During the day, the army rushed north without stopping. After camping at night, the "drama" of "spring warmth in the brocade tent" was also staged in my sleeping tent in various ways. Sometimes it's 'Mandarin ducks playing in the water', sometimes it's 'Luan and Phoenix in harmony', sometimes it's 'Mighty dragon', sometimes it's 'Twin phoenixes dominating the dragon' and from time to time there's a 'scratching ears and cheeks' and 'spring heart budding' phoenix. The bastard keeps making noises and disturbing my infinitely beautiful spring dreams.
Because the overall military mobilization order was issued a little too early, and the two powerful armies in Bingzhou immediately raised their troops to move north after receiving the order, the Han and Hu armies were currently facing each other at Yehuyu in the Hetao area. The Han army appeared a situation of relative disadvantage. In order to rush to the battlefield as quickly as possible to support Lu Bu's troops who were the first troops to advance to the edge of the southern Xiongnu massacre area, I not only sent Ma Chao and Wen Chou to Yehu Valley urgently, but also urged Zhou Yu and others from Guanzhong and Hanzhong. Sun Ce quickly moved out of Longxi and Ma Teng in Xiliang sent his troops eastward. At the same time, he also led the cavalry brigade to rush north in a hurry.
Due to the emergency situation, I am a little worried that Lu Bu's troops will not be able to withstand the heavy pressure of the Hu people's cavalry in the early stage, and there is a high possibility of losing the first battle accidentally. In order to speed up the march, I have now led the cavalry brigade to defeat the troops commanded by Lu Meng. The three thousand Hengdao Army was far behind, and the cavalry brigade was already rolling towards the Hetao area like a 'whirlwind'
At this time, the Han and Hu armies, which were facing each other in Yehu Valley, had now begun a tense and bloody battle with real swords and guns! He quickly led his army across the Great Wall and advanced to Lu Bu's headquarters at Yehu Valley. According to the somewhat impatient Lu Bu's wishes, he wanted to start a battle with the Hu cavalry commanded by Yu Mang Zhengji, a small Chan of the Southern Huns who had arrived on the opposite side. Under the persuasion of the calm Chen Gong, Lu Bu temporarily suppressed his restless mentality. He sent a letter to urge me to lead the army to come for support, and at the same time, he held the army and faced the Hu cavalry from a distance.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. When more than 10,000 cavalry from Xianbei's Bald Tribe arrived to support the Southern Xiongnu on the order of King Kebineng of Xianbei, and formed an 'horn' with the Southern Xiongnu's Mang Zhengji's troops, facing Lu Bu's troops from a distance. , Lu Bu's mood became more and more impatient. He kept shouting at Chen Gong who was trying his best to 'persuade' him all day long: "Start the war, start the war! If we don't start the war, we will wait until Huchuquan leads the cavalry of his tribe to arrive. What a slap in the face to our army! There is a huge difference in strength, and we will be defeated before we fight!"
To be honest, Lu Bu¡¯s urgency is understandable! The intuitive estimate he mentioned is indeed the current possible development trend. You must know that since Lu Bu joined the army, he has been in the border army of Bingzhou, which was at odds with the southern Xiongnu. In addition, he has been stationed in Bingbei for many years. He has a very thorough understanding of the habits and characteristics of the Hu people, and the spies between them are infiltrated. There are also frequent visits. Therefore, according to Lu Bu's understanding of the rude and violent nature of the Hu people, the Hu people are likely to launch an attack immediately. Instead of striking first and passively responding to the enemy's attack, it is better to catch the enemy by surprise now. However, Chen Gong, who was always cautious in dealing with things, strongly disagreed. Chen Gong's opinion was: Since this is a unified military operation of the imperial army, Lu Bu's troops, as only one part of the army, must wait for the army to be completely united before proceeding. Start the war according to a unified deployment to avoid disrupting the overall strategic deployment of the army.
Lu Bu, who has been working alone in Bingbei in recent years, has to deal with the oppression from the interior and the harassment from foreigners at the same time. As he has passed his forties, his temperament has not changed much, but he can still listen to it a little bit. Advice from Chen Gong, who was loyal to him. Therefore, Lu Bu, who was anxious like an 'ant on a hot pot', temporarily suppressed his impetuous mentality and refrained from taking the initiative to attack the barbarians. However, spies reported one after another that "the Southern Xiongnu massacred various tribes, the Great Dan Yu Huchuquan came to reinforce Mang Zhengji with his troops," and Bingzhou reinforcements led by Le Jin and Shi Huan arrived. Lu Bu could no longer sit still! Make up your mind to go to war immediately.
Yue Jin, interpreted with the word "Courageous Lie", was one of the "Five Good Generals" of Cao Wei in the original history. I won't go into details. Let¡¯s explain the person ¡®Shi Huan¡¯ here! In fact, in original history, Shi Huan was the earliest general under Cao Cao with a foreign surname (his original surname was Cao or Xiahou). In the early days of Cao Cao's rise in the original history, Shi Huan's status was higher than that of the "Five Good Generals"; he was the chief general of Cao's army stationed in Baima and relied on Yuan Shao in Hebei. It was not as described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". His ability to be shot to death by Yuan Shang with just one arrow was low. It was only because Shi Huan died in the early battle in the Battle of Guandu that he failed to become a meritorious general on the final list of "Cao Wei". And now that history has changed because of me, Shi Huan's past abilities are also showing up well! In the early stage, he helped Xia Houyuan capture Guanzhong, and a brigade made a surprise attack to capture Hedong County of Bingzhou, which was then ruled by Zhang Yang. Later, in the Hebei War, Shi Huan repeated his old tricks and launched a sneak attack into the hinterland of Bingzhou, assisting Cao Cao from the flanks and capturing most of Bingzhou. After that, Shi Huan, who had been stationed in Bingzhou, together with Li Tong and Le Jin,He became one of Cao Cao's three generals in Bingzhou.
Because of Cao Mengde's unexpected withdrawal from the big game of fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains, and because of my inexplicable and unexplained relationship with Cao Cao, who was called a "confidant" and quite "irreconcilable" in the past, I seemed to have obtained a "huge advantage." As if, the two major power groups fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains were almost merged into one, turning into a situation where they almost "dominated the world", and the general trend of the world suddenly became stable. This makes me proud and proud of myself, and I was always in cahoots with Cao Cao to get what I needed. Similarly, all the former ministers under Cao Cao who respected me greatly in terms of military strategy seemed to naturally and unknowingly belong to my "sect" and only obey my orders. After receiving the military order, Li Tong, Le Jin, and Shi Huaneng from Bingzhou led their troops and escorted supplies to the Hetao battlefield without hesitation. This is the best example of the merger of "Caomen" into "Taomen".
The reason why Lu Bu obeyed orders repeatedly and even "dedicated" his precious daughter Lu Yanli to Fan Yang without even knowing what he had in mind was because of Chen Gong's constant advice. Following the general trend, I somewhat restrained my unruly nature, followed my "baton" and went to the desert to start "making noise" in a foreign land!
Of course, a strong guest does not overpower the host. The troops of Yue Jin and Shi Huan who arrived at Hetao immediately joined forces with Lu Bu's troops. Yue Jin, who was resolute and steady, also immediately expressed his intention to obey Lu Bu's orders for the time being. Although they have no subordinates to each other, Lu Bu has already been a "County Marquis" (fiefdom of Wen County, Hanoi) in terms of title, which is one level higher than the "Ting Marquis" of Le Jin and Shi Huan. What's more, Lu Bu is still an "old-timer". In terms of qualifications, I might be far behind Lu Bu, let alone others!
Lu Bu, who was determined to start a war, had already invited Le Jin and Shi Huan to his Chinese army tent. At the same time, Lu Bu's original subordinates Chen Gong, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian, etc. were standing in the main tent of the Chinese army (Gao Shun, Cao Xing, and Hao Meng are now stationed at Yanmen Pass).
After Le Jin and Shi Huan entered Lu Bu's central army tent, Lu Bu first spoke: "According to the general order of the King of Guanzhong, we, as the front army of the northern expedition to the desert, have been with the 'Tu Gezi' (the Tu Gezi of the southern Xiongnu). After a long period of confrontation, the reinforcements of the "Tugezi" are also increasing, and our army has reached a situation where it has no choice but to fight; our generals are determined to start a war immediately. Two generals, Le and Shi, believe that this battle is the time How to fight?" Hegemony can also consult Le Jin and Shi Huan who are in the 'guest position' for their opinions. This also has to be said that Lu Bu is more mature. Otherwise, if it had been in the past, Lu Bu would have given out arrogant orders and ordered an attack! Other generals have to listen whether they listen or not. He, Lu Bu, doesn't have the patience to ask for your opinion!