Yuan Shao lost the first battle, but the army was still more than 100,000, and Cao Cao's army was only 35,000, Yuan Shao in order to prevent Cao Cao from breaking the army, step by step, Jian'an five years in July, Yuan Shao marched to Yangwu, in August, Yuan Shao's main force arrived in Guandu. Cao Cao also camped in Guandu, and the two sides confronted each other from afar.

At the end of August, Yuan Shao asked Cao Cao to meet in front of the battle.

In the wide field, the army was stationed at both ends, but at this time a small pergola was erected in the place where the battle should have been fought, and the two sat upright, more than a foot apart, and the tiger warrior stood behind.

"Meng De, I haven't seen you for many years, but I didn't expect to meet again and it would be the two of us on the battlefield." Yuan Shao raised his wine glass: "The world is impermanent." ”

"Back then, you and I fought, nothing more than the red card lady who fought for the green * building." A smile hung on the corner of Cao Cao's mouth, as if he recalled something interesting: "Now you and I are fighting against each other, but what we are fighting for is the ...... in this world."

"Hmph, I couldn't win against you, Miss, but I'm sure to win this world!" Yuan Shao looked confident.

"I've always been so confident in the beginning...... If I were to ambush a few Assassins here, wouldn't you lose unjustly? Cao Cao made a malicious joke.

"If you do this, you won't be that Cao Mengde, if I'm like this, I'm not Yuan Benchu!" Yuan Shao laughed: "If you admit defeat now, I will ensure that you will be rich for the rest of your life." ”

"Even if you lose, I won't take your life." Cao Cao replied.

"Uh......" Yuan Shao was choked for a moment, and then sighed: "From childhood to adulthood, I can't compete with you for anything...... Sometimes it loses to the road. Now the highway is gone...... Hmph, that guy has always been unaccustomed to my side disciple, after you eunuch. As a result, he died the fastest. ”

"Yes......" Cao Cao's face was a little confused: "The gentleman who wandered in Luoyang back then...... Now the powerful ministers in the world, at the beginning, you and I were the only ones who went to Hanxiang Pavilion together. ”

"I remember when the roads weren't as snobbish as they were later, and once ......"

“……”

Unconsciously, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao talked here for two hours.

"Mengde!" Yuan Shao raised his glass: "See you on the battlefield tomorrow, the sword has no eyes, you are careful." ”

"Primatim! I've been winning against you since I was a child, and now I'll win again, take care! ”

"Hahaha......" The two looked at each other and laughed, and at the same time raised their heads and drank the wine in their glasses. Immediately, Yuan Shao put the wine glass on the table, and Cao Cao directly threw away the wine glass. The two walked back to their respective camps without looking back, and they both knew that although they drank and talked happily today and remembered the past years together, but tomorrow, it will be your life and death.

In September of the fifth year of Jian'an, the two armies of Yuan Cao, who had been facing each other for nearly a month, confronted each other for the first time.

"Phew, Yuan Shao's army is really a lot!" Raising his hand to cut down the cavalry, looking at the surrounding situation, Mo Wen couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.

"Whew...... Boss, the brethren can't hold it anymore. Zhang Meng gasped on the side: "Li Mutou's soldiers have all been scattered, chief, let's withdraw." ”

"I haven't paid yet, how can I retreat!" Mo asked Zhang Meng to teach him a lesson, and then shouted: "Brothers, let them see our bravery!" Then he slew forward.

"Hey...... The little ones are keeping up! Zhang Meng sighed, and then followed Mo Wen and plunged into the chaos......

The fierce battle lasted from afternoon to evening, and at first Mo Wen could move forward, but later he was forced to gradually retreat by the endless Yuan army...... It was only when he retreated to the vicinity of Cao's camp that Yuan Shao collected his troops.

"My lord, we can't fight it head-on, our army has more than 5,000 casualties in today's battle." Guo Jia reported the casualties to Cao Cao and made recommendations.

"So what should I do?"

"Hold on!" Guo Jia said categorically.

"Mengde, I told you that I would win!" Yuan Shao laughed in the camp.

"Lord, Cao Cao can't hold on to the camp now." A junior colonel reported to Yuan Shao.

"Stubborn? Don't think I can't do anything about you. A smile hung on the corner of Yuan Shao's mouth.

The next day, Yuan Shao ordered the sergeant to dig up the earth and push it up. A few days later, several small earthen hills were erected in Yuan's camp, and then Yuan Shao asked his soldiers to build a wooden watchtower on this earthen mountain, and then ordered archers to shoot arrows at Cao's camp on this watchtower.

Due to Yuan Shao's harassment, the sergeants had to cover their bodies with shields when they walked around the camp, just like playing with umbrellas. Cao Cao couldn't bear Yuan Shao's harassment, so he asked the strategists, and Liu Ye made a statement to Cao Cao, saying that he could break the enemy by throwing a car. Cao Cao asked what the car was, Liu Ye explained in detail the purpose and production method of the car, Cao Cao was overjoyed, and ordered the craftsman to make it overnight.

Two days later, Yuan Shaojun's archers climbed the watchtower as usual, and when they were about to release arrows at Cao Ying, they found that several huge machines had appeared in Cao's military camp, so someone immediately reported Yuan Shao...... But without asking anyone else, Cao Jun quickly showed Sergeant Yuan what the machines were for.

The shaft roared, and huge rocks flew towards Yuan's barracks, and the watchtowers and sergeants were vulnerable to the brutal force, shattered by the stones—whether they were wooden watchtowers or flesh-and-blood soldiers.

"Haha...... Ziyang Wonder! Cao Cao laughed as he looked at the broken sentry tower.

"This is all Lord Tianwei, Ye doesn't dare to take credit."

At the same time, the Yuan army camped.

"Meng De actually has such a sharp weapon...... Yuan Shao crushed the information in his hand: "Do you have a clever plan to break Cao?" ”

"My lord, with a plan, it will only take some time."

"What's the best idea for the south? Come on. Yuan Shao asked eagerly.

"Now that the two armies are holding each other, the lord can secretly send the sergeant to dig a tunnel to lead to the Cao camp, and if the camp is messed up, he can take the opportunity to break it."

"Well...... Yuan Shao thought about it, although this method was time-consuming and laborious, it was also a clever plan: "That's it." ”

"Yuan Jun will fight tomorrow...... Strange noises in the underground from time to time? Guo Jia frowned at the news.

"What did Bonghyo perceive?"

"Lord, Yuan Benchu was afraid that he had made a move." Guo Jia thought for a moment and replied, "Nine times out of ten, they are preparing to dig tunnels and attack our army. ”

"How do you break it? Do you want to tune Zixiao back? ”

"This matter is easy to hear, there is no need to bother the two generals Cao Ren and Shi Lian, just order the sergeant to dig a long trench around the camp."

……

"Report! We waited to dig a tunnel close to Cao's camp, but found that he had already dug a long trench around the camp, and the tunnel could not enter Cao's camp. ”

“…… In vain. Yuan Shao sighed, and just as he wanted to continue to say something, another piece of bad news reached his ears.

When the general Han Meng was escorting the grain and grass, he was attacked by Cao Ren and his army, and he did not bring back a single cart of thousands of grain and grass......

"What do you want? I lost the grain and grass, why did I come back with your head! Yuan Shao was furious and wanted to kill Han Meng.

"The lord can't do it, it's unlucky to damage the general before the war." "General Han has worked hard and made great achievements, and his crimes will not lead to death." "......," the ministers persuaded one after another.

"The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, the march should be based on the grain and grass, the black nest is the lifeblood of our army, and it must be guarded by a general." The judge saw that Yuan Shao's anger had gone down a bit, and he began to change the topic.

"Naturally, I'll send someone to guard it well." Yuan Shao glanced at him: "Zhengnan, you can go back to Yecheng to supervise first, and Hugh told them to delay." ”

"Yes." The judge took the command and left.

Cao Ying, Cao Cao worked the table.

"Wen Ruo, now our army only has ten days of food left, at the beginning of your plan, according to Yuan Shao to this, all of your merits, I hope that the grain will be transported quickly, and we have the opportunity to break Shao."

"Huh......" Cao Cao put down his pen, walked out of the camp tent, and handed it to the sergeant who had been waiting here for a long time. Looking at the messenger Pegasus going away, Cao Cao's heart was heavy.

[Originally, I've won a few rounds of your game now...... And I'm going to win until the end! 】

That night, Xu You happily went to see Yuan Shao.

"My lord! See! Xu You handed a letter to Yuan Shao: "This is our army sergeant from Cao 30 miles outside the camp to catch, Cao Cao and I will fight here, Xu Du must be empty, only to divide the troops all the way to attack Xuchang at night, Cao Cao will definitely not be able to take care of each other, when the Cao army is exhausted, the lord can easily break it." ”

"Lack of food?" Yuan Shao hastily read the letter in his hand, and sneered: "Looking at the handwriting, it is indeed Meng De's handwriting, but Meng De is cunning, and Ru An knows that this is not his plan to lure the enemy?" In case our army divides up and Cao Mengde takes advantage of the situation to attack me, what can I do? Xuchang emptiness? There are many people in Xuchang who disagree with Cao Mengde, if it is really empty, there are already families who take the opportunity to start an incident...... You have an old relationship with Meng De, and you want to harm my army? ”

Xu You looked sad and angry, and was about to open his mouth to defend himself, when another person entered the camp tent, glanced at Xu You, and gave the letter in his hand to Yuan Shao.

Xu You saw the mockery in the messenger's eyes, and his heart jumped, and then he found that Yuan Shao's face was getting more and more ugly, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Xu Ziyuan! What do you say? Yuan Shao shouted angrily and threw the letter in his hand directly on Xu You's face.

"This ......" Xu You hurriedly grabbed the letter and read it: the letter began with the matter of transporting grain, and there was nothing special, and then it was written that Xu You's son and nephew were indiscriminately collecting private property when they were in Jizhou, and Xu You let it go, and Xu You himself also collected countless fortunes in Jizhou. Now Xu You's son and nephew have been imprisoned, and Yuan Shao has been asked to punish Xu You......

"This ...... What a wrong! Xu You looked sweaty: "The minister's family has thin assets, but they have never expropriated violently." ”

"Is the story of your nephew true?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Yes...... His subordinates had no way to discipline him, so he pleaded guilty to the lord. ”

"Have you ever taken any money from them?"

"Filial piety for younger generations...... I don't want to be greedy for ink, and I'm ashamed. Xu Yu lowered his head.

"Abusive puppeteers! Do you still have the face to give advice in front of me? Is it that Cao Mengde has an old relationship with you, secretly sending gold and silver property to you, and wants to bury the lives of my hundreds of thousands of troops? Yuan Shao glared angrily, slapped the table and got up: "I should have killed you with a sword, I thought you would have been with me for many years, leave your head on your neck first, get out of me!" Don't appear in front of me in the future! ”

"Lord, I ......" Xu Yu was still unwilling.

"Get out of here! Do you want to die? Yuan Shao pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"The minister retired."

……

Yuan Shao did not accept advice...... We all died at the hands of Cao Cao. Xu Yu sighed.

"No, now that our army has an absolute advantage, the only way to break it is Qice, I believe that the lord will not give Cao Mengde this chance." A general slowly walked out of the shadows: "Duke Xu should not despair, in a few days, the lord will know the authenticity of the letter, and the misunderstanding can be resolved." ”

"General Xie Yun's auspicious words." Xu You didn't raise his eyelids, and walked back to his camp.

"Hong Hai, take two people to keep an eye on him!" Yun Xiao (Zi Changkong) looked at Xu You's dejected back, and instructed his companions behind him: "If he wants to switch to Cao Ying, kill him immediately." ”

"Understood." Hong Hai patted his chest: "I will definitely watch him closely." Then he beckoned two travelers to walk towards Xu You's tent.

"Quadruple the number of troops...... Look at Xu You, plus a trick...... There's no reason why we should lose! Yun Xiao clenched his fists and stood outside the tent for a long time.

[Yuan Shao has no scheming, no matter how he wins or loses...... He's going to kill me for the sake of his own face. Xu Yu wandered in the military tent. [Today's plan can only betray Yuan and ...... Cao]

Thinking of this, Xu You opened the tent slightly, but found that there were several unfamiliar sergeants around......

[Someone is spying on me!] It can't be Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's spies won't be so amateur...... That's Yunxiao! Xu You's mind turned, and he recalled all the previous things, and immediately determined who sent the monitor.

[But he would have thought that I would rebel...... Looks like you have to be careful. Xu Yu said to himself silently.

At this time, Cao Ying, Mo Wen felt the biting cold of late autumn, looked at the waning moon in the sky, and thought about the direction of history. [The people on Yuan Shao's side will definitely watch Xu Yu...... If he can't escape, how can I reveal to Cao Cao that Yuan Shaotun's grain nest is black? 】

At the end of September of the fifth year of Jian'an, after a three-month stalemate between the two armies of Yuan and Cao, the decisive battle is coming!