"It's August now, and our army has gone deep into Jizhou, but we missed the news from Xuzhou. Lu Xuzhou had previously issued seven documents asking for help from Yanzhou, but because the war went deep into Jizhou, it was delayed until yesterday! ”

Cao Cao looked extremely entangled, and explained to Sun Ce hatefully.

For this raid on Jizhou, Cao Cao has begun to regret it. The tripartite coalition spent a lot of effort and finally occupied several county towns in Jizhou and killed thousands of soldiers and horses in Jizhou. It's just that these losses are just scratches on the surface for the powerful arrogance. But because of this, he went deep into Jizhou and missed the opportunity to rescue Xuzhou in time, which was really a big loss!

"This ......"

Thinking of the serious consequences of the fall of Xuzhou, Sun Ce was also speechless.

In fact, for the rescue of Xuzhou, Cao Cao discussed the specific plan with Xun Yu as early as before he set out for Jizhou. However, due to the fact that when Xuzhou was threatened, Cao Cao, the commander, was not there, although Yanzhou could quickly mobilize many troops, it lacked a commander to lead the troops, and could not rush to the Xuzhou battlefield in time to support Lu Bu.

If Lü Bu of Xuzhou leads to the final defeat as a result, the strength of the arrogance will increase by another point, making the southern princes even more irresistible.

"Gossip. At this time, it is an existential crisis, and it is imperative to decide the next step immediately! ”

Seeing that Sun Ce realized the trouble he had accidentally caused, Cao Cao didn't want to blame him anymore. After all, the main decision-maker of this large-scale military operation in Jizhou was Cao Cao himself. Sun Ce's rash continued to go deeper, but it only delayed the retreat of the army for a few days, and it could not affect the overall situation.

"What else? When the army is decisively withdrawn, Yanzhou soldiers and horses are gathered, and Lu Xuzhou is rescued! ”

Liu Pet with a calm face. Immediately made his own proposal. Although this makes people feel a little late, Liu Pet believes that he can't ignore Lu Bu's request for help. If you want to come to Lu Bu's brave and good fighting, it will be okay to hold on for half a month longer. With the rescue of the three coalition forces,

“…… In fact. There is still a way to go......"

Sun Ce is open-minded by nature, and although he has just made some small mistakes in strategy, he has not kept silent. When proposing to Cao Cao and Liu Chong, Sun Ce's eyes flashed, and the enterprising intention in his heart did not diminish in the slightest.

"Since Zhang Mad has mobilized heavy troops in the direction of Qingzhou, the emptiness of Jizhou can already be determined. General Cao can return to Yanzhou as soon as possible and send a large army to rescue Xuzhou. A certain is willing to take the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, and of course ask the two to support thousands of people each and go deep into the hinterland of Jizhou. Take advantage of the emptiness of Jizhou to stir up a mess in the henchmen of the arrogant old thief! ”

Speaking of pride, Sun Ce waved his hand vigorously:

"This is a plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei. If Zhang Qi returns to the teacher to save him, the danger of Xuzhou will be solved. If Zhang Qiang does not return to the teacher, Jizhou will be broken, and it will not make it better! ”

Sun Ce offered this plan and felt good about himself. But when Cao Cao heard this, he shook his head slightly:

"Why do you need to go back to the teacher? He only used one general. Just bring thousands of elite soldiers back to help. Don't forget that there is Zhang Yan in Yecheng, and Julu also has Zhou Cang. These two thieves each have thousands of elite soldiers in their hands. If one of the generals returns to Jizhou, the three of them join forces, and the strength is already above our army! So ......"

Cao Cao waved his fist vigorously and said categorically:

"Jizhou can't stay for a long time! Our army has neither time nor place, nor peace. Repeatedly succeeded before. It's for the surprise. Now that Zhang Qi has found out, if he wants to stay again, he is only afraid of more evil and less auspicious! ”

"Not bad! The top priority is to rescue Xuzhou. Captain Sun, don't be anxious, there is a big thief like Zhang Wei. There will always be a day when Captain Sun will be proud! ”

Liu Chong also expressed his support for Cao Cao. For him, even if he broke through a few more county towns in Jizhou, he couldn't really make Zhang Qiang feel hurt. If Xuzhou is lost, Yanzhou will face a situation of being attacked from both sides. In that way, Liu Pet's Chen Guo will also have a rare day of peace.

Not to mention how Cao Cao suppressed Sun Ce's opinion, he hurried back to Yanzhou, and then rushed to Xuzhou with 20,000 reinforcements prepared by Xun Yu in advance. Let's take a look at how Zang Ba suddenly conquered Ju County, a well-defended Xiongcheng in Xuzhou.

Zang Ba was originally a native of Taishan, and naturally understood the geography and humanity of Taishan. Therefore, his return to Mount Tai to fight can be described as a matter of familiarity. In comparison, Chu Feiyan, who arrived a few years ago, although his troops are not weak, he has not been able to open up the situation in Mount Tai, and he has only achieved a foothold in this and will not be easily driven away. However, as soon as Zang Ba came, the situation of the arrogant forces in Taishan County was greatly improved.

As can be seen from the map, the Taishan region is located in the easternmost part of Yanzhou, with Qingzhou Plain, Jinan, Qi and other places in the north, Langya and Donghai in Xuzhou in the south, and Lu in Yuzhou in the southwest. In terms of strategic situation, the area around Mount Tai is separated from the arrogant control area by hundreds of miles, and it can be said that it is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is not so easy to stay.

In such a surrounded situation, no matter how strong the strength of the arrogant is, it is difficult to effectively support Chu Feiyan's department in Taishan. If it weren't for the fact that Chu Feiyan's subordinates were all elite soldiers who were proficient in mountain warfare, and they could get some supplies from Zhang Qiang through some covert means from time to time, Chu Feiyan might not be able to support himself here. But on the other hand, Chu Feiyan was able to stand tall in Mount Tai for more than a year surrounded by enemies, and his ability can be seen.

The method of Zang Ba leading his troops into Mount Tai was the same as the method of Chu Feiyan's entry, that is, taking advantage of the enemy's inattention, he suddenly led the army to cross the Yellow River, quickly went south, and penetrated directly into the Mount Tai area by means of forced march. However, compared to the 2,000 troops brought by Chu Feiyan, Zang Ba went south this time and brought 5,000 troops.

The time when Zang Ba went south to his hometown of Mount Tai was the moment when Zhang Madness sent troops to Qingzhou, intending to destroy Yuan Tan. The purpose of his joint forces with Chu Feiyan was not to capture the city and occupy a piece of territory in Yan, Xu, Yu and other large prefectures, but to be arrogantly explained that he wanted to put on the appearance of planning to attack Yanzhou and Xuzhou on a large scale, so that Xuzhou and Yanzhou had to strengthen the troops stationed around them, so as to reduce the possible support for Qingzhou.

In addition, Zhang Mad also specially told Zang Ba that if he had the opportunity, he would try to delay the reinforcements sent to Qingzhou by Yanzhou and Xuzhou, so as to lay a good condition for the main army's Qingzhou attack.

Zang Ba's position under Zhang Qiang is quite special. He is the only heavy general under the insolent men who clearly erects the mountain and makes the troops self-contained. Unlike the appointment of the commanders of other legions and the replenishment of the soldiers, which were all decided by the unification of the arrogant, most of the appointment and dismissal of the generals in the "mountain front battalion" in the hands of Zang Ba came from Zang Ba's self-determination.

The reason why such a situation can be formed is that when Zang Ba took refuge in Zhang, he had a group of capable old brothers under him, and he was born with a set of teams. The second is because Zang Ba is loose by nature and the most righteous, and he doesn't like others to manage too much. Third, it is because Zang Ba has been arrogant for a long time.

When Zhang Qiang went west to conquer the Southern Xiongnu, Zang Ba was solely responsible for the eastern defense of Taihang Mountain. When Zhang Mad went east to conquer Jizhou, Zang Ba was arranged to stand in Yecheng to contain the military power of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. has been fighting independently for a long time, so that Zang Ba's subordinates are extremely grouped with each other, and only obey Zang Ba alone. Under various factors, Zhang Qi also acquiesced to the status quo that the "Mountain Front Battalion" was Zang Ba's private army.

However, as the price of having a private army, Zang Ba's "mountain front battalion" has always been insolently limited in size. This time, Zang Ba went south to Mount Tai, except for the more than 2,000 and less than 3,000 people in the "mountain front battalion" of the headquarters, the remaining half of the troops were under the command of Guo Wei, who served as the deputy general.

Guo Wei is not well-known among the princes, but he is a master with heels. He is the nephew of Guo Tai, the leader of the Taiping Dao in Baibo Valley, and his cousin is an arrogant side room, so Guo Wei can also be regarded as a relative. Although this person is not noticed under the arrogant hands, his ability is not bad at all. At least Zang Ba thinks that this person still has a very good way of doing things.

With Guo Wei and Chu Feiyan as deputy generals, Zang Ba, who had more than 7,000 troops in his hands, originally planned to show it well in Taishan County, so that Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others around him knew how difficult Taishan's guerrilla warfare was under his leadership.

But who would have thought that the mobile cavalry under the command of Le Jin, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others would attack the territory so quickly?

Before Lü Bu and Cao Cao could send reinforcements, Qingzhou was conquered by the arrogant forces. Qingzhou was quickly conquered, and Lu Bu and Cao Cao naturally stood still.

In this way, Zang Ba's actions have just begun, and there is no need to continue. And the Taishan area, which is connected with Qingzhou, is no longer a lonely army. Since the success of Zang Ba's surprise attack on Yecheng, he has been looking forward to another opportunity to show his ability, but he has been disturbed by the success of Le Jin and others. This made Zang Ba happy, but also entangled in his heart.

Just when Zang Ba was unwilling, God gave Zang Ba another opportunity.

As mentioned above, Zang Ba is well-known in the area of Mount Tai and has many friendships with local heroes. Taishan Sun Guan, Fei County Yin Li, Nanwuyang Wu Dun, Liang Fu Chang Xuan, Yingxian Mao Hui, Shanzhu Xu Xi and others have all been friends with Zang Ba and often echo each other.

Although with the passage of time, for more than ten years, the original Taishan heroes have been scattered, each with their own place, after all, there are still people who can have a relationship with Zang Ba.

Among the heroes of Mount Tai, Sun Guan, Wu Dun and Yin Li took refuge in their predecessors Xuzhou Mu Taoqian early and became important generals of the Xuzhou Division, and now they are serving under Lu Bu, Cao Bao and others. Chang Feng first took refuge in Tao Qian, and later followed Cao Bao to attack Yanzhou, but was defeated and died in the chaos. Mao Hui had worked under Cao Cao for a while, but he participated in the Yanzhou Civil War triggered by Bian Rang's death and died at the hands of Cao Cao. There is also Xu Xi, who defected to Cao Cao with Mao Hui and rebelled against Cao Cao together, but fortunately escaped from the attack of Cao Cao's army, and went to Langya and Xiao Jian.

This time, Zang Ba was able to conquer Langya in one fell swoop, thanks to an old Taishan man in the past who took the initiative to come to the door. As for the old man who took the initiative to find Zang Ba, it was Shan Chi Xu Xi, who served as the military Sima under Xiao Jian, the minister of Langya. (To be continued......)