Chapter 2694 Li Cunxiao wants to fight Niu Mowang, and Lu Bu fights against the three gods in one go
Chapter 2691: Li Cunxiao wants to fight Niu Mo Wang, and Lu Bu fights the three great gods one-on-one
Jiang Song was obviously still in Qingnan, and no one in the Central Plains except Niu Mowang was his opponent, but Zhu Di transferred Niu Mowang to Yanzhou.
He is not afraid that Niu Momo would forget to leave. Jiang Song is completely uncontrollable, which will cause a major change in the situation in the eastern battlefield?
Zhu Di was naturally afraid. He didn''t want to transfer Niu Mowang away, but he made up this decision after the persuasion of military advisor Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao advised Zhu Di to transfer Niu Mowang to support Cao Wei, and there are three reasons:
First, the Qin army''s strategy in Qingnan has changed, from the previous offense to the defense.
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 large-scale war will not break out again.
Second, even if Su Dingfang and Zhuge Liang fought, the Song and Ming coalition forces were still confident in defending Qingnan. After all, the Qingnan mountainous area was the biggest barrier of the Ming Dynasty, not Niu Mowang alone.
Li Cunxiao was like no one to control in Yanzhou, but did the Qin army capture Chenliu?
No.
Although this kind of war of hundreds of thousands of people is of great effect, it is not enough to influence the entire battle situation.
Otherwise, why would the Qin army launch a million troops to attack the three Central Plains? Isn’t it all to send out fierce generals such as Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song directly?
It is precisely because of limited manpower that we cannot do this that the army needs help.
Third, compared with Qingnan, Yanzhou needs Niu Wuying 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, but the northern and southern fronts of Cao Wei were broken one after another and were defeated repeatedly.
If Cao Cao could not hold on to the middle line again and suffered a series of blows and was completely desperate to fight against Qin, he would likely surrender directly. After all, Ying Cao was in-laws.
Once Cao Cao really surrendered in despair, it would be a disaster for the Song and Ming countries.
Therefore, no matter what, we must firmly uphold Cao Cao''s determination to resist Qin, and the best way is to send reinforcements to help him defend Yanzhou.
But although Cao Wei lacked reinforcements, what he lacked was even more powerful generals. If he could find a powerful general who could balance Li Cunxiao, it would be meaningless to send many reinforcements in the past.
Therefore, compared with 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''s rampage in Qingnan and transferred Niu Mowang from Qingnan to support Cao Wei.
I have to say that Zhu Di’s actions sent by Bull Demon King were indeed very inspiring to Cao Wei.
Originally, Cao Cao was really desperate. After all, with Cao Wei''s weak basic base, fighting against the giant Qin alone was tantamount to being a mantislap, and the two fronts on the north and south were successively defeated.
But when he heard that Song Ming had sent reinforcements to support him, and the Ming Dynasty sent Niu Mowang over, Cao Cao''s heart rekindled hope.
Before, Cao Wei fought against Qin alone, so it was naturally impossible to win, but now Cao Wei is not fighting alone. He is also behind him, Song Ming, two allies.
Cao Cao, who rekindled his hope, cheered up again and began to think about how to continue to persevere in this battle. Now the two fronts of the north and south have been defeated by Ying Hao and Bai Qi, but they have not completely collapsed.
Yingchuan on the southern line also has the last line of defense in Xuchang.
Xuchang was the former capital of Cao Wei. The city was high and the walls were thick and there was sufficient food and grass.
With Cao Bin''s 40,000 to 50,000 troops and Zhao Song''s 30,000 reinforcements, it should be no big problem to block the 100,000 Qin troops on the southern line for several months without defending it.
As for the northern line, on the surface, the situation is better than the southern line, but the troops are somewhat scattered and are easily defeated by Bai Qi one by one.
Therefore, Cao Cao was preparing to let Le Yi give up all the cities except Yan County, Baima City and Puyang to concentrate his troops, plus Lan Yu''s 40,000 reinforcements, and I think that he would not be broken by Bai Qi in the short term.
As long as Cao Cao can stabilize the north and south lines and defend the middle line well, Cao Wei will transition from the passive beating stage to the stalemate stage.
As for defeating the Qin army, Cao Cao had fantasized about it before, but now he can''t think about it anymore. After all, the Qin army performed too strongly on the battlefield, and it was almost impossible to defeat it without taking the initiative to make mistakes.
But the chief generals of the Qin army were Bai Qi, Ying Hao, Han Xin and Zhang Liao. If they really made mistakes on their own, Cao Cao would doubt whether this was a trap.
The only way Cao Cao could think of to break the enemy is to gather the power of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming dynasties to fight attrition with the Qin army to drag down the Qin army. Only in this way can there be a glimmer of hope.
The news that Song and Ming countries sent reinforcements to support Cao Wei was immediately discovered and reported by spies from the Qin Dynasty.
After Bai Qi learned about it, he immediately formulated a response strategy. After all, among the Ming army who came to aid, Niu Mowang was the most powerful general in the Central Plains.
The Bull Demon King alone defeated the four powerful generals Jintai, Meng Ben, Ruan Wengzhong and Ao Mo''ang, and fought three times with Jiang Song. The news of one victory or two losses has spread throughout the Qin army.
Bai Qi''s army is the top-notch team in terms of personnel and equipment, but the general lineup is slightly weak, and there are no powerful generals of Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song. When Jia Fu''s injury has not yet recovered, the strongest one is Qin Niu of Jiwu 107.
If he faces Niu Mowang, the new grandmaster, without any defense, Bai Qijun, who has insufficient advanced combat power, is likely to suffer a loss.
Since Bai Qi had all expected this, he naturally had to make up for this weakness as soon as possible before the Ming army arrived in Dongjun, so he was ready to borrow from Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang.
From the beginning, Zhang Liao''s army was to advance steadily and cooperate with the battle between the two armies of the north and south.
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, the main force of Cao Wei is also restricted to the center line, which can completely allow Li Cunxiao, the nuclear bomb, to continue to shine on other fronts.
As for the Su Ding Fang army, the Eastern Front has entered a stalemate stage. Next, you only need to confront the Song and Ming coalition forces. There will be no major combat operations before the Western Front is decided.
In this case, it is a waste for Jiang Song to stay in Su Dingfang''s army. It is better to transfer to the Western Front and play a greater role. Whether it is Jiang Song or Li Cunxiao, if you transfer one of them casually, the difficulties faced by Bai Qi will be resolved.
But in the face of Bai Qi''s request for borrowing, Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang refused without hesitation.
If Bai Qi wanted others, Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang would naturally not refuse, but Bai Qi directly wanted the pillars of their subordinates.
If Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song are transferred, the combat power of the two armies will inevitably decline. What should we do if the offensive is wrong? Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang naturally could not accept it.
Bai Qi didn''t care whether Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang accepted it or not, and directly reported it to Ying Hao in Yingchuan.
After receiving the news, Ying Hao was originally planning to transfer Jiang Song from the Eastern Front to Bai Qi. After all, there is no war on the Eastern Front now, and it is indeed 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 Northern Front at this time, so he could only feel wronged Zhang Liao.
Juan County was originally the most solid city in the north of the second line of defense on the western front of Cao Wei, but after being breached by Li Cunxiao, it became the command post of Zhang Liao army.
The Qin army''s central line of the western theatre command center, with Juan County as the core, gradually advancing eastward, eroding Cao Wei''s cities bit by bit, and has now captured Kaifeng and Guandu, the third line of defense.
Li Cunxiao was so popular in Zhang Liao''s army. After all, since Zhang Liao led his army to the east, one-third of the cities were captured by Li Cunxiao.
With such an invincible war god, Zhang Liao almost didn''t have to worry about it, and the other generals also simply gained military achievements. So now Li Cunxiao is going to be transferred to the northern line, and 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 unable to bear it, making him look like a scumbag who was in love with someone else.
"Ahem, Brother Wenyuan, I''m just going to fight with Senior Brother Niu. It''s not that I won''t come back. After I get it done, Senior Brother Niu will come back." Li Cunxiao patted his chest and promised.
"Brother Cunxiao, this is what you said. You can''t lie to me and my brothers on the Eastern Front." Zhang Liao said.
"Don''t worry, once a word is expressed, it''s hard to pursue."
With Li Cunxiao''s repeated guarantees, Zhang Liao was completely relieved and let Li Cunxiao lead his army away.
Li Cunxiao was not transferred to the northern line alone, and there were five thousand elite Flying Tiger Army members accompanying him. The reason why he transferred the Flying Tiger Army was because Lan Yu had a Overlord Cavalry under his command, so it was safe to transfer the Flying Tiger Army and Li Cunxiao together.
The reason why Li Cunxiao took the initiative to ask for the transfer of the northern line was that in addition to wanting to fight Niu Mowang, a senior brother whom he had never met, was mainly to persuade Niu Mowang to turn around and not to continue to do the right thing with Daqin.
Li Cunxiao actually envies Yang Jian, with fellow brothers such as Yang Ren, Long Beard and Hu.
On the other hand, he was obviously the number one general of the Qin Dynasty and the closed disciple of the Shangqing Taoist, but there were only a handful of fellow disciples around him, and Yu Yuan and Yu Hua were not under his command.
Of course, this is mainly because most of the personal disciples collected by the Taoist Shangqing were women, which led to the rise of Yin and Yang in the Shangqing Sect, and most of the registered disciples were evil heretics who remained unchanged after repeated teachings.
Li Cunxiao naturally disdained to join those disciples of Shangqing who fell into the evil path.
As for Niu Mowang, if he was like Lu Yue, he was also a person in the evil way, then Li Cunxiao would naturally not care about Niu Mowang''s life or death.
But Niu Moying is not only not a person in the evil way, but also a decent and generous person, and has a very good reputation in the Central Plains.
Li Cunxiao naturally did not want such a Shangqing disciple who had both strength, morality and reputation to go to a dead end.
It is precisely because of this that Li Cunxiao took the initiative to ask for the transfer of the northern line, in order to persuade his senior brother Niu Mowang to stop his horse. If he really can''t persuade him, he would use his fists to subdue him.
I have to say that although Li Cunxiao''s move was kind-hearted, he was a little self-indulgent.
Niu Mowang is indeed not a member of the Demon Sect, but his wife, Rakshasa girl, is the number one person in the Demon Sect today, the daughter of the Styx, the brother Niu Ruyi and son Niu Hong are also among 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 stops his horse, he will betray his closest relatives.
Although Li Cunxiao knew about this, he was still ready to give it a try. After all, he was a fellow disciple of this sect and always had to give him a chance to choose.
Li Cunxiao led his army of 5,000 Flying Tiger Army to cross the river from the roll line north, and then entered the boundary of Hanoi County, and marched along the Yellow River to Muye, and then crossed the river from Wenshijin Yanjin to enter the boundary of Dongjun.
Although this journey took a long way, it was the fastest way to advance north to Dongjun.
Just as Li Cunxiao led his army north to support Bai Qi, the two armies of Ying Hao and Han Xin on the southern line had marched again.
Ying Hao ordered Lu Bu to lead 20,000 troops as the vanguard. After Lu Bu defeated the central cities of Yingchuan such as Fenqiu, Linying, Yingyin, etc., he led only 10,000 infantry and cavalry to directly approach the city of Xuchang and sent people to challenge.
The generals of Cao Wei who were guarding Xuchang saw that Lu Bu did not take them seriously at all, and only led 10,000 troops to come and provoke him. In furious, they asked Cao Bin for battle.
Cao Bin actually did not want to go to fight, but the Wei army was defeated repeatedly and his morale was low, so he needed to cheer up his morale, so he ordered Zhu Hai and Xue Ju to fight Lu Bu together.
Cao Bin didn''t ask Zhu Hai and Xue Ju to kill Lu Bu, as long as he could defeat him.
Xue Ju 106 (+4) + Zhu Hai 105, against Ji Wu 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 suppressed the other two gods of war with his own strength.
But just as Lu Bu was about to kill, Yu Hualong, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared and saved Xue Ju, who was almost dead under Lu Bu''s halberd, and then joined forces with Xue Ju and Zhu Hai to fight Lu Bu.
Yu Hualong 106 (+1) + Xue Ju 106 (+4) + Zhu Hai 105, VS Lu Bu 108 (+6)
The war is about to break out.
(This chapter ends)