Liu Yi was very dissatisfied with the results of this attack on the Cao army, because he fought with the Cao army in this way, and originally planned to cripple this Cao army, eliminate most of its military horses, so that this Cao army could no longer pose a threat to himself, and then let the New Han army calmly recover Jingzhou.

But now, the full strategic goal predicted by Liu Yi has not been achieved, on the contrary, now the Cao army has increased by 100,000, making the Cao army in Wancheng reach 250,000, and the threat to Wancheng is even greater.

Liu Yi knows that there is no Xiongguan in this world that cannot be conquered, not to mention, Wancheng is not a Xiongguan like the Tiger Prison Pass and the Bishui Pass, but only a strong city on the road to the south gate of the New Han Dynasty. If the Cao army and the Jingzhou army surround Wancheng with an absolute superiority of troops, then the Cao army and the Jingzhou army do not need to attack the city at all, and they can completely bypass Wancheng and march to Luoyang.

Liu Yi is most worried about this, since the establishment of the New Han Dynasty, there is no force of military horses can force Luoyang, and it is precisely because of this that the current prosperity of Luoyang can be formed, if Luoyang is often attacked by enemy soldiers, then it will inevitably make the people of the New Han Dynasty panic, so that it will affect the stability of the entire New Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu Yi was absolutely not allowed to have any army that could enter the sphere of influence of the New Han Dynasty.

Bang Bang Bang ......

Liu Yi clapped his palms, quieting down the generals in the meeting hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after this battle with Cao Jun, everyone has a very deep understanding of Cao Jun's combat power. Cao Jun, they are well trained. They are definitely not a rabble, they can still maintain their tenacious fighting spirit even in the face of adversity. It's still going to fight to the death with us. This one. It's unlike any army we've ever encountered before. It can be said that today's Han Dynasty is probably the only one who can fight with our New Han Army. Therefore, we must clearly recognize that our ultimate greatest enemy is Cao Cao, Cao Cao's army. Liu Yi said solemnly: "In order to make it easier for our new Han army to unify the Central Plains in the future." So, I've always thought that this time. We must eliminate Cao Cao's military horse as much as possible to reduce the pressure on us in the future. You know, now we have split many battlefields, but we have never really fought with Cao Cao's army. And so on. Did Cao Cao be too comfortable? We are fighting, but he is burying his head in development, and after we seize Jingzhou, Jiangdong, and even Yizhou and Hanzhong, when the time comes, because of the expansion of our army's territory and army, the quality of the sergeants will definitely become a problem, and the combat effectiveness of the new army will definitely become a problem. It is definitely not as elite as Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao may turn passive into active. Even if Cao Cao doesn't attack Luoyang, our New Han Dynasty, what if he wants to attack other territories? They are in the Central Plains, but they can attack Jizhou and Youzhou in the north, go down to Jiangdong in the south, and enter Jingzhou in the west, but we have a long way to mobilize military horses. Therefore, I think that we should not only focus on attacking the city and plundering the land, but also strike at Cao Cao at the same time, so that it is difficult for him to develop quickly, and when we recover Jingzhou and the rest of the territory, we must tightly suppress Cao Cao in the Central Plains and dare not move. ”

"The lord is right, as far as someone in Qin is concerned, I also think that attacking Cao's army and suppressing Cao Cao is more important than our recovery of Jingzhou. But now......" Qin Jieda agreed with Liu Yi's words in his heart, but thinking that the results of this attack on Cao Jun were not great, for a while, he didn't know how to fight and suppress Cao Jun again.

"Hehe, now for our Xinhan Army, there is still a chance to attack the Cao Army, but this requires our Xinhan Army officers and soldiers to not be afraid of hard work." Liu Yi smiled.

"Oh? What does the lord mean? ”

"I have decided that we will attack the Cao army again!"

"Huh? Attack Cao's army again? This ......"

All the generals were stunned, and most of them didn't think about attacking Cao's army again.

"Hehe, think about it, now, Cao Jun was defeated and retreated to Xiangcheng, and Cao Cao immediately transferred Zhang Xiu again, and transferred Zhang Xiu's 100,000 troops. In this way, the strength of Xiangcheng is more than before, and it is estimated that there will be 250,000 people. Why did Cao Cao transfer Zhang Xiu's 100,000 troops? That must be to continue to carry out the siege plan formulated by Cao Cao before, and always lead the army to kill our Wancheng. At this time, the commanders of the Cao army, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers, Xu Huang, Li Dian and other Cao generals should still be gathering their rout and reorganizing the soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xiu, who led the army from Yanzhou to Xiangcheng, I am afraid it will take three or more days. That is, we have three to five days left to prepare. We have just attacked Cao's army once on the plain between the county town of Lushan and Xiangcheng, and if we wait for Cao's army to be ready and march again past the area where we ambushed Cao's army last time, do you think that Cao's army would still think that we would attack them in the same area? This is called making them unexpected and unexpected. Liu Yi said with a dark smile.

When the generals heard this, they were all stunned, in the same place, ambush the Cao army again?

However, when they thought about it, they felt that this plan was very good, they couldn't even think of it themselves, how could Cao Jun think of it?

For a while, all the generals were a little excited, their faces turned red, and they were eager to start acting immediately.

Liu Yi waved his hand at this time and said: "Don't worry, let's take a good look at it again, this time, I want to let Cao Jun no matter how many military horses come, no matter how elite they are, we will make them come and go." ”

"Well, my lord is right, this time, with a few days to prepare, we can be more calm."

"Haha, didn't the generals always say that we still have many advantages that we haven't been able to play? So, this time, we have to give full play to the advantages of our New Han Army, and a few days should be enough time for us to smuggle all the bed crossbows to the battlefield, right? Lewy laughed.

"That's right! My lord, we can still do this, on both sides of the official road, can we first remove some thistles? On the plain, there was grass everywhere, and these little things, withdrawn into the grass, were inconspicuous. In this way, we can restrain Cao Cao's men and horses, and prevent them from doing the same as last time. The formation suddenly dispersed, making it difficult for our attacks to concentrate on them for a while, and when Cao's army was defeated and retreated, the open field also allowed them to flee, which was annoying to think about. Qin Jie probably remembered that when he led the cavalry in pursuit, those Cao soldiers scattered. They can't chase after them, which is the main reason why this time the results are not great.

"Well, that's right. Our thistles were originally used to set up formations during battles on the plains to restrain and prevent the enemy from running around. When we attacked the desert, these little guys also played a big role. Therefore. Naturally, we should use these tribulus terrestris to make some articles. Liu Yi knew that the thinking of the generals had been mobilized, and this matter of attacking Cao Jun again could allow everyone to use their brains to improve this plan.

Of course, the most important thing is how to hide from the spies of the Jingzhou Army and the Cao Army.

After all, although Wancheng was not besieged by Jingzhou. But its army is in front of Wancheng, and the new Han army in Wancheng has any movement. They will soon know that if the Jingzhou army or the spies of the Cao army know about the actions of the New Han army, then why talk about ambushing the Cao army again?

The bed crossbow is heavy and cannot be moved, and how to move these mass killers to the ambush site is also a big problem.

In fact, it is estimated that it is really difficult to hide the eyes and ears of the Jingzhou Army and the Cao Army from moving the bed crossbow and other killing weapons out of Wancheng.

And most importantly, if the Cao army of Xiangcheng advances to Wancheng this time, if they change their route and no longer take the main road they took last time, it will also make the New Han army empty and difficult to achieve their goal.

After discussion, it was finally decided that if you wanted to hide from the eyes and ears of the Jingzhou army and the Cao army, you had to make some big moves in Wancheng.

This, or you can ask Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to cooperate, and the two armies can put on a situation of non-stop attack. In this way, it should make the ears and eyes of the Jingzhou army and the Cao army think that the New Han army has returned to Wancheng, and it is in Wancheng. In this way, at least the Cao army in Xiangcheng can rest assured that they will come to Wancheng, and it will make the Cao army relax their vigilance a little, even if they have been attacked once, I believe that they did not expect that the Xinhan army would ambush them again in the same place, so they will definitely have a careless mentality.

Anyway, this operation still needs the cooperation of the people of Wancheng, just like before, let the people in the city wear the clothes and armor of the New Han Army and act as the main force of the New Han Army, so that the spies of the Jingzhou Army and the Cao Army misunderstand that the New Han Army has been in Wancheng all along. In this way, it can also ensure that when Wancheng is empty, the Jingzhou army dares to come to attack the city lightly. Well, even if the two generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are in command of the Jingzhou army, under normal circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Guan and Zhang to seriously wave their troops to attack the city, but it is difficult to guarantee that there will be any changes in the times, for example, Liu Biao transferred Guan Yu and Zhang Fei away in the name of Liu Bei? So will the soldiers of the Jingzhou army take advantage of the emptiness of Wancheng to attack the city?

In a word, the New Han Army must make all possible measures and do everything, in short, everyone must think that the army of the New Han Army is in Wancheng. Then, by all means, the bed crossbow was moved from Wancheng to the ambush battlefield.

In the end, it was a matter of how to make Cao Jun still march according to the previous marching route.

After Liu Yi discussed with the generals, he finally had to cooperate with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

How to work with it? Well, Lushan County, which is not far from Wancheng by a Yushui River, is still in the hands of Liu Beijun, and Liu Yi sent someone to contact Guan Yu and ask Guan Yu to find a way to transfer Liu Beijun from Lushan County, and then replace it with his own New Han Army.

Then let Guan Yu send a letter to the Cao army in Xiangcheng, well, just say that in view of the fact that the Cao army was ambushed by the New Han army on the plain between Lushan County and Xiangcheng last time, Guan Yu sent the military horses of Lushan County to clear the road from Xiangcheng for the Cao army, to guard the Cao army, and to guard against the appearance of the New Han army, and to send military horses to meet the Cao army in Lushan County, so that the Cao army in Xiangcheng did not have to carry too much grain and grass, and promised that in the process of the Cao army attacking Wancheng, the military supplies of the Cao army could be provided by Jingzhou. In this way, without considering the Cao army, which is heavy on grain and grass, their march speed will be faster.

Of course, it has to be said that the grain and grass provided to Cao Jun are in Lushan County, even. Guan Yu can promise that in the future, Lushan County can be temporarily handed over to Cao Jun's control, and Cao Jun can use Lushan County as a logistics supplement base for Cao Jun.

Liu Yi believed that the Cao army in Xiangcheng, under the condition that Guan Yu of the Jingzhou army responded to it, and the situation that there was a supply of military rations, was equivalent to giving them a county town for nothing. They will definitely not change their route again, and they will definitely follow the previous marching route and rush to Lushan County.

sent someone to contact Guan Yu. Guan Yu didn't say a word, he immediately agreed, and acted according to the plan made by Liu Yi.

However, there is one point that Liu Yi asked for the New Han Army to be stationed in Lushan County, but Guan Yu did not agree. It's not that Guan Yu didn't agree, but Guan Yu felt that it was inappropriate. Because, the county seat of Lushan is now guarded by Liu Bei's most trusted people. If the Xinhan army was really allowed to enter and control the county seat of Lushan, it would definitely arouse the vigilance of Liu Bei's cronies. When the time comes, it is inevitable that something will change.

The reason why Liu Yi wanted to control the county seat of Zhì Lushan was mainly to facilitate the dispatch of military horses to monitor the ambush battlefield. Make sure that your army's movements on that plain will not be detected by the spies and scouts of the Jingzhou army and the Cao army.

As a matter of fact. Liu Yi planned to take the name of Liu Beijun in Lushan, and under the banner of receiving Cao Jun, he sent the bed crossbow and other objects to the ambush site with great fanfare.

But since Guan Yu said so, it won't work.

However, Guan Yu sent Zhang Fei to Lushan County to help Liu Yi.

Guan Yu used the name of the commander of the Jingzhou army to transfer Liu Beijun in Lushan County to the camp in front of Wancheng. This one. In fact, it was only what Liu Biao wanted, because Liu Biao originally wanted Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead Liu Bei's military horses to attack Wancheng. Let's consume a little bit of Liu Bei's strength first. Therefore, it is reasonable for Guan Yu to do this, and the generals of the Jingzhou Army will also support it, and they also hope that when they really attack the New Han Army in the future, Liu Beijun will also step forward to tear it apart.

And Liu Bei's garrison general in Lushan County, although he is Liu Bei's cronies, but now Lushan County is also equivalent to being on the front line, and all military horses belonging to the Jingzhou Army can be transferred by Guan Yu.

In addition, the reason why Zhang Fei was sent to Lushan County was to cooperate with the actions of the New Han Army, suppress Liu Bei's henchmen who remained in Lushan County, and by the way, clear the eyes and ears of the Jingzhou Army and Cao Army in the Lushan area for the New Han Army. Zhang Fei was in Lushan County to meet the arrival of Cao Jun, and it is estimated that Cao Jun would not suspect that he would be ambushed by the Xinhan Army again.

It can be said that this ambush of the Cao army can be regarded as a real and thoughtful operation, and it is much more certain than the last hasty attack on the Cao army.

The overall plan of action was set, and the parties began to act.

On the Jingzhou army's side, although Zhang Liao had left and returned to Xiangcheng, Guan Yu had to act according to Cao's siege plan, even if he pretended.

Previously, Cao Jun had cleared the large array of antlers that was several miles wide to the south of Wancheng. Therefore, his army can advance directly in front of the trenches dug deeply.

For Cao Cao's siege plan, the generals of Jingzhou have also seen it, and they feel that Cao Cao's plan should be feasible, especially since Cao's army is finally coming, which has also increased the morale of the Jingzhou army.

If it can be safely advanced, the Jingzhou army is still quite hard.

Within half a day, the Jingzhou army captured the three trenches in front of Wancheng, and then dug some straight passages in the deep trenches, so that the Jingzhou army did not need to be on the ground, but advanced under the passages.

On the first day, Liu Yi allowed Jingzhou to dig trenches in front of Wancheng. His own army only needs to be watched coldly from the head of the city. Of course, at night, the sergeant was asked to transport the bed crossbow out of the city, but he still went out of the city from the north of the city and carried the bed crossbow away in the dark.

By the next day, the Xinhan army did not let the Jingzhou army's excavation 'project' progress too quickly, and the Xinhan army went out of the city and scattered to attack the Jingzhou soldiers who were digging under the passage.

Well, it is true that the bed crossbows and archers of the New Han Army are difficult to attack the Jingzhou soldiers hiding in the trenches under the ground. However, the New Han army went out directly, entered the trenches, and engaged the Jingzhou army in short combat. In this way, the Jingzhou army was not an opponent of the New Han Army at all.

The Jingzhou Army and the Cao Army, the combat effectiveness of their sergeants is completely different.

In this way, the Jingzhou army was frightened and no longer dared to take it lightly and did not dare to be too aggressive. Every distance they dug into, above the ground, they had to line up their horses and dig passages under the cover of their archers.

But in this way, the bed crossbows and archers of the New Han Army can come in handy again.

Anyway, even if there is an action plan that can indeed advance to Wancheng, it is not easy to implement.

However, in this way, the spies of the Jingzhou Army and the Cao Army can see that the Xinhan Army is indeed in Wancheng at the moment, entangled with the Jingzhou Army here.

For a time, the scouts of the Jingzhou army and the Cao army reported to their generals that the Jingzhou army was advancing towards Wancheng step by step, and the new Han army in Wancheng was in a dying struggle. Moreover, these days, Liu Yi often appears, which makes the Jingzhou army and the Cao army never think that the New Han army will leave Wancheng to attack them.

On the other hand, Zhang Fei left the Jingzhou camp and rushed to Lushan County with two thousand personal soldiers from the headquarters, and the guards of Lushan County brought the military horses of Lushan County to the Jingzhou camp according to the order to join Guan Yu.

Zhang Fei immediately sent his cronies to patrol along the official road from Lushan County to Xiangcheng, which was mainly a gesture, so as to tell others that you see, now this official road has been controlled by my Zhang Fei's people, and there can be an ambush army? You Cao Jun, don't worry, come quickly.

Well, Liu Yi wants to psychologically confuse Cao Jun and let them take the initiative to get into his ambush pocket. (To be continued......)