The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 234 Ju Yi is defeated, Xi Yu wants to go to Guandu alone
"General! Hurry up and go back to the city, we can no longer defend here!"

"The soldiers and horses in the city have already led a team to support us, General, the enemy's soldiers and horses are coming like a flood, we really have no time to react!"

"That's right, general, those black knights have gone crazy, our weapons can't pierce their armor at all!"

"General, this army is too well-armed, especially the black armor is too terrifying, it is hard to defeat without knowing what it is."

Seeing Ju Yi rushing out of the tent, a group of generals went to report one after another.

"Whizzing……"

Just as Ju Yi was about to give an order, he heard the sound of arrows and crossbows, and every sound of arrows and crossbows would surely take away the lives of the soldiers around Ju Yi.

After a while, piles of soldiers and horses fell to the ground in the Juyi camp.

At this moment, Xi Yu's soldiers and horses were led by the black and white cavalry and the trapped camp. Tens of thousands of cavalry galloped, followed by countless infantry, some armed with crossbows and some with long spears. Ju Yi's soldiers and horses.

Ju Yiji's soldiers and horses no longer have the confidence to resist and win.

Ju Yi's troops didn't even have time to fight Xi Yu's team, and the camp was broken by Xi Yu's troops!

Not long after, a fire broke out in the camp, and the granary of thousands of stones of grain and grass that had been stockpiled in the camp was instantly burned down, and even the fodder for the horses was also burned.

For a moment, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the sky was full of dust.

Ju Yi has experienced countless battles, and the scene in front of him, let him know that the forward battalion must have been massacred, and the next is the Chinese army battalion. If he swears to resist, in addition to increasing the casualties of soldiers and horses, it will not repel Xi Yubing The possibility of horses.

Ju Yi was very angry, even more unwilling, and shouted loudly, "Send the order, release the arrows immediately, and cover the retreat of the main force!"

Afterwards, Ju Yi led the remaining soldiers and horses, took all the armaments that could be taken away, and quickly fled back to the city.

Ju Yi led the troops into the city, covering a total of several miles, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came out of the city to greet them, and for a while, torches were everywhere, and soon, the people in the city began to panic.

Tonight, the attack of Xi Yu's soldiers and horses was so sudden that few of the soldiers and horses led by Ju Yi could react.

After Ju Yi led the soldiers and horses to abandon the camp and escape, the sky-high flames burned almost all night. All the generals stood on the city gates and watched the flames gradually disappear until Xi Yu's soldiers and horses cleaned the battlefield.

"It's really hateful!"

Ju Yi was also on the city gate, beating the city wall fiercely, with anger and hatred all over his face.

He even felt like a stupid cow, being led by the nose by Xi Yu.

"Immediately pass down the order to guard the city gates. As long as the city gates remain intact, Xi Yu will not be able to enter!"

"Come here, immediately ask Qinghe and Yangping for help..."

"Here!"

On the tower, looking at the groups of black cavalry, Ju Yi hated it in his heart.

In the next few days, Xi Yu's soldiers and horses will definitely come to challenge and call them generals. Regardless of whether Ju Yi will fight or not, the morale of his soldiers and horses will definitely drop greatly now, and it is even more likely to continue to decline.

……

Almost all Xi Yu's army was mobilized to attack Ju Yi's camp at night.

After cleaning the battlefield, Xi Yu ordered people to estimate the gains and losses of the battle, and then moved the camp forward five or six miles, and set up camp on another plain, but this place was a little far away from the river.

But Xi Yu felt that it was all right. After tonight's attack on the camp, he expected that Ju Yi would never dare to go out of the city to start a war. In this way, even if the water fetching place was farther away, he would not have to worry about being attacked and destroyed.

The battle report of this battle was quickly transmitted to Cao Cao's camp, but it was a wartime, and the speed of military information transmission was very slow.

It was not until Xi Yu had surrounded Pingyang City for seven days that the battle report was delivered to Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were in a stalemate at Guandu, and the two sides had already clashed several times.

Yuan Shao built a high platform to shoot arrows, and on the first day, he fired a thousand arrows at Cao Cao's camp.

Less than half a day later, in order to fight back against Yuan Shao, Cao Cao immediately took out the extended throwing catapult made by Xi Yu, and bombed Yuan Shao's high platform.

After attacking and probing each other, the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao entered a stalemate, but when he received Xi Yu's battle report, Cao Cao, who was in a bad mood, suddenly became much happier.After dismantling each other.

"Feng Yi beat Ju Yi, haha, very good!"

"After this battle, Yuan Shao will definitely feel a lot of pressure! Immediately send my order to order Yuan Rang and Zixiao to march! We will follow immediately, and we will never give Yuan Shao any chance to breathe!"

"Here!!"

Soon, deafening roars came from Cao Cao's barracks, and the soldiers waited for this moment for a long time!

The battle report of Xi Yu's victory over Ju Yi immediately boosted Cao Jun's morale!
For the next three days, Cao Cao's troops marched day and night, fighting continuously without stopping, which made Yuan Shao's camp restless. However, the two sides still won each other.

However, both sides had sufficient supplies of troops, horses, food and grass, and Cao Cao was not in a hurry to win immediately. On the contrary, Yuan Shao was very annoyed.

In Yuan Shao's Chinese army camp, Yuan Shao finally had a rest, but was made anxious again.

He hadn't slept well for three days. At this moment, Yuan Shao felt in a trance, his heart was filled with energy and blood, his whole body was groggy and very uncomfortable.

Yuan Shao deeply felt that this could not go on like this, he had to personally lead the army to command the entire battle, but Cao Cao seemed to have mastered the disruptive strategy and never gave him a chance to rest.

Whenever Yuan Shao's barracks was about to rest, Cao Cao would send people to sneak attack, and they just set fire to them and fled.

After doing this several times, Yuan Shao set up defenses below, ready to catch a turtle in a urn, but Cao Jun seemed to have a premonition, and retreated directly, not coming to attack again.

As soon as Cao Jun retreated, Yuan Shao thought that Cao Jun would not attack again, but what he did not expect was that Cao Jun would use dozens of catapults to bombard Yuan Shao's camp, and these were not ordinary "stones". , There are many cupping pots mixed in, once it explodes, there will be a sea of ​​flames wherever it goes, which will cause huge damage to the surrounding soldiers and horses.

At this moment, Yuan Shao wished to fight Cao Cao to the death immediately.

At first, he thought that the catapult itself was huge and heavy, and it was impossible to move quickly. If he could order the cavalry to rush over quickly, he would have a chance to win the catapult.

But beyond Yuan Shao's expectation, when his soldiers and horses rushed out, he found that Cao Jun also had a huge crossbow used by five people. Once these huge crossbows were fired at the same time, the arrows would rain down on him. Wherever the soldiers and horses go, there must be corpses everywhere, and the lethality is extremely terrifying.

After going back and forth like this for several times, Yuan Shao was very helpless. He was obviously led by Cao Cao, and he would be overwhelmed by Cao Cao, so he had no choice but to give up and continue fighting with Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao gathered his soldiers and horses, retreated to the white horse, and then set up camp in Yanjin to resist Cao Cao's attack, and then took all the soldiers and horses back to Liyang City.

Yuan Shao even closed the city gate, used Yecheng as a place of supply, and collected all the people of Weijun into the city, so as to stabilize the gentry who supported him.

Yuan Shao firmly believed that as long as he had a large number of soldiers, strong horses, and sufficient food and grass, he would be able to compete with Cao Cao for a long time.

At this moment, in Liyang City Government Office, Yuan Shao felt deeply anxious, and his whole body was exhausted. He paced back and forth, sighing from time to time.

"Ziyuan, just received the news that Ju Yi was defeated by Xi Yu in Pingyuan, and Ju Yi even sent someone to send a request for help. Now, what should we do?"

At this moment, Yuan Shao's expression was very ugly, and now he was caught in a dilemma. If the current situation could not be changed, the future battle situation would be extremely unfavorable to Yuan Shao.

Thinking back to last month, Yuan Shao vowed to fight Cao Cao, but he never imagined that it would end like this.

Xu You twirled his beard and fell into deep thought, thinking that Xu You and Yuan Shao had known each other for many years, before Tian Feng came, as long as it was Xu You's strategy and strategy, Yuan Shao would definitely implement it.

However, since Tian Feng came to Yuan Shao's command as a counselor, this person really liked to oppose his strategy, and Yuan Shao often had disagreements with him because of this.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu You couldn't make up his mind, so he thought it would be better to see what Tian Feng's strategy was. Xu You knew that although Tian Feng acted cautiously and conservatively, he did have some talents.

"Ziyuan, why don't you say anything?"

Seeing Xu You sitting on a chair without speaking for a long time, Yuan Shao said sullenly.

Immediately, Xu You had an idea, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "My lord, there are millions of people in Jizhou, and most of them are sincerely attached to you, my lord. If you stick to it, there will be no problem for at least a year."

"But if the lord chooses to retire, there is still Youzhou to defend. My lord, do you want to retire?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao was very angry: retreat? !
At the beginning, you, Xu You, swore that you would march south and destroy Cao Cao!

It's good now, but you actually said back to me?

Yuan Shao suddenly said displeased, "Ziyuan, you are the one who wants to retreat, how do you tell me to retreat? Could it be that you want to fool me?!"

Seeing Yuan Shao's ugly face, Xu You immediately smiled and said, "My lord, how dare I play tricks on you, but the current situation is different from before the war. In my opinion, it is better to let all the civil servants and generals express their opinions before we go. Decided, how?"

Xu You retreated to the futon, he didn't want to be the first bird, Xu You didn't know that Yuan Shao was troubled at this moment and had no idea at all.

Before this, Yuan Shao thought that defeating Cao Cao would be very easy.

Even if there is a loss, it is the loss of each, but after several attacks and defenses, Yuan Shao lost 1 troops, but Cao Cao only lost a few thousand.

Moreover, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties. If it goes on for a long time, he is afraid that the army's morale will be weakened.

Cao Cao's thousands of casualties were caused by Yuan Shaoai's swearing to death of Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

"Ju-jun, what do you think of this matter?"

Tian Feng and Guo Tu immediately looked at Jushou at the same time. He was the leader of the gentry class in Hebei, and among Yuan Shao's counselors, Jushou was more appreciated by Yuan Shao.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Ju Shou immediately stepped forward, ready to express his opinion.

……

At this moment, outside Pingyuan City, in Xiyu's camp, a business meeting was also going on.

Xi Yu sat on the main seat, Guo Jia and Jia Xu stood on the left, Zhao Yun stood among the generals on the right, Dian Wei and Lu Lingqi stood behind Xi Yu on the left and right.

The rest of the generals, such as Zang Ba, Huang Zhong, etc., totaled 12 people, all standing one by one, staring at the sand table not far from Xi Yu.

At this time, Xi Yu said, "The counselors under Yuan Shao's command are divided into three factions. The three major factions represent the interests of different noble families. Among them, the Hebei faction is Jushou and Tian Feng, and the Yingchuan faction is Guo Tu, Xin Ping, and Xin Pi. Brother, the remaining faction is led by Xu You."

Xi Yu took a look at Guo Jia and continued, "Guo Tu is the Guo family of Yingchuan. His family is very powerful, and he has a relationship with Fengxiao..."

"I have nothing to do with this person." Guo Jia said coldly.

Xi Yu then continued, "Now, Yuan Shao is in a dilemma, so I think Yuan Shao will rely on Jujun and Tian Feng now. As for Xu You, he is very shrewd. Although he is insidious, he knows the way to protect himself."

"This is very similar to some of us."

Hearing this, Jia Xu gave Xi Yu a dark look, but he couldn't beat Mr. Xi, so he could only dare not say anything, anyway, he was used to it.

"As for the assignment of Ju to Tian Feng, he will be the main one to retreat, and the main thing is to keep it!"

"My lord, why are you so sure?"

After going through the current war, Jia Xu and Guo Jia have long been confused by Xi Yu, and Xi Yu is even more familiar with Yuan Shao's advisers than Guo Jia.

Guo Jia had done meritorious service under Yuan Shao's hands back then, but in the end, because Yuan Shao was narrow-minded, it was difficult for him to be courteous to corporals, and he was resourceful but unstoppable. Guo Jia saw that Yuan Shao was not the master, so he abandoned Yuan Shao and left.

Xi Yu is not only familiar with Yuan Shao's advisers, but also very familiar with Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi.

For example, Ju Yi was used to guard the large shield soldiers in the city, and Xi Yu seemed to have fought against them. When arranging the battle strategy, he told the soldiers and horses to shoot rockets once they saw the large shield soldiers, so as to bypass the shield. Shooting rockets into Ju Yi's large shield formation, the large shield is heavy armor itself is hot, and now it is the end of spring and summer is about to enter.

From Qingzhou to Yanzhou, the rainy season is decreasing and the weather is hot. With the heavy armor of the shield soldiers and the heat of the rockets, they will definitely mess up their positions, so they can disrupt the formation of the shield soldiers.

Proud of being so familiar with the enemy's advances, after several attacks and defenses, Xi Yu completely defeated Ju Yi, who had once defeated Gongsun Zan, to the point where Pingyuan City dared not even open the gates.

The people in the city did not dare to go out of the city at all, they just huddled in the city and never faced a battle every day. Such a strategy seemed to make Xi Yu helpless.

But Ju Yi was even more terrified.

At this moment, Xi Yu said calmly, "I told you earlier, don't ask me how I know, anyway, I know it, so there is no need to say more."

Although Guo Jia and Jia Xu don't know where Xi Yu's confidence comes from, they really have to look at Xi Yu with admiration.

Sometimes, they even felt that Xi Yu had already known everyone's character and habits of formation before he could formulate a strategy to contain everyone.

But the two of them only have the talent of strategy, but not the ability of foresight, so they are deeply ashamed as Xi Yu's military advisers.

At this time, Jia Xu said to Xi Yu, "My lord, since we want to fight, we should quickly attack Pingyuan County, which will put great pressure on Yuan Shao and force him to divide his troops to fight. In this way, Duke Cao will take the opportunity to capture Liyang." , if so, then we will be able to defeat Yuan Shao."

In this way, entering Jizhou is just around the corner.

Liyang is the foundation of Wei Commandery, and when Wei Commandery falls and Pingyuan falls, then the victory is not far away.

At that time, Cao Cao's military strength will be equal to Yuan Shao's.

To start a war with Yuan Shao, if you can win more and lose less with twice as few troops, and then equalize Yuan Shao's troops, then it will definitely severely damage Yuan Shao's confidence in the territory.

Xi Yu really never expected that because of his arrival in this life, the Battle of Guandu would come to the present situation. There was no big gap between winning more with less, and it turned into an evenly matched attack on fortified positions and a battle on the plains.

This made Xi Yu sigh.

"The matter of capturing Pingyuan County will be postponed for a while." Xi Yu directly rejected Jia Xu's strategy.

Guo Jia immediately nodded and said, "I agree with your lord's strategy, but you can postpone it for a while. If I expect it to be correct, Ju Yi's reinforcements will be here soon."

Hearing this, Xi Yu glanced at Jia Xu, and said with a smile, "Since Ju Yi has asked Yuan Shao for help, and has been sticking to the city for the past few days without going out to fight, it means that there must be soldiers and horses coming to rescue..."

Xi Yu could have cooperated with the crossbow and the catapult to attack day and night, destroy the city wall, and capture Pingyuan County, but he didn't.

"Makes sense..."

Hearing this, Jia Xu couldn't help but nodded: He really never thought of this, "My lord, wait for Ju Yizhi's reinforcements to arrive before attacking?"

"Children can be taught." Xi Yu said with a faint smile.

……

Last night, Ju Yi received a letter of reprimand from Yuan Shaozhi, asking him to guard the plain for at least a month, and he must not put too much pressure on Yuan Shao's frontal battlefield.

Ju Yi's original [-] soldiers and horses are now decreasing almost every day, and the number dropped by tens of thousands on the first day. For this, Yuan Shao severely scolded him.

After a scolding, Yuan Shao mentioned that Ju Yi had fought against Gongsun Zan, and finally defeated Gongsun Zan.

This is Yuan Shao's ability and personality charm, combined with grace and power, so as to stimulate Ju Yi's confidence and make him no longer intimidated.

Moreover, Yuan Shao told Ju Yi in the letter that Yuan Tan, the son of the Yuan family, had led [-] soldiers and horses from Youzhou to help Ju Yi guard Pingyuan County.

Yuan Shao's intentions are very good, but the opponent he is going to face is Xi Yu...

If Yuan Shao led an army to fight Xi Yu and let Ju Yi guard Cao Cao, the ending might be better.

Yuan Shao never expected that Xi Yu would soon intercept a letter containing such information. Xi Yu said in a deep voice, "Yuan Tan will lead [-] soldiers and [-] stones of grain and grass to support Ju Yi in guarding the plain."

Xi Yu suddenly smiled, and said to Zhao Yun, "Now, there is no need for Yuan Shao to create false news to deceive us. He really needs to defend to the death, and the land of Pingyuan County must not be lost, so Yuan Shao will definitely not dare to be careless. The contents of the letter must be absolutely true.”

"Zilong, I now hand over all the military power here to you. As for how to fight, it is entirely up to you."

Hearing this, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Lu Lingqi all had expressions of shock on their faces, and they even said in panic, "My lord, what do you want to do if you don't command the troops?"

"Go to Liyang!"

After finishing speaking, Xi Yu stood up and prepared to leave overnight.

"My lord, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Yes, my lord, this is simply nonsense again!"

"My lord, you...you must not go, Guandu is too dangerous!"

(End of this chapter)