The war in Jingbei came to an end, but the war in Jingzhou continued.

Sun Ce sat in Xiangyang City, and Xu Sheng, the governor of the Northern Route Army, commanded the army and went south to Zhidao County.

Jiangling City on the north bank of the Yangtze River is the county of Nanjun, and the counties north of Jiangling and east of Jiangling have been conquered by the Wu army one after another. Under the city of Gangneung, it finally entered a state of stalemate.

Xu Sheng, the governor of the Northern Route Army, Huang Gai, the left governor of the Middle Route Army, and Han Dang, the right governor of the Middle Route Army, successively met outside Jiangling City.

Cheng Pu, the governor of the Southern Route Army, attacked Jingnan, and he also won successive battles.

However, it is said that on the south bank of the Yellow River, the battle of Yuan Cao has finally entered a decisive stage.

After Yuan Shao imprisoned Tian Feng a few days ago, he raised troops to cross the river and march to Guandu. Cao Ren, who was sitting in Guandu, was shocked and hurriedly sent an urgent letter to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao had no choice but to give up the white horse, and withdrew to Guandu with Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun, Le Jin, Han Hao, Shi Lian, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Zhu Ling, Liu Yan and other generals.

In the direction of Yanjin, Yu Ban got Cao Cao's general order and could not hold out. Jiang Yiqu, the general of the Yuan army, received a strict order from Yuan Shao and led the Lu brothers to storm Yanjin.

Cao Cao garrisoned 100,000 soldiers and sat in Guandu to wait for Yuan Shao to come.

Yuan Shao's army of 200,000 had just arrived in Yangwu Village, and Tian Feng wrote from prison and said: "Now it is better to wait for the day, and do not raise soldiers in vain, I am afraid that there will be disadvantages!" ”

Seeing this, Yuan Shao was furious again and wanted to kill Tian Feng. The ministers advised again, and Yuan Shao was angry.

Half a month later, Yuan Cao's army confronted each other in Guandu, and the two sides gathered more than 300,000 people.

On this day, Fu Zhu once again advised Yuan Shao: "Although our army is numerous, its courage is not as good as that of the other army; Although his army is fine, the grain and grass are not as good as ours. The other army has no food, and the advantage is in the urgent battle; Our army has food, and it is advisable to hold it slowly. If the sun and the moon can be opened, the other army will be defeated without a fight. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he said angrily: "Tian Feng slows down my army's heart, and you dare to do this?" ”

Immediately, Yuan Shao scolded left and right: "Lock the frustration in the army, and after I break Cao, I will be punished with Tian Feng!" ”

Yuan's army of 200,000 was encamped outside Guandu, stretching for dozens of miles.

Cao Cao led the generals out of the camp to check, and saw that Yuan's army was full of banners and swords, and all the generals were terrified.

After returning to the camp, Cao Cao summoned all the advisers to discuss.

Xun You saw that Cao Cao's face was not good, and said: "Although there are many Shao troops, there is no need to be afraid. Our army has elite soldiers, all of whom are regarded as ten. But Lee is in a hurry. If the sun and moon are delayed, the grain and grass will not be enough, and things can be worried. ”

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this, and said, "What Gongda said is very true. ”

After that, Cao Cao ordered the generals to march in a noisy manner.

Outside the camp, Yuan Jun came to greet him.

I saw Yuan Cao's second army, lined up in the camp. Xu Yu transferred 10,000 crossbowmen and ambushed the two wings. He also gathered 5,000 crossbowmen and lined them up in front of the battle, about the sound of drums.

Three drums, Yuan Shaojin's golden helmet and golden armor, brocade robe and jade belt, immediately in front of the battle.

On the left and right of Yuan Shao, there were generals such as Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Mu Yuanjin, Han Luzi, Lu Weihuang, Zhao Rui, Xu You, Xun Kan, Feng Ji, Guo Tu and other advisers.

Cao Cao lined up and rode out, and when he looked around, he saw that Yuan's army was very tightly organized.

Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Li Dian, Le Jin and others each held weapons and supported Cao Cao in front and back.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was excellent.

The two of them are young, both are wealthy and noble, when they were young, they were uninhibited, and they once did the ridiculous thing of stealing the bride's together.

It's a pity that in front of interests, there are no friends.

In front of the world, you can only become an enemy.

Cao Cao was dressed in armor, although he was short and not as burly as Yuan Shao, he looked still energetic.

I saw Cao Cao beat his horse forward, raised his whip and scolded: "Before the Son of Heaven, I played you as a general, why did you rebel today at the risk of the world's disapproval?" ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he snorted coldly and scolded: "Ah conceal the difference between this statement, Erto is a Han Chen, but he is actually a thief, and he is full of crimes, even more than Wang Mang Dong Zhuo, and he also accused me of rebellion?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he shouted in a deep voice: "I am an edict to beg for thieves!" ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he sneered and said, "Don't you hear the edict of the clothes belt?" ”

When Cao Cao heard the words "Edict with Clothes", he was immediately furious and furious.

I saw Cao Cao's order, and Xiahou Yuan, Xu Chu, Li Dian, and Le Jin fought on horseback. On Yuan Shao's side, he snorted coldly, and Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, and Lu Weihuang were not to be outdone.

Everyone suddenly fought together, fighting each other, and there was no winner or loser between dozens of rounds.

The wind is howling, the sun is hanging high, the Yellow River is rolling, and there is a solemn atmosphere.

The drums rumbled, the shouts of slaughter, and the cheers of the two sergeants resounded through the heavens and the earth.

Dozens of rounds passed, and everyone couldn't hold each other, but Lu Weihuang's martial arts were not as good as Lejin after all, and he finally showed a decline. Seeing this, Cao Cao was secretly happy in his heart, so he ordered Cao Chun to lead the tiger and leopard to ride in front, and Zhu Ling and Han Hao each led 5,000 troops in the rear, and jointly rushed to kill Yuan Shao's army.

Xu Yu saw Cao's army attacking in the military formation, so he ordered the soldiers to beat the drums.

As soon as the drums sounded, ten thousand arrows were fired in unison, and although Cao's army was brave, it was difficult to resist the enemy.

Seeing the defeat of the Cao army and retreating southward, Yuan Shao was overjoyed, so he drove his troops to cover up and kill, and for a while, the Cao army was defeated and all returned to the Guandu camp.

Yuan Shao led his troops to visit the Cao army's camp.

I saw that although the Cao army was defeated, but the loss was not much, and the Guandu camp had been in operation for a long time, the wall was high and thick, the arrangement was rigorous, and the interlocking links were interlocking, and the Cao army retreated into the camp, and the flag was strictly organized, and the retreat was not chaotic.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and secretly sighed in his heart that Cao Cao governed the army strictly.

Seeing this, Xun Kan said beside Yuan Shao: "Our army can build a soil mountain in front of Cao's army village, and let the sergeants fire arrows in the village up and down the mountain, or make trebuchets shoot it." If Cao Cao abandons it, our army will get this pass, and Xu Du can be broken! ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he thought for a moment, and then followed it.

Yuan Shao ordered Xu Yu to be the mainstay, supplemented by Han Luzi and Zhao Rui, and selected strong sergeants and shovels in each battalion, and came to Cao Cao's village to build a mountain.

When Cao Cao heard that the scout had arrived, he was shocked.

As a last resort, Cao Cao led his army to kill and wanted to stop Yuan's army from piling up earth mountains. Zhang He led the crossbowmen to hold the throat, but Cao Cao attacked, so he fired thousands of arrows to stop him.

Cao's army was not allowed to advance, so he had to shoot it with trebuchets in the wall.

Yuan Shao returned fire with trebuchets, and the two armies suffered heavy losses within more than ten days.

Due to the change of history, Sun Ce was the first to apply trebuchets to warfare. The trebuchet was not very technical, so the princes were soon equipped with this siege weapon. Originally, in the Battle of Guandu, the "Thunderbolt Car" taken by Cao Cao changed the situation of the battle and will not appear again.

Maybe it's the inertia of history. Cao Jun's catapult was led by Liu Ye.

Under the command of Liu Ye, the Cao army's catapults killed and injured Yuan's army, and the mountains outside the camp were nearly moonlit.

On more than 50 earthen hills, there are high oars, on which crossbowmen shoot arrows. Cao Jun was terrified, and they all guarded it with shields. Drums beat on the mountain, and arrows rained down. Cao Jun fell to the ground with a shield, and Yuan Jun shouted and laughed.

In order to deal with the Yuan army's Tushan offensive, Cao Cao had no choice but to follow up, and ordered the soldiers to build a Tushan in the camp, and the soldiers went up the mountain to fight back with bows and crossbows.

The two armies were like a race, and they were in a stalemate at Guandu.

In this way, you are attacking me, and the time has finally entered August. Yan Liang and Wen Chou also killed from Baima to Guandu, and for a while, Yuan Jun, whose morale was weakened due to a long period of inability to conquer, suddenly boosted people's hearts!

History has been changed, Yan Liangwen and Chou were not killed by Guan Yu, and Guan Gong's prestige has not spread.

And Liu Bei was also suspicious of Yuan Shao because of this Guan Yu incident, and he was not allowed to go to Runan. If Liu Bei is a carp at this time, then Runan is the Dragon Gate, and only after crossing the hurdle of Runan can Liu Bei jump onto the Dragon Gate and become a dragon.

However, although Liu Bei, as an atmospheric carrier, lost the opportunity to go to Runan, he also gathered Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and other old subordinates, and even his old acquaintance Zhao Yun also came to defect. At this time, Liu Bei, although he is still dormant, will soar into the sky as soon as he has the opportunity.

It is still outside the Guandu camp, and the Yuan army has been unable to conquer it for a long time.

Xun Kan offered another plan, and ordered the soldiers to use shovels to secretly dig tunnels and penetrate into the Cao army's camp.

Some soldiers saw Yuan Jun digging a pit behind the earth mountain, so he reported to Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked Liu Ye about the plan, and Liu Ye said: "This Yuan army can't attack the light and attack the dark, dig out the dark way, and want to enter the camp from the underground!" ”

"What's the way to stop it?" Cao Cao frowned and asked.

I saw Liu Ye smile confidently and said slowly: "Don't worry, the lord can go around the camp and dig a long trench, then Yuan Jun's secret path is useless!" ”

Cao Cao made Liu Ye's plan, and Yuan Jun dug a dark road to the edge of the long trench, but he couldn't enter.

However, it was said that at the place of Guandu, Yuan Cao's army was once again in a stalemate.

However, Yecheng is planning a big event.

Yuan Shao originally ordered the trial to raise and transport grain and grass in Yecheng, and the governor of Yecheng's affairs. The judge has a upright personality, and he can't rub sand in his eyes. Although the trial is in the Hebei camp, it has always refused to give face to its own camp. As a result, the trial of this person is often unpleasant between the two camps.

Although the trial supervised the transportation of grain and grass in Yecheng, he heard that someone had reported Xu You, so he ordered someone to investigate.

It doesn't matter if you don't check it, you can't check it.

It turned out that when Xu Yu was in Jizhou, he often indiscriminately received private property, and ordered his children and nephews to pay more taxes and money and food to himself. When the judge learned of this, he was furious.

So, the judge directly ordered the soldiers to put Xu Youzi and nephew in prison, and wrote an urgent letter to go to Guandu.

In the Yecheng Mansion, the judge sat at the table, and the brush in his hand kept writing. After a long time, the pen and ink stopped.

The judge picked up the letter paper in his hand and gently examined his handwritten letter under the light of the oil lamp.

Frowning, the judge said, "Someone! ”

Soon, a figure flashed out of the darkness, and it was none other than the cronies and guards beside him.

"Send this letter to Guandu urgently!" The judge said in a deep voice, put the letter paper into the envelope, slowly sealed it, and handed it to the guard.

The guard took the envelope, nodded, and hurried away in silence.

The judge sat at the table, motionless, and after a long time, he sighed softly. He didn't know if he was doing the right thing.

Although the judge disdains Xu Yu's person, he still admires this talent and wisdom very much.

The judge knew that once this letter was handed over to Yuan Shao. Xu Yu is finished, even if he doesn't die, there is no mercy at all. You must know that the reason why Yuan Shao is quite popular in Hebei is because he treats the people well. And Xu Yu ruined Yuan Shao's reputation, how could Yuan Shao spare him?

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