"good!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao thought it was feasible.
So Cao Cao adopted Xun You's strategy and personally led 5,000 mobile light cavalry across Yanjin, pretending to prepare a surprise attack on the rear of Yuan Shao's army, which attracted Yuan Shao to split his troops in Yanjin.
Then Cao Cao suddenly turned around and shot the White Horse Fortress with a feint, intending to break the siege of White Horse before Yuan Shao could react.
However... it failed.
In this world, due to Chen Feng's intrusion, Liu Guanzhang was not dispersed by Cao Cao, and Guan Yu did not defect to Cao Cao. Liu Guanzhang's two SSRs plus one SR are now serving under Yuan Shao's account.
Xun You's strategy of seizing the east and attacking the west is completely feasible in theory. He was defeated by Yuan Shao's army who besieged the White Horse Fortress. Not only did he include Yan Liang, but also... Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei.
The presence of Liu, Guan, and Zhang in the White Horse Fortress is the same as the presence of Dian Wei in the Battle of Wancheng...oh no, even stronger.
When Cao Cao arrived at the White Horse Fortress with great momentum, he was beaten directly by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei from Yan Liang's army, making him doubt his life.
Cao Cao's five thousand mobile light cavalry suffered heavy losses. General Xiahou Dun was even shot blind in one eye during this battle. Cao Cao's army was defeated and fled back to Guandu. They returned in defeat and the White Horse Fortress... was lost.
After taking the White Horse Fortress, Yuan Shao's army took advantage of the victory and successively captured Yanjin, Wuchao, Yangwu, Fengqiu and other places. It was like a tiger descending from the mountain, unstoppable!
Yanzhou
Guandu
Cao Jun's camp
Seeing Yuan Shao's army getting closer and closer, Cao Cao was restless and kept walking back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his hands: "Everyone, what should we do now?"
Guo Jia, the military advisor under Cao Cao's tent, offered wine and said: "Right now, the only chance of survival is to seek foreign aid."
Cao Cao said, "But now we are in urgent need of help. Where should we find foreign aid?"
The minister ordered Xun Yu to slowly say four words: "Xuzhou, Chen Feng."
Cao Cao frowned: "Chen Feng? He is indeed very close, but will he send troops to help me?"
Guo Jiadao: "In today's world, Yuan Shao is the most powerful, and the only people who can fight with him are the Lord and Chen Feng.
If Yuan Shao is compared to the powerful Qin State, then the Lord and Chen Feng are like the Chu State and the Qi State. No matter which side is annexed by Qin, the other side may no longer be able to resist it. Only when Chu and Qi work together can victory be possible.
Chen Jie of Xuzhou is not an incompetent lord, so he must understand this truth. I am willing to send an envoy to Xuzhou on behalf of my lord to promote an alliance between Cao and Chen to fight against Yuan Shao who is going south. "
"good!"
Cao Cao decisively agreed and sent Guo Jia as envoy to Xuzhou.
Xuzhou
Pengcheng
Guo Jia hurried to Pengcheng and met Chen Feng. When he was about to explain his intention, Chen Feng said first:
"Fengxiao, I understand your purpose of coming. Go back and tell Cao Cao that I agree to ally with him against Yuan Shao."
Guo Jia had a question mark on his face:? ? ?
I haven’t said anything yet, but Chen Feng already knows what I’m here for this time? Did you agree directly? No more nagging? Walk through the process? The word count for Gaga Playful Water?
Chen Feng had been paying attention to the war in Guandu. In this life, Cao Cao had no Guan Yu or Zhang Xiu to help him, and was beaten to a pulp by Yuan Shao. The purpose of sending Guo Jia at this time is not difficult to guess. Cao Cao couldn't win. Come to think of it. Bring him Chen Feng to fight against Yuan Shao.
Chen Feng thought to himself: What he has been waiting for is the moment when the relationship between Cao and Yuan breaks down. He will first join forces with Cao Cao to deal with Yuan Shao, and then defeat Cao Cao. Well... it will be nice.
"General Chen...is indeed wise!" This was the only thing Guo Jia said to Chen Feng on his mission to Xuzhou. After saying that, he returned to Yanzhou to tell Cao Cao the good news.
After Cao Cao learned that Chen Feng had so readily agreed to form an alliance, he immediately went to the emperor to confer Chen Feng with the title of Chariot and Cavalry General (ranked below the Great General and Hussar General, and the third highest military commander in the country).
After receiving the reward from General Chariot and Cavalry, Chen Feng immediately wrote a reply letter to Cao Cao to express his gratitude. The content of this letter translated in simple and easy-to-understand vernacular is: "Prime Minister Cao, hello, I am Xuzhou Mu Chen Jie, the emperor gave me the seal of chariot and cavalry general. I have received it. If the emperor is in trouble, we will definitely help him.
I will lead my five generals, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao, and lead the army from three states to go north to assist Prime Minister Cao in his crusade against the rebel Yuan Shao.
Among them, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and I are brothers. Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao are my most beloved generals. Prime Minister Cao, you have given me the title of Chariot and Cavalry General. Do you think... these five are also... …』
This letter from Chen Feng was delivered to Cao Cao. After reading it, Cao Cao's lips twitched. He didn't understand what Chen Feng meant. He thought that one cavalry general was not enough, and wanted five more general positions.
Yes, whoever makes me need you, give it to you, give it to you.
So Cao Cao wrote five more edicts in the name of the emperor, and sealed them respectively.
Sun Ce is the general who conquers the east (heavy title general)
Zhou Yu is the general who conquers the south (heavy title general)
Lu Bu is the general who conquers the west (heavy title general)
Zhao Yun is the general of Zhengbei (heavy title general)
Zhang Liao is the Yueqi general (general with various names)
These generals of the Four Expeditions were ranked below the generals of Wei and second only to the Three Dukes, and they had some real power.
Seeing that Cao Cao was so generous, Chen Feng was not stingy and immediately issued an order to his generals:
"By passing on this general's order, I order Yueqi General Zhang Liao to lead 20,000 Xuzhou troops and 3,000 trapped troops, with Yan Xiang and Chen Deng as military advisors, and Gao Shun, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai as deputy generals, to follow me to Yanzhou Guandu. Join Cao's army to resist Yuan's army."
"Order Lu Bu, General of the Western Conquest, to lead 10,000 Xuzhou troops, with Chen Gong as the military advisor, and Zang Ba, Taishi Ci, and Sun Guan as lieutenants, to attack Qingzhou in the north, forcing Yuan Shao to divide his troops. If there is a chance, he can directly capture Qingzhou without asking. "
"I ordered Zhao Yun, the general who conquered the north, to immediately lead 30,000 Jiaozhou troops north to Yanzhou and come quickly to join the battle."
"I ordered Sun Ce, the general who conquered the east, and Zhou Yu, the general who conquered the south, to lead the 30,000 Yangzhou troops to stay put and stay in Yangzhou. They are responsible for supplying the three armies with food and grass while waiting for orders."
"promise!!!"
As Chen Feng issued several orders, the three states of Xu, Yang, and Jiao immediately began to mobilize. The march and the supply of food and grass all entered a wartime state.
The reason why Yangzhou's army did not move was to be wary of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, lest his home be stolen.
Chen Feng personally led 20,000 Xuzhou troops and 3,000 trapped troops. With Cao Cao's cooperation, he successfully rushed to the front line of Guandu in Yanzhou and joined Cao Cao's 30,000 troops.
Yanzhou
Guandu
Cao Chen coalition camp
"Hahahahahaha! General Chen, I am so anxious about your arrival!"
After Cao Cao saw Chen Feng in person, he opened his arms and walked over to Chen Feng with small steps and gave Chen Feng a big hug.
"Hey~, Prime Minister Cao, you look older. Your hair has turned a lot white. You should take good care of it."
Chen Feng's words almost caused Cao Cao to slip and fall to the ground.
Cao Cao steadied himself and said: "Drink, drink, drink! General Chen is really humorous and a refreshing person. I like it! Drink, drink, drink~"
At this time, Xun Yu, who was beside Cao Cao, reminded Cao Cao of the business: "Prime Minister, Yuan Shao has already forced his troops to force Guandu, so we'd better discuss the next countermeasures quickly."
"Oh, yes, yes." So Cao Cao said to Chen Feng: "General Chen, it's windy outside, let's go inside the tent to talk."
"Okay." Chen Feng also knew that the situation was urgent, so he led Yan Xiang and Chen Deng into the tent along with Cao Cao and Cao Cao's advisers, and sat in rows for a friendly discussion.
Since the two sides are allies, the process of joining forces is relatively friendly. After all, this is still the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the men of the Eastern Han Dynasty still want to show some credibility and face.
However, Cao Chen's unexpected alliance was far beyond Yuan Shao's expectation...
