The World of Yellow Sky

This time he led the Xiaoqi Battalion as the vanguard, leaving more than [-] people in the team, and scattered all the remaining [-] people.

Although there are only more than [-] cavalry scattered outside, at a glance, it seems that the mountains and plains are full of cavalry, full of oppression.

The ice and snow are melting. Although the snow on the official road still exists, it has melted a lot, and the pressure on the march has been reduced a lot.

"Speed ​​up the march. At dusk today, we must advance to the eastern suburbs of Pengcheng."

Looking into the distance, Lu Bu frowned involuntarily.

The world is vast, and snowflakes are slowly falling from the sky

Snow-covered shrubs are distributed on both sides of the wide avenue, and there is little life on the snow-covered field.

Yushu Qiongzhi is like a cage of white smoke, spreading all the way, connecting with the distant horizon.

Snowflakes are falling, and the sky is wide and white, connecting into an endless piece.

Lu Bu held his head high and looked forward, what greeted him was snowflakes flying all over the sky,

Lu Bu let the snowflakes falling from the sky fall on his face. The snowflakes fell on his face and disappeared soon. The cold touch made Lu Bu feel quite strange.

The sky is dark, the sun is not visible, and the clouds are thick, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

Lu Bu looked at the dark sky in front of him in a daze, everything seemed like a dream, and they had come here unknowingly.

"Pengcheng...Pengcheng..."

Lu Bu led the horse forward slowly, and led the guards behind him to step down the mound slowly.

Cheng Lian pondered for a while, gently held the horse's belly, stepped forward a little, and asked in a low voice.

"I heard that the little emperor of the Han Dynasty personally led an army to enter Pengcheng this time. The morale of the Han army has been greatly boosted, and an army of 20 has been gathered in Pengcheng. How true is this?"

This time they marched into Pengcheng, although Xiaoqiying was the vanguard, Cheng Lian and Wei Yue didn't know much about the situation in Pengcheng, they only knew a few words of news.

It is said that Pengcheng has gathered more than 20 soldiers at this time. The composition of these soldiers is complex, including Jingzhou soldiers, Yanzhou soldiers, Xuzhou soldiers, Yuzhou soldiers and the forbidden army from Chendu.

Anyway, this time the Han Dynasty has already taken out all their family assets. According to the talisman propaganda in the army, this battle in Pengcheng will be a battle that will determine the ownership of the world.

Once defeated, the Han court will fall into the abyss, and there will be no chance of turning over. It depends on the spread of the world, and at most there is only a little resistance.

Wei Yue also wanted to know the answer to Cheng Lian's question.

Lu Bu had just participated in a military meeting not long ago, and the information he got was more accurate than the two of them.

Lu Bu looked at the expectant eyes of Cheng Lian and Wei Yue, and smiled.

"Anyway, it's not a secret. Duke Ming didn't strictly prohibit rumors, so it doesn't matter if you listen to it."

"According to intelligence, the Han army gathered in Pengcheng has indeed exceeded 20, and this number is still increasing."

Cheng Lian looked strange and clicked his tongue.

"Where did the Han court have such an army? There were almost 10 people in the Northern Expedition, and we also broke through more than 20 in Qingxu. Now there are more than [-]."

Wei Yue also nodded, his arithmetic is not very good, but the problem of addition and subtraction is not big, so he couldn't help asking

"Can the Han court support such an army?"

Calculating the achievements of the Han army before, the Han court’s army has definitely exceeded one million. Such a huge army consumes an astronomical figure every year. Anyway, he can’t figure it out. Where did the Han court come from? so much money.

"Why can't you afford it?"

Compared with Cheng Lian and Wei Yue, two scumbags who often skipped classes, Lu Bu had a much clearer understanding of all aspects of the Han court.

"Now our Ming Dynasty has a territory of tens of thousands of miles and dozens of provinces, but the total number of active troops in all regions is only more than [-]."

"But if Duke Ming really wants to mobilize troops, even millions of troops can be mobilized."

"Army stationed in various places can also be counted as combat power."

"Although there are not many soldiers in the Han court, there are still some of them, and the most important thing is that there are countrymen in the Han court, and these countrymen are private soldiers recruited by those powerful families."

"Of the 20 troops gathered in Pengcheng, more than half are composed of brave men from the countryside."

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and he didn't pay much attention to these so-called bravery.

What kind of virtue is Xiangyong?

After all, the emperor of Han today is still too young, and has shallow views on many things.

The ministers of the Han court, although experienced, are too old-fashioned, and they don't know Ming court at all.

If Sun Jian had not died, Sun Jian would definitely strongly oppose Liu Xie's reform.

Soldiers are not many, but finer.

Sun Jian has always been preparing and training elite soldiers, focusing on quality rather than numbers. This is why the army under Sun Jian's command never exceeded [-].

The Han court when Sun Jian was still there was the real threat.

When Xu An learned about the reform of the Han court, the powerful families from all over the country were allowed to practice Xiangyong, but he relaxed because of this, and asserted that the Han court would be defeated, so he calmed down and mobilized his troops.

Those so-called village braves are good enough to suppress ordinary rebels, but when faced with professional soldiers, they can only run away with their heads in their hands.

Military battles are dangerous, and the situation of the war is ever-changing. Is it something that laymen can get involved in?

"Of the 20 enemy troops, less than half of them are truly capable."

"20 people are huddled on the front line of Pengcheng, and they dare not even defend Lu County. What is there to be afraid of?"

Lu Bu didn't take the Han army in Pengcheng seriously, and there was no way he could lose this battle.

The situation of the Han army in Pengcheng was as transparent to the Eagle Wolf Guards. The information sent to Xiapi, including how much food and grass there was in Pengcheng, and how many soldiers there were in each prefecture, was very clear.

The Eagle Wolf Guard's infiltration of the Han court has reached a terrifying level.

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Juyang Pavilion is located in the southeast of Lu County. It is close to Surabaya. In the past, it was an important traffic road, and merchants came and went frequently, which led to the prosperity of Ting Township.

But because of the war, there were no civilians in the pavilion.

The people in the pavilion had already been moved to the west of Pengcheng a step earlier, leaving only a dilapidated house here.

This place was completely burned down by the Han army. The once prosperous ferry town, now only remains of ruins.

The Yellow Angel used materials from the ruins to build a simple military stronghold, and also built a two-foot-high watchtower.

After Xu An got off his horse, he lightly stepped on the ground with his feet. The ice and snow were gradually melting. Now the snow layer on the ground was much shallower, and it had little effect on the march.

Xu An nodded slightly, and then boarded the newly built lookout pavilion, looking at the distant horizon, which has become his temporary camp.

There is a vast expanse of whiteness in the distance, and a lot of cavalry can be vaguely seen on the white field.

However, these cavalry belonged to the Ming army, and the Han army was still huddled in Pengcheng at this time.

Jia Xu stepped on the wooden ladder to the watchtower, Xu An asked without looking back, "The Han army is still huddled in Pengcheng and hasn't come out yet?"

Jia Xu walked up to him and replied directly without saluting.

"The Han army sent a group of soldiers to Juyang in the northeast, and set up a military camp. Judging by the scale, there are about ten thousand people."

"The Eagle Wolf Guard reported that the Han troops stationed in Pengcheng are all"

Chapter 882 Entering

Pengcheng is located in the south of the lower reaches of Surabaya, a tributary of Huai River, and is built along the water.

There are criss-cross streams and lakes and swamps in the jurisdiction.

Although the topography of Pengcheng is mainly composed of plains, which account for more than [-]% of the area, there are also many hills around it.

There are mountains on the north, south and south sides of Pengcheng as barriers. There are more than 80 hills of various sizes such as Jiuli Mountain, Yunlong Mountain, and Han Mountain in the surrounding area. Only the west side is relatively flat. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack militarily.

Among the more than 80 large and small hills, the most important one is undoubtedly Jiuli Mountain.

Most of the battles of attacking and defending Pengcheng in the past dynasties revolved around Jiuli Mountain.

Historically, Liu Bang united Han, Wei and other princes with 56 troops to conquer Chu in the east and occupy Pengcheng.

After Xiang Yu heard the news, he personally led [-] elite soldiers to fight back southward. It was in front of Jiuli Mountain that he defeated the Han army and took back Pengcheng in one fell swoop.

The beaten Liu Bang threw away his helmet and armor and fled, even his biological father was left on the way.

Juyang is the name of the place where the transfer battle in front of Jiuli Mountain is located. This place looks like a meandering horned dragon, with Jiuli Mountain as its back, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and has always been a battleground for military strategists.

It was the Yanzhou soldiers led by Ji Ling that Sun Jing sent to garrison here.

The Yanzhou soldiers under Ji Ling's command are rich in experience and not weak in combat power. At the same time, Sun Jing also sent some of the Yuzhou soldiers to garrison Jiuli Mountain as a response.

However, although there are mountains as barriers, Pengcheng's topography is actually dominated by plains, which account for more than [-]% of the area.

However, even the plains have ups and downs. It is not the endless grassland that ordinary people imagine. The terrain of the Pengcheng Plain gradually decreases from northwest to southeast.

The north of Pengcheng is considered to be a hilly area with high terrain, and the north-south traffic usually detours around the western edge of the hills.

Six miles southwest of Pengcheng, the mountains and plains are covered with camps of the Han army. This is the southwestern camp of the Han army.

Gathered here are the most elite trilogy of the Han army, mainly the Forbidden Army and the Jingzhou Army brought by Liu Xie.

The camp of the Southwest Han Army is not a huge camp, but a huge camp composed of a large number of scattered camps.

At a glance, the banners are like the sea, and the city is like clouds, rolling and undulating, endless.

The camps and villages are connected to each other, and they are not isolated from each other. The road winds and connects to Pengcheng and Jiuli Mountain.

High walls were built around the camps of the Han army everywhere, horses were erected, and obstacles were put down.

The camps of the Han army were one battalion after another, continuous and almost without gaps, like hedgehogs, making it difficult for wild beasts to bite.

Although the distribution of its camps seems to be chaotic, it is actually chaotic and orderly, and the design is extremely ingenious.

No matter where the enemy army attacks from, they will be attacked by soldiers from two or more camps at the same time.

On the top of the Han army camp, there were a lot of crossbow chariots standing on the top of the wall, and groups of Han army archers stood on it, all ready to fight.

Behind the barracks wall of the outermost Han army camp, there are huge throwing carts.

In the camp, there are many hills, winding and undulating, and the terrain is complicated. Even if you break into it, you will need to spend a lot of money and pay more to occupy the entire camp.

Wearing armored stomachs and carrying spears on their shoulders, the patrolling sergeants of the Han army walked neatly along the planned patrol route, maintaining the law and order of the camp and at the same time protecting the safety of the camp.

Ordinary soldiers were all moving around Benshi's military tent. Some were carefully polishing the weapons they held, some were checking whether the armor was strong, and some were checking whether the crossbows and bows and arrows were usable. The number of arrows missing.

Everyone was busy with their own affairs, but even so, there was no noise in the camp. The people who talked were talking in low voices, and there was no yelling or shouting.

With a dignified expression, Sun Jing led several personal guards and walked slowly towards the Qing Curtain Army tent directly in front.

The beacon tower east of Pengcheng was also lit, and he had also received news from Lu County.

Before the beginning of spring, the wind and snow only weakened slightly, and the Ming army had already left Xiapi and marched all the way towards Pengcheng.

Xu An personally led an army of [-] out of Xiapi, without any intention of hiding the flag.

The frontline scouts reported after finding out the flag.

Lu Bu, Xu Huang, He Man, Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang, Ma Teng, Qu Yi and other heavy-named generals all accompanied them, and Xu An left behind Gong Du to sit in Xuzhou.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Pang De, Ma Chao, Tai Shici, Zhao Yun and other famous generals of the Ming army also moved with the army, which can be described as the best.

The Ming army did not conceal this information at all, and even deliberately let the scouts of the Han army discover it.

Sun Jing understood the meaning of Xu An's move very well. Xu An just wanted to hit their morale, take the lead and gain an advantage over their momentum.

And Xu An's goal was indeed achieved. The Ming army was like a mountain pressing down on everyone's hearts, making it difficult for all the generals of the Han army to breathe.

Even if Sun Jing understood that the purpose of this battle was not to fight the Ming army, but to delay the Ming army and regain control of the Huai River with the navy.

But even so, facing the Ming army, Sun Jing still felt that the burden on her shoulders was extremely heavy.

Their opponent is the Ming army, the almost invincible Ming army...

The generals to face are Lu Bu, Xu Huang and other famous generals who have made great military exploits.

In addition, the pressure brought by Xu An personally leading the army is even greater than the previous two.

Xu An's method of using troops is not secret information, it is nothing more than using righteousness to win by surprise.

Originally, Xu An was only proficient in the yin and yang of soldiers, but later he adopted the strengths of a hundred schools of thought, and he was involved in the four schools of arms.

In the Battle of Fanyang, Huangfusong and Sun Jian died in battle, and Xu An became the No. 1 military strategist in the true sense.

And this title became more consolidated after the Battle of Qingxu.

When Xu An's name was heard, morale had already dropped a bit before the war started, and many people were not even optimistic about the future.