On September 15, the moon was full in the sky, and the big tent of the Yan Army was brightly lit...... Of course, as the center of the 70,000-strong army plus tens of thousands of people, it is absolutely impossible for this place to be left unmanned. In fact, day and night, twelve hours a day, there have been people here to deal with official business constantly, to ensure that the information is smooth, so that the Guandu battalion, which has been in a state of imminent battle, runs smoothly, not to mention that early in the morning, the front-line general Cheng Pu will launch a large-scale offensive.

However, compared with the busyness in the military tent itself, most of the righteous servants and subordinates on duty at night felt a little absent-minded, this was because the two military advisors were summoned to the back tent by Yan Gong from the third watch, and then they never came out. Combined with the rumors of General Zhendong's visit to Pi during the day, it can't help but make these people who have access to a large number of war materials think more...... After a stalemate for half a year, will there be a huge turning point?

In the back tent, different from the previous busy, except for a few guards, only Gongsun Xun, Jia Xu, and Xun Yu were here, and the three of them were sitting or standing, facing a huge map of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and they had been silent for a long time.

In fact, Gongsun Xun's sudden vigilance is extremely simple to say - he never believes that Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are people who are waiting to be killed!

There are too many people waiting to be killed in this world, and there are many similar people among the princes of Chengcli, but Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, and the previous four Yuan Benchu and Dong Zhongying are definitely exceptions!

They are the inevitable opponents on Gongsun Xun's path, not a stumbling block!

Not only that, whether it is his mother's 'historical experience' or the actual interaction between Gongsun Xun and these four people, they are still clearly reminding this Yan Gong who has the number of twenty-one in the world - Cao Liu and Liu are more tenacious and open-minded than Dong Yuan, and they will definitely fight back!

So, now that the First Battle of Xiapi broke out, no matter what the result is, Liu Bei, who is not strong enough, does not mention it, and Cao Cao, who still has huge military power in his hands, cannot be indifferent:

If Guan Yu's surprise attack fails and the Yan army on the eastern front suffers heavy losses, it will undoubtedly be the best opportunity for the Central Plains coalition forces to counterattack since the start of the war;

And if Guan Yu's surprise attack on Xiapi is successful, it means that the defense line of the Central Plains coalition army will be torn open again, so big that Cao Mengde is likely to be unable to block it at all...... Then in this case, the person has to gamble even more!

Considering that the two sides have only been fighting for half a year, the restlessness and exhaustion of the army have been undoubtedly revealed.

So now the question is, if Cao Cao is desperate, or launches a counterattack, where will he fight back?

Is it the main battlefield Guandu and the Bianshui defense line near its left?

Or is it destined for a big twist and turn on the eastern front?

Or is it the western front area such as Yingchuan and Nanyang, which has been in some kind of sit-in posture?

From the East China Sea to Hanzhong, the battle line stretches for thousands of miles, and it will be clear where it is for a while and a half, but it has to be figured out! If you don't figure it out, you will die, and if you figure it out, you can directly make a decision about this battle.

"It shouldn't be Qingxu."

I don't know how long it took, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the couch, closed his eyes, brushed his hand over the corner of the map made of sheepskin in front of the couch, and suddenly spoke.

"What the lord said is good." Jia Xu was immediately sure. "Or to say, if it's Qingxu, it's not enough to change the situation, but it's not enough to change the situation, regardless of success or failure, it's actually useless."

Xun You also bowed his head slowly.

This truth is still very straightforward...... In such a situation, once Cao Cao launched a surprise attack, it must have been aimed at winning or forcing a truce, otherwise it would be meaningless and there would be no need to discuss it. And since it is such a strategic counterattack, then the goal of its people must be of decisive strategic significance.

Or at the military level, or at the political level.

In fact, judging from the fact that Guandu had prepared a large camp for a long time, and judging from the fact that Cao Cao had decisively abandoned the land north of Pushui and Bianshui in turn, the Cao Sikong on the opposite side should have planned for this battle very early. And since the plan began at that time, it is more certain that the surprise attack that the other side may launch must be based on winning or forcing a draw.

"It shouldn't be Nanyang." Since the silence was broken, Gongsun Xun continued to analyze it carefully with his eyes closed, or he had to make a judgment. "If you start from Nanyang and go to Guanzhong, it will be enough to change the overall situation, but how can it succeed?"

Jia Xun and the others also bowed their heads one after another.

In other words, the fundamental nature of this war is naturally the annexation war of Gongsun Xun's southward movement, but on the surface it is the slogan of 'welcoming back the Son of Heaven to Chang'an'. And Cao Cao's slogan is also very direct, that is, 'Conquer the west under the order of the Son of Heaven', 'Recapture Chang'an'! Even Cao Cao, during the early war with Gongsun Xun, saw that war was inevitable, and when he went to worship Qiao Xuan and write a sacrificial text, he claimed that he was passing by on the Western Expedition...... That article was written with sincerity, and Gongsun Xun read it carefully.

However, no matter how sincere and no matter how many slogans are shouted, everyone knows that the possibility of Cao Mengde wanting to recapture Chang'an, or directly retaking Chang'an from Nanyang, is extremely low.

The reason is simple.

First of all, Wuguan is too difficult to fight! Wuguan is actually just one of the checkpoints on the dangerous road from Sanfu to the Nanyang Basin, and there are seven or eight similar checkpoints and tun points along the way, even if you can win, you can't win quickly.

Secondly, the Western Front of the Central Plains Coalition Army, that is, Liu Biao and Lu Bu, originally lacked the desire to launch a counterattack from Nanyang, which was the fundamental reason why the Western Front turned into a sit-down war...... Although the former was hooked out of the army by the huge bait of Nanyang in the end, he was still a guardian dog in essence, and it was okay to send troops to the front line to help, and if he wanted to fight at home, it was 10,000 unwilling; And the latter is even more interesting, in the past few months, since Gongsun Xun's victory in the bloody battle of Guandu that day, Lu Fengxian has been writing constantly, surrendering may not be, but the mentality of wanting to avoid war and make peace is undoubtedly revealed.

The so-called four words of sitting back and waiting for death are the true mentality of Liu and Lu...... They seek to be happy, and that's all.

Even, Gongsun Xun has always had a so-called surplus army, that is, a Guanxi soldier of more than 10,000 led by Xu Rong, which was saved by Lu Bu and Liu Biao!

In short, the possibility that these two people who want to grasp the overall situation of Nanyang leave their own defense area to touch the martial arts pass is almost negligible.

But that's about it...... One east and one west, after pinching the head and removing the tail, the rest of the places, from Juyeze to Lu Hun Pass, Gongsun Xun is no longer completely sure.

"Sun Ce is brave, very similar to his father, if he suddenly leads a large army, regardless of life and death, and goes straight to Hongnong through Luhun Pass, it is really possible to endanger Guanzhong; And if he goes straight to the old capital of Luoyang, and does not mention the dilapidation of Luoyang, and only says that the back road of Guandu is also dangerous...... Don't be careful. Gongsun Xun didn't look at the map at all, so he continued to sit on the couch and analyze.

"In addition to this, Guandu itself is also a top priority...... Although the Guandu company camp is opposite, it is impossible to seal all the peripheries, and Cao Mengde himself is also very decisive, and now that the army is tired, if Cao Mengde personally leads the elite to attack the rear, or break through the water from one side to the north, and cut off the supply of Guandu after the rear, it is also necessary to be carefully guarded. ”

"There are also areas around Bianshui and Baima, if Cao Cao leads his troops across Bianshui, instead of attacking Guandu, but rushing to attack Baima with the generals of the Eastern Front, it will also be fatal...... Baimadu is the real lifeline of our army. ”

"As for Yu Ban, who is stationed in Cangting, it can be regarded as a way out, but the premise is that Yun Chang's attack on Xia Pi fails, and Cao Cao wants to take the opportunity to keep Yun Chang."

"After that, there should be no more, right?"

"The minister thinks that there is no need to worry too much about the Guandu camp here." It was not until Gongsun Xun finished explaining the key points along the line one by one that Xun Youfang, who was standing on the side of the map, spoke calmly.

"How?" Gongsun Xun's face remained unchanged.

"First, our army is not exhausted to the limit, the defense of the large battalion is not slacked to the point of being broken by a blow, and even our army still has the strength to launch an offensive, so why should it be broken in a hurry? Second, the real key point behind our army's camp is only the north bank of Wuchaoze, which must pass through the grain transportation channel, but His Highness has always protected it properly. Xun Yu replied with a straight face. If Cao Cao really wanted to take risks from here, he would only be killing himself, because his men and horses were exposed outside the camp, and our cavalry would be able to surround and kill him in the wilderness around Wuchaoze in a moment. ”

Gongsun Xun looked thoughtful and slowly bowed his head.

In fact, Gongsun Xun himself didn't think that the Guandu camp would go wrong under his careful care, but he was just a little tempted by the sensitivity of the word Wuchao...... In fact, according to his own experience and observation, Guandu here is not so much worried about Cao Cao's 'burning the black nest', but rather worried that the other party will come to burn the company camp.

After all, it's the end of autumn, the water level is receding, and the grass and trees are withering and yellow.

But even so, as early as after the autumn harvest, his people had already ordered the whole army to transport sand and build partition camps to prevent fire.

"Where's Bianshui?" Since Gongsun Xun was affirmed by Xun You, after breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, he continued to ask questions. "What does Gongda think?"

"The troops in Bianshui are sparse, and they are mainly infantry, so of course they have to be defended." Xun You replied seriously. "But does Ming Gong really believe that there are still three generals in Lou Sizhou, Gao, Xu, and Zhang?"

Gongsun Xun finally smiled slightly...... How could he not trust these people?

In other words, it is precisely because of the extreme trust in the loyalty and ability of these four people that Gongsun Xun will rest assured that such a large area of jurisdiction will be handed over to them to dispose of - Lou Gui will be in charge, Xu Huang will be in charge of the direct defense of Bianshui in person, Gao Shun will hold the Baima, the biggest point on the south bank of the Yellow River after Guandu, and Zhang He will control the joint.

And if there is a change, with the prosperity of the cavalry of the Guandu battalion, it can be quickly supported in the past.

In fact, this Bianshui defense area on the east side of Guandu has always been the general direction of attack in Gongsun Xun's original plan...... If it hadn't been for the three of Xian, Guan, and Guo who suddenly launched the Xiapi Battle on the Eastern Front, then Cheng Yu's Yingzhou soldiers and Tai Shici should have been invested in this area together after returning from recruiting troops from Liaodong, and then made a frontal breakthrough in order to flank Guandu!

Even if Lusu and Guandu are integrated, it is difficult for a while, and if it is not good, it can turn to the southeast as a breakthrough, merge with Guan Yu, break through the insufficient Xiahoudun, and reverse the encirclement of Lejin, Li Jin, Zhang Chao, Gao Gan and other generals on the eastern front, or force them back.

As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun's heart moved slightly, as if he had grasped something, but he couldn't believe it for a while.

"My lord." At this moment, Jia Xu also took the initiative to speak slowly. "The minister thinks that whether it is from the perspective of Cao Jun or from the point of view of the key points of our army itself, there are always several key points...... So even if you make a judgment, it's always hard to be prepared. In this case, why not take the initiative to attack, or lure the snake out of the hole? I don't expect to win in a hurry, but I can always test out one or two truths, right? ”

Gongsun Xun came back to his senses, thought about it for a while, and knew that this was the best way, so he bowed his head and made up his mind:

"Immediately send an order, let Xu Rong come east from Hongnong, and go out of Yuyuan Pass to attack Yang Zhai and Yangguan, where Sun Ce is based! When Ming Chengpu attacked head-on, let Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian bypass the west side of Guandu from Wuchao and go to Chen Liucheng to deter Lu Zijing! Then, tomorrow, when the war comes, I will personally go to the front line to supervise the war...... Let's see if Cao Mengde is here! ”

Jia and Xun made up their minds to obey orders together.

"And," A moment later, just as Jia Xu was about to arrange the order to the front tent, Gongsun Xun suddenly shouted to the other party on the couch. "Wenhe, let that Deng Dang come to see me......"

Xun You's face remained unchanged, his footsteps did not stop, and he had already walked out of the back tent, and Jia Xu understood, and simply left after nodding slightly.

After a few moments, Dundown entered the back tent and left after a short pause.

I couldn't sleep all night, and early the next morning, Gongsun Xun didn't have time to go to the front line, but he first received Xu Huang's fast horse urgent report!

It turned out that Gao Gan, the general of the eastern front of the Cao army stationed in Dingtao, suddenly made a change a few days ago, and it seemed that a full 2,000 soldiers and horses were divided in the direction of Changyi behind him, which was an ordinary support move, and Dingtao was a big city in the Central Plains, and it was not enough to become a fighter. But Xu Gongming is Xu Gongming after all, and he is recognized as a serious and responsible person who does not care about hard work, so he still took the initiative to send a large number of sentry horses to go deep into the hinterland of Cao Jun for dozens of miles to investigate, and then successfully intercepted a messenger of Cao Jun and learned the news of the world!

The messenger was sent by Xiahoudun and headed for Guandu, which clearly stated that not only Xiapi had been obtained by Guan Yunchang, but also Zhou Yu, the military general of Xuzhou, the easternmost governor of the Central Plains Coalition Army, was intercepted by Guo Fengxiao and Guan Yunchang on the way to break through and died on the spot!

Xuzhou has changed hands!

The stakes were very high, Xu Huang didn't dare to slack off, and directly sent the captured messenger and the letter to Guandu in the starry night.

After Gongsun Xun quickly summoned the messenger and his party, he almost immediately determined the authenticity of this group...... This is a group of young officials and officers who are so young that they have just been crowned.

The leader is called Cao Zhen, is Cao Cao's adopted son, the word Zidan, after the war that day, the tiger and leopard cavalry system did not exist, and his people were also changed to secret military intelligence messengers in various places along with the remnants of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

In addition, there are also Xiahou Xuan's confidential text officials Wu Zhen Wu Jizhong, who is a native of Dingtao; There is also Cao Cao's confidential text official, Zhu Shuo and Zhu Yancai, who were born in Peiguo County.

Among them, Zhu Shuo still has some integrity, and he is reluctant to speak, but that Wu Zhen almost told him all about the military situation, and the reality of the Eastern Front is even more aware of it, and he has verified everything he knows, and Zhu Shuo is so hated that his eyes are split.

Gongsun Xun didn't know the future achievements of the two thin men in front of him, and he didn't even recognize these two people at all, but he knew who the chubby head master Cao Zhen Cao Zidan was! So almost instantly, he had already realized - the news was true, Guan Yu had already won Pi, and Zhou Gongjin was one move away from chess, and he was already dead, and now Xiahoudun hurriedly went to help Pengcheng and has not returned!

However, regarding Cao Cao's movements, this group of people went to Guandu from Xiahoudun, but they didn't seem to know.

Gongsun Xun pressed the vibration in his heart, did not care about the excitement of the many officers in the big tent, and did not notice that Jiang Gan, who had just returned to the team, was like gold paper, but hesitated for a moment at the two people in front of him...... He was going to put one person back, and clearly told Cao Mengde that he already knew everything about the Xiapi battle, and asked the other party not to cover it up anymore!

It is also the meaning of persecuting Cao Cao!

"Your Highness, you might as well release Zhu Shuo......" Xun You suddenly stepped forward to remind. Cao Mengde believes in this person even more! ”

Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head, but in the confusion of everyone, he called the rear camp to stay behind and take charge of the affairs of the Chinese army, so he ordered to take the thinner Zhu Shuo with him, and immediately set off for the front line.

In other words, the Guandu camp has actually been in a state of war, and the offensive organized by Cheng Pu this time seems to be powerful, but it can be regarded as the daily life of Guandu, otherwise there would not have been frequent changes of hands in the previous front-line camps...... Basically, both sides will not maliciously consume human lives under the cover of multiple defensive lines, and once one side successfully breaks through, the attackers will often take the initiative to retreat to the next layer of reserve defense to avoid too many casualties in hand-to-hand combat, and the former will not touch the new heavily guarded defense line again.

Similar battles between the two sides have broken out no less than six times, and the Yan army has advanced four and retreated two, giving a slight upper hand. However, it is worth mentioning that with the protracted war, and after the dirt hills, tunnels, and artillery trucks gradually took shape, the watchtowers and fences became more and more solid, and this kind of competition gradually became more and more difficult.

However, when he returned to the front, this time seeing that the two armies were well prepared and that Guandu was about to break out a tough battle that everyone had been mentally prepared for, with Yan Gonggong Sun Xun personally sitting on the front line, the atmosphere was a little tense and weird...... Especially yesterday, Gongsun Xun sent several women's clothes to Cao Cao's camp, and today Gongsun Xun suddenly sent an envoy to return a prisoner of war before the war.

The battle broke out suddenly, and the artillery vehicles of each battalion, which had no time to install wheel axles, took the lead in attacking with their numerical superiority, and under the personal pressure of Cheng Demou, countless Hebei armor soldiers poured out directly from each battalion like a tide, and tried to rush forward to seize the front camp of the Cao army that was smashed through the fence before the artillery vehicles completely stopped, and directly caught the southern army by surprise...... However, Cao Jun also seemed to have been instructed, and he also swarmed out from the rear of the Tushan without waiting for the opposite artillery carts to finish projecting, and at the same time, their smaller number of artillery trucks no longer pursued any maneuver advantage, and directly reacted towards the Yan army's artillery position!

Of course, this is understandable, because Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the highest and safest dirt mountain, saw Cao Ren's bordered Cao character banner appear on the front line!

And a moment later, Gongsun Xun's suddenness gradually became suspicious as the Cao army did not retreat from the battle to the death, and more and more generals appeared on the front line of Cao Ying...... The two yellow flags represent Huang Zhong and Huang Gai, and the generals Wen Ping, Li Tong, Chen Wu, and Xu Sheng don't even need to distinguish them.

In the end, Gongsun Xun even saw the banner of Ren Jun, the general of Tuntian Zhonglang under Cao Cao! There is no way, this surname Ren is really the only one in the Southern Army.

And the absurd thing is that Ren Jun's duty is to be the assistant of the rear battalion responsible for the people's auxiliary soldiers, in other words, his subordinates are simply the weakest second-line recruits under Cao Cao!

However, this suspicion was quickly dispelled when Cao Cao himself appeared on the dirt mountain directly opposite...... In a trance, Gongsun Xun only had one thought left - Cao Mengde was quite beautiful in women's clothes!

No wonder his subordinates are desperate!

———————I'm the dividing line of the women's clothing boss———————

"Taizu challenged a few times, but he couldn't keep it, because he made people collect dozens of ornaments of women and women, and sent Cao Ying with artillery carts to satirize Cao Cao. The generals of the Cao Department are all furious, and Cao is also angry, and it is a decisive battle on the Nanyang table. The book was issued, and the next day Taizu regathered troops to attack, and he wanted to hold on to it, but suddenly Zhu Shuo arrived from the north. Zhu Shuo, who manipulated the villagers' henchmen, also held the Xuzhou military aircraft document exchanges, which was obtained by Xu Huang. Since his people came to the north, Cao Nai knew that Taizu had all the truth in Xuzhou, so he sent the whole army to meet the battle, reverted to women's clothes, and climbed the mountain to supervise it. Cao's army was ashamed and angry, with 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers, everyone moved forward, and our army was slightly disadvantaged. Left and right were anxious, Gu Taizu, Taizu looked at Cao Cao for a long time, Fang laughed, but Gu left and right said: 'Meng De is like a donkey's poor skills! —"The World Speaks New Language". Treacherous