The scorching sun scorched the barren earth, as if it wanted to evaporate every drop of water in the soil into a rising hot wind. On such a hot afternoon, Jiang Yiqu led three thousand elite horsemen to hide in the shadows of the dense forest, like a black panther waiting for its prey to pass by. These 3,000 elite horsemen are Jiang Yiqu's pressure box background, and they are also the key to his victory over Cai Ji. Of course, the so-called chance of victory is fleeting, and Jiang Yiqu knows very well that there is a huge difference in strength between Yuan Tan and Cai Ji. Although he is waiting for death, he may not be able to turn defeat into victory if he takes the initiative to attack.

With Jiang Yiqu's current strength, it may be difficult to stand on his own feet in Heshuo, but it is still possible to find another master to take refuge. Both Cao Cao and Cai Ji needed a martial artist who was familiar with Heshuo and brave and good at the same time to open the way for them. However, Jiang Yiqu was on the side of the declining Yuan family. This is not only because Yuan Shao was once kind to Jiang Yiqu, but also because of his insistence on the principles in his heart. In this era of decay and chaos, the only thing people can do is to be true to their hearts. If you can't do that, you're no different. Jiang Yiqu didn't want to be a lost dog like Lu Bu and Yang Feng, so he chose to go all the way as a loyal minister, even if it was a rebellion in the eyes of the world as the object of loyalty.

"General Yu, the Marquis of Qi has formed a confrontation with Liu Taishou ten miles west of Liyang City."

The scout brought Jiang Yiqu the news he had been waiting for. Jiang Yiqu, who had put away his thoughts, turned around, glanced at the scout, and asked in a deep voice, "How many people?" ”

"About thirty thousand." The scout replied truthfully.

"Thirty thousand?" Jiang Yiqu's brows suddenly tightened when he heard this, and then he asked, "Cai Anzhen can be in the formation?" ”

"There is a handsome flag." The scout replied.

Jiang Yiqu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that there was Cai Ji's handsome flag in the formation. The strength of the Qi army was more than double that of Yuan Tan's troops, and there was plenty of food and grass. This means that Cai Ji starved Liyang City to death just by besieging the city. If Jiang Yiqu wants to defeat the Qi army, he must first let Cai Ji divide his troops. In order to achieve this goal, he led his elite to constantly harass the Qi army's baggage for more than two months, and then teamed up with Liu Xun to provoke the Qi army outside Liyang City. even deliberately released news that Yuan Tan intended to abandon the city and flee. In order to remove the threat from the periphery and prevent Yuan Tan from breaking through, Cai Ji will definitely divide his troops into two separate positions. In this way, Jiang Yiqu was able to use the 3,000 elite cavalry in his hand to raid the weaker side, and join forces with Yuan Tan in Liyang or Liu Xunli in the suburbs to defeat the Qi army in one fell swoop. Of course, the key to this move is that Jiang Yiqu's troops and horses must be fast and the offensive must be fierce. In this way, the battle can be completed before the other Qi army returns to help.

But now the military information from the scouts shows that Cai Ji doesn't seem to care if Yuan Tan breaks through or not. Instead, the main forces were cast on the field. This is quite different from Jiang Yiqu's previous judgment. According to his original plan, after Cai Ji got the news of Yuan Tan's intention to break through, he would arrange the main force in Liyang City. And he can take the opportunity to attack Liu Xun back and forth, and eat the Qi army in the field in one fell swoop. After disrupting the position of the Qi army, he and Yuan Tanli should cooperate with each other to completely defeat Cai Ji. But Cai Ji's current arrangement is completely opposite to Jiang Yiqu's vision.

Is it to join forces with Yuan Tanli to raid the Qi army camp outside Liyang City, forcing Cai Ji to return to help, and then intercept halfway?

Or did he join forces with Liu Xun to directly flank Cai Ji as originally planned?

Ten miles away, the war drums of the Qi army were about to beat, and the fleeting fighter plane did not allow Jiang Yiqu to think too much. saw that he immediately turned over and rushed to his subordinates who were already eager to try behind him, and decisively ordered, "Get on the horse!" Raid Cai Ji's main camp! ”

Facing the scorching sun of midsummer, Cai Ji stood under the handsome flag. On the hill opposite her, more than 10,000 Yuan troops lined up according to the terrain to form a huge defensive formation with a long depth, and laid several heavy fences and deep ditches on the downhill slope. Among the banners of the Yuan army, there were several armor-clad generals lined up in front of the formation. However, due to the distance, Cai Ji could not see the other side clearly at all. His identity can only be distinguished by the flag flying behind him. Of course, Jiang Yiqu's handsome banner is also indispensable.

"It would be nice if it was a telescope." Cai Ji looked at the enemy formation and muttered helplessly.

But he didn't want this to reach Jia Xu's ears. Immediately aroused the old man's interest, "Lord, what is a telescope?" ”

Cai Ji didn't expect Jia Xu's ears to be so good. So he smiled and replied casually, "A sharp weapon that can help people see things dozens of feet away." Duan Er Gongzi is building for Lone, but there is still a lack of a material, so it has not yet taken shape. ”

"It's not formed. How do you know what is tens of feet away? The one who asked the question was Cao Pi, who was standing behind Cai Ji. Apparently, the novelty that Cai Ji talked about aroused the interest of the teenager.

Cai Ji glanced back at Cao Pi. The latter hurriedly lowered his head. Don't dare to say more. However, Cai Ji himself didn't mind Cao Pi's inquiry, but he heard her happily reply, "I've tried it with ice." ”

"Ice?" Cao Pi tilted his head sideways and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't imagine what the ice had to do with looking at the scenery in the distance.

Although Cai Ji knows that the telescope uses the light refraction of the guò lens or the reflection of the light by the concave mirror to make it enter the small hole and converge for imaging, and then through a magnifying eyepiece, the collected beam of light much thicker than the diameter of the pupil is sent into the human eye, so that the observer can see the faint objects that cannot be seen before. However, Donglai's current technology cannot burn transparent glass, at most it can only burn glass, and naturally it cannot make glass concave and convex mirrors. However, there is one natural mineral that can be used as a substitute for glass to polish concave and convex mirrors. That's crystal. It is important to know that archaeologists in later generations have unearthed crystal magnifying glasses from the Tang Dynasty. Nie Yinniang, the heroine in the legendary novel of the Tang Dynasty, also found a young man who could polish mirrors as her husband. So Cai Ji plans to have a luxury. Start by building a telescope out of crystal for your own use.

But crystal with high transparency is a rarity after all. In order not to waste gems, Cai Ji asked Duan Zhi and the others to make a solid yàn with ice cubes first. This results in finding the optimal focal length. Now there are all the necessary jù, and the craftsmen of Donglai have also sharpened a convex mirror for Cai Ji, only a concave mirror is missing. Once the telescope was made, Cai Ji carried it with him so that he could observe the battlefield situation while directing operations.

Therefore, in the face of Cao Pi, who was confused at this moment, Cai Ji smiled generously, "After it is made, you will know it as soon as you see it." ”

Cao Pier heard Cai Ji promise to let him see this strange thing, and couldn't help but raise his head and blurt out. "A word?"

"No jokes. I'm afraid that if you look at this thing every day, you will find it boring. Cai Ji said half-jokingly.

It has long been a well-known consensus that Donglai is good at making ingenious things. So neither Cao Pi nor Jia Xu doubted Cai Ji's promise. Cao Pi is certainly a teenager and wants to see novelties. Jia Xu also sighed at Cai Ji's "inventions", "The Lord is really the son of the world." ”

The male loser refers to the craftsman patriarch Lu Ban. Cai Ji saw that Jia Xu compared himself with Lu Ban, so he couldn't help waving his hand and said, "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." Lone just wants a few things to do. The ones who really turned Lone's whim into a sharp weapon were Duan Zhi, Sailuban and others. ”

As soon as Cai Ji's words fell, several heralds came to report, "Lord." The rear army is ready! "Lord, the right army is ready!" "Lord, the left army is ready!" ……

The herald's report drew everyone's attention back to the battlefield. Cai Ji immediately turned his eyes around, but saw that the 30,000 Qi army was lined up into more than 300 small phalanxes of different shapes relying on the terrain. These small phalanxes are combined into larger phalanxes according to different types of troops and different positions, which are both scattered and not chaotic. Once the war starts, the whole army will be based on the handsome banner of Cai Jizhong's army, and advance and retreat in a unified manner, without special circumstances. Do not act without permission. Only in this way can the commander of the three armies command an army of 30,000.

Of course, as usual, this time the person who is really responsible for commanding the three armies is still the experienced Jia Xu, Cai Ji is just studying from the side, and issuing relevant orders according to Jia Xu's guidance. Therefore, I saw that the armies were already in array. Cai Ji asked Jia Xu, "Can Mr. Wenhe attack?" ”

Jia Xu didn't say much, just nodded at Cai Ji. So Cai Ji under Shuai's banner immediately raised his hand and pointed directly at the enemy formation and ordered loudly, "Beat the drum!" ”

Knock, knock, knock...... As the exciting war drums sounded, the Qi army on both wings, under the command of Jia Xu, slowly closed the siege and attacked one by one in the way of hunters rounding up wild beasts in the mountains and forests. Suppress the battle formation of Yuan's army with a strong force. The Yuan army on the opposite side relied on fences and deep ditches to resist desperately. Although its defensive circle was repeatedly reduced, it did not fall into panic due to the attack of the Qi army.

"There are also good defenders in the enemy's ranks." Jia Xu on the hillside commented while observing the battle situation.

"A good keeper? Could it be Jiang Yiqu? Or Liu Xun? Cai Ji asked.

"It doesn't matter who it is." After saying that, Jia Xu pointed to the battle formation on the opposite side and pointed to Cai Ji, "Those who are good defenders, the enemy does not know what they are attacking." Lord, please carefully observe the enemy's disposition. ”

Cai Ji listened to Jia Xu's words and immediately carefully observed the movements of the enemy army, and Jia Xu took the opportunity to explain to him why the other party had to arrange it like this. Jia Xu's teaching to Cai Ji reminded Cao Pi of what his father taught him before the battle. At that time, my father was also like Jia Xu while commanding the battle, while explaining to his brother and himself the intention of sending troops from both sides to the enemy. Of course, the elder brother was always taught more carefully by his father. After all, he is the future heir of the Cao family. And Cao Pi is often more like an observer, although Cao Pi learns the art of war faster than his brother. The familiar scene at this moment made Cao Pi subconsciously look behind Cai Ji. At the same time, he also listened attentively to Jia Xu's explanation.

At the same time, on the other side of the battle array, the expression of Liu Xun, the giant deer who commanded Yuan's army, was so gloomy that he seemed to be able to wring out water. The strength of the Qi army was already superior to its own. Now the opponent's offensive is even more methodical. This made Liu Xun quite uneasy. Although he can still control the rhythm of attack and defense at present, Liu Xun, who is familiar with the art of war, knows very well that time is not on his side. And Cai Ji did not send heavy troops to besiege Liyang as Jiang Yiqu had planned in advance, but personally led his troops to fight against him. And there is a great posture to eat and wipe off the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses outside the city.

Once their own side falls into a bitter battle, those heroic and powerful troops will definitely become suspicious, especially the Chai family, who has already been involved with the Qi army. Liu Xun didn't believe in the Chai family. It is true that he was also the one who built the Chai family to make a counter-plan. But in the final analysis, the so-called counter-strategy was based on the fact that Jiang Yiqu's troops were able to break through the battle formation of the Qi army. If Jiang Yiqu's 3,000 elites could not shake the battle formation of the Qi army, then the so-called strategy could only be a joke.

Thinking of this, Liu Xun couldn't help but look up at the clear sky, and sighed in a low voice, "There are both good attackers and good defenders in the enemy formation. Yiqu, how should you deal with it? ”

Indeed, as Liu Xun said, Jia Xu's deployment was both offensive and defensive, and it did not leak, so that Jiang Yiqu, who had already rushed to the periphery of the battlefield, had no idea where to start, and he didn't know where to attack. It is in line with the sentence "Those who are good defenders, the enemy does not know what they are attacking". Originally, Jiang Yiqu wanted to attack the rear army of the Qi army at the time of the fierce battle between Cai Ji and Liu Xun. After all, Cai Ji's arrangement has already shown that he doesn't care whether Yuan Tan will break through. Even if Jiang Yiqu really responded to Yuan Tan's escape from Liyang, Cai Ji would not necessarily divide his troops to intercept him. But the current war situation is also not optimistic. Even if Jiang Yiqu led his troops to rush down now, the other party would have enough troops to intercept him.

After observing the formation of the Qi army for a long time, Jiang Yiqu finally gritted his teeth and ordered, "All dismount and hide!" Wait until after sunset, and then attack. ”

"General, what should Liu Fujun do?" A confidant asked Jiang Yiqu worriedly. After all, as long as you are not blind, you can see that Liu Xun's soldiers and horses are gradually retreating.

But Jiang Yiqu turned over and dismounted, and said disapprerovitically, "Don't worry, Liu Fujun can still hold on for a few days." ”

Facts have proved that Jiang Yiqu's trust in Liu Xun is not wishful thinking. Although the Yuan army gradually shrank the defensive line under the command of Liu Xun, the losses were not large after a day of fierce fighting. Jia Xu also saw that the other party was not an easy person, and this battle might be stalemate for several days. Therefore, before sunset, both sides invariably withdrew their troops, determined to recharge their energy for one night, and wait until tomorrow morning to fight again.

After the sun sets, bonfires are lit on the hills on both sides, and from a distance, they look like stars dotting the earth. Cai Ji galloped to inspect the outpost position, and asked Zhao Yun beside him, "General Zilong, is there a battle report in Liyang?" ”

"My lord, Gao Fujun came to report that the defenders of Liyang have not moved." Zhao Yun replied truthfully.

"No movement?" Cai Ji grabbed the reins and glanced back at Zhao Yun. Then he turned back to Jia Xu Yanran and smiled, "Mr. Wenhe, it seems that Chai Zhen didn't tell the truth. ”

"This battle is not yet understood. The Lord must not be careless. Jia Xu said to Cai Ji.

Cai Ji was reminded by Jia Xu, and immediately restrained his smile, looked up at the dark night sky, and then ordered, "Zilong, send more people to patrol." There may be a visitor tonight. ”

Small Theatre:

Side dishes: Cao Sikong, lonely to help you raise a son. Forget about food, accommodation, and clothing. I guess I have to pay for this tuition. Mr. Wenhe is a first-class strategist of the Han Dynasty~~~ Nationally certified yo~~~ The tuition fee is expensive~~~ And the lonely teaching equipment is also unique~~~ Handmade zuò drip~~~ Cross-era drip~~~ That's cheaper, get a discount, just charge 100,000 yuan.

CC: No, no, it's a work-study program. If Qi Hou feels that it is not enough, he can let Zihuan work a few more jobs. Lone has always been strict with his own heirs. It's not enough, and it's okay to pay for it.

Xiao Cai: Kouhu! How much can that small body sell for?!

Dizzy, what's wrong today~~~ I can't get on the board~~~ Is it going to change the password again~~~ (to be continued)