The news that more than 100,000 troops in Xuzhou surrendered without a fight and Cao's army retreated in panic soon reached the hands of Lu Yi, who was marching.

"Mr. Drama, look"

Koji Yi and Xi Zhicai both rode horses and walked side by side.

Xi Zhicai emerged in the Battle of Mobei and was valued by Liu Yuan, and was appointed as the military advisor of Xu Huang of the Shanggu Army, cooperating with Xu Huang to build Heyun into an iron bucket. Then he was recalled to Yuyang, Liu Yuan said that he was invited to a banquet, and he always took it with him, and he knew all these koji yi very well when he talked about the world.

Just like treating Tian Feng, Lu Yi didn't dare to slack off on Xi Zhicai in the slightest—although Xi Zhicai looked long and thin.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly and said, "My Youzhou elite's combined attack skills are extraordinary. The Xiahou brothers had also personally learned the lesson earlier, and after being hit again this time, they knew that Nalaiwu County could not be stopped at all, and it was natural to retreat. I expected that Cao's army would inevitably retreat to the area of Onozawa. ”

"Dayozawa has a radius of 100 miles of rivers and countless waters, and in terms of location, it has a great restraint effect on my Youzhou Iron Horse."

"Moreover," Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed: "No one can break our army's combined attack skills, but the sky can break it!" With the power of fire and water, our army is made of steel, and it is inevitable that it will be invincible, so "

When Koji Yoshishi heard this, he was puzzled and cheerful, and said, "Sir, you mean that the enemy army intends to guide our army into Onozawa in order to take advantage of the geographical advantage and carry out the flood plan?" ”

Xi Zhicai nodded: "If you want to deal with my Youzhou army, no matter if Han Xin is alive, it will not help if you arrange the troops, only with the help of the power of nature can you have a glimmer of life." ”

"What is your plan, sir?"

Koji Yi asked.

"Hehe, I made him smart but was mistaken by cleverness!" Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "My army only advances, but it does not enter the range of Onozawa. The general can send Xuzhou to send troops to Dongping Guoshou Zhang, and hold the east of Ohnoze. General Taishi was sent to make a detour to the south, capture Renchengguo's father, and hold the enemy's way to flee south. General Pan Feng was sent to make a detour to the north, bypassing Dayozawa, and laying down Dingtao in Jiyin County, so that the siege was encircled on three sides and the army of the Xiahou brothers was besieged in the area of Dayozawa. ”

"And the general carries his headquarters and attacks Puyang!"

"Attack Puyang?" Koji Yoshido.

"Yes." Xi Zhicai said firmly: "Laiwu is two days away from Puyang, I think when the general leads the army to Puyang, General Zhao Yun may also rush to Dunqiu, so, with the Yellow River Water Division, attack on both sides, hehe, Cao Ying will be defeated!" After Cao Ying is captured, the Xiahou brothers of Ono Ze will surrender! ”

Syllable!

Koji Yi slapped his palms and laughed: "What the military advisor said is very true, what he said is very true!" ”

"At the same time, General, you still need to repair a letter to inform Lord Tian Feng of the situation here, so that General Yan Liang's upcoming men and horses will immediately go south to Xuzhou! The army of Xuzhou has surrendered, if Tao Qian knows the current affairs, he will not resist, so, Xuzhou is in hand! ”

"Good!"

When the Xiahou brothers received Cao Ying's order, they did not slack off, and immediately turned around and looked at Juye City in Shanyang County next to Onozawa.

Onozawa, also known as Junozawa. It is a lake with a large area. This lake is connected to Dongping County in the east, Jiyin County in the northwest, and Shanyang County and Renchengguo in the south. And Juye Castle is within the boundaries of Sanyo County, next to Onozawa.

The Xiahou brothers led an army of more than 70,000 people to gallop all the way, and after a while, they rushed to Juye and stationed there. At the same time, on the one hand, he built defensive facilities, thickened and heightened the walls of Juye, and on the other hand, searched for terrain that was conducive to the use of flooding strategies, and prepared to lure the Youzhou army into the city.

On the second day, the army of Koji Yi swept to Shouzhang. Shouzhang ordered the wind to descend, opened the city gate, and welcomed the army of Koji Yi into the city. After that, the army immediately divided the road, and Cao Bao was still the commander of Xuzhou, stationed in Shouzhang, and held Ono Zedong.

Tai Shi Ci led 10,000 light cavalry and 10,000 light infantry, made a detour to the south, and went straight to Kang's father. Pan Feng led the vanguard army of 20,000 light horsemen, quietly detoured north, and killed Dingtao. Koji Yi led the remaining 60,000 troops and went straight to Puyang!

Puyang North, Baimajin Daying, Cao Ying's face was calm and sat still.

"My lord, there's news on the other side."

Xun You walked into the big tent at this time and handed the secret report in his hand to Cao Ying.

Cao Ying took a look and was a little strange: "Who is this Zhao Yun?" ”

But it turned out that Zhao Yun had been active in the extreme north, and his reputation in the Central Plains was not obvious, and Liu Yuan did not specifically boast of his generals, so he didn't even know Cao Ying very well about this person.

"Lord," Xun Yu said, "Zhao Yun is not famous. The subordinates focused on the investigation and found that this person first appeared in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, accompanied Liu Yuan's old minister Huang Chang to suppress the Yellow Turban in Bingzhou, and made a surprise attack on Huguan, leading an army to defeat Zhang Yan and drive him into Taihang Mountain. After that, he was appointed by Liu Yuan as the commander of the First Army and has been active in the extreme north. ”

"That's all?" Cao Ying frowned: "This person's age?" Surname? Martial art? Strategy? ”

"The age is about thirty years old, and I don't know the surname, but the martial arts should be good, and I don't know if I want to talk about it." Xun You saw that Cao Ying's face was ugly, and added: "Liu Yuan is famous for his talents, since this Zhao Yun can be appointed as the commander of the first army, it means that he must have something extraordinary, and he must not be inferior to Xu Huang, Huang Chang and others." ”

Cao Yun nodded slowly: "This Zhao Yun led 50,000 horses to be stationed in Dunqiu, and he must cross the river and attack Baimajin." Presumably, the Youzhou Sailor will also come to help, what is Gongda's plan for this? ”

Xun You said: "Our goal is not to defeat the Youzhou army, but to block it north of the Yellow River. Therefore, the lord can only build more fortifications, turn Baimajin into an iron bucket, and fight a war of attrition."

Dunqiu, Zhao Yun handled the matter of the garrison of a cadre, and a soldier came to report that Zhou Tai, the governor of the Yellow River Water Division, had arrived.

Zhao Yun was overjoyed, and hurriedly went out of the camp in person and welcomed Zhou Tai into the big tent.

"Governor Zhou, you came at the right time." Zhao Yundao: "I'm thinking about attacking Baimajin in the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhou Tai said with a smile: "General Zhao's order is that my Yellow River Water Division will be at your disposal at any time." ”

"Hehe, okay." Zhao Yun smiled gently and said, "I don't understand the water war, General Zhou just plays to his heart's content." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yun handed a secret report on the table to Zhou Tai and said: "It is also said in the Ming Dynasty that General Liyi will attack Puyang from the south, and if he can plan it properly, he should be able to do his best in one battle." ”

Zhou Tai took the secret report, took a closer look, and was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that General Liyi's progress is really not slow, General Zhao, how can you cooperate with the strategy of the drama military division?" ”

"Heh," Zhao Yun said with a smile: "No matter how strong the Cao army is, land combat is not the enemy of my Youzhou army." Moreover, in the battle of Ming, with the help of the naval army, it must not be difficult to cross the river. What we have to consider now is how to block Cao Ying's retreat and hold all the people who want to do it, which is the best policy! ”

"What's so hard about that?" Zhou Tai smiled: "As long as the retreat of the Cao army is expected and the first to send people to ambush, everything will be fine." ”

"I feel the same way." Zhao Yundao: "Ming said that our two armies attacked Baimajin from the north, and General Koyi attacked Puyang from the southeast, so the direction of retreat after the defeat of Cao's army was either west or south. And to the west of Baimajin, there are two places that must be passed," Zhao Yun said, unfolding the map on the table, and pointing: "Pingyang Pavilion and Wating." ”

"If Cao Ying wants to escape, he must pass through these two places." Zhao Yun said eloquently.

"En" Zhou Tai pondered for a moment and said: "So, you have to take the lead in sending people to quietly ambush in these two places, waiting for Cao Ying to be caught?" ”

"Not bad." Zhao Yun said: "But before I come again, I asked Mr. Xun Yu beside the lord about Cao Ying's military division and Xun You's surname." This man is scheming, thorough, and cautious. He understands the strength of our army and will definitely leave behind. Therefore, I expected that Xun You must have deployed troops in Pingyang Pavilion and Wating Pavilion. ”

Zhou Taidao: "Then, General Zhao's plan"

"Hehe, I want to send a general, cross the river tonight, bypass Baimajin at night, take these two places, and don't leak the slightest rumor." Zhao Yun said: "So, I have to bother General Zhou to help tonight." ”

"Hehe," Zhou Tai said with a smile, "General Zhao just gives the order." ”

"Come on, pass on Han and ask." Zhao Yun smiled slightly and said to the outside of the tent.

In a few moments, the tent door opened, and a heroic young man strode in.

"Senior brother," Han Wen couldn't help but pause when he saw Zhou Tai here, touched his head, and said, "I've seen General Zhao, General Zhou." ”

"Well," Zhao Yun nodded, and said, "I have an important task for you to do, how about it?" ”

When Han Wen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and said, "General Zhao, please give an order, the last general will do everything!" ”

"Okay." Zhao Yun explained how to cross the Yellow River at night and how to surprise attack Pingyang Pavilion and Wating, and instructed: "You must remember that you can't leak the slightest rumor." The enemies in these two places can't let one go, otherwise they will escape from Cao Ying, and it will be difficult to substitute for the main bus! ”

"General Zhao rest assured, the last general will not be dishonored!"

The next morning, amid the sound of drums, the sun came out.

Cao Ying's face was solemn, wearing armor and robes, his hand pressed the hilt of his sword, and he stood quietly on the highest arrow tower in the water village, his eyes were shining, and he looked at the huge fleet looming in the mist on the river without blinking.

Xun You and Cao Ren followed closely beside him, and their expressions were quite nervous.

"Knock Knock"

The louder and louder war drums came from the river, and the ironclad warship that shimmered in the morning light completely appeared in Cao Ying's eyes.

On the river, I'm afraid that there are five hundred huge ironclad warships, lined up in a compact rectangular formation, and quickly sailed towards the water village!

"Order, crossbowmen, trebuchets are in place, ready!"

Cao Ying was calm.

The order was given, and on the rows of turrets and stone platforms, crossbowmen and wooden catapults were fully prepared for battle.

Suddenly, the drumming disappeared in an instant.

The speed of the ironclad fleet slowed down rapidly, and finally stopped eighty zhang away from the water village!

"Change formation!"

With a loud shout and a waving flag, the iron ship instantly dispersed, turned around, and fell across the water. With a creaking sound, the steel plates on the side of the ship were pushed open, revealing dark holes. Then, a series of steel giant crossbows emerged from them, and huge arrows with the thickness of an arm, flashing with cold light, went straight to Cao Jun's water village.

At the same time, groups of soldiers pushed catapults out of the cabin and placed them side by side on the side and deck of the ship!

(To be continued)