Chapter 334: Under the White Horse Mountain

(Thanks to the Great Alliance!) Thank you Zhao Wuxian 2014, ufgw, Ice and Fire Age, Ye Songye real name 0828, Snow Twilight Plum Blossom, Yannan Zhao Bei, crazy :) book lovers) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yuan Shao received Yan Liang's urgent report on March 12, when he also smiled and said to the generals under his command: "Hit Gongsun first, and then fight Cao Cao, Yan Jun is brave and resolute, and you should work hard to catch up." ”

At that time, 20,000 troops were dispatched to the general Chun Yuqiong, who crossed the river first, and cooperated with Yan Liang to encircle and annihilate Cao's army.

Yuan Shaozheng was full of ambition, waiting for the good news ahead, but he never expected that he would be slapped in the face the next day.

Yan Liang was killed in battle, Wang Mo was captured, and the 5,000 vanguard troops were finally able to rob the ship and escape back to the north shore, less than 1,000 people.

The loss of eighty percent of the troops in World War I was equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army.

At this time, the governor of the supervising army immediately suggested: "Chun Yuqiong's army should not cross the river, it should be stationed in Liyang, dispatch elite cavalry, copy its borders, make him uneasy, I will take it." Moreover, the lord should lead the Chinese army to advance at full speed, cross the river and confront the enemy as much as possible, and complete his work in one battle. ”

In fact, the earliest construction of the frustration was "into Tun Liyang, gradually camp Henan"

, take a steady and steady path, take advantage of their own strong military advantage, consume Cao Cao, see the right time, and then wave the army to cross the river, then you can really complete the battle.

It's just that Yuan Shao didn't adopt it - if you let a tiger and a jackal confront each other, what will the tiger think?

The best policy was not adopted, so he had to retreat to the second best and make suggestions with the middle policy, but Yuan Shao, who had just been slapped in the face by Cao Cao, would accept it?

Yuan Shao was annoyed and angry.

If he ordered the army to stop advancing, wouldn't he admit to Cao Cao that he had lost a round?

How can you swallow this breath?

Marching Sima Guotu stepped forward and saluted, saying: "The army is marching, and the law is strict. Is there a reason to change the order overnight? In the opinion of the figure, Chun Yuqiong's army can march according to the previous order, and then send a forward to cross the river, occupy Yanjin, attack and harass Cao's army, and find out the enemy's situation. And build a camp for the follow-up army to cross the river. ”

It was Guo Tu's words that were pleasing to the ear, and Yuan Shao's tone went down and said, "Just follow the policy of the second secretary." The decree was that from now on, the march of the Chinese army will increase by 20 miles. Within five days, the whole army will definitely arrive in Liyang, and there must be no mistake! ”

After Chun Yuqiong received the order, he immediately sent a forward, which was Wen Chou's 3,000 soldiers and horses.

The task was to cross the river in advance, recapture Yanjin, and rebuild the camp.

The main body of Wen Chou's right forward army was the battle of Lugushan that year.

After being completely annihilated by the poison, the Montenegrin army that was surrendered.

Wen Chou was the first to attack Tiger Ridge that year, and his hand was poisonous.

Deterrent the Montenegrin Army.

After that, this army was transferred to his tent and accompanied him in the four directions.

This unit, formerly known as the Montenegrin Army, is not bad in combat.

Moreover, in order to stimulate the combat effectiveness of this army, Wen Chou let them plunder in every battle.

made this thief army eventually become an "official thief army"

It's just that Wen Chou must not know.

Looting can certainly stimulate the beastliness and madness of the soldiers, and the combat effectiveness explodes.

But at the same time, it also planted a fatal bane...... On March 16, 3,000 pioneers crossed the Yellow River.

Garrisoning the Jianjin camp was a general under Liu Yan, and nearly half of the people guarding the camp were defeated by Yuan's army.

As a result, as soon as Wenchou's army landed on the shore, the Yanjin battalion mutinied, and Cao Junbi fled from the palace with more than ten troops.

Wen Chou not only recaptured Yanjin, but also collected hundreds of defeated Yuan troops and spared more than 300 Cao soldiers.

The good news spread to Hebei, Chun Yuqiong praised it, and the order was rewarded, Wen Chou was also very proud, and Yuan Jun was arrogant.

Wen Chou first interrogated the prisoners, where is Guan Yu?

Well, that's right, after Wen Chou crossed the river, the first person he wanted to find was Guan Yu!

In the Hebei army, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are called two males, and they cherish each other.

chasing and killing Guan Yu, as far as privacy is concerned, can avenge his friends; As far as the public is concerned, it can also revive the prestige of the military.

But what Wen Chou didn't expect was that this trial actually revealed the information that Cao Cao was about to go to White Horse.

Wow Ka !

Wen Chou looked up to the sky and smiled on the spot, this is really a big pie sent by God!

Guan Yu or something throw it aside first, Cao Cao, don't run!

…… Just when Wen Chou was gearing up and preparing to catch *oss, the other party came to the door.

On March 18, Cao Cao's army of 2,000 soldiers and horses, and Liu Bei's other troops of 1,000 people, appeared thirty miles southwest of Baima.

The reason why Cao Cao let Liu Bei and Zhang Fei accompany the army was because he was afraid that Liu Bei would make some small moves if he was alone, and only by putting them under his nose could he rest assured.

I have to say that Cao Cao's suspicion is very necessary.

For Liu Bei, no matter how suspicious he is, he can't be too much.

But before Cao Cao's heart could settle in his stomach, he received news from Liu Yan's fast horse: Yuan Jun crossed the river and Yanjin was lost.

Cao Cao frowned, Liu Bei was shocked, they were thirty miles away from Baima, and similarly, they were more than thirty miles away from Yanjin.

This means that they have stepped into the Yuan army cordon, and if they are the generals of the Yuan army, they will not be indifferent.

Sure enough, the next moment, the sentinels from the west and north galloped back, and waved the red flag from a distance, and all three of them shook it together - the red flag signaled that there was a warning, and the three red flags indicated that the enemy horses were more than 3,000.

Three thousand men and horses, pouring out, this Yuan army will really dare to go out!

Wen Chou's style of fighting is to dare to fight, dare to rush, dare to fight, willing to spare his life, and is a natural pioneer official.

This time, he met the most worthy opponent, where would there be any leeway, and he didn't even care about Yanjin - capturing and killing Cao Cao, Henan arrived, let alone Yanjin.

At this time, Liu Bei drove forward and said to Cao Cao: "Duke Cao, please attack with your order to defeat the enemy." ”

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "The three Xuande brothers are all brave and courageous. However, the enemy army is in a hurry, so it is advisable to take shelter for the time being, and the matter of overthrowing the army and killing the generals can be left to another day. ”

Liu Bei "regret"

said: "It's a pity that the reserve troops will be poor and the strength is not good, otherwise it will definitely be the ...... after the judgment of Cao Gong."

Cao Cao laughed: "Yan Liang and Wen Chou are just a horse, Yan Liang has been awarded, and Wen Chou will also be tied." After this battle, hundreds of troops will be collected, and Xuande will be able to choose at that time. ”

Cao Cao didn't know that Liu Bei was afraid that he would make him break off.

Therefore, first block the words.

As for asking for orders, it's just a gesture.

Since Liu Bei suspected that there were few soldiers, he simply generously gave him the right to surrender first to reassure him.

Anyway, Hebei has been able to collect people, and it is difficult to accept his heart.

Let Liu Bei have a headache.

With an order, the three thousand Cao troops immediately turned, the front of the team changed to the tail, and retreated sharply towards Fengqiu.

As soon as Cao Jun left, before the smoke and dust dissipated, the army of Wen Chou appeared.

Looking at the long-lasting smoke clouds condensed in the air in the distance, Wen Chou gave an order: "The troops are divided into three routes, outflanked left and right, catch up with the Cao army, and surround the Cao army." Kill Cao Cao, a reward of tens of millions, the marquis of a thousand households! ”

The sergeants of the right forward were suddenly screamed with excitement, and they shouted one after another, "Those who kill Cao Cao, the reward of ten million, the marquis of a thousand households!" ”

The army was divided into three, from the east, north, and west, like iron pincers.

Pincer to the retreating Cao army.

The same was true on the Cao army's side, as the march accelerated, the army was also divided into three parts.

The difference.

According to different retreat speeds, the Cao army divided the army into three grades: cavalry, foot soldiers, and baggage.

The cavalry went south, the infantry went west, and the baggage was ...... Who cares about all those who have fled for their lives?

Wen Chou's Chinese army quickly caught up with the baggage team that fell behind, and the Cao army's auxiliaries and servants saw it from a distance, threw down the baggage, and fled in all directions.

Sergeant Yuan was ecstatic.

A rush up, overturned and pry the bag.

When you grab something, you don't let go.

Wen Chou was furious and drove his horse out.

The whip slashed their heads and faces, but they still couldn't stop the rampant looting*.

In the end, he had no choice but to let the rider shout three times in a row: "Kill Cao Cao, the reward of ten million, the marquis of a thousand households!" ”

Only then did the soldiers who were fighting for a little floating wealth almost use their knives wake up, so they continued to chase one by one with rice and grain on their backs and wrapped in cloth.

Soon, Wen Chou received news from the right-wing troops and found that Cao's army was about a thousand foot soldiers.

The enemy did not dare to engage in battle, and scattered in a hurry, fleeing into the White Horse Mountain.

Tong Guò captured the prisoners and received conclusive information that Cao Cao was indeed in the army, and was fleeing south under the escort of cavalry, and the total number of cavalry was only five hundred.

Wen Chou was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the three armies to be united, and chased down in the direction of Cao Cao's escape.

More than 80 miles away from the white horse, there is a white horse mountain, the peak is not high, but a hundred zhang.

On the south side of the mountain, Pushui flows down from west to east.

Due to the flooding of Pushui from time to time, there is a section of flood control embankment built on the south bank, although it has been in disrepair for a long time, the embankment is broken, and the flood control performance is greatly reduced, but the Tibetan soldiers and horses are good.

If the army came from the north, the view would be blocked by the embankment, and they would have to run up the high embankment to get a full view of the whole picture behind the embankment.

Many of the Cao soldiers who fled to the top of Baima Mountain could see clearly that in the east, west, and north directions, three Yuan troops rushed forward, rolling up a long dust tail.

However, Cao's army, which was in the center of the three enemy forces, gathered together, rushing and wandering.

On the north shore of Pushui, there were only more than a dozen ferries, and there was no time to make the transition before the enemy could catch up.

At this time, there were pursuers in front and torrents in the back, and Cao's army seemed to have no way to escape, and a tragic encounter seemed inevitable.

Cao Cao's face was as usual, Liu Bei was calm, and Zhang Fei was even more careless to wipe the spear with a coarse cloth.

These old oilmen of the Three Kingdoms have experienced ten times more dangerous pursuits than this, and their psychological elements are extremely strong, and they dare not say that Mount Tai collapsed in front of them without changing their color, at least they can do a thousand horses running on the side without looking at them for an instant.

Cao Jun's sentinels continued to report: "The enemy has five or six hundred cavalry soldiers coming from the north. ”

"There are nearly 1,000 enemy foot soldiers, and after following the cavalry, everyone is wrapped in satin."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao stroked the long black hair under his chin, thoughtful.

After a while, another sentry came to report: "There are cavalry soldiers on the left and right, and the infantry is innumerable......"

"Stop!"

Cao Cao categorically stopped and did not let the sentry cavalry report again.

Liu Bei took a deep breath and stepped forward to salute: "Gong Cao, don't blame Bei for being offended." If Duke Cao wants to return, he is willing to stay behind the palace with his horse. ”

Cao Cao smiled faintly: "Lonely cavalry, you can't command." ”

He immediately turned his head and smiled at the knights under his command, "After running for so long, all the monarchs must be tired, right?" ”

Needless to say, every cavalry and war horse is covered in mud and sweat, and although there are torrents rushing under the embankment, no one dares to go down to the river to wash.

Cao Cao tapped the saddle lightly with a horsewhip, groaned slightly, stroked his beard and smiled, and gave an order: "The whole army dismounts, unsaddles, and rests in place." ”

(To be continued)