"The river is full of boats, intent on counterattacking. If a certain guess is correct, Chen Gong will intercept the river upstream. Cao Ren was silent for a long time before he said.

Cao Ren sat in the big tent and closed his eyes to recuperate, all the generals were impatient to wait, but Cao Ren was still unmoved. In half a day, a spy hurriedly came to report: "General, the big thing is not good." The upper reaches of the river are full of Qianghu people in the north, and the river is being dammed. ”

The generals couldn't help but be shocked, and secretly sighed that Cao Ren had no last resort.

Cao Ren laughed and said confidently: "Chen Gongqi is a person, and he never deviates from the center when he marches and arranges the formation, and he is not good at cunning. Didn't he keep a lot of fishing boats along the river telling us what he was trying to do? ”

Cao Ren pointed to the almost dry Yellow River: "Although it is at the turn of spring and summer, the rainy season is coming, and there is not much water, but you can't cross the river in this section of the river." Therefore, there is such a calculation. ”

Full of favor and worship: "The general is far-sighted, and the last general admires." ”

Cao Ren said in a deep voice: "Whether it is north or south, the sky is high and the birds can fly." Could it be that Chen Gong excavated all the rivers to store water? Since Chang'an has taken precautions, now it is storming and crossing the river, and there are heavy casualties.

Now I have two ideas, and you can help me think about one or two. First, the Hui army feinted to attack Yanmen Zhangyan, crossed the river from Shangjun, and went south along Jingshui from the north, driving straight into Chang'an. Second, cross the river from Tongguan. Chen Gong could only cut off the upper reaches of the Yellow River, but he couldn't cut off the Weishui, unless he wanted to flood Chang'an, and I thought that the Weishui water would be enough to cross the river by boat. ”

Zhu Ling took the lead in getting up, and bowed before saying, "The general is wise." Both of these strategies are superior strategies. The last general agreed to the second strategy and crossed the river from Tongguan. ”

Cao Ren was noncommittal, nodded and asked, "Tell me what you think." ”

"Crossing the river from Tongguan has three benefits for our army, and the final goal is the same as crossing the river from Shangjun to attack Chang'an, trapping Chang'an!" Zhu Ling picked up the attention of the generals before continuing: "First, crossing the river from Tongguan will not be like crossing the river in Shangjun and causing a lone army to go deeper, the supply and transportation of grain and grass for the army is difficult, and the safety of the grain route is difficult to preserve. At least Zhang Yan of Yanmen County will not easily let our army smoothly transport grain and grass supplies. ”

Zhu Ling only said this, including Cao Ren's exclusion in the hearts of all the generals in the mainland, rushing to the county to cross the river, and the safety of the grain route is the key to the success or failure of the expedition of the army. Zhu Ling paused for a moment, and Lu Zhao asked impatiently, "What about the other two points?" ”

"After crossing the river at Tongguan, our army will occupy Luoyang and other places captured by Zhang Liao. And Zhang Liao's garrison in the Chenliu area of the army supply grain route is out of Tongguan through Luoyang, our army can cut off the supply of Zhang Liao's army, Tongguan will not be a Chang'an land barrier at that time, but become an obstacle for Chen Gong to open up the grain route.

The third is that after our army occupies Luoyang, it can attack and retreat and defend, and it can support each other with the army of the prime minister of Xiangcheng, linking the two battlefields to form a battlefield. ”

After Zhu Ling finished speaking, Cao Ren applauded and laughed: "It coincides with what someone thinks." Then General Zhu Ling will lead the army as the vanguard, don't attack Luoyang after crossing the river, block Tongguan for me first, and don't let the Chang'an army rush out of Tongguan! ”

"The last general is willing to fight to the death to defeat the enemy!" Zhu Ling should be listed.

Chen Gong had already ordered Yang Fu to take command of the troops out of Tongguan, go out by day and night, hide in Luoyang City, and deploy heavy troops in Luoyang Eight Passes. And Chen Gongdi Shuai Tai is placed on the single ridge ridge on the opposite bank of Pusaka, and the flat land of Pusaka on the opposite bank for hundreds of miles is in full view. The mobilization of Cao Ren's army had already fallen into the eyes of the spies sent by Chen Gong.

Hao Zhao looked at the long alleys lined up on the opposite bank, like ants moving before the rain, Cao Jun smiled and said, "My lord is wise, Cao Ren really wants to cross the river from Tongguan." ”

Although everything was expected by Chen Gong, Chen Gong was not happy: "Now it is just anticipating the movement of the enemy army, but it does not mean that Cao Ren's army has been defeated, and the situation is not optimistic." ”

"Adults are too arrogant. Luoyang is too guarded by Liu Pi, and the general Gong Du Pei Yuanshao has been preparing for a long time, and Yang Fu led an army of 10,000 to help in the battle, how can it be invincible? Hao Zhao said with a smile.

The battle ahead was in full swing, and Hanzhong did not withdraw its troops back to Chang'an. Now under the war on the fourth front, even if all the people in Chang'an are soldiers, the troops are still insufficient, and the young and strong are even more dead and wounded, even if Chang'an defeats Cao Cao, the overall strength will be seriously damaged, how can Chen Gong be happy? It's a lose-lose battle, and a victory is a tragic battle.

"Good! According to the original plan, he crossed the river tonight and hung behind Cao Ren's army, only waiting for Cao Jun's army to cross the river in the south. ”

That night, Cao's army left only Lu Zhao to guard the camp, and the army went south along the river bank along Shouyang Mountain. And Chen Gong and Hao Zhao also led an army of 20,000 to cross the river. Chen Gong cut off the Yellow River so that his army could cross the river without boats.

The next day, a scout rushed from the rear and caught up with the large force: "Report! Zhang Yan led 3,000 elite Montenegrin and 50,000 miscellaneous soldiers to help, and was attacking the Luzhao camp! ”

Chang'an was seriously short of defensive soldiers, and Chen Gong used only 100,000 civilian recruits to fight against Cao Ren's 300,000 army, but he didn't expect Zhang Yan to lead 50,000 troops to help in the battle, and he had an extra chance of winning. After being happy, he hurriedly ordered: "Please General Zhang Yan lead the army to the south to converge." ”

Cao Ren received Lu Zhao's urgent warning, and he did not send troops to support, he wanted to use Lu Zhao to contain the defenders of Chang'an on the west bank and the troops of Zhang Yan of Yanmen. If Zhang Yan doesn't come to the well, Cao Ren will feel strange.

Cao Ren came to the ferry on the other side of Tongguan smoothly, and a small boat sailed in the middle of the river: "Report to the general, General Zhu Ling has good news." General Zhu Ling has dug more than 30 deep chisels outside Tongguan, and the antlers and iron thistles are covered for more than 20 miles. The cavalry charged several times to no avail, and retreated in defeat. General Zhu Ling, please cross the Yellow River quickly! ”

Cao Ren looked into the distance, and the beacon fire reached into the sky as promised, without a trace of worry. Ordered the army to enter the village along the river in search of boats to cross the river.

On the Yellow River, thousands of sails rise together, large and small boats spread all over the river, riding the wind and waves, as far as the eye can see, and the scene is magnificent. Send a column of Cao troops to the opposite bank.

The ships galloped back and forth more than ten times, from the beginning of the day to the sunset, without delaying a moment, and had sent more than six or seven thousand troops.

The sky is just slightly dark, and the two sides of the river are like mountain fires, illuminating both sides like day, and people do not stop.

The gate of Hangu Pass opened silently, and Yang Fu took the lead in rushing out, followed by 10,000 Qiang Hu cavalry. After the cavalry array, several linen-wrapped horseshoe horses pulled a thunderbolt cart to rush out of the pass and galloped along the ancient road to Tongguan. There was no momentum of the long dragon of cars, only the sound of salsa and the creaking of wheels.

When they arrived at the Tongguan ferry, an enemy cavalry suddenly came out of the night, and the Cao army camped along the river was suddenly in chaos. The first drum beat on the wall, and the entire Cao camp boiled.

Beside Yang Fu, a cavalryman waved the flag and held it high, and immediately the shouting and killing sound on the north and south banks of the Yellow River only pierced through the sky, and 100,000 people shouted at the same time, shocking the earth, and the Yellow River flowed backwards.

"Charge!"

Yang Fu led the cavalry to take the lead in charging the Cao army camp. The thunderbolt formations in a row made a rumbling sound at the same time, converging into one body, shaking the earth and cracking.

Jars of fire oil carry a long tail flame, making the starry sky more brilliant and colorful. The oil tank smashed into the camp of the Cao army, the clay pot burst, the kerosene splashed everywhere, and the rumbling and popping sound became one piece. Suddenly, the flames were everywhere, and the Black Mountain rose, connecting the Cao army camp for ten miles into a sea of fire.

Cao Jun was unexpected, and the Chang'an army suddenly came out, causing Cao Jun to be in chaos. Coach Cao Ren looked at the six gods who were running in the firelight, and the six gods of Cao Bing fell to the ground, he never thought that Chen Gong had already expected his deployment before him, and first hoarded the army in Luoyang. Cao Ren thought that it was a foolproof plan, but it was precisely Zhu Ling who held Tongguan to make him think that he was careless and careless!

The river wind howled, the fire borrowed the wind, the strong wind blew the flames loud, and the flames of several zhang of high ground were so pressed by the strong wind that they could not raise their heads, beating in the Cao army camp, and one after another the large battalions were gradually ignited.

Cao Ren saw a fire dragon jumping along the river on the south bank, and the fire dragon was still spreading rapidly. However, the thunderclap rumbling never stopped, and a conical cavalry took the opportunity to rush out of the fire of Cao's army.

North Shore. The battle also began at the same time, and the fighting on the northern shore was far less fierce than on the southern bank, where there were no thunderbolts and no cavalry. Zhang Yan brought 3,000 Yellow Turban wrestlers to break the formation, and the army followed behind to cover up. Cao Junjun was in danger of himself, and was distracted by the tragic scene on the other side, and he had no intention of fighting. More than 200,000 Cao troops were killed by 70,000 soldiers led by Chen Gong and Zhang Yan.

Half-crossing is the most intimidating. Even if Cao's army had an absolute advantage in numbers, for a while, Cao's army was like a frightened flock, fleeing in a panic on the north bank, and the mountains and fields were full of rout, and Cao Ren could not effectively command it.

Chen Gong, Zhang Yan, and Hao Zhao each led an army to kill from the outside to the inside, approaching Cao Ren's camp step by step, and setting fire to the camp in the chaos. Cao Jun was like a frightened bird, and when he saw the fire of the fart, he was terrified. The Cao army spread out more and more, and gradually more than 200,000 Cao troops on the north bank were killed and dispersed.

On the south bank, the sky and the earth were full of flames, and the ground cavalry led by Yang Fu was rushed and killed, and the space for Cao Jun to run was compressed little by little, getting smaller and smaller. The kerosene emitted billowing puffs of black smoke, which poured into his mouth and nose with the river breeze, making it almost impossible to breathe. Some of the soldiers finally found an exit and turned around and rushed towards the Yellow River, where there was no Chang'an army.

Cao's army was completely out of control, and the voice of the general's command was buried in the cries, scrambling to jump into the river and swim downstream. A large number of Cao troops were launched, and the thunderbolt suddenly turned, and the oil poured into the river. Kerosene floated on the surface of the river, rockets fell, boomed, and flames filled the river. Cao's army, which was still in the river, was unable to resist, and was burned to death in large numbers, and his scorched limbs shrank into the Yellow River, and the floating corpses were washed downstream by the current.

The fire gradually surrounded all the Cao army camps on the south bank, and the Cao army was blocked in the middle, almost dying, the fire ignited Cao Jun's body, and the fat crackled and crackled in the flames. Man Zhong led the soldiers out in the sea of fire, all the hair on his head was charred, his skin and flesh were black, and only a pair of eyes were white with terror.

"Kill, kill all the thieves in Chang'an, the king will win!"

Following the thousands of Cao Jun who rushed out of the sea of fire with full pets, they faced despair, erupted into dying anger, regardless of the flames burning on their bodies, their flesh and skin bubbling with grease, and rushed to the thunderbolt formation that was rumbling and strangling Cao Jun.

Gong Du led thousands of thunderbolt guards to defend it. Cao Jun launched a death attack, and Gong Du was beheaded by Man Favor as soon as he fought each other. The Thunderbolt guards were in chaos, and the remnants of Cao's army took the opportunity to rush into the formation, hugging the Thunderbolt guards and dying together.

The Thunderbolt guards were terrified and retreated. The battle line was pushed forward little by little, and finally, the first Thunderbolt was smashed by the violent Cao army. More and more thunderbolts are being smashed. However, the destruction of all the thunderbolts could not save the defeat of Cao's troops on the south bank, and the hearts of Cao's troops had already been smashed by the thunderbolts.

Yang Fu first noticed that the rumbling sound of the thunderbolt was weakening, and when he looked back, he saw that the remnants of Cao's army were violently attacking the thunderbolt group.

"Turn!" Yang Fu shouted, and the cavalry ran out of a huge semicircle, turning his head and killing back to escort the thunderbolt.

When Yang Fu led the army to kill, Liu Pi and Pei Yuanshao were fighting together. The two of them worked together to kill the full pet and retreated, and in a moment, several thunderbolts were smashed by the Cao soldiers behind the full pet.

"A certain thought is a powerful general, leaving a name, and leaving a monument after death." Yang Fu rode his horse from afar and shouted loudly.

"Full of favors!" Man Pet picked up Liu Pi Pei Yuanshao and cut the sharp weapon, turned around and stood still, and said with his head held high. After speaking, Ang Tian let out a long howl and howled.

The horses' hooves rumbled, and thousands of horses trampled at the same time. Man Pet split more than 20 horses' heads, and finally exhausted, was knocked away by a Hu horse, countless horse hooves stepped over, Man Pet and the Cao soldiers on the ground were trampled into a ball of flesh and blood, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

Yang Fu jumped off the horse and was defeated against the ground and mud: "The foot is really a strong man, and he is worshipped." ”

Yang Fu turned over and said to Liu Pi: "Bury the flesh and blood on the ground together, and the name of the pet is written on the stele!" After Yang Fu finished speaking, he returned to the Cao army's chaotic army.

The army of 300,000 did not survive overnight, and there were less than 10,000 soldiers gathered around Cao Ren. Cao Ren was frightened and fell to the ground.

The guards beside him hurriedly dragged Cao Ren, who was covered in blood. Cao Ren woke up slowly, his legs were weak, he knelt on the ground, pounded the earth with both hands, and wailed in panic:

"Oh my God, what should I do? What to do! ”

The marching lord Bo Gaorou watched the opposite bank approach and stopped shouting killing, and under the firelight, a column of Chang'an cavalry rushed back and forth, and rows of kneeling Cao soldiers were humbly prostrate, knowing that the other bank was completely defeated. And on the north bank of this side, the mountains are all over the wilderness, and the Cao army is running and shouting all over the riverbank to the sky, no less than a hundred miles, and the general trend has gone. And Chen Gong led the ground army with few horses, but it was majestic, with many feathers and armor, swords and swords, slashing and killing the Cao army that fled in rout.

Gao Rou stepped forward and said: "General, the general trend has gone, it is advisable to retreat quickly, and then pick up the rout, and regroup to make a comeback." ”

Cao Ren bounced up from the ground all of a sudden, and shouted with all his might: "No, I haven't been defeated yet, there are still Zhu Lingdi pioneers who have not joined the battle, and Lu Zhao is guarding the army of the Pusaka camp, I still have to fight, continue to fight!" ”

Gao Rou opened her mouth and took a sharp breath, and was trying to persuade when thick smoke drifted from the river, choking Gao Rou and coughing repeatedly.