Chapter 104: With his back to the bath water, he fought a decisive battle with Cao
"Bye... Meet the Lord. Seeing the Titan Python coiled in the back camp, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Gao Ran's faces turned pale, and they saluted Yuan Xi.
"You're here."
Yuan Xi walked up to them, pointed to the five prehistoric beasts in the fence, briefly introduced their strength, and then said, "I will take them with me this time to fight Cao Cao in Wei County." Do you still think that the enemy is strong and I am weak? ”
"The lord is saying.... Then the Titan Monty Python will also participate in the war? Wen Chou's eyes were about to pop out.
"This.... It's too big, right? Yan Liang was surprised: "The last general has ever seen the largest snake, and it is only the thickness of a fist, but I didn't expect that there would be such a big snake in the world." ”
Gao Ran arched his hand and asked, "Dare to ask the lord, can this python listen to you?" ”
"General Gao Ran, aren't you talking nonsense?" Wen Chou said: "If the python doesn't listen to the lord, how can it be locked up in our back camp?" How can this rudimentary fence shut it up? ”
"Uh..."
Gao Ran was also too shocked to forget this.
Yuan Xi smiled: "Of course it will listen to me." When the decisive battle comes, you will see its bravery. The battle of Wei County gathered all the elite main forces of Cao Cao, and he wanted to capture our Jizhou. Jizhou is the belly of Hebei, and for us, it is a battle of life and death. Therefore, only win, not lose! Do you have faith? ”
"Yes!"
Seeing those behemoths, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Gao Ran swept away the haze on their faces, exuding war intent all over their bodies.
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Cao Ying.
Cao Jun, who had just returned, was resting.
Dongzhonglang brought Cheng Yu to Cao Cao's camp and reported: "Prime Minister." Our equipment and oil have already arrived in the barracks. The soldiers were impatient. I think it's time to go to war with Yuan Xi, what do you think? ”
"Well, Zhongde came and looked..."
Cao Cao put away his pen and ink and handed a bamboo slip to Cheng Yu.
"War book?" Cheng Yu took it in his hand and saw that Cao Cao wrote the war book: "It's well written.... ”
"Since it's good, send it to Yuan Xi and ask him to fight a decisive battle in five days. At that time, all my elites, equipment, and oil will be transported to the front line to make a life-and-death decision with him! ”
"Obey the order."
Cheng Yu put away the battle book.
"Go and call Guo Jialai." Cao Cao commanded.
"No."
Cheng Yu left the account.
Guo Jia was recruited: "Prime Minister..." ”
"Bonghyo, please take a seat."
"Prime Minister Xie."
Guo Jia sat down with his sleeves up, glanced at Cao Cao, and said: "Before every big war, the prime minister hesitates, wants to fight, fears defeat, and wants to retreat. This is almost becoming the habit of the prime minister. ”
"Or do you know me." Cao Cao made his fist and frowned, "I am indeed hesitant. Yuan Xi is different from Yuan Shao, and he is not comparable to Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. During the battle of Guandu, it was already visible. Now the troops of the two states are all at his disposal, and there are more than 200,000 troops, I am worried... ”
"Prime Minister don't have to worry!"
Guo Jia persuaded him: "If you talk about strategy, the prime minister is a hundred times better than him." When it comes to elite soldiers, he is even more out of reach. Although the strength of the two sides was equal, the Yuan army that actually participated in the battle was only 160,000, and most of them were local troops. That is, a rabble. In my opinion, it is not much stronger than Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army. ”
"But he has the help of other beasts!" Cao Cao said.
"That's what the prime minister is really worried about, right?" Guo Jia replied: "The alien beast is indeed powerful, but the alien beast is not invincible. It is also afraid of fire and the attack of weapons. Our oil and equipment had just arrived in the barracks, and there were a thousand thunderbolts, five hundred heavy ballistas, and forty oils. The lowly believes that if used properly, he can destroy his strange beasts! ”
"Hmm...."
Cao Cao gradually regained his confidence: "Thank you for your filial piety." ”
"When is the prime minister going to fight a decisive battle?"
"I have already written a battle letter, sent someone to send it to Yuan Ying, and made an appointment for a decisive battle in five days."
"Okay...."
Guo Jia nodded.
He had been looking forward to a decisive battle for a long time.
If there is no decisive battle, even if Yuan Xi wins the battle, he will not be able to capture Jizhou, and he will be forced to withdraw to Henan at that time, which is really helpless.
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Yuan Ying.
In the military tent.
Yuan Xi received the war letter, and he was not angry but happy: "Cao Cao finally can't bear it anymore and wants to fight me in a decisive battle." ”
"Okay..."
"The decisive battle is good. We are now strong soldiers, and we are not afraid to fight him. Yan Liang and Wen Chou said.
"The Titan Python and the King Kong Giant Ape of the Lord have the courage of being invincible, and they will definitely make Cao Cao suffer...." Gao Ran was a little eager to see the scene when the Titan Python killed the enemy.
"Cao Cao lacked food and grass, so he was in a hurry to fight. If I divide my forces and hold on.... Yuan Xi slowly got up and looked at the map on the side: "No, Pingyuan County has been lost." Zhongshan and Zhuojun are also eager for reinforcements.... ”
"Yan Liang."
"Yes."
Yuan Xi was in good shape and said, "I promised to fight Cao Cao." Then thou shalt command all the men and horses to retreat fifty miles, and they will be on the south bank of the bath. We're there to set up.... ”
(Note: Bathing water, also known as Yongding River.) It is the largest river in Hebei, passing through the northern part of Bingzhou and the western part of Youzhou, crossing the four major counties of Jizhou, and flowing into the Yellow River and the Yellow Sea. )
"Bath water?"
Yan Liang looked puzzled and frightened: "My lord, fighting against the water, our army will face danger, once..." ”
"Once what?"
Yuan Xi said with a cold face: "I have my own plans!" ”
"Yes..."
Yan Liang stepped aside.
Wen Chou and Gao Ran also knew the bathing water, and the river was four meters deep and more than a mile wide. Without boats and rafts, it would be difficult to cross. Once the war is lost and forced into a bath, the consequences are unimaginable.
"My lord..."
"Don't persuade me. Fighting against the water, I have my own strategic purpose, you go and prepare... Yuan Xi said.
"No."
The three of them left the tent together.
Although it is not clear why Yuan Xi chose to fight Cao Cao in the bath, it is seen that for more than a year, every decision Yuan Xi has made is correct and has a high level of wisdom.
Maybe with his back to the bath water, he can really defeat Cao Cao?
With such thoughts and trust in Yuan Xi, he didn't care about this matter anymore.
They give orders...
All the soldiers, withdraw to the camp and retreat to the bath!
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When Cao Cao learned that Yuan Xi's 160,000 troops had gone to the south bank of the bath, he was both happy and a little worried. Rejoicing, Yuan Xi has found his own way to death and has reached a desperate situation. As long as he can win, he can solve the matter of Jizhou once and for all.
The fear is that the power of the oil will be greatly reduced....
Because Yuan Xi's alien beast is injured, he can get water to put out the fire at any time. This will make it more difficult for him to win. However, it occurred to me that there were still a thousand thunderbolts and five hundred heavy ballistae, which could also kill alien beasts. Cao Cao is heartless, and also set up a formation in the bath.
Mid-February.
Yuan Xi and Cao Cao had a total of 360,000 troops, lined up with their backs to the bath water, and were about to start a large-scale decisive battle. The chariots, crossbows, iron cavalry and other lethal weapons of both sides were hidden in the military formations, ready to attack.
Yuan Xi's Titan Monty Python also sank into the bath and was not revealed prematurely....