Cao and Yuan had been in Guandu for more than a month and conducted some small-scale trials. Both armies suffered losses. Yuan Shao's several tricks were foiled by Cao Cao. Seeing that the harvest season was about to enter in July, both sides made the same choice.
They wanted to avoid fighting, but they were unwilling to retreat.
On this day, Long Fei led all his men to Cao Jun's tent. His face was full of anger. As soon as he entered the tent, he did not wait for Cao Cao to speak, nor did he salute Cao Cao. He stood in the middle and said: "Father-in-law, why?
Won’t you give me military rations?”
"Uh...!" Cao Cao didn't know how to answer, so he hurriedly looked at the counselors beside him. Jiang Ji said quickly: "General Long, calm down, calm down! Hey! It's harvest time now, last year's grain harvest has been exhausted, new grain
We haven't come down yet. It will take time to transport grain and grass from Xuchang. Bandits are rampant along the way. Yuan Shao will take the opportunity to rob grain. The Lord is trying to think of a way. Not only General Long's troops and horses, but also our troops and horses have limited grain and grass. General, please calm down!
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Long Fei said coldly: "Why do I feel something is wrong? Next to my camp are Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and they have plenty of food and grass! Mr. Jiang, how do you explain this?"
"Uh...!" Jiang Ji was speechless for a moment. Dong Zhao said: "The tiger and leopard cavalry are the elite of our army. How can the supply of food and grass be compared with that of ordinary soldiers? General Long can go outside the tent and take a look at the other soldiers of our army."
I can’t even eat one meal a day!”
"I don't care about this! According to the agreement between my father-in-law and I, when our army goes on an expedition, my father-in-law must provide food and grass. Now that our soldiers have difficulty eating enough, they are in danger of defeat!" Long Fei's face was serious, and he was not joking at all.
Meaning: "According to our agreement, our troops can withdraw now, Mr. Jiang, don't you think so?"
"This!" Jiang Ji was speechless and looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao sighed softly: "My good son-in-law! I will handle this matter. I will give priority to your troops as soon as the food and grass arrive. I hope my good son-in-law can bear with it for a few days.
I have sent someone to urge you and they will be here soon!"
The dragon flew away, and there was silence in the big tent. Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao: "My lord, our food problem is imminent. Tens of thousands of troops gathered here, and the daily consumption was huge. The food and grass accumulated over the years have basically been exhausted. If
There is no good way, and I'm worried that not only Long Fei, but also our army will also have objections."
Dong Zhaodao: "A few days ago, our food transport team was robbed by Yuan Shao's men. If we can't find this group of Yuan's troops who are moving behind us, we may not be able to transport even if we have food!"
Cao Cao nodded: "I already know about this matter. I sent Yuan Rang and Mancheng to lead the troops to respond. I hope to gain something!"
Xiahou Dun led five thousand cavalry to the place where the grain truck was hijacked. This was the only way from Xuchang to Guandu. There were dense forests on both sides, making it very easy to hide soldiers and horses. Although the grain transport team also had guards, they were all
The Naijun soldiers were very weak in combat effectiveness and could not deal with Yuan Jun's soldiers and horses. According to reports from those who escaped, Yuan Jun was surrounded by cavalry, and more were archers. They fired rockets from the dense forest, making it difficult to prevent them.
Li Dian found traces of troops and horses stationed in the dense forest on the west side. After inspection, it was determined that the number of people was no less than 3,000. Xiahou Dun immediately sent out scouts to investigate. There was no news at all within ten miles. Xiahou Dun shouted angrily, but it was
There is no solution at all.
Li Diandao: "The enemy is cunning. They move immediately after one attack. We can't find any clues at all. I have a plan that may be able to lure them out!"
Three days later, dozens of grain trucks left the city of Xuchang and turned onto the road to Guandu. The grain and grass on the trucks were piled up like mountains, and the people responsible for escorting them were still some county soldiers. It seemed that they were not affected by the previous attack.
The influence of the military rations being robbed in the past few days. I walked with stops all the way north.
Lu Xiang was drinking and joking with a few soldiers in a small village deep in Jiluo Mountain. Three days ago, they attacked Cao Jun's grain truck. Most of the grain and grass were burned, and the rest were all moved here.
Lu Xiang forgot Ju Shou's instructions before leaving, and had people set up a bonfire and prepare a sumptuous meal together with the game they had brought back. The soldiers, who had been suffering for more than ten days, feasted like hungry wolves one by one.
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"Brothers!" Lu Xiang raised the wine bowl: "From now on, everyone can eat freely today. If there is nothing, Cao Cao will send it to you! So don't worry!"
"Hahaha...!" Everyone burst out laughing and stood up to toast Lu Xiang: "The general's calculations indicate that Cao's army has no food, so our army will win!"
A fast horse galloped along the mountain road. The knight on the horse was full of excitement. He jumped off the horse and without even breathing, he knelt down quickly: "Report...! Report to the general! Cao, Cao...
…!”
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly! If someone comes, give him a bowl of wine!"
"Thank you, General!" The knight raised his neck and drank a large bowl of wine: "General, Cao Jun has brought out food and grass again!"
"Oh!" Lu Xiang's face instantly beamed with joy, and he laughed loudly: "Okay! This is our business again! Pass the order and get ready to go!"
The grain truck moved very slowly. Everywhere it passed, someone had to be carefully inspected, as if they were worried about encountering the same danger as last time. The leader of the team was a captain, and his posture was quite upright. His eyes were wide open along the way.
They looked around and reminded their soldiers to be careful from time to time. After crossing the Xiaoqing River, they walked two days to Guandu. They rested at Qingshui Village that night.
Qingshui Village is a not too big village. There are only about a hundred people in the village. They live on both sides of the official road. The surrounding fields are full of harvest crops, which are golden and particularly beautiful. The captain did not enter the village and set up camp.
By the Xiaoqing River outside the village, we hope to use Xiaoqing River as a defense to reduce the pressure on the defense. At night, the driver surrounds the grain truck, unloads the cattle and horses pulling the truck, and feeds some fodder before finding a fire.
He lay down next to him to rest. The captain checked around and felt that there was no problem, so he also walked into his tent.
The night gradually deepened, and the people, cattle and horses who had worked hard all day fell silent, leaving only the piles of bonfires burning feebly. Lu Xiang twisted his body a few times and yawned: "That's enough.
Tired! What time is it now?"
"Just after midnight!"
Lu Xiang nodded: "Very good! Let the brothers get up and prepare to take action!"
It was the same as last time. Suddenly, there were shouts of killing all around Qingshui Village. Thousands of rockets emerged from the fields on both sides and went straight to Cao Jun's food and grass. The front ends of the rockets were wrapped with strips of cloth soaked in oil. They shot somewhere.
, ignited it as soon as it opened. After a while, several grain trucks burst into flames. The captain climbed up in a hurry, and came out of the boat with his sword in hand. He was shocked when he saw it.
Losing color, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to defend and the cart drivers to put out the fire.
"Kill...!" There were shouts. Lu Xiang took the lead and rushed into Cao's army. He stabbed four or five soldiers to death with the halberd in his hand. Lu Xiang laughed loudly: "Grandpa Lu Xiang is here, don't want to
Kneel down if you are dead!"
Looking at the surrounding soldiers with swords in their hands, as well as the flaming arrows that the archers did not shoot, the civilians knelt down first. Then many Cao soldiers also knelt down and begged for surrender. Lu Xiang was so proud that he
His face was filled with excitement. Suddenly a soldier shouted loudly: "General! This cart is not filled with food!"
Lu Xiang was stunned, and hurriedly jumped out of the car. He opened the bag of grain with his sword, revealing handfuls of grains of sand. He poked four or five of them in succession, all of which were the same. The lieutenant general and a few trusted soldiers removed the grains from the carriage.
The grain bags were torn, and they were all the same, filled with black sand. Lu Xiang's mind buzzed, and before he could figure out what was going on, he felt a tremor under his feet.
"Cavalry! Cavalry!" a soldier shouted loudly.
Xiahou Dun took the lead, wielding his halberd, and charged into Yuan's army. The anger that had been accumulated for so long finally came to explode. The halberd danced up and down, killing each and every one of Yuan's troops. The sudden attack caught Lu Xiang off guard, and Yuan's army
There was no reaction at all. Several personal guards protected Lu Xiang and used the grain truck as a defense line, hoping to prevent the cavalry from attacking.
"Defend! Defend!" Lu Xiang shouted loudly. Yuan Jun hurriedly formed a defense line, but it was too late. Xiahou Dun's cavalry was extremely brave, and successive charges tore Yuan Jun into pieces, making it impossible to form an effective defense.
The deputy general said: "General, we have fallen into a trap! We'd better retreat quickly!"
Lu Xiang looked around and saw that Cao's army was everywhere. There was no way to escape. The Xiaoqing River behind him was the only way out. Fortunately, the water in the river was not too big. Lu Xiang shouted to retreat and was the first to jump into the river.
Although the Xiaoqing River is not deep, it is relatively wide, about ten feet. Lu Xiang took a few steps and felt that the water had reached his calves. The further he went, the deeper it seemed.
"Gululu..." A strange sound came from the upper reaches of Xiaoqing River. A huge black shadow occasionally shined under the moonlight. It was impossible to see what it was based on this alone. It was too late to see it clearly.
In the evening, a huge wave knocked Lu Xiang into the water. He finally emerged, and another wave hit him. After choking on his water for a few times, Lu Xiang could no longer exert any strength and could only resign himself to his fate.
It's easy to grab a piece of rotten wood, get hit hard by a soldier, and then you don't know anything anymore.
When Lu Xiang woke up, it was already broad daylight. Fortunately, he hugged the piece of rotten wood tightly and managed to save his life. Looking at the rushing river, he didn't know how far he was swept away. There was not a single soldier around him, and he must have been all.
They are all dead. Lu Xiang is about to cry but has no tears. How will he explain to Yuan Shao after he returns? Thinking about it, it is really not as happy as death. But then again, it is better to die than to live. Besides, now is the time to employ people.
Maybe Yuan Shao wouldn't kill him. Thinking of this, Lu Xiang took a short rest, looked at the path, and walked towards Guandu.
Three days later, Yuan Shao really didn't know what to say when he saw Lu Xiang's embarrassment. Fortunately, the Lu family brothers were relatively close to Guo Tu, and Guo Tu interceded, so Yuan Shao really didn't kill him. Yuan Shao slapped him on several cases.
Above: "Our plans have been thwarted many times. It is better to have a happy battle. Come and declare a challenge to Cao Cao!"