In Le'an, Wen Chou ignored the advice of his advisers and went out of the city many times to fight the main force of Cao's army in an attempt to defeat Cao's army as quickly as possible so that he could return to Pingyuan County. The Xiliang Army's 10,000 reinforcements were in Pingyuan County, and Pingyuan County was in Jizhou.
In the eyes of the military generals, they are absolutely impregnable. Wherever the Xiliang Army is present, there seems to be only victory.
At first, Cao Ren showed signs of weakness. Under Wen Chou's offensive, he showed signs of retreat. In the first three days, whenever he saw Jizhou troops leaving the city, he ordered the soldiers to be on strict guard, which made Wen Chou Gaoti's heart gradually relax.
Come down.
In the pitch-black night, you couldn't see your fingers, but the lights were still brightly lit in the Chinese army's tent. Cao Ren kept looking at the letter in his hand and studied it no less than ten times, but still couldn't make a conclusion. He was not like the Xiliang army.
In this way, with internal support in the city, if something changes, Cao Ren's loss of troops will be small, but it will be a big disaster for Cao Cao's plan to capture Qingzhou.
"General, can you trust this man?" the counselor asked.
Cao Ren nodded slightly and shook his head slightly. He was not sure whether this was a trap set for Cao Jun. Once Qinggong rashly advances, the consequences will be very serious.
Finally, Cao Ren made up his mind. As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If the Xiliang army can sneak attack the city with heavy troops, there is nothing wrong with Cao Ren.
The Liu family can be considered a powerful family in Qingzhou. Two of their children are officials in the government, and one of them is a general in the army. They have a prominent position. If Le'an Kingdom and Yanzhou were not too close, they would have to fight against each other many times.
After being attacked by Cao Jun, the Liu family's strength had already become stronger.
"Master, do we really want to help Cao Jun capture Le'an Kingdom?" A middle-aged man asked uncertainly, his eyes full of confusion. It is said that with the strength of the Liu family in the city, Cao Jun will enter the city.
After that, he was treated like this at most, and I don’t understand what the owner of the family thought.
"Well, when doing anything, you have to use your brain and think about it. Which one is more powerful, Cao Jun or Jizhou Army?" asked an old man with some gray hair.[
"Of course it's Cao's army. Every time Cao's army and Jizhou's army fought, Jizhou's army couldn't defeat the other side," the middle-aged man replied.
"That's right. After joining Cao Jun, we will be in the hinterland of Cao Jun. We don't have to worry about enemies attacking at any time. Opening the city gate to welcome Cao Jun in will also make the Liu family's status in the city higher than it is now."
Maybe those boys in the family will be able to enter the officialdom again, Cao Cao's attitude towards others is much better than Yuan Shao's."
"Having said that, I heard that Yuan Shao has invited reinforcements. They are the Xiliang Army and are assisting the Jizhou Army in defending the city in Pingyuan County. I am afraid that Cao's army will not be able to make any achievements in a short period of time."
"No matter what, if Le'an Kingdom is lost, the Jizhou army will be shaken, which will make it easier for Cao's army to capture Pingyuan County. After this deadlock is resolved, our Liu family will benefit even more."
"The master of the family is wise."
The Liu family has been in Qingzhou for many years. After experiencing successive wars, they have a better understanding of what is most important in troubled times, which is the military power in their hands. Without strength, in troubled times, only
Being able to be beaten constantly, after the head of the Liu family understood this, he was an honest businessman on the surface, but secretly trained a lot of private soldiers in case something changed in the future, and they could be used. And this time,
Assist Cao Ren to obtain Le'an Kingdom, and the role of private soldiers will be maximized.
After some operations, the Liu family's generals in the army were also transferred to guard the city gate to facilitate the Liu family's movements. At this time, Wen Chou was sleeping soundly in the camp, without any feeling that a storm was coming.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou were considered by Yuan Shao to be generals with prominent status, but in the eyes of the Xiliang Army and Cao Army, they were not that important. The main reason was that in addition to their martial arts skills, these two men had other qualities.
With such passion and passion, can such a person win on the battlefield? I'm afraid the opponent can set up a strategy to capture him.
After the head of the Liu family led the soldiers to quietly open the city gate, he stood on the top of the city and waved the prepared torches a few times, then hurriedly walked down the city wall. In the dark night, the bright torches were naturally eye-catching.
There is no guarantee that there are no talented people in the Jizhou army. Once they are discovered, the Liu family's strength will definitely be compromised. This is what the Liu family leader least wants to see.
Cao Ren showed an excited look on his face. When he was fighting with the Xiliang army before, he had to be careful not to open the city gate quietly at any time. Now that he has experienced it personally, this feeling is really good and makes people feel happy.
Feeling great.
Two thousand cavalry took the lead in attacking the city, and under the guidance of the Liu family leader, they attacked the camp. As long as the general's soldiers were pacified, the entire Le'an Kingdom would be in the hands of Cao's army.
The soldiers of the Jizhou Army who were sleeping were awakened by the rumble of iron hoofs and panicked. Many of them ran out of the camp without even wearing clothes. How could they resist the cavalry that was coming quickly with little weapons? They shouted and evaded, and even more
Many people just threw their feet away and ran away elsewhere.
There was a chaos in the army. Wen Chou was also awakened by the deputy general. After walking out of the camp and seeing such changes, he became furious and wanted to pick up a long sword and fight to the death with Cao Jun. However, he was stopped by the deputy general. The current situation was obviously that Cao Jun had the upper hand.
, the Jizhou army is in chaos, there is no difference between charging up and dying. Even if you are very skilled in martial arts, killing ten or eight of them will not have any impact on the overall battle situation.
"What should we do? There are still nearly 20,000 soldiers in the city." Wen Chou said sadly. He didn't expect Cao Jun to sneak into the city. If the deputy general hadn't reminded him, he might have been caught.
"General, we can leave the green mountains without worrying about having firewood. Let's return to Pingyuan County for the time being. There is the Lord's army there. As long as Pingyuan County is defended, it will not be difficult to resist Cao's army." The deputy general advised.[
His face changed for a long time. Wen Chou sighed and clapped his horse and rushed towards the city gate. When Wen Chou escaped from the city, there were only dozens of soldiers following him. In this battle, the Jizhou Army directly lost nearly 20,000 soldiers.
There were more than a thousand horses, including more than a thousand cavalry. Wen Chou was not willing to use them at ordinary times, and all of them gave Cao Jun an advantage.
The harvest was very rich, and Cao Ren was very happy. It seemed that the sneak attack on the city gate was really profitable. No wonder when the Xiliang army attacked Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass, the first thing they did was to seize control of the city gate. It turned out that
For this reason, it seems that I will make a suggestion to my lord in the future to form a special team in the army to attack the city gate.
The professional level of our own side is much worse than that of the Xiliang Army. Cao Ren also understood this. Under his heavy guard, the Xiliang Army was able to capture Luoyang.
The appearance of soldiers in the city directly led to the defeat of Cao Jun. Even now, Cao Ren still can't figure out where these soldiers came from. The men in black from Xianlian Pavilion can also explain how the soldiers who captured the city gate came from.
Something happened.
The news that Cao Jun captured Le'an State and captured more than 10,000 enemies, more than 1,000 war horses, and a large amount of food and supplies made Cao Cao extremely excited. The generals he valued most were Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan. Unexpectedly,
Xia Houyuan was killed by the Xiliang army, and now Cao Ren captured Le'an country in one battle. It can be said that he did it without losing any blood, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.
The Liu family of Le'an State gained a lot of benefits because of this wise move. The reward alone made the Liu family very excited, and some of the children of the family were also sent to other counties as officials.
, the status of the Liu family in the city has become even higher.
Gao Lan paced back and forth in the tent with a gloomy face. With Wen Chou restraining Cao Jun in Le'an State, he was able to deal with Cao Jun calmly. There were more than 20,000 defenders in the city, and Cao Jun could not get any advantage for a while.
The loss of Le'an Kingdom means that the Jizhou Army's efforts in Qingzhou over the years have been in vain. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have been fighting for so long in Qingzhou, not just for land, but this time because of Wen Chou's mistakes,
This directly caused Yuan Shao's strength in Qingzhou to be reduced by more than half.
"General Gao, me"
Gao Lan waved his hand and said: "There is no need to mention this matter again. The most important thing now is to protect Pingyuan County."
Although Wen Chou was a little unhappy, he still endured it. In the past, Gao Lan would not have dared to do this, otherwise Wen Chou would have passed away with a slap. Now that he was the defeated general, he could only swallow this breath temporarily.
"There are 10,000 Xiliang Army soldiers in the city, but these soldiers are very cunning. They only carry supplies on the city and occasionally 'shoot' arrows. They don't do their best at all." Gao Lan said with a slight frown.
Wen Chou said angrily: "The Xiliang army is really treacherous. My lord gave up the entire Zhuo County to the Xiliang army."
"I'll go find them." Wen Chou said as he was told, leaving Gao Lan behind and headed to the Xiliang Army.
Gao Lan watched Wen Chou leave in shock. He had long wanted to find out about the Xiliang Army. However, this was a critical period of the war. He could not offend the Xiliang Army over a trivial matter. In such a situation, Pingyuan County
It's completely dangerous.
In any case, as long as the Xiliang Army is in the city, they are like grasshoppers on a rope with the Jizhou Army and will not do anything too outrageous. After all, they will also be in trouble after the city is breached.
The general leading the army was Ma Chao of the Xiliang Army. Wen Chou was a little unhappy when he saw Ma Chao at first sight, mainly because Ma Chao was too young and it was hard to believe that it was this young general who commanded the Xiliang Army.
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"General Wen?" Ma Chao cupped his fists slightly and said.
Wen Chou said: "Exactly. I wonder if King Liang has any instructions for the general before he comes to Qingzhou?"
"Assist the Jizhou Army to defend the Le'an Kingdom." Ma Chao said calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. Ma Chao indeed lacked interest in helping other princes, and the 10,000 soldiers under his command could not make any mistakes.
, otherwise I won’t be able to explain it after I return to Chang’an.
