Chapter 43: Cao Zhen is here

The sky has gradually brightened, but the fire of Yiyangju has not been extinguished. As a place for 400,000 troops to store grain, there are as many as 300,000 stones of grain and grass. Li Dian and Le Jin set fire to the back camp, which can be described as a monstrous fire. Chun Yuqiong was bent on taking Cao Cao's head, and he didn't send many people to fight the fire and grab food. However, this can't be blamed on Chun Yuqiong, after all, there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Yiyang gathering, and under the chaos, it is not easy to have 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight back desperately with the boss. Cao Cao's subordinates are all elite, and there are thousands of soldiers and horses, if you don't go all out, it will not be easy to kill Cao Cao.

Moreover, Chun Yuqiong didn't expect Cao Jun to come back and forth at first, and underestimated the enemy's situation, which made Li Dian and Le Jin calmly burn down the entire camp and wiped out hundreds of thousands of stones, grains and grass. If the general knew that the grain and grass were destroyed, he would have been in turmoil and his mind was chaotic, but Chun Yuqiong chose the most correct way to play between lightning and flint, that is, the whole army attacked Cao Cao. Originally, the disparity in strength was not very large, and if the troops were divided to fight the fire, I was afraid that they would be broken by Cao Cao. Only by attacking with all his strength and taking down Cao Cao is the right thing, 300,000 stones, grains and grass, where is Cao Cao's head important?

Chun Yuqiong, who gathers in Yiyang, can be said to be in command, but Yuan Shao in Liyang is like an ant on a hot pot at the moment. I was sleeping well in the room, but where would I have thought that Yiyang would have a fire? Near dawn, I was sleepy, and I was naturally not good-tempered when I was woken up from my sleep. But as soon as he heard that the northeast direction was full of fire, almost instantly, Yuan Shao realized that it must be Yiyang's loss. Yuan Shao, who turned over, hurriedly ordered someone to change his clothes, and at the same time, he asked people to order the civil and military capitals to gather in the lobby to discuss sending troops to rescue.

Now in the big tent, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xun Chen, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Jiang Qi and others are all present, speaking of which, this is the first military meeting that Zhang He and Gao Ran participated in after they withdrew to Liyang. Seeing that the people in the big tent are scattered, and there are only a few people left, it is also embarrassing. I wanted to go out on the expedition at the beginning, and the Chinese military generals were even more overcrowded. Can ...... now Yan Liang and Wen Chou died in battle, frustrated and imprisoned, Xu Yu escaped, and there were many generals who died on the battlefield of Guandu, although Yuan Shao claimed to be a thousand generals, but those who could really become generals were now only Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Jiang Qi.

However, Zhang He sighed and sighed, Yuan Shao opened his mouth to ask for a plan, Zhang He was still the first to get up and arch his hand: "Yiyang Ju is the lifeblood of our army, and there is no room for failure, and I also ask the lord to give an order, let me and Yuan Wei go to save it." "In history, Cao Cao attacked the black nest, and what Zhang He said is the same as this time. It's just that in history, Zhang He and Gao Ran were finally sent by Yuan Shao to attack the Cao army camp because of Guo Tu's strategy. It's just that the current situation is very different, after all, there is the Yellow River blocking the road, and there is Ganning's navy on the Yellow River, and it is not easy to cross the river. If you want to surprise Cao Yingwei to save Zhao, it can be described as difficult. Therefore, Guo Tu said: "What General Zhang He said is also somewhat reasonable, our army should immediately send troops to reinforce Yiyangju." Just said this, and then changed the conversation and said: "But now that the Yellow River is difficult to cross, the Cao army must be unprepared, if you can try to cross the river and raid, you may be able to win a battle." ”

When Zhang He heard this, he immediately frowned and said: "Cao Cao is resourceful, even if he sends troops to attack Yiyangju, how can he be defenseless in Dazhai?" Besides, it was not easy to cross the river, and when our army crossed the Yellow River, we were afraid of killing the soldiers and horses gathered in Yiyang, so we had already burned the grain and grass and returned to the camp on the south bank. At that time, our army not only did not have the opportunity to attack Cao's camp, but also lost grain and grass, I am afraid that Cao's army will be able to kill the river in an instant! ”

Since the absence of Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xu You, and Trial, the strategists in the big tent now respect Guo Tu, and Feng Ji is not good at military strategy, so when it comes to how to arrange troops, he is often silent. Therefore, for a period of time, Guo Tu has been outstanding, how happy. Now that Zhang He openly opposes his opinion, although Guo Tu dislikes it in his heart, he still retorts: "Otherwise, Cao Jun is already outnumbered, and now he is coming to rob grain, and Cao Cao will definitely go in person." Besides, Yiyang Ju still has General Chunyu and 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed there, since Cao Cao can explore this place, how can he not know the reality of the army? In this way, if he wants to take Yiyangju, the required troops must be numerous, and now there is the Yellow River blocking the road, and there is a naval army, Cao's army must be sad that it is difficult for our army to cross the river, and send his army to attack Yiyangju, Dazhai will be empty. As long as our army can cross the river, Cao's army will be defeated! ”

Zhang He shook his head and said: "Even if it is a surprise attack, the Cao army must be a small group of elites, and the soldiers and horses will never exceed 10,000 people, otherwise the scouts along the road would have discovered them a long time ago." Besides, if it is really as the prison army said, then Cao Cao is in person, and we should send heavy troops to rescue Yiyang Ju with all our might. As long as you can kill Cao Cao, this is the victory! ”

As soon as Zhang He's words fell, the thoughtful look on Yuan Shao's face had long been replaced by a look of sudden realization. When he heard the bad news of Yiyangju, his mind was confused for a while, but now he was woken up by Zhang He's words. Capture the thief and capture the king, Cao Cao, as the overlord of one party, is now in danger alone, God really helps me! Guo Tu, who was at the bottom of the head, saw Yuan Shao's expression, and he already understood what he was thinking. Seeing that the limelight was snatched away by Zhang He, he was even more unhappy in his heart, and then rushed to say: "Now whether Cao Cao is gathering in Yiyang or not, it is not yet known, so I am afraid that it will be inappropriate to rush with all my strength." Our army has a large number of soldiers and horses, and if according to General Zhang, Cao's army is no more than 10,000 people, why do you need to send the whole army? It is better to divide the troops to attack it, go all the way to rescue Yiyangju, and take the opportunity to cross the river and attack the Cao army camp all the way, so that it is a two-way strategy. ”

Xun Chen, who had never spoken, sighed with a sigh: "Although the plan of the public rule is not bad, but the public rule has always been concerned about military affairs, and I must not know that the existing ordnance materials in this Liyang City are difficult to build a pontoon bridge on the river." If you want to do it, you can only go to the logging first, or requisition the ships. In this way, even without the interference of Cao Jun's navy, if you want to build a pontoon bridge, it will be three or five days later at the earliest. Xun Chen said, and said to Yuan Shao: "Lord, for today's plan or from General Zhang's intentions, send a large army to support Yiyang Ju, if Cao Cao is there, or kill or capture this battle is a big victory for our army!" Even if Cao Cao is not there, destroying one of his elites is a small victory, and saving back our army's food and grass is the top priority at the moment. ”

As soon as Xun Chen's words came out, Zhang He, Gao Ran and others all agreed, and even Guo Tu had to admit that what Xun Chen said was very reasonable. He has always been by Yuan Shao's side, and he really doesn't know much about logistics supply and military supplies. He only knew that Xun Chen had suffered heavy losses in order to meet Yuan Shao across the river, but he didn't expect that the losses would be so heavy. According to Xun Chen, crossing the river is indeed a bit impractical.

Yuan Shao was still a little hesitant in his heart, but now after listening to Xun Chen's words, he finally made up his mind. Then he looked at Jiang Qi on the side and said, "Yiqu, you personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses, and immediately rushed to Yiyang to support Zhong Jian." Jun Yi and Yuan Guan, the two of you also go together, if you can kill Cao Cao, it is best, if not, it is good to save more grain and grass. ”

Hearing this, the three of them hurriedly surrendered their promises, and then went out of the tent to prepare to attack. When the three of them were completely ready, it was the time for Zhao Rui's soldiers and horses to return to the camp. Speaking of which, Zhao Rui was ordered to escort grain and grass to Liyang, and he had 5,000 soldiers and horses. He was resting at the post station on the way back, and when he saw the fire in the direction of Yiyangju, he was even more anxious, so he hurriedly ordered the army to abandon the chariot battle, and the whole army immediately killed Benyiyangju. This is the move to attack Cao Jun from behind.

It's just that Cao Cao is such a person, although Zhao Rui killed, he was not afraid. Hearing Zhao Rui's shout, Chun Yuqiong was in good spirits, but Cao Cao directly ordered Xu Chu to meet the enemy. Now Li Dian and Le Jin have gathered to Cao Cao's side with the remaining soldiers and horses, and Dian Wei is with him, which is also Cao Cao's confidence to dare to divide his troops to resist the enemy.

Zhao Rui's soldiers and horses delivered food the day before yesterday, but they were hurriedly woken up yesterday, galloping all the way, and the fatigue of the soldiers can be imagined. Zhao Rui watched Cao Jun and Chun Yuqiong fight evenly matched, so he hurriedly ordered the whole army to attack. According to what he thought, Cao's army was suddenly attacked from the front and back, the formation was bound to be chaotic, and the army's morale was lost, while the Yuan army in the camp was the opposite. In this way, it is easy to defeat Cao Jun.

It's just that he didn't expect that he led the army to rush over, and he was violently counterattacked by the Cao army. The first general is even more ferocious, and under a long knife, there is almost no enemy. When Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang saw Zhao Rui coming to help, they were also in high spirits, and they led their men to attack for a while, which made Li Dian and Le Jin pressure increase dramatically. Cao Cao saw that the grain and grass gathered in Yiyang had been burned, and now that the situation was unfavorable, he was already thinking about how to evacuate. Seeing that the offensive on Chun Yuqiong's side was becoming more and more fierce, Cao Cao hurriedly ordered: "Now that the great success has been completed, don't fall in love with the war, the whole army will withdraw with me." ”

When Li Dian and Le Jin heard this, they were like being amnestied, and Cao Cao commanded the soldiers and horses in the center to turn back immediately, as for Xu Chu in front of him, he had already led the Tiger Guard Army into Zhao Rui's army. Cao Cao then waved his sword, and the Chinese army, under the leadership of Cao Cao and Dian Wei, followed the Tiger Guard Army to kill Zhao Rui. Although Chun Yuqiong is in the rear, the current battle situation is still clear. Seeing that Cao's army was about to withdraw, he gave an order, and the whole army pressed on. Lu Weihuang and Han Juzi also led the troops to rush forward, wanting to break through Li Dian and Le Jin, or take down the two of them. As for Zhao Rui, he was even more miserable against Xu Chu at the moment, and he was beheaded by Xu Chu with a knife. As soon as Zhao Rui died, how could Zhao Rui's already tired soldiers and horses be able to stop Cao's army from breaking through? scattered and fled for a while, until Cao Jun came and retreated.

Seeing this situation, Chun Yuqiong, his nose was about to be crooked at the moment, Zhao Rui, this guy, obviously commanded the army to press, surrounded Cao Cao and slowly grinded to death, what kind of courage did he want! Now that Cao Cao has been released, how to explain that he has lost grain and grass! Therefore, with an order, the whole army pursued, and Cao Cao's life must be left in Hebei! For a while, you chased after me, and Chun Yuqiong ordered again and again, to hurry up the army, and hurry up!

chased out five or six miles, and was about to catch up with Cao Cao, when suddenly the forest on both sides shouted and killed, and Chun was stunned when Qiong Deng, only to see that behind him, on both sides of the Cao army actually killed again. I saw that the leader of the young generals came to kill the prancing horse, and shouted: "Cao Zhen is here, the thief will be killed!" ”