Before going to Chang'an, Ma Chao went back to Tongguan.

Ma Tie, Ma Xiu, Ma Chao, the three brothers knelt in front of Ma Teng's body and cried for a long time.

All three of them swore that they would kill Han Sui and avenge their father!

Yuan Xi kept an eye on them, thinking in his heart: "It seems that this time the attack on Cao Cao is going to be done, I should help Ma Chao, kill Han Sui, take Xiliang, collect Ma Chao and the Xiliang army under his command." If you succeed, you can do it. ”

"The generals mourn, Han Sui is fleeing to Xiliang to prepare for battle. We must not give him time, we should immediately kill Xiliang and take his head, which is the best policy. If it is delayed for a long time, it will not be good for the generals. Yuan Xi walked over and said.

The three of them slowly got up.

After wiping away the tears on his face, Ma Chao said: "General Yuan, my Xiliang Army was originally to help you attack Cao, but now my father is not hard, I need to blood my father's revenge first to comfort my father's soul." I'm really sorry, if General Yuan doesn't blame, we will go to Xiliang immediately and leave. ”

"Farewell?"

Yuan Xi chuckled and said, "Why do you want to leave?" Aren't you going to take me with you? ”

Ma Tie said: "General Yuan is also going to Xiliang with us?" ”

"Isn't that okay?" Ma Xiuyan said: "We are going to avenge our father, General Yuan, you..." ”

At this time, Yan Liang walked in from the door, pulled Yuan Xi aside, and whispered, "Lord, do you really want to go to Xiliang?" ”

"Why not?"

"This..."

Yan Liang was speechless.

People go back to avenge their father, what are you going to do?

Yuan Xi stopped Yan Liang, turned around and said, "Meng Qi is my best friend, my friend is in trouble, can I not help?" General Ma Teng is an elder I respect, and I wanted to support the Han family with him, but I didn't... How can I sit idly by? I should kill Xiliang and avenge General Ma Teng! ”

Yuan Xi's words moved Ma Chao very much.

Ma Xiu and Ma Tie also looked at Yuan Xi differently.

You need to know that Yuan Xi is the lord of Hebei, and he is in charge of Hebei, so how many things do you have to be busy every day? Being able to abandon one's own business and help others at this time is really something that people can do.

"Thank you, General Yuan."

"No thanks, Meng Qi, when are you going to leave?" Yuan Xi asked.

"As the general said, if Han Sui flees to Xiliang, he will definitely gather a large number of soldiers and horses to fight against me. Before that, I'm going to rush to Xiliang. Therefore, I am ready to leave tomorrow. ”

"Okay."

Yuan Xi said: "We will go together early tomorrow morning." ”

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The east bank of the Yellow River.

Hakumasin.

Yu Ban and Lejin's sailors fought a battle with Cao Cao's sailors.

As they expected.

Cao Cao's navy has very weak combat effectiveness, and although the volume of warships and dragon boats is huge, the speed is not as fast as Liyang's navy. Whether it is a frontal battle, a sneak attack, or a guerrilla attack, you can completely defeat the enemy.

The two armies fought each other in the waters of Baimajin and Liyang.

In the end, the Luoyang Navy was annihilated.

Hundreds of fighting ships, building ships, and ships were sunk into the Yellow River.

Gao Ran took advantage of the situation to capture Baimajin, and 100,000 troops crossed the Yellow River and marched towards Puyang.

The general of the Cao army stationed in Puyang was Cao Cao's adopted son Cao Zhen.

There are 30,000 elites under his command, and according to the city, he will build Puyang City like an iron plate.

"Order, the whole army is encamped outside the North City."

"No."

After Gao Ran passed down the order, he took a team of men and horses to Puyang City to observe the enemy's situation.

The battle of Baimajin had already alarmed Cao Zhen. In order to defend Puyang, he recruited more than 10,000 people from Xuzhou and other places to carry wood, stones and other tools to defend the city, and also transported a lot of equipment.

Da Da...

Gao Ran sent a horse and stepped forward to call the battle: "Where is General Cao?" ”

"Cao Zhen is here, who is coming?"

Cao Zhen stood on the tower of the city and asked.

Gao Ran drove forward: "Is General Cao okay?" Today, my 100,000 troops are here, just for Puyang. If you want to save your life, give it up quickly. Cao Cao can't give you a rescue, and within three days, I will definitely break the city! ”

"It turned out to be General Gao Lan..."

During the Battle of Guandu, he had seen Gao Ran.

"If you want General Ben to surrender, you have to show real skills. My Puyang City is not Baimajin, can you easily capture it? Cao Zhen laughed.

"It seems to me about the same. Cao Zhen, tomorrow afternoon, I will come to attack the city, do you have to be ready? ”

"I don't need you to remind me, my Puyang is solid!"

Cao Zhen is extremely confident.

Gao Ran stood under the city for a while, saw the precautions of Puyang City, and turned around and left.

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In the account.

Gao Ran said to the generals under his command: "The lord ordered me to cross the Yellow River and wait for an opportunity to capture Puyang. What is opportunistic attack? It's about looking for opportunities to attack. In other words, it can be attacked, and it can not be attacked. However, we have been fortunate enough for two months, and we have rushed here from Bingzhou, how can we not attack it? Therefore, I decided to storm Puyang! ”

"General, the casualties of the assault are too large, can you lure the enemy out?" Yu Poison said.

"Yes, General, if I can engage the enemy in the field, I can also reduce casualties." Eight ways on the left side.

"How do I not know?" Gao Ran got up and said, "But if you think about it, when I attacked Baimajin, the defenders of Baimajin asked Cao Zhen for help, but he ignored it, will he easily go out of the city to fight me?" Cao Zhen must have received a death order, only defending and not attacking. ”

Huang Long said: "Our siege equipment is sufficient, and the troops are also sufficient. But I'm afraid that the casualties will be too great, and the lord will blame it in the future, and we... ”

More than half of the generals present were the Montenegrin Army who later took refuge.

They are very careful and cautious in what they do, because they are afraid of making mistakes and being punished.

"The lord will not be easily blamed. We were ordered to attack Puyang, and casualties were inevitable, and the lord knew it in his heart. Gao Ran said conclusively: "Okay, I won't discuss it with you, just do what I say." At noon tomorrow, the whole army will surround Puyang and carry out a strong attack. ”

"Yes..."

The crowd answered.

Yu Poison, Huang Long, etc., are still whispering.

The rest of the generals knew that Puyang City was strong, and there were 30,000 elite Cao troops stationed there, and they really didn't know the bottom in their hearts.

Gao Ran frowned and said, "What are you all talking about?" ”

"The big war is about to begin, we must not have the slightest doubt, we must have confidence. No matter how strong Puyang is, our soldiers and equipment are not comparable to Cao's army, so why can't we fight? ”

"I can almost assert that within three days, Puyang City will be destroyed!"

"No..."

Again, the people answered.

When they retreated, Gao Ran unfolded the map to view.

He found that Xuzhou, east of Puyang, did not seem to have many enemy troops.

According to the thoughts of the generals, Cao Zhen was lured to battle.

If the whole army goes east and attacks Xuzhou, can Cao Zhen be lured out?

"Do you want to try it?" Gao Ran thought in his heart: "What the generals said is not unreasonable, if the army losses are too great, the lord will blame him in the future, and it is not easy to explain." ”

"Xuzhou is the belly of the Central Plains, across the Yellow River, relying on Mount Tai, extending in all directions, for Cao Cao, must be very important. At present, most of the regular army in Xuzhou has been transferred, and there are less than 80,000 local troops, which are stationed in various counties. If I attack with all my might, I will be able to sweep all the way through. ”