Xun Yu reminded bitterly, but Xiahoudun still didn't listen to the advice.

Although he speaks righteously to the outside, he regards Long Xiang as a mortal enemy in his heart.

Xiahoudun has a strong sense of self-esteem, and at the age of fourteen, he insulted his teacher, and paid special attention to his external image.

If he hadn't been robbed of his eyes by a cold arrow, he wouldn't have been willing to stay in the rear Tuntian.

From the beginning of Cao Cao's begging for the Yellow Turban, Xiahoudun followed left and right, and experienced countless life-and-death battles.

The general stayed away from the battlefield and went to Tuntian, and being put in other camps was equivalent to being abandoned, but Xiahoudun was willing, and he even took the lead in farming with a hoe.

The three words of blind Xiahou are like a fish in the throat.

The composition of Cao Ying's soldiers is complex, the martial arts are not gentler than the tunmin, and they often take advantage of the generals' shortcomings to arrange for fun, Xiahoudun does not want to add trouble, so he simply stays behind Xu Du to sit in the rear.

"Long Xiang is cunning, how can he let it go? No matter who Meng De sends back to help, we have to move first, now the defenders are sufficient, I will take 20,000 soldiers out of the city to contain it, and the safety of Xu Du will be handed over to Wen Ruo, you have no problem, right? ”

"Uh, I didn't."

Xun Yu shook his head bitterly, and said in his heart, am I worried about you?

But seeing that Xiahoudun was so insistent, he compromised and said: "Long Xiang is really not an idle person, Zhang Wenyuan has suffered in his hands, Guo Fengxiao is still talking about this person on his deathbed, Yuan Rang knows that his people are cunning, and he must not easily fight with him, as long as he is contained around Xu Du, as soon as the prime minister's reinforcements come, he can be captured." ”

"Got it."

Xiahoudun raised his hand impatiently, turned around and strode out of the house.

The heart said that Zhang Liao is just a general, what qualifications do you have to compare with me?

The elite soldiers have been taken to Jingzhou by Cao Cao, and those who stayed in Xudu are all second-line soldiers, and they are mainly infantry, and a small number of war horses are used as sentry scouts except for the main generals.

Xiahoudun hastily ordered 20,000 soldiers, and after leaving the city, he waved his banner to the west, and was impatient to announce to Long Xiang that he was coming, and he thought that this move had a deterrent effect.

As everyone knows, the name Xiahoudun is a joke in Long Xiang.

Huainan also lacked war horses for a long time, Long Xiang led the army to the Central Plains by boat, and after going ashore, he has been relying on the river to live the army, so that he can board the ship and evacuate at any time when encountering a strong enemy.

Due to the limited number of troops, Long Xiang was completely restrained and harassed this time, creating opportunities for Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

If he wants to fight Cao Jun head-on, it is equivalent to letting primary school students fight against middle school students, and it cannot be said that it is impossible to win, but the success is quite low.

Being able to successfully raid Xinji depends mainly on surprise.

Cao Jun's attention at that time was all in Nanyang and Luoyang, and no one thought that Long Xiang would send troops.

After marching into Yingyin, the Yingyin guards got the information and immediately closed the city gate to actively defend, and it was impossible to surprise again.

Huainan had few soldiers, so Long Xiang had no intention of storming any city from the beginning.

The forced march into Yingyin County was completely to attract the enemy of Xudu, a typical tactic of encirclement and reinforcements.

When the scout heard that Xiahoudun had sent troops, Long Xiang smiled and responded to Cao Xing quips:

"I know that Xiahoudun can't help it, General Cao's arrow shoots his eyes, I'm afraid that he will remember a lifetime of hatred, fortunately, this is a often defeated general, our luck is not bad, do you have the confidence to shoot him again?"

"Huh?"

Cao Xuan was stunned when he heard this, when the arrow shot Xiahou's left eye, it was completely due to luck, and it must not be easy to shoot it.

Because he didn't hear that Long Xiang was joking, Cao Xing hugged his fists and replied embarrassedly:

"The last general will give it a try."

"Underestimating the enemy is a taboo in the use of troops, Xiahou Dun is the general of Caoying, the general should not be taken lightly, and he has 20,000 troops this time, which is equivalent to our strength, and it will fall into a bitter battle if it is not good, it is best."

Tai Shici reminded him in time that he was not so optimistic at this time, after all, Cao Jun's strength was very strong, and he was not as strong as Jiangdong.

Moreover, Long Xiang's dispatch of troops to contain it this time is of great significance to Liu Bei on the frontal battlefield.

Of the 30,000 soldiers brought from Huainan, 10,000 of them were Qiao Ling's craftsmen, which was equal to Xiahoudun's soldiers.

Tai Shi Ci couldn't see any advantages, he still hoped to use the advantage of the waterway to attack and disturb various places according to the tactics before the attack, so that the surrounding defenders were exhausted, but unfortunately he was interrupted by Long Xiang before he finished speaking.

"I already know the meaning of Ziyi, please speak in my account."

Long Xiang put away his smile, led several generals into the tent, pointed to the map on the case and analyzed:

"Look, the four counties of Yingyin, Changshe, Xudu, and Xinji are separated into a small world by the water and the water, and only Xudu and Yingyin are of strategic significance among the four counties, so it is very limited to travel by boat, and it is necessary to fight a battle if you want to stir up the wind and rain in the Central Plains."

"But this area is a flat river, there is no place to set up an ambush, even if we can defeat Xiahoudun, we must pay a lot of price, as long as Xu Du is safe and sound, Cao Cao will not be able to return to the division to rescue, and the general's plan for many years may also fail."

Seeing that Long Xiang was determined to fight, Tai Shici was blunt.

Cao Cao unified Hebei with strong soldiers and horses, and Tai Shici did not want Long Xiang to fail, let alone Liu Bei to lose to Cao Cao.

The strong can fail countless times, while the weak only have one chance.

Long Xiang understood the meaning, smiled and comforted: "Ziyi and relax, if other opponents are not easy to say, I am really confident in dealing with Xiahou Dun, as the so-called capture of the thief first captures the king, as long as the person is beheaded or seriously injured, whether it is Xu Du or the Jingzhou front, it will inevitably be greatly affected." ”

"I heard that Xiahou lost his eyes and never fought with others again, I remember how to guard Shouchun before, no matter how the Jiangdong people provoked, he didn't go out of the city to fight, not to mention that Zhong Kang is famous, he will not attack impulsively."

Tai Shi Ci looked at Xu Chu halfway, paused for a moment and continued to analyze: "Xiahou Dun will go out of the city with 20,000 soldiers, and he will not easily give up the brigade to enter lightly, and it is not easy for the general to capture the thief and capture the king."

"It's man-made."

Long Xiang sighed, frowned and said in a deep voice: "Xiahou Dun is also a pawn, don't forget that we have a clairvoyant mirror, even if we fight in the Great Plains, we have a huge advantage."

"Yunqi will go directly to the task, I have been fighting with you for so many years, and I have never seen you miscalculate, so I am willing to fight for the front."

Xu Chu has always been full of confidence in Long Xiang, and his sonorous words echoed in the big tent.

Tai Shi Ci couldn't help but nod his head and brush his hair, and said in his heart that maybe he was really cautious, maybe Long Yunqi really had a clever plan to break the enemy.

Tai Shi Ci was expecting Long Xiang to tell a plan, but the other party looked at him with a smile.

"Haha, Zhong Kang forgot Ziyi's words? Xiahoudun will know your brave name, and if he sends you to the front to meet the battle, he may scare away this blind general. ”

"Then me."

"In this battle, you will be in charge of the neighboring Chinese army on my behalf, and I will lure him into the 'trap' with General Cao, and finally Ziyi will come forward to kill this fang."

After Long Xiang finished speaking, he raised his head and saw that the generals in the tent had different expressions.

Cao Xuan scratched his ears and cheeks, his face was dazed, and Tai Shici stroked his long hair thoughtfully.

Xu Chu looked at Long Xiang in surprise, and said in his heart that I only have the courage of a horseman, and I am sure to let me lead the Chinese army?

"How can the general's daughter be in danger?"

"Zhong Kang can rest assured, I have fought with Xiahoudun, his martial arts can't keep me, in addition, you have to keep your distance from us with the main force of the Chinese army, you have to give Xiahoudun a chance, otherwise he will not be easily fooled."

"Yui."

As soon as Long Xiang finished unifying his thoughts, he immediately assigned tasks on the side of the case.

His strategy is also simple to say, that is, to take advantage of Xiahoudun's hatred mentality and introduce him into an ambush circle to be killed by Tai Shici.

(End of chapter)