In June of the second year of Jin'an, the army of 600,000 and 700,000 was now on the north bank of the Yellow River, and Cao Cao had set up a defense line of more than 100 miles on the opposite bank.

All 8,000 cavalry were assigned to the scout camp and inspected the battle along the banks of the Yellow River to prevent Yuan Shao from leading his army to smuggle in.

In addition, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, Li Dian, Lejin, and Yu Ban to set up five camps on the south bank of the Yellow River, which were connected with their main camps to resist Yuan Shao.

Similarly, on the other side, Yuan Shao saw Cao Cao's lineup, and immediately concluded that Cao Cao was going to fight with him here repeatedly, so he immediately led his general Yan Liangwen Chou to lead 100,000 soldiers each, and set up two camps on both sides of his main camp, which were called the east and west camps, among them, the west camp located in the upper reaches was guarded by the general Yan Liang and Feng Ji was the supervising army; The downstream east camp was guarded by Wen Chou, and Guo Tu was the supervising army; Yuan Shao, on the other hand, commanded 500,000 soldiers and horses to sit in the main camp.

The two armies were far away from the Yellow River, but the Yellow River was in a hurry, and Yuan Shao sent his general Gao Ran to lead the army to cross it several times in three days, but they were all repelled by Cao's arrows.

As the saying goes, the south ships and the north horses, in Yuan Shao's army, most of them are northland sergeants, who are not accustomed to water warfare, and after being shot into the water by Cao Jun's random arrows, there are few people who can get out.

In just three days, Yuan Shao has lost several people for this.

Subsequently, he joined the army and was discouraged. It is better to cut down all the trees here and build a pontoon bridge. In order to help the army cross the river, Yuan Shaoshen thought so, and immediately allocated 50,000 soldiers to cut down trees everywhere.

The first confrontation between the two armies began on the Yellow River.

"Ha," one of the Cao soldiers guarding outside Cao's camp yawned, and after a night's vigil, he couldn't help but feel a little tired.

However, at this time, he never dared to slack off, and the army had issued a strict order:

Dereliction of duty, behead!

Coo seemed to hear a strange sound, and Cao Bing sighed slightly, patted his empty belly, unscrewed the plug of the water bladder, and took a sip.

It's not time to change the guard yet!

"Let's" Suddenly, his heart moved, and he raised his eyes to look at the sky in confusion, looking at the black clouds in the sky, and muttered, "Is it going to rain?"

What do you kid say? A veteran walked nearby, smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Zhang, it's not good. Looks like it's going to rain."

Oh? The veteran soldier known as Brother Zhang stared at the sky, and then his face suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice, "Don't think nonsense, I'm guarding here!" With that, he turned and walked away.

The Cao soldier looked at the departing veteran suspiciously, and looked at the air strangely, but after half a sound, he saw a few clues.

Where is the rain cloud, it is clear that the black smoke produced by Yuan Jun on the other side of the river when he buried the pot to make rice

Covering the sky and the sun,,

That Cao Bing's face turned pale. Feeling cold for no reason, he held a spear and snuggled up to the camp gate. Don't dare to look at the heavens again, he's afraid,

He was afraid that he would not be able to control the trembling of his heart,

He is more afraid of becoming himself,

"Goo," swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he Cao Bing glanced at the gate, only to see that there were more than 100 heads hanging there.

Those who are afraid of the enemy and want to flee, slash!

However, not far from here, there are two people who have a full view of this scene.

"See?" Cao Cao's eldest son, Overseer Cao Ang looked into the air with a sneer. He laughed and said, "Six or seven hundred thousand, what a big formation!" ”

Even burying the pot to cook is so frightening, it is really unimaginable, I am afraid that the only person who will not leave Cao Ang's side this day is Chen to Chen Shuzhi, the official and the goalkeeper.

"This battle" is difficult to fight! Cao Ang, who has always been hip-hop, sighed and said.

Chen Zhi frowned, glanced at Cao Ang, and said lightly, "Hmph, if Uncle Shi hears it, he will definitely blame you for thirty years, let's go." After some rice, I will go out to the camp to make rounds. ”

"Hmm!" Cao Ang nodded. raised his feet and was about to leave, but he saw Cao Hong in a military uniform from a distance. Striding forward

"The last general has seen General Cao!" Cao Ang and Chen Zhi hugged their fists and saluted.

Cao Hong looked at the two of them and nodded approvingly, and said with a smile, "Well, you two are a bit of a general!" ”

"Hey, hey!" Cao Ang looked at Cao Hong with a smile and said heavily. "Thank you Uncle Hong!"

"This is in the camp, call me General Cao like a genius, stinky boy!" Cao Hong scolded with a smile. Then he looked left and right and whispered. "I'm here to find out the morale of the soldiers in the camp, how can I get it? Or is it the same as the previous days? ”

"Hmm" Cao Ang shook his head and sighed, glanced at Cao Hong and said, "Uncle Hong, even if the little nephew sees it, he can't help but feel a little panicked in his heart, not to mention the rest of the soldiers?" ”

"This damn Yuan Benchu!" Cao Hong looked at the black smoke that covered the sky and the sun, and scolded hatefully, "You dare to use such a trick to damage the morale of our army, you really deserve to die!" ”

"What is Guo Junshi's response to this?" Chen Zhi asked hesitantly.

Cao Hong shook his head and said with a sigh. "The military advisor said, this is Yuan Shao's use" potential. Mess with our army's heart. It is a conspiracy and is difficult to crack, so it can only be handled carefully and restrain the soldiers with strict orders! ”

"General Cao." Chen Zhi glanced around, frowned, and said, "But" in the long run," he glanced at the more than 100 heads hanging at the gate.

"You're not your unpredictable uncle, so what's the use of your words to me?" Cao Hong shrugged. Spread his hands and said, "If you want your uncle to fight in front of the battle, your uncle will never say anything, but I really can't do anything about this matter!" ”

Hey! Cao Ang looked at Cao Hong's embarrassed face and snickered, but was rewarded by Cao Hong with a slap on the back of the head.

As he spoke, Chen Zhi's eyes lit up. Looking at the camp gate in the distance, he said, "General Zhao is back!" ”

"Huh?" Cao Hong was slightly stunned, turned around and glanced at the camp gate, and shouted with a smile, "Zilong, here, here!" ”

"Heh" Zhao Yun in the distance handed the reins of the horse to a Cao soldier, took off his helmet and walked towards the three of them, and said with a smile in his mouth. "Looks like you're going to have nothing to do!"

"It's not just idle," Cao Hong said with some reluctance, "If it goes on like this, the morale of the soldiers will plummet, how can they fight?" It's a pity that the lord didn't allow me to leave the camp! ”

"General Cao, don't be anxious" Zhao Yun responded to Chen Zhi's smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yuan Shao is here, with an army of nearly one million. The front is in full swing, and we are waiting""

"Gotta get it, you don't have to deal with me with the words of the military advisor" Cao Hong frowned. He clasped his fists together and said, "I've been here for no less than ten days, except for Yuan Shao's desire to force the Yellow River and the military advisor's order to shoot us back with random arrows, what have we done?" Yuan Shao's million-strong army, thousands of people died, why did he have to worry about it? If you want me to say it. If it goes on like this, let alone January, even if it is half a month, the morale of the army will be exhausted, and Yuan Shao's army will rush when it comes

"Ahem!" Cao Ang coughed. Swallowing his saliva, he said, "General Cao's words are serious, and I think the military division must have a clever plan."

"Got a plan?" Cao Hong pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "I think he is poor, and it is difficult to do anything."

"Ahem!" Chen Zhi quietly pulled Cao Hong's cloak.

Cao Hong was surprised. I looked up. Seeing that Zhao Yun also kept giving himself a look, his heart suddenly chuckled, and he turned around, but he saw Cao Cao with Guo Jia, Xu Zhu, and Dian Wei, looking at him coldly.

"How else?" Cao Cao looked at Cao Hong and asked lightly.

When Cao Ang saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, General Cao is just saying." Yuan Shao has no one under his account, he can only play some tricks, and he is already poor! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Zhi nodded in agreement.

"Wait, I didn't hear you?" Cao Cao snorted, and suddenly drank Cao Ang Chen didn't dare to reply, and as soon as he turned his head, Cao Cao said angrily to Cao Hong. "You have also led the army for many years, and now that the enemy is present, you still want to disturb the hearts of our army, what crime should you be guilty of?"

"Lord" Guo Jia stepped forward with a smile, arched his hand and said softly, "This matter is in me, General Cao is just concerned about the officers and soldiers of our army, if Cao Cao wants to be responsible, then he has no choice but to surrender his hand and ask for guilt."

Glancing at Guo Jia, Cao Cao glared at Cao Hong fiercely and shouted in a low voice. "Go to the prison and get sixty sticks by yourself!"

"Yes!" Cao Hong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Guo Jia with gratitude and apology, and went very honorably.

Looking at the back of Cao Hong's departure, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cao Ang and Chen Dao, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't I ask you to wait for the camp to inspect?" Why is it still here? ”

Cao Ang and Chen Zhi were taken aback, and immediately clenched their fists and said. "I, I'll wait for this!" With that, the two of them ran away.

"The lord is a little too much" Guo Jia shook his head and persuaded him, "Let the lord be strict with military discipline, but it won't be like this."

"Nope." Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, and he shook his head and said, "The strength of Yuan Shao's army is really beyond my expectations, if you don't strictly order the army." How can you defeat the enemy? However, if you want to tighten the military order, you must be consistent from top to bottom, and there must be no half of the dog's selfishness! ”

Guo Jia lowered his head and thought about it, then arched his hand and said, "The lord is wise! ”

Only! With a light snort, Cao Cao turned to Zhao Yun and said, "Zilong, I ordered you to monitor Yuan Shao's every move, how about it?" ”

Zhao Yun's face was straight, and he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice. "Lord Qi, Yuan Shao sent no less than 30,000 soldiers to cut down trees everywhere on the opposite bank. I don't know what the plot is,"

"What else is there to do?" Guo Jia smiled and said, "Naturally, we will build a pontoon bridge and force the Yellow River to cross!" After that, he bowed his hand to Zhao Yun and said, "General Lao is tired of going out of the camp again, and inspect the shallow place of the car to see if there are any soldiers and horses of the Yuan army!" ”

"Downstream?" Zhao Yun was shocked. said urgently, "The meaning of the military advisor is that Yuan Shao ordered the sergeant to cut down the forest in front of us and others, but secretly sent troops downstream,"

"Hehe, soldier, treacherous!" Guo Jia smiled indifferently, looked at the east and said softly, "Ming Xiu plank road, dark Chen Cang" Maybe the 30,000 soldiers and horses sent by Yuan Shao are just for show, it is hard to guarantee that he will not take the opportunity to smuggle from the shallow water downstream, it is better to be cautious, there is General Lao Zhao! ”

Zhao Yun glanced at Cao Cao and saw Cao Cao nodding. Then he smiled and said, "Where is the military advisor, the last general will go here!" So saying, he turned and went away.

Looking at Zhao Yunyuan's back, Guo Jia said with a smile, "I understand why Shouyi values General Zilong so much."

"Hehe," Cao Cao chuckled. Then his face sank, and he frowned and said, "Is Zhicai's condition still uncontrollable?" ”

"Well, maybe it's because the water and soil are not adapted," Guo Jia said worriedly, "When I first came here, I saw that he was a little inappropriate, alas, "Yuan Shao has a master under his account, who is good at using and powerful." He is quite proficient in using "potential" talents, but..."

"God won't help me!" Cao Cao clasped his fists together. Shaking his head and saying, "Yuan Shao is here, although I have predicted it earlier, but I didn't expect that he would come with a million teachers, and I knew that this was the case." I will take righteousness, righteousness for handsomeness, all of them are rare geniuses in the world"

"Hehe," Guo Jia chuckled. Ye Yu said, "If the lord can use Shouyi as the commander and use Wenruo to defend the three states, then the enemy Yuan Shao, Jia will be sixty percent sure."

Cao Cao's face sank, he looked straight at Guo Jia, and seeing that his face did not change, he said with a smile. "And now?"

"Sancheng!" Guo Jia said in a condensed voice.

"I use Shouyi to defend the three states, but I am staying behind to defend against the southern princes and the northwest yellow turbans, so as not to suffer from our stomachs..."Cao Cao said lightly.

"Is that really the case?" Guo Jia asked with a smile.

Target! Cao Cao snorted lightly, noncommittal.

"Let's go! Come with me to explore Yuan Shao's camp! ”

"Alas" looked at Cao Cao and strode away; Guo Jia shook his head, sighed slightly, and said secretly, "Wen Ruo." The lord has a deep prejudice against you, little

"Strategist?" Seeing Guo Jia stunned. Dianban kindly called.

"Huh? Oh. It's okay, I'll go with the lord to explore Yuan Shao's reality! Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Yes!" Dian Wei and Xu Du clenched their fists and said.

Half an hour later, standing on a high slope on the south bank of the Yellow River, Cao Cao took more than ten people from Guo Jia, Xu Zhi, Dian Wei and other districts, looking at Yuan Shao's main camp on the other side of the river.

"How spectacular!" After looking at a cup of tea, Cao Cao praised sincerely.

"Hehe" Guo Jia smiled, stepped forward and whispered, "Is the lord happy, or is he afraid?" ”

Palpitate! Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia. sneered, "I'm thinking, after defeating Yuan Shao, what should I do with these million captives!" "Kuchimachi Nine Spirits!" Guo Jia smiled approvingly. Although he said that he was not afraid of Yuan Shao's soldiers, when Cao Cao saw the camp that stretched for hundreds of miles, he also gasped.

Looking at the bursts of black smoke rising from Yuan Shao's camp, Guo Jia sighed. "There is a saying in the book, the ancient city of Linzi, its people shoulder to shoulder, joint shadow, sweat into rain, now Yuan Shao led this million army, it is really not inferior, if this battle is successful, when the name of the army can be immortal, across the ancient and modern!" After that, Guo Jia secretly looked at Cao Cao's expression.

"I've been recuperating for more than a year, and I'm waiting for this moment! Let's see how I break him! Cao Cao looked coldly at Yuan Shao's camp that stretched for more than 100 miles. Sonorously said, "It's useless to look at it again, go!" "Anyway, he ignored others and returned to the camp alone.

"Military Division" Xu Zhu glanced at Cao Cao, who was walking in front, frowned and whispered to Guo Jia, "Didn't the lord come to explore the reality of Yuan Shao's camp?" After a few glances, the lord was going back

"Hehe" Guo Jia smiled slightly and said lightly, "My lord's thoughts, how can we think clearly?" Maybe the lord has a countermeasure in his heart? ”

"Oh," he said. He nodded as if he didn't understand.

Looking at Cao Cao not far in front of him, Guo Jia secretly sighed, "Lord, are you afraid that if you look at it any longer, even the war intent in your heart will be completely lost."

And at the same time, Yuan Shao's camp!

At this moment, Yuan Shaozheng was discussing the military situation with Pang Tong, Fu Zhu, and the three of them in the tent, and the topic of discussion was still the same a few days ago, how to force the Yellow River!

"Lord" looked at Yuan Shao and bowed, nodded to Pang Tong, and said in a deep voice. "Lord, Cao Mengde's military distribution has been found out!"

"Qing" Yuan Shao was a little moved, and hurriedly said, "Come with me quickly!" ”

"Yes!" The trial is a bow. Pointing to the map and saying, "Along the Yellow River, Cao Mengde has set up a total of six camps, in addition to his main camp, there are still five camps on the Yellow River, which are guarded by five fierce generals under Cao Mengde, all of them are standing in dangerous places, connecting into a line, supporting each other, which is very tricky!" As he spoke, he picked up six sunspots and placed them on the marching chart.

"Which five?" Yuan Shao looked carefully at the six sunspots representing Cao's army camp on the marching map, and asked in a condensed voice.

"Cao Zixiao, Xiahou Yuanrang, Li Mancheng, Ji Wenqian, Yu Wenze, these five Cao army generals!" The judge said respectfully.

"Tricky, tricky" In the battle of Xuzhou, these five people were not weaker than Lu Fengxian in the first battle, and they were indeed tricky! Yuan Shao nodded, suddenly looked at the trial match and said, "A few days ago, you said that Cao Cao personally led the army in this battle, but Jiang Zhe never came?" ”

"No!" The judge shook his head. He said in a deep voice, "I heard that Cao Mengde ordered Jiang Zhe to take charge of the affairs of the three states and personally lead the troops here, thinking that Jiang Zhe might have to deal with the affairs of the south,"

"But what Lord Juan is talking about is Jingzhou Liu Biao, Yangzhou Yuan Shu, and Jiangdong Sun Lai?" Pang Tong interjected with a smile

Road.

"Exactly!" The judge nodded, and said with a smile, "The war in the south has not been settled, and there are no less than 100,000 soldiers under the accounts of the princes of the three roads, I am afraid that Cao Mengde will keep Jiang Zhe to resist the south, this person will not be able to do anything this time, the lord should be safe!" ”

"Well, that's good!" Yuan Shao nodded happily.

After defeating Cao Mengde, can Jiang Shouyi still run? Isn't it a big deal to give such a scholar to Meng De? I will force him to submit to me!

Hehe" However, when Yuan Shao was dreaming, Pang Tong sneered and said lightly. "Master Juan is underestimating Jiang Zhe too much!"

"Oh? What does this mean? The judge frowned and said.

"Jiang Zhe is indeed far-sighted. There are all kinds of good strategies in my heart" Pang Tong praised Jiang Zhe very hesitantly, pointed to Huainan and other places on the map and said, "I heard that Yuan Highway is being jointly attacked by Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Sun Ce of Jiangdong at this moment. Losing a large territory, Jiang Zhe used half of the food and salary we gave him in previous years, as well as the fact that he sent troops out of nothing, in exchange for a county in Runan from Yuan Shu, and entered Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and retreated to protect Yuzhou and Chongzhou

"Humph!" Thinking of this, Yuan Shao felt angry for no reason, looked left and right, and shouted angrily. "What about Xu Ziyuan?"

"Lord Xu went out of the camp to explore Cao Mengde's camp, and the lord is already heavily responsible for him, so let's stop this matter" Moreover, this matter cannot be completely blamed on Lord Xu, it is Jiang Zhe who is too intelligent and superior" If the lord is angry, it is better to take Jiang Zhe in the future and deal with it! ”

Disposal? How to dispose of it? Kill him? That's not going to happen! Yuan Shao thought about it, and seriously thought about how to deal with it after arresting Jiang Zhe in the future, and half of the anger towards Xu Yu in his heart had already disappeared.

Seeing Pang Tong looking at the room with a smile. The judge smiled, and arched his hand and said, "Master Pang is so young, but he doesn't want to be so proficient in military affairs. ”

"Hehe" Pang Tong bowed humbly and said softly, "This is due to the strength of the lord's army, and it is the work of this million-strong master under the lord's account." What does Yu Tong have to do with it? What I did was just to take advantage of the situation."

"The military advisor is high!" The judge smiled slightly, and then asked with a puzzled face, "Strategist, I have a question in my heart, but I don't know whether to ask!" ”

"Please show me!"

"We and the rest of the army want to cross the Yellow River. The military advisor is to offer advice to the lord and say that he will build a pontoon bridge, but this move should be a secret place, but the military advisor made a big fanfare and cut down the forest here in front of Cao Cao, didn't this tell Cao Mengde everything we thought? ”

"Hehe" Pang Tong smiled faintly. "That's what I want him to know!" ”

"Huh?" Yuan Shaohu glanced at Pang Tong suspiciously, frowned and said, "Shiyuan, what are you?" ”

"Rest assured, my lord!" Looking at Yuan Shao, Pang Tongchengzhu said in his chest, "Within three days, I will definitely be able to ask the lord to cross the Yellow River!" ”

"What?" Yuan Shao and the judge glanced at each other, but they didn't know what was going on.

It's a pity that Jiang Zhe is not here,,wW