Hearing Ji Ping's inquiry, Shi A nodded confidently: "There are more than a hundred rangers in the flying shadow, the most proficient in climbing, and ten of them have fallen down from the river, bypassed Chenggao City along the ice, and went directly to Aocang and Xingyang in the east to find out the news." ”

Ji Ping's frowning brows relaxed slightly, war intelligence is the first, if you can find out the first-hand information, you will undoubtedly control the opportunity in the battle.

He looked at the topography of Chenggao again, in front of the city gate is a gentle slope terrain of nearly 800 steps, in front of the slope there are rows of sharp deer, rejection horses, and thistles and thistles connected to the weaving girl, forming several protective fences.

Behind the fence were a dozen soldiers.

Both cavalry and infantry were difficult to charge, and it was extremely difficult to attack from here.

"Can there be a flying shadow entering Chenggao City?" Ji Ping asked Shi A again.

Shi A said ashamedly: "Yes, but I can't stay in the city, now Xu Rong drove all the people out of the city and moved around the county seat, leaving only 3,000 soldiers and horses and some people in the city, ordinary people can only go to Xingyang east of Chenggao, and can't stay in the city." ”

"Three thousand soldiers?" Ji Ping asked, "Can the remaining two thousand soldiers and horses be in Xingyang?" ”

Shi A nodded: "In addition to the two thousand Qiang Hu elite soldiers, there are also more than three thousand recruits that Xu Rong has recruited in recent months, all of whom are stationed in Xingyang City and Bishui Pass. ”

Ji Ping pondered, in this way, Xu Rong's actual strength in this area is 8,000, Chenggao City and Revolving Gate Pass are fundamental, so 3,000 elite soldiers from the headquarters are placed to garrison, and Xingyang City and Bishui Pass are considered to be the front line to resist the Kwantung princes, and the more than 300 miles between Xingyang and Suojube are the buffer zone between the two sides.

Xu Rong did have a set, expelling the people in Chenggao City, it eliminated a lot of uncertain factors, and the soldiers could defend the defense without being distracted, from a military point of view, in a local battle, it was very advantageous.

But in this way, it is further difficult to attack Chenggao by himself.

"Have you found out where Xu Rong is?" Ji Ping asked again.

Shi A's spying ability is indeed first-class, as if he knows everything: "Chenggao Tiger Prison Pass and Xingyang Bishui Pass both have the banner of Xu Rong's Chinese army, but there is also a cavalry captain Li Su in Chenggao City, so Xu Rong is more likely to be in Xingyang." ”

Ji Ping nodded, pointing to the protective fence set up in front of the slope and the dozen or so soldiers behind it: "Shi A, find some ropes and flying hooks, bring a hundred flying shadows, and when the soldiers who were on vigil change their guards, kill and disguise them, and loosen those deer, horses, and weaver girls at night, and then secretly tie them up with flying hooks and ropes to ensure that they can be pulled away at any time." Will you be able to get the job done quietly? ”

Shi A's eyes flashed: "Don't worry, big brother, this matter is as easy as a snap!" ”

Ji Ping nodded: "Leave some more flying shadows, continue to hunt the spies sent by the enemy, I will return to the camp first, and attack the city before dawn at the latest." ”

As early as when Dong Zhuo attacked Hanoi County, he sent people to Sour Zao to publicize Yuan Shao's occupation of Xiaopingjin and Dong Zhuo's death, estimating that since Cao Cao and Bao Xin sent troops, they would not hesitate, and they would also fight with Xu Rong tonight at the latest.

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Xingyang, east of Bianshui.

When the sky was about to get dark, a group of soldiers and horses rushed in, about 10,000 people, the team pulled like a long dragon, and there was no end in sight, and from time to time there were generals urging the soldiers who had fallen behind to return to the team.

In front of the team, hundreds of guards guarded, "Cao" and "Bao" two big flags waved in the wind, and its three generals rode horses to lead.

The person on the left, not tall, with a rough outline, thick eyebrows and fine eyes, a white face and a long beard, and bright eyes, is Cao Cao, who is now appointed by Yuan Shao as the general of Fenwu.

The person in the middle is Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, whose status is higher than Cao Cao, and he is one of the princes of sour jujube.

On the right side is Wei Zi, Chen Liutai's subordinate general who guarded Zhang Miao, and was sent by Zhang Miao to assist Cao Cao at Cao Cao's request. Wei Zi had a very good relationship with Cao Cao, and once used his family wealth to fund Cao Cao to raise these 5,000 soldiers and horses.

After a short walk, suddenly the spy in front of him reported: "We have arrived at the east bank of Bianshui." ”

Cao Cao, Bao Xin, and Wei Zi dismounted, and under the protection of the guards, they came to the edge of Bianshui, which was four or five zhang wide, but at this time Bianshui was in the freezing period, and they could pass directly.

Wei Zi said on the side: "Mengde, Bianshui is only ten miles away from Xingyang and Aocang, do you want to camp here and attack the city tomorrow?" ”

Cao Cao said categorically: "Soldier Guishen, now that he has entered Mengjin at the beginning, and Dong Zhuo has a big battle, Luoyang is the time of chaos, the previous scouts have found out that Xu Rong's soldiers and horses are all in Chenggao, and now Xingyang is empty, it is appropriate to enter the army and capture Xingyang overnight." ”

Bao Xin echoed continuously: "What Meng De said is very true, but the hateful sour jujube and the county guards are afraid of Dong Zhuo and hesitate to advance, otherwise with only my 70,000 army, it will only be a day and night to defeat Xu Rong." ”

Cao Cao sneered: "They may not be afraid of Dong Zhuo, they just want to support the army and respect themselves, they are afraid of losing their strength, and they are the ears of the birds!" ”

"Not bad." Bao Xin said in a loud voice: "Now if Meng De can enter Luoyang first, defeat Dong Zhuo, and welcome the Son of Heaven, he will definitely be able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and settle the world, which is an immortal achievement!" ”

Cao Cao smiled but did not speak.

After the order was issued, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Bao Xin, and several fierce generals under Wei Zi led the troops to each collar and crossed the river in turn.

After the Bianshui, Cao Cao looked back at the continuous march of the army, pointed to the Bianshui, and sighed: "The predecessor of this water is the chasm, which was opened by the King of Wei Hui of the Warring States Period, starting from the Yellow River, all the way south, entering the Yinghe River, Tonghuai River, revitalizing water conservancy, irrigating farmland, the first emperor unified the six countries, and transported the grain from the Kanto to Guanzhong, so he relied on the power of this water to transport grain, and built the world's first warehouse in the land of Xingyang, Ao Cang. ”

Bao Xin couldn't help but ask: "Meng De, when I look at this water, it is only five zhang and only six feet deep, how can it be used as a main road for transporting grain by ship?" ”

Cao Cao sighed: "Emperor Wu Yuanguang three years, the Yellow River broke in Puyang, sediment silt blocked the Bianhe waterway, Bianshui was almost cut off, until the Ming Emperor Yongping 12 years, Wang Jing and Wang Wu governed the Yellow River and Bianshui, Bianshui has today's five zhang wide. ”

Two hours later, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses had crossed the river.

At this time, the scout who was exploring the road in front reported again: "Xingyang is empty, only there are some defenders in Bishui Pass, and Xu Rong's main force is guarding Chenggao Tiger Pass." ”

Cao Cao waved his long sword and said to the generals: "On the occasion of the Chu and Han dynasties, Gaozu and Xiang Yu competed for power, with this Bianshui as the boundary, and now Dong Zhuo has rebelled, robbed the car, and drove the people, so we will step across the Chu River and Han boundary, take Xingyang, according to Ao Cang, attack Chenggao, enter Luoyang, punish the rebel thief, welcome the Son of Heaven, and Xinghan Room!" ”

Cao Hong, Xiahoudun and other generals shouted in unison: "Attack Luoyang, welcome the Son of Heaven, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty!" ”

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Tonight, we will rest in Xingyang, come out!" ”

On the side, Bao Xin and Wei Zi couldn't help but admire, although their positions were not lower than Cao Cao, but they did not have Cao Cao's pride, and they also lacked Cao Cao's ability to motivate the three armies while talking and laughing.

The tens of thousands of generals lit hundreds of torches and advanced in three directions, left, center, and right.

Since the Kwantung princes raised their troops, Xu Rong was stationed at the Xuanmen Pass, Xingyang has always been under the clouds of war, the people in this area have long migrated away, and only a large area of abandoned farmland and ruined grass thatched huts remain on both sides of the road, and the scouts who inquired about the military situation in front and on both sides have not shown any situation.

Cao Cao, together with Bao Xin and Wei Zi, urged the army to speed up the march, and after four or five miles, seeing that the ancient city of Xingyang was in sight, Cao Cao was about to give an order, when the ground began to shake.

Cao Cao's complexion changed instantly, and he shouted: "It's cavalry, form a formation for defense!" ”

Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan and other generals also reacted very quickly, hurriedly beat drums and trumpets, and organized various departments to form a formation, but most of these horses were newly recruited soldiers, and they had been trained for less than two months.

Cao Cao's complexion changed again, he felt that he was a little optimistic this time, he had led the army to crusade against the Yellow Turban in the first year of Zhongping, and later he was a lieutenant of the military academy, but at that time he brought veterans who had been trained for a long time, although the number was not more than 1,000, but it was easy to command, and the combat effectiveness was strong. Now there are more than 10,000 recruits, but they are not as good as elite soldiers.

Now in the middle of the night, I can only rely on the command of the generals.

Cao Cao only expected Xu Rong to come as a cavalryman.

But at this moment, there was also a shout of killing from behind, followed by the left and right sides.

They were completely encircled.

In the chaos, Cao Cao drew his sword and shouted: "Dong Zhuo's thief soldiers, the nature of tigers and wolves, have always been driven to kill, leaving no prisoners, cannibalism and flesh, tonight we can only survive by fighting to the death!" Kill! ”

He also whispered to Cao Hong beside him: "Lead the guard overseers, those who retreat, those who disturb the hearts of the army, kill!" ”

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