SFS Chapter 153 The 2 Army Meets
Chapter 153 The 2 Army Meets
A few days later, Wen Chou led his troops to Runan City. Just after setting up the camp, Wen Chou received a report from the army spies, saying that the Yanzhou Army was not far away from him.
What Ling Wenchou didn't expect was that Cao Cao would arrive so soon. He must have heard the news of his lord's dispatch of troops, so he rushed to catch up.
Wen Chou said to himself:
"This Cao Cao is just as my lord said, this person has to be on guard. It seems that it is useless for me to arrive in Runan in advance. I can only wait for Cao Cao to come and attack the city together. At that time, we will see who can win the legend. Guo Yuxi has occupied this Runan City."
Wen Chou ordered all the soldiers to rest for a day, and then attack the city tomorrow. At this time, Cao Cao led the Yanzhou Army and was about to arrive at Runan City. A soldier came to report:
"Report to Lord Wen Chou that the troops led by Wen Chou just arrived outside Runan City today, and they are now setting up camp. It seems that they have no plans to attack the city today."
Cao Cao nodded and said:
"Okay! Seeing that his Wen Chou has already spotted our army, he knew we were coming soon, so he didn't rush to attack. He wanted to wait for us to attack the city together. I didn't expect Yuan Benchu to say that his subordinates Yan Liang and Wen Chou are rare. General, it seems true, you go down and continue to inquire about information."
Cao Cao said to the generals:
"Now Yuan Shao's 20 troops have arrived outside Runan City, speed up, let's go outside Runan City tonight to eat wine and meat, and prepare to attack the city tomorrow!"
After hearing this, everyone was also excited. After several days of hasty marching, they finally caught up. In the past few days, no one dared to drink without Cao Cao's order. Come on, speed up.
Before dark, Cao Cao finally arrived outside Runan City with an army of 20. He saw that someone was already stationed on the left, and that was the 20 army led by Wen Chou.
Cao Cao ordered that people set up camp on the spot, light a fire and cook food.
At this time, Wen Chou also knew that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses had arrived, so he led more than twenty cavalry to the station of Cao Cao's army. When they arrived outside Cao Cao's camp, a soldier beside Wen Chou said to the soldiers at the gate of the camp:
"My general is here to pay a visit to Duke Cao, please inform me."
Several soldiers guarding the camp gate heard that Wen Chou was coming, so they said to the general who spoke:
"Please wait a moment, General, I'll go and tell my lord right away!"
After speaking, the soldier hurried into the barracks, and after a short while, the soldier came out with a general, it was Cao Hong. Cao Hong went to the gate of the camp and saw Wen Chou. He was tall, but his appearance was a bit ugly, no wonder his name There is an ugly word in it.
After walking to the gate of the camp, he cupped his hands at Wen Chou and said:
"The general is Wen Chou? My lord has an invitation, please dismount and follow me."
Wen Chou had already dismounted when Cao Hong handed him over, and he also bowed his hand to Cao Hong, because Wen Chou saw that this man was also a general with extraordinary military strength, so he said:
"The last general is Wen Chou, who is the general?"
Cao Hong saw that Wen Chou was quite polite, so he said:
"I am the lord sitting down to the general, Cao Hong!"
When Wen Chou heard that it was Cao Hong, he wondered if this was Cao Cao's brother, so he became more polite and said to Cao Hong:
"It turned out to be General Cao Hong. Wen Chou had admired General Cao Hong for a long time. When he saw General Cao Hong today, he was indeed very powerful."
Cao Cao knew that Wen Chou was speaking politely, so he said to Wen Chou:
"Cao has heard of General Wen Chou's name for a long time. Who doesn't know that Yuan Gong has two strong generals under his command. It's a good fortune to see three lives today. Please, General Wen Chou, don't make the Lord wait too long."
Under the leadership of Cao Hong, Wen Chou came to Cao Cao's camp. Wen Chou bowed to Cao Cao and said:
"Yuan Gong is ugly, I have seen Cao Gong."
Cao Cao said to Wen Chou:
"General Wen Chou doesn't need to be too polite. Benchu and I have been friends since we were young. We don't know each other. This time General Wen Chou came here. Presumably Benchu's purpose is the same as mine. They are all here to attack Yuan Gonglu, right?"
Wen Chou listened to Cao Cao's words, smiled and said:
"Back to Duke Cao, my lord is dissatisfied with Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor, so he sent me here with 20 troops to destroy Yuan Shu. Before leaving, my lord told me that if I meet Duke Cao, I will attack Yuan Shu together with Duke Cao. The army has already arrived, and we are waiting for Duke Cao's army."
When Cao Cao heard that Wen Chou was not only capable of leading troops in battle, but also of speaking, he said:
"This time I also brought 20 soldiers and horses, how about we attack the city together tomorrow morning?"
Wen Chou said:
"Listen to Mr. Cao, we will attack the city tomorrow. As long as Mr. Cao charges in the camp, I will follow closely."
Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction, and kept Wen Chou, and all the generals drank with Wen Chou one after another. After a while, Wen Chou became drunk, and was brought back to his camp by more than [-] soldiers.
After returning to the camp, although Wen Chou was already drunk, he was very sober. He ordered the soldiers outside the tent to boil a bowl of hangover soup for himself, and then called all his generals in. Wen Chou saw that everyone was present and said:
"This time when we attacked Runan, we attacked the city together with Cao Cao's army, but please be smart. When the city is broken, just lead your troops to Yuan Shu's residence. If you encounter obstacles, kill him directly and get the Jade Seal of Chuanguo That's our goal! Work harder for me, and when I get back, I'll treat you to a drink, and the lord will reward you!"
Everyone got excited when they heard it, and said one after another:
"Don't worry, general, I will help the lord obtain the Imperial Seal!"
Wen Chou nodded and continued:
"We only need the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and the master has given it to him. If he meets Yuan Shu, as long as he is willing to hand over the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he can let him live."
After all, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are brothers, both are children of the Yuan family.
"One more thing, if you get the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, beware of Cao Cao's people. My lord said yes, then Cao Cao is also here for the Jade Seal of Chuanguo. If he can't find the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he will definitely not give up. It may be possible at that time There is still such a fierce battle with Cao Cao's Yanzhou army."
Everyone knew the seriousness of the matter, and they all nodded to show that they understood.
After Wen Chou explained everything clearly, he asked his generals to go down and have a good rest, and he also lay on the bed to rest, so that he could cope with tomorrow's battle.
After Cao Cao saw Wen Chou left, he stopped drinking with the generals, and said to everyone:
"Wen Chou is not to be underestimated. I heard Yuan Benchu say Yan Liang a long time ago. Wen Chou is his general. I saw him today. He is not drunk at all. He is just pretending. Yuan Benchu must have told him about this. For the purpose of doing this, you have to be careful in the battle tomorrow, and don't suffer a big loss from this person."