Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1569 The battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao ends three

Although Cao Cao was angry, he was helpless.

Now that the general trend is in the court, he combined Liu Bei, Sun Ce, the strength of the three princes, and the Ming army had to recuperate after the war last year, and would not easily send troops.

But how much this will cost is hard to say.

If Yuan Shao is ruthless enough, he can recruit hundreds of thousands of young men from the land of Hebei. He is really desperate and can't win, but he can smash Hebei to death.

You can even fight to the death.

You know, he can only be regarded as an internal trouble, not a great enemy. The great enemy of the Han court is, after all, the Ming court. Once the strength of the three princes is too damaged.

Especially Cao Cao, who was already hurt by the first battle last year, and let him hurt the second-dimensional, the strength of the Central Plains will definitely not be able to suppress Qiankun.

At that time, it will be even more impossible to suppress Liu Bei and Sun Ce with the power of the court.

It also requires strength to rely on the emperor to command the princes.

If Cao Cao doesn't have enough strength, even if they are united, it's hard to say who will take on the leading position, maybe they will have to fight among themselves first.

At that time, no matter whether he wins or loses, it will hurt the background of the big man.

Although the great Han disperses the power of the imperial court with the power of the princes, in the final analysis, it still controls the Central Plains, Hebei, and Jiangdong. In terms of population background, it is not comparable to the Southwest Ming Dynasty.

Of course, when it comes time to fight for the background, it will really look like the cruelty of war. It is not a sad thing to think that teenagers have to go to the battlefield.

"Fengxiao, how should I fight alone?" Cao Cao was aggrieved for a long time, but finally asked Guo Jia very depressed.

This battle cannot be fought like this.

If Yuan Benchu ​​did this, when he ate Hebei, it would be a half-cooked stuffed rice, one, two, or three, and he would have to choke.

"There is only one way!"

Guo Jia thought for a while, then said in a low voice, "Retreat to advance!"

He looked at the northern sky, and his voice became deeper and deeper: "Yuanwu, Yangwu, Baima, we all gave up in this generation, and really dragged the battlefield into Guandu and Zhongmou!"

"Isn't the orphan controlled by others?"

Cao Cao is not reconciled.

Such a retreat, not to mention hurting morale, and the most important thing is that they lost flexibility in the strategic space. Once they were frustrated, they didn't even have the rhythm to ease.

This is a very disadvantageous play.

"My lord, the matter has come to this. The only thing we can do is to hope that Yuan Shao can still have some sense. If he is really mad, then we can only accept the game of losing both sides!"

Guo Jia smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, Hebei will not be able to eat, and the imperial court will lose the capital of the princes of all parties in the alliance, and it will continue to suffer from it!"

"It's true!"

Cao Cao was not a hesitant person either. Although he had some fantasies, he also understood Yuan Shao's character and would not make it easy for him.

In this case, then bloody battle.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be so depressed. We still have the advantage!" Guo Jia comforted Cao Cao at this time: "We can delay the time on the battlefield and pull them into the entire Guandu, and then we can take a look at Qingzhou Can the battlefield, and the north, break the situation quickly!"

He squinted his eyes, and his eyes were a little sharp: "The frontal battlefield also needs local battlefield support. As long as the Yan army can quickly break through Hejian and kill Julu on the northern battlefield, people in Hebei will be restless. In Qingzhou, As long as the Jiangdong army quickly solves Yuan Tan, then the last foundation of Jizhou will be consumed, and people's hearts are not static and easy to be restless. At that time, whether Yuan Benchu ​​will be able to control the Hebei army is uncertain!"

When the tree falls, the hozen will scatter.

Even in the face of disaster, they will fly separately.

Yuan Shao won the hearts of the people in Hebei by virtue of the power of the Yuan family, the first family in the late Han Dynasty who had four generations and three lords. Over the years, he has made great efforts to govern Hebei, but he has also contributed a lot to the governance of Hebei.

Among the major vassals in the Central Plains, Hebei still lived and worked in peace and contentment. This is also the merit of Yuan Shao's governance. Not to mention Yuan Shao's shortcomings, Yuan Shao is still a capable person.

So in these years, the cohesion of the Hebei Zhou army was not bad. Even if Luoyang was defeated, the generals under his command were still loyal.

It's just a pity that Yuan Shao played several bad chess moves in a row, consuming almost all of Hebei's foundation step by step, and now he has only one breath left.

This breath, as long as the people lose their confidence in him, will disappear immediately.

"Does Liu Xuande dare to go south alone?" Cao Cao was more worried that Liu Bei's hypocrite would suddenly stop his troops, and then he would really be unable to go up or down, and the Guandu battlefield would really become tragic.

"Liu Xuande is not a fool!"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "He knows the truth of the cold lips and teeth. If he dares to use the power of Hebei to consume the main force of the Central Plains at this time, then even if he eats the whole of Hebei and integrates the power of the whole North, You have to be ready to face the mighty Ming army by yourself!"

Guo Jia was certain: "He doesn't have such courage!"

Not to mention Liu Bei, even Cao Cao has lost the courage to face the main force of the Ming army alone. This is not his courage or fearlessness, but to die.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Ming army. After all these years of fighting, each of their princes deeply felt the horror of it, and they had already lost the strength to stand alone and fight head-on.

Only by uniting the power of all the princes can there be a battle.

This should be the consensus of most of the princes. If you still play with some careful thinking at this time, then the Han court is not far from its final demise.

"Ha ha!"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "This statement is reasonable. Although Liu Xuande is hypocritical, he is also a sensible person, and his work has always been affected by his reputation. He dare not do this!"

Thinking about it this way, he gained confidence in his heart, and he said in a low voice: "Then order, Xia Houyuan and Lu Bu will all withdraw, the whole army will return to Guandu, and the south bank of the Yellow River will be given up, so that the Zhou army can gain a foothold. Let's take it slow, but..."

Naturally, Cao Cao would not be someone who would suffer so easily. Even if he suffered a disadvantage, he would have to find his way back, otherwise, what would be the embarrassment.

"However, Zhou Jun and the others have to suffer a little bit!" Cao Cao said coldly, "Tell Lu Bu that you can kill a carbine and finish the battle quickly. After the fight, withdraw immediately. Don't love to fight!"

"promise!"

Guo Jia surrendered and took the order.

This is the best arrangement on the current battlefield.

After the arrangements were made, Cao Cao's mind suddenly cleared up a lot, and he no longer had that melancholy air, and his breath became sharper.

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On the north bank of the Yellow River, Yanjin.

Zhou army camp.

The overlapping camps of the big camp are staggered, and the main force of more than [-] is scattered in every corner of the big camp.

However, the breath is a bit vain. Compared with the Hebei elite in the past, today's army can tell a word just by looking at it, chaos.

The real elite main force has been battle-tested and trained for many years, and orders are prohibited. Let alone a hundred thousand main force, even if it is hundreds of thousands, there will be no chaos.

This is the comparison between the elite main force and ordinary soldiers.

50.00% of these soldiers are county soldiers recruited from various places. Although they are relatively young and strong, they are very unfamiliar with the training of the battle formation and the situation on the battlefield.

The fighting power is not as good as [-]% in the past.

However, in terms of momentum, it can also stabilize the prestige of Hebei Zhou Jun.

Camp in the army.

in the big account.

Yuan Shao wore a brocade robe and a jade crown on his head, and sat kneeling on a bamboo mat. His clothes were meticulous, and even the memorial books on the desk were neatly arranged.

This is the self-cultivation of his family. In terms of etiquette, no matter whether there are people or not, they are always so persistent.

"Father!"

A heroic young man broke into the camp.

"Humph!"

Yuan Shao looked up, his eyes were slightly soft, but his expression was very cold, he snorted coldly, and reprimanded the young man: "Xianfu, how many times have I told you that in the barracks, the rules are very strict, and you can't make mistakes!"

"Yes!"

The young man smiled sheepishly, then cupped his hands and said, "Report to the King, there will be a military report at the end!"

"Say!"

Yuan Shao put down the pen in his hand, looked at the young man with serious eyes.

As his three favorite sons, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xianfu, he has always given high hopes to them, but the current situation has forced him to have the eldest son, Yuan Tan.

Relatively speaking, he prefers that the third son can inherit the foundation of the Yuan family.

So in this battle, he personally brought Yuan Shang with him.

This battle can be described as a last-ditch battle. He asked his eldest son Yuan Tan to go to Qingzhou to distract the Wei army's attention. If he can regain Qingzhou and counterattack Xuzhou, then the Central Plains forces must be dispersed.

In addition, he asked his second son Yuan Xi to sit in the north to ease the situation of Liu Bei's Yan army going south. In this way, he will definitely be given enough time to resolve the battle of Guandu.

He brought Yuan Shang by his side, on the one hand, he had high hopes, on the other hand, he also had a thought, if he was defeated, Yuan Shang could pick up the remnants before the battle, and then he would have a chance to escape back.

"My lord, just now my scout battalion found out that the Wei army is withdrawing from the south bank of the Yellow River, and the main force of Baima and Yangwu are all withdrawing!"

"Xiahouyuan of Chengmu is also pressing towards the south line!"

Yuan Shang said: "I have sent scouts to inquire, and it is true that they are withdrawing troops!"

"withdraw troops?"

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly.

After a while, the corner of his mouth raised a slight sneer: "Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, when it comes to knowing a certain family, there is really no one who can compare with you!"

After all, he was a young playmate, and Cao Cao could smell it when his side started to attack Yuanwu City.

The interspersed tactic is really just beginning, and it has not been carried on, and the main force has not yet promoted it, and it is already aborted.

This made him a little helpless.

The two sides know each other too well, and it will be a trouble after all.

Still, that's not a bad thing.

Cao Cao was willing to back down half a step.

This means that he still has a chance.

As long as he takes this step, he may not lose in the battle of Guandu, as long as he can win in time, then Hebei, which seems to be on the verge of collapse, will inevitably come to an end.

At that time, unless Cao Cao is willing to be buried together, they can only compromise and welcome themselves into the court.

This may be the only way out for Hebei.

It was also the only way for Yuan Shao to survive.

Once the battle of Guandu is defeated, the state of Zhou in Hebei will immediately become the target of the imperial court's crusade, and he, Yuan Shao, will also be rebellious and die on charges.

Not only is he about to die, but even the Yuan clan of the four generations and three princes behind him will be infamous. At that time, he will be the sinner of the whole family.

But he doesn't care about these either.

On the battlefield, there is only success or failure. If you succeed, you can make a comeback. If you lose, you will be completely defeated. It is such a simple matter.

"Your Majesty, do you want to order them to pursue them now?"

In Yuan Shang's eyes, there was some eagerness to move, youthful ambition, and the fact that he had just led the army, he naturally wanted to do something big.

But on the battlefield, Yuan Shao didn't dare to be careless, especially if his favorite son fell on the battlefield like this, he would be somewhat sad and indignant.

He thought for a while and said, "It's possible to fight, but you are not allowed to attack. The scout battalion only needs to hang on to their traces!"

"Your Majesty, my servant thinks..."

"Don't think that you are going to learn now, learn how the generals fight. You can send orders and let Ju Yi lead the army to pursue. You can help!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said calmly.

He protected this son very well. If Yuan Tan would not have such patience, Yuan Tan can be regarded as a brave general who has been killed on the battlefield.

Even Yuan Xi puts more emphasis on literature than martial arts, but he has been baptized on the battlefield, only Yuan Shang is a little naive.

"promise!"

Yuan Shang was still in awe of his father, and he didn't dare to say anything at this time, so he could only accept his orders and leave.

"Your Majesty!" Then, two scribes opened the curtain and entered, bowing and saluting.

"sit!"

Yuan Shao raised his head, glanced at it, and said calmly.

"promise!"

The two sat on their knees.

"Zhengnan!" Yuan Shao looked at one of the scribes and asked, "Is there any news from Yecheng?"

"Have!"

The examiner cupped his hands and said: "There is some turmoil in Yecheng, but it has been suppressed. Someone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to disturb our foundation!"

"That's a normal thing!"

Yuan Shao sneered: "They will not let go of any opportunity, and we have civil strife in Hebei, so you still have to keep an eye on it. Jushou is incapable of splitting up, and may not be able to take care of all places!"

"The minister takes orders!"

The judge nodded.

"Yuan Tu!"

"The minister is here!" Feng Ji folded his hands and stood by.

Tian Feng was killed in battle, Yuan Shao could use not many advisers, Xun Zhan was one, but he was better at making use of Judgment and Fengji, all of them are talented people, but there are more flaws in character, so Not as good as Tianfeng.

But keeping them by his side, Yuan Shao thinks that they can be used, they can be used, and they need to be used a lot. After all, in Hebei today, talents have withered a lot.

"Is there any movement in Qingzhou?"

Yuan Shao was still more worried about his eldest son, Yuan Tan. After all, Yuan Tan was always his eldest son. This time he entered alone, with less than [-] troops. It is really unknown whether he can take back Qingzhou.

"Some bad news!"

Fengji replied: "Qingzhou may be in trouble!"

"What trouble!"

"Jiangdong!"

"what?"

Yuan Shao stared: "Jiangdong Army!"

"That's right!" Feng Ji nodded.

(End of this chapter)