Three Kingdoms Strong Army System

The flowers bloom at both ends, each on one side.

When Ma Teng fought Yuan Shang in Hanoi, Zhang Liao, Yan Xing and others led an army of [-] to Taiyuan County in Bingzhou.

After Yuan Shao's vanguard general Yan Liang broke through Yanmen Pass, he drove straight in and conquered the entire Yanmen County, but was blocked in the northern part of Taiyuan County.

The two sides fought fiercely in Taiyuan County.

But Liu Zhang personally led an army of [-], left Tongguan in the east, and went straight to Luoyang.

In the current situation, the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, Liangzhou, Yizhou, Bingzhou, and Sili are all under Liu Zhang's control. Chenliu County in Yanzhou was also conquered by him, and he alone occupied the four prefectures of the entire Han Dynasty.

The remaining princes were divided into Kyushu.

Gongsundu ruled Liaodong; Yuan Shao occupied most of Youzhou, Jizhou and most of Youzhou; Cao Cao occupied most of Yanzhou, a part of Qingzhou, half of Yuzhou, and a small part of Xuzhou; Tao Qian occupied Xuzhou; Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou; Yuan Shu occupied most of Yangzhou Department; several counties in Jiaozhou contend for hegemony.

After Liu Zhang consolidated his army in Luoyang, he called everyone to discuss how to march!
Fazheng said: "Go to the army to attack the plan. Since Yuan Shao can unite with Cao Cao to attack me, I can also unite with the princes to attack them!"

When Liu Zhang thought about it, he immediately understood.He immediately sent people to contact Gongsun Du to attack Youzhou and contain Yuan Shao, and he also sent people to contact Yuan Shu to attack Yuzhou and contain Cao Cao.

Liu Ye also advised, go north first and then south, resist Cao Cao and then attack the north.

Liu Zhang adopted the suggestion again and led his troops forward to confront Cao Cao on the Chenliu-Yingchuan line.

Yingchuan borders Henan Yin, and most of the aristocratic families in the territory have fallen to Cao Cao, so it is very difficult to capture.If you go east to attack the hinterland of Yanzhou, you will be attacked by Cao Cao on multiple fronts, so it is better to stabilize the front first.

Attack in Hebei, defend in the Central Plains, and wait for a fighter.

Cao Cao ordered Xia Houyuan to be the main general, leaving him [-] troops to stabilize the situation in Xuzhou, and brought [-] troops to attack.

Although Tao Qian is Xuzhou Mu, he is very weak and can attack Xuzhou at any time, but Liu Zhang is really too strong.

He failed to win the decisive battle last time, but this time the alliance with Yuan Shao is the best opportunity. We can't let Liu Zhang become bigger, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with.

Not to mention that Liu Zhang's messenger crossed Yuan Shao's territory and was still rushing to Liaodong, but it was said that the messenger appeared in Xiapi, Xuzhou, asking Tao Qian for help.

At this time, Tao Qian knew that there were only 2 Cao troops outside the city, and he did not find that the Cao army outside the city had decreased for ten days.

Xuzhou is a large state in the Central Plains. Although there are only five counties, the people are rich. Only three of the five counties in Xuzhou are completely controlled by Tao Qian.

One was occupied by the Taishan thief Zang Ba, half was captured by Cao Cao, and half was in the hands of Yuan Shu.

He has [-] soldiers under his command, but he only obeys his orders in name, and only [-] soldiers are really under his control. It is these [-] Danyang soldiers that allow him to sit firmly in Xuzhou Mu.

But it was these [-] soldiers and horses that were defeated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao's main force retreated for ten days, and he dared not move.

Knowing the reality of Cao Cao outside the city, and the news that Liu Zhang was going to form an alliance with him, Tao Qian immediately ordered Mi Zhu not to drive away, and engaged Chen Deng, General Cao Bao and others to discuss.

Mi Zhu suggested: "Qin seized the world, made friends far away and attacked close. Today, Duke Ming is close to Cao Cao and far away from Liu Zhang. It is better to form an alliance with Liu Zhang. Whether Duke Ming attacks Cao Cao or protects himself, it will be beneficial!"

Tao Qian thought for a moment, then nodded, "Mr. is right!"

"What's Yuanlong's opinion?" Tao Qian looked at Chen Deng again.

As the two major families in Xuzhou, the Chen family and the Cao family, Tao Qian also relied heavily on them.

Chen Deng replied: "Cao Cao started in the Central Plains, and his soldiers fought for a long time, and his soldiers were good and large. On the other hand, we in Xuzhou have few soldiers and few generals. We need to be careful. It is better to send someone to spy on the reality of Cao's army outside the city, and then make plans."

Without waiting for Tao Qian to ask questions, General Cao Bao said: "Yuanlong's words are not bad, Xuzhou soldiers are not as good as Cao Cao, you can form an alliance with Liu Zhang first, and after the investigation is clear, we can discuss how to deal with it!"

When Tao Qian heard it, he understood.Cao Bao and Chen Deng are two great aristocratic families in Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu is a rich man in Xuzhou. They both agreed to form an alliance with Liu Zhang. As for Liu Zhang's advice to Tao Qian to attack Cao's army, he should be more cautious.

Tao Qian ordered Cao Bao to send more people out of the city to find out the real situation of Cao's army outside the city.

The scouts scattered from Xiapi City to investigate in all directions. Although they were also robbed and killed by Cao Jun's scouts, they were clearly detected.

There are more than 1 Cao troops outside Xiapi City, and there are Cao troops in Liu County, Wu County, and Lu County of Pengcheng State.

Although Pengcheng State is small in size, it has a large population. The people of Xuzhou feel Tao Qian's benevolence and do not surrender Cao easily. Wuyuan County in the east is still under Tao Qian's control.

Outside the city of Xiapi, Cao Jun's camp is currently in charge of Xia Houyuan. After Cao Cao withdrew the main force, Tao Qian inevitably saw the falsehood and spread the banners in the camp.

Cao Cao's order to him was to defend the currently captured county and wait for an opportunity depending on the situation.

As the highest-ranking general in Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao still gave him a lot of power. Because of this, after Xia Houyuan took over the Xuzhou camp, he first adjusted the deployment of troops, and then actively discussed with his generals.

He didn't want to just defend the existing cities, but also wanted to capture a few cities to prove his ability.

However, Tao Qian lived in the city and guarded it, and did not dare to go out to fight. There was a moat and walls outside Xiapi City, and there were [-] elite soldiers inside, so it was extremely difficult to capture.

However, Wuyuan County is different. It is in Pengcheng Kingdom. Although there is a moat outside the city, it is far less strong than Xiapi City. Xiahouyuan thinks that he should be able to capture it.

General Xia Houyuan made some suggestions. Some people think that we should stick to the camp and stabilize the current victory. Some people think that we should bypass Xiapi City and attack the rest of the counties north or south.

If there are not many soldiers and horses in Xiapi City, it is no problem to bypass Xiapi City and attack other counties. However, there are [-] soldiers and horses in Xiapi City, so bypassing Xiapi City will not work at all, but attack Wuyuan County later. It is feasible.

As long as you hold the front line and drag Xuzhou's soldiers and horses, you can take Wuyuan County.

After making a decision, Xia Houyuan dispatched 3000 people to Li Gan and ordered him to attack Wuyuan County.

However, Tao Qian had already sent a large number of scouts to keep an eye on Cao Jun's camp. Not long after Li Gan led his troops out of the camp, he was discovered by Xuzhou scouts and sent the news back to Xiapi City.

Tao Qian gathered the crowd and told everyone the news that the scouts had discovered.

Cao Bao suggested sending troops to rescue Wuyuan County. Chen Deng suggested sending troops out of the city, pretending to storm Cao Jun's camp, and forcing them to return for help.

Tao Qian adopted Chen Deng's suggestion and ordered Cao Bao to lead [-] troops out of the city to test Xiahouyuan's camp.