Within Peijun, the soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou Army began to take action.
At Guo Jia's strong request, Tao Shang gave Guo Jia the responsibility for formulating strategies and commanding and deploying the entire army.
Just because Guo Jia told the pottery merchant that he wanted to compete with his old friend from the Liang Kingdom and test his skills.
It seems that Guo Jia really approves of the person in Liang State.
On the fifth day after the eight counties of Peijun were ravaged by Cao's army, Jinling City finally launched an operation.
Two groups of troops led by Xu Huang and Tao Ji, totaling 10,000 elite troops, were divided into two groups, each with 5,000 troops, and began to march towards Suiyang City, the seat of Liang State.
As soon as 10,000 Jinling troops entered Liang's territory, Cao Jun's scouts brought the news back to Xiahou Yuan.
Xia Houyuan was shocked after hearing this. He thought that the bluffing plan would definitely suppress the Xuzhou army and make them tighten their defenses in Pei County and not dare to act rashly.
Who would have thought that they would actually dare to take the initiative and come to test their own strength.
It seems that as Xun You said, the other party has seen through our true intention of "conquering Xuzhou" this time.
This time I really underestimated the people of Xuzhou.
Xia Houyuan was ordered by Cao Cao to sit in Liang and guard the east. He had 30,000 troops stationed in Suiyang, while Xu Huang and Tao Ji had a total of 10,000 troops deep into the territory to attack Xiayi and Mengxian. If a fight really broke out
, it shouldn’t be difficult for our side to eliminate them.
Therefore, Xia Houyuan immediately sent troops to attack Xu Huang and Tao Ji.
Just as he was ordering his troops, Xun You stopped Xia Houyuan's action.
He calmly analyzed the current situation to Xia Houyuan.
"Miaocai, if the Jinling Army dares to drive troops into the Liang Kingdom, it means that they have seen through Duke Cao's intention of not attacking Xuzhou for the time being. The Jinling Army was initially damaged after the battle with Yuan Shu and the Xiliang Army, but recently it has
After recruiting and surrendering Yan Baihu and Zuo Rong, eliminating the rough and retaining the best, and then removing the water army, the number of their horsemen and infantry should be about 40,000. Adding Cao Bao's troops and horses, the number should be at least 50,000. Xu Huang and Tao Ji's
Ten thousand troops entered the Liang Kingdom to attack the two counties. If nothing unexpected happens, this is a false move by Guo Fengxiao. The remaining 40,000 troops in Pei County should be targeted at Suiyang where we are. If Miao Cai really goes to rescue, then this
But the city may not be saved."
Xia Houyuan held his breath and said: "Are we just going to let the Xuzhou army attack our county and do nothing?"
Xun You laughed and said: "Why are you panicking? You just sent troops to raid eight counties in Pei County a few days ago. Now they have only attacked two of your counties, and you can't sit still? This is too petty and unworthy of a general.
The wind."
Xia Houyuan thought for a while and said: "But it would be too much to let the Xuzhou army attack our county for nothing!"
Xun You chuckled and said, "It's not that I won't let you send troops. It's easy. Of the 30,000 troops in our city, you leave 10,000 and I will lead them to garrison Suiyang. You can lead 20,000 troops to save the second county."
, but remember not to go far, let alone start a war with Xu Huang and Tao Ji. You only need to go in the direction of Meng County, drive the troops a hundred miles away, and then suddenly turn back to Suiyang, join forces with me inside and outside, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Isn’t this wonderful for the Jinling Army who came to sneak attack Suiyang?”
After hearing this, Xia Houyuan had an epiphany.
…
Xiahou Yuan immediately followed Xun You's plan and left the city to rescue the two counties. Xun You took the remaining soldiers and stationed himself in Suiyang, waiting for the Jinling army to attack the city.
That night, Xun You was not in a hurry to sleep.
He calculated that after his main force left the city, with Guo Jia's wisdom, he would definitely let the main force come to attack Suiyang, the seat of Liang State.
At that time, all he had to do was cooperate with Xia Houyuan, who had returned halfway, and naturally he could give that boy Guo Fengxiao a hard blow in the head.
Xun You felt both regretful and excited about Guo Jia's defection to the pottery merchant.
After his uncle Xun Yu defected to Cao Cao, all the old friends from Yingchuan Academy were led by Xun Yu to join Cao Cao. Only Guo Jia did not know what medicine he had taken wrongly and went to Xuzhou.
He went away to fool around and worked for a young boy who was only a weakling. Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai and others all regretted this and were deeply angry with Guo Jiabu!
But as time went by, the feelings that enveloped Xun You's heart gradually changed from regret to excitement.
Although Guo Jia is known as the prodigal son in this small group in Yingchuan, he has always been in the category of extraordinary talents.
Unlike Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others who were just and regular, Guo Jia's mind was filled with escape, deceit, and unconstrained imagination all day long. The evil ideas in his mind were hard for ordinary people to guard against.
In the past, while Xun You envied his agility, he also felt a little bit jealous.
Although they are friends, they still want to compete with each other!
If they are really in the same camp, I'm afraid they will never be able to compete.
At this moment, for Xun You, it was a God-given opportunity to compete with Guo Jia.
The night was deep, but Xun You was not in a hurry to go to bed. He sat in a quiet room with the letter in hand, drinking honey water, and felt content.
What he is waiting for now is for the Jinling Army of the Tao Shang to come and attack Suiyang City, and then join forces with Xia Houyuan to defeat their forces in one fell swoop.
Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao, if You can't see this simple plan of yours, then you are really not a student of Yingchuan.
Just when Xun You was enjoying himself, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and Chen Zhong, the military lord under Xia Houyuan's command, hurried in.
"Report to the military advisor, Tan Ma will report! The main force of the Jinling Army has appeared!"
"Oh?"
A military situation?"
Chen Zhong said in a panic: "No! The scouts reported that the main force of Jinling City came towards Suiyang City at first, but then, thirty miles away from the south of Suiyang, they suddenly changed direction and headed west.
went!"
"The west side?"
Chen Zhong shook his head and said: "My subordinates don't know either..."
There was an awkward silence in the meeting hall.
When I was young, I saw Xun You's delicate eyes suddenly widened. He was calm just now, but suddenly a trace of panic appeared on his face.
"Guo Fengxiao... Could it be that he wants to attack with Xu Huang and Tao Ji in a three-pronged attack to eliminate the main force of Miaocai's troops?"
When the captain Chen Zhong heard what Xun You said, he suddenly opened his mouth in silence.
"Army, military advisor! This?"
Xun You took a deep breath, stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples to regain his composure.
The person surnamed Guo really does not follow the ordinary path, and he is very good at it.
Instead of attacking the city, attack the generals?
You do know how to play!
"Chen Zhong, you will quickly meet Wang Zhi, Meng Tan and others, gather all the soldiers in the city, and follow me to rescue Xiahou Miaocai. Send people to transport the ordnance and grain in the city to Yu County at night, and transport what can be transported there.
, everything that cannot be transported will be burned on the spot and cannot be kept."
When Chen Zhong heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked and said: "Military advisor, I hear what you mean. Is it possible that Suiyang City should be abandoned?"
Xun You smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "By accident, Guo Fengxiao made one more move, and he designed Xiahou Miaocai to attack from three directions. If I send troops to rescue Xiahou Miaocai, it will be useless if I lead less troops. If I lead more troops, it will be useless."
Leading troops, how can Suiyang be defended? Guo Jia is forcing me to make a choice, whether to want the city or the generals... It doesn't matter if a city is lost, the generals and soldiers are the most important.
I don’t want this Suiyang City anymore, just give it to Guo Fengxiao, so that you can teach the prodigal son a lesson... Don’t talk too much, just order your troops quickly!"
After some hasty preparations, Xun You's 10,000 troops stationed in Suiyang City galloped away in the direction of Meng County. There was also a small army to transfer the warehouse assets in Suiyang City. Those who could not be transferred were immediately
Burn on the spot.
…
As Xun You expected, Xia Houyuan sent troops to rescue Meng County. After traveling to a hundred miles, he immediately changed direction and returned to Suiyang City, hoping to join forces with Xun You in the city and attack the Jinling army who wanted to attack the city.
Unfortunately, Xun You mistook Guo Jia's goal. The prodigal son's goal from the beginning was not the city, but Xia Houyuan's new force.
When Xia Houyuan traveled fifty miles away from Suiyang City, a detective horse came to report that Xu Huang and Tao Ji, who were attacking two county towns, had given up their attack and were coming to kill their generals from behind.
Xia Houyuan always had a hot temper, but when he heard about this incident, his anger suddenly jumped up.
Okay, I won't look for you, but you will take the initiative to look for me!