[This chapter uses part of the plot of the novel. This battle cannot be skipped! Lao Ya has abbreviated it, please don’t mind]
Guandu.
Cao Cao ordered Cao Xiong to lead his army, under the banner of Jiang Qi, the general of Yuan Shao's army, and rush to Wuchao at night.
Xu You told Cao Xiong all the secret codes of Yuan Shao's army in advance. In addition, Xu You knew Yuan Jun's ins and outs, so the chosen identity of Jiang Qi was the least likely to arouse suspicion.
Cao Xiong came to Wuchao and after seeing the granary, he set fire to it as planned.
Although Chun Yuqiong, the general of the Yuan Army, was also a rare leader with a high force value, in his drunken state, he was easily overthrown by the Awakeners of the Divine Court led by Cao Xiong. The difference from the novel is that Cao Xiong did not leave any
Chunyu Qiong, the prisoner, was killed directly.
It happened that Chunyu Qiong's deputy generals Sui Yuanjin, Zhao Rui and others were returning with food supplies.
Originally, Cao Xiong's army was attacked from both sides, and the situation was not good, but Cao Xiong showed great strength. A spear flashing with lightning hit Sui Yuanjin's vital point, killing him in seconds! His personal generals also cheered up,
Together they will kill Zhao Rui.
Yuan's army in Wuchao lost its chief general and deputy general, its morale was greatly reduced, and it fled in all directions.
When Cao Cao saw Cao Xiong's heroic appearance, he sighed: "I thought that Huang Xu'er (referring to Cao Zhang) was already the best among all the disciples in terms of bravery, but I didn't expect that Huang Xu'er, who was only four years old and weak in rank, was even more brave!"
When Cao Cao said these words, his eyes were very complicated. However, it was dark and no one noticed.
Then Cao Cao used a deceptive trick and ordered Cao Xiong's troops to all wear Yuan's army's clothes and armor, pretending that Wuchao's troops were defeated, and went to the rescue route to meet Yuan's army.
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Yuan Shao was in his tent at night and saw the sky full of fire in the direction of Wuchao. He knew that Wuchao was missing and hurriedly summoned the civil and military generals to discuss it.
The only one missing from the tent was Jushou, the supervisor. It turned out that after Jushou warned Yuan Shao about the danger of Wuchao, he was dismissed by Yuan Shao. He was so worried and angry that he couldn't excuse himself because of his illness.
Yuan Shao happened to feel guilty and was ashamed to meet Jushu in person. He excused himself because of his illness, and Yuan Shao did not force him to invite him.
Zhang He, the military general under the tent, came out and said with cupped hands: "I am willing to lead the troops to rescue Wuchao. All I need is General Gao Lan to accompany me."
Before Yuan Shao could speak, Guo Tu came up with an idea first and said: "My lord, if Cao Cao comes to burn food, the camp will definitely be empty. Surrounding Wei to save Zhao is an ancient Sun Tzu's clever plan. Why don't your lord follow suit and send Zhang He and Gao Lan to rob Cao's camp?"
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Zhang He said: "Cao Cao is resourceful and his camp will be vast. If the enemy is prepared in the camp, we will not be able to attack the camp. Then Wuchao Chunyu Qiong will be defeated, and our army will be in danger."
Yuan Shao hesitated, and Guo Tu repeatedly asked for instructions: "Cao Cao only cares about robbing food, so he must go there in person. How can there be many soldiers and horses left in the camp? My lord, attack quickly and don't miss!"
Yuan Shao then made up his mind and sent two generals, Zhang He and Gao Lan, to lead their troops to Cao Ying to rob the stronghold. He also sent general Jiang Qi to lead 10,000 troops to rescue Wuchao.
This reflects Cao Cao's wisdom and strategy.
On a secluded road, Cao Xiong happened to meet Jiang Qi head-on. When Jiang Qi shouted and asked, he said that Wuchao's army was defeated. Jiang Qi was not confused. When the two armies passed by on the wrong horse, Cao Xiong shouted and hit the target with a spear.
Thunder light penetrated Jiang Qi's heart, and Jiang Qi was picked off his horse.
Jiang Qi was a general of Cao's army, and unlike Chun Yuqiong who was drunk, although he was attacked, he was not killed. However, he lost his horse, and Cao Xiong's generals behind him, together with Cao's Zhang Liao, Xu Chu and other fierce generals, surrounded him.
A way to survive?
On the other side, Zhang He and Gao Lan went to rob Cao's camp, but Cao Cao reserved Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other fierce generals to guard it. Zhang He's two generals failed to rob the camp, and the Cao army who attacked Wuchao from behind came back under Cao Cao's command.
The two generals Zhang He and Gao Lan fought desperately. Fortunately, they had always led their troops well, and the morale of their soldiers was not low. They were able to break out of the siege, but they had already lost more than half of their troops.
Zhang He said: "My lord, if you had listened to my words, you would not have suffered this defeat."
Gao Lan said: "This is all Guo Tu's failed plan to harm our army. When we return to the stronghold, we must explain it clearly to him so that the lord can know what is right and what is wrong."
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But Guo Tu was in the tent and heard the news that all Wuchao was burned, Cao's army returned to the stronghold in large numbers, and Zhang He and Gao Lan were also defeated.
He was a little panicked, fearing that the two generals would return to camp to confront him, so he first slandered Yuan Shao in front of him, saying that Zhang He and Zhang He had always wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, so they were unwilling to contribute.
Yuan Shao was angry, needless to say, and sent an envoy to summon the two men back to the camp.
Guo Tu secretly sent an envoy to find Zhang He and Gao Lan.
After finding the two generals, he pretended that Yuan Shao wanted to kill them, and then the two generals would definitely escape and never return. This was Guo Tu's wishful thinking.
However, when the envoy sent by Guo Tu was halfway along, he heard a chirping sound, and then a black figure wearing a ghost-faced mask descended from the sky!
Swish, swish, both swords came out at the same time. The envoy and the two servants faced each other, and they were all struck by the sword in the throat, and were killed instantly!
The ghost-faced person was Li Shuyi. After killing three people, she leaned over and searched the messenger, found a secret letter, and put it away.
Li Shuyi glanced at the reminder information about the rules of the spiritual world.
"Warning! If you attack allies in Yuan Shao's camp, your reputation will drop significantly (hide)."
"You have killed the last witness. Your reputation in Yuan Shao's camp has been restored (hidden)."
"You have obtained a special item: Guo Tu's secret letter (fake). This item will definitely drop."
"Shh." Li Shuyi whistled, and the white eagles flew in front of her one by one. She jumped on the white eagle's back and quickly left the scene of the crime.
In fact, the flying speed of the White Eagle Yiyi is not as fast as Li Shuyi's running speed. Although the White Eagle is a flying beast, its agility is there. Therefore, Li Shuyi never uses the White Eagle to travel on her way.
This time, in order to kill the secret envoy of the "treacherous minister" Guo Tu, it had to be done without leaving any trace, so Li Shuyi used the white eagle to fly away without leaving any clues.
Of course, when there was a rebellion, no one would come to "solve the case" under normal circumstances. Li Shuyi did this just as a precaution.
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Without the obstruction of Guo Tu's secret envoy, Zhang He and General Gao Lan successfully returned to Yuan Jun's camp.
Zhang He confronted Guo Tu, and Guo Tu insisted that Zhang He wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, so he refused to help, resulting in the loss of soldiers.
Although Zhang He has strategies, in terms of eloquence, he is not as good as Guo Tu, a professional.
Yuan Shao trusted Guo Tu and originally wanted to punish the two generals, but suddenly Ju Shou came to the tent to dissuade him.
Yuan Shao was ashamed to see Jushou, and he didn't want Jushou to bring up the issue of responsibility for the burning of Wuchao. He pointed at Zhang He and said: "For the sake of the supervisor, I will spare you this time!"
The two generals withdrew from the Chinese army's tent with resentment. Jushou was strong-willed, and after seeing Guo Tu's trick, he did not want to say anything and turned around to leave.
Zhang He and Gao Lan hurriedly thanked Jushou: "Thank you very much, Lord Supervisor, for taking the trouble to come to intercede for these two people despite being ill."
Jushou waved his hand and said, "I only knew the cause and effect after listening to the report from the Second Young Master's general Li Shu. If you want to thank the Second Young Master, you should thank the Second Young Master."
Zhang He sighed: "If our army loses Wuchao, its morale will definitely be weakened. I really don't know how to fight this battle."
Jushu advised: "The current situation is not bad. Fortunately, two young masters have attacked Xudu. Cao Cao's base has been lost. The next attack on Cao Cao by the whole country will be more critical than our army's situation. Although our army lost Wuchao, the follow-up
Food and grass will be shipped from Jizhou. Generals, don’t worry too much."
Zhang He and Gao Lan thanked Jushou again and took their leave.
As Ju Shou said, fortunately, Bai Xiaowen attacked Xu Du and issued an edict to punish the thieves, which made Yuan Jun think there was hope for victory.
Without this shot of cardiotonic, how would Zhang He and Gao Lan decide, and whether they would demote Cao? It's really hard to say.