Chapter 537: Zhan Yan County (5)
Cao Ren swelled up in his heart, if he killed or captured Liu Yong alive in this battle, then Cao Cao could quickly annex Liu Yong's territory, as long as he occupied Jingzhou and Xichuan, as well as most of the centaurs under Liu Yong's command, then who else in the world could compete with him, and at the same time, he Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao would also be famous in history. Thinking of this, Cao Ren couldn't help but be excited.
Just as he was about to continue to order, Cao Ren suddenly saw Xu You's face a little hesitant and asked, "Ziyuan, I don't know what you think?" ”
Xu Yu then said: "If it is true, this is indeed an excellent opportunity. But if Liu Yong is not in Yanqiu, it is just a pretense, then ......"
Xu You didn't say it completely, but everyone understood what Xu You meant, if Liu Yong of Yanqiu was really just an illusion, then this victory or defeat depends on the coach's resourcefulness and command, and the result is unpredictable and worrying.
Cao Ren's eager heart suddenly felt like a large basin of cold water had been poured on his head in the summer, and some of his hands and feet were cold.
"What does that gentleman mean......" Cao Ren couldn't help but use honorifics.
Xu You saw that Cao Ren, who had always been arrogant, bowed his head to himself, and immediately felt extremely happy in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "General, if Liu Yongzhen is in Yanqiu, he must attack and kill with all his might!" But if not, Liu Yong must be in Yanxian County, since this is the case, then we might as well divide the troops into two ways in the case of unclear, all the way to attack the city, all the way to Yanqiu, depending on which obstacle is strong along the way, the strong side of the obstacle must be where Liu Yong is! ”
After Xu You finished speaking, Cao Ren's eyes lit up again: "Okay, immediately act according to Xu's plan to join the army." Xu Chu, you lead your men and horses to attack Yanqiu, and the rest of the people will attack the city with Ben! Without further ado, send troops now! ”
The generals promised, and in an instant, the entire battalion was dispatched.
In Yan County, Liu Yong had already received a report from the spies and the people sent by Chen Zhi, everything was under control, and when he saw the Cao army's camp coming out of the camp, his confidence immediately soared.
"Xiaozhi, if the Cao army has people and horses to go to Yanqiu, immediately order Jun Yi and Zilong to send troops!" Liu Yong ordered with a smile, the corners of his mouth raised, with a cruel and weird smile, which made Fa Zheng also feel cold. This young lord has now become a true monarch, and Tarzan collapses in front of him without changing color, and the elk is dizzy in his eyes.
"No!" Fa Zheng respectfully accepted the order and prepared to retreat.
"Wait, the order is for Guo Huai, Cao Peng, and Kou Feng to immediately go to the city wall to defend and prepare to meet the enemy!" Just as Fa was about to leave, Liu Yong ordered again, saying it with extreme ease, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing.
"No!" Fa Zheng withdrew again.
"Kill!"
Outside the city of Yan County, the sound of killing was sudden, and the soldiers and horses of Cao soldiers came like a tide under the command of Cao Ren.
"Archer ready!" Kou Feng met the enemy in front of the north gate city wall, and looked at the fierce Cao Bing and gave an order. The war made his blood boil, the last time, let him kill the whole body, this time, he vowed to give Cao Ren a head-on blow.
300 steps...... Two hundred steps...... A hundred paces, the enemy is constantly approaching.
"Shoot the arrows!" Cao Bing had just entered the city wall a hundred paces away, and Kou Feng immediately ordered in a loud voice.
"Whoosh!" Arrows flew out of the city like locusts, striking at Cao's army.
"Ahh
"No!"
The terrible screams suddenly sounded, and the first unlucky ghosts were immediately hit by arrows, either dead or wounded, and the dead fell on the cold ground and became a corpse, gradually cold, and the wounded kept wailing and moaning and screaming.
In an instant, hundreds of people fell under the city, and the tragic atmosphere quickly lingered in everyone's hearts, and the smell of blood made everyone's eyes red and forget everything.
On the other city wall, Guo Huai commanded Ouyang Lie's sergeants who had surrendered with him, and fired arrows at Cao Jun, which was even more fierce than Kou Feng. They want to prove that they are not fake to Liu Yong.
Although the arrows at the head of the city were dense, the Cao army under the city still rushed forward without fear of death, no one dared to take half a step back, and under the strict defense of the city, they kept falling, making the corpses on the ground more and more dense.
Seeing that the city head was tightly defended, Cao Ren's face was expressionless, and he still looked bland.
"Zhongkang, it's your turn to go!" Cao Ren said to Xu Chu on the side.
"Okay, I'm going!"
Xu Chu surrendered his hand and led the army away, accompanied by Cao Zhang.
Cao Junzhong suddenly divided a group of men and horses to the southwest, Zhao Yun and Zhang He saw it at the head of the city, and naturally knew that they were going to Yanqiu, and the two looked at each other and smiled: "It's our turn!" ”
Zhao Yun turned his head to Zhang Ren next to him and said, "Senior brother, let's leave, the number of people in the city will drop sharply, so you can stay in the city to protect the king." ”
Zhang Ren looked at Zhao Yun, there was no trace of distraction in the other party's eyes, so he nodded and said: "Okay, with Ren, there will definitely be no loss for the king!" ”
Zhao Yun arched his hand and said, "Okay, senior brother, take care!" ”
Zhang Ren also bowed his hand and said, "Senior brother, take care of yourself, wait for you to come back and drink!" ”
Zhao Yun smiled: "Okay! Brother remembered. ”
The two separated, and soon the west gate and the south gate of Yanxian County were opened, Zhao Yun went out of the south gate, Zhang He went out of the west gate, and the two armies immediately pursued and killed Xu Chu's men and horses who rushed to Yanqiu.
"Is that true? Okay, you step aside! Cao Ren had just finished listening to the scout's report, and he was immediately overjoyed.
Xu Yu next to him said: "General, it seems that Liu Yong's news in Yanqiu is true, here General Xu Chu has just left, and the city has sent people and horses, the number is enough to 20,000, obviously attaches great importance to Yanqiu, it can be seen that what the third prince sees is true." ”
"Well, since this is the case, it can be concluded that Liu Yong must be in Yanqiu, but there are still 10,000 horses in Yan County, so they can't be allowed to go to support, so they will stay in person to attract people in the city." Cao Ren turned his head and suddenly shouted at a strong man: "Yue Xi! ”
The strong man immediately walked out: "The end will be!" ”
Cao Ren nodded, this Yue Xi is very good, not as high as martial arts, and there are some strategies, Cao Cao also admired it, and Cao Cao personally invited it out of his home back then.
"Yue Xi, you immediately lead 15,000 men and horses to plan for General Xu Chu, he has 20,000 men, and you have a total of 35,000 men and horses, which should be enough to capture Yanqiu. If you win this battle, you will definitely be a marquis! Speaking of this, Cao Ren's face suddenly became serious, "If it fails...... You don't have to come back! ”
Yue Xi immediately said respectfully: "If you don't win, Yue Xi will definitely die in Yanqiu!" ”
"Good! Go ahead! Cao Ren waved his hand and asked Yue Xi to go to Yanqiu immediately.
Cao Jun once again divided half of the men, which made Liu Yong, who was hiding in the city, even more happy, and looked in the direction of the outside of the city, as if he could penetrate the city wall: "Cao Ren, Cao Ren, even if you are cautious by nature, you will die in Yan County this time!" ”
There was coldness and gore in the voice.