Half a month after the Eastern Wu army was raised, Xiao led 100,000 troops to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, forming a flanking attack on Cao Cao.

The Tiger Prison Pass has natural dangers, which Cao Cao is not too worried about, but the battle with Xiao Rate made him have to defend, so Cao Cao sent the general Shi Jian to lead 30,000 troops to defend the Tiger Prison Pass.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, raised an army of 100,000 and sent troops to Guandu, preparing to duel with Eastern Wu in Guandu.

Before leaving, Cao Cao instructed Shi Jian to only hold on and never be allowed to go out of the city to face the battle.

After Shi Jian made a military order, Cao Cao relaxed a little.

When Xiao's 100,000 elite soldiers arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass, Shi Jian had already rushed to the Tiger Prison Pass one step ahead and ordered people to repair the city defense.

Xiao Shu set up camp ten miles away from the Tiger Prison Pass, sending people to call for war on the one hand, and discussing countermeasures with Xu Shu and Chen Gong on the other.

"Yuanzhi, Gongtai, do you have a plan to break the city?"

Xiao Shu frowned, the tiger prison is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, let alone 100,000 troops, even if it is to lead a million troops to come, as long as the defenders can't hold out, then it is extremely difficult to break it.

Xu Shu and Chen Gong fell into deep thought.

Looking at the appearance of the two, Xiao Shuo sighed, this is really a bit embarrassing for them, he ordered someone to carefully check the terrain around the tiger prison, if he wants to break through, the only way is to attack one way.

"It's better to retreat!" Chen Gong suddenly spoke.

Xiao Shu raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly asked: "What is the trick of the public station, you might as well say it directly." ”

Chen Gong frowned, and said in a deep voice: "We might as well pretend to withdraw the army, and then send the elite to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, and wait until the city gate is opened, and the army is pressing up." In this way, the tiger prison can be broken. ”

Xiao Shu thought for a moment, then shook his head and rejected the proposal.

"No, this method focuses on making the generals who guard the customs take it lightly, but Shi Jian is calm and will never be fooled."

Xu Shu came to Shatu and suddenly asked, "Sir, if we place the broken army crossbow here, we can completely suppress the defenders on the city wall, and in this way, it is not impossible to attack." ”

Xiao Shu and Chen Gong suddenly turned their heads and looked at the sand dunes that Xu Shu pointed to.

Chen Gong frowned, and said helplessly: "It's good to pay attention, but this mountain road is rugged, and there are cliffs during the period, and if you want to go up with the crossbow, I'm afraid it will be difficult to climb to the sky." ”

Xiao Shu's eyes suddenly lit up, laughed, called the terrain explorer, and inquired in detail about the terrain here.

Xiao Shu thought in his heart: If you can't go up with the crossbow of the broken army, don't you still have wooden ox cavalry? As long as the distance is suitable, the Wooden Ox Cavalry can act as a broken crossbow to suppress the defenders on the city wall.

"Commander, this place is less than 100 meters away from the wall of Tiger Prison Pass."

After getting the answer from the terrain explorer, Xiao Shuo nodded, decided to give it a try, and told the two of them about his plan, Xu Shu and Chen Gong both thought that they could give it a try.

But the only flaw is that the Wooden Ox Cavalry can only suppress a stick of incense for a long time, and once it is launched, it will not stop.

Xiao Shu called Xu Chu and said to him, "Boss Zhongkang, I have entrusted you with a very important and arduous task.

Xiao Shu explained the detailed plan to Xu Chu, and Xu Chu readily agreed.

Xiao Yu, who had been facing each other for three days in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, suddenly launched a general attack, and the crossbows and stone-throwing vehicles were all put into battle.

After some bombardment, the 100,000-strong army sounded the horn of the charge.

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Cao Cao was actively preparing for battle in Guandu, and he followed Xun Yu by his side.

"Wen Ruo, I regret not listening to you at the beginning, so that I ended up today, it is really sad and lamentable!" Cao Cao looked out of the tent and said abruptly.

Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao's appearance, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, and hurriedly comforted him: "The lord doesn't have to worry, although Liu Bei and Sun Ce are menacing, but the ministers are sure that they will never dare to fight to the death with the lord." ”

Saying that, Xun Yu sighed and continued: "Lord, if you survive the danger, you should rebuild the old capital Luoyang, recuperate, and sharpen the soldiers and horses, and you must not be decadent." ”

Xun Yu recalled in his mind how high-spirited Cao Cao was when he defeated Liu Bei and unified the north, but now it has only been a year of hard work, and it has gone from a boom to a plummet.

Such a gap, no matter who puts it in their hearts, I'm afraid it won't be comfortable.

Cao Cao showed a wry smile and asked, "Wen Ruo, do you think I can still get through this difficulty?" ”

Cao Cao has been holding this question in his heart for a long time, and every time he asks himself like this, there is no answer, and even he doesn't know.

But Cao Cao never spoke to anyone.

Cao Cao suddenly thought of Guo Jia, if he was still alive, he would never let himself fall to such a situation.

Only sigh and be jealous of talents!

Xun Yu sighed and didn't answer, if even Cao Cao himself gave up, then no matter how others persuaded him, his heart would not be able to come back.

If Cao Cao wants to regain his strength, the only way to defeat Sun Ce's 300,000 army is to give Cao Cao hope.

Xun Yu quietly withdrew from the camp and came to the edge of the Yellow River to investigate the defense.

There were many crossings of the Yellow River, and Cao Cao's army was only 150,000, and Sun Ce's army was twice as large as Cao Cao's army.

In Xun Yu's view, it is unwise to divide troops to guard various ferries, and instead of distracting his own forces, it is better to concentrate his fists and attack the vital points of Sun Cejun's army.

There is another point, Xun Yu has already told Cao Cao just now, but I don't know if Cao Cao listened to it.

Sun Ce and Liu Bei seem to be calm, but in fact, they are fighting in secret, as long as they can hold the Tiger Prison Pass and Guandu, then the victory of this battle will eventually be tilted towards Cao Cao.

He fought with Sun Cejun for more than ten days, and both sides suffered casualties, which gave Cao Cao hope.

Sun Ce in the camp was furious, this Cao Cao was already a toothless tiger, and he was still so difficult, which he didn't expect.

"Gong Jin, pass the order, prepare more warships, the whole army will attack, do not break Cao Cao, and vow not to quit."

These days, Sun Ce has been beaten into real fire.

This is still the most difficult battle he has fought since his debut, and more than half a month has passed, and he has not advanced an inch, which makes him, a Jiangdong tiger, feel ashamed.

"Bo Fu, you calm down, Cao Cao's main force is on the other side of the Yellow River, if we forcibly cross the river, even if we defeat Cao Cao, we will suffer huge casualties, and Liu Bei will be cheaper in vain."

Zhou Yu stopped Sun Ce on the side, allowing Sun Ce to ease his mood a little.

Just then, a herald arrived in a hurry.

"Report! Report! ”

Thousands of miles away, the herald came galloping while raising the letter in his hand.

When he came to Sun Ce, Zhou Yu approached, turned over and dismounted, half-knelt on the ground, and said urgently: "The lord, the governor, there is an urgent report ahead, the tiger prison has been broken by Liu Bei." ”

"What?" When Sun Ce heard this, he asked loudly.

The herald repeated the words again.

Sun Ce is a little unstable on his feet, how can the Tiger Prison Pass, which is known as a natural danger, be easily broken? Sun Ce couldn't believe his ears, but the facts were in front of him.