Chapter 1222 - Vertical and Horizontal
With the full mobilization of the Shang army, the whole world was silent at once, all the hustle and bustle was gone, and everyone was staring wide-eyed, looking forward to this earth-shattering battle that would determine the future of China.
The first opponent was Yuan Shao, and tens of millions of troops rushed to Qingzhou, Youzhou and other places.
On the second day of Yuan Shao's official dispatch of troops, Liu Bei issued a discussion document, detailing the ten major sins of Shangji, and then swore to rebel.
At the same time, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Diao Chan and others responded one after another, and Lu Bu's army of eight million iron cavalry was eager to try.
There was no nonsense on the side of the Shang Ji army, and they directly sent the sailors all the way south.
The huge task force obscured the sky and the sun, especially the mountain-like Zhenhai, which caused great psychological pressure on the enemy.
However, since the princes dared to declare war, there was naturally a way to deal with the Shang army. The river network in the north was far less developed than in the south, and as long as a few large rivers were blocked, the large warships of the Shang army could not enter the interior.
The small warships were not enough to confront the enemy head-on in terms of attack and defense, and in order to deal with the sailors of the Shang army, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and other coastal princes began to prepare several years ago.
The continuous migration of coastal soldiers and civilians shrank the defense line to the inland areas, and at the same time built a large number of buildings similar to bunkers, relying on coastal cliffs, mountains and other traps, building firepower counterattack points similar to shore defense artillery, and even artificially creating swamps.
The methods are strange, and the effect is also very good.
At least with the cooperation of heavy troops, the Shang Ji Army and Naval Division could not pose a substantial threat to Jizhou, Xuzhou and other coastal areas.
But this is enough, you must know that in order to defend the safety of Bohai County, Yuan Shao stubbornly stationed an army of eight million in a small Bohai County, and also sent Gao Ran, a top general, to guard it.
Although the naval division did not achieve results for the time being, as long as it existed, it contained a large number of enemy forces.
Of course, this is only a part of the side battlefield, and it is Qingzhou and Youzhou that can really decide the outcome of the war.
The Qingzhou side was attacked by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shaojun's Qiyi, and for the sake of a Qingzhou, tens of millions of troops and dozens of S-level generals were dispatched, which was quite suspected of overkill.
However, neither Liu Bei nor Cao Cao dared to have the slightest contempt.
Who doesn't know Zhao Yun's famous name? Especially after he was promoted to the SS-level general, it made the alliance generals who attacked Qingzhou very worried. And even if there is no Zhao Yun, the dazzling list of high-ranking generals in the Shang Ji Army is enough for them to drink a pot.
The ranking of the Six Dragons and Eight Tigers has long been eliminated, and the current strongest of the Shang Army is Himihu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Tai Shici (excluding Shang Ji), these four are known as the Four Heavenly Kings of the Shang Army in the outside world, as for Wang Shu, there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings, isn't it common sense?
Ahem, cough cough, just kidding, in fact, Wang Shu's promotion to the SS level is still a secret, and the outside world does not know.
In addition to these SS-level generals, there are fourteen heaven-level generals who are widely rumored in the outside world, collectively known as the Fourteen Divine Generals.
However, this is only known to the outside world, and there are some who have become heaven-level generals, but because they rarely appear in front of the public, the outside world does not know about them, such as Yi Mina, who is a typical commander of the Shadow Cloth Secret Martial Arts.
Although the coalition army has gathered most of the top historical generals in Huaxia, it has no advantage in terms of high-end combat power. And the top SS-level combat power is even at an absolute disadvantage.
Although Lu Bu was confident that he could pick three at a time, and said that he could monopolize Shang Ji, Zhao Yun and Himihu, the princes didn't dare to really believe it. And Lu Bu is only one person if he can fight, if Zhao Yun and Himiko appear on different battlefields at the same time, what can Lu Bu do?
Therefore, although the Qingzhou side has a very strong coalition army and a large number of high-level historical generals, it is quite cautious to advance, and it can even be said that it is a little cringe.
However, the Youzhou battlefield entered a climax at the beginning.
The first to do it was Yuan Shao, who personally led the main force of Jizhou to storm Youzhou.
Not to be outdone, the Shang side immediately sent heavy troops to confront Yuan Shao's army, and tens of millions of troops on both sides confronted each other under the northern new city of Zhuo County.
Although Yuan Shao's offensive was fierce, it was not chaotic, and he was not greedy for merit, he fought steadily and slowly, and did not give the Shang army a chance at all.
However, Yuan Shao is a person after all, and no matter how well he plays personally, he can't restore the gap between the two sides in terms of combat effectiveness.
The size of Yuan Shao's army was more than several times that of the Shang army, but Yuan Shao's army was generally weak in combat effectiveness and its morale was not strong. And because the special title of Shang Ji [Invincible Benevolence] played a role, Yuan Shaojun generally fell into a state of low morale.
In addition to the fact that at the beginning, Yuan Shaojun took advantage of the gap when the main force of the Shang army did not arrive to take advantage of it, and later as the reinforcements of the Shang army arrived one after another, Yuan Shaojun obviously fell into decline, and the Shang army even showed signs of counterattack.
And the state, Pingcheng.
Pingcheng was originally a city not well-known in Yanmen County, but at this time it attracted the attention of most of the world. Without him, the main force of the Bingzhou Army at this time was frantically assembling towards Pingcheng.
And in Gaoliu, not far from Pingcheng, the Shang army is also constantly stationing, and the two sides are frantically hoarding troops along the border line between the two states, and the ordinary people around have long since fled, and there is a tense atmosphere before the war.
"Wen Hou, you and my lord have always had a close relationship, Ping Huang Turban, Zheng Xianbei, and Dong Zhuo, and have fought hand in hand many times, and the love of comrades is as deep as the sea, and my lord often says, 'Feng Xian is the confidant of the general', and today other people are deceived by Yuan Thief, why should Wen Hou be obsessed?"
The envoys of the Shang army were still making their last efforts, and the others persuaded Lu Bu to break away from the negotiating alliance.
"Besides, even if the Dong Alliance wins, what good will Wen Hou have? Which one is easy to get along with, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Diao Chan? Wen Hou must not do things that take chestnuts in the fire! My lord promised that as long as Wen Hou could get lost and return, draw a clear line with the coalition forces, and unify the world on behalf of the world, the positions of Tai Lieutenant and General would be selected by the general.
The lord said that he was looking forward to seeing the scene of Wen Hou commanding thousands of troops and horses, and joining hands with Wen Hou to expand the territory.
In addition, I heard that Wen Hou has a beautiful female name called Linglong, which is the same age as my young general, and the lord intends to marry the general as a good friend of Qin and Jin, as long as Wen Hou nods, the dowry will be sent immediately! ”
Lu Bu listened to the envoy's persuasion, and his expression suddenly hesitated. He himself has a soft ear and a relatively harmonious relationship with the merchants, so he did not support participating in the negotiation alliance at the beginning. Later, he couldn't withstand the persuasion of Chen Gong and his subordinates, and he was a little unwilling, so he joined the alliance.
Now that he listened to Shang Ji's conditions, Lu Bu began to hesitate again, it seemed that it was not bad to lean towards Shang Ji!
As everyone knows, without Shang Ji, Liu's and Shang Cheng's knowledge, these envoys have already set up seven or eight marriages for Shang Cheng, and they are all the kind that can make a dowry at any time.
Because the only request given by the Shang Ji to these envoys was to divide and disintegrate the alliance, and the conditions could be promised at any time, the envoys had the audacity to talk about Shang Cheng, the only heir of the Shang Ji army, and they were married at every turn.
That is, there are no women of the right age on Lu Bu's side, otherwise these envoys would not mind marrying another family for Shang Ji.