Three Kingdoms

Xu County.

Although it was getting very late, Xun Yu was still sitting in the lobby, reviewing official documents in front of the lamp. Downstairs, a row of petty officials were waiting respectfully, either waiting for Xun Yu to summon Qian Qian to answer, or waiting for the official documents to be approved before leaving in a hurry...

The arrival of General Hussar had a very big impact on the entire Yingchuan, and even Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, etc. Xun Yu did not dare to take it lightly, so he could only arrange various affairs day and night, and he was so busy that he was so busy.

Although Xun Yu had never fought head-on with General Hussars, Xun Yu had heard this name many times over the years and made silent calculations in his heart. What he did not expect was that even with these psychological preparations, When General Hussar really arrived, Xun Yu still felt that nothing was ready.

Xia Houyuan's defeat undoubtedly made the whole situation worse. If Cao's soldiers, who were already somewhat timid, were defeated again, I am afraid that even the Qingzhou soldiers would become somewhat loosened and their fighting spirit wavered in such a situation of successive unfavorable battles. If it really comes to that situation, the consequences will be disastrous.

Although Xun Yu was dealing with the people's livelihood and government affairs at hand, he was still thinking about the war situation. This battle can be said to have affected Cao Cao from top to bottom. If he wins, it will be easy to say anything. If he loses...

Thinking of the possibility of failure, Xun Yu couldn't help but pause, then calmed down silently, and continued to approve the official document as if nothing had happened.

Guo Jia turned around from the corridor outside the hall and saw so many people waiting. He couldn't help but frown. Then he slightly arched his hands in response to the salutes and greetings of these minor officials. When he got to the hall, he kicked off his wooden clogs. Regardless of the fact that the clogs were so crooked that one of them almost fell off, he went straight into the hall and looked back and forth, "Where's Bonin?" 』

"Going to Runan..."

"Where's Ziyang?" 』

"In the inner city. 』

"Where's Zhongde?" 』

"Going to patrol the city. 』

"..." Guo Jia was speechless for a moment.

"..." Xun Yu didn't even look up. Then he finished approving an official document and threw it to the attendant. The attendant immediately took it with both hands, went to the hall, and handed it to the clerk in charge of this matter. The minor officials bowed and bowed outside the hall to express their thanks, and then left in a hurry.

"Hi! ” Guo Jia sighed, seemed to be resigned to his fate and sat down, and said to the attendant on the side, “What are you standing there for?” Light more lights! Bring a desk over here! Do you have any soup? Bring some. Well, give some to the guys in the hall..."

The clerks in the hall hurriedly thanked him repeatedly.

Guo Jia rolled up his sleeves and ignored these minor officials. On the surface, he seemed to be talking about trivial matters, but Xun Yu understood that Guo Jia was actually saying that if he really wanted to thank him, he should get out of here...

"What the hell is this?" Guo Jia took some of Xun Yu's official documents to deal with. As soon as he opened the first copy, he shouted, "The horsemen and horses have trampled on the crops, causing the fields to be ruined. I am afraid that there will be no harvest in the autumn. I specifically request tax exemptions and allocations." Disaster relief food and grass? ! absurd! The Emotional Cavalry went to this farm specifically, and then trampled on every single grain? 』

"It's General Zilian's manor..." Xun Yu didn't even raise his head. He pointed to the other end of his desk and said, "I put this aside, but you took it by mistake..."

"I didn't tell you earlier..." Guo Jia threw the official documents from Cao Hong Manor aside angrily, and then grabbed some unapproved official documents from the other side of Xun Yu's desk.

As the night gradually deepened, all the affairs were finally dealt with. As for matters like Cao Hong Manor, Xun Yu had no way to deal with it. He had to wait until Cao Cao came back. However, if Cao Cao came back, there might be no need to deal with it.

Guo Jia rubbed his neck, and then said, "Is there any new news from Qiusi?" 』

Xun Yu was silent.

"No news is good news..." Guo Jia stood up unsteadily, "I'll go back if nothing happens... You, you should rest early..."

Xun Yu nodded.

Just as Guo Jia was about to walk out, he suddenly heard a burst of rapid footsteps!

Guo Jia and Xun Yu looked at each other and seemed to see some nervous expressions on each other's faces!

An orderly soldier rushed straight to the hall and delivered urgent military information about Xiahou Dun in Yangcheng. After Xun Yu checked that the fire paint seal code and so on were correct, he couldn't help but take a deep breath before taking a paper knife to open the fire paint seal.

Guo Jia closed his eyes and sighed slightly, because he saw that Xun Yu's hands were shaking a little, and he could not open the seal in one go, but used three swords...

"General Hussars has defeated Yangcheng's stronghold!" The troops arrived at Yangcheng! 』

Although Xun Yu lowered his voice, the news was still like a thunderbolt, shaking the hall. Guo Jia couldn't help but be stunned for a few breaths before he realized, "General Hussars attacked Yangcheng?" 』

Xun Yu frowned, put down Xiahou Dun's letter, and shook his head slightly, "Not yet." General Xiahou pretended to ask Hussar to wait for the angel, but Hussar actually agreed..."

『? ” Guo Jia looked puzzled.

But not long after, Xun Yu and Guo Jia changed their colors almost at the same time. They couldn't help but look at each other, and they seemed to see some panic in each other's eyes, "General Xiahou may have fallen into a trap!" 』

Guo Jia gritted his teeth and said, "Wen Ruo, don't worry, I will go to Yangcheng immediately!" 』

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement. On the one hand, he urgently called for guards to protect Guo Jia and rushed to Yangcheng. On the other hand, he was still a little worried and said: "If... it is really impossible, just retreat. Don't show off your bravery..." …』

Guo Jia nodded, took the customs clearance and rushed to Yangcheng overnight.

Xun Yu watched Guo Jia go away and stood there for a long time before finally sighing and dissipating in the night wind...

……o(︶︿︶)o……

While Guo Jia was rushing to Yangcheng day and night, Zhang Liao was leading his men and horses across the Ying River quietly and arrived at the mountains on the north bank of the Ying River. This place is far away from official roads, and Yangcheng gradually became deserted after Dong Zhuo's massacre. Therefore, there are basically no people who are mountain hunters here, let alone farmers who are cultivating the wilderness.

In fact, it is not impossible to attack Yangcheng directly, but the damage will undoubtedly be great. After all, even if the Yangcheng copycat attack method is repeated, it may not be effective. After all, the copycat's gate defense system cannot be compared with that of a serious city. What's more, Yangcheng has been under Xiahou Dun's many years of preparation. It is not uncommon for a horse pit to be dug in the city, so we can't risk it. It is better not to take risks. If you can reduce losses, you should reduce some losses.

However, if Xiahou Dun can be defeated, it will be of great significance to the entire Yuzhou battlefield. Therefore, on the one hand, if we want to win, on the other hand, we cannot attack by force, so we can only use strategies.

Perhaps it was because Xiahou Dun failed to react, or because he was a little afraid of the power of the cavalry, or for some other reason. After receiving Fei Qian's reply, Xiahou Dun did not secretly send scouts to inspect Fei Qian's camp, or It was simply a night attack, so naturally they were not able to discover the abnormality in the Fei Qian camp immediately. ,

Zhang Liao looked at his men cutting down branches and leaves on the edge of the mountain forest and building temporary triangular shacks. He couldn't help but sigh, "The hussars are becoming more and more sophisticated in their use of troops..."

Zhang Chen also sighed: "Exactly!" Exactly! 』

Zhang Liao couldn't help laughing and glanced at Zhang Chen, "Oh?" Then tell me, what's so subtle about it? 』

"..." Zhang Chen blinked and uh-huhed twice before saying, "This... surprise?" Xiahou in Yangcheng would never have imagined that we would do this..."

Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "No, Xiahou will think of it sooner or later... Even if he doesn't think of it, Qiaoqi will find a way to make him think of it... But the important thing is not this... You, think about it again!" 』

Xiahou Dun is not a fool, and he will definitely notice some abnormalities. After all, there are some differences between a normal camp and an empty camp. So basically, an empty camp cannot be hidden for long. The point is that after Xiahou Dun discovered the empty camp, What will you do?

When a person tries to fool others, but finds that he is actually being fooled by others in turn, he will feel a little angry and angry. Once the anger starts to affect the brain, it is not easy to calm down and think...

For Xiahou Dun, once he discovered that his heavily guarded Hussar camp had turned into an empty camp at some point, in addition to the emotional changes, he would definitely have to confirm the traces of the Hussar men and find out where the Hussar had gone. In that direction, did they bypass Yingshui and head toward Xu County, or did they return to Luoyang again.

But what's interesting is that Fei Qian divided his forces.

One group was led by Zhang Liao, bypassing Yingshui, and assumed a posture of heading straight into Xuxian County, Yingchuan. The other group was led by Fei Qian and Zhao Yun, who retreated two hundred miles back, as if they were returning to Luoyang. …

If there is only one direction, Xiahou Dun will naturally be easy to judge and make decisions. But after there are traces in both directions, which prove that a large number of people are moving, what will happen to Xiahou Dun?

Continue to ignore everything and stick to Yangcheng?

Obviously, Xiahou Dun was unable to do this.

As Xiahou Dun, the safety of Xu County is obviously more important, so Xiahou Dun will most likely divide his troops. Some will chase Fei Qian's retreat direction to determine where Fei Qian will eventually go, while the other will follow the Ying River to find trouble for Zhang Liao. , Xu County cannot be allowed to face the threat of a second attack on the city.

Therefore, there is an 80-90% chance that Xiahou Dun will send his generals to Feiqian with a small number of troops to retreat to the direction of Luoyang. He does not expect to win, but only wants to confirm the traces, and then he will personally lead most of the troops to concentrate. Here, Zhang Liao was pursued along the way, trying to intercept and encircle Zhang Liao.

The final result was that Xiahou Dun left Yangcheng and the protective shell he had built and prepared for many years. Then inadvertently, what was originally a siege battle turned into an encounter outside the city.

The place where Zhang Liao stopped to rest now was sixty miles ahead from the point where he crossed the Ying River. This sixty miles was almost the maximum distance that Xiahou Dun could reach with his infantry march in one day.

Will Xiahou Dun suspect that he has fallen into a trap? He might have doubts, but he had no choice.

And this is the subtle part of the Cavalry General's plan. It makes the opponent vaguely feel that it may be a trap, but he still has to step in...

……(*ˉ︶ˉ*)……

The cavalry camp of the Hussars General covers an extensive area, and when viewed from the top of the city, it seems to stretch to the horizon.

Xiahou Dun stood on the city gate tower and remained silent for a long time.

On the one hand, Xiahou Dun felt that General Hussar would not be easily fooled, but on the other hand, Xiahou Dun hoped that General Hussar would fall into his trap just like this.

And in such contradictory moments, luck often prevails in the end. It's like officials inevitably socialize and have a little drink. It's normal. Logically speaking, you can't drive, but you think it's okay to drive. But then something happens, and you can't resolve it within the specially set time. , then it’s natural to come out and get beaten.

The same is true for Xiahou Dun. It's normal to encounter things. The key is whether you can make things right. If you can make things right, you will still be a good comrade. If you can't make things right...

One day passed.

On the first day, the hussars and horses seemed not to be affected at all. When it was time to eat and sleep, the horses were walked and brushed. Although the distance was quite far, Xiahou Dun seemed to be able to hear the hussars and horses. The sound of laughter and laughter beside the bonfire made Xiahoudun suffocate. These barbaric Xiliang warriors!

The next day, these Xiliang warriors seemed to be tired from the fuss, and their voices were much quieter...

Time moves forward slowly but resolutely. Even if someone is pinching and staring at him, he still unswervingly drags the sun to move westward little by little. Then he picks up the sun across his waist and rolls it down the mountain.

Another day has passed...

Of course, from Xiahou Dun's point of view, nothing happened, but similarly, nothing happened means that Xiahou Dun did nothing on this day!

Xiahou Dun rubbed his sore legs and was about to get off the city gate tower when he suddenly froze, then turned around and looked, and then he almost fell down on the railing of the city gate tower, eyes wide open. Staring at the Hussars General's cavalry camp in the distance.

"General...general?" "The guard didn't know what was going on and asked in a low voice.

Xiahou Dun pointed his hand at the Hussar camp in the dim sky, "There!" What is there? ! 』

"What? ” The guard replied subconsciously and blankly.

"The birds are circling!" Xiahou Dun muttered, and then the further back he went, the more he gritted his teeth, and his brows almost stood up, "There are flying birds circling over there!" Damn, damn! Damn it! ! 』

……┻━┻︵╰(‵□′)╯︵┻━┻……

Ling Jie threw out the last handful of corn, looked at the birds eating happily in the open space not far in front of him, then glanced sideways at Yangcheng in the distance, and curled his lips slightly. Damn it, there are so many of them here, could it be that I still haven’t seen them?

Do you want to ask a few more people to work on it tomorrow?

But would that be too obvious?

Damn guy, so slow...

or……

Ling Jie was still worrying about gains and losses, planning what to do tomorrow, when he suddenly saw the firelight on Chengtou Mountain in Yangcheng, and then he became obviously confused. His heart skipped a beat, and he almost didn't stand up. Fortunately, it had been for many years. The life of a scout made Ling Jie hold back. After slowly exiting the hiding place, he looked intently at Yangcheng. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Then he imitated a few bird songs and signaled his men to follow him and evacuate...