Big Joe, Little Joe loves me

Chapter 312

Cao's army camp.

Cao Cao took the lead, and when he heard the scout's report, his face was overjoyed.

"Yuan Benchu ​​finally sent troops. With Zhou Yu's strength, he is definitely not Yuan Benchu's opponent. In this way, Liu Gan will definitely return to the army to help Xuzhou. Everyone, it's time for our army to counterattack!"

Cao Cao clenched his fist and said loudly.

Yu Jin said: "My lord, this is a good opportunity to beat the dog in the water. If Liu Gan returns to the aid wholeheartedly, it will be hard to see from the beginning to the end. Our army can take advantage of the situation and smash it!"

Cao Hong nodded and said: "That's right, finally got the chance, we must not let Liu Gan'er escape easily, even if Liu Gan'er cannot be killed, at least we must pluck off a layer of skin from him!"

Immediately afterwards, all the generals in the tent spoke, expressing their intention to fight against Liu Gan.

It's no wonder that many of Cao Jun's generals have suffered from Liu Gan's losses in the battles these days, and everyone wants to get back.

Now that there is finally an opportunity, how can the generals let go of such a great opportunity?

"Why is Feng Xiao frowning, but what do you think?"

Cao Cao glanced at all the generals in front of him, but seeing Guo Jia's sad face, he couldn't help asking.

Guo Jiadao: "Liu Gan has always used his troops rigorously, and he has a lot of tricks. I think Liu Gan will definitely have backup preparations before withdrawing his troops!"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and said, "What Feng Xiao means is that he wants me to let Liu Gan withdraw his troops?"

Cao Hong said anxiously: "How can this be done? How can we let Liu Gan come and leave as soon as he says!"

Guo Jia said slowly: "Put yourself in the shoes of a man, if I were Liu Gan, I would definitely try my best to deal with the enemy if I was unable to stay behind after attacking Chen for a long time, but this time Yuan Shao raised his troops to attack, it seems to be a coincidence. Big trouble, in fact, from another perspective, it might as well be an opportunity!"

"You mean, Liu Gan may not withdraw his troops!" Cao Cao was startled, and after thinking about it, he suddenly felt that this statement made a lot of sense.

Xun You said: "Feng Xiao's words are quite reasonable. Liu Gan is a dog in the water who really can't beat him. If he is not afraid of [-], he is afraid of what happens. If Liu Gan pretends to withdraw his troops, he will actually set up an ambush halfway to plot against our army. The consequences will be unimaginable."

Cao Hong snorted coldly: "Then we can't just watch Liu Gan slip away from our noses, can we?"

All the generals in the tent argued endlessly, insisting on their own opinions, but they all made sense.

Cao Cao hesitated, and for a while, he didn't know how to make a decision. It cannot be denied that Cao Cao was more inclined to chase and kill Liu Gan deep in his heart.

However, the danger of chasing and killing Liu Gan is not small. If one is not careful, the entire army may even be wiped out. After all, the Shenji Battalion under Liu Gan's command is terribly powerful.

The reason why Cao Cao has never dared to fight Liu Gan head-on is because he is afraid of the terrifying strength of the Shenji Battalion.

Yu Jin, who had fought against Shenjiying, described it this way: The [-] people of Shenjiying are enough to rival [-] elites!
The strength of Cao Cao and Liu Gan was almost the same. Under the sharp blade of Shenji Battalion, Cao Cao asked himself that he was not absolutely sure that a battle would win or lose.

Especially after several large and small offensive and defensive battles, Cao Cao at this time was already afraid of Liu Gan, and he did not dare and did not want to fight Liu Gan again.

However, Cao Cao didn't want to fight, but the generals under his tent refused to agree.

More than half of the generals believe that Liu Gan, a dog in the water, must fight if he wants to fight. If he fights, he must win!

Among them, Cao Hong and Yu Jin yelled the loudest and fiercest.

Cao Cao can also understand the attitude of Cao and Yu. After all, the two have rarely lost on the battlefield since their debut.

However, both of them suffered a big loss in front of Liu Gan at the same time.

Yu Jin was on the frontal battlefield, and was defeated by Gao Shun, the descendant of Liu Ganhui. Not to mention the tens of thousands of troops fell into Gao Shun's hands, Gao Shun also took advantage of the situation to occupy a large area of ​​land.

Cao Hong was counted three times by Gan Ning and Tai Shici, either explicitly or secretly. Although the loss of soldiers and horses each time was not too much, it was enough to hit Cao Hong's self-esteem.

Cao Hong and Yu Jin hated Liu Gan very much in their hearts, because of their defeat, they lost their prestige among Cao's army, and they pointed and talked about it openly and secretly.

They are ashamed and desperate to rebuild their self-confidence with a victory!

"My lord, the last general is willing to issue a military order. If Liu Gan is not defeated in this battle, the last general will come to see you!"

Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Yu Jin knew that he couldn't delay any longer, so he knelt down on the spot and said in a deep voice.

Cao Hong followed closely, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Meng De, you must not lose this opportunity. I am willing to defeat the bandits together with Wen Ze. If you cannot win, you will die!"

Xun You stood up and said, "My lord, the harm of sending troops outweighs the benefits, Liu dares to plan more, it is not appropriate..."

Cao Hong glared at Xun You angrily, and interrupted coldly: "Shut up! It's not up to you whether to send troops or not!"

Xun You frowned, staring at the red-faced Cao Hong, opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

Seeing that Xun You was subdued, Cao Hong said in a deep voice, "Meng De, Liu Gan is eager to return to the army. Now is the perfect time for a decisive victory. Moreover, our army knows the terrain around Chenliu like the back of our hands. It is the victory of our army's geographical advantage, even if Liu Gan really wants to ambush our army, as long as our army marches carefully and acts carefully, it is absolutely impossible for the enemy to take advantage of the loopholes!"

Cao Cao was silent, and couldn't help but glance at Guo Jia, who shook his head slightly, the meaning being self-evident.

At this time, Cao Hong and Yu Jin knelt down and asked for a fight with their orders.

Xun You was stared at by Cao Hong and stopped speaking, and Guo Jia was too young to speak out.

In this way, Cao Cao was embarrassed.

Immediately afterwards, more and more generals in the account asked for a fight, and those who agreed to the decisive battle gradually gained an overwhelming advantage in speech.

These days, the generals have been suppressed by Liu Gan's soldiers for a long time, and they have accumulated countless anger and resentment.

Now that there is an opportunity to avenge their shame, no one will let this opportunity pass.

In the end, Cao Cao agreed to send troops, but instead of appointing Cao Hong and Yu Jin as the main generals, he entrusted the heavy responsibility to Cao Ren, who was more calm and experienced.

On the day Liu Gan withdrew his troops, Cao Cao mobilized his troops and horses, and the three armies marched out together. With Cao Ren as the vanguard of the former army, he led the army to chase and kill Liu Gan.

At the same time, Cao Cao personally led the tiger and leopard riders to sit behind Cao Ren. On the one hand, he instigated Cao Ren to attack Liu Gan, and on the other hand, he escorted Cao Ren. If the front army encountered an ambush, he could respond in time.

Cao Ren used his troops cautiously and was capable, chasing and killing Liu Gan for dozens of miles.

During the period, although Liu Gan's army resisted tenaciously, the final result was that Liu Gan's army collapsed like a mountain!
After Liu Ganjun threw away his armor, unloaded his armor, and shed a large number of equipment, he didn't even carry away the unparalleled cannon, and placed it directly in an unguarded camp, which made Cao Cao cheaper in vain.

After Cao Cao seized a large amount of weapons and luggage, his worries did not decrease but increased.

It stands to reason that Liu Gan did not suffer a major defeat, and even if he had to withdraw his troops, it would not be so bad.

However, judging by the posture of Liu Gan's army's withdrawal, it is not as simple as withdrawing troops.

At least from Cao Cao's point of view, Liu Gan's army has become desperate in order to withdraw, as if he can ignore everything in order to escape.

Later, Liu Gan didn't even want food. As soon as Cao Ren's army arrived, Liu Gan's army scattered and fled. All the pots and pans were left in the camp, and a large amount of food was left for Cao Ren's army.

Cao Ren easily obtained a large amount of supplies, and chased behind Liu Ganjun all the way.

Later, Liu Gan's army stopped resisting and kept running forward, while Cao Ren led his army to keep chasing forward.

The two armies ran one after the other for three days and three nights. During this period, Cao Ren was able to seize a batch of ordnance and supplies from time to time, as easy and easy as a pie falling from the sky.

Cao Ren picked up these ordnance supplies, and was very happy at first, but as time passed, the happiness in his heart gradually turned into worry.

What exactly does Liu Gan want to do?
This question has always lingered in Cao Ren's mind, and he couldn't let it go for a long time.

As time went by, the army got farther and farther away from Chen Liu, and Cao Ren felt more and more that something was wrong.

Cao Ren's intuition told Cao Ren that there are nine out of ten schemes waiting for him ahead. What is it?

Unexpectedly, Cao Ren had no choice but to lead his army forward step by step.

Cao Ren ordered someone to report the military situation to Cao Cao behind him, but Cao Cao did not send an order to stop the march. It can be seen that Cao Cao's idea is to beat Liu Gan, or even annihilate Liu Gan!

In fact, not only Cao Cao was eager to win, but also Cao Ren was unwilling to stop marching at this point. Regardless of whether there were any plots and tricks waiting for him ahead, the current situation was always good.

At the very least, Cao Ren collected batch after batch of victories, although these victories were not kills.

However, with these armaments and supplies, the morale of the army is rising steadily. Under the ebb and flow, Liu Gan will definitely be able to defeat Liu Gan in the end!
Cao Ren firmly believed in this, so he led his army to pursue and kill without hesitation.

"Hurry up, hurry up, as long as we catch up with the enemy, our army's victory is in sight!"

Cao Ren commanded his troops to march in a hurry, chasing and killing Liu Gan at high speed, and some unnecessary luggage was also abandoned by Cao Ren like a pair of shoes.

Therefore, Cao Ren's army at this time was also lightly packed, and Cao Ren had already made up his mind to catch up with Liu Gan with the fastest marching speed.

Then, fight against the thief!
"To General Cao, the terrain ahead is dangerous, which is conducive to ambush!"

A scout rode a horse to report, Cao Ren frowned.

Behind him, Le Jin took the initiative to come up and said: "Zi Xiao, I know a thing or two about this place. There are pictures and records. This place is the Valley of Tibetan Soldiers. It is rumored that this valley can hide hundreds of thousands of soldiers without being noticed. If the enemy intends to ambush here, Our army is bound to suffer heavy losses, and I think this valley is too bad!"

Zixiao is the name of Cao Ren.

Li Dian said: "Did Wen Qian worry too much? Although the terrain of these valleys is dangerous, it is different from other dangerous places, but it seems too exaggerated to say that there are 3000 Tibetan soldiers? In my opinion, two to [-] people can be hidden here. It's the limit, I suggest sending more scouts to investigate, even if there is an ambush, don't panic."

Wen Qian is Le Jin's nickname.

Cao Ren pondered and said: "Mancheng's words are reasonable, so according to your words, send more scouts to explore the way, and tell all the scouts to scout every corner!"

Mancheng is Li Dian's watchword.

Le Jin watched Li Dian take the order and left, the worry in his heart was still there, and he couldn't help saying again: "Zi Xiao, I feel uneasy, why don't you go around this valley and march, I know there is a small road to reach the other side of the valley."

Cao Ren asked, "Small road, how long will it take to walk the small road?"

Le Jin said in a deep voice: "It will take about half a day's journey. As long as our army travels day and night, we don't have to worry about not being able to catch up with the enemy. Besides, it is safer to take a small road!"

Cao Ren hesitated for a while, before saying, "Mancheng has already acted, let's wait and see."

Not long after, Li Dian came back on his horse and informed Cao Ren that there were figures in the valley, and there were quite a few of them.

"This Liu Gan is really cunning, he took us so far before thinking of ambush!"

Li Dian gritted his teeth and said.

Le Jin said: "Now this valley can't be crossed, why not take the path?"

Li Diandao said: "The mountain road here is rugged, and there are small roads! How could I not know?"

"I once led troops past this place, and a woodcutter once led me through the path. This path is very hidden. People who don't often go up the mountain will not know this path." Le Jin explained.

Li Dian said: "There is such a thing, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"This road has to be detoured, and the marching schedule is longer. Now that there are ambushes in the valley, our army can only march around the detour." Le Jin sighed softly.

Li Dian looked at Cao Ren, clenched his fists and said, "As long as we can go around the valley, maybe our army can go around the enemy's rear in one fell swoop, maybe we can catch the enemy by surprise, Zixiao, let's take the path!"

Cao Ren was silent, and his intuition told him that this path might not be safe.

(End of this chapter)