Chapter 681: The Most Bad Death in History (Second Update)

Yanzhou and Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is the state bordering Yangzhou. The two states are only separated by a branch of the Yangtze River, Yingshui. Yangzhou in the west and Xuzhou in the east.

Xun Yu held the festival and was ordered to take Xiahoudun to Xuzhou to dispatch soldiers and horses.

Xuzhou can be regarded as the hinterland of the Central Plains, but Cao Cao slaughtered countless cities in Xuzhou at the beginning, which was unpopular. Some of them are separated from Jiangdong only by the Yangtze River.

Xuzhou is a flat horse, which is not conducive to defense.

Therefore, there are as many as 80,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. And Yanzhou is the real hinterland of the Central Plains, and Cao Cao has been sitting in Yanzhou for more than ten years, which is very peaceful.

Therefore, there were only 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses.

Compared with Cheng Yu, Xun You is more stable. Xiahoudun compared to Lejin. Therefore, although this time the four of them went to Erzhou to mobilize troops and horses, they were actually mainly Xuzhou soldiers.

Xiahoudun is the head coach.

After Xun Yu and Xiahoudun came to Xuzhou, they went straight to Pengcheng, the seat of Xuzhou.

After meeting with Xuzhou Thorn History, Xun You immediately ordered to mobilize all the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou and gather in Pengcheng.

However, although Xuzhou is not a big state, the area is not small, and the quality of the counties is different. Therefore, when they really gathered 80,000 soldiers and horses in Pengcheng.

It's been more than ten days.

In the Pengcheng Thorn History Mansion, Xiahou Dun sat on the top, and below him was Xun You, as well as Xuzhou Thorn History, Fan Kuan.

Fan Kuan is forty-six this year, but his face seems to be only in his thirties, plus that graceful bearing. knows that this person is a child of a big family.

At that time, Cao Cao slaughtered countless cities in Xuzhou, in order to appease the place. He appointed Fan Kuan, the son of a local clan in Xuzhou, as the assassin.

"General Xiahou, now the army has been properly dispatched. Tomorrow will open Shouchun, and he will definitely be able to defeat Kou Feng and drive the thieves out of Jianghuai. Fan Kuan's face was excited, and he said to Xiahou.

Mr. Xie said bluntly. It's just that Kou Feng is very difficult to deal with, and in the first battle of Jiangdong, he used more than 100,000 troops, and now he has surrendered tens of thousands of Wu troops in Yuzhang, which is enough for hundreds of thousands. Ay. Xiahoudun sighed, not very optimistic about the prospects.

Xiahoudun is a fierce general in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But in real history, his situation is much worse.

And there is no outstanding record. And once when he was kidnapped by assassins while the army was looking around. It's a disgrace to the generals.

However, he also has advantages.

It is the henchman of Cao Cao's henchmen, sitting in the rear, mobilizing food, and building water conservancy. Well done.

What is most important to emperors throughout history? Is it a strategist? Good general? It's all important, but it's even more important to be able to trust your confidants.

What's more, it's a troubled world now. Today is General Wu, tomorrow it may be General Wei, and the day after tomorrow may become General Shu.

A henchman like Xiahoudun is very, very important.

In history, among the eight most powerful generals of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan, the most outstanding was Cao Ren. But the most reliable is Xiahoudun.

Cao Cao also knew that this henchman had the disadvantage of not being good at commanding the army. Even if he is allowed to be a partial teacher and move forward as a general, I am afraid that he will be impressive.

But the commander-in-chief can't.

Therefore, this time the nominal commander is Xiahoudun, but the actual commander is sitting next to Xiahoudun, the expressionless and somewhat wooden Xun You.

Fan Kuan was full of confidence, but when he saw that Xiahoudun, the coach, was a little hesitant, he couldn't help but hesitate.

"Generals don't have to be presumptuous. Now in Xuzhou, more than 100,000 troops in Yanzhou have been mobilized. In the Jianghuai region, there were frequent wars and unspeakable suffering, but it was the prime minister who pacified the Jianghuai region, so that there is now comfort. The people's desire is the north, and Kou Feng will not be able to attack it for a while and a half. When we arrive with our army, we will be able to drive away Kou Feng. Xun You's face still didn't have any expression, but the words he said were quite inspiring.

As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. In the Jianghuai region, the Cao family is the protagonist.

"Yes." Xiahoudun nodded, and his heart was a little more excited.

At that time, Yuan Shu was entrenched in Shouchun and called the emperor. After being attacked by Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Sun Ce and others, Shouchun was defeated so far, and was later entrenched by countless bandits.

It's very confusing. In the end, Cao Cao set up Liu Fu, the assassin of Yangzhou, to pacify Jianghuai. The people's desire is Cao.

That's right.

It has always been much more comfortable to have a big tent in a place that wins people's hearts.

"By the way, sir, can the 35,000 horse infantry troops on the Yanzhou side reach it safely?" Xiahoudun asked.

"There were no surprises. Zhongdeok, Wen Lian, they will be able to arrive tomorrow, round with us, and then enter Shouchun. For the information on the movement of these troops, Xun You was very clear in his heart, and he couldn't help but answer like a stream.

"That's good." Xiahoudun nodded and said.

Kou Feng has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and they also have them. In addition, Jianghuai is their territory, fighting at home, and they can mobilize the people to defend the city.

This battle is really easy to fight.

Xiahoudun couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Xiahoudun and others were in the north, and the news was blocked. It is also a guess to know that Kou Feng was in Yangzhou, defeated Li Dian, and surrendered Zhou Tai and others.

Naturally, I don't know how Kou Feng captured Jiangdong.

Among them, there are tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers, and tens of thousands of other soldiers. Coupled with Kou Feng's own soldiers and horses, there are already more than 200,000. Moreover, Shouchun has also fallen.

The 25,000-strong army of Zang Ba and Wen Hui only held for a few days.

Xuzhou border area.

Wen Hui, who led thousands of troops and escaped from the city, was quite embarrassed at the moment. The clothes are quite neat, but a pair of eyes are full of bloodshots.

An otherwise very clean face, with some dust. It looks very dusty. The thousands of defeated soldiers under him were almost completely defeated.

Sparsely lazy.

It's like a branch blown by a typhoon, and it's weak.

When they went out of the city, there were many soldiers, four or five thousand. Now there are only three or four thousand left. It was really Wen Hui's prestige in the army that was not enough, and most of the soldiers fled.

"Hey." Wen Hui turned his head, glanced at the soldiers behind him, and couldn't help sighing.

It is really very difficult for a civil servant to command the army.

"My lord, an army was found in the rear, and it seems that Cao's army was defeated." At this moment, a spy rode towards Wen Hui, and when he got close to Wen Hui, he dismounted and bowed.

"What?" Wen Hui was already like a person who had been bitten by a snake for the defeat of the Cao army, and he was afraid of it for ten years. What's more, it's only been a few days.

"The old man abandoned the city and left, and he didn't want to chase the soldiers to kill him." Wen Hui was frightened and indignant.

"Quick, speed up."

Wen Hui urged while driving the war horse. Now that he has become a frightened bird, he can't wait to ride his horse alone. But he knew that if he did this, it would be really difficult to explain it when he returned.

You can only grit your teeth and move forward with the army.

Like Wen Hui, this Cao army has reached the point where he has changed color when he hears about the Chu army. Without Wen Hui's urging, he spread his feet and went to Xuzhou.

But the real situation is that the army behind is indeed the defeated army of Cao's army.

It was more than 2,000 people led by Zang Ba.

Although Wen Hui escaped from Shouchun first, compared with Zang Ba, he was eighty miles faster. But Zang Ba's army, after all, was an elite soldier in Qingzhou, although it was defeated. But the quality of the army is still there, and the prestige of Zang Ba itself is still there.

On the contrary, he came to the vicinity of Xuzhou relatively quickly.

On the plain of Pingchuan, Zang Ba rode his horse, and behind him was the Cao soldier with a fairly complete formation. After a few days of hurrying, Zang Ba took the opportunity to reorganize the soldiers.

At present, it is still an elite soldier.

"General, we have found a defeated army in front of us, and there is no banner." Suddenly, the spies came to Zang Ba's side and reported.

"I'm afraid it's the defeated army that assassinated Shi Wenhui, and I don't know if Wen Hui escaped." When Zang Ba heard this, he immediately guessed that this army might be the remnants of Shouchun.

So, he ordered: "Catch up immediately." Be with them and go back to Xuzhou. ”

The so-called law does not blame the public, although Zang Ba is a bold person. But the thought of losing the Lujiang River indirectly led to the fall of Shouchun and the erosion of the situation in Yangzhou.

I can't help but have some hair strands. If the front is really Wen Hui's defeated army, Wen Hui is here again. Two people together, I'm afraid it's better.

And so, a dramatic scene appeared.

Two armies of the same root, one like a frightened deer, fled frantically ahead. And one wants to reconcile.

As a result, they chased and fled.

I went straight for more than 100 miles. And it's very fast.

"My lord, the pursuers are getting closer. What to do? Ahead, Wen Hui rode away, but bad news came one after another.

The Chu army in the rear was extremely fast, and it was about to catch up.

Moreover, after walking more than 100 miles, their soldiers and horses have reached their limit and can't run.

"My lord, we can't run. If it continues like this, it is better to be killed with a knife. ”

"yes, yes, it's better to fight with them."

The soldiers gasped.

"Life and death are fateful, wealth is in the sky." Even Wen Hui himself felt that he couldn't run anymore, and he was a Wenchen and rode a horse for hundreds of miles. I couldn't help gritting my teeth, closing my eyes, and said loudly.

"Defend yourself. and sent a single horse to Xuzhou for help. ”

"No." Immediately, there were knights who were ordered to go to Xuzhou.

And Wen Hui commanded the soldiers to form a circle to protect themselves, and he himself sat in the middle. Wen Hui's face was tragic, although there were Xuzhou rescuers.

But now that the horses are flat, before the reinforcements come, I am afraid that they will be floating in the wilderness.

While Wen Hui was waiting, Zang Ba's army appeared. Although it has also traveled more than 100 miles, Zang Ba's army obviously still has spare strength.

"Who is the commander of the army at the front? I'm Zang Ba. Zang Ba was also extremely depressed in his heart, he sped up and wanted to round with the remnants in front of him, but as a result, the two sides pursued for more than a hundred miles.

This, what is it.

Moreover, Zang Ba also sent cavalry to the past to give the news. But they didn't get a response, and when they finally met now, the group of people on the other side actually formed a formation to protect themselves.

What is this?

"Zang Ba?" Wen Hui saw Zang Ba, and couldn't help but look at Zang Ba with wide eyes, the figure was very familiar, and the voice was too.

He, he actually regarded Zang Ba as a chaser?

Wen Hui only felt a mouthful of reverse blood rising from his chest and abdomen, rushing straight to his mouth.

"Flutter." Shame, coupled with fear, fatigue, etc., Wen Hui spurted out a mouthful of blood from his mouth, and he was actually exhausted on the spot.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency."