Chapter 184: Cao Cao's Death (3)
Of course, the situation is not so serious, some of the generals were confused when they heard it, but they were also bluffed by Lu Chang and were stunned, he continued: "Our army must not sit still, the Hebei barbarians are treacherous, and they can't be left alone, with the usual plan, our army can attack in two ways, one way can bypass Qingzhou by water to feint attack Xiongzhou, pull Yuan Jun back to rescue, and escort the lord to break through the siege by land to Yecheng, and sweep away Yuan Shao's obstacles in the Shendu." β
Hearing this, Cao Hong took a deep breath, Lu Chang's plan is good, but this army that attacked Xiongzhou is afraid that there will be no return, is this price really worth it? He glanced at Lu Chang, but at this time, Lu Chang returned a resolute look: "Please give the order of the military division, I am willing to take the headquarters to attack Xiongzhou!" β
The whole big tent was silent suddenly, everyone's faces were a little ugly, and they didn't speak.
Lu Chang clenched his fists and said: "I often serve the favor of the lord, and I can't repay it, and the last general will ask the military division to be fulfilled!" β...
Cao Cao's tent here is lively, but Yuan Shao is relatively leisurely, Yan Liang and the Wen brothers have taken back a large area of Hebei land, and now is the time to be complacent, he looked at the encrypted document in his hand with deep eyes, and a rare smile appeared on his mouth. The document was written by Liu Hong himself, but there were only a few words: "Cao thief was poisoned, and his life will not be long..."
Cheng Yu glanced at Lu Chang with a complicated face, knowing if this was the last time Errao met, Cheng Yu and Lu Chang had always been good friends, and at this moment, seeing his best friend come forward, he was deeply ashamed and deeply worried.
Cao Cao still didn't wake up, and Lu Chang bowed his hand slightly to Cao Zhi, who was serving in front of the sickbed, turned around and left in great strides.
He was anxious, led 5,000 troops to sneak out of Cai County and gallop north along the road, Cai County is at the intersection of the four states, the terrain is complex, and the distance between Xiongzhou occupied by the Yuan army is more than 50 miles, all the way is a large area of dense forest, Cao Jun crossed the official road in the forest, ran quickly, Lu Chang kept urging the soldiers, "Quick!" Brothers! Speed up again! Whether we can break out of the encirclement is up to us. He didn't even bother to see if there was an ambush on the road, and he ran all the way. At this moment, Cai County has become a powder keg of everyone's attention, and his own sneak attack soldiers are very fast, if they are discovered by the scouts of the Yuan army, these five thousand rao sneak attacks are like sending them to death.
The county seat of Xiongzhou is right in front of you, and above it are sparsely guarded soldiers. Lu Chang was secretly happy in his heart, but his face remained unchanged, and with a big move, he rushed over again at high speed with the soldiers.
Life is sometimes so cruel, once the balance of victory and defeat is tilted, it will not be able to get back for a while. Although Lu Chang was a soldier, he didn't know that he had already entered Yuan Jun's sight. As soon as he came out of the county seat of Cai County, Yuan Shao had already obtained information from his neighbors.
Yuan Shao's comeback gave the Hebei army a dose of strengthening, and now the morale of the Hebei army is high, even within Cao Ying, it is not monolithic, and there is no shortage of people with secret tricks.
At this moment, in an open field outside Xiongzhou City, Yan Liang had been waiting for a long time with 10,000 elite soldiers. The terrain is flat and full of dense forests, making it ideal for ambushes.
Yan Liang looked at Cao Jun in the distance, touched his beard and smiled, this was a piece of fat sent by Cao Cao, he had no reason not to smile and accept a big gift. In fact, along the way, he had countless opportunities to ambush Lu Chang, one was to protect the person in Cao's camp, and the other was that his heart was a little twisted, so that this Lu Chang would be killed in the place closest to success, so that he could have a stronger happiness, so he chose to ambush when he was close to the Xiongzhou plot, and even, even the Xiongzhou soldiers on the city tower didn't know that their reinforcements had arrived earlier than the enemy...
There is no such thing as a battle in this world, and even if there is, someone is deliberately looking for it...
Then there was another wave in the Cao military camp tent, Cheng Yu's command was taken by Cao Zhi who suddenly became difficult, and the sudden outbreak of the always gentle second son caught Cheng Yu off guard, coupled with the recent defeats, his reputation was not at the peak, and Cao Zhi's seizure of power was very smooth.
Although the atmosphere in the tent was hot, it was orderly. Cheng Yu was calm, pushed away the two soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Battalion beside him, and Shi Li asked, "I don't know why the second son is doing this?" β
"Military division, Cai County is the foundation of the royalist party, and now our Cao army is weak, so we must guard against it." Cao Zhi responded with a slight smile: "The military advisor is gentle, there is no need to re-rule it, Zhi is afraid that it will change over time!" My father didn't wake up for a day, and the morale of our army had fallen to the limit, so I suggested that the princes take my father to Yecheng with me, and Xu Tu made progress. β
Hearing this, Cao Hong's face turned pale: "Yecheng? Our army retreated to Cai County, because the cluster is a place where the four states are accessible, and it can be attacked and retreated, even if it is evacuated, why do you need to go to Yecheng, when Brother Lu Shi captures Xiongzhou, our army can return all the way to Xudu, wouldn't it be better? β
Cao Zhi still had a misty smile on his face, but his voice was not loud, but it entered everyone's ears: "I'm afraid that Uncle Lu's trip to Xiongzhou may not have a good result!" β
Before Cao Zhi's words fell, the herald had already entered the camp, and when he saw the tense situation in the field, he was a little dazed, but he still knelt down on one knee towards the accused Cheng Yu, and said: "Military division, the big thing is not good, General Lu was ambushed outside Xiongzhou City, and now he is in prison, please send reinforcements quickly!" β
Reinforcements, people are in the dark, our army is in the light, I'm afraid no matter how many soldiers can't fill the pond! Besides, does it make sense to send troops to rescue now? Cheng Yu let out a long sigh, at this moment, he couldn't see the connection between Cao Zhi and Yuan Shao, these five thousand elite soldiers were afraid that they had become his name, and he went to the north to bid farewell to Lu Chang. Then he stared at Cao Zhi with a flushed face, and asked eloquently: "Second son, why is this?" β
"Why? Hold the princes hostage! Isn't this what your Cao family is best at? Cheng Yu, you are still so naΓ―ve when you are dying, what should you do to the old man! There was a rush of footsteps outside, and Dong Cheng rushed over with hundreds of murderous armor soldiers and said loudly.
"Dong Cheng, why are you here?" Cao Zhang stepped forward and asked very unkindly.
At this time, the soldiers behind Cao Zhi hurriedly approached him, and the huge camp tent here suddenly became a little cramped, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
"Bold, entering the military tent and important places, but the soldiers do not remove their armor, is Dong Junshou going to rebel?" Cao Zhan was in front of Cao Zhang, and asked with a horizontal knife.
"Fart, this is still the Han family, Lao Tzu is a minister of the Han family in life and death, anti-ping-pong! It's you rebellious ministers and thieves, people will let them and punish them! With a big move, hundreds of armored soldiers rushed over behind him, this is not the best opportunity to attack, but it can make this Cao camp more chaotic, and the strategic goal has been achieved. Dong Cheng gently blew the bangs hanging in his eyes, this white hair is full of hair, Kuang Fu Hanye, how many opportunities do he have? Hearing the news that Liu Hong was not dead from his daughter Dong Bai, Dong Cheng's long-dormant heart rippled again. Since there is no chance for the undead, then create opportunities and create conditions for the son to set things right. He Dong Cheng is willing to be this pawn, but now that Cao Cao is unconscious, Cao Jun has different opinions within him, it is a good time to shake up the chaos, how can he give up!
"Kill..."Dong Cheng's appearance unexpectedly allowed Cao Zhi to unify Cao Ying.
In an instant, Cao Hong, Cao Zhang and others rushed out one after another, protecting the powerless Cao Zhi behind him, and their actions made Cao Zhi smile slightly, and his heart was full of gratitude for Dong Cheng's indiscriminate blow. Protected from a safe distance, he watched the confrontation of thousands of soldiers from afar, and his heart was extremely surging. In this troubled era, he has always been in obscurity, and finally got the opportunity to appear on the stage.
At this time, Cheng Yu appeared beside Cao Zhi unconsciously, and this guy startled the soldiers around Cao Zhi and glared at him angrily.
Cheng Yu scratched his head after a bitter smile, winked at Cao Zhi's soldiers, and said in a low voice: "Second son, it's a good time to choose!" β
Cao Zhi nodded, the corners of his mouth showed a sneer, Cheng Yu's words seemed to be nonsense, but in fact he expressed goodwill to himself, although this Cheng Yu is not a first-class military advisor, and he is not much interested in him, but at this moment, he has a power to be reckoned with in recruiting Cao Cao's old department, so the corners of his mouth rose, and he returned an ambiguous look of hello and good.
The military strength of the two sides is equal, and the battle is so great that people are on their backs, but it is difficult to distinguish the victory from defeat. The county guard government has ushered in an unexpected person.
I saw that the person who came was wearing a dark hat, dressed in black, and gave a salute to Hua Ming on the side, Hua Ming nodded, and patted lightly twice in the direction of the inner room, Cao Cao, who was "unconscious" inside, suddenly coughed vigorously at this moment, and his closed eyes opened suddenly, and said softly: "It's finally here, let him in..."
The dark-faced man walked a few steps and came to Cao Cao's side in front of the sickbed, Cao Cao's big eyes glared, where there was still a trace of a patient, he pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Pi'er, come here with your ears!" Seeing that the father and son were talking a few words, Cao Pi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took a deep look at Cao Cao who was standing on the sickbed, and then turned his eyes to Hua Ming on the side.
This Hua Ming is not a bloodline of Huatuo in Wangbei, but from the northwest, he is Huaxiong's uncle and brother, and his martial arts are deeply hidden, but Cao Pi knows that this person's strength is not under Xu Zhu at all, which is also the reason why Cao Cao Ping retired everyone and kept him by his side. At this moment, where does Hua Ming still have the demeanor of a military general, the bone fairy shadow, dressed in a long suit, from a distance, is just an old doctor. Cao Pi also had a trace of doubt in his eyes, but it was quickly dispelled, Cao Cao has never been a master who is willing to joke about his life, this Hua Ming must have something special.
This Cao Pi was looking at Hua Ming, and Hua Ming was also looking at him, and the two Rao's eyes were full of admiration.
In an era when filial piety was at the head, this Cao Pi was willing to risk all the spurning and play this dark Chen Cang drama with Cao Cao. This son has a lofty plan, and he is also a person who is very deep in the city, this Cao family is far from running out of oil, Cao Cao is already cultivating his successor, and this successor is very qualified.
At this time, Cao Cao's personal guard Cao Xing had also returned, and he strode into the house, without the slightest surprise of Cao Pi's arrival, and continued to whisper something to Cao Cao.