Chen Gong traveled day and night to Hanzhong.

When Cao Ang learned that Cao Cao changed his plan to leave the gorge, Cao Ang was shocked. Although the soldiers were like water and could not be restricted, it was still incredible that such a large action would change at any time. This adjustment was too wide to be complete for a while.

Chen Gong knew that Cao Ang was puzzled, but said nothing. He did not explain the whole story to Cao Ang until he entered the inner room.

After hearing this, Cao Ang looked ugly and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Xu is really angry. Hanzhong will be ruined in this battle."

Chen Gong looked at Cao Ang and sighed helplessly. With Cao Ang's personality, he said such words without a doubt, which was a strong objection. But Xu You came up with the idea, and Cao Cao was determined. He could not speak rudely, nor could he disobey the order.

"Crown Prince, this is both a defense instead of attacking, and also a retreat. Now, we can't surrender and wait for death. The king is nearly fifty years old, can't he be humiliated? The prince is brave and cannot rely on his wife's clan and humiliate his ancestors."

Cao Ang glanced at Chen Gong without saying a word. How could he not understand Cao Cao's situation? He just felt that the strength gap between the two sides was too large, and such efforts were in vain.

Chen Gong let out a sigh and raised his hand to squeeze his sore eyebrows. Along the way, he had been thinking about how to make arrangements and how to convince Cao Ang. The situation was like this, and there were not many choices, but he could not give up. He had to find a little possibility from the impossible and gain some opportunity for the Cao father and son to repay the Cao father and son's kindness.

"At the end of the strong crossbow, the strength cannot enter Lu Bai. Although Guandong is strong, there will always be a time to be exhausted. Although we don't know where his limit is, I want to believe that he will definitely have a limit." Chen Gong cleared his throat and slowed down his speech. "Turning the enemy deeper is as cowardly, but it is a test. Maybe it can test the limit of the Wu army, which is better than taking the risk of going out of the gorge."

After listening to Chen Gong's analysis, Cao Ang also sighed. "After that being said, the design is to lure the enemy, and take the initiative to be no longer with me but with the enemy. What if Huang Zhong occupied Hanzhong but did not advance, but instead took the initiative to take over step by step, gradually eroding, or Lu Su was unmoved and slowly planned to do so?"

Chen Gong pondered for a long time and showed a bitter smile. "If this is true, it is God's will, and it is not something that can be done by humans."

Cao Ang understood what Chen Gong meant, nodded helplessly, accepted Cao Cao's order, and ordered Wu Yi, who was stationed in the west city, to quietly draw troops and release fake news to lure Huang Zhong to attack.

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The Shu army quietly drew troops from Xicheng quickly attracted Xu Huang's attention.

Xu Huang did not dare to take it lightly and sent scouts to inquire about the news. At first, he was worried that Wu Yi would take action, so he set up a maze and planned to launch a counterattack. He would be the first to be the one who was in the front position. Later, he found that Wu Yi did not take further action, and the transferred soldiers went westward and never came back. Only then did he realize that the situation was wrong.

Xu Huang immediately sent someone to report to Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong was puzzled when he received the news. In recent years, he confronted Wu Yi and organized many attacks. The war was very tense. On several occasions, he almost conquered the Western Regions. Wu Yi had to ask Cao Ang for help, relying on the help of reinforcements to ensure that Xicheng was not lost. Cao Ang was very clear about this. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to draw troops from Xicheng.

Unless he intends to give up Hanzhong.

However, from the news I have received so far, Cao Ang showed no sign of giving up Hanzhong, nor had any reason to give up Hanzhong.

After discussing with Li Yan, Huang Zhong urgently contacted Xu Shu, Wen Pin and others to collect more information. After about half a month, Deng Zhan, who was stationed in Shangyong, heard news that a large number of Shu troops gathered in the Three Gorges, and there was a possibility of going out to attack Jingchu. There were scouts from Shu troops in Shangyong and Fangling areas, Yu Fu and Zigui's Shu troops all strengthened their defenses, and baggage ships arrived from time to time.

Huang Zhong and Li Yan realized the possible reason why Shu Kingdom drew troops from Xicheng.

Li Yan was very excited and thought that the opportunity had come. The Shu army was going to go out to fight, but there was no chance to not have enough troops and supplies, so it was understandable that they would draw troops from Xicheng. In this way, the fighter planes they captured Hanzhong appeared. The reason why the previous attack failed to achieve full success was because the Shu army had sufficient troops in Hanzhong and had an advantage in the upper reaches. Once there were police in Xicheng, Cao Ang could go down the waterway and provide timely reinforcements. Now Hanzhong lacks troops, even if Cao Ang wants to reinforce Wu Yi, it would be useless. If such an attack is launched, it is very likely to take down Xicheng.

Huang Zhong felt that what Li Yan said made some sense, but he was unwilling to act rashly. On the one hand, he sent scouts to go deep into Hanzhong to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, he sent people to Runan to report, and contacted the right guardian Sun Yi to confirm the authenticity of the information in the direction of the Three Gorges.

At the same time, he discussed with the generals and prepared for a full-scale attack. After several years of march, he had not been able to break into the hinterland of Hanzhong. Everyone was furious. If there really was a fighter opportunity this time, no one was willing to miss it.

For a time, scouts from both sides fought openly and secretly, reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance, infiltration and anti-infiltration, and carried out in every corner. For a piece of news, countless people launched a desperate battle. True and false news gathered on Huang Zhong's desk like snowflakes. In order to identify these news, Huang Zhong and Li Yan added a lot of white hair, and Xu Shu, Xu Huang and others also put in a lot of effort.

Even so, they still cannot get the exact message, all of which are vague or even contradictory.

After several fierce debates, taking the initiative became the common choice of the generals. First, from all aspects, the Shu army had a high possibility of going out of the gorge to fight. Seizing the prosperous Jingchu, pointing directly to the heartland of the Central Plains, and fighting for the initiative should be the choice of Shu Kingdom to break through the boats; second, even if this is a plan, the losses will not be too great, at least not hurt. With the combat effectiveness of the Wu army, as long as it is not alone and besieged by the opponent's heavy troops, it is still certain to escape unstoppable.

Faced with the generals who were full of fighting, Huang Zhong knew very well that they needed a victory too much. If they missed this opportunity, they would regret it for life.

Huang Zhong immediately ordered the generals to gather. Except for Deng Zhan's troops to remain unmoved and to prevent the Shu army from launching a raid from the direction of Zigui, the other generals marched towards Xicheng. In order to ensure victory, Huang Zhong ordered the recruitment of civilians from counties along the Mianshui River, and urgently transported a batch of weapons and food on the grounds of increasing winter reserves, especially arrows with huge consumption.

It was winter, and the flow of the mian water dropped sharply, the reefs were exposed, and it was even more difficult to sail. In order to transport these materials, the manpower and material resources were consumed more than usual. Many ships sank the reefs, and the weapons and food transported by hard work were washed away by the water. The people were so distressed that they stamped their feet and cursed.

Huang Zhong received relevant reports every day, knowing that there were a lot of weapons, the food was washed away by water, and many boatmen fell into the water and died, but they had no choice but to even relax their requirements. The fighter plane was lost, and he had to complete the preparation of supplies as soon as possible. Once he was soft-hearted and delayed for a few days, the opportunity might be gone.

Hundreds of miles of Mianshui are the most important blood vessels of the army. Although they are filled with dangerous shoals and rapids, they are indispensable.

In mid-November, Huang Zhong gathered for the last time the generals discussed the matter.

Although the exact news is still not available, the opinions of the generals are very unified. Whether it is true or false, they always have to try it. If it is not tried, it is really unwilling to accept it. If it is true, it is likely to be the best opportunity to seize Hanzhong. Once the Xicheng breaks through and advance the front to the hinterland of Hanzhong, you can collect military rations on the spot. The transportation problem that has always been a headache for them can be greatly alleviated, and the entire situation will have a major turning point.

After discussion, Huang Zhong ordered Xu Huang to be the vanguard and attacked head-on to attract Wu Yi's attention. Xu Shu led his troops to the back of Xicheng, preparing to block the enemy and take on the task of further reconnaissance of the enemy situation. Once he found out that he had a fraud, he immediately retreated near Xicheng, gathered the main force and retreated together to avoid major losses.

Huang Zhong led the central army to fight, and Wen Pin stayed in Jian County to be responsible for the transportation of subsequent materials and be prepared to participate in the war. Xicheng was difficult and difficult to capture. If the loss was too great and there was a possibility of conquering Xicheng, Wen Pin led his troops to reinforce and carry out the final blow.

Everything was ready, Xu Huang and Xu Shu returned to the garrison and led their troops to fight.

Because it was impossible to determine the reality and the facts of the situation were still necessary to buy time for Xu Shu, Xu Huang disguised himself as a routine attack, stopped and stopped. It took five days to walk less than thirty miles to enter the West City.

Wu Yi stood at the top of the city, looking at the slowly coming Wu Jun, and looking at the familiar Xu Huang Zhanqi, his face turned gloomy.

He had already received Cao Cao's order, knowing that this was a battle to lure the enemy and he didn't need to defend himself at all, but he doubted Cao Cao's real intention. Give up Hanzhong and lure Huang Zhong into the hinterland of Hanzhong to fight, lengthen the supply war of the Wu army and increase the consumption of the Wu army. It seems very reasonable, but if you savor it, there is a big problem here.

Although Hanzhong is not as good as Guanzhong, the few valleys flowing through the Mian River can support 40,000 to 50,000 households, but it cannot support tens of thousands of Wu troops? The Wu army has always been known for its elite force, and the number is not large. The total strength of Huang Zhong's troops is less than 30,000. Once they enter the hinterland of Hanzhong, the local food in Hanzhong alone is enough to eat, and there is no need to transport grain from Xiangyang at all. The consumption will only decrease and will not increase.

Unless Ma Teng and Lu Su would not allow Huang Zhong to take Hanzhong alone, and would lead his troops to Hanzhong to compete for merit.

This is obviously unlikely. As the Grand Governor, Lu Su does not need to compete for merit with Huang Zhong. Ma Teng just wants to occupy Wudu, but he does not have the courage to compete for merit with Huang Zhong.

So Wu Yi felt that Cao Cao's plan seemed to be retreating as an advance, but in fact he wanted to deprive him of military power. He was the governor of Hanzhong and was originally stationed in Nanzheng. After Cao Ang came to Hanzhong, he left Nanzheng and arrived at the front line of Xicheng. In fact, he handed over control of Hanzhong. If he gave up Xicheng, he would not have his own territory.

You can't let Cao Ang hand over Nanzheng again.

Wu Yi felt that it was Cao Cao's conspiracy that his sister failed to give birth to a child. Only in this way could Cao Ang become the crown prince of Shu naturally and prevent him from facing Cao Cao's step-by-step invasion. It would not be possible to defend the Xicheng, nor would he give up the Xicheng.

I shouldn't have believed this after the eunuch.

Wu Yi sighed and regretted it.
Chapter completed!