Chapter 387: Yuan Liu's Great War (17)
Zhang He was furious when he heard this, I was afraid that you wouldn't succeed, so I led my troops to fight Zhang Fei. In this formation, Zhang Xiu led the army to grab out and capture Zhang He. The two armies took on the battle, and the battle was immediately united.
Xiahou Yuan was afraid that Zhang He would lose, so he also led the army to help the battle, and when Lu Bu saw it, he laughed, and led all the generals under his command to fight with him.
Zhang Fei stood in front of the formation, his eyebrows furrowed. Although his side seems to be strong, it is a mixture of several forces and has not yet been reorganized. Each has its own banner and command system, and it's okay now, when Cao Cao leads the army to fight, I'm afraid that it will be chaotic.
Cao Cao received a report that the generals under Beiqiu City were fighting and also brought in troops. When Cao Cao's army arrived, there was chaos outside Beiqiu City, only to see flags flying, smoke and dust everywhere, and the soldiers of each family were under the guidance of the banners, holding swords and guns, shouting and killing together.
When they looked closely, Zhang He and Xiahou Yuan were already faint. Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu each led the cool, and the tigers and wolves went down the mountain like fierce tigers, and the Jizhou soldiers and Yanzhou soldiers were defeated and retreated. Zhang He's side is fine, but Xiahou Yuan is secretly complaining in his heart. Lu Bu is also at the level of a prince, in addition to his fierce general, there are also Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Wei Xu and other generals under his command. These people have followed Lu Bu to fight for many years, they are brave and proficient in cavalry warfare, and at this time, they went out of the camp with Lu Bu, how can Xiahou Yuan withstand it.
Xiahou Yuan was secretly complaining about his suffering, and suddenly saw Cao Cao's army, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. When Cao Cao arrived, he saw that Xiahou Yuan's army was unstable by Lu Bu's impact, so he hurriedly came to the rescue.
Lu Bu was leading the crowd back and forth, tearing apart Xiahou Yuan's military formation, and suddenly heard a loud shout: "Miaocai panicked, I'm here to save you!" When he looked back, he saw Cao Cao personally leading the army to come, but before the army arrived, a sudden rain of arrows rose in his array, and Lu Bu was caught off guard.
Lu Bu was furious, so he brought a halberd to fetch Cao Cao: "Cao Mengde, where to go!" ”
Cao Cao saw Lu Bu carrying a halberd on his horse under the canopy, and he couldn't help but panic, and the guard Xu Chu flashed out behind him, raised a long knife, knocked his feet on the horse's belly, and went to meet Lu Bu: "Lu Bu, someone is coming to fight you!" ”
Lu Bu saw that the enemy general was five big and three rough, and he looked very rough and arrogant, so he stopped his horse, raised his halberd and pointed, and said: "Come and get a common name, and a certain family will not kill the nameless people under the halberd!" ”
When Xu Chu heard this, he sneered and said, "I, a nameless person, are just here to fight you, a slave with three surnames!" When Lu Bu heard this, his face turned red and he was furious, so he rode a horse to fetch Xu Chu.
One white and one Xuan, two generals, are convenient for the three armies to fight in front of the battle. One slammed forward, and the other slashed straight forward. Ding Ding dang, sparks splash everywhere, and sonic boom in all directions. The two generals fought dozens of times, and Cao Cao and Zhang Fei were dazzled. Zhang Fei said in his heart, Cao Cao didn't know where to find another general. This person needs to be remembered. So he ordered someone to secretly remember Xu Chu's face.
After fighting a few times, Cao Cao saw that Xu Chu's strength was infinite, but he was not as dexterous as Lu Bu in his moves, so he was afraid that he would lose, so he said: "Lu Bu is a hero, and he can't win alone." Then Cao Hong went to help. When Xiahou Yuan saw it, he also abandoned Zhang Liao and other generals, and came back to attack Lu Bu.
Zhang Fei saw it clearly, and he was afraid that Lu Bu would lose, so he withdrew his troops. Lu Bu was in the middle of the fight, where was he willing to retreat, shouting and shouting, fighting the three generals, not afraid at all. Zhang Liao saw it over there, hurriedly rode his horse over, waved his sword against Cao Hong, and shouted: "General, Yide has ordered the troops to be collected, and if you don't retreat, the military law will be ruthless!" ”
When Lu Bu heard this, he realized that he was no longer the boss. Since you have decided to defect to Qingzhou, you have to listen to others. So he made a false move, opened his position, and led the army back to his own position with Zhang Liao. Zhang Xiuzhan retreated from Zhang He and returned to the camp.
After Lu Bu returned to the camp, he went to see Zhang Fei and said: "Yide, I have the upper hand, why do you withdraw your troops and stop fighting?" ”
Zhang Fei said: "Our army is on the battlefield, scattered into several shares, each does not belong to each other, I saw Cao Cao leading the army to watch the battle, I am afraid that it will peep through and attack our army's flaws, so I will collect troops." ”
This is really a fatal problem, the big war together, each fighting its own one, can not work together. At that time, Cao Cao broke through each of them, and then took the opportunity to attack Zhang Fei's army. That's it. Zhang Fei was in the camp, and he had already discussed with Jia Xu and Xun You, and Cao Cao must have come here for the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials. At this critical juncture, you can't be cautious.
Zhang Feizhi's worries are actually all in Cao Cao's eyes. Who is Cao Cao, after watching the battle for a while, he already knows where the shortcomings of Zhang Fei's army are. After returning to the camp, Cao Cao said with a smile: "Although Zhang Feijun is numerous, it is not difficult to break it." ”
Cao Cao has led troops for many years, and he knows very well what an army will do if it can't be as good as his fingers. The current Zhang Fei troops are just like the Dong Allied Army back then. Although Zhang Fei was able to invite Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu, he wanted them to make a major sacrifice and put all the troops on board, but I was afraid that no one would listen. Cao Cao had dealt with Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu and others, and he was clear about their careful thoughts.
These people went to Qingzhou Liu Bei, but it was just a choice they had no choice but to do. But if there is a glimmer of possibility, how can these people who are used to it go to find a lord to suppress themselves. Their troops are the foundation of their survival in this troubled era, if they haven't arrived in Qingzhou, they will be disabled here, who will pay attention to them in Qingzhou? And what good position can arrange for them? Therefore, when the two armies were fighting, Zhang Fei's command would inevitably be sluggish. When the time comes, you only need to seize the opportunity, and you can defeat the armies!
After returning home, he summoned the officials and said, "The generals outside the city are fighting, so as not to harm us, it is better to close the city and defend it." ”
A lieutenant said: "The general doesn't help me Jizhou?" ”
The guard general sneered and said, "Zhang Junyi is the general of Jizhou, and he can't fight Zhang Fei, who are we who dare to intervene in the period?" Defending the city without losing it is a great achievement! ”
Cao Cao invited Zhang He, and said: "Jun Yi, when I fought with Zhang Fei, how about you look at me and act under my banner?" ”
Zhang He said: "Cao Gong Gaoyi, come to help me fight this madness, but if you have a life, how dare you disobey!" "Zhang He actually regretted it a little, such a huge team, he made it clear that he couldn't beat it, and he just crossed the border, so he lost his troops now, why bother!
On the second day, Cao Cao led a large army out of the camp. Zhang Fei couldn't hold on. Cao Cao made people shout and scold in front of the camp every day, and when he saw Zhang Fei closed the camp, he suddenly woke up in desperation, and the secret way was not good. Qinghe is not far from the Qingzhou Plain, Xuande ordered Zhang Feixi to welcome the big driver, how can he not have a backup to respond? Zhang Fei couldn't stay out, but he was afraid that he was waiting for reinforcements from Qingzhou. No, it has to be done quickly.
As soon as he thought of this, Cao Cao had a plan and ordered the three armies, saying that Zhang Fei was afraid of himself and had a false reputation, and since he did not dare to come out, our army would go to it. Tomorrow night, the third watch will go to the camp with a large army.
After the order, Cao Cao summoned the generals to drink in the tent, drunk on the banquet, and said left and right after being drunk: "And find a soldier who has broken the law, and when my soldiers come out, cut the sacrificial flag." ”
When Xu Chu heard this, he grabbed a sergeant from the prison camp like a chicken and tied it to the big flagpole outside the tent. The sergeant shouted repeatedly, tears welling up, and said: "I have made a lot of military achievements since I entered the prison camp, and I am about to get rid of it, and I ask the general for mercy." Where did Xu Chu listen, and he was afraid of arguing with Cao Cao, so he raised the whip and beat him. The sergeant was dying until he was dying, and then he stopped.
At night, Cao Cao woke up and saw a person tied outside the tent, and said in astonishment: "Who is this?" So the generals said.
Cao Cao said: "The sin prison camp is a dead soldier, and every battle is the first, how can you kill it for no reason." So he indulged left and right. The sergeant returned to his own camp, his heart said, he was a prisoner of sin, he must go forward in every battle, ten deaths and deaths, and finally accumulated all merits, seeing that he could get out, and now he was humiliated by Xu Chu, it is better to run away to Zhang Fei, to offer Cao Cao's plan, and he can get rich and noble.
So taking advantage of the dark moon and high wind at night, he sneaked out of the camp and flew to Benzhang to talk about the robbery of the camp.