Tatexian and Yangquan counties are on the south bank of the Huai River, but here is a large plain, and Cai Kao led the cavalry to gallop on the plain, but it was also comfortable.

The south of Tatexian County is the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, as long as these two counties are guarded, Cao Cao can not advance an inch, but at this time Cao Cao's 30,000 troops crossed the river, and the momentum is also quite huge.

Cai Kao only had 18,000 men, but he was not afraid, the two armies were connected, Cai Kao adhered to the strategy given by Yang Xi, in his own territory, not fighting generals, not dividing troops.

What does it mean not to fight generals, that is, Cai Kao will never go head-to-head with the enemy generals, and only ordered Liao Wei to lead 6,000 troops to guard Yangquan, and Lu Jun's headquarters to guard Tatexian County, and prepare enough grain and grass for three months to consume with Cao Cao.

Regardless of the division of troops, Cai Kao's 6,000 cavalry will never divide their troops to attack, no matter how many men and horses the opponent has, they are all trampled by iron horses. This team is Yang Xi's trump card, that is, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry, which is not as good as these 6,000 soldiers and horses.

Where is Cao Cao so extravagant, he doesn't have the money to be so extravagant.

Although Cao Cao said that he had an army of 30,000, on this great plain, Yu Cai Kao was maneuvering, and he couldn't deal with it. Cao Cao didn't know that every day the flying ball stared at him, as long as he divided his troops, the opposing cavalry would come as scheduled, attacking him, if he concentrated his forces, the opposing cavalry disappeared, like a ghost.

After spending more than ten days like this, Cao Cao received the news of Liu Bei's defeat, and learned from the battle report that the other party had a thing called the flying ball and the telescope.

When Cao Cao got the telescope, he was shocked.

This is still a telescope that Sun Quan paid tribute to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao used his telescope to see the people on the flying globe, he was even more uneasy.

What about using soldiers like gods, you are not a real god after all.

But Cai Kao's flying ball is the true god.

The person who can fly in the sky is not a god, who can do it since ancient times?

The generals at all levels in Cao Ying's camp looked up at the sky and looked at the flying ball that was unscrupulously driving slowly overhead, and their hearts were full of frustration.

Xun Yu said: "With such a thing, what is the use of strategists?" ”

When these words came out, they immediately attracted the sideways glances of Guo Jia and others.

Cao Cao saw that he was a little embarrassed and said: "Although this thing is magical, it can only be used as a reference for marching, and the real battle still depends on the arrangement of troops, on-the-spot command, and even the allocation of dispatch according to the terrain and timing, and the role of strategists can be used for reference." ”

Guo Jiadao: "According to Jingzhou, this thing can't fly on a rainy day, but it can seize this weakness and break through the city of the other army." All you need to do is get a city, and you'll be able to gain a firm foothold and advance slowly. ”

Next, the generals began to discuss whether to choose Tatexian or Yangquan.

At Guo Jia's suggestion, Cao Cao decided to surround Yangquan.

The plains around Tatexian County are vast, which is convenient for Cai Kao's cavalry, but Yangquan has many hills outside the south gate, which reduces the power of the cavalry to a certain extent.

But Cao Cao didn't know that since Liu Bei's battle report could reach Cao Cao's hands, wouldn't it be faster for Yang Xi to sit on the rail car?

Although Yang Xi only brought three thousand traps to the camp, this was very terrifying, and Tai Shici's nine thousand soldiers and horses had already arrived here.

This is the horror of the rails, no one pays attention to them in normal times, but after this battle, everyone will know the horror of the rails.

Yang Xi and Taishi Citun were in the Dabie Mountains at this moment, waiting for Cao Cao's next move.

On February 15, there was rain, Cao Cao raised his troops and sent Cao Chun to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to the expedition to confuse the Cai Kao guard regiment. But Yang Xi is not only able to detect by flying balls, but also by no one on the ground.

This is another trick by Guo Jia, Guo Jia suggested that the tiger and leopard cavalry should send troops to attack Cai Kao's cavalry, but they did not engage in battle, and at the same time, all the camps, 27,000 soldiers and horses, and generals from all walks of life, braved the rain to come to Yangquan.

Of course, you can't engage in battle, although the tiger and leopard cavalry is powerful, but Cai Kao's guard regiment is twice as large, and the individual combat ability is only stronger than the tiger and leopard cavalry.

So on the plains, in the drizzle, a chase was staged.

In another place, the army walked in the mud, and at this time Cao Cao's identity did not have anything special, and he also rode forward.

"Ahem, ahem! Cough! ~！ ”

This is Guo Jia's coughing sound.

When Cao Cao heard this, his heart ached.

Guo Jia's health is not very good, mainly because he is addicted to wine, in the words of the time, it is misconduct, Chen Qun reported to Cao Cao many times, and Cao Cao didn't care.

Guo Jia himself is dismissive of this, believing that people's lives should be free and easy.

The body was hollowed out, and it was raining at this time, so it was naturally going to catch a cold.

Cao Cao asked: "Fengxiao, do you want to go into the house to take shelter from the rain, you rest here for a while, and when the battle is over, I will send someone to take you back to the camp?" ”

Jia Xu has no news, Cao Cao doesn't want Guo Jia to have any more problems, these two people are important strategists.

Guo Jia said: "Don't worry, the lord can stand it, cough cough." ”

Cao Cao said: "I heard that every time Yang Xi marches, there is a medical team with the army, ranging from dozens to hundreds. Even the Cai Kao cavalry regiment has fifty horsemen as medical horses, but it is thoughtful, when this battle is over, this article will be introduced into the army, thinking that it is for the use of our army, Fengxiao, you can stay, I will leave fifty people as guards. ”

Guo Jia knew that Cao Cao was determined, and he no longer insisted on it, so he thanked Cao Cao.

Cao Cao continued to move forward, but sighed silently in his heart.

Among all the strategists, he likes Guo Jia the most, because Guo Jia has a good temperament, shows his desires at any time, and has a very accurate grasp of people's psychology, and knows what he should do.

He who has no desires and no desires asks for more.

But Guo Jia is not in good health, Cao Cao really doesn't know when Guo Jia can go with him, or he may leave his team at any time.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao sighed secretly, but then lifted his spirits and continued to move forward.

The Lujiang River has a history of the river, originating from the Dabie Mountain, from south to north, and flowing into the Huai River for hundreds of miles.

When it is about to be injected into Huaishui, there is a city built in the east of the river, which is called Yangquan.

Yangquan is on the side of the Shi River on one side, there is a water village built through the city, and the other three sides, there is a low mountainous area in the south, Cao Cao chose to attack this city, it is to value this mountainous area.

Of course, at this moment, Cai Kao was dragged by Cao Chun, and Cao Cao didn't think that Cai Kao would be able to rush back before the city was captured.

But Cao Cao couldn't have thought that Tai Shi Ci was waiting for him in Yangquan City at this moment.

Yang Xi had long analyzed that Cao Cao wanted to occupy the Lujiang River and shorten the supply line, and Yangquan was the place he must get.

It is useless to get Tatexian County, Cao Cao cannot go over the mountains and mountains from the Dabie Mountain in the south to occupy the Lujiang River, and finally he still has to come to Zhanyang Spring.

However, it was said that Cao Cao crossed the Shi River and felt stable, but he did not set up camp, but directly led the army to take Yangquan, and wanted to take Yangquan and go directly to the city to rest.

The army marched to the city, and shot into the city to persuade the surrender, Liao Wei and Tai Shici discussed, first show the enemy to be weak, lead him to attack, wait for a big kill, and then show his strength, and other things, Gongzi has his own arrangements.

Cao Cao saw that the city did not respond for a long time, and ordered the whole army to be surrounded on three sides, leaving only the water village in the west.

Do not encircle the water village, one is that Cao Cao does not have a water army, and the other is that Cao Cao's purpose is not to kill, but to seize the city, and it is better if the other party escapes directly from the water village.

Xiahoudun, Le Jin, and Li Dian each led 7,000 troops, and they were ordered on three sides, stepping on muddy water, carrying cloud ladders, and rushing towards Yangquan.

Liao Wei led 6,000 soldiers to guard the south gate only, and Tai Shici's 9,000 troops and horses were divided into two gates, and when the other army was close, he ordered crossbow shooting.

More than 10,000 arrows, a large area of black pressure, rushed towards the city, and the siege soldiers fell directly in a wave.

At this time, Le Jin is the most sorrowful, seven thousand to attack six thousand, a city under the city, the advantages and disadvantages can be imagined, more than a thousand fell in an instant, directly Le Jin was stupid, and secretly said in his heart: "This guard Liao Wei is not crazy, all the generals and horses are transferred to defend the south gate, ready to abandon the city and leave?" ”

The second wave of arrows rained down, but Le Jin didn't dare to take it again, leaving only hundreds of corpses and ordering the whole army to temporarily retreat.

At this time, Cao Cao led the Chinese army at the east gate, Xiahoudun had already led 7,000 people to rush away, and the city was also raining arrows, but there were only about 4,500 people.

Although Xiahoudun was heartbroken for the soldiers, he was a ruthless man, and he would not retreat, and roared: "The soldiers are serving their lives and rushing into the city, and they will have a heavy reward!" ”

The whole army was beaten and continued to rush forward, Tai Shici personally went to the city, and when he saw that the enemy seemed to be dying, he was not in a hurry, so he just ordered the soldiers to shoot.

After leaving more than 1,000 corpses, there was a ladder that successfully erected the city wall, and some soldiers had already used special bamboo and wood on the city wall to resist the upper end of the ladder and push it backwards.

More than a dozen ladders were pushed down, dozens of people were killed and injured, and with the cooperation of crossbows, they could not rush at all.

Xiahoudun also ordered the soldiers to shoot on their backs under the city, but Tai Shici's military horses were too well equipped, and there were very few dead and only dozens of wounded.

Seeing that the other party was tenacious, Xiahou Tang aroused his fighting spirit, personally destroyed the horse, followed a ladder, and wanted to rush forward in person.

Tai Shi Ci had already seen that Xiahou Dun, who was riding a dragon chasing horse, was the main general of the other party, and secretly took a deep breath.

"There is no way to heaven, there is a gate to hell! Since you have come to seek death, you can't complain about me! ”

Tai Shi Ci bent his bow and arrows, pulled into a full moon, and aimed at Xiahoudun.

Xiahoudun was slapping the horse and galloping, suddenly felt that his scalp was fried, his eyebrows were numb, and when he looked at it, the arrow had reached the front door, only three feet away from his eyebrows, so he turned his head away.

At such a close distance, how can you dodge with your head, if someone else shoots an arrow, you can do it with its force, but Tai Shi Ci's force will definitely not be much worse than Xiahoudun, Xiahoudun only felt a pain in his left eye, and a bamboo arrow was inserted in his left eye.

Xiahoudun was furious, stretched out his hand and directly pulled out the bamboo arrow, only to see that his left eye was directly pulled out, so he shouted: "Parents are bloody, don't abandon it!" ”

Xiahou put his eyes in his mouth, swallowed a few bites, and then wanted to rush to kill, there was already a rear army reported to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was afraid that Xiahou would lose, and saw that the guards in the city were extraordinary, so he ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.