Zhou Yu took Dong'a, Guan Yu attacked Rencheng, Jiyin was attacked on all sides, Xiahoudun was dividing troops in Juancheng to guard, and suddenly Cao Zhen was defeated, reported that Dingtao was lost, and was busy summoning and questioning.

The generals were all shocked when they heard the report, Dingtao was lost, and tens of thousands of horses were lost, there were only a few cities left in Jiyin, and the reinforcements were delayed, how to deal with the enemy?

Cao Zhen pleaded guilty and said: "That Kong Ming was scheming, deliberately let Zhong Quan go, leaked the news of the grain and grass of the unjust mound, and waited for us to send troops to rob the grain, but took Dingtao. The last general is incompetent, please punish all the crimes! ”

Looking at the two young generals with unwilling faces, and looking at the panicked expressions of the generals on the left and right, Xiahoudun knew that as the chief general of the three armies and a veteran of the battlefield, he must stabilize people's hearts in time.

Then he got up and left the handsome position, stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said with a smile: "This is not the crime of the two virtuous nephews, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers!" Let's go down and rest, and make contributions to killing the enemy with a certain person. ”

Cao Zhen got up and said worriedly: "Dingtao is lost, the south is lost, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu are together, the enemy army is large, and it may be difficult to be hostile." ”

Xiahoudun glanced left and right with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry, as long as the governor is in three inches, Zhuge will not be allowed to succeed." Just be careful about training and patrolling, Hebei reinforcements will arrive soon, and a certain has its own plan to retreat from the enemy. ”

The generals retreated, and Yanzhou Assassin Shi Gao said softly: "Yanzhou does not exist one out of ten, this city is small, even if reinforcements arrive, but the army is short of food and grass, and it is difficult to hold it for a long time." It is better to preserve the troops, retreat to Hebei, and resist the enemy in the danger of crossing the river, which is the long-term strategy. ”

Xiahoudun glared at him and said angrily: "In the past, when Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, the first king only used Juancheng and Dong'e as the basis, and only turned defeat into victory could dominate the world. A certain old minister, who was edicted to beg for thieves, how could he leave without a fight? ”

After retreating from Gao Rou, Xiahoudun sent people to Hebei to urge reinforcements, although he did not approve of Cao Pi inviting Xianbei and Liaodong troops to enter the customs, but the situation was critical, and he couldn't take care of much.

For several days, there was no news from Hebei, but Cao Yu rushed to the scene with a group of clan children in embarrassment, telling Yuan Zhuo, the minister of Liang, that the general situation had gone, and Kaicheng surrendered, and that Liang had been taken by Huang Gai, and the southern part of Yanzhou was lost.

Xiahoudun sighed, the loss of Liang Guo was already expected by him, Dingtao was not guaranteed, Liang Guo became an isolated city, and it was the same for anyone else, and arranged for Cao Yu to go down to rest.

At this moment, Zhong Jin hurriedly entered and said: "Governor, the big thing is not good, Guan Yu sent troops from Rencheng and went straight to Juancheng." ”

"Oh?" Xiahoudun asked, "How many soldiers and horses are there?" ”

Zhong Jin replied: "There are only 5,000 cavalry, with Zhang Fei as the vanguard, more than 100 miles a day, all over the way will surrender without a fight, and will leave the territory of Shanyang." ”

"What?" Xiahoudun was shocked, and then asked, "Can you find out clearly?" ”

Zhong Jin's face was ugly: "This is an emergency report from Shanyang County, and the people have fled to Hebei." ”

"A bunch of rubbish!" Xiahoudun was furious, smashed his fist on the table, gritted his teeth and said: "Guan Zhang is like entering a no-man's land, and he deceives people too much!" ”

Zhong Jin said: "The enemy army only has cavalry, and there is no rest of the men and horses, forgive him for not being able to last, it is better to meet the enemy as soon as possible." ”

Xiahoudun was about to send troops, but suddenly became puzzled again, turned around with one eye, frowned, and said: "These two people drove their troops straight forward, and they marched alone, could it be that there is another conspiracy?" ”

After suffering losses many times, Xiahoudun also became cautious, and ordered Cao Zhen and Cao Tai to lead an army to guard the hill and fight each other, and the rest of the battalions were on standby to prepare for battle.

He also ordered Zhong Shen to send more scouts, closely monitor the movements of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu's subordinates, strictly guard the palace, and do not act rashly without the order of the general.

Guan Yu took Zhang Fei as the vanguard, and the two brothers only led 5,000 fine horsemen, and took Juancheng directly from Shanyang through Dayozawa, where they passed, the defenders surrendered to the wind, and the people greeted each other in the middle of the road, shouting "Long live the Han Dynasty".

Not to mention that Cao Pi seduced foreigners and caused public anger, perhaps many people did not care about who was the lord of Cao and Liu, but when the Han army arrived, the land could be redivided and taxes would be exempted for three years.

Zhang Fei went down ten cities in one day, and the next day he crossed the territory of Shanyang, Guan Yu then arrived, unstoppable, the news came out, and Yanzhou was shaken.

Zhuge Liang was training soldiers and reassuring the people, publicizing the decree, and laughed when he heard the newspaper: "Guan Zhang rode out lightly, crisscrossing thousands of miles, and was unexpected, this must be a phoenix chick!" ”

Wei Yan and other generals were all anxious, and they asked for orders to go to war, willing to lead the troops to respond and take Juancheng in one fell swoop.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Guan Zhang is an enemy of ten thousand people, I don't need your help, I just need to stand still, so that Xiahoudun does not know the truth." He is suspicious, and he will be in chaos, and he will retreat without a fight! ”

At the same time, the popular Tanma also reported the news to Zhou Yu, at this time Zhou Yu had taken Dong'e, divided his troops to guard the Cangting ferry of the Great River, and prepared to meet with Zang Ba in Normal County.

When Zhou Yu heard the report, he asked, "What is the movement of the Dingtao people?" ”

Tanma replied: "Dingtao An people rest the soldiers, and send all over the place to help the people to open canals. ”

Zhou Yu's eyes were slightly cold, and he immediately ordered: "All battalions will suspend the dispatch of troops, and order Zang Ba to temporarily stay in Wuyan, and also do the Tuntian business." ”

Tai Shi Ci was puzzled: "Kong Ming has taken the Tao, Yanzhou only has the land of Juancheng projectiles, Guan Yunchang went north, the governor should take Fan County, and sent troops from the north to respond, why did he not move the army?" ”

Zhou Yu chuckled and said, "If you want to send troops, Kong Ming has already made a move!" Today, the Tao army will not move, I expect that it must have a deep plan, and we must not move, seeing the movement of the Wei army, it is not too late to plan. ”

The armies of the east and west roads did not move, and they were all in Anmin Tuntian, and only the 5,000 cavalry of Guan Zhang went deep alone and moved forward.

The scouts reported urgently, Xiahoudun was like an ant on a hot pot, so anxious that he was in a hurry, such a unique way of using troops, he was confused, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

"Report! Zhang Fei's people have passed Chengyang, two hundred miles away from the city! ”

The emergency report of the horse made Xia Houdun, who was checking the map on the table, shocked, and his one eye was bloodshot, more like a sarcoma embedded in his head.

Zhong Jin urged: "Metropolitan Governor, why didn't the enemy send troops for a long time when the enemy invaded the territory, could it be that Zhang Fei?" ”

Xiahoudun's chest continued to rise and fall, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Fei is not to be afraid, but Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are both resourceful people, and they have been holding their troops still, so there must be another conspiracy......"

The last time Nanyang was captured, Xiahoudun thought that he was a great shame in his life, but this time these two people did not move, which made his heart tremble, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be humiliated again.

In the evening, Tan Ma came to report, Zhang Fei had led the troops to the county border, and sent someone to send a post, the language in the book was cordial, only said that the son-in-law came to pay respects, and asked Xiahou to prepare a banquet to greet him, and there was another generous gift.

Zhong Jin said with a smile: "I heard that Zhang Fei has a rough temperament, but he claims to be a son-in-law in the letter, it seems that he still knows a lot about etiquette, this is to salute first and then soldier?" ”

"This must be a delaying tactic!" Xiahoudun's face suddenly changed greatly, and he ordered: "The three armies retreat." ”

"Huh?" Zhong Jin was stunned.

Xiahoudun rubbed his dark eye circles and sneered: "I expect that Zhou Yu is building a naval army, and Zhuge Liang will not send Puyang soldiers down the river, all of them want to cut off my back road." These two people were still on the way, and Zhang Yide deliberately wrote a book, which angered me in order to delay time. How do you know that a certain person who is not reckless has anticipated the enemy and seen through his tricks! ”