Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 139 The Cold Night Begins

In the Battle of Guandu in history, Cao Cao's victory over Yuan Shao was all due to the betrayal of Xu You, who informed Cao Cao of the location of his old master's granary. Food, just like the Qin army defeated the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping, surrounded Yuan Jun who had no food in Dongjun.

It is said that Zhao Kuo is talking about war on paper, and it is completely stupid, but Zhao Kuo faced Wu'an Jun Baiqi, and he persisted for at least 40 days, launched several breakout battles in a row, and even died on the battlefield himself, which also gave the Qin army the same destruction Yuan Shao was simply inferior to him in such a devastating blow. He only held on for nine days before his entire army collapsed under hunger. He frantically broke through to the north and was defeated under the pursuit of Cao Jun. He fled back to Hebei with a hundred of his cronies. ,completely annihilated.

Just because he knew this history, Wang Hou also used Wuchao, the food storage area, as his trump card. However, it was only December [-], the first month of the Guandu War, and Xiahou Shang The food storage area of ​​Wuchao has been exposed!

For a moment, Wang Hou felt his head buzzing. As a time traveler, his greatest honor is his familiarity with this period of history and his control of the future. Xia Houshang's words are equivalent to overturning everything he knows up!It made him feel full of confusion about the future.

The Guandu battle, is this the way to win?

But in his dull expression, Cao Cao was not surprised at all, nor was he surprised at all. He just looked at the map indifferently and nodded.

"Have you ever found out which general of Yuan Jun is stationed in Wuchao?"

"Looking at the writing of Chunyu on the banner, he must be the captain of Xianxiyuan, who entered Huaxian Yuan Army led by General Chunyuqiong of Polu!"

"Got it! Go down!"

This is the end?Seeing that Xia Houshang turned around with fists in his arms and was about to leave again, he couldn't bear it anymore, Wang Hou jumped out of the court with his fists in his arms, and couldn't help but hastily clasped his fists and bowed down.

"Prime Minister! Now that we know the location of Yuan Shao's garrison, why don't our army concentrate our forces, raid and burn Yuan Shao's garrison, and then attack from north to south, just like how Lord Wu'an broke Zhao back then, and wipe out the main force of the Hebei army?"

But stunned, Cao Cao shook his head with a helpless wry smile, and slapped him with a smile.

"Tuqiu, you are still too young, go down!"

Xun Yu, Xiahou Dun and other generals and civil officials also looked like they had come here. They looked at Wang Hou proudly with two hundred and five eyes. Fortunately, Guo Jia was his good friend. He pulled Wang Hou behind him and said in a low voice. He said hurriedly in his ear.

"Tuqiu you are also concerned about chaos! Yuan Shao stationed in an important area of ​​food, how could he not defend with heavy troops? Before Hua County, Yan Liang brought 3 people to gather in Wuchao. If you want to rob food, how many troops does the prime minister need? Three Wan Qi go out? How can the army detour back to Wuchao in front of Yuan Shao's 7 soldiers? How about Guandu camp? Let Yuan Shao's army break through here and go straight to Xuchang?"

"Yuan Shao is storing grain in Wuchao. The Prime Minister has expected it a long time ago. After all, Wuchao Lake is only a hundred miles away, so Wuchao Lake can easily transfer grain from Hebei! But even if he knows, there is nothing he can do!"

"Forehead……"

Listening to Guo Jia's whispered and hasty explanation in his ear, the corners of Wang Hou's eyes couldn't help twitching violently. He knew that the only way to end the Guandu war was through the Wuchao robbery. If he was rejected, even he didn't know how to defeat Yuan Shao's army which was three times his own with the Central Plains infantry in the early [-]s!

Before he knew it, he was sweating profusely on his forehead. Wang Hou stood behind Guo Jia with a blank mind. In his ear, Cao Jun's generals were buzzing about the strategy to defeat the enemy, but he turned a deaf ear to him like a passing cloud. I don't know how long it has passed. , Cao Cao's voice made him suddenly come back to his senses.

"Tuqiu!"

"Oh!"

Looking around, the civil servants and generals around him all went down at some point, and even Guo Jia didn't know where he went. Two candles dimly illuminated the major case of the Chinese army. Cao Cao looked at himself in astonishment. He could be considered to have reacted, and he opened his mouth angrily to reprimand him again.

"When a man walks in the world, he doesn't change his face when Mount Tai collapses in front of him. As the commander of the rear battalion of the army, you are so chaotic, how decent are you!"

"The father-in-law is right to reprimand you, the son-in-law is out of shape!"

If you know your mistakes and correct them, you are a good comrade!Seeing that Wang Hou admitted his mistake, Cao Cao didn't reprimand him any more, and he didn't collapse in front of the mountains these days, but asked curiously with his old face.

"Recently, I heard from Liu Ye that if you have nothing to do, go to the prisoner camp in Zhongmou County! But what's your idea?"

No matter how you say it, even if the road of Wuchao is blocked, Wang Hou still has to do his best to help Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao. Who made him and Cao Cao always tied to the same rope now, and the grasshopper that was always tied to the same rope has recovered from the shock just now? Mind, Wang Hou clasped his fists and reported solemnly.

"Father Hui, my son-in-law recruited some of those Yuan Jun's captives, and just used them to cleanse a group of officers who disregarded the court's plot and intended to rebel!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao immediately lost interest, and waved his hands indifferently: "Just watch and deal with those captives. If something happens, kill them all!"

"It's just a captive, it's a trivial matter! The enemy in front of me is still Yuan Shao, a fierce tiger! Today, the whole army of the truth has defeated eight of his troops, and the beheading should be around [-], but this old man Yuan is really rich and powerful! Evening When the real prime minister took over the army, he had already completed gathering the defeated soldiers, and continued to dig the earth and mountain fortifications overnight!"

"Among Cao Ying, there is no one who is more proficient in civil engineering and management than you! All the truth about the expropriation of the people in Yanzhou is entrusted to you! These days, you can build as many fortifications as you can. It is estimated that if you solve it, you will have to compete with his old man Yuan Shao for this national power!"

"My son-in-law takes orders! However, Prime Minister, after disposing of the Zhongmou prisoners of war, my son-in-law still wants to release these recruited spies back to Yuan Ying, and let them continue to listen to information in Yuan Shao's army. Maybe..., maybe sacrifice part of our Cao Ying army Lieutenant generals, create the illusion for them to break out and go back!"

"A group of untrustworthy people, unreliable! Instead of wasting time on them, it is better to plan for yourself..."

"Prime Minister!"

"Forget it, the truth about Houying and Minzhuang is entrusted to you. You can make troubles if you want! Just don't miss the deployment of Guandu Camp!"

In Wang Hou's eyes, it was extremely difficult to deceive his own people, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to be so indifferent. In the eyes of these heroes, human life is really so worthless!But with his Shangfang sword, Wang Hou can feel relieved, and he also clasped his fists heavily and bowed.

"Thank you, father!"

"Go down and get busy!"

"My son-in-law obeys!"

Life is like a fork, no matter what kind of changes, you can only grit your teeth and get through it!Pushing back with clasped fists, he slammed down his sleeves, Wang Hou was full of fighting spirit, humming and ran out hastily.

It's just that Wang Hou was in a hurry, but he didn't pay attention. After he left, he turned around and looked at the thick sheepskin map. Cao Cao's pupils suddenly showed an indescribable murderous intent. superior.

Wuchao!

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Sun Wuzi talked about military affairs, and divided the factors that affect military affairs into three major parts: the right time, the right place, and the right people. They all said that the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people!But this most insignificant time of day is enough to affect the direction of the war.

Next year is expected to be a famine year. When I came back from Xuzhou, it was only September, and there was still heavy snow falling in the sky. But this year, it was not until this December that the first heavy snow came. Cao Cao launched this On the night of a large-scale raid, feather-sized snowflakes finally arrived long ago, covering both sides of Guandu Daying Camp with layers of pure white.

It is said that man can conquer nature, but in front of nature, manpower is exhausted after all. With such heavy snowfall, Cao Cao mobilized more than 700 men, killing and injuring more than 11 people, beheading even 30 soldiers and civilians. Yuan Shao's move to Zhutu Mountain, which was blocked, was delayed in the colorful and heavy snow. According to Yuan Shao's plan, at this time, his [-] army and [-] troops had broken through Cao Cao's Guandu camp. At this time, they should be in Xuchang It's just right to spend the winter. Yuan Shao was obviously not prepared enough for the severe cold of Luoxue. He took back the mighty formation that had been spread out. The army gathered in three large camps to keep warm, and at the same time harvested nearby combustibles. On the one hand, he hurriedly mobilized wood from Hebei to warm the army.

On the Guandu Camp side, Wang Hou also followed Cao Cao's instructions and shifted the focus of his work back to the construction and defense of the camp.

The heavy snow that spread across the Central Plains provided him with convenience.

At noon the next day, the snow was still overwhelming, and the day was as dark as dusk. However, the strong men in Cao Jun's rear battalion had already been tossed up. Under the supervision of Zang Hong, they rushed to Jishui with buckets to fight. Water, immediately pouring water on the official road covered by heavy snow, pouring down the bitingly cold river water, the falling snow quickly dissolved in water, but a thick layer of ice quickly formed under the colder temperature.

woof woof!woof!

In the falling snow, it is different from people shivering from the cold and shivering like a grandson. Relying on their smooth and smooth fur, more than a dozen big yellow dogs are barking excitedly, wagging their tails and having fun in the snow. Looking at them, Wang Hou shook his head in embarrassment.

These days, there are no Erha, Samoyed, and Alaska who are known as the three sleds. If you want to do dog sledding, you don’t know if these big yellow dogs can do it!

But it's all about trying!After doubting for a moment, Wang Hou ordered with a cold face, "Put on the holster! Get on the sled!"

It was made of wood, like the kind of sledge cart with an iron bar as the track that is common in the Northeast in later generations, and pulled two or three stones full of stones, and was pushed onto the ice road. Several dog breeders also changed some of the harnesses The leather covers of these big yellow dogs were hung on the chests of these big yellow dogs. The two in the front, the middle, the second and the back were in three rows, sitting on the sled. The dog breeder shook the reins violently and dragged the heavy sledge. pulled up on the ice.

But under Wang Houxin's support, after going through the difficulties of the first few steps, the big yellow dog's galloping speed increased, and it became faster and faster. Far exceeding the speed of the carriage, it galloped on the ice road.

The several hundred meters of ice track was finished in a blink of an eye. Seeing this scene, Wang Hou couldn't help shouting out joyfully.

"The envoy's order is that from Xuchang to Guandu Daying, officials and people in all counties will pour water on the official road. Within two days, this envoy will see an ice road leading from Xudu to Guandu Daying, and at the same time put the sledge The blueprint was sent back to Xudu, and Xudu's craftsmen copied it in large numbers! Within three days, the passage from Xudu to Guandu camp must be built for this envoy!"

"In addition, all dogs over half a meter in Yanzhou will be recruited!"

"Go quickly!"

It’s really the charm of power. As Wang Hou waved the flag violently and shouted orders, Wang Congge, Wang Hu, Zang Hong and other generals and staff all clasped their fists in agreement, and immediately got on their horses and galloped out.

After Lu Bu's Yanzhou Rebellion, after beheading a large number of local gentry, Cao Cao's control over Yanzhou has obviously improved to a higher level. The most obvious improvement is in this administrative efficiency. To be honest, it took two days to build this ice Dao said that the efficiency of the Han Dynasty was already an unattainable goal, but under the orders of the messengers carrying the red flags, all the counties along the way followed suit. The five-meter-wide, two-three-centimeter-thick, smooth high-speed ice road froze spectacularly in the wilderness from Xudu to Guandu.

At the same time, the collection of dogs was also quite smooth. Dogs still had a special meaning to the people of the Han Dynasty. Dog meat used to be one of the main meats in the Han Dynasty. Just like Fan Kuai, the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty, was born in a dog butcher. One of the six animals, Yanzhou also raised a large number of dogs. On the third day, more than 3000 dogs of various kinds, yellow and black, gathered in Guandu, and more than 5000 dogs gathered in Xuchang.

War also promotes industrial development the most. In order to cope with the Guandu War, under the order of Cao Cao, more than 40 large and small coal mines and more than 7 iron mines were excavated near Xudu. The number of people engaged in coal and iron was determined by Wang Hou. The number of more than [-] people before the arrival exploded to more than [-]. On the fourth day, the steel bars that had just been made, or the coal mines that had been formed into baskets, were ordered by Wang Hou to ride these speeding dogs to pull the sledge. He rushed to the front line of Guandu in a hurry.

On the opposite side of Yuan Shao's camp, wisps of pitiful light smoke drifted into the air, almost invisible, but here, at Cao Jun's camp, puffs of black smoke that would be hated by future generations of environmental protectionists were billowing like thick demons. Facing the sky, in the thatched shed and the tent, the frozen Cao Jun leaned against the stove on the mound of earth, warming his chest, and immediately turned around again, facing the stove with his buttocks, and then Roasting the back, the back is hot, but the chest is cool again, in the severe cold and snowy weather, just tossing and tossing repeatedly.

The soot falling from the sky turned the pure white snow into black ash.

War is a contest of national strength. Although in terms of national strength, Cao Cao will definitely not be the opponent of Yuan Shao, a densely populated and developed society in the four states of Hebei, but the national strength is not enough to pay for technology. With the continuous supply of raw coal, Cao Jun still won the war against the cold. , at least in the coldest few days, even the wounded barracks of the rear army did not freeze to death. In this era, it can be regarded as a miracle.

It's just that they are busy, building sheds for burning bricks and cement under their own orders, and they are all shivering from the cold, and they have to go back to the fire to warm up after not daring to be in the snow for more than ten minutes. Wang Hou still shook his head regretfully.

"It would be nice to have a cotton coat at this time!"

"Cotton!"

(End of this chapter)