Chapter 1558: The Battle of Xuzhou (155)
Zhang Fei took the headquarters to Chengyang on the order of Liu Lan, although it is a county in Qingzhou, but because it is close to Langya, neither side has sent troops to garrison, it can be said that this place has almost become a place of three regards, and this allows Zhang Fei to enter Chengyang County boldly without worrying about being detected by Gao Lan.
In fact, at this time, even if Zhang Fei is detected, it is not a big deal, the current Jizhou army has a headache of Hou Qian, even if he knows that Zhang Fei led the army into Chengyang, at most he is just staring at his east direction and beware of him attacking Beihai County.
At the same time as Zhang Fei left, because Cao Cao sent troops to Pei County, Liu Lan had to return to Xuzhou, although the current focus is mainly on the Jizhou army, but the war in Pei County should not be underestimated, and he needs to sit in Xuzhou to control the overall situation.
After Cao Cao made the decision to send troops, it took less than a day for the troops to arrive at Pei County, although the coalition forces did not attack the city at the first time, but they surrounded Pei County at the first time, and the water was impassable.
Liu Lan did not hide the transfer of troops to leave, so the number of Peixian defenders was completely under his control, and Cao Cao, who was determined to win the battle, was not in a hurry to rush to attack, but ordered someone to call Zhang Xun to discuss the matter of attacking the city tomorrow.
Zhang Xun arrived soon, and the generals of the Cao army had been waiting for a long time, and they could see that they were all a little impatient, but because of Cao Cao's existence, they did not break out, but for this discussion, Zhang Xun had his own plans, and after taking a seat with a salute to Cao Cao, and Yang Hong, who had a hint of cunning in his eyes, sat down one after another.
Cao Cao's opening remarks are very old-fashioned, but until the key to the problem, to enter Xuzhou, Pei County is the key, although they have encountered some trouble in Pei County before, so they have to retreat to Feng County, but this time they come again, there is only one purpose, that is, to win the victory, occupy Xuzhou barrier Pei County.
On this issue, no one will object, as long as people who understand military affairs will understand the significance of Pei County to Xuzhou and them, listening to everyone's answer, Cao Cao pressed down with one hand, and they were silenced, and then said: "In fact, a few months ago, we could capture Pei County, but I didn't give an order for a long time, in order to hope that we would profit from it when Yan Liang and Liu Lan fought, but the plan fell through because Yan Liang was sneak attacked, and now we don't need to look at anyone's face, I don't know if everyone has confidence in tomorrow's siege! ”
"Yes!" The generals shouted in unison, Cao Cao swept over their faces one by one, morale was high, as if the previous retreat to Feng County did not have any blow to their morale, Cao Cao squinted and stood up with a smile, and said: "Very good, seeing everyone like this, I am full of confidence in tomorrow's siege." ”
Tomorrow has decided to attack the city, it is inevitable to elect the general to attack the city, in this choice, Cao Cao can choose a lot of people, but very few, most of his generals such as Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban and even Yang Hong are in line with this candidate, but the choice of people is few, but it shows that among these people, none of them is the person he can directly make a decision when he thinks of it.
It's like saying that one plus one equals how many you are, and you don't have the name that would make him instantly pop up when choosing a siege general, but instead pick one of these people who he thinks is the most suitable.
In the past, when he encountered such a thing, the first thing he thought of was Xiahoudun, but he was not around, and these candidates, their abilities were almost the same, in fact, everyone was the same, in this case, if it was a stable choice, then Cao Ren was the most suitable, if it was to capture Peixian quickly, Xiahou Yuan was more suitable, if it was to train some generals, Li Dian and others could also be.
Although Cao Cao has always scoffed at what martial arts list is and never takes it seriously, he still has some ideas about this ranking, of course, it is not that he agrees with the ranking, but that a commander like him will have a mental positioning for the ability and ranking under the account.
This is like the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, who has the greatest credit, Zhang Liang, Han Xin and Xiao He, Gaozu chose Xiao He, because in the sorting and positioning in his mind, Xiao He is in front of the other two.
And in the same way, these generals are the same, Xiahoudun must be the first general, and then the ranking of generals is like the ranking in the martial arts list, which is very different from the minds of many people, whether you are second or he is third, after all, they are all among the best, not like Lu Bu without suspense.
Xiahoudun is Lu Bu who has no suspense in his mind, coupled with the relationship between the two of them, and Xiahoudun has been incognito by his side as a general all these years, this is a very important point, so his trust in Xiahoudun is far more than anyone else.
This is a tacit understanding cultivated by the general in twenty years, and many people, although they are also brothers of the same clan, but they are all gathered when they ask for Dong, although the relationship is also good on weekdays, but obviously it is still not comparable to Xiahoudun who gets along day and night, this trust, if it is only an understanding of his ability to command operations, it is wrong, but an all-round understanding, including human nature, he knows Xiahoudun, as if he understands himself.
On the other hand, other people, maybe Cao Cao also understands, but only under the surface, with the naked eye, but these people will not be as unscrupulous as Guo Jia, as for what they carry in their hearts, whether it is vicious or ruthless, I don't know, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, so it is not easy to choose such a suitable candidate.
This is like Liu Lan choosing the main general of the dragoons, Xu Huang is followed by Guan Yu and Zhao Yun after Guan Yu, but once one day he wants to replace Zhao Yun, he will choose, Zhang Jaw, Tai Shici and even Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Yan Zhi and others can be, but even if these people are all in line, Liu Lan believes that when he chooses people, he will definitely give priority to Yan Zhi, because he understands Yan Zhi, knows his temper and temperament, and believes that he will be able to manage the dragoon army when he succeeds Zhao Yun.
This is the reason, so he did not choose the main general for the first time, which is also reasonable, of course, this candidate will not be delayed for too long, as long as he thinks about it, he will summon him as soon as possible, give him a military order, and finally Cao Cao still chose Cao Ren, for which he made a special trip to Cao Ren's camp to meet him.
Cao Ren has been waiting for news in the tent since he was promoted, and even placed someone to stare at the big tent of Cao Gong of the Chinese army, as long as Cao Gong comes out, or summons someone, he will know the news as soon as possible. In fact, the army is also like him, although they did not fight for the position of the siege general on the spot during the deliberations, everyone was waiting for who was the one chosen by Cao Gong.
When he heard that Cao Gong was coming to his camp, Cao Ren jumped up like crazy, the previous battle of Peixian, although Zhang Fei was severely damaged, but in the end he still evacuated Peixian, which was a big blow to him at that time, but as they arrived in Peixian again, he naturally hoped that he could become the main general.
First of all, the enemy's strength or main force has all been transferred to Langya, and the current Pei County cannot pose any threat to him except for the city of Gaochi. In addition, when he heard that the guard of Pei County this time was Chen Gong, he couldn't wait to take the command.
Cao Cao came to his tent, Cao Ren greeted him from afar, he believed that there were countless eyes staring at him at this time, so he had to come out to greet him, angry with those people.
This is the little vanity in Cao Ren's heart, and it is understandable, after all, he stands out among so many people, and his actions are harmless, even if Cao Cao sees it, he will not be angry.
"You." Cao Cao shook his head, returned to his camp with him, admonished him, and then left, after which Cao Ren began to prepare for the siege of the city tomorrow, and Cao Cao returned to his camp, it was dark, before entering the camp, he stopped, looked up at the dark night sky, at this moment, Guo Jia came, Shi Li said: "Meet Cao Gong." ”
"Bonghyo is here."
"Cao Gong is so interested."
It's like saying that one plus one equals how many you are, and you don't have the name that would make him instantly pop up when choosing a siege general, but instead pick one of these people who he thinks is the most suitable.
In the past, when he encountered such a thing, the first thing he thought of was Xiahoudun, but he was not around, and these candidates, their abilities were almost the same, in fact, everyone was the same, in this case, if it was a stable choice, then Cao Ren was the most suitable, if it was to capture Peixian quickly, Xiahou Yuan was more suitable, if it was to train some generals, Li Dian and others could also be.
Although Cao Cao has always scoffed at what martial arts list is and never takes it seriously, he still has some ideas about this ranking, of course, it is not that he agrees with the ranking, but that a commander like him will have a mental positioning for the ability and ranking under the account.
This is like the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, who has the greatest credit, Zhang Liang, Han Xin and Xiao He, Gaozu chose Xiao He, because in the sorting and positioning in his mind, Xiao He is in front of the other two.
And in the same way, these generals are the same, Xiahoudun must be the first general, and then the ranking of generals is like the ranking in the martial arts list, which is very different from the minds of many people, whether you are second or he is third, after all, they are all among the best, not like Lu Bu without suspense.
Xiahoudun is Lu Bu who has no suspense in his mind, coupled with the relationship between the two of them, and Xiahoudun has been incognito by his side as a general all these years, this is a very important point, so his trust in Xiahoudun is far more than anyone else.
This is a tacit understanding cultivated by the general in twenty years, and many people, although they are also brothers of the same clan, but they are all gathered when they ask for Dong, although the relationship is also good on weekdays, but obviously it is still not comparable to Xiahoudun who gets along day and night, this trust, if it is only an understanding of his ability to command operations, it is wrong, but an all-round understanding, including human nature, he knows Xiahoudun, as if he understands himself.
On the other hand, other people, maybe Cao Cao also understands, but only under the surface, with the naked eye, but these people will not be as unscrupulous as Guo Jia, as for what they carry in their hearts, whether it is vicious or ruthless, I don't know, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, so it is not easy to choose such a suitable candidate.
This is like Liu Lan choosing the main general of the dragoons, Xu Huang is followed by Guan Yu and Zhao Yun after Guan Yu, but once one day he wants to replace Zhao Yun, he will choose, Zhang Jaw, Tai Shici and even Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Yan Zhi and others can be, but even if these people are all in line, Liu Lan believes that when he chooses people, he will definitely give priority to Yan Zhi, because he understands Yan Zhi, knows his temper and temperament, and believes that he will be able to manage the dragoon army when he succeeds Zhao Yun.
This is the reason, so he did not choose the main general for the first time, which is also reasonable, of course, this candidate will not be delayed for too long, as long as he thinks about it, he will summon him as soon as possible, give him a military order, and finally Cao Cao still chose Cao Ren, for which he made a special trip to Cao Ren's camp to meet him.
Cao Ren has been waiting for news in the tent since he was promoted, and even placed someone to stare at the big tent of Cao Gong of the Chinese army, as long as Cao Gong comes out, or summons someone, he will know the news as soon as possible. In fact, the army is also like him, although they did not fight for the position of the siege general on the spot during the deliberations, everyone was waiting for who was the one chosen by Cao Gong.
When he heard that Cao Gong was coming to his camp, Cao Ren jumped up like crazy, the previous battle of Peixian, although Zhang Fei was severely damaged, but in the end he still evacuated Peixian, which was a big blow to him at that time, but as they arrived in Peixian again, he naturally hoped that he could become the main general.
First of all, the enemy's strength or main force has all been transferred to Langya, and the current Pei County cannot pose any threat to him except for the city of Gaochi. In addition, when he heard that the guard of Pei County this time was Chen Gong, he couldn't wait to take the command.
Cao Cao came to his tent, Cao Ren greeted him from afar, he believed that there were countless eyes staring at him at this time, so he had to come out to greet him, angry with those people.
This is the little vanity in Cao Ren's heart, and it is understandable, after all, he stands out among so many people, and his actions are harmless, even if Cao Cao sees it, he will not be angry.
"You." Cao Cao shook his head, returned to his camp with him, admonished him, and then left, after which Cao Ren began to prepare for the siege of the city tomorrow, and Cao Cao returned to his camp, it was dark, before entering the camp, he stopped, looked up at the dark night sky, at this moment, Guo Jia came, Shi Li said: "Meet Cao Gong." ”