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Ge Yuan said goodbye and left, and Liu Jing paced back and forth in the camp with his hands behind his hands. Judging from the various situations, Cao Cao's abnormality was indeed related to the attack on Jicheng by the Di cavalry, which should be an opportunity.

But Liu Jing was a little hesitant. Since Chaisang, he has never relied on others to defeat the enemy, let alone the Di people. He did not have much contact with each other, but now he suddenly wants to cooperate. Liu Jing is somewhat difficult to adapt.

At this time, Fa Zheng smiled and said, "The Di people need food and pig iron, and only if they have interests, they are willing to fight. This means they are here to take advantage of the situation. I don't doubt the truth of this matter. I just worry about how much they are willing to pay and whether they will withdraw their troops if they suffer a slight loss. This will be unfavorable to us. If the provincial governor is determined to take advantage of this opportunity, I suggest that we take the initiative to launch an offensive against the Cao army, so that the Di cavalry attacked the Cao army from behind, the pressure will be less and the possibility of success will be greater. The key is that the provincial governor will have this determination."

Liu Jing nodded, seeking wealth and honor in danger. If he refused to take risks, he would miss this opportunity in vain. Once he seized this opportunity and defeated Cao Cao's main force, not only Longxi, but even Guanzhong would be at his fingertips.

More importantly, his food supply has a big problem, and he can only last less than half a month at most. The possibility of failure of this Northern Expedition is high, and the emergence of Di cavalry is undoubtedly a timely help. He must seize this opportunity.

Thinking of this, he made up his mind and turned to Zhao Yun and said, "Long Ke led 10,000 troops to defend the camp. I will transfer Zhang Ren's 10,000 grain protection troops back. In this way, there will be 20,000 troops. Don't act rashly, just keep an eye on the west city. I will lead the main army north to pursue Cao's army. In the sky, we must defeat Cao's army."

Zhao Yun stood up and saluted, "The last one will obey the order."

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Cao's army did retreat north. From the beginning of the second round, the 60,000 troops began to leave the camp and evacuate north. There was a bad news circulating from the camp, because the Di cavalry attacked Jicheng, causing the retreat. Many soldiers were worried. Once the Han army and the Di cavalry formed a situation of attacking north and south, they would probably be in danger.

The team retreated in a hurry, and retreated north for more than ten miles in one hour. In addition to food and grass, the camps and countless supplies had no time to take them away, so they had to throw them away.

Before dawn, Liu Jing led tens of thousands of troops to the place where Cao's army was stationed. The entire camp was still intact. The people went to the camp with air uniforms, armies, war drums, flags and various large trucks of supplies, and they had no time to take them away. However, Cao's army took away tens of thousands of stones of food, leaving no rice behind.

Liu Jing rode a horse to inspect the Cao army camp. Cao army's hastily retreated left a deep impression on him and made him feel more confident. He immediately ordered: "I ordered the entire army to speed up the march and go north to pursue Cao army."

The Han army also accelerated its marching speed and chased northwards. More than a dozen scouts were exploring in front to prevent Cao's army from being half ambushed.

It was gradually time to noon the next day. The 60,000 Cao troops had retreated 80 miles north, and more than fifty miles away from Ji County. Cao Cao ordered the army to rest on the spot.

At this time, Cao Cao had already received news that Liu Jing led the main Han army to pursue them north, about twenty miles away.

He couldn't help but laugh proudly and praised Xun You: "I have always been sad and died early, but now I no longer sigh. With Gong Da here, why should I be afraid that Jia Xu's plan will be linked step by step, which can be called a classic in luring the enemy. I want the Suns to write this plan into the history books of military strategists."

Xun You smiled and said, "In fact, the fundamental reason why this plan was successful was that Liu Jing was not able to estimate the difficulty of the Northern Expedition. Especially in the south, there were ships transporting food and grass. They had never had logistical transportation problems, so they did not have a deep understanding of the troops and horses before they moved. The difficulty of food transportation on Qishan Road was difficult. I think Liu Jing did not expect it in advance, which led to his logistics problems, so he was eager to fight with us. Otherwise, with Liu Jing's shrewdness, he would not have been deceived."

"But Gongda had expected it long ago, this is called smarter than smart." Cao Cao was not stingy in his appreciation of Xun You.

At this time, a guard hurriedly reported, "Prime Minister, the Di envoy is here."

"Take him up"

After a moment, several guards brought the Di envoys up. It was Ge Yuan, who had been on the Han army twice. He stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Ge Yuan greets the Prime Minister."

Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "You are willing to cooperate with me to complete this plan this time. I will reward you and let the court officially enthrone your title of the Di King. As for the pig iron trade, I will keep my promise. Now that you have completed your mission, you can withdraw your troops."

"I'll go back and ask my brother to withdraw my troops."

Ge Yuan kowtowed and stood up and retreated. Xun You hesitated for a moment that the Di people should not withdraw their troops. This would lead to a flaw. The Di people's cavalry should be allowed to feint attack the back of Cao's army to be more effective.

But Xun You just hesitated and did not stop the Di envoy from leaving. Xun You knew that the Di people were unreliable, and if you were not careful, you would make the fake real, which was very risky.

Cao Cao looked at Ge Yuan and walked away, then smiled and asked Xun You, "What should we do next?"

After Cao Cao wiped out Ma Chao, he sent people to denounce the Di king Yang Qianwan and accused him of supporting Ma Chao's army, which made the Di people deeply afraid. Yang Qianwan sent his wife and brothers to apologize to Cao Cao, giving them no courage to send troops to attack Cao's army. As for this surprise attack on Ji County by Di people, it was Xun You's plan.

Xun You knew that the Han army would be confused by the issue of food and grass when the northern expedition of the Han army would be confused. Liu Jing must be eager to fight the Cao army. Before the Han army's expedition, Xun You calculated all the possibilities. The so-called Di cavalry was a key chess, which made Liu Jing lured him to the north in his psychological anxiety of eagerness to fight.

It can be said that this is the most classic strategy in Xun You's half-life battle. From Ge Yuan's first mission to Hanzhong, to Yu Jin's defeat, to choosing Xiahou Lan as the main general, being arrested on the grain road, accidentally leaking the secrets of Cao's army, and until the Di cavalry attacked Jicheng and forced Cao's army to retreat, all the links were carefully planned by Xun You, and the ultimate goal was to lure the enemy to the north.

It was his seamless plan that finally convinced Cao Cao and established Xun You as the military advisor in Cao Cao's heart. However, the Di cavalry was only one of his series of plans. He still had a killer move that had not been used. Now it was time.

Xun You smiled faintly, "Since Liu Jing has been trapped and headed north, then General Xu Huang can appear."

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The reason why Xicheng was able to build a county is mainly due to its geographical location. It is the east-west bifurcation point of Qishan Road. The two official roads meet here. To the north, you can go to Ji County, the capital of Tianshui County, and to the east, there is another road. Through Shangji County, you can continue to go east to Guangwei County.

However, the official road to the east is not easy to walk, and it is difficult to walk, so the business travelers heading north would rather take a long way to Ji County first, and then go east from Ji County to Guangwei County. Although the road is twice as far away, the road is flat and spacious, suitable for transporting a large amount of goods. People who walk the host road just to hurry up or go to Shangqie County nearby.

On the evening of the next day when Liu Jing led his army north to pursue Cao's army, a Cao army of about 50,000 people was advancing quickly towards the west city along the rugged host road. This Cao army was another link for Xun You's series of double kills, and the reinforcements that Cao's army rushed from Guanzhong.

Cao Cao deployed 200,000 troops in Guanlong, and initially there were not many troops deployed in Longxi. When Cao Cao determined that Liu Jing would lead his army north from Qishan Road, he personally led 60,000 troops to Tianshui County. Despite this, there were still 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, and there was no need to do so, so Cao Cao decided to transfer another 50,000 troops to Longxi.

However, Xun You offered a plan. The 50,000 troops in the second round could appear as surprise soldiers at the most critical moment. Under Xun You's planning, after secretly entering Guangwei County, this army did not go west to Tianshui County, but instead turned southwest, passed Shangqian County, and headed straight to Xicheng.

At this time, Liu Jing had led the main force north, and the Han army camp in Xicheng was the only commander of Zhao Yun to confront the Xicheng defenders. The sudden arrival of this 50,000 army became the key to the victory or defeat. If the Di cavalry was the lure plan of Xun You in a series of two plans, the emergence of this army was the second plan: the surprise plan.

The 50,000 Cao troops were led by general Xu Huang and Zhang He was the deputy general, but the only shortcoming was that this army was not an elite force in Cao's army.

At the end of last year, Cao Cao defeated the powerful Su Yin and Tian Bo who rebelled in Hebei and incorporated more than 100,000 surrendered troops. These 50,000 were part of the surrendered troops. They were sent to Guanzhong after only more than two months of simple training, and their combat effectiveness was relatively weak.

An army of 50,000 people marched rapidly on the mountain road, with great momentum, and the soldiers kept making noises. When birds were alarmed, it was difficult to march in secret. Xu Huang knew that this army was originally a mob and had a low training course, so he had no choice but to speed up the march.

At this time, it was already dark, and the team was more than twenty miles away from the West City. The road was very difficult. After a long march, the army began to be obviously tired. The soldiers kept complaining, and vicious curses came one after another. Zhang He urged his horse to step forward and said to Xu Huang: "Gongming, it is better to let your brothers rest for an hour and restore their strength to facilitate the attack on the Han army."

Xu Huang looked back at the army. Seeing that the army was tired and the team was in a mess, he shook his head and said, "I have been sent my order and I will rest on the spot for half an hour."

The commander rushed to pass the order, "The general has an order, so he can rest on the spot for half an hour."

The soldiers were already exhausted and could finally rest. The soldiers snatched their seats to rest. Some people drank water and ate, but more people wrapped themselves in military blankets, fell to the ground and slept, and soon snored, and they did not care whether they could wake up in half an hour.

At this time, on the mountain a few steps away, several soldiers climbed onto the big tree, watching the enemy troops on the official road. These soldiers were the scouts sent by Zhao Yun to patrol the host road, and they were the scouts chief Ren Ping.

Ren Ping was also extremely shocked at this time. Based on his experience, he quickly inferred that this Cao army had at least 40,000 to 50,000 people. This Cao army was obviously going to support Xicheng, but they knew nothing. The Han army in Xicheng was in a very dangerous situation.

A Han soldier came out of the bushes and came forward to report: "The function of this group is certain. There are 40,000 to 50,000 people, but it seems that the army is not in order and the night is chaotic. I also saw soldiers gathered together to gamble."
Chapter completed!