After Chen Yan entered the city, he was not in a hurry to rest, although he had not slept well for two days, he still asked first: "If Cao Jun comes, which way should he go?" ”

Zhang Xiu immediately replied: "There is a valley to the east of Wancheng, where the mountain road ends, and Cao Cao came from the east and is bound to pass through this valley. ”

Chen Yan nodded, very satisfied, and even took Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu and Huang Zhong, and headed towards the valley.

Although Huang Zhong is not young, he is still full of energy and full of energy. Jia Xu didn't have such a good spirit, but he still had a strong spirit, paying attention to the environment and terrain around.

Sure enough, this Wancheng is located on a high ground, open on all sides, which is very suitable for cavalry galloping. Out of Wancheng to the east, about twenty or thirty miles away, you can see a valley, this valley is about ten miles long, if you come from Xucheng, you must pass through here.

Chen Yan turned over and dismounted, walked up the mountain, walked for a while, looked at it, walked for a while, and continued to look.

Zhang Xiu was a little puzzled, and immediately asked, "What?" Lord, what are you looking at? ”

Before Chen Yan could speak, Jia Xu replied, "I'm afraid the lord wants to use the Thunderbolt Catapult, right?" ”

Chen Yan looked back and smiled, obviously being told by Jia Xu that he was in his heart, and only heard him say: "Cao Cao's soldiers are strong and strong, we now only have 8,000 iron cavalry in addition to the 30,000 soldiers in Wancheng, although I am very confident in our cavalry, but according to the report of the horse, Cao's army has at least 100,000 (actually 80,000, falsely claimed to be 100,000), we are still less to more." ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes, if it is a head-on conflict, we may not have an advantage, but if a catapult is set up here, Cao Jun may lose a lot of soldiers." ”

Chen Yan visited more than ten locations one after another, and finally showed a satisfied look on his face, and said: "If this valley uses the method of falling stones, it will already be very effective, if you add the power of our catapult, I am afraid that the Cao army will be wiped out in this valley!" ”

Huang Zhong saw that Chen Yan was full of confidence, and immediately laughed loudly: "With the lord here, what is Cao Cao!" ”

Jia Xu frowned slightly, obviously feeling that things were not so simple.

Time was pressing, Chen Yan ordered Zhang Xiu to personally lead people to place the catapult in a hidden place above the valley, and set up two rows of rockfall places on both sides of the valley.

……

On the eighty-mile mountain road east of Wancheng, Xiahoudun took the lead, walking on the mountain road, and a fierce man more than nine feet tall followed on foot, with indescribable fortitude on his face.

Xiahoudun suddenly turned his head and said to the fierce man: "Dian Jun, what do you say about this Chen Yan, compared to Yuan Shu?" ”

The fierce man turned out to be Dian Wei, and the strong man under the tent had Dian Jun, carrying a pair of halberds and eighty catties. The famous Dian Wei is really imposing.

I only heard Dian Wei smile lightly and said, "Chen Yan? Yuan Shu? It's just some local chickens and dogs, and I don't think it's any different. ”

Xiahoudun laughed and said: "Dian Jun is right, anyway, these people are nothing more than opponents in front of you that can be solved with a fist, when there is a chance, you should really let you and Lu Bu put it right." ”

Dian Wei looked into the distance, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he said: "Lu Bu, this guy, I don't know if the strength is as strong as rumored. ”

Xiahoudun said: "Under the fame, it is actually difficult to deserve, presumably Lu Bu will not disappoint the Dianjun." But I don't know if this Lu Bu knows, the world is so big, and there is an invincible god of war who is reincarnated by evil. ”

Dian Wei hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The general has tormented me, I am not reincarnated by some evil, and naturally I will not be a god of war." ”

Xiahoudun smiled again: "Don't be modest, whether you are the god of war or not, you can't count it yourself!" Ha ha. ”

As he was talking, suddenly two people dressed as villagers flashed on the mountain path in front of him, Xiahoudun looked at it from a distance and shouted: "Stop! ”

Xiahoudun was really full of energy, and when he shouted out this voice, the two villagers were immediately shocked, presumably by Xiahoudun's voice.

Xiahoudun instructed his subordinates: "Bring these two men to me." After that, looking at the two villagers, Xia Houdun showed a confident smile on his face.

……

Chen Yan slept for two hours before waking up in a daze. He had a dream, a real and terrible dream. In his sleep, a little boy pulled his mother and cried desperately, "Where is my father?" I want my daddy, why don't I have a daddy?! ”

The little boy cried hoarsely and heartbreakingly. And the mother, with tears on her face, was silent.

That mother is none other than Cai Wenji.

When he saw this mother's face, Chen Yan woke up, the thing he was most worried about at this time was that his child had no father, and poor Cai Yan had no husband.

Chen Yan couldn't even wait to see what this crystallization of himself and the talented girl Cai Yan from the time crossing looked like, but before that, Chen Yan had to ensure that he would not be killed by the Xiahou brothers.

This is easy to say, but it is a little difficult to do.

"Report !! reported to the lord, the spies reported, thirty miles outside the valley, there has been a trace of Xiahoudun! ”

A soldier ran to report.

Chen Yan rubbed his eyes and said, "Is there any news of Xiahou Yuan?" ”

The soldier said, "It should be after Xiahoudun's army." ”

Chen Yan snorted and said, "Should it?" What do you mean by should? Explore, be sure to determine Xiahou Yuan's location! ”

The soldier hurriedly knelt down and said, "No! Then he flew away.

Chen Yan stood up, put on his horse, and immediately led his men to climb up the mountain. At this time, the catapult and falling rocks on the mountain had been arranged, just waiting for Xiahoudun to walk into the trap.

Chen Yan really didn't expect that he would have to fight with Xiahou Dun, a famous veteran in the Three Kingdoms, so soon, in addition to being nervous, he was inevitably a little excited in his heart.

Suddenly, the picture in the dream appeared in Chen Yan's mind again, the poor boy was still screaming and crying, looking for his father, Chen Yan quickly shook his head, wanting to clear the uneasy thoughts in his mind.

Jia Xu on the side saw it, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, what did you think of?" ”

Chen Yan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's nothing." ”

Jia Xu said: "By the way, my lord, I have sent an envoy to ask Yuan Shu for help, just in case, but Yuan Shu's style of acting is elusive and unreliable. ”

Chen Yan nodded and said, "Thank you, sir, I almost forgot about our ally...... Alas...... It's better than nothing. ”

Jia Xu didn't expect Chen Yan to have such no confidence in Yuan Shu, and immediately asked, "Since the lord thinks that Yuan Shu is unreliable, why did he still form an alliance with him in the first place?" ”

Chen Yan smiled faintly, did not speak, and said proudly in his heart: "This time Lao Tzu also smiled and did not answer." ”