Chapter 30 Three Chasing Yuan Shu

In order to avoid chaos in the Central Plains, the Xijing imperial court respected Ma Rixun as Taifu, and asked him and his servant Zhao Qi to go to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu for reconciliation on the occasion of the Son of Heaven. Since the situation has changed, everyone wants to establish a relationship with Xijing.This time they were not killed like Hu Muban, and they received full courtesy, but it did not play any role in the reconciliation of the world. In the spring of the fourth year of Chuping (AD 193), as Yuan Shu led his troops northward, a larger-scale melee in the Central Plains kicked off.Later general Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang, sent Sun Jian south to capture Jingzhou.Originally, the war was victorious all the way, but Sun Jian was negligent and was plotted against by Liu Biao's Jiangxia prefect Huang Zu. He was ambushed and died at Xianshou Mountain, Xiangyang County, Nanjun. He was only 37 years old.With Sun Jian's death, Liu Biao cut off the grain road from Jingzhou to Yuzhou, which completely failed Yuan Shu's plan to occupy the entire Jingzhou.Yuan Shu went north when he was unable to go south, took in Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou who had been expelled by Cao Cao, stationed his army in Fengqiu County, Chenliu County, and colluded with the rest of Heishan and the exiled Chanyu Fuluo to jointly seek Yanzhou, and then joined forces with Gongsun Zan to form an alliance against Yuan Shao. The situation of the north and south pinching attack.

Cao Cao once promised Yuan Shao to make Yanzhou the second line of defense to protect Hebei, and at this moment it has really come true.In order to prevent Yuan Shu from invading Hebei, and to ensure Yanzhou's own safety, Cao Cao cooperated with Yuan Shao to quickly defeat the coalition forces east of Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian, and then returned west as quickly as possible to attack Liu Xiang, Yuan Shu's vanguard. Liu Xiang had only a few thousand troops, and there were few soldiers from afar. Seeing that the enemy could return reinforcements so quickly, the morale of the army was already fluctuating.Before the battle, Yuan Bing felt very overwhelmed. They had never seen so many cavalry deployed in formation in the south, and they had no experience in fighting a strong enemy in an open field.Before the archers at the front set up their arrows, Cao Jun was already rushing forward.Seeing a crowd of people in the dark, holding a silver spear and attacking menacingly, how can they have the guts to shoot arrows?Some people simply threw down their bows and arrows and ran away. One person ran and hundreds of others ran away. They didn't know who was yelling, and shouted: "Damn is coming, run away..." The voice was so shrill that the people behind didn't know it. What's the matter, before seeing the enemy, he fled back inexplicably.

How could two legs be faster than four? Le Jin, Yu Jin, and Cao Ren's vanguard cavalry had already pierced into the formation, and Yuan Jun was immediately pushed down.The team of thousands of people only wanted to flee for their lives, and they had already lost their footing. They were not familiar with the geography, and it was difficult to distinguish the north, south, east, and west, and their own people started to trample... Cao Cao had expected this to happen a long time ago. The Qingzhou soldiers of the pro-command brigade charged forward with the asses of the front team wrapped around them.Bian Bing was right behind Cao Cao, and the more he charged, the more he felt it was ridiculous, and he couldn't help talking: "I have fought many battles with the general, and I have never seen such a vulnerable enemy. What are these trash? It's enough for the former team to join them and kill them, the army doesn't need to do anything at all!"

"Speak up! What do you know? This is the first enemy. I will attack Liu Xiang, and Yuan Shu will come to rescue him. The excitement is still behind." Cao Jun is much more powerful, but he has all kinds of clothes. "Excellent, excellent!" Cao Cao was not afraid of rejoicing, "pass on the order, the army will advance together, just chase Liu Xiang and fight me, and ignore other enemies!" The soldiers in Qingzhou were all from the peasant army and had not undergone long-term training, so their combat effectiveness was actually not strong.But the military order at this moment is very clear, as long as you look at the ass of the front team and kill them, can you not do such a simple thing?

In a short while, Cao Jun wedged into the mighty enemy team head-on.These enemies not only included Yuan Shu's direct lineage, but also Yu Fuluo's soldiers, as well as the chaotic Black Mountain Army. The combat power was strong or weak, and the formations were different. They were loosely surrounded and had no unified dispatch.Liu Xiang was Yuan Shu's subordinate, so of course he ran to Yuan Shu's main formation, and Cao Jun naturally rushed to Yuan Shu's main force.Seeing that his vanguard had been defeated, Yuan Jun felt a little cramp in his calf; the Black Mountain Army outflanking him just followed suit, so they didn't have the heart to fight for Yuan Shu; Behind, waiting to reap the benefits.

It's so lively like this, the Black Mountain soldiers are scattered and their combat power is quite low. I'm just glad that Cao Jun didn't rush at me, but watched them rush past me. I didn't exert any effort at all. ; Yuan Jun collapsed again and again, the front only knew how to flee, and the rear brigade was thrown into chaos; the Huns at the back had no choice but to be cavalry but deployed in the back. If they wanted to help, they had to step on Yuan Jun first.Some people are looking forward to help, some just don't care, and some can't help even if they want to. The tens of thousands of troops have become a mess without a leader.

Cao Jun's morale was boosted at the moment, and Le Jin, who was rushing to the front, hid back when he saw that the enemy's establishment was in disarray, so he might as well rush where there are too many people.The Qingzhou soldiers at the back just followed the front team, Cao Jun was like a giant dragon, rushing through the position.Under the bleak sunlight, swords and guns were surrounded and shining, and Yuan Jun was rushed to flee in all directions, so he could only let Cao Jun hack and kill at will.The Montenegrin army has long been indistinguishable from the enemy. Some are heading east and some are heading west. The screams, cries for forgiveness, and cries for mother and father resounded through the sky. Countless people trampled on each other. Stepped into a pulp, black and red blood pools everywhere.Yuan Shu took part of the soldiers and horses to rush out, and fled towards Fengqiu City; Yu Fuluo had long since disappeared. Seeing the bad momentum, he was afraid of hurting his own people, so he didn't even say hello to Yuan Shu. His cavalry limp...

Cao Jun's battle lasted only a few hours, but the corpses of the enemy army were all over the ground, and it was impossible to see the edge at a glance.In fact, most of them were not killed by them, but were trampled and killed by the enemy.Bian Bing was in charge of the supplies. Seeing that there were armors and armors all over the ground, this time it was about to happen, so he nervously ordered to restrain himself.Cao Cao waved his hand: "Things can't run away, now we can't let those fleeing soldiers gather again, and immediately surround Fengqiu City!" The army rushed to Fengqiu like a tide.Yuan Shu's guts were frightened, he fled after a big defeat, how could a small county be able to hold on?Without waiting for Cao Jun to circle the city and close, Yuan Shu opened the south gate and led the team to run away. He gave up all the food, grass and tents, and fled Fengqiu City.

Cao Cao raised his sword in one fell swoop: "The military order remains unchanged and continue to chase!" Fighting is about morale, and once morale is lost, you can no longer fight.Those who fled became more and more discouraged, and those who pursued chased more and more vigorously. Cao Jun pursued the defeated army in a mighty way, reluctantly.Yuan Shu rushed to Xiangyi County in a panic, and closed the city gate before all his troops could enter.Xiangyi was originally the place where Cao Cao and Wei Zi fought against Dong Zhuo. Before Cao Jun came after him, the people in the yamen saw that Yuan Shu was defeated and returned, and immediately started street fighting in the city.Yuan Shu was dizzy from the trouble, and went to the city to have a look——Cao Cao was about to besiege the city again!Had to abandon the city again and leave, this time many remnants stayed and surrendered.

Cao Cao saw Yuan Bing fleeing from a distance, and looked up to see that the sun had turned to the west. He expected that he was not familiar with the terrain and could not escape at night, so he hurriedly ordered: "Go after me!" When things got to this point, those soldiers were not so much fighting as they were booing.Tens of thousands of people were shouting, cursing and joking at the top of their voices, forgetting about their fatigue, and chasing Yuan Shu in the direction where he was escaping.Yuan Shu's intestines were so regretful that even he himself couldn't figure out why he had to go north. Seeing that the nearly 100,000 troops assembled had only a few thousand people left, he didn't care where he was, and just ran for his life in the direction of Yuzhou.In a blink of an eye, it was getting late, and there was only a dilapidated ancient city reflected in the sunset. I was unfamiliar with the terrain and had no choice. I had to bite the bullet and rush in. When I entered the city, I closed the gates tightly. Anyone who could still run would go. Set up the tower to defend against the enemy.When Cao Cao chased him, it was getting dark, and the soldiers were almost in trouble. It was impossible to attack the city again, so he immediately ordered to surround the city and lower the village.

Others were fine, but Le Jin was so excited that he didn't even respect military law, so he broke into the big tent and shouted: "General, please send me to attack the city quickly!" "Wen Qian, Wen Qian, change your quick temper." Cao Cao twisted his beard and smiled, "This city is the ancient city of Taishou, which is almost deserted. But Yuan Shu is now a cornered beast who is desperate to fight. If you attack the city now, wouldn't he Do you want to fight with your life? Besides, it is dark, they are on top, we are on the bottom, if you kill 800 enemies, you may lose 1000, and we will suffer." At this time, Yu Jin came in and said, "Report to the general, the troops and horses of the headquarters have been stationed, please show me." "Very good." Cao Cao nodded appreciatively. Le Jin was not happy: Yu Wenze is such a villain, obviously I set up the camp first, but he got a compliment for being able to speak... Before he thought about anything else, he heard Cao Cao's new order. "Wang Bi, fetch the map from here... Now, our soldiers are cooking in the pot, and after the meal, they will be divided into three teams. The two of you will be the first team, Cao Ren and Cao Hong will be the second team, Xiahou Yuan and Ding Fei will be the third team. "Cao Cao pointed to the map that Wang Bipu had laid out, and after looking at it for a moment, he smiled, "Three miles away is Suiyang Canal. Taishou City is seriously damaged, let's divert water to it! You pass the order for me, and the first team will start from Xushi. Dig for me at Haishi, the second team at Choushi, and the third team at Yinshi to Maoshi, give me a good sleep when not digging canals, this plan can be accomplished overnight." "What if they sneak attack?" Le Jin asked first. "Absolutely not." Cao Cao smiled slightly, "If you were chased for a day, would you still dare to come out? I'm afraid their legs will be weak and they won't be able to come out! I don't think they will be able to sleep all night, so they will have to stay on the tower Let’s go. Let’s trap them to death tomorrow. Listen to me and arrange to dig a ditch.” "Obey!" The two happily led the order out. Yuan Shujun suffered all night in fear. They leaned on the enemy tower and did not dare to close their eyes. Only at dawn did they find that the water below the tower had reached their calves.Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, so he had to lead his troops to break through the encirclement. He fought until he was dragged in mud and water, his helmets and armor were crooked, and he managed to get out of Cao Ying, leaving only a hundred or so cavalry to accompany him.As for the infantry, they were tightly trapped by the water, and they all surrendered under the leadership of their general Han Hao. Cao Cao was unrelenting, and continued to order the pursuit.As the second commander, Xiahoudun couldn't stand it any longer: "Meng De, I think it's okay, it's already out of the Yanzhou border, why bother to chase after them in order to kill more than a hundred people?" "Yuan Gonglu is not a man who can't use soldiers." Cao Cao sighed, "In the past, I also heard that he studied the art of war. He was the first to start troubles when he raised troops to attack the palace, and he was also the one who gained the most power since the disintegration of the rebel army. This time, he has no firm foothold and no one to employ, so I have to take this opportunity to teach him a permanent lesson so that he will never dare to offend me again." "Okay, I'll follow your instructions." After saying that, Xiahou Dun looked back at the watery city of Taishou, "Water can be harmful but also helpful. If there is an opportunity in his year, I will definitely build Taishou here. , irrigate the fertile fields, and make this ancient city repopulated.” Cao Cao kept nodding his head and praised: "People say that kindness does not command soldiers, but you Xiahou Yuanrang is an exception. You are really talented in general and prime minister!" The two didn't stay any longer, and they set up camp and continued to chase Yuan Shu...