Chapter 279: Yuan Shao Sticks to the Throne and Seeks to Capture Wentai
Why did Dong Zhuo aim at Han Fu first, but because in his opinion, Han Fu's Youzhou Thorn History Department was not strong, and it should be the easiest to be defeated.
As a native of Yingchuan County, he suddenly crossed to the northernmost border of the Han Dynasty to serve as an inspector, and the time was still so short, the cohesion of the army he organized was inevitably not strong, and it was crushed with a single blow.
In addition to the fact that the combat power of the Youzhou Thorn History Department is not strong, Dong Zhuo also feels that Han Fu is quite hateful.
When Dong Zhuo was recruiting the party as an official, the person surnamed Han responded to Dong Zhuo's expedition the fastest and showed the most resolute loyalty, but when he arrived at the local office, he turned his head and turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, which really made Dong Zhuo crazy.
didn't clean up Han Fu first, Dong Zhuo really couldn't swallow this breath in his heart.
However, for those other people, Dong Zhuo also did not intend to let go.
The target of the second level is Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, and Bao Xin.
Dong Zhuo sent his subordinate Hu Zhen, who was in charge of the Xiliang cavalry, to lead the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to attack Han Fu, which was the greatest preferential treatment given to Han Fu.
And Lu Bu, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, and Yang Ding went to attack the other four respectively.
Although these people are all deep ditches and high bases, the sour jujube is located in Henan after all.
The biggest landform feature in Henan is that most of them are plains, and there are few mountains and forests.
Fighting in the plains is the most advantageous for the cavalry.
And in Dong Zhuo's hands, the most important thing is cavalry.
And his cavalry is the best in the world!
On the third day of the eighth month of the third year of Chuping, Xiliang Tieqi, under the command of Hu Zhen, attacked Han Fu's camp in the northwest of Suojube.
Less than two days later, Lu Bu, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, and Yang Ding also reversed their previous combat style and attacked Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao and others respectively.
Originally, when Hu Zhen was in charge of the Xiliang Army, most of the Xiliang Army was on the defensive, fighting for two months in a row, and most of the coalition forces were constantly harassing the side of the Xiliang Army.
Rao was Cao Cao's defeat in Xingyang, and it was also because of his rashness, not because of the Xiliang soldiers who took the initiative to attack.
Therefore, in the concept of the Kwantung herdsmen, the Western Liang Army should not attack easily, so in terms of defense, they all have some slackness.
The problem is that Dong Zhuo's methods of using troops are very different from Hu Zhen's, and his decades of experience in conquest have made him proficient in various tactics, especially this kind of plain-style field warfare, which can compete with the Xiliang cavalry and the Bingzhou cavalry in the Han Dynasty.
He was keenly aware of his opponent's shortcomings, and immediately fought back as fast as he could!
This battle is the second big victory of the Xiliang army after the battle of Xingyang, Zhang Miao and Liu Dai's army because of the direct attack by Lu Bu and Zhang Ji, suffered heavy losses, Zhang and Liu's soldiers lost most of them, the two were panicked like lost dogs, and they didn't even return to the sour dates, and went directly to Chenliu.
Qiao Mao relied on Suojube County, barely supporting it, but did not let Guo Yan fight until the group was wiped out, but he was also seriously injured and completely lost the power to fight back, so he could only huddle in the sour jujube and wait for rescue.
Bao Xin belonged to Yuan Shao's lineage, had a certain military talent, and although he was in a state of defeat in the battle with Yang Ding, he was defeated again and again, but he retained the vitality of his army to the greatest extent.
However, compared to Bao Xin, Han Fujun's performance is really surprising.
He relied on the camp, used the bow and crossbow array, and held the camp to the death, not letting Hu Zhen succeed, but causing the Liangzhou cavalry led by Hu Zhen to suffer some damage.
Despite this, the overall situation in the Central Plains Theater has completely changed, and the scales have begun to press on Dong Zhuo's side.
As a result of several coalition forces, Qiao Mao greeted Bao Xin and barely held the sour date, but he was unable to attack again, Liu Dai and Zhang Miao's army was completely lost, and was directly beaten back to Chen Liu to reorganize the army, Han Fu held out for a while with the bow and crossbow array organized by his subordinates, but there was no strength to fight again, in order to preserve the living force, he went south to make peace with Yuan Shao.
Zhang Chao, Zang Hong and others simply didn't fight, and withdrew directly.
Dong Zhuo spent less than 15 days to basically settle the battle situation in the Central Plains, and then went to Yangren County in the south to supervise the formation.
On the Yangren County side, the opponent's main combat strength is the army of Jing and Yu.
Among them, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Nanyang Taishou Zhang Zhi, and Runan Taishou Wang Fen are also party celebrities sent to the local area by Dong Zhuo.
But after they arrived, Kong Ling and Wang Fen rebelled together and defected to the Yuan family.
Zhang Shi actually didn't want to betray the imperial court, but the problem was that Dong Zhuo arranged this place for him to be special...... Nanyang Taishou!
To put it mildly, Dong Zhuo is equivalent to directly arranging Zhang Shi to Yuan Shao's base camp.
Although in Zhang Zhi's opinion, Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are like wolves and tigers, but in comparison, it is the tiger Yuan Shao who is closer to him and can control his life.
The hungry wolf Dong Zhuo is still far away.
Therefore, Zhang Shi still decided to support Yuan Shao.
In this way, it is equivalent to the local governors of Jing and Yu land, who have basically been integrated by Yuan Shao to fight against Dong Zhuo.
Hua Xiong, the pioneer general sent by Dong Zhuo to Jingyu, is a very brave and very brave person, he has followed Dong Zhuo for many years, is good at charging into battle, and when he quelled the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou, he has a lot of good records and has a lot of experience.
And Huang Zu, the pioneer of Yuan Shao, is the opposite of Hua Xiong.
This person's aggressive ability is not as good as Huaxiong's, but when it comes to the defense ability of sticking to the homeland, it is really not comparable to ordinary people.
Huang Zu adopted the same defensive means as Zhu Jun, stationed the soldiers and horses in Yangren, and mobilized a large number of local people to repair the city wall, build a strong camp, and arrange a solid defensive position in Yangren County.
After Yuan Shao learned about this, he was speechless.
Huang Gong! We're on the attacking side, okay!?
What are you doing with so many defensive assignments in Yangren City? Are you too daring?
But it turns out that Huang Zu's style of play is right.
As soon as the army led by Hua Xiong arrived, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the Yang people.
As a martial artist in Liangzhou, Hua Xiong's combat method is one word - dry!
When it comes to the combat quality of being a general, Hua Xiong is far above Huang Zu, and when it comes to the combat power of the soldiers, the Xiliang soldiers are also above the Jing and Yu armies.
After several confrontations, Huang Zu almost showed the upper hand in the battle against Huaxiong, and it can even be said that he was defeated repeatedly, but no matter how he was defeated by the other party...... Huang Zu was able to do one thing, that is, not to give up an inch of land.
Although Hua Xiong won consecutive battles, they were all small victories, and in the big situation, no matter how he fought, he couldn't penetrate Huang Zu's tortoiseshell defense.
As a fierce general from the Liangzhou department, Hua Xiong used only one means to force Huang Zu out of the city, and that was to make the Western Liang army scold!
He really couldn't think of any other way.
And this method of scolding is not a problem for Huang Zu at all.
Scold you, I won't compensate you to death!
Therefore, the two armies are currently deadlocked here.
At the same time, Han Fu, the assassin of Youzhou, took his troops and horses into the Luyang realm to make peace with Huang Zu.
Han Fu temporarily placed his elite soldiers and horses in Luyang, and he himself went to Wancheng to meet Yuan Shao.
After meeting Yuan Shao, Han Fusheng tearfully described the war in the sour date to Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao's defeat in the previous time and the loss of troops have made Yuan Shao quite depressed.
In order to let Cao Cao regroup, Yuan Shao personally came forward and asked for a lot of resources in Jingzhou, Runan, and Yingchuan to support Cao Cao to go to Danyang County in Yangzhou to recruit troops for the second time.
Unexpectedly, just after sending Cao Cao away, Han Fu arrived, and at the same time brought such a big defeat to Yuan Shao.
When Yuan heard that Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, Bao Xin and others had been cleaned up by the Xiliang Army, he was a little dizzy with anger.
Although he knew in advance that Dong Zhuojun's combat power was strong and his strength was not bad, he never expected that the defeat of the princes would be so fast.
However, fortunately, Huang Zu guarded Lu Yang as solid as a stone, and did not let Hua Xiong directly enter the hinterland of Nanyang, otherwise, Yuan Shao really didn't know what to do.
And it was at this juncture that Xun Yue and Xun Yu, who represented the Yingchuan Xun clan, came to Wancheng and defected to Yuan Shao.
These two people are both representative figures in the Xun family, and they are extremely scheming.
Previously, Xun Yu went north to Jizhou to return to Liu Jian according to the assignment of the family, and now these two people have also come to Yuan Shao to serve for the interests of the Xun family in Yingchuan.
The Xun family is still very famous in the land of Ruying, and has been with the Yuan family for many years.
At the same time, Yuan Shao made a statement to the two of them about the unfavorable situation of the current alliance of princes against the Xiliang army.
The children of the Xun family have received higher education in the family since childhood, and their learning is quite miscellaneous.
Especially Xun Yu, who is Xun Yu's brother, is also a handsome figure among his peers.
He could see the problem at a glance.
"Envoy, the Xiliang army divided its troops into three ways at first, and fought with the princes, and the sour jujube all the way, it was a stalemate, but suddenly it was a stalemate, but suddenly it was a series of defeats, on the other hand, Mengjin all the way, so far the two armies are facing each other, and there is no movement, which is really unreasonable."
Yuan Shao listened to Xun Yao's analysis and said, "If you have any high opinions, but it doesn't hurt to say it?" ”
"Dong Zhuo is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, successively served in the Western Regions, and the land of the state, with a lot of experience, in the Western Liang Army, there is this vision and courage, and the person who can defeat the Central Plains in a short period of time is none other than Dong Zhuo!"
Xun Yue said on the side: "Isn't it the law of fiction and reality? ”
"That's right, Meng Jin's side, I'm afraid there may not be Dong Zhuo here."
Although Yuan Shao occasionally has some "indecisive strategy", but in general, he is still a smart master, most of the time, he is IQ online, and he is quite wise and wise.
After listening to Xun Yan's analysis, he felt that it was reasonable.
"In this way, it is very likely that the old thief Dong will drive troops to Luyang?"
Xun Yu said: "That's right, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo has arrived in Luyang now." ”
"Hua Xiong alone may not be able to take Huang Gong, but when Dong Zhuo comes, I am afraid that Huang Gong may not be able to hold on for a long time!"
Yuan Shao was silent for a while, and sighed: "Sure enough, reinforcements are still needed!" ”
After saying that, he saw Yuan Shao looking outside and instructed the guards: "Cai Mao, Lu Gong, and Wen Ping are here to see!" ”
The guard immediately took the order and left.
Not long after, three representatives of Jingzhou's local Haoyou came to Yuan Shao.
These three people are all wealthy families in Nanjun, and they are valued by Yuan Shao, and they also admire the identity of Yuan Shao as the fourth and third dukes.
Since Huang Zu, these members of the Nanjun family have also been pulled into the army by Yuan Shao.
Cai Mao and the others saluted, and then asked, "Envoy, why did you call us?" ”
Yuan Shao sighed and said: "Brother Huang is fighting against the Xiliang Army on the front line, although the war is unfavorable, he can still hold on, but I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will not come soon, and I am afraid that Brother Huang will be unable to support it alone, and I will bother you to lead your troops to help!" ”
When he said this, Yuan Shao looked at Wen Ping and said: "Although Zhongye is young, I have discussed military aircraft with my subordinates in the past, I know that Zhongye is a good guard, and I need to work a lot to help Zhongye guard this time!" ”
"Rest assured, Wen will do his best!"
"Without further ado, you still need to hurry up!"
"Whoa!"
After the three of them left, Yuan Shao fell into deep contemplation again.
It is clear that he is still not very comfortable with the situation on the front.
Xun Yue opened his mouth and said: "Envoy, in my opinion, if you want to break Dong, you need to accept one person before you can achieve great things!" ”
"Who?"
"Sun Jian has to send troops!"
When Yuan Shao heard this, he sighed.
"It's not a secret, Sun Jian's eyes are Changsha Taishou, people are in Jingnan, and I am the pastor of Jingbei, his people are not subordinate to me, and this person has an arrogant temperament, and he used to have a good relationship with my brother on the highway.
Xun Yue said: "Envoy, although Sun Jian is acquainted with the highway, it is just a shallow friendship with the Yellow Turban in the past. Sun Jian was born in a non-scholar family, and claimed to be after Sun Wu, but he just wanted to promote his own prestige, and his upward ambition could be seen by anyone. ”
"Besides, now Sun Jian is in Jingnan, far away from Yuan Shu, but he is close to the envoy, and the reason why he does not vote for the envoy is because he doesn't know the envoy."
"According to Yuan Gong's mind and strategy, as long as he is willing to do it, it may not be difficult to summon Sun Jian from Yuan Shu's hands!"