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

After half a stick of incense time, Zhang Liao swooped down the hill. Although the armor on the armored cavalry was heavy, but after the blessing of the slope, when it was running, it was also imposing, as vast as a mountain.

Yuan Tan saw the galloping armored cavalry early on, and they came straight towards him. He was anxious, and wanted to rein in his horse but dared not.

What I'm afraid of is that if I'm not careful, I will be killed by Zhang Liao and other armored cavalry, beheaded and killed indiscriminately.

But in fact, he had no choice. He could only tighten the reins quickly and push the horse back, so that the horse could run faster when it was sitting down.At the same time, he ordered a team of cavalry to stop Zhang Liao first, so that he could escape.

At this time, Zhang Liao stretched out his hand and made a gesture. The cavalry on the right accelerated and moved to the left to meet the cavalry. At this time, the cavalry in the middle still did not slow down and swooped down towards the army.

A moment later, a torrent of cavalry collided in a torrent. The armored cavalry was thick and well-armed, and the horses were all high-quality horses. They just ran into the cavalry group where Yuan Tan was, and rushed out a bloody road in an instant. It means to leave.

Zhang Liao went straight to Yuan Tan all the way, not detouring along the way at all, the cavalry guards around Yuan Tan didn't have time to have any guards guarding their lives, and they were already rushed away by Zhang Liao, so the Jia cavalry knocked over Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses one by one, and several people surrounded and killed them After that, he was stabbed to death with a single knife, and Zhang Liao's saber cut on his shoulder.

Then he drew out the ring head knife and pierced directly into the heart and then pulled it away.

The knife at the ring head was an inner arc knife, and it was as if a piece of his heart had been dug out, and he fell into a pool of blood immediately.

After this, Guo Tu turned pale with shock and sweated profusely. He knew that the eldest son had been killed. If he was still alive, he would have to explain to the master somehow.

"Kill this cavalry! Surround it!"

Striding like thunder, the horse's hooves quickly surrounded the way of Zhang Liao and others. When they rushed into the army formation, their momentum was stopped, and it was not so easy to run out with momentum.

After the army surrounded Zhang Liao, they fought miserably for a long time. Jiaqi always protected Zhang Liao, but hundreds of people died, and they were about to collapse due to the situation and were swallowed. At this time, Zhao Yun came, and his white horse The cavalry's footsteps are not slow, and they should have dropped a lot of load halfway.

As soon as he joined, the situation immediately reversed. Zhang Liao escaped from the siege immediately and chased and killed them together with Zhao Yun. Soon Dian Wei also joined the battlefield.

Xu Zhen asked someone to pick up Yuan Tan's body, pulled him on a carriage, and transported him to the battlefield in Wei County.

After traveling day and night and arriving in three days, the difference between the news and the body was not long, only a few hours before and after.

Yuan Shao passed out when he heard the news.

I didn't wake up until late at night. When I woke up, I felt like a gossamer, deeply tired, and my mind was so dizzy that it seemed to be weighed down by a heavy weight.

I still couldn't believe my first words after waking up.

"Tan Er!! My Tan Er..."

"Xu Zhen bitch!! I'm going to crush you to ashes myself!"

When he shouted this sentence, his voice was no longer as loud and deep as usual, and the meaning of despair was pervasive. In fact, he also knew in his heart that it is impossible to leave for Qingzhou in this battlefield. It is very likely that both Jizhou and Qingzhou will die this year. lose.

"Why, why do you want to fight Xu Zhen!"

"Xu Zhen paid a very high price. The last general read the military newspaper and found out that Chang Xi had already been found out. However, Zang Ba lied that he had killed Xu Zhen and wanted to vote in person." Zhang Yun calmly read the military newspaper , so at this time I felt quite regretful, and also a little calm.

He regretted that the eldest son had already seen through Xu Zhen's strategy and had already set out to ambush him, but he was defeated because of insufficient strength.

"I didn't expect that Xu Zhen's armored cavalry and sword-shield infantry were all excellent, even if the eldest son was in an ambush, he couldn't defeat him."

"Ugh!"

Yuan Shao turned over and lay down. At this moment, he even felt that his bones were about to fall apart, and his heart was so painful that he couldn't breathe.

The elite division created by Xu Bowen also shined on the battlefield last year and became a decisive factor.

It was still the same this time. In the final analysis, Tan Er shouldn't be allowed to face Xu Zhen alone.

"What about Guo Gongze?"

Yuan Shao asked coldly.

My son is dead, but Guo Tu is fine?

"He was defeated and fled, not daring to come to see the lord."

Zhang He bowed his hands with a bitter face, and really didn't know how to persuade him. As a general in the army, he could certainly see that the military advisers had been fighting each other openly and covertly all these years, but it was a pity that Guo Tudou won the other military advisers. Just can't win the battle.

As long as they can stabilize once and win once, they may be able to guarantee a peaceful life for decades. Now it seems that it is not as good as those military advisers who went their separate ways and were killed early.

Speaking of this, Zhang Yun still advised, "General Guo Tu, although he was defeated, after the eldest son was assassinated, he still risked his life to fight the enemy general Zhang Liao, and almost killed him until Xu Zhen's reinforcements When you arrive, you have no choice but to retreat."

"Humph!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that his entire face turned red from being suffocated, and he gave Zhang He a cold look. Of course he understood that Zhang Junyi was also considering the overall situation and could not settle the results with Guo Tu at this time, but that was not what Guo Tu said. The important figure who tried to kill the enemy, even the young generals under Xu Zhen's command, failed to defeat and kill.

But he watched his son die while being rushed into the army formation and broke through the army formation from the side. Just for this one thing, he will have to settle accounts in the future, and he will not be tolerated.

After hearing the news, Yuan Shao felt dizzy and exhausted, so he waved his hand to let Zhang He go away. At night, someone reported that Yuan Tan's body was brought over by chariots and horses outside. Open up the formation and stand around, assuming a posture ready to attack the city at any time.

When Yuan Shao heard the news, he came in person and saw his son's dead body on the top of the city gate. After crying, he scolded Cao thief.

The son is dead, and the lord himself is also an old man over half a century old. How can he beg him to be as strong as iron and not be moved at all, but when the 10,000+ people in the southwest of the three armies break down and cry like this, how lax is the army's morale.

Sure enough, the defenders on the city gate tower looked around and stared blankly at each other, their expressions were extremely depressed.

This effect should also be achieved.

Xu You was beside Cao Cao, smiling softly, but with a cold expression on his face, "Unfortunately, Yuan Shao's favorite is his little son Yuan Shang, who was so anxious because of Yuan Shang's high fever that he didn't even want to deal with the military affairs. "

"Heh," Cao Cao smiled disdainfully. If Xu You hadn't said it, he really wouldn't have understood that Yuan Shao was so indecisive when he was old.

"Now, if I follow what I know about Yuan Shao before," Xu You said to Cao Cao while twisting his beard, "he will definitely stay in the city to resist, and he will not be able to divide his troops to rescue Qingzhou. All the soldiers, horses, money, food, gentry, and even the population of the common people in Qingzhou and Jizhou were taken away."

"To preserve Youzhou and Bingzhou, Youzhou has always been led by his son Yuan Xi. These years, with his bravery and intelligence, he has made quite a lot of achievements. Compared with the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi should be the most important. He is capable, but as for his child, who is still underage, and a teenager who doesn't see much talent, it's nothing special."

"Well, with Zi Yuan here, the situation is indeed much clearer."

Cao Cao kept laughing, and the laughter was quite relaxed and freehand. It seemed that in his eyes, the situation was already a winning one.

"Zi Xiao, attack the city with a large army," Cao Cao said, looking back at his brother Cao Ren behind him. Of course, he and Yuan Rang should be given such an excellent opportunity to become famous.

That night, Cao Jun raised fire and attacked the city overnight. Cao Ren pushed forward with a large shield and hit the gate under the city gate.

Seeing that there was a dense group of people hanging on the city gate, the defenders of the gate tower, under the command of Zhang He, methodically threw boulders and boiling water, and shot arrows at the soldiers and horses approaching in the distance, fighting for a whole night.

But Cao Cao personally supervised the battle, Yuan Shao did not come, he was still immersed in the grief of bereavement, Zhang Yun went to invite several times, let Yuan Shao come to encourage the battle, because the eldest son is newly mourned, if so, it is very likely that the The soldiers and horses of the guards were encouraged to become mourners.

Naturally, the military strength is not the same.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao didn't come, and what Zhang He could do was limited. When the dawn was about to dawn, many sergeants looked very tired.

If they attacked continuously for several days, their soldiers and horses would definitely not be able to withstand it. The main reason is that this battle has been a complete defeat since the initial Jieqiao. With the help of God, several extremely important stronghold camps were captured one after another. After the important roads were occupied, the advantage naturally fell into Cao Cao's hands, and he could advance triumphantly all the way.

At night, in Qinghe County.

Yuan Shao recruited the two remaining generals, Zhang He and Gao Lan, and the civil servants were Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Feng Ji and others, as well as Cui Yan, a celebrity in Qinghe who was known for his fairness and seriousness.

"I want to give up Jizhou and retreat to Youzhou."

"Everyone has to calculate the money, food, grass, and population families in the territory within a few days, and take the families from all over the place and go. Jizhou can't hold it anymore. Now Cao Cao is as powerful as a rainbow. When Xu Zhen takes Qingzhou , then we can join forces to attack, so Jizhou will be captured sooner or later, we will take away the property and leave only an empty shell for them.”

The situation was urgent, and Yuan Shao's words were not asking for the opinions of civil and military officials, but he had clearly made enough decisions, so he came to inform them.

Several people looked at each other and did not speak, but they all knew in their hearts that this was definitely not a perfect solution. Bringing the people to migrate and letting the family go together, this basically messed up the hearts of the people, and even the gentry who had always been with each other The family will never support it again.

If you really want to do this, that is to kill chickens and take eggs, drink poison to quench your thirst, how can you still have the hearts of the people in Youzhou in the future?
Cui Yan really wanted to make things clear right away, but now that he has a special status, he has already enjoyed a happy life in Qinghe, so he doesn't need to come and intervene in these matters.

Xin Ping, Feng Ji and others naturally agreed. Anyway, there is no other way now, and they can't go early like Brother Tian Feng, and they can't go directly to Caoying to enjoy the blessing like Xu You.

Now he can even make suggestions and make contributions, relying on his own understanding of the land of Jizhou, to draw a route for Cao Cao to advance and break through.

And these people will definitely not be able to escape, not to mention how vicious and ruthless Yuan Shao was when he killed Xu You's family after the incident happened.

Now the ministers of civil and military affairs are more or less accompanied by the confidant guards in Yuan Shao's army. They are said to be guards, but they are actually for surveillance.

In the end, Zhang He clasped his fists and said, "My lord, in fact, I can stay in Qinghe for a few more months."

"We have enough food and grass, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and Youzhou and Bingzhou are constantly sending money, food and soldiers behind us. Even if Qingzhou falls, Xu Bowen will not be able to take down Qinghe, because his soldiers are not good at attacking the city at all."

"The only ones who are good at attacking are Cao Ren and Cao Hong. Xu Zhen has a lot of cavalry and is good at field battles. He will definitely have nothing to do with us when he reaches Qinghe City."

"I've thought about what you said, but once my soldiers and horses fall here and I can't move, do you think Bingzhou will be safe? Those people are wolves, tigers and leopards, and they will never be loyal to me. It is expected that they will be loyal, but in the current situation, these people are definitely not trustworthy, and the army must retreat to garrison in order to keep a peaceful place."

"Among Bingzhou and Youzhou, there are quite a few non-Han people. They can't be said to be loyal. If they are stationed in Jizhou, there may be chaos in Youzhou and Bingzhou."

"Everyone listen to my order, and immediately prepare to relocate the people, move the family's money and food, and take refuge in Youzhou."

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he even took a deep look at Zhang He. Zhang He was indeed capable and good-natured, much better than Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other brave men.

I really don't know why it wasn't reused enough at the beginning, maybe Ju Jun once said that Yan Liang can't be a general because he wanted to recommend Zhang He as a general.

Pity……

If Yuan Shao remembered correctly, Zhang He was the only general among the generals under his command who had been evenly matched with Xu Zhen, caused a lot of casualties, and then retreated.

The battlefield command, the thoughts on the spot may be the best choice, but unfortunately the cards in hand are not enough now, it is impossible to give Zhang Xi any room to play, and leave the family property to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and make arrangements for them back road.

In case of a crushing defeat in the future, like a mountain falling, the two brothers still have soldiers and horses that can be dispatched, and they have money and food from various places.

This is his real selfishness, Yuan Shao knew very well in his heart, after many days of exhaustion, he mourned and cried all night, the double blow of conquering the city and losing his son made him mentally exhausted.

Yuan Shao knew that he might, time was running out...

Then he will be the villain, and then civil and military only need to support Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shangke will distribute the land and money to him after he becomes an adult.

It will take at least three years for Cao Cao to completely conquer such a large territory of the four northern states.

Seven days later, Cao Cao attacked one after another, killing and injuring tens of thousands of elites, and almost broke through the door several times, but it was a pity that Zhang He defended tightly and retreated carefully, leaning on the high platform of the city, and saved the danger several times.

Fortunately, the defenders were reduced on the eighth day.

In the end, Zhang Yun was left behind, but after Cao Ren broke through the gate, he immediately found that Qinghe had almost become an empty city.

Yuan Shao and other civil and military officials have long since disappeared, and there are very few people in the city, and there are not many people who can be called valuable objects in the house.

It was only then that I was sure that Yuan Shao had already run away, and there were only [-] dead soldiers remaining in the whole city, and Zhang Xi was naturally among them.

"That is, he only has 4000 people, but he blocked it for half an hour."

"I'm afraid this person has experience in using soldiers."

Cao Cao laughed cheerfully when he heard about it, and asked someone to send Zhang Xi to the main hall, so that he could recruit him.