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"Thank you, leader, for your love. Cao is ashamed." Seeing Yuan Shao's frank expression, Cao Cao's expression changed slightly, and his mind also relaxed a little, and he no longer regarded himself as the "last general".

"People are precious and know that Cao really dare not discuss friendship with the leader of the alliance. Today, Cao lost the foundation of Yanzhou before, and then Feiyundu suffered a disastrous defeat. Now there are only three small cities, and there are no more than ten thousand troops. It’s the end of the road, and it’s just lingering. In recent days, if the lord has not taken care of him in many ways and loved him, he might have been annexed by other princes, or he would have been killed by Lu Bu and died for a long time. I have no teeth and never forget, and I will be rewarded in the future! Leader, please raise a lamp, and Cao Mou respects the leader, please!"

"Hehehe! Meng De's words are serious. This cup, you and I will drink together!"

While laughing, Yuan Shao drank the cup in one gulp, then looked at Cao Cao and smiled.

"Meng De doesn't have to worry about the battle of Feiyundu. Don't you hear that he doesn't judge a hero by his success or failure? Before Meng De encountered a small setback, his strength was weakened, but there is a saying among military strategists: victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. Given time, Meng De will be determined." Can make a comeback, regroup, and reappear!"

"With the auspicious words of the lord, I hope so. Cao will thank the lord for his kindness first." Cao Cao's expression changed slightly, and he bowed his hands in gratitude.

Chapter 680

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In the afternoon, the cold wind breaks down and the sun shines warmly on people. It is really a rare and pleasant time in winter.

The wild mountains and rivers exposed to the sun, the snow quickly melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, moistening the land and nourishing all things.

On the top of Jujian Peak in Dongling, the two people sitting cross-legged, were in the middle of drinking and talking.

After drinking from a cup, Yuan Shao turned his eyes to Hangu Pass more than ten miles away again. After finishing his drink, he frowned slightly and thoughtfully looked at the Xiongguan Pass among the cliffs in the distant mountains.

"There is one thing that confuses me. I wonder if Mengde can explain it to me?"

"Leader, please say, Cao will do his best, try to say it. If the words are inappropriate, please forgive me."

Yuan Shao smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Meng De is too self-effacing. I have already said something beforehand, you and I are like brothers, why should we divide each other."

Cao Cao nodded with a smile, and bowed his hands to show his thanks.But he knew very well in his heart that what Yuan Shao said was purely polite and pompous, a joke, and must not be believed to be true, otherwise it would definitely cause Yuan Shao's displeasure.

This is the detached embodiment of the strong in the world, what they say is what they say, what they say is golden, and what they say is solid, there is no doubt at all.However, once he is unhappy or unhappy in his heart, a single thought can kill a person. It can be said that turning his hands into clouds and hands into rain is unpredictable.If someone doesn't know how to praise and is proud of being favored, he may be able to survive if he meets a broad-minded overlord, but if he meets a narrow-minded overlord.There must be a catastrophe, and life will be lost.

This is the reason why everyone in the world wants to be strong, and there are many princes in troubled times.Because the strong can control their own destiny.A word or deed can determine the life and death of countless people, and a wave of a hand can affect the situation in the world, stir up the vicissitudes of the world, and thus change the fate of countless people.

"If the leader has any doubts, just ask, and Cao will definitely know everything."

"Yeah." Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and pointed to the Xiongguan in the distance: "Meng De has never thought about it. In fact, while I am waiting for the army to cross the river, Thief Li can definitely attack with his troops, even halfway across the river. Sure enough. If that’s the case, my army of princes must have suffered heavy losses, and they couldn’t even cross the river and land at all. But why did Thief Li not respond from the beginning to the end, and just watched us cross the river and set up camp, completely ignoring him. How about turning a deaf ear?”

"Huh?" Cao Cao was surprised when he heard this.Looking up at Yuan Shao in amazement, there was a flash of light in his eyes, and there was a bit of appreciation.But Yuan Shao didn't pay attention to Cao Cao's expression at this time, he was still looking at Hangu Pass standing proudly among the mountains and streams, dazed.

It is true that Cao Cao was greatly surprised by Yuan Shao's question, even somewhat beyond his expectation.Because he himself was thinking about this issue these days, and couldn't figure it out for several days in a row.I really couldn't figure out why Li Li would miss such a favorable opportunity for nothing and stay on the sidelines.Wait for the Allied forces to cross the river and set up camp, and then form a siege on Hangu Pass.

However, just when the heavy snow stopped yesterday evening, Cao Cao finally figured out what was going on.It was precisely because of this problem and guessed Li Li's true intentions that Cao Cao was very pessimistic about the prospects of the Allied Army's Battle of Hangu.As a result, he began to consider Cheng Yu's proposal and really paid attention to it. At present, he has not made up his mind, and is still weighing the pros and cons, hesitating.

Now Yuan Shao suddenly raised this question, which made Cao Cao realize a little crisis, because Yuan Shao was far from being as simple as he imagined, and he was not purely a man of great success.Thinking about it carefully, Yuan Shao can have the strength and status he has today, which in itself shows that he is not a mediocre person, let alone relying on the Yu Yin of the fourth and third members of the Yuan family to develop and grow.

On the contrary, Yuan Shao was not only tall and majestic, but also smart since he was a child, which made several high-ranking elders of the Yuan family love him very much. Afterwards, he abandoned Yuan Shu, who was born in the same family, and devoted himself to training Yuan Shao to become the helm of the Yuan family.This section alone is enough to show that Yuan Shao is very talented, he is favored by Yuan's parents, and he is able to control Yuan's numerous network resources, financial resources and material resources.Facts have proved that the vision of Yuan's elders is very accurate. Yuan Shao is indeed stronger than Yuan Shu. He has become the leading vassal overlord in the world in the current troubled times. However, Yuan Shu is still fighting around Yangzhou at this time, and has not yet completely occupied Yangzhou.

Recalling Yuan Shao's rapid development and growth, Cao Cao clearly realized that he thought he knew Yuan Shao very well, but in fact he was too one-sided and biased, or that he had never really understood Yuan Shao.

Maybe Yuan Shao still has some arrogance and overjoyed habits of dudes from famous families. Maybe he still has many flaws of one kind or another, but one thing is beyond doubt, that is, when Yuan Shao encounters big or difficult things, he is very nervous. Strong-minded, not confused at all, even very wise.Just like what happened a few days ago, the princes from all walks of life speculated that the reason why Li Li did not take the initiative to attack when the Allied forces were crossing the river or when the foothold was not stable was probably due to the heavy snowfall. The Xiliang iron cavalry was fighting, so Li Li had to give up attacking halfway or take advantage of the Allied forces' unstable foothold to sneak attack on the Allied camp.

There are not a few princes who have this kind of thinking, even Cao Cao himself thought so before. It was not until yesterday that he woke up and figured out Li Li's true intentions.But he never expected that Yuan Shao did not blindly agree with the opinions of the princes from all walks of life, but had been thinking about this issue secretly, and now he directly raised the issue and asked Cao Cao for his opinion.

Suddenly, Cao Cao felt awkward and hesitant, with the question in his mind all the time: "Should I tell Yuan Shao the truth? If I did, what good would it do me? What if I didn't? "

"Meng De, Meng De, what are you thinking? Could it be that you can't figure out the reason, or maybe Li Thief is afraid of our army of princes and dare not fight our allies head-on?" Just as Cao Cao was weighing the gains and losses, Yuan Shao Withdrawing his gaze from looking into the distance, he patted his shoulder lightly and asked in surprise.

Cao Cao woke up when he heard the sound, and came back to his senses in astonishment, seeing Yuan Shao no longer looking at Hangu Pass, but staring at himself in surprise.The astonishment on Cao Cao's face quickly disappeared, and then he smiled lightly, got up slightly, sat facing west, and stared intently at Hangu Pass facing him.At this moment, all the national hatred and family hatred that he had deliberately suppressed in his heart welled up in his heart, prompting him to make an instant decision.No matter what, the villain Li Li cannot be allowed to win this war, otherwise there will be no hope of revenge for the blood feud between the Cao family and the Xiahou family.

"Does the lord know how many Xiliang troops are in Hangu Pass?" Now that he has decided to tell the truth, Cao Cao doesn't intend to make a detour.However, you must also pay attention to the method of speaking. If you can't achieve the expected effect after explaining the whole story, it's better not to say it.

Now Cao Cao's intended goal is to not only explain the whole story, but also persuade Yuan Shao to give Li Thief a heavy blow according to his strategy of defeating the enemy.Even if Li Thief and the Xiliang Army under his command could not be defeated in one fell swoop, the Xiliang Army would have to be severely injured, so that Li Thief's vitality would be severely injured, and he would be unable to send troops to the Central Plains within a few years.

"How many Xiliang troops are there in Hangu Pass?" Yuan Shao murmured casually, then looked at Cao Cao in astonishment: "Why did Meng De know the truth? You and I both know that Thief Li gathered 25 cavalry in Hangu Pass. Among them, there are 13 cavalry and 12 infantry. The combat power is very strong, only slightly inferior to our allied forces. Therefore, I have been thinking for the past few days how long it will take for our army to conquer Hangu Pass. If it is delayed for a long time , it is necessary to prepare for a long-term siege in advance.”

As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Cao Cao immediately shook his head. It seemed that what Yuan Shao said was not accurate and did not match the situation he had grasped.

"The lord doesn't know. In order to deal with the battle of Sili, Thief Li indeed mobilized more than 20 cavalry to join the battle, including 16 troops in the Anyi Daying Camp and [-] troops in the Hangu Pass. Perhaps the lord has not yet You know, Thief Li originally wanted to fight our allied forces in Anyi City to test the fighting power of our allied forces and the strength of our generals, but unexpectedly, Cao Cao burned down the granary, forcing him to give up his original plan , retreated to Hangu Pass.

After the battle of Feiyundu, Thief Li dispatched tens of thousands of troops day and night to search and kill Cao, as if he would not give up until Cao was killed.It's a pity that Li thief never expected that I, Cao Cao, did not flee to the distance at all, but rushed to sneak into Feiyundu mountain stream again before dawn with enough dry food, and hid under the cliff on the top of the mountain where Li thief appeared that night.As a result, the Xiliang army walked around in front of my eyes every day, but they never noticed that I was hiding under their noses; after seven days, I discovered the strength of the Xiliang army and Li Thief's strategic intention to lure the enemy deep. "

"The strength of the troops, the strategic intention?" Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard the words, his face was full of horror: "Meng De means that the Xiliang Army in Hangu Pass does not have 25, and the reason why Thief Li did not take the initiative to attack our army To cross the river is to let all our troops cross the river on purpose. Is this a trick set up by Thief Li to lure the enemy into deep?"

"The leader's words are right, and that's exactly the truth!" Cao Cao nodded in affirmation.

"How is this possible? If, as Meng De said, there are no 25 Xiliang troops in Hangu Pass, how can a mere 36 Xiliang troops resist my army of [-] princes? Since then, Thief Li's move is not only a lure If the enemy penetrates deep, it will lead the wolf into the house instead, which is purely self-defeating!"

"The leader's words are wrong!" Hearing that Yuan Shao was so confident in the fighting power of the allied forces of the princes, Cao Cao finally couldn't help but regained his sharp nature.

"To be honest, Mr. Cao has roughly figured out the distribution of Li's troops. Li's army has gathered 16 troops in Hangu Pass, of which less than [-] are infantry, and the remaining [-] are all Xiliang cavalry. In an attempt to gather our allied forces in front of Hangu Pass and annihilate them. In addition, Thief Li sent Xu Rong to lead [-] infantry troops to Xingyang in the name of chasing and killing Cao Cao, while Xingyang Daying and Luoyang Baguan Originally, there were [-] to [-] guarding troops. That is to say, before the allied forces crossed the river, Li Bandit deployed nearly [-] soldiers and horses behind our army. The army blocked Hangu Pass, completely cutting off our army's retreat."

Chapter 681 Hangu's Ambush on All Sides

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"In addition, Thief Li sent Xu Rong to lead [-] infantry troops to Xingyang in the name of chasing and killing me, Cao Cao, and Xingyang Daying and Luoyang Eighth Pass originally had [-] to [-] soldiers guarding the city. That is to say Long before the Allied forces crossed the river, Thief Li deployed nearly [-] soldiers and horses behind our army. Relying on the advantages of the city and the pass, they blocked our more than [-] Allied forces in front of Hangu Pass, completely cutting off our army's retreat. "

Speaking of this, Cao Cao took a deep breath, turned his head and pointed in the direction of Hedong County behind him, with a very dignified expression.

"Does the leader know that as early as when we were attacking Hedong County by the Huimeng, there was an army of no less than 6 horses under the command of Li Thief lurking in the territory of Bingzhou behind us?"

"Ah! There is such a thing? Meng De's words are serious. Why didn't I receive any intelligence before?" Yuan Shao grabbed Cao Cao's shoulder in shock and asked in disbelief.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, slowly lowered his arm pointing to Bingzhou, and looked at Hangu Pass with lingering fear, his eyes were full of fear just like Yuan Shao's.

"For a long time, we have always looked down on Li Thief because of his young age, thinking that it was a coincidence that he was in charge of the Xiliang Army. , so as to pick up a big bargain, and be able to steal Longting and take control of the power of the world. Regardless of whether Leader Yuan thinks so, anyway, Cao did have this idea before. In my eyes, I always think that he is a bastard with a yellow mouth and an opportunist. He can be destroyed with a single palm.

However, during the battle of Feiyundu, Cao really experienced the power of Thief Li.I also witnessed the powerful combat effectiveness of Li Thief's main battalion.It was night, and Li's soldiers besieging Cao were no more than [-] men, and most of them were ordinary county soldiers who had not yet been incorporated into the Xiliang army.However, it was these ordinary county soldiers who were not as good as Li Thief's eyes, who trapped the [-] Qingzhou Army under Cao's command in the mountain stream, and were unable to break through the Taniguchi for nearly an hour.At the front of Taniguchi, Li Thief's [-] personal guards and cavalry alone were able to fight fiercely with tens of thousands of Cao's troops.He blocked our army's breakout three times successively; Li Thief himself was extremely brave. He rode alone into my tens of thousands of troops as if entering no one's land, beheading hundreds of soldiers under my command with his own power.In the end, he escaped unscathed.

Therefore, to this day, the princes of all walks of life think that the [-] troops under Cao's command were destroyed by the reinforcements under Li Thief's command, but this is not the case.The [-] troops led by Cao Mou were defeated head-on by more than [-] cavalry led by Li Thief.The subsequent arrival of Hangu reinforcements was just icing on the cake.Didn't actually take part in the breakout battle.

The [-] Xiliang Army confronted the [-] Qingzhou Army head-on. The two sides met hastily. They did not prepare enough arrows and offensive and defensive supplies in advance. It was almost a head-to-head bloody fight.But the result was that the [-] soldiers under Cao's command were defeated, and although Li Thief's troops occupied the advantage of the terrain, they suffered only more than [-] casualties after the war, half of their strength was lost, and their strength remained.It can be seen from this.Li Thief's Xiliang army is so powerful, even if it is an ordinary guarding county soldier.It is also enough to compete with our elite soldiers and horses. It is fierce and fierce, and its combat effectiveness is amazing! "

Listening to Cao Cao's narration, Yuan Shao's face changed again and again, sometimes livid, sometimes crimson, and finally pale.

"Did Meng De see and hear all these with his own eyes?"

"Exactly! In the Battle of Feiyundu, Cao's troops were completely destroyed. While fleeing for his life, he witnessed the mobilization of soldiers and horses under Li Thief's command, and heard Xiliang soldiers discussing the military situation in private. The actual strength of the Liang army can be deduced from Li Thief's real strategic intentions."

After Yuan Shao heard the words, he couldn't help sighing and sighed: "As the saying goes: misfortune depends on blessings. Although the defeat of Feiyundu was a great disaster for Meng De, it also obtained a lot of information from Li's army. This is our alliance. The blessing of the army! The fly in the ointment is that the price paid for this information is too high. Mengde's tens of thousands of troops were destroyed in one battle, and all his efforts for several years were wasted. Yuan didn't know about this before, it's a mistake Meng De, when I return to the camp today, I will cash in all the food and supplies in arrears, and allow Meng De to recruit soldiers by himself. In case of any difficulties, Meng De can ask for it, and Yuan will try his best to help solve it; I hope Mengde will be more considerate."

"Leadership oh no, thank you brother Benchu ​​for your great help, brother Yu is very grateful! In the future, brother will be sent, but brother Yu will be so heartbroken, thank you brother for helping today!" Cao Cao got up and knelt down and bowed.

Seeing Cao Cao perform such a great gift, Yuan Shao couldn't help being moved, and immediately got up to help each other: "Meng De doesn't need to be too polite. My brother said earlier that you and I are brothers, and we should help each other and create a great cause together! "

This is the first time Cao Cao bows down to Yuan Shao. This is not because he is hypocritical, but because he bows down to Yuan Shao sincerely.