Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Cao Cao assassinated Dong, and I was abandoned

Chapter 161 Zhang Liao defeated Gongsun Zan, Cao Shuo launched an army to attack Youzhou in four directions

"Baoyue!"

"Um……"

"Compared with Wen'er, the gap is too obvious!"

"I am the champion of the three armies, how could I lose to her, let me charge for a while!"

……

The ninth day of November.

Cao Shuo led the army to Gaoyang, Hejian.

The three generals guarding the north, Ju Yi, Xu Rong, Xu Huang, and the counselor Tian Feng, came to Cao Shuo's tent and obeyed Cao Shuo's orders.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan fought Zhang Liao in Zhuolu for nearly six hours yesterday. He was defeated by Zhang Liao and led an army of 5000 to retreat to Juyang. Zhang Liao also suffered heavy losses. Only [-] of the [-] army remained."

Tian Feng told Cao Shuo about the battle yesterday.

Gongsun Baoyue was terrified when he heard that, only [-] of his father's [-] troops remained, how many soldiers and horses does he have in Youzhou?

No wonder Cao Shuo wanted to attack Youzhou at this time. Unexpectedly, all of this was in his plan.

"My lord, Lu Bu wants to exchange some [-] wounded horses for food!"

Tian Feng looked at Cao Shuo. For them, [-] war horses are really a timely help, but the medicinal materials needed to treat the horses are not a small amount.

"Zhen Yan, calculate how much food you can exchange for."

"promise!"

While Zhen Yan was calculating, Cao Shuo looked at Xu Huang and said, "Gongming, Ziyi, you two will lead an army of [-] Xuanjia soldiers and [-] infantry to attack Zhuo County. First, clean up the surrounding counties!"

"promise!"

"Wait……"

Gongsun Baoyue wanted to interrupt and persuade Cao Shuo not to attack the city by force, but she was suddenly glared at by Zhao Yu, and she shut her mouth in an instant.

"What's the matter?" Cao Shuo looked at Gongsun Baoyue suspiciously.

"No, it's okay!"

Gongsun Baoyue shook her head hastily, she knew that she had overstepped her authority, it would be better to intercede in private, lest Cao Shuo would not be able to step down in front of all the civil servants and generals.

"Ju Yi, you lead [-] troops from the headquarters, detour between Juyang and the military capital, and ambush Gongsun Zan!"

"promise!"

Gongsun Baoyue's eyelids twitched wildly, is this going to put his father to death?

"Xu Rong, you lead [-] Xuanjia troops and [-] infantry to attack Anci in Guangyang County!"

"promise!"

"Zhongkang and Yuan Hao, you two lead an army of [-] Xuanjia troops and [-] infantry to attack Yuyang County!"

"promise!"

"Zilong guards the Chinese army, and the army camps in Yangxiang!"

Everyone was well arranged, only Gongsun Baoyue, Zhao Yu, and Lu Wen were left beside Cao Shuo.

"Husband, I have something to ask!" Gongsun Baoyue looked at Cao Shuo anxiously.

"I disagree!" Cao Shuo resolutely refused without asking.

He knew what Gongsun Baoyue wanted to say in his heart, didn't he just want him not to storm the city, the key is not to storm the city now, no one will surrender.

The Youzhou soldiers were all arrogant, and if they didn't give them a good lesson, they wouldn't know what pain is.

"I persuade them to surrender, do you agree or not?" Gongsun Baoyue said through gritted teeth.

"Persuade to surrender?"

Cao Shuo thought for a while and said, "I disagree!"

"you……"

Gongsun Baoyue pouted with displeasure on his face, is he going to massacre the city?

We are all one family, so why be so heartless.

Leading the defeated army, Gongsun Zan returned to Juyang with a dejected expression on his face. His two-sided stirrups had only been prestige for less than a month before they completely lost their advantage.

"Damn Cao Shuo, he even provided equipment to the Bingzhou Army!"

Gongsun Zan's face was full of anger. He thought that Lu Bu would hate Cao Shuo because of his daughter, but he didn't expect this guy to work hand in hand with Cao Shuo.

"Father, although our army was defeated, Zhang Liao's army also suffered heavy losses. At present, our army still has [-] Wuhuan cavalry and [-] Youzhou cavalry, and they are still capable of fighting. However, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses are all recruits. There is simply no way to compete with our army."

Gongsun Xu looked full of confidence. In his opinion, Lu Bu's army was nothing more than that, and the state was vast and sparsely populated. It was quite difficult for them to recruit soldiers.

"What do you know, Lu Bu is just a brave man, our enemy is Cao Shuo!"

Gongsun Zan stared at Gongsun Xu with a look of hating iron for being weak. Lu Bu had already exhausted his soldiers, so what would he use to fight Cao Shuo?

Youzhou is not much better than Bingzhou now. Sixty percent of the civilians in the west of Liaodong County have moved out to escape the war. It is really difficult for him to recruit soldiers now.

Gongsun Yue suggested: "Brother, our army signed an alliance agreement with Yuan Shao's army, why not borrow troops from Yuan Shao!"

"Borrowing troops? It's not easy. The entire Linhai area has been blocked by Cao Shuo's navy. Even if Yuan Shao can send troops, he will not be able to pass Cao Shuo's blockade."

Yuan Shao is too busy to take care of himself now, trying his best to persuade Tao Qian to merge with him, and there is no extra troops to help them.

"Report, something is wrong with the lord, Cao Shuo is here!"

A scout stumbled in and ran in. Gongsun Zan frowned and said angrily, "Come on, come on, he can still eat you!"

The scout said with a mournful face, "He came with a large army."

"what!"

Gongsun Zan's eyes instantly showed a trace of panic, Cao Shuo led the army here?Did he discuss it with Zhang Liao?

As soon as he lost [-] to [-] soldiers, Cao Shuo led an army to attack, which was really a coincidence.

Gongsun asked eagerly, "How many of them are there? Besides Cao Shuo, who else is leading the army? Where have they gone?"

"Jizhou generals Ju Yi, Xu Rong, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, and Yuan Shao's surrendered general Tai Shici, in addition to the 10,000 troops stationed on the border between Ji and You, Cao Shuo brought an army of [-]+."

"Nima..."

Gongsun Zan wiped off his cold sweat. Isn't this killing me?

Nearly 20 troops came to attack Youzhou. Could it be that he really won Youzhou in one battle?

"Report, Xu Huang's army has surrounded Zhuo County!"

"Report, Xu Rong's army is less than twenty miles away from Anci!"

"Report, Quanzhou in Yuyang County was captured by Xu Chu and Tian Feng, and Xu Chu's army has arrived at the city of Yongnu."

"Report, Cao Shuo personally led the army to camp in Yangxiang, and there is a strong tendency to attack Guangyang."

……

One battle report after another gave Gongsun Zan a headache. He didn't expect Cao Shuo to move so fast.

Gongsun Zan felt that Juyang couldn't stay any longer. He had to lead the army back to Ji County.

Gongsun Yue suggested: "Brother, we must ask Yuan Shao for help, let him contain Cao Shuo in the south, otherwise our army will be in danger."

"Father, my son is willing to lead [-] elite soldiers to fight Cao Shuo to the death!"

Gongsun Xu looked angry, he must prove to his father that he still has the strength to fight in Youzhou.

Guan Jing said: "Cao Shuo attacked Youzhou in four directions at the same time. We can only win by surprise and defeat them one by one to solve the current crisis. If we fight recklessly, our army has no chance of winning."

Gongsun Xu said angrily: "Guan Jing, what do you mean? Are you saying that our army is not as strong as Cao Shuo's soldiers?"

Chapter 162 My infantry is invincible

Yuan Shao from Linzi, Qingzhou, after being taught a few times by Cao Shuo, his head suddenly became brighter, and his character of being resourceful and less decisive changed a lot.

"My lords, I have gathered all the military officers over a centurion and the civilian officials over two hundred shi here, mainly to discuss with you how to deal with the cavalry!"

Yuan Shao looked at the meeting hall with a serious face, the team of no less than a thousand people, he wanted them to come up with a way to deal with the cavalry.

Xu You said: "My lord, against Cao Shuo's Xuanjia army, we can still win by numbers or tricks."

Conspiracy?

All the civil servants looked contemptuous, I'm afraid you don't know how many capable people Cao Shuo has under his command.

If all of you here can compare with Xun You, you already think highly of them, and you still want to use tricks to defeat Cao Shuo's think tank?What a fool's dream.

"Ziyuan misunderstood me. I was talking about how to deal with the cavalry, not how to deal with the Xuanjia army."

Yuan Shao found that Xu You didn't understand what he meant, so he repeated it.

Xu You asked puzzledly, "Aren't they all the same?"

"I want to deal with the cavalry, not just the Xuanjia army. Do we have no other enemies except Cao Shuo?"

Yuan Shao looked at Xu You with displeasure, why is this guy so hard-headed? Is it so hard to understand my words?

Feng Ji suggested: "Reject the horse pile, sink into the horse pit, and crossbow array!"

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Yuan Tu is right, this is what I want, think again!"

"Are these not enough?" Feng Ji was amazed. Could there be anything else besides these?

Yuan Shao glared at Feng Ji angrily, thinking, do you need to remind me of such a simple thing?

"These are common. The horse-repelling posts and horse traps can only be used in defense, not in offense. Although the crossbow formation is good in lethality, it's a pity that the movement speed is too slow and the defense is insufficient."

Yan Liang said: "My lord, all our war horses have been replaced with double-sided stirrups. If we let all the cavalry learn how to ride and shoot, wouldn't it be done once and for all?"

Yuan Shao sighed and said, "Our cavalry is far inferior to Cao Shuo's. We can deal with other princes well, but against Cao Shuo, it's like fighting with an axe."

Even riding and shooting can't satisfy the appetite of the lord?

What does the lord want?

Yuan Shao added: "I called so many people here, but I don't want to hear these clichés. Riding and shooting are too common, and anyone can think of them."

Some people who didn't expect it rolled their eyes. This curse is not swearing, and it is worthy of the master.

"We can use a halberd to cut a horse's leg!" A general stood up and said.

Yuan Shao was very surprised, this is a good way.

"That's right, ten taels of gold!"

"Uh……"

Everyone was horrified, just such a simple suggestion, just reward ten taels of gold?

One made a good start, and the others began to think hard about how to deal with the cavalry.

"My lord, chariots can effectively prevent cavalry from charging. We can build more chariots."

"reward!"

"My lord, we can use ropes to trap soldiers on horseback."

"roll!"

Dare to come up with such a mentally retarded method, next time I will let you try it on the battlefield and see who you can trap.

"The suggestion of cutting the horse's legs just now is good, but most of the current cavalry can ride and shoot. I am afraid that the opponent will shoot randomly, and our soldiers will be very few."

Yuan Shao thought of this suggestion, and immediately regretted that it was too early to reward.

"My lord, we can equip the soldiers with a shield in addition to the halberd."

"This……"

Yuan Shao is considering whether to reward or not. This suggestion is very good, but with such a long halberd, can it really carry a shield?

A civil official said: "My lord, we can use the spear and shield formation to form a small square formation one by one to deal with the charging cavalry!"

"reward!"