Chapter 168

The night was deep.

On February nights, there is a chill in the wind.

"Da! Dada

The sound of the horse's hoof is rapid, which breaks the silence of the night.

The sentries sent by Yu Jin, braved the night and the cold wind, went straight to Lushan. Although it's chilly in spring and cold at night, the sentry doesn't dare to delay his time and keeps on going at the same speed.

Fortunately, it is not far from Luyang county to Lushan.

Before dawn, the cavalry came to Cao's camp. He galloped his horse and stood, looking at the soldiers stationed at the door. He said in a loud voice, "I'm ordered by General Yu Jin to see Sikong, and I'm going to pass on the news as soon as possible."

Yu Jin has a great reputation in the army.

The soldiers in the garrison did not dare to delay their time when they heard the speech, so they went to inform them immediately.

The garrison soldiers did not dare to disturb Cao Cao and had no chance to see him. They had to report to Xia Houyuan first. Although Xia Houyuan had fallen asleep, when he heard the news from the soldiers, he quickly got on the boat's clothes and rushed to the gate of the camp.

He looked at the sentry who rode back and asked, "did Yu Jin take Luyang county?"

"Yes

The sentry answered directly.

Xia Houyuan is the chief General of the army. When Xia Houyuan inquires, he answers immediately.

"Good!"

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan raised a touch of excitement on his face and couldn't help making friends loudly.

That's great.

At last, it's done.

"Go, follow me to see Sikong."

Xia Houyuan gave an order and took the sentry to enter the camp to the camp where Cao Cao was resting. Two people came to the Chinese army tent, XiaHouYuan let the soldiers report.

Not long after, Cao Cao summoned the order.

Xia Houyuan came in with a sentinel. Seeing the sleepy eyed Cao Cao, he held his fist and saluted. He took the lead in saying: "Lord, Yu Jin and his army raided Luyang County, and they have controlled the county and achieved success."

The spirit of Cao Cao was shocked.

His head full of sleepiness, in this moment, disappeared clean.

Cao Cao asked: "where is the war report?"

The sentry took out the letter and presented it to Cao Cao. After Cao Cao took it, he quickly browsed it. After a long time, Cao Cao's face was filled with joy.

Finally took Luyang county.

Guo Jia's plan became a success.

Now Luyang county is under the control of ban, which means that Zhang Xiu's back road has been cut off, and Zhang Xiu has become a lone army. In the case of Zhanglu embroidery, it's time to go back to the rescue area, or it's time to get the news.

Either way is good for Cao Cao.

This time, Zhang Xiu is in a disadvantageous position.

Cao Cao got up in spirit and ordered: "XiaHouYuan, after daybreak, you will mobilize soldiers to the foot of Lushan Mountain to publicize the news of the fall of Luyang county and let Zhang Xiu know. As long as Zhang Xiu and his soldiers know that Luyang county has fallen, there will be turmoil. This is our chance

"I understand

Xia Houyuan responded directly.

Today's XiaHouYuan is also full of fighting spirit. He has full assurance that Zhang Xiu can not stick to Lushan. Because if Zhang Xiu does not withdraw, Yu Jin can continue to go south.

This time, in order to resist Cao Cao's army, Zhang Xiu has transferred all the troops of Nanyang County. The defense strength of each county is very weak, and it can't stop the forbidden attack.

Zhang Xiu is sure to withdraw.

As soon as Zhang Xiu withdraws, he will be killed by Cao Jun.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu will be defeated.

This is Xia Houyuan's judgment.

Cao Cao waved his hand, and Xia Houyuan and the sentinel withdrew from the Chinese army. Cao Cao sat alone in the tent, with a look of expectation on his face, and murmured: "Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu, you are so cunning. I'll see if you can survive. If you can even avoid this step of killing, then you are powerful. "

He was so excited that he was no longer sleepy.

Unable to fall asleep, Cao Cao simply took out his art of war and spread out his book to read it carefully. Today, Cao Cao does not use bamboo slips to read books, but paper books.

Xuan paper has been popularized in Jingzhou. Since Xiangyang in Jingzhou, it has been rapidly expanding and becoming popular all over the world.

Cao Cao also used rice paper.

He was also full of praise for rice paper, so he bought a lot of rice paper in large quantities, and then copied the art of war in order to carry it with him.

He's completely down-to-earth now.

When I read a book, I gradually fell in love. I didn't realize that time had passed. In a twinkling of an eye, it was already dawn.

In the army, there is the sound of exercises.

The soldiers in the army have got up early and are all mobilized.

Cao Cao rubbed his sore temples, washed his face and came out of the tent. He walked not far, and saw that Cao ang had already got up for morning exercise.

Cao Cao was very satisfied with Cao Ang's present state. He waved, and Cao ang ran quickly and saluted: "father!"Cao Cao said with a smile: "just got the news, Yu Jin captured Luyang county. We're going to start the counterattack. "

Cao ang was excited when he heard the speech.

This is a golden opportunity.

Cao ang clenched his fist and asked, "father, are we going to attack Lushan now?"

Cao Cao's face suddenly cooled down.

When Cao ang saw Cao Cao's face, he was worried. He didn't know where he was wrong.

"Do you know what's wrong?" Cao Cao asked

Cao ang said, "please give me your father's advice."

Cao Cao snorted and said, "Luyang county is under our control. Is it necessary to attack Lushan? When doing things, don't be blinded by anger, let alone dazed by anger. Think about it

As soon as Cao Cao brushed his sleeve, he turned and left.

He was a little disappointed.

Although Cao ang is intelligent, he is also a capable man. But because of a Cao Anmin, he was out of his mind and lost his sense. He couldn't even do the basic analysis, which made him disappointed.

Such Cao ang, like an ant, can be stabbed to death with only a slight poke.

When Cao Cao came to the army, Xia Houyuan had mobilized his soldiers.

Three hundred elite soldiers left the camp and soon came to the foot of Lushan Mountain, shouting loudly to publicize the news that Luyang county had changed its owner. Three hundred soldiers cried out together, and the news clearly spread to the mountains of Lushan.

Soldiers stationed on the mountain get the news and report it quickly.

These generals reported to Gan Ning level by level, and soon they reported to Gan Ning. When Ganning heard the news, he saw the flustered general, hummed, and said, "what flustered? The fall of Luyang county was arranged by the governor. It's the strategy of the governor. Keep your orders steady. Now, our chance to defeat Cao Cao is coming. "

"Yes

The centurion who reported this also regained his calm.

It turns out that there has been a layout for a long time.

The centurion felt at ease and went down to inform him. He also relayed Gan Ning's words, so that the soldiers could avoid the commotion and stabilize their morale.

Ganning quickly came to the Chinese army tent, saw Zhang Xiu, and reported: "Lord, there are Cao soldiers shouting at the foot of the mountain, saying that Cao army has conquered Luyang county."

Zhang Xiu's eyes narrowed and said: "Cao Cao's speed is really not slow. In a short time, that's it. "

"How do we deal with that?" Ganning asked

With a smile in her mouth, Zhang Xiu said, "what we are going to do next is to break through the encirclement and leave Lushan and attract Cao Cao's army to pursue us. Isn't Cao Cao's intention to pursue us? "

Ganning said: "my Lord is wise!"

Zhang Xiu continued: "but before we break through, we have to wait a little longer. Cao Cao's everything is ready, waiting for us to break through and leave, so as to cover us up. But we don't have a suitable opportunity yet. "

"What opportunity?"

Ganning was puzzled.

According to Jia Xu's previous layout, everything should be right.

At this time, Jia Xu came in a hurry, with a smile on his face, and said: "Lord, everything is ready. The news came back from the front line. Our people have found the location of Cao Cao's rear garrison in the granary. They are preparing for action. "

"Good!"

Zhang Xiu showed an uplifting smile on her face.

That's what's in place.

Jia Xu's plan is to let Cao Cao arrange for a surprise force to capture Luyang county. In order to avoid being isolated, Zhang Xiu will lead his troops out of Lushan, take Cao Cao's army around the circle, attract Cao Cao's attention, and create opportunities for another army to leave early.

The other leader of the army was Ling Feng.

This is the person who followed Zhang Xiu early in the morning and is also a Veteran General in the army.

Although the importance of the generals of the Xiliang army, such as Huang Zhao and Ling Feng, began to decline after Gan Ning and Chen Zhi surrendered to Zhang Xiu, they were still the mainstays and the most important people in the army.

With Ling Feng, Zhang Xiu is very relieved.

Ling Feng's purpose was to sneak into Cao Cao's rear area with a few soldiers, to find the place where Cao Cao stationed his food and grass, and to burn his food and grass, so that Cao Cao's army lost its food.

This is Jia Xu's plan.

This is the bottom line!