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

Chapter 239: Destiny Helps Cao!He, Xu Zhen, is the man of destiny!

"How did you come here?" Yuan Xi asked in confusion.

The cavalryman lying in the pool of blood gasped for a few breaths, and then narrated the military situation ahead at the moment.

"Suddenly, just suddenly, the mountains and plains were full of Xu Zhen's soldiers, infantry with swords and shields, and soldiers and horses with crossbows and arrows."

"They were dressed strangely, their clothes looked like bulges, their faces were rosy when they ran, and they were not afraid of the severe cold at all."

"We, our soldiers are cutting wood, digging stones, fishing along the river to fetch water, and there is no reaction at all... just being chased everywhere..."

"As soon as the hand crossbow is raised, countless casualties will be caused in one round of shooting!"

"Tens of thousands of people have been killed by thousands of people, so they can only escape into the mountains. The villain has horses, so he can escape!"

"But the arm was also shot by an arrow!"

The man covered his arm, and the blood in the wound was coagulated, and as the wound was torn open, it was almost rotten.

"Major General, Major General, go to the rescue, otherwise the [-] troops trapped in the mountains will all freeze to death!"

"Those people are also afraid that they will not be able to come back, and it will be difficult for them to survive!"

These two words made Yuan Xi at a loss for a moment. He still hasn't been able to accept the fact that Xu Zhen's soldiers and horses suddenly came to Yuyang.

To be honest, if he had cut down trees along the way and burned fires to keep warm, Yuan Xi could still lay an ambush and deal with it.

At least Xu Zhen came here like a human being.

However, he secretly passed through the mountains and forests, and suddenly inserted soldiers and horses into Yuyang County.

how did you do that.

Yuan Xi couldn't understand how cold it was in the mountains.

Leading soldiers and civilians to fetch things and find materials is to keep warm, and the wind and snow will not come out.

It will take a few days to get something, and then go back to the city to rest. If Yuyang is like this, Youbeiping and Xuantu County will be even colder. The closer to the north, the colder it will be.

This is absolutely impossible, how did he do it, how can he let soldiers and horses cross the mountains to my territory when he is determined not to march.

Xu Zhen is by no means human.

He and his soldiers are life-threatening ghosts.

Can't beat it, absolutely can't beat it!
"I can't help!"

Yuan Xi didn't even have time to blink, he shook his head and backed away, his face turned pale.

Ignoring the desperate eyes of the cavalryman lying on the ground, he shouted in a deep and firm voice: "I can't rescue Xu Zhen! There must be an army ambushing Xu Zhen. If I go to rescue him, I will definitely fall into the trap!"

"Young general! General Qianzhao is still trapped in the mountains, you have to go to meet him!"

"Those are all brothers who have made great contributions. They have been with you for many years, how can they be abandoned! Those [-] people are also the foundation of the present, and we must not ignore them!"

"Major General!"

"Shut up!" Yuan Xi's beard was almost blown straight, his eyes were bloodshot, "I can't save you!"

"For the remnants of the defeated soldiers, do I need to take advantage of the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Absolutely impossible!"

Yuan Xi's eyes were blood red, he shouted and retreated, his attitude was extremely firm, this expression made the cavalry who came to report the news burst into tears, he came with the expectation of all the sergeants out of the city, but Yuan Xi didn't intend to care about their lives at all .

That hope was dashed on the spot.

"Major General! The brothers are still trapped in the mountains and forests, waiting for you to rescue them! They all believe that you will definitely come to rescue them!"

"It can't be saved," Yuan Xi recalled the last time he was raided by Xu Zhen at the border of Youzhou, and the situation was almost the same as now.

Last time, the same [-] elite soldiers went after Xu Zhen's arsonists, so they were ambushed and suffered heavy casualties.

Almost only one or two thousand people came back with him, and the rest all died in the ambush. Although Xu Zhen also suffered casualties, he couldn't afford it in comparison.

Now that Xu Zhen is repeating his old tricks, how can he be fooled!He first traveled through the mountains in an inhuman manner, causing soldiers and horses to suddenly appear in Yuyang County, Youzhou, and while our army was out working, he suddenly rushed out to attack the army.

It caused them to panic, and then ambush soldiers and horses to wait for me to rescue them in the forest.

"I can't go! Xu Zhen has already set up an ambush! If I go! The army will definitely be destroyed, and the city will not be able to defend!"

Yuan Xi looked back at the tall building in fear, in fact, he might not be able to hold it now.

There are not many soldiers and horses left, and they still need to go out to fetch water and cut trees, etc. If no one does these things, then the consumption in the city will increase in the future.

"Asshole Xu Bowen, he is really not human."

Yuan Xi gritted his teeth. After the cavalryman was reprimanded angrily, he already understood his intentions and knew that it was impossible to send troops to rescue him, so he fell into despair, and no longer spoke for help, but lay powerlessly on the wetland after the melting snow Li, don't want to move.

And Yuan Xi sent hundreds of sentry cavalry to explore along the feasible main road, first check the battlefield information, and gather them into the city. At this time, Yuan Xi was frightened, so he went back directly to the tower and stayed in the high pavilion. I don't intend to show up again.

In this way, the pass outside the Yuyang city tower was slowly closed within a day, and then abandoned, allowing Xu Zhen to occupy it. It happened that Xu Zhen's soldiers and horses did not approach the Yuyang city tower all day long. , the outer camps, small towns and village pavilions were full of refugees.

They also had no food, and they dared not go out in wet clothes because of the freezing weather.

Moreover, because of poverty, most of the people's clothes are torn from the cold, and the broken part reveals their inner clothes. They can only use leaves and bark to resist, and they can't move around, eat or drink.

In less than a day or two, starvation and death began everywhere, and people died everywhere, and the plague began to be out of control.

But Yuan Xi who was inside the city tower remained indifferent, and did not plan to come out to open a warehouse to release food, as if he was letting the people fend for themselves.

The number of people who froze to death on the side of the road gradually increased. On the road outside the city tower, even if they had not experienced the war, there were still corpses piled up horizontally and the road was not smooth.

Somewhere in the forest.

Xu Zhen was wearing a thick and compact cotton armor, and looked a lot bloated, with a slender miao knife in his right hand, and a white robe fluttering in the wind behind him.

Gao Shun took a few steps down the hillside and walked up to Xu Zhen. He clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, we have been investigated. Yuan Xi can't leave the city. The towers are closed and the roads are full of dead bodies."

"Those people can't escape, they can only die in front of the city tower. We are all infantry, so it's not easy to attack the city."

"What about the soldiers in the col?"

Xu Zhen blinked his eyes a few times after hearing this, he didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so calm.

More than half of his own army was hunted outside, and Jizhou soldiers continued to send troops to take action, and then they were about to enter the vicinity of Yuyang County.

He didn't come to rescue, with so many people, his heart was really cruel, and he watched these brothers who had followed him die in the mountain depression.

"The [-] people who came out were sent to refugee concentration camps outside Jizhou. As for those outside Yuyang City, we can't control them."

"It has already been sent, and according to the command of the military adviser, the matter was secretly publicized to demonstrate the benevolence of the monarch."

"This is to show Yuan Xi's ferocity."

The corner of Xu Zhen's mouth twitched. This kind of thing is usually thought up by Jia Xu.

"The military adviser said that we should spread this matter to the mountains so that those people in the mountains can hear it."

"Besides, when I was sent up the mountain just now, I met a military adviser. After he heard about it, he said, our army raided and fought and entered the mountain forest. Yuan Xi immediately closed the city gate and did not come out, regardless of life and death. If you tell the soldiers in the mountain Horses, the morale of the army, which is already unstable, will be greatly shaken."

"It's cold, and people are freezing cold. How can Yuan Xi not feel cold when he acts like this?"

"Yeah, it's like drinking ice and chilling your heart."

Xu Zhen couldn't help but agree with emotion.

"What else did Jia Xu say?"

"The military adviser persuaded the prince to persuade the prince to surrender in person. If such a move is made, he may come out of the mountain and drive the prince."

Gao Shun looked sincere, and bowed with his fists folded, "Also, it might be the best result to be able to recruit his soldiers, attack his city, and let them go to persuade him to surrender the city tower."

The corner of Xu Zhen's mouth trembled, he knew that Jia Xu was cruel, but he didn't expect it to be so cruel.

Persuaded these Bingzhou soldiers to surrender, and asked Qianzhao to lead troops to attack Yuyang.

It is equivalent to driving them to a corner now, feeling ashamed and resentful towards Yuan Xi.

Next, I will come again as a savior, and when I recruit to lobby these soldiers and horses, it is best to take some Bingzhou soldiers who have already surrendered.

Let them speak some heart-warming words to infect people, and when they are so moved, place them in the vanguard and let them work hard.

I'm afraid Jia Xu is also from Ruthless Town.

three days later.

The battle report spread to Cao's barracks in Zhuojun.

It was as if a boulder had been thrown into a calm lake, causing a large splash of water and ripples, which could not be calm for a moment.

In the barracks, Guo Jia hurriedly stepped on the thick snow with one foot deep and the other shallow, and the footprints were compacted and creaked.

With a figure like the wind, he opened the military tent and entered the main tent. Seeing that Cao Cao was concentrating on the information sent, Cheng Yu also looked back at him with a bright expression, and was slightly taken aback.

"Jijiu, you already know?"

"Big win!"

"Your Majesty is like a divine soldier descending from the sky!"

Cheng Yu approached happily, "Gao Shun led the army, more than [-] soldiers with swords and shields, armed with crossbows and cavalry hand crossbows, crossed mountains and ridges to the battlefield, and drove the soldiers and horses from Yuyang to the mountains in less than half a day , and the army has gradually advanced, and has already occupied various main roads, separating Yuyang's troops, and it is said that Yuan Xi has less than [-] troops in the city now."

"A mere [-] soldiers only need to attack for a few days, and the high-rise buildings in Yuyang are no problem!"

"The nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses trapped in the mountains are estimated to starve to death in less than seven days! Junhou also gathered [-]+ people and settled in refugee camps outside Jizhou. He sent medical officers to treat them and send them food. Go to the refugee camp and feed the people!"

"Now that he is well-known, Yuan Xi's hearts are lost in comparison, and he can no longer keep the hearts of the people."

"Jijiu, remember that the sign of every victory is the loss of the enemy's morale! From my point of view, the king is sure to win this battle!"

Cao Cao laughed after listening.

Turning around, he walked straight to Cao Ren, stretched out his hand to straighten the front of his robe, and said leisurely, "Satisfied now?"

Cao Ren smiled wryly: "Prime Minister, at that time, I was really drunk at that time, and I said it unintentionally..."

"Xu Huang can testify."

Cao Cao snorted twice, "I'm not blaming you, I'm just lamenting Bowen's so-called trick."

"What kind of bullshit scheme is this?"

He laughed to himself when he said this, and turned his head to glance at Guo Jia and Cheng Yu.

"These days, you and I are still guessing what strategy to use. Who would have thought that Gao Shun, under his command, dared to lead the Sword and Shield Battalion to cross the difficult terrain covered by heavy snow and make a sudden surprise attack?"

"It is estimated that Yuan Xi himself did not expect it, so he took it lightly and was easily defeated."

"Now that they are attacking the city, Xu Zhen's army has gradually entered the territory of Yuyang. They used materials to build fires along the way. There is enough food and grass to not worry about cold and hunger. There is absolutely no ambush along the way."

"surprising."

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were immediately confused, the question now is, how did he do it?
"These sword and shield soldiers are too tenacious even if they are dead soldiers. How can they go through the mountains and forests?"

"Huh," Cao Cao snorted coldly, "When Bowen comes back, he will know for himself. The next attack on Yuyang is Bowen's most familiar style of play. Yuan Shao and Jun Yi couldn't stand it back then, let alone one who has already lost. Yuan Xi who has won people's hearts?!"

"Humph!"

Cao Cao was obviously very happy, and he couldn't stop the smile on his face. These words were convincing, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu's three major military advisers were deeply convinced.

Although I don't know how Xu Zhen will fight next, but damage is absolutely indispensable.

It depends on how to play to reduce damage.

"How did it get there? There are no sergeants who have marched so far, but there are no casualties due to the cold. If you march, can you really do this?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Bowen's march like this really wants to make a name for himself, but the tactics he used amazed all the civil and military people and were unpredictable. I think it should be widely publicized."

Cao Cao suddenly put away his smile, looked at Guo Jia intently, hesitated for a moment, and asked again, "Feng Xiao, what do you mean?"

Guo Jia looked sincere, folded his hands in front of him, and bowed down, saying: "Besides the Yuan family in northern Xinjiang, the great war has attracted the attention of the princes of the world, and the common people also care."

"In these years, wars have been fought one after another, and the people are struggling to survive. In this battle, Bowen used extraordinary tactics. We all lamented that he looked like a monster, but to the common people, why can't he be called a god-man?"

"Bowen is a man from heaven to help Cao Fuhan, that is, God bless the great man! God bless the Cao family!"

"In this way, if the people are convinced, all places in northern Xinjiang can be resettled, even if they don't need too much military food expenditure, they can resettle people's hearts."

"If the people's hearts depend on it, the people can be brought under the rule. This is the best time. The gentry, the people, the common people, and the princes can all be deterred by this!"

"it is good!"

Cao Cao immediately clapped his hands and his eyes lit up.

Staring at Guo Jia approvingly, "What Feng Xiao said is absolutely true!"

"Bowen is the one who came from heaven to help the big man!! Help me Cao's help the man!"

"Northern Xinjiang people, foreign races outside the Great Wall, should be deterred by this name!"

"Retouch the battle report, send it to Xudu, and show it to Wen Ruo!"

Cao Cao stared at Guo Jia with a smile, and looked serious after getting closer. There is no need to say more between the two smart people. This record is completely worthy of special mention.

Even the emperor issued an edict and spread it all over the world.

Let the people know the name of Bo Wen, let the princes know that this prince of Bai Ding's origin uses soldiers like a monster, then just his name can calm the people!

Let the people no longer fear the resurgence of war disasters.

The gods and men descended from the sky, and the heavens help Cao!
There is God's will to help Han in the dark, this is God's will!

What is the will of God? It is the divine will of the heavens that is enough to make the people believe in it. It will be easy to do whatever you want in the future, and you can control the hearts of the people!
Guo Jia's quick thinking surprised Cao Cao, and the two looked at each other and smiled, deeply gratified for each other.

……

After seven days.

Leading the army to station in the mountains, hiding and chasing after him, led the army three times to break through the encirclement, but all were killed and retreated.

Moreover, news kept coming that Yuan Xi didn't intend to rescue them at all. On the day they were raided, they closed the city gate tightly and retracted into the Yuyang city tower.

For a while, the morale of the army was lost.

People are depressed.

The soldiers and horses of the army were tired and sleepy, and they were unable to fight any more.

The tens of thousands of people in the entire barracks were lifeless, and they had already started killing horses for food in order to survive and fill their stomachs.

At this time, Xu Zhen sent someone to send a letter, and wanted to meet with Zhao Zhao in person.

(End of this chapter)