As the stars change, time quickly enters the cool breeze.
At the end of September of the first year of Xingping (194 AD), Cao Cao launched two military operations at the same time, expeditioning Wancheng in the west and attacking Yuan Shu in the east.
Yuan Shu has been on the verge of movement recently and is very restless. Cao Cao had long wanted to deal with him. So he ordered Xiahou Dun to be the main general, Niu Jin, Zang Ba, Li Tong, Lu Qian to be the deputy, and Cheng Yu to join the army, and launched an army of 20,000 attacks.
To Huainan.
As for Wancheng, it was owned by Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu in the original history. However, in the current time and space, Zhang Xiu had already died at the hands of Dian Wei. Zhang Ji was also killed by Cao Cao's army outside Luoyang City in the past, so now
Wancheng was controlled by Liu Biao.
Wancheng is the hub connecting Jingchu and the Central Plains. For both Cao Cao and Liu Biao, Wancheng is a very critical strategic impetus. If Cao Cao occupy Wancheng, he can be able to rush his troops south at any time and attack Jingzhou. Otherwise,
That is true, if Wancheng is in the hands of Liu Biao, it will be convenient for him to invade the Central Plains at any time.
Therefore, for Wancheng, Cao Cao must take it in his hands. Cao Cao knew very well that his biggest enemy in the north in the future was Yuan Shao, and there would be a fierce battle between him and Yuan Shao sooner or later, and Cao Cao would never want him to do so.
In the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, the rear faced the threat from Liu Biao.
Compared with Huainan, Jingzhou is far better than both territory and strength. Cao Cao is not afraid of Yuan Shu, but Liu Biao is different. If Liu Biao is allowed to control a city that can put Xuchang in crisis at any time, he may be with Yuan Shao in the future.
During the decisive battle, Cao Cao would be unable to sleep or eat at all times, fearing that there would be losses in the rear.
So, Wancheng must be taken away!
Liu Biao was obviously very clear about the importance of completion, so he sent his nephew Liu Pan to lead 15,000 soldiers to protect Wancheng and appointed Liu Pan as the prefect of Wancheng.
Liu Pan is brave and deeply trusted by Liu Biao. In his original history, Liu Biao appointed him as the prefect of Changsha and used him as a barrier to the southeast of Jingzhou. However, Wancheng is now far more important than Changsha, and there must be a confidant and important general.
The guards can be done. Cai Mao and Wenpin cannot leave Xiangyang lightly, while Huang Zu had to stay in Jiangxia to defend the attack of the Sun clan in Jiangdong. After thinking about it, Liu Biao finally transferred Liu Pan from Changsha to Wancheng to defend Cao Cao.
As for Cao Cao, who was determined to win in Wancheng, he appointed Gao Shun as the main general, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Cao Ang, Xiahou Lan, Hu Cheer as the vanguard, and Jia Xu as the army, and also launched 20,000 elite troops to attack Wancheng.
In fact, if Gao Shun is assigned to join the army, Guo Jia is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. Guo Jia does not need to be in charge of the court as always as Xun Yu, and he and Gao Shun have a close relationship with each other, so they will definitely be skillful in cooperation.
It’s a pity that Guo Jia has been unfortunately sick recently and cannot travel with the army, so he can only use others. Cao Cao was generous and asked Gao Shun to choose one of his men as the army among the many advisers. Since it was a free choice, Gao Shun certainly chose it in his wisdom.
Jia Xu, a poisonous man who is as famous as a genius.
Cao Cao did not trust Jia Xu. If he had assigned him, he would never have let him serve as a military officer. However, since Gao Shun insisted and would not impose opposition, Jia Xu was also a smart person. Now he is a self-reliant.
The power is strong and Liu Biao is weak, so he will not do anything like he did when he served Li Jue before. If this time he was not Liu Biao but Yuan Shao, and Gao Shun still chose Jia Xu as the army, Cao Cao would be
Maybe we need to think carefully about this.
Yuan Shao in the north was always a powerful existence that could not be ignored. What Cao Cao was most concerned about was that Yuan Shao took advantage of his own troops to attack him south, so the defense line in the north was not relaxed at all. Fortunately, the previous conquest of Xuzhou was relatively smooth, both in military and civilian power.
Neither of them consumed too much, so while Cao Cao resisted the north, he still had the spare energy to support the two fronts at the same time. Of course, if Yuan Shao's army really went south, these two troops who were fighting outside would probably have to be retaliated immediately.
Gao Shun was not happy at all about being accused of being the main general of the conquest of Wancheng. You should know that Cao Ming has been pregnant for half a year, so who can predict how much time the war will take? Although Gao Shun is keen on fame,
I don’t want to be with me when my first child was born.
Gao Shun had fought against him. He once told Cao Cao what he thought, hoping that he could reappoint other people as the main generals and let him stay in Xudu.
However, Cao Cao did not appreciate this.
"The military order has been issued, how can we change the order every day!" Cao Cao refused Gao Shun's request without hesitation, leaving no room for rebuttal for Gao Shun.
It’s unreasonable. It’s logical that a woman needs her husband’s care when she is pregnant. Cao Cao is undoubtedly a girl. How could he drive her husband outside to fight when her sister is pregnant?
In fact, Cao Cao was jealous of this bastard Gao Shun. Why did the beautiful Diao Chan be accepted by him for no reason? If it were other generals under his tent, Cao Cao would have to complain at all, but that boy Gao Shun was
My brother-in-law, this made Cao Cao very unhappy.
So Cao Cao drove him to Wancheng. If he didn't send him to war, would he still let him get tired of lingering with Diao Chan's beauty at home all day? As for his pregnant sister, he would send someone to take good care of her anyway, so you don't have to worry about this.
It's right.
Besides, although Cao Ming has been pregnant for half a year, it is normal that he will have four months to go before giving birth. However, this battle is just to attack a city, not to let you conquer the prefectures and counties. A city, no matter how much it is.
It's hard to get rid of, and it's more than enough to conquer it within four months. If you can't come back when my sister gave birth, I'll see if I don't deal with you well.
This is what Cao Cao thinks now. He neither wants to see Gao Shun hang out with Diao Chan sweetly, but also wants him to return to Xuchang before his sister gives birth.
Unfortunately, Gao Shun knew nothing about what Cao Cao thought. If he knew, he would definitely shout for injustice. You must know that he had never touched Diao Chan's hair until now!
This war was a test for Gao Shun. Although Gao Shun was the general of Zhe Chong, his direct troops were only a camp with only 1,500 people. Except for the former commander of 7,000 people to guard the East County
In addition, Gao Shun had no experience in commanding troops with a large number of troops to fight.
Gao Shun is Cao Cao's sister-in-law, and his position will definitely get higher and higher in the future. It is not impossible to be promoted to the four towns and the four generals. At that time, he is in a high position, and the army led by Gao Shun will never be only one or two.
Even if these more than a thousand people are elite soldiers with great strength, it is inevitable to lead the army to stand alone after Gao Shun's reputation rose. Therefore, Cao Cao ordered him to command 20,000 people to go to Wancheng this time, which is also true for Gao Shun.
It's an opportunity to experience.
Although he had never brought such a large army, Yu Jin and Le Jin, among the five good generals, both obeyed the orders of Yu Jun, as their deputy generals, so Gao Shun was not worried about commanding the army.
The only thing that made Gao Shun a little worried was that Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang is already eighteen years old this year. In order for him to get better tempering, Cao Cao also arranged him as a deputy general in his army this time. There are not many records about Cao Ang in later generations.
Gao Shun only knew that Cao Ang was a unfortunate unlucky guy who was unfortunately killed because of his father's romanticism. As for his ability, Gao Shun didn't know anything. But no matter what, Cao Ang was Cao Cao's eldest son and Cao Cao's heir, the so-called battlefield
There is no eyebrow on top. If this guy is too poor in martial arts or lacks other abilities and is accidentally killed by someone, the blame must be firmly placed on Gao Shun's back.
Cao Ang must be strictly protected and must not let his nephew suffer any damage.
Although Gao Shun was the commander of the 20,000 army this time, what he relied most was the camp he brought out with him. During the attack on Xuzhou, although Cao's army was not seriously injured, the camp had successively joined the Bai Jun's army.
When fighting with the Feixiong Army, many people were also damaged. Now some seriously injured people have been eliminated and some people have been added to the camp. The number of people in the trap is now 1,200.
Although there are not many 1,200 people, it is enough. As for elite soldiers, the number of them is not the most important. It should be noted that Gao Shun's camp in history was only 800.
This time, all the 1,200 elite soldiers from the army went out with the army. Gao Shun divided the entire battalion into two divisions, each with six hundred people, and established two military marquis, each with one division.
The two military marquises, one is Wang Zhong, and the other is Hao Zhao.
Wang Zhong is considered an old man in the camp. When Cao Cao first attacked Xuzhou, Wang Zhong made the contribution to killing generals.
As for Hao Zhao, he was a famous figure in later generations. With three thousand people defending Chen Cang, Zhuge Liang attacked with a population of 100,000 for more than 20 days, and Leng could not break the city. It can be said that Hao Zhao's outstanding talents can no longer be used alone.
"The word "good guard" can be described. You should know that in the Dongjun city, Gao Shun carried Lu Bu's 30,000 troops with 7,000 people, it was extremely difficult. The gap in military strength that Hao Zhao faced at that time reached three
More than ten times, let alone Zhuge Liang's military talent is far beyond what Lu Bu can compare. In that desperate situation, Hao Zhao insisted on persisting until Zhuge Liang's military rations were exhausted, which was enough to prove how amazing his ability was.
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When Gao Shun first learned that such a talent was actually playing in the camp, he was immediately happy. However, when Hao Zhaochu arrived, it was difficult to reuse it immediately. After all, only he knew his abilities now.
During the conquest of Xuzhou, Hao Zhao also accumulated some contributions. Gao Shunsui succeeded in advancing the boat and appointed him as the marquis of military affairs.
Xuchang and Wancheng were very close. Within a few days of departure, the army had arrived outside Wancheng, not far from their destination.