Chapter 777: Fierce Battle in Merge States (Medium)
At this time, Lejin, who was advancing with grain in the rear, suddenly saw the soldiers and horses in the front chasing the first army and leaving quickly. Le Jin was anxious, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to stabilize their positions and be careful of sneak attacks.
As soon as Le Jin's words fell, countless shouts of killing erupted, and a group of soldiers and horses burst out. The leading general is none other than Zhang Xiu, the spear king of the Northland. Zhang Xiu's face was cold, and he flew straight to make fun of it. Le Jin was startled, and hurriedly raised his knife to meet Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu's spear style was like a rainstorm, attacking Lejin, Lejin hurriedly met the enemy, couldn't resist for a while, and was killed and retreated by Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu quickly ordered the soldiers to set fire to the grain, and suddenly the grain trucks burned, and the flames were connected one by one. It was windy, and the fire spread very quickly. Cao Jun around saw that the grain truck was burned, and desperately came to save it. Zhang Xiu's team resisted hard, Le Jin stopped the panic, and when he saw that the grain truck was burned, his eyes were red with anger, and he raised his knife and struggled to kill Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu blocked the gun and fought with Le Jin.
Although Zhang Xiu tried his best to resist Cao Jun, Cao Jun was in a hurry to eat and grass, and bravely came to kill without fear of death, seeing that Zhang Xiu gradually couldn't resist.
At this time, Xia Houen led the army to kill, and suddenly the morale of Cao's army rose greatly. It's just that not long after Xia Houen's soldiers and horses arrived, a huge gust of wind and dust hit on the right, and I saw another army and horses rushing to kill. The general who led the army, wearing black armor and holding a big sword, was none other than Pei Yuanshao. Pei Yuanshao shouted angrily, and the flying horse soared, leading the army to attack behind Xiahouen's soldiers and horses. Xia Houen's deployment was chaotic, and he was killed by Pei Yuanshao's troops and horses without any power to fight back. Pei Yuanshao went straight to get Xia Houen, Xia Houen held a sword in his hand and fought hard to block it!
Xiahou En was originally Cao Cao's sword-carrying general, but he was later appreciated by Xiahou Yuan and became Xiahou Yuan's general. In order to encourage his ambition, Cao Cao rewarded Xia Houen with his sword. This sword is called Riqinghong, and it is a peerless sword, sharpening iron like clay.
It is said that Xia Houen swung out a sword, and the sharp blade of the sword immediately cut the big knife in Pei Yuanshao's hand into two pieces. Pei Yuanshao was taken aback, at this time, Xia Houen swung his sword and slashed again, Pei Yuanshao hurriedly drove away, and the Qinghong sword slashed on Pei Yuanshao's armor, cutting out a fierce fire. After the firelight, Pei Yuanshao's armor was immediately split into two.
Pei Yuanshao's eyes froze, knowing that Xiahou En's sword was masterful, and in the dangerous situation, Pei Yuanshao forced out his physical potential and roared. Just as Xia Houen swung his sword again, Pei Yuanshao abandoned his hand to break the knife, grabbed Xia Houen's sword, and quickly stretched out one hand, wanting to snatch Xia Houen's sword. Where is Xia Houen willing, this sword is given by Cao Cao, and he treats it as his life. Xia Houen was in a hurry to fight with Pei Yuanshao for the sword, and the two fought for a while, but they still couldn't hold each other.
Suddenly, there was a hint of viciousness in Xia Houen's eyes, and he actually held the hilt of the sword with both hands and lifted it vigorously, Pei Yuanshao hurriedly let go, and his ten fingers were almost cut off by the sharp sword. Xia Houen regained the Qinghong Sword and immediately slashed at Pei Yuanshao's throat.
Pei Yuanshao couldn't avoid it, seeing that this sword that was as sharp as clay was about to be split, he shouted unwillingly in his heart, My life is over!!
Just as he was about to make a move, a spear suddenly penetrated through Xia Houen's heart. Xia Houen's eyes widened, and before he died, he looked back with all his strength, and what he saw was Zhang Xiu with a cold face.
It turned out that under Pei Yuanshao's deployment attack, Cao's army was in chaos, Zhang Xiu took advantage of the situation to kill, and after Lejin was defeated, he saw Pei Yuanshao and Xia Houen fighting. Zhang Xiu saw that Xiahou En's sword was powerful, and he was afraid that Pei Yuanshao would lose, so he hurriedly came to help. Xia Houen soon died and fell off his horse. Seeing this, the surrounding Cao army soldiers came to besiege and kill in anger. When Pei Yuanshao's sword fell in Xia Houen's hand, he hurriedly grabbed it, swung his sword and slashed bravely, and went away with Zhang Xiu. Xia Houen was killed by Zhang Xiu, Le Jin was defeated, Cao Jun lost command for a while, and the chaos was out of control.
Seeing that nearly 1,000 grain trucks of Cao Jun's army were about to be burned, suddenly bursts of terrifying fury shouted and killed. I saw Xun You and Chun Yudao leading nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses to rush over. Seeing this, Zhang Xiu hurriedly shouted to Pei Yuanshao.
"Most of the men and horses of the other army are about to arrive, General Pei should not be entangled again, withdraw quickly!"
Pei Yuanshao shouted in response, so he ordered him to deploy and escape, and Zhang Xiu also led him to deploy and escape. When Xun You, Chun Yudao and others rushed to arrive, the two civil troops had already evacuated, Xun You hurriedly ordered the soldiers to put out the fire, and at the same time asked Chun Yudao to be prepared everywhere.
On the other side, Xiahou Yuan, who was fighting with Gao Shun and Hu Che'er, suddenly saw the fire in the rear, and immediately reacted, and the army's grain and grass baggage would be ambushed. Xiahou Yuan was angry and anxious, his heart was good for food and grass, and he didn't dare to fight anymore, so he just broke his ground, leaving a piece of soldiers and horses behind, and then rushed to rescue with the rest of the elite soldiers.
Gao Shun and Hu Che'er did not chase after them, and immediately withdrew to Taiyuan after rectifying the soldiers and horses. The various departments of the civil army collected the army and rushed to Taiyuan City, at this time it was just dawn, Gao Shun, Hu Che'er, Zhang Xiu, Pei Yuanshao led the army to Taiyuan City, Xu Shu had been waiting under the city gate for a long time.
Gao Shun and other generals hurriedly dismounted to see Xu Shu. At this time, the generals no longer had the slightest suspicion of Xu Shu, and Pei Yuanshao even knelt down on one knee and asked Xu Shu for guilt.
"The military advisor has a good plan, I have no eyes, I have offended a lot before, and I hope that the military advisor has a lot, don't mind!"
When Xu Shu heard this, he smiled brightly, and then helped Pei Yuanshao to comfort him. Xu Shu has a lot of bearing, and the generals are also admired. After that, the generals went into the city to drink and feast, and the soldiers were rewarded, which was naturally not a problem.
However, it was said that Xiahou Yuan led the army to arrive, and the soldiers put out the fire, and after statistics, nearly half of the grain and grass were burned. If it weren't for Xun You's timely arrangement, I am afraid that none of the grains and grass will survive. Xiahou Yuan was extremely angry in his heart, and shouted through gritted teeth.
"I'd rather die here than take the !!! state"
Seeing that Xiahou Yuan was so irritable, Xun Yu hurriedly admonished.
"General Xiahou must not be so irritable, he is easily confused, how can he defeat his army in this way! Although this Gao Shun has a way of commanding troops, he does not necessarily have such a strategy. There must be a master in the state to give advice to him, and General Xiahou should be cautious! ”
"Superior!? According to the reports of various places, Xi Zhicai is sitting in Hanoi, Tian Yuanhao and Li Zhongwen are deploying troops and horses in Xiliang, and Cheng Gongying is in Dongchuan. Wen Han commanded the ministers, but only these four people. These four people are not in the state, so who is the master who plotted for them!? ”
Xiahou Yuan was good at taking people's words, and immediately his anger was slightly extinguished, his tiger eyes narrowed, and his face became solemn. Xun You was also thinking on the side, and at this time, the trial on the side suddenly shouted.
"I heard before that the Xu family moved to Hedong. Earlier, the prime minister ordered Cheng Zhonglang to fake the family letter and deceived Xu Yuanzhi into leaving Xinye. If Xu Yuanzhi learned halfway that his family had gone to Hedong, would he also go to Hedong!? ”
"This!! If it is really Xu Yuanzhi, the battle of merging states here will be difficult! ”
Xun You's brows furrowed, and his face couldn't help but be a little more worried.
"Even so, the war of annexation is imperative. After this period of time, half of our army was burned down, and if we reached a stalemate with the other army in the future, the supply of grain and grass would not be enough, and the army's morale would definitely be in chaos. He also asked the trial and supervision army to rush back to Jizhou and take grain and grass again. There is not much grain in Jizhou, and the trial and supervision army must be careful this time, and there must be no mistakes. ”
Xiahou Yuan's expression was certain, and he said calmly. Judge and listen to the words, and the head of the jaw commands. Later, after Xiahou Yuan discussed with Xun You and the trial, the marching speed slowed down slightly, and at the same time, he sent the trial and matchmaking back to Jizhou to ask for supplies.
Xiahou Yuan was cautious all the way, rushed to ten miles outside Taiyuan City, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and ordered soldiers to cut down trees and set up camps. Xun You came to find Xiahou Yuan and offered advice.
"At this time, our army has not set up a walled shed, and we can lure the other army to come and rob the camp. If the other army really comes, they will scatter and ambush the soldiers, and they will be in the army. When the horn is sounded, the ambush soldiers are exhausted, and they can take down a burst to shock the hearts of the army! ”
Xun Youcai is highly intelligent, and in Cao Cao's ministers, his talent is not inferior to Guo and Jia. Therefore, Cao Cao was relieved to hand over the war in Bingzhou to Xiahou Yuan and Xun You. As soon as Xun Yu's plan came out, Xiahou Yuan's face suddenly showed joy and asked urgently.
"The strategy of the military advisor is wonderful, but how to lure?"
"The general can make the soldiers pretend to be decadent because of the loss of food in front of them. If the scouts of the other army know the return, they will give it to Gao Shun. It is very likely that Gao Shun couldn't resist the temptation and sent troops to rob the camp. When the time comes, this plan will be able to help! ”
"That Xu Yuanzhi is very good, but I am afraid that he will find out that there is fraud in it!"
"General Xiahou can rest assured. Xu Yuanzhi had just joined the other army, and the military authority was not established, how could the soldiers of the other army obey his words. “
Xun Yu said quickly, Xiahou Yuan listened to it, and felt that this plan was feasible, so he acted according to the plan and ordered the generals. The generals followed the order, and the ambush was over.
On the other side, the Wen army scouted and reported that Gao Shunwen's Cao army was demoralized, and the tent was not erected, not only did he not show joy, but his brows tightened slightly, feeling that there seemed to be a conspiracy. But Pei Yuanshao and Hu Che'er under the banquet were overjoyed, and they got up one after another to attend the request for their lives, and promised to lead the troops to attack the camp.
Xu Shu heard the words and hurriedly attended the admonition.
"No! Xiahou Miaocai and Xun Gongda are both fine people, how could they not be prepared. If you deliberately lure, lay an ambush, and go to attack the soldiers of the battalion, you will be destroyed! ”
Pei Yuanshao immediately retorted because of the previous big victory, and thought that most of the grain and grass of the Cao army had been burned, and the morale was low.
"The words of the military advisor are fallacious. I think that Xiahou Miaocai and Xun Gongda are just vain people, otherwise how could they be easily burned by our army before more than half of the grain and grass, how can they be afraid! If this attack on the camp is successful, it will be able to capture Xiahou Miaocai alive and Xun Gongda alive! ”
"What General Pei said is very true! If this time is successful, the Cao army will be repulsed and the danger of the annexation of the state will be relieved! If General Gao looks forward and is too cautious, he will only miss the opportunity! ”
As soon as Pei Yuanshao's words fell, Hu Che'er, who was beside him, immediately answered. Xu Shu sighed in his heart, although Pei and Hu respected him a lot because of their previous victory, they still didn't believe in themselves. After Xu Shu finished thinking about it, he didn't make a sound, but looked at Gao Shun.
Gao Shun was undecidable for a while, hesitated, and said after thinking for a while.
"All the princes are right. However, Cao Jun has always been deceitful, and there is no vanity under his fame, how can Xiahou Miaocai and Xun Gongda be general. Those who deceive the enemy will be defeated, and they must not be guarded against. Otherwise, we will send one army to investigate first, and then set up two armies to meet on the left and right sides of the road. If you take it seriously, you can also have a response. If not, the three armies will kill together, and you will be able to achieve a great victory! I don't know what the princes think of this plan? ”
"We are willing to follow General Gao's plan!"