Although Cao Cao sent Cao Zhang and Xiahou to give Liu Qi a head-on blow, this matter was not so easy.

Now that Liu Qi has a lot of talents and strategists, how can he not take precautions. After sending scouts to investigate, they soon discovered the hidden traces of Cao Jun.

This made Cao Zhang and Xiahoudun have no choice but to change their countermeasures, their ambush is useless, if they continue like this, they will be surrounded by Liu Qi at that time.

So they simply came out directly and put up a formation to block the route of Liu Qi's army. The purpose of their ambush here was to delay Cao Cao in order to take Nanzheng.

Xiahoudun is Cao Cao's general, and he is also his favorite to deal with, we are ambushed here, he is easily seen through, and now the army is coming, we can only hold the camp tightly, and try to delay time. ”

Cao Zhang nodded and replied:

"Yuan let the general rest assured, now that you and I are stuck here, even if Liu Qi is overwhelmed, he will not dare to rush over, otherwise the back road will be cut off, and they will definitely be defeated."

Now they have occupied favorable terrain.

And on the battlefield, terrain advantage is very important.

The second general has already made up his mind.

Since Cao Cao gave them this task, they would not give up easily, even if it was at all costs, and it would take a few days to delay, which would be the key to determining the final victory.

The other side.

Liu Qi was also rewarded by the scout.

knows the determination of Xiahoudun and Cao Zhanger to intercept.

He called the people to counsel.

"Now Cao Cao sent troops and horses, their purpose is not to defeat our army, but to delay time for the main force of Cao's army to capture Nanzheng, so that our army must not delay here for too long.

Now the second general of the Cao army is Xiahou Tang under Cao Cao, and his son Cao Zhang, the strength of the two should not be underestimated, and they should find a suitable strategy to repel the Cao army as soon as possible. ”

In the face of the obstacles set by the second general, Liu Qi had no other choice but to attack. But with such a strong attack, how to distribute troops and horses, there are also many ways.

Wei Yan got away from Xu Huang last time, and he always felt guilty, that is, he wanted to atone for his sins.

He did not hesitate to come out and arch his hand:

"Lord, the last general is willing to lead the troops into battle!"

Wei Yan's attitude, Liu Qi can also see that this person's character has always been like this, with a strong utilitarian heart.

Actually, this is not a bad thing.

Many times, I am not afraid that my subordinates have utilitarianism, but I am afraid that they have no desires and no desires, so how can people drive them?

Looking at Wei Yan, Liu Qi nodded lightly and said:

"Wen Chang doesn't need to be in a hurry, since you are so active in seeking to fight, I will give you this opportunity later. But now, we still have to discuss how to use troops first, so that we can defeat the enemy as soon as possible. ”

Huang Quan's eyes were scorching, and he said seriously:

"Lord Qi, the place where the Cao army is stationed, there are many plants and trees, it is better to let people set fire to it, so that the Cao army has no danger to defend and take the initiative to fight, and then it can be broken in one fell swoop."

This neighborhood is indeed densely forested.

At the same time, Pang Tong continued:

"Yes, fire attack is a good way, as long as the Cao army is forced out, they will either flee in the desert or be wiped out, and it is impossible for them to be the elite opponent of our army.

However, there is also a suggestion that you can send someone to ambush at the key road first, and attack it in one fell swoop when the Cao army comes out, and then the Cao army will panic and will definitely not have the strength to fight. ”

Liu Qi's eyes flashed, and he didn't bother with anything else.

As long as you can deal with the enemy, that's a good way, and you don't have to worry about the rest, let alone scruples.

Although the fire attack hurts the heavens and the peace, it is also a last resort.

Liu Qi nodded slowly and said:

"Okay, then arrange it like this, let Li Yan lead the troops around behind the enemy and set fire, burning them by surprise, Wei Yan led the troops to ambush on the main road to block the Cao army that came out.

In addition......"

After saying that, Liu Qi quickly arranged it.

Huang Zhong and Yan Yan did not play.

Although the two veterans are very capable, they are not used all the time when it is necessary. When it comes to the key battlefield, of course, they will have the opportunity to appear.

The generals were ordered to give up.

In Liu Qi's camp, everyone is happy and convinced, and the reason is very simple

Single, because Liu Qi is eclectic in employing people, no matter whether he is close or not, as long as his ability is in place, Liu Qi will not be treated badly.

Even for those who are unknown, Liu Qi is willing to give them a chance, and this kind of means is really extraordinary.

It's just how they know.

Others feel that they are nameless, but in Liu Qi's opinion, it is different, which is clearly a big man in the future.

The three countries are full of talents, and of course they must be properly used.

Following.

The two generals, Xiahoudun and Cao Zhang, had just received the news that Liu Qi's soldiers and horses had come to the door, and they saw a bright fire outside, and the fire was already sweeping.

At this moment, the second general's face changed greatly.

Xiahoudun hurriedly said:

"It's not good, this must be Liu Qi sending someone to set fire, trying to force us out."

Although Xiahoudun often loses battles, as a veteran, he still has the eyesight he should have.

Cao Zhang was a little flustered, no matter how strong the human power was, but in the face of such natural forces, he still had no power to resist.

He was stunned and said:

"What now?"

Xiahoudun's eyes were firm, and he said without hesitation:

"So far, I can't control so much, I will lead the troops to break through with all our might, and we must kill them as soon as possible."

Even if you know that there is an enemy ambush outside, you can't care so much at the moment. If they don't leave, they will be burned to death in the camp, which is the most tragic ending.

In terms of terrain alone, this is an attackable retreat and a defensible place.

But Xiahoudun and Cao Zhang, never expected Liu Qi to be so ruthless, and they set fire directly.

This is a bit of a non-martial virtue.

Fortunately, the place where Cao's army camped was only close to the edge of the forest, and they had time and opportunity to kill it.

If it's in the mountains and forests, it's going to be cold.

Although the situation at the moment was unexpected, Cao Zhang did not hesitate, and it was time for them to fight with all their might.

Soon, Cao Jun rushed out to kill.

Wei Yan led the troops to wait here for a long time.

When he saw Cao Jun, he killed him in one go, and the other soldiers and horses also followed.

A posture of wanting to wipe out Cao Jun.

Although Cao Zhang and Xiahoudun had good combat strength, they did not dare to fight at this moment, and they went all out to break through.

The battlefield is fierce.

However, after a hard battle, Cao Zhang and Xiahoudun still broke out of the encirclement, and went straight to Nanzheng without caring about anything.

There are only scattered remnants of the army around him.

Outside the city of Nanzheng.

Cao Cao did not receive good news.

On the contrary, he got an urgent report sent by Zhao Yan, and the grain and grass prepared before were robbed by Xu Shu and others, and the next batch of grain and grass was delivered, which would take ten days later.

Such news made Cao Cao's face change.

He was in a bad mood.

After all, food and grass are very important, if the army does not have food and grass, how can it be maintained, I am afraid that before the war starts, the soldiers will already be discouraged!

But Cao Cao didn't know what to say about this.

Zhao Yan did his part, and also asked Zhu Ling to lead 10,000 soldiers to escort grain and grass, but he never expected that there would be enemy troops ambushed on the grain transportation road.

Fortunately, the news came at a timely time.

If the grain and grass can be delivered in time after 10 days, there will be no major problems.

After all, now Cao Jun still has some grain and grass.

It's just that Cao Cao does things, and he has always liked to be prepared, Zhao Yan said that grain and grass can be sent in ten days, but if it can't be delivered in ten days, then what should I do, how to deal with it?

The only thing Cao Cao could do was to find a way to save some grain and grass, but how to deduct the soldiers from mutiny, so that the soldiers would not mutiny, required some skills.

It just so happened that Cao Cao was very experienced.

However, before Cao Cao could solve this matter, he heard the news that Xiahoudun and Cao Zhang were defeated, and the army suffered heavy losses, and it can even be said that the entire army was annihilated.

At this moment, Cao Cao fell into complete silence.

Jingzhou at the moment.

Zhuge Liang also got the news from Hanzhong one after another.

Liu Qi led a large army to engage Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang stayed behind

Jingzhou, as Liu Qi's most trusted subordinate, can control the strategy of using troops in Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

In other words, whether these two places use troops or not depends on Zhuge Liang's judgment. After all, Liu Qi is too far away, and the exchange of messages is too inconvenient, and many things cannot be answered in time.

Now the battle situation in Hanzhong has entered a white-hot state.

Liu Qi completely occupied the south of Hanzhong, and even Nanzheng was taken by Liu Qi and fought against Cao Cao.

The next step is the main event.

In the Xiangyang Mansion.

Zhuge Liang looked at the white-eyed young man beside him and asked:

"Ji Chang, now that the Lord is in Hanzhong, confronting Cao Cao's army, a big war may break out at any time, and Cao Cao has probably dispatched troops and horses to various parts of the Central Plains to support Hanzhong.

Do you think that with our current situation, should we let Jingzhou and Jiangdong send troops to contain Cao's troops? ”

Recently, Ma Liang has been very reused by Zhuge Liang.

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Ma Liang arched his hand and said:

"Military division, now our army's Chen Bing border has attracted the attention of some Cao troops, but it is precisely because our army is out and not attacking that Cao Jun has no scruples and feels that our army is just a deterrent.

Now that the lord has started a war, in the view of humility, it is better to take this opportunity to take Nanyang and Huainan in one go, so that Jingzhou and Jiangdong will no longer have to worry about the future. ”

Originally, Nanyang County was the territory of Jingzhou.

It was captured by Cao Cao, and if he took this opportunity to take Nanyang County back, Jingzhou would have one more bridgehead.

And the land of Huainan, there is a saying since ancient times, guarding the river will guard the Huai, and if the land of Huainan is taken, Jiangdong will also be as stable as Mount Tai.

Zhuge Liang's eyes were slightly condensed, he naturally had his own considerations in his heart, and this inquiry was to explore more possibilities.

And Ma Liang's thoughts coincide with Zhuge Liang.

They had been at each other for too long.

made Cao Jun think that they were really just a confrontation, and they didn't dare to take the initiative to attack at all.

But Liu Qi has already dealt with Cao Cao, so what does he have to scruple about. The main forces of Jingzhou and Jiangdong are still there, and they can fight at all, which is a good opportunity.

Taking advantage of Cao's unpreparedness, he directly took down two key places, and the situation would be reversed at that time.

It was Zhuge Liang who said loudly:

"Ji Chang, you're right, the lord handed over Jingzhou and Jiangdong to me, so he shouldn't look forward and backward like this, with the current strength of the two places, even if the attack does not gain an advantage, self-protection is not a problem."

In Zhuge Liang's judgment, Cao Jun's focus must be on Hanzhong.

If Liu Qi had not occupied Jingzhou and Jiangdong, Cao Cao might not have chosen to fight Liu Qi to the death. But now, Liu Qi has occupied Sanzhou, and if Hanzhong is added, he will be in big trouble.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Liu Qi's three-way army went north, and Cao Cao really didn't know how he should top, which was too difficult.

After determining the plan, Zhuge Liang sent someone to find Xue Li.

This is the killer weapon left to him by Liu Qi.

Xue Li came by order and saw Zhuge Liang arch his hand and said:

"What is the matter with the end of the war?"

Looking at Xue Li, Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and said:

"General Rengui, now that the lord and Cao Cao are fighting in Hanzhong, our army has been gathering momentum for a long time, and it is time for Cao Jun to know that it is powerful, you are a general under the lord, the battle situation in Jingzhou, Liang is ready to be handed over to you to lead."

Although he is determined to fight, Zhuge Liang still wants to stay and wants to take charge of the overall situation, and what he has to do is not small.

Those government affairs, as well as grain, grass, and logistics.

Anyway, Xue Li's ability is here, Zhuge Liang has no doubts, and let Xue Li lead the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, with the elite Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, and the combat power should not be underestimated.

Not to mention Guan Yu, who is now stationed in Xinye.

After this Guan Yu learned that Liu Bei was captured, he almost did not hesitate to go north to rescue Liu Bei. But how could this matter be so easy, he led his troops to attack, but did not gain any advantage.

In the end, I had no choice but to return.

At the same time, Xu Shu and others, who were far away in Yizhou, had temporarily taken refuge in Liu Qi, and Guan Yu had no other way.

Although before this, Guan Yu didn't look down on Liu Qi, but he also had to admit that this Liu Qi was too evil, and it had only been a long time

, actually occupy the territory of three states?

You must know that Liu Bei has been running for half his life, and now he is only a new field.

wanted to go to Hanzhong to develop, but instead of defeating Hanzhong, he became a prisoner of Cao Cao.

The result is magical.

In short, today's Guan Yu is also controlled by Zhuge Liang.

This time.

Zhuge Liang was ready to let Xue Li lead the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou, cooperate with Guan Yu's Xinye garrison, open the situation as soon as possible, recover the land of Nanyang, and directly jam Cao Cao's throat.

To the north of Nanyang County, it is close to the core area of Cao Cao.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang had already written a letter and asked someone to send it to Gan Ning. His task was to cooperate with Lü Meng and Lu Xun's Jiangdong Army to take the land of Huainan as soon as possible.

Now that there is no Zhang Wenyuan in Hefei, the difficulty should be greatly reduced.

Anyway, as long as the land of Huainan is taken, there will basically be no 100,000 heads from Hefei in the future.

The two armies marched together.

The mighty coming.

I believe that after getting the news, the entire Cao Ying will be panicked.

At this moment, it was more of the soldiers of Yizhou who were fighting against Cao Cao in Hanzhong, and Jingzhou and Jiangdong still had spare strength.

Although Cao Cao is strong.

But in the face of the three-way offensive, it still couldn't resist.

Everyone will know when the time comes.

The winds in this world have completely changed direction.