Jieqiao, in the middle of the Qing River, if it is in spring and autumn, the water potential is quite turbulent, and it is difficult to sail.

There is a shoal in the lower reaches of the Qing River, called the Prancing Horse Stream, and it is said that in ancient times, there was a god and a royal horse crossing this stream, and it got its name.

The place where the Prancing Horse Stream is located is the narrowest part of the Qinghe River, and the water flow is extremely turbulent, and the experienced old people dare not go fishing in this boat...... Although the Prancing Horse Stream is said to be in the narrowest part of the Qinghe River, there are dozens of zhang, looking at the river from the bank, only to see the river surging water, there are also many reefs, if you go boating here, a bad is the boat overturned!

This is what Tian Kai said in his mouth, the strategy of nine deaths and one life, pretending to fight to the death with Cao Ying Jiang Zhe in front of the camp to attract his attention, and sending another army to force the crossing of the Prancing Horse Stream, from the rear to smash Cao Ying's camp, destroying its grain and grass, and baggage, then it will be difficult for Cao Ying to resume the war!

At that time, after Tian Kai said this plan, not to mention the generals in the account, even Gongsun Zhan gasped.

Gongsun Zan has heard the legend of the Prancing Horse Stream, but after all, it is a legend and an apocryphal, how can a distance of more than ten zhang be used to jump over with horsepower? There is only boating and boating, but this place is very dangerous, not to mention the rapid current, and the reefs in the river are also troublesome!

Gongsun Zhan looked at the faces of the generals, and said hesitantly, "Although the plan is good, it's just ...... Can I choose another place? ”

Tian Kai shook his head, sighed and said, "A hundred miles upstream of the Prancing Horse Stream, it is where Cao Ying is located, if it is too close, it is discovered by the Cao soldiers on patrol, this plan is not to say, and it will ruin the soldier's surname in vain; This stream goes down dozens of miles, and there are places where the water is gentle, but it is just ...... If you choose that place, and it takes a lot of time, the plot is focused on a strange word, what is the meaning of the strange word? Cover up its unpreparedness by surprise, and break through the Cao army camp with lightning speed! ”

"What did Tian say...... Reasonable! Chen Huan pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.

Yan Gang frowned, and said with a sneer, "What a plan for nine deaths, hum!" In my opinion, this is a plan of ten deaths, how can the Prancing Horse Stream sail? Lord Tian doesn't want to let Jiang Zhe die unjustly in vain! ”

Unexpectedly, Tian Kai shook his head, and was not angry at all at all at what Yan Gang said, and said to Gongsun Zhan with his hand, "Please ask the lord to allocate 3,000 soldiers to me, and I should go to the Prancing Horse Stream in person, after breaking the Cao camp!" ”

"What......" Gongsun Zhan was really taken aback when he heard Tian Kai's words, and stared at Tian Kai in front of him in astonishment, while the rest of the generals were also shocked, and their faces were full of admiration.

Yan Gang frowned, only felt a burning heat on his face, and said in a cold voice, "I am here for the generals, you are just a literati, what kind of soldiers do you bring, my lord, the last general is willing to go!" ”

"General Yan......" Tian Kai glanced at Yan Gang suspiciously, and then said slowly, "This plan is made from below, and it should be done by the subordinates, General Yan and General Chen might as well think about how to deceive Cao Mengde and Jiang Shouyi and let them transfer troops from Cao's camp!" ”

"Humph!" Although Yan Gang was dissatisfied with Tian Kai's tone, he still secretly admired this person's courage in his heart.

At this moment, Zhao Yun stepped forward and said to Tian Kai, "If Lord Tian doesn't give up, the young general is willing to go with the adults!" ”

"This ......" Tian Kai hesitated to look at Gongsun Zhan.

I saw Gongsun Zhan looking at Zhao Yun complicatedly, and said softly, "This trip is nine deaths, have you figured it out?" ”

Zhao Yun knocked on the ground on one knee, clenched his fists and said sonorously, "Since the eldest husband is in the army, how can he be greedy for life and afraid of death?" Please grant your permission! ”

He's the last of my guards...... Gongsun Chan nodded and said, "So...... Go ahead! In the future, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will have a reward! ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhao Yun's expression was indifferent, in his heart, this trip was just to repay Gongsun Zhan's kindness, but was it for those so-called rewards? As soon as this battle was over, Zhao Yun thought about leaving this place and going to Jiang Zhe to see what kind of master Cao Mengde was...... On September 16 of the second year of Zhongping, Gongsun Zhan ordered a soldier to go to Cao Ying with a war book, and after nightfall, Tian Kai and Zhao Yun led 3,000 soldiers to sneak out of the camp quietly, looking at the prancing horse stream and leaving.

The next time, Cao Ying, who was in the camp, learned that Gongsun Zhan was asking for battle, laughed three times, and said to the strategists around him, "This old man really can't bear it, hahaha!" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "This matter is not beyond my expectations, if Gongsun Chan can't shrink back again, I'm afraid that the soldiers below will scatter and escape, and the 50,000 army will suddenly collapse and disintegrate, and Gongsun Chan will have to come out at this moment!" ”

"What Feng Xiao said is extremely true!" Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Ying with a smile and said, "Now that Gongsun Chan is facing a desperate situation, he has no choice but to come out, if he is lucky to win this battle, the morale of his army can be restored to the same as before, and the battle can be resumed; If this battle is lost again...... Gongsun Zhan's death is coming! ”

"Luck?" Cao Ying sneered and said contemptuously, "It's just a fight of trapped beasts, but now more than 60,000 soldiers in our army are ready to go, and their morale is high; On the other hand, the morale of Gongsun Zhan's subordinates is low, how can he compete with us? ”

"Mengde should not be underestimated!" Jiang Zhe looked at Cao Ying's high-spirited appearance, and couldn't help but think of the Battle of Chibi in history, and couldn't help but say, "It's not until the last moment, and I don't know the victory...... After capturing Gongsun Zhan, Meng De is not too late to laugh! ”

“…… Not? Cao Ying's face froze, and he said suspiciously, "Why does Shouyi say this, could it be that Gongsun Chan still has a chance to win?" ”

Jiang Zhe shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, it's just ...... It's not a bad thing to be cautious! ”

"Righteousness is good!" Cao Ying bowed his head and wrote a reply letter to invite Gongsun Chan to come to the decisive battle, and then drank a personal guard and said, "You send this letter to Gongsun Chan's camp!" ”

"No!" The guard put Cao Ying's letter in his bosom and withdrew from the tent with his fists clenched.

During this period, Guo Jia glanced at Jiang Zhe, saw that he was still pondering there, and said suspiciously, "Shouyi, what are you still thinking?" ”

"I always feel that something is wrong...... Jiang Zhe said hesitantly.

"Oh?" Hearing Jiang Zhe say this, even Xi Zhicai was interested, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?" Gongsun Zhansi fought to determine the heart of the army, how clear this matter is! ”

Jiang Zhe shook his head, frowned and said, "The key is that now that the morale of the sergeants of Gongsun Zhan's army is low, how can he fight?" Gongsun Chan has been in battle for a long time, how can he not know? ”

"Huh?" Guo Jia listened to Jiang Zhe's words, but he also felt that what Jiang Zhe said made some sense.

"Haha!" Cao Ying saw that the three strategists he relied on seemed to be still sad about Gongsun Zhan's affairs, and laughed and said, "Why should the three of them be like this, the words of righteousness are indeed true, but Gongsun Boqi is also helpless, so he has to fight with us in the camp, if he is in his position, he can only do this!" ”

"Oh, I see!" Jiang Zhe nodded, agreeing with Cao Ying's explanation.

Since he agreed to Gongsun Zhan's request for battle, Cao Ying naturally would not leave Gongsun Chan the slightest chance of victory, so Xiahou Chan was the vanguard, and personally ordered 20,000 soldiers to go to the battle slowly, leaving only Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, Le Jin and 15,000 soldiers to guard the camp.

This time, Cao Ying only brought Guo Jia with the army, because compared to the dispatch of the battle array, Guo Jia was obviously the first person in the strategists, and Cao Ying was able to break Lu Bu on the battlefield, all of which were Guo Jia's credits.

And Jiang Zhe and Xi Zhicai naturally stayed in the camp, so Cao Ying handed over his sword to Jiang Zhe as an arrow, and asked Jiang Zhe to take charge of the camp.

But just looking at Jiang Zhe's prestige now, there is really not much difference between ordered arrows and unordered arrows, anyway, the soldiers in the army now know one thing, that is, as long as the lord Cao Ying is not there, then everything will be under Mr. Jiang's orders, from Yanzhou to Jizhou, it has always been like this!

On September 17 of the second year of Zhongping, Gongsun Zhan led his troops to fight with Cao Ying in the north of the boundary bridge.

Gongsun Zan and the two generals Yan Gang and Chen Huan led 30,000 soldiers and horses to storm the high slope where Cao's thunderbolt car was located, and there were dozens of thunderbolt cars on the high slope at that time.

Cao Ying and Guo Jia stood on a high place, commanding his soldiers to fight with Gongsun Zhan.

To Cao Ying's surprise, Gongsun Zhan's attack this time was extremely fierce, not only the generals under his command were not afraid of life and death, but even Gongsun Chan personally went into battle and fought several times.

"Gongsun Boqi really can't be underestimated!" Cao Ying looked at the battlefield and sighed, 30,000 soldiers against 30,000 Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses, it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while, which made Cao Ying's heart very unswerving.

"Don't worry, lord!" Guo Jia took a closer look at the battle situation, and said with a smile, "The morale of the generals under Gongsun Chan's command is low, and it is not good for a long battle, and after a while, Gongsun Chan will order the troops to retreat, and they will come back to fight again after they are fully equipped, but ...... If he retreats first, we might as well wave our army and go straight to behead Sun Zan today! ”

Cao Ying nodded.

The scene of 60,000 people fighting was so spectacular, like two torrents crashing into one place, splashing boundless blood.

Compared with Cao Ying's generals, the generals under the command of Gongsun Chan are obviously inferior, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xiahou Dan, the three generals are like tigers entering the flock, leading the soldiers under their command to fight bravely, if anyone dares to stand in the way, they are all killed with a knife and a shot, and the soldiers under the command of Gongsun Chan are terrified of the three of them.

And Gongsun Zhan's subordinate generals Yan Gang and Chen Huan are much inferior, although they are still fighting bravely to kill the enemy, but they have never been able to break through the formation of Cao's army.

As Guo Jia said, how can the soldiers of Gongsun Zhan, who have low morale, fight for a long time? It didn't take long for many of the soldiers to desert.

And at this moment, Gongsun Chan waved his hand, and the guards around him were temporarily made to supervise the team, and those soldiers who dared to turn over and retreat were all cut down by Gongsun Zhan's personal guards.

Gongsun Zhan looked around and shouted, "Now it is a place of life and death for us, and you still want to think about retreating?" If anyone is on the verge of battle, I will not spare him! Kill with me! ”

Hundreds of retreating soldiers were ordered to be slashed by Gongsun Zhan, and then Gongsun Chan stepped forward in person to fight with all the soldiers, which also increased morale.

"Gongsun Boqi is also a ruthless person!" Cao Ying sneered and said, "It seems that he wants to fight me here!" Amusing! ”

Immediately, Cao Ying summoned a personal guard and said to him, "Summons the order to the three generals in the formation, let them kill me, whether Gongsun Chan lives or dies, it has nothing to do with it, I only need a quasi-letter to kill me!" ”

"No!" The guards clenched their fists and took the order, and then stepped on a war horse and went.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Guo Jia's face was a little confused, and he said suspiciously, "Gongsun Chan wants to increase his troops?" At this moment, instead of retreating, you want to increase your troops? Could it be that he is really here to fight us to the death? ”

Cao Ying looked at the battlefield when he heard the prestige, only to see thousands of soldiers pouring out of Gongsun Zhan's camp, rushing to the battlefield under the order of his lord, and the offensive of Cao's army suddenly stalled.

"If he can increase his troops, can't we?" Cao Ying saw that the soldiers under his command were gradually approaching victory, but he didn't expect Gongsun Zhan to want to increase his troops without retreating or talking, so he wasn't afraid that his soldiers would all die here?

"You will kill me too!" In anger, Cao Ying gave a military order to the remaining 4,000 troops, and then said coldly, "Okay, Gongsun Bogui, since you want to die here, I, Cao Mengde, will fulfill you!" Come, pass my order to Jiang Taishou, and let him send a general and 10,000 soldiers to help, Gongsun Bogui, I see how you can support it! ”

"Huh?" Guo Jia looked at the chaotic battle situation suspiciously, and then turned around to look at the dozens of huge thunderbolts around him, and a doubt gradually arose in his heart: Why did Gongsun Chan fight to the death and not retreat? After all, he was determined to destroy the Thunderbolt, or was it ...... Another purpose?

(To be continued)