After Cao Cao acquired Guan Yu, he treated him very well, including numerous rewards of gold, silver, wealth, and silk. He even went to the Emperor to confer on him the title of general against bandits.
General Dangkou is already in the same rank as Gao Shun's General Polu. Among Cao's camps, the highest-ranking general currently is General Polu Gao Shun. It can be said that once Guan Yu enters Cao's camp, his status will be the same as Gao Shun's, and even more so.
He was better than all the other generals in Cao Cao's camp. He was immediately promoted to an enviable height by Cao Cao as soon as he surrendered. The kind of treatment Guan Yu received was enough to make some people who are not very broad-minded jealous to the point of distortion.
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However, such a reward was far from enough. In order to get Guan Yu to return to his heart, Cao Cao had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days, using all imaginable means to get close to Guan Yu.
At a banquet one day, Cao Cao even openly gave a red rabbit horse to Guan Yu.
The Red Rabbit Horse has been kept in captivity by Cao Cao ever since Lu Bu died in battle. Generals love horses the most, and the Red Rabbit is a rare horse in the world. Therefore, when the Red Rabbit was captured, many generals hoped to capture it.
Obtained this peerless horse. However, Cao Cao was also a good horse man and loved the red rabbit horse very much, so he could not part with his love for the horse. Finally, Cao Cao made a rule that he would only do it if he made great contributions to Cao Ying.
Consider giving a red rabbit horse to someone else.
This is good news. Guan Yunchang was promoted as a rogue general by his lord as soon as he joined Cao Yunchang. Now, before he has made any achievements, he ordered Cao Cao to send such a magical horse away without hesitation. It seems that Cao Cao is right about this.
Guan Yu is not generally valued and loved.
In the past, in order to win over Guan Yu's loyalty, Cao Cao would unceremoniously send out money and beautiful women, but the effect was minimal. It is said that Guan Yu sealed the money he sent intact in the box without touching it at all. As for the money he sent, he kept it intact in the box.
Guan Yu didn't even look at the woman twice, and sent it directly to the two wives, asking these women to take care of the daily diet and daily life of his second sister-in-law.
Ironically, when Cao Cao gave the red rabbit horse to Guan Yu, Guan Yu was so happy that he even knelt down in front of Cao Cao to thank him.
Cao Cao was very puzzled. Military generals love horses well, but not to this extent. What kind of arrogant person is Guan Yu, who would kneel in front of him to thank him for a horse?
"I have repeatedly given you beauties, gold and silk, but you have never bowed down. Now I have given you a horse, and you have knelt down to thank me. How can you, a lowly man, value an animal?" Cao Cao asked Guan Yu.
"I heard that this horse can travel thousands of miles in a day. I am lucky to have it. If I know the whereabouts of my brother, I can meet him in one day." Facing Cao Cao's question, Guan Yu answered truthfully.
One can imagine the depression in Cao Cao's chest about this. However, the words he spoke out were like water being thrown out. Now that the matter has come to this, can Cao Cao still take back his words and ask Guan Yu for the Red Rabbit Horse?
——————————————————————————————————In May of the first year of Jian’an (AD 196), Yuan Shao’s third son Yuan Shang recovered from illness.
Yuan Shaonai summoned the civil and military officials to discuss the matter of launching an army to attack Cao Cao.
Farewell Tian Feng admonished: "Before, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, and the capital was empty. It was the time of the expedition. However, he did not attack at that time. Now Cao Cao has defeated Xuzhou, and his troops are at their peak, so they cannot underestimate the enemy. Today's plan is not suitable.
If you raise an army rashly, you should wait for the opportunity. This is the so-called plan before taking action."
Counselor Guo Tu retorted: "Yuan Hao'an can boost the morale of others and destroy his own prestige? Although Cao's army is strong, our army is stronger than him. Moreover, our army is three times larger than that. If the two armies start a war, how can they be invincible?"
Reason?"
Yuan Shao praised him for his kindness and ordered Yan Liang to go to war and capture Baima City.
Ju Shou admonished: "Although General Yan is brave enough to be the leader of the three armies, he has a violent temperament and is not good at strategy. He cannot be left alone. Zhang He can be sent to serve as his deputy."
When Yan Liang heard this, he felt displeased and said, "How can Cao Cao's army, which is a country chicken and a dog, need my two generals from Hebei to attack together? My lord, don't worry, I will drive straight down, attack Xuchang in one fell swoop, and offer Cao Cao's head to my lord."
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Yan Liang's confidence made Yuan Shao very happy. He put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "After I capture Xuchang, I will show my merits to the general in front of the emperor!"
White horse guard Liu Yanjian saw Yan Liang's army arrive, but he hesitated and did not dare to fight. While he closed the city and defended it, he sent emergency documents to Xuchang.
"The war with Yuan Shao is finally about to begin." After receiving the urgent document from Liu Yan, Cao Cao was filled with emotions. What he had grown up with when he was young has now inevitably come to a life-or-death situation. In troubled times,
It's just so cruel.
So far, there is only one battle. Cao Cao has raised 30,000 elite troops, including Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Guan Yu and other generals to go to Baima to fight Yuan's army. Guo Jia and Cheng Yu are accompanying the army as military advisors.
Along with them, the others, such as Cao Ren, Xu Rong, Xun Yu and others, stayed behind to guard the cities with civil and military support.
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— did not see Yuan Jun arrayed in formation outside Baima City, and Yan Liang himself was wearing golden armor.
Riding a good horse, holding a sword and standing on horseback, he is majestic and majestic.
"Hebei's army and horses are indeed magnificent." Cao Cao sighed softly and ordered the army to attack.
Cao's army and Yuan's army fought together. The scene was very tragic. Broken limbs and arms were flying everywhere. In addition to the enemy's weapons, what the soldiers saw was blood all over the sky.
Although the combat power of Cao's army is slightly better than that of Yuan's army, it is only a thin line apart. After all, Yuan Shao can unify Hebei, and his army will never be weak.
The combat strength of the two armies is not much different, but in terms of the number of the two armies on the battlefield, Yuan's army is almost twice that of Cao's army, so the battle situation is not favorable to Cao's army.
"Array! Attack!" Among the rebels, Gao Shun led his army to rush back and forth. Although many enemy soldiers were killed in a short time, Yuan's army's base was too large. Even if he was as brave as the army sergeant, he
, and it is impossible to have unlimited physical strength. They will eventually get tired, and they will inevitably be killed after being tired.
Gao Shun frowned. As the name suggests, the trapped camp is the unit that rushes to the front of the army and is the first to attack the enemy's formation. Although such an elite unit has extraordinary combat power, it will be the first to be violently attacked by the enemy.
Since the battle, the trapped camp has suffered losses of more than 20%.
20%. Judging from the numbers alone, the loss may not be too heavy. But it should be noted that the threshold for falling into the camp is extremely high. Every soldier can become a fallen member after going through countless hardships and training.
A loss of 20% of one unit may be acceptable in other armies, but for the trapped camp, it is enough to be described as a huge loss.
However, although the trapped camp suffered losses of more than 20%, it still killed nearly 500 Yuan soldiers. Their outstanding performance attracted the attention of the enemy general Yan Liang.
"What a strong army! It really lives up to the name of the trapped camp!" In recent years, as the trapped camp has participated in more and more battles, its reputation has spread further and further. As one of the four pillars of Hebei Province, Yan Liang has great influence on
The name of being trapped is not unfamiliar either.
However, no matter how strong the army is, they will all be wiped out here today! Although Yan Liangzhong praised the bravery of the soldiers trapped in the battle, there was an aggressive cold light in his eyes.