After the defeat of the first battle of Baima, the morale of Cao's army was high, and Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan joined forces to launch a fierce attack on Yanjin, intending to take advantage of the victory and take back this important strategic stronghold in one go.

But Zhang He kept in mind He Chen's order, and defended Yanjin to the death, and let Cao Jun's head break the blood, and attacked in torrential rain for three days and three nights, consuming the lives of many soldiers, and Yanjin was still as stable as Mount Tai. Even if Xiahou Yuan's old trick was repeated and he wanted to lure the snake out of the hole, Zhang He saw through it and did not move. In desperation, he could only retreat to the white horse and wait for a good opportunity.

At the same time, He Chen's army began to dispatch from Yangwu, ten miles to one fort, five miles to one battalion, although the marching speed was slow, but the army was extremely compact, not giving Cao Jun a chance to sneak attack. Step by step, he began to force into the Guandu camp. He Chen's abacus also clanged, and a small fight couldn't hurt Cao Ying's muscles and bones, so it was better to spend it with him first, and then look for a good opportunity to break the enemy.

And Cao Ying's strategy is also very clear, the main force is based on Guandu, and then sends a small force deep into Jizhou, constantly disturbing the grain road. You must know that in the entire Three Kingdoms period, Cao Ying was a grain robbery master, and his tactical ability in this aspect was absolutely unmatched. In many classic battles, the enemy's food route was cut off first, and then the fatal blow was launched.

Guandu, located in the north of Xudi, south of the Yellow River, is about 200 miles away from Xudi, and is a military point from Hebei to Henan. Cao Ying's army is in this place by the mountains and rivers, the camp is set up in the village, the high gate fortress, the wooden tower of the earth gate, the building arrows stand in a forest, as far as the eye can see, it is all densely packed with flags fluttering and flying.

In the middle of the countless camps scattered around, Cao Ying's main village is among them.

At this time, it was already dark, the whole camp was brightly lit, and in Cao Ying's main camp, bursts of fierce arguments kept coming. Cao Ying sat in a handsome position, his elbows propped up on the table, against the whole chin of a thick black and thick beard, and his small eyelids drooped, making it impossible to see his eyes. The expression on his face was very serious, even a little annoyed.

Several strategists in the hall also had heavy expressions, looking at Cao Ying's expression, they also bowed their heads in contemplation without saying a word. The other generals, who were arguing at first, were infected by the solemn atmosphere in the camp, and their voices gradually lowered, and finally stopped talking like several strategists.

This oppressive atmosphere quickly dissipated after Cao Ying opened his mung bean eyes. Although Cao Ying's appearance is very ordinary, his courage is extremely extraordinary, and he is not tall, but he is full of temperament and said: "Everyone in the hall is my Cao Ying's confidants, and if you have anything to say, you can say it directly." After He Chen unified Hebei, the soldiers were prosperous, and their soldiers were all brave and good at fighting, Guo Jia and Jia Xu were resourceful, Xu Huang, Wei Yan, and Zhang He were brave through the three armies, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Dian Wei were more courageous, and now He Chen led 200,000 troops to press into Guandu step by step, but our army was helpless, although the general was in charge of the two states, but he was in name only, and he gave the tongue, it was better to surrender He Chen, and help him to complete the hegemony of the Central Plains as soon as possible, and he was born in a good way, what do everyone think? ”

"Never. Why does the lord grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige? He Chen's name is General Han, but he is actually a Han thief. Although Emperor Xian sits in the palace, he is a puppet, and the civil and military officials are even more inactive under He Chen's high pressure. Although he crusaded against the Quartet in the name of the Son of Heaven, he was more for his own selfish desires. What is the difference between his actions and Dong Zhuo? Although He Chen's soldiers are many generals, but the lord's Xu Yu, Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren brothers, including Lejin, Yu Ban and other generals are also brave champions of the three armies, this battle has not officially started, in the end the deer is not known who is good, the lord must not say such a discouraged word, so as not to shake the heart of the army. The man who spoke was eight feet tall, with a tall and strong man, with a long beard and beautiful sideburns, and dressed as a scribe. This person's surname is Cheng Mingyu, the word Zhongde, and he is a native of Dong'a, Dongjun. Originally, it was called Cheng Li, but because he was praised in Taishan in his dream, he changed his name to Yu. He is one of the top strategists under Cao Ying's tent. Although this person is a strange man in the world, he is virtuous, and his talent for strategy is on the same level as Xun Yu, but his surname is violent and his temper is extremely poor, which also affects the evaluation of him by later generations.

"Yes, my lord, I am willing to fight to the death with any thief." Everyone in the hall responded in unison.

Cao Ying's small eyes flashed, and then he squeezed out two tears, and said emotionally: "Cao Someone, how can he be able to get everyone to live and die, and now Cao Ying swears here, not to punish He Chen, and swear not to be a person." ”

"Don't punish He Chen, swear not to be a person." The generals under it were also very excited and shouted.

Cao Ying saw that the morale of the generals had recovered, so he first secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with great satisfaction: "A few days ago, Zi Yuanrang and Miaocai used a plan to win the Baima Ferry, and made great contributions to the victory of our army. But the enemy Zhang He was resourceful and not fooled, and he didn't come out of Yanjin. And according to the report from the spies, Guo Huai, a strong general in Taiyuan, has led 30,000 horses out of Puyang, ready to rob the white horse, but he is afraid that Yuan Rang and Miaocai will not be able to support it, so they will return to Chen Liu. ”

"Why did the lord let them return to Chen Liu?" Xi Zhicai replied with a smile.

To say that Xi Zhicai is also an important figure who has been neglected in the Three Kingdoms. Before Guo Jia came out of the mountain, Xi Zhicai was Cao Ying's chief military advisor, and his strategic level and talent are so good, we don't know, but since he can become Cao Ying's henchman, and he is known as a military advisor, the level of strategy will definitely not be lower than anywhere. It was after Xi Zhicai died that Xun You's uncle and nephew recommended Guo Jia to Cao Ying to replace him.

Maybe it was because of He Chen's joining, which instigated these butterfly wings, who was originally a short-lived ghost, and he lived an excellent life.

"Oh? If you don't return to Chen Liu, will they let them die with Guo Huai's troops? Although Cao Ying already had an idea in his heart, he said with a confused face on the surface.

"The strategic policy of the lord is not that the main force is stubbornly defending the official crossing, and the strange soldiers are disturbing the rear? Since the white horse can't hold it, why not let the two fierce generals Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun give up the white horse, and then swim across the Yellow River overnight, and go deep into Liyang to attack He Chen's granary before Guo Huai and Han Meng's armies formed a flanking attack? Xi Zhicai looked calm and said what Cao Ying wanted to say but was not easy to say.

"This ......?" Cao Ying hesitated, and said with some hesitation: "Since He Chen has stationed the granary in Liyang, he must be heavily guarded, and it is rumored that the guard general is Lou Gui, although this person is not famous, but it is said that he is proficient in all aspects of literature and martial arts, and there is also a brave time, Chun Yuqiong, one of the eight captains of the West Park at that time." Yuan Rang and Miaocai went deep alone, only afraid that there would be more evil and less auspicious, even if they could really burn down the granary, they would be surrounded by He Chen's army that followed, and they would ...... when the time came."

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, and in the hands of the soldiers who felt deeply troubled, he said slowly: "Bloody battlefield, life and death battles, if you don't have the courage and consciousness to be born after death, how can you open up a trace of vitality in such a difficult situation?" At that time, the overlord of Chu led his troops across the river, but they all sank ships, broke the cauldron and burned the house, and held three grains to show that the soldiers would die, and none of them returned the heart. That's why in the Battle of Julu, the Qin army was broken, and Xiang Bing shocked the princes from then on. And Han Xin also fell into the place of death and then lived, put it in the place of death and survived, camped against the water, and was only under the mouth of the well, killed Chen Yu in battle, captured the king of Zhao, and captured the state of Zhao. Although the situation of the lord is different, but He Chen's reputation is the best in the world, and his soldiers are all experienced in a hundred battles. ”

Cao Ying slapped the table violently, stood up, and said with a blank face: "What the military advisor said is extremely true, what a thief is powerful, and if he doesn't fight to the death, he will sit and wait for the prisoner." If our army was unsuccessful, he became benevolent, and immediately ordered Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun to abandon the Baima Ferry, and the infantry retreated, rode lightly into battle, and went north to Liyang overnight. ”

"No."

Liu Ye watched the guards leave, and there was another layer of worry on his face. happened to be captured by Cao Ying's small eyes, and said with a smile on his face: "What is Ziyang worried about?" What do you think? ”

Liu Ye smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, don't you have a very close personal relationship with Chun Yuqiong?" Now he is not very happy in the state. The pain of Chun Yudao and Chun Yupu's loss of his brother made him have a fish thorn in his heart, and compared with Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He and other generals, Chun Yuqiong was obviously rejected by suspicion. Can the lord send someone to surrender as an internal response? ”

"Huh?" Cao Ying retracted his expression, nodded in a deep voice, and said, "You can give it a try, but this person is not very reliable, so there is no need to have too much hope." ”

Liu Ye nodded, stopped talking, opened his mouth a few times, and finally closed it, without saying anything.

Cao Ying then assigned the task of guarding the Guandu defense line, and then dismissed everyone, and finally he said: "Ziyang stays, everyone can leave." ”

The generals retired to Cao Ying, but in an instant, Dazhai was empty, leaving only Cao Ying and Liu Ye.

Cao Ying walked up to Liu Ye and asked in a deep voice: "Just now, Ziyang wanted to speak and stopped, did you have something unspeakable in your heart?" Now there are only the two of you in the tent, and you have the audacity to say anything. ”

Liu Ye saluted respectfully, then pondered for a while, and organized his language: "My subordinates suddenly remembered something, this matter is a bit alarmist, but I am not afraid of ten thousand, just in case." If this is the case, I am afraid that the rear of the lord will not be guaranteed, and the battle will not be fought, and he will lose directly. ”

Cao Ying said movingly: "What the hell is going on?" ”

"Wen Ruo is now guarding the promised land." Liu Ye said softly.

"What's wrong with that?" Cao Ying obviously didn't react.

It is said that in the early years, when he was about to move to Jizhou, he was hired back by the lord halfway. At that time, Xun You had already recommended his uncle to He Chen, but he was left behind by the lord. Now although Xun Yu is named Jiuqing, the implementation of the power of Shangshu can be said to be a momentary weight, it is difficult to ensure that Xun Yu has a different ambition at this time, you must know that he not only shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the promised land, but also the grain and grass of the three armies are all supplied by one hand. What if something really goes wrong......"

"Uh......"

(To be continued)