Five years of Jian'an, the land of the Central Plains.

On the various avenues on both sides of the Yellow River across the land, the people of towns and villages dragged their families to embark on the east and west directions, stretching for hundreds of miles, or even longer, large families used ox carts and horse-drawn carts to load fine and soft, and took maids and servants on the road, at this time there was no identity and the poor people were crowded on the road, the voices were noisy and boiling, the lost children stood on the side of the road and cried to their parents, the old man couldn't walk with a cane, and looked at the long dragon in the past pitifully, and soon he couldn't find his family, every branch of the road, You can see people fleeing the war and leaving their homes.

It also shows that the war is getting closer and closer.

With the passage of four years in Jian'an, Cao Cao's state in the land of the four wars has changed, except for Liu Biao, who sat and watched the success or failure, and Sun Ce, who was temporarily unable to cross the river, after the defeat of Yuan Shu last autumn, he had a stable rear, and the whole situation has become clear and tense.

Compared with Yuan Shao's strong troops, Cao Cao knew that he could not compare in this regard, under the deduction of Guo Jia, Xun You and other strategists, he temporarily gave up the tactical struggle and turned to the strategic initiative, after all, the Yellow River is too long, and the strength is far inferior to the other party.

This year, Cao Cao, who is already forty-five, has white marks in his sideburns, starting from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he is personally involved in many things, and does not fake his hands to the generals, for Xu Du's secretly circulating remarks, he does not take it to heart, and arranges some aftermath, one day in March, he took thousands of people to Yanzhou Chenliu, personally inspected the military camp, and then, recruited various generals in the army.

"I know that many of you Yuan Shao is so strong that it is difficult to resist, hundreds of thousands of people in the north are pressed over, and there is no end in sight to the black pressure, if you want to say that I have confidence, it is also a fool's dream, let alone 300,000, even if 100,000 people fight, it is an insurmountable mountain......"

In the big tent, his voice was low and spoke, and Cao Cao's eyes swept over the generals in the tent, not only the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other relatives and generals, but also the generals Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, and the three Liu Bei brothers were also sitting in the tent at this time. Generally speaking, in the face of such a war, he has taken out all his family resources and placed them here, and he has failed and died.

"......But what if we have fewer people? Even if we don't take the initiative this time, Yuan Shao will go south sooner or later, and when the time comes, it will be even bigger, I'm afraid we won't be able to fight, do you still hope that Yuan Benchu can bypass us and go to Jingzhou? Or Xiliang? ”

Xiahoudun had a hot temper, and the tension of the situation in recent days was a little more unstable, so he stomped his feet violently, and his tone was direct: "Big brother, if you want to fight, just push it over now, otherwise you will have to wait until the time comes, it will be really embarrassing." ”

Glancing at the other party with a solemn gaze, Cao Cao pursed his lips and walked behind the long case, waving his hand: "I also want to fight, but how many people in this army are ruthless and dare to wave their weapons with the behemoth opposite?" Defeat Yuan Shao, even I am not very sure, so the military spirit must be united...... But don't be frustrated, what kind of people Yuan Shao and his subordinates are, I know very well that there are many soldiers and the command is unclear, the generals are arrogant and the government orders are inconsistent, this is where you can be defeated, so I want you and your subordinates to have the intention of dying!! ”

The words paused, his eyes showed a fierce color, his thick beard trembled, and his voice suddenly rose: "In addition to Yu Ban and Zang Ba pinning down Yuan Tan in Qingzhou all the way and consolidating the right wing, I think I don't want to guard the Yellow River, instead of checking and filling in the gaps everywhere and being led by Yuan Shao, it is better to cross the Yellow River and take the initiative to find fighters, and then ...... Behind is the Yellow River, and you and even all the soldiers and soldiers can only fight to the death. ”

In the big tent, the generals below were silent, and in the next second, with a bang, they all got up and arched their hands: "Only fight to the death!" ”

"Okay, this is my Cao Cao's general!" Cao Cao said loudly, and when he sat back in the first place, he also issued an order: "Li Dian led 3,000 cavalry to garrison Yanjin to guard the ferry, Le Jin led 3,000 troops to guard the white horse, and the rest of the generals were stationed in Guandu with our Chinese army to build a fortress to resist Yuan Shao!" ”

The generals drank with joy, and soon after, they withdrew from the tent with their own orders. Cao Cao, accompanied by Xu Chu, walked out of the tent and looked at the sunset, as if he saw the surging torrent sweeping towards the Central Plains, and he was unable to stay out of it at this time, just standing in the center of this huge wave.

"Gongsun, the rest is up to you."

He looked at the setting sun and whispered.

The area on both sides of the Yellow River has received too many eyes, and a corner of the whole situation has been reduced to purgatory in the front of the army, and blood is sprinkled with dirt.

Gongmound.

The arrow slashed through the sky, nailed the man's body, blood splattered, and the soldier with the arrow staggered back, stepped on the ground, and a corpse tripped and fell to the ground, and in sight, the blade fell, and the human head rolled on the ground. The weapons clashed, and the cries of blood and fighting were intertwined, constantly flying and sounding on this field.

A feather arrow was nailed to the shield, and the figure of the shield charge paused, and it was clear that the Cao soldiers around him were roaring and rushing forward, the shield hung down slightly, and Yu Ban was covered in blood and kept issuing several orders, holding an iron gun in one hand and leading thousands of people to stop the team fleeing north.

The field is densely packed with people fighting figures, he led the troops to ambush is the Yuan Shu who was defeated by Shouchun last year, the other party's soldiers have only about 2,000 people left, at this moment suffered an ambush, the formation is difficult to unfold in a hurry, and then there is a big defeat, and the retreat is retreating, and there are many people in the battlefield at this time There are many people who have surrendered.

However, the fourth generation of the Yuan family, the third duke, the protégés and former officials are all over the world, noble and prominent for a while, and the fiasco of Shouchun has made Yuan Shu lose face, and at this moment he can still be defeated by a general under Cao Cao.

Yuan Shu rode on a war horse, brandishing his sword and constantly making people rush forward, shouting loudly: "Nameless general, you know who I am, dare to fight with me on horse——"

In the crowd, the corpse was raised into the sky by the iron spear, Yu Ban raised his shield and stepped on the blood, and waved his arm again, the shield knocked down a Yuan soldier, and the voice roared out at this moment: "I am the general under the command of the Prime Minister, Yuan thief, you come——"

The dignified sound was like a thunderbolt exploding, and the Cao soldiers who were fighting around were shaken up and fought forward.

"I ......." Yuan Shu raised his sword and lowered it again, and when he saw the surrounding soldiers looking at this side, he muttered: "....... How can I fight against an unknown general, since I can't get by, I will withdraw from the entanglement for the time being and make plans. ”

In the chaotic battle, the soldiers began to retreat with difficulty, however, soon after, the soldiers and horses of Chen Deng in Xuzhou behind him also killed, blood and life, sorrow and wailing, all the way to the rout.

In the north, the battles between scouts and scouts became more and more frequent, and a large number of scouts came and went every day and every hour, delivering news, and the caravan to Youzhou sensitively sensed the difference, temporarily stopped advancing, and returned to the place where they came. And in the spring of the fifth year of Jian'an, everything has become quiet.

After the night fell, the restless barracks was unprecedentedly quiet, and the dim lights flickered in the tent, illuminating the figures sitting upright, and the swords, guns, swords, halberds, and beast fur decorations in the tent were full of murderous atmosphere, and the silent crowd also seemed silent and depressed.

“.…… just got married, and was brought in. The figure with a big waist and a round waist muttered softly inside, "....... I knew that I would get married after the fight. ”

The sound of footsteps came from outside, and Gongsun Zhi walked into the big tent.

All the generals in the army who were sitting in the middle of the tall figure stood up in unison, their armor made a light sound, and they looked at Gongsun Zhi, who was sitting in front of him with a golden sword.

"Ready for war......" he said as he sat down.

This time, no matter whether he was prepared or not, from the wolf king who started with more than a hundred people, to the tens of thousands of troops now, he finally showed his fangs towards the giant bear in the south on this night........