After receiving Cao Rui's order, Wei Da Sima Cao Xiu gathered an army in Luoyang in a hurry, and it took less than ten days to organize an army of 50,000 and many generals, and at the beginning of January, he went to Qian County to block Sun Shao's army. Because Cao Rui's order was to block the Wu army instead of annihilating the Wu army or attacking the Wu army, Cao Xiu, who had always taken the southern front as his responsibility, was very dissatisfied.

In fact, it is also in the Western Front of the Wei State that there is Cao Allah, since the founding of the country, whether it is against Shu or against the Western Regions, foreign captives have many victories, even against the State of Wu; The Wu front was originally captured by Cao Xiu, but this time Cao Rui sent Sima Yi to supervise 40,000 troops to support Xinye, which was equivalent to handing over the war in the west to Sima Yi. And he, the country's supreme military commander, can only lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to the eastern front to block the road, can Cao Xiu not feel aggrieved in his heart?

It's no wonder that Cao Rui doesn't care about family affection, who told you that Cao Xiu didn't give up! In the battle of Xiangyang, as the main force of the middle road, it was first planted in the hands of Zhu Ran and Sun Huan, the 'unknown people', and it was hard to use 100,000 people to attack Xiangyang, which was guarded by more than 10,000 people;

It is also thanks to Cao Xiu that he is a person from Wu County, and he is quite familiar with Jiangzuo's customs and people, and he is a side line of the Cao family's royal family, so he can trust and do not have to worry about usurping, and at the same time, now there is no handsome person in Dawei, so Cao Rui entrusted the 50,000 army to Cao Xiu, and he also hoped that he could win back a city.

However, Cao Xiu has been like a chicken blood since he left Luoyang, and he led the army all the way to Qianjun, eager to eat Sun Shao's 30,000 horses immediately, so as to prove that his big Sima is worthy of the name. The distance between Luoyang and the front line of Qiaojun is more than twice as far as that of Jianye to Shouchun. However, our Cao Da Sima arrived three days earlier than Qiao Rendu, which was of course due to Qiao Ren's procrastinating march, but it was more Cao Xiu's anxious and fiery march.

Such a long-distance march without sparing the physical strength of the soldiers is what the elite Central Army of the Wei State can do, after all, the cavalry generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family have implemented the soldiers and nobles to the bones, how can the marching speed of the Central Army be slow, but even so, the disadvantages brought by such a hasty march are not a little bit.

First of all, the supply line is too long, Cao Wei's granaries are mostly built in the Wanluo area, and the supply of Cao Xiu's army looks up to the land of Gyeonggi with such a marching speed, and the baggage troops behind him can't catch up, so Cao Xiu's army brought more than a dozen days of grain at most, and the rest had to wait for the auxiliary troops of the logistics baggage troops to arrive. Secondly, not to mention the hardships of the long-distance journey, it also consumes great physical strength, and there are many complaints among the soldiers.

But because Cao Xiu felt that Qian County was the place where the Cao family was prosperous, and even the local people regarded themselves as the emperor's township, the weight of grain and grass was by no means a problem, and it was still possible for Qian County to provide grain and grass to the county for emergency relief. Moreover, the people's hearts here are towards Wei, and it is undoubtedly an enemy everywhere for the Wu army fighting in the guest land, and with these two points, Cao Xiu deeply believes that he can break the Wu army.

It's a pity, Sun Shao said Cao Xiu, you are completely thinking too much. Although it is true that Qian County is an imperial township, it is not false that this is a troubled time, how long has Cao Wei been established, and how many people can there be. And this is completely a pocket array tailored for him Cao Xiu, but he didn't expect him to crash into it like this.

As a result, Sun Shao took advantage of the situation to face Cao Xiu's army in Zhuma and Cao Xiu's army, quietly waiting for Dai Gang's troops to complete the siege. But even if Cao Xiu is ambitious and talented, he is not just a straw bag, after all, he is a veteran who has fought for many years. In order to block Sun Shao's northward movement, Cao Xiu's army went down to the east of Jin County by the mountains and rivers, blocking all the roads that Sun Shao could go north for several miles.

Jin County South, Wu Army Battalion. Because the north-south traffic was blocked by Cao Xiu, and the connection between Sun Shao and Dai Gang was not smooth, this battle could only rely on the tacit cooperation between the two.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Sun Shao was holding a silk book in his hand and saw the battle situation on the Western Front, looking at the intelligence of the Western Front, Sun Shao couldn't help frowning and being sad.

"King, but what's the situation on Lu Dudu's side!!" Liu Xun, a partial general who finally returned to Sun Shao's command, asked.

Sun Shao simply put down the silk book, and sighed at the generals of the first account: "Lu Dudu and Cao's army fought in Xinye, although they tried their best to kill the enemy general Pang De, but they also lost the two generals Ling ** and Liu Pan, and then wanted to break the city but were forced to return south because Sima Yi's reinforcements were coming. However, during this period, Pan Jingzhou personally entered Xincheng County to persuade Meng Da to surrender the city, and now the three counties of Shangyong have entered the arms of my Great Wu. ”

When all the generals heard this, their faces were solemn, and the news was good or not because two generals died in battle; It's not bad to say bad, after all, the goal of striking the east and the west has been achieved.

Only Liu Xun showed grief on his face, he had the help of Liu Pan, a brother who was not very close, and even his father was able to get rid of the surveillance of Shu Han, and now he can become a big farmer in Eastern Wu It is all thanks to Liu Pan's help, and now Liu Pan is dead in battle, Liu Xun is also in a heavy mood.

"By the way, what does Hume think about this battle?" Sun Shao saw that the atmosphere in the arena was dull, so he turned his voice to the enemy at the right time.

Zhu Huan was already the head of the Zhu family and the miscellaneous general at this time, and after a little pondering after hearing this, he said: "Cao Xiuzhi has always wanted to take back Huainan, and although the Xinye army was defeated, he still looked down on the combat strength of our Wu army, so why don't we lure the enemy deeper?" 、！ ”

"How is a lure?" Sun Shao was greatly interested when he heard this, and hurriedly leaned over and asked.

"Our army is now occupying favorable terrain and going down to the village, and Cao Xiu is cautious and can only block my way when the street goes down to the village. If our army retreats to the vicinity of Longkang and abandons the favorable terrain, Cao Xiu's heart will definitely press in, and then the road where it returns will be occupied by Dai Dudu, and our army will be stationed here and here in three ways, and if Cao Xiu follows up, he will surround it. ”

Sun Shao bowed his head and was silent when he heard this, and the generals in the tent were obviously also thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of this plan, and finally Xu Sheng opened his mouth and asked: "If this is the case, then it is very important for Dai Dudu to block his way back, but how can we get Dai Dudu to cooperate with our army?" ”

"It's okay!!" Sun Shao suddenly interjected: "Dai Dudu is proficient in the art of war, and he knows that our army's retreat is to lure the enemy, and even if he doesn't know our army's original intentions, he will seize the intersection." The only thing to worry about is how Cao Xiu will take the bait. ”

"A lure is like fishing, if the bait is big enough, the fish that catches the bait will be big enough. And the fish of our army are the king, you and His Royal Highness Shouchun! The corners of Zhu Huan's mouth turned up slightly, and he said confidently.

"You mean?"

"King, do you think that if Cao Xiu can defeat our army, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun City, and it is not difficult to deal with the 50,000 Wei army. If Cao Xiu wins this battle, he may be able to capture the king and the crown prince and Mrs. Qiao alive. ”

Sun Shao didn't expect that many of the important people in Dawu were here, and with these bait, maybe Cao Xiu would really be fooled. After all, this is the crown prince, the first assistant and the only spare tire of a country, and this will be captured alive, and Wu Guo is not far from chaos.

However, because of this, the risk of Zhu Huan's plan can also be imagined, giving up the favorable terrain and retreating, and dividing the 30,000 troops into three routes. If Dai Gang didn't have time to occupy the intersection and cut off Cao Xiu's grain and grass to form an encirclement, Sun Shao's army might really be defeated by Cao Xiu.

"General Zhu's plan is not too dangerous, how can people like us who are ministers use His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as bait!! Even if that's the case, do you have to ask Shouchun for instructions!! Hao Zhao couldn't help frowning and asked in a low voice.

There are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the middle of the three routes, if Cao Xiu makes a desperate attempt to make a breakthrough in the center, although he may not be able to defeat Shouchun, but it can surprise Qiao Ren and Sun Shao!

"No need!!" This time, Sun Shao stood up, waved his big hand and said: "It takes a lot of time to go back and forth to Shouchun quickly, and this matter is up to the Lone King to act according to the plan. However, the prince and his uncle really need to be notified, and General Lao Zhuhuan wrote a letter to inform Shouchun of the detailed plan! ”

"Wow!!" (To be continued.) )