Chapter Twenty-Five—The Beginning of the Eighth Year of Jian'an

After Yuan Shang learned the news that Cao's army had crossed the river, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and hurriedly led the army back to Yecheng, and at the same time ordered Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang to break off.

On the other hand, Yuan Tan saw Yuan Shang retreating, and knew in his heart that it must have been Xin Bi who had moved Cao Cao, and he immediately reorganized the plain army and horses and chased after him.

After traveling less than dozens of miles, a cannon was suddenly heard, and the two armies came out together, Lu Kuang on the left, Lu Xiang on the right, and the two brothers intercepted Yuan Tan.

When Yuan Tan saw that he was ambushed, he immediately reined in his horse and said to the two generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang: "When my father was here, I didn't treat the two generals slowly, why do you follow my brother and force me now?" ”

After hearing Yuan Tan's words, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang couldn't help but glance at each other.

They also knew in their hearts that at this time, when Cao Jun went north, the fate of Yuan Shang was already doomed.

They didn't want to die together for Yuan Shang.

At this time, Yuan Tan obviously received Cao Cao's help, and how to choose was actually very clear.

After thinking about it for a while, the two dismounted and prepared to surrender to Yuan Tan.

As Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan is naturally not a fool, he still has a long brain, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help the second general and said: "Don't descend me, you can descend to Cao Sikong!" ”

The second general heard Yuan Tan's words, frowned slightly, and then agreed.

After subduing the second general, Yuan Tan led the army back.

When Cao Cao's army arrived, Yuan Tan led the second general to meet Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw this, he was overjoyed, that is, he married his daughter to Yuan Tan, and at the same time ordered Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to be the mediators.

After Yuan Tan boarded Cao Cao's big ship, he immediately asked Cao Cao to capture Jizhou.

Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Tan, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Subsequently, before anyone found out, Cao Cao restrained this smile, frowned tightly, and shook his head at Yuan Tan: "Now that the grain and grass are not enough, and the transportation is hard, it is necessary to curb the water from the Ji River, enter the white ditch, and pass the grain road, and then you can enter the army!" ”

When the words fell, he didn't care about Yuan Tan's reaction, Cao Cao ordered Yuan Tan to live in the plain temporarily, and he led the army to garrison Liyang, and sealed Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang as the two generals, and they were used by the army.

Yuan Tan saw that Cao Cao had no intention of going north to attack Yecheng, and was anxious, and after returning to the camp, he immediately summoned Guo Tu and told Cao Cao everything he said.

Guo Tu heard Yuan Tan's words, thought for a while, and said to Yuan Tan: "Cao Cao promised to marry the lord with his daughter, I am afraid it is not true, and now he has rewarded Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang and brought them to the army, but I am afraid that this move is to win the hearts of the people of Hebei, and it will be a disaster for our army in the future." ”

"The lord can engrave two seals of the general, and secretly send them to Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, so that they can be used as internal responses, and when Cao Cao breaks Yuan Shang, he can take the opportunity to plan it!"

Yuan Tan heard Guo Tu's words, nodded slightly, followed his words, and ordered someone to engrave two seals of the general and secretly give them to Erlu.

Erlu received the big seal secretly sent by Yuan Tan, and his brows were tightly locked.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang had a resolution in their hearts, and they went straight to Cao Cao's tent with the big seal and told Cao Cao about it.

They clearly knew that the person who could decide the fate of Hebei was not Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan, but Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao heard Erlu's report, he couldn't help but laugh.

After taking the big seal in the hands of the two of them, and after playing with it a little, Cao Cao smiled at the two of them: "This seal is really good!" Yuan Tan secretly sent the seal, and wanted you to become an internal response, and after I broke Yuan Shang, I was ready to act from it? ”

"Hehe, you wait to accept the big seal for the time being, as for other things, I have my own opinions."

As soon as the words fell, Cao Cao threw the big seal he was playing with to Er Lu.

Although Cao Cao smiled and told Er Lu about it, after that, Cao Cao also had the intention of killing Tan.

On the other side, after Yuan Shang returned to Yecheng, in order to resist Cao's army, he immediately discussed with the judge.

"Now that Cao Bing is transporting grain into Baigou, he will come to attack Jizhou, what can he do?"

After thinking about it for a while, he said to Yuan Shang: "The lord can send a letter to Yin Kai to garrison Maocheng and connect to the party's grain transportation road, so that the son of Fu Hu can be stationed in Handan and support from afar." ”

"As for the lord, he can march into the plains and attack Yuan Tan urgently."

"Kill Yuan Tan first, and then break Cao!"

Hearing the words of the trial, Yuan Shang was immediately overjoyed, and decided to leave the trial and Chen Lin to garrison Yecheng in Jizhou, and ordered Ma Yan and Zhang Yi to be the vanguard and set up troops to attack the plains overnight.

When Yuan Tan learned that Yuan Shang's army was approaching, he immediately sent someone to tell Cao Cao to be in a hurry.

After Cao Cao heard Yuan Tan's urgent letter, he laughed: "I must get Jizhou this time!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, it happened that Xu You came from Xu Du, and after hearing the news that Yuan Shang had sent troops to attack Yuan Tan again, he entered to see Cao and said to him: "Sikong is sitting here, but do you want to wait for the thunder to kill Eryuan?" ”

Cao Cao heard Xu You's words, and was slightly stunned for a moment, and then immediately said with a smile: "I have expected it!" ”

When the words fell, he ordered Cao Hong to attack Yecheng first, and Cao Cao led an army to attack Yin Kai.

The soldiers came to the realm, and Yin Kai led the army to greet them.

Seeing Yin Kai coming out, Cao Cao snorted lightly: "Xu Zhongkang is here?" ”

Xu Chu came out in response and took Yin Kai straight from the horse.

Where is Yin Kai's opponent of Xu Chu, he was caught off guard, and he was slashed by Xu Chu under the horse.

Seeing that his own coach was killed, his soldiers who followed Yin Kai out of the battle were suddenly shocked and rushed all the way.

Cao Cao surrendered with all his moves, and then he captured Handan.

After hearing the news of Cao Cao's march, he led his troops to meet him.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao came out and confronted him.

The two fought for less than three rounds, and Frustration was a big defeat.

Zhang Liao saw that he was defeated and fled, so he chased after him. The two horses were not far apart, Zhang Liao took out his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the back of the frustrated bird.

I saw that the frustrated bird fell off the horse.

Seeing this, Cao Cao raised a smile on the corner of his mouth, and commanded the military horses to cover all the way, and the Yuan army was all scattered under the pursuit of Cao Jun.

After capturing Handan, Cao Cao led a large army to Jizhou, and Cao Hong was already approaching the city at this time.

Cao Cao ordered the three armies to build a mountain around the city, and when he saw this scene, his heart couldn't help but sink, and he clearly knew that it was impossible to repel Cao's army with the guards in the city.

In desperation, he had to stick to the city, wait for Yuan Shang to break through Yuan Tan, and then return to the back of Cao's army to flank him.

Now it is up to us whether Yuan Shang will break through Yuan Tan first, or Cao Cao will attack Yecheng first.

In order to be able to hold on for a longer period of time, the decree issued by the trial was very severe, and its east gate guard Feng Li, because he was drunk and misguided the patrol police, the trial was reprimanded in front of the whole army.

Feng Li, who felt that he had lost face, held a grudge against this in his heart, and took advantage of the night to sneak out of the city to surrender to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao learned that Feng Li had surrendered, he asked him how to break the city, and Feng Li responded to Cao Cao: "The soil inside the gate is thick, and you can dig a tunnel to enter!" ”

After Feng Li's answer, Cao Cao thought for a while, and then ordered Feng Li to lead three hundred strong men to dig out the tunnel overnight.

He knew he couldn't afford to put off time.

After Feng Li surrendered, he personally went to the city every night to inspect the military horses.

That night on the Tumen Pavilion, seeing that there was no light outside the city, the judge couldn't help frowning.

Suddenly, the judge thought of a possibility, and was immediately shocked: "Then Feng Li must have led his troops to enter from the tunnel!" ”

Hurriedly summoned the elite soldiers in the city to transport stones to break through the gate.

The door was closed, and Feng Li and the three hundred strong men could not open the tunnel, so they were buried by the sudden collapse of the tunnel and died in the soil.

Seeing this, Cao Cao gave up his tunnel plan and retreated to Huanshui.

Just when Cao Cao and Yuan Shang were fighting back and forth, the army sent by Sun Quan to rescue returned to Huiji County, and at the same time brought Sun Quan the latest news of Haichang County.

When he learned that the crisis in Haichang County had already been resolved, Sun Quan didn't know whether he was relieved or more jealous.

Time flies little by little, and the situation in the north is becoming clearer and clearer, and everyone knows that the fall of the Yuan Group is imminent.

In the midst of such a battle, the eight years of Jian'an quietly came......