Cao Cao exhausted his Hebei soldiers and horses and galloped to the aid of Xuzhou.

Cao Cao can still have such tenacious ambition in the face of such a situation, and Pang Shanmin also appreciates it very much, but the price of this ambition is probably that Xuzhou will be a river of blood.

Fortunately, Jia Xu cleared the wilderness and moved all the people of Xuzhou out, otherwise Pang Shanmin didn't know if he could be ruthless and make Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong fight Xuzhou with Cao Cao.

In the past few days, many courtiers in Jingxiang court have also persuaded Pang Shanmin to deal with it in person, such as the princes today only have two kings, and the king of Wei is in charge, if the king of Tang has no reaction, it seems that he is too underestimated opponent, although the current prime minister is not as majestic as in the past in the eyes of Jingxiang courtiers, but the reputation of the hero for decades has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The prime minister is good at defeating the strong with the weak, otherwise Yuan Shao would not have been defeated by his carelessness in the previous battle of Guandu.

Moreover, Qing, Xu Erzhou, Cao Cao has been in business for more than ten years, and it has long been solid.

Although Erkui persuaded several times in the court, Pang Shanmin did not respond to the matter of recruiting Qing and Xu in person.

Although Pang Shanmin had a good reason for this personal expedition, his trust in Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong made Pang Shanmin want to hand over this big battle to the two of them to fulfill his good reputation.

For his own ability, Pang Shanmin knows in his heart, although he has accumulated a lot of experience in the battlefield over the years, but compared to Wolong, the phoenix and the young, there is still a big gap, in Pang Shanmin's view, his specialty lies in the management of people's livelihood, so that the rule is rich. As for competing for dominance on the battlefield, it should be left to a more suitable person.

Maybe others will say that King Tang is so underestimating the prime minister, but Pang Shanmin knows that this kind of response is precisely the greatest respect for Cao Cao, an old enemy.

Wolong, phoenix, Jingxiang five tigers...... Such a military might can dominate in troubled times.

The strongest strength taken out without reservation should be of greater significance than that of the Tang Dynasty.

"If Cao Cao can win this, he will be given a few more years to survive. And how? ”

Above the court. Pang Shanmin told the ministers what he thought in his heart, and persuaded the Tang King to personally conquer, but it gradually decreased, and now the two armies have not clashed. And one messenger after another returns. But the ministers of the DPRK and China can also feel the tense atmosphere before the war.

Hebei gathered military horses at an extremely fast pace. Within a few days, 30,000 troops and horses had crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Xiaopei.

Cao Jun, who came from afar, did not rest. Or very quickly joined the construction of the city defense work, originally an inconspicuous small grain city, but now it has been increased by more than a zhang, and above the city, crossbow carts are lined up.

From this point of view, Cao Cao seems to have made up his mind to stick to the city and resist the attack of Jingxiang on both sides.

A few days ago, Pang Tong arrived in Chenliu, and when he arrived at the mansion, he found that Ma Chao and Zhao Yun had been waiting for him for a long time.

Reunited with the second general, Pang Tong was also quite happy, now that he was attacking Qingxu Erzhou, there were generals available, Pang Tong naturally felt that everything was ready, and he only owed troops.

Cao Jun's general defense in Xuzhou had already been detected by the Xiliang Light Cavalry, and after a few words of greeting with the two, Pang Tong spread out the map on the case, looking at the Cao Army's iron bucket-like formation on the map, Pang Tong also frowned slightly.

Cao Cao naturally knew what this defeat meant, so Pang Tong expected that his army would not lack the heart of a battle, and such a steady defense meant that Jingxiang's army and horses had already conquered his city with superior forces, and its effect was not necessarily much better.

And the Cao army burned down some small counties in Xuzhou, leaving only Jiancheng and Jingxiang to deal around, so that Jingxiang's army and horses will march in large numbers in the future, and it is also a big problem to want to supply along the way.

Seeing that Pang Tong frowned for a long time and did not speak, Ma Chao couldn't help but smile and said: "Why does Mr. Shiyuan show such a look, if I ride Xiliang lightly to drive Xuzhou, I can come from morning to night!" It's a big deal to attack a few more times, Ma doesn't believe that Cao Jun doesn't go out of the city, doesn't transport grain, and when Ma meets the last time, he will burn all the grain he transported! ”

Hearing Ma Chao's words, Pang Tong and Zhao Yun were both stunned.

This kind of strategy is no longer the art of war, but to compete with Cao Cao for luck, not to mention that Pang Tong does not know whether Xiliang Tieqi will have the opportunity to meet Cao Jun, even Cao Cao is afraid and will never think that Ma Chao would have such thoughts.

It's just that this kind of strategy obviously can't be calculated......

The cavalry consumed a huge amount of grain in a day, and Ma Chao rushed back and forth for half a month like this, Chen Liu, afraid that he would go to Chang'an again to supervise the grain and grass.

Before Chen Liu's battle, Ma Chao hit by mistake and successfully calculated Cao Cao, it seems that he is a little addicted, and now he still wants to deal with Cao Cao so "straight", Pang Tong looked at Ma Chao blankly, and only came back to his senses after halfway up the mountain, and said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi don't be anxious, and let Pang calculate again." ”

Zhao Yun naturally saw the helplessness on Pang Tong's face, and chuckled and said: "Meng Qi must not make assertions, you and I should listen to the dispatch of the military advisor." ”

"Could it be that Ma's strategy is inappropriate?" Ma Chao saw that the two of them looked embarrassed, as if he also realized something, and frowned slightly: "The military advisor and allow Ma to lead the army to Xuzhou for a turn, in case Ma is lucky, he can take the lead in this battle." ”

"The top ......" Pang Tong laughed when he heard this, and then sighed: "Meng Qi doesn't know, the light horse runs for a day, and the consumption is huge?" ”

"A little grain and grass, it's not that Chen Liu can't take it out!" Ma Chao said, and swore an oath: "The previous military advisor also praised Ma for his skill, since the military advisor never thought that Ma would raid Xuzhou, then how could the generals of Cao Ying think of Ma's move?" ”

Pang Tong pondered for a moment, suddenly his eyes lit up, and the secret saying in his heart was that it was not impossible to let Ma Chao lead the army to Xuzhou for a ride, and it was always necessary to let Cao Jun know that the Jingxiang army and horses were unstoppable, as Ma Chao said, even if this surprise attack failed, Chen Liu's loss was only a little grain and grass, and once it succeeded, the war could knock out a lot of morale of the Cao army before it started, so it seemed that it was also cost-effective.

Thinking of this, Pang Tong looked at Zhao Yun and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, the next day, you and Meng Qi will lead the army to Xuzhou together, and see how lucky my army is!" ”

Zhao Yun was very strange when he heard this, and said to Pang Tong: "Why is the military advisor also messing around with Meng Qi!" ”

"It's not nonsense, but Meng Qi is good at breaking through tricks, and as Meng Qi said before, we still think that it is quite inappropriate to use troops like this, so Cao Jun will not take precautions as soon as possible!" Pang Tong said, chuckled and said: "Even if the two generals return in vain, the elite of Xiliang can knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, so that the Cao army has some concerns about the dispatch of soldiers and horses, since Cao Cao has made up his mind to defend Xuzhou, Pang Mou will let him hold on to it with peace of mind, and deter his army and horses from going out of the city to fight!" (To be continued......)