Liu Bei's army took advantage of this trend and drove straight into the city. The counties and towns around Hanzhong fell one after another. Soon after, Hanzhong was trapped in the siege of Liu Bei's army. At the same time, the barbarian coalition was inspired by the war reports from all sides and attacked Jiguan desperately. The bloody battle of Jiguan was not stopped day and night, and the Qin army soldiers sacrificed their lives to fight to the death. The battle situation was extremely tragic. I don't know how long it could last for Jiguan!

The sight returned to Qingzhou. Cao Pi's army captured Linji in one fell swoop, and then the army crossed the Jishui River, divided into two parts, and advanced to Linzi City in a row. However, although the situation was very beneficial to Cao Pi's army, they still did not dare to be careless in view of the previous lessons. Both armies marched carefully with cavalry as the forefront. However, they did not encounter any resistance or ambush along the way. At the same time, the scouts sent to the east came with good news. The Goguli army besieged Donglai Dori. Although Donglai had not been captured, it was already in danger. After the Qin army retreated, part of them entered Linzi to prepare to defend Gucheng, and the main force was led by Lu Bu himself to advance eastward to Donglai.

Cao Pi asked Sima Yi, "Zhongda, is it normal for the Qin army to do this?" Sima Yi smiled slightly, clasped his fists and said, "This situation is exactly the same as I had expected before! If it weren't for this, my subordinates would have suspected that it was abnormal!" "Oh? How could this be explained?" Sima Yi said, "Then Lu Bu wouldn't say it, but Jia Xu is a very intelligent and powerful figure! Even if such a person is in a crisis, he will never sit back and wait for death! Therefore, his subordinates judged that Jia Xu would have to take a risk. The most feasible way is to use a unit of guarding Linzi to resist our army, and the main force quickly advanced eastward in order to wipe out the Goguli people in one fell swoop, and then turn to deal with us! In this way, they will have a chance in this battle!"

Cao Pi nodded thinking and asked, "Zhongda, what should we do?" Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "The enemy thought our army would definitely take this opportunity to siege Linzi with all its might, so that they could consume our army's vitality with a strong city, and at the same time buy time for their main force to wipe out the Goguli people. Humph, Jia Xu is very good, but we will never act according to his intentions! Prime Minister, the key to the battle in Qingzhou is not the gains and losses of one city and one place, but the annihilation of the main force of the enemy! As long as the main force of the enemy is annihilated, it is only a matter of time before the entire Qingzhou is captured! On the contrary, if we are obsessed with the gains and losses of one city and one place, and miss the opportunity to annihilate the main force of the enemy, this war will not only be delayed for a long time, but also it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no sudden change!"

Cao Pi said resolutely: "No need to say much Zhongda, I understand this truth very well! Just tell me what we should do now!"

Sima Yi's eyes flashed with his glare and said, "The army directly bypassed Linzi City and rushed to Donglai, and surrounded and annihilated the main force of the Qin army with the Gogurye people under Donglai City!"

Cao Pi was startled and then nodded and exclaimed: "This plan is so great! The enemy did not expect our army to act like this, so he would definitely catch them off guard!" Then he said with some concern: "But, if our army acts like this, wouldn't the rear be empty? What if..."

Sima Yi understood Cao Pi's concerns, smiled and clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister doesn't have to worry about this at all! He just needs to send someone to notify the rear and let them burn the floating bridge on the Jishui River. The enemy will not be able to cross the river to raid our rear for a while. Furthermore, his subordinates are sure that the enemy will never raid our rear. They understand very well that if the main force of Lu Bu is annihilated, Linzi will not be able to defend it! Therefore, when they noticed our army's actions, they will only go out east to support Lu Bu's main force to prevent the main force from being annihilated! Therefore, our army does not have to care too much about the rear. Instead, we should arrange an ambush between Linzi and Donglai to ambush the enemy troops coming out of Linzi City!"

Cao Pi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but slamming high and said, "Magic plan! A brilliant plan! In this way, no matter how the enemy chooses, our army is sure to win!" Looking at Sima Yi, he exclaimed: "Zhongda is really worthy of being my son!" Sima Yi smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is too honored!"

Cao Pi thought for a while and immediately issued a series of orders.

Two days later, Cao Pi's two armies advanced to the city of Linzi, but did not stop to attack the city, but bypassed Linzi and drove directly to Donglai. Then the two armies merged into one route. Cao Pi personally led the main force to advance eastward to prepare for a decisive battle with Lu Bu's main force. At the same time, he left Pang De between Linzi and Donglai, preparing to ambush the Lu Bu army who came from Linzi. Soon afterwards, Cao Pi received an urgent report from the scout: "Report to the Prime Minister, the Qin army in Linzi City is coming out in full swing and is coming to the east!" Cao Pi laughed and couldn't help but praise Sima Yi on the side: "Zhongda's clever plan, the enemy is completely in the trap! Zhongda is better than Jia Xu's skills!" Then Cao Pi ordered the three armies to accelerate their advance. The morale of the Cao army was as bright as a marching speed, and they rushed towards Donglai.

A few days later, the main army led by Cao Pi entered the vicinity of Yangqiu Mountain. Yangqiu Mountain, located 70 miles southwest of Donglai, is the only way to go to Donglai from Linzi. When the army arrived here, it took less than a day to reach Donglai City.

Sima Yi said to Cao Pi: "This is the key to the official road of Yangqiu Mountain, and we should send people to occupy it first." Cao Pi had this intention and immediately ordered the general Xiahou Yuan to lead an army of 30,000 to enter Yangqiu Mountain!" Xiahou Yuan took the order and led the 30,000 troops under his command to leave the brigade and run straight towards Yangqiu Mountain. The Yangqiu Mountain is a high mountain that stretches for dozens of miles, and it lies across the world like a score.

Xiahou Yuan led a large army to the mountains and began to climb the mountain. The vegetation on the hillside was dense and rugged, and climbing was quite difficult. It took about two minutes to reach the middle of the mountainside. At this moment, a sharp sound of arrows that should not have appeared suddenly passed through the silent mountain and echoed in the ears of Cao soldiers. The Cao soldiers were all stunned. At this moment, an arrow broke through the air from the mountain. The Cao soldiers, who were caught off guard, were shot down a lot! Shocking sounds and shouts suddenly sounded!

Xiahou Yuan shouted sternly: "Shield Hands Go forward! The crossbowman counterattack!" Cao's army is worthy of being a well-trained elite army. When they change, they act quickly. The shield man quickly stepped forward and raised his shield, while the crossbowman quickly bent his bow and arrows behind him to shoot an arrow up the mountain. Because the vegetation on the hillside was dense, the Cao army did not see the enemy, so the crossbowman shot the arrow completely based on his feelings! The arrow flew through the branches and leaves, but it seemed that there was no response!

At this moment, another sharp sound of breaking through the air came from the air. Then the Cao army officers and soldiers saw countless arrows flying through the branches and leaves. Many Cao army officers and soldiers who could not dodge were shot to the ground, and screams were heard! Xiahou Yuan was very upset and felt that the situation he had said was very unfavorable.

The army led by Cao Pi stopped near the foot of the mountain. At this time, a scout rushed to Cao Pi and reported urgently: "Prime Minister, there are enemy guards on the mountain, so General Xiahou Yuan will find it difficult to reach the top of the mountain for a while!"

Cao Pi frowned and looked at Sima Yi. Sima Yi frowned, looking very surprised, and murmured to himself: "No! Why do they arrange troops here?" Cao Pi couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything wrong? Just like Zhongda, you just said, this is a key pass to the official road. Since our army has the idea of ​​occupying this place, they will naturally have it!"

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "The situations of the enemy and us are different, and we cannot be spoken the same. The enemy should not arrange troops here, because they should think that our army is besieging Linzi. There is only one possibility for such arrangement..." Speaking of this, Sima Yi couldn't help but frown and muttered to himself: "They have long expected our army's plan?! How is this possible?" Then he clasped his fists at Cao Pi and said, "Prime Minister, the situation is wrong. Our army should retreat west immediately!"

Before Cao Pi could speak, the loud sound of the war drums echoed between heaven and earth! The Cao army soldiers were shocked and quickly looked around. They saw flags surging from all directions, as if countless troops had surrounded them! Cao Pi couldn't help but shout, "What's going on?" Sima Yi was extremely upset and discouraged, and said angrily: "They expected our actions, so they took the trick! Damn! Hateful!" Then he clasped his fists at Cao Pi and said, "Prime Minister, don't worry, the enemy's troops are far less than our army, it's still unknown who will die in this battle!" Cao Pi was originally panicked, but when he heard Sima Yi's words, his panicked heart couldn't help but calm down.

Sima Yi pointed to Yangqiushan and said, "Yangqiushan is the key to this battle. You must first seize Yangqiushan!" He clasped his fists at Cao Pi and said, "Please order the Prime Minister to order the troops to form formations under the mountain to resist the fierce attack of the Qin army. At the same time, let Xiahou Yuan lead the elite troops to capture Yangqiushan as soon as possible. In this way, our army can be invincible!" Cao Pi nodded and immediately sent an order, ordering the troops to line up on the spot to prepare for battle. At the same time, he added 20,000 troops to Xiahou Yuan and asked him to seize Yangqiushan as soon as possible!

Cao's army was calling out one after another, and the armies quickly took action. After a while, Cao's army lined up on three sides at the foot of Yangqiu Mountain and prepared to fight. At the same time, the killing sounds were loud on the mountain, and tens of thousands of troops led by Xiahou Yuan began to launch a fierce attack on the mountain!

At the foot of the mountain, Cao Pi sat on the back of the horse and saw Lu Bu personally leading the army from the front. Tens of thousands of cavalry were fierce and majestic! Seeing this, Cao Pi couldn't help but feel shocked, and then shouted loudly: "Soldiers, victory must belong to us! Get ready for battle!" The Cao army soldiers shouted loudly, waiting for the enemy to attack!
Chapter completed!