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Cai Ji still remembers that the last time he faced a similar scene was in Wancheng seven years ago. The unexpected night attack, the flames that rushed into the night sky, and the fear that penetrated into her bone marrow were all unforgettable. However, even so, at that time, Cai Ji was assisted by at least two famous scholars, Jia Xu and Pang Tong, but now she can only rely on Zhao Yun to deal with unknown opponents.

Yes, at this moment, Cai Ji neither knew who the sneak attacker was, nor did he know how many troops the other side had. To say that she is not scared and not panicked is complete nonsense. But this time, Cai Ji did not do the shopkeeper. In her opinion, if seven years ago she could hide behind Pang Tong and the others and endure a long night of fierce battles, then seven years later, she Cai Anzhen must personally stand under the banner to face the incoming enemy. Because this is not only her responsibility, but also the life and death of more than 10,000 Qi soldiers on the banks of the White Wolf River.

Sun Quan looked at the slender back of Cai Ji under the handsome banner, and suddenly seemed to see the figure of his brother Sun Ce. Although Sun Quan also knew that such an association was absurd, he had to admit that the woman in front of him did give people a kind of courage in the face of danger. And this feeling of déjà vu Sun Quan only felt in his late father and brave brother.

And just when Sun Quan was distracted, a fast horse galloped from the southwest, and he saw the little colonel on horseback neatly turn over and dismount and quickly run to Shuai Qi and report to Cai Jiyu, "Your lord, General Zhao has intercepted the enemy from the southwest, and the granary in the camp is unscathed. ”

After listening to what the little colonel said, Cai Ji, who had always been blushing, finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It is said that after learning that his camp was attacked, the first thought that flashed in Cai Ji's mind was to keep the grain and grass in the camp. You must know that the White Wolf Mountain is not only remote, but there are few people around, and in this case, once the grain and grass of the Qi army are burned. It is bound to deal a fatal blow to the morale of the whole army, and the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, in the face of the night attack on the flat ground, Cai Ji did not let people swarm with the invading enemy, but dispatched Zhao Yun to protect the grain and grass at the first time, and at the same time ordered the generals under his tent to stick to their respective camps to resist the enemy army.

At this moment, when he learned that the granary was safe, Cai Ji suddenly felt a big sense of peace in his heart, and even asked the little school, "Do you know who attacked at night?" ”

"Back to the Lord, it's Gongsun Kangbu." The Colonel replied.

Gongsun Kangbu? Could it be that he ran into the vanguard of the Gongsun Army? But seeing the other party's menacing posture, it doesn't look like they met by chance. Or did Gongsun Kang specially lead his troops to attack here at night after learning the news of the White Wolf Alliance? Regardless of the fact that Cai Ji only had three or four days from arriving at the White Wolf River to participating in the White Wolf Alliance. Even if Gongsun Kangtong Guò made a careful work, he found out early in the morning that Cai Ji would ally with the Badun meeting at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain. However, there is still a huge Liaodong vassal state between Jinxi City and White Wolf Mountain, and such a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses. As the lord of Liaodong's vassal state, how could there be no rumors? Recalling all the words and deeds during the day, Cai Ji's heart couldn't help but have a hint of ominous premonition, and even the eyebrows like willow leaves were tightly locked.

Of course, Cai Ji did not express the doubts in his heart, after all, the relevant thoughts are just speculation. Especially in the current chaotic state, rash suspicion and accusation will only shake the morale of our own military. Thinking of this, Cai Ji secretly calmed down his anxious feelings. Anyway, the puzzle will be revealed after dawn, regardless of whether Badon has defected or not. As long as the Qi army is not chaotic, no one will want to eat her Cai Anzhen's 10,000 elites.

Facts have proved that the soldiers of the Qi army led by Zhao Yun did not live up to Cai Ji's trust. With Zhao Yun securing the granary in one fell swoop. The generals and colonels of the other battalions also organized an effective counterattack. As the saying goes, "Ten rules surround it." Five will attack it, and the doubling will be the battle", although the soldiers and horses of Gongsun Kang and Badun were four or five times that of the Qi army, they had not reached the Cheng dù of 100,000 people after all. By the time the eastern sky was white, the Qi army, with its favorable terrain and strong camp, had already cleared out the invading enemies who rushed into the camp. However, this sudden night battle also made the Qi army pay a heavy price of more than 1,000 dead and wounded. As a last resort, Zhao Yun had to take the initiative to abandon several burned camps on the periphery and lead his troops to withdraw into the Chinese army camp.

Cai Ji, who had not slept all night, happened to come to the vicinity of Yuanmen to inspect at this time. Seeing Zhao Yun riding a horse, he was dressed like snow and his armor was stained with dark brown mottled blood. Looking at the many injured people who followed, Cai Ji suddenly felt that his nose was almost in tears. These soldiers are all Qingzhou children who respect her and trust her. If this night attack was really caused by her getting carried away, then Cai Ji could not escape the blame.

However, Cai Ji still didn't let the tears of frustration come out of his eyes after all. In her opinion, the tears of male princes may also be able to buy people's hearts. And the tears of the female princes can only be reminiscent of the weak. The current Qi camp doesn't need crying weakling! Therefore, after taking a deep breath, Cai Ji ordered the guards behind him in a slightly hoarse voice, "Send the injured to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible." After that, she quickly stepped forward to help Zhao Yun's bloodstained arm and instructed with concern, "Zilong should also go and bandage it quickly?" ”

"A little bit of fur wounds, I can't get in the way." Zhao Yun waved his hand to signal Cai Ji not to make a fuss, and then he took out a head from the quiver behind him and presented it to Cai Jidao, "Lord, please take a look." ”

Cai Ji knew very well that Zhao Yun was definitely not a person who used his head to invite merit, and Zhao Yun must have a deep meaning when she asked her to see the head at this time. So Cai Ji didn't say a word and took over the flesh-and-blood head from Zhao Yun's hands. After taking a closer look, Cai Ji pointed to the head with a gloomy face, "This person is a confidant. ”

Zhao Yun nodded approvingly, obviously he also recognized the identity of the deceased. If Cai Ji's previous suspicions about Bunton were still only at the stage of speculation, then at this moment, in the face of conclusive evidence, Cai Ji was already able to determine that yesterday's night attack and even the White Wolf Alliance were all traps set by Buntun and Gongsun Kang. Of course, behind these layers of trickery, I am afraid that Guo Gongze's figure is indispensable.

And at the same time when Cai Ji recognized the identity of his opponent, he suddenly heard a piercing mourning from outside the camp, which caused many defenders to look around. Cai Ji and Zhao Yun exchanged glances, and then climbed to the nearest watchtower to the front line surrounded by a group of civil and military personnel.

White ground, white people - jumping over several fences and deep ravines, about 30,000 Gongsun troops dressed in linen and filial piety lined up in front of the Qi camp, from the river beach to the mountainside everywhere fluttering spirits, almost as far as the eye can see. Still, Cai Ji recognized a few familiar faces from the ominous white.

"Mr. Gongze, don't come unharmed. After ten years, Mr. Yue's complexion is better than before. Cai Ji stood on the watchtower while teasing Guo Tu, who was "resurrected from the dead", while staring coldly at the man who was still paying tribute to her the day before.

Bundun, who was standing side by side with Guo Tu, avoided Cai Ji's cold gaze with a slight emptiness. Just two hours ago, Badun had just learned that the former Megatron Gongsun Du was no longer alive. At the same time, he also realized that he was used as a gun by Guo Tu this time. Although the current Bun Dun is very angry with Guo Tu's deception of him, Bun Dun knows better that if he can't kill Cai Ji this time, then what awaits him will be crazy revenge from the Qi army.

Compared with the uncertain look of the cloudy and sunny Ton, Gongsun Kang, who was wearing heavy filial piety at this time, was full of ambition. It is true that the failure of last night's night attack made Gongsun Kang quite angry, but at this moment, looking at the soldiers and horses covered in linen and filial piety all over the mountains, and thinking that there will be more reinforcements to join him in the White Wolf River in the future, Gongsun Kang, who has the chance to win, immediately slapped his horse and shouted at Cai Ji on the watchtower, "Cai Anzhen is rampant!" You murdered your father first, and Kang will definitely take the head of Erxiang this time! ”

Hearing Gongsun Kang accuse himself of murdering Gongsun Du in public, Cai Ji couldn't help frowning again. Earlier, she thought that the assassination of Gongsun Du was just an excuse made up by Gongsun and his son to plot against Jinxi. But judging from the posture of Dai Xiao of the whole army of Gongsun Kang's army at the moment, the other party doesn't look like he's acting. This time, Gongsun Du most likely really died at the hands of the assassins. Of course, Cai Ji never sent an assassin to assassinate Gongsun Du. It is even more unclear who the Assassin is and who is behind it. But according to the current situation, Gongsun Kang obviously determined Cai Ji to be the murderer, and used this as an excuse to kill her. In this case, no matter how much Cai Ji explained, it was impossible to persuade Gongsun Kang to withdraw his troops. The only solution is to highlight the encirclement and find out who is behind it. Thinking of this, Cai Ji immediately cleared his throat and responded proudly at Gongsun Kang, "Those who are clean will clear themselves." The turbidity is self-turbid, and Lone has never sent an assassin to assassinate Ling Zun. If Gongsun Gongzi insists on seeking revenge for loneliness. Loneliness can only accompany you to the end! ”

Gongsun Kang didn't expect that Cai Ji, who was still fighting in the trapped beast, would have such a tough attitude. But before he could open his mouth to fight back. Cai Ji on the opposite side had already walked down the watchtower without looking back. If Cai Ji's previous words only surprised Gongsun Kang, then Cai Ji's ignorance at this moment completely angered Gongsun Kang.

"Good...... Good! Lonely today I want to see how you can accompany this to the end! ”

Gongsun Kang, who was extremely angry, raised the horsewhip in his hand and was about to give the order to beat the drum to attack, but was blocked by Guo Tu on the side, "Wait!" The young master is not going to fall for Cai Ji's plan. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Gongsun Kang hung in the air with one hand and turned his head to ask.

Guo Tu arched his hand and advised, "The Qi army occupies a favorable position, if the young master rashly attacks." Terrorists increase casualties. ”

Gongsun Kang put down his hand thoughtfully after hearing what Guo Tu said, but when he thought of Cai Ji's arrogance before, he asked quite unwillingly, "Could it be that Cai Ji's cheap maid doesn't go out of the camp for a day." Is there nothing to do about her alone? ”

"Definitely." Guo Tu twisted his long beard in his hand and said with a slight smile, "There is a way to attack the city and attack the heart first." If you want to pull out the camp, you must first attack the heart! ”

"Heart-attacking?" After Gongsun Kang thought about it sideways, he bowed solemnly to Guo Tu and said, "Please teach me, sir." ”

But seeing Guo Tu leaning forward, he whispered in Gongsun Kang's ear, "Please spread the word about Cai Ji's trapping as soon as possible." ”

"Spread the word?" Gongsun Kang, who was taken aback by Guo Tu's idea, hurriedly shook his head and said, "If this attracts the Qi army to rescue the Cai family's cheap maid, what would it be?" ”

Who knew that Guo Tu waved his hand disapprovingly, "The young master only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other." Cai Ji seems to be sitting on the land of five states, but in fact, he is strong on the outside and strong in the middle. Once the powerful people know that they are trapped outside the pass, they will definitely rebel, and at that time, the Qi army will not care, how can they get out of the savior. ”

Gongsun Kang asked with a little hesitation, "What if the powerhouses in the pass don't rebel?" ”

Guo Tu said with a fierce glint in his eyes, "If you and the princes don't dare to rebel." The young master can also besiege the city and send reinforcements, first defeat a group of Qi reinforcements, and then demoralize them, and then encourage the border areas to rise up. ”

This time, Gongsun Kang was obviously completely moved by Guo Tu's words, and when he saw his eyes roll, he clapped his hands and laughed, "Good! Just do what the military advisor does! ”

However, at this time, Gongsun Kang knew that the territory that Guo Tu was plotting was far more than just a few places in the two states. It is said that after the failure of the murder of Cai Ji, Guo Tu once said, "What the old man is trying is more than Cai Ji's life." In fact, this is not a quibble, on the contrary, it is Guo Tu's truest thoughts. In Guo Tu's opinion, the trapped Cai Ji is far more useful to him than the dead Cai Ji. Because so far, Cai Ji has no heirs who can inherit the family business. Therefore, once Cai Ji died violently, the entire Cai group would inevitably split into several small forces, and then be swallowed up by Cao Cao, who held the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes, one by one. This is obviously not the best outcome that Guo Tu wants. After all, Cao Mengde is a more difficult character than Cai Anzhen. And if Cai Ji had not died violently but was trapped in a corner, then although the area controlled by Cai Ji would have turmoil, many of the generals under the Cai clan would not immediately stand on their own. At least henchmen like Tai Shici, Gao Shun, and Pang Tong will still defend against an enemy under the banner of the Cai family. In this way, Cao Cao wanted to annex Cai's territory, and he would inevitably have to fight a bloody battle with the Qi army. As the so-called sandpiper and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, the more Cao Jun and Qi Jun fight, the more chance Guo Tu has to fish in troubled waters.

Of course, Guo Tu's plan also has a great weakness, that is, the Qi army rescued Cai Ji before the civil strife. Therefore, in order to delay the rescue of the Qi army to the greatest extent, Guo Tu specially chose White Wolf Mountain as the location for the siege of Cai Ji, the purpose of which was to use the heavy snow and complex terrain to deal with the Qi army who came to the rescue. In addition, at present, the main force of the Qi army is either stationed in the south, or follows Zhang Liao and Pang Tong to pursue the root of Budu in Bingzhou. In contrast, the strength of the Qi army in Youzhou was quite empty, and it was mainly concentrated in the three cities of Jicheng, Yishui, and Jinxi. Therefore, Guo Tu was not afraid of the Qi army in Youzhou to learn the news that Cai Ji was trapped. On the contrary, he was very much looking forward to the Qi army in these cities coming to the rescue of Cai Ji. In this way, Guo Tu can wait for his work and take advantage of the time difference to wipe out the Qi troops who rushed to him one by one. And when the Qi army in Youzhou is hit hard, the entire situation of Youzhou will also fall into chaos according to the script set by Guo Tu. At that time, Yuan Tan, who is dormant outside the gate, can take advantage of the situation to make a comeback! (To be continued......)