Nagaki Station.

As the vanguard Yu Ban led the troops and Yuan general Liu Xiang to fight in Kuangting, Cao Cao, who had initially settled in the Shandong area and had greatly increased his strength, also sent troops to Changyuan in the north of Kuangting as a backup.

Yuan Shu led the main force to garrison Fengqiu south of Jishui.

The two sides are flying flags in the sky, and the war drums are heavy, just waiting for the arrival of the decisive moment of spring.

But in the past few days, news has suddenly spread everywhere, and there are rumors among the counties and counties that the Xiliang army will march out of the east of the Guandong in order to attack the hinterland of Yanzhou, in order to cross the Yellow River north and sweep Jizhou and other magnificent news.

This is a public opinion deliberately spread by the scholars, how can it hide from Cao Jun, who has many ears and eyes?

In the military tent.

Seven feet long, about thirty years old, Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao sat on the main seat, holding a bamboo slip and looking at it slightly, his expression remained unchanged, calmly facing the people on both sides of his command, and said:

"Guys, I'm sure you've heard the rumors of the recent days, right?"

"What should I do about the fact that the Xiliang army will raise troops to advance eastward?"

When these words fell, Cao Cao really felt that his troops were stretched.

Even though he collected more than 1 million yellow scarves, the number of millions of yellow scarves is large, but in fact, they are people who drag their families, old and young, women and children, and there are only tens of thousands of people who have really formed an army.

In view of the influence of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu attacked Yan on a large scale, and Cao Cao did not dare to be careless so he had to send his elite to the front line to confront, if the Xiliang army really attacked and harassed the rear, it was bound to suffer from the enemy!

Cao Cao has already thought about this.

After a moment, a middle-aged man who was eight feet long and neatly dressed couldn't help but bow his hand first: "Ming Gong, you don't have to worry about this matter. ”

"Maybe it's just that the Xiliang thief is deliberately confusing us and others!"

"What do you mean by this?"

Cao Cao was slightly surprised and asked.

Hearing this, Chen Gong said with a solemn expression: "Since the death of Dong Zhuo, the national thief of the cholera court, although the Xiliang army broke Chang'an and regained control of the Son of Heaven, the palace thought that the generals of Xiliang were all generals under the command of Dong thief, and they must not obey anyone, and in order to control the supreme power, they will definitely fight openly and secretly." ”

"In view of this, they definitely didn't have the time to intervene in Kanto, so Ming Gong doesn't need to worry too much."

For a moment, Chen Gong slowly calmed Cao Cao's emotions.

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Yu, who was over fifty years old and had already turned white, also arched his hands and said in a deep voice: "The words of the public platform do have some truth, and the lord doesn't need to be too distracted by this matter." ”

"But it can't be completely defenseless, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Yu suggested that our army should end the Battle of Kuangting as soon as possible, defeat Yuan's army, and consolidate the newly acquired Yanzhou counties."

Cheng Yu twisted his long beard and slowly proposed.

Hearing this, Chen Gong from the side couldn't help but show a worried face, and said worriedly: "But at present, the temperature has continued to drop, and the soldiers are afraid that the soldiers will complain in the bitter cold." ”

Although he said so, he also knew that his side was currently in a difficult situation, facing the attack of Tao Qian of Xuzhou and Tian Kai of Qingzhou in the east, and the invasion of the Black Mountain bandits entrenched in Taihang Mountain and the Xiongnu in the north.

If the Xiliang Army really goes out again, I am afraid that the situation is dangerous.

It would be great to be able to defeat Yuan Jun quickly!

"What Zhong De said is very true, with the prestige of the Yuan family, the stalemate of the war will become more and more unfavorable for our army, but now that the Yuan army is strong, Yuan Shu is personally leading the main force to be stationed in Fengqiu, thinking that Liu Xiang is backing up."

"Is there a way for our army to quickly figure it out?"

Cao Cao was also inclined to Cheng Yu's strategy of quickly breaking through Yuan's army, but everyone was silent and thinking for a while, but they still had nothing to do, and they did not come up with a strategy that could win quickly.

After all, before a big battle, it's not easy to win quickly.

Cao Cao saw that all the scholars were at a loss, and he was a little disappointed in his heart, but he found that the young scholars in their twenties and about five years old were sitting slightly cross-legged, their faces were pale, and they looked a little weak.

Seeing this, Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "Zhicai, in the current situation, do you have a good plan to help me?" ”

This person is his chief adviser Xi Zhong, the word Zhicai.

As soon as the words fell, Xi Zhicai waved his head slightly, coughed twice and said, "Cough...... Ahem......"

"My lord, Zhong has already thought about a strategy, or he can decide in a battle to break the Yuan army, which can not only turn the counties of Yanzhou into safety and avoid the invasion of the Yuan army, but also expel the Yuan Shu forces from Yingchuan, Nanyang and other counties."

"What is the best plan for Zhicai, please come quickly!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao's expression moved, and he asked.

"My lord, you can order General Yu to increase the offensive to force the enemy general Liu Xiang to ask Yuan Shu for help, only when the Yuan army rescues the whole line, then our army will gather the whole army to fight with it, and complete its work in one battle to break the Yuan army."

Xi Zhicai spoke calmly and forcefully, his face was pale and weak, but his eyes seemed to hide the light of Taoist wisdom, and there was a tendency to point out the country.

Immediately, he continued: "On the other hand, you can also send an envoy south to Xiangyang to persuade Liu Biao to send troops to the north, attack the rear of Yuan's army, and cut off its grain route. ”

"If this is the case, then the general trend of Yuan Shu has gone, and in the short term, there will be no more access to the strength of the Central Plains states, then the lord can take the opportunity of a great victory to develop rapidly and consolidate the Central Plains."

Every word made Cao Cao's chest surge with enthusiasm, and passion surged.

"The policy of ambition is indeed a good policy, and we should act accordingly."

As soon as Xi Zhi proposed a strategy, Cao Cao praised with a smile after a short period of thought.

Next.

Kuang Ting front.

As soon as Yu Bangang received Cao Cao's order to step up the attack, he quickly began to mobilize before the battle, and then launched a large-scale attack on Yuan's camp.

Under the howling cold wind, it was bitter and biting, but at this moment, the Cao army was flying with flags, and the formation and the soldiers were in perfect understanding, and the crossbowmen, sword and shield soldiers, pikemen and other troops were closely deployed and ready for battle.

Looking at it head-on, I saw that Cao Jun's military formations were connected in an orderly manner, exuding a fierce momentum between the formations, and the soldiers endured the invasion of the cold wind and stood head-on!

This is the elite.

Because it is forbidden to personally drill and lead the elite.

"Attack."

As soon as the order flag moved, Cao's sergeants and soldiers each began to attack Yuan's camp according to the order.

For a while, people shouted and neighed, and Sergeant Cao shouted and picked up his weapon and rushed up.

As soon as the fight came into contact, it suddenly fell into a fierce situation.

"Crossbowmen, advance step by step, release arrows to suppress the enemy, and help the sword and shield men break the camp."

Yu was in a high place, looking down on the whole situation, and issued one command after another.

I saw that the Cao army's formation was changing at any time, and the crossbowmen and sword and shield men and other arms cooperated closely, and the attack was less than half an hour, and they completely suppressed the Yuan soldiers.

Although Liu Xiang tried his best to command, he still caused the whole army to fall into decline.

At this moment, he and Yu Ban's command ability suddenly made a judgment.

……

After several days of continuous high-intensity attacks, Liu Xiang became more and more difficult to resist the attack of Cao's army, and in desperation, he had to repair a letter and send it to Fengqiu to ask for reinforcements.