Cao Ying jumped up suddenly, his eyes widened angrily, and he looked around at the civil and military ministers in the tent.

Anger rolled in his cavity for a long time, and he said in a deep voice: "I want to fight Liu Feng'er to the death." ”

Decisive battle!

Most of the people in the tent changed their expressions.

Now that Hedong has fallen and Dong'a has been defeated, the situation on the eastern and western fronts is in danger, and the morale of the army has been greatly shaken.

Under such an unfavorable situation, Cao Ying actually chose to take the initiative to fight Liu Feng.

There was a look of hesitation in everyone's eyes, obviously, they all thought that Cao Ying was stimulated by the death of his beloved son, and made such an impulsive decision for a while.

No one dared to hinder him, just when Cao Ying was angry, who dared to provoke him.

At this time, after being angry, Cao Ying's expression gradually calmed down.

He glanced at everyone and said silently: "I know what you are thinking, but I want to tell you that at this point, only by fighting to the death and defeating Liu Feng first can we withdraw from the crisis in Hebei, and we have no choice." ”

After these words, the ministers fell silent.

They are all understanding people, and they soon realized Cao Ying's good intentions, or they were forced to do it as a last resort.

Hebei was empty, and the situation in Henan was getting worse and worse, even if they did not choose to fight Liu Feng's main force on the Xuchang line, Ganning's partial army marched west along the Yellow River, or they could make a detour behind them and directly attack Luoyang.

The current situation is that they no longer have any forces to adjust, so they can only choose to fight a decisive battle with the enemy.

If this battle is won, the Cao family's forces will be reborn.

If you lose...... No one dares to imagine what it would be like to fail.

Glory and wealth, status and power, everything, the fruits of a lifetime of struggle, may be wiped out.

There was only one war.

#####两天之后, an invitation to a decisive battle was sent to Liu Feng.

Seeing the challenge letter written by Cao Ying, Liu Feng really felt a lot of emotion.

This is not only a letter of challenge, but also a formal acknowledgment of Cao Ying, admitting that he Liu Feng has reached the status of an equal to the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

After so many years of struggle, Liu Feng has finally come to this point.

Although Liu Feng understands, in fact, his current strength has surpassed Cao Ying.

"It seems that our Prime Minister Cao Cheng is already desperate and wants to be reborn from me, hehe......"

Liu Feng showed the battle book to everyone, and all the generals were eager to try, and their blood was excited, and they all asked for a decisive battle with the enemy.

Pang Tong held the war book in his hand, and said with a smile: "Liu Bei really attacked Hedong, and now Hebei is empty, if it weren't for this, our Prime Minister Cao Cheng would probably disdain to fight with us." ”

Pang Tong was originally in the identity of Yangzhou Assassin Shi and stayed in Jianye, but because the war on the front line had entered a critical moment, in order to ensure the correct surname of the soldiers, Liu Feng had to transfer Pang Tong from the rear.

Hearing Pang Tong's words, Liu Feng knew that he, the chief strategist, was also in favor of a decisive battle with the enemy, so he said: "Since this is the case, then I will repair a book, and if he wants to fight, I will fight with him." ”

Pang Tong put down the battle book, waved his hand and said, "Don't rush to reply first, we might as well go to the decisive battlefield selected by Cao Ying to inspect it first." ”

Liu Fengshen thought so, so he led hundreds of elite horsemen to explore with Pang Tong and others that day.

In the evening, when the last trace of blood red in the distant sky had become dim, Liu Feng and his party arrived at the predetermined battlefield.

At this time, when night was approaching, the guards took out the flint and lit all the torches they brought, and the light of the fire danced at the top of the pine oil torches, first faintly, and then gradually brightened, illuminating a radius of hundreds of meters.

The battlefield chosen by Cao Ying, called Lejia, is a small plain located in the lower reaches of Yingshui, east of Xihua County.

This is located in the center of the confrontation between the two armies, and it is understandable that Cao Ying chose this place as the decisive battle.

It's just that there is a small swamp in this plain area with a radius of dozens of miles, separating the right and left flanks of the opposing sides, and it is impossible to fight directly.

"Old general, you have a lot of experience, according to your opinion, if our army fights Cao's army in a decisive battle here, how should we arrange our troops?" Liu Feng asked Zhang Ren, who was accompanying him.

Zhang Ren looked at this vast land, and after a long time, he unhurriedly explained his tactics.

According to Zhang Ren's arrangement, in this decisive battle, most of the most elite Jingzhou Army and Yizhou Army, which are good at foot combat, should be deployed on the battlefield on the left flank plain, and part of the Yangzhou Army, which is not good at land warfare, should be placed behind the swamp.

Although Liu Feng's troops had an advantage in numbers, Cao Ying's cavalry was twice as large as his own, and the Yangzhou legion, which was weaker in foot combat, could take advantage of the swampy terrain in front to resist the attack of Cao's cavalry, and if a small group of enemy troops came, the enemy could be easily eliminated.

With such an arrangement, the right flank of Cao's army was equivalent to being abolished, and it could only rely on the left flank to fight to the death with Liu Fengjun, who had concentrated most of the main forces.

Although the cavalry of the Cao army had a considerable advantage in the plain battle, Liu Fengjun could completely rely on the advantage of numbers, plus the assistance of some cavalry, to offset the advantage of the Cao army.

Zhang Ren believed that the morale of Cao's army at this time was low, but his own morale was high, and this plain battle would definitely be successful.

As long as the left flank battlefield wins, the overall battlefield will also be in your hands.

Speaking from the heart, Zhang Ren's arrangement of troops is very good at using troops, both for the terrain and the support and control of troops, which reflects the rich experience of a veteran.

Some of the other generals who accompanied him also agreed to Zhang Ren's battle plan.

Liu Feng listened to his analysis, and couldn't help but nod slightly in approval, although this was the case, Liu Feng still had a trace of worry in his heart.

The battlefield of Lejia is high in the west and low in the east, but the Cao army is in the high ground and the own army is in the low ground, although the height difference is not very large, but the cavalry of the Cao army rushes low with a high rush, and its impact power will also be greatly improved.

In this case, even if the morale of the own side is high and the number is superior, at most it can only fight a draw with Cao's army on the left flank.

There is also the right wing, all the generals trust that swamp very much, and think that Cao Ying will never break through from the right wing, but in Liu Feng's heart, he feels that the right wing that the generals think is the safest may be the most dangerous location.

Cao Ying, like himself, has always liked to win by surprise.

Even if it is a decisive battle that he can't force himself, Cao Ying's choice of the battlefield here is definitely not as simple as just wanting to occupy the high ground.

Liu Feng couldn't say why, he just instinctively felt like this.

Liu Feng turned around, and in the middle of the crowd, he found Pang Tong.

He was of low stature, and it was comical to be mixed in with the tall generals and guards.

However, in those eyes, the eyes were extremely sharp, as sharp as the combined blades of a knife.

"Strategist, what do you think of this battle?" Liu Feng asked, how could he not listen to the chief strategist in such a big battle that was about success or failure.

Pang Tong looked at the wilderness for a long time, and said slowly: "Lord, I thought that this battle could not be fought like this. ”

Pang Tong's eyes were staring into the distance, and the night was low, and a few stars twinkled in the sky. His eyes pierced through the silence, as if he could see the hundreds of thousands of enemies under the starry sky not far away.

Liu Feng was looking at Pang Tong's gaze, and from that look, he seemed to see some kind of coincidence.

#######月近西沉, it was when the soldiers were asleep.

The Cao army camp, which stretched for more than ten miles, was silent.

Suddenly, the drums burst out and rolled in like thunder. In the dark night, the sound of shouting and killing suddenly rose, instantly shattering the silence of the same.

Several knights of the Southern Army came out of the middle and rushed like the wind, flying past Cao Ying. In a burst of shouts and killings, countless rockets rushed into the Cao camp like flying locusts, and the wooden fence and tent camp were all at once.

The sleeping soldiers of the Northern Army were all startled, and the generals of each battalion quickly gathered their troops and horses to prepare for the sudden night attack of the enemy.

The general rode his horse and galloped between the battalions, roaring loudly, calming the panicked people's hearts, and ordering the battalions not to move, but to fight back against the enemy who attacked at night with a strong bow and a crossbow.

Not long after, the 3,000 cavalry quickly assembled, and in front of the forbidden Pegasus, he led the army out of the camp, preparing to counterattack the enemy attack.

However, when the northern army rode out of the camp, the enemy's attacking southern army had long been hidden in the night, and under the light of the fire, except for a few dusts in the air, there was no shadow of half of the enemy.

"Damn, it's another false alarm."

Yu Ban spat out, cursed, and ordered the whole army to return to the camp.

The sound of gold sounded, and the army that had just rushed out of the camp retreated.

There are still three days left before the decisive battle.

Since Liu Feng promised Cao Ying's decisive battle, these days, the southern army has taken advantage of the advantage of numbers, divided into several teams, and attacked Cao Ying's camp day and night. The drums were beaten during the day, and cold arrows were released at night, making it difficult for tens of thousands of soldiers of the Northern Army to sleep peacefully.

Obviously, Liu Feng wanted to hit the morale of Cao Jun as much as possible before the decisive battle began.

After returning to the camp, Yu Ban rode his horse straight to the big tent of the Chinese army in Cao Ying.

At this time, Cao Ying had also been woken up by the night attack of the enemy soldiers, as if he was used to it, he was not the slightest annoyed, but asked for the surname to pick up the lamp and read the military book.

As soon as he entered the big tent, Yu Ban said angrily: "Prime Minister, the thief army has attacked and disturbed again and again, making it difficult for our army to sleep, I ask the prime minister for permission to send troops to fight back with the same means." ”

"Wen Ze, you have always been calm, why are you now disrupted by the enemy's carving insect skills." Cao Ying put down the book and said with a smile, but there was no blame in his tone.

Yu Ban tried his best to calm down his annoyed mood, and said silently: "The decisive battle is imminent, I just want the soldiers to have a full spirit before the decisive battle." ”

Referring to this, Cao Ying changed his words and asked: "Since we talked about the decisive battle after the third day, then I would like to ask Wen Zeyou, what do you think is the chance of our side winning this decisive battle?" ”

Yu Ban was silent for a moment, and said bluntly: "With all due respect, I thought that our army would have no chance of winning the decisive battle in three days. ”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the guards on the left and right changed, for fear that Yu Ban's frankness would annoy Cao Ying.

At this time, Cao Ying's face did not show any anger, but showed a strange smile.

(To be continued)