Stalemate, stalemate, I thought that Wei Yan's capture of Changsha could break the current stalemate, but I didn't want Liu Bei's reaction to be slow at all. Although Kou Feng, who stayed in Changsha, received the support of the local heroes, in the face of Li Yan's onslaught, Changsha was still lost, and Kou Feng was in a different place and was taken by Li Yan to Liu Bei for credit.

Knowing that Changsha had gained and lost, Liu Xiehao was not disappointed. Li Yan is not comparable to Gao Xiang and Liu Du, with him defending Changsha, Wen Ping will not be able to recapture Changsha in a short period of time and take over the Wei Yan troops trapped in Jingnan. At present, what Liu Xie is most concerned about is how to break the current deadlock, although it is beneficial for Liu Xie to fight for consumption, but if it can be resolved quickly, who wants to waste it?

Others can't count on it, Liu Xie can still rely on himself. Liu Xie had more than 60,000 soldiers in his hands, defending Jiyin, while his opponent Cao Cao had 100,000 soldiers and besieged Jiyin. At the moment, no one can help anyone, Cao Cao can't attack Jiyin, and Liu Xie can't defeat Cao Cao in one battle.

How else is it a stalemate? If Liu Xie faced a similar situation at this time, the same situation was the case on various battlefields, where he could not find a chance to break the enemy, and the other party could not eat himself in one bite.

If you want to break the deadlock, you can only change, but how to change? Don't steal chickens and rice at that time, and it is easy to let yourself fall into the active and passive when you make a rash move.

In order to find a good way to break the enemy, Liu Xie carried forward the style of teamwork and gathered the generals around him to discuss. No matter who it is, even if the method that one person comes up with is not suitable, there must be merit in it. Take the essence and keep it, and after summarizing it, you can always get a proper method.

Unlike Liu Xie, Zhou Yu did not intend to discuss military affairs with his generals, and it was not wrong to do so. There is only one voice in the army that is convenient for orders to be forbidden, but doing so will also turn the subordinates into puppets who act on orders, lacking creativity. If the strength is superior, step by step, step by step, even if you can't win quickly, you can still be undefeated.

But the current situation is that the court and the princes are in a delicate balance of power, and whoever breaks the deadlock first may take the lead in the next war, so as to take a big advantage. But this is also risky, and there is a possibility that someone will be counted first.

……

Recently, Cao Cao was a little distressed, not that there was a problem with the grain and grass, but that he couldn't guess Liu Xie's recent actions in Jiyin City, and he let at least 5,000 people out of the city every day, leaving the city in the early morning and returning to the city in the evening, I don't know the intention of Liu Xie's move. At first, Cao Cao and his advisers Cheng Yu and Lu Su thought that Liu Xie was intending to send people to bypass the camp to attack his grain route, but until today, he has not received any news that the grain route has been attacked.

Liu Xie must have an intention in sending troops out of the city, but what is the intention? Cao Cao couldn't have guessed. Every time Cao Cao misses Guo Jia very much, if there is Guo Jia's prodigal son, he must not have such a headache. Unable to figure out Liu Xie's intentions, Cao Cao could only raise his vigilance and send additional people to monitor Jiyin's every move.

Cao Cao didn't plan to take the initiative to attack the city, and after nearly a year of preparation, the "border" cities of the imperial court had already hoarded a large number of grain, grass and equipment, and they were not afraid of being besieged at all. And a strong attack is bound to cause huge losses, which Cao Cao does not want to see. Although this time it is broken, it does not mean that Cao Cao is a broken jar and a broken one, and he does not plan to live in the future. Cao Cao knew that even if it was really possible to destroy the imperial court, he would never want to live a peaceful life, once the great enemy of the imperial court was gone, the allies at this time would become enemies, and it was not certain who would kill the deer at that time, Cao Cao must leave a hand for the future.

Compared with the calm on Cao Cao's side, Dingtao is a little lively. The 120,000 combined army led by Zhou Yu, and the 100,000 troops of Fubo and Xiaocai led by Jia Xu were in the small place of Dingtao, where a total of 220,000 people were invested by the imperial court and the alliance of princes.

"Mr. Jia, is it still the same today as a few days ago?" Early in the morning, Jia Xu raised his account, and Ma Chao, the commander of the Fubo army, asked.

"Well, I'm going to work harder today than ever." Jia Xu nodded and replied.

“…… Mr. Jia, I don't understand. Ma Chao couldn't help but ask. Ma Chao and Jia Xu are old acquaintances, both from Xiliang, Jia Xu and Ma Teng have a good personal relationship, and Ma Chao also dares to ask Jia Xu about some things.

"What? Meng Qi, I can't figure out why the old man has to fight with Zhou Yu these days? Jia Xu smiled and said for Ma Chao.

"Exactly, if Mr. intends to win by strength, why does he withdraw his troops every time when our army is superior, as if he deliberately let Zhou Yu go." Ma Chao nodded.

"Huh...... The old man wanted to test Zhou Yu's combat power with all his might. Jia Xu explained. Seeing that the crowd was still puzzled, he said, "Do you know about camels?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what Jia Xu meant when he suddenly mentioned camels. Ma Chaoxin said straightforwardly, "Mr. Jia, we don't understand why you want to test Zhou Yu, what are you doing with camels?" ”

"The camel has a lot of weight, but it also has a limit, and once it exceeds its weight, even if it is just an extra straw, it can crush it. The combined army that Zhou Yu is now commanding has been integrated after nearly a year of training and integration, and you must know the combat power you have shown during this time, if you can't test its bottom line, how can we know when is the best time to defeat him. ”

After listening to Jia Xu's explanation, the generals suddenly asked, "Mr. Jia, who are you going to let take on this straw?" ”

was reminded by Pang De like this, Ma Chao and the others reacted and hurriedly recommended themselves, but Jia Xu shook his head and smiled without saying a word, but ordered the people to work hard and obey orders. Although Ma Chao and the others were unwilling, they didn't dare to pinch Jia Xu's neck and ask questions, so they had to clench their fists in a depressed way and spread this depression on the opponent's head.

120,000 combined army, Zhou Yu's family is dominant, except for Sun Ce who gave Zhou Yu three veterans, the other three princes only sent soldiers, no generals. This facilitated Zhou Yu's next integration work, but in wartime, the shortcomings of the lack of generals were exposed.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang are three veterans, and they may be considered generals when they are young, but the years are not forgiving, and when they are faced with Ma Chao and Pang De, who are the fierce generals of the year of fighting, the old guys are a little overwhelmed. Although there have been no deaths at this time, in the long run, there will be more than one luck.

Zhou Yu also tried to promote some brave people from the army, but unfortunately the effect was not ideal, and he still couldn't resist Ma Chao and Pang De, these super-first-class generals, Zhou Yu only relied on the number of people to temporarily resist the charge of the Han generals.

Today is the same as a few days ago, compared with the previous days, Zhou Yu felt that today's Han army's offensive was more fierce. Fortunately, he still has the strength to spare, and he has not yet shown his defeat, but Zhou Yu knows that this situation cannot continue, and he must find a way to solve the Han army in front of him as soon as possible.

The Han army has broken through the front army today and killed the Chinese army, if it is not for the timely transfer of people from the rear army to plug the gap, maybe he will meet Ma Chao or Pang De on the battlefield today. Although Zhou Yu is a little confident in his martial arts, he doesn't think that he can be the opponent of Ma Chao and Pang De. Once he is allowed to rush to the front, if he does not want to be captured, he can only retreat, but once the banner of the Chinese army moves, it will shake the morale of the whole army, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, I almost rushed to Zhou Yu today." Ma Chao, who returned to the camp, exclaimed with some regret. No matter what strategy Jia Xu prepared to deal with Zhou Yu, if Ma Chao captured Zhou Yu alive in the army today, the combined army would undoubtedly be defeated, and Ma Chao's contribution would also be great. It's a pity that Zhou Yu transferred people in time to block Ma Chao's way, so that Ma Chao returned in vain.

"Meng Qi, why regret this, if you don't catch it today, you will catch it tomorrow." Pang De said to Ma Chao disapprovingly.

"Alas, I just don't know if I can have this opportunity tomorrow." Ma Chao said while entering Jia Xu's handsome tent with Pang De, but as soon as the two entered the tent, they saw a person, Ma Chao reached out and rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and asked in surprise: "Lord, why are you here?" ”

"What? Can't I come? Liu Xie asked rhetorically.

"Yes, it's just that the last general doesn't understand, aren't you confronting Cao Cao in Jiyin? How do you have time to come here? Ma Chao hurriedly explained.

"Sit down and talk."

"Oh." Ma Chao sat aside as he said, his eyes staring at Liu Xie.

"Uh-huh...... I'm here, of course, to solve Zhou Yu. ”

"Lord, come to our army, the last general will guarantee that he will be the first to capture Zhou Yu." Ma Chao hurriedly said when he heard this.

"Hey, I have my own team, what are you going to do with the Fubo Army?"

“…… Lord, will Cao Cao sit back and watch you bring your troops here? ”

"Of course he won't sit idly by, but I've tricked him from him, so you don't have to worry about it. How about Meng Qi? Can you have the confidence to force Zhou Yu to do her best tomorrow? ”

"Of course there is, the general has already killed Zhou Yu's Chinese army at the end of today, and tomorrow I will work hard to keep the inventory that forced Zhou Yu to take out the bottom of the pressure box." Ma Chao replied confidently.

"Okay, then I'll wait and see tomorrow."

……

In the early morning of the next day, Ma Chao, who had been full of spirits, took the lead in the battle, and the news of Liu Xie's arrival in the army did not spread, and Ma Chao was not a big mouth, so he would go around to preach it. He remembered what Liu Xie said to him last night, whether he can break Zhou Yu today depends on whether Ma Chao can force Zhou Yu to jump off the wall.

As a military general, what he wants most is to capture the enemy chief alive and behead the general, and Ma Chao is no exception. And compared to others, Ma Chao has more pressure on him. The Ma family has a Ma Fubo, which is both an honor and a burden for Ma Chao, in order to maintain the glory of his ancestors, Ma Chao must work harder than others.

The big battle was imminent, Zhou Yu looked at the Han army in front of the formation, and suddenly had an ominous warning in his heart, but looking at the Han army in front of the battle, it seemed that there was nothing abnormal, the same as a few days ago.

The drums of war sounded, Zhou Yu was in the middle of the command, dispatching troops, and suddenly heard that Huang Gai of the former army sent someone to report the emergency, saying that the Han army was attacking rapidly, and the front army's battle line was about to be insufficient. Zhou Yu was shocked and urgently ordered Han Dang to lead his troops to reinforcements, so as to block the offensive of the Han army. After Han Dang received the order to leave, Zhou Yu ordered someone to notify Cheng Pu, who was pressing the rear army, and asked him to be ready to lead his troops to help at any time.

But before Cheng Pu could lead his troops to arrive, the bad news came, Han Dang, who was ordered to support Huang Gai, had just arrived on the battlefield and encountered Ma Chao, the main general of the Fubo Army. Zhou Yu was stunned on the spot after hearing this, and did not react for a long time.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang are the old ministers of the Sun family, and they followed Sun Jian as early as the time, plus Zu Mao, who died early, is Sun Jian's old team. After Sun Jian's death, the three of them were still loyal to the Sun family. Sun Ce rose up, and the three of them helped each other. Although Cheng Pu and Han Dang made mistakes during the period, Sun Ce still let the two of them go.

Now that Han Dang has been folded, Zhou Yu didn't know how to explain to Sun Ce for a while. But Han Dang's death was only the beginning of bad news, and after a while, the bad news that Huang Gai was slashed by Han Pang De under his horse reached Zhou Yu's ears again. What's worse is that with the death of Han Dang and Huang Gai one after another, the front army was defeated, and the defeated soldiers were "helping" the Han army to continuously attack Zhou Yu's Chinese army.

"Order, the whole army will go to war, there will be death and no life today." Zhou Yu pulled out his sword sharply, stood on his chariot and ordered loudly.

Zhou Yu is the commander of the first army, his order naturally no one dares to object, as Zhou Yu personally led the army forward, the morale of the combined army was greatly boosted, and it really resisted the offensive of the Han army, and with the addition of Cheng Pu of the rear army, the combined army even showed signs of counterattack. Seeing this, Zhou Yu thought that the opportunity could not be lost, and immediately ordered a general attack.

At the same time, Jia Xu, who was observing the enemy's situation, also invested in the reserve army of the Han army, and maintained the battle line at the front line of the combined army.

Seeing that he could defeat the Han army with a single effort, but it was just a little bit worse, Zhou Yu was like a gambler who had already turned red, focusing all his attention on the center of the battlefield, but ignoring the surrounding situation.

……

"What's going on?" Suddenly hearing the earth-shattering drum sound behind him, Zhou Yu couldn't help but angrily ask the soldiers around him. But the pro-soldier has always been by Zhou Yu's side, Zhou Yu didn't know, how could he know, so he had to hurriedly rush to the rear army to ask what was going on.

But the soldiers didn't come back, and Zhou Yu didn't need the soldiers to tell him what had happened, because he had already seen the banner of the Han army appear in his rear.

"Where did the Han army come from?" Zhou Yu asked himself in surprise.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and Zhou Yu can't afford to think about it, Zhou Yu knows that the Han army appears from behind, no matter which way the Han army is, it is extremely unfavorable to his current situation. Seeing that there was still a little time for the Han army to kill, Zhou Yu simply ignored the threat from the rear and ordered the whole army to move forward, trying to break the current Han army before the Han army behind it was killed.

But where is the Han army with Ma Chao and Pang De in the battle so easy to be killed and retreated, not to mention that Ma Chao and Pang De have already received the news in advance, seeing that Liu Xie led the Han army to raid Zhou Yu's back, they all know that victory is in sight, how can they easily give way. Under the loud shouts of Ma Chao and Pang De, the Han army in the fierce battle was even more demoralized, and they did not retreat from the battle.

Zhou Yu is defeated! Lost a little bit! He never dreamed that Liu Xie would personally lead the army to raid his back road, and he didn't understand how Liu Xie evaded Cao Cao's surveillance and led his troops around behind him.

"Could it be that Cao Cao surrendered to the imperial court?" Zhou Yu was shocked and angry, which was the only reason that could explain Cao Cao's refusal to stop Liu Xie.

"Hey~ Don't wronged Cao Cao, I want Lao Cao to surrender as soon as possible, but it's a pity that this guy is a king who eats scales, and he is determined to resist me to the end." Liu Xie said to Zhou Yu after hearing this.

"Then how did you get behind me by hiding from him?" Zhou Yu has now become a prisoner, and he is a little less polite to Liu Xie when he breaks the jar, but he just wants to figure out the doubts in his heart.

"Want to know? If you are willing to surrender, then I will tell you with great mercy. ”

"Humph! Loyal ministers are not two masters. Zhou Yu snorted coldly.

"Humph! Then you will be depressed to death in ignorance. Seeing this, Liu Xie also snorted coldly, leaving Zhou Yu, who couldn't figure it out, and walked away.

Not only Zhou Yu couldn't figure out how Liu Xie hid from the world and smuggled people out of the city under Cao Cao's nose, but Ma Chao, Pang De and others also couldn't figure it out.

"Lord, this Zhou Yu doesn't know the current affairs, it's better to just give him a knife." Ma Chao suggested to Liu Xie.

"Meng Qi, don't always fight and kill, then Zhou Yu is also Han like us, so it's better not to kill or try not to kill. If your own brothers have a conflict, can they only solve it by killing? ”

"Then the lord wants to subdue Zhou Yu?" Ma Chao frowned and asked.

"This guy still has the ability, and he is both civil and military, among our Han army, how many of them dare to say that they are both civil and military? The more people who can use it, the easier it will be for us in the future. Not only Zhou Yu, but Cao Cao came to surrender, then I dare to accept it. ”

"It's a pity that Cao Cao won't come down nine times out of ten."

"That's not necessarily, it's man-made, you have to try to know."

“…… Lord, how did you bring people out under Cao Cao's nose? ”

"Want to know?"

"Yes."

"Then I'll go myself."

"No, lord, aren't you embarrassed for me, tell me directly." Ma Chao hurriedly grabbed Liu Xie and said.

"Let go, what kind of system will it become?"

"No, unless the lord tells me."

"Cheng, Cheng, tell you."

"My lord, please speak."

"Actually, it's very simple, since I arrived in Jiyin, every day I will send 5,000 steps out of the city, set off early in the morning, and return in the evening, but every time I return to the city, I will leave 200 people to hide outside the city. Five thousand people are two hundred, and Cao Jun's scouts can't count. In the past two months, I have smuggled more than 10,000 people out of the city. Liu Xie explained to Ma Chao with a smile.

After hearing this, Ma Chao and the others suddenly realized that the plan was not difficult, but the parties were confused. It's like a deception, after being deceived, when you look back, you will find that almost all of the deception can be seen through at a glance, but there are still many people who are fooled.

Liu Xie took advantage of the weakness of Cao's scouts who could not count the actual number of Han troops, so as to achieve the purpose of smuggling troops and horses out of the city. At first, Liu Xie didn't want to smuggle people out of the city to attack Zhou Yu, but felt that it was more conducive to defending the city by leaving some soldiers and horses outside the city, but Jia Xu's strategy happened to use Liu Xie's men and horses outside the city, and Zhou Yu also fell into bad luck.