Xu Shu continued: "Before, Xiahou Yuan was not there, only Zhong Xuan and a few non-relatives of Cao Cao were there to support him. After living in the www.biquge.info for a few years, and after Zhong Xuan had ruled over, Cao Cao was worried that he would establish an independent kingdom there, so he sent Xiahou Yuan over.

Xiahou Yuan is in charge of the military, and Zhong Xuan is in charge of rectification, this article and martial arts have formed a rare good partner in the world, and he governs the place in the pass."

Liu Cong interrupted him and said: "This, I know, Zhong Xuan, is really a politician with both ability and political integrity, it is said that Cao Cao put Zhong Xuan Wang Lang, who else is coming?" Right! Liu Ye, maybe, is exaggerated as the three heroes of the Wei State. ”

When Liu Cong said this, he shook his head and said, "It's a pity, Zhong Xuan took the wrong path, why did he follow Cao Cao?" ”

Xu Shu continued: "Lord, if Cao Cao transfers more than 100,000 elite soldiers from Xiahou Yuan in Guanzhong, it will be a strong enemy!" ”

Liu Cong listened, just sneered and did not respond. When Xu Shu saw it, he didn't say anything more.

Liu Cong urged: "Mr. Xu, what else does he know, please say, I'm listening." ”

Saying that, he looked at everyone, turned around and nodded to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said: "Cao Cao is here to defend Xinye City, and immediately sent people to Chang'an to issue a military order to mobilize people and horses, and then sent people to Youzhou to transfer Cao Zhang's 100,000 horses, and Cao Zhang also has more than 100,000 elite soldiers." These two groups of people and horses have killed the lord from the north, and we must be cautious. ”

Liu Cong listened, sneered twice, and said: "The military advisor is right, this is Cao Cao's family background." What's more, Cao Bing's local troops in Jizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yecheng also have more than 100,000 horses. We are responding cautiously.

Coupled with the 60,000 Cao soldiers here, we are facing 400,000 Cao soldiers.

These, I know, I just want to listen to your estimates, everyone estimates, Cao Cao's next step is to resolutely defend Xinye City, or if he has other plans. ”

Xu Shu replied: "My lord, I feel that Cao Cao will definitely stick to Xinye and wait for foreign aid." ”

"Don't you think Cao Cao will run away?"

"I've thought about it, but Cao Cao now has no way to escape, Deng County, Mushroom Ridge two roads are blocked by our army, to the south is the Yangtze River, to the west is the Han River, needless to say that Cao Cao does not have a sailor boat, that is, there are boats to cross the river, Cao Bing crossed the river, and entered our ground, which is self-throwing. This is one of them.

Second, Cao Cao has always cherished his army. There are 60,000 horses here, and it is unrealistic to take these 60,000 horses with you. In addition, judging from Cao Cao's character, he was absolutely reluctant to abandon these 60,000 horses here.

Therefore, I think Cao Cao must defend Xinye and wait for foreign aid. ”

Liu Cong listened to it and said with a smile: "The military advisor saw the wrong person this time, Cao Cao is not a fool, don't look at him as loving soldiers as his life, but when it comes to the critical time, he knows that his life is much more important than the army."

Hehe, Cao Cao is a person who can afford to put it down. Well, as for Cao Cao's next move, we will not discuss it anymore.

In this way, rest early after dinner, and march to Shinno early tomorrow morning. ”

In the evening of the next day, Liu Cong led the soldiers and horses to the ten miles outside Xinye City, instructed the soldiers to set up a large camp, and took Wei Yan and Deng Bao to check the situation of the Xinye City visit, in the twilight, I saw that the Xinye City Gate was closed, and there were Cao soldiers patrolling back and forth in the city, although there were several flags on the city wall, but the flag horns were listlessly drooping, Liu Cong felt the state of Cao soldiers in the city, and turned his face to Wei Yan and said: "Let's go back." Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, En'en, within three days, only 500 men and horses will be sent over every day to make a feint, and the rest of the men and horses will rest here. ”

Wei Yan asked suspiciously: "Five hundred centaurs, can it work?" At this point, he understood, and said, "Oh, feint." Got it. ”

So Liu Cong took people back to the barracks and instructed Liang Zhu'er: "Tomorrow, you take a few plainclothes scouts, make a detour to Xinye City, and go to Xishan Road to reconnoitre, and ask the mountain people along the way, whether there is a group of people wearing Jingzhou soldiers' uniforms and going to the Qinba Mountains." ”

Early the next morning, Wei Yan led five hundred men and horses to make a feint attack on Xinye City, (he came back when it was dark, and after he returned, he hurriedly reported to Liu Cong: "My lord, the last general feels strange. ”

Liu Cong smiled gently and asked why.

Wei Yan said: "The lord sent the last general to lead five hundred men and horses to feint and attack Xinye City. When I arrived outside the city, I attacked from the north gate several times, and although I encountered the resistance of the cannon stones and trees on the top of the city wall, I always felt that the resistance on the city was not fierce, as if it was a social interaction. The arrows are also sparsely launched down?? Our army's 500 men and horses stormed the north gate of Xinye several times, but not once did they encounter serious resistance.

Well, I don't know what's going on in Shinno City.

It stands to reason that Cao Cao personally led his troops to garrison here, and there would be no such fighting scene, but this kind of fighting scene is really strange. ”

Liu Cong laughed and said, "Wen Chang, since you feel like this, you can speculate, what is the reason?" ”

"Lord, is Cao Bing preparing to escape? It feels like there are no more generals in Shinno Castle, and the soldiers are defending the city on official business, as if they are waiting for some time. ”

Liu Cong exaggerated: "Wei Wenchang really deserves to be a contemporary celebrity, and he can always see the way in everything."

Hehe. I guess Liang Zhu'er is coming back soon, you just wait here, and when Liang Zhu'er comes back, we will listen to Liang Zhu'er's report and see if your observation is reasonable. ”

While speaking, Liang Zhu'er came back in the dust, and when he entered the door, he reported in a low voice: "Second master, second master." Cao Cao may have really disguised himself as a Jingzhou soldier and fled. ”

"How do you say that?" Liu Cong asked.

"I took two scouts to reconnoiter in the northwest direction around Xinye City, walked out of a hundred and ten miles, came to a village, saw a few old peasants talking, so I went over to ask for directions, and I learned from their mouths that the night before yesterday, after the third watch, a group of people passed by here, causing the village to bark dogs.

One of the old men said that although he had closed the door tightly, some soldiers came to open the door and ask for directions, and forced him to light torches to show them the way. ”

"Where did this troop go?" Liu Cong asked.

The old man first said that he didn't know where this army was going, he just said that it was the third watch, and so many men and horses marched overnight, there must be something urgent.

Later, under my questioning, the old man said that it was the army that traveled at night that ordered him not to talk nonsense, and if he leaked the news, he would never forgive him when he returned.

The old man finally said that the officials in this team quietly inquired about the mountain trail to Luoyang, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, and the old man was unwilling to show them the way, so he said he didn't know.

Fortunately, they came to another village, and the team went into the village to grab the guide and lead the way. Seeing that the old man was useless, he put the old man back. ”

"Well, it's already obvious, Cao Cao fled with his troops, went out of the mountain path, and fled to Luoyang.

Well, however, at this time, Luoyang had neither a city nor soldiers and horses, it was just a ruin. The purpose of Cao Cao's trip was definitely not to enter Luoyang, but to flee to the north or northwest through Luoyang. ”

Liu Cong said here for a moment of contemplation, raised his head and said: "Flee to the northwest to Chang'an, there is a direct official road, the road is close, Chang'an has a good geographical location, Nantong Bashu, the Western Union Grand Canyon goes directly to the Western Regions, there is the Mongolian Plateau in the north to rely on, and the east is Tongguan to lock the door."

Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan in Guanzhong, the land is fertile, the people are industrious, the Qin and Han dynasties basically relied on the special geographical location of Guanzhong to lay the foundation for the unification of the world.

Cao Cao is now newly defeated, and he must have planned like this in his heart.

Hehe, so I said, Cao Cao must have fled northwest in the direction of Chang'an.

As long as he arrived in Chang'an, Cao Cao commanded more than 100,000 elite soldiers under the command of Xiahou Yuan, echoing with the more than 100,000 horses of Cao Zhang in Youzhou and Bingzhou, and the strength was still unmatched.

Hehe, besides, the vast area north of the Yellow River and east of Huashan is still under Cao Cao's rule. ”

Wei Yan listened and said anxiously: "Lord, the last general is willing to lead his subordinate soldiers and horses, and immediately follow Cao Cao." It was to capture Cao Cao alive. ”

Liu Cong sneered: "Just let him go." I'm about to regain Chang'an. He said with a cold face: "In less than three months, I, Liu Cong, will definitely recover Chang'an!" ”

When Liu Cong said this, he sat down and thought about it, and instructed Wei Yan: "Cao Cao has fled, and the Cao soldiers in Xinye City still don't know the details, and they will still resist our attack."

Well, in this way, Wei Wenchang and Deng Bao will each lead a thousand iron horsemen and go to the outside of Xinye City early tomorrow morning. Don't attack the city after you go, just camp outside the city, by noon, the Cao soldiers in the direction of Mushroom Ridge and Deng County will definitely flee to Xinye City, after coming, you don't ask more, lead the troops to kill in, you must kill the two deserters, they are not allowed to surrender, and they are not allowed to enter Xinye City and join the Cao soldiers in the city. ”

Wei Yan and Deng Bao agreed.

Liu Cong instructed Ma Yunshan again: "This is more than ten miles away from Xinye City, tomorrow evening, you will take 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry with me to attack the city, and you must occupy Xinye City after dinner." Ma Yunshan agreed.

After breakfast the next day, Wei Yan and Deng Bao respectively led their men and horses to march outside Xinye City, and when they arrived outside Xinye City, they were stationed outside the east and west gates, and they did not attack the city or make noise, and the two teams of Jingzhou iron cavalry were about a mile away from each other, watching each other.

Except for the sentinels and patrols sent to the distance, the rest of the soldiers dismounted and sat on the grass chatting, looking relaxed and leisurely, and some of the cavalry even took off their boots to expose their feet to breathe the wind and cool.

The Cao soldiers in the city didn't know what it meant, and they all knelt down on the city walls and watched.

Wei Yan and Deng Bao ordered the soldiers to talk to them across the moat.

The Jingzhou soldiers shouted to the city wall: "Hey, hey! I said, you fools, what are you looking down at the wall? Don't you know your Jingzhou cavalry grandfather? ”168

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