Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 386 The Suspected Soldier's Plan
Gaoping, Cao Cao's temporary residence.

"Lord!"

Cheng Yu hurried into the inner hall and bowed to Cao Cao.

"Zhongde is free!"

Cao Cao waved his hands and said, "Come on, sit down and talk!"

Cheng Yu took his seat first, and said: "Yu just went up to the top of the city to observe the Xiliang army camp, and found something is not quite right!"

Cao Cao said 'Oh' and asked, "What's unusual about the Xiliang Army?"

Cheng Yudao: "Although Luo Zheng camped the cavalry and infantry separately, there were so many banners in the cavalry camp that people couldn't see it clearly, and there had never been so many banners in the Xiliang Army camp before. eccentric."

"Is there such a thing?"

Cao Cao's eyes froze, and he quickly turned his thoughts.

Cheng Yu said again: "When I think about it, I feel that something is wrong, so I come to report to the lord to know!"

"This……"

Cao Cao caressed the willow beard and pondered: "Could it be that Luo Zheng is covering up something?"

Cheng Yu said: "I also think so. The Xiliang army must be covering up something, otherwise why would they have planted so many banners in the cavalry camp. It is a pity that Yanzhou and Yuzhou are both trapped, and I don't know what is going on in Yuzhou. send troops."

"not good!"

Cao Cao's mind flashed, and he lost his voice: "Luo Zheng is probably not in the army anymore."

Cheng Yu's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Why is my lord so sure?"

Cao Cao said: "Think carefully about Zhongde. If there is no change in the Xiliang army, how can Luo Zheng spread so many banners in the cavalry camp? If it is as expected, there must be a change in Yuzhou, and Luo Zheng has to lead The army went south, and they left in a hurry, so they confuse our army with suspicious tactics, so as to buy time for Gao Shun, and dig a trap outside Gaoping, so as to trap our army to death in Gaoping."

Cheng Yu lost his voice and said, "My lord is wise, there is really a possibility!"

Cao Cao couldn't sit still any longer, and said angrily, "Quickly call all the generals to discuss the matter!"

"As ordered!"

Cheng Yu didn't have time to salute, so he agreed to get up together and run outside.

At the north gate of Gaoping, Gao Shun is inspecting the army's defense.

Suddenly, a fast horse from a distance rushed over like a whirlwind, and shouted loudly from a long distance away.

"General, it's not good!"

Laiqi galloped his horse and shouted loudly: "Cao Jun is going to break through?"

"Ok?"

Gao Shun's eyes were fixed, and he said in a deep voice: "How did Cao Jun break through so quickly?"

At this time, the little school rushed forward, quickly reined in the horse, took a few breaths, and then quickly replied: "This villain doesn't know, Cao's army is assembled outside the east gate, and it looks like they are going to break through!"

"Go, go and see!"

Gao Shun immediately got on his horse and went straight to the east gate.

When I arrived at the east gate, I saw that all five thousand cavalrymen of Cao's army had already left the east gate and were gathering in formation below the city.

Gao Shun's eyelids twitched at that time, the fortifications of the siege had not yet been built, and if he wanted to keep all five thousand Cao's troops, it might not be so easy, there would always be a few who slipped through the net and escaped.

Once Cao Cao escapes, I am afraid that he will not be able to complete the task assigned by the master.

But, why did Cao Cao choose to break through at this time?
After Gao Shun thought about it, he understood a little bit in his heart. Most likely, the suspicious plot of the lord and the military adviser was seen through.

Xuchang, Xiliang army camp.

"General, there is news."

A small school quickly stepped into the large tent of the Chinese army, and said to Zhao Yun furiously.

Zhao Yundao: "What news?"

The little school replied: "My lord has personally led [-] cavalry to the south, and arrived in Chen county yesterday."

"Oh, is this true?"

Zhao Yun immediately lifted his spirits, he was very anxious these few days.

With Yuzhou still undecided, he would never dare to leave Xuchang lightly. This is no different than being on his own territory, where he has no worries.Xuchang is the center of Cao Cao's rule. Cao Cao's power is deeply rooted in Yuzhou. Now Liu Bei and Sun Ce have led troops to attack. Although Zhao Yun has enough troops, he has to divide them into different places, and there is no general among the generals who can stand alone. He shared his worries.

At such a critical time, if there is another change in Xuchang, I'm afraid Yuzhou will be in chaos.

It is easy to say that Nanyang has the advantages of a strong city and Wancheng, and it can also block Liu Bei.

But Runan has no danger to defend, and Sun Ce is extremely good at fighting. In addition, Runan has just been captured, and the situation is already unstable, and there are secret rebellions from noble families, so Sun Ce has an opportunity to take advantage of it. up.

Fortunately, after the collapse of the [-] army, most of them fled back to Xuchang, and they only need to be reorganized without heavy losses.

Zhao Yun also had no choice but to report to Luo Zheng with a fast horse.

The little school excitedly said: "It's absolutely true!"

Zhao Yun let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "My lord, why don't you come to Xuchang to sit in town?"

The little colonel replied: "My lord has issued a military order to go to Runan to defeat Sun Ce's Jiangdong soldiers, and ordered the general to dispatch [-] troops to go south to Runan, and then divide the troops to attack the three counties of Pei, Liang, and Lu. Don't pay attention to Sun Ce. .”

Zhao Yun said happily: "The lord will go south to meet Sun Ce himself, there will be no mistakes, so I will send troops to the south."

Pingyu, Jiangdong army camp.

"Lord!"

Xi Ping hurried into the tent of the Chinese army, and bowed to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce waved his hand, and said, "Military commander, no courtesy, did Zhao Yun ever send reinforcements here?"

Xi Ping's face turned serious, and said: "Zhao Yun never sent reinforcements, but our scouts found [-] Xiliang cavalry in Chen Guo. Judging from the news sent back by the scouts, it should be Luo Zheng I personally led the army to Runan."

"what?"

Sun Ce was taken aback, and said fiercely: "Luo Zheng personally led the army?"

Xi Ping nodded and said, "Eight or nine is not far from ten."

Sun Cejian frowned, and said in a deep voice: "How did Luo Zheng come so fast, has Cao Cao already been defeated?"

Xi Ping shook his head and said: "There is no news yet, but since Luo Zheng has come, Cao Cao has not been defeated, and it is estimated that there will be heavy casualties, and he can only linger on his last breath, otherwise Luo Zheng will never go south to Yuzhou."

Sun Cening said: "Since Luo Zheng has come in person, I'm afraid this Runan is not so easy to fight!"

Xi Ping took it seriously and said: "My lord's words are very true. The Xiliang army has many cavalry, but our army only has two thousand cavalry. Moreover, Luo Zheng is a famous general in the world, not a mediocre person like Cheng Yi. If we fight the Xiliang army head-on, Our army has no chance of winning, so we can retreat to Gepo first, defend according to the danger, and then look for opportunities to break the enemy, so as not to be taken advantage of by Luo Zheng!"

Sun Ce is also a person with great strategy. Although he is young and advocates offense, he is not reckless. He knows that what Xi Ping said is all the truth, and he will not underestimate the mighty Luo Zheng. According to the opinion of the military master!"

Half an hour later, the Jiangdong Army broke out and quickly withdrew to Gepo, fifty miles away.

General Pingyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and hurriedly ordered his horse to go to Xuchang to ask Zhao Yun for help.

However, before the messengers left the city, they were blocked at the gate of the city by three thousand vanguard cavalry sent by Luo Zheng.

When the guard heard the news, he rushed out to greet him.

(End of this chapter)