Chapter 511: Cao Jun fights against the Yellow Turbans
Although he was defeated in the first battle, Cao Cao still seemed confident. He carefully analyzed the Yellow Turbans and believed that the Yellow Turbans lacked horses, had low mobility, and were lax in organization. Although they were large in number, they were arrogant and vigilant.
Therefore, Cao Cao did not plan to have another head-on battle with the Yellow Turban Army, and decided to use surprise attack tactics to weaken the opponent's momentum. As long as the opponent's momentum was weakened, it would not be difficult to destroy them.
After much thought, Cao Cao planned to set up the battlefield for the surprise attack in Shouzhang City, which is now southwest of Dongping County, Shandong Province. Shouzhang City is between Jishui and Wenshui. There is a fairly open plain, which is most suitable for cavalry assault.
However, cavalry combat is Cao Cao’s strength. Cao Cao served as a cavalry captain several times. In addition to his excellent riding skills, he was also good at commanding cavalry combat. (No wonder Cao Cao was defeated by Chibi? So that’s it!)
The Yellow Turban Army gathered between Wuyan City and Shouzhang City, very close to Cao Cao's army, but Cao Cao still wanted to observe the opponent's position, so Cao Cao boldly led a mixed infantry and cavalry force of 1,000 people with Bao Xin.
, personally went to the front line to survey the terrain, and used a thousand troops to go to hundreds of thousands of people to collect intelligence. Cao Cao was indeed so bold as to be reckless at times!
Cao Cao was thoughtful, good at creative planning, and always brave in action. He often liked to go to the front line. Therefore, later poet Su Dongpo praised him as the best military strategist in Chinese history. However, Cao Cao often suffered from embarrassment in his life history.
The main reason for his dangerous situation lies in his excessive bold behavior.
Cao Cao was very proud of the thorough planning of the Battle of Shouzhang, so on the eve of the battle, he took Bao Xin to the front line to inspect, and explained his battle strategy to Bao Xin with foaming words. Perhaps he was overly excited. Cao Cao and Bao Xin's cavalry
The troops passed a long distance in front of the infantry troops and arrived at the Wenshui River.
At this moment, suddenly, an enemy force of thousands of people appeared in front of him. Cao Cao could only respond hastily with hundreds of cavalry. However, the terrain on the shore was uneven, and the cavalry was unable to exert its charge, plus the infantry.
If they fail to arrive in time, they are outnumbered and are about to be annihilated.
In the critical situation, Bao Xin asked a few brave cavalry athletes to surround Cao Cao and escape first. He led the remaining cavalry troops in a bloody battle. Although Cao Cao strongly opposed it, Bao Xin said that the army must not be without a commander. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, Bao Xin
Cao Cao had no choice but to take advantage of the opportunity to break out. As a result, Cao Cao's army suffered all casualties. Bao Xin also died fighting hard at the age of forty-one!
Bao Xin was originally a wealthy man with a good family background. He was a rare person with lofty ideals in the Kwantung Army. Thinking back to when Cao Cao was weak and weak, Bao Xin encouraged Cao Cao: "People who lack intelligence cannot stand out, even if they are very powerful now."
You are strong, but you will fail one day. I think you are the only one who can bring order to the chaos in the future. General, you are a person who has been given a great responsibility by God!"
Such a close friend died because of his carelessness and risky behavior. Cao Cao was very sad. He offered a reward to find Bao Xin's body but was unable to find it. He had to ask someone to carve an image of Bao Xin out of wood, paint it with oil paint, and hang it for burial.
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During the memorial ceremony, Cao Cao cried very sadly, and the soldiers were moved to tears. Everyone saw that Cao Cao cried so sadly for a fallen soldier, and they were all very moved, and naturally they agreed with Cao Cao psychologically.
It sticks tighter.
In order to commemorate Bao Xin, Cao Cao was determined to win this war. Cao Cao gathered all the young people in Yanzhou and only did a short training before participating in actual combat. In order to make up for the lack of military combat experience, Cao Cao wore armor around the clock and personally commanded
As a result of the war, the morale of the entire army was strong, new sources of troops increased a lot, and with the soldiers left behind by Liu Dai and Bao Xin, Cao's army's combat strength became stronger and stronger.
On the contrary, the Yellow Turbans were lax in their organization and lacked military knowledge. Although they had a large number of people, they could not withstand Cao Cao's marathon pursuit.
Don't let the Yellow Turbans breathe a sigh of relief.
Cao Cao took the initiative by attacking with all his legions and fought in turns. Cao Cao's army had high mobility and strong combat morale. After several beautiful battles, he completely defeated the fighting will of hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans.
Cao Cao has always been sympathetic to the civil uprising. If it weren't for the Bao Xin incident, he would never have pursued the Yellow Turbans so fiercely. Therefore, when the Yellow Turbans suffered continuous setbacks and were exhausted, Cao Cao also slowly recovered from his intense emotions.
Slowly calm down.
Cao Cao knew that the civil unrest was a political issue and should not be solved with military force. Massacre! Although it can shock people for a while, as long as they relax for a moment, the rebellion will come back. Political issues must be handled with political methods. Only then can it be effective.
Therefore, when the power of the Yellow Turbans weakened, Cao Cao also began to recruit them.
Cao Cao even publicly stated to the generals of the armed forces: "Whether this mission can be successfully completed, comfort is much more important than pursuit and suppression!"
Cao Cao sent a large number of surrender letters to the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, and the two sides negotiated for an armistice opportunity. However, Cao Cao did not just want to negotiate peace with the enemy. Cao Cao wanted to use the armistice period to constantly mobilize troops and redeploy the front lines. Cao Cao assembled a lot of troops.
The elite troops had to set up many combat ambushes.
Soon, the negotiations broke down, and Cao Cao immediately took action. However, Cao Cao tried his best to avoid killing, and used a strategy of chasing ducks, forcing a large number of Yellow Turbans into the ambush circle he had set in advance, and then surrounding them.
It was cold winter, and the main force of the Yellow Turban Party, which was besieged in the Jibei Kingdom, first laid down its weapons and surrendered unconditionally under Cao Cao's constant instigation. Cao Cao was very happy and immediately announced that he would let the past go.
Those who lacked combat effectiveness were all sent back to the countryside to engage in farming. They were reduced to more than 300,000 soldiers and had a population of more than one million. Cao Cao collected the elites and formed an army, strengthened training, organized them into the "Qingzhou Army", and guided them to engage in farming.
Work.
In this way, it not only solved the problem of the Yellow Turban Party, but also increased a lot of agricultural productivity, which was of great help to the reconstruction work after the rural ruins in the late Han Dynasty. But more importantly, with the combined troops of Bao Xin and Liu Dai,
For the first time in his life, Cao Cao finally had the best army in the world.
Pacifying the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou brought Cao Cao's career a big step forward. Cao Cao not only gained the trust of all county officials and people, but also effectively controlled all the legions in Yanzhou after the war. Not only did Cao Cao's reputation improve a lot,
As he became a truly powerful competitor, Yuan Shao took the opportunity to recommend Cao Cao as the Mu of Yanzhou, helping Cao Cao become a veritable warlord.
Cao Cao spent more than half a year to eliminate the Yellow Turban Army in the Qingzhou area. His position as the governor of Yanzhou should be firmly established, right? Unexpectedly, Chang'an actually sent another high-ranking official named Jin Shang to Yanzhou to do this.
Governor.
How could Cao Cao agree? He finally got Yanzhou, how could he get it out? Even Yuan Shao, Zuo Aoran, Liu Biao, etc., I'm afraid they are not willing to give up their territory?! Therefore, Cao Cao heard that Jin Shang brought a group of
When a group of troops came to Yanzhou, they ambush the troops at the border. As soon as Jin Shang arrived, they attacked him. Jin Shang received a stick on his head and fled in a hurry. He went to Nanyang to join Yuan Shao's enemy Yuan Shu.
