2763. Chapter 2695 Li Cunxiao Wants to Fight the Bull Don't Forget Lv Bu Singled Out
Chapter 2691: Li Cunxiao wants to fight Niu Mowang, Lu Bu challenges the three gods of war
Obviously Jiang Song was still in Qingnan, and no one in the Central Plains was his opponent except Niu Mowang, but Zhu Di transferred Niu Mowang to Yanzhou.
Isn't he afraid that Niu Mowang will leave and Jiang Song will be completely uncontrollable, causing a major change in the situation on the eastern battlefield?
Zhu Di was naturally afraid. Originally, he did not want to transfer Niu Mowang away, but he made this decision only after the persuasion of military advisor Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao advised Zhu Di to transfer Niu Mowang to support Cao Wei for three reasons:
First, the Qin army's strategy in Qingnan changed, switching from offensive to defensive.
Therefore, the Qingnan battlefield in the east will enter a stalemate stage like the Runan battlefield in the west, and there is a high probability that no large-scale war will break out again.
Second, even if Su Dingfang and Zhuge Liang fight, the Song and Ming coalition forces will still be sure to defend Qingnan. After all, the Qingnan Mountains are the biggest barrier to the Ming Dynasty, not Niu Mowang alone.
Li Cunxiao was also unstoppable in Yanzhou, but did the Qin army capture Chenliu?
Not really.
In this kind of battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, although the role of strong generals is great, it is not enough to influence the entire battle situation.
Otherwise, why would the Qin army dispatch millions of troops to attack the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains? Why not just send Li Cunxiao, Jiang Song and other powerful generals and be done with it?
It is precisely because manpower is limited and cannot do this that we need the help of the army.
The third is that compared to Qingnan, Yanzhou needs Niu Mowang more.
The core of the Sixth Central Plains War has been completely transferred from Qingnan on the eastern front to Yanzhou on the western front. However, Cao Wei's northern and southern fronts were broken one after another and suffered repeated defeats.
If Cao Cao could no longer hold the central line, suffered successive blows, and was completely desperate against Qin, he would probably surrender directly. After all, Cao Cao was related by marriage.
Once Cao Cao surrendered in despair, it would be a disaster for the Song and Ming countries.
Therefore, no matter what, we must strengthen Cao Cao's determination to resist Qin, and the best way is to send reinforcements to help him defend Yanzhou.
However, although Cao Wei lacked reinforcements, what he lacked even more were fierce generals. Without finding strong generals who could check and balance Li Cunxiao, it would be of little significance to send reinforcements.
Therefore, compared to Qingnan, Yanzhou needs Niu Mowang more, and Niu Mowang can play a greater role in Yanzhou.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Di took the risk of Jiang Song wreaking havoc in Qingnan and sent Niu Mowang away from Qingnan to support Cao Wei.
I have to say that Zhu Di's move of sending the Bull Demon King was indeed very exciting for Cao Wei.
Originally, Cao Cao was really on the verge of despair. After all, with Cao Wei's weak foundation, taking on the behemoth of Da Qin alone would be like acting as a chariot with a mantis' arm, as evidenced by the fact that the two fronts in the north and south were defeated one after another.
But when he heard that both Song and Ming Dynasties had sent reinforcements to support him, and that the Ming Dynasty had also sent Niu Mowang, hope was rekindled in Cao Cao's heart.
In the past, when Cao Wei challenged Da Qin alone, it was naturally impossible to win, but now Cao Wei is no longer fighting alone, and he has two allies, Song and Ming, behind him.
With renewed hope, Cao Cao cheered up again and began to think about how to continue this battle. Now the two fronts, the north and the south, had been defeated by Ying Hao and Bai Qi, but not completely.
The last line of defense is Yingchuan on the southern front and Xuchang.
Xuchang is the former capital of Cao Wei. The city has high walls and thick walls, and plenty of food and grass.
With Cao Bin's 40,000 to 50,000 troops, plus Zhao and Song's 30,000 reinforcements, it should not be a big problem to block the 100,000 Qin troops on the southern front for several months without being able to defend.
As for the northern front, on the surface, the situation is better than that of the southern front, but the troops are somewhat scattered and can easily be defeated one by one by Bai Qi.
Therefore, Cao Cao is planning to ask Le Yi to abandon all cities except the three important places of Yan County, Baima City, and Puyang in order to concentrate his troops. Coupled with Lan Yu's 40,000 reinforcements, it is expected that Bai Qi will not be able to break through in the short term.
.
As long as the north and south lines can be stabilized and Cao Cao defends the center line, Cao Wei will transition from the passive and beaten stage to the stalemate stage.
As for defeating the Qin army, Cao Cao had fantasized about it before, but now he no longer dared to think about it. After all, the Qin army's performance on the battlefield was so fierce that it was almost impossible to defeat it without making mistakes.
But the Qin army's leading generals were Bai Qi, Ying Hao, Han Xin, and Zhang Liao. If he really made a mistake on his own initiative, Cao Cao would wonder if it was a trap.
Now the only way Cao Cao can think of to defeat the enemy is to gather the power of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming to fight a war of attrition with the Qin army, in order to bring down the Qin army. Only in this way can there be a chance of survival.
The news that the Song and Ming dynasties sent reinforcements to support Cao Wei was immediately detected and reported by Qin's spies.
After Bai Qi learned about it, he immediately formulated a response strategy. After all, among the Ming troops who came to help, there was Niu Mo, the most powerful general in the Central Plains.
The Bull Demon King alone defeated the four powerful generals Jin Tai, Meng Ben, Ruan Wengzhong, and Ao Mo'ang, and fought three times with Jiang Song. The news of one victory and two losses had spread throughout the Qin army.
Bai Qi's army is top-notch in terms of personnel and equipment, but it is slightly weaker in terms of general lineup. There are no strong generals like Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song. When Jia Fu's injury has not yet recovered, the strongest one is just
Qin Niu from Kivu 107.
If he were to face off against Niu Mowang, the new Grand Master, without any precautions, Bai Qijun, who lacked advanced combat power, would probably suffer a loss.
Since Bai Qi had anticipated this, he naturally wanted to make up for this weakness as soon as possible before the Ming army arrived in Dongjun, so he prepared to borrow people from Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang.
Zhang Liao's army's position from the beginning was to advance steadily and cooperate with the northern and southern armies in combat.
Now that the strategic goal of Zhang Liao's army has been achieved, the army is about to advance to the third line of defense, and the main force of Cao Wei is restricted to the middle line, which can completely allow Li Cunxiao's nuclear bomb to continue to shine on other fronts.
As for Su Dingfang's army, the Eastern Front has entered a stalemate stage. Next, it only needs to confront the Song and Ming coalition forces. There will be no major combat operations until the victory is determined on the Western Front.
Under such circumstances, it would be a waste for Jiang Song to remain in Su Dingfang's army. It would be better to transfer him to the Western Front, where he could play a greater role.
Whether it's Jiang Song or Li Cunxiao, just bring in one of them, and the dilemma Bai Qi faces will be resolved.
But when faced with Bai Qi's request for a loan, Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang refused without hesitation.
If Bai Qi wanted someone else, Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang would naturally not refuse, but Bai Qi directly wanted to be the backbone of their subordinates.
If Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song were transferred away, the combat effectiveness of the two armies would inevitably drop. What if the offensive went wrong? Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang would naturally not accept it.
Bai Qi didn't care whether Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang accepted it or not, and reported it directly to the important person Ying Hao in Yingchuan.
After receiving the news, Ying Hao originally planned to transfer Jiang Song from the Eastern Front to Bai Qi. After all, there was no war on the Eastern Front, and it would be a waste of talents for Jiang Song to stay on the Eastern Front. However, Li Cunxiao took the initiative to apply for transfer to the North at this time.
line, so I can only feel wronged to Zhang Liao.
Juan County was originally the strongest city in the northern part of Cao Wei's second line of defense on the western front, but after it was captured by Li Cunxiao, it became the command post of Zhang Liao's army.
The Qin Army's central line army in the western theater, with Juan County as the core, gradually advanced eastward, bit by bit encroaching on the cities of Cao and Wei, and has now captured Kaifeng and Guandu, the third line of defense.
Li Cunxiao was very popular among Zhang Liao's army. After all, since Zhang Liao led his army out east, one-third of the city was captured by Li Cunxiao alone.
With such an invincible war god, Zhang Liao hardly has to worry about it, and the other generals can easily gain military exploits. So now that Li Cunxiao is being transferred to the northern front, all the generals, including Zhang Liao, are extremely reluctant to leave.
Li Cunxiao knew that he had strong business skills and was very popular among the major governors, but Zhang Liao's resentful and reluctant eyes still made him a little bit overwhelmed, making him look like a scumbag who was in love with someone else.
"Ahem, Brother Wenyuan, I'm just going to have a fight with Senior Brother Niu. It's not like I won't come back. Senior Brother Niu will come back when everything is done." Li Cunxiao promised, patting his chest.
"Brother Cunxiao, this is what you said. You can't lie to me and the brothers on the eastern front." Zhang Liao said.
"Don't worry, once you say something, it's hard to chase it back."
After Li Cunxiao's repeated assurances, Zhang Liao finally felt relieved and let Li Cunxiao lead his army to leave.
Li Cunxiao was not transferred to the northern front alone. He was accompanied by five thousand elite Flying Tigers. The reason why the Flying Tigers were also transferred was because Lan Yu had Overlord Cavalry under his command, so he transferred the Flying Tigers and Li Cunxiao together.
That's safe.
The reason why Li Cunxiao took the initiative to request a transfer to the Northern Front was that, in addition to wanting to fight Niu Mowang, a senior brother he had never met before, he mainly wanted to persuade Niu Mowang to turn around and stop going against Da Qin.
Li Cunxiao actually envied Yang Jian because he had Yang Ren, Long Xuhu and other senior brothers around him to assist him.
On the other hand, he was clearly the most powerful general in the Qin Dynasty and a close disciple of Taoist Master Shangqing, but he had only a handful of fellow disciples around him, and Yu Yuan and Yu Hua were not yet under his command.
Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that most of the direct disciples accepted by the Shangqing Taoist are women, which is why the Shangqing sect has a strong Yin and a weak Yang, and most of the registered disciples are evil heretics who refuse to change despite repeated teachings.
Naturally, Li Cunxiao disdained to associate with those Shangqing disciples who fell into evil ways.
As for Niu Mo Wang, if he, like Lu Yue, is also a member of the evil way, then Li Cunxiao will naturally not care about Niu Mo Wang's life and death.
But Niu Mohuo was not only not a deviant, but also a decent and forthright man, and had a very good reputation in the Central Plains.
For such a Shangqing sect member with strength, morality and reputation, Li Cunxiao naturally did not want him to embark on a dead end.
It is precisely because of this that Li Cunxiao took the initiative to ask for a transfer to the Northern Line, in order to persuade his senior brother Niu Mohuang to rein in the situation. If he really couldn't be persuaded, he would use his fists to convince him.
It has to be said that although Li Cunxiao's move was well-intentioned, it was a bit pretentious.
Niu Mowang is indeed not a member of the Demon Sect, but his wife Rakshasa is the number one person in the Demon Sect today and the daughter of Taoist Styx. His brother Niu Ruyi and his son Niu Hong are also members of the Demon Sect.
Although Niu Mowang is not a member of the Demon Sect, his involvement with the Demon Sect is too deep. If he were to rein in the situation, he would be betraying his closest relatives.
Although Li Cunxiao knew this in his heart, he was still prepared to give it a try. After all, he was a fellow disciple in his sect, and he had to give others a chance to choose.
Li Cunxiao led an army of 5,000 flying tiger troops, crossed the river north from Juanxian, entered the territory of Hanoi County, marched along the Yellow River to Makino, and then crossed the river from Wenshijin Yanjin and entered the territory of Dongjun.
Although this route takes a long detour, it avoids the Wei army in Suanzao and Yan counties. It is the fastest route to march north to Dongjun.
Just as Li Cunxiao led his army north to support Bai Qi, the armies of Ying Hao and Han Xin on the southern front had already marched again.
Ying Hao ordered Lu Bu to lead an army of 20,000 as the vanguard. However, after Lu Bu defeated Fenqiu, Linying, Yingyin and other cities in central Yingchuan, he led only 10,000 infantry and cavalry and marched directly to the city of Xuchang, and sent people to challenge.
The generals of Cao Wei who were guarding Xuchang saw that Lu Bu didn't take them seriously at all and dared to come to provoke him with only 10,000 troops. They were furious and asked Cao Bin for a battle.
Cao Bin actually did not want to fight, but the Wei army was defeated repeatedly and its morale was low. It needed to boost its morale, so he ordered Zhu Hai and Xue Ju to fight Lu Bu together.
Cao Bin did not ask Zhu Hai and Xue Ju to kill Lu Bu, as long as they could defeat him.
Xue Ju 106 (+4) + Zhu Hai 105, against Lu Bu who has Jiwu 108 (+6) and is good at group battles, it is obviously impossible to win.
After less than fifty rounds of fighting between the two sides, Lu Bu completely gained the upper hand and single-handedly suppressed the other two gods of war.
But just when Lu Bu was about to kill him, Yu Hualong, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared and rescued Xue Ju, who almost died under Lu Bu's halberd, and then joined forces with Xue Ju and Zhu Hai to fight against Lu Bu.
Yu Hualong 106 (+1) + Xue Ju 106 (+4) + Zhu Hai 105, VS Lu Bu 108 (+6)