Chapter 127: Zhu Yanliang (I)
After Cao Cao got Guan Yu, he treated him very well, and rewarded him with countless gold, silver, and wealth, not to mention, he was the son of heaven and awarded him the title of General Dangkou.
General Dangkou is already the same as Gao Shun's Broken General in rank. Among the Cao battalions, the current highest rank of general is the general Gao Shun, it can be said that as soon as Guan Yu entered the Cao battalion, his status was on the same level as Gao Shun, and he was even better than all the other generals in the Cao battalion. Before he was cast under the account, he was immediately promoted to an enviable height by Cao Cao, and the kind of favor that Guan Yu received was enough to make some people who were not very broad-minded jealous to the point of distortion.
However, this kind of reward is far from enough, in order to let Guan Yu return to his heart, Cao Cao can be said to have a small banquet in three days and a big banquet in five days, using all the means he can think of to get close to Guan Yu.
At a banquet one day, Cao Cao even openly gave the red rabbit horse to Guan Yu.
Since Lu Bu died in battle, the red rabbit horse has been kept in captivity by Cao Cao until now. For the general's favorite horses, and the red rabbit is a rare horse in the world, so at the beginning of the capture of the red rabbit, many generals hoped to get this peerless horse. However, Cao Cao is also a good horse person, and he also likes red rabbit horses abnormally, so he can't cut his love and send horses for a long time. In the end, Cao Cao made a stipulation that only if he made great contributions to Cao Ying, he would consider giving the Red Rabbit Horse to others.
This is good, he Guan Yunchang was added as a general by the lord as soon as he joined Cao Ying, not to mention, and now in the case of not making an inch, he ordered Cao Cao to send such a divine horse out without hesitation. It seems that Cao Cao doesn't pay attention to and love Guan Yu in general.
In the past, in order to win Guan Yu's loyalty, Cao Cao also unceremoniously sent money and beauties out, but the effect was minimal. It is said that the money he sent, Guan Yu sealed it in the box intact, and did not move it at all. As for the women he sent, Guan Yu didn't even look at them a few times, and sent them directly to the two ladies, so that these women could take care of his second sister-in-law's daily diet and daily life.
Ironically, when Cao Cao gave the red rabbit horse to Guan Yu, Guan Yu's performance could be described as ecstatic, and he even knelt down in front of Cao Cao to thank him.
Cao Cao was very puzzled, the military general loves horses well, but it won't come to this point. What kind of arrogant person is Guan Yu, who would kneel in front of him for a horse and thank him?
"I have repeatedly sent beautiful women to you, and you have never tasted worship. Now I give a horse, and you kneel down to thank you, what a slut and a noble animal? Cao Cao asked Guan Yudao.
"I heard that this horse travels thousands of miles every day, and now I am fortunate to have it, if I know the whereabouts of my brother, I can meet in one day." Faced with Cao Cao's question, Guan Yu answered truthfully.
In this regard, the depression in Cao Cao's chest can be imagined. However, the words he said were like water spilled out, and the matter had come to this point, could Cao Cao still retract the preface and ask Guan Yu to return to the Red Rabbit Horse?
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In May of the first year of Jian'an (196 AD), Yuan Shao's third son Yuan Shang recovered from illness, and Yuan Shao convened all the civil and military forces to discuss the matter of raising troops to attack Cao.
Don't drive Tian Feng admonished: "Before Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Xu Du was empty, but it was the time of the expedition. However, at that time, he had not entered the army, and now Cao Cao has broken through Xuzhou, and his soldiers are in full swing, so they can not underestimate the enemy. In today's plan, it is not advisable to rashly raise troops, but to wait for the opportunity, and the so-called plan is also to act after making a decision. ”
Strategist Guo Tu refuted: "Yuan Hao'an has to increase the morale of others and destroy his own prestige? Although Cao's army is strong, the strength of our army is even better, and the number of our army is three times that of the other, if the two armies go to war, how can they not win? ”
Yuan Shao praised the goodness, so he ordered Yan Liang to go to battle and go to capture White Horse City.
Frustrated, he admonished: "Although General Yan is brave enough to win the three armies, his temperament is violent, and he does not know how to schem, so he cannot be alone, and he can be sent to Zhang He's deputy." ”
When Yan Liang heard this, he was displeased and said: "Cao Jun's native chickens and dogs, how can I use my two Hebei generals to go out together?" The lord and rest assured, a certain self-governor drove straight down, broke through Xuchang in one fell swoop, and offered Cao Cao's head to the lord. ”
Yan Liang's self-confidence made Yuan Shao very happy, and he smiled when he stroked his palms and said: "After occupying Xuchang, I should make a contribution to the general in front of the Son of Heaven!" ”
The white horse guard general Liu Yanjian Yan Liang's army arrived, hesitating and not daring to fight, while closing the city and defending it, he even issued an urgent document to Xuchang.
"The war with Yuan Shao is finally going to start." After receiving Liu Yan's urgent document, Cao Cao was full of emotion in his heart. When I was young, I was small, and now I have inevitably come to a life-and-death situation. Troubled times are cruel.
So far, there is only one war. Cao Cao raised 30,000 elite soldiers, and took Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Guan Yu and other generals to Baima to confront Yuan's army.
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Outside the White Horse City, I saw that the Yuan army was in a neat array, and Yan Liang himself was wearing gold armor, riding a good horse, holding a sword, and his majesty was unstoppable.
"The Hebei military horse is really majestic." Cao Cao sighed lightly and ordered the army to attack.
Cao Jun and Yuan Jun were killed in one place, the scene was very tragic, severed limbs and stumps flew everywhere, and what the soldiers saw in their eyes was that in addition to the enemy's weapons, it was a blood flower in the sky.
Although Cao's combat power is slightly better than Yuan's army, it is only a thin line, after all, Yuan Shao can dominate Hebei, and the army under his command will definitely not be weak.
There was not much difference in the combat strength of the two armies, but in terms of the number of the two armies on the battlefield, Yuan's army was almost twice that of Cao's army, so the battle situation was not favorable to Cao's army.
"Trapped! Sortie! "In the midst of the chaos, Gao Shun led his trapped camp to rush back and forth, although he killed many enemy soldiers in a moment, but the base of Yuan's army was too large. Even if you are as brave as a fallen sergeant, you can't have unlimited physical strength. They will eventually get tired, and when they are tired, they will inevitably be killed.
Gao Shun frowned, the trapping camp is to rush to the front of the army and take the lead in attacking the troops in the enemy's formation. Such an elite force, although it is extraordinary, will also be the first to be hit by the enemy's fierce blows.
So far, the losses of the trapped camp have exceeded 20%.
Twenty percent, judging from the numbers alone, the loss may not be too heavy. However, it must be known that the threshold for trapping the camp is extremely high, and every soldier can only become a part of the trapping camp after going through a lot of hardships and training. The loss of 20% may be acceptable in other armies, but for the trapped camp, it is enough to describe the huge loss.
However, although the loss of the trapped camp reached more than 20%, it also killed nearly 500 Yuan soldiers, and its outstanding performance attracted the attention of the enemy general Yan Liang.
"What a strong army! It lives up to the name of the battle! In recent years, as the trapping camp has participated in more and more battles, its reputation has spread farther and farther, and Yan Liang, as one of the four court pillars in Hebei, is no stranger to the name of the trap.
But no matter how strong the army is, it will all be wiped out here today! Although Yan Liang praised the martial arts of the trapped sergeant in his heart, his eyes flashed with an aggressive cold light.