Night.

The Koto army has retreated.

The fire on the grain and grass has also been extinguished.

"How much grain and grass have been lost?"

Cao Hong stared at the grain officer.

The Wei army's grain and straw officer's face was also full of panic.

"General, nearly half of the grain and grass have been lost, and the siege equipment has been lost, and the rest of the losses are still being measured."

"What?!"

Cao Hong's eyes erupted with fire, and he lifted the grain official's clothes up, and then lifted his whole person up.

"Say it again."

The grain officer had a bitter expression, and had to look at Zhang Liao behind Cao Hong as if asking for help.

At this time, Zhang Liao was covered in blood, but his expression was very calm.

"General Cao, I don't think it's better to embarrass him."

Zhang Liao patted Cao Hong's shoulder, and then said: "Now instead of embarrassing this grain official, it is better to think about how to recover your strength in the fastest time and defeat Hefei!" ”

What is lost on the battlefield, then it must be recaptured on the battlefield!

Instead of venting his emotions on the grain officials.

"Humph! I'll spare your life and get out of here! ”

After the grain official left, Cao Hong turned to look at Zhang Liao and asked, "Then according to the plan of the prince, what should we do?" ”

"Recruit troops locally, have enough grain and grass, and beat Hefei down before the king comes!"

Although Hefei was not lost in the hands of Zhang Liao.

However.

Before King Wei came, if he didn't take Hefei down, it would be a problem with his ability!

"Good! I'm all up to the prince now! ”

After being attacked and extinguishing the campfire, the people of Weizhai slowly fell asleep with fear and exhaustion.

And at the same time.

In the middle of the night, a pair of bright eyes were opened.

This is Lu Xun's eyes.

Do you think tonight's battle is over?

The night was shrouded, and only the faint moonlight shone through the cracks in the clouds, like a ghost in the night.

He waved his hand slightly, and a black shadow rose up beside him.

The elite soldiers of Jiangdong approached quietly, their steps were light, and their bodies shuttled through the darkness like ghosts.

Suddenly, a dull drum sounded, and the Jiangdong soldiers put on bright red masks and prepared to attack. At the sound of an order, countless torches were lit, and the firelight reflected the dark night sky, like a red ocean, illuminating the Wei army camp red.

The Jiangdong soldiers came out of the cage like a tiger and rushed into the Wei army camp, and the sound of killing shook the sky. They were armed with sharp blades, and they were extremely fierce, and they attacked like a storm, and the Wei soldiers could not resist at all, and they were slaughtered.

Flames burned in the night sky, smoke filled the air, and the battlefield turned into a hellish sight. The Jiangdong warriors were bloodied in the sea of fire, and their corpses were all over the field, and countless people were killed at one time.

Although Zhang Liao and Cao Hong did not remove their armor at all, and immediately led the army to reinforcements, the Jiangdong elite soldiers had already evacuated after finishing the incident.

They didn't have a chance to kill them back.

"His mother!"

Cao Hong was incompetent and furious.

This Jiangdong rat is so cunning!

Originally, I thought he wouldn't attack at night.

As a result, this Jiangdong rat didn't know what bear-hearted leopard gall had eaten, and he really dared to attack at night!

After the night attack, I thought I would be able to sleep peacefully tonight.

The result?

Sneak attack again!

He reacted quickly.

However.

At this time, the Wei army camp was in a mess and full of devastation. After the flames burned, many of the tents and buildings had been reduced to ashes, leaving only the crumbling walls and charred wooden pillars, which smelled of burnt.

Corpses were strewn, and blood stained the earth. The onslaught of the Jiangdong soldiers left the Wei army with dead soldiers everywhere, and their corpses were piled on top of each other, forming a terrible hill. The blood flowed like a river, condensed into a sea of blood, and dyed the entire camp blood-red.

Half of the tents and baggage were looted, and the precious grain, grass, weapons and equipment were taken away by the Jiangdong soldiers, leaving only an empty ruin.

The galloping hooves of the horses, the howling soldiers, the burning flames and the shouts were now gone, leaving only silence and desolation.

The bitter cold wind blew on this battlefield, blowing away the smoke of war and the blood of the soldiers.

The loss of heavy grain and grass is still secondary.

The damage to morale gave Zhang Liao and Cao Hong even more headaches.

The Jiangdong army attacked twice in a row, causing the morale of the Wei army camp to fall to the bottom.

so

In a short period of time, even the gods will come, don't think about attacking Hefei.

"I can only wait for the king's reinforcements."

Zhang Liao sighed faintly, but had to accept this reality.

No matter how radical it is, I'm afraid even Wei Zhai won't be able to hold it.

"Order the soldiers to repair the walled city, release scouts, and be vigilant against another sneak attack by Jiangdong!"

He was really scared of Jiangdong's sneak attack.

But

If this Jiangdong doesn't talk about martial arts, if you dare to come again, I will teach you to never go back!

"Ahead is Shouchun."

Sima Yi pointed to the city across the river, and said softly: "When I get to Shouchun, I don't know what the battle situation is ahead, my king orders to go down, will Zang Ba obey the order?" ”

The river is mighty, as the second barrier of Lujiang County, Cao Pi got up from Wang Yuan, and his eyes were very deep.

"This Shouchun is a good place."

If it can be used to tuntian, then there will be grain and grass for the southern expedition to Jiangdong.

Sima Yi chuckled: "Huainan is a place of beauty, and it has the benefits of Shaobei, if there is the support of the center, tens of thousands of more troops can be raised." ”

Cao Pi nodded lightly, he got down from Wang Yuan, and took a group of guards to climb the mountain city of Bagong Mountain, looking down from the mountain, the Huai water was rolling in his eyes, and the lush jungle in the distance was also reflected in his eyes.

"This guarding the river must guard Huai, it's really true!"

On Bagong Mountain, this Shouchun pattern is also presented in the eyes.

"Those who live in Yang, the south leads to the benefits of Jing Ru, and the east connects the wealth of Sanwu; It is connected to Liang and Song in the north, and it is no more than seven days in Pingtu; West aid Chen Xu, land and water are not more than thousands of miles; There are rivers and lakes on the outside, and the inside is solid. ”

Sima Yi responded behind Cao Pi.

The Bagong Mountain, where the two are located, is located five miles northeast of Shouchun City, north of the river and south of the Huaishui, and faces the city of Shouchun County.

A few miles to the northeast of Bagong Mountain, there is the Purple Mountain, which echoes with the Bagong Mountain.

Twenty-five miles northwest of Shouchun City, there is Kip Stone Mountain, and there are two Kip Stone City built on the mountain, which is the Shouchun barrier, and controls and chokes Huaishui Jin.

These three mountains are the northern barrier of Shouzhou. If the enemy army goes south from the north, he must first take these mountains and make them important places for soldiers.

With these three mountains alone, Shouchun is well guarded.

"Not only Hefei can't be occupied by Jiangdong, but this place can't be owned by Jiangdong!"

Hefei is occupied by Sun Quan, so Jiangdong has the possibility of extending its minions to Xuzhou.

If this Shouchun is given to Jiangdong, he wants to go south to take Jiangdong, and the difficulty has increased several times.

"At the time of Longquan, the good domain is ten thousand acres, the tribute of Shu Liu, the profit is exhausted, the gold and stone leather are extracted, the bract wood and arrow bamboo are born, the mountains and lakes are the kuma, the water and drought are not harmful, the soil is produced and the grass is nourished, and the famine year is given. This place is truly a place to be! ”

Chen Qun also echoed on the side.

Sima Yi analyzed it seriously:

"Great King, if it is near Huaishui in the north, from Zhongli to the west of Hengshi in the south, it is more than 400 miles away from the water, and a battalion is placed in five miles, with 60 people in the battalion, and it is guarded.

Concurrently repair Guanghuaiyang, 100 feet two canals, the upper leading river, the lower pass Huaiying, the great governance of Zhupi in Yingnan, Yingbei, through the canal more than 300 miles, irrigated 20,000 hectares, Huainan, Huaibei are all connected.

Anfeng County, Huainan County, has the Shaobi Project, as well as the Yongle Canal. And Huainan County, Lishou Chun County, also has fertile land for irrigation and irrigation, and Huoqiu County in the west also has two Pitang.

Its irrigated fields, with tens of thousands of hectares, can be self-sufficient, can be said to be the foundation of the overlord. ”

The base of the overlord?

Since it is the foundation of the overlord, it is even more impossible to let Jiangdong go.

Although Sima Yi's idea of building Huainan is good, Cao Pi's mind is not on building Huainan now.

What he thinks about is Zang Ba in the land of Qingxu, and Sun Zhongmou in Jiangdong in Hefei!

"For several days, there has been no news from Xuzhou?"

On the Hefei side, with him sending Cao Hong and 10,000 pioneers, Hefei City will definitely be worry-free, and he has nothing to worry about.

But on the Xuzhou side, Zang Ba's intention to rebel has been revealed, how will he deal with it?

"No matter how Zang Ba responds, our strategy cannot be changed, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and the king has an army of nearly 100,000, why be afraid of Zang Ba?"

Sima Yi's words woke Cao Pi up.

If he, the king, is afraid, the soldiers and generals under his command are even more afraid.

Thinking of this, his brows tightened, and a gleam in his eyes flickered.

"Go to Shouchun first, I want to see, does Zang Ba dare to oppose me?"

He has countless soldiers and generals, why are you afraid of a bully?

Crossing the river, Cao Pi ordered Cao Ren to garrison the north bank, and he led the Chinese army into Shouchun City.

As soon as he entered the city lord's mansion in Shouchun City, this ass was not yet hot, and a report came forward to report the battle situation ahead.

"Newspaper~"

The herald went all the way into the account, and then knelt in front of Cao Pi.

"Enlighten my king, report urgently!"

Urgent?

Could it be that Hefei is lost?

Cao Pi frowned, and Sima Yi was very fast, and he had already brought the letter and handed it to Cao Pi.

The general's order unfolded, and Cao Pi's brows furrowed directly.

Cheer~

Cao Pi's face was as angry as a storm, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes shone with angry flames.

He bit his lower lip tightly, the muscles on his face tensed, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turned white, as if he wanted to vent his inner anger. The knuckles are prominent, and the green tendons on the back of the hand are prominent.

"Damn it!"

Cao Hong can't even hold Hefei?

Not only could Hefei not be defended, but even most of the military rations on the front line were burned by the night attack in Jiangdong.

Worse than useless!

If it weren't for Cao Hong's clan, he would have wanted to order him to be cut down with a knife.

"King, I don't know what the news is?"

Everyone in the hall fixed their eyes on him, and Cao Pi knew in his heart that he had lost his temper.

He regained his composure in the shortest possible time, and then said coldly: "Urgent report, Hefei is lost!" ”

After speaking, General Cao Pi handed it to Sima Yi.

Hefei lost?

The faces of the strategists and generals in the hall showed surprise one by one.

This.

How can this be lost?

When the military report was delivered among the ministers, Cao Pi looked around at the ministers and asked, "Everyone, now, what should we do?" ”

Chen Qun immediately stepped forward and said: "King, you should march to Hefei in a hurry, take advantage of the unstable foothold in Jiangdong, and retake Hefei, as for the problem of grain and grass, order the army to transfer grain and grass, Yuzhou is not enough, so it will be transferred from Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Sili!" Fight quickly, and don't miss the fighter! ”

Fast!

Chen Qunduo's strategy is only this one word.

Jump!

When Jiangdong has gained a firm foothold in Hefei, it will not be easy to take it again.

Think about how many people died and how many corpses Jiangdong lost under the city of Hefei?

Cao Pi nodded lightly, as if he was moved.

"What does Zhongda think?"

Sima Yi nodded and said, "The quick battle is right, however, what is the explanation of Zang Ba's worries?" ”

Originally, in his concept, he would clean up Zang Ba first, and then deal with Jiangdong.

If you go to deal with Jiangdong first, wouldn't it give Zang Ba an opportunity to take advantage of, in case at a critical moment, this guy sneaks up from behind, at that time, wouldn't it put the army in danger?

Oh, yes!

And Zang Ba!

Cao Pi's brows suddenly furrowed.

"Keeping the general in Shouchun is enough to deal with Zang Ba, and the top priority is to take Hefei back!"

Hefei is a place of beauty, and letting Jiangdong go is undoubtedly to make it like a tiger.

This is something that Wei Guowan cannot see.

Although the general Cao Ren was defeated again and again in Jingzhou, he was dealing with Liu Gonghei, the crown prince of Hanzhong, and Guan Yunchang, the marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, at that time, and now, he is just a mere Zang Ba.

The general dealt with him, and he didn't hold a handle yet?

Just as Cao Pi was about to give an order, the voice of the herald came from outside the hall.

"Newspaper~"

The herald with the order flag behind him hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Xuzhou urgent report, Zang Ba led tens of thousands of troops, out of Huailing, through Zhongli and Xiquyang, and has come towards Shouchun!" ”

Tens of thousands of troops?

Cao Pi couldn't help but get nervous in his heart.

"How did Zang Ba know that I was in Shouchun?"

His front foot has only reached Shouchun, and his ass has not yet sat firmly!

Zang Ba is here?

Is there an inner ghost?

His eyes were like torches, he looked around at the ministers in the hall, and said: "Zang Ba raised a large army to come, and he didn't get my order, and his rebellious heart is clear, who can control him?" ”

Liu Ye stepped forward and admonished: "King, Zang Ba is the king's order, whether he is rebellious or not, it depends on his reaction, if Zang Ba dares to ride into the city alone, he is a loyal minister, if he doesn't dare, he is a traitor!" ”

Liu Ye's words woke Cao Pi up.

"Yes, if he can enter the city, he will still be a loyal minister!"

It's too early to qualify Zang Ba now.

If Zang Ba was lost at this time, not only would the land of Qingxu be pacified without a single soldier, but he would also be able to free up his hands to deal with Jiangdong Sun Zhongmou.

As for Zang Ba

In the future, I will leave him with his whole body.

If he does not dare to enter the city.

That's nice.

I'll send troops directly to suppress it!

There is also a strong reason why morality is on his side.

It's just a Zang Ba.

Are you my opponent?

"Follow me up to the city tower, I want to see the appearance of the Xuzhou soldiers!"

Cao Pi took a group of ministers out of the hall and walked all the way to Shouchun City Tower.

Before the water.

Zang Ba led the Xuzhou army, arrayed on the bank of the river, with neat appearance and high morale.

In the army, the battle flag fluttered, the war drums were beating, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

He was armed with a spear, heroic and upright, his eyes were firm, and he exuded fearless fighting spirit.

The Xuzhou sergeants wore armor and held sharp blades, waiting for the battle. They were lined up in a neat phalanx, their silver helmets gleaming, and their battle armor looming murderous. The soldiers clenched their weapons tightly, their faces full of determination, and although the tension on the battlefield was oppressive, they did not show the slightest hint of flinching.

The water was wide and turbulent, crashing against the shore, and the waves on the surface of the water were turbulent, as if announcing the intensity of the coming battle.

The unkempt vegetation on the shore was flattened and dusty.

In front of him, there is a majestic river, and in front of him is the military array of the Wei army. Zang Ba calmly observed the situation on the other side, constantly thinking about tactics and strategies in his mind to make the best preparations for the upcoming battle.

The military faces on the shore of the river were neat and orderly, but there was a faint oppressive atmosphere, like a silent volcano about to erupt.

Seeing this Xuzhou military formation, Cao Pi was shocked.

This military appearance is not comparable to the soldiers of the cannon fodder state and county!

"Who wants to be a messenger and make Zang Ba come!"

Zang Ba's army was full of murderous energy, not like he came by the order of the king.

But Cao Pi decided to give Zang Ba another chance.

"I would like to go, my lord."

Cao Pi protruded from his side, and Cao Pi had a little impression of him, knowing that he was born in Xuzhou.

"Good!"

Cao Pi nodded, thinking about it, this person has something to do with Zang Ba.

Otherwise, don't dare to take risks easily at this time.

The messenger went down to the city, rode to the shore, and then crossed the river in a small boat.

Cao Pi watched the envoy of King Wei approach Zang Ba little by little, however, before the two could say a word, they were stabbed to death by Zang Ba, who looked impatient.

Seeing this, above the tower of Shouchun City, the monarchs and ministers of Wei still didn't know what Zang Ba meant.

Its anti-intentions were undisguised in front of the monarchs and ministers of the Wei State.

Cao Pi's body trembled slightly, the thick green tendons on his neck were faintly visible, his face was gloomy, and the cold light in his eyes was shining, he was like an angry lion, ready to attack at any time. Leaning forward slightly, his breathing was rapid and powerful, and his chest rose and fell violently, as if he was suppressing the anger and anger in his heart.

This Zang Ba, how dare he?

Who gave him courage?

Dare to come against me?

Do you really think that my Cao Pi is not as good as my father?

I want the world to understand:

I, Cao Zihuan, am not much worse than my father Cao Mengde!

ps：

Tomorrow there will be at least 8,000 words.

(End of chapter)