"The lord is saying... Jia Xu has already entered the state? The judge asked in surprise.

He was a little unconvinced by the news.

Huguan is one of the nine dangerous passes in the world, as long as thousands of soldiers and horses hold on, it is as stable as Mount Tai. No matter how many enemies come, it is impossible to conquer them in a short time.

Besides, Yuan Xi and Zhang Jaw returned to Hebei, how could they still lose the city.

The generals in the tent were all talking.

Yuan Xi was a little speechless and said, "Zhengnan, do you think I'm joking?" ”

"Jia Xu, you should know very well that he is scheming, ruthless, and has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, all of whom are the elite of Cao's army. He tricked the pot to open the gate, and then captured the Shangdang. Neither I nor Jaw Chang had time to stop it. ”

"I came back from this trip to transfer troops, and I need 50,000 elites to recapture Huguan."

Yuan Xi's voice fell.

Many generals present stood up: "Lord, the last general is willing to go!" ”

"I only need 50,000 elite soldiers, why do I need so many, sit down." Yuan Xi looked at Gao Lan: "How about General Gao Lan leading the headquarters and going back to Hebei with me?" ”

"Yes."

Gao Ran had just 50,000 under his command, and he had almost no casualties in the previous few months of fighting.

It is difficult to have a chance to make meritorious contributions if you stay in Yanzhou, so it is better to follow Yuan Xi to merge with Zhou.

If Jia Xu and Cao Ren can be eliminated, it will also be regarded as a credit.

Gao Ran had already thought about this, and there was no hesitation at this time.

The judge said: "The minister has a suggestion that Jia Xu can be eliminated." ”

"Mr. Jeongnam, please."

The judge said: "Jia Xu is as cunning as a fox, and he is good at playing conspiracy and tricks, now Huguan and Shangdang are all in his hands, if the lord attacks strongly, even if there are 50,000 troops, he may not be able to capture it." It is better to lead him to one place and kill him. ”

"How?"

"Whoever attacks the enemy will be saved!" The judge pointed to the map next to him: "Put Cao Ren's department into the state and fight a decisive battle in Xiping County." Xiping County is not far from Shangdang, and if Jia Xu learns about it, he is worried that Cao Ren will be defeated, and he will definitely rush to the rescue. Then the lord set up an ambush in the middle of the road and completely annihilated him. ”

"That's a good idea."

Yuan Xi immediately adopted his suggestion: "Okay, put Cao Ren into Bingzhou, and neither he nor Jia Xu will escape easily." ”

The judge arched his hand and said: "If the lord can really eliminate Cao Ren and Jia Xu, Cao Cao will definitely retreat to Guanzhong." At that time, we will be able to collect Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Nanyang and other places. The Central Plains can be determined. ”

The matter of troop transfer was resolved.

Yuan Xi pulled back the topic: "How is the recent war?" ”

The judge replied: "Since the lord and General Zhang Jaw returned to Hebei, our army crossed Guandu and entered Yanzhou. Cao Cao has been defeated in successive battles and is not the enemy of our army. He retreated to Xuchang and was fighting the trapped beasts. Presumably... He's also waiting for the battle to merge the state. ”

"The minister sent 100,000 people to Chenliu and Huainan to help Yan Liang and General Yu Ban. It is expected that within half a month, there will be news coming. Right now... In addition to the guards in the towns, there were 160,000 men in our battalion. The lord transferred another 50,000.... ”

Speaking of this, the judge sighed: "Cao Cao also has 60,000 soldiers in Xuchang City, if the strength of my army is sharply reduced, I am afraid that we will not be able to attack the city anymore, and we can only besiege Xuchang to prevent Cao Cao from breaking through." ”

"Ahem..."

Yuan Xi coughed lightly: "It seems that Cao Cao's strategy is correct, he replaced defense with offense, forcing me to return to the division and merge the state to relieve the pressure on Yanzhou." However, you can tell Cao Cao that his plot will not succeed. I will eliminate Jia Xu and Cao Ren in the shortest possible time, and come back to take his life. ”

"Yes."

Yuan Xi took Gao Ran to the barracks.

The 50,000 people in Gaolan were surveyed and reviewed.

These troops are stationed in Puyang all year round, and they can be called elite after long-term training by Gao Ran. Moreover, Gao Ran has specially trained them in siege skills, which is a sharp weapon for attacking the city.

Yuan Xi was very satisfied after reading it, and decided to leave for Hebei the next day.

At this time.

To the west of Chang'an.

On the banks of the Wei River.

The battle between Jiang Wei and Liu Bei is raging.

In fact, they haven't gone head-to-head since the last field battle.

Liu Bei was afraid of Jiang Wei's iron cavalry and did not dare to cross the river rashly, so he sent people to build warships, wanting to send troops to drag Jiang Wei and cover the crossing of the river. But his every move was clearly grasped by Jiang Wei. Every time he wanted to cross the river, Jiang Wei hid, and when he actually crossed the river, he immediately killed and attacked from behind.

Liu Bei crossed the river twice, but was unsuccessful.

"A little Jiang Wei has blocked our army for more than a month. If this continues, how can we go to the Central Plains? In the tent, Liu Bei was furious.

Chen Zhi hugged his fists and said: "When Jiang Wei comes again, the last general is willing to lead the white-haired soldiers to drag him down, and the lord will take the opportunity to cross the river." ”

"Didn't you try it before, Jiang Wei's tens of thousands of northern cavalry troops have extremely strong combat effectiveness, and the white-haired soldiers are infantry, just restrained by the cavalry..." Liu Bei did not agree.

Among the hundreds of thousands of troops in Yizhou, he valued the white-haired soldiers the most.

Because this army is the elite he brought out from many years of fighting in the north and south, it is loyal to him, and can often save him when he is in danger.

If you fight to the death with Jiang Wei and cause too many casualties among the white-haired soldiers, it is really not cost-effective.

In the final analysis, this is a war between Yuan Xi and Cao Cao, and he came here to help Cao Cao and prevent Cao Cao from being eliminated by Yuan Xi, which will help the overall situation.

But if you are hit hard, it is better to return to Yizhou and strengthen yourself.

"My lord, Jiang Wei intends to delay time and wants to leave us on the west bank of the Wei River. We must not be fooled. I intend to build a wall on the bank of the Wei River, set up a horse rejection, and then mobilize archers to stand by. It's no problem to stick to it for a few hours. "Fa Zhengdao.

"If you've figured out a way, why don't you do it?"

"The minister will arrange it immediately."

Fa Zheng left with Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.

Liu Bei has an army of 300,000 here, not to mention building a wall, even if he builds a city, it is a matter of minutes.

Wei Yan transferred 30,000 troops, took local materials and water, and built a wall five miles away from the Wei River. It is two feet high and one foot thick. And outside the wall, a deep pit was dug, two feet wide and two feet deep.

Such a large project was completed in just one night.

Wait until noon the next day.

When Liu Bei was preparing to cross the river, Jiang Wei led his army to come.

When he saw the walls and deep pits in front of him, he did not come down to attack.

"General, will you just let Liu Bei go?" Zhang Heng asked.

"We were careless." Jiang Wei said with some regret: "I should have come to attack last night, so that he couldn't build the wall, but we all slept like dead pigs, thinking that Liu Bei had nothing to do." Who would have thought that such a strong fortification would be built overnight. If I had given the order to attack, there would have been huge casualties. ”

"Ugh...."

Zhang Heng sighed: "I am really unwilling to let Liu Bei go like this." ”