The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 242 Volume Comprehensive Defense
Wen Pin and Guan Yu also heard the result of the battle of Yiling at this time, and immediately led their troops to meet Liu Bei. When the two armies joined forces, the Yangtze River was covered with flags, and the momentum was so great that it made people tremble with fear at first sight.

"I've met the emperor's uncle."

Wen Pin saluted Liu Bei and explained the current war situation to him.

"Sun Ce is currently stationed in Jiangxia, and his general Taishi Ci is at Chibi on the south bank, facing Jiangling in a pincer attack."

"If we want to attack Jiangxia, we must take the water route. In other words..."

Liu Bei nodded: "In other words, we must first take down Chibi and open up the Yangtze River waterway before we can attack Jiangxia?"

"Exactly."

Wen Pin: "And only by taking Red Cliff can we capture Changsha and recover southern Jing."

Liu Bei asked Wen Pin again: "To capture Chibi, we will definitely need naval support."

"General Wen, what do you think of the Jingzhou navy's combat effectiveness compared to the Jiangdong navy? Can they win in one blow?"

At this point in the Battle of Jingzhou, the infantry could be of little use.

Whether fighting the so-called Battle of Chibi, or controlling Jingnan and attacking Jiangxia, the navy is needed as a support.

As for the navy... Liu Bei is actually an amateur.

After all, he was a northerner. If it came to cavalry and infantry, Liu Bei could still explain the tricks, but if it came to the navy, Liu Bei really didn't know how to command it, so he could only ask Yu Wenpin.

Wen Pin said confidently: "The navy of Jingzhou is not inferior to anyone else!"

"In the past month, I have ordered the craftsmen to build some more warships, enough to capture Chibi!"

"Besides, the winds blowing in the Chibi area are all from the northwest, which is good for us! The weather and the terrain are favorable here, and we will definitely be able to win the battle!"

"good!"

Liu Bei was also delighted: "In that case, after I rest for a while, I will immediately attack Chibi!"

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The generals in Jingzhou were sharpening their knives, ready to launch a thundering attack at any time to drive Sun Ce, who had suddenly intervened, out of Jingzhou completely.

At this time, the imperial court suddenly sent angels, holding the emperor's seal, to Xiangyang and Jiangling respectively, and issued military orders to them:

"From now on, you can only defend and never send out troops without permission!"

"Those who disobey orders will be killed!"

There was nothing wrong with Xiangyang. After all, when facing Cao Cao, Sima Yi did not have the ability to think about counterattacking. He just had to continue defending.

But the generals in Jingzhou were furious.

We could obviously launch an offensive immediately and drive Sun Ce out of Jingzhou completely, so why did such a military order come at this time?
"Angel, can you spare me a word?"

Fortunately, Liu Bei knew that the emperor would never let him go, so this arrangement must have a deep meaning.

The angel was hesitant at first and was unwilling to tell Liu Bei the truth.

But he couldn't resist Liu Bei's persistence, and finally revealed some news to Liu Bei -

"Uncle Emperor... the Emperor has personally led the army to fight!"

When Liu Bei heard this, his pupils trembled and he stared at the angel in disbelief.

"You, what did you say?"

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"The land is between two valleys, so it is called Bingzhou."

The two huge north-south mountain ranges of Luliang Mountain and Taihang Mountain sandwich Bingzhou, forming a unique combination of mountains and rivers. "Even though I have been here countless times, I still can't help but praise it."

Dong Zhuo once served as the Governor of Bingzhou and the Prefect of Hedong, and was very familiar with Bingzhou.

But even so, the magnificence of Bingzhou's mountains and rivers still made Dong Zhuo unable to help but admire it.

After arriving in Hedong, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Jue to lead his troops to garrison in Taiyuan, and sent Guo Si to Hedong's Chenguan Road to block Yuan Shao's route from Henei. After that, he led Lu Bu, Niu Fu, and Xu Rong to march to Jiexiu.

Although Jiexiu is the throat of Taiyuan and Hedong, if you want to defend it, you can't just stockpile heavy troops here.

The real focus is a large lake called "Zhao Yuqi".

The Fen River, Xiao River, Wenyu River, Changyuan River and other rivers all converge into this lake under the influence of the mountains in Bingzhou, making this lake very spectacular.

"Guoyu" once said: "The dikes block the nine lakes and make the nine swamps fertile."

The so-called "Nine Shrubs" are Juqu of Wu, Yunmeng of Chu, Yanghua of Qin, Dalu of Jin, Pushian of Liang, Mengzhu of Song, Haiyu of Qi, Julu of Zhao, and Dazhao of Yan.

Zhaoyuqi, as one of the Nine Shrines, covers a vast area, like a mountain and sea, and is located in the Jinzhong Basin.

Even in the Han Dynasty, Zhaoyuqi was still listed as one of the "Nine Lakes" in the "Book of Han·Geography" (Note 1), and should not be easily ignored.

After Dong Zhuo arrived in Jiexiu, he immediately ordered his soldiers to requisition all the ships on Zhao Yuqi, leaving no ship for Yuan Shao.

Afterwards, Dong Zhuo ordered Lu Bu to be stationed in Qi County to the east of Zhaoyu Qi, and ordered Xu Rong to be stationed in Fenyang to the west. They coordinated with each other and completely blocked all the roads between Zhaoyu Qi, making Yuan Shao's plan to blockade Taiyuan fail before it even began.

When Yuan Shao rushed to Jinzhong from Changzhi in Shangdang County, he saw that Dong Zhuo was personally leading his troops there and had already made all the arrangements. He felt despair in his heart.

"How could Dong Zhuo dispatch his troops so quickly?"

Yuan Shao was unwilling to give up and wanted to try again.

He first ordered Yan Liang to lead troops to attack Jinyang, but he was easily defeated by Li Jue.

He also ordered Wen Chou to lead the troops to attack Qi County. Lu Bu, who was worried about having nothing to do, led his army to attack directly and almost killed Wen Chou on the spot.

After two attempts, Yuan Shao realized that he could not defeat Dong Zhuo, and for a moment he considered retreating.

Especially since the news of Xu You's death had already arrived, Yuan Shao had a bad feeling.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Luantihuchuquan in the north had also led his troops to attack. He wrote a letter to Yuan Shao, asking Yuan Shao to join forces to defeat Dong Zhuo.

In the letter, Luan Tihuchuquan also told Yuan Shao that he had done his best by leading his troops to help Yuan Shao this time.

If the spoils of this robbery cannot satisfy the tribe, I am afraid that his position as the Xiongnu Khan will be over.

Yuan Shao naturally knew that this was actually the threat posed by Luan Tihuchuquan.

This time, in order to invite Luan Tihuchuquan to attack Taiyuan together, he must be given a satisfactory reward.

If the price is not right, I am afraid that the friendship between Yuan Shao and the Southern Xiongnu will end here.

It would not have mattered up to this point, but the habits of the Southern Xiongnu destined them to make a living by looting.

If Luan Tihuchuquan found that Yuan Shao could not satisfy him, he would most likely go to Youzhou to cooperate with Gongsun Zan and become Gongsun Zan's helper.

The cost of this increase and decrease was far beyond what Yuan Shao could bear.

Helplessly, Yuan Shao could only grit his teeth and persevere. He began to station troops in Changzhi area and engaged in a stalemate with Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Shao was extremely depressed that the surprise attack that should have been a successful one turned into a stupid battle. He could only hope for a miracle to happen and help him.

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The nine lakes of the Han Dynasty are: Dalu Lake, Leixia Lake (Lei Lake), Daye Lake, Mengzhu Lake (Mengzhu Lake), Pengli Lake (Poyang Lake), Yunmeng Lake (Dongting Lake), Heze (Jian Lake), Zhenze (Taihu Lake), and Yingze.

　Sorry, I really need to take a day off today. I thought the shoulder pain was not a big deal and I could continue to write. But I didn't expect it to be getting more and more painful now. It hurts a lot after writing for a while. I guess writing itself is not good for the recovery of the shoulder, so I can only take a day off. I hope all readers will understand~~~
　　
　
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