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Volume 1 Chapter 190 Sui Gu¡¯s Troubles

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    The rain was pouring down non-stop, and every step of the way there was mud.  But Bai Rao was still secretly rejoicing: If it hadn't rained heavily, how could he have escaped Cao Jun's pursuit? It's true that God will not destroy me!  However, thinking about the tragic defeat at Puyang City three days ago, he couldn't help but sigh and shed tears.

    Three days ago, just as he was about to step into the open gate of Puyang City, Cao Jun's cavalry suddenly came out of hiding and rushed towards the unsuspecting Black Mountain Army.  They did not attack the tightly guarded Montenegrin army camp, but rushed directly behind the siege troops and defeated the Montenegrin army siege troops in one fell swoop with a swift and violent surprise attack.

    Then, Cao Jun¡¯s infantry rushed out from the grass, driving the Black Mountain Army¡¯s broken troops towards their starting position.  Bai Rao watched helplessly as the trenches he had worked so hard to dig were filled with the bodies of his men who had no choice but to look helplessly at the deer-antlered horses that he had carefully crafted being knocked away by the lost soldiers; he watched with frustration.  The soldiers of the rear army who were waiting in full formation were scattered by the defeated soldiers!

    Seeing that the army he had worked hard to pull up was beaten to pieces by Cao Jun, Bai Rao even had the urge to fight or even die on the spot.  It's just that his guards were indeed loyal. Under the joint attack of Cao Ren and Liao Hua, Leng Shengsheng sent his lord away from the battlefield. However, the death rate of more than 80% of the guards had caused Bai Rao to basically lose control of the army, and also lost a large number of reliable soldiers.  A loyal and loyal grassroots officer!

    Although Bai Rao urgently promoted some soldiers to serve as generals after getting rid of the first round of pursuit, but during the second round of pursuit by Cao Jun, these newly promoted generals either left the troops and fled without authorization, or pulled the troops to surrender.  , no one is willing to sacrifice themselves to block it!

    By the time Cao's cavalry ended their fifth pursuit, Bai Rao had less than 5,000 men left.  From a large army of 50,000 to 60,000 men, Bai Rao was so angry and anxious that he couldn't help but spat out a mouthful of blood.  Looking at the long muddy road full of disappointment, Bai Rao regretted

    At this moment, the funeral of Wang Hu, the former prefect of Dongjun, was being held in Puyang City.  Cao Ang also put on plain clothes, offered incense himself, and worshiped in front of Wang Gong's coffin.

    Although they did not receive an order from the court, everyone already regarded Cao Ang as the new master of Dongjun. The original officials of Dongjun, led by Chen Gong, quickly gathered around Cao Ang and spoke in memory of Wang Gong.  Eager to show his loyalty to Cao Ang.

    However, Cao Ang felt that he did not have enough manpower, so he was very happy for their defection. In order to commend and encourage these old officials of Dongjun, Cao Ang even worshiped Chen Gong as his secretary.

    Chen Gong was also very satisfied with Cao Ang's reuse. He admonished Cao Ang: "Sir, Puyang has just been harassed by the Montenegrin army. Both the buildings in the city and the city defenses have been attacked frequently by the Montenegrin army. They need to be repaired."  , It takes time. However, there are about 50,000 people in the Suigu branch of the Black Mountain Army. They are still lingering in the northwest of our East County. They will not give us time to repair. Instead of leaving the headquarters in Puyang and enduring the endless endless battles of the Black Mountain Army  Because of the harassment, you might as well take the initiative to move the administrative office to Dongwuyang."

    "Dongwuyang?" Cao Ang repeated and asked in surprise: "Is there anything special about it?"

    Chen Gong said in a low voice: "Dong Wuyang lives in the Yang of Wushui, which is good for defense. Moreover, if the lord moves away from Puyang, he can also get rid of the original interests in the official circles of Dongjun and start a new one."

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and made a decision on the spot: "I will do as you say. I will immediately submit a letter to Yuan Jizhou and apply to move the administrative office to Dongwuyang."

    As expected by everyone in Dongjun, news came from Jizhou only five days later: Yuan Shao wrote to the court, recommending Cao Ang as the governor of Dongjun, and begging the court to agree to move the Dongjun seat to Dongwuyang.  At this time, the imperial court in Chang'an had no ability to restrict the territory outside Hulao Pass, so it could only approve Yuan Shao's memorial. Cao Ang became the youngest governor with real power in the world.

    After Cao Ang took office as the governor of Dongjun, on the one hand, he organized the people to save themselves through production and tried his best to recover the losses caused by the attack by the Montenegrin Army; on the other hand, he recruited young people among the refugees to join the army and seize the time to train the army to deal with the attack of the Montenegrin Army.

    At this time, the Black Mountain Army Yu Du, Zuo Zhu Zhangba, Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, Tao Sheng and other troops had captured the entire western part of Wei County. Forced by Yuan Shao's reputation, they gave up their encroachment on Wei County and chose to  Withdrew troops.

    After withdrawing his troops, Yu Du led 20,000 troops to Dongjun via Hanoi County, whether out of boredom or wanting to be beaten, and sent an alliance signal to Luan Ti Yuv Luo.

    The last time Luan Tiyu Fuluo sent troops to attack Zhi County, not only did he fail to win, but he also lost one of his men, the brave Xiao Wang Qubei.  After receiving Yu Du's invitation this time, Luan Ti Yu Fulu readily agreed and immediately sent his younger brother Luan Ti Hu Chuquan to lead a thousand troops.The soldiers quickly marched eastward to support Yudu's battle.

    Therefore, the newly established Dongjun government immediately faced the advance of the three armies of Du, Suigu, and Luan Tihuchuquan. The situation was extremely bad!

    Faced with such a bad situation, Cao Ang ordered the main force of the army to move to Dunqiu, and only sent Li Dian to lead more than a thousand infantry to stay in Dongwuyang.

    Different people have different answers to this.

    Some people think that this is because Cao Ang realized that he was unable to resist the attack of the three armies, and because of his face, he was unwilling to evacuate Dongwuyang with his entire army, so he had to adopt such a policy.  They were not worthy of Li Dian and thought that the more than a thousand of them had become complete abandoners.

    Some people think that Cao Ang made a good move and moved his main force to Dunqiu, but maintained pressure on Po and formed a defensive horn with Dong Wuyang, using limited troops to achieve his goals.

    For example, Xun Yu felt that Cao Ang made a good move.

    Xun Yu previously led his relatives to Jizhou to defect to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao's plan to deal with the Black Mountain Army made Xun Yu very dissatisfied. He felt that it would be difficult for him to achieve great things with his indecisive and soft-eared character.

    After much deliberation, the chance encounter with Cao Ang was more in line with his expectations for a lord. Moreover, he heard that Xi Zhicai was very important to Cao Ang and felt that Cao Ang, a corporal of Li Xian, would not neglect his abilities.

    So, one sunny morning, Xun Yu came to Dunqiu and formally defected to Cao Ang.  Cao Ang was extremely excited. After talking with Xun Yu, he immediately appointed him as Fenwu Sima!  You must know that Cao Ang still holds the post of General Fenwu, and his appointment of Xun Yu reflects the importance Cao Ang attaches to him, and also makes Xun Yu feel a little cordial and sentimental.

    At this time, Xi Zhicai, who had been frugal in food and clothing for a long time, suffered from an old illness and could only stay in Dongwuyang to recuperate.  It's just that he has always been diligent, how could he put aside his busy work?  As time goes by, the condition becomes worse and worse.

    Cao Ang was very uneasy. He knew that the death of Xi Zhicai in history was approaching.  However, just when he was about to return to Dongwuyang and visit Xi Zhicai, Yu Du sent troops and led an army straight to Dongwuyang!

    Seeing the intelligence that the scouts exchanged their lives for, Cao Ren, Le Jin, and Liao Hua stepped forward to request orders, begging Cao Ang to quickly send troops to reinforce Dongwuyang.  After all, there were only more than a thousand soldiers of Li Dian and less than 5,000 young and strong civilians there, who were no match for Yu Du's army.

    Cao Ang did not agree to their request, but said to them: "According to the existing information, Yu Du has 20,000 soldiers, Sui Gu also has 50,000 soldiers, and Luan Ti Huchuquan who came from afar  , there are also a thousand cavalry in hand. But we only have more than 4,000 people around us. Even if we return to Dongwuyang, it will not play a decisive role.

    On the contrary, with our current position, we can send troops from Dunqiu to Xishan and attack the poisonous supply camp!  Yu Du worked hard to rob these things from Wei County, and he is definitely not willing to give up easily. He heard that after we attack the camp, we will definitely return to the army to fight. In this way, Dong Wuyang can naturally relieve the siege.  If Yu Du refuses to return to the army, since only Bai Rao's remnant troops are stationed in Xishan anyway, our army can completely capture this place and obtain all the logistics supplies of the Montenegrin Army!  Under this situation, Yu Dujun's heart is unstable, and it is even less possible to shake Dong Wuyang!  "

    Cao Ang¡¯s words made sense, and Xun Yu was also playing the drum. The generals quickly unified their thoughts, immediately packed up their bags, and followed Cao Ang towards the west mountain!

    When Cao Ang's troops entered Dongjun, there were about five thousand people.  After absorbing the original troops of Dongjun and recruiting new soldiers, the army has expanded to 10,000 people.  At this time, more than a thousand people were left to guard Dongwuyang, and Cao Ang could still use nearly 9,000 people.  Although these soldiers are small in number, they have all undergone basic training. They are much better than Yu Du and Sui Gu who just gave out a stick and became soldiers.

    Cao Ang ordered Cao Ren and Liao Hua to lead 3,000 elite troops to Xishan, and ordered Le Jin to lead 1,000 men to attack in all directions and spread the news of Cao's army's attack on Xishan.  As for Cao Ang himself, he slowly and leisurely moved closer to the Western Mountain with five thousand people, conserving his strength and choosing favorable terrain.

    As Cao Ang expected, Yu Du was very surprised when he learned that Cao Jun had abandoned Dongwuyang and headed towards Xishan. He ordered a retreat almost without thinking.

    For Du, Dong Wuyang only had Cao Jun¡¯s shabby property, while Xishan was hoarding most of the supplies he plundered from Wei County.  Which one is lighter or which one is more serious? Yu still knows the poison well!  Moreover, how could Bai Rao's remnant soldiers, whose courage was broken by Cao's army, be able to withstand Cao's attack?

    Therefore, Yu Du's troops, who had sorted out their priorities, fell into Cao Ang's ambush circle, and were defeated in one fell swoop by Cao's army, who was waiting for work.

    In a panic, Yu Du quickly ran away for his life and sent 11 messengers to Suigu for help.

    Sui Gu murmured in his heart: In his opinion, Cao Jun was clearly encircling the point to send reinforcements., but if you don't rescue Yu Du, it won't be justified either emotionally or rationally.

    When the troops were divided earlier, Yu Du was only responsible for the direction of Wei County. He came to Dong County to reinforce him out of loyalty and brotherhood.  If I give up on the rescue of Poison just because of the possible risks, how will I be able to gain a foothold in Montenegro in the future?  !  However, it would be such an injustice if he really ran into Cao Ang's ambush!

    To save or not to save, that is really a question!
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