Guo Jia looked at the map and said to Liu Ze: "The important thing about the emperor's strategy of closing the door and beating the dog is how to close the door and close it to death. Ω New┡』Pen『Fun Pavilion┡. Wen Chang sent troops to Hanzhong, and the defense of Wuguan must be weak. If Cao Mengde fails to return to the east, he is afraid that he will move his army westward and disrupt Guanzhong. Second, the important places at the junction of Nanyang and Yuzhou need to send heavy troops to strictly defend them. The Yuzhou garrison learned that Cao Mengde was besieged, and they would save him with all their might. Therefore, it is necessary to guard against two-way attacks, and it is difficult for non-generals to shoulder this heavy responsibility. ”

Liu Ze nodded and looked at the others, "Zhongqing, you have to be cautious in this battle. Meng De has a good command of the army, a good way to use the soldiers, and the tigers and leopards under his command are also elites in the world. Xun Gongda is a wise man in the world. I intend to go in person and fight Meng De in Nanyang. ”

Xi Zhicai said loudly: "No, the emperor's body of ten thousand gold, how can he take risks easily." Everyone here is all intelligent, and the emperor sent one person to do this. ”

Jia Xu said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go to Nanyang." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Since the beginning of the army, I have been friendly with Meng De, and now for all the people in the world, I have to meet each other in battle, if I don't come out, I can't live with my old friends." ”

Xun Yu said: "The emperor is here, and the morale is not boosted. Gongda my nephew is also, Yu is familiar with his temperament, and he is willing to follow the emperor to recruit in person. ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "That being the case, Wen Ruo and Zijing will follow me personally." Zhicai is in charge of government affairs. Once Meng De was shortlisted, Jia Gong was the main leader, supplemented by Feng Xiao and Ziyang, mobilized the army, captured Yuzhou first, and cut off its way back. Yuan Zhi is responsible for the weight of grain and grass, so that there is a shortage. ”

Guan Yu, Xu Rong, and Zhang Liao each led 50,000 horses and quietly assembled in Luoyang. Cheng Yu looked at the information sent by Xizuo, his brows twisted into pimples, what is Liu Rundong going to do? The lord went out to Nanyang, and the troops of Yan and Henan were overstretched, so did he want to plot against the two states? No, the two families have been living together, do you want to take Hanzhong? But there's no need to assemble in Luoyang. Cheng Yu's eyes were staring at the map, and his mind couldn't help thinking, could it? Cheng Yu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his legs trembled unobeyingly, if this is really the case, the lord's great cause will be over.

Cheng Yu repaired a letter and sent it to Nanyang quickly.

In Luyang City, Huo Jun visited Liu Ze, "I didn't expect the emperor's plan to be so big, and the frog at the bottom of the well only cares about the eyes." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "If there is no Zhong Miao as the internal response, this plan will be difficult to do." To make a long story short, I don't know where Cao Mengde has been? ”

Huo Jun said: "Cao Mengde's three counties of Xiaye County, Duyang, and Bowang were stationed in the north, east, and south of Wancheng respectively, and fought with Cai Mao for more than ten days. Wancheng is about to be lost. ”

"Meng Dewei is three queyi, attacking the heart first, and he has won the essence of the art of war. Zhong Miao, I intend to order you to strictly guard Luyang and Lixian to prevent Meng De from entering Yingchuan. ”

Huo Jun said: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Lu Su said: "Can make Wen Yuan pretend to be Cao Jun to destroy grain and attack Ye County at night. I don't know the guards of Wuyin and Biyang counties, can Zhong Miao be familiar? ”

Huo Jun said: "Wuyin is Cai, the nephew of the Cai Mao clan, just a gentleman; The general of Biyang is a native of the Yi tribe - Yihe. This son still has some abilities. ”

Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, there is Zhongyang Mountain in the east of Wuyin, and Tongbai Mountain in the south of Yang, so it is better to set up an ambush in the mountain." Cao Cao learned that Yuzhou was not safe, so he would inevitably return to the army and avoid the city without entering. ”

Liu Ze nodded and said: "Ye County is the road from Wancheng to the army, and Cao Mengde will inevitably choose Ye County." In this way, I am afraid that Kunyang reinforcements will attack. ”

Xun Yu smiled and said: "If Kunyang comes to help, the emperor can take it." ”

Liu Ze looked at Xun Yu with a smile, "Wen Ruo's plan is exactly what I want." ”

Cai Mao stood at the head of the city, looking at Cao Jun like a tide, his face was pale, and he said to Wen Ping: "Zhongye, you are the guard of Nanyang County, if Wancheng is not guaranteed, the responsibility is not small." ”

Wen Ping wanted to do it, but he didn't dare, if it weren't for your blind command Cai Mao, would the Wancheng defenders have suffered so many casualties? But the man had to bow his head under the eaves, so he had to say: "The last general will do his best to defend and prevent Cao's army from succeeding." ”

Liu Bei said on the side: "The Cao army will attack the city for a day, and it will be unbearable, so why not make people rob the camp in the middle of the night, so that the Cao army can not rest in peace, and delay its attack on the city tomorrow." ”

Cai Mao snorted, robbing the camp? Are you Liu Bei going? What can you do with your 30,000 horses?

Liu Bei saw Cai Mao's contemptuous eyes and said loudly: "If General Cai has no one to send, he is willing to rob the camp." ”

Cai Mao said loudly: "Okay, Xuande's ambition is commendable. In the middle of the night today, look at the public performance. ”

Cao Cao has always acted carefully, and the 200,000 army was dispatched, how could he not be optimistic about the back road, so he ordered Cao Zhen to guard Ye County, Cao Xiu to guard Duyang, and each garrison of 5,000 troops. Zhang Liao led 5,000 men and horses to wear Cao Jun's clothes and came to the city of Yexian. The gatekeeper stopped Zhang Liao's men and horses outside the door and asked loudly, "Which general is here?" ”

Yima slowly walked out and said loudly: "I am Cai Yangye, and Cao Gong ordered me to urge food." Blind your dog's eyes, don't you know General Ben? ”

The goalkeeper looked at the person carefully, and saw that it was Cai Yang in the firelight, and said loudly: "It turned out to be General Cai, the last general has no eyes, please General Haihan." ”

Cai Yang snorted and said loudly: "Zidan cares? ”

The gatekeeper said: "General Cao has just returned to his house to rest after inspecting the city defense. ”

Cai Yang shouted: "Why don't you open the city gate soon?" ”

The gatekeeper said, "General Cai, wait a minute, the city gate will be opened immediately." ”

Zhang Liao was beside him, secretly giving a thumbs up to the soldier dressed as Cai Yang. At the same time, he quietly passed the order and prepared to charge.

The goalkeeper held a torch high and came to greet Cai Yang, and when he got closer, he took a closer look, and opened his mouth and shouted: "You are not..." Zhang Liao shouted with a spear: "Rush." ”

The soldiers at the gate of the city saw the sudden change, and hurriedly closed the city gate, Zhang Liao was fast, he had already galloped to the city gate, the big gun was picked up, and he was slammed on the city gate, and the soldiers behind the gate were shocked, and couldn't help but take seven or eight steps back, Zhang Liao's spear had been swept on the soldier's body.

When Cao Zhen heard that the Han army had entered the city, he was furious like thunder, gathered a thousand tigers and leopards, and killed Zhang Liao. The cavalry trained by Zhang Liao in Bingzhou has always been difficult to meet opponents, and is known for being elite, coupled with combined tactics such as pedal crossbows and throwing spears, the enemy is basically crushed at the first touch. In the firelight, Zhang Liao saw a general leading the cavalry to kill him, it seemed that the army was imposing, murderous, and majestic, and knew that the trump card of the Cao army--- tiger and leopard was coming. Zhang Liao took the lead in rushing over with a big gun, and the two thousand cavalry behind him took off their crossbows, hung up their crossbow arrows, and their movements were uniform. When Cao Zhen saw Zhang Liao, he shouted violently, picked up the big knife and slashed at Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao concentrated on raising his gun to block it. Crossbow bolts swept past the two of them with a screeching roar, shooting into the tiger and leopard cavalry. The tiger and leopard rider does not lose its elite, and under the protection of thick armor, the casualties of the tiger and leopard rider are very small. Zhang Liao easily blocked Cao Zhen's attack, knowing his strength in his heart, and seeing that he couldn't make a contribution with a crossbow, he shouted loudly: "Throw a gun!" ”

Two thousand cavalry from the state stood on their horses, ignoring the arrows flying indiscriminately, and two thousand throwing spears pierced the tiger and leopard cavalry with the potential energy driven by running. Throwing the gun forward, the enemy came to meet it, and under the combined force of the two, the tiger and leopard rider galloping in front of him suddenly fell down. Zhang Liao sneered, and the big gun in his hand sped up and stabbed at Cao Zhen, Cao Zhen was clumsy and embarrassed. The tiger and leopard cavalry protruded more than 100 people to kill Zhang Liao, and the Bingzhou cavalry also killed the tiger and leopard cavalry, and the two armies collided together.

Cao Zhen saw that it was difficult to defeat Zhang Liao, so he had to retreat and command the tiger and leopard cavalry to charge, Zhang Liao's spear was like electricity, and he was unstoppable in the tiger and leopard riding array, and in an instant, he killed more than 20 people in a row. Behind him, the cavalry held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, and everyone fought bravely, all of them competing for the lead. Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Cao Chun have been leading the tiger and leopard cavalry for many years, and they have always been full of confidence in the combat power of the tiger and leopard cavalry. Cao Zhen sighed and shouted, "Withdraw." "Beat the horse and run to the east gate of the city.

Liu Ze led the army into the city, which accelerated the collapse of Cao's army, and it didn't take two hours for Ye County to succeed. At dawn on the second day, Xu Rong led his troops south to roll up the city and set up defenses. Zhang Liao led the cavalry south to Zhongyang Mountain and Tongbai Mountain to defend. At this point, the east gate of Nanyang to Yuzhou was closed to death by Liu Ze.

In Yexian County, Liu Ze looked at the letter written by Cheng Yu to Cao Cao, and said to Xun Yu and Lu Su: "Zhongde is really a god. The intention can be detected from the movement of our army, I wonder if Gongda can expect it? ”

Xun Yu said: "The wizard of Zhongde is resourceful and decisive, and he knows what he knows; Gongda is good at planning and winning by surprise. ”

Liu Ze smiled: "What to do with Zhongde's letter?" ”

Lu Su said: "Your Majesty, this letter is better for Cao Gong." ”

Liu Ze laughed, "I know the meaning of Zijing." ”

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu's letter, his heart shook, Liu Rundong's plan is too big, this is to win my rhythm in one fell swoop, but I don't know if my old friend has such a good mouth? "What else did Liu Rundong say to you?" Cao Cao asked, looking at the messenger who was kneeling on the ground.

"Liu Rundong only asked the villain to send the letter to Cao Gong, and Yu Gai didn't know." The messenger said cautiously, patted his head abruptly, and said, "On the back of the envelope, it seems that there was a text written on it. ”

Cao Cao flipped over the envelope and saw Liu Ze writing a sentence in a dashing manner: Hearing that Mengde went to Nanyang, Ze was very happy and wanted to shoot and hunt with the public. Cao Cao slapped the table and said angrily: "Liu Rundong took advantage of my danger, how cunning he was. Gongda, what is the plan for the present? ”

"Liu Rundong is new to Ye County, his foothold is not stable, and the lord returns to the army."

Cao Cao said: "How to withdraw from the army?" ”

"Our army of 200,000 is divided into three routes to divide Liu Rundong's troops. The three roads respond to each other, and if any one of them goes smoothly, the army will retreat from this road. ”

"My heart is in turmoil, and Gongda will arrange it by himself." Cao Cao sighed, stood up, and began to circle in the big tent.

"Yes, my lord." Xun You glanced at Cao Cao and quietly retreated.

Jia Xu received a message from Liu Ze and knew that the time had come, so he ordered Guan Yushuai to have an army of 50,000 troops out of Luoyang and attack Guancheng and Xinzheng; Taishi Ci's soldiers were on the border of Qingzhou, and Pan Zhang's naval warships were cruising back and forth in the river; Yu Ban had already handed over the errand to Xiahoulan, and the handsome army captured Liaocheng on the north bank of the Yanzhou River from Jizhou.

Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, and Gan Ning suddenly withdrew from the army, which made Yuan Shu happy and crazy, thinking that he was sacred in civil and military affairs, and scared off the three of them with the spirit of Wang Ba, so he planned to call the emperor on the agenda.

Gan Ning's warships transported the army along the Huai River to Peiguo, and each of the three led the army to attack Runan.

Yan and Henan Prefectures were in an emergency, and Cheng Yu was in a hurry, and hurriedly ordered Dong Zhao and Li Tong to rescue Guan Cheng; Jiang Ji and Li Dian galloped to the aid of Runan.

Guan Yu came prepared, but he was caught off guard again, Guan Cheng and Xinzheng had fallen before Dong Zhao arrived. Dong Zhao had no choice but to garrison Chen Liu. Guan Yuli also ignored it, and with a wave of his big knife, he attacked Yingchuan and surrounded Yingchuan County Zhiyang Zhai.