Cao Cao immediately blocked the news of the retreat of the Wing Army, but it was still inevitable that it would spread.

Cao Cao was furious about this, but he didn't blame anyone, he knew that this was a deliberate release of news by the Ming army, in order to disturb their military morale and even cause contradictions between the coalition forces.

The wing army can retreat, and the Wu army can also retreat, but he Cao Mengde has nowhere to retreat.

However, Cao Cao also made a silent resistance to the hasty withdrawal of the wing army, and directly let the Bishui Pass area go unattended, allowing Liu Bei to decide his own life and death. Although Cao Cao had not sent troops to help before, he still communicated with each other in terms of news, and now, it is naturally gone.

At night, Cao's army camp rested everywhere, only Cao Cao's big tent was brightly lit.

"Benxiang is preparing for a decisive battle with the Ming army, I don't know what the two of you think?"

In this night talk, Cao Cao only summoned Cheng Yu and Jia Xu. The others are usually quick, but when it comes to the critical moment, Cao Cao still only trusts the two of them.

"The prime minister has decided?" Cheng Yu was silent for a moment, and then asked as if he was out of his mind.

Cao Cao didn't mean to hide it, but he didn't elaborate, just nodded.

Cheng Yu also nodded, and said with a serious face: "At this time, the wing army has not retreated, and the Ming army still has a lot of troops being contained, which can be said to be the right time for us, otherwise as soon as the wing army retreats, these Ming troops will turn around and deal with us." At that time, the pressure will inevitably increase greatly, and the odds of winning will be greatly reduced. ”

"The only thing to worry about is that the Ming army in front of you is really too strong, and it is unlikely to win. However, if you take advantage of this opportunity to attack in another way, it may have a miraculous effect. ”

Jia Xu said: "Although Lord Cheng's words are reasonable, Jia does not dare to agree. ”

Cheng Yu smiled faintly and was silent.

"Why?" Cao Cao was dissatisfied, which in his opinion was a good idea.

Jia Xu also smiled faintly and said: "With the strength of the Ming army, we don't dare to fight against it with a small force, otherwise we will be defeated." If another war breaks out, it will be even more difficult to win. ”

Cao Cao fell silent for a moment.

Jia Xu didn't stop talking, and continued: "In this way, I think that if the prime minister passes the news to the Wu army, I think that there is no one in the Wu army, and he should be able to understand the reason of the cold lips and teeth, or he can contain more Ming troops." ”

After speaking, Jia Xu stopped speaking, and Cheng Yu also looked like an old god, as if he didn't take what he just said to heart.

Cao Cao didn't make a decision immediately, but said: "Rong Ben will think about this matter, you go down and rest first." ”

"Yes, Prime Minister, the ministers are retiring!"

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu came out of the big tent, looked at each other and nodded tacitly, before they left, but they all had a doubt in their hearts: how will the prime minister choose?

After they returned to the account, neither of them fell asleep, but neither of them lit the lamp. It wasn't until someone in the camp rode away that the two fell asleep.

On the other side, Gao Shun didn't think about it so much, and when he received Guo Jia's summons, he just ordered the generals to say: "The decisive battle is about to begin, you must be cautious and not slack off." Otherwise, if you lose the war because of this, you will not be forgiven! ”

Following.

Cao's army was exhausted, and Xu Chu, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan and other generals all rode their horses to the front of the battle, looking at the large war fortress led by Gao Shun and the Ming cavalry on both sides of it. This is the result of the Cao army in these days, and they succeeded in forcing Gao Shun to send a cavalry army to press the formation, in case the Cao army's crowd tactics and-

After Cao Cao tried the method of burying with soil, he felt that this plan had a lot to do, so he intensified it later, not only soil and stones, but also watering, not drinking water, but all kinds of human and animal excrement mixed with dung water, which made Gao Shun miserable, although Cao Jun could not break through the war fortress, but the taste was really ...... It's hard to put into words!

Looking at Cao Jun's posture, Gao Shun thought that what he had thought before was true, and the decisive battle was imminent, so he immediately raised his vigilance: "Everyone, get ready, Cao Jun may have a decisive battle with us." ”

"Yes, Governor." All the soldiers in the fortress of war were in high spirits, and their hearts were overjoyed: Hey, are you finally going to survive such a hard time? All right!

However, when the war began, Gao Shun realized that something was wrong. Cao Jun's formation was not small, but the strength of the attack was not as strong as before.

"Is it a suspicious formation, waiting for an opportunity to launch a fatal blow? Or is there something else going on? ”

Gao Shun was not in a hurry about this, the victory was already in his hands, but he was a little unpredictable about Cao Jun's thoughts in his heart.

That's it, no matter what Cao Jun plans, try him first!

When the battle was about to stop in the morning, Gao Shun suddenly made a decision.

"Order, let the cavalry on both wings make a tentative attack, and if you encounter a large number of Cao army crossbowmen, retreat immediately!"

"Yes, Governor."

The sound of gold sounded in the middle of Cao's army, but he saw that the Ming army on both wings suddenly moved, and Cao Cao had to quickly order the crossbowmen to prepare to scare the Ming army away.

In fact, the Ming army chased not far away, and when they saw the crossbowmen of the Cao army looking at them with fierce eyes, they immediately went around to the side and retreated.

The strength of the cavalry was speed and impact, but it was not without flaws, and the crossbowmen were able to restrain their main strength.

Previously, the Ming army had also responded with cavalry, but Cao Cao was obviously prepared, with shield soldiers in front and a large number of crossbowmen in the back, which caused the Ming army to suffer a lot of losses, which can be described as a thousand wounds to the enemy and eight hundred.

The losses of the cavalry were not in the soldiers, but in the horses.

Thanks to the cultivation of Zhu Yamu and other tribes, there are indeed a lot of war horses in the Ming army, almost one per person, but this does not mean that they can be damaged at will, and it is difficult to replenish them for a while if there are too many of them.

In view of this, and because Gongsun Du was unwilling to create more orders to kill, Gao Shun also took advantage of the situation and stopped charging and killing with cavalry, at least for the time being.

The battle situation also maintained a strange balance because of this, even if Cao Cao and the others did not know the reason, they were also happy.

During the war, Gao Shun quietly left the war fortress and returned to the barracks.

"Governor!"

Entering the big tent, the generals who had already received the order gathered here.

Gao Shun nodded, walked up to the main seat and sat down, and said, "Everyone, it can already be determined that Cao Jun intends to fight a decisive battle." After speaking, he looked at Chen Deng and said: "Long history, strengthen surveillance, but there is any wind and grass in the Cao army, you can't let it go." ”

Chen Deng nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Speaking of this, it seems that someone from Cao's army left the camp last night. ”

"Huh?"

Gao Shun was surprised when he heard this: "Last night? Is Cao Jun short of food? ”

Seeing Chen Deng shaking his head, Gao Shun groaned for a moment and said, "Cao Cao wants to fight a decisive battle from other places?" After speaking, his eyes fell on Chen Deng.

Chen Deng frowned slightly, and said: "It stands to reason that Cao Jun's small group of men and horses is not our opponent, these Cao Cao can't think of it for a while, and his subordinates Cheng Yu and Jia Xu will definitely not think of it, isn't it rash to do this?" ”

Gao Shun said thoughtfully: "What do you mean by the Suspicious Array?" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Chen Deng thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's a two-pronged approach. ”

"Okay. The order was sent to Guihualou (Yanzhou Branch of Qiao Yanglou) and asked them to pay more attention, but there was a change in Cao Jun's movement, and he immediately reported it. ”

After Gao Shun finished speaking, he looked at the generals in the tent again, and said: "The decisive battle starts, use heavy cavalry in front, rush to kill the crossbowmen of the Cao army, and then the cavalry and the war fortress are ......combined inside and out."

"Once the battle broke out, the Pontus hoped to defeat Cao's army in one fell swoop. So it's up to you whether you can drive straight in and capture Liu Xie's children. ”

"Yes, Governor."

In the afternoon, Cao Jun painted the gourd in the same way. However, Gao Shun, who had already understood Cao Jun's intentions, didn't want them to have a good time, so he lured them from one side and used a repeater to make a wave, leaving thousands of Cao Jun behind.

On the battlefield, some things seem to be child's play, but they are amazingly powerful.

On this day, Liu Bei of Bishui Pass was not having a good time, just because Zhang Liao and his people were about to block outside Bishui Pass. The mountain army led by Chu Yan was strong, although it was unexpected by Ma Liang, but Zhang Liao's fierce pursuit was the main reason for his embarrassment. And behind the scenes, Guo Jia and Huang Xu were not idle, and led the troops to the west of Bishui Pass, less than five miles away from the pass, which was not a provocation, but simply a provocation.

"These bastards are too much to see."

Liu Bei's face was gloomy, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt into flames.

Zhuge Liang was not angry, and said lightly: "King, Liang thinks that since he wants to retreat, he should retreat as soon as possible, otherwise when the Ming army completely surrounds him, it will be a dead end to trap and defend Bishui Pass." ”

Liu Bei was silent for a long time and said, "How to withdraw?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said: "The king doesn't have to think about it, we still have more than 200,000 troops, if they come out together, the Ming army will not dare to pounce with all their strength for the time being." ”

Liu Bei instantly comprehended the meaning, which was nothing more than a retreat, sacrificing a small number of people.

Zhuge Liang saw the change in his complexion, smiled faintly, and said: "The key now is, what should I do about Bishui Pass?" Directly to the Ming army? ”

"Huh?"

Liu Bei really hadn't thought about this question before, but now he thought about it, "What does the military advisor think it should be?" ”

"From the current point of view, it is impossible to return it to the Cao army, but if it is lost to the Ming army like this, the flank of the Cao army will completely lose cover, and the day of defeat can be expected."

Zhuge Liang's face became serious: "If you let people stay, it is tantamount to abandoning it, and it is also difficult to stop the Ming army, maybe you don't have to fight, as long as the Ming army comes, they will surrender." ”

"This ......" Liu Bei didn't understand what it meant, or was affected by the anger that still existed in his mind.

Zhuge Liang smiled silently bitterly in his heart, and then said: "It is necessary to keep people to guard the pass, but we must find a way to let the people who stay behind be able to guard for a period of time, even if it is only for a few days." ”

"That's no problem, choose some people who have families, and tell them that as long as they can keep the gate for half a month, no, ten days, Lone will send someone to send their family members, and allow them to switch and surrender after ten days, if you want to do this, no one will be unwilling." To appease people's hearts, Liu Bei can be called an expert.

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "Maybe we can also pass the news to the Ming army, maybe we can extend the time a little." ”

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