"In this case, my lord, please divide the troops into two teams. The front team will attack at night. If it fails, the back team can also carry out rescue. If it doesn't work, tonight's night attack will at most become a strong attack." Jia Xu said calmly with his head lowered. , there is a 100% chance that Cao Cao is prepared, but there are only two opportunities to destroy a powerful enemy. The first is to be unexpected, and the second is to drag the opponent to death in a fierce battle.
It can be said that if he delays, Jia Xu can guarantee that he will definitely be the one who survives, and the one who can compete with them in this world is definitely not Cao Mengde.
The problem is that if it drags on, it will become a situation where Cao and Liu will lose their advantage to Yuan Shao. After all, Yanzhou cannot be occupied by Liu Bei in the north. It is better not to occupy Yanzhou first!
Jia Xu and other counselors also thought about a problem, that is, to kill Cao Cao directly with heavy damage, and give Yanzhou to Lu Bu, but this point was finally abandoned. It was not a problem of vision, but a problem of Yuan Shao. .
Regardless of whether he admits it or not in this life, the courage that Yuan Shao has shown since the battle of Jieqiao has shocked the world. Yuan Shu can take Lu Bu in because Lu Bu is kind to the Yuan family. What Jia Xu and others are most worried about is that Yuan Shao will show his courage and directly allow it. Lu Bu returned to his hometown in Bingzhou, and even created an opportunity for Lu Bu to return to his hometown in Bingzhou.
The possibility of this incident seemed low to Jia Xu and others, but it was eliminated due to the danger of the matter. After all, if such a disgusting thing really happened, it would be a pity for the Han Dynasty to go to sleep!
It is said that Jia Xu did not tell Chen Xi. If he had told Chen Xi, Chen Xi would have told Jia Xu that the probability of this happening was 90%.
Don't look at 191. The weather was good in 192. Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai could make Cao Cao rise by taking over Nanyang County with a population of 2.4 million. However, the locust plague, severe drought and freezing disasters have not stopped since the year of massacre of Xuzhou. , most states and counties have no grain reserves!
From this period onwards, any state or county captured will not have three years of food reserves. Well, not to mention three years, three months will be a rich and prosperous county. From this time on, if the country is destroyed, as long as it can be obtained, it will be a victory... …
In other words, it is inevitable that Lu Bu will have no food. At this time, whether Yuan Shao uses food to let Lu Bu move to Bingzhou, or directly takes advantage of Lu Bu's lack of food to take Yanzhou, he will get Yanzhou. Nothing is more important than the Yuan family's north-south alliance.
No matter how much hatred Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have, in this situation where there is only one Liu Bei left in the Central Plains and the others belong to the Yuan family, the Yuan family will definitely destroy Liu Bei!
As for whether Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao would put the Yuan family first in that situation, whether it is Jia Xu and others' grasp of people's hearts, or the historical fact that Yuan Shu was defeated and fled to the north with the jade seal to join Yuan Shao, it all shows one thing. It's just that the family members really put their family first.
Different from Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao in history, where you rise and I decline, there is no big meeting or necessity. In this generation, both Yuan and Yuan now own more than two states, and they are still expanding. As long as they join forces victoriously, they can directly overwhelm the southern states. After the Yuan family combines the advantages of the two Yuans and reallocates resources, the strength of the entire Yuan family will definitely rise significantly.
The Yuan family, which is close to the Eight Prefectures and holds three grain-producing lands and three horse-producing lands (clearly it is the Yuan family, not Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu), does not need any strategy to defeat Cao Cao after a battle half a year ago. Liu Bei was defeated after he recovered, and it didn't even take a month.
The reason is that Lu Bu's new occupation of Yanzhou will definitely not be able to stop Yuan Shao's attack this summer. As for the group of capable people who supported Cao Cao during his period, Tian Feng and others have suggested several times to seize the opportunity to destroy Cao Cao and replace him with Lu Bu. Now this kind of successful rendezvous is basically equivalent to the situation where the world changes hands. The Yuan family will definitely rendezvous victoriously as soon as possible.
Once Yanzhou falls into the hands of Yuan Shao, the Yuan family will immediately deal with Liu Bei who is completely surrounded by him, and then take control of You, Ji, Bing, Qing, Yan, Xu, Yu, Yang, Jing, and Jiaozhou plus Sili Most of them, tsk tsk tsk, the pictures are so beautiful that I can’t bear to look at them.
In fact, Jia Xu also estimated that if Cao Cao could be killed with minimal losses, the troubled times might be ended faster. Liu Bei, who had Qing Xu and well-equipped soldiers, could withstand the first wave of the Yuan family with the power of eight states. The attack is not too difficult. After using the strategy prepared by Chen Xi early in the morning, it will definitely not be a problem to dominate the north. Apart from the danger of the process, it seems to be good.
However, this process is indeed a bit too dangerous. Maybe the Yuan family will be able to control ten states this year and dominate the world next year.
This is why Jia Xu clearly had a way to deal with Cao Cao but didn't dare to use it because it was too dangerous.
But then Chen Xi decided that it would be best to destroy Cao Cao at this time. Out of trust in Chen Xi, Jia Xu felt that it would be a good thing to destroy Cao Cao with minimal losses and then fight the Yuan family to end the troubled times faster.
Because of this, Jia Xu decided to look at the situation and destroy Cao Cao here. If he planned to destroy Cao Cao with almost no damage, it would open a new chapter in history. Anyway, Chen Xi meant that he could contain it; if the plan failed, there would be nothing he could do. He pretended to be a messenger and sent a message to Cao Cao, saying that Yanzhou had been captured and that he should quickly go back to rob Yanzhou. In short, Jia Xu would never do such a thing to expend a lot of combat power to destroy Cao Cao.
[Fortunately, the food Zichuan customized for the army is effective. In the past two years, most of the people in the army can see things at night after constantly feeding sheep liver, pork liver, and chicken liver. In a night battle, victory or defeat depends on one move. Ziyang, Fengxiao, Wenru, how many moves Cao Cao can take depends on your timing. ] Jia Xu took a deep breath and thought.
"That's fine. I will lead the night attack, and you and Zijian will be the rear troops to rescue." Liu Bei directly made the choice Jia Xu expected.
"Okay, my lord, if there is no result for an hour, Zijian and I will send troops to rescue you." Jia Xu lowered his head and said, maybe in Liu Bei's view, risking one's life to this extent is nothing at all, and Liu Bei also has Xu Chuhe and Liu Bei. With the protection of Wu Anguo, even if the night attack is defeated, he will be fine, not to mention that in Liu Bei's view, it may not be a defeat.
[You are risking your life. Duke Xuande is really in danger this time. You are a prince who started from scratch. Show your courage. Although we will definitely not lose, I will hand over the greatest honor to you. Hands, your courage determines the direction of this war! ] Jia Xu lowered his head and carefully considered Liu Bei's every move.
Liu Bei ordered the whole army to rest. All the soldiers knew that there would be a battle tonight, so they all went into camp to rest after lunch.
"Gongda, will Liu Xuande come tonight?" Cao Cao walked around in his tent. Although he was sure that Liu Xuande would come back, he became a little restless after Liu Bei crossed Jishui.
"It will come. Whether it is Liu Xuande himself or the plans of his advisers, tonight's battle is inevitable. Whether we can defeat Liu Bei with minimal losses depends on tonight." Xun You looked dull.
"I think Liu Xuande's side is also ready to attack our army. But this time we not only have to defeat the night attack army with thunderous force, but more importantly, the whole army must be pressed. Even if we lose thousands of people, we will still have to attack with one blow. To capture Liu Bei's Dazhai, the winner must be decided before Jishui." Xun You said calmly.
"A last-ditch fight?" Cao Cao frowned and said, "With Liu Xuande's treatment of his soldiers, as long as Liu Xuande fights to the death, there is a high possibility of a last-ditch fight. At that time, we will be passive."
"It's nothing. If after approaching Jishui, the situation really happens as the lord said, let's retreat. The troops are in chaos at night. We have more soldiers. The rear army will turn to the front army. It doesn't take much effort to retreat while fighting and retreating. , even if Liu Xuande cannot be defeated, he can still be severely damaged." Xun You said calmly.
There are also speculations about Liu Bei's camp with Jishui behind him. It is the most difficult to determine the outcome of the battle in which the victory or defeat is between a hair's breadth. Maybe one's side could defeat the opponent in the previous step, but after arriving in Jishui, Liu Bei's army fought for survival and broke out. Survival consciousness, if you are not careful, you may turn the tables.
Xun You would rather not fight this kind of battle that would lead to a comeback if it goes wrong. For him, if Liu Bei is not eliminated before Jishui, then tonight's battle can only be said to be a small victory.
"It's okay. We don't know whether we are the enemy or not in the night battle. It's okay to withdraw directly once we reach Jishui, but we're afraid that Liu Xuande will pursue us." Cao Cao sighed and said.
"Then leave a group of blocking troops not far from Jishui. If Liu Xuande is stubborn, we will attack him head-on." Xun You said coldly.
"Okay, that's how it should be. The outcome depends on tonight! If Liu Bei has troops to come to help, then Zhongde will send troops out of Pengcheng to attack me from both front and rear!" Cao Cao ordered to Cheng Yu.
"Here!" Cheng Yu clasped his fists and saluted. He could be a general's counselor, and the power of refining Qi into a gang was no joke.
"Is there any progress in the Danyang army?" Cao Cao changed the subject and asked Cheng Yu, who was handling the matter.
"Although they have surrendered to our army, it is obvious that the enthusiasm and morale of the vast majority of Danyang soldiers are not very high. So far, there are less than 5,000 people who have reluctantly surrendered to our army." Cheng Yu sighed and said, "We must It will probably take another month for them all to surrender.”
"Five thousand people are just five thousand people, take your time." Cao Cao sighed and said.
As the sun set in the west and the sky turned dark, Zhang Fei and Wei Yan, who were supposed to be in Liu Bei's camp according to Cao Jun's intelligence, quietly crossed Jishui with 5,000 cavalry under the leadership of Guo Jia. Li You led Zhao Yun and Chen Dao also led the same troops across the Yellow River at dusk. Then Liu Ye led Gan Ning and Tai Shici with the same number of people across the Bin River. Finally, Guan Yu led Guan Ping around to the outskirts of Pengcheng.
"Commander Guo, where are we going?" Zhang Fei handed his wine bottle to Guo Jia and asked in a low voice.
"To end Cao Cao, the core of this plan lies in the last stand and the cooperation between the generals. If Jia Wenhe wants to decide the outcome in one fight, only a few of us can grasp the opportunity. As for the last stand, Jia Wenhe has calculated it correctly. The other party is definitely not willing to bet on our comeback. In this case, the core of this battle is whether we can cooperate well." Guo Jia drank the wine handed to him by Zhang Fei in one gulp, rarely saying solemnly said.
[Cao Mengde should have no way out, but it is a pity that Zichuan has to go to the rear to deal with the epidemic. Otherwise, there is no need to fix Yun Chang on the outskirts of Pengcheng. ] On the other side, Li You silently calculated the position and ordered Zhao Yun and Chen Dao to hide their troops in the dark.
[One step at a time, the cavalry intercepted the infantry and killed them. They formed a formation behind the water and then ambushed from all sides. Except for the direction where Baima Yi was stationed, every one of our soldiers and horses had their backs to the river. Even if Cao Mengde stood out, there was no way he could escape. On the day of birth, the only chance of survival lies in defeating the lord who is fighting against the odds. Unfortunately, Cao Mengde, Xun Gongda, and Cheng Zhongde are all geniuses in the world, and they will never bet against the lord at that time. 】
Liu Ye looked at the sparse stars in the sky and the waning moon. It was really a good weather for murder and arson.
"Cao Mengde will be destroyed tonight." Liu Ye said with a sneer.
It's not that Liu Ye looked down on Cao Cao, but he really couldn't see any way to survive. The most terrifying thing about House of Flying Daggers was that the enemy was at a loss for what to do with the continuous ambush. In the end, he didn't know the general and the general, so he was defeated all the way. You can leave, not to mention that the terrain chosen by Jia Xu obviously did not intend for Cao Cao to escape and ascend to heaven.
Jia Xu folded the map and stood up slowly. Using himself as bait was just a joke. If the 20,000 Taishan soldiers were defeated by Cao Cao on the road less than forty miles away, he should have wiped his neck and committed suicide.
Jia Xu just wanted to see Liu Xuande's courage. Jia Xu had rehearsed this battle six times. There was no way to survive. Unless meteorites fell from the sky and destroyed at least two of the House of Flying Daggers, it would be like Cao Cao's whole army being ambushed. troops, Xuzhou Pengcheng is his burial place.
At midnight, Liu Bei took Xu Chu as the vanguard and led 3,000 people to rob the camp. Xu Chu wielded a black sword of more than 100 meters and slashed at Cao's camp. It was obvious that he just said that tonight was just for a strong attack, and then yelled Then he led three thousand soldiers and rushed in directly through the gap.
I saw Cao Jun rushing into the stronghold on the first day of the lunar month, and the troops on the left and right came out. Fortunately, Jia Xu had warned Xu Chu before he came, so there was not much panic. He swung his sword and killed dozens of people, and moved his horse to protect Liu Bei. They were about to leave, but they didn't want to just listen to the sound of drums. The Xiahou brothers came to fight from left to right. Xu Chu held Xiahou Dun head-on, and the hammer of half a man of Wu'an State directly blocked the bow and arrow shot towards Liu Bei.
"Hahahaha, we met a master." The sword and gun collided. Xiahoudun's hand holding the spear was slightly numb, but his whole body was extremely excited.
"Look at the knife!" Xu Chu roared and slashed at Xiahou Dun, the black inner energy on the knife kept spitting out.
"Don't hurt people with hidden arrows." Wu Anguo brandished a sledgehammer half the size of a man and shouted angrily in the direction of Xia Houyuan.
"Wu Anguo, I didn't expect to meet you here." Xia Houyuan squinted at Wu Anguo. The top master who could survive a duel with Lu Bu at Hulao Pass did not expect to appear in Liu Bei's army.
"Kill!" Liu Bei didn't panic much. Before he came again, he was mentally prepared for Cao Cao to be defensive. After being ambushed, he became more ferocious and wielded his sword to kill Cao Cao's army under the protection of his guards.
"Fire the arrow!" Cao Cao laughed and said, "Liu Xuande, you really led the attack yourself! Capture him!"
"Lord, retreat quickly!" Xu Chu forced Xiahou Dun back with one blow, leaving Wu Anguo to block the bow and arrow with two sledgehammers, while he protected Liu Bei and retreated out of the camp.
After all, Liu Bei's army was far more elite than Cao Cao, and since he didn't go deep enough, it didn't take him long to break away from Cao Cao's camp. At this time, the scattered sound of horse hooves could already be heard.
"Reinforcements are coming, all officers and men, kill!" Liu Bei laughed.
In Pengcheng, Cheng Yu, who had been waiting on the city gate tower, turned around and walked towards the city when he heard the sound of galloping horse hooves. Pengcheng has been handed over to Zhao Yan. He will lead the army out of the city and attack Liu Bei from front to back. The outcome depends on tonight. .
"Kill!" Hua Xiong led his three thousand Xiliang cavalry, and with an astonishing momentum, he directly inserted into the rear of Cao Cao's army and surrounded Liu Bei's army. In an instant, people fell on their backs, and then he threw the Xiliang cavalry like chopping vegetables directly into Cao Cao's body. A large hole opened in the encirclement, and the powerful destructive power of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was fully demonstrated at this moment.
"Feng Ya, step on the formation!" He led the Xiliang cavalry and trampled the Cao army who couldn't see what was going on like mowing grass, and soon joined Liu Bei.
"Lord, follow me and fight out quickly!" After Hua Xiong and Liu Bei's turn, he mobilized the clouds of the Xiliang cavalry, and the crimson flames waved crazily in all directions, directly forcing Cao Hong and others who had originally led the attack back. .
"Rear troops turn to front troops, withdraw!" Liu Bei ordered to the messenger. Tonight's night attack has failed. The rest depends on what Jia Xu said about the five-pronged army destroying the enemy in front of the formation.
"Don't run away, Liu Bei!" Cao Cao yelled. He had already seen Cheng Yu ignite the wood that had been soaked with kerosene, and the sky suddenly became bright.
"Hmph!" Hua Xiong was not afraid of Cheng Yu's army that came over. Although the vermilion cloud of the leading unit had exposed Danyang's elite soldiers, for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, there was no one with more impact and destructive power in the world. They have become a branch of the army. In history, any troops who dared to stop them were cut through and crushed into powder by them.
"Peel through them!" Hua Xiong roared violently, and the three thousand Xiliang cavalry turned into fragmented arrow arrays and crashed directly towards the Danyang elite soldiers.
In an instant, dozens of Xiliang cavalry fell to the ground, but more Danyang elite soldiers were knocked away directly. The large shield guarding the front was directly smashed into pieces. Then, under the leadership of Hua Xiong, there was not much morale in the first place. The Danyang elite soldiers were directly punched through.
"It's the Xiliang Iron Cavalry!" After all, the elite Danyang soldiers fought with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry back then, so after the first contact, all the Danyang soldiers who had participated in the battle of Xiliang yelled and got out of the way.
It is said that this group of people had no sense of belonging to Cao's army. They were just pulled out by Cheng Yu to expand the army. They didn't want to get involved when they encountered the Xiliang cavalry led by Hua Xiong. The only force in the Han Dynasty that could resist the galloping Xiliang Iron Cavalry was the Xiliang Iron Cavalry itself. Other troops who dared to block the way could only be crushed to death.
[Zijian, don’t stop no matter what this time. Xiliang Iron Cavalry can be said to be the sharpest spear in the world for ordinary infantry. What you have to do is to cut through the army in front of you regardless of it. Only in this way can the opponent’s All the plans have failed. Only you can accomplish this. Even Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun cannot do it if they lead their own troops. 】
Hua Xiong frantically trampled on the infantry in front, and the originally fiery red cloud also gained a touch of blood under the crazy crushing.
The Xiliang cavalry did not have the speed and agility of the white horse Yi Cong, and did not have the almightiness of the Bingzhou wolf cavalry. What they did have was this unparalleled impact. , making all Xun You's arrangements become a joke.
"Lord, leave quickly!" After fighting a bloody path, Hua Xiong didn't care how many veterans would die in this battle. He shouted at Liu Bei behind him, and Xu Chu consciously led the tiger guard to cut off Liu Bei's rear.
Seeing Hua Xiong leading the Xiliang cavalry in a domineering manner through the front of the troops he sent to intercept, Xun You couldn't help but have a bad feeling, but before he could think about it, Cao Cao led Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan and others. Everyone came out of the village.
"This Xiliang cavalry..." Cheng Yu and Xun You's eyes were a little solemn as they chased Cao Cao.
"My uncle's vision is not what I can match. Sure enough, Mu Shou in the north must have a cavalry. Compared with the flexible cavalry of Baima Yicong who can run away as soon as they touch it, the Xiliang cavalry that crushes purely with violence is more powerful. The blow to the enemy's morale and the boost to our morale are too great." Xun You said with a sigh.
After witnessing the action of three thousand Xiliang cavalry passing through ten thousand infantry, Xun You completely fell to his uncle's side. Although thousands of the ten thousand infantry were Danyang soldiers with little morale and were cunning, it was undeniable. The absolute impact of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
"Okay, after defeating Liu Xuande and returning to Yanzhou, we will unite and try our best to persuade the lord." Cheng Yu nodded.
Liu Bei fled all the way, and Cao Cao led the army to pursue him. A bloody battle broke out of Liu Bei's stronghold. At that moment, Cao Jun's morale was great, but he failed to capture Liu Bei. He then pursued all the way and rushed to the nearby area. Even when the huge roar could be heard in Jishui, Cao Cao still did not kill Liu Bei.
Seeing that there was no way forward, Liu Bei did not bother to blame Jia Xu for not acting secretly, but instead shouted: "There is no way forward, why don't you fight to the death!"
When all the soldiers heard this, they all turned forward. Xu Chu took the lead, waving his sword and killing dozens of people under the cloud. Liu Bei's army fought hard to move forward. In an instant, the leading troops of Cao's army were in chaos.
Cao Cao sighed and withdrew his troops according to the steps discussed with Xun You before. Liu Bei's army pursued him at night, but was quickly blocked by the Duanhou army that Xun You had arranged early.
Withdrawing the troops and walking back only ten miles, Zhang Fei on the left and Wei Yan on the right rushed out and faced Cao Jun with a massacre. Suddenly Cao Jun who withdrew at night was in chaos. Cao Cao gathered the Xiahou brothers and the Cao brothers to protect Xun You and Cheng Yu. Fight your way out.
The blood could not rush for ten miles, but there was another drumbeat. Zhao Yun on the left and Chen Dao on the right, the two armies fought out, killing Cao's army corpses all over the field and blood flowing into rivers.
After marching for only a few miles, Taishi Ci and Gan Xingba led an army of three thousand to the left and right, and attacked and killed the remaining Cao army. Cao Cao was frightened and rushed towards Pengcheng.
"Have you caught Cao Cao?" Guo Jia asked Zhang Fei and Wei Yan symbolically.
"Cao Cao's rabbit ran too fast, and I didn't even see him." Zhang Fei said dissatisfied.
"Is there anything gained?" Li You asked Zhao Yun and Chen Dao.
"I saw Thief Cao, but I don't want to be stopped by the army!" Chen Dao sighed, clapped his left hand and said.
"The traitor Cao is not dead yet?" Liu Ye stared at Gan Ning and Tai Shici and asked.
"It did stop the Cao thief. I didn't expect the Xiahou brothers to fight to the death but we and I couldn't win!" Gan Ning said with some embarrassment. Xiahou Dun let him lose his left eye and actually ran away, which made him somewhat accepting. No, for Gan Ning, the main reason was that Xiahou Dun directly picked out the blind eye and ate it, scaring him. Such a shameful thing...
"Didn't the three of you kill Cao Cao?" Jia Xu broke through and led his troops to pursue him. When he saw the three people looking at him, he suddenly looked surprised, "That shouldn't be the case. Although the Chinese army is blocked, He also suffered six waves of ambushes, how can the troops still have combat effectiveness?"
"I think it's a little weird to say that." Li You said with a frown. He should have collapsed after being ambushed six times in the dark night, so how could he still have so much fighting power?
"Cao Mengde's command of the army should not be underestimated, but Yun Chang led the largest number of infantry and cavalry stationed on the outskirts of Pengcheng. Cao Mengde should die." Liu Ye thought for a while and said, "Next, we should peacefully take over Xuzhou and Qingzhou. There’s no need to worry about food this time.”
"Start paying attention to the Yuan family. Without Cao Cao, I am not optimistic about Lu Bu at all. The only one who can struggle in the Yuan family is Gongsun Bogui. The rest will be 'surrendered' in an instant." Guo Jia Said calmly.
The whole place was silent. After a long time, Jia Xu said, "Jizhou is the essence of the north. We will conquer the world faster." (To be continued.)
