Chapter 261: Lao Cao's Scheme
As soon as the spies' words fell, the expressions of everyone in the hall were extremely strange, some were surprised, some were angry, some were worried, and some were incredulous. Who is Yan Liang? It was the Four Courtyard Pillars of Hebei, the famous generals under Yuan Shao, with countless military exploits, and the generals who walked over on the dead in blood-stained robes, were defeated, and they were so miserable, how could they believe such a fact. Only a few people sighed in their hearts, and sure enough, something happened to Yan Liang, this... Han Xiuyuan is fierce! Thinking of this, he was shocked by the strength of the Han army in his heart.
They don't believe Yuan Shao or believe it, Yan Liang has a few pounds and two, others don't know, can he not know?
"You say it again, what's wrong with General Yan Liang."
Yuan Shao's tone was obviously a little stiff, and there was a slight tremor in his voice, although he didn't believe it in his heart, he also knew in his heart how a spy dared to deceive himself.
"Lord, General Yan Liang was beheaded by the enemy general Huang Zhong, and our army was defeated and returned." The spy said it again. swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and scolded in his heart, these dogs said, why do you want Lao Tzu to do this errand, obviously looking for death.
Yuan Shao's eyes were dazed, his body fell softly on the chair, and he couldn't speak for a long time, Yan Liang's death hit him hard.
"Lord...... Lord! Guo Youzhen and the others next to him saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward to wake up Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao glanced at the two of them, slowly shook his head, pointed at the spy and asked slowly, "You...... Repeat what happened in detail, and don't leave anything out. "Even though Yuan Shao is stupid, he also knows the truth of knowing himself and knowing his opponent, now that he is in Chaoge, he doesn't know anything about the things ahead, for Han Jin to occupy and merge the state so quickly and kill Yan Liang, a series of huge actions have already deeply shocked him. The unknown is the most terrifying thing, Yuan Shao must know how Yan Liang died.
The spy talked about the battlefield in detail this time, and when it came to Yan Liang being killed by Huang Zhong with a knife, the generals below were obviously boiling, especially the people who opened their jaws and looked at Han Meng's general Lu Yi, although they had a lot of jealousy for Yan Liang in their hearts, but Yan Liang's martial arts were the top among several people, and they didn't expect to be cut down by the other party in a few rounds. This Huang Zhong's strength is really a bit terrifying, I'm afraid that Lu Bu is just like that.
"Order, the army will set off in a few days, go into battle with a certain family, and avenge General Yan Liang and my tens of thousands of sons."
After listening to the description, Yuan Shao was full of disbelief in the combat power of the Han Jin army. The resentment in his belly turned to anger. Both public and private, he has to send troops, take the initiative to attack, regain the morale that has been trampled on, and fight a beautiful war in order to eliminate the anger and unwillingness in his heart.
"My lord!" At this moment, Tian Feng spoke out to stop him.
Yuan Shao turned his face to look at it, and asked expressionlessly, "Tian Feng, what do you have to say!" ”
Tian Feng ignored Yuan Shao's murderous eyes, and said bluntly: "My lord, my subordinates think that it is not appropriate to send troops at this time, the enemy's intention and obviousness are obviously to engage our army head-on and fight it out." However, our army was newly defeated, its morale was low, the enemy's situation was unknown, and it was impossible to judge the enemy's movements. It's really not advisable to send troops! ”
"Lord Tian's words are wrong, it is precisely because of the new defeat of our army that we have to take the initiative to attack, the so-called mourning soldiers will win, not to mention that our army of 300,000 is dispatched, it is not easy to exterminate Han Xiuyuan, is it possible that your consciousness says that my Hebei army is not his opponent Han Xiuyuan!" As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, Feng Ji couldn't help but sneer.
Tian Feng was not good at words, so he was suddenly speechless, and said with a red face angrily: "Lord Feng, the strength of the Han army is beyond our expectations, and Han Xiuyuan is even more deceitful, he went around a big circle from outside Yanmen Pass and entered Taiyuan, and defeated General Yan Liang without much effort, can't all this still make me pay attention to it?" ”
After speaking, he ignored Feng Ji anymore, turned his head to Yuan Shao and saluted: "The lord's subordinates think that they should gather troops to defend at this time to prevent the attack, the morale of the Han army is sharp, we are really not suitable to meet him, as long as our army resists their round of attacks, drag on for two or three months, at that time they are short of food and grass, and newly occupied and annexed the state, the rear is extremely unstable, and it will inevitably retreat without a fight. ”
Yuan Shao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Tian, what you said is good, but a certain family is not interested in waiting for two or three months, since you have this idea, then you stay here, the governor of grain and grass, and defend Chaoge." ”
"The lord wants to defeat the Korean army, why not wait for work!" At this moment, Frustrated Professor, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Waiting for work?" Yuan Shao asked thoughtfully.
Fu Zhu nodded and said: "Lord, since the Han army is coming to Chaoge, why do we have to travel a long way to rush over, it is better to wait here, first, we have the city as the backing, occupy the geographical advantage, two, it is also convenient to transport grain and grass here, I am not afraid of the enemy from the grain and grass, the three of our side is recuperating, and the enemy is physically and mentally exhausted, it is a good time for our army to attack." ”
The meaning of what he said was similar to Tian Feng, but he was better than Tian Feng and knew how to speak, according to his meaning, it was nothing more than defending in Chaoge and blocking the enemy. But in his mouth, these words were much more euphemistic than Tian Feng, and sure enough, Yuan Shao thought for a while and nodded in agreement, this time the trial of Feng Ji and the others didn't say anything, although they like to fight for power and profit, and fight to the death for some things, but this does not hinder their war vision. Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the lord's attack is very unfavorable to his own side.
As Tian Feng expected, Han Jin did not see the Yuan army coming, and wanted to march immediately, but Guo Jia suggested that the army had been fighting all the time, and he must take this opportunity to rest and face the next final battle between the two sides. Han Jin thought about it. So the army rested in place for three days, and in the early morning of the third day, hundreds of thousands of troops left for Chaoge.
At the same time, Cao Ying's side was triumphant all the way, and Yuan Shu on the one hand was under pressure from all directions, and his troops were divided everywhere, and Cao Ying and Lu Bu were like wolves and tigers. Liu Biao is not good at stubble, and the coach Wen hired a big knife to kill Yuan Jun's subordinates. Although Sun Ce did not go into battle, but Chen had five thousand soldiers, and he looked like he could shoot at any time, which made Yuan Shu feel terrified, and in less than a month's effort, his territory had shrunk on a large scale. As a last resort, he used the strategy of his subordinates, planning to unite with Lu Bu, he had a son, Lu Bu and a daughter, and planned to take the opportunity to marry together to resist the rest of the people, and at the same time promised many benefits, Lu Bu really agreed. did not listen to Chen Gong's persuasion, and made peace with Yuan Shu.
And what about Sun Ce, suddenly the army attacked against Yan Baihu to kill, and within a few days, he took Yan Baihu's head and occupied the entire six counties of Jiangdong, it can be said that this kid used Yuan Shu to put Yan Baihu together, and when everyone thought that he was targeting Yuan Shu, he suddenly took Yan Baihu by surprise and caught Yan Baihu off guard.
The two sides withdrew, Yuan Shu's situation was still very bad, Yuzhou had been seized by Cao Ying, a large area of land in Yangzhou was seized by Wenpin, and in the face of the Cao Liu coalition army, the soldiers of the three armies under Yuan Shu were defeated and retreated. As a last resort, Yuan Shu retreated to Shouchun, defended tightly, the 400,000 troops in the city strictly guarded the high city, the grain accumulated like a mountain, the high walls of the city were dangerous, as long as he was determined to defend it, Yuan Shu believed that others would never be able to attack it.
And Cao Ying is also full of spring breeze, although he has experienced some twists and turns along the way, but he has undoubtedly achieved a great victory. However, at this time, Cao Ying's face was gloomy, and his subordinates and generals also remained silent, after all, this news was extremely unfavorable to them.
Cao Ying was silent for a long time, straightened out the thoughts in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Han Xiuyuan has a good means, he can take the state without much effort, and easily defeat Yan Liang, the general under Yuan Benchu, it is really powerful!" ”
"Yes, the general's move is powerful, completely blinded Yuan Sikong, and also disrupted our army's plan, a few years, the general has devoted himself to development for a few years, once he comes out of the mountain, he gives the world a dismount, just afraid of ...... Yuan Sikong is in trouble this time! Xun Yu said a little heavily.
Cheng Yu shook his head and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid it's not trouble, Yuan Jun is not the opponent of the Han army, the sleeping lion of the general has finally woken up, my lord, our army must take Yuan Shu as soon as possible and strive for a piece of the pie." ”
Cao Ying stood up and kept his spirits high for a while, "Zhongde's words are good, the old man saw that this Han Xiu was far from ordinary in his early years, and now he finally showed his teeth, among the heroes at that time, only this person was really the opponent of the old man!" ”
After Cao Ying sighed, he suddenly spoke: "Zhongde is right, Yuan Benchu is by no means Han Xiuyuan's opponent, once Yuan Benchu is defeated, then the entire north will be occupied by Han Xiuyuan, at that time, there is Lu Bu, a hungry wolf in the west, and Liu Biao's strength in Jingzhou is not ordinary, Sun Cehu's father has no dogs, and it has become a certain situation to dominate Jiangdong, only our side is surrounded by enemies, and the situation is worrying!" ”
Xun Yu and Cheng Yu nodded secretly, and there was a worry in their hearts, only Xiahou was a little unconvinced, and the lord also looked too highly at Han Jin.
"Lord, Yuan Shaoxiong dominates the land of the four states of Hebei, arrogant and arrogant in the world, even if Han Jin is strong, but in the face of Yuan Shao, I'm afraid it will not be so easy."
Cao Ying shook his head and said: "You are wrong, you still don't know Han Jin, this person does things, he has always planned and then moved, he has no certain certainty, he will never act casually, you look at his wars over the years, you can see that he does not move, and he moves as fast as thunder." Bingzhou is the best example, this time against Yuan Shao, he will definitely have something to do. ”
Cao Ying said this, and sighed again, "This matter is not bad, at least we can see from this war what he has to do, and he knows that he will win every battle." ”
"Gongda, what do you think of Lu Bu's alliance with Yuan Shu?" Cao Ying sighed and suddenly asked.
Xun You pondered for a moment and said: "Lord, how can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch, if you want to do great things, you must get rid of this person as soon as possible." It's just that Lu Bu bravely crowned the three armies, Chen Gong was scheming, and he also had his subordinates and the state iron cavalry to dominate the world, and his combat power was extraordinary, and it was not a matter of time and a half for the lord to deal with him, but now there is a strategy. ”
Cao Ying's eyes lit up, and he leaned over and said, "Gongda, hurry up!" ”
Xun You stroked his mustache and said: "Lord, my subordinates once heard that when this Lu Bu was under Han Jin, he was oppressed by the general's family many times, and when it was called the Chang'an Rebellion, this person was repeatedly humiliated by the general, and he had a grudge against the general in his heart, and now, Han Xiu went to Jizhou far away, if Lu Bu knew this news, could he not do something?" ”
Cao Ying's eyes flashed, "Drive the tiger and devour the wolf!" Not bad. One made Han Lu Bu fight against each other, the other helped Yuan Shao, and the third led Lu Bu away, and I took the opportunity to take Xuzhou, which was really a good strategy! It's just that Yuan Shu is still there, and he won't be able to solve him for a while, and I can't leave! ”
Cheng Yu smiled gloomily, and suddenly said, "Lord, in fact, there is another person who can be used." Has the lord forgotten Liu Bei and Guan Yu who live here? ”
Xun You's eyes narrowed, staring at Cheng Yu and smiling: "Zhongde is a good plan, a good plan!" Let Liu Bei go to fight Yuan Shu, leave this hungry tiger here to make waves, and then our army defeated Lu Bu with lightning speed. After that, you can intervene in the dispute between Han and Yuan. ”
Cao Ying shook his head and said: "Liu Bei, this person, his heart is difficult, it is not an exaggeration to call him a hero at that time, and now he is trapped here, like a dragon in the shallows, once released, like a dragon returning to the sea, it cannot be taken lightly!" ”
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "The lord has filtered, although Liu Bei is not good, but he has no money, and he has no prestige, what big waves can he make, at best, it is a small fight, besides, send Liu Bei out, disturb Jingzhou, and restrain Sun Ce in Jiangdong, when the time comes, the lord can free up his hands to fight the life and death with the general." ”
Cao Ying rubbed the corners of his eyes, and said a little tiredly: "Okay, wait, with Lu Bu's greed, you don't have to wait for me to be notified, he will make a move, you wait to make preparations, if necessary, take down Lu Bu immediately, but before that, you must drain Yuan Shu's blood first, Shouchun must take it, the generals listen to the order, and say that the city will be attacked!" ”
Under the city of songs, at this time, the pennant fluttered, the war drums shook the sky, and Yuan Shao's army of 200,000 was under the city, ready to fight, and the murderous spirit was soaring. On the other side, Han Jin also arranged his troops, and his fighting spirit soared.
The final battle of Yuan Han finally began, and if this battle is successful, it will dominate Hebei, and if it is defeated, it will be like a lost dog.
Han Jin looked at Yuan Shao, who was surrounded by a large group of generals in the distance, and a trace of amazement flashed in his heart, thinking that when he entered Luoyang for the first time, he encountered the evil Shao, or Yuan Shao stepped forward, Yuan Shao at that time was high-spirited, bold and dry, at that time, he was just a civilian, and a small official with a sesame seed could ravage himself, more than ten years have passed, Yuan Shao has become the overlord of the dominant party, and he has also achieved some results by opportunism.
It's just that the two people who used to be friends back then, now for the sake of the belonging of the Han Dynasty, they will finally meet with swords and soldiers, and make people happy, Han Jin sighed secretly, gently lifted the reins of the horse, and the flame horse passed out, flashing like a burning cloud, Dian Wei was just about to follow, Han Jin waved his hand to stop him from coming.
Yuan Shao on the opposite side saw it, and also whispered a few words, urging the horse to catch up, both of them were single horses, and they were not afraid of what tricks the other party would play, but the subordinates on both sides were on alert, on alert, and ready to shoot at any time.
(To be continued)