Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 369

After Cao Cao entered the army tent, after Xu You took his seat, he respectfully said, "I don't know if Ziyuan has a good plan to help me defeat the enemy?"

Xu You said, "Ah man, how should you thank me after the matter is done?"

Cao Cao said, "A thousand taels of gold?"

Xu You was silent.

Cao Cao asked again: "A hundred beauties?"

Xu You was still silent.

Cao Cao pondered for a while, then clapped his hands and smiled, and said, "Ziyuan's heart is already known. If Yuan Shao can be defeated in this battle, then in the future, Ziyuan will be appointed as the third lord in the world and an extremely human minister. How about that?"

Only then did Xu You show satisfaction, nodded and said: "If you want to defeat Yuan Shao, you must first burn his food and grass!"

Cao Cao said: "I don't know where Yuan Shao's army is stationed?"

Xu You said: "Three hundred miles northeast of Guandu, Wuchao!"

"good!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Cao Chun, "Zihe, hurry up and summon all the generals to come to the big tent to discuss matters!"

"As ordered!"

Cao Chun agreed and took the order to go.

Xuchang, the yamen of the government office.

"Sir, something is wrong!"

Cao Zhen was in a hurry and rushed in, with an unprecedented solemn expression on his face.

Chen Gong's expression froze, and he said, "What happened?"

Cao Zhenning said: "General Yu Jin sent an urgent report from Wancheng on a fast horse, saying that Luo Zheng's general will command [-] Sichuan troops to go out of Wuguan to attack Nanyang. It has been decided to live and die together in Wancheng."

"what?"

Chen Gong was taken aback, shocked and inexplicably said: "How could this happen?"

Cao Zhen couldn't help being anxious for a while, he felt extremely irritable, and asked: "There are only [-] defenders in Wancheng, and their strength is less than one-tenth of that of Xiliang Army. Nanyang may not be able to defend it. What should we do now?" ?”

Chen Gong frowned tightly, and said: "Luo Zheng sent all the [-] Sichuan troops out, and he did not hesitate to detour from Nanyang, which shows his determination to harm the foundation of the lord. After the [-] Sichuan troops captured Nanyang, they will inevitably directly Go north to Xuchang."

Cao Zhen nodded again and again, this is nothing to worry about, anyone can see it.

Chen Gongdao: "The only solution for now is to mobilize all available soldiers and defend Xuchang to the death. No matter what, we must stick to it until the end of the Guandu battle. Otherwise, even if the lord defeats Yuan Shao at Guandu, it will be difficult to change the situation if we lose Xuchang."

Cao Zhen nodded heavily, and said: "If all the soldiers and horses are gathered, Xuchang should have more than ten thousand soldiers and horses!"

Chen Gongdao: "I'll trouble you young master for the matter of summoning troops and horses. Young master hurry up and prepare."

"As ordered!"

Cao Zhen bowed his hands and immediately turned around and ran out quickly.

Chen Gong didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly ordered his horse to go to Guandu Cao Jun's camp, and reported the news to Cao Cao.

In Wancheng, Nanyang, the drums of war shook the sky, and the sound of killing was boiling.

Zhao Yun led [-] Sichuan troops out of Wuguan, and attacked Wancheng with the momentum of sweeping holes in Liting. He only allowed the army to rest for one night, then divided the [-] troops into two groups, and launched overwhelming attacks on Wancheng in just half a day. Nei Ximen is already in jeopardy.

"General, I can't stop it!"

Yu Jin was struggling to kill the enemy, when suddenly a junior officer rushed over with his face covered in blood, and said sadly: "The Xiliang army is attacking too fiercely, its strength is more than ten times that of our army, brothers really can't stop it!" No, Wancheng can't hold it anymore!"

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it!"

Yu Jin shouted sharply: "The city is here and the people are here, the city is broken and the people are dead, and some people die, so what is there to be afraid of!"

"As ordered!"

Although Xiaoxiao felt sad, he still puffed up his chest and responded loudly.

The Shiwanchuan Army belonged to the Tuntian Army. Its equipment was inferior to that of the Xiliang Army, and its training was not as good as that of the Xiliang Army, but it was not much worse than the Cao Army. After all, it was once a regular army under Liu Zhang, and its combat effectiveness was still there.

Moreover, the larger the scale of the war, the more obvious the gap and advantage in military strength will be.

The [-] Sichuan Army attacked Wancheng, which was garrisoned by only [-] soldiers and horses. No matter how strong Wancheng was, it would not be able to defend it. After all, the [-] Sichuan Army is not the yellow turban mob of the past. Although Yiying's military equipment is not as good as Luo Zheng's professional army elite , but not bad.

In just half a day, the west gate of Wancheng was the first to declare its fall.

"Kill in!"

In front of the army formation, Zhao Yun shook his horse's head and shouted loudly.

If the soldiers gathered outside the west gate like ants uttered a cry, they rushed in and rushed into the city.

Half an hour later, all four gates of Wancheng fell.

On the top of the city, the fighting continued.

Yu Jin was covered in blood, and with dozens of remaining soldiers, he was forced to kick the wall.

Puff puff……

More than a dozen long spears were stabbed at the same time, and Yu Jin's arms were weak, and he was stabbed with more than a dozen blood holes. "

He tilted his head when he spoke, and died.

"kill!"

The remaining dozens of Cao Jun soldiers rushed up desperately with red eyes.

However, this was in vain. There were dense Xiliang soldiers all around, and the remaining Cao army was quickly killed.

Amid the sound of heavy footsteps, Zhao Yun strode up to the top of the city.

General Ling Bao of Chuan followed and said in a deep voice, "General Zhao Yun, Cao's army has been wiped out."

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Order the soldiers to seize the time to wipe out the remnants of the enemy in the city, and then repair the city defenses, try to control Wancheng in the shortest possible time, and then try our best to march northward and attack Xuchang directly."

"As ordered!"

Ling Bao bowed her hands in response, pondered for a while, and said: "If the army goes north, Wancheng will be empty. If the [-] Jingzhou troops stationed in Xinye send troops to attack Wancheng, our army's rear will be cut off. What can I do? "

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "It should be enough to leave [-] soldiers and horses to guard Wancheng."

Ling Bao had nothing to say, so she bowed her hands and retreated.

Xuchang.

Cao Zhen quickly stepped into the inner hall, and bowed to Chen Gong, "Mr. Chen Gong!"

Chen Gong hurriedly returned a salute, and said: "My lord, you are free, but there is news from Nanyang?"

Cao Zhen said with a serious face: "The scout reported that Zhao Yun's [-] troops attacked the city, but Wancheng failed to hold it for a year. General Yu Jin and [-] soldiers have already perished with Wancheng. Zhao Yun's army will march north in a few days. .”

"Ugh!"

Chen Gong sighed deeply, looking lonely.

After a long while, he asked, "How many soldiers are there in Xuchang?"

Cao Zhen frowned and said: "After the counties have been transferred, there are about 2 people."

"Twenty thousand soldiers and horses!"

Chen Gong smiled wryly and said: "The difference in strength is five times, the gap is too great, and there are nearly a hundred soldiers who have not been trained, so they cannot be compared with the regular army, and we don't know how many days they can defend Xuchang."

Cao Zhen said with emotion: "The matter has come to this, the only thing we can do is to fight with all our strength and die!"

Chen Gong said happily: "Young master is right, it's just a matter of death. If that's the case, the defense of the city is up to you."

Cao Zhen cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of it!"

Chen Gongdao: "I'm going to allocate a certain amount of money, food, and supplies. My son, hurry up and prepare the army for war!"

Cao Zhen agreed, and the two of them split up and prepared to go.

(End of this chapter)