Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 291 The three-way army that forced Shouchun
Qiao Rui's withdrawal meant that the siege of Xiapi was lifted.

With the defeat of the five armies of Yuan Shu and the withdrawal of the two armies of Qiao Rui and Lei Bo, the entire Xuzhou battlefield basically came to an end.

So far, except for Guangling County in Xuzhou, which is still in Liu Bei's hands, the rest of the counties and states have all fallen into the hands of Boss Cao.

It is impossible to spit out the meat that has been eaten. Although Liu Bei felt bitter in his heart, he could only watch helplessly.

The next step after the capture of Xuzhou is for the troops of Lu Yan and Cao Cao to point directly at Yuan Shu's base camp, Shouchun!

After discussing with military advisor Xun You and the generals, Lu Yan decided to set off the next day.

On the night before leaving Pengcheng, Lu Yan went to visit Chen Deng and had an in-depth discussion with him.

The content of the conversation included but was not limited to politics, military affairs, and business, but it was more of an opportunity for communication to allow Chen Deng to better understand Cao Ying's strategy and his true views on the aristocratic family.

Chen Deng's vision is quite good. Unlike many people who only value immediate interests, he values ​​long-term things more.

Although the current interests are equally important, the future encounters are even more important. Chen Deng saw this, and he was destined to have a good development.

The premise is that he has to live
After a detailed discussion with Lu Yan, Chen Deng accepted the order to be transferred to Dongjun frankly.

Although Dongjun does not have the help of his own forces, Chen Deng believes that with his outstanding ability, he can also run Dongjun into another Pengguo.

After finishing talking about the business, Lu Yan glanced at Chen Deng, whose face was a little red, and reminded: "Yuanlong, you should stop eating sashimi in the future, I will ask Hua Tuo to give you a prescription, Help you heal your illness."

The two were chatting happily, but unexpectedly, Lu Yan suddenly said, "You are sick!"

"Illness? Your body is always strong, how come you got sick?" Chen Deng was confused, and asked with some discomfort in his heart, "How did you know, Lu Huanqi, that Dengxi eats raw fish and is even sick? "

"Look, hear and ask. Someone once taught himself some medical skills, and seeing Yuanlong's complexion, he found something wrong." Lu Yan casually gave a reason.

"Lu Hussar is also good at medicine, really versatile! Admiration!" Chen Deng responded perfunctorily, after all, whoever said he was sick would not be happy, right?

Lu Yan didn't care too much, he just mentioned it in passing because he regretted Chen Deng's talent.

It may be because Chen Deng's current symptoms are not obvious, as long as he discovers his physical problems, he will go to the doctor without anyone saying.

The next day, Zhang Liao and Cao Ren, the generals in command of Yingchuan's reinforcements, came to the county guard's mansion to report to Lu Yan.

After entering the hall, Cao Ren clasped fists with Zhang Liao and said, "The last general, Cao Ren (Zhang Liao), come and report!"

"Just wait for the two generals! Haha!" Lu Yan smiled and helped Zhang Liao and Cao Ren up.

The friendship between Cao Ren and Lu Yan for many years has long since lost so much etiquette and inferiority.

After reporting on the business, Cao Ren complained immediately: "Sir! We have been chasing you all the way so hard!"

Lu Yan ignored Cao Ren's bitterness, but asked, "Is there any banditry along the way?"

"Yes, but Wen Yuan and I wiped them out easily." Cao Ren grinned, and continued, "There is no way! Yuan Shu's five-way army was wiped out by you, sir, and we can only pick up some leftovers." The soup is cold and roasted, and I have brought some bandits to enjoy my hands."

Lu Yan lightly punched Cao Ren's chest and said, "Yuan Shu is in Shouchun City, and he still has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. You can fight some of them."

Cao Ren, on the other hand, was a little dismissive, and just curled his lips and said, "I hope so!"

The Yingchuan army was under the command of Lu Yan.

Today's army of only 2 people is full of nine generals: Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Xiahoulan, Wei Yan, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Lejin!
Sometimes too many fighters can be an annoyance.

No, Lu Yan was rubbing his forehead at this moment, looking at the generals who were eager to try, he couldn't help feeling a little tangled in his heart, "What's the point? Why don't you give them two thousand soldiers each?"

Then, a ridiculous idea suddenly popped up in Lu Yan's mind, "I don't know how many generals Yuan Shu has left. I always feel that even if all the generals under Yuan Shu's command come out together, there may not be enough for this group of people."

"Oh..." Lu Yan couldn't help feeling a little annoyed for a while, and sighed again: "There are too many fierce generals, sometimes it's also an annoyance."

No, Cao Jun is far more than the nine generals like Lu Yan!

Don't forget, Boss Cao also had generals such as Tai Shici, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, etc. along the way, and Liu Bei also had Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Looking at Cao Jun's configuration, it can be called crazy!
Cao Cao's army marched from Xiapi, while Lu Yan led the army to the boundary.

But what made Yuan Shu most uncomfortable was that Sun Ce suddenly sent troops to attack Lujiang from the south of Shouchun.

The three directions were attacked at the same time, which made Yuan Shu somewhat unable to take care of both ends.

Yuan Shu learned that Sun Ce not only left but also turned his guns to attack him, so he hurriedly called all the civil and military officials to discuss in the hall.

Yuan Shu's adviser, Yang Hong, stood up and said: "Your Majesty! Shouchun has experienced frequent floods and droughts in recent years, and everyone is short of food. Now the enemy army is attacking from three sides. If our army takes the initiative to fight, it may be difficult to resist the enemy."

"Is there a countermeasure?" Yuan Shu sat on the dragon chair with a sluggish expression.

After thinking for a while, Yang Hong replied: "It's better to fortify the walls and clear the fields, call back all the troops who went out and stick to Shouchun City.

Shouchun City is high and deep, and the enemy's desire to take it quickly is tantamount to a dream.

Cao Jun's grain roads are lengthy, and it is not easy to transport grain.

We only need to send out cavalry to harass their food roads, so that their food and grass cannot be delivered on time; when their soldiers and horses are exhausted, the army will inevitably change! "

Yuan Shu thought to himself, "Isn't the latter strategy Cao Jun's way to deal with Ji Ling? But it is quite appropriate to use it against Cao Jun himself."

"Okay, just as you say." At this point, Yuan Shu hesitated, and asked, "Then Zhen."

"Your Majesty will command the Lin Army to return to Runan from the west. One, His Majesty has a deep foundation in Runan, so that he can recover his vitality as quickly as possible; the other, His Majesty can also temporarily avoid Cao Jun's edge, and dampen Cao Jun's spirit." Yang Hong thought otherwise. thoughtful
Yuan Shu felt that what Yang Hong said was very reasonable, so he ordered: "Recall the three armies of Qiao Rui, Lei Bo, and Han Xian, and then appoint Ji Ling as the general of the army, and lead a total of [-] soldiers to defend Shouchun City!"

"Where the city is and the people are, the city is destroyed and the people are dead!" Ji Ling was entrusted with a heavy responsibility again, and quickly stood up and knelt down on one knee and made a poisonous oath.

After losing contact for more than ten days, Ji Ling finally returned to Shouchun with five thousand remnants.

After explaining the details of his defeat to Yuan Shu and all the officials, Yuan Shu only punished him and demoted one rank.

Facing Cao Jun's invasion at this moment, Yuan Shu needed Ji Ling, the most trustworthy general, to step in, which also proved that he was right in not having the option of severely punishing Ji Ling.

Yuan Shu adopted Yang Hong's strategy, searched for all the food that could be found around Shouchun City, hoarded it all in Shouchun City, and left behind Ji Ling, Qiao Rui, Lei Bo, and Han Xian to lead [-] soldiers and stick to Shouchun City. spring city.

As for Yuan Shu himself and other civil and military officials, after cleaning up all the gold and jade treasures they had hidden, they rushed to Runan.

(End of this chapter)