Cao military camp.

At this moment, Cao Cao's face was solemn.

The civil and military ministers are all gathered in the big tent.

Then Cao Cao said:

"A certain party just got the news, at this moment that Huang Zhong has already stationed troops in the east of Xinye, although he has not marched to our camp, but if he is allowed to do so, our army will be attacked on three sides.

Whether it is the obstruction of grain and grass or the cutting off of the retreat route, it is a great problem for our army. ”

Everyone looked at Cao Cao and understood the seriousness of the matter.

Xun You immediately said:

"Prime Minister Qi, I think that now that we can't attack Xinye, we should change our thinking."

Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully.

Then Xun Yu continued:

"Now the Jingzhou soldiers are obviously unwilling to fight our army head-on, so they are suspicious and want to coerce the prime minister to withdraw their troops with the momentum of flanking troops from all walks of life.

Now there is no news from Jiangdong, although Sun Quan promised to send troops before, now it seems that it is also against the yang. ”

Cao Cao asked:

"How about the public agreement?"

Xun You immediately replied:

"Prime Minister Qiqi, I feel that now I can only take the initiative to seek a breakthrough, since the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou's three roads are each horns, the Xinye city is strong, and the navy has geography, why don't we solve Huang Zhong first?"

Cao Cao groaned:

"If you rashly attack Huang Zhong, I am afraid that Liu Bei will lead troops to counterattack, as well as the Jingzhou naval army, although the land battle is far inferior to the elite under a certain command, it cannot be ignored.

At the same time, the place where Huang Zhong was stationed was also a steep mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was not so easy to take it. ”

Xun You smiled and said:

"What the prime minister said is good, but in the current situation, if you continue to attack Xinye, it is tantamount to death. And where Huang Zhong cantoned his troops, the prime minister can send a line of soldiers and horses to bypass from his rear.

When the time comes, the enemy will be able to break through the front and back. And in the mobilization of troops and horses, you can add more flags here, Xinye news is not clear, how dare Liu Bei rashly send troops?

As long as the prime minister fights quickly, everything will be fine. ”

Cao Cao quickly reacted:

"What Gongda said won my heart! Do you still have any objections to this matter, Zhongde, do you have anything to add? ”

Cheng Yu, who was next to him, replied:

"Qi Yu Prime Minister, he also thinks that this plan is feasible, and he has a lot of worries about setting up a virtual army outside the city, and he will not dare to come out lightly, and the Jingzhou Navy is the same.

At that time, it will be Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses all the way, facing the attack of our army, and the general trend of going south will be successful. ”qδ.o

Cao Cao satisfied said:

"Okay, so far, I can't take care of too much, even if Wen Yuan gets the order, he doesn't come so quickly. This Liu Qi'er is pretending to be a plan, how can he easily get his wish? ”

His eyes fell, and Cao Cao continued:

"And who of you would like to lead the troops around it?"

In the crowd, several generals stepped forward:

"Prime Minister, the last general will ask for war."

Cao Cao looked at it, it was Xu Huang and Lejin generals, and after these days, Xu Huang's arrow wound was almost better.

But Cao Cao groaned slightly, and still said:

"Gongming, your arrow wound is not yet healed, don't take risks easily, there are many opportunities to fight in the future."

Although Xu Huang was helpless, he could only say yes.

Last time, he suffered a defeat under Xue Li's hands, and the enemy army only had a few hundred people, which was a great shame.

Of course, he wanted to find an opportunity to wash away his shame.

Without delay, Cao Cao directly arranged:

"Le Jin, full of favors, I ordered the two of you to lead 20,000 troops, first detour behind the enemy, and wait for the signal to attack."

Lejin, full of favors:

"The last general commands."

At the same time, Cao Cao's gaze fell on one person again, and said:

"Cao Chun, you lead the troops and horses to stay here, this time you want to personally lead the troops and take down this Huang Zhong in one fell swoop."

Cao Chun is also Cao Cao's own family.

is also his cronies.

Because the most elite tiger and leopard rider under Cao Cao is led by Cao Chun. This battle is a mountain battle, and it is difficult for the tiger and leopard cavalry to play an effective role, so it is better to stay in the camp.

Cao Chun

Immediately replied:

"The last general leads the troops, the prime minister can rest assured to kill the enemy, and there is a general in the camp, and there will be no worries."

After the plan was decided, the soldiers and horses began to move.

Cao Cao also brought Xun You and Cheng Yu with him, and most of the main forces of Cao's army were all pulled over this time.

Since it was decided to attack Huang Zhong, it was not indecisive.

If the attack fails, the follow-up Jingzhou army will be prepared, and it will be difficult to do it when the time comes!

At this moment, in Shinno City.

During this time, the city was besieged one after another.

Although his own defense was well-defended, Liu Bei was still under a lot of pressure.

After all, he has a big enmity with Cao Cao, and if he really falls into the hands of Cao Cao, I'm afraid that Liu Ran will be really cold.

At the same time, Liu Bei can be regarded as having experienced it.

It's really different when there are military advisors.

In the past, he had not defended the city, but he had never been as stable as he was now, facing the powerful Cao Cao.

You must know that the main force of Cao's army is stationed outside the city.

Even repeated attacks are hardly effective.

This is precisely because Xu Shu arranged it properly.

Above the Shinno Castle Tower.

The soldiers have already changed their guards.

Finally, the defenders of Xinye City have plenty of food and grass, so they can also be comfortable in the face of Cao's attack.

Otherwise, the soldiers are tired and the defense is difficult.

Liu Bei stood on the city tower, accompanied by Guan Zhang and Zhao Yun, and Xu Shu also stood here.

Looking at the swaying banner of Cao Ying outside the city, Liu Bei said with emotion:

"It seems that this time, Cao Cao is really about to take Xinye City, although Liu Qixian's nephew has sent a naval army to support, but in the long run, I am afraid it will not be a way.

By the way, why is Cao Ying's banner more prosperous than before, could it be that Cao Cao sent soldiers and horses over again? ”

Taking a closer look, Liu Bei found an abnormality.

He said with some astonishment.

At this time, everyone also noticed that Xu Shu's eyes were slightly solemn, and he hesitated and said:

"Cao Cao's attack on Jingzhou this time is indeed a spare force, but it stands to reason that the transfer of troops at this moment should not be so fast."

Liu Bei was puzzled, and hurriedly asked:

"In the opinion of the military advisor, what is the situation outside?"

Xu Shu is not very sure at the moment, because now that Xinye City is under siege, he knows very little about the outside world.

If it weren't for the news that Wen Ping had sent before, letting them know that there were still reinforcements, I'm afraid that Xinye would have been panicked.

After all, Cao Jun's record is here, and they are lonely and difficult to defend.

Suddenly.

Xu Shu had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he realized something.

"Cao Jun didn't change before, but now he has added more flags, I'm afraid it's just to confuse us.

Maybe this is the case with Cao Ying, and the soldiers and horses have been transferred. ”

Liu Bei was taken aback:

"What does the military advisor mean that the Cao camp has become an empty camp?"

Xu Shu shook his head when he heard this:

"That's not it, I just feel that there are probably not many soldiers and horses left in Cao's camp.

As for why Cao Cao mobilized troops and horses at this moment, if Shu's guess is correct, I am afraid that the reinforcements from Jingzhou have arrived, and it is because Cao Cao wants to strike first and deter the Xinye and Xiangyang naval forces with the banner.

In this way, you can go all out to deal with the Jingzhou reinforcements. ”

Liu Bei was shocked:

"How's that okay?"

He knew that if what Xu Shu said was true, after the reinforcements were cold, he would still be the one who was beaten.

Xu Shu's eyes were firm, and he said in a deep voice:

"The lord should prepare early, if he finds any unusual movement outside, our army should go out to intercept Cao Ying.

and even converged with the Xiangyang Naval Army.

When the time comes, the two lines of soldiers and horses will directly cut off the back road of Cao's army. ”

At this time, they can't do nothing, they are just defending the city, and they are not waiting for death.

Liu Bei thought so and said without hesitation:

"According to the words of the military advisor, Cao Cao's female plan cannot be allowed to succeed."

As for Guan Zhang, Zhao Yun and others, they are also eager to try, and it is a little uncomfortable to defend the city and be beaten, so it is better to go out and fight.