Chapter 433: Attack on Qingzhou
"Wenhe, this matter is up to you, and you must do it without showing any traces." Jia Rong said.
"No!"
The Xiliang army's immobility, the situation of Youzhou, attracted the attention of all the princes, Yuan Shao made it bigger, the benefit will be the family and the like, the officials in the court were naturally excited, the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, even if Cao Cao grasped the outline of the dynasty, he still did not dare to show too much hostility to Yuan Shao, in the Han Dynasty, life experience is extremely important, even if it is an out-and-out gentleman, there is a haode family background, it is still difficult for a poor scholar to pat a horse.
Qiaoxian was besieged by Cao Ren for several months, declared collapse, Liu Bei led the army to break through the siege, there were only more than 3,000 soldiers left, all the way to Xuzhou, the people along the way heard about it, they joined in, Liu Bei took over Yuzhou, widely benevolent government, the soldiers under his command did not commit any crime against the people, quite won the hearts of the people, I have to say that Liu Bei this person has a very set of people's hearts, along the way continue to send people to publicize, it seems that even if the battle is lost, it must be fished back from the verbal.
Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian is very benevolent, Liu Bei and others are placed in Xiapi, distribute grain and grass, good words and comfort, Liu Bei was quite famous on the battlefield of the Yellow Turban in the Han Dynasty, and repeatedly defeated the Yellow Turban, Tao Qian also heard of it.
After the occupation of Peiguo, Cao Ren did not move, it seemed that he was watching the situation in Youzhou, the grain and grass of the Cao army itself was not abundant, although the successive battles were won repeatedly, but the occupied places were not good, they all needed to be compensated, the people were barren, and the fields were barren.
"Lord, Yuan Shao's ambition is not small, at the beginning, regardless of the scolding of the world, he skillfully took Jizhou, and then fought with Gongsun Zhan, won many battles, and now Youzhou is weak, Yuan Shao must want to occupy Youzhou, when Yuan Shao has the land of Qingyouji, hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, if he waives his troops, how can the lord resist." Xi Zhicai said.
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said: "Although what Zhicai said is true, but Yuan Shao has always been the leader of the coalition army, and he has been respectful to the Han Emperor for many years. ”
"Otherwise, the Xiliang army and the Xianbei war, although victorious, occupy the vast grassland, but increase the burden of the Xiliang army, hundreds of thousands of grassland people and refugees who flow into the land of Chang'an Sanfu, even if the Xiliang army has a heart, can not take care of the land of Youzhou, and our army is not, as long as Qingzhou is completely occupied, the situation will change greatly, and the world will also form our army, Yuan Shaojun and Xiliang army three shili, as for the other princes, it is not to worry, they will be disintegrated one by one in the war." Xun Yu analyzed.
"How is the Yuzhou Yellow Turban?" Cheng Yu questioned that since he took refuge in Cao Cao, Cheng Yu has made many suggestions and is stable, which is quite valued by Cao Cao.
"Yuzhou Yellow Turban, don't worry, as long as a little benefit, the Yellow Turban will not act rashly, and our army once defeated the Yellow Turban led by Guo Da in the land of Qingzhou Yanzhou, and the Yellow Turban learned of the arrival of our army, and it was not a flight from the wind." Xun Yu said.
"The three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and our army did not have much grain and grass savings, so it was impossible to fight a protracted war with Yuan Shao's army in Qingzhou." Cao Cao said slowly.
"Lord, when the judgment continues to suffer from its chaos, at this time our army is not much grain and grass, but still has the strength to fight, Yuan Shao will transfer the elite of Jizhou Qingzhou, it is a golden opportunity." Xi Zhicai said, in Cao Cao's army, the strategy of Xi Zhicai has always been a dangerous move, and if you are not careful, you will fail, but this kind of strategy has a great temptation, and the strategy of Xun Yu Chengyu and others is decent.
Xun Yu Chengyu and others rarely agreed with Xi Zhicai's statement, they also saw the huge benefits brought by this opportunity, Qingzhou is not as good as Yuzhou, the population is large, and there is not a small amount of money and food, maybe it can alleviate the current situation of Cao Jun.
Cao Cao saw that his advisers had analyzed all the situation, and there was no doubt that he "The soldiers in the army are moving closer to Qingzhou, and they must occupy Qingzhou before Yuan Shao reacts." "Yanzhou's strength is insufficient, the grain and grass in the warehouse are not sufficient, so he naturally hopes for a quick victory, and Cao Cao also understands that after this battle, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's Liangzi is completely concluded.
Cao Caojun's biggest advantage is that Yanzhou has a son of heaven, and a will can win over the hearts of most of the officials in Qingzhou.
The next day, Cao Cao said that Yuan Shao was unkind and attacked the land of Youzhou without authorization, and then admonished the Han Emperor and raised troops to attack the land of Qingzhou.
At this time, there was no difference between the Han Emperor and the original Xiliang Army, but a little freedom of speech, a little freedom of activities on weekdays, let him find a little confidence to be an emperor, but there was not much strength in his hands, and he couldn't make many waves, he suddenly understood that his father Weishenme would form the Xiyuan Army, and his father also saw the importance of strength, and after receiving the support of all the princes, the Han Emperor also tightened his belt to form a team of soldiers and horses, called the Imperial Forest Army, the majestic name, although the number was only a thousand, Seeing the enthusiastic training of the soldiers all day long, Emperor Han's heart was also very happy, of course, these small means naturally could not hide from Cao Cao, in this regard, he followed the advice of the strategists and ignored it, but secretly he was closely monitored, and if there was a slight change, these thousands of men and horses would be swallowed by Cao Jun in an instant.
Accustomed to the careful thinking of the princes, Emperor Han also knew that this matter was very important, and set his eyes on the ministers under the court.
Uncle Dong Chengdao: "Shengshang, Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance that crusaded against the princes of Dong Zhuo's Eighteenth Road, and Gongsun Zhan, the land of Youzhou, was already angry and resentful. ”
The ministers of the court and China expressed different opinions, and most of them were still biased towards Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao snorted coldly, stepped forward and said: "Ministers, the understanding of the world is really a little shallow, if Yuan Shao really has a Han in his heart, why did the saint come to Yanzhou, Yuan Shao never entered the pilgrimage to see him, in the final analysis, he was reluctant to rule the land, and everyone present was a smart person." ”
remembered that Cao Cao had beheaded an official Manchu who secretly plotted to kill him a few days ago, and his heart was a little abrupt, no one dared to come forward to talk, and his heart was biased towards Yuan Shao on the one hand, but in the hands of officials, there were only some private soldiers, how could they fight against Cao Cao.
Emperor Han showed impatience on his face, waved his hand and said, "If Lord Cao feels that something can be done, just do it." ”
"Thank you, Holy Lord!" Cao Cao knelt down and bowed.
Compared with Jia Rong and Dong Zhuo, the most haode point, probably Cao Cao was not too presumptuous in the court, what did not appear in the court, but was respectful, if it was not for the officials to kill each other, he would not be a killer, once the officials were killed, Cao Cao's notoriety would be considered solid, at this time, Cao Cao also understood that Jia Rong would have such a bad reputation in the world, most of which were the work of officials in the court.
After the previous war in Yuzhou, the people were not happy, the people were in exile, ten rooms and seven empty, at this time a letter of reconciliation from Cao Jun, Guo Nature nodded again and again in agreement, Cao Jun is strong, there is no doubt that Guo Da does not want to fight with it, and Guo Da has also surrendered to the imperial court before, is a serious Han court official, but does not listen to orders, this situation, in today's Han abounds.
Cao Jun's gathering in the Qingzhou zone naturally attracted the attention of Jizhou officials.
Before Yuan Shao's army was ready, Cao's army had already launched an attack, Cao's elite army, even under the county, where it passed, some officials saw the arrival of the holy will, and actually opened the city gate to welcome Cao's army in, which made Yuan Shao very angry.
Cao Cao also strictly ordered his soldiers not to invade the people, and he also reserved an attitude of support for the family, and made their children officials, which won the heart of the family and took refuge in Cao Cao, which was nothing more than to make the family's business rise to a higher height again.
The whole land of Qingzhou, Cao Cao can be said to be a soldier without blood, when the Yellow Turban was pacified in Qingzhou, Cao Cao has already established a great reputation, and now there is the will of the Son of Heaven, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in hand, naturally it is like a bamboo, Qingzhou is under the management of Yuan Shao, naturally not comparable to Yuzhou, grain and grass can be regarded as solid, to solve the urgent need of Cao Jun.
Yuan Shao was in the land of Youzhou at this time, and when he got the news, Cao Jun was about to occupy Qingzhou, and the speed was not fast.
"Shaft, how dare you deceive me like this!" Yuan Shao, who was far away in Zhuo County, saw that Cao Jun had completely occupied Qingzhou with lightning speed, and said angrily: "Come here, gather your soldiers and horses, and recapture Qingzhou with me!" ”
Frustrated and said: "Lord, there is no need to be angry, then Cao Cao is cunning and resourceful, it must have been brewing for a long time, and the most important thing at this time is to strengthen the defense of Jizhou to prevent Cao Cao from taking the opportunity to sneak attack, and then quickly occupy Youzhou, and then change later." ”
Xu You, who has always been at odds with how to deal with frustration, also persuaded: "Lord, Lord Frustration's words are reasonable, Cao Jun has already occupied Qingzhou at this time, if he leads troops to go, it will cheapen Yan Rou in Youzhou." ”
Yuan Shao sighed: "So far, this is the only way to go, and order Wen Chou Juyi to lead the army to guard against Cao's army." ”
Now Gongsun Zhan's army has completely retreated to Linyu, a city in western Liaoxi, one after another, the soldiers in the army began to flee, Gongsun Zhan was furious, and the generals who implicated these tribes still did not have the effect of haode, but made the army disordered, and everyone was in danger.
It is not as thick as the counties along the way, the high walls of Linyu City, there are 30,000 defenders in the city, and Gongsun Zan has already gathered many years of convergence here, even if tens of thousands of troops fight for a year, it is not difficult to gnaw this hard bone, Yan Rou and Yan Liang obviously have to pay a price.
After Qingzhou was captured by Cao Cao effortlessly, Cao Cao also took the opportunity to admonish the Son of Heaven to make Guo Da a lieutenant general, wanting to recruit Guo Da.
Cao Cao's solicitation set off a storm in the Yellow Turban Army, and the Han Army was at war for many years, so that the Yellow Turban generals had a good impression of the Han Army, although Guo Da surrendered to the Han Court, the military power was not handed over, at this time Cao Cao was coerced by the momentum of a great victory, and the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou were in danger, and no one was sure that Cao Cao would take advantage of the big victory to pacify Yuzhou.