Cao Cao became very calm at this moment, thought for a moment, and asked, "Then what do you think?" ”

"His Majesty thinks that Chen can not stay for a long time, there is a lack of grain and grass here, the minister has been in Yingchuan for two years, and has hoarded a large amount of grain and grass in the city, which is enough to eat our army for a year, and Yingchuan has Yinghe River, there are mountains, and it can be attacked and defended. If it really doesn't work, we can completely move to the vicinity of Gyeonggi, as long as we are not surrounded by the Yan army, our army will have a chance to survive......"

Xu Shu paused, and then said: "In addition, Yingchuan is next to Nanyang, if our army and the Yan army start a war in Yingchuan, the Chu army will definitely not sit idly by. Moreover, Liu Bei also hated Lin Nan, as long as the king sent a clever debater to lobby, Liu Bei was likely to become an ally of our army. ”

"It's exactly what I want, but Xun Yu is still in Dingtao, once he withdraws, Jia Xu and Han Meng will definitely pounce on him, do you have any plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea, let Xun Yu return with the 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers, and Ang Jia Xu and Han Meng will not notice it?"

Xu Shu said: "The king, Lord Xiangguo's resourcefulness, although there are no generals under him, but he still designed to defeat Han Meng, only the king needs to send a letter to Lord Xiangguo, and Lord Xiangguo's free and clever plan is to hide from the world." ”

Cao Cao thought about it, speaking of wisdom, Xun Yu is indeed not weak, the reason why he has been defeated again and again on the battlefield of the Eastern Front is that there are no generals under him. He nodded and said to Xu Shu: "Immediately send an order, let Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban lead two thousand cavalry to Dingtao to assist Xun Yu in withdrawing his army!" In addition, let Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen, and Xiahou En protect the royal family to leave Chenliu first, and after arriving in Yingchuan, Xiahou Yuan will take over the power of Yingchuan. ”

Xu Shu hugged his fists and said, "No! Your Majesty will go and give orders. ”

After Cao Cao saw Xu Shu leave, he glanced at Hua Tuo's gourd on the table. Thinking that a dead horse should be a live horse doctor, he picked up the gourd and poured a few sips of medicinal wine, and after a while, he drank all the medicinal wine in the gourd. It didn't take long for his head to stop hurting.

"What a miracle drug...... Lin Nan, you want to trap me. It's not that easy! If I lose the original, I can still get half of the country! Wait and see, hahaha......" Cao Cao, who had already planned a way out, laughed silently in his heart, a difficult and long road, waiting for him to go.

A day later, Tai Shici, one of the five tiger generals of the Yan army, occupied Junyi, and Lin Nan led an army of 40,000 to Fengcheng, which saw that the Wei state was gone. He led the crowd to surrender to the Yan army.

When the news reached Cao Cao's ears, Cao Cao only smiled faintly and said softly, "Expected." ”

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Dingtao, also known as Taoqiu, is an ancient city with a long history, as early as the Neolithic Age more than 4,000 years ago, human beings fished, hunted and cultivated here, and multiplied.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Western Han Dynasty for more than 800 years, it has always been the center of water and land transportation in the original region and the national economic metropolis. It enjoys the reputation of "the world".

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Li helped Yue to destroy Wuhou. Came to Dingtao, "Tao for the world", then settled here to do business, during the three times of business became a huge rich, three scattered family wealth, self-named Tao Zhu Gong. It is the originator of Confucian merchants in China. Starting from Fan Li, Dingtao began to be famous all over the world, and celebrities such as Wu Qi and Zuo Qiu Ming also appeared. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Han, the general of the Qin State, defeated Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang here, which also made Dingtao a place where soldiers fought for throughout the plain.

At this moment. Xun Yu stood on the tower of Dingtao and looked east in order to observe the movements of the Yan army. After looking at it, he said to a partial general behind him: "Is there any movement in the Yan army in the past two days?" ”

"No, Han Meng cowered in the camp without any movement. Last time, Lord Xiangguo's clever plan caused Han Meng to suffer heavy losses, and Han Meng must have known that Lord Xiangguo was powerful and didn't dare to come. The general said.

Xun Yu was not complacent, but just reminded: "Don't be arrogant, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, as a general, you must understand." I think that Han Meng is probably accumulating strength and waiting for reinforcements, and once the reinforcements arrive, they will frantically pounce and pass down, so that the soldiers in the city will be ready for battle at any time. ”

"No!"

At this time, a scout ran up and bowed: "See Lord Xiangguo, the king has sent reinforcements, and several generals are waiting for Lord Xiangguo in the county office, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

"Got it." Xun Yu turned around and went downstairs, and when he returned to the county office, he saw Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban coming, so he said happily: "You are really too timely......

Cao Chun didn't wait for Xun Yu to finish speaking, then presented a box and said to Xun Yu: "Lord Xiangguo, this is what the king asked the lower officials to hand over to the adults, saying that the adults will know at a glance." ”

Xun Yu took the box, and after opening it, he saw that there was only a medicinal herb in the box, and the medicinal herb he knew was Angelica. He raised his head and said suspiciously: "How is it Angelica?" ”

Xun Yu looked at the medicinal herb called Angelica in the box, frowned, and looked at the box again, but it was empty.

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban were also suspicious after watching it, and after looking at each other, they couldn't guess the meaning.

"Could it be that someone misplaced something?" Lejin guessed.

"No, this is the box handed to me by the king himself, and I also watched the king put something in it, although I didn't see what it was at the time, but I can conclude that the king will not be wrong." Cao Chun shook his head and said.

"That's strange, what does the king mean by putting a taste of medicinal herbs into it?" Yu Ban was also in trouble, and he couldn't figure it out.

At this time, Xun Yu chuckled and said slowly: "I understand what the king means, several generals, did the king have any orders before you left?" ”

Cao Chun said: "The king only said one sentence, let us all obey the dispatch of Lord Xiangguo." ”

Then, Xun Yu inquired about the battle situation of Cao Chun and the others Chen Liu, and when he learned that the Yan army divided his troops into five ways to capture the Wei State, he frowned unconsciously, lowered his eyes and glanced at the angelica in his hand, and said to himself: "It seems that the king has already planned a way out, otherwise, he will not give away this great river and mountain...... Angelica Angelica, just let me rush back as much as I can...... Once the troops are withdrawn from Dingtao, the Yan army will form a flanking attack......"

Cao Chun said: "Lord Xiangguo, what do you mean by giving away the great rivers and mountains?" ”

"Nothing. You've traveled long distances. It should also be tired, so I will rest for a day today, and early tomorrow morning, I will immediately attack the Yan army camp. In just a moment's effort, Xun Yu had already thought of a foolproof plan in his mind, and said to Cao Chun and the others.

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban didn't say anything. The four of them said "no" and left the hall together.

After walking out of the hall and walking a few steps, Cao Chun stopped and said to Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban behind him: "You come to the room with me." ”

As soon as the words fell, he went straight to his guest room, and after Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban looked at each other, they also followed.

When he arrived at the room, Cao Chun sat on the edge of the bed. Then he said to Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban: "Three generals, please sit down." ”

Although Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban didn't understand why Cao Chun suddenly called them into the room, they all felt a little unusual.

Cao Chun was Cao Ren's younger brother, and throughout the Wei Kingdom, he had always been the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and was trusted by Cao Cao. Although the official position is not as high as Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban, after all, he holds real power.

On the other hand, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban are called generals. But he led no more than a thousand soldiers, and sometimes he was always the commander of the light pole. The most depressing thing is Yu Ban. At that time, after the Wei army occupied Qingzhou, Cao Cao first appointed Yu Ban as the assassin of Qingzhou, and led 30,000 troops to garrison Qingzhou to prevent the Yan army in Jizhou. However, just a month after Yu Ban became the assassin of Qingzhou, Cao Cao transferred him back to Changyi, and instead appointed Xiahou Yuan as the assassin of Qingzhou. And at the same time, he shouldered the history of his Xuzhou assassination and commanded all the soldiers and horses in Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban sat down separately and said together: "Don't you know what happened to General Cao?" ”

Cao Chun said with a grim face: "The three generals have been following the king for a long time, right?" I remember that when the king was invited to raise troops to fight against the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, the three generals had already taken refuge in the king. At that time, he was still a tooth general under the king, right? ”

Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban all nodded, but did not speak, looking at Cao Chun, looking forward to his next step.

"The three generals have followed the king for a long time, and they have turned the tide of the war many times. General Li, if I'm not mistaken, you also blocked a cold arrow for the king, right? Cao Chun continued.

Li Dian nodded and said, "It's all old things, what are you doing with him?" ”

"Hehe, there are some things that need to be mentioned. General Le, I remember that you once blocked a knife for the king, and that knife almost killed you, and the scar on your chest is still clearly visible......"

"General Cao, it is my duty to be born and die for the king, although I have no regrets in death." Le Jin interrupted Cao Chun's words and said.

Yu Ban saw that Cao Chun moved his gaze to his body, so he hurriedly said: "I'm ashamed to say that I have followed the king for five years, and I have participated in countless battles large and small, but I have never blocked a sword or a sword for the king......"

"Alas...... General Yu's words are not right. Thinking that the Qingzhou soldiers committed rebellion, Xiahou Yuan let Yan zhòng derelict his duties, and he couldn't stop it for a while, and the Qingzhou soldiers once attacked the main camp of the king, if it weren't for General Yu to arrive in time and suppress the Qingzhou soldiers who committed the rebellion, the king and I would have already gone to see the Lord of Yama, so General Yu's credit is the greatest. ”

After speaking, Cao Chun stopped, glanced around at Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban again, and then said: "The reason why I bring up the old matter again is to let the three generals know that what the three generals did for the King of Wei and the Wei State is something that even I remember, let alone the king." Moreover, the king often mentions the three generals around me, and the reason why he has always kept the three generals in Changyi and prevented the three generals from charging into battle is because he cherishes the three generals, which can be regarded as a kind of expression of gratitude and gratitude. In addition, the official positions and salaries of the three generals are also far higher than those of the Cao clan and the Xia Hou clan such as us, which is enough to see that the king has a great love for the three generals. ”

As soon as the words fell, all kinds of grievances in the hearts of Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban, as well as the unhappiness in their hearts, seemed to be released at this moment, as if it was really like what Cao Chun said, Cao Cao didn't let them lead the troops, and it was for their good to keep them in Changyi. Moreover, it is also an indisputable fact that the official positions of the three of them are indeed higher than those of the other generals of the Cao clan and the Xia Hou clan, and they also have more Yu Lu than them.

The three of them glanced at each other, and they all felt that Cao Chun was beating a side drum for them, and they also understood the meaning of Cao Chun's words. However, the three of them have not gotten along with Cao Chun for a year or two. They still know Cao Chun's personality relatively well, they don't think that Cao Chun can say this, and what he said today is very likely to be instructed by Cao Cao.

The Wei army has already been defeated, and it can be heard from Xun Yu's words just now. Cao Cao deliberately asked Xun Yu to withdraw his troops from Dingtao, that is, he deliberately gave up the opportunity to gain a foothold in the original. It is estimated that Cao Cao was afraid that there would be a rebellion within him at this time, so under the pretense of Cao Chun's mouth, he gave the three of them a preventive shot first.

Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban have worked together for many years, and some things can understand each other with just one look, so after the three of them looked at each other, they said in unison: "General Cao, don't worry." The king is kind to us, and we will never forget it. ”

"Good! With the words of the three generals, then I will be relieved. Lord Xiangguo asked us to attack the Yan army camp tomorrow, it must have its meaning, the three generals please have a good rest tonight, and wait for tomorrow morning, let's go into battle together to kill the enemy, and then kill him ten or eight Yan army generals. It's not in vain to come to the Tao once. Cao Chun saw that the three of them had expressed their positions, so he patted his thigh. Said.

Out of Cao Chun's room, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban all breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at each other, and no one spoke, just walked forward side by side.

After taking less than two steps, Li Dian broke the silence first. said: "Do you think Cao Chun's words have another meaning? ”

"Obviously, it is still the king who is not at ease with us, fearing that we will turn our backs on the king at this time. deliberately used Cao Chun's mouth to sue us. Cao Chunyue is acting on behalf of him, and his meaning is self-evident. The king has always been suspicious, and in this eventful time, it is inevitable that he will be worried, even if it were me, he would be as worried as the king. Yu Ban first analyzed.

Le Jin nodded and said: "Human nature, the king treats me well, when there are many disasters and difficulties, how can we turn our backs on the king." If you turn your back on the king, it will definitely be worse for the king. ”

"I don't know if I can resist the attack of the Yan army this time, so many winds and waves have come, I hope I can get through this danger safely." Li Dian said.

Yu Ban shook his head and said, "Judging from the current shape, it seems that the king has already planned to give up Yanzhou, otherwise he will not let Lord Xiangguo withdraw his troops from here." I think, the king wants to go to Yingchuan, didn't Xiahou Yuan secretly escort the king's family away the day before yesterday? Now except for Yingchuan, there are 10,000 troops that are enough to resist the attack of the Yan army, and other places have already fallen to the wind. ”

The three of them had different thoughts in their hearts, and went back to their rooms to rest.

Early the next morning, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban gathered 2,000 cavalry at the city gate, and Xun Yu was also waiting there early.

Xun Yu was dressed very neatly today, wearing an ink-colored robe, wearing a scarf on his head, and seeing Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban coming with soldiers and horses, he arched his hand and said: "Four generals, you only need to win today, and you are not allowed to lose, otherwise, you are very likely to be wiped out here." ”

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban looked at each other, but none of them said anything, they all looked resolute and couldn't see any fear, even the soldiers behind them.

Yu Ban took a step forward, turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand towards Xun Yu: "Lord Xiangguo, the last general has the courage to ask, since the king gave Lord Xiangguo Angelica, and Lord Xiangguo also guessed its meaning, why don't you evacuate this place quickly, but attack the Yan army camp first?" ”

Xun Yu said: "My move is to advance and retreat, if our army retreats rashly, Han Meng's sense of smell is sensitive, and it is mainly cavalry, as long as he pursues thousands of cavalry, he can kill our army along the way." Therefore, if you want to leave this place safely, you must first give Han Meng a heavy blow. Therefore, today's attack by the four generals is particularly important. ”

Yu Ban nodded and said, "I understand." ”

After speaking, there was no doubt, turned over and got on the horse, went out of the city with Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin and others, and did what Xun Yu told before.

The large camp of the Yan army stands ten miles outside the city of Dingtao, the gate of the big camp is closed, the battle free card is hung high in front of the door, the patrol teams around are endless, and the crossbowmen on the arrow tower are also waiting for each other, without the slightest sloppiness.

In the military tent, Han Meng sat in the right position, and on the left hand side sat Zhang Nan, Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, and Chun Yudao, and on the right hand side were Xin Bi, Xiao Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu.

All of you here are Yuan Shao's old subordinates, since they surrendered to Lin Nan. Han Meng was greatly used and served as the assassin of Bingzhou, and the rest of the people were reused although they were not the same as Cheng Dù. However, just as Lin Nan's old department rejected ugliness, some martial artists also rejected Yuan Shao's gang of subordinate generals, believing that their appearance had crowded out their position in Lin Nan's heart.

Fortunately, Lin Nan is in time. It was also handled very properly, and on the grounds of building water conservancy and mining mines, these people were transferred to Bingzhou one after another, so that they all obeyed Han Meng's orders.

"I just received a message from the military advisor, the reinforcements from the military advisor will arrive today, you guys will prepare well in a while, and it's time for us to be ashamed." Han Meng held a small note in his hand and shook it in front of everyone. said with an iron face.

Since Han Meng led his troops across the Yellow River, he first broke through the Wei army's defense line in Qingzhou with Zang Ba, and then was ordered to attack Yanzhou. He marched westward with lightning speed, first captured Puyang, an important town located in the east county of Yanzhou, and only rested in Puyang City for only one day, then rushed for hundreds of miles, went south to capture Changyi, and successfully occupied it.

Along. Han Meng's army was like a bamboo, and it seemed to have entered a no-man's land in the slightly empty rear of the Wei State. However, on the way to pursue Xun Yu, he was ambushed, but was defeated by Xun Yu with a strategy, and lost more than 8,000 horse infantry troops at once. After that, Han Meng tried to attack Dingtao three times, and lost three battles and three times. It caused him to lose his vitality and demoralize the army.

As a last resort, he had no choice but to rest on the spot. He suffered losses from Xun Yu four times, and Xin Bi, Xiao Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu couldn't see through Xun Yu's plan, so he didn't dare to attack rashly. hurriedly flew the pigeon and passed the book to Jia Xu, asking Jia Xu to lead the army to deal with Xun Yu in person.

Therefore, as soon as Jia Xu's flying pigeon biography arrived, he immediately regained his old look, and more importantly, he was ashamed, and he couldn't wait to be able to catch Xun Yu and eat it alive.

"Great, as soon as the military advisor arrives, Xun Yu will definitely return, and our army can also take advantage of the situation to move westward and take the momentum of encirclement with the lord." Zhang Nan slapped his thigh with a "snap", excited.

The same is true for Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, and Chun Yudao, while Xin Bi, Xiao Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu all looked ashamed, and no one said a word, just shook their heads vigorously.

After Han Meng looked at it, he said comfortingly: "The four adults don't have to be like this, the first few big defeats were not the fault of the four adults, but the fact that they would have been too reckless." Since crossing the Yellow River, Ben has won successive battles along the way, and no one dared to stop the Wei army wherever he passed, which made me completely misestimate the enemy. Moreover, Ben will lead the cavalry in front, and you will follow behind, so you will not have the opportunity to give advice to Ben General. Therefore, the four adults are not at fault. ”

Xin Bi, Xiao Ji, Chen Zhen, and Wang Xiu looked at each other, knowing that this was Han Meng comforting them, although the first fiasco was indeed caused by Han Meng's rash advance, but the next three small defeats were caused by their failure to see through Xun Yu's strategy. The four defeats together made Han Meng lose a total of 12,000 horse infantry troops, and the 30,000 male divisions were suddenly sharply reduced, making his troops only a few thousand more than Xun Yu hidden in Dingtao City, and the low morale and a series of defeats made him cautious, and also made him lose many opportunities to attack Xun Yu, and gradually turned into a passive situation.

"Having said that, but in the last three defeats, we all have unshirkable responsibilities." Chen Zhen sighed and said.

Xiao Ji loves Taoism, likes the doctrines of Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi, and is very Ah Q spirit, seeing that the other three colleagues all showed guilt, he said: "Everything in the world is combined with each other because of yang, and there must be yang if there is a cause." As the saying goes, when the water is clear, there are no fish, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and everyone does not need to be so depressed. I believe that as soon as the military advisor arrives, there will inevitably be a strategy to break the enemy, and I will be able to be ashamed when the time comes. "Lao Tzu" cloud 'man law earth, earth law sky, heaven law Tao, Tao law nature'. We should follow its sayings, everything should go with the flow, and everything should not be forced. ”

The people here have a headache about the words of the fake Taoist priest, this guy doesn't speak, and as soon as he opens his mouth, it's either "Tao Te Ching", or "Laozi" and "Zhuangzi" quoted sentences.

Everyone ignored Xiao Ji, and Xiao Ji's words were like a fart, the kind of fart that didn't smell, and after a fart, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

However, from beginning to end, he closed his eyes slightly, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and breathed evenly, as if he was really an immortal who had attained the Tao in heaven and earth. All things in heaven and earth have nothing to do with him.

Han Meng also had a headache with this fake Taoist priest, he used to be a very resourceful person, but since the inexplicable fire in Yecheng's house and the escape from death, he has devoted himself to studying Taoism. This time, he asked Xiao Ji to come with him. Do you want Xiao Ji to help you with advice, who knows that you won't even let out a fart along the way, this time you speak, it's the first time.

He couldn't help but want to ridicule Xiao Ji for a few words, so he said: "Lord Xiao, there is a master who has attained the Tao living in Jicheng, I heard that he can predict the future, when the lord was still in Liaodong, that Taoist saw at a glance that the lord was the reincarnation of Ziwei Emperor Star. and asserted that the lord would inevitably become the overlord of Jizhou within three or five years, and later, this proverb was fulfilled on the lord. If such a master of the Tao can lead Lord Xiao to cultivate the Tao together, it must not be long before Lord Xiao can attain the Tao and become an immortal. I don't know if Lord Xiao is interested in going to Jicheng to apprentice? ”

"Well, I've heard about it too, you're talking about Zuo Ci. But. I'm different from him, he's a Taoist. I'm studying Taoism, I don't want to be a Taoist priest......" Before Xiao Ji's words were finished, the ground immediately trembled, and everyone else was sitting on the stool, and he was the only one sitting on the ground, and he felt the most intuitive vibration of the ground. His face immediately changed color, and he hurriedly shouted, "Quick! There is an enemy attack! ”

A soldier immediately ran in from outside, and before he had time to bow down, he said loudly, "General Qiyu." The Wei army is coming! ”

Everyone present was taken aback, they didn't expect this guy to be so accurate, but no one bothered to praise him, because everyone had already felt the ground shaking at the same time, so they could understand why Xiao Ji knew that there was an enemy attack before them.

"Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Ma Yan, Chun Yudao, come out with me to see what is going on!" Han Meng hurriedly stood up and strode out.

"No!"

As soon as Han Meng came out of the big tent, he hurriedly ran to the gate of the wall, and through the gap between the fences, he saw a group of majestic cavalry galloping from the horizon. He thought secretly: "It's strange, the Qingzhou soldiers led by Xun Yu are all infantry, although there are cavalry, but at best there are only a few hundred people, where did so many cavalry come from?" ”

When the cavalry galloped closer, Han Meng suddenly saw the face of one of his generals, and couldn't help but say in a speechless voice: "That's ...... Forbidden? ”

For Han Meng, Yu Ban is his old opponent, when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought for Mount Tai before, Han Meng and Gao Ran had several skirmishes with Cao Cao's army in the area of Mount Tai, and it was Yu Ban who met them. Three wins in five battles, Yu Ban led a thousand people to defend the danger according to the mountain, and was stunned to resist Han Meng and Gao Ran's five attacks, and his three times he defeated Han Meng and Gao Ran with a little people. Although Gao Ran was the main general at that time, and Han Meng just acted according to orders, Yu Ban still left a deep impression on Han Meng.

That face Han Meng couldn't be more familiar with, and he also knew that there were no generals in Xun Yu's army, and Yu Ban's sudden appearance only explained one reason, that is, Dingtao came to reinforce the army. For ten days, Xun Yu has been staying in Dingtao City and has not taken the initiative to attack, and today's active attack has also made Han Meng aware of a hint of crisis.

"The crossbowmen are on standby, and no one will have to fight without my orders." Han Meng immediately shouted at the soldiers in the battalion.

There are more than 17,000 people in the big camp, and the cavalry was almost wiped out when Xun Yu ambushed Xun Yu last time, and only a few hundred horsemen escaped, so there are not many cavalry in the big camp, but the infantry has a large proportion. Han Meng saw that about 2,000 cavalry were coming, so he didn't plan to go out of the village to meet the battle, for the sake of safety, he chose to stick to the camp.

So, many soldiers gathered around the camp, the archers drew their bows and arrows, and the rest of the soldiers took out their crossbows, and once the enemy came within range, they would all fire their arrows.

Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban took the lead, marched side by side, and saw that the Yan army's camp was heavily defended, so they reined in their horses at the same time and stopped outside the range of the Yan army.

Yu Ban's sharp eyes immediately noticed where Han Meng was, and said lightly: "I didn't expect that Yuan Shao's old general in the past is still alive, and he has become a member of the Yan Army......

Cao Chun followed Yu Ban's gaze and asked, "Are you talking about Han Meng?" ”

"Well, he is Yuan Shao's old department, after surrendering to Lin Nan, he was also named one of the eighteen hussars, but it seems to have disappeared in the past two years, I thought he was killed by Lin Nan later, but I didn't expect to live so well, and became a general who led thousands of troops?" In the forbidden road.

"Oh, it's your old rival. I remember the battle of Mount Tai back then. Han Meng is the one who fights you, right? Cao Chun said.

"Hmm." Yu Ban stopped talking, there was a hint of brilliance in his eyes, it was fleeting, no one around him was aware, his eyes looked at Han Meng, but his heart was very unpleasant.

"It doesn't matter who the other person is. We must do it according to the strategy of Lord Xiangguo, lure them out, lead them to the ambush site of Lord Xiangguo, gather and annihilate them! Cao Chun tightened his grip on the spear, crossed it in front of his chest, and said sharply.

Yu Ban was the first to ride out of his horse, walked forward for a while, still stopped outside the range of his bow and arrow, and raised his spear. shouted at Han Meng in the camp: "Han Boju! Do you still know the general? ”

In the Yan army camp, Han Meng sneered and replied, "I know you when you turn to ashes!" ”

"Now that you know, do you dare to fight me?" Yu Ban Zong raised his gun, eager to try, looking very arrogant.

Han Meng replied: "In front of the two armies, the competition is courage and resourcefulness, and the general is single-handed. It was also done by reckless people. So, if you have the ability. Lead the cavalry to conquer my camp! ”

If it was left behind, Han Meng would not hesitate to agree to Yu Ban, and fight with him alone, and then fight to the death. But now it's different, he's the commander of the army. If he had a mistake, where would his men be? Therefore, he borrowed the words of Zhang Liao under Yecheng City when he rejected him two years ago, and directly applied them to Yu Ban.

After the ban on listening. Haha laughed and said: "It turns out that Han Meng, one of the four generals under Yuan Shao's account back then, was just a waste of fame, and he was as timid as a mouse and didn't dare to fight!" ”

At this time, the Wei cavalry behind Yu Ban all coaxed and said in unison: "Han Meng'er, cowardly as a mouse, surrender early, you can avoid death!" ”

"General, the last general is willing to go out and fight with Yu Ban!" After Zhang Nan heard this, he was indignant and immediately hugged his fists.

"General, the last general is also willing to go out to meet Yu Ban!" Jiang Yiqu also stood up.

Ma Yan and Chun Yudao also stood up, hugged their fists and said, "The last general is also willing to go together!" ”

Han Meng smiled and said: "The four generals don't have to be like this, our army camp is strong, even if the enemy army has two thousand cavalry, there is no need to worry." Just hold on and don't fight. ”

"But general, they deceive people too much!" Mayan Road.

"This is the enemy's general's method of agitation, deliberately provoking me to go out to meet the battle. Since the Wei army sent additional reinforcements and came to attack the camp, it would not only send this cavalry, but also blatantly come in broad daylight, which must be deceitful. As long as our army sticks to the barracks, they can't help us. Preserving strength and waiting for the arrival of the military advisor is the best policy. Han Meng said with a smile.

"Lord Assassin Shi is right, if the Wei army really wants to attack the camp, it will not only send this little force to come, it must be to lure our army into battle, and then deliberately defeat and lead our army into an ambush circle. I can't be wrong this time, it must be that Xun Ruo's trick again. Xin Bi squeezed out of the crowd, and just when he heard Han Meng's words, he stood beside Han Meng and said slowly.

Han Meng said: "Our army camp is strong, as long as we hold on, they can't help us, once they forcibly attack, they will be shot immediately." ”

Zhang Nan, Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, and Chun Yudao replied at the same time: "No! ”

"The four of you, each with the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to the four corners of the camp, let the soldiers of the whole army use the crossbow to defend, as long as you enter the firing range, you don't have to wait for the order, you can shoot and kill, and avenge the dead soldiers!" Han Meng was worried that the enemy would break through from the rest of the camp, so he began to divide his troops to defend, and with the power of the Yan army's unique repeater crossbows, the crossbow arrows were enough to withstand 2,000 cavalry.

Zhang Nan, Ma Yan, Jiang Yiqu, and Chun Yudao responded, and each of them moved towards the four corners of the camp with their headquarters and horses.

Outside the camp, Yu Ban saw that Han Meng and the others had no movement, so he scolded again. But his scolding was like a stone sinking into the sea, without setting off a wave. That Han Meng just looked at himself vigorously, and he couldn't even answer.

His throat and eyes were about to smoke, and when he saw that the other party had no reaction, his angry lungs were about to explode. He turned his horse's head, and after returning to his main formation, he said to Cao Chun, Li Dian, and Le Jin: "Today's Han Meng is no longer what it used to be, if it was before, he would definitely fight......"

"If you can't do soft, you will come hard. Gather all your forces, find the weakest point of the battalion, and launch a fierce attack, which must be met by the enemy! Cao Chun spat a mouthful, very disappointed by the forbidden scolding plan, and his eyes were full of disdain.

"No, Han Meng is good at defense, you see this big battalion, there are soldiers walking around inside and outside, not to mention that attacking the big camp will definitely lose Yan zhòng, the Yan army's crossbow arrow array is very powerful, I heard that you can shoot crossbow arrows ten times in a row, our army is cavalry, it is not suitable to resist the attack of crossbow arrows. In my opinion, why don't you think about something else? "Yu Forbidden Road.

"I was afraid of wolves and tigers, how could it be that my husband did it? It's no wonder that Lord Xiangguo didn't say how to lure the enemy, otherwise how could we be in such an embarrassing dilemma? Cao Chun said complainingly.

Li Dian pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps, Lord Xiangguo does not mean to let us storm the enemy's camp, but to let us travel around in the end. Lord Xiangguo only said that he would attack the enemy army today and lure him into the ambush site, I think, this may be that Lord Xiangguo wants to cover up, maybe Lord Xiangguo has withdrawn his troops from Dingtao at this time. ”

"It makes sense, I'll send someone back to take a look, it's only ten miles away anyway, and it's not far. If Lord Xiangguo really withdraws his troops, we will delay a little longer and then withdraw our troops as well. With the degree of our cavalry, we will definitely be able to catch up with Lord Xiangguo. Yu Ban said.

"Nonsense, I see that the three of you are colluding and don't want to attack the enemy army at all. If Sangkoku-sama really wants to retreat, why don't you make it clear to us? Do you want to make such a big bend? Cao Chun said angrily.

"It's very simple, because Lord Xiangguo is afraid of suing us, we will not do our best to attack the enemy camp, he wants us to deliberately lose some soldiers and horses to cover the withdrawal of the army." Yu Ban analyzed.

At this time, Li Dian suddenly remembered something, so he hurriedly said to Cao Chun: "By the way, General Cao, we didn't go far after leaving the city. I think that's what Sangkoku-sama intended, right? ”

Le Jin, who had not spoken, suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Don't guess, Lord Xiangguo has withdrawn his troops at this time, and it is estimated that he has already stayed away from Dingtao City." ”

"What did you say?" Cao Chun said in surprise.

Le Jin slowly took out a letter written on silk from his bosom and handed it to Cao Chun, Yu Ban, and Li Dian to circulate to each other.

Cao Chun, Yu Ban, and Li Dian all put their heads together, and after reading the letter in a hurry, the three of them suddenly realized, and after looking at each other, they were happy and asked, "When did Lord Xiangguo give you this letter?" ”

"Last night!" Lejin has always been steady and taciturn, and he is the most trustworthy of the four. Therefore, Xun Yu arranged a qiē as early as yesterday, wrote a letter, handed it to Le Jin, and told Le Jin the truth of the matter, so that Le Jin could act at the opportunity and take out this letter at the right time.

On the letter, Xun Yu wrote out all his strategies, he deliberately used this cavalry team of 2,000 people as bait, and also expected that Han Meng would not fight, and also calculated that they would have differences because of the attack on the camp, so he would arrange for the most trustworthy Le to come in and deliver this letter.

"I didn't expect you to hide so deeply?" Li Dian and Le Jin have always had a good relationship, but they were also deceived by Le Jin. (To be continued......)