Xiahoudun gathered up his defeated troops and retreated all the way north, and when he met Cao Cao's Chinese army again, it was already dusk the next day.

He and Cao Chun both had black faces, depressed and lost, and after entering the Chinese military tent, they knelt down directly to plead guilty.

"Yuan Rang, how many soldiers and horses have been folded." Cao Cao, who was sitting on the handsome chair, was not surprised, but just looked at Xiahoudun calmly, and didn't even ask what was going on.

"There are 2,100 infantry, 827 tigers and leopards, and all the grain and grass are destroyed."

The 5,000 vanguard army has lost more than half, and not counting the wounded soldiers, this level of casualties can already be regarded as a rout, Cao Cao got up suddenly, and he couldn't calm down anymore.

What was handed over to him was the most elite unit of the Cao battalion, which could be called a spearhead-level trailblazer, especially the tiger and leopard cavalry, all of which were sharp in the world, or made up for it from hundreds of generals, which could not be formed casually.

To put it mildly, if you take a random person out of the tiger and leopard ride, it is above the level of the tun chief, and it is more than 800 in one breath, and Cao Cao's heart is dripping blood.

"What the hell is going on" Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and his voice was low but full of oppression, making Xiahou Dun dare not look directly.

Cao Chun lowered his head and explained the causes and consequences of the matter one by one, which made everyone in the military tent stunned and looked at each other.

How is this possible.

He Liu Bei has such a means, why was he cleaned up to what he is today.

When he was in Xuzhou, Liu Bei was barely trying to survive between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu.

No one wants to believe that such a person can set up such a delicate game.

"Isn't it that Liu Bei is looking for a master in Huainan and has his assistance?"

Cheng Yu only sighed lightly, and was coldly snorted by Cao Cao, "What kind of master assists, it is he Lin Mo who is working behind his back!" ”

"Why is Sikong so sure?" Dong Zhao, who had a little gray hair, asked.

"Even if there are masters behind Liu Bei, how to explain the existence of saltpeter, charcoal and poisons, which can be buried on so many private houses, the amount is not small, and if it is not for Lu Bu to let him transfer him, Liu Bei can't make it up at all." This time it was Guo Jia who explained.

After such an analysis, everyone understands.

Then everyone couldn't help but feel a little guilty in their hearts, Lu Bu's son-in-law was indeed a chicken thief, and the army came like a swift wind to clean up Liu Bei before they could react.

I didn't expect them to be able to help Liu Bei resolve the pursuit of the vanguard army in such a way without sending troops.

Really.

"Get up!" Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for Xiahoudun and Cao Chun to get up.

He also understands that the two of them can't be completely blamed for this matter, in that case, normal people's thoughts are that they will choose to go into the city to rest and then chase and kill.

But in this way, it is equivalent to giving Lu Bu enough time to rectify military affairs, presumably if he uses troops against Liu Bei again, most of them can send troops at any time.

Before Cao Cao could breathe down, he saw two scouts running in.

"Report! Liu Bei led the remnants of the army to retreat to Ankou County and stationed! ”

"Report! Lu Bu led more than 10,000 troops out of Yangyuan, and his vanguard general Wei Yue led 5,000 people to Panxi Pass, thirty miles northeast of Anfeng County, and camped! ”

Cao Cao leaned sideways and snorted coldly, what was expected.

One is in Ankou, and the other is stationed in the wilderness, which is to form a corner to fight against themselves.

He sat down again, took out the topographic map of this area from the pile of bamboo slips in the corner of the handsome case, and carefully checked it, while also calculating the strength of the other party in his heart.

Ankou is just a hundred miles of Xiao Guo, he made a mark here before he came, although he did not encounter a military disaster, the city is relatively intact, but the city defense will not be so strong that it is difficult to penetrate, at least, if you attack with all your strength, you are confident that you will break it within two days.

What is really disturbing is the 20,000 army led by Lu Bu, Cao Cao knows that Lu Bu's most elite foot soldiers should be in Guangling, and the cavalry is transferred to break the sky, but these people are all new forces, plus their morale will also be high after their own defeat, plus a demonic boy.

Moreover, now they are in a predicament, and after they form a horn trend, no matter who they do to them, they will suffer the danger of a sneak attack from behind the other side.

This battle is not easy to fight

"Sikong, the last general asks for orders to lead 10,000 troops to conquer Ankou, if you don't win, you are willing to be a military lawyer!"

Xu Chu, who was like blocking the city wall, couldn't hold back a little, and stood up directly to ask for an order.

Cao Cao just glanced at him, laughed dryly, and did not say anything.

Among the many generals in Cao Ying, Cao Cao loved Dian Wei and Xu Chu the most, in addition to their loyalty, he had a straightforward personality and couldn't hide things.

Such a person can be absolutely trusted.

However, his advice can only be seen as a way to vent his anger.

Forget it, the vanguard army was defeated by Liu Bei's weak division, and the impact on the morale of the army was not small.

Cao Cao slowly closed his eyes, regretting in his heart, he originally planned to take down Liu Bei in one go, once the soldiers were frustrated, all kinds of shortcomings would be exposed.

The defeat of this vanguard army had a great impact on the operational deployment of the large army.

"Sikong, let's think about moving the camp first."

Cheng Yu reminded him, Cao Cao came back to his senses, and after a sigh, he pointed to a plain on the map and said, "Just stay here." ”

The location that Cao Cao refers to is not marked with a place name, but it is forty miles away from the Lü Bujun camp and more than forty miles away from Ankou County, which belongs to the middle line location.

Strategically, it is a passive position, but it is the most flexible for future troop tactics.

The camp site for tomorrow has been set, and once the village is raised, it means that this triangular area will become the battlefield that will determine the final victory.

It's late at night.

In Cao Ying, he was very silent.

A shocking fire thwarted the vanguard army that Cao Jun was proud of, and only less than 2,000 people were left to kill them, and the fiasco of this team endowed with invincible attributes made the entire Cao battalion soldiers a little panicked.

The night in Huainan was quite cold, shuttling between the scattered military tents, Cao Cao couldn't help but tighten the brocade robe he was wearing, and he didn't know if it was the cold night that attacked people, or if such a military appearance made him lost.

Cao Cao, who had no sleep, walked among the soldiers under the protection of Xu Chu's entourage, hoping to boost their morale.

Unknowingly, he came to Guo Jia's military tent.

Bonghyo hasn't even slept yet.

Seeing the candlelight swaying in his tent, Cao Cao, who was originally depressed, couldn't help but step in.

In the tent, Guo Jia was kneeling in front of the table, on which more than a dozen bamboo pieces and small flags were placed.

Obviously, he's doing tactical deductions.

Seeing Cao Cao enter the tent and hurriedly got up, the former just pressed his hand, signaling that he didn't have to be polite.

Glancing at the deduction on the table, Cao Cao was expressionless and sat aside.

He picked up the crimson wine gourd on the table and shook it, but did not drink or speak.

During the war, alcohol was taboo in the army, but Guo Fengxiao didn't seem to be very rude, and Cao Cao had always turned a blind eye.

Listening to the echo of the wine hitting the inner wall of the gourd, Cao Cao began to mumble to himself.

"Lu Bu is here, this battle is not easy to fight, Lin Yunwen, this kid has been too dazzling for more than a year, so he dares to confront me head-on unscrupulously."

Thinking back to a year ago, what was he Lu Bu, he hadn't moved his troops yet, and he issued a holy decree to suppress thieves, which was enough to make the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou frightened.

But now, he dared to rush from Guangling to Anfeng for the sake of a Liu Bei.

Cao Cao smiled bitterly.

"In the current situation, our army has come from afar, and the people are sleepy and lacking, even if they don't play tricks and charge head-on, I don't have the certainty of victory."

Cao Cao tossed the wine gourd with his left and right hands, and continued: "It's true that Ankou is a small city, and Liu Bei is only a few thousand weak brigades, but Anfeng's battle has given us a head-on blow, and it has also made me sober up a lot."

It's really like what Zhong Kang said, 10,000 strong troops are attacking, and the rest are guarding against Lu Bu's sneak attack, but I'm afraid it may not work.

God knows if Lin Yunwen prepared a second trick for Liu Bei, which should not be underestimated. ”

Cao Cao seemed to be talking to himself, and as if he was talking about his sufferings to his old friend, he said to himself, "I went to Yuanrang's camp just now, do you know, our people came back less than 2,000, of which the wounded soldiers accounted for 1,000, and only more than 800 people came back intact."

Tiger and leopard riders or war horses were wounded, or cavalry were hit by arrows, and there were also poisoned people who were unconscious.

What a powerful Lin Yunwen. ”

Seeing Cao Cao so melancholy, Xu Chu on the side felt very uncomfortable.

He wished that he could share Sikong's worries.

Cao Cao opened the lid of the gourd, and after holding it high, the yellowed liquor fell into his mouth.

It seems that at this time, any military discipline and military regulations can be put aside first.

Guo Jia finally stood up, his face was expressionless, he walked up to Cao Cao with a piece of bamboo in his left and right hands, and smiled slightly, "Please choose one for the commonplace." ”

Cao Cao looked suspicious, raised his eyes and looked at Guo Jia, "What does Fengxiao mean?" ”

Guo Jia was still holding two pieces of bamboo, and said firmly: "Just choose one piece." ”

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, looked at the two pieces of bamboo in his hand, and finally picked up one casually.

After flipping it over, the word 'Lu' was written on it.

What does this mean, so, is the other piece of bamboo written 'Liu'?

In Cao Cao's puzzled gaze, Guo Jia took the bamboo slice in his hand, walked back to the table, put it directly on the oil lamp and roasted it, and said calmly: "Doesn't Sikong always say that he Lin Yunwen is a genius of the world, didn't Lu Bu rely on this good son-in-law to run rampant, okay, just take him Lin Yunwen." ”

said the most ruthless words in the softest voice, if this sentence was said by someone else, Cao Cao would even feel that he was making a big fuss.

But he has always believed that Guo Fengxiao is not inferior to Lin Yunwen.

Just this sentence was enough to calm Cao Cao's messy heart as if it was instantaneous, and he took a deep breath and looked at Guo Jia, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Lead Lu Bu's men out of the camp, and gather them together in the wilderness."

Do you want to send reinforcements?

Cao Cao subconsciously thought of sending a group of soldiers and horses to Ankou to kill and make a siege momentum, after the news reached Lu Bu's camp, he would definitely send troops to rescue, and then intercept and kill halfway.

After thinking for a while, Cao Cao also felt that this plan did work.

However, if they are all sent out to intercept and kill, then the camp will definitely be empty.

And the big camp must not be lost, once the heavy grain and grass are destroyed, even if they win the battle against Lu Bu and Liu Bei, more than 20,000 people will fall into a food shortage crisis, and in the end they will even be eaten by their remnants in turn.

"How?" Cao Cao asked intently.

"Please Sikong lead 10,000 people to Ankou County, decide whether to attack the city according to the situation before the formation, and ask for an order to lead a force to ambush in Donglinkou and intercept and kill Lu Bu's reinforcements."

Donglinkou is a small road that the Lu army camp must pass to Ankou County, with dense forests in the west and mountain depressions in the east, and ambushes on both sides, so Cao Cao is no stranger to this name.

Although Donglinkou is not as natural an ambush point as a first-line sky, it can ambush tens of thousands of people in such terrain without leaving a trace.

Cao Cao nodded slowly, but there was no excited look on his face, "Fengxiao, with this move, the camp will be empty, if Lu Bu concentrates his forces to storm the camp, we will be in a desperate situation." ”

Guo Jia stood up, clenched his fists and said: "Please believe that Sikong is here, they will definitely go to rescue Liu Bei, and they are completely sure of it." ”

To be honest, if the other side is yourself, I am afraid that it will not work with Guo Jia's extreme risky treatment, no matter what tricks you play, you will definitely storm your camp.

The most critical question is that encircling the point and sending reinforcements is not a clever method, this method is really used by Fengxiao to use Lin Mo to open the knife? Is it a child's play, or maybe there is something else I haven't understood.

When Cao Cao fell into hesitation, Guo Jia made another move, with a little doubt, and said: "Using soldiers is using danger, how can there be strange soldiers without danger." Could it be that the commonplace is not trusting? ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao was stunned at first, yes, what's wrong with me, isn't it just a small defeat, how can I become so indecisive.

Then he laughed loudly, "Starting from the ambush battle outside Peicheng, Lu Bu, with the assistance of Lin Mo, crisscrossed the two states and was undefeated in five battles, of course I believe that Feng Xiaoling is the one who ended Lin Mo's winning streak." ”

His big hand was on Guo Jia's shoulder, and his eyes were resolute, "Everything will be done according to your plan, this time, you have to let the world know that Lin Mo is not undefeated, and there is still you Guo Fengxiao in this world!" ”

"Please rest assured!"

"If Donglinkou is the main battlefield, then let you order the generals first."

Cao Cao sat down again, he never thought that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei beside Liu Bei could become the existence of turning the tide on the battlefield.

The bravery of the 10,000 enemies is true, and it depends on who uses it.

On the contrary, it is Lu Bu's guy, who is very strong, whether it is the siege of Sanying under the Tiger Prison or the six generals in the Battle of Puyang, it proves that his invincible title in the world is not blown.

"I can ask for Xu Chu, Le Jin and Cao Chun, but."

Guo Jia paused, Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"I want the rest of the Tiger and Panther Riders to participate in this battle."

The training of tiger and leopard riding began when the Qingzhou yellow scarf was collected, and a total of 3,000 riders were trained.

And Anfeng fought a battle, killed 800 and injured more than 600, and broke half of it once, mentioning it again, Cao Cao still couldn't help but feel heartache.

He breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Okay, there are 1,500 tigers and leopards left in the army, all of which are deployed by you!" ”

Cao Cao made a bloody investment this time, and he was determined to bring down Lu Bu and end his legend that Lin Yunwen was undefeated.

"Thank you Sikong Chengquan, I don't dare to disappoint Sikong in the next ten thousand deaths!"

Cao Cao smiled happily, then got up and threw the wine gourd back to Guo Jia, "Drink less." ”

symbolically warned and left with Xu Chu.

Guo Jia looked at the bamboo pieces of Lu Zi that were still burning on the oil lamp, his eyes were a little confused, take it, Lin Yunwen.

(End of chapter)