Just as Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's army marched towards Jiange, Zhuge Liang's reinforcements also arrived in Fucheng and joined Liu Xun. This time Zhuge Liang brought 10,000 Zhuge Liannushi, Zhaode general Zhao Yun, and Pi general Guan Ping. Seeing that the personnel had arrived, Liu Xun sent 30,000 troops to attack Mianzhu Pass. The defender of Mianzhu Pass was General Li Yan sent by Liu Zhang. Li Yan knew he was not Liu Xun's opponent, so he switched to surrender. Mianzhu fell into the hands of the Han army.
Liu Xun appointed Li Yan as the general general and led his army to Luocheng. Luocheng is defended by 50,000 elite troops led by Liu Xun, Liu Zhang's eldest son. Liu Xun was courageous and strategic, and his staff included generals such as Liu Huang, Deng Xian, Zhuo Yin, and Fei Guan. Liu Xun saw that Luocheng's defense was seamless, and he didn't want to attack and wasted his troops in vain, so he followed the advice of military general Zhuge Liang and settled down thirty miles away from Luocheng.
In the large account of the Chinese army, Liu Xun sat on the couch and watched the battle reports from the north. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is a game played by a genius of great genius."
Although he was in Yizhou, Liu Xun was always paying attention to the situation in the world, and sent out the most elite spy "Fengwei" to spy on the progress of Yuan Cao's battle.
"Zang Ba led ten thousand elite troops into Qingzhou from Langyao, occupied Qi, Beihai, Dong'an and other places to contain Yuan Shao, consolidate the right wing, and prevent Yuan Jun from attacking Xudu from the east. Yu Jin led five thousand troops to Yanjin first to assist in the defense. Liu Yan, the prefect of the East County of White Horse, prevented Yuan Jun from crossing the river and Changqi from going south. The main force built a strong defense in Guandu to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking from the front."
Zhuge Liang looked at the battle report from Feng Wei and deeply admired Cao Cao's deployment.
"What a genius is this!" Liu Xun admired again.
"It seems that Yuan Shao is dangerous this time." Pang Tong took the battle report in Zhuge Liang's hand and looked through it.
"Yuan Shaozhi is very talented, lacking courage, mean-hearted, self-assertive, arrogant and unclear in command, arrogant and different in government orders, even if it is more than 100,000 soldiers, it is useless." Zhuge Liang seems to know Yuan Shao very well.
Pang Tong looked at the map behind Liu Xun at this time and said: "Guandu is located in the upper reaches of the chasm, on the verge of Bianshui. The chasm canal connects Hulao, Gong, and Luoyao passes to the west, and descends to Huaisi in the east. It is a barrier between the north and the east of Xudu. It was Yuan Shao’s key to seizing Xu Capital. But Guandu was close to Xu Capital, and Cao Jun’s logistics supplies were much more convenient than Yuan Jun’s. Cao Cao chose this place to stick to it and his vision was very unique."
"It is said that the authorities are fans, but Cao Cao can see the situation so clearly in it." Pang Tong smiled lowly, "We should take Yizhou as soon as possible to increase our strength. The lord must not underestimate Cao Cao."
Liu Xun shook his head: "I have never dared to take Cao Cao lightly. His perseverance, courage, cunning, and agility are all admirable and fearful."
"It's a pity that such a person will still become my enemy after all." At this point, Liu Xun sighed deeply.
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On the hillside on the south side of the Yellow River, under the big black banner, Cao Cao, dressed in a light robe, sat on the ground, quietly watching the rushing river in front of him. A cadre of civil servants and military commanders stood behind him, and they were silent.
There was the sound of horseshoes.
Cao Cao was pulled back from his thoughts, and saw a black horse rushing towards him along the bank of the river, the fast rising and falling horses hoof raised a large swath of smoke. The visitor strangled his horse under the hillside and hurriedly rushed up: "Reported, the enemy general Yan Liang led 10,000 troops to fetch the white horse. Liu Taishou was in danger, and the situation was extremely critical. The special commissioner will ask the lord for help in the future. Liu Taishou returned. There is a saying that the end will bring to the lord: The city is where people are, and the city is dead!"
"It's finally here." Cao Cao shook his head and smiled, spreading the map on the ground, and all the generals gathered together.
"Lord, Baima is an important place in East County. If Yuan Shao is captured, its main force can easily cross the Yellow River Tianmo." Guo Jia glanced at the map and frowned, "With the current strength of my waiting, East County will give up. It's still rescue, but it's up to the Lord's decision."
Cao Cao groaned: "Yuan Shao has many soldiers but we have few soldiers, and the Yellow River can be crossed for thousands of miles. If the rules are not guarded by the division of troops, it will not only be difficult to prevent Yuan Jun from going south, but it will also spread our already disadvantaged troops even more. At this time, returning to the army and holding on to Guandu is the right way. But Baima has to be saved, because this is the first battle between me and Yuan Shao. It is a battle that is inevitable for him and me, and the loser is in morale. The Shanghai Conference will be hit hard, and it is very likely that the entire war will go in a completely different direction."
"I will make those who think I can't win, regret it because they misunderstood me!" Cao Cao pressed his voice, growling in his throat.
Guo Jia took a sigh of relief and nodded: "I am really afraid of the lord's decision to give up the white horse."
Cao Cao stood up and patted the dust on his hem. Although his face was calm, the dark tide surged in his heart. A fear that was enough to swallow him rose from the bottom of his heart. The total strength was 200,000 to 300,000. Cao Cao felt weak no matter how he thought about it. But Cao Cao understood that this was the last time he could make himself cowardly. Once this moment passed, any cowardice would bring himself into the abyss of immortality.
Facing the wind blowing from the north, Cao Cao took a deep breath, put away all distracting thoughts, and said solemnly: "The generals listen to orders!"
After the meeting, everyone was surprised at Cao Cao's deployment. They couldn't understand the courage Cao Cao had. With only five thousand elite soldiers, he dared to cross the Yellow River and rush north towards Yuan Shao's rear.
"What!?" Yuan Shao looked at the military newspaper in front of him, as if being sapped, he didn't get over for a long time.
"Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack Yecheng? How many people did he take?" Yuan Shao finally came to his senses and asked angrily.
The general who brought the military report screamed for a long time, and could not give Yuan Shao an accurate figure. When Cao Bing came, he just tried to escape for his life, and he was still in the mood to count how many enemies had come. It can only be said that he feels that there are overwhelming Cao Bing everywhere in the senses, so it seems that there must be many.
"Useless things!" Yuan Shao kicked over, and then turned around anxiously in the account, "What to do, what to do?"
On the advice of counselor Xu You, after Yuan Shao left Liyang, he led 30,000 paces and quickly returned to the defense in the direction of Yecheng, with the intention of blocking the Cao army who raided the rear. Yuan Shao has made up his mind to place what he thinks is the final battlefield on the north bank of the Yellow River. After this decisive battle, both the body and soul of Cao Jun will remain under the walls of Yecheng forever.
"Report..." After trying his best to restrain the galloping horse, the spies jumped down from the horse to bow down and salute Yuan Shao, and then reported: "Master, the camp where Cao Jun was stationed was found in front of him."
Yuan Shao's brows twitched fiercely, and his face became hard to look. He marched into Li Yang with nearly 300,000 iron armor. He wanted to cross the Yellow River and seek a decisive battle with the main force of Cao Jun. How could he know that the bastard Cao Cao didn't dare to use real swords and guns? To confront him in front of the battle, he used sneak attacks as a means of indiscriminate attacks, and forced him to bring troops back to help. For Yuan Shao, it was undoubtedly a stain on the war he believed was inevitable.
"Have you counted the army stove?" Yuan Shao folded the whip in his hand and asked angrily, "How many people did the Cao thief bring?"
"It has been counted, and based on ten people per stove, Cao Jun has about five thousand people." The spy fell on the ground, still not daring to get up.
"Hahahaha." Yuan Shao waved his horse whip and laughed, turning around and saying to the generals behind him: "Cao Cao dared to attack Yecheng with such a small number of people. Isn't he attacking the stone with pebbles? How can a mere five thousand people resist me? A thunderous blow to ten thousand people? This time I brought so many soldiers and horses back to defense, which really praised him."
"Lord, beware of fraud." Zhang Yun said cautiously, "Cao Cao is cunning and treacherous, and the lord must guard against him."
Yuan Shao was originally in high spirits. He couldn't help but feel angry when he heard Zhang Yun's disappointment. He said displeased: "Jun Yi, although you are not as ugly as Yan Liangwen, you are still a famous general under my account. He is also quite prestigious in Hebei. How do you face the Cao thief? When you are so scared, what great things can be done like you?"
Holding the iron spear in his hand tightly, Zhang Chen thought uncomfortably: I'm the same as the Sitingzhu in Hebei, why am I not as good as the two husbands like Yan Liangwen and Chou. But seeing Yuan Shao's collapsed face, Zhang Xi had to stop talking, and silently led the horse back. Zhu Ling leaned forward and patted Zhang Yun's back and said: "The force Cao Pirate can mobilize this time is not as good as ours. We, hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves, are enough to cope with it, and you don't have to worry too much."
Zhang Xi sighed, nodded and said, "Maybe I am too worried."
Zhang Xi felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't tell what it was. Looking at the flowing clouds in the sky, Zhang Yun said inwardly: I hope I think too much.
In the next two or three days, Yuan Shao’s marching route could always find traces of Cao’s garrison from time to time. What worries Yuan Shao is that the number of Cao Jun’s army stoves began to increase continuously, according to the last discovered army stoves in the camp. In terms of number, Cao Cao should have no less than 20,000 soldiers at this time.
"Could it be that Cao Jun is constantly crossing the river for reinforcements?" Yuan Shao frowned, only to realize that it was a big mistake not to bring a counselor out. After thinking for a while, Yuan Shao finally came up with a set of solutions that he thought was the most feasible. He immediately ordered people to rush back to Liyang and ordered the remaining troops to spread out along the north bank of the Yellow River. Whenever he saw Cao Jun crossing the river, he would take advantage of it. It.
At this time, Cao Cao was sitting in the military camp in Guandu, watching the military situation in his hand with gusto. After receiving the news that Yuan Jun was spreading along the Yellow River, Cao Cao said with a smile, "Yuan Shao, this stupid fool, I really I want to see how he looked when he arrived at Yecheng and found my'army' was missing." Cao Cao is now triumphant...