After Dian Wei retreated, there was no one to hold on to the south bank of the Yellow River to meet the defeated Cao army, and the Cao army, which had lost hope, finally lost its fighting spirit completely, and put down its weapons and surrendered.
The battlefield was dusty, the beacon fire and wolf smoke, the bloody corpses everywhere, the wounded war horses everywhere, and the broken banners fluttered with the hunting north wind.
When Zhuge Liang rode his horse to the river, Guan Yu, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Han Shizhong, Xu Da and others had already gathered, looking at Cao Jun on the other side of the Yellow River, discussing how to use troops next Seeing Zhuge Liang coming to him, Xue Rengui showed a regretful expression and sighed: "Alas, after all, Cao Agui escaped, it's a pity" Although the north wind hunts, but the feather fan in Zhuge Liang's hand is the standard configuration of the four seasons, listening to Xue Rengui's words, hearty laughter: "Hehe Xue Zhenbei don't have to regret, this battle has destroyed more than 150,000 enemies, killed Xiahou Yuan, Xia Luqi, Pang De, Ruan Wengzhong, Shan Xiongxin and other Cao Wei generals, captured Han Baohu, Le Jin, Le Yang and others, it is an exciting victory, what else is there to regret" Xue Rengui also laughed when he heard this: "Hehe, what Kong Ming said is extremely true, but Xue Li is greedy, is it possible that he still wants to swallow Cao Wei in one bite, after all, the rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked step by step, Cao A's hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and there is still a long way to go to completely destroy Wei." ” "This time I was able to hit Cao Wei hard, and Xue Zhenbei's credit is great."
Zhuge Liang thanked Xue Rengui for holding the fan, "Bear the burden of humiliation, and do not hesitate to carry the infamy, in order to deceive Cao Cao and his staff, my Han has loyal ministers like you, why worry about not sweeping the princes and dominating the country" At this moment, the strategist Zhu Sheng also rode over, took over the conversation and said, "Hehe, maybe it won't take a few days for us to change our name for Xue Zhenbei, and with such a big contribution, it's time to go further." ” "It's a matter of duty to share worries for the king, how dare you expect to be added to the ranks."
Xue Rengui smiled and said a few words of modesty, but in his heart he was thinking that he had made such a great contribution and endured humiliation, if his brother-in-law didn't add an official to himself, it would be a little uninteresting.
Zhu Sheng continued to complain: "Brother Xue acted so realistically, keeping my old friend in the dark, the pit is not light, you have to invite me to have a few drinks on the day of promotion." ” Xue Rengui showed an innocent expression: "The dog Xue Gang didn't say anything about himself, I suffered from Kong Ming's forty military sticks for no reason, but I still had sake to make amends, what is the reason why I want to invite and it should be Kong Ming's invitation, it was really happy to beat my military stick at the beginning, this wine is indispensable." ” "Hehe, after the army settles down the camp, Liang Zidang pours wine to make amends."
Zhuge Liang laughed heartily and agreed.
The width of the Yellow River in this section of Baimajin is more than 500 zhang, the water flow is turbid and turbulent, and more than 200,000 Han troops could not get many ships for a while, so they could only temporarily retreat 20 miles, find a suitable terrain in Baimapo and set up camp, and sent scouts 800 li to rush to Jinling to report the victory, and asked for instructions on how to use troops next For this army drinking the Yellow River, the best strategy next is to take advantage of the victory to pursue, cross the Yellow River and attack Hebei, and strive to advance the battle line to Cao Cao's old nest Yecheng in one fell swoop.
The good news is that the weather has warmed up, and the Han army will get a lot of time to use troops, but the bad news is that there is a lack of warships in the Central Plains, and Cao's army is guarding the river, and it is by no means easy to raise enough boats to cross the river in a short time.
Just when Zhuge Liang, Xu Da and others were mixed with joy and sorrow, thinking hard about how to cross the Yellow River to destroy Wei, and working hard, Han Shizhong was full of ambition, thinking that when it was time for him to show his skills, "Water war, I, Han Shizhong, am doing it, it's time to break my wrist with Yang Su, who is known as the "Jiangbei Water God" And what should Guan Yu's army do next, whether to assist Zhuge Liang to cross the Yellow River, or to enter Qingzhou to participate in the war according to the original plan, this also requires Liu Wei, the son of the Han Dynasty, to make a decision.
The family was happy and the family was sad, just when the morale of the Han army was like a rainbow, gearing up, and preparing to take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, Cao Cao was leading the mourning soldiers on the north bank of the Yellow River to think hard about the enemy's good strategy.
This time, after falling for Xue Rengui's trick of surrendering, Cao Wei suffered an unprecedented defeat, not to mention the loss of 150,000 soldiers and horses, but also the mainstays such as Xiahou Yuan, Xia Luqi, Shan Xiongxin, Pang De, Ruan Wengzhong, Han Baohu, Le Jin, Le Yang, and even Cao Cao's most important strategist Guo Jia vomited blood and died.
The only thing that made Cao Cao happy was that Dian Wei was in good health, although he had three arrows on his back, he did not hurt his bones, they were all some skin injuries, and there was no major problem after being treated and bandaged by a medical craftsman, and it was estimated that he could return to the battlefield after more than a month.
Looking at the only remaining generals such as Cao Ren, Xu Chu, Ju Wuba, Jing Bu, Shi Jianjiao, Cao Zhang, Wen Ping, and Zhu Ling, this made Cao Cao's heart feel desolate.
After all, nearly half of the generals were lost, which was a fiasco for any force, and even a ruthless hero like Cao Cao was sad and grief-stricken.
"With 3,000 soldiers and horsepower, he blocked Guan Yu's cavalry and defended the fortress, so that I and the generals escaped from the Yellow River.
Cao Cao's performance was full of praise, and at the same time, in order to boost morale and set up a model, Cao Cao promoted the partial general to three levels in a row and was directly promoted to General Anbei.
Yang Su's former identity was Cao Cao's ally, but now he has become Cao Cao's courtier, and his identity is inevitably a little delicate.
Yang Su proposed to Cao Cao: "After the Han army won this great victory, it has completely gained the upper hand in terms of troops, and it is estimated that it will not be long before it will cross the river and storm Ji and Erzhou.
Therefore, His Majesty needs to return to Yecheng as soon as possible, recruit soldiers and horses, make boats, prepare weapons and armor, and do everything possible to block the Han army south of the Yellow River.
If the Yellow River is crossed by the Han army, Yecheng will be in danger, and the Great Wei will be in danger."
Before the start of the Xuchang War, there were 140,000 Cao troops stationed in Qiaojun, 40,000 troops stationed in Suiyang, and 50,000 soldiers and horses who crossed the Yellow River with Cao Ren to rescue, and the total number of troops invested was as much as 230,000, more than half of Cao Wei's existing troops.
However, it is a pity that these more than 200,000 Cao troops did not fight in unison and could not form a joint force, because they were divided and surrounded by Xue Rengui's plan to surrender, and they were broken by each other, resulting in a great loss of Cao Wei's vitality and heavy losses.
The battle of Xuchang Xiahou Yuan led the 50,000 soldiers and horses were annihilated, and then the Han army pursued all the way and was beaten, from Chenjun to Suiyang and then to Baimapo, 600 miles of escape, so that the Cao army lost a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses, and today crossed the Yellow River, and only about 80,000 people escaped from death.
In addition to the 80,000 soldiers who fled back with Cao Cao, Yang Su had 15,000 sailors in his hands, and Sima Yi, Sima Cuo, Hao Zhao, and Cao Zhen in Hanoi had 30,000 in their hands; Cao Bin and Cao Shen, who guarded Shangdang and Huguan, still had 30,000 people in their hands, plus 20,000 horses in the hands of Cao Zhi in Yecheng and Gongwei Guodu in the hands of Manzhong, and the Cao army in the entire Hebei was less than 200,000.
On the opposite side, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, and Xu Da combined the total strength of nearly 300,000, plus the 50,000 horses of Luoyang Zhang Xutuo and the 100,000 horses of Chang'an Xu Huang, it can be said that Cao Wei is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of troops.
"The only way to do this is to pin your hopes on Qingzhou and the Yellow River" Cao Cao stroked his beard and sighed, with a sad face.
Only by assisting Li Tang to achieve a great victory in Qingzhou and inflicting heavy losses on the Han army could Cao Wei have hope of surviving.
If the Tang army is defeated and Qingzhou is defeated, what awaits Cao Wei can only be the end of destruction.
Yang Su patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, who wins and loses in the battle of Qingzhou, Su does not dare to draw conclusions."
But with me guarding the Yellow River, I will never let the Han army cross a single soldier."
Listening to Yang Su's bold words, Cao Cao cheered up, got up and patted Yang Su on the shoulder, and praised: "I also know that Yang Chudao is a great water war, how can the name of the water god in Jiangbei be wasted Yue Fei has suffered from you on the water in the past few years, I will now hand over the defense along the Yellow River to you, and I will return to Yecheng to recruit soldiers and horses to replenish my troops." ” Cao Cao immediately made a decision to give Yang Su 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hand, and combined them with the 15,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, leaving Jing Bu, Cao Zhang, Shi Jianjiao, Wen Ping, Zhu Ling, Zhao Zhao and others to wait for dispatch, using Liyang as a base to block the Han army from crossing the Yellow River.
He also ordered Cao Ren to lead the other 30,000 soldiers and horses, and set off to the east of Hanoi County with Ju Wuba, Xu Chu, and Zhang Xiu on the same day, where they met with Sima Yi, Sima Cuo, Hao Zhao and others, and guarded Huai County to prevent the Han army from crossing the river from Luoyang to attack Hanoi, and then threatening Yecheng.
After making arrangements, Cao Cao took the wounded Dian Wei, as well as Fan Zeng, Jia Xu, Liu Fu and other strategists, to escort Guo Jia and Pang De's coffins back to Yecheng.
Thinking that two years ago, when he crossed the river to attack Hefei, the soldiers were strong and strong, the flag covered the sky, and the swords and guns reflected the sun, and now when he returned, there were only more than 2,000 people left, Cao Cao felt desolate and sad in his heart.
Remembering that the Battle of Hefei and the fiasco of Xuchang were all due to Xue Rengui, Cao Cao gritted his teeth with hatred, and shouted: "Where is Cao Chun?"
Cao Cao's clan Cao Chun immediately rode forward, turned over and dismounted: "Weichen listens to orders" Cao Cao pointed in the direction of Bingzhou: "Xue Li's ancestral hometown is Jiangyi County, Hedong, which is under the rule of my Cao Wei, you immediately take someone to Jiangyi County, Hedong, to exterminate the nine clans of the Xue clan in Jiangyi, find out Xue Rengui's ancestral grave, dig three feet of ground for me, and crush bones and ashes."
"No" Cao Chun agreed, led the three hundred cavalry to turn around and go west, and galloped away to Hedong County.
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