Cao Cao entered the military tent, and after Xu Yu took his seat, he said respectfully: "I don't know if Ziyuan has a good plan to help me break the enemy?" ”

Xu Yu said: "Ah Gou, how should you thank me after the matter is completed?" ”

Cao Cao said: "A thousand taels of gold? ”

Xu Yu was silent.

Cao Cao said again: "100 beauties? ”

Xu Yu was still silent.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, then stroked his palms and smiled: "Ziyuan's mind, Cao is already known, if this battle can defeat Yuan Shao, in the future, Ziyuan will be the third prince and a very popular minister?" ”

Xu Yu showed a satisfied look on his face at this time, nodded and said: "If you want to defeat Yuan Shao, you must first burn his grain and grass!" ”

Cao Cao said: "I don't know where Yuan Shao's army is located?" ”

Xu You said: "Three hundred miles northeast of Guandu, Wuchao!" ”

"Good!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Cao Chun: "Zihe, quickly summon all the generals to come to the big tent to discuss matters!" ”

"Yes!"

Cao Chun agreed and took the order.

Xuchang, the office of the Yamen.

"Sir, something is wrong!"

Cao Zhen hurried in and rushed in, the expression on his face was unprecedentedly solemn.

Chen Gong's expression froze, and he said, "What happened?" ”

Cao Zhen said in a condensed voice: "General Yu Ban sent an urgent report from Wancheng to send a fast horse, and said that Luo Zheng ~ the general under his command commanded 100,000 Sichuan troops to attack Nanyang, Wancheng is in danger, and the city is broken within ten days, and General Yu Ban has decided to live and die in Wancheng." ”

"What?"

Chen Gong was taken aback, shocked and inexplicable: "How can this be? ”

Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel anxious for a while, only to feel extremely irritable in his heart, and asked, "There are only eight thousand defenders in Wancheng. The strength of the army is less than one-tenth of the Xiliang army, and Nanyang is afraid that it will not be able to hold it. Now what? ”

Chen Gong's brows were tightly locked, and he said, "Luo Zheng sent out all the 100,000 Sichuan troops. did not hesitate to take a detour from Nanyang, which shows its determination to harm the foundation of the lord. After these 100,000 Sichuan troops captured Nanyang, they would inevitably go north directly to Xuchang. ”

Cao Zhen nodded again and again, this is nothing to cherish, everyone can see it.

Chen Gong said: "The only way to do this is to mobilize all the soldiers who can fight, defend Xuchang to the death, and no matter what, we must stick to it until the end of the battle of Guandu." Otherwise, even if the lord defeats Yuan Shao in Guandu. If Xuchang is lost, it will be difficult to save the trend. ”

Cao Zhen nodded heavily and said, "If all the soldiers and horses are gathered, Xuchang should have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses!" ”

Chen Gong said: "The matter of gathering soldiers and horses will be troublesome to the son." Childe quickly went to prepare. ”

"Yes!"

Cao Zhen gave up, immediately turned around and ran out.

Chen Gong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent his horse to the camp of Cao's army in Guandu to report the news to Cao Cao.

Nanyang Wancheng, the war drums are shocking, and the sound of killing is boiling.

Zhao Yun led 100,000 Sichuan troops out of Wuguan. Killed Wancheng with the momentum of ploughing and sweeping the holes, only let the army rest for one night, and then divided the 100,000 army into two groups and launched an overwhelming attack on Wancheng in turn. In just half a day, Simon was already in danger.

"General, you can't stop it!"

Yu Ban was struggling to kill the enemy, and suddenly a small colonel rushed over with a bloody face. He said sadly: "The Xiliang army attacked too fiercely, and the strength was more than ten times that of our army. The brothers really can't stop it, Wancheng can't hold it! ”

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it!"

Yu Ban shouted: "The city is here." The city is ruined, and there are people who die, what is there to be afraid of! ”

"Yes!"

Although the little colonel was sad in his heart, he still hurriedly straightened his chest and answered loudly.

The 100,000 Sichuan Army belongs to the Tuntian Army, and its equipment is not as good as the Xiliang Army, and its training is not as good as the Xiliang Army, but it is not much worse than the Cao Army.

Moreover, the larger the scale of the war, the more obvious the disparity and superiority in troop strength will be.

The 100,000 Sichuan army attacked Wancheng, which was only garrisoned by 1,000 soldiers and horses, no matter how strong Wancheng was, it couldn't hold it, after all, the 100,000 Sichuan army was not the rabble of the Yellow Turbans in the past, and although the weapons and equipment were not as elite as the professional army under Luo Zheng, they were not bad.

It only took half a day for the west gate of Wancheng to be the first to announce the loss.

"Kill it!"

In front of the army, Zhao Yun waved his horse's head and shouted.

If the soldiers gathered outside the west gate like ants let out a shout, they rushed in and slaughtered into the city.

Half an hour later, all four gates of Wancheng were lost.

At the head of the city, the fighting continued.

Yu Ban was covered in blood, and with the remaining dozens of personal soldiers, he was forced to the head of the city.

Puff puff......

More than a dozen spears stabbed at the same time, Yu Ban's already killed arms were weak, and he was directly stabbed into more than a dozen blood holes, spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, and shouted fiercely, "Lord, Yu Ban has done his best!" ”

Shouting tilted his head, and he swallowed his breath.

"Kill!"

The remaining dozens of Cao soldiers had red eyes and pounced desperately.

However, this was in vain, and there were dense Xiliang soldiers all around, and the remaining Cao army was quickly killed.

With heavy footsteps, Zhao Yun strode onto the top of the city.

General Chuan Ling Bao followed, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhao Yun, the Cao army has been completely annihilated. ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Order the soldiers to hurry up and clear the remnants of the enemy in the city, and then repair the city defenses, and strive to control Wancheng in their hands in the shortest possible time, and then try to make the army go north and go straight to Xuchang." ”

"Yes!"

Ling Bao bowed his hand, groaned, and said: "If the army goes north, Wancheng must be empty, if the 20,000 Jingzhou troops stationed in Xinye send troops to attack Wancheng, our army's back road will be cut off, so what can I do?" ”

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "Leaving eight thousand soldiers and horses to guard Wancheng should be enough." ”

Ling Bud had nothing to say, so she had to retreat.

Xuchang.

Cao Zhen quickly stepped into the inner hall and waved his hand to Chen Gong, "Mr. Chen Gong!" ”

Chen Gong hurriedly replied with a salute and said, "Son-in-law is exempt, but Nanyang has news?" ”

Cao Zhen said with a heavy face: "The scout reported that Zhao Yun's 100,000 troops attacked the city, Wancheng couldn't hold it for even a year, General Yu Ban and 8,000 soldiers have died with Wancheng, and Zhao Yun's army will move north in a few days." ”

"Alas!"

Chen Gong sighed deeply, looking lonely.

After a while, he asked, "How many soldiers are there in Xuchang?" ”

Cao Zhen frowned and said, "After the counties have been transferred, there are about 20,000 people. ”

"20,000 soldiers and horses!"

Chen Gong smiled bitterly: "The difference in strength is five times, the gap is too great, and nearly 100 are negligent soldiers, so they must not be compared with the regular army, and I don't know how many days I can hold Xuchang." ”

Cao Zhen said angrily: "The matter has come to this point, the only way to fight is to die!" ”

Chen Gong said happily: "What Gongzi said is right, it's just death." In this case, the defense of the city is left to the childe. ”

Cao Zhen arched his hand and said: "Sir, don't worry, someone will get it!" ”

Chen Gong said: "In the next place, I will allocate a lot of money, food and materials, and the prince will also hurry up and prepare for war!" ”

Cao Zhen agreed, and the two of them acted separately and prepared to go. (To be continued......) R1292