In the meeting hall of the Prefecture of Xihe County, Cao Wei generals Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao, who were stationed here under the orders of Cao Cao, were gathered around a map and carefully studying the deployment of Bingzhou. At this time, a sergeant ran away shouting.
Coming in, he cupped his fists and bowed to Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao: "General Xiahou! General Ma! Urgent report from Shilou! The enemy situation has been discovered!"
"Stone Tower?"
He clicked and said in a deep voice: "Master Xu really did not make a mistake in his judgment! The Qin army really sent troops to Bingzhou!"
Ma Chao had already received the military information from the sergeant, spread it out, looked up, and said, "Well! Everything is just as Mr. Xu guessed! The enemy troops that appeared in the stone building were all cavalry!
It seems that it is the Western Qin's Blade Qingqi that is right! General Xiahou! Let's set out immediately to rescue Shilou!"
"No need to rush!" Xiahou Dun also took the military information from Ma Chao's hand and read it carefully, and said: "The defenders of Shilou should only be a few hundred people. Even if we rush there now, we will never be able to rescue Shilou! According to the military information,
said, risk
Ren Qingqi should have just broken through the border of Bingzhou, and Shilou should not be their final target. We need to plan carefully before we can act! Come here! Go and invite Mr. Xun!" With the last words, Xiahou Dun was guarding the door.
the sergeant shouted.
"No need! I already know!" Before the sergeant could leave, another voice came from outside the door, and it was Xun You who walked in from the door. Before that, Xun You was on the other side of the prefect's mansion.
Handling some military affairs, he had already learned the military information just sent from Shilou, so he came in a hurry.
We are all acquaintances, so there is no need to be polite. Xiahou Dun immediately asked: "Master Xun! The Western Qin army has begun to take action, and it must be a risk-taking cavalry! How should our army respond?"
Xun You also nodded, walked quickly to Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao, lowered his head to look at the map, and then said: "General Xiahou, if you really are riding lightly, we shouldn't worry! The cavalry is not conducive to attacking the city.
, the enemy may be able to capture a small county town like Shilou, but other important cities, Mao Blade Qingqi will never be able to capture it under normal circumstances! What we have to consider now is how to destroy this army! Consume the West
Qin’s strength!”
"Master Xun, is there anything you can do?" Ma Chao on the side became more and more excited. How could Ma Chao forget the revenge of killing his father? If Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun hadn't been suppressing him all this time, he would have gone to Luo Yang to seek revenge.
Now. Now that Luo Yang's important army has arrived, Ma Chao can't wait to lead his troops to destroy this army now, and then see Luo Yang's regretful look. Just thinking like this makes Ma Chao feel full of pleasure!
"Yeah!" Of course Xun You could guess what was going on in Ma Chao's mind. He nodded, then lowered his head and drew a line on the map and said, "Two generals, please look! The east of Shilou County is empty without any city.
, there is only Zhongyang County in the northeast of Shilou County! In other words, if the Western Qin Army continues to attack
There is only one target in Bingzhou, and that is Zhongyang County! And Zhongyang County and Xihe County are so close to each other, our army has enough time to lay a trap before the opponent attacks Zhongyang County! When the time comes, just wait for the opponent to exploit it!
"As he spoke, Xun You also drew a circle around the location of Zhongyang County on the map.
Xiahou Dun touched the beard on his lips and said in a deep voice: "Master Xun! What if the other party does not come to attack Zhongyang County? But continues to attack east of Shilou, wouldn't our efforts be in vain?"
"Impossible!" Xun You shook his head and said: "The nearest city to the east of Shilou is Xiaoyi! Even the speedy Qingqi from Shilou to Xiaoyi will take three days! And there is nothing in between.
The place to stay! Xiaoyi City is a large county. If the enemy only has cavalry, it is absolutely impossible to capture Xiaoyi City! And we can also go from the south
If the Shilou is recaptured, the enemy army will really be trapped in Bingzhou! The generals of the Western Qin Army will not be stupid enough to put their army into such a situation of total annihilation! On the contrary, in Zhongyang County,
It is closer to the border between Yongzhou and Bingzhou, and the risks taken are much smaller! If I were the commander of the Qingqi Cavalry, I would also choose to attack Zhongyang County!"
"Hmm!" Xiahou Dun lowered his head and thought, this is also the reason. According to the intelligence, the leaders of the Qingqi Cavalry are Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao. Both of them are famous wise generals. Of course they will not make such a mistake! After thinking about this,
Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "Okay! Just press Xun
As your Lordship said, we send troops to Zhongyang! Huh! If I am prepared, even if the opponent is that sword-riding Qingqi, I am confident that I can swallow it in one bite! Meng Qi! I heard that you once fought with Zhang Liao.
How about a game? Do you have the confidence to face your old rival?"
"Don't worry, General Xiahou!" When Xiahou Dun mentioned Zhang Liao, Ma Chao immediately remembered the scene in Jincheng, his eyes immediately turned red, and he hummed: "If the situation hadn't been critical back then, I would have had the confidence to kill Zhang Liao.
Come on! This time I not only want to kill Zhang Liao, but also Zhao Yun! After I have dealt with the Maobian Qingqi, I will rush to Hangu Pass and kill all Luo Yang’s generals one by one!" said
In the end, Ma Chao seemed a little crazy!
Looking at Ma Chao's appearance, Xiahou Dun and Xun You just shook their heads. They understood Ma Chao's mood to a certain extent. It is normal for a person to have a blood feud in his heart for so many years and it will become like this! This time, let Ma Chao vent his anger.
Let's do it! Immediately, Xiahou Dun issued a military order, gathered all the soldiers and horses stationed in Xihe County, and started to go to Zhongyang County, preparing to ambush the Mao Blade Qingqi!
However, Xun You's plan was indeed very good, but the reality did not develop according to Xun You's expectations. After lying in wait for six days outside Zhongyang County, instead of waiting for the Qingqi Qingqi to arrive, another urgent message arrived.
Report.
"What! The spirit stone encountered an enemy?" Xiahou Dun almost jumped up when he heard the messenger's words. He stared at the messenger with wide eyes and a face full of disbelief. He even wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
Xun You, who was next to him, also ran to the messenger with a face full of surprise. He didn't even bother to maintain his usual demeanor. He grabbed the military newspaper and read it carefully. However, Xun You's face became worse and worse. In the end, he was already
Became livid,
He turned his head somewhat mechanically and said to Xiahou Dun: "General Xiahou! That's right! The military report from Lingshi County magistrate showed that a cavalry team of tens of thousands of horses appeared outside the city! Based on time, I'm afraid Lingshi County
Shixian County has been lost!"
"Damn it!" Xiahou Dun still doesn't understand that these people have been completely fooled by the other party. Lingshi County is located in the southeast of Shilou County, which is much farther than Xiaoyi City.
But none of them expected that Mao Blade Qingqi would abandon the near and seek the far away to attack Lingshi County! The defenders of Lingshi County
Even worse than Shilou County, it is naturally impossible to withstand the attack of Maobian Qingqi! More importantly, once Lingshi County is lost, a large area of Bingzhou City to the north of Lingshi County will be in danger! Xiahou Dun was immediately
He shouted: "No! We can't allow the enemy to be so arrogant! Send the order! Raise troops immediately and go to rescue Lingshi County!"
"General Xiahou! No!" Xun You saw that Xiahou Dun had also lost his usual calmness, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Lingshi County will definitely not be saved! It doesn't make much sense for us to rush to rescue Lingshi County now! It's better to rush there immediately
Go to Wu County! Once Lingshi County is lost, enemy attacks may be found in several cities south of Jiexiu City! Only by garrisoning troops in Wu County can we ensure that the hinterland of Bingzhou will not be attacked by the enemy!"
As Xun You spoke, he opened the map that had been prepared in the big tent. On the map, to the north of Lingshi County is Jiexiu City, and within Jiexiu City are Wu County, Zhongdu, Pingyao and many other places.
The city, and in the center of these cities, is Wu County! Xun You means to station the army in Wu County, so that all the cities around Wu County can be covered by the protection of the army.
Taking a deep breath, Xiahou Dun slowly calmed down and began to study the map as Xun You said. On the other hand, Ma Chao on the side was a little impatient and hurriedly shouted: "How is it? How is it? Mr. Xun
!How should we fight? Otherwise, we might as well fight to Yongzhou!"
"No!" Xun You shouted quickly and said: "You absolutely can't do this! Our army is all infantry, and their mobility is inferior to that of the Qingqian Cavalry. If we attack Yongzhou rashly and are cut off by the opponent, then what will happen?
There is only one way to die!"
Xiahou Dun also said in a deep voice: "Mr.
!Master Xun, just follow what you said! Let’s go to Wu County! I hope we won’t make a mistake again this time!”
"Uh!" Hearing Xiahou Dun's last words, Xun You couldn't help but be startled, but he couldn't guarantee Xiahou Dun, because until now, Xun You could no longer see through the enemy's goal. The attack on Lingshi County was indeed beyond Xun You's expectations.
Unexpected, but this makes no sense at all. A small Lingshi County has no impact on the overall situation of Bingzhou.
It shouldn't have any impact! Could it be that the enemy has other plans that he hasn't seen clearly? Thinking of this, Xun You couldn't help but shudder. He wanted to remind Xiahou Dun, but he didn't know how to deal with it.
Xiahou Dun said, after all, everything was just his flash of inspiration! I hope everything is just his illusion!