In the blink of an eye, it has entered July, more than a month has passed since the death of Empress Dowager He, the weather is getting cooler and cooler, and the Han army from all walks of life, which has been recuperating for more than a month, began to fight hard, preparing to launch a general attack on Cao Wei and pacify Hebei in one fell swoop.
Between the Han and Wei dynasties, the Yellow River is the dividing line, and the five Han armies are distributed on the south bank of the Yellow River, and they are about to attack Cao Wei at the same time.
Thousands of miles of the Yellow River, turbulent and meandering, like a long dragon dividing the northern land into two, is distinct.
Except for the two counties of Hedong and Pingyang controlled by Xu Huang's army, most of the north of the Yellow River was still under the control of Tang Wei, and the entire south of the Yellow River was all Liu Wei's territory.
The Han Empire, which had been divided for two decades, completely unified the vast land south of the Yellow River and expanded its territory and made expeditions overseas.
"Gallop to the commanders of all legions, prepare to launch an attack on Cao Wei, and strive to destroy Cao Wei within half a year" Liu Wei personally issued a letter and issued an order for a general attack on Cao Wei.
Thousands of miles above the Yellow River are distributed the five major corps of the Han Empire, with a total strength of about one million.
Battleships shuttle on the water, masts and sails are lined up, and the momentum is huge.
From east to west, the easternmost Li Jing army commanded 250,000 horses, stationed troops in Luoyin County, and confronted Li Mu across the river on the north bank of the Yellow River.
After Li Jing received Liu Wei's message, he immediately showed it to the generals under his command: "Ladies and gentlemen, the mourning period of the Queen Mother has passed, Your Majesty has arrived in Linzi to sit in the town, and ordered us to wait for Keri to cross the river to attack Wei, and strive to level Cao Wei by the end of the year." ” As soon as Li Jing's voice fell, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Hua Mulan, Yujuluo, Gao Gao, Guan Sheng, Qin Liangyu, Chen Deng, Peng Yue, Wei Chigong and other generals on both sides of the division clasped their fists and sang: "We respectfully obey Your Majesty's holy decree, take the marshal as the head of the horse, cross the Yellow River as soon as possible, and pacify the Wei State."
Li Jing pulled out the arrow from the quiver and ordered Huang Zhong, Yu Juluo, and Wei Chigong to be the vanguard, and tomorrow lead 30,000 elites to cross the Yellow River in warships, capture the other bank, and cover the army to cross the river.
He also ordered Ma Chao, Qin Liangyu, and Gao Gao to lead 20,000 cavalry to the east for more than 100 miles into the territory of Tatecheng, where are the 500 boats arranged in advance by Xiao He, the assassin of Qingzhou, waiting on the shore.
And there was no Tang army on the other side of the river, Ma Chao crossed the Yellow River after arriving at the river, and then went north along the coast to take Yangxin, and then turned around and came back to attack the back of the Tang army after capturing the pass, and attacked Li Mu with the main army.
The remaining generals waited for Li Jing's camp to wait for orders, and after the vanguard troops gained a firm foothold on the other side, they crossed the Yellow River one after another, and then attacked Li Mu's camp with heavy troops, and attacked the cavalry led by Ma Chao before and after, striving to annihilate the 150,000 Tang army.
As long as Li Mu's 150,000 Tang army is destroyed, the gateway to Hebei will be wide open, and Li Jing's army can either go west to attack Yecheng, or go north to capture Nanpi, set foot on Youzhou, and go straight to Liaodong.
"Hehe, Zhuge Kongming, Xu Gongming, and Guan Yunchang are all staring at Yecheng, let's still break the idea of breaking Yecheng again, and go all the way north to attack Liaodong and destroy the Li Tang Dynasty is the best choice."
Li Jingwan smiled and set the tone for the next step.
For a while, the sound of horses' hooves rumbled, and the voices of the people were boiling, and all the generals acted according to their plans, and ordered troops and horses to carry out Li Jing's orders.
Just when Li Jing dispatched troops, Guan Yu, who was stationed in Dong'a, also convened the generals to discuss the strategy of crossing the river.
In the conference hall, Guan Yu sat in the middle, and the newly incorporated Wei Yan had a special seat because of his old qualifications and high position, while Long Ji, Guan Ping, Guan Ling, Zhou Cang, Guo Huai, Wei Wuji, and the new army Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and other two young generals were separated on both sides.
Considering Guan Yu's arrogant personality and sometimes easy to be stubborn, and on the opposite side were super commanders such as Cao Cao, Han Xin, Yang Su, and Li Mu, Liu Wei ordered Chen Gong to be transferred from Zhuge Liang to Dong'e, and asked him to give advice to the 150,000 army led by Guan Yu.
Guan Yu glanced at the generals, stroked his three-foot long hair, and said loudly: "Generals, if it weren't for the death of the Queen Mother, you need to mourn for a month, maybe at this moment our army has broken through Yecheng and smashed the land of Yanzhao."
There is Li Mu opposite Li Jing, Yang Su opposite Zhuge Liang, Cao Ren opposite Xu Huang and Xu Da, and what is there on the opposite side of us" All the generals laughed: "I heard that there are 3,000 county soldiers stationed in Yangping County opposite, and the one guarding the city is the partial general Xiahou Ting. ” Guan Yu followed and stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha That's right, I crossed the river with an army of 150,000 troops, and faced Yangping in the land of projectiles, like Mount Tai pressing on the top, unstoppable."
My million army is divided into five routes, marching together, Cao Wei is tired of coping, Yecheng is empty, this is a good opportunity for me to make meritorious contributions, if we can't seize it, he will never have such an opportunity again."
"We will obey the orders of the prince and the marquis" all the generals hugged their wrists and led the promises, and they were all high-spirited.
Guan Yu glanced at Long Ji and Guan Ling with a gaze that looked at the world, and said in a loud voice: "This general ordered the two of you to be the vanguard, lead 20,000 people to cross the river with a mark of the day, and knock Yangping directly. ” With Guan Yu's order, this army of soldiers and horses also took action, people shouted and neighed, swords and guns covered the sun, left Dong'e and approached the bank of the Yellow River, preparing to cross the Yellow River and attack Yecheng three hundred miles away.
Two hundred miles west from Dong'e, Zhuge Liang's army, which had been stationed here for more than four months, also held a military meeting after receiving Liu Wei's letter, sharpened its swords, and prepared to cross the river to launch a fierce attack on Yang Su on the other bank.
Zhuge Liangsheng, who was dressed in a Confucian costume and cranked a feather fan, was eight feet tall, his demeanor was calm, revealing the demeanor of a general, and he swept the generals under his command with a confident and elegant gaze, and said loudly: "Since the battle of Xuchang, the generals have cultivated for nearly four months, and it is time to do a big job and destroy Cao Wei."
There is a side seat on the left side of the handsome case, which is naturally prepared for the deputy marshal Xue Rengui, and after listening to Zhuge Liang's words, he immediately echoed: "Kong Ming said very well, Cao Cao fled back to Hebei in the spring, and this time he must not let go of this traitorous thief, and vowed to cut off his head" There is also another side seat opposite Xue Rengui, which is prepared for Han Shizhong, the commander of the water division under Zhuge Liang, since Xue Rengui spoke, Han Shizhong was silent, only his head was praised.
The generals under the handsome case were divided on both sides, led by Jiang Wei, and to the west stood Ma Dai, Zhu Huan, Nan Jiyun, Zhang Xun, Liang Hongyu, Zhang Wei, Wen Qin and others, as well as Deng Ai, Sun Li and others who were separated from Wei Yan, and sang with their fists: "We will obey the orders of General Zhuge to cross the Yellow River, step on Cao Wei, and unify the mountains and rivers." t1706231537: