Cao Cao felt as if he was struck by lightning, and his body trembled as he stood there.
Ten thousand acres of grain fields in Yanzhou were burned down by Lu Bu.
Cao Cao seemed to have had his soul sucked out. He stood there motionless, staring blankly at something.
"Ming Gong!" Guo Jia thought for a moment, analyzed the current situation, and persuaded, "The grain and grass in Yanzhou have been destroyed. Our army is facing a shortage of grain and grass. Jia Xu is in Nanyang Qingbi and four fields, so we should not enter lightly."
Cao Cao was furious. "Liu Bei is a shameless boy. He dared to abandon Xiaopei and capture Qingzhou. It is really hateful. If he hadn't abandoned the city, how could Lu Bu have burned Yanzhou's grain and grass!"
When Liu Bei received the letter, Cao Cao sternly stopped Liu Bei from sending troops to Qingzhou and asked him to garrison Xiaopei to monitor Lu Bu. However, Liu Bei retorted with the words "The general will not accept the order of the foreign king" and resolutely sent troops to Qingzhou.
"Ming Gong, for the present plan, we must first withdraw our troops and return to Xudu to calm the hearts of the people of Yanzhou." Guo Jia advised.
Cao Cao was furious. "Zhang Xiu is a hateful boy. He has undermined our military power over and over again. If I don't repay this revenge, I will not be able to sleep and eat well. Come here! Pass my military order and the whole army will march towards Wancheng."
Seeing that Guo Jia couldn't persuade Cao Cao, he could only write to Xun Yu in Xudu, asking him to do a good job in transporting grain and grass and appeasing the people of Yanzhou.
Cao Cao led his entire army into Duyang City and set up camp on the west bank of the Feishui River.
When Cao Jun entered Nanyang, the powerful nobles who were close to Cao were like dogs seeing their master, wagging their tails one after another, and their voices were several decibels louder. They opened the gate of the manor and provided Cao Cao with a lot of food and grass, which relieved Cao Cao's army's urgent need.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and held a banquet to entertain these local powerful men.
The next day, Cao Cao first wrote a letter persuading Jia Xu to surrender to Jia Xu who was defending Wancheng. Jia Xu immediately replied to the letter to stall for time and said that he wanted to think about it and asked Cao Cao to give him a few days.
How could Guo Jia and Cao Cao be fooled? They immediately ordered to attack the city.
At the same time, Wei Yan led the Qinglong Cavalry Battalion after three days of traveling, and finally arrived at the foot of a mountain outside Duyang City. A scout came to report: Cao Cao entered Nanyang at noon today, and Xu Huang led 10,000 troops to station. At the foot of Tongbai Mountain, Biyang City is threatened.
Wei Yan ordered: "Zhang first listen to the order!"
Zhang Xian was the first to follow Zhang Ji from Xiliang. He was considered an old subordinate of the Zhang family. Zhang Xiu arranged for him to serve under Wei Yan and become his assistant general to lead the army alone. This was something he never dared to dream of.
After entering Wei Yan's tent, Wei Yan often tutored him in martial arts, and his strength improved by leaps and bounds. He is now at the level of a third-rate military general. He also learned a lot in the Military Academy, and he knows a little about the art of war.
With his current achievements, Zhang Xian was so grateful to Zhang Xiu that he would not hesitate to die in battle for Zhang Xiu.
He stood out solemnly, waiting for Wei Yan's order.
Wei Yan was also very satisfied with Zhang Xian's performance. Although he was a rough northwest man, he was sincere, honest, and persistent. He was very diligent in practicing martial arts and studying, and he was willing to work hard. Now he is his right-hand man in the Qinglong Cavalry Camp.
"I order you to lead your troops to harass Xu Huang's grain road and force him to retreat. Remember the lord's tactical policy: when the enemy comes, we leave; when the enemy retreats, we advance; constantly harass."
"General, obey the order!" Zhang Xian shouted loudly.
This was the first time that he led an army alone in battle, so it was inevitable that he would feel nervous, but he was confident and determined not to let down Zhang Xiu or Wei Yan's expectations.
After the arrangements were made, Wei Yan led five thousand cavalry to the outskirts of Tongbai Mountain to harass Cao's army's grain road.
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Lujiang County, Wancheng.
Several letters came quickly from the north and appeared on Zhang Xiu's desk.
He was shocked when he saw Liu Bei abandoning Xiaopei and marching north to capture Qingzhou. The historical trend after his time travel has been seriously deviated, and Liu Bei, who has always been low-key, exploded and captured the entire Qingzhou with lightning speed. The remaining half of Pingyuan County was still in Yuan Tan due to the Yellow River. in hand.
I also saw a letter from Yanzhou Xizuo and was overjoyed to learn that Lu Bu had burned ten thousand acres of fertile land in Yanzhou. In this way, Cao Cao's 100,000-strong army would be destroyed without an attack.
Now he has to consider the changes in the historical trend caused by his own variable. Can Zhang Liao and Gao Shun still come to his account?
"Dad, what are you looking at?" Trainer Bu came over with slight steps, but saw Zhang Xiu's expression of shock.
She didn't know what 'daddy' meant. When... they were having sex, he asked her to call him 'daddy', an unfamiliar word. She didn't dare to refuse, so she could only gasp and call him.
Later, she thought about it and felt that this might be the land of Xiliang, a woman's elegant name for her husband, so she kept calling him that.
Hearing this word, the shock on Zhang Xiu's face turned into a wicked smile: "I didn't see anything, Master, come in, but what's the matter?" When he said that, he took her white wrist and sat on his lap. .
It was so broad daylight that she was frightened and ashamed. She lowered her head and allowed Zhang Xiu's hands to roam around her thighs dishonestly.
She blushed with embarrassment and whispered like a mosquito: "I saw that my father was tired, so I cooked porridge for you."
"Okay!" Zhang Xiu was overjoyed, "Let's do the work first and then eat the porridge."
"Ah...Dad!" Master Bu lowered his head shyly, "How...how can you do...something shameful in broad daylight?"
"Hahaha!" Zhang Xiu picked her up and walked to the back room...
Half an hour later, after Zhang Xiu gave Bu Lianshi an injection of Zi Sun Liquid, he happily ate a bowl of tonic porridge, walked out in high spirits, and returned to his desk. At this time, Bu Zhi came in and told him that Cao Cao had led his army into Nanyang and was frantically attacking Wancheng.
Zhang Xiu had expected Cao Cao's move. After all, half of the food and grass in his rear had been burned. Cao Cao would naturally capture Wancheng and take away Zhang Xiu's food and grass.
"Order the entire army to set off and march back to Nanyang at full speed."
Wancheng cannot stay any longer. Wei Yan and Zhang Xian have begun to cut off Cao Cao's food and grass. Without food and grass, Cao Cao's army will not be able to hold on for long. It is time to give him a head-on attack.
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Cao Cao made Yuan Shao the state pastor of Qingzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou. The purpose was to turn Yuan Shao's attention to Gongsun Zan so that he could deal with the troubles in the Central Plains by himself.
Sure enough, Yuan Shao was fooled and began to have an enmity with Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.
In order to prevent Yuan Shao's attack, Gongsun Zan built a large-scale group of bunkers at the junction of the two houses. Ten layers of circular trenches (qian) were dug around the periphery of each bunker. In the circular open space between each layer of trenches, Thousands of high platforms were built, which were more than ten meters high. Gongsun Zan lived in the middle.
Yuan Shao raised 100,000 troops and led his large group of counselors and generals to launch a protracted war against Gongsun Zan's fortress. In order to quickly break through these hateful bunkers, Yuan Shao personally supervised the battle in the wind and snow. Yuan Jun's morale was greatly boosted and he made a mad breakthrough.
Gongsun Zan was not a vegetarian either. After Yuan Shao destroyed the fortress, he repaired it again so that Yuan Shao's army was wasted in Youzhou without being able to return.
At this time, news came from Qingzhou: Liu Bei defeated Yuan Tan and attacked Qingzhou's aid Gongsun Zan.
Yuan Shao was furious. "Liu Bei, a shameless boy, dares to support Gongsun Zan. I will definitely kill him and send my military orders quickly..."
"My lord, no!" Tian Feng hurriedly dissuaded him, "Now Gongsun Zan is at the end of his strength. As long as he attacks quickly, he can be defeated. Once Gongsun Zan is defeated, it won't be too late to go south to attack Liu Bei."
Yuan Shao nodded.
The person who came to deliver the message was Guo Tu. Seeing that Yuan Shao did not send troops to rescue him, he immediately said: "My lord, Liu Bei is so ambitious, and his subordinates Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are brave generals who can be defeated by ten thousand people. They are much more dangerous than Gongsun Zan. If we don't take advantage of him to gain a foothold. If you attack when you are not stable, you will regret it too late!"
Tian Feng was furious: "Gongze! How dare you talk nonsense and disturb the morale of the army!"
Guo Tu sneered: "Youzhou has not yet fallen, do you want us to lose Qingzhou again?"
Yuan Shao frowned and felt that it was important to recapture Qingzhou, so he said: "Thirty thousand people will stay here, and the rest will go south to attack Liu Bei."
Guo Tu was overjoyed.
