On September 23, 188, the news of the relocation of the capital reached the ears of the Kwantung Coalition Army.

Yuan Shao still did not move, and Liu Dai rejected Cao Cao and Liu Bei's suggestion to send troops.

On the second day of October, the big tent of the sour jujube coalition army!

"Ladies and gentlemen! Dong thieves viciously attacked the world, held the Son of Heaven hostage, and moved the capital to Chang'an. As a great courtier, how can we sit idly by and ignore it, causing the Lord to be humiliated? ”

Liu Bei got up, bowed to everyone, and said with a straight face.

"What Xuande said is very true!"

Zhang Miao nodded, and then muttered, "It's just ...... The Tiger Prison Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a rare male pass in the world. We have been waiting for more than a month since the Sour Jujube Alliance, but we can't help it! ”

"The tiger prison is not broken, and it will be difficult for us to move westward an inch!"

Yuan Yi groaned solemnly: "What can I do if so? ”

"Now, our army's grain road in Yingchuan has been destroyed by Dong Zhuojun several times, and the army's grain and grass are already insufficient."

Liu Dai sighed and sighed: "If it is delayed for a long time...... I'm afraid I'm going to retreat back to sour dates! ”

"The rebels of the world came to punish the national thieves, but they did not achieve an inch. One day, he will be laughed at by the people of the world! ”

Bao Xin stood up, strode to the center of the big tent, and said with a look of anger: "Tomorrow, Bao Xin is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, if he can't succeed, he is willing to die on the battlefield!" ”

"Honesty, honesty and sincerity are righteous and brave people!"

Liu Bei nodded, and said solemnly: "Tomorrow, Liu Bei is willing to go with Yuncheng Gong, even if he dies, he will not give up!" ”

"Xuande, Yuncheng and slow!"

Cao Cao stood up, saluted Liu Bei and Bao Xin, and said in a deep voice: "Storming the Tiger Prison Pass is a good strategy, which will only increase casualties in vain, and will not benefit at all!" ”

Mengde ...... in his chest But is there a good way to break the enemy? ”

Seeing this, Qiao Mao was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.

"Since the enemy has cut off my food supply several times......"

Cao Cao had already made up his mind, and then said in a deep voice: "I'll take care of it!" ”

"Will the plan be released? Meng De quickly said it to everyone! ”

Liu Dai was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.

"Our soldiers will definitely defeat the enemy army in four ways!"

"Liu Gongke immediately ordered Kong Tingshi to prepare grain and grass to send here, so as to lure the enemy army out of the pass and go south!"

"When the enemy army goes south to cut off the grain route, it must take the line of Yuting, Jingxian, Mixian, Dawu Mountain, and Shanshan. Therefore, our army can send elite soldiers to the south from Meishan, Qilin, and Suohou Pavilion, and cut off the enemy's return route in Mi County! This is the First Route Army! ”

"Three days later, when the army retreated east to the front line of Longcheng, luring the enemy army of Tiger Prison Pass to chase and kill!"

"At that time, our army can be divided into three routes. all the way to the Ningcang Valley north of the Tiger Pass; All the way to the Longting Valley in the southeast of the Tiger Pass; The rest of the army is stationed in Longcheng to meet the enemy army! ”

"When the enemy army is defeated, the ambushes in Ningcang Valley and Longting Valley will be exhausted, and the tail will chase and kill the defeated army, and they will definitely be able to capture the Tiger Prison Pass in one go!"

Cao Cao Chengzhu explained one by one in his chest.

"At the moment, our army outnumbered the enemy......"

Liu Bei nodded, and then hesitated: "How can Meng De decide...... Will the enemy come out of the customs and cover up? ”

"Niu Fu and the others have already lost their hearts, so naturally they don't dare to send troops to chase and kill!"

Cao Cao saw that everyone was looking at him blankly, and then laughed loudly: "But...... If it is not bad as expected, there is a person in the Tiger Prison...... A little bit of strategy. If he sees my Cao Cao's actions, he will definitely destroy him! ”

"Meng De still has a trick?" Zhang Chao was surprised.

"Not bad!"

Cao Cao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "In ancient times, Sun Bin used the strategy of reducing the stove to lure the enemy and defeated Pang Juan. Today, I, Cao Mengde, do the opposite, using the strategy of adding stoves to lure the enemy, and I can also attack Dong Thief and rebel! ”

"Please also ask Meng De to make it clear!" Kong Rong hurriedly asked.

"From today onwards, add a stove to the camp every day. If ordinary people see it, they must think that our army is increasing its troops. ”

"If that person sees it, he will naturally see that there are signs of our withdrawal. He will definitely say that Niu Fu will come and hunt down my eastward retreat army! ”

Cao Cao explained with a smile.

"Meng Degaoji! Liu Bei is not as good as it! ”

Liu Bei thought less, nodded, and said with a respectful face.

Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand!

Liu Dai, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Zhang Miao and others all nodded their heads and praised kindness!

"How to deploy the troops of the Fourth Route Army, please also ask Meng De to plan!"

Liu Dai said with a smile on his face. Liu Dai wanted to rely on Cao Cao's meritorious service, so he naturally handed over the command of the army.

"Cao Cao, thank you Liu Gong for your trust!"

Cao Cao bowed to Liu Dai and thanked him.

"Xuande personally led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters and lay down in Ningcang Valley! I personally led the soldiers and horses of my headquarters and ambushed in Longting Valley! ”

"Yuncheng and Yuan Wei led an army of 13,000 to intercept and kill the enemy army heading south of Tiger Prison Pass!"

"Liu Gong, Boye Gong, Meng Zhuogong, Meng Gaogong, and Kong Guoxiang, six people, can lead the remaining more than 36,000 people to meet the enemy army in Longcheng!"

Immediately, Cao Cao glanced around the big tent and said in a deep voice.

Everyone nodded yes!

Subsequently, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others made detailed plans on the details of the march of the four-way army!

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At noon on the third day, Niu Fu and others, who were stationed at Tiger Prison Pass, received the news that Kong Ling was transporting grain from Yingchuan to the north.

Niu Fu did not doubt him, and immediately ordered Dong Yue and Zhang Ji, and ordered the two to lead 4,000 cavalry to the south to plunder and destroy the grain and grass of the sour jujube coalition army.

Li Su observed the tiger prison for three days, and saw that when the sour jujube coalition army was burying the pot to make rice, the fireworks were very heavy and there were more and more pots and stoves; I also saw that most of the camps of the coalition army were empty, and I was very surprised.

Li Su thought about it for a long time, and finally reacted that due to the lack of food and grass, the sour jujube coalition army not only deserted, but also prepared to withdraw.

Li Su didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported this military situation to Niu Fu. Niu Fu, Fan Chou, and Hua Xiong, after listening to Li Su's explanation, immediately stopped hesitating, and decided to take advantage of the retreat of the sour jujube coalition army to wave their troops to cover up the killing!

At the end of the day, Dong Zhuojun's scouts came to report that the sour jujube coalition army was preparing to retreat eastward. In the middle of the unitary hour, the scout came again to report that the coalition army had retreated thirty miles east, and it was less than sixty miles away from Longcheng!

The fighter plane was fleeting, and Niu Fu no longer hesitated, so he left 5,000 people to garrison the Tiger Pass. Niu Fu, together with Fan Chou, Hua Xiong, and Li Su, personally led 25,000 people to pursue the sour jujube coalition army!

Dong Zhuojun hurried eastward, and when he was twenty miles away from Longcheng, he caught up with the retreating coalition forces.

To the surprise of Niu Fu and others, not only did the coalition army not flee in a panic; On the contrary, the coalition forces have already set up their positions and are waiting for their own army with high morale!

The sour jujube coalition army has set up three large formations, with cavalry on the left and right flanks, and infantry in the middle!

Dong Zhuojun rode all the way and rushed for more than 70 miles, which was already the end of the people and horses, and the strong crossbow!

Just when Niu Fu and the others were about to give orders to the army and line up to meet the enemy, the sour jujube coalition army three hundred steps away began to march with drums and horns.

At a distance of 300 paces, the army rushed into battle, and it could be killed in a matter of moments. In such a hurry, how could Dong Zhuojun set up a good formation?

The coalition forces adopted the tactics of intercepting on both flanks and breaking through in the middle, and the three army formations marched at the same time.

(End of chapter)