Half a month? ”

Cao Cao was impatient.

He will take Chang'an this time, and he doesn't want to give up this opportunity for any reason.

Sima Yi said that he would delay the attack on Chang'an, but he was afraid that after half a month, he would not fight again for some reasons. Didn't you miss such a good opportunity in vain?

"What do you think, lord?"

"Half a month is too long, so it's limited to ten days." Cao Cao still didn't twist Sima Yi in the end.

The main reason is that what Sima Yi said is too reasonable.

If we ignore those problems and rush to send troops, there is a real possibility of insecurity.

"Thank you, Lord."

Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

He had always disapproved of Cao Cao's attack on Chang'an.

Because in his opinion, Xu Ding was not so stupid, he would send a large number of firearms in vain and not do defense. This is certainly a conspiracy. He would never let Cao Cao take the risk.

........

This meeting ended hastily because of the arrival of Sima Yi.

Cao Cao still did not go to Chang'an in the end.

But...

From this moment on, he sent people to pay close attention to the direction of Chang'an, and asked the soldiers under his command to prepare for the expedition.

Once it was determined, the troops of Huaxia Kingdom went to Jiangdong, and there were no ambushes around Chang'an. Cao Cao will immediately give the order to attack Chang'an City.

Vertical day.

Outside of Wuguan.

Lu Xun's two divisions are already in place.

He hid in a mountain and did not show any traces.

On a condescending peak, build a command post.

Along with Lu Xun, there were Qian Yun, commander of the 14th Division, and Dong Hui, commander of the 15th Division.

Outside the command post.

On the edge of a high cliff.

Lu Xun held the map in his hand, observed for a while, and said, "Two division commanders, what do you think of this place?" Cao Jun wouldn't have thought of it, right? ”

"We are outside the Wuguan, how can Cao Jun know. The general can rest assured. Dong Hui said.

"This operation must be kept absolutely secret. Cao Cao couldn't be let know, otherwise, he wouldn't dare to come to Chang'an. This is what Lu Xun is most worried about at the moment.

Cao Cao's generals, in his opinion, are a group of weak chickens.

With only one or two brigades, it will be able to contend with it.

And he had two divisions, and once he engaged Cao's army, he was completely sure of victory.

Therefore, he was not afraid that Cao Cao would come, but he was afraid that Cao Cao would not come.

Qian Yun, commander of the 14th Division, said: "General, when will we attack?" ”

"When Cao Cao arrives in Chang'an and is unable to hold on to the defenders of Chang'an, we will suddenly strike again to cut off Cao Cao's retreat and trap him in Chang'an."

"Hmph, when that time comes, Cao Cao will be like a fish on a sticky board, let us slaughter." Lu Xun had already planned that as long as Cao Cao came, there would be no possibility of escape.

"Master Qian."

"The subordinates are here."

Lu Xun ordered: "Your 14th division should be the strongest in combat effectiveness. This time against Cao's army, you have to take on the task of the main attack. Can you defeat the enemy army from the front? ”

"Yes!"

Qian Yun didn't even think about it, so he replied.

As a division commander of a new type of army, he has his own arrogance and self-confidence.

Even in the face of the Western Shang Empire, he was not afraid, let alone Cao Cao, who had no thermal weapons. With such a big gap in strength, Qian Yun felt that it was really overkill to use a division to deal with such an enemy army.

"I'm going to tell you."

Lu Xun knew Qian Yun's thoughts very well, and said with a calm face: "We do have a great advantage in fighting against Cao Jun. However, we should not be careless. Don't forget, how was the original Western Shang Empire defeated by us? We also didn't have thermal weapons at that time. ”

"Will the current Cao Cao become who we were at the beginning? And will we become a defeated Western merchant empire? ”

"I don't want to see you fail miserably in Chang'an because of your carelessness and stupidity. Do you understand everything? ”

"Understood..." Qian Yun and Dong Hui said in unison.

"General, what are we doing with the 15th Division?" Dong Hui asked.

"The 15th Division circled behind its enemy lines and cut off the enemy's retreat. and control the Wei River, then Cao Jun will have no possibility of escaping. Lu Xun said.

"The general is wise."

Lu Xun's status is several grades stronger than that of cadres at the division and brigade level. In front of Lu Xun, they only have to be obedient.

No one dared to refute all the battle plans and operational orders, as long as they were decided by Lu Xun.

.......

Since Cao Cao had not yet come, Lu Xun could only stay in the mountains, sending people to Dasan Pass every day to inquire about the news. If Cao Cao wants to send troops, he will definitely be there.

Lu Xun will know in advance so that the layout can be made.

this day.

In Nanzheng County, Hanzhong, Cao Cao convened another meeting.

The people who attended the meeting were all from the army.

A few days ago, Cao Cao was still in Chengdu, but now he is in Hanzhong. Moreover, he transferred more than 100,000 soldiers and horses from Chengdu, and the momentum was huge.

All this is because Cao Cao did not hold back his temperament.

He had already promised Sima Yi that he would observe for half a month and then decide to advance and retreat.

But after waiting for a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he led the army to Hanzhong. This place is close to Chang'an, as long as he wants to fight and issue an order, he can form an encirclement of Chang'an in a very short time.

"My lord, General Cao Ren has sent a letter." A soldier walked into Cao Cao's tent.

"Bring it quickly."

Cao Cao hurriedly took the letter.

Open it up and take a look.

I saw that it was written that Cao Ren was in the Jingzhou area, pretending to be a bandit, and two days ago1, he fought a battle with a force around Xiangyang. More than 100 enemies were annihilated and nearly 200 firearms were captured.

The scale of the battle was small, but Cao Ren defeated a company of the Huaxia Kingdom without using a new type of weapon. This record is also good enough.

"Good!"

After Cao Cao saw it, he laughed a few times: "Cao Ren is worthy of being battle-hardened, and in the face of the elite of Huaxia Kingdom, he can still win.... ”

In front of him, there were also Sima Yi and Xiahoudun standing.

Xiahoudun also read the letter and said with a smile: "Lord, this scale is too small, is it worth being so happy?" ”

"It's a little smaller, but through this battle, we can see clearly that the enemy is not invincible. They also have times of negligence, as long as they find the right time, like Cao Ren, we will definitely be able to win the battle of Chang'an. ”

After Cao Cao finished speaking, Xiahou nodded dumbly.

Sima Yi said: "General Cao Ren's battle is indeed gratifying. However, the ministers were cautious, but General Cao Ren revealed his identity back. Please ask the lord to write another letter and send it to Cao Ren, telling him that at any time, he must work overtime to become a thief, even if Huaxia Guo has suspicions, it cannot change this. ”

"Xu Ding, how can he still care about Jingzhou now. He's all in Jiangdong, right? Cao Cao said.

"According to the distance, it should be to Koto. However, so far, we still don't know, what did Xu Ding do in Koto. We arranged the study there, and when we came back with the news, they did not find out that in the counties of Jiangdong, the enemy army had appeared again. ”

"It's really weird..."

Cao Cao was also puzzled.

Could it be that Xu Ding went to Jiangdong to really play?

This possibility is probably even lower than the invasion of the Western Shang Empire, right?

"Alas... Whatever was promised. Zhongda, we will capture Chang'an early, what do you think? Cao Cao said suddenly.

"My lord, can you write an order first, let General Cao Ren..." Sima Yi was very witty and diverted the topic at once.

Cao Cao couldn't refuse, so he had to respond: "Okay." ”

He took a pen and wrote an order and handed it to Sima Yi.

"Shicai, you haven't answered my words yet."

"The lord really wants to capture Chang'an early?" Sima Yi asked.

"Well, it's going to be captured anyway, and it's better to attack late than early. Haven't you heard the saying that the first strike is the strongest, and the second strike suffers. Cao Cao said.

"My lord is right!" Xiahoudun snorted: "We should kill Chang'an, the sooner the better." ”

"Zhongda."

"Yes."

Cao Cao said word by word: "I have decided to attack Chang'an one day, and you must not persuade again." Otherwise, he will be punished for the crime of disturbing the morale of the army. ”

"Yes."

Of course, Sima Yi was unwilling from the bottom of his heart.

But what if you don't want to?

You can't force Cao Cao to stay.

He didn't have that much full strength.

This was the first time that Xu Ding attacked a seventh-level city without Liu Bei. Whether you can succeed in winning really depends on your face.

In the evening.

The sky was dark.

Personnel who are not allies shall not be preliminarily preliminary,

Cao Cao and his civil and military forces, after resting for more than half an hour, some of them were ready to join the alliance. But some, you have to wait for more than ten hours.

Xu Ding strictly controls the employment of personnel.

Anyone who wants to join the alliance must have a power value of more than two thousand five hundred and have a decent lineup.

For example, you just drew Lu Xun, you can come to the main alliance.

Because you have a good general, he will easily become strong when he is leveled up.

If the topic is not mentioned, it will be unfair to Xu Ding and Huaxiaguo.

Bang bang...

In the middle of the night, there was a crisp burst of gunfire.

The voice seemed to come from outside the city.

Cao Cao was startled, quickly got up, and ran to the meeting hall.

Sima Yi and the generals in the army have also been married a long time ago.

"What's going on? Did Xu Ding send troops to attack me? Cao Cao asked.

"How is it possible, this is in Hanzhong, how can there be gunshots..." The generals were all talking.

Sima Yi was even more worried.

Since Xu Ding's war with the Western Shang Empire, he has never sent troops to attack Cao Cao. This is the first time.

Although there was only one gunshot, Sima Yi was still extremely worried.

"Newspaper..."

Soon a soldier came running and said, "Back to my lord, there is an inn in the city, and there is a group of merchants living in it, and they have guns in their hands. ”

"What about them?"

"It's still in the inn."

"Why didn't you catch it?" Cao Cao scolded anxiously: "What a bunch of fools. Wouldn't it be a waste for you to let him stay restrained in this way, and if he escaped? ”

"This..."

The soldier who reported the news was quite clever, and hurriedly said: "The little one will restrain himself and arrest that group of merchants." ”

"I'm afraid it's too late." Cao Cao nodded, but shook his head again.

Half an hour later.

Things were as Cao Cao expected.

The group of merchants took advantage of the fact that the guards were not paying attention and fled overnight.

After this incident.

Sima Yi said: "Through this matter, we can draw conclusions. Xu Ding has been staring at us, he is likely to be in Chang'an, laying a heavy ambush, just waiting for us to be like Weng. ”

"Alarmist, right?"

Cao Cao said with a face.

Sima Yi said: "This is by no means alarmist. Lord, you have just seen how cunning the enemy is. In just such a short period of effort, a group of big living people, said to lose it. ”

"Hmph."

Cao Cao said: "No matter how strong he is, he is still invincible with two fists and four hands." I have 200,000 troops, why should I be afraid? ”

"Xiahou Yuan."

"Yes." Xiahou Yuan stepped forward.

Cao Cao said: "Pass the order, the three armies will repair within two days, and then follow me directly to Chang'an." ”

"Yes."

Xiahou Yuan glanced at Sima Yi and left with a chuckle.

At the same time.

There was also a war in Jingzhou.

With 5,000 ordinary soldiers, Cao Ren disguised himself as a bandit and fought against the Huaxia National Army stationed in Xiangyang.

The battle sites are located in woods and rocky forests with complex terrain.

I have to say, Cao Ren is very witty!

He knew that the rifle had a long range and the grenade was powerful. How hard is it to win? Therefore, attract all the enemies to a wooded place. Fighting in the woods, the enemy's rifle loses its power. Even if you can fight farther, you can only kill the enemy within ten meters now.

Cao Ren sent a force of 2,000 men, a company with the enemy, to entangle in the mountains and forests.

The battle lasted more than an hour.

Cao Ren wasted his strength and used many traps to eliminate this company.

One company, that is, a hundred people!

It's a small number, but it's a good start.

But it is precisely because of this good switch that in the next few days, successive victories can be achieved.

Boom boom...

In the woods, fierce cannon fire rang out.

This is Xiangyang's troops, who rushed to the rescue.

A platoon of artillery, and two more companies.

This force is the biggest threat to Cao Ren.

In the face of artillery bombardment, Cao Ren resisted more than a dozen breaths, and then ordered everyone to withdraw from the mountains and forests.

Not to mention, Cao Ren really has the potential to be a bandit. He saw the fierce artillery fire of Huaxia Kingdom, and after withdrawing from the mountains and forests, he ran directly. When the reinforcements of the Huaxia Kingdom arrived, they searched the mountains and forests, but they did not find Cao Ren.

In the end, it was concluded that it might have been done by mountain bandits in such and such a place.

It's also sad to think about.

Did the soldiers of the Huaxia Kingdom, who had experienced a hundred battles, die at the hands of mountain bandits like this?

It was difficult for the soldiers to accept this reality.

The battalion commanders and regiment commanders who were in charge of commanding the Jingzhou Army were filled with righteous indignation and were eager to destroy this group of enemies immediately.

"General, where are we going?" In a mountain range, Xiahou Ba asked Cao Ren.

Xiahou Ba is the son of Xiahou Yuan, and he followed Cao Ren on the expedition this time, and he came to experience.

Cao Ren glanced at the sky, turned around and said, "Pass the order, and the army will camp here." When you have rested, you can go again. ”

"Yes."

Xiahou Ba sent someone to arrange it.

When he came back, Cao Ren said, "You just asked me, where is this going?" ”

"Yes, please make it clear to the general."

Cao Ren chuckled and said, "Let's cross this mountain range and go around to Gangneung." I have already found out that Gangneung is only a battalion of defenders, and if we can make a surprise attack on Gangneung, there may be an unexpected receipt. ”

"The enemy is too strong, and one of them can be worth more than 2,000 of us. The combat effectiveness is more than ten times that of ours. This is going to be fought, and we can't take any advantage. "Xiahou is domineering.