A few days later, Yecheng.

Zhang Xiu led the army, but the Cao army camp twenty miles outside the city seemed particularly quiet. In the previous battle, Cao Cao lost thousands of troops, which caused Guo Jia to fall sharply.

On the other hand, Xuchang and Xun Yu sent Xun You to join the army and led more than 10,000 troops to support him. He did not want to give up the land in Nanyang easily. As long as it could be taken before the end of the year, it would be worth it.

At this time, in Yecheng.

Generals gathered in the palace.

Huang Zhong was energetic and seemed more calm. As for Zhao Yun, he looked heroic, not a rough person. The rest were Zhao Fan, Gao Shun, Xing Daorong, Fu Tong and others.

Zhang Xiu glanced at him and said, "Now the morale of Cao's army is being frustrated, and he is hiding in the camp. I wonder if you have any good plans to defeat the enemy? Repel Cao Cao."

"Lord, our army and Cao Cao have little force to fight against his strong camp, so it is unwise to force Cao Cao to attack his strong camp. Now that Cao's morale is frustrated, it is better to send people to fight day and night to disrupt his army's morale."

Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said in a deep voice.

Zhang Xiu nodded and saw that the other generals had no intention of saying anything, he couldn't help but look at Jia Xu and signaled, "Wenhe, what should we do in our army according to your opinion?"

Jia Xu stroked his gray beard and chuckled, "Lord, Guo Jia was captured, Cao's army was frustrated, but he couldn't go out of the camp. It was obviously waiting for reinforcements."

"Yi Xu saw that Xuchang was probably sending reinforcements to Yecheng at this time. According to the time when the flying cavalry rushed to Xuchang, it is estimated that Cao Cao's reinforcements will arrive in another three or five days."

After saying that, Jia Xu looked calm and confident.

"Reinforcements?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows. The three states under Cao Cao's rule and the annexation of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu's remaining soldiers should have more than 100,000 elite armors. Overall, it is stronger than the same period.

After all, he also attacked Zhang Xiu twice during the same period, both of which returned in disgrace, and also damaged the eldest son of the powerful general Dian Wei, Cao Ang. At this time, he occupied the Central Plains earlier than in history.

"Wenhe, do you mean to attack the support?"

Zhang Xiu pondered a little, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Jia Xu, asking.

"That's why Cao's morale was frustrated, and reinforcements would never dare to fight before they arrived. Our army could send infantry and cavalry to surround the camp and make preparations for a strong attack."

"Cao Cao was intimidated by his lord's strange objects many times, so he certainly did not dare to send his cavalry out of the city. Apart from the cavalry, his infantry could not set up a formation when he left the camp, and he was rootless duckweed and vulnerable."

"In this way, the lord can send infantry and cavalry north to rob and kill reinforcements. I think it is not difficult for the lord, the Western Liang cavalry, to retreat the reinforcements of Cao's army, and it will be frustrated even if it is not good."

"After these two battles, it was extremely difficult for Cao Cao to conquer Nanyang and was absolutely impossible. He would definitely withdraw his troops and reorganize his troops to prepare for the battle against Yuan Shao in Hebei."

"Even said that Cao Cao and Kong Ming said that he would move the capital to Xuzhou to avoid his sharp edge and defend his lord." Jia Xu said with a slight squinting at the corner of his eyes and chuckling.

When I smiled in a dark way, I still had confidence.

Zhang Xiu nodded. Jia Xu's remarks were true. He immediately said in a deep voice: "Transfer the order, and Huang Zhong is the chief general Zhao Yun and Gao Shun is the deputy general, and each leads his troops to encircle the Cao army camp."

"No!" the generals responded loudly.

"Zhao Fan, Fu Tong and Ru led 8,000 infantry and cavalry, walking at night and hiding during the day, ambushing the Qianguan Road Crossing. It is closest to Yecheng. In addition, sent a sentry cavalry to explore the other two road crossings. If reinforcements go around, they will wait for an opportunity to move."

There are more than three official roads from Xuchang to Yecheng. There is no way to go all over the plains. It is extremely difficult to ambush, so it can only bet on the nearest intersection.

"No!" The two looked excited.

Among them, Zhao Fan was even more eager to try it out. He didn't expect to have the opportunity to lead the army alone as soon as he arrived in Jingzhou. Obviously, he came to Jingzhou right, at least he did not disappoint his vision.

And at this moment, teeth will stalk.

"You are a lord who is disguised outside the city and claims to be the chief clerk under Liu Bei, the governor of Yuzhou, and requests to meet the lord."

"The chief clerk under Liu Bei's command?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows and showed suspicion. It was Jian Yong or Sun Gan. It was probably only these two people under Liu Bei's command at this time.

At this time, he asked the two of them to go on a mission. It seemed that Liu Bei was going to be terrified again. He probably wanted to be prepared to rebel and Guanzhong to give Boss Cao a back stab.

In history, on the eve of Liu Bei's back-slaughter and Guandu, Liu Bei was not tolerated by the Xuzhou family. He was defeated and fled in just over a month and fled to Yuan Shao.

Then he comes, it's time for him to fight.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice: "Go and tell him to come in."

After a while, everyone waited.

At this time, a scholar was more than seven feet long and straight. He took off his headscarf and looked at Zhang Xiu sitting high and bowed with fists:

"Sun Gan, a minor official under the command of Liu Bei, the governor of Yuzhou, met the General of the Cavalry."

"Haha, there is no need to be polite!" Zhang Xiu waved his hand, chuckled, and then said, "Your lord should command the army to capture Wuguan under my rule, but he didn't know what Gongyou is going to do so?"

Sun Gan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Xiu. Could it be that the letter was not from Zhang Xiu's letter? It shouldn't be! He couldn't help but ask with a smile:

"Haha, Mingren will not say secret words. Gong Ming, have you written a letter earlier to advise my master to attack you on both sides, and I will attack Xuchang and defeat Cao thieves together?"

"It seems that this is the case." Zhang Xiu showed a sudden realization, and then chuckled: "Why, Liu Bei is willing to rebel against Cao Cao?"

"Haha, this is a bad thing for Mr. Ming! Our lord is determined to support the Han Dynasty and eliminate traitors. Cao Cao was named a Han minister, but he was actually a Han traitor. How could my lord rebel?

"Although Cao Cao expressed his lord as the governor of Yuzhou and was enterprising Guanzhong, his heart wanted his lord to be loyal to him and to oppose the Han Dynasty. And our lord always cared about the Han Dynasty, but he just thought that the snake and him were waiting for an opportunity to support the Han Dynasty."

"This move should not be a rebellion and correction, and is celebrated by the world?" Sun Gan's voice was neither humble nor arrogant, his face chuckled slightly, and he looked directly at Zhang Xiu.

"Haha, Gongyou's words are so fond of people. I guess Liu Bei can wake up laughing when he sleeps. He belittled Cao Zhe to nothing in just a few words."

"On the contrary, it is really a nobility that makes people love and hate!" Zhang Xiu said with emotion, a little envious. This group of words were so powerful.

"Hehe, Ming Gong is too proud." Sun Gan chuckled.

"Tell me, how your master is going to unite, and how your master is going to rebel against Cao Cao." Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

"It's true that before leaving, our master had secretly passed away many powerful people in Guanlong, such as Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were willing to rebel against Cao Cao and help our master. There were already 80,000 cavalry and 50,000 elite armor. In the blink of an eye, we could settle Guanzhong and capture Xuchang."

Sun Gan said without blinking his eyes. He swears and smiled confidently instead.

"Haha, your master may not be able to win over Han Sui and others? As for the Iron Cavalry 80,000? 50,000 elite armor? If the noble master has these, he is still afraid of Cao Cao? I guess Yuan Shao from Hebei will not be able to compete with him, right?"

Zhang Xiu smiled and looked at Sun Gan with his eyes lightly.

This is a good thing for bragging, and it only takes tens of thousands of troops to open its mouth, and there are eighty thousand iron cavalry. I bought war horses from the Xiliang Army for two years, and only tens of thousands of cavalry.

"Haha, I knew I could not hide it from the Ming Gong. Eighty thousand iron cavalry and 50,000 elite armor were just to speak to outsiders. In fact, my master has 40,000 elite armor and 50,000 iron cavalry."

Sun Gan showed a look of ashamed on his face.

"Hehe, come here, send Gongyou out of the mansion." Zhang Xiu was cold on his cheeks, and looked a little displeased. He pinched the tea on one side to see the guests. He was talking nonsense.

"Ming Gong calms your anger, and Ming Gong calms your anger."

Sun Gan hurriedly bowed and shouted, he just wanted Zhang Xiu to know his lord's strength, so he would have a lot of bargaining chips, otherwise it would be passive everywhere that would not be in line with his purpose of this trip.

"My lord is the current emperor uncle and has indeed won over the powerful forces of Guanlong. As for the troops, there are about 60,000 infantry and cavalry, occupying Guanzhong in just a moment."

Sun Gan looked at Zhang Xiu like a torch.

Zhang Xiu shrugged and refused to answer. However, he was thinking in his heart that there were probably more soldiers and horses, and there were probably only 10,000 or 20,000 people in Liu Bei's hands.

"But..." Sun Gan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Xiu, and chuckled, "But Ming Gong also knows that 60,000 squads and riders eat horses and eat daily food and grass to consume a lot."

"While the land in Guanzhong is thousands of miles away, it is said that a good wife cannot cook without rice, and my master cannot continue, so my master wants to ask Ming Gong to provide 100,000 hu of military rations to provide military supplies to fight against Cao Cao together."

Speaking of this, Sun Gan's eyes shone with splendor, and he looked at Zhang Xiu and said.

"100,000 hu of military ration?"

Zhang Xiu chuckled and immediately said, "The people in Jingzhou are rich, and they are indeed not short of these 100,000 hu of military rations, but you also know that during the war, military rations are as expensive as oil, and they are funded to the Lord for no reason. I am afraid that my civil and military rations will be dissatisfied."

"It's better to do this. The 100,000 hu of military ration is sold at the current price and it's an equal amount of war horses. If I'm fine, I should be able to exchange for 20,000 war horses. What do you think?"

"Twenty thousand horses?" Sun Gan was stunned. One hundred thousand hu of war horses and two thousand horses. What is this transaction? Is this food sold at the price of grain in the pass?

It is estimated that the most you can get for 5,000 yuan if you sell normally.

After all, although the price of grain has risen, the price of war horses is also not low, 20,000 per horse per day, and at least 30,000 to 50,000 per horse per day.

Thinking of this, Sun Gan said anxiously: "Ming Gong, we should form alliances now, help and benefit each other, and fight against the Cao thieves together. How could Ming Gong take advantage of the situation to rob and ask for so many war horses?"

"What's more, Cao Cao and Sun Ce are now carrying more than 100,000 border attacks. If our lord can successfully rebel in Guanzhong, your army can also concentrate its forces to capture Yangzhou."

"Haha, Cao Cao has been defeated and has been unable to come out of the camp. Even if the Lord does not judge, I am not afraid of Cao Cao. However, for the sake of Liu Bei as the emperor's uncle, he has tens of thousands of war horses."

Zhang Xiu waved his hand generously, which was his psychological expectation. Ten thousand pieces were already a premium, and he took the opportunity to make a small profit from Liu Bei. However, he really had to expect Liu Bei to make a fuss.

After all, Guanzhong overlooks the Central Plains and the end of this battle, Cao Cao will have to find a way to take Guanzhong so that he can take out his hands to capture Yang and Yizhou.

Letting Liu Bei gain a foothold is a disguised support for his own power. Guanzhong and Zhongyuan are after all, dead enemies.

"Cao Cao's new defeat?" Sun Gan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He had never thought that Cao Cao would be defeated just now. Zhang Xiu said this, which was typically because he wanted to quarrel.

After thinking about it, Sun Ganya said, "Five thousand, up to five thousand war horses. If it goes, then our lord will make a support with Ming Gong. If it doesn't work, then..."

"Come and see off guests." Zhang Xiu drank tea ceremony.

"Okay, 10,000 is 10,000." Sun Gan was almost crying. Guanzhong Unicom connected to Xiliang. If Guanlong helped him, it would not be too difficult to ride ten thousand horses, but it hurts too much.

"Haha, that's right! Your master made aid with me not just for me, but more for him. Even if I don't agree, Liu Bei will still rebel, right?"

Zhang Xiu chuckled and comforted.

Of course, Liu Bei would probably not be able to maintain his foothold without food and grass. If he subsidizes some food and grass, he would consider it a war horse. Liu Bei might not lose money, but he made a lot of money.

He can change horses and hold Cao Cao up.

Sun Gan nodded with heartache. He was already thinking about how to explain to Liu Bei in the future. After all, he had spoken out and ten thousand cavalry went out. Oh, just pretend to get through the difficulties.

"Since that's the case, go back and let your lord make more preparations, and then rebel against Cao Cao and occupy Guanzhong alone. If you can stand on your own, then let him lead the war horses to Wuguan to change the food."
To be continued...