Chapter 107 Millions of troops

In the seventh year of Jian'an, in the spring of 202 A.D., General He Chen transferred the three armies to prepare to destroy the allied forces of Eastern Wu and Jingzhou Liu Biao. The 500,000 infantrymen marched south to the Yellow River, ready to take Xiangyang as the front position, take Liu Biao first, and then take Sun Jian. In addition, the front-line soldiers of Nanyang, Yanzhou and Xuzhou reached more than 800,000, known as a million people, and a vast number of people killed the Yangtze River.

Among them, Shengtian Yu is the governor of Youzhou, guarding Shanggu, Yuyang and Baideng to prevent Wuwan and Xianbei. Zhang Liao was transferred to the general of Zhengdong, the leader of the Marquis of Mayi, and the fake festival, and then he commanded 100,000 troops. He surrendered Lv Bu as the vanguard, Hao Zhao and Gao Lan as the deputy generals, and more than ten generals. From Xuzhou, he left Huai'an and captured the strategic stronghold Xuyi Town. Lv Bu led the people of the headquarters and rushed straight down all the way, breaking through Chen Wu and Pan Zhang, taking the lead in knocking the Jianghuai defense line, pressing the line of the eastern Wu strategic extension, forcing Sun Jian to let his subordinates retreat to Qu A and prevent the northern army from going south with the danger of the Yangtze River. Because Zhang Liao's army was not familiar with the water battle, he transferred Chen Ying as the leader of the waterway to train the water battle at night.

Seeing that the eastern front was at a deadlock, he then transferred Wei Yan as a general in the south, took 100,000 soldiers out of Hefei, and fought several battles with Jiang Qinchao County. Although Jiang Qin was brave in the three armies, there were many northerners. In addition, Wei Yanshen obtained the art of war. Soon, the second important water army at the mouth of the Yangtze River fell into the hands of He Chen's army.

Seeing that the troops of the Northern Army were brave and unstoppable, Sun Jian, at Zhou Yu's suggestion, retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, intending to take advantage of the long and dangerous waters to prevent the Northern Army from going south.

In this case, the third route is Xichuan Ma Teng, leading 100,000 Shu troops down the Yangtze River.

Liu Biao's general Zhang Yun commanded 50,000 troops, strangled Baidi City, and defended the Three Gorges Waterway. Ma Teng couldn't attack for a long time and retreated to Linjiang County.

In April, He Chen took Li Yan as the head of the center of the town, and was transferred back to Dong Zhao, Hua Xin and Wang Si as assistants. His confidants Lv Chang was the general of Hu Benzhonglang, leading Yulin and the forbidden army. The name of protection was to protect Liu Xie under house arrest. At the same time, he let Lou Gui be the governor of Chang'an, and led Zuo Feng Yi and right Fufeng to control the soldiers of the three Qin Dynasty to prevent changes in Kyoto. Then let Xin Pi be the order of Luoyang and transfer materials. Guo Jia and Shaofu Jia Xu were the left and right military divisions, and Tian Feng, Xun You, Xun Yu and Xun's three uncles and nephews were the military staff officers. Chen Lin once again served as the position of the master, and Ju Shu was appointed as the military commander-in-chief, and Zhong Yudu was the grain and grass of all walks of the way. Guo Huai and Wen Ji each led 30,000 cavalry to rescue the five ways.

Then He Chen divided the 500,000 troops into the front, back, left, right and middle five armies, and each of them led 100,000 troops. Then Huang Zhong was the main general, and Cao's surrendered generals Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun as deputy generals, which was the front of the vanguard. The right army is Zhang Yu as the main general, and Han Meng and Yu Qiu Yi are the deputies. In the left wing, Zhao Yundangren did not let the main general, the yellow scarf surrendered to Guan Hai, and the former Cao general Lejin as the left and right hand. The leader of the rear army will be Xu Huang, and the former Cao will be banned, plus the famous general Ma Yu of Jingzhong will complement each other. Later, He Chen personally sat in the middle army, and the governor was from all walks of life. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Zhu and Dian Wei were guarding with knives in front of the tent. Ma Chao was responsible for all matters of the Chinese army. Huang Xu and Zhang Ning accompanied each other. The second-order sword soldiers of the Qubu, the second-order halberd soldiers, the second-order heavy helmet cavalry, the first-order magic machine battalion, the first-order wooden hammer soldiers, etc. went to fight with the army.

After the assignment was completed, the people and horses of each department were fierce, and the iron riders rolled south.

I have to say that the strength of the Northern Army has reached a frightening point. Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao and Zhao Yun are all famous in the world. They are one of the two tiger generals. Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Tian Feng and Xun You have used countless battles to prove that they are resourceful and heroic. He Jun can be said to have as many fierce generals as the water droplets of the sea, stuffing the northern yellow sand. In addition, the soldiers of the Yan Dynasty, the courage of Qiang, and He Chen, a demonic figure, sat in the town in person. All walks of life were not as powerful as a rainbows, and the fighting spirit was high. Everyone took the lead. All the way was like a broken bamboo, they pushed to the south bank of the Yangtze River, looking at Sun Liu's allied forces across the river.

The whole Central Plains and the northern people are waiting, looking forward to this earth-shaking decisive battle. I hope that General He can calm down the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible, unify the Central Plains, move the army back to the dynasty, let the Han Dynasty enter the warehouse from now on, release the south mountain, recuperate, and enrich the country and the people.

Xiangyang City.

He Chen and the civil servants gathered together to discuss military affairs.

In this hall, there are a group of heroes and stars shining. He Chen surged with a strong sense of pride from the bottom of his heart. Hu's eyes swept over everyone's faces and said with a relaxed face, "I'm calling you here today. You must know the reason, right?"

Guo Jia is the chief military division. In the face of He Chen's question, Dang Ren refused to take the lead. He bowed his body gently and then smiled and said, "Ha ha, our army went out of Jingzhou and Tun Xiangyang. Under heavy pressure, Liu Biaogui shrank into the waterway of Nanjun County. Obviously, he bullied our army not to water warfare, and then with the help of Hanshui Tianxian, he fought to fight to the death."

"What the military division said is that most of our army are elite soldiers of the Yan Dynasty, Qiang Di and Xiongnu nomadic cavalry. They have lived in the north for many years and have never experienced any water battles at all. If we really want to launch a decisive battle in the Han River or the Yangtze River, our army has the best troops in the air, but it is still difficult to make full achievements. We have to be on guard against this matter. The voice is Tian Feng. This man is over 50 years old, but he is still energetic and energetic. In his previous life, he was cheated to death by Yuan Shao, and he could not show his famous figures in his chest. Now he has bloomed dazzling light under He Chen and has become one of the nine important ministers of the Han Dynasty.

"Yes, what the two gentlemen said is that Liu Biao's main force is stationed in Jiangling, and his intentions have been clearly revealed. On the one hand, he wants to use the Han River and the Yangtze River to block our army, and on the other hand, he also echoes with Sun Jian's army. I didn't expect that Sun Jian would be so decisive to gather 100,000 sailors and enter Peng Zekou. Another thing that can't be prevented is that in addition to sending Zhang Yun to guard the White Emperor City, Liu Biao also asked Liu Bei to lead the customs and Zhang, the two fierce generals, to lead 50,000 troops in the Red Cliff. This place is a little interesting. It can support Jiangxia in the east, Xiangyang in the north, and water to support Jiangling in the west. It is an extremely flexible strategic place. And this Liu Bei came by some means. This time, it was Ju Shu. Since he surrendered, he deeply felt that He Chen was heavily used. In addition, his surname was already straight, and he could not hide anything, and then he said.

"Liu Bei has to mention that it is not that his subordinates have been influenced by the lord, but that since the plain participated in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Uprising, this person has gone through ups and downs and downs, but he is still as tenacious as a mantis. He is immortal. When he catches the opportunity, he can rise again. The tenacity of this person's spiritual will has to be respected. If there is a territory for its long-term development, it will inevitably become a problem. When Guo Jia heard Ju Shu mention Liu Bei, he couldn't help saying seriously.

After listening to what his subordinates said, He Chen nodded and said, "Your words are reasonable. Now the situation is roughly like this. I don't know what good strategy you have to break the enemy?

As soon as He Chen said this, several counselors closed their mouths at the same time. It was not that they had no idea, but that they deeply felt that this matter was important. Before there was a perfect plan, they would not speak easily. In case of any problem, no one can bear the responsibility of defeat.

Seeing a silence in the lobby, Jia Xu, who had not made a sound, finally came out calmly and asked softly, "Master, I wonder if I can ask you something?"

Everyone looked at Jia Xu. I don't know why he suddenly came out like this.

He Chen nodded. More than a dozen people here were his confidants, and there was nothing he couldn't say. Therefore, he said very generously: "If you have any questions, just ask directly. I know everything and say everything.

"I don't know where General Gan Ning and Gan Xingba are?" Jia Xu was not polite, and then asked questions that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

As soon as Jia Xu said this, everyone suddenly realized that since He Chen started hundreds of thousands of troops, Gan Ning was worshipped as the governor of the navy and commanded 50,000 sailors in the north. It has been two or three months since Gao Tang went to sea, and there should be news now. You should know that there has been no war in Hebei in recent years. He Chen focuses on the development of the navy. It is said that the main battleship "Varyag" is dozens of meters high, but Hanwei's largest warship, and has secretly developed many new types of warships, obviously preparing to compete with the southern navy when going south.

He Chen said a few times, and then smiled, "So it's this. Gan Ning should have gone up from the mouth of the river and passed through Qu, right? It is estimated that the small troops he sent have penetrated deep into the hinterland of Eastern Wu and messed up everywhere.

Everyone smiled. Although this kind of small trick could not affect the overall situation, it made Sun Jian have a headache for a while. It's just that the Ganning navy has just arrived at Ruxuwu now, so it must not be expected in a short time, not to mention that it is very likely to be intercepted by Sun Jian's army along the river.

Jia Xu frowned and said, "Without the strength of Gan Dudu's elite navy, it is undoubtedly much more difficult for our army to defeat Sun Liu's allied forces in the river."

"I don't know what to do with Wen Ke?" He Chen said with great interest.

"I have three strategies, but without General Gan's participation, the fact will be much more troublesome."

"Talk." He Chen waved his hand and shouted.

In this case, Jia Xu said rudely: "The best policy is to send a large general out of Xiangyang, go down to Maicheng along the Xiangjiang River, then go to Yong'an on land, attack my sister from the rear, and then unite with the Ma Tengchuan army to defeat the White Emperor back and forth. Once the pass is successful, Zhang Yunjun will become a turtle in the urn, and the waterway will not escape. And Ma Tengjun can go down the river and drive straight to Jiangling.

"Zhong Ce: The water line of the Yangtze River is so wide that our army has three lines at the same time. Although Liu Biao and Sun Jian are allied, there are only 200,000 soldiers. How can they control such a vast defense line? Dozens of shares can be assigned to the Yangtze River Xunchang Ferry. Once there is a breakthrough, it can immediately become a forward position to protect the follow-up people from constantly transporting across the Yangtze River.

Next strategy: Jiangxia is the center of the whole middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The lord runs to the front line and commands the generals of the three armies to attack Xiakou. If necessary, he can use the skills of gods and ghosts to take down the port. No matter which strategy is used, it is essential for the army to press into Jiangling and put pressure on Liu Biao.

(to be continued)