Chapter 90: Cao Cao's Message
Judging from the current situation, if Cao Cao is still defeated as in history, and only escapes, then Dong Zhuo is likely to transfer Xu Rongbu to join forces with Hu Zhen, and it is very likely that Lu Bu and other generals will also be sent to fight Wen Chou, in order to give Wen Chou a thunderous blow and deter the righteous army of Hanoi, Sujuo, Yingchuan, and Luyang.
Therefore, Wen Chou had secretly set the general policy of this invasion of the war as early as before this time of dispatch: if Cao Cao was undefeated, he could try to attack Yique, and if Cao Cao was defeated, he would immediately withdraw his troops, wait for the situation to change, and then talk about the second time to discuss Dong.
The so-called "second time to ask for Dong", this is also what Wen Chou has long thought about, if he loses this time, then return to Yingchuan first, and then go out of the county again after Dong Zhuo withdraws from Luoyang, to fight for the reputation of "recovering Luoyang".
All in all, Wen Chou has so much strength at hand now, when he has a chance to win, he is not afraid to fight, but when he has a chance to win, he will not fight.
Although Yan Liang and Wen Ba wanted to take advantage of the victory to advance again, because they obeyed Wen Chou's military strategy and resourcefulness, seeing that Wen Chou said so, they did not force it anymore, and they both said: "What the eldest brother said is a serious word, so follow the eldest brother's strategy." ”
Wen Chou said: "Although this is not the time to march, but it is not to stop here, there are Dong soldiers in the two cities of Liang County and Zhucheng, I have destroyed Yang Ding and Yique reinforcements, and now I can free up my hands and take these two cities, which can be regarded as a preliminary preparation for the next day to march into Yique." ”
If you attack Yique in the coming day, it will be a tough battle, and this back road must be thin and stable first, so Liangxian and Zhucheng will go first.
Wen Chou sent a few horsemen to the north and northeast to find Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and ask them about their situation. So the whole army rested for the night. The next day, we headed south and returned. At this point, Wen Chou and the others also learned the information that the Dong army of Liang County had withdrawn in advance, which made Wen Chou regret for a while, and it seemed that he could not take down these thousands of Dong troops together, which seemed to be a complete failure.
For example, Wen Chou, Sun Jian and others led their troops south and returned to the vicinity of Zhucheng.
Zhao Yun still stayed in Dong Ying, west of Zhucheng, and formed a horn with Wen Chou and Sun Jianbu. In case Hu Zhen sent troops out of the customs to attack.
Set up camp on the side of Zhucheng, and Wen Chou and the others began to attack the city.
Note that the city is small and strong, although there are not many defenders in the city, they are all elite soldiers, and it is not easy to attack quickly, anyway, we have to wait for the news from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and Wen Chou is not in a hurry, first by the captains of Yuzhou to lead the troops to besiege, and then. Let them come down, and change the new soldiers of the headquarters and Sun Jian's department to go up to besiege Liang County,—— and now there is only such a ready-made place for military training, and Wen Chou wants to make good use of it.
To say that the Dong soldiers in this city are compared with the defenders of Naliang County, they can be called "full of discipline", hundreds of people are trapped in the city, and it seems to be a dead end. But he would rather die than surrender, and let Wen Chou and other troops take turns to attack. Despite the increasing number of casualties, they still persevered.
Later, Wen Chou fell in love with talents.
The defender of Zhucheng has no name under Dong Zhuo, Wen Chou has never heard of him before, and he doesn't care about him, which shows that he has the skills to defend the army. - There are only a few hundred Dong soldiers in the city, and there are tens of thousands of rebels outside, and the difference between the two is huge, and the defenders in the city are now without reinforcements, and the defenders without reinforcements are often demoralized. Note that the city can be called the "dead land" at this time, and the Jedi of this soldier is also, but in this case, the hundreds of Dong soldiers in the city have no one to make an uproar, and they are still willing to obey the orders of the guards when they know that they will die, and they will not surrender to the death, which is enough to see the skills of the guards of the guards.
Take the generals in the Wenchou Department as an example, only in terms of the imperial soldiers and the death force of the troops, few people can compare to this Zhucheng defender.
Capable generals are not necessarily high-ranking soldiers, think that Gao Shun under Lu Bu's tent, lead the trapping camp, strict military discipline, excellent armor, every attack is broken, he himself is innocent and majestic, does not drink, is not left behind, both fierce in battle, and high in virtue, comparable to ordinary generals, can be described as a famous general, but his subordinates are only more than 700 people, less than a thousand.
Wen Chou said in his heart: "Isn't this city guard a character like Gao Shun?" ”
With the heart of love, Wen Chou has the intention of surrendering. At the end of the attack on this day, he called Tian Chou, who was in charge of the clerk in the tent, and ordered him to write a letter of surrender, tie it to the crossbow, and send his soldiers into the city. Tian Chou is brilliantly written, and the surrender is written in a way that not only affirms the righteousness, but also has deep feelings, but this city guard is a loyal and filial soldier, and has no intention of surrendering.
Since the defender refused to surrender, although it was a pity, he had no choice but to continue to attack the city.
Yuzhou three divisions, Wen Chou and Sun Jian's two new pawns, replaced the attack, attacked for five days, the city is the city is small and the soldiers are few, this day at noon the city broken. At this time, the main attack was Sun Jian's troops, Wen Chou saw his subordinates rushing into the city, urgently looking for Sun Jian, and asked him to pass an order: when he saw the guards in the city, he told his subordinates not to be rude, let alone kill, and to invite the Chinese army to meet Wen Chou.
Wen Chou waited for a long time in the Chinese army, and after waiting for a long time, he did not see Sun Jian's troops sent to the city to defend the future, but he only heard a report: When the city was broken and defeated, the defender killed himself on the spot. Wen Chou couldn't help but sigh again and again, regretting it, and burying it thickly.
Note that the city has been broken, the city has been fighting hard for several days, there are few survivors of the guards, Wen Chou respects the city guards, and orders the army to treat their peers well, not to be humiliated because they are prisoners, and ordered, if there is anyone who wants to return, you can give money and gifts, let them leave.
Sun Jian said with a smile: "All the generations of Yang Ding are captains under Dong Zhuo's account, and they all have the name of bravery, but there is just another Sima in this city, and they are silent, but why does Zixiao treat Yang Ding's generations as if they were nothing, but Sima is very respectful of this?" ”
Wen Chou Zhengrong replied: "Yang Ding's generations, in vain have a brave name, Sima in this city has the style of an ancient gentleman, just my generation, how can they compare?" ”
Sun Jian quipped: "Qing respects him for his ancient gentleman's style, why do he still have to break through his city?" The city might as well be broken, and he wouldn't necessarily die. ”
Wen Chou smiled casually: "Sima Anya in the city, my generation raised troops for the world, although the style and bones are the same, the ambitions are different." ”
Sun Jian thought so and laughed. In this way, the Wenchou coalition army captured Zhucheng, and the whole army was able to rest for a day.
Soon, the envoys sent to find Yuan Shao and Cao Cao returned one after another.
Wen Chou summoned him and asked: "Where is General Cao's current army?" ”
The man replied: "After General Cao came out of the sour dates, his march was very smooth, and now he is about to reach Yuyuan Pass, and he is fighting against Dong General Xu Rong. ”
Wen Chou was surprised and asked anxiously, "Is there a war?" What about the winners? This is the key to this, and it is related to the planning and layout of his future strategy, so he must not be ugly, not nervous, and anxious. (To be continued......)