Chapter 271 The First War of the Covenant

Cao Xiu didn't want to quarrel with the other party here, so he shouted directly: "What are you doing so much?" If there is a kind of early come, it will be a showdown! Otherwise, I will surround you on this mountain, block your retreat, cut off the water source, and set fire to the mountain, so that you will die without a place to bury! ”

"Burning the mountain?" Xu Shu replied: "You have to see clearly, there are not many trees on this mountain, how can you burn the mountain?" If you want to be around, then go for it! We have water on this mountain, and there is a lot of newly harvested wheat, which is enough for us to eat for two months, so you can take your time to surround it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoHowever, I advise you to hurry back and save Chang'an, if you surround it here for two months, I'm afraid that Luoyang has already been taken by us. ”

Seeing that the enemy looked leisurely and confident, as if the real Chang'an had been taken down, all Cao Jun felt a little up and down in their hearts, could it be that what people said was true?

Xu Shu continued to shout from the heights: "Brothers of the Wei army, don't send you to death here for nothing!" If you continue to consume it, you will be trapped in this Longyou! The way back to the Central Plains is about to be blocked! If you don't believe it, send someone to inquire in the direction of Chang'an! Oh, by the way, if you think that Chang'an is too far away and the news cannot be confirmed for a while, you can first ask your defenders in Chencang, and ask to see, did our men and horses retreat early in the morning three days ago? If so, then what I said is true! ”

This time the actions of the Shu army are indeed full of suspicions, not only Cao Xiu and Zhang Ji, but also other soldiers are also confused, by Xu Shu said this, everyone felt that it was necessary to send someone to Chen Cang to ask first, and everyone's discussion was even worse, and there was a buzz in the team.

Cao Xiu hurriedly shouted: "If anyone is deceived by the enemy, discusses it in private, disturbs the hearts of our army, and immediately kills him!" ”

Xu Shu felt that it was almost over, and he didn't believe it when he shouted many people, and finally said: "Brother Wei Jun, we are all for your good!" We have been holding on to this for the sake of saving your lives, and don't think that we are afraid of you! Cao Xiu, you have to fight, well, we have an appointment, and tomorrow our two armies will face each other! Just on the road down the mountain, a showdown! ”

As soon as he heard that the other party was willing to give up his geographical advantage to accept the challenge, Cao Xiu hurriedly said: "Ma Chao, what do you say?" ”

Ma Chao replied loudly: "Words count!" The day after tomorrow, you will win or lose! ”

Xu Shu shouted again: "We have always been what we say, all the soldiers of the Wei army, every word we say is the truth!" ”

Zhang Ji spat on the ground: "Full of nonsense, messing with our army's heart, it's hell if you have a word of truth!" ”

Cao Xiu couldn't care so much, and shouted to Ma Chao: "Okay, tomorrow morning, the two armies will fight to the death here!" ”

Zhang Ji grabbed Cao Xiu: "Don't believe in the enemy, I'm afraid it's the enemy's delaying tactic." ”

"What then?" Cao Xiu shook his head and said, "Now that they have a geographical advantage, do we still have to attack again today?" Wouldn't it be better if they were willing to come down and fight? ”

Zhang didn't have anything to say, so he only muttered to himself: "Maybe they just want us to leave and escape overnight." ”

Cao Xiu heard it, sighed and said, "If they withdraw overnight, it will be relieved." ”

At this moment, a fast horse galloped forward to deliver the news: "General Zhenxi, General Zuo sent me to report that the enemies on Chencang Road had all withdrawn three days ago morning. General Zuo came to ask for instructions if he would lead the army to support. ”

"Huh?" At this moment, not only the generals around him, but even Cao Xiu and Zhang Ji were taken aback.

The enemy was still saying that he wanted us to send someone to Chencang to inquire, and they immediately sent someone to confirm it.

Seeing that the generals were panicking, this time Cao Xiu reacted faster than Zhang Ji, and hurriedly said to the comer: "Shut up and order General Zhang to continue to hold on to Chencang!" ”

Zhang Ji immediately followed up: "The enemy has retreated, which means that they know that the attack failed, and they quickly ran back to Hanzhong to protect themselves!" ”

Cao Xiu instructed the generals around him who had just heard the report: "Don't mention the matter of Chen Cang!" This is purely the defeat of the enemy, and anyone who talks about Chen Cang and spreads rumors will be beheaded immediately! ”

Back at his camp, Cao Xiu whispered to Zhang Ji: "Although I believe that this is a trick of the enemy, their words also remind me that it is not impossible to do so." I have sent people back to cautiously remind the defenders of Meridian Valley Pass to strengthen their vigilance, and at the same time send reinforcements from Chang'an to Meridian Valley Pass to prevent trouble. ”

Zhang Ji was also very helpless: "Although you know that it is purely used by the enemy to harass our army's heart, how can you be disturbed by their lies?" ”

"Alright." Cao Xiu waved his hand and said, "Let's be honest, the enemy is far away in Qishan, but even the movements of the enemy troops on Chencang Road can be said to be exactly the same, which shows that their actions are carefully planned, and there must be many places that will surprise us, and every step of our action is in their expectations, which makes me very worried." I need to think about it again, and the most important thing is to quickly let Cao Zidan quickly withdraw from the Baochuan Road, so as not to fall for the enemy's tricks and not be able to come back. ”

Zhang Ji understood and comforted Cao Xiu: "General rest assured, a fortified city like Chang'an, not only in the city, but also surrounded by our army, if the enemy really wants to sneak attack Chang'an, he will not be able to take it for a while, but will fall into the heavy encirclement of our army." ”

Cao Xiu frowned and said, "I'm not worried about Chang'an, I'm thinking, what is the enemy's plan to do this?" ”

The Cao army couldn't figure it out even if they wanted to break their heads, and on Qishan Avenue, the army led by Ge Liang, Meng Da, and Wang Ping was already approaching Ma Chao's camp.

The team of 15,000 men and horses, in addition to a thousand wagons carrying grain, and a thousand chariots, were now resting on the road, which stretched for several miles.

Xu Shu led a few cavalrymen to meet him, and found Ge Liang and smiled: "You are finally here, I am afraid that you will not be able to catch up." ”

Ge Liang hurriedly returned the salute: "Everything is okay?" ”

"All well!" Xu Shu said with a smile, "I sent Cao Xiu back in the morning, and now, it's getting dark, let's hurry up and transport the grain and grass into the camp." ”

Ge Liang asked again: "Have you made an appointment with the enemy to fight tomorrow?" ”

"Everything happened as we had planned, and we waited for tomorrow's battle." Xu Shu nodded again and again.

"Hahaha!" Ge Liang stroked his chest, Qishan's side is smooth, and there is no need to worry too much about the other roads, the only one that may be out of the way is Wei Yan and Zhang Wei who have gone out of the Meridian Valley.

Will they be able to create chaos behind enemy lines on time, as they are intended? (To be continued.) )