Chapter 313 Come on, the road has already given way to you!
"Hahaha!!" Xia Houyuan made a small joke, and everyone couldn't help but laugh together. The atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent suddenly became much more relaxed.
Cao Cao stroked his beard, waited until everyone calmed down, and said: "In this way, Yuan Shang will have a lot to do along the way."
After Guo Jia calmed down, he once again raised his hand and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, Jia thinks you can send someone to Chen Yuanlong in Dongjun now and ask him to send troops to cooperate with Zilong to seize Yangping County.
In this way, you can not only transfer Zilong's army without making Yuan Shang suspicious, but also occupy another state and county in Jizhou.
You can achieve multiple things with one stone, so why not do it?"
"Okay, just follow the words of filial piety!" Cao Cao felt that Guo Jia's proposal was very good, so he made a decision immediately and ordered: "Come here, pass on my military order and order Zhao Zilong and Xia Houlan to send troops to cooperate with Chen Yuanlong to attack Yangping County!"
"Send an order to Dongjun and order Chen Yuanlong, the prefect of Dongjun, to send out all his troops and cooperate with Zhao Zilong to occupy Yangping County!"
After the order was issued, Cao Cao looked at the civil and military personnel in the tent and said: "Yuan Shangke has less than 30,000 soldiers. If he dares to attack our army, our army can completely hold him back and wait for reinforcements from other routes.
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"By then, whether they defeat Yuan Shang all the way or simply defeat the defenders who left the city, Yuan's army's morale will definitely fall to the bottom... Once the morale and morale of the army are lost, we will no longer be able to stop our attack on Ye City."
"Gong Cao is right!"
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In May, the sixth year of Jian'an.
Zhao Yun, who was stationed in Wei County, suddenly received a military order from Cao Cao.
After the messengers conveyed Cao Cao's military orders, they withdrew from the county government.
After Zhao Yun read it carefully two or three times, he slowly put away the military order in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Xia Houlan rarely saw Zhao Yun looking so confused, so he stepped aside and waited quietly for Zhao Yun to think.
After about a cup of tea, Zhao Yun finally came to his senses.
Seeing this, Xia Houlan immediately stepped forward and asked: "Zilong, what military order came from Duke Cao? It makes you so confused?"
Zhao Yun handed the military order to Xia Houlan and said: "Gong Cao ordered us to send troops to capture Yangping County. What I don't understand is that Yangping County is already in our pocket. Why should we send troops to capture it at this critical period?"
"Huh?" After hearing this, Xia Houlan read the military order carefully and said doubtfully: "Yes... if we leave now, wouldn't Yuan Shang be able to return to Yecheng unimpeded?
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Zhao Yun had a vague feeling that Cao Cao's arrangement was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, but due to limited intelligence, he really couldn't figure out the deeper meaning of Cao Cao's move.
If Yuan Shang returns to Yecheng, isn't that causing trouble for himself?
Or maybe Cao Cao thought of a way to defeat Yuan Shang and capture Yecheng?
Can't figure it out...
If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Zhao Yun said to Xia Houlan: "Zi Heng, sir, and Guo Jijiu are with Duke Cao... Since the military order is like this, I guess Duke Cao must have a deep meaning in this move."
Xia Houlan grinned and said: "That's right. When you are busy thinking, your husband and the sacrificial wine will take care of it. We just follow the orders."
Zhao Yun then said to Xiahou Lan: "Go and gather the soldiers and let them have a full meal first. Then we will bring five days of dry food and send troops to Yangping County."
"Copy that!" Xia Houlan accepted the order with his fists clasped, turned around and walked out of the county government office.
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Dongjun, Puyang New City.
One day later than Zhao Yun receiving the military order, Cao Cao's military order also reached Chen Deng.
Unlike Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan who were confused after receiving the military order, Chen Dengze quickly thought of the key.
"It seems that my lord is planning to deal with Yuan Shang...
It's just a pity that I don't know the specific situation of Yecheng and Yuan Shang's army, otherwise I would be able to deduce something about the lord's strategy."
Thinking of this, Chen Deng couldn't help but sigh secretly:
"Well, it's a waste of my talents to always guard this three-acre land in East County..."
After Chen Deng vomited out more than a dozen pots of bugs last time, he finally fully recovered after a long period of treatment.
His belly has now returned to normal size, his face is no longer abnormally red, and his body looks a bit stronger.
In the past, due to physical illness, Chen Deng was unable to fight with the army or even walk too far.
But now that my body is better, my mind is full, and my thoughts in my heart are much more positive.
Although Chen Deng felt a little regretful because he could not guess Cao Cao's plan, he still conveyed the order with excitement after putting away the military order.
Today, most of Wei County bordering Yanzhou is under the control of Cao Jun, Pingyuan County is under the control of his ally Lu Bu, and only Yangping County is still alone north of the Yellow River.
Walking out of the Sheriff's Mansion, Chen Deng felt that today's sunshine was particularly bright, and murmured to himself: "Finally, I have waited for my opportunity again... I, Chen Yuanlong, must become a civil and military officer like Lu Qiaoqi."
Having both, he is an unparalleled national scholar who will leave his name in history!"
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After a bloody battle between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, they retreated to the Guangzong area of Jieqiao.
Although Yuan Shang won the previous battle with Yuan Tan, the losses suffered by Yuan Shang's army were not small.
"Military advisor, where should we return to Yecheng now..." Yuan Shang asked Guo Tu.
Guo Tu couldn't hide the fatigue on his face. As a literati, his body was indeed a bit overwhelmed by the long period of horse riding and marching.
After hearing Yuan Shang's question, Guo Tuqiang cheered up and replied: "Back to my lord, my subordinates received news earlier that Cao Jun's vanguard general Zhao Zilong is currently operating in the Wei County area..."
"Zhao Zilong?!" Yuan Shang suddenly heard Zhao Yun's name and couldn't help but trembled.
Turning back and taking a look at the soldiers whose morale was low and almost every one of them was injured, Yuan Shang said in his heart: "If we encounter Zhao Yun's elite cavalry at this time, with my two to thirty thousand people, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to stop him.
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Thinking of this, Yuan Shang couldn't help but ask: "Then can we bypass the Wei County area?"
Just when Guo Tu was about to answer, a scout suddenly came to report on flying horses and said: "Report! General! Our scouts encountered refugees fleeing north from Yangping County. They said that a cavalry army invaded from Wei County
Yangping County!"
"There are cavalry attacking Yangping County from Wei County???" Yuan Shang was extremely surprised, "How many cavalry does Cao Cao have?"
Guo Tu, who was standing next to him, thought for a moment and said to Yuan Shang happily: "My lord, based on the previous intelligence, I am afraid that Zhao Yun's cavalry has invaded Yangping County!"
Yuan Shang's eyes widened and he became even more confused, "Zhao Yun? Why did he attack Yangping County at this time?"
"It takes time to transmit news... I think that Cao Cao still doesn't know that our army has withdrawn from Qinghe County. He probably thinks that our army is still being restrained by Yuan Tan, so he is impatient to send troops. He wants to first
After occupying Yangping County, mobilize a large army to block the northwest line of Wei County. This can better prevent our army from returning to assist Yecheng!"
"He wants to besiege Yecheng, and now he wants to occupy Yangping County and completely block our army's return to Yecheng... But where can he find extra troops?"
"Dongjun, Chen Deng!" Guo Tu said with a gleam in his eyes.
Yuan Shang suddenly realized, "I see... what a cunning Cao Cao!"