After Yu Ban got Jia Xu's order, he led his troops and horses to pursue the enemy, but Zhuge Liang had already ordered Guan Yu to lead the army to break off.

A group of Cao troops just caught up with the fleeing Jingxiang military horses, they were attacked by Guan Yu, Yu Ban knew that he was not Guan Yu's opponent, the two armies only fought for a few moments, Yu Ban hurriedly retreated, and when he met Jia Xu, Jingxiang military horses had left for several miles.

Jia Xu frowned when he heard the forbidden return.

Jing Xiang's defeated army did not return Shouchun this time, but changed the direction of Xiapi, Jia Xu inevitably hesitated in his heart, could it be that Zhuge Liang still had something to do?

There is no trace of Jingxiang grain and grass in the soil and mountains, that is to say, there is still a Jingxiang military horse in Xuzhou, carrying a huge amount of grain and grass for its army to travel, but in the past three days, this military horse has been silently hidden, and all the horses have not been found, except for Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, who else has entered Jingxiang.

"If I knew this was the case, the previous attack should have been more ruthless......

Jia Xu was annoyed about Zhuge Liang's escape, this time Zhuge Liang left safely, it was a dragon swimming in the sea, a tiger entering the mountains and forests, if you want to find such a good opportunity to capture it, it is impossible, and now the movement of Jingxiang's military horses has completely escaped Jia Xu's control, and in his army, there is Guan Yu, who is very familiar with the terrain of Xuzhou.

Jia Xu frowned and muttered for a long time, then ordered the scouts to carefully look for the traces of his military horses along the direction of Jingxiang's rout.

Jingxiang's army marched for half a day and arrived in the mountains, where Wei Yan had already led the army to respond. After meeting Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan learned that the Jingxiang army had a big battle with Jia Xu before and almost died, and he was also shocked, and hurriedly led Zhuge Liang into the new village in the mountains to rest, and after a while, Guan Yu arrived again.

Wei Yan has been hiding in the mountains for two days, and in the past two days, the surrounding mountain bandits have been wiped out, and Xuzhou was originally a rich place. Just all these years. Frequently changed hands, since Tao Qian's death, Xuzhou has never had a few years of stable life, so several battles have been fought for several days. Wei Yan actually surrendered thousands of bandits.

Although it is in troubled times. But everyone wants to live a peaceful life. Most of these thieves were displaced Xuzhou young men before, but because of the confrontation between the princes, there was no way to live. Only then did he escape into the mountains and plunder the past merchants, and now Zhuge Liang promised that he could be a soldier of Jingxiang, and in the future, he could go to Jingxiang with the army to obtain land and settle his family.

Although the thieves are not as brave as the soldiers, but in the past few years of life in the mountains, their skills in mountain and forest warfare should not be underestimated, if it were not for the barbarians of Wei Yanjiu Town, proficient in the tactics of war in the mountains, and the five thousand grain soldiers and horses want to pacify the bandits, I am afraid that they will lose a lot.

Wei Yan broke up the thieves and integrated them into his army, and now there are nearly 10,000 soldiers under his command, which is also a great news for the Jingxiang army and horses that have just suffered a big blow, making Zhuge Liang now have a few more chances of winning against Jia Xu.

Half a day later, when Jia Xu heard that the Jingxiang army horse had entered the Xiapi territory and escaped into the mountains, he couldn't help but be shocked.

This time, Jia Xu gathered his soldiers and horses, and the air defense of Picheng was weak, and it was not difficult to take down Pi with Zhuge Liang's means. If Zhuge Liang only acted like this, Jia Xu would not be embarrassed, and the army would surround Jingxiang's army and horses again and trap them in Xiapi.

It's just that in Jia Xu's view, Zhuge Liang's mind should be more cunning, if he takes Pi, how can Zhuge Liang not know the truth of the speed of soldiers, why flee to the mountains, that is, Guan Yu knows the geography here, and he should also take the official road.

Jia Xu only thought for a moment, and then looked at the map, and felt that Zhuge Liang had other plans.

If Xiao Pei and Xiapi march in a hurry, two days will come, but Zhuge Liang hides in the mountains, can threaten these two cities from afar, Jia Xu is not without thinking about encircling Wei to save Zhao, turning the road to attack Shouchun, forcing Zhuge Liang to lead the army to intercept, but at the same time as rushing to Shouchun, the first to break the city must be Xiapi, Xiao Pei.

This time he wanted to capture Zhuge Liang, and Jia Xu ordered the army, but a large amount of grain and military supplies were still stored in Xiaopei City, and they would always have to meet with Cao Cao in the future, so the grain in Xiaopei City was enough for the army for several months.

In this way, Jia Xu not only has to take care of Xiaopei, but also takes care of Xiapi, and also beware of whether Zhuge Liang has other plans, thinking for a long time, Jia Xu sighed: "This Zhuge Liang really lives up to his reputation, it seems to be hidden in the mountains, but he always threatens the counties of Xuzhou, but he doesn't ask Jia to leave, and he can't stay......"

After Jia Xu told the generals what he thought in his heart, the generals of Cao Ying were also at a loss in the tent.

After a long time, Zhang He stepped forward and said to Jia Xu: "Jingxiang has few soldiers, so it is better for me to wait into the mountains, look for its traces, and then annihilate it with one blow." ”

"Fighting in the mountains?" Jia Xu shook his head slightly when he heard Zhang He's words.

Although Jia Xu does not count the battle damage with his soldiers, he will not damage the lives of the soldiers in vain.

It's not that Cao's army is weak, but that Jingxiang's soldiers rely on favorable terrain to burst out stronger than Cao's soldiers, and to find the traces of Jingxiang's army, they have to enter the mountains.

Cao Jun couldn't show it, but Jing Xiang's soldiers were like fish in water, even if Jia Xu had the idea of annihilating Jing Xiang's army and horses in one fell swoop, he would not choose such a disadvantaged tactic.

Seeing Jia Xu shaking his head slightly, Yu Ban said again: "Military advisor, how about setting fire to the mountain?" ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said to the forbidden: "Wen Ze knows about Jingxiang's military horses, where is it now?" There are countless mountains ahead, and Wen Ze plans to burn all these mountains and forests? Can our army have such a huge amount of fire-starting? Besides, the burning of the mountain will be huge, so Zhuge Liang will not lead the army to escape again? ”

Yu Banyan looked sneering, obviously realizing that the burning of the mountain was not reliable.

Jia Xu thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't do anything. Now it is easy to make Jingxiang's military horses hide in the mountains, but Chen Liu's direction, and he urgently needs the assistance of Jia Xu's military horses, and now, Jia Xu also understands Zhuge Liang's original plan, I am afraid that when he was stationed in Tushan, Zhuge Liang had already made up his mind and wanted to drag him to death in Xuzhou, and he was not allowed to go to Yanzhou......

Jia Xu analyzed this in his heart, and said to the generals, Zhang He and others also realized what Zhuge Liang was thinking, hesitated for a long time, Zhang He said to Jia Xu: "The prime minister's side, in urgent need of reinforcements, it is better to divide the military horses under the command of the military division, divided into two, half of them go to Yanzhou, and half of them besiege the military horses in the mountains here. (To be continued......)