Man Pet finally completed the task, and Cao Ang would return it when Cao Pi arrived, and Cao Chang would come to Chu Ying after Cao Ang reached a safe place.

As for Xiahoudun, Cao Xing's offer was too high, but he did not refuse, so he could only wronged Xiahoudun to stay in the Indochina Peninsula for a period of time, and at the same time, Cao Cao wrote a letter to him that "you must help the Chu army fight in the Indochina Peninsula".

The letter was implemented, and a treaty would be made - even if Cao Cao did not raise the conditions to satisfy Cao's appetite, Xiahoudun would be freed after ten years of fighting for the Chu army in Indochina, and this ten years could be reduced to a minimum of five years by virtue of his military exploits.

In this way, Xiahoudun became a mercenary general of the Chu army, and he also took a full favor.

Three miles north of Puyang City, there are five zhang on the viewing platform, and the high-spirited Cao Xing led the subordinate Wu Li Ru, Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, Lu Bu, Huang Zhong and the fake Cao Zhen, etc., and held hands with the newly joined full favorite.

Ji Ling, the chief general of the Qi army, and Li Le, the general of the army, were also on the side.

Cao Xuan patted the back of his pet's hand:

"O Berning! Sun Tzu's Art of War: Ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and to fight it if it is doubled, the enemy can divide it, if it is less, it can escape, and if it is not, it can be avoided.

Now that we are five times the Zhao army of Puyang, the siege equipment is almost built, do you say that this attack can be victorious? ”

The full pet who was asked knew that this was the first test for him to join the Chu army, and he didn't see that Li Ru, Xi Zhicai, and Xu Shu, the masterminds of the Chu army, were watching.

Man Chong thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and didn't give Ji Ling and other Qi generals any face: "I'm afraid the first battle is unfavorable." ”

"You Qiu Ba ......"

Li Le immediately burst out, and at this time, it was Lei Bo, the general of the Qi army, who led the attack, didn't this slap the face of the Qi army?

Li Le also said these five words, and when he was about to say the sixth word, Cao Xing's eyes were full of smiles, and he had to swallow it raw, but Ji Ling was saved from coming forward to stop it.

Man Pet continued:

"The Qi army under General Ji Ling is more brave, but it lacks discipline, the siege war is about cooperation, and cooperation is inseparable from discipline, 20,000 people are waiting for work, and in front of the energetic defenders, General Lei Bo will be difficult to win!"

When Man Zhong said this, he was very direct, and his direct made the Qi generals present red-faced, that is, Ji Ling's face was slightly better, and this was still compared.

Looking at Ji Ling's eagerness, Cao Xuan smiled at him: "General Ji Ling, we are old acquaintances, but it doesn't hurt to say anything!" ”

As soon as he mentioned the old acquaintance, Ji Ling withered, but it was not an old acquaintance, he had known each other for several years, and when he met for the first time, Cao Xing was the victor and he was a prisoner.

Seeing that no one spoke, Man Pet continued:

"However, if the lord wants to take this Puyang, he only needs to use fatigue tactics to fight wheel battles and consume the physical strength of the defenders, and after ten days, he will attack the city with all his might, and he will definitely be able to take it in one fell swoop!

If the lord's purpose is only to take Puyang City! ”

"Ahaha~"

Cao Xing looked up to the sky and laughed, of course, his purpose was not just Puyang, but a white horse.

Cao Xing pointed to the west, where Puyang was only a hundred miles away from the white horse:

"Baima is the throat of the two banks of the Yellow River and Hebei Unicom, and the geographical location is higher than Puyang.

The assembled Zhao army is stationed there, and there will be 100,000 Zhao troops who have covered Yan Liangwen and Chou, who Yuan Benchu often talked about!

And more Zhao troops are still gathering in Baima, and it is expected that all the Zhao troops that can be mobilized will go to Baima, so that the Zhao army in Baima will exceed 200,000, far exceeding the total number of our allied forces on the north bank of the Yellow River!

This Puyang city is likely to be the decisive battle place between our Qi army and the Zhao army, at this time, with fatigue tactics, it is not only the Puyang defenders who are tired, but also ourselves. ”

The reality was clearly dissected by the two of them, even if it was the unruly Li Le and Chang Nu, there was no meaning of shouting.

The decisive battle is not over.

"General Wei, I will ask the lord for reinforcements, and please General Wei, you will also transfer some reinforcements!"

Ji Ling made a request, and was a little overwhelmed by Cao Xing's smile.

Is this a transfer of reinforcements or not? Ji Lingna was depressed, but he still had to ask his lord for help.

——

As Man Zhong predicted, Lei Bo did not capture Puyang in one fell swoop, and then the Qi army launched several waves of attacks, but failed to take the fortified city of Puyang.

Without Puyang City as a support, the Qi-Chu coalition army stepped up the construction of fortifications and prepared for a decisive battle with the Zhao army.

The breath of the decisive battle permeated the entire barracks.

Only it did not permeate Cao Xing's main account, this was the internal military discussion of the Chu army, Ji Ling and other generals of the Qi army did not arrive, and even the middle and low-level military attaches of the Chu army could not be among them.

There are only a few senior generals such as Cao Xing, Li Ru, Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu and Lu Bu in the camp, but they are full of favorites because of their new status, so they can participate.

More than a dozen of the most important people in the Chu army surrounded a map, which was very detailed, and there were some huge differences from the abstract maps of this era, and in some places such as mountain ranges, rudimentary contour lines could be seen.

It can be said to be a work that spans the generations.

Cao Xing's fingers drew a circle on the Hebei Plain, and then the heavy points were on the center of Hebei - Yecheng.

"The terrain of Hebei is flat, and the loss of the Yellow River is easy to attack and difficult to defend, so the decisive battle that Yuan Shao is looking forward to is impossible for me!

He Yuan Shao wanted to use the decisive battle to save Hebei's foundation from being violated, but we didn't have this concern, but we could also use this to achieve our own goals!

To put it bluntly, the Puyang coalition army is to attract the Zhao army to assemble, and when the Hebei army is empty, we will unite with Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, avoid the real and make the void, we will definitely be able to cripple Jizhou, beat the main force of the Zhao army in panic, and make Yuan Shao pay the price for his greed!

Prime Minister and General, it's not so easy to be! ”

The western gateway of Jizhou is Taihang Mountain, and now Taihang Mountain is controlled by the Black Mountain Army and the Chu Army and the State Department, and has nothing to do with Yuan Shao at all.

The Yellow River in the south was again breached.

For Cao Xing, Jizhou is simply an undefended existence, as long as he does not attack the city, the entire large area of Jizhou will be hired by the Chu army at will.

With such good conditions, how can there be any reason not to take advantage of them, and why is there any need to fight a decisive battle? Moreover, the use of this strategy can achieve Cao Xing's unknown purpose, which can only mean unspeakable secrets.