Liu Ye pointed to the map and explained with a smile: "What Zhongde said is right. Yinping, Changwu, and Hexiang counties are insufficient. Zhang Xun's 50,000 troops are enough to fight. According to common sense, if Hexiang goes north, it will enter our lord's territory. Without food and grass supply and military support, Zhang Xun's move is undoubtedly a death sentence. However, we have ignored a problem, that is, our lord sent troops to Xuzhou and brought 100,000 troops. With the support of Zang Ba and others, there are also 180,000 troops. But, these troops of our army are all arranged in the lines of Dong'an, Kaiyang, and Tancheng, which is more than a hundred miles away from Zhang Xun? And even if I don't say anything about the other 100,000 troops of our army, Zhongde should know their location, right?"

Cheng Yu was shocked when he heard this and shouted: "Zi Yang, as you say, the hinterland of Yan and Qing Prefectures is empty. As long as Zhang Xun attacks Huanglong, the losses of our army will be greatly affected! Oh, what should we do?"

Liu Ye smiled bitterly and said, "This is a naked plot. Zhang Xun's move is really vicious. I don't know where to learn it!"

Cao Cao comforted: "Soldiers are inconsistent, water is inconsistent, and everything is possible on the battlefield. If you follow the military book and fight, how can you do such a cheap thing? At present, what we have to do is guess the other party's intentions, and then find a way to solve him!"

Cheng Yu frowned and said, "The lord only needs to send a powerful brigade to move forward lightly, follow him, and then send a fast horse to let Cao Ren, who is stationed in Chenliu, divide his military power. Let's give him a slash. Wouldn't Zhang Xun become a turtle in the jar?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yu did not hear the cheers of Cao Cao and Liu Ye. When he looked up, he saw Cao Cao frowning, as if he was thinking about something. Liu Ye was dazed and dull, as if he was planning something.

Until now, he knew that his suggestions would not be adopted, and he did not dare to continue speaking now. He just focused on learning from Liu Ye and kept silent.

"Tripping the head and cutting the tail?" Cao Cao murmured: "It must be a pinch the head and cutting the tail. If that kid makes such a struggle in my territory, wouldn't I betrayal? But I have to think about where Zhang Xun will go?"

"Where to go?" Liu Ye stared at the map while thinking. Then, his eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "I understand!"

Cao Cao was shocked and pulled Liu Ye and asked anxiously: "Ziyang, what do you know?"

Liu Ye said with admiration: "If this plan was made by Zhang Xun, it has to be said that his ability is enough to command the three armies; if not, then there must be a master in Yuan Shu's army to help me, and I really want to see this person with my own eyes!"

Cao Cao rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Hey, I said Ziyang, don't sigh here. If it's too late, that boy Zhang Xun can enter Yanzhou!"

Liu Ye said excitedly: "Lord, as long as he is an individual, he cherishes his life, right? Not to mention a talent like Zhang Xun!"

Cao Cao replied angrily: "That's natural. As long as you have life, what can you do if you want to do?"

Liu Ye pointed to the map and smiled and said, "Biji, 时ji, Zhang Xun has great talent. He just made his name and could not do such a thing as seeking death. In my opinion, he wanted to kill himself. Lord, you see, Hexiang is the north, Lu State, and to the east, Taishan County, and Taishan County is high and dense forests and extremely steep. Zhang Xun naturally would not choose this route; and to the north, Lu State is Jibei State, and to the west, it is the east county, which is also the old nest of our army. In this way, Zhang Xun's move, one can threaten the families of our generals; two can go south and go around Jiyin County and Shanyang County, which have a lot of rivers; three is also the top priority. Although Zhang Xun's move has the intention to paralyze our army, its purpose must be General Cao Ren of Chenliu County and his 100,000 troops."

Cao Cao analyzed in a daze: "Yes, yes, that's it. Zhang Xun destroyed the city while raising the war. This can not only disrupt our army's sight, but also make our generals exhausted and have no time to find out their true purpose. As long as our army adopts a strategy of cutting off the head and tail against Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, who is stationed in Chen State, can directly march north to fight with Cao Ren. By then, Cao Ren will not be able to take care of both the head and the tail!"

Liu Ye nodded and said, "If it is expected, this is also the only chance for Zhang Xun to survive. That is to join forces with Qiao Rui of Chen State to attack Cao Ren, who is stationed in Chenliu. As long as Cao Ren is defeated, the advantages established by our army will be gone. Maybe it will cause a chain reaction, and it may be defeated."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao was sweating coldly and asked anxiously: "Since he guessed Zhang Xun's purpose, what should our army do?"

Liu Ye analyzed: "Zhang Xun's 50,000 troops heading north this time were light infantry and cavalry. It can be seen that he would not have too much entanglement with our army. He just wanted to speed up the marching speed so that he could achieve his goal. Here is a suggestion that General Xiahou Yuan leads 10,000 light cavalry out of the city immediately and attack Zhang Xun. Be sure to stop Zhang Xun in Hexiang area. Then, General Xiahou Dun leads 50,000 infantry to follow him. At the same time, Zang Ba, who is stationed in Kaiyang, will rush to Hexiang, with a total of 110,000 troops and horses, forcing Zhang Xun to fight to the decisive battle!"

Cheng Yu said worriedly: "There are still 50,000 Yuan troops in Wuyuan County!"

Liu Ye smiled and said, "But in this Tancheng, isn't our army still 50,000? It's enough to deal with it!"

Cao Cao thought about it for a while and said with a smile: "Miaocai is the vanguard of our army. With him taking action, he will definitely be able to intercept Zhang Xun in Hexiang. However, there are too few 10,000 cavalry troops, so Yuan Rang has to speed up the marching pace!"

Without further ado, Cao Cao immediately called the Xiahou brothers and instructed them one by one, while Liu Ye checked for the shortcomings and made up for the leaks. The Xiahou brothers who received the order immediately agreed and left.

Soon, the gates of Tancheng were wide open. A cavalry, led by Xiahou Yuan, galloped towards Hexiang, and Xiahou Dun's 50,000 troops followed closely and trotted forward.

Little did he know that Cao Cao's self-righteous behavior fell into Zhang Xun's plan after Liu Bei.

The three counties of Yinping, Wuyuan and Tancheng are connected to each other, which are a triangle. The three counties are each in a triangle, and the distance between them is roughly the same, about one or two hundred miles.

The infantry can arrive in one day, and the cavalry can attack and arrive in half a day.

After hearing the news that Zhang Xun might lead his army into Yanzhou and attack the hinterland of Yanzhou, Xiahou Yuan rushed all the way. When he arrived near Yinping, he saw that Yinping City was already dilapidated, with the city gates crookedly, and the city walls were covered with traces of war.

As soon as he saw this scene, Xiahou Yuan cursed Zhang Xun in his heart, and then did not go to the city to investigate the truth and continue to lead his army to the north.

After Xiahou Yuan led his army to leave, Zhang Xun suddenly appeared on the top of Yinping's city. He looked at the rolling dust smoke in the distance and sneered: "I really respect me. I have to pursue ten thousand cavalrymen, but I don't know how many infantrymen are following!"

Seeing this, the deputy general smiled and said, "General's magic tricks. How could Cao Cao tell that this is our army's plan to attack the east and west? When the cavalry arrived in Changlu County and found that he had been trapped, the daylily was cold!"

As soon as Xiahou Yuan's cavalry left, several spies from Yuan's army quickly entered Yinping and reported to Zhang Xun, saying: "General, Cao Cao has been trapped and asked Xiahou Yuan to lead 10,000 cavalry to pursue the general. Xiahou Dun's 50,000 infantry followed closely. It is expected that he will reach Yinping early tomorrow morning!"

Zhang Xun looked heavy and asked, "Xiahou Dun brought 50,000 troops?"

The spy replied: "There are only a large number of people, and they are all moving forward with light clothes."

"Oh, I understand, go down and rest!" Zhang Xun kept knocking on the female wall in front of him and frowned: "Fifty thousand people! Did Cao Cao really think our army would go to Yanzhou? I just don't know if Yang Hong's reinforcements could arrive in time, success or failure will be here!"

The deputy general asked worriedly: "General, the enemy is equivalent to ours. Even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses!"

After hearing this, Zhang Xun raised his lips and smiled confidently: "You silly boy, why do you have to compete with others? Have you never heard of how Yang Piqi defeated Beigong Boyu when he was still the prefect of Yanmen?"

After hearing this, the deputy general's eyes lit up, and he saw that his eyes suddenly became strange. He rubbed his hands and laughed: "How could he not have heard of it? Yang Piaoqi has never been defeated since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. All the battles he fought were compiled into books. Those battles with fewer victory and more were scrambled to preach!"

Zhang Xun knocked the deputy general's head and cursed with anger: "It's good to know. I'll tell you, success or failure is here, don't embarrass me!"

The deputy general touched his head and smiled honestly: "How can you do it? I will make you look better this time!"

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xun, who had been waiting for it, finally received a message from Yang Hong, that was that Yang Hong's 20,000 cavalry had quietly left the city tonight and were rushing towards Yinping.

After considering the cavalry's journey, Zhang Xun's heart was relieved. In fact, Zhang Xun planned to use the distance between these three counties to fight a time difference with Cao Cao. If used properly, he could win one or two games.

In the early morning, the sky was slightly bright. Xiahou Dun, who had been traveling all day, finally saw the appearance of Yinping City.

Seeing the broken city wall, Xiahou Dun was so angry that he was so angry that he was still a step late. He brought his 50,000 troops into the city, preparing to rest for a while, and then continued to go north to pursue after a hot meal.

In fact, if Xiahou Dun calmed down, he could see the clues. However, at this time, Xiahou Dun was burning in fire and had already reached the verge of an outbreak. How could he notice the strangeness?

As soon as he entered the city, Xiahou Dun asked someone to collect food and grass and prepare to make a fire to cook. But he didn't expect that the people in the city cooperated very well, either by delivering wine or meat. At first, Xiahou Dun didn't care too much, thinking that it was the enthusiasm of the people in the city.

But when he heard the conversation between his personal soldiers around him, his heart was beating and he said intimately, "Not good!".
Chapter completed!