Ma Jian saw that Cao Jun was quite cooperative along the way, and he was still in the excitement of leading the army for the first time, so he was in a good mood.

generously distributed 5,000 elite soldiers to Cao Jun.

He led 20,000 elite soldiers to the mountain to garrison the army, and asked Cao Jun to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to go down to the village at the intersection of Wukou General Road.

That's fine, don't delay.

Cao Jun felt Alexander.

His 5,000 elite soldiers may face Cao Wei's tens of thousands of troops in a while, how can he hold it?

"General, are you camping?"

After dividing the team, the two went their separate ways.

The sergeants under Cao Jun saw that he was silent, so they had to come and ask for instructions.

"According to the Prime Minister's instructions, we went down to the village at the general entrance of the fifth road, and everyone did not panic to bury the pot to cook, and while the sky was still bright, we first went to the nearby mountains to cut down trees and set up the first camp."

"No!"

After dismissing his sergeants, Cao Jun stood on a slightly higher ground and began to observe the five major junctions pointed out by Zhuge Liang.

The street pavilion is just a pass, and there is no danger to rely on.

From the heights, it is a standard small basin, with a long and narrow terrain from south to north, with a total of five relatively narrow intersections.

These are the five general intersections in Zhuge Liang's mouth.

Cao Jun carefully distinguished it again.

It was found that three of the intersections were the narrowest, and in the case of limited manpower and time, priority should be given to these three places.

Cao Jun went to count the armaments and quartermasters again.

The military quartermaster is distributed according to one month's supply, and whether it can be held for a month seems impossible at present.

So when it comes to munitions, there's no need to worry about it.

As for armaments...... At this time, they brought out elite soldiers, complete in arms, and the infantry accounted for ninety percent of the share, which was subdivided into pikemen, axemen, and archers.

Only the axemen were equipped with shields, and there were about 2,000 of them.

Shields, spears, and bows and arrows are the main force of defensive warfare.

Cao Jun touched his chin and thought for a moment, feeling that at present, the 500 war horses seemed to be redundant.

Although the war horse is precious, it is not needed for a while.

"Come, you go to the mountain, look for a horse to join the army, and say that you can use these 500 war horses to exchange 5,000 shields and some arrows with him, if he doesn't follow, you will say that he is on the mountain, there is a danger of terrain, and it is useless to ask for a shield."

"No!"

Cao Jun sent his own soldiers to make a deal with Ma Jian on the mountain.

500 war horses for 5,000 shields and some arrows, he was at a loss, not to mention that Ma Jian also needed him to attract the firepower of the Wei army on the ground, so naturally the more shields, the better.

Supposedly there will be no refusal.

After a while, the soldiers returned, bringing back a message from Ma Tan.

He agreed to the exchange, and said that it was getting late today, and he had made an appointment to change it tomorrow.

Cao Jun's heart jumped, "Tomorrow is changing, if you think in the worst direction, maybe Wei Jun will come tomorrow, and change the hammer." ”

So he sent his own soldiers up to spread the word, asking for a change today.

Ma Jian was urged by him and had no choice, and it was a matter of taking advantage, so he had to send someone to send down 5,000 shields and some arrows, and Cao Jun also asked people to lead more than 400 war horses.

Only more than a dozen war horses were left for the sentries to reconnoiter the enemy situation and report credit.

With this in place, it was already starting to get dark.

With the concerted efforts of 5,000 elite soldiers, the first camp has been completed for the most part, and like a bottle stopper, it is stuck at the narrow intersection in front of the street pavilion.

Cao Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I don't feel like I'm running naked anymore, so I finally put a pair of pants on my body, and I feel a little safe.

He also asked half of the people to bury the pot and cook and take turns to eat, while the other half lit a fire and fought at night to continue to strengthen the camp.

At midnight (19~21 o'clock), the first camp was barely completed.

Cao Jun went to check it out again.

Due to the eagerness to work, the second half of the time was a night battle, the quality of the camp was only so-so, there was no arrow tower used for lookout, and there was no trench for guarding against cavalry, but only a layer of shallow antlers was planted in the outermost part of the camp.

After arranging the sergeant on duty, Cao Jun looked at the night sky outside the tent alone, but his heart was full of ups and downs, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

It was only at this moment that he figured out some questions.

I can't take advantage of the advantages of the prophet to recklessly change the original plot, and try to ensure that the pace of history always moves forward according to the existing track.

In this way, you can maintain your prescient advantage for a long time.

However, in some key points, we must make good use of our prescient advantages and strive for maximum benefits.

Street pavilion, if you want to defend it, it will definitely not be able to hold it.

But you just need to keep it for a while.

Defend until Zhuge Liang's army returns.

In addition, he is not completely unfounded.

Cao Jun silently calculated the existing advantages with his fingers.

First, he is a seer and knows the general direction of history, which is the greatest advantage at present;

Second, the opponent attacked, he defended, the early stage needs to face only the opponent's vanguard cavalry, the cavalry is not good at attacking the city, although this is only a small pass, under his continuous reinforcement, it can also delay for a period of time.

Finally, if the direction of history is correct, in a small city not far from here, there are still 10,000 reinforcements arranged by Zhuge Liang.

The leading general is Gao Xiang.

At critical moments, support can also be summoned.

As for the 20,000 elite soldiers led by Ma Tan, who garrisoned the army on the mountain...... Don't expect it for the time being, as soon as the Wei army arrives, it will be surrounded on all sides, and after cutting off the water source, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold out for even three days.

However, even if it is 20,000 pigs, staying in place and waiting for the Wei army to cut them down, it will take some time and soldiers and horses.

And what about the advantages of the Wei army?

There are many soldiers, and Sima Yi will personally lead the troops.

The advantage of 'more soldiers' alone crushed the only three advantages in Cao Jun's hands.

"Alas! It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, so she can only take one step at a time. ”

After dawn on the second day, Cao Jun seized the time to order the soldiers to consolidate the first pass, and let people start building the second pass without taking precautions.

He calculated the existing strength and armament, and after exchanging a wave of shields with war horses and horses, the soldiers in the camp at this time were almost one per person.

There are still 2,000 more.

Leaving 1,000 as a replacement, he ordered his soldiers to drive 1,000 shields outside the camp, with the lower half of the shields buried in the earth and held in place, while the upper body emerged from the ground.

The shields that emerge crisscrossed and formed a variety of strange and sturdy shapes.

If the Wei army wanted to attack the camp, it would have to jump over these obstacles.

It can also slow down their offensive a bit.

After the arrow tower and ditch of the first pass were also excavated, the prototype of the second pass was also built.

It was noon.

Suddenly, Ma Tan on the mountain sent someone to report that the Wei army's camp sentinels had been discovered, and the vanguard was about to arrive, so that he could get ready.

Cao Jun was taken aback.

The situation was really developing in the worst direction, but he didn't expect that Wei Jun only left him less than a day.

"Let the Sentinel probe again."

Although Ma Jian occupied the advantage of the terrain and was the first to discover the Wei army, the Cao army did not dare to be sloppy, and the remaining ten war horses were also sent out.

The intelligence on the front line turned back like flowing water.

"Report ...... On the hill ahead, Cao Wei was found to be camping. ”

"Report ...... Cao Wei's cavalry has been discovered, and the vanguard is less than ten miles away. ”

"Report ...... Cao Wei led the army to Xu Huang, and there were about 20,000 Wei troops, all of whom were cavalry. ”

"Report ...... The Wei army is less than five miles from this, so please prepare quickly. ”

After an initial period of panic, Cao Jun quickly stabilized his mind.

From these ever-changing front-line news, he gradually sniffed a different opportunity.

"The vanguard of the Wei army has arrived, and they are all cavalry, the cavalry is not good at attacking fortifications, and they also need to cut down wood to prepare tools for attacking, so that there is at least a half-day buffer period."

"I just hope that the 20,000 pigs camped in the mountains can fight for me more opportunities."

After Cao Jun thought about it carefully, he quickly conveyed the order.

"Order the axemen and archers to enter the first line of camp to defend, and the pikemen continue to cut down and camp to fortify the second line."

Shortly after Cao Jun's order was issued, a group of Wei soldiers who were blackly pressed entered Cao Jun's field of vision after turning a pass.

Cao Junding was at the forefront to observe the military situation.

He found a Shu soldier not far from him, his lips clenched on his slightly tender face, his upper and lower teeth were constantly bumping, and his face was full of despair.

The hand holding the shield was still trembling slightly.

Although his feet stood still, his whole body was still trembling.

Although the other Shu soldiers around him were better, the tension on their faces that had piled up was about to overflow uncontrollably.

"Oops!"

Cao Jun's heart trembled, like a flash of lightning, and suddenly discovered a key factor that he had forgotten all along.

That's morale.

At this time, the Wei army was overwhelmed, and there were more soldiers and horses than them, and they were all cavalry.

And the cavalry had an innate advantage in the face of the infantry.

If you want to come, you will come, and if you want to go, you will go.

If the Shu army is defeated, there is almost no chance to escape.

This is the terrible thing about the mobility of cavalry.

It's no wonder that the Shu soldiers are desperate.

It can't go on like this, before the Wei army officially started attacking, the Shu army surrendered, how to fight the battle in the future?

Cao Jun was glad that he had discovered this key point at this moment.

If it is half a day late, it is estimated that the daylily will be cold.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Cao Wenwu, the rebellious general of the Han Dynasty, we are under the command of the prime minister, come to guard the street pavilion, the prime minister has won a hundred battles, and has never been defeated, so naturally he will not send us to die in vain."

"Reinforcements must have been arranged, provided that we hold out until reinforcements arrive."

"The Wei army is all cavalry, and they are not good at attacking fortifications, even if they come over, they can't attack it."

"Everyone, listen, I order, except for the soldiers on guard in the front row, everyone else is resting in place, and the armor does not leave their hands, ready for battle at any time."

After Cao Jun finished shouting, his morale really eased a lot.

But it's useless to just shout, and we have to come up with concrete and effective actions.

Cao Jun looked at a banner held in his hand by Wei Jun with the word 'Xu' written on it, and suddenly ordered someone to bring over a war horse, and after a little preparation, he gritted his teeth and rushed out alone.

"It's General Xu Huang who came? You can come out and talk. ”