Cao Hong and Cao Xiu's soldiers and horses were fortifications built in a place similar to the mouth of the valley, and the reason why they are "similar" is because it is not impossible to detour through the steep walls on both sides, but it will take some time.

But Zhang Xiu and Li Dao have never done this.

The reason for this, in addition to the gradual estrangement between the two sides, is that both sides are good at using soldiers.

They knew a fatal wound all too well – supplies.

At this time, the battlefield was no longer the boundary of Jingzhou, and after breaking through Nanyang, Wuyin and other places occupied by Cao Cao before, now the combined forces of Zhang Xiu and Li Dao have entered the territory of Yuzhou.

Although the results were very good, they also exposed a very real problem - the lack of food and grass supply.

Liu Biao's old fox looked at it, and Zhang Xiu had borrowed food from him before, but Liu Biao only gave it symbolically, and then kept dragging it.

But if Liu Biao didn't support, the loss on the road would be too heavy to transport grain and grass from Wancheng, not to mention that he would have to bear Li Daojun's part now.

Wancheng's food is basically running out.

Although Li Dao is desperate now, he is still calm, and he can naturally understand one thing.

That is, once you bypass Cao Hong's defense and attack Xudu directly, it doesn't matter if you can win quickly, but if it is delayed for a long time...... Mutiny is inevitable.

As for the proposal of some of the high-ranking generals of the Flying Bear Army to plunder with the battle, they didn't need to be discussed with it, and Li Dao could veto it in one go.

The other party is Cao Cao!

One or two may succeed, but as long as Cao Cao finds out, I am afraid that he will immediately order all the people to be evacuated to the vicinity of Xudu, and the grain will be transported empty.

Then, Cao Cao didn't even have to fight anymore to be victorious.

Because the act of plundering grain and grass is equivalent to telling the other party that his side is eager for a quick victory.

It was this dilemma that made him a little impatient about Zhang Xiujun's stagnation.

But fortunately, Jia Xu was able to see everything clearly, and he was finally able to enter the army again.

However, the hateful enemies on the other side once again threw the problem to themselves.

……

"Report!" A bee soldier quickly ran in front of Shen Rong, "Shen Shuai, the enemy army is indeed empty in the village!" ”

"Let's go down."

"Yes."

Hearing this news, Shen Rong didn't even need to turn his head to look at it, but he knew Li Dao's expression.

"General Li, what do you mean by Cao Hong?"

"Cao Cao's subordinates are all scheming!" Li Wei stood in front of the valley with his hands behind his back, squinting and looking out.

Yes, this is the problem they faced - the enemy troops suddenly withdrew.

If it was in the wilderness, Li Dao would definitely let the Flying Bear Army chase after them as soon as possible, but now they are facing a valley.

This kind of unscrupulous general can see that there is an ambush, how can Li Dao not hesitate?

"The enemy army is gone, and it will be more difficult for us to advance." Shen Rong said casually.

"Where's Zhang Xiu?"

"He's in the back."

"Huh." Li Wei sneered.

Shen Rong knew that Li Dao wanted Zhang Xiu to be the pioneer and try to see if there was an ambush.

"General Li, since we all think that there is an ambush here, it is better to rest in the village of Gukou today and secretly send someone to investigate at night. If the enemy has a trick, his whereabouts will be revealed. ”

Shen Rong finally decided to protect his own divisions.

"Hmm......" Li Wei pondered for a while with a solemn face and nodded.

Indeed, there is no good way, after all, at this time, you can't take the Flying Bear Army directly to kill it directly.

As a result, the combined forces of Zhang Xiu and Li Dao stopped again and settled in the improvised fortifications of Cao Hong before.

However, this is exactly what Cao Zhen is looking forward to.

……

After nightfall, Shen Rong sent more than a dozen of his own bee soldiers to sneak into the valley quietly for the sake of safety.

They have only one purpose, and that is to search for clues of the enemy.

And tens of thousands of troops are once again divided on both sides - the strangeness between Zhang Xiu and Li Dao has been completely hidden.

It would take at least three hours to fully explore the valley, because Shen Rong ordered those who entered the valley to stay in the valley for a while to determine whether the enemy was there.

Of course, as coaches, Shen Rong and Li Dao will not rest.

At this time, they were sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, discussing the route of the future march.

Around the time of the ugly, there was a sudden commotion in the camp.

Shen Rong and Li Dao got up vigilantly and went out of the tent, and after asking, they learned that it was rumors in the army that Li Dao was going to kill the emperor, and some soldiers wanted to escape because they were afraid that they would be charged with crimes, and they clashed with the night patrol soldiers on duty.

Shen Rong and Li Dao couldn't help but be surprised, why were there such rumors!

Their first reaction was Zhang Xiu, but when they thought about it, it seemed impossible.

Although he disagreed with Li Dao at this time, he would never do such a thing, because there was no need at all.

If Zhang Xiu wanted to leave, Li Dao's Flying Bear Army really couldn't stop him.

Moreover, once the chaos created in this way becomes a scale, I am afraid that Zhang Xiu's own army will become uncontrollable.

So where did this rumor come from?

The two of them wanted to find out, but the most important thing at the moment was to stabilize the general's heart first, because the sound of the blades could already be faintly heard.

In fact, the situation has developed faster than they thought, and now it has evolved into a lot of people fighting.

The composition of the coalition army is mainly composed of three parts: Shen Rong and the subordinate Ye Feng of the four sub-commanders, Zhang Ji's men and horses inherited by Zhang Xiu, and Li Dao's Flying Bear Army.

In fact, the three parties had different understandings of this battle, and because of the incitement of this rumor, the differences finally intensified.

……

It's just that everyone only cares about disputes, and they don't realize that those who spread rumors don't know everyone.

And they actually have a corresponding number of companions.

This is due to the fact that earlier, a ghostly group of centaurs had quietly infiltrated the coalition camp.

The original Yefeng Northern Headquarters, the blade hidden in the snow - Leech Camp.

The last remaining remnants of Ye Feng's subordinates under Cao Zhen.