Just when Liu Cong was dispatching troops, Xu Huang in the western suburbs of Huyang also received Cao Cao's letter, and after reading Cao Cao's letter, Xu Huang couldn't calm down for a long time. Zhang Jaw, who was also one of the generals of Cao Cao's army, was actually defeated by Guan Yu with one blow. The main will be captured, and the deputy will be killed. Such a result was a major blow to the whole army.

Both the left and right flanks of Cao Cao's army, Xu Huang naturally knew the importance of the right flank in charge of Zhang Jaw to the entire battle. And what saddened Xu Huang the most was that now Cao Cao actually agreed to make peace with Liu Cong. Xu Huang asked himself, this obviously has a lot to do with his long-term attack on Huyang and his inability to attack.

Especially the sentence that Cao Cao said at the end of the letter, hoping that Xu Huang would take action on the Eastern Front and strive for the initiative in negotiations. Cao Cao's understatement made Xu Huang Alexander. What does it mean to take action? Passive to active? However, Xu Huang has been besieging Huyang for a month, although after an increase in troops. But the loss is far greater than that of the Wenpin in Huyang City. Recently, we have also received support from thousands of people. From 30,000 at the beginning of the war, there are still 30,000 defenders of the city!

It is unrealistic to want to capture Huyang quickly. Unless it can increase the number of troops in large numbers and quickly close the siege. Otherwise, with the 50,000 people in Xu Huang's hands now, even if he is given another month, he may not be able to take it.

Therefore, after Xu Huang read Cao Cao's letter, he was anxious to discuss with the generals in the army. Xu Huang's original intention was to lure the enemy out of the city. But he had long heard that his opponent Wen Ping was a famous player, especially good at defense. Second, these days of fighting also made Xu Huang understand Wenpin better. What's more, now that the peace talks between the two sides are underway, there is no reason for Wenpin to act rashly at this time.

So a military meeting lasted for an hour and nothing came of it. Xu Huang's head was bigger. If there is no obvious progress in the short term, he will be ashamed of his trust in the lord! Xu Huang has followed Cao Cao for so many years, of course, he knows that Cao Cao is a person who refuses to admit defeat easily. This time, he was able to agree to Liu Cong's peace, which must be forced by the situation. Otherwise, Cao Cao would not have made such a difficult request to himself......

Just when Xu Huang was racking his brains about how to carry out the next move, a guard came in: "General, a scout is back." ”

"Quick! Let him in! Although Xu Huang and Wen Ping confronted each other across the city wall, they both sent scouts to spy on each other. At this time, the scout came to report, there must be some important news.

"Report to the general, it is reported that Liu Cong dispatched 2,000 infantry from the battalion to Huyang last night."

"Two thousand?" Xu Huang was very puzzled, this Liu Cong is really powerful, did he realize the Huyang crisis? actually sent reinforcements to Huyang when the two sides were preparing to strike the army and negotiate peace. If that's the case, it's even more difficult. The clerks in Huyang City must have also received Liu Cong's letter, so they must be more careful.

"Who is leading the troops?" Xu Huang had two opponents before, Wen Ping and Guan Yu, and later Guan Yu sneaked up on Zhang Jaw in exchange for Huang Zu, Xu Huang was even more worried that Guan Yu would come back. If that's the case, you're under even more pressure.

"Zhang Song."

"Zhang Song? The ugly bastard who the lord reprimanded and ignored? He was powerless, why did he start leading his troops to fight? ”

"General Yu, after Zhang Song set off last night, we had a detailed ambush in advance on their route. I heard that they seem to have come to Huyang to meet Wenpin's retreat. And they carried a large number of transports, which were all empty.

"Wenpin also retreated? Could it be that Liu Cong would really promise the lord to take the lead in withdrawing from Huyang? That's unlikely! Xu Huang seemed to be asking the scout, and as if he was talking to himself, the scout on the side didn't know how to answer.

"Send additional scouts, pay close attention to the movements of the defenders in the city, and report as soon as there is a situation!" Xu Huang couldn't understand why Liu Cong wanted Wen Ping to do this. And Wen Ping is also worthy of being a famous general, maybe he has already received the order to retreat, but today's battle with Xu Huang does not show any flaws at all.

"Yes, General! In addition, there is news that Liu Cong also sent a force of about a few thousand people in the direction of Deng County, I don't know whether to prepare to meet Guan Yu's retreat, or to strengthen the defense of Deng County? ”

"Interesting, this Liu Buchang is really not simple. What's going on on with the lord? ”

"For the past two days, Xu Shu has been in the camp, so the two sides have not fought. However, the lord sent two groups of soldiers and horses to reinforce Wancheng, but Liu Cong added a lot of soldiers and horses, so after the two roads were separated, the soldiers in the camp did not decrease. So ......"

"Therefore, reinforcements from the lord's side cannot be counted on. It's all on your own! Go down first, and let me be quiet for a while! Xu Huang was even more worried about the previous situation in Nanyang. On the one hand, Liu Cong sent people to the camp for peace talks, but on the other hand, he frequently mobilized troops and horses, what does this mean?

Of course, if Liu Cong wanted Wen Ping to get in the car, he would first send some people to transport the baggage away, and then only the soldiers would be left to withdraw last, so that even if Xu Huang pursued, the grain and grass would not fall into Xu Huang's hands. From this point of view, Xu Huang understands Liu Cong. After all, there were 30,000 people stationed in Huyang, and they were preparing for a long-term confrontation with Cao's army. The grain and grass in Huyang City must be indispensable!

Grain and grass! The grain and grass of the clerk! Zhang Song is here to help Wenpin transport grain and grass! Only this explanation is the most plausible. Otherwise, with Zhang Song's martial arts, let alone two thousand people, even if he led five thousand people, he was afraid that he would not be able to help Wen Ping. Xu Huang slapped his head a few times. If that's the case, it's a godsend!

If all the grain and grass can be robbed, this can be regarded as an explanation to the lord. Xu Huang is like a child who has been in the maze for a long time, and suddenly came to the door of the maze, and the door suddenly opened up!

"Old man, pass on my general ......" said to do it, Xu Huang hurriedly called someone to call his deputy general.

"Zidan (Cao Zhen), there will be a very important matter for you to complete."

"Thank you for your trust. I really want to do my best! ”

"Well, if this matter can be successful, it will definitely be able to raise the lord to recover a lot of losses, at least the losses of the 20,000 horses in Deng County can make up for a lot. It's like this......"

"Looting food? General Xu, Wen Ping is stuck in the city, how can it be possible to transport grain and grass to Xinye at this time. And with Wen Ping's character, if he is ready to transport grain and grass, he will definitely send heavy troops to accompany him......" Cao Zhen was very puzzled after listening to Xu Huang's description.

"It's not Wen Ping who wants to do this, it's Liu Cong. It is precisely because you and I both think so that he, Liu Cong, plans to make a surprise. In the long run, if the battle between the two armies continues, as long as the second batch of reinforcements of our army arrives, the lord will definitely abandon Deng County and increase his troops in Huyang. In this way, the 30,000 infantry hired by civilian personnel alone could not stand it.

At that time, if our army enters the city, then all the grain and grass will fall into our army. Second, if the two sides negotiate a successful peace. The lord will definitely ask Wen to leave the grain and grass in Huyang City. Because Huyang originally belonged to Nanyang County. Before the war, it was also under our control...... Liu Cong will now quietly transport the grain and grass away, and then he can leave very generously. And our army still has nothing to gain!

You also know that General Zhang Jaw was defeated in Deng County, and you and I were responsible for capturing Huyang, so far there has not been much progress. Considering the movements of the other princes and the morale of the whole army, the lord would agree to Liu Cong's peace. If our army can intercept a large amount of grain and grass from Liu Cong's army in the next few days, it will certainly be able to greatly boost the morale of our army. The defenders in Huyang City will definitely be disrupted because of the loss of food...... It's risky, but if it works, it's effective! ”

"Really listen to the general!" Cao Zhenzi Dan, Cao Cao's clan. Cao Zhen's original surname is Qin, and his father Qin Shao (the word Bonan) has always been kind to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao raised an army to defeat Dong Zhuo, Shao, the father of Cao Zhen, recruited soldiers and horses for Cao Cao.

In the last years of Xingping, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao fought in Yuzhou, Cao Cao went out to reconnoitre, encountered Yuan Shu Qu chased and killed, fortunately Cao Zhen's father impersonated, Yuan Shu Qu mistakenly thought that he was Cao Cao, so he killed him, so that Cao Cao escaped a catastrophe. From this, Cao Cao thought of Qin Shao Ende, so Cao Cao adopted Cao Zhen and changed his surname, and then changed his surname to Cao [.

Because of this, Cao Cao cherished Cao Zhen very much, and this expedition also allowed him to follow Xu Huang to learn some experience. Xu Huang wanted to rob the grain, so naturally he couldn't go by himself, how could the commander of more than 50,000 horses leave the camp easily. Moreover, Xu Huang also has the intention to cultivate Cao Zhen, if Cao Zhen can successfully rob the enemy's grain and grass this time. Not only can it greatly boost the morale of the whole army, but it will also make Cao Cao very happy!

Xu Huang, who has followed Cao Cao for many years, should he give such an opportunity to his natural way. So after making up his mind, he called Cao Zhen as soon as possible. Seeing Cao Zhen's full promise, Xu Huang was also relieved: "You will lead 10,000 horses to find a place to set up an ambush, just wait for the enemy transport team to pass by, and kill all of them, after seizing the grain and grass, you only need to protect it in situ and send someone to report, I will send 5,000 people to meet you halfway!"

"Thank you, General!"

"Go down and prepare, Ben will wait for your triumphant return!" Xu Huang patted Cao Zhen on the shoulder, and then asked another general to call him and ask him to lead five thousand soldiers to answer behind Cao Zhen in case of an accident.

Besides, Cao Zhen began to want to discuss it with Xu Huang, but when he saw the envious eyes of others in addition to Xu Huang's tent, he realized that Xu Huang was giving him credit. On the battlefield, the transport team is the weakest in combat effectiveness, except for the people, who belong to them. There were no more than 30,000 defenders in Huyang City. The most people who transported grain and grass were three to five thousand. Xu Huang asked him to lead 10,000 people to rob grain, and arranged for 5,000 people to meet him halfway. As long as you're not a fool, you should be able to complete the task.

Of course, intelligence mistakes don't count, if the enemy doesn't have a convoy passing by at all, Cao Zhen will naturally not be able to complete it. So thinking about it carefully, Cao Zhen is still very grateful to Xu Huang! After all, such opportunities are not available to everyone. So he decided to show off his skills and impress Xu Huang and Cao Cao.

This Cao Zhenli is brave and brave, once he was chased by a tiger behind when shooting, Cao Zhen shot the tiger back, and the tiger fell in response. so that Xu Chu, Xu Huang and others didn't dare to underestimate him. Happy Cao Cao laughed even more. The soldiers in this battalion are naturally willing to follow such a fierce general to rob grain and grass. When they meet the enemy, as long as Cao Zhen makes a move, I am afraid that thousands of people will flee in the wilderness, and they only need to follow behind them to carry grain and grass.

So following Cao Zhen along the way, it can be said that there was talk and laughter, and he came to a jungle about twenty miles south of Huyang, and soon entered the predetermined ambush site. Get ready to work. And in order to ensure the completion of Cao Zhen's mission, Xu Huang constantly sent scouts along the way to keep an eye on the movements in Huyang City.

When night fell, the woods on the outskirts were exceptionally quiet, although Cao Zhen was with more than 10,000 people, and everyone was asked to strictly prohibit speaking at this time. Cao Zhen is rough and fierce by nature, and he is Cao Cao's adopted son. The officers and men in the army naturally did not dare to slack off, and when the order was given, everyone did not dare to breathe.

"Report to the general, scouts to report. The enemy army is out of the city! There were about 5,000 men and about 3,000 soldiers......"

"Good! Rest well, everyone, and in one more hour, the enemy should enter the ambush circle! Hearing that the enemy army was really going to transport grain and grass from here, Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel excited in his heart. For every two of the five thousand people, there must be two thousand carts of grain...... Thinking of this, Cao Zhen's mouth was crooked.