the city alone could not stop the Liaodong Army, but now the reinforcements have been missing for a long time, which shows that all parts of the country are forced by the prestige of the Liaodong Army and do not dare to come to the rescue of Nanpi, which means that he will face the attack of hundreds of thousands of Liaodong Army alone.
At the thought that Nanpi would be occupied by the Liaodong Army, Zhang Jin's scalp was numb. As a Qianhu man who once regarded Jin Min as a pig and dog, Zhang Jin knew that he would never be spared, and once he was captured and not killed alive by the Liaodong army, it would be the best result.
Zhang Jin listened to the roar of the Liaodong Army around him, and his whole body trembled involuntarily, and at the same time he regretted that he had done too much evil back then.
knew that there would be today's retribution, Zhang Jin said that he had to leave a way back for himself, but it was too late to regret it now.
"General, it's not good, the Liaodong Army has occupied the city."
Just when Zhang Jin's mind was spinning, he saw a small colonel staggering to him and told him the bad news that the city had been breached by the Liaodong army.
As soon as he heard the news, Zhang Jin's head was clouded.
Zhang Jin hurriedly raised his eyes, but saw that the four walls were full of soldiers of the Liaodong Army, and the defenders of Qianhu had been suppressed in a small area.
At the same time, more and more Liaodong soldiers were climbing the city walls.
"Warriors of the Qianhu, show your courage and follow the general to drive the Liaodong army off the city wall!"
Faced with the city that was about to be broken, Zhang Jin had no choice but to personally lead the troops up to try to save the decline of the defenders.
When the other Qianhu soldiers saw that the main general was on the front line in person, and knew that it was impossible to get Liaodong's pardon, they actually set off a fierce counterattack in despair.
Although the counterattack before his death caused some casualties to the Liaodong Army, it did not help the overall situation.
Zhang Jin was soon killed by Chen An's own hands, and the waves of rebellion were quickly extinguished.
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While the main force of the Liaodong Army was fighting bloodily under Nanpi City, Kui'an, who was far away in Pengcheng, was anxious about the current precarious situation in Xiangguo.
The pressure brought by Liaodong to Qihu was too great, and since he learned that the Liaodong army was moving south, Kui'an became uneasy in his heart.
Kui An knows very well that although the strength of Xiangguo has been continuously improved in the past two years, it is still far inferior to Liaodong. Especially when the economy of Guanzhong, Bazhou, Liangzhou and other places has been restored, the strength of Liaodong has at least doubled compared with previous years, and it can be said that Liaodong has become the most powerful force today.
At present, he is attacking Liaodong with all his might, and Kui An is very worried that Xiangguo will not be able to stop the offensive of Liaodong, which will lead to more than ten years of hard work in vain.
And the current situation of the Karma Hu is very bad, once the battle is defeated, the Karma Hu does not even have a way to retreat, can only be left to Liaodong to deal with, and then wait for the fate of the Karma Hu is afraid that it will be the disaster of extermination.
At present, it was impossible for Qianhu to abandon the Central Plains and retreat to the grassland, because the Liaodong army did not agree, and they had been blocked by Liaodong from fleeing to the grassland.
Kui'an's biggest hope at the moment is to help Shile hold Huainan, so that when Hebei and the Central Plains are completely defeated, Qianhu will not even have a place to stay.
However, Kui An knew that it was not easy to hold Huainan, and Liaodong had 100,000 troops stationed in each of the two prefectures of Qingsi, and it was possible to attack Xu Yan and the two prefectures at any time. Don't look at the fact that he also has nearly 200,000 troops in his hands, but he needs to take care of Xu Yanyu Sanzhou, so he is at an absolute disadvantage.
"My lord, the situation in Hebei is very bad now, the Liaodong Army has successively conquered several counties in Changshan, Zhangwu, and Hejian, and eliminated more than 100,000 troops in my Qianhu, many places are in an emergency, should we also send some reinforcements over?"
Kui An shook his head and said: "No, the Huainan garrison is already weak, where is the surplus force to support Hebei?" Don't forget that the two Liaodong armies of Qingzhou Sun Wei and Sizhou Mao Bao are nearly 200,000 Liaodong troops eyeing the Central Plains and Huainan. ”
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Since he was appointed to the Central Plains, Mao Bao has been looking for an opportunity to eliminate the Qihu garrison.
Originally, he thought that once Huainan Qianhu learned that the war in Hebei was tight, he would definitely send troops north.
Who knew that Kui'an turned a blind eye to the situation in Hebei, and only wholeheartedly guarded Pengcheng and guarded the vast land south of the Yellow River.
Faced with Kui'an, who was as stable as Mount Tai, Mao Bao had no choice but to give up the original plan.
But soon Mao Bao had a new goal, this time he planned to lead the army to attack the famous city of the Central Plains - Xudu.
Xudu, together with Chang'an, Luoyang, Yecheng and Qiaoxian, is one of the five capitals of Wei, and is an extremely important strategic city in the Central Plains.
In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes to move the capital to Xudi on the grounds of "Luoyang is broken", and he was called Xudu.
After Cao Cao welcomed the emperor to Xudu, in order to create the great cause of unification, he promoted tuntian around here, and ordered the army and the people to open up the wasteland and sow seeds to meet the needs of the war.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Pi replaced Emperor Xian of Han, established the Wei State, and moved the capital to Luoyang. With the meaning of "Han died in Xu, Wei Chang in Xu", Xu County was changed to Xuchang, and Xuchang was listed as one of the five capitals of Wei.
"Report! My lord, Liaodong General Mao Baotong tens of thousands of troops invaded the counties of Yanzhou in separate ways! ”
Soon Kui'an in Pengcheng received the news that Xu Du had been attacked, and he couldn't sit still. He is a little out of reach of the situation in Hebei, but for the danger of Xu Du who is close at hand, Kui An can't sit idly by no matter what.
He knew very well that once Xu Du was breached, the entire Central Plains would be shaken, and it was possible to lose Yanyu if he didn't get it. Moreover, Kui'an seems to have gradually understood Liaodong's intentions, and it can be seen from various indications that in addition to sending the main force to fight a decisive battle with Qianhu in Hebei, the Liaodong Army also sent two partial divisions from Qingsi to attack Huainan and the Central Plains.
As long as Huainan and the Central Plains are successfully captured, they can surround Qianhu in Hebei, and at the same time eliminate Kui'an and cut off one of Shile's arms.
"My lord, Xu is in danger right now, please send troops to rescue as soon as possible!" One of his subordinates couldn't help but shout.
Kui An frowned, thought for a moment, and said with some doubts: "What is the movement of Sun Wei in Qingzhou?" ”
"Lord Hui, Sun Weibu has been stationed at the Qingxu border without any movement, it seems that he is waiting for some opportunity."
"Humph! Aren't you just waiting for us to rescue Xu Du? ”
Hearing this, Kui An snorted coldly, which was also the reason why he had been hesitant to make up his mind, he was worried that rescuing Xu Du would allow Sun Wei to take the opportunity to attack Pengcheng.
"Your Excellency is worried that this is a trick of the Liaodong Army? Deliberately lure us to support Xu Du? ”
Hearing this, Kui An nodded and said, "Yes, Sun Wei seems to be harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, he is eyeing him!" As long as we show the slightest flaw, the Liaodong Army will pounce on us and tear us to pieces. ”
"Besides, I didn't expect the Xudu garrison to defeat Mao Bao, who is Mao Bao? That's a famous general in Liaodong! is brave and strategic, and is as famous as Liu Yao and his wife. As long as the Xudu garrison can contain Mao Bao a little, it will be regarded as a great achievement until the lord attacks Zhuoxian and Jicheng. ”
"My lord is right, there are 200,000 Liaodong troops in Siqing and Qingdao, which is the same number as our army, but it is much stronger than our army. If the adults go out to fight blindly, it is very likely that they will fall into the tricks of the Liaodong people, so it is better to stick to the city. ”
"Yes...... But can the defenders of Xudu hold out for so long? ”
Kui An thought for a while and said: "Xu Du was once the capital of Wei State, the city is high and thick, plus more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, as long as the guard Liu Xiuli is cautious and makes good use of the advantages of the city, there may not be no chance to block Mao Bao's offensive." ”
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A few days later, Mao Bao and his 80,000 main army arrived at the city of Xuchang.
Liu Xiuli, who was too guarded by Yingchuan, looked at the Liaodong army outside the city who was busy camping and his face was gloomy.
"My lord, I just received a letter from Lord Kui, he asked us to hold Xuchang and not let the Liaodong Army penetrate deep into the interior of Yanzhou."
"I know, go and pass the order, from today onwards, we must step up patrols, no matter day and night, we must arrange enough manpower to carry out patrols, and we must not let the Liaodong Army succeed in its sneak attack." (To be continued.) )