Qiao Rui suddenly shouted, which startled Ji Ling, who was thinking. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info but I heard that Qiao Rui had an idea, and seemed to have understood what Gao Ye was doing, which made Ji Ling happy in his heart. Speaking of Gao Ye's strange behavior today, he really made himself a little confused. To attack the city, to provoke himself and his fighters, all of this seemed quite natural. However, as soon as the Qiaorui army arrived, it was clear that it had not fallen into the downwind of the high night, but it did not choose to continue the attack, but slowly retreated.

After all, this Gao Ye is not an unknown young general, or a scholar who does not know military affairs, his achievements over the years all show that Gao Ye is clever in using soldiers. Therefore, Gao Ye's strange behavior today must have been planned. If it weren't for that, he and Qiao Rui wouldn't have to think hard all afternoon. As the color has gone black today, he Qiao Rui finally found the clue, and he was relieved in his heart. In a war, as long as you can see through the opponent's tricks and talk about head-to-head confrontation, who are you afraid of?

Therefore, Ji Ling hurriedly spoke: "What clues did General Qiao find? ”

"Hmph, this high night is really calculating. I almost fell for him. Qiao Rui said hatefully, and as she spoke, she slapped the table in front of her hard. Now this high night must be a lack of troops, I waited today to see his high night retreat calmly, thinking that there must be Cao Cao ambush behind him, so there was no pursuit, and now it is too late to regret it. ”

"So, that high night now only has 50,000 horses under his command? The dense banners in Zhaoling City are all suspicious of the night? In this case, it can be said, why didn't Gao Ye send troops to ambush you along the way, but as you just said, Gao Ye has few troops now, and he obviously has a chance to break through Zhengqiang today, but why did he give up the attack and retreat instead? ”

"Hmph, if it weren't for his lack of troops, he would definitely conquer Zhengqiang in one fell swoop. But General Ji, think about it, if he breaks through Zhengqiang, he will have to directly confront His Majesty's men. With the 50,000 horses under his command, Zhengqiang is just a soil city, if His Majesty's army presses the border, will he defend it? If he guards, with His Majesty's more than 100,000 horses, how can he easily defend this broken city. If he doesn't defend it, he will retreat ten miles, and His Majesty will follow up for ten miles, and there will always be a time when he can't retreat, and then he will have to fight with His Majesty? ”

"When Zhang Xun and His Majesty set out on the expedition, ......"

Ji Ling's words were said in general, and Qiao Rui laughed and said: "I know what General Ji means, it is nothing more than to say that he used 30,000 troops to kill His Majesty's 100,000 horses and horses in the night back then. But now it is different from the past, Liang Gang was incompetent at the beginning, and most of the soldiers were newly recruited and had not been properly trained, so he immediately followed His Majesty to the battlefield. Only then did the general die, and he turned into birds and beasts. Zhang Xun's guy has always had no one in his eyes, and he mistakenly fell for Gao Ye's tricks, which made Gao Ye's prestige in vain. But now that you and I are here, the soldiers are even more elite and well-trained, and Gao Ye wants to use 50,000 horses to kill His Majesty, which can be described as difficult to climb to the sky. How could Gao Ye not understand this? Therefore, he did not attack Qiang today, because it was difficult to face the thunderous power of His Majesty's army, so that the two of us were not defeated, and the lord would naturally not be in a hurry to follow up, so that he would delay time, so that Cao Cao could arrange calmly. ”

"Seems to make sense." After hearing this, Ji Ling nodded and said, "But I still don't understand, if he wants to delay time, he will obediently guard in Zhaoling, and I am worried about Gao Ye's attack, so I took the defensive." As long as he is guarding the tomb, even if we are killed by a large army, it will not be able to capture the city in three or five days, so why should he make another move to attack it? ”

"General Ji's words are wrong. If Gao Ye's Tomb does not move, how can we not know that the troops in his hands are empty? At that time, as long as 350,000 people will be called to surround the tomb, and the lord will lead the army into Yingchuan, won't the high night send troops to give up all the achievements. Therefore, he had to take the initiative to attack, so that I and others mistakenly thought that Cao Cao's army had been killed. If it weren't for that, I would have been overwhelmed by the army a long time ago, and I would still be here to prepare to fight Cao Cao? ”

"Not bad, not bad. When Gao Ye retreated today, it was a deliberate show of weakness, which made me wonder. and deliberately let the army retreat, maintain the formation, and put on a calm appearance. Let me mistakenly think that there are ambushes behind him, and as General Qiao said, it is too late to regret it. ”

"Hmph, in vain I have been cautious all the way, I am ready to give up Xihua to Cao Cao, and bring the whole army here, just to be able to defeat Gao Ye for a while, so that Cao Cao's army is in chaos. I didn't expect to be tricked by this guy Gao Ye when I got here. ”

"Alas, this high night is indeed calculating. I had already heard the news of Cao Cao's troops, and even if I was on the move, I felt that the two of them should have converged in one place, coupled with the banner at the head of Zhaoling City, so I was misled by Gao Ye and misjudged the military situation. I estimate that the news of Cao Cao's dispatch of troops was also deliberately spread by Gao Ye, maybe Cao Cao has not rushed back to Yingchuan from Wancheng until now. However, Gao Ye's plan is not flawless, at least today it was seen by General Qiao. How about I, or how about I wait for the night to go to the night attack? ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy. Today's move on that high night is just afraid that there is nothing to be done. If it weren't for the lack of troops under his command, I am afraid that Zhengqiang City would have changed hands now. Besides, looking at the night battles, he loves night attacks the most, how could he not be careless about guarding against them......"

"Report!" Outside the door, a soldier hurried in and interrupted Qiao Rui, who was about to continue. Qiao Rui snorted, and then said, "What's wrong?" ”

"General Yu, the scout just came to report that a troop of soldiers and horses from the north had quietly entered the high night camp."

"Got it, you go down."

"Yes." The soldier said this, and hurried out again. Qiao Rui sneered at this time: "Presumably it is the arrival of Yingchuan reinforcements, so the night attack is even more uncertain." However, it may be another suspicious plan of the high night. Now I might as well pretend to be in the middle of a plan, stick to the city, and confuse the high night. By the way, Your Majesty, please send troops immediately. When the time comes, in front of Tianwei, how can Gao Ye be His Majesty's opponent. ”

"Well, that's what I said, in that case, I'll play it for Your Majesty. Now there is no big difference between the momentum of this horn and the lack of it, anyway, there are not enough soldiers and horses in Gao Ye, and when His Majesty's army arrives, Gao Ye will inevitably give the head. Ji Ling nodded and said, "General Qiao's soldiers and horses are also temporarily resting in Zhengqiang, leave all the defense of tonight to me, and I will be convinced that Gao Ye will not see his estimate yet, hehe." ”

Gao Ye, who was thirty miles away, was now sleeping peacefully in the big tent, he had already explained to Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and his subordinates, as long as it was not such a major event as attacking the camp, don't come to disturb him. Sure enough, I slept well in the night, and early in the morning I saw Xu Huang, Yu Ban and Gao Shun who went out with me in the big tent. As for the one who entered the camp at night last night, it was Xu Huang's soldiers and horses, Gao Ye deliberately let their whereabouts be discovered by the other party, also to confuse Qiao Rui and Ji Ling, so that they thought that they had sent reinforcements.

As soon as Gao Ye entered the big tent, the three of them all bowed and saluted, and Gao Ye also nodded in return, so he asked the three of them to sit down, as for Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, they were separated from Gao Ye's left and right. Gao Ye immediately asked a few people if there was anything new. Last night, he was forbidden to duty, and then he arched his hand and said: "General Hui, last night the scout came to report, the lights of Zhengqiang City were not extinguished all night, and the voices of people were noisy, obviously a posture of strict defense. Moreover, Qiaorui's soldiers and horses did not return to Xihua last night, but were stationed outside Zhengqiang City. ”

"Well, Gongming, do you think Qiao Rui and Ji Ling guessed that we only have 50,000 soldiers and horses, and there are no more reinforcements?" Gao Ye asked with his eyes closed.

"General Hui, in my opinion, I'm afraid the two of them have already guessed. They didn't come to attack at night, and when they came, I am afraid that my soldiers and horses really took Yingchuan's reinforcements. Second, I am afraid that it is also to make us think that they are now convinced that we are waiting for more than 50,000 horses. Besides, last night they went up and down the city, and the people were noisy, but they added to the snake. At night, as long as you add more sentinels and be careful. It's like this, as if we're afraid that we won't know they're defending the city. Xu Huang smiled slightly and said slowly.

Gao Ye nodded and said, "Is there any news from the lord's side now?" ”

Yu Ban arched his hand and said: "There was a letter from the lord's side last night, and the lord had already met Liu Bei in Xiaopei ten days ago. Counting the footsteps, it is estimated that he has now met with Lu Bu, who is in Huaibei, and it is estimated that he has been killed near Qi County. ”

"What about Sun Ce? Did you send troops? ”

"No news yet." Yu Ban frowned and said, "However, the lord has already sent Lang Wangpu to Jiangdong with the edict appointing him Sun Ce as the commander of the cavalry, attacking his father Marquis Wucheng and concurrently serving as the chief inspector of the Huiji. I think that after he received the edict, he would definitely send troops immediately. It's just that Jiangdong Road is far away, and Yuan Shu's ground is separated in the middle, so it is possible that the news transmission is not smooth. Perhaps, the lord has now turned Sun Ce and is ready to attack Shouchun together. ”

Gao Ye nodded, he remembered that Sun Ce in history seemed to have fought with someone before he attacked Yuan Shu with Cao Cao and others. It's just that I haven't read history for too long, and I can't remember the details clearly. I don't know when my 50,000 horses will finish this big show. And Xu Huang is right, judging from the performance of the two of them last night, it is estimated that they have discovered that they have few soldiers. When the time comes, as soon as the two of them report it, Yuan Shu will attack with all his might, and things will be in trouble.

"In that case, we have to guard here for a little longer, so that the lord can calmly conquer." Gao Ye said with a smile, "But this Qiao Rui and Ji Ling have some skills, we are now short of troops, and they are all seen through by the two of them, if they report to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu is eager to win and attack, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to resist." Wen Rule, Gongming, follow it, what do you think? ”