Nanyang, Wancheng.
Cao Cao once again brought his army to Wan City. This time, he didn't summon anyone to surrender. He wanted to kill Zhang Xiu for killing his son.
"Is there any unusual movement from Liu Biao of Jing Prefecture?”
Cao Cao asked from his seat.
"My lord, Liu Biao is busy fighting for Yuzhang County with Sun Ce. He has no time to care about Zhang Xiu of Nanyang.”
Guo Jia said.
In order to ensure the success of this battle, Cao Cao had specially sent Guo Jia with the army, and Xun You was also with him.
In all battles, we should unite with the right side and win with surprise!
Therefore, those who are good at strange things are as endless as heaven and earth, as endless as rivers and seas!
Xun You was Cao Cao's 'Zheng', and Guo Jia was Cao Cao's' Qi'.
Moreover, Guo Jia was very good at it and liked to come up with strange schemes. He used small things to gain great things and used the smallest price to exchange for the greatest battle achievements.
Of course, there was a price to pay for doing this. It was too risky, and if he was not careful, he would lose the entire game.
This time, Cao Cao had brought out his most trusted military advisor, which showed his determination to take down Wan City.
"The army has already besieged the city for a month. Zhang Xiu doesn't have much rations left, and it's impossible for Liu Biao to support him.”
Xun You said in a deep voice. Although the method of besieging was very stupid, there was no way to solve it.
Relying on the advantage of military strength and rations, he would directly grind the other party to death.
Although Zhang Xiu couldn't crack it, he could still encircle Wei and save Zhao.
"Report!"
"My lord! Xu Du reported that Yuan Shao's army had gone south to attack Xu Du!”
Cao Cao's vision turned black and he took a deep breath.
"Damned Yuan Shao! He doesn't want me to take Nanyang!"
Cao Cao cursed.
"My lord, Gongsun Zan's defeat is already clear. Zhuo County and Yuyang have been occupied by Yuan Shao, and Liaodong and Liaoxi have been completely cut off.
Gongsun Zan was now only left with Shanggu County and Dai County. He had no way to go up to heaven and no way to go down to earth. He was just a turtle in a jar.”
Xun You began to analyze the situation in the north.
"Hehe, Yuan Shao saw that Gongsun Zan no longer needed his attention, so he began to obstruct the lord from seizing Nanyang.
After Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan and unified the north, there would be a battle between him and his lord. It would be very beneficial for Yuan Shao to prevent his lord from taking Nanyang.”
Guo Jia added.
"Not bad! Besides, there was still Zhang Yang in Hanoi County. Even if he could not ambush Xu City, Yuan Benchu could still kill Zhang Yang!”
Cao Cao had already understood Yuan Shao's intentions.
"Retreat! The most important thing in Xu City! Tian Zi must not have any accidents, and Xu Du must not have any mishaps!”
Cao Cao was a formidable man of his generation, so he immediately made a decision.
"My lord, we should set up an ambush and Zhang Xiu will pursue.”
Guo Jia suggested.
"Zhang Xiu, you bastard! Does he have the guts?"
"My lord, it's better to be safe than sorry. It won't take much effort.”
Xun You also advised.
Cao Cao remembered that he was almost killed by Zhang Xiu last time and immediately nodded in agreement.
Wan City.
"Report!"
"General, the Cao army has retreated!”
The guards on the city wall hurriedly reported to Zhang Xiu.
"Really?"
Zhang Xiu raised his spear and went to the top of the city wall. As expected, he saw the Cao army slowly retreating.
"Someone come! Gather all the troops and follow me out of the city to pursue Cao Cao!”
Zhang Xiu, a man from Western Liang, was also filled with anger after being besieged for a month.
"Wait!"
An old man with slightly white hair stopped him.
"Mr. Jia."
Zhang Xiu hurriedly bowed, his tone extremely polite. This person was Jia Xu.
"Don't chase, you'll lose if you chase!"
Jia Xu said with certainty.
"Why?"
Zhang Xiu asked.
"The other party has a large number of troops and is slowly retreating. Their formation is not scattered, so we won't be able to gain any advantage.”
"But the other party doesn't have many cavalry. Our subordinates are all Western Liang cavalry who came out back then. Even if we can't gain an advantage, we won't suffer a great loss.
The brothers had been besieged for more than a month and had not been able to eat their fill every day. Now, they were all holding back their anger!”
Zhang Xiu still insisted on pursuing.
"Alright, do as you please."
Jia Xu did not say anything more. He was well versed in the art of hiding his strength. As long as he fulfilled his obligations, it would be fine. He would never forcefully interfere with the general's decisions. It was a thankless task.
Zhang Xiu led his troops out, but was ambushed by Cao Cao and defeated.
Zhang Xiu returned to Wan City, his face covered in dust.
"I regret not listening to you and ending up like this.”
Zhang Xiu seemed very regretful.
"General, don't be discouraged. If we send troops to pursue now, we will definitely win!”
Jia Xu suggested again.
"We've already lost a battle just now. Are we going to chase after them now?”
Zhang Xiu asked in disbelief.
"That's right, Cao Cao will be on guard once, but he will never be on guard a second time. After defeating you, Cao Cao will definitely relax and win!”
Jia Xu explained as usual and then kept quiet.
“... Good! I'll listen to the military counselor!"
Zhang Xiu once again led the Western Liang cavalry in pursuit.
As expected, he returned with a great victory!
Cao Cao was also in a sorry state because of Zhang Xiu.
"What the hell! Zhang Xiu, this silly fellow! He had clearly been pushed back once, so why was he chasing after him again!”
Cao Cao was already filled with anger when he was forced to retreat, and now that Zhang Xiu had stepped on him, his head began to hurt again.
"My lord, it's not that Zhang Xiu is foolish, but that there are capable people around Zhang Xiu who understand the hearts of the people!”
Guo Jia guessed.
"That's right. The last time my lord lost at Wan City, it should be this person's doing.”
Xun You also interjected.
They were all top strategists. They might not have noticed it beforehand, but after analyzing the other party's scheme, it was completely clear at a glance.
"Such a talented person is actually willing to stay beside a boorish person like Zhang Xiu? This person must be used by me!"
Cao Cao's thirst for talent was endless.
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Wuhu.
Yuan Yao led the 10,000 navy trained by Chaohu and the 40,000 soldiers under Ji Ling to cross the natural moat and arrive at Danyang County.
Yuan Yao's goal this time was very clear. It was Pill Sun County, the best source of soldiers in the entire south.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many famous armies in the Three Kingdoms. For example, the Xi Liang Steel Cavalry, the most elite part of which formed the Flying Bear Army. Bingzhou's wolf cavalry, the most elite part had formed the Breaking Ranks; The most elite of the Youzhou cavalry formed the White Horse Righteous Followers.
However, the three famous strong armies above were all border troops, and they were all cavalry.
They fought against the nomads in the north all year round, so their combat strength was naturally very strong.
However, there was a local army in the south that had left behind a great reputation in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. They were the Danyang Army.
Danyang Mountain is dangerous, the people are brave and strong, like martial arts, familiar with fighting, noble strength, is a place for elite soldiers!
The Danyang Soldiers were from Danyang County in Yangzhou, and they were also the purpose of Yuan Yao's trip.
Yuan Shu did not have any generals under him, so he could only improve the quality of his soldiers to make up for the lack of generals.
"As long as we continue to recruit soldiers in Danyang, we can firmly establish ourselves in Lianghuai. With the help of Jingzhou, Danyang and Yuzhang, Sun Ce will only have Wujun and Kuaiji.
Although Kuaiji was the largest county in Yangzhou, most of it had yet to be developed. There were mountain cross-country people everywhere.
In addition to Lu Bu from Guangling, the three sides surrounded Sun Ce. Not to mention that Sun Ce was a little tyrant, even a big tyrant would not be able to do so!”
Yuan Yao stepped on the soil of Dan Yang, surrounded by the corpses of the Wuhu garrison.
"Kill all who resist! Quickly take down Pill Sun County and control Pill Sun's defense.”
"Understood!"
Everyone took action one after another, full of energy.
The crossing of the river this time did not take much effort, and the forces left behind by Sun Ce were completely unstoppable.
"Sun Ce and Zhou Yu probably didn't expect us to make a move, right? Even though Old Yuan was no good, there was still Little Yuan!
Everyone says that Old Yuan is the Skeleton King. This time, it's your turn to be the Skeleton King!”
Yuan Yao looked in the direction of Guangling and muttered.
He had secretly trained the navy, given Guangling to Lu Bu, and then persuaded Liu Biao of Jingzhou to send troops just for today!
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