Chapter 171: Attacking the East and Attacking the West, Light Troops Cover the Attack
Zhang Liao shook his head and replied, "No, Yun Chang is almost untamed, he can get into the saddle when he picks up the horse, and the red rabbit does not resist."
"Oh? Yun Chang is really powerful."
Cao Cao nodded happily, and then asked curiously, "Since it is a BMW gift to the hero, why is Wen Yuan frustrated?"
"Yun Chang, let me thank the lord for his generous gift... In the future—" Zhang Liao replied halfway through and then stopped.
Cao Cao frowned and snorted softly, "Why don't you finish speaking?"
"Yun Chang travels thousands of miles across Chitu every day, and he can save time by defecting to Liu Xuande in the future..."
Zhang Liao replied while observing, Cao Cao's face changed greatly after hearing this, and his hands clenched into fists.
"Liu Bei, how can you !!?"
"The last general has been with Yun Chang for the past few days, and I feel that he has guessed that Liu Bei has gone to Hebei, and now that we are about to fight Yuan Shao, do you want to listen to Mr. Guo's advice and send him back to Xudu to settle down first?"
"Naturally, I want to send it to Xu Du, but I want to send Liu Bei's family back, Yun Chang still has to go out with the army, and I, Cao Cao, have never doubted the use of people..."
"The last general knows..."
Liu Bei may be in Yuan Shao's camp, and there is a certain risk in taking Guan Yu to the battlefield, but Cao Cao knows that Guan Yu's heart is for Liu Bei, and he is willing to take him to the front line.
In fact, Cao Cao treated the generals well, and he liked to marry widows has the same thing, he married He Jin's daughter-in-law, in order to receive the political legacy, and his reuse of the generals is not simply for the generals themselves, but also for the great benefits it brings.
In addition to the generals of the clan who raised troops with Cao Cao, the rest of the military generals who were heavily used such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, etc. were all demoted generals.
Most of these generals are similar, the original lord has either run away or has died, leaving a large number of subordinates, generals have no spiritual sustenance, Cao Cao's reuse of these different forces of generals, which is equivalent to establishing a spiritual sustenance.
Yu Ban brought thousands of Taishan soldiers, Xu Huang brought the Baibo Army of Liangxing County, Zhang Xiu brought the Xiliang soldiers of Wancheng, Zhang Liao in addition to his own troops, but also the representative of the remnants left by Lu Bu, these people are not simply generals, but a small group with capital into the group.
Cao Cao wanted to unite these small groups, and he had to give up his guard and reuse them, and he wanted to tell the world that defecting to him would end just as well, even if he was an enemy before, he would treat them well.
When Liu Bei came to Xu Du, the ministers all suggested killing him, and Cao Cao also knew that Liu Bei was a hero, but he didn't want to destroy his own personality.
Cao Cao now treats Guan Yu favorably, which is not only his criterion for treating the generals, but also related to the newly acquired Xuzhou recruits.
The more Cao Cao trusted Guan Yu and became more righteous, the more the 20,000 recruits recognized him.
After all, Cao Cao raised the butcher's knife several times in Xuzhou, and these recruits must have a mustard in their hearts.
In late March, Cao Cao led the main force from Guandu north to support Baima.
Yu Ban was really like Cao Cao's famous general, with 2,000 Taishan soldiers nailed to Yanjin like nails, and did not let Yuan Shao's main force grab the Yanjin ferry.
In addition, Yu Ban also divided his troops to cooperate with the Lejin Division, secretly attacked Yuan Shao's other camp in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and hit as far as Ji County and Huojia County in Hanoi County, burned more than 30 tuns, beheaded thousands of people, and subdued more than 20 generals such as He Mao and Wang Mo.
Yu Ban fought tenaciously in Yanjin, and Liu Yan fought fiercely in Baima, once Baima was occupied by Yuan's army, the people of Hebei could cross the river safely.
If the west gate of Dongjun is lost, the entire Yanzhou will not be protected.
During the march, the mastermind Xun Yu offered a plan of "attacking the east and attacking the west, and covering the attack with light troops".
That is, Cao Cao's main force went to Yanjin, like Yu Ban and Lejin sneak attack on other camps, pretending to cross the river to attack Yuan Shao's rear, attracting the attention of the other party, disrupting Yuan Shao's judgment, and then taking advantage of his lack of light troops to cover the white horse.
The two armies have competed with each other, and since ancient times, the strong side has used yang schemes, and the inferior side has used conspiracy.
Yuan Shao's main force was on the north bank of Yanjin, because he had suffered a loss in the ban and Lejin, and he was also very active in fortifying along the coast.
In April of the fifth year of Shi Jian'an, after the white horse was besieged for more than a month, Liu Yan was struggling to support it like an oil lamp.
I heard that Cao Cao led the cavalry to the rescue, Guo Tu and Yan
Liang and Chun Yuqiong were all surprised.
I was surprised not because I was afraid, but because I felt that the other party was playing tricks.
Yan Liang besieged Baima with more than 30,000 people, and Cao Cao led thousands of people to relieve the siege and save the city, which was like a fool's dream in the eyes of several people.
After the sentry finished speaking, he left the big tent, and Guo Tu, who joined the army, said: "Cao Cao came to save the white horse with thousands of horses, probably to disturb and contain it, and now that the white horse is about to break the city, the two generals continue to command the attack, and I will bring thousands of people to respond in the rear."
Chun Yu Qiong said: "Cao Cao is deceitful and cunning, if this support army is allowed to approach the battle area, it will definitely affect the rhythm of our army's siege, I suggest that an army be divided to resist, and then send someone to cross the river to find the lord for help, then the front and rear attacks will be victorious."
Chun Yuqiong, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are the eighth lieutenants of the West Garden, and they have had brief contact in Luoyang before, and he is the person who knows Cao Cao the most among the three, so the suggestions put forward are worth referencing.
Guo Tu nodded slightly, and said with a straight face: "The White Horse is about to break the city, and the two generals are going to preside over the siege, why don't you let me lead the troops to stop the enemy?"
"Gong Zhi (Guo Tu) is slow, I heard that there are tigers and leopards riding under the command of Cao Thief, I have long wanted to learn something, you and Zhong Jian (Chun Yuqiong) continue to besiege the white horse, and I will lead 10,000 people to block it." Yan Liang's eyes were blank and his expression was solemn.
Guo Tu bowed his hand and advised: "Cao Cao has quite a capable person, and the general must be careful when he goes."
"Henan's native chicken? Is it enough for me to kill? Haha..."
Yan Liang laughed and walked out of the camp, he was a first-class fierce general under Yuan Shao's account, and he didn't take the so-called capable person in Guo Tu's mouth in his eyes.
During the attack on Baima, Yan Liang beheaded a few young generals and felt that it was not enjoyable, and now he gave up the siege to block the enemy, just to kill a few more "capable people", and thought that there was a chance to capture Cao Cao, so he behaved so actively.
Yan Liang then ordered 10,000 cavalry, ran westward for nearly 100 miles, encountered Cao's army, and immediately began to line up to prepare to defend against the enemy.
Cao Cao was very surprised to encounter Yan Liang halfway, at this time he realized Yuan Shao's terrible and Hebei's exaggerated control of intelligence.
I thought that I would only be found near the White Horse, but I didn't expect Yan Liang to "welcome" him for nearly a hundred miles.
Cao Cao frowned and looked at Xun You and asked: "The plan of "attacking the east and attacking the west with light troops" offered by the public seems to have been seen through by Yuan Benchu, and the banner should be the general Yan Liang, but now is it fighting or retreating?"
Xun You stroked his beard and said to himself noncommittally: "Yan Liang's infantry and cavalry are mixed, our army is all cavalry, the lord wants to retreat with his whole body, but the siege of the white horse is..."
When Cao Cao hesitated, Guo Jia gave his hand and said: "My lord, the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road, although our army is slightly smaller, but the victory is all cavalry, you can take advantage of the fact that the other army's foothold is not stable to launch a surprise attack, or it can frustrate its spirit."
"Yan Liang Hebei famous general, if you send ordinary generals to attack, it will definitely be more than lucky, it seems that Guan Yunchang has to be sent..."
Before Cao Cao finished speaking, Xun Yu hurriedly advised: "The lord can't, Guan Yu knows that Liu Bei is in the north, if he is sent to fight at this time, I am afraid that there is a risk of defection."