Chapter 1508: The Battle of Xuzhou (105)
The news from Jizhou made Liu Lan extremely worried, the most important thing was that this time he really hoped that Yuan Shao could calm down, so that he could free up his hands to solve Cao Cao's trouble first, but it seemed that Yuan Shao's true colors had not changed, and he was in a hurry to send troops, which did give him a headache again.
If Cao Cao is a trouble, then the current Yuan Shao is a great enemy, and he must be cautious, if there is a slight mistake, it may cause the final defeat, and the previous series of physiology will also come to naught.
Although under Liu Lan's direct interrogation, a steady stream of information from Jizhou has been coming, at this moment, in fact, the spies and scouts are not sure whether Jizhou is really going south, but a series of moves in Jizhou show that Jizhou will definitely make big moves in the near future.
If it was the continuous transportation of grain and grass from Jizhou to the plains before, then at this moment Jizhou suddenly began to recruit people, you must know that it is the first time that Jizhou has such a recruitment of people to the plains near the autumn harvest, if it is not for any big moves, Yuan Shao will not rush to draw so many laborers before the autumn harvest anyway.
Therefore, Yuan Shao would rather let the people complain, and also recruit the people, which shows that he can't wait, at least he doesn't want to continue to drag it out, that is to say, this time Yuan Shao will go south before the autumn harvest anyway, that is, at most a month and a half.
This time seems to be enough to solve the problem of Feng County, but all this is established after a month and a half, so the time really left for them is only half a month at best, and this time point is very delicate, that is to say, if Cao Cao's trouble cannot be solved in half a month, then he will once again shift his attention to Yuan Shao.
This point is different from the plan when attacking Yan Liang, at that time, their plan was to force Cao Cao back or even defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop after solving Yan Liang, but the plan fell through, Liu Lan not only did not achieve the purpose of forcing Cao Cao back, but also did not have the strength to defeat him.
It's not that he underestimated Cao Cao, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to be so persistent, a little unexpected, but I have to say that Cao Cao's embedding in Fengxian really made him very uncomfortable, which was obviously the most beneficial choice for him, to make himself comfortable and disgusting to the enemy, and Liu Lan would do the same.
So now he can only hope that Zhao Yun can find the enemy's baggage and grain station, if it can be burned, then the Cao army and the coalition army are bound to shake their hearts, even if they don't want to withdraw, in this way, they will be completely safe, at that time, even if Yuan Shao goes south, he can boldly fight with him without any worries.
And at this time in Boxing County, the three thousand dragoons were waiting solemnly, and the city gate was not opened for a long time, which made him feel worse and worse, this feeling had not appeared for a long time, he felt that a big net was unfolding to him, although it was not clear which link was the problem, but he had to be in the situation in Boxing County was already known to Cao Jun, now don't expect to sneak attack the county again, and even looting the township will be dangerous.
Zhao Yun, who was quietly observing Boxing County, suddenly heard the sound of a horn coming from the city, and then the roaring sound of horses' hooves sounded, there was only cavalry at this scale, but Cao Jun said that there were cavalry at that time?
Zhao Yun first felt that this must be the Fist Father County's old suspicion formation, and deliberately made such a momentum to deter them, such a situation is not impossible, and even after the enemy army has already known about them, it is completely possible.
"General, what now?"
Zhao Yun was silent for a moment, staring at the city tower of Boxing County, now there is no possibility to raid Boxing County, if he only guards on the periphery, he can't determine the time and route of the enemy's grain transportation, otherwise, he can directly block the enemy's grain route, which is also a proper way, but now it seems that they can only withdraw first.
~~~~~~~~~
And at this time in Jizhou, after Yuan Shao negotiated with Fu Zhu very seriously, he was finally convinced, they couldn't continue to wait, at least they had to line up the army to Qingzhou, wait for the fighters in Qingzhou, and even Yuan Shao planned to personally lead the troops to the battle, as long as he was there, there was no need to be afraid of Wen Chou and Gao Ran's defeat of Yan Liang, but in the end, Yuan Shao was still persuaded by Fu Zhu, and it was not yet time for a complete decisive battle with Liu Lan, because there are still many variables, once the general comes to the battlefield, Then if Cao Cao and they have withdrawn their troops or been defeated after we have passed, we will have to fight even if we don't fight at that time.
In fact, Fu Zhu always felt that the key to the battle with Liu Lan was Cao Cao, not only before but also now, of course, this does not mean that they can't fight with Liu Lan, but it is relatively difficult, but if Cao Cao and Liu Lan fight each other, then it will naturally be easier for them to achieve the final victory.
But Yan Liang stupidly took the initiative to attack, so that they lost a huge opportunity, and now send troops again, not to mention that they are completely sure, but they are not sure of winning if they agree, this Yuan Shao is still clear in his heart, although Yan Liang only lost him less than 30,000 people, but this makes Jizhou's advantage against Liu Lan not as obvious as before.
So whether to take the risk of fighting to the death with Liu Lan, or whether the fisherman will benefit Yuan Shao naturally knows how to make trade-offs, and it is only in frustration that he agrees to send troops, this battle still depends on whether Liu Lan and Cao Cao can fight, and he has had advice to Wen Chou and Gao Ran, and he also believes that the two will learn the lesson of Yan Liang.
However, for the use of troops this time, the most worrying thing is that the battle line is too long, and the logistics are unfavorable, they took advantage of Gongsun Chan in the battle of Jizhou, and almost completely wiped out Gongsun Chan in Jizhou, so the logistics must be guaranteed, and Liu Lan must not be given any opportunity to take advantage of.
Once the logistics are lost, then even if there is a good opportunity in Xuzhou, they will not be able to send troops, and even have to let Liu Lan take the initiative to attack, which is very likely to happen, after all, the battle of Jizhou that year left an extremely deep impression on them and Liu Lan, and it is very likely that Liu Lan will learn from them and repeat their old skills.
After all, if you have to face the threat of their army when fighting with Cao Cao, it is undoubtedly the best choice to sneak attack the grain road and soak the grain and grass, once this situation appears, then Yuan Shao really has no way, even if he wants to transfer grain and grass from Jizhou again, I am afraid that the opportunity will be missed, and then the more than 100,000 troops will be withdrawn?
~~~~~~~~
At the moment when Zhao Yun decided whether to evacuate for the time being, suddenly the horn in the city of Boxing became louder and louder, and then the roar of the war horse shook the earth as if it were trembling, and at the moment when Zhao Yun looked at Boxer County, he suddenly found that the suspension bridge in Boxer County was put down, and then the city gate was opened.
What's the situation? The city gate was actually opened, and all the dragoons were ready to fight at this moment, as long as Zhao Yun gave an order, they immediately went to Fist Father County, but things were not so simple, I saw a group of soldiers rushing out, driving away all the people waiting to enter the city.
Zhao Yun looked at all this, and felt more and more bad, but the matter was far from over, not long after the people were all driven away, a group of cavalry lined up and crossed the drawbridge in an orderly manner, and began to form a formation outside the city.
And a young general stood in front of this cavalry, Zhao Yun didn't know him, but he had a great reputation in Cao's army, he was Cao Chun, Cao Ren's brother.
The cavalry behind him is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Cao Chun is now one of the two deputy leaders of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the other is Cao Hong, and the leader is Cao Ren.
The tiger and leopard cavalry is the most elite unit of the Cao army, which is extremely sharp, and its selection is also composed of brave and good riders selected from various armies, and if there is any damage later, it will also be made up from a hundred people.
This point is somewhat similar to the Xuzhou selection of the dragoons, but because of the scope of control, the selection of materials is far from being comparable to the dragoons, but it will never be weaker than the dragoons.
The force lined up outside the city, and then began to come in the direction where they were, getting closer and closer, and when they were less than a mile apart, the tiger and leopard riders suddenly stopped advancing.
Zhao Yun can be sure that it is impossible for the enemy army to detect them at this distance, but the fact that the enemy army was able to come in this direction from the beginning has already explained some problems, their whereabouts have been exposed early in the morning, and they came this time, not for anything else, obviously to destroy them.
"The Dragoons are ready for battle."
There was no hope of retreating, and they could only fight with the enemy, and just as Zhao Yun was calmly responding, he suddenly heard a horn being blown, and then rushed out from among the cavalry and rushed towards them.
There were three thousand people. Zhao Yun glanced at it and shouted, "Get on the horse and fight!" ”
There is no need to be afraid of Wen Chou and Gao Ran's defeat of Yan Liang, but in the end, Yuan Shao was still persuaded by frustration, and it was not yet time for a complete decisive battle with Liu Lan, because there are still many variables, once the general comes to the battlefield in person, then if Cao Cao and they have withdrawn their troops or been defeated after we have passed, we will have to fight even if we don't fight at that time.
In fact, Fu Zhu always felt that the key to the battle with Liu Lan was Cao Cao, not only before but also now, of course, this does not mean that they can't fight with Liu Lan, but it is relatively difficult, but if Cao Cao and Liu Lan fight each other, then it will naturally be easier for them to achieve the final victory.
But Yan Liang stupidly took the initiative to attack, so that they lost a huge opportunity, and now send troops again, not to mention that they are completely sure, but they are not sure of winning if they agree, this Yuan Shao is still clear in his heart, although Yan Liang only lost him less than 30,000 people, but this makes Jizhou's advantage against Liu Lan not as obvious as before.
So whether to take the risk of fighting to the death with Liu Lan, or whether the fisherman will benefit Yuan Shao naturally knows how to make trade-offs, and it is only in frustration that he agrees to send troops, this battle still depends on whether Liu Lan and Cao Cao can fight, and he has had advice to Wen Chou and Gao Ran, and he also believes that the two will learn the lesson of Yan Liang.
However, for the use of troops this time, the most worrying thing is that the battle line is too long, and the logistics are unfavorable, they took advantage of Gongsun Chan in the battle of Jizhou, and almost completely wiped out Gongsun Chan in Jizhou, so the logistics must be guaranteed, and Liu Lan must not be given any opportunity to take advantage of.
Once the logistics are lost, then even if there is a good opportunity in Xuzhou, they will not be able to send troops, and even have to let Liu Lan take the initiative to attack, which is very likely to happen, after all, the battle of Jizhou that year left an extremely deep impression on them and Liu Lan, and it is very likely that Liu Lan will learn from them and repeat their old skills.
After all, if you have to face the threat of their army when fighting with Cao Cao, it is undoubtedly the best choice to sneak attack the grain road and soak the grain and grass, once this situation appears, then Yuan Shao really has no way, even if he wants to transfer grain and grass from Jizhou again, I am afraid that the opportunity will be missed, and then the more than 100,000 troops will be withdrawn?
~~~~~~~~
At the moment when Zhao Yun decided whether to evacuate for the time being, suddenly the horn in the city of Boxing became louder and louder, and then the roar of the war horse shook the earth as if it were trembling, and at the moment when Zhao Yun looked at Boxer County, he suddenly found that the suspension bridge in Boxer County was put down, and then the city gate was opened.
What's the situation? The city gate was actually opened, and all the dragoons were ready to fight at this moment, as long as Zhao Yun gave an order, they immediately went to Fist Father County, but things were not so simple, I saw a group of soldiers rushing out, driving away all the people waiting to enter the city.
Zhao Yun looked at all this, and felt more and more bad, but the matter was far from over, not long after the people were all driven away, a group of cavalry lined up and crossed the drawbridge in an orderly manner, and began to form a formation outside the city.
And a young general stood in front of this cavalry, Zhao Yun didn't know him, but he had a great reputation in Cao's army, he was Cao Chun, Cao Ren's brother.
The cavalry behind him is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Cao Chun is now one of the two deputy leaders of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the other is Cao Hong, and the leader is Cao Ren.
The tiger and leopard cavalry is the most elite unit of the Cao army, which is extremely sharp, and its selection is also composed of brave and good riders selected from various armies, and if there is any damage later, it will also be made up from a hundred people.
This point is somewhat similar to the Xuzhou selection of the dragoons, but because of the scope of control, the selection of materials is far from being comparable to the dragoons, but it will never be weaker than the dragoons.
The force lined up outside the city, and then began to come in the direction where they were, getting closer and closer, and when they were less than a mile apart, the tiger and leopard riders suddenly stopped advancing.
Zhao Yun can be sure that it is impossible for the enemy army to detect them at this distance, but the fact that the enemy army was able to come in this direction from the beginning has already explained some problems, their whereabouts have been exposed early in the morning, and they came this time, not for anything else, obviously to destroy them.
"The Dragoons are ready for battle."
There was no hope of retreating, and they could only fight with the enemy, and just as Zhao Yun was calmly responding, he suddenly heard a horn being blown, and then rushed out from among the cavalry and rushed towards them.
There were three thousand people. Zhao Yun glanced at it and shouted, "Get on the horse and fight!" ”