Chapter 819
195, the second year of Xingping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the second month of spring.
Under the city of Guangling in Xuzhou, Cao's army camp.
In a large military tent, Cao Mengde sat upright.
"The city of Guangling has high walls and thick walls, with Lu Bu and Liu Bei inside, and Sun Ce and Ji Ling outside. The inside and outside are horns, watching each other, and it is not easy to attack. Do you have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"
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"Master!"
General cup one fist in the other hand, a member of the hall, said: "The last general only needs 20,000 soldiers and horses, and he will be able to defeat the enemy in three days and offer his generals to the enemy. Under the lord's account!"
Cao Mengde heard this and smiled: "Don't be in a hurry, Gongming."
It turned out to be General Xu Huang Xu Gongming.
Xu Gongming joined Cao Mengde and was eager to make contributions, so he took the initiative to fight.
This is a long story. Cao Mengde sat firmly in Yanzhou the year before, and at the end of the year sent someone to invite his father Cao Song to Langya, Xuzhou. Unexpectedly, Cao Song was killed in the middle of the road, and Cao Mengde was sad and angry, so he raised his army to attack Xuzhou.
The result of this matter is exactly similar to what Zhao Yu and Cao Mengde discussed at the beginning, but the process went wrong. Zhao Yu and Cao Mengde originally planned to take off Golden Cicada, make Cao Song fake his death, and then rely on Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou to attack Xuzhou and bring Xuzhou into the bag.
However, before Cao Mengde's Golden Cicada plan was implemented, Cao Song was killed.
This matter is not small, in addition to Cao Mengde and Tao Qian, there is also another mastermind. It was this mastermind, which was launched in advance, that disrupted Cao Mengde's plan and caused him to lose his father.
The ending may be what Cao Mengde was looking forward to, but the process made Cao Mengde unhappy.
In a fit of anger, Cao Mengde raised his army to attack Xuzhou. Within a month, he even went to dozens of counties in Eastern Sea and Pengcheng counties, and besieged Xiapi. Tao Gongzu had an army of 100,000 people, but he couldn't take it. At a critical moment, he could only ask for help everywhere. Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are also in this list.
Just when Cao Mengde was planning to attack Xiapi and kill Tao Qian in a spurt of energy, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, etc. joined Lu Bu outside and invaded Yanzhou, causing the backyard to catch fire.
Cao Mengde then returned to Yanzhou. This matter, as early as Cao Mengde's plot against, Lu Bu, despite the help of Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, actually fell into the hands of Cao Mengde. As soon as he entered Yanzhou, he fell into a quagmire. Being attacked by Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren who have been waiting for a long time, it is difficult to protect oneself, let alone stealing Yanzhou!
Chen Gong and others only knew at this time that the rebellion had been detected by Cao Mengde. In a hurry, he sent people to contact Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong. However, Li Jue and Guo Si were in conflict at this time, and they were in strife. Lu Bu Chen Gong had no choice but to make connections with Yuan Shu, and at the same time sent people to Hanoi to invite Yang Feng, a white wave thief, and others to attack Yanzhou together.
Just as Cao Mengde returned to the army, there was a big battle, and Lu Bu lost in a row and fled in a panic. Yuan Shu sent General Ji Ling to go north, but Cao Ren prevented him from entering outside Yingchuan. The white wave thief Yang Feng led his army to cross the river, but was beheaded by Xiahou Yuan in Luoyang, and all his men were surrendered. Xu Huang was under Yang Feng at the time. After he surrendered, he was appreciated by Xiahou Yuan, so he recommended him to Cao Mengde.
After the war, Cao Mengde calmed people's hearts and purged the rebels in Yanzhou, which was almost overkill, and many tyrants were pulled up by the roots. At the same time, he dispatched troops and made Cao Ren the commander-in-chief of the South Road Army. He went south to Yuzhou and attacked Yuan Shu, in order to avenge Yuan Shu's revenge for helping Lu Bu and attacking Yanzhou. He made Xiahou Dun the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, and led the army to pursue the remnants of Lu Bu, all the way into Xuzhou, and stalemate at the foot of the city of Xiapi.
It will be 194, the autumn of the first year of Xingping, when Cao Mengde has completed the internal cleaning and re-stabilized the people's hearts under his rule.
The internal stability was stable, so Cao Mengde started the war again, and sent Yu Jin and Li Dian to lead 20,000 troops, which were in line with Cao Ren's command, and ordered Cao Ren to aggressively attack Yuan Shu. Cao Mengde himself led a large army to Xuzhou and joined forces with Xiahou Dun under the city of Xiapi.
Under Cao Mengde's rule, agriculture was prosperous, grain yields were high, and soldiers were plentiful, and they were not afraid of attack. Since the autumn of the first year of Xingping, the war has continued. Up to now, Cao Ren's department has driven all Yuan Shu's influence out of Yuzhou, and broke Shouchun, occupying Jiujiang, and marching into Jiangbei County in Yangzhou.
Yuan Shu fled to Jiangdong like a stray dog. Now, while resisting Cao Mengde's offensive, he is fighting with Liu Yao.
Yuan Shu, after all, had a profound background and had an army of hundreds of thousands. He is also good at looting and has plenty of money and food. He fled to Jiangdong and competed with Liu Yao for the county of Yangzhou, but ordered General Ji Ling to reject Cao Ren in Jiangbei, and ordered Sun Ce to lead his troops into Xuzhou to help Tao Qian and defend against the army led by Cao Mengde himself.
However, Cao Mengde's army was at its peak, and Ji Ling, who fought on the west side of Cao Ren, was defeated again and again, and retreated one after another. Cao Mengde's department on the East Road is like a hot knife through butter, winning even battles. Even with the help of Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce, Tao Qian couldn't beat Cao Mengde's troops. By the time of the second year of Xingping, there was only one Guangling left in Xuzhou. Moreover, it was only by taking advantage of the geographical advantage of the dense water network in Guangling that it was able to block the offensive of Cao's army.
The current situation is very good for Cao Mengde. However, because the army was too smooth, a lot of problems were derived. At least in terms of people's livelihood governance, it is difficult to keep up for the time being.
Cao Mengde's basic plan is only one Yanzhou, plus Yingchuan, Nanyang and his hometown Peiguo three counties at most. However, with the Land of a Province, World War I engulfed the entire territory of Yuzhou and the entire territory of Xuzhou except Guangling, which caused some indigestion.
The most important thing is that this battle must be ended as soon as possible. One could not leave the Jiangbei springboard for Yuan Shu, Yangzhou Jiangbei Lujiang County and Xuzhou Guangling must be won. Second, the general situation of the world has undergone tremendous changes due to this war, and Cao Mengde cannot afford to delay.
So at this time, in a large military tent outside Guangling City, we discussed countermeasures.
Cao Jun and Tao Qian allied forces in Guangling have been stalemate for half a month. Tao Qian now has only one Guangling left. It is impossible to add to the reinforcement of Guangling City. In addition to the fact that the size of the city cannot keep up with a giant city like Luoyang Chang'an, the height, thickness and precautions of the city wall made Cao Mengde feel difficult.
After appeasing Xu Huang, Cao Mengde's eyes fell on Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai.
Cheng Yunian had to think about it, and after a moment said: "What the lord thinks is to break through Guangling at the least price. However, in the city of Guangling, there is also an army of 50,000 to 60,000, and Sun Ce outside the city also has an army of 30,000. If you attack strongly, you will definitely suffer a lot of damage."
The side Xi Zhicai nodded lightly: "Because the master's attack has shaken the world, there are already signs that Hebei can't sit still, so here it is. There are too many losses, and if Yuan Shao forces his army to go south, it will be difficult to resist."
Why Cao Mengde wants to end this battle as soon as possible, the movement of Hebei Yuan Shao is an important reason.
Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan have been fighting fiercely for the past year or two, but Cao Mengde's army has shocked Yuan Shao. Not necessarily that he will not temporarily withdraw his troops from You Prefecture and instead go south to attack Yanzhou. After all, Cao Mengde's military force in the past six months has been too arrogant and arrogant, and he will definitely make Yuan Shao's back.
For Cao Mengde, the first is to end the war in the south as soon as possible, and the second is not to damage too many soldiers and horses. Compared with Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, Yuan Shao is not in the same order of magnitude. No matter how confident Cao Mengde is, he cannot underestimate Yuan Shao.