Chapter 684: Gao Ran defected

Cao Cao actually compared Han Xinlai with Zhang Jaw, and Zhang Jaw was very moved when he heard it, so Cao Cao made Zhang Tai a partial general and a marquis of Duting. In addition to being overjoyed, he secretly made up his mind that he would die for Cao Cao and go to the soup for him!

However, it was said that Yuan Shao was dead, imprisoned and judged, went to Xu You, and went to Zhang Tai, and there was no virtuous and talented general under his command. At the same time, they lost their nests and hoarded food, and there was no news from the Juyi army for a long time, so that the people in the army were panicked and depressed.

The so-called house leak happened to rain overnight, and the ship was late and encountered a head wind.

A few days later, Gao Ran's 200,000 troops rushed to Yangwu, and Cao Cao had already received a letter from Gao Ran, and when the army had just arrived at Yuan Zhai's belly, the artillery of the two armies rang out in unison, and Cao and Gao's two armies went to Yuan Zhai one after the other. Yuan Shaowen heard that a large army was coming, thinking that it was Juyi's reinforcements, and when he was about to be in a hurry, he suddenly saw that the army in the rear was like a wave in the sky and killed in the army camp. And soon another soldier came to report, and Cao Cao led the army to kill.

Zhang Tai and Dian Wei were the pioneers of the Cao army, and they arrived at the Yuan camp first, and the Yuan army was in chaos, and the soldiers fled in all directions, and few soldiers stopped and killed. Gao Ran led the army to break through from the rear, and 200,000 troops poured in, killing the Yuan army without resistance, only to see a scuffle everywhere. The shouting of killing shook the world, Yuan Shao's nearly 400,000 troops, all of which had no will to fight, were blindly slaughtered, and the three armies fought until the Ming Dynasty, attacking Yuan Zhai to a thousand holes and tatters. Cao Cao saw that it was good, and did not want to force the Yuan army to a dead end, so he ordered the two armies to collect their troops, and the Yuan army was reduced to half of the troops in this battle, and the remnants of the army were less than 120,000. I saw that Yuan Zhai was surrounded by blood, red and endless.

The armies of Cao and Gao retreated, and Gao Ran came to see Cao Cao, and Cao Cao named Gao Ran as a partial general and the Marquis of Donglai. Gao Ran was overjoyed, and his soldiers saw that Yuan Shao's general trend had gone, and there was no return to Yuan's heart. Cao Cao was able to see all the troops, and the strength of the army increased to more than 500,000 in an instant, on the contrary, the Yuan army was only 60,000 left, and Yuan and Cao maintained a war for nearly two years. However, Yuan's army still had troops, and Yuan Shao's power in Sanzhou was deeply entrenched, and it was impossible for him to surrender to Cao Cao, so it seemed that it would take some time before the war ended.

Cao Cao wanted to end the war as soon as possible, gathered a group of advisers to discuss, and Xun Yu offered advice.

"Although Yuan's army still has troops, the general trend has gone, and it is only dying. And Yuan Shao was hit in a row, and his mind must be in turmoil. At the moment, the lord can threaten to transfer people and horses, take sour dates all the way, attack Ye County, take Liyang all the way, cut off the return of Yuan's soldiers, and report nothing. When Yuan Shao heard this, he must have been frightened, and without thinking, he wanted to divide his troops to reject me. I will take advantage of his troops to attack it, so that I can destroy Yuan Jun more!! ”

"Hahaha. It's a great plan. If I don't get rid of this Yuan Benchu, I will find it rare to get Ji, Qing, and Youzhou. Right now, I'll see, how can this Yuan Benchu stop the might of my army! ”

Cao Cao laughed loudly, that is, he used Xun Yu's strategy to make the three armies of all sizes and four far away. When Yuan Jun heard this letter, he came to the village to report to Yuan Shao.

"Lord!! It's not good to be big!!!!! I heard that Cao Cao was going to divide his troops into two routes, one way to Yejun and all the way to Liyang. If this is the case, our army's rear road will be cut off, and with the strength of our army at this time, how can our army effectively resist the 500,000 Cao army!? ”

Yuan Shao was shocked, his pale face was full of resentment, unwillingness, impatience, and panic, and he didn't think about it at all, so he hurriedly sent Yuan Tan to divide 30,000 troops to save Ye County, and Xin Ming divided 30,000 troops to save Liyang, and set off overnight.

Yuan Jun moved in a hurry, and within a radius of five miles, there were loud noises one after another. Cao Jun's scouts found it on the front line and immediately returned to the village to report to Cao Cao. Cao Cao discovered that Yuan Shao's troops were moving, and when Yuan Tan and Xin Ming's two troops and horses were far away, he divided into large groups of military horses, and went out in eight ways, overwhelmingly rushing straight to Yuan Zhai.

Not long after Yuan Tan and Xin Ming left, Cao Jun came to raid, how could Yuan Jun cope with it. I saw that the Yuan army everywhere had no fighting spirit, scattered in all directions, and dispersed. Yuan Shao put on his armor, got on the horse with a single scarf, fled in embarrassment, and his youngest son Yuan Shang followed closely and led the army Yuan Shao out of the village. Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Yu Ban led the army to chase Yuan Shao, biting all the way, chasing and killing closely. I saw that Cao Jun continued to devour Yuan Jun, and Yuan Jun had no power to resist, and was blindly slaughtered, and there was bloody wind everywhere.

The screams, shouts of killing, and begging for mercy were endless, Yuan Shao was so frightened that he led the defeated army to cross the river in a panic, abandoning countless books, chariots and gold silks, and stopping more than 800 horsemen with him. Cao Jun couldn't catch up with him and caught what he left behind. More than 40,000 people were killed, blood flowed from the ditch, and countless people drowned. Around Yuan Village, it can be seen that the corpses of Yuan soldiers are all over the field, which can be described as miserable.

Cao Cao won a great victory, and rewarded the sergeants with the gold treasures and satin he obtained. In addition, the soldiers found a bunch of letters in the book, all of which were books secretly communicated between Luoyang and the people in the army and Yuan Shao. The soldiers handed it to Cao Cao, and at this time, most of the generals beside Cao Cao changed their faces drastically, as if a catastrophe was about to come.

Cheng Yu saluted Cao Operation, with a cold face, and said in a cold voice.

"The prime minister can kill the names one by one and kill them one by one."

As soon as Cheng Yu said this, some people around Cao Cao unconsciously put their hands on the handle of the weapon on their waists, as if they were ready to fight for a fish at any time. Others trembled with endless regret on their faces. Some people had a dark light in their eyes, and there was an extremely strong hatred in their eyes when they looked at Cheng Yu. And there are also some people with frank faces, flying straight with their eyes, without the slightest panic, such as the Xiahou brothers, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Yu Ban, Le Jin, Li Dian and other generals. Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and other strategists.

The joyful atmosphere of the victory over Yuan Jun became eerie and terrifying, and the danger was everywhere. There was a sudden silence all around, and the sound of some people swallowing could be heard very clearly.

At this time, only Guo Jia was very calm, he was looking at Cao Cao with four eyes, a gentleman and a minister, and the two seemed to be communicating something. Suddenly, Cao Cao's trademark laugh rang out again.

"Hahaha! At the beginning, Yuan Benchu had an army of nearly 700,000, and his power was unmatched in the world. At that time, the prime minister couldn't protect himself, and wanted to surrender to save his life, but he was afraid that Yuan Benchu would not accept it. What about others? ”

Cao Cao laughed, and then ordered people to burn all the letters, and no one kept them, and he didn't ask about this matter again. Those fornicators felt guilty in their hearts, and they admired Cao Cao even more, and since then, they have never had bad intentions.

However, it was said that Yuan Shao's army was defeated and fled, the camp was lost, and the trial match was imprisoned and could not get out in a hurry, which was captured by Cao Jun and captured Cao Cao. Cao Cao has always respected the trial. How do you know that when the judge first saw Cao Cao, he shouted.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'll judge Nanning and die!"

Cao Cao's love is like his life, and he is so loyal and righteous that he is even happier in his heart. How could he kill and judge, and persuade softly.

"Yuan Benchu is stubborn and self-serving, undecisive and unplanned, loyal and treacherous, no need to speak to the king, why is the king still obsessed with this? If I have to step down due south as soon as possible, calm the world, and stabilize the society, I will not have to worry about it. ”

The trial was hot and cold, laughing, iron-clad, and only told Cao Cao to kill him quickly and give him a good time. Cao Cao saw that it was rare for a while, so he treated him kindly and stayed in the army. The trial was accompanied by Cao Cao's appreciation, and the iron ropes were unloaded, and he walked unhindered in the camp. Who knew that he stole horses in the camp on the night of the trial, and wanted to return to the Yuan family. was discovered by Cao Bing and captured to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kill him. The trial match is unchanged, with a frank and honest look. Guo Jia heard that Cao Cao wanted to kill the match, and hurriedly came to persuade him.

"Seeing that Yuan Shao was defeated, Zhengnan did not change his mind, and the prime minister treated him favorably, but he still held his heart. How could the prime minister kill such a loyal and righteous person, it was better to fulfill his wish and let him return to the Yuan family. ”

Guo Jia's eyes shone, and as he spoke, he exchanged glances with Cao Cao. Guo Jia's current meaning is to ask Cao Cao to make the method of wanting to capture the old indulgence, Cao Cao understood it in his heart, and sighed.

"If it weren't for the words of filial piety, I would have almost killed the righteous by mistake. Zhengnan is so loyal, how can I blindly force each other, if there is a mistake, I hope Zhengnan will not mind. Come on, pull me down and come here! ”

Cao Cao suddenly gave an order, left and right to obey the order, and soon pulled Cao Cao's mount to the shadow. Cao Cao grabbed the reins of the Shadow and personally put the reins on the judge's hand.

"This BMW can travel thousands of miles a day. If you get it from the south, you can return to the Yuan family as soon as possible. ”

At this time, the trial finally couldn't help it, his face changed greatly, his knees bent, and he knelt down heavily.

"I will judge how he can do it in the south and let the prime minister treat him well. I will descend also!!!! ”

"Hahahaha!! Please get up quickly, I have to be in the south, such as Xiao He of Gaozu! ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed, quickly helped up the trial, and paid tribute to the trial as the general of Yinan, Yin Anhou.

Cao Cao defeated Yuan's army, and he had to match this talent, so he immediately took advantage of Yuan Shao's defeat, rectified the army and horses, and pursued the attack. Yuan Shao was single-clothed, embarrassed and depressed, led more than 800 horsemen, ran to the north bank of Liyang, and the general Jiang Yiqu heard that Yuan Shao was fleeing, and hurriedly led the army out of the village to greet him. Yuan Shao complained to Jiang Yiqu about the past. Jiang Yiqu, hearing that Yuan Shao's 700,000 army, most of them were killed, and the rest either surrendered or were separated. first appeased Yuan Shao, and then admonished Yuan Shao to recover the lost troops, and Yuan Shao complied. Jiang Yiqu was ordered to summon the scattered people in the Liyang area, and the remnants of the Yuan army, hearing where Yuan Shao was, came to vote one after another, and the ants gathered. As a result, Yuan Shao's army was slightly reinvigorated, and he gathered more than 10,000 defeated generals and discussed returning Jizhou. During the military march, stay overnight in the barren mountains. Yuan Shao saw that he had worked hard all his life and the general trend he had gained was about to collapse, so he was upset and couldn't sleep for a long time.

Suddenly, Yuan Shao heard crying in the distance, so he listened to it privately. But it was the defeated army that gathered together, crying bitterly about the loss of his brother and brother, the pain of abandoning his partner and his relatives, beating his chest and crying, and screaming. When Yuan Shao saw this, his face was full of tears unconsciously, remembering that in the past, when he insisted on going his own way and wanted to go out to attack Cao, Tian Feng repeatedly admonished him, and couldn't help but regret it.

"I don't listen to Tian Feng's words, so that now the army is defeated and will die, the 700,000 army is completely gone, and the plot will be abandoned, and the general trend will be subverted! It's all my fault!! ”

Yuan Shao shouted miserably, fainted to the ground, the soldiers rushed to rescue Yuan Shao when they heard the sound, and the remnants of the army hurried to Jizhou in the starry night. Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou, just recovered, distraught, and ignored political affairs. His wife, Liu, saw that Yuan Shao's face was pale, as if he would die at any time, and persuaded Yuan Shao to establish an heir.

It is said that the eldest son of the third son born to Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan Zi Xiansi, guarded Qingzhou, the second son Yuan Xizi Xianyi, guarded Youzhou, and the third son Yuan Shangzi Xianfu, was born by Yuan Shao's wife Liu, born handsome, very similar to Yuan Shao when he was young, Yuan Shao loved it, so he stayed by his side and guarded Jizhou.

Since the defeat of Guandu, Liu repeatedly persuaded Yuan Shao to establish Yuan Shang as his heir, Yuan Shao couldn't make up his mind for a while, and called Xun Chen, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, and Guo Tu to discuss. It turned out that Yuan Shao's ministers were secretly in the background, and the various factions, Xun and Feng, had always assisted Yuan Shang, and Xin and Guo had always assisted Yuan Tan. Each of the four was his master, and they fought with each other.

Yuan Shao's spirit was not good, he was crumbling on the seat, beating his spirit, and said that the four of them were the same.

"Today, the external troubles have not ended, and the internal affairs must be decided early, I will propose to set up an heir, the eldest son Yuan Tan, just kill for human nature, if it is established, I am afraid that the future will be the tyrant, so I will abandon it." The second son, Yuan Xi, is kind and cowardly, and can defend a state, but it is difficult to keep the great cause. Only my third son, Yuan Shang, is very similar to me, not only has the appearance of a hero, but also is courteous and respectful, knowledgeable and talented, and I want to establish it. What does it mean to be equal? ”

When Guo Tu heard this, he was shocked, he could put the fate of his life on Yuan Tan, if Yuan Tan lost his position, how could Yuan Shang easily spare him, I am afraid that he will be ruined by then. Guo Tu's brain was spinning, thinking about strategies urgently, and quickly admonished.