Vol 2 Chapter 2695: Li Cunxiao wanted to fight Niu Mowang, but Lu Bu challenged him to a duel
Chapter 2695 Li Cunxiao wants to fight Niu Mowang, Lu Bu challenges three war gods in a single fight
Chapter 2691: Li Cunxiao wants to fight Niu Mowang, Lu Bu challenges three war gods in a single fight
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. He made this decision only after the persuasion of military adviser 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.
Hence, 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 at all.
In this kind of war 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 Central Plains countries? Wouldn't it be better to just send Li Cunxiao, Jiang Song and other powerful generals here?
It is precisely because manpower is limited and cannot do this that the army is needed to help.
The third reason 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 north and south fronts were broken one after another and suffered repeated defeats.
If he can no longer hold the central line and Cao Cao suffers successive blows and becomes completely desperate against Qin, he is likely to surrender directly. After all, Cao Cao is related by marriage.
Once Cao Cao surrendered in despair, it would be a disaster for the Song and Ming countries.
Therefore, Cao Cao's determination to resist Qin must be strengthened no matter what, and the best way is to send reinforcements to help him defend Yanzhou.
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.
So, 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 transferred Niu Mowang 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.
Cao Cao was really about to despair. After all, with Cao Wei's weak basic base, taking on the behemoth of Da Qin alone was tantamount to acting as a chariot with a mantis' arm, as evidenced by the successive collapse of the northern and southern fronts.
But when he heard that Song and Ming had sent reinforcements to support him, and that Ming had also sent Niu Mowang, hope was rekindled in Cao Cao's heart.
Previously, it was impossible for Cao Wei to defeat Da Qin alone, but now Cao Wei is no longer fighting alone. 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 all collapsed.
Yingchuan on the southern line and Xuchang, the last line of defense, are there.
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 can defend 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 dares to think about it. After all, the Qin army's performance on the battlefield was too fierce, and it was almost impossible to defeat it without making mistakes.
But the main generals of the Qin army 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.
The only way Cao Cao can think of to defeat the enemy now 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 drag down the Qin army. Only in this way can there be a chance of survival.
The news that the Song and Ming dynasties had sent reinforcements to support Cao Wei was immediately detected and reported by Da Qin's spies.
After learning about it, Bai Qi 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. He fought three battles with Jiang Song and won one victory and two losses. The news has spread throughout the Qin army.
Bai Qi's army was well equipped in terms of personnel and equipment, but it was slightly weaker in terms of general lineup. There were no strong generals like Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song. When Jia Fu's injury had not yet recovered, the strongest one was just Qin Niu from Kiwu 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 Zhang Liao's army's strategic goal has been achieved, the army is about to advance to the third line of defense, and Cao Wei's main force is also 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 Bai Qi’s dilemma will be resolved.
But faced with Bai Qi's request to borrow someone, 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 are transferred away, the combat effectiveness of the two armies will inevitably decrease. What if the offensive goes wrong? Naturally, Zhang Liao and Su Dingfang would 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 aggrieve Zhang Liao.
Juan County was originally the strongest city in the northern part of Cao Wei's second line of defense on the west line, 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 eastward, 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 about to be transferred to the northern front, all the generals, including Zhang Liao, are extremely reluctant to part with him.
Li Cunxiao knew that he had strong business ability 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 catch up.”
With 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 5,000 elite Flying Tigers. The reason why the Flying Tigers were also transferred was because Lan Yu had Overlord Cavalry under his command. 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 route 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. He was assisted by his senior brothers such as Yang Ren and Long Xuhu.
On the other hand, he is clearly the most powerful general in the Qin Dynasty and a close disciple of Taoist Shangqing, but he has only a handful of fellow disciples around him, and Yu Yuan and Yu Hua are not yet under his command.
Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that most of the direct disciples accepted by Shangqing Taoists are women, which is why the Shangqing sect is in a state of yin and yang decline, and most of the registered disciples are evil heretics who refuse to change despite repeated teachings.
Li Cunxiao naturally 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 person of evil ways, then Li Cunxiao will naturally not care about Niu Mo Wang's life and death.
Ke Niu Mohuo is not only not a member of the evil ways, but also an upright and forthright person, and has a very good reputation in the Central Plains.
Such a Shangqing disciple 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 route, in order to persuade his senior brother Niu Mo to stop at the brink. If he really couldn't be persuaded, then use his fists to convince him.
I have to say 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 Luosha Nu is the number one person in the Demon Sect today and the daughter of Taoist Styx. His brother Niu Ruyi and 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 is stopped from the cliff, it will be a betrayal of his closest relatives.
Although Li Cunxiao knew this in his heart, he was still ready to give it a try. After all, he was a fellow disciple of his own sect, and he had to give others a chance to choose.
Li Cunxiao led an army of 5,000 Flying Tigers, 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 when Li Cunxiao led his army north to support Bai Qi, the armies of Ying Hao and Han Xin on the southern front had marched again.
Ying Hao ordered Lu Bu to lead an army of 20,000 as the vanguard. After Lu Bu defeated Fenqiu, Linying, Yingyin and other cities in the central part of Yingchuan, he led 10,000 infantry and cavalry directly to the gates 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.
Less than fifty rounds of fighting between the two sides, Lu Bu completely gained the upper hand and single-handedly suppressed the opponent's 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)
The war is about to break out.