The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 537 Soldiers enter Xuzhou
In the tenth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shang quelled the chaos in Guanzhong, conquered the Qiang people, deterred the Western Regions, and resettled the Xianbei and Huns in Hebei to emigrate. He believed that the time had come, and finally decided to send troops to the Central Plains, wipe out the Cao family, and completely unify the north.

In this battle, Yuan Shangbing divided into two groups. On the main road, his brother Yuan Xi was the main general, and Tian Feng and Jushou were the supervisors and soldiers. He himself led 20 elite soldiers as a partial division, via Qingzhou, to Xuzhou to seize land, intending to cut off the right wing of the Cao army and seize the important town of Xuzhou.

In the battle of Xuzhou, Yuan Shang, as the central army, dispatched generals Ma Chao, Gao Lan, and Zhang Yan as vanguard officers, each leading an army, to Xuzhou to fight fiercely.

At this moment, the Biao army led by Guo Jia has arrived in Xuzhou and has taken over all the important military and political affairs of Xuzhou. Faced with the pressure from Qingzhou, Hebei, the Cao army in Xuzhou is indeed panic-stricken. They can't even eat every day. They couldn't sleep. Seeing Guo Jia coming now, all the generals of the Cao army stationed in Xuzhou were cheering. From their point of view, Guo Jia was here, not to mention the army from Hebei, even if all the warlords in the world were coming, they were not afraid. After all, within the Cao Group, Guo Jia's resourcefulness and methods may be second only to the dead Cao Cao.

Yuan Shang was not in a hurry to enter Xuzhou during this campaign. He ordered the vanguard generals of the three routes to be the advanced army, and he stationed troops in Linzi City to formulate a deployment to attack Xuzhou.

Inside the Linzi mansion, Yuan Shang walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, he walked up to the sand table to make gestures, but he immediately denied it, and after a while he had no idea, and went to the sand table to make gestures for a while, And completely overturned.

This time when Yuan Shang went out to fight, there was a person accompanying him, and this person was none other than his wife Lu Lingqi.

Seeing that Yuan Shang had been thinking for a long while but still could not make up his mind, Lu Lingqi shook her head helplessly and smiled, and said, "Isn't it just Guo Jia, husband, why are you so nervous? Back then you led [-] troops straight into Kansai, Yan Xing, Song Jianshi You wiped out the rebel army twice as large as yours, and now that Hebei is strong, are you still afraid that he will fail if he is a sick child?"

"Hehe..." Yuan Shang showed a wry smile, shook his head and said, "How can Guo Jia be Yan Xing? How can someone like Song Jian compare to him? And, when Cao Cao was fighting in Guanzhong, if he hadn’t been sick and never accompanied Cao Cao, I’m afraid I might not be able to defeat Cao Cao. You also know that he is capable of writing and martial arts, is good at arranging troops, and is also first-class in leading people to fight. He is a rare all-rounder. If these two people work together, if they want to get a bargain under their hands, I don't know how much trouble they will have to spend."

When Lu Lingqi heard Zhang Liao's name, she couldn't help snorting heavily.

Lu Lingqi didn't want to see Zhang Liao, Yuan Shang was not surprised, and thought deeply: "Fortunately, we have many soldiers and many generals, and we are much stronger than them in terms of actual strength. Otherwise, this battle would be really difficult..." He said here , Yuan Shang looked up at Pang Ji, the counselor at the side, and asked: "Ma Chao, Zhang Yan, and Gao Lan's three-way vanguard invaded Xuzhou. What's going on with Guo Jia?"

Pang Ji heard the words and said: "The spies reported that Guo Jia heard that the lord personally led the troops to the south of Xuzhou. He did not stick to the city. The northern border confronts our army and refuses to defend."

"Smart." Yuan Shang nodded after hearing the words, and said: "Although the border of Xuzhou is covered by a city wall, it is extremely difficult to defend against a flat surface. Instead, it is better to fight our army on Mount Tai. Guo Jia went out in person. No?"

Hearing this, Pang Ji shook his head and said, "It is rumored that Guo Jia is sitting in Pengcheng at the moment, and he has never personally gone north to supervise the battle. The troops he sent are led by Zhang Liao."

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but smile.

"He is afraid that Sun Quan will attack from behind. If Guo Jia doesn't come, this is a good opportunity."

Pang Ji hurriedly nodded and said: "This subordinate also thinks so. The most urgent thing is that the lord should send an order urgently. Zhuo Zhangyan's army stopped Zhang Liao, and Zhuo Machao and Gao Lan's two vanguard troops quickly captured Langye and Yang in the northern border of Xuzhou. The capital is used for our army's rapid attack to pacify Xubei, and then the army will start from Linzi to nibble away at the land, and Xuzhou will be as flat as a river. As long as it enters the country, Guo Jia will not be able to hold on to it no matter how clever he is."

Yuan Shang glanced at Pang Ji appreciatively, nodded and said, "Yuan Tu, you've made great progress recently! Have you made up your mind about military tactics?"

Pang Ji proudly raised his chest, laughed and said: "That's right, that's right! Your subordinates will lose everything if they learn without thinking, and perish if they think without learning! Hard work can make up for one's weakness every day, and half of the tired hair has fallen out. .”

Yuan Shang looked Pang Ji up and down, nodded and said with emotion: "Well, after what you said, I realized that you are really a bit Mediterranean... I will ask someone to buy you two catties of ginger slices for supplementation, or else I will It's a bit outrageous that a monk suddenly popped up in the think tank under his command."

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Mount Tai, Zhang Liao's front camp.

"Everyone!"

Zhang Liao stood on the commander's seat, looked quietly at the generals below, and said slowly: "This time I was waiting to send troops to Mount Tai, but Guo Jijiu did not come with the army in person. Do you know the reason for this?" ?”

Below Zhang Liao, the general Sun Guan heard the words and said hesitantly: "Before leaving, didn't Guo Jijiu say that he was afraid that the Eastern Wu would take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou, so he needed to sit in Pengcheng to prevent the Eastern Wu?"

Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "That's just a superficial article. Based on Guo Jijiu's assumptions and Sun Quan's personality, he will never send troops to Xuzhou until we and Yuan Shang are in full swing. The move is just to paralyze Yuan Shang and slow down the attack of his central army, while we will take the opportunity to face Ma Chao, Zhang Yan, and Gao Lan's three-way vanguard head-on, defeating them for a while to boost morale, so that we can carry out future strategies smoothly .”

Everyone suddenly realized when they heard the words, but they saw Zang Ba think for a while, and said: "Although Yuan Shang has never been there in person, Zhang Yan is known as Feiyan, and he is very capable of commanding troops. Ma Chao is brave enough to win the three armies. They are the pillars of Hebei with the same name as Zhang He, and it will be very difficult to defeat these three."

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Xuan Gao's words are reasonable, but it's not as usual now. It's the rainy season in Xuzhou, and the time is mine. Guo Jijiu once asserted that the east is now stable, and within a few days, the east will There will be pouring rain in the land, and the surrounding wind will enter the country, and then we will have a good chance to defeat the three-way vanguard!"

Zang Ba was taken aback when he heard the words, but after thinking for a while, he said: "But Guo Jijiu can predict it, but Yuan Shang can't?"

Zhang Liao smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Guo Jijiu said that in today's northern region, only Jushou and himself are the only ones who always know the time. Jushou is not in Xuzhou. Although Yuan Shang is deceitful and good at strange things, he doesn't understand In this way, this battle is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the loopholes, and you will surely win if you follow my instructions!"

All Cao generals bowed their hands together when they heard the words, and said in unison: "I would like to listen to General Zhang's orders!"

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The two armies have their own plans, Yuan Shang and Guo Jia did not move, but the generals below started the first round of the battle.

According to Yuan Shang's order, Zhang Yan led an army to block Zhang Liao's headquarters, while Ma Chao and Gao Lan each led a vanguard army to attack Langye and Yangdu.

Ma Chao focused on rapid advancement, whether it was leading the army or martial arts. After receiving Yuan Shang's general order, he went straight to Langya without stopping day and night.

The land of Langye is located on the southeast seashore. It is considered a very poor and remote place among the places in Xuzhou. However, it guards the connection between the east sea road and the interior of Xuzhou. The geographical location cannot be ignored. Ma Chao led the troops here At that time, the land of Langya was on high alert, four gates were blocked, and the curfew was strict. The city with a small number of people seemed quiet and dull.

After Ma Chao's soldiers and horses arrived in Langye, they only rested overnight and prepared to attack the city the next day. Ma Chao summoned the four generals and eight lieutenants who came with him to the account, and said, "At noon today, I will bring some soldiers. Ma pretended to attack Langye, and then feigned defeat, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are ready outside the city, after I lure them out, you go up together, wipe out all of them, and seize this place, do you understand?"

"Understood!" The four generals and eight school lieutenants nodded in unison, their voices like a bell.

"Who wants to lure the enemy with me?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said a word.

To be honest, it’s not that they don’t want to go, it’s just that Ma Chao’s strategy to lure the enemy is too shallow and too direct, you came to attack the city, but in the end you pretended to be defeated and wanted to lure them out of the city, you are the head of Cao Jun’s defender There is something wrong with melon seeds. I'm afraid I didn't lure the other party out in the end, but I was easily tricked. It's better to hide this kind of stupid thing as far away as possible.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ma Chao frowned and was a little unhappy. He glanced at everyone out of the corner of his eye, and asked suspiciously, "Why? Doesn't anyone dare to go with this general?"

When he asked, everyone lowered their heads.After a while, a school lieutenant named Yu Cheng said cautiously: "General Ma, we are here to attack the city, but you are trying to lure them out by cheating. Isn't it too much to do so?" Stupid?"

"You fart!" Ma Chao's face suddenly became angry when he heard this: "I have been with the lord for so long, and I have learned a lot about conspiracy and conspiracy. How can you understand the profound strategy in it?"

Everyone was so frightened that Ma Chao stopped talking.

"All of you, how majestic and majestic you are with your teeth and claws on the day of peace. Now it's time to show your strength, and you are all useless? Last chance, is there anyone who dares to go with me? No, All of you will be denounced as pawns, go to the back camp and wash my horse's ass!"

Provoked by his words, everyone blushed and were so ashamed that they couldn't bear it.As soon as he finished speaking, five captains immediately stepped forward and said, "General Ma, we are willing to go with you!"

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(End of this chapter)