Linzi City Prime Minister's Mansion.

I saw Cao Pi rushing into the room in a hurry, after Cao Cao had a headache and was recuperating in the room. Seeing that Cao Pi rushed in in a hurry, his face sank, and he shouted: "Zihuan, what kind of system is panicking!" ”

Cao Pi, who is usually extremely afraid of Cao Cao, did not stop when he heard Cao Cao's scolding this time, but said loudly: "Father, something is wrong!" ”

Cao Cao's face sank even more when he heard this, and at the same time, there was a soft "um" sound in his nose.

Cao Pi raised the piece of paper in his hand and said, "Father, Hebei Emergency." Uncle Miaocai set up a company camp in a dense vegetation, and the enemy commander Lu Xun burned it with fire. Nine of the 200,000 troops were buried in Hanoi, and Uncle Miao Cai was beheaded by the enemy general Huang Zhong...... Beheading. ”

The more Cao Cao listened, the more his face sank, and when he heard that Xiahou Yuan had been beheaded, he could no longer keep calm. The whole person suddenly rose up and shouted angrily: "How can this be! What about Yuan Hao? How could he make such a big mistake! ”

Cao Pi hurriedly replied: "Mr. Tian is in the rear to prevent Lu Xun from attacking the grain road with a naval army. And after the enemy army broke through Uncle Miaocai's department, he pursued with victory. Hao Zhao of Bingzhou shot at the same time, taking the opportunity of the great victory, and Lu Xun's department, which attacked from the waterway, took advantage of the chaos in Yecheng to capture it. Mr. Tian led the remnants of Hanoi to flee to Yecheng, and Lu Xun ambushed him, and the whole army was annihilated, and Mr. Tian killed himself. ”

"Lu Xun? Why did another Lu Xun come out! Obviously he is just a nameless child, but he was able to defeat Miaocai and Yuan Hao for the first time, how could Zhang Xiu's subordinates have so many talents! After speaking, Cao Cao directly grabbed a porcelain bottle next to him and threw it to the ground, making a crisp "bang" sound.

Seeing this, Cao Pi didn't care about Cao Cao's anger, and said stubbornly: "Father, now the three-way army of Huang Zhong, Lu Xun, and Hao Zhao is rapidly attacking Hebei. Zhang Xiu's thief has also been out of the tiger prison and is approaching Chen Liu. Xu Huang and Zhang Liao's two armies also attacked at the same time to attack Xuchang, the situation on the front line is extremely critical, please make a decision immediately! ”

Cao Cao heard Cao Pi's words, so he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. After taking a few deep breaths, he said, "Zihuan, call all the gentlemen and generals!" ”

Not long after, all the people under Cao Ying's tent in Linzi arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion. On the main seat, Cao Cao said the situation on the front line with an expressionless face.

After hearing this, everyone's faces became extremely ugly. Xun Yu was still steady, and after hearing it, he said: "Prime Minister, now Jizhou is being attacked by the enemy, and many cities have been occupied by the enemy. If the entire Jizhou is occupied by Zhang Xiu's army, then General Yuan Rang will be completely surrounded. At that time, Zhang Xiu has a naval army to deploy defenses in the Yellow River, and our army will not be able to cross the river to support at all, so please give an order to the lord immediately and let the generals withdraw from Yuan! ”

Hearing Xun Yu's words, the faces of everyone in the hall became even heavier. Cao Cao said with a wry smile: "The prime minister has already sent someone to pass the Yuan Rang retreat with a fast horse." Now that the situation is critical, what can you do to retreat from the enemy? ”

Chen Liu and Xuchang were in a hurry, Jizhou was falling, and Youzhou reinforcements had not returned. For Cao Jun, the situation can be described as extremely critical.

At this time, Guo Jia, who was pale, coughed a few times, and because the cough was so bad, Guo Jia could only cover his mouth with a cloth. The sharp-eyed Cao Cao saw that when Guo Jia took away the piece of cloth under his hand, it had a shocking bright red color. Cao Cao hurriedly said: "Feng Xiao must remember to pay attention to his body and not to work. ”

Guo Jia smiled reluctantly and said, "Thank you for your kindness." After a pause, Guo Jia continued: "Lord, now the prince of Xuchang is leading more than 200,000 troops to garrison, and Xuchang is the old capital, and the city wall is tall, so it should be able to defend it." However, Chen Liu, after the baptism of water last time, the city foundation was destroyed, and I am afraid it will not be easy to stop Zhang Xiu's main army. Jia thought that the lord should personally lead the troops and go to support Chen Liu. When Chen stayed behind and the Youzhou reinforcements returned, the situation of our army would not be so bad. ”

Liu Ye heard it, nodded and said, "Feng Xiao is not bad. At this time, the prime minister should immediately shrink his defense, and at the same time send troops to support Zhongda, as long as the pace of Zhang Xiu's main attack is stopped, we still have a chance! ”

After Liu Ye finished speaking, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others also nodded in agreement. Cao Cao bowed his head and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, you should immediately go and order troops!" In the afternoon, we will assemble completely, and the prime minister will personally take command of the expedition! ”

Cao Ang heard this, nodded and replied, "No!" ”

Cao Cao turned his head, looked at everyone, and said, "Ziyang, Gongda, you accompany the army to assist the prime minister." The two of them listened and gave up their orders.

After Guo Jia heard this, he struggled and said, "Lord, let Jia go with you!" ”

Seeing that Guo Jia looked weak, Cao Cao shook his head and said categorically: "Fengxiao will stay in Linzi to recuperate." The prime minister has Ziyang and Gongda conspired, and he will not be afraid of Zhang Xiu. Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's expression, so he could only nod yes.

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Chen Liucheng is too guarded in the house.

Zang Ba reported to Sima Yiyu: "Dashuai, the spies reported that Zhang Xiu's army has come out of the tiger prison and is looking forward to Chen Liu. How should our army meet the enemy? ”

When Sima Yi heard this, his brows tightened, and he turned to ask Jia Kui on the side: "Liang Dao, can you find out how many soldiers and horses Zhang Xiu has led." Now that Hebei, Liaodong, Jingzhou, and Huainan are all marching in, Zhang Xiu's troops should not be too many. ”

Jia Kui calculated for a moment and said, "Back to the marshal, Zhang Rentun's 30,000 soldiers stationed in Luoyang will inevitably come." In addition, Chang'an's spies reported that after Zhang Xiu sent troops and horses to Zhang Liao, there were only 20,000 left in Chang'an. ”

Zang Ba heard it and said happily: "In this way, Zhang Xiu's army is only 50,000, only half of our army?" ”

Jia Kui heard this and nodded, but then he reminded: "General Zang can't be careless, Zhang Xiu's soldiers are strong, although there are only 50,000 people, but they must not be underestimated. ”

When Sun Guan heard this, he said: "Zhang Xiu's subordinates are not bad at fighting, but our army has also been trained by General Liyi for more than two years, and it should be able to compete head-on with Zhang Xiu's army!" ”

Jia Kui sighed and said, "Having said that, last year, Guan Junhou's 200,000 army attacked Pingchun, but it was blocked by Zhang Liao. The reason why Guan Junhou was invincible was that Zhang Liao had a rattan armor army in his hands, which was invulnerable. And Zhang Xiujun has the most sharp weapons, every time he fights, he will find that Zhang Xiujun has a new sharp weapon. Therefore, although the number of his army is not large, we do not know what new weapons are in Zhang Xiu's army. ”

Speaking of the sharp weapons in Zhang Xiujun, even Sima Yi felt a headache. After being silent for a while, Sima Yi spoke: "Liang Dao, Ben Shuai left 30,000 people with you to guard Chenliu." Xuan Gao, immediately ordered the remaining 70,000 soldiers, although Ben Shuai went to Zhongmu to face Zhang Xiu! ”

Jia Kui heard it and said hurriedly: "Dashuai, such a rash attack, I'm just afraid of ......"

Sima Yi sighed and said, "The defense of Zhongmu City is also strong, and it is good to be prepared to send troops to test the combat strength of Zhang Xiujun." After all, Chen Liuliu cannot be lost, and once it is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable. Jia Kui heard it and felt reasonable, so he nodded and agreed.

So Sima Yi, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan led an army of 70,000 to the small city of Zhongmu, and in addition to setting up defenses in the city, they also set up a large camp under the city to wait for Zhang Xiu's army.

Let's say that Zhang Xiu joined Zhang Ren's army and soon rushed to the city of Zhongmu. But seeing that there were Cao troops on the opposite side of the city and under the city, and they looked like they were in good spirits. Zhang Xiu was not in a hurry to attack, but was ready to let Zhang Ren lead the army to the vicinity to cut down trees and set up a large camp first.

Sima Yi in the opposite camp saw it, but he smiled and said nothing. Zang Ba next to him said with a smile: "The marshal dealt with Zhang Xiu with the strategy of clearing the wilderness, and the trees within a radius of fifteen miles were all cut down by our army, and see how he Zhang Xiu camped here." ”

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the soldiers who had been looking for the woods on both sides had already returned, and reported to Zhang Xiuyu: "Your Majesty, the woods within a radius of fifteen miles have been cut down by the enemy. ”

Zhang Xiu frowned when he heard this, and then said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "What a Sima Yi, Jianbi Qingye has done it so thoroughly." ”

When Zhang Ren heard this, he frowned and said: "Your Majesty, now that our army wants to set up camp, we must retreat to fifteen miles away, otherwise it will take a long time for the materials to be transported." And in this way, I am afraid that it will be taken advantage of by Sima Yi. ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "This Sima Yi does have the ability, no wonder His Majesty has always been so jealous of him." His purpose in doing this was only to delay time, if he retreated to camp fifteen miles away, every day he attacked our army, he would have to run fifteen miles first, and his physical strength would be consumed first. In this way, you have already fallen into the enemy's plan. ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he sneered: "Sima Xiao'er thinks that such a trick alone can stump me? It's too underestimating the strength of our country. Righteousness, the order went down, and the troops were retreated and camped in fifteen. ”

Zhang Ren heard this and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, in this way, didn't we fall for Sima Yi's plan?" ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he laughed and said: "What's the matter, all the plans are pale and powerless in the face of absolute strength." I'm going to show Sima Xiao'er what it means to be unstoppable! ”

Zhang Ren heard it and hurriedly agreed. Later, under the command of Zhang Ren, the army slowly retreated to fifteen miles away before setting up a large camp.

Sima Yi saw Zhang Xiu's retreat, so he exhaled lightly, for some reason, when the rabble with 400,000 people faced the Jiangdong army, Sima Yi did not have a trace of fear. However, now, with 100,000 elites facing Zhang Xiu's 50,000 army, Sima Yi often felt uneasy in his heart. After thinking about it, Sima Yi said to Sun Guan: "Zhongtai, send out all the scouts to find out Zhang Xiujun's movements." Sun Guan naturally took the order and left.

When Zhang Xiu set up the camp, the time had already reached sunset. However, Sima Yi did not relax in the slightest, but continued to send scouts to monitor. However, to Sima Yi's surprise, for the whole night, Zhang Xiujun did not make the slightest move, but just let the army rest in the camp.

By the next morning, Zhang Xiu was making a big fuss, cutting down trees and building another big camp five miles ahead. When the news reached Sima Yi and others, everyone immediately saw through Zhang Xiu's meaning.

I only heard Sun Guan say angrily: "This embroidery is too arrogant!" With only half the strength of our army, they are recklessly building large camps under our noses, and they really treat us as if they were nothing. Marshal, we can't let Zhang Xiu be so arrogant, while he is building a big camp, we will send troops to deal with him! ”

Zang Ba heard it, and also said loudly: "Dashuai, the last general is invited to fight!" ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he groaned for a while, shook his head and said, "Zhang Xiu is cunning, let's watch it for a while." Zang Ba and the others could only withdraw from the big tent stupidly. And Sima Yi's face also became cloudy.

However, Zhang Xiujun's office, in one day, transported timber from five miles away and built a large camp, but it advanced the army to Zhongmu City for five miles. When the camp was built, Cao Xing asked Zhang Xiu in puzzlement: "How can Your Majesty be so sure, Sima Yi will not come today?" ”

Zhang Xiu looked in the direction of Zhongmu City and said with a smile: "Sima Yi is the most tolerant, I want to see how long he can endure it." ”

Zhang Ren reminded: "Your Majesty should not be careless, although Sima Yi can bear it, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not attack." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he laughed and said: "I'm afraid that he won't come out, as soon as he comes out, my subordinates Blood Blade Battalion, Breaking Front Battalion, and Pangul Lishi will treat him well!" ”

However, as Zhang Xiu expected, Zhang Xiu has been making a lot of fanfare in the past few days, building a large camp forward, and constantly advancing in the direction of Zhongmu City, Sima Yi just stuck to the big camp and did not come out. In fact, Zang Ba and Sun Guan in Cao's military camp repeatedly asked for battle, but Sima Yi just didn't allow it, and finally let Zhang Xiu repair the camp to Zhongmu City.

At this time, I saw that in the big tent of the Cao army, Sun Guan kept complaining: "Marshal, why haven't you fought for a few days, at this time the enemy army has already repaired the camp to the bottom of Zhongmu City!" We missed a lot of planes. ”

When Sima Yi saw Sun Guan's posture, he knew that if he didn't give him an explanation today, he was afraid that he would not leave today. So he sighed and said: "If you go out of the camp to fight, what are your chances of winning Zhongtai and Xuangao?" ”

Sun Guan was stunned by Sima Yi's question, and after thinking about it, he said: "Now there are elites trained by General Liyi. Zhang Xiujun has no cavalry, and our army can fight even if it is not good! ”

Sun Guan said so, but Zang Ba on the other side bowed his head and said nothing. When Sima Yi saw it, he asked, "What does Xuan Gao think?" ”

Zang Ba sighed: "The rest of you can't worry, I'm afraid of the black-armored iron cavalry in Zhang Xiu's army." This army is Zhang Xiu's personal guard, since he personally recruited, this army will accompany him. ”

Speaking of the black armor iron horse, Sun Guan's face also changed in vain, he still vividly remembered the scene of going out with Zhang He and losing several games in a row.

Sima Yi heard this, nodded and said, "Not bad." In today's situation, our army can only hold on and wait for the prime minister's reinforcements, as long as we keep Chen Liu, we will be a great achievement. ”

Zang Ba pondered for a moment and said, "What the big marshal said is not wrong. But we stick to the camp, it doesn't mean that Zhang Xiu doesn't have a way to break the camp, you must know that Zhang Xiu's army has a lot of sharp weapons. ”

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, the most powerful in Zhang Xiu's army is the trebuchet and the strong crossbow." For these two sharp weapons, Ben Shuai has long been prepared. ”

Zang Ba and Sun Guan heard this, and at the same time thought of when Sima Yi built the camp, he ordered people to thicken the camp wall, and also ordered people to collect all the wet cowhides in Yanzhou. After the two of them heard this, the expressions on their faces became resolute in vain, and they arched their hands together: "What the marshal said is not bad, I should stick to the camp with the marshal." ”v