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In the tent, Cao Ren was walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking quite upset. He had just received the news that the Han army mobilized 50,000 troops from Yizhou and Hanzhong to Nanyang. In other words, the total number of troops that the Han army finally invested in the Central Plains Battle would reach 250,000.

And they only have 150,000, and after the 20,000 elite troops were annihilated by the Han army, there were only 100,000 troops left, and the Han army was twice as good as themselves. How can this battle be fought?

Cao Ren was indeed very passive. He didn't understand why Cao Pi came. After he came, he interfered in his strategy, leaving all his previous layouts to waste, and put him in a big passive state.

The annihilation of Yu Jin's army is the best example. Of course, he knew that Yu Jin would probably be intercepted by the Han army, so he ordered Yu Jin to withdraw to Xuzhou and avoid the main force of the Han army advancing east. At the same time when he ordered to be sent to Yu Jin's camp, Cao Pi's order was also sent to Yu Jin, and ordered Yu Jin to go north to reinforce Qiao County.

This made Cao Ren so angry that he almost vomited blood. Even if he wanted to persuade Cao Pi to give up this order, it would be too late. It would take several days to go back and forth. In desperation, Cao Ren had to implement the order Cao Pi gave him, not to lose Qiao County. He led an army of 80,000 to Qiao County, and sent people to notify Yu Jin to suspend the marching. He would meet with him after his main force arrived in Qiao County.

This was the only chance that Cao Ren could avoid the complete annihilation of Yu Jin's army. Although Cao Ren was quick to march, he was still one step late. Yu Jin's 20,000 troops had been completely wiped out by the Han army. In this way, his plan was completely disrupted, which made Cao Ren feel a deep sense of powerlessness, and he was confused for a moment.

The strategist Man Chong stood aside and looked at Cao Ren silently paced back and forth. He knew Cao Ren's helplessness. He was originally Cao Ren was in charge of Xuzhou and commanded the overall battle, but now he became Cao Pi in charge of Xuzhou. Cao Ren became a general, which made the early preparations disconnect from the actual combat later.

"Governor, the most important thing now is to calm down. Since Yu Jinjun's army has no time to save it, then Governor should not be disturbed by this incident. Once Governor loses his calmness, the entire Cao army will face great danger."

Man Chong's persuasion finally calmed down Cao Ren slowly. Cao Ren himself knew that he could not be impetuous at this time. Although Cao Pi took over the decision-making power, he was the executor of the Central Plains War. The key to whether the Central Plains War can win the final victory lies with him.

Cao Ren walked to the sand table, stared at the sand table, pondered for a moment and asked, "Sir, where is the next step for the Han army?"

Man Chong picked up the wooden pole and pointed at Qiao County and said, "If I was not wrong, the Han army would not rush to attack Qiao County, but would siege the city and attack aid. What they really wanted to deal with was the governor's 80,000 troops, so the Han army would definitely set up a camp near Qiao County and wait for the governor's army to approach Qiao County."

"Sir, right. Liu Jing has always been good at strategy. He knows how to take advantage of the other party's weaknesses. This time, Shi Nan and seized command power. How could he not know that he would make full use of this."

Cao Ren took two steps behind his hands and said to Man Chong: "I want to order Niu Jin to give up Qiao County, lead his army back to Xuzhou overnight, and gather troops to deal with the Han army. Do you think it's appropriate?"

Man Chong pondered for a moment and said, "This is indeed a good strategy from passive to active, but Qiao County's status is very ordinary. After giving up Qiao County, the governor should consider how to explain to the world. If Qiao County can be recaptured in the future, it is of course good, but once Qiao County cannot be recaptured, the governor will have to bear all the responsibilities. Moreover, Qiao County is lost. If Gong Wei knows it, I am worried that the Wei Council will not be able to bear the blow."

Man Chong's words made Cao Ren feel passive. When he marched, he felt passive, but withdrew his troops, he could not bear the responsibility of losing Qiao County. After thinking for a long time, Cao Ren finally made up his mind and said, "Well! I will convince Shi first and withdraw the troops after he agrees. There is no rush to do so."

Cao Ren immediately wrote a letter and ordered a team of cavalry to send it to Pengcheng as quickly as possible, hoping to convince Cao Pi to agree to his withdrawal plan.

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Night fell quietly, and the deep night covered the vast plain. On the official road south of Qing County, there was a Han cavalry of more than 10,000 people. These were 12,000 Guanlong cavalry led by Pang De. The Han army trained a total of 10,000 cavalry, and 15,000 people were invested in the Central Plains Battle. The other 5,000 people were stationed in Hanoi County, and 10,000 cavalry were stationed in Chang'an.

After Liu Jing decided to implement the strategy of besieging the city and attacking aid, he immediately began to deploy. The cavalry led by Pang De was the vanguard. This was a restraining tactic adopted to prevent the Cao army from retreating. Once the Cao army withdrew, the cavalry would launch an attack on the Cao army's logistics supplies.

Pang De's cavalry slowly walked on the official road about two miles away from Qing County. The cavalry of more than 10,000 people was enough to be discovered by the Cao army. Soon, the Han cavalry passed Qing County and went around the southeast of the county town. Pang De sent several teams of scouts nearby to investigate the movements of the Cao army.

At this time, a cavalryman rushed over from behind and shouted from afar: "General, your highness has the order!"

Ponde quickly pulled the horse down, turned his head and asked, "What order?"

The soldiers took out a handwritten order from the King of Han and submitted it to Pang De. Pang De quickly opened it and hurriedly looked at the torch. Liu Jing ordered him to create momentum east of Qing County. Pang De understood that the King of Han was to dispel Cao Ren's attempt to withdraw his troops back to Xuzhou.

He immediately ordered: "Follow me in the team!"

Pang De suddenly accelerated his horse and led 12,000 cavalry to the east of Cao's camp.

The 80,000 main force of Cao's army did not arrive in Qing County for a long time, only a day. Because of the rush to rush to Qiao County, most of the baggage was left behind. Although a large amount of grain and military funds had been transported into Cao's army camp within the sky, there was still half of the food and grass.

When the Han cavalry suddenly rushed to the east of Cao's camp, it was coincidentally that a Cao's baggage team came from a distance. The baggage team consisted of thousands of large trucks, mainly transporting food and fodder. This baggage team was only ten miles away from the Cao's battalion. They wanted to go back to the camp to rest in one go, but they did not expect to encounter the Han cavalry.

Both sides were surprised, but this surprise disappeared in a short moment. The five Cao troops in the escort team shouted, and raised their crossbows to shoot at the Han cavalry in front. A team of Han cavalry was caught off guard and dozens of people were shot overturned by the Cao army's crossbow arrows.

Pang De was furious. Not only did the other party not run away, he actually dared to shoot his cavalry with a crossbow. He immediately ordered: "Around them and kill them all!"

The shouts of killing on both sides of the official road were shocking the sky, and the Han cavalry came from all directions. The Cao army, who was guarding the food team, realized that they were not meeting the Han army scouts, but the main cavalry of the Han army. They were so scared that they fled in all directions regardless of the big cart.
Chapter completed!