Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's strategy and sent Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Xuan, Xu Huang, Le Jin, and Li Dian to attack six camps in six ways.

Who expected that after Cao Cao took the camp, suddenly the fire broke out, the camp exploded, it turned out that Ma Hong's sight buried the gunpowder in the camp, and buried a large amount of wood, and after the Cao army attacked, let the soldiers hiding in the camp ignite it, even if the Cao army captured the camp, it would be necessary to pay a heavy price.

After continuous hard fighting, Ma Hong's army and Cao's army were exhausted, and Cao Cao was exhausted due to the multi-front battle, which sent a lot of troops. Ma Hong led his troops to continue to harass Cao's army, and in March of fierce fighting, Ma Hong's army suffered more than 10,000 injuries, and Cao's army suffered twice as much damage as Ma Hong.

Guo Jia proposed to send surprise troops to Ma Hong's rear, and Cheng Yu seconded the proposal, and Xu Huang, Le Jin and Li Dian led a surprise army to cross the Yellow River from the north to Ma Hong's rear, cut off Ma Hong's grain route, and flank Ma Hong with Cao Cao. This is similar to the Battle of Guandu, but the difference is that Cao Cao did not have an internal response.

In the ninth year of Jian'an, in August, Xu Huang, Le Jin and Li Dian led the army to cross the Yellow River from Rui Township, intending to go around to the rear of Ma Hong, but Xu Huang's army had just crossed the Yellow River, and was ambushed by Yang Fu, Xu Huang's army was annihilated, and Xu Huang crossed the river with Le Jin, Li Dian and others.

Since then, Huayin Station has fallen into a stalemate, Cao Cao wants to end the battle quickly, and Ma Hong is dragging Cao Cao to death.

When Cao Cao heard the news of the defeat of Xu Huang and others, he held another meeting of military advisors, this time Guo Jia, who has always liked to come up with ideas, bowed his head and remained silent, plotting twice and failing twice.

Cao Cao asked Jia Xu, "Jia Xu, do you have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Jia Xu saw Cao Cao asking him for advice, and it was obviously impossible to continue to remain silent, so he said: "Lord, Ma Hong and Pang Tong are both disciples of Sima Wei, and now Sima Wei has a disciple who votes for the lord, why does the lord not use it?" ”

"You're talking about Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi?" Cheng Yu asked.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It's this person." ”

"Oh!" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and asked, "Cheng Yu, how is Xu Shuzhi's talent better than you?" ”

"Xu Shu's talent is far better than mine, and it is said that he is stronger than the array. is also Ma Hong's fellow brother, he should be more familiar with Ma Hong, and he once fought with Ma Hong in Hanzhong, if Xu Shu is used to deal with Ma Hong, it should have an effect. Cheng Yu replied.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Then summon Xu Shu to come." ”

After Cao Cao saw that Guo Jiaxun and others no longer had ideas, he dispersed the meeting, leaving Jia Xu alone.

"Jia Xu, let me ask you something."

"My lord, please speak." Jia Xu paused and said.

"Why are Xun You and Guo Jia not rivals of Ma Hong and Pang Tong, and every move they make will be expected by the other party?" Cao Cao asked.

Jia Xu felt a chill in his heart, and said with an unchanged face: "Does the lord think that we have Ma Hong's internal response in our army?" ”

"Maybe!" Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu and chuckled: "If there is really an internal response in our army, Jia Xu, who do you guess that person should be?" ”

Jia Xu lowered his head and said, "Jia Xu doesn't dare to speculate. ”

"For the tactics of the first and second planning, there were seven people in the meeting, the two Xiahou brothers, Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu, you and Gu. Who do you think it will be? Cao Cao asked.

The Xiahou brothers are the most unlikely to betray Cao Cao, among which Guo Jia is Cao Cao's henchman, Cheng Yu also carried a pot for Cao Cao in Xuzhou - using human flesh as dry food, as for Xun Yu, the battle of Guandu played a great role, and Xun Yu's nephew, the probability of betraying Cao Cao is also very small. The remaining one is Jia Xu, who came and surrendered halfway, and every time he went out with the army, Cao Cao didn't ask him for advice, and he would never speak. Now looking at Cao Cao's tone, he is suspicious of Jia Xu, but Jia Xu knows that since Cao Cao said these seven people, even if there are traitors, they will definitely not be among these seven people, if there are really traitors among these seven people, then Jia Xu will not stand here and listen to Cao Cao's speech.

Cao Cao has always spoken half-truths, and if you believe the falsehoods, then he will know that you are not the person he needs. Now Jia Xu has already named what Cao Cao wants to do and what he wants him Jia Xu to do, so he said: "Lord, there is a word below, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"If I say it, I ask the lord to keep it a secret and not to blame me."

"Lone promises you."

"Jia Xu thinks that none of these seven people are Ma Hong's spies, but none of these seven people are Ma Hong's opponents."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Why do you think so? What do you think of Guo Bong-hyo? ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "Does the lord really want me to tell the truth?" ”

"Tell me the truth!" Cao Cao said.

"In some respects, Guo Jia did a good job, but in the planning of the local campaign, it was a lot worse, and I think this second time to go around the rear of Ma Hong and intercept Ma Hong's grain road, this strategy is not appropriate. Ma Hong and Pang Tong are both smart people, the two smart people grew up together since childhood, and they are brothers, they understand each other, can make up for each other's vacancies, and cooperate tacitly, what Guo Jia can think of, they can't think of it. “

"So this move is a stinky move?" Cao Cao asked.

Jia Xu did not refute, but continued: "The second plan was masterminded by Guo Jia, I think Xun You should be able to see that this trick is not feasible, but he didn't say it. ”

"Don't you see that? Why didn't you say it! Cao Cao asked.

Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "Xun You didn't say it, how can I say it, maybe Xun You thinks this is the lord's strategy, but Guo Jia said it on behalf of the lord, and he is not good to bring it up." ”

"Gu understands, why did Cheng Yu second?" Cao Cao asked.

"Cheng Yu is good at taking risks." Jia Xu replied.

"Ma Hong and Pang Tong are so difficult to deal with?"

"I think now we're not just facing the two of them, but a third person."

"Who?"

"Liu Ye, the five most proud disciples of Shui Jing, Zhuge Liang, Ma Hong, Pang Tong, Liu Ye, Xu Shu, I think now Liu Ye has also arrived in Ma Hongjun, the three of them are brothers, and it is normal for Guo Jia and Cheng Yu not to be their opponents. Because Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were originally taking a risky move. ”

"Jia Xu, I want you to help me break the enemy."

"Yes, but I want to ask my lord to promise me one thing."

"What?"

"If Ma Hong separates me and the lord, please don't believe it. Because once I help the lord, Ma Hong will probably use the Wancheng incident to carry out a divisive plan. ”

"Jia Xu, do you think Lone's strength is not enough to tolerate you? Besides, Wancheng's matter is not your fault, Lone can accept Zhang Xiu, how can he not accept you? ”

Jia Xu bowed his head and said, "Jia Xu understands." ”

In the ninth year of Jian'an, in August, Liu Bei, at the suggestion of Zhuge Liang, sent troops from Luyang to attack Zhang Liao again, and Cao Ren led an army to assist Zhang Liao in resisting Liu Bei. (To be continued.) )