Chapter 833: Cao Jun's Truth Is Discovered
The soldiers in the trapped camp in Duyang, under Gao Shun's order, were all ready in good spirits. The trapping camp has always been the most powerful infantry unit in Liu Yu's army, and it is in a state of battle at all times. If you don't move, it's just that, once you start it, it's murderous, and it will definitely crush any enemy in front of you.
The entire camp came out of the barracks in order.
Mi Zhu looked at the murderous and neat trapped camp troops, and felt shocked by the trapped camp for the first time in his heart. This is Liu Yu's most powerful soldier.
"It's just that how strong is the combat power of this trapped camp?" Mi Zhu's heart couldn't help but be full of interest.
"Let's go!" Gao Shun shouted.
"Yes!" The soldiers of the trapping camp responded in unison.
Mi Zhu said: "Slow! General Gao, let's plan first! ”
"What else?" Gao Shun asked suspiciously.
Mi Zhu smiled: "Those who don't seek seek have no way to win." Cao Jun is killing violently, if we can give them an ambush, we can easily destroy them. ”
"Okay, let's tell me what plans Master Mi has." Gao Shun knew the great benefits of having a strategist.
Liu Yu's many victories are due to the advice of superb strategists on the side, so that he can win many victories. Gao Shun felt that since Liu Yu was able to send Mi Zhu to come, then Mi Zhu had superior abilities, and it should be right to listen to his advice.
Mi Zhu took out the map he was carrying and said, "General Gao, please take a look." This Ye County is the nearest city bordering Runan. Even if His Majesty had made arrangements before, after all, the dispersion of troops would bear the brunt. Now let's rush over, it is estimated that Ye County has been captured. Instead of working in vain, why don't we set up an ambush on the road to Duyang in Ye County? ”
"The way to go? How could Mi know that Cao Jun's next plan was to attack Duyang and nothing else? Gao Shun asked.
Mi Zhu smiled: "General Gao doesn't know anything." When Liu Bei was in charge of grain and grass scheduling, he was very clear about the various routes in Nanyang County. Cao Jun is now attacking Ye County, and after succeeding, if he wants to expand his advantage, then attacking Duyang is the most appropriate. If they attack other counties, although the distance is close, it is inconvenient for them to expand their advantages, and due to the topography, they may be surrounded by us. Therefore, it was concluded that Cao Jun must have wanted to attack Duyang. If that Cao Zixiao is not stupid. ”
Gao Shun was persuaded by Mi Zhu and said, "Okay, just follow Mi Daren's strategy." ”
Mi Zhu and Gao Shun reached an agreement and quickly found an ambush site. It's just that this ambush place really made Gao Shun puzzled, but Mi Zhu calmly said that this place would definitely be able to succeed in the ambush, and Gao Shun admitted it. In Gao Shun's view, even if Mi Zhu's strategy failed, Gao Shun was very confident that the trapped camp could turn the situation around.
Mi Zhu also sent his younger brother to inform Zhang Xiu, which can be regarded as buying a double insurance. With such an arrangement, Gao Shun believed in Mi Zhu's arrangement even more.
So the entire trapping camp went to the ambush site set by Mi Zhu under the leadership of Mi Zhu and Gao Shun.
As Mi Zhu guessed, Ye County had been broken by the Cao army led by Xiahou Lan, and the Ye County defenders were also killed under Xia Hou Lan, and the rest of the defenders fled and died.
Cao Jun suddenly attacked, and the defenders of Ye County did not know the specific reality of the other party, and the number of defenders was insufficient.
Xia Houlan kicked the corpse of the Ye County guard fiercely, and really wanted to break this guard into pieces. There is no other reason, although Ye County has few troops, but after all, it is the defender, coupled with the stubborn resistance of the defenders, Cao Jun captured Ye County, but the losses exceeded Xiahou Lan's estimate. It's strange that Xia Houlan can not be angry now.
Now that the result is like this, Xia Houlan can't do anything if he is angry again.
"General, the Yexian government treasury has been counted. What's next? Xiahou Lan's personal soldier captain asked.
"Bring what we have to use, and let the people of Ye County dispose of the rest of the money and food." Xia Houlan commanded.
"Huh?" The captain of the pro-soldier was surprised, and there was such a generous thing?
"Ahh Hurry up and do it! Xia Houlan said dissatisfiedly.
"Yes! Checkmate. "The captain of the pro-soldier can only respond.
Xiahoulan wanted to create an illusion for Liu Jun in Nanyang, they were occupying Nanyang, not to destroy Nanyang. If you occupy Nanyang, you can't do too much, and Xia Houlan's arrangement can make Nanyang's Liu Jun feel threatened.
The captain of the pro-soldiers didn't know Xiahou Lan's intentions, including all the Cao Jun, after all, they were all used to destruction, and it was a little uncomfortable to change for a while. But the military order fell like a mountain, which made Cao Jun leave behind the excess money and food that could not be taken away. And the people of Ye County were originally very worried that Cao Jun would slaughter the city or something, because the experience of the people of Yanzhou spread all over the world, and the people of Ye County didn't want to be killed by Cao Jun, so they were all worried. But Cao Jun did not have the slightest intention of slaughtering the city, but left a lot of money and food for them to dispose of. The people of Ye County are very strange.
Xiahoulan left a few soldiers' pasted notices in Yexian County, publicizing the fact that Cao's army was going to recover the entire Nanyang. This method looks stupid, but it is very effective, at least the people of Ye County know that they and their families are safe at the moment, and even have a batch of money and food to share.
Chinese people have a common problem, under the premise of the safety of their lives and a small number of pitiful benefits to share, then they will believe everything in front of them. Xiahoulan's actions were believed by the people of Ye County, and they also spontaneously helped Xiahoulan do propaganda for free, so that Xiahoulan's purpose of attracting the defenders of Nanyang was further accelerated.
After Xia Houlan saw all this, her heart was dark, all this was under her control.
Cao Jun left Ye County, and they were going to another city, but the next destination was decided by Xiahou Lan. As Xia Houlan's henchman, the captain of his personal army asked, "General, where is our army going next now?" ”
Xia Houlan rode on the war horse, took out the map of Nanyang that Cao Jun had drawn before, and after thinking for a while, Xia Houlan said: "Let's go to Blocking Yang next!" ”
The importance of blocking the sun was discovered by Xiahou Lan, and after taking the blocking sun, he could block the sun as the center, attract the defenders of Nanyang to come, and then continue to eliminate the living force of the defenders of Nanyang, and attract Liu Yu's attention here. Xia Houlan even thought that after taking Guanyang, his 5,000 soldiers and horses would not be able to continue to advance. Why does Xiahoulan have such an idea? With Xiahoulan's many years of experience, he just ordered his troops and horses, and I don't know if he will encounter stubborn resistance in Duyang, if the losses are huge, I am afraid that Xiahoulan will not be able to continue to march. Xiahoulan's purpose was to attract Liu Yu's attention, so that Cao Ren could raid Yingchuan, and if he continued to march, then Xiahoulan's reality would be inquired about by Liu Yu's spies. Once his true strength is known to Liu Yu, then not only will Xiahoulan himself not be able to escape from Nanyang, but perhaps Cao Ren's side will fail. Another advantage of taking Blockage is that when Liu Yu sent a large army to encircle and suppress Cao's army, Xiahou Lan could choose to leave very simply and let Liu Yu pounce. That's all Xiahoulan's plan.
"Blocking the sun? But general, if Liu Jun comes to support, we won't be able to take the block. The captain of the pro-soldier said worriedly.
The captain of the pro-soldier followed Xia Houlan for a long time, and when Xia Houlan was dismissed by Cao Cao, he followed Xia Houlan all the time, and also saw that Xia Houlan did not have any discouragement and discouragement, and he was always preparing to make a comeback. He is even more able to know the significance of this expedition to Xia Houlan, if he fails, I am afraid that Xia Houlan will not be able to turn over in this life. After all, he is his own master, and he is honored, and the captain of the pro-soldier is really loyal.
"If we can't take the plug sun, won't we retreat? As long as we wander around Nanyang, it is estimated that Liu Yu's head will be bigger. Time is of the essence, we can't afford to waste any more time! Hurry up and deliver the order! Xia Houlan said.
Xia Houlan is so confident, of course as a subordinate, he can't talk nonsense.
So Cao Jun, under the order of Xiahou Lan, accelerated his speed and marched towards Duyang.
After Gao Shun arrived at the ambush location set by Mi Zhu, he immediately sent elite scouts to inquire about the news of Cao Jun. The scouts trapped in the camp are not ordinary soldiers, and their merits in Liu Yu's army can be compared to ordinary low-level generals. If they get out of the trapping camp, every general will be very welcome, and almost all of them will come and grab people. However, the centripetal force of the trapped camp is very strong, and so far, there are very few soldiers who have taken the initiative to go out of the trapped camp, so few that it is a pity for the generals under Liu Yu's command.
These elite scouts have superb means, and while they find out the truth of the other party, they do not leak their own whereabouts, they are simply invisible people.
The scout knew the reality of Cao's army, which numbered only about 5,000 men and horses, led by a young general. Such a key message quickly reached Mi Zhu and Gao Shun.
"Five thousand soldiers? Young generals? It's not normal. Mi Zhu pondered the problem.
Gao Shun said lightly: "Sir, do you think there is fraud in this?" ”
couldn't help but suspect Gao Shun, although Cao Ren's reputation was not so loud, Gao Shun still knew Cao Ren's age, if he was a young general, he would not be Cao Ren's leader at all. With such an anomaly, Gao Shun was a little suspicious that Cao Jun had some conspiracy.
Mi Zhu's mind kept calculating, and he really couldn't come up with more guesses. After all, he is not the kind of demon like Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, and he is still a little lacking in intelligence if he wants to figure out Cao Jun's intentions.
"I don't know what kind of strategy Cao Jun has!" Things that can't be judged, Mi Zhu can't assert that there is anything wrong.
"It's simple, send someone to inform Your Majesty and the military advisors, let's just take that young general prisoner." Gao Shun is very straightforward, the other party only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, for Gao Shun and the trap camp, it is not a big problem to capture the opponent's generals.
Mi Zhu felt that there was a lot of way, and immediately arranged for a knight to return to Nanyang to inform Zhang Xiu, and asked Zhang Xiu to send someone to inform Liu Yu and Zhuge Liang and others, and he would destroy Cao Jun by these people.
Cao Jun's reality had already been known to Gao Shun, and he was even more confident that he could defeat the other party.
In order to respond to all changes without change, Gao Shun still adopted Mi Zhu's previous strategy and waited for the arrival of Cao Jun in this place.
Xia Houlan didn't know that the reality of his troops had been known to Gao Shun, and he didn't know that Gao Shun was waiting for him in front of him now.
At this moment, Xia Houlan and Cao Jun are now advancing at the fastest speed. But whenever she encountered a dangerous place, Xia Houlan would stop for a while and send troops to check if there were any ambushes.
Xia Houlan is not stupid, he is confident to complete Cao Ren's orders, but confidence does not mean that there is no danger. Xia Houlan thought that his life was precious, and if the defenders of Nanyang were ambushed in a dangerous place, once he neglected to deal with it, he was afraid that he and so many people from Cao's army would not be able to return to this Nanyang.
The final result was that the soldiers sent out by Xia Houlan to investigate were all in vain, wasting a lot of time in vain.
There was no one to ambush, and Xia Houlan's nervous heart was relieved a lot, so Cao Jun continued to advance.
During the period of rapid marching, Xia Houlan encountered an even more dangerous place, and if there were ambushes in this place, the danger would be even greater.
Xia Houlan sent soldiers to investigate again, but the final result was still the same, not to mention people, not even a large wild animal could be found.
After returning twice in a row, Cao Jun had a little contempt for Xiahou Lan. What are you doing so carefully?
Xia Houlan also blushed a little, she was cautious, but it hit Cao Jun's morale, and the gains outweighed the losses.
Cao's army continued to advance, and finally appeared at the ambush site of Gao Shun's trapped camp.
Gao Shun was already able to see Xiahou Lan's figure, and he couldn't help but clench his big knife.
The place where Gao Shun was ambushed was a bit dangerous, but it was no worse than the danger that Xia Houlan had encountered before.
Xia Houlan originally wanted to stop and send soldiers to investigate, but Cao Jun's eyes were wrong when he looked at Xia Houlan. The so-called matter is only three, if the danger is not found this time, Cao Jun almost thinks that Xia Houlan is timid.
Xia Houlan hesitated, should she be cautious, or move on?
"General, did you notice anything unusual?" Xia Houlan's personal captain came over and asked.
At the moment, only Xiahou Lan's personal army was completely convinced that Xia Hou Lan's order was correct.
After thinking about it for a while, Xia Houlan felt that the first two times had not been investigated, and this time it should be the same, instead of wasting time, it was better to speed up and attack Blocking Yang City.
"Nothing! The whole army is speeding up! Be sure to capture the sun before it gets dark! Xia Houlan gave the order.