Chapter 326: Guandu Confrontation
In the middle of October of the third year of Jian'an (198 AD).
The 150,000 main army of Beiliang was pressing forward, threatening Guandu, and even posed as if they had defeated Cao's army. Then they went south and directly rushed to Xu Du with a momentum of attacking Huanglong.
Cao and Lu's army stood in Guandu and confronted each other. As the autumn wind came, the army in Cao Cao's rear territories also began to reinforce Guandu.
Cao's army camp.
"Lord, the Northern Liang army has a catapult, and our army is not bad. Even though some aspects are not satisfactory, the victory is that the lord strengthened the fortress in Guandu early, and the Northern Liang army may not be able to get the advantage."
"The lord is wise, and he started building camps in Guandu early on."
The generals in the commander camp said flatteringly, but Cao Cao shook his head with a serious look on his face, "It's not that I am resourceful, but when Lu Bu and Yuan Shao first started a war, everyone in the world understood that this battle was related to the foundation of the northern overlord."
"I originally secretly built a camp in Guandu to guard against Yuan Benchu. I never thought that the tiger under Hulao Pass had such a shocking transformation."
"A dragon can be big or small, it can rise or hide. If it is big, it will prosper and fog. If it is small, it will hide its shape. If it is rising, it will fly into the universe, and if it is hidden, it will lurk in the waves."
When he said this, Cao Cao looked around at the civil and military generals in the tent, and couldn't help but sigh, "Lu Bu is fickle and fickle, but he is like Liu Bei, and his heart is hidden in the universe!"
Cao Cao suddenly looked so sad that the generals looked at each other, while the military advisor Xi Zhicai looked a little pale and slowly left the line under a cough.
"Lord, now Lu Bu is just like the lord who once said, and like a tiger out of the cage, it is necessary to eat people. However, the land of Hebei has supported the tiger. Now it is the turn of the lord to slaughter the tiger that is already sleeping and weak."
Xi Zhicai's words of great confidence made Cao Cao laugh up at the sky, and even stood with his hands behind his back and looked around the generals and laughed: "Yes, this tiger has a big appetite. Most of Jizhou has not yet digested it thoroughly. When the fat jackal, who had just been taken away, was still licking the wound, he was still ambitious. He wanted to take all the fat jackal in one breath, and even wanted to bite the jackal to death."
When talking about this, Cao Cao smiled domineeringly: "Isn't it true that people are not satisfied with their hearts and snakes swallow elephants? Lu Bu's tiger has been choked. I want to take this opportunity to put down the blood of the tiger."
Under the domineering declaration, the generals in the tent all clasped their fists and shouted: "Lord, please fight!"
Looking around the generals who were eager to fight, Cao Cao directly threw his cloak and laughed: "I have made an appointment with Yuan Benchu to launch a general attack on October 25th, and first set the tiger's agility."
"The lord is wise."
"I gave me a letter of war. This time, my Mengde wants to see if the invincible Lu Bu in the world can be as brave as he is invincible in commanding troops."
With Cao Cao's domineering words, Xi Zhicai chuckled even more: "Lord, don't you hear that the overlord of Western Chu is invincible in the world, nor is it defeated by ambush on all sides. How can there be an invincible god of war in the world?"
Haha ~
Beiliang Daying.
"Lord, our army's 100,000 bluffs out a 200,000 army. Cao Cao has issued a letter of war, this!"
Jia Xu's face was solemn, and the few brows rose, while Lu Bu looked at the letter of war sent by Cao's army, and all the generals in the tent showed sadness.
It was not that they were afraid of Cao's army, but that this time it was unusual. Cao Cao's 200,000 elite troops had been set aside. They just bluffed and forced Guandu. Once Cao Cao discovered the truth and reality, they probably had to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River.
In this way, the main battlefield is almost within Lu Bu's territory. Even Cao Cao can even win a few battles and be on the front line with Yuan Shao. For example, after taking Liyang, Cao's army can go north and be on the front line with Anping Liancheng. In this way, one game of chess will survive and Yuan Shao will completely break out of the predicament.
"Haha~ Cao Mengde suddenly made a letter of war to make an appointment, but he was just having contact with Yuan Shao in private."
Although his heart was full of worries, Lu Bu smiled domineeringly, looked around the generals in the tent and said domineeringly: "Since Cao Mengde has given such a heavy gift, how can I not return a heavy gift?"
"Zhou Cang, Hu Cheer!"
"The last one will be here!"
Zhou Cang, who was holding Lu Bu's Fangtian painting halberd outside the tent, and Hu Cheer, who was carrying a blue light and a sword, stepped into the tent and shouted loudly.
In front of the generals in the tent, Lu Bu stood up with his hands and said domineeringly: "If you have conspiracy and tricks, you will win thousands of miles away, and there will be many capable people in the world, and I will almost be able to show up. But if you want to say that the two armies are in battle, don't say that Cao Mengde has an army of 200,000, so what if it doubles again!"
"I Lu Bulu Fengxian! I have never been afraid of anyone on the battlefield."
Under the domineering declaration, Lu Bu looked directly at Hu Cheer and Zhou Cang and laughed: "You and the other two go quickly to find a women's suit."
Uh uh ~
The generals who were still excited just now looked at each other in a daze, as if they had heard it wrong. Hu Cheer and Zhou Cang were about to hold their fists and shout, but they stopped abruptly.
He stared at the big eyes, especially Zhou Cang said with a gaze: "Lord, lady's clothing?"
As if it was still confirming, Lu Bu nodded and laughed, "Yes, remember that the more beautiful the ladies' clothes are, the better. The color must be beautiful. By the way, it is best to be the dress of a dancer. Then find some gold hairpins and jade beads, and put them neatly in the brocade box and give them to Cao's army, and give them to Cao Mengde in person."
At this moment! The generals widened their eyes. At this time, their lord not only did not consider how to deal with the next battle, but also wanted to be prepared to provoke Cao Mengde.
Could this be because Cao Mengde will not take full advantage of his efforts?
Just as everyone was confused, Jia Xu screamed, and slapped his forehead and shook his head in annoyance and bowed, "Lord, wise, we are stupid."
"Although Cao Mengde was a traitor in the world, he was suspicious. If the lord did this, Cao Cao would secretly be suspicious of whether our army was sure to win."
At present, both sides are almost the same in Guandu, but in fact, they have only about 100,000 troops in Guandu, while Cao Cao's 200,000 elite troops are ready to fight.
Obviously, Cao Cao issued a letter of war, but the Northern Liang army showed an impatient plan and even insulted the plan to force the main force of the Cao army to fight desperately. Do you think Cao Cao, who has a suspicious personality, secretly doubts, and whether Lu Bu will have a conspiracy?
Sure enough, after Jia Xu finished speaking, Xu You smiled and bowed, "The wisdom of the Prime Minister is hard to reach in the world, and Cao Aman is familiar with this subordinate."
"This Cao Aman is the most suspicious. If the Prime Minister does this, You will say a few more words."
Xu You, who showed a arrogant expression, looked around the generals in the tent and bowed directly to Lu Bu and laughed: "The Prime Minister can order the army under his command to practice more recently, killing sounds shocking the sky, and at the same time, he ordered the cavalry under his command to make many signs of mobilization. In this way, it will be bright and dark, and you will not be afraid that Cao Mengde can sleep peacefully."
As soon as Xu You finished speaking, Jia Xu showed a sudden enlightenment and even showed a thumbs up at Xu You, he said in admiration: "Hao~Hao~It's really high."
Haha ~
Xu You laughed wildly, and Lu Bu nodded as if he didn't see it, "Go, it's impolite to come but not to go. I'm looking forward to what will happen to Cao Mengde when he receives this gift."
Haha ~
Just as everyone was laughing, a sudden emergency report came from outside the tent.
"Report~Report~Eight hundred miles in a hurry, Eight hundred miles in a hurry~Emergency report~"
A messenger was panting and carrying a flag on his back. No one dared to intercept him along the way. He rushed in with the token in his hand, holding a small box sealed with a fire paint on his back.
Seeing this, Hu Cheer hurriedly took the urgent report and sent it directly to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu, who was frowning, opened the small box with a serious expression, then exposed the bamboo slips inside. After opening them, he looked ten lines at a glance, and the solemnity between his eyebrows turned into joy.
"Haha~ What a Cao Xing, Liu Sandao. It turns out that the clumsy man is lucky. You really have to accept this."
After saying that, Lu Bu laughed and handed the bamboo slips in his hand to everyone to watch. At the same time, he laughed: "Cao Xing and Ma Teng led an army of 30,000 north to attack the empty south side of Anping County, but he didn't expect that he was lucky enough to capture several Han Meng's personal soldiers."
"Not only did the granary directly exposed, Cao Xing and Liu Sandao actually led three thousand elite troops to go deep into the ground, and almost without any bloodshed, he seized the granary of Anping County."
"Wushan!"
When talking about this, Lu Bu strode to the map behind him. After finding Wushan with a serious expression, he even beat the soldiers heavily in front of the soldiers.
"Okay, it's really good, Wushan! It's indeed a good place."
"Ma Teng alone led more than 20,000 troops to commit a 50,000 surprise attack and directly led two cities. At the same time, there were already 6,000 elite troops in Wushan and the Yuan army that surrendered, with a total of 10,000 people."
Lu Bu grinned and said, "Good news, this Wushan is simply great news, and it instantly opened up the stalemate situation in Hebei, and a stalemate game of dead chess was instantly activated."
"Well, Ma Chao made great contributions to this battle, and he should be rewarded with great rewards. Cao Xing and Liu Sandao, although they went deep into the army alone, did make great contributions and rewards."
When Lu Bu laughed loudly, Xu You was the first to react, and suddenly laughed excitedly and said, "Prime Minister, the destiny is in the Prime Minister. Ma Teng's contribution directly made Han Meng's army attacked from both sides. Ma Chao is even more young and promising, so he should be rewarded."
Without mentioning Cao Xing and Liu Sandao, I have to talk about Xu You's scrupulousness. The man laughed and said, "Lord, in this way, the army in Han Meng from Anping County should have known the news that the food and grass were seized."
"How long can Anping County last? Haha~ Prime Minister, Anping will be able to go there for more than a month, so there will be no worries behind you~"
Haha ~
"Congratulations to Prime Minister, congratulations to Prime Minister."
"The destiny of heaven is in the prime minister."
Xu You and the soldiers flattered each other, and Lu Bu was so happy that he couldn't stop talking. The sad face between Jia Xu's eyebrows on the side finally disappeared.
Jia Xu even muttered secretly that sometimes breaking the situation may not be on the chessboard now, and perhaps the small pieces on another chessboard can inadvertently revitalize the whole chessboard.
Who would have thought that the stalemate would be broken and the whole game of chess would be the inconspicuous three thousand people, or the generals who were not very famous by Cao Xing and Liu Sandao.
Chapter completed!