The Three Kingdoms are invincible

As the seasons passed and the stars moved, time soon entered the breezy autumn.

At the end of September in the first year of Xingping (AD 194), Cao Cao launched two military operations at the same time, conquering Wancheng in the west and Yuanshu in the east.

Yuan Shu has been restless lately. Cao Cao wanted to punish him for a long time, so he ordered Xia Houdun to be the general, Niu Jin, Zang Ba, Li Tong, Lu Qian to be the deputy, and Cheng Yu to join the army. To Huainan.

As for Wancheng, it was owned by Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu in the original history. Wancheng is controlled by Liu Biao.

Wancheng is the hub connecting Jingchu and the Central Plains. For both Cao Cao and Liu Biao, Wancheng is a very critical strategic point.If Cao Cao occupies Wancheng, he can send troops south to attack Jingzhou at any time.Vice versa, if Wancheng is in the hands of Liu Biao, the opponent can easily invade the Central Plains at any time.

So for Wancheng, Cao Cao must hold it in his hands.Cao Cao knew very well that his biggest enemy in the north could only be Yuan Shao, and sooner or later there would be a fierce battle between him and Yuan Shao. Cao Cao never hoped that he would face the threat of Liu Biao in the rear when he was in a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Compared with Huainan, Jingzhou is far superior in terms of territory and strength.Cao Cao was not afraid of Yuan Shu, but Liu Biao was different.If Liu Biao were allowed to control a city that could plunge Xuchang into crisis at any time, Cao Cao would have trouble sleeping and eating all the time in the decisive battle with Yuan Shao in the future, lest there would be losses in the rear.

Therefore, Wancheng must be captured!

And Liu Biao obviously knew the importance of completion, so he sent his nephew Liu Pan to lead [-] soldiers to guard Wancheng, and appointed Liu Pan as the prefect of Wancheng.

Liu Pan was brave and won the trust of Liu Biao. In the original history, Liu Biao appointed him as the prefect of Changsha and used him as a barrier in the southeast of Jingzhou.However, now Wancheng is far more important than Changsha, and it must be guarded by a confidant.Cai Hao and Wenpin could not leave Xiangyang lightly, while Huang Zu had to stay in Jiangxia to defend against the Sun family's invasion in Jiangdong. After much deliberation, Liu Biao finally transferred Liu Pan from Changsha to Wancheng to defend Cao Cao.

As for Cao Cao, who was determined to win Wancheng, he appointed Gao Shun as the general, Yu Jin, Le Jin, and Cao Ang as the deputy, Xia Houlan and Hu Che'er as the vanguard, and Jia Xu as the army. He also raised [-] elite troops to attack Wancheng.

In fact, Guo Jia is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for Gao Shun to join the army.Guo Jia is not like Xun Yu who needs to sit in the court all the time, and he and Gao Shun have a close relationship with each other, so they must be skilled in cooperating.It's a pity that Guo Jia recently contracted an illness and was unable to travel with the army, so he had to use someone else.Cao Cao was also generous and ordered Gao Shun to choose one of his advisers to join the army.Since it was a free choice, Gao Shun of course chose Jia Xu, a poisonous man who is as famous as a ghost in terms of resourcefulness.

Cao Cao didn't trust Jia Xu. If he appointed him, he would never let him join the army.However, since Gao Shun insisted, he would not force his opposition, so Jia Xu is also a smart person, and now that he is strong and Liu Biao is weak, he is not expected to act like he did when he served Li Jue before.If this time he was dealing with Yuan Shao instead of Liu Biao, and Gao Shun still chose Jia Xu to join the army, Cao Cao might have to think carefully about this.

Yuan Shao in the north has always been a powerful presence that cannot be ignored. What Cao Cao is most concerned about is that Yuan Shao will take advantage of the opportunity of his own army to attack him in the south, so the defense line in the north has not been relaxed at all.Fortunately, the previous conquest of Xuzhou was relatively smooth, and neither military nor civilian power was consumed too much. Therefore, while resisting the north this time, Cao Cao still had the strength to support the two-front battle at the same time.Of course, if Yuan Shao's army really went south, the two armies that went out to fight would probably turn back immediately.

Gao Shun was not at all happy about being appointed as the general to conquer Wancheng this time.You must know that Cao Ming has been pregnant for half a year, who can predict how long the war will take, although Gao Shun is keen on fame, but he is not willing to be by his side when his first child is born.

It's not that Gao Shun didn't fight. He once told Cao Cao what he thought in his heart, hoping that he could re-appoint someone else as the general and let him stay in Xudu.

However, Cao Cao did not appreciate this.

"The military order has been issued, how can it be changed day and night!" Cao Cao unceremoniously rejected Gao Shun's request, leaving no room for Gao Shun to refute.

It doesn't make sense. It stands to reason that when a woman is pregnant, she needs her husband's care the most.And Cao Cao is undoubtedly a sister-in-law. How could he drive her husband outside to fight when his sister was pregnant?

In fact, Cao Cao was jealous of Gao Shun, the bastard. Why did the beautiful woman Diao Chan be accepted by him for no reason?If it was other generals under his account, Cao Cao would just complain, but that kid Gao Shun was his brother-in-law, which made Cao Cao very upset.

So Cao Cao drove him to Wancheng. If he was not sent to fight, would he still be tired of spending all day at home with Diao Chan's beauty?As for the pregnant sister, anyway, I will send someone to take care of it carefully, so you don't have to worry about it.

Besides, although Cao Ming has been pregnant for half a year, normally there are still four months before delivery.However, this expedition is only to attack a city, not for you to capture states and counties.No matter how difficult a city is, it will be more than enough to conquer it within four months.If you don't make it back when my sister is giving birth, see if I don't take good care of you.

This is what Cao Cao thinks now, he doesn't want to see Gao Shun hang out with Diao Chan sweetly, but also wants him to return to Xuchang before his sister gives birth.

Unfortunately, Gao Shun knew nothing about what Cao Cao was thinking.If he knew, he would definitely yell that he was wronged. You must know that he has not even touched a single hair of Diao Chan!

——————————————————————————————————In any case, Gao Shun marched towards Wancheng under the order of Cao Cao .

This war was also a test for Gao Shun.Although Gao Shun was General Zhechong, his direct troops were only a camp of 500 people.Except for commanding 7000 men to guard Dongjun in the past, Gao Shun has no experience in commanding a large number of troops.

Gao Shun is Cao Cao's sister-in-law, and his position will definitely get higher and higher in the future. It is not impossible to be promoted to the four towns and the four generals.At that time, when he was in a high position, the army under Gao Shun's command could never have only one or two people, even if these more than a thousand people were elite soldiers with outstanding strength.After Gao Shun's fame rises, it is inevitable to lead the army to be alone.Therefore, Cao Cao ordered him to command 2 people to go to Wancheng this time, which was also an opportunity for Gao Shun to practice.

Although he had never led such a large army, Yu Jin and Le Jin among the five good generals served as his deputy generals, so Gao Shun had nothing to worry about commanding the army.

The only thing that worried Gao Shun was that Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, passed away this year. In order for him to get a better temper, Cao Cao also arranged him as a deputy general in his army this time.There are not many records about Cao Ang in later generations. Gao Shun only knew that Cao Ang was an unlucky guy who was killed because of his father's flirtatiousness. As for his ability, Gao Shun didn't know anything about it.But in any case, Cao Ang is the eldest son of Cao Cao, and he is also the heir of Cao Cao. The so-called swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield. It must be firmly buckled on Gao Shun's back.

This Cao Ang, I must strictly protect it, and I must not let my nephew suffer the slightest damage.

Although Gao Shun is the commander of the 200 army this time, what he relies on the most is the trapped camp brought out by himself.In the process of attacking Xuzhou, although the casualties of the Cao army were not large, the trapped camp fought with the Baixuan army and the Feixiong army successively, so many people were lost.Now that some seriously injured people have been eliminated, some people have been added. The current number of people trapped in the camp is [-].

Although 200 people is not many, it is enough.As for the elite soldiers, the number is not the most important thing. It should be noted that Gao Shun's camp in history was only a mere 800 people.

This time, the 600 elite soldiers who fell into the formation all went out with the army. Gao Shun divided the whole battalion into two divisions, each with [-] soldiers, and set up two military marquises, each of whom received a division.

There are two military marquises, one is Wang Zhong, and the other is Hao Zhao.

Wang Zhong is considered an old man in the camp. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou for the first time earlier, Wang Zhong made a contribution to beheading the general.

As for Hao Zhao, he is a well-known figure in later generations. With 3000 men guarding Chencang, Zhuge Liang attacked for more than 7000 days with 30 men, but he was unable to break through the city.It can be said that Hao Zhao's outstanding talent can no longer be described by the word "good at keeping".We must know that in the old Dongjun city, it was extremely difficult for Gao Shun to carry Lu Bu's [-] army with [-] people.At that time, Hao Zhao faced a gap of more than [-] times in military strength, not to mention that Zhuge Liang's military ability was far beyond what Lu Bu could compare.In that desperate situation, Hao Zhao insisted on persisting until Zhuge Liang's army ran out of food, which proved how amazing his ability was.

At first Gao Shun was overjoyed when he learned that such a talent was actually working in the camp.It's just that Hao Zhaochu had just arrived at the time, so it wasn't easy to reuse him immediately. After all, he was the only one who knew his abilities right now.When conquering Xuzhou, Hao Zhao also accumulated some credit. Gao Shunsui pushed the boat smoothly and worshiped him as a military lord.

Xuchang and Wancheng are very close, and within a few days of departure, the army arrived at the outskirts of Wancheng, not far from their destination.