The sky was slightly bright, and the rain was slightly reduced, and the rain and fog on the White River were misty, and it was difficult to see the situation on the other side.

Liu Qi only went to the Chinese army tent to probe the Malay report, Cao's army retreated ten miles overnight, the upstream camp was flooded, and Cao's army suffered countless injuries.

Xu Shu said with a smile: "The Cao army moved the camp in the rain overnight, and it must have lost a lot of baggage. ”

Liu Qi nodded and said, "The plan to retreat has been accomplished!" ”

So far, everything has been expected, and the purpose of leading Cao's army to Nanyang is to lengthen their supply lines and consume supplies.

Although Cao Cao unified the north and his prestige was great, the soldiers were very tired from fighting for many years, and Hebei had not yet recovered.

At this time, Cao Cao waved his army south, completely taking advantage of the momentum of the big victory, as long as he exhausted this sharp energy, he would be weak.

Liu Qi's original plan was to use this Nanyang corridor to pull with Cao Jun, and after Zhuge Liang arrived, he supplemented the plan to attract all Cao Jun with advance and retreat.

You must know that in the era of cold weapons, it was extremely difficult to transport grain, grass and baggage, all of which relied on manpower and animal power, and the roads were uneven, so the number of people who basically transported grain was comparable to the number of troops.

If the distance is long, this number will increase, and the people who carry the grain will also have to eat and drink, and this consumption should not be underestimated.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, this is not a simple sentence, it is indeed related to the lifeblood of the three armies.

With tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people's food rations, the consequences of the grain and grass crisis are unimaginable.

In this troubled era, many people are cornered, and they join the army just to eat, and there are very few who really want to make contributions.

The most common saying in the army is to be a soldier and eat food, and eat food to be a soldier!

If you can't eat enough at one meal, you can barely hold on, and if you don't have anything to eat for a day, it is easy to cause mutiny, and the more people there are, the more serious the crisis.

This is also why Cao Cao killed the cangguan Wang Yuan back then, and used one person's life to appease the army, which was also a helpless move.

This time Cao Cao retreated in a hurry, it was the middle of the night, heavy rain, at least half of the supplies would be lost, and if the follow-up baggage could not be transported in time, he would face a crisis again.

Zhuge Liang's advice to retreat is actually to put a long line to catch big fish, lengthen the supply line of Cao Jun, lead him to Nanyang, and then cut off the way back, so that he can succeed in a battle.

Now seeing that Cao Cao not only took the bait, but also swallowed the bait, how could Liu Qi not be excited?

Zhuge Liang arranged for Guan Yu to guard Huarong Dao and deliberately let Cao Cao go, in order to stabilize the north and prevent Sun Quan from benefiting and growing, because Liu Bei was under the fence at that time, and he had no ability to get a piece of the pie.

But now the situation is completely different, if there is a chance to catch Boss Cao, or even get rid of this hero, Liu Qi will never be soft.

As soon as Cao Cao died, the north would be in chaos, and he would take advantage of the situation to march into the Central Plains, if he could take Xuchang to rescue the Son of Heaven and occupy Luoyang, it would be easy to take Guanzhong and Yizhou.

As long as Sun Quan still has a little brain, he will also take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou, and Zhou Yu will not stab him in the back and kill each other, giving the Cao family a chance to rise.

However, all this is just his own imagination, and the most important thing at the moment is to eliminate this Cao army, so that Cao Cao no longer dares to covet Jingzhou, so as to achieve a three-legged situation.

When they were discussing, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others entered the account one after another, and when they heard that Cao Jun had withdrawn, they all wanted to ask for an order to send troops.

They were chased by Cao Jun in the Central Plains, and now that the situation is reversed, they all want to be ashamed and take a good breath.

Liu Qi signaled everyone not to be impatient: "I know you are all in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry, at least wait until the weather clears, right?" ”

Everyone was stunned, listening to the sound of rain outside the tent, and suddenly reacted, and they all laughed.

Guan Yu said: "Cao Cao is fickle with his troops, if he can't attack Wancheng, he may attack other places, and the general must prepare early." ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Don't worry, Yun Chang, it has already been arranged." ”

There is Huo Jun in the direction of Xinye, and there is Wenpin in the direction of Suixian, both of whom are extremely good at guarding, and it is not so easy for Cao Cao to break through if he wants to divide his troops.

……

At this time, in the camp of the Cao army, there was a gloomy fog.

Cao Cao sat in the tent of the Chinese army, his legs were muddy, his clothes were not dry, and his face was gloomy.

Listening to the sound of rain hitting the camp tent intensively, his heart was in turmoil, and he sighed dejectedly: "The house leak happened to rain overnight......"

When he noticed the rain last night, he realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered the whole army to retreat, but it was too late, and before he could leave the camp, the rain poured down.

Withdrawing from the rain overnight, many soldiers did not know why, and the army complained.

How tragic is it to be in a hurry to pull out a camp, and to be most afraid of darkness and rain when marching.

What is even more tragic than this is that they have to temporarily find a place to camp overnight, and camp again in the rain, and it is no longer possible to make up a complete camp.

The camp tent was badly damaged, and most of the materials were lost, and even if the camp tent was built, it was no different from the open air.

The ground had already been soaked with rain, heavy rain outside the tent, light rain inside the tent, everything was soaked, more than a dozen people were crowded in the tent, and the soldiers were miserable.

Cao Cao's Chinese military tent was full of sludge and leaking on all sides, and the other soldiers were even more conceivable.

While he was sitting down, Cao Xiu entered the tent to report that most of Cao Hong's camp near Bowangpo was flooded, with countless soldiers killed and wounded, and all the baggage of the camp tent destroyed, and the situation was grim.

Cao Cao's expression became more and more solemn, he stood up, and looked out of the tent with his hands behind his back, the sky was overcast, and the rain and fog were continuous, just like his mood at the moment.

"Fire and water?" Cao Cao's slender eyes narrowed into a slit, and at this time, when he thought of Zuo Ci's words, he felt that it should be on himself.

Cao Xiu frowned and said: "Most of the grain and grass of the rear army have been destroyed, how should this be?" ”

Cao Cao was suddenly taken aback, and said: "Immediately send someone to report to Xuchang, telling Xunwen to transport the grain and grass as soon as possible at any cost." ”

"Yes!" Cao Xiu also knew that the situation was urgent, and hurried to give the order.

In the rainy weather, Cao Cao felt a faint pain in his head, rubbed his head, and thought about countermeasures.

Xun Yousu walked in wet and said: "Unexpectedly, the sudden heavy rain damaged more than half of the people and horses, and the grain and grass were in an emergency, so I made preparations quite early. ”

Cao Cao sighed helplessly: "I have ordered someone to go to Xuchang to urge food." ”

Xun You said: "The rain has not stopped, and it is difficult to save the fire from afar, so to solve the urgent need, we must also take the initiative to send troops." ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "What is Gongda's good strategy?" ”

Xun You said: "Liu Qi gathered elite troops to defend Wancheng, and it was urgent to attack, why not divide his troops to attack elsewhere?" At this time, it is raining heavily, and the surprise attack will be successful, which can not only temporarily garrison troops to make up for the lack of food for the troops, but also contain the enemy army, killing two birds with one stone. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "I have this intention, but I am upset and don't know how to use the army." ”

Xun You said: "The soldiers can be divided into two ways, all the way to attack Xinye to take Fancheng, and cut off the soldiers of Jingzhou; All the way to attack Anzhong to take the county, and collect the counties of Nanyang. If Liu Qi divides his troops to rescue, it will be difficult to defend Wancheng, and he can also ambush it along the way. ”

Cao Cao groaned slightly, then stroked his palms and laughed: "Gongda's plan is very good, it's ridiculous that Xu Shu and Zhuge only care about the present, they don't know the general trend, they just divide their troops to defend Baihe, how can they hold Jingzhou?" As long as one of these two soldiers succeeds, Liu Qi will be defeated! ”