When the Black Mountain Army invaded Dongjun, Cao Cao had followed Xun Yu's suggestion and gathered all the troops in Dongjun in Puyang. No soldiers were left to garrison north of the river, so he was easily captured by the Black Mountain Army as if they were wearing paper.
Occupied.
At this time, the scouts were ordered by Cao Cao to explore the scene on the south bank and the north bank. They stayed on the south bank for three days, and every day they saw the Black Mountain Army in the north as endless as the river flowing eastward. On the fourth day, the Black Mountain Army began
After crossing the river at Cangting, the scouts did not dare to stay on the south bank anymore, so they went back to report to Cao Cao, saying that there were as many moth thieves in the north as locusts in August. They did not know how many there were, and they could not be less than three.
One hundred thousand.
After Cao Cao heard about it, he knew that this number could not be just soldiers. It was probably the Montenegrin army and the Montenegrin veterans and soldiers and civilians who had all moved to Yanzhou. He said to Xun Yu: "There are millions of Heishan troops running rampant in Hebei. How can this be an army?"
They are obviously all ordinary people! How can it be that Benchu cannot stop the migration of the people? As long as thousands of cavalry follow them and harass them day and night, they will not be able to do it. It seems that Benchu has indeed abandoned the imperial court."
After all, Cao Cao climbed to the top of the city to look at Hebei from a distance and sighed. Although he had been prepared for it, he couldn't help but sigh with chills when he saw what happened. After all, the two were childhood friends and shared the same adversity, but today they parted ways like this, which also brought disaster to the country.
, he sat guarding the isolated city, and then thought of his own clan’s in-laws who were trapped in Dongmin, Changyi. His sadness was really indescribable.
In troubled times, trustworthy relatives and friends are indeed precious. But even the closest flesh and blood relatives will inevitably be betrayed and disappointed. Just like the bright flowers, they will eventually fade away, and the bamboo leaves will be evergreen, but they will wither.
time.
From then on, Cao Cao faced the Black Mountain Army to the north, Guan Cheng to the east, and Guan Hai to the west. The only three counties under his command were Puyang, Baima, and Yanxian. Not long after, the scouts came back with news that the Black Mountain Army had crossed over.
Dahe, there was a faint tendency to march towards Puyang, and Guan Hai began to attack Henan and confronted Wei Yan in Xingyang.
At this time, Cao Cao negotiated with Guan Yu and summoned all the officers under his command to discuss the future strategy again.
Du Yun, Guan Yu's aide, said: "Now our army is surrounded from all sides, with strong enemies in the southeast, northwest and northwest. It is like a bird in a cage or a fish in a net. If we don't destroy the cage and net as soon as possible, we will wait for the enemy troops to come and shrink."
Without the strength of our troops, our army will be trapped to death."
"Du Jun wants us to break into Henan!" Cao Cao knew what Du Yun meant. Now the general Liu Bei was leading his army to Yanzhou to join him. The imperial court suddenly had nearly 100,000 troops, and Geng Cang
The army will have the strength to fight.
But Cao Cao was extremely hesitant for a while. After all, as the governor of Yanzhou, he should not leave his jurisdiction without permission. After losing territory one after another, breaking out of the encirclement and asking for help from Henan would be an excuse for abandoning his post and neglecting the people. Moreover, he thought very highly of himself, so let
He was unwilling to accept Liu Xuande's command.
In fact, most of the people agreed with Du Yun's opinion, especially Guan Yu. He strongly advocated abandoning the city and heading west, saying: "My brother and I haven't seen each other for a long time. As long as our brothers work together, no matter how rampant the bandit army is, nothing will happen."
We can't do it."
But Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao was silent for a long time, and he guessed his thoughts. He felt that it was not a good time to abandon the city, and he was unwilling to leave, so he said in public: "Abandoning the city and joining forces is certainly a plan, but in the end
It's just a bad idea." Everyone felt very curious when they heard this, so they looked at him and waited for advice.
Xun Yu said: "It has been ten days since Gengcang's army invaded our land, and it has been a long time to besiege Dongmin Changyi. It can be seen that although the enemy army is large, it cannot break the city in a hurry. This is what we knew last year
. Today we abandon the city that is difficult for the enemy to attack and go to join the general. Of course, we can save our lives, but what is the use in the overall situation? We are here today to defend the enemy for a few days and lead the general's troops out of Chenggao.
If Cang Cang Lian is attacked from the front and back, he will not dare to attack by force. If Geng Cang Lian does not fight, then the story of Kunyang can be repeated, and if the bandit army is defeated, Yanzhou can be restored and the bandit trouble can be put down."
After hearing this, everyone felt that it was reasonable, so they no longer forced the city to be abandoned, and instead went to rest and reorganize the army to prepare for future defense of the city. However, Cao Cao still hesitated about Gengcang's layout, and said to Xun Yu in private: "
Although Wen Ruo's plan is good, if the bandit army has another clever plan, what should we do?"
Xun Yu comforted him and said: "Now our army is trapped in the small city. Although it is difficult to win, it is also difficult to defeat. No matter how clever the enemy's plan is, it is nothing more than a plan to deceive the city and persuade them to surrender. Ming Gong only needs to defend the city, and there is nothing they can do about it.
What do I do?" Cao Cao considered it in his mind and thought that this was indeed the case, so he went to build the city with peace of mind.
On the third day of March, an envoy from Henan came across the river by boat. He brought news to Puyang that the general was marching into Chenggao. He said that the two armies were confronting each other in Aocang. He asked you to hold on to the city. Within ten days, the general would force him to attack Chenggao.
The enemy troops were driven away and the siege of Dongjun was relieved. The soldiers guarding the city were very happy. Everyone thought that the battle was won and everyone's lives would not be in vain.
At this time, the Montenegrin Army finally led its troops.
They arrived in Puyang in the afternoon and surrounded the city from three directions: southeast, north and south. Cao Jun's troops looked down from the city wall and were shocked to see the vast number of people. They only felt that there should be so many people in the world.
I saw that very few of these people were wearing armor, and many of them were still wearing single clothes. Many of them only had a knife in their hands, but few were in large numbers. From a distance, dust was rising everywhere, and the light of the knife was shining in the smoke, which was very spectacular.
But what puzzled Cao Cao's troops was that although the enemy army arrived, they did not make preparations to attack the city. Instead, they surrounded three men and one was missing, and they seemed to connive at Cao Cao's army to rush eastward to Henan. So when Cao Cao saw this situation, he laughed and said: "Thieves"
The army is so smart! There are reinforcements in the west and the bandit army cannot break the city. Do you think that just letting me go will affect the fighting spirit of the army?" After that, he also looked at the layout of the enemy's camp, then encouraged the sergeants and planned to leave the city at night.
Attack the enemy's weak points.
It was Shenshi at this time, and the sun's shadow was getting westward, but it was not yet dusk. The Black Mountain bandits besieging the city suddenly made a move, which attracted the attention of the Puyang guards.
The Montenegrin army in the east gradually separated to the north and south, making way for a road large enough for four horses to gallop. Then a group of black-armored knights led a convoy. The carriages in this convoy looked quite strange, not like chariots.
, it’s not like a rickshaw either. The vehicle is square and square, and then a piece of black cloth is covered on it, from the roof to the feet. You can’t see what’s inside, but it’s all driven by two variegated horses.
Pull me and follow the black-armored knights to the front of Puyang City.
The black-armored knight at the front was holding a dark-bottomed flag with Huang Yunfeiyan painted on it. It was the flag of Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army. Even the sharp-eyed Cao Jun recognized it, which made them slightly eclipse. After all, Zhang Yan himself
Since the first year of Zhongping, he has been invincible in the Taihang Mountains. The imperial court has been unable to conquer him many times, so he can only appease him and appoint him as Pingnan Zhonglang General. He will lead the affairs in the valleys of Hebei and set a precedent for appeasement in the world, so that his reputation is far-reaching.
Make him a great person.
The black-armored knight waited for all the convoys to arrive, ordered them to line up in a row, and then said loudly at the foot of the city: "Is Mr. Cao here? Zhang Fang, the prefect of Chenliu under the command of Zhang Yan, the shepherd of Yanzhou, is here. I want to talk to Mr. Cao about something.
Say."
Cao Cao had just arrived at this time. He heard the words of the people in the city and didn't bother to come forward. He asked Cheng Yu, the White Horse Commander, to stick out of the wall. He placed it ten feet away and said loudly: "I am Cheng Yu, the White Horse Commander of Dongjun. I am responsible for this."
We are in charge of defense. Ambassador Cao is still busy with official duties and has no time to meet with you bandits. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fang rode his horse and laughed under the city. His laughter was so clear that everyone in the city felt uncomfortable. After he finished laughing, Zhang Fang pointed to the seven carriages behind him and said, "Mr. Chengxian saw your laughter. We are ordered by the emperor to do this.
I have come to appease Mr. Cao. There are some words that I can only say to Mr. Cao, and there are some things that I can only see with Mr. Cao. If Mr. Cao doesn’t answer me today, I’m afraid he will regret his mistake in the future.
Ann."
When Cheng Yu heard this, he was furious and rebuked loudly: "The affairs of the world are nothing more than loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. However, the late emperor gave Zhang Yan an important task, but Zhang Yan did not want to repay his kindness, but actually threatened his loyal ministers, and was not afraid of making the world laugh? A filial son is sincere,
Don’t worry about it! No matter what you have or what your feelings are, I, your Majesty, will never waver in the slightest!"
When he finished speaking, all the soldiers in the city cheered for him. Even Cao Cao couldn't help but nod and said with satisfaction to Guan Yu on the side: "Cheng Yu is usually eloquent, but I didn't expect that he could speak so well at this time."<
/p>
There was a moment of silence in the city, and then Zhang Fang replied: "Since Mr. Cheng said so, I will let others speak."
Cao Cao was inexplicable and couldn't look around, so he had to stand there and wait for the follow-up. After waiting for a while, he vaguely heard a wailing voice. The voice was a female voice, which Cao Cao was very familiar with, but for a moment
I couldn't remember it. After a while, the female voice stopped crying and said something that shocked Cao Cao: "Ah Man, my father is here! Save his life!"
Cao Cao quickly ordered the soldiers to get out of the way, and he looked down and saw a naked woman tied up and thrown to the ground. Several swordsmen were standing aside, and next to them was a prison car with a black cloth lifted off. Although
The woman had disheveled hair, but Cao Cao recognized her. She was the favorite concubine of his father Cao Song.
Zhang Fang rode his horse behind the woman, raised his head and continued to say to the top of the city: "Shijun Cao, all your relatives and brothers are here, are you really unwilling to surrender?"
Cao Cao originally had a lot to say, but when he thought of what Cheng Yu had just said, he choked in his throat and couldn't say a word.
Zhang Fang was quite disappointed. He did the next best thing and ordered the black cloths on the remaining prison vans to be pulled away. Then he pulled out the people in the prison vans one by one and knelt down side by side with the woman.
Cao Cao felt dizzy again. He recognized them all. These eight people were his father Cao Song, his younger brothers Cao De and Cao Yu, his younger brothers Cao Chun and Cao Fen, and his nephews Cao Lin, Cao Qiong, and Cao Cao.