Chapter Forty-Eight: Cao Cao Surrounds Chen Liu
Not long after Yuan Shu left, the news that he sent grain to Zhang Guang reached Cao Cao's ears.
Cao Cao left Xiahou Yuan and others to continue the campaign against Xuzhou and Qingzhou.
He took Xun Yu, Cao Ren and others, personally led an army of 150,000 people, and surrounded Chen Liucheng.
"Lord, maybe things are not what they see on the surface, do you want me to go to the city to talk to Zhang Guang?"
Xun Yu persuaded Cao Cao all the way, but Cao Cao did not follow, and marched all the way to Chenliu.
surrounded Chen Liu, Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao seemed to be angry a lot, and persuaded him again.
Cao Cao was indeed a lot more sober at this time, if Zhang Guangzhen wanted to join forces with Yuan Shu to fight him, it would be impossible for Yuan Shu to send food to Chen Liu so blatantly.
Among them, there may be something else hidden.
"Brother Mengde, Zhang Guang is indeed the opposite!" Zhang Miao shouted all the way into Cao Cao's tent.
"What do you know? Let's hear it. Cao Cao wanted to know what was going on.
"Yuan Shu not only sent 100,000 yuan of food to Zhang Guang, but also stayed in Chen for more than ten days."
"The eyeliner I left in Chen Liucheng came back and told me."
"For more than ten days, Zhang Guang has been with Yuan Shu, and the two have talked and laughed, and they are very harmonious."
"In the end, before Yuan Shu left, he and Zhang Guang withdrew from outsiders and discussed behind closed doors for most of the day."
"When Yuan Shu left, his face was full of smiles, he must have discussed with Zhang Guang how to deal with you."
Zhang Miao's words, half-truths and half-falsehoods, made Cao Cao believe it and became furious.
"Zhang Guang, Zhang Guang, if you don't obey me, you can leave, I don't blame you, you shouldn't unite with outsiders to deal with me."
"Cao Ren, prepare for the siege, as soon as it dawns tomorrow, we will start attacking the city, no matter what the price is, one day, we must capture Chen Liucheng."
"Order!"
Cao Ren had to order him to leave, and Zhang Miao also followed, and he had to rush back to Xiangyi City.
With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, he rushed to help Cao Cao attack the city.
Zhang Miao, I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.
Zhang Guang moved a recliner and left it alone in the courtyard of his house.
Cao Cao, Cao Cao, you are indeed as rumored by the outside world, too suspicious.
I, Zhang Guang, can lead hundreds of people, rush hundreds of miles a day, save you from fire and water, will I give you a knife in the back?
There are two choices left for Zhang Guang.
One is to abandon Chen and stay and seek other local development.
One is to stick to Chenliu, as long as he sticks to Chenliu, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Tian Kai and others who get the news will definitely take the opportunity to attack Cao Cao's territory.
At that time, Cao Cao had to retreat to various places.
However, no matter which one he chooses, Zhang Guang will lose the opportunity to rely on Cao Cao's big tree and bury his head in development.
For this opportunity, Zhang Guang dismissed 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Li Dao.
Take a gamble!
Zhang Guang finally decided to break into Cao's camp at night.
"Dian Wei, go, go to Cao Ying!"
"Big brother, don't you want to die?" Pang Tong was the first to stand up and stop it.
"Yes, my lord, what are you trying to do? Cao Cao's army of more than 100,000 besieged Chen Liu, and it was clear that he was here to fight hard, and you still want to send sheep into the tiger's mouth? ”
Wei Zhen, Gan Ning and others, none of them agreed to Zhang Guang's night break into Cao Ying.
Only Dian Wei silently stood behind Zhang Guang.
"Pang Tong, with those people brought by Cao Cao, the big night, can't stop me and Dian Wei."
"If I don't return to the city within an hour, you will each lead your team out of the city and go west, and then I will catch up with you."
"The way to leave the city, Pang Tong knows."
"Zilong, at that time, the safety of Pang Tong and Wei Zhen will be handed over to you."
"Lord, after an hour, the three thousand flying dragons will be waiting for you outside the West City, if you don't arrive, we won't leave." Zhao Zilong was the first not to agree to Zhang Guang's order.
"Reconnaissance group, the lord is not here, don't leave."
"Long-range army, the lord is not here, don't go."
"Flying Bear Army, the lord is not here, don't go."
……
", at this time, will you give me the calf? Dian Wei and I, you don't have to worry about it, at that time, whoever doesn't leave will be dealt with by military law! ”
"Wei Zhen, where is Wei Zhen?"
"My lord, here."
"I'll leave this matter to you, and when the time comes, whoever doesn't leave will just chop me up and feed the dog."
"Yes, my lord."
"Dian Wei, go!"
The gate of Chen Liucheng, under the siege of Cao's army, suddenly opened.
"Lord, lord, the gate of Chen Liucheng is open!"
"What?"
Cao Cao got up suddenly, thinking that Zhang Guang led the army to sneak attack, and hurriedly rode his horse to the front of the battle.
Sure enough, I saw Chen Liucheng's city gate wide open, but there were only two people, Zhang Guang and Dian Wei, one after the other, who ran out of the city to Cao Ying.
"Zhang Guang? Do you dare to bring Dian Wei alone to see me? ”
Cao Cao sat on his horse, looked at Zhang Guang who was approaching, and shouted.
Cao ...... Xiaoman, is that you? ”
Zhang Guang and Cao Cao, ten zhang apart, did not move forward.
Behind Zhang Guang is Dian Wei.
Behind Cao Cao, there were generals such as Xun Yu, Cao Ren, and Li Dian and tens of thousands of Cao troops.
"Xiaoman, it's really you! Everyone said that Cao Cao was suspicious, but I didn't expect you to be suspicious to this extent, haha, Xiaoman, isn't it you Cao Aman? ”
Zhang Guang laughed loudly, completely ignoring the tens of thousands of troops behind Cao Cao.
"Presumptuous, dare to be so presumptuous to the lord." Li Dianzong stepped forward immediately, and he was about to fight Zhang Guang.
Dian Wei rushed forward and blocked in front of Slender Ma Longjiu.
grabbed Li Dian's weapon with one hand, hugged the head of Li Dian's war horse with the other, roared loudly in his mouth, and fell the war horse to the ground.
"Cao Cao, from beginning to end, I, Zhang Guang, didn't recognize you as my lord, let alone do anything sorry for you, Chen Liucheng, it's yours, if you want it, give it back to you."
Cao Cao was silent, and Xun Yu hurriedly said: "Zhang Guang, what are you taking Dian Wei to break into our Cao camp at night?"
"Let's take a look at the suspicious Cao Cao, how suspicious he is, haha, sure enough, it didn't disappoint me, haha, Dian Wei, go back to the city."
"Since you're here, do you want to leave?" Cao Ren was about to order the tens of thousands of Cao troops behind him to do it.
"Slow down, Brother Zhang Guang, you still call me Xiaoman, right? Tell me the real purpose of your late night meeting me! ”
Cao Cao restored Xiao Man's usual appearance when he was with Zhang Guang.
"Xiaoman? Okay, just call you Xiaoman! ”
"I only ask you, your 150,000 army surrounds the north, east, and south of Chen Liucheng, how long can you be sure that you can break the city?"
Zhang Guang's question, Cao Cao had no way to answer.
Although Cao Cao had just ordered that the city must be broken one day tomorrow, Cao Cao knew that he would never be able to do it.
Zhang Guang's Ninth Army, all of them were elite in one to ten, and his subordinates were rushing to the army, and it was difficult to say how long it would take to break the city.
"For a month, there is enough food in the city now for me to eat for a month."
"Within a month, no matter how many soldiers and horses you Cao Jun has, don't think about going into the city alone."
"But, can you last a month?"
"Don't say a month, ten days at most, once the news gets out."
"Yuan Shu in the south, Tian Kai and Liu Bei in the east, and Tao Qian in Xuzhou will ruin the good situation that your Xiaoman has built up with great difficulty."
Cao Cao had completely calmed down at this time.
Thinking about it seriously, this is indeed the case, he hurriedly took away 150,000 soldiers and horses, if he delayed for too long, Xiahou Yuan and the others would fall into a bitter battle.
At that time, if Yuan Shu led hundreds of thousands of troops north, Cao Cao, who was attacked on his back, would have no ability to turn the tide.