At the behest of Pang Tong, Ma Chao commanded Xiliang to ride all the way to Xuzhou.

Along the way, Xiliang Light Cavalry also met several Cao army scouts, so they annihilated them all, but they searched all day, and did not meet the Cao army and the grain convoy, but Ma Chao was quite regretful.

However, such a move in the direction of Yanzhou made Jia Xu in Xiaopei City quite worried.

Jia Xu thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of Ma Chao's confidence in "taking the enemy lightly".

The Jingxiang army and horses are huge, but only Ma Chao commanded the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Jia Xu thought that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his headquarters were enough to annihilate them, this time the Jingxiang army and horsemen invaded Xuzhou in two ways, why was Ma Chao so anxious and hurriedly fighting?

Although the army went out of the city, Ma Chao could be captured, but Jia Xu was always worried that the Xiliang light cavalry that ravaged Xuzhou was just Pang Tong's trick to lure the enemy......

Jia Xu was thinking about it, and another scout came to report, saying that Ma Chao's military horses were ravaging the counties around Xiaopei, and all the way to the pass, all of them were uprooted!

Jia Xu was silent when he heard this, but Zhang He beside him was quite annoyed and said: "The military advisor must no longer let this person go, he is willing to lead the army and fight with him!" ”

"I know that it is not a plan for the enemy to lure the enemy...... Jia Xu heard this, sighed lightly, and said to Zhang He: "Everything will be dealt with after the prime minister's army arrives in Xuzhou!" ”

"But there are tens of thousands of military horses in my city, but they are indifferent to more than 10,000 Xiliang iron horses, and the morale of the generals will inevitably decline!" Zhang He said, but Jia Xu said: "I think that with that Pang Tong wisdom." Will Ma Chao be allowed to make such a rash attack? The enemy's move must have a plan! ”

When Zhang He heard this, he didn't know how to refute it, but he remembered the bad news that had been coming from the scouts one after another recently, and his anger in his heart did not diminish in the slightest.

Jia Xu saw Zhang He's righteous indignation, and said with a wry smile: "The prime minister's army will arrive soon, and it is difficult for Jia to make a decision, but the prime minister and Feng Xiao will arrive together, and the military horses in Xiaopei City will also have the confidence to deal with the incoming enemy." Be gentle and endure for a few days. Let's see that Ma Chao still dares to be so arrogant? ”

After returning to the city, Ma Chao was also quite unhappy with the "weakness" of Cao's army, and Pang Tong learned that the Xiliang light cavalry did not encounter any obstacles for several days. And Cao's army is still shrinking into the city. Just think about it for a moment. understood what Jia Xu was thinking, couldn't help laughing, and said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi is actually crooked." Jia Wenhe refused to send troops, presumably because he was worried about the back of our army. ”

"The military advisor left a back hand?" Ma Chao said, Pang Tong and Zhao Yun glanced at each other, and they both laughed.

After a while, Pang Tong said to Ma Chao: "Three days of expedition, Meng Qi must be very tired, and go back to the camp to rest, and when Cao Cao arrives in person, Meng Qi must do his best!" ”

Ma Chao nodded when he heard this, and left directly, but Zhao Yun sighed secretly and said: "Jia Xu still doesn't have the confidence to break the cauldron, if his army is exhausted, Meng Qi is in danger!" I, Chen, left soldiers and horses and had to be saved. At that time, the initiative of this war will fall into the hands of Cao Jun......"

"Zilong only expected one thing, but didn't expect the other." Pang Tong chuckled when he heard this, and said to Zhao Yun: "In terms of the ability to check and fill in the gaps, few people can compare to Kong Ming, if Meng Qi is wrong, the direction of Shouchun will be dealt with!" Zilong should not forget that I Chen left soldiers and horses, and I was only one of the two soldiers and horses that attacked Cao's army. ”

However, in a few days, Cao Jun has crossed the river, Cao Cao, Guo Jia personally to Xiaopei, before the two heard that Ma Chao was convenient for Xiaopei to go around, and Jia Xu did not give the order to go out of the city to meet the enemy, the two of them had different expressions on their faces.

Guo Jia deeply understands Jia Xu's behavior, as a plotter, everyone has the psychology of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, and in today's situation, Cao Jun can't withstand any setbacks, not to mention whether the more than 10,000 Xiliang iron cavalry is Jingxiang bait, that is, Jia Xu rashly sent troops, and won that Ma Chao once, and it was not easy to capture this light cavalry boss who came and went like the wind.

But Cao Cao thought that Jia Xu was too cautious, and now what Cao Jun needs most is to boost morale, Ma Chao came hastily, and he obviously had an opportunity but was let go by Jia Xu, obviously wasting a great opportunity to hit Jing Xiang's army and horses.

Cao Cao sighed lightly, and was about to open his mouth to say what he thought, but when he heard Guo Jia laugh first: "Wen He responded like this, it is very appropriate, now that the prime minister is close, if that Ma Chao comes again, Wen He does not need to worry about Xiao Pei's city defense, and he will capture that Ma Chao in one fell swoop." ”

Cao Cao suddenly realized when he heard this, Guo Jia and Jia Xu saw the look on their faces, and asked the reason, but they saw Cao Cao smile bitterly, and said to the two: "Before, Cao Mou also wanted to reprimand Wen and delay the fighter, but now it seems that Cao Mou is too much to underestimate the wisdom of Pang Tong......"

When Guo Jia heard this, he said: "Don't blame the prime minister. Guo and Wen He expected that Ma Chao must have reservations in Jing Xiang here, because the two of us have been enemies with Wolong and Feng Xiao for a long time. Pang Tong KitKat, and Kong Ming is steady, even if Wenhe sent troops before and drove Ma Chao back, not to mention whether Chen Liu's direction had a response, Zhuge Liang in the direction of Shouchun would also send troops to help, and Xiliang would not lose his light cavalry...... Therefore, in Guo's view, it is not easy for our army to find its flaws. ”

"That's why our army should act steadily." Jia Xu also said when he heard Guo Jia's words: "Don't forget the prime minister, this time the prime minister is close to him, just to defend the land and not lose it, but not to annihilate the Jingxiang army and horses." Besides, with the current strength of my Hebei, it is impossible to decide the situation between Chen Liu and Shouchun in a war! ”

Jia Xu said, Cao Cao nodded again and again.

As Jia Xu said, as long as Xuzhou is firmly held and the Jingxiang army and horses return in vain, Cao Cao's personal expedition will achieve the goal, and the most important thing for Hebei at the moment is the time for development. Moreover, if you can defeat the Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chicks in a row, the five tiger generals will ...... Even if they are as strong as the people of Pang Mountain, they should think again and reassess the strength of the Cao army, and the Hebei military horses can also take this opportunity to recuperate, as Jing Xiang did before, and slowly encroach on the land under his rule......

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's face was dissipated, and he said to Guo Jia and Jia Xu: "The two of you are reasonable, this battle is related to the survival of Hebei, I would rather let go of a small victory, and I can't delay the general trend in our army. ”

"Xiaopei is a city, the terrain is important, if it besieges the city, we can fight with its city, fight to the death, if it attacks the rest of the states and counties, are you not afraid that our army will retreat from the city and cut off its rear road?" Guo Jia said, Jia Xu also said: "Prime Minister, as long as Xiao Pei is not lost, with Zhuge Liang's caution, he will definitely not rashly attack the rest of the states and counties, even if that Pang Tong wants to bypass Xiao Pei and attack Xiapi and Qingzhou counties, he must also think about it, if the army is intercepted on its way back, what will happen!" (To be continued......)