Chapter 90: Looking at the city and sighing
Zhang Min was in a hurry. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Cao Cao urged the soldiers and horses to follow closely behind Lu Bu and Liu Bei, chased back and forth for more than ten days, and was already close to Pengcheng, and was considering whether to take advantage of the good opportunity of the main force of Xuzhou to fight Yuan Shu in the south to take Pengcheng and rescue the Son of Heaven in one go.
"There are 30,000 defenders in Pengcheng, headed by the Anbei general Tai Shici, this person is a person from Beihai in Qingzhou, because his mother came to Xuzhou because of the yellow scarf, and was later investigated by Zhang Thief, and was reused, becoming a heavy general to guard Pengcheng." Cheng Yu introduced the situation in Pengcheng in a low voice, "Ji Ling, the general of the Yuan army, failed in attacking Pengcheng, and he had already retreated to Runan half a month ago. ”
"Didn't you say that there were only 10,000 defenders, how did it become 30,000?" Cao Cao asked disapprovingly while eating, since the early spring, he has plundered the land of Chenliu and Runan, he now has enough grain and grass, and there are 150,000 soldiers who can fight, as long as Yuan Shu can drag the main force of Zhang Thief, a Pengcheng is only, 10,000 or 30,000 defenders are not afraid, and sooner or later they will take it.
"This is also the reason for Ji Ling's defeat and retreat, the lord and Yuan Shu have occupied Runan, the original Runan Yellow Turban Liu Pi and others have nowhere to go, they have taken refuge in Zhang Thief, temporarily live in Pengcheng, and there are 30,000 defenders."
"Oh, good luck with this thief! Let's talk about how to take Pengcheng as soon as possible! After Cao Cao finished speaking, he habitually looked for Guo Jia, but saw that he was uncharacteristically staying aside, sitting there upright, without making a sound. couldn't help but be very strange, and the probe asked, "Fengxiao, what are you thinking?" Why didn't you talk as soon as you got close to Pengcheng? ”
Guo Jia didn't seem to have come back to his senses, and replied casually, "I'm thinking about women." ”
Suddenly fainted, Cao Cao coughed twice, and signaled the generals to be quiet, "Fengxiao, the war is about to start, if you want a woman to wait for the war, you should focus on the war now!" ”
"Zhang Mengxuan led the army to the south, and I heard that the general of the military division was left in Pengcheng, and I thought of her." Guo Jia glanced left and right, "The last attack on Xuzhou was because she saw through the plan, so that it failed." ”
"Feng Xiao is too worried, now is different from the past, we govern the army with the right way and force Pengcheng, no matter how resourceful she is, what can she do! When the time comes, break through Pengcheng and snatch her to be a wife and concubine for you! After Cao Cao finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
"There are still three or five thousand elite iron horsemen under Lu Fengxian's seat, and there are more than 20,000 foot soldiers together with Liu Xuande, if all these people advance and retreat into Pengcheng, we can't fight for them." Guo Jia poured a scoop of cold water on the people who had just defeated Lu Bu.
"Retreat into Pengcheng?" Cao Cao was stunned, he really forgot this, Liu Bei was sent to Yanzhou by that thief, wasn't it just for this day! He stood up, if Lu Bu really retreated to Pengcheng, then the matter would be difficult!
Everyone was also silent, Wenhou Lu Bu was too brave, and there were five thousand iron horsemen beside him, chasing for half a month, and surrounding him three times before and after, all of which made him rush over directly, and he couldn't stop it at all.
"Only you, Guo Fengxiao, are a person who understands!" Cao Cao sat down, feeling a sense of resignation, "According to the current situation, it has become a foregone conclusion that Lu Feng will retreat into Pengcheng first, if they work together to defend the city, it will not be able to take it in a year and a half." ”
Cao Cao said that he was a little depressed, he originally wanted to beat Lu Bu, but he didn't expect to insert a Liu Bei halfway, the two of them together were really powerful, and they finally won, and now they are in a dilemma, and they can't help but look at Guo Jia again, "Then according to the meaning of Fengxiao, what should we do now?" Is it possible to chase Lu Bu all the way and take advantage of the situation to enter Pengcheng! ”
"Judging from the fact that the Yuan army repelled but did not go out of the city to pursue, Tai Shici, the defender of Peng City, is a cautious person, and it is impossible for us to directly enter the city." Guo Jia shook his head and vetoed Cao Cao's suggestion.
Xun Yu stood up and said: "Wenhou enters Xuzhou, it is not good for us in a short time, but in the long run, it is a good thing, after all, there is only one in Xuzhou, and there will be two masters, there is no need for outsiders to persecute, sooner or later it will be chaotic." ”…,
"Wen Ruo means that we should sit back and wait for them to fight?" Guo Jia had already said that this was possible, and Cao Cao also believed that this kind of thing would definitely happen, but he was just unwilling.
"If the lord wants to take Pengcheng this year, he can only hope that Yuan Highway can win a big victory in the south, if Zhang Mengxuan is defeated, Xuzhou will naturally shake, and then the people's hearts will be weakened, and we will attack Pengcheng again, it will naturally be easy." Guo Jia said this, frowning slightly, "I'm afraid that Yuan Shu is not Zhang Mengxuan's opponent, not only can he not be defeated, but he may lose his own city." ”
"After all, Yuan Shu has an army of 300,000, and he Zhang Mengxuan is only 100,000 before and after, even if he is cunning, I think it is at most an invincible and undefeated situation, Feng Xiao is actually worried that Yuan Shu will not win, but what is the basis?" Cao Cao knew that Guo Jia had never been untargeted, and he couldn't help but feel a little upset, he still wanted Yuan Shu to win in the end, after all, his father was not the same.
"Yuan Shu's attack on Xuzhou can be said to have happened suddenly, no one knows the reason, it is said that he only marched into Runan, and fought with Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou, this year is not a good time to raise troops in Xuzhou." Guo Jia analyzed: "It can be seen that Yuan Shu just hastily raised troops, and divided the army into three routes, which is a big mistake. ”
Cheng Yu added: "Now that the direction of Pengcheng has been defeated, presumably Guangling will not have a good time all the way, as for the decisive battle in the middle, although Yangzhou has many soldiers and generals, Zhang Mengxuan's men also have a lot of people, even if they just defend Xiapicheng, they can force Yuan Shu back." ”
Cao Cao sighed, afraid that this was the case.
"Report!" At this moment, a lieutenant ran in from afar.
"Say!"
"Back to the lord, the Great War in the South has already had a result, it is said that the Yuan army that attacked Guangling was defeated by a fierce general named Sun Ce, and was defeated all the way back to Huainan." The lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "In addition, the 100,000 Yuan troops on the border of Xiapi garrison were defeated by Zhang Thief, the former army commander Zhang Xun was captured alive, and two generals died!" ”
Cao Cao's heart tightened when he heard this, and Guo Jia and others looked at each other, he was bent on winning Wenhou before, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to Xuzhou, but now when he looks back, it is really jaw-dropping!
"The thief has become a big deal!" Cao Cao was full of bitterness, since there was a big victory ahead, presumably Zhang Min would be back soon.
Think about the attack on Pengcheng back then, Zhang Min was still a captain, starting with three or two women, but now he has become a state assassin, not to mention the Son of Heaven, and there are even more capable people under the seat, that is, those women are gone, and there are also a few generals such as Tai Shici and Sun Ce who can take charge alone, plus the three brothers of Liu Bei who are returning to Pengcheng, and even Lu Bu, it is only two years of hard work before and after, and it is even comparable to himself!
"Lord, in this way, we have to change the route of the march, and now it is unwise to fight with Zhang Thief, and it is better to make another plan for Yuan Shao in the north." Xun Yu has always been reluctant to attack Pengcheng, after all, it is now where the Son of Heaven is.
"That's it, since you can't take Pengcheng for a while, it's empty to stay here!" Cao Cao was a little stunned, remembering the plan he had set earlier, "Fengxiao, why don't we march to Luoyang Chang'an and take Guo Yan first?" ”
"That's right!" Guo Jia glanced at the direction of Pengcheng again, since he knew that he was defeated by a woman, he actually had her shadow faintly in his heart, lingering, "Although Yuan Shu was defeated, he has a profound background, and he will inevitably recover within a year or two. ”
"What do you think of Wen Ruo?" Cao Cao turned his head and asked Xun Yu. …,
"What Feng Xiao said is not bad, now we are also defeated by Lu Bu, the army is in full swing, if we turn to Guanzhong, take advantage of its chaos, we will be able to go down with a drum!"
Seeing that the two strategists agreed to take Guanzhong first, Cao Cao no longer hesitated, "Zixiao listens to the order!" ”
Cao Ren stood up in response and clenched his fists with both hands: "The end will be!" ”
"Leave 30,000 soldiers and horses with you to garrison the city, but you can do it cheaply and strictly prevent Zhang thieves from sneaking up!"
"The last general understands!" Cao Ren agreed.
"The others will reorganize the soldiers and horses, return to Xuchang, recuperate for a month, and march into Guanzhong!"
"Whoa!"
Cao Jun was about to approach Pengcheng County when he suddenly retreated, which made Tai Shici, who was already ready for a big battle, a little unclear, and worried that Cao Cao had some tricks, so he stayed on the city wall, patrolling day and night.
"General, the Luo Army Division is back!" The captain of the city gate ran up the wall and shouted at him.
When Tai Shici heard this, his heart was at ease, Wenhou Lu Bu had already retreated to Xuzhou, and he was about to come to Pengcheng in the near future, he didn't know what to do, Zhen Luo rushed back at this time, and really let him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Liu, the two generals Gong, come with me to meet the military advisor!" Tai Shi Ci greeted Liu Bi and Gong Du not far away, and the three of them walked down the city wall together.
"General Taishi has worked hard." Zhen Luo walked out of the carriage, and after learning about the battle situation in Yanzhou, she dealt with the affairs of the East China Sea, and sent a message to inform Zhang Min, so she rushed back first, "Aren't these two General Liu and General Gong?" ”
"I've seen the military advisor!" Liu Pi and Gong have already seen the female Taishou in Xuzhou, and now they are not very surprised to see the female military division again, they have heard that there is also a female general, it is really strange!
"The two generals came to help me when my Xuzhou was in danger, and we will remember it!" Zhen Luo didn't wait for the two to excuse himself, and continued: "The lord has completely repelled Yuan Shu, and he is on his way back, and he will be able to arrive in three or two days." ”
"The lord is really fast!" Tai Shi Ci was overjoyed, thought of something, and asked again: "Military advisor, now that Wen Hou is on his way to my Pengcheng, do you send someone to greet you?" ”
"You set off early tomorrow morning to welcome Wen Hou and Uncle Liu back to Pengcheng."
"The last general understands!"
"There are three generals guarding the city, and I will go first." After Zhen Luo finished explaining, got into the carriage, and left first.