Chapter 720: The Battle of Guandu

However, it is said that before Yuan Shao, the troops were stationed in Liyang, and the front army attacked Baima, trying to cross the Yellow River from this direction and attack Cao Ying. On the side of Baima, there is Dongjun, the border town of Cao Jun, which is where Cao Cao rose early in the morning, and then Juancheng is also nearby. At the beginning, because Yuan Shao was an ally, and Xuzhou was not Cao Cao's territory, Cao's heavy troops were always in Juancheng, not in Dongjun.

However, later Xuzhou was defeated, Yuan Shao became the enemy, and the strategic focus naturally changed, and all the heavy troops in Juancheng were transferred to the Dongjun side, and the defenders who remained in Juancheng were estimated to be only a few thousand, less than 10,000.

So once Yuan Shaojun crosses the Yellow River and is under the Pingchuan, Juancheng is definitely very dangerous. Juancheng is a big city after all, and the reason why Cao Cao was able to resist LΓΌ Bu's recapture of Yanzhou in the first place largely relied on Juancheng. I remember that Xiao Qiao also proposed to go to Juancheng to escape the war because of this, because of the solidity of Juancheng. Therefore, if Yuan Shao is really allowed to take Juancheng, it is estimated that it will be more difficult for Cao Cao to fight it again.

And not only that, the reason why Juancheng was an important town in the first place was that it was a fortress that stuck Xuzhou, if Yuan Shao really took Juancheng and cut off the connection between Xudu and Xuzhou, then Xuzhou is estimated to soon fall into the hands of Yuan Shao.

Therefore, just in case, Cao Cao felt that it would be better to send some additional guards to guard Juancheng. As a result, Cheng Yu, who is now sitting in Juancheng, refused to accept it. Cheng Yu believes that Yuan Shao has 100,000 soldiers and thinks he is invincible, if he sees that there are few soldiers in Juancheng, with Yuan Shao's character, he will be suspicious and suspicious, worrying about whether there is a trap. And will not enter easily. On the contrary, if there are more troops, then Yuan Shao will know that the defense here is indeed empty. In that case, it's a bit hard to say.

Worried that Yuan Shao would come to commit it. There will inevitably be a lot of troops, and if there are too many troops, Cao Cao's current strength will not be enough, so if you want to increase, it is better to go directly to the decisive battle with Yuan Shao over there. However, now the initiative is on Yuan Shao's side, not that you Cao Cao wants to fight Yuan Shao here, Yuan Shao will fight you here. Don't forget, Cao Cao's base camp is in Xudu, Emperor Xian is also in Xudu, and Yuan Shao's ultimate goal is also Xudu, Cao Cao concentrated all his troops here, making Xudu empty, which is definitely very dangerous.

Cao Cao followed Cheng Yu's advice and decided not to send more troops to Juancheng, and sure enough. Later, Yuan Shao saw that there were few soldiers in Juancheng, and felt that Cao Cao might have a conspiracy, and he was suspicious, thinking that his ultimate goal was in Xudu anyway. Even if Juancheng is defeated, Xu Du will still be defeated after that. In that case, why take the risk of fighting Juancheng. It's better to just hit Xu Du directly!

Therefore, Yuan Shao did not continue to attack from the side of the white horse. Instead, all the troops were directly moved to Guandu's side, and the target was Xu Du! on this. Although he was given the right material by Cheng Yu, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, Cheng Yu is really bold. If it is the suggestion made by the strategist on Xu Du's side, it is none of his business, but Cheng Yu, as the person guarding Juancheng, once he makes a mistake, once he miscalculates, Yuan Shao will really run to fight Juancheng, and then Cheng Yu will be tragic!

All in all, the much-anticipated battle of Guandu has officially begun!

Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others were naturally in a hurry, packed up again, and led the troops to the front line to fight Yuan Shao.

In front of the two armies, gongs and drums were linked, red flags were unfurled, and firecrackers were fired. Yuan Shaojin's helmet and golden armor, in short, was golden, showing the color of a local tyrant, with a brocade robe and jade belt, and immediately stepped forward. On the left and right are lined up Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Chun Yuqiong and other generals. The flag festival is very strict. I have to say that if you just look at the appearance, the person who deserves the most in the world is not Cao Cao, nor Liu Bei, but Yuan Shao!

On this side, Cao Cao also followed, Xu Zhu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Li Dian, etc., each holding a weapon and supporting the front and back.

As always, before the two sides fight, they have to talk about it first!

Cao Cao took the horsewhip and pointed at Yuan Shao and asked,

"I was in front of the Son of Heaven and protected you as a general, but now Yuan Shao, why do you still rebel?"

Yuan Shao was furious and replied,

"You are a Han Xiang, but you are really a thief! The crime is full of crime, even more than Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo's generation, and they dare to sue the wicked first, but instead frame others for rebellion? ! ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and took out a holy decree,

"I am ordered to rebel today, who do you say is rebelling?"

Yuan Shao also waved his hand, of course, he didn't take out anything, he just said,

"I'll beg the thief!"

Sure enough, after Liu Bei arrived at Yuan Shao's side, the name of this edict was immediately used by Yuan Shao.

Needless to say, the two sides naturally can't say who they can't say, and no one can convince anyone. Of course, everyone knew early on that this would be the case. So why waste all your efforts and do useless work? In the eyes of the world, it may be necessary to correct one's name first and show that he is the teacher of justice. But in Guo Jia's eyes, everyone is still calm, what kind of fight are they fighting? The reason why people want to fight is because they are angry, because they are angry, so it is better to scold them first with "Malegobi's" and "I bought a watch last year" or something, everyone is angry all of a sudden, and the blood is surging, and the fight is energetic!

Sure enough, Cao Cao was furious, damn it, Zhang Liao, give it to Lao Tzu! Yuan Shao also waved his hand, your sister, Zhang He killed him for the boss!

So, Zhang Liao went to war, and Zhang Tai jumped on a horse to greet him. The two generals surnamed Zhang fought for forty or fifty times, but the result was indistinguishable. Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but be secretly surprised, it turned out that under Yuan Shao, in addition to Yan Liangwen Chou, who was already dead, there was such a fierce general. Cao Cao has always cherished his generals, just like when he beat Lu Bu, he often let the crowd beat him, so this time was no exception, seeing that Zhang Liao had not won the opponent in dozens of moves. What if the other party is also like Xu Chu at the beginning, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger? Wouldn't it be a pity if Zhang Liao died here because of this!

So, Cao Cao immediately waved his hand, drew knives for Lao Tzu, and together they went up to kill him! Yuan Shao's side was naturally not to be outdone, and directly stood shoulder to shoulder! In this way, several generals on both sides caught and killed each other, and for a while, the fight was chaotic. Cao Cao hurriedly asked Xiahoudun and Cao Hong, each with 3,000 troops, to rush into the other battle. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao's side was already prepared, and when he saw Cao Jun coming to charge the battle, he immediately let people set off the cannon, and in an instant, two 10,000 crossbows were fired simultaneously, and the archers in the Chinese army rushed out of the front and shot indiscriminately.

Cao Cao didn't expect Yuan Shao to have this hand, where could he resist, including Guo Jia, he was startled, Nima, didn't you say that you would only fight two words today, why did you still engage in indiscriminate attacks? ! Under the fire of ten thousand arrows, if you are unlucky, you may die! Even if Guo Jia has a destiny, if he shoots his hand, foot, or even a dick, who will Guo Jia cry with then?! Therefore, Guo Jia didn't care about anything else, immediately turned around and rode a horse and ran. (To be continued......)