Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 615
After listening to Xiahou Dun's question, everyone began to think that although Cao's camp had 4 or 3 troops this time, Yecheng could barely provide [-] to [-] troops if they were all together. There was no obvious gap between the two sides.

More importantly, there is now someone in Yecheng that Cao Ying is extremely wary of.

Yuan Xi.

When General Cao Ying learned that he was going to face a fierce tiger again this time, he couldn't help but feel dizzy. The opponent had caused them a lot of losses in Xuzhou, not to mention the rapid capture of Shouchun and Cao Ying's defeat. In the end, they returned without success, otherwise they would not have taken such a dangerous move and taken great risks to attack Yecheng.

Xia Houyuan said: "The ferocious tiger moves very quickly and often appears in unexpected places. Maybe it is already on the way to send troops to attack us?"

"Should we defend ourselves in advance to avoid missing the opportunity?"

Cao Chun smiled and said: "After Miaocai was attacked by the fierce tiger, did you have a shadow in your heart?"

"This time we have the advantage of strength. If he doesn't have the foresight to come here, I will definitely make him suffer a big loss!"

Everyone knows, I don’t know who was defeated by the Youzhou Iron Cavalry last time, and the cavalry under his command was almost wiped out!
The battle in Xuzhou almost caused a devastating blow to Cao's cavalry. It was not easy to obtain war horses in Yanzhou and Yuzhou. Every dead horse would lose one. After that battle, not even three out of ten war horses were left, and Cao's cavalry army was full of vitality. Serious injury.

For a long time after that, Cao Chun complained like a resentful woman that the opponent was too cruel. The first sword of the Youzhou Army was almost always directed at his own horse. It was really unconscionable!
Therefore, when he attacked Yuan Shu, Cao Cao did not launch a large-scale attack. Instead, he tried to solve the problem of cavalry first. With the mediation of Zhong Yao and others, he solved the problem of horses. Cao Cao's camp obtained a considerable number of horses and was able to attack Ye. city.

Moreover, the Battle of Xuzhou was not without its gains. The sharp-eyed generals and counselors discovered the secret of the Youzhou Army's double stirrups. After they came back and tried to imitate the equipment, they found that the effect was quite good!

Although the newly arrived horses are not well trained, after being equipped with another stirrup, the cavalry's combat capabilities have been greatly enhanced. In addition, the number of horses is already sufficient. Cao Chun is also confident that he can fight the Youzhou cavalry face to face. !

The generals spoke out one after another, and most of them felt that Xia Houyuan was too cautious. At this time, Chen Qun spoke up: "What General Xia Hou said makes sense."

"I have carefully studied the course of the Battle of Xuzhou. Regardless of whether Fierce Tiger did it intentionally or not, he liked surprise attacks first, and second, he liked to reserve backup options."

"That's why in the Battle of Xuzhou, our advantage was gradually weakened little by little in the waves of offensives from the opposite side, and we gradually fell into passivity, and were finally defeated."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present felt a little uncomfortable. Doesn't this clearly mean that people like themselves are incompetent and cannot stop the opponent's offensive?

proceed if you can?
Chen Qun was completely unaware and said: "So if you want to deal with the ferocious tiger, you must figure out the backhand it leaves behind and come up with countermeasures in advance. Only then can you suppress it in turn and gain a chance of victory."

Xun You knew that although many people in Cao's camp were not convinced by Chen Qun, as a counselor, he could understand that Chen Qun's talents were no less than his own, and he was not an ordinary person.

During the Battle of Xuzhou, he plotted against Liu Bei very well. His ability to figure out people's hearts was slightly inferior to him, so he immediately said: "Then judging from the long article, what are the next moves on the other side's side?"

Chen Qun did not refuse, and immediately walked to the hung linen map, picked up a charcoal pen, and started pointing on it.

"Everyone, please look, this is Yecheng." He casually drew a circle on Yecheng, and then clicked four points below, "These are the four generals sent from the direction of Yecheng."

"It includes Wen Chou Zhang He, the second of the Four Court Pillars, as well as Tai Shi Ci, the general under Fierce Tiger, and Xu Huang, the general of Bai Bo Army who just conquered."

"I especially want to explain that although Xu Huang is not well-known, his ability to lead the army alone and be compared with the other three people shows that this person is very extraordinary."

Li Dian agreed: "Indeed, I have fought against him before. If we continue to fight, I will definitely lose but not win."

General Cao Ying heard this and didn't take it seriously. After all, Li Dian was only a small captain now. He only became a general of Xiahou Dun because he was highly appreciated by Cao Cao.

Furthermore, when Li Dian first participated in the battle with Xiahou Yuan in Xuzhou, he was defeated by the Youzhou Army. Later, when he followed Xiahou Dun in Zhanghe, he was defeated again by Yuan Xi. This kind of record of two defeats in two battles was better than that of Li Dian, who had participated in dozens of battles. They are naturally much different.

Therefore, Li Dian's words were not very convincing in the ears of everyone. They might not be frightened by any of the generals in Cao Ying's camp who had come from a mountain of swords and blood, or even Taishi Ciwen Chou, let alone Xu Huang, who had no reputation?

Chen Qun also drew two arrows downwards at Youzhou, north of Yecheng.

"The fierce tiger must have his back, and I guess his back is the Youzhou Iron Cavalry."

"Year ago, when Youzhou defeated Xianbei outside the Pass, two cavalry led by Yan Rou and Xian Yufu were used. In this battle of Yecheng, if it were me, I would definitely transfer them to help."

Everyone's expressions became solemn. The cavalrymen would only rush into battle at critical moments. Most of the other time, they existed as guerrilla archers. However, the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, who was born on horseback, could steadily suppress Cao Jun with their archery skills. This is very difficult to deal with.

At the moment, General Cao Jun lowered his head to think about the countermeasures to deal with the Youzhou cavalry, but Chen Qun drew a big circle on the Yellow River again, "What is also very troublesome is the movement of the fierce tiger's navy."

"Although the Yellow River was blocked by us and most of them were forced to turn around at Cangtingjin, this fleet controls half of the Yellow River, so it is still a hidden danger."

"And if they find a way to dredge the Cangtingjin River, it will be difficult to transport the grain and grass baggage between us and Yanzhou."

After hearing this, Cao Xiu snorted coldly: "At worst, we can just grab Jizhou!"

Cao Hong dissuaded him: "The most important thing now is to fulfill Duke Cao's entrustment. The most important thing is to defeat the enemy."

"The matter in the Yellow River is easy to handle. We are now mobilizing hundreds of people to block a few more places along the Yellow River."

Everyone listened and nodded in agreement.Xun You asked: "Is this what the enemy has behind him?"

Chen Qun paused and drew another circle in the direction of Qingzhou, "There is one more."

"This army is the most troublesome."

"Everyone has heard that a cavalry and infantry army of unknown origin destroyed docks along the Yellow River, causing the main force of Yuan Tan's army to be unable to cross the river."

"I thought about it for a long time and found that his behavior style is very similar to a person you met in Xuzhou."

"And there has been no news of this person's movements in Xuzhou so far, so I suspect that this person came with the Fierce Tiger Fleet and then disembarked for various reasons."

"What he did was help Xiu Hu delay Yuan Tan, causing him to not arrive at Yecheng in time."

Xia Houyuan said: "Who is this person?"

Chen Qun replied: "Zhao Yun."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the generals in Cao Ying changed. They couldn't help but think of the Battle of Xuzhou. Most of the humiliation and defeat suffered by Cao Ying's generals were caused by Zhao Yun!
Xu Chu said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that I didn't fight him last time. If we meet him this time, I will fight him to the death!"

Cao Chun also shouted: "When the time comes, everyone will come together and kill him together!"

Xu Chu heard this, but he didn't take it seriously. The last time he heard that dozens of people surrounded Zhao Yun, it still failed.
I'm afraid that Zhao Yun could take advantage of the incompetent coordination of everyone in Cao's camp, and instead target everyone to restrain themselves and not be able to perform anything. At this time, more people may not necessarily be good.

When the time comes, you must find an opportunity to fight alone!

Hearing that Zhao Yun might be near Cao's camp, Cao Jun's general's face became solemn, and he felt the pressure on his face. Chen Qun put down his charcoal and said leisurely: "I can only think of a few possible consequences of the fierce tiger. .”

"If you can't handle it properly, I don't recommend rushing into it."

"When the opponent's four generals take the initiative to attack, we can seize the opportunity to defeat them one by one, which is a safe strategy."

Everyone in Cao camp had to admit that Chen Qun's words made sense. Xiahou Dun said: "Mr. Changwen is right. It is better to cut off one of his ten fingers than to hurt him. Please brainstorm how to deploy your troops."

Everyone in Cao Camp started a heated discussion.

In Sili Huaicheng, in the secret room of Liu Xie's palace, Liu Xie was summoning Dong Cheng alone. He asked directly: "How is the matter?"

Dong Cheng took out two handwritten letters from his arms and handed them to Liu Xiejie: ​​"The secret envoy has met with both parties, and both parties have written their names in your majesty's handwritten letters."

"Both parties promised that if His Majesty gets there, they will do their best to protect His Majesty and help the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xie's face showed a hint of excitement, "You did a great job on this matter."

"However, this matter is extremely confidential. I did not tell Marquis Wen. When everything is ready, I will suddenly launch a plan to eliminate Cao Cao's people around me, then leave Huaicheng and move south!"

He paused briefly and asked, "Do you think Zhang Yan is reliable?"

"This person is the one who was persuaded by Zhong Yao to surrender. Is he a member of Cao Cao?"

Dong Cheng hesitated for a long time, then hesitantly said: "Probably... no?"

"He was greatly favored by the late Emperor, and he should be able to accept His Majesty's kindness. Besides, what can Cao Cao give him?"

Liu Xie nodded, but then shook his head and said, "I'm still not worried."

"Tomorrow I will announce the appointment and assign eight thousand guards to Prince Fu Zhongji and others, leaving only three thousand for Zhang Yan."

"In this case, even if he has different intentions, he can't do anything."

Dong Cheng said quickly: "Your Majesty is wise."

"The plan now is to clear out Cao Cao's party members, immediately leave Yecheng, go south to Jingzhou, and at the same time let Marquis Wen block Yuan Shu's army in the south."

"When the two sides are entangled, we will enter Jiujiang from Nanyang. At this time, Sun Ce will lead his troops north and raid Yingchuan with Liu Yuzhou to defeat Cao's army and open the way for His Majesty to go south."

"Then His Majesty crossed the Yangtze River from Lujiang River and settled in Yuzhang. He was temporarily away from the Central Plains, a place of chaos and war. With the help of Liu Yuzhou and Sun Ce, he slowly grew in strength and revived the Han Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)