Guo Jia died in the twelfth year of Jian'an, that is, next year, he died young because of his poor health, and no one plotted to kill him.

Therefore, the current Guo Jia has shown the appearance of being weak and weak, and Cao Cao really doesn't worry about letting him go to the urgent march to deal with military affairs.

As soon as Xun You heard Cao Cao's words, he glanced at Guo Jia and was about to volunteer, but Cao Cao then bowed his hand to Jia Xu and said, "How about Wenhe?" ”

Xun Yu frowned, Jia Xu is indeed the best candidate, he was born in Xiliang, he can ride a horse and hurry, even if he is older, he is still healthy.

It's just that cavalry must be used for this reinforcement, and the Cao army has now formed a tiger and leopard cavalry, but the tiger and leopard cavalry is a heavy armored cavalry, and it is impossible to run long distances.

In addition to the tiger and leopard riding, there is only Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Iron Ride, which is Zhang Xiu's family background, and has followed the Zhang family since the time of his uncle Zhang Ji.

Even if Cao Cao surrendered, he was not scattered, the reason is very simple, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is strong, and there is no one in the Cao army who is more qualified than Zhang Xiu to command pure cavalry combat.

But Zhang Xiu went on the expedition, is it appropriate to send Jia Xu again, these two people are in a group, and after coming to Cao Ying, in order to avoid suspicion, they are rarely together.

It is precisely because Cao Cao does not want Jia Xu to be with Zhang Xiu, a clever strategist with a fierce general, how many uncontrollable things will happen here, not to mention that these two are partners in the first place.

Without waiting for Xun Yu to speak, Jia Xu immediately bowed and said: "The lord has an order, how can it be disrespectful, but who will be sent to answer this time, if there is General Chang to go, Xu should avoid suspicion!" ”

(There is often a table word embroidered by the author for Zhang, from the text embroidered in "The Book of Rites - Monthly Order".) ）

Cao Cao was slightly stunned, and immediately laughed and said: "Wenhe is too careful, how can you doubt that you are always with you, you don't doubt this, you can still do it, you can relax." ”

Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said: "My subordinates have a bad reputation, and the last time Yuan Xianyi said that, now my subordinates have become rats crossing the street, so I have to be cautious." ”

When Xun Yu heard this, he let go of most of his heart, yes, Yuan Xi couldn't wait to kill Jia Xu, with Jia Xu's character, he should be able to hide from the Yuan family as far as he wanted, and he was afraid that he was too careful.

In this way, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu took 3,000 cavalry and swaggered away.

"Youchang, send someone to contact Wei Wenchang and join hands to serve the Xiahou Yuan camp, this time we want to make a great contribution as a meeting gift, which will be good for you in the future with the lord."

Jia Xu is a person who knows the current affairs very well, and immediately entered the consciousness of the staff, and even called Yuan Xi the lord, even if Yuan Xi didn't see his face.

Such a person is indeed difficult to kill him, cautious, and very interesting, and put himself in the right position, no wonder even Dong Zhuo never wanted to kill him.

Li Dao and Guo Yan were even more respectful to him, and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew obeyed him, to put it bluntly, this person is very good at being a man, and he is also very capable.

Three days later, outside Quzhou City in the northeast corner of Guangping County, Xiahou Yuan's army was crossing the river, and the Fuyang River was located in the east of Quzhou City.

"Miaocai is not right, it's been two days, and the scouts we sent to the lord haven't come back, can't you pass by?"

Li Dian was cautious, and after watching the soldiers cross the river for a while, he rode his horse to Xiahou Yuan's side and said.

Xiahou Yuan glanced at the distance worriedly, turned his face and comforted him: "Guangping County is Hebei territory after all, and it is normal that it is not easy to walk, so let's talk about it when we take Quzhou City and rest." ”

Li Dian couldn't help but think about it, so he had to nod and go back to command the river crossing, and he and Xiahou Yuan were not worried about defeating Quzhou City.

Quzhou is only a county seat, no matter the size or solidity of the city, it is too much worse than Guangzong City, and there are 15,000 soldiers under the command of the two, and more than 30,000 logistics personnel, all of whom are scared to death.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and Cao Jun, who was crossing the river, looked behind in surprise one by one, and was immediately shocked, this was not the war drum ordered by his general.

Xiahou Yuan and Li Dian were also taken aback, and immediately shouted loudly: "Rush over and seize the beachhead to stabilize the formation!" Quzhou is a small city, there are not many of them, hold on! ”

But as the shouts of the two of them fell, a shocking shout broke out on the opposite side: "Wei Yan has been waiting for a long time, and those who descend will not be killed!" ”

A group of soldiers jumped up from the ground and quickly lined up, and immediately there was the sound of the bowstring exploding, and the arrows that covered the sky and the sun had arrived.

"Retreat! Come back to ......"

Seeing that it was Wei Yan's army, Xiahou Yuan immediately understood that he could not cross the river, and immediately ordered a retreat.

The first half of the art of war is the most terrifying, and the soldiers have no ability to parry at all, so they can only be shot as targets.

In ancient warfare, when crossing a river without an enemy on the march and in front of them, almost no one wore armor.

It is equivalent to that these targets do not even have the ability to protect, let alone a big shield, no one will cross the river with a big shield, and the movie plot of crossing the river in iron armor does not exist.

It was difficult to walk in the water, and he was wearing heavy armor, which was death, and the same was true for the march, and he didn't walk for a few miles in armor, and there were still a few people who could walk.

Cao Jun, who was in a mess, hurriedly ran back if he didn't die, and whoever stood in front was rudely pushed away, and his own people did it first.

At this moment, there was another sound of war drums, and an army from the northeast of the Cao army that remained on the shore appeared, and the fluttering banner was a Yuan character, which immediately made the Cao army panic.

Xiahou Yuan and Li Dian are not incompetent, they understand that they have fallen into the other party's calculations, so they immediately evacuate the shore, regardless of the people who are still in the water, and quickly form a formation to prepare for confrontation.

A big battle started in the panic of the Cao army, and one by one the soldiers fell, and the screams resounded through the world.

Just when the Cao army gradually stabilized its position, the earth shook, and the Cao army's color changed, which was a sign of the cavalry coming.

Wei Yan's army is not much, he can't bring all the 10,000 people under his command, leaving 2,000 garrisons in Jing County, which is Yuan Xi's first barrier, and he will not be negligent.

Eight thousand people were ambushed on the other side of the two thousand, and only 6,000 people attacked Xiahou Yuan here, so although they took advantage of the raid, they still let Cao's army stabilize their position, and it was about to enter the juncture of life and death.

At this time, the addition of a cavalry was the key to victory or defeat for both sides, and the Cao army was shocked, and the Yuan army was equally shocked.

But after the news passed on by the generals, Yuan's army burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, and Cao Jun was stunned all of a sudden.

"Steady! It's our people, look at the big banner is Zhang Zi, it should be General Zhang Xiu is here! ”

The sharp-eyed Li Dian saw the big flag in the distance, and immediately shouted loudly, the riding skills of the Xiliang people are different from those of the Wuhuan people, and Li Dian, as a generation of famous generals, can naturally distinguish it.