In mid-June of the second year of Jian'an, Cao Xin, the general of Nanyang Taishou Weilu, led 3,000 troops into Xinye.

In Jinyang, Jianshui, and Yuyang, he broke 30,000 horses in Jingzhou, killed 18 people including Jingzhou generals Han Song and Deng Xian, and captured Xinye and the surrounding 12 counties in a few days.

Most of the territory of Nanyang County fell into the hands of Cao Xin, the northern gateway of Jingzhou was lost, and Xiangyang City was shocked three times a day.

In late June, without waiting for Cao's army to gain a foothold in Xinye, Liu Biao of Jingzhou announced that he would raise 50,000 troops and vowed to defeat Cao Xin and recapture Xinye.

Jingzhou side to the general Wen Ping as the main general, the general Cai He as the deputy general, the governance of Kuai Yue as the military division, the convergence of Huyang Deng Ji, the city of Zhang Xiu, a total of 50,000 horses, stationed in Caiyang, Huyang, Zaoyang, the four places of the city, from the east and west to the south of the three sides of the siege of Xinye, vowed to defeat Cao Xin, capture Xinye Wancheng, take back Nanyang County.

The Xiangfan area is surging, and for a time Xinye has become the focus of attention of the world

"Ziyu, this bastard, it's really a headache!"

Chen Guojun Mansion, Cao Cao rubbed his forehead and scolded.

"Why did the prime minister say this?"

Guo Jia sat cross-legged on the soft couch, peeling Huainan citrus in his hands, and the white Confucian robe was stained.

Cao Cao lit his pipe and said, "Before leaving Xudu, Ben Xiang told him to be steady and steady, and not to take the initiative to attack Jingzhou, but he was good, and he wiped out 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou at once, and captured Xinye." You see, Jingzhou sent 50,000 troops, what did he do, he couldn't stop him and wiped his ass again, Ziyu, this bastard didn't listen to the arrangement, regardless of the overall situation, he was really angry. ”

"Haha, Prime Minister, it was Jingzhou who sent troops to harass Jinyang first, and then the six generals sent troops to Xinye, how could it be his fault?"

Guo Jia took out a few petals of oranges and handed them to Xun You next to him, Xun You glanced at his yellow fingers, and waved his hand in disgust.

Cao Cao snorted coldly, "The plan of the prime minister is to attack Yuan Shu first, capture Huainan and Huaibei, annex Xu Yang, and then clean up Jingzhou, but before we start fighting, Ziyu will fight with Jingzhou, and our army's logistics can afford it?" If his side is defeated, he will immediately return to his teacher Xu Du to guard against Jingzhou, isn't this disregarding the overall situation? ”

"Prime Minister, the six generals can fight well, and they are both wise and brave, and they may not be able to hold Xinye."

Guo Jia chewed on an orange and smiled.

"Hahaha~cough~"

Boss Cao choked on the smoke, "Mao Xiao sent a letter first, all the men and horses left by the prime minister are stationed in Wancheng, and there are 6,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Xinye, how can 6,000 fight 50,000?" Do you think that Cao Ziyu is Bai Qi Han Xin Xiang Yu? Hehe~"

"Prime Minister, this is not necessarily, the sixth general led 3,000 troops not long ago to defeat Deng Ji and Zhang Xiu 30,000 horses, with one as ten, now he has 6,000 in his hands, 6,000 to 50,000, the advantage is on the side of the sixth general, it may not be impossible to win. Gongda, are you right? ”

Guo Jia bumped Xun You's arm and asked.

Xun Yu Xun Gongda shook the small group fan and nodded, "Prime Minister, the letter from the six generals said that there is no need for reinforcements, not a single one, maybe the six generals are sure to win this battle, and the prime minister can just wait and see what happens." ”

Guo Jia nodded.

Boss Cao glanced at the letter on the table again, and Cao Ziyu repeatedly said in the letter, don't want reinforcements, don't want any of them, as if arranging reinforcements is harming him, this bastard.

Boss Cao shook his head, "There has always been an ominous premonition in this phase. ”

"What hunch?"

Guo Jia and Xun You said curiously.

"I feel like Ziyu is going to be defeated. Ziyu is young and vigorous, his eyes are empty, he looks down on the heroes of the world, and not long ago he won one after another, with his temperament, he looked down on the Jingzhou army even more, 6,000 against 50,000, 89 out of 10 will be defeated. The two of you talk about it, once Ziyu is defeated and Jingzhou soldiers enter Wancheng and threaten Xudu, how should the prime minister respond? ”

Boss Cao's expression was a little melancholy, sometimes he really wanted a group of generals who could fight well, a group of strategists with Zhang Liangxiao and He talents, but sometimes this kind of person was really a headache, he glanced at Guo Jia, who was eating oranges.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister!"

Guo Jia clapped his palms and walked to the map to point out the country.

"Our army has 14,000 men and horses in Wancheng, and there are more than enough to hold Wancheng, General Xiahou Yuan has 10,000 horses in Yingchuan, and Cheng Taishou has 10,000 horses in Ruyin, a total of 30,000 horses, and it is not a problem to block the Jingzhou army. In addition, Yuan Shu was poor in the grain and grass of Chen State, the army was unstable, and it rained heavily for several days, so it was estimated that within three days, Yuan Shu would retreat, and when Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated, the prime minister returned to Xu Du, so why worry about the Jingzhou military horses. ”

Guo Jia clapped his palms and smiled lightly.

Xun You nodded slightly.

Boss Cao frowned, "Yuan Shu has 30,000 soldiers and horses in the Chen State, will he take the initiative to retreat?" ”

"Definitely!"

Guo Jia said confidently.

"Report! Prime minister! General Xu Huang, the general of Yu Ban, came to report that Yuan Shu had withdrawn last night, and there was not a single Yuan army north of the Huai River. ”

Cao Xiu, the captain of the auxiliary army, shouted loudly.

“....”

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, you and Yuan Shu are in the same group?

Guo Jia was stunned, spread his hands, his expression was very innocent, he just made a prediction based on the actual situation, he didn't expect Yuan Shu to be so cooperative.

Cao Cao called Cao Xiu to inquire about the situation, and Cao Xiu said that Yuan Shujun took advantage of the heavy rain last night to cross the Huai River and escaped to return to Shouchun.

Guo Jia laughed and squeezed his eyes at Xun You, Xun You pursed the corners of his mouth and fanned with a small fan.

"Gongda Fengxiao, Yuan Shu retreated, Benxiang is ready to send troops to pursue Yuan's army and attack Shouchun, what do you think?"

Cao Cao asked, rubbing his beard.

"Prime Minister!"

Xun You arched his hand and said, "Recently, Huainan and Huaibei have been raining heavily for several days, the river is rising, which is not conducive to marching and fighting, our army only prepares two months of grain and grass, and then transports grain over, the road is muddy, and there are many inconveniences, in addition, Jingzhou Liu Biao sent troops to Nanyang, Hanoi Zhangyang Hebei Yuan Shao is ready to move, Xuzhou Lu Bu and Xiaopei Liu Bei also have to guard, subordinates think that the near future is not a good time to exterminate Yuan Shu to capture Yangzhou. ”

"Prime Minister, Lu Bu is stationed in Guangling County under the pretext of heavy rain for repair, it seems that there is a plan, Xiaopei Liu Bei and Yuan Shao are colluded, and the Prime Minister has to guard against it."

Guo Jia arched his hand and said.

Cao Cao looked out the window at the heavy rain and took a puff with his pipe.

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"It's too hot this day, it's a fart fight at this time."

"Yes, it's all to blame on the Cao thief, why do you want to lay down Xinye, so that we will also suffer."

Thousands of miles away in Nanyang County, Zaoyang County, several guards standing guard wiped hot sweat and cursed in their mouths.

"If you want to blame General Deng, 20,000 or 30,000 people can't beat 3,000 people, and you lost Xinye, it's really a shame."

"I heard that it was not General Deng's fault, it was the Nanyang people who rebelled and helped Cao Thief fight our Jingzhou army."

"Nonsense, Lao Tzu is also from Nanyang, what Nanyang people rebel against, it's all rumors."

"Ah, brother, you're from Nanyang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Shut up!"

The captain of the guard scolded, stood at the door with his waist knife, and saw the Weilu general Wen Ping, the partial general Cai He, the military advisor Kuai Yue, the former Pingbei general Deng Ji, and the captains Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Deng Long and other adults coming over.

Several guards also hurriedly raised their heads and stood still.

"Kuai Junshi, we have been in Nanyang for two days, and Xinye Cao Xin has not moved at all, what is the reason?"

Wen Ping sat down with a golden knife, picked up the cold tea and took a sip.

The military advisor Kuai Yue shook the feather fan and said, "According to the report of his spies, three days ago, Cao Xin's two wives came to Xinye, Cao Xin personally drove a carriage to welcome the two ladies home, Cao Xin never left the back house in three days, and Xinye's affairs were mainly in charge of Cao Li Yan, Lord Bo Yi, and Zhang Baiqi. ”

The crowd looked at each other.

"What is Cao Xin doing in the back house?"

Wen Ping asked with a frown.

Kuai Yue glanced at him, and saw that he looked serious, Kuai Yue laughed, stroked his long beard and said, "It is said that Cao Xin is lustful as life, every time he returns home, he often does not leave the mansion for days, and his mansion in Xu Du is also extremely luxurious, carved fences and jade bricks, gold bricks paved the floor, and there are hundreds of young women in the mansion serving him, which is not worse than the wine pond meat forest of the king of Xu. ”

"Hehe, I've heard of it too."

General Cai He licked the corners of his mouth and smiled, "I heard that every time Cao Ziyu goes out to play, whenever he sees a woman with a good appearance, whether he is married or not, he will all rush back to the house to play." ”

"Yes, Cao Thief is arrogant and lascivious, cruel and abusive, and shameless."

Deng Ji, the former general of Pingbei, gritted his teeth and said.

General Wen Ping frowned, "Kuai Junshi, could it be Cao Xin's plan, my Jingzhou sent 50,000 troops into Nanyang, less than two hundred miles away from Xinye, Cao Xin didn't care about anything, only messed with women in the back house?" Cao Xin was so mediocre and incompetent, how could he win four games in a row in one day and defeat General Deng's 30,000 horses? ”

Kuai Yue shook his feather fan and nodded, "What General Wen said is very true, Cao Xin, this thief should not be underestimated, but the spies heard Cao Xin say to his generals with his own ears, in the next three days, unless there is an earthquake and flood, Wancheng is besieged, don't go to him for other things, it is said that the lord Bo Yi has gone to find Cao Xin many times to discuss the matter of defending the city, but he has not been able to see anyone." ”

"We led 50,000 troops to fight him, and he wasn't worried at all?"

Wen Ping frowned.

Kuai Yue shook his head, "I can't understand Cao Ziyu's thoughts below, maybe he will lead the army to retreat, or stick to asking for help, maybe..."

Saying that, Kuai Yue's eyes suddenly lit up, "It is said that Cao Xin is arrogant and arrogant, and he looks down on the heroes of the world, not long ago, he defeated 30,000 of our army on behalf of 3,000 and captured more than 10 counties in Nanyang, and he was in the limelight for a while, will he underestimate my Jingzhou army because of this, so he doesn't take my 50,000 soldiers and horses to heart?" ”

Deng Ji nodded in agreement, "Kuai Junshi's words are not unreasonable, Cao Thief led more than 100 horsemen to defeat Zhang Xiu's 5,000 men and horses in Wancheng, defeated more than 6,000 Jingzhou troops at the foot of Tongbai Mountain, and killed General Han Song in the army formation, compared to Xiang Yu, Lu Bu and others, this matter will also give birth to arrogance in anyone, then Cao Thief will not be an exception." ”

The crowd nodded.

"Then let's fight, let's see how powerful the Cao thief is."

Cai He clenched his fists and said.

"Don't be in a hurry, the thief is fierce, you have to be careful."

Kuai Yue said slowly.

"Newspaper!! The lord has a letter, and he is urgent for four hundred miles. ”

Outside, the shouts of the heralds rang out.

Kuai Yue hurriedly got up to take the letter, opened it and looked at it, his face was a little heavy.

"Kuai Junshi, what's the matter?"

Cai He asked.

Kuai Yue handed the letter to Wen Ping, and sighed lightly, "Yuan Shu withdraws the army, Cao Mengde also has signs of withdrawing troops, once Cao Mengde withdraws to Xudu, Cao Xin has reinforcements in Xinye, and the lord wants me to take Xinye as soon as possible, otherwise when Cao Mengde's reinforcements arrive, our army will completely lose Nanyang." ”

After reading the letter, Wen Ping frowned tightly.

On the second day, Jingzhou soldiers went out of Zaoyang, and 50,000 horses went straight to Xinye to kill.

And Cao Daguan, who was in Xinye, hadn't gotten up yet.

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