Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

Seeing Tian Zhong's cautious expression, Xu Yuan immediately asked, "Brother Tian, ​​is there anything else in this that I don't know about?"

Although Xu Yuan and Tian Zhongzhen are almost the same in terms of rank and title, Tian Zhong is an old man who has been a centurion since the Yellow Turban years. Even if he was not a rebel with the Yellow Turbans in the early days, as Huangfu Song said, he was not born in the Yellow Turbans. Yes, that is, someone who was born in Three Rivers and Five Schools, and can survive to this day, the difference is not big. After all, whatever level your opponent is, you are almost at the same level.

Therefore, in terms of experience, Xu Yuan has always believed in Tian Zhong's judgment. After all, Tian Zhong's judgment on the battlefield has not been wrong once so many times, just eight times out of ten. This imperial war has been going on for ten years. Tian Zhong is still alive and kicking, this judgment is trustworthy.

"Ardashir may want to run away." Tian Zhong said with a solemn expression.

"Ah?" Xu Yuan was shocked when he heard this, "Then what should we do if the other party wants to run away? No, no, no, no, we are at a disadvantage now. If the other party wants to run away, there are only benefits to us, no harm. This is a good thing, Tian Brother, what do you mean by being so dignified?"

"Before I leave, I will cut you off." Tian Zhong expressed his judgment directly, "Are you sure that when you observed before, they were preparing for war?"

When Xu Yuan heard this, he took a breath of air and quickly recalled it to confirm that what he observed was indeed true. Then combined with Tian Zhong's words, Xu Yuan instantly realized that the legion led by General Yan Xing was the target of Tian Zhong's so-called cutting!

"Then let's report it quickly. I ran fast. I'm afraid the soldiers over there haven't even been reorganized now." Xu Yuan grabbed Tian Zhong's hand and said. Although he didn't have a good relationship with the bastard in Liangzhou, after all, they were all Brothers who have been on the same battlefield for almost ten years, and when that bastard Lao Cao went on a killing spree, the brothers under General Yan Xing also faced them together. In any case, they are brothers in life and death.

"No, that's not the problem." Tian Zhong shook his head and said, but he didn't say much. He just told Xu Yuan, "You can take this thing to the eldest son and tell him my judgment. The advisers under my command will naturally understand."

Tian Zhong was somewhat worried that there was not enough time. On the other hand, Tian Zhong also doubted Lao Cao's character. However, Tian Zhong agreed with Cao Ang. He was a character, and he was very powerful.

"I'll go now." Xu Yuan nodded. It would be difficult for someone else to pass the news to Cao Ang, but who made Xu Yuan really want to say that he and Cao Ang are brothers-in-law? Everyone is married to the Wei family. Daughter, it's just that Cao Ang married a legitimate daughter, and he married a concubine, but it didn't matter. Cao Ang, who was open-minded and cheerful, recognized this relationship, and that special channel was somewhat useful.

After Xu Yuan left, Tian Zhong quickly wrote a letter and called to Ma Pin, "Xiao Ma, take this letter to inform General Xiao Cao. He should make a decision after reading the letter."

Ma Pin didn't say much after receiving the letter, and quickly took the letter to find Cao Zhen. Again, Tian Zhong, a veteran, although his rank was not very high, he also had connections in the army.

When Xu Yuan went to see Cao Ang, Cao Ang's guards did not stop him. When Cao Ang saw Xu Yuan coming, he accepted the letter in front of Cao Cao, as if he was dealing with matters in the Prince's Mansion. However, after opening it, Cao Ang's expression changed. Shen couldn't help but glance at his father, but he didn't say much. It was good news to receive the news in advance, and Cao Ang believed in Tian Zhong's judgment and Xu Yuan's investigation.

During the tea break, Cao Ang handed the token directly to Xu Yuan and asked Xu Yuan to go directly to the military camp. He did not come to attend the meeting. Cao Zhang and Xiahou Ba, who were stationed in the military camp, both had the task of patrolling the defense area. Now Cao Ang saw this situation There is no point in talking directly to Cao Cao. First, send someone to ensure the safety of Yan Xing and his army. As for the bait plan, based on Cao Ang's understanding of his father, there is nothing to doubt.

"Young Master!" Cao Ang summoned Mao Jie and told Mao Jie Tian Zhong's analysis. Mao Jie was not moved at all and thought it was very normal.

"Ardashir is coming out in full force. General Yan can't stop it no matter what." Cao Ang said calmly, "Doctor Mao have something to teach me?"

"The legions patrolling the north of the city can serve as support." Mao Jie said slowly.

"I have sent my third brother and cousin there, but it's not enough. We know very well what kind of strength Ardashir is. In terms of killing efficiency and breaking formations, the Holy Death Rider is at the absolute top." Cao Ang looked solemn. He opened his mouth and said, "And what is my father's attitude?"

When he said this, Cao Ang looked at Mao Jie indifferently.

"Sikong needs a war to judge the current situation of the Holy Death Cavalry." Mao Jie didn't mean to hide it. Cao Ang had already determined that Yan Xing was the bait, so there is no need to say anything else. After all, Yan Xing's legion was the most powerful under Cao Cao's command. Suitable for this.

"A large-scale battle under such heavy rain?" Cao Ang looked at the pouring rain outside, "Aldashir can arrange it outside, but I can't arrange it inside. How can we go out and fight with Aldashir in Helmand like this?" When we fight around the river, what should we do if the opponent kills one thousand enemies and destroys eight hundred at his own expense and directly blows up the barrier lake upstream? "

The most important point that Cao Ang does not support going out to fight is that Ardashir is outside, and people can preset the battlefield, while Cao's army is inside the city. It is difficult to conduct full-scale reconnaissance in such heavy rain. It is inevitable that there will be omissions. In case of Ardashir Hill built a large barrier lake where they couldn't see it, and waited for their army to rush out. They used water to replace troops as a trick to lure the enemy.

After all, such heavy rain has made the world gray. With Cao Ang's eyesight, he can't even see clearly the figures more than ten meters away. Under this situation, Aldashir braved the rain and made it in a certain mountain road in advance. It is not impossible that Cao Jun’s scouts did not detect the barrier lake.

In today's environment, even a top scout like Xu Yuan can only go out to investigate a distance of more than 30 miles, and it is not fully covered. Who knows what Aldashir has prepared outside during this time, in case it really happens. What if it was a killing move that would kill both of them!

"It is possible, but the possibility is very small." Mao Jie shook his head and said, "Tawasdes will never implement such a strategy until he is in dire straits."

After what happened the year before last, Cao Ang became extremely sensitive to many things. After hearing these words, Cao Ang's originally gentle eyes suddenly became cold, "What this means is that we have a killing move that will kill us together. , No, our killing move is ineffective against Ardashir who is on the high ground, just wait for Ardashir to come down!"

When he said this, Cao Ang's expression became extremely ferocious. If this matter was really as Cao Ang judged, then Yan Xing would be an abandoned son.

"Are the recent disaster relief efforts of General Le and General Li to store water in the northern mountain road?" Cao Ang asked sternly. Mao Jie remained silent. Cao Ang reacted instantly, "Good means, ruthless enough, really ruthless. No wonder I said that Mr. Sang and the others who were in the city a few days ago were nowhere to be seen. I thought they were inspecting the dams to prevent floods. Now that I think about it, if they were really doing this kind of thing, they wouldn’t have needed so much. Man, they went to build the temporary dam as technical supervisors, right?"

Although the tone was questioning, Cao Ang had already made up his mind.

"So, it's not that Bakza was there to blow up the mountains and create a barrier lake that forced my father to deal with it, but that you found a suitable battlefield from the beginning. Bakza was just a hunter who thought he was pretending to be prey, Yan The general's so-called expulsion of Bakza was just to attract attention. You have already judged that Aldashir might want to withdraw?" Cao Ang asked sternly as he looked at Mao Jie.

"The floods will not flood Yanming. You can rest assured. This plan is just to determine the ultimate combat effectiveness that Ardashir's generals can display in the current environment." Mao Jie said slowly and admitted. They did build a temporary dam, and they also admitted that Yan Xing was indeed a bait, and they even admitted that they had predicted Ardashir's choice.

Cao Ang's chest was filled with a sigh of relief. He wanted to ask Mao Jie if he didn't know that there had been obvious estrangement among Cao Cao's subordinates, and even some disunity to a certain extent. Under such circumstances, if Yan Xing was still calculated in this way, what else would happen afterwards? What should one think.

"Because only General Yan is suitable." Mao Jie said seriously, "No other legion can withstand the killing attack launched by the main force led by Aldashir when they are preparing to retreat. No one can take it. Maybe I can withstand it, the only difference is how ugly the death is.”

Aldashir is the commander of a large army, and he is the kind of commander of a large army who has the ability to conduct judgment and analysis on the battlefield in an instant. In other words, Aldashir's military situation is ranked among the best in the current world. Fifth, if you include the Holy Death Cavalry established by Aldashir, there is absolutely no possibility that a normal legion can withstand such a blow.

Not to mention the elites under Cao Cao, things like the Tenth Knight Legion and the First Auxiliary Legion would have suffered heavy losses from Aldashir's attack.

This is why Zhang Xiu and Cao Zhen raised their hands to express their willingness to expel Bakza, but Cao Cao directly refused, because if they fight head-on, they will never be defeated and they can only play other games.

Cao Cao specifically told Yan Xing that he was providing cloud energy to Yan Xing. In fact, he was telling Yan Xing not to worry and to maximize the talents of his army. As for not telling Yan Xing the reason, it was very simple. He knew that the enemy was coming and was prepared and unprepared. Knowing that the enemy is coming and taking precautions are two different things.

Tavasdes is a very cautious person. Once there is any trouble, he may directly abandon the current plan to kill Yan Xing. Even if Aldashir's entire army attacks, in the current environment, even if he falls into Cao Cao's plan, he will not If there is too much loss, Tavasdes will repeatedly confirm Yan Xing's army. In this case, Cao Cao cannot be cautious.

"I have sent people to chase General Yan." Cao Ang said slowly.

Mao Jie took a deep look and said nothing. Cao Ang's power under Cao Cao has actually developed to this extent.

"The problem is not big, and Sikong may not cause trouble for you, the eldest son." Mao Jie said slowly, "After the tea break, Sikong will dispatch the general to go to the rescue. According to Aldashir, they should have been dispatched by now. , we should also make preparations here.”

On the other side, Xun Youxu was working on several cases. When the situation has developed to this point, the next thing to see is whether Chen Gong’s judgment is correct. Anyway, he has done what Xun You should do, at least until now, Ardashir He still didn't realize that it was not only Ardashir who was building barrier lakes in the mountain valleys, but Cao Cao was also building them here.

"Ardashir is already gathering the entire army." Mao Jie came over and said to Chen Gong, who was sitting aside and seemed to be meditating.

Hearing this, Chen Gong opened his eyes and looked at Mao Jie, then turned to look at Chen Qun. Chen Qun shook his head. The intelligence personnel on his side did not report.

This is why sometimes Guo Jia's professional intelligence personnel can't deliver news as fast as Liu Bei receives it, because there really are some gods who see some shocking situation at the scene, and then run back overnight to tell Liu Bei what they have seen.

As a scout, Xu Yuanyi was so bold that he used his special talent to wander around in the rain outside the Ardashir camp. He saw the summoning of Ardashir with his own eyes. After seeing this scene, he ran as fast as possible He ran back to inform Tian Zhong, and then Tian Zhong was responsible for Cao Ang and passed the information directly to Cao Ang. There was no intermediate link and the analysis process was all intuitive.

The intelligence personnel under Chen Qun were actually the people under Cheng Yu in the past. This group of people did not have the spirit of Xu Yuan. They were able to hide in a location where they could see the Ardashir camp in the rain for observation. Despite their best efforts, in order to be sure that Ardashir would attack, they really had to wait until Ardashir's army came out of the camp, so that until now, not a single piece of information had been passed back.

Because the purge of Ardashir’s men has only been completed now, and they haven’t launched an attack yet! How could any intelligence officer be able to deliver this news?

"The channel for the eldest son has been confirmed." Mao Jie sighed and said.

When several people present heard this, they were all silent. The eldest son had received the news, but none of them had received it. It is self-evident what that meant. In other words, Lao Cao's subordinates had gone to work. The problem of ineffectiveness is becoming more and more serious.

"But the problem is not that big. It's not that the scouts under his command didn't work hard, but that the scouts under the eldest son worked too hard. They even made sure of the camp of Ardashir." Mao Jie said helplessly, "He is sure At the time of this news, Ardashir was convening the entire army, so the troops should not have been dispatched yet, so it is normal that we did not receive it.”

This is just like Huang Tao sometimes bringing an interesting story from Central Asia to Liu Bei. Guo Jiade had to wait a few days to get it from the intelligence organization, especially if it is important, it is not very important, but it is worth mentioning. But it's not information worth rushing.

"In fact, there is no shortage of elite veterans in each ministry. If we really want to say it, the backbones at all levels are no weaker than those on the Ganges River in terms of smelting level alone." Xun Yu said slowly.

It's useless. It's just working for Lao Cao. It doesn't cost you your life to work as a worker. It's almost enough.

"The eldest son is actually quite good." Mao Jie said leisurely. He actually admired Cao Ang. He had to be moral, capable, and willing to take responsibility. He was very good. If Cao Ang hadn't been alive, Cao Ang would have been He has been in power a long time ago, maybe he will be prosperous now.

"It doesn't make any sense to say this now. We should first determine what level Ardashir's current strength is and whether we can use this to implement plan two. We will consider these things after we have completed plan two." Chen Gong said blankly. He spoke with an expression on his face.

"The resources I have reserved here are enough." Xun Yu said with a gentle face. He had hardly improved over the years. Cao Cao's current situation left him no energy to deal with these. Now there is room for improvement. For Xun Yu Words are also a good thing.

"I want to mention something here. Whether you accept my discussion in front of everyone depends on whether you are willing to accept it. Anyway, I am just a microphone." After seeing the group of people getting ready, Chen Qun said The news he received here was revealed.

"What's the matter, you are actually asked to be the microphone?" Cheng Yu said with a frown.

"In matters within the family, my uncle said that they have a road leading to the interior of Kabul and asked us if we are willing to accept the proposal of letting the Chen family attack Kabul when necessary." Chen Qun said calmly. This was Chen Zhong asking Chen Qun asked, there is no other meaning, it is just three poles if there are dates but no dates. Cao Cao disagrees, there is no loss. Cao Cao agrees, Chen Zhong still has to study how to repair the road that he completely blew up.

"If that road was still usable, Ardashir would have rushed over and beheaded the elder of your family. After all, if the Chen family hadn't burned Kabul's grain and grass at that time, Oswin wouldn't have needed to be so anxious. As for the flaw that was missed, the imperial scepter was destroyed here," Xun You said with a calm expression, and then changed the topic, "So I think I can accept this proposal. I want to see how your family can build on that kind of cliff. There is a road that even the Kushan Empire cannot build."

"I'm also curious about how your family built a road in a place like that." Xun Yu asked with a raised eyebrow.

The reason why Ardashir didn't rush over and pluck off the heads of the old Chen family was because the mountain road from the mountain town of Bactra to the Kabul Valley was destroyed by several kilometers of bombing.

The mountain roads in these two places are almost like cliff paths, which cannot be repaired after being destroyed.

So much so that Aldashir had no way to retaliate against Chen Zhong afterwards. After all, the road was cut off. Unless he was willing to climb over the mountains and ridges in the Beigui Mountains and walk for half a year to reach the mountain city of Bactra, the problem was such a complicated one. In the mountainous terrain, how much food, grass and water would be needed to take such a detour? How many people would be needed if we change the situation?

This is also the reason why Ardashir still hasn't taken revenge on Chen Zhong to this day, because it's not cost-effective. If he could really take out that scale of food and supplies, it would be enough to fight a war of attrition against Cao Cao. Going around to fight Chen Zhong is at most to vent his anger. Isn't that crazy?

"I don't know. Anyway, my uncle asked me to mention it. If you are willing, the Chen family will help when necessary." Chen Qun said indifferently. He was just a messenger. As for how the Chen family did this and when they did it, he didn't mention it.

"You can bring it to the meeting for discussion." Xun Yu thought for a while and said. He was really interested in the Chen family. Of course, the most important point is that if the Chen family can really rush over from the Bactra Mountain City, when necessary, they can really achieve amazing results.

Of course, this record does not mean how many enemies are killed, but when Cao Cao's forces are in a stalemate with Ardashir, rush in and burn Ardashir's food and logistics, causing large-scale turmoil. In this way, Cao Cao can win without winning!

In the afternoon, Cao Cao's forces held a meeting again. Recently, Cao Cao gathered most of his officers and soldiers so that he could instantly designate the right person to handle emergencies.

"Zixiao, how did you handle the work assigned to you before?" Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and asked.

"We have sent key personnel to deal with the scouts arranged by Ardashir outside Kandahar, but the effect is not good. So far, only more than ten people have been captured, and most of the others have been driven away and not captured." Cao Ren bowed and saluted. Ardashir's scouts are not easy to capture. If there is no cloud, it is absolutely not a problem to kill most of them with internal energy. But now the army is densely covered with clouds and suppresses each other. Only small teams can be sent, and those who can serve as scouts are elites. In this case, being able to capture more than ten people is already trying their best.

"All expelled?" Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and asked.

"After repeated confirmation by both sides, all have been driven away." Cao Ren replied calmly.

"Okay, all the troops will gather, except Cao Ren's troops who will stay in Kandahar, all the officers and soldiers present will attack with me and prepare for a decisive battle with Ardashir." Cao Cao stood up and gave the order immediately after hearing Cao Ren's answer. Before noon, Cao Cao had received the report from Chen Gong and others, confirming that Ardashir was ready to withdraw as they expected, and was also ready to cut a knife before withdrawing as they expected.

All the officers and soldiers were puzzled, but they did not ask. Even though it was still pouring rain outside, Cao Cao had given the order, so they had to attack. As for whether they could win or not, that was another matter.

After all the officers and soldiers stood up, Cao Cao rarely explained to all the officers and soldiers in advance, so that they could clearly understand what the plan was. After hearing this, all the officers and soldiers were eager to fight, and there was no objection at all.

On the other side, although Yan Xing did not understand his position in this battle, he still accumulated enough cloud energy and used the Shadow Fen Xuanxiang to create a whole legion of soldiers. Then he used the legion's talent to project them in front, and he hung himself a few miles away.

The National Day ended just like that. I didn't feel anything yet, but I came to work. This is probably the worst National Day I have had in the past 30 years. Sigh