Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains Chapter 61 At the end of August, Yuan Shao ordered all the armies to launch an attack to contain the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army and attract the attention of the Northern Xinjiang Army, so as to prepare Cao Cao's Yanzhou Army to launch an attack on the ancient city and Wuchao.

On the frontal battlefield of Guandu, Yuan Shao concentrated his main force to attack the north bank of the chasm water from the line of Putianze and Quyuju, and attacked the northern Xinjiang army from the line of Quyuju and Junyi.

On the flank of the Guandu battlefield, Xu Xuan ordered Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ji Ling to lead the army across the ditch and launch an attack in the direction of Sanling Pavilion.

He personally led the army of Sun Fu and Lu Su to attack Fengqiu City, intending to cut off the connection between the northern Xinjiang army on the east and west banks of the Yinggou River, and help Cao Cao successfully cross the Jishui River to attack Wuchao.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides fought fiercely on the battlefields on both sides of the Gulf Water, the Yin Ditch River, and the Jishui River. At this time, Xiahou Yuan quickly rushed to the city one hundred and fifty miles away with five hundred light horsemen and three thousand soldiers.

Ten miles to the east of the city is the Bianqu. He ordered his soldiers to rest in a forest on the bank of the Bianqu, prepare to cross the river at dusk, and travel a hundred miles overnight to attack the old city.

After Cao Cao arrived at Junyi to meet Cao Hong and Yang Ping, he led the army to advance rapidly towards Fengqiu. On the way, he received good news that Xu Chu had arrived at Junyi City with three thousand tigers and leopards riding from Xiaopei day and night.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered Xu Chu to lead his army north to join him. After Cao Cao saw Xu Chu, he asked him how the situation was in Xuzhou, and Xu Chu replied with three words, I don't know.

Cao Cao is angry and funny,

"I wanted to ask you, how is my family doing?" Only then did Xu Chu understand what Cao Cao meant. He smiled embarrassedly, saying that after the army stationed Xiaopei, Zihe (Cao Chun) had personally visited Pengcheng once, and it was said that Jian Yong took good care of it.

Xu Xuan's attack was very smooth, and the Northern Frontier Army could not resist it, so they retreated to Fengqiu City to hold on. When Cao Cao arrived at Fengqiu, Xu Xuan had already begun to attack the city.

When Cao Cao saw Xu Xuan, he asked him to attack overnight to cover his army's night crossing. In the evening, the scouts came to report that the Northern Xinjiang Army felt the danger and was organizing men and horses to carry the grain and grass stored in Wuchao overnight, and it was estimated that they would be transferred to Yanjin.

Cao Cao immediately made a decision and immediately ordered the army to cross the river to attack. Black Nest. Chang Feng hurriedly ran into the big tent to report the latest military situation to Gao Shun,

"The rebels have attacked, are we going to let them go across the river?"

"Whose army?" Gao Shun asked with a frown.

"It's Cao Cao's." Chang Feng said excitedly,

"This time we can surround him and kill him to the ground." Gao Shun thought for a moment, pointed to the herald and said, "Immediately report to Lord Yan Rou, saying that Cao Cao is coming, and ask him to withdraw the cavalry defending the eastern section of the Jishui River." ”

"Why?" Chang Feng asked strangely,

"Didn't your lord's original plan lure the enemy to the black nest and then encircle and annihilate him?"

"It's Cao Cao who comes, he'll be desperate." Gao Shun said with a cold expression,

"Once we can't encircle and annihilate him, he will gain a foothold in Wuchao, and Fengqiu City will be besieged. When Fengqiu City is no longer effective, the rebels will swarm across the river and kill Suozao and Yanjin, encircling our army in the area of the Jishui River and the Gulf River. Chang Xuan's gaze moved back and forth with Gao Shun's big hand on the map, and his heart was suddenly startled.

"Lord Zhang Yan ordered us to withdraw from Chenliu and rush directly to the Wuchao area on the north bank of the Jishui River to garrison, just to strengthen the defensive strength of the army on the front line of Fengqiu City. After the fall of Fengqiu City, we were still able to rely on the danger of the Jishui River to firmly block the rebels on the opposite bank to ensure the retreat of the army. Gao Shun said,

"In the vicinity of Junyi City, it is mainly Kuai Yue and Xu Xuan's army, if Yuan Shao asks them to come and attack the Black Nest, we can set a trap, and after they set fire to the Black Nest, we will send ambushes to surround them. Compared with the Yanzhou army, these people's army lacks a murderous spirit and the courage to die and survive. ”

"Now that the officers and soldiers of the Yanzhou army have no home, this decisive battle is their last chance to recapture Yanzhou, if they lose, they will die. When a person is not afraid of life and death, he is crazy. You can't confront a group of madmen head-on, you should avoid their edge, and try to make other strategies, so as not to fall short and bury the victory in vain. Gao Shun took his hand away from the map and shook his head suspiciously,

"I think it's incomprehensible that Cao Cao was originally in Guandu, how could he personally rush to Fengqiu to attack the black nest? Even if he wants to go out in person, he should go to the old city instead of the black nest. Gao Shun turned his head to look at Chang Xuan, with a smile on his face,

"Do you know why Cao Cao came to the Black Nest?" Chang Feng wiped the sweat from his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "Does he want to escape?" Gao Shun crossed his arms and pondered for a long time,

"You immediately go to the front line, tell Wu Xiong and Guan Hai, resolutely hold the defense line of the Jishui River, and block Cao Cao." Chang Feng bowed and retreated, and after taking two steps, he stood again.

Gao Shun waved at him,

"Don't worry, Cao Cao will find a way to cross the river. Since we have the heart to let him burn the black nest, even if he takes 300 people across the river, he can also successfully burn our grain and grass camp. Cao Cao put his hands behind his back and spun around in the dark.

In the distance, the sky above Fengqiu City was blazing, and the deafening sound of killing shook the night. On both sides of the Jishui River nearby, flames also soared into the air, and soldiers on both sides braved the raging arrows to fight hard.

Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others stood behind Cao Cao, anxious. There were more and more northern Xinjiang troops on the other side, and the strength of the counterattack was getting bigger and bigger, and the long arrows in the sky shot the Yanzhou army so much that they couldn't raise their heads.

In such a situation, it is simply impossible to force a river crossing.

"Think of a way, think of a way immediately." Cao Cao was furious, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"If this stalemate continues, the grain of Wuchao will be emptied for the Northern Xinjiang Army."

"I don't know how many Northern Frontier troops there are on the other side." Guo Jia looked at the battlefield in the distance and said to Cao Cao,

"If the Northern Xinjiang Army on the opposite side is the army guarding the Wuchao grain and grass camp, then Wuchao is now an empty camp, except for the grain and grass baggage, it is the people." The voices on the battlefield were so noisy that Cao Cao couldn't hear what Guo Jia said.

He took two steps closer to Guo Jia and shouted, "What do you say, be louder." ”

"The purpose of our attack has been exposed, and it is estimated that the Northern Xinjiang Army guarding the Wuchao Grain and Grass Camp has arrived here. Now there are not many enemies left in the black nest. Guo Jia leaned close to Cao Cao's ear and raised his voice and said,

"I suggest that the adults take the tigers and leopards to ride, find another place to cross the river, and rush to the black nest as soon as possible to burn their grain and grass." Guo Jia raised his finger and pointed to the night sky,

"Yangwu City is only sixty miles away from here, and Sujube and Yanjin are only more than fifty miles away from here, once their reinforcements arrive before dawn, our attack will fail."

"Find another place to cross the river?" Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The Northern Xinjiang Army is worried that we will kill Suozao and Yanjin after crossing the river and cut off their retreat, so they will stop us in the Jishui River at all costs. If we continue to fight like this, the battle will become more and more fierce, and our opportunities will be lost little by little. Guo Jia said anxiously,

"My lord, you immediately let Lord Xu Chu take the tiger and leopard to ride along the Jishui River to the east and see if you can find a place to cross the river."

"The Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry will definitely patrol on the other side of the Jishui River, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to find an opportunity." Cao Cao thought of the fierce Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry, and his expression suddenly darkened.

Guo Jia hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly opened the map that he had been holding in his arms. Xun Yu hurriedly took the torch from the guard next to him and walked to the two of them.

Five miles east of Fengqiu City is the confluence of the Jishui River and the Pushui River, and then the two rivers, one south and one north, flow together to Juyeze.

The two rivers start at their confluence and are more and more spaced apart.

"Adults can cross the Jishui River first, then go north for a few miles, and then cross the Pushui River into the plain northeast of Wuchao." Guo Jia pointed to the map in the flickering firelight and said,

"Most of the Northern Frontier Army is pinned down by us, and their iron cavalry will definitely concentrate in the Wuchao area to protect grain and grass for safety. At present, the iron cavalry they patrol along the river will only pay attention to the east and west sections of Fengqiu City, and they must be negligent in guarding against the Pushui River section after the confluence of the two rivers. Our attack had just begun, and they wouldn't have imagined that we would be able to sneak up behind their backs in such a short period of time. Cao Cao thought for a moment, reached out and patted Guo Jia's emaciated shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "At this point, we can only try." "Dawn, the dawn of the morning.

Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Yang Ming stood outside a forest in the northeast of Wuchao, lazily watching the birds in the sky flying around and chirping, bored.

In the distance, the Wuchao camp is bathed in the morning sun, and busy crowds are coming in and out.

"Hu Ping (Gao Shun) made a temporary change of plan, and he had to block Cao Cao on the south bank of the Jishui River. This is good, Cao Cao is at a loss and will not come. Wei Jun picked up the water bladder and took a sip of water, and looked at Yan Rou who was dozing off the horse with dissatisfaction,

"Why are you listening to him? finally caught an opportunity to besiege Cao Cao, but it was wasted. Yan Rou was vague

"Snort" and did not speak.

"Don't worry, it's not time to kill Cao Cao yet." Jiang Wu stretched and said with a smile,

"Cao Cao and his men are now red-eyed, so we'd better avoid them and not run into them. We don't do this kind of thing if we kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 ourselves. ”

"Hmph......" Wei Jun glared at him,

"Are you old? Why is the murderous spirit gone? Jiang Wu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and scolded him alone.

At this moment, the war horse that Yan Rou was sitting on suddenly shook its head, and then its front hooves swung and let out a long neigh.

Yan Rou's eyes suddenly opened, and she turned her head to look at the place where the morning sun was rising. Several fast horses rushed out of the fiery red clouds, whistling all the way.

"Here we are." Yan Rou exclaimed excitedly,

"Cao Cao is here." Cao Cao ignored the dissuasion of Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others, and personally took the tiger and leopard to ride across the Jishui River and the Pushui River, and went around about 40 miles to the northeast of Wuchao.

As Guo Jia said, the Northern Frontier Army was probably attracted all the attention by the battle in Fengqiu City, and there was no patrol cavalry of the Northern Frontier Army here.

Although this situation was extremely abnormal, Cao Cao couldn't think about it anymore. When you arrive at the Black Nest, you will face a battle of life and death, and it is superfluous to think about anything.

Under the leadership of Cao Cao, the tiger and leopard rode forward and rushed forward. The camp of the black nest was in chaos in an instant.

The sound of war drums and the panicked horns of the bull resounded through the field for a while. The people in the camp were like frying the pot, and the wolves were rushing to the pigs.

The shouts of fear were earth-shattering, even drowning out the galloping sound of rumbling horses. Groups of guards rushed out of the camp, but in the face of the overwhelming enemy, in the face of the thrilling roaring and killing sounds, they completely lost the courage to face the battle, and one by one turned their horses and galloped away.

The tiger and leopard cavalry stormed the camp, slashed and set fire to it. In a short period of time, the camp of Wuchao was plunged into a sea of fire, and thick smoke obscured the sky.

"Hurry up, go quickly......" Cao Cao saw the fire ignited, and immediately roared,

"Withdraw immediately, withdraw ......" Fifteen miles away is the battlefield of fierce fighting, and if there is a slight delay, the sneak attack iron cavalry will be surrounded by the northern Xinjiang army, and no one will be able to run away at that time.

The tiger and leopard rode to and fro, and in the blink of an eye, they whizzed away along the way they came. A huge roar rang out from all sides of the camp of the Black Nest, and iron horses rushed out like a gallop.

Cao Cao was shocked, beat his horse and galloped, eager to grow wings. Xu Chu was in danger, and let a part of the iron cavalry escort Cao Cao to evacuate along the north bank of the Pushui River, and he turned around with a part of the iron cavalry to meet him.

At this time, if you don't try to block the pursuing Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry, the 3,000 people will inevitably be wiped out.

The Duliao Iron Cavalry, the Yunzhong Iron Cavalry, and the Ula Iron Cavalry surrounded them from all directions, as if chopping melons and vegetables, killing Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry without leaving a piece of armor.

Xu Chu took his personal guard to break through the siege, and finally escaped to the other side of the Pushui River by jumping into the river with only a dozen people.

Wei Jun was still unsatisfied, and commanded the Ula Iron Cavalry to continue the pursuit, but Yan Rou ordered the horn to be sounded for the withdrawal of troops.

"Now we're going to put out the fire, go back and put out the fire immediately." Yan Rou smiled at the angry Wei Jun,

"The camp of Wuchao was burned, and you didn't go to put out the fire, but chased all the way to kill people, which will arouse the suspicion of the rebels."

"There may be Cao Cao in there." Wei Jun pointed in the direction of the enemy horseman's escape and shouted,

"If Cao Cao can be killed, the rebels will definitely be broken." Yan Rou shook her hand again and again,

"You also think too highly of Cao Cao. Who is Cao Cao? Will he risk his life? Also, you have broken the hearts and minds of the rebels, how can this battle be fought? Now we must not let the rebels break their hearts, but we must demoralize them. Wei Jun was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and scolded.

As if she hadn't heard, Yan Rou turned her horse's head and walked away. In August, Zhongmu. Yuan Shao received the news from Xiahou Yuan, they successfully burned the grain and grass camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the old city, but 3,500 people were frantically pursued and killed by the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry in the process of retreating, and finally the 3,000 foot soldiers were wiped out, and he only brought more than 400 light knights to retreat to the city, and suffered heavy losses.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and anxiously awaited news from Cao Cao. If Cao Cao can also burn down the Wuchao camp, the Northern Xinjiang Army will not be able to support it on the Guandu battlefield for a few days.

Good news followed. Cao Cao reported urgently, the sneak attack on the black nest was successful, although he paid a heavy price for more than a thousand tiger and leopard horsemen, but finally completely reversed the current situation, and the decisive battle can begin.

Yuan Shao's heart was full of joy, and while ordering a heavy reward for meritorious soldiers, he ordered the armies on all battlefields to immediately withdraw from the battle, seize the time to rest, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The reason why Yuan Shao did not fight a decisive battle for the time being is very simple, burning the grain and grass that the Northern Xinjiang Army has accumulated in the old city and Wuchao does not mean that the Northern Xinjiang Army will have no food and ordnance now.

According to the usual practice, each army should prepare at least three to five days of food, grass and ordnance in case of war, so the best time for a decisive battle should be after five days.

Of course, during these five days, if the Northern Frontier Army wanted to retreat, the army would take advantage of its unstable position and the army's morale to attack immediately.

After Yuan Shao's order was transmitted to the armies of all departments, the most anxious were Liu Biao and Cao Cao, and the two hurried to Zhongmu to advise.

Liu Biao was the first to rush to Zhongmu. He said to Yuan Shao, now is the time to take advantage of the situation to attack, how can you let the army stop?

Don't you know that we have less and less food and grass? When Xu You came back a few days ago, he said that there was chaos in the desert, and the Xianbei King Kirby Xiong defeated Xian Yufu, and Li Hong also deliberately returned to Handan from Guandu for this reason.

In addition, it is also true that Zang Ba betrayed Hebei and re-joined us, right? What do these two things mean?

It shows that the Northern Xinjiang Army has worries, Li Hong can't support it, and he may have prepared to withdraw in advance.

Now that we have burned the grain and grass of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the Northern Xinjiang Army has completely lost the possibility of defeating us, and they will withdraw their troops immediately, so our top priority is to attack, keep attacking, and firmly drag the Northern Xinjiang Army in Guandu, so that they will not be able to withdraw if they want to.

In this way, once they are cut off from food and grass, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and collapse will be inevitable. Yuan Shao shook his head and refused.

What we burned was only the grain and grass that the Northern Xinjiang Army had accumulated on the Guandu battlefield, and they also had more grain and grass in Liyang, Baima, and Puyang, once we pressed too the Guandu battlefield and forced them to fight to the death, then Li Hong could only give up the retreat for the time being, and instead did his best to send the grain and grass to Guandu, and continue to fight with us.

The war has progressed to this point, do we still need to fight for attrition? Could it be that Brother Jingsheng is willing to bury his Jingzhou children on the battlefield of Guandu?

Liu Biao understood, Yuan Shao didn't want to fight at all. The purpose of his current stop and not fighting is to give the Northern Frontier Army time to retreat.

As long as the Northern Xinjiang Army withdraws from Guandu and returns to Hebei, he will be able to pick up a big bargain. Meritorious deeds, the land of the Central Plains, has become a thing in the bag in a blink of an eye.

No wonder he had to send the Son of Heaven to Nanyang, it turned out to be like this. Cao Cao returned to Guandu day and night, and Cheng Yu, who went out of the camp to greet him, looked sad,

"Ziyuan (Xu You) is dead." Cao Cao was shocked,

"Yuan Shao killed?" Cheng Yu nodded,

"After you and Miaocai (Xiahou Yuan) successfully burned the grain and grass of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Feng Ji immediately led people to surround our camp and forced Ziyuan to death." Cao Cao's hands and feet were cold, and he suddenly realized that he had made a fatal stupid mistake,

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