Chapter 479: One Hundred Thousand Army

At the beginning of October, General Liu Ye sent 50,000 troops from Puyang, pretending to be 100,000, and fought all the way to Yuzhou with great fanfare.

One hundred thousand troops!

Although everyone in the world knew that Liu Ye was sitting in Guanzhong and his subordinates were good at fighting, but no one could have imagined that Liu Ye had used so many troops this time, and everyone in the world was talking about it.

Xiapi.

"Zhicai, this time Yuqing mobilized an army of 100,000 in a fierce manner. It seems that he wants to conquer the two states of Yuyang and Yangzhou in one fell swoop, and aspire to the southeast." Cao Cao said in a condensed voice.

"Hehe, as expected of a great general, he is indeed a mighty soldier."

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, but a black jade chess piece that he was holding between his fingers landed on the board.

Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai are sitting under the gazebo, with a chessboard between them, Xi Zhicai holds the black pieces, and Cao Cao holds the white pieces.

In fact, Go existed as early as the Han Dynasty, but the rules are different from those of later generations. Firstly, there are not nineteen vertical and horizontal paths, and secondly, the rules of first move are also different.

Cao Cao frowned and said, "If one hundred thousand troops are really deployed, I'm afraid Yuan Shu will be hard to resist."

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "My lord, don't worry, I don't think the general is using an army of 100,000."

"oh?"

"Since the general raised his troops, he has always regarded the weak as the enemy to be strong, and most of his policies have been sympathetic to the strength of the people." Xi Zhicai said leisurely: "Based on the general's military style, the number of 100,000 must be false. If it is really used A 100,000 army, at least 100,000 civilians must be recruited to transport food and grass.

However, since Luoyang was set on fire by Dong Zhuo, the inns were dilapidated and the roads were dilapidated. I am afraid that it would be difficult to bear such a huge transfer of grain and grass. "

Cao Cao nodded and said jokingly, "If Yuqing really used one hundred thousand troops, I would be a little scared, hahaha."

Although the two seem to be still playing chess, in fact, their minds are no longer on the chessboard, but on a wider world.

"My lord." Xi Zhicai said solemnly: "Although Yuan Shu occupies Huainan, he claims to have many soldiers and generals under his command, but now Zhang Xun leads an army of tens of thousands to attack Yingchuan and Chen Guo counties in Yuzhou, Sun Ce leads an army to attack Lujiang County, and Xu Huang also Against Yuan Shu in Jiujiang County, even though Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, it can be said that he is enemies on all sides."

"This moment can be said to be Yuan Shu's weakest moment, and it is also the best time for our army to send troops." Xi Zhicai said slowly.

"Yeah!" Cao Cao nodded and said, "Now Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are fighting for the hegemony in Hebei, Yuqing is dominating the Guanzhong, and they are conquering the Central Plains. Although our army occupies Qingzhou and Xuzhou, we can't compete with them. We must win Huainan! "

Cao Cao clenched his fists, and a look of determination appeared on his face.

Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "General Miaocai has led 10,000 elite soldiers to Xiaopei in secret, and General Miaocai is lying in bed day and night, so no one knows about the news of the troops stationed in Xiaopei. My lord, don't hesitate, please send troops immediately Bar."

Cao Cao laughed: "Okay, since that's the case, order Miao Cai to be the vanguard, lead the army to capture Jiujiang County, and deal a fatal blow to the Zhong family emperor!"

In Cao Cao's army, Xia Houyuan, a lieutenant of Dianjun who was famous for surprise attacks, had already secretly arrived in Xiaopei City. After receiving Cao Cao's order, he immediately led his army to launch a surprise attack.

Jiujiang County, Zhongli City.

At this time, the sky is not yet clear, and the dense fog in late autumn covers the entire Zhongli City. People can't see clearly anything within a few feet at a glance. It is really not a suitable day for travel.

However, such days are sometimes very beneficial for sending troops.

The guard at the top of Zhongli City yawned and cursed in a low voice: "Why didn't Wei San, who was on defense, come here? Maybe this kid fell asleep and made me suffer here."

suddenly!

A sharp blade suddenly stretched out in the dense fog, and slashed across the guard's throat. The guard's eyes widened, and after a few twitches, he immediately fell to the top of the wall.

On the top of Zhongli city, the same scene was happening in many places. The soldiers patrolling on the top of the city died on the top of the city for no reason.

"Yan Zi envoy Chu?"

"Huainan is orange."

After the two men in black got the signal, they walked aside.

"It's been settled over there."

"Okay, open the city gate immediately and welcome the captain into the city!"

After Yuan Jun's patrol soldiers on the top of the city were killed, a man in black slowly lowered the winch, and with a slow creaking sound, the city gate was immediately opened.

"kill!"

Cao Jun, who was guarding outside the city, was impatient for a long time. When he saw the city gate opened, he rushed in immediately.

"Surround the county government, close the city gates on all sides and not allow anyone to go out, so as not to leak the news!" Xia Houyuan ordered.

Zhongli City is located in the northeast of Shouchun, but it is just a small city. Taking advantage of the dense fog, Xia Houyuan led the army to capture Zhongli City by surprise. Before the guards in the city could react, they had already been controlled.

"County magistrate, county magistrate!"

The magistrate of Zhongli City, who was sleeping, opened his eyes in dissatisfaction, and muttered, "What's going on?"

"County magistrate!"

The county lieutenant, covered in blood and with disheveled hair, grabbed the magistrate's collar and said anxiously: "The enemy army has come in."

"What?" The smell of blood wafted into his nostrils, and the county magistrate suddenly woke up: "Has General Liu's troops killed Jiujiang County?"

"No!" The county lieutenant said angrily, "It's Cao Cao, it's Qingzhou soldiers."

"Cao Cao brought troops here?"

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment. Liu Ye, Liu Bei and even Sun Ce had raised troops to attack Lujiang County before, but Cao Cao had not moved. There was even no information about the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, which made Yuan Shujun heave a sigh of relief. , I thought that Cao Cao would not send troops, but Cao Cao still came.

"County lieutenant!" The county magistrate suddenly held the county lieutenant's hand, and said in a deep voice, "Shouchun doesn't know about Cao Jun's attack. You must escape from the city and report the news to His Majesty."

The county lieutenant nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked again: "But what should you do, county magistrate?"

The county magistrate smiled bitterly: "Then we have to see if Cao Cao can spare my life."

"In that case." The county lieutenant stood up and said, "Take care."

"Take care of yourself!"

Xia Houyuan was commanding the army to besiege granaries, arsenals and other important places, when suddenly a soldier ran over.

"Captain!"

Xia Houyuan frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

"Just now there were more than a hundred soldiers in the city. After a deadly battle, more than ten of them fled." The soldiers cupped their hands.

"hateful!"

Xia Houyuan was furious. He originally planned to capture Zhongli, use Zhongli as a place to transfer food and grass, and then attack Shouchun without anyone noticing, but he didn't expect to let the enemy go. Shouchun naturally knew news.

"Forget it, my lord, please dispatch the army."