The sound of killing broke out in the Dazhai at the mountain pass. The soldiers of Yuan's army who were ambushing in the barracks went back and forth with Cao's army to attack and kill.
In an instant, a melee broke out. Cao's army was trapped in the dense forest for a night. With no men and horses, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. On the contrary, Yuan's army was waiting for work and was well prepared. Comparing the two, the advantages and disadvantages were obvious.
Therefore, as soon as Fang fought, Yuan Jun immediately gained the upper hand and held Cao Jun firmly.
Although Cao Jun was suppressed by Yuan Jun, the generals were quite strong. Xu Chu on the other side was restrained by Dian Wei and found it difficult to escape for a while.
Dian Wei's power was unstoppable. No one on the left or right of Yuan's army except Xu Chu could stop him. One of them would die if he went up, and two of them would hang on to each other. Dian Wei was forced to rush to a place three feet away from Yuan Xi, and he could succeed just before he saw it. .
"You bastard named Yuan! You are dead!" Dian Wei's eyes shone slightly, his face flushed, and his jaw trembled slightly. He was obviously a little excited because he was about to kill the boy from the Yuan family.
However, at this juncture, a sudden change occurred!
But on the edge of the sand where Dian Wei was running toward Yuan Xi, soldiers hiding in the tents on both sides suddenly appeared.
Each of them held a rope in their hands, their eyes flashed fiercely, and they suddenly pulled it up, only to see that the tripping rope suddenly flew up from the soil on the sand, and Dian Wei's horse was pulled away with a "pop~!" , leaning forward and flipping to the ground.
The war horse fell to the ground, the fierce general fell down, and Dian Wei fell to the ground as a big horse. His fat face came into close contact with the earth. What's more, Dian Wei was majestic, so the impact was even greater.
"good!"
Not far away, when Yuan Xi saw Dian Wei being trapped, he was overjoyed. His eyes kept shining, he suddenly feared his thighs, and shouted excitedly: "Pikemen, sabermen! Archers, all come to me, who can do it?" If you capture Dian Wei, I will reward you with a thousand gold coins and make you a marquis of ten thousand households!"
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward, but Yuan Jun's soldiers rushed forward with guns and swords in hand, heading towards General Dian Wei who fell to the ground!
Dian Wei's face was covered with dust. He spit out the sand and raised his iron halberd from the ground. He panicked to resist Xu Chu and other soldiers who were attacking him.
At this moment, Dian Wei had no horses and fell into the enemy's encirclement. He failed to resist Xu Chu.
After cutting down more than a dozen of Yuan Xijun's soldiers one after another, Dian Wei's body had been injured six or seven times by Xu Chu. He was panting from exhaustion, but he could not break through the encirclement and his life was at stake.
"Damn it...I didn't check for a while and died here! I am so ashamed of my lord!" Dian Wei Zheng was resisting and sighing with emotion.
However, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him and saw a general fighting bravely. He rushed into the enemy's formation alone. He stretched out his hand towards Dian Wei and shouted loudly: "General Dian, get on your horse quickly and follow me out of the encirclement!"
"Master Zidan!" Dian Wei felt relieved and hurriedly followed the intruder on his horse to run away. The incoming person was none other than Cao Zhen, the general of Cao Jun!
Seeing the two men riding on the same horse, trying to break out of the siege, Yuan Xi suddenly became anxious. Dian Wei was the bravest general under Cao Jun. Not only was he highly skilled in martial arts, but he was also loyal to Cao Cao. How could he not kill him now?
What's more, Dian Wei's bravery is no less than that of Luo Shixin, a fierce general in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, whose loyalty and courage are unparalleled.
So Yuan Xi felt that if Dian Wei couldn't be used by him, it would be better to die, right?
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi fiercely waved his hand and shouted loudly at the crossbowmen behind him: "The crossbowmen listen to the order and don't let Cao Zhen and Dian Wei escape. Concentrate your firepower to kill them! There will be rewards!"
The commander ordered, but the three soldiers dared not obey. They bent their bows and raised their arrows to the sky. They concentrated their attack and fired randomly at Dian Wei and Cao Zhen's running horses.
After a shower of arrows, Dian Wei was fine. Unexpectedly, Cao Zhen was wounded by a sharp blade and fell off his horse. The saber-hands who followed him and caught him with weapons.
Dian Wei wanted to turn around to save him, but Yuan soldiers rushed up and surrounded him, only to isolate the two generals. It was a dilemma.
Dian Wei had no choice but to bite his lower lip tightly, turn over and shake the reins of his horse, leading some of his elite soldiers to fight out from the encirclement of Yuan Xi's army.
It flew towards the gate of the southern camp, and disappeared for several miles. In an instant, it disappeared quietly beside the official road.
Li Le was captured and killed, Dian Wei ran in panic, Cao Zhen was captured, and Cao's army was either dead, injured or surrendered. In the blink of an eye, the war was over, and Yuan's army immediately began to clean up the battlefield in the camp.
Seeing Dian Wei break out of the siege and run, Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart. However, it had come to this, but he couldn't force it. No matter what, he still captured and killed a general alive, and also captured Cao Cao's adopted son Cao Zhen, which was something to be gained. .
Bao Xin followed Cao Cao back then, and was later killed by Yuan Jun along with Xi Zhicai during the Battle of Puyang. Later, Cao Cao treated Bao Xin's son favorably, and believed that his adopted son would be treated the same as his own son, so he was die-hard loyal to Cao Cao. However, Cao Zhen's identity, Yuan's Xi thought it could be used.
But after careful consideration, Yuan Xi still did not kill Cao Zhen, which was a good idea.
He only sent someone to send Cao Zhen to the Houjun camp to nurse him back to health, comfort him and take care of him, but he never met him in person.
This Cao Zhen may not be a great move in the future, but it would be too early to say so now.
It's better to hide it and treat it well to win over his heart, while considering it carefully for later use.
After breaking through the valley entrance of the Taihang Mountains, Yuan Xi no longer stopped and led his troops straight across the Hanoi official road.
Yu Jin and Le Jin's rear army, who were facing Gao Rou, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others, rushed to kill them, forming a flanking attack.
Yu Jin and Yue Jin tightly guarded the official road, guarded the pass, and stopped Gao Rou and the others. It was no problem.
Unexpectedly, Hengsheng didn't want to change things, but it turned out that it was Yuan Xi's commander who plunged straight into the Taihang Mountains and descended from the sky. The attack speed was very fast, and he broke through the rear camp of Cao's army in one fell swoop.
Together with Gao Rou's Bingzhou soldiers and horses, they successfully joined forces and encircled them, forming a two-phase flanking offensive. The two generals, Yu Jin and Le Jin, could not look at each other, and the soldiers and horses were defeated.
Yu Jin and Le Jin had no choice but to flee eastward in panic. While gathering the defeated troops and fighting and retreating, they urgently wrote letters to report the situation to Cao Cao who was attacking the city of Liyang in Jizhou.
At this moment, Cao Cao was still in a stalemate with "Yuan Xi", Zhang Jia, Ju Shou, Gao Lan and other senior figures in Jizhou. When Cao Cao received an urgent letter from Yu Jin.
Cao Cao was immediately shocked. He never thought that the troops of Cao Zhen, Yu Jin and others would be defeated so quickly, and even Li Le would be killed? Simply unbelievable?
Although Gao Rou is considered capable among Yuan Shao's descendants, how can she be so sharp? There must be something fishy behind this matter!
It wasn't until Dian Wei returned with his remaining defeated soldiers and explained everything to Cao Cao that this traitor in troubled times suddenly realized and hated him endlessly!
It turns out that Yuan Xi has been hiding in Bingzhou since Chen Gong and the Guanzhong coalition attacked Bingzhou.
And used a handsome flag and the fifth son Yuan Mai to confuse everyone in Liyang City and confuse Cao Cao. It was not until he alienated the Guanzhong Allied Forces, defeated Dian Wei, captured Li Le, and captured Cao Zhen that he showed up and sent reinforcements to Liyang. And here it comes!
"When you have a son, you should be like Yuan Xianfu. Although Yuan Shao is not as good as me in all aspects, but in terms of having a son, he is much better than Gu... The second son of the Yuan family, Gu vows to punish him!" Cao Cao Although I deeply hated Yuan Xi for being cunning, at the same time as I was angry, I couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration from my heart.
Below Cao Cao, all the counselors frowned deeply and were filled with emotion. They suddenly felt that the situation was serious, especially Xun You, who also had a solemn look on his face.
"My lord, during our army's Northern Expedition, Yuan Xi used his single-handed power to defeat several of our army's killing moves. Although his methods were not superb, he targeted the key points and struck at them. His insidious ability is real, and it is definitely not Ordinary people can compare! Now the danger in Bingzhou is difficult to solve. Yuan Xi and Gao Rou's troops have entered Jizhou, plus Liyang's troops from Jizhou, You, and Qingzhou. If our army wants to win, I'm afraid... ..”
"What are you afraid of!?" Cao Cao sneered, interrupted Xun You's words and said: "Yuan Xi, you just used deception to defeat Chen Gong, Yu Jin, Dian Wei and all the rats in Guanzhong! Now that we have arrived in Liyang, The one who is hostile to him is Cao Cao! His cunning tricks and childish strategies are completely useless in front of me... He only won a few battles, and he came back so carelessly. Yuan Xi is really alone. Are you afraid of him?!"
Xun You heard this and said: "With the lord's ability and the courage of our army, we are naturally not afraid of Yuan Xi! It's just that Hebei's strength is all there. Now that capable people from the four states are gathered together, although our army is brave and has many talents, if you want To secure a victory over Yuan Xi, if there is no magic trick, it means that we must suffer heavy losses, and it is really not worth the gain... A head-on confrontation is actually a method of losing both sides. It is not advisable. I hope the lord will think twice! What's more, we still attack. I hope my lord will think twice about it."
When Cao Cao heard this, he suppressed his anger, thought about it carefully, and finally sighed with frustration and said: "Gongda's words are indeed reasonable... It's just that I'm waiting for this time to go north to attack Yuan. If I don't think about it, When you return with great achievements, wouldn’t it make all the princes in the world laugh out loud?”
Xun You was suffocated when he heard the words, lowered his head and thought for a long time, but also showed a slightly sad look: "As I said, if there is no clever plan, our army will suffer a big loss in a head-on confrontation!"
"But Gongda, this strange plan is still there now?"
"My lord, please give me some grace for this, and allow Mr. Rongda to think about it carefully..."
Opposite Xun You, Dong Zhao, who had been silent, slowly opened his eyes and said slowly: "My lord, Gongren has an idea in his mind at the moment. Although it is not a great plan, it can help my lord. Disturbing Yuan Xi’s rear, buying some time for my lord, and coming up with a clever plan to defeat Yuan Xi. I wonder what your lord’s wishes are?”
"What do you think of Gongren? Please tell me quickly!" Cao Cao's unkind expression finally cleared up due to Dong Zhao's words, and he regained his energy.
Dong Zhao smiled modestly and said: "I can't speak highly of you. I just want to ask your lord. Hebei is a big land, Jizhou has a lot of people, and there are countless cities and counties. Why doesn't Yuan Xi disperse his troops and strengthen the defenses in each county, thinking that he can take advantage of the situation?" , but you want to concentrate your troops and horses in the land of Liyang to fight against us? Have you ever thought about the reason, my lord?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned and said in confusion: "I really haven't thought much about this... Why did Yuan Jun do this? Please teach me Gongren!"
Dong Zhao sighed: "After Yuan Xi came to the throne, he adopted Tian Feng's strategy of reducing troops, replenishing Aocang, and vigorously developing farmland. In fact, he wanted to use Hebei's strong foundation to recuperate, accumulate, and wait for the four states to recover in a few years. , after the prosperity of the army, horses, money and food, he used his power to suppress the people and wiped out our soldiers in Zhongzhou in one fell swoop! It is completely different from Yuan Shao's eagerness for quick success and instant gain. It is really the best strategy! Now, he has stationed troops in Liyang to prevent our army from advancing lightly, also to avoid the inland of Hebei. Being tortured by the war, his plan of suspending troops and settling in the fields was ruined... My lord might as well send several separate armies, following the method that Yuan Xi used to enter our rear area in Zhongzhou after the Battle of White Horse, to harass his Ao He divided his mind between the warehouse and the farmland, and messed up his layout. Afterwards, after Gongda comes up with a clever plan, it won't be too late to defeat Yuan Xi in one fell swoop!"
Dong Zhao's words were like a blow to the head, hitting the hearts of everyone present and ringing a heavy bell for them! Yes, what a great trick!
Yuan Jun laid down his troops, cultivated fields to raise grain, built Aocang, and even gathered troops to defend Liyang. What was the purpose? Isn't it just to recuperate, expand strength, and prevent Cao's army from marching north? Shouldn't we trample the results of their recuperation too deeply? However, our side has always been based on the outcome of the war, but has ignored this aspect and has been letting Yuan Jun lead the way! Really annoying!
An old fox is an old fox!
Even though Dong Zhao was usually quiet and silent, once he opened his mouth, the meaning of his words could hit the enemy's lifeline, and he could make the most powerful counterattack in dealing with people and things!
Hit the snake seven inches away, that’s what it means!
After hearing Dong Zhao's words, Cao Cao's mind suddenly became alive, so he sent scattered troops to the enemy's rear to invade the farming areas and disrupt the opponent's strategic deployment.
Although it will not cause any kind of fatal blow to Yuan Xi, it will definitely make the opponent miserable, causing confusion in the mobilization of command from the front and rear. It is also easier for our side to find an opportunity to take advantage of it, and give the opponent a heavy blow. !
But the problem is that Cao Cao also has his own concerns about this matter!
After thinking deeply for a long time, Cao Cao sighed, shook his head and said to Dong Zhao: "When the two armies are fighting, sending troops to destroy other people's fields and losing the hearts of the people is really a taboo for a hegemon. If you do it alone, I'm afraid that the people of Jizhou will hate me deeply, and the gains outweigh the losses. It's not feasible unless it is a last resort, let alone Gongren."
Although Cao Cao was a traitor in troubled times, he still had some bottom lines and did not lose his temperament.
Dong Zhao didn't say anything when he heard this, but Cheng Yu who was on the side thought through the pros and cons and admonished Cao Cao: "My lord, you can rest assured. Yuan Xi is building a great power in Aocang in Jizhou and reducing his troops to farm. There will definitely be officials and civilians to colonize it." If we send troops to harass this time, we can directly take the official fields where Yuan Jun is stationed without destroying the civilian fields cultivated by the people. The formation walls are clear. We only need to target Yuan Xi. If we do extraordinary things during the war, we must The people of Jizhou should have nothing to complain about..."
Cao Cao remained silent and looked at Xun You again.
Xun You said clearly, "My lord, you already have a good plan in mind, which may be able to disintegrate Yuan's army from within, but it still needs time to prepare. Therefore, the attack on Jizhou's fields is just a temporary containment method, and it should not cause any serious problems."
Cao Cao frowned deeply and thought carefully for a long time, then slowly stood up from his knees, turned around and walked to the map behind him, looking at the huge and fertile land of Jizhou marked on the map with bright eyes. , the nostrils opened and closed, as if there was some unknown excitement.
"Snapped!"
After a long time, Cao Cao suddenly took a picture of the map and ordered in a hoarse voice...
"Hit Tian!"
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