Chapter 240: The Battle of Xuzhou
Cao Cao personally conquered Xuzhou, commanded more than 130,000 soldiers and horses, and more than a dozen generals, which seems to be a great strength, but this is also relative to whom, okay! You look at the two major forces in Xuzhou, Liu Bei and Lu Bu; Needless to say, Lu Bu is the number one military general in the world, and there are more warlike generals such as Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zang Ba, Chen Gong tried his best to help, with 80,000 soldiers and horses, and they were all wolf riders in Bingzhou! One word, cow!
Liu Bei is not bad, the two righteous brothers are all enemies, who knows the names of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the world? Not to mention the help of the popular superstar Zhao Yun, the help of Taishi Ziyi, the unparalleled filial piety, the mysterious Mr. Dumb, Chen Deng's father and son among the original team in Xuzhou, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, and the army of 200,000 are all Danyang soldiers! It's even more awesome!
Neither of these parties is vegetarian, and when there was a lot of friction in the past, Zang Hong and Cheng Yu, two all-rounders in civil and military affairs, and handsome talents, struggled to resist so that Yanzhou could not be violated; Speaking of which, I have to say how these two parties came together, after being chased and intercepted out of Jizhou by Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops, Lu Bu once again became a homeless man in all directions, and he was a notorious homeless man, and no one was willing to take him in; At first, Lu Bu had thought of what his few friends Zhang Yang had said to him when he died, but he had never been able to make up his mind, because he had been in contact with Cao Cao, and at that time he was already the Marquis of Wen, and Cao Cao was just a small person who befriended Dong Zhuo; It is precisely because of the difference in identity that Lu Bu has never wanted to consider the final destination in his heart, which is also the deepest secret he hides in his heart, but unfortunately, just a few days ago, Zhang Xiu's incident, this famous "wife door" broke out, which made Lu Bu even more worried, and then let go of the friction with Liu Bei and formed an alliance; At least Liu Bei still has the name of a Han clan relative! It's better than Cao Cao, a eunuch; Liu Bei has not mastered Xuzhou for a long time, but what he has done is impressive for many people, such as Chen Deng, for example, Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu supports him with money and food, and Chen Deng is even stronger, he is an out-and-out civil and military all-rounder, planning, fighting, and governing the people; When Lu Bu came, Chen Deng also supported Mr. Dumb to overcome public opinion and accept Lu Bu, others thought that Lu Bu was a jackal, even Zhang Fei and Guan Yu hated Lu Bu very much, but Chen Deng and Mr. Dumb thought that this was a big help, rather than suppressing and forcing him to be under the command of others and used by others, it was better to directly take it for his own use; The two of them were tied together like this, but the strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, and Lu Bu, who had no foundation, still had to rely on Liu Bei's food and grass supply, which was also considered a period of time, and he conscientiously sent troops to help Liu Bei;
This time, when the two forces of Yanzhou and Xuzhou chose the place of battle, they chose Pengcheng on the border of Xuzhou, where the terrain is open, it is an endless barren land, sparsely populated, very suitable for fighting, and does not cause trouble to the people of Li; Cao Cao first came to the expedition to gather all the military horses in Taishan County and Qian County, with Peiguo in Yanzhou as the rear camp, and put on a decisive battle posture, you must know that Cao Cao's ambition is not only to keep Yanzhou from losing, his goal is to pocket the land of Xuzhou, so as to shorten the strength gap with Yuan Shao, and further win the capital to dominate the world!
And this situation is even more cruel to Liu Bei, he needs to seek development now, Xuzhou this place looks good, but just compared to some people who just want to live in a wisp, it is indeed very good, the scenery is pleasant, the scenery is beautiful, the people are shady, rich, and there are a lot of resources to squander; But Liu Bei has great ambitions, he wants to emulate Liu Bang back then, and wants to restore the image of Han Gaozu! Then this is the out-and-out "land of trapped dragons", Hebei borders on Yuan Shao, who is already the world's largest prince and warlord, and the south is only second only to Yuan Shao's Yuan Shu, no matter which one is more than one level higher than him in terms of overall strength!
So he aimed the spearhead at Cao Cao, who was also seeking development and was relatively weak, and occupied Yanzhou, the land of the Central Plains, so that Liu Bei had the qualifications to wrestle with the two Yuan brothers! And you don't have to find a reason to fight Cao Cao, make excuses! It's okay to throw away the charge of holding the Son of Heaven hostage!
Of course, Cao Cao's actions can't hide Liu Bei who has been paying attention to him on the other side, Liu Bei wanted to laugh at Cao Cao at first, but this grassroots imperial uncle, a self-taught strategic master, also found that it is completely meaningless to fight for land now, and even if he gets it, it will take a lot of time and energy to digest; Instead of letting these things pull your energy, it is better to directly engage Cao Cao head-on and defeat him! Drain his forces! Consume his capital to compete for the world! In this way, there is a chance to completely obtain the land of Yanzhou; After thinking about this, Liu Bei discussed with his current ally Lu Bu and decided to send troops, Liu Bei sent 100,000, Lu Bu sent 50,000, brought all the generals who could fight well, and all the strategists who could give advice, and rushed to the Pengcheng battlefield;
Cao Cao's army was in a state of silence, under the banner of "revenge and shame", marching at a neat pace, and Cao Cao stimulated the morale of the soldiers in the name of revenge; And Liu Jun came out under the banner of "King Qin", and before the camp, the two armies faced each other; Cao Cao rode out: "Hahaha! Xuande! It's been a long time! I didn't expect that when I said goodbye that day, you and I met today, but we were on this battlefield! Bongxian! How have you been? It is inevitable to call the formation and reminisce before the battle, and Cao Cao is the best among them, and sure enough, the words changed: "Tao Qian's old man!" Kill my little brother! Hurt my father! I've always kept these hatreds in my heart! Haven't forgotten it for a long time! Who dares to stop me from dying! ”
Liu Bei and Lu Bu came out together, Liu Bei jumped on his horse and raised his whip, and now he finally has the strength to be on an equal footing with Cao Cao, and he is happy in his heart: "Mengde! Tao Gongzu has been mourning for a long time, and he handed over Xuzhou to me before he died, hehe! I can't leave it to you to trample here! But! Cao Mengde! Now you are also Dong Zhuo II! Hijacking the Son of Heaven? Today I just want to clear the king's side! King Qin enters Beijing! ”
"Big-eared thief! It's windy! Don't be afraid to flash your tongue! I hate not listening to White's words at the beginning! you! Who's going to lead the way with me?! In less than three sentences, Cao Cao tore his face and directly gave Liu Bei a shining nickname;" I got it! Xu Chu rode out from behind Cao Cao, with nine ears and eight rings of elephant nose knife, pointing directly at the opponent's camp, with a high-spirited and proud head: "Lu Wenhou? But have you ever done it? ”
Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei's subordinates and Lu Bu's generals were all hard stubble, so he didn't send Yong's hands to call for the battle, and sure enough, Xu Chu's call for the battle made Lu Bu want to move, Chen Gong hurriedly stepped forward to understand the reason, moved with affection, and persuaded him to dispel his thoughts; Liu Bei was scolded, and he was even more angry in his heart: "White-faced thief! I will take your life! Who will take down the enemy with me? ”
(To be continued)