Lie Pangtong's brain was hot, and he just wanted to go out to fight, but was stopped by Guo Jia stretching out his hand. Guo Jia shook his head at him, his eyes stern. Pang Tong's fiery heart was instantly poured with ice water, and he began to rethink this unknown task. Perhaps, the reason why the lord appointed Jia Xu to fight with the army is not as simple as "whether the body is strong or not".

"Wen Hedon't have to laugh, let's hurry up and issue a combat mission! The general's Overlord Gun can't help but drink the blood of the enemy! After He Xian finished speaking, he laughed out loud.

In May of the sixth year of the early peace of the Han Dynasty (195 AD), the Battle of Xuzhou began. Tao Qian ordered Kong Rong, the former minister of the Beihai Sea, and his 10,000 men to go to Langya County to resist Cao Cao's Northern Route Army; ordered Cao Bao to be the main general, Chen Deng as the military advisor, and led 10,000 Xuzhou soldiers to Pengcheng to assist Ji Lingjun, who was inferior to Yuan Shu in Pengcheng; He also ordered Zang Ba to be the main general, Chen Qi as the military advisor, and Sun Guan and Yin Li as the deputy generals to lead 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers to Lu to assist Lu Fan, the prime minister of Lu, to resist Cao Cao's main army.

After receiving Tao Qian's letter of help, the hussar general He Xian ordered Dongzhonglang to lead Wen Ping to lead 30,000 Nanyang troops, under the banner of "He", pretending to be the main force of the Nanyang army to attack Yanzhou Chenliu County. At the same time, He Xian ordered the general Wei Yan to lead 30,000 Fucha troops out of the county to attack Yuan Shu's Huainan County. He Xian himself secretly recalled Zhang Liao and his 10,000 elite flying horses under the command of Nanzhonglang, who was guarding the Tiger Prison Pass, and personally led Jia Xu, Zhao Yun and the personal guard battalion, one person and two horses, walked Yingchuan, Chuanqiao County, and passed Peiguo, and then went straight north out of the border of Yuzhou, and went around to the south side of Cao Cao's army: Wenyang County, Lu State!

"My lord, this plan is crazy! The last general disagrees! Wu Wei Zhonglang couldn't bear Zhao Yun anymore and stood up against it.

"Zilong, don't be impatient!" He Xian comforted Zhao Yun and said, "Wenyuan's raid plan may not be unfeasible!" Cao Cao looked down on Zang Ba and refused to go out of the camp to command the battle, and our army could not find the opportunity to raid Cao Cao's army for a long time. If you continue to wait like this, sooner or later you will be discovered by Cao Cao's scouts, and the ambush army will lose its meaning. It's better to attack Cao Ying at night and carry out the madness to the end! ”

He Xian listened to Jia Xu's plan, feinted to attack Chen Liu, pretending to besiege Wei to save Zhao Zhi, but in fact, he secretly attacked Chen Cang, rushed to Xuzhou with light cavalry, and secretly peeped at the Yanzhou army besieging Lu County, wanting to defeat Cao Cao's main force in one fell swoop. Because most of the roads are within the territory of Yuzhou, the secrecy effect is good. Cao Cao has not yet realized that He Xian himself is not in Chenliu, but has rushed to the territory of Lu and is waiting for an opportunity to prepare for a sneak attack.

"It's okay for Zhang Wenyuan to go crazy, but you are the chief general of the Nanyang Army, with tens of thousands of soldiers under your command and millions of people, how can you risk your life for the sake of small profits? As the commander of your guard, the last general will firmly oppose your participation in this plan! Zhao Yun said without backing down.

Zhao Yun is right, the extremely risky tactic of night attack is like a double-edged sword, and if you don't use it well, you will hurt yourself. With He Xian's status today, it is already an extremely risky thing to lead 10,000 flying horses to break into the country of Lu, and if he still follows Zhang Liao and thousands of warriors to attack the enemy camp at night, he will definitely be sprayed by the scholars as brave and unscrupulous.

Zhang Liao also stood up and persuaded: "My lord, rest assured, the matter of attacking and killing Cao Cao can be handed over to the last general!" The lord is outside the camp, just wait for the good news of the last general! ”

I have heard for a long time that Cao Cao's fierce generals are like clouds, if Zhang Liao adds He Xian and Zhao Yun, the night attack may still have a certain chance of killing Cao Cao, if it is only Zhang Liao alone...... But as Zhao Yun said, He Xian is now the commander of the Nanyang Army, and his safety is very important, and it is really unwise to take risks easily. Jia Xu thought about it in his heart, and stood up and said: "The two Zhonglang generals don't want to fight, Cao Cao is also experienced in a hundred battles, and the marching array is extremely sophisticated, and the risk of failure in the night attack is too high, it is better to attack!" ”

"Assault?"

"That's right! Cao's army is 30,000, and our army is 10,000. According to the rhythm of these days, early tomorrow morning, Cao Cao will send Xiahoudun to lead 10,000 troops to attack Lu County. Waiting for the battle in Lu County, Wen Yuan led 5,000 flying horses and launched a strong attack from Xiahoudun's side and rear. Xiahoudun's 10,000 foot soldiers must not be stopped. Xiahoudun is Cao Cao's favorite general, and after Cao Cao heard the news, it was impossible to abandon him. There is a fifty percent chance that Cao Cao will personally lead the troops to the rescue. Jia Xu analyzed.

"What if Cao Cao continues to sit in the Chinese army, but only sends his generals to the rescue?" He Xian asked.

"Then the lord took advantage of the battle between Cao Cao's reinforcements and Wen Yuan, and personally led the remaining 5,000 soldiers and horses to kill from the flank, and then ate Cao Cao's second wave of men and horses! After two heavy defeats, Cao's army would be decimated to about 15,000 men. If Cao Cao continues to hold out, then he needs the lord to go to Lu County, recruit the Xuzhou army to help build the corresponding equipment for attacking the village, and finally attack Cao together! ”

Compared to night raids, this tactic is much more complex to execute. Whether Zhang Liao's first raid on Xiahoudun's army could be successful, and whether the second raid led by He Xian personally could be successful, including the final attack on Cao's army camp by He Xian and the Xuzhou army, there were many variables. However, although there are many variables, its controllability is higher than that of night raids. Once the war is unfavorable, you can stop the loss at any time, and the big deal is to turn into a stalemate and fight an all-out war.

"Okay! Just according to the text and the plan. Tomorrow, Wenyuan will raid Xiahoudun, and he must be steady and ruthless! The more fierce the fight, the better, the worse Xiahoudun was defeated, the more Cao Cao couldn't sit still! He Xian clapped his head.

"Yes!" Although Zhang Liao's night attack plan was vetoed by He Xian and Jia Xu, Zhang Liao did not complain. Zhang Liao is more concerned about the battle with Xiahoudun tomorrow. Ten years ago, Zhang Liao was still a small military marquis under the command of Ding Yuan, who was sent to Luoyang to transport war horses. Later, because the emperor transferred these war horses to He Xian, the then governor of Nanyang County, Zhang Liao went to Nanyang with the team transporting horses. On the way, he passed through the Tiger Prison Pass and was intercepted by Cao Cao, who was then the captain of the cavalry. Cao Cao wanted to recruit these war horses for counterinsurgency, so he decided the ownership of the war horses with He Miao, the commander of the Yue cavalry school, who was the main general of the horses. Zhang Liao's fate changed as a result. At that time, Zhang Liao's opponent was Xiahoudun! Although the final outcome was that the two fought for hundreds of rounds without a winner, Zhang Liao was valued by He Xian because of this battle and became his right-hand man. Follow all the way, fight in the south and in the north. He Xian was promoted from a county lieutenant to a general of the Han hussars, commanding the elite of the world. Zhang Liao also grew from a military marquis of the state to a general of the Southern Zhonglang of the Great Han, and leading an army alone is just around the corner.

Tomorrow, will the battle against Xiahoudun become another bright spot in Zhang Liao's military career? Zhang Liao's heart was full of anticipation.