I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 189
At this time, Xu You came over with a flattering face and said, "My lord, I think the enemy is already at the end of their strength. If you work harder, you will definitely be able to take down Huai County."

Yuan Shao was a little smug, and said with a smile: "Hmph, how can the little Huai County stop my soldiers, come on, pass on the order, the vanguard battalion will attack, and the enemy troops in Huai County will kill without mercy!"

"Dong dong dong..." With the sound of an exciting war drum, more than 1 well-equipped soldiers of the Chinese army pressed against the city again. Yuan Shao was here to prepare for a battle.

Looking at the army pouring into the city, Yuan Shao laughed out loud, thinking that Huai County was pretty sure.

At this time, only Qu Yi remained sober enough. Where did the main force of Zhao Yun's army that drove out of Huai County go? Did it really go after Cao Jun?
Although until now, all the clues point to Zhao Yun's main force following Cao Ren, everyone is convinced of this.

Years of combat experience made Qu Yi feel a little uneasy.

But everything seemed to be normal. Even Cao Ren sent news that Zhao Yun's army was indeed chasing after him, but his whereabouts were erratic, and there was no trace of Zhao Yun's army at all.

In Qu Yi's view, this is actually not surprising at all. The enemies are all cavalry, coming and going like the wind. In addition, they are still fighting in the local area, and they are very familiar with the geography of Hanoi County. It is normal that they cannot catch up.

In addition, only half of Cao Ren's [-] troops were cavalry, so he did not dare to pursue them desperately for fear of being ambushed by the enemy.

What Qu Yi was worried about was, how many people were in the army chasing Cao Ren?
Without a direct encounter, it is difficult for you to judge how many enemies there are, so this makes Qu Yi very worried. If it is Zhao Yun's army's golden cicada's trick to escape, then his side is absolutely in danger.

Moreover, Cao Ren and Sima Yi had no good intentions in the first place. They were worried that Yuan Shao would take Huai County too easily, which would not be conducive to Cao Cao's capture of Sili.

"If the main force is not with Cao Ren, then who else is the target of Zhao Yun's main force?" Qu Yi murmured.

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At the beginning, Cao Ren and Sima Yi chose to bypass Huai County and go straight to Jili, because they wanted to quickly threaten Luoyang from the north bank of the Yellow River. At the same time, they also gambled that Zhao Yun would not give up Huai County, so the number of troops able to pursue them must be limited.

Once Huai County is captured at that time, Cao Jun can join forces with Yuan Jun to encircle and wipe out this enemy army.

Therefore, Cao Ren's army was not marching very fast at the beginning, just waiting for Yuan Shao to quickly take down Huai County.

And at this time, they also found the enemy army chasing behind them, and they didn't dare to attack rashly when the enemy's situation was unknown.Therefore, Cao Ren dispatched many scouts, but all of them were wiped out by the enemy without exception, and none of them came back alive.

This is what I said before, Cao Ren sent a letter to Yuan Shao to find out that there was an enemy pursuing him, but the number of people was only approximate, at least ten thousand.

In fact, it wasn't that Cao Ren deliberately fooled Yuan Shao, it was that they really didn't know how many enemies there were?This group of cavalry is so mysterious that you can't figure it out at all.

After discussing with Sima Yi, Cao Ren and Sima Yi decided to annihilate this group of pursuers first, otherwise they would be chasing him like a swarm of flies, which would be disgusting to watch.

Several times in a row, Cao Ren led his army to pursue this group of cavalry, but the enemy didn't seem to be entangled with you at all. When you rushed over, the enemy army disappeared from your field of vision like a wind. After all, Hanoi County is in their territory. Mountains, rivers and rivers are in the hands of others.

In order to avoid being ambushed, Cao Ren did not dare to pursue too deeply.

This made Cao Ren scratch his head, as if there were always a pack of hungry wolves behind him. When you pounced on them, they would run away far away, and they would not bother you at all. threaten.

Several times in a row, Cao Ren returned without success. Seeing the passing of time, Cao Ren worried that such a delay would affect Cao Cao's plan to attack Sili, so he was very anxious.

Sima Yi, who had been following Cao Ren all along, thought of an idea at this time: "General, why don't we speed up our march, rush to Jili quickly, and get rid of this group of pursuers, so that we can distinguish the enemy from reality."

"If it's really a small group of suspicious soldiers, then our army just crossed the river quickly, and they can't do anything to us. If it's a large force, Huai County will definitely be captured by Yuan Shao's army. At that time, Yuan Shao's army will continue to go deep into Hanoi County , flanking him back and forth, and destroying him, wouldn't that be just right?"

Cao Ren felt that Sima Yi's idea was good, so he immediately adopted his suggestion, and the army moved immediately. At the same time, he sent many scouts behind him to pay close attention to the enemy's movements.

Cao Ren's army got the long-lost supplies near Wen County.

Naturally, this was arranged by the Sima family in advance, but it was also done in secret. The old Sima family owner was cunning and cunning, and he still refused to reveal the fact that his family had joined Cao Cao. Instead, he secretly sent food to Cao Ren's army.

Naturally, Cao Ren was well aware that this was a common trick used by these big families, but he didn't want to delve into it. After all, in the border of Hanoi County, there are still many places that need to rely on the Sima family.

After Cao Ren adopted Sima Yi's strategy, he accelerated his march. Sure enough, although the enemy army followed him like a ghost, they did not attack for a long time. Cao Ren was relieved, and Cao Ren felt that the enemy was bluffing.

On the other hand, Sima Yi also mobilized their family forces in Hanoi County to continuously collect information about this group of pursuers. Even if you, Zhao Yun, are moving strangely, there will be some clues left behind.

Tens of thousands of troops are marching in a hurry, and you always have to replenish supplies in several surrounding counties and stop to rest. In this way, you can stitch together a lot of useful information, and naturally you can get the final answer and calculate the enemy's strength.

After the Sima family mobilized all available resources, the true face of this group of chasing troops was revealed. After Sima Yi's summary and analysis, Sima Yi finally confirmed that this group of chasing troops was less than 1 horses. Also left to hide near Huai County.

After reaching this conclusion, Cao Ren immediately sent a letter to Yuan Shao, telling him to pay attention to the enemy's ambush. On the other hand, the army he led traveled day and night, rushing to Huai County against time.

All of this is naturally a suspicious soldier arranged by Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun asked his subordinate Zhao Yan to lead [-] cavalry to follow Cao Ren's army, and keep close to Cao Ren's army, but don't get too close. fighting.

(End of this chapter)