Cao Shuo left Guandu with the Flying Bear Battalion and the Dragon Pattern Horse.

After going around for dozens of miles downstream, they chose an inconspicuous place to cross the Yellow River.

When he got to the shore, Chen Zhi asked Cao Shuo, "Childe, where are we going?" ”

"There is a shortage of food in the army, although I have asked Shouchun to urge Shiyuan and others to raise food and grass, it is impossible to send it to Guandu in the short term." Cao Shuo said: "The soldiers have to eat, and we have no food in our hands, so we can only borrow from the Yuan family." ”

"Childe means to snatch it from the Yuan family?" Wei Yan asked on the side.

"I want to borrow it directly, it's a big deal to open an IOU for the Yuan family." Cao Shuo pursed his lips and said, "But I estimate that the Yuan family will definitely not agree." Now that they know that they won't agree, they can only do it themselves. ”

Chen Zhi and Wei Yan were speechless for a while.

It is clear that he is going to rob the Yuan family's grain and grass, Cao Shuo can still say it so lightly, except for him, I am afraid that no one else can have this leisure when he is on the battlefield.

The soldiers crossed the river one after another.

Cao Shuo ordered all the rafts used to cross the river to be pushed into the river and allowed to flow downstream.

"That's it!" Watching the raft drift away, Cao Shuo said to Wei Yan and Chen Zhi: "The raft is gone, and we have no way out. ”

"Did you hear what Childe said?" Chen Zhi shouted to the dragon pattern cavalry soldiers.

The dragon riders responded in unison.

Wei Yan also wanted to ask the soldiers of the Flying Bear Battalion, "Did you hear that?" ”

When the soldiers of the Flying Bear Battalion also responded, Cao Shuo grinned: "This is Hebei, it's better to keep a low profile." Before grabbing the grain and grass, don't shout so loudly, so as not to be listened to by the enemy. ”

"That's what Childe said." Both responded at the same time.

"First find a quiet place to hide, how to rob the grain, what method to transport the grain to the other side of the river, we have to think of a perfect way." Cao Shuo beckoned: "Follow me!" ”

The Flying Bear Battalion and the Dragon Pattern Cavalry, which combined with a team of less than a thousand people, followed closely behind Cao Shuo, taking advantage of the cover of nearby grass and trees to move forward.

Not long after walking, Cao Shuo found a forest in front of him.

He pointed forward: "Go into the forest first, study how to start, and then we will come out." ”

The team followed him and ran quickly towards the woods.

Entering the forest, Cao Shuo jumped off his horse.

A soldier stepped forward to help him take the war horse away, and Wei Yan, Chen Zhi, Deng Zhan, and Zhu Ao all gathered around him.

"This time we came to Hebei, we don't seem to know a lot about Yuan Jun." Wei Yan asked Cao Shuo, "Does Gongzi know which route Yuan Jun took to transport grain?" How long will it take for them to get there? ”

"Fire Dance has been reported before." Taking out the map that had been shown to Cao Cao from his arms, Cao Shuo said, "I have already drawn it." chose to cross the Yellow River from here, just because in two days, Han Meng would pass by nearby with a team carrying grain. ”

"I think there is a lot of grass and trees around here, but the terrain is not suitable for a surprise attack." Looking around, Chen Zhi said, "At least it is impossible to completely annihilate the enemy army. ”

"Here we are, there are two things to do." Cao Shuo raised two fingers: "One is to catch Han Meng, and the other is to rob grain and grass." After the two things are done, we have to face the problem of how to transport all the grain and grass to the other side of the river. ”

"Since Childe has arranged it like this, he must have a plan." Wei Yan asked Cao Shuo, "I don't know what the son is going to do?" ”

"Plunder nearby, cross the river nearby." Cao Shuo said: "The view here is wide, and it seems that it is not suitable for ambushes. But the more we ambush in such a place, the more relaxed the enemy's spirit will be, and the easier it will be for us to succeed! ”

"What does Childe mean by surprise?" Chen Zhi asked.

"Yes, it's just to hit them by surprise." Cao Shuo said: "Leading the Dragon Pattern Rider and the Flying Bear Camp over, in fact, I want to make two-line preparations. ”

Looking at Cao Shuo, Chen Zhi and Wei Yan didn't say anything.

Cao Shuo said: "There is only one forest here for us to hide, Han Meng is a battlefield veteran, seeing such terrain, of course he will pay more attention to the woods." When he arrives nearby, he will also choose a place far away from the woods, and after a little calculation, he will know that Han Meng is going to take that road! ”

He pointed to a place farther away from the forest, and said to Wei Yan and Chen Zhi, "Huo Wu hasn't reported how long it will take Han Meng to get here, so let's count it as two days. It shouldn't be too difficult to let the soldiers make traps in two days, right? ”

"It's not hard." Wei Yan and Chen Zhi replied in unison.

Chen Zhi then asked, "What kind of trap does Childe plan to set?" How deep and how long? ”

"It's a little wider than the wheels, and it's as long as it can be." Cao Shuo said: "The trap is only used to stop them from advancing, not to make them fall even with their carriages. If the food falls into the trap, we will have to work hard to clean it up when the battle is over. Remember our purpose, kill their men, rob their food, and capture their generals. ”

"Got it!" Chen Zhi and the others all nodded in agreement.

Cao Shuo waved his hand: "Go and arrange to dig the trap first, and wait until Huo Wu comes to report and then dig it, it's already too late." ”

The four men stood up, and each went to arrange for the soldiers to dig a trap not too far from the woods.

The traps dug in order to block the road were very simple, and instead of digging one pit at a time, the soldiers only needed to dig a ditch about half a person deep and more than one and a half wheels wide on the road, and they could achieve the goal that Cao Shuo wanted.

Two days passed quickly.

While the Dragonriders and the soldiers of the Flying Bear Battalion were busy camouflaging traps, they rode fast horses towards the woods.

On horseback was a young man.

Seeing this man, the soldiers put down their tools one after another, took out their longbows and aimed at him.

"Don't shoot arrows!" The man who came on horseback shouted, "I am from the Fire Dance Camp, and I have come to see Childe. ”

"Waist card, password!" Since the other party was wearing ordinary deep clothes, an officer of the Flying Bear Battalion shouted.

Reining in his horse, the man took a small wooden plaque from his waist.

Throwing the wooden card to the officer from afar, the man said: "I really don't know the password, I can only use this waist card to prove that I am Huo Wu." ”

grabbed the waist card that flew over, and the leading officer glanced at it: "There is no password, how do I know if you are impersonating?" ”

"Joke!" The man glared at him: "Can the Fire Dance Camp still be impersonated?" You don't recognize me as nothing, as long as you let me meet Childe, you will know if I am an enemy impersonation. ”

"You wait." After thinking for a while, he felt that what he said made sense, and the officer replied, "I'll go and report to the son." ”

(End of chapter)