Although Fang Zhiwen used his range advantage in bows and arrows to put Cao Cao's troops in a passive situation, Cao Cao used a stable formation to make Fang Zhiwen unable to achieve much success, and Cao Cao didn't pay attention to Fang Zhiwen at all, but buried his head in worrying.

Fang Zhiwen was like a fly biting an egg, although there were some results, but the results were too small, even if Fang Zhiwen personally shot and killed several generals, he could not open a gap in Cao Cao's solid defense, Fang Zhiwen saw that there was no chance, so he led the team to the west to break away.

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure on Zhiwen above was really great, especially on this terrain now, Cao Cao couldn't catch Fang Zhiwen at all, the most hateful thing about Fang Zhiwen's troops was that they were too mobile, and this guy's troops had a problem, that is, if possible, they would never fight with you, so it was difficult to seize the opportunity to fight with him in a dignified battle, of course, this dignified battle must be Cao Cao's strength advantage.

Although Fang Zhiwen left Cao Cao to let go of his uneasy thoughts, but after a while, Cao Cao's uneasiness poured out uncontrollably from his heart again, Fang Zhiwen went west, he wouldn't be going to Sucheng, right? If his cavalry attacked Sucheng, although he might not be able to take Sucheng, what about the farms and towns around Sucheng?

They can't stop Fang Zhiwen who is like a wolf and a tiger, if their side has not achieved results, Fang Zhiwen has already killed people and set fire to his own house, and he is still a fart in this battle!!

Cao Cao was entangled, why does Fang Zhiwen always like to let people make choices? Offensive or defensive. That's a problem.

The bigger question is, am I here to grab food, defend a fart!?

It's so bullying! Cao Cao was furious and sent Xu Chu's cavalry out, bypassing me and attacking at will, killing people when he saw him, and robbing grain when he saw it!

Could this be what Fang Zhiwen wanted to teach Cao Cao? I'm afraid it's not that simple!

On the other side, Guo Jia and Yue Xi were also doing the same thing in Xiaqiu, this kind of thing that made the enemy miserable. Of course, Guo Jia will not fail to do it, and besides, Guo Jia has 20,000 cavalry in his hands, and Xiahoudun will never dare to divide his troops like Cao Cao, but will take a large number of Inhuman troops and steadily advance towards Xiaqiu.

But he was uneasy in his heart, even if he captured Xiaqiu, but the county behind him might also be broken by Guo Jia, if Xiaqiu City had already planned to be broken by Cao's army. At the critical moment, a fire burned the stored grain, and he became a lone soldier who was cut off from the back road in Xiaqiu. The pawns who cross the river, once the food runs out, then there is only a terrible result.

Seeing the cavalry that had harassed him for a long time leaving, Xiahoudun hesitated and hurriedly found Cheng Yu, who was riding in the carriage, to discuss.

"Strategist, what do you think we should do now, do we continue to advance towards Xiaqiu?"

Cheng Yu frowned, thought for a while and asked, "General Xiahou, how much did our army lose just now?" ”

"Less than five hundred and one

"It's still the result of our full defense, if it's cavalry against cavalry. What are our odds? ”

"Hardly, because they are archers, no, heavy ballista cavalry, we can't keep up with the range, unless we take advantage of the favorable terrain to trap them, we can basically only drive them away. If, on the contrary, they entangled our cavalry, then without the support of the infantry, they were in equal numbers. Even more cavalry could end up in defeat. ”

"So strong?"

"Yes, the advantage of the troops, we don't have cavalry capable of equipping heavy crossbows now, only heavy crossbow dragoons."

"Understood, let's continue to march towards Xiaqiu, no matter what, we must attack Xiaqiu, as for Huanxian, if we lose it, we can't do it, but they can't occupy it for a long time, right?"

"But what about the grain and grass!? What if the defenders of Xiaqiu evacuated after burning the grain and grass? ”

"It's not just in case, it's for sure, since they can do such a decisive way to clear the wilderness, and even the grain in the field has been burned, it means that they have accurately grasped our weakness, so there is no need to think about the food for the time being."

"But, but, if we can't get food, isn't there only one way of thinking? Are we desperate to continue further east? ”

"It's the same, it's all the same, the grain over there is estimated to be harvested, and then the same strong wall is clear, it is impossible to get grain from Xuzhou, which we have foreseen."

"Then you still have to fight?" Xiahoudun couldn't help but be a little angry!

Cheng Yu glanced at Xia Houdun coldly, there was no emotion in his eyes, as if he was a dead man, the feeling was like being touched by a ghost on the back of the back, and his whole body was cold and hairy.

"General Xiahou, not only Xuzhou has grain, but also Qianjun and Huainan, the problem is, these grains are not in the hands of our lord, do you understand?"

Xiahoudun gasped! So that's the case, this war is simply a trap, a trap cast against the Qianjun and Huainan clans! Yes, with the threat of war, these clans will be afraid, will honestly hand over the food to raise the army, and will obediently obey the orders of the lord, it is good to win this battle, it doesn't matter if you lose, you can also get food, this is Cao Cao's real strategy! Ruthless enough!

"Hara, it turns out, that's what happened.1

"Hehe, isn't that what happened, we attacked the enemy army in Xiaqiu, and the enemy army ran behind us to harass our father, and then we immediately returned to the army to rescue our father, but the grain and grass were a little nervous, so we needed to collect grain and grass on the spot, and that's it1

Cheng Yu lightly turned out the facts hidden under the surface, although it was bloody, but this is the truth, Xiahoudun had to believe it, and he had to implement it, otherwise, what was waiting for Cao Jun was only to perish, and more importantly, Cao Cao wanted to take this opportunity to completely subdue the big families of the two counties, perhaps. That's the real purpose.

I understood1 Xiahoudun nodded heavily, sighed, and drove the horse forward, the sound of heavy hooves quickly moving away.

Cheng Yu sneered faintly, and said to himself: "If they can grab it, we will also grab it, and when the time comes, just push the responsibility on Fang Zhiwen, it's time for these clans to clean up." ”

Poor Xiahoudun didn't know that what he knew was not all. What was in front of Xia Houdun was a quagmire, and he could only sink into it step by step, and then he couldn't get out.

"Why? We are cavalry, shouldn't we give full play to the advantages of cavalry, the enemy army is only in the early 10,000s, why don't we deal with the opponent's cavalry first? ”

"Because you can't beat them1 Xun Yu said lightly, not looking up at the angry Xiahou Yuan, but staring at the map in his hand, thinking silently on the shaking carriage.

"The general opposite me is Huang Zhong, that's right. But I haven't beaten him, how do you know I can't beat him? ”

"According to the intelligence we have gotten. Zhao Yun is known as the god of spears, and Huang Zhong is called a marksman, and he is said to be more powerful than Zhao Yun in melee combat. ”

"We're four times as big as him, can't we?"

"The terrain, the terrain here is open, you can't surround him at all, and he can make the most of the archers. No, it's the advantage of the crossbow cavalry, you can only be beaten passively, and if you chase in a hurry, you may have to hang. ”

Xiahou Yuan almost died of anger, why did he always face opponents who were stronger than him, and why did he have to be commanded by this powerless scholar?!

"So what do you really do? Is it just that he has been sucking and sucking, and the customs are all sorts of things, and the K-party is lazy and lazy? P> "Hehe, it doesn't matter, people don't think it's our incompetence. We should play to our strengths, go around and harass, open up space for the activities of the aliens, they can chase if they want to, and follow them if they don't want to chase, we must not fall into the rhythm of the enemy, but let the enemy follow our rhythm1

Xiahou Yuan paused for a moment, and then thought about it, it seems that this is really the case, if he desperately entangles with Huang Zhong, it will not take a few days for his food and grass to run out, and he will collapse without a fight at that time! Thinking of this, Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and he was also glad that Xun You had stopped him, and his opinion of Xun You suddenly took a 180-degree turn.

"That's true! I almost fell into the trap of my opponent, thank you for the reminder 1

"It's my duty, General." Xun You raised his head, showed a kind smile to Xiahou Yuan, and replied a little modestly.

"Hehe, then let's continue to go further east?"

"Yes, but you can't go too far, I estimate that the whole of Xuzhou is now engaged in the clearing of the wall, the small city is estimated to be empty, we are cavalry, we can't attack the fortification, in case we can't get food and grass, it will be troublesome."

"Strategist, I don't understand, can we get grain and grass around here?"

"Of course not, but behind us there is food and grass1

Xun You smiled coldly and replied without raising his head, Xiahou Yuan was stunned, and after a while, Xiahou Yuan's expression changed drastically and asked, "Behind the military advisor, doesn't you mean Huainan?" ”

"Isn't that Huainan? Where else is there grain and grass? ”

"But, but, my lord, this can't be done, right?" Xiahou Yuan's mind was confused, not only shocked and appalling by this fact, but also confused and incomprehensible about Cao Cao's concealment of this matter, Xiahou Yuan had really not heard of this before, could it be that Cao Cao no longer trusted the Xiahou brothers?

Of course not, in fact, Xun You and Cheng Yu have not heard Cao Cao say this, this kind of thing is just a guess by the two, but the possibility of this guess is indeed very great, and this thing cannot be said at all, it can only be done, therefore, Cao Cao does not have to say it, Cheng Yu and Xun You naturally know what to do.

And at the meeting before departure, Xi Zhicai's so-called 'thunderbolt method' shows that he also understands what the truth is!

Xun You sighed, no longer paying attention to the tangled Xiahou Yuan, and could only hope that after this time, Cao Cao's forces could completely get rid of the series of adverse effects caused by the previous decision-making mistakes and re-embark on a healthy development path!