Chunyu Qiong is a wine grower.
Alcohol addiction was a chronic disease of Chunyu Qiong. Because of his drinking, he delayed many battles and was often scolded and even beaten with a military stick by Yuan Shao. But alcohol addiction cannot be given up, and Chun Yuqiong's abilities are not outstanding, so Yuan Shao turns a blind eye.
There was a reason why he was ordered to defend Wuchao.
Firstly, Wuchao is heavily fortified, so even if Cao's army attacks, Chunyu Qiong will have enough reaction time to deal with it; secondly, it is not very far from Yuan Shao's military base, and if there is a sudden situation, the army can arrive in half a day.
Based on these two reasons, Chunyu Qiong was allowed to drink freely without worrying that Wuchao would be attacked.
That night, Chunyu Qiong gathered his men and got very drunk.
At this time, Cao Cao had passed through many hurdles and entered the hinterland of food and grass. After passing the last checkpoint, I saw that the huge circular venue enclosed in the middle was densely packed with grain and grass. This made Cao Cao, who was in need of grain and grass, drooling when he saw it, and he wished he could move it all back.
It's unrealistic to move back, so let's destroy what we can't get.
Cao Cao waved his hand.
Sergeant Cao immediately took out the grass and trees hidden in his arms and placed them around the pile of grain and hay, then lit them on fire. The fire instantly illuminated the granary.
The weather is already unbearably hot in June, and the food and grass are as dry as firewood.
As soon as there was a spark, it immediately burst into flames, unstoppable, the temperature soared rapidly, and the surrounding grain and grass piles were also ignited, with flames rising into the sky and thick smoke billowing.
"Fire! Fire in the granary!"
A Jin soldier suddenly saw the light of the fire and screamed in fright.
With this earth-shattering sound, the Jin army immediately sounded the drums, and countless soldiers rushed in with buckets to put out the fire. How could Cao Cao let them get what they wanted? He immediately ordered his subordinates to beat the drums and kill the Jin army.
Suddenly, the flames inside and outside the Wuchao became noisy, mixed with killing cries.
Chunyu Qiong was awakened by the sound of drums outside and asked: "Why is there so much noise outside?"
The soldiers rushed in, and their voices were about to cry: "General, Cao Jun sneaked into Wuchao and set fire to the grain and grass. Now the fire is soaring into the sky. I am afraid that all the millions of grain and grass will be burned!"
"ah!"
Chunyu Qiong was so frightened that she sobered up.
At this moment, Xu Chu rushed into the tent on horseback and killed the soldier with one knife. Immediately, with Chun Yuqiong's fearful eyes, he picked him up and captured him alive.
Outside Wuchao, Zhao Rui had just returned from transporting grain. When he saw Wuchao was on fire, he hurriedly led his troops to come to the rescue. However, the fire has taken hold and cannot be approached. When Cao Yujin saw Zhao Rui leading his troops to kill him, he immediately slapped his horse and killed him. The two horses met and he was killed in just one turn.
Wuchao's Jin army was in chaos and was driven back by Cao's army.
All the food and grass were burned.
At this time, Yuan Shao woke up in the middle of the night and almost fainted when he learned that Wuchao was burned. He hurriedly summoned civil and military officials to discuss sending troops to rescue.
The fire was urgent, so Zhang He asked for help: "I would like to go with Gao Lan to save him."
Yuan Shao was overjoyed: "I order you two to quickly lead 10,000 cavalry to Wuchao to rescue him."
Guo Tu stood up and said, "No, Your Majesty. Cao Cao's army is burning food. Cao Cao must go there in person. Now that Cao Cao has left, the army stronghold will be empty. We can send troops to attack Cao Cao's army stronghold first. Cao Cao will definitely return after hearing this."
Zhang He was in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao has strict military discipline. How can he be unprepared when he goes out? It is important to rescue Wuchao quickly."
Yuan Shao thought about it again and again, while Guo Tu stated his interests beside him.
Finally, Yuan Shao ordered Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead 5,000 men to attack Cao's camp, and Jiang Qi to lead 10,000 men to Wuchao.
Zhang Xiu paid close attention to the situation of the Battle of Guandu.
Whenever there is a war, it must be rushed eight hundred miles to Zhang Xiu in Luocheng. Therefore, when Xu You defected to Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu got the news that night.
According to later records, after Xu You defected to Cao Cao, the next step was to burn Wuchao, which started Yuan Shao's path to defeat. The burning of Wuchao did not kill Yuan Shao. After all, the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family were not blown out, but this battle greatly damaged Yuan Shao's confidence.
Cao Cao also took this opportunity to pursue the victory and expand the results, which eventually led to Yuan Shao's defeat and death.
What Zhang Xiu was thinking at this moment was that it would be more appropriate to start at that time.
If you act too early, Yuan Shao's losses will not be too great. Jin's heritage is still there, and it still poses a great threat to himself. If you act too late, you are afraid that Yuan Shao will not be able to hold on.
After much thought, Zhang Xiu decided to send troops now.
First of all, the trebuchet on our side is expected to be delivered tomorrow. Once Luocheng is broken, the battle on Shu's side will be over. Even if it cannot be over, just leave it to Gan Ning to continue fighting. You can do it yourself. He escaped and went to Hangu Pass to threaten Cao Cao.
Secondly, Yuan Shao cannot be defeated too quickly. At the very least, he must ensure that Yuan Shao is alive. For Zhang Xiu, Bingzhou and Jizhou cannot be in chaos. Once chaos occurs, it will affect the tranquility of Guanzhong and Hetao, and is not conducive to the development of the two places.
At present, my ability is limited. It is impossible to directly annex Bingzhou and Jizhou, and I must not let Cao Cao occupy it. I can only let Yuan Shao occupy it first. After acquiring Yizhou and developing it for two years, I will have enough strength to east. Attack Jin.
"Zhang Qian!"
Making up his mind, Zhang Xiu shouted outside the tent.
Zhang Qian, who was guarding the door, came in immediately: "Here he is!"
Zhang Xiu gave the order: "Pass me to order Zhang Xian to lead his battalion to Hangu Pass at night and meet up with Wei Yan's troops. The two troops will join forces and march to Luoyang quickly. We must capture Luoyang in the shortest possible time and occupy it." Hulao Pass is on standby, and then Pang De is ordered to lead his troops out of Duyang City and besiege Ye City."
Zhang Qian was surprised when he heard that this was an attack on Cao Wei, and then he bowed his head and agreed without asking any more questions.
At this moment, information was urgently sent from Chang'an Babaili.
Hearing that it was from Chang'an, Zhang Xiu became interested. He took the sealed letter and saw that it was from Jia Xu and the others. Looking at the letter in his hand, he anticipated the content of the letter in his mind before slowly opening it.
"My ministers Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Liu Ye report: Today the Wei and Jin Dynasties are fighting in Guandu, which lasts for more than a month. When the Wei army is short of food and grass, Xu You of Nanyang conspires to set fire to Wuchao, causing the Jin army's food and grass to be burned. People are panicking, and the defeat of the Jin army is imminent. Your Majesty, Cao Cao is very ambitious and has great ambitions. If the Jin army is defeated and retreats, all the north of the Yellow River will belong to Cao Cao. Please send troops to Hangu Pass to attack Cao Cao from a flank, and save the King of Jin from water and fire."
After reading the letter, a smile appeared on Zhang Xiu's lips.
He is a good confidant and has no personal feelings at all. He thinks for himself and Jingguo in every word. With such advisers and generals, given time, why should Zhang Xiu worry about the uncertainty of the world?
Of course, Cao Cao also had advisers and generals like himself, so Zhang Xiu also regarded him as a thorn in his side. Isn't it true that Cao Cao is like this?
Zhang Gan stood below and waited.
Zhang Xiu waved his hand: "Get the order quickly and make sure there are no mistakes!"
"Here!"
Zhang Qian retreated.
