At this time, Sun Jian called Zhou Yu and said:

"Gong Jin, since you want to take it by surprise, then do you ask someone to take down Liu Biao's banner?"

"Lord, don't worry, I ordered someone to put it down a long time ago"

"Gongjin, then when will they be surprised?"

"When we and Cao Ang's army are fighting hard"

"The ancients said that the enemy is fighting at the beginning of the halfway point, and it is indeed in accordance with the art of war."

"Gong Jin, where to choose to attack back and forth, surprise and cooperate with the terrain, in order to exert its power"

"We discussed the plan to weigh the blow to Cao Ang's army in Chendi, where the terrain is poor."

Cao Ang saw that Sun Jian's army really did not have Liu Biao's banner, and he didn't feel that he suddenly had a chance to win

"Fengxiao, you see that this great river and mountain will be mine soon"

"I feel that this will take advantage of the situation to immediately attack Sun Jian's army, creating a favorable situation for our side."

"Major General, I don't think so"

At this time, Guo Jiaque walked up to Cao Ang's side and said:

"My lord, we traveled all night, the army was tired, besides, it was in the afternoon, the sun was shining on our side, we couldn't fully open our eyes, and it was not good for us to fight."

"I don't think that our army is several times larger than the enemy, so why can't we defeat Sun Jian's army with numerical superiority?"

Guo Jia saw that Cao Ang had not realized the seriousness of the matter, and knew that he had to persuade from a different angle:

"Young General, don't you know that there are many examples of winning more with less in ancient times?"

"But the ancients also said that they should change according to the changes in the battlefield situation, and they should not be blindly bound by the rules."

"Major General, we are new here, and we don't know the nature of this place, what if the enemy attacks from behind?"

"Major General, you should know the importance of terrain for operations"

After hearing this, Cao Ang felt that he was a little drifting just now, and if he didn't seriously understand the enemy's situation, it was a taboo for soldiers to fight with his subjective will, and Sun Tzu's words were unconsciously recalled in his mind:

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked"

"Fengxiao, you are right, order the whole army to rest, pay attention to vigilance, and send troops to reconnoiter the terrain and the enemy's situation"

After saying this, he turned around and said:

"Fengxiao, let's go into the tent and talk about the battle strategy"

"Good"

"Fengxiao, when should we attack Sun Jian's army?"

"For now, let the soldiers rest well, and wait until the evening, when they are asleep, we will surprise again"

"But, what if the other party thinks the same way?"

"We can send people to disturb them now, to make them tired, and at night, they can't do that if they want to"

It was all of a sudden, and the soldier came to report:

"A small number of Sun troops were found in the front, and they have been beating the gong there, as if they are provoking our army"

After hearing this, Cao Ang smiled lightly and said:

"Fengxiao, it seems that someone wants to go with you"

"It seems that there are masters in Sun Jian's army."

"So what to do?"

"Tell to go on, hold on"

"Let me think about it, if the other party also has a master, then this battle will not be easy"

"Oh yes, Major General, why don't you see it, Liu Biao's army"

"That's the case, Xun Yu used a trick to make Liu Biao believe that Sun Jian's army would be defeated and not fight his Jingzhou"

"What's the guarantee?"

Cao Ang listened to this sentence and didn't understand, so he said:

"What kind of guarantee, if he doesn't send troops, it's a guarantee, which shows that Xun You's plan has succeeded"

"No, although Liu Biao is not good, he is very obedient, and he happens to have a capable person under him, who will definitely be able to see through the plan, and if he does not send troops, he may want to come by surprise"

When Cao Ang heard this, he knew that this battle would not be as simple as he thought, but fortunately he did not get carried away, so he put away the casualness just now, sat up and said:

"Fengxiao, how should this war be fought?"

"As far as the current situation is concerned, if this is the case, neither side will benefit from it, and they will have to withdraw their troops."

"It's not appropriate for us to be so excited, but in the end we returned in vain, right?"

"Major General, don't worry, if there is no ambush, this battle can be fought, no matter how good the strategy is, our army's superiority, coupled with abundant energy, it is not a problem to win"

Here's what the Scout reported:

"In Chendi, a large number of horseshoe prints were found, and I suspect that there were ambushes"

"Okay, you go down" Cao Ang's originally high emotions were slowly consumed by Bong Xiao's prophecy and had to accept the facts.

"What should I do next? Liu Biao, this kid has a low hand, when did he have such a powerful person?"

"Major General, you have to accept that this war can't be fought, so you will go to the army and fight again, and then fight again"

"Sun Jian's army is cohesive, and it is impossible to disintegrate from the inside, it can only be defeated from the outside, so a big war is inevitable. But Liu Biao's can be disintegrated from within, and let him help us get rid of Kuai Yue."

When Cao Ang heard this, he was instantly interested.

"How do you get him to help us get rid of Kuaiyue?"

"Major General, didn't you subdue the four major families? What they have is money, we can use the money to buy off Liu Biao's people, to ban Liu Biao, or to buy assassins to assassinate, or we can use money to support those who oppose Liu Biao, so that they have an army and go to fight a war of attrition, at this time, we only need to send people to block Sun Jian, and it will be easy to go to Jingzhou."

After listening, Cao Ang didn't feel shocked, but he didn't expect that he didn't necessarily have to use a knife to destroy the enemy.

"Okay, I'll do it when I go into town."

"Then the matter of withdrawing the army will be handed over to you, Fengxiao, I will enter the city first"

Sun Jian saw Cao Ang's army, and it was not moving until the afternoon, and he didn't feel confused, so he asked Zhou Yu to call him and said:

"Gong Jin, your trick doesn't work, Cao Ang didn't take any action."

"Lord, the other party has a strategist Guo Jia, and his ability is not below me, and I don't plan to deceive Guo Jia with this."

"Then I'll be waiting now"

"Well, our hope of victory is to be taken by surprise, and we are waiting for work"

Soon after, when Sun Jian saw that Cao Ang's army had withdrawn, he became puzzled again and said:

"Gong Jin, what kind of medicine is this selling?"

"Lord, wait, send someone to see if the rut marks of Cao Ang's army are disordered"

"Newspaper, not"

"Alas, my lord, it seems that our plans have been exposed"

"Why?"

"If it wasn't exposed, why did Cao Ang retreat when he could have won with numerical superiority?"

"It seems that we only have to wait for a chance to defeat Cao Jun"

Zhou Yu sighed.

"Lord, Cao Ang has a lot of strategists under him, and if he waits for such a good time, he won't have it, it can be said that planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky."

"Gong Jin, why don't I think so, it seems that we can't just prepare to fight with Cao Ang, we have to find a way to continue to develop to the south."

"When the time comes, you can attack and retreat, and you will no longer be restricted by Liu Biao" (end of this chapter)