Chapter 257: Battle of Yecheng
"Cao Mengde sent troops to Xuzhou?"
Just when Wei Tao was preparing to fight with Yecheng, a news came that Cao Cao had sent troops.
However, Cao Cao did not send troops to the division, but attacked Xuzhou Lu Bu.
"Yes, I'm afraid Cao Mengde is trying to clear the trouble in the rear. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were fighting, although LΓΌ Bu did not attack Cao Cao from behind, he also feinted from time to time in Xuzhou, so that Cao Cao had to spend a lot of energy, and many troops were contained. β
Zhou Yu nodded and said slowly.
"Because of this, in the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao originally had the upper hand, if it weren't for the sudden counterattack of the Son of Heaven, which caused chaos in Yuan Shao's rear, and revealed the location of Yuan Shao's grain road, Yuan Shao would not have had such a big defeat."
At this time, the situation when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao clashed had basically spread to the world, and everyone knew about it, but this result was really impressive.
"So this time, Cao Cao is using the banner of Lu Bunai and Yuan Shao's accomplice to recruit Lu Bu, and he wants to get rid of the trouble first?"
Wei Tao also understood this truth, but he was not the slightest surprised.
"Yuan Shao's complicity is not necessarily false for Lu Bu, after all, although he occupies Xuzhou, the alliance between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu has not been fundamentally broken, just because Lu Bu is capricious, no one dares to believe it anymore."
Zhou Yu smiled, and then added.
"However, this matter is not without benefits to the lord, as soon as Cao Cao and Lu Bu start a war, then the lord does not have to worry that he will come to fight for Jizhou, and now the lord's opponent is only Yuan Shao. And although Yuan Shao was the emperor of Chan, he also knew that he was forcibly seized. The human heart has been lost. It's hard to be the main opponent. β
"Huh...... I hope it is as Gong Jin said. In any case, there are still many capable people under Yuan Shao's command, although Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others are not as good as Gong Jin, but they are also resourceful people, Yan Liang, Wen Chou have the courage of ten thousand people, and it is really difficult. β
Wei Tao shook his head and said.
And at this time, Yuan Shao was hesitant and determined, and did not put his two sons in Jizhou again, and even increased the chance of winning. That Yuan Shang didn't get a chance at all, and directly gave all the power to Yuan Tan. β
Although Yuan Tan is not a person with great ability, but in comparison, the military ability is much better, and this battle is very critical, it belongs to the future of Jizhou, even if it is only Yuan Tan in the face, Wei Tao does not dare to ignore it easily.
"Lord, now let's see what Yuan Tan will do."
At this time, the battle had not started, but Wei Tao led people outside Yecheng, so Zhou Yu did not have any tricks for a while.
Just when Wei Tao and Zhou Yu were discussing. Yuan Tan in Yecheng was also high-spirited, watching many ministers and generals obey their orders. There was a great refreshment in my heart.
How does Yuan Shang compete with himself?
It's really not up to you to look at yourself at the critical moment, as long as you win this battle, then your father doesn't want to make himself the heir, no, he is the prince!
Thinking of the beautiful things, Yuan Tan's eyes swept among the ministers, and then he said slowly.
"Now Wei Tao wants to take away my Jizhou again, and my younger brother who was not a weapon in the past easily lost the counties of Jizhou in the hands of Wei Tao, which is a big deal! But now that I am coming, I not only have to defend Yecheng, but also recover Jizhou, just Wei Tao, is it still comparable to me? β
As soon as Yuan Tan's words came out, many people immediately looked at each other, although they were all under Yuan Shao's command, but after all, this was not easy to answer, and in the end, only a few people only agreed, which made Yuan Tan unhappy for a while.
"What the eldest prince said is very true. Wei Tao originally had not many troops, and had to defend the north, and this time we used the strategy of luring the enemy to go deeper, although Wei Tao went directly to Yecheng, but also stranded a large number of its troops, or lengthened its logistics supply and grain route, as long as we can break it in one fell swoop, we will be able to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and break Wei Tao in one fell swoop. β
Seeing that Yuan Tan was a little embarrassed, Na Xin Ping immediately stood up and said.
Although Xin Ping was once designed by Wei Tao, he finally did not lose Yuan Tan's trust, and at this time, he took the initiative to stand up for Yuan Tan to eliminate the embarrassment, which also made Yuan Tan quite appreciative of him.
"Yes, that's exactly the case, so as long as this battle is won, I will definitely reward the marquis!"
Yuan Tan said very gracefully, as if he had officially become the prince.
But also, after officially ascending the throne, Yuan Shaoke is the emperor, and it is naturally impossible to drive the expedition in person, even if it is related to the Jizhou War, it is precisely because of this that Yuan Tan will preside over it.
Fortunately, Yuan Tan is not exactly a straw bag, and after saying a few words, he set his eyes on Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
"Yan Liang, Wen Chou, the two generals, now that Wei Tao is coming, the front is sharp, if you want to defeat it, you should thwart its front first, so this should be handed over to the two generals for a while, I don't know if the two generals may be the first victory for me?"
Yuan Tan's words were very plain, but when he heard Yan Liang and Wen Chou, there was a burst of joy in his ears.
This is to let them serve as pioneers and make meritorious contributions.
"The last general commands!"
The two of them immediately went out to bow to Yuan Tan, and Yan Liang said directly.
"In the past, I underestimated that Wei Tao, but I was defeated by him, thank you for giving me the opportunity, I can guarantee to the eldest prince that even if I can't kill Wei Tao in this formation, he will lose his armor and flee!"
"Good!"
Hearing this, Yuan Tan's heart was immediately overjoyed, Yan Liang's words clearly regarded himself as the chief official, so maybe he could directly accept Yan Liang, and his position as the crown prince would not be stable at that time?
I have to say that the problem of being good at self is particularly prominent in the children of everyone like Yuan Tan, and at this time Yuan Tandou has already had some fantasies.
But in fact, it is also the case, although Wei Tao has been breaking through all the way before, but the two sides are not really fighting each other after all, and it is not at this time that they want to make a surprise.
"Childe, now the morale of our army is high, and it is also possible to fight!"
At this time, Feng Ji also spoke, and Feng Ji was also a first-class strategist, so naturally it was not too bad, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was the way.
"All kinds of things have been contained in the hearts of the soldiers, if the battle is won, it will be like a river flowing downstream, unstoppable, since Yan Liang and General Wen Chou are here, this can be done! With odd wins, with the right combination, now it is possible to win in one fell swoop at the time of the most victorious momentum! β
"Good! Tomorrow, I will personally lead the army out of the station, Yan Liang, Wen Chouer and others will be the vanguard, and the generals will accompany them, and the guards will be broken! β
Hearing this, Yuan Tan also understood, and immediately got up and said, with great momentum.
"No!"
The generals promised and their morale was high.
The next day, many generals went into battle, and the array was present.
As soon as Yuan's army moved, Wei Tao naturally also led the troops to fight, and the two armies faced each other, and the army stood solemnly and competed against each other.
"Knock knock ......"
The sound of drums sounded, and it was surprising that there was a faint commotion among the Yuan army.
In fact, such a commotion is not big, and it is easy for people to ignore the past in normal times, but at this time, the two armies are opposed, and it is very clear that they have become a contrast, and such a little commotion has suddenly become an extremely obvious contrast, which makes it easy for people to notice.
This is military discipline, the difference in military discipline between the two sides, and the difference in the courage of the two sides.
Compared with Wei Tao's side, which is composed of the elite of a hundred battles, there are many people in the Yuan army who are newly recruited recruits, not to mention the strength of these recruits, the momentum of this front confrontation alone is enough to deter them.
If it weren't for the fact that the number of Yuan Jun's soldiers still had the upper hand, I am afraid that there would have been deserters at this time.
"Yuan Tan, do you dare to come and fight me? After capturing you last time, for the sake of Yuan Benchu's acquaintance with me, I let you go back, are you really unable to kill you when I do? β
At this moment, Wei Tao rode out of the battle, and then the long halberd pointed at Yuan Tan and shouted.
"And quickly retreat with me, if not, after this battle, I will kill you!"
Wei Tao's voice was shocking, and he was in charge, so that everyone's hearts couldn't help but be secretly shocked, so powerful, how could Yuan Tan and other fools stop it?
It will be the courage of soldiers!
As soon as Yuan Tan was weak, the morale of the entire Yuan army naturally fell, and Wei Tao had defeated the Yuan army several times, so the morale that was still high was naturally gone.
But there were warriors in the Yuan army, and seeing Wei Tao so powerful, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both ashamed and resentful.
Especially Yan Liang, thinking of the defeat in the past, he couldn't hold it anymore, and then fought with the horse, and the big knife in his hand slashed into the air, and then shouted!
"Wei Tao! In the past, you wounded me with a dark arrow! Now you dare to fight me again! β
Yan Liang is a general in Hebei, and this shout, the morale that was originally slightly low suddenly rose again.
"Yan Liang, I can't imagine that you're a defeated soldier again, do you dare to come?"
In the face of Yan Liang's provocation, Wei Tao was very calm, what about Yan Liang and Wen Chou, it was not that they had never fought, so when they heard Yan Liang's provocation, Wei Tao just looked at him coldly.
However, Wei Tao immediately smiled, and the halberd was raised to point directly at Yan Liang, and then shouted!
"How can you be brave when you are defeated? Last time it was just a serious injury to you! If you fight again, I will take your life!" Since some people call me the second military general in the world, then I will make this worthy of the name! Do you dare to fight me? β
Compared with the name of Yan Liang's Hebei general, Wei Tao's reputation as the second military general in the world is even better, and now this drink, the morale that has just been saved has suddenly fallen again.
Although Yan Liang only has courage and does not have the talent to command the army, after all, he has been in battle for a long time and is very sensitive to changes in the formation, and he is very keenly aware that with Wei Tao being forced again, the morale of his side will fall again.
"Nonsense! If you want to win, it's up to you how good you are! β
Knowing that he couldn't continue to talk about it, Yan Liang immediately made a decision, violently clamped the horse's belly, and rushed towards Wei Tao.
"Wei Tao! Eat me! (To be continued......)