June 27, early in the morning.

At the head of Yingyang City, Chu Yan took Ju Sheng, Cao Wu, Huang Ben, Zou Bu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma to climb the heights and peep at the rebel camp in the distance outside the city, and everyone's faces were very solemn.

Suddenly, in the rebel camp in the distance, a flag with a black long-tailed tiger pattern was erected, swaying from side to side in the wind.

Seeing this scene, Cao Wu turned his head to Chu Yan and said, "Right Commander, it seems that it is really an empty camp." ”

"Actually...... Really withdrawn? ”

Chu Yan muttered with a look of astonishment.

It turned out that around midnight last night, he Yingyang received an early warning from the nearby brigade wolf, saying that the rebels in Xiang Xuan's military camp had faintly carried out large-scale operations.

Chu Yan immediately realized that Xiang Xuan might attack him Yingyang, of course, he didn't dare to relax, and immediately summoned all the generals in Yingyang City to guard against Xiang Xuan's sneak attack.

But I waited for a few hours in a row, until a little light gradually appeared in the sky, and I didn't see Xiang Xuan sending troops to attack Yingyang.

This made Chu Yan, who had been waiting for a night, very dissatisfied with the brigade wolf: What about the large-scale operation of the Xiangxuan military camp that was promised?

Just when he secretly blamed the brigade wolf, Cao Wu suddenly raised a doubt: "Could it be that Xiang Xuan withdrew his troops back to Yingyin last night?" ”

Chu Yan didn't believe it at first.

The heart said that Xiang Xuan led more than 10,000 troops to his Yingyang, and he built a camp and a siege machine, but he left all this and returned to Yingyin without fighting.

However, Cao Wu's proposal was supported by Ju Sheng, who also advised Chu Yan to send a small force to Xiang Xuan's camp to see if the camp was an empty city.

In view of the fact that Zhao Yu had told Chu Yan to listen to the suggestions of Ju Sheng and Cao Wu when he left, Chu Yan naturally would not arbitrarily refuse the suggestions of the two, so he ordered his brother Chu Fei to take a team of 100 people to Xiang Xuan's camp carefully.

As a result, everyone saw that Chu Fei's hundred-man team entered the rebel camp without hindrance, and erected a black long-tailed tiger banner in the rebel camp - that is, the banner of his black tiger village brigade camp.

A moment later, Chu Fei hurriedly returned to Yingyang and came to the head of the city to surrender to Chu Yan.

He said excitedly: "Brother, the two generals Ju and Cao have guessed right, it is really an empty camp......

As he spoke, he told Chu Yan about what he had seen in the rebel camp.

Hearing this, Ju Sheng became more and more sure, nodded and said: "As the news sent by the traveling wolf, Xiang Xuan's camp did have a large-scale operation last night, but it was not aimed at my Yingyang, but against Yingyin......"

Speaking of this, he showed a little confusion on his face, and said puzzledly: "Guan Xiang Xuanjun's actions must be Xu Chang's plan to 'lure the enemy', but the strange thing is that a few days ago, the big leader clearly said that Ying Yin is a trap, how could he fall for Xiang Xuan's trick?" ”

"Maybe there are people in Xuchang who don't believe in the judgment of the big leader, such as that Li Junshou."

Cao Wu turned his head and suggested to Chu Yan: "Send the traveling wolf to Yingyin to investigate, and at the same time contact the big leader to see what is going on." ”

"Hmm."

Chu Yan nodded, and immediately ordered: "Come here, contact Xu Bai and Wang Ping, the two governors, and ask them to take someone to Yingyin to find out the news." ”

"Yes!" Left and right.

Seeing this, Chu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone with a smile: "Although I am not afraid of Xiang Xuan, but Xiang Xuan's departure, I can finally sleep more steadily." ”

"Hahaha."

Ju Sheng, Cao Wu, Huang Ben, Zou Bu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma all laughed.

I have to say that in the face of fierce generals like Xiang Xuan, several of them have indeed been under a lot of pressure in the past few days, for fear that Yingyang, which Zhao Yu entrusted to them, will be captured by Xiang Xuan.

At the same time, at the head of Yingyin's city, Cao Suo looked out of the city and was furious.

"Why, why is Xiang Xuan's army outside the city?! Isn't he attacking Yingyang? ”

No wonder he was so anxious.

After all, overnight, the situation on Yingyin's side has changed dramatically.

In just one night, Zhong Feijun built an insurmountable narrow defense line between his Yingyin and Xuchang, and even the camp was built.

It was just one night, and the two armies of Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan, who were originally attacking Yingyang, suddenly withdrew to Yingyin.

Now it's good, Zhong Fei, Xiang Xuan, Yan Xuan three armies, nearly 20,000 rebels, surrounded Yingyin County, and the worst thing is that Cao Suo's army only has three days of food, and the grain he urged Xuchang to supervise yesterday is probably not out of Xuchang City at this time.

"Sure enough, Ying Yin is a trap......

In Cao Suo's angry rebuke and roar, Liao Guang's face was a little confused.

Only then did he be convinced that it turned out that Zhou Duwei's refusal to recover Ying Yin was really not to raise his own self-esteem and take the opportunity to exclude dissidents, but that he had indeed seen through Ying Yin was a trap set by Xiang Xuan.

Now it's okay, his nearly 10,000 jun army was surrounded by Xiang Xuan in Yingyin, although Yingyin is only ten or twenty miles away from Xuchang, but seeing that the rebels are menacing, he obviously doesn't plan to let them withdraw to Xuchang easily.

From the side, Tian Qin's face was also ugly, and he clenched his fists and said to Cao Suo: "Duwei, for today's plan, the only way to ask Xuchang for help." …… Without Xuchang's help, it would be impossible for my nearly 10,000 army troops to defend Yingyin. ”

"Yes, yes, ask Xuchang for help......" love 999

Cao Suo nodded again and again, and hurriedly instructed the left and right: "Quick, while the rebels have not yet closed the siege, immediately ask Xuchang for help." ”

"Yes!"

Just when Cao Suo hurriedly sent an envoy to Xuchang, Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan took a few guards to ride around Yingyin and came to the camp established by Zhong Fei on the east side of Yingyin.

Yan Xuan smiled and praised Xiang Xuan: "General Xiang is really resourceful, the people of Xuchang think that Yingyin is only ten or twenty miles away from Xuchang, even if something happens, they can quickly withdraw to Xuchang, they would never have thought that we would be able to build this camp overnight." ”

"Haha."

Xiang Xuan shook his head with a smile and said, "It's just that preparing antlers, rejecting horses, and the wood needed to build the camp in advance is not resourceful." …… If you want to be resourceful, then Zhou Hu is not inferior, otherwise, it would not be Cao Suo. ”

"That's just as well." Yan Yu said with regret: "It's a pity that I couldn't make that week's tiger win." ”

Not long after, Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan met Zhong Fei and Guo Huai, the general under Xiang Xuan, in the camp.

After seeing Zhong Fei, Xiang Xuan immediately hugged his fists and said, "General Zhong has worked hard this time." ”

"Where, where."

Zhong Fei smiled and said: "I just moved the camp in the south of Xuchang City to this side, and General Xiang, who can come up with this clever plan, is indispensable." ”

While talking and laughing, Zhong Fei invited Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan into the Chinese military tent.

The crowd entered the tent and gathered around a table in the tent.

At this time, Zhong Fei pointed to the marching map on the table, and said: "Right now, the 10,000 Xuchang army led by Cao Suo has been trapped in Yingyin by us......

"Hmm." Xiang Xuan nodded slightly.

He agreed with Zhong Fei's opinion: Yingyin was so close to Xuchang, how could Cao Suo bring a lot of grain to drag down the march?

And he precisely calculated this and set this trap.

From the side, Guo Huai also said with a smile: "Unless he orders the county army to loot grain and grass in the city." ”

Hearing this, the three generals Xiang Xuan, Yan Xu, and Zhong Fei all laughed.

They wished that Cao Suo would allow the soldiers to snatch food in Yingyin City.

After laughing, Xiang Xuan said in a deep voice: "In short, as long as Yingyin's grain channel is cut off, Cao Suo's 10,000 troops can be completely dragged to death...... The only concern is that Zhou Hu. I waited for eight or nine days, and I didn't see this guy take the bait, obviously he saw through my plan, but fortunately, this Cao Suo came here, and finally gained something......"

Guo Huai was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "Will Zhou Hu really reinforce Cao Suo?" I thought he might be borrowing our hands to get rid of Cao Suo. ”

Xiang Xuan shook his head and said, "After this battle, even if Cao Suo returns to Xuchang alive, do you think he can still threaten Zhou Hu?" …… Zhou Hu may be ambitious, but he is by no means a short-sighted person, and he will definitely not sit idly by and watch Cao Suo's 10,000 troops fall, so he will definitely try to rescue this 10,000 army of the county, but I will not let him succeed. ”

After a pause, he continued: "At present, the only ones who may be able to reinforce Yingyin are Xuchang and Yingyang, and on Xuchang's side, General Zhou Gong will contain us and others, so that Xuchang does not dare to act rashly; In the direction of Yingyang, Chu Yan under Zhou Hu wants to prevent our army from crossing Yingyang and sneaking into the three counties of Kunyang, even if he sends troops to reinforce Yingyin, it will only be three or five thousand troops, and General Yan Xuan can be a little vigilant. …… When necessary, General Yan Yan might as well put on a posture of wanting to sneak attack Yingyang and even the three counties of Kunyang, then Chu Yan will definitely not dare to attack too much. ”

"Hmm."

Yan Yu and Zhong Fei'er nodded one after another.

Around midnight, the envoys sent by Cao Suo arrived in Xuchang in a hurry and came to the county guard's mansion to ask for a meeting with Li Junshou.

Li Junshou thought that Cao Suo had sent someone to urge food, but he didn't expect that the envoy said anxiously after seeing Li Junshou: "Lord Junshou, it's not good...... After Cao Duwei recovered Yingyin yesterday, overnight, the Linying rebels built a camp three or five miles south of the city, and placed many antlers and horses prepared in advance outside the city, intending to besiege Yingyin; Somehow, the armies of Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan also withdrew to Yingyin overnight, and are currently building a camp south of Yingyin with the assistance of the Linying rebels, trying to besiege the city...... The rebels were numerous, and Cao Duwei led the army to break through and ordered me to come to Xuchang's rescue. ”

Li Junshou was dumbfounded.

As soon as he heard that the Linying rebels had built a camp overnight, and when he heard that Xiang Xuan had withdrawn from Yingyang to Yingyin overnight, how could Li Junshou not know about the rebels' tricks?

Pressing the uneasiness and panic in his heart, Li Junshou immediately ordered: "Come on, quickly invite Zhou Duwei to come!" ”

A moment later, the officials sent by Li Junshou came to the governor's office and explained the situation to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu was not surprised when he learned what had happened—although he was also surprised at Xiang Xuan's swift action.

He instructed He Shun: "He Shun, please invite Chen Changshi to come." ”

"Yes."

After a while, Shi Chenlang, the county guard, came to Zhao Yu's room, and bowed to Zhao Yu with a puzzled face: "Captain Zhou, I don't know if you are calling ...... to come down."

Zhao Yu said calmly: "I just got the news, and I was unfortunately told that Cao Suo really fell for the tricks of the rebels, and was trapped in Yingyin, and I need to send troops to rescue Xuchang. ”

Chen Lang was slightly stunned, and immediately, he seemed to think of something, pressed the joy in his heart, and solemnly arched his hand: "Below, only Zhou Duwei is the first to look forward." ”

"Good."

Zhao Yu nodded with satisfaction and stood up.

『…… It's time to take over Xuchang in full.'"

He thought to himself.