Siege warfare is never the first choice of a clever general, they prefer to use the skill of luring the snake out of the hole and surrendering the enemy without a fight!

Hongnong County is firmly guarded by Zhang Ji and his 30,000 headquarters military horses, in terms of the quality of individual soldiers, the quality of Zhang Ji's soldiers is good, and even far exceeds the quality of Cao Jun's individual soldiers; But the quality of their main generals may be at an absolute disadvantage, although it is said that there is an embroidery for them to support the field; The difference between the general and the handsome is quite large, if it is described in a mathematical way, it is the difference between 10,000 enemies and 100,000 enemies; Among the people in Cao's army, including Cao Cao, there are only two complete people and four and a half people; Cao Cao and Xu Rong are two characters who can be called handsome; Zang Hong and Cheng Yu are resourceful but lack changes in the use of troops, while Xiahoudun and Cao Ren are brave enough, but on the contrary, they lack resourcefulness, so the four of them can only be said to have just escaped the scope of generals and are counted as half handsome; When two handsome talents are together, their opponents can be called tragic; The relationship between Xu Rong and Cao Cao can be traced back to the first defeat of Cao Cao's life, at that time he formed a good relationship with Xu Rong, after several contacts, the original good fate finally blossomed, and Xu Rong threw himself into Cao Cao's camp without any scruples; Compared with Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao gave Xu Rong not only absolute trust in military power, but also some things he didn't feel, which can be called love!

"Liangmeng! How should you fight Hongnong City when you look at it? Cao Cao is in a good mood, getting closer and closer to their big plan, and every step of the strategic action is very smoothly implemented, such a good situation, he is also happy; Xu Rong has experienced a lot of things over the years, especially after Xingyang ambushed Cao Cao's great victory, and after being defeated by Cao Cao and captured by Cao Cao because of his rashness, he has become more and more stable, and he has long been out of the thinking state of a general general; In addition, after Dong Zhuo's death, he was stationed in Xingyang for a long time, on the one hand, to supply soldiers, he adopted a self-sufficient military tun development, on the other hand, for the long-term war between Hanoi Zhang Yang and Chang'an Li and Guo, and he himself had no profitable assistants, he had to grasp all things with one hand, and now - he has completely transformed into a general! Marshal!

Without looking at the map in front of Cao Cao, Xu Rong closed his eyes and thought, it was not that he was pretentious, but that he had already traveled the road from Xingyang to Hongnong to Chang'an, and he had long been familiar with it, and he remembered even the location of an insignificant county seat, not to mention the important county of Hongnong; Hongnong City has also been broken through, and the opponent is the current Zhang Ji, he has a very strong confidence and the determination to win in one battle!

"My lord! … I want to be in full command of this campaign... You see...", Xu Rong said in a sincere and embarrassed whisper; He wants to show himself but doesn't want to be tied up, so he boldly puts forward his own requirements; "No problem! It's just a good time to test you! Cao Cao replied lightly, and at the same time said to Xu Rong sincerely: "Liangmeng! You need to know! Relative to others! My expectations for you are not ordinary! You can't let me down! Do you understand? ”

In the face of Cao Cao's trust and trust, it would be a lie to say that he was not grateful, Xu Rong is not a person who likes to use words to express his feelings, he fell to the ground and was silent for a long time... Military power, this is a right that a ruler easily does not dare to let out, perhaps only people like Cao Cao who cannot be measured by common sense can do things that others dare not do; As a general, everyone understands its importance;

Because of this, many people are not convinced by Xu Rong, an outsider, such as Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin Army, the 50,000 military horses brought by Cao Cao were all brought out by him, he always has to think about the Montenegrin Army, and this time is no exception; Xu Rong's military ability was taught by Zhang Yan, but his character had not yet been tested by him, so he did not dare to fully trust his new colleagues; "Lord!" , Zhang Yan just shouted, looking at Cao Cao with hesitant eyes, as if hoping that Cao Cao would say something, but Cao Cao obviously didn't give him this opportunity; "Feiyan! You're worrying too much! It's not just you! Everybody listen to me! The majestic and profound gaze swept over no one's body, and everyone didn't dare to look at Cao Cao, his momentum was too strong: "Attacking Hongnong is a key step for us to march into Chang'an!" Everyone must obey General Xu Rong's command for me! As soon as something is found to be in violation of the regulations of our army! All will be punished severely! Do you get it? ”

"Understood!" Under the strict order, everyone chose to obey, and Xu Rong officially took over the command of these 100,000 people and prepared to attack Hongnong City; From Cao Cao's own point of view, this transfer of military power is a good thing, he figured out some things: a monarch does not need to do everything in detail, he just needs to use the resources around him; …… Dividing line

"Uncle! I'm coming! Zhang Xiu, who was covered in blood and had not disappeared his murderous aura, stood in front of Zhang Ji; Zhang Ji's tense heartstrings seemed to have finally loosened at this moment, his eyes were red and he hugged nervously, and his mouth was undisciplined: "It's good to come!" It's good to be here..."

I haven't seen each other for three years, and the father-son relationship between Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu has not become estranged because of the length of distance and the distance of blood, but has become deeper and deeper in the long river of time. Gradually, the excitement of their meeting faded, and Zhang Ji asked with concern: "Xiu'er!" Why are you covered in blood? It didn't hurt, did it? ”

Zhang Xiu helped Zhang Ji to sit on the main seat, and he sat cross-legged on the ground with a depressed sigh: "I just walked in the Cao army!" …”

"My son is heroic! Break into Cao Jun alone! Even this courage is rare in the world! … So why are you so depressed? ", first praised Zhang Xiu, and then Zhang Ji asked; Uncle doesn't know! I think I'm a great martial artist! I didn't expect a veteran over fifty years old to come out of Cao Jun's army and defeat me! If it weren't for Cao Cao's order not to let him kill me... I'm afraid I won't even see my uncle! Zhang Xiu's mentality at this time may be the same as that of Xiahoudun at the beginning; How many talented people are there in the world? It's just that they have always lived in their own world, and they haven't gone outside to see it! So when they found out that there were so many people out there who were better than themselves, they couldn't accept it for a while; "What is my Tao?" , Zhang Ji said with a smile: "If Cao Cao can rise so quickly, and dominate the land of Yanzhou in the Central Plains, he can still go on an expedition to Chang'an under the situation of wolf and tiger, these can all show his ability, can such a capable person not have a few powerful people?" You don't have to think too much of yourself! … Uncle is counting on you now! ”

Oh, yes! Uncle can rely on me now! Zhang Xiu constantly applied magic to himself to inspire his courage..."Our Xiliang Army is really difficult to survive!" ...", Zhang Ji sighed, a veteran of the Xiliang Army like him who had participated in the battle with the Eighteenth Route Alliance, once he was caught by the Kwantung princes, according to his own thoughts, he would definitely die a miserable death, maybe one size fits all was a very refreshing way to die!

Because of this, he and Yang Ding, Li Dao, and Guo Yan all know Cao Cao's strength and future, but they have to oppose Cao Cao, unlike Li Dao and Guo Yan, who are thinking about their own identity and status, such as Zhang Ji, these people just want to save their lives; "When I came, I went all the way from the Cao army camp in... Their army team cooperation ability is very strong, and the will to fight is not comparable to us, so it is not advisable for me to defend Hongnong to the death, it is better to put on a posture, give full play to the cavalry mobility ability of the Xiliang army, and deal with them in the field regardless of the loss of a city, so that we have a little hope of winning! ", Zhang Xiu suggested; Then how do we explain to Li Dao and Guo Yan? Zhang Jizhan looked forward and backward, uh, a little moved, and was afraid that he would be held accountable afterwards; Now... It's good that we can survive! Uncle! Give up here! Maybe we should find another way! Zhang Xiu really didn't have the confidence to defeat Cao Cao, especially since he had seen the power of Cao Jun more deeply than Zhang Ji;" That's good! Why don't we move closer to Chang'an! Even if Li Dao and Guo Yan hold me accountable at that time, I will have a chance to defend myself! Zhang Ji did not fully adopt Zhang Xiu's opinion, but chose one such method, Zhang Xiu opened his mouth and did not make a sound, which was regarded as acquiescence; In troubled times, small forces always have to be left and right, as the saying goes: leave a line to do things and think about it afterwards, and if you don't fight, you can't say anything about it... Taking advantage of the night, the soldiers and horses in Hongnong City were rapidly mobilized, and 30,000 soldiers and horses were evacuated, and they withdrew to the west of Hongnong County under the leadership of Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew, and the marching speed was not very fast; And this news was quickly passed on to Xu Rong by the sentry cavalry, in this case, Xu Rong was not happy, but sensed the problem here, in his opinion, the military adjustment of Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew had already posed a threat to them, much greater than the threat of holding Hongnong City; Xu Rong made two adjustments, first, to take over the ownership of Hongnong City and change it into Cao Jun's grain and grass supply office; second, closely monitor the military dynamics of Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew, and send Brother Hua Xiong to lead 5,000 Xiliang troops to follow and pursue, and tentatively engage Zhang Xiu, not seeking to gain anything, just to drag them down; Chang'an's Li Dao and Guo Yan and Xiliang's Ma Teng were inseparable, and at this time, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu sent people to send them letters, which was just a formality; But they also sent a letter to another person, that is, Duan Xuan, Duan Xuan was stationed at Tongguan, an important pass in Chang'an in the west! And with 50,000 troops, he is an important helper!

Maneuvering with Cao Jun in the field is just an expedient measure, and the place that can really stop Cao Jun is still Tongguan, a place where no one can open one! Obviously, Uncle Zhang Ji's nephew is going there!

But will the resourceful Cao Jun's high-level clique give them this opportunity?

(To be continued)