The news of Zang Ba's clever acquisition of Taishan County reached Cao Cao's ears, but he couldn't do anything about it, because Yuan Shao also raised troops to commit it. Therefore, Cao Cao just ordered Xiahoudun to deal with it together with Gaoran, who was fighting against Gaolan in Jibei Kingdom.

After two months of preparation, Yuan Shao also recalled Wen Chou and his 50,000 soldiers. That's enough for 300,000 troops.

Yuan Shao crossed the Yellow River with hundreds of generals and dozens of strategists with great fanfare and attacked Baima.

Cao Cao saw that Yuan Shao was powerful and irresistible. He asked Liu Yan, the Taishou of Dongjun, to lead the soldiers of Dongjun to retreat and give up White Horse City.

Cao Cao retreated again and again, and then gave up Yanjin and retreated until Guandu. Prepare to use the terrain of Guandu, and this place will fight Yuan Shao.

He didn't expect that after Yuan Shao occupied Baima, he did not cross the river again, but divided his troops into several ways to subdue the county towns of Dongjun.

Yuan Shao himself occupies White Horse City, and he won't leave!

Cao Cao secretly complained in his heart, he didn't have much food, and if he confronted him, he wouldn't be able to hold out for four months. So he had to do it quickly!

And now, Yuan Shao is not relying on Guandu at all, and the two families are separated by Jishui, and no one can beat anyone.

Let Cao Cao take the initiative to attack, and then go to Baima to attack Yuan Shao? That's simply not possible.

Cao Cao had few soldiers, with less than 60,000 soldiers in Guandu; And Yuan Shao has 300,000 people. Cao Cao's defense still has a little hope of winning, if he takes the initiative to attack, then there is no hope at all!

Go burn Yuan Shao's grain and grass? Yuan Shao's base camp is in Baima, and the white horse can be burned enough. Go to the black nest? Yuan Shao hasn't hit the black nest yet, will he set up the grain and grass base in the enemy's station?

Crossing the river to attack Yuan Shao's old nest Jizhou? Yuan Shao had 300,000 soldiers and horses, and 100,000 were sent back to rescue; There are 200,000 people left, enough to break through Xu Du!

Not on the left, not on the right. Cao Cao tossed and turned, and the tea and rice were not fragrant.

The two sides held each other for three months, Cao Cao was in a difficult situation, the front soldiers were short of food, the soldiers were tired, and the rear was not stable, Cao Cao almost lost the confidence to hold on.

Cao Cao wrote to Xun Yu to discuss retreating to Xudu, and Xun Yu replied: "Yuan Shao has gathered the main force in Baima and wants to fight the public duel. If it cannot be controlled, it will be taken advantage of, which is the key to determining the general trend of the world. Back then, Chu and Han were between Xingyang and Chenggao, and no one in Liu Bang and Xiang Yu was willing to take a step back, thinking that if they retreated first, they would be succumbed. Now it has been three months since Yuan Shao could not move forward because of the fact that he was holding one as ten. The situation is clear, there is no room for manoeuvre, and a major change will soon take place. This is the time to surprise and win, and don't miss it. ”

So Cao Cao was determined to continue to hold on to the standby, while strengthening his defense and gritting his teeth to persevere.

Where is the hammer that has made this major shift? On Xu You.

At this time in history, someone in Xu You's family broke the law, and the interrogator who stayed in Yecheng arrested them, and Xu You was furious when he knew about it, so he defected to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very happy and treated him well. Xu Yu made a plan: burn the black nest. So Yuan Shao's army was defeated.

Now humble? The trial was by Yuan Shao's side, but Xu Yu stayed in Yecheng.

Xu You wrote a letter to Yuan Shao, saying: "Cao Cao has few soldiers, and concentrates all his strength to resist our army, Xu Du is guarded by the rest of the people, and the defense must be empty. After occupying Xudu, he welcomed the Son of Heaven to crusade against Cao Cao, and he would definitely be able to capture Cao Cao. If he hadn't broken up at once, he would have been able to defeat him if he had been exhausted and exhausted. ”

Yuan Shao disagreed and said, "I must catch Cao Cao first." ”

It should be said that this is Yuan Shao's brain-dead attribute that has attacked again. didn't follow Xu You's advice.

But when he was sober-minded before, the Second Route Army (Gao Ran and Zhang He) sent out still played a role in containing Cao's army.

Cao Cao didn't have many soldiers and horses, and now he was divided into three places. As a result, he was overstretched and didn't dare to take risks easily, so he could only confront Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Kang, the audience who eats melons, feels very bored, and in the past three months, Zang Ba has taken down the entire territory of Taishan County. Yuan Shao was still staring at Cao Cao with big eyes, and no one made a move.

Let me help them break the deadlock. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Lei Feng Gongsun Kang thought seriously.

How to break the deadlock? The closest to him was Xiahoudun's detachment.

So of course, Gongsun Kang thought of eating Xiahoudun's team, and Cao Cao would inevitably mess up.

Gongsun Kang asked Fu Zhi to write a letter to Gao Ran and sent someone to deliver it quickly. It is explained that the champion Hou will send Xu Rong to lead the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to attack Xiahoudun with him, and ask him not to attack Xuzhou soldiers and horses because of a misunderstanding.

Gao Ran was very happy and replied: Thank you very much for the help of the champion Hou, he has notified the Hebei soldiers along the way to give Xuzhou soldiers convenience.

After receiving Gao Lan's reply, Gongsun Kangcai ordered Xu Rong to lead 20,000 Liaodong iron cavalry to Jibei to participate in the battle, with the goal of defeating Xiahoudun's 20,000 horses.

Xu Rong led people to set off, and after entering the territory of Jibei Kingdom, Gao Lan's soldiers were indeed allowed all the way. Not only did it not stop it, but water and food were also provided along the way.

At the critical moment when Xiahoudun and Gao Ran were once again fighting in the field, Xu Rong's Liaodong Iron Cavalry appeared behind Xiahoudun's army.

Without saying a word, these guys held their crossbows and brandished Xiangyang iron knives, and slashed in from behind Xiahoudun.

It wasn't until the hand-to-hand battle that he shouted: "Liaodong Iron Cavalry, invincible!" ”

The Liaodong Iron Cavalry first used a repeater crossbow and swept across the area, and the Cao army around the war horse fell like stubble of wheat. Then there was the Xiangyang knife that sharpened the iron like clay, and cut Cao Jun into two sections with his weapons together.

Gao Ran's spirit was greatly lifted, and he asked his subordinates to give an order: "The Liaodong Iron Cavalry is a friendly army, and our whole army will attack!" Breaking Cao Jun is today! ”

The 60,000 soldiers and horses on both sides attacked Xiahoudun's 20,000 horses, and the Liaodong iron cavalry was all cavalry. It's like an adult bullying a child.

After holding out for a while, Xiahoudun's men and horses were defeated and scattered. All the soldiers hated that their father and mother had two legs, otherwise they would definitely be able to outrun the war horse!

It is true that Xiahoudun is a tiger general, but he is extremely shrewd. Now that I see that the general trend has gone, I don't insist on it at all. took the lead, and when it came to escaping, he was still the leader!

The defeat was like a mountain, and Cao Jun no longer had the heart to fight, so everyone took care of running away. Those who can't run kneel on the spot and beg for mercy. It's better to meet Hebei soldiers, but when you encounter Liaodong Iron Cavalry, you can wave your sword at once, and you don't even think about whether you have surrendered or not!

Xiahoudun's 20,000 soldiers fled all the way, and finally fled back to Xudu, less than 1,000 people!

Gao Lan's Hebei soldiers and Liaodong iron cavalry chased after them behind and chased them out of 50 miles before they were retired.

The costumes and armor of the three armies are different, so the enemy and friendly forces are clear at a glance, and there are no manslaughters!

After defeating Cao Jun, Xu Rong was about to leave. Gao Ran refused, and grabbed Xu Rong to entertain him.

Xu Rong is not the kind of person who is too cold to be approachable, so he camped on the spot and had a good drink with Gao Ran. The soldiers of Hebei and Xuzhou also let go of their restraints, eating meat and drinking wine in large bowls. In addition to the vigilant soldiers, they had a night of carnival together.

The next day, after cleaning the battlefield, Gao Ran sent half of the loot to Xu Rong. Xu Rong excused himself before accepting it. I feel that this person can be handed over. Set up a banquet and invite Gao Guan.

In this way, Xu Rong, who originally wanted to leave immediately, stayed with Gao Lanpan for a whole week before saying goodbye in tears. When they evacuated, the two sides were already one named Brother Xu and the other Brother Gao!

(End of chapter)