While the two were talking, Cao Cao's subordinate Xu Chu entered the tent and said: "That damn enemy soldier doesn't know what he's thinking, and he actually lets our scouts find out every time, but I can't see anyone after I lead the cavalry over." "Xu Chu is tall and big, and his face is unbearable.

"What's the enemy moving tonight?" Guo Jia asked.

Xu Chu replied truthfully: "It's all on the east side, and the appearance behind us is even more overwhelming." I feel like chasing them is going backwards, obviously we should be in the army, and they should stop them. ”

"There must be an ambush in the mountain." Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "This is inevitable. Only there will Zhou Yu have a chance to defeat us completely. ”

"Then why does Fengxiao want me to join the army?" Cao Cao's eyebrows furrowed.

"There are two trails ahead, one high and one short. The tall one is not steep, while the low one has to go around the northern hill and go around it, which is a difficult path. With this kind of terrain, I'd set up an ambush on the high one. ”

Cao Cao's heart tightened when he heard this, and said: "I want to take the high road, after all, it is easy to walk, and there are more ambushes in high places." ”

"It's common sense." Guo Jia smiled: "But strategy is an action beyond common sense. Of course, once you are swayed by common sense, you will begin to walk into the trap of the enemy. ”

"Just do what Fengxiao says."

The next day, Cao Cao's army rose up the village, and the whole army went up the mountain, taking a low road, surrounded by dense forests and rugged. The soldiers all complained, and they all had the same idea as Cao Cao before, thinking that if there was a good road, they would not take the bad road, and it was easier to have ambushes around, which made people worry.

Guo Jia rode by Cao Cao's side and said: "The enemy's strategy to harass the enemy for several days is to make us uneasy, and then we are afraid of being ambushed, which will influence our deep thinking and disrupt our strategic consciousness. Push us to the point where we don't want to take risks, and then we will be at a high place, in the so-called safe area, by Zhou Yu's unexpected ambush tactics. ”

Cao Cao didn't comment, after all, he was also very nervous about the surrounding form, afraid that there would be enemies rushing up from the hillside, and he was also afraid that the cliff above would suddenly be pushed down by rolling rocks and trees from the top of the mountain.

However, this time Cao Cao was completely worried, the whole mountain road was very safe, and the spies did detect the movement of enemy soldiers from high places. After driving into the plains, Cao Cao, who was greatly relieved, said to Guo Jia: "With Fengxiao by my side, I will sit back and relax." ”

Guo Jia arched his hand and said: "The king can't elevate the lower officials like this, everything is my duty." But I am not an all-powerful person, and there will be differences, and it is up to the king's own judgment to choose whether to listen to my strategy. Of course, if my plan fails, please calm down. ”

"Fengxiao ......" Cao Cao was just saying, Guo Jia closed his lips tightly, as if something was about to pour out, his patient face was pale, and cold sweat overflowed.

"You ......" Cao Cao was just about to step forward, but Guo Jia raised his hand to stop him from approaching, but he couldn't help what was in his mouth, coughed up blood, and took a few steps back.

Cao Cao hugged him and said, "Fengxiao's illness seems to be serious?" ”

"Old Disease...... The old illness is fine, I have been sick since I was a child, who made me weak. ”

After arriving in the plains, the spies sent by Cao Cao found no sign of Pang Tongjun in the surrounding mountains and woodlands, including the vast forests on the west side. This incident made Cao Cao very worried and confused. According to the plan, they were to march northwest, and after ten miles they turned into the mountain road on the west side. But since there was no voice from Zhou Yu's army, Cao Cao's army was very slow.

And they have become even more apprehensive. The military village on the plain has a large number of black shadows flowing on the road that was originally driven. That sight made Cao Cao's men go crazy. The spies, in particular, looked for these shadows that were speeding by in the moonlight in the distance, but in fact, it seemed that they were surrounded by these shadows and tracked them. So much so that many spies immediately returned to the village to report after discovering the enemy. When the people and horses in the village galloped out, they couldn't see any figure every time. So much so that some of the cavalry began to whine.

"Is there something wrong with the spies' brains? I've been out six times, and there's enemy soldiers. ”

There are more and more such rumors. And these nocturnal toilers, who were spies, were even more distressed. If it's just one person who discovers the enemy, then they can think it's a problem with their brains. However, more than 1,000 scouts have been sent one after another, and it is impossible to be wrong every time.

"There have been hundreds of enemy discoveries, but each time our cavalry has gone out of battle, it has been in vain, and there is not even a single figure." Xu Chu looked unhappy and always sighed. In the tent, Cao Cao was seated, and Guo Jia stood quietly on one side.

"Our men must have seen the enemy, but nothing came of it after the pursuit. It should have been the time when he returned to the village, and the enemy soldiers happened to slip away. Cao Cao analyzed. Tut...... How can this Zhou Yu's people be like rats. He smiled wryly, as if teasing himself.

"I think it's a mouse!" Xu Chu said loudly, but he immediately thought of something. "If that's what the king says, it makes sense. But I had the horse find out and rush over to take a look. Several people chased after them, but they found nothing, and those enemies seemed to have evaporated from the world. ”

"Or maybe they didn't chase it, and chasing an enemy in the dark in the middle of the night is no different from committing suicide. Not to mention a few people or a ride. Cao Cao said coldly: "I don't believe that Zhou Gongjin has bought the king of Hades." ”

"There's no way my people are lying." Xu Chu looked a little displeased, but in the face of Cao Cao, he had no choice but to control his emotions. "Definitely not, it must be those people who run faster. I don't think I'll pay attention to them, none of them have slept well, and the soldiers are complaining. ”

"When you are a soldier, you can travel day and night, and this thing confuses you, and that's the problem." Guo Jia said suddenly: "General Xu can't mess up in front of the soldiers, this is a taboo for the generals!" ”

"This ......" Xu Chu frowned and sighed again. Just as you say! But it was we soldiers who were out there scouting and pursuing. He patted his chest. It's not a restless person. ”

"Isn't Zhong Kang talking about me?" Cao Cao smiled lightly.

"How dare you!" Xu Chu arched his hand. The little contradiction that he and Guo Jia almost ignited was directly resolved by Cao Cao.

"But it is not possible to ignore these enemies, and if you don't care about the rats just because you can't catch them, then the food will be plundered. Our military village will be breached, do you remember Zhou Gongjin's fire plan, which burned 400,000 troops overnight? Cao Cao said calmly: "Zhongkang, please take a good rest, and let the generals do the pursuit of the enemy." You must show your prowess in the Great War. ”

"The end is clear!"

Xu Chu withdrew from the tent.

"Every effort has been made to find these enemy soldiers, but to no avail. I've already told the cavalry about the strategy of trapping and rounding up. But every time a large group of people pursued, they were all in vain. And General Xu is not like a person who can lie, and those soldiers will not lie about it. The spies must have been in pursuit, but the enemy moved quickly. Guo Jia said: "There will not be many enemies. It's possible that just a few cavalry scurrying around there will make us distracted. But as adults say, if you really ignore them, it may lead to even greater trouble. ”

"You once said that Zhuge Liang is a genius, so this Zhou Yu is really a genius." Cao Cao laughed and said, "But Zhuge Liang, I still can't be convinced." ”

"So you are completely unwary of Zhuge Liang." Guo Jia chuckled and said, "But I still want to say that the king must pay attention to Zhuge Kongming, this person is not trivial." Although he is not like Zhou Yu, who can impress adults in the Battle of Chibi, he is by no means a wasted person. ”

"Got it, got it." Cao Cao repeated, as if deliberately expressing his impatience and reluctance. He was reluctant to admit Zhuge Liang's abilities. In his eyes, this is a man who has been rumored to be amazing. In fact, Cao Cao never fought directly with Liu Bei, who had Zhuge Liang, and both sides watched from afar from Jingzhou. What he saw was a man who had just left the battle due to illness.

"It's better to let the cavalry patrol in groups of 100 people, send out ten groups, and if you find the enemy, you will pursue them directly." Cao Cao stroked his beard and said.

"You can give it a try." Guo Jiadao.

Cao Cao's army, which had implemented this strategy, had approached the mountains. That night, the cavalry galloped into the night, and they searched for the enemy. Because he has the strength of more than 100 people, and many of his own people are patrolling around. Therefore, these scouts in the dark were very brave, and each wanted to find the enemy soldiers at once, and then pursue them.

The emperor lived up to his wishes, and a group of centaurs noticed that there was a black shadow moving on the west side, and immediately ran over. Because they wanted to make a head, they were silent. They chased them all the way to the westernmost part of the forest. Then the night vanished, and the arrows burst through the wind and shot them in the woods. From the perspective of an arrow array of that scale, more than 100 people are really not to be feared. There is not a single live mouth.

That night, Cao Cao's patrol soon discovered that a group of people was missing. After that, no enemy was seen in the night. After returning the report, Cao Cao felt very puzzled.

"The enemy must have been discovered, and then in order to grab the credit, he chased him for a long distance without a sound, and was ambushed." Guo Jia judged.

"It's infuriating, are more than 100 people killed like this?" Xu Chu stood in the column.

Xiahoudun, who was opposite him, said calmly: "Just as Lord Guo said, these people must have been ambushed. It can be seen that the enemy has always been around, and he can kill more than 100 people silently, this method is really only done by Zhou Gongjin. ”

"Did General Xiahou raise the enemy too high?" Xu Chu said. Because the cavalry team was commanded by him, and Xiahoudun commanded the infantry and archers, he was very dissatisfied with Xiahoudun's words.

"I'm not targeting General Xu, don't be careful. The facts are the same as what I said, if Huarong Dao had not fought without General Xu, the king would have been killed by thieves a long time ago. That's all Zhou Yu's strategy! Xiahoudun said angrily: "Underestimate this man, we will have to suffer." ”

"I have a lot of doubts." Cao Cao said calmly, "Is it time to enter that valley road?" Even on the plains, Zhou Yu was dizzy. If we had entered such an area that was easy to be ambushed, we would not have lost more than 100 people. ”

"Let the cavalry guard the wings, and the archers behind!" Xu Chu said loudly: "After encountering the enemy, directly rush up the mountain, if the enemy rushes down, the cavalry stabilizes the position, and the archers shoot and kill." And the Chinese military shielded the samurai to protect the king. ”

"That's the worst-case scenario." Xiahoudun reminded.

Xu Chu gritted his teeth and did not make a sound.