Chapter 17: The Prologue to the Great War
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In February of the fourth year of Jian'an, there was a letter from Xudu. Cao Cao also liked to use paper - even if the products of the paper mill were in short supply, and Lord Sikong sent someone to ask for it, no one dared not refuse it - this time the letter to Shi Xun was the high-grade hemp paper used. Shi Xun opened the letter and took a look, and there was a piece of paper in it, which was the text written by himself. Unfolding the text, I saw that next to a few of the sentences, Cao Cao added a vertical line, which may be more satisfying, mainly including:
"The bamboo of the South Mountain, the book crime is not exhausted; The waves of the East China Sea are inexhaustible", "Hailing red millet, the accumulation of warehousing is poor; Jiangpu Yellow Flag, how far is the merit of Kuang Fu", "If you woo, the mountains will collapse, and the wind and clouds will change color", "If you are attached to the poor city, wandering on the wrong path, and sitting on the omen of the first opportunity, you will be punished later"......
It's Xun Xin who is ashamed, none of this is my original......
There is also a sentence that Cao Cao directly erased, which is "He is really a traitor through the ages, how can the emperor wear rancid; Ugly things in the world, dogs don't eat their corpses." Shi Xun sighed softly, and said in his heart that the Hongwen of the Korean Central News Agency really did not enter the eyes of your old man......
Put down the text and open the letter to see. Cao Cao said a total of three things in the letter: first, he recognized the establishment of Xun, and had already transferred manpower in the Sikong Mansion and Taixue to copy the texts on a large scale, not only to distribute them to various states and counties, but also to post them in various cities and thoroughfares; Second, it is the war on the front line.
Yuan Shaoqin led an army of 100,000 troops to Liyang, built ferries, and threatened the south bank of the Yellow River, and Cao Cao also transferred 40,000 troops-for-tat to aid Liu Dai in Baima - but he still had some things to do in the court, and he did not go to the front line in person, and the main general of the army was Zhao Rong, the general of Dangkou, and the deputy general was Xiahou Yuan.
Zhao Rong and Zhao Zhichang were once tied with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Chun Yuqiong as the "Eighth Captain of the West Garden". is also an old bureaucrat, his prestige is known, Cao Cao carried him out in order to prove that he is the king's teacher, and not all of the Cao family team is dispatched. Of course. Zhao Zhichang is mediocre and unscrupulous, obese and unambitious - You Heng mocked him for "being able to make the chef entertain", which is really not wrong at all - just a puppet, Xiahou Yuan is the real general of the army.
Cao Cao said in his letter that Yan Liang, the general of the Yuan clan, once wanted to rush from Yanjin, but was blocked by Xiahou Yuan. Most of the sergeants fell into the water, and they themselves returned with arrows. It was Xun who saw the letter, and said Yan Liang, you are lucky, this is in the original history, Cao Cao personally went to the bank of the Yellow River, and it is estimated that you will not be able to go back at all.
Cao Cao estimated the situation of such a confrontation. It would last for at least a month or more, until Yuan's army had built a sufficient number of boats to cross the river. If it was really as Xun expected, Yuan Shao was only in Liyang to oppress Yan and Henan, and did not intend to kill the Yellow River soon, then this stage may be longer, so Cao Cao was not in a hurry to rush to the front line in person.
On the Qing and Xu sides, Yuan Tan and Liu Bei gathered troops in Ju County. Going south to attack Kaiyang, the county garrisoned by Zang Ba, Cao Hong has gone to Zang Ba's army to coordinate and plan. However, Cao Zhong's political struggle is long and the military battle is short, how much use can he use on the front line, Cao Jiaban actually does not have any extravagant hopes, and Zang Ba has a history of defeat by Liu Bei, so Cao Cao heard the report, so he hurriedly sent Xu Huang with 5,000 soldiers and horses to reinforce.
Zang Ba Zang Xuangao, the value generally given in the game is not high, and he is considered a second-rate or even third-rate general, but Xun has a certain confidence in him. Because in the original history. In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao had given Qing and Xu heavy responsibilities, and Zang Ba did not disappoint Cao Cao - of course, there were also factors that Yuan Tan did not attack Xuzhou with all his might. Zang Ba was defeated by Liu Bei before, because he did not have a wide territory and did not have many soldiers. Now that Cao Cao has handed over most of Xuzhou to him, even if he can't defeat Liu Bei and block him under Kaiyang City, it shouldn't be difficult.
In addition, with Xu Gongming to rescue, even if it is difficult to say that it is foolproof, it must not be a big setback.
At the beginning of the war, Sun Ce in Jiangdong and Liu Biao in Jingzhou had not had time to react, which was also an important reason why Cao Cao refused to leave Xudu for the time being.
Thirdly, Cao Ren had already controlled the entire Hanoi County, set up 12 villages near Bai Cheng and Taihang Cheng, defended them tightly, and sent people north to contact Gongsun Zhan and Zhang Yan. Cao Cao had to communicate with Cao Ren to protect each other, and in addition, he also sent Li Tong to lead 4,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed in Keiguan, and he could reinforce the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi at any time. Shi Xun had previously written to Cao Cao, temporarily giving up the barren and difficult to defend Puzi and Beiqu counties, and Cao Cao agreed.
Putting down Cao Cao's letter, Shi Xun stretched out his fingers and rubbed his temples left and right, and couldn't help but fall into contemplation - the current battle situation is very different from the original history, and he can't understand it at all...... "Sun Tzu" cloud: "Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." "But the efficiency and transmission of intelligence collection in these years have made Shi Xun anxious. He had previously consulted with Zhang Ji, Jia Qu, Sima Yi and others, and they all believed that the Yuan army of Shangdang County would go south to threaten Hanoi, while the Yuan army of Taiyuan and Xihe would move south along the Fenshui River and first capture the four counties of Pingyang, which were based by the Southern Xiongnu.
It's just that so far, there has been no definite news from the state. What exactly is Gao Gan doing? What is Shangdang County Shou Guo Yuan doing? What is Xihe County Shouwang Ze doing?
Gao Gan's attack on Hedong began in early March, which was unexpected by Xun and others, and he did not go south along Fenshui, but ordered Guo Yuan, the commander of Shangdang County, to send troops from the Hyun clan to cross Qinshui and attack Duanshi County, the easternmost part of Hedong County.
When the news came, the county government was dumbfounded and speechless.
The easternmost part of Hedong County, from north to south, are Duanshi, Huze and Dongyuan three counties, and its Dongyuan County is in the south of Wangwu Mountain, and there is no road from Shangdang. Duanshi and Huze are in the north of Wangwu Mountain, from Duanshi to the west, there are narrow paths winding between the mountains, and they can indeed reach Jiangyi and Linfen. The reason why they never considered this route of march was because this march was not necessarily more convenient than that between Puzi and Beiqu in the north, and the walls of Duanshi and Huze were high and steep, and they could not be lowered overnight, and the exit was narrow, as long as they refused to defend the city in Jiangyi, it would be sad.
Guo Yuan is crazy? Is he looking for death when he walks this path?
The news came back from Duanshi County, and the state army was only more than 2,000 people, more than riding, and the county order claimed that the grain and straw in the city were still sufficient, and the soldiers were complete. Even if there is no rescue, it can be defended for more than half a year. The situation in Haize County is basically the same.
Yeshun convened the congregation to discuss. Sima Yi said: "I expect that this is a suspicious soldier, and if I want to draw my attention to the eastern front, then Gao Gan will lead a large army along the Fenshui." "Xiahou Lan is a yì, and you can ask Li Tong, who is stationed in Jiguan, to go out of Yiguan to rescue. If the road behind it is cut off, the enemy army will be surrounded and annihilated under the city of Duanshi.
Shi Xun shook his head lightly: "Where Li Wenda is, it is the key to Hedong and Hanoi, and it cannot be moved lightly." According to the records in the history books, Tian Feng's tricks to Yuan Shao should be "dispatched to ride and copy his borders". The main purpose was to harass and mobilize the Cao army, not to encircle Yuzhou in the real sense of the two wings. If Li Tong is used lightly, it will be in the hands of the enemy. Li Tong is in Keiguan, the east can help Hanoi, and the west can save Hedong. If the tiger is in the mountains, if it goes out to the north of Taihang, it will lose its deterrent power. This is not a foolproof solution.
The final decision was to send Sun Wen to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses to Yicheng to the east of Jiangyi to station, if the Duan clan was in danger, he could go to the rescue, and if the Yuan clan army came along the Fen River. It also happened to go north to help Binh Duong.
Just like the two of them playing against each other, the other party suddenly jumped out of the battle group and set up a son in the corner, looking left and right, up and down, it seemed meaningless. No, I am afraid that it really has a trick, block it, and it is not safe from the enemy's containment, and it has lost the first hand. This is the best way to deal with it. It is to lay a son between the dragon and the enemy's idle man, echoing from afar, showing a trend of attacking and retreating.
A few days later, as expected by Xun, his own reinforcements arrived.
Yeshun has been here since he came to Hedong. I've been thinking about it, why did Cao Cao send himself to guard this county? Originally, I thought that Wang Yi had been based in Hedong for a long time and was known as a virtuous person, although there were generals such as Wei Gu and Fan Xian who harbored evil intentions, soldiers could still use it, but when they arrived in Hedong, it was not like that, and the armed forces were extremely weak - he had already written to Cao Cao to inform him of this.
Since it is determined that Hedong and Lang Evil are the two ribs of the Cao family's relatively weak forces, then since they should be guarded by strong generals, Lang Evil has Zang Xuangao, how can Hedong have to let go of Li Mancheng...... Even if he is Hongfu Zhibi Zhuge , but basically he has never personally commanded the battle, is Cao Cao really so relieved? Even Zhuge Liang, when he first went out of Qishan and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, he inevitably took inappropriate measures, and he was defeated in the Daozhì Street Pavilion and was forced to withdraw the whole army. Geniuses are not supplemented by experience, but are easy to be deflated, Cao Cao's old soldiers, don't they understand this?
In the eyes of Shixun himself, Hedong is not like Lang Evil, and the old generals guarded it. Although Zang Xuangao is almost equivalent to a guest general, firstly, he is famous, and secondly, Cao Cao is not easy to replace him temporarily, and the Wangyi of Hedong is inferior to Zang Ba in terms of closeness and ability, so he must be replaced, and Cao Cao will send him over. The reason why he chose Hoon over others is mainly based on the following three reasons:
First, Xun is a relative of the Cao family, and loyalty can be guaranteed. Don't you see Cao Cao at the same time released Xiahoudun in Yannan and Cao Ren in Hanoi and Henan? Although it is said that meritocracy and meritocracy are employed, in these years, it is safer for relatives to come - as for Cheng Yu in Yanbei, it is Cao Cao who is personally pulled out in the micro-end, and he is different from others.
Second, Cao Cao couldn't come up with a more suitable person. Among the relatives, Cao Bao's ability is limited, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Xiahou Lian are not talented in all aspects, and Xiahou Yuan commands the Cao family's most mobile assault corps, and must stay by his side as the winner.
Third, Cao Cao sent Xun to Hedong, mainly hoping that he could restrain the Southern Xiongnu and use the forces of the Southern Xiongnu to block the state army. Of course, the defense of Hedong is so weak, even the Southern Xiongnu are far from the strong horses that used to cross the grassland, this matter can only be reported to Cao Cao after Xun comes, before that, the monarch and the minister have not yet had a clear enough understanding of the shape.
Then, when Xun reported the situation of Hedong and Southern Xiongnu to Cao Cao, Cao Cao would no longer support him, but would have to send reinforcements. The problem is that Yuan Shao has already overwhelmed the territory with a large army, and Cao Cao must still leave people to guard the southern line to guard against Sun Ce and Liu Biao, and there are really not many idle soldiers available in his hands. Li Tong's 4,000 men are probably the only mobile force that can be taken out in the near future, but he is stationed in Keiguan, not only to take care of Hedong, but also to reinforce Hanoi at any time, and it is impossible for Shixun to expect much from him.
So Shi Xun has been thinking that Cao Cao will definitely send reinforcements, but who will he send? Where to transfer troops?
It wasn't until the official document was handed over, saying that a group of soldiers and horses were crossing the river from Puban, and Zuo Fengyi came to help, that it was Xun who finally realized - Lu Bu!
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