At the beginning of September of the second year of Zhongping, Cao Ying and Yuan Shaobing split into two routes, Cao Ying attacked the camp of Gongsun Zhanjieqiao, and Yuan Shao was responsible for encircling and suppressing the Yellow Turban of Montenegro.

In addition to these, Yuan Shao laid a heavy line of defense between the Black Mountain Yellow Turban and Gongsun Zhan, trying his best to cut off the connection between the two.

As soon as the connection with the Yellow Turban of Montenegro was severed, Gongsun Zhan did not dare to go out of the camp easily, and laid countless horses and antlers in front of the camp.

For this reason, Cao Ying is also very worried, because Yuan Shao has written more than once that the grain and grass in the camp are decreasing, and he is afraid that he will not be able to last for a month.

Also, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao have a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses, and after folding 50,000, there are still 150,000, and the 150,000 grains and grass consumed by each mouth are all borne by Yuan Shao, which is not a small amount!

For this reason, Yuan Shao kept transferring grain and grass from other counties in Jizhou, and he also understood that if he couldn't break Gongsun Zan with the help of Cao Ying, how could he break it by himself in the future?

Therefore, although he always said to Cao Ying that the grain and grass were exhausted, Yuan Shao did not have the slightest idea of retreating from the army in his heart, and at this moment he had only one thought in his heart, that is, to capture Gongsun Zhan, occupy Youzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, and then go to the west Tusi Prefecture and Merge Prefecture, and the world hegemony is profitable!

It is also because of this that Yuan Shao did not hesitate to lose his troops and generals, and ordered his generals to storm the Yellow Turban camp in Montenegro, causing Zhang Yan a lot of trouble.

And Cao Ying's side also has a lot of guilt for Yuan Shao, watching Yuan Shao's generals fight bloody battles every day, but there is no movement on his side, how can this be unreasonable!

Finally, in the first day, Cao Ying couldn't help it, so Dian Wei invited Jiang Zhe, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai to the army tent to drink.

Dian Wei went for a while, and then came slowly with Jiang Zhe and the others.

As soon as he entered the door, Guo Jia sniffled, pointed to Cao Ying in the tent and said with a smile, "The lord is deceiving us and others, why didn't Jia ask about the slightest smell of wine?" ”

Cao Ying smiled awkwardly, beckoned the three of them to sit down, raised his glass and said with a smile, "You can't drink alcohol in the army, I'll wait for tea and wine, okay?" ”

Guo Jia smiled so much that he glanced at Xi Zhicai and shook his head.

Xi Zhicai even tapped the plate with chopsticks and shouted, "Wine!" Wine comes! ”

Cao Ying smiled helplessly, and suddenly saw Jiang Zhe frowning and silent at the table, and said suspiciously, "Do you have something to worry about?" ”

"Oh!" Jiang Zhe came back to his senses and said, "Zhe Fang just thought of a plan, and I don't know if it's feasible!" ”

Cao Ying's eyes flashed, and he was suddenly overjoyed, looked at Jiang Zhe and laughed and said, "What's the best plan, come quickly!" ”

"It's just ......" Jiang Zhe only opened his mouth when he heard this, and Guo Jia next to him jumped over suddenly, covering Jiang Zhe's mouth with one hand.

Cao Ying's face froze, and he looked at Guo Jia in astonishment, "Fengxiao? ”

"Lord!" Guo Jia looked at Cao Ying with a smile, pointed to the teapot on his desk and said, "I have a plan for Shouyi, why don't I wait for a drink?" ”

"Phew!" Jiang Zhe hurriedly slapped Guo Jia's hand away, spitting again and again, "Guo Fengxiao, I remember you!" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly curryed favor with Jiang Zhe and said, "Shouyi, when the lord brings the wine, Jia and Zhicai will apologize to you, ah no, to Lord Situ!" ”

"Gotta get it!" Jiang Zhe pushed away Guo Jia, who was smiling, and said in astonishment, "What does this matter to me?" ”

Glancing at Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Zhicai, but if you want to think about it, it's really none of your business?" ”

Xi Zhicai's heart froze, and then he said with a wry smile, "Count me wrong!" ”

"Everyone, ......" Cao Ying shook his head, tapped his forehead with his fingers, and said with a sigh, ", please, I'll discuss how to break Gongsun Chan first, okay?" After finishing speaking, when he saw the expressions of Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, he immediately surrendered, beckoned Dian Wei to come over and said, "Evil, take two jars of wine!" ”

"No!" Dian Wei grinned and went to Gu Zi.

After a while, watching Guo Jia impatiently slap open the lid of the wine jar, Cao Ying said speechlessly, "Fengxiao, now we can talk about Gongsun Zhan's strategy, right?" ”

"Nature, nature!" Guo Jia sniffed the aroma of wine deeply, and said with a smile to Cao Ying, "The one who has a good plan is righteous, why did the lord ask Jia?" After speaking, he and Xi Zhicai drank wine.

"......" Cao Ying was speechless, and reluctantly turned his head to Jiang Zhe and said, "Shouyi, what is the good policy you just said?" ”

Fortunately, Jiang Zhe has not been damaged by Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and said in a deep voice when he heard the words, "There is only one strategy, but whether it is feasible or not, I don't know!" ”

"Then Shouyi will tell me to hear it!" Guo Jia interjected with a grin.

"Hmm!" Jiang Zhe nodded, got up and paced in Cao Ying's tent, and said in a deep voice, "Gongsun Chan can't defend it, and we can't attack it, the reason is that Gongsun Chan has set up countless defenses in front of the camp!" ”

"That's true!" Xi Zhicai shook his head and said.

"Drink your wine!" Jiang Zhe pouted at Xi Zhicai, and said to Cao Ying, who was looking at him, "If he relies on the camp to defend strongly, then as long as we destroy his self-confidence!" ”

"Destroy...... Assertive? Cao Ying frowned, a little unsure of what Jiang Zhe said, and said suspiciously, "Can you elaborate on Shouyi?" ”

"Hey!" Jiang Zhe pursed his lips and said, "It's persecution, psychologically persecution of Gongsun Zhan, so that he has to come out to fight with us!" ”

Cao Ying's face was not embarrassed, and he said hesitantly, "Can Shouyi say more...... More details? ”

"Okay, wait!" Jiang Zhe pulled out the hanging sword at his waist and walked towards Guo Jia in Cao Ying's stunned eyes.

"Shou...... Righteousness? Cao Ying was shocked.

Guo Jia turned around inexplicably, and suddenly saw Jiang Zhe lifting his sword towards him, and said in surprise, "Hey, keep righteousness, Jia Fang is just ......."

"That's it! Don't pretend! Jiang Zhe frowned and said, "Do me a favor!" ”

"Oh!" Guo Jia immediately put away his face full of surprise and replied with a playful smile.

"Mengde, look!" Jiang Zhe raised his sword and slowly poked at Guo Jia's door at a very slow speed, Guo Jia was still smiling at first, but then it slowly became a little unnatural.

"Huh?" Of course, Cao Ying knew that all the strategists under him were people with extraordinary courage, but at this moment, he saw that Guo Jia's face was different, which was quite strange, and he hurriedly walked over and said suspiciously, "Fengxiao, this sword is so slow, why do you seem to be very uncomfortable?" ”

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly said, "Jia Zhiyi, this is the psychological persecution that Shouyi said!" ”

Jiang Zhe put his sword into the sheath and replied, "You understand, right? Sometimes psychological oppression is more effective! ”

Cao Ying nodded happily, and then asked, "You understand, but how to apply this method to Gongsun Zhan?" ”

Jiang Zhe said word by word, "Catapult!" ”

"Catapult?" Xi Zhicai frowned and said, "What is this?" ”

Cao Ying and Guo Jia glanced at each other, and they were also puzzled.

No way? The catapult hasn't come out yet? Jiang Zhe was stunned for a moment, and then explained the efficacy and structure of the catapult, and Cao Ying's eyebrows danced when he heard it, and his face was overjoyed.

But Guo Jia and Xi Zhi thought a lot, and after thinking deeply, Guo Jia frowned and said, "What Shouyi said, Jia has seen it from the book, but the structure is extremely complicated, but if it is just for the sake of bluffing, Gongsun Zhan will be released...... It's possible! ”

Xi Zhicai also nodded in agreement, "As Shouyi said, I'm afraid that the range of this catapult is not far, why don't we drive the troops across the river and climb a high slope in front of Gongsun Zhan's camp, condescending...... Can? ”

Cao Ying watched the three strategists under his command gather in one place to discuss, with a slight smile on his face, and suddenly a bowl of wine was handed over to him, Cao Ying turned his head and saw that it was Dian Wei.

Chao Dian Wei smiled slightly, Cao Ying took it and drank it all, and said secretly in his heart, there are these three people! Broken Gongsun Zan is near!

In the middle of September of the second year of Zhongping, Cao Ying drove 30,000 Cao soldiers across the river and set up a high slope not far in front of Gongsun Zhan's camp.

For this reason, Cao Ying listened to Jiang Zhe's words and ordered 30,000 Cao soldiers to be divided into three divisions, and they changed shifts and cast a high slope.

Guo Jiadang said that he heard about the catapult mentioned by Jiang Zhe, and found out the manufacturing method of the catapult from the first volume of the book "Hundred Battles and Strange Strategies", and the two of them traveled night and night, and finally drove out fifteen catapults within ten days.

During this period, Gongsun Zhan looked at Cao Bing in the distance from the camp gate from time to time, but Cao Ying obeyed Jiang Zhe's words, and there must be 10,000 soldiers on guard next to him when 10,000 soldiers are working.

Cao Ying's approach made Gongsun Zhan very incomprehensible...... "Then what does Cao Mengde want to do?" Gongsun Zhan frowned and paced in the tent, he was very tired from the hard work of these days, and there were some gray hairs on his head.

Tian Kai, who was beside Gongsun Zhan, looked at his lord with a sad face, and stopped talking.

"Lord!" With a shout, Gongsun Zhan's general Yan Gang hurriedly entered, and said to Gongsun Zhan, "Lord, Cao Jun's intention is to raise a high slope before we wait for the camp!" ”

"What?" Gongsun Zhan and Tian Kai glanced at each other, both looking puzzled.

"Gao Po?" Taking a deep breath, Gongsun Zhan frowned, and said suspiciously, "The place where I watched Cao Mengde raise the high slope is far away from our army's camp, and I once shot an arrow at the camp in our army, but it is not as good as where Cao Mengde stands, in other words, even if Cao Mengde occupies that place, what is the use?" ”

"The lord should not be underestimated!" Tian Kai Zhengse said, "Cao Mengde is a masterpiece, and his subordinates Jiang Shouyi, Guo Fengxiao, and Xi Zhicai are all capable of making good decisions!"

Jiang Shouyi is good at scheming, always anticipating the enemy first, gaining the upper hand, and watching his strategy, or just like the law of the royal road, or strange as imagination, making it difficult for people to figure out; Guo Feng is filial piety and good at military strategy, arranging troops is his forte, he once defeated Lu Bu's seven formations in Yanzhou Sixth, and broke Chen Gongtai's formation between talking and laughing, which should not be underestimated; Drama Zhicai, a talent is not under Jiang Zhe and Guo Jia, and Lu Bu also has his own skills in breaking Lu Bu earlier! ”

Gongsun Zhan was secretly shocked when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "Then do you know who Cao Mengde is building the high slope in front of our army at this moment?" ”

Tian Kai glanced at Gongsun Zhan, and said hesitantly, "Guo Fengxiao and Xi Zhicai are both good at military strategy, if the control of the war situation is Jiang Zhe and Jiang Shouyi as the three leaders, I am worried that this is from Jiang Zhe's handwriting, if so, it will be difficult to do......"

Gongsun Chan lowered his head and pondered for a long time, but still couldn't think of the mystery.

Yan Gang said in a deep voice, "Could it be that he wants to condescendingly shoot arrows at my military camp tent?" What's the use of that? It is enough to order the soldiers to raise their shields and refuse to defend them; If it is a rocket, then brush the muddy water in the camp, when it is worry-free! Moreover, there are many defenses in front of the camp, and if Cao Mengde wants to attack, he will be allowed to retreat with hatred! ”

"Alas!" Tian Kai looked at Yan Gang with a disapproving expression, and said with a long sigh, "Jiang Zhe's plan is always difficult to understand, in my opinion, I can't let him build this high slope!" ”

Gongsun Zhan was even more hesitant when he heard this, but at this moment Yan Gang said out loud, "Lord Tian, do you know that the morale of the generals in the army has dropped greatly at this moment, how can they fight?" Tian Daren said it lightly! ”

"General Yan!" Tian Kai said in a deep voice, "If Jiang Shouyi is allowed to succeed, I will have endless troubles in the future!" ”

"That's it!" Gongsun Chan shouted loudly and said slightly angrily, "What's the noise!" Again...... After a few days of waiting, I will make my own decision! ”

"No!" Yan Gang responded with a fist.

Alas! Tian Kai sighed secretly, suddenly remembered something, and said to Gongsun Zhan, "Lord, I think General Zhao is very brave, now when employing people, why does the lord abandon him and put him idle?" ”

"Use him?" Gongsun Zhan sneered and said, "Someone reported to me, I saw him escorted out by Cao Bing, and I am extremely tolerant if I don't kill him!" ”

Looking at Gongsun Zhan's angry face, Tian Kai sighed in his heart, and stopped talking.

(To be continued)