Cao Cao sat in the tent, looked at Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei on the left, and then at Sun Jian, Sun Jing and Wu Jing on the right, and smiled: "Everyone, Jia Xu has led the army out of the city, and the fierce battle is imminent, shouldn't you also cheer up?" ”

Liu Bei and Sun Jian straightened their waists and arched their hands: "Only the general's orders are obeyed." ”

Cao Cao waved his hand at Xi Zhicai: "Then please tell us about our plan." ”

Xi Zhicai got up, ordered someone to hang up the map, and clicked with his slender fingers: "Jia Xu led the troops to battle, but there was no trace of Liu Wei of the faint king, and he didn't see many cavalry, so it can be seen that Liu Wei still refused to give up his cavalry advantage and wanted to make a roundabout raid." Jia Xu is positive, Liu Wei is strange, our goal is not Jia Xu, but Liu Wei. ”

Sun Jian and Liu Bei stared at Xi Zhicai tightly, their eyes blinking, and listened carefully to Xi Zhicai's analysis of the battle situation.

Xi Zhicai made it very clear that Jia Xu was commanding 10,000 foot soldiers, and their purpose was to attract the attention of our army, so that we could not free up our hands to deal with the cavalry coming from behind. The 5,000 cavalry led by Liu Wei was strange, behind his detour, there were three roads to enter the hinterland of Songgao Mountain, the easternmost road was too far away, the possibility of choosing was too small, and the possibility was two roads in the southwest.

The men and horses who ambushed Liu Wei must of course also be arranged on these two roads. For now, it is not clear which path Liu Biao will take, so both paths must be arranged. Xi Zhicai's plan was that Sun Jian's troops would gather in Yangguan in the south of Yangcheng, Liu Bei's men and horses would gather in Negative Huang, and Cao Cao would lead the main force to garrison Dengfeng, and the three sides would be about ten miles apart, which could echo each other. Timely support.

After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, he glanced at it casually: "If you have any opinions, if you don't have any opinions, just act according to the plan." ”

Before the words fell, Guan Yu stood up and stroked his long hair: "Something has something to say." ”

Xi Zhicai rolled his eyes impatiently: "Captain Guan didn't hear clearly? ”

"I hear you." Guan Yu said lightly: "I just feel that something is wrong." ”

Xi Zhicai frowned: "What's wrong?" ”

"The drama army is very wise, but he knows very little about the power of cavalry." Guan Yu smiled proudly: "A certain talent, I have traveled in Northern Xinjiang for many years, and I know a little bit about it. You said that there are three roads into the hinterland of Songgao Mountain, and one on the east side is too far. But I don't know that this distance is not a problem for the cavalry at all. Since Liu Wei is going to run a long distance. If you are surprised, how can you care about walking an extra hundred and ten miles? ”

Xi Zhicai was noncommittal.

On the contrary, I thought that it was more convenient to come from Xinzheng than the road to the west. This is the plain. The official road is flat. Just right for a cavalry gallop. From Yangqian to the east. Although the road is closer, the mountain road is rugged, which is not conducive to war horses. On the contrary, it is the most unlikely path. ”

Guan Yu laughed, and said sarcastically: "The drama army plotted to arrange for my brother to stay in the negative gathering, is it considered improper, or do you think that my brother's strength is too weak to stop Liu Wei's army, so he can only be a spectator?" ”

Xi Zhicai frowned: "Captain Guan, you have less than a thousand soldiers, and you will only be three brothers, this strength is ......"

"The soldiers are fine but not in the crowd, and they will be brave but not in the wide. A hundred birds are tired, and they are not as good as an osprey. Guan Yu interrupted Xi Zhicai very unceremoniously: "As far as I know, the only people under Liu Wei who can be called warriors are Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu. Lu Bu was trapped in Xiao'e Ling, and only Zhang Xiu was left and right with Liu Wei. May I ask all the gentlemen here, who has ever defeated Zhang Xiu, and who has enough chances of winning against Zhang Xiu? ”

Guan Yu looked around, his expression arrogant. Han Dang was furious and was about to get up to refute it, but was stopped by Cheng Pu. Cheng Pu shook his head and signaled Han Dang to calm down and not fight for a while. Guan Yu's words were not aimed at Sun Jian, he was fighting with Xi Zhicai, and Sun Jian was just injured by mistake. Guan Yu is arrogant and arrogant, and has always considered himself the number one master under Yuan Shao's account, and he doesn't pay attention to Dian Wei and Sun Jian, two masters who also understand their fate. He is the only person here who has defeated Zhang Xiu, of course, he must highlight this point to prove his strength.

Xi Zhicai glanced at Sun Jian, and saw that Sun Jian was indifferent, as if he hadn't heard it, so he said: "What does Captain Guan mean by guarding the East Road?" ”

"Yes, yes."

"However, in addition to sitting in the Chinese army, General Cao also has to face Jia Xu's 10,000 troops, I'm afraid there are no more men and horses to support you."

"No, you don't." Guan Yu smiled contemptuously: "It's enough to have three of my brothers." ”

"If Liu Wei doesn't attack from the east road, if he attacks from the east road, and your brothers can't stop him, what can I do?"

"A certain wish to make a military order." Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and stared at Xi Zhicai: "If Liu Wei doesn't come from the East Road, if my brother can't stop Liu Wei, only the army will punish him, and he won't dare to complain." ”

Xi Zhicai felt that his face was painful, and his eyes were as uncomfortable as if they had been pricked by needles, so he couldn't help but avoid Guan Yu's eyes and looked at Cao Cao: "General, what do you think?" ”

Cao Cao smiled: "Since Yun Chang's courage is commendable, then let's do it." ”

"Thank you, General." Guan Yu laughed and glanced at Xi Zhicai proudly. Liu Bei sighed silently. Sun Jian also pursed the corners of his lips, and then quickly regained his composure.

……

Dengfeng East Fifteen Miles, Yangcheng Mountain, Jade Girl Terrace.

Liu Bei sat on the stone with his sword, looking at the undulating mountains in the distance, his face was sad, and his eyes were melancholy. The scars on his face writhed like centipedes, and it was terrifying.

His mood was as cold as the morning breeze of early spring. The disputes in the tent yesterday kept echoing in front of his eyes, and the pride hidden behind the helplessness of Xi Zhicai made him uneasy.

If he couldn't stop the cavalry raided by the Son of Heaven, how could he save Guan Yu? Can he save Guan Yu? Should he beg Guan Yu?

Guan Yu was already arrogant, he understood his fate, and after practicing the phoenix-shaped guidance map, he became more and more empty. Yesterday, I had a dispute with Xi Zhicai and wanted to take the credit of the East Road, but I didn't talk to him in advance, so I said it on my own.

In his eyes, is there still my brother?

Alas, how do I suspect that the clouds are coming. Liu Bei suddenly felt ashamed, and his face was red. Yun Chang grabbed the merit, and he also wanted to ask the alliance leader to come forward and let Xu Shao show me the appearance and help me understand my life. How can I be so suspicious of him.

"Brother, have you been drinking?" Zhang Fei walked over, saw Liu Bei's face flushed, and hurriedly asked. He sniffed as he spoke. There was not a trace of alcohol in the air, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Brother, if you are not drunk and your face is red, you won't be the same as Yun Chang, right?" ”

Guan Yu was also a little surprised, and looked at Liu Bei curiously. Liu Bei was embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "No, no, it's just that I think of my work for a while, and I'm a little excited." ”

"Haha, that's true." Zhang Fei rubbed his hands: "If we can catch that Liu Wei child this time, how do you say the alliance leader will reward us?" ”

"Yide, Liu Wei is the Son of Heaven after all, how can you be so unscrupulous." Liu Bei sighed: "If you really fight against him, it's best not to hurt his life." Otherwise, this crime of killing kings is not something our brothers can afford. ”

Guan Yu said with a big grin: "Brother, don't worry, we will take care of it." ”

"Yun Chang, do you really think that with our people, we can stop the rush of thousands of elite horsemen?"

Guan Yu wanted to speak and stopped, his face was a little feverish. He also knows now that he has talked too much, and he has fallen for the agitation of Xi Zhicai. However, he still refused to lose: "Be prepared, wait for it, even if we can't stop him, we can still inflict heavy damage on him." If I had the chance, I would burst into the middle of the battle and slash him down with a single sword, which is not impossible. ”

"Yun Chang, if it's really so easy, Xi Zhicai still has to spend so much effort to set up the formation?" Liu Bei smiled bitterly: "Actually, we are good, Sun Jian is not the main force, and we can't trap the Son of Heaven, at best, it will consume part of the Son of Heaven's strength." The real killer move, of course, has to be completed by Cao Cao. Xi Zhicai's heart is not here, it's in Dengfeng. ”

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes slanted: "How can you see it?" ”

"It's just a reasonable speculation." Liu Bei looked into the distance. He remembered that Cao Cao had said that there was a canopy peak there, which was said to be the place where the Son of Heaven worshiped the heavens, and Sun Jian had secretly visited it not long ago.

……

It is thirty miles north of Yingyin City.

Five thousand elite horsemen silently hid in the mountains, and these well-trained cavalry barely made any sound, camping in the designated position. There were no tents, no straw bunks, and each man had only a thick blanket and two bags of horse feed, and that was all their bedding.

No one said a word of complaint, because so did the Son of Heaven Liu Wei himself. At the same time, they also know that after winning this battle, the Son of Heaven will double the compensation for their hard work along the way, so that they can enjoy the wine and beautiful women that they usually dare not hope for.

It is said that Tingwei Temple is stepping up the selection of the families of the offenders, and when the time comes, there will be a group of female dependents of high-ranking officials and nobles who will become official slaves and maids, and they can enjoy their waiting, if they fancy it, they are willing to spend money, and they can also take it home, and they can be wives and concubines.

Thinking about a better life in the future, this little difficulty in front of me is not a problem at all.

Liu Wei took Wei Guan and a few other Lang officials to inspect all the way, and the soldiers he met along the way would get up and salute, but no one made a noise. They just looked at Liu Wei with a warm gaze, and then pressed their right fist to the breastplate and struck a light blow.

Liu Wei smiled and nodded, and when he saw the sick soldiers, he would stay and ask about the treatment. In the face of Liu Wei, those sick soldiers shook their spirits and exaggerated that they didn't care about this little illness, even if they didn't need to take medicine.

It wasn't until late at night that Liu Wei returned to his campsite. Xun You had already fallen asleep, his demeanor was peaceful, his breathing was steady, and he slept very steadily.

After arriving in Yingyin, Liu Wei unexpectedly vetoed the original plan to go north, and turned eastward to take Xinzheng and kill Dengfeng from the east road. Xun You didn't say anything, and immediately analyzed the situation of this road for Liu Wei, and proposed the construction of several campsites.

Liu Wei looked at Xun You for a moment, sat down silently, washed up briefly, and then sat cross-legged and began his daily homework.

Wei Guan and other guards consciously set up a cordon, with Liu Wei as the center, within a hundred steps, it is difficult for birds to pass...... (To be continued......)