Cao Ren cheered up and said with a smile: "I already have a countermeasure in my heart, don't worry, let's go down." ”

The scouts were relieved to see that the gloom on Cao Ren's face had disappeared.

The four scouts bowed and retreated, and Cao Ren's face was immediately solemn and serious, with a look of helplessness in his eyes. In a hurry, he couldn't think of any plan at all, nor did he come up with a way to deal with it, so in order to stabilize people's hearts, he deliberately said that there was already a way to deal with it.

In Cao Ren's view, the current Shu army is at its peak, and it is difficult to change the current situation.

Cao Ren stared at the map on the desk, pondering carefully.

It is definitely not appropriate to trap Ancheng, this is the way to die, once the Shu army surrounds it from all directions, Cao Ren can only wait. At present, the Shu army is distributed around, there are many places to move, and the room for maneuver is also greater, so it is impossible to wait for the Shu army to kill in Ancheng, and then fight with the Shu army for a while, which is not in line with the battle situation.

Evacuate Anseong!

In Cao Ren's mind, he suddenly thought of this method that he didn't dare to think of.

At the moment, the situation is critical, and this is the only way to do it.

However, the withdrawal from Anseong was not a disgraceful escape with soldiers. If so, it is better not to run away. Cao Ren leaned against the desk, closed his eyes and pondered, his brain constantly turning.

"Step! Trample!! ”

There was a sound of footsteps, and the military generals under Cao Ren's command walked in. A middle-aged scribe walked in the front, and three generals in helmets and armor walked behind. The middle-aged scribe's name was Cao Fei, who had the same surname as Cao Ren, but he was not of the same clan and had no kinship. The three generals were Gu Yang, Zhao Hong, and Tao Mang.

These three generals are all great generals under Cao Ren.

Cao Fei bowed and said, "Metropolitan Governor, all the counties and counties around Yuzhou have fallen, and the news has spread in the army, what are you going to do?" ”

Gu Yang, Zhao Hong, and Tao Mang also looked at Cao Ren, waiting for Cao Ren's reply.

"Hahaha......"

Cao Ren laughed loudly, a bright smile on his face.

Cao Fei saw Cao Ren laughing loudly, and the tension in his heart was inexplicably relieved, and he was no longer as worried as before. Cao Ren smiled, and Cao Fei continued to ask: "Metropolitan Governor, is there a way to crack it?" ”

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "The Shu army is invincible and difficult to resist, there is only a way to survive. ”

After hearing this, several people were faintly disappointed, but they felt less nervous. Although he couldn't defeat the Shu army, it was still good to save his life.

Cao Ren looked at the four of them and said with a smile: "Pang Tong and Zhang Liao spread such a big net, the situation is too big, and we have room for maneuver." The order went down and asked the soldiers in the city to prepare dry rations for about ten days, and then bring all the food in the city. Early tomorrow morning, the army will withdraw from Ancheng,......, although it cannot defeat Pang Tong and Zhang Liao, but we can know that we can protect ourselves, and we can also contain the Shu army and prevent Zhang Liao from going north. ”

Gu Yang hugged his fists and said: "The Metropolitan Governor is wise!" ”

Zhao Hong and Tao Mang also made a big fuss and complimented Cao Ren.

……

Shenyang County is located in the southwest of Ancheng, only more than 100 miles away from Ancheng. Zhang Liao and Pang Tong led the army to Shenyang County, and the county order of Shenyang County immediately became a grass on the wall and simply surrendered.

Outside the city, in the barracks.

A scout hurriedly ran into the big tent and saluted Pang Tong and Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The scout clasped his fists and said, "Back to my lordship, Cao Ren left Ancheng with more than 20,000 soldiers and went north to Pingyu County. ”

Zhang Liao waved his hand to let the scout retreat, looked at Pang Tong, and said: "Shiyuan, Cao Ren did not stay in Ancheng to fight to the death, but led his troops to leave, and Yuzhou may not be so easy to pacify." ”

Pang Tong's face was calm, and he said unhurriedly: "My lord, Cao Ren led the army to leave, but it is more interesting. Cao Ren is not Yu Ban, his talent and courage are more outstanding than Yu Ban, and he knows the way to use soldiers. Such a person has a greater sense of accomplishment after defeating Cao Ren. He wants to go north, and we will also lead the army to the north, and then notify the Shu army in the north and let them go south. There is a large army in northern Henan to intercept Cao Ren, and we will encroach on Yuzhou step by step from southern Henan until Cao Ren has no way to escape. ”

Zhang Liao nodded and agreed with Pang Tong's suggestion.

Now fighting with Cao Ren is obviously unwise. As long as you swallow Yuzhou one bite at a time, and finally force Cao Ren to have no way to escape, this is the safest way.

……

Cao Ren led the army to approach Pingyu County, and the army went north, and Pingyu County was under tremendous pressure.

Although there are Shu troops stationed in Pingyu County, the main force still follows Zhang Liao, and their troops are not much, so they can't stop Cao Ren's army. The county order of Pingyu County asked for help from the county order of Shangcai County and asked for support.

The war was urgent, and the county order of Shangcai County did not report to Pang Tong, and sent troops to Pingyu County.

Cao Ren sent a small force to feint to attack Pingyu County, and the army marched to Shangcai County, seized control of Shangcai County, and replenished food in Shangcai County. Shangcai County was lost, and after the news came out, the county commander of Shangcai County hurriedly led the army back to help, and was ambushed by Tao Mang in the middle of the road, and the army lost most of it and had to choose to surrender.

In this way, Cao Ren was replenished with food and more troops.

Cao Ren forced the county order of Shangcai County, and the family of the county order of Shangcai County was coerced, forcing the county order of Shangcai County to go to Pingyu County for help, and opened the city gate fraudulently, and Cao Ren entered the city without blood and controlled Pingyu County.

A series of actions, which can be called speed, stirred up the situation in northern Henan.

After Cao Ren won the battle, he did not go south to collide with the Shu army, and waved his army north again, killing towards Nandun County. The Wei army followed Cao Ren to win consecutive battles, and their morale recovered.

……

In Puyang County, Pang Tong and Zhang Liao took over Ancheng and continued north.

The army arrived in Puyang County, and news of Shangcai County and Pingyu County also came. Huang Xu learned that the two counties were sacked by Cao Ren, and the Shu army in the two counties was also exterminated by Cao Ren, and he felt aggrieved.

The Shu army was invincible, how could there be a defeat?

He hurried to the big tent and met Pang Tong and Zhang Liao. Huang Xu looked excited, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, military advisor, our army and the Wei army have never been defeated. This time, Cao Ren successively captured Pingyu and Shangcai counties, and was extremely arrogant. The last general was not talented, and was willing to lead the army to pursue Cao Ren and defeat the Wei army. ”

Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "Huang Xu, Cao Ren is cunning and difficult to deal with. ”

Huang Xu said stubbornly: "Master Zhang, isn't it just Cao Ren?" Nothing. When Gao Ran was captured and the Wei army was defeated, Cao Ren only knew that he was hiding in Ancheng, and he also recruited soldiers from various counties to guard Ancheng. From this point of view, it is nothing more than a coward. He was able to take Shangcai County and Pingyu County, but it was just a little trick. The last general will go out to fight and will definitely capture Cao Ren. ”

Pang Tong looked at Huang Xu and asked with a smile: "General Xiao Huang, what if you don't take Cao Ren?" ”

Huang Xu said: "Let the military division deal with it." ”

Pang Tong shook his head and said, "I won't bully you either, if you fail to defeat Cao Ren, you will be punished with twenty canes in public." As long as you agree to this request, you will be allowed to fight with illness. ”

"Why don't you dare?"

Huang Xu clenched his fists and said, "The last general will go to prepare immediately, please wait for the good news." ”

Zhang Liao looked at Huang Xu's departing back, turned to Pang Tong again, and asked: "Shiyuan, you obviously know that Cao Ren is not easy to deal with, if Huang Xu leads the army to chase after him, I am afraid that he will be tricked, why do you still agree?" ”

Pang Tong smiled and said, "My lord, don't you think that our army is a little proud of its successive victories? Especially Huang Xu, he was ambitious as a young man, and he followed the army to win consecutive battles, and he was a little fluttering and didn't know why. It's still good to let him go this time and let him suffer some hardships. With us in charge, Huang Xu will not have an accident. ”

Zhang Liao sighed and said: "Shiyuan has bothered, I hope that after this incident, Huang Xu can be calmer." ”

Pang Tong said: "It is impossible for these young players to grow up without suffering some defeats. Let Huang Xu suffer a little more and sharpen his mind, which is a good thing. ”

Zhang Liao looked at Pang Tong's wise eyes and nodded again and again.

PS: Three more completed;