Han Xiang

Chapter 172

Zhang Liao shook his head and replied: "No, Yun Chang is hardly tame, he can get on the saddle when he picks up the horse, and the red rabbit doesn't resist."

"Oh? Yun Chang is indeed mighty."

Cao Cao nodded happily, and then asked curiously: "Since the BMW gifted the hero, why is Wen Yuan depressed?"

"Yun Chang asked me to thank the lord for your kindness. In the future," Zhang Liao replied halfway, hesitant to speak.

Cao Cao frowned and snorted, "Why don't you finish?"

"Yun Chang crosses the red rabbit and travels thousands of miles a day. In the future, he can save time by going to Liu Xuande."

Zhang Liao observed while answering, Cao Cao's face changed drastically after hearing this, and his hands clenched into fists.

"Liu Bei, what are you capable of!!!"

"The last few days spent with Yun Chang, I feel that he has already guessed that Liu Bei has gone to Hebei, and now we are about to fight Yuan Shao, should we listen to Mr. Guo's suggestion and send him back to Xudu to settle down first?"

"Naturally, I will be sent to Xudu, but I am sending Liu Bei's family back. Yun Chang still wants to go out with the army. I, Cao Cao, have never doubted my employment."

"The end will know"

Liu Bei may be in Yuan Shao's camp, and taking Guan Yu to the battlefield is risky, but Cao Cao knew that Guan Yu's heart was for Liu Bei, and he was willing to take him to the front line.

In fact, Cao Cao’s kindness to surrendered generals is similar to his preference for marrying widows. He married He Jin’s daughter-in-law to receive political inheritance. .

Except for the clan generals who followed Cao Cao, the rest of the important generals such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin were surrendered generals.

Most of these surrendered generals are similar. The original protagonist either ran away or died, leaving behind a large number of trilogy, and the generals had no spiritual sustenance. Cao Cao's reuse of these generals from different forces is equivalent to establishing a spiritual sustenance.

Yu Jin brought thousands of soldiers from Mount Tai, Xu Huang brought the Baibo Army from Liangxing County, Zhang Xiu brought Xiliang soldiers from Wancheng, Zhang Liao was not only a representative of the remnants of Lu Bu's remnants, but these people were not A simple general, but a small group with capital to join the group.

If Cao Cao wanted to unite these small groups, he had to let go of his guard and reuse them. He wanted to tell the world that it would be good to go to him, even if he was an enemy before.

When Liu Bei came to vote for Xudu, all the ministers suggested killing him. Cao Cao also knew that Liu Bei was a hero, but he didn't want to destroy his personality.

Cao Cao now treats Guan Yu favorably, which is not only his criterion for treating surrendered generals, but also related to the newly acquired Xuzhou recruits.

The more Cao Cao trusted Guan Yu and acted more righteously, the more the [-] recruits recognized him.

After all, Cao Cao raised the butcher's knife several times in Xuzhou, these recruits must have grudges in their hearts.

In late March, Cao Cao led the main force north from Guandu to support Baima.

Sure enough, like the famous general Cao Cao praised, Yu Jin was firmly nailed to Yanjin with two thousand Taishan soldiers like nails, preventing Yuan Shao from taking the Yanjin Ferry.

In addition, Yu Jin also divided his troops to cooperate with Lejin's troops to attack Yuan Shao's other camp located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, as far as Ji County and Huojia County in Hanoi County, burned more than [-] villages, beheaded thousands of people, and More than [-] generals including He Mao and Wang Mo surrendered.

Yu Jin fought tenaciously in Yanjin, and Liu Yan fought fiercely in Baima. Once Baima was captured by Yuan Jun, the people in Hebei could cross the river safely.

If the west gate of the east county is lost, the whole Yanzhou will be lost.

On the way to the army, Xun You, the mastermind, proposed the strategy of "striking east and attacking west, and covering up attacks with light soldiers".

That is to say, Cao Cao's main force went to Yanjin, like Yu Jin and Le Jin's surprise attack on the other camp, pretending to cross the river to attack Yuan Shao's rear, attracting the opponent's attention, disturbing Yuan Shao's judgment, and then taking advantage of his unpreparedness to attack the white horse with light troops.

When the two armies are fighting, since ancient times, the stronger side has resorted to scheming, while the weaker side has resorted to intrigue.

Yuan Shao's main force was on the north bank of Yanjin, and because he suffered a loss from Yu Jin and Le Jin once, he also actively set up defenses along the coast. Unexpectedly, after a few days of confrontation, Cao Cao selected thousands of elite riders to secretly rescue the white horse.

In April of the fifth year of Jian'an, after Baima was besieged for more than a month, Liu Yan was struggling to support it like the oil was exhausted.

Guo Tu, Yan Liang, and Chun Yuqiong were all surprised when they heard that Cao Cao led cavalry to rescue them.

The surprise is not because of fear, but because I feel that the other party is playing tricks.

Yan Liang besieged Baima with more than [-] people, and Cao Cao wanted to rescue the city with a few thousand people. In the eyes of several people, it was like a dream.

After the sentry finished speaking and left the big tent, Guo Tu, who joined the army, said: "Cao Cao came to rescue the white horse with thousands of riders. He probably wanted to harass and restrain the white horse. Now the white horse is about to break through the city. The two generals will continue to command the attack. I will bring a few thousand people. Support from the rear."

Chunyu Qiong had to say: "Cao Cao is cunning and good at planning. If this support army is allowed to approach the battle area, it will definitely affect the rhythm of our army's siege. I suggest dividing an army to resist, and then send people across the river to seek help from the lord. , then the front and rear pincers will surely win."

Chunyuqiong, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao are both the eighth captains of Xiyuan, and they had a brief contact in Luoyang before. Among the three, he is the one who knows Cao Cao best, so the suggestions he put forward are worthy of reference.

Guo Tu nodded slightly, and said seriously: "The white horse is about to break through the city, and the two generals are going to preside over the attack, why don't you let me lead the troops to stop the enemy?"

"Gongze (Guo Tu) wait a minute, I heard that there are tiger and leopard riders under Cao's bandits, I have long wanted to learn about it, you and Zhong Jian (Chun Yuqiong) continue to besiege the white horse, I will bring ten thousand people to stop it." Yan Liangxu squinted his eyes Look solemn.

Guo Tu cupped his hands and warned: "Cao Cao has quite capable people, the general must be careful when going here."

"Henan native chicken tile dog? Is it enough for me to kill? Haha"

Yan Liang walked out of the tent with a big smile, he was the first-class general in Yuan Shao's tent, and he didn't pay much attention to the so-called capable people in Guo Tu's mouth.

During the attack on the white horse, Yan Liang felt that it was not enough to behead a few young generals. Now he gave up the siege to stop the enemy, just to kill a few more "capable men" and think that there is a chance to capture Cao Cao, so he behaved so aggressively.

Yan Liang then ordered [-] steps to ride, and ran westward for nearly a hundred miles to encounter Cao Jun, and immediately began to line up to defend against the enemy.

Cao Cao was very surprised to meet Yan Liang halfway. At this time, he realized Yuan Shao's horror and Hebei's exaggerated control of intelligence.

I thought that I would be discovered only when I was near the white horse, but I didn't expect Yan Liang to "greet" him for nearly a hundred miles.

Cao Cao looked at Xun You with a frown and asked, "Yuan Benchu ​​seems to have seen through the strategy of 'hitting the east and attacking the west with light soldiers' proposed by the Duke. The banner should be General Yan Liang. Is it a battle or a retreat?"

Xun You twirled his beard, and said noncommittally to himself: "Yan Liang has mixed cavalry, and our army is all cavalry. My lord can retreat completely if he wants to walk, but the white horse is surrounded."

When Cao Cao was hesitating, Guo Jia cupped his hands and remonstrated, "My lord, if you meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Although our army has a slightly smaller force, the victory lies in the fact that it is all cavalry. We can take advantage of the other army's unsteady footing to launch a surprise attack, which may dampen its spirit."

"Yan Liang, a famous general in Hebei, if he sends ordinary generals to attack, it must be a disaster. It seems that Guan Yunchang must be sent."

Before Cao Cao finished speaking, Xun You hurriedly advised and said: "My lord, you can't. Guan Yu knows that Liu Bei is in the north. If you send him to fight at this time, you may be in danger of rebelling."

(End of this chapter)