Under the leadership of Lang Gu, 30,000 troops set up a position and took turns to attack Rencheng.

"Report..."

In the early afternoon, a guard came to report: "My lord, the enemy army has been found in the west, and the number is tens of thousands. ”

"Is it Cao Jun? Or Yuan Tan's troops? ”

"Judging by their attire, it should be Cao Cao's troops. It's all an infantry army, and without equipment, the combat effectiveness will not be too strong. ”

"Got it, let's go and find out."

"Yes."

After the soldiers who reported the news left, Li Dian arched his hand and said: "The last general is willing to lead the wolf cavalry army to fight and destroy this group of enemies." ”

"You forgot what I said in the morning? Don't startle the snake just yet. There are more than 10,000 people, how dare you attack me? I don't pay attention to him, I eat him whenever I want. Let him stay behind us for a while, and when the rest of the enemy forces are gathered, you will attack. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes."

The siege continued.

The sudden appearance of more than 10,000 Cao Jun was obviously a bait, and Yuan Xi was not fooled.

Two hours later...

In the evening.

More than 7,000 cavalry appeared, coming from the south and approaching Rencheng.

"My lord, the last general feels that something is wrong..." Li Dian said: "We are attacking Rencheng here, it has only been less than a day, and Cao Cao has two lines of soldiers and horses arriving, although there are not many, but the speed at which they came is too fast, right?" Where did the troops come from? ”

"You're just realizing it now?" Yuan Xi said with a smile: "Rencheng is an important town at the junction of Xu, Qing, and Yanzhou, he must have guessed a long time ago that I would attack here, so he set up an ambush in the dark, just waiting for me to enter the urn." The two soldiers and horses that rushed here should be suspicious soldiers and bait, trying to lure me to chase them. Think about it, we have more than 70,000 troops in Rencheng, and he is less than 20,000, and he is so close to us, isn't he looking for death? ”

"What the lord said is reasonable, so what should we do?"

"Wait." Yuan Xi looked at the sky: "When the night comes, let's seduce them..." Yuan Xi already had an idea.

Instead of passively waiting, it is better to think about breaking the game.

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

Rencheng is worthy of being a fortified city, and it was attacked for a whole day, with more than 4,000 casualties, but it was also not captured.

The sky was dark.

Yuan Xi ordered all the troops to return to the camp and rest and stand by.

"The lord said to lure the enemy army at night, I don't know how to lure it?" Li Dian came to Yuan Xi's tent.

"In a hurry?"

"No, just a little uneasy."

Yuan Xi pulled Li Dian to sit down and said: "Fighting a war is like a game, every step you take, you have to look at ten steps, think boldly, and carefully verify." I said before that luring the enemy army is just an idea for me to break the game, but it doesn't have to be lured, maybe the enemy still wants to lure us. We might as well wait until the second half of the night, and if the enemy does not move, we will raise our troops again and attack the camp.... ”

Li Dian responded: "Okay, the last general will make preparations." ”

"I'm in a hurry..." Yuan Xi said with a smile: "You are also a battle-hardened veteran, you should learn to be steady." Know how to guess the psychology of the enemy and make a judgment, to put it simply... It is to anticipate the enemy in advance. ”

"Tell me first, what do they want to do with the enemy troops around Rencheng?"

Li Dian replied: "During the day, the lord has already said that they are to defend Rencheng and contain them on the periphery. As soon as the number of enemy troops increases, the containment will immediately turn into a siege. At that point, we will be in a very difficult situation. ”

"That's right."

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "Now there is a very tricky problem. If I attack, neither the Cao army in the west nor the east will be able to escape, and they will most likely be completely annihilated. But after total annihilation, there will be no more enemy troops. The enemy is lurking in the shadows, and we are in the light, which will make it more difficult and dangerous for us to attack the enemy forces of Qing, Xu, and Guandu, because we must always be on guard against the siege of the enemy's heavy troops. ”

"I had already thought about sending a small force to harass the enemy army.... The more I think about it now, the more inappropriate it becomes. In extraordinary times, it is advisable to be quiet and not to move. Don't attack lightly unless you have to. ”

After listening to Yuan Xi's words, Li Dian felt so troublesome.

Don't you just kill an enemy, you can't fight at the eyes, it's really aggrieved.

"Lord, you have just said that you will wait until the second half of the night to attack the camp..." Li Dian said in his heart, if you can't speak, it's not a word.

"Talking to you, I seem to regret it again..." Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "You go first, let me think about it again." ”

"Ahh Don't you count? Li Dian rolled his eyes.

"Ahem..." Yuan Xi coughed a few times in embarrassment, waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go." ”

"Yes."

After Li Dian left, Yuan Xi lay on the couch and thought carefully.

Will Cao Cao really anticipate things like a god and set up a large number of ambushes in Rencheng? So far, only two units have appeared, and by tomorrow, will they appear again? What will happen to the enemy if the forces are organized, the attack is once?

No, it's too risky...

After Yuan Xi thought about it carefully, he decided to wait. The reason why the two Cao armies that arrived in Rencheng did not leave or come to attack was probably waiting for other troops.

If you want to annihilate or inflict heavy damage on the enemy, you must calm down!

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

Time flies.

In the second half of the night.

Li Dian came to inquire again, and by the way, he asked for battle.

It can be seen that he is sincere in his meritorious service.

It is estimated that it was the attack on Cage City with open jaws that stimulated him. If the vanguard battalion makes meritorious contributions, and his wolf cavalry does not, not only will his face be dull, but it will also have an impact on the morale of the wolf cavalry.

"General Li Dian, I thought about it and decided not to attack for the time being..."

"My lord."

Li Dian said: "The brothers are eager to fight, and they all want to fight. I just went back like this, and I couldn't tell them. The last general had an idea to lure the enemy. ”

"What's the idea?" Yuan Xi asked.

Li Dian replied: "We can take two steps. In the first step, the last general led the wolf cavalry army to attack the camp. Fake defeat. In the second step, our army withdrew in the direction of Puyang. The enemy is worried about the Gao Ran round between the lord and Puyang, and does not want to give up the opportunity to annihilate us, so he will definitely accelerate to assemble here. Maybe they will also mobilize the garrison of Rencheng and besiege us together... ”

"Great idea!"

Only halfway through hearing it, Yuan Xi was moved, and then his words continued: "The enemy army is desperate and will do their best to besiege me, Rencheng will be negligent in guarding, and it will be easier for us to succeed." Not only can the enemy army come quickly, but it can also take the opportunity to conquer Rencheng. General Lee, do you mean that? ”

"The lord is wise, and this is exactly what the last general means."

"Good." Yuan Xi said: "I agree with your strategy. However, you have to be careful that when you go to attack the camp, you can't be too fake. I will send two behemoths and three thousand soldiers with you, and I will make a little more noise. ”

"Behemoths and wolf cavalry represent all of our strength, and once they are defeated, our entire army will be weak, and it makes sense to retreat. Also, your wolf cavalry can only go half of it. The other half, from the Langgu army, selected 1,500 old and weak, dressed in the clothes of the wolf cavalry, and fought. You have to pay special attention to the fact that when you fight, you have to do your best. When defeated, you must be very embarrassed and miserable, so that you can lure them. ”