The time has come again in May, and Yuan Shao's army has crossed the river to occupy Yanjin and Baima. At this moment, Liu Bei also welcomed the spring of his career, and everything seemed to have God's help. The separated brothers returned one by one, and they also unexpectedly got a general. Zhang Fei brought back more than 1,000 soldiers, and Zhao Yun also brought more than 1,000 soldiers. Coupled with Zhao Yun's foundation in Pingyuan County, Liu Bei seemed to have changed from a down-and-out situation to a small foundation all of a sudden.

"The lord has just the right opportunity now, and Yuan Shao doesn't reuse the lord justice is an opportunity. The lord can send Zilong to Pingyuan County to recruit troops and buy horses to stabilize Pingyuan County, and secondly, the lord will let General Yide and Mr. Gongyou secretly go to Youzhou to find out the situation. Once Yuan Shao's army is defeated, the lord can raise troops in the plains and occupy Youzhou. At that time, Yuan Tan of Qingzhou will unite to resist Cao Cao, at that time, the climate of the lord has been completed, and Yuan Tan will inevitably ally with the lord in order to resist Cao Cao, so that the lord can seize the state and the state without the lord, and finally occupy the land of the three states to resist Cao Cao. Xu Shu's analysis is reasonable.

Indeed, from the defeat of Yuan Shao to Cao Cao's complete occupation of the entire north, it was not a moment, but several years of effort. If Liu Bei had spent so much time in Jizhou, he could have completely occupied Youzhou before Gongsun Zan under the condition that Yuan Shao had suffered heavy losses, and with the super combat effectiveness of the three generals, it would not be a problem to quickly take the state. At that time, Cao Cao occupied Jizhou at most, and Liu Bei had enough time to accumulate money, food, and soldiers to fight Cao Cao.

"Will Yuan Shao be defeated so quickly? That's an army of hundreds of thousands, and even if it is a defeat in every battle, it will take many years. Liu Bei also thinks that Yuan Shao will lose, but how can it not be so fast, right?

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the winner will be decided in the second half of the year, and Yuan Shao will definitely lose." Cao Cao will also win, but the victorious Cao Cao is estimated to be uncomfortable, and the defeated Yuan Shao will not have the slightest resistance. It's just that the failed Yuan Shao needs a character who can stand up, and that person is you, the lord. ”

The scene was quiet, and Liu Bei said for a long time: "Mr. should keep in mind what he said." Zilong will trouble you to go to Pingyuan County to act, Yide, you will take a few soldiers and horses to Youzhou to act, and Yun Chang will accompany me in Liyang. Liu Bei felt that this arrangement was the best, when he first came, he had everything, and Xu Shu arranged it like this, and it seemed that he had everything.

Liu Bei acted one after another on his side, and Yuan Shao sulked on his side. To be honest, although Guan Yu came, Yuan Shao didn't dare to use him. It is not unreasonable to say that Yuan Shao is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, Guan Yu came and Cao Cao lost a combat power, Yuan Shao felt that it was about the same. If he wanted to reuse Guan Yu, not only would he be reused, but Guo Tu and others would definitely not let Guan Yu be reused.

"There is no Cao army left in Lord Baima and Yanjin, I don't know why all Cao troops have evacuated." Xu You said cautiously, the news of the sentry rider made him very puzzled.

Yuan Shao was also a little bored when he heard it: "Then Cao Cao won two games in a row, why did he withdraw his troops?" Two generals of our army were killed in the battle, and more than 1,000 soldiers and horses were lost, and Cao Cao actually withdrew his troops? Yuan Shao couldn't understand this, and he would have taken advantage of the victory to pursue him.

Guo Tu said in a deep voice: "Cao's army retreated because Cao Cao did not have many troops, and the lord's army of hundreds of thousands was ready to go, and Cao Cao knew that he was not the opponent of the lord, so he withdrew from Yanjin and Baima." Although we lost two battles, it was because Wen Henghe was careless, not because our army was inferior to Cao's army. After two failures, after Guo Tu was cautious, he didn't think Cao Jun was very powerful.

Yuan Shao thought about it carefully, it seemed that this was the case, Cao Cao would definitely not be able to defeat him with so many troops. As long as he crosses the Yellow River, why should Cao Cao compete with himself? I failed before, probably because I didn't have enough troops, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou were careless. After figuring it out, Yuan Shao immediately said: "Immediately send troops to occupy Baima and Yanjin, and then wait and see the movements of Cao's army." Cao Cao lost Guan Yu, and after retreating one after another, Yuan Shao quickly occupied various places.

A few days later, Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops crossed the Yellow River to defend Yanjin, and then the sentinel cavalry got the news that Cao's army retreated to Guandu and built a high wall, apparently preparing for a protracted war? Yuan Shao, who got the news, immediately gathered several of his sons and prepared for all three armies to be dispatched, preparing to take Guandu in one fell swoop.

The big tent in Yanjin, Yuan Xi, the assassin of Youzhou, Yuan Tan of Qingzhou, and Yuan Shang, the general of Bingzhou, rushed to Yanjin day and night. Yuan Shao is ready to sacrifice heaven and earth, and is ready to officially face Cao Cao Gang. As many generals entered the hall and sat on both sides, Yuan Tan impatiently stepped out and said: "Father Shuai'er has newly practiced the battle formation, and he is willing to be the striker." As Yuan Tan spoke, Yuan Shang in the back also stood up and prepared to ask for his life.

Yuan Shao watched his three sons ask for their lives, but he couldn't help laughing. For the three sons' requests, Yuan Shao praised them one by one. This can be seen that Yuan Shao is not clear. Seeing his three sons asking for help, Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time. But the surrounding generals could see that this was a ......

Xu You on the side was talking to Guo Tu in a whisper, and he was also curious about how Yuan Shao would do it. In the end, Yuan Shao pondered for a while and said: "This decisive battle with Cao Cao has a lot to do with it, and I have decided to personally serve as the vanguard. This trick is very slippery, and the three sons are a little dumbfounded.

"Listen to the order, three days later, sacrifice heaven and earth to prepare for the extermination of Cao, and go out on the expedition with blood......" As Yuan Shao's words fell, everyone received the order.

Three days later, in front of the sacrificial platform, war drums burst and horns continued. Yuan Shao was wearing a general's costume and holding a wine glass: "Yuan Shao, the general of Jizhou, respectfully told heaven and earth, Cao thief usurped the Han against the sky, poisoned the living beings, and caused chaos in the world." Minister Yuan Shao, inherit the mandate of heaven, and lead the king. led an army of 500,000 to conquer Cao to destroy thieves and clear the world. I hope that the ancestors will protect and help Shao triumph as soon as possible. With Yuan Shao's blood worship, the scene was full of cheers, and this way of comforting the ancestors really improved the morale of the army.

At this moment, Yuan Shao was extremely powerful, and the ordnance, grain and grass had been transported to Wuchao in advance. The three armies did not move the grain and grass first, except for Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, who were not optimistic about Yuan Shao, no one thought that Yuan Shao would lose. Even Yuan Shao himself felt that Cao Cao, who had several times fewer soldiers than himself, could win himself?

Yuan Shao's army was dispatched, how could Cao Cao not know? Hundreds of thousands of troops stretched for hundreds of miles, and they could be seen everywhere under the parallel advance of waterways. Cao Cao sat on the main seat and listened to the report of the sentry horseman, and it took a long time before he said, "Have you ever heard of so many soldiers and horses? Hundreds of miles, there are countless grains, grasses and ordnance. I'm afraid that with so many people, Liu Zhang and I are not as good as Yuan Shao combined, let's talk about it? "This kind of formation is really going to kill him Cao Cao in one fell swoop.

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, an official came out and said: "Yuan Shao has countless troops, and there are countless ordnance, grain and grass. In this way, it is unstoppable. The lord should avoid standing and drag the enemy's momentum. As the old saying goes, one blow, then decline, and three exhaustion, after which our army can wait and see how it changes, and then strike a preemptive attack, and kill with one blow. This man has a lot of opinions, although he has the meaning of the Lord's peace, but it is not without reason.

But this made Cao Jun's generals unhappy, and they basically didn't like such people, especially the militants on Cao Jun's side. But Liu Zhang likes such people, this kind of person is definitely a good hand at guarding the frontier. Many times it is not derogatory to seek merit but to seek no fault.

"Warlord!" Xun You shouted and walked out.

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "Talk ......"

Xun You bowed and said, "The lord not only has to fight, but also fights hard, and fights urgently. Yuan Shao's military strength, grain, grass, and equipment are several times that of our side. If it drags on, our army will definitely be defeated. What's more, Guan Yu can immediately kill the enemy's main general, which of our generals is not a tiger general? As Xun You's words fell, the generals over there asked for battle.

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said: "I used to admire Yuan Shao quite a lot, and the fourth and third dukes were famous. But then I looked down on him Yuan Shao, as the owner of the people, he was stubborn and self-serving, and he was wide on the outside and taboo on the inside. As a commander-in-chief, he is indecisive and ruthless, and he is fierce and timid. It can be seen that Yuan Shao is not afraid. When I occupy one side, sooner or later I will have a conflict with Yuan Shao. I broke Yuan's technique, destroyed Lu Bu, and drove Liu Zhang for today. ”

With Cao Cao's words, the scene was quiet, and Cao Cao, who looked at the people who didn't speak, said again: "Yuan Shao is known as an army of 500,000, and then more troops came. But I'm not afraid, soldiers are more expensive, not more. It will lie in the strategy rather than the bravery, if it is more than the soldiers, I Cao Cao plus all the heroes in the world, not as powerful as that Yuan Shao. But if it is compared to elite soldiers and resourcefulness, then Yuan Shao can't catch up with me Cao Cao. ”

"This battle must be fought with urgency and strength. The 100,000 elite soldiers I prepared for this day have never been used, not even if Liu Zhang destroyed my 150,000 troops. These 100,000 elite soldiers must win a battle, and a battle will be decided. Cao Cao's words fell, and the war seemed to have begun.

Later, the three armies gathered in Guandu, and saw that the Cao army on the opposite side was encamped into a high wall, and Yuan Shao also ordered the soldiers to build the city, and built an arrow tower on top of the city tower by the way. Condescendingly and constantly shooting at the opponent's soldiers, just a little defensive and offensive posture was arranged, and Cao Jun suffered countless casualties.

Xun Yu in Cao's camp said: "My lord has suffered heavy casualties in our army in the past few days, and Yuan Shao has been shooting at our soldiers constantly. ”

Cao Cao stood outside the barracks and looked at the other party's earthen ramparts, and said for a long time: "I placed the giant crossbow sent by Liu Zhang on the city wall of Xuchang, can Gongda have a countermeasure?" "If he knew that this was the case, Cao Cao must have brought a giant crossbow.

Xun You said: "The lord can use the catapult to attack the other party......"

Cao Cao was puzzled, the catapult attack distance was long, but it was particularly bulky. Once placed in front, the enemy rushed over and had no time to withdraw. In this way, it is equivalent to giving it to the other party for nothing, and Cao Cao can only say that this is a helpless move: "The catapult is not suitable, right?" ”

Cao Cao was worried about something, Xun You also understood, but he took out the brocade silk and said: "Lord, look at it, ......" Liu Zhang's giant crossbow is combined, and there are wooden wheels below to transport, but Xun You thought about it, but it was a modified catapult. In this way, it is not so bulky, but the attack distance is also much shorter, but it is just right to hit Yuan Shao.