Chapter 1012: The Night Attack Doesn't Succeed and the Night Lure
After a day of fighting, when night quietly fell, the battle between the two sides finally came to an end temporarily.
Torches were lit on the battlefields full of dead soldiers.
These torches were carried by soldiers sent by both sides to collect the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle.
The soldiers on both sides who were still alive and dead during the day, when collecting the corpses, walked past each other with torches, as if they didn't see their enemies, but they were just busy cleaning up the bodies of Tong Ze.
In this battle, Cao's army had a slight advantage, and after the battle, Cao Cao set up his camp not far from the battlefield.
And the Yuan army, a battle during the day, if it weren't for the sudden killing of the Qin army's tiger guards, they would have been defeated a long time ago, and Yan Liang also retreated a lot of troops and stationed them for the time being.
Standing outside the barracks, with his hands behind his back, looking at the soldiers on both sides who were cleaning up the corpses on the battlefield, Cao Cao's brows tightened.
"Cao Gong!" Just as he was looking at the flames on the white battlefield, a man walked up behind him and bowed down to greet him.
Just listening to the voice, Cao Cao knew that it must be Guo Jia who came behind him.
Turning to face Guo Jia, Cao Cao first sighed lightly, and then said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, you and I plan to let Guan Yu kill Yan Liang's plan has failed. ā
"Cao Gong!" Clenching his fists and bowing, Guo Jia bowed deeply to Cao Cao, and then said to him: "Guan Yu failed to kill Yan Liang, but Yan Liang only has 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Today's battle has suffered a lot of losses. Ming Gong tonight, when can he break Yan Liang? ā
"How to break it?" With a slight twist of his brows, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia: "After a daytime battle, Yan Liang must be cautious, even if our army attacks at night, it will be difficult to succeed......"
"If the night attack fails, it will be changed to a night lure!" Smiling slightly, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Guan Yu's sneak attack on Yan Liang has already made him furious. After a daytime battle, Yan Liang lost his troops again, and he must have been depressed in his heart. If Ming Gong suddenly withdraws his troops, will Yan Liang chase or not? ā
"Withdrawal?" Staring at Guo Jia, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "...... do you mean filial piety?" ā
"Yuan Shao's army is going south, there are battlefields everywhere, and the withdrawal of Ming Gong must be somewhere in urgent need of help!" Looking at each other with Cao Cao, Guo Jia said to him: "When Yan Liang learned that our army was withdrawing, he must have thought that the fighter plane was coming and pursuing our army, and there was no suspense......
"But Zhao Yun ......" Guo Jia mentioned the strategy of letting Cao Cao lead the army to lure the enemy, Cao Cao still frowned a little hesitantly, and said to him: "The Qin army is here, will you sit back and watch Yan Liang pursue our army?" ā
"Zhao Yunnai is the general of the Qin army, and Yan Liang is under Yuan Shao, and the two belong to different families! The Qin army is just assisting the Yuan army in fighting against our army, how could Yan Liang listen to Zhao Yun's calculations? Shaking his head very confidently, Guo Jia smiled and said to Cao Cao: "Duke Ming just arranges it, tonight, our army should be able to defeat Yuan's army in one fell swoop!" ā
When Guo Jiati yƬ Cao Cao faked the withdrawal of troops to attract Yan Liang to come and pursue, in the camp of the Yuan army, Yan Liang and Zhao Yun were sitting opposite each other in the tent.
When Liu Wei gave the order to Zhao Yun, all he arranged for him to do was to save Yan Liang and find an opportunity to bring Yan Liang to Luoyang.
Dealing with the battle of the white horse, Zhao Yun was not very concerned.
But if it weren't for the Qin army's tiger guards to suppress the formation, Yuan Jun would probably have been defeated, and after this battle, Yan Liang had a little more trust in Zhao Yun.
"General Zhao!" Sitting in the tent, Yan Liang picked up the wine cup on the table, gestured at Zhao Yun, and said to him: "In the battle of the day, if it weren't for the general, I am afraid that Guan Yu would have been killed!" Our army must have been broken by the Cao thieves. I borrowed this glass of water and wine, and thanked the general! ā
After Yan Liang picked up the wine cup, Zhao Yun also picked up the wine cup on the low table in front of him, and said to Yan Liang: "Your Highness ordered the last general to come, and the last general is just acting on behalf of His Highness!" If the general is grateful, he will thank His Highness! ā
"That's self-inflicted!" Speaking of King Qin, Yan Liang smiled slightly, put the wine cup that had been drunk back on the low table, and asked Zhao Yun: "Duke Yuan has already sent troops, I don't know when King Qin's soldiers and horses will be able to attack Cao's army?" ā
"Cao's army is guarding Xuanyuan Pass, and it is difficult for our army to pass through!" Shaking his head, Zhao Yun put the empty wine cup on the table and said to Yan Liang: "The terrain of Xuanyuan Pass is dangerous, even if our army launches millions of people, it will be difficult to break through for a while!" ā
Hearing Zhao Yun say this, Yan Liang didn't feel the slightest bit wrong.
In his opinion, Yuan Shao's 300,000 people attacked Cao Cao with only 70,000 soldiers and horses, and Cao Cao would definitely not be able to support it.
The defeat of Cao's army is only a matter of time.
Although he had this idea in his heart, Yan Liang would not say it, after all, Zhao Yun was the general of the Qin army, and during the day, if it were not for Zhao Yun, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses under his command would have been broken by the Cao army.
Just as he was pouring the second glass of wine into the wine cup, a soldier's voice came from outside the tent: "General Qiqi, there is movement in the Cao army camp!" ā
Hearing the soldiers outside the tent saying that there was movement in the Cao army's military camp, Yan Liang was stunned, hurriedly stood up, looked at Zhao Yun, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that Cao Jun is coming to rob the camp?" ā
Zhao Yun didn't say anything, he had fought with Cao Jun many times, and he knew Cao Jun's style of play very well.
During the day, Yuan's army forcibly reversed the defeat, and with the usual style of Cao Cao and his strategists, Zhao Yun did not think that they would take advantage of the night to launch a raid on Yuan's army.
"Go inside and talk!" Zhao Yun didn't say anything, and Yan Liang gave an order outside the tent.
The soldiers who reported the news got Yan Liang's orders, stepped into the house, bowed down with fists, and said to Yan Liang: "Many soldiers and horses in the Cao army camp are being prepared, I don't know what the intention is!" ā
"Probe!" Hearing that many soldiers and horses in the Cao army's camp were being prepared, Yan Liang waved his hand to the soldier.
After the soldiers left, he asked Zhao Yun, "General Zhao, didn't Cao Cao come to rob the camp at night?" ā
"No!" Shaking his head, Zhao Yun said with certainty: "If you want to rob the camp, I am afraid that our army will know." Cao Jun made such a big move, just because he wanted the general to know. The last general felt that Cao Cao had other plans! ā
Zhao Yun denied the possibility of Cao Jun robbing the camp, Yan Liang's brows tightened, and he sat back behind the low table, holding his chin and thinking about what Cao Jun wanted to do.
Sitting in the tent, Zhao Yun and Yan Liang were speechless.
Zhao Yun also couldn't understand that if Cao Jun intended to rob the camp or intend to withdraw, he would choose to leave quietly, and it was absolutely impossible to make such a big fanfare.
For a while, he couldn't understand what Cao Jun's intentions were, and Zhao Yun sat in the tent, and it was not easy to say anything to Yan Liang.
After the soldier who had reported the news had left, it was only a scene of two or three pillars of incense, and the soldier turned back.
This time, the soldier did not speak outside the tent, but lifted the curtain of the tent, got into the tent, bowed with his fists, and said to Yan Liang with a very busy expression: "General Qiyu, Cao Jun looks like he is going to withdraw from the white horse!" ā
Standing up suddenly, Yan Liang hurriedly asked the soldier, "What did you say?" Cao Jun wants to withdraw from White Horse? ā
"Exactly!" Clenching his fists and bowing, the soldier said in a very affirmative tone: "The front team of the Cao army has left the barracks and marched towards the Yanjin area!" ā
"It's broken!" Hearing that the Cao army was marching towards Yanjin, Yan Liang slapped his thigh fiercely and shouted: "Wen Chou is attacking Yanjin at this time, he has few soldiers under his command, if he intercepts the Cao army, he will definitely be killed by Cao Cao!" ā
"No, I have to hunt down Cao Jun!" As he spoke, Yan Liang was already striding towards the outside of the tent.
"General, slow!" As soon as Yan Liang was about to walk out of the tent, Zhao Yun shouted behind him.
Hearing Zhao Yun call him, Yan Liang stopped, turned back to Zhao Yun and asked, "Why did General Zhao call the last general?" ā
"If Cao Jun wants to withdraw, he will definitely leave quietly, so how can he make a big fuss?" Looking at Yan Liang, Zhao Yun reminded: "The general should investigate clearly, don't follow Cao Cao's way!" ā
"The matter is urgent, and Cao Jun has no time to hide his whereabouts!" In his heart, he had already concluded that it was true that Cao Jun went to Yanjin, Yan Liang said to Zhao Yun: "The last general will go after him, General Zhao can be the last general, if the last general is on the path of Cao Jun, there is a general, and the last general is not afraid!" ā
After listening to Yan Liang's words, Zhao Yun's mouth was slightly open, and he couldn't think of how to persuade Yan Liang.
Fortunately, Yan Liang did not ask him to lead the army to accompany him, otherwise Zhao Yun really didn't know how to refuse.
Just when Zhao Yun was organizing the language and wanted to persuade Yan Liang to think twice, Yan Liang had already lifted the curtain and walked out of the tent.
Leaving the tent, Yan Liang did not delay for a moment, let his own soldiers bring the war horses, and shouted to the army: "Order all the soldiers and horses, and go with the general to hunt down and kill Cao Jun!" ā
Standing in the tent, listening to Yan Liang's shouts from outside the tent, Zhao Yun's brows were tightly locked, and after a long while, he sighed lightly, pressed the long sword in his hand, and stepped out of the tent.
When Zhao Yun walked out of the tent, Yan Liang had already led the soldiers of the Yuan army in the barracks and chased after Cao Jun.
In the huge military camp, only Zhao Yun and the three thousand tiger guards under his command remained.
"General!" Standing outside the tent, looking at the back of Yuan Jun led by Yan Liang, the clay pot of Zhao Yun's deputy general walked to his side, also looked at Yuan Jun's back, and whispered to him: "How can the last general feel that this matter is quite strange?" ā
Turning his head to look at Tao Hu, Zhao Yun's face was also solemn.
Looking back at the soldiers of the Yuan Army who gradually disappeared into the night, Zhao Yun said to Tao Hu on the side: "Pass the order, let the soldiers prepare early, tonight, I am afraid there will be a fierce battle!" ā
"No!" With a fist in response, Tao Hu waved his hand to a personal soldier on the side.
The soldier had already heard what Zhao Yun said, and after Tao Hu waved his hand, he immediately ran to the Tiger Ben guards in the barracks to convey Zhao Yun's order.