Cao Cao almost lost his life to Lu Bu's men twice and had a serious psychological impact on him. The last time he proposed to send troops to join the party, it was not because he saw any conspiracy, but just to get rid of Lu Bu as soon as possible and steal his wife.

If Yuan Shao retreats, Cao Cao admits that he alone will not dare to challenge Lu Bu at the moment.

Xi Zhicai said, "If Lord Benchu ​​retreats, Hedong County will have no choice but to give up. Hanoi borders Wei County, so it is easy to set up defenses. Baixing is in Jizhou's hands. My lord only needs to send troops to block Taihangxing and then capture Jiguan."

, there will be no fear of joining the state army."

"What a pity. Such a good opportunity. Now I just hope that Ben Chu can be faster than Lu Bu and win the Hukou Pass before he comes back from Jinyang."

While Cao Cao was praying, Xiahou Dun came in from outside and said, "My lord, Zixiao sent someone to report that Zhang Liao's army could not withstand our attack and led his troops to withdraw from Hanoi. The Yuan army stationed at Baixing Pass was repulsed.

Zhang Liao has already joined the Shangdang since Baixing."

"waste!"

When he heard the news, Cao Cao was furious, "Is General Yuan's army useless? How many men does Zhang Liao have? This one is surrounded by our army, why did he ask others to repel him?"

Cao Cao felt a sudden pain in his head. He was just about to attack Jiguan, but Yuan Jun lost Bai Xing for him and let him live?

Xiahou Dun explained, "You can't blame me. Zhang Liao is really too treacherous. He fought with my army to the death. He pretended to be resolutely guarding Hanoi and refused to give in, but secretly he was thinking of a way out. He quietly

Sent a team of people to Xiaguan Pass."

"How many more troops does he have?" Cao Cao asked, rubbing his aching temples.

"More than eight thousand!"

"After fighting for so long, our army lost more than 5,000 soldiers, but he lost less than 2,000. Now he has retreated and joined the party. Obviously, he also wants to join forces to suppress Yuan Benchu."

Xi Zhicai said, "This matter is actually not bad for us. Previously, he defended the three counties and formed a tripartite force. It was very inconvenient for our army to encircle and suppress him. Now that he has retreated to the pass, it may be better to fight."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiahou Dun continued, "This is another thing I want to report. Zhang Liao left five thousand soldiers to guard the pass. Zixiao fought twice but failed to defeat him, so he asked for more troops."

"You left more than half of it to guard the pass?" Cao Cao was surprised, and then he realized, "This is not right, it's so wrong!"

Just now he thought that Zhang Liao's retreat was to encircle Yuan Shao, but from this point of view, he clearly wanted to guard the third passage from Bingzhou to Hanoi.

Xi Zhicai's optimistic attitude just now suddenly collapsed, and his face suddenly turned ugly. "If my guess is correct, there may be a large number of troops stationed in Taihangxing!"

Cao Jun currently fully occupies Hanoi, but if the three important passages are all controlled by the Bingzhou Army, then he has to suspect that Hanoi may be the third trap set by the opponent. After Lu Bu defeated Yuan Shao, the Bingzhou Army started from three

If Cao Cao's army sends troops into Hanoi, can Cao's army withstand it?

That woman was indeed bold. She was betting all of Lu Bu's fortune. Where did she get her confidence? As long as there was a mistake in one step, all the fortune that Lu Bu had accumulated in the past few years would be lost.

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"No, where did he get so many troops?" Cao Cao looked puzzled. They had done a rough survey before sending out troops. The total military strength of Bingzhou was only more than 20,000. No matter how they arranged it, it was impossible for there to be any extra troops to garrison Taihangxing.

"Have you sent a team to investigate and we will know that if our army cannot capture two of the passes, Hanoi will not belong to Yanzhou. My lord, you must make plans early."

How could he spit out the meat that was in his mouth? Cao Cao immediately ordered, "Send another five thousand soldiers to capture Baixing with all our strength, and send another eight thousand to Jiguan to capture Song Xian. At the same time, send a team of people

Let’s go to Taihangxing to explore the road.”

"Yes!" Xiahou Dun accepted the order.

All three roads were controlled by the Bingzhou Army. Even if Cao Cao wanted to assist Yuan Shao at this time, it was impossible. He could only take advantage of the battle between Lu Bu and Yuan Shao and seize the roads to consolidate Hanoi's military defense.

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"Amo, Qu Yi has sent out troops, and the troops seem to be heading towards the east gate."

The next day in Jinyang City, as soon as a little fish belly white appeared on the horizon, Zhang Mo was woken up from bed by Ju Xiang.

She sat up from the couch, picked up the clothes hanging nearby and put them on, and asked, "Are you sure they are all heading to the east of the city?"

Juxiang said, "It's not completely bright yet. You can vaguely see a little bit in the east. The dark figures are all coming from the east. There is no movement on the other three sides for the time being. A Chu asked if he wanted to push some of the bed crossbows in the west and south of the city."

Going to the east of the city?"

Zhang Mo thought for a moment and shook his head, "The bed crossbow is heavy and heavy. I have time to push it over now. If the fight starts and Qu Yi comes to attack the east and west, the speed of pushing the bed crossbow cannot be faster than the running speed of his soldiers. To the west of the city and to the south of the city

There are no obstacles, and there are not enough defenders in the city, so it is easy for him to break through. Let’s wait and see what happens.”

She got dressed, tied up her hair with a hairband, put on a windproof hat, and went out. When she arrived at the top of the city, the sky had begun to turn blue, and she could probably see the soldiers walking in the distance.

It seemed like they were carrying a lot of heavy things.

When the sky got brighter, Zhang Mo finally saw clearly what Quyi soldiers were carrying, including long ladders, rafts, dismantled tents and other debris.

"Is he going to use these things to cross the river?" Xu Chu asked.

"That's right. I've asked people to cut down all the big trees around here before. He's going all out, tearing down his own grain trucks and tents to cut down trees. He's obviously determined to break the city today."

Xu Huang said, "Where does he get his confidence? Even if we don't arrange a back-up, there are three thousand soldiers in the city plus troops, people, and bed crossbows. It won't be that easy for him to break through in one day."

Zhang Mo smiled and said, "He's not confident, he's arrogant!"

"Looking at the formation, he plans to attack from the east gate. It's still too late to go to the south to mobilize the ballistae at this time," Xu Huang said.

Zhang Mo thought about it for a while and then ordered, "Then bring the equipment from the western half of the south wall and send a message to An Ren, asking him to cross the Fen River from the lower reaches to the west bank."

"Why?"

Hearing her arrangement, Xu Huang was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it for a moment, he immediately understood, "You mean, Qu Yi's target is the southern city wall?"

Zhang Mo nodded, "This moat is a diversion dug from the Fen River. After bypassing the east of the city, it merges into the Fen River in the south of the city. If he lets the raft flow down to the Fen River, and the soldiers follow along the moat bank,

With so many rafts, thousands of people can be ferried to the south and west half of the city wall in a short time."

"Isn't it a bit unreliable to judge based on this? What if he didn't have this idea?" Xu Huang asked a little doubtfully.

"He is Qu Yi! He will not really gather all 40,000 troops under one city wall. He deliberately created such a big momentum in the east. In addition to transferring my bed crossbows to the west and south, he also wanted to

My cavalry is isolated in the east."

The Fen River passes through the city from Jinyang from north to south, dividing the entire city into east and west parts. There are bridges in the city to connect the east and west, but there are no bridges outside the city. There are two east and west gates on the south and north walls.

Once the cavalry leaves from the east gate,

After going there, you can only be isolated in the east by the river. If you want to go to the west to kill the enemy, you must first go back to the city, then cross the bridge and then go out from the west gate. If Qu Yi is fast enough, he will wait for you to come in and out.
Chapter completed!