The mountains and rivers trembled, and people's shadows appeared everywhere.
In the wilderness outside the south gate of Luyang County, two armies wearing different-colored armors were fighting in a melee.
There were shouts of killing, curses, the sound of swords clashing, and even the wails and cries of pain made by soldiers on both sides before they were injured or killed.
All are heard.
The entire battlefield was in chaos.
Every moment, someone fell into a pool of blood and was buried in the flying dust.
But at the same time, more people stepped forward.
At the Chinese army camp located at the rear outside the city, the senior figures of the Jingzhou army headed by Liu Biao were all looking at the scene in front of them in surprise.
As the lord of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, the governor.
Now I am even more deeply confused.
He was riding on a tall horse.
He stretched his neck and looked around at the messy battlefield. His eyes were full of doubts and confusion, and he didn't understand what was going on at the moment.
What happened?
Did Yuan Shu take the wrong medicine, or was his head made of iron? Why did he take the initiative to go out of the city to fight?
Liu Biao still remembered that a few days ago, he had made a high-level analysis in front of all the civil and military ministers, and it was categorical that Yuan Shu would never choose to leave the city.
In the case of Sun Jian's defeat, Yuan Shu would definitely rely on Luyang County and hold on for two to three months until he could no longer hold on and ran away in despair.
It turned out that it was only a few days ago.
It took less than half a month in total.
Yuan Shu had already opened the gate of the south city, commanded his troops to swarm out, and decisively and bravely fought against the Jingzhou army on his side.
Such an unreasonable move.
This gave Liu Biao a headache.
Even a slap in the face doesn't work so quickly!
…
"Come on!"
"kill!!!"
Another burst of shouting came.
Liu Biao was suddenly awakened from his thoughts.
When he looked up, he saw a large group of people swarming out of the city gate.
It’s hard to count how many people there are, but there is an endless stream of people coming and going. If you think about it for a moment, you will know that this is definitely a huge team.
Such a situation.
Liu Biao couldn't help but frown.
He was keenly aware that something was not quite right. The scale of this war seemed to be escalating, and the total number of troops invested by both sides continued to increase.
What exactly does Yuan Shu want to do?
Does he really intend to decide the outcome in one battle?
"Where is General Wen?"
Following Liu Biao's greeting.
Wenpin, who was not far away from him, immediately rode up to him, then raised his hands and said, "The general is here!"
Liu Biao raised his hand and used the riding crop in his hand to draw a half circle in the direction of the battlefield.
Then he whispered solemnly: "In this battle, Yuan Shu's army has been pouring out from the city in a steady stream, and the number of troops invested is somewhat surprising."
"I suspect that Yuan Shu has been prepared for today's battle, and his purpose may not just be for testing. This is likely to be a big battle."
"So you lead a group of people to the front. There is no need to join the battlefield. You can just observe and see what the situation is on the battlefield and what Yuan Shu's purpose is."
Although Liu Biao's location is high, the terrain is high.
But after all, there are many obstructions in front, and it is difficult to see the specific situation clearly from the back to the front, not from the air.
Therefore, someone needs to conduct an on-site inspection.
For the orders of his master.
Wenpin naturally followed the order without hesitation.
Immediately, he led the people and cut into the side of the battlefield.
…
And after Wenpin left.
Liu Biao held the riding whip in his right hand, and rubbed the whip unconsciously with his left hand. His eyes were quite vacant, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a long while.
He then turned to look to his northeast, hesitating and thinking for a while.
Liu Biao then called another general beside him.
"If I remember correctly, I gave instructions a few days ago to arrange for spying around Cao Jun's camp. Have you done this?"
The general who was called immediately raised his hands and said.
"Replying to the Lord, on the day you ordered, manpower has been arranged to keep an eye on it day and night."
"However, we have considered that our army may have to spend a long time with this city. The spies running back and forth between the two military camps will not only consume too much money, but also be easily discovered."
"So it was decided that people would come back once during the day and night to report, and at other times, they would come back to report when there were important events."
Liu Biao nodded slightly when he heard this.
After staring deeply for a while.
Just now he ordered the general: "Something is not right over there with Cao Jun. It is a little too quiet. The fighting at the south gate is fierce and noisy, and there is no movement at the east gate. Could it be that Yuan Shu is just fighting with me?" "
"Send a team of cavalry over immediately to connect with our spies over there. I want to know what the situation is like on Cao Jun's side!"
Listen to what Liu Biao said solemnly.
The generals did not dare to neglect.
He hurriedly said goodbye and left, hastily assigned a group of cavalry, and headed for the east gate battlefield.
…………
Liu Biao waited there for about two quarters of an hour.
Wenpin, who was sent to the front by him, drove his war horse back in a hurry.
"My Lord, something is indeed strange!"
"Please tell me in detail what the situation is."
Wenpin rode his horse and came to Liu Biao, and then explained to Liu Biao solemnly.
"My lord, the general led his men around the entire battlefield, making a half circle on the east and west sides. He also found a high place on the top of a mountain and looked down for a while."
"The general discovered that the soldiers coming out of the city seemed to be fighting fiercely with our army. They fought bloody battles with each other and kept fighting."
"But in fact, the overall position of the defenders in the city has been shifting to the east. Our army's easternmost formation has been somewhat scattered."
"At present, the eastern defense line has been weakened. If this continues, I am afraid that within half an hour, the eastern defense line will be broken open. At that time, the defenders in the city will be able to leave the siege created by our army unimpeded."
Liu Biao was shocked when he heard this.
This is completely different from what he thought!
He noticed that something was not right with the defenders in the city, but he just felt that Yuan Shu was rarely brave enough and wanted to take this opportunity to leave the city and fight his side.
However, the situation reported by Wenpin.
But he was telling him.
The purpose of the defenders in the city was to abandon the city and leave, hoping to open a road through chaotic fighting to ensure the smooth evacuation of the large forces across the board.
This was beyond Liu Biao's expectation.
When did Yuan Shu become so decisive and straightforward?
The place that could be guarded for two or three months was now not even guarded for half a month. After three days, it was ready to run away.
If he had been so decisive in the past, I'm afraid Nanyang County would have fallen into his hands long ago, right?
…
"Your Majesty, Yuan Shu intends to abandon the city and flee. Please tell us how we should deal with it now!"
Liu Biao thought about it for a while.
Just when he was about to issue an order.
Suddenly, there was a sound of intensive horse hooves, and then a group of cavalry was seen running through the dust towards the central army's position.
Jingzhou is in dire need of war horses.
The cavalry was an absolute rarity under Liu Biao. He didn't even have an organized cavalry team.
They are all teams responsible for high-speed movement, conveying information, or testing intelligence.
Therefore, when this group of cavalry came running from a distance, Liu Biao recognized it at a glance as his own group.
He immediately raised his hand to Wenpin.
Indicate him to wait a moment.
"Hush!"
With a sound of reining in the horses, more than ten people got off their horses, and on the back of the leading horse, two people got off at the same time.
One was wearing cavalry armor, while the other was dressed in extremely light linen clothing.
"My lord, something strange happened in Cao Jun's camp!"
The man wearing linen and belonging to the surveillance team quickly ran to Liu Biao, bowed and gave a big salute, and at the same time shouted quickly.
…
Something strange happened?
Upon hearing such words, Liu Biao's eyelids jumped, and an ominous premonition came to his heart.
"What's strange? Tell me what happened!"
You can hear the urgency in the master's tone.
After the soldier swallowed dryly, he spoke quickly and explained the situation.
"Early this morning, Cao's army suddenly formed a formation. Everyone in the army gathered together. After cleaning up the military discipline, the troops divided into two groups, one of which headed towards the north gate."
"The road remaining at the east gate is fully prepared, and the officers and men of the army are all equipped for battle."
"The villain was planning to make one more trip to pass this news back, but the sound of fighting on the battlefield came from the south gate where you are, General."
"The villain mistakenly believed that Cao's army was mobilizing troops and horses to fight with the city's defenders. In that case, this matter was not an important military situation, so the villain did not set off immediately."
The soldier spoke a lot in one breath.
After Liu Biao extracted the key information, he was keenly aware of a word.
"Mistaken?"
"You mean to say that Cao Jun mobilized his troops not to fight with the defenders in the city?!"
The soldier nodded eagerly.
"Your Majesty, the villain is worried about being discovered, so he doesn't dare to get too close. He only dares to look from a distance."
"But what can be confirmed is that not long after the battle started on your side, Cao's army who stayed outside the east gate had already breached the city gate and successfully entered the city."
"In the camp outside the city, except for a handful of soldiers left behind, there are only a few soldiers left."
"At this moment, the little guy realized that something was wrong, and immediately rushed all the way here, and happened to bump into the cavalry team you sent halfway."
…
"My lord!"
"Come quickly, help me get off the horse with some help, be careful not to fall!"
"Go quickly and invite the Chinese medicine doctor!"
Liu Biao's eyes darkened.
He almost fell off his horse.
If he hadn't been able to catch him with his quick eyes and hands, he would have caused chaos in the army.
even so.
His shaky appearance and extremely ugly look still made the surrounding generals and soldiers nervous.
"Okay, I'm fine, no need to call the doctor!"
Liu Biao's face tightened and he stopped shouting.
He stood up with help from the left and right.
Then he turned his gaze again to the soldier standing aside with a look of fear on his face.
"You mean that Cao Jun broke through the city gate in a very short period of time, and tens of thousands of people followed the gate and swarmed into the city."
"Are you sure they broke through the city gate?"
The soldier nodded first.
Then he hurriedly explained: "The east gate opened and Cao Jun entered the city. This is what I saw with my own eyes, but whether it was a breakthrough or not, I can't see clearly."
After getting confirmation again.
Liu Biao couldn't help but closed his eyes.
He let out a helpless sigh.
"well!"
"What a great Cao Mengde, what a great Cao Zixiu, they are indeed outstanding figures in the world."
"It is useless for me, Liu Biao, to claim to be a hero. He thinks he has everything going on in Jingzhou, and he is still complacent about knowing Yuan Shu's thoughts."
"Who would have expected that in the end, there will be someone else who is the real chess player, the real master, and I am just a chess piece being played by others!"
"Sad, deplorable!"
…………
By now.
How could Liu Biao not understand?
Cao Jun got ahead of them, successfully broke into the city, and began to search and transport supplies.
No matter what method Cao Jun used to break open the city gate, whether he forced it to break through or took advantage of the chaos to make a plan.
Or maybe Cao Jun knew about today's melee in the south of the city or not.
Regardless of the above situation, it cannot change the outcome, that is, the Cao family entered the city first!
I worked hard and planned a lot, but in the end I made wedding clothes for others.
Is it tolerable, which one is intolerable?
certainly.
In fact, strictly speaking, without the supplies left by Yuan Shu's army in Luyang County, it would not be a loss to Liu Biao.
After all, it had never been in his hands, so how could it be lost?
The reason why he was so excited was because he was not happy with being manipulated by the Cao family and his son, as if he was being manipulated like a puppet.
As the governor of a state, he is the lord of Jingzhou.
In the eyes of others, he was just a puppet. When Liu Biao thought about this, he couldn't calm down.
Han Song's words are still in my ears.
The Cao family and his son are really not the things in the pond!
…………
As an early hero.
Liu Biao's ability to regulate his emotions is still good.
After sighing silently for a while with a gloomy face.
After all, he had to cheer up.
While recovering, he ordered the generals on the left and right: "Yuan Shu gave up the food and supplies in the city in exchange for Cao Jun having no time to worry about the war."
"Right now, we are the only one fighting against Yuan Shu. With the strength of our army, even if there is a chance of victory, it will be a tragic victory."
"Since Cao Jun doesn't care about it, then we simply let go and pass the order. The east side of the defense line makes way for Yuan Jun to pass!"
"If they want to leave, let them go. The faster the better. After letting them pass, you don't need to come to ask me for instructions. You can directly mobilize the three armies to enter the city!"
"If we seize the time, we might be able to intercept some loot before Cao's army evacuates!"
Knowing that Cao Jun was already in the city.
After packing things in sacks like locusts.
Not to mention Liu Biao, all the generals under him no longer wanted to continue to entangle with Yuan Shu.
So Liu Biao gave the order.
Everyone responded with a roar.
Each led a team of troops to the front line. While conveying the orders of the Chinese army, they each took over the teams on the battlefield to prepare for the time to enter the city.
…
Even if Liu Biao deliberately opened the channel.
It is not something that can be done in a short time to get all the tens of thousands of Yuan Shu's soldiers to break out of the encirclement and evacuate.
The situation on the battlefield is too complicated.
Moreover, the fighting area is not spacious. Soldiers from both sides are very densely mixed, and even with orders from their respective superiors, it is easy to fire real fire.
Therefore, after quietly opening a hole in the eastern defense line, the south side of the city was still in chaos for two hours.
But even so.
It has also reached an unknown number of times faster than normal time.
If it were a normal battle between the two sides, with one side trying its best to break out and the other holding the line of defense, this breakout battle would probably last more than a day and night.
Now it only takes less than two hours.
It can be said to be quite fast.
"Retreat! Retreat to the east!"
As sporadic chants rang out, apart from those lying on the ground and those who had not had time to keep up with the larger troops, there were no more Yuan soldiers visible on the entire battlefield.
Walked very cleanly.
As for the Jingzhou Army, under the orders of Liu Biao, they had no interest at all in Yuan Shu's troops who broke out and left.
Instead, he went straight to the city without looking back.
However, after they entered the city and quickly found the granary, money bank and other places in the city.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
…………
Not a grain of food is left, and not a single five-baht coin is found. These are the two most important resource concentration points.
It was like being gnawed by rats or licked by bears, and nothing of value could be found.
The ground was smoother than a mirror.
This immediately made Liu Biao and others look stupid.
Cao Jun's movements were too fast!
Are you born bandits?
At least leave some for us.
After finally breaking through Yuan Shu's base camp, except for the victory itself, he didn't get anything that could replenish his consumption.
Who can bear this?
And this is obviously not over yet.
After Liu Biao and the others left the granary and the bank, they came to the streets.
Once again they were shocked.
The entire Luyang County town has almost been evacuated. Even the common people are not seen here, as if they have been packed away.
The main generals of the Jingzhou Army came from the south of the city to the north of the city, crossing the entire city.
It was like sleepwalking along the way.
I have never understood how the Cao family could plunder so cleanly and so skillfully.
How long have you been preparing for today?
"The Cao family in Qiao County is as tall as eight feet!"
Among the crowd, no one knew who sighed, and everyone immediately responded unanimously.
That's to be expected.
After today.
I'm afraid this sentence will spread in Jingzhou.
…………
"Lord, let's now..."
Wenpin and Huang Zu both looked at Liu Biao, waiting for him to make the next arrangement.
And Liu Biao was outside the North City Gate.
He looked toward the northeast for a while.
Then he gritted his teeth, pointed with the riding crop, and shouted angrily.
"Chase!"
"We have to catch up with Cao Jun today no matter what. I want to personally ask Cao Mengde and Cao Zixiu how they could do such a clean thing!"
You can't get it back if you steal it.
Liu Biao also only hoped to breathe easy.
And the army was under his mobilization.
Immediately chase all the way to the northeast.
After marching for ten miles at high speed, they were blocked by a cavalry team.
"Jingzhou Ambassador Liu, my general has ordered me to wait here for a long time!"
…
The man blocking the road was dressed in white robes and silver armor, holding a bright silver gun in his hand, and under his seat was a solid-colored war horse.
Sword eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and unrestrained.
The whole person looks quite charming.
It is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong!
He was ordered by Cao Ang to intercept Liu Biao here, and at the same time dispel Liu Biao's intention of pursuing him.
And after hearing Zhao Yun's cry.
Liu Biao immediately rode his horse to the front and responded loudly: "Young general Wu, where is your general now? Why did he leave without saying anything?"
"Now that the city has been broken, Yuan Shuye has been expelled from Nanyang. It's time to reward the three armies. I also plan to have a banquet for three days. Brother Meng De and the others will not return until they are drunk."
"Why are you leaving without saying goodbye?"
What Liu Biao said was high-sounding.
Zhao Yun couldn't help laughing.
Then he cupped his hands to Liu Biao and replied: "Gong Cao is the governor of Yanzhou, and my general is also the lord of Yuzhou. He is always busy with all kinds of official duties."
"This time we went south to conquer Yuan Shu, it took too long. If we don't go back, I fear that the state will be unstable."
"Therefore, although you have good intentions, Duke Cao and my general can only ask me to say goodbye on their behalf. I hope you will forgive me and don't blame me!"
We all know this is nonsense.
But no one can stand up and criticize.
Isn’t everyone just high-sounding?
…
And after Zhao Yun outputs one pass.
Then he pointed at Luyang County with the spear in his hand.
Then he shouted loudly: "My general has a message. According to the original agreement, our army in Luyang City will not be contaminated at all, and the intact jade will be returned to Zhao and handed over to Nanyang County."
"But at the same time, all the proceeds from this battle belong to everyone. Do you still remember it?"
Speaking of the covenant in front of so many people.
Liu Biao could not deny it.
Compared with losing these supplies, the crime of betrayal is even worse.
So after a brief thought.
Liu Biao could only hold back his displeasure, pinched his nose and replied: "How can I forget such a covenant? I, Liu Biao, am a man of his word. The young general is too worried."
"Since Brother Meng De and Nephew Zi Xiuxian are busy with government affairs, it is inconvenient for me to keep them here. I will save today's wine for later!"
Liu Biao responded readily.
A smile appeared on Zhao Yun's face.
"The envoy's words will be conveyed to the general by me. I will send you a thousand miles away, but you must say goodbye in the end."
"Please come back, sir!"
One word fell.
Zhao Yun immediately galloped his horse and raised his whip.
Leading the cavalry team he led, he walked through the dust and chased the large army.
Looking at the white figure that gradually moved away and quickly disappeared from the field of vision, Liu Biao stared quietly for a while.
Then cheer up.
He turned around and smiled to the left and right: "Yuan Shu has been expelled from Nanyang County. From today on, our family is the only voice in Jingzhou!"
"Everyone, come with me back to the city to celebrate!"
………………
At this moment.
Ten miles away from Zhao Yun's interception point.
Cao Cao and Cao Ang, father and son, stopped their horses and discussed the next plan around a spread map.
"Father, this time our army has captured all the remnants of Luyang City. There are quite a lot of things, including young women and children. I'm afraid we won't be able to accompany the army."
"In my opinion, it is better to send a team of troops to send these things to Yanzhou or Chen Guo in Yuzhou first, and then place them properly."
Hear this.
Cao Cao looked up and saw the large carts loaded with goods that were walking with the army.
There are dozens of cars connected from front to back, with no end in sight, and each cart is piled high and full.
You can imagine how much stuff is packed inside.
besides.
There are also many people who bring their families with them, either voluntarily or "semi-voluntarily" to accompany the army. These are also very important resources.
Now that they have been brought out, they cannot be left to waste and must be properly placed.
Therefore, what Cao Ang said makes sense.
But after thinking for a while, Cao Cao.
But he did not agree to Cao Ang's arrangement.
Instead, he pointed the location of Yanzhou on the map with his hand, and then said to Cao Ang.
"Zixiu, Yanzhou is the foundation of the Cao family after all. In the past, one of us, father and son, always stayed in Yanzhou and could take charge of the overall situation and take charge at any time."
"Now that Yuan Shu has not been attacked, you and I have been away for a long time. This is not conducive to the stability of Yanzhou, so someone will eventually go back to take charge of the overall situation."
"And now that you are the first shepherd of Yuzhou, you still have a lot of things to do, so it is not convenient to return to Dongjun."
"So my father thought that I would take these things and these people back to Yanzhou, while you continue to lead the troops and travel through Yuzhou."
"what do you think?"
…
Cao Ang just thought about it briefly.
I had to admit it.
What my father said makes sense.
After all, Yanzhou is still the foundation. It is not more important than other territories acquired later and must be taken seriously.
Therefore, it was a good idea for my father to lead his troops back and continue to stay at the base camp.
But when Cao Ang thought that what he had told Zhao Yun before actually coincided with his real arrangement, he was speechless.
"What my father said makes sense, then you will lead the troops back to Yanzhou, and I will continue to lead the remaining troops and set off from Nanyang County."
"All the way across Yingchuan County, Chen State, Liang State, and then into the territory of Pei State, show off the military power of our army, and at the same time win the hearts and minds of these counties!"
Cao Ang did not forget it.
The country of Pei is not yet within our grasp.
Even the middle ground is a little unstable.
I must go there to flex my muscles and demonstrate my hard power, and let those people know who will be the emperor of Yuzhou in the future and whose words should be the will.
…
But here it comes.
Cao Ang couldn't help but laugh.
"I thought I would return to Qiao County with you, father, so that we could return to our hometown in honor and glory."
"It's a pity that it's difficult for you, father, to make this trip. It's a pity and a pity!"
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing loudly when he said this.
I couldn't help but pat Cao Ang on the shoulder.
He said with a tone full of approval and relief.
"My son has a heart, what is there to be dissatisfied about as a father? As for returning to his hometown in honor and glory, he will have many opportunities to return as a father in the future!"
"As long as you are here, the glory of our Cao family will never end. The Cao family in Qiao County will always be a famous family in the world. There is no need to regret it or feel regretful!"
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