Chapter 1242 Huang Xu takes the initiative to attack
Cao Ren cheered up and said with a smile: "I already have a countermeasure in my mind. Don't worry, let's all go down."
When the scouts saw that the gloom on Cao Ren's face had disappeared, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The four scouts bowed and retreated. Cao Ren's face immediately became solemn and serious, with a look of helplessness in his eyes. In a hurry, he couldn't think of any plan or countermeasures. In order to stabilize people's hearts, he deliberately said that there had been
Ways to cope.
From Cao Ren's point of view, the Shu army is now at its peak and it is difficult to change the current situation.
Cao Ren stared at the map on the desk and pondered it carefully.
It is definitely not appropriate to be trapped in Ancheng. This is a way to die. Once the Shu army is surrounded from all directions, Cao Ren can only wait for a place. At present, the Shu army is distributed in all directions, with many places to move and more room for maneuver, so
It is impossible to wait for the Shu army to reach Ancheng and then fight with the Shu army for a while. This is not in line with the war situation.
Evacuate Anseong!
In Cao Ren's mind, he suddenly thought of this method that he didn't dare to think of.
The current situation is critical and this is the only way to do it.
However, evacuating Ancheng does not mean fleeing in despair with the soldiers. If this is the case, it is better not to escape. Cao Ren leaned on the desk, closed his eyes and meditated, and his mind kept spinning.
"Tap! Tread!!"
There was a sound of footsteps, and Cao Ren's advisers and generals walked in. A middle-aged scribe walked in the front, and three generals wearing helmets walked behind. The middle-aged scribe's name was Cao Fei, who had the same surname as Cao Ren, but
They are not from the same clan and have no kinship. The three generals are Gu Yang, Zhao Hong and Tao Mang.
These three generals are all capable generals under Cao Ren.
Cao Fei bowed his hands in salute and said: "Grand Governor, the counties around Yuzhou have fallen one after another. The news has spread throughout the army. What are you going to do?"
Gu Yang, Zhao Hong and Tao Mang also looked at Cao Ren, waiting for Cao Ren's reply.
"Hahaha……"
Cao Ren laughed loudly, with a bright smile on his face.
When Cao Fei saw Cao Ren laughing loudly, the tension in his heart relaxed inexplicably, and he was no longer as worried as before. After Cao Ren laughed, Cao Fei continued to ask: "Grand Governor, is there a way to solve it?"
Cao Ren shook his head and said: "The Shu army is invincible and difficult to resist. There is only one way to survive."
After hearing this, several people felt a little disappointed, but they felt less nervous. Although they could not defeat the Shu army, it was good to save their own lives.
Cao Ren looked at the four of them and said with a smile: "Pang Tong and Zhang Liao have spread such a large net. The situation is too big. We have plenty of room for maneuver. Send the order and ask the soldiers in the city to prepare dry food for about ten days, and then the city
Bring all the food with you. Tomorrow morning, the army will withdraw from Ancheng... Although we cannot defeat Pang Tong and Zhang Liao, we can know how to protect ourselves, and we can also contain the Shu army and prevent Zhang Liao from going north."
Guyang cupped his fists and said, "The Governor is wise!"
Zhao Hong and Tao Mang also flattered and complimented Cao Ren.
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Shenyang County is located southwest of Ancheng, less than a hundred miles away from Ancheng. Zhang Liao and Pang Tong led their troops to Shenyang County, and the magistrate of Shenyang County immediately became a loser and simply surrendered.
Outside the city, in the military camp.
A scout hurriedly ran into the tent and bowed to Pang Tong and Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao asked: "What's the matter?"
The scout clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to your lord, Cao Ren left Ancheng with more than 20,000 soldiers and went north to Pingyu County."
Zhang Liao waved his hand to let the scouts retreat. He looked at Pang Tong and said, "Shi Yuan, Cao Ren did not stay in Ancheng to fight to the death. Instead, he led his troops to leave. I'm afraid Yuzhou will not be pacified so easily."
Pang Tong looked calm and said calmly: "Sir, it is more interesting for Cao Ren to lead his army to leave. Cao Ren is not Yu Jin. He is more intelligent and courageous than Yu Jin. He knows how to use troops. Such a person can defeat Cao Ren."
There is a greater sense of accomplishment. If he wants to go north, we will also lead the army north, and then notify the Shu army in the north to let them go south. There is a large army in northern Henan to intercept Cao Ren, and we will encroach on Yuzhou step by step from southern Henan until Cao Ren has no way to escape.
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Zhang Liao nodded and agreed with Pang Tong's suggestion.
It is obviously unwise to fight Cao Ren now. The safest way is to devour Yuzhou one by one and finally force Cao Ren with no way to escape.
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Cao Ren led his army to approach Pingyu County, and the army moved northward. Pingyu County was under tremendous pressure.
Although the Shu army was stationed in Pingyu County, the main force still followed Zhang Liao. Their troops were not large and could not stop Cao Ren's army. The magistrate of Pingyu County asked the magistrate of Shangcai County for support.
The war was urgent, so the magistrate of Shangcai County did not report to Pang Tong and sent troops to Pingyu County.
Cao Ren sent a small force to pretend to attack Pingyu County, and the army quickly marched to Shangcai County, seized control of Shangcai County, and replenished food in Shangcai County. After the news of Shangcai County's loss, Shangcai County's counties
Ling hurriedly led his army to return for reinforcements, but was ambushed by Tao Mang on the way. He lost most of his army and had to surrender.
As a result, Cao Ren replenished his supply of food and obtained more troops.
Cao Ren made an emergency landing on the magistrate of Shangcai County. His family members coerced the magistrate of Shangcai County, forcing him to go to Pingyu County for help and falsely opened the city gate. Cao Ren entered the city without any blood and took control of Pingyu County.
The series of actions were extremely fast and stirred up the situation in northern Henan.
After Cao Ren won the battle, he did not go south to collide with the Shu army, but sent his army north again to kill Nanton County. The Wei army followed Cao Ren and won consecutive battles, and their morale recovered.
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In Puyang County, Pang Tong and Zhang Liao took over Ancheng and continued northward.
The army arrived in Puyang County, and news about Shangcai County and Yu County also came over. Huang Xu felt aggrieved when he learned that the two counties had been sacked by Cao Ren, and that the Shu army in the two counties had also been wiped out by Cao Ren.
The Shu army was invincible, so how could it be defeated?
He hurried to the big tent and met Pang Tong and Zhang Liao. Huang Xu looked excited and said with clasped fists: "Sir, military advisor, our army has never lost a single battle with the Wei army. This time Cao Ren captured Pingyu and Shangcai in succession.
The county is extremely arrogant. The last general is incompetent and is willing to lead his army to pursue Cao Ren and defeat the Wei army."
Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "Huang Xu, Cao Ren is cunning and difficult to deal with."
Huang Xu said stubbornly: "Master Zhang, isn't he just Cao Ren? It's not worth mentioning. When Gao Lan was captured and the Wei army was defeated, Cao Ren only hid in Ancheng and recruited soldiers from various counties to guard Ancheng. From then on,
It seems that he is just a coward. He was able to capture Shangcai County and Yuxian County, but it was just a little trick. At the end of the battle, Cao Ren will definitely be captured."
Pang Tong looked at Huang Xu and asked with a smile: "General Huang, what will happen if we fail to capture Cao Ren?"
Huang Xu said: "Let the military advisor handle it."
Pang Tong shook his head and said, "I won't bully you either. If you fail to defeat Cao Ren, I will punish you with twenty sticks in public. As long as you agree to this request, you will be allowed to fight despite your illness."
"Why don't you dare?"
Huang Xu clasped his fists in response and said: "The general will go and prepare immediately. Please ask the military advisor to wait for the good news."
Zhang Liao looked at Huang Xu's leaving figure, then turned to Pang Tong and asked: "Shi Yuan, you clearly know that Cao Ren is difficult to deal with. If Huang Xu leads his army to pursue him, he may fall into a trap, so why do you agree to it?"
Pang Tong said with a smile: "Sir, don't you think our army is a little proud of our army's consecutive victories? Especially Huang Xu, who was successful at a young age and followed the army to win consecutive battles. He was a little confused and didn't know why. Let him go this time.
It would still be beneficial to let him suffer some hardships. With us here, nothing will happen to Huang Xu."
Zhang Liao sighed and said: "Shi Yuan has taken the trouble. I hope Huang Xu can calm down after this incident."
Pang Tong said: "It is impossible for these young generals to grow up without suffering some defeats. It is a good thing to let Huang Xu suffer more and sharpen his mind."
Zhang Liao looked into Pang Tong's wise eyes and nodded repeatedly.
