Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 578
"I do know that. When Uncle Su discussed with my father, he wanted to ask the general to send troops to Bohai, and only sent Bohai to the general. The plan was changed after Wang Taishou discussed with General Xu. They were worried that the general would send troops to Bohai, and Lu Xun would call for reinforcements." , once the battle is defeated, they will go to Hejian, so the only way to get out of Hejian is to keep Lu Xun in the isolated area of ​​Bohai Sea, even if Lu Xun escapes, he will not enter Youzhou."

Cao Xiu nodded, that makes sense.In order to avoid causing trouble to the upper body, first give up Hejian, thereby cutting off the connection between Bohai and Youzhou. Even if Zhou Cang pursues it in the future, Yuan Mai can push it away completely.Abandoning two counties in exchange for one state, not to mention one county in Zhongshan, was enough for Yuan Mai.Cao Xiu's heart skipped a beat. If he could take back the two counties, it would be a great achievement.

"Hey, you said it lightly. You want to trick us with sweet words, do you think I can't see that this is your strategy?" Wang Lang said coldly.

"Ah? Why did your lord say that?"

"You want to lure me to send troops to Hejian, and then double-team from Bohai and Zhongshan, such a shallow plan, thanks to Xu Shu's idea!" Wang Lang shouted: "Come on, drag this thief out and behead him!"

Cao Ying knew Deng Ai, that is, Xin Pi and Liu Ye met once, but Deng Ai was still a child at that time, and now Deng Ai's adult accent has changed, even if they are here, they may not be able to recognize each other.As long as his identity is not exposed, Deng Ai is nothing to be afraid of, not to mention that Cao Xiu, who is in the chief seat, has not expressed his opinion yet.

"My lord, I am wronged." Deng Ai fell to his knees, loudly complaining. "Since he wants to deceive the adults, why did my father go to Shanggu, and why did he send me here?"

Wang Ling whispered to Cao Xiu: "According to the spies, Tian Yin has indeed gone to Shanggu, and Xu Shu is also in Ji County. There is only Wang Xiu and more than ten thousand people in Hejian."

Cao Xiu stared at Deng Ai and said, "Then tell me more carefully, how did you welcome me into the river?"

"In addition to what was mentioned in the letter, I would like to ask the general to promise me three more things."

Cao Xiu snorted, and Wang Ling shouted, "Bold Su Mian, what qualifications do you have to negotiate terms!"

"Don't worry, general. Listen to me. The first thing is that the general occupies Hejian. He needs to protect me, Wang Taishou's family and property, and let me go back to Youzhou."

"Yes." Cao Xiu said angrily, this request is not too much.

"The second thing is that the general will not use troops in Youzhou before capturing Lu Xun. As for the general after he captured Bohai Sea, the two families will go their own way. At that time, the general will fight in Youzhou. We will never complain about the general."

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"The third thing, I implore the general not to leak what was discussed today..."

"Huh?" Wang Ling stared.

"General, if Zhou Cang finds out about this, I will die in Youzhou without a place to die!" Deng Ai felt very uncomfortable. This despicable method was not what he wanted. The two armies fought each other according to their own abilities , No matter how weird the strategy is, it is stronger than what it is now.

Hey, Cao Xiu is happy, this trick will come in handy sooner or later. "You can rest assured that Zhou Cang will not know."

"Wang Taishou will gather all the defenders to Zhisuoxian County. I will lead the way for the general. When the army approaches Xian County, Wang Taishou will lead the army out of the city to pretend to be defeated, and abandon the city to Fanyang."

"Well, then you will stay in my camp."

Cao Xiu ordered his three confidants to take Deng Ai down and guard him strictly. "What does the military adviser think? Is Su Mian credible?"

Wang Lang said slowly: "Yuan Mai intends to leave Zhoucang, and his intentions have already appeared. It is reasonable to abandon the two counties and use my hands to eliminate the disaster. But Xu Shu is so wise, I am afraid that he has other plans. Seeing that Su Mian's behavior is not No flaws, even more suspicious."

Wang Ling smiled and said: "It's a good way to kill with a knife. Xu Shu and Lu Xun were at odds and were forced to recuperate in Youzhou. Naturally, he was not reconciled to being seized by Lu Xun; Yuan Mai wanted to restore his father's business, so naturally he did not want to be coerced by Zhou Cang; Only the Yuan family is in the eyes of the officials, and they have always been xenophobic, so it is not surprising that they conspired together."

Yuan Mai's table, Su Yin's false letter, Deng Ai's lie, and the spy's information completely misled Cao Xiu. "I decided to personally lead the army to Hejian in three days! Yan Yun led ten thousand people to defend Julu, and Wang Junshi went with me."

On November 23, Cao Xiu led 2 people to Wuyi. Gao Lan ordered 5000 people to be the vanguard, Yan Rou and Yan Zhi each ordered [-] people to serve as the two wings, and led [-] people as the central army. A total of [-] troops attacked Hejian. He led tens of thousands of people to garrison Wuyi and responded to the army.

November is already a slack season for farming, and there are no farmers working in the farmland. The road under our feet is very flat and open, and it seems that it has been repaired not long ago.

Deng Ai led the way quite well, only taking the main road, neither taking detours nor choosing places with dense vegetation.Gao Lan sent out several scouts to inquire, and the echoes he got were all the same, and there were no ambushes everywhere.Gao Lanbing took Wucheng County without bloodshed without encountering any resistance.The news was reported to Cao Xiu. Cao Xiu became more cautious and sent orders to the Yan brothers to be careful and send more scouts to inquire about the news.

On November 27, there are still fifty miles away from Xian County.In winter, it gets dark very early, and the sky gradually darkens. Cao Jun only feels that the road under his feet is a little soft, and he doesn't notice that the ground under his feet has turned into black soil. There are small black "mounds" every hundred steps on both sides of the road. ".

After traveling for more than ten miles, Gao Lan sent an order to stop the advance, set up camp on the spot, eat cold food, and not bury the pot for cooking.They also sent several groups of scouts to scout around.

"Su Mian, I heard that although you have a Hejian accent, it doesn't exactly resemble it. Why is that?" Gao Lan is from Julu and is very familiar with Hejian's accent.

Cao Xiu and Wang Lang couldn't hear it, but Gao Lan, who was born and bred, could tell the difference, although Deng Ai's words were rare. "Back to the general, because I wandered with the young master for several years and studied under General Xu, so the accent has changed."

"Oh." Gao Lan sighed, he was also Yuan Shao's subordinate.He was lamenting, but Deng Ai was churning in his heart, afraid that Gao Lan would see something, but he didn't know that Gao Lan had been attached to Cao Cao for more than ten years, and he didn't understand the changes in the Yuan family, let alone Gao Lan was already a general at that time However, Su Yin is only a small soldier, how could Gao Lan know.And Gao Lan didn't intend to talk about the past, so the two of them just ate cold water while silent.

At the second watch, Gao Lan got up and said to Deng Ai: "I'm going to patrol the camp. You should rest early and don't take a step out of the big tent." Then he said to the two confidant guards: "You take good care of Su Mian. error!"

"Please, general." Deng Ai agreed with a smile.

There are wooden fences on the outside of the camp, there are barricades outside the camp gate, and there are hundreds of guards and archers inside, changing every hour.In the camp, only Gao Lan and a few lieutenants set up sleeping tents, and the soldiers gathered into a pile of ten soldiers wrapped in felt blankets and huddled together to keep warm.In the whole camp, except for the fence and the food and grass accompanying the army, there was almost no fire starter, and they arrived in Xian County the next day, so there was not much food and grass left.

(End of this chapter)