A team of three people, this is a more common scout combination, because the number of people is smaller, it is naturally more difficult to be discovered by the enemy, and it is difficult to get along with each other day and night, and it is difficult to have disputes, but the internal division of labor in the team is extremely clear, and the efficiency is extremely high.

These scouts, who are often not well-known in the history books, but whose actual status and importance are extremely high, follow the predetermined route planned in advance, slowly and leisurely cruising through this vast grassland, going back and forth, surrounding their own large troops, interspersed with each other, forming a terrifyingly sophisticated net, waiting for the prey to come to the door.

This is a line of defense carefully arranged by Huyanshi in order to ensure the safety of the entire transportation process.

This is like a spider cave with layers of cobwebs, as long as there is a spider silk at the door that is moved, the spiders in the cave will immediately know that there are outsiders coming, and according to the speed and scope of the spider silk being destroyed, the size of the person and the speed of travel can be roughly inferred, so as to facilitate the next action, whether to fight, or withdraw, whether to encircle, or break through.

Therefore, the first step Cao Yan had to do after coming to Yanzhou was to go all out to quickly destroy the enemy's spider silk and affect the enemy's judgment.

If they encounter some extremely reckless and easy-to-get opponents, they may be desperate to get out of the cave first and fight these daring invaders first, but Cao Yan concluded that Hu Yanshi has always been known for his "stability", and he has been learning "how to defend" in his military career for decades When he encounters this kind of thing, the first thing he does is most likely to stop the large army, relying on the geographical advantage, first ensure that there will be no accidents, and then send more scouts to scatter everywhere to find out the news, that is, to compile a new net, and then Cao Yan only needs to maneuver one or two, as long as he can drag the other party, and then no matter how he looks for another opportunity, in short, his task has been half successful.

But Cao Yan rashly divided the entire army into three, one part was used to eliminate the enemy scouts, part was used to explore the movements of the enemy's large army, and the last part was left in the rear to respond, which was actually considered a dangerous military move.

After all, the soldiers from the Rakshasa clan are no better than the Yuyang army to which he originally belonged, they are not so easy to command, the coordination is very poor, and it is very easy to be greedy for merit, once the blood is on the head, it is easy to fall into the enemy's ambush, which leads to the annihilation of the whole army.

And with the small amount of troops he is holding in his hands now, even if he only loses a few hundred people, it is a great loss for him, which will cause his future road to be extremely difficult, but since he has boasted in front of everyone, patting his chest and guaranteeing that only three thousand people are needed, then he has to take this risk.

Seeing that the others were listening and remembering, they all walked to rest one after another, and Ihuasha finally dared to muster up the courage, stepped forward, and asked Cao Yan softly: "General, is it really good to divide the troops like this?"

She naturally admires Cao Yan's confidence and bearing, but she has a deep worry about Cao Yan's plan.

Death is an extremely heavy topic.

Everyone would be afraid of death, let alone a girl like her who is in her prime and has a good life?

Although she, or rather, they had found a reason to convince themselves to overcome their fears, they didn't want to die in vain, at least, to die worthwhile.

Since everyone knows that the enemy is outnumbered, and their own side is congenitally at a disadvantage, then they should not divide their troops like this, but should create a local advantage in order to fight with the other party, this simple truth, even if it is not taught, she understands.

Cao Yan had just put away the Fang Tian painting halberd where his life intersected, and was about to sit under the tree, draped in a thick wool blanket and rest for a while, when he heard the words, he suddenly turned his head, the two sword eyebrows were entangled together, and he was angry, and he wanted to scold her directly, but seeing the worried and stubborn look on the girl's face, it had already reached the words of her mouth, but she retracted it again.

In the end, she was forcibly dragged here, and as the person who changed her life, she wouldn't still speak ill of her.

Thinking of this, Cao Yan's brows slowly relaxed, sighed first, and then stretched out his hand and invited, "You sit down first." ”

Ihuasha glanced at him silently, but did not dare to sit beside him, but on the way to the march, there was no good environment to pick and choose, so he casually found a clean place covered with leaves and sat down, holding his legs in both hands, half of his head behind his back, and looking at each other timidly.

However, when she did this, she squeezed the well-developed mountains on her chest more fully, and even Cao Yan, who was sitting opposite him, accidentally glanced at it, and couldn't help but blush, and quickly coughed twice, and after covering the embarrassment, she said with a straight face: "Well, first of all, let me ask you, do you know why I only took 3,000 people?"

Ihuasha was asked, thought for a while, and then tentatively showed his face and whispered: "That, it's all because of your power, general." ”

Cao Yan shook his head slightly, and then said: " This is only one of them, the second reason is the most important, because the prince's side is now the time to employ people, since we have to fight on multiple fronts, I must try to increase my own pressure, so as to reduce the pressure over there, those who can work more, this is the reason, I can ask for more than 10,000 people, in this way, I can naturally calmly fight with the patriot, but I have to take into account the other side, you yourself know that the Youzhou army, which is recuperated, is not so easy to deal with, I bring a little less people myself, I can leave a little more people for them。 ”

After listening to this, Ihuasha retracted his head again, nodded, and said softly, "I understand." ”

Seeing that her eyes were slightly gloomy, Cao Yan couldn't help but speak again and said with relief: "Don't worry, I don't want you to die, when it's really time to fight, I won't go behind you, even if I don't care for you, I have to cherish myself, I don't plan to die on the battlefield early, but you must listen to me, you must not come by your own temperament, the most taboo thing in a war is to have a second voice, if you want to fight, you must withdraw, I shout out a word, you have to implement it immediately, you must not hesitate." ”

Growing up in the barracks since he was a child, he has an extremely cold and withdrawn personality, and he may never have thought that one day he would need to comfort others.

Seeing that the other party was still a little emotional, he added again: "Where you should be cautious, I will never relax, you can relax, so be it, I promise you, no matter what, I will definitely take you back safely!"

Ihuasha's eyes suddenly bloomed, and the whole person suddenly became energetic.

"I see, General, I'll go and talk to them. ”

Cao Yan had just covered the blanket when he was puzzled, "What did you say?"

Iwasa replied, "You have to make it clear to them, don't they?" after all, they still have some 。。。。。。 ”

When the words came to his lips, Ihuasha didn't know what to say, and for a while, he was a little embarrassed.

Cao Yan himself looked clear and said, "You don't trust me, right?"

Ihuasha was about to explain, but Cao Yan waved his hand and said indifferently: "Needless to say, I understand, human nature, but you tell them well, I can give them some opportunities, and I can't give them some opportunities, this time, if you can seize the opportunity yourself, I believe that the prince will not be stingy with rewards in the future, in short, I won't say more, you can also go and rest for a while." ”

Ihuasha got up from the ground and was about to leave, but suddenly couldn't help but say, "General, I still want to say a word to you." ”

Cao Yan leaned against the tree, dragged the blanket he brought down from the horse to his chest and covered it, wrapped his hands around him, closed his eyes, and said casually: "Say it, say it." ”

Ihuasha's cheeks were crimson, and he smiled a little embarrassedly, then shouted in Rakshasa and ran away.

Cao Yan opened his eyes and looked in the direction where the other party left, with an inexplicable expression.

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On the other side, on the route carefully marked by Cao Yan on the map, there were indeed eight teams slowly advancing south.

These eight groups of teams transporting grain, grass and baggage are extremely large, otherwise they would not have needed to mobilize nearly 10,000 people to accompany them for protection.

This battle can be regarded as a complete hollowing out of the national strength of the two countries, and if it is really unsuccessful, it will become a benevolent, once it fails, even if Da Liang does not counterattack, it will be a catastrophe for their entire country.

In the whole country, it is estimated that there is not even a single extra donkey to be taken out, and almost all the horses and mules in the whole country, as long as they can walk, except for people, have been requisitioned and used as tools for pulling carts, or have become food for the road.

Hu Yanshi, the general of the patriotic state, personally led people to respond in the center, looking at his appearance, as if he was a spider entrenched in the center of a spider's web, monitoring all directions.

To be honest, his mood is not too good.

Hu Yanshi had just come out of Qilian City a few days ago, and before leaving, the words of his own brother born to a compatriot were still lingering in his ears.

These words can be described as heart-wrenching, but they are so reasonable, so he will be extremely uncomfortable.

"Big brother, you don't want to help me avenge, you have to put the overall situation of defending the country first, and you want me to help others raise their sons, I admit all of this, I didn't trouble them after that, and I didn't think about secretly retaliating, right?"

"But what happened? Did they ever think of you well?"

"They do things that bully people, but they want our Huyan family to eat all the grievances, what about after eating?"

"Now all the people of his Wei Chi family are on the front line, following His Majesty all the way to conquer the city, and that military merit is like mud on the ground, just pick it up casually! Do you know how many people in the Wei Chi family have been promoted and rewarded with knighthood because of this?"

"Look at us again, big brother, you have been guarding the border for the imperial court for thirty years, not to mention the merit and hard work, so you were left behind, huh? Just like those servants, do some logistics work. ”

"Could it be that Your Majesty thinks that you are not as powerful as his Wei Chi Dan? The ability to lead the army to fight is not as good as the people of his Wei Chi family?

"Or are they afraid that our Huyan family will sit big?"

"It is said that money should be used on the blade, and the same is true for that person, it is when people are employed, even the cattle that plough the land in the city are brought to transport things, and fools know that you are more powerful in terms of war, but now they just don't let you go into battle, and they keep you in Qilian City for so long, why?"

Why?

How does he know why?

He was even more reluctant to speculate why.

But this "why" did take root in his heart.

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I kind of regret yesterday's vows, but there's another chapter to come.