Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 488 Yuan Shao and Cao Cao

Qian County.

Huo Shan's ambush, although Zhao Xu's trilogy was damaged, and the Xuzhou army also lost hundreds of elites, this small setback is not all bad.

Wu Dubo and other Qingzhou generals were either panicked or ashamed, but they were more at ease. Huang Zhong also took advantage of this to establish his prestige in the army, and he really gained the actual control of the soldiers and horses along this route.

Huang Zhong divided his troops into four groups, and spent two days stabilizing the situation around Qian County, annihilating many local defenders that Dong Xi did not take away, and then gathered a large army, lying down day and night, leaving no survivors along the way. During the seven or eight days, they bypassed Lu'an, which was also raging at this time, and quietly approached Hefei, and launched a surprise attack that night.

But under the moonlight, the horseshoes galloped, setting off dust and smoke, and in the county town, the fire was soaring into the sky, and the black smoke rose into the sky. In order to overcome Hefei quickly, Huang Zhong once again chose to take the lead and take the lead, and he did not hesitate to fight until dawn , In just ten months, the military flag of Hefei City finally changed for the third time.

When the news spread, the whole state was shocked.

Because the return of Hefei, the throat town leading to Jiujiang, not only blocked Sun Ce's northward vision, but also cut off the retreat path of the Huanggai tribe in Lu'an in the west, and it was also a turning point for the entire Yangzhou battle.

Since Sun Ce raised his troops in Jiangdong, he has been invincible in all battles. The result of almost every battle is that he opened up territories and seized cities and expanded his territory.

However, Huang Zhong's capture of Hefei became a complete failure.

Lu'an City on the other side.

In the rising sun, the sun shines on the clouds, spreading the light all over the city, and the mountains and rivers near and far are dazzling, and the cool morning breeze, carrying the breath of the wild, rolls up the city, tangy and refreshing. Come on, if it is ten minutes on weekdays, it will definitely make people feel refreshed and refreshed.

But at this time, the guards on the top of the city were not in the mood. Looking at the endless Xuzhou camp below the city, the banners were like a forest, coming in and out, galloping like flying, and there were countless black shadows of soldiers pushing Catapults and watchtowers moved forward, seeing that they were about to attack the city, all of them looked ashen, and the timid ones went astray.

At this time, the chief general Huang Gai looked concerned, but he was actually worried.

Because just last night, he just received the news that a group of troops from Xuzhou quietly bypassed Lu'an and captured Hefei.

Just what he thought in his heart, on the surface he naturally couldn't flow, so he attracted a hundred guards, patrolled the top of the city, and turned into the shed.Five or six people followed behind.Sit down separately.

Looking around, Huang Gai asked: "Is there any reply from the messenger sent last night?"

Hefei just fell yesterday, and Wu Sheng, who has been in the city for many days today, set out to drive and prepare to attack the city. Huang Gai is not clear about his intentions, he is clearly preparing to attack front and back, and besiege from all sides!

And Wang Zheng's experience in siege with soldiers and horses is extremely rich. Even though Lu'an is a big city, facing such an opponent who is good at siege warfare, especially when there are two front and back troops, Huang Gai, who only has 5000 troops, is not confident. , the most important thing is that most of his 5000 troops are new recruits who surrendered to the army, not the elite of Sun Ce's army.

Therefore, after learning the news of the fall of Lu'an, Huang Gai stayed up all night, tossed and turned, and finally chose to send a messenger to the outside of Shu County for emergency.

He knew that the Major General attached great importance to Wang Zheng, and he also knew that if he could behead the Xuzhou army, the overall situation would be settled, but now Huang Gai was more worried that before Shucheng fell, Lu'an would fall first!
Hearing Huang Gai's question, the general on the left replied: "General, the Yellow Turban bandits have set up a large army of horses behind our city. The reason why the messenger sent out of the city by the general did not reply is probably because they failed to break through. block."

Another general also echoed: "The last general came from the west of the city. From the top of the west city, I saw from a distance that the yellow scarf bandits who blocked my messenger raised a banner high up. The last general sent scouts to see it." , but saw a word 'Wu' written on it."

"Wu?" Huang Gai frowned, "Besides Wu Sheng, the leader of the bandit army, is there anyone else in the bandit army whose surname is Wu?"

Everyone shook their heads, and the man who spoke just now said in a humane way: "It is said that Wang Zheng was born in Wujia Village, Zhao County, Qi County, Qingzhou. However, Jinshuiloutai is still unknown and incompetent.”

Someone asked at this time: "Could it be Wu Sheng's headquarters?"

"Wu Sheng is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how could he do such a small thing in person," the general shook his head, "It should be impossible."

"There is no need to delve into this matter."

"Thieves are treacherous, the world knows." Huang Gai thought for a while and said: "The world knows the thieves are treacherous. However, our army was unprepared and fell into his trick. Now, the army of Yellow Turban bandits is suppressing the border and has cut off our army's foreign aid. , Everyone, plan to make an appointment?"

"The general needn't worry too much."

A general replied: "Although Liu'an and Shu County are quite far apart, Hefei is only two or three days away. In a few days, maybe they will prepare and send reinforcements, as for the current situation, there is no other way, from the point of view of the general, it is only eight words."

"Oh?" Huang Gai looked sideways: "Which eight characters?"

"there is always a solution to a problem."

The general replied: "What we have to do at this time is to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements. There is a lot of food in Lu'an City, which is enough to supply our army for several months, and Lu'an City is strong, so much more." The thieves on the road in Hefei wanted to attack from front to back, and our army was also quite large, enough to defend all directions without leaking water, so it would be difficult to defeat them quickly."

"As long as we can hold on for ten and a half months, Shucheng's reinforcements will definitely arrive. When the reinforcements arrive, the defenders in our city will respond to the reinforcements inside and outside,"

"It's right to stick to one's own will, but you have to have a backup."

Huang Gai pondered for a while and said: "The enemy who came to attack the city, I have just roughly estimated that there are already more than ten thousand people, how many people are there in the other bandit army? Although there are not many soldiers staying in Hefei, there are more than two thousand people. , didn’t even make it through the night.”

He looked around and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid there will not be too few people on this road, even less than ten thousand, and it is not far away."

Everyone nodded, and a close friend who had followed Huang Gai for many years had guessed something vaguely, and immediately came out and said: "What the general said is true, and the general will see, if the news from the young general's side is too late. However, the reinforcements were not in time, and once the troops from Hefei completely blocked our way of retreat, Lu'an would become a deadly place. Although this is only in case, we should take precautions in advance."

Huang Gai glanced at his confidant indifferently, and asked, "Then how do you think it should be prevented?"

"The final general believes that those who use the army should not only consider victory but not defeat. In view of this, it is time to formulate the direction and measures to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible."

Breakout?

Isn't that abandoning the city and retreating?
As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar immediately, and Huang Gai even jumped up and shouted: "Bold! You really are bold!"

"Before the battle, let's go first. This is a crime of fearing the enemy. If you follow the military law, you are disrupting our army's morale and morale. According to the law, you should be executed!"

There was a "clang" sound, but Huang Gai had already unsheathed his waist sword.

Seeing that Huang Gai seemed really angry, the confidant hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and all the generals on the side changed their expressions, and hurriedly stood up and bowed down, begging for him in a hurry, but Huang Gai still had a murderous look on his face, as if It was because of his decision that he hesitated until one person said, "The big battle is imminent, and it would be ominous to kill a general first." After a while, he said, "That's all. For the sake of the generals, spare your life. If you dare to say such things again." Come out, I will definitely kill you!"

"Thank you, General!" The confidant hurriedly thanked him, but his heart became more determined. The more Huang Gai acted like this, the more he proved that his guess was probably right.

The confidant knew that Huang Gai's intention of retreating was not because he was afraid of fighting, but because he was afraid to preserve his strength, but he was the commander of the three armies after all, no matter what the reasons and motives, such words must not come out of his mouth, especially at this time.
It hasn't really started yet!

Let’s talk about the retreat first. It actually caused the impact of "retiring without fighting", especially when Sun Ce's army won consecutive battles.

Therefore, he, his confidant, could only speak on his behalf and lay the groundwork first.

Sitting in the main seat again and looking around at everyone, Huang Gai's tone eased again: "Everyone, since Lu'an is an important town, I don't need to say it all, you all know its importance."

"We took Lu'an with great difficulty, how can we give up so easily?" He said loudly, "What is Lu'an? Is it just a city? It is now the west wing of our army, the gateway to it."

"As long as Lu'an is still in our hands, the more than 1 bandits under the city will not be able to pass through, dare not act rashly, and will not be able to relieve the siege of Shu County. The major general told me the same day that the top priority is to defeat the Yellow Turban The thieves wanted to capture and kill Wang Zheng of Zhu Zi, but Yuan Shu could slow down his plan, he lost Hefei as soon as he lost it, but Lu'an definitely won't allow any loss!"

"Why did the Major General send me to guard this place? Why did the Major General send everyone to help me? From this, it can be seen that the Major General attaches great importance to Lu'an. Everyone, since we have the trust of the Major General, how can we not share our worries? "

Everyone who said this was moved, and shouted in unison: "Yes!"

Huang Gai held his sword in one hand, and issued an order: "From now on, the three armies have the same desire, and stick to the city! If anyone dares to say anything, no matter whether it is a general or a soldier, I will kill it!"

He is indeed ready to give up Lu'an in his heart at this time, but before that, he must make Wu Sheng and Huang Zhong pay the greatest price!

The sun is rising high, and there is noise outside the city.All of a sudden, horns and drums sounded together, and all the people shouted to kill.But the Xuzhou army under the city officially started the offensive.

Sun Cejun's first defeat immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the world, not only the generals and soldiers on both sides, the family, the people, and even Yuan Shu, who had a hard time sleeping and eating in Shouchun, all held their breath. Ann has become the key node of this two-hero meeting.

Once Lu'an falls and Wu Sheng's army marches straight in, it will be the time for the decisive battle between the two sides!

This city directly affected the direction of the next battle. For a while, many people's eyes were focused on this city.

……

In the city of Xudu, the General's Mansion.

Cao Cao pressed his fingers to the picture, and asked with a smile: "Wen Ruo thinks, who will win and who will lose in the Jiangdong war?"

Xun Yu, who had a handsome face, pondered for a while, then said calmly: "I am more optimistic about Wang Zheng and Xuzhou."

"Why?"

Cao Cao asked: "Sun Bofu was able to mobilize tens of thousands of horses in just one year after the incident, crossing Yangzhou and pacifying Wu Dingyu. This year, he has the courage to cross the river with his army and attack Yuan Shu in the north. It can be seen that this son has the ambition to invade Jiangdong. It can be called a young hero, although he is young, he has enough courage and courage, which is rare in the world. In terms of the speed of the incident and the brilliant achievements, he is even better than Wang Zheng."

"My lord, I know the reason why I asked, how can the two be the same?"

Xun Yu caressed his beard and said with a smile: "Sun Ce is indeed very approachable, but most of his achievements today are due to his father's legacy."

"Sun Jian is a fierce tiger in the east of the Yangtze River. Sun Ce was already honored when he was born. Not only did his own kind return like a moth to a fire, but he also had Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang as his veterans on the battlefield. "

"As for Wang Zheng, he stood out from the cold bushes. He didn't have a foot of land as capital, and he didn't have a single pawn to use. He dared to rebel for a long time. He not only occupied Xuzhou, but also went to the capital. Ketai Mountain is so majestic, it hits down on the grand pass of Pengcheng, and even destroys Kong Rong and Yuan Tan in the north, and Liu Bei and Yuan Shu in the south, and even with a lowly position, he became the ambition of being a feudal lord, so he took charge of the state government!"

"If you compare it in terms of achievements, Sun Ce is certainly thriving, but Wang Zheng is even more rare."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu paused, looked at Cao Cao seriously and said, "Although I am more optimistic about Wang Zheng, I really hope that Sun Ce can win this battle."

Cao Cao understood Xun Yu's meaning, nodded his head and said: "That's right. In the past, Emperor Wu once said: If someone has extraordinary achievements, he must treat extraordinary people. Wang Zheng and Sun Ce are extraordinary people. The battle of Jiangdong can also be regarded as an extraordinary battle, and I really want to know who can make such an extraordinary contribution!"

Xun Yu said: "In my opinion, my lord should not ask who will win and who will lose, as the saying goes, one hair will affect the whole body. At this extraordinary time, in this extraordinary battle, can we win in it?" Its benefits, or how to resolve the crisis that may be caused by it, is what the lord should care about."

Cao Cao fell silent.

Jizhou, Weijun, Yecheng.

"Shucheng has not been breached yet, and Hefei was taken back by the Xuzhou Army?"

Yuan Shao, who had just returned from the victory, was drawing the map of Yangzhou on the table with a pen. After hearing the messenger's report, he smiled mockingly, "Sun Ce is too incompetent, and he still pretends to be a tyrant. It's ridiculous. !"

This time Yuan Shao personally led the army to attack Youzhou, and he was invincible. He completely suppressed his former enemy Gongsun Zan. Although Yi Jing was not defeated in the end, it basically ended the confrontation between the two heroes. As the final victor, Yuan Shu was naturally very proud, and his face was full of vigor and vigor at this time.

"Yuan Hao, in your opinion, who will win the Jiangdong battle?"

Hearing the news from the lord, Tian Feng pondered for a moment, and then slowly replied: "While Wang Zheng uses troops sharply, Sun Ce is also quite sophisticated, and the Xuzhou army is now going deep alone after all. Seeing that summer is coming and autumn is coming, and the weather is getting colder, it can be said that the geographical advantage is not occupied." After that, it’s time to lose the sky.”

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard the words, "The implication is that you think Sun Ce will win?"

Although he taunted Sun Ce just now, he was actually more optimistic about Sun Ce in his heart.

After all, how can you say that this young man is also Sun Jian's son? The dragon begets the dragon and the phoenix, and in terms of the nobleness of blood, it should be Sun Ce who is better than Wang Zheng!
(End of this chapter)