Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 772: Move at once

Cao Chun is dead.

After he was seriously injured by Taishi Ci in Nanyang, he tried his best to escort Cao Cao to escape. Although he successfully sent Cao Cao back to Xu County, the long distance escape aggravated the injuries to his internal organs. When the doctors treated him, he found that he was helpless and there was no way to save him. .

Although Cao Chun lasted for a month, he was still getting weaker and wasting away day by day on the hospital bed. That day, the doctors saw that Cao Chun was dying, so they quickly sent someone to report to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao hurriedly arrived, Cao Chun had already There is only one breath left.

Cao Cao knelt in front of the couch, held Cao Chun's hand tightly, and said with tears: "Zihe, you shouldn't die so early, God is jealous of talents, God is jealous of talents!"

Cao Chun's breath was dying, and his fingers couldn't help trembling, "It's a great pity that Chun can't follow the Ming Dynasty to rule the world."

"I hope that the Duke will destroy the Yuan family and unify the world. With everything under control, I can feel at ease."

Cao Cao tightened his strength on his hands, lowered his head and cried: "Don't worry, Zihe, I will definitely do it. When the time comes, I will take the head of the person who killed you and place it in front of your grave as a memorial!"

Cao Chun's hand hurt, and he thought, "Ming Gong, you pinched me too hard, it made me feel uncomfortable, wait, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

But then he felt a wave of weakness coming over him, and his whole figure fell into a quagmire, slowly sinking into the boundless darkness.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Cao Cao waited for a while and found that Cao Chun did not continue to speak. He raised his head and found that Cao Chun's mouth was open, his eyes were wide open, and he had expired.

Cao Cao burst into tears, and the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family who followed him also shed tears. They gnashed their teeth and cursed the fierce tiger, wanting to eat its flesh and sleep on its skin to avenge Cao Chun.

A few days later, Cao Chun was mourned, and all the generals came to express their condolences. However, most of the generals went to Guandu to resist Yuan Shang, so Cao Chun's funeral seemed quite deserted.

When Yu Jin stepped forward to worship, he felt the complex meanings contained in the dozens of eyes directed at him, and felt quite uncomfortable in his heart. After he finished his salute, he stepped back.

But the looks from all sides made him feel like a thorn in his back.

Without him, the only one who was okay in this battle in Wancheng was him, Yu Jin.

Dian Wei is dead, Cao Ang is dead, Cao Anmin is dead, and now even Cao Chun is dead.

Yu Jin didn't know whether he was lucky or something, even Cao Cao was injured, but facing the main force of Yuan Xi's army, he finally retreated safely.

Although Cao Cao and Cao Chun went ahead and Yu Jin blocked the rear, blocking the Youzhou cavalry that was chasing Cao Cao, no one could tell what happened in such a dark night. If Yu Jin tried to explain himself, he would only be ridiculed. Put some money on your face.

So in the end, Yu Jin only honestly explained to Cao Cao the situation of Yuan Xijun's battle that night. Cao Cao understood in his heart and comforted Yu Jin, affirming his contribution, but at the same time it also hinted that although Yu Jin had merit this time, in terms of rewards, But he was going to be wronged.

After all, so many generals and Cao family's children died, and showing merit to Yu Jin would only make others more dissatisfied. Yu Jin understood Cao Cao's intentions, and while he was grateful, he also felt quite complicated.

However, in the eyes of others, Yu Jin acted wisely to protect himself during this war, but did not try his best at all. Not only was he the culprit that led to the death of others, he was at least to blame.

In the midst of suffering, Yu Jin watched Cao Chun being buried and all the generals returned to the city together. Then he received a summons from Cao Cao and asked everyone to go to the official residence to discuss matters.

Yu Jin followed everyone into the hall and sat down. Cao Cao was already waiting inside. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he said, "There is something to discuss now. You can express your opinions."

He didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "As you know, our Cao family has reached its most critical moment."

"If several parties start a war, whichever side collapses will destroy our Cao family's foundation. If we don't take proactive action, we can only sit back and wait for death."

"For this reason, I decided to launch troops immediately."

After everyone heard this, they all sat up involuntarily, but they heard Cao Cao say: "Before deciding which side to fight, there is one more thing. Zihe has passed away, and the tiger and leopard cavalry have no one to lead them. If you think there is a suitable candidate, , can be recommended in public.”

Everyone looked at each other. Speaking of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, they were the most powerful soldiers under Cao Cao. The one who could command them must not only have good abilities, but also make Cao Cao feel at ease. When these two are combined, they must come from the Cao family. , but who among the Cao family can stand up?

Everyone thought about it and concluded that although Cao Chun had a fiery temper, he was indeed talented. The rest of the people either did not study horse fighting well or their prestige and performance were not enough to convince the public.

Especially the Xiahou family. Originally, they were considered Cao family members, but they were the two with the highest status. Xiahou Dun was good at internal affairs, but he was defeated repeatedly. Leading troops to fight against Youzhou soldiers, I am afraid that the morale of the soldiers will be lost.

But having said that, among the generals of the Cao family, who has ever taken advantage of Fierce Tiger?

When Cao Cao saw that everyone was speechless, he sighed and said, "I have so many generals, is there no one who can take on this important task?"

"Think about that son, Long Yunchang. If I can get one of you, why worry about not having a general available?"

The generals looked quite ugly, but they had to admit that if Zhao Yun and Guan Yu randomly pulled someone out, Cao Ying really couldn't find anyone who could fight them alone!

When Cao Cao saw this, he could only say: "I will personally command the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for the time being."

Only then did everyone look relieved. Only Cao Cao could give the generals the confidence to fight against the Youzhou Army. Only Cao Cao could take advantage of the fierce tiger!

Seeing that the matter had been settled for the time being, Cao Cao said: "The next step is the most important question."

"Next step, which direction to use troops in."

As soon as these words came out, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief. This was a matter for counselors to speak, and they could finally watch the show. The counselors discussed for a while, but they were all scratching their heads and did not get to the point, because everyone could see that, Cao Cao was afraid that he had already made a decision.

Sure enough, Cao Cao opened his mouth and began to distribute the troops sent.

Everyone's eyes widened as they listened. So this is what Cao Cao planned?

This idea is really unimaginable.

But only Ming Gong can come up with such a plan!

With Shouchun as the center, Jianghuai and even the Yellow River battlefield, several warring forces began to fall into a silent stalemate. This was obviously not a competition of direction and background, but that all parties were secretly continuing their strength to strike the strongest blow.

Nowadays, the place where various forces conflict seems to be shrouded in a layer of black fog. No one can fully understand the enemy's movements in a short period of time. Everyone is waiting for someone to lose their composure.

The first one to move was Yuan Tan.

The three armies under him brazenly crossed the border and invaded Jizhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou at the same time.

Yuan Tan's army entered Yuzhou and threatened Shouchun. Under this situation, Yuan Xi in Shouchun City did not go out of the city to fight. Instead, he marched north, crossed the Huai River and entered Ruyin County.

It is said that the scale of Yuan Xi's troops sent this time was very large. According to reliable information, there were tens of thousands of people. It would take a long time for this huge team to cross the Huai River before they could start attacking the villages and towns of Shiruyin County.

The reaction of Cao Cao's army was even more strange. It did not care about Yuan Xi's army at all, but only sent troops north to resist Yuan Shang.

Of course, these trends have been known to all parties, and everyone is aware of them, but as for the truth, only the parties involved can know.

Under this situation, Zhou Yu, who was stationed in Wancheng, got the information. At that time, he had already finished organizing his army in Wancheng. He called everyone together and said: "Our opportunity has come!"

"Now the war between all parties is about to break out, especially Shouchun is threatened by Yuan Tan, and Fierce Tiger wants to send troops to Guandu. Now we have too much time to take care of ourselves. It is a great opportunity for us to go north!"

After hearing this, everyone was in high spirits and shouted out, but Lu Su had a worried look on his face. This time Jiangdong sent troops again. It was exactly the same as last time. It was no different from a sneak attack. Is this really good?

But Zhou Yu was now in charge of military affairs. Lu Su knew that once Zhou Yu made a decision, he could not change it, so he could only say: "We still have to be careful about whether there is a deception on the other side. If he leaves an army to ambush us, if we rush forward impatiently, we may be killed." You will suffer a loss."

Zhou Yu didn't take it seriously: "Of course I know, but my plan this time is to completely destroy the opponent's Chaohu fleet and occupy Chaohu."

"As far as the eye can see from the vast lake, the ambush ships have nowhere to hide. How did he ambush us?"

"This time our logistics forces are fully prepared. I am not going to use any dangerous tactics this time. I just need to push it forward in an upright manner!"

"Generals, obey the order!"

"Lü Meng will be the forward of the central navy, Han will be on the left, and Cheng Pu will be on the right. I will lead the others to support the central force!"

"At the same time, Jiang Qin and Dong attacked, each leading an infantry army and heading north from the land routes on both sides of Chao Lake to prevent the opponent's infantry fortifications from attacking our fleet!"

"The purpose of each branch is to occupy the northern dock of Chaohu Lake, completely eliminate all the Chaohu naval forces of the Fierce Tigers, and advance towards Hefei!"

"As soon as we occupy the dock, our army will immediately attack Hefei and then go straight to Shouchun!"

After hearing this, the generals all loudly accepted their orders. In their opinion, Yuan Xi, who has now sent troops north, simply cannot use enough troops to deal with Jiangdong. This time, the Jianghuai area will be in Sun's pocket!

Military orders were passed down one after another, and the generals boarded the ships one after another, urging the soldiers to sail northward. Nearly a thousand ships of various sizes entered Chaohu from Wanshui River, and continued northward. They spread out densely throughout the waters of Chaohu Lake, like a swarm of bees, rushing over overwhelmingly.

Such a large-scale use of troops could not be carried out secretly, and Jiangdong was too lazy to cover it up, so the news quickly spread to Hefei.

In Hefei City, Yuan Xi and his generals had been waiting for a long time. They smiled at Zhuge Liang and said, "Sure enough, he's here."

"This is your first battle as a military advisor, are you nervous?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, "Liang just tried his best."

"Jiangdong betrayed his trust and refused to teach them a lesson, and Liang felt unhappy."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Okay!"

He turned to Lu Xun who was standing aside, "Bo Yan, as the supervisor, will lead the water battle this time. Kong Ming and I will be responsible for the infantry and cavalry. We will send messages to both sides as before."

Lu Xun quickly accepted the order. His sworn brother also had a big heart, and he would dare to use newcomers in such a battle.

But speaking of the first time he used the army, his sworn brother was also full of confidence in himself, right?

(End of this chapter)