Chapter 137: Liu Dai died in battle, and Cao Cao went to war
"Whoa." Guo Jia arched his hand.
Sending troops to Yanzhou is an important means for Lu Bu to grow his strength, and this time sending troops to Yanzhou is not only to defeat Liu Dai, but also to control Yanzhou as much as possible.
As long as Liu Dai is defeated and embezzled by Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, what will come next is likely to be the confrontation between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu occupies an absolute advantage at this time, and if the Xuzhou army cannot get the corresponding benefits, the situation will be even more embarrassing.
In May, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had a large-scale operation in Yanzhou, and there was a great plan to break the Yanzhou Prefecture in one fell swoop.
He believed that as long as he led the army to set off, he would definitely be able to win the war, and then Liu Dai's prestige in Yanzhou would be unparalleled, and at the same time, he could deter Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, so that the two did not dare to act rashly.
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is so cruel, Liu Dai gathered 40,000 Yanzhou troops and confronted more than 100,000 Qingzhou yellow turbans.
The two sides were originally evenly matched, but who knew that the Qingzhou Army sent the most elite Yellow Turban team to break through the formation of the Yanzhou Army in one fell swoop, and the Yellow Turban Army, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, would not give up such a good opportunity.
The Yanzhou army failed, and the Yanzhou army that fled back to Changyi was only more than 5,000 people, and Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai died in the chaos.
When the news came, Yanzhou shook.
At this time, but at a time when Yanzhou is worried about internal and external troubles, if the current situation cannot be resolved, what kind of situation will Yanzhou fall into, and will Lu Bu and Yuan Shu let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The death of the state pastor in the battle made the Yanzhou officials panic, and Bao Xin, the minister of Jibei, proposed to welcome Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, as the Yanzhou pastor and lead the Yanzhou army against the Yellow Turban.
The Yellow Turbans were rampant in Yanzhou, and Cao Cao defeated many Yellow Turbans one after another, and the army under his command also continued to grow in this process.
Under Cao Cao, the most important thing is the elite of the Yellow Turbans, after these Yellow Turbans arrived under Cao Cao, they were willing to obey Cao Cao's orders, and even showed strong combat effectiveness in battle.
This also has a lot to do with Cao Cao's treatment of the Yellow Turban's means of surrendering pawns, becoming a Yellow Turban is a rebellion in the eyes of the world, no one wants to be a rebel all the time, and after taking refuge in Cao Cao, this situation will change.
From the Yellow Turban rebel to the soldier of the Han Army, many Yellow Turbans are still happy to accept it.
At first, Cao Cao's actions made Liu Dai dissatisfied, but Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, had no credit in fighting against the Yellow Turban, and Liu Dai didn't have much to say.
Cao Cao's method of fighting the Yellow Turbans gave Yanzhou officials hope.
In the short period of time after becoming the Taishou of Dongjun, Cao Cao became the new Yanzhou pastor.
Such a result, in Cao Cao's expectations, he could never have imagined that Liu Dai would die in the chaos army when he fought with the Yellow Turbans, and the 40,000 Yanzhou army suffered heavy losses.
However, Cao Cao also understood that now was the time when Yanzhou needed him the most, and if Yanzhou came out of this crisis, he would become the master of Yanzhou and become a prince in charge of the army.
The situation in Yanzhou is critical, Yuan Shu is ready to move after getting the news, Liu Dai died, the Yanzhou army suffered a big loss in the hands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, it is the best time to enter Yanzhou, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban that is active in Yanzhou, he has not seen it yet, as long as he can capture Yanzhou, it is not easy to defeat these Yellow Turbans.
"Ben Hou wants to send troops to attack Yanzhou and exterminate the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, I don't know what you mean?" Yuan Shu asked.
When the generals in the field heard this, they asked for battle, as long as Yuan Shu's territory was large enough, their power would be improved.
Looking at the performance of the generals in the army, Yuan Shu showed a satisfied smile, what he needed was an army loyal to him, the army under his command had fought before, and the results were still good, and Yuan Shao's plan to control Yuzhou was broken, so as to hold Yuzhou only in his hands.
"My lord, in the opinion of my subordinates, it is better to unite with the Xuzhou Army to attack the Yanzhou Yellow Turban." Long history Yang Hongdao.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turban was raging in Yanzhou, which just gave Yuan Shu the opportunity to enter Yanzhou, and there must be a loud banner on the bright side, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to exterminate the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
Ji Ling said: "Our army has 80,000 people, and we can't help the yellow turbans?" ”
Yuan Shu also had the same question, and set his eyes on Yang Hong.
Yang Hong said: "Lord, General Ji, Yanzhou Yellow Turban is not to worry, but the current person in charge of Yanzhou is the East County Taishou Cao Cao, this person's means are not simple, on the occasion of East County, repeatedly defeated the Yellow Turban, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command, after he is in charge of the Yanzhou Army, how can there be no defense against our army." ”
"Under the tent of Wen Hou, there is no shortage of elites, and Wen Hou and the lord are allies, let Wen Hou send troops, not only for the alliance between the two sides, but also to avoid the Xuzhou army from taking the opportunity to make chaos, Lu Bu has Jia Xu, Mi Zhu and others to plan for it, if our army attacks Yanzhou, suddenly send troops, the consequences are unpredictable."
The main bookkeeper Yan Xiang said: "The words of the long history are very true, Lu Bu is a very vicious person, as long as there are interests, he will definitely come forward, and Lu Bu's soldiers are strong and strong, they cannot be ignored, and they should be careful." ”
Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "The words of the two are reasonable, who is willing to go to Xuzhou to persuade Lu Bu to send troops?" ”
Sun Jian was Yuan Shu's former thug, and now Lu Bu's position in Yuan Shu's mind is to replace Sun Jian, but Lu Bu, the thug, is different from Sun Jian, who is in charge of Xuzhou and has strong soldiers, will not be willing to obey his orders, and it is not easy to make Lu Bu obediently obey his command.
However, in his heart, Yuan Shu still didn't pay too much attention to Lu Bu, he was just a vulgar general, and giving him certain benefits would definitely make Lu Bu obey orders.
Han Yin came out and said: "Lord, my subordinates are willing to go." ”
Yuan Shu nodded and agreed, "Inform Lu Bu that this time the army is to exterminate the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, as for what happens to the city of Yanzhou after the expulsion of the Yellow Turbans, it is to obey the fate of Benhou." ”
"My subordinates understand." Han Yin arched his hand.
In the hearts of Yang Hong and the others, they were a little worried, if Yuan Shu's attitude was too tough, it might have the opposite effect, Lu Bu was not an easy person, after occupying Pengcheng, he would vigorously develop the army, it could be seen that Lu Bu would definitely make a move in the future, even if there was no invitation from Yuan Shu, Lu Bu would not let go of the opportunity to attack Yanzhou.
If Yuan Shu wants to control Lu Bu, he still needs certain means, Lu Bu relies on the power of Xuzhou, and he does not need to rely on Yuan Shu, forcing Lu Bu tightly, it will have the opposite effect.