Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 291 Yuan Shao vomits blood
  Yecheng fell and Yuan Tan fled, which meant that Zhang Wuquan had no trouble taking fifteen counties in Wei County.

After a snowfall, it is difficult for the war to continue.

It's almost time for the two families to call it quits.

The war in the Northland has its last leg left.

——Drive Yuan Shao to Qinghe County.

"Wen Lie, I will give you two thousand flying bears to defend Yecheng, are you sure?"

"Ah? Two thousand cavalry guard the city. The last general"

"You don't need to think so much. Yuan Shao will most likely not retreat to Ye City. Furthermore, with my father-in-law's army behind me, I will also send a message to Lu Bu and order him to transfer to Wei County. Even if Yuan Shao really wants to attack Ye City , you only need to resist for a moment, there will naturally be the father-in-law chasing after him to take care of him."

"The last general takes orders." Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and said.

They had finally conquered Wei Commandery, so there was absolutely no reason to give it back to Yuan Shao.

After this time, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Okay, keep an eye on the troops in the city and don't let more accidents happen."

"Here!"

Cao Xiu had no experience in defending the city, so there was nothing Zhang Wu could do with his arrangement.

It is more dangerous to directly steal Yuan Shao's ass than to defend Yecheng. Zhang Wu can't guard Yecheng by himself and let Cao Xiu lead the troops to stab Yuan Shao in the back.

Apart from Cao Xiu, there are no other available generals around him, so he can only catch the duck.

After arranging for Cao Xiu, Zhang Wu gathered a thousand flying bears and set off again.

This is the last battle before the Spring Festival.

Once the battle is over, it means that the northern hegemon is officially established.

After this year, no matter how happy Yuan Shao is, no matter how great his reputation is, he is no longer qualified to compete with Cao Cao.

What qualifications does a prince who has even lost his base camp have to become the overlord of the north?

Now that Wei Commandery is in hand, the promise made in the past has been fulfilled in advance. This time, Cao Cao should move forward no matter what.

Puyang is three hundred miles away from Yecheng, and the cavalry can reach it in a day's rush.

However, Zhang Wu deliberately slowed down his march, and it took him two days to arrive.

Fighting a war does not mean faster is better.

Now he only has a thousand cavalry under his command. Even if Fei Xiong is able to attack, it is impossible to directly penetrate Yuan Shao's 150,000 army. He needs scouts to go ahead and pass the message to Cao Cao.

There are people on the frontal battlefield to support them, and a thousand flying bears can play their greatest role as a surprise soldier.

On the battlefield of Puyang.

Both sides had their own victories and defeats. Yuan Shao sometimes took advantage and conquered many surrounding small counties.

However, Puyang City is high and Cao Cao is personally in charge. It is almost impossible to continue to advance south in a short time.

Snow fell from the sky, the temperature dropped sharply, and the morale of the soldiers was low.

There is no point in fighting anymore.

What puzzled Yuan Shao was that Cao Cao, as a general, allowed him to retreat.

Cao Jun was good at fighting, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry for a decisive battle because of a shortage of food and grass. He didn't hear of any major changes in Xuchang.

Yuan Shao really couldn't figure out the meaning of Cao Cao's show of weakness.

Or did Cao Cao simply not want to fight the Jizhou Army?

"My lord, my lord! Something bad is going to happen, something is going to go wrong!!"

The messenger rushed into the camp in a hurry: "Three days ago, Zhang Wu led his troops to capture Yecheng. The eldest son could not resist and retreated to Changshan County. Wei County was lost." "What! How many soldiers and horses does Zhang Wu have?" !”

"A rough estimate is 20,000."

Yuan Shao stood up suddenly, vomited out a mouthful of old blood in shock and anger, and fell into coma.

This must be blamed on Yuan Tan for cheating his father. Yuan Shao's eldest son just ran away and failed to find out the size of Zhang Wu's troops in Yecheng from the beginning to the end.

When Yuan Shao heard about 20,000, it was better not to be angry than to be shocked.

The surrounding civil and military personnel hurriedly stepped forward: "My lord, my lord!"

Jushou made a decisive decision: "Find the doctors quickly, keep all the troops quiet, change the front troops to the rear, and slowly withdraw the troops to Qinghe County."

Wen Chou was unwilling to accept it and said: "Sir, with only 30,000 troops and horses, a certain person can definitely take back Wei County."

"No!" Jushou's old face darkened: "The cold winter has arrived, which is not suitable for long-term fierce battles. Besides, we don't know the strength of Ye City. Now that the master is suddenly ill, for the sake of stability, we should retreat first and make plans in the spring next year! "

It was no longer time to discuss the matter. The loss of Wei County directly cut off Yuan's army's supply line. If the food and grass were exhausted, it would be difficult to save the hundreds of thousands of troops.

but,

And it's not just Wen Chou who is unwilling.

That was Ye City, the foundation for all of them.

Among the people in the tent, whose parents, wives and children are not in Yecheng!

Once they retreat, they become rootless duckweeds.

Even Jushou's heart was bleeding when he said these words, but he had no other better way.

Puyang Prefecture.

The scouts sent by Zhang Wu also delivered the battle report to Cao Cao's desk.

Cao Cao watched and laughed, overjoyed.

"Prime Minister, but the champion has taken Yecheng?"

"Not just Yecheng, the entire Wei County is under my control," Cao Cao almost smiled crookedly. He stood up and handed the battle report to Pang Tong: "See for yourself."

Pang Tong couldn't help but admired: "The champion Hou is good at fighting. It's true. The city of Yecheng is high and the river is wide. I really can't think of any way he used three thousand cavalry to break the city."

Cao Cao laughed dumbly. There was nothing to guess about Zhang Wu's military strategy. It was definitely some jaw-dropping strategy. Normal people would never be able to guess it anyway.

"Zi Qian uses his troops in an unconventional way. You'd better not think about it. When that kid comes, you can ask him personally."

Pang Tong clasped his fists and said, "Prime Minister, this is the time to repel Yuan Shao from both sides. Please ask the army to come out of the city and repel Yuan Shao."

"good!"

Cao Cao didn't talk nonsense. He couldn't let the chain slip at the last moment, otherwise Yecheng would come and go faster.

Yuan Shao didn't know what was true in Ye City, but Cao Cao knew it.

Zhang Wu brought three thousand cavalry with him when he left. This time he came out with one thousand cavalry. The damage caused by the attack on Yecheng was not included. In other words, the number of Yecheng's defenders was only two thousand.

If Yuan Shao can't be frightened this time, he doesn't know what will happen when he recovers.

"Shi Yuan, go call Zi Xiao and Zi He over."

"Here."

Xu Chu, who was standing behind Cao Cao, couldn't sit still anymore and patted his chest eagerly: "My lord, there is someone else!"

"You go and report to Zixiao. We must show our army's style in this battle."

"Got it!"

(End of this chapter)