Three days later, early in the morning, both the Cao Army and the Yuan Army were very busy.
After breakfast, the soldiers of the two armies went five miles away from the camp and got into formation.
The Yuan army had the advantage in numbers, so their formation was incomparably huge. On the other hand, although the Cao army only had tens of thousands of people, they were all elites among elites, so their imposing manner completely suppressed the Yuan army.
Yuan Shao sat in the luxurious carriage, feeling very satisfied. On either side of Yuan Shao were his advisors, Xu You, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, and the others. On the other side were Zhang He, Gao Lan, Chunyu Qiong, Jiang Qi, Han Meng, and the other generals. Behind him was an army of 300,000 soldiers.
On the other hand, Cao Cao had set up a tea table in front of the two armies and was prepared to invite Yuan Shao to drink some tea. Cao Hong was in charge of the central army. The leading generals were Le Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Pang De, and the others. Behind them were tens of thousands of elite soldiers. In the middle of the army formation, Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, sat in the carriage trembling in fear. His body was trembling non-stop.
"Prime Minister Cao, please meet the Great General.”A rider suddenly ran over from the Cao army and said to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao couldn't tell what Cao Cao was up to. However, even if they were playing tricks, in the face of absolute strength, all tricks were in vain.
"I'm going to see him. Without my orders, you're not allowed to act rashly.”Yuan Shao ordered before he left.
"My lord, Cao Cao must be playing tricks by doing this. He can just order the three armies to attack." Xu You advised.”
"I would like to hear what he has to say. Send an order to the three armies. Archers, be on standby.”Yuan Shao ordered.
"Yes."
Yuan Shao got off the car and slowly walked to Cao Cao's side.
When Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao come, he hurriedly gave up his seat and gave up the seat with the canopy to Yuan Shao.
After the two of them were seated, the two of them first reminisced about the past.
"Brother, it's been a long time since we last met, right?”Cao Cao calmly said to Yuan Shao.
"Cao Cao, you called me. What was he trying to do? The soldiers of my three armies are already prepared for battle.”Yuan Shao threatened.
"Brother, I'm actually here to discuss a truce with you.”Cao Cao pretended to be weak.
"Oh, make peace?" Yuan Shao asked curiously.
"Or should I say, please make peace, make peace, as you please.”Cao Cao explained.
"Humph, then I'm quite interested.”Yuan Shao said.
"Brother, tell me the truth. It's good that you came to attack me now.”
"Because in the next three years, you will lose, and I will win. But now, to be honest, I'm no match for you.”Cao Cao said unwillingly.
"How can I tolerate you for three years?" Yuan Shao said in a self-righteous manner.
"Yes, yes, yes. Brother, you are wise. Therefore, in order to express my sincerity in asking for peace, as long as you are willing to withdraw your troops, I am willing to cede the six prefectures of Xu Prefecture to you. In order to express my sincerity, I've specially brought something to invite you.”Cao Cao begged.
"What is it?" Yuan Shao asked curiously.
"Brother, please look over there." Cao Cao pointed at Liu Xie.
Yuan Shao saw that it was the emperor. He couldn't help but feel a little proud. He didn't expect that he could get Tian Zi so effortlessly.
"The item you mentioned. Could it be the Great Han Emperor?" Yuan Shao still couldn't believe that this was true.
"Is he not worthy? Isn't he the one you miss day and night?”Cao Cao pointed at Liu Xie and asked.
Yuan Shao was already a little tempted at this time, but he still had a little rationality.
"Other than Xu Prefecture, you must also cede Xuchang City.”
Cao Cao looked at the time and saw that it was not the right time yet. He could only continue to pretend to be a snake with Yuan Shao and help Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, and the others stall for time.
Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao with a troubled expression and waved his hand. Dozens of palace maids in red dresses walked out from the Cao army. Each of them was as beautiful as a fairy. Each of them held a wine pot and walked towards Yuan Shao.
"Who are they?" Yuan Shao asked in surprise.”
"They are all palace maids, and in their hands are the fine wine that His Majesty the Emperor has given to the soldiers.”Cao Cao explained.
At this moment, the palace maids were already in place.
"General, come on."
"Come on. Another glass."
The beautiful looks and enthusiasm of the palace maids had once conquered the Yuan Army soldiers who were ready to attack, causing them to feel a little restless.
At this moment, Xu You, who was ruining the mood, strictly ordered,""You bunch of gluttonous bastards, are you here to fight? Or are you here to flirt?"
"All soldiers, listen to my orders. Chase these women away immediately. Hurry up and chase them away."
Thus, the scene changed drastically. The group of lecherous and hungry ghosts from before turned into determined soldiers and chased the palace maids out of the army.
However, at this moment, the sun was shining brightly, gradually shining on Yuan's army. Some people could not even open their eyes, and some even held shields to block the rays of the sun.
However, Cao Zheng and Xu Chu's tens of thousands of cavalry had already arrived at their designated positions and began to attack Yuan Shao's rear.
"After giving up Xuchang City, I will request the emperor to grant you the title of Great General and Yanzhou Shepherd to ensure your wealth and glory.”Yuan Shao promised Cao Cao.
"Thank you for your tolerance, brother."
Seeing that the time had come, Cao Cao was filled with confidence and stopped pretending.
"Yuan Shao," he said with a smile,"if I were you, I would never negotiate peace with Cao Mengde, because as long as he has a breath left, he will be invincible.”
Then, he made a ridiculous expression and returned to the army.
Yuan Shao was puzzled by Cao Cao's sudden change. Weren't you just asking for peace? Why did they start fighting again now?
"Commander Father, please hurry back to the camp." Yuan Xi hurriedly came over to receive Yuan Shao.
"I haven't given the order to start the battle yet. Where did the sounds of fighting come from?”Yuan Shao hurriedly asked.
"Commander Father, Cao Cao's tens of thousands of cavalry are attacking our rear.”Yuan Xi hurriedly said.
"Thief Cao, you're the number one traitor in the world. I'll tear you into pieces.”Yuan Shao cursed at Cao Cao in exasperation as he was pulled back to his camp by Yuan Xi.
Cao Cao had returned to the army. He stood on the carriage and pointed his sword at Yuan Shao, shouting,"We are ordered to exterminate the bandits. Let the battle begin."
"Bow formation, release the arrows."
"Heh."
"Heh."
"Heh."
Whoosh, whoosh. Xiu, ten thousand arrows were fired at once. Because Yuan Shao's troops couldn't open their eyes, they couldn't defend against Cao Cao's arrows at all, and were forced to retreat.
On the other side, Yuan Shao also loudly ordered,"Chariot, charge!"
Hundreds of chariots charged out of the formation and charged at the Cao army.
"Shield, get out of the formation." Cao Hong ordered.”
Following which, Cao Cao's army came out with long shields in their hands. The 351 teams turned Yuan Shao's chariot upside down.
At this moment, Cao Hong counterattacked.”
Immediately, hundreds of chariots with huge gears rushed out from the Cao army. There was not a single gap in their bodies. Because the Cao army was positioned at a higher position, the Cao cavalry cut the ropes and let the chariots move freely when they reached a certain speed.
As a result, Yuan Shao's cavalry were crushed by Cao Cao's huge chariots one after another. Seeing this, Yuan Shao could only order,""Stay away from the chariot."
But at this moment, a door opened on the Cao army chariots, and each chariot had three Cao soldiers inside. They were using a powerful crossbow and were continuously firing spears and giant arrows. Coupled with the long range and great power, Yuan Shao's army suffered heavy losses.
At the same time, Yuan Shao's transport team, which was advancing in the valley, also encountered Yu Jin and Xu Huang's sudden attack.
Xu Chu and Zhang Liao's 40,000 cavalry were already charging towards Yuan Shao's central army. On the other side, Cao Zheng led 6,000 elite cavalrymen dressed in white robes and white armor into Yuan Shao's central army.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao could only give the order to retreat.
After a day of battle, the battlefield was covered with the corpses of the soldiers of the two armies.
Cao Zheng looked at these corpses and could not help but sigh.”
" Ziming, command the soldiers to burn the corpses to prevent the plague from spreading.”Cao Zheng instructed.
"Yes."
In Cao Cao's camp, everyone had returned from their victory, so they held a celebratory feast. Almost every general had arrived, but Cao Zheng was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that Cao Zheng was not around, Cao Cao left the banquet and returned to the commander's tent.
Seeing that Cao Zheng was looking at the map, he did not want to disturb him. Seeing that Cao Zheng's oil lamp was too dim, he quickly changed it for him.
"Father." Cao Zheng was shocked when he saw Cao Cao suddenly appear beside him.
"Ziyi, why didn't you go to the celebration party?”Cao Cao asked.
"Father, please take a look. Although our army has returned with a great victory, according to my information, Yuan Shao has gathered no less than two hundred thousand soldiers, and has also mobilized a large amount of soldiers and rations from the rear.”
"On the other hand, our army has come out in full force. Without backup, and after I inspected the granary today, the rations won't last for many days.”
After Cao Cao heard this, he also agreed,"Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and other places suffered from a locust plague two years ago, so a large amount of land was not reclaimed. In addition, Xun Lingjun had previously mobilized a batch of grain to help the disaster victims who fled to Yanzhou. Therefore, Xu City is not rich in grain. In this expedition, we only brought 40 days of grain. Once we enter a state of anxiety, it will be extremely disadvantageous for our army.”
"Yeah, if we were to fight a war of attrition, we really wouldn't be his match.”Cao Zheng said thoughtfully.
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