Han Shimou

Guo Tu pondered for a while, and came up with a plan to teach the Tao in this way.

"Your Majesty, this plan is a great one, but Cao Cao has always been resourceful. An ordinary person is afraid that he will ruin my event. Who can help me?"

Guo Tu already had a candidate in mind, and immediately told him.

"Xin Ping's younger brother, Xin Pi, named Zuo Zhi, is now Ping Yuan Ling. This man is a man of speech, and he can be appointed as an envoy."

Yuan Tan summoned Simpi immediately, and Simpi accepted the order gladly.Yuan Tan sent a letter to Simpi, repeatedly explaining that he should be careful in everything, and sent three thousand troops to send Simpi out of the country.Xinpi wrote a book to see Cao Cao at night, and Xinpi came to Cao Village to meet Cao Cao.At the end of the ceremony, Cao Cao asked him why he came, and Xin Pi calmly expressed his intention of seeking each other from Yuan Tan, and submitted a letter.After Cao Cao finished reading the book, he remained silent. First, he stayed with Xinbi in the stronghold, and then gathered under the tent to discuss.

Cheng Yu's face was grim, his eyes focused, and he spoke.

"It must be that Yuan Tan was attacked too quickly by Yuan Shang, so he had no choice but to surrender. It's unbelievable."

Lu Qian and Man Chong also agreed, but Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other. In fact, Cao Cao deliberately made the situation develop like this in secret.

Guo Jia stood up slowly, cupping his hands in a bow.

"The Yuan family occupies the territory of the three prefectures, and their power is deeply rooted. If the two sons live in peace and keep their business together, the affairs of the world will be unknown. Now that his brothers are attacking each other and they are poor, they will join me. I will raise troops to eliminate Yuan Shang first, and then observe the changes. , and destroy Yuan Tan, the world is settled. This opportunity must not be missed."

Guo Jia made it clear that all the counselors under the tent seemed to be somewhat enlightened.Cao Cao grinned and nodded in response.

"Haha. Fengxiao's words are reasonable. You should obey them."

So Cao Cao invited Simpi to drink. During the banquet, the two drank several times, Cao Cao suddenly changed his tone and asked Simpi.

"Haha. According to Mr. Ying, Yuan Tan's surrender was really a fraud? Yuan Shang's soldiers are sure to win?"

Simpi seemed to have expected Cao Cao to ask this question, his expression was calm, and he spoke slowly.

"Don't ask about the truth and deceit, Duke Ming, just distinguish between them. The Yuan family has been defeated for many years, the army has been exhausted outside, the counselors have been punished inside, the brothers have slandered each other, killed each other, the country is divided into two, and the famine is combined. Natural disasters People are trapped, whether they are wise or stupid, they all know that the land will collapse, and this is the time when the heavens destroy the Yuan family.

Today, the Duke of Ming raised his troops to attack Ye, and if Yuan Shang did not return the rescue, he would lose his nest.If he is rescued, he will be attacked by Yuan Tan.With the power of Duke Ming, hitting the tired crowd is like sweeping autumn leaves with a swift wind, annihilating the second son, easy to get things in the bag.The troubles in the four quarters nowadays are greater than those in Hebei.Once Hebei is flat, the hegemony will be achieved.I would like to make it clear. "

Cao Cao's eyes glowed when he heard it, and he even laughed and sighed.

"Hahaha! I really hate the late meeting with Xin Zuozhi!!"

Cao Cao led the army to set off from Guandu again. The momentum was so great that everyone in Jizhou was shocked. They quickly reported to Pingyuan and informed Yuan Shang.When Yuan Shang learned that Cao's army had crossed the river, he lost his color in shock, and hastily led the army back to Ye County, and ordered generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to cut off the rear.When Yuan Tan saw that Shang was retreating, he raised his troops from the plains and rushed over.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Tan's army hadn't traveled dozens of miles, and a cannon rang out. It turned out that Xun Chen, the military commander of the Shang army, had known that Yuan Tan would come to hunt him down, and ordered Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to lay an ambush.There were only two routes, the two armies came out together, Lu Kuang on the left and Lu Xiang on the right, the two brothers intercepted Yuan Tan.

Tan Jun was in chaos, Yuan Tan reined in and suddenly drank.

"Before my father was alive, you waited for your brother to commit a crime, but you still remember that it was me who pleaded for your brother to save you from disaster. I treat each other like this, now you wait for my brother, why did you come from my brother to hurt me?"

The two generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang heard the words and recalled the past. At the same time, they quickly thought that since Yuan Shang gained power, he was very similar to his father Yuan Shang and used his own way.Immediately, the two brothers looked at each other, stopped the soldiers, and dismounted to surrender Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan was overjoyed and got off his horse to help Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang up.

"Don't surrender me, surrender Cao Chengxiang."

Yuan Tan was anxious to seize Jizhou, so he immediately persuaded Cao Cao to attack Jizhou.Cao Cao was not in a hurry, and said calmly.

"Don't be in a hurry when you think about it, the food and grass are not available now, and the transportation is hard, wait for the food road to pass, and then enter the army."

Cao Cao then ordered Yuan Tan to live in the plains.Cao Cao led the army back to Tun Liyang, and made Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang the two generals of Liehou, who followed the army.

When Guo Tu saw that Cao Cao had taken away Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, he was very prepared and quickly warned Yuan Tan Dao.

"Cao Cao promised to marry a daughter, and he seemed to trust the lord, but he was a cunning hero, so he probably didn't mean it. Now he rewarded Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, and took them to the army. This is to trap the hearts of Hebei. If you don't be careful, you will be in trouble. The lord can engrave two seals of the general, secretly send someone to Erlu, and order them to respond internally. When Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shang, you can take advantage of it."

According to Yuan Tan's words, he engraved two general seals and secretly sent them to Erlu.Erlu received Cao Cao's great kindness, and thought that the Yuan family's power was over. After some discussions, he went to Cao Cao to report the seal of the general.

Cao Cao was worrying about how to destroy Yuan Tan, when he saw Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang presenting their seals, he immediately laughed with joy.

"Yuan Tan, who sent the seal secretly, wants you to wait as a helper. After I defeat Yuan Shang, take advantage of the situation. Haha. But he didn't expect that he surrendered me falsely, but you waited for the brother to surrender sincerely. You wait and accept it, I have my own claim."

Cao Cao secretly kept one hand and used it later.

Let's talk about Yuan Shang and Xun Chen discussing the current war.Yuan Shang's eyes were bloodshot, he was upset, and his size was in chaos.

"Now that Cao Bing is transporting food into Baigou, he will definitely come to attack Jizhou. What can we do? Jizhou will be destroyed, and I hope you can teach me how to turn the tide."

Xun Chen was also in poor spirits, Yuan Shang didn't listen to his words, so the situation became worse and worse, even with the help of gods, it would be difficult to save Jizhou.Xun Chen knew that Yuan Shang could not give up his great cause easily, so he decided to teach Taoism.

"At the moment, you can send out an envoy to send Wu'an Chang Yin Kai to garrison Maocheng, and order Juhu, the son of Jushou, to guard Handan as a support from afar. The lord can march into the plains and attack Yuan Tan urgently. First destroy Yuan Tan, and then destroy Cao."

Although Xun Chen was saying this, he knew in his heart that given the current disparity in power between the two armies, it would be difficult to make this plan.However, Yuan Shang was overjoyed, and left Xun Chen and Chen Lin to defend Jizhou, so that Ma Yan and Zhang Wei would be the vanguard and attack the plain overnight.Yuan Tan knew that Yuan Shang led an army to attack, and he was in a hurry to Cao Cao.Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, but in secret he was calm, not in a hurry, he comforted Yuan Tan first, told him that he had his own ideas, and asked him to lead the army to be on guard first.

As soon as Yuan Tan left, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha, God help me, I will win Jizhou this time!"

While talking, Xu You came from Luoyang, heard that Yuan Shang attacked Yuan Tan again, and went to see Cao Cao.Since the battle of Wuchao, Xu You relied on his great achievements, and his posture was very arrogant, and he spoke out and remonstrated.

"The prime minister sits here, why do you want to wait for the thunder to kill Eryuan?"

Cao Cao frowned slightly when he heard this, but soon suppressed his dislike and said with a smile.

"Ziyuan doesn't need to worry too much, I've figured it out."

Cao Cao had a plan in mind, so he ordered Cao Hong to attack Ye County first, and Cao Cao led an army to attack Yin Kai.When the soldiers came to the border, Yin Kai led the army to meet them.The two armies faced each other in formation, and Yin Kai went out to fight in front of the formation.

Cao Cao smiled coldly, looked at Yin Kai like an ant, and shouted an order.

"Where does the evil come from?"

Dian Wei let out a horrified growl, and came out in response, galloping his horse straight for Yin Kai.The evil wind is terrifying, and Dian Wei is like an ancient evil god, coming with a mighty force.Yin Kai was caught off guard, and before he could make a move, Dian Wei stabbed him in the head with a halberd.Cao Cao tried his best to surrender, that is to say, he reined in his troops to take Handan.Juhu marched in to meet him.Xu Chu scrambled to go out first, and confronted Juhu.The battle was not three-in-one, and Juhu was unable to do what he wanted, so he fled immediately.Xu Chu chased after him.The two horses were not far away, Xu Chu took out a stone from his sleeve and let out a roar.

"Where to escape!!"

The sound sounded like a stone flying, and Juhu was hit by the flying stone on the back and fell off the horse.Cao Cao commanded the army and horses to hide and kill, and Juhu's army was defeated, throwing away their helmets and armor, and scattered in all directions.

So Cao Cao killed Yin Kai first, then defeated Juhu, and all obstacles were eliminated.And Cao Jun has always marched very fast, and soon Cao Cao led the army to Jizhou.At this time, Cao Hong had already attacked the city.Cao Cao ordered the three armies to build earthen mountains around the city, and then secretly dug tunnels to attack it.Xun Chen sticks to the design, and the laws are very strict. Feng Li, the guard of the east gate, once made a wrong patrol because he was drunk, and Xun Chen blamed him.Feng Li harbored resentment in his heart, and seeing that Yuan Shang was having trouble defending Yecheng, he had an evil intention and sneaked out of the city that night to surrender Cao Cao.

Cao Cao thought that Feng Li was very familiar with the environment of Ye City, so he asked about the strategy to destroy the city. Feng Li was also eager to make contributions and offered advice.

"The soil inside the tumen is thick, and a tunnel can be dug in."

Cao Cao thought that this plan was feasible, so he ordered Feng Li to lead three hundred strong men to dig a tunnel in the middle of the night.But Xun Chen was wary after Feng Li's surrender, and went up to the city every night to check on the army horses.That night on the Tumen Pavilion, I saw no lights outside the city.Xun Chen thought about it, Feng Li was quite aware of the situation in the city, and immediately came to his senses and shouted.

"Not good! Feng Li will lead his troops into the tunnel!"

Xun Chen thought about it, and hurriedly called the elite soldiers to attack the gate with Yunshi, and the gate was closed. Feng Li and three hundred strong men all died in the soil.

Cao Cao broke the battle, so he gave up his tactic and withdrew his army above the Huan River to prevent Yuan Shang from returning.On the other side, Yuan Shang was attacking the plain, and when he heard that Cao Cao had defeated Yin Kai and Juhu, the army besieged Jizhou. He was shocked, so he sent his troops back to rescue.

General Ma Yan thought that Cao Cao had always been resourceful, so he hurriedly remonstrated.

"Going from the main road, Cao Cao must have ambushes. You can take the small road. From the west mountain to the Fushuikou to rob Cao's camp, you will surely clear the siege."

"Haha. If Yuan Shang comes from the main road, I will be the first to avoid it. If he comes from the small road on the west mountain, he can be captured in a single battle. I expect Yuan Shang will raise fire as a signal to order the city to respond. I can divide my troops and attack them one by one. Break!"

So Cao Cao's allocation has been decided, and everyone will make arrangements in private.But it is said that Yuan Shang went out of Fushui Jiekou, went east to Yangping, and stationed troops at Yangping Pavilion, seventeen miles away from Jizhou, leaning on Fushui on one side.Yuan Shang ordered the sergeant to pile up firewood and hay, and burned it at night as a sign. He sent Li Fu, the chief bookkeeper, to pretend to be the governor of Cao Jun, and went to the city.

Li Fu shouted loudly under the city.

"Open the door!!!!"

Xun Chen recognized Li Fu's voice, and knew that Yuan Shangding was rushing back from the plains, and there should be arrangements at the moment, so he quickly let Li Fu into the city.After the two quickly talked about the ceremony, Li Fu said.

"My lord has Chen Bing at Yangping Pavilion, waiting to meet him. If soldiers from the city come out, they will raise fire as a sign. There must be no mistakes in this matter. I hope that Duke Xun will act carefully, so that no accidents will happen."

Xun Chen acted according to advice, and taught the city to pile up grass and set fire to communicate.Li Fu's expression darkened, and he suddenly spoke again.