"General, Wancheng is dispatched."

In the Xinyecheng barracks, the Yi walked quickly to the Pingbei general Deng Ji and said.

"Oh, how many people are here?"

Deng Ji put down the chess piece and asked.

"The spies are coming! Cao Xin, the general of Weilu, personally led the troops, with 800 cavalry and 3,000 infantry, for a total of 3,800 people. ”

Yi said.

"Uncle Ji, are you sure that Cao Xin is in the army?"

Deng Ji asked with a frown.

"General, there is no doubt that Cao Xin is tall and heroic, holding a big iron gun, and the spies can see it clearly."

"That's great!"

Deng Ji stroked his palms and laughed, "This Cao Ziyu is the main general of Wancheng, but he only brought 4,000 soldiers and horses to Jinyang, and he is really young and arrogant. Ji Bo, order Han Song and Deng Xian generals, let them act according to the plan and arrive at the designated place as soon as possible, this time I want the 4,000 Cao army to come and go. ”

"Yes, General!"

The Iraqi surrendered and withdrew from the Chinese military camp tent.

Deng Ji picked up a chess piece, put it on the chessboard, and the whole game of chess came alive.

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Tap-to-step~

At the foot of Huo Mountain, on the boundary of Jinyang County, an army of 4,000 people lined up in a long queue and passed through a golden wheat field in an orderly manner.

It is the season when the wheat is ripe, most of the wheat in Nanyang is yellow, many farmers are stepping up the harvest in the fields, and the call of the wheat cutting bird is heard from time to time in the distant woods, 'wheat yellow is fast harvesting, wheat yellow is fast cutting'.

Seeing the army coming, the peasants hurriedly lay on the ridges of the fields, not daring to raise their heads.

"Fellow, why did that wheat field burn?"

Liao Hua walked to the ridge and looked at a large burned wheat field in the distance, about 20 acres, and the smell of burnt wheat could be smelled from afar.

"Back... General Hui, it is Jingzhou soldiers, they burn wheat and grab wheat, and they also kill people and set fire to the village, the villain is afraid that they will come, so... And he cut the wheat overnight. ”

An old farmer replied tremblingly.

"Don't worry, fellow countrymen, Nanyang Cao Taishou has led the army to Jinyang, and the Jingzhou army will be broken within three days, and you can harvest wheat with peace of mind."

Liao Hua patted the horse back to the avenue and said to Cao Xin on horseback,

"General, it was burned by Jingzhou soldiers."

"Bastard! Zhengfang, you go to the county government and ask them to register the losses of each family, and when the war is over, the government will give compensation, so that they don't go up the mountain to become bandits. ”

Cao Xin looked at the black wheat field in the distance and said.

"Yes, general, the subordinate will live up to the trust!"

Li Yan rode away with the people.

"Yuan Jian, where is Deng Xian's army?"

"General, just got the news that Deng Xian has withdrawn his troops from Jinyang, led his army back ten miles, and camped in the southeast of Jinyang County, less than twenty miles according to our army."

Liao Hua spread out a sheepskin map and scratched his fingers on the map.

"Oh?"

Cao Xin raised his sword eyebrows, "It stands to reason that when Deng Xian heard that I sent troops, he would inevitably be so frightened that he fled back to Xinye overnight, why did he dare to stay here?" ”

Liao Hua said with a smile, "General, last time we fought Anzhou, lured Xinye to send troops, and surrounded the point to send reinforcements, this time they surrounded Jinyang, probably this is also the idea, but I don't know how big their pit is, whether they can accommodate us." ”

Cao Xin tugged at the corners of his mouth, there were two hundred Langya cavalry and one thousand Langya infantry, and it was indeed difficult to fit in the general pit.

"Don't underestimate the enemy too much, send a message to Pei Yuanshao, and ask his subordinates to explore Maduo to see where this pit is and how big it is?"

"Yes, General!"

Liao Hua was ordered to leave.

"Herald! The whole army is moving faster! ”

When the army walked through the wheat field, Cao Xin led a large army and accelerated the march, getting closer and closer to Deng Xianjun's army, and there were less than eight miles left.

"Report! Checkmate! ”

A probe horse galloped from a distance, I don't know how long it ran in the sun, the probe horse and the horse were all sweating, the probe horse gasped and said,

"Commander Pei sent information that a group of soldiers and horses quietly left the Xinye Army camp last night, the number of soldiers and horses is unknown, and their whereabouts are unknown."

"Got it, don't drink cold water for people and horses."

Cao Xin threw a water bladder to Tanma, and the water bladder was cold white boiled light salt water.

"General Xie!"

The tanma was not verbose, took the water bladder and dried it up, and also fed the war horse some drink.

"Report!!"

The previous scout horse had not had time to leave, and another scout horse galloped over, this time bringing the news that there was an abnormal movement of the soldiers and horses in Huyang City, and an army with an unknown number quietly left the Huyang military camp last night, and its whereabouts were unknown.

"Got it."

Cao Xin also gave Tanma a bag of salt water, and called Liao Hua, Cao Chun, Bai Feng, and Wu Ba to a meeting.

"The situation can basically be determined, there is a conspiracy in the Jingzhou army, Deng Xian is Mingzi, the Xinye garrison and the Huyang garrison are two shadows, the number of Mingzi is 5,000, and the number of two shadows is about 15,000."

Cao Xin pointed to the map and said.

"Wait, General, how do you know the number of the two shadows?"

Cao Chun wondered.

"The total number of Xinye garrisons is 15,000, Deng first took away 5,000, and the remaining 10,000, even if Deng Ji leads the troops out of the city, there will be 2,000 defenders left in the city, the number of troops in Xinye is about 8,000, and Han Song in Huyang has 8,000 people, leaving about 2,000 to defend the city, about 6,000 people, adding up to about 15,000, and the error will not exceed 3,000."

Cao Xin said slowly.

Cao Chun and the big man Wu Ba looked at him with a deep sense of surprise and admiration in their eyes.

"Is it hard?"

Cao Xin asked suspiciously.

"Difficult! I'm only going to count less than a hundred. ”

The big man Wu Ba scratched his head and said.

"Haha, it's okay, learn slowly!"

Cao Xin pointed to the map and said, "Now we still need to determine two things, one is the movement of Zhang Xiu in the city, and the other is the specific location of these two shadows. ”

"How can you be sure, Nanyang is so big, no matter how powerful your exploration horse is, it is impossible to search all the woods and valleys in half a day."

Cao Chun said.

"You don't need to search everything, you only need to search the dangerous area within fifty miles of Deng Xianjun, and you can basically determine the hiding place of the two shadows."

Cao Xin's finger drew a circle on the map.

"Report!"

Another scout horse rushed over quickly, "General, after receiving the information from Commander Pei, there is no change in the soldiers and horses of Zhang Xiu in the city; The four gates of Yuyang City are closed today, and there are a large number of traces on the road from Xinye to Yuyang County, and it can be determined that the Xinye army is in Yuyang, and the number is about 8,000. ”

"Got it!"

Cao Xin asked Tanma to go down to rest, and pointed to the map and said, "The Xinye suspicious soldiers are in Yuyang, there are about 8,000 people, and the Huyang suspicious soldiers should be in Tongbai Mountain, twenty miles to the southeast, about 6,000 people, counting Deng Xian's 5,000 soldiers and horses, Jingzhou dispatched nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses this time." ”

"Twenty thousand? We are only less than 4,000, how can we fight this battle? ”

Cao Chun exclaimed.

"Twenty thousand is not a lot, we are good at winning more with less."

Liao Hua chuckled.

Cao Xin laughed, more than 4,000 against 20,000, he can finally open a big one.

"Baifeng Wu Ba, after our army contacts Deng Xian, if he is defeated and escapes, you two will quickly enter Tongbai Mountain, and try to block the suspicious soldiers hiding in Tongbai Mountain."

"Yes, General!"

Wu Ba and Bai Feng answered loudly.

Bai Feng hesitated and said, "General, our Langya soldiers are one as ten, and it is too wasteful to use a thousand people to deal with six thousand, and the last general is willing to lead five hundred infantry to defeat the ambush hidden in Tongbai Mountain." ”

Cao Xin was stunned for a moment, and laughed, "Bai Feng, it's good to be able to fight, but don't be too proud, your Langya infantry has five hundred newcomers, and the combat effectiveness has yet to be tested." If you can eliminate the ambush of Tongbai Mountain in advance, you will go to Huyang Xinye with the rout, and strive to blend into the city. ”

"Yes, General, I promise to complete the mission."

Bai Feng clasped his fists and shouted.

"Zihe, after Deng is defeated and flees first, you take the light cavalry to move with me and repel the Yuyang ambush first."

"Yes, General!"

Cao Chun clenched his fists and took his life.

After the task was issued, Cao Signal ordered the whole army to attack and directly attack Deng Xianjun's formation.

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