Although Xiaopei is small, it is a strategic place in Xuzhou and extends in all directions.

Jia Xu calculated that Jingxiang's army and horses would not dare to attack around the city and hand over the return route to Cao Jun's hands, this idea was also deeply in line with Cao Cao and Guo Jia's thoughts, but what the three of them were most worried about was whether Xiao Peicheng could resist the attack of Jingxiang's two military horses.

There are more than 100,000 garrisons in small towns, although the people have migrated to the north, but a small city has a huge number of troops, it is inevitable that Jing Xiang will be found and neglected, and with the arrival of Hebei reinforcements one after another, now outside Xiaopei City, there are two battalions of soldiers and horses, and two battalions of military horses, all of which have exceeded 10,000.

Cao Cao handed over these two large camps to Zhang He, who was both civil and military, and Zhang Liao was in charge, which seemed foolproof on the surface, but Cao Cao knew that once the Jingxiang military horses arrived in Xiaopei, the victory or defeat of the two battalions of military horses was related to the overall situation of the battle.

If they return to the city and do not fight with Jingxiang's army and horses, then it will be difficult for tens of thousands of Cao troops in Xiaopei City to boost their morale, but if they are made to fight Jingxiang, Cao Cao is worried about defeat.

So far, the only thing that reassures Cao Cao is that there are still enough soldiers and horses in the city to deal with Jingxiang's soldiers, at least the current soldiers in the camp are full of righteous indignation and have the heart to compete with Jingxiang.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, in your opinion, if the Jingxiang army and horses rush to the city, Cao should fight with it, or should defend the city." ”

Cao Cao said, Guo Jia frowned and thought about it, and did not say anything for a long time.

According to common sense, Jingxiang's army and horses came from afar, so they should naturally take advantage of their unstable foothold and have a confrontation, not to mention that they can drive back the invading enemy in one fell swoop, at least they can weaken the morale of the opponent's army, but Guo Jia is worried that if the battle cannot be won. For the Xiaopei defenders, the gains outweighed the losses.

After a while, Guo Jia sighed lightly and said to Cao Cao: "Guo suggested that the prime minister wait and see what happens, wait for the momentum of his encirclement, and then find out the omission of his formation." ”

Cao Cao was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Jia Xu, but saw that Jia Xu also nodded, and said to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, it's not that we are cowardly, but a brave general under the command of the Prime Minister." It is indeed difficult to defeat the five tigers of Jingxiang. And the five tigers have their own characteristics, if they are connected, they can complement each other. ”

Guo Jia sighed when he heard this: "Zhang Fei is brave, Guan Yu is arrogant. Ma Chao is bold. Huang Zhong is old and spicy. There is also that Zhao Yun is stable and can be reconciled in the middle, this time the five tigers are together, if you only talk about the lieutenant generals of our two armies. I'm far inferior to Jing Xiang here......"

Cao Cao thought deeply when he heard this, and nodded with a bitter smile.

Although Hebei has many soldiers and generals, Cao Cao knows that thousands of troops are easy to obtain, and generals are difficult to find......

In the past, the five sons were all under their command, and it was difficult to compete head-on with the five tigers on the battlefield, but now that the five sons have gone to the second, it is even more difficult to have a chance of winning again.

Seeing that the two military advisors under his command thought that they should stick to the city and wait for the opponent to break the flaws, Cao Cao had no choice but to change his mind and ordered the two to go back to the house to rest early, and after a few days, deal with the incoming enemy.

A few days later, Chen Liu, Shouchun two military horses entered Xiaopei side by side, and met under Xiaopei City.

Looking at the Xiaopei city on the opposite side, which suddenly increased a lot, Zhuge Liang sighed, and met with Commander Pang's account, Zhuge Liang sighed: "Shiyuan, it seems that the prime minister's heart is very resolute. ”

Pang Tong smiled when he heard this, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Could it be that Kong Ming thinks that with the benefit of my Jingxiang equipment, he can break this city?" In today's situation, Cao Cao can no longer afford to lose an inch of land, and encountering such an opponent is what Pang wants! ”

When Zhuge Liang heard Pang Tong's words, his heart was shocked, and he nodded slightly.

It's just that compared with Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang is more concerned about battle losses, and every time the soldiers under his command lose, Zhuge Liang blames himself. Now that Xiao Peijian City is in sight, Zhuge Liang can also think that this battle can break the city, and in terms of his and Pang Tong's military horses now, even if he wins, it will be a tragic victory.

Cao Cao retreated into the city, and there were more than 100,000 military horses in the city.

And this is the key place of Xuzhou, if the Jingxiang army and horses cross this city and disturb other states and counties, presumably Cao Cao will also desperately cut off the back road of the Jingxiang army, so in Zhuge Liang's view, it is not feasible to act rashly.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang's face was melancholy, Pang Tong chuckled lightly and said to Zhuge Liang: "Isn't Kong Ming at a loss?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said to Pang Tong: "What is Shiyuan's plan? ”

"Since we know that ordinary strategies are useless, we will attack the city!" Pang Tong smiled when he heard this: "Pang Mou's mentality was like Kong Ming's before, and he had a lot of concerns, but Meng Qi mentioned it, Pang Mou now also thinks that as a plotter, he should also be arrogant, and Kong Ming should also know that if this city is broken and Cao Cao is captured, the chaos in the world will end!" ”

"Shi Yuan just thought about the big victory of our army, what was the result...... But did Shi Yuan ever think that if Cao Cao insisted and exhausted the soldiers and horses under your command, the lord would lose face? Zhuge Liang said, but saw that Pang Tong said disapprovingly: "Kong Ming is too worried, Pang knows his brother's mentality better than Kong Ming, and he has worked with his brother for many years, when will Kong Ming pay attention to face when he sees my brother?" I Jingxiang can have the glory I have now, but every time I confront the princes, I don't want to lose face, I only take advantage! ”

Zhuge Liang couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and said to Pang Tong: "Shi Yuan is not afraid that after Liang returns to Xiangyang, he will inform the lord of Shi Yuan's remarks?" ”

"He himself said that Shang Jia has a temperament, what do you and I care about so much?" Pang Tong smiled when he heard this, and said to Zhuge Liang: "In short, it is meaningless for Kong Ming to worry, now the five tigers are under the command of your and my army, and when the next day dawns, you and I will meet Cao Cao, and it is not too late to deal with it!" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded when he heard this, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said to Pang Tong: "Shiyuan, Liang still has doubts in his heart, why is there such a big battle, but the lord does not make a personal expedition?" ”

Pang Tong was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "Maybe you are too confident in Wolong, Fengxiao!" ”

"Or maybe the lord has other plans." When Zhuge Liang heard this, he said: "The lord's actions are unpredictable...... We'll do everything we need at hand. ”

Between the two talking, they didn't know that Pang Shanmin had arrived at Jianye Zhou Yu's mansion at this time.

There has been no war in Jiangdong for several months, only to supervise the construction of sea ships wholeheartedly, Zhou Yu learned that Pang Shanmin was in person, and he was puzzled, and when he met him, he couldn't help but wonder: "How did the mountain people come to Jiangdong?" Could it be that the war in Xuzhou has changed? ”

"I didn't watch the battle report, and Pang didn't know what the battle was like." Pang Shanmin disagreed: "I Jingxiang Wolong, phoenix chicks are all to Xuzhou, even if I lose to Cao Cao, I can only say that I Cao Cheng is lucky." ”

Zhou Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "The mountain people are very courageous, but Zhou doesn't know, the mountain people came to Jianye City to find Zhou this time, what happened?" ”

Pang Shanmin smiled when he heard this: "Pang just wants to know the geometry of the sea ships under Zhou Lang, whether the Jiangdong army and horses are enough to go to Liaodong, wreak havoc in Hebei, and dig the foundation of Cao Cao!" (To be continued......)