The news that Tian Kai led his troops to come to the aid had reached Cao Cao's camp, and Cao Cao ordered people to beat drums and gather generals to discuss countermeasures. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The current Cao Cao has gone through the battle against Dong and is quite famous among the heroes. Under the account, there are countless ministers and generals. This time, in addition to Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xiahoudun and others who stayed in Yanzhou, the strategist Guo Jia accompanied the army, and Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Xu Chu and other generals were all in the camp to listen to the order. Cao Cao's lineup of generals is not luxurious. And the 100,000 army is even more powerful in Yanzhou, and a discerning person knows at a glance that Cao Cao is not so simple as revenge, but is ready to take Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

Cao Cao heard that Tian Kai led his troops to help Tao Qian, so he asked the opinions of everyone under the tent.

Where did the generals under the account put Youzhou Tian Kai in their eyes, even if Gongsun Zhan came in person, he might not take it seriously. So they all shouted to fight, ready to defeat Tian Kai in a battle. Xiahou Yuan even said that he wanted to bring Tian Kai's head to see Cao Cao, and he was willing to make a military order.

Cao Cao looked at the performance of the generals, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "The morale of the gentlemen is commendable, and now is the time for the soldiers to use their lives, and I am very pleased." It's just that it is easy to defeat Tian Kai, but if you break through Tancheng, it will take a lot of twists and turns, and our army has 100,000 troops, but the grain and grass are less than two months, and the siege of the city will be long and there will be a shortage of food. I don't know if you have a quick win? ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard this, they were not as long-term as Cao Cao thought. I just feel that Tian Kai should be defeated and morale should be boosted. As for quick wins, that's not what they're good at.

Cao Cao turned his gaze to Guo Jia, Guo Jia saw that he couldn't speak anymore, so he had to walk out, "Ming Gong has a plan in his heart, why bother to ask me again?" ”

Cao Cao smiled, "I never thought that Feng Xiao actually said that I had a plan, so I might as well say it and talk to you about it." ”

Guo Jia cleared his throat and said, "The walls of this Tancheng city are strong and well-defended, and it is indeed difficult to break for a while. Even if it is broken, it is inevitable that Tao Qian will not vote for other cities, and then it will be a hard battle to attack the city. For today's plan, if you seek stability, you should be trapped in Tancheng, and send the generals to attack Dongguan, Langya, Xiapi, and Guangling counties, one to eliminate Tao Qian's living force, and the other can take the opportunity to collect grain and grass. If you want to be fast, you should take advantage of Tian Kai's new arrival, unfamiliar with geography, and the opportunity that the Youzhou army and the Xuzhou army have not cooperated, trap Tian Kai, and then let people take the opportunity to defraud the city, then Tancheng can be broken, and Xuzhou can be obtained. ”

Cao Cao patted his thigh when he heard it, "What Feng Xiao said, it is exactly what I want, I want to avenge my father, I can't wait to peel the skin of Tao Qian's husband, eat the meat of Tao Qian's husband, I don't want to delay for a day, I think the second plan is very good, and it can be arranged immediately." ”

Don't talk about how to arrange Cao Cao's side, just say that Tian Jing is in Tian Kai's camp, and he always feels restless and worried that something will happen.

He got up late at night, and because of repeated times, he still decided to discuss with Xia Houlan. Xia Houlan is not in the tent, and there is no one in the tent? Defecting to Cao Cao was the direction he had set before, but now there is no way to defect in Tian Kai's camp. How to find a way to get out of Shicao without being treacherous made him very distressed.

When Tian Jing came in, Xiahou Lan was also a flurry, and seeing Tian Jing's serious face, he knew that there must be something important to discuss, so he immediately cheered up.

"If you are Cao Cao, how should this battle be fought?" Tian Jing came in and asked thoughtlessly.

"In fact, the advantage of this battle is all on the side of Cao Jun, and we are only afraid that the moral significance of this support is greater, and if we want to turn things around, we are afraid that we will not be able to do anything." Xia Houlan said.

Tian Jing didn't expect Xia Houlan to be so pessimistic, after all, not everyone can know what will happen in the future like him, judging from the current form, Tao Qian's defeat is really only a matter of time. "What is Cao Cao most concerned about right now?" Tian Jing asked again.

Judging from Cao Cao's series of tactics after entering Xuzhou, it seems that he is very eager to end this war in a short time. Therefore, he neither sent civil officials to take over the occupied Pengcheng, Luxian, Wuyuan and other places, nor did he send people to move the people to enrich the population of Yanzhou, but burned and killed all the way, leaving no chickens and dogs. This is not only to discourage Tao Qian, but also to break the resistance of the Xuzhou clan. I think either Cao Cao was too eager to win, or maybe his rear was not as stable as we thought. If he guessed correctly, he wanted to take Xuzhou in three months, and then recuperate. Xia Houlan has quite an opinion on this matter.

Tian Jing very much agreed with Xiahou Lan's judgment, and also felt that this person's ability was obviously stronger than that of other generals in Youzhou. "But for now? What is Cao Cao's most likely move? ”

"I think the quickest and best way to do it is to rob the camp?" Xia Houlan said.

"Camp robbery?" Tian Jingzhi was stunned for a moment, "We are new today, and before we have been out for a while, what is the chance that Cao Cao will come to rob the camp?" ”

"It's hard to say, I was negligent before, if Cao Cao really came to rob the camp, our army's losses are not small. We hurried to inform General Tian Kai. Xia Houlan said.

Tian Jing didn't expect Xia Houlan to be so sure, if he guessed correctly, this would be a big deal. But he felt that Cao Cao would not be as simple as just robbing the camp. There must have been something he hadn't thought of, but he couldn't think of for a moment.

When the two arrived at Tian Kai's camp, Tian Kai felt that the two were very reasonable. Immediately ordered people to increase the number of guards and strengthen the garrison.

Just after the order was given, a commotion outside the camp was suddenly heard. The three of them hurriedly dressed up and prepared to fight. When I arrived at the camp gate, I found that the camp was impassable by the three layers inside and the outer three layers of Cao Jun, but Cao Jun did not take a torch, so that he couldn't see the specific number of people.

Tian Kai ordered the spearmen to firmly guard the gate of the wall, the crossbowmen were all distributed on both sides of the camp gate, and the cavalry was fully armed, ready to meet the impact after the gate was breached.

However, it is very strange that so many men and horses of the Cao army firmly surrounded the camp, not to take advantage of the chaos to rob the camp, nor to set fire to the camp, but to surround the camp and stalemate.

Tian Kai, Xia Houlan, Tian Jing and others couldn't figure out what the enemy was going to do. The lights were lit in the camp, and they were afraid that they would become the target of Cao's bow and arrow in the dark, so they didn't dare to move, and the two sides were in such a stalemate.

After a while, they heard the shouts of killing outside the camp, and Tian Kai and the others felt that Tancheng might have sent reinforcements, so they fought. But the camp was besieged here, and they did not dare to act rashly.

In fact, this is exactly Guo Jia's plan. He first let the Cao army surround Tian Kai's camp with three layers inside and three layers outside, and then let a group of his subordinates wear the clothes of the Youzhou army, pretending to be the Youzhou army, pretending to break through, while the rest of the Cao army pretended to deal with this Cao army who broke through. Since there were no torches at night, the defenders in Tancheng could not see the battle situation here clearly.

The two sides "fought" fiercely for about a stick of incense, and the centaur finally broke through. I only saw that their battle robes were stained with blood, their armor was crooked, and they hurriedly ran to the city of Tancheng. shouted to the defenders on the city tower, "The Cao army attacked the camp at night, and my general Jiatian led the army to resist hard, and I hope that Lord Tao will send troops to rescue!" ”

The people in the city did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to report it. In fact, when the shouts of killing outside the city started, Tao Qian, Cao Bao, Liu Bei, Guan Zhang and others had already arrived in the city. It's just that it's pitch black outside the city, and I can't figure out the reality even when I hear the sound of shouting and killing. So I can only wait anxiously in the city.

Now someone broke through and knew the situation outside the city, so they had to arrange rescue.

Tao Qian said, "Youzhou Tian Kai came to support our army on the order of Gongsun Zhan, and now the friendly army is in trouble, we must send troops to support." General Cao Bao, I order you to lead 5,000 men and horses out of the city as soon as possible to support, and pick up General Tian Kai into the city. ”

Cao Bao was a little reluctant when he heard this, "Lord Thorn Shi, if it is dark today, I don't know how many people Cao Jun has outside." If you rush out of the city, if you are taken advantage of by Cao Jun, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses?"

"This ......" Tao Qian was told by Cao Bao, but he had no idea.

"Lord Assassin Shi, what General Cao is worried about is that there is some truth, but if General Tian Kai does not save him, it is morally unreasonable, and who will rescue Xuzhou in the future? I thought it would be better to let General Cao strengthen his guard in the city. I took 3,000 men and horses from my headquarters to the rescue. Liu Bei said.

When Tao Qian heard this, he said in his heart, Liu Bei is still righteous. "Since Xuande said so, then there is Lao Xuande. It's just that 3,000 men and horses are only afraid that there are too few, and I will allocate another 3,000 Danyang soldiers with you. Xuande is going to the rescue, be careful, if Cao's army is strong and retreats quickly, we will think of a good strategy. ”

"Thank you, Lord Thorn, then go and prepare." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei down the city tower. Prepare the army, and tell everyone to pay attention to the formation after leaving the city, and not to mess up. The most important thing in the night march is unified command, and in the absence of a strong march, a unified command is especially important.

Zhang Fei was the vanguard, leading 500 cavalry to open the way, Liu Bei led the Chinese army, and Guan Yu led 1,000 men and horses.

I saw that the west gate of Tancheng was opened, the drawbridge was slowly lowered, and Zhang Fei led the army to kill first. Those Youzhou troops who surrendered retreated on both sides of the city gate, waiting for the opportunity. When Liu Bei went out of the city, he asked the leader of the army a few words, and the man only said, "The Cao army attacked the camp at night and surrounded the Youzhou camp, and General Tian Kai is organizing resistance and sticking to the camp." Let them kill this man and horse, just to ask for a quick rescue in the city. ”

Liu Bei did not doubt him, led the Chinese army out of the city gate, and followed Zhang Fei to Tian Kai's camp. Unexpectedly, not far from the city, Zhang Fei met Cao Jun. In fact, Cao Jun had already prepared, and was waiting for Liu Bei to enter the hub with his pockets open, and Liu Bei led the Chinese army to hurriedly respond. This time, the men and horses of the two armies were killed in one place.

The one who was postponed was a thousand men and horses led by Guan Yu, mostly crossbowmen, and when they heard the two armies in front of them take over, they had to lead the team up to respond. But just as Guan Yu's horse passed through the drawbridge outside the city gate, looking at the Youzhou army that had broken through, Guan Yu suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. These people fought their way out of the encirclement, although all of them were not in good armor and had colors on their bodies, but their physical fitness seemed to be too good, and these soldiers who corrected on the spot actually breathed evenly.

Guan Yu's martial arts cultivation can be described as the pinnacle, and it is easy to find flaws from the breath of these people. If they are not the Youzhou Army, then the biggest possibility is - Cao Jun! Guan Yu thought of this, and let out a cold sweat.

He deliberately slowed down his horse and said to the leader of the Youzhou army, "You see that the people and horses coming behind you are your Youzhou people?"

The leader subconsciously turned around, and Guan Yu Qinglong Yanyue knife hand rose and fell, cutting off his head with a knife. Then he shouted, "Kill the spy, kill!" Guan Yu's personal soldiers were the first to move, and then more than a thousand horses and those pretending Youzhou troops fought in one place.

This sudden change disrupted Cao's deployment. The Cao army, who was lying in ambush not far from both sides of the city gate, saw this situation and had to kill them all. At this time, there were more than 5,000 Cao Jun's men and horses at the west gate of Tancheng.

Cao Bao in the city saw that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered people to close the city gate, and the crossbowmen in the city began to release arrows. The city and the city immediately became a mess.