Xun You saw Xiahou Yuan returning to the camp with a sad face, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Liu Qi refuses to let go?" ”

Xiahou Yuan smiled bitterly: "This son loves money like his life, how can there be a reason not to let people go?" It's just that he didn't act as expected, and he was afraid that his plan would fall through. ”

Xun You asked, "What are Liu Qi's conditions?" ”

Xiahou Yuan said Liu Qi's words again, and he suffered from gains and losses for a while, and he didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.

After hearing this, Xun Yu stroked his beard and smiled: "The general doesn't have to worry, although Liu Qi didn't act according to my plan, in fact, there are similarities, and this so-called hero sees the same thing!" ”

Xiahou Yuan was stunned and said: "As long as he collects 10,000 dollars from Erbaiwu, he didn't coerce me to withdraw from the army, how can it be the same?" ”

Xun You said: "Since the last time the grain was transported in Layue, the total amount of money and grain left in the army has been about three million, and Liu Qi happened to put forward this, and the original intention was to ask us to retire the army. ”

"Oh?" Xiahou Yuan suddenly came to his senses, hugged his fists and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

Xun You said: "Liu Qi exchanged money and food for people, which seemed to be asking for money, but in fact he forced the general to retreat. It is only limited to one day, and if the general wants to deliver on time, he can only send all the money and grain, if there is no grain and grass, how can he garrison troops in Keigu? And leaving 500,000 grains and grass just for our army to retreat, so that the general can redeem people, but also not persecute too much, which can be described as just right. ”

"I see!" Xiahou Yuan turned his worries into joy, and suddenly frowned and said, "How does Liu Qi know the fine amount of grain and grass in our army?" ”

Xun You sighed: "The enemy army has done a lot of work, and the virtuous nephew went to Taibai Road to ambush, Liu Qi knew the news, I expected that this plan had been set up at that time, and it was really unguardable." ”

"Investigation, the whole army must thoroughly investigate, and the military aircraft must not be damaged because of this."

Xiahou Yuan was furious, and ordered the whole army to investigate again, and asked Xun You to prepare money and grain to transport to the bottom of the mountain to exchange hostages with Liu Qi.

Xun Yu went out of the account, but sighed secretly in his heart, Liu Qi knew the exact amount of money and grain, but he was afraid that it would leak from Xiahou Wei's mouth, Xiahou Wei was not deeply involved in the world, and Liu Qi was treacherous, and he only needed to knock on the side to get out of the military situation.

However, this is also in the middle of the hand, so that Liu Qi thinks that he has a plan, so he can plan and turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop, turning the tide of the war.

After loading the money and grain, Xun You transferred 50,000 logistics soldiers and horses to withdraw from Keigu and made a withdrawal of troops.

The next day, Xiahou Yuan transported money and grain up the mountain, and also met with Liu Qi in the valley, checked the number of grain and grass, calculated the money, and then took Xiahou Wei back.

Xiahou Wei was full of shame, knelt in the tent of the Chinese army, begged for punishment, and even did not hesitate to die to clear his will.

Xun You persuaded: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and this matter is all to blame for my lack of guard, leaking news, and it has nothing to do with the little general." ”

Xiahou said mightily: "But the money and grain were all taken away by Liu Qi, there is no food in the army, and it is too late to transport, my father can't miss the country's major affairs because of me." ”

"My son is such a big husband!" Xiahou Yuan was very satisfied with his son's integrity, and said angrily: "The so-called gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late, don't mention this matter, retire first, have your own countermeasures for your father, and make you ashamed." ”

The grain and grass have been delivered in full, and it is useless to say more, Xiahou Wei sighed, withdrew from the tent in shame, and hid in the back camp to see no one.

On the same day, Xiahou Yuan ordered the camp to retreat to Keigu Dazhai, and the men and horses retreated a batch, and the next day the whole army pulled out the camp and withdrew from Jigu in turn, leaving only 5,000 elite soldiers to guard the Chiya Pavilion Road to prevent Liu Qi from chasing.

Sure enough, as Xun You expected, as soon as Cao's army retreated, Liu Qi couldn't wait to go down the mountain, set up the camp in Keigu, and divided his troops to take the red cliff of the inclined valley on the one hand, and marched to Taibai Road on the other hand, preparing to contact Zhao Yun.

The scout reported the news, Xun You said: "Zhao Yun has broken through the Sanguan and is besieging Chencang, Liu Qi has no worries at this time, he will definitely attack the Chiya Plank Road, and tomorrow he can use the plan to kill him by surprise." ”

Xiahou Yuan's face was full of excitement, and he clenched his fists and said: "Liu Qi'er, he has always boasted of being resourceful and scheming, and he played tricks on his opponents, but he expected that this time he was already a person in my game, a son in the plate?" ”

After being suppressed for a long time, Xun You couldn't help but be emotional, and said: "Liu Qi will put the grain and grass on the Baxian platform, just burn the camp and recapture the mountains, you can supply the grain and grass, the enemy army has no food, and will retreat to Hanzhong. ”

Xiahou Yuan clenched his fists and said: "It's all a good plan for the military division." ”

Xun You sighed: "I was too cautious before, if it wasn't for the general's insistence on sending troops to attack the bottom of the mountain and hurt Huang Zhong, how could there be today's situation?" ”

Xiahou Yuan immediately sent the order down, and the battalions scattered in various parts of the valley to prepare for the temporary residence, just waiting for the fire in the valley to start, then they moved forward in turn, turned back and killed back to the valley, bravely moved forward, and counterattacked with all their might.

Xiahou Wei was eating in the camp, and he was shocked when he heard that the general was surprised, and the generals in the camp were also inexplicable, thinking that the general order was wrong, and was busy looking for Xiahou Yuan to question.

Xiahou Yuan laughed and said, "How do you know that my son is a father's clever plan? It's ridiculous that Liu Qi'er is self-righteous, this time he will be ruined, and you will be ashamed of you, if you can capture and kill here, when the prime minister returns from the northern expedition, he will dominate the world in the near future. ”

The camp was re-erected in the valley, and the valley was full of camp tents, fluttering the banner of the Han army, and people and horses entered and exited every day, in an endless stream.

On the high mountains in the distance, there were several pairs of eyes staring at the movement in the valley, and Feng Kai was ordered to ambush in the mountains on the left and right, preparing to attack the camp.

Xiahou Yuan stayed in the capital to help Guo Huai to help the war, although he was still young, but he knew a lot about military affairs, Xiahou Yuan was very important to him, and he lost a lot of generals this time, leaving him to make meritorious contributions, and was preparing for the promotion of leading troops in the future.

Feng Kai saw that Liu Qi sent another army into Taibai Dao, and said worriedly: "Liu Qi has been sending troops to Chen Cang for the past two days, it is very likely that Zhao Yun is already attacking the city, if Hao Zhao can't hold it, I will give up all my efforts!" ”

Guo Huai said with a smile: "The general is too worried, Hao Zhao is good at guarding, and Chen Cang has 30,000 defenders, which is enough for 100,000 troops." In the past two days, the enemy's defense has been lax, as long as you and I attack the city, kill Liu Qi, and take Hanzhong directly, Zhao Yun will have to retreat. ”

"What Berji said is very true!" Feng Kai nodded, patted Guo Huai on the shoulder and laughed: "Then Hao Zhao is a fellow villager with you, and it was you who recommended General Xiahou, this attack and defense have made great contributions, and the young man has a bright future." ”

Guo Huai hugged his fists and said: "The whole battle is heavy on General Xiahou, and it is also supported by General Feng." ”

Feng Kai was very satisfied with this young man who was not arrogant or impatient, and the two went down the mountain, spread the news everywhere, and ordered the ambush soldiers to rest early, make food for the third watch, and go to the Keigu meeting for the fourth watch.

It was after the third watch of the night, the moonlight was faint, the night wind was still cold, Cao Jun was already ready to go, followed Feng Kai and Guo Huai quietly down the mountain, and divided into five teams to approach the area around Keigu.

Since the Cao army retreated, as long as the two mountain passes were held, there would be no more enemy attacks, and the Han army relaxed its vigilance, and only a team of men and horses patrolled at night, mainly to prevent fires.

Feng Kai knew that this battle was important, and he didn't dare to be careless, so he personally sneaked outside the camp to investigate, and sure enough, the Han army had already fallen asleep, completely defenseless, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Prime Minister Hongfu, it's really God who helps me!" ”

Then he ordered people to release a fire horn to the east canyon, and after the opposite side responded, he immediately divided his troops and went straight to the Han army camp to cover the past.