was said by Cao Hong, and Xiahoudun was also excited. In terms of the current situation, the combat effectiveness of the Cao army is far inferior to that of the Huwei army. And Cao Cao also said that the Huwei army has siege weapons, and it can't be defended without fighting. The only way left is to win.

Looking at the situation of the two sides, Cao Cao's main force was only 200,000, but he was facing the elite of the 300,000 Tiger Army led by Gao Yun himself. It's very difficult to win.

And the only one who has the advantage in combat power, and the one who is most likely to turn the situation around, is his own troops. Regardless of the bravery of the soldiers, after all, Xiahoudun's 100,000 soldiers and horses were twice as large as the Huwei army under Zhang Fei.

Moreover, Cao Cao also asked Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan, a few first-class generals, to assist him, and Xiahou Yuan also understood in his heart that the lord was actually betting on himself.

An unprecedented pressure fell heavily on Xiahoudun's heart. He stood up, walked back and forth for a long time, thought about it again and again, and asked everyone again: "What General Cao Hong said is not unreasonable, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is true that the enemy is strong and I am weak. If we can defeat Zhang Fei's army, then surprise him, attack Gao Yun's back road, and burn his grain and grass. Then the Tiger Army will inevitably be in chaos. At that time, we will fight back and forth with the lord, and we will definitely be able to break through the clouds. However, this plan is dangerous, and Zhang Fei is very brave, and it is not easy to break it. I wonder what the generals mean? ”

Cao Hong was the first to respond: "The general doesn't have to hesitate, although Zhang Fei is brave, how can we be afraid of war?" As long as you work together, you will be able to break it! The miracle is only in front of you, how can you miss the opportunity!? ”

Cao Ren thought about it for a long time, and then seemed to have made up his mind, and said to Xiahoudun: "The Huwei army is divided into five routes, and Ancheng, Qiaojun, and Lucheng are all empty. However, the number of soldiers and horses led by the lord was only 200,000, but it was extremely difficult to resist Gao Yun's army of 300,000 or 400,000. Only we waited all the way, and the strength was twice that of Zhang Fei. The lord arranged it this way, I am afraid that it is to use the courage of the general to open up the situation first. Thinking about it this way, we really shouldn't delay here."

Xiahou Yuan and Xia Hou Wushuang also stood up together at this time, and said to Xiahou Yuan: "Listen to my brother's dispatch and go to the soup to fight the fire, and I will not give up!" ”

Xiahou took a long breath, settled his mind, and said: "The art of war is 'quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit', since the strategy has been decided, the army should be raised immediately. lest the enemy detect and be on guard. This battle is very important, and I hope you generals will do your best! ”

Cao Ren and the other generals naturally knew the stakes of this battle, and they all got up and responded in unison: "But if you have an order, don't dare to disobey!" ”

"Good!" , Xiahou took off his battle robe, sat back in his position, and gave orders: "Xiahou Yuan, Xia Hou Wushuang obey the order!" ”

The brother and sister hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "The end will be!" ”

Xiahou said: "The place where Zhang Fei is stationed is only seventy miles away from the mouth of the lower reaches of the Mengjiang River. Order the two of you to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses, bypass the lower reaches of the Mengjiang River, ambush day and night, and find a hidden place to ambush. Three days later, I spontaneously crossed the river and attacked Zhang Fei's camp head-on. When the two of you see the wolf smoke, it is a signal, and you will immediately raise troops and raid behind Zhang Fei! ”

The two brothers and sisters responded in unison, took the order, and went to make arrangements.

Xiahoudun caught another order and ordered: "Cao Ren and Cao Hong, the two generals, listen to the order!" ”

The Cao Ren brothers said in unison, "The end will be!" ”

"Thirty miles southwest of Zhang Feiyingzhai, there is a city on the north bank of the Mengjiang River, called Gongqiu. The river is gentle and easy to cross. The two of you also led 30,000 soldiers and horses, and tonight they will set up troops and ambush Gongqiu, recuperate and arrange a raft. Three days later, when the time was near, when I saw the wolf smoke of our Chinese army, the two of you immediately raised troops, crossed the Mengjiang River, and attacked Zhang Fei's left flank! ”

Cao Ren and Cao Hong responded, "Get the order!" After receiving the order, he turned around and said goodbye, and went to arrange the soldiers, horses, and rafts.

After sending these two routes, Xiahoudun immediately began to inspect the soldiers and horses, arrange grain and grass baggage, and prepare to cross the Mengjiang River by force.

The county commander of Zou County is named Li Meng, a military general, and was originally a general under Liu Dai. Later, Liu Dai surrendered to Cao, and Li Meng became Cao Cao's subordinate. However, Cao Cao's fierce generals are like clouds, Li Meng's talent is average, and he is a demoted general, so it is reasonable that he is not taken seriously.

But after all, this person is a military general, and he still has some insight. Seeing that Xiahoudun transferred a large number of soldiers and horses, and left only 3,000 soldiers to defend the city, he was quite uneasy.

The generals under Xiahoudun all went out to prepare for battle, and there were no generals under his command who could be appointed, so they had to hand over the remaining 3,000 defenders to Li Meng, and repeatedly explained that he should guard the city and not go out lightly.

Li Meng received the general's order, and his heart was full of thoughts, and he couldn't help but persuade Xiahoudun: "General, although this Zou County is small, it is a place of supply. With the army's food and grass here, if Zhang Fei divides the army to sneak attack, only 3,000 soldiers and horses, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ensure it."

Xiahoudun, as the chief general of the Cao army, is very different from Li Meng's identity. Once a person reaches the upper echelons of power, his mentality will inevitably change subtly. Xiahoudun didn't even pay attention to Liu Dai, let alone Li Meng, a small county commander.

didn't even turn his face to look at him, so he casually scolded: "The major event of the military aircraft, how can you speculate on a small county order!?" ”

Li Meng saw that Xiahou was angry, and quickly lowered his head, "Yes, yes!" Humble and mouthful, I hope the general will forgive his sins! ”

Xiahoudun snorted coldly and brushed his sleeves away. Li Meng looked at Xiahoudun's back from behind, shook his head and sighed, his face was very displeased.

In fact, with Xiahoudun's military talent, how could he not have imagined that Zhang Fei would attack this point. It's just that his three-way soldiers and horses have almost locked up Mengjiang, and it is impossible for Zhang Fei to sneak over. That's why he dared to leave only 3,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city.

On the third day, Xiahoudun personally led the army to the north bank of the Mengjiang River, released the boat into the water, and crossed the river in a big way.

The width of the Mengjiang River is only a few tens of meters, and Xiahoudun's department is full of fast boats, rowing paddleboards, and half crossing in an instant.

Xiahoudun shouted and ordered: "The reeds on the opposite bank are dense, there must be an ambush, deal with it carefully!" ”

As soon as these words fell, there was a shout on the south bank, and he stood up, holding a gilded phoenix mouth knife and a golden chain armor, which was the general Gao Shun.

Immediately followed by thousands of Tiger Crossbowmen pouring out of the reeds and forming a formation. Gao Shun shouted, "Release the arrow!" ”

Suddenly, 10,000 crossbows were opened, and the sky flew like rain, like a wall of arrows, striking towards the river.

Fortunately, Xiahoudun had expected that all the troops on the bow of the ship were swords, holding big shields to protect the raft.

Although Gao Yun's crossbow was powerful, it could not shoot through the shield, and after a few showers of arrows, it had little effect.

Xiahou stood on the bow of the ship with a sword and a shield. The boat was still ten steps away from the opposite shore, and Xiahoudun suddenly exerted his legs, jumped in the air, and flew more than ten steps, "Bang! "Suddenly, it landed on the other side. Abandoned the shield, put away the lion beast swallowing head nine-ring knife, and went straight to Gao Shun.

Gao Shun didn't want Xiahoudun to be so unrestrained, and when he suddenly fell in front of him, he was also taken aback. Hurriedly used the gilded phoenix mouth knife to engage Xiahoudun.