According to Cao Jun's habits, the green flag on the sand table represents the naval unit, and the green flag in the Diyan Lake is a bit abrupt but reasonable, and the small flag representing the cavalry cannot be inserted.

The Diyan Lake Naval Army appeared in the early days of the war, and it was never encountered by the Cao State side again, and almost all the generals forgot the existence of the Naval Army.

"You speculate that the enemy will send a naval army?" Xu Dao believed that Zhu Ke had the ability to mobilize the Qi State naval army in Diyan Lake.

In fact, the entire Diyan Lake is occupied by the Qi State, and there are no enemies of the Qi State on the lake, at most it is used to deal with the occasional demonic beasts, and the naval army is dispensable.

"Diyan Lake is equivalent to two counties, and the establishment of the naval army is at least half of the state naval army, with a total strength of no less than tens of thousands. Our army will eventually advance to the front line of Sanshui City, and about 50,000 people will surround one of the cities, and if it suddenly suffers a sneak attack by tens of thousands of sailors during the siege, the consequences will be unimaginable. Ding Kui set up chess on the side and conducted a deduction with several staff officers.

Now he didn't have to explain to Xu Dao where his ideas came from.

On that day, Ao Yu flew to the Diyan Lake incognito, jumped into the lake to look for demonic beasts as snacks, and at the same time observed the situation on the lake for hundreds of miles nearby according to Ding Kui's instructions, and found that a large number of warships were docked at the dock dozens of miles away to the north.

The key is that there is a forbidden magician guarding the dock, Ding Kui repeatedly emphasized that he could not be discovered, Ao Yu did not dare to approach, and then found the dock where the warship was docked in another direction.

According to his incomplete statistics, there are hundreds of large and small warships, and there are at least two forbidden magicians, and their combat power is enough to danger the Cao army of Duanshui County.

The result of the war chess deduction was that Cao's army was defeated and retreated, and Ding Kui grabbed a chess piece representing the Qi army, sprinkled it on the chessboard, and said: "At that time, Zhu Ke will lead the main force of the Qi army to kill, and how much of our army can survive is a problem, and there is no time to consider whether we can hold Duanshui County." ”

Xu Dao tried to deduce it himself, and also came to the result that Cao's army was defeated and retreated.

"Hey, then can we still fight Sanshui City?" he became more and more convinced that the enemy might send a naval army.

"Let's take Huining City and Tianhe City first, I believe that the Qi army will soon evacuate, in order not to let the enemy find out that we are suspicious, we will start attacking the city before dawn. Ding Kui decided to cater to Qi Jun's plan.

Bi Qiao and the other four sixth-level masters no longer went out of the city, and guarded Huining City and Tianhe City in groups of two, and then assigned people according to the changes of Ding Kui and others, putting on a posture of stubborn defense.

Ding Kui was not polite, and ordered the sixth-level combat power to snipe the defending officers instead, not seeking to break through the city, but only to weaken the strength of the Qi army.

This time the defenders were very uncomfortable, no matter how well prepared they were, they couldn't stop the sniping of the sixth-level master on the opposite side, and the battle lasted for a day and they couldn't hold on, and they evacuated Huining City and Tianhe City under the cover of night that night.

Only five days after the start of the war, Ding Kui led his troops to recover six cities, opened up the situation in Duanshui County, and was about to recover the entire Duanshui County.

"The 1st, 8th, and 32nd Divisions swept the villages and towns south of Sanshui City and had to return to the barracks at night. Ding Kui did not take advantage of the victory to pursue.

Su Fan and Liang Chong led a group of staff officers to Huining City and moved the entire headquarters over. "Don't fight?" Su Fan exclaimed, and Xu Dao deduced them according to Ding Kui's idea.

"Leave Sanshui City behind, don't attack for the time being, we have to rearrange the defensive forces of Duanshui County. Liang Chong immediately understood Ding Kui's thoughts.

"Well, in the past few days of attacking the city, the Qi army has taken the initiative to retreat, with a loss of about 30,000 troops, and there are still 70,000 defenders on the front line of Sanshui City.

There must be enemy ships on the Earth's Eye Lake, and the 70,000 Qi troops can defend the city or move elsewhere, always maintaining the power that threatens us.

Suppose we capture Sanshui City, how many troops do we have to defend it? 20,000 or 30,000? The enemy can bring in 100,000 troops from the lake at any time.

Don't expect the base camp to send reinforcements, to be honest, I also fell for Zhu Ke this time, the main force of the coalition army is attacking the defense line of the Qi army, and I can't draw troops to reinforce us.

The Qi army's blind defense can save troops, give Zhu Ke enough men and horses to ambush our army, and destroy the living force of our army in the non-stop movement war. ”

Ding Kui was very honest, admitting that he had been tricked, and his actions to deceive the enemy in turn tied his hands and feet, and he did not occupy Duanshui County and lost a regiment of his own country.

The people present did not say anything after listening, their hearts were hit hard, and they were busy for so many days, but they fell into the trap of the enemy, and it was difficult to accept but could not refute Ding Kui's analysis for a while.

"Don't be discouraged, everyone!" Ding Kui noticed everyone's emotions, "The enemy's defenders and water troops are only about 100,000, and Zhu Ke's main force is only about 300,000.

It is not a big problem for the base camp to support 20,000 or 30,000 people, and with our troops not less than 200,000, it should be enough to hold on to the existing city. ”

"That's right, since you can see through the enemy's tricks, you will be able to lead us to defeat the enemy. Su Fan was the first to react.

"Ding Ji. Ding Kui glanced out the door.

"In!"

"Bring people to surround this place, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without my military orders. ”

"Yes!"

Everyone looks at me, I look at you, and they are puzzled by Ding Kui's order.

"Zhu Ke seems to be able to grasp our movements, and I have reason to suspect that someone here is secretly colluding with the enemy. Of course, I hope this suspicion is wrong, but from now on, no one is allowed to leave this courtyard except those who carry out orders. Ding Kui's eyes swept over the people present one by one.

"Lord Ding, here are all the senior generals and staff officers of the First and Fourth Legions, and their subordinates dare to guarantee that they will not betray the Cao State, and there is no possibility of colluding with the enemy. Su Fan walked out and faced Ding Kui calmly.

Xu Dao also walked out and stood next to Su Fan, without speaking but his attitude was obviously supportive of Su Fan.

"You can say I'm suspicious, but remember that I have to be accountable to you because I'm the supreme commander here. The battle is not over yet, everyone still needs to work together to fight against the Qi army, and they can't put down the work at hand, but they just eat and live in this courtyard, and no one wants to torture and interrogate. In order to win this battle, I have wronged everyone for a few days, I apologize to everyone first, I'm sorry!"

Ding Kui took a few steps back and bowed to everyone.

"Then, someone has to go out, his subordinates can not leave, Xu Shuai wants to command the battle." "Su Fan doesn't mind staying in the courtyard.

He rarely leaves the county headquarters these days.

"How could I doubt you two. It's just that Su Shuai may have to bear heavier responsibilities, and you have to complete the collection and transmission of military information. "It is impossible for Ding Kui to suspect everyone.

Teleporting military information is a staff officer's business, and you need to leave the courtyard, go to the eagle shed, go to the magic guild, and if there is a mole, it is the most difficult to prevent.

"Obey orders! Subordinates will never fake the hands of others. "It's hard to say anything if Su Fan is trusted.

"Xu Shuai needs to lead the troops, and he can't stay here, but he can't leak the plan of action in advance outside. Ding Kui had other requirements for Xu Dao.

"Obey orders! If there is a leak of military aircraft, only military law is asked!"

"Okay!" Ding Kui clapped his hands, "Don't be too nervous, what should you do, it's just that the secrecy measures are stricter, you can mention the requirements for food and accommodation, and I will meet all the requirements that can be met, and now I will start to deduce the next battle in groups." ”

Ding Kui, Liang Chong, Su Fan and Xu Dao automatically became a group.

"I led all the way to feint on Shuikou City, Xu Shuai led all the way to feint on Shuigu City, and Shuidi City left it alone, delaying the counterattack of the Qi army as much as possible. Ding Kui proposed a plan.

"What if the enemy army abandons the city and flees?" Xu Dao boldly assumed.

Liang Chong proposed: "Small troops enter the city to destroy, and the main force remains outside the city." ”

"This is not a clear telling the enemy that we have seen through their plot, we should enter the city with the main force, and some of the elite guard the retreat. Su Fan had a different opinion.

"Abandon the city and flee, oops, I really didn't think about it. Ding Kui stared at the map for a while, "It's really possible for Mizutani City, it's ...... like this" He said a way.

Su Fan, Xu Dao, and Liang Chong nodded while listening, and applauded in a low voice.

Huining City, the headquarters of the Cao army, the lights were lit overnight, and only Xu Dao left in a hurry the next morning.

Cao's 1st, 8th, and 32nd Divisions successfully attacked Sanshui City, but retreated in the evening, leaving only a small group of scouts nearby.

The next morning, the three divisions ran to Sanshui City to wave their flags and shout, but they did not have the intention of setting up camp for half a minute, and also retreated in the evening.

On the third day, the Qi army couldn't help but go out of the city to block the Cao army, and the two armies faced each other on the outskirts of the city.

On the fourth day, the Qi army dispatched cavalry to attack the Cao army, Ding Kui led five sixth-level masters to Shuikou City and cooperated with the Cao army to attack the Qi army; Xu Dao led an army of 30,000 to set up an ambush in the southern suburbs of Shuigu City and surrounded the Qi army leaving the city; but Shuidi City did not wait for the Cao army, and the attacking Qi army pounced.

On the same day, the Qi army of Shuikou City and Shuigu City was defeated, leaving thousands of men and horses to retreat into the city, and Ding Kui and Xu Dao led their troops outside the city to go down to the village.

On the tenth day after the start of the war, his army organized a counterattack and recaptured the city lost due to the defeat a few days ago, and found that the main force of the Qi army led by Zhu Ke was missing.

Helian Yu ordered the other two armies to suspend their offensive and retreat ten miles.

Ding Kui came to Shuigu City alone and entered the Cao army camp in full view of everyone.

Xu Dao retreated left and right, and asked, "What do you command?"

"Almost, if Qi Jun wants to abandon the city and flee, it will be in the past two days, I am afraid that they will hesitate, so I will come over to give some stimulation. ”

Ding Kui didn't go to sit on the main seat given by Xu Dao, and found a chair to sit down.

Xu Dao ran to sit down opposite Ding Kui and said, "It's not exciting for you to come alone, right?"

"Hahaha, it's real, it's real, it's not that I know that I like to do sneak attacks, let them see a person, I just want them to guess everything. Swagger over five people, and they'll guess I'm cheating. ”

"So, do you want to step up the offensive?"

Ding Kui looked outside the tent and said, "Send a magician to fly around the Earth Eye Lake to show my caution, no! He immediately changed his mind.

Bi Qiao quickly rushed to Shuigu City and watched Ding Kui fly back to Cao's camp from the direction of Diyan Lake.