The news that Yuan Xi was preparing to send troops in Jizhou was quickly transmitted.

The first to receive the news was Cao Cao.

Yanzhou.

Xuchang Mansion.

The crowd gathered.

Cao Cao opened his mouth and said: "I originally wanted to support Yuan Shang and make him hold on for an extra year, even if it was half a year, to buy me a little more time." Now it seems that he is a fool, and he can't even keep his own oil. To unite with such a person is only to one's own detriment. ”

"The prime minister is not ready to rescue Yuan Shang?" Xun Yu asked.

"I'm hesitating..." Cao Cao said: "Yuan Shang is definitely going to die, there is no doubt about it. I just want him to hold on a little longer and give me time to develop. ”

"That's what the prime minister said. To help Yuan Shang is to help ourselves. Even if Yuan can't win, we should go all out. To put it bluntly, the battle of Bingzhou is our contest with Yuan Xi. Guo Jia spoke.

For a long time, Guo Jia, as the chief strategist, rarely spoke. He speaks only when someone else's opinion differs from his. And now he is the first to show his attitude.

"The minister's reconsideration..."

Xun Yu and Xun Yu both said.

"Ugh...." Cao Cao couldn't help sighing: "It is not easy to break through the Yellow River defense line. Don't forget that Yuan Xi has already formed a water army. Moreover, there is already a considerable scale. ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "The purpose of our troops is to build momentum and contain Yuan Xi's troops, not to really fight Yuan Xi." That's what Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan should do. The prime minister can send someone to deliver a message, and we will send 200,000 troops to attack Liyang all the way and Banpujin all the way. These two lines of soldiers and horses can not only contain Yuan Xi's military strength, but also threaten Yan Liang's tens of thousands of iron horsemen. echoed with Yuan Shang from the side and flanked Yan Liang. Success, we did our best. In the face of our heavy troops, I believe Yuan Xi will not be imprudent. ”

"Hmm."

Cao Cao opened the map and looked at Liyang and Banpujin.

Liyang is the main road into Hebei.

Banpujin is located in the northeast of Chang'an, upstream of the Luo River. After beating Banpujin, we arrived in Hedong County.

These two places are indeed the most critical.

"Feng Xiao just said that he would send 200,000 troops? How can we have 200,000? Cheng Yu asked.

"That's just for Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan, and Yuan Xi, and the actual dispatch of 150,000 troops. They were the 130,000 troops stationed in Puyang and the 20,000 troops in Chang'an. Guo Jia said.

"Uh..."

The civil and military officers present rolled their eyes one after another.

After Cao Cao finished reading the map, he put it on the desk in front of him and said, "Yuan Xi has already sent troops. If we want to fight this battle, we can't afford to fall behind.... ”

"Cao Ren."

"The end will be." Cao Ren is on the list.

Cao Cao said: "You immediately go to Chang'an, command Chang'an's 20,000 troops, and attack Banpujin." You need to note that Banpujin is in the upper reaches of the Luo River, and you must first cross the Wei River and cross the Gaoling River to reach it. However, this will pass through Ma Teng's territory, and you have to watch out for Ma Teng's sneak attack. And when attacking Itaurazu, you don't need to try your best, you just need to build momentum. ”

"No."

"The rest of the generals, follow me to Puyang. Troops were dispatched within five days.... Cao Cao got up and said.

"No..."

As Cao Cao's words fell, the deployment of this war was roughly completed.

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At the beginning of July, Yuan Xi sacrificed to the sky, the earth, and the ancestors in Yecheng, and swore to go west. led Gao Lan's 140,000 troops to Huguan, the gateway to Bingzhou.

Since it is summer, there are no restrictions on the behemoths.

All the behemoths went with them.

Yuan Xi didn't fly anymore, and rode four without accompanying the army.

"Report..." On the official road of the march, a scout light cavalry galloped over: "My lord, twenty miles ahead, I found the enemy's iron cavalry." ”

"How many?"

"About five thousand horsemen."

"Got it, let's find out and report again."

"No."

The scouts departed.

Yuan Xi looked back at Zhang Jaw and said with a smile: "Even the five thousand horsemen dare to come to die." General Zhang, please lead the vanguard battalion to annihilate this group of enemies. ”

"Yes."

Zhang Jaw didn't think much about it and led the army away.

Gao Ran on the side said: "The lord can't be careless, Yuan Shangming knows that the enemy can't beat us, and he also sent light horses, which seems to be contrary to common sense." ”

"You're trying to say... Is he luring the enemy? ”

"Yes."

Yuan Xi smiled back and said, "General Gao, don't be too nervous. Yuan Shang's generals did not have this kind of mind. In the face of my 140,000 paces, do you dare to lure the enemy? Even if he doesn't seduce, I'll hit his pot. ”

"Don't forget, the lord doesn't forget, Yuan Shang has a trial and a trial to the south. He's very resourceful. ”

"Judging the South. There are some schemes, but... He had the wrong master. Yuan Xi shook his head, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go, let's catch up with Zhang Jaw as soon as possible and see what the result is." ”

"Yes."

Gao Ran shouted behind him, "The Lord has an order, speed up the march." ”

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The 140,000 infantry army (a small number of cavalry) marched very slowly, and could only walk a few dozen miles a day. If it is a rapid march, it can walk a hundred miles. However, that would make the soldier's combat effectiveness decrease.

Therefore, there is generally no rush to march.

Da Da...

Twenty miles away, when the vanguard battalion arrived, they saw 5,000 light horsemen, resting under a hillside. They are under the banner of 'Chun Yu', and they should be the general Chun Yuqiong under Yuan Shang's account.

"Hmph, I don't know what to die." Zhang Jaw raised his long knife and shouted, "Brothers, kill me with me!" ”

"Kill..." The soldiers of the pioneer battalion burst into cheers with excitement.

Da Da...

A full 3,000 heavily armored iron horsemen galloped towards the 5,000 light horsemen in the sky.

"The enemy is coming, run..." At this time, on the opposite side, someone saw the vanguard battalion with open jaws and shouted. All the light horsemen ran into the distance.

"Kill!"

With a wild roar, the soldiers behind him sped up even more.

But.

After chasing for a short distance, the five thousand horsemen suddenly stopped.

"Stop!" Hold the horse's reins with open jaws.

He looked at the terrain around him, horrified. At some point, he came to a valley that was not too dangerous. The further you go, the valley gets narrower and the mountains steeper.

"Could it be that Chun Yuqiong is trying to set up an ambush?" Zhang Jaw guessed in his mind.

"No, if he wants to set up an ambush, why doesn't he keep running?" The open jaw felt something unusual.

"Report..." An adjutant general ran from behind Zhang Jaw: "General Yu, more than 5,000 chariots have appeared in our rear army, as well as twenty strong crossbow carts, all of which are large equipment. ”

"Rear?"

He poked his head out and saw the smoke billowing behind him.

Further on, the valley here is not very long, and beyond the mouth of the valley, there is a wide meadow.

Therefore, Chun Yuqiong should have been afraid that the vanguard battalion would rush out of the valley and make him fall short, so he chose to start an ambush before entering the deep valley. Moreover, more than five thousand combat vehicles were prepared.