"Fujun, the eldest prince is back!"

Cao Cao, who was originally discussing the military situation with everyone, suddenly heard a report from the people in the house.

A fierce man stood up.

"Quick, let him in!"

With a rush of hurried, but steady footsteps, the door to the council chamber was pushed open.

Then Cao Ang's figure appeared in front of everyone.

I saw my precious son appear.

Cao Cao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I don't know why, such a major military event happened, Cao Ang was not around, Cao Cao always felt a little panicked in his heart, and it seemed that his sense of security had been greatly reduced.

"Father, I see that martial law has been imposed at the city gate and in the city, could it be that something big has happened?"

Cao Ang bowed down to Cao Cao.

and after a slight bow to the others.

Straight to the point, he asked Cao Cao.

Cao Cao first motioned for Cao Ang to take a seat, then handed him a document and narrated it at the same time.

"This is the information sent half an hour ago, according to reliable information, the ant thieves did not take advantage of the Jibei country, and they are unwilling to continue to drag in place, and now the large army has crossed the Jibei country."

"Many groups of men and horses have arrived in Dongping Kingdom, and the two largest of them seem to have joined forces, and more than 100,000 troops have captured Fucheng County, Zhang County and Wuyan County one after another, and they are continuing to go down to the southwest."

"Liu Tingshi has gathered nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, led his troops to the north, and prepared to fight with the thief army in Shouzhang County, intending to complete the battle here and defeat the main force of the enemy."

Really.

On the land of Yanzhou, this mighty drama is about to kick off, and Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, is walking on his way to the underworld.

And the opportunity for the Cao family has also come!

I heard the enemy rolling in.

Cao Ang was a little excited for a while, and the whole person seemed to be full of blood and became excited.

A fiery color flashed in his eyes.

Cao Ang slapped the paperwork on the table, then looked at Cao Cao with a torch in his eyes, and asked in a calm tone.

"After suffering successive defeats in Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom, the forces of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Thieves have been divided into multiple troops, even if the two largest cooperation is now one, there must still be scattered troops."

"Father, does he know where these little troops are going?"

……

The atmosphere in the chamber was somewhat solemn.

Everyone was feeling a little nervous about the upcoming war.

But when it comes to hearing such inquiries.

Cao Cao still couldn't help but smile slightly.

He pointed to the information that Cao Ang had placed on the table, and then said in a gentle tone.

"My son is smart, and the information on this matter is also written, except for the two large forces, the remaining scattered troops are all marching in the northwest direction, and are now attacking Xuchang County."

"If it is not expected, by today, Xuchang County should have been captured, and the next direction of this army is likely to be to take Fan County."

That's it.

A lot of things are already clear and straightforward.

Fan County is the last barrier in the north of Jiyin County, once this county is breached, then the next to face the thief army is the three northern counties.

This is also the reason why Cao Cao ordered martial law in the county seat.

From now on, strict in and wide out.

Once the war in the north is unfavorable, or Liu Dai, who is facing the main force head-on, is defeated, Dingtao County, which is protected in the rear, will become the enemy's next target.

So it's important to be ready now.

……

After exchanging information.

Cao Cao put everything in front of him, then stood up and pointed to the map hanging behind him.

Reverted to his previous solemn expression, and said to everyone in a deep voice.

"Although the large army of the thieves has been taken over by Liu Tingshi, even the scattered troops that have been left out are very large and should not be underestimated!"

"We must not sit idly by, otherwise if we let this group of ant thieves wreak havoc, the northern counties will be completely destroyed, and Jiyin County will lose half of it before the battle."

"Besides, the ant thieves feed their wars with war, and the more cities they take, the more grain and grass they will plunder, and the more people they will coerce."

"If we are trapped in the city of Dingtao County and wait for them to fight here, then I am afraid that our army will have no chance of winning at that time."

Speaking of which.

Cao Cao's right hand, in the northern part of Jiyin County, was in the position of Liqiu County, and he patted it heavily.

Then he said loudly.

"Therefore, we must defend ourselves against the enemy outside the county gate, and set up an impregnable defense line in Juancheng, Xiaqiu County and Yuncheng to completely stop the enemy's footsteps."

"We must garrison troops in these three cities, do everything possible to defend them to the death, firmly block the enemy from the outside, and let them retreat in the face of difficulties!"

Cao Cao's voice was impassioned.

The tone is even more categorical and unquestionable.

In fact, compared with other counties, Jiyin County is already unique in terms of geographical location.

Especially the Northern Line.

As long as the three cities are connected and form an iron lock, the enemy will not be able to enter at all.

Because Yuncheng is close to Onozawa.

With such a huge lake, the thieves were simply not enough to cross it, and after bypassing the east-west barrier, they were already out of the range of Jiyin County.

Therefore, the strategy of strictly guarding the northern defense line.

It couldn't be more correct.

……

And the generals in the army who sit on the left and right, although they fight the battlefield and do not fight many bloody battles with the enemy, are not experienced veterans.

But the basic truth is still understood.

Understand the benefits of doing so.

I could also hear the determination in Cao Cao's words.

Therefore, after Cao Cao's words fell, everyone stood up one after another to express their position.

And Xiahou Yuan, who had the fastest movements, even dodged to the center of the hall, and said to Cao Cao with his hands clenched into fists.

"Fujun, the last general is invited to fight!"

In fact, at present, among the forces of the Cao family, there are not many generals who can stand alone, and they are still surnamed Cao and Xiahou, and Xiahou Yuan is the best among these people, with outstanding abilities on the battlefield.

Therefore, Cao Cao had no reason not to agree to him.

"Well, the wonderful talent is brave and good at fighting, and he is also proficient in military strategy and full of wisdom, which is enough to take on this great task."

"Then you will lead 5,000 troops to strictly guard Juancheng County, and you must strictly guard against it!"

Hearing Cao Cao's promise to his invitation to fight.

Xiahou Yuan was suddenly overjoyed.

He still has some confidence in his own abilities, although this battle requires strict defense, which makes it difficult for his best blitzkrieg to be effective.

But who says you can't fight a defensive war if you play a blitzkrieg?

A real warrior should be able to attack and defend!

Xiahou Yuan didn't say a word, and hugged his fist to Cao Cao and said: "Rest assured, the last general will live up to your trust, even if he fights to a single soldier, he will not take half a step back!" ”

……

And after Xiahou Yuan got the order.

Xiahoudun and Cao Hong were about to move.

Cao Ang, who was originally sitting upright, suddenly bowed his hand to Cao Cao and said, "Father, Yuncheng is a small city, presumably the thieves will not divide too many troops to attack." ”

"Here, Wen Yuan will lead the 3,000 soldiers of the Tiger Battalion under my command to garrison and defend."

Thanks to the recent recruitment.

The Tiger Ben camp has expanded from less than 2,000 people to 3,000 soldiers, and it can actually continue to expand, but it is definitely too late for now.

And after hearing Cao Ang's words.

Zhang Liao hurriedly walked out.

That's what he is, and he's a little bit different.

Listen to the leader too much!

Cao Ang asked him to fight, and he didn't hesitate to go out of the ranks, if he wasn't allowed to go to the front line, Zhang Liao could also stand there motionless.

Arrangements for sons.

Cao Cao has always attached great importance to it.

What's more, Zhang Liao is a general under his command, and arranging for him to lead thousands of people to defend Yuncheng is also a quite reasonable arrangement, and there is no reason to refuse.

"Good!"

"Then Wen Yuan will lead the troops and horses of the headquarters and rush to Yuncheng to station!"

Zhang Liao bowed to Cao Cao.

Then he turned around and bowed to Cao Ang.

"The last general commands!"

……

After arranging two ways.

The rest of the road is the top priority.

That is, the three cities in the middle of the Qiuqiu County.

It is larger than Yuncheng, and at the same time, it is more easterly in terms of geographical location than Juancheng, and it will be the first big city that the Yellow Turban thieves will come into contact with.

However, this city is of great significance.

Once the county is breached.

Then the entire northern defense line became a joke, and the enemy army could easily shuttle back and forth from the middle pocket, and even blossom from the center to the east and west.

At that time, even Juancheng and Yuncheng will not be able to hold it, and many plans will fall short.

Therefore, the defensive pressure of this city must be the heaviest, and more troops must be mobilized, and at the same time, a great future with outstanding ability must be selected to defend it.

Otherwise, it is simply not enough to cope.

But the problem is one thing that is very bad.

At the moment, the Cao family doesn't have many troops!

After the separation of two indispensable units, the army is now overstretched.

Originally, the strength of the father and son added up to only more than 7,000 people, counting the expansion of the Huben battalion, as well as Han Hao and Shi Lian, who were urgently recalled.

In total, there were 14,000 troops.

After splitting it now, there are only 6,000 left, and then Cao Cao can't leave a single soldier in his hands, so he has to have a thousand people.

Then the number will be even less.

At best, the city had 5,000 soldiers and horses.

In the case that it is impossible to give more troops to support, if you want to defend this city under more pressure, you must preside over the defenders of the city, and have a very high level of command and battlefield command ability.

Use technology to bridge the gap.

So here's the problem.

Who will defend the city?

……

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment.

His eyes wandered back and forth among the remaining people.

Xiahoudun and Cao Hong, of course, are also generals with some talents, but in his opinion, they don't seem to be enough to take on such a big responsibility.

Not to disparage the two.

But this battle is very important, once the battle is lost, it will be the destruction of the Cao family.

The mighty thief army went south and advanced all the way to Dingtao County, which could not be held at that time.

I'm afraid that the family business that the Cao family has accumulated for so long will come to naught in an instant.

Therefore, Cao Cao can't gamble!

As for Cao Chun's words......

Cao Cao's eyes began to flicker, and there was a little bit of emotion in his heart, this young man is a capable fighter, maybe let him be the commander of the middle route army, it should not be a big problem.

Just as Cao Cao was about to give the order.

"Huh!"

In the quiet hall, there was a sound of clothes rubbing, and then everyone saw Cao Ang, who was sitting upright before, and suddenly got up at this moment.

Strode to the center of the hall.

Immediately after that, in the somewhat surprised eyes of the generals, Cao Ang clenched his fists.

"Father, I'll be stationed in Liqiu County!"

……

As soon as this statement came out.

Everyone was in an uproar.

It was as if a huge boulder flew into the sea, stirring up a huge wave that made everyone a little frightened.

Cao Hong, Cao Chun and the others looked at each other, all in disbelief, they didn't expect that Cao Ang would actually take the initiative to stand up and ask for battle at this juncture.

"No, no!"

Before anyone could say anything.

Cao Cao, who was the first to react, waved his hand and vetoed Cao Ang's proposal without saying a word.

Are you kidding?

The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, although as the commander of an army, he has always been well protected.

But no one dares to guarantee that a stray arrow will fly out inadvertently, and then stick it right into Cao Ang's chest or neck.

Isn't there a small number of examples of generals in the army dying unexpectedly, just a few names are a long list.

And most importantly.

It was originally a battle with fewer enemies and more troops, and it was an extremely weak force to defend the enemy's army to attack, and it was in a rather inferior state.

It's even more dangerous!

Think of the situation to the worst possible point.

Once the city is not defended, if Cao Ang does not withdraw in time before the city is broken, he is likely to fall into the enemy's heavy encirclement, or even die.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Cao Cao!

To put it mildly.

Many of the generals present, if they died on the battlefield, he would definitely be very sad, and even weep bitterly.

But if it is compared to his own son, then he would still prefer to let these generals face danger.

My son is a unicorn descended from heaven, and it was the heavens that favored my Cao family and was born under my name.

Now it's about to soar into the sky.

If something goes wrong.

Isn't the desire of the Cao family's century-old family, and even the world's famous families, come to naught?

Come to think of it.

Cao Cao shook his head even more firmly.

This stinky boy!

Don't you know the dangers?

……

And with Cao Cao's statement.

The rest of the generals also echoed their words.

"Zixuan, what Fu Jun said is right, you should stay in Dingtao County and sit in the rear!"

"Yes, or you will be responsible for transporting grain and grass to the front line, so that you can also participate in the war."

"Fujun, I think Zihe is good, enough to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding Liqiu County!"

Although Cao Cao only rejected Cao Ang's proposal and didn't say anything else, everyone also understood the meaning.

I didn't think there was anything unreasonable.

At present, the Cao family already has the prototype of a mature force, and Cao Ang is the heir of the force.

Keeping the heir firmly in the rear and not allowing him to go to the front line to fight bloody battles, this is understandable to anyone, right?

And after hearing someone call his name.

Cao Chun took the initiative to come out.

first bowed to Cao Ang, and then said to Cao Cao in a loud voice.

"Fujun, the last general, please guard Liqiu County!"

Cao Cao couldn't wait to agree.

He was frightened by Cao Ang.

I'm afraid that this kid will say something like a tiger and a wolf.

……

And I saw that the crowd was opposed.

Cao Ang was also a little helpless.

It's no wonder that he hasn't shown any battlefield abilities before.

Therefore, if you forcibly ask for war, everyone doesn't think that Cao Ang can play any huge role.

On the contrary, it is too much to take a huge risk, and it is not necessary.

Right!

Ling Cao Zixuan is powerful in a heads-up fight, but no matter how good his martial arts are, he is afraid that others will release cold arrows.

It's better to sit honestly in the rear and let professional people do professional things.

But the problem is that this goes against Cao Ang's plan.

Going north to defend the city and resist the thief army is not only a battle, but also a major event related to the overall change.

If he hadn't presided over the front.

The three generals in front of them are not enough to coordinate the overall situation, and if there is any subsequent change in the situation, I am afraid that they will not be able to respond in the fastest time.

That would be a missed opportunity.

Therefore, this front line, Cao Ang must go!

After thinking about it for a while.

Cao Ang decided to take a step back for the time being.

With a little distress on his face, he said helplessly to Cao Cao: "The child is no longer a nestling sheltered under the wings, and sooner or later he will have to participate in these things." ”

"But since my father is resolutely opposed, it is better to do this, and Liqiu County will be guarded by General Cao Chun, and the child should only accompany the army."

"Once there is any danger, I will immediately lead the crowd out of the city, you don't have to worry, you know my skills, and with General Dian Wei accompanying me to protect, I will not fall into danger!"

……

The father and son stared at each other with big eyes.

Just stared at each other with their eyes.

It seems that whoever moves away first will throw in the towel.

And so on for a while.

Cao Cao said with a somewhat gloomy face: "That's it, I can't fight for you for my father." ”

"Since you insist on going, then I will not hinder you anymore, and I will do as you say."

"Zihe, you will lead 5,000 elite soldiers to defend Liqiu County, and you must make it difficult for the enemy to advance half a step!"

Cao Chun immediately received the order.

Then Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang.

After pondering for a moment, he made up his mind, and with a wave of his right hand, he spoke loudly.

"Zixuan, in this northern defensive battle, you will be the commander of the three armies, and the generals will accept your control!"

As soon as Cao Cao said this, he said.

Cao Ang was suddenly a little surprised.

I couldn't help but look at my father with some surprise.

Our dad is still quite courageous!

After knowing that he could not stop Cao Ang's intention to go to the front, he did the opposite and simply appointed Cao Ang as the commander of the three armies.

And so it goes.

As long as all three cities on the front line are defended, it is equivalent to a big victory.

And Cao Ang, as the commander of the three armies, will eat most of the dividends brought by this victory.

As long as it goes well, it will be famous!

Tut!

Cao Ang couldn't help but praise in his heart.

Lao Cao still has two brushes, and this mental planning is by no means simple.

He didn't need to say much.

Immediately clenched his fists and took the order.

……

After most of the trunk is arranged.

Next, Cao Cao ordered Xiahoudun to be responsible for raising food for the troops, gathering all the grain from several surrounding counties, and then Cao Hong led a force to transport it, responsible for supplying grain and grass to the front.

The dissolution of the meeting was subsequently announced.

Let the generals who had just received the military order go to prepare immediately after the meeting was dismissed.

We will be on our way to departure within two days at the latest.

Wait for the crowd to disperse.

Cao Ang first grabbed Cao Chun and said a few words in his ear, and Cao Chun nodded again and again after listening.

Then I went to find Cao Cao.

"Father, the child has not said a thing, of the 5,000 soldiers and horses you allocated to General Cao Chun, I am ready to replace 1,000 of them with cavalry."

Cao Cao was stunned at first.

Then he said with some surprise: "Has the number of cavalry exceeded 1,000, when Zihe came to report this to me a few days ago, he said that there were only a few hundred cavalry. ”

In this regard, Cao Ang nodded first.

Then he came to Cao Cao, with a slight smile on his face, and whispered.

"These days, I asked him to buy a batch of war horses at any cost, and I happened to meet a few horse merchants from the north, which can be regarded as supplementing a batch."

"A few of them still want to sell at the price, obviously trying to kill us, but I pressed them and forced them to buy and sell at the market price."

Hear that.

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce gleam.

"I don't know what to do, when it comes to our Cao family's territory, do you still want to hoard Juqi?"

"Ang'er, you did a good job, you don't have to be polite to this kind of person, but you are still too kind, you should deal with everything from beginning to end, erase all traces of them, and make no normal business with them."

Cao Cao is not a good lord.

He can be ten times worse than the wicked.

And Cao Ang tasted it.

He nodded happily.

"Understood, father, rest assured, they will be planted in the hands of bandits and thieves along the way when they return."

"So that our reputation is not offended."

Cao Cao immediately nodded with satisfaction.

For example, when he exterminated a businessman who didn't know what to do, he was mainly worried that if it was spread out, it would affect his goodwill and cause fewer merchants to come and go.

Otherwise, there is no need to forge such an illusion.

Just kill and you're done.

……

After learning about it.

Cao Cao remembered what Cao Ang said before.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Since it is a battle to defend the city, there will be a lot of inconvenience for the cavalry, unless you plan to put the cavalry outside to harass you."

"That's what you think?"

"If that's the case, then there's no need to replace it, it's just adding this team of cavalry on top of the original five thousand soldiers."

The voice fell.

Cao Ang shook his head.

"Father, no!"

"If that's the case, then the remaining troops in your hands will be less than two thousand, and if you only have more than a thousand people in your hands, it will be too dangerous."

"Especially right now, Liu Gongshan led his troops to fight a large army of thieves in a decisive battle in Shouzhang County."

"The outcome is not yet known, and the possibility of defeat is greater, once the battle situation is not good, then after we are in Shanyang County, I am afraid that we will face the front of the army."

"You must have more than 2,000 troops at your disposal to be able to deal with many situations!"

Cao Ang's words are full of truth.

Cao Cao also had nothing to refute.

He knew it was true.

If all the troops in his hands are sent out and he leaves an empty shell for himself, once there is a change in the front, the rear will collapse for it.

Come to think of it.

Cao Cao is no longer entangled.

He nodded solemnly.

"Good!"

"Do as you please!"

"Just go ahead, you must be careful, never reckless, if anything happens, take the preservation of yourself as the first priority."

"Even if you lose the city and lose your troops, as long as your people are still intact, then you can make a comeback."

"On the contrary, if something goes wrong with you, even if you defend the city, it will be a big defeat for your father!"

……

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