Click......

There was a sound of footsteps outside the study, and then the door opened.

Jia Xu in the house immediately got up and said, "Prime Minister! ”

Cao Cao nodded, walked to the desk and sat down, and said, "Say, what's the matter with being in such a hurry to see the true appearance?" ”

Jia Xu knew that if it was not good, he was afraid that he would be punished this time, but he was not worried at all, because he really had something important.

"Prime Minister Qiqi, the minister went back and thought about it for a long time, and felt that the Ming army was likely to attack Xingyang."

"Xingyang?"

Cao Cao instantly understood the meaning, his face turned straight, and he said, "You mean, they may attack Zhen'er?" ”

"Hmm!"

Jia Xu nodded and said: "Bishui Pass is a dangerous pass in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first pass, otherwise Huang Xu, the general of the Ming army, would not have made a long-distance attack on Bishui." It's just that it failed in the end! ”

"And now that the war is imminent, Bishui Pass is like a sharp sword in the jaw of the Ming army, which can attack Luoyang at any time, and the Ming army will definitely not turn a blind eye."

"And to the west of Bishui Pass, there is a Ming army stationed, if you can do something in the east, then Bishui Pass is in a two-sided attack, dare not move. And Xingyang happens to have such conditions. Therefore, the minister thinks that there should be eighty percent of the Ming army's this. ”

Probably? That's for sure. Hmph, Jia Xu, an old fox, will never say anything to death at any time, ninety percent is said to be sixty percent, seventy percent, and seventy or eighty percent only said that it is half a point, what a bastard!

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Cao Cao asked: "Even so, if you want to write and there should be a solution, I don't know how to teach the true appearance?" ”

Jia Xu was keenly aware of Cao Cao's dissatisfaction, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The prime minister is serious!" ”

"The minister thinks that General Cao Zhen is both civil and military, which is rare in the world, and if he can give the support of a certain number of troops, he can change the situation in Bishui Pass."

"Are you sure you can change just by adding more troops?" Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly, and he was still a little worried in his heart.

Jia Xu still lowered his head and praised: "With General Cao Zhen's ability, it should be worry-free!" ”

Then he changed his voice and said: "If the prime minister is worried, he can also send a general to help, after all, Bishui and Xingyang are in two places, and General Cao Zhen may not be able to take care of it alone." ”

Cao Cao's face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "Hmph, I know the true appearance, if there is nothing else, Master Jia will step down!" ”

Jia Xu felt Cao Cao's anger, but he didn't care at all, if he gave him a credit because of this, it would be a loss, and it didn't conform to his low-key ideas.

"Yes, Prime Minister, the minister retires!"

Seeing Jia Xu retreat without hesitation, Cao Cao reacted: It's a trick!

Looking at the back of Jia Xu's departure, Cao Cao's heart was a little more complicated: You said that you are obviously extremely intelligent, why don't you want others to know? Why? Is it distracted? Still is......

Cao Cao didn't dwell too much on this matter, and after thinking about it, he summoned Lu Qian. With him as a cavalry captain, he led 8,000 horses and infantry troops to aid Cao Zhen.

A few days later, Cao Zhen followed Lu Qian, immediately understood, ordered him to lead the troops to garrison Bishui, and explained some things that need to be careful, and then personally rushed to Xingyang to set up defenses, he felt that if he was slow, Xingyang would change hands.

As expected, Cao Zhen had just arrived in Xingyang, and before he could rearrange the defenses, Zhang Liao led his army to arrive.

"General! According to the news, Cao's army entered the city first, and the general who led the troops was likely to be Cao Zhen. ”

Listening to Tanqi's report, Zhang Liao's eyes fluctuated slightly, and then continued to look at Xingyang City in the distance.

Cao Zhen? What a rival!

"Drums! Besiege! ”

The adjutant general was puzzled when he heard this, but he didn't ask anything: "Yes, general." ”

In an instant, a thousand soldiers rushed out, carrying the ladder to the north gate of Xingyang.

"Kill~"

At the head of the city, Cao Zhen looked at the rushing Ming army, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes: Want to take Xingyang while the general is not firmly established? This man is really decisive and a fierce opponent! However, you are too underestimating the general, huh!

"Don't move, everybody!"

Cao Zhen shouted and stopped the commotion in the city. Then he whispered to the junior colonel who came with him: "Go and bring up the materials for defending the city, how much can you do." ”

"Yes, General."

Then, Cao Zhen glanced at the soldiers at the head of the city.

Every soldier who was swept by him subconsciously lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him at all, but their hearts gradually settled down.

Cao Zhen felt the change in the atmosphere, and his heart was secretly relieved. Then his eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "The general knows that the Ming army is famous, and it can be said that it is invincible, but they are also human beings, not immortals, and they are also to blame, with the same hands and feet, and only one head, he was cut off with a knife, can he still be alive?" ”

Cao Zhen ignored the advantages of the Ming army's clothing and armor, and the defenders at the head of the city also subconsciously ignored these, and their morale was high.

"What's going on?"

Outside the city, Zhang Liao kept staring at the city with a telescope. Although the morale was ethereal, Zhang Liao was sure that the morale of the defenders at the head of the city had increased greatly at this time.

I looked closely, but I didn't see what was going on.

It seems that Cao Zhen is really difficult to deal with, and he can boost the morale of the defenders in a short time.

Zhang Liao temporarily put away his eyes and said softly: "Where is Guan Hai?" ”

"General!" The one on the left will answer.

"I order you to lead 5,000 men and horses to the west to find a place to camp and settle down, and it must be completed before the return of this general, and there must be no mistake, otherwise you will be severely punished."

Guan Hai's heart was cold, and he said, "Yes, general!" ”

Guan Hai withdrew, accompanied by five thousand horsemen.

At the head of the city, Cao Zhen looked at the departing Ming army, and his heart was uncertain: Do you want to attack other city gates? West?

"Is the defense of the West Gate arranged?" Cao Zhen asked the lieutenant general beside him.

"Back to General, this time should be about the same."

Cao Zhen came from the west, so he naturally adjusted the defense of the West City Gate first, but Zhang Liao came quickly, and he had to hand it over to his junior colonel and rush to the north gate.

"Hmmm! That's good, let them be on guard, and let the other two also pay more attention, but if there is an enemy, report it immediately. ”

Cao Zhen nodded, and then suddenly shouted: "Archers prepare!" ”

"Yes, General."

The lieutenant immediately arranged for the heralds to arrive, while a hundred archers drew their bows and opened their arrows.

"Put~"

With Cao Zhen's angry shout, hundreds of arrows flew out of the city, and they fell to the ground without causing any casualties to the Ming army.

Although Cao Zhen had been prepared for such a scene, he still couldn't help but look embarrassed. I wanted to curse, but looking at the archers who were only a hundred, they still shot at the extreme distance, and I thought about it.

"Ready~"

When he pulled his bow and fired the arrow again, Cao Zhen found that thousands of horsemen were running out of the Ming army, and they were divided into left and right roads, galloping.

What's the fuss?

didn't have time to think about it, Cao Zhen ordered again: "Release~"

Woohoo......

More than 100 arrows are outward, and more than 1,000 arrows are inward.

"The Ming army's equipment is really powerful!"

Cao Zhen dodged and hid behind the Ru Wall, and couldn't help but admire it. Without him, the archers under his command took advantage of the city and condescendingly released arrows, but they did not have the long range of the bows and arrows of the Ming army. In other words, if people stand there and shoot arrows at you, you can only look at it, and nothing else can be done.

But fortunately, these archers are old and weak, not the elite of the general. The person who has changed the general should be able to fight back.

"Hide up!"

Cao Zhen simply extinguished the idea of releasing arrows to defend against the enemy, and he could save arrows, so he watched the Ming army under the city gradually approach.

"The speed of the Ming army is really fast enough, even if you release arrows, you can still make one or two waves at most." Cao Zhen looked at the Ming army and was shocked. The last time I fought with Huang Xu, it was at night, and it was not a head-to-head battle, and most of my knowledge of the Ming army was still rumors, rather than seeing it with my own eyes.

"Dangdang~"

Seeing that the Ming army was about to rush to the city, the sound of gold suddenly sounded, and the Ming army immediately turned around and flew back, which was a few points faster than when they rushed to kill before. (Running for your life is not active, there is a problem with the braincase, yes!) ）

"What's the situation?"

The sudden change caught Cao Zhen off guard, and his face was full of confusion.

"General, do you want to ......" The adjutant general didn't think so much, but just reminded.

Cao Zhen came back to his senses, shook his head, and looked fixedly at the retreating Ming army.

"Knock knock~"

The drums sounded, and a thousand Ming troops came again.

Cao Zhen can see clearly that this is not the previous thousand Ming army, that is, a replacement.

"What? Tricks? Cao Zhen's face was a little dark: I want to see what you are doing!

In this way, the Ming army continued to rush and kill, and when it came to the city, it retreated...... went back and forth more than ten times, and Cao Zhen felt a little tired when he saw it.

Idle?

Cao Zhen couldn't figure out Zhang Liao's thoughts, but he didn't let his guard down because of caution. It's just that in this way, I feel extremely tired mentally. Don't forget, Cao Zhen followed Lu Qian, and rushed over from Bishui Pass non-stop, but there was not much rest in between.

The sun is late when the sun goes west, and the thousands of troops are running with high spirits.

Zhang Liao didn't care about this, or this was his purpose, it was close to dark, he announced the withdrawal of his troops, and the army went west.