Chapter 2 The decisive battle of Guandu - Raid on Aocang
"General Zhang He, the time has passed!"
"Cross the river!"
The Yellow River under the silver moonlight is still surging. Then, in the moonlight, one or two thousand warriors in civilian clothes could be seen forcibly crossing the Yellow River with the help of the iron ropes of the Hengjiang River. Occasionally, you can see soldiers who fell into Hanoi due to physical exhaustion or were accidentally swept away by the Yellow River, struggling in the rolling Yellow River.
The rest of the soldiers looked at their robes and were washed away by the yellow river, looking frightened and resentful.
"Order the whole army, cross the river quickly, and kill without fear!" Zhang He grimaced, looking at the iron rope across the Yellow River with a displeased expression.
Zhang He is also a person who wants to make contributions, especially when he saw that the situation of Xiang Ao's domination of the world became more and more obvious, Zhang He volunteered to take over the errand of forcibly crossing the Yellow River and attacking Ao Cang. Although the 2,000 soldiers he led were all dead, anyone who encountered the irresistible force of nature would be a little afraid of the three-foot god.
Those who dared to come to cross the Yellow River were not only first-class good hands in the Yan army, but also brave people who had been screened out after many wars, Zhang He was not worried that the army would be frightened back by the turbulent Yellow River, but such a terrifying momentum made Zhang He unconsciously still issue a military order.
The banks of the Yellow River in Aocang are not steep, but the water flow is extremely fast, and Cao Cao's army did not deploy too many troops in Aocang. Ten miles south of the Yellow River, is where Aocang is located. The topography of Aocang is relatively special, and in the flat lower reaches of the Yellow River, it is also a slight small plateau terrain. This place is slightly higher than the surrounding dozens of feet, and from a distance, it looks like an artificially built platform.
Aocang is located between the Tiger Prison Pass and Guandu, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and was used by Cao Cao as a front-line granary.
"General, I don't know if there is something wrong with the information of the lord, and the last general is a little worried in his heart."
Zhang He's lieutenant general is still Han Hao, and the two of them are walking in the rear of the army at this time, climbing the iron rope, and slowly groping their way to the other side of the river.
When Zhang He heard this, he frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Since the military order has been issued, there is no time to consider whether the intelligence is wrong at this time, and it is necessary to cross the Yellow River at a fast speed." Even if the intelligence is wrong, as long as the general's army crosses the Yellow River, even if he can't sneak attack the Cao army's granary, he can cooperate with General Gao Shun to repel the Cao army under the Tiger Prison. As soon as Cao's army retreated under the Tiger Prison, the army of the lord could advance eastward, and in cooperation with the army of General Zhao Yun of Guandu, it was inevitable to take Guandu. ”
Hearing this, Han Hao nodded, didn't say anything more, held the iron cable tightly with both hands, and accelerated his speed to climb towards the other side of the river.
"What is the loss?"
"General! Two hundred and thirteen brothers who accidentally fell into the Yellow River. ”
"So much!" Zhang He frowned and asked again: "Are there any seriously injured people who can't fight?" ”
"There are a lot of minor injuries, but it doesn't affect the battle."
Zhang He nodded, looked at the soldiers beside him expressionlessly, lowered his voice and continued: "The northwest side of Aocang is a high platform, which is extremely steep. There are countless caves under the cliffs, and there are armor prepared by the lord in the caves, and someone will quickly carry the armor here! ”
"No!" When the soldier heard this, his eyes lit up, and he clenched his fists excitedly and left.
"Although there are not many defenders in the northwest of the Cao army, remember to be careful, don't alarm the Cao army."
"General rest assured!"
"Go ahead!"
Han Hao was a little shocked and asked in disbelief: "General, when is the lord?"
"Brother Yuan, don't ask more, I don't know." Zhang He waved his hand to block
Zhi said: "The lord has always been like this, and the ghosts and gods are unpredictable. We only need to follow the arrangement of the lord, fight bravely, and make immortal feats. ”
Han Hao thought about it, nodded, and said no more.
At this time, Ao Cang is above.
"General Cao Bao, a letter from the lord."
Cao Bao took the letter sealed with cinnabar and opened it slowly.
"General Zang Ba, the enemy army may sneak attack Ao Cang in the next two days!" Cao Bao put away the letter, and continued with a solemn face: "Send more manpower to inspect day and night!" Don't let the enemy take advantage of it. ”
"How is that possible!" Zang Ba asked suspiciously: "Although it is already the lower reaches of the Yellow River, but the Yellow River in the boundary of Aocang is turbulent, how can the enemy army cross the river?" ”
"Even if there are brave men who can cross the river, how many?" Zang Ba was disdainful and continued: "In addition, Ao Cang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he Xiang Ao is also sent to death when he crosses the Yellow River. ”
Cao Bao's face froze, and he looked at Zang Ba with a dark face and said, "Don't underestimate Yan Jun. Since the lord is worried, he must have received the enemy's situation. As courtiers, we can just obey the arrangement of the lord. ”
"No!" Zang Ba still looked disdainful, clenched his fists and took the order, and walked out of the camp to arrange defense. Cao Bao still didn't seem to be at ease, picked up the sword next to the bed, and walked out of the military tent.
"General!"
"How's it going?" The more than 1,000 dead soldiers of the Yan Army, who had been prepared, were now under the leadership of Zhang He, prostrate in the bushes on the slope on the east side of Aocang, staring fiercely at the torches above Aocang, which were not too bright.
"For some reason, the enemy suddenly strengthened their defenses, and the patrol strength was doubled!"
"Can you find out the defenders of the Cao Army?"
"Two thousand elites, three thousand auxiliaries!"
When Zhang He heard this, his brows furrowed, and he thought for a moment and said: "The enemy army has strengthened its defense, but it has not sent more scouts out of the camp, and I think there is no trace of our army. ”
"What the general said is very true!" Han Hao took over and said, "In this way, Cao Cao also guessed that the main guild sent elites to attack Ao Cang, but he didn't know the specific situation, and we still have a chance to fight." ”
Hearing this, Zhang He nodded.
"Ordered the three armies, the three armies as a pair, take turns to rest and sentry. After waiting for the hour, raid the enemy camp. ”
"No!"
Han Hao nodded when he heard this, and didn't say much. Since the enemy army is already prepared, it is not suitable for a sneak attack. When the day is about to dawn, the enemy generals will definitely relax, and the alternation of the second hour and the second hour is the easiest time for people to doze off.
In the night sky, there was a constant neighing of birds and birds, which made Cao Bao a little uneasy. Cao Bao asked Zang Ba to go back to the tent to rest, and he kept kneeling in the military tent, guarding against the possibility of enemy troops at any time.
Cao Bao, who nodded frequently, really couldn't hold on, and at three o'clock in the morning, he ordered someone to wake up Zang Ba and rotate with him. Zang Ba, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by someone, and was naturally very unhappy. However, Cao Bao is the main general, and Zang Ba has no choice, after alternating with Cao Bao, he sat in the Chinese military tent and continued to doze off.
"Lord, the enemy generals seem to have changed their guards!"
"Good timing!" When Zhang He heard this, he drank softly. The sun has not yet climbed out of the mountain pass, and the dawn sky alternates between black and white, making it easier to make people shake. Although the soldiers around Ao Cang also changed their guards with Cao Bao and the others, how many soldiers were woken up and were able to wake up all their drowsiness and concentrate on defense?
Zhang He somewhat admired the wisdom of his father-in-law. In Zhang He's impression, the night raid should be wearing a black night suit. However, his lord made a simple coat with green and gray, and he couldn't see it clearly along the Yellow River, which was full of loess.
More than 1,000 soldiers, under the leadership of Zhang He, crawled forward and slowly approached the military camp above Aocang. After arriving at Aocang, Zhang He's small group of soldiers did not launch a surprise attack on Aocang, but dispersed and touched the various lookout points above Aocang. According to the different distances, Zhang He ordered the soldiers, after several breaths of different breaths, to shoot at the same time to eliminate the enemy troops at the lookout point.
After solving the Cao army at the lookout point, Zhang He's dead soldiers quickly broke into the enemy camp, as if they were in a no-man's land.
In anticipation, the sun finally emerged with a red face, sprinkling the first rays of the morning sun on the earth. Cao Bao, who slept a little restlessly, still couldn't rest assured, and planned to get up, increase the number of people, and expand the scope of the scout's exploration.
"Come on, fetch water for Ben."
The soldier outside the tent was excited, and his drowsy head woke up instantly, and he hurriedly hugged his fist from inside the tent and said: "The general waits, the little one will come when he goes." Cao Bao nodded, and began to put the armor on himself.
"Kill!" At the moment when Cao Bao's guards turned around, a roar suddenly came from outside the tent.
Worst! Cao Bao was shocked, and he didn't have time to ask more, so he hurriedly walked out of the tent.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! There were several loud noises, and next to Cao Bao's military tent, a fire broke out in the haystack where grain and grass were stored. Cao Bao, who rushed out of the tent, looked shocked, and hurriedly shouted: "Mingjin, Mingjin!" Enemy attack! ”
"Hurry up and arrange someone to extinguish the fire!" Cao Bao shouted angrily at the stunned soldiers around him.
"Yes, yes, General!" The soldier who was awakened replied in a panic, a little panicked.
"General! Enemy attack! Cao Bao's personal guards reacted extremely quickly, and by the time the tent guards left, hundreds of warriors had already gathered around Cao Bao.
"Ben will see it!" Cao Bao's face darkened, and he continued to order: "Quickly gather troops and horses and kill the enemy army that sneaks up." ”
"Yes, General!"
"Send a messenger to Guandu and inform the lord!"
"No!"
"The rest of the people follow the general, resist the enemy!"
"No!"
After the military order was issued, Cao Bao did not dare to delay and rushed towards the periphery of the military camp where the shouting of killing was most intense.
When Zang Ba broke out in the fire, he had already begun to organize his subordinates to resist the attacking enemy army. When Cao Bao arrived, Zang Ba was besieged by Zhang He and Han Hao, his hair was scattered, and he was covered with injuries.
"The enemy will take his life!" Cao Bao shouted loudly and led his guards to rush into the battle group. Zhang He snorted coldly, pointed at the unbearable Zang Ba and said, "Yuan Hei, this person is handed over to you." Ben will go to meet the commander of the Cao army! ”
"The general can go with confidence!" Han Hao's face was fierce, and he shouted, not giving Zang Ba a chance to breathe, and killed Zang Ba.
Zhang He carried a spear, jumped violently, and shouted: "Kill!" ”
Zhang He's personal guards naturally also saw Cao Bao who was rushing over, and also turned the gun head and killed Cao Bao's personal guards.
Xiang Ao raided Ao Cang, Cao Cao was naturally not idle, and at this time, Xiang Ao's black nest also had a big battle. Compared with Xiang Ao's less than 2,000 dead soldiers, Cao Jun's sneak attack on Wuchao was 8,000 of the most elite tiger and leopard riders.
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