There was already chaos in the city, but Gao Ye outside the city didn't even have the interest to take a look at the battlefield at this time. Since I heard that Wang Mo and He Mao had entered the city to rest, Gao Ye had not cared about this battle. A trap that had been set up a long time ago has now entered the prey, with Xu Huang, Yu Ban, and Zhang Liao, the three good hunters are enough.

In order to arrange this trap, Gao Ye can be regarded as racking his brains. If you want to set fire to the city, you must have something to ignite in the city, otherwise you will not be able to burn such a power with just a few rounds of rockets. Since you want to prepare something to start a fire, you can't place it too obviously, otherwise it is very likely to be discovered by the enemy, and the plan will be revealed. As for where the ignition thing that Wang Mo and He Mao have been puzzled by is, in fact, the answer is very simple, it is above their heads. Qinghe was originally the feudal state of the princes and kings, and Ganling City was the seat of Qinghe's governance, and the houses in the city were mostly tiled houses. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, not only the technology of burning tiles was completely mature, but even the process of building houses had been greatly improved, and the use and arrangement of tiles had reached a point of perfection. In addition to the load-bearing parts such as roof ridges and rafters, only a thin layer of tiles is the roof. Slightly wealthier families will even use two layers of tiles, one tiled and one diagonally laid, to increase the stability of the roof.

But even so, it is not easy to hide grease and hay on the roof. A two-story tiled house is fine, but if there is only one floor, you have to add a lookout board under the tiles. Speaking of which, this lookout board was not invented by Gao Ye, and I don't know who invented Gao Ye. It's just that Gao Ye lived in a courtyard house for a period of time when he was a child, and he didn't do much to uncover the tiles in the house, so Gao Ye is no stranger to this. The existence of the lookout board is mainly for sound insulation, and it can make the house warm in winter and cool in summer, and most importantly, it can also prevent peeping. Therefore, as many of them have written, things like stepping on the roof, uncovering a piece of tiles, and peeking into secrets can only happen in the houses of poor people.

With the presence of a lookout board, this can be covered with hay and grease, and then covered with tiles. Yuan Shaojun's soldiers took a closer look inside the house three times, and what could they find? Rockets are fired into the city from outside the city, and as soon as they fall on the roof, all the hidden fires on the roof are ignited, and the beams and lookout boards are all wooden, and it will not be long before they burst into flames. The demolition of the barracks, coupled with the fact that all the people were taken away by Gao Ye, was to allow the soldiers of Yuan to sleep peacefully in these houses. Now the fire is together, and they are naturally burned by a wolf.

After nightfall, there was no camp at all. Zhang Liao took the wind horse and released arrows, Xu Huang rushed to the north gate with soldiers and horses to ambush, and Yu Ban rushed to the west with soldiers and horses to prevent Zhang He from coming to help. After all, Zhang He's camp is only fifty miles away from the Qinghe, and the current Qinghe River can be described as a fire, and Zhang He must have seen it there. Yu Ban had already laid an ambush in place, as long as Zhang He dared to come, he would be able to catch him off guard.

It's just that Yu Ban was quite disappointed that Zhang He didn't seem to have any intention of coming to the rescue at all, or the battle ended too quickly, and he didn't wait for Zhang He to come to help. After all, as soon as the battle was over, Xu Huang sent someone to inform Yu Ban to collect troops and return to the camp. Yu Ban almost didn't do anything that night, just came out with the soldiers and slipped around.

Speaking of which, the battle ended a little too quickly, not long after Wang Mo and He Mao ran out of the north gate, they were ambushed by Xu Huang, it was a routed army, and there were not many people left, and they were killed by Xu Huang's 10,000 men and horses in a round, and they completely lost their combat effectiveness. Wang Mo was captured by Cao Xiu, He Mao was beheaded by Xu Huang, and all the Yuan soldiers surrendered. By the time Gao Ran had reorganized his soldiers and horses and set off to rescue, Yu Bandu had already begun to retreat.

In the big tent of Linqing, Zhang He, who was awakened, never closed his eyes again, and sat alone in the big tent, thinking about the situation in front of him. At night, he received a military report from Wang Mo and the others, saying that they had taken Ganling without blood, and the two of them carefully checked it several times, and there was no problem, so they entered the city and settled. Who would have thought that even an hour had passed, and the east was full of fire, and he could see it in Linqing. With such a big fire, I asked Gao Ran to save it immediately, but I am afraid that it will be useless. Therefore, although Zhang He asked Gao Ran to send troops, the two of them held the attitude of treating dead horses as live horse doctors.

Zhang He was pondering in the big tent, when suddenly the curtain of the big tent was opened, and a person hurried in. Zhang He opened his eyes when he heard the sound, and saw that it was Yuan Xi who hurriedly walked in. As soon as Yuan Xi came in, he hurriedly asked: "General Zhang, what is going on, I just saw that even the sky in the east is red, it can't be Ganling......"

Hearing this, Zhang He nodded heavily and said, "I'm afraid so." ”

"This ...... What the hell is going on, isn't there still a military report at night, saying that Gao Ye has withdrawn? ”

"The second prince is a little restless, I'm afraid that the two generals, Wang Mo and He Mao, this is a plan for the high night. Gao Ye pretended to retreat in order to ambush at night. This time, the vanguard army is probably more than lucky. I have already asked Yuan Guan to lead the troops to Ganling, while collecting the routed army, and on the other hand, beware of the Cao army. ”

"This high night is really tricky." Yuan Xi nodded when he heard this, and then he agreed with Zhang He's arrangement, and then sighed: "But because of this, we can't let Gao Ye break through the Qinghe River and kill my father." Now that my father has crossed the Yellow River, it seems that he has the intention of fighting a decisive battle with Cao's army, and now is the most critical time. ”

Zhang He also nodded when he heard this: "Before I came, I heard Mr. Fu say that Cao Junli is fighting quickly. The Cao army in Baima and Yanjin defended it well, but now they suddenly abandoned it and let the lord calmly cross the river, just for fear of a quick battle. However, the lord has many soldiers and horses, and there is plenty of food and grass, and if Cao Cao wants to win quickly, he must rely on a strange plan. There are so many resourceful people around the lord to give advice to the lord, and it is not so easy for Cao Jun to use tricks. As long as we can stop the high night, the lord must be victorious and undefeated. ”

Zhang He's voice fell, but a voice floated from outside the tent and said: "What General Zhang said is extremely true! As soon as the door curtain opened, it was Xin Bi who walked in, bowed to Yuan Xi, and greeted Zhang He again, then sat down on the side and said: "I heard that General Gao Ran has sent troops to Ganling, and now there is a reward?" ”

Zhang He shook his head when he heard this: "Not yet." ”

"Before I entered the tent, the fire in the east was already small, and the battle of Ganling had already come to an end. It's just General Zhang, as you just said, if we can stop Gao Ye, then Cao's army will be defeated. It's just that if you want to block the high night, it's not an easy thing to do. Now in the battle of Ganling, although our army was defeated, the general still has 90,000 soldiers and horses, twice as many as the enemy, this battle is still fought, the important thing is how to fight! ”

Zhang He listened to Xin Bi's words while slowly frowning and narrowing his eyes. As soon as Xin Bi's voice fell, Zhang He spoke: "Since Mr. has said this, he must have a plan in his heart, and he is willing to hear it in detail." ”

Xin Bi smiled and said, "Has General Zhang ever thought that Gao Ye burned Ganling, where will his army go next?" ”

Zhang He shook his head and said: "I thought that Gao Ye would fight a tough battle in Ganling, but who knew that Gao Ye would abandon the city." Wang Molai reported that everything was normal in the city, and there were no hidden dangers, but who knew that it was burned like this by a fire in the high night. Even now, I can't figure out Gao Ye's thoughts, and I can't guess what he wants to do. ”

Not to mention that Zhang He couldn't guess, even Xu Huang and others, who returned from a big victory, were really confused. Now Gao Ye's soldiers and horses are only 50,000, but they abandoned the fortified city of Ganling and ran to the small city of Beiqiu in the south to station, which is really incomprehensible. Although a fire in Ganling burned more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Zhang He, but for Zhang He, it was not a broken bone, if he hadn't followed Gao Ye for a long time, knowing that Gao Ye must have a plan in his heart, with Xu Huang's temper, he would have killed Gao Ye in front of him to ask for an understanding.

The sky was already bright, and in the lobby, all the way back from the soldiers and horses, there were generals who came to pay orders. Gao Ye also asked them to rinse up and make up for a good night's sleep, after all, after tossing all night, it was time to take a good rest. Xu Huang, who was tired all night, didn't even care about lunch, and slept until the afternoon, then woke up and came to the lobby of the high night. It's just that what he didn't expect was that he still came early, and Yu Ban and Zhang Liao hadn't gotten up yet. In the lobby, at this time, there were only two young generals, Cao Xiu and Xiahou Lan, and when Xu Huang pushed the door and entered, he heard Cao Xiu ask Gao Ye again, why didn't he wait for Zhang He's army to enter Ganling and set fire to it.

At this time, there was nothing to do, but when Cao Xiu asked, Gao Ye also smiled and said: "Wen Lie, your character has to be changed, and people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants." Our army came out of Ganling and immediately moved to the current Beiqiu, which allowed our army to set fire to the ambush at night, and wiped out Zhang He's vanguard in one fell swoop. When Wang Mo's vanguard army first arrived in Ganling, he saw that our army had withdrawn, so he focused his attention on the city. As long as they are given another day or two, the two of them will definitely find out that our army is here, can they not take precautions earlier? Moreover, the location of the shell mound is sandwiched between Ganling and Linqing, once they find out that our army is here, Zhang He will inevitably lead a large army to come to the expedition, and Ganling has arranged so much, it has become useless. Speaking of this, seeing Xu Huang come in, he immediately motioned for him to sit down for the time being, and then continued: "Besides, the thing that ignited the fire is hidden on the roof, and after a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be discovered. ”

When Cao Xiu heard this, while thinking about it, he nodded and said: "What the general said is true, but general, although we have won a small victory now, Zhang He still has a lot of soldiers and horses, I just think that this battle has been won, and it seems that there is no meaning." ”

Xu Huang on the side just took a sip of tea, and squirted out in one sip: "My Cao Gongzi, what's the point of winning 10,000?" ”

Gao Ye couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said: "Gongming, our little general, this is to finish the battle, young, normal." But Wen Lie, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, if you can eat 10,000 people a day, this battle will be over in ten days! Seeing Cao Xiu's little face flushed and scratching the back of his head, Gao Ye immediately said: "But if you want to talk about the more far-reaching significance of this battle, you can't see it yet." You'll understand when the people I'm waiting for are in place. ”[.]