"I see."

Liu Bei understood.

Zhuge Liang is worthy of being a sleeping dragon, and his plans are seamless.

............

Liu Bei's arrival made it impossible for Jia Xu and Min Rou to continue attacking Cao Cao.

They retreated to Luoyang and returned to Xu Ding.

At the same time, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong also rushed back to participate in the meeting.

"After Liu Bei entered Xiaopingjin, their military strength was nearly 200,000, which was not much different from ours. In contrast, we have to defend Hujiao Pass, Hangu Pass, Luoyang, and Pingjin, so the forces we can use are limited. Do you have a way to break the enemy? Xu Ding has ordered someone to set up the sand table.

Guo Jia first said: "The so-called capture of the thief first captures the king, and the key to this battle lies in Cao Cao and Liu Bei." Destroy any of them to win the game. ”

"What Feng Xiao said is extremely true. It's just that... How do you destroy one of them? Xu Ding asked.

"The minister has a plan." Guo Jia had already thought of a countermeasure, and said at this time: "Liu Bei and Cao Cao are trapped in the mountains, holding a large amount of fire oil in their hands, and if our army attacks, it is bound to suffer heavy casualties. Even when it's raining, it's hard to win. Therefore, the best thing to do is to trap them until they run out of food.... ”

Xu Ding interrupted Guo Jia's words: "I'm afraid that Fengxiao's plan will not work, Liu Bei has come here to prepare sufficient grain and grass, after he joins forces with Cao Cao, he can hold on for several months, do we wait here for a few months?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the minister's plan has not yet been finished." Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to carry out this plan, but if they were lured out and besieged elsewhere, they would not have much food with the army, and after being besieged by us, they would inevitably run out of food. No matter who is besieged, as long as he is eliminated, the other side will lose their fighting spirit. We will attack again when the time comes, and we will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Guo Jia pointed to the sand table in front of him and said: "The minister has already chosen the place to trap the enemy, just northwest of Luoyang, a hundred miles away, there is a mountainous land, called Boyang, which is extremely steep. When the enemy army arrives here, it will definitely go in and garrison. We took advantage of the situation to block the roads. After a few days, the enemy ran out of food, and our army won without a fight. ”

If Zhuge Liang was here, he would definitely be surprised.

His strategy coincided with Guo Jia's.

The places chosen are all in Boyang.

"I see..." Xu Dingdao: "You want to trap the enemy in Boyang and wait for him to run out of food." But Cao Cao was scared by us, and Liu Bei had just been defeated by Jia Xu and Min Rou, how could he come out easily? ”

"Report!"

At this moment, a soldier ran in: "Your Majesty, we have paid off, an hour ago, tens of thousands of troops from the state left the mountain range and headed southeast and northwest. ”

Southeast?

Northwest?

Guo Jia glanced at the sand table and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the fighter plane has arrived." Since tens of thousands of enemy troops have come out, we should lead our troops there, and if we can annihilate them in one fell swoop, it will naturally be good. If it can't be annihilated, it will be like Boyang. ”

"Without further ado." Xu Ding swept to the generals present, and his eyes fell on Min Rou and Jia Xu: "Wenhe and General Min Rou, it is up to you to go to stop the enemy army separately." ”

"Yes."

Min Rou and Jia Xu left.

The meeting continued.

For Guo Jia's strategy, Xu Ding did not have much hope.

Because Liu Bei is here, the food is sufficient, and Zhuge Liang is calculating, every time he sends troops, he will definitely bring enough grain and grass. If they want to wait until they run out of food, they have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse.

Xu Ding wants to fight quickly and recover Guanzhong.

Huang Zhong, general of the Central Plains Field Army, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, according to the current situation, it is difficult to distinguish the winner between us and Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Because they have plenty of oil and food, and they hold the mountains, it will be difficult for us to gain the upper hand no matter where we attack from there, and when we attack. It is better to send troops to garrison Luoyang, Hangu Pass, Tiger Pass, and Pingjin. Mobilize another 50,000 troops, advance west along Hongnong, and capture Tongguan. After that, he went all the way west and captured the western capital of Chang'an. It was Cao Cao's capital. If we can capture there, Cao Cao will have no chance of turning the tables. He guarded the mountains in the Luoyang region, and it was useless. ”

Huang Zhong's strategy is even more reliable than what Guo Jia said before.

Xu Ding's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he laughed: "Hansheng, you gave me a good idea." ”

"Your Majesty thinks it's feasible?"

"Feasible, feasible... Of course it works. Xu Ding had thought about it carefully and asked, "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

From the beginning of Huang Zhong's suggestion, Guo Jia has been thinking about it.

Cao Cao's main forces were all transferred to Luoyang, and if they were trapped here, Chang'an must be empty.

If 50,000 troops are sent to attack Chang'an, it is very likely to make contributions.

Guo Jia replied: "The strategy of attacking Chang'an is indeed feasible. But... It's also adventurous. Don't forget, Cao Cao discovered the oil field in Chang'an, and Chang'an must have hoarded a large amount of thermal oil. If our army goes, it will be attacked. Even Tongguan is difficult to capture. This requires a brave and wise general, not only to avoid being attacked by fire oil and causing a large number of casualties, but also to look for opportunities to seize the enemy's city. ”

As soon as Guo Jia's words fell, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun stood up at the same time: "The last general is willing to go!" ”

"The last general is also willing to go..."

The rest of the generals were not far behind.

Xu Ding pressed his hand: "Who to send to Chang'an, I already have a number in my heart." ”

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that the last general's department is a sharp knife, an elite specially prepared for the siege of the city. This attack on Chang'an should be carried out by our sharp knives. Zhao Yun arched his hand.

"Zilong, don't worry, we'll discuss this matter later." Xu Ding didn't agree right away.

.........

The meeting went on in the middle of the night.

Until Min Rou led the Guiyi army back.

and Jia Xu returned with the Blade Army.

They were ordered to stop the enemy troops out of the camp, and in the southeast of Boyang and Luoyang, there was a fierce battle with Liu Bei's army. In the end, nearly 60,000 enemy troops forced into the mountains.

"Good!"

Guo Jia smiled: "This time Liu Bei should be distressed.... ”

"Fengxiao, I'm afraid your plan is difficult to achieve." Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "Liu Beijun, who fought with me, carried three months of grain and grass, and I asked the soldiers to fight hard, trying to destroy his grain and grass, but it was not successful. I just watched Liu Beijun enter Boyang with grain and grass. ”

"What?" Guo Jia thought he had heard it wrong: "Liu Beijun went out of the camp in the middle of the night, why did he carry three months' worth of grain and grass?" Where were they going? ”

Jia Xu said: "According to my guess, the place they are going to is also Boyang. ”

"How so..."

Guo Jia couldn't figure out what the enemy was doing in Boyang.

Xu Ding stared at the sand table, as if he understood: "This must be Zhuge Liang's plan." It is nothing more than trying to contain our army. You look at this place in Boyang, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is located between Liu Bei's camp and Tiger Prison Pass, and it is not far from Luoyang. Liu Bei has tens of thousands of troops stationed in this place, and we must prevent him from attacking Tiger Pass, Luoyang, or rescuing Liu Bei's camp. In this way, we need several times the number of troops to be able to contain him. ”

"There are also tens of thousands of troops going to the northwest, and the purpose is the same, to contain Huang Zhong's troops."

Xu Ding's words.

Guo Jia understood: "Zhuge Liang is really skilled, his 60,000 troops are only stationed on the mountains, and they don't fight with us, so they contain more than 100,000 of our soldiers and horses." In this way, our forces attacking Liu Bei and Cao Cao will be even weaker. ”

"yes."

Xu Ding couldn't help but worry.

The troops were originally insufficient, and now they have to guard against these 60,000 enemy troops and garrison various important places in Guanzhong, and also divide 50,000 elites to attack Chang'an.

After that, troops can be mobilized to attack Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Just think about it, you can see how many troops there are.

Jia Xu said: "Your Majesty don't worry, our firearms are enough to monitor the 60,000 troops sent by Zhuge Liang." Please give me this task, I promise he won't be able to do anything. ”

"Really?"

"The minister is willing to make a military order." Jia Xu said.

Jia Xu's troops were not many, only 5,000 people. Although they are firearms, they are too few in number. Besides, Xu Ding had other arrangements for him, and immediately waved his hand and said, "No, you have to go to Chang'an." ”

Changan?

Jia Xu didn't know about his plans to go to Chang'an.

Xu Ding told him again, and then said: "I am going to let you take command, select 10,000 soldiers from General Zhao Yun, and then select 5,000 Guiyi troops from General Min Rou, plus your sharp blade, form a mixed army, and capture Chang'an." ”

Jia Xu stared at the sand table and smiled: "This is a wonderful move." Cao Cao's main forces are all in Luoyang, we take advantage of the weakness to capture Chang'an, and it will be meaningless for him to hold on to Luoyang. ”

"yes, would you like to go?"

"I want to go." Jia Xu took on this task.

Zhao Yun was extremely disappointed.

The Sharp Knife Army was originally prepared for the siege of the city, but it was not sent to Chang'an, but let Jia Xu pick up a bargain.

...........

The meeting ended quickly.

Xu Ding made the following decision.

First of all, Jia Xu selected the elite and went to capture Chang'an.

Zhang Liao returned to the Tiger Prison Pass and sent 10,000 elites to guard Boyang.

Min Rou was stationed at Xiaopingjin.

Huang Zhong returned to Hangu Pass, leaving 5,000 soldiers and horses to hold on, and then led the rest of the troops to Luoyang City to assemble, preparing to join forces with Luoyang's forces to attack Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

this day.

The rainy season has arrived after a long absence.

It was raining again.

This is the best chance to strike at the enemy.

Xu Ding mobilized about 100,000 troops and headed towards Liu Bei and Cao Cao's camp.

"Your Majesty, there are boulders in front of you." On the march, Zhao Yun came to report.

"Where?"

Xu Ding took Guo Jia and Dian Wei and Zhao Yun to check. I saw that there were many huge boulders blocking the road in the distance, and there were high mountains on the left and right sides, as if there were ambushes.

"There is likely to be an ambush here, Your Majesty beware." Guo Jia looked at the terrain and said.

"Order, the whole army rests in place, and no unauthorized entry." Xu Ding said to one of the generals behind him.

"No."

It is not far from Liu Bei and Cao Cao's camp. Mountains and forests are predominant, and the terrain is steep. It's easy to set up an ambush.

Zhao Yun took five hundred armor soldiers and went to move the boulder.

Suddenly, an arrow shot from the mountainside: "Whoosh... ”

"Protect Your Majesty!"

Dian Wei led a team of Imperial Forest Army to block in front of Xu Ding.

Xu Ding looked at it, and there were indeed ambushes on the mountain, but there didn't seem to be many of them.

"Zilong."

"Yes." Zhao Yun walked over.

Xu Dingdao: "Before we entered the mountain, the enemy fired arrows at us, if it was a real ambush, how could there be such a thing?" Shouldn't we wait until our army is halfway through before making a surprise attack? In addition, there are huge boulders blocking the mountain pass. It shows that there are not many enemies in the mountain, and their purpose is to delay time and stop our army from advancing. You lead a thousand soldiers to go up the hill from the trail and destroy the enemy on the mountain. ”

"No."

Zhao Yun took a thousand soldiers and climbed up the front mountain.

There is a path that can accommodate one person to pass.

He walked in the front, holding a shield in his left hand and a bright silver spear in his right.

Whoosh...

Halfway up the climb, arrows came at the mountain.

Zhao Yun relied on his own martial courage and reaction speed to split the arrow, avoiding the soldiers behind from being harmed.

Under his leadership, a thousand people all went up the mountain.

As Xu Ding expected, there were not many enemies on the mountain. When they saw Zhao Yun coming up, they were all frightened and fled. Zhao Yun ordered the pursuit and killed most of them. He also checked the location of the ambush in the mountain pass to confirm that there were no ambushes, and then returned to the mountain to resume his life.

"My lord, it's safe in the valley." Zhao Yundao.

"Okay, let's march on."

"Yes."

Zhao Yun waved his hand behind him, and the army slowly entered the valley.

Guo Jia and the generals all threw themselves on the five bodies that Xu Ding admired.

None of them expected that in such a dangerous place, there would be no heavy enemy troops. Only a few hundred ambush soldiers were wiped out by Zhao Yun. And this... Only Xu Ding saw the truth and falsehood.

Guo Jia followed behind Xu Ding and said, "From this valley, what can Your Majesty see?" ”

"See what?"

Guo Jia said: "Even in this battleground for soldiers, Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not dare to send troops to ambush, which shows that they have made up their minds to defend the camp and never fight with us outside." This time, our whole army rushed to their camp, and it must have been a bloody battle. ”

Xu Dingdao: "I have long expected this, they will definitely fight to the death." ”

"Hmph." Huang Zhong said: "Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not dare to fight with our army in the field, and they were doomed to defeat." No matter how much food they carried, they could not support an army of more than 100,000. After a long time, it will be difficult to continue. ”

"That's what General Hansheng said. The minister still prefers to besiege rather than attack, and wait until he runs out of food.... Guo Jiadao.

"Bonghyo, this issue has been discussed many times. I'm in a hurry to win, and I can't afford to wait months. If the other princes fall to Sun Cao Liu, the war will be even more difficult, do you understand? ”

"I understand."

Guo Jia didn't expect Xu Ding to change his mind, but just clarified his opinion.

Evening.

The army came to a mountain.

This mountain is dangerous, with peaks and peaks stacked on top of each other, as far as the eye can see.

Behind the mountain is the camp of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, built on the mountain, made of bluestone, stronger than the city.

"No wonder Liu Bei and Cao Cao chose to camp in this place. If you look at the layout of the mountain, all of them are close to the stone walls, and the camp is built in the shape of a snake. If our troops had entered, they would have been attacked by enemy troops on the hill and suffered heavy casualties. Xu Ding took a few people to the front of the mountain to check the terrain.

Guo Jia also gasped: "It's really dangerous." ”

"Even if they don't use kerosene, it will be very difficult for our army to win."

"Does Your Majesty still insist on attacking?" Guo Jia asked.

"Of course."

Xu Ding had already decided to eliminate Cao Liu in this battle, how could he retreat because of the difficulties in front of him.