The autumn breeze blows, with pieces of fallen leaves fluttering, adding a little vastness. In the vast land east of Xiangxiang City, military tents spread, swords are lined up, and the atmosphere of slaughter arises spontaneously. This is the main force of the Jingzhou army that has rushed to the aid of Xiangxiang, and Gao Shun, who was originally stationed on the main road in the west of Xiangxiang, was also transferred, and only Yang Ling and Chen Ying were stationed there with 5,000 troops. Twenty miles north of the city is the combined camp of Cao Cao and Liu Biao, and although the two armies are far apart, the stretch of tent is still faintly visible.

Since Gao Shun quickly curbed the main road in the west of the city and echoed with Xiangxiang Chengguanhai, Cao Cao has not made any moves. As Liu Biao's army followed, reinforcements from Jingzhou's side also arrived one after another, and the two armies entered such a confrontation for five days.

In the big tent of the Chinese army in Jingzhou, the main generals all gathered together, discussing and discussing strategies to resist the enemy.

"Da, da, da!" A burst of heavy footsteps grabbed everyone's attention. Xu Sheng, who was covered in battle armor and had a stern face, lifted the curtain and strode in.

When everyone saw his appearance, although they knew that there was no result, they couldn't help but ask: "Hasn't the lord arrived yet?" ”

"Nope! It's early. Feeling everyone's anxiety, Xu Sheng strode to his place and sat down. Just now, the spy department told me that the lord set off with 10,000 personal guards two days ago, and it is estimated that it will take a few days. ”

"Leaving two days ago?" Gao Shun suddenly frowned, and then said: "Although the lord's personal guards are all cavalry, and the road is unimpeded, it will take several days to rush from Jiangzhou to this Xiangxiang, and it seems that they can't catch up." ”

These words made everyone in the hall a little silent, Xu Huang glanced around, and couldn't help but ask, "Then what should I do now?" It is not a good strategy to delay like this, then Cao Cao's main force is attacking Xuzhou, and he must be able to act soon. Now that the main army division and others are no longer there, and there is no main general, and the army has no owner, how should we deal with it? ”

These words spoke the hearts of the people, and they looked at each other. I don't know how to interface either.

Zhang Liao was also anxious. Chen Deng, who happened to see Wang Xu personally ordering him, didn't say a word, and couldn't help but say a word: "Yuanlong, you can also say something!" ”

Chen Deng didn't know what to do, but when he was asked by name, he had to smile bitterly and spread his hands: "Wenyuan, I can't help it, the last time the lord just asked me to come to help General Gao Shun." In case of sudden changes, now that the army has arrived, it is not clear whether it is a war or a retreat, how to do it? As he spoke, he sighed and said suspiciously: "Actually, it's strange. With the character of the lord, it has never been like this, why didn't he make arrangements this time? ”

"Hey!" All the generals sighed in unison.

"No matter what, we must do our best to guard against Cao Cao, and we must wait until the lord comes, and there is no room for mistakes." At this moment, Zhao Yun, who had been silent, said categorically.

These words instantly resonated with everyone, and they immediately firmly agreed: "Hmm! Zilong's words are good! ”

That's when it happened. A hearty laugh suddenly came: "Hahaha! Late. It's a lot of trouble for you! ”

As Wang Xu lifted the curtain and walked into the hall, there was a snort. Everyone stood up in astonishment. "Lord!"

But then he smiled and let out a long sigh of relief. "Lord, you're here!"

"Yes, I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do!"

"Huh!" Feeling everyone's anxiety, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and was not in a hurry to say anything, so he went straight to the top and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry." Originally, I arrived this morning, but when I was about to arrive at the camp, I had some ideas, so I sneaked around the Cao camp. ”

As soon as the words of "this ......" came out, all the generals looked at him in astonishment, not knowing what to say. This lord is always so unexpected.

"Hey! Why is the lord so pro-danger? Chen Deng sighed, shook his head helplessly, knowing that it was useless to say more, so he turned to ask: "I just learned that the lord only set off two days ago, why did he arrive so quickly?" ”

"Oh! I took Xu Shu and Zhao Yu and dozens of guards to leave first, and the guards were handed over to Dian Wei, and they were still behind. Knowing that such an act would definitely be talked about again, without waiting for everyone to answer, it was already a change of topic: "Forget it, let's not talk about these things first, I personally went to the vicinity of Cao Ying to investigate this trip, but there was a big discovery." ”

"Huh?" Everyone was really attracted by these words, and they all cast surprised eyes.

"If Cao Cao's camp is not what I expected, it should be empty, only one or two thousand people at most."

"What?"

"Is this true?"

All the generals were shocked, no one expected that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses would slip under their noses.

"Huh!" Wang Xu smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Well, this is a fact. I beheaded a group of sentry horsemen from Cao Ying, and observed from a distance on a small hillside, and found that Cao Ying was very empty. Although there are many flags, and the soldiers in the army patrol back, those tricks can't hide from me, and those tents are ten rooms and seven empty! ”

"But where can Cao Bing go?" Chen Deng said worriedly.

As soon as this question came out, all the generals in the hall frowned, speculating about the whereabouts of this Cao Jun.

"Could it be that you secretly went back to Nanyang and attacked me Xinye?" Zhang Liao was quick to make his point. "There are three ways to come from Nanyang. The west road is through Yin County, but the west side is mountainous, the terrain is dangerous, the road is not smooth, and it is not suitable for the army to fight, so they should not dare. The middle road is through Xinye, Chaoyang and other places, and this road is most suitable for large army attacks. The east road is Daping's, Huyang, and Xiangxiang. As for the easternmost road, it is completely meaningless, and it also has to pass through this Xiangxiang Township after hitting Fuyang. Could it be that Cao Cao wanted to show a plan to secretly control Chen Cang, raid my Xinye, Chaoyang, and then go straight to Xiangyang? ”

"Huh! Wen Yuan's words are not right. Chen Deng immediately retorted: "If Xinye and Chaoyang are lost, we must know as soon as possible, this Xiangxiang is not far from Chaoyang, and the cavalry can arrive in half a day, so he will eventually have to fight with us head-on, what's the point?" Besides, Cao Cao is here to contain my Jingzhou, if the goal has been achieved, the rest is nothing more than for me to suffer some losses and loot. Although Xinye and Chaoyang are gateways, they do not have much property to grab, which is far inferior to this Xiangxiang. At present, he is either retiring from the army, or he is designing us in this Xiangxiang. ”

"Yuan Long's words are very true." Wang Xu took over the words at the right time and said: "Cao Cao really only has these two choices, but if he wants to design us in this Xiangxiang, why is he not taking action for a long time?" If it drags on like this, the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him. ”

"So he's retired?" Zhao Yun frowned and continued: "His goal has been achieved, and it is also a way to get out so safely." It's just that Liu Biao will agree? He helped Cao Cao this time, and also sent soldiers and horses, which cost a lot of money and food. If so. Isn't he a bamboo basket for water? ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded in agreement and said, "Liu Biao really won't agree." But Cao Cao's intentions are also difficult to guess, as far as I can estimate, there should be some action within the end, and the best way at present is to respond to all changes with the same and see what he wants to deploy. Everyone must be careful not to change when they go down. Send more spies to investigate, and report as soon as possible if any abnormalities are found. ”

"No!"

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Wang Xu frowned and thought hard every day, he couldn't figure out what this Cao Cao was going to do, and the war in Xuzhou was tight. It can't be attacked for a long time. As an attacker here, fighting in a different place, the consumption of money and food is very huge, and it is obviously extremely unfavorable for him to drag it out. Seeing him scratching his head and thinking hard, Xu Shu couldn't help but help, but there was still no result.

In the early morning of the third day, Wang Xu sat in the main tent and looked at the map and pondered, and Xu Shu and Zhao Yu, who were fully armed, were also accompanied by him. It's a pity that for a long time there is still nothing.

"Urbane, rainy. Come out for a walk with me. ”

"Hmm!" The two girls answered, knowing that he was in a bad mood. Didn't say much.

But as soon as he got up, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the tent, and then he remembered Zhang Liao's deep voice. "My lord! Lord! ”

Looking at Zhang Liao, who opened the curtain and strode in, Wang Xu's heart moved, and he suddenly said in surprise: "But what is Cao Jun's movement?" ”

"Exactly! The main forces of the Cao-Liu coalition army have all formed a formation and are rushing towards Xiangxiang, presumably to fight me head-on. ”

"The main force is dispatched? A head-to-head showdown? Wang Xu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Hmmm! Judging by the current movement of the enemy's forces, this should be the case. Zhang Liao is definitely authentic. As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xu's expression, and couldn't help but ask, "Lord, are we going to fight or defend it?" ”

In the flash of light, many thoughts flashed in Wang Xu's mind, but in the end, he nodded fiercely and said, "Fight!" Then, he decisively gave an order: "Inform the city manager of Xiangxiang that his 10,000 soldiers and horses will not move." Yuan Long led 3,000 crossbowmen, 2,000 foot soldiers stayed in the camp, and the rest of the men lined up with me to meet the attack. ”

"No!" Zhang Liao's face was happy, and without saying a word, he turned around and left the main tent.

Wang Xu took a deep breath, looked back at Xu Shu and Zhao Yu, and said with a smile: "Help me wear armor!" ”

"Hmm!" Xu Shu smiled and nodded, and when he picked up the battle armor on the wooden frame next to the road, he put it on for Wang Xu.

However, Zhao Yu was excited, and said urgently: "Brother Xu, there is finally a battle, is it okay to take Yu'er to fight?" ”

"Of course ......not" Wang Xu wanted to refuse, but then he was abruptly stunned. In this battle, he really had a lot of uneasiness in his heart, Cao Cao's disappeared soldiers and horses still can't figure out where they went, could it be that they are hiding somewhere, intending to attack the camp in this decisive battle? Probably not, after all, it's hard for the army to lurk for so long without being discovered! But don't take it lightly, if there is a real accident......

Thinking of this, Wang Xu couldn't help but change his mind. "Alright! Both of you are with me. ”

"Haha! That's great. Zhao Yu's little face flushed with excitement, and he said excitedly: "Then I'll go back to the camp next door to get my and my sister's weapons!" After speaking, he had already run away in a smoke, for fear that Wang Xu would pay attention.

"This girl!" Xu Shurou smiled softly, but turned her head back: "Husband, are you so worried?" ”

"Hmm!" Knowing that Xu Shu knew herself, Wang Xu didn't hide it, nodded and said: "I'm very worried, I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't think about it, it's better for both of you to follow me!" Of course, it is best for the two of you to go back to Xiangyang first, this time the opponent is Cao Cao, which should not be underestimated. ”

"Do you think it's possible?" Xu Shu didn't answer directly, blinked her moving eyes, and showed a hint of a smile.

Wang Xu smiled bitterly: "Didn't you know that it was impossible, so you chose to let you follow me?" Anyway, the two of you are not bad at martial arts, so it's safer to follow me. ”

"It's good to know!"

Xu Shu glanced at Wang Xu with disgust, and didn't say anything more, just carefully put on the battle armor for Wang Xu...... (To be continued.) )