In the Chinese military tent, Yuan Shao sat on a seat covered with tiger skin, holding his head with one hand. He looked very tired, and his head felt so heavy that it was about to fall off.
Yuan Shao knew that nothing good would happen if he was picked up so late. At this time, the blazing flames of Wuchao had already reflected half of the night sky. Even from such a long distance, everyone seemed to be able to feel the terrible burning heat. What was even more heated was the quarrel in Yuan Shao's tent. A group of civil servants and generals. [bsp; Yuan Shao's face was slightly distorted, and he said angrily: "Now that we are exhausted, you still have the heart to argue with each other here. What on earth should I do now?"
Yuan Tan took a step forward and said: "Father, I think we should attack Cao Cao's Guandu camp at this time. As long as we can capture his camp, Cao Cao will be left homeless!"
"Not bad!" Yuan Shao nodded slightly and praised: "As expected of my son, he really has extraordinary knowledge."
"My lord, think twice." Zhang He said anxiously, "The traitor Cao personally led his elite troops to attack Wuchao. Chunyu Qiong and others alone will definitely not be able to resist it. If Chunyu Qiong and others are defeated and Wuchao falls, our army's morale will be greatly reduced. Go. My lord, the top priority right now is to send troops to rescue Wuchao as soon as possible."
"No, no, no." Guo Tu shook his head and retorted, "My lord and the eldest son are so wise, how could it be your turn to be a warrior to make suggestions? If we attack Cao Cao's camp in Guandu, Cao Cao will definitely know the news Return to the army for rescue, so that even if we don¡¯t send troops to Wuchao, the danger of Wuchao can be eliminated. No wonder General Zhang doesn¡¯t understand such an exquisite plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao.¡±
Zhang He frowned, suppressed the anger in his heart, and advised: "My lord, since the Cao thieves dared to attack Wuchao at night, they must have elite soldiers and brave generals in the Guandu camp. If we go to attack, we will definitely not be able to capture them in a short time. . If Chunyu Qiong and others are defeated and tens of thousands of carts of food and grass are destroyed, we will truly die without a burial place!"
Yuan Shao waved his hand in displeasure and sneered: "Zhang He, you mean what I saw is unclear? Cao Cao only cares about robbing food, how can he leave troops in the stronghold? You will say that the people robbing food are elite soldiers, and then you will say The camp is guarded by elite soldiers, so why does Cao Cao have so many elite soldiers?"
Zhang He knelt down and kowtowed fiercely: "I am a minister of my lord and a general in charge of the army. I will never dare to have any objection to my lord's opinions. If I go into battle on horseback, if I am greedy for life and fear of death, I will take half a step back." , even if my lord kills me with one sword, I will be willing to do so, I just don¡¯t want my lord to listen to the villain¡¯s slander and mislead the soldiers of the three armies!¡±
"You!" Guo Tu couldn't help but jump up, pointing at Zhang He's nose, his fingertips trembling, "You ignorant bitch, don't forget your identity! You are just a watchdog holding a sword. I don't care about you in front of the lord."
"What is your identity?" Zhang He stood up and pulled open the armor on his upper body, revealing the sword and gunshot wounds on his chest. "While I was waiting to charge forward, I wonder what Mr. Gongze was doing? What if Tian Feng and Jushu were You two are still here, how could you end up in this situation today!"
Guo Tu and Zhang He stared at each other fiercely, reaching a deadlock for a while.
The more Yuan Shao listened, the angrier he became. He clenched his fist and slammed it down on the table, and said angrily: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say anything. Zhang He, let you and Gao Lan lead an army of five thousand to Guandu to attack Cao Cao." If the camp cannot be conquered, I will raise my head to see him. Jiang Qi will lead 10,000 troops to rescue Wuchao. The rest of the generals will guard the camps and are not allowed to go to war without my order."
Zhang He gritted his teeth, bowed and accepted the order, and walked out of the Chinese army's tent. A bleak autumn wind blew in his face, seeming to blow through Zhang He's heavy jersey in an instant. Zhang He trembled slightly, only feeling the bone-chilling cold.
"Jun Yi, how are you?" Gao Lan, dressed in military armor, rushed forward to greet him.
Zhang He shook his head and sighed: "My lord does not agree with my suggestion to rescue Wuchao."
"What!?" Gao Lan shouted like thunder, "If Wuchao is lost, what will these tens of thousands of troops eat and drink? Is my lord crazy?"
Zhang He still shook his head: "That idiot Guo Tu repeatedly urged the lord not to rescue Wuchao. At this time, the lord has made up his mind and cannot change it. But the worst thing is not this"
Gao Lan became impatient, stomped on the ground, and lowered his voice: "Jun Yi, you and I are brothers who are close friends in life and death. Is there anything else that you can't tell me?"
Zhang He smiled tiredly: "Good brother, even if you don't provoke me, I have to tell you. My lord sent you and I to lead five thousand troops to attack Cao Cao's Guandu stronghold. If we can't defeat it, let me They came back to see him with the head in hand."
Gao Lan took a breath and was speechless. Following Yuan Shao for so many years, he and Zhang He chargedHe has repeatedly made military exploits, and is known as the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei" together with Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but he didn't want to end up like this. Gao Lan was silent for a long time and then said in a low voice: "I always said that I would be loyal to the Yuan family, but I didn't expect that the day when I would actually be loyal would turn out to be like this."
Zhang He laughed coldly: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses his master to serve. Brother, if I have to be honest, Yuan Shao has never seen you and me in the eye, and being loyal to such a person is a joke!" Zhang He! His expression became ferocious, and the corners of his eyes kept twitching, "What I need is a lord who is truly worthy of my loyalty."
"Junyi, what do you mean"
"Yes!" Zhang He said resolutely. He slowly stretched out his hand toward the distance and clenched his fist, his joints cracking. "One day, I will make those who despise me deeply regret it!"
Gao Lan looked at Zhang He as if he were looking at another person. Whether it was unwillingness, anger, or something else, Gao Lan couldn't tell, but Gao Lan clearly felt the deep-seated hatred in Zhang He's heart. There was another long silence, and Gao Lan finally nodded: "Good brother, you and I will advance and retreat together!"
In the following time, bad news continued to be sent to Yuan Shao's Chinese army tent. Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered without a fight. Jiang Qi, who was rushing to aid Wuchao, was ambushed midway. Of the army of more than 10,000 people, less than one person returned alive. Thousands of troops, several troops and horses stationed at Wuchao, and all the food and fodder were destroyed in one battle. Guard Chun Yuqiong, Governor Sui Yuanjin, Cavalry Governor Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang, and Zhao Rui were all killed While Cao Cao destroyed Wuchao , also defeated Yuan Jun's fighting spirit. Yuan Shao could no longer discuss the results, because no one could tell him what to do now. He was silent for a while, and ran away violently for a while. Huge fear and despair filled his mind, eating away at his remaining will.
"Father, leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late." Yuan Shang shouted anxiously.
"It's over, it's all over." Yuan Shao staggered back a few steps and fell on the chair. There was a lot of noise outside the tent, with footsteps and shouts everywhere, and the whole village seemed like a pot of boiling water. Yuan Shao slumped powerlessly on the big tiger-skin chair and murmured: "Is my more than ten years of hard work just ruined in one day?"
Seeing that the situation was critical, Yuan Tan didn't care about the etiquette of honor and inferiority. He couldn't help but pick up Yuan Shao and ran out of the tent. After helping Yuan Shao onto a horse, the father and son left the tens of thousands of soldiers still fighting and ran north, crossing the Yellow River with only 800 cavalry. Cao Cao was held back by a handful of Yuan's troops who resisted, and was unable to pursue him. He only seized a large amount of baggage, maps, household registers, treasures and other items abandoned by Yuan Shao.
Riding on Jueying's body, Cao Cao quietly looked at the Yuan Army camp in front of him, which had been reduced to a Shura field. His ears were filled with the sound of cries and the sound of horse hooves. The silhouettes of people flashed in the firelight. The fleeing Yuan Army soldiers were killed one by one. Cut down, Yuan Shao's stronghold, which used to weigh him down, fell into a sea of ????fire.
Xiahou Dun galloped to Cao Cao's side, bowed and said: "My lord, what should I do with Yuan Shao's surrendered troops?"
Cao Cao thought for a moment: "Send my order to trap and kill all the surrendered soldiers!"
"Kill them all? Father, there are nearly 100,000 people here" Cao Ang stretched out his hand to grab Xiahou Dun, who was about to leave with his general.
Cao Cao grabbed Cao Ang's arm and took it back: "Ang'er, don't be soft-hearted. This kind of thing happens all the time on the battlefield. Trapping and killing prisoners has been done by heroes and generals in ancient times. Compared with the trapping and killing of more than 400,000 surrendered soldiers, Cao Cao Bai Qi, is what we did still considered an atrocity?"
Cao Ang stared blankly at Cao Cao's calm face, unable to say a word. It wasn't until this moment that he realized that he didn't know his father at all.