Just as Zhou Cang expected, after the two armies only occupied the level, they did not continue to move.

The difference is that Liu Bei's side is reinforcing Tongguan, and at the same time carrying out more defensive measures against the side of Xiangyang, including moats, horse traps and horse rejection formations, making it impossible to break through the checkpoint quickly.

On Cao Cao's side, there was almost no reinforcement, and Lu Qian was guarding the checkpoint like this. It's just that this makes people feel wrong, and secretly said: This Lu Qian can't be the bait sent by Cao Cao, right?

Although it felt impossible, Zhou Cang still sent people to explore the area around the Tiger Prison Pass closely, and as a result, he got definite information, that is, there were no enemies around or even within hundreds of miles. The scouts even searched the deep mountains and old forests, and they all walked back intact, obviously there was indeed no enemy army, and they could attack the Tiger Prison Pass with peace of mind.

"I said Lao Zuo, if you are a defender, you do not strengthen the wall, but put on a posture of inviting you to attack. In such a situation, what do you think the other party thinks? On the way, Zhou Cang couldn't help but ask Zuo Ming, the chief of staff of the army.

"There are three possibilities, one is to lay down suspicious soldiers, so that we dare not attack; Either an ambush was arranged, but the ambush was very hidden, so that we had no way to discover the existence of this soldier; Finally, and the last thing I want to think about, is that it must be intended to be a trick on us. The most devastating murder is nothing more than flooding and fire attack. There is no river around the Tiger Prison Pass, so naturally it is planned to attack with fire! Zuo Ming thought about it and gave his own analysis results.

"What are the three probabilities?" Gao Ran asked.

"The first possibility is only less than one percent, after all, our siege equipment is not vegetarian; The second possibility is forty percent, but I can't figure it out, even professional scouts can't find the ambush, where are they ambushed? The last one has a 50% chance, and I think this is their real purpose, which is to lure us into the level, and then kill us with fire! Zuo Ming thought about it and gave the most rational judgment.

Zuo Ming is Zuo Feng's adopted son. Therefore, most of the calculations are biased towards the word 'adventure'. However, the use of tactics itself is not what he is best at, and it is his ability to figure out people's hearts and think that they are using them for themselves. It is precisely because of this that he will replace Zhao Li as the political commissar.

The problem is that for this kind of generals who joined Cao's army later. The information collected by the Han Soul Organization was limited, and in the absence of sufficient data as a reference, he had no way of knowing what kind of existence Lu Qian was, or what kind of personality and thoughts he would have.

If you don't know any of this, then the so-called strategy will naturally not work. At this moment, he said that he was the chief of staff. In fact, at most, it is responsible for Zhou Cang's omissions and filling.

"Fire attack? If we directly destroy the entire Tiger Prison, I don't know how he plans to burn us? Zhou Cang thought about it and said what he thought.

Today's Tiger Prison Pass is just made of ordinary Sanhe soil rammed and tamped, and then burned and sintered with flames. The originally majestic wall here was directly blown to the ground by Fang Yun's obvious cheating blow at that time. At that time, it was a very proud thing, but now I feel that this is the case, and I am afraid that it will be another trouble to rebuild the tiger prison in the future.

Bai Bojun actually doesn't pay much attention to Tiger Prison Pass, maybe they were originally a group of stray cats. If you don't mix well here, go somewhere else. As for settling down and then building a comfortable nest for themselves or something, it was not in their consideration in the first place. It is precisely because of this that the new Tiger Prison is just fooling around.

At that time, if it weren't for the officials below who said that they could set up a checkpoint to collect toll tax or something, I was afraid that Yang Feng might not be able to deploy a group of people to build this simple checkpoint.

At this moment, Cao Jun occupied this place, and at the same time, settled down here in the checkpoint. The camp has been set up. It seems that they are ready for a long-term defense. It's just that if you really want to fight for a long time, shouldn't you strengthen the city wall? Look at Liu Bei's side, but the entire city wall and periphery have been arranged.

Or or. The other party just made this gesture in order to lure himself to attack, and then facilitate their fire attack? It's a big possibility, but anything is possible, and there are variables that make it hard to choose.

"Actually, it doesn't need to be that troublesome. This time we brought ten heavy trebuchets with us. Since the situation of the Tiger Prison Pass is unknown, let's fight until he is clear! If you are worried that the enemy camp is cheating, then send a few troops to check it out! As the so-called soldiers come to block the water and cover the earth, if they cower like this, this is the trick of the other party! Zhou Cang said with a smile.

When Zuo Ming heard it, he also felt that it was such a truth, so he didn't talk nonsense. The army quickly arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass, and after a simple formation, the Xiangyang Cannon was already ready to be fired!

Who knew that at this time, the gates of the Tiger Prison began to open. The gate, which had apparently been rushed out and could only allow two people at most, opened without warning, and not a single soldier appeared inside.

"Is this an open door to welcome guests?" Gao Ran smiled mockingly.

"I don't know why, but the other party's way makes me feel that the other party doesn't plan to attack with fire at all!" Zhou Cang couldn't help but say what he thought. If you plan to use a trick in such a situation, you are simply despising the intelligence of others!

However, in order to be safe, let the small group of troops start to enter the pass to check. As a result, the soldiers of that army hurriedly came to report: "There is not a single Cao army in the pass, all the tents have been inspected, and there is no fire attack on the fire, not even the smell of fierce fire oil." ”

Well, Cao Jun disappeared directly, and now he can't fight if he wants to.

The army began to enter the pass, and sure enough, there were a lot of tents here, and the rare thing was that these tents were empty, and everything had been taken away, and these tents were drained down.

The army again inspected the ignition and determined that there was indeed no ignition here. In other words, the other party really did not intend to attack with fire.

"The whole army rests!" It was so easy to recapture the Tiger Prison Pass, and Zhou Cang was not interested in fighting.

"General, we'd better be vigilant. Since the fire attack did not appear, then we must be careful whether the other side has arranged an ambush somewhere! Zuo Ming stepped forward to remind.

At this juncture, Zhou Cang felt that Zuo Ming was making a big fuss. However, in the spirit of being cautious, he still sent out scouts, and strictly ordered that the surrounding area must be patrolled for hundreds of miles, and it is necessary to find out whether there are enemy troops around as soon as possible, and report it as soon as possible.

In the next two quarters of an hour, seeing that the scout had not returned for the time being, Zhou Cang also took the opportunity to give an order to take a simple rest. Seeing that the meal seems to be coming soon, I just thought that if there is nothing wrong with this report, then I can just bury the pot and make rice.

After another quarter of an hour, many of the soldiers were already a little drowsy after a day's march. After all, when there is nothing to do, the mental consumption can't help but start to intensify.

The scouts also began to return one after another, indicating that there were no enemy troops in this direction. Seeing that it should be the last scout to come back, Zhou Cang couldn't help but feel a lot more relieved, and was about to announce that the whole army would rest and bury the pot to cook.

But he didn't want Zuo Ming to panic and asked: "General, can the scouts in the east be rewarded?" ”

Only then did Zhou Cang remember, it seemed that the scouts who went to the east to explore had not yet returned! Each scout goes at a similar pace, and they must maintain a steady speed to make sure that every spot can be seen for ambushes or enemy forces.

When they came back, they turned back at full speed, so that they, the generals, could know the situation ahead for the first time. If necessary, they will maintain their initial speed and continue to explore.

Since the stamina of the horses is also about the same, the scouts sent out will not return with a difference of more than ten minutes at most. But it is obvious that the troops who went to explore the east have not returned for more than twenty minutes!

"Prepare for war now!" Zhou Cang roared.

At this moment, he realized that although the camp was well built, there seemed to be more tents than normal. At the same time, the most important items such as guardrails and horse rejection are missing from the perimeter!

Normally, those things are used to fend off sudden enemy attacks. But on the other hand, wouldn't it be easier to be attacked by the enemy without those? In particular, those tents have further dispersed the formation of their own troops, and it is difficult to say everything if they are suddenly attacked by the enemy.

The army quickly rushed out of the tent, intending to assemble to meet the battle, but did not want to be blatantly killed by an army in the distance.

This is a Cao army, ambushed a hundred miles away, but they can run directly here in a very short time, especially when most of the soldiers are still infantry.

Here are Xiahou Yuan's subordinates, who travel 500 miles in a day and 300 miles in a night, a myth in the marching world!

"This is Cao Jun's real plan, right? They're going to attack us while we're resting here! But what kind of army is this, it is said that it has not been investigated before, and there are no other troops within hundreds of miles? Zhou Cang asked suspiciously.

"It can only be said that this is a very mobile force. They had been hundreds of miles away before, so that our scouts could not detect them. It has to be said that under normal circumstances, the effective reconnaissance range of scouts is actually only twenty to fifty miles, but for the sake of insurance, they are actually on standby hundreds of miles away...... But it is precisely because of this that we have no way to detect their existence, but fortunately we must respond in time, otherwise it will be unimaginable! Zuo Ming couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

Indeed, as far as the enemy's ability to maneuver, I can't help but admire them.

The formation of our army is not very complete, and the most important thing is that many of our soldiers are also a little tired. The good thing is that the other party is rushing from a hundred miles away, but I am afraid that the physical consumption is also a lot, and the two sides are also half a catty.

Then, the rest is naturally - the brave wins when they meet in the narrow way! (To be continued.) )

PS: I thought it was the fire of the tiger prison, but who would have thought that it would be a thousand miles of attack. Xiahou Yuan, who has the characteristics of 'marching', really let an infantry go out of the speed of cavalry!