Cao Shuang obviously ignored one point. is also a cavalry, although the degree of the Wei army will not be slow, but the degree is only about the same at best. In addition, every time these cavalry under Ma Qiu's command committed a crime, they burned the village after lighting three incense sticks, and did not give the Cao cavalry time to react at all, and the Cao cavalry did not have a very good effect.

In May, Guan Ping temporarily replaced Xu Shu and went to the Hebei military camp on the front line, while Xu Shu returned to Luoyang to meet Adou.

Guan Ping has followed Guan Yu for many years, and although his ability to lead the troops is not as good as Guan Yu, it is more than enough to guard a large camp in Hebei.

Luoyang.

"Teacher, this is a fresh melon and fruit that has just been paid tribute from the Western Regions, you can taste it." Adou picked up a piece of watermelon.

In the second millennium BC, watermelons were planted in Egypt, and later spread to the Middle East and the Western Regions through the Mediterranean, but in the Han Dynasty, watermelons were only planted in the Western Regions, and there was no watermelon in the Central Plains.

"Tribute from the Western Regions?" Xu Shu picked up a piece of watermelon, looked at the red flesh, and then said, "There are rumors." When Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, there was a melon, the water is sparse and the flesh is thin, and the name is 'thin melon', but this thing? ”

"Oh, it turns out that there was a watermelon in the Three Kingdoms era." Adou nodded secretly, it was obvious that "thin melon" sounded like watermelon.

"Teacher, it's been more than a year now, and people and horses have consumed a lot of food and grass, when are we going to attack?" Adou asked.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it's not time yet." Xu Shu put down the watermelon in his hand, and then asked: "Your Majesty, if the two fight each other, the comparison is martial arts, physical strength, and endurance; When the two armies fight, the comparison is whether the commander-in-chief commands the battle properly and whether the soldiers use their lives; The two countries are at war, and they are fighting the people with money and food! In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all the powerful countries were strong in money, grain and taxes. With money and food, you can recruit troops and buy horses, and you can fight thousands of miles, but if you don't have enough money and food, you will not be able to fight. ”

Xu Shu paused in his voice, and then said: "There are two ways to destroy the country, one is to wave the army straight up, attack the city, accept the enemy's people, capture the enemy's armor, and recruit the enemy's officials. Destroy the capital of the enemy's country, capture the enemy's king, and destroy a country. As for the second method, it is mainly based on plotting, or divisiveness, or provocation, or inducement, or coercion, and surrender without a fight. Now although there is only one state left in the Wei State, it is still huge, and it is attacked with troops, and the losses are huge, so it is best to use it to fight! ”

"Now Jizhou only has one state, but it has to support an army of 400,000! So what we have to do is to cut off his money and grain taxes, and if there is no money and food, what will he Cao Rong use to support this 400,000 army! Sending cavalry to attack and destroy its fields, when the autumn harvest of the next year comes, Wei's grain and taxes will inevitably be greatly reduced, and it will only take two or three years in the long run, and Wei's national strength will decline. At that time, the people did not have enough food and clothing, the army had no money to buy equipment, and the court had no money to pay for the officials. At that time, the officials, soldiers, and people will be separated, and the Wei State will collapse without a fight. ”

"It's a new approach. It's the first time I've heard of it. When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Adou nodded and said.

"Your Majesty, this method is not only applicable to Jizhou, if Your Majesty wants to attack Jiangdong in the future, in addition to the sailors, you can also use this method to lead Dongwu to collapse inside." Xu Shu continued.

At this moment, Zhang Wei ran in from outside in a panic.

"Zhang Wei, what's the matter?" Adou asked.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that Gongsun Yuan ordered Deng Ai to be the commander-in-chief, lead 300,000 troops, and attack my Youzhou!" Zhang Wei said.

"Hmph, this Gongsun Yuan finally can't sit still." Adou shook his head slightly, and then said: "Then Deng Ai's ability is probably no less than Jiang Wei, Zhang Wei, and immediately sent an order, ordering Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to lead 50,000 troops to support Youzhou, and ordered the two of them to obey Jiang Wei's dispatch." ”

……

Youzhou.

Deng Ai led 300,000 soldiers, hundreds of generals, and soldiers in Jicheng, and it was the old enemy Jiang Wei who greeted Deng Ai.

Perhaps because of the arrangement of fate, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei had an urge to kill each other as soon as they met. The two didn't talk much nonsense, and they fought directly after meeting.

Swords and guns intersected, and the two horses rubbed together. Jiang Weixun turned his horse's head, ready to turn around and kill him.

From morning to now, the two have killed more than 300 rounds, and it is still difficult to tell the winner.

The martial arts of the two are almost the same, and they are both very exquisite, and the two of them look wonderful and beautiful when they fight. It's just that none of the soldiers of the two armies have the heart to appreciate the martial arts of the two.

You know, both of them are coaches.

Although it was very popular in the Three Kingdoms period for military generals to go heads-up, it was rare for the coach to go into battle alone, not to mention that Jiang Wei and Deng Ai had more than one or two thousand people under them, but the two of them added up to hundreds of thousands of troops and nearly a thousand.

For either side, a slip-up on the part of the manager, even a little slip-up, can be a huge blow to the morale of the army. Originally, all the soldiers persuaded the two not to fight, but as soon as the two enemies met, they all chose to fight, and they couldn't be persuaded either.

At this time, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei were fighting heartily on the battlefield, but the hearts of the soldiers on both sides were all hanging high, even the soldiers who beat the drums. I was nervous three points more than usual.

Finally, at dusk, both sides stopped in unison, not because they didn't want to fight, not because it was dark, but because the horses were tired and couldn't hold on.

The two of them rode a good horse, Jiang Wei's war horse was one of the five sweaty horses that Ma Qiu brought from the Western Regions, which was originally a tribute to Adou, and it was the best of several sweaty horses, and was later rewarded to Jiang Wei by Adou. And after Deng Ai took refuge in Gongsun Yuan. Gongsun Yuan even invested a lot of money to envelop Deng Ai, including the best war horses. The war horse that Gongsun Yuan gave to Deng Ai was originally ridden by Karasuma Khan, and it was the best war horse on the grassland.

The physical strength of the BMW horse is far greater than that of ordinary war horses, and even this high-paced confrontation still lasts a whole day, but at dusk, these two excellent war horses still can't hold on.

Both of them cherished their horses very much, and when they saw that the horses could not hold on, they stopped in unison.

"Jiang Wei, your horse can't hold it anymore, I Deng Ai don't want to take advantage of you, you go back, change horses and fight again!" Deng Ai opened his mouth and shouted.

"Hmph, I think your horse can't hold on, and I want to find this excuse to go back and change horses, just I, Jiang Wei, will fulfill you!" Jiang Wei refused to eat at all.

The two of them went back to the camp, changed horses, then drank a sip of water, ate something, replenished their strength, and then went out to battle again, and by this time it was already dark.

"Jiang Wei, do you dare to fight with me at night?"

"Why don't you dare! I, Jiang Wei, am afraid that you won't make it! Jiang Wei said arrogantly.

The soldiers on both sides immediately lit torches, the soldiers on both sides seemed to be competing, and the torches were also compared, and in the blink of an eye, countless torches were erected, and the battlefield was illuminated as if it was day.

The silver spear in Jiang Wei's hand shone dazzlingly in the firelight, and the broadsword in Deng Ai's hand was also dazzling, and the sparks generated by the collision of the two weapons became less conspicuous at this time.

The two continued to fight, but gradually Jiang Weixian, Deng Ai's rhythm seemed to slow down a lot, and he no longer maintained a fast pace as at the beginning.

"Could it be that Deng Ai is already tired?" Jiang Wei thought to himself.

Deng Ai is not a few years older than Jiang Wei. Both sides are in their prime of life, and their physical strength is almost the same. At this time, although Jiang Wei also felt tired, he was far from being able to keep up with this fast pace.

Jiang Wei treated others with himself, and soon the problem was revealed.

"Is there a fraud?" This thought flashed through Jiang Wei's mind.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly came out of Deng Ai on the opposite side and rushed towards Jiang Wei.

"Not good!" Jiang Wei screamed, and then used all his strength to dodge. However, it was a step too late, black was the best cover for this black secret weapon, and in the dark night, when Jiang Wei's hidden weapon attacked, it was already too late.

"Flutter!" Although Jiang Wei dodged the vital point, he was still hit.

"Deng Ai, you are so despicable! No wonder you want to fight at night, you have this idea. ”

"Despicable? Hehehe, you Jiang Wei is also a veteran of the battlefield, don't you get tired of cheating! Deng Ai said, and immediately rushed towards the injured Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei is not a fool either, and he will not wait for Deng Ai to cut himself. I saw Jiang Wei slam his horse and turn his head and run back.

"Jiang Weixiu is gone! Rush for me and capture Jiang Wei! Deng Ai immediately shouted, and the crimson Liaodong soldiers immediately rushed forward.

Although Jiang Wei's injury was not fatal, the defeat as the commander greatly affected morale. Although the Han generals tried their best to stabilize their positions, they still suffered great losses. Fortunately, it happened to be night, which was not conducive to the soldiers' combat, so Deng Ai's attack was only a superficial stop, and then Mingjin withdrew his troops.

……

Jicheng, the camp of the Han army.

The medical officer walked out of Jiang Wei's tent, and all the soldiers immediately surrounded him.

"Generals, please rest assured, the marshal's injuries are fine, but he needs to rest for a few days, and I'm afraid that he won't be able to go to the battlefield in the past month." The medical officer spoke.

"Huh......" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned. Now that the big war is imminent, the enemy is in front of him, how can Jiang Wei, as the commander-in-chief, go to rest.

"By the way, generals, please come in." The medical officer continued.

"Okay, let's go in and see Jiang Shuai." The soldiers entered the tents one after another.

At this time, Jiang Wei was lying on the bed, looking very good, but his face was a little pale.

"Jiang Shuai, are you okay!"

"Hehehe, listed as assured, I'm fine, just a small injury, why worry about it. It's just that I didn't expect that Deng Ai to use this despicable measurement. Jiang Wei said.

"Jiang Shuai, now that you are injured, Deng Ai will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to attack tomorrow, what should we do?"

"Hehe, although I am injured and cannot go into battle, I can still command the formation. The prime minister once taught me for a while, but it was changed from the eight formations, and tomorrow I will put this formation to face Deng Ai!