Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 178 Rejuvenate the Army?Now it's time to find face!

That night, Zhang Liao led his troops to raid Guandu in person, crossed the bridge, and the boats at the ferry crossed the bridge. The cavalry and infantry charged at the same time, and when the camp on the other side was in a trance, they entered the camp. When the cavaliers appeared, no one could understand the mask on the horse, which was protected to the extreme, but could still run quite fast and more agile.

But the iron armor on his body is too hard. These are definitely not mystifying things. They are real and completely new-style armaments. With a single slash, everyone's armor can't be cut off, and the protection on the body is almost perfect. They were killed, but they were all knifed down, and they could be chopped like melons and vegetables. After entering the camp, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses could not resist at all, and they were quickly killed by Zhang Liao several times.

Then they were defeated and fled. Zhang Liao suffered very little damage in this battle. Most of Yuan's army fought in haste, and there were also no generals guarding them. Therefore, Jiaqi's horseshoe stepped here three or four times, and almost all the food and grass were robbed. And the military equipment, killed thousands of people, galloping and killing at the ferry along the way, dyeing the river red.

One night later, the news from the military newspaper was sent to Jizhou, but at this time, Baima Ferry was also being attacked. It was Xiahou Dun who heard the military newspaper when it was about to dawn in the early morning. He went to the other side to pay homage to the souls of the dead soldiers under his command, and used the blood of the enemy to bid farewell to his wolf riders, so Xiahou Dun didn't think about it at all, and directly sent troops across the river to Baima. The two ferry crossings are the most effective and can be passed. There are a lot of warships, and they can also station troops. If they occupy the ferry, they can push the barracks to the other side of the river.

Cao Ying's advance was extremely fast. Wen Chou, who was facing each other across the river in Liyang, never expected to lose two ferries overnight. Xiahou Dun would not march like this on weekdays. During this grand banquet, Wen Chou's military order did make people strengthen the defenses of the ferry and double the number of people patrolling, but the ferry was lost before the order arrived.

In the end, Cheng Jun had to report to Yecheng in Wei County. The news and the news from Jiangdong arrived almost at the same time, which made Yuan Shao furious immediately. In extreme anger, he was angry all day.

It was not until evening that he summoned his confidants and close officials, and even Liu Bei, a foreigner, came to the government office to discuss together. Everyone present also exchanged news when they met before coming. When Liu Bei heard the name Xu Zhen, his heart immediately trembled. After a while, when I heard the name Zhang Liao, I felt a pain again. I thought that this kind of fierce general really joined Xu Zhen's command again. He won the elite soldiers and strong generals under Lu Bu's command, and now his reputation has grown again. The ever-victorious person, Zhang Liao... Liu Bei has heard his second brother mention it more than once. The second brother doesn't have a close relationship with him, but he has known him. Leading troops is strict, very prestigious, and has the appearance of a famous general.

His trilogy became famous in the battle of Xiaoyaojin, and he made a surprise attack on Guandu. After that, his reputation will not be able to be suppressed. If such people are under my command!Of course, there will not be such an opportunity, but I still feel that it is a pity...

Liu Bei was heartbroken for a moment, followed Wen Wu into the lobby to discuss the matter, to be precise, he followed Xu You, and when he was about to walk in front of Yuan Shao, Xu You turned to look at him and said in his ear, "I said earlier, Xu Zhen This person has to be guarded!"

You didn't say that.

Liu Bei has been staying for a long time now, and found that although Xu You is very talented, he has some shortcomings. It's just that he pays more attention to some small things. These are not Liu Bei's favorite temperaments. When the two worked together, they didn't realize it, but this time they met Yuan Shao.

Hearing Xu You's words at this time, Liu Bei felt more and more uneasy. I was the one who said this, but civil and military officials didn't care about it back then, especially when Yan Liang clamored not to take Xu Zhen and Lu Bu into his eyes.

If he could have listened to it then, this time he would have deployed defenses before Xu Zhen came, and be careful of this man's sudden trick. Although he is cautious, a cautious person is suddenly not cautious, and his troops are erratic and aggressive. Isn't this also a layout? ? !

Sure enough, it was unfortunate.

Liu Bei lamented that he was in front of Yuan Shao, looked up slightly, he was wearing a fine attire on the steps and walking left and right, his hands behind his back were tightly clenched, beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, when he saw Jushou and Tian Feng, he immediately He said loudly: "At the beginning, the two asked me to wait for news from Jiangdong, but now this is what I'm waiting for! The morale of our army has been affected even more, and now Guandu Ferry has been lost, and the White Horse is also in danger. If so, I still have to send troops to the south , What can we do now?! We can only issue a call to arms immediately, and send troops to Dongjun to fight Cao Cao's army!"

"It should be like this!" Xu You immediately praised, and said: "There are 30 troops in our army, what are you afraid of Cao Cao doing?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Tian Feng stood up and waved his hands immediately, and looked at Xu You coldly, clasped his fists to Yuan Shao and said, "You should speak out and condemn Xu Zhen's mobilization of troops must have been ordered by Cao Cao to vent the anger of the call at that time. After World War I, the people in both places will be in chaos, and now it will be winter and the new year is approaching. It is not easy to use troops. Once the hearts of the people are shaken, Cao Cao will be stable with the emperor in charge, and the people will be at ease after many years of beneficial government. It is stable, but we are not sure. Youzhou has just been settled, and it has not yet produced military resources and armaments. It will take more than two years to prepare. When Qingzhou and Bingzhou have just reached stability, Jizhou has already been fertile and fertile for thousands of miles. Why not Wait?!"

"My lord, don't be fooled by people like Xu You, who are greedy for meritorious deeds. The situation has been completely defeated!! We didn't do anything when Cao Cao attacked Shouchun before, but now he is fully armed and ready to fight me. Isn't it... stupid to touch the front of his soldiers?!"

"Who do you say is greedy for merit?! I am thinking of my lord! If it continues, it may not be better than military equipment!"

Although Xu You and Tian Feng are tit-for-tat on weekdays, they still maintain a little dignity. Today, what he said is pointing at the face and scolding people. You said at the beginning that you should wait for the outcome of the Jiangdong War. Expanded a few sentences, and in a word, I just followed what you said, why do you still have the face to scold me now? !
"In my opinion, it's because I don't know much about the art of war, so I dare not fight? I don't understand the general trend of the world? If I really don't understand, I can teach you right now! Youzhou in the north is very far away, and there are two young masters guarding it. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses resist foreign invaders, and there are no foreign enemies now. In the south, Liu Biao and Jiangdong Sun Ce, it is estimated that no one will help now! Especially Liu Biao, when he first entered Jingzhou, he united too many gentry to rectify, it seems to be a threat Famous as Zhenshi, but in fact he is old and weak. Doesn’t he listen to the gentry in the country? He said he wanted to fight, but he also wanted to gamble! What is he betting on? If he did it, would he also touch some tricks, just like Sun Ce To be famous by a certain general?! Who knows how many strange people there are under Xu Zhen's command? As for the princes outside the pass, the Central Plains will advance when the Central Plains are chaotic, and the Central Plains will shrink if the Central Plains are strong."

"No matter how strange people are, they will never be able to reach the army. If we add up the soldiers and horses now, how many troops can we send, you don't know how much you can do?"

When he said this, Guo Tu, Jushou, Xin Ping, Cui Yan and others didn't speak. If they really had to count, their family would lose tens of thousands of people. Behind these people were nobles, and Cao Cao hadn't gotten up all these years. Back then, it had already been determined that it was their family’s great general who would eventually rule the world and support the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. Even before Youzhou was captured, each of them had their own private army to support them.

But at this time, Guo Tu still took a deep look at Xu You, with a cold look in his eyes, thinking that you, a native of Runan, have been following you for a long time, and the faction is not glamorous. Things called rebellion have been secretly suppressed. Now if you really want to get everyone's family money out, I can kill you without a place to bury you with one word.

I can't compare to Qinghe people, can I not compare to you?

Of course, Xu You felt the coldness, because not only Guo Tu, but other people also stared at him coldly, knowing what he meant, and they really wanted to fight with all their strength. Basically all the wealth that came down can be pulled out and wiped out. When they were in Youzhou, they couldn't touch their old bottom, and now they are even more reluctant to touch it.

As a result, Xu You's next sentence really changed, "If the total number of recruits currently recruited in our army is 35, far more than Cao Cao, what if we wait a few more years? 50, 60 soldiers and horses. It is meaningless if the extra people are not elite soldiers. Now at least we have to send troops to recapture the two ferries. Otherwise, let Cao Jun cross the river bank and set up a military camp. What's the deal? What about Li Yang? Do you want to defend? Do you want to have military spirit? If you don’t have military spirit, you will lose people’s hearts. Will you still recruit soldiers in the future?”

Liyang is equivalent to Puyang in Yanzhou.

These two cities are excellent barriers, they can station tens of thousands of troops, and make it difficult for 10,000+ soldiers to move an inch. Therefore, these two cities have been guarding each other at a distance for these years to have such a situation, but the balance of the situation has been broken by Xu Zhen, Li Yang In the matter of rescuing the ferry, it unexpectedly didn't play any role, and it looked like a paper tiger. Now, if we want to restore the morale of the army, we still have to find a way.

At this time, after seeing the counting faces of these civil officials, Ju Yi directly said in a deep voice, relying on the military merits of defeating the white horse: "What are you talking about now!? Now it is time to get back face!"

This is the truth. For a moment, all civil and military faces turned black. Xu You looked at this long-handed and long-legged Dongyi half-blood general inexplicably, and didn't say much. .

"Ju Yi said so!"

Someone yelled directly, and looking for his reputation, he was another general with high prestige. Yan Liang was still him, and he was also the person with the most dignified appearance and demeanor, so he had the highest prestige in the army. Great work, but when it comes to talking, he is not as good at speaking as Yan Liang. The main reason is that Yuan Shao likes him more because of his appearance, demeanor, and demeanor.

"Then send out troops, and at the same time send out an appeal to scold Cao Cao." Yuan Shao waved his hand irritably, and then asked the crowd to disperse, leaving behind Gao Lan, Zhang He and other generals, who he recognized as leading troops The person in charge specifically asked: "You also have to send troops in the same way, and secretly lead the troops to seize the White Horse Ferry. The counterattack must be fast and stealthy, and it must be ruthless. Don't let Cao Jun stand still!"

"Here!"

that night.

Yan Liang personally led the trilogy to Liyang to garrison, and also deliberately released the news, making people think that Yuan Shao was only responding to the surprise attack by Xu Zhen and other soldiers and horses, and did not invade, while Gao Lan and Zhang Yun personally led the troops to raid the two places in secret.

They were all taken precautions, and the white horse suffered a heavy loss, almost half of which was lost, and the bridge construction had not yet been fully completed, so the soldiers and horses behind could not be sent immediately, but Xiahou Dun immediately replenished his troops on the second day and continued to garrison. Finally, he was on guard.

As for Guandu Ferry, after the defense was changed, the Puyang soldiers and horses led by Han Dang were also garrisoned, and the dark sentry horses were placed in the seven ambush points early, so they repelled Zhang He's troops evenly.

These battles were very sudden and fast, and started quickly in the Guandu area. The huge Guandu began to fight at the ferry. The plains were full of Yan Liang's cavalry and infantry, and the distance was less than [-] miles. They could launch a large-scale attack at any time. It will be out of control. Over the years, the cross-strait ferry that Xiahou Dun has competed with has been fought over and over again, and each has their own gains. Now because of the arrival of Xu Zhen, it has been completely messed up.

……

"boom!"

In Xudu, Cao Cao threw the letter and battle report directly on the copybook. The crisp sound made Guo Jia afraid to make a sound, and could only look at the wooden floor with a cold expression. He knew that he was really angry. Xu Zhen It's okay to leave his post without respect to the military order and attack, he even brought Xiahoudun with him.

"Why did Yuan Rang let him do whatever he wants! Ah?! Still drunk drinking Guandu water, worshiping loyal souls at night! Zhang Wenyuan dared to listen to any military order when he was drunk! This beating, I will be scolded by the eighteenth generation of my ancestors again! How many troops can be mobilized now? Less than 15! I still want to keep the peace everywhere!"

"Go!" Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia next to him, and said, "Send [-] shi of grain and grass and [-] catties of meat to Puyang! Let the two of them poke the basket by themselves, and find a way to settle it!"

"Let's see how much money Xu Bowen has, how dare he make such a rash move! Just do what he says, this is really not his character!"

Guo Jia fell into a wry smile at the side. You are not angry and complaining. If people in the past were called back so early, they would either flog or curse, or simply dismiss him so that he could do nothing, that is, Xu Bowen...and give him [-] shi Go for food, afraid that he will be hungry?

After saying this, Cao Cao got up immediately, took the military newspaper letter that had just been smashed from the side of the case with one hand, and said to Guo Jia with emotion: "I'm going to see Zhong Yao, alas! It's still a shame to poke such a big basket." I need to wipe it for him, this person is too reckless! Reckless!! This Xu Bowen!"

Cao Cao went out cursing, Guo Jia behind him immediately shook his head bitterly, and asked, "Do you want Wen Ruo to go with you?"

"Call and call."

Cao Cao laid out the letter and went out first, but when he came out, the people were already laughing, and now Zhong Yao couldn't escape, probably this matter was enough to force the old fox to make a quick decision.

(End of this chapter)