At dawn, the morning sun rises.

The head of Quyang City and the outside of Quyang City are surrounded by the tranquility of the early morning, but in the tranquility, there are endless killing opportunities...... The wind was gentle and soft, wrapped in a faint smell of blood.

Chen Deng walked out of the military tent, stretched his waist, and was about to put on his armor, when he saw a small person hurriedly running in front of him.

"Strategist, the general is invited."

Chen Gong nodded, but he didn't care too much.

In his mind, the surname Cao came to him early in the morning, probably to discuss today's war.

Although Quyang is tenacious, it is already the end of the strong crossbow. Judging from yesterday's final performance, the soldiers and horses in Quyang City are about 1,000 people. Among them, there are some new Ding, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. Chen Gong believes that it won't be long before Quyang can be attacked.

Therefore, he changed into his clothes and armor, and Shi Shiran came to the big tent of the Chinese army.

But as soon as he walked into the military tent, Chen Gong immediately felt an unusual atmosphere, very depressing, and even a trace of solemnity.

"Shulong, what's going on?"

"I just got the news that Guangling guarded Chen Deng and crossed the Huaishui last night and broke through Huaipu."

Stirring Lingling, Chen Gong hit a chilling cicada.

"What did you say?"

The surname Cao lowered his voice, "Chen Deng sent troops, and captured Huaipu last night...... According to Tanma, about 10,000 people were dispatched from the direction of Guangling and were crossing the river from Huaishui. Its vanguard, commanded by Xu Xuan, has set out from Huaipu, about 3,000 people, and is expected to arrive in Quyang before the unitary time...... Gongtai, Chen Deng has sent troops! Even if we break through Quyang, it won't help......"

The sword in Chen Gong's hand fell to the ground with a thud.

Standing in the tent, he didn't say a word for a long time.

Chen Deng sent troops? Where did Chen Yuanlong come from to be so bold and actually send troops to cross the Huaishui? Previously, Chen Deng had always behaved very tactfully, although he did not surrender to Lu Bu, he also showed enough respect and cooperation. Now, he actually sent troops, isn't he afraid of Wen Hou's revenge?

Chen Palace, after all, is Chen Palace.

No matter what later generations say about this person, he is one of the top figures of this era.

With a twist of his mind, he immediately connected many scattered clues.

The reason why Chen Deng dared to send troops was by no means because of Haixi. With just one Haixi, he Chen Yuanlong didn't dare to tear his face with Lu Bu.

If it's not Haixi, then only ...... is left, "Cao Ying, have you sent troops?" ”

"What did you say?" The surname Cao was startled, and hurriedly got up and asked.

"If my guess is right, Chen Deng, who has always been left and right and refuses to show his attitude, suddenly sent troops to cross the Huaishui this time because of Cao Ying."

"Cao Ying?"

"Cao Yanhe...... It's time to send troops! ”

The surname Cao is not a fool, and he can't hear the meaning of these words.

That's right, if it weren't for Cao Mengde sending troops to Xuzhou, where would Chen Deng have the courage to go against Lu Bu? If he really had this kind of courage, he would have torn his face with Lu Bu a long time ago, why did Wei Wei Shinuo look respectful earlier? There is only one possibility for him to send troops, that is, Cao Ying will also send troops to Xuzhou, and it is even possible that Cao Ying has already sent troops, and at this time he has sent troops to Xuzhou and is approaching Xiapi.

What to do?

The surname Cao and Chen Gong looked at each other speechlessly.

After a while, the surname Cao said with difficulty: "Gongtai, let's collect the troops." ”

This sentence is extremely difficult to exit.

It lasted two days, and the soldiers were defeated. Seeing that Quyang was about to be attacked, he had to collect his troops and leave, and returned in vain. In other words, the previous attack on Haixi has become a joke. I thought that Haixi was within reach, but I didn't think that I could get millions of grain and grass, but I lost nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in vain. No matter who puts this kind of thing on, they will not be able to bear it, let alone the surname Cao?

He even blamed Chen Gong in his heart.

What is Haixi County, but now it has fallen into a dilemma.

Just retreat?

It's just a shame to laugh at...... But the surname Cao had to secretly praise Chen Gong's prophetic sense: If it weren't for the public platform, how could he know that little Haixi was so strong? Fortunately, thanks to this attack on Haixi, we know its roots. Otherwise, he said that when he faced off with Cao Ying, Haixi would be in trouble, and the lord would inevitably suffer from the enemy.

Although he did not defeat Haixi, now that he knows the stakes of it, he can at least take precautions...... Whether it is surnamed Cao or Chen Gong, at this moment, they all have their own thoughts.

After a while, Chen Gong said softly: "Collect the troops, let's withdraw the prime minister immediately." ”

"I will go down at once and command."

"Slow!"

Chen Gong thought for a while and said to the surname Cao: "Shulong, Chen Deng crossed the Huaishui, don't know about it with the army, otherwise the army's heart will be chaotic." Let's retreat, but we can't just retreat. It is also necessary to continue the attack on Quyang. ”

"Continue to attack Quyang?"

The surname Cao looked at Chen Gong in surprise, a little puzzled, the mystery of this.

"If we retire like this, with Cao You's ability to learn, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not see the clues.

When the time comes, if he leads his troops in pursuit, won't we be in trouble? Therefore, we must fight first, so that Cao Youxue can't react. Then discard all the baggage and quickly evacuate Quyang. Before noon, the last group of men and horses evacuated Quyang, and then quickly returned to the next phase. Also, inform Wen Yuan and order him to abandon Xu County and quickly move closer to each other, so that we can join forces.

When the time comes, the lower and lower sides echo each other from afar, which can also distract Cao Ying...... He Cao Youxue used any tricks this time, and I will return it to Cao Ying. ”

"Very good!"

The surname Cao nodded again and again.

I have to say that Chen Gong's response is very fast.

From the battle of Quyang, it has quickly switched to the battle of Xiapi.

"Then, I'll cut it off."

Chen Gong said: "I will return to Xiapi directly with Zishan, and ask the prince to prepare as soon as possible." After Shulong retreated to the next minister, he needed to join Wenyuan as soon as possible. ”

"Whoa!"

"Then we'll split up at once."

On the seventh day of September in the third year of ———————————————————————————— Jian'an, the sun was particularly bright.

The breeze is gentle, blowing on the body, quite a bit of comfort. Before the cold winter is coming, it is not easy to encounter such good weather. But under Quyang City, he didn't feel the slightest comfort, and even bloody.

Rumble!

A stone slammed into the city walls.

Standing at the head of the city, Cao Peng could feel the ground trembling lightly under his feet.

"Something is wrong!"

Cao Peng suddenly stood up and raised his eyes to look down at the city.

In the distance, the Xiapi army was in a neat formation, and almost all the stone throwers were concentrated outside the West City Gate, and there were more than 50 of them.

It seems that after the fierce battle last night, the Xiapi army changed its mind and put all its troops and siege equipment outside the west city gate.

That posture is to storm the West City Gate.

But Cao Peng didn't dare to easily transfer people from the East City Gate, because he couldn't keep it even, and Chen Gong would attack the West again.

Therefore, Pan Zhang, Deng Fan and Zhou Cang were all concentrated at the head of the East Gate City, and at the same time ensured that their soldiers and horses had 4-500 people.

This made the number of troops on the head of Xicheng relatively small.

Fortunately, after last night's training, those recruits have calmed down a lot.

Otherwise, you will never be a good soldier without experiencing the smoke of war. Of course, the newcomers are still early enough to meet the standard of 'good soldiers' in Cao Peng's mind, but at least they will not panic and add chaos when the Xiapi army attacks.

"Childe, be careful."

Chu Ge swung his spear and knocked a stray arrow flying towards Cao Peng, reminding loudly.

Cao Peng waved his hand, not as if he didn't care much about these arrows. He stared at the observation, and after a while, he shouted: "Ziyou, come here." ”

Xiahou Lan carried the two dragon scales and quickly came to Cao Peng's side.

"Childe, what do you command?"

"It's a little bit out of the ordinary."

Before he could finish speaking, a stone crossed the city and smashed against the entrance gate of the city gate.

The stone was covered with withered grass, and the fire was blazing. After rolling into the foyer, a small fire was immediately caused, but it was immediately extinguished by Chu Ge's command.

"Today's attack by the Xiapi dog is very messy."

"Really?"

Xia Houlan glanced at the foyer that was still smoking, which meant that she was asking Cao Peng: If this is still messy, what does it mean to be not messy?

"Don't ask me, I just feel that the attack of the dog doesn't seem to be stressful."

It stands to reason that after a night's rest, the attack of the Xiapi army should be very fierce.

But judging from the current situation, Cao Peng didn't feel the suffocating sense of oppression that was yesterday or the day before yesterday. It must be said that the attack of the Xiapi army is not fierce. Judging from the density of their arrows and the catapults of the trebuchets, they seem to be more ferocious than the previous two.

The problem is that the soldiers of the Xiapi army seem to lack the temperament of being fearless of death.

Whenever they approached the city, they quickly retreated with an arrow from the city, and had no intention of charging at all.

This made Cao Peng feel that the Xiapi army was coping. Moreover, the stones thrown by the stone thrower seem to be dense, but the lethality is far less than that of the previous two days. Fifty percent of the stones of the Xiapi army before could be concentrated at the head of the city, or leap over the head of the city. Today, it seems to be less than 30%. Many of the stones began to fall before they could reach the top of the city, and most of them fell directly outside the west gate.

Could it be that there is a problem with the stone thrower?

"Ready, throw!"

Seeing that the Xiapi army was swarming again, Wang Xu shouted the order.

"Slow!"

Cao Peng suddenly spoke to stop it, which made Wang Xu and Xiahou Lan can't help but show doubts.

Sometimes, a man's sixth sense is also very sharp. Cao Peng took a shield and stood on the head of the city to block the stray arrows that came from him, and carefully observed the movements of the Xia Pi army. Gradually, he frowned...... The Xiapi army approached unhurriedly, but without waiting for a counterattack from the castle tower, they stopped and began to retreat. In other words, they didn't plan to attack it?

"Did you see that?"

Xiahou Lan and Wang Xu can also be regarded as battle-hardened figures.

They hadn't noticed this before, but now that they were reminded by Cao Peng, they immediately saw the clue.

"Xiapi dog, do you want to consume our arrows?"

Wang Xu said a possibility.

But Xia Houlan immediately retorted, "Impossible...... If we wanted to consume the arrows, we didn't meet them just now, they should rush up. ”

Raising his head, Cao Peng looked at the clear blue sky, and suddenly let out a loud cry after a while.

"Oh no, they're going to run!"

"Run?"

"They are preparing to retreat......"

Xiahoulan and Wang Xu looked at each other, not knowing why.

At this time, in the camp of the Xiapi army, there was a sound of gongs, and the Xiapi army called gold and withdrew.

Cao Peng couldn't say what the reason was, but vaguely, feeling that the abnormal behavior of the Xiapi army today seemed to be very problematic.

In his previous life, Cao Peng was also influenced by model operas, so he was very impressed.

There is a movie in the model play, called "The Southern Expedition and the Northern War", in which there is a plot in which when one side is ready to retreat, it begins to fire artillery indiscriminately, and there is no target at all in the mountains. How similar is the scene in front of you to the movie?

However, why did the Xiapi army retreat?

Cao Ying...... It must be Cao Ying who sent troops!

Although Cao Peng couldn't remember exactly how Cao Ying killed Lü Bu that year, he remembered that killing Lü Bu seemed to have happened after his third expedition to Wancheng. Now, the third battle of Wan has ended, so the next step is to attack Xuzhou.

The autumn harvest is over.

Xudu tuntian this year is also a bumper harvest, so Cao Ying does not need to worry about the shortage of grain and grass...... Then the conquest of Lu Bu is imminent.

Yes, that could only be the case...... Cao Peng suddenly figured out the key to it, and couldn't help but punch the battlements excitedly.

Chen Gong, are you stealing chickens and rice this time? I want to attack Haixi, but under this Quyang City, I lost my troops and lost my generals?

"Pass my order, order Pan Zhang, Zhou Cang, Deng Fan, and three people, and recruit 200 elite soldiers.

Ziyou, you also straighten out the people, dispatch a hundred elite soldiers, and wait for the dispatch...... Wang Xu gathered his troops and horses and prepared to defend the city. ”

"Childe, what are you going to do?"

"The dogs are going to run away, how can I just let them go?"

"But ......"

"Don't ask why, listen to me."

"Whoa!"

Since Cao Peng issued a military order, it is not easy for Xia Houlan and the others to continue to stop it.

Scooping a bowl of water from the bucket, Cao Peng drank it in one go...... was attacked by Chen Gong twice, and Cao Peng was also very uncomfortable in his heart. Now, the war has taken a turn for the worse! Cao Ying finally sent troops to Xuzhou, how could Cao Peng let go of such an opportunity?

"Chase?"

After Zhou Cang and the others listened to Cao Peng's order, they looked dazed.

They looked at the curling smoke rising from the camp of the Xiapi army outside the city, and looked at Cao Peng with some doubts.

"I don't know how to explain it to you, but I'm sure that the Xiapi Dog has begun to retreat. We're catching up now, and we're going to be able to beat the water dogs......"

"But, they're obviously burying the pot and cooking!"

Zhou Cang pointed to the barracks outside the city, which meant to say: Look at the smoke, how can it be the withdrawal of troops?

"Otherwise, I'll take someone down to investigate first?"

Xia Houlan hesitated for a moment and said softly.

Cao Peng knew that if he didn't convince these people, he was afraid that he wouldn't try his best to attack. He thought about it for a moment and nodded his head in agreement...... Immediately, Xiahou Lan took fifty elite soldiers and hanged himself from the top of the city and approached the lower Pi barracks.

Cao Peng said: "Let's go down too." ”

"But ......"

"Ziyou has already gone down, in case something happens, we can also take it. Let us wait under the city, and if there is no one in the barracks, we will pursue it at once; If there are still soldiers and horses guarding the town, we can also quickly enter the city, and by the way, we can also pick up Ziyou. ”

Zhou Cang exchanged glances and agreed with Cao Peng's idea.

More than 200 people hung themselves from the city, and when Cao Peng landed on his feet and was about to order people to form a formation, Xiahoulan appeared at the door of the Xiapi military barracks.

"Childe, it's an empty camp, it's an empty camp!"

"What the ......"

Cao Peng couldn't help but scold, "I knew that Chen Gongtai would come out of the shell, and it was really so...... Brothers, the achievement is right in front of you, and you will attack with me immediately. ”

(To be continued)