Tie Yongnan was paced back and forth in the tent, looking very anxious. The generals under him looked at him at a loss. They came across the sea and originally thought they could open a huge breakthrough in the Central Plains, but after fighting for many days under Donglai City, they not only failed to break Donglai as expected, but instead suffered repeated setbacks. Now, even the greatest help they expected, Cao Pi's army was in a critical situation near Yangqiu Mountain, which made them even more desperate about the prospect of this war.

A general said to Tie Yongnan: "General, our army has suffered heavy losses and has not been able to break through Donglai. Now Cao Pi's troops are in a desperate situation. I think we should retreat quickly!" Everyone agreed. A general said: "We can't make it with Cao Pi! Now the Qin army's attention is on Cao Pi, so we can take the opportunity to return to China!"

Tie Yongnan hesitated for a moment and said, "But Cao Pi sent someone to ask for help. If we ignore it, wouldn't this alliance collapse?"

Military advisor Defang said: "The general is wrong! As the saying goes, 'Mr. Husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly together when the disaster strikes!'. Even husband and wife are like this, let alone this so-called alliance? Furthermore, as long as our army preserves enough strength, when Cao Pi is severely defeated, he can take the opportunity to go west to Liaodong to seize the country of Liaodong for thousands of miles. Wouldn't it be far better than sitting here?" The generals agreed.

Tie Yongnan nodded thinking, then thought of another question, frowned and said, "But the ships carrying us were provided by Cao's army..." Defang immediately understood Tie Yongnan's concerns, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he clasped his fists and said, "This matter is easy to do! The Cao army fleet has no military academy, it is all just some ship workers. We suddenly arrived at the beach. As long as we control the responsible Cao army civil servant, the entire fleet will naturally fall into the palm of our hands!" Tie Yongnan nodded and said, "That's it!" Then he said, "It's not too late, take action tonight!"

Speaking of which, after Cao Pi's army failed to break through, he would withdraw his troops and return to the camp to rest and find another way. In the big tent, Cao Pi and Sima Yi were discussing the next step of action. With Sima Yi's wisdom, at this time, he could not think of a better solution. In fact, this is no wonder Sima Yi. Their current situation is like entering a trap. In such a situation, even if Sun Wu is alive, it is hard to think of a way to break the deadlock.

At this moment, an officer quickly stepped in and clasped his fists at Cao Pi and said, "Prime Minister, a few people came from outside the military camp, claiming to see the Prime Minister!" When Cao Pi was worried, he heard this, and couldn't help but burst into his heart and shouted in anger: "No! Tell them to get out quickly!" The officer replied and wanted to go down immediately.

"Wait a minute!" Sima Yi called the officer and then said to Cao Pi: "Prime Minister, the local people should meet. We are not familiar with the terrain here. It will always be beneficial to us if we can understand the situation clearly from the local people." Cao Pi nodded and said to the officer: "They come in." The officer responded and walked quickly.

After a while, three people, one old and two urinated into Cao Pi's tent under the guidance of the officer. The officer pointed at Cao Pi and said to the three: "This is the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty!" The three looked at Cao Pi and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Caomin Maode greeted the Prime Minister!"

Cao Pi immediately stepped forward and helped the old man up, smiling and said, "You don't have to be polite, please get up quickly!" Maode looked flattered and excited. Cao Pi said to the two young men who were still kneeling on the ground behind the old man, "You all should be flat!" The two thanked him, stood up, and stood with their hands down.

Cao Pi's eyes returned to the old man's face and asked with a smile: "Where is the old man from? Why did he come to visit late at night?"

Maode said righteously: "When the Prime Minister is fighting fiercely with the rebellion, I come to help the Prime Minister." Cao Pi couldn't help but feel moved. Then he said a little depressedly: "The thief is rampant. I fought with him for many days, but I can't defeat them!" Maode hurriedly said: "The Prime Minister is the righteousness. Now it's just a minor setback. The villain absolutely believes that the Prime Minister must be the one who wins in the future!" Cao Pi was very relieved, laughed loudly, and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, sir, for your good words!"

Mao De didn't dare to say anything, and then said, "The villain came to bother the Prime Minister late at night, not to say these false words. But to really help the Prime Minister!" Cao Pi showed curiosity. Mao De quickly walked to the map not far away. Seeing this, Cao Pi and Sima Yi couldn't help but feel moved and hurried forward.

Maode pointed to the northwest direction of Yangqiu Mountain and said, "The Prime Minister must not know that there is actually a road here to get out of trouble..." Cao Pi and Sima Yi were delighted and quickly looked at the place where Maode pointed. Then the two of them had a look of confusion in their eyes. Sima Yi said, "Old sir, aren't there mountains and steep in this direction?" Maode said, "This place is called Qingyun Ridge, with high mountains and dense forests, very steep, jackals appearing, and the environment is dangerous. In fact, even the local people know that there are very few roads, and only a few hunters may know. There is a mountain stream called Qingshui Ridge, which floods in water and can pass through drought." Cao Pi and Sima Yi couldn't help but feel happy when they heard this.

Cao Pi said excitedly: "Duke Maode, if our army escapes from this, you will make the first contribution! I will never treat you badly!" Maode hurriedly said: "The villain just wants to help the Prime Minister to correct the situation, how dare you be greedy for me!" Cao Pi immediately wanted to order the army to retreat, but he felt that it still needs to be cautious in this matter, so he said to Maode and the other two: "I'll ask the old gentleman to rest in the camp for the time being, and wait until I'm ready to make trouble for the three of you." Maode bowed and agreed. Cao Pi asked the officer who led them to take them down to rest and have a good time for hospitality. The officer led the three of them out.

Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi and asked, "Zhongda, do you think this is a trap?" Sima Yi thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't seem like a trap. Because Lu Bu does not have extra troops to do this kind of thing. If this is a trap, Lu Bu will need to mobilize a large number of troops to Qingyun Ridge. This is very risky. Because once our army sees out his strategy and launches a fierce attack on its front line, wouldn't his hard work be in vain for many days? The current situation of the battle is very beneficial to Lu Bu, why should he take such a risk?" Cao Pi nodded, showed joy and said, "In this way, we should act immediately and escape from the Qingyun Ridge as soon as possible!"

Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "Prime Minister, you can't be anxious about this matter, you must plan carefully. What the subordinates mean is to continue to make great efforts to attack its defense line with a group of troops, while the rest of the troops quietly retreated to Qingyunling." Cao Pi felt that Sima Yi's words made sense and nodded, "Okay. Just do it."

Accompanied by Jia Xu, Ailang climbed up to the high place and looked at the Cao army camp at the foot of the mountain. At this time, the Cao army camp was brightly lit, and the Cao army officers and soldiers were busy. Although the jingling sounds were so far away, they could still be heard clearly.

Ailang smiled and said, "It seems that Cao Pi is planning to fight me hard!" Jia Xu smiled and then reminded: "General, don't be careless! These hundreds of thousands of Cao troops fight against trapped beasts, which may make our hard work fail for so many days!" Ailang laughed and waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid or not! If it really doesn't work, I will use a turbulent oil cabinet and a fire bomb!" Jia Xu had seen the power of those two weapons and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Faced with the Cao army who was actively preparing for the attack, the Qin army was also actively preparing for the war. The Qin army soldiers rushed to work overnight, digging trenches on large areas inside and outside the defense line, and laying horse-repelling piles!

Time passed without realizing it. Night passed, daytime came, the sun rose higher and higher, and the earth was brighter. The Qin army troops were waiting for battle before dawn, but from morning until noon, Cao's army was still rushing to make attacking equipment, but did not attack.

Ailang looked at Cao's camp from afar and muttered, "What the hell is that guy Cao Pi doing? It should be enough for a night of equipment?" Jia Xu looked thoughtful. The sun rose to the middle of the sky and began to set west. It was already afternoon. Cao's camp finally stopped hitting and became quiet. It felt as if most of them were asleep, or as if most of them were no longer in the camp.

Ailang looked at Cao's camp and muttered in his heart, feeling that this look was really abnormal. Jia Xu, who was standing beside him, suddenly said, "Lord, the situation is a bit abnormal! Please send a combat cavalry to raid the enemy camp immediately!" Ailang nodded and immediately ordered the general Wen Chou to attack the enemy camp for 10,000 combat cavalry.

The iron hooves roared and broke the calm battlefield. Ten thousand war cavalry surged out of the defense line and rushed towards the Cao army camp. Ailang and others looked up at the Cao army camp.

I saw that the 10,000 war cavalry led by Wen Chou rushed to Cao's camp like a tide, and then a huge shout began to rush to the camp gate! At this moment, sparse arrows were shot out from the camp, and dozens of Qin cavalry were shot down! The Qin cavalry immediately fought back into the camp, and screams were heard, and many Cao soldiers who ambushed the Qin army were shot down! At this moment, a loud noise came, and it turned out that the cavalry led by Wen Chou broke through the camp gate and rushed in!

Seeing this, Ailang couldn't help but shout. However, Jia Xu, who was beside him, frowned.
Chapter completed!