Chapter 211: A Surprise Attack
Lei Boyan said, "Now the land of Shouchun has been flooded and drought for many years, people are short of food, and the army is disturbing the people, the people are resentful, and the soldiers are difficult to resist the enemy, not to mention that the Cao army is brave, and now there is only one plan to retreat from the enemy!" ”.
Yuan Shu asked, "What is the plan, tell me quickly!" ”。
Lei Bo continued, "It's better to leave a military horse under Shouchun City, and not fight, when the other side runs out of food, it will inevitably change, then Cao's army can retreat!" Your Majesty will temporarily lead a team of military horses to cross the Huai River to avoid its edge! ”。
Yuan Shu's brows turned to joy and worry, Naiyun, "What you said is light, now that Shouchun City is surrounded on all sides, how can I get out of the Huai?" Even if you can get out, how can you hold this city and wait for the other army to change? ”。
Lei Bo smiled, "There is a way to deal with it, please don't worry!" ”。
At this time, Lei Bo led a military horse to the west of the city, and ordered the whole army to dig the moat outside the city, it turned out that the west of Shouchun City was connected with the Huai River, and Sun Ce led the water army to attack from the west city, Yuan Shu's army and horses were mostly good at water warfare, and Cao Ang, Liu Bei and Lu Bu were all landlubbers, so Lei Bo expected this plan, intending to flood Shouchun City by himself, turning people into people and the sky from time to time for the geographical advantage, at that time this Lei Bo led the army to confront Sun Ce's water army, The other military horses above saw that the water was quite strong, and they all retreated to besiege the city and did not attack again!
Sun Ce alone could not resist all the horses of Shouchun, and also retreated, when Lei Bo and the general Chen Ji escorted Yuan Shu across the Huai River, Yuan Shu asked Lei Bodao, "Who guards Shouchun City to resist the enemy army?" ”。
Lei Bo said with a smile, "Only General Ji Ling can handle this matter!" ”。
This Yuan Shu has lost the backbone, so Lei Bo said, sent Ji Ling to lead 20,000 military horses to defend Shouchun City, and Yuan Shu led the rest of the military horses to cross Huai to live in peace!
Ji Lingli scolded in Shouchun City, "Lei Bo bullied me!" But this Ji Ling is really helpless, after repeated defeats, this Ji Ling has long had no status at all, and Lei Bo saw the needle and arranged Ji Ling in such a dangerous situation in Shouchun City, making it clear that he wanted to harm Ji Ling's life by the hand of Cao Jun!
After Yuan Shu crossed the Huai, the water potential in Shouchun City disappeared, and Cao Ang wanted to attack the city again, not wanting that Sun Ce had already returned to Jiangdong at this time, and Lu Bu and Liu Bei also had the intention of being sluggish.
Lu Bu and Liu Bei were in a hurry, naturally in order to preserve their strength, and Cao Ang was ordered to conquer Yuan Shu, so he must first conquer Shouchun City, and then attack Huainan to level Yuan Shu's lair, but at this time, Cao Jun had already encountered a nail outside Shouchun City!
Shouchun City is the imperial capital after Yuan Shu became the emperor, with thick walls, with Cao Ang's four generals and 30,000 horses, it is really difficult to break through Shouchun, and Cao Ang wants to mobilize 30,000 horses from Jizhou to attack the city, and Cheng Yu admonished, "If the young master has no way to win, Gao Fei's department cannot be moved lightly!" ”。
Just when Cao Ang was at a loss, Zhao Yun, who had deployed troops behind, broke into the camp and met Cao Ang, Naiyun, "I've seen the commander!" Zhao Yun knew that Shouchun City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he was willing to bring Jizhou soldiers and horses to help conquer Shouchun City! ”。
Cao Ang's face hesitated slightly, and Cheng Yu on the side said, "General Zilong is serious, although Shouchun City is strong and thick, it is not impossible to conquer it!" ”。
Zhao Yun said kindly, "What Mr. Cheng Yu said is extremely true, Zhao Yun is willing to be ordered to gallop!" ”。
Cheng Yu said with a smile, "Now that we are confronting Shouchun City, we can't attack it for a long time, and there are large consumers of grain and grass, so I am tired of General Zhao leading troops back to Xudu to escort grain and grass, and the weight of grain and grass is the foundation of the march, so don't be careless!" ”。
Zhao Yun's face was still pale, and he praised, "Zhao Zilong takes the order!" ”。
What Cheng Yu said was just a plan to take away Zhao Yun, but it was true that the army had little food, and the reason why Shouchun City was willing to fight a war of attrition with Cao Jun was that he had no fear of his own grain and grass, and sure enough, Cao Ang's army was 60,000, although Jizhou's 30,000 horses did not participate in the siege of the city, but the consumption of grain and grass was not a lot at all, so the problem of food was imminent!
Zhao Yun led 3,000 soldiers and horses back to Xudu to escort grain and grass, and Cao Ang wrote a letter to Sun Ce in Jiangdong in the army, saying that he would borrow 100,000 stone of grain, and Sun Ce also shirked it, and he was only willing to borrow 50,000 stone of grain from Cao Jun!
Cao Ang said angrily, "This Sun Ce was awarded the title of 'Brave' general by his father, and now he has withdrawn from the army without authorization, and even the matter of borrowing grain is half pushed and half done, which is really hateful!" ”。
Cheng Yu admonished, "Don't be angry, the world is all for profit, this Sun Ce is just holding a wait-and-see attitude, and when Shouchun City is broken, he will inevitably return again!" Such a person does not need to be angry, but should think about how to attack the city as soon as possible! ”。
Cao Ang said, "I can't attack for a long time, I have no explanation in the court and my father, and I am about to make a surprise army, and the soldiers are divided into five ways to rob the city at night!" ”。
Cheng Yu asked, "How to surprise the soldiers?" ”。
Cao Angnai said, "I've been thinking about it for a long time! At this time, the land of Huainan is rainy, the river is full, and there is a moat in the west of Shouchun City, which is connected to the Huai River, Zixiu intends to send a team of 100 people who are familiar with the water nature, sneak in from the Huai River, and then use the water potential of the moat to steal into Shouchun City. ”。
Cheng Yu thought it was good, and then asked, "The people in the army are all people from the north, and they are not good at playing in the water, so who can the young master dive into the Huai River?" ”。
Cao Ang said with a smile, "I have been confronting Shouchun City for several months, I have already planned to secretly train an army of 100 people, there is no problem with diving, and Zixiu's water nature is also good today!" ”。
Cheng Yu was stunned and said, "Could it be that the young master wants to sneak into Shouchun City in person!" ”。
Cao Ang said yes, but Cheng Yu tried his best to stop him, "The young master is the commander of an army, how can he easily make a mistake!" ”。
Cao Ang said with a smile, "My father is the prime minister of a country, and he must take the lead in every battle, and his son is not as wise as his father, but he also knows the truth of the truth, if the commander does not fall into battle and kill the enemy, how can the soldiers be brave!" ”。
Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "The young master is not as good as the prime minister, the prime minister is the star of Fulu, although he has repeatedly made mistakes, he can also get out of the way, the young master can't be like this!" ”。
"Mr. Cheng Yu actually said that, where is there any Fulu star, the image of Fulu, it's just far-fetched! Don't say much, sir, the meaning of Zixiu cannot be changed! ”。
Seeing this, Cheng Yu also shook his head and said, "Before leaving, the prime minister has an order, but the young master is ordered to listen to Cheng Yu's words, and the old minister is humiliated, and he is ashamed of the trust of the prime minister!" ”。
Cao Ang saw that Cheng Yu had moved out of his Lao Tzu, so he immediately stopped Cheng Yu and said, "Mr. Zi Xiu listens!" No more risk! No more risk! ”。
Hearing Cao Ang say such words, Cheng Yu was a little relieved.
Gao Fei is willing to push Cao Ang as the commander of the army, there must be an ulterior motive, and Cao Cao is also beware of Gao Fei poisoning Cao Ang, so in order to act thoroughly, Cao Cao sent Cheng Yu to accompany the army to make a point, and along the way, or the opportunity to attack the city, Cheng Yu did not see anything strange about the people and horses of Jizhou, but Cheng Yu still did not dare to let the young master take risks, in addition to beware of Zhao Yunren in Jizhou, etc., even went to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person, and also stopped Cao Ang! It's well thought out! But will this Cao Ang stay in the military tent honestly? It's still an unknown!