Chapter 420: War
Xu Huang has reason to be disdainful
As the old saying goes: "Five out of ten sieges are attacked, and times the attack is fought"
And now the army in Cao Ren's hands is only about the same number as him, of course, the war of defeating the strong with the weak has not happened, but the so-called "weak" is at least an elite man, and this "weak" is more distinguished from the quantity, and at the moment, whether it is in terms of number or elite, Xu Huang's pawns will not be under Cao Ren, and in this case, it is no wonder that Xu Huang will disdain it
"The general can't go on like this, brothers, as soon as they set foot on the city, they will be besieged by the enemy, and now there are more than a thousand dead and wounded, but the other party has almost no casualties, just afraid that if he can't capture the city, his soldiers will die," under the city wall, seeing the battle getting more and more intense, but there are fewer and fewer people who can really gain a foothold in the city, and the deputy general Niu Jin suddenly couldn't help it, and hurriedly ran to Cao Ren's side and shouted
"Herald Mingjin to withdraw the troops" A pair of eyes widened widely, and there seemed to be a flame burning above the eyes, and there was silence for a moment, Cao Ren gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressed his anger, and ordered
Originally, when he saw that he led his troops to cross the Yellow River, Xu Huang on the opposite side did not send someone to intercept him at all, and thought that Xu Huang, who led the troops, was just a general, and then he directly launched an attack without thinking about it, who would have thought that they would hit a headlong into an iron wall, and the casualties of more than a thousand people were beyond the range he could bear now, if the army had gained a firm foothold in the city, maybe he would continue to insist on attacking, but now with nothing, if he still didn't know the order to withdraw his troops, he would not be able to be called Cao Cao's number one general, no matter how reluctant he is now, reason, or let him make a choice in the first place
Niu Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly ran to pass the order, standing there alone, motionless, Cao Ren's eyes were fixed on the city, where a pole of Xu Zi Daxu stood tall: "Xu Gongming has some ability, so let's compare and compare, next......"
The muttering in Cao Ren's heart was naturally no one, and no one heard the whining sound of gold, shouting that Cao Jun who was attacking the city, coming and going faster, but in a moment, it had already receded like a tide, and at the moment when Cao Jun retreated, the cheers that shook the sky immediately came from the top of the city
"Xu Huang dares to go out of the city to fight" Who is Cao Ren, as a big battle under Cao Cao, the pride of the past can be imagined, at this time, he was stimulated by the cheers on the city, and his anger immediately jumped up from his heart, and he immediately slapped the war horse and rushed to the front, and his lips were closed, and a sound like thunder suddenly hit the city
Xu Huang didn't say anything, just looked at the city, his eyes fluttered, and he didn't have the slightest focus
"Why are you scared," sneered, Cao Ren's face suddenly hung a mockery, although the attack failed, Cao Ren was still very confident in his strength, but the distance between the two was too far, and the guards at the head of the city couldn't see Cao Ren's expression clearly, otherwise he was afraid that he would blow up at this time
"I'm afraid that Xu Huang hasn't known how to write the word since the day he was born, but you say that it is your business to attack the city, and if you say that you will attack the city, Lao Tzu will have to accompany you, idiot" snorted at the city with disdain, Xu Huang's eyes didn't even focus for a moment, and it was completely Chiguoguo's Cao Ren ignored
"You ......" In an instant, Cao Ren was so angry that he trembled all over his body, he grew so big, and no one dared to scold him like this, when Cao Cao pacified Yanzhou, because there was no one in Yanzhou at all, the power could be compared with it, it can be said that it didn't cost them much energy to take down all the places, although Cao Ren can also be regarded as "experienced in a hundred battles", but he still looks a little immature on the battlefield
"Shrinking turtle" scolded angrily, Cao Ren immediately hit the horse and returned to Niujin, and when he saw it, he hurriedly greeted and comforted him: "General Xu Huang's hatred is just a dog under Dong Zhuo, why should the general have general knowledge with him."
"Niu Jin, you immediately select a hundred people with sharp tongues from the army to stay in the city, what is unpleasant to scold and scold, what is wrong to scold me, I don't believe that this Xu Huang can endure not to go out of the city, as long as he dares to come out, I must let him have no return" Cao Ren was really angry, and the anger in his heart on the way back not only did not slow down, but piled up more and more, Niu Jin's words were like adding fuel to the fire, and instantly burst into the anger that was already rising in his heart
"Nuo" responded to Niu Jin and immediately went to the army to select men
Niu Jin was originally a native of Nanyang, and when he served Cao Ren in history, it was still when Cao Cao went south, but now he has been serving since Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou and recruited people with lofty ideals in the world. You must know that as Cao Ren's deputy general, Niu Jin doesn't have to do everything himself, as long as he gives an order, there are many people who are willing to do it for him, but his character is like this, maybe it is his diligence that finally won Cao Ren's favor and was promoted to the deputy general around him
If Cao Ren can only be said to be a setback in the attack, Cao Hong, who is far away in Cangtingjin and faces Zhang Xiu, can only say that the cup is coming, compared with Cao Ren's wisdom and bravery, Cao Hong's performance can only be described as reckless, so that the battle between Cangtingjin and Zhang Xiu here is earlier than Cao Ren in Baimajin
Although Zhang Xiu was listed as one of the top ten good generals by Dong Zhuo, he was still an unknown person to Cao Hong, in Cao Hong's eyes, if Dong Zhuo was there, he might still be a little jealous, but in the face of Zhang Xiu, Cao Hong would not have so many scruples
Originally, Cao Cao sent troops to camp in the border with Yuan Shao's region, in addition to preventing Dong Zhuo's sudden southern invasion, in order to be able to send troops immediately after forming an alliance with Yuan Shao, and the distance between Baimajin and Cangtingjin is still not close, if Cao Hong can be stationed in Yanggu according to Cao Cao's intentions, it is difficult to have any contradictions between him and Zhang Xiu, so that the swords and soldiers face each other, but it is a pity that this Cao Hong has never been a peaceful master
When Cao Hong's army was stationed, not only was it placed on the edge of Cangtingjin, but the soldiers in the army were also provoked by Cao Hong's instigation from time to time to provoke Zhang Xiu in the city, and Zhang Xiu had just come down the mountain, and his head was full of thoughts of making contributions, although Dong Zhuo also brought it with him in the previous wars, but there were very few opportunities for him to make a move, and now he was alone in the army, how could Zhang Xiu stand Cao Hong's provocation
Cao Hong is brave and tough, Zhang Xiu is not bad, the two of them naturally fought in the dark, but Zhang Xiu is from "Banke", the ability at hand is slightly better after all, and if it is just like this, Cao Hong will be so tragic, but in the competition of soldiers, there is no army commanded by Cao Hong, which can only be described as a mess
The so-called "soldiers are generals, courage is the soul of soldiers" is particularly prominent in Cao Hong's army
Unlike Cao Ren, Cao Hong's body is more of a reckless atmosphere from the market, plus he himself is not very familiar with the formation, in addition to daily drills, when the army marches, Cao Hong takes the lead, and then the soldiers rush up, and they can't even keep the queue
In this situation, if the battle goes well, they can become more indomitable, and once the offensive is frustrated, it can be said that the morale of the army can be destroyed in an instant, after fighting each other for a few days, when the eyes of the soldiers swept to Cao Hong, who was fallen into the disadvantage, it was difficult to continue under the attack of Zhang Xiu's soldiers, and the rout of Cao Hong's army could not be contained in an instant
Of course, as the old saying goes: "There are gains and there are losses", but Dong Zhuojun, who won a great victory in Cangtingjin, was defeated in Puyang, between Baimajin and Cangtingjin
As Cao Cao's clan Xiahou Dun received Cao Cao's trust, no less than the Cao family, although he is known for his courage, but Cao Cao clan is one of the few people who can calm down and bury his head in learning, it can be said that Cao Cao's expectations for it are very high, this time in the army sent to the three places, Cao Cao put him in the middle, he has the meaning of coordinating the army of the three places, but after Cao Hong and Cao Ren started one after another, he had to launch an offensive against Puyang opposite him
Dong Zhuo's generals looked a lot, but the middle-level generals in the army were simply not enough, after sending Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao and others out one after another, there were no more people available in Dong Zhuo's hands, Wei Yue was also a general under Lu Bu, but after Xu Huang captured the southern part of Wei County, Dong Zhuo sent someone to take over Puyang, Dong Zhuo had to dig people from Lu Bu and send him over to guard it
There are not many guards in Puyang, only more than 5,000 people, and the army in the hands of Xiahoudun has 10,000 people, and the most important thing is that compared to Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu, Wei Yue is obviously worse than more than one grade, but he can follow Lu Bu for many years, Wei Yue's hands are really a little capable, in the case of Xiahoudun's sudden attack, the five thousand guards quickly stabilized after experiencing the initial panic, and firmly blocked Xiahoudun's footsteps under Puyang City
However, compared with Xiahoudun, Wei Yue is much worse in both martial arts and war literacy, and the attack is not smooth, Xiahoudun immediately did not hesitate to change his movements several times in succession, and Wei Yue, who was a beat slower, finally opened the gap from the east gate when the sun was about to set......