Xuchang in October is already cold, dripping into ice, a group of Cao soldiers are braving the cold from Xuchang City slowly out, marching towards the north, in the queue, Cao Ying slowly turned back from the horseback, looking at the Xuchang City behind him, Xuchang City looks quiet and peaceful under the light of the morning sun in winter, and the air can not smell a trace of the breath of swords.

"Lord, Guo Jia is bidding you farewell."

A hoarse and weak voice sounded behind him, Cao Ying's eyes couldn't help but pass a haze, and when he turned his head, Guo Jia's pale face instantly met Cao Ying's eyes, Guo Jia was covered with a thick brocade coat, but even this seemed to be unable to resist the cold of this midwinter.

Guo Jia's whole body shrank on the soft couch, and his weak body made it impossible for him to ride a horse.

"Bong-hyo." Cao Ying stared at Guo Jia with a complicated expression, and only said for a long time, "You must take care of your body." ”

Guo Jia smiled faintly, although he was seriously ill, his eyebrows still showed a bit of free and easy breath, and said to Cao Ying: "As the saying goes, life and death depend on fate, wealth is in the sky, although the horse butcher is cruel, and Jia Poison is insidious, but it is not so easy for them to want to live in the next place, and they are still waiting to return to Xu Du to drink the lord's celebration wine, hahaha......"

"Feng Xiao, then it's a word!" Cao Ying's eyes were slightly wet, and there was a slight choking in his tone, "After defeating Yuan Shao and the horse butcher, I will hold a feast in the Prime Minister's Mansion alone, and drink with all the kings......"

Guo Jia coughed violently twice, his face suddenly became flushed, and he barely raised his hand to arch to Cao Ying, and then the soldiers raised their heads and went to the west of the official road without looking back, and the Cao army, which was slowly advancing northward, was also divided into two groups, one team continued to go north along the straight official road, and the other team followed Guo Jia to the west and ran to the tiger prison.

Cao Ying stood in the wind, and watched Guo Jia's figure disappear on the vast horizon.

Strategists Cheng Yu and Xun Yu leaned up and whispered to Cao Ying: "Lord, Fengxiao has gone far, the situation in Yanjin Baima is urgent, and we should also go." ”

Cao Ying nodded silently and turned around.

The wind howled, the sand rolled, and the elite of the 30,000 Cao army gathered into a golden iron stream, rolling towards Guandu.

……

Nanyang, on the banks of the Yushui River.

Ma Chao was wearing a shabby battle robe, with two pieces of rusty iron armor tied with hemp rope on his chest and back, and no helmet on his head, allowing his black hair to fall down, and fluttering like waves with the howling wind, it was extra elegant, a little wild, and a little fierce.

Behind Ma Chao, Fa Zheng was wearing a thick cotton jacket, looking bloated, and wearing a fox fur hat on his head, and the whole Kanto merchants in the northwest were coming.

In front of Ma Chao, the eight hundred iron horsemen had already assembled.

It is no longer a pure Shandan military horse, no longer a pure black iron armor, and there is no sharp standard horse chopping knife and sharp long-handled throwing spear, as far as the eye can see, the bank of the Yushui River is a mess, this is not a well-equipped Xiliang iron horse, it is simply a group of horse thieves who are running back and forth, thousands of miles away.

Ma Chao took a deep breath of cold air and shouted: "This expedition is a lonely expedition, we will face a desperate situation with no supplies, no reinforcements, and no way out, this is a hopeless expedition!" Maybe...... Everyone, including General Ben, will die on the battlefield, and those who are unwilling to go on the expedition can now be listed. ”

"No one wants to die, everyone has the right to choose to live, this general will never be strong, and no one will look down on you because of this, you are still the heroic Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the most brave and warlike soldier in the world!"

The north wind called, and the banks of the Yushui River were silent.

Ma Chao's eyes were like torches, swept over the eight hundred soldiers, and shouted again: "This general will give you one last chance, if you are unwilling to go out, go out immediately!" ”

Finally, a Liangjun pawn couldn't help it, and slapped his horse and said to Ma Chao: "General, what is lining up in front of you is a group of Guanzhong masters, not a group of Kanto girls!" ”

Ma Chao stared at the Liangjun pawn like a hungry wolf, and said, "Very good, what's your name?" ”

Liang Jun's pawn clenched his fists on horseback, and responded violently: "Villain Han De, I can't see each other with my armor in my body, please forgive the general!" ”

"Han De, General Ben remembers you! I hope your performance can be as beautiful as you say, if you can return to Guanzhong alive this time, General Ben will personally ask Lianghou for you to ask for credit, and directly promote you to general. Ma Chao said this, turned to the rest of the eight hundred soldiers and said, "You are the same!" As long as you can return to Guanzhong alive, you will all become generals! ”

"Whoa......"

Ma Chao's voice fell, and the eight hundred soldiers suddenly howled like wolves.

The scorching aura permeated the school field, and the general ...... This is a great temptation for an ordinary soldier, the general not only represents a lofty status, but also means fine clothes and food, but also means a good land and a beautiful house and a beautiful wife and concubine, try to ask the men of the world, who does not want to live such a life?

"Purr ......"

Ma Chao pulled the reins of the horse fiercely, and the war horse under his crotch let out two breaths of rough breath and galloped away to the east, and in the howl of the landslide and the ground cracked, eight hundred iron horsemen gathered in Jingcong, followed by Ma Chao and rolled away towards the eastern sky, and disappeared on the vast horizon in less than a moment, only a faint smoke and dust gradually rose by the Yushui River, and finally drifted away with the wind.

……

Lujiang, Anhui County.

The hall of Sun Jian's residence was full of people, Sun Ce, Tai Shici, Pan Zhang, Huang Gai, Xu Shu, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Bu Qi, Yu Tuo, Zhang Hong and other Jiangdong civil and military forces had gathered together.

When Sun Jian was waiting anxiously, the soldiers outside the tent suddenly shouted: "Zhou Yu, the governor of the navy, and the two generals Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin have arrived!" ”

"It's coming, it's finally here."

"It's time to be respectful."

"It's all here, it's time to get started."

The Chinese martial artists in the hall let out a long breath and showed a relieved expression.

Hurried footsteps sounded from outside the door, the figure flashed, and Zhou Yu, who looked elegant and dashing, had already entered under the embrace of Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qinsan settled in the hall, clasped their fists at Sun Jian, and said loudly: "See the lord." ”

Sun Jian hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Gongzhen, Youping, and Gongyi are exempt from courtesy." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Zhou Yusan bowed again, then turned around and retreated to the right.

Sun Jian glanced at everyone and said loudly: "Lone today said that I will invite you to the house, there are really important matters to discuss, now the war between Yuan Shao and Cao Ying in the north will start, and the northwest horse butcher will also be involved, this will be a tragic melee, Lone wants to take this opportunity to wave his army to the west to crusade against Liu Biao, you might as well say, how to fight this battle?" ”

"My lord." Sun Jian's voice fell, and the strategist Zhang Zhao came out and said, "Now that the Lujiang River is at the beginning of peace, the people's minds are determined, it is the time to make great efforts to govern and recuperate with the people, how can we start the war lightly?" ”

Zhang Hong echoed and said: "What Brother Zibu said is extremely true, in recent years, the Wu army has successively crusaded against Yuan Shu, Liu Xuan, Wang Lang, Xu Gong, Liu Xun and other warlords, although they have expanded their territory for thousands of miles, but the soldiers are tired, the army is tired of war, and the treasury has been exhausted of money and grain. ”

"yes, you can't go to war easily."

"Yes, we should recuperate."

"The Northwest Horse Butcher is a cruel lord, isn't he recuperating now?"

The second voice fell, Gu Yong, Bu Qi, Yu Fu and other civil officials echoed their words, and the remarks in the hall appeared one-sided, almost all the civil officials opposed the war with Liu Biao, really to say, most of the scholars in Jiangdong were more than successful and not enterprising enough, lacking enough foreign ambitions.

Sun Jian's brows gradually frowned, the decision to crusade against Liu Biao had already been made, and the water and land armies in Jiangdong had also assembled in Lujiang and Chaisang, and the required grain and grass were also in full swing preparations.

But Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others tried to make a final effort, trying to persuade Sun Jian to crusade against Liu Biao's idea.

But who is Sun Jian? How could he be swayed by Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, and said coldly at that time: "Zibu, Zigang, today Gu summoned you to come here to discuss how to crusade against Liu Biao, not whether to crusade against Liu Biao, Lone has made up his mind, so you don't need to persuade again." ”

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong arched their hands and retreated silently.

Sun Jian said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, let's talk about the situation in the north first. ”

Xu Shu waved his hand to Sun Jian, and then walked to the screen erected in the hall, and said to everyone in the hall with a military topographic map hanging on the screen: "Everyone, please see, this is Liyang, Yuan Shao has gathered 700,000 troops here, and the south is Guandu across the Yellow River, and Cao Ying has also gathered 70,000 troops in Guandu, because of the drought in the Central Plains, the Yellow River has been cut off, and the armies of Yuan and Cao can cross the Yellow River on foot, so there is no natural danger between the two forces." ”

"According to inaccurate information, the horse butcher has gathered no less than 30,000 troops in Hedong County and Nanyang County, of which the 20,000 troops gathered in Nanyang County are the elite of the Liangzhou Legion, and they have a large number of cavalry! However, Cao Ying also gathered heavy troops in Luoyang and Yingchuan. ”

"The horse butcher and Cao Ying have a deep grudge, and the two are jealous of each other, both think that the other party is their own henchmen, once there is an opportunity to kill the other party, the two will never let it go easily. Therefore, the horse butcher is likely to take advantage of the fact that Cao Jun and Yuan Jun are at a standstill to attack Xuchang from behind and give Cao Ying a fatal blow! ”

"Of course, Cao Ying will not sit still, and will definitely find a way to counteract the horse butcher."

"Based on the intelligence of all parties, there are three possible outcomes in the melee in the Central Plains: first, Cao Ying is completely defeated, the horse butcher makes wedding clothes for others, and Yuan Shao enters the Central Plains; Second, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao were both defeated, and the horse butcher entered the Central Plains; Third, Cao Ying's strategic retreat, Ma Butcher and Yuan Shao fought for territory, and Cao Ying shrank into a corner and was harsh. ”

[From Xu Shu's strategic analysis, it can be seen that the Jiangdong Military Group is not optimistic about Cao Ying's future in this Central Plains melee at all, and believes that Cao Ying's most ideal result can only be a corner of the turtle, harsh and breathless, and this possibility is still very small. However, whether Xu Shu's analysis is accurate or not remains to be annotated by the facts. ]

"In view of the three possible outcomes of the Central Plains battlefield, our army must make corresponding preparations, and this time the lord summoned everyone to come here to listen to everyone's opinions, when there are three different outcomes in the Central Plains battlefield, how should our army deal with it, in order to seek the greatest interests."

Sun Jian looked at Zhou Yu and asked, "Gongjin, tell me your opinion." ”

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Yu is young and knowledgeable, and he is a little familiar with governing the army and neglecting political strategy, so he really doesn't dare to say anything, and the lord still needs to consult Mr. Zhang Zhao and Mr. Zhang Hong." ”

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were slightly exposed when they heard this, and they were very useful in their hearts.

For a long time, the patriarchs of Jiangdong have been quite critical of Sun Jian's use of Zhou Yu, a later boy, thinking that Zhou Yu is simply exaggerated and useless except for being beautiful and a little smart, Zhou Yu can speak like this today, at least it shows that he has some self-knowledge.

……

Wancheng, Ma Yue's military tent.

Ma Yue pulled out the charcoal fire in the brazier, Jia Xu and Li Su shrunk their hands and came over to roast the fire together, especially Jia Xu, who should be twenty-two in fifty in the next year, which is already considered "advanced age" in ancient times, and ordinary people live to this age, they must be psychologically prepared for death at any time, maybe one day they will not be able to get up when they lie down.

Ma Yue casually picked up the clay pot that was roasted on the brazier and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, drink it while it's hot." ”

Jia Xu was stunned and said: "Lord, this is the head soup of thousand-year-old mountain ginseng!" ”

Ma Yue said impatiently: "What's wordy, let you drink it." ”

"Thank you, Lord." A trace of warmth flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, took the clay pot and poured a few big mouthfuls into his mouth, thought about it and handed the clay pot to Li Su beside him, and said, "Ziyan, you can also take a few sips." ”

Li Su shook his head hurriedly and said: "No, no, I am young and vigorous, I don't need tonics, let's drink it as a military advisor." ”

Ma Yue frowned and said, "Ziyan, you can also take a few sips." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Ma Butcher's words, Li Su naturally did not dare to disobey, hurriedly picked up the clay pot and drank two large sips, and then handed it back to Jia Xu, Ma Yue breathed a sigh of relief and asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, if Cao Ying wants to attack instead of defend and take the initiative to attack, where is he most likely to attack?" Also, did Cao Ying personally lead the army, or did he only send one general to lead the army? ”

Jia Xu said: "Cao Jun took the initiative to attack, our army can not provide it with many key points to attack, there is a danger of Tongguan in the pass, even if Cao Ying personally leads the army to attack, it may not be able to take it, so it is impossible for Cao Jun to take this risk." ”

"Hedong is close to the Hetao, and it is also a strategic place, but there are Xu Huang's 8,000 elite soldiers to defend it, and General Xu Huang is good at guarding, and when Cao's army tries his best to attack Hedong, our army should have taken advantage of the weakness to attack Xuchang, so Cao Ying can't go to Hedong, except for Tongguan and Hedong, Cao's army can only attack Nanyang."

Li Su suddenly asked: "If the Cao army wants to attack Nanyang, I don't know if it will go south from Luoyang, or from Yingchuan to the west?" ”

"Which direction you attack from is not critical." Ma Yue said, "The key is who leads the army, if Cao Ying and Guo Jia are there in person, then the outcome of this battle is unpredictable!" ”

Jia Xu thought for a while and said: "Cao Ying's pro-person may not have a big surname, but it's hard to say whether Guo Jia will come!" ”

Ma Yue said: "Wen He is saying that Cao Ying and Guo Jia may be separated this time?" ”

Jia Xu said: "At the beginning, the 23rd Route Kwantung Coalition Army crusaded against Guanzhong, and the situation forced it, didn't the lord also separate from Zaixia for a long time? ”

"Well, that makes sense." Ma Yue said, "If Guo Jia is there in person, then we don't have to bother with any conspiracy and tricks, so as not to be self-defeating, but to be taken advantage of by Cao Jun." ”

Speaking of playing with intrigues, the horse butcher really didn't have the confidence to play Guo Jia's ghost.

Since Cao Ying worshiped Guo Jia as his military advisor, the horse butcher has been at a significant disadvantage in several encounters with Cao Ying, if it weren't for his luck, the horse butcher didn't know how many times he died! Therefore, when encountering opponents like Cao Ying and Guo Jia, there is no need to be lucky, the only thing the horse butcher can do is to force the opponent into a desperate situation step by step with his absolute strength, and there is no good way to do it.

Jia Xu said: "Our army doesn't have to strike first, we can stay in Nanyang to wait for the Cao army to attack, anyway, the battle of Guandu has just begun, Yuan Shao and Cao Ying can't tell the winner so quickly, we have time!" See who can't consume who in the end? ”

Ma Yue said: "In addition, let Gao Shun, Xu Huang and Fang Yue and Ma Dai who stayed in the pass be ready, and when the time is ripe, they will raise troops to storm Hangu and Luoyang, no matter how powerful Guo Jia is, he is not three heads and six arms, and he must see how the Cao army can resist the onslaught of 50,000 troops in the north, west and south!" ”

……

Tiger Prison Pass.

The thick curtain blocked the cold wind out of the tent, and the charcoal fire in the brazier was burning vigorously, baking the whole military tent warmly, Guo Jia struggled to loosen the thick brocade fur on his body, and moved to the brazier to lie down on the brocade mat with the support of his own soldiers, only then did he let out a long sigh and stretched his legs comfortably.

Cao Zhen said worriedly: "Strategist, you are already sick like this, so you don't have to go out with the army, right?" ”

A faint smile flashed across Guo Jia's face, and he shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's just a small accident in the next place, so don't worry about it." ”

Cao Zhen said: "Although the horse butcher is cruel and cunning, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is even more famous, but this son really doesn't take them seriously, and the military division is better to sit in the tiger prison, how about this son leading the army to Nanyang?" The purpose of this battle is only to contain the 20,000 Liang army in Nanyang, as long as this son fights steadily and steadily, and never underestimates the enemy's advance, he will not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

A wry smile appeared on Guo Jia's face.

Cao Zhen This is a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, it is good to have this courage and courage, but courage and courage are arrogant, even if Cao Zhen is pro-Zheng, he does not dare to say that he will win the horse butcher, even if Cao Zhen is talented, but after all, he is young and lacks enough exercise, how can he be the opponent of the horse butcher?

But of course Guo Jia couldn't say this, so as not to hurt Cao Zhen's self-esteem.

"Titicaca......"

When Guo Jiazheng didn't know how to persuade Cao Zhen, heavy and chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent, and Cao Zhen listened for a moment and said, "It's Uncle Ren and Uncle Hong who have arrived." ”

Cao Zhen's voice fell, and Cao Ren and Cao Hong entered together when the curtain was lifted.

Cao Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to Cao Ren and Cao Hong and saluted, "Nephew, knock on Uncle Ren and Uncle Hong." ”

"Zidan (Cao Zhen's cousin) is exempt." Cao Ren and Cao Hong stretched out a hand to help Cao Zhen up at the same time, and then turned their heads to Guo Jia and saluted, "Ren (Hong) see the military advisor." ”

Guo Jia arched his hand with difficulty and saluted back: "I've seen two generals." ”

Cao Ren saw that Guo Jia was so weak, and couldn't help complaining: "The military division is so sick and weak, he really shouldn't go out with the army." ”

Cao Hong also said: "Yes, if the military advisor has three longs and two shorts, how can the lord spare me and others?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head, beckoned Cao Ren and Cao Hong to sit next to the brazier, and said weakly: "At the moment of the great enemy, the two generals don't have to worry about the health of their own army divisions. ”

Cao Hong was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Turn defense into offense? ”

"Yes, turn defense into offense." Guo Jia nodded, and said weakly, "From Hangu Pass to Yingchuan, stretching for more than a thousand miles, it is absolutely impossible to hold it blindly with only 30,000 troops, so our army can only carry out selective key defense in the secondary direction, and take the initiative to attack in the main direction, so as to attack instead of defend!" ”

Cao Ren said: "I don't know where the military division decided to attack, Tongguan, Hedong or Nanyang?" ”

Guo Jia stared at the burning charcoal fire in the brazier, and there seemed to be two ghostly flames flickering in his cloudy eyes, and said, "Go to Nanyang, because the horse butcher is in Nanyang!" ”

Cao Hong said: "Our army is going to attack Nanyang, what if the horse butcher ignores it and goes to attack Yingchuan?" ”

Guo Jia's pale face suddenly flashed a faint trace of confidence, and he said calmly: "With this army division here, the horse butcher will never dare to attack Yingchuan at the risk of being cut off from the back road!" ”

Cao Ren's eyes flashed with a deep melancholy, and he said in a deep voice: "But has the military advisor thought about it, the horse butcher has stationed heavy troops in Guanzhong, Hedong and Xihe, once our army is unable to hold on to the horse butcher in Nanyang, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, and Fang Yue are likely to launch a fierce attack on Luoyang from the two directions of Hangu Pass and Hedong at the same time, how should our army resist at that time?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "This is the selective key defense that this army division just said, as long as Wenlie (Cao Xiu) holds Hangu Pass, and the general (Cao Ren) you hold Luoyang, our army can choke the throat of the Liang army, and the Liang army will never be able to get out of the pass in a big way, and it will not pose a fatal threat to Yingchuan." ”

Cao Ren said: "Strategist, is this too risky?" As the saying goes, water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, although Hangu Pass is dangerous, but no one dares to guarantee that it will be able to block the onslaught of the Liang army! In case Hangu Pass is lost and the passage for the Liang army to go out of Kanto is opened, it will be like a tiger getting out of the cage, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Cao Ren is worthy of being Cao Ying's clan cronies, and he can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles, and he is much more mature than Cao Zhen in considering the problem, knowing that although Hangu Pass is dangerous, it is not difficult to break, and the horse butcher only had 800 rabble, didn't he still capture the Tiger Prison Pass, which was heavily guarded by the Han Dynasty official army? Didn't Li Dian's more than 1,000 soldiers and horses also capture Hangu Pass, which was heavily guarded by the Liang army?

Guo Jia's army attacked Nanyang, and the troops around Luoyang were bound to be exhausted, and when the time came, Hangu Pass was really in danger, and Cao Ren would not be able to draw troops even if he had the heart to rescue.

"Military division, the gains and losses of Hangu Pass and Luoyang are very important, and we must leave enough troops!"

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and asked Cao Rendao: "How many troops does the general think will be left to ensure that Hangu and Luoyang are not lost?" ”

Cao Ren said: "It depends on how many Liang troops the horse butcher mobilizes to attack!" If the Horse Butcher attacked with an army of 30,000, he would need at least 5,000 defenders, if the Horse Butcher attacked with an army of 50,000, he would need at least 10,000 defenders, and if the Horse Butcher mobilized an army of 100,000 to attack, he would need at least ...... 40,000 defenders! ”

"Forty thousand!?" Cao Zhen lost his voice and said, "The total strength of our army on the Western Front is only 30,000, Uncle Ren, is it possible for the horse butcher to mobilize 100,000 troops to attack Luoyang and Hangu Pass?" ”

"That's not good." Cao Ren said in a condensed voice, "Xihe County is stationed with Gao Shun's 50,000 troops, Hedong County is stationed with Xu Huang's 8,000 elite soldiers, Nanyang has Ma Chao's 20,000 iron cavalry, and the horse butcher has at least 20,000 new Hanzhong troops to pacify Hanzhong, in addition, the horse butcher also has Gan Ning's 10,000 water army, which can be put into war at any time." ”

[Cao Jun's meticulous work is still quite powerful, and he can clearly understand the allocation of troops of the Liang army, but this is also due to the fact that the horse butcher encourages industry and commerce, and allows the merchants of Kwantung to enter and leave Guanzhong, Hetao, Liangzhou and Mobei, in fact, the horse butcher does not intend to hide his strength. ]

"In fact, as long as the Liang army has enough grain and grass to carry the baggage, the horse butcher can mobilize more than 100,000 troops at any time to launch a Taishan-like offensive on the front line of Luoyang and Hangu Pass!"

"Hey." Cao Hong was very depressed and said, "The strength of the horse butcher is getting stronger and stronger, but the strength of our army is still standing still, it can't go on like this!" In the face of absolute strength, no matter how carefully our army calculates and calculates, no matter how careful it is, it will not be able to change this huge gap! ”

"The strength of the Liang army is indeed strong, far stronger than our army, and even stronger than Yuan Shao's Hebei army!" Guo Jia said this, and said coldly, "However, Liang Jun has one of the most fatal weaknesses!" If our army can grasp this weakness, the powerful Liangzhou military group will be able to freeze out the corners overnight, and there will be no need to worry about it again! ”

"Huh?"

"Oh!"

"The Achilles' heel of the Liangzhou Army!?"

Cao Ren and Cao Hong lost their voices at the same time, and the young Cao Zhen reacted the fastest, and said awe-inspiringly: "The military advisor is saying...... Horse butcher!? ”

"Yes, it's the horse butcher!" Guo Jia took a breath and said in a low voice, "The horse butcher is not only the biggest strength of the Liangzhou Legion, but also the biggest weakness of the Liangzhou Legion!" ”

Cao Hong was puzzled: "What does the military advisor mean by this? ”

Guo Jiadao: "Saying that the horse butcher is the biggest advantage of the Liangzhou Legion is because the horse butcher has irreplaceable authority in the eyes of the Liangzhou soldiers, and the horse butcher has experienced a hundred battles, and the use of soldiers is extremely treacherous. ”

"It is said that the horse butcher is the biggest weakness of the Liangzhou Legion, because the prestige of the horse butcher in the eyes of the Liangzhou soldiers is too high! So that no one around him can compare with him at all, even if it is Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, it is difficult to match the horse butcher, and the horse butcher's heir is young, if the horse butcher dies violently at this time...... Hum. ”

Cao Hong was stunned when he heard this.

In fact, as Guo Jia analyzed, Ma Yue has irreplaceable authority in the Liangzhou military group, even if Ma Yue deliberately cultivated and used it to deter the situation (Ma Yue once had a long talk with Ma Chao, let Ma Chao provoke the Ma family when Ma Yue was violent and assisted the young Ma Zheng), it is far from being comparable to Ma Yue.

If Ma Yue were to die suddenly at this time, the seemingly powerful Liangzhou military group would most likely collapse overnight.

Cao Ren said awe-inspiringly: "So, the military advisor has to take the risk of sending troops to Nanyang?" ”

"Yes, this is the last and only chance for our army!" Guo Jia sighed softly, and said without worry, "Between the lord and Yuan Shao, it will only take three months at most to divide the victory and defeat (Guo Jia must be so because Cao Jun only has three months of military rations, and Cao Jun will not last three months at all), if the lord wins, things can still be done, if the lord is defeated, Luoyang and Yingchuan can no longer be defended, for the sake of the lord's great cause, it is completely worth taking this risk." ”

Guo Jia's idea is that if he can kill the horse butcher in front of the battle, it would be great, even if he can't kill the horse butcher in the end, not only Guo Jia defeated Nanyang, but also lost Hanguguan and Luoyang in the end, but at that time, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao had already divided the victory and defeat, if Cao Ying was defeated, then everything would be over, and if Cao Ying won, he could personally lead the army to fight a decisive battle with the horse butcher! So the victory or defeat of Luoyang and Nanyang is actually insignificant!

"Understood." Cao Ren glanced at Guo Jia deeply, and said in a deep voice, "If you only hold for three months, six thousand elite soldiers will be enough." ”

Guo Jiadao: "The army division and the general have 8,000 elite soldiers, and the general needs to remember that the soldiers are treacherous, and the victory or defeat is often only in one thought, so as long as there is a slight opportunity, the general should also make a hundred times the effort to strive for the best result." ”

……

In October of the tenth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (197 years), Cao Ying personally led 30,000 elite soldiers to the north, and successively broke Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi's two armies by attacking the east and the west and crossing the sea from the sky, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi only led thousands of remnants to flee back to the Liyang camp, Yuan Shao was furious when he heard the news, and personally led the army to cross the Yellow River to the south.

Cao Ying saw that the Hebei army was huge, so he abandoned the defense of Baima and Yanjin and retreated to Guandu.

……

Guandu, the two armies are round.

Hebei fierce general Yan Ming slapped his horse out of the battle, danced a three-pointed two-edged knife and rushed to the front of Cao Jun's formation and shouted: "Hebei Yan Ming is here, Cao Ying annihilated the thief and died quickly!" ”

"Zhuzi Hugh is going to be rampant, Caozi and Qiaojun are here!"

Cao Chun shouted, patted the horse and danced the gun to fight Yan Ming.

The two horses intersected only one together, Cao Chun stabbed Yan Ming in the shoulder blade with a gun, fell under the horse and died, Cao Chun turned over and dismounted the horse to draw the sword and the head of Yan Ming, and then calmly got on the horse to provoke Yan Ming's head with a spear, and roared three times in the sky, and the soldiers of the Cao army responded violently, the sound was like the sky falling apart, and the momentum was terrifying.

Yuan Shao looked back at the generals behind him and said, "Who dares to fight?" ”

Youzhou fierce general Tian Yue, Qinghe famous general Wei Yuanjin at the same time out of the battle, fighting Cao Chun, the three horses intersect and it is difficult to distinguish the victory and defeat, Cao Chun then shook a shot and slapped the horse and left, Tian Yue, Wei Yuanjin chased after him, and suddenly heard the sound of the bowstring, Wei Yuanjin had been hit by an arrow in the door, turned over and fell off the horse, Tian Yue was suddenly taken aback, and was also stabbed off the horse by Cao Chun.

Cao Chun once again killed two fierce generals in Hebei, and Cao's army was greatly invigorated.

Yuan Shao was shocked and said: "Cao Ah has such a tiger general under his account, what can he do? ”

"Don't worry about the lord, wait for someone to be killed!"

Yuan Shao's voice fell, and a horse flew out of the Hebei army, but everyone looked at him anxiously, but it was Zhang He, a famous general in the river.

(To be continued)