Chapter Ninety-Seven: Assassinating Yuan Shao

beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Yuan Shao couldn't hold it back, and personally led an army of 500,000 straight to Guandu. He was menacing, and Cao Cao really said as before, and immediately abandoned Yanjin and Baima, and withdrew his troops to Guandu. Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses chased to Guandu, fifty miles away from Cao Cao's underground village.

Although Yuan Shao had many soldiers and horses, he had just encountered a new defeat, but he did not dare to attack rashly. The two armies confronted each other, building fortifications for a long time. Cao Cao was worried about Xudu, and returned to Xudu with Guan Yu and others, leaving Xiahoudun here to defend against Yuan Shao's army. Cao Cao wanted to take me to Xudu with me, but I naturally hated political power, and I was afraid that I would not feel comfortable in Xudu, so I didn't go to Xudu under the pretext of staying in Guandu to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

At the beginning, Cao Cao used Shatu to explain to me the geographical importance of Guandu, I don't seem to understand, these days, I have nothing to do and Xu Qianxue rode around to survey the terrain, but I also have a lot of experience. To the west of Guandu is a huge lake, and to the east is a vast marshy area, leaving only a land about twenty miles long and several miles wide in the middle. The terrain is unique, constituting the natural barrier of Xudu, and Guandu is right at the throat of this barrier, which is very military and strategic.

When Yuan Shao's army was pressurized, although the battle was not going well, he retreated again and again, but when he arrived at Guandu, he did not dare to retreat again. Here, Cao Cao can fight against a million with 100,000. To the north of Guandu is the Yangwu Realm, where Yuan Shao's camp is located. I climbed up the hill to see Yuan Shao's array, he took the sand dunes as a camp, stretching for dozens of miles, and it was majestic and magnificent.

This is basically a relatively open area, suitable for large corps operations. Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses had an absolute advantage in numbers, so Cao Cao relied on the favorable terrain of Guandu to resolve Yuan Shao's advantage of having a large number of people and let the war turn into a stalemate stage. I heard that during this period, a strategist suggested to Yuan Shao to bypass Guandu and attack Xudu, but Yuan Shao did not accept it.

I have been idle for many days, accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, and have a leisurely time. I just feel very bored. One day, I had a whim, remembering that Yan Liangwen and Chou were dead, and there was no master in Yuan Shao's army, why don't I follow Qin Shijing Ke and assassinate Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao died, then the dragons in the four northern states would be leaderless, and Cao Cao would naturally be able to drive straight in, and the people would suffer less.

If you want me to assassinate me in secret, with my current martial arts, even if I miss a blow, it is not difficult to retreat with my whole body.

As soon as this thought arose, it took root in my heart, and I couldn't contain it. On the evening of this day, without telling anyone else, I came to Yuan Shao's military camp alone. Yuan Shao's army is heavily guarded, but my current method of wandering has long been perfected, and ordinary soldiers can't find me at all. But since Yuan Shao's army is huge, his Chinese army tent is not easy to find, I searched for it in the middle of the night and didn't find it, I couldn't help but be very frustrated. Seeing that the night was already four watches, and the sky was about to dawn, he returned to Cao Ying first.

That day, I slept all afternoon, and ate again in the evening, thinking about going to the Yuan Shao camp again in the evening. I had just walked a few miles above the cover when I noticed a man following me. I was taken aback and whispered, "Who is it?" Under the starlight, it was Xu Qianxue who walked over. I frowned and said, "Why did you come with me?" Xu Qianxue said: "Brother Duan, are you going to assassinate Yuan Shao?" I saw that her thoughts were broken by her, and I didn't hide it from her, and said: "Sister Xue'er, I just want to assassinate him, so that I don't have to fight anymore." ”

"Why don't you tell me about such a dangerous thing?" Let the family worry for a long ......time for no reason," Xu Qianxue said angrily.

"I'll go back as soon as I go, I'm just afraid you'll be worried. I said kindly.

"Hmph, if you don't tell me anything next time, I'll ignore you again. ”

Listening to her tone, I didn't seem to object to me assassinating Yuan Shao, and said happily: "Okay! The next time I go to kill a buffalo, I will tell you in advance." ”

"Poor mouth!" Xu Qianxue stretched out her hand to give me a shirt and said, "Put it on!"

In the night light, I looked at the clothes as thin as cicada's wings and shiny with a sparkling light, and asked, "What is this?"

"This is the farmer's treasure nephrite armor. You can't hurt you with ordinary knives and guns, but you can also have an extra layer of protection. I'm so relieved. Xu Qianxue blushed.

"Well, Cher, you're so considerate. As I spoke, I took off my shirt and put on this nephrite armor inside. This soft armor can be stretched and stretched naturally, and it is as light as nothing when worn on the body.

"You...... Be careful, I'll be here waiting for you to come back. Xu Qianxue said.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. ”

I arrived at Yuan Shao's military camp again, and it took me nearly an hour to finally find Yuan Shao's Chinese army tent based on the memories I was looking for last night. I saw that in the candlelight inside, the two were talking.

"Judge, how do you say you can defeat Cao Bing in the current situation?" Listening to this tone, it was Yuan Shao.

The other person replied respectfully: "Ming Gong, at the moment I have many enemies and outnumbered, but Cao Cao is blocked in the north by the terrain of Guandu, for the sake of today's plan, we must fight quickly, otherwise our army will not have enough food and grass, but will be taken advantage of by thieves." "This person should be Yuan Shao's advisor.

"That's true. But Cao Cao avoided not fighting, but what could he do?" asked Yuan Shao.

"I have a plan that will make Cao Cao have to fight!" said the judge.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said, "What can Mr. teach me?"

"Our army is located in the north, and the terrain is higher than Cao Cao in the south. You can use the terrain to dig and build a high platform not far from Cao's army, so that the soldiers can stand on the high platform, so that you can not only spy on the daily changes in Cao Cao's army, but also shoot it with bows and arrows, so that Cao Cao can only fight, and then the battle can be decided!"

"What a clever plan! I have to be like a fish in water!" Yuan Shao laughed.

At this time, I saw two guards step forward and change the huge candle on the table in the tent, when the candlelight was bright and dimmed, I thought to myself: "If you don't do it again, when will you wait?" So I took out the treasure knife, broke into the tent, and looked at Yuan Shao's position and shot it down violently. I was not discouraged by the miss, my left foot slammed into the wooden table and rose into the air, and the Dragon Slayer Treasure Knife stabbed Yuan Shao in the chest. Yuan Shao grabbed four guards on both sides, but before he could draw his sword, he was already blocking in front of Yuan Shao at the same time. With two snorts, two of the guards were killed by my broadsword.

Yuan Shao was worthy of his military background, and his skills were very agile, so he jumped up from his seat and took two steps back. At this moment five or six more guards broke into the tent and rushed to intercept him, and the judge, who was standing behind me, reached out to me regardless of his safety, and kicked him with my left foot, kicking him straight out. After such a slow down, Yuan Shao took two steps back. I was in a hurry, thinking that I didn't want to let this Yuan Shao escape today, and then I wanted to stab, but it would be even more difficult, so I brandished the big knife "Broken Waterfall Knife" and suddenly used it, and the four health guards rushed to protect Yuan Shao, and they did not know for nothing.

I slashed with a big sword, and even ignored the attack of the guards, and rushed towards Yuan Shao. Seeing that he was no longer more than a foot away, eight soldiers were snatched out behind the curtain in the ground, all empty-handed, and pounced at the same time. I flicked my right foot, and with a bang, I kicked one away, and the mandarin duck on my left foot flew out in a chain, and a soldier was rushing from the left side at this time. I kicked him in the chest with my left foot, but he had his hands firmly on my calves.

Blood spurted from the soldier's mouth, but his hands clung to it, and I couldn't help him for a while. It suddenly occurred to me that these eight soldiers might be the wrestling warriors of the Huns, who were good at wrestling and grappling, and often fought and entertained guests at large banquets in the land outside the fortress. At this time, he came out of nowhere, and actually saved Yuan Shao's life.

I threw my left foot hard, but I couldn't shake off the soldier, and the dragon slayer knife swung out, cutting off half of his head, but the soldier grabbed my calf tightly with both hands. At this time, I suddenly heard someone behind me shouting: "So bold, dare to assassinate General Yuan?"

At this time, I could not take care of the verbosity with others, and I ignored it at the moment, and with the dead soldier with my left foot, I stepped forward to chase Yuan Shao, just took one step, but I felt that the wind above my head was slamming, and a blade struck, and the strong wind swept the neck, like a sharp blade. I was taken aback, knowing that the enemy's martial arts were extremely strong, and I rolled to the ground in a crisis, and a somersault turned out, and I danced my sword to protect the top, and my left hand tore off the dead soldier on my foot, and then I stood up.

Under the candlelight, I saw a middle-aged Taoist standing in front of him, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a face like a crown of jade, holding a whisk in his right hand, and sneering: "Bold assassin, don't you throw down your weapon and be bound?"