Vol 2 Chapter 2693: Yu Hualong invited Yuan Jiuling, and all forces supported him.

Chapter 2693 Yu Hualong invites Yuan Jiuling, and various forces assist Cao Wei

Chapter 2689: Yu Hualong invites Yuan Jiuling, and various forces assist Cao Wei

In the battle to cross the river and defeat Baima Crossing, Bai Qi fought extremely easily, and Le Yi was completely toyed with by Bai Qi.

At first, Bai deliberately hid 50,000 troops to mislead Le Yi, making him think that the Qin army would divide his troops to cross the river, and the target was not just Baima Crossing, thus forcing Le Yi to divide his troops and garrison Yanjin Crossing.

Le Yi was indeed fooled. Even though he knew there might be a scam, he did not dare to take the gamble and had to divide 30,000 troops to defend Yanjin.

 In fact, when the war progressed to this point, it was already destined that Le Yi would not be able to defend Baima Crossing, but Bai Qi also had a larger strategic goal, so he was not in a hurry to reveal his trump card.

Bai first ordered Hao Zhao to lead 5,000 infantry and cavalry, pretending to be an army of 50,000, and camped on the north bank of Yanjindu, pretending to cross the river and attack by force, thereby misleading the Wei army, while he himself launched a river-crossing operation against Baimadu.

In more than half a month, Bai Qi launched a total of five river-crossing operations. On average, he would launch an attack on Baimadu every three or four days. Each time, the two sides fought fiercely, but Le Yi also defended the water village every time. .

After Le Yi repelled the Qin army one after another, he was also confident in holding Baima Crossing. It can be seen that the Qin army did not launch an offensive on Yanjin Crossing for more than half a month. He immediately realized that something was wrong, so he sent a message to Yin Shou. It proved the reality of the Qin army.

Yin Shou was very concerned after learning about it. He actually swam across the Yellow River at night to investigate, and found out that the Qin army in the Qin camp on the north bank was just a suspicious force, and there were no fifty thousand troops at all.

After Yin Shou returned, he first notified Le Yi with a letter from Fei Ge, and then summoned troops and horses to prepare to cross the river and swallow up the Qin army. However, Le Yi stopped him before he could take action.

The reason why Le Yi stopped Yin Shou was because whether he captured the Qin army or not had no impact on the overall battle. On the contrary, if Yin Shou led his army across the river and had no time to return, he would probably be attacked by the Qin army. siege.

Le Yi's decision was correct. Although Hao Zhao didn't have many soldiers and horses, he deployed a large number of spies on the north bank of the Yellow River. Naturally, these spies couldn't find Yin Shou, but it was impossible that they couldn't find the Wei army.

Once Yin Shou crosses the river, Hao Zhao will immediately retreat north, attracting Yin Shou to the north, luring the enemy deep, and then encircling and annihilating Yin Shou's troops. Therefore, Le Yi's order to stop Yin Shou is equivalent to saving his life.

At this time, Le Yi had already discovered Bai Qi's intention. Yanjin was just a cover. The Qin army's main attack direction had always been Baima Crossing. He immediately prepared to abandon Yin Shou's army and come to Baima Crossing, but it was obviously too late.

It happened that Bai Qi also received the news that the Qin army on the southern front had broken through the three defense lines of Yingchuan and was about to march into Xuchang, so he closed the network and stopped pretending.

The 50,000-strong army hiding in the Dongfeng Night Valley of Liyang City marched directly to Baima Crossing, met with Bai Qi, and rushed to Baima Crossing before Yin Shou's reinforcements arrived. Under Bai Qi's personal command, they marched towards Baima Crossing. Launch an onslaught.

Le Yi personally commanded the battle. However, due to five river crossings, the layout of the Wei army's water stronghold had been figured out by Bai Qi. In addition, the simultaneous attack of 100,000 Qin troops was too fierce, and even Le Yi could not cope with it.

After half a day of fighting between Qin and Wei, Le Yi realized that Baima Crossing could no longer be defended, so he voluntarily abandoned Baima Crossing and led an army of 30,000 to retreat into Baima City to continue the defense, leaving behind 3,000 dead men to cut off the rear.

After more than half a month of entanglement with Le Yi, Bai Qi finally captured Baima Crossing. He could have crossed the Yellow River earlier and faster, but in order to wait for the cooperation from the southern line, he deliberately spent so long with Le Yi at Baima Crossing. .

Now that the Baima Crossing has been broken and the Qin army from Hebei has invaded the Central Plains, Bai Qi's plan to destroy Cao Wei in one battle can naturally proceed to the second step.

After receiving Le Yi's order, Yin Shou immediately abandoned Yanjin and prepared to support Baimadu. However, before he arrived, he received news on the way that Baimadu had been lost and Bai Qi led his army to invade the Central Plains.

Baimadu has been lost. There are more than 100,000 Qin troops crossing the river into Dongjun, but Yin Shou only has 30,000 troops. If he meets the Qin army in the plains, it will definitely end in death.

 So Yin Shou withdrew into Yan County overnight to guard Suanzao City in the rear.

At this time, Chenliu County and Suanzao City, which were once the meeting places for the thirty-six princes to challenge Dong, have now become the command posts for the Wei army in the middle to resist the invasion of the Qin army.

Since the Qin Dynasty left Hulao Pass in the east and attacked the three lines of defense deployed by Cao Wei to the west of Chenliu, Suanzao City replaced the administrative center of Chenliu City and became the general headquarters of Cao Wei's middle line against Qin.

The reason is also very simple. Suanzao City has strong defensive capabilities and blocks the only way for the Qin army to go east. Its geographical location is more important and superior, and it is more suitable as a command post than Chenliu City.

Sour jujube is now the headquarters of the mid -line Cao Wei, Wei Wang Cao Cao, and Cao Wei Chen's grain depot are here. Once the Qin Army is broken, the consequences of the Qin Army are unimaginable.

This is also the main reason why Le Yi still chose to divide his troops and let Yin Shou defend Yanjin even though he was not 100% sure whether Bai Qi's second landing point was Yanjin.

Compared to Baima Crossing, Yanjin Crossing is equally important, and Yanxian County is the last line of defense in the northern part of Suanzao.

What neither Le Yi nor Yin Shou expected was that after Bai Qi broke through Baima Crossing, he neither pursued the victory and stormed Baima City, nor went south to attack Yan County to threaten Cao Wei's central command post Suanzao. Instead, he sent his troops east to attack Dongjun and beyond. Dunqiu, Weiguo, Dong'a and other places in the east.

Wherever Bai Qi's army passed, no city could hold out for more than a day. Even half of the county magistrates and generals were afraid of Bai Qi's reputation and directly came down to Kaicheng to surrender.

There are fifteen counties in Dongjun. Bai Qi occupied most of the territory in the east of Dongjun without suffering too many casualties. He did not give up until he reached the foot of Puyang City and encountered extremely stubborn resistance.

 At this point, the Qin Army's northern and southern armies had both achieved complete victories, with only the middle army not yet gaining a clear advantage.

 Cao Wei has always believed that the leader of the Qin army in the middle is Ying Hao, and the offensive where Ying Hao is located must be the most violent, so he has always been extremely vigilant when facing the attack of the Qin army in the middle.

Under Cao Wei's strict defense, Zhang Liao's attack on Cao Wei's central defense line has been advancing steadily, but compared to the northern and southern fronts, its progress is not that fast.

The target of Zhang Liao's troops has always been Chenliu. Although it has now captured the four cities of Juanxian, Yuanyong, Putian and Peilin, the second line of defense of the Wei army on the western front, and has captured ten cities of Cao Wei in total, it still remains Even Chen Liu's border has not been touched, and Cao Cao is firmly blocking it in Henan.

Zhang Liao only needs to capture the two more cities of Suohou and Xinzheng to completely overthrow Cao Wei's second line of defense, and then overthrow the third line of defense consisting of Yangwu, Guandu, Kaifeng and other six cities. Then Cao Wei's central defense line He was completely torn apart by Zhang Liao.

 But with the news of Ying Hao's appearance on the southern front and the defeat on both the northern and southern fronts, Cao Cao must also change his strategy against Qin on the middle line. After all, Cao Cao thought that Ying Hao was on the center line, and where Ying Hao was must be the Qin army's main attack direction, so he fought so conservatively on the center line.

But Ying Hao gave Cao Cao a Li Dai Tao Jiang and asked Zhang Liao to pretend to be him and attack the central line, while he went to sneak attack on the southern line.

This also shows that the center line is not the main attack direction of the Qin army. Then Cao Cao will naturally change his combat strategy and cannot continue to be beaten passively.

At this time, bad news came one after another in Suanzao City, and Cao Cao was almost numb.

After the news of Cao Yin's death in battle came back, Cao Cao even cried bitterly. After all, Cao Yin was his uncle and treated him better than his biological father. Cao Cao would naturally feel sad if his relative died in battle for him.

 But when news came back that Cao De, Cao Shuang, Xia Houfeng and other clan members had died in battle, Cao Cao could hardly even cry, because if this continued, he would most likely be the next to die.

The two armies are at war and are each other's enemies. It is not surprising that they would kill each other, but when dealing with royal relatives like the Cao family and the Xiahou family,

  Regardless of the fact that Cao Cao and Ying Wen were sworn brothers, and Cao Wei married four concubines into the Qin Palace, the Ying family and the Xiahou family of the Cao family were relatives, and the people of the Cao family and the Xiahou family were naturally royal relatives.

 Cao Cao thought that Ying Hao, who had always been known as a merciful man, would take into account the past friendship and ask his generals to be merciful when facing Cao Wei's relatives, but he didn't expect that the Qin army would not only refuse to retain his men, but also kill them.

For example: Cao Yin, Cao De, and Cao Shuang were not very strong. With the bravery of the Qin generals, they could have been captured alive, but they were still killed. Only Cao Wenzhao was captured.

 Cao Cao thought that Ying Hao did it on purpose, trying to force him to surrender, and this only aggravated his dissatisfaction with Ying Hao. After all, he had a strong nature and was a person who would accept softness rather than hardness.

 But no matter how dissatisfied Cao Cao was, he could not reverse the decline of the two major defense lines in the north and south.

 When he learned that Ying Hao was in Yingchuan, Cao Cao had already begun to formulate a counterattack plan on the central line. However, news of the fall of Baimadu came, which suddenly shattered Cao Cao's confidence in holding the western front.

Both the north and south defense lines have been broken. Once Xuchang and Yan County cannot hold it, Lian Zao will be immediately surrounded by the Qin army. This also makes Cao Cao want to abandon Chenliu and concentrate his troops to retreat to Jiyin, Shanyang, Taishan and other counties in the east of Yanzhou. idea.

As soon as this idea came up, Cao Cao discussed it with his subordinates Wenwu. As a result, many clan generals agreed, but military advisor Fan Li objected.

“Lord, Chenliu must not give up. Seventy percent of our army’s money, food, and materials are concentrated in the three western counties, half of which are stored in Chenliu. These materials cannot be transported away in the short term.

If Chenliu is abandoned, the money, food and materials from the eastern counties alone will not be able to support the current army, and will only lead to self-destruction. "Fan Li said with a serious face.

"Yes, abandoning the three armies in the west and retreating to the east can lengthen the Qin army's front, but this is just drinking poison to quench thirst. It is better to fight the Qin army in Chenliu to the end. It will be better to win, and there will be no regrets in losing, my lord. Haven’t you made up your mind a long time ago?”

　　Xun You also held an opposing attitude.

Cao Cao was startled when he heard this. He had indeed decided before that it would be best to defeat the Qin army. If he could not win, he would follow the general trend and surrender to Qin for the sake of his family and relatives to protect his family's wealth. However, the tragic death of a group of blood relatives made him Changed my mind.

 Cao Cao's current hatred is greater than his reason. He will not give up until he fights to the last step.

Seeing that Cao Cao was silent, Fan Li said again: "Main attack, although the current situation is bad, it is not to the point of abandoning the west and defending the east.

Xuchang is the most fortified city in the Wei Kingdom. It has high walls and thick walls, and plenty of food and grass. General Cao Bin still has 40,000 defenders in his hands. The Qin army will not be able to attack it in the short term.

 In addition, the northern and southern fronts of our country Wei are in emergency. After the Song and Ming countries learn about it, I am afraid they will be even more anxious than us.

If Li’s prediction is correct, the reinforcements from the Song and Ming countries are already on their way. "

After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes regained some luster, but he still sighed dejectedly: "What's the use of an army alone? Although our Wei Dynasty is short of soldiers now, what we are even more short of is generals who can compete with Li Cunxiao and Lu Bu. , Zhao Yun and others fought against the fierce generals."

"Speaking of fierce generals, Li has two pieces of good news to tell his lord. General Yu Hualong has disappeared since the defeat of Jiaxian County. It was not that he became a deserter due to a blow, but that he went to find his son's master, Tianmo. Yuan Jiuling, the head of the sect, has gone.

Yuan Jiuling learned that all five of his disciples died at the hands of the Qin army, and decided to go down the mountain with General Yu Hualong to avenge his beloved disciple.

In addition, under the lobbying of Shen Gongbao, the national counselor of the Song Dynasty, Chongjiu (Nine-Headed Insect), the head of the Heart Demon Sect, and a group of masters of the Demon Sect decided to stand on the side of our great Wei and come out to help our great Wei fight against the Qin and Qin armies. "

As soon as Fan Li said this, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said in surprise: "Really?"

 “Absolutely true.”

 “This is great.”

Cao Cao couldn't help but be surprised. After all, Yuan Jiuling, the head of the Tianmo Sect, was a master at the level of a grand master. Even if he was not as good as Li Cunxiao, he was still better than Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and other Qin generals.

Zhongjiu, the head of the Heart Demon Sect, is also a half-step grandmaster level master, and is stronger than many grandmasters.

As for the other magic sect masters who dare to go against Da Qin, their realm is probably not lower than that of a master.

With the help of these strong men from the Demon Sect to help Cao Wei fight against the generals of the Qin army, the pressure on Cao Wei will indeed be much lighter, but it is obviously absolutely impossible to win by this.

"Report...to report to my lord, King Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty has sent Zhao She as the chief general, Lingjiu Tuntongzi, Gao Siji, Lu Xiong, Yang Zhen and other generals to lead an army of 30,000 to assist Xuchang."

"Report...to inform my lord, Ming King Zhu Di has sent Lan Yu as the chief general, leading Niu Mowang, Niu Ruyi, Niu Hong, Fu Youde and other generals to lead an army of 40,000 to assist Dongjun."