Hearing this, Cao Pi shook his head, "Yesterday they were still in Xiapi, but today's scouts haven't returned yet, are you worried?" ”

Xiahou Yuan stroked his beard, "I'm worried that they will abandon Xiapi and go north to besiege Tan County with Zhao Yun, so the 50,000 army of Xiahou Shang and Linzi Marquis Cao Zhigongzi will be in danger." “

"They are all state troops, and they have no actual combat experience, so I'm afraid they are not opponents! Although Beren was resourceful, he was young after all, and he had less experience in battle. Not to mention Cao Zhi's son. “

"I'm afraid that Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, the generals of the Han army, will be able to let Boren and Cao Zhigongzi enter the urn with a little trick."

The more Xiahou Yuan thought about it, the more afraid he became, "Your Royal Highness, please let me lead the army to aid Tan County, Xiapi has been lost, and there is no hurry to recapture it, anyway, the Han army will not stay in Xiapi for a long time." ”

Cao Pi looked at Xun Yu and saw that he nodded in kindness, so he gave Xiahou Yuan a deep salute, "In this way, you will work hard and be a talented general!" I wish the general success, but unfortunately there is no available army in Pengcheng for the general to bring! ”

Xiahou Yuan didn't dare to hold it up, returned the salute, and said goodbye to Xun Yu, and then led 20,000 tiger ben light horses, bypassed Pengcheng, and rushed to Tan County overnight.

Tan County is the seat of Donghai County, also known as Tancheng.

When Tao Qian and Liu Bei ruled Xuzhou, they even did the state governance of Xuzhou, so the scale of the city was much larger than that of ordinary county governance, at least the city walls were as high as eight zhang, which could catch up with the state governance of some large states.

At this time, Tanxian was surrounded by Han legions on all sides, but the Han army had not really attacked the city, but it had made a shallow attempt a few days ago, and bombarded the north gate and city wall with artillery, leaving some uneven traces.

Ma Chao, Sima Yi and Zhao Yun had already gathered together, and the first and third divisions of the Haotian Army had also joined forces with Zhao Yun's subordinates, with a total strength of 100,000 troops.

The Han army outside Guangling City was handed over to Lu Su, Chen Dao, Zhang Yan and others, and now more than 50,000 Wei troops have gathered in Guangling City, no matter what their combat strength is, at least in terms of the number of troops is almost the same as the Han army.

Therefore, Sima Yi repeatedly told Lu Su and others to temporarily adopt a policy of besieging Guangling but not attacking, and if there was a Wei army to help, they would encircle and send reinforcements.

It stands to reason that, according to the reliable intelligence of the Ministry of Intelligence, they already have a good understanding of the composition of the force in Tan County.

Of the 50,000 defenders, only 10,000 of them were reloaded with newly made muskets, and 50,000 were state troops, who had no actual combat experience at all, at most they had suppressed bandits and bandits.

If the Han army attacks seriously, I'm afraid it won't be troublesome.

But Sima Yi didn't think so, he wanted to encircle the point to send reinforcements, he thought that compared with Guangling and Tan County, the Wei army must pay more attention to the geographical location of Tan County.

So if there are still reinforcements, they will definitely come back to rescue Tan County, and they must be the most elite Tiger Ben Legion of the Wei Army, who called Cao Cao's favorite son Cao Zhi in Tan County?

Destroying the enemy's vital force is the ultimate way to win the war, and Sima Yi has a deep understanding and experience of Lu Bu's version of the war theory.

Sima Yi sent a large number of scouts on the front line of Wuyuan and Liangcheng to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the Wei army, and he knew that Cao Pi had fled to Pengcheng, so he was not sure whether the Wei army would come from the direction of Pengcheng or Xiapi.

"Report!" One of the scouts shouted and rushed out of the tent.

The guards checked before letting him in, Sima Yi looked at him and said very calmly, "Say, is there any movement from the Wei army?" ”

"Report to the chief of staff, report to the commander of the corps, it is the reinforcements of the Wei army that are coming, Xiahou Yuan's 20,000 light cavalry has passed through Wuyuan and is coming to Tan County, and the number and banner have been confirmed."

Sima Yi was very happy that it was such a result, 20,000 light horses, no more, no less, just enough to eat, too much but it would be a tooth to cough.

Ma Chao also laughed happily, "Zhongda, this is your wish, hurry up and clean up Xiahou Yuan, and then we can attack the city." ”

Sima Yi shook his head, "Meng Qi, Xiahou Yuan, we must be eliminated, but before we eliminate him, I still have to use him to make a fuss!" ”

Zhao Yun is much older than the two of them, and he usually lets them do everything, and he always expresses his opinion last.

"Oh, Zhongda, you don't mean to dig a hole for those two, do you?"

"General Zilong, I guessed well, that's what I think about the specific plan...

Sima Yi told Ma Chao and Zhao Yun his thoughts, these two are also proficient in strategy, and they both applauded when they heard it.

On the plain, a large group of cavalry swept by, and the sky was covered with smoke and dust.

They didn't think the road was wide enough, and the fields on both sides of the road were lined with cavalry brigades marching side by side.

The uniforms of all earthy yellow are exactly the dress of the Wei army.

Anyway, there is flat wasteland on both sides, not farmland, so there is no need to worry about military law.

The military law of the Wei army is strictly forbidden to destroy farmland and crops, think at the beginning, Cao Cao's own war horse was shocked, stepped on a few seedlings, Cao Cao was cut hair on behalf of the head, punished himself.

Therefore, this military regulation is deeply engraved in the hearts of every Wei army soldier.

Xiahou Yuan was afraid that Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhi would make a mistake, so he urged the army to stop along the way, never stopping.

He knew these two young people very well, Xiahou Shang was his nephew, and Xiahou Yuan brought him into the army.

Although Xiahou Shang was five years older than Cao Zhi and had been honed in the army for six years, his art of war and strategy were only on paper and had not experienced the test of actual combat.

This time, he was appointed as the Taishou of Donghai County, but there was a lack of talents in the Wei State, and Cao Cao was not at ease with outsiders serving as the county guard, which made Xiahou Shang become the county guard at a young age.

Not to mention Cao Zhi, who is only sixteen years old this year, because Wei men must serve in the military when they are fifteen years old, so they will join the army.

Although he was extremely intelligent since he was a child, he had a good reputation for his speeches and poetry, but he knew nothing about marching and fighting.

It is only because his title is high enough that he will become the commander of the first army.

The two of them guard Tan County, how can Xiahou Yuan rest assured?

I don't know what Cao Pi thinks? Is it true that there is no one available in the court?

It's nonsense to let a doll go to the battlefield with 20,000 reinforcements.

It was only because of Cao Cao's face that Xiahou Yuan did not reprimand him in person.

However, Xiahou Yuan thought of the rumors about Cao Pi and Cao Zhi fighting for the heir, could it be that Cao Pi's move was to kill people with a knife?

If this is the case, then Cao Pi's political talent is terrifying, and Xiahou Yuan doesn't dare to think about it at all.

He could only ask the scouts aloud where the army had arrived to divert his mind.

"Return to the general, we have less than twenty miles left in Litan County, and we have already passed the county seat of Wuyuan."

(End of chapter)