Shouchun, Jinluan Palace.

Yan Xiang's expression was gloomy, and he said to Yuan Shu: "Your Majesty, the grain and grass in Cao's camp are piled up, which is enough to maintain the strength of the coalition army for several years. ”

"Huh?" Yuan Shu was taken aback and lost his voice, "How is this good?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is no good way to do it now, there is only one way to break through, and staying in this Shouchun City for one more day will be more dangerous." Jin Shangdao, "Fortunately, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers of General Liu Xun in Lujiang, if Your Majesty can successfully break out of the encirclement and ride Lujiang, the army will still have the strength to fight." ”

Yuan Shu sighed and said helplessly: "Since this is the case, let's arrange a breakthrough." ”

"Obey." Jin Shang waved his hand and asked, "The minister will arrange for the army to break through from the west gate." ”

"Simon?" Yuan Shu's face changed, and he said in a deep voice, "No, don't break through from the West Gate!" ”

Jin Shang was puzzled: "Why is this? ”

Yuan Shu frowned and said: "If the army breaks through from the West Gate, won't it be clear to tell Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Sun Jian that I am going to Lujiang?" What if Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Sun Jian and other generations were ambushed and intercepted on the road to Lujiang? ”

Jin Shangdao: "The minister is ignorant, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, leave 10,000 troops to continue to hold on, and the remaining 40,000 troops will all break through the north gate, and after breaking through the Cao army camp, the troops will be divided into two routes, one will be led by Aiqing to Nanyang to attract the attention of the coalition army, and I will personally lead the other army and horses to Lujiang, so that I can get rid of the interception of the three-way thief soldiers." ”

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The next day, it was the darkest time before dawn.

The closed north gate of Shouchun City suddenly opened, and the soldiers of the Cheng army, who had been waiting in the city for a long time, rushed out in an instant, and launched a fierce attack on the Cao army camp outside the north gate.

Before Sun Jian and Lü Bu heard the news and came to reinforce them, the Cheng army successfully broke through the Cao army camp, and then rushed like a swarm of headless flies towards the gloomy wilderness in the north. Not far from the camp, under the dark sky, Cao Cao stood solemnly on a small dirt slope surrounded by Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others.

The cool breeze hit the face, the Jin Ge Iron Horse resounded in the night sky, and Cao Cao said faintly: "Yuan Shu really broke through." ”

"Wenyuan." Cao Cao's gaze fell on Zhang Liao, and he said in a condensed voice, "Now it's your turn to attack the city, remember, after breaking the city, you must first control the warehouses and workshops in the city. ”

"Prime minister, don't worry." Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, "I will never let you down." ”

Almost at the same time, the east gate of Shouchun.

Behind Lu Bu, three thousand elite soldiers had already finished arraying, standing in the dark under the night sky, Lu Bu turned his head and said to Cao Xing in a deep voice: "Cao Xing, after breaking the city, remember to control the warehouses and workshops in the city first, and must not let the grain and grass in the city fall into the hands of Cao Cao or Sun Jian, otherwise, our army will not get any benefits in this battle." ”

Cao Xing crossed the horse and clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

South of Shouchun City, Sun Jian's camp.

Five thousand Jiangdong elite soldiers have also lined up and waited, Zhu Fan said to Sun Jian: "Lord, Cao's army has many soldiers and little food, after breaking the city, it is bound to take control of the warehouse and the workshop first, in order to rob the grain and grass in the city, and the Lu Bu army is also short of food, but I am afraid that it will do the same, so our army does not have to rob them." ”

Sun Ce frowned and said, "Is it so cheap for Cao Cao and Lu Bu?" ”

"Of course not." Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and said, "Cao Jun has more soldiers and less food, but our army has more food and less soldiers, what Mr. means, after the city is broken, the lord and Bofu should try their best to force the rebels in the city, these rebels are the elite of Yangzhou, if they can be used by the lord, they can become an elite division in a blink of an eye." ”

Sun Ce suddenly said: "I see! ”

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In June of the twelfth year of Emperor Xian's first evaluation, Shouchun City was breached.

Yuan Shu was ambushed by Cao's army on the way to escape to Lujiang, defeated and killed, and the Chengguo, which had only been founded for a few months, quickly perished, and the entire Yangzhou was torn apart.

Xun Yu, who stayed in Xuchang, and Cao Ren, who was stationed in Chenliu, respectively sent people to send an urgent report of 800 miles, and Zhang Bao personally raised the army to attack Xuchang! Cao Cao was shocked, leaving the general Zhang Liao Shouchun, and he personally led the army back to help!

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Yanzhou, Yihe River Basin, Yellow Turban Daying.

When Gao Shun hurriedly walked into Zhang Bao's Chinese army tent, he saw that Zhang Bao was discussing with Jia Xu, and hurriedly bowed his hand and said respectfully: "The last general will see the lord, see the sir." ”

"General Gao Shun doesn't have to be polite." Zhang Baosu said, "Is there any news from Xuchang?" ”

"Back to the lord's words." Gao Shun said in a deep voice, "According to the news transmitted back by the fine work lurking in Xuchang City, Cao Cao has personally led his troops back to Xuchang, and it is estimated that Cao Cao's army will return to Xuchang in about twenty days at the earliest. ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Bao bowed his head lightly and said in a condensed voice, "What about Cao Ren left by Chen?" Did you lead the army back to Xuchang? ”

Gao Shun said: "It has not been found out yet." ”

Zhang Baodao: "Send more horses, we must find out whether Cao Ren led his troops back to help Xuchang, and how many soldiers and horses stayed to help!" ”

"No."

Gao Shun clenched his fists and turned to leave.

"Wenhe~" Zhang Bao's dark eyes swept over the essence of the Dao, stroked his chin with his hand, and said in a condensed voice, "Xuchang City has thick walls, and this expedition is all cavalry, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture Xuchang for a while~"

Jia Xu's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and he said in a low voice: "What does the lord mean, turn to attack Chen Liu, or take advantage of Cao Ren's return to Xuchang and take the opportunity to kill Cao Ren?" ”

Zhang Bao's dark eyes flashed a fierce color, and he said coldly: "Cao Ren is the number one general under Cao Cao, and he is also a cronie of his clan, and his prestige in the Cao army is second only to Cao Cao, if Cao Ren can be killed, it will be Cao Cao's right-hand man!" ”

"If we can take this opportunity to kill Cao Ren, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the morale and morale of the Cao army, and from now on, when the Cao army faces the attack of our army, I am afraid that it will be at a psychological disadvantage before the battle." Jia Xu worried: "Cao Ren is a battlefield general, and there are still field battles, after all, the Central Plains is flat, which is conducive to our cavalry." But what if Cao Ren insisted on staying with Chen? After all, Cao Ren's reputation is not a wasted name! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Bao bowed his head lightly and said in a deep voice, "This matter still needs to be planned~"

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Chenliu County, the first year of Emperor Wu's Yuanjia, belongs to Yanzhou. The household is 296,284, the mouth is 1,59,550, the county is 17, and the administrative office is in Chenliucheng. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Liujun was changed to Chen Liuguo, and Emperor Han Xian was once the king of Chen Liuguo before he ascended the throne.

Chen Liu, Puyang in the north, Luoyang in the west, Jiyin in the east, Xuchang in the south, can be described as the transportation hub of the entire Yanzhou, once Chen Liu, Puyang has completely become a lonely city, so Cao Cao personally appointed Cao Ren, the number one general under his command, to sit in Chenliu before the expedition.

Cao Ren's big tent in the army.

Cao Ren was dressed in dark iron armor, sitting according to the case, the Confucian general Li Dian, the deputy general Li Tong, Shi Lian, Han Hao and other generals were all split left and right, Cao Ren said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the Yellow Turban Zhang Bao personally led the army into Xuchang, this general has sent people 800 miles to report to the lord's place, and today I summoned you and others to come to help Xuchang!" ”

"General Zixiao!" As soon as Cao Ren's words fell, the deputy general Li Dian condensed and said: "The last general thinks that it is really inappropriate to return to Xuchang!" ”

"Huh!?" Cao Ren frowned tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Xuchang is the basis of our army, and the court of the Son of Heaven is in Xuchang, once Xuchang is lost, it will completely lose the political status of our army, what will the lord use to command the heroes in the future?" Why did Manchester City say that it was inappropriate to return to Xuchang? ”

Li Dian shook his head and said: "The last general doesn't think that Xuchang is not important, but Chen Liu's is also the top priority of our army, once Chen Liu's loss, the entire Yanzhou will sink into pieces, and our army will completely lose control of Yanzhou." The reason why the last general left General Zixiao to personally sit in charge of Chen Liu was that he was afraid that something would happen to Chen Liu, after all, General Zixiao was the first person in our army to guard, as long as General Zixiao was in charge, Chen Liu would be foolproof! ”

"But what about Xuchang?" Cao Ren said worriedly, "Don't forget Manchester City, there are only 10,000 defenders under the command of Mr. Wen Weak who stayed in Xuchang, and they are all recruits recruited last year, how can these 10,000 recruits make the Yellow Turban Thief's opponent?" ”

"Yes, Manchester City General!" Li Daodao, "According to the report of our army's horse exploration, Zhang Bao personally led 50,000 iron horsemen into the Kou, how can more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Xuchang resist the yellow turban thieves who are like wolves and tigers?" ”

"No~" Li Dian analyzed, "After the last war, it was not only the coalition forces that suffered heavy losses, but also the Yellow Turbans, with at least more than half of the more than 300,000 troops lost. According to the estimate, Zhang Bao's command is currently only a hundred thousand troops, and more than 100,000 people in the two must be stationed along the Yellow River, Xiliang, and Guanzhong respectively, so that the number of troops that can be mobilized will definitely not exceed 50,000~"

Li Dian said this, and said: "Even if it is 50,000 people, Zhang Bao cannot all be dispatched, and some of them must be left as a mobile team, so this time Zhang Bao led the army at most 20,000~"

Cao Ren said in a deep voice: "Manchester City, this matter is very important, Xuchang cannot afford to lose!" ”

Li Dian clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "In the end, the head will be used as a guarantee, Zhang Bao is menacing this time, but the number of people will definitely not exceed 20,000!" ”

"Hmm!" Cao Ren took a deep breath and looked around at the generals, "What do you think?" ”

Li Channel: "Xuchang City has thick walls, and there is a moat to defend, if the number of thieves is only 20,000, Xuchang will not lose for a while, and the lord's army has also returned to Xuchang, so Xuchang is worry-free!" However, Zhang Bao is cunning and abnormal, after all, the lord has also suffered losses under his hands, so the last general thinks that the whole army should be on standby, once Xuchang is lost, our army can support at any time, and the other is afraid that it will be afraid that it will secretly cross Chen Cang on the plank road! ”

"Hmm!" Cao Ren suddenly got up and said in a deep voice, "Since this is the case, pass the order, Tanma will report the situation in Xuchang at any time, and order all departments to be on strict guard!" ”

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On the official road of Yongqiu, the dust was flying, and Zhang Baozheng led 12,000 Yellow Turban Iron Horsemen to rush forward. When he was riding his horse and galloping, Zhang Bao suddenly reined in the war horse, and in an instant, 12,000 cavalry stood still on the horse, and 12,000 soldiers stood on the official road.

"Rhythm Law~"

Directly in front of him, a horse galloped over, the cavalry strangled the war horse fiercely, hugged his fists on the horse and said: "Lord Qiqi, the last general has never found any signs of Chen Liudongjun along the road!" ”

"Cao Ren is so determined that he doesn't move?" Zhang Bao said coldly, "If you explore again, you must find out!" ”

"No!"

Tanma clenched his fists and led away.

"Lord~" Jia Xu slowly stepped forward and said in a condensed voice, "Cao Ran really deserves to be a battlefield general, knowing that our army is attacking Xuchang, he still doesn't move!" ”

"Cao Ren is indeed difficult~" Zhang Bao suddenly looked back, his eyes fell on Jia Xu's body, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, you don't have to follow General Ben to Chenliu." You will lead 10,000 light horsemen to march towards Xuchang, and you must be mighty along the way, tie more branches at the tail of the horse to mop the ground, and you must create signs for the general that no less than 50,000 troops will attack Xuchang! ”

Jia Xu's heart moved, and he lost his voice: "The lord can't!" ”

"Wenhe~" Zhang Bao said in a deep voice, "This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if General Ben can successfully capture Chenliu, you can directly transfer to the Tiger Prison Pass, and order Yu Shi to lead the army to Chenliu to make peace with General Ben, so that the northern part of Yanzhou will become the food in the mouth of our army!" ”

Jia Xu was still trying to persuade him, but Zhang Bao waved his hand to interrupt Jia Xu and said in a deep voice: "Wen Hexiu wants to say more, this general has made up his mind!" ”

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Impeachment of the mountain, the Zhoucang tribe.

Zhou Cang's eyes swept over the leaders of the thirty-six divisions under his command, and said sharply: "Just now, our army reported on the horses, and the exact location of the horse thieves of the caravan has been determined!" There are no less than 5,000 people, and this group of people has been determined to be Liu Bei's gang to pretend to be, so after everyone returns to the camp, they will immediately gather the army and will eradicate them in one fell swoop! ”

"Yes!"

The leaders of the thirty-six tribes immediately straightened their chests and suddenly agreed.

When the tribes gather at this time, for a time the surrounding felt bags are dense, the horses are boiling, and at night, piles of bonfires rise in the dark grassland, and the soldiers who have long been accustomed to the desert life sing and dance around the fire, just like the festival.

It was the first time Zhang Tuo saw such a lively grassland night, and he was so excited that he drilled everywhere.

But no matter where Zhang Tuo runs, he will be followed by a slender middle-aged man, this middle-aged man is Zhang Tuo's injured person who was dug out of the snow, and then Wanrou carefully cured the arrow sores, but the rotten poison accumulated in the two years old wounds needs a long time of medicine stone treatment to completely heal.

However, this person has a withdrawn personality and is difficult to get along with, but he treats Zhang Tuo like a shadow!