Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Decisive Battle of Guandu (1)
Liu Yan, the guard general of the White Horse, was newly promoted by Cao 'Cao', and in the battle to block Yuan Shu, Liu Yanli was wild, and Cao 'Cao' was very pleased, and promoted Liu Yan to General Zhenwei, leading 10,000 troops to garrison Baima. Please use the pinyin domain name of this site to visit us.
Liu Yan received a report from Cao's 'Cao' military that Yuan Shao had made a big move recently, and at the same time, he also saw that in Liyang City on the other side of the Yellow River, there were constant vehicles every day during this time, and the lights were bright at night, so he knew that Baima might be Yuan Shao's preferred target. Immediately organize soldiers to strengthen the defense of the city.
When Yuan Shao's army arrived in Liyang, a small city was filled with soldiers, and the people also felt the breath of the great war, and they had already packed up their things and fled to the mountains and forests to hide.
Yuan Shao pointed to the other side and said with a smile: Cao's reaction is really embarrassing, my army has arrived in Liyang, and there are only 10,000 soldiers stationed in White Horse City, are you laughing at me if I can't capture White Horse?
Yuan Tan said with a smile: Father, this is actually a good thing, the soldiers are fast, take this opportunity for us to seize the white horse, and when Cao 'Cao' reacts, our army has crossed the river, and the general trend has gone.
Yuan Shao nodded: My son's is extremely good!
Li Hui said: Father-in-law is slow, I still know Liu Yan, the white horse guard, why don't I go and persuade Paop to surrender first, it's really not good, it's not too late to do it again, and it seems that my father-in-law is generous before the soldiers!
All right! Yuan Shao thought about it: I, Yuan Shao, have always been convinced by virtue, and if I can not kill, I will try not to open it, then there will be Lao Xian's son-in-law.
Liu Yan was writing a letter asking for help to Cao 'Cao' in his marshal mansion. Li Hui came with Wen Chou, and Liu Yan smiled and said: How can General Li be free to come to my white horse? I heard that General Li had already given General Zhenbei's seal to Yuan Shao and surrendered to Yuan Shao, so General Li wouldn't be a guest, right?
Li Hui smiled: Does General Liu think I will be Yuan Shao's guest?
Not like! Not at all! Hahaha\\ Liu Yan said with a smile: In this case, come on, I will invite General Li to drink wine and thank you for your help to me that day!
During the banquet, Li Hui asked Liu Yan: General Liu, now that Yuan Shao's army has arrived in Liyang, why hasn't Prime Minister Cao Cheng moved, could it be that he has given up resistance?
Liu Yan shook his head: I have sent many letters to the prime minister asking for help, but there has been no reply, I don't know what the prime minister thinks, I still have 10,000 soldiers on this white horse, I, Liu Yan, as the general of the town guard, no matter what kind of move the prime minister makes, without the prime minister's order, I can only defend to the death, even if I die in battle!
Li Hui exclaimed: General Liu is really a big husband, I believe that Prime Minister Cao Cheng must know that General Liu will stick to the white horse, so he did not reply, I believe that Prime Minister Cao Cheng is preparing for the army to arrive soon!
Li Hui's is not bad at all, after Cao 'Cao' captured Yangzhou, he immediately led his troops back to Xuchang, and before he could take a break, he learned the news that Yuan Shao was preparing to go south. Cao '' and asked Cheng Yu: Where is Yuan Shao now?
Cheng Yudao: It is reported that the troops have entered Liyang, and the convoy transporting grain and grass is constantly transporting to Liyang day and night, and will soon start a war against us.
Everyone under Cao's '' was shocked, and no one said anything. Cao 'Cao' glanced at it and laughed: Hahaha, Yuan Shao's momentum is violent, but there is intrigue inside, although we have few soldiers, we are only united, so why not be afraid of Yuan Shao.
\u201 good! Xun Yu shouted loudly: Yuan Shao held his own force and went to war in many ways, first fighting Han Fu, then Gongsun Zhan, and Da Kong Rong, and also Dong Zhao, which is unjust; Yuan Shaofei did not listen to his advice, and he was vain in his ministers and good generals, and he couldn't even clean up a little Li Hui, which was unwise; Yuan Shao disregarded His Majesty and was arrogant, and his brother Yuan Shu hid His Majesty's 'jade' seal 'privately', which was disloyal; Yuan Shao was his own 'selfishness', causing his whole family to be killed by Dong Zhuo, which was unfilial; Yuan Shao ruled the four prefectures of Hebei, and 'made' the people displaced, and the misery was unspeakable, and his subordinates were full of corrupt and perverted the law, and they did not think about punishment, this is not clear; Yuan Shao was greedy for money and appointed villains, this is unjust, so unjust, unwise, disloyal, unfilial, unknown, and unrighteous people are so terrible!
Xun Yu glanced around: Today, the prime minister serves the Son of Heaven, stabilizes the hearts of the people, and governs the 'chaotic' world, Yuan Shao still wants to attack, how can the world tolerate it, Cheng can raise a large army to resist Yuan Shao in the north, and he can be destroyed in a war!
Xun Yu's words were magnificent, although there were some discrepancies with reality, but everyone who listened to them was excited. Cao '' laughed: What Wen Ruo said is extremely true, the order is to go down and rectify the three armies, prepare to pull out, and fight to the death with Yuan Shao!
Li Hui left Baima and returned to Liyang. Yuan Shao asked: Virtuous son-in-law, what about Liu Yan?
Li Hui shook his head: The son-in-law disappointed his father-in-law, Liu Yanming was stubborn, he didn't listen to the advice and blindly made enemies of his father-in-law, and the son-in-law returned in vain, please convict your father-in-law!
Hehe! My brother-in-law is really extraordinary! Yuan Tan had a 'yin' smile on his face.
Yuan Shao waved his hand: The virtuous son-in-law doesn't blame himself, since Liu Yan doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, then let's attack it, let us see how powerful we are!
Guo Tudao: My lord, my army of 300,000 is a pity, just attacking a small white horse, in the humble opinion of his subordinates, I can send someone to lead the troops to feint to attack Yanjin, so that Cao 'Cao' can't distinguish the target of our attack, and the small city of Baima can be broken overnight.
The child is willing to go! Yuan Xi was the first to stand up.
The child is willing to go, please ask the father to 'hand' over to the child, and the child will definitely take Yanjin! Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang also did not show weakness.
Yuan Shao looked at Li Hui: Virtuous son-in-law, who do you think is better to send?
Li Hui didn't want Yuan Shao to let him go, and smiled slightly: The second son, Wen Taowu, has not many troops in Yanjin, so he can go!
Yuan Xi immediately smiled on his face: Father, the child must take Yanjin, please give your father an order!
Yuan Shao looked at Li Hui and said helplessly: In this case, Xi'er can lead the people of the headquarters to Yanjin, and there is no need to take it, just attract Cao to ''!
The child is commanded! Yuan Xi left happily.
Cao 'Cao' led his troops and just walked out of Chenliu. After receiving the battle report, Yuan Shaobing divided into two routes, attacking Baima all the way and Yanjin all the way, and the two sides sent letters for help, asking for rescue.
Cao 'Cao' asked Xun You: Mr. Do you think we should save Baima or Yanjin?
Xun You took the battle report, looked at it carefully, and said: The battle report of the white horse shows that it was led by Yuan Shao personally, and the regular Yuan Shao brigade, Liu Yan is extremely dangerous, and Yanjin is likely to be a feint attack by a small force, from the perspective of his subordinates, the white horse should be saved first in danger!
Cao 'Cao' smiled slightly: Mr. only knows one but doesn't know the other, whether it is Yanjin or Baima, we can't hold it, we have few soldiers, only clench your fist and smash it to a point, and eat a part of Yuan Shao's men and horses with a heavy fist is the best choice, the white horse Liu Yan seems to be dangerous, in fact, Yuan Shao is waiting for my army there, my army is just waiting for us to fight a decisive battle, a battle can be determined, and Yanjin has few soldiers, we should be able to eliminate a small group of soldiers with a numerical advantage, weaken Yuan Shao's strength, isn't it more beneficial to us when the decisive battle is made?