Chapter 984: Decisive Battle at Ximen
Zhang Yu wanted to fight with him Cao Cao here, but did Cao Cao dare?
The two armies are gathered here, what will be the scale of the fight?
Cao Cao didn't know, and he began to discuss with a few of his staff.
"Lord, Changshan County must not be ceded to Zhang Yu, otherwise Zhang Yu can completely suppress us in the north." Cheng Yu said.
Cao Cao also understood, but now that the army is gathered here, whether to fight or not.
If you don't fight the city, it will definitely be occupied by Zhang Yu, but there is no way to control the scale of the fight.
Cao Cao was entangled and difficult to decide.
After a while, Cao Cao asked a few strategists to think about calculating and assessing the impact.
It is very dangerous to lose the county seat of Changshan County, and Zhang Yu will always suppress him in the north.
Xun You said: "My lord, once the war starts, the scale is difficult to control, but Zhang Yu's logistics and support are far away, and it is estimated that he will not invest at any cost." ”
A few people judged that Zhang Yu would be crazy and would have a bloody battle with them, but it was impossible to invest hundreds of thousands of troops.
If they fight with Zhang Yu, then the result will be to give the Yuan family more time, and they will inevitably encounter trouble when they attack the Yuan family.
Zhang Yu's supply route is very long, so Cao Cao judged that they could fight with Zhang Yu.
Although Cao Cao and the others are also far away from the rear, they have all fought down this piece, and they can already collect grain on the spot, and they can also coerce those families to cooperate.
Of course, Zhang Yu can also use this method, but after all, the north is poorer than them, and they still have an advantage when it comes to consumption.
Cao Cao decided to come down and fight with Zhang Yu.
The army of 200,000 consumes a huge amount of grain and grass every day, and without enough grain and grass to support it, it is really impossible to hold on.
On the one hand, Cao Cao ordered the others to gather food and grass, while he began a tentative attack.
Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops to the front of Zhang Yu's camp to test, and did not rush to attack.
After turning around and going back, Zhang Yu had already built the camp very strong, and he looked like he had been holding on to it for a long time.
Zhang Yu also understood Cao Cao's plan, which was to fight a big battle with him here.
Then they continued to test each other, but no big battle broke out, and the armies of soldiers and horses on both sides remained immovable, and the small teams of soldiers and horses moved frequently.
"Lord, Hansheng is only a day's away, can we consider attacking?" Dian Wei said with a fist.
"Calm, the endurance of this battle, to see who can hold on, it has been more than ten days, and the logistical pressure on both sides is very huge."
Dian Wei didn't dare to talk nonsense, Zhang Yu had his overall consideration.
The grain and grass can still last for a while, and Zhang Yu has been studying the map recently to see if he can find a way to cut off Cao Cao's logistics supply line.
But after some research, Zhang Yu found that it was very difficult, and Cao Cao could supply from the south, east and west.
At the same time, Cao Cao was also studying, and after researching, he also gave up risking to attack Zhang Yu's rear.
In this way, there is only one way left for both sides, which is to go shopping.
"Fight, fight early, solve it early."
When a new batch of grain and grass arrived, Zhang Yu was going to war.
Huang Zhong did not come up to support, Zhang Yu asked Huang Zhong to build a strong defensive line in the rear, once they couldn't beat and had to escape, there would be no problems in the back.
In the event of a war, before the war, it is necessary to calculate what will happen when you lose.
Zhang Yu wrote a letter in the big tent.
The letter is very simple: Prime Minister Cao Cheng, three days later, outside the West Gate, there will be a big battle, and the winner will be defeated.
The letter was soon delivered to Cao Ying.
Cao Cao called a few staff members, and then said: "Zhang Yu chose to make an appointment to fight and directly fight with us at the West Gate, what do you think?" ”
Xu You said: "Ximen can accommodate a maximum of 200,000 troops to fight a decisive battle, and our two sides are close to 500,000 troops, which may be a protracted battle. ”
It is said to be a decisive battle, but it is impossible to pull out the whole army and fight one to see who holds out to the end.
Both sides are actively preparing.
Cao Cao and others said after research: "Zhang Yu will bring a general of Dian Wei, a number of young generals, and our generals are gathered, and they are not afraid of the decisive battle, taking advantage of the absence of Zhang Yu's heavy cavalry, we should fight Zhang Yu in advance." ”
The crowd was actively preparing.
The time of three days was very fast, and the day of the decisive battle came, and Zhang Yu went out with 110,000 soldiers and horses.
30,000 cavalry, 30,000 infantry, 50,000 Fuso troops.
Such a configuration makes people feel strange.
More than 100,000 soldiers and horses slowly approached the West Gate.
Cao Cao also brought people over, and several of his generals arrived.
The two armies arrived, facing each other more than a thousand meters apart.
Cao Jun was a little strange after knowing Zhang Yu's lineup, but it was all at this time.
Cao Cao naturally knew about the existence of the Fusang army, after all, Zhang Yu had used it many times.
"Do you want to use this method to drain our troops?" Cao Cao thought.
"Prime Minister Cao, you are a lot old, why don't you come out to fight and kill if you don't go home to hug your grandson." Zhang Yu said with a smile.
Cao Cao was speechless, Zhang Yu could always find a way to hit him.
"General Zhang is a prince, isn't it the same as this king, leading troops out to fight and kill."
"Haha, Prime Minister Cao Cheng, then you have to take it easy, don't flash to your waist."
Cao Cao showed a strange expression on his face, this Zhang Yu can really toss.
Zhang Yu and Cao Cao each retreated back and retreated into the formation.
"Kill."
The Fusang army was behind, Zhang Yu arranged 30,000 infantry in front, and he and Dian Wei led the cavalry on both sides.
In this way, it was feared that Fuso's army would be crushed all at once.
The two armies slowly moved up, and did not burst out into too strong an impact.
"Impact~"
At a distance of several hundred meters, the two armies began to charge, and the Cao army rushed over under the leadership of several generals.
Cao Jun had several generals, Zhang Xiu, Xu Chu, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, Zhang Jaw, Cao Hong and a number of other generals.
The infantry finally collided together, and Cao's army burst out with huge combat power, which made Zhang Yu's soldiers and horses stunned.
Several Cao generals were sharp, opening and closing, and wanted to break through the defense of Zhang Yu's army with strong explosive power.
Zhang Yu's army did not mess up the formation under the efforts of more than a dozen young generals, but desperately resisted.
It was very fortunate to resist, and the two armies fought a bloody battle.
Flesh and blood fly, and the soldiers fought for their lives.
Cao Cao observed the battlefield in the rear and sighed: "Zhang Yu's soldiers are indeed the strongest elite soldiers in the world. ”
30,000 infantry resisted Cao's army to the death.
On both sides, Zhang Yu and Dian Wei also began to impact.
Four Cao generals led the cavalry to attack as well.
Zhang Yu faced Cao Hong and Zhang Xiu.
"Kill."
Although there were many enemy generals, Zhang Yu was not afraid and fought brazenly.
"The Overlord is invincible."
The combat power was fully opened, leaving only two points of strength, and Zhang Yu's combat power, which had not experienced the battle formation for a long time, began to explode.
A halberd swung open the attacks of Zhang Xiu and Cao Hong, changed his moves, and attacked the two of them.
Zhang Xiu and Cao Hong were shocked, but they didn't expect Zhang Yu to break out so terrifyingly.
In a few years, Zhang Yu's combat power is terrifying.
(End of chapter)