Chapter 130: Good News Has Its Own Cause
Three days later, in the early morning, the morning sun gradually came out, dyed the clouds in the sky red, the Yellow River water rushed to the east, flooded with waves, it was like countless red lotuses blooming in the river, looking at it from afar, the brilliance was dazzling, exuding a photographic murderous intention, making people frightened
Cao Cao finally launched a general attack!
Lu Bu frowned secretly, looked at the summary of military reports sorted out by Feng Ji in his hand, and said suspiciously: "Cao Cao hoarded troops on the Yingshui Dam, divided his troops into two routes, and captured Dingtao and Shangqiu respectively, and did not want to attack the hinterland of our army, but it looked like he wanted to have another decisive battle with our army." Could it be that we were all wrong? β
Tian Feng said: "The soldiers have always been tired of deceit, and the virtual and the real are interdependent, and now Cao Cao has gathered a lot of troops, although most of them are local defenders, far less powerful than before, but after all, there are 100,000 people, how can they be ignored." It is not impossible for Cao Cao to take every step of the way and have a decisive battle with our army. β
Lu Bu did not dare to be careless, so he ordered Zhang Jaw to be based on Jiaojun, Yan Liang to guard Wuping, and Zhao Yun to stay in Yingshui to reject Cao Cao. He also ordered Gao Shun's army to enter Wuchao, Xu Huang marched into Baima, and the two formed a horn against Cao Cao from the north to deter Cao Cao's army.
Looking at these chaotic and complicated military information, Lu Bu did not get lost in it, as the so-called ever-changing, never deviated from its origin. No matter how Cao Cao changes, he has only one ultimate goal, which is to defeat himself and win this war.
What Lu Bu has to do at this moment is to try his best to stay sober and not be confused by Cao Cao's tricks, because judging from Cao Cao's marching formation, he has indeed obtained the details of Lu Bu's army, and has a thorough strategy for all of Lu Bu's legions.
At this time, the battle in front was in full swing, Zhao Yun fought with Xiahoudun several times in Yingshui, although he repelled Xiahoudun's several attacks with a strong crossbow and a hard bow, but he also suffered many casualties, Yingshui's defense line was in danger, but Lu Bu could not drop the troops of other fronts to support, because the other fronts were also tight, and they were too busy to take care of themselves.
Yan Liang was besieged by Cao Cao's generals Cao Xiu and Cao Hong in Jiaojun, and Zhang He was also restrained by Cao Cao's general Le Jin in Wuping, so that he could not divide his troops to support Jiaojun and Yingshui.
Chen Liu, only Wei Yue's wolf cavalry battalion was left to stand guard in the rear, in case Cao's army took the opportunity to sneak attack the grain and grass defense line in the rear of Lu Bu's army.
When Lu Bu's army arrived in Wuping, he saw that Zhang Jaw and Le Jin could not hold each other, and he did not hesitate to lead the army to cover and kill Le Jin from the flank.
Le Jin couldn't resist, and he was defeated all the way, and Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack and kill, and captured thousands of Cao's army.
When Lu Bu was attacking bravely, he suddenly killed a team of men and horses on the left and right, but it was Xiahoudun and Cao Xiu who abandoned Zhao Yun and Yan Liang respectively and joined forces to kill Lu Bu.
The terrain of Yanzhou was flat, and when the two armies learned that LΓΌ Bu was pouring out of the nest and attacking the center, they combined their forces and only rushed to LΓΌ Bu, as long as LΓΌ Bu was defeated, the other fronts would win without a fight.
Cao Cao's three-way army totaled LΓΌ Bu, LΓΌ Bu was outnumbered, so he had to fight and retreat, and Cao Cao did not dare to pursue, lest he go too deep and fall into the encirclement of LΓΌ Bu, so he only ordered the army to be stationed in place.
Zhao Yun originally confronted Xiahoudun, and when he saw Xiahoudun leading the army to retreat, he ordered the scouts to listen to the battle situation, only to know that Xiahoudun actually went to Wuping, Zhao Yun knew that Lu Bu did not have many troops, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to last, so he wanted to lead the army to support, but there was a deputy general Wang Lingjin who said: "Cao Cao's army is in one place and gathers in Wuping, even if our army rushes in time, it is far from being able to quench the thirst." Now that Cao Cao's army is assembled and fighting with the princes, Shangqiu and Dingtao are definitely empty, why don't we take advantage of the situation to march into Shangqiu and cut off the retreat of Cao's army. β
Zhao Yun looked carefully on the map, and sure enough, as Wang Ling said, he knew that although this plan was dangerous, it was the most effective means at the moment.
When he arrived at the foot of Shangqiu City, he saw that the soldiers and horses at the head of the city were crowded, and Cao Jun had already waited for Zhao Yun to come, as if he had already calculated that Zhao Yun would come to attack the city.
Zhao Yun slightly estimated the defenders at the head of the city, but seeing the banner waving, the sound of shouting and killing was majestic and fierce, and the number of people was probably as many as more than 10,000 people, Zhao Yun was horrified in his heart, Cao Cao gathered nearly 100,000 troops along the Wuping line, and he could still divide tens of thousands of horses in this small Shangqiu, didn't he want to defend Dongjun? You must know that the Wuchao and Baima lines north of Dongjun are eyeing the 100,000 elite soldiers of Gao Shun's army, and once Gao Shun knows that Cao Cao's Dongjun army is empty, he will definitely go south. When the time comes, there will be eggs under the nest! Cao Cao was so bold!
Since he came, Zhao Yun naturally would not retreat easily, and the second time he came was a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and although the enemy had enough troops to defend the city, Zhao Yun also had more than 20,000 elite soldiers and horses, and he also had the strength to fight.
Ordered the army to take an attack posture, with a heavy crossbow stone throwing machine to storm the Shangqiu City Tower, Lu Bu's heavy equipment has been improved by Huang Chengyan, the power is far better than the usual equipment, several volleys, Cao Jun suffered heavy casualties, and the city was in chaos.
Zhao Yun ordered the general to take the opportunity to attack the city, and the ladder arrow tower and siege vehicle came out together, and under the support of tens of thousands of troops, like a tide, they killed the head of Shangqiu City.
Shangqiu City is small, the city wall is far from being stronger than the big city, in a panic, Zhao Yun personally led the army to the head of the city, in the sporadic rain of arrows, countless state troops climbed up like ants, and the falling rocks and rolling logs falling from the city could not stop the advance of the army at all.
Among the defenders of the Cao army who jumped to kill like the head of the city, the spears in their hands were like snake letters, swallowing again and again, only to kill the Cao army ghosts crying wolves, and it became a mess.
After countless Zhao Yun's personal soldiers followed, the head of the city was finally captured a large open space, and the siege vehicles under the city slammed into the city wall, the city gate, not long after, several city walls were broken through several large gaps, the army rushed into the city like a tide, along the countless gaps, into the city of Shangqiu.
Zhao Yun personally led more than 100 guards, invincible at the head of the city, Cao Cao's defenders were killed and retreated, unable to resist at all, Zhao Yun went up with him, killed to the city, drove all the guards at the head of the city and slaughtered them, and broke through the city gate door guards, opened the city gate, and finally broke through the last defense line of the city head.
At this time, the army frantically poured in, and Cao's army retreated into the city one after another, unable to resist at all.
Zhao Yun was surprised in his heart, the Cao army's combat power was so weak, tens of thousands of troops defended the city, but they didn't have much combat power, and he took the city almost effortlessly, could it be that there was fraud in it?
But at this time, it was difficult to ride a tiger, and it was by no means a time to think too much, so he led a large army to attack and kill Cao Cao's army in the city, and after a long battle, he finally besieged the remaining Cao army near the Taishou Mansion in Shangqiu City.
At this time, seeing the appearance of the so-called Cao Jun, Zhao Yun was dumbfounded, the so-called tens of thousands of Cao Jun turned out to be mostly some people and prisoners, the real Cao Cao defenders were only more than 2,000 people, and the previous 10,000 people chanting was just a bluff. Fortunately, Zhao Yun was not deterred and rose to the challenge, otherwise wouldn't his reputation be ruined here?
Surrounded by Zhao Yun's regiments, the remaining "Cao Army" had no heart to resist and surrendered one after another.
A young general was about a teenager, trembling and said: "Our general Wang Xiang ordered us to bluff, he said that the general is not many soldiers and horses, if we shout in unison, make the momentum of 10,000 people shouting together, it will be able to make the general jealous, dare not attack the city, and wait until the arrival of our army reinforcements, then we will be able to attack back and forth, and win this battle." β
Zhao Yun secretly said that this Wang Xiang was smart and a little witty, so he asked him to point out who Wang Xiang was.
The young general said: "General Wang Xiang has been killed at the head of the city, and I saw him pierced through the body by your army's heavy crossbow and giant arrows, and our army has no one to command, so we have not organized an effective defense." β
Zhao Yun said secretly: No wonder the siege of the city went so smoothly, it turned out that the main general was killed, and the army was mostly made up of people and prisoners, so the combat power was naturally greatly reduced, and he was also glad for his good luck.
Cao Cao was in Dongjun, and was shocked to hear that Shangqiu was lost, and Zhao Yun led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and went straight to Dingtao non-stop, while his army was still confronting Lu Bu in Wuping. Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses were like a sharp knife, inserted into the hinterland of Cao Cao's army, making the front-line army lose contact with the rear, and the front-line army was cut off from retreat and became a lonely soldier, and there was a risk of being surrounded and annihilated by Lu Bu.
If Lu Bu's army joins forces with Yan Liang of Jiao County in Wuping, the situation of the front-line army can be imagined, and once Zhao Yun captures Dingtao, he will face Dongjun at that time, and then how can he still stop the iron cavalry of Lu Bu's army?
He hurriedly asked about the countermeasures left and right, Xun You admonished: "This Zhao Yun is extremely brave, the first battle disrupted the deployment of our army in front of the station, and now the plan is to mobilize Xiahou Ba stationed in Jiyin to rush to help urgently to ensure the safety of Dingtao." β
Cao Cao hesitated: "Xiahou Ba is stationed in Jiyin, if he is transferred, in case Gao Shun takes the opportunity to go south and capture Jiyin, how will our army respond?" β
Xun Yu said: "Gao Shun is on the north bank of the Yellow River at this time, and it may be difficult to know the changes in the battle situation for a while. β
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said: "No, we must let Gao Shun know that our army is empty, and order Xiahou Ba to march in a high-profile manner, so that everyone knows about it." β
Xun You was stunned for a moment, quickly came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Ming Gong's soldiers are really unpredictable, I might as well be either." β
Xu Chu was puzzled by the side, and Han Han asked: "What is the intention of the lord, I still don't understand, tell me." β
Xun Yu said with a smile: "General don't ask, just act according to the order of Ming Gong, I think the general is going to show his might." β
But said that Gao Shun was blocked by the Yellow River, half a point of progress, each ferry was heavily guarded by Cao Jun, it was really difficult to cross the Lei Chi step, and learned that Lu Bu was fighting with Cao Jun in Chenliu, but he could only look at each other across the river, and he couldn't help at all, but he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, walking back and forth, and couldn't be stable for a while.
On this day, Gao Shun watched the Cao army on the river, but there was an urgent report from the scout: "Report to the governor of the capital, Xiahou Ba of Jiyin led the army to the south, and now there are only more than 1,000 people stationed in Jiyin." β
Gao Shun was both surprised and delighted when he heard this, and he was surprised that Cao Cao disregarded the safety of Jiyin and sent troops and horses away, but he really didn't know what his plan was. The joy is that Jiyin is empty, and he is giving himself the opportunity to go south, isn't this the good opportunity he is longing for?
Then he asked Jia Xu, who came from Anyi: "What does the military advisor think Cao Cao means at this time, could it be that there is fraud in it?" β
Jia Xu was also confused about Cao Cao's operation, and could only speculate: "Since Cao Cao has reached the point of mobilizing the riverbank defenses, it must be that the prince and the prince won the battle in Chenliu, which made Cao Cao's troops tight and had to call in the riverbank defenders." β
Gao Shun was overjoyed and said: "Then will our army immediately cross the river, take advantage of the situation to attack the hinterland of the Cao army, and attack the Cao army from the north and south with the prince?" β
Jia Xu said: "The so-called soldiers are not tired of cheating, Cao Cao has always used soldiers strangely, even if he dispatches troops and horses, it should be carried out quietly in secret. β
Gao Shun hurriedly asked: "Could it be that we just watched Jiyin empty and were unmoved, and let Cao Cao dispatch troops and horses to fight a decisive battle with the prince?" β
Jia Xu said with a smile: "Naturally not, Cao Cao's deliberate and blatant deployment of the army, in my opinion, must be to lure the Metropolitan Governor to cross the river, and then he can take the opportunity to attack and kill our army, and he can also take advantage of the emptiness in the rear of our army to raid the rear of our army." Since he has such a plan, we will plan it, the general can secretly cross the river, attack Jiyin, which is empty, and let General Xu Huang garrison Baima to protect the rear, which is the best strategy. β
Gao Shun was overjoyed, and urgently ordered the chariot to guard the black nest, Xu Huang to guard the white horse, and ordered the army of 50,000 to cross the river and attack Jiyin.
Jiyin's troops were empty, and they couldn't stop Gao Shun's army from crossing the river to the south, Gao Shun took Jiyin without much effort, and the soldiers pointed directly at Dongjun, Gao Shun laughed and said: "I finally got out of Jizhou, Cao Cao let me cross the river, will I regret it?" β
At this time, Gao Shun captured Jiyin, to the south can be combined with Zhao Yun to attack Dingtao, to the east can attack Cao Cao's base camp Dongjun, which is exposed in front of him, and to the west can reinforce Lu Bu, who is fighting with Cao Cao's main force, can be said to be able to advance and retreat, do whatever you want, like a fish in water! It can be said that the birds are out of the cage, and it is the time to show their talents!
Gao Shun was excited, and asked Ji Jiaxu: "Where is our army going now?" β
Jia Xu said: "Cao Cao still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Dongjun, our army is difficult to capture for a while, the prince and the prince confront Cao Cao's main force in the Chenliu area, there is no worries for the time being, and it is not a moment to divide the victory or defeat, and Tao has Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Ba garrisoned, the soldiers and horses are strong, General Zilong's strength is limited, I am afraid it is difficult to break through, and there is Cao Cao's main force behind him can return to the army at any time, and then there will be a front and rear attack, the risk of annihilation of the whole army, the top priority is to support General Zilong first, the north and south sandwich Dingtao, after breaking the city in one fell swoop, After leading the army to attack Cao Cao's main force with the prince, Cao Cao's forces west of Dongjun can be completely destroyed. After that, I joined forces with the state army, and with more than 100,000 troops, Cao Cao could only surrender. β
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