The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 130 Chapter 130
Cao Cao returned to the prefect's mansion, and after appreciating Yuan Shao's meaning, he immediately made a decision that it is better to ask for others than to ask for himself, and to send troops!

The next day, Cao Cao gathered all the soldiers and horses, a total of more than [-] people, and took Guo Jia, Xun You, Dian Wei, Cao Hong, Li Dian and others to Dingtao, and sent someone to inform Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to lead the army to fight with him. In the round of Dingtao, Xun Yu was left in Puyang to hand over the land of seven counties to Yuan Shao to deal with money and food. In addition, he sent Cheng Yu and Cao Xiu to Dongwuyang to bring all his family members to Puyang.

Yuan Shao heard the news of Cao Cao's dispatch of troops and came to see off his former confidant in person.

Outside the city gate, the Cao army had assembled and the army was ready to go. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao stood at the gate of the city, clasped their fists respectfully and said, "Brother Benchu, I will trouble you to guard Puyang City for me. I will leave Xun Yu to hand over the seven counties to you." When I'm not around, he can take care of some problems for me."

"Meng De, don't worry, brother Wei is guarding Puyang, Zhang Yan and Lu Bu will not dare to attack. I am here waiting for news of your victory!" Yuan Shao laughed.

After the two separated, Cao Cao ordered the army to set off and head south.

Yuan Shao stood at the gate of the city, watching Cao Cao's army leave. At this time, Tian Feng walked up to him, and he asked: "Now that Mengde is in trouble, as his confidant and old friend, I just sit idly by, is it right?" Isn't it a little too unkind?"

Tian Fengdao: "My lord is now the overlord of one party. No matter what you do, you should put the interests of our army first. Cao Cao is an old friend of the lord, but he is also a figure who dominates the party. If he is willing to use the lord, the lord It is understandable to help him. But Cao Cao is a man of great talent and ambition, and he refuses to be inferior to his lord, so that is another matter. Our army has already sent troops to help Cao Cao solve his urgent needs, smashing Lu Bu and Zhang Yan to attack Cao Cao Cao Cao's intentions allowed Cao Cao to be temporarily preserved. Moreover, helping Cao Cao to pacify Yanzhou would not benefit our army at all, so why should our army lose troops and lose generals for this?"

After Yuan Shao heard this, he sighed lightly and didn't say anything.

Tian Feng continued: "My lord, it is not appropriate for our army to intervene in the affairs of Yanzhou. My lord entered the court when he was young, and he became famous all over the world. When he abolished the establishment, he could promote loyalty; when he left alone, Dong Zhuo was frightened. When he crossed the Hebei, Bohai will obey his orders. ;Embrace the pawns of one county, and gather the people of Jizhou. The prestige crosses Heshuo, and the reputation is more important than the world! Now the lord only needs to send his troops to the north to pacify Gongsun Zan, and then he can deter the Xianbei, Huns and other tribes. Then go west to Bingzhou, Going to Qingzhou in the east, you can own the land of the four states of the Yellow River, dominate Hebei, and then recruit heroes, gather millions of troops, welcome the emperor in Xijing, and restore the ancestral temple in Luoyang. In order to command the world and punish rebellion, who would dare not from?"

Yuan Shao was refreshed after hearing Tian Feng's words, and immediately said: "Yuan Hao's words are very true. Gongsun Zan is my confidant's serious trouble. It is really inappropriate for our army to intervene in Yanzhou's affairs."

While the two were talking, Yan Liang came to Yuan Shao's side, and said in a panic, "My lord, the judge sent someone from Jizhou to send news that Gongsun Zan is gathering an army in Zhuo County and is ready to go south at any time. My lord, return the army to Yecheng quickly, lest Gongsun Zan take advantage of the opportunity to enter. In addition, the black mountain bandit Zhang Yan and others heard that the lord led the army to Yanzhou, and they are also ready to move."

Tian Feng immediately said: "My lord, Jizhou is the foundation of our army. We must not lose anything. We should immediately lead the army back to Ye. Naturally, the actions of Gongsun Zan, Zhang Yan and others can be stopped."

Yuan Shao said: "As soon as Meng De left, I withdrew my troops and returned to Ye, isn't it too..."

Tian Fengdao: "My lord previously sent Zhu Ling to lead the army to help Cao Cao. Why don't you let Zhu Ling lead the army to stay behind, and the rest go back to Jizhou, and write to Cao Cao, explain the reason, and leave some money and food for him. I believe Cao Cao can understand the difficulties of the Lord."

"Okay, let's do it!"

Yuan Shao immediately issued an order to return to Ye except for Zhu Lingyi's army, and sent someone to inform Wen Chou who was stationed in Shouzhang to withdraw his troops.In addition, Yuan Shao deliberately left his nephew and high-ranking officials to do the work of handing over the seven counties in Puyang and Xun Yu.

When Xun Yu heard that Yuan Shao was about to withdraw, he hurried to see him off. He personally sent Yuan Shao to the ferry of the Yellow River before returning to Puyang.

After Yuan Shao withdrew, Xun Yu handed over the seven counties to Gao Gan, got a lot of money and food from Yuan Shao, and informed Cao Cao about it.

Cao Cao was still on the march, when he suddenly heard the news of Yuan Shao's withdrawal, he felt as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle, full of all kinds of tastes, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty.

In this way, it also strengthened Cao Cao's belief that everything must be done by himself, so he urged to speed up the march. Once Lv Bu and Zhang Yan heard the news of Yuan Shao's withdrawal, they would inevitably lead the army to attack Cao Cao again. Cao Cao must rush to Lv Bu Before Zhang Yan got the news, he had to attack Lu Bu first. As long as Lu Bu was cut off, the remaining one would be easy to deal with.

At the same time, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, who received Cao Cao's military order, immediately gathered their troops and horses, and went to Dingtao to join Cao Cao.

The Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan armies set off together, but soon Xiahouyuan's army left Xiahoudun's army far behind, running fast, and there was a saying in the army: Xiahouyuan, the captain of the Dianjun, Five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days.

This explains Xiahouyuan's characteristics, and also reveals the key to Xiahouyuan's use of troops.This person is very good at sports warfare and is good at running thousands of miles.He is like a fox on the battlefield. He is very cunning and often disappears without a trace. When you think he has withdrawn his troops and let go of your vigilance, he suddenly appears behind you the next day and leads his army behind you. Stab you in the back and make you hard to guard against.

It is precisely because of this that Xia Houyuan was able to become Cao Jun's leading general. His general talents far surpassed Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others, and he was often entrusted with important tasks by Cao Cao.

Two days later, Cao Cao led the army into the territory of Dingtao. After walking for less than a few miles, he saw a soldier waiting in front of him. It turned out to be Xiahouyuan.

For Xia Houyuan's appearance, Cao Cao was not surprised at all. Xia Houyuan marched so fast that he had already expected it.

When the two armies met, Xia Houyuan immediately went to greet him, clasped his fists and said, "The last general will see my lord!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Excuse me. Now that we're here, let's join the army!"

"Here!"

As a result, the two armies merged into one, and Xia Houyuan followed Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked about Zhang Miao's situation, and when he learned that Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were beheaded by the whole family, he felt sorry for a while, and immediately said: "Last year I went to conquer Xuzhou. , and once told my family that if I can’t come back, let them go to Zhang Miao, and Zhang Miao will take good care of them for him. Now that I think about it, I really don’t know why Zhang Miao will turn against me?”

Xia Houyuan said: "My lord, I have already asked Zhang Miao's family. They all said that Zhang Miao was bewitched by Chen Gong, impulsive, and did something wrong. Zhang Miao had also repented, but he was worried that the lord would not forgive him. There is only one way to go to the dark."

"Forget it, everyone is dead, so what's the use of talking about it? But Chen Gong, if I catch him this time, I must ask him clearly. I have always treated him kindly, but why did he turn against me?" Cao Cao said.

The army continued to move forward, and stopped at a place twenty miles away from Dingtao, where they set up camp to recharge their batteries.

Cao Cao led the army to attack. Lu Bu in Dingtao City got the news early in the morning, but he currently only has [-] soldiers and horses, which is not enough to deal with Cao Cao's army.

On the one hand, Lu Bu sent people to Changyi to ask Zhang Yan to lead the army to help. In order to show his sincerity, he specially sent Chen Gong to Changyi.

When Chen Gong left, he was not at ease with Lv Bu, and specifically told Lv Bu not to go out of the city to fight no matter what happened, but to stick to it.

Lu Bu also fully agreed, and returned to the city after seeing off Chen Gong himself.

On the other hand, he was also worried about the comfort of his family, so he asked Wei Xu and Cao Xing to escort his family to Chengwu County in the south of Dingtao. There will be no scruples.

In addition, Lu Bu also specially sent scouts to inquire about the movements of Cao's army, and learned that Cao Cao had camped twenty miles away, so Lu Bu took Cheng Lian and Hao Meng to find out.

It was evening, the sun was setting, the twilight was falling, and the wind was gradually blowing, making the flags in Cao Jun's camp unfurled in the wind.

The autumn weather was very cool, so Lu Bu only stayed with Cheng Lian and Hao Meng, and looked around Cao Cao's camp. Only then did he realize that Cao's soldiers were exhausted, their soldiers were exhausted, and the defense was not very tight. There are also some flammable weeds.

As soon as Lu Bu had an idea, he came up with a plan to attack with fire, so he quickly returned to Dingtao, gathered his troops and horses, and prepared to launch a night attack.

Hearing this, Gao Shun hurriedly came to Lv Bu and persuaded him, "My lord, Cao Cao is very good at using troops and knows the art of war well. How could he set up his camp in such a position? Besides, this man has always been treacherous. His subordinates thought that , This may be Cao Cao's deceitful trick, and it was done on purpose. Moreover, when the military commander left, he also told the lord that no matter what happens, he must not lead the army out of the city, and the lord should think twice!"

Lu Bu said: "At this time, at that time, Cao Cao came from a long way. We were exhausted, and our army was waiting for work. It was the time for a sneak attack. If we don't go now, we will miss the opportunity. This time, I will go to inspect it in person. After a round, there can be no fakes, I must act first, and give Cao Cao a blow first!"

Gao Shun tried hard to persuade Lu Bu again, but Lu Bu still didn't stop, so Gao Shun called Zhang Liao again, and asked Zhang Liao to come to persuade Lu Bu not to send troops.

But no matter how Gao Shun and Zhang Liao persuaded Lv Bu, Lv Bu insisted on going his own way, and finally decided to send troops to attack Cao Jun's camp, and ordered [-] soldiers and horses.

For this reason, Lu Bu deliberately left Gao Shun and Zhang Liao in the city, and only took four generals Cheng Lian, Hao Meng, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng with him. When night fell, he took advantage of the darkness and led his army out of the city.

Gao Shun was always worried about Lu Bu, so he asked Zhang Liao to lead two hundred cavalry to follow quietly to protect Lu Bu secretly.

(End of this chapter)