Three Kingdoms

Chapter 9 The Battle of Guandu
Yuan Shao always wanted to destroy Cao Cao and proclaim himself emperor.So he personally led an army of 70 to attack Cao Cao, and Cao Cao led [-] elite soldiers to station at Guandu, preparing to fight Yuan Shao to the death.

In the first battle, Yuan Shao ordered his general Zhang He to fight, Cao Cao sent his general Zhang Liao to fight, and the two fought hard.Cao Cao's general Xu Chu led the battle, and Yuan Shao's general Gao Lan raised his gun to hold Xu Chu, and it was another fierce fight.Cao Cao wanted a quick battle, so he ordered Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun to lead three thousand soldiers into Yuan Shao's camp.From then on, Cao stuck to Guandu and did not dare to fight lightly.

One day, Cao Cao's subordinates captured a spy in Yuan Shao's army. Under torture, the spy told Cao Cao a secret in Yuan Shao's army: General Han Meng of Yuan's army had escorted thousands of grain and grass to Guandu.After Cao Cao heard the news, he immediately ordered his generals Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, and Xu Chu to attack Han Meng.Xu Huang and others defeated Han Meng, and a fire burned Yuan Jun's food and grass.

Yuan Shao turned pale with shock.Counselors should send heavy troops to protect Wuchao, which is rich in food and grass.Yuan Shao hurriedly ordered the judge to command the food and grass of the whole army, and ordered the generals Chunyu Qiong and Sui Yuanjin to garrison Wuchao.

At this time, Cao Cao didn't have much food and grass in his army, so he hurriedly sent people to Xuchang to transport food and grass.Unexpectedly, the messenger was caught by Yuan Jun.Xu You, a counselor, offered advice to Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao could send a strong general with 5 horses to attack Xuchang, so that Cao Cao could be defeated in one fell swoop.

Yuan Shao was self-righteous and did not adopt Xu You's ingenious plan.At this time, the judge sent another letter to tell Yuan Shao that Xu You was offering a false plan and told Yuan Shao not to trust Xu You.Xu You saw that he could not be reused, so he went to Cao Cao cruelly.

When Cao Cao heard that Xu You was coming, he ignored his shoes and welcomed Xu You with bare feet.Xu You suggested to Cao Cao: "All the grain and grass of Yuan Jun are stored in Wuchao. The prime minister can pretend to be Yuan Jun to attack Wuchao and burn all the grain and grass in Wuchao. At that time, Yuan Shao will definitely be defeated." Cao Cao repeatedly said. Applause.

Cao Cao arranged the major affairs of the whole army, and personally led eight thousand elite soldiers pretending to be Yuan Jun to attack Wuchao.

Cao Cao's sneak attack was successful, and Yuan Jun's food and grass were burned.Yuan Jun was in chaos, and Cao Jun defeated Yuan Jun in one go.

(End of this chapter)