Zhang Fei happily returned to Runan with his future daughter-in-law.

Before this, that is, when Zhang Fei was making trouble in Yuzhou, the Cao army led by Cao Ren had almost entered the boundary of Yingchuan, just waiting for Xiahoulan on the Nanyang side to attract Liu Yujun's attention, and then he took the opportunity to kill Yingchuan.

Why didn't Cao Ren immediately launch an attack and form a situation that echoed the previous Xiahou Lan Division.

In addition to the previous plan had been arranged, after Cao Ren approached Yingchuan, he secretly inquired about Yingchuan's defense and found that Yingchuan was now more tightly defended than Cao Cao's previous defense. Now, if Cao Ren's existing forces were to attack Yingchuan, it would be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. But there was a situation that made Cao Ren very happy, although Yingchuan was well defended, it seemed that there were not so many troops stationed there. Cao Ren concluded that since most of the soldiers and horses were taken south by Liu Yu to conquer Sun Ce, it would be a bit difficult to defend and deploy the troops in Liu Yu's territory.

The more Cao Ren thought about it, the more it made sense, Liu Yu's stall was a bit big, and the troops had to be left in all places, and if they were dispersed, how many troops could a city defend? How strong can the defense be?

Cao Ren now very much hopes that Xiahou Lan's side can make a bigger move, so that some of the troops on Yingchuan's side will also be attracted, so that he can take advantage of the troubled waters to fish.

The news that Xiahoulan attacked Yexian and swaggered to invade Nanyang reached Cao Ren's ears, which was also the reason why Xiahoulan had sent a knight to inform Cao Ren after he had succeeded.

Cao Ren, who learned the details, had a further appreciation for Xiahou Lan, and was worthy of being a talent of the Xiahou family, and he was able to think of threatening Nanyang with demagogic methods, so that Nanyang's forces would definitely be attracted. If Xiahou Lan's action is a little bigger, then Yingchuan and Nanyang are close, I am afraid that Nanyang Shou will ask Yingchuan for support, which is Cao Ren's best opportunity.

But left and right, Cao Ren just didn't see any signs of movement of Yingchuan's soldiers and horses, and Xiahou Lan didn't continue to send back the relevant war progress. This made Cao Ren worried, time passed quickly, the fighter plane was fleeting, and once it was lost, it would have immeasurable consequences.

"What's going on? Has there been a change? Cao Ren kept pondering.

Cao Jun is now hiding in a very secret place, a place that is inaccessible and almost impossible for Liu Jun to discover. At least that's what Cao Ren thinks,

There are no people around, although it can play an advantage of not being discovered, but there is a very bad disadvantage, and the soldiers of Cao Jun are miserable. This time, Cao's army can be said to be alone, without any follow-up support of grain and grass, and each soldier only went on the road with a few days of dry food. In other words, if it continues to delay, Cao Jun will run out of food, and without food, it will be very difficult for Cao Jun to return to Runan. They didn't know that Runan had now been taken by Gao Shun and Zhang Fei. In this kind of uninhabited place, there are a lot of mosquitoes, rats, ants, birds and animals, and Cao Jun's soldiers endure all kinds of small pains every day. The soldiers began to complain, and they all wanted to leave this ghost place as soon as possible, even if it was better to attack Yingchuan now than to be in this kind of place.

The middle-level generals of Cao Ren's department discovered the abnormality of the soldiers, and in the internal meeting, they proposed to Cao Ren to launch an attack as soon as possible, and if they waited, Cao Jun himself would be in trouble.

Cao Ren accepted this suggestion, and the current situation is really a bit unfavorable for Cao Jun.

But he didn't wait for Xiahou Lan's news, and Liu Jun of Yingchuan didn't make any movement, which made Cao Ren hesitate a little. Because Cao Ren's troops were small, without these two prerequisites, he really had no way to continue to break through Yingchuan.

In fact, Cao Ren's calculation has two aspects. If Xiahou Lan's side succeeds and attracts a large number of Liu Jun's attention, and Yingchuan is also divided into troops, he Cao Ren can easily take Yingchuan. If Yingchuan does not divide the troops. Then Cao Ren made a detour to support Xiahou Lan, and together turned the feint attack on Nanyang into a real attack on Nanyang.

But now that there is no news from either side, it will be a little difficult for Cao Ren to make a decision.

"What should I do! The grain and grass are about to run out, and if it drags on, the army will be uncertain. "Cao Ren has a headache.

Just when Cao Ren was very worried about what to go next, the scout cavalry who went to inquire about the internal news of Yingchuan had returned to Cao Ying's camp and brought back information that made Cao Ren very happy.

"General Huiyu, there is an abnormality in Yingchuan!" The scout came to Cao Ren and said.

Cao Ren hurriedly stepped forward to confirm whether the scout was really Cao Jun's person, after all, it was necessary to be careful. Of course, this scout is Cao Jun's own people, and many generals can testify. Cao Ren also began to believe the scouts, so he asked, "What news did you find?" Let's take it into detail! ”

"General Hui, his subordinates and others inquired and learned that the troops of the various cities in Yingchuan had been mobilized. But it's very hidden. The subordinates and others also lurked for a long time before they could find out, and the soldiers in the various cities of Yingchuan were divided into many turns, but their specific directions, because they were too deep, the subordinates and others did not find out the detailed information. The scout said respectfully.

What's going on? Could it be that Xiahoulan's side has already succeeded, causing Liu Jun on Yingchuan's side to start scheduling? Or is this a ploy by the Yingchuan defenders? It's not impossible! Cao Ren had seen Liu Yu's strength in the intelligence system, and Cao Cao's intelligence system was of course set up with reference to Liu Yu's intelligence organization "Shadow Department". As Cao Cao's important confidant, Cao Ren naturally knew some things that others didn't know. So Cao Ren was a little worried about whether this was Liu Jun's trick, knowing that they were lurking here, and then using this strategy to lure them into attacking.

Several generals looked at Cao Ren still looking puzzled, and immediately asked, "General, how are we going to deal with it next?" To fight or not to fight? ”

Cao Ren was also interrupted by his train of thought, and after hesitating for a while, he decided to discuss it with everyone, and said, "Do you think there is fraud in this?" ”

"Fraud?" All the generals were puzzled in their hearts.

One of the generals stood up and said, "General, the last general thinks that Liu Jun's actions cannot be deceitful. After all, if Liu Jun knew where we were luring, as long as he sent troops to block it, he could easily persecute us, so why bother to waste so much manpower and material resources. ”

Cao Ren saw that this military general was Hou Sheng, one of his subordinate generals, and he was considered to have a certain amount of wisdom among the people.

"So now is our army's best chance?" Cao Ren said.

"General, please listen to the last general's analysis. What the general was worried about was nothing more than the inconsistency between the situation on General Xiahou's side and Yingchuan's intelligence. But general, if General Xiahou's side succeeds and has a huge impact, with so many people under Liu Yu's command who have endless conspiracies and tricks, they will definitely block the news as soon as possible. In this way, it has become normal that we have not received information from General Xiahou. The final general concluded that this was Liu Jun's plan to cover up. General, don't miss the opportunity and come again. Hou Sheng said with great confidence.

Cao Ren was almost convinced, he also felt that what Hou Sheng said was very reasonable, and the actual situation was really as he said, but there seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him to be careful, which made Cao Ren's worries still exist.

"Guys, do you think so?" Cao Ren finally wanted to ask for the opinions of others.

What Cao Ren said was simply nonsense, these generals had come to suggest that Cao Ren march early, but now don't say that Cao Ren was almost convinced, the other generals were all moved by Hou Sheng.

"The last general and others seconded it!" Now the food in the army is almost the same, and if there is no attack, the soldiers will be hungry.

The big guys all thought so, and Cao Ren's worries were gone. It may be a bit wrong for one person to be wrong, but it is impossible for everyone to be wrong.

Cao Ren still forgot one point, that is, it is called the cloud slave effect. Everyone else agreed, and a few of them will.

The high-level made a decision, and then Cao Jun began to march against Yingchuan.

Cao Ren immediately gathered all his forces, killed from the lurking place, and attacked a city with lightning speed.

Cao Ren thought that there might be a strong resistance, but he didn't expect that a wave of attack would break the city. The defenders did not put up much resistance at all, and chose to retreat before the city was breached, throwing the entire city and its people to Cao's army.

Through the people in the city, I learned that the defenders of this city originally had more than 1,000 people, but a few hundred people had been transferred a day or two before, and only a few hundred people remained here.

Hou Sheng, who had made a big call in front of Cao Ren before, said excitedly: "General, what the last general said is right, this is what Liu Jun wants to cover up. We can't afford to miss such a great opportunity. ”

Cao Ren secretly asked God to help me, and the previous plan had an effect.

The opportunity is rare, Cao Ren doesn't have any worries, and now he wants to attack Yingchuan with his previous plan. At the same time, Cao Ren also told Cao Cao about his good news and asked a knight to return to Shouchun, so that Cao Cao would also be happy and make relevant preparations by the way.

If Cao Ren takes the Yingchuan Heavy Land, then what awaits them is Liu Yu's crazy counterattack, so Cao Ren needs more support and assistance from Cao Cao's side, so as to ensure that the fruits of victory are not lost.

"Bring the necessary supplies and head for Xuchang!" Cao Ren gave the order he had always wanted to say.

Xuchang is a pain in the hearts of everyone above and below Cao Jun. This was once Cao Cao's base camp, but in the end he had to give up. Giving up such an important place is a huge shame for Cao Ren's generals, and they will recover Xuchang this time, and they will be ashamed of it!

Cao Jun replenished the corresponding grain and grass in this city, and then couldn't wait to follow Cao Ren's footsteps to Xuchang.

During the march, Hou Sheng said flatteringly to Cao Ren: "General, after this battle, the general's prestige will be resounding all over the world!" ”

Cao Ren was said lightly, and said with a smile: "Defeat Xuchang first, and let's talk about the future later." ”

Next, Cao Ren encountered a city again, and similarly, this city was broken by Cao Ren without much resistance, but compared to before, the defense of this city was stronger, but in Cao Ren's opinion, such a defense was really not enough.

Several cities in a row were the result of being breached by Cao Ren, but the defense continued to strengthen.

Cao Ren even believed that Xiahou Lan had caused a lot of trouble in Nanyang, and Liu Yu had taken away a large number of elite troops, leaving some old, weak, sick and disabled people to defend the city here, which was simply putting Yingchuan in front of Cao Ren and letting him fish for meat.

"If I knew this, I should have attacked Yingchuan earlier, and I wasted so much time. Liu Yu made a huge mistake. Cao Ren said secretly in his heart.

The army led by Cao Ren entered a no-man's land, killing all sides in the territory of Yingchuan, with the goal of taking Xuchang City. The entire Yingchuan was full of wolf smoke, and it seemed that the situation in Yingchuan had become eroded after Cao Ren entered Yingchuan.

As time passed, Yingchuan also sent troops to intercept it. But Cao Ren found that the leaders of these troops were all unknown people, and the combat effectiveness of their troops was simply weak and pitiful. Every time Cao's army charged the other side, they scattered the other side, and these soldiers finally all fled.

The many victories had inflated Cao Ren's self-confidence, and Cao Ren began to think that he was a wise and brave general.

Not only Cao Ren thinks so, but even his subordinates think so. If it weren't for both wisdom and bravery, how could it be possible to immediately conclude the reality of Yingchuan under such a delicate situation? If it weren't for both wisdom and bravery, how could he dare to go deep alone and flee from the Yingchuan defenders?

Cao Jun was shocked by his own achievements and gains, they didn't expect him to be so strong. Liu Yunai was the most powerful prince in the world, and Cao Cao was the only prince who could confront Liu Yu on land. Originally, these Cao Jun didn't believe in this rumor, but now that the result is so obvious, they also believe in their own ability, even Liu Jun can't fight with him, who else can? Who else!

To put it nicely, Cao Jun's morale is now soaring. To put it mildly, they are proud. There is an old saying: the arrogant army will be defeated! Cao Jun himself didn't know that their forces had slowly decreased a lot with the continuous attacks. And Liu's army seemed to be defeated, but it did not lose many troops in each major battle.

And Cao Ren didn't realize this, he was now carried away by his great achievements.

"My lord, wait for someone to recapture Xuchang City that once belonged to us! Those wall grasses in Yingchuan must make them regret coming to this world. Zilian, watch how a certain defeats Liu Yu in the world and avenges you! Cao Ren thought as he looked at the scenery in the distance.

The white clouds in the sky floated gently, and Cao Hong's smiling face seemed to appear in Cao Ren's eyes.