Chapter 20 Fraud of Puyang

Yan Liang, a fierce general of a generation, died like this. Zhao Yun, who was in the middle of the military formation, shouted loudly, which made countless Yuan Jun tremble. It is said that generals are brave, especially fierce generals like Yan Liang. Originally, Yan Liang's troops had 20,000 soldiers and horses, but after a long battle under White Horse City, there were 5,000 casualties. Now I'm hurrying up again, and I'm already tired. Now that Yan Liang is dead, Yuan Jun is exhausted, and Ma Yan and Han Ding are even more frightened when they look at Zhao Yun from afar. In this way, how can Yuan Jun fight again? More than 10,000 soldiers and horses were stunned and fled by the 2,000 cavalry under Zhao Yun.

In the southeast, Cao's army also surrounded them, and Li Dian and Le Jin were already arranging their troops, and in Cao Cao's words, they couldn't let a single soldier flee to Puyang City. As for Cao Cao, he has always been on a small dirt slope not far to the south, stationed on his horse to watch the battle, with only Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and five hundred tigers behind him.

To be honest, Cao Cao, who was standing on the top of the mountain at this time, was secretly happy in his heart. Even he didn't expect that he would have such a big gain this time. At the beginning, Jia Xu offered a discordant plan, and Guo Jia suggested that he send a team of soldiers and horses to garrison Wei Township. This place is extremely close to Puyang, in order to be able to seize the flaws of the enemy army and recapture Puyang as soon as possible. It's just that no one thought that Cao Cao would let Cao Ang preside over the feint attack in Hanoi, but he himself personally led his troops and horses and quietly rushed to Weixiang to station. The recapture of Puyang is of vital significance for the next war, and Cao Cao does not want to fake others. Or, Liu Bei is the real purpose of his trip.

Hanoi was under the command of Cao Ang and others, and the decisive battle seemed to be inevitable. After Xiahou Yuan defeated Yuan general Zhang Jie in Yanjin, he was attacked by the main force of Yuan Shaojun, and Xiahou Yuan at this time had to turn from offensive to defensive in order to gain momentum. Seeing that Yan Liang was evacuating from Baima, Liu Yan sent a military report directly to Zhongmu, after all, he had been besieged for a long time, and he knew almost nothing about the situation in the rear, and where could he have imagined that the head of the family had already taken Zhao Yun, Li Dian, and Le Jin, with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and ambushed him in his rear early.

Although Cao Cao did not receive Liu Yan's urgent report, the scouts had already gathered the news from all over the country to Cao Cao. After receiving the news that Guan Yu's soldiers left Puyang and headed for Mount Tai, Cao Cao felt that he was afraid that Jia Xu's plan had been successful. After receiving the news that Yan Liang had abandoned the white horse and rushed to Puyang, Cao Cao knew that his opportunity had come. Taishan was not worried about himself, and he came to report at night that he had urgently ordered Xu Shu to rush to Taishan and let him and Zang Ba help him recapture Puyang. He himself had already hit Qinghe, and the soldiers once threatened Yuan Shao's flank. This time Yuan Jun changed his guard, which can be described as a godsend, how could he not grasp it.

Yan Liang abandoned the white horse, there was already fire in his heart, and the situation in front of him made Yan Liang even more worried. In addition, Yuan Shao ordered Yan Liang to rush to Puyang as soon as possible, and Yan Liang never received information that Cao Cao's army was gathering nearby, so he ordered to step up the march. However, Yan Liang's move was a great news for Cao Cao, who had already been ambushed nearby. Fu Zhu had already said to Yuan Shao that Yan Xianzi was narrow-minded and could not be alone. It's a pity that Yuan Shao didn't believe it, and insisted on Yan Liang as a pioneer, and now it is finally cheap Cao Cao.

After a big battle, Zhao Yunchong's surprise in slashing the generals, Yan Liang's death, and the abundance of results in this battle all made Cao Cao on the soil slope overjoyed. In particular, Li Dian and Le Jin captured more than 3,000 defeated soldiers, and never missed a single one, which made Cao Cao very happy. It doesn't matter that the rest of the rout fled back to Hebei, the important thing is that Puyang has not received the news of Yan Liang's defeat at this time, so he can use his strategy.

Seeing that the war had ended, Cao Cao immediately ordered Li Dian to take a group of soldiers and horses, pretend to be Yan Liang, and rush to Puyang City immediately. He himself followed with the rest of his men and horses. As for the battlefield, no one came to clean it at all. Fortunately, it is still early spring at this moment, and the weather is still a little cold, so there will not be much problem for the corpse to remain here. Time is everything now, as for the corpse, it can only be disposed of after Puyang is laid.

Liu Bei in Puyang City is ready to set off, calculating the footsteps, Yan Liang's soldiers and horses are almost there. Now Guan Yu's soldiers and horses have crossed the Yellow River and advanced at full speed from the north bank, preparing to cross the river from Eping and go straight to Mount Tai. Most of his Chinese army, under the leadership of Zhang Fei, has now crossed the Yellow River. The reason why Liu Bei and Wang Mo remained in Puyang was mainly to wait for Yan Liang. Yan Liang is Yuan Shao's confidant and favorite general, Liu Bei feels that a newcomer like him wants to mix a little better under Yuan Shao, especially at a time like this, he definitely needs to deal with a guy like Yan Liang.

Wang Mo and He Mao thought that they had never shown the slightest flaw, but in Liu Bei's eyes, the actions of the two of them almost clearly told themselves that they were in a difficult situation now. Whether a person is defensive against himself or not, and how wary he is, he can still feel it. Since he took Puyang City, although Wang Mo and Zhang Fei are still the same as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they are obviously much closer to themselves. And now...... Maybe the two of them didn't feel it, but Liu Bei's heart was already the same as Spiegel.

In the lobby, there was silence. The troops are about to be dispatched, if Yan Liang doesn't come after noon, he really has no reason to continue to wait here. At that time, he can only find a way to take Mount Tai and prove his innocence. I have already told Guan Yu about this matter, but I haven't told Zhang Fei yet. With Zhang Fei's irascible temperament, if he knew about this, he wouldn't know how much trouble he would have to cause for himself.

The three people in the lobby were talking some unnutritious nonsense, and outside the closed west gate, a group of routs had already arrived. The general on the city wall was shocked when he saw his own defeated army, and hurriedly ordered the whole army to be on guard, while he himself leaned out and shouted: "Whoever is coming, stop quickly!" Otherwise, I'll give the order to release the arrows!" ”

The rout of the city came to a halt in a hurry, and after a while, a man who looked like a military commander hurriedly walked to the front and shouted to the city wall: "Don't release arrows, don't release arrows!" We are the soldiers and horses under the command of General Yan Liang! Before the words fell, the hearts of the people in the city sank. I only heard the man continue: "Our army was ambushed by the Cao army halfway, General Yan Liang was killed, and the army was defeated, and now the Cao army is chasing behind, general, let me wait for the general to enter the city!" ”

The military Sima who was on duty at the head of the city saw that the people outside the city were ragged and unkempt, and the armor was full of bloodstains, especially the Hebei dialect, which made everyone in the city believe in it for a long time. When Sima Er heard the news, he hurriedly asked the junior colonel next to him to rush to inform the generals, and he continued to interrogate the people under the city at the head of the city. The little school was also windy under his feet, and he rushed to the Taishou Mansion as if he was flying. Hearing that Yan Liang had died in battle, the three people in the hall were all shocked, and the three of them hurried to the city.

When Liu Bei, Wang Mo, and He Mao rushed to the city, they heard the people under the city say from afar: "General, let me wait to enter the city, if you don't open the door, then Cao's army will be killed!" ”

As soon as Wang Mo heard this, he looked around and saw a black line in the distance, quickly pressing towards Puyang City. A big banner with the word Zhao fluttered in the wind, and he heard the sound of horses' hooves clearly above the city. He Mao, who came up together, was even more lying on the battlement at this time, and asked loudly, "Where is General Yan Liang?" ”

"General, General Yan Liang was already killed by that Zhao Yun! Quick, let me wait into the city. As he spoke, the man looked behind him anxiously, as if the cavalry was about to be killed. When He Mao heard this, he was furious and said: "Nonsense, General Yan Liang is strong in martial arts, where is it so easy to be beheaded by enemy generals!" ”

Liu Bei, who was on the side, hurriedly pulled his arm and whispered: "General He, that Zhao Yunnai is a fierce general under Cao Cao, who was not even twenty years old back then, and he defeated Lu Bu in front of the Tiger Prison Pass. It is not impossible for General Yan Liang to die at his hands. When He Mao heard Liu Bei's words, he realized what kind of person Zhao Yun was, and he couldn't help but believe it a little in his heart. I only heard Liu Bei continue: "Right now, the enemy army is in front of you, if you don't let these routs enter the city, I'm afraid it won't make sense......

"But what if Cao Jun surrenders?" He Mao hurriedly said. When Liu Bei heard this, he said lightly: "You can open the outer door first and put these people into the urn city." When we retreat from the invading enemy, we will wait and then make a calculation. It's just that most of our army's soldiers and horses have now crossed the Yellow River, and we need to send someone to send an order immediately, so that they can return to defend the city as soon as possible. ”

When the two of them heard this, they both nodded. Liu Bei's suggestion can be said to be the best way to solve the problem at hand. After all, Puyang is a strong city, and there is an urn city, even if this army of soldiers and horses is Cao Jun who came to cheat the city and temporarily put it into the urn city, there is no threat. It's just that there are not many soldiers and horses in Puyang City now, so we still have to quickly transfer troops back.

Before he gave the order to open the outer door, a small colonel hurriedly ran over and shouted: "It's not good, general, it's not good!" Cao's army suddenly attacked from the east gate, and the brothers could not hold it. General, no! ”

This news went straight to the thunderbolt on a sunny day, and it shocked Liu Bei, Wang Mo, and He Mao to the point that they were incomplete. On this side, everyone was still screening the rout army under the city, and they were still worried about Zhao Yun's siege, but they didn't expect that the Cao army was so cunning that they suddenly launched an attack from the east gate. Now there are only 8,000 defenders left in the city, and even fewer are assigned to the east gate, how can they be the opponents of Cao's army by surprise?

When Wang Mo heard this, he immediately shouted: "Quick, follow me to support the East Gate!" With a wave of his hand, many soldiers hurriedly followed Wang Mo down the city tower. Liu Bei hurriedly ordered someone to order the soldiers who were still in the barracks to defend the city. He Mao also wanted to open the city gate and let the army enter the city, but he was stopped by Liu Bei and couldn't do it. He Mao gave up. It's a pity that the garrison of the east gate is too loose, and by the time Wang Mo arrives at the east gate, the entire city gate is already under the control of Cao Jun. Seeing a steady stream of Cao troops entering the city, Wang Mo's mind was only left with the four words "the general trend has gone".

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