Xu Chu danced his knife away from the random arrows that were shooting at the vital point, and was rushing forward, when suddenly the mount hissed, and it was uncontrollable, and it rushed out under the bridge.

With a loud bang, Xu Chu and his horse fell into the White River, the water splashed several feet high, and a faint rainbow appeared under the morning sun.

Cao Cao was shocked, and hurriedly ordered people to come forward to salvage, but he didn't care about the battle, and ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

Huang Zhong led his troops forward and shot indiscriminately at Hanoi, killing countless Cao Jun.

Seeing Cao Jun retreating in embarrassment, all the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, Huang Zhong retracted his bow and returned, all of them gave a thumbs up, they were really archers.

Liu Qi shook his head and said: "I was waiting for Xu Chu to rush across the bridge and then capture him, General Huang shot early!" ”

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and smiled: "When I'm older, I can't help it!" ”

The generals couldn't help laughing again, Zhuge Liang suddenly blushed, these two people said the same thing?

At this time, Kou Feng, who was in charge of the inspection, came to tell him that Cao Jun was digging a river embankment upstream and blocking the river, as if he wanted to cut off the Baihe River and attack again.

Liu Qi was about to send troops to stop it, but Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, there will be heavy rain in three days, and the Cao army will definitely reap the consequences if they dig up the river." ”

Liu Qi saw that the sky was cloudless, but he didn't know when there was a halo, so he knew that what Zhuge Liang said was true, and ordered all battalions to repair the ditches to prevent rain.

After Xu Chu was scooped up, Cao Cao has been personally following him and directing the soldiers to do their best to treat him.

The three thousand ironclad soldiers, the outer layer of iron armor can block bows and arrows, Xu Chu's is heavier, and he is naturally invincible on the horse, but once he gets off the horse, he needs someone to help him unload the armor.

What happened when it fell into the water?

Sinking directly to the bottom of the river, although he dodged the arrows, Xu Chu was not good at water, and he poured the river water violently, and when Cao Jun paid hundreds of casualties and pulled him ashore, he had already fainted.

Because he drank too much water, his stomach was swollen, and the iron armor was stuck and couldn't retreat, so he had to hang him upside down with a rope to control the water and rescue him.

After tossing for more than half an hour, Xu Chu woke up slowly, his face was pale, his throat was swollen and he couldn't speak.

Seeing that he was safe and sound, Cao Cao fell to the ground with a stone in his heart, let the healer take care of him and rest, and returned to the tent and asked, "Why was the mount suddenly frightened?" ”。

Xu Chu's mount was naturally also salvaged, although the horse was dead, but the iron armor could still be used, and it was not easy to create a pair.

Cao Xiu said: "The mount was shot in the eye. ”

Cao Cao remembered that the veteran next to Liu Qi opened his bow and arrows, Xu Chu fell into the river in response, and sighed: "Under Liu Qi, why are there so many strange people? ”

Cheng Yu said: "Looking at the depth of Liu Qi's city mansion today, it is far better than Liu Bei, this person will be a problem for his henchmen in the future, and he needs to be eliminated as soon as possible." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Liu Bei was killed by Cai Mao before, I thought that I would remove a strong enemy, but I didn't expect Liu Qi to be able to buy people's hearts. ”

Cheng Yu offered advice: "Liu Qi laid a defensive line in Baihe, occupied a favorable location, and worshiped Zhuge as a military advisor, Xu Shu was willing to live behind, this person is afraid that he will not be famous, and the prime minister should not be careless." ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In the battle of Bowang, it is not enough to see that these two people used troops, but Xiahoudun was careless about the enemy, so there is no need to worry." Cao Hong led the troops to arrive, and when Han Hao dug the river, cut off the water of the White River, he went to Wancheng in one go, captured Liu Qi alive, rescued the two generals, and Jingzhou was at his fingertips. ”

In the evening, Cao Hong's soldiers arrived, and Cao's army went from Bowang to Wancheng, dozens of miles were Cao's army camps, and the momentum was huge, and the territory of Nanyang was shaken.

Xun You arrived with the army and offered advice: "Although there is the loss of Bowangpo, but our army still has the advantage of strength, and now the prime minister's troops enter Nanyang, you can send people to spread rumors: only say that although Liu Qi won by luck, it is difficult to stop the prime minister's tiger might, and he was defeated and took Bowang City." Jingzhou must be shaken, Sun Quan and Zhao Fan are watching themselves, and when they see Liu Qi losing power, they will raise troops. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "What Gongda said is extremely true, Liu Qi's foundation is not stable, as long as the people of Jingzhou are agitated, and Sun Quan and Zhao Fan are in chaos, how can he not be defeated?" ”

After dark, Han Hao returned to the camp to resume his life, there is only one place in the upper reaches of the White River that can be excavated, but the terrain here is high in the west and east, the river can only be drained to the east, and there are camps all around, once the White River rises, there will be danger, please Cao Cao think twice.

Cao Cao thought that Han Hao was slack, and said coldly: "Tomorrow I will go with Zhai Yuan, increase my troops by 3,000, and when the river is cut off, I can cross the river in one day, why do I need to camp again?" ”

The next day, Cao Cao ordered the battalions to build boats and rafts, and when the river became shallow, they took a pontoon bridge to cross the river.

He also sent people to Nanyang and Jingzhou to spread rumors that Cao's army had besieged Wancheng, Liu Qi was in a catastrophe, and Jingzhou would definitely fall.

At this time, Liu Qi was also dispatching troops, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others led troops to arrive, garrisoned troops along the river, and confronted Cao's army.

Although there were only 3,000 soldiers per person, the banners of these people erected on the bank of the river were a great deterrent, and Cao Jun did not dare to think about crossing the river at all.

In the afternoon, the weather suddenly turned cloudy, the southeast wind became tighter, Han Hao had dug the river, led the river to the bottom of the Bowang slope, scattered in the four wilderness, due to the weather change, did not dare to block the river, came to ask for orders.

Cao Cao ordered to intercept the flow at night, and when the river dried up at dawn, he could kill the other bank in one go.

Xun You said: "Today's cut off of the White River, Liu Qi will be able to find out, but he is indifferent, I expect that he will wait until the time when the army crosses the river, release the water to flood, and need to send troops to garrison." ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Gongda, I already knew that ordering Zhai Yuan to help Han Hao was to prevent the enemy army from destroying the estuary." ”

After dark, the night wind became tighter, Cao Cao played against Cheng Yu in the tent, listened to the wind whistling, and said with a smile: "God really helps me!" ”

Cheng Yu was puzzled: "Why did the prime minister say this?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "I ordered to cross the river at dawn to kill, in order to confuse the enemy's ears, when the third watch is prepared tonight, the fourth watch launched a surprise attack, to the opposite bank without attacking, but those rafts and timber are burned, at this time the southeast wind is tight, set fire along the river, the smoke goes west, Liu Qi is defeated without a fight!" ”

Cheng Yu suddenly praised and said: "The prime minister uses soldiers, and it is really unpredictable, how can Xu Shu and his ilk resist?" ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, the virtual ones are real, and the real ones are virtual." A person who is familiar with military strategy and has been using soldiers for many years is comparable to those who have studied halfway and are just starting out? If I am defeated by Zhuge at the hands of Zhuge , it is better to disarm and return to the field, and also go to the plough and fish, and live this life. ”

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "I heard that the prime minister read at night during his military service and wrote "Mengde's New Book", but this time he sent troops but did not start writing, could it be that the masterpiece has been completed?" ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "This is my use of the past and the present, the collection of years of experience in the use of soldiers, imitating the thirteen articles of "Sun Tzu", leaving it for future generations to learn, how dare I call it a masterpiece?" ”

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "The prime minister is too modest, everyone in the world knows that the prime minister uses soldiers like a god, comparable to Sun Wu, outstanding in writing, and overwhelms today's celebrities." Five-word poems lead the style of writing, although the ancient name is not as good as the prime minister's erudition! ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "If you rule the world, Cao should be ...... than Confucius and Mencius."

Bang Bang Bang –

Before the words fell, he heard the sound of raindrops suddenly coming from the tent, Cao Cao's face changed greatly, and Huo Ran got up.