"Your Excellency. Gan Ning bowed to Cao Yun and said, "Our army returned victorious, capturing thirteen people alive, and the rest were all annihilated, and there was even a lieutenant among the captured people." Gan Ning said excitedly. This was the first time in his life that he made military exploits.

"Yes, each person will be rewarded with 100 square coins, and the number of heads will be entered into the military merit record for future accumulation. Cao Yun said.

"My lord, how to deal with these thirteen people?" asked Gan Ning, and at this time, the thirteen Wuzhou sergeants had all been escorted to their knees in front of Cao Yun.

"I wait for the will, I wait for the will. Thirteen Wuzhou sergeants shouted loudly.

Cao Yun frowned when he saw this, how could these sergeants be so spineless, if the Wuzhou sergeants were like this, then there was nothing to worry about.

"My lord, now that the war is raging, you should be kind to the surrendered troops, if the surrendered troops are willing to join, then they will be incorporated into the army to expand the ranks after this battle. Xu Zhi said behind Cao Yun.

Cao Yun was about to nod when he heard this, when one of the thirteen Wuzhou sergeants shouted loudly: "Report to your lordship, I have information to inform your lordship." ”

Cao Yun looked around and saw that it was a sergeant in armor, and guessed that this should be the captain.

"My lord, this is the captain of the Wu army that we captured. Gan Ning spoke up to confirm Cao Yun's guess.

"What information do you have?" asked Cao Yun.

"Lord Hui, as a lieutenant under General Tai Shi Ci under the account of Lord Sun Li, I was ordered to rush to inspect the defense of Qingyang City first, and then when the army was only a thousand miles away from Qingyang, General Tai Shi Ci personally led 10,000 cavalry to arrive, set up camp outside the city first, and waited for Lord Sun Li to lead the whole army to arrive. At the same time, Lord Sun Li thought that Qingyang City was very strong and could not be attacked for a while, so he had already sent an order to General Sun Wu and General Zhou Tian to let General Sun Wu continue to attack Shouchun, and General Zhou Tian led 10,000 troops to support. Lieutenant Wu said.

Cao Yun pondered when he heard this, and his heart was even heavier when he heard that Zhou Tian was coming with 10,000 troops, but this was what the soldiers said, and he didn't dare to believe it.

"My lord, if this information is true, the situation of our army is critical! However, our army can set up an ambush in advance to encircle and annihilate the 10,000 cavalry led by Tai Shici, if we can annihilate these 10,000 cavalry, the pressure on our army to defend the city will be greatly reduced. Xu said straightly.

"What's your name?" Cao Yun asked the lieutenant after nodding slightly.

"Back to the adult, the little one is called Xu Chong. ”

Cao Yun immediately ordered these thirteen people to be brought down, and they were currently detained, and they would be incorporated later, after all, they were fighting against the Wuzhou army now, but they did not dare to use the Wu army to surrender their troops.

"My lord, I can't believe this Xu Chong's words, and I have to wait for the spies' information. Pang Shiyuan said.

Cao Yun nodded when he heard this, "Wait for the spies to come back, if it is really Tai Shici who led 10,000 cavalry to come, the spies should find out, and we will wait patiently." ”

"General, the opportunity is fleeting, if the spies come to report that they are late, when our army begins to arrange, Tai Shici has already led the army to arrive, and if we fight head-on, the losses will be very heavy, so it is better to hold on. If you first order a general to lay an ambush on Heding Mountain, wait for Tai Shi Ci to come to the city wall, the general will personally lead the army out of the city to attack it, and wait for Tai Shi Ci to retreat, and encounter an ambush again in Heding Mountain, you can annihilate it in one fell swoop. Xu Zhi said.

Cao Yun was a little moved when he heard this, but he still didn't dare to act rashly, after all, this is a war, a wrong decision will kill the whole family, he may be able to escape into the Eternal Temple, but what about his grandfather and parents? Therefore, every decision must be carefully considered, this kind of thing can not show any decisiveness, careless!

Immediately, Cao Yun and Pang Shiyuan re-ascended the city tower.

"Driving, driving"

At this moment, there were originally two horses in front of him, Cao Yun's eyes lit up, and he knew that the spies should have come.

Two spies shot information outside the city and left, and a sergeant hurriedly delivered the information.

Cao Yun opened it and looked at it, and his heart moved.

Xu Zhi, Pang Shiyuan, Wenpin Zhang Ge and others also saw the information, and their eyes lit up, and then they all looked at Cao Yun, as if they were waiting for Cao Yun to give some orders.

Cao Yun also wanted to give an order in his heart and let Wen Ping or Zhang Ge go to Heding Mountain to set up an ambush, but this is a war, how can he act without full thought!

Just as Cao Yun was thinking about the various possible consequences in his mind, four more horses rushed in front of him, and Cao Yun's eyes were bright.

"General~" shouted one of the galloping horses.

Wen Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and when those people rushed to the city tower, Wen Ping exclaimed: "It's Zhang Hu, didn't he go to Jiangling to take up a post? Could it be that they escaped back?"

"Do you know the people under the city?" Cao Yun asked Wen Ping.

"Lord Hui, that Zhang Hu used to be my sergeant, and then he went to Jiangling with General Cao Hao, I thought he had died in battle, but I didn't know how to come back. ”

"You told him to take a detour and come in through the north gate. ”

"Yes"

Immediately, Wen Ping shouted to Zhang Hu and the four people under the city, asking them to come in through the north gate by a detour. It didn't take long for Zhang Hu and the four of them to be taken to the city tower by several sergeants, saying that they had intelligence to report.

"My lord, due to the destruction of Gangneung City, we had to pretend to surrender to the Wu army, and now we have escaped. Zhang Hu said, "My lord, when I was in Jiangling City, I found that the food of the Wu army was very cautious, it seems that the food of each soldier has been stipulated in advance, which is only equivalent to one-third of the food of my Qingzhou army soldiers, and I think of the big water in Wuzhou, so I guess that the food and grass of the Wuzhou army is not very sufficient, and it has not been replenished enough in Jiangling." Zhang Hu finished speaking in one breath.

The reason why Wuzhou's army did not receive grain and grass supplements in Jiangling was because since Liu Biao, most of the grain and grass coins in Qingzhou were concentrated in Qingyang, and only a certain amount of grain and grass coins were left in various places, so Sun Li did not get enough resources to replenish in Jiangling. The resources are concentrated in Qingyang, which is also the reason why Sun Li attacked Qingyang with such a thunderous momentum, that is, he wants to use Qingyang's resources to fight for the world.

"My lord, what a chance, the cavalry of the Wu army is in front, the infantry is behind, and the food and grass are insufficient, if we can encircle and kill the 10,000 cavalry first, our army can hold the city and not come out, and see how many days he Sun Li can attack. Xu Zhi said in front of Cao Yun.

"My lord, the opportunity must not be lost, if you wait for Zhou Tian to lead the army to come, maybe Zhou Tian will bring grain and grass supplies, Yangzhou Runan City should have a certain amount of grain and grass. Pang Shiyuan also spoke.

Wen Ping Zhang Ge Gan Ning and the others looked at Cao Yun expectantly, Cao Yun glanced at everyone, made a decision in his heart, and immediately said: "Wen Ping Gan Ning received the order, and ordered the two of you to lead 15,000 people to ambush in the depths of Heding Mountain, and after the 10,000 cavalry of Tai Shi Ci came, I will personally lead 15,000 troops out of the city to meet it head-on, and you must intercept and kill Tai Shi Ci from behind." ”

"The Last General Commands"