It is not difficult to break through Guangling City, but it is difficult to guard against Sun Ce while breaking the city.

Sun Ce was extremely slippery, and his army had been wandering around the vicinity of Guangling City without engaging Cao's army. Often stay in a certain place for a day and a half and then leave, but in the past half a month, Cao Mengde has divided his troops to attack him several times. Especially Sun Ce's water army, it is even more elusive, and it is difficult to grasp the whereabouts.

Guangling has a dense water network and is mountainous and hilly. The northern soldiers of the Cao army were not easy to pursue. In addition, Cao Mengde does not have many soldiers and horses here, only 30,000. If you want to block Guangling at the same time, you have to divide the troops, and there is a danger of being broken by each one.

After all, although Cao Jun is elite, he is dominated by steel armor. However, there were 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses in Guangling City, and Sun Ce still had 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses. If we have to divide our troops again, it will be extremely dangerous.

Cao Mengde did not have many soldiers and horses, and he was a pastor in Yanzhou at the beginning, but he was only a handful of people. Later, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was surrendered, the old and weak were eliminated, and 50,000 soldiers and horses were selected. Since Zhao Yu left, it has only increased by 10,000 or 20,000 for more than a year. Its total strength is less than 80,000.

There are 30,000 east roads in Guangling, and 30,000 on Caoren West Road. There are still nearly 20,000 towns guarding their hometown of Yanzhou, which cannot be moved lightly.

It's not that Cao Mengde doesn't want to recruit troops, how much territory he has, and how many troops he raises. Wanton military force is self-defeating.

Previously, with the strength of Yanzhou alone, it raised nearly 80,000 troops, which has exceeded the passing line a lot. If it weren't for Zhao Yu's high-yielding and improved breeds, the 80,000 would not be able to raise.

If there are few soldiers and horses, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. No matter how good the strategy is, there must be enough manpower to implement it. That's why Cao Mengde is embarrassed.

Xun You said with a smile: "Gong Cao doesn't know about Sun Ce's naval camp, but he knows it below. ”

"Oh?!"

Cao Mengde's body was straight: "Please teach me, sir!"

Xun You said: "The Han family is declining, and it was in Chang'an earlier, and it was the Yellow Gate of the Son of Heaven. It's a pity... Nianguan abandoned the official and returned to Yingchuan, saw that Yingchuan had a prosperous and peaceful appearance, and when the uncle sent a letter, he came to see Cao Gong. Cao Gong is a hero, he has heard and witnessed it, and he is willing to praise the painting for Cao Gong's account and contribute to Cao Gong's troubled times. ”

Cao Mengde was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and bowed: "With the help of Gongda, I am like a fish in water!"

"Lord!"

Xun You got up, bowed deeply, straightened up and said, "My subordinates have just arrived, and they are about to offer a plan. When he came down, he carefully inspected the surrounding area of Guangling. That Sun Ce Navy is not in Jiangdu, not in Yuguo, not in Hailing, but in Tanglin Pavilion!"

"Tanglin Pavilion?"

Cao Mengde thought for a while and said, "But south of Guangling, under the hills, on the bank of the river, the Tanglin Pavilion?!"

"The Lord is wise. Xun You said: "It is this Tanglin Pavilion. The Tanglin Pavilion faces the river and is surrounded by hills, and the terrain is extremely secret, and it is difficult for the main scouts to find it in a short time, which is also reasonable. I saw that there was a water village five miles along the river in the Tanglin Pavilion, and it was clearly the camp of Sun Ce's water army. ”

Then he said: "The main army is extremely strong, Sun Ce does not dare to fight head-on, and the person he relies on is nothing more than a water army." The lord only needs to send a general, raid overnight, and burn down his naval camp, Sun Ce is the turtle in the urn, and there is no escape!"

"Good!"

Cao Mengde was overjoyed when he heard this, and shouted: "Okay, good, Gongda is really timely rain, timely rain!"

Then he said: "Who is willing to lead the troops to break his water village!"

"The last will go!"

Xiahoudun, Xu Huang and other four or five generals got up and went out to fight.

Cao Mengde was happy in his heart, thought about it, his eyes fell on Xu Huang, and said, "Xu Gongming!"

"The last general!" Xu Huang's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly bowed down.

"I, with your five thousand elite soldiers, will raid the Tanglin Pavilion tonight, dare not!"

"How dare you dare!" Xu Huanghong said: "If you don't break Sun Ce's army, the last general will come to see the lord!"

"Good!"

Cao Mengde laughed loudly, gave him a military talisman, and ordered him to immediately go to transfer troops and make all preparations.

Zhao Yu looked at all this with a smile, especially Xun You, who was indeed Cao Mengde's mastermind, and deservedly so.

The so-called strategy is not just a thought in the heart, which can break the enemy's army. Any strategy must be based on the actual situation. Xun You first arrived, but he already had a plan in his heart, and before he came to see Cao Mengde, he took the risk to explore the battlefield situation alone, and he did it in his heart, so that the plan could directly point to the enemy's vital point and kill him with one blow.

The person who left a name in history is really not a fluke.

After Xu Huang was ordered to leave the big tent, Cao Mengde sighed again and again: "As soon as Sun Ce's army is broken, Sun Ce will cut off the back road, and the army will be in turmoil." If I attack Guangling again, he will not dare to come and hold me back. ”

Xun You made another strategy and said: "Tonight, General Xu Huang will attack the water village, and Sun Ce will definitely return to the army to rescue..."

Xi Zhicai next to him smiled and said, "Why don't you punish Sun Ce in a fight?"

Cao Mengde's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Good plan, good plan." Then he said left and right: "Who wants to follow Xu Gongming and lead troops to set up an ambush in Tanglin Pavilion?"

"Mengde, I'll go. Xiahou clasped his fists and said: "This is a big deal, it's better for me to go." ”

When Cao Mengde heard this, he bowed his head and said: "Yuan let me act, I don't worry..."

Cheng Yujin said: "If General Xiahou goes, this big camp..."

Only then did Zhao Yu speak: "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Cao Mengde said with a smile: "With Mr. Zhao here, how can the camp be lost?"

Cheng Yu nodded without mentioning it, and said, "I heard that although Zhou Gongjin is weak, he is also scheming. Inevitably, Sun Ce broke the cauldron and did not come to the rescue, but came to attack my camp, and he still needs to make some preparations. ”

Cao Mengde was as good as a stream, and ordered Chen Duwei Lejin to take strict precautions, and there must be no mistakes.

In the end, Cao Mengde said: "Let the three armies eat and rest, and storm Guangling City tomorrow!"

"Whoa!"

The generals shouted in response.

waved away the generals, and only five people were left in the big tent. Cao Mengde, Zhao Yu, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai and Xun You.

Cao Mengde was relieved at this time, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gongda is a newcomer, so it stands to reason that he should hold a banquet to entertain him." However, the barracks are very simple, and it is really shameful for me. ”

Xun You said with a smile: "The military affairs are important, and my subordinates are here, and I only want to help the lord break the enemy's ears." ”

Cao Mengde smiled very happily and said: "Wen Ruo is Wang Zuo's talent, Gongda is my mastermind, and there are so many heroes of the Xun family!"

So he ordered his own soldiers to send orders to the Huotou Army, rectify a table of wine and food, and the five of them laughed and laughed, and they no longer lingered in the current battle situation.

"Sir!"

The tent door opened, and a big man in armor rushed in, and when he saw Zhao Yu, he couldn't help but be excited.

first bowed to Cao Mengde: "Lord." ”

Bow to Zhao Yu again: "Sir!"

"It's an old classic. ”

Zhao Yu smiled: "I didn't eat, I sat down if I didn't eat." ”

Cao Mengde also smiled: "Dian Wei was ordered by me to supervise the construction of siege equipment. ”

Zhao Yu bowed slightly, no wonder he hadn't seen Dian Wei before.

In this time and space, Dian Wei and Zhao Yu have not seen each other for more than a year. Looking at him now, compared to the beginning, it is no longer the same. The rugged and vicious appearance remains the same, but the strength of the body has reached the extreme, boiling and rolling, like a walking furnace. It seems that with just one kick in the door, you can break through the deep realm of Qi and God!