Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 173 The Battle of Anping, Why Did Meng De Laugh?
The Eighth Colonel of the Xiyuan Army who was waiting outside entered in turn, and Jian Shuo, the Colonel of the Upper Military Academy, was already in the hall.

Yuan Shao, Bao Hong, and Cao Cao were in front, and the other four assistant lieutenants and left and right lieutenants followed behind.

Jian Shuo took two steps and joined the seven others.

Liu Hong glanced at the faces of the four people in front of him, and said, "The bandits from Heishan blocked my way back, and now I order the generals of the Xiyuan army to defeat them. Jian Shuo will be the main general, and go out on my behalf. Who will be the vanguard?"

The vanguard generals are basically selected from among Cao Cao and Bao Hong. Yuan Shao has no experience in leading the army, while the latter few have less qualifications.

Cao Cao thought about it for a while. This battle was the first battle of the Xiyuan Army. Although it was a new army with insufficient training, it was well equipped. For this army, Liu Hongke spent all his money to deal with the Black Mountain Army, which was like the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. Should be more than enough.

Cao Cao glanced at Bao Hong calmly. The former You Fufeng was steady and ruthless. He never fought with others. Judging by his appearance, he didn't seem to have any interest in Pioneer.

However, Yuan Shao, his younger brother, hesitated to move forward, holding the sword in one hand, his fingers turned slightly white, but he never dared to take a step forward.

Since you have no intention, then I, Cao Mengde, will not be polite!
Thinking in his heart, Cao Cao took a step forward and replied, "Cao Cao is willing to be the vanguard of the West Garden Army!"

"Okay! Captain Dian Jun is commendable for his bravery, so I will take you as the vanguard and lead the headquarters of the Dian Army to march into Anping! Jian Shuo leads the whole army and must annihilate the Black Mountain Army!" Liu Hong's order is no longer what Wang Fen said to rush to Jizhou Counties.

Since you choose to fight, let's draw the battle and solve the Black Mountain Army once and for all, so as to promote the power of the supreme general and the Emperor of Han!

Cao Cao immediately led the army into Anping, Liu Hong was also quite curious about the battle, changed his decision to leave tomorrow, and chose to march with the army of Xiyuan Army.

In this way, it can be regarded as Liu Hong Yujia's personal conquest.

But this made Wang Fen very anxious. Liu Hong's move means that he has been with the Xiyuan army all the time. With Zhi Jinwu, with his two or 3000 volunteers, it may be difficult for him to attack.

Soon, the news of Cao Cao's invasion of Anping reached the ears of Zhang Niujiao, who was already stationed around Anping. Although Zhang Niujiao lacked resourcefulness, he was not stupid. , he still has a numerical advantage to make up for.

Under the layout of the Montenegro Army Division, Zhang Niujiao set up a pocket formation, and arranged some low-strength team headquarters in front of the pocket to lure the enemy.

When the vanguard of the Xiyuan Army defeated them, relaxed their vigilance, and got into the pocket formation, the Montenegrin army would form a double-teaming situation and be able to give full play to its strength.

Zhang Niujiao was very satisfied with the strategist's strategy.

Cao Cao was going to march into Anping, and it would take a few days to meet the Black Mountain Army, but the fast horse riding sentry sent Cao Cao and Jian Shuo's king's movement to Guangping.

Guo Jia looked at the map and said to himself: Then Liu Hong still has a bit of guts to make the Xiyuan army fight the Heishan army, and it is interesting that Cao Cao is the vanguard.

Guo Jia stared at the map without making any arrangements, but continued to wait for the second sentinel report.

However, the news of the second sentinel made his expression serious.

Liu Hong actually followed the Xiyuan Army and set off!

In this way, not only the Zhi Jinwu led by Ding Yuan was always with him, but also the main force of the West Garden Army was too close, so it would be difficult for Wang Fen to succeed.

Although Wang Fen is upright and brave, he is not stupid. Maybe the assassination of Liu Hong will be abandoned, and then he will act as if nothing happened. He just fought a battle with the Black Mountain Army. , Continue to be his governor of Jizhou.

Even if the black mountain army is large in number, it may be able to cause some losses to the west garden army, but it cannot threaten Liu Hong. If Liu Hong is safe and sound, this is obviously contrary to the goal expected by the lord.

How can you disappoint the lord!
"Come on, prepare a horse!"

……

Cao Cao marched for several days and was close to Xindu. There were battles in these two days, but they were all encountered by small groups of the Black Mountain Army. They should be the reconnaissance troops of the Black Mountain Army. Cao Cao led the cavalry to wipe them out with one blow.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the letter, Cao Cao had a bad intuition. The enemy army claimed to be powerful, but the opponent he encountered was almost powerless. It's going so well!
"Stop advancing troops!"

Cao Cao looked at the setting sun on the western mountain, and immediately ordered: "Camp here tonight!"

The officer in the army reminded: "General, it's still bright, but it's safer to camp outside the city of Xindu!"

Of course Cao Cao knew this, but he still had doubts in his heart, so he couldn't say it directly, for fear of affecting morale, so he smiled deliberately: "Hehehe, even though that's the case, the soldiers should rest more after a long day's journey. You will encounter Montenegro at any time..."

"kill!"

"kill!"

Shouts of killing suddenly came from all over, Cao Cao swallowed his unspoken words and looked forward.

After the breakthrough ahead, many banners were raised high, and then people came out in an uproar. It seems that there were thousands of them.

The same was true on the flanking slopes, soldiers, horses and banners rushed towards him like a tide, and the number of them was several times that of Cao Cao.

"How could this be? Why is there no report for riding the sentry?" Cao Cao said depressedly.

He obviously sent a sentry to scout the way, why did he encounter an ambush?

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!" Cao Cao ordered.

The battle has not yet been fought, and there is still time to withdraw at this time. Even if the Black Mountain Army pursues, the casualties will be much less. After all, they lack horses and bows.

If he fought desperately and fell into the siege of the Black Mountain army, he might be wiped out.

Cao Cao made a decisive decision and chose to retreat, knowing that he was not far from the Chinese army, and he could reach it before dark, and the Black Mountain army would not dare to pursue it.

Riding on the horse, Zhang Niujiao watched Cao Cao's "well-trained" Xiyuan army retreat in an orderly manner, cursing in his mouth, "It's an idiot, who doesn't even have the courage to fight!"

The military division stood behind him and said with a smile: "Make a decisive decision. This man will use his troops well. If he is a moment late, he will be surrounded."

There was also a hint of regret in the military division's tone, it was just a little bit short, if he moved forward a little bit, or delayed a little bit, he could encircle and wipe out these thousands of officers and troops.

"Military Master, the fish has gone for a walk, what should I do?" Zhang Niujiao asked.

"Then set up the net again, maybe other fish will come." The military adviser said without thinking.

"Or this?"

"That's it!"

……

Cao Cao led the army to retreat, and the Black Mountain Army chased and killed them for a while, then gave up. The Black Mountain Army is generally not as strong as the officers and soldiers, and it is normal for them to be unable to catch up.

As soon as Cao Cao ran, he almost ran back to the Chinese army camp where he was camping.

However, he didn't go to see Jian Shuo, and he didn't feel that he was defeated. Victory or defeat is the common sense of military strategists. It's normal to be outnumbered. Cao Cao felt that he was able to bring the soldiers back safely, which was a victory in retreat.

The Black Mountain Army dodged the sentries and ambushed, which made him puzzled. Didn't Wang Fen say that they were attacking the county seat?
At the same time, I reflected: today, I was negligent. If it weren't for that uneasy intuition, I'm afraid I would really fall into a tight siege.

There is also a countermeasure: if we take this road again tomorrow, the Montenegrin Army will certainly not think of repeating the old trick.

The next day, Cao Cao set off early and embarked on the journey.

"General, this road is dangerous, there may be an ambush!" Zuo Li reminded.

"Yesterday, the thief failed to succeed in his treacherous plan. He will definitely return in defeat. I will not set up an ambush again. I will do the opposite. If I go this way again, the thief will be able to predict it! Hehe!"

"Good advice, General!" Zuo Li took the opportunity to flatter him.

After leading the army to march for more than an hour, they came to the field again. Cao Cao raised his hand to signal the troops to stop.

He looked at the slopes in front of him, but forgot about the slopes around him. These gentle slopes did not hinder the road, but only obstructed the line of sight. Jizhou was flat and there were few places to ambush soldiers and horses except for the woods.

"All of you, go uphill and have a look!" Cao Cao ordered.

Several cavalry trotted over and began to go uphill.

Cao Cao smiled: "Haha~ I just said that there will be no more ambushes here. If I use soldiers instead, I will set up an ambush here again, and then let the first army intercept me, and the self-righteous people will be captured without a fight! Hahaha! "

Before the laughter fell, there was a burst of shouting and killing, and it turned out to be from behind!
Cao Cao suddenly turned his head and saw a group of soldiers and horses consisting of thousands of people who directly blocked his retreat. When he looked forward again, he saw that only the horses were left of the several cavalry sentries who went uphill to investigate, and their bodies It has already rolled down, and there are still several arrows stuck in its body.

"Not good! I've been tricked again!"

"General, our army is under siege!"

Cao Cao looked at the soldiers surrounding him, drew his sword, and shouted, "All soldiers, follow me!"

Cao Cao shouted, reined in his horse, turned around, and retreated.

What he meant was to attack backwards, because the troops there were the weakest, and with the equipment of the Xiyuan Army, it was easy to attack. As long as they were not encircled and surrounded by enemies, Cao Cao still had confidence.

He galloped his horse into the intercepting formation, brandished his sword and shouted several people to death, the hand holding the sword was splashed with dark red blood, Cao Cao's heart was burning, and he immediately shouted: "Follow me to kill!"

The cavalry entered with Cao Cao, and the difference in armaments was immediately reflected. The Black Mountain Army had too few long weapons and could hardly cause effective damage to the cavalry.

Although the morale of the Black Mountain Army was high, they charged fearlessly and closed the encirclement, but at this time Cao Cao had already led his army out of the encirclement.

Realizing the low combat power of the Black Mountain Army, Cao Cao did not stop doing anything, turned his horse's head again, and led the cavalry to kill back.

"The thief is nothing more than that, let him have a trick, but I, Cao Mengde, can kill me!"

Cao Cao led his troops in again, and the infantry retreated. After several rounds of killing, they were covered in sweat and blood. Although the Black Mountain Army killed a lot, there were still soldiers rushing out from behind the gentle slope ahead.

After the hand-to-hand combat, the casualties of the Xiyuan Army also began to increase. Cao Cao fought out an open space and looked at the bloody battlefield.

"Maybe he can make a great contribution, but the enemy is outnumbered, and the casualties will be not small."

Just as Cao Cao was hesitating whether to retreat, a shout suddenly came from behind——

"Don't worry about Meng De, Yuan Benchu ​​is here!"

Cao Cao looked back and saw Yuan Shao leading his army coming. Behind him was the yellow dust covering the sky. Judging from the situation, there were thousands of cavalry.

This is the treatment of the three armies of Xiyuan!

The main force of the Xiyuan Army is divided into the upper, middle and lower armies. The upper army is led by Jian Shuo, the middle army is led by Yuan Shao, and the lower army is led by Bao Hong. Cao Cao, the captain of the Dianjun, is one level behind. As for the auxiliary army, it is basically a make-up Yes, even the soldiers are not fully recruited.

Although it was not the first time I saw it, I was still envious for a while, so I raised my sword and waved it.

"Benchu! Cao Cao is here!"

Yuan Shao led the troops to respond, and together with Cao Cao's army, they rushed to kill the Black Mountain army.

Cao Cao originally thought that with Yuan Shao's arrival, the Black Mountain Army would soon be defeated, but the facts were the same as before, and the Black Mountain Army did not go as he expected.

The two armies fought until dusk. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and were exhausted, so they could barely strike out and leave.

Of course, the heavy casualties of the Black Mountain Army are the real heavy ones, but compared with the total force, the losses in the first battle seem insignificant.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao led their troops back, not to mention dirty and tired, and not energetic enough. They had killed too many enemies, but they didn't have the corresponding joy.

"The morale of the Black Mountain army far exceeded my expectations. Today, they have gained a lot, but they have not been able to defeat them!" Cao Cao said immediately, with a trace of powerlessness in his words.

"Hurry up! This is Shao's first time in battle, and he can behead thousands of enemies. Hurry up!" Yuan Shao was much more excited than Cao Cao, and was a little excited.

Cao Cao shook his head helplessly, "This appearance at the beginning reminded Cao of the Battle of Yingchuan, and the battle with Bocai was truly thrilling, even after a few months, it will never be forgotten."

That battle was Cao Cao's first battle against the Yellow Turban. Unfortunately, it was at night. Although the flames were blazing, Bocai's army rushed out like a tide and scattered the army led by Cao Cao. It was really shocking, but the first battle was such a victory. Indeed, he was as excited as before.

"After ten years of sharpening the sword, there is finally a test. Tomorrow you and I will fight the Black Mountain army again, and we will definitely defeat it!" Yuan Shao laughed, quite high-spirited.

Cao Cao was in a different mood. He had been fighting non-stop for half a year, and his intuition was very accurate. Some battles could be fought, and some battles could not be fought. If the Black Mountain Army was easily defeated, it would be defeated today.

The casualties are obvious, they are not routed, that only shows one problem——

This casualty is nothing to the Black Mountain Army.

Maybe not at all.

"At first, in my opinion, the Black Mountain Army's strength is definitely not as simple as [-] to [-]!"

Seeing Cao Cao's sudden seriousness, Yuan Shao also calmed down and replied, "Why did Meng De say that?"

"The Black Mountain Army's combat power is not strong, only slightly higher than the Yellow Turban Army. But in today's battle, the Black Mountain Army seems to have suffered heavy casualties, but their morale has not been shaken. On the contrary, our army has nearly a thousand dead and almost everyone is injured. Tomorrow must not Head-to-head, Wang Fen's information may be wrong!"

Hearing Cao Cao's analysis, Yuan Shao also felt that it was reasonable. Cao Cao was more experienced in leading troops, which he recognized.

"Meng De is a pioneer, if he doesn't fight, wouldn't it be true?"

"At the beginning, leading the army to fight is definitely not an act of will!"

Yuan Shao didn't quite understand Cao Cao's ambiguous answer, the night was sinking, the campfire ahead was already lit, and he returned to the camp.

Both of them went back to the tent of the Chinese army, but they saw that other than the two of them, the Eighth Captain of Xiyuan was there.

The big Jian Shuo sat in the first seat with a gloomy expression, while the expressions of the others were not very good.

Something!

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao thought at the same time.

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