Zhang He led 3,000 Yuan troops and rushed to Xudu in the starry night.

Along the way, he chose hidden paths.

Within a day, the army arrived in Xudu.

On the city of Xudu, Cao Chun looked at Yuan Jun outside the city and smiled indifferently: "On the back of the army led by Duke Cao, Yuan Shao thought that there was no one stationed in the city, so he sent such a group of soldiers and horses. ”

Standing beside Cao Chun was his lieutenant Xiahou Jie.

"What the general said is very true." Xiahou Jie said: "The tiger and leopard rode out of Xudu, and they could break this enemy army, I don't know what Yuan Shao was thinking?" ”

"The enemy army is new and the fighting spirit is high." Cao Chun said: "The tiger and leopard riding is Cao Gong's order to domesticate elite soldiers, and if it is not necessary, it is absolutely impossible to leave the city. ”

"Why don't you let the enemy attack the city?"

"Let's see what they're going to do."

When the army came to Xudu, Zhang He set up camp and confronted Cao's army from afar, but there was no sign of an attack.

"General!" The partial general who came here with Zhang He, seeing that he had no intention of attacking the city, reminded: "Duke Yuan ordered me to come here to break Xuchang. The general is just stationed here, if Yuan Gong knows, he will definitely blame! ”

Glancing at the general, Zhang He said: "Needless to say, a certain has his own plans!" ”

Yuan's army was stationed outside the city of Xu, but was slow to attack the city.

A few days later.

Looking at the Yuan army camp outside the city, Xiahou Jie said suspiciously: "Zhang He led the army here, but did not attack the city, what is his intention?" ”

"Delay the time, wait for Cao Gong to come to help, and then retreat!" Cao Chun said: "I'm afraid that Cao Gong will not lead the army back, and he will go this way in vain." ”

"Yuan Jun has been acting lately. The last general also couldn't understand it. Xiahou Jie said: "Although Cao Gong led the army to the north, how could Xudu be an empty city?" Even if you wave troops here, it will take 10,000 people to break the city. Zhang He only led a mere 3,000 soldiers and horses. ”

"Yuan Shao is confused!" Cao Chun said: "If he is not confused. In the first battle of Guandu, how could the 100,000 troops in Hebei be broken by Cao Gong's 40,000 soldiers? ”

The two of them glanced at each other, both grinning.

Zhang He military camp.

The army had been stationed for several days.

originally planned to wait for Cao Cao to lead the army back to help and immediately withdraw the soldiers and horses, but Zhang He miscalculated one thing.

The 3,000 soldiers and horses in the department were not the Yuan army that guarded Taihang with him at the beginning, but were transferred from Yecheng.

It was not a soldier who fought with him. There is certainly not much admiration for him.

Especially a few partial generals, they are Feng Ji's henchmen.

Seeing that Zhang He was unwilling to raise troops to attack the city, several partial generals came to the Shuai tent.

It didn't work. Partial will enter the handsome tent.

One of them asked Zhang He, "General, I've been here for a few days, why don't I want to attack the city?" ”

"The city of Xu is high and deep, and I will wait for three thousand people. How many people think they can break the city? Zhang He asked rhetorically.

"The number of Cao troops defending the city is not very large." The general said: "Recently, we have also investigated. There are only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and it is not difficult to capture many with the strength of our army! ”

"You can only fight a decisive battle with the enemy, and if you want to attack the city, you must be five times as strong as the enemy!" Zhang He said: "Our army is only three times the enemy's army, how can we forcibly seize the city? ”

The partial general sneered: "If the general avoids the battle, we must present it to Yuan Gong!" ”

Knowing that they were eyeliner sent by Feng Ji, Zhang He's brows furrowed. He asked in a cold voice, "Are you waiting to come and force each other?" ”

Several generals glanced at each other, and the leader said, "The general is the main general." How dare we force each other? It's just that Duke Yuan has an order, and I don't dare to disobey it, and I ask the general to give the order to attack the city! ”

Frowning and staring at a few partial generals, Zhang He said: "Do you know that if we attack the city, we can't retreat?" ”

"As a Hebei soldier, only the horse leather shroud!" The general responded: "If the general is afraid, he only needs to hand over the military power to us, and we will go to attack the city!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Zhang He slapped the table and shouted: "Are you just waiting to force General Ben to sacrifice his military power?" ”

"The last general will not dare!" Several generals responded with their fists clasped together.

Although the partial general did not have much real power and had to be controlled by Zhang He, he knew that if he did not send troops to attack Xudu, he would definitely be sued by them to Yuan Shao.

The net worth is in Yecheng, and Zhang He also has many scruples.

Looking at several partial generals coldly, he ordered: "Pass the order, and attack Xuchang early tomorrow morning!" ”

After receiving the military order, several partial generals were immediately overjoyed, and saluted together and said: "The general is wise, and he will win the banner and seize Xuchang!" ”

is about to leave, but Zhang He is full of worry.

Although the defenders of Xuchang are not many, the city wall is extremely tall.

The moat outside the city is even more bottomless.

Storming this city, Yuan's army must have suffered a lot of losses.

The defenders of Xudu seemed to have only a thousand men, and they were the enemy troops they could detect.

There is no way to know how many soldiers and horses there are in the city!

Ordered a strong attack, Zhang He seemed to have seen the end of the defeat of Yuan's army!

The general forced Zhang He to attack, and Cao Chun and Xiahou Jie, who were defending the city, were also a little unable to sit still.

was in charge of the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry of the Cao army, but allowed the 3,000 Yuan army to besiege the city, Cao Chun's face was somewhat unbearable!

"Zhang He besieged the city for several days and refused to attack." Xiahou Jie said: "Let the enemy army be stationed outside the city, and the morale of the army in the city is unfavorable, it is better to kill it and ask for a profit first!" ”

"The general's words are very consistent with so-and-so." Cao Chun said: "In two days, if Zhang He doesn't attack again, the tiger and leopard will ride out of the city and break one of them!" ”

Cao Chun decided that in two more days, Xiahou Jie, as a deputy general, could not say much, so he could only endure it for the time being.

The night passed quietly.

The morning light spread across the land, and the soldiers of the Cao army waited for the day when there would be no battle to fight even though the enemy invaded the territory.

Outside the city, there were bursts of war drums from the Yuan army barracks.

The soldiers of the Yuan army left the camp and marched towards Xudu in a neat phalanx.

The war drums were beating, and Cao Chun and Xiahou Jie, who were guarding the city, heard the eastward advance and hurriedly came to the gatehouse.

Looking out of the city, Xiahou Jie said with a smile: "The general was about to lead the tiger and leopard to ride to break the enemy, but he sent himself to death, but it was unexpected!" ”

"Zhang He is a veteran on the battlefield, why is this happening?" Cao Chun said: "Doesn't he know that Xu Du is difficult to defeat with 3,000 soldiers and horses? ”

"Whatever." Xia Houjie said: "When the enemy army comes to attack, our army will fight hard!" As soon as the army moved, Zhang He didn't even think it was too tight! ”

Cao Chun did not respond.

Looking at Yuan Jun, who was getting closer and closer, a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

Yuan's army besieged Xu Du, and he could still understand it.

The army besieged the city, and Xu Du was the foundation of Cao Cao, if there were no tigers and leopards to ride in the town, even if he did not personally lead the army to help, at least he should send a force of soldiers and horses.

The siege of Xudu and the removal of Cao Cao's main troops and horses were already a great victory for Yuan's army.

However, they did not follow the customs of the battlefield, and when the situation was completely unknown, they waved a large army to forcibly attack the city!

It is really strange that Zhang He, who has led the troops all year round, would make such a mistake! (To be continued.) )