On August 15 of the second year of Kangqian, the troops of several large states in the north of the Northern Han Dynasty gathered in Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou, and the main forces of the three major armies of the Northern Army, the Guanzhong Army and the Hebei Army Corps met here, and the 800,000 main forces of the three legions and the 200,000 elite soldiers of the four elite troops were ready to fight in Yecheng.

As usual, when he went out on the expedition, Ao Lie made people put the martyr's monument on the platform, and the dense names on the martyr's monument inspired the unparalleled fighting spirit of 800,000 elite soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty. When doing the pre-war mobilization, Ao Lie simply said: "Soldiers, in order to leave the heroic souls on the monument of loyal martyrs, for the relatives and homes behind us, and for our highest honor as soldiers, go on the march!" Vow to defeat Cao Cao! A simple sentence, but full of momentum swallowing mountains and rivers. Echoing it, the 800,000 soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty shouted: "Go on the march!" Expedition!! Vow to defeat Cao Cao! Vow to defeat Cao Cao!! ”

Unlike when he usually went out on the expedition, in order to win the decisive battle this time, Ao Lie used almost all the elites under his command, the two generals of the Dragon and Tiger, the five tiger generals, the eight good generals, and the ten all-rounders all followed the army. Only Pang Tonghe, who was sitting in Jingzhou, was unwilling to be an enemy of Cao Cao, and Guo Jia, who took the initiative to stay in Yanjing, did not come, and the lineup could be described as unprecedentedly strong. The strong lineup also inspired the fighting spirit of the soldiers from the side, and the faces of every elite soldier of the Northern Han Dynasty were therefore accompanied by an unwavering desire for victory. What's more, for this decisive battle, Ao Lie used a lot of money to equip each soldier with weapons and equipment with absolute superiority, excellent armor and sharp weapons, which also made the confidence of the soldiers soar to the peak.

On August 16 of the second year of Kangqian, on the second day of Ao Lie's expedition, Pang Tong, who was guarding Jingzhou, also declared war on Cao Cao in Chaisang, on the border between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and the southern army composed of Jingzhou and Jiangdong poured out, with a total of 400,000 troops making a pre-war declaration, echoing the three major northern army corps led by Ao Lie. One south and one north firmly pressed Cao Cao in the Central Plains.

Although the lineup of the Southern Army is not as strong as the three major army corps in the north, the lineup led by famous generals such as Zhou Yu and Lu Meng is not to be underestimated. Supplemented by dozens of generals and strategists from Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jiangdong and other places, plus an army of 400,000 with high morale, it quickly set off a storm in the south, causing many officials of Wei counties to fall into panic. What's more, the military commander of the Southern Army is Pang Tong, the name of the phoenix, who in the world does not know? Phoenix chicks, Wolong. Now Wolong is assisting Ao Lie in the north, but the phoenix chick is supporting another wave in the south, which can really be described as a perfect combination and complements each other.

On August 17 of the second year of Kangqian, Xu Shu of the Southwest Army also responded. He gathered the main force of 300,000 troops of the Southwest Army, and the 100,000 barbarian troops in Nanzhong led by Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong, marched in the direction of the Central Plains, and finally settled down in Hanzhong. He formed an encirclement with Ao Lie and Pang Tong, blocking Cao Cao's way to withdraw from the Central Plains. The military layout of the three encirclements has thus taken shape.

However, the encirclement of the three queyi is not the layout that Ao Lie wants the most. He knew Cao Cao's ability very well, as long as he left a slight gap, he could escape from the battlefield and then flee overseas. In order to make a comeback. In order to completely trap Cao Cao and avoid further waves in the future, Ao Lie also ordered a blockade of the sea area east of Qingzhou.

August 21 of the second year of Kangqian. Xiao Ru, who was far away in Fusang, rushed back, he brought 100,000 sailors, and joined forces with the 200,000 Northern Han sailors who had been practicing day and night in Jiaozhou Bay, and under the command of Sun Ce, they came to the sea area east of Qingzhou and blockaded the offshore area. At the same time, Sun Quan, who was sitting in Jiangdong, also asked the veteran generals Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to lead 50,000 naval troops to join forces with Sun Ce, completely controlling all the outlets to the sea in the East China Sea, and cutting off Cao Cao's last possible escape route.

From August 15 to August 21 of the second year of Kangqian, in just six days, more than two million soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty completed the encirclement with lightning speed, and compressed Cao Cao in the Central Plains with great momentum, leaving him the slightest room for stretch, and perfectly outlined the strategic depth planned by Ao Lie. The incessant creation of chaos in the Central Plains region laid a solid foundation for the Fourth Route Army to gain time and create opportunities to complete the encirclement in one fell swoop.

In Ao Lie's strategic concept, he wanted to use the three major armies in the north as the main force and consume most of Cao Cao's troops on the frontal battlefield; supplemented by the Southern Army to further distract Cao Cao's attention; The Southwest Army and the naval army commanded by Sun Ce only played a diversion role, and at the same time did a good job of defending the east and west sides, disturbing Cao Cao's ears and eyes, and preventing him from using troops in the southwest or escaping to the East China Sea. When the time was ripe and the fighters appeared, the four-way army attacked at the same time, uprooting Cao Cao's forces in the Central Plains, and completely destroying the last secession force that hindered unification today.

At the same time, more than two million soldiers were mobilized, and Ao Lie's generosity shook the world, and for a while, the wind and clouds changed color!

Xuchang, in the palace of the king of Wei. Cao Cao couldn't sit still. In the face of the four-way invasion of two million elite soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty, no one can not change their faces, even if they are a generation of heroes Cao Cao, they can't either.

Cao Cao was naturally unwilling to be left alone, even though he knew that he did not have any advantage, he still made the decision to resist. Most of the newly recruited 800,000 troops have been trained into the army, and the replenishment of the backbone is also tending to be completed, which more or less gives Cao Cao some more confidence in his heart. As a result, one after another orders were conveyed from the Wei Palace, and the conscription orders flew like snowflakes to all parts of the Central Plains.

Under Cao Cao's edict, Zang Ba, who was guarding Qingzhou, raised 200,000 troops, and across the sea from the naval army led by Sun Ce, a general of the Northern Han Dynasty, waiting for an opportunity to regain control of the coastal seas; The Wei army camp guarding the border between the Central Plains and Jizhou was reinforced again, and 200,000 troops were sent into the camp and merged with the 100,000 troops of Cao Ren's old department to jointly build the first line of defense against Ao Lie; At the same time, Cao Cao personally led an army of 300,000, as well as the two reorganized elite troops of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Tiger Guard, with Xun You, Cheng Yu and other strategists, Yue Xi, Cao Xiu and other generals, set out to Cao Ren's camp, preparing to fight to the death with Ao Lie at the junction of the Central Plains and Jizhou.

In addition, except for Cao Pi, who was in Xuchang, the rest of the Cao family's children were assigned to all sides, and they built defensive lines in the west of Yanzhou and the south of Yuzhou to resist the approach of Xu Shu of the Southwest Army of the Northern Han Dynasty and Pang Tong of the Southern Army. Before leaving, Cao Cao made a clear order to these children of the families who were sent abroad, not asking them to kill the enemy and repel the Northern Han army, but only asking them to be able to defend the territory, do a good job of defense, and not let the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty invade the hinterland of the Central Plains. Cao Cao knew in his heart that the two million army of the Northern Han Dynasty seemed to be menacing, but in fact, the most threatening thing was the three major armies in the north under the personal command of Ao Lie, and the decisive battle would definitely be carried out on the battlefield between the north and the Central Plains.

The battle between spear and shield officially began. The strength of Ao Lie and the Northern Han Dynasty was like a sharp spear, stabbing towards Cao Wei's vital points from all directions; Cao Cao and his Wei state could only be forced to act as a shield, supporting the defense line on all sides, and protecting the hinterland of the Central Plains layer by layer.

The spear bearer swallows mountains and rivers with anger and moves forward, although tens of millions of people go to me; The shield bearer, the old man is heavy, not discouraged, let you run rampant, I will stand still. Ao Lie and Cao Cao, a pair of natural rivals, after several ups and downs, several clutches, finally went to the opposite, and the former alliance and cooperation, under the momentum of their own sabre-rattling, have long dissipated into nothingness.

Perhaps the ambitions of the two were the same at first, and they both worked hard to be able to revitalize the Han, but with the advancement of time and the baptism of the years, both of them have deviated from the path they originally wanted to take. In order to realize the ambition in his heart, Cao Cao finally embarked on the road of self-reliance and became a generation of heroes; And Ao Lie did not go on according to the original plan, under the influence of various factors, and finally intentionally or unintentionally embarked on the road of dominating the world, which was far from his original idea, but he never regretted it, since fate gave him this responsibility, then he will cherish this opportunity, complete the great cause of dominating the world, and leave future generations a long and peaceful and prosperous era.

Ao Lie and Cao Cao, and even every soldier behind them know in their hearts that this battle will be related to the general trend of the world, and the losing side may no longer have the opportunity to dominate the world, now, there is only one chance, and if you lose, you will lose forever, and no one wants to bear such a defeat, so both sides have taken out the most high momentum in their lives from Ao Lie and Cao Cao, and are making final preparations for the upcoming war.

Ten days later, Cao Cao led an army of 300,000 to Cao Ren's camp, and completed the return to the division with the other 300,000 troops who were already in place in the camp. 600,000 Wei soldiers set up dozens of military camps, stretching for 30 miles before and after.

At the same time, Ao Lie also led his troops to the battlefield, and stopped at Dunqiu, which was fifty miles away from Cao Cao's military camp, and one million elite soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty set up five large camps in five directions, southeast, northwest, and middle, and each large camp was refined into five parts, front and back, left and right, and twenty-five camps, large and small, and rose proudly.

The big war is on the verge of breaking out! (To be continued......)