nownovels Chapter [252] Yuan Shaola And Cao Cao Go Into The Water To Deal With Lu Bu
Chapter [252] Yuan Shaola And Cao Cao Go Into The Water To Deal With Lu Bu
Yuan Shao led his army all the way to the north, and the 50,000 elite soldiers under his command realized at first that Yuan Shao wanted to bypass Cao Jun's spies, go around in circles, and then go south to capture Xu County.
But as time went by, as we got closer and closer to the Yellow River, the 50,000 soldiers had come to realize that this posture did not seem to be about to attack, but to return to the rhythm of Hebei.
For a while, the army couldn't help but stir up, and there were rumors and discussions in the army.
And Yuan Shao's handling of this was also very simple and rude, telling the 50,000 elite under his command bluntly that there was no food and grass at the moment, and they had to withdraw to Hebei immediately, and anyone who was willing to go back hungry could leave on his own.
With just this sentence, the 50,000 elite immediately lost their temper, and at the same time, they also understood that the 50,000 of them were the lucky ones, while the soldiers who were thrown in Guandu were all abandoned.
The reason why Yuan Shao dared to tell the truth to his subordinates was because these 50,000 people are now on the same boat as Yuan Shao, and they and Yuan Shao are a community of interests.
Fortunately, he was selected by Yuan Shao, and he was ordered to withdraw to Hebei during the "September 57th".
A comrade-in-arms does not kill himself. When people face life and death choices, they will become very selfish. It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Among the 50,000 elite Yuan Jun, none of them had the spirit of fearlessness, saying that what Yuan Shao did was wrong, and they wished that their comrades in the rear would not know the inside story, so that they could return to Hebei smoothly.
The food and grass of the 400,000 troops feed 50,000 people, and Yuan Shao's food and grass are abundant again, enough to support them to the bank of the Yellow River, enough to support them to build rafts to cross the river.
It has been so long since the beginning of spring, and the ice flood of the Yellow River should be over, and the small rafts can cross the river safely.
The only trouble at the moment is Cao Cao, who succeeded in raiding Wuchao.
Yuan Shao didn't know Cao Cao's current position, nor did he know the specific strength of Cao Cao.
However, Yuan Shao is still clear about one thing, that is, Cao Cao's military strength is definitely not as many as he has.
According to Wuchao's broken soldiers, Cao Cao led a surprise attack on Wuchao with about 50,000 Cao troops.
Based on Yuan Shao's understanding of Yuan Hong, Yuan Hong must have persisted until the last moment, and he drew his sword and killed himself as a last resort, which must have wiped out part of Cao's army.
However, Yuan Shao needs to cross the river, and Cao Cao can do it when Yuan Shao crosses the river.
In terms of military strength, Yuan Shao has the advantage, but Cao Cao has the advantage in tactics.
With the two phases offsetting each other, they are evenly matched.
Yuan Shao is still very confident about the safe withdrawal to Hebei.
What really worries Yuan Shao is Lu Bu in Hebei.
Before Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao, news came from Hebei that the Qin army was in Hanoi County.
Yuan Shao also knew Lu Bu's purpose very well, that is, Lu Bu attacked Yecheng while his main force was attacking Cao Cao.
Originally, Yuan Shao had full confidence in the war, thinking that before Lu Bu took Yecheng, he would definitely be able to take the Central Plains, and it would not be too late to return to the army to rescue Yecheng.
But the reality gave Yuan Shao a merciless blow, and he did not win the Central Plains as he had imagined.
As a result, the Qin army in Hebei became an extremely difficult problem, leaving Yuan Shao at a loss what to do for a while.
"What is my lord thinking?" Seeing Yuan Shao frowning, Ju Shou couldn't help asking.
"Lu Bu!" Yuan Shao frowned, "Lu Bu will definitely send troops into Hebei, what should we do after we cross the river?"
"My lord, I do have an idea."
"Let's listen to it." Yuan Shao signaled Jushou to speak boldly.
"Pull Cao Cao into the water!" Ju Shou said harshly, "Even if you want to die, you have to drag Cao Cao back!"
"Continue." Yuan Shao expressed emotion.
"If there is no accident, Cao Cao must be watching us in the dark right now, and Cao Cao must want to solve us once and for all." Ju Shou paused, "My lord has 50,000 elites, Cao Cao may not be our opponent."
"But you can pretend to be defeated, show the attitude of fleeing in a hurry, and lure Cao Cao to cross the river and chase us."
"As long as Cao Cao comes to Hebei with us, he will face Lu Bu with us."
"At that time, as a last resort, Cao Cao can only be forced to form an alliance with us to resist the threat from Lu Bu.
"If Lu Bu is defeated successfully, we will compete with Cao Cao afterwards. Our soldiers are all elite and we have home court advantage. Maybe we can kill Cao Cao in Hebei.
"As long as Cao Cao is killed, the Central Plains will still be in the lord's pocket, and we can turn defeat into victory!"
Hearing this, Yuan Shao couldn't help showing excitement, seeing the feasibility of this strategy.
"If you can't defeat Lu Bu, then you can drag Cao Cao to die together!" Ju Shou said murderously.
This is definitely a poisonous plan, using Cao Cao's power to contend against Lu Bu, no matter how unbearable it is, he can drag Cao Cao to die together to relieve the hatred in his heart.
"Good! Good plan!" Yuan Shao clapped his hands and applauded, and was immediately moved by this poisonous plan.
When things are done, Lu Bu can be repelled, Cao Cao can be killed, and the Central Plains can be ruled.
If he failed, he could drag Cao Cao, who hated him deeply, to die together, and Yuan Shao felt that it was not a loss.
"Report!"
"My lord, Yuan Shao led an army of about 50,000 troops, and they are heading north at this moment."
A Cao Jun scout came to report and informed Cao Cao of Yuan Shao's movements.
As Jushou said, Cao Cao was squatting in the north, waiting to ambush Yuan Shao.
"Yuan Shao definitely wanted to cut off his tail to survive, and he abandoned the large army to save food and grass expenses, in order to cross the Yellow River and return to Hebei..." Guo Jia immediately made a judgment on the situation.
"It should be like this. I didn't expect Yuan Benchu to be so courageous in this situation. I underestimated him." Cao Cao said quietly.
Yuan Shao did not collapse directly, but retreated steadily with an army of 50,000. This was something Cao Cao hadn't expected in advance.
In fact, Yuan Shao is not an idiot, a hegemon who can sit on the foundation of the four states, who would believe that he is an incompetent person?
It can only be said that people like to judge heroes by success or failure. Yuan Shao in human history was overthrown in Guandu, so Yuan Shao is an idiot.
It is obviously inappropriate to deny all the achievements of a person by the victory or defeat of a war.
Especially now that there is only one counselor beside Yuan Shao, there is no group of counselors rushing to give Yuan Shao various ideas, Yuan Shao thinks alone, or listens to the opinions of Jushou, on the contrary, he does not make any low-level mistakes and behaves very steadily.
"My lord, we should attack when Yuan Shao is crossing the river." Guo Jia immediately suggested.
"This is necessary." Cao Cao agreed without hesitation, then frowned and said, "Where is Cao Ren? Yuan Shao has appeared, why hasn't Cao Ren arrived yet.
Cao Cao was at the place where he had agreed to meet with Cao Ren, but Cao Ren did not show up for a long time.
"Why don't we fall behind Yuan Shao first, and leave some scouts waiting here, and wait for General Cao Ren to catch up slowly." Guo Jia made a suggestion.
"Alright, it's not too late, we can't let Yuan Shao escape smoothly, otherwise Yuan Shao will definitely make a comeback." Cao Cao immediately made up his mind.
"How many 0.0 people do we have?" Cao Cao asked again.
"In the early 30,000s." Xia Houyuan said immediately.
After storming Wuchao, although it was won in the end, Yuan Hong's desperate resistance still brought huge losses to Cao Jun.
"Thirty thousand." Cao Cao sighed, "I don't know how much Zixiao can have left?"
Cao Ren resisted the onslaught of the 400,000 troops head-on. Although there was a camp to rely on, the casualties were definitely not small. Cao Cao was worried that after joining forces with Cao Ren, he might not be able to poison Shao's current military plan.
Fortunately, Yuan Shao was in a hurry to return to Hebei, so Cao Cao could attack halfway, which made Cao Cao feel more at ease.
Otherwise, Yuan and Cao are tough and tough, and it is still unknown who will win the deer.
"Go, follow Yuan Shao." Cao Cao ordered immediately.
The 30,000 Cao army immediately started, and soon caught up with Yuan Jun's pace, and followed Yuan Jun far behind.
As for why Cao Ren failed to come as promised, because Cao Ren was being chased and hacked by Pang De and Hua Xiong, and he was retreating frantically towards Xu County at this moment.