Chapter 271: Pressing Forward
Menggo's army marched east to wave troops to Chenliu, the news was like snowflakes, flying all over the sky, and soon the news reached Chenliu, Cao Ying had just arrived home, and he didn't even have time to drink saliva, and the news of the enemy's approach arrived, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
The first goal of waving troops to the east is naturally the place where Chen stays, that is, the entire Yanzhou, but Yanzhou still has the ability to block it, Cao Ying was silent for a while, and he must not be able to stop it, when he was in Cao Yang, Meng Ge fought more with less, and dared to forcibly attack the city, relying on clever tactics and weapon advantages, he broke Cao Yang hard, although Chen Liu was stronger than Cao Yang, but in the face of Meng Ge's attack, it was useless to be strong.
Since it can no longer be defended, what should I do, unconsciously, half an hour has passed, Cao Ying looked at the map sweating profusely, and quickly thought in his heart, what to do next, but he never found anything.
The sad faces of the generals stared at Cao Ying, hoping that he could come up with a way, the entire council hall was quiet and terrible, in the face of such a situation, everyone didn't even dare to breathe, this was the moment of life and death.
After standing for a long time, Cao Ying slowly stood up and said: "Everyone, I think everyone knows that Meng Ge has called, and our army has less than 4,000 troops, how should this be good!" ”
"Less than 4,000 troops!" Xiahoudun was taken aback, only such a small number of troops, I'm afraid it is not enough for Meng Gesai's teeth, that guy swallowed more than 100,000 troops in one go, how can this person stop him.
Thinking of this, Xiahoudun couldn't help but lower his head, even if he used the last force, it was just an egg hitting a stone, how could this battle be fought! Since he can't fight, the only way is to retreat, where is Kos retreating now, Mungo will definitely chase after him, where is it safe?
In the face of such a predicament, Le Jin thought quickly, but there was no way, according to the current situation, Menggo's goal must be the entire Kanto, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, will be Menggo's goal, where can he retreat?
Just as everyone was pondering, Cao Ying said in a deep voice: "I think you should understand how bad the situation is at this time, Menggo's goal is definitely not more than one, even if we want to retreat, I'm afraid it will be difficult to retreat, the situation is difficult!" ”
Le Jin hurriedly said: "Lord, Chen Liu can't stay, so where should I go?" ”
Cao Ying laughed miserably: "I'm afraid there is no place in the world, once Meng Ge occupies the Central Plains, if he wants to counterattack again, I'm afraid it is unlikely!" Now that the whole world has been taken by Mongo, where else can I go? ”
From Cao Ying's words, what is revealed is infinite sadness, facing such a desperate situation, even if you don't give up, the final outcome is probably the same, you want to fight but have no power to fight, you want to escape but there is almost no way to escape, and once you escape, you will become a rootless duckweed, and it will become a delusion to compete for the world.
Looking at Cao Ying, who was slightly disheartened, Cao Hong hurriedly said: "Meng De, don't give up just yet, if you give up at this time, how can we be worthy of the military advisor, as well as Zixiao, and those soldiers who swear to protect us and get out, we can't give up, Meng De!" ”
Xiahoudun also stood up and said anxiously: "Yes, Mengde, if you integrate the power of Kanto again, you may be able to fight, and give up at this time, it's too early to say, there are four states that have not surrendered, I still have a chance!" ”
"The land of four states, hahaha!" Cao Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head, where is there any place in the four states, the faces of these people, Cao Ying has already seen it clearly, they are all waiting and seeing, to see what Meng Ge will do, if it can't be done, I'm afraid they will be the first to surrender.
Since there is no hope of competing in the world, it is better to keep to their duties and maintain their current position, as long as Mongo uses a little trick, the wealthy clans from all over the country will join one after another, counting on them to fight against Mongo, which is probably a fantasy.
Cheng Yu didn't speak, but when it came to this, Cheng Yu had to stand up, only to see Cheng Yu arch his hand and say: "Lord, it's better to go to Youzhou, Youzhou Gongsun Zan maybe." ”
"Youzhou!" Cao Ying still shook his head, Youzhou Gongsun Zhan will not descend, Cao Ying can be sure of this, but if he retreats to the north, Meng Ge will not let go, and he can only temporarily get stability when he goes to Youzhou.
Seeing Cao Ying's appearance, Cao Hong said worriedly: "Mengde, can't you do it in Youzhou?" ”
Cao Ying nodded and said: "No, although Youzhou is remote, it still can't stop Meng Ge, his goal is the entire Kanto, even if he reaches Youzhou, it's still useless!" ”
Le Jin said again: "If you can't go north, then how about going south, I will wait until the south, after the land of the Yangtze River, Meng Ge will never be able to chase after me, so maybe there will be a little respite!" ”
Fleeing north is not a good strategy, and it is not necessarily feasible to go south, the wealthy clans in the south are deeply rooted, I am afraid that they will not welcome Cao Ying, and I am afraid that they will be excluded by the local area, and it is still a problem if they can't get it, Cao Ying still denies it.
In the end, Cao Yingcai said: "Temporarily retreat to Xuzhou, gather troops all the way, maybe you can gather some soldiers who can fight!" When the time comes, we will go north again, unite with Gongsun Zhan, and fight the enemy together! ”
The only way is to recruit more people, recruit as many people as possible, bring military funds and food, integrate the army, and fight and retreat, all the way to Qingzhou, if it really doesn't work, in the end you can only go north, or go south.
At this moment, a messenger suddenly rushed in outside the door, panting and saying, "Report, lord, it's not good, the army of Mongo is advancing rapidly!" It's already a hundred miles away! ”
"What?" Cao Ying stood up suddenly, Meng Ge came so fast, he was a little frightened.
Cheng Yu hurriedly persuaded: "Lord, hurry up and leave, if you don't leave, it will be too late!" ”
Hearing that Mongo was a hundred miles away, all the generals frowned, the situation couldn't be worse, maybe there was no chance to escape, as we all know, Mongo's cavalry battalion was extremely powerful, if in the open area, it was really difficult to get rid of Mongo's cavalry.
Without further ado, Cao Ying immediately ordered: "Hurry up, leave overnight, immediately pass on my military order, seconds, immediately go to prepare, the whole army will be drawn tonight, and you can't stay any longer!" ”
"Yes!" Xiahoudun took the order and left, Meng Ge was menacing, and if he didn't leave, he might not be able to escape.
The order to open the whole army was quickly issued, and the whole Chen Liu was in a mess, and when he first heard that Meng Ge was calling, the people in the city began to flee one after another, in their eyes, Meng Ge, the demon general, was simply heinous, and more than 100,000 troops were swallowed by him in the blink of an eye, and he was simply a demon who ate people and did not spit out bones.
Staying in Chen Liucheng, maybe he should be swallowed, or it is better to hide temporarily, holding the idea that hiding for a while is a moment, Chen Liucheng immediately became a chicken.
At this time, in Cao's mansion, the subordinates began to pack up, Mrs. Bian was commanding everyone, and they had to leave at night, the time was too urgent, and it would be too late if they didn't hurry up.
"Hey, just bring it soft, don't bring anything else!" Mrs. Bian reminded everyone.
At this time, Cao Ying arrived, he was already busy sweating profusely, seeing that the house was cleaning up so slowly, Cao Ying couldn't help complaining: "My wife, when is it, forget it, don't worry about this, you still take the children and set off immediately, I'm afraid it won't work to leave later!" ”
Mrs. Bian was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Husband, don't you come with us?" ”
Cao Ying nodded, and said helplessly: "Of course, you wait to go first, now the situation is tense, it is useless for you to stay here, if you are caught, it will not drag down the army, so let's go first!" ”
Seeing that Cao Ying was so resolute, Mrs. Bian had to agree: "Then I'll go and bring the child out!" ”
"Well, go ahead, take the guards and leave immediately!" Cao Ying nodded, his face softened slightly.
It is understandable to let the family leave first, otherwise it will be a drag on them to stay, and they will be able to retreat to Xuzhou immediately in the carriage, maybe it will be safer.
After a while, Mrs. Bian took Cao Ang, Cao Pi, and a concubine, got into the carriage that had been prepared, started an escape journey, and sent the family away, Cao Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the real test has not yet come, whether he can get rid of Meng Ge's pursuit, this is the test.
Cao Ying, who got the news, hurriedly ran for his life, but Meng Ge on the other side was not in a hurry, no matter from what point of view, Cao Ying's biggest possibility was to flee for his life, since the other party wanted to run, Meng Ge did not plan to pursue quickly, Cao Ying used the ability of soldiers, Meng Ge had a certain understanding.
If you chase too quickly, I'm afraid it's not a good thing, it's hard to guarantee that this guy won't do anything lacking in morality, or steady and steady, there will be nothing wrong with being careful, but if you're not careful, it will kill someone, and Mongo doesn't want to have an accident.
However, some people didn't understand, and just gave the order to stop, Ma Chao immediately ran over and said eagerly: "General, the cavalry battalion still has spare strength, so it's better to let me wait to attack and intercept Cao Ying's retreat." ”
It can be seen that Ma Chao is eager to fight, but Meng Ge doesn't want to do this, the enemy guards are weak, but if he is not careful, maybe he will fall into his way, and it is better to be safe if he fights steadily, anyway, the main purpose is to take down Chen Liu, and everything else is secondary.
Even if Cao Ying can run, there will always be times when he can't escape, but he is not in a hurry to kill Cao Cai, with such a mentality, Meng Ge naturally wants to attack the city.
Meng Ge took two steps forward, helped Ma Chao up and said with a smile: "Meng Qi, do you know that dogs will jump off the wall when they are in a hurry, and it is not a good thing to force too hard!" Do you understand? ”
Ma Chao said puzzledly: "But general, Cao Ying is not enough, it is an opportunity, what else is there to be afraid of!" ”
Meng Ge thief smiled: "Of course, there is nothing to be afraid of, but it is better to force Cao Ying to fight a decisive battle, it is better to force him to escape, run and run, the army's spirit will be scattered, and this battle will be easy to fight, isn't it!" ”
"Huh!" Ma Chao understood what kind of idea Meng Ge was playing, being chased by the enemy and running around, this was not an ordinary blow to morale, the art of war has cloud siege as the bottom, and the attack heart as the top, of course Meng Ge will not forget, only the exhaustion of the enemy toss, this is the best time to shoot.
The relationship was misunderstood, and Ma Chao said ashamedly: "The last general understands, I was offended just now, please punish the general!" ”
The generals under him were eager to fight, and Meng Ge was too late to be happy, where would there be a sense of punishment, so he just said casually: "Meng Qi is eager to fight, it is understandable, but you still have to use your brains, fighting a war is not enough to be brave, you also need to have enough wisdom, and you have to learn and use the military book!" ”
"The last general has been taught!" Ma Chao nodded, but he was secretly frightened in his heart, every step of Meng Ge was carefully considered, and this time Cao Ying had to retreat.
If you don't retreat, it's a dead end, it turns out that the rapid march at the beginning is just to tell Cao Ying that I have arrived, if you don't run, then you will have a battle in a dignified manner.
Of course, it is impossible to fight to the death, only to retreat, it is precisely because Meng Ge sees this, so he rushes to the march, he wants to make Cao Ying more nervous, create an atmosphere that will immediately come to the city, let Cao Ying busy, let Cao Ying make mistakes.
Of course, he is not busy, as long as Cao Ying is not afraid of death, it will be, and now it is not Meng Ge who should be anxious, but Cao Ying, and this is exactly the case, Cao Ying is already in a hurry, and in the face of such an opponent, Cao Ying has to be anxious.
Just sent Ma Chao away, Xu Huang ran over again and said, "General, are you really camping here?" It's still early, and it seems better to set up camp a little further! ”
Meng Ge waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, let's have a good rest tonight, let's go into the city tomorrow!" ”
Xu Huang frowned and said, "Eh, general, with all due respect, Cao Ying may not open the city and surrender!" ”
"Isn't going to surrender, but he's going to run away!" Mongo had to explain it again.
This time Xu Huang understood, Meng Ge's intention was to let him run, the faster he ran, the better, if Cao Ying ran away, Chen Liu would be empty, just take over, and take down Chen Liu without a single soldier, it would be like pie in the sky.
The situation is stronger than people is this advantage, you can move the army casually, the other party has to tremble, even if it is a false shot, the other party has to take the move hard, if one is not careful, it will be over.
As soon as she explained here, Xia Houlan said again: "General, can this Chen Liuzhen be taken without spending a single soldier?" ”
Mungo said angrily: "Nonsense, when did I miss it!" ”
Of course, there is another reason, Cao Ying ran out of Chenliu, and Meng Ge was able to slowly clean him up, with the protection of the city wall, it is always a little difficult to do, if there is no city wall, it will be much easier.
All in all, Cao Ying still had to follow Mongo's instructions, run wherever he wanted, and then be eaten away little by little, completely making him desperate.
Blasted Xiahoulan out, Meng Ge looked at the map and was distracted, to be honest, such a large Kanto land, it is really not easy to take it in one go, and if it is not good to deal with it, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed in one fell swoop.
Looking at the dense dots on the map, Meng Ge was a little distressed: "What should I do, there are so many places, there are many scattered troops, if they are gathered, they are also a force!" ”
Anyway, it is the land of four states, without a little guard strength, it is impossible, if it is integrated, it is indeed a little troublesome, Meng Ge has an intuition, Cao Ying will definitely fight this idea.
(To be continued)