Chapter 628: Chronic Illness
Huangfu Song launched an attack blatantly, without any fancy, it was a dignified attack, Dong Zhuo was the forward, Yin Duan was the rear refusal, he led the Chinese army, 10,000 cavalry rushed to Chun Yuqiong's camp. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After Chun Yuqiong was drenched in soup by Tian Feng, he was honest for several days, and as soon as he heard that Huangfu Song was coming, he immediately faced the battle. He originally had an army of 20,000, but after Tian Feng took away 10,000, only 10,000 remained, and he was mainly foot soldiers, he knew that the field battle was not the opponent of the Xiliang people, so he simply stuck to the camp and prepared to fight a positional battle.
Unexpectedly, he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army and the meritorious service of Dong Zhuo and others. They were pressed and fought by Yuan Shao's army for several years, because of their lack of strength, they have not been able to make any commendable military exploits, watching Liu Xiu in the south of the Yangtze River, this envy, jealousy and hatred in my heart needless to say. Now that Liu Xiu has lured Yuan Shao's main force across the Yellow River, he will hit Yuan Shao hard in Yanzhou, they have to hold Liyang again, they have no chance to participate in the battle, watching others eat a big meal, they can only leave saliva next to them, this kind of redness is even more painful in the heart, and now there is a chance to take Chun Yuqiong to vent the fire, so don't you go all out? Seeing that the Xiliang people were attacking with all their might like crazy, Chun Yuqiong was a little weak-hearted, resisting on the one hand, and asking for help from Tian Feng on the other side of the river.
Dong Zhuo personally went into battle, ordered Hu Zhen, Li Dao and others to take turns to attack, braving the rain of arrows to fight for more than two hours, Li Dao took the lead in breaking through Chun Yuqiong's camp, Dong Zhuo immediately led the front army of 3,000 warriors to pounce, quickly widened the gap, and slaughtered into the camp.
Huangfu Song immediately ordered the Chinese army to attack, and more than 10,000 steps rode back and forth in Chun Yuqiong's camp, killing Chun Yuqiong's people on their backs. At the moment of emergency, Tian Feng led an army of 10,000 to arrive, which stabilized the situation and kept the pontoon bridge. Huangfu Song accepted it when he saw it, and took the army away, leaving a mess in one place.
After this battle, Chun Yuqiong lost more than half. The camp was destroyed, and a lot of baggage was burned, but fortunately, Tian Feng's support was timely and the pontoon bridge was unharmed. Tian Feng was preparing to attack Puyang. But when he encountered this situation, he was so angry that he stomped his feet and scolded Chun Yuqiong for being incompetent. He didn't have time to ask Yuan Shao for instructions, so he immediately wrote to Yuan Tan, who was guarding Yecheng, and asked him to immediately send another 20,000 people to support, and he must hold the pontoon bridge.
Chun Yuqiong was embarrassed by Tian Feng's scolding, and she was very unhappy, seeing that Tian Feng gave this order. I can't help but secretly rejoice. He wrote a letter to Guo Tu, telling Guo Tu what Tian Feng had done. He knew that Guo Tu supported Yuan Shang and had always opposed Yuan Tan's inheritance of Yuan Shao's foundation, and the Jizhou department basically supported Yuan Tan, and the judges, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhu were all supporters of Yuan Tan. Guo Tu hurriedly walked into Yuan Shao's big tent. Yuan Shaozheng stood in front of the map with a frown. He had been in Xinji for five days, and Yan Liang had been fighting Zhu Jun on the other bank, killing the river bank many times. However, Zhu Jun was very old, and every time he drove Yan Liang's advance team back, and after a few days, he lost nearly 3,000 people, but he still failed to gain a firm foothold on the other side.
Seeing that the military rations were getting less and less day by day, Yuan Shao was anxious, he had no time, and he had to make a decision as soon as possible, whether to attack or retreat. In case of retreat. Then his trip will be in vain, and he will return from an expedition without success, not only will his morale fall greatly, but his personal prestige will also plummet. Returning to Jizhou like this, do Jizhou people still have confidence in him? Arrived at the doorstep. I couldn't get into the house, which was a shame.
But attacking is not an easy task. Liu Xiu and Cao Cao had nearly 100,000 horses, slightly more than him, but this was not terrible, because these 100,000 horses were now scattered, while his 80,000 army was in a group, and he had an advantage in attacking any of them. What he is worried about is the 180,000 army, if Liu Xiu really has an army of 180,000, if he goes to attack, he will undoubtedly throw himself into the net, and he will definitely be defeated and invincible. In the past two days, Yuan Shao set up more attack points in accordance with the recommendations of the trial, but it did not work, Liu Xiu saw it clearly on the other side, and he could always prepare in time and not give Yuan Shao any opportunity to take advantage of. This also seems to be enough to show that Liu Xiu has enough troops available, no matter which point he attacks, Liu Xiu has the troops to intercept it. This further proved Yuan Shao's worries, which made him more and more afraid to act rashly and hesitate. Hearing Guo Tu's footsteps, Yuan Shao turned around, looked at Guo Tu's expression, and raised his eyebrows: "There is good news?" ”
"Yes." Guo Tu replied in a loud voice: "Lord, I have sent hundreds of scouts these days to go deep into Runan to wave, and my footprints have reached as far as the Lujiang River and Jiujiang River, and I have not found any traces of the army's actions. I can guarantee that Liu Xiu can't have any hidden power other than the people he has now. ”
Yuan Shao held his breath and said urgently: "Really? ”
"The minister dares to guarantee the head of the item." Guo Tu puffed up his chest and replied loudly. He spread the information he had collected on the case and let Yuan Shao look at them one by one. Yuan Shao read it carefully, then he took a long breath, his complexion changed for a moment, he clenched his right fist, slapped his left palm hard, and said hatefully: "Sure enough, it was the conspiracy of this erector again, which caused me to delay for three days in vain." ”
Guo Tu didn't say anything. He knew that Yuan Shao was angry now, and any word could cause Yuan Shao to be furious. He had proven himself right, and he needed no more to say. The news that Liu Xiu has an army of 180,000 was not brought back by him, and Yuan Shao's delay so far has nothing to do with him, he can easily stand aside and watch.
"Order the trial and march to Ruyang." Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said: "This time, no matter what tricks Liu Xiu plays, I will break through Ruyang and relieve the siege of Pingyu." ”
Guo Tu blinked, and stopped talking. When Yuan Shao saw it, he said with some surprise: "Gongzhi, if you have anything to say, just say it, why bother to spit it out." "My lord, it is right to attack Ruyang, but it seems that something is wrong with the command of the judge."
"What's wrong?" Yuan Shao asked in surprise: "The judge is selfless and has the ability to command the army, so it is appropriate for him to preside over the war against Runan." Rules, it's not that I'm talking about you, sometimes, you have to look farther. ”
Guo Tu accepted Yuan Shao's reproach very sincerely, and then changed his words. "Lord, I'm not saying that the ability to judge is not enough, on the contrary, I think that among the generals under the lord's account, since He Boqiu died in battle, the trial is second to none. There are many generals in Jizhou, and they are rare talents who can not only make meritorious contributions in Jizhou, but also in Runan. It's just that...... Lord, so far. In the future, there will be no one by the side of the young master. ”
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, his raised hand lingered in the air for a moment, and his eyes became hesitant. Liu Xiu did not have an army of 180,000. Cao Cao is blocking his back road, there are only Liu Xiu's more than 40,000 years in front of him, 80,000 to attack 40,000, it is the opportunity to hit the stone with an egg, no matter who it is, he can easily win this battle and make a great contribution. Matching is possible. Han Fu: They can too. At this time, whoever gives the opportunity to make meritorious service may affect the strength and weakness of the two factions in the future, and the Ruying faction is the one who supports his favorite Yuan Shang.
"This ...... Han Fu is already the former army commander, and Chun Yuqiong is guarding the pontoon bridge, so he has enough credit, right? "Lord, have you forgotten, you just issued a military order two days ago, ordering Chun Yuqiong to accept Tian Feng's command?" Guo Tu took out the secret letter he had just received from his arms. Gently handed it to Yuan Shao: "Lord, Tian Feng transferred 10,000 troops without authorization, resulting in the defeat of Chun Yuqiong. Now Tian Feng has sent a message to Young Master Tan again, asking him to send troops to guard the bridge, this is ......"
Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and sank his face. Chun Yuqiong was defeated, Tian Feng didn't report the news to him immediately, but wrote to Yuan Tan in Yecheng, what is going on? He picked up Chun Yuqiong's secret letter, looked at it for a long time, and finally put down the secret letter, and said gloomily: "Let Han Fu take the lead." Assisted by the matching. ”
Guo Tu was overjoyed, turned around and left.
…… Xihua City.
"The forward of the Yuan army has already driven to Ruyang, and it seems that he should have seen through our suspicious tactics." Guo Jia put down the military newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "It took them three days, and the speed is not slow. ”
Liu Xiu laughed and waved his hand: "This is normal." You can't expect to tell a lie to scare Yuan Shao away. ”
Liu He knelt behind Liu Xiu and covered his mouth and laughed. This time, she saw the role of strategy with her own eyes, and her father and Guo Jia set up a scam between a few words, so that Yuan Shao wasted three days in vain. Such a seemingly simple deception has achieved satisfactory results, which shows that my father is right, to fight, courage is not enough, but also resourcefulness.
Liu Xiu looked at Guo Jia with flickering eyes: "Yuan Shao went to Ruyang, what should we do?" "My opinion is to let Yuan Shao enter Runan and fight him under the city of Ruyang." Guo Jia said lightly: "But we should find a way to delay him for another two days, according to time estimates, Cao Cao's army will have two more days to enter Chen Liu, choking Yuan Shao's retreat." ”
Liu Xiu nodded. His thoughts, like Guo Jia's, must attract Yuan Shao here before Cao Cao is ready. It has been almost ten days since Yuan Shao entered Yanzhou, and his military rations should be able to support him for ten days to about half a month, and if he can be forced to run out of food, it will be easier to fight. However, Guo Jia is still risky in doing so. Once Yuan Shao finds that there is no way out, he may simply enter Runan, join forces with Yuan Kui, and grab the grain of Runan. And the grain from Runan is already in his plan, and he needs it to relieve the pressure of long-distance transportation. It is always most advantageous to get food on the spot.
"No, it's too risky." Liu Xiu shook his head and vetoed Guo Jia's suggestion. "Don't forget, the Runan Yuan clan is deeply rooted, and although we have taken advantage of these, we haven't had time to clean up people's hearts. When Yuan Shao enters Runan, many people will be ready to move, and maybe they can support him with a little military rations, which is not good for us. "No, General." Guo Jia shook his head firmly: "I believe, I believe that only by doing this, Yuan Shao will not dare to drive straight in." On the contrary, if we block the south bank of Weishui with all our might, Yuan Shao will enter Runan faster. He smiled and said, "I have discussed this issue with the military plan more than ten times, and they finally agreed with my approach, and of course, they also suggested that more thorough security should be made and strive to be foolproof. ”
Liu Xiu smiled and turned his gaze to Xun You and Meng Da: "Is that really the case?" ”
Xun You smiled and nodded, and Meng Da also replied with a smile: "General, what Guo Junmou said is very true, and we support his deployment." ”
Liu Xiu pondered for a long time before he nodded: "Since this is the case, then do it according to your resolution." ”