When they went to Xiayi, Sun Jian asked Sun Ce to guard Runan, and he personally led the troops north to aid Cao Cao.
Nowadays, the princes in the south are divided into many territories because of their large number of people. Except for Yuan Shu who took the lead and once owned half of Yuzhou, half of Yangzhou, and half of Jingzhou, with an army of nearly 200,000, the other princes are limited by their territory and population.
, the strength has never been strong.
Liu Biao of Jingzhou has been in charge for several years, and the situation has improved. The total military strength is now second only to Yuan Shu, with 60,000 troops, most of which are deployed in Jiangxia County to attack Yuan Shu of Yuzhang County.
Next is Sun Jian. In the original Yuzhou, the people's livelihood was in decline, and rogue bandits from all over the place were plundering the Yellow Turbans. For example, the original Yellow Turban thieves He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man, etc., each numbering in the tens of thousands, were attached to Yuan Shu and allied with Yuan Shu to deal with them together.
Sun Jian.
As a result, these people were defeated by Sun Jian, harvested supplies, and had a large population. Under Chen Mu's suggestion, they began to farm in Yuzhou and used all the captured people for farming.
Although if all the troops of He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man and others were combined, it would seem that there were hundreds of thousands of troops.
But you must know that the Yellow Turban bandits at that time were already very poor. They were similar to the Black Mountain Army. They were just a group of bandits who separated themselves from each other. The young and strong plus the old and the weak were the so-called "tens of thousands each".
So in fact, these people cannot be used as soldiers and horses at all, they can only be used as common people farming.
After two years of such development, the situation in the dilapidated Yuzhou improved slightly, and Sun Jian's strength increased greatly. Originally he only had 20,000 troops, but now it has expanded to 40,000. Together with Liu Biao, he was enough to deal with Yuan Shu.
It is worth mentioning that now there is another Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, Nanyang.
Zhang Xiu's army came from his uncle Zhang Ji. After Liu Bian's "death", the original princes of the imperial court were taken back to Luoyang by Chen Mu. The Xiliang warlords in Guanzhong attacked each other, and the dogs' brains were almost knocked out. Zhang Ji's strength
He was so poor that he finally escaped from Wuguan and came to Nanyang.
At that time, Nanyang was in the hands of Liu Biao, and Zhang Ji's army was short of food, so he led his troops to attack Liu Biao, but was lost and shot in the chaos. Zhang Xiu inherited this army, negotiated with Liu Biao, and stationed troops in Wancheng to serve as a northern barrier.
It has to be said that Liu Biao had a good plan. While joining forces with Sun Jian to deal with Yuan Shu from Runan County, Jiangxia County, he supported Zhang Xiu to secretly guard against Sun Jian, which was indeed insidious.
But this is the end of the Han Dynasty. Everyone trusts each other, betrays each other, and plots against each other. It's just that everyone gets what they need and their interests are related.
However, Sun Jian had always been loyal to the Han Dynasty, and the imperial court did not treat him badly. He was appointed as the shepherd of Yuzhou and was granted the title of Marquis of Wu. Even his son Sun Ce, after hearing that he had made many military exploits in the war against Yuan Shu, had been granted the title of general against rebellion.
, succeeding his father as the Marquis of Wucheng Township is a blessing and honor.
This time, he heard that Yuan Shu was leading his troops north to deal with Cao Cao. As a prince who was determined to attack Yuan Shu, Sun Jian also immediately led his troops north. He arrived at Xiayi, and successfully joined forces with Cao Cao in the south of Daze, north of Xiayi and west of Feng County.
Daze is the place where Liu Bang killed the White Snake and revolted. There is no name in the history books. It is only called Daze. It is actually a swamp lake. The vast reed sway is swaying in the summer wind. The lake water is sparkling. Occasionally, you can see people living in the lake.
The fishermen on the shore drove their boats in the lake and dropped hemp rope fishing nets.
It was midsummer, and the cicadas were chirping in the forest on the south bank of Daze, and the smoke was vast on the shore. Cao Cao only brought a few dozen people south to greet him. From a distance, he saw Sun Jian leading his army slowly approaching from the official road in the south. I was so happy that I immediately hurried over.
Sun Jian also saw Cao Cao and waved his hand to stop the army. He only brought Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and a few trusted veterans with him.
The horse's hooves stepped on the mud, splashing a light dust.
"Mengde!"
"Brother Wentai!"
The two had not seen each other for several years since they challenged Dong.
The friendship that the five monarchs in the world shared back then seemed to have never been dissipated by time.
Seeing Cao Cao approaching, Sun Jian happily got off his horse, walked over, clasped his hands in his fists, and laughed loudly: "Meng De, we haven't seen each other for several years since we last said goodbye in Chang'an."
Cao Cao held Sun Jian's hand, looked at Sun Jian up and down, and sighed: "Yes, time flies by so fast. Brother Wentai has not changed much, but I have aged a bit."
Sun Jian quickly waved his hand and said: "By the way, I am the same age as Meng De, but we are just a few months older. What Meng De looked like a few years ago, and what he looks like now, how can he say that he is old?"
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said: "Time flies by and time is hard to keep. I heard that Brother Wentai has descendants who are brave and brave. This future will belong to these young people."
"Where is it? Quan Zi just has better luck. Hearing that Meng De's son is also a talented person, he is promoted as filial and honest at the age of twenty?"
When Sun Jian heard Cao Cao praising his son, he was busy trying to be modest, but the pride on his face was beyond words.
My son is only twenty-one years old this year, but when he was seventeen, he had already led an army to fight against Yuan Shu and killed Yuan Shu's general among thousands of troops. Now he has been canonized by the imperial court. In today's world, he will be honored by his descendants. Among young talents, he is basically second to none.
"Brother Wentai is too modest."
The corner of Cao Cao's mouth twitched slightly. His eldest son, Cao Ang, had indeed promoted filial piety and honesty, but compared with others, it was nothing. He laughed and said, "Brother Wentai went north this time, how many troops did he bring with him?"
Sun Jian said: "Twenty thousand troops."
"Um."
Cao Cao nodded: "Our army only has 15,000 men and horses. The two armies combined are only more than 30,000 people. Lu Bu also has many soldiers and horses. There are also a large number of cavalry in the army. This thief is extremely brave and good at fighting. If you want to Defeat him and never confront him head-on."
Sun Jian asked: "Then based on Meng De's view, how should we deal with the enemy?"
Cao Cao said: "Lü Bu united with Yuan Shu to attack me together, hoping to destroy me, and then jointly attack Brother Wentai. Brother Wentai also knows about this."
"Um."
Sun Jian nodded.
He was aware of Yuan Shu's intention to send people north. After all, he deployed a large number of troops and horses in Ruyin, Shenxian, Longkang, Xiangxian and other counties on the border between Yuzhou and Yangzhou, just to deal with Yuan Shu.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Shouchun is located in the northwest of Jiujiang, and Yuan Shu's main force is also here.
The frontline area between the two sides, between Shenxian County in Yuzhou and Shouchun, is less than a hundred miles away. Both sides of this area use Yingshui and Huaishui to build a large number of forts, camps, cities, and short-term contact points, which are less than ten miles away.
Sun Jian and Yuan Shu would send a large number of scouts and scouts every day to observe the enemy's movements, which almost became a daily task.
Sun Ce's biggest hobby was to often lead some scout rangers deep into the enemy's rear in Jiujiang to fight with Yuan Shu's small forces. Occasionally he would encounter Ji Ling, and the two sides would win or lose.
Yuan Shu sent people to kill him in Pi with great fanfare. Sun Jian was not blind, so how could he not see it?
"Yuan Shu is so ambitious that no one in the world knows about him?"
Cao Cao took his hand, walked by the lake, and continued: "Fortunately, it rained heavily in Huainan this year. I ordered my brother Cao Ren and my in-law Xiahou Dun to lead more than 10,000 people in Xiapi Guangling to stop Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was limited by the weather.
The slow advance gave us the opportunity to defeat Lu Bu, but we must do this sooner rather than later. Once the weather improves in another ten days and a half, it will be difficult for us to resist in Pengcheng, Xiapi."
In fact, Yuan Shu's main army did not go north at all. Liu Xun only led more than 10,000 people to Huailing County south of Xiapi, and then stagnated. He had no intention of going north. But Cao Cao had to find an excuse to explain why he had reached this point.
The southern territory had not yet been conquered, and the bad weather also became his excuse.
Of course Sun Jian didn't know this, so he understood Cao Cao's desire for a quick victory, so he said: "Mengde, how do you think we should defeat Lu Bu as soon as possible?"
Cao Cao then said: "I abandoned Shanyang and retreated hundreds of miles all the way. Lu Bu didn't know how Yuan Shu was progressing. He must have thought that Yuan Shu was pressing to attack Xiapi and forced me to go south to defend, so he pursued me step by step. If I pretended to be at this time
He will definitely pursue him madly as he returns home like an arrow. At this time, Wentai can set up an ambush in a dangerous place and he will definitely be able to defeat him."
Now Cao Cao does not have strategic talents, but he has too many tactical talents. Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Chen Gong, Cheng Yu, including himself are all top commanders and tacticians. They took advantage of Lu Bu's belief that Yuan Shu was putting pressure on Cao Cao's south.
Tempt him to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
Sun Jian thought this strategy was good, so he asked: "Then where should I ambush?"
Cao Cao pointed at Daze and smiled: "That's it."
Sun Jian looked at Daze. Daze was not a lake, but a group of wetlands with many lakes connected together. It was full of swamps, forests, and reeds. It was very easy to hide people.
The most important thing is that this terrain is relatively soft, making it easy for horses to get stuck in it while galloping, but not easy for cavalry to charge.
This is indeed a good place to deal with Lu Bu's cavalry.
"Um."
Sun Jian nodded: "This plan lasts only a few seconds, just as Meng De said."
At that moment, under Cao Cao's guidance, Sun Jian sent troops and horses to hide in batches in various jungles, reeds, hills, and embankments on the south bank of Daze, hiding secretly and waiting for Cao Cao to lead Lu Bu's army into an ambush.
After Cao Cao negotiated with Sun Jian to complete the ambush plan, he quickly returned to his military camp.
In the next few days, Cao Cao formulated a complete plan.
First of all, we must not retreat too hastily. Lu Bu fought against Cao Cao no less than ten times. If he directly chose to abandon the camp and withdraw his troops, he would definitely suspect that there was an ambush in the rear, so he would not pursue him. However, he also could not make too subtle arrangements. After all, Lu Bu's intelligence...
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Historically, Zhao Yun once used the empty city strategy in the Battle of Hanzhong, opening the gate of the camp and bluffing, and even an experienced man like Cao Cao was frightened.
Cao Cao also used an empty city strategy, driving women to the walled city to guard, and then placed more than a thousand soldiers outside the castle to set up an ambush, pretending that there were heavy troops in the camp. In fact, Cao Cao only had a thousand soldiers in total at the time.
And the opponent that time also happened to be Lu Bu.
From a comparison point of view, Zhao Yun's empty city strategy was very clever. He opened the gate of the camp and captured Cao Cao's suspicious character.
Cao Cao's strategy was a little worse. The gates of the village were closed tightly, and more than a thousand soldiers stood in the fortress outside the village, waiting seriously. The women on the wall were very frightened. If you are a smart person, you can only look at the frightened expressions of those women.
If you look at it, you will know that this is just a tactic.
But it is definitely enough to deal with Lu Bu.
In order to devise a retreat plan that Lu Bu would trust, Cao Cao also took great pains, discussed with Guo Jiaxi Zhicai for a long time, and finally decided to set fire to it.
The sky-high flames rose from the Touyu Pavilion, mixed with thick black smoke. Cao Jun didn't even want the tents, and set fire to them directly. He just took a large amount of supplies and ordnance, and rushed the carriages carrying the baggage to quickly evacuate, flying like a fly.
Go south.
The scouts of Lu Bu's army who were observing the situation in front immediately reported the news to Lu Bu.
Inside Lu Junying.
"boom!"
When Lu Bu heard the news, he jumped up and laughed loudly: "Cao Cao actually set fire to the camp and didn't even take the tents. It must be that the war in Huainan has seriously threatened his rear. It seems that Cao Cao can be eliminated in a matter of seconds."
That’s it.”
Li Su also said: "Yes, Cao Cao did not dare to withdraw his troops directly, so he set fire to the camp to block our way forward. General, what should we do now?"
"Is there any other way through this place?"
Lu Bu asked.
Their location is on the north-south official road, and the Touyu Pavilion is stuck in the middle. Now that the sky is full of fire, it is impossible for them to pass through. Although there are small roads in the nearby countryside, they are very narrow and are not conducive to the passage of large armies and cavalry, so they need a more
Main road.
Cheng Lian, who was in charge of the scout work at the time, said: "There happens to be a road from Feng County to Pei County on the east side, connecting Feng County in the rear."
"good!"
Lu Bu immediately said: "Send the order to raise troops and pursue us immediately!"
The war machine rumbles.
The army sets off.
Lu Bu's marching route was as Cao Cao expected, bypassing the Tongyu Pavilion from the official road to the east, and then going south to continue the pursuit.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cao Cao's route bypassed Feng County, went all the way south, and arrived near Daze outside the southwest of Feng County.
There are many lakes here, the hills are undulating, the vegetation is very deep, and the reeds beside the lake are taller than people. Not to mention 20,000 people, even 200,000 people can easily hide there.
Lu Bu was chasing the cavalry at the front, and soon caught up with Cao Cao east of Daze. The vanguard of Lu's army was led by Li Su, and they fought a battle with Cao Hong, who was in charge of Cao Cao's rear. Both sides suffered dozens of casualties and were separated after the first battle.
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Because they could not pursue any further because there was a wetland in front of them, and the horses would easily fall into the mud if they pursued them, so Li Su could only lead his troops to retreat.
When the infantry from the rear of Lu's army caught up, they officially entered the preset ambush circle.
Lu Bu was riding on the red rabbit horse. Looking at the terrain of this place from a distance, he saw several hills and dense woods in front of him. On the left was a plain area with several rising hills. On the right was a continuous lake and wetland with dense vegetation.
This official road goes to Zhuqiu County behind Feng County. Going further east from Zhuqiu County, it enters the territory of Pengcheng.
"Cao Cao is cunning. He chose this place to hinder my cavalry."
Lu Bu said to his left and right.
A general asked: "General, it is difficult for the cavalry to gallop here, do you still want to pursue it?"
"Chase!"
Lu Bu's eyes showed a fierce look: "Even if we can't defeat Cao Cao, we still have to delay Cao Cao's return to defense. As long as Yuan Shu can smoothly go north to join us, he, Cao Cao, will undoubtedly die."
"only!"
Immediately, a messenger came over to convey the order and continue the pursuit.
A large number of Lu Bu's troops, led by their respective generals, began to pursue and kill them. They were scattered like ants on the plain on the left side and continued to move forward along the official road.
The road is located on the east side of Daze Lake, and soon Lu Bu's army all rushed into the preset ambush.
At this moment, Cao Jun in front suddenly stopped.
Cao Cao appeared on a hill, laughed loudly at Lu Bu in the distance and said, "Lü Bu, you have fallen into a trap!"
"What?"
Lu Bu was shocked and looked around again.
I saw countless soldiers emerging from the nearby reeds, woods, and hills, shouting loudly.
Sun Jian rode out from behind the mountains in front and shouted: "Where is Lu Bu going!"
In an instant, tens of thousands of people and horses were killed together. Within a few miles, everyone was fighting and fighting.