The wind was very strong on the city tower, and before he reached the battlements of the city wall, he heard a burst of earth-shattering horns, drums, and shouts of ten thousand people in the distance.

Woo woo woo woo ~~~~~~

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!

Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew!

The sound was like wind and thunder like a torrential rain, and even the Xinye Castle Tower shook slightly, Cao Xin pulled his messy long hair in the wind and walked to the middle of the castle tower.

I saw the dark clouds rolling in the sky in the distance, and the wind was roaring, and under the dark clouds, a black tide appeared on the ground, emerging from the mountains in the distance, rushing towards Xinye City, like countless ants, hyenas, wolves, dense, boundless, making people's scalps tingle.

Gradually, the black tide approached, and it was Jingzhou soldiers wearing earthy green uniforms, one, two, ten thousand, fifty thousand horses.

50,000 people strode forward together, shouting the trumpet together, the momentum was impressive, and the earth was shocked.

"There are so many people!"

General Cao said with emotion.

The army of 10,000 people is boundless, and you can't see the end at a glance, and the army formation of 50,000 people can be called a sea of people, even if he has seen a big scene with Boss Cao, he is also agitated in his heart at this time.

He looked at Zhang Baiqi, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, Yu Poison, Bai Feng, Liu Dashi, Wei Yan and other generals, everyone looked at the sea of people in the distance in a daze, and they were also a little confused.

"General, how should this be fought?"

Yi asked with a trembling mouth as he leaned on the battlements of the city wall.

Cao Xin laughed, "Uncle Ji doesn't need to worry, Yuan Jianwen, how is the recruitment situation?" ”

"General, the city defense battalion has recruited 1,200 people."

Liao Hua said.

"General, the last general has recruited a thousand people from the prisoners of the Jingzhou army, and there are two thousand people in the blood-coated battalion."

Wei Yan said.

Cao Xin nodded, Liaohua's city defense battalion had 1,000 people, Wei Yan's bloody clothing battalion had 2,000, Yu Poison Mountain's battalion had 4,000 people, Baifeng's Langya infantry had more than 800 people, the baggage battalion had 1,000 people, Langya cavalry had more than 100 people, and Zhang Baiqi's Xiaocai battalion had 800 people, close to 9,000 people.

"Zhengfang, how is the preparation of grain and grass?"

Cao Xin asked.

Li Yan took a step forward, "General, after learning that Jingzhou sent troops, the lower officials allocated a large amount of grain and grass from various counties in Jinyang in advance, and the grain and grass in the city can be used by 10,000 horses for a month. ”

"Haha, yes, there are nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, and there is enough food and grass, what are you worried about? We should consider how to defeat the 50,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou. Zhengfang, Jibo, Yuanjian, Wenchang, the four of you know the art of war, you come to advise the general, how should this battle be fought? ”

"Uh, General, don't make a fool of me here."

Liao Hua looked at everyone and said with an embarrassed expression.

"Throw bricks and lead the jade, you come first."

Cao Xin waved his hand and smiled.

Liao Hua looked at the military array under the city, frowned and thought for a moment, "General, the Jingzhou army has only arrived in Xinye, and the camp has not yet been established, so why don't you take advantage of their foothold and strike first?" ”

"There is a certain reason for attacking it unpreparedly and taking it by surprise,"

Cao Xin nodded and looked at Wei Yan again.

Wei Yan recuperated half of his injuries, and his body was mostly better, he was wearing iron armor, carrying a waist knife, and said with a fist,

"General, the last general has two strategies, maybe you can give it a try."

"Oh? Wen Chang, come quickly. ”

Cao Xin asked with interest.

Wei Yan pointed to the army outside the city, "The first strategy, as Commander Liao said, took advantage of the unstable foothold of the Jingzhou army, quickly attacked, smashed the Jingzhou Chinese army, beheaded the generals to capture the flag, and shocked the three armies. ”

"No, it's too risky."

Yi Yuan stood up and retorted, "Although the Langya cavalry is extremely powerful, but the number is limited, once the attack fails, the loss is too great, this is a lose-lose trick, the general should be cautious." ”

Yi said solemnly.

Cao Xin nodded slightly, "Wen Chang, tell me about your second strategy." ”

"General, the second strategy is to be safe, our army has 8,000 elite soldiers in Xinye, with sufficient grain and grass, and it is not a problem to hold on for a month, while Jingzhou sent 50,000 troops, and the cost of grain and grass is very great, if it can't break through Xinye within a month, the Jingzhou army can't support it, and it will inevitably take the initiative to retreat."

Hearing Wei Yan's second strategy, many generals in the city nodded slightly.

"There is merit to this approach."

Yi Yuan looked at Wei Yan with appreciative eyes, "In addition to grain and grass, there is also foreign aid, the war in Chen has ended, it is rumored that the prime minister will withdraw from Xudu in the near future, and after the prime minister withdraws from the army, he only needs to put on a posture of aiding Nanyang, the Jingzhou army retreats without a fight, and his subordinates think that our army does not need to hold out for a month or half a month." ”

Cao Xin nodded, looked at Li Yan, who was silent, and smiled, "Zhengfang, it's your turn, everyone belongs to a few colleagues, you can say whatever you want, no need to scruple." ”

"Yes, General!"

Li Yan arched his hand and said, "Liao Commander Wei General Yi Zhubo said well, his subordinates just added two proposals, the first Jingzhou army is strong, our army should send a message to Wancheng, asking them to put out a move to help Xinye, after the Jingzhou army knows, it is inevitable to divide troops to guard against the Wancheng army to go south, and after the Jingzhou army divides the troops, the pressure on our army to defend the city will be reduced." ”

Cao Xin nodded, and after Jingzhou divided his troops, it would be a good idea to break through each one.

"The second subordinate has served in Xiangfan for many years, and has a little understanding of these two places, according to the speculation of the subordinates, the grain and grass of the Jingzhou army should be hoarded in Zaoyang or Caiyang, and if our army has the opportunity to cut off its grain route, it will teach the Jingzhou army to retreat without a fight."

Li Yan bowed his hand and retreated.

"Yes, the two suggestions put forward by the positive side are very practical, Yuan Jian, you will send a letter to Li Tong and Cao Chun later, asking them to practice more, have time to go around Huoshan, and put on a posture of going south at any time to distract the attention of the Jingzhou army."

"Yes, General!"

Liao Hua clenched his fists and took his life.

Cao Xin looked at Pei Yuanshao, Pei Yuanshao hugged his fists and said with a smile, "General, it is not difficult to find the enemy's grain and grass, but our army has no reinforcements, and if you want to cut off the enemy's food route, your subordinates still need some manpower." ”

"Find it first, and then talk about it, destroying the enemy's grain routes is a backup means."

"Yes, General!"

Pei Yuanshao clenched his fists and took his life.

"General, the Jingzhou army has stopped."

The people looked down on the city.

At a position two miles away from Xinye City, the Jingzhou army stopped advancing, and hundreds of phalanxes stretched into a large area around Xinye City.

Knock knock~

A hundred large drums were pushed out of the military formation, lined up at the front of the military formation, and two strong men stood on a high platform, beating the drums vigorously, and the sound was earth-shattering.

Suddenly, hundreds of knights rushed out from the Jingzhou military array, galloping back and forth in the open space in front of the formation, and the knights on horseback kept waving huge weapons and making all kinds of thrilling and powerful movements, which attracted the Jingzhou soldiers to cheer loudly, and the sound was earth-shattering.

"Haha, that's a good job!"

Cao Xin applauded and laughed from the castle tower.

The first time I saw this kind of trick was in Xuzhou, when I saw these knights holding three-pointed two-edged knives more than ten meters long, big knives with wide door panels, and big iron guns with thick arms.

He was taken aback, thinking that he had come to the world of high martial arts, but after asking about it, he found out that those things were all goods, similar to sacrificial utensils, used to boost morale, Xuanhe military might, and also deter the enemy and hit the enemy's morale.

This set was only used in very formal war situations, and it is rare nowadays.

After the pre-war performance, a high platform more than ten meters high appeared in the Jingzhou army.

There are two people standing on the platform, one is wearing a Confucian robe, a white face and a long beard, and the other is wearing gold armor, tall and mighty.

"General Cao, do you dare to come forward and talk?"

The white-faced, long-bearded literati asked loudly.

"General, be careful, this person is very sharp and very difficult to deal with, the general only needs to do this."

Li Yan stepped forward and whispered a few words.

Next to him, Yi also came over to come up with ideas and teach him how to fight with the literati.

Cao Xin nodded, laughed, stood on the city wall and shouted, "Kuai Xenodu, General Ben is here, what do you have to say?" ”

"Huh?"

When Kuai Yue and Wen Ping on the other side saw General Cao himself, they immediately frowned, and the corners of their eyes kept twitching.

This man with a disheveled head, wearing a light silk robe, and when the wind blows, revealing two hairy legs, is the legendary General Cao Xin Cao Ziyu? It's a bit too casual.

"Ahem~"

Kuai Yue quickly restrained his shock, and shouted with two fingers, "Cao Ziyu, why did you capture my Xinye counties, plunder my Jingzhou people, and kill my Jingzhou soldiers, you set the army to commit murder, brutal and unkind, and harm the people, God does not tolerate it, I advise you to withdraw from Xinye as soon as possible, collect your troops and stop fighting, otherwise as soon as my army arrives, you will be taught to die under the sword soldiers." ”

Cao Xin laughed when he heard this, and shouted with a loudspeaker, "Kuai Yidu, this official asks you, what is your official position?" ”

Kuai Yue frowned, "Meng Liu Jingzhou will not give up, and he will be appointed to be engaged in Langzhong in Jingzhou." ”

"Haha, what a subordinate official who is engaged in Langzhong and is not a good person, you also deserve to talk to Ben Taishou? Where is the captured general Wen Zhongye? ”

Cao Xin yelled.

Wen Ping glanced at Kuai Yue in embarrassment, Kuai Yue's face was dark, his body trembled slightly, he endured his anger and said, "General Wen, you go and see what this Cao thief is going to say, be careful of his tricks." ”

Wen Ping snorted and strode forward to see what Cao Thief had to say.

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