Since the Han-Sui coalition suffered a series of disastrous defeats, the land of Jincheng County once again ushered in a brief period of peace.
One month has passed by in a blink of an eye, and time has come to the end of the fifth year of Jian'an.
The winner of the bloody battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Guandu had already been decided, but due to the lack of information, Liangzhou had not yet received the news.
After the Yizhou Army defeated the 300,000 Qiang-Han coalition forces, they also chose silence.
Liu Zhang did not take advantage of the victory and march forward to expand the results, but chose the safest method.
Continue to stick to Yuzhong City.
Facts have proved that Liu Zhang's judgment was as accurate as ever. Han Sui defended Jincheng with an army of 150,000 men. Even if Liu Zhang took advantage of the victory and advanced, he would be unable to achieve anything.
There are still 150,000 Qiang-Han coalition forces. If they really engage in field battles, it will be difficult for the Yizhou Army to achieve its previous great victory.
Within a month, although both sides unanimously chose a truce, peace was only an appearance.
In fact, the secret actions of the two forces have not stopped at all.
As for the Yizhou Army, the 40,000-strong army supported by Jia Xu finally arrived. At the same time as the army, generals Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Yan Yan, and counselors Zhang Song and Zheng Du arrived.
The most talented civil servants, such as Zhang Yi, Yang Hong, Fei Shi, Yan Pu and others, were all ordered to rush to Ji County, the seat of Hanyang County.
Liu Zhang distributed the army immediately.
Among them, Yan Yan led 10,000 troops and went to Chencang to support Zhang Ren with Zheng Du as his military advisor.
Zhou Tai led an army of 10,000 to Longxi County to support Xu Huang and Liu Ye.
Gan Ning led an army of 10,000 men with Zhang Song as his military advisor and went to Wuwei County to support Zhang Liao.
There were still 10,000 troops left, and Liu Zhang struggled for a long time.
Since Lu Su defeated Bu Dugen, the morale of the street pavilions has been greatly boosted.
Although it was soon attacked by more than 100,000 Xianbei cavalry, the street pavilion was as stable as a rock.
Under Lu Su's perfect coordination, the Xianbei people suffered numerous casualties near the street pavilion. Whether they were attacking the city, rushing into battle formations, or climbing mountains to sneak across, Lu Su was able to defeat them all.
As long as the Xianbei people don't move, they will be seen through if they move, and the result will naturally be heavy casualties.
The two sides fought bloody battles for more than a month, and the Xianbei cavalry once again suffered more than 20,000 casualties.
However, due to the continuous bloody battles, the Jieting soldiers were also injured, and now the number of combatable soldiers has dropped to more than 27,000.
Lu Su understood the great pressure Liu Zhang was facing, so he sent someone to tell Liu Zhang that there was no need to reinforce the street pavilion.
But it's winter now, and the Xianbei people are likely to give it all a go.
After much consideration, Liu Zhang decided to send the last ten thousand people to Jieting, and Yuzhong still maintained its original strength to resist Han Sui.
Yuzhong's strength has not increased, which is undoubtedly a great news for Han Sui.
After a month of mobilization, the five major Qiang tribes united with other Qiang groups and once again raised an army of 100,000!
Jincheng's military strength instantly increased to 250,000, including 30,000 cavalry!
Soldiers and horses meant confidence, and Han Sui was once again full of confidence in defeating Liu Zhang.
When fighting in Liangzhou, the Qiang people hated Liu Zhang. It can be said that Han Sui had the right location and good people.
Unfortunately, it is winter now, so it is not suitable for marching.
The weather was not on Han Sui's side, which also made him quite troubled about whether to march.
Finally, under the pressure of food supplies, Han Sui chose to give it a try!
The news soon spread to Yuzhong City.
"Report!"
The soldier looked hurriedly. He knelt down in front of Liu Zhang and was breathing heavily. He was obviously very anxious.
"Reporting to my lord, Han Sui swore an oath of surrender in Jincheng. He raised an army of 100,000 troops and 300,000 infantrymen. A total of 400,000 troops and horses came to attack Yuzhong! The front army is less than thirty miles away from Yuzhong City!"
After hearing the news, Liu Zhang and everyone under his command were very calm.
The previous defeat of Han Sui's 300,000-strong army had allowed the Yizhou Army to minimize the sense of oppression brought by numbers.
"Four hundred thousand? Haha, Korean is really brave to say that!"
The corners of Liu Zhang's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile.
"Hahaha...!"
The room burst into laughter, but it was all laughter.
"My lord, do you think Han Sui will attack the city directly?"
Dian Wei's words immediately made Tai Shici roll his eyes.
"Come on, do you really think Han Sui is a stupid pig?"
"Hahaha...!"
The generals in the room burst into laughter again, but there was no arrogance or contempt in this laughter, but a strong sense of confidence!
Liu Zhang was very pleased with everyone's performance, and his sincere advice had obviously achieved the best results.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet!"
Liu Zhang waved his hand gently, and the room suddenly became quiet.
"Han Sui is known as the Nine Bends of the Yellow River, so he is certainly not a mediocre person. It must be extremely difficult for him to fall down twice in a row at the same place!"
"But we don't need to worry too much. The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it! With the strong city of Yuzhong as a support, even if Han Sui has a million troops, it will be of no avail!"
The generals all nodded slightly and agreed with Liu Zhang. Even if they held on to the city, Han Sui's army could not defeat the Yizhou Army.
"Lord."
Xun You shouted softly, and then took the initiative to stand up.
"Military advisor, please speak."
The purpose of this battle was to hold on to the city, but the ultimate goal was still to eliminate the effective strength of Han Sui's army as much as possible in order to achieve the result of completely annihilating Han Sui.
As for how to design a trap to harm Han Sui, these are things that Xun You and Pang Tong should consider.
"My lord, Han Sui claimed to have an army of 400,000, but according to my estimate, I'm afraid it has to be discounted."
"Um..."
Liu Zhang nodded slightly, he and Xun You had the same idea.
If Han Sui could still raise an army of 400,000, he might have brought 500,000 troops to Yuzhong for the first time!
However, it was difficult for Liu Zhang to estimate how much Han Sui's actual troops and horses would be.
"A month ago, the Han-Sui coalition lost half of its troops. Considering the situation of the Yongliang Qiang people, it is estimated that they can pull out around 100,000 to 150,000 more at most. This will require mobilizing the entire Qiang people!"
"Does the military advisor have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Xun You is a very low-key person. If he didn't have a plan in mind, he would hardly be so proactive.
Similarly, Xun You's strategy has a very high success rate and almost never fails.
"My lord just said that Han Sui would never fall twice in the same place. In fact, since Han Sui sent out troops, he has already walked towards the deep pit that tripped him before!"
Xun You had a faint smile on his face and a strong look of confidence in his eyes.
"Please also ask the military advisor for advice!"
Liu Zhang was also interested. Could it be that Xun You also wanted to give him a theory of ten wins and ten losses?
"My lord, you have given me too much praise, and I really don't deserve it!"
Xun You was humble to Liu Zhang for a while, and then looked at everyone in the room.
"The current situation of Han Sui is very similar to that of Zhang Jiao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion more than ten years ago. The two seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact they reach the same goal by different paths."
"In the past, Zhang Jiao had more than 500,000 soldiers under his command, but he was eventually judged by the Lord Justice for the following reasons!"