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Perhaps because of the rapid northward march of Yu Jin's army, the main force of the Han army did not catch up with the interception of Cao's army. After learning that Yu Jin's [-] Cao army had been intercepted by Pang De's cavalry and Wei Yan's army, Liu Jing changed his plan and ordered the Han army to The army marched towards Qiao County.

At this time, Huang Zhong and Liu Hu of Shouchun also led the Wan Han army and hundreds of warships northward to Qiao County, and the 3 Cao Jun on the east road retreating north from Yicheng County also successfully escaped the interception of the Han army and arrived in Qiao County. The Cao army in Qiao County reached [-].

At the same time, Cao Ren led [-] Cao troops to advance from Xuzhou to Qiao County. The cloud of war gathered over Qiao County, and the battle between the two sides around Qiao County was imminent.

Liu Jing, king of the Han Dynasty, led an army of [-] to Limu Town, which is about ten miles away from Qiao County. This is a small town with less than a hundred households. Due to the war, the residents of the town have long since disappeared, leaving only a few hundred empty houses. .

The Han army built a big camp in the wilderness to the east of the town. The Han army camp covered an area of ​​over [-] mu, and built tall and thick walls with stones and giant logs. In order to prevent Cao Jun from attacking the camp with rockets, the Han army sent two thousand The patrol patrolled the outer perimeter, and built an outer wall [-] steps away, and dug a shallow ditch tens of feet wide in front of the slab wall to introduce river water. It's hard to succeed.

This is also the experience and lessons of the Han army after dozens of battles. Although Liu Jing has always been inclined to attack with surprise troops, he is extremely cautious in this kind of battle that determines the overall situation of the world. loophole.

The Wanle big tent has been set up recently, and there is a giant wool tent covering an area of ​​about three acres. This is the king's tent of the Han army, and it is also the army's big tent. Discuss some details of this original battle before the sand table.

The strategy has already been decided, to wipe out Cao Jun in Xuzhou and unify the original, the key is how to fight, there are several plans, Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Your Highness has always been decisive in sending troops, why are you so hesitant this time? With our strength, we are far superior Cao Jun can completely conquer Qiao County in one go, could it be that His Highness wants to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements?"

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Zilong guessed right, this time I really want to besiege the city and fight for aid."

Liu Jing pointed to Qiao County and Pengcheng and said, "Whether Xuchang, Qiao County, or Pengcheng are easy to defend and difficult to attack, Xuchang City was easily captured by us because Cao's army was too small, while Qiao County and Pengcheng were not. The same, especially Pengcheng, which is strong and tall, with a lot of grain storage. It has been run by Cao Ren for many years, and the people's hearts are stable. If Cao Jun defends Pengcheng with tens of thousands of troops, it may be difficult for us to capture Pengcheng. Leading Cao Jun to the decisive battle in Qiao County is the way for us to win."

Zhao Yun read the head silently, and Sima Yi beside him smiled and said: "For this original war, we have been preparing for several years, the deployment has been in place, and the force is far superior to Cao's army, so as long as we dispatch troops cautiously, we will surely win. confidence."

Seeing that everyone understood why they were not in a hurry to attack Qiao County, Liu Jing smiled and said, "I have another piece of news to tell you. Cao Pi has arrived in Xuzhou. This is good news!"

"Why do you say that, Your Highness?" Pin asked in puzzlement.

Pang Tong smiled, "I'm here to answer your highness's questions. The biggest difference between Cao Pi and Cao Ren is that Cao Pi puts more emphasis on political influence, while Cao Ren mainly considers military affairs. Once Cao Pi is in Xuzhou, the strategy of the original Cao army will change There will be some changes, the most typical is that Cao Ren originally wanted to abandon Qiaojun and lead the Han army to Xuzhou for a decisive battle, which made our logistics line constantly stretched."

Speaking of this, Pang Tong held up a Cao Jun military order and said: "This is a military order captured by Yu Jin. Cao Ren ordered Yu Jin to withdraw to Xuzhou. It can be seen that Cao Ren's original plan was to abandon Qiao County and defend Xuzhou."

The generals passed on this military order, and only then did they understand why Yu Jin's army withdrew to Qiao County. This must be Cao Pi's order.

Pang Tong said indifferently: "Cao Pi will never give up Qiao County, because Qiao County is the ancestral land of the Cao family, and the ancestral hall of the Cao family is located in Qiao County. Once Qiao County falls, Cao Pi will not be able to explain to Cao Cao first, and secondly The continuation of the Cao regime is a great taboo, so I believe that it was Cao Pi's unwillingness to lose Qiao County that changed Cao Ren's initial strategic deployment and forced Cao Ren to rescue Qiao County."

Pang Tong's analysis was very thorough, which made everyone feel a sense of enlightenment. Cao Jun was facing a dead end. The Hefei War three years ago had already established the victory of the Han Army today. years of preparation.

Pin pondered for a moment and said: "If we want to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, then we must have an army behind the main force of Cao's army and cut off their retreat to Xuzhou. Has your Highness considered it?"

Liu Jing pointed at Xiang County with a wooden pole, "I have ordered Lu Meng to lead [-] troops to Xiang County. Once we have a decisive battle with Cao Jun's main force, Lu Meng will quickly insert behind Cao Jun and cut off Cao Jun's retreat. I have laid a net in Qiao County. , just wait for Cao Ren to take the bait."

Yu Jin had already been taken to the camp of the Han army. Because he surrendered on the battlefield, he was not considered a prisoner of war. But before Liu Jing spoke, Yu Jin was not treated accordingly and was placed under house arrest in a large tent.

Yu Jin was very nervous. He had already heard the news that Duke Wei was not around for a long time, and Yu Jin was also not optimistic about Cao Wei.

Yu Jin also thought about his own future more than once. If Jiangdong unified the world, perhaps he would have surrendered to Sun Quan long ago, but Liu Jing, the ruler of the Han Kingdom, was the one who changed his life. He still remembers that night more than ten years ago , that very resourceful young man, he never imagined in his dreams that he met the young man in Rangshan back then, and today he became the number one hero in the world, which made him have to sigh with emotion.

Just when Jin was in a state of confusion, a soldier walked quickly to the tent and said nervously: "General Yu, His Highness the King of Han is here!"

Yu Jin was taken aback, at this time he had no time to worry, turned around and walked out of the big tent, just in time to see Han Wang Liu Jing walking quickly, Yu Jin didn't dare to look at Liu Jing, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists high and said: "Sin Minister Yu Jin, see His Highness the King of Han!"

Liu Jing smiled slightly and said, "General Yu, we are old friends, there is no need to be polite, please come up!"

"Thank you, His Royal Highness!"

At this moment, Yu Jin made up his mind, no matter how polite Liu Jing was to him, he must maintain the courtesy of his subordinates and never get carried away.

He still lowered his head, waiting for Liu Jing's order. Seeing that he didn't respond to him, Liu Jing smiled, walked into the big tent and sat down. Seeing that Yu Jin was still standing with his hands down, Liu Jing smiled and said, "General Yu, don't be nervous." , just treat each other with common courtesy, please sit down and talk."

Yu Jin sat down, he sighed and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, for not killing Yu Jin, Yu Jin is very grateful, and I am willing to work for Your Highness in the future!"

Liu Jing read the head and asked: "This time the battle of Yuan, what good advice does General Yu have?"

Yu Jin's eyelids twitched. He didn't expect Liu Jing to ask such a direct question. Although he was in a dilemma and didn't want to immediately disadvantage Cao Jun, he also knew in his heart that generals are no better than officials, and his chances are not many. If you have a certain status, you must seize every opportunity to make meritorious deeds. For the sake of the future and the prosperity and wealth of your descendants, Yu Jin also went all out.

"His Royal Highness, the key to the Battle of Yuan is to conquer Pengcheng. Although Pengcheng is solid, it is not without weaknesses."

Liu Jing suddenly lifted his spirits. He didn't know what Pengcheng's weak reading was, but Yu Jin, as a veteran who had worked in Cao Jun for many years, knew exactly where Pengcheng's weak reading was.And the key to Yu Jin's reading of the original war is indeed Pengcheng's gains and losses.

"General Yu, please speak up!"

Yu Jin pondered for a moment and said: "The biggest advantage of Pengcheng is that Cao Ren has a strong control over the city. He has great prestige in the city. He can mobilize tens of thousands of civilians to serve him at any time, and he can also let soldiers follow him to fight to the end. The biggest weakness of Pengcheng is that once Pengcheng loses Cao Ren, if it loses its soul, no one can replace Cao Ren's prestige in the city and the army, not even Cao Pi, so His Highness wants to break Pengcheng, and must stop Cao Ren from returning to Pengcheng at all costs , as long as Cao Ren cannot return to Pengcheng, the Han army only needs to besiege Pengcheng for a month, and Pengcheng will surrender."

Liu Jing read the head, and Yu Jin's words made sense. It seems that only sending [-] troops to intercept Cao Jun's retreat is not enough, and more troops have to be sent.

Liu Jing said happily: "I have remembered General Yu's suggestion. I hope that General Yu will have more and better suggestions to contribute to the unification of the Han Kingdom and the revival of the Great Han."

"Humble staff is willing to make every effort to unify the world."

Liu Jing met Yu Jin, which meant that Yu Jin officially became a member of the Han army. However, Liu Jing did not let him participate in the original battle for the time being, but made him a staff member of the army and named him a partial general.

At the same time, Liu Jing accepted Yu Jin's suggestion and ordered Liu Hu to lead 3 troops to Xiangxian County. In this way, the number of Han troops who cut off Cao Jun's retreat reached [-]. In any case, Liu Jing would not let Cao Ren escape again. Back to Pengcheng.

At the same time that the Han army was building a big camp east of Qiao County, Cao Ren led a main force of [-] to Feng County, which is about a hundred miles away from Qiao County. The army intercepted the news, and the [-] troops were wiped out.

This news made Cao Ren extremely nervous. He knew the fighting power of Yu Jin's army. Even if the [-] troops were wiped out, it would never be possible for the Han army in Chengfu County. There is only one possibility, that is, the main force of the Han army has already been killed.

Cao Ren also has a wealth of combat experience, he is strict in running the army, and he is cautious. Although he received a strict order from Cao Pi, ordering him to keep Qiao County and Cao's ancestral hall no matter what, Cao Ren is still not in a hurry to rush to Qiao County. He knew very well that once the army entered Qiao County, he would be passive, so he let Niu Jin defend Qiao County, and he fought on the periphery, more flexible and active.

At this moment, Cao Ren suddenly got some bad news.

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