Guo Jia and others decided that Yan Liang and Wen Chou would attack Cao Cao.

Cao Cao immediately ordered the generals to prepare.

The generals each led their subordinates to the selected location according to Guo Jia's instructions and prepared their defenses in advance.

While the soldiers of the Cao army were preparing, Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the Hebei army and were rushing to the place where they were stationed.

At the front of the Hebei Army, Yan Liang and Wen Chou rode side by side.

According to the scout's report, Cao's army was stationed not too far from them.

Walking forward, Yan Liang looked left and right, and said to Wen Chou: "General Wen, do you feel weird?" ”

Wen Chou asked puzzledly, "What's weird?" ”

"The emperor is lost, why is Lu Bu not in a hurry at all?" Yan Liang said: "It stands to reason that in order to recapture the emperor, he should send troops with us." ”

"Could it be that he wants to see us and Cao Cao lose both, and then suddenly attack?" Wen Chou thought for a moment and replied: "If that's the case, it will indeed be a big trouble for us. ”

"And that's not all that troubles." Yan Liang's face was not very good and said: "We are crusading against Cao Cao, but in fact, the chances of winning are not very good. It is likely that Lü Bu was waiting for us to retreat before leading the army to launch a surprise attack on Cao Cao. was consumed by our army, and Cao Cao was bound to be no match for him. No matter how you calculate, this time we attacked Cao Cao, it seems that Lu Bu has benefited. ”

Wen Chou nodded: "But things have come to such a situation, what can we do?" ”

"I have to kill it and take a look." Yan Liang said: "Just don't do your best and send a small number of soldiers and horses to test it." Let's find out if the emperor is in Cao Cao's military camp first. ”

"Send a small number of soldiers to tempt?" Wen Chou asked, "How to tempt?" Cao Cao also has a lot of soldiers and horses, and only sends a small number of people, I am afraid that they are not his opponents. ”

"A small number of people go to test it, if Cao Cao sticks to a certain place, or sends more men there, there must be a problem in that place." Yan Liang said: "After finding out the situation, we will concentrate our forces and launch a fierce attack there, and we will have more chances of success." If we collided aimlessly like this, the number of people would not have been advantageous, and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses had gone through a hundred battles. Moreover, there are fierce generals on their side, and we are not Lu Bu, so we can't deal with so many Cao generals on our own. We can't do it in one fell swoop, and all we have in front of us is to retreat. ”

Regarding Yan Liang's statement, Wen Chou was deeply convinced.

He nodded and said, "It's still Zhou Xiang that you considered, I didn't think of so much." ”

The two of them led the soldiers and horses and advanced a little further.

Leading troops all the year round, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both battlefield generals.

Although they don't have the wisdom of a strategist, they still have battlefield experience.

The Cao army garrison reported by the scouts was not far ahead, and it stands to reason that the Cao army camp should have been visible a long time ago.

But after walking so far, but they haven't seen Cao Jun yet, both of them can't help but have some doubts.

Looking around, Yan Liang asked Wen Chou, "Have you noticed anything wrong?" ”

"So you found out." Wen Chou replied: "According to the direction of the scout's report, we should have seen Cao Cao a long time ago, but we haven't seen any trace of him until now, there must be something strange in it." ”

"The two of us plan to attack Cao Cao, and the news has not been leaked." Yan Liang frowned, and said with doubts: "How did Cao Cao get the news?" ”

"Do you want to send someone to check on him to see if he's gone?" Wen Chou asked.

"It's fine." Yan Liang nodded: "Send a scout to investigate and see where Cao Cao is." ”

Wen Chou ordered the lieutenant behind him: "Send a few scouts to find out where Cao Cao is." ”

After the lieutenant had given the order, several fast horses left the group and galloped forward.

Seeing the back of the scout in the distance, Wen Chou asked Yan Liang again: "What should we do?" Go on, or stop here? ”

Yan Liang thought for a moment and said to Wen Chou: "If Cao Cao leaves, of course we have to continue to chase forward." My fear was that he didn't leave, but set up an ambush nearby......"

As he spoke, Yan Liang turned his head and looked left and right.

Wen Chou also followed his example and looked around.

The two of them didn't see anything, and there was nothing in their field of vision.

The more empty it is, the more bottomless the two of them feel in their hearts.

Yan Liang frowned, and shouted to the army behind him: "The whole army remains on guard and continues to move forward." ”

An army of 100,000 marched forward, and the soldiers held their swords and watched vigilantly around.

Yuan Shao fought with Gongsun Zan in Hebei over the years, and the officers and soldiers in the army were also veterans of a hundred battles.

Although Yan Liang and Wen Chou did not say why they should let the soldiers be on guard, the soldiers were still cautious with every step they took.

Every Hebei soldier knew very well that the current situation was actually very unfavorable to them.

Although there was no trace of Cao Jun, he didn't know when they would suddenly kill.

The army was even more behind Yan Liang and Wen Chou, carefully advancing forward.

They hadn't gone far when the soldiers heard the sound of trumpets behind them.

Hearing the horn, including Yan Liang and Wen Chou, all the Hebei troops turned around.

They turned their heads to look back, only to see that not far behind the army, a black-pressed Cao army appeared.

"Cao Cao is behind us." Yan Liang shouted: "The whole army turned around!" ”

The officers and men of the Hebei Army turned around one after another, and before the army had completely turned around, horns were heard on both sides.

Accompanied by the horn, the black pressed Cao Jun was also killed from the side.

If there was only an enemy attack from behind, the officers and men of the Hebei Army could still deal with it calmly, but the Cao army also appeared on the side, and the Hebei army, which was completely unaware of the enemy's situation, was suddenly a little chaotic.

"Don't mess around!" Finding that the emotions of the soldiers were not too much, Yan Liang shouted: "Stabilize me, don't mess up!" ”

Wen Chou also shouted on the side, trying to stabilize the mood of the soldiers.

The two tried their best to stabilize the soldiers, and just when the Hebei Army was reorganizing order, there was another horn behind them.

Looking back, the soldiers found that another Cao army had appeared behind them.

Since then, Cao's army has formed a situation of encirclement on all sides of the Hebei army.

The officers and men of the Hebei Army, who were besieged by Cao's regiment, were a little more panicked than before.

The soldiers carried their weapons, looking left and right, but did not know which side of defense was more appropriate.

Just when the officers and men of the Hebei Army didn't know how to choose, the Cao Army, which was surrounded from all sides, launched an attack.

The Cao army launched an attack, and the soldiers of the Hebei army hurriedly met the battle.

The enemy came from all directions, and although the officers and men of the Hebei Army fought hard, the mood of the soldiers was very messy.

I can't tell how many Cao troops there are, and when the soldiers of the Hebei Army resist, they have no bottom in their hearts, and they don't know how strong the enemy is.

Surrounded by the Hebei army, Cao's army launched a fierce attack.

Standing in the distance, looking at the battlefield where he was fighting, Cao Cao had no expression on his face.

Following him, Guo Jia pointed to the battlefield and said: "Lord, in this battle, Yan Liang and Wen Chou will suffer a big loss, and there is no doubt about their withdrawal to Hebei." ”

"Although our army took the lead in this battle and defeated Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the emperor is still in the hands of Lu Bu." Cao Cao said: "I didn't kill Lu Bu at the beginning, but I didn't expect him to capture Xu Du. Now we don't even have a place to stay. ”

"Although Xu Du has been lost, the lord is not without a place to stay." Guo Jia said: "The lord can go to Chang'an and settle down in Chang'an first. Then plotted against Hanzhong and attacked Yizhou. Now that Lu Bu's power is gradually growing, it will not do us any good to resist him. It's better to avoid his edge and put down roots elsewhere. The roads in Hanzhong, Yizhou and other places are difficult to navigate, and even if Lu Bu wants to attack the lord, it is difficult to succeed when his strength is insufficient. Lu Bu is entrenched in Xuzhou, Yuzhou and other places, and will definitely become a thorn in Yuan Shao's side, and he and Yuan Shao will have a battle sooner or later. When both families are defeated, the lord will lead the troops back to the Central Plains, and it will definitely be done. ”

Cao Cao listened, was silent for a moment before nodding and saying, "This is the only way." ”

Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the army to pursue Cao Cao, but were ambushed by Cao Cao halfway.

Before the two of them set off, Lu Bu sent scouts to watch from afar.

Almost every moment, there would be scouts who reported the movements of Yan Liang and Wen Chou to Lu Bu.

Standing at the head of the city, looking into the distance, Lu Bu waited for the latest information.

As soon as he rode into the city, the knight jumped off his horse and ran up to the city.

When he came to Lu Bu, he bowed and saluted: "Qi Chu King, Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the troops to attack Cao Cao, but they were surrounded by Cao Cao on all sides, and it must not be long before they will be broken by Cao's army." ”

"Surrounded on all sides?" Lu Bu looked back at the scout who reported the news: "How many people are there in Cao Jun?" In terms of numbers, is Yan Liang and Wen Chou more dominant, or is Cao Cao's department more advantageous? ”

"Back to the King of Chu." The scout replied: "In terms of numbers, the Cao army is not as good as the soldiers and horses of Hebei, but they are surrounded from all sides, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou do not know how many people there are in the Cao army, so they are demoralized, so they fall into decline." ”

Lu Bu waved his hand and motioned for the scout to step back.

Sun Ce stepped forward and asked him, "King Chu, do you want to send troops to help?" ”

"Rush?" Lu Bu asked, "Why do you want to go to the rescue?" ”

"Now the King of Chu and Yuan Benchu are still allies on the surface." Sun Ce said: "Yan Liang and Wen Chou were surrounded by Cao Cao, if they didn't go to help, they couldn't say anything anyway." ”

Lu Bu nodded: "You are right, Yuan Benchu and I are indeed allies, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are surrounded, I should send troops to help." ”

"How many troops does the King of Chu plan to send? When will the troops be sent? Sun Ce asked again.

"A little longer." Lu Bu replied: "They are killing lively, if we send troops over, won't it disturb people's interest?" ”

Sun Ce immediately understood what he meant.

Therefore, he will not send troops immediately, it is nothing more than wanting Yan Liang, Wen Chou's Hebei army and Cao Cao to fight for a while.

The more casualties on both sides, the better it would be for Lu Bu.

If he sends troops over now, Cao Cao sees that there are reinforcements gone, so he will either withdraw or divide his troops to meet them.

No matter what Cao Cao did, the consumption of the Hebei army under Yan Liang and Wen Chou would not be very large.

The greater the number of Hebei troops, the more threatening it was to Lü Bu.

Sending troops to rescue an army that may pose a threat to him, Lu Bu will not be so stupid.

Until the last moment, he could not send troops to help.

Surrounded by the Cao army, Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the officers and soldiers of the Hebei Army to break through, but they never broke through the defense line of the Cao army.

Cao Cao's fierce generals were like clouds, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou were entangled by several Cao army soldiers respectively.

I fought with a Cao Jun general, and I didn't go far before I met another one.

Although both of them are famous generals in Hebei, their physical strength is limited after all, and they feel exhausted from fighting with many Cao generals.

The soldiers of the Hebei Army they brought were also compressed into a mass under the onslaught of the Cao army.

Almost every moment, the soldiers on both sides fell, but the soldiers of the Hebei Army who were surrounded were difficult to organize a strong defense in the case of low morale, and among the soldiers who fell, the Hebei Army was the mainstay.

The generals under Cao Cao's command rushed left and right in front of the Hebei army with weapons brandished.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were surrounded by the arrows of the soldiers of the Hebei Army because of their lack of physical strength.

Wen Chou, who had fought until he had lost much strength, came to Yan Liang's side.

He asked Yan Liang: "If this continues, we don't have any chance to break through at all, what should we do?" ”

"Lu Bu and the lord had an alliance earlier." Yan Liang replied: "Our army is surrounded, he shouldn't stand idly by. ”

"Our army has been fighting with Cao Cao for a long time, but Lu Bu has not come for a long time." Wen Chou replied: "I don't think he should come to help." ”

"He's definitely coming." Yan Liang replied with a solemn face but with confidence: "But he will definitely not come now." He was waiting, and when our army was consumed a lot by Cao Cao, he would come to the aid with soldiers and horses. In this way, we have no ability to trouble him, and he has all the honor of alliance with the lord. has gained fame and fortune, if you want to talk about Lu Bu, he is really calculating. ”

"If that's the case, we don't owe him anything." Wen Chou glared at Cao Jun, who was killing them not far away, and said to Yan Liang: "Wait until you return to Yecheng, and then talk to the lord about what kind of calculations Lu Bu is doing." ”

"That's all for later." Yan Liang replied: "What we have to think about now is how to break through and kill. ”

"How about you and I being divided into two ways, left and right," Wen Chou said, "each of them rushes to one side and kills, no matter which way they are killed, and then they turn back to rescue the other way." ”

"Never." Yan Liang replied: "Cao's army is strong, not to mention that there is no chance to kill it in two ways, even if it is really killed, it is not easy to go back and rescue the other way!" ”

The proposal was vetoed by Yan Liang, and Wen Chou said with great annoyance: "The soldiers are gathered in one place, and there is no possibility of breaking through and killing at all." It is impossible to divide the troops into two ways, is it only here waiting to be broken by Cao Cao? ”

"Cao Cao's subordinates are like a cloud, and with the two of us, we are simply unable to deal with so many fierce generals." Yan Liang said: "The two of us divided our troops, but we just let them break us separately. Instead of that, it is better to rest a little, and after a while, lead the soldiers to launch a counterattack again, and strive to rush out. ”