Yanjin.
Yuan Shao led the army majestically and finally arrived here.
However, when they arrived, they were dumbfounded.
Because Yanjin was empty, there was no Cao Mao's army. There was only the roaring Yellow River, which seemed to be mocking them.
Yuan Shao's old face darkened as he roared,""Where is he? Where is Cao Cao?"
Xu You blinked and didn't dare to speak.
But at this moment, a soldier covered in blood rushed over in panic. He immediately knelt down after falling from his horse.
"My lord, General Yan, he, he was killed!”
Boom!
Yuan Shao felt as if he had been hit on the head by someone, his head buzzing.
Yan Liang was known as the number one fierce general in Hebei. He had followed Yuan Shao for many years and had made outstanding military achievements.
"Who beheaded Yan Liang?" Yuan Shao's eyes were red.”
"When our army was attacking the city, Cao Zheng led his troops and charged out. General Yan Liang was killed in just one round, and our 100,000 soldiers suffered heavy losses!”
" Cao Zheng?!"
Yuan Shao staggered back two steps, his face filled with disbelief.
Xu You looked annoyed and slapped her thigh.""We only knew that Cao Cao was full of tricks, but we didn't expect to fall into his trap!”
Not long after.
Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong had also arrived with a few thousand soldiers, looking extremely miserable.
Guo Tu reported the situation of the white horse to Yuan Shao.
When Yuan Shao heard this, he was so angry that he kicked the stone, and his face twitched."I didn't expect that I, Yuan Shao, would be schemed against by a eunuch!”
"Kill my way back to the white horse. I want to tear Cao Cao into pieces!”
Yuan Shao growled.
"Lord, you can't!"
Xu You quickly stopped him," Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are on a long journey. By the time we get back to the White Horse, Cao Cao and the others will have already escaped!"”
Yuan Shao glanced at Xu You.”
Xu You pondered for a moment and said," Since Cao Cao has sent reinforcements to White Horse, they must be light troops. We can send a general to pursue them. Cao Cao needs to evacuate the people of White Horse City to Xuchang, so the speed of the army will definitely not be fast.”
Yuan Shao slowly nodded when he heard this. A moment later, he cried out,
"Who is willing to chase after Cao Cao!"
"I'm willing to go!"
The speaker is Wen Chou!
"Good!"
Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction." Wen Chou, I order you to lead 20,000 light cavalry and pursue Cao Cao. Even if you can't kill him, you must stop his army at the white horse!"”
"Yes!"
Wen Chou accepted the order and left…
At the same time, Yuan Shao shouted,"Xu You, pass on my order. Cross the river!"”
……
Rumble!
Thousands of soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River. It was a magnificent sight that could not be seen in a thousand years.
"Hurry up! Hurry!"
After crossing the Yellow River, Xu You urged him on his horse.
"My lord, can General Wen stop Cao Cao?”
Guo Tu was slightly worried because he had already witnessed Cao Cao's terror on the white horse.
"Humph!"
Yuan Shao laughed coldly." I still believe in Wen Chou. He has the courage of ten thousand men. Back when we exterminated Gongsun Zan, he fought against seven generals alone. He killed three and injured four, but he was unharmed…"
"Report!"
"Why are you shouting?"
"General Wen Chou, he, he died in the chaos. Cao Cao's army has already retreated to Guandu!”
" What?!"
Yuan Shao's pupils suddenly widened as if he had seen a ghost…
On the other side, Cao Cao had already set up a line of defense at Guandu and was waiting for Cao Zheng's return.
"My lord, General, the heavens bless you. Nothing will happen. It's windy outside. Why don't you go in first?”Cao Hong said.
"It's fine, I'll wait for a while. Zilian, go check the camps and see if there's anything we missed.”Cao Cao ordered.
"Yes." Cao Hong accepted the order and retreated.
After another two hours, the sentry on the watchtower suddenly saw tens of thousands of cavalry heading towards their camp. He hurriedly said to Cao Cao,"Prime Minister, we've discovered a situation."
Hearing this, Cao Cao used the binoculars that Cao Cao had given him to take a look. It was indeed Cao Zheng's cavalry, followed by the tens of thousands of citizens of Whiterun who had been relocated and the retreating soldiers.
"Greetings, father." Cao Zheng arrived at the gate and bowed to Cao Cao.
"Get up, Ziyi. You've been through a lot in six days.”Cao Cao comforted.
"Father, although I killed two of Yuan Shao's generals, this loss is nothing to Yuan Shao.”Cao Zheng reminded.
"That's right, Yuan Benchu controls the four prefectures of Hebei. He has a lot of troops and sufficient food, and he's very powerful. However, we can only face him head-on because we have no way out.”Cao Cao recalled his close relationship with Yuan Shao and said helplessly.
"Father, is the camp built?”Cao Zheng said.
"Our tens of thousands of soldiers have been working day and night, and it has already been completed.”Cao Cao said confidently.
"Alright, if we intercept it, it will be the true battle between us and Yuan Shao.”Cao Zheng looked at Yuan Shao's camp and said.
Guandu.
The gate to the north of Xudu was originally a ferry, named after the Guandu River.
Guandukou is surrounded by water on three sides.
To the north was Guandu River, to the east was Zhongmou Marsh, and to the west was Guantian Marsh. The middle was only a few miles wide and twenty miles long, which could be used for Yuan's frontal attack.
It was like a pocket, or more accurately, a bell mouth. Because the back was empty, it could be said to be able to attack and retreat, and it was easy to defend but difficult to attack!
Cao Cao's army, just like Cao Cao in history, chose to set up camp here, build fortifications, and build walls. Following Cao Zheng's blueprint, they dug a large number of trenches and buried bamboo sticks outside the walls. On the walls, they prepared a large number of strong crossbows to seal the trenches to resist Yuan Shao's attack.
After all, Yuan Shao had an army of several hundred thousand soldiers, and he had many advisors and generals under him. This was not a joke.
Therefore, this was destined to be a battle of life and death. They could not be careless.
At this moment, Yuan Shao's army of hundreds of thousands had just crossed the Yellow River. If they wanted to reach Guandu, they still had to pass through the sewers, Pu River, and other wet lands. It was not as easy as they had imagined.
Because Yuan Jun was not ready yet, Cao Zheng took advantage of his free time to improve the catapult with Liu Ye.
"This is a catapult?" Liu Ye looked at Cao Zheng's blueprint and revealed a surprised expression.
This idea coincided with his, and it was even more perfect. A few gears were added, and a heavy iron block was hung in front of the lever. The iron block was pulled up by the gears. As long as the iron block fell, the stones loaded at the back would be instantly shot out. The power and range were at least twice as great as the original human-powered catapults!
Liu Ye clicked his tongue in wonder.”
Hearing this, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth unconsciously curled up, revealing a look of joy...
In the blink of an eye, another half a month passed.
Yuan Shao's army finally arrived at the Guandu area. It was so mighty that it covered the sky.
Along the way, Cao Cao constantly sent his troops to harass them. Like hyenas, he would occasionally tear off a few pieces of meat from the huge prey, forcing this behemoth to slow down and advance slowly.
From the Battle of Baima until now, Cao Cao had almost zero losses, while Yuan Shao had lost tens of thousands of soldiers.
This made Yuan Shao seethe with anger along the way.
He originally thought that as long as his hundreds of thousands of troops pressed over, they would be like rolling wheels crushing ants.
It's good.
However, the reality was completely different from what he had imagined.
This made him very aggrieved!
Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang, who were originally full of vigor before the battle, were also gnashing their teeth in anger. They wanted nothing more than to tear Cao Cao into pieces to vent their anger!
The entire army also became somewhat lifeless.
"Report!"
The scout in front reported,"My lord, the Cao army has already built a defensive line at Guandu.”
"Set up camp! Three camps were set up to coordinate with each other! Three days later, we will fight Cao Cao."
"Understood!"
Yuan Zhou's army camped down along Guandu and spread out in the southeast direction. The barracks were dozens of miles long and vast.
In this way.
The two most powerful forces in the north were stationed at the originally ordinary Guandukou.
The two sides, or rather, the two sides, were in a confrontation!
Undercurrents surged.
All the Nine States were watching, but no one dared to make a move.
Liu Biao of Jingzhou was old and could only protect himself. After Liu Bei fled from Xuzhou, Yuan Shao appointed him as the commander of Runan's guerrillas. He was responsible for attacking Cao Cao's rear, but Cao Ren took him to Jingzhou. Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu of Yizhou were very close. Although Gongsun Ce, the ruler of Jiangdong, was still there, there were still tens of thousands of troops stationed in Xuchang. As long as Xiahou Chun did not act rashly, he could definitely stop Sun Ce. Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang were also busy with their own family matters.
In the Cao Army camp.
"Take this letter immediately and go to Mount Zhongnan to hand it to Taoist Master Zuo Ci personally. Tell him to follow my plan.”Cao Zheng instructed a trusted aide.
"Yes, please rest assured, General." the trusted aide promised.
"Zuo Ci, Zuo Ci, now is the time for you, the old fraud, to make a move. I hope you won't disappoint me.”Cao Zheng looked in the direction of Mount Zhongnan and said leisurely.
Back then, Zuo Ci had successfully duped Tong Yuan and taught Cao Zheng and Zhao Yunqing his life's ultimate skill. After that, he had reached an agreement with Cao Zheng.
Zuo Ci was helping Cao Zheng. Cao Zheng promised that after he ascended the throne, he would make the Taoism that Zuo Ci belonged to the state religion and confer Zuo Ci the title of the founder of Taoism, giving him an official status.
What Cao Zheng wanted him to do now was to ask his junior brother, Yu Ji, to help him get rid of Sun Ce from Jiangdong and reduce the pressure on Cao Zheng's rear.
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