The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 142
In May of the first year of Xingping (194), after half a year of fighting, the situation of the five counties and the three kingdoms in Yanzhou changed from a mess and crisscross to a tripartite confrontation, with each of the three forces guarding two or three counties.

Cao Cao controlled the northernmost Dongjun and Jibei Kingdom; Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, controlled the Chenliu and Jiyin counties in the southwest.

Lu Bu controlled the four places in the east of Yanzhou: Taishan County, Shanyang County, Dongping State, and Rencheng State.

Cao Cao divided his troops into two groups, one led by Xiahou Dun, and led [-] troops to garrison southwest of Puyang to guard against Zhang Miao; he led an army of [-] to set up camp fifty miles east of Puyang to resist Lu Bu.

On this day, Lu Bu led a crowd to attack, and Cao Cao led his generals out to fight.

Cao Cao rode his horse in front of the formation, looking at Lv Bu's army in the distance.

Lu Bu took the lead, and eight strong generals lined up on both sides: behind them were [-] soldiers, coming fiercely.

Cao Cao pointed at Lu Bu from a distance, and shouted angrily, "Lu Bu! I have never had any grievances with you, why did you come to seize my state?"

Lv Bu laughed loudly and said, "This is really funny! There are lands in the world where there are winners. Could it be that your name, Cao Cao, is written on this land?"

There is no speculation, only war.

The two stopped talking nonsense right now, each faction's good generals stepped forward to fight each other, hoping to kill each other, boost morale, and then have a duel.

Lu Bu went out to fight on horseback in person, and four men from Cao's army rushed out to catch them. These four men were Le Jin, Yu Jin, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Ren.

The five horses meet and the weapons are raised.The sound of gold and iron suddenly jingled non-stop.

After more than [-] battles, there is no difference between the winner and the loser.Lü Bu got ready to kill, swung Fang Tian's painted halberd like a windmill, straightened out the halberd and rushed like a horse, in a moment of rampage, no one could stop him.

Xia Houyuan and Le Jin were no match for Lu Bu, so they reined in their horses and fled back to the army.

Lü Bu took advantage of the situation and sent his troops to cover up the attack, defeating Cao Cao and beheading more than a thousand people.

Cao Cao had to retreat [-] li and go down to the stronghold to avoid the sharp edge temporarily.

Lu Bu was not greedy for merit, so he returned from the army.

Back in the camp, Cao Cao sighed.

This has been countless failures in the past six months. Every time he can't beat Lu Bu head-on, he can only win back with tricks from the side.Then he was killed by Lu Bu head-on.

It's annoying.

Lu Bu's bravery made all the generals look at each other with sad faces.

Yu Jin said: "My lord, today I sent out scouts to wait and see. I saw a mountain seventy miles east of Puyang. Lv Bu set up a village here. There are not many troops and horses. I guess it is where his grain is stored."

"At this time, our army was defeated and retreated [-] li, which is [-] li away from this camp. Lü Bu took advantage of the momentum and advanced, and the rear will be defenseless. Tonight, my lord, you can lead your troops to attack it. Fear, then our army can turn defeat into victory!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he left Xia Houyuan to guard the camp. He personally led Cao Hong, Li Dian, Mao Jie, Lu Qian, and Yu Jin five generals, selected five thousand generals, and marched around the path.

the other side,
Lu Bu won a big victory before the battle, and is rewarding the army in the village.

Chen Gong said: "Marquis Wen, Houzhai is [-] miles away from here, and it is the most important place for our army. If Cao Cao attacks, what can we do?"

Lu Bu laughed loudly and said, "Cao Cao lost again for a while today, how dare he come here!"

Chen Gong said solemnly: "In the past six months of fighting, after Cao Cao repeatedly harassed me with surprise troops, he made Marquis Wen's army advance and retreat. I think he is very good at using troops. The Houzhai is our army's food and grass, so we have to guard against it."

Lu Bu pondered for a while, and felt that it was reasonable, so he sent Gao Shun, Wei Xu, and Hou Cheng to lead troops to the back village to set up an ambush.

In the middle of the night, Cao Cao led his army to kill the back camp. Seeing that the camp was loosely guarded, as if it was not fortified, he commanded the army to rush in from all sides, and rushed to kill.

The soldiers in the village could not resist and immediately ran away.

Cao Cao seized the camp, and saw that there was indeed food and grass in it. He was overjoyed. He wanted to set it on fire, but also thought that he had been short of food for a long time, so he ordered his soldiers to pack the food and grass, and transported it away by the side road overnight.

Walking to the fourth watch, seeing that it was only ten miles away from the camp, Gao Shun led the army to kill.

Cao Cao personally led the army to meet Gao Shun.

The two sides fought a melee, and the sky was getting brighter.

Just as they were anxious, there was loud drumming from the west, and it was reported that Lu Bu had come from the west, and another group of soldiers and horses had come from the south.

It seems to be surrounded on three sides.

Cao Cao abandoned Gao Shun, left behind his grain and grass, and led his troops north.

He ran in front, and behind him Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Wei Xu, and Hou Chengcheng came in pursuit from three directions, and the pursuit was very urgent.

Cao Cao left Dian Wei and Yu Jin behind Duan, blocked Lu Bu for a while, and walked westward.

After a short distance, another army came out from behind the mountain, four generals Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian and Song Xian blocked the way.

The generals fought to the death and rushed out of the way, Cao Cao wanted to be the first to break out of the siege.But when he heard the bang of the clapper, the arrows rained down and shot towards him.

For a while, the troops couldn't advance, and couldn't retreat. Cao Cao looked up to the sky and shouted: "My life is over!"

Lu Qian and Cao Hong rushed out from the left and right, shouted "My Lord, don't panic", and led the army to charge towards the enemy troops on both sides with their shields raised.

Dian Wei and other generals also followed from behind at this time, and together they killed and retreated the enemy army, embraced Cao Cao, and found the way back to the camp.

Look at the bright sky, not far from the camp, and there are shouts of killing behind.

Lü Bu raised his halberd on his horse and led an army over, shouting, "Fuck, don't go!"

At this time, Cao Cao was exhausted, and his troops could no longer fight. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling that their lives were hanging by a thread.

Suddenly hearing the sound of killing from the west, Xia Houyuan led ten thousand people to meet Lu Bu, and the two sides fought a battle, leaving thousands of corpses each, and the soldiers stopped and turned back.

After returning to the camp, Cao Cao's heartbroken tears fell.

After several fierce battles last night, another 5000 troops were lost, leaving only more than 1 people under his command.Even counting Xiahou Dun's 2 soldiers, it is only worth more than [-] soldiers.

This soldier fights less and less, and the battle becomes more and more difficult.

How can it be?

Cao Cao was a little discouraged for a while, and said to the generals: "I want to send my family to Jizhou and join Yuan She. What do you think?"

Xun Yu turned pale with shock, and quickly persuaded, "My lord, don't do it! Although our troops are getting fewer and fewer, they are getting better and better. All the more than ten thousand soldiers have experienced dozens of battles, and they can be as strong as ten."

"Looking at the battle last night, our 5000 troops faced Lu Bu's tens of thousands of soldiers trapped on all sides, and they still did not lose the wind. Moreover, Lu Bu's army suffered more casualties than our army."

"Besides, the recent consecutive battles and retreats, even though it is a losing streak, has also made Lu Bu's battle line longer and longer. This is the time to use surprises. My lord must not be discouraged."

Xi Zhicai also echoed, "Master, Xun Wenruo is right."

Cheng Yu, Xun You and others also all said in succession: "Master, Wen Ruo is right!"

That's what Cao Cao said originally, and he didn't really want to lie flat and seek refuge with others. He was mentally tough, and he laughed loudly when he heard the words:
"Okay! Since you still have the heart to fight again, let's straighten out the troops and fight Lu Bu again in the future."

.........

The news of the battle in Yanzhou spread to Yecheng, and Cheng Yuanzhi wished he could send troops today, destroy Cao Cao tomorrow, and get the whole of Yanzhou the next day.

Then look at the world and see who can stop it!
However, his proposal was blocked by his advisers.

When they heard that the lord was going to send troops to attack Cao Cao, everyone frowned.

Xu You spoke up, saying that the troops came out of nowhere, that they could not march like a hegemon, that they needed to think twice before acting, etc...

Cheng Yuanzhi wished he could kill Xu You!
Only the examiner strongly agreed to send troops. He has always been disliked by Cao Cao and had a quarrel with Tian Feng. Now seeing that Tian Feng is not with the lord, he feels that Jizhou's number one counselor must be him, so he hastened to say:
"With the prowess of the lord and the strength of Hebei, it is easy to send troops to attack Cao Cao, so why bother to care about other people's opinions!"

The implication of Shen Pei's words is: if a teacher is born without a name, he will be nameless. I am so strong in Hebei today, so I will beat you Cao Cao. If you don't accept it, hold back!

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded, and asked with a smile: "Does Zhengnan have a good plan?"

The judge was stunned: "This... my lord, the chief is in government and military affairs, not strategy."

Cheng Yuanzhi naturally knew the advantages and disadvantages of trial and match, otherwise he would not have entrusted him with important military affairs in Hebei.That's how I asked myself.

Immediately, his eyes turned to Jushou, and at the same time he thought to himself:
This guy is also a badass!If it is not necessary, I really don't want to ask Ji Yu him.

Seeing the lord looking over, Ju Shou cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the way to win lies in the battle, and more importantly, in the temple. If the teacher comes out of no name, the soldiers will not be motivated to fight."

"Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou twice today, and killed the famous Yanzhou Bian Rang. He lost the hearts of the people in the two places, and the people rebelled against their relatives. They are in the autumn of life and death, and their situation is in danger!"

"My lord, if you raise troops in the name of doing justice for the heavens and fighting crimes for the people, and at the same time make it known to the world, enumerate Cao Cao's crimes, and call on all heroes to gather troops to hunt in Yanzhou. In this way, major events can be decided."

well said!Cheng Yuanzhi nodded repeatedly.

Guo Tu immediately retorted: "My lord, you can't do it! Cao Cao used to be an ally of my lord, and they all campaigned against Dong Zhuo for righteousness. Now the righteousness is still there, and it is not military!"

"In the past, the lord's act of hegemony, the invasion of Youzhou, has already attracted the attention of the court and the people of the world. If Gongsun Zan hadn't killed Liu Yu, the people would have been disappointed. Xianbei and Wuhuan sent out several troops to share the share with the lord. Public opinion, the lord may not be able to sit here comfortably at this time!"

"Even though Dong Zhuo is gone, the imperial court is still there. My lord should first face the imperial court westward, and then serve the emperor to punish the disobedient ministers. This way the name is just and correct, and it will not lose faith in the world."

Guo Tu's words meant that it would be unwise to get involved in the three-way melee in Yanzhou. If you must get involved, it is best to use the name of the emperor to attack Cao Cao by order. In this way, people in the world will have nothing to say.

Otherwise, you can hit whoever you want, how is that different from Overlord Xiang Yu?

Even if Yanzhou is captured and Cao Cao is destroyed, the princes of the world will not accept it, and the people will naturally find it hard to agree.


(End of this chapter)