Cao Cao's defeated army marched slowly, passing through Xiangcheng and reaching Shuishui, cao Cao suddenly burst into tears on his horse, and everyone asked why. Cao Cao said, "I remembered that I folded the Great General Dianwei here last year, and I couldn't help but cry!" Therefore, Cao Cao ordered the military horses to be held, a large festival was set up, and the ghost of Dianwei was hung. Cao Cao personally wept and prayed with incense, and the three armies all sighed. Cao Cao sacrificed his nephew Cao Anmin and his eldest son Cao Ang, as well as other fallen soldiers, along with the dawan horse that was shot dead.
The next day, Xun Yu suddenly sent someone to report, saying: "Liu Biao helped Zhang Xiutun to calm the people and intercept the way back." Cao Cao replied to Xun Yu: "I traveled several miles a day, not because I did not know that there were pursuing soldiers after me. My plan has been set, and if I come to the peace, I will break the embroidery. Wait a minute. So he urged the army to march to the border of Anzhong County.
Liu Biaojun was stationed in a dangerous place ahead, and Zhang Xiujun followed him. Cao Cao then ordered the troops to take advantage of the darkness of the night to cut the road and ambush the strange soldiers. The sky was light, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu's two armies met, because they saw that Cao Cao had few soldiers, suspected that Cao Cao had gone away, and juju led the troops to pursue deep and dangerously, Cao Cao highlighted the surprise soldiers, and broke the two military horses. Cao Jun won the victory over the Anzhong Pass, and it was just outside the pass. Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu each sorted out the defeated soldiers to meet each other, and Liu Biao sighed: "I did not expect the anti-China Cao Cao treacherous plan!" Zhang Xiu said, "Rong Zai hou tu." So the two armies joined forces in Anzhong.
Xun Yu discovered that Yuan Shao wanted to raise troops to invade Xu Du, and Starry Night Chi wrote to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was panicked and wanted to return to the army on the same day. There are detailed works to report that Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu was about to chase, but Jia Xu stepped forward to stop him and said, "Don't chase it, you will lose if you chase it." Liu Biao said: "Don't chase today, sit on a bad opportunity." He urged Zhang Xiu to lead more than 10,000 people and go after them together. About ten miles away, catching up with the rear of the Cao army, the Cao army fought hard, and Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's two armies were defeated.
Jia Xu offered a plan
Zhang Xiu said to Jia Xu, "If you don't listen to the public, you will lose this way." Jia Xu smiled and said, "Now the whole army can go after and kill again." Zhang Xiu and Liu Biaoju said, "Now that the battle has been defeated, why do you want to chase it again?" Jia Xu said, "If you chase after me this time, you will win a great victory; if you are not victorious, please behead me." Zhang Xiu was convinced of Jia Xu's words. Liu Biao still had doubts in his heart and refused to go with him. Zhang Xiu led an army alone to pursue, and Cao Cao's army was indeed defeated, and the army and horses were heavy, and the road was scattered and fled.
Zhang Xiu was about to chase forward again, when suddenly a puma army horse emerged from behind the mountain. Zhang Xiu did not dare to chase forward and returned to An zhong. Liu Biao asked Jia Xu, "Earlier, I used elite soldiers to pursue the retreating soldiers, and I said that I would lose; then I used defeat to defeat the victorious soldiers, and I said that I would win; the result was exactly as the public word." Why is everything different but all come true? May the Catholic Church teach me. Jia Xu said, "This matter is easy to know." Although the general was good at using troops, he was not An enemy of Cao Cao. Although the Cao army is defeated, it will have the strength to rear the palace to prevent the pursuit of the troops; although our soldiers are sharp, they cannot be defeated, so I am expected to be defeated. And Cao Cao was anxious to retreat, it must be because Xu Du was in trouble; since he had already broken our pursuit of the army, he would definitely return at a speed and would not be defensive. But I took advantage of it and was not ready to chase it again, so I was able to win a big victory. Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu both worshiped Jia Xu Gaojian. Jia Xu also persuaded Liu Biao to return to Jingzhou, Zhang Xiu to guard Xiangcheng, and the two families exchanged lips and teeth, and then the two armies dispersed.
Cao Cao was marching, and when he heard that the rear army had been defeated by Zhang Xiu, he hurriedly led the generals back to rescue him, but saw that Zhang Xiu's army had retreated. The defeated soldiers returned to Cao Cao and said, "If it weren't for the fact that there was a road behind the mountain blocking the middle road, I and others would have been captured." Cao Cao asked if it was He Lu renma, and the first one took off his horse with a gun and came to see Cao Cao, who turned out to be general Zhen Wei Zhonglang, a Jiang Xia Pingchun man, surnamed Li, named Tong, and zi Wenda. Cao Cao asked Li Tong why he had come, and Li Tong replied, "Approaching Runan, I heard that Xiang Xiang was at war with Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, and came to meet him." Cao Cao was overjoyed, and made Li Tong the Marquis of Jiangong, stationed in the western border of Runan, in order to prevent Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu. Li Tong thanked him and left.
Cao Cao returned to Xu Capital, played Sun Ce's meritorious service, made him a rebellious general, gave him the title of Marquis of Wu, and sent emissaries to Jiangdong with an edict to order Liu Biao to be suppressed. When Cao Cao returned to the palace, the officials had finished seeing it, and Xun Yu asked, "When Xiang Xiang slowed down all the way, when he arrived at An Zhong, why did he expect to be victorious and pursue the soldiers?" Cao Cao said, "The armies have retreated and have no way back, and they will surely fight to the death." I slowed down the army to lure Zhang Xiu, but in fact I had already made a plan, knowing that I would win. Xun Yu bowed.
At this time, Guo Jia came in to meet him, and Cao Cao said, "Why is gong late?" Guo Jia took out a book from his sleeve and said, "Yuan Shao sent someone to send a letter to Shu Cheng Xiang, intending to send troops to attack Gongsun Zhan, and specially came to borrow grain and borrow troops." Cao Cao said, "I heard that Yuan Shao wanted to make a promise to the capital, and now I see that I am returning, but I don't want to give birth to him." "Then I opened the book and watched." Seeing that the words in the book were arrogant and arrogant, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia: "Yuan Shao is so unreasonable, I want to requisition, but the hatred is not enough, how should it be good?" ”
Guo Jia's ten wins and ten defeats
Guo Jia said, "Han Gaozu's ancestor Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, and the public already knows it. Gao Zu only relied on wisdom to win, and although Xiang Yu was strong, he was eventually captured. Now Yuan Shao has ten defeats and ten public victories. Although Yuan Shaobing was prosperous, he was not afraid. Yuan Shao was more polite and cumbersome, but the gong conformed to nature, this is the victory; Yuan Shao violated the imperial court to move troops without authorization, and the gong went along with the imperial court to conquest, which is a victory of righteousness; since the Second Emperor Huan and Ling, the imperial court's administration has been loose, Yuan Shao has continued to save the leniency with leniency, and the gong has corrected it with a strict and fierce system, which is a victory; Yuan Shao is magnanimous in appearance but more jealous in his heart, and the people he appoints are mostly relatives, and the public appearance is simple and the heart is shrewd, and the use of people is only talented; This is a victory; Yuan Shao is more strategic and less decisive, and the public has a good reputation; Yuan Shao sympathized with the military and the people in the vicinity but ignored the distance, and the public thoughts were all thoughtful, this was Rensheng; Yuan Shao listened to rumors and confused the public, and the public was like a moist thing, and the rumors were not good, this was a victory; Yuan Shao was not confused, the public was strict and the law was strict, this was Wen Sheng; Yuan Shao was a vain position, he did not know what the soldiers wanted, and the gong was a victory by a few people, and used the army as a god, which was a victory by force. With these ten victories, it was not difficult to defeat Yuan Shao. Cao Cao smiled, "As Gong said, how can You Go to Block Yuan Shao?" ”
Xun Yu praised from the side: "Guo Fengxiao's saying that he won ten victories and ten defeats coincided with foolishness. Although Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were numerous, they were not afraid! Guo Jia said, "Xuzhou Lü Bu is really a big problem for his confidants." Now that Yuan Shao is marching north to Gongsun Zhan, our army should take advantage of it to go far away, first take Lü Bu, sweep away the southeast, and then map Yuan Shao, this is the upper plan; otherwise, if we attack Yuan Shao, Lü Bu will definitely take advantage of the falsehood to invade Xu Du, and it will not be a shallow harm. Cao Cao agreed, and consulted with everyone on the Eastern Expedition to Lü Bu. Xun Yu said, "You can first send someone to meet Liu Bei, and wait for him to return before you can mobilize troops." ”
Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's words, and while sending a letter to Liu Bei, he sent emissaries to Yuan Shao with generous gifts, and made Yuan Shao a general and a lieutenant, and also the governor of Ji, Qing, You, and the four prefectures. Cao Cao also wrote a secret letter to Yuan Shao: "Gong Ke can go and consult Gongsun Zhan. I owe it to myself. Yuan Shao received the reply, and his heart was overjoyed, so he wanted to enter the army to attack Gongsun Zhan.