Chapter 356

Cao Cao's eyes were sharp and fierce. Cao Cao has been around the world for decades. He has met countless enemies, including the arrogant Dong Zhuo, the arrogant Lu Bu, the headstrong Yuan Shao, and the patient and tough Liu Bei

This time, I met an arrogant Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu is arrogant enough.

Jingzhou alone, dare to provoke him, courage enough fat.

Cao Cao calmed his heart and said: "Gongming and Zhongkang, the reason for the defeat of this war is not you. It's the prime minister who underestimated Liu Xiu and made him set up a series of stratagems. You should take good care of your injury, and don't think about anything else. "

Moved in his heart, Xu Huang said, "thank you, Lord!"

Cao Cao nodded, and asked Xu Huang to have a good rest. Then he took Xun you, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Xu Chu and others to the front account to discuss business.

Cao Cao asked: "Gongda, how long will it take for the army to gather?"

Now, Cao Cao's soldiers have arrived one after another.

The purpose of Cao Cao's going south this time is to finish his work in one battle, to wipe out Jingzhou at one stroke, to capture Jiangdong again, and to pacify the world. So in this war, Cao Cao dispatched a large number of soldiers from various states to prepare for a big victory.

Xun you replied, "report back to my Lord, it will take half a month for all the soldiers to arrive."

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, and his eyes were cold. He said in a deep voice: "ten days, I will give you ten days. In ten days, all the soldiers must gather. Then, we will work hard to conquer Xinye and go south to Jingzhou. "

In Cao Cao's mind, only the idea of crushing Liu Xiu with his troops remained.

Even though Liu Xiu's stratagem is outstanding, he really meets hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Even if Liu Xiu has innumerable stratagems, it is impossible for a skillful woman to make a meal without rice and resist.

One effort for ten meetings is common in martial arts, just like marching and fighting.

Xun you said, "prime minister, the art of war says," the Lord can't be angry and start a division. He can't be angry and fight! " Now, the prime minister has lost his mind in hastily mobilizing the army. I think it is not feasible. "

"Maybe it's Liu Xiu's way of motivating people?"

"The prime minister must not disturb the original arrangement just because of Liu Xiu's words."

Xun you looked calm and said, "Liu Xiu is stationed in Xinye. In a short period of time, unless he transfers troops from Jingzhou, Liu Xiu's troops are not enough to stop the prime minister's army. The prime minister doesn't have to be in a hurry. He just needs to wait for all his troops to gather and then move south again to defeat Liu Xiu. "

Cheng Yu echoed: "I agree with Gongda's suggestion. Liu Xiu is extremely cunning and good at seizing every opportunity. There is no need for the prime minister to be angry with him, as long as the prime minister waits a little longer. When the troops are assembled, the prime minister will strike again and defeat Liu Xiu at one stroke. "

Jia Xu said, "it's the right way to be slow."

The three men's persuasion gradually calmed Cao Cao down and said, "in that case, let Liu Xiu be arrogant for a while. Half a month later, we will attack Xinye county again. At that time, how can he resist? "

Xun you said, "the prime minister is wise!"

The rest of them were relieved to hear that Cao Cao would send troops after he was agitated.

"Newspaper!"

All of a sudden, a soldier entered the camp and reported, "prime minister, general Cao Ren is back."

"Please

Cao Cao waved his hand with a touch of worry in his eyes.

The failure of Xu Huang and Xu Chu's support means that Cao Ren's army has become a lone army. Now that Cao Ren can come back, it's quite a good result, and Cao Cao's heart has been psychologically prepared.

Soon, Cao Ren entered the camp.

At this time, Cao Ren had lost his helmet. His hair was untidy, his face was dirty, and he was tired. The armor on his body is full of knife marks and chopping marks. His clothes were covered with dark red blood stains, including his own blood and the enemy's blood, which had long been indistinguishable.

When he got to the center of the tent, Cao Ren knelt down and choked: "prime minister, Cao Ren is incompetent. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command have been destroyed. In this battle, only a few hundred soldiers fled with the last general. The prime minister is requested to surrender his crime. "

Now, Cao Ren does not know about Xu Huang and Xu Chu.

However, in this war, Cao Ren not only failed to conquer Xinye County, but also led to the destruction of the whole army.

This result, however, is extremely heavy.

Cao Cao sighed and sighed: "the result of your fighting has already been expected. If it wasn't for Liu Xiu's reinforcements, you would have captured Xinye. It's not your failure, it's Liu Xiu's cunning. I'll go down and wash up and cheer up. Then I'll fight Liu Xiu again. "

"Yes, I will."

Cao Ren's eyes showed a touch of surprise, Cao Cao did not punish him.

It's really strange.

Cao Ren didn't ask much, so he got up and went down to wash. He took the only remaining soldiers to get back. Up to now, people are exhausted and can finally rest.……

Xinye County!

After Wei Yan's army entered, the situation was quickly stabilized.

A corpse piled up outside the city and a corpse fallen inside the city were all piled up and burned.

On the tower, Liu Xiu and Zhang Ren stand side by side.

Zhang Ren's eyes to Liu Xiu were incredible and shocked. Because Liu Xiu led his troops back to the city, his soldiers lost no more than 100 people, but brought back more than 2000 live horses and countless dead horses.

It is conceivable that Cao Jun must have suffered heavy losses.

Zhang Ren doesn't know the inside story and doesn't plan to ask.

Zhang Ren just asked: "Liu Jingzhou, how about Cao Jun's loss?"

Liu Xiu replied: "in this war, Cao Cao sent 5000 elite cavalry, the whole army was destroyed; sent 1000 elite, ten do not save two."

Hearing the result, Zhang Ren was shocked.

Such a victory can be described as a complete victory, but Zhang Ren knew that Liu Xiu did not mobilize many troops.

The more so, the more shocked.

Zhang Ren understood that Liu Xiu really controlled Xinye this time, and it was impossible to hand it over again. Moreover, Zhang Ren's current strength is already weak, and it is difficult to control Xinye county.

Zhang Ren thought about it and said, "Liu Jingzhou, in the first battle of Xinye, all the soldiers under the general were killed. Next, I was going to withdraw from Xinye. "

Liu xiudao: "General Zhang, you don't have to. Since Nanyang County is handed over to you, I won't interfere. Moreover, I believe in general Zhang's ability, and I also believe that general Zhang could not have no troops because of this war. The rest of the counties also have soldiers, which is enough to reorganize the army. "

After a pause, Liu Xiu said again: "but Cao Jun led the army to fight against Cao Jun, I am duty bound. Therefore, I will still resist Cao Jun

The corner of Zhang Ren's mouth rose and a smile passed.

The withdrawal from Xinye County just now was actually his strategy of making progress by retreating. He wanted to test Liu Xiu's attitude. Now with Liu Xiu's promise, Zhang Ren can dispatch soldiers from other counties to garrison.

With a smile in his heart, Liu Xiu found that although Zhang Ren had outstanding ability in running the army, his mind was far from perfect.

If Zhang Ren stays, Liu Xiu's plan will be easier to carry out.

If Zhang Ren left now, Liu Xiu's plan would be in vain.

Liu Xiu continued: "General Zhang, we have defeated Cao Ren now. Next time, we will face Cao Cao's army. According to estimates, Cao Cao may have hundreds of thousands of troops. I'm afraid we have to discuss the next war carefully, and we can't stick to it or confine it to Xinye county. "

"What do you think of Liu Jingzhou?" Zhang Ren asked

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "let's go back to the city first, and then talk carefully."

"Yes

Zhang Ren nodded, and Liu Xiu went down the tower to the government office.

Xinye County originally did not have a government office, but after Liu Qi came, he established a Nanyang Prefecture prefect's government office. When Liu Qi and Liu Bei leave Nanyang County, Liu Qi's government office is empty.

Zhang Ren was stationed in Xinye county and temporarily lived in the government.

In the hall, the guest and host are seated.

Zhang Ren talks with Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu asks people to take out a detailed map. After examining the situation on the map, he looks at Zhang Ren and says, "General Zhang is stationed in Xinye county. Did you ever have a map sand table of Xinye county?"

Sand table existed as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, but it was not popularized because its geographical location was not easy to measure.

Few people use sand table.

Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "I have just arrived in Xinye county. For the time being, there is only a map of Xinye county. As for the sand table, which can reflect the main roads of each pass, there is no one for the time being. "

Liu xiudao: "just, it doesn't matter if you don't have it!"

He pointed to the main roads on the map and started from every pass and main road in Xinye County, saying: "every pass and main road, in my opinion, is the key point of fighting with Cao Jun. So the next battle, I think, should be to block and weaken Cao Cao's forces

Immediately, Liu Xiu said his idea again.

After hearing this, Zhang Ren looked at Liu Xiu with a look of admiration. He stationed in Xinye County, considering the use of the city to resist, although this insurance, but lost the initiative.

Liu Xiu's practice is more flexible and comprehensive.

"Newspaper!"

Suddenly, a valet came in.

The attendant looked at Zhang Ren and reported: "general, special envoy of Zhou Mu Deng Xian has arrived at Ximen. Please go to meet him."

Welcome?

Zhang Ren listened to these two words, his face revealed a touch of doubt. A Deng Xian, even let him to meet, what does this mean.

Liu Xiu knew that the original plan had worked.