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

Just after the arrangement was made, the troops were sent to Qingzhou to garrison, but before Yuan Tan arrived, the situation took a turn for the worse.

Cao Cao raided several camps on Jieqiao overnight, and then fought with Yuan Shao's army in the early morning, and the decisive battle was simply and neatly fought overnight.

The momentum is huge, the army is as powerful as thunder, and with Xu You, many routes and possible ambush locations are also at his fingertips. Basically, the continuous wars lasted for several days, which made Yuan Shao overwhelmed, and immediately lost the opportunity at the beginning.

Only then did he understand the reversal of the situation. When Cao Cao had the upper hand, he fought fiercely. He divided the battlefield into seven or eight, and made breakthroughs one after another.

He didn't engage in the delayed raids at the time of the last man-made decline at all. He fought with great speed, using elite morale to increase, and Xu You informed the terrain with inside information, and crossed mountains and ridges. .

In particular, Xu Zhen also left a crossbow cavalry for Cao Cao to shoot at each other before the Jieqiao cavalry charged.

These crossbow cavalry not only have crossbow arrows in the middle distance, but also can cause huge burst damage.

Moreover, the rain of clustered arrows shot obliquely by the bow is equally powerful. The arrowheads of the arrows are all made of iron, with stronger hardness and penetrating power. Ordinary leather armor seems to be unable to stop it at all.

A round of arrows was about to fall down an unknown number of people, so Jieqiao was not surprised, and Yuan Shao was defeated miserably.

Ju Yi's large shield soldiers and horses did not work. The crossbow cavalry and leopard cavalry are both wandering methods. They pull the enemy from both sides and fight, constantly like hunting, showing their advantages through mobility and flexibility.

Ju Yi's large shield and broadsword soldiers were heavily armored and slow-moving, so they couldn't catch up at all, and ended up being defeated in the first battle.

He was shot in the chest by Huang Zhong's bow and arrow, and fell to the ground lying in a pool of blood on the spot.

Knowing this military situation, Yuan Shao made a decisive decision not to fight Cao Cao any more, and retreated to Qinghe City, guarding all the outer cities along the way, slowly consuming Cao Cao's troops.

His cavalry are good at hunting, fast and flexible, and the number of horses has already crushed Jizhou.

To be honest, probably half of Cao Cao's war horses were sent over by Yuan Shao after his defeat last year.

After training for another half a year and then using it to attack the ultimate level, the difference between the ups and downs is [-].

Ju Yi was shot and killed, and the morale of the army was slackened.

Cao Jun's spirit could only be calmed down by the defense of the city wall. After retreating to Qinghe, although most of the land was lost, Cao Jun's route was barely stopped.

Now Yuan Shao is worried about Qingzhou. Whether the ambush left at that time can be effective at the critical moment depends on whether Xu Zhen can think of it.

Most of Zang Ba's subordinates are bandits, who were originally greedy for glory and wealth, but after making meritorious service, he could promise to be a marquis, which Cao Cao would never give him.

Zang Ba's second boss is called Chang Xi, who is still an old friend of Yu Jin, and has always been a bandit. In order to survive the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he surrendered to various princes many times.

And unlike Zang Ba, who sent his family to Xudu, he has no family members worth commemorating at all, so he pays more attention to interests and the future, just to get a long-term plan.

When Xu Zhen arrived in Taishan County, Zang Ba came to greet him in person, and set up a banquet to cleanse the dust, but the wind commentator heard that Xu Zhen didn't like drinking, and he was more self-disciplined when marching, and he would never go beyond the rules. I was afraid that he would not drink.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhen agreed.

"It's the first time I've seen you. It's okay to have a drink with you."

"Now that Qingzhou soldiers and horses are gathering, we still have to wait for each other to train together, cooperate with each other well, so that the soldiers can be tacitly integrated and the army's morale is stable, and then we will go to Qingzhou. I got the news that the Qingzhou governor is Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao. .”

"Not bad, not bad," Zang Ba is tall and burly, wearing black iron armor and an iron helmet on his head. He has a serious face, and he speaks in a deep and steady manner, with a rhythmic demeanor. Over the years, he has faintly looked like a big man, not just a bandit leader. up.

"Thank you, Junhou, for your face."

Zang Ba seemed very happy, so he exchanged cups with Xu Zhen, ate happily, and chatted very enthusiastically.

He passed out drunk on the table for a while, and at the same time, Xu Zhen was also drunk. In fact, he was not drunk, and Chang Xi's expression was not right when he was on the wine table.

So I knew in my heart that a thief in troubled times like him, if one day he had the qualifications to decide a big war, maybe he would really be willing to take the risk and leave a shocking reputation.

Therefore, Xu Zhen was pretending to be drunk. Originally, after having the iron kidney, the detoxification would be quicker, and Xu Zhen had a large drinking capacity.

Sure enough, after a while Chang Xi came and tied Xu Zhen back, hiding the truth from the surrounding guards and iron guards, but he knew that he couldn't hold on for long, Dian Wei and Xu Chu would rush in to see if they found something was wrong.

The time left for him is nothing more than a stick of incense.

After a few breaths, Chang Xi patted Zang Ba awake with water little by little. After seeing Xu Zhen being tied up, he suddenly woke up from alcohol, stood up immediately, and almost fell to the ground with his legs limp.

"what are you doing!"

"Your Majesty! This is our chance! Yuan Shao promised to thank you by being a marquis and a general, tens of thousands of gold, and what he wants is Xu Bowen's head, and if we do something now and kill Xu Bowen, we will have soldiers and horses on our way to Qingzhou immediately." Hands! High-ranking officials and generous salaries! And once this news spreads, Cao Cao must be mentally damaged, and the battle will be hard to win!"

"Prosperity and wealth are at this time!"

"Bastard, bastard!" Zang Ba glanced at the people in the city gate, they were all Chang Xi's cronies, even his own guards were transferred away, probably premeditated this matter long ago.

At this time, Xu Bowen suddenly sneered, "Ten thousand gold, high-ranking officials and rich salary can make you betray your elder brother."

"To shut up!"

Chang Xi was taken aback, and quickly reprimanded Xu Zhen, unexpectedly Xu Zhen woke up by himself, fortunately, he had tied his hands behind his back, and his life was still in his own hands.

"Changxi, my wife and children are all in Xudu. What you do is putting my family to death."

Zang Ba said in a low voice with a cold face.

"What is this? Brother, just think about it. There will be more glory and wealth in the future. We brothers will follow your lead! It must be better to be under Yuan's command than under Cao Cao's. As long as Xu Bowen is killed and Qingzhou soldiers are introduced into the Taishan Mountains, we can bring Take the entire Taishan Mansion for yourself, let Xuzhou fall for yourself!"

"You actually think so!"

Zang Ba was standing straight at the moment, side by side with Xu Zhen, showing a stern look towards Chang Xi, and with a sudden movement of his left hand, he untied the long sword from his waist and threw it on the ground.

Shen Sheng said: "Since you are going to do such rebellious and unrighteous things, you'd better kill me together."

"I will never abandon the Cao family and Xu Junhou. When Xuzhou couldn't afford food, I hoped that someone could rule the world in peace. Now that the emperor is in Xudu, both the Cao family and the Junhou are deeply loved by the people. My wife and children are quite taken care of in Xudu, I can't afford to lose this person, let me betray Cao Jiangyuan? I really can't do such a thing."

Zang Ba sneered, his posture was upright and majestic, which moved many people's faces immediately. These words from Zang Ba's mouth were even more deafening, and indeed they would blush.

Chang Xi thought for a while, picked up the long sword from the ground, and said solemnly: "Brother, are you sure? For the sake of this so-called face, can you even give up your life?"

"Heh!" Zang Ba gave him a disdainful glance, and said unceremoniously: "I have been taking care of my brothers for several years, and to have you holding a sword against each other, it really shouldn't happen, it's better to die."

"Just do it!"

As soon as the words were finished, Xu Zhen broke the rope, stepped forward and slammed into Chang Xi's arms, touched his right hand to his left, Shu Cheng knife came out of its sheath and cut off Chang Xi's head neatly.

None of the people present could run away, Xu Zhen blew the whistle, and immediately there was a sound of fighting outside the door. Not long after, Dian Wei and Xu Chu solved Su Wei, while Xu Zhen quickly retreated while Zang Ba was in a daze The knife and axe hidden in the lobby.

Waiting for the two to bring the guards in, they took control of the entire lobby.

Dian Wei glanced at the ground, stared at Zang Ba angrily, pointed at Zang Ba, and cursed: "You villain! Fortunately, the prince praised you as a heroic person. I didn't expect to do such a treacherous thing secretly."

Before Zang Ba could speak, Xu Zhen immediately raised his hand, "He didn't, the one who betrayed was the one who died."

"Zang Ba, now that the matter has been settled, I can conclude that it has nothing to do with you, but it happens to be able to follow the plan."

"Go to Changxi's mansion and search to see if there are any letters left."

Zang Ba immediately said to some of the guards that those people knew that Xu Zhen was in full control of the situation, and they didn't dare to stay too long, fearing that something might happen, they rushed to find someone to go to the mansion to have a look.

Not long after, I brought a lot of letters over, and indeed we had contacts, the earliest letter was two years ago.

Chang Xi had been instigated by Yuan Shao long ago, and he was just lurking beside Zang Ba looking for opportunities. In fact, Zang Ba had also been recruited by Yuan Shao a few years ago, and his Mount Tai still occupied a relatively important position.

You can enter Xuzhou in the south, Qingzhou in the north, and there is a natural moat in the Taishan Mountains. After a battle, you can defend along the mountain, with an army of [-].

"In this tone, answer one sentence."

Xu Zhen gave the letter to Zhuge Liang, imitated a letter, took the Shucheng knife away, and asked Zang Ba to deliver it in person.

Zang Ba nodded, did not refuse, clasped his fists and said: "It's the last general who is not strict in discipline, and there are such rebellious people in the army, let me go."

"There is an opportunity to redeem the crime, so naturally we can't miss it."

Several civil and military men looked at each other, and then they all looked at Xu Zhen's side face at the same time, feeling incredible in their hearts.

The main reason is that before entering Mount Tai, Xu Zhen had already told them that someone would plot a rebellion, so they had to be prepared.

And he went into the main hall himself, drew out the inner ghost, and then made a decision.

As for safety, there is no need to worry about it. Ordinary ropes cannot bind Xu Zhen, and if he wants to do it directly, Xu Zhen can also come first.

Unexpectedly, the prediction is exactly the same, is it really calculated?

Zhuge Liang wanted to ask what happened, but Xu Zhen just smiled and said nothing. This kind of ability feels beyond the scope of human beings. He really scolded him like the previous enemy generals... Is Master a monster?
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On the second night, Zang Ba took people out of Mount Tai and sent letters out of the mountain pass. He approached Qingzhou soldiers in the dark. Yuan Tan Wenxun came to see him in person. , said: "Eldest Young Master, don't forget the promised reward!"

Yuan Tan drew out the knife immediately, holding the knife with one hand with a thud, it was a bit heavy, and the blade had a layer of dark lines, which looked quite noble at first glance, and the staggered lines were carved when it was crafted.

"A good knife, it really is a good knife."

"Where's Chang Xi?"

"Still defending, Xu Zhen's soldiers are fierce and loyal. If we kill Xu Zhen, they will attack frantically to avenge Xu Zhen."

"It's very difficult for us to hold on tight, and it won't take long for us to be breached. Please take care of the eldest son."

"No problem," Yuan Tan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Of course the soldiers and horses under my command cannot enter Mount Tai, but I will open the gate of the barracks in Qingzhou and wait for you to vote."

"After you go back at this time, you only need to retreat slowly. Let your foot and Changxi go to Qingzhou first, and you will be rewarded with great rewards, and you will be named ministers of civil and military affairs!"

Even with Xu Zhen's Shuhou Knife, he didn't dare to enter Mount Tai in Xuzhou rashly. He was afraid that if the good situation was ambushed again, it would basically collapse.

But if you are waiting for work in the barracks, you can prepare at any time and arrange ambushes and patrols on both sides, which is not a bad thing.

"Okay, okay!" Zang Ba turned his horse's head, and agreed with Yuan Tan to retreat to Qingzhou as soon as possible, abandoning Taishan County in Xuzhou, and then turned around and left with everyone.

One day later, Zang Ba came out from the Taishan mountain range while the sky was getting late, and when the sun was about to set, a group of cavalry came out from the mountain pass of Taishan County one after another. In Qingzhou, Yuan Tan asked the patrol to investigate ten miles away. Knowing that it was Xu Zhen's armored cavalry, he knew that Chang Xi was dead, so he asked Guo Tu to prepare. There were [-] soldiers and horses in the south of Qingzhou, and [-] were left in Beihai. Garrison, the rest of the elite headquarters are on this battlefield.

Therefore, Yuan Tan was not fooled in this night's fight. He opened his camp to let Xu Zhen in, and surrounded the vanguard in an ambush, but the effect was not very great.

The armored cavalry withstood the siege, and Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Zhao Yun all joined the battlefield one after another, and they were killed in the dark, and quickly overcame the decline of the ambush.

Soon it entered a tug-of-war, and in the middle of the night, the Chinese army was broken. Because Xu Zhen had more horses and excellent foot power, he entered the chasing and killing stage.

After killing Yuan Tan and Guo Tu, they did not dare to fight any more, so they could only retreat to Beihai. I have to say that Yuan Tan's idea was naturally good. He wanted to ambush Xu Zhen and behead him personally, so as to send a gift to his father who was in the frontal battlefield. The big victory also greatly affected Cao Jun's confidence.

Unexpectedly, they couldn't fight at all. The armament gap between the two armies was not a certain point, and it had become a natural moat.

The bows, arrows and swords here can hardly cause too much damage to Xu Zhen. When he surrounded the Jiaqi at close range, he was rushed back and forth a few times.

At the end of the fight, he really couldn't think of a better way except to escape. What made Yuan Tan desperate was that even after the defeat, Xu Zhen didn't stop immediately to guarantee the result of the battle, but personally led the army to hunt down along the way to Beihai.

His Chitu's footsteps are too fast, his physical strength is extraordinary, and the hundreds of cavalry behind him are all elite, led by Zhang Liao, even this cavalry can climb some not too steep hills.

Sure enough, after taking a few detours, they saw Yuan Tan who was still running ahead on the hill.

"Wen Yuan, it's up to you."

Xu Zhen asked solemnly.

"Knowing the king, you can definitely advance and retreat in a horizontal dive. There are thousands of people below him. I will rush in and behead him. It will take a stick of incense for Dianwei to arrive."

"Since this is the case, the only way to continue to fight is to rely on the superiority of armaments."