"Hurry up and cross the river."
After Yuan Shao was defeated at Guandu, Cao Cao did not pursue him, so he still had tens of thousands of soldiers.
"Commander Father, the soldiers of the three armies have boarded the ship.”Yuan Xi said.
"Sigh, half a year ago, I led 400,000 troops to battle, and then gathered 200,000 troops from all over the world. Now, only 50,000 are left. How ironic." Yuan Shao stood on the ship and looked at the Guandu battlefield that was littered with corpses. He couldn't help but regret not listening to Tian Feng's advice.
"Commander Father, although our army has been defeated, the four prefectures are all in our hands. As long as we rest for a few years, we will definitely be able to go south again.”Yuan Xi consoled.
"Son, you're too young. Cao Cao won't give us this chance.”Yuan Shao said.
Cao Cao's Guandu Camp.
"Ziyi, are you alright?" When Cao Cao heard that Cao Zheng was injured, he hurried over to offer his condolences.
At this moment, Cao Zheng could be said to be covered in injuries. Even though Cao Zheng's martial arts were peerless and he was brave, he could not help but be injured.
"Thank you for your concern, father. I'm fine.”Cao Zheng said.
"Good, Ziyi, not only did you heavily injure Zhang He this time, but you also saved him. The large amount of grain in Wuchao has completely resolved the crisis of our army's lack of food.”
Cao Cao said gratefully.
"Father, how was your harvest?" Cao Zheng asked.
"Of Yuan Shao's 400,000 troops, less than 100,000 managed to escape. After a series of battles, our army has wiped out over 80,000 enemies and captured 150,000.”Cao Cao said excitedly.
"Then how does father plan to deal with these prisoners of war?”Cao Zheng asked curiously.
"This, I haven't thought about it yet. Could it be that you've thought about it?”Cao Cao said in surprise.
"Yes, from these 150,000 captives, select 50,000 strong men to form a contract army and follow our army to fight. Let them atone for their crimes and make contributions. The remaining 100,000 will be placed in Yanzhou to enrich the population.”Cao Zheng said.
"Alright, let's do that." Cao Cao thought about it and agreed.
In the following months, the Cao army split into several groups to prepare for the northern expedition.
Because Cao Zheng knew that if he did not take this opportunity to take down Yuan Shao, it would be even more troublesome when Yuan Shao recovered his HP.
At the same time, after Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou, he gathered 250,000 soldiers from Bingzhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou. Together with his own 50,000 soldiers, he gathered a total of 300,000 soldiers and prepared to fight Cao Cao at Cang Ting.
After Cao Cao learned of this, he gathered all the soldiers he could, apart from those stationed in the south. He gathered 200,000 soldiers to cross the river and set up camp, intending to settle the situation in one battle.
Hence, in the year 200 AD, in October, just two months after the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao once again gathered their forces and fought to the death.
This time, the commander of Yuan Shao's army was Yuan Shao, the vanguard was Zhang He and Gao Lan, and Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan were in the middle.
The Cao army was led by Cao Cao as the commander and Cao Zheng as the vanguard general. He was ordered to lead 50,000 troops across the river to meet the enemy.
Two days later, the two armies were ready for a decisive battle.
According to the rules, before the two armies clashed, they would fight and kill the enemy generals to shake the morale of the enemy.
Therefore, in Yuan Shao's army, Yuan Tan personally went out to fight in order to atone for his crimes and make Yuan Shao look at him in a different light.
"I am Yuan Tan. Who dares to fight me?”
When Cao Zheng saw that it was this piece of trash, he tightened his grip on his horse's belly and charged over.
Yuan Tan was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger. He held his sword and fought. Cao Zheng fought with Yuan Tan for twenty rounds before he pretended to be defeated and ran away. Yuan Tan did not know what to do and quickly rode his horse to chase after Cao Zheng. However, when Yuan Tan was only a step behind Cao Zheng, Cao Zheng suddenly used his ultimate skill, the spear. Caught off guard, Yuan Tan's chest was pierced by Cao Zheng and he fell off his horse.
Yuan Shao was extremely sorrowful when he saw his son being beheaded. He immediately ordered," All troops, attack! Kill Cao Zheng!"
On the other hand, Cao Cao's morale was high, waiting for Yuan Shao's entire army to attack.
As expected, when the Yuan army charged at the Cao army, thousands of crossbowmen suddenly appeared from the Cao army. Each of them was holding a crossbow. When the Yuan army entered the shooting range, thousands of arrows were fired at once. For a time, the Yuan army suffered heavy losses. In addition, these people were usually only responsible for logistics. Therefore, when the battle began, a large number of Yuan army surrendered.
Yuan Shao was helpless at this time. Coupled with the loss of a son, it could be said that he was extremely sad. In the end, after escaping back to Jizhou, he died not long after.
As the only son, Yuan Xi naturally inherited Yuan Shao's family business. However, he was about to face the greatest danger of his life.
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