When the day broke, there was a burst of laughter from Cao Jun's camp, and Cao Cao went out in his clothes refreshed.

Cheng Yu was coming to inquire about the military situation, and seeing that Cao Cao was in good spirits, he asked, "Why is the prime minister laughing?" ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled: "I laughed at Zuo Ci's incompetence, so he made a mystery, but he woke up the person in his dream with a word." ”

Cheng Yu hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the prime minister has a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

"Yes!" Cao Cao nodded slowly and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

Behind the tent, two bewitching women were quietly carried away by the soldiers, like dead fish on stretchers.

When the two came to the tent, Cheng Yu said: "I don't know how the prime minister is going to use the army?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "It has rained for days, the White River has skyrocketed, and Guan Yu's camp is on the riverside, isn't this God helping me?" ”

"I see!" Cheng Yu was stunned, stroked his beard and smiled: "The prime minister uses a water plan, and I also have a fire plan to offer." ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Is it really a disaster of fire and water? ”

Cheng Yuyan said: "Today's detailed investigation of the enemy's grain and grass, as Xun Gongda expected, Bowang City is small, there is nowhere to store grain, tens of thousands of army grain and grass are transported from Wancheng, every three days. ”

"Hmph, Liu Qi is still a little immature after all!" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't you hear that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first?" The army is in front, but the grain and grass are temporarily transferred, which is a taboo for soldiers! ”

Cheng Yu nodded and said: "Every time the Jingzhou army transports grain, it is only enough for three days, if it is set on fire and its grain road is destroyed, Liu Qi will be in turmoil, and he will retreat without a fight, and Bowang will be at his fingertips." ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "It's ridiculous that Xu Shu doesn't know the art of war, Zhuge villagers don't know how to use soldiers, and Liu Qi vainly tries to rely on the second Confucianism to make trouble, it's just a fool's dream." ”

As long as Bowang is taken, the army enters the land of Nanyang, where the terrain is open, and the advantage of Cao's army can be brought into play, and 300,000 soldiers and horses are dispatched, who can stop it?

Cao Cao ordered someone to send Xun Yu to inform him of the information, and said: "Liu Qi uses the three battalions as horns for each other, and saves each other, and now Guan Yu's camp can be broken, what does Gongda think?" ”

Xun You pondered for a moment and said: "On the day when he transports grain, first ambush and burn grain, so that the enemy's heart will be shaken, and then take the opportunity to break the camp outside the city, Liu Qi will definitely retreat when he sees that the general trend has gone." The morale of the Jingzhou army was low, so they took advantage of the situation to chase and kill, and chased to Wancheng with one drum, then Nanyang could be determined, and it was easy to take Jingzhou. ”

Cao Cao immediately dispatched his troops and ordered Le Jin to lead the troops to loot the grain, and Han Hao went to the upper reaches of the Baihe River to store water, waiting for the opportunity to dig the river.

Two days later, Cao Cao was watching from the camp, and suddenly probed the Malay report, Lejin succeeded in ambushing the grain transport soldiers at Bowangpo, and burned more than 30 grain trucks.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and personally climbed to the top of the eastern mountain to watch, only to see that in the mountains south of Bowang City, thick smoke rose into the sky, filling the sky, and the fire must be not small.

In Bowang City, there is a group of soldiers and horses heading south, but at this time, it is too late to rescue.

"I've got it!" Cao Cao smiled coldly, came down the mountain, and ordered someone to send a message to Han Hao, prepare for the third watch tonight, dig the river channel on the fourth watch, and release water to flood Guan Yu's camp.

For dinner that night, Cao Jun let go of his appetite, ate to his heart's content, and added an extra chicken leg to each person.

Cao Cao gathered the crowd to discuss the matter and said: "Liu Qi, you deceive me too much, the enemy is broken tonight, you act according to the order, there must be no mistakes!" ”

"No!" All the generals agreed in unison, and the news of today's grain burning has spread throughout the battalion, and the morale of the officers and men of the three armies is high.

Cao Cao ordered: "After the third watch, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu led the troops to Yangshan to ambush, and when they saw the soldiers and horses in Zhao Yun's camp, they sent troops to rob the camp, burned the camp and retreated. ”

"Yes!" Cao Hong and the others went to prepare first.

Cao Cao ordered Li Tong to lead 3,000 troops, and when he waited for the fourth watch, he saw that Guan Yu's camp was flooded, and he raised fire and shouted close to the front, bluffing, and there was no need to fight.

He also instructed Xu Huang: "Gongming led 5,000 troops, ambushed in the west of Zhao Yun's camp, saw that Guan Yu's camp was flooded, don't worry about him, if you see Zhao Yun send troops to rescue, then ambush him, I will send someone to respond." ”

Xu Huang took the order and left, Cao Cao ordered the other generals to prepare the army, and more than half of the third watch obeyed the orders, and he wanted to personally command the battle.

It was already summer, and the weather was cool at night, the moon was white and the wind was clear, and Cao Jun went out of camp according to the order.

Cao Cao was fully draped, sat in the tent with his sword, the lights were extinguished, only the incense was lit with red light, and he waited for the red dots to disappear before he said in a deep voice: "Palm lamp!" ”

Cao Chun came in with a fire from outside the tent, Cao Cao slowly got up, came out of the tent and turned over his horse, and led the troops to slowly advance towards Bowang.

The half-moon hung overhead, Cao Cao faced the cool night breeze, and the scout in front of him suddenly startled a group of birds and turned into the deep mountains.

"The moon and stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south ......"

Cao Cao touched the scene and wanted to write a poem, but he remembered the military, so he had to retract his thoughts and ride his horse to move forward.

About the fourth watch, Cao Jun also turned the hillside, and saw Bowang City lying on the avenue from a distance, like a monster crouching, the city was lit with torches, and the defenders were patrolling.

When I was looking at it, the west of the city suddenly lit up with a white light, and from a distance it looked like mercury pouring on the ground, spreading out, and sparkling under the moonlight.

Cao Chun was pleasantly surprised: "Prime Minister, look, Guan Yu's camp is really flooded!" ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and vaguely saw the figures of people, although the river spread and could not drown many people, but the water was enough to paralyze the entire battalion and make it impossible to use troops.

Then he saw Li Tong ambush the soldiers, held torches high and shouted forward, and attacked the camp with a posture, and there was a great chaos in Guan Yu's camp.

At this time, the torches on the head of the city were all gathered in the west city, and the defenders also found the flood, but the camp of Zhao Yun in the east was still silent.

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Zhao Yun is so calm and does not move. ”

Xun You said: "You can send an army to the city and attack the city, and Zhao Yun will come to the rescue." ”

"That's a great plan!" Cao Cao ordered Xiahoudun to lead 5,000 elite horsemen, bluff under the city, and attract Zhao Yun to rescue.

The cavalry galloped out, approached the city and lit torches, forming a sea of fire outside the city, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Zhang Fei went to the city to take precautions, and when he saw Xiahoudun's soldiers arriving, he scolded: "Xiahoudun, you walk at night with one eye, you may be able to see clearly?" ”

Xiahoudun was furious, pointed at Zhang Feili and shouted: "Zhang Heizi, you have the ability to come down!" ”

Where did Zhang Fei dare to go out of the city at this time, and shouted: "You have the ability to come up!" ”

Xiahou was furious and rushed forward to kill.

Zhang Fei yelled: "Shoot the arrow, shoot me hard, shoot him in the other eye!" ”

The arrows on the city rained down, and it was impossible to see it in the dark night, and Xiahoudun did not dare to approach, so angry that he jumped like thunder, but he was helpless.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of fighting behind him, and then he saw Zhao Yun's camp in the east on fire, lighting up half of the sky.

Xiahoudun raised his knife and shouted: "Zhang Fei, wait for my prime minister's plan, sooner or later I will cut off your black head." ”

Zhang Fei didn't care about arguing with Xiahoudun, so he hurriedly sent someone to report the news and command the soldiers to guard the city carefully.

"Zhang Heizi, if you don't save you when you die, what kind of hero are you?" Xiahoudun saw that Zhang Fei was in a hurry, and he was very relieved.