After Yuan Shu arrived in Yuzhou, he collected a lot of food and wealth of this generation into his own pocket. The big families in Yuzhou were divided into two factions. most of the wealth.
Some other people took the initiative to invest in their family property and put all their energy into helping Yuan Shu. The momentum of their support was surprising. There was a reason for those people who were only interested in profit to be so generous.
Yuan Shu promised these people: "The Han Dynasty exists in name only, and the world is torn apart. If you support me to win Yanzhou and pacify the world, in the future, this meritorious service from the dragon will make your family rank high and even become relatives of the emperor!"
The emperor was coerced, first Dong Zhuo, then Wang Yun, then Guo Si and Li Jue, the court was weak, Yuan Shu saw these things, and he already had the ambition to become king on his own.
When recruiting people to follow him, Yuan Shu's status as the son of the princess of the Han Dynasty made him even more honored by the royal blood.
In order to cater to Yuan Shu's thoughts, the subordinates pointed to the bright sunshine and said it was the manifestation of God's will; they pointed to the thick clouds and said they were colorful auspicious clouds;All these things made Yuan Shu even more eager to move.
Adviser Yan Xiang advised Yuan Shu: "The people who claim their own kingship in this world are rebels from all over the world, and they are all incompetent miscellaneous troops. They have little knowledge and no foresight, so they will do inappropriate actions. Attracted the encirclement and suppression of the princes from all over the world. The lord is the descendant of the fourth generation and the third prince, and has a deep foundation, but even so, you cannot be the first person to be called emperor among the princes of the world! That will make you a target of public criticism and arouse the anger of the people of the world Besides, there is a tiger sleeping beside you, once you become emperor, it will give Cao Cao an excuse to attack you, now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are united, the situation is far more serious than you imagined."
Yan Xiang's persuasion seemed to have some effect for the time being. He frightened Yuan Shu, and he became angry from embarrassment: "Yuan Shao is just the son of a maidservant, so he doesn't pay attention to me. Cao Cao has no family background since he was born as an eunuch. He would rather be with Yuan Shao." He is not willing to make friends with me when he cooperates, and we will talk about this after I have subdued him."
As far as Yuan Shu is concerned, Xuzhou has been friendly for the time being, Jingzhou is across the river, and Chang'an is also cooperating with him. The nearest Cao Cao is the most conspicuous, but he still cooperates with Yuan Shao, which is tantamount to abandoning their former friendship.
The defeat in the previous battle made him dare not be careless anymore. He knew that if he wanted to capture Cao Cao, he would need to concentrate all his strength, so he invested most of the food, grass and wealth he collected into this battle.
He fully armed his cavalry and set up a heavy cavalry army. Yuzhou was short of horses, so he asked the Southern Huns for horse sources, and borrowed Yufulo's relationship to get a large number of excellent BMWs.
The cavalry marched fast, and the supplies were also fast. Once they rushed into the formation, ordinary infantry could hardly parry them. I just want to try their combat capabilities.
Yuan Shu led his troops into Xiangyi and fought against Cao Cao in Fengqiu. His cavalry formed a formation and charged forward, while the Southern Huns assisted by taking small roads from the side. As soon as they came up, they attacked with ferocious attacks, disrupting Cao Cao's defensive formation. After waiting for a while, he immediately withdrew his infantry and turned to use the same cavalry to confront Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao was very distressed, and asked Xi Zhicai, the military adviser: "What we lack in Yanzhou is good horses. I feel distressed when I lose a horse. Before those horses, Baima Yicong, who robbed Gongsun Zan, made a fortune. Now we are with Yuan Shu's cavalry faced each other head-on, exhausting our troops, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time. As for the infantry against the cavalry, the victory is a small victory, and the worship is a big defeat, which is very easy to collapse the situation."
Yanzhou is short of horses, with many mountains and few plains. The most powerful cavalry in Cao Cao's hands is the one led by Lu Bu. This is the number. It took a lot of money to raise it to the current scale. In the middle of the battle, wouldn't Cao Cao have no cards, what should he do when facing other enemies in the future?
Cao Jun camped in Fengqiu, where the decisive battle was ahead. Flags fluttered inside the camp, and bonfires were burning. In the field of Kuangting, a high wooden wall was erected, and a huge gate was built.
They twisted the thatch into thick ropes and used them to tie into the wood. Rows of huge logs were cut into sharp and sharp shapes, and then erected on tall frames, pulled by thick ropes, forming the protective traps and protective gates of the camp.
If Yuan Shu's cavalry wants to further advance the battle lines between Yuzhou and Yanzhou, they need to lead troops to break through Cao Jun's stockade, or go over mountains and ridges on wild roads. He brought a lot of people and heavy cavalry, and he needs flat roads to gather and charge. Forward, it's a little less flexible in terms of flexibility.
"Using the bow and arrow team may destroy the enemy's formation?" Xi Zhicai pondered for a while, before denying himself: "Their heavy cavalry have shields for protection and scimitars as weapons. The bow and arrow team has a limited range, so I'm afraid they won't be able to break through their protection."
"The enemy army is approaching aggressively, and once they are discouraged, they will be defeated in an instant. My lord, it is better to avoid their sharp edge and retreat to Kuangting," Xi Zhicai analyzed for Cao Cao: "The surrounding terrain is undulating, and Fengqiu faces the enemy from three sides, so it is easy to be attacked from the side. The pavilion has a geographical advantage, and after retreating, it can force the enemy to attack from only one direction, avoiding the risk of being attacked."
With Xi Zhicai's reminder, Cao Cao immediately ordered the entire army to retreat ten miles, and transport away the felled trees and stockades.
Seeing Cao Cao retreating, Yuan Shu immediately led his troops to catch up. The army squeezed into the only road leading to Kuangting, and the marching speed slowed down immediately.
The southern Huns were unable to attack from the flank, so Yu Fuluo led his men to join forces with Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao assigned manpower, and several generals under him led troops to garrison at various strategic points, while the rear was handed over to Xia Houdun, Xun Yu and others for stability, and he even led troops to the front line.
The eldest son, Cao Ang, begged to assist Cao Cao, and stayed by Cao Cao's side for the time being, as well as Cao Cao's promoted deputy Dian Wei, Li Dian, Le Jin, who performed well in the last battle, and other promoted generals, generals under Cao Cao Blossoms everywhere became his confidence to deal with Yuan Shu.
The night was dark, and the wilderness overgrown with weeds spread a chilling atmosphere, and the sound of horseshoes whizzed past, and the Gaozhai where Cao Jun was stationed was within sight.
Yuan Shu's army blew the horn, and the flames suddenly appeared in the dark night, and the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of clashing gold and daggers came and went one after another.
The rain of arrows with kerosene rushed towards the wooden gate of the village, and the Southern Huns rode their horses to attack, and went to harvest the defenders outside the gate of the village with a machete in their hands.
The Cao army in the village rectified, and it didn't take long for a group of heavy infantry to fight the enemy.
The infantry were short-handed and slow-moving, and when fighting with the cavalry, they were almost under pressure. Seeing this, Yuan Shu ordered his troops to come out in full force.
At this time, a large number of Cao soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in the forest, and the burning torches in the dark night almost lit up the forest. Cao Cao's cavalry charged down and charged directly at Yuan Shu's army, intending to cut off their forward offensive.
The forest is not a good place to hide, and the cavalry is not suitable for charging at high places. Cao Cao ordered people to jump on the wooden "bridge" here day and night, and speculated that Yuan Shu would come to attack at night. Under the cover of night, they hid the cavalry.
Cao Jun took the initiative to lower the gate of Yuan Shu's army before rushing into the gate of the village. What they faced would be row after row of spearmen formed into a square formation. The spear pointed directly at Yuan Shu's army.
The momentum of the attack slowed down. "Zuo Zhuan", Cao GUI's article on the debate said: "One vigorous effort, then decline, and three exhaustion."
It was talking about the morale of Yuan Shu's army at this time. The offensive was aggressive, but it failed to attack the real point. Instead, it vented its overly strong morale. After some setbacks, the morale collapsed so quickly that Yuan Shu was unpredictable.
The strongest general under Yuan Shu is Ji Ling. At this time, he was held back by Lu Bu, and he couldn't do without the battle with Lu Bu's army for a while, so that Yuan Shu, who had no generals around him, made a wrong decision and even lost money because of it. heavy!
Yuzhou is located in the south, and it is a treasure land where scholars gather. The folk customs there are gentle, which is different from Yanzhou, a place where there are all outrageous people. With the support of equipment, they can't exert too many advantages.
It is a pity that none of Yuan Shu's advisers is really good at strategic planning.
Cao Cao used his troops in a variety of ways, frequently came up with wise plans, and was assisted by Xi Zhicai who was proficient in this way. Yuan Shu's army suffered a setback for the first time, but soon regained its momentum, and then attacked again. This time Yuan Shu was smart. Instead of attacking the difficult Kuangting, I went to attack the town west of Kuangting.
Li Dian, the school lieutenant who led the troops here in the town, was well prepared. He not only defended the city, but also chased Yuan Shu's army for nearly [-] li.
After repeating this many times, Cao Cao estimated that the momentum of Yuan Shu's army was running out, so he seized the opportunity to light up the beacon tower, and several clouds of smoke shot straight into the sky!
The generals scattered nearby received the signal, raised the flag of Cao Jun, stepped on the dust with the sound of horseshoes, and launched a full-scale attack on Yuan Shu's army.
After Yuan Shu suffered a setback, he was defeated one after another, and the battle line retreated again and again. He was forced to give up part of the captured land and retreat to Ningling to the south.
Ningling is located in Liangdi, which is the real estate that Cao Cao had previously renovated. Yuan Shu returned there and became a siege. Only by cutting off the tail can he have a chance of survival!
At the same time, Pei Guoqiao's reinforcements from the east of Liangdi arrived and joined forces with Cao Cao. Yuan Shu retreated to Wuping, an important military town in the north of Yuzhou.
This time the situation reversed and it was Cao Cao's turn to attack.
Yuan Shu suffered another defeat, scolded the recruited Yuzhou soldiers for their incompetence, violated taboos on the battlefield, and dealt with the two generals who lost the battle during the war, and the morale of the army immediately dissipated.
He retreated all the way to Jiujiang County, across the dangerous river, and confronted Cao Cao panting.
Yuan Shu couldn't believe that he had been defeated one after another. His subordinates were panicked and advised Yuan Shu, "Cao Cao's use of troops is deceitful, and it is hard to defend against. The successive defeats have caused heavy losses to our army. Please strengthen the city defense and strengthen the defense."
Across the river, Yuan Shu looked at the flag of Cao Jun swaying in the wind, and gritted his teeth with hatred: "Could it be that the grades of the Taixue really affected that much? No, I don't believe it. Cao Cao's military is excellent, it's his I am not weaker than him in terms of strengths, and I am not afraid of running out of firewood to keep the green hills. When I regain my momentum, I will definitely come to take his city again!"
Yuan Shu retreated to Jiujiang County and sent someone to send news to Tao Qian in Xuzhou, asking him to come and help us attack Cao Cao together. If successful, he would share half of the land with him.
Not long after the news was sent out, the officials and the people of Jiujiang County complained about being exploited by Yuan Shu. The subordinate county officials quietly contacted Cao Cao, secretly communicated with Cao Cao, and came to cooperate with each other.
That night, Yuan Shu couldn't sleep well in his dream. All the officials in Jiujiang rebelled and opened the city to welcome Cao Cao into the city!
Cao Jun slanted down like a raging tide, and beat Yuan Shu's camp too much to rub his hands. With the tip-off from the officials and people of Jiujiang County, he aimed at the camp where Yuan Shu's commander was located, skipping the army surrounding the counties of Jiujiang, He went straight to the location of the coach Yuan Shu and took the coach Yuan Jun hostage!
When Yuan Shu woke up, it was too late. The officials of Jiujiang County killed the officials Yuan Shu sent to take over, and informed Cao Cao of all kinds of Yuan Jun's huge military situation. Come for interrogation.
Yuan Shu shouted angrily: "How dare you betray me!"
"I used to be the prefect of Jiujiang for a period of time, and I have been operating here for nearly five years. After the world was in chaos, you occupied Jiujiang, killed the successor of Jiujiang, and arranged for your own people, but you didn't manage it well, causing public resentment. You can't blame the officials and people of Jiujiang for abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, and to me, the former governor of Jiujiang!"
Sitting in the high hall, Cao Cao looked coldly at Yuan Shu's howling like a trapped beast, and said in a sad tone: "Gaolu, Gonglu, you and I used to be good brothers who were heart-to-heart, and it is not my wish to turn against you. I have developed well in Yanzhou, you And why do you come to attack me again and again?"
"You recognize Yuan Shao as an ally, so don't blame me for being cruel. Yuan Shao and I have a hatred of killing father and brother. This hatred is irreconcilable. In the future, you will definitely die. If you help him now, you are hostile to me. I will be the first to ask Those who get rid of are Yuan Shao's minions!"
"Whether the relationship between princes is harmonious or not depends on the interests." Cao Cao got up, walked up to Yuan Shu, and looked at him condescendingly. It’s because both of you brothers rebelled against the director! What did you do to bring about this result, but now you blame it all on Ben Chu? Is there anyone?"
Yuan Shu's eyes were red, and he was tied up in front of Cao Cao. He looked like a bereaved dog, which made him deeply humiliated, and his anger was beyond words: "Cao Man, if you don't kill me today, I will make you feel the same humiliation in the future." taste!"
All of Yuan Shu's plans were disrupted. Before he even had time to become king, he fell under Cao Cao's hands. Since Cao Cao captured Yuan Shu, he would never give him a chance to escape. His ambitions further expanded, and he wanted to To go one step further, eat Yuzhou into your mouth.
It was an unexpected joy to be trusted by the officials and citizens of Jiujiang County. If he had the help of a god in the war, the foundation he had laid down when he was young and worked hard in various places became a huge help for him to compete. People he knew constantly came to seek refuge. There are contacts he has managed here in Jiujiang, and even in Xingyang City further west, generals spontaneously led troops to serve Cao Cao.
The loss was much smaller than expected, Cao Cao couldn't help but have a bigger appetite. He deeply understood that if he wanted to take Yuzhou, Yuan Shu would be a good hostage in his hands. Treating each other, but also offering him delicious food and drink, Cao Cao said to Yuan Shuzhi's army: "Smart people should know what to do next. You are all people recruited from various places, maybe to live, maybe to I have helped Yuan Shu to fight so far with military exploits, and now you are facing a life-threatening decision, I am willing to appoint talented people regardless of previous suspicions, and surrender to the army without killing them!"
Yuan Shu's army suddenly lost its commander. Among them, the army headed by Ji Ling withdrew to the south, and the other part of the army trapped in Jiujiang was leaderless. Under the encirclement of Cao Jun and the huge pressure exerted by Cao Cao, they all chose to surrender.
Yuan Shu was indignant and took turns being a prisoner overnight. It took a long time to calm down. Cao Cao asked Yuan Shu about the situation in Yuzhou, but he refused to cooperate.
After Ji Ling and others fled back, all Yuan Shu's humerus ministers gathered together to discuss the countermeasures to rescue Yuan Shu.
Yang Hong scolded the main persons in charge who went out with the army: "My lord is impulsive, are you also impulsive? Why don't you stop him when he goes on an adventure?"
"It was the officials of Jiujiang County who united to rebel and caught the lord by surprise!"
"If Cao Jun keeps attacking, we will be like trapped beasts, and we can only passively defend ourselves. At this time, it is very difficult to rescue the lord. Cao Cao's acquisition of Jiujiang is equivalent to holding the throat of Yuzhou, and he can easily take away Yingchuan. Nearly half of the land fell into the hands of Cao Cao, and we lost so many troops, it is not easy to rescue the lord! This is God's will to kill us, is there any hope for the lord to recover?!"
Yang Hong immediately said: "Now only by bringing in the lord's ally Tao Qian, can we use the power of Xuzhou to fight against Cao Cao. After the lord is rescued, let's talk about the recovery! Without the lord, who do we go to?" ?!"
Yang Hong is a diehard loyalist to Yuan Shu, and when he came up with this method, he was at the point of imminent danger. He analyzed the situation in a logical manner, and convinced everyone: "Tao Qian has cooperated with the Lord for many years, and the two have been in harmony for a long time. Fighting against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is an alliance that can be maintained for a long time. Now that Tao Qian has been attracted, it seems that we have taken refuge in them. In the future, the rescue of the lord will also be short, but as long as Yuzhou returns to the lord, Tao Qian needs to govern Yuzhou. You must rely on the lord to go out, so after a long time, you will gradually regain your vitality, and you will still have the hope of becoming independent in the future."
Yuan Shu brought several retainers surnamed Yuan outside to fight, and there were also cousins surnamed Yuan among them. Some of the cousins suggested: "Tao Qian is an outsider after all, shouldn't he seek Yuan Shao, who is also from the Yuan family, to help at this time?"
"Don't be joking, Yuan Shao and our lord have already had a deep grudge, how can we come to help the lord?"
"Even if there is a grudge, it's still brothers with the same blood. They all came from the same family and have a deep blood bond. We are all members of the Yuan clan in Runan. To us, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are both One family." Even if Yuan Shu loses, they will abandon Yuan Shu and go to Yuan Shao for the sake of the Yuan family in Runan.
Yuan Shu's old ministers clashed with Yuan's cousin again. Without Yuan Shu's deterrence and suppression, the dispute intensified, even to the point of hating each other.
Yang Honggao shouted: "Enough! We are now looking for a way to survive, and we have no time to continue arguing. The lord is at stake. Are you going to engage in internal fighting? My idea is the most suitable way now. Tao Qian has been sitting in Xuzhou Shanguan Hudou has long wanted to send troops to Cao Cao, but he has not moved yet, as long as I wait to throw an olive branch, he, a mercenary, will definitely send troops to come."
Yuan Shu's retainers were furious, and scolded Yang Hong: "The lord has just been captured, and you are going to welcome other people into the house. You betrayed the lord so quickly, people suspect that you are a traitor sent by Tao Qian!"
Yang Hong was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and sprayed: "Since you don't believe me, don't ask me what to do. I don't care if I don't do this job. If it's not for the master, why should I waste time with you mediocre people here. "
"Okay! You are really determined to betray your lord!" Yuan Shu's servants became furious when they heard Yang Hong's words. They picked up the thing and slashed at Yang Hong, killing him with one blow.
Yang Hong's eyes widened in disbelief, and he collapsed to the ground. He still can't believe that he would die suddenly.Everyone at the scene was stunned, and the scene suddenly fell silent. Everyone booed as they looked at me and I looked at you.
After a while, the Yuan family scolded angrily: "Idiot! You killed the smartest military adviser, who will give us advice in the future?!"
Cao Cao received the news that there was internal strife in Yuan Shu's lair, and told Yuan Shu about it, but Yuan Shu spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and fell ill in bed due to worry and anger in a blink of an eye.
Cao Cao did not hesitate, and seized the opportunity to send his troops southward, with all his troops out, and the food and grass were consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye. He knew that the front line had been stretched too far, and the supply of food and grass in the rear was insufficient, and the follow-up was weak. Once Yuzhou is captured, once winter comes, they will face the embarrassing situation of running out of food and grass and having to retreat.
Yuan Shu's old troops resisted for nearly a month, but eventually they couldn't support them. Some people fled and some surrendered. The only one who persisted died in Cao Jun's siege battle. The city was destroyed and people died.
It took Cao Cao three months to occupy the entire Yuzhou during the autumn harvest season.
In this matter, Cao Cao's army had run out of food and grass, and had to search the granaries of the Yuzhou government to fill his stomach. The entire Yuzhou's finances showed an unprecedented deficit. The rich Yuzhou army and elite weapons dragged down Yuzhou's economy. Insufficient COFCO and grass forced Cao Cao to shrink the territory he had conquered, and went north to two cities in order to be able to support Yanzhou.
The torment of the past few days made Yuan Shu ill. He no longer had the strength to be angry, and his whole body showed a state of emptiness, seeing through the world of mortals. He lost his territory and contacts, and his life seemed to have lost its meaning!
Cao Cao persuaded Yuan Shu earnestly: "Now that things have come to this, do you think that after I have developed to a certain level, I will continue to have a harmonious relationship with Yuan Shao? There will be a war between me and Benchu sooner or later. Have you forgotten our relationship at the beginning?" How good is it? My cooperation with Benchu is due to the situation. In terms of friendship, you who helped me out of righteousness back then, and you who have developed friendship with me since childhood are my closest good friend!"
Yuan Shu's eyelids were ashamed, and when he heard Cao Cao say that he had a better relationship with Yuan Shao than Yuan Shao, he snorted coldly and turned his body away to ignore him.
Cao Cao waited for a while, and suddenly saw Yuan Shu move, and suddenly he threw a small package at him, Cao Cao hurriedly reached out to catch it, opened it, and was stunned: "This is... a jade seal?!"
How could Yuan Shu have a jade seal?This is what Liu Hong used to handle government affairs!
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Some other people took the initiative to invest in their family property and put all their energy into helping Yuan Shu. The momentum of their support was surprising. There was a reason for those people who were only interested in profit to be so generous.
Yuan Shu promised these people: "The Han Dynasty exists in name only, and the world is torn apart. If you support me to win Yanzhou and pacify the world, in the future, this meritorious service from the dragon will make your family rank high and even become relatives of the emperor!"
The emperor was coerced, first Dong Zhuo, then Wang Yun, then Guo Si and Li Jue, the court was weak, Yuan Shu saw these things, and he already had the ambition to become king on his own.
When recruiting people to follow him, Yuan Shu's status as the son of the princess of the Han Dynasty made him even more honored by the royal blood.
In order to cater to Yuan Shu's thoughts, the subordinates pointed to the bright sunshine and said it was the manifestation of God's will; they pointed to the thick clouds and said they were colorful auspicious clouds;All these things made Yuan Shu even more eager to move.
Adviser Yan Xiang advised Yuan Shu: "The people who claim their own kingship in this world are rebels from all over the world, and they are all incompetent miscellaneous troops. They have little knowledge and no foresight, so they will do inappropriate actions. Attracted the encirclement and suppression of the princes from all over the world. The lord is the descendant of the fourth generation and the third prince, and has a deep foundation, but even so, you cannot be the first person to be called emperor among the princes of the world! That will make you a target of public criticism and arouse the anger of the people of the world Besides, there is a tiger sleeping beside you, once you become emperor, it will give Cao Cao an excuse to attack you, now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are united, the situation is far more serious than you imagined."
Yan Xiang's persuasion seemed to have some effect for the time being. He frightened Yuan Shu, and he became angry from embarrassment: "Yuan Shao is just the son of a maidservant, so he doesn't pay attention to me. Cao Cao has no family background since he was born as an eunuch. He would rather be with Yuan Shao." He is not willing to make friends with me when he cooperates, and we will talk about this after I have subdued him."
As far as Yuan Shu is concerned, Xuzhou has been friendly for the time being, Jingzhou is across the river, and Chang'an is also cooperating with him. The nearest Cao Cao is the most conspicuous, but he still cooperates with Yuan Shao, which is tantamount to abandoning their former friendship.
The defeat in the previous battle made him dare not be careless anymore. He knew that if he wanted to capture Cao Cao, he would need to concentrate all his strength, so he invested most of the food, grass and wealth he collected into this battle.
He fully armed his cavalry and set up a heavy cavalry army. Yuzhou was short of horses, so he asked the Southern Huns for horse sources, and borrowed Yufulo's relationship to get a large number of excellent BMWs.
The cavalry marched fast, and the supplies were also fast. Once they rushed into the formation, ordinary infantry could hardly parry them. I just want to try their combat capabilities.
Yuan Shu led his troops into Xiangyi and fought against Cao Cao in Fengqiu. His cavalry formed a formation and charged forward, while the Southern Huns assisted by taking small roads from the side. As soon as they came up, they attacked with ferocious attacks, disrupting Cao Cao's defensive formation. After waiting for a while, he immediately withdrew his infantry and turned to use the same cavalry to confront Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao was very distressed, and asked Xi Zhicai, the military adviser: "What we lack in Yanzhou is good horses. I feel distressed when I lose a horse. Before those horses, Baima Yicong, who robbed Gongsun Zan, made a fortune. Now we are with Yuan Shu's cavalry faced each other head-on, exhausting our troops, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time. As for the infantry against the cavalry, the victory is a small victory, and the worship is a big defeat, which is very easy to collapse the situation."
Yanzhou is short of horses, with many mountains and few plains. The most powerful cavalry in Cao Cao's hands is the one led by Lu Bu. This is the number. It took a lot of money to raise it to the current scale. In the middle of the battle, wouldn't Cao Cao have no cards, what should he do when facing other enemies in the future?
Cao Jun camped in Fengqiu, where the decisive battle was ahead. Flags fluttered inside the camp, and bonfires were burning. In the field of Kuangting, a high wooden wall was erected, and a huge gate was built.
They twisted the thatch into thick ropes and used them to tie into the wood. Rows of huge logs were cut into sharp and sharp shapes, and then erected on tall frames, pulled by thick ropes, forming the protective traps and protective gates of the camp.
If Yuan Shu's cavalry wants to further advance the battle lines between Yuzhou and Yanzhou, they need to lead troops to break through Cao Jun's stockade, or go over mountains and ridges on wild roads. He brought a lot of people and heavy cavalry, and he needs flat roads to gather and charge. Forward, it's a little less flexible in terms of flexibility.
"Using the bow and arrow team may destroy the enemy's formation?" Xi Zhicai pondered for a while, before denying himself: "Their heavy cavalry have shields for protection and scimitars as weapons. The bow and arrow team has a limited range, so I'm afraid they won't be able to break through their protection."
"The enemy army is approaching aggressively, and once they are discouraged, they will be defeated in an instant. My lord, it is better to avoid their sharp edge and retreat to Kuangting," Xi Zhicai analyzed for Cao Cao: "The surrounding terrain is undulating, and Fengqiu faces the enemy from three sides, so it is easy to be attacked from the side. The pavilion has a geographical advantage, and after retreating, it can force the enemy to attack from only one direction, avoiding the risk of being attacked."
With Xi Zhicai's reminder, Cao Cao immediately ordered the entire army to retreat ten miles, and transport away the felled trees and stockades.
Seeing Cao Cao retreating, Yuan Shu immediately led his troops to catch up. The army squeezed into the only road leading to Kuangting, and the marching speed slowed down immediately.
The southern Huns were unable to attack from the flank, so Yu Fuluo led his men to join forces with Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao assigned manpower, and several generals under him led troops to garrison at various strategic points, while the rear was handed over to Xia Houdun, Xun Yu and others for stability, and he even led troops to the front line.
The eldest son, Cao Ang, begged to assist Cao Cao, and stayed by Cao Cao's side for the time being, as well as Cao Cao's promoted deputy Dian Wei, Li Dian, Le Jin, who performed well in the last battle, and other promoted generals, generals under Cao Cao Blossoms everywhere became his confidence to deal with Yuan Shu.
The night was dark, and the wilderness overgrown with weeds spread a chilling atmosphere, and the sound of horseshoes whizzed past, and the Gaozhai where Cao Jun was stationed was within sight.
Yuan Shu's army blew the horn, and the flames suddenly appeared in the dark night, and the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of clashing gold and daggers came and went one after another.
The rain of arrows with kerosene rushed towards the wooden gate of the village, and the Southern Huns rode their horses to attack, and went to harvest the defenders outside the gate of the village with a machete in their hands.
The Cao army in the village rectified, and it didn't take long for a group of heavy infantry to fight the enemy.
The infantry were short-handed and slow-moving, and when fighting with the cavalry, they were almost under pressure. Seeing this, Yuan Shu ordered his troops to come out in full force.
At this time, a large number of Cao soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in the forest, and the burning torches in the dark night almost lit up the forest. Cao Cao's cavalry charged down and charged directly at Yuan Shu's army, intending to cut off their forward offensive.
The forest is not a good place to hide, and the cavalry is not suitable for charging at high places. Cao Cao ordered people to jump on the wooden "bridge" here day and night, and speculated that Yuan Shu would come to attack at night. Under the cover of night, they hid the cavalry.
Cao Jun took the initiative to lower the gate of Yuan Shu's army before rushing into the gate of the village. What they faced would be row after row of spearmen formed into a square formation. The spear pointed directly at Yuan Shu's army.
The momentum of the attack slowed down. "Zuo Zhuan", Cao GUI's article on the debate said: "One vigorous effort, then decline, and three exhaustion."
It was talking about the morale of Yuan Shu's army at this time. The offensive was aggressive, but it failed to attack the real point. Instead, it vented its overly strong morale. After some setbacks, the morale collapsed so quickly that Yuan Shu was unpredictable.
The strongest general under Yuan Shu is Ji Ling. At this time, he was held back by Lu Bu, and he couldn't do without the battle with Lu Bu's army for a while, so that Yuan Shu, who had no generals around him, made a wrong decision and even lost money because of it. heavy!
Yuzhou is located in the south, and it is a treasure land where scholars gather. The folk customs there are gentle, which is different from Yanzhou, a place where there are all outrageous people. With the support of equipment, they can't exert too many advantages.
It is a pity that none of Yuan Shu's advisers is really good at strategic planning.
Cao Cao used his troops in a variety of ways, frequently came up with wise plans, and was assisted by Xi Zhicai who was proficient in this way. Yuan Shu's army suffered a setback for the first time, but soon regained its momentum, and then attacked again. This time Yuan Shu was smart. Instead of attacking the difficult Kuangting, I went to attack the town west of Kuangting.
Li Dian, the school lieutenant who led the troops here in the town, was well prepared. He not only defended the city, but also chased Yuan Shu's army for nearly [-] li.
After repeating this many times, Cao Cao estimated that the momentum of Yuan Shu's army was running out, so he seized the opportunity to light up the beacon tower, and several clouds of smoke shot straight into the sky!
The generals scattered nearby received the signal, raised the flag of Cao Jun, stepped on the dust with the sound of horseshoes, and launched a full-scale attack on Yuan Shu's army.
After Yuan Shu suffered a setback, he was defeated one after another, and the battle line retreated again and again. He was forced to give up part of the captured land and retreat to Ningling to the south.
Ningling is located in Liangdi, which is the real estate that Cao Cao had previously renovated. Yuan Shu returned there and became a siege. Only by cutting off the tail can he have a chance of survival!
At the same time, Pei Guoqiao's reinforcements from the east of Liangdi arrived and joined forces with Cao Cao. Yuan Shu retreated to Wuping, an important military town in the north of Yuzhou.
This time the situation reversed and it was Cao Cao's turn to attack.
Yuan Shu suffered another defeat, scolded the recruited Yuzhou soldiers for their incompetence, violated taboos on the battlefield, and dealt with the two generals who lost the battle during the war, and the morale of the army immediately dissipated.
He retreated all the way to Jiujiang County, across the dangerous river, and confronted Cao Cao panting.
Yuan Shu couldn't believe that he had been defeated one after another. His subordinates were panicked and advised Yuan Shu, "Cao Cao's use of troops is deceitful, and it is hard to defend against. The successive defeats have caused heavy losses to our army. Please strengthen the city defense and strengthen the defense."
Across the river, Yuan Shu looked at the flag of Cao Jun swaying in the wind, and gritted his teeth with hatred: "Could it be that the grades of the Taixue really affected that much? No, I don't believe it. Cao Cao's military is excellent, it's his I am not weaker than him in terms of strengths, and I am not afraid of running out of firewood to keep the green hills. When I regain my momentum, I will definitely come to take his city again!"
Yuan Shu retreated to Jiujiang County and sent someone to send news to Tao Qian in Xuzhou, asking him to come and help us attack Cao Cao together. If successful, he would share half of the land with him.
Not long after the news was sent out, the officials and the people of Jiujiang County complained about being exploited by Yuan Shu. The subordinate county officials quietly contacted Cao Cao, secretly communicated with Cao Cao, and came to cooperate with each other.
That night, Yuan Shu couldn't sleep well in his dream. All the officials in Jiujiang rebelled and opened the city to welcome Cao Cao into the city!
Cao Jun slanted down like a raging tide, and beat Yuan Shu's camp too much to rub his hands. With the tip-off from the officials and people of Jiujiang County, he aimed at the camp where Yuan Shu's commander was located, skipping the army surrounding the counties of Jiujiang, He went straight to the location of the coach Yuan Shu and took the coach Yuan Jun hostage!
When Yuan Shu woke up, it was too late. The officials of Jiujiang County killed the officials Yuan Shu sent to take over, and informed Cao Cao of all kinds of Yuan Jun's huge military situation. Come for interrogation.
Yuan Shu shouted angrily: "How dare you betray me!"
"I used to be the prefect of Jiujiang for a period of time, and I have been operating here for nearly five years. After the world was in chaos, you occupied Jiujiang, killed the successor of Jiujiang, and arranged for your own people, but you didn't manage it well, causing public resentment. You can't blame the officials and people of Jiujiang for abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, and to me, the former governor of Jiujiang!"
Sitting in the high hall, Cao Cao looked coldly at Yuan Shu's howling like a trapped beast, and said in a sad tone: "Gaolu, Gonglu, you and I used to be good brothers who were heart-to-heart, and it is not my wish to turn against you. I have developed well in Yanzhou, you And why do you come to attack me again and again?"
"You recognize Yuan Shao as an ally, so don't blame me for being cruel. Yuan Shao and I have a hatred of killing father and brother. This hatred is irreconcilable. In the future, you will definitely die. If you help him now, you are hostile to me. I will be the first to ask Those who get rid of are Yuan Shao's minions!"
"Whether the relationship between princes is harmonious or not depends on the interests." Cao Cao got up, walked up to Yuan Shu, and looked at him condescendingly. It’s because both of you brothers rebelled against the director! What did you do to bring about this result, but now you blame it all on Ben Chu? Is there anyone?"
Yuan Shu's eyes were red, and he was tied up in front of Cao Cao. He looked like a bereaved dog, which made him deeply humiliated, and his anger was beyond words: "Cao Man, if you don't kill me today, I will make you feel the same humiliation in the future." taste!"
All of Yuan Shu's plans were disrupted. Before he even had time to become king, he fell under Cao Cao's hands. Since Cao Cao captured Yuan Shu, he would never give him a chance to escape. His ambitions further expanded, and he wanted to To go one step further, eat Yuzhou into your mouth.
It was an unexpected joy to be trusted by the officials and citizens of Jiujiang County. If he had the help of a god in the war, the foundation he had laid down when he was young and worked hard in various places became a huge help for him to compete. People he knew constantly came to seek refuge. There are contacts he has managed here in Jiujiang, and even in Xingyang City further west, generals spontaneously led troops to serve Cao Cao.
The loss was much smaller than expected, Cao Cao couldn't help but have a bigger appetite. He deeply understood that if he wanted to take Yuzhou, Yuan Shu would be a good hostage in his hands. Treating each other, but also offering him delicious food and drink, Cao Cao said to Yuan Shuzhi's army: "Smart people should know what to do next. You are all people recruited from various places, maybe to live, maybe to I have helped Yuan Shu to fight so far with military exploits, and now you are facing a life-threatening decision, I am willing to appoint talented people regardless of previous suspicions, and surrender to the army without killing them!"
Yuan Shu's army suddenly lost its commander. Among them, the army headed by Ji Ling withdrew to the south, and the other part of the army trapped in Jiujiang was leaderless. Under the encirclement of Cao Jun and the huge pressure exerted by Cao Cao, they all chose to surrender.
Yuan Shu was indignant and took turns being a prisoner overnight. It took a long time to calm down. Cao Cao asked Yuan Shu about the situation in Yuzhou, but he refused to cooperate.
After Ji Ling and others fled back, all Yuan Shu's humerus ministers gathered together to discuss the countermeasures to rescue Yuan Shu.
Yang Hong scolded the main persons in charge who went out with the army: "My lord is impulsive, are you also impulsive? Why don't you stop him when he goes on an adventure?"
"It was the officials of Jiujiang County who united to rebel and caught the lord by surprise!"
"If Cao Jun keeps attacking, we will be like trapped beasts, and we can only passively defend ourselves. At this time, it is very difficult to rescue the lord. Cao Cao's acquisition of Jiujiang is equivalent to holding the throat of Yuzhou, and he can easily take away Yingchuan. Nearly half of the land fell into the hands of Cao Cao, and we lost so many troops, it is not easy to rescue the lord! This is God's will to kill us, is there any hope for the lord to recover?!"
Yang Hong immediately said: "Now only by bringing in the lord's ally Tao Qian, can we use the power of Xuzhou to fight against Cao Cao. After the lord is rescued, let's talk about the recovery! Without the lord, who do we go to?" ?!"
Yang Hong is a diehard loyalist to Yuan Shu, and when he came up with this method, he was at the point of imminent danger. He analyzed the situation in a logical manner, and convinced everyone: "Tao Qian has cooperated with the Lord for many years, and the two have been in harmony for a long time. Fighting against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is an alliance that can be maintained for a long time. Now that Tao Qian has been attracted, it seems that we have taken refuge in them. In the future, the rescue of the lord will also be short, but as long as Yuzhou returns to the lord, Tao Qian needs to govern Yuzhou. You must rely on the lord to go out, so after a long time, you will gradually regain your vitality, and you will still have the hope of becoming independent in the future."
Yuan Shu brought several retainers surnamed Yuan outside to fight, and there were also cousins surnamed Yuan among them. Some of the cousins suggested: "Tao Qian is an outsider after all, shouldn't he seek Yuan Shao, who is also from the Yuan family, to help at this time?"
"Don't be joking, Yuan Shao and our lord have already had a deep grudge, how can we come to help the lord?"
"Even if there is a grudge, it's still brothers with the same blood. They all came from the same family and have a deep blood bond. We are all members of the Yuan clan in Runan. To us, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are both One family." Even if Yuan Shu loses, they will abandon Yuan Shu and go to Yuan Shao for the sake of the Yuan family in Runan.
Yuan Shu's old ministers clashed with Yuan's cousin again. Without Yuan Shu's deterrence and suppression, the dispute intensified, even to the point of hating each other.
Yang Honggao shouted: "Enough! We are now looking for a way to survive, and we have no time to continue arguing. The lord is at stake. Are you going to engage in internal fighting? My idea is the most suitable way now. Tao Qian has been sitting in Xuzhou Shanguan Hudou has long wanted to send troops to Cao Cao, but he has not moved yet, as long as I wait to throw an olive branch, he, a mercenary, will definitely send troops to come."
Yuan Shu's retainers were furious, and scolded Yang Hong: "The lord has just been captured, and you are going to welcome other people into the house. You betrayed the lord so quickly, people suspect that you are a traitor sent by Tao Qian!"
Yang Hong was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and sprayed: "Since you don't believe me, don't ask me what to do. I don't care if I don't do this job. If it's not for the master, why should I waste time with you mediocre people here. "
"Okay! You are really determined to betray your lord!" Yuan Shu's servants became furious when they heard Yang Hong's words. They picked up the thing and slashed at Yang Hong, killing him with one blow.
Yang Hong's eyes widened in disbelief, and he collapsed to the ground. He still can't believe that he would die suddenly.Everyone at the scene was stunned, and the scene suddenly fell silent. Everyone booed as they looked at me and I looked at you.
After a while, the Yuan family scolded angrily: "Idiot! You killed the smartest military adviser, who will give us advice in the future?!"
Cao Cao received the news that there was internal strife in Yuan Shu's lair, and told Yuan Shu about it, but Yuan Shu spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and fell ill in bed due to worry and anger in a blink of an eye.
Cao Cao did not hesitate, and seized the opportunity to send his troops southward, with all his troops out, and the food and grass were consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye. He knew that the front line had been stretched too far, and the supply of food and grass in the rear was insufficient, and the follow-up was weak. Once Yuzhou is captured, once winter comes, they will face the embarrassing situation of running out of food and grass and having to retreat.
Yuan Shu's old troops resisted for nearly a month, but eventually they couldn't support them. Some people fled and some surrendered. The only one who persisted died in Cao Jun's siege battle. The city was destroyed and people died.
It took Cao Cao three months to occupy the entire Yuzhou during the autumn harvest season.
In this matter, Cao Cao's army had run out of food and grass, and had to search the granaries of the Yuzhou government to fill his stomach. The entire Yuzhou's finances showed an unprecedented deficit. The rich Yuzhou army and elite weapons dragged down Yuzhou's economy. Insufficient COFCO and grass forced Cao Cao to shrink the territory he had conquered, and went north to two cities in order to be able to support Yanzhou.
The torment of the past few days made Yuan Shu ill. He no longer had the strength to be angry, and his whole body showed a state of emptiness, seeing through the world of mortals. He lost his territory and contacts, and his life seemed to have lost its meaning!
Cao Cao persuaded Yuan Shu earnestly: "Now that things have come to this, do you think that after I have developed to a certain level, I will continue to have a harmonious relationship with Yuan Shao? There will be a war between me and Benchu sooner or later. Have you forgotten our relationship at the beginning?" How good is it? My cooperation with Benchu is due to the situation. In terms of friendship, you who helped me out of righteousness back then, and you who have developed friendship with me since childhood are my closest good friend!"
Yuan Shu's eyelids were ashamed, and when he heard Cao Cao say that he had a better relationship with Yuan Shao than Yuan Shao, he snorted coldly and turned his body away to ignore him.
Cao Cao waited for a while, and suddenly saw Yuan Shu move, and suddenly he threw a small package at him, Cao Cao hurriedly reached out to catch it, opened it, and was stunned: "This is... a jade seal?!"
How could Yuan Shu have a jade seal?This is what Liu Hong used to handle government affairs!
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