"Lord, Cao Cao's army has arrived in Yanjin and is preparing to cross the river!"

"What?" Xiang Ao was slightly shocked: "Puyang and Guandu are not enough? Cao Cao still wants to divide his troops to raid Yanjin? ”

Xu Shu stepped forward and hugged his fists at Xiang Ao and said: "Lord, force Yanjin, I think Xiang Ao is to raid the rear of our army and disrupt the lord's position." ”

Xiang Ao nodded when he heard this, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "What is Yuan Zhi's strategy?" ”

"The soldiers are divided into two ways!" Xu Shu said confidently: "All the way from the white horse to raid Cao Cao's nest; Ambushed all the way north of Yanjin, allowing the defenders of Yanjin Ferry to feign defeat and retreat. ”

"Cao Cao raided Yanjin, or he really planned to capture Yanjin and enter Jizhou; Either it was a feint to seduce the lord's army to the south. Since this is the case, the minister thought that he could plan and hit Cao Cao by surprise. ”

When Xiang Ao heard this, his eyes lit up, isn't this the famous Battle of the White Horse of the Three Kingdoms? It's just that Cao Cao's opponent at this time has become himself, and it is Gao Shun of Puyang who is responsible for defending the white horse. Xiang Ao couldn't help laughing, thinking with some expectation: Same place, different opponent, Cao Cao, how will you deal with it?

"Yuan Zhi's strategy is good!" Xiang Ao smiled with satisfaction and said, "I just don't know how Cao Cao will deal with it." ”

"The lord seems to want to watch a play?" Jia Xu on the side said in a slightly ridiculous tone: "Don't be careless, lord. With Cao Cao's temperament, since he sent troops to Yanjin, I am afraid that the purpose will not be so simple. ”

"If you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle!" Xiang Ao also chuckled and nodded casually: "This friend in the past, this king is very good." ”

"General Gao Shun is guarding Puyang, so he is not too worried." Xiang Ao said casually: "Who does Yuan Zhi think will go to Yanjin to implement Yuan Zhi's strategy?" ”

Xu Shu smiled lightly and said, "There are countless generals under the command of the lord, and anyone can go." ”

Xu Shu said, Ma Chao and Tai Shici in the palace were the most eager, and at the same time took a step forward and said: "Lord, the last general will ask for his life!" ”

Xiang Ao looked at Ma Chao and Tai Shici with a chuckle, and said with a joke: "General Ma Chao is new to Yanguo, and it is natural for him to want to make meritorious contributions; General Tai Shici also came to Yanguo not long ago, and it seems that he did not make any meritorious achievements. Who does Yuan Zhi think is appropriate? ”

When Ma Chao and Tai Shici heard this, they hurriedly turned their heads to look at Xu Shu, and their eyes were full of pleading.

Xu Shu looked at his lord with a wry smile, chuckling awkwardly, not knowing how to decide. Xiang Ao laughed and said, "You two guess the boxing!" ”

"Huh? Guess the box? Ma Chaotai Shi Ci's face darkened, and she looked at each other with trembling corners of her mouth. On weekdays, you can see children playing tricks everywhere, but I didn't expect Ma Chao and Tai Shici to play in public today.

"Rock, scissors, paper!"

"Rock, scissors, paper!"

Even Xiang Ao didn't expect that Ma Chao and Tai Shici were so bad at guessing boxing, they had already connected dozens of punches, and the two of them actually had the same handles. Originally, he was still joking and playing with it at first, but seeing that the two of them had guessed for so long, the corners of Xiang Ao's mouth kept trembling, and he wanted to laugh and was helpless.

On the contrary, Xu Shu and Jia Xu on the side watched it with relish, and it seemed that they could still experience something in the siege of guessing boxing.

"Hahachen won!" Just when Xiang Ao was bored and wanted to interrupt the two, there was a burst of laughter from the hall. It was Ma Chao who laughed, but at this time, Ma Chao was in a state like a demon, which made Xiang Ao a little frightened. What kind of torture is this to be so out of shape?

On the other hand, Tai Shici was not discouraged in the slightest, and his relaxed expression seemed to make Xiang Ao and the others on the side see a relieved look.

"Ahem, cough, cough" Xiang Ao coughed vigorously a few times, interrupting the excited Ma Chao and said: "Since this is the case, General Ma Chao will fight in this battle." ”

"The last general commands!" Ma Chao, who was awakened by coughing, was slightly stunned, and then hugged his fist at Xiang Ao with some embarrassment.

When Ma Chao led the army to Yanjin, the rout of Yanjin had already fled back in the direction of Ma Chao's march.

At this time, Cao Hong, who led the army to attack Yanjin, was very excited. "It seems that Xun You's military division is not false, and Yanjin is not well garrisoned." Cao Hong said to Li Dian beside him: "Man Cheng, hurry up and urge the army to attack ashore." As long as Yanjin can be captured, the army of the two of us can drive straight into Yecheng for a long time. ”

Li Dian frowned, looking at the defeated Yan Army, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. In Li Dian's opinion, Xiang Ao's Yan army is not a crooked melon and cracked date, even if it is unprepared, it will not flee so quickly. However, the rout of the Yan army did not seem to be pretended, especially when he saw the unbelievable expressions revealed in the eyes of a group of soldiers, so that Li Dian could not find any problems.

"Hmmm! Regardless of whether there is an ambush or not, since the enemy army has fled, it is necessary to quickly climb the river bank and take Yanjin. Li Dian looked solemn, and said to the adjutant general beside him: "Order the three armies, expand the attack, and take Yanjin at dawn." ”

"No!"

The lieutenant clenched his fists and led the way.

Yanjin ferry port, gunsmoke filled. The face of the sunrise has slowly appeared above the estuary, and the Yanjin ferry is scarlet.

Li Dian looked at the somewhat quiet Yanjin Ferry, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious.

"General Zilian, quickly arrange the defense of the camp, the last general is really uneasy in his heart."

Cao Hong patted Li Dian on the shoulder and said with relief: "General Mancheng don't worry, it's been two or three hours since the river crossing, but the Yan army still hasn't reacted. ”

"To say that the Yan army has not arrived yet, it will be hard to believe." Cao Hong said: "In this way, it must be that the Yan army has not received any news from the Yanjin Ferry." At this time, the two of us should use lightning speed to smash Yecheng in Wei County and take down Xiang Ao. ”

"But"

"Xiang Ao's army is elite, and there are countless military generals under his command, but a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, let alone Xiang Ao?"

Li Dian seemed to feel that what Cao Hong said was also very reasonable, and nodded with a frown: "If that's the case, let's hurry up and march into the army, don't give the Yan army time to react." Even if Xiang Ao reacted, the two of us had time to deal with it. ”

"As it should be!" Cao Hong nodded, and ordered to the deputy general beside him: "Order the three armies, eat breakfast on the spot, and after half an hour, pull out the camp and send troops." ”

"No!"

At this time, on the other side of the white horse in Yanjin, among the woods of dozens of miles outside Liyang City.

"General, the rout of Yanjin has been gathered."

"How many are left?"

"It seems tragic, but the casualties are not large. According to the reports of the fleeing rout, the loss of the 2,000 defenders was only four or five hundred, but for the time being, the rout in other directions had not been found, and the rout army was less than 1,000. ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao nodded with a calm face.

"The enemy army raided Yanjin, probably just to plan to hold on to Yanjin and wait for the army to cross the river." Ma Chao said to himself in a calm voice: "If you are a general, after entering Jizhou, you will inevitably wave your army north and smash Yecheng!" ”

Ma Chao chuckled a little disdainfully, and then said loudly: "The three armies listen to the order, immediately send troops, and go north!" ”

After giving the order, Ma Chao turned his head and said in a deep voice to the adjutant general beside him: "Immediately send a herald to inform the garrison generals of Fanyang and Dunqiu (cities dozens of miles north of the Yellow River in the Puyang area) of the marching route of Yanjin and the general, and enter a state of readiness." Also, send 800 miles of fast horses to send the news back to Yecheng and inform the lord. ”

Although Cao Hong and Li Dian guessed that the Yan army might be prepared, he never expected that Ma Chao would stretch the battle line to the Yin Dang area.

At this time, Cao Cao's army not only had a large army attacking from Yanjin, but at the same time, a large army had already lurked in the Baima area. However, Gao Shun is the most conservative general under Xiang Ao, even if Cao Cao seduces, I am afraid that Gao Shun will be unmoved.

"General Cao, hasn't this kid Gao Shun received the news of the loss of Yanjin yet?"

Cao Chun's face was also a little impatient, and he crawled in the grass and whispered, "I don't know." The lord used 30,000 troops to attack Yanjin, and if Yanjin was lost, Gao Shun should get the news. ”

"But why hasn't Gao Shun's army left the city yet? The army of the lord crossed the river, and the troops in the area of Guandu were naturally empty, could Gao Shun still be able to resist such a temptation, and still be able to stabilize and not sneak attack the rear of our army? ”

Cao Chun thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know why, so he continued softly: "It's about to be dawn, if Gao Shun doesn't leave the city, the two of us will attack it." ”

The general on the side is a veteran who has followed Cao Cao for a long time, and Bao Xin, one of the former princes.

"General Bao, let the soldiers check the armaments and be ready to attack at any time and attack the city!"

"No!"

Bao Xin took the order and left. It's just that neither of them knew that on the White Horse City Wall at this time, Gao Shun squinted his eyes and looked at the bushes outside the city wall that were not high, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his face was full of coldness.

"Order the three armies, check the armor and city defense equipment, and enter the alert."

"Yes, General!"

Subsequently, within the city walls of Cao Hong and Bao Xin, who were unaware of the city, thousands of troops kept running back and forth to strengthen the city defenses.

Just as he was about to leave the city wall, Gao Shun's eyes lit up, and he excitedly ordered the lieutenant general: "Immediately send all the cavalry in the city out of the city and attack in the direction of Wating in an offensive posture." Waiting for the wolf smoke in White Horse City, he reflexively returned to White Horse and killed him by surprise. ”

The deputy general who has followed Gao Shun for many years feels that Gao Shun is good at everything, but he doesn't like to take risks and fight for attacks. As the saying goes, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, but their generals cannot ensure that they can defend it. Today, I finally saw that my general took the initiative to attack and set up a trap for the enemy, and the deputy general turned around and ran, for fear that Gao Shun would regret it.

Gao Shun looked at the back and expression of the deputy general leaving, smiled faintly, and secretly thought: Let the world see today, I Gao Shun is not just a passive defensive person.

Thinking so, Gao Shun slowly walked down the city wall alone, inspecting the garrison everywhere in the city.

The sun slowly rose, casting its eyes on the walls of the White Horse City, making the White Horse City look golden and extravagant, and it seemed to be signaling the imminent tragic battle.

(Tianjin)