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Chapter 252 Supporting soldiers outside Tongguan, Cao Yuan disagrees

Chang'an!

It used to be the capital of Emperor Han Gao's country, and it has witnessed the 400-year wind and rain of the Han Dynasty, and it is known as the strongest city in the world.Now, there is another war.

Ever since Lu Bu fled away a year ago and the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si occupied Chang'an, the people of Chang'an haven't lived a day of comfort.

The huge city of Chang'an was first populated by hundreds of thousands of Luoyang people who were coerced by Dong Zhuo's burning of Luoyang, and now 20 Xiliang cavalry were forced into it, making the population of this ancient city infinitely approaching saturation.

Originally, when there was no war, they could barely support them. After all, no matter how crazy the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si were, they also knew that killing chickens and taking eggs was the way to death. The incidents of officials bullying and coercing innocent people are almost endless, but it is also because Dong Zhuo's grain storage of millions of stones in Meiwu, west of the city, was burned by Lu Bu before he had time to burn it, and he did not do too much to rob the people's livelihood. Although the city is unstable , but it can barely be called stable.

It's a pity that the law of heaven is impermanent. First, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains, and the land of Yongliang was also affected. In addition, the two thieves Li and Guo were only leading generals, and they didn't care about people's livelihood and political affairs. What's more, besides, the son of heaven and the prince are all in their own hands. Although they don't have the name of supremacy, they also have unparalleled reality.

But at this time, because of the bitter cold in Liangzhou and the danger of the Qiang, Ma Teng and Han Sui came to borrow food, but were flatly rejected by the two thieves Li and Guo. Come to attack Chang'an.

Li Jue and others, who were the generals who led Dong Zhuo's army at the beginning, were also proficient in military strategy. At first, they didn't pay attention to the tens of thousands of Qiang and Han soldiers under Ma and Han's command who were mixed with low morale. There is enough food, why bother to lose troops?He only wanted to block the news and stick to Chang'an. After the Ma and Han people who came here due to lack of food ran out of food, they would naturally retreat and leave, or even collapse without fighting.

But what Li and Guo didn't expect was that despite the blockade of the news channel leading to the Quartet in Chang'an City, the center of the Han Dynasty, it still attracted Cao Cao, who had become famous in the battle of the Kanto princes against Dong Zhuo, and was already the Yanzhou Mu of the Han Dynasty.Originally, the two were under the control of 20 Xiliang iron cavalry, and they did not pay attention to Cao Cao, who had only more than [-] soldiers, and most of them were infantry. In the minds of the two thieves Li and Guo, even if Cao Mengde was the resurrection of Sun Wu and the reincarnation of Rangju, they could not get any advantage under their own forces with absolute advantages in the strong city, the pass, and the military strength.

But the two thieves Li and Guo never expected that Cao Mengde, who was born after the eunuch, really had two brushes. He didn't take the shortest path from Yanzhou to Chang'an as expected. Attacking Chang'an with the omens, on the contrary, unexpectedly detoured a long way, personally led the troops out of the "abandoned capital" Luoyang, followed Dong Zhuo's traces of filling Chang'an with the people of Luoyang, and concealed his whereabouts all the way. Yang Feng and Han Xian, who were alienated by Guo Bang's secret fight, unexpectedly pursued the strategy of supplying supplies locally and supporting war with war. Not only did they win General Xu Huang, they even gathered and surrendered their troops several times, and even expanded their strength. There were more than [-] people, and it was not until they attacked Tongguan Pass that the general Fan Chou of the Xiliang Army who was ordered to guard the pass noticed and stuck together.

"My lord, I'm here to report that Yuan Benchu's [-] horse and infantry troops left Hanoi ten days ago, crossed the river the day before yesterday, and entered the border of Sili. The [-] cavalry led by Yan Liang, the forward Hebei general, have not set foot in Yanzhou. , came straight to Chang'an, and our army is less than two days away!" This time, when Cao Cao took over Ma Teng and Han Sui to attack Chang'an, the generals only brought the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, Yu Jin, and the captured soldiers. Cao Chun and others, whom Cao Cao called the Cao family Qianliju, were accompanied by only Cheng Yu and Mao Jie, except for Xun You, the adviser. It is because of the mobilization of almost all Yanzhou elites this time, Yuan Shao, who wants to pick peaches, or Lu Bu, who has been unable to reassure Cao Cao, will take the opportunity to have other "thoughts" in his own nest.Even when he learned that Yuan Shao was an old friend who joined him, he really did not hesitate to tear his face apart and wanted to compete with his old Cao for the emperor, so he sent Cheng Yu and Xindezhi general Xu Huang to detour to Qingzhou, just to guard against his poor character. In case Yuan Benchu ​​had a whim, he cut off his family's way out.Now, after hearing the news Xun You presented about the horse scouting, Cao Cao showed a somewhat contemptuous smile on his darkened face after being exposed to the wind and the sun and sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers for the past few months.

"Ha, this old friend! The original is still the original after all! Cao Su knows that he is fierce but timid, ambitious but little wise, restrained but less powerful, has many soldiers but unclear division, will be arrogant but government orders No, I didn't expect that after the battle between Hebei and Gongsun Zan, I didn't make any progress at all!" In the army tent, Cao Cao seemed not worried about Yuan Shao coming behind the army, and smiled at Xun You who was standing respectfully by the side Said: "In the past, Wen Ruo once commented on Yuan Benchu ​​doing great things but sacrificing his life, seeing small profits and dying. He really saw it clearly when he came to invest in Cao Cao in the past. He turned a blind eye to such a good opportunity to win Yanzhou. I was only a few months late, and worried that the emperor would be waiting for me, so I rushed to join in the fun. If it is someone, he must take advantage of the emptiness of Yanzhou to cut off his way first, leaving his army alone at 20 Under the iron cavalry in Xiliang, there is no help and no food, if you dare to return to rescue, you will wait for work, if you ambush and attack him halfway, there will be no Cao Mengde in the world!"

"Yuan Shao has always won the hearts of the people with his generosity. If there is another conspiracy, we will be homeless as the lord said!" Xun You first agreed with Cao Cao's words, and the expression on his face became even more dull. Zhong said: "It's just that Yuan Shao came under his command this time, with wise men such as Jushou and Tian Feng as his wings, and Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Gao Gan and others as his minions. Our army, armed with the power of the previous great victory, has a high morale and a high combat power, my lord, don't underestimate the enemy!"

"Gongda's words are true! There are honest and upright people like Xun Gongda who are by his side as the masterminds. If you decide to go this trip, you will have no worries! You will be able to save the emperor from the thieves, and obey the emperor's order to not be a minister! Zhongxing Dahan!" Cao Cao was not annoyed by Xun You's disappointing words. Instead, he showed a confident smile and said, "Fuck, this young friend Yuan Benchu ​​is always scheming. Although the land is vast, the food is abundant, and the soldiers are numerous, it is all in vain. Just doing my best for the big things is not enough to make Cao take it to heart."

"What the lord said is right!" Xun You also stayed in Luoyang City before. When Cao Cao was not appointed as the northern captain of Luoyang, Xun You was conscripted into the palace because of his filial piety and served as the servant of the Huangmen.I also have a good understanding of the "deeds" of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. In the Cao army, if it is said that they understand Yuan Shao, no one can surpass Cao Cao.Said right now.

"By the way, is there any news from Qingzhou? Counting the time, Zhongde and Gongming should have arrived in Linzi for more than half a month. I don't know if Ang'er can handle the relationship with Qingzhou this time! Then Qin Zhongming boy, regardless of age It's not big, but it's not a good match!" Cao Cao stood up, stretched his waist, took the bamboo slips and hammered his aching head, forced a smile and said: "This time Yuan Shao can use the connection with Qingzhou to force a certain The plan to retreat must be the plan of his subordinates Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others. Unfortunately, Yuan Benchu ​​can listen but can't use it. He thinks very highly of himself. Lu Bu has Qin Xu by his side. Go for the strategy of swallowing wolves, and looking at today's battle report, there must be nothing good to do in Qingzhou at first, so Lu Bu is lucky... hiss..."

"My lord is tired all day long, so you should put your health first!" Xun You knew that Cao Cao had this old headache, so although he clearly saw that Cao Cao didn't care much about Yuan Shaolai's act of "snatching meat for food", he also knew that Cao Cao Apart from worrying about Cao Ang in Qingzhou on the pretext, he was actually troubled by the pass that could not be conquered at the moment, so he persuaded him: "As for the matter of Qingzhou, the eldest son has the appearance of a heavenly man, and there are resourceful and brave men such as Zhongde and Gongming. On the other hand, it is also rumored that Qin Xu has a very good private tutor, so I think I can..."

"Mengde, Anger! Zixiu!" Just as Xun You was thinking about what words to use to persuade Cao Cao, who had been under a lot of "mental pressure" for the past few months, he suddenly saw Xia Houdun, the general of the Cao camp, rushing in excitedly. The always solemn general was so happy. Although Cao Cao was shocked by Cao Ang's name rashly, he still listened patiently to Xiahou Dun's report.

"Meng De, Mr. Wen Ruo wrote six hundred urgent letters saying that Zixiu had already left Qingzhou and returned to Chenliu under the protection of Gong Ming and others, but he did not stay. He said... that he needed Qin Xu's help. Help me in Yanzhou defeat Yuan Shao's brilliant plan to seize meritorious service, come here soon, and come here in a few days, and inherit the lord face to face!" Xia Houdun is a young friend of Cao Cao, and they are related to each other. Cao Ang's master of martial arts was overjoyed. It wasn't until he finished telling the news that he realized that he had lost manners in front of Xun You, but he still clasped his fists and said with a smile on his face.

"Zixiu is coming to Chang'an? Good! As expected, he is a descendant of my Cao family. He has courage. Before, he was always worried that he would grow up under our wings. He was always gentle and docile, and he hated killing. The trip to Qingzhou has made me more sensible." Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard that his precious son Cao Ang, who had never liked wars, wanted to come to Chang'an, and the letter that had been hitting his head was also thrown on the ground by Lao Cao, feeling a headache. Even when they heard the news that Qin Xu was involved in it, even when it was mentioned that there was a plan to break Yuan Shao's army, they didn't take it too seriously, which shows the hearts of parents all over the world.

"Decree! Today, the whole army has an extra meal, so that the sergeants will have a full meal, and go to the front of the pass to scold! I want to see, this Fan Chou used to be a general of the Xiliang Army after all, but he still holds the waiver card for so long with a strong soldier in his hand , but there is still face to continue to hang on. It also makes my son see his father's majesty!" Cao Cao put the bamboo slips in his hand heavily on the table in the tent, and said with a laugh.

(End of this chapter)