Liu Xiu led the army to retreat, and after arriving in Chaoyang County, he joined the army that had retreated to Chaoyang County. шщш.(vii) (ix) x.S.сом The update is so fast.

As soon as the team converged, the number of troops under Liu Xiu's command was already more than 20,000.

Such a large army is already quite combat-effective.

After the team rested for a while in Chaoyang County and replenished the food, Liu Xiu led the army to continue to retreat south. According to Liu Xiu's plan, the location of the final battle was in Deng County, so he had to retreat now to avoid Cao's 'Cao' edge.

Liu Xiu retreated, and Cao's army continued to move south.

Cao's army arrived in Chaoyang County, and the county order of Chaoyang County surrendered directly.

This situation surprised Cao 'Cao'.

There was no resistance!

After Cao Cao sent troops to take over Chaoyang County, hundreds of thousands of troops camped outside Chaoyang County to rest.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao 'Cao' met with the order of Chaoyang County.

Cao 'Cao' said in a deep voice: "Liu Xiu arrived in Chaoyang County, what did he do?"

The Chaoyang County Commander replied truthfully: "Back to the Prime Minister, Liu Xiu just replenished the dry food and took away all the soldiers stationed in Chaoyang County. Nothing else, anything else was done. ”

Cao '' and asked again, "You really didn't do it?"

Chaoyang County Ling shook his head and said, "No!"

"Really?"

Cao's eyes were sharp, his deep voice, and his questioning tone made Chaoyang County's heart tremble.

"Yes, yes!"

Chaoyang County Ling was so frightened that he no longer dared to hide it.

Cao '' and said, "Say!"

Chaoyang County ordered: "When Liu Xiu led his troops to leave, he told the lower officials that once the prime minister's army arrived in Chaoyang County, there was no need to resist, and he could directly open the city and surrender to avoid unnecessary losses." And, he added, and ......"

Cao '' and said, "What else do you say?"

Chaoyang County ordered: "Liu Xiu also said that Chaoyang County is only temporarily under the control of the prime minister and temporarily 'handed over' to the prime minister. It won't take long for Chaoyang County to be regained. ”

"What an arrogant tone!"

Cao's '' eyes showed a trace of anger.

Liu Xiu, this kid is really arrogant!

Cao '' and said, "You go down." ”

"No!"

The Chaoyang County Commander turned around and retreated, and when he walked out of the camp, the clothes on his back were all wet.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a soldier ran in quickly.

The soldier knelt on one knee and reported: "Prime Minister Qi, General Cao Zhen has caught up with the Jingzhou army and is fighting with the Jingzhou army." ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao '' was overjoyed.

Cao 'Cao' looked at Xun Yu and said, "Gongda, give the order to go." ”

"No!"

Xun You nodded, got up and went to order.

The army immediately pulled out of camp and continued in the direction of Deng County.

After walking for about an hour, the army finally caught up with Cao Zhen. On Cao Zhen's side, in addition to the soldiers under his command, there were also five hundred cavalry. Cao Zhen led 3,000 soldiers in pursuit, and when he met the Jingzhou soldiers, he sent people back to deliver the message, and soon after, the cavalry also caught up.

However, within a quarter of an hour of fighting between the two sides, the Jingzhou soldiers withdrew.

And this time, it was only a small force, and it did not encounter Liu Xiu's large force.

After Cao Zhen explained the situation, he said: "Prime Minister, the last general never expected Liu Xiuhui to be so cunning, and he actually left a team of soldiers to intercept and block the pursuit of the army. ”

Cao '' sighed in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be unsuccessful.

Cao '' and said, "It's okay, keep going." ”

"Report!"

At this time, a sentry actually came running from the rear.

The sentry quickly came to Cao Cao's body and said loudly: "Prime Minister, the news from Jianyang County has come back that a Jingzhou army has been found and is running in the direction of Wanxian County. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, Cao Ren and others all changed their complexions slightly.

This news is really shocking.

Liu Xiu obviously retreated, but quietly, he sent a team of soldiers to Wanxian.

Such a means is really not simple.

Cheng Yu stroked the long beard under his chin and said with a smile: "The prime minister is really expecting the enemy like a god, and he knew that Liu Xiu would arrange troops to attack the rear. Sure enough, Liu Xiu really sent someone. ”

Cao 'Cao' said: "Liu Xiu attacked Zhou Yu and sent a strange army to take Zhou Yu's old nest Chaisang; Liu Xiu attacked Liu Bei and also united with Liu Zhang to take Liu Bei's old nest Xinye. ”

"Liu Xiu, this kid, is good at surprise soldiers and attacking the opponent's rear. ”

"This time, Liu Xiu's constant retreat, his real purpose is to lower his vigilance. ”

"Now that the news has been revealed, we can 'see' Liu Xiu's intentions. ”

Cao 'Cao' said with a smile: "It's a pity that Benxiang has set up troops in Wanxian County and Jianyang County. The Jingzhou soldiers went to attack, and it was impossible to win. Moreover, the prime minister gave an order that the 'gate' of the city would not be opened unless the prime minister arrived in person. Therefore, Liu Xiu's Jingzhou soldiers went, and it was impossible to open the city 'gate'. We just need to keep going south, and the Jingzhou soldiers in the rear don't have to deal with it. ”

After Cao Zhang, Cao Ren, Cao Zhen and others heard this, they had smiles on their faces.

The road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high!

Liu Xiu's plan still hasn't taken effect.

Cao 'Cao' led the army to set off and continued south. Along the way, Cao's army was constantly harassed and blocked. Or on a certain mountain, countless boulders suddenly rolled down, causing Cao Cao's army to be unable to hurry quickly, or there was an ambush on an official road, or when crossing the stream, it was blocked......

In short, because of Liu Xiu's interception, the speed of the army's march was very slow.

In June, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Especially the further south, the more 'damp' the air becomes, and the weather is hot, the soldiers under Cao's command are very uncomfortable. Many soldiers in the army were in a panic.

Cao 'Cao' only wore a single coat, and he was riding in a carriage, so he didn't dare to ride a horse anymore.

At noon, the army stopped to rest.

Under the shade of the tree, Cao 'Cao', Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Xun You and others sat around.

Xun Youzheng said: "Lord, the army has arrived at the scope of Deng County, and it is estimated that it will be able to enter the territory of Deng County tomorrow." According to the news from the front, Liu Xiu's army arrived in Deng County and did not retreat again. According to speculation, Liu Xiu may choose to have a decisive battle in Deng County. ”

Cao '' held a fan, kept shaking, and said, "If that's the case, then it's naturally the best." The weather in June was extremely hot and the sun was still hot, which was really uncomfortable. ”

Cheng Yu said: "If it rains a little, it will be good." ”

Jia Xuzheng said: "In the past few days, the morning glow has appeared in the morning. According to the humble speculation, it may start to rain in the next few days. Moreover, we have been going south for so long, and there has been no rain, as the saying goes, a long drought will be flooded. This time, the rain may be more abundant. ”

In addition, I also asked the local old farmers, and at this time of year, it is the time of the most rain. ”

"Sometimes, it rains for ten days and half a month. ”

"Especially after entering Deng County, because it is close to Xiangyang, the terrain has gradually opened up and become flat. Such a location was originally a place conducive to cavalry, but because of the developed river and water system, the cavalry could not be deployed. ”

Jia Xu's expression was solemn, and he said: "In such a situation, once it rains heavily, the ground may be flooded. Prime Minister, when entering Deng County, we must beware of Liu Xiu's water attack. ”

Cao '' laughed and said, "Wenhe, you have already raised it, it is naturally impossible for us to make such a mistake again." When the army camped, we naturally chose to be on higher ground to avoid the impact of heavy rain. ”

Jia Xu asked again: "Prime Minister, what is the news of a Jingzhou soldier who entered Wanxian?"

Cao 'Cao' said: "According to the news sent back, this army attacked Jianyang County, but returned in vain. Then, he made a detour to Wanxian, but in the end he also failed. There is no news now, and the prime minister speculates that he should be hiding, ready to wait for an opportunity. ”

Jia Xu nodded, and then put his mind at ease.

Cao 'Cao' rested in place for an hour and a half, and waited for the sun to stop being so strong before giving the order to continue moving.

The team rushed to Deng County, and in the early morning of the next day, it 'pressed' close to Deng County.

Liu Xiu's army camp was camped outside the city of Dengxian County, on a wide plateau that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Cao's army arrived and quickly set up camp.

The location chosen by Cao 'Cao' was eight miles away from Liu Xiu, and there happened to be a higher ground. Nearly 200,000 troops were stationed, and the camps continued to form a single piece.

On this day, the sky was 'overcast' and gloomy.

The dark clouds in the sky gathered, and there was no longer the bright sun as before, and the storm was coming.