Gao Tang, the military camp of the Koji Righteous Army.

Lu Yi said a lot, seeing that Tai Shi Ci was relieved, and after sending someone to take him down to rest, he said: "Now that the war is clear, our army scares off the Cao army, captures Tai Shi Ci, and deters the entire Gaotang enemy army with no morale, and the overall situation is basically decided." ”

"Now, it's just up to us to expand our achievements!"

Koji Yoshi's eyes twinkled.

Pan Feng nodded and said, "But that's the case." The last general has two suggestions, which I hope the general will adopt. ”

"You say."

Koji nodded.

"First, send an army to monitor the movements of Cao's army. Xiahou Chun and Xiahou Yuan are not simple, otherwise they would not have been entrusted with such a heavy task by Cao Ying. Especially that Chen Palace, presumably the military will not ignore it. Therefore, although Cao Jun retreated, he did not leave when he wanted to, so he should hide in the dark and peep at the opportunity! Although our army is not afraid of a possible sneak attack by the Cao army, it would be good if we could fully control the occupation and control the enemy's movements. ”

Pan Feng said eloquently: "Second, prepare immediately to prevent the Xuzhou army from escaping!" That Chen Deng is not a stupid person, he has seen the appearance of our army, and he has lost Tai Shici, and now he is delaying time, he must want to get out of the quagmire of Gaotang! The last general expected that this man would run away tonight! ”

Pan Feng said, his eyes flashed, not like a big man, but with a momentum of wisdom beads in his hands.

"On the battlefield today, the last general has been keeping an eye on the first few men in the city. Needless to say, that Cao Bao and even Tai Shici are not to be afraid, but that Chen Deng" Pan Feng's face flashed with caution, and said: "Has the general ever found that whether it is delaying time or proposing a fighting formation, it is almost all from Chen Deng's hands!" ”

"Moreover, the original intention of the Tai Shi Ci Fighting Array should be to provoke the general, and it is best to provoke the general in order to achieve some goals!"

When everyone heard this, they were all a little stunned.

"If what I expected is right, Chen Deng's plan should be to let Tai Shici anger the general, make the general fight in person, and then through continuous anger, as well as some deceitful defeats, careless means such as closing the city gate, lure the angry general to attack the city, and then concentrate all his strength to take down the general, when the time comes, our army will have no owner, and the siege of Gaotang will be solved immediately!"

Why did Chen Deng only propose a fighting formation, not a fighting general?

It's just to seduce Koji!

If he is just a fighting general, Koji Yi is alone, and no matter how bold he is, he will not dare to break through the city gate alone. But if it is replaced by a fighting formation, with the pride of Koji Yi and the combat power of the Youzhou army, Koji Yi is really likely to be desperate and lead people to attack the city gate.

At that time, Chen Deng immediately put down the drawbridge and closed the city gate, which was to catch turtles in the urn, and no matter how fierce the Youzhou army outside the city was, it was impossible to capture the city wall and rescue Liyi very quickly. When the time comes, no matter how great his ability is, he will not be able to escape from the palm of his hand. After all, Lu Yi doesn't have the same ability as Liu Yuan!

Observe meticulously and be good at figuring out people's hearts!

Lu Yi couldn't help but think of Liu Yuan's evaluation of Pan Feng.

"No wonder the lord is eager for General Pan!" Koji Yi smiled and sighed: "I'm not as good as General Pan!" ”

Pan Feng waved his hand again and again, and his rough face was a little shy.

Lu Yi looked at Pan Feng and secretly said that this person would definitely soar in the future, at least he could be on an equal footing with him, or even surpass him. Although he was a little jealous in his heart, he had no other thoughts.

First, because Liu Yuan values Pan Feng. Second, Youzhou has always been talent-based, people are more capable than you, and it is natural for the position to be high.

Lu Yi smiled: "General Pan's two proposals are very good, and General Ben has adopted them!" However, the details still need to be carefully discussed. ”

After that, Koji Yi pondered for a moment and said, "To achieve the most brilliant victory, it is natural to take down all the enemies without spending a single soldier." There are 200,000 people in Gaotang City, as long as he is cautious, let him grow wings, and he is also a turtle in the urn. However, if Cao Jun can be captured, it is best to capture Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Chun and Chen Gong and send them to Yuyang, I think the lord will be very happy. But it's not easy. ”

It's not easy.

The Xiahou brothers are not mediocre talents, and they are assisted by Chen Gong, so they are now fleeing and hiding, and they still don't know their whereabouts. It will take a bit of trouble to take it down.

"That being the case" Lu Yi raised his head, his face was solemn, and said: "When you divide the soldiers and horses from three roads, and ambush the east and south gates of Gaotang on two roads, beware of Chen Deng's escape; Search for Cao Jun all the way, and stand by. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, who would like to receive the order and take on this heavy responsibility?"

When the generals heard this, their spirits were shaken, and they all stood up, willing to lead the army.

Seeing this, Koji Yi's eyes swept over the generals under the tent, and laughed: "You are high-spirited, I am very relieved. However, there are only three soldiers and horses, and only three people are needed, but there are not so many seats assigned to you! ”

"In that case, it will be assigned by General Ben!"

Lu Yi shouted: "Dealing with Cao Jun, this matter is very important, since it was proposed by General Pan, this task will be handed over to General Pan, how about it?" ”

Pan Feng was overjoyed and said, "The last general will take the order!" ”

It's not an easy task, but if it succeeds, it's a lot of credit. Pan Feng was naturally very pleased.

"Good! General Pan led 5,000 light cavalry and 5,000 heavy infantry to set out at dark and defeat Cao's army! ”

Koji Yi laughed out loud and said, "Zhang Niujiao, Yu Poison!" ”

"The last general!"

The second general stood up, his face beaming.

"The two of you each lead 2,000 light cavalry, 2,000 heavy cavalry, and 2,000 light infantry, go out at the same time, make a detour and ambush outside the east and south gates of Gaotang, and when the enemy army escapes, you will attack and break it!"

"No!"

"The rest of the generals will follow General Ben to defend the barracks and stand by to capture Gaotang!"

"No!"

After the order was given, Ko Yi waved off the generals, and only he and Zhou Tai were left in the tent.

Lu Yi flipped through the map, looked carefully, and was about to talk to Zhou Tai, who had never spoken, but Pan Feng turned around and asked to see him.

"General, in tonight's battle, you still need to guard against the North Gate and the West Gate!" Pan Feng entered the account and said: "Chen Deng is not a simple person, and he may not be desperate to look at the south and east gates to escape. Judging from the future, I am afraid that when the four doors will come out, Chen Deng will be fishing in good water! ”

Lu Yi and Zhou Tai were stunned when they heard this, and their faces changed.

"Reasonable!"

The two looked at each other, looking a little happy.

"Fortunately, General Pan reminded him, otherwise if Chen Deng ran away, this battle would not be so perfect."

After Pan Feng retreated with his fists, Zhou Tai looked at Lu Yi and said with a smile: "I have the same idea as you, this General Pan, it's really not simple!" ”

Koji Yi nodded, looked back at the north, and said, "Otherwise, where is it worthy of so much attention from the lord?" ”

Zhou Tai said: "Not only is the spirit of scheming, insightful, but also very good at being a man - I didn't expose your shortcomings in front of the generals, but later came to remind me alone, one did not steal the limelight of your main general, gave you face, and ensured that the war strategy was foolproof, yes, really good." My old Zhou is not as good as him, not as good as him! ”

Inside Gaotang City.

Chen Deng and Cao Bao went down the city tower and went back to their residence, and walked back and forth in the house, looking very heavy.

Cao Bao also looked gloomy, and after a long time, he didn't see Chen Deng speak, he was a little anxious, so he said: "Brother Yuanlong, look"

Chen Deng paused and said slowly, "What does General Cao think?" ”

Cao Bao's heart was stagnant, and he said secretly, what can Lao Tzu think? What else do you need to do if you want to have an idea?

The two already had contradictions, but now they are grasshoppers on the same line, Cao Bao knows that Chen Deng is extraordinary, and he can only rely on him to get a turnaround, so he swallowed his anger and said: "Cao is stupid and has no strategy." ”

If it was in Xuzhou, Chen Deng would probably show a smile, knowing that he would laugh at Cao Bao, but he was not in much mood at this time.

"We have no chance of winning this battle."

Chen Deng's speech was not fast, and he was very heavy.

"General Cao was born in the military, so he should understand the horror of the Youzhou Army better than Chen."

Cao Bao felt the same way, nodded and said: "That Tai Shi Ci's martial arts are extraordinary, real swords and real guns, I can't walk in his hands." Those 800 elites are the essence of the 120,000 people in the Qingzhou Army, all of them have seen blood and have top physical fitness, but they didn't expect to be completely defeated by the 100 Youzhou Army! The Youzhou cavalry didn't lose a single person! This kind of combat power is unheard of and unseen! ”

"Not bad." Chen Deng said: "That cavalry is well-equipped, even the war horses are covered with iron armor, tsk, you see that under the city, there are 10,000 of that kind of cavalry, and this is only a part of the Jizhou army under Liu Yuan, the king of Yuyang!" Moreover, the equipment of each of their troops is very sophisticated, so it can be believed that the Yuyang King is very rich! ”

"Yes," Cao Bao shook his head again and again: "It's a foot pawn, all of them are covered with iron armor, looking at the Central Plains, which prince has such a class?" On such a scale? ”

"So, we have no hope of holding Gaotang." Chen Deng said: "For now, arranging a retreat is the best policy!" ”

"The only way to retreat is to have some opportunities tonight, but how can Koji not be on guard?" Cao Bao frowned.

"Tonight, it's the only chance. If you can't retreat tonight, by tomorrow morning, will it be possible to surrender Kaesong? Or in the face of the general attack of the Youzhou army, can we hold it? Chen Deng said: "No matter what, you must leave tonight!" ”

"Then how do you explain there?" When Cao Bao saw Chen Deng say this, he knew that he must have a plan, so he said.

"Liu Xuan? Hehe, I don't believe he can't see the current situation. Fighting hard with the Youzhou Army is purely to find death and preserve strength, which is the best policy! So, I guess he has already decided to quit! Chen Deng said confidently: "Moreover, whether we can retreat safely still needs Liu Xuan's help!" ”

As he spoke, Chen Deng had a sly smile on his face.

"Let's go, General Cao, the two of us will go and ask Liu Miao now and propose to retreat!"

The two came all the way to Liu Xuan's room, and after being reported, they entered the room.

"Ah, the two of you came just in time, Liu is looking for the two to discuss big things!"

Liu Miao's face showed joy.

Chen Deng glanced at Cao Bao, and his eyes showed the meaning of 'as I expected', and he was a little proud.

Liu Xuan's face was gloomy, he looked at Chen Deng, and said straight to the point: "The Youzhou army is invincible, Gaotang is undefensible, I intend to retreat and preserve my strength, what do you think?" ”

"Chen has this intention!"

Chen Deng said: "General Cao and I also have this idea. The terrain of Gaotang is too poor, and the Youzhou army is invincible in the front, so it is just to preserve its strength in order to seek other things. It coincides with Liu Taishou! ”

"So, do you have a plan?"

Liu Xuan's face was haggard, he looked very anxious, and he didn't seem to have any thoughts of his own.

Seeing this, Chen Deng was even more happy and said, "It's a little tricky." ”

"The enemy forces outside the city will not relax their surveillance of us, and if they retreat only from one gate, they will be difficult to pass because of the large number of soldiers, and they may be caught by the enemy's tail. Therefore, it is necessary to blossom on all sides and retreat from the four gates! ”

"How?" Liu Miao was in good spirits.

"First of all, Liu Taishou has many soldiers in Qingzhou, and it is not easy to retreat, so Liu Taishou will go first, and I have few people in Xuzhou, so I will wait for the queen of the palace." Liu Xuan's righteousness was awe-inspiring, obviously he wanted the Qingzhou Army to attract the attention of the Youzhou Army, but he said that he would give Liu Xuan the best opportunity, and the Qingzhou Army took a big advantage!

"Secondly, the army is divided into four divisions, starting from the four gates, agreeing on the assembly location, meeting after breaking through the siege, and immediately going south."

"We are waiting for 200,000 people, and the Youzhou army is only 50,000. If you are trapped in the city, he is free to take it, if you go out of the city, hehe, there are few people in Youzhou, Gu Dong can't go to the west, Gu Nan and forget the north, it is a loss, and it is acceptable, it is better than being stewed by someone! ”

Liu Miao nodded involuntarily, and immediately agreed with Chen Deng's statement.

After that, the three of them had a charter, you said, I said, and the matter of 'retreat' was clear and clear.

In the end, it was decided that the Qingzhou army would retreat first, and Liu Miao would lead his troops to the south gate, and the rest would go through the other three gates, breaking through on all sides and disturbing the sight of the Youzhou army.

Then the Xuzhou army retreated one after another, Chen Deng took the east gate, Cao Bao also took the south gate, and the 80,000 Xuzhou army was divided into four parts, with the Qingzhou army, blooming on all sides.

(To be continued)