After Zhao Tong, the general stationed in Qishan Fort, received the news from Lucheng, he made up his mind in an instant.

So he quickly ordered Zhang Ni to stay in Qishan and stabilize the rear.

He himself personally led his troops to march north to Lucheng and join up with Liu Yin's troops who had gone north first.

The so-called "soldiers are valuable and quick", since Zhao Tong had made a plan to send troops, he quickly gathered most of his troops and marched in force the next day.

Two days later.

Cao General Guo Huai, who had rushed to Lu City in advance to set up defenses, did not wait for Zhang He to arrive with the main army. Instead, he received news of reinforcements from the Shu army.

"Reporting to Guo Sima, at noon today another part of the Shu army came north along Qishan Mountain and has joined up with the Shu army stationed south of Lucheng."

"It is reported that the general leading the army this time is none other than Zhao Tong."

In the simple temporary military mansion, as the scouts quickly reported the detailed military information they had discovered, the faces of the generals standing tall and strong on both sides actually showed a slight look of fear on their faces.

Zhao Tong's name has become famous over the past few years.

Especially in the land of Guanlong, it is almost a household name.

Let's not talk about the several active attacks with a small number and a large number, which made Fei Yao and others unable to compete.

In just a few years, Zhao Tong was able to draw the two large Western Qiang tribes, Baima and Shenlang, into his own camp and become an alliance with each other.

Many small Qiang and Di tribes living in Wudu and Yinping counties were also quite obedient because they admired Zhao Tong's reputation.

Originally, the Qiang and Di ethnic groups in the territory, as well as the plundering of thieves, made the public security between the two counties extremely bad.

But now it has a completely new look and the county is very stable.

From the perspective of the generals of Cao's army, today's Zhao Tong has quite the demeanor of Jin Machao, who was once so powerful in Liangzhou and was unanimously praised by the Qiang and Hu tribes as the "Mighty General".

It's even better by several points.

After all, Ma Chao was born and raised in Liangzhou, and he has been proficient in bow and horse since he was a child, and he has impressed the Qiang people, and there are traces to follow!

Zhao Tong has only been stationed in Wudu for a long time, and he can have such a great appeal among the Qiang and Hu people.m...

This alone was enough to make Cao's generals deeply fearful in their hearts.

Guo Huai was sitting on the main seat. He looked around with his eyes. He was naturally aware of the expressions on everyone's faces, and his face gradually became serious. He muttered for a long time:

"Everyone, don't be so afraid!"

"Previous Zhao Tong did repeatedly invade our border, leaving generals such as Fei and Dai helpless."

"But this guy is still young and lacks experience in fighting in large groups. Now we have about thousands of people in our army, and General Zhang's main army will follow."

"So what if Tong Zhao comes in person? Is it possible for a mantis to use his arm as a chariot?"

The words were spoken as if they were deafening!

These words are indeed quite effective.

The expressions on the faces of the generals who were still a little wary just now became slightly relieved.

"Yes! What Guo Sima said is absolutely true!"

"Then Zhao Tong is not a god. Now that our army has King Wei personally conquering Hanzhong County and General Zhang relying on it as backup, why should we be afraid of such juniors?"

"Kill and defeat the enemy and seize Qishan Mountain."

"Capture Qishan!"

With his encouraging words and the subsequent encouragement of each other, the military morale of the generals gradually improved.

"Sima, what is my department's next plan?"

Then, one of the generals couldn't help but raise his hand and ask.

After the words fell, Guo Huai looked blank, waved his hands slightly and said, "No need to worry too much!"

"The Shu army's intention to advance northward is to seize Lucheng in advance, and then use the steep terrain around it to block our army's advance."

"But now that we have entered Lucheng in advance, we have already taken the advantage. It is the Shu army that should be anxious this time. We just need to hold on behind closed doors."

After finishing his words, Guo Huai pondered for a moment, then said with a chuckle on his face, "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Just wait and see what happens!"

After Guo Huai's order was issued, the generals under his command naturally did not dare to disobey the general's order.

All ministries guarded the city gates tightly and did not attack without permission.

Of course, Zhao Tong was famous outside the country, and they were also deeply afraid that they would have no chance of winning in a field battle outside the city.

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Cao's army closed the city and could not leave. The main force of the Han army on the other side slowly entered the camp and joined Liu Yin's troops.

At this moment, Zhao Tong immediately summoned Liu Yin and other generals to discuss important matters.

"Xiuren, what are the enemy's movements at this time?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yin immediately raised his hands and replied, "General Qi, according to the report from the scouts just now, after Cao Jun heard that you came in person with your troops, they are still defending the city behind closed doors and there is no sign of an active attack out of the city.

"

"Oh? It seems that Guo Huai is quite cautious?"

After Zhao Tong heard this, he didn't show the slightest surprise on his face, he just said casually.

In the original history, Zhuge Wuhou made successive Northern Expeditions. Among them, Guo Huai, as the governor of Yongzhou, guarded the key areas of Guanlong and saw through Zhuge Liang's plans several times. In the end, he had no choice but to make a decision and confront Sima Yi in the Wuzhangyuan to cultivate the people.

Consume each other.

Anyone who can arm-wrestle with Zhuge Wuhou will naturally have a few tricks up his sleeve.

Naturally, Zhao Tong did not dare to show any slightness!

"General, are our troops attacking the city this time or are they planning to do something else?"

After pondering for a while, Liu Yin took the lead in asking.

"A strong attack is absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Tong rejected the strategy of attacking Lu City almost without thinking, and then slowly explained, "Lucheng already occupies a convenient location, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"If our army attacks forcefully this time, it will be exactly what we want."

"Zhang He should have led the main force on the road north of Lu City. Guo Huai's insistence on holding on this time is unsurprisingly because he wanted to use this to allow our army to attack the city by force and kill our army's fighting spirit."

"When the morale master comes to the old city and Zhang He arrives with the main force, he will be able to take advantage of the situation and wipe out our army in one fell swoop!"

"Then...what does the general mean?"

After hearing these words, Liu Yin's face became more doubtful.

Since it is impossible to attack by force, wouldn't it be better to just order him to lead his troops to retreat to Qishan? Why would his general bring his troops to join him in person?

Hearing this, Zhao Tong smiled and explained softly, "The enemy's attack is fierce, and Lu City was not captured in advance. As a result, our army will not be able to take advantage of the steep terrain here to counter the majority of Cao's army."

"Then our army must first find out and find out the true and false status of Cao's army when Cao's army approaches Qishan."

As soon as he said this, with Liu Yin's ability to understand, he instantly understood the meaning behind his words.

"General, let the last general lead his troops northward!"

"No, this time the Northern Admiral is facing directly the main force of his troops led by Zhang He. This person is no ordinary person. To be on the safe side, I personally sent the elite troops to find out the details of Cao's army."

After saying that, Zhao Tong then looked at Liu Yin and said, "As for Xiuran, you will lead your troops to garrison under Lu City to deter the enemy forces in the city and guard our retreat."

"Here!"
Chapter completed!