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Chapter 463: The Plan Comes True!
Chapter 463: The Plan Comes True!
You know, when the coalition army of the princes was just formed, it was so powerful that, to put it bluntly, even the coalition army formed by the princes of the [-]th Route to discuss Dong was somewhat behind.
After all, at the time of seeking Dong, the world had just been in chaos, and the princes from all walks of life, no matter how powerful they were, still had to respect the Han Dynasty on the face of it.
Naturally, it is impossible to go to great lengths to build up one's own private army. Not only are the soldiers and horses brought out few, but the quality is also quite worrying.
Those who participated in the Yellow Turban Rebellion were veterans, and the proportion was quite small. Most of them were recruits who had slack training on weekdays and hadn't been on the actual rescue battle for many years. Such soldiers.
Facing Dong Zhuo's Xiliang iron cavalry, they were defeated again and again, and only Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei were more outstanding.
The rest, such as Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, and Kong Dian, one counts as the other, and they are all experts in infighting. After all, everyone is a rookie, and they can fight each other if they peck each other.
But once they meet Dong Zhuo's Xiliang iron cavalry, the end, tsk tsk, is too beautiful.
On the contrary, it is the coalition of princes organized this time. Even if the lord has some talents, such as Liu Zhang or Zhang Lu, the troops under his command are all veterans who have survived the troubled times for nearly 20 years.
Even if they have suppressed bandits and quelled chaos in their own territory, I don't know how many times, how can the coalition army formed by Dong Shi compare with it?
It was on the basis of this cognition that Cao Cao underestimated the enemy so carelessly, thinking that even if the combined army of the princes was no better, it would at least be able to block Yuan Tan in Qiao County for a few months.
You must know that when the Dong Lianjun was first established, it successfully blocked Dong Zhuo under the two passes of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass for three full months!
Therefore, Cao Cao, on the one hand, shrunk his army and worked hard to strengthen training, in order to send his own elite troops when the combined army of the princes was about to be defeated.
Give Yuan Tanjun, who thought he was going to win the final victory, a slap in the face.
On the other hand, a warrant was sent to Chenliu, asking Xiahoudun to prepare troops and hand them over to Cao Xiu and Cao Chun to lead them.
Cao Xiu and Cao Chun led [-] cavalry, including [-] tiger and leopard cavalry and [-] light cavalry. These [-] cavalry were considered Cao Wei's last mobile force.
Begin to enter Yuzhou territory, use Changqing County outside Runan City as a base, and harass various counties and counties in Yuzhou.
The most famous one in Yuzhou is naturally Yingchuan. Yingchuan is famous for its humanities. If you take a closer look, the entire Han Dynasty has famous civil servants, especially those from Cao Wei, such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Chen Jiao... …These important civil servants and counselors were all born in Yingchuan.
Even Xu Shu under Yuan Tan's command and Chen Qun under Yuan Shao's father are all from Yingchuan.
Of course, comparing the two, it is Cao Cao who has the most Yingchuan literati in his hands and is more loyal to the Yingchuan family.
In addition, although Yuzhou was captured by Hebei, it did not take long, and the Yingchuan family still preferred Cao Cao.
After all, no matter how vicious and suspicious Cao Cao was, at least he didn't directly raise a big knife to cut flesh like the Yuan family and his son.
These Yingchuan family members are well aware of the situation of the Hebei family, and each of them, good guy, was cut by Yuan Shao's meat-cutter knife, which was a desolation.
Most of the slaves and servants raised by the family property accumulated by several generations were directly vomited out by Yuan Shao's edict.
Seeing the Yingchuan aristocratic family felt cool in their hearts.
After all, only the aristocratic family knows the aristocratic family. Everyone looks glamorous, but when they turn around, how many indescribable things are stained on their buttocks, and how many slaves' blood are stained on their hands.
Only they themselves know.
If Yuan Shao is allowed to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains, will everyone still be able to keep their millennium fortune?
Therefore, the Yingchuan family has been secretly communicating with Cao Cao, and although Han Hao, the general guarding Yuzhou, knows about these things, he has nothing to do in a short time.
After all, Han Hao had only [-] troops at that time, not to mention defending the entire Yuzhou, even defending the few counties around Qiao County was enough.
You can only open one eye and close the other.
It was against this background that Cao Cao decisively sent out his mobile force.
Cao Wei has been operating in Yuzhou for quite a long time, not to mention familiar with geography, and has the help of the Yingchuan family.
War is nothing more than the timing, location, and harmony of people.
Cao Xiu and Cao Chun are familiar with geography, so there is a geographical advantage. The Yingchuan family has a heart for Cao Wei, constantly informs and even provides supplies, and people and harmony are also available.
As for the time?
Hehe, no matter how rampant Yuan Tan Xiaoer is, 40 princes and allied forces block your way. This is not the right time, what is the right time?
Ever since, Cao Cao drifted away as a matter of course.
But this time, a rather tragic thing came out.
Cao Xiu and Cao Chun ran out with the cavalry, and indeed made a lot of achievements at the beginning. Even when the battle reports kept coming back to Xuchang, Cao Cao was a little bit smug.
Maybe, I can take advantage of this opportunity to instigate the Yingchuan family to rebel and take over the entire Yuzhou in one fell swoop.
As a result, at the end of October, Cao Cao received the news that the combined army of the princes had suffered a disastrous defeat, and Yuan Tan led an army to station in Shouchun to spy on Runan and prepare to attack.
Prime Minister Cao was dumbfounded.
"The top priority is to get the two generals Cao Chun and Cao Xiu back to the Runan line as soon as possible, and they can't continue to attack, lest the little thief Yuan Tan seize the opportunity and wipe them out in one fell swoop."
Cheng Yu expressed his opinion in a deep voice.
Jia Xu on the side also spoke at the right time: "Cheng Yu's words about joining the army are very reasonable. Prime Minister, although the two generals Cao Xiu and Cao Chun have not achieved the set goals, but the activities of the two generals in Yuzhou these days have been given to all the counties in Yuzhou. The county has caused a lot of damage. I believe it is wishful thinking to restore production in Yuzhou before next year's spring plowing. Now is the time to withdraw the army to avoid further losses! If you hesitate, you may regret it! "
Jia Xu and Cheng Yu's views are very clear, that is, since Yuan Tan has pulled out, relying on Cao Xiu and Cao Chun's [-] cavalry, they are definitely not Yuan Tan's opponent.
Even if there are tigers and leopards riding around!
After all, in this world, after Lu Bu died, if you want to say who in the world is an expert in cavalry combat.
If Yuan Tan dared to say that he was second, no one would dare to say that he was number one.
What, dare you say number one?
Why don't you take the cavalry to attack the Huns' tent?
The man who kicked over the tent of the Huns is so confident!
Hearing the suggestions of Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, Cao Cao also realized that this matter cannot be delayed.
Those [-] cavalry were Cao Wei's last mobile force. If they lost here, Cao Cao felt that he would really be unable to bear it.
At that moment, Cao Cao nodded fiercely, and said: "The two of you who joined the army are right. I will write a handwritten letter and send it to the two of you as soon as possible to let them retreat. I will also write another handwritten letter and hand it over to Runan General Zhang Liao. Let him stick to the city and not go out to fight!"
When Jia Xu and Cheng Yu heard Cao Cao's decisive answer, they nodded slightly and sighed again.
In all fairness, Cao Cao is a very good boss, but unfortunately, his suspicious temperament and cold personality really make it difficult for people to get close to him.
If Boss Cao can always maintain a high-spirited attitude.
Then they bear with it, and they still don't mind staying here.
but now?
Both of them shook their heads in their hearts, let's see.
(End of this chapter)