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"Ladies and gentlemen, now not only Bo Tao and Sima Yi, but also Cao Mengde also sent troops to attack Guanzhong. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoZhang Gongyi led the army to support, but I was afraid that my strength was insufficient, so I sent a letter to me to tell me urgently, I don't know what you have to do to deal with the current situation? After circulating the emergency document in his hand to everyone, Liu Bei asked everyone in the hall.

"General Zhao has now marched into Guanzhong and blocked Sima Yi in a corner of Hanzhong. It's just that now Cao Mengde is also intervening, relying on tens of thousands of Sichuan troops alone, how can he compete with Cao Ying for Guanlong? According to Liang's opinion, the lord should send troops as soon as possible to help General Zhao seize Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong is captured, it is said that it will march into Hebei, which is already a natural trend. If Cao Ying is allowed to seize Guanzhong, then the war will be delayed for a long time, and I don't know what year and month will be able to restore the Han Dynasty! Zhuge Liang, who was the first to express his opinion, said slowly.

"The minister also feels like this, if you sit and watch Cao Ying seize Guanlong, I am afraid that if you want to capture Guanlong again in the future, it will be very difficult!" Lu Su also expressed the same opinion. Then Xu Shu, Li Yan and others spoke one after another, basically thinking that Liu Bei should send troops to capture Guanlong.

"In that case, Lone will personally raise a large army and go to capture Guanzhong with Cao Mengde!" Liu Bei saw that everyone was saying this, so he quickly made a decision to prepare to send troops. But at this moment, Guan Yu also lost no time in pouring some cold water: "Big brother, although the troops should be dispatched, but at present, the training of the new army has not yet been mastered, and the troops in Yangzhou and Xuzhou are far away, so it is not easy to mobilize." Therefore, how to send troops this time still needs to be discussed. ”

"Besides, my lord, this year's military rations are mostly used to recruit new troops, and if you want to send troops, I am afraid that the amount of food and salary is very limited!" Chen Qun, who is in charge of logistics, is also a little unoptimistic. Liu Bei looked at the two of them and knew that they were not joking, and after a little hesitation, he asked, "In your opinion, how many military horses can be mobilized now?" ”

"About 100,000!" Guan Yu thought for a moment and said. Jingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou, the three closest places, excluding the garrison troops, can be called up to almost that. Liu Bei nodded when he heard this, and then ordered: "Uncle Zhang, who is destined to be mediocre, will also send 20,000 troops to save Guanzhong." ”

The next time, Guan Yu first led 40,000 Jingbei troops and marched from Wuguan Road to Guanzhong. Subsequently, Liu Bei personally took Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others, gathered the rest of the people, and also went to Guanzhong to kill. At this time, all kinds of news were also sent like water, and when Liu Bei knew that the strength of the confrontation between the two sides of Pubanjin was actually 5,000 to 80,000, he also gasped.

"Don't worry, my lord, Zhang Gongyi has already led the army to support. As long as Zhang Gongyi can divide 20,000 troops to help General Zhao, then with General Zhao's ability, he can stop Cao Ying for at least a month! Zhuge Liang was a little shocked when he saw Liu Bei, and he hurriedly said comfortingly. Liu Bei nodded, knowing in his heart that if Pubanjin was lost, he would be forced to fight Cao Ying in the Guanzhong Plain. At that time, even if he can take Guanzhong, he must only be able to capture a dilapidated Guanzhong.

Not to mention Liu Bei's gains and losses at this time, on the bank of the Yellow River, when Cao Ying led the army to the river bank again, he was surprised to find that the defenders were still cowering in the city, and then the pontoon bridge built by himself yesterday had been burned down.

"What is this?" Seeing this, Cao Ying was suddenly puzzled, he was almost captured in an ambush last night, why is the defenders such a defensive posture today, is it really a lack of troops?

"Lord, it seems that Zhao Botao may be short of troops!" After Jia Xu looked at the situation in the city, he was a little uncertain. As soon as the words fell, Cao Zhen on the side had already shook his head and said: "Mr. Wenhe's words are wrong, yesterday it was said that the two ambushes were shouting and killing shocking the sky, but I am afraid that there are 20,000 people at least." Zhao Botao acted like this, thinking that it was just a trick! ”

"This person is really elusive in his use of soldiers!" Jia Xu sighed. Cao Ying didn't say anything when he heard this, but ordered the pontoon bridge to be repaired as soon as possible, and then the army crossed the river again.

"General, I really convinced you, just such a little gadget, it actually scared Cao Ying away!" Zhang Wei held a earthen horn in his hand and admired the authenticity very much. Last night, Zhao Feng had 20,000 ambush soldiers, but he asked Zhang Wei and Niu Jin to make hundreds of earthen horns overnight, and then the two of them each led 200 cavalry, killing from the north and south, while shouting loudly with the horns. However, hundreds of people actually created the illusion that more than 10,000 people were killed. Cao Ying was caught off guard, he couldn't distinguish the truth from the fake in the dark, and the number of soldiers and horses crossing the river was not too many, so he was half repelled and half frightened by himself.

"Yesterday, after a series of tricks, it was finally delayed. There are three other sayings, what should I do? Zhao Feng was a little uncertain in his heart, but he still tried to relax. Looking at the opposite side of Cao Jun building a pontoon bridge, because he basically collected the nearby boats, now Cao Ying can collect a limited number of boats in a short period of time, if you cross the river is too slow, so yesterday Cao Ying chose to build a pontoon bridge, and today is the same. At this rate, after half a day today, Cao Ying can build a pontoon bridge again. When there are more than two days left, will you just fight him like this? Thinking of this, Zhao Feng was also a little bottomless in his heart.

"Grandma's, it seems that you still have to find a way!" Zhao Feng thought about it, but he could only find another way. However, since ancient times, less is more than fire, flooding. Now there is a white land in front of Pujin Pass, and half of the grass and trees are not served, even if you want to attack by fire, there is nothing you can do. As for flooding, it sounds beautiful. But the Yellow River is too wide, and it is really a bit whimsical to want to block the Yellow River to store water.

"Damn, can't it be helped?" Thinking of this, Zhao Feng also slapped hatefully, and this palm happened to be slapped on a big car next to him. Just this shot suddenly made him have an idea, and he came up with a plan.

After thinking about his strategy carefully, Zhao Feng felt that there should be no problem, and even the risk was not too big. If you do this, maybe you can delay it for a while, and let Lao Cao suffer a small loss.

At that moment, Zhao Feng summoned Zhang Wei and told him in detail, asking him to act according to the plan, and Zhang Wei ordered five hundred sergeants to go without mentioning it. By the time the afternoon approached evening, Cao Ying's army had already re-erected the pontoon bridge, and then crossed the river slowly, apparently fearing that he would have some ambush.

Seeing this, Zhao Feng was also secretly amused in his heart. Picking up a loudspeaker in the corner of the wall, Zhao Feng said loudly: "Prime Minister Cao, I don't know if you slept peacefully last night?" With the help of this earthen horn, Cao Ying on the other side of the Yellow River can also hear it clearly. Then, at Zhao Feng's signal, dozens of soldiers guarding the city also picked up the earthen horn and shouted loudly. The sound was so loud that it suddenly shook Cao Ying's eardrums a little.

"What is this?" Cao Ying suddenly understood, the huge ambush last night, nine times out of ten, it was this thing to bluff, right? With this thing, hundreds of people can make thousands of people move. Seeing this scene, Cao Ying also said hatefully: "Cross the Yellow River with me quickly, capture Pujin Pass, and break Zhao Botao and me into pieces!" ”

"The lord is angry, do you think this Zhao Botao is deliberately provoking us?" Cheng Yu on the side was furious when he saw Cao Ying so bearded, and asked cautiously. When Cao Ying heard this, most of the anger in his mind suddenly disappeared, and a suspicion came to his heart.

Yes, the surname Zhao's current behavior is a bit abnormal, more like he is deliberately provoking himself. Cao Ying thought about it, this suspicious old problem was committed again. Looking at the strategists around him, Cao Ying asked, "According to the opinions of the kings, what should we do?" ”

"Prime Minister, the real is virtual, the virtual is real, Zhao Botao has always been scheming, so far, we don't even know how he came to this Pujin Pass. In the opinion of the minister, it is better to be careful. It's getting late today, if you cross the river to attack the city, I'm afraid that you will fall for the other party's trick! It's better to send out a detailed work, find out the news from many parties, and then do the district! After a pause, it was the strategist Liu Ye who was the first to propose. This is Lao Cheng's serious suggestion, and most of the ministers nodded in agreement.

Cao Ying was noncommittal when he heard this, and among the strategists, only Jia Xu didn't say a word, and took the initiative to ask: "Wenhe, what do you think?" ”

Since the death of Guo Jia and Xun Yu, Jia Xu has become Cao Ying's most relied on adviser. Hearing Cao Ying's question, Jia Xu groaned slightly, but finally said uncertainly: "What Mr. Ziyang said is not unreasonable, but if the city is attacked again tomorrow morning, won't it be delayed, and what if any reinforcements arrive for Zhao Botao at that time?" ”

"What do you mean?" Cao Ying seemed to understand what was coming over and continued to ask.

"Zhao Botao is just delaying time! This man must be underarmed, and he will stand firm and wait for help. I'm afraid that the lord's army will attack the city directly. The only way to do this is to attack the city directly and break it in one fell swoop! Jia Xu hit the nail on the head. Hearing Jia Xu's words, Cao Ying hesitated again. The suspicious surname determines that he is not very sure of his mind now.

"Mr. Wenhe, yesterday we also thought that Zhao Botao's troops were insufficient, but they were put on the spot by this guy. This person is scheming, and you know that he didn't arrange any tricks? Liu Ye retorted with some dissatisfaction. Before Jia Xu could speak, Cao Zhen on the side was already curious: "Mr. Ziyang, now that he has insufficient troops, what tricks can he not succeed?" ”

"It's still difficult to explain this matter at the moment, but Mr. Wenhe, do you dare to guarantee that Zhao Botao really has insufficient troops and no back-up?" Liu Ye continued to ask. Jia Xu was stunned, and finally remained silent. Seeing that all the strategists were in favor of prudence, Cao Ying also pressed it down and ordered to set up camp on the east bank of the Yellow River, and then attack Guancheng after dawn. At the same time, a scout horse was sent to inquire about the specific news, how Zhao Botao came over and how many troops he had.

"Whew!" Seeing that Cao Ying had temporarily stopped, Zhao Feng also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just sent another day away, there are still two days left, it all depends on how fast Zhang Ren and Hao Zhao come. There is no way, now that I have insufficient troops, I can only deceive myself. At this moment, someone came to report that Zhang Wei had returned.

"Boqi, how are things going?" Seeing Zhang Wei after going down the pass, Zhao Feng hurriedly asked.

"General rest assured, I will go to General Tongguan Wang, and the nearby villages and towns to collect, a total of more than 400 heads, plus the original dozens of heads, it should be enough!" After Zhang Wei said this, he also picked up the kettle on the side and filled the pot of water until there was no trickle left.

(To be continued)