"Grandpa doesn't change his surname or name, but Zhu Huan of Wujun!"

"Uncle Yu Hang Ling Cao."

"Zhu Huan, Ling Cao?" Ma Yue said coldly, "Are you willing to surrender?"

Ling Cao glared at him and shouted sternly: "Be your mother's dream of Qingqiu."

"Ambition." Ma Yue waved coldly, "Push down and behead!"

"Affect the order."

The Liangzhou soldiers, who were like tigers and wolfs, agreed and pushed Zhu Huan and Ling Cao downstairs without saying a word. In less than a moment, the executioner presented two bloody heads.

Outside Xuchang City.

Yuan Shu was leading all the princes and civil servants and generals under his command to see Sun Jian off.

Yuan Shu held Sun Jian's arms and said reluctantly: "Wentai, after arriving in Xingyang, I will remember to repair the city walls. Deep ditches and high towers, and you must not attack without authorization. If the Xiliang army attacks, you should condemn the Malai report quickly. I should personally raise the army to help and fight to the death with Ma Ni."

Sun Jian's eyes were full of bright light and he stared at Yuan Shu and said, "Don't worry, General, Jian will understand."

"Report..." When Sun Jian was about to take a horse and leave, a fast horse suddenly came in front of him. The shrill long howl was so terrifying, "Xingyang urgently reported!"

"Xingyang?"

"Xingyang!"

Yuan Shu and all the princes all changed their expressions, and Sun Jian even beat a horse to greet him and shouted loudly: "Tell me quickly."

The fast horse was originally Sun Jian's army, but when he saw that it was Sun Jian's face, he felt relieved and said quickly: "Lord, 100,000 cavalry of Xiliang besieged Xingyang. General Zhu Huan condemns the villain to report the letter, and ask Prime Minister Cao and General Yuan to quickly ignite various Guandong troops and run to Xingyang for reinforcements."

"Why is Zhu Huan?" Sun Jian's face changed and he said in a deep voice, "Where is Cheng Pu?"

The soldier responded: "General Qiao Rui found a group of girls and rode his horse out of the city to chase him. General Cheng Pu was afraid of making mistakes, so he led the army of five thousand cavalry and infantry, Chen Wu, Dong Shi, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to pick him up, so there were only three thousand troops led by Zhu Huan and Ling Cao in Xingyang City."

"Crack! This is the trick of the horse butcher!" Sun Jian sighed, "Dejing misled me, Dejing misled me!"

Yuan Shuce immediately stepped forward and said to Sun Jian with concern: "Wentai, military situation is urgent. You can follow me to promote the tent and generals, and all coalition forces will be launched to Xingyang."

Sun Jian bowed with his fists and said, "Thank you, General."

Outside Xingyang City.

Ma Yue, Jia Xu rode his horse in front, Dian Wei and Xu Chu followed behind.

"Lord." Ju Tu's figure suddenly appeared in front of Ma Yue, "General Gao Shun has arrived."

"Gao Shun?" Ma Yue said, "Has his injury healed?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "It's almost half a year, and with the careful treatment of his wife, General Gao Shun's injury should have been healed long ago."

"Lord!" As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, Gao Shun's majestic figure had already appeared not far in front. He raised his one arm on the back of the horse and bowed to the horse, "I will meet the lord at the end."

Ma Yue said: "Gao Shun, how are your injuries?"

Gao Shun said: "It's just a little injury, it's no longer a problem."

Ma Yue said: "But your left arm..."

Gao Shun waved his only one arm and said excitedly: "Although the last general has only one right arm, as long as the lord gives the order, he can still charge into the battle."

"That's great!" Jia Xu on the side said, "Lord, with Yuanhe (Gao Shunbo) in it, this battle is even more foolproof."

"Yes." Ma Yue nodded and said to Gao Shun, "Gao Shun listened to the order."

Gao Shunran suddenly raised his chest and said quickly: "The last one is here."

Ma Yue said: "Lead the troops of our headquarters to guard Hulao Pass."

"Abide by the order!"

"Wenhe." Ma Yue turned to Jia Xu and said calmly, "It's almost time, let's break up here."

Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "Lord, take care of yourself."

Ma Yue replied, "Wenhe takes care of it."

After saying that, the two of them rode their horses and turned around and went their separate ways.

Jia Xu took Xu Chu, Ma Chao and 20,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry to the east, but Ma Yue took Dian Wei, Jutu and eight thousand elite cavalry to the west and headed straight for Nanyang.

Xuchang.

Yuan Shu was promoted to the tent and was about to set up a large army to run to Xingyang, and another meteor probed Ma to report.

"Report~~ Xingyang City has been captured, and all the defenders in the city have been killed in battle, and none of them are spared."

"What? My Jiangdong elite, ah..."

Sun Jian shouted, vomited blood and fell backwards.

"Master!"

"Master?"

Huang Gai, who was standing behind him, hurriedly came forward to support Sun Jian, and Yuan Shu also hurriedly left the seat to inspect. It was pitiful that Sun Jian was extremely polite to the soldiers under his command. At this time, when he heard that Xingyang had fallen, all the elite troops in Jiangdong in his army were killed in battle, and he couldn't help but feel angry and dark and fainted.

After a while, Sun Jian woke up quietly and held Xu Shu's hands tightly. Tears fell from his tiger's eyes and said sadly: "Yuan Zhi, Jiangdong elite, where is my Jiangdong elite?"

Xu Shu said sadly: "It is said that victory or defeat is common for military affairs, and the lord is mourning."

"Ma Butcher!" Sun Jian's expression gradually became extremely shrill, and he gritted his teeth, "I swear to you!"

"Report~~" As soon as Sun Jian finished speaking, another meteor scout came to report, "Thirty thousand Western Liang Iron Cavalry (the defenders exaggerate the enemy's situation) came at night, and the Changshe was in a hurry."

"Report~~ Xiliang general Ma Chao led 20,000 cavalry to suddenly appear under Zhongmu City, Zhongmu is in a hurry!"

"Report~~ Zhongmu has been captured, and all three thousand defenders have died in battle."

"Report~~50,000 Western Liang cavalry are coming to Chenliu with the force of Mount Tai to suppress the reinforcements. If the court is late, the major event will be over..."

"Report~~The Changshe has been broken, and the cavalry of Xiliang is rushing to Yangdi, and Yingyang is leaving."

"This is this..." Yuan Shu was so anxious that he looked around the princes in panic and said in a lost voice, "The attack of the Xiliang army is so fierce, and we are caught off guard. What should we do?"

"General, don't worry. The attack on the Xiliang army seems to be rapid, but in fact it is just a bluff and not to be afraid."

As Yuan Shu finished speaking, a clear voice sounded faintly. When Yuan Shu and all the princes looked at each other quickly, they were the chief adviser under Prime Minister Cao Cao, Guo Jia, known as a genius. After hearing Guo Jia's words, Yuan Shu was immediately calm and said earnestly: "What are the solutions for Mr. Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia slowly walked to the screen in the middle of the tent, hung the map on the screen with his fingers and said, "Please look at the generals. This is Xu Du, where the emperor's headquarters is! This is Chenliu, and this is Yangdi, just like the left and right wings guarding Xu Du's safety. This time, the Xiliang army is coming with great momentum, and the fighting intention is very obvious, that is, to attack Yangdi and Chenliu, and cut off Xu Du's left and right wings. In this way, Xu Du will become an isolated city and cannot be defended."

"The combat intention of the Xiliang army is not important." Yuan Shu said anxiously, "What is important is how to repel the invading enemy!"

Sun Tzu said, only by knowing that he can win every battle can we win every battle. If we don’t understand the combat intentions of the Xiliang army, how can we formulate corresponding plans to retreat to the enemy? Guo Jia smiled faintly and thought to himself: Yuan’s highway is a famous family, and he hopes to return to the country. The land spans the two states of Jingyang, and extends thousands of miles. There are civil and military under the tent. It’s a pity that he is impatient and can’t accomplish great things.

But for the lord, it is a great thing.

Seeing Guo Jia silent for a while, Yuan Shu asked again: "Mr. Fengxiao, how should the coalition forces retreat?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly, reached out to Hulao Pass and slapped heavily, and said loudly: "It's very simple. No matter how many ways he comes, I will only go all the way. The general only needs to gather a large army to attack Hulao Pass, and the two Xiliang troops will naturally retreat."

Yuan Shu said in surprise: "What if the two Xiliang troops still do not retreat, what should we do?"

Guo Jia bowed and said, "Then I will congratulate the general. The general will soon wipe out Ma Ni and establish a great contribution."

"Wonderful!" Before Yuan Shu could answer, Xu Shu, the adviser under Sun Jian's tent, had already praised him, "A good move to attack and defend, it is extremely wonderful! It is extremely wonderful!"

Guo Jia smiled on his face, looked back and glanced lightly at Xu Shu, thinking that this person's ability is not inferior to Yuan Shao's military advisor Tian Feng, and he has the opportunity to speak for him on behalf of his lord. If he cannot convince him to come and surrender, he should try to cut it off to avoid disaster in the future.

Wancheng, Cao Cao's central army tent.

Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun, Yu Jin, Li Dian, Zangba and others have gathered in the tent.

Yu Jin was familiar with the scriptures and knew the tactics of war. He asked Cao Cao: "Why is the lord sure that the butcher of horses will come out of Nanyang?"

Cao Cao said: "There are rivers in the north and natural dangers in Taihang Mountains. The coalition forces only need to block the dangerous passes and ferries such as Huguan, Guandu, etc., and even if there are millions of elite troops in the horse butcher, they cannot enter the gate, so... this road is not open! Apart from the northern road, the horse butcher has only two roads to choose from, either the troops leave Jingzhou or the troops leave Hanzhong."

Yu Jin said: "How can you know that the horse butcher will not leave Hanzhong?"

Cao Cao said: "Hanzhong is far away. Even if the butcher Ma turns it over and turns it over, at most it will force Zhang Lu and Liu Yan to retreat. What impact will the 13th coalition forces in the Central Plains?"

The young Cao Chun suddenly said, "There are two roads to go south from Luoyang to Jingzhou. One is to go to Wuguan, Kounan Township and head straight to Xiangyang. The other is to go from Luoyang to Yiyang and pass through Xuanyuan Mountain to Wancheng. Although the mountain road along Wuguan is steep and rugged, the cavalry is not unable to cross it. Why did the lord expect that the horse butcher must go to Wancheng?"

"No reason." Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he responded in a deep voice, "This is just a kind of intuition! Based on my understanding of the butcher of horses, this person will not go to Wuguan, absolutely not!"

Outside Chenliu City, the Xiliang Army Camp.

Ma Chao hurried into the central army's tent and said to Jia Xu, who was watching the map at his desk, "Military advisor, there is something going on with the Thirteenth Route Alliance troops stationed in Xuchang!"

"Oh?" Jia Xu suddenly straightened his waist and asked in a narrow voice, "Have the coalition forces divided their troops to rescue Chen Liu?"

"No." Ma Chao shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The coalition forces rushed straight to Xingyang."

"Is that true?" Jia Xu's face changed and he sighed, "I am worthy of being a genius. I can easily see through our army's strategy of attack instead of defense."

Ma Chao said: "Military advisor, if the coalition forces regain Xingyang, the next step is likely to take advantage of the situation to attack Hulao Pass. In this way, there will be rivers blocking the north, Songshan blocking the road in the west, Yingshui in the south, Shangshui in the east, and our army's retreat will be cut off by the coalition forces in one fell swoop, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Jia Xu looked pleased and said in a harmonious voice: "The Major General's analysis was very correct. Guo Jia's move was called to surround Wei and rescue Zhao. The coalition forces took the initiative to attack Xingyang, causing danger to cut off our army's retreat, and used this to force our army to retreat, thus achieving the goal of lifting the siege of Chenliu and Yangdi."

Ma Chao's expression moved and said in a calm voice: "The military advisor said that the coalition forces launched a large-scale attack on Xingyang did not really want to retake Xingyang and cut off our army's retreat, but just to remove the siege of Chenliu and Yangdi?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Our army is all cavalry, and the coalition forces are all infantry, and the speed of the march cannot be compared! With Guo Jia's ability, it is impossible to see this clearly. Therefore, recapturing Xingyang is only a means rather than an end. However, then again, if our army does not return to Xingyang in time, the coalition forces will turn the weak into reality and really recapture Xingyang."

Ma Chao said: "In other words, if our army returns to Xingyang now, will the coalition forces retreat?"
Chapter completed!