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"General Lu, the Han army is menacing, do you have a good strategy to break the enemy?" Cao Zhen asked.

On the day he received the news of the Han army's military dispatch, Cao Zhen rushed to Pengcheng to meet Lü Meng in the starry night, for more than just this sentence.

Lu Meng smiled: "General Cao arrived in the starry night, won't he just ask me this." ”

Cao Zhen frowned and said: "Now that the thief army is strong, and there is the advantage of the cavalry, we do not have an advantage in the battle of Xuzhou, General Lu is the full authority to supervise the Xuzhou army, at this moment, shouldn't there be a foolproof strategy?" ”

Although Sun Quan gave Cao Zhen the title of Hussar General, his status was extremely respectful, but it was mostly to show his gentle heart and win over the Wei State in Xuzhou to surrender to the generals, and this time when fighting against the Han army, Sun Quan clearly issued an edict to grant Lü Meng the right to be the commander of the front line.

"There is no other way, the water comes to cover the earth, and the soldiers come to block it. My good strategy is to hold the line of defense until the Han army is exhausted and retreats. ”

Lü Meng replied very simply, in the opinion of most people, in the face of such a turbulent offensive of the Han army, the Wu army could only take such conservative defensive measures.

However, Lu Meng's answer obviously did not satisfy Cao Zhen.

"General Lu, back then, with the solidity of Yecheng, it was still unable to withstand the onslaught of the Han army, I think, with the current combat effectiveness of our army, it is still unknown whether we can hold Xuzhou, I really think that we must not bet all the hope of retreating the enemy on a road."

Cao Zhen's words seemed to be dark, Lu Meng immediately distinguished, his eyes rolled a few times, and then he smiled: "General Zidan, it seems that you came prepared this time, could it be that there is no good plan in your heart?" If so, just say it, and I'll talk to you about it. ”

Of course, Cao Zhen came prepared, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled all the way to see him, but just to say a few useless nonsense.

Cao Zhen then said: "The Han army's three-way army is pressuring, so that my Xuzhou is attacked on three sides, in my opinion, we should first use a plan to break its way, not only to relieve the danger of one side, but also to deter the enemy of the other two roads, so that it is frightened without a fight, so that it can not only increase the morale of our army, but also frustrate the enemy's edge, even if we still have to defend in the end, then we can also defend a little more steadfastly." ”

Sure enough, it's Cao Zidan, I knew you must have a trick when you come back!

Lu Meng pretended to be deep and said: "I haven't thought about what Zidan said, but this time the generals of the three enemy armies are all famous generals of the Han State, and the soldiers and horses of the three roads are approaching in parallel, echoing each other, so that we can't draw troops and concentrate our forces to break through the road first." ”

Lu Meng explained his difficulties, but Cao Zhen disagreed, and said with a smile: "The way to break the enemy is not to have more soldiers, but to use odds. ”

Lu Meng glanced at Cao Zhen: "If Zidan has a good plan, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Cao Zhen then attached himself to his ear and told Lu Meng his prepared plan, only to hear that Lu Meng was happy and worried.

The good news is that this plan is really a miracle strategy, but the surprise is that this plan is risky.

"If this trick is used, Huang Zhong's old puppet must be impossible to detect, but you must also know the risks of this trick, but I am afraid that ......" Lu Meng expressed his worries.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, General Lu, I think this risk is worth taking." Cao Zhen's expression was a little excited.

Lu Meng didn't respond for the time being, but stood up and paced in the hall, obviously weighing the pros and cons.

However, Lu Meng is Lu Meng, not the kind of conservative pedantic, Cao Zhen's strategy has actually moved him a long time ago, but the reason why he delayed making a decision is nothing more than being afraid of his own responsibility in case the plan fails.

Obviously, Cao Zhen saw what Lu Meng was thinking, and said angrily: "General Lu, rest assured, this strategy is my plan, and Huang Zhong is also in my defense area, if the strategy unfortunately fails, I, Cao Zhen, am willing to take full responsibility." ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Meng's heart knot was untied, and he said proudly: "Zidan is really good, okay, then you will act according to the plan, and I will watch you do this miracle here." ”

The meaning of the sentence behind Lu Meng is also obvious: If you want to use this trick, you can use it, I don't participate, just watch here, and it's none of my business if something goes wrong when the time comes.

Cao Zhen didn't want Lu Meng's help, all he needed here was Lu Meng's nod and agreement, since the goal had been achieved, Cao Zhen didn't ask for anything more, and he left and went back to Xia Pi to prepare on the same day.

………… In front of him is Tanguo, the capital of the East China Sea Kingdom, and behind him is the banner of the sea, the iron armor of Sensen, which is his tens of thousands of athletes.

Since Beihai County went south, in more than 20 days, Huang Zhong led his army of 40,000 people, Lianke Dongguan, Langxie two counties, the place passed, the Wu army was retreating from the wind, the city guards all opened the city and surrendered, his army was as long as ever, and now it has approached the country.

As long as the city is breached, the last line of defense to Xiapi is opened.

And when Huang Zhong's road was like a broken bamboo, and he drove south, Wei Yan's department and Deng Ai's department were stubbornly blocked by the Wu army on the front line of Pengcheng and Xiaopei, and it was almost impossible to move an inch.

At this time, Huang Zhong seemed to have seen the city of Xiapi, and saw the banner of the Han Dynasty and his own yellow flag fluttering at the head of the city, and the supreme glory belonged to him after all.

"Old general, the distance between us and General Youchang's headquarters is too long, shouldn't we slow down the pace, and after General Ma Youchang clears the rear, it's not too late to attack Yancheng." It was Guan Xing who put forward his opinion to Huang Zhong.

Although Guan Yu was stripped of the national military power, this does not mean that the entire Guan family will be thrown into the cold palace, it seems that Guan Ping, Guan Xing and other young generation generals who are capable and powerful, and will not affect the overall situation, are basically still reused.

Guan Xing, as a general who had followed Fang Shao's campaign for many years, was also entrusted with an important task this time to defeat Wuzi, and Ma Chao, who was also stripped of real power, and his younger brother Ma Dai were also heavily appointed and served as the commander of the rear army of the Eastern Route Army.

"There are no more than 10,000 enemies in the city of Yanguo, if it drags on, wait until the reinforcements from Xiapi arrive, it will not be easy to fight again, we must take advantage of the enemy's instability, and it is the art of war to take them by surprise." Huang Zhong was obviously reluctant to postpone his plan to march to Xiapi for a while.

Guan Xing worried: "Having said that, but since the south, the Wu army has retreated again and again, and its main force has not directly confronted us. Old general, let's stop for a while, and wait for the other two roads to make progress, and then it's not too late to go hand in hand. ”

What Guan Xing said was not unreasonable, and Huang Zhong would not know it, but he would not listen.

For no other reason, he needed a miracle to prove himself and prove that he was not an old man.

Over the years, generals like Wei Yan and Wang Ping have repeatedly performed miraculous feats and have a high reputation, and even young generals such as Deng Ai and Guan Xing have also become famous and have risen rapidly.

As one of the indispensable generals of the Han Kingdom, over the years, he has not been very beautiful, and has always played a supporting role in many battles against Wei, seeing that the merits of young people surpass him one by one, Huang Zhong is anxious, he doesn't want others to think that he is not sitting in this high position by virtue of his so-called old age and qualifications.

Huang Zhong also understood that Fang Shao had been letting him play a supporting role all these years, but in fact, he was also worried that he was getting old, fearing that he would make a mistake and shake his reputation all his life, but in fact, he also meant to protect him.

In other words, others may accept it, but Huang Zhong will not, as the former No. 1 swordsman in the south, he is never willing to die in a wealthy mansion, he would rather choose the horse leather shroud.

Therefore, he used all means to finally get the power of the commander of the Eastern Route Army, and he wanted to use the glory of Xiapi to prove that he was the brightest of the stars of the Han Kingdom.

"The Art of War: The soldiers are very fast, I have decided to attack the city first, Anguo, you just need to inform Ma Ziyue, so that he can quickly clear the rear, and lead the army to the city of Yanguo as soon as possible to join me."

Huang Zhong resolutely vetoed Guan Xing's motion, as the commander of the Eastern Route Army, he had the right to act arbitrarily, although Guan Xing was helpless, but he had to act according to the order.

Huang Zhong decided to go immediately, and more than 30,000 Han troops accelerated their march before noon, and the Han army entered the city of Yanguo, camped in the camp, and after a short rest, they launched a fierce attack on Yanguo.

However, Huang Zhong really underestimated Wu Shi's strength, to be precise, he underestimated Cao Zhen.

Wu will be stationed in the state of Yan will be Qiu Jian, this person is the Wei general who followed Cao Zhen to surrender to Wu, in the Wei country, although his ability and reputation are far less than Cao Zhen and other figures, but also the strength of the rising star should not be underestimated, Cao Zhen with his guard of the last barrier in the southeast of Pi, naturally has its reason.

And Cao Zhen's order to Biqiu Jian is also very simple, to defend the city of Yanguo, and firmly contain the Han army under the city, the city is in the people, and the city is broken and the people are dead.

After paying more than 1,000 casualties, Huang Zhong had to temporarily stop this attack that abused the lives of his soldiers.

However, Huang Zhong was not too surprised by the persistence of the city, and he expected that after a series of active retreats by the Wu army, the city would inevitably be heavily defended. At the same time as the armistice was resting, Huang Zhong quickly sent people to the rear, and ordered Ma Dai to dispatch the people to transfer more than 100 Shenwei cannons to the front line as soon as possible.

Just when the city was in full swing, the coach Cao Zhen secretly left Xiapi and traveled hundreds of miles south to Huaiyin, an important town on the south bank of the Huai River, where he met Xu Gai, who had long been ready to go.

This Xu Gai is the son of Xu Huang. After Xu Huang died in the battle for Wei, Cao Ying remembered that he was loyal to Wei, so he ordered his son Xu Gai to succeed him and ordered him to guard the southeast with Cao Zhen.

"Ziping, this expedition is quite risky, are you mentally prepared?" Cao Zhen asked.

Xu Gai said excitedly: "General rest assured, I, Xu Gai, have long reported that I will die, the Han army killed my father and overthrew my family and country, I have long been waiting for the day of revenge." ”

Hearing Xu Gai's words of death, Cao Zhen was pleased, and then stroked his shoulder and encouraged: "Okay, Gongming has a son like this, and the spirit of heaven should also be gratified." Ziping, you should immediately lead the army to set off, and the great merit of killing Huang Zhong, an old horseman, is enough to avenge your father's death! ”

(To be continued)