Chapter 778: Xia Hou draws out his arrows and eats his eyes
Chapter 778: Xiahou draws his arrows and eats his eyes
Xu Qian's uncle and nephew could not exert their talents under Zuo Aoran, so Zuo Aoran wrote a folded book and sent it to Xuchang, asking for official positions for the uncle and nephew, and letting them go to Luoyang. I went to serve Liu Bian.
Zuo Aoran was ready to recuperate again. When he was about to go to Nanshan, Liu Bei's counselor Sun Qian arrived. The servant informed Zuo Aoran, and with Zuo Aoran's permission, the servant led Sun Qian to see Zuo Aoran.
Sun Qian's eloquence is really good. He stated everything from the very beginning. He also described Lu Bu to perfection and made Liu Bei extremely miserable. Even Dou E did not blame Liu Bei. He completely portrayed Liu Bei as a miserable man. Finally, the purpose of the trip was revealed.
Zuo Aoran smiled slightly and said: "My senior brother Liu Bei is in trouble, and it is my duty as my junior brother. However, Bingzhou is far away from Xuzhou, and there is Yuan Shao in the middle. Even if I, Zuo Aoran, lead an army to arrive, I am afraid that at this time Xuzhou is now owned by Cao Cao!"
"What Marshal Zuo said is true, but he only knows one and not the other. Our lord Xuande just used the power of Marshal to frighten Cao Cao so that he did not dare to act rashly, so that he could fulfill his promise and capture Xuzhou and defeat Lu Bu. , can really return Xuzhou to my lord." Sun Qian said.
"In other words, the main force in this battle is Cao Cao's army. I, Zuo Aoran, am only sending troops to scare Cao Cao so that he cannot annex Xuzhou. In this case, I don't have to send a large army and can just lead 30,000 soldiers myself?!" Zuo Aoran said.
Sun Qian bowed and said: "That's right, Marshal, please send troops quickly, otherwise there may be changes!"
"Pass my general's order..." Before Zuo Aoran could finish his words, he saw a junior high school student running in hurriedly, kneeling down in the tunnel and saying: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Youzhou!"
"Speak!" Zuo Aoran said with a frown.
"Cao Cao has appointed Yuan Shao as a general, with the title of Taiwei, and also oversees Ji, Qing, You, and the four prefectures. Now Yuan Shao is relying on Yuyang to send troops to General Gongsun in Beiping. General Gongsun asks for help from his lord." The principal said in one breath.
"Pah!" Zuo Aoran slapped the table and said, "Damn it!"
Just at this time, three more battle reports came in. The first one wrote: "Yuan Shao appointed Chun Yuqiong as his general, his younger brothers Chun Yu'an, Chun Yu Pu, and Chun Yu Dao as the vanguard, and the youngest Lao Dazai Chun Yu Ji as the rear guard, and raised five troops. Wan is stationed outside Huguan."
The second letter read: "Yuan Shao appointed Han Meng as his general, Han Ruo as the vanguard, and Han Xun as the rear ally. He raised 50,000 troops to station at Jiguan, and there was a steady stream of reinforcements and grain from Hanoi."
The third letter read: "Outside Xianbei, the Xiongnu united with dozens of tribesmen and rushed to Yanmen Pass from three directions: Yunzhong, Shanggu, and Daijun. The momentum was very huge. It was initially estimated that there should be more than 300,000 soldiers and horses. "
Zuo Aoran read the three battle reports and handed them to Sun Qian. After reading the three battle reports, Sun Qian frowned and opened his mouth to speak, but swallowed it back. He didn't know for a moment What can I say?
Zuo Aoran looked at Sun Qian's anxious look and felt very envious in his heart, because Sun Qian was really anxious for Liu Bei. Zuo Aoran waved his hand to stop Sun Qian from pacing back and forth, and vowed: "Please rest assured, Gongyou, rest." One day later, I returned to Xiaopei and told my senior brother Liu Bei that I will send an army of 30,000 to Xuzhou in a few days!"
The snow in front of your house has not been cleared yet, so how can you still have the energy to help my lord? You are just aiming without a purpose and giving my lord a reassurance. In the end, my lord will be in vain. But since people have said so, He couldn't say anything else, so Sun Qian could only salute and said: "I hope Marshal Zuo will not break his promise! Sun Qian takes leave!"
After Sun Qian left, Zuo Aoran summoned all the civil and military officials to ask for advice. Tian Feng was the first to speak: "My lord, according to Feng's opinion, Yuan Shao intends to take the remaining half of Youzhou and the area outside Yanmen Pass." The clan alliance must have been recruited by Yuan Shao, with the intention of dividing the lord's forces and making him unable to rescue General Gongsun."
"Yuan Hao is absolutely right. Once Yuan Shao captures Youzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou will definitely send troops within a year, or your lord will merge the states. Once Yuan Shao takes control of the four states, he will definitely become the key to overthrowing the rule of the Han Dynasty. A great prince is afraid that no one in the world can rival him." Chen Yu said.
"No! Those who succeeded or failed in ancient times had their talents. Even if they were weak, they would be strong. If they are not like this, they would be weak even if they were strong. The survival of Liu and Xiang is enough to see! Today, the only one who competes with Gong for the world is Yuan Shaoer. Shao is broad-minded on the outside but cautious on the inside. He allows others to be suspicious but is open-minded and open-minded. He only works according to his talents. This is how he wins because of his great temper. Shao is prudent and cautious but lacks decisiveness. He loses opportunities later. He is able to handle major events and has endless adaptability. This strategy leads to victory. Also, Shao's imperial army was lenient, but the laws were not established. Although there were many soldiers, it was difficult to use them. The public laws were clear, and rewards and punishments must be implemented. Although there were few soldiers, they all fought to the death. This is how they won by force. Shao relied on his worldly resources and calmly acted. Wisdom is used to gain reputation, so the few scholars who are incompetent and inquisitive are often rewarded. Treat others with fairness and benevolence, promote sincerity, do not pretend to be beautiful, be prudent and frugal in oneself, and do not begrudge those who have merit, so the world is a loyal and honest person. Xian is willing to use it, and this virtue can lead to victory. I have used four victories to assist the prince and fight for justice. Who dares not to obey? How can people like Yuan Shao be used?" Chen Deng came out and said.
Zuo Aoran said happily: "If this is the case, I can divide my troops to attack Yuan Shao and pacify Jizhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou within one year!"
"No! Absolutely no! If my lord wants to send an army to attack Yuan Shao, he must first send his army to Yanzhou to destroy Cao Cao, and then he can attack Yuan Shao. Otherwise, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of my lord's massive attack on Yuan Shao to invade Bingzhou. Once we join forces with Yuan Shao, our army will It's bound to be a two-front battle, and it's hard to take care of the beginning and the end!" Chen Deng said.
Zuo Aoran nodded and said, "Then what should I do now?"
"Send heavy troops to guard Yanmen Pass and Jiguan, and send troops out of Hu Pass to defeat Chunyu Qiong in one fell swoop. The troops are directed towards Yecheng. Yuan Shao will inevitably withdraw his troops at this time. Our army can now attack Han Hao's army in two directions and regain Hanoi County in one fell swoop." Chen Dengdao.
"Good! What a great way to surround Wei and save Zhao! What a great way to catch rabbits!" Zuo Aoran praised.
"Order Ouyang Lie as the chief general, Diao Linxiang as the deputy general, Tian Feng as the military advisor and Dianjie, Gao Ping as the vanguard general, and Gao Huai as the grain and grass transport officer, and lead an army of fifty thousand to Yanmen Pass!" Zuo Aoran said.
"Yes!" the seven people stood up and said.
"I appointed Zhang Chun as the chief general, Zhang Rong, Gao Tanglong, Li Bao as deputy generals, Tian Chou as military advisor, Ju Hu, Samoko, Zhang Tai as vanguard generals, Ma Sheng as grain and grass transport officer, and led an army of fifty thousand into the pot. Pass, we must defeat Chunyu Qiong and surround Yecheng. Once Yuan Shao returns, he will lead his army directly into Hanoi County. Then there will be a large army to respond and jointly recover Hanoi County to resist Yuan Shao's army." Zuo Aoran said.
"Yes!" the nine people stood up and said.
"I ordered Li Shi to be the chief general, Xing Lie to be the deputy general, Chen Yu to be the military advisor, Zhang Xu and Wang Xiong to be the vanguard generals, and Yang Ming to be the grain and grass transport officer. He led an army of 50,000 into Jiguan and waited for the arrival of Zhang Chun's army. , sent troops out of Jiguan to recapture Hanoi County, and then the two of them joined forces to attack Yuan Shao." Zuo Aoran said.
"As ordered!" the six people stood up and said.
"Hua Xin is in charge of Bingzhou and has full authority to dispatch grain and grass from the three directions. He is the general envoy of the three routes. Hu Che'er took my commander's order to Luoyang and dispatched 30,000 troops to Sishui Pass. I personally led Chen Deng, Jiang Yiqu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Chu,
Zhu Ci, Liu Hu, Murong Ping, He Yi, He Man, Lei Xu, Wu Ba, Wenpin, Han Aluminum, Gao Lan, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Zu Lang, Guan Cheng and others arrived at Sishui Pass, and the army passed by
Yanzhou points directly at Xuzhou and helps my senior brother Liu Bei regain Xuzhou." Zuo Aoran said.
"Yes!" All the civil and military officials said in unison.
Let’s briefly summarize that Hu Cheer brought 30,000 soldiers and horses with military talismans, and Zuo Aoran also arrived at Sishui Pass. Zuo Aoran led the generals and 30,000 soldiers and horses straight to Xuzhou. Before departure, Zuo Aoran specially
He sent someone to Xuchang to let Cao Cao know and prepare him in advance.
After getting the news, Xuchang must inform Cao Cao of the matter. With Cao Cao's permission, the territory of Yanzhou was naturally released. In this way, Zuo Aoran passed Yanzhou unimpeded and extorted a lot of grain and grass.
Only one day later, Zuo Aoran led his army to Xuzhou.
Only when Zuo Aoran arrived in Xuzhou did he realize that Cao Cao had been defeated and that the entire vanguard force had suffered almost all casualties. If not for the bravery of several lieutenants such as Li Dian, the seriously injured Xia Houyuanrang might have died in the ancient forest.
Xia Hou Yuan Rang swallows his eyes, everyone is naturally familiar with it. Cao Cao always sends troops with Xia Hou Yuan Rang as the vanguard.
The army pursued and passed through the ancient forest when two generals suddenly shot out from the left and right, namely Lu Bu's generals Wang He and Qin Yilu.
Xiahou Yuanrang knew that he had underestimated the enemy and fell in ambush. His troops were immediately panicked. At this time, Gao Shun led his troops to fight back.
Xia Houyuanrang's left eye was in the middle. Xiahou Yuanrang was not defeated because of this. Instead, he swallowed one eye because of his parents' essence and blood, and then worked up his courage to kill Cao Xing. Cao Xing had never seen such a posture before, and he was inexplicably horrified at the moment.
, for a moment, the war horse was frightened, and the horse ran away. Cao Xing saved his life, but Cao Xing's deputy general Zhang Hong died at the hands of Xiahou Yuanrang.
Xiahou Yuanrang led his troops to resist desperately. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao brought troops to help and blocked Xiahou Yuanrang's retreat.
The soldiers broke through, Zhang Liao's brave strategy made Xiahou Yuanrang, who was seriously injured, even more invincible. Just when Xiahou Yuanrang was about to lose his life, Xiahou Yuan from his place led the troops to come, and tried his best to protect his brother Xiahou Yuanrang.
, then he led his miserable army to break through the encirclement and was defeated. Most of his soldiers and horses were killed or wounded. The soldiers retreated for more than fifty miles and rested in Jibei camp, waiting for the arrival of Cao Cao's army.
The four generals Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Wang He and Qin Yilu found Cao Xing and did not lead their troops to return victoriously. Instead, they led their troops to fight back against Liu Bei. At this time, Lü Bu had just arrived with his troops to support him. Gao Shun reported to Lü Bu the great victory over Xiahou
Lu Bu was overjoyed for the achievements of Yuan Rang and Xia Hou Yuan. He immediately rewarded the four generals Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Wang He, and Qin Yilu. However, Cao Xing was even remembered for his first contribution, seriously injuring Cao's general Xia Hou Yuan Rang with an arrow. Who was it?
How capable he is! The only flaw is that Cao Xing's horse was frightened. After the battle was over, they joined forces to attack Xiaopei's Liu Bei.
When Lu Bu returned to Gaoshun, the news that Zhang Liao was coming to attack Xiaopei had already reached Liu Bei. Liu Bei immediately led his three generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Deng Tong to lead their troops out of the city and set up a stronghold outside the city to defend them.
