"Sound from east to west!"

The potter frowned slightly, and simply said four words. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the lobby, Xu Sheng and the other civil and military officers all changed their expressions, and an inexplicable chill quickly spread in the hall.

Cao Cao used his troops to be cunning, if he really wanted to destroy Yuan Shu, he could secretly gather troops and horses and kill Yuan Shu by surprise.

Now he is making a big fanfare and threatening to attack Huainan, but he is not afraid of startling the snake, so that Yuan Shu has already been prepared, and it is obvious that he is not familiar with the art of war.

As long as you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to see Cao Cao's true purpose.

After thinking about everything, Tao Shang sneered, "This Cao Mengde, really treacherous, gathered troops and horses to the front line of Peiguo in the name of conquering Yuan Shu, called attacking Yuan Shu, but in fact, he wanted to kill me by surprise, enough yin." ”

Xu Sheng and Hua Mulan had already guessed eight or nine points, but when the potter broke it himself, there was a burst of discussion.

If Cao Cao gathered troops and horses in Peiguo for no reason, he would inevitably attract the attention of the pottery merchants, thinking that he was going to invade Xuzhou, and he would naturally increase his troops to Pengcheng.

Pengcheng is a dangerous place, once there are enough soldiers and horses, Cao Cao wants to attack strongly, he will have to pay a heavy price.

The use of troops is surprising, and the greatest victory is obtained at the least cost, which has always been Cao Cao's style of using troops, and forcibly attacking Jiancheng is naturally not what Cao Cao wants to see.

Therefore, in the name of attacking Yuan Shu, he raised troops and horses on the front line of Peiguo, but he did not want to arouse the precautions of the pottery merchants and did not transfer additional troops and horses to Pengcheng.

Then, Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops will suddenly enter Xuzhou and capture Pengcheng in one fell swoop.

If Pengcheng is lost, the gateway to Xuzhou will be opened, and Cao Cao's army will drive straight into the hinterland of Xuzhou.

In terms of soldiers and horses, Cao Cao can mobilize an army of forty or fifty thousand, and in terms of military generals, there are tiger generals such as Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Le Jin, and in terms of strategy, there are Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Er Xun and other Wang Zuo talents, whose strength is far better than that of Lu Bu and Liu Bei.

Once Cao Cao is allowed to successfully enter the hinterland of Xuzhou, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Cao Cao's plan to attack the east and the west is really yin." Xu Sheng exclaimed.

Everyone was shocked and shocked, but Chen Ping was the only one who shook the wine gourd and tasted the good wine with a smile.

After his emotions calmed down, Xu Sheng hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord, since we have seen through Cao Cao's tricks, we naturally can't help but guard against it, so it is better to immediately increase troops to General Lian and strengthen the garrison of Pengcheng." ”

The pottery merchant is naturally relieved of Lian Po's ability to command the army, but the enemy he is facing now is not Lu Bu, nor Liu Bei, but Cao Cao, a strong man who has an absolute advantage in the wisdom and force of soldiers and horses, Lian Po only has 4,000 soldiers and horses, and if he wants to hold Pengcheng, he can't rest assured that he can't say anything.

The potter immediately ordered Xu Sheng to lead 3,000 elite soldiers, immediately set off from Xiapi, and went to reinforce Pengcheng under the starry night.

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To the east of Suiyang, a silent army was marching along the avenue in a southeasterly direction.

Cao Cao restrained his horse, looked ahead, and vaguely saw the boundary monument, and not far ahead, he was about to enter the territory of Peiguo.

At this moment, more than 100 soldiers and horses in front of him galloped over, stopped at a hundred paces away, and a single horse galloped to meet them.

Xu Chu, the commander of the Tiger Guards, slashed his sword and blocked the comer a few steps away.

Cao Cao glanced at it and recognized who the person was, so he asked Xu Chu to come closer.

"Cao Sikong, now that the potters are stealing Xuzhou, the people's hearts are not attached, the people's hearts are not stable, Sikong should take the opportunity to attack and capture Xuzhou, why did he travel a long way to attack Yuan Shu? Please also think twice. ”

Cao Cao smiled slightly, but did not answer, but asked rhetorically: "Xuande, you have persuaded me to attack the pottery merchant several times, is it for the sake of the public or for personal revenge?" ”

The one who came was Liu Bei.

Since the defeat of the army and the return of Xiaopei, Liu Bei has repeatedly written to Cao Cao, asking Cao Cao to seize the opportunity and attack the pottery merchants in a big way, but Cao Cao has rejected them one after another.

Not long ago, when Liu Bei heard the news that Cao Cao was going to conquer Huainan in a big way, he was even more shocked, so he rushed all the way to persuade Cao Cao again.

Faced with Cao Cao's question, Liu Bei was generous, and said with a straight face: "Bei Nai was appointed by the imperial court to Xuzhou Mu, but he was defeated by the traitor of the pottery merchant and stole Xuzhou. ”

"Xuande is dedicated to the country, Ling Gu is very pleased." Cao Cao nodded slightly, listening to his tone as if he was appreciating Liu Bei, but it seemed to have another meaning.

Liu Bei pondered in his heart, but said: "Thank you Sikong for your appreciation, now is the best time to attack the potter, if he sits firmly in Xuzhou, it will be difficult to do, please Sikong can change his mind and enter Xuzhou." ”

"Xuande, Gu Yuan thought you could understand the deep meaning of Gu, it seems that you don't have it......" A mysterious smile appeared at the corner of Cao Cao's mouth, and there seemed to be a little regret in his tone.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, his face was dazed, and he didn't understand the mystery of Cao Cao's words.

Cao Caole turned his horse and shouted: "The order goes down, the whole army will be rerouted to the east, and within three days, we must rush to Xiao County." ”

After saying that, Cao Cao waved his whip and rode to the east.

Behind him, Xu Chu and other pro-army tiger soldiers were in a shock, and a black iron cavalry followed Cao Cao.

Liu Bei, who was stationed in place, looked dazed and suspicious, "Xiao County? He attacked Huainan, but why did he go to Xiao County, isn't Xiao County very close to Pengcheng, can it be said that ......"

Suddenly realized, Liu Bei's gray face instantly rolled with shock.

Looking at Cao Cao's departing figure, Liu Bei's face quietly swept up with deep jealousy, and he muttered in his mouth: "Cao thief, Cao thief, you are really treacherous, hmph, just let you two treacherous people attack each other, so that I can profit from it and take Xuzhou again." ”

The dust was like the wind, and the cavalry army of more than 40,000 feet gradually moved away from the south, and changed its route to Xiao County in the east.

The army marched day and night, passing through the counties of Xiayi and marching eastward along the river.

Early the next morning, Cao Cao led his army to Qiucheng.

Ascending the east gate of Qiucheng, Cao Cao raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and thirty miles to the east, Xiao County was located.

Attacking Pengcheng, the main route is to send troops south from Xiao Pei, along the Surabaya Avenue all the way to Pengcheng, although this route is not as flat as the Central Plains Plain, but it is also conducive to the battle of large corps.

In addition to this avenue, it is the Bianshui Trail.

This water flows from west to east from Peiguo to Pengcheng, and the terrain through which it passes is mountainous, which is not conducive to the battle of large armies, and is also the most easily overlooked.

Cao Cao was under Guo Jia's offering, but he wanted to be surprised, sneaked into Pengcheng from this side road, and suddenly appeared under Pengcheng without Lian Po and the potter knowing, and entered the city as soon as he broke through the city.

In order to realize this plan, Cao Cao had to take the first step to enter Xiao County, which is located at the junction of the two states.

As long as he can hide from the pottery merchant and successfully capture Pengcheng, he has an absolutely superior army, and he can smoothly enter the hinterland of Xuzhou.

Destroy the pottery merchants, and then attack Yuan Shu is as easy as a hand, then the entire Central Plains is his Cao Cao's, he can concentrate all his strength and fight to the death with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao is the only enemy in his eyes.

The grand blueprint was surging in his chest, Cao Cao's scorched face, self-confidence and murderous intent were quietly condensing, and he couldn't help but glance at Guo Jia and said with a smile: "Fengxiao, can you hide this strategy from the potter?" ”

"Judging from all kinds of information, the potter is extremely deceitful, and he can probably see that we are playing a trick." Coughing lightly, Guo Jia smiled confidently, "However, even if he was on guard, he would definitely think that we would march from Xiaopei and concentrate all the soldiers and horses north of Pengcheng, but he would not have thought that we would kill from the west of Pengcheng, and ......"

After a pause, a sly smile appeared in the corner of Guo Jia's eyes, "We still have a backup plan." ”

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth also raised a treacherous color, and he didn't say much, sneered, and then waved his hand and shouted the order, telling the army to continue to march quickly.

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When Cao Cao's army went all the way along the river to Xiao County.

To the south of Pengcheng, the pottery merchants had led more than 10,000 main forces on the way to Pengcheng, preparing to join Lian Po Xu Sheng's 7,000 soldiers and horses, preparing to resist Cao Cao, who was advancing by Xiao Pei.

In a previous military discussion, he had speculated that Cao Cao might raid Pengcheng, so while increasing troops to Pengcheng, he also sent more scouts to go deep into the line of Peiguo to reconnoiter Cao Cao's movements.

As soon as Cao's army entered Peiguo, he sent the information and the troops of the starry night to the hands of the potters.

Sure enough, the speculation turned out to be true, and after Cao Cao's army entered Peiguo, he did not go south to Huainan, but approached Pengchengguo all the way.

All kinds of intelligence show that Cao Cao's attack on Pengcheng is a fact, according to the pottery merchant's estimate, Cao Cao will definitely go straight to Xiaopei, join Liu Bei's troops, go south along Surabaya, and attack Pengcheng by surprise.

So the potter ordered Lian Po to be well guarded, and on the other hand, he did his best to rush to Pengcheng.

Because the potters knew that Cao Cao's strength was too strong, and there was no chance of winning the battle in the plains, the only hope was to rely on the strong city of Pengcheng to force Cao Cao back with a protracted battle.

Although Cao Cao was fierce, the potter believed that it was not difficult for him, who was fighting at home, to repel Cao Cao with the backing of Pengcheng on his back.

In the evening of that day, the potter led 10,000 steps to ride, and had crossed Pengcheng, only more than 30 miles away from Liuxian.

Liuxian is a city to the north of Pengcheng, and if the first line of defense can be built here, it will increase the chances of holding Pengcheng.

At this time, Cao Cao's army had not yet entered Xiaopei, and the potters still had plenty of time, so he ordered the soldiers and horses to set up camp and wait for tomorrow.

At night, the Chinese army is in a big tent.

The potter was discussing with the generals and advisers about the next strategy to retreat from the enemy, and at this moment, a pro-soldier arrived in the hall and handed over a detailed urgent report.

"Read." The potter's eyes are inseparable from the map.

"After Cao Cao's army entered the territory of Peiguo, he did not turn to Xiaopei, but rushed all the way to the east along the river."

This news couldn't help but make everyone's expressions change slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in the potter's eyes.

Cao Cao went to Xiaopei, went south along Surabaya, captured Liuxian, and went straight to Pengcheng, but what did he do along the river to the east?

The potter was suspicious, and his eyes quickly scanned the map.

There was suspicion in his eyes, his thoughts were tumbling like a tide, and he was trying to crack Cao Cao's intentions with all his energy in the extreme.

In the midst of everyone's discussions, Chen Ping, who was originally pouring wine, suddenly choked, ran to the side of the map in a few steps, and gestured: "We all misjudged, Cao Cao didn't want Xiao Pei to attack Pengcheng from the north, but to go to Xiao County first, and take the Bishui Trail to attack Pengcheng from the east!" ”