Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 403 Soldiers Arriving at Ye City
The Xin brothers were really disheartened towards the Yuan brothers.However, Cao Cao heard something else: From the fact that the two brothers Xin Ping took refuge in him, he could see that the Yuan family had betrayed their relatives and was unpopular, and the long-awaited opportunity finally appeared.

Cao Cao immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the strategy of sending troops.

"Now that the two Yuans are fighting in the plains, I intend to send troops again to rescue the people of Jizhou. I have sent troops to Hebei twice but have had little effect. This time I will send troops to take Hebei!" Cao Cao said harshly, repeating again and again, this time If you can't win Hebei, you will have no face to return to Xudu.

"For this expedition, I plan to raise [-] troops. Zhang Jai, Zhang Liao, Zhang Xiu, Le Jin, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Shi Huan, Han Hao, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Xu You will accompany you." This time, Cao Cao planned to go all out. He dispatched and took Cao Chun's tiger and leopard rider with him.Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu and Jia Xu. "Xiahou Dun, Wen Ruo, and Wen He stayed behind in Xudu."

Xun Yu asked: "I'm afraid this expedition will take a long time. I don't know if Beijing is in the middle..."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, what did Xun Yu mean by that?Does it mean that Jingzhong needs someone to take care of it, or is it just in case something happens to me?Cao Cao was a little angry in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. "Let Cao Pi be the general of the five senses, and temporarily manage the affairs of Sikong's mansion."

None of the counselors present was bright and clear, and they were all obsessed and silent, and Jia Xu even closed his eyes.Only Xun You can't stay out of the matter. Xun Yu is his uncle, and he has to show his family at this time, but he can't show any traces.

Xun You coughed twice: "My lord, the last time I sent troops, Liu Biao in Jingzhou colluded with Liu Bei and wanted to make trouble, so we must guard against it."

"Gongda reminded me." Cao Cao's face was slightly sullen, "Let Li Dian take 5000 troops to Wancheng to help Zixiao."

"Order Yujin to guard all parts of Qingzhou to prevent rebellion." Cao Cao was still a little worried about Yuan Tan and Zhou Cang.

At the end of May in the ninth year of Jian'an, an army of 5 gathered in Liyang, and Cao Cao began to dispatch troops: he ordered Zhang Liao to lead [-] troops into Huguan to cut off the reinforcements from Bingzhou.Order Zhang Jai to lead [-] troops and Zhang Yan to attack Handan.Cao Hong led [-] troops to station in Liyang, and delivered food and grass with Ren Jun to ensure the supply of the army.He personally led [-] horses and [-] tiger and leopard riders. With Zhang Xiu and Le Jin as the vanguard, the army pointed directly at Yecheng.

Nearly a day after the army set off, Zhang Xiu reported that the generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang of Jizhou asked to surrender.The Lu brothers led troops to guard against Cao Jun in Liyang, and they prayed that Cao Jun would not make any changes. As a result, Cao Jun not only moved, but even Cao Cao personally led the army to the north. The cold-hearted brothers were completely chilled.

The two were disheartened towards Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. Jizhou fought for two consecutive years, the people scattered and fled, and the land was barren. Cao Cao ended the battle in Hebei, so the two did not intend to retreat to Yecheng, and directly led their subordinates to surrender.

The start was extremely smooth, and Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he ordered the two to lead the way, and they marched triumphantly all the way to the city of Ye.

Cao Cao sent troops, and the judge received a report. While strengthening the guards in the city, he sent someone to notify Yuan Shang to come back for help.Yuan Shang had been besieging the city in Pingyuan for more than three months, but he had made no progress. He was asked for help by the judge, and he left Zhang Nanduan in a hurry. He and Jiang Yiqu ordered the Jizhou soldiers to return to Yecheng.

When Yuan Tan saw Yuan Shang retreating in the city, he guessed that Cao Cao had already dispatched troops and immediately went out to attack Zhang Nan. Zhang Nan had no intention of fighting Yuan Tan, so he immediately led his men back to Youzhou.Yuan Tan took the opportunity to recover Ganling, Bohai, and Nanpi, and sent scouts to investigate the situation in Jizhou.

In July of the ninth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shang returned to rescue Yecheng, and sent his subordinate Li Fu into the city to plan, and cooperated with Shen to attack Cao Jun, but was captured by Zhang Xiu's men.When Cao Cao learned that Yuan Shang had returned to aid, he left Cao Hong, Shi Huan, Han Hao and others to continue besieging the city under his own banner, and he led Zhang Xiu, Le Jin, and Cao Chun to face Yuan Shang head-on.

Zhang Xiu deserves to be called the spear king of the Northland. Le Jin is known as a desperate general. Under the leadership of the two, Cao Jun's morale is like a rainbow.The Jizhou soldiers had been fighting for more than three months, and they were exhausted. They hurried back to the army and were exhausted all the way. They were defeated in less than half an hour when they confronted Zhang Xiu head-on.

Cao Cao was behind, and sighed: "The soldiers in Hebei are brave. If it weren't for killing each other, our army would be hard to win."

Cao Xiu went to Lujiang, and Cao Chun became the leader of the tiger and leopard cavalry. Two lieutenants were added to this expedition: one is Cao Cao's adopted son Cao Zhen, and the other is Xiahou Dun's nephew Xiahou Shang. Both of them are known as rising stars.Cao Chun was in the middle, Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang were on the left and right, and they divided into three groups and rushed towards the Jizhou army.

After Cao Cao's most elite cavalry attacked, the Jizhou Army finally collapsed. Jiang Yiqu was killed after protecting Yuan Shang from fleeing to Zhangshui. Jiang Yiqu was killed by Zhang Xiu.

Yuan Shang relied on Zhangshui to set up camp, and counted only [-] of his men left. Before he could relax, he sent a horse to report that Cao Cao's army continued to besiege Zhangshui, and the siege would soon be closed.Yuan Shang was terrified, he immediately abandoned the camp he had set up just now, and ran towards Lankou.Arriving at Lankou, the armor had not been removed, and the horse had not yet left the saddle. The scout horse reported that Cao Jun was in hot pursuit.

Cao Cao wanted to push himself to a dead end, so Yuan Shang had no choice but to send his subordinate Yin Kui to Cao Jun to ask for surrender.

Do you accept surrender?Cao Cao hesitated a little, and Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao's hesitation.Persuading Cao Cao: "My lord, do you think Yuan Shang really surrendered? The major event in Jizhou has been decided, so what's the benefit of keeping it?"

What's the benefit of keeping it?It's nothing more than recruiting the rest of the people. The question is, can they surrender?Cao Cao began to suspect that the trial and assignment has always been strong, so it may not be followed by surrender. Juhu will definitely not surrender if he has the hatred of killing his father.Cao Cao understood Cheng Yu's meaning: cut grass and roots!

Cao Cao ordered the encirclement of Lankou, and Yuan Shang was completely strangled.Knowing that Cao Cao refused to surrender, Yuan Shang was horrified. He abandoned military resources and large troops, and only led a small number of elite men of about 2000 people to flee northward to Zhongshan.Cao Cao was not in a hurry to pursue him. He took in thousands of soldiers and obtained Yuan Shang's seal, ribbon, talisman, axes, cymbals, and clothing.He sent someone to send a letter to Yuan Tan, ordering Yuan Tan to continue to pursue Yuan Shang and lead the army to besiege Yecheng.

In September, Yuan Tan learned that Yuan Shang had fled to Zhongshan, and immediately led his troops to attack. Yuan Shang was defeated and continued to retreat to Youzhou to join Yuan Xi.Along the way, Yuan Tan restrained Yuan Shang's defeated soldiers and Jizhou soldiers from all over the place, and soon gathered another 3 people.

"Gongze, I was besieged by Xianfu and had to recruit Cao Cao. Now Xianfu has fled to Youzhou, but Jizhou cannot fall into Cao Cao's hands. I don't know what trick you have?" Yuan Tan started thinking about Jizhou again.

Guo Tu thought for a while, "My lord, I have a plan to draw from the bottom of the pot. If this plan succeeds, Cao Cao will be defeated. If this plan fails, it may lead to disaster."

(End of this chapter)