After repeated weighing, Huang Zhong partially accepted Yan Pu's suggestion. He could not attack Gulonglongpo, but could not sit down, and Xu Huang alone took all the pressure.

He summoned the generals to discuss matters, including Zhang Lu, and asked the troops to select elite forces, go deep behind Dangqu to carry out guerrilla warfare, and attack the Shu army's supply line between Dangqu County and Bameng Mountain.

There are only seven or eight miles from Dangqu to Gulongpo. The space is too small and there is no room for interspersion. However, Dangqu is more than one hundred miles from Bameng Mountain and there are many mountains, which is a good place to ambush. If it can interfere with the supply line of the Shu army, Cao Cao would not be able to attack Xu Huang with all his might.

For the Wu army, this kind of combat method has long been nothing new. It is not unfamiliar to Zhang Lu. When fighting in Shangyong and Fangling, the Wu army took advantage of the characteristics of excellent training and strong individual combat effectiveness to intersperse behind enemy lines and ambush the enemy's scouts and roaming teams, which accumulated a large number of them, and the attacks made Wu Yi dare not leave the city.

Even Zhang Lu led Banhuanman, who was known as the elite in the world, to join the war, but he was unable to reverse the situation and just barely maintained the front line.

Now that large-scale battles are difficult to achieve, Huang Zhong once again showed his unique skills.

The generals of the Wu army naturally obeyed their orders, and it was too uncomfortable to be bored in the camp every day. If they could take the team out and take the opportunity to ambush, they could also relieve the boredom, and at the same time they made some contributions and gain some spoils, especially food.

Huang Zhong looked at Zhang Lu. "Are the teacher interested?"

Zhang Lu looked at Yan Pu. Yan Pu knew Huang Zhong's thoughts, but could not stop him. At any time, it would be better to take the initiative to attack and find a fighter opportunity than to sit and see success or failure. He nodded calmly and suggested that Zhang Lu support Huang Zhong's actions. Although the Banyan Man under Zhang Lu's command was not as well-trained as the Wu army, it was not weaker than the Shu army and the Dangqu clan's troops. He was familiar with the terrain and could take this opportunity to make contributions.

Mrs. Lu has conveyed her opinion, hoping that Zhang Ludo will make contributions and increase the capital of negotiations. This is a good opportunity.

Zhang Lu thought for a while, stood up and bowed to Huang Zhong, looked around and greeted the generals. "Our Han and barbarian soldiers are familiar with the terrain, and can also learn some combat skills from you. You should go to the battle. Please give me some advice."

The generals looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Huang Zhong also laughed. Zhang Lu was tactful and did not seek war with merit. If he wanted to fight alone, he would be beaten to a black stick. After all, everyone knew that the dilemma to this day had a lot to do with Zhang Lu and his subordinates.

After the negotiations, Huang Zhong picked out a thousand elite troops from the 30,000 troops, and entered the mountains and forests south of Gunlongpo to fight. Each team was dominated by Wu soldiers, accompanied by Baji soldiers ranging from ten to twenty people. Priority was given to young, strong and ambitious. If you know the text and make a clear statement, it would be even better.

Huang Zhong promised that if he could make meritorious contributions, he would not only receive rewards, but also get the opportunity to train with the Wu army. Those who were particularly outstanding could even be recommended to study in the martial arts lecture hall or enter the central army of His Majesty the Emperor. Joining the central army is not only a matter of honor, but also a shortcut to the career of officialdom. This is an opportunity that many people dream of, and no one can refuse, and even Zhang Lu was moved when he heard this.

He knew that he was not a famous general. If he could join the Central Army, his second half of his life would be stable.

Huang Zhong is the leader of the country, and his promise is naturally convincing.

Going south to Gulongpo is a long and narrow mountain range that extends to Dianjiang and Jiangzhou, but not wide from east to west, but only twenty or thirty miles. There are many tribes among the mountains, most of which are barbarians, which is often called "聲" and "Banshang". There are reliable Banshang barbarian soldiers as guides, which facilitates the activities of the Wu army.

To this end, Huang Zhong specially summoned the Wu army soldiers who were about to go to warn them: Your Majesty's new policy should put the people first. The people in the Central Plains are the people, Jiangdong, Wu and Yue are also the people, and the barbarians of Bashu are also the people. We must be tolerant, not be self-righteous, regard ourselves as China, and insult or hurt others at will.

In order to prove his point of view, Huang Zhong reminded everyone. Not long ago, Wu Yue and Jing Chu were regarded as barbarians by the people of the Central Plains.

Most of Huang Zhong's subordinates were from Jingzhou, and most of them were ordinary people. His Majesty's new policy gave them the opportunity to study, study, enter the martial arts lecture hall, and then accumulate merits and promotions step by step in the army. It is easy to accept Huang Zhong's views. In addition, the current dilemma caused by the conflict with Zhang Lu's subordinates, everyone knows what can be done and what can't be done.

At least it cannot be done too conspicuously, so that people can grasp the handle.

Then, Huang Zhong summoned Baji soldiers to train, learn about the terrain from them, study the route of march, and arrange cooperation between the teams. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huang Zhong arranged another two days of training to make the soldiers of each team familiar with each other and enhance their feelings.

Two days later, ten teams quietly left the camp as planned and sank into the mountains.

After sending out the guerrilla team, Huang Zhong sent Li Yan back to Xuanhan, led Xuanhan chief, organized spring farming, recruited the people to repair the roads, and prepared for reinforcements and materials to enter Yizhou to fight.

Li Yan made a mistake last time and was severely scolded by Huang Zhong. Yan Pu was valued and his military advisor was in name only. He was quite depressed. This time he sent a guerrilla team to fight. He wanted to volunteer as a general, but was rejected by Huang Zhong. He was in a panic. Seeing that Huang Zhong arranged this task for him, he breathed a sigh of relief and told Huang Zhong that he would not dare to neglect this time and guaranteed to complete the task.

Huang Zhong comforted Li Yan. No matter what, Li Yan is his direct descendant, so he can't just give up.

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Scattered cloud platform.

Cao Cao climbed to the top of the mountain and looked at Babian Mountain several miles away. The tower boats cruising on the canal waters, sighing.

The Qushui turned a corner here, like a knot, which was Babian Mountain. Now, this knot is like a rope cover, which is placed around his neck, making it impossible for him to spit it out or swallow it.

What's even more annoying is that Cao Fu's playboy was careless and gave several building ships to Xu Huang. In this way, it would be difficult to set up a bridge on the canal water. In the hands of Wu Jun, who was good at water warfare, several building ships could guard the canal water and protect the relatively weak eastern Babian Shandong.

"How long does it take to recruit civil servants and dig a channel here?" Cao Cao turned around and asked Xin Ping.

Xin Ping shook his head with a bitter smile. "King, although the distance is only two miles, it is very labor-intensive to dig a mountain that is 20 to 30 meters high. The space is small and cannot accommodate too many civilians. It will take a long time. If the Wu army raids, there will be heavy casualties."

Cao Cao glanced at Xin Ping, smiling. Xin Ping was stunned, then reacted and couldn't help but slapped his forehead and regretted it.

"Go and invite Jun Feng." Cao Cao turned around and said to Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu responded and turned around. Feng Luan was celebrating the arrow with Pang Jun's uncle Pang Wu. Blood was still there on the ground, and Wu's arrows could still be seen on the mountain on the roadside. Feng Luan sighed for a long time and comforted Pang Wu Jie'ai. When he learned that Cao Cao had invited, he bowed to Pang Wu.

"I want to see the king too." Pang Wu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and followed. "Please ask the king to avenge my nephew."

Feng Luan's eyes flashed slightly, and he didn't say much. This time he returned to the city and comforted the tribes on behalf of Cao Cao, and worked very hard. Although he didn't say it clearly, someone saw the clues and knew that Cao Cao must have made some promises. They were unwilling to fall behind and wanted to get a share of the pie. Pang Jun died in the Pang family, so naturally they could not sacrifice in vain.

The two came to Cao Cao. Cao Cao pointed to the mountains opposite and was discussing the war with Xin Ping. Seeing Pang Wu and Feng Luan coming together, he immediately guessed Pang Wu's purpose, and a hint of sadness appeared on his face.

"Shuwei's grief."

Pang Wu bowed again and said tears: "A young man who gave up his nephew lost his father and was determined to study and practice martial arts. He wanted to serve the country and make some fame, but he was not intended to be harmed by the thieves of Wu. Although he was not my son, he was always raised by me. Now, a white-haired man sent a black-haired man. My heart was cut off and his behavior was at a loss. Please see him, he was guilty of death."

Cao Cao held Pang Wu's arm and helped him up, comforting him. "Shuwei, the young man of nephew, was a great use, but he died young and was angry. He personally led a heroic army to avenge his nephew. Shuwu wants to help me."

"As long as you can take revenge, it is driven by the king."

Cao Cao patted Pang Wu's hand and turned to look at the mountains in the distance. "Shuwu is a Dangqu family, can you tell what it is?"

Pang Wu wiped his tears and made a stance of hard work. "I wish to explain to the king."

"I can't find it."

Feng Luan looked at it, his face was full of grief and anger, but he felt a little disdainful. Pang Jun was careless and was caught by Xu Huang's ambush. Although it was a pity, he also took it upon himself and had nothing to do with others. Pang Wu wanted to take this opportunity to make a profit, but he was afraid he would be disappointed. Although the King of Shu was frivolous, he was extremely smart and witty. If he wanted to lie to him, Pang Wu was too confident.

Pang Wu explained the situation nearby to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao heard that there was a tribe of the monks in the mountain, he couldn't help but frown. A defeated soldier fled back to Dangqu said that on the night before Pang Jun was attacked, a young Dangqu man named He Ping rushed from Babian Mountain to the camp. No one knew what he said, and the waiter beside Pang Jun was killed together with Pang Jun.

But one thing is certain. He Ping attached himself to Xu Huang and was likely to have given advice for Xu Huang and lured Pang Jun.

In this way, some of the Hanba soldiers who surrendered to Huang Zhong with Zhang Lu may have changed their mindset and actively fought for the Wu army. In this way, the opposite mountain may become the hiding place of the Wu army. Huang Zhong had no choice but to do anything in Gulonglongpo, so he would naturally start from outside. He must be wary.

Cao Cao immediately discussed with Feng Luan and Pang Wu about digging the mountains and rivers, taking straight canal water, and avoiding Babian Mountain.

Feng Luan's attitude is similar to Xin Ping, and he thinks that the project volume is too large and it takes time to take.

Pang Wu was moved. He thought that this would be beneficial. Even if it was not really straightforward, it could show the determination to win and hit the morale of the other party. More importantly, to recruit people and dig earth, you could build a dam in the canal water to intercept the canal water. In this way, the water level around Babian Mountain would drop, and the tower ship might be stranded and the threat would be greatly reduced. The Shu army could build a floating bridge and attack the eastern part of Babian Mountain.

Cao Cao felt that this method made some sense and was in line with the way of using troops.

After the discussion, Cao Cao gave the matter to Pang Wu. Pang Wu was very excited and went to the surrounding area to recruit people and sent people back to Dangqu County to raise food and grass. To increase so many people, a large amount of food is needed every day. Of course, this food cannot be provided by the Pang family, but can only be distributed by the entire Dangqu County.

Cao Cao set up a camp at Sanyuntai and arranged people to conduct tentative attacks to find Xu Huang's flaws.

Xu Huang had already prepared, and ordered his subordinates to take charge in sections and block them randomly, while he himself led the main force to prepare for reinforcements. The contact between the two sides was not fierce. Often, as long as the Wu army was found to be prepared, the Shu army would take the initiative to retreat. Even Xu Huang deliberately exposed some flaws, and the Shu army was not deceived.

Xu Huang was a little anxious. Cao Cao was not in a hurry to attack, which showed that he knew the weakness of the Wu army's lack of food. Confrontation would be very unfavorable to his side.

Soon, someone came to report that a large number of people appeared in front of the formation. They were carrying tools, as if they were preparing to dig the mountains and dig the river. Xu Huang rushed to the formation and looked carefully, and couldn't help but complain. It was not easy to dig a river here, and the project was too large. However, Cao Cao was probably fake to dig the river, but using this soil to fill the river was real. Once he cut off the water upstream of the canal, the water level around Babian Mountain dropped, and the tower ship was useless.

In this way, his defense area will increase greatly, and he can't defend it with just one thousand people.

Qu Jun Hou Laizhong proposed to take the initiative to disperse the people who were digging the soil and destroy Cao Cao's plan.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ping expressed his opposition. These people were forced and they were also victims. Even if we rushed out and drove them away, they would still have to come back. Even if we killed them, Cao Cao would still recruit more people, and the trouble would still exist.

Lai Zhong was very annoyed when Wang Ping refuted it and asked Wang Ping what he could do.

Wang Ping thought about it and said to Xu Huang that instead of targeting these ordinary people, it is better to attack the supply line of the Shu army. With so many people added, the Shu army will definitely need more food. There are more than a hundred miles from Dangqu County to here, and there are many places that can be ambushed. If we can rob the grain, we may not only destroy the Shu army's actions, but also increase our own supplies and last longer.

Lai Zhong retorted, we only have one thousand people, how many people will be sent out to attack the supply line of the Shu army? If there are fewer, it is very rare to get it. If there are more, the defense of Babian Mountain will definitely be affected.

Wang Ping said that without the need for a soldier from Babian Mountain, we can contact the tribes in the mountains and let them attack the supply line of the Shu army. Just divide some spoils to them. There is little land in the mountains, and many tribes are short of food. There is so much food to rob, so they will not refuse.

Xu Huang adopted Wang Ping's suggestion and selected a few people who stayed on the mountain to return to the mountain to report the message. Two days later, the person who reported the message came back, not only brought the promise of the tribe leader to send troops, but also brought Huang Zhong's orders. Huang Zhong had sent people into the mountain to carry out guerrilla warfare, and the reinforcements and supplies from Hanzhong were on the road, so he told Xu Huang not to be anxious, guard Babian Mountain, not to attack hastily, and wait patiently.

Xu Huang stroked his forehead and smiled, and let out a long sigh.

The most dangerous time has passed. Now, as long as they drag down the main force of the Shu army led by Cao Cao, they will not lose. Maybe they will have a chance to turn defeat into victory and wash away the previous shame.
Chapter completed!