Two days later, Hou Jian returned.

He kept his promise and did not inform the county magistrate of Le'an that Cao Miao and others were nearby, and also helped buy food and medicinal materials. Before leaving, he repeatedly instructed Cao Miao and the others to leave as soon as possible, in case Zhou Yi received the news and caught up, things would be difficult to handle.

Cao Miao promised and gave the promised Shu brocade to Hou Jian.

Hou Jian took Shu Jin and left anxiously.

Cao Su had already made arrangements and sent someone to follow. Retreat is important, but ambushing Zhou Yi is equally important.

With the oil lamp, Cao Miao, Cao Su, and Xiahou Hui gathered around the map they had just drawn and discussed tactics.

Cao Miao didn't say much. He opposed the ambush of Zhou Doi, at least on the surface. He said that he could not understand, could not accept, and was unwilling to provide any advice to Cao Su's insistence on challenging Zhou Yi.

Xiahou Hui did not explicitly object, but she solemnly reminded Cao Su. Zhou Yi is the Taishou of Poyang, although the individual combat effectiveness of the county soldiers under his command cannot be compared with the tiger soldiers, the strength of the army is dozens of times, and may even be a hundred times. After a slight mistake, surrounded by Zhou Yi, it would be difficult to get out again.

You want to fight, you can. But you have to be prepared, including for total annihilation.

Cao Su originally thought that Xiahou Hui would be the same as Cao Miao, and resolutely opposed it, but he never thought that Xiahou Hui would give him a chance, and he was overjoyed. He patted his chest and said that he took all the responsibility. He didn't have the luxury of defeating or even killing Zhou Yi, but he couldn't just leave quietly. In any case, you have to make some trouble for Zhou Yi and vent his evil anger.

The border of the three counties of Le'an is also a mountainous area, the terrain is complex, and the advantage of troops cannot be brought into play, so it should not be difficult to get out.

Xiahou Hui respected his choice, and then forced Cao Su to design tactics.

The template is Cao Miao's previous battle plan for ambushing Jiang Wei. Xiahou Hui forced Cao Su to recover from scratch, not only to understand how to win, but also to understand why he did so in order to win. Cao Miao designed such tactics, out of what trade-offs, what factors were considered, and what kind of contingency measures were available.

For two days in a row, Cao Su was repeatedly questioned by Xiahou Hui, and he was almost crazy.

At the same time, there was a qualitative leap in his understanding of tactics.

If Cao Miao is a mentor? Gave him a direction? Xiahou Hui is an after-school tutor, helping him grind and chew it? Easy to digest.

Is special operations a master hand-to-hand combat? The devil is in the details, and the significance of tactics is self-evident.

Disparity in strength? Battle after battle is unrealistic, make the most of the terrain? Small-scale raids? Constant attempts, once an opportunity is found, it is feasible to bet on it and force a surprise attack.

At last? Cao Su formulated a battle plan.

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Zhou Yi put down the paperwork in his hand? looked at Hou Jian quietly.

"Hou Jun, I'll give you another chance."

"Fujun?" Hou Jian's face turned pale, and his legs began to weaken. "Subordinate ......"

"Cao Miao is cunning, Cao Su is fierce, if you are unfortunate enough to meet them? In order to survive, have some power? I can understand that. Now that you're safe, cover them up again? Isn't it too much? Zhou Yi picked up the paperwork on the case and shook it gently? It was put on the table again.

Hou Jian knelt down with a thud? Prostrated again and again. "Mansion ......"

"Say? From the beginning, down to the hour. Zhou Yi lowered his head, took a document again, and picked up the pen.

Hou Jian didn't dare to hide it anymore. Zhou Yi had already received reports from other township pavilions, and knew that Cao Su was going in that direction, and the time also coincided with him, not to mention, it was a dead end.

In 1510, he told him how he met Cao Miao and others, and even took Cao Su's people to Le'an to buy food and medicinal materials, and Cao Miao gave him a few horses of Shu brocade, without a trace of concealment.

While listening, Zhou Yi looked at the paperwork in his hand, and when Hou Jian finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered someone to take Hou Jian down and detain him. Kill him or not, let's talk about it later, if you make such a serious mistake, of course, you can't just let him go, and the necessary punishment can't be less.

After Hou Jian was taken out, Zhou Yi put down the paperwork in his hand, took a bamboo slip, wrote a few time points on it, and then laughed.

Cao Su was stranded on the border of Le'an County for two days, apparently not intending to retreat.

What does he want to do? Replicate the record of defeating Jiang Wei? The corners of Zhou Yi's mouth provoked a light smile.

Indeed, if there is a father, there will be a son.

Cao Xiu is brave and conceited, and Cao Su is not much better. When the sneak attack on Jiang Wei succeeded, he thought that he could make waves in Poyang County.

Cao Zhi is light on Meng Lang, and Cao Miao is similar. deceived a few women, thinking that they could do whatever they wanted, and played Wu Guo's civil and military affairs in the palm of their hands.

The priority is not to engage in battle, but to close the net.

Zhou Yi picked up the pen and began to write the paperwork. The first is to inform the counties of Poyang to take precautions and not to give Cao Su the opportunity to replenish supplies and medicinal materials. A thousand-mile march, without logistics, they can only buy or rob, and replenish on the spot. Stronger preparedness in counties can reduce their chances of getting supplies.

Without food, they cannot survive. Without medicinal herbs, it is difficult for them to cure their illness, and their physical strength will continue to decline until they collapse.

Then, Zhou Yi sent an official letter to the neighboring Xindu County and Linchuan County, reminding them of Cao Su's whereabouts and discussing a coordinated response plan. Although Le'an is a county of Poyang, it borders Xindu and Huiji, and if the three counties cannot be coordinated, it will be difficult to really trap Cao Su.

In the end, Zhou Yi sent a message to Sun Luban: Cao Miao's wife is looking for a husband for thousands of miles, and her love is deep, do you want to kill them all? Cao Su is the son of Cao Xiu, and he is charged with attacking Lu Xun, and there is no obstacle to killing him. Cao Miao was only a descendant, and there was no crime of killing. How to deal with it, ask the princess for instructions.

After writing, Zhou Yi smiled. He was curious to know how Sun Luban reacted when he received the news.

This big tiger princess will definitely be furious, right?

After Zhou Yi sent someone to send three official documents, he thought about it, picked up his pen again, and wrote a letter to Lu Xun.

This battle may be able to wipe out Cao Su and Cao Miao. Cao Miao is the princess's favorite person, in case of success, the princess will inevitably provoke, please ask the auxiliary general to mediate, don't have an accident.

Sending a letter from his cronies, Zhou Yi took the map and began to consider the battle plan.

Of course, the best plan was to wait, but he couldn't help but consider that Sun Luban might speed up after receiving the news and enter Poyang, separating him from Cao Su, affecting his pursuit action. It is imperative that Sun Luban be kept behind her and not let her have direct contact with Cao Miao.

After weighing it repeatedly, Zhou Yi ordered to march and arrive at the border of Le'an County to seize the advantageous terrain.

Two days later, Zhou Yi led his troops to the border of Shangrao County. Almost suddenly, the casualties of the scouts skyrocketed, and overnight, more than half of the scouts who went out to inquire about the situation were lost. There weren't many people who were killed directly, most of them were seriously injured, and the shape was tragic, and everyone who saw it couldn't help but gasp.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Zhou Yi had to order to stop advancing, rest on the spot, and strengthen vigilance at the same time.