After noon.

Cao Cao waved his army and launched a fierce attack on Huixiaguan.

This time, Cao Cao did not have the slightest intention of temptation, and the army poured down, and all kinds of siege equipment were piled up, and he did not stop until he broke through the lower pass.

Even, Cao Cao personally supervised the battle, and confronted the people who returned to the lower gate from afar.

"Kill!"

Xiahoudun charged forward, waving his spear and roaring angrily.

Cao Jun was like a tide, surging, impacting the small return to Xiaguan.

Back to Xiaguan, not only Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji, Guo Yan, Li Ru and others have appeared, in the face of Cao Jun's fierce attack, they dare not be careless at all, which is very different from the previous calmness.

This battle lasted from noon to evening, and then Cao Jun withdrew his troops.

Cao Cao looked at Xia Guan again and returned to the big tent.

While discussing with Guo Jia and others, Xiahoudun walked in and said, "General, three thousand dead and five thousand wounded." ”

Cao Cao was expressionless, he had expected it in his heart, but he still subconsciously glanced at Guo Jia.

This was the first day, and the number of casualties made him feel distressed.

While the others had different expressions, the hall was quiet and a little depressed.

Guo Jia couldn't understand it, so he smiled and said to everyone present: "You don't need to worry about it, Miaocai may arrive tomorrow, he said in the letter, it will bring a lot of good things." ”

With Guo Jia's steps, everyone's looks a little better.

Yang Xiu suddenly answered and said, "Strategist, if Dong Zhuo suddenly goes south to Jingzhou, now Jingzhou Liu Biao is not in Changsha, and there are almost empty cities everywhere, how should I deal with it?" ”

"That's a dead end!"

Cao Cao sat majestically, and then said in a deep voice: "Early tomorrow morning, continue to attack the city, I want Dong Zhuo to be inseparable from returning to Xiaguan for half a step!" ”

Everyone has long known Cao Cao's strategy - trapping Dong Zhuo!

"The last general commands!" Xiahoudun, Cao Ren and other generals responded loudly.

Cao Cao nodded, and then said to Le Jin: "Can the spies everywhere be rewarded?" ”

Le Jin said: "For the time being, there is no sign of Dong Jun, as if Dong Jun is returning to Xiaguan." ”

Cao Cao suddenly said loudly: "Continue to investigate, send more spies, a small return to Xiaguan, can't accommodate so many people!" ”

"Yes!" Le Jin responded, turned around and went out.

Guo Jia drank strong tea with a thoughtful face.

Cao Cao's words are correct, and the other thing is that Cao Cao must have a plot when he appears in Huixiaguan, what kind of plot is it?

If he doesn't figure these things out, Guo Jia is always a little uneasy in his heart.

"Report!"

A loud shout sounded outside the door, and then a soldier walked in quickly, knelt on one knee, and said happily: "General Qiyu, Xiahou Sima has arrived." ”

"It's time to arrive?"

Cao Cao slapped the table and got up, didn't care about anything else, and rushed out directly.

A group of people naturally followed, and they came out of the big tent.

After walking not far away, I saw Xiahou Yuan, who was a little white and chubby, coming on horseback, followed by hundreds of soldiers.

"Wonderful!"

Cao Cao hurried up and shouted.

Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan dismounted a little unaccustomedly, strode over, raised his hand and said, "The last general, Xiahou Yuan, see ......"

Cao Cao helped him and said, "Excuse me, let me see!" ”

He looked Xiahou Yuan up and down, patted him on the stomach, and laughed: "Miaocai, how much fat have you been?" ”

Xiahou Yuan also looked at Cao Cao and said, "There is nothing else to do in prison, that is, you let people send so many delicious food and drink every day, I eat well, sleep well, and gain forty pounds......

"Hahaha,"

Cao Cao laughed, took his hand, and said, "Go!" Zixiao, the order, a truce for a day, today I will not get drunk with Miaocai and not return! ”

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard this, and without waiting to speak, Xiahou Yuan hurriedly said: "Mengde, you can't do it, how can you miss you because of me, just drink!" ”

Cao Cao didn't care, and pulled him towards the big tent.

Seeing that Cao Cao could not be persuaded by Xiahou Yuan, he was inexplicably grateful, and hurriedly said: "General, I have brought a lot of things, and I will accept them first." ”

Cao Cao pulled him hard, and found that he couldn't pull it a little, so he had to stop and say: "What is important for us to reminisce, go, drink his three bowls first!" ”

Xiahou Yuan smiled and said, "I've seen it, I'm happy, let's take a look first." ”

As he spoke, Xiahou Yuan pulled Cao Cao and walked towards the things he brought.

Guo Jia, Xiahoudun and others were curious, and they all followed.

Xiahou Yuan brought hundreds of people, there were thirty flat carriages and carriages, piled up with things, but they were covered with canvas, and I don't know what they were.

Cao Cao patted a box and said, "Miaocai, you brought so many things, and you came so fast?" ”

Xiahou Yuan was beside him, ordered the soldiers to untie the ropes, and said, "The Tingwei Mansion commuted my sentence and released me ten days in advance, so it came early." ”

Cao Cao was stunned and looked back at Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu didn't know how to speak.

The current Tingwei is recognized as the only person in the Yang Party and Yang Xiu's teacher - Wang Lang.

Wang Lang released Xiahou Yuan ten days in advance, which was not a violation of the law, but also sold Cao Cao a small favor.

Cao Cao and Yang Xiu smiled and nodded, and when they turned around, they were stunned.

The canvas was opened, and the carriages were filled with weapons, armor, swords, spears, bows, crossbows, arrows, and almost everything.

Seeing Cao Cao's expression, Xiahou Yuan smiled with satisfaction, stretched out his hand and pulled out a bow and crossbow, and said: "General, these are specially approved by Huangfu Shangshu for you, let me bring them, they are all made by the smallest in the arsenal, I have checked it, the armor is lighter and stronger, the swords are sharper, especially this bow and crossbow......"

As he spoke, Xiahou Yuan wanted to pull, but found that he could only pull halfway.

He withdrew his hand a little stupidly and said, "I can't pull it." ”

Cao Cao was still thinking about the 'Huangfu Shangshu', so he took the bow and crossbow with his hand, and found that he used all his strength, and his face was blue and he couldn't pull it away.

When Cao Ren, Xiahou and others saw it, they couldn't help but show a different color.

You must know that although Cao Cao loves to read, he is also a military general, and although his force is not as good as theirs, he rarely has a bow that cannot be pulled.

At this time, a military marquis stepped forward, raised his hand and smiled: "General Qi Yang Wei, this is not for archers, this must be equipped." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and motioned to a very resolute tool on the carriage - a pure wooden structure, similar to a horizontal bow and crossbow, except that there were four slots, and there seemed to be folded underneath.

Cao Cao thought about the back of these things brought by Xiahou Yuan, and nodded quietly: "Try it." ”

The military marquis responded, ordered someone to move it down, supported it on the ground, and aimed at a large stone a hundred zhang away.

The crowd looked curiously, and saw what looked like a triangular table, and a soldier took an arrow, put it into the card slot, and then pulled the bowstring.

Woohoo

Four arrows shot at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, it hit a boulder in the distance, and a faint sound could be heard.

Cao Cao's eyes opened slightly, and when he looked at it, he seemed to see an arrow stuck in a crack in the stone!

"Good bow!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, staring at the bow and crossbow in front of him, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

Xiahou Yuan was on the side and said: "General, a total of one hundred pairs, General Huangfu said, after the summer harvest, Bing Cao has money and food, so he can do more." ”

Cao Cao nodded again and again, his mind had already drifted to use these to deal with Dong Zhuo.

Xiahou Yuan took Cao Cao and inspected the many weapons he had brought until dark.

Everyone gathered in Cao Cao's big tent to talk about the past, with equal emphasis on tenderness and pride, and the big tent was full of a cheerful atmosphere of reunion after a long absence.

That night, Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan fell asleep, and the two talked about dawn for a long time, but they still didn't feel sleepy.

Perhaps it was Xiahou Yuan's arrival, Cao's morale was high, and after eating at dawn, he launched another onslaught.

The small return to Xiaguan shook the mountains and swayed,

From morning to noon, Cao Ren withdrew, Xiahoudun was replaced, and it was another hour in the afternoon, and Le Jin and Xiahou Yuan were replaced.

After a whole day of fighting, he did not fall when he returned to Xiaguan, and the blood flowed like a river under the Guan, and the corpses were like mountains.

Both armies were very tired from fighting, and it was not until the sun went down that they slowly withdrew their troops.

The remnant sun was like blood, and the shouting of killing gradually subsided.

When he returned to Xiaguan, he looked at the retreating Cao Jun, and was afraid for the first time.

The Cao army is too fierce, regardless of the onslaught of life and death, at least tens of thousands of people will be lost at this day!

This kind of fierce offense and defense is the most frightening.

Jia Xu, dressed in white, appeared in an arrow pavilion, carefully avoiding the blood on the ground, and came to the high place like a leisurely walk, looking at the Cao army camp.

Guo Yan's face was full of worry, and he said, "Military advisor, is this Cao Cao crazy?" If he continues to fight like this, his soldiers will die! ”

Jia Xu was silent, as if he was thinking about something.

Guo Yan waited for a while, but couldn't help but continue to ask: "Strategist, can it really be done?" ”

Jia Xu looked directly at Cao Jun's camp and said lightly: "In the past, I thought that Cao Cao was just a reckless horseman, but now when I look at him, he is surrounded by people, both civil and military. It is indeed a clever plan to storm back to Xiaguan, and if we continue to delay like this, we will only have a dead end. ”

Guo Yan's face changed slightly, glanced around, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Military advisor, Dong Gong, do you really want to take us back to Xiliang?" ”

Jia Xu frowned slightly, his eyes flashed irritably, and said, "Can you persuade Dong Gong?" ”

Guo Yan's expression flashed suspiciously, and he pretended to sigh, and said, "Cao Cao attacked like this, how could we get out?" ”

Jia Xu didn't speak, just quietly looked at Cao Cao's camp.

Cao Cao was able to storm back to Xiaguan at any cost, and this kind of determination and courage was afraid that there were few in the world.

Because of the breakthrough and return to the lower pass, Cao Cao will not have much benefit, the strength is equal, and it is impossible to kill Dong Zhuo.

And if it can't be broken, it will be in vain.

Regardless of success or failure, Cao Cao's 50,000 soldiers and horses were lost by at least more than half.

This is not a miscellaneous soldier, it is the elite that Cao Cao has trained for many years, and if he is someone else, who has the courage to do so?

Although Jia Xu's face did not move, Guo Yan still faintly felt that he was preoccupied and hiding something.

He has always been suspicious of Dong Zhuo's plan to 'return home', this strategy is too risky, although the people under their command are homesick, but Yuzhou to Xiliang, they have to pass through the faint core of the imperial court - Sili.

It's a way to die!

They tried their best to persuade them, but Dong Zhuo didn't listen to the slightest and stubbornly wanted to kill them back.

And Jia Xu has been silent, which makes Guo Yan and others suspect that it was his strategy for Dong Zhuo.

At this time, a sound of footsteps sounded, Li Ru hurriedly came, looked at the two of them and said, "But I saw General Huazhong, I have something urgent to find him." ”

Guo Yan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he hadn't seen Hua Xiong since last night.

Li Ru knew when he saw the expressions of these two people, and he swept over Jia Xu, coughed, walked into Guo Yan, and said, "General Guo, what do you think of today's events?" ”

Guo Yan instantly understood, and said quietly: "I think Cao Cao is determined to break through and return to the next pass, I don't know what Li Junshi thinks, should we defend or retreat?" ”

Li Ru sighed and said, "It's definitely not okay to defend, Yuan Shu should have been exterminated by the imperial court, and when the soldiers and horses everywhere turn around, we will be surrounded." ”

Guo Yan nodded and said, "Return to Xiangxian?" ”

Li Ru shook his head and said: "You should go to Xuzhou and unite with Lu Bu, it will be the summer harvest, and the princes in the south are tired and lack of grain and grass, it is a good opportunity to go south and collect half of the country!" ”

Guo Yan's expression moved, and he said, "Li Junshi, can you present it to Dong Gong?" ”

"Dong Gong said that he would consider it." Li Rudao.

Jia Xu listened to the two singing and harmonizing, but it seemed to be a passing ear, and said motionlessly: "At this time, there is only one way to the end." ”

With that, he turned and left.

Guo Yan and Li Ru looked at his back, and Qi Qi's expressions were slightly cold.

They had all sensed that Jia Xu and Dong Zhuo must have other plans, but they had just hidden it from everyone else.

Guo Yan and Li Ru glanced at each other, the two seemed to have something to say, but they had scruples, and left with a smile.

On the other hand, although Cao Jun suffered a lot of losses, he was relatively optimistic.

In an open space, Xiahou Yuan was wielding a spear and humming Hachi's practice.

He has been locked up for many years, and he eats and drinks well, he is so fat that he is sweating profusely and panting after a short time, and he is still gritting his teeth and persevering.

Cao Cao was on the side, eating mutton, drinking wine, smiling all over his face, so uncomfortable.

Cao Ren and Cao Cao grew up together, knowing his bad taste, they waited for a while, and whispered beside him: "General, nearly 10,000 people have been lost today. ”

Cao Cao nodded without changing his face, his long and narrow eyes jumped coldly, and said, "Have you noticed that today's return to Xiaguan seems to have loosened." ”

Cao Ren thought about it carefully and said, "I haven't found it." ”

Cao Cao turned his head, looked at Guo Jia, who was holding the teapot not far away, looking at Xiahou Yuan gloomily, and said, "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

Guo Jia was addicted to alcohol, the strong tea couldn't be suppressed, his face was pale, his spirit was sluggish, and he said in a fluctuating tone: "I have to ask Captain Le Du." ”

Le Jin happened to come from not far away, heard a voice, and said, "What does the military advisor have to ask the last general?" ”

Cao Cao picked up the conversation and said, "Can the spies be rewarded?" ”

Le Jin stepped forward, raised his hand and said, "No." The last general himself went out for a great circle, and there was no sign of the army moving except for the rain. ”

The army will inevitably leave serious traces that are difficult to erase!

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and said to himself: "It's strange......"

He believed in his own judgment, and today's return to the lower pass was indeed loose, and it seemed that there were many less guards.

But the spies who went out found no traces, so there were no soldiers and disappeared out of thin air?

Cao Cao thought for a while, looked up at the sky, and said, "Is it going to rain again?" ”

Le Jin sat down next to Cao Ren, stretched out his head and said, "General, the last general has inquired about the old farmers around, and this time is the time when the rain is the most abundant." ”

Cao Cao couldn't think through it, took the wine jug, walked to Guo Jia, and said, "Fengxiao, I think there is a big problem." ”

Guo Jia looked at the wine jug handed over by Cao Cao, his throat moved, but he still stretched out his hand to push it away, and said, "General, don't forget, we don't know what Dong Zhuo came to Xiaguan and what he did before coming." ”

Cao Cao's eyes were unusually calm, pondered for a long time, and said, "What does Feng Xiao mean, Dong Zhuo is going to do it?" ”

Guo Jia stood up, his expression was serious, his eyes looked at Huixiaguan, flashing obscurely, and said: "It may not be that there are no soldiers and horses in the pass, perhaps, there are already soldiers and horses hidden outside, hidden outside the scope of our spies!" ”

Cao Cao's expression changed suddenly, and he suddenly shouted to Le Jin: "Le Jin, send spies again, expand the surrounding twenty miles, and give me a clear look!" ”

"Especially in the north." Guo Jia answered.

Le Jin was startled, hurriedly got up, and left as ordered.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia glanced at each other, and for some reason, a bad premonition rose in their hearts at the same time.

(End of chapter)