Chapter 177: The snake hits seven inches
The envoy didn't admit that this trial was so good, and a letter sent his head completely, and begged for mercy again and again. But Li Tong's subordinates were willing to listen to him, and pulled him out and cut off the head of Xiang Shang. Immediately, the head of the envoy and the letter of the seal were sent to Cao Cao, the official du.
Cao Cao was in the midst of a nest fire, intercepting countless battle reports and surrenders. The originally injured heart was finally greatly excited after seeing what Li Tong sent, and even hyped Li Tong's matter up and down Cao Ying, and was a feudal meritor, with a reward of 1,000 taels.
The news that Li Tong killed Yuan Shao's envoy reached Yuan Jun's ears, and Yuan Shao was so angry that he jumped like thunder. What's even more depressing is the trial, the trial never expected Li Tong to dare not listen to himself! But he is not a reckless man after all, and he is suspicious at the moment.
Yuan Cao's two armies fought day by day, but they were unable to capture each other, and gradually fell into a stalemate stage. From August to September, the grain from the four counties in the rear of Yuan Shao's army was continuously transported to the front line, which can be described as a sufficient amount of food; In comparison, Cao Cao is a little stretched, Cao Cao only has one county, and the food supply is very tight. Although Xun Yu has tried his best, it is still difficult to maintain such a large military expenditure.
Seeing that food had become a big problem, the soldiers and horses were getting thinner and thinner, and the morale of the army was unstable, and there was a possibility of a mutiny at any time. The touching scenes of the change of the dragon in front of me flashed in front of me, and my heart was bottomless. After hesitating, he still sent a letter to Xun Yu to ask Xun Yu.
said that Xun Yu received Cao Cao's letter and couldn't help but be shocked. Cao Cao's words all reveal that his cowardice has been born, if he is allowed to develop negative emotions, it will affect the morale of the army, how can there be any chance of winning? At that moment, he hurriedly wrote a letter by himself, and directly asked the person who delivered the letter to send it to Cao Cao non-stop.
Cao Cao unfolded the letter and couldn't help laughing, there were three general contents in the letter:
1. If you can't fight Yuan Shao to the death here, you will completely lose the opportunity to fight the Central Plains;
2. Although the first battle of Guandu was difficult, it was an important choke point. If you can hold this place, it will be like grabbing the seven inches of the snake, which will make Yuan Shao depressed and unable to move forward;
Third, the matter of breaking Yuan, Zhongke can be too hasty, and it should be taken by surprise. As the old saying goes: one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion! Defend the important place of Guandu, and when Yuan's army is exhausted, there will be a shock!
When Cao Cao saw Xun Yu say this, he was immediately relieved, and his negative emotions were swept away, and he patrolled the army every day since then. He also drank and ate with all the sergeants, which greatly boosted morale and seemed to give everyone hope.
On this day, Xu Huang went out of the camp to patrol and saw a person sneaking outside the camp, so he interrogated him carefully, not wanting to capture a small work of Yuan Jun so unexpectedly. So after careful interrogation, extremely important information was obtained.
It turned out that Han Meng, a close confidant of Yuan Shao, transported grain to the front of the army to receive help, and in order to prevent accidents, he sent this meticulous work to explore the truth. Xu Huang has been in the killing field for a long time, and he knows that the matter is urgent. Immediately reported the matter to Cao Cao, this is really an excellent fighter.
In order to prevent accidents, Cao Cao personally interrogated this meticulous work. After observing the words for a long time, I was convinced that what the soldier said was true. Cao Cao couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately led the army to cut off his grain and grass.
At this time, Xun You was beside him, busy blocking Cao Cao and persuading:
"Prime Minister, Han Meng is just a fierce man, don't worry! As long as Xu Huang is sent to lead more than 1,000 light riders, he will be able to successfully cut off his grain and grass, so why bother the lord to go out in person? ”
Cao Cao realized that he was so excited that he nodded and smiled:
"What Gongda said is exact, in that case, Gongming, this matter will be handled by you."
Xu Huang made a promise, received the general's order, and took more than 1,000 horsemen and horses from his headquarters to attack Han Meng. Xu Huang walked away for a while, Cao Cao was not at ease, thinking that this fighter plane would not be lost, and sent Zhang Liao and Xu Chu to lead troops to respond.
The wait is long, Zhang Liao and Xu Chu have been gone for a long time, but Cao Cao's mood at this time has long been chaotic like ants on a hot pot. Secretly said: If you want to wait here, it's really better to go by yourself, Xun You, Xun You.
scolded Xun Yu a few words at the moment, but the matter has come to this point, but there is nothing to be done. Pacing back and forth, drinking countless teas, and immediately going out of the tent to see any movement. A few disappointments and a few hopes, it's really hopeful.
In fact, there is still a hope in Cao Cao's heart: at present, there is a shortage of food for the soldiers, and if Xu Huang can bring the food back, he can not only solve his urgent needs, but also deal a great blow to Yuan Shao. But this is tantamount to taking a chestnut from the fire, and it is almost impossible. As long as you can burn the grain and grass, it is already a big win.
However, there is always luck in people's hearts, and Cao Cao is no exception. Cao Cao waited from noon to dusk in the big tent, but he still did not see Xu Huang and others return. Cao Cao couldn't help but have countless thoughts in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more pessimistic he became. Cao Cao didn't know that Xu Huang's side was already fighting at this time.
However, it was said that Han Meng and his group led thousands of grain trucks to the front line of Guandu, and Han Meng was also cautious along the way. When passing through a valley, Han Meng was alarmed and shouted:
"Murderous!"
As soon as the words fell, a cannon was heard and a team of men and horses were killed from the front. The leader was carrying a jack axe in his hand and it was Xu Huang who intercepted the way of the Korean army at the moment. From both sides of the valley, two more people and horses were killed to cut off Han Meng and the others. The two armies were in a scuffle in the blink of an eye.
Han Meng saw that someone intercepted him, and immediately glanced at Siye. As the old saying goes, shoot a man before a horse, and capture a thief before a king! I saw Xu Huang standing majestically under the flag gate from a distance, and I thought that he was the main general. At that moment, Pegasus lifted the knife and took Xu Huang directly, and the big knife danced vigorously, and it was really worthy of Han Meng's fierce word.
Xu Huang saw that the enemy was about to fight, but at first glance it was a little familiar, and his heart was very strange.
The sergeants on both sides of Xu Huang pulled out the torches they were carrying behind their backs, and the torches rang up in response.
At this time, Han Meng noticed that almost every Cao soldier was carrying a torch behind his back, and Han Meng was shocked:
"You want to burn my food!"
Xu Huang ignored Han Meng and took the lead in rushing over.
Xu Huang also held a torch in his hand, and when he saw that Han Meng was approaching, he turned the torch and threw it directly towards Han Meng's grain truck, and the pine oil torch on the grain truck snorted and jumped up. When he landed, the flames soared into the sky, and the black smoke swept through the boundless dark night with the sparks. Cao Jun rushed forward one after another, throwing torches at Han Meng's grain cart like Xu Huang.
For a while, the torch seemed to have eyes, and flew crazy like a meteor, from time to time there were torches touching the grain and grass, and as soon as it touched it, the fire rushed to the sky, and suddenly the car was on fire, it was a boundless night, and it was as bright as day, and the night wind boosted the arrogance of the god of fire, making him blow more violently to the boundless sky.
The axe shot straight into his pupils from far and near, where did Han Meng still have time to send a signal? Han Meng pulled out, and the long knife was horizontal in front of his chest, and it was standing between Xu Huang's axe. I only heard a loud bang, which directly stirred up several sparks, which shook the second general's mouth numb.
Han Meng was anxious, and with both hands, he put the axe away.
Fang wanted to send it again, but Xu Huang picked up the axe and smashed it again, Han Meng didn't dare to be careless, so he had to meet the axe again. This Xu Huang is axe after axe, and the more he fights, the more fierce he becomes. Han Meng was anxious, listening to the fire behind him wreaking havoc through the sound of the wind; On the other hand, Xu Huang slashed violently, forcing Han Meng to have no power to parry.
Han Meng was really angry and anxious, if he was usually not afraid of this dragon and tiger, there was not much difference in the skills of the two, only between the two. It's just that now Long Xuhu has no intention, and Han Meng is bent on grain and grass. Han Meng was originally to escort grain and grass, but Cao Cao sent people to burn grain and grass, and the snake hit seven inches, how could Han Meng have the heart to fight?