Chapter 065: The Battle of Guandu 2

Yuan Shao sent Chen Lin to write and publish the text, in which Cao Cao was scolded bloody. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Before the Battle of Guandu, Chen Lin wrote an essay for Yuan Shao to crusade against Cao Cao, and the article started from Cao Cao's grandfather to Cao Cao himself, denouncing him as the first corrupt and cruel minister in ancient and modern times.

"For Yuan Shao's Yuzhou Text", written extremely intensely and wonderfully. Starting from the three generations of Cao Cao's ancestors, he shook out all the unknown origins of his father-in-law and the fact that he spent money to buy officials, and positioned Cao Cao as a redundant eunuch.

He also said that he brutalized Zhongliang, coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and even Cao Cao set up a special tomb robber to send Qiu Zhonglang General, touch the gold school captain, and go to dig the grave and dig the gold The matter was also gossiped together. wrote Cao Cao as a despicable and obscene bastard, Yuan Shao looked at the article and was secretly happy, thinking that it would be best for Cao Cao to vomit three liters of blood when he saw this article and die without a fight.

However, Yuan Shao underestimated Chen Lin's ability, and Cao Cao, who saw this article, did not fall off the horse like Wang Lang, who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang, but was in a cold sweat and refreshed. What's more, Mr. Chen Lin's inscription actually cured the world's first miracle doctor, Mr. Hua Tuo, who had no choice but to have a head wind.

Cao Cao asked his subordinates to read this article when they were suffering from headaches, and when they heard the important place, they couldn't help screaming, and they were scared into a cold sweat, and their heads didn't hurt anymore, which shows that this article did poke at Cao Cao's vital point.

After Yuan Shao's defeat, Chen Lin switched to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was still angry about this fierce article, so he asked Chen Lin: "If you scold me, scold me, why do you want to involve three generations of my ancestors?"

Chen Lin's answer was concise and to the point: "The arrow is on the string, I have to send it!"

Cao Cao knew that Chen Lin was a talent, and after hearing his words, he laughed, and actually forgave him and kept him by his side as a friend.

Yuan Shao marched to Liyang in an attempt to cross the river in search of a decisive battle with the main force of Cao's army. He first sent Yan Liang to attack Liu Yan, the Taishou of Dongjun in Baima, in an attempt to seize the key points on the south bank of the Yellow River to ensure the main force crossing the river. In order to gain the initiative and win the first battle, Cao Cao personally led his troops north to relieve the siege of Baima.

At this time, the strategist Xun You thought that Yuan Shao had many troops, and suggested that he should attack the east and west, disperse his forces, first lead troops to Yanjin, disguise the river crossing to attack Yuan Shao's rear, make Yuan Shao divide his troops to the west, and then send light cavalry to quickly attack the Yuan army attacking Baima, attack it unprepared, and will definitely defeat Yan Liang. Cao Cao adopted this suggestion, and Yuan Shao really divided his troops to Yanjin. Cao Cao Nai took the opportunity to lead the light cavalry, sent Zhang Liao and Guan Yu as the vanguard, and hurried to the white horse.

Yuan Shao's army began to cross the river from Liyang and attacked Baima County with Yan Liang as the vanguard. When the news reached Guandu, there was a cry for war in the military tent of Cao Yingzhong, and everyone wanted to stop Yuan's army from establishing the first merit.

Le Jin shouted: "The last general is willing to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to drive Yuan Shao back to the north of the river!"

Zhu Ling said in a loud voice: "Why do you need 10,000? I only need 8,000 men and horses." ”

"The last general is also willing to go, and he will definitely bring Yan Liang's head back to you!" Zhang Liao also stood up aggressively.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Huang, Lu Zhao, Shi Lian, and even Hu Qian, Jia Xin, Cai Yang and other young generals wanted to go one after another, and even Zhang Xiu and Liu Xun, who were stationed in the front camp, sent people to ask for battle. Guan Yu originally wanted to take the initiative to ask Ying to make some contributions to Cao Cao, and he would retreat in the future, but he didn't know that Cao Ying's guy could rob it like this.

Cao Cao turned a deaf ear, and let the generals shout and beat him repeatedly, he only lowered his head and fiddled with the arrow. In his opinion, blocking the enemy north of the river is never the best strategy, and the reason why Liu Yan is allowed to defend Baima with very few troops is to lure Yuan Shao to cross the river for a decisive battle. His own troops are less than half of others, and it is always more certain to fight in a corner than to open a battle line along the river, and after Yuan's army crosses the river, the supply line of grain and grass will also be extended, and the entire layout is more prone to loopholes.

The generals shouted and robbed for a long time, and when they saw that Cao Cao had no reaction, they gradually quieted down, staring at the arrow in his hand. The military advisor Xun You stood up unhurriedly: "Is the lord afraid that Liu Yan will not be able to retreat with his whole body?"

"Those who know me are also military advisors. Cao Cao nodded solemnly: "Yuan Shao's crossing of the river is really what I am looking forward to, and the art of war is cloudy: there is no fear that he will not come, and I will wait for it; Therefore, Liu Yan should be told to quickly withdraw from Baima and further lure the enemy deeper. However, Liu Yan's troops were small, and if he withdrew at this point, he was afraid that he would have been killed by the enemy before he reached Guandu. ”

"Don't look at all of you now you are full of ambition, if you really stationed by the river, you will be stupid, what kind of momentum is the crossing of the river by 100,000 troops? If our soldiers had seen it and trembled with fear, they would not have been able to fight this battle. ”

"It's not difficult to get rid of the siege of the white horse. Xun You said unhurriedly: "Let's give him a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain and attack the west." ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao came to the spirit: "I want to hear it." ”

"The lord can personally lead his men and horses to Yanjin and put on a posture of crossing the river north to attack behind the enemy's back, and Yuan Shao will inevitably stop crossing the river and turn west to intercept our army. At that time, the lord sent another light army to raid Baima, not only did Liu Yanzhi's siege be relieved, but he was not prepared to be captured. ”

"Good!" Cao Cao stroked his palm and smiled.

Guan Yu waited for a long time, and when he saw that Cao Cao had already made up his mind, he hurriedly went out and handed it over, and said very thoughtfully: "The last general is willing to protect the Ming Duke to Yanjin, and then gallop to the aid of Baima." ”

Seeing that Guan Yu seized the opportunity, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhu Ling, and Lu Zhao all followed: "The last general and others are also willing to protect the lord to Yanjin first, and then gallop to the aid of Baima." ”

Cao Cao led a large group of men and horses to the Yanjin ferry where Yu Ban was stationed, almost shouting slogans all the way. After reaching the south bank of the Great River and meeting with Yu Ban, he only ordered the soldiers to simply set up camp, repair the boat in a fake way, and make it look like they were going to cross the river.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for scouts to report that Yuan Shao's army suspended the crossing of the river and turned west from Liyang to intercept it. Cao Cao was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang to select 5,000 elite soldiers and 500 knights, which were personally led by him. Before leaving, he instructed Yu Ban and Zhu Ling, who were left behind, to burn down the camp immediately if they learned that Yuan Shao was going to the north bank of Yanjin, and gave up this place to return to Guandu for defense.

After leaving Yanjin, Cao Cao, in order to keep his whereabouts secret, took the continuous mountain road south of Yanjin and galloped east under the cover of the mountain col. Along the way, the fast horses galloped for a moment, and Guan Yu and the other generals were even more riveted and rushed to the forefront, and only traveled for half a day to reach the border of Baima County.

Although Yuan Shao's army had stopped crossing the river and turned westward, it still left Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong to cross the river according to the original plan. The pioneer Yan Liangwen knew that the guard general Liu Yannai was a weak person, and he couldn't wait to force him to the foot of White Horse City, holding back the land and killing the generals to establish the first merit. The armies of Hebei were busy with their own affairs, and they didn't get the news until Cao Cao was close to ten miles, and they couldn't figure out how many men and horses came, so they hurriedly turned their guns and prepared for battle.

Cao Cao knew the truth of a blow, urged his horses to rush to the front of the army, and ordered the cavalry to rush forward, and the cavalry assault infantry to rush back, and be sure to defeat the enemy before they set up their formation. Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other troops rushed to the front, killing a few scattered soldiers, Cao Cao followed, and even Xun You followed with a fierce force. In the blink of an eye, turning out of the mountain pass, the not very strong White Horse City has come into view, and the chaotic Yuan army in the west of the city has not yet finished plating.

"Kill!" Zhang Liao shouted, and rushed into the enemy group with his relatives, Guan Yu and Xu Huang arrived one after another, knocking Yuan Jun into a daze, and many stragglers were trampled to pieces. The three tigers pounced on the flock, and the loose enemy was suddenly chaotic like flies, and they didn't know which direction to rush to, and many of them were killed by mistake by their companions.

But after all, Yuan Jun was outnumbered, and those who had just crossed the river rushed to help. They couldn't find the commander for the time being, so there was no formation to speak of, and the brigade of men and horses poured over like a flood that opened the floodgates, and for a time the enemy and me were intertwined, and the Hebei soldiers were mixed with the more than 500 horsemen.

At the critical moment, Cao Cao's rear infantry also arrived, and seeing a big chaos, he couldn't take care of it anymore, so he raised his guy and rushed in, each looking for an opponent to catch and kill, and the situation on the battlefield became even more chaotic. The establishment of each other is not clear, you have me, I have you, and even the tiger and leopard riders who guarded Cao Cao were thrown into the melee.

Xun Yu clenched the reins and looked around in a hurry, and suddenly saw that there was a commander's cover on the hill directly to the east, and hurriedly raised his finger.

The thief captured the king first, Cao Cao understood, and immediately gave an order to Xu Chu: "Beat the drum to gather the generals, and go to the east to kill his commander first." ”

Xu Chu did not obey the order, and it took him a long time to figure out that the war drums were still in the back col, and they couldn't be transported in such a mess. Cao Cao and Xun You also let go, and simply led the tiger and leopard cavalry to advance eastward with the banner held high, attracting the generals to follow. In this way, it really works, the generals who are fighting for themselves everywhere see the banner of the lord, and quickly give up the opponent to protect it, and the generals of the Cao army gather together to kill in the east. Seeing that the mountain bag was getting closer and closer, and the general under the cover knew that the strong enemy was coming, he waited unhurriedly and peacefully.

This person is eight feet tall and has a belly of ten girths, his face is like a blue crab cover, a pair of black steel hair, a leopard's head ringed eyes, bald eyebrows and a nose, a wide mouth, sharp cheeks and sharp teeth, and a terrifying appearance; he is wearing a chain of chains and large leaves of chain armor, and the beast head holds a ring to protect the heart of the treasure mirror; a black horse on his crotch, and a mountain-splitting banmen knife in his hand; he has two hundred henchmen beside him, all of them wearing helmets and armor and robes and belts, holding a square shield halberd, holding the moon to protect the main general, and erecting a splendid Yanzi battle flag on one side; he is very spiritual and majestic, and he is the first fierce general in Hebei, Yan Liang。

"Kill this man!

Zhang Liao's Hou Cheng and Song Xian rushed to the front, and they had already rushed through the enemy formation. That Yan Liang was not in a hurry, he just slammed the knife of the banmen, and the two hundred halberders immediately raised their blades to greet them. Such a man was of extraordinary courage, the tip of the halberd was aimed at the neck of the horse, and the knights of the Cao soldiers overthrew a row with a brush, and the infantry caught up behind, and the spears and halberds fought in a chaotic manner, but they could not break through this line of defense.