Chapter 66: Guandu
Battle of Yingchuan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Cao De followed Zhu Jun and Cao Cao's central army and took Yingchuan City together. Although Cao De did not play a major role in the attack, Xu Shu's tired tactics can be said to have created the first important city to be captured with the fewest casualties since the Yellow Turban Uprising. Therefore, Cao De's daimyo also followed the Yingchuan war report to the south of the Yellow River.
Half a month after the Battle of Yingchuan. Cao Cao set out from Yingchuan with his soldiers and horses to Yanzhou in the east. And Zhu Jun, because Cao De had pacified Nanyang, Zhu Jun could only march to Yuzhou. And only Cao De and his 15,000 men and horses were left in Yingchuan City.
Since half of Cao De's current army is selected from the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, Cao De stayed in Yingchuan for half a month before embarking on the journey again. As early as a few years ago, when Cao De was planning his own path, Cao De had already decided to use the Yellow Turban Rebellion to make himself famous. And Cao De has lost interest in attacking other states and counties.
The current Huangfu Song has long taken people deep into the hinterland of Jizhou. And Huangfu Song is also worthy of being a famous general in the late Han Dynasty. With only 30,000 horses, they fought all the way to Wei County, and the Yellow Turban Army where Huangfu Song passed was all frightened and fled. The current army of Huangfu Song is repairing in Wei County, preparing to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Guangping. And the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Guangping is the famous Rengong general Zhang Liang.
Due to Cao De's performance in Nanyang County and Yingchuan County. Huangfu Song specially sent someone to convey the information of the entire Central Plains battlefield to Cao De at any time. Therefore, after Cao De and Xu Shu discussed, they decided to go north and go to Guandu first.
The current Guandu has long been without the Yellow Turban Army because of Huangfu Song's attack. Therefore, it only took Cao De six days to arrive at this Guandu, which was famous all over the world in later generations.
Guandu. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. When it comes to Guandu, I'm afraid everyone knows it. In later history, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought a life-and-death battle here. In the end, Cao Cao won the victory and became strong. And after Yuan Shao failed, he went to perdition step by step. Now, Cao De has finally come to this magical place.
To the north of Guandu is the Yellow River, and in Guandu, the Yellow River is divided into two branches because of flooding. One flows directly northeast from Guandu; The other makes a small turn in the southeast direction at Guandu, and then flows northeast and finally flows into the sea. Therefore, if you go straight to the northeast from Guandu. When you cross the Yellow River, you will enter a place surrounded by the Yellow River like a snake. And the head of this snake is the black nest. When it comes to the black nest, there is no need to introduce it more. Wuchao was the turning point of the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu.
Since the current season has just entered the flood season, and this year's rain has come relatively early. Therefore, the volume of water in the Yellow River this year is particularly large. Cao De stood on the edge of the Yellow River, looking at the rushing water. Like ten thousand horses galloping, like a wild beast.
It is because of the increase in the amount of water. Cao De had to arrange for men to find enough boats to cross the river along the southern bank of the Yellow River. In order to find enough ships, Cao Dejun had to stay in Guandu for three days. Fortunately, when Huangfu Song went north, he left the boat arrangements for his crossing of the river to Cao De. However, when Huangfu Song crossed the river, the water level of the Yellow River had not yet risen, and the amount of water was not as large as it is now. Therefore, the ships left by Huangfu Song are a bit insufficient. Therefore, Cao De wasted two more days to find enough ships.
On the morning of the fourth day when Cao De arrived in Guandu. Today's sun is exceptionally bright, there is not a single cloud in the sky, and the big sun hangs in the sky. The most important thing is that the surface of the Yellow River today can be said to be the calmest in the past few days, and the view is also very broad. This is the best time to cross the river.
There are huge ships, including official ships, passenger ships, merchant ships, and some slightly larger fishing boats. More than 70 ships of all kinds lined up on the south bank of the Yellow River. On the shore, Cao De's 13,000 troops were also neatly lined up on the edge of the Yellow River. Just waiting for Cao De's order, the army immediately boarded the ship. On average, each ship can accommodate nearly 200 people, and every 10 ships are a batch. Cao De's 13,000 men could all be transported across the river with just one trip per boat.
Cao De always stood quietly by the river, holding the tail of the ring-headed broadsword tightly at his waist with one hand. If you look closely, you can also see a trace of eagerness on Cao De's face. What the hell is Cao De anxious about?
Suddenly, on the other side of the river, a puff of black smoke came out. When Cao De saw the black smoke, he immediately turned around and shouted loudly: "Board the boat and cross the river." ”
The sound of neat footsteps instantly sounded on the south bank of the Yellow River. Soon the first batch of boats had many oars sticking out from the sides and slowly turned around and headed across the river. Soon, the fourth batch of ships also departed. Cao De and Xu Shu stood on the bow of a building ship in the middle. Their clothes fluttered with the wind as the ship moved. What is clear is that Cao De and Xu Shu's eyes have been staring closely at the movement of HB in front of them. It wasn't until the second wave of ships docked and the soldiers logged in that Cao De secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When the army crossed the river, the most feared thing was the enemy's half-crossing attack. The army is adrift on the river, the enemy is shooting arrows into the river from the shore, and you can only be a live target for others. The lucky ones escaped by hiding in the cabin. If the enemy comes with some ruthless means. If you sink the ship, you'll be dying. And Cao De is also worried about this. Therefore, when the army crossed the river, Cao De's heart was always hanging. It wasn't until the second wave of soldiers logged in and set up a defensive position that Cao De relieved himself.
In half a day, Cao De's army all crossed the Yellow River. Wait for Cao Dejun to form up and prepare to march towards Wuchao. That's right, it's the Black Nest. Because the Yellow Turban Army from Guandu to the north has long been cleaned up by Huangfu Song. Cao De went further north, and he was drinking ashes behind other people's butts. And when Huangfu Song went north, Huang Fu Song's target was Zhang Jiao, the Tiangong general of Julu. For the little minions around him, Huangfu Song didn't have any interest in finding trouble with them, but went all the way north to point at the giant deer.
Although Cao De's ultimate goal is also a giant deer. However, Cao De didn't want to follow Huangfu Song to pick up ready-made ones. And there's not just one way to attack the giant deer. After consulting with Xu Shu, Cao De decided to attack northeast from Guandu, and then switch to attack Julu. Therefore, Cao De's current goal is the Black Nest.
The sergeants went ashore and lined up. Cao De gave an order, and the army marched towards the black nest. As soon as the army started, more than 2,000 people walked out of a scattered formation on the right side of Cao De's army, and one person led by him ran quickly towards Cao De. However, Cao De did not panic at all. When I walked in, the person who came turned out to be Liao Hua.
Liao Hua showed a different style in the previous war. When Cao De led his army to attack the west gate of Yingchuan, he divided the entire team into three parts. The first part was led by Cao Ren, and the second part was led by Cao De and Xu Shu. The third part is from this Liaohua. Although the task of the third part of the men and horses is not very difficult, judging from the performance in the battle, Liao Hua is indeed a general.
This time the river crossing landing. Cao De spent three days there looking for ships. He appointed Liao Hua to take 2,000 men and horses to take the boat left by Huangfu Song at night and cross first. And hid on the north bank of the Yellow River, one to monitor the movements of the Yellow Turban Army of Wuchao, and the other purpose was to wait for the army to cross the river, in case the Yellow Turban Army of Wuchao was blocking by the river. Then Liao Hua will lead the army to cut off the back road of the Yellow Turban Army and resolve the crisis of the army crossing the river. Now it seems that this arrangement of Cao De did not seem to come in handy.