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In 196 in China, at the end of June, the Tianci Army's offensive became stronger and stronger, and under the command of Wei Jie, the Yinling Yuan Army suffered heavy losses, and even the general Zang Ba almost died at the hands of the Tianci Army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Knowing that things could not be violated, Zang Ba had no choice but to lead tens of thousands of remnants of the army to evacuate Yinling and go to Hefei to join Yuan Shao. Long before the start of the war, Yuan Shao had instructed Zang Ba to reduce casualties and maintain vital strength, and after fighting with the Tianci Army in Yinling for so long, Zang Ba also did his duty.

It is worth mentioning that Wei Jie did not pursue Zang Ba's defeat and escape too much, because Liu Tai had already ordered that it would be of great use to leave Yuan Shao, even so, naturally he couldn't force Yuan Shao's to be anxious, you must know that the soldiers and horses of Yinling are half of Yuan Shao's net worth.

In fact, on the way of the retreat of the Yuan army, Yuan Shao was not without arrangements, after all, the Yuan army also had a high-level think tank, in order to lead Zang Ba to the south safely, Yuan Shao arranged for several troops under his command to meet on the way, among which Gao Ran was the main, and Chun Yuqiong was supplemented, both of them were generals of the Yuan army, especially under the persecution of the Tianci army, the military ability far exceeded the historical records, with these two escorts, even if Wei Jie really had to pursue, he couldn't please anything.

As soon as the Yin Tomb was broken, Xiquyang was naturally exposed to the iron hooves of the Tianci army, and there was no doubt that due to the withdrawal of the Yuan army, Xiquyang, which did not have enough defensive capabilities, was captured by the Tianci army in just a few days.

At the same time, Xuzhou went straight south to attack the headquarters of Liu Tai in Shouchun, and also captured several county towns north of Shouchun, and hundreds of thousands of troops were about to surround Shouchun City like a big net. What is puzzling is that even if Shouchun's Cao Ying is facing such a situation, he still has no big moves, as if he is waiting to be surrounded by the heaven-sent army!

In the 196th year of China, at the beginning of July, under the gaze of all parties, Cao Ying of Shouchun finally had a new move!

What makes people quite speechless is that Cao Ying actually ordered all the soldiers and horses of the last few counties north of Shouchun to be gathered into Shouchun City, that is to say, under the persecution of the Tianci army, Cao Ying decisively gave up all the defensive forces in the north of Shouchun.

In this way, the Tianci army was naturally willing to laugh, and under the attack of the Tianci army, the four county towns of Yicheng, Ping'a, Xia Cai, and Dangtu, which were still resisting stubbornly, fell into the hands of Liu Tai. At this time, Liu Tai, who was personally recruited, also entered Xia Cai City.

Xia Cai and Shouchun are only separated by Huaishui, in the west of the bad water, you can even see the head of Shouchun from a distance, that is to say, at this moment, Cao Ying's base camp is completely exposed under the nose of the Tianci army, as long as the Tianci army is given a few more days of rest, the army will inevitably come to Shouchun City, and then the last big battle in the Central Plains to decide the belonging, I am afraid that it will break out.

In 196 years in China, half a month of cultivation in mid-July made the Tianci army stationed in Xiquyang and Xia Cai recover ten percent of their combat strength, and to this point, Liu Tai was not in a hurry, after thinking about it, Liu Tai personally wrote a letter and asked the messenger to send it to Shouchun City to Cao Ying.

No one knows the content of this letter, and with Liu Tai's surname, it is naturally impossible to write any persuasion letter before the battle, after all, Cao Ying is a real hero. If you write a letter of persuasion before the battle, it will not only insult Cao Ying, but also insult Liu Tai himself.

In fact, the content of this letter is very simple, Liu Tai is completely talking to Cao Ying in the old way, the letter also said that this battle, regardless of the victory or defeat of the Tianci army, no matter what means Cao Ying uses, it will be the last large-scale battle of the two forces, and even Liu Tai also said that if Cao Ying is "unfortunately" defeated, I hope that Cao Ying can enter the Tianci army to serve, Liu Tai has prepared for Cao Ying to serve as the general of the expedition to the west!

General Zhengxi! This has always been Cao Ying's dream, to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty and achieve great achievements! It can be said to be the source of Cao Ying's struggle. Although Cao Ying's current actions deviate from the ideal, he has set off many battles in the Central Plains, resulting in the misery of life and the misery of the people. But in fact, Cao Ying did not do anything out of the ordinary, and the people of Yuzhou and Lianghuai under the governance of Cao Ying, although they did not have no worries about food and clothing, at least they lived a very stable life, and they got a chance to recuperate for the people of the Central Plains.

It is worth mentioning that Cao Ying did not make any response to Liu Tai's letter, as if he could not reply to Liu Tai at all. In fact, Cao Ying was very helpless in his heart, and he was full of gratitude to Liu Tai, Cao Ying, after all, Cao Ying was just a guard in the Tiger Prison back then, if it wasn't for Liu Tai's appreciation, how could Cao Ying sit in the position of the lord of the two Huai?

Of course, with Cao Ying's ability, there is no problem in occupying Lianghuai and even the entire Central Plains, but Liu Tai provides Cao Ying with a better platform. Let Cao Ying get on the stage of power faster. Cao Ying is a nostalgic person and has received so many favors, can Cao Ying not be grateful to Liu Tai?

But Cao Ying is also an ambitious hero, in the troubled times, who is the master of ups and downs, until the last moment, no one knows. And Cao Ying has an army of 300,000 and sits on the Lianghuai and Yuzhou regions, and is a well-deserved first prince in the Central Plains. The power of life and death that swept the world with a strong soldier in his hand is not something that ordinary people can easily let go.

In Huaxia 196, on July 20, Liu Tai's patience was limited, and since Cao Ying could not reply to Liu Tai head-on, then let's fight. In fact, everyone knows that this battle is inevitable, and if Cao Ying cannot be completely defeated on the frontal battlefield, then Cao Ying's ambition will never be suppressed.

In the same month, 200,000 Tianci troops in Yuzhou increased their attack on eastern Henan and southern Henan, under the sweeping of absolute power, the Cao army in southern Henan completely collapsed, and all Cao troops retreated to Ruyang under the leadership of the three generals, Xiahoudun and Cao Ren, holding the last barrier to the west of Shouchun, if Ruyang was broken by the Tianci army again, then Shouchun would face nearly 500,000 Tianci army attack! And Cao Jun's hopes will also be completely dashed, but anyone with a discerning eye should understand that even if the Tianci army from Yuzhou does not enter the Huainan region, Cao Ying cannot be Liu Tai's opponent, after all, there are nearly 300,000 Tianci troops under Shouchun City!

In 196 in China, Liu Tai was not in a hurry at the beginning of August, and in more than ten days, including the two legions led by Wei Jie, the 240,000 army was encamped under Shouchun City, and after excluding the 60,000 water divisions, the ground troops were actually only 240,000, nearly eight corps.

Although it is said that the regular army has only eight corps, with the logistics troops and various rescue teams, the number of people in the northern Xinjiang camp under Shouchun City is at least 350,000. The establishment of such a large military camp will naturally not end in a short period of time.

During the construction of the camp, Cao Jun was not watching from the sidelines, and many generals under Cao Ying's command repeatedly went out of the city to shout for the Tianci Army, and launched dozens of battles of different sizes with the Tianci Army, but after all, the situation was still within the controllable range, so the losses between the two sides were very limited.

At the same time that Shouchun was surrounded, the situation of the Cao army on the Ruyang side was also very bad under the strong attack of Gao Shun, after all, Shouchun was surrounded, and the grain and grass line sent by the two Huai to eastern Henan was completely cut off, and the 100,000 Cao army was short of grain and grass, and the situation can be imagined how bad it will be.

Fortunately, as early as a long time ago, Cao Ying was ready to arrange a number of grain and grass strongholds for the Cao army, and the Cao army under the command of Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, and Yu Ban, also played a game of cat and mouse with the Tianci army, and repeatedly sent more than 10,000 cavalry troops to wander outside the Tianci army.

But even so, the absolute weakness of combat power and troops, so that the Cao army can only be pressed and beaten by the Tianci army, and it can't turn over at all, if it continues like this, even if Ruyang City can hold on, the morale of the Cao army will fall into a trough, and when the morale is gone, even if the three Cao army generals have the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to stop the wolf-like Tianci army.

Huaxia 196, mid-August.

When the Tianci army was stationed outside Shouchun City, Cao Ying in Shouchun City finally responded to Liu Tai's letter before. And the reply is completely public, which is equivalent to saying that this reply is not only a reply to Liu Tai, but also a reply to the world!

Putting aside the rest, Cao Ying put forward a condition in the letter, that is, he hoped that Liu Tai could stop the eastward advance of Yuzhou's Tianci army, and allow Yuzhou's 100,000 Cao troops to return to Shouchun, and the two sides would have a decisive battle head-on.

If Cao Ying wins, then Cao Ying hopes that Liu Tai will not invade the Lianghuai region within ten years, that is, Cao Ying will be given ten years to accumulate strength.

If Liu Tai allowed Cao Ying, then Cao Ying's strength in Shouchun would have swelled to 300,000, and since it was a decisive battle, Liu Tai would naturally not be able to send more than 300,000 troops, that is to say, Liu Tai's advantage of 500,000 troops suddenly collapsed under Cao Ying's few words, would Liu Tai agree to Cao Ying? In order to subdue Cao Ying, is it worth paying such a big price?

In Huaxia 196, August 20 was a five-day time, which was a torment for Shouchun, if Liu Tai did not agree to Cao Ying's proposal, then with the current situation, Shouchun would definitely not be able to hold on for long, and if Liu Tai agreed to Cao Ying, then Shouchun would still have the hope of a war.

In fact, Cao Ying is really a veteran and calculating, Cao Ying repeatedly sent reinforcements to eastern Henan before, just for the layout of this proposal, you know, the Cao army in eastern Henan is a temporary composition of soldiers and horses, but in these months, after experiencing the cruelty of the war, the more than 100,000 Cao troops gradually embarked on the road of veterans, and the combat power is completely different from the past.

At this moment, some princes understood why Cao Ying would send Xiahou and Yu Ban to eastern Henan under such circumstances, it turned out that this move was completely for training troops and enhancing Cao Ying's personal strength. Now there are about 1670,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun, and among these 1670,000, there are about 1230,000 veterans, and about 780,000 can be called elites.

Now, if we add the more than 100,000 Cao troops withdrawn from eastern Henan, even if there are only 70,000 or 80,000 veterans and only 30,000 or 40,000 elites, Cao Ying's core strength will skyrocket by about one-half. Indeed, the battlefield is the best place to train soldiers, even if it is a little cruel, people are like dogs in troubled times, even so, as long as you can strengthen your body, all the efforts are worth it.

No one thinks that Liu Tai will agree to Cao Ying's conditions, after all, if Liu Tai agrees to this condition, then the loss of the Tianci army is absolutely immeasurable, for the sake of a Cao Ying, the loss of countless loyal soldiers, how many people will be willing?

But some people think that Liu Tai will inevitably agree to Cao Tai's proposal, after all, if this battle is won, then Cao Ying will not only surrender to Liu Tai, but the entire Lianghuai region will also be easily captured by Liu Tai, and then completely dominate Liu Tai north of the Yangtze River, even if the princes jump like this, they will never be Liu Tai's opponent again.

The people of the world are waiting for Liu Tai's decision!

Liu Tai is very embarrassed, indeed, Cao Ying's move put Liu Tai in a predicament, after all, Liu Tai has a lot of ideas about subduing Cao Ying, with Cao Ying, then the unification of the world by the Tianci Army will definitely speed up a lot, and in the future, the Tianci Army will also appear on the battlefield in the West, and there will be a commander who is really in charge.

In Huaxia 196, on the sixth day of August 21, Liu Tai replied to Cao Ying.

Liu Tai agreed to Cao Ying's conditions and allowed Cao Jun in Ruyang to return to Shouchun.

No matter what, as long as there is a chance to subdue Cao Ying, Liu Tai will not let it go, even if Liu Tai knows that Cao Ying, the hero, is not so easy to tame, but at least summoned to his command, it is better than putting it outside!

For Liu Tai's decision, all parties have different responses, after all, the difference between the good and bad of this move is too big, and if Cao Ying loses, the alliance will completely collapse, and the princes such as Cao Ying and Liu Bei are very helpless, and at the same time a little gloating, after all, Cao Ying is about to go to the end in front of them.

No one would think that Cao Ying could win this battle, let alone Ruyang could catalyze thirty or forty thousand elites, even if he catalyzed one hundred thousand elites? You must know that the combat power of the Tianci Army has always been the best in the world, and the so-called elite of the two Huai is even inferior to the soldiers and horses under the command of Yizhou Gongsun Zhan, so you can imagine how big the gap between the two sides is.

An army of 300,000 is Cao Ying's last bet!

In 196 Huaxia, Gao Shun, who received Liu Tai's holy decree in early September, evacuated the soldiers and horses besieging Ruyang, and the Cao army in Ruyang City received Cao Ying's order, and immediately loaded grain and grass and rushed to Shouchun to meet Cao Ying. Regarding Cao Ying's decision, Xiahoudun and Cao Ren did not have the slightest objection, and although Yu Ban was not Cao Ying's family, he also admired and admired Cao Ying very much, so he naturally would not have any opinions.

In this way, the 100,000 Cao army under the leadership of the three generals, embarked on the road back to Shouchun, all the soldiers were heavy in their hearts, because they knew that this would be the last decisive battle between the two Huai and the northern Xinjiang, the balance of victory was completely tilted in favor of the Tianci army, after this battle, how many two Huai children could survive?

(To be continued)