Chapter 147 - The beginning of the sixth year of Jian'an, the end of the Battle of Guandu

After Yuan Shao ordered someone to re-imprison Fu Zhi, he lost his sleepiness and sat in the tent.

Just as I was about to pick up the bamboo slips on the side and read them, I suddenly heard a report, saying that the north direction was full of fire.

Hearing the report, Yuan Shao knew that he was afraid that Wuchao was missing, so he was shocked, and hurriedly rushed out of the camp, summoned the civil and military officials under his command, and discussed sending troops to the rescue.

After Zhang He learned that Wuchao was missing, he didn't wait for Yuan Shao to open his mouth, he had already stepped forward, saluted Yuan Shao with his fist, and asked: "I will go to the rescue with Gao Ranyuan." ”

Guo Tu on the side hurriedly spoke to dissuade: "No! Cao Cao's army robbed grain, Cao Cao must go in person, since Cao Cao came out in person, his camp must be empty, but the army can attack Cao Cao's village first! If Cao Cao heard that the camp was attacked, he would definitely return it quickly, this was Sun Bin's plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei! ”

Regarding Guo Tu's words, Zhang He expressed a different opinion: "Definitely! Cao Cao is resourceful, and he must make arrangements in his camp in person to prevent unpreparedness! ”

"If we fail to attack Cao's camp today, Chun Yuqiong and the others will inevitably be captured, and we will all be captured!"

Guo Tu snorted coldly at Zhang He, and refuted: "Then Cao Cao only cares about robbing grain, how can he leave troops in the camp!" ”

After speaking, he no longer paid attention to Zhang He, and repeatedly advised Yuan Shao, asking to send someone to rob and kill Cao Ying.

Yuan Shao was a person who had no idea, but under Guo Tu's repeated requests, he agreed to Guo Tu's suggestion, and sent Zhang He and Gao Ran to lead an army of 5,000 to Guandu to attack Cao's camp at night, and sent Jiang Qi to lead an army of 10,000 to rescue Wuchao.

After Cao Cao's army killed Chun Yuqiong's subordinates, he seized all his armor and banners, pretending to be Chun Yuqiong's subordinates to collect the army and return to the village. When he walked to the mountain road, he happened to meet Jiang Qi's military horses who came to the rescue.

Jiang Qi looked at the soldier who suddenly appeared on the path, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he asked him.

Cao Cao saw that he was blocked, and hurriedly thought about countermeasures in his heart.

As soon as his eyes rolled, he said to Jiang Qin that he and the others were the defeated army of Wuchao.

The night was dark, Jiang Qi couldn't see the appearance of the group of soldiers in front of him, he could only vaguely see that they were wearing Yuan Jun's armor, and after hearing Cao Cao's response, he no longer doubted it, and drove his horse straight by.

Just after Jiang Qi and Cao Cao and his party passed by, Zhang Liao and Xu Chu arrived with their troops and shouted at them: "Jiang Qi is leaving!" ”

Suddenly hearing a loud shout, Jiang Qi was caught off guard for a while, and before he could react, he was beheaded by Zhang Liao under his horse, and the soldiers who followed behind him also swarmed up, killing almost all the troops he led.

After this, Cao Cao sent people to disguise themselves as soldiers under Jiang Qi, and rushed back to the camp of the Yuan army first, and falsely reported: "General Jiang has killed the soldiers who attacked Wuchao!" ”

Yuan Shao heard about the false report, and he didn't feel suspicious, so he no longer sent people to meet Wuchao, but instead added troops to Guandu.

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Zhang He and Gao Ran came to Guandu to prepare to attack Cao Ying, but before they could stand still, they were already ambushed.

Xiahoudun on the left, Cao Ren on the right, and Cao Hong in the middle rushed out together, attacking three times, and the Yuan army was suddenly defeated. When the receiving army arrived, Cao Cao, who rushed back to Guandu, led his army to kill him from behind, surrounding him and covering him.

Zhang Tai and Gao Ran were shocked when they saw this scene, and immediately ran away.

Yuan Shao received the remnants of the Wuchao army and returned to the village, and when he saw that Chun Yuqiong had no ears and noses, and his hands and feet were gone, he couldn't help but be angry.

His brows were furrowed, and after looking around at the remnants of the army, Yuan Shao asked coldly: "Say, how did you lose the black nest?" ”

When the defeated army heard Yuan Shao's inquiry, he immediately knelt on the ground and said to Yuan Shao tremblingly: "General Chun is drunk and lying, so he can't resist the enemy!" ”

After hearing the return of the remnant army, Yuan Shao was extremely disappointed with Chun Yuqiong's performance, and couldn't help but be furious in his heart, and ordered someone to behead him to show the public.

Guo Tu on the side was afraid that Zhang He and Gao Ran would return to the village to prove right and wrong, so he first framed Yuan Shao and said: "Zhang He and Gao Ran will be happy when they see the defeat of the lord's army!" ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Guo Tu: "Why do you say this?" ”

"The two of them have always had the intention of surrendering Cao, and now they are sending an attack on the village, deliberately refusing to use force, so as to lose the soldiers!"

Yuan Shao heard Guo Tu's words, his eyebrows couldn't help frowning, and he sent a messenger to urgently summon the two to return to the village to ask for the crime.

Guo Tu naturally wouldn't let the two go back to the village, otherwise if Yuan Shao asked carefully, wouldn't he find that what he said was a false accusation.

As soon as his thoughts turned, he first sent someone to report to Zhang He and Gao Ran, saying that Yuan Shao wanted to kill them.

After Yuan Shao's envoy arrived, Gao Ran, who had already received the news, looked at the envoy and couldn't help asking, "Why did the lord call me?" ”

Naturally, the envoy would not tell Gao Ran that Yuan Shao summoned him to return to the village in order to ask about his guilt, so he replied: "I don't know why. ”

After hearing the envoy's answer, Gao Ran couldn't help frowning, and quickly pulled out his sword and killed the envoy.

When Zhang He saw this scene, he was shocked.

Gao Ran glanced at Zhang He and explained: "Jun Yi, you also heard the news from the camp just now, and this envoy deliberately did not explain his meaning, just because he was worried that you and I would not return to the camp. From this point of view, such rumors are true, but I'm afraid that Yuan Shao is really going to attack us! ”

"Yuan Shao listens to slander, he will be captured by Cao Cao, how can we sit and wait for death? It's better to defect to Cao Cao! ”

Zhang He was silent for a long time after hearing Gao Ran's words, and then sighed: "I have also had this heart for a long time!" ”

The two glanced at each other, and after making a decision in their hearts, they led their troops and horses to Cao Cao's village to surrender.

After hearing the news, Xiahoudun couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart: "Zhang and Gao are coming to descend, and they don't know the reality!" ”

Cao Cao didn't seem to care about this, waved his hand at Xiahoudun, and said with a smile: "I meet him with grace, although I have different intentions, I can also change!" ”

When the words fell, the camp gate was opened and the two were ordered to enter.

When they arrived at the camp, Zhang He and Gao Ran turned against themselves and bowed to the ground.

When Cao Cao saw this scene, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up: "If Yuan Shaoken follows the words of the two generals, he will not be defeated." Now the two generals are willing to come to each other, such as Weizi to Yin, Han Xin to Han! ”

When the words fell, Zhang He was named a partial general and Duting Hou, and Gao Ran was a partial general and Donglai Hou.

Seeing Cao Cao treating him so kindly, the two couldn't help but be overjoyed.

At this point, Yuan Shao went to Xu You, Zhang He, and Gao Lan. After that, the news of the burning of Wuchao's grain and grass also spread to the army, which made the entire camp panic.

Xu Yu took this opportunity to persuade Cao Cao to march quickly to prevent Yuan's army from regaining its morale.

Zhang He and Gao Ran will be the new generals, and naturally they want to make some contributions to prove themselves, that is, they ask Cao Cao for the position of pioneer.

Cao Cao thought for a while, nodded, and agreed to Xu You's request, and then ordered Zhang He and Gao Ran to lead the troops to the robbery camp.

On the night of the same day, at the time of the third watch, the army was divided into three ways to rob the village.

When the melee reached dawn, each withdrew its troops, and Yuan Shao's army could be said to have lost most of it.

Xun You also offered advice to Cao Cao after the victory of the Cao army: "Now it can be threatened that our army will allocate men and horses to take sour dates all the way, attack Ye County, take Liyang all the way, and cut off the return of Yuan's soldiers!" When Yuan Shao heard this, he would inevitably be frightened, and he would divide his troops and refuse, and our army could take advantage of the time when his troops moved, and Yuan Shao would be able to break it! ”

Cao Cao acted according to his words, ordered the three armies, large and small, and threatened everywhere.

When Yuan Shao's army heard this letter, he immediately returned to the village to report to Yuan Shao: "Cao Cao divided his troops into two roads, all the way to Yejun, and all the way to Liyang!" ”

When Yuan Shao heard this letter, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly ordered Yuan Tan to divide 50,000 troops to rescue Yejun, and Xin Ming to divide 50,000 troops to rescue Liyang, and set off overnight.

After Cao Cao discovered Yuan Shao's troops, he divided a large army and horses, and went out in eight ways to rush to Yuan's camp.

When Yuan Jun saw Cao Jun suddenly attacking, he was extremely frightened in his heart, and he scattered and ran away without fighting spirit, and immediately fled in defeat.

Yuan Shao didn't have time to put on his armor, so he only wore a single coat and fled, and his young son Yuan Shang followed him.

Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Yu Ban saw Yuan Shao fleeing, and immediately led the army to chase after him.

Yuan Shao saw the chasing soldiers coming behind him, hurriedly crossed the river, abandoned all the books, chariots, and gold silks, and only took more than 800 horsemen with him.

Cao Cao's army couldn't catch up, so he could only reluctantly seize what he left behind.

All of a sudden, Cao Jun killed more than 80,000 Yuan soldiers, bleeding from the ditch, and drowning and drowning.

After that, the two armies of Cao and Yuan fought several battles, each with its own victory or defeat.

With the passage of time, the sixth year of Jian'an came quietly in the attack of the two armies, although Yuan Shao's strength was still stronger than Cao Cao, but after a fire in Wuchao, it can be said that it was a big loss of strength and strength.

Whether it was Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, they all knew clearly in their hearts that it would not be long before the war would be decided......