However, Yuan Shu learned that Cao Cao had another eastward expedition to Xuzhou, so he immediately ordered Guo Gong to lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses north to attack Yanzhou. But to Guo Gong's surprise, a coup d'état suddenly took place in Yanzhou, and he was very puzzled by what the specific situation was.

Most of the people in the city thought that Guo Gong was conspiring with us, which is why he came so timely at this moment. But it's just a coincidence.

Xiahoudun couldn't help but ask Gao Rou: "How could that Guo Gong lead the army to come at this time, what is going on?" ”

Gao Rou shook her head and said, "I don't know, this should be just a coincidence." ”

Xun Yu on the side hurriedly asked: "What do you mean, Guo Gong did not conspire with Zhang Miao and them?" ”

Gao Rou shook her head and said, "Guo Gong is far away in Yuzhou, and he is a person under Yuan Shu; I haven't heard that they have contacted Yuan Shu, so I don't think there was any conspiracy. ”

Xun Yu nodded and said, "That's much easier, wait for me to persuade him to leave." ”

Xiahoudun hurriedly dissuaded: "Absolutely not; Now that the affairs of the state depend on you, wouldn't it be bad if anything changed? ”

Xun Yu said: "Guo Gong has no friendship with Zhang Miao and others, and now he came in such a hurry, he must have been made by Yuan Shu to Tu Yanzhou; At this moment, he saw that something had happened in the state, so he did not rush to attack the city; While he has not yet figured out the situation at this time, it is the best strategy to persuade him to leave, which is the best way to resolve the current crisis; Otherwise, as soon as he learned of the current situation, he would have launched an offensive immediately; At that time, if he unites with Zhang Miao and the others, we and Cao Gong will all be in danger. ”

So, Xun Yu went out of the city to meet Guo Gong and said: "Previously, Cao Gong went east to Xuzhou and learned that you were going to attack Yanzhou, but because he failed to prepare in advance, he had to lead his army to retreat; And this time Cao Gong has already taken precautions, the soldiers and horses of General Lu and the Major General are in Puyang at the moment, and they will come later; You might as well weigh it in your heart, can you stop the two of them? ”

When Guo Gong heard this, he was a little shocked in his heart, but said: "But I heard that a coup d'état has taken place under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou, and someone wants to seize Cao Cao's control of Yanzhou; What's going on here? ”

Xun Yu smiled and said, "For the sake of you and I being fellow villagers, I won't hide it from you; This is exactly the strategy set up by Cao Gong, just waiting for you to lead the army to come; Now that you have exhausted all your forces in the state and gone on a lonely expedition, the rear must be empty and unprepared; If Cao Gong leads his army to attack Yuzhou, and then attacks you with two generals, I don't know how many chances you think you will have? ”

When Guo Gong heard this, he was immediately shocked, and then smiled again: "Hehe, if Wen Ruo is not joking, Cao Gong is in the east to conquer Xuzhou at the moment, where did he come from to attack Yuzhou?" Don't fool me. ”

Xun Yu said: "Believe it or not, it's up to you, but don't blame Xun Yu for not reminding him in advance." ”

At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in: "Report! The spies came to report that more than ten miles west of the Yellow River, a group of soldiers and horses was rushing to arrive! ”

"Huh?" When Guo Gong heard this, he couldn't help but immediately break out in a cold sweat.

At this time, Xun Yu said with a smile: "Hehe, I will say that the soldiers and horses of the two generals will arrive later, and you are still being a fellow villager who is tricking you." ”

Guo Gong couldn't help but smile and said, "This time it's really thanks to Wen Ruo's reminder, I will retreat back to Yuzhou to take precautions." ”

Immediately, Xun Yu returned to the city, and Guo Gong immediately retreated.

At this time, Feng Xian and I had already led the crowd to ten miles west of the Yellow River, while Gao Shun and the others ran along the bank of the Yellow River towards Chen Liu, which was in the southwest. Even though we didn't meet, I know exactly what is happening.

I couldn't help but order everyone to stop, and immediately said to Feng Xian: "Brother, Gao Shun's plan they had made in advance has failed; In addition, Guo Gong led the army to attack Juancheng, but was also persuaded by Xun Yu to retreat; I can't see that this Xun Yu knows how to respond to emergencies. ”

"Oh? That's how it was. Feng Xian couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, but said: "It's okay, let's continue to march; If he can take Juancheng in one fell swoop, it will be equivalent to cutting off Cao Cao's back road. ”

Then we continued on our way. However, when we came to the bank of the Yellow River, we immediately found that all the boats at the ferry had moved to the opposite bank. Although the current here is not fast, the river is 800 meters wide, and it is difficult for us to cross to the other side without boats, and we have to make some bamboo rafts ourselves. But at this moment, the other party has laid an ambush on the other side, and it may not be appropriate to pass like this.

I said, "There is an ambush on the other side, and it is not appropriate to cross the river." ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but say, "Then do you want to take a detour to cross the river?" ”

I thought about it for a while, and then said, "It's better that we won't fight Juancheng." ”

"Why?" Bong Xian was a little puzzled.

I replied: "At this time, Chen Gong has already led his troops to attack the two cities of Dong'e and Fanxian, if we capture all these three cities at this moment, Cao Cao will have no way to retreat and will inevitably go to Yuan Shao, and we will face more enemies than now; If there is a glimmer of hope for Cao Cao, he will surely come back with all his strength to come to the rescue, and then we will have a decisive battle with him, and the situation will be more favorable to us. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Well, what the virtuous brother said is not unreasonable; Then we will withdraw our troops back to Puyang and wait for Cao Cao to lead the army to attack. ”

So, we withdrew to Puyang. At that time, Han Hao and the others, who were ambushing on the other side of the river, learned that we had left, and although they felt very puzzled in their hearts, they were still relieved.

Let's say that Chen Gong led the army to Cangtingjin, intending to cross the river from here to attack Dong'e City. However, Cheng Yu had already led a cavalry to cut off the ferry in advance. Chen Gong was unable to cross the river, so he had to lead his army to retreat. While Yan Wei led the troops to the territory of Fan County, Jin Yun went out of the city to meet him and pretended to surrender. After that, because he was defenseless for a while, he was ambushed and killed by Jin Yun.

At this moment, Cao Cao saw that he was about to capture Tancheng, but suddenly the news of a coup d'état in Yanzhou in the rear came, causing him to immediately go dark and almost faint. Immediately, he sighed helplessly: "Is it so difficult to let me take revenge?" ”

Cao Hong, who was on the side, hurriedly said: "Lord, now that Yanzhou is lost, it is better to withdraw the army and go back to rescue as soon as possible; It's not too late to avenge Mrs. Cao's revenge. ”

Cao Cao groaned, then closed his eyes and nodded, and said, "Order, withdraw the army and return to Yanzhou." ”

Immediately, Cao Cao led the Qingzhou army to return to Yanzhou in a hurry. He successively recovered the two lost territories of Mount Tai and Jibei, and then returned to Dong'e City.

At that time, Cheng Yu went out of the city to greet him. Cao Cao couldn't help but hold his hand and sighed: "If you hadn't tried your best to keep Dong'a, I'm afraid I would have been homeless." ”

Cheng Yu said: "Cao Gongyan is serious, this is what Cheng Yu should do." ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao entered the city to rest and recuperate, and then went south to recover the Dongping Kingdom. Then Cheng Yu was the minister of Dongping, and he was ordered to lead the army to be stationed in Fancheng under the jurisdiction of Dongping. After that, Cao Cao led his army west to Juancheng.

Cao Cao heard about Xiahoudun's abduction, and learned of Han Hao's countermeasures when he was in an emergency, so he said to Han Hao: "This can be the law of eternity. ”

Han Hao couldn't help but say: "Cao Gong has won the award." ”

Cao Cao nodded, and then said to the others: "Pass on my military order, and if you encounter such a thing again in the future, you will follow this practice." ”

"No!" All the soldiers answered.

But I heard Xun Yu say again: "Cao Gong, this time Lu Bu and Shaoran led the crowd to Xitun Puyang, and there has been no movement recently; It is said that the two of them should lead their troops to capture Juancheng first, and then take Fan County and Dong'e, and then send troops and horses to guard the main roads of Mount Tai and Dongping to resist Cao Gong's army; But now they are doing this, but they don't know what to think. ”

Cao Cao pondered, but couldn't figure it out for a while. Then he said: "Whatever the two of them have in mind, now that our army has returned safely, it is enough to prove that they have done nothing." ”

Xun Yu couldn't help but say: "Lu Bu is brave and good at fighting, and he rarely uses soldiers like a god, and the two of them will win every time they fight; And the current inaction really makes people wonder; Cao Gong must not be underestimated? ”

Cao Cao said disapprerovingly: "Now the armor of the generals and soldiers of our army is not inferior to the two of them, and the sword in my hand can also be sharpened like clay; The two of them only have more than 1,000 elite foot cavalry, while I have more than 20,000 Qingzhou troops; With such a huge disparity in strength, why is it difficult to draw a war? ”

When Xun Yu heard this, he felt that it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Cao Gong's words are reasonable, maybe Xun Yu thought about it too much." ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao ordered the pot to be buried and prepared to launch an attack on Puyang. (To be continued.) )