"Sun Bofu went north to ......"

Cao Ying got the news three days after Sun Ce officially sent troops, and when he got the news in hand, he was also full of emotion for a while, and he felt a sense of relief.

"The Lord observes the wisdom of people, like divine help, and surrenders." As soon as Cheng Yu hit the ground, he was also amazed by Cao Ying's courage.

The Jiangdong generals thought that if the Cao army wanted to annex Liu Xun's troops, it would have to go through an internal strife, or at least put on a Hongmen banquet or something, but in fact, there was no need at all. Liu Ye turned out to be Liu Xun's staff and was deeply respected by the latter, and long before the plan to annex Yuan Shu began, Liu Xun had already secretly defected to Cao Xun.

Deputy General Chen Lan is not a loyal person, Cao Ying promised him a high-ranking official and gave him a golden pearl beauty, this person's eyes were directly shook, and it is not a problem. That is, Qiao Rui is still a little troublesome, but he is only a deputy general, and he does not have Chen Lan's same spirit, let alone taking the army away or whatever, he disappears, and it will not have much impact on the morale of the army.

Originally, Cao Ying made a plan to introduce Yuan Shu as emperor, and secretly wooed Yuan Shu's generals in order to annex Huainan for himself. Yuan Shu said that the emperor had lost the name of righteousness, and Liu Xun and others should cooperate with each other, and Cao Ying could easily take Shouchun City with a light cavalry raid.

As a result, there was an accident in Jingzhou, the war started ahead of schedule, and Cao Ying lost the opportunity to implement this plan, but the dominance of the situation was still in his hands.

Before the final implementation of the plan, Cheng Yu and other advisers were persuading each other, thinking that there was no need to rush to do something to Yuan Shu, just deceive the soldiers and horses in Huainan first, and use them to fight with the Qingzhou army. Even if Sun Ce must be cheap, he can't give up all the benefits, at least he has to take Runan into his hands.

Cheng Yu's opinion is not unreasonable, he uses the tiger wolf to describe the Jiangdong Army, thinking that the beast is the most offensive only when it is hungry, and once it is full, it will become lazy and unwilling to contribute.

For Jiangdong, Huainan is a big tonic, the Jiangdong army has just swallowed half of Jingzhou, plus Huainan, it's too late to digest, how can there be the ability to continue to expand?

But Cao Ying insisted that Sun Ce would not stop at Huainan, or only attack Xuzhou to contain the Qingzhou army, but would definitely join the Central Plains battlefield.

Cheng Yu and others only promised on the surface, but they didn't believe it in their hearts. Even if Sun Ce has no brains, Jiangdong is so talented, how can he collectively lose his voice and let Sun Ce act wantonly?

As a result, Sun Ce really came, and at such a juncture, it was completely a charcoal in the snow, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a life-saving grace!

Cheng Yu admired Cao Ying's foresight so much that he threw himself to the ground.

At present, the situation in Yanzhou is already in jeopardy. Xiahou Yuan's soldiers were defeated in Rencheng, more than half of the 20,000 troops were lost, and in the chaotic battle, he also lost the treasure of Ma Jun, if Li Dian hadn't seen things quickly, he escorted Ma Jun and fled to Juyeze, and escaped by water, the battle behind him was really impossible to fight.

Now that the Eastern Front has been completely emptied, no matter what Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong want to do, no one can stop them. Of course, Cao Jun's side hoped that Zhang Liao would go south to reinforce Xuzhou, but the problem was that Wang Yu would not know that it was better to cut off a finger if he injured an arm, and it was the king to concentrate his troops to expand the results of the battle in Yanzhou.

After Yu Ban's soldiers and horses found that Chen Liu's emptiness was empty, they had already led their army south and launched a fierce attack on Junyi City. Zang Ba, who stayed in Junyi City, desperately begged for help, and at most once, he sent out five or six letters in one day, the first few were asking for help, and the last few were simply blood letters, indicating that Junyi was about to be lost, and Cao Ying was asked to prepare early.

Fortunately, Chenliu's Xiahou Shang attacked in time and formed a containment of the ban, saving the fate of Junyi City and Zang Ba, but the situation was still very dangerous.

Junyi's soldiers and horses left behind by Zang Ba were less than 3,000, and there were only 5,000 troops under Xiahou Shang's command, and they were all elite and half army soldiers, and they couldn't defeat the forbidden 10,000 Yulin troops at all.

The main force of Cao Ying and Xiahou Dun, which was pinned down by Wang Yu, is still barely able to rely on the superiority of troops, both offensive and defensive, once the troops are divided back to Chenliu to rescue, the main force is in danger of being blown up by Wang Yu, and Cao Ying does not dare to act rashly at all.

Before Sun Ce went north, the only savior was Liu Xun's 30,000 army, but this army was walking too slowly, and it had been almost a month since they came out of Huainan, and they were still circling in the territory of Liang State!

Cao Ying saw it clearly, knowing that Liu Xun meant to sell at a price, so he hurriedly sent Liu Ye to Liang with a large number of gold beads, and made a higher promise than before, enveloping Liu Xun and Chen Lan, and letting them march as soon as possible.

By now, Liu Xun is already the general of the chariot and cavalry of the current dynasty, and he is on an equal footing with Yuan Shao back then, and he also added the title of Marquis of Suiyang, and gave him Liang Guoxu as a fief. Li Le is also a dignified general, Marquis Wuping, the reward has almost reached the extreme, no matter how generous it is, Cao Ying can only marry his daughter.

With such a offer, Liu Xun should be able to sell some strength, but with the fighting spirit and quality of the Huainan Army, even if he comes, how much hope can he have?

The news of Sun Ce's trip north is really timely rain, and the long drought is rainy! And the arrival of this strong reinforcement is Cao Ying's courageous reminder, if he hadn't given up most of Huainan's interests without hesitation, how could Sun Ce have gone north to reinforce so happily?

Sun Ce arrived, coupled with Liu Xun's 30,000 soldiers, even if Zhang Liao and Lu Bu converged and attacked Chen Liu together, they should be able to hold out for a while, as for the turnaround......

"I can only see what Ma Fubo and Han Wen have to do." Cao Ying said.

He hasn't reached the end of the mountain yet, and there are still some back-ups, but none of those back-hands can play a role in turning things around. The only thing that can really have a decisive impact on the battle situation is the Bingzhou battlefield. Although the Qingzhou Army has also invested considerable strength in Bingzhou, the strength advantage of the Xiliang Army is still very large, and there should be some progress.

"In short, the lord and all of you should be prepared for a very hard and protracted battle." It was Guo Jia who made a concluding speech, the young military advisor's face was pale, his expression was extremely solemn, and the current battle situation made him unable to see the miracle of reversal at all, and the pressure was like a mountain, and it was heavy on his shoulders.

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On January 28, the Central Plains ushered in the first rain. As the saying goes: spring rain is as expensive as oil, but many people don't think so.

"Ah...... Grandma's, frozen to death! ”

"Ah, who is so lacking in virtue. Lao Tzu's neck, neck! ”

The sound of ghosts crying and howling kept coming from behind him, and Liu Xun's face was darker than the bottom of the pot.

Yes, the freezing rain in this kind of weather is really uncomfortable. It was when it was warm and cold, and the fine rain was entangled, which looked very poetic, but the rain drilled at the crack and flowed into the clothes along the collar. The rain was already very cold, and when the little north wind blew, the smell could make the dead jump.

The cold alone is nothing, the most important thing is that the rain is endless, for three days in a row, the brothers are marching in wet clothes and trousers, and there is no dry place on the body, and this kind of sin cannot be endured by one person.

"It's all for Lao Tzu to run, and it's hot when you run! When you arrive in Xiangyi City, Lao Tzu will give you each a big house, two women, and go warm with you! ”

"General Xie reward!" The sluggish soldiers suddenly regained some of their spirits, and shouted in a panic with white air. The hot house, the soft woman, just thinking about it makes everyone drool.

It's not easy to be a soldier these days. In addition to the ability under the hand, the key is to depend on luck.

Look at the people who followed General Lei, they didn't have to travel long distances, and they didn't need to fight any tough battles, and they could grab them casually when they arrived in Sui'an! That's Sui'an! The most prosperous area in Huainan is a good place where the popularity is not much worse than the legendary Gaotang! When you go to that place, you don't want anything or something? Where is the need to suffer this sin!

I heard that General Cao was fighting with the hussar general over there in Chen Liu, and the corpses were all over the field, bleeding and drifting, miserable! Rush to reinforcements at this time? Isn't that what a madman does?

It's still best like now, everyone is slowly grinding, anyway, the slower you go, the more rewards General Liu will get, and everyone can get more profits, and there is no danger. Wouldn't it be good for everyone to pick up the bargain after the Jiangdong Xiaobawang in the back?

"General Zitai, don't blame me for talking too much, fifteen miles a day, this kind of speed is really undecent, unless you plan to hang yourself on the tree of Yuan Shu, you should make a decision as soon as possible." Looking at the long queue through the confused rain, Liu Ye said earnestly: "Although Cao Gong is generous, his patience is not unlimited!" ”

"Brother Ziyangxian, I don't know what you said, but there is no way to do it!" Liu Xun smiled bitterly and said, "You have also been in Lujiang, don't you know how Yuan Shu's 100,000 army came from?" Recruit rebels, there are everyone, if they go to rob the house, they will definitely be full of energy, but now even Cao Gong ......"

He noticed that he was speechless, paused, and explained in a low voice: "Now that I'm still advancing, it's already a certain effort to restrain it, to be honest, as long as this army is still advancing, it will have a diversion effect, it's better than a fast march, hundreds or thousands of deserters a day, right?" ”

He has said it all, what else can Liu Ye say? There was only a wry smile.

The city of Xiangyi is not far away, it is only less than fifty miles away from the border of the Liang State, this journey Liu Xunjun walked for three days, and on the evening of the first day of the second month, the army finally arrived at the city of Xiangyi.

Xiangyi City is not far from Chen Liucheng, there is Suishui between the two cities, and it is Chen Liucheng by slippery pavilion and Yongqiu to the west. At this point, it's basically in the range of engagement.

Liu Xun and his army did not have this kind of consciousness, they didn't think that there would be danger here, the battlefield was still far away! What's more, the weather is so bad, how can it be dangerous? Hurry into the city to warm up and eat.

During the march, the army could still maintain basic order, but when the city wall was seen from afar, the queue collapsed, and a group of people rushed to the city gate, only thinking of entering the city as soon as possible.