Just when Liu Bei was preparing to use secret chess to plot to capture Xiapi, Jia Xu's army arrived at Cangshan Mountain.
"Lord Taiwei, according to reports from the scouts, Cao Cao's army will arrive at Cangshan Mountain tomorrow."
So fast?
Unexpectedly, Cao Jun marched so fast? Maybe Cao Jun didn't pay attention to the prefectures and counties along the way?
Jia Xu was shocked when he learned that Cao Jun would arrive tomorrow.
Fortunately, fortunately, the Chu army arrived at Cangshan Mountain in advance, otherwise there would be no danger to defend the whole road to Pengcheng.
You know, Jia Xu does not intend to engage in a defensive battle.
Pengcheng is the capital of Chu State. If it is besieged by Cao Cao's army, it will have a serious blow to the morale of all fronts of Chu State.
Moreover, those clans who are still waiting and watching may also lose confidence in Chu State.
The seventeen small and medium-sized clans that are currently known are still within the control range, but if all the clans in Chu State have the same plans as those seventeen clans, then the situation may be out of control.
"Gather the generals and raise the account."
After observing at the top of the mountain, Jia Xu had an idea of the general topography of Cangshan Mountain.
It's probably not easy to launch a surprise attack and ambush here. After all, the opponent is Cao Cao.
Ever since he and Xiang Ji watched the battle between Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, Jia Xu had never dared to have any contempt for Cao Cao.
And if surprise attacks are abandoned, then the only way to go is to occupy a favorable position and form a formation to meet the enemy.
"This Cangshan Mountain is the gateway to Pengcheng. If Cangshan Mountain is broken, Cao's army will be able to attack Pingchuan within a short distance of Pengcheng, and our army will be completely out of danger.
Therefore, our army must defend Cangshan Mountain.
I have just observed the topography of Cangshan Mountain and found that there are no walls, no dangers, and no obstacles that are difficult to defend here."
After saying this, Jia Xu raised his eyes and looked at the generals.
After discovering that the generals showed no fear, they continued to speak.
"Who is willing to guard this place?"
After listening to Jia Xu's narration, all the generals knew clearly that to defend here was to confront Cao Cao's army head-on. The task was no small task.
But this is also a huge opportunity for the generals.
If he could stop Cao Cao here, or even defeat him in battle, Xiang Ji would definitely be rewarded heavily when he returned, and he would probably not be able to escape if he was promoted to a higher official or a higher rank.
"The end will come as you wish!"
Zang Ba originally planned to call for a fight, but in the end he was still a step too late.
"Although you are well versed in strategy, there are no dangers here, and it is closely related to our army. If Cangshan is lost, Xuzhou will undergo great changes.
General Yu Jin, do you have the confidence to defend it?"
This time, it was also the first time that Jia Xu led an army independently, so he had to be careful again and again.
Jia Xu felt at ease only after receiving the certificate of re-incarceration.
"That being the case, General Yu Jin, I and you have 30,000 troops.
Remember, the place to go down to the stronghold must be Cangshan Mountain, in the middle of the road, so that Cao Jun cannot sneak past."
After the arrangements were made, Jia Xu turned his head again and looked at Zang Ba who was annoyed that he was too slow to invite the battle.
"General Zang Ba, you lead 10,000 troops and camp on another mountain road five miles away from General Yujin's stronghold. These can be the horns of each other."
As for why Zang Ba was arranged to go to another camp, it was Jia Xu's precautionary measure.
If Yu Jin's front camp cannot withstand Cao's army, then he can retreat to the main camp set up by Zang Ba to continue resisting.
In this battle, Jia Xu had no hope of repelling Cao Cao.
As long as he can be dragged here, after the victory of the other two battlefields is determined, Cao Cao will be alone, and it will naturally be easier to deal with.
Shu said.
Cao Cao's army arrived at Cangshan Mountain.
"Where is this?"
Looking at the towering mountains in front of him, Cao Cao turned to his subordinates and asked.
"Lord, this place is called Cangshan Mountain.
Don't look at how high this mountain is, but it doesn't have any dangerous points, so Yu is sure that the Chu army will not set up defenses here."
Cheng Yu, who knew Xuzhou relatively well, spoke first.
You know, this Cangshan Mountain is only a little taller.
But it was a smooth road at all, without any dangers.
In Cheng Yu's opinion, the Chu army's defense here was not as reliable as defending Pengcheng.
But things often go beyond people's expectations. Not long after Cheng Yu made his assertion, a hurried scout slapped him in the face.
"Lord, there is a Chu State camp on the mountain road ahead."
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Cheng Yu was already too embarrassed to see anyone.
I just made an assertion. Does this mean that the Chu army has come to set up a large camp to defend it?
Do you want to be slapped in the face like this?
Is there something wrong with the Chu army's brain? Is there any advantage in defending here? The surrounding mountain walls are so steep, I'm afraid they can't even go up to set up an ambush, right?
Cheng Yu was indeed right about this.
It is true that the Chu army could not go up and set up an ambush, but the mountain road was blocked by the camp, so Cao Jun could not move forward without destroying the Chu army's camp.
When Cao Cao heard that the Chu army was setting up defenses here, he didn't care about Cheng Yu's reaction.
"Fengxiao, you see, what does the Chu army mean by this?"
Cheng Yu is unreliable, so you should ask Guo Jia.
Although Cao Cao already has a rough idea in his mind, he still needs to find a smart person to confirm it, right?
"My lord, I beg you to see that the commander of the Chu army is a truly wise and resourceful man.
If our army can safely cross Cangshan Mountain, it will completely enter the hinterland of Chu State, which will be very disadvantageous for the defenders.
After all, once we enter the hinterland, we have too many choices."
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao also confirmed his thoughts.
It seems that those clans may have been exposed, otherwise the Chu army would definitely not risk sending troops to attack our army here.
This is obviously to prevent us from entering the hinterland and prevent those clans from taking the opportunity to cause chaos!
"Send the order! Order Cao Ren to be the vanguard and lead an army of 30,000 men. I will destroy the Chu army's camp here."
While Xiang Ji was away, Taishi Ci went to Xiapi to attack Liu Bei. Cao Cao really didn't notice the Chu army guarding here.
You only have a few generals under Xiang Ji. How can you defeat my brother Cao Ren?
As Cao Ren's army rushed towards the Chu army camp, Yu Jin also received news.
"The whole army is ready for war!"
After giving instructions to his soldiers and horses to prepare for war, Yu Jin rode out of the camp.
You can't stay in the camp all the time, right? Wouldn't that weaken morale?
"I am Yu Jin, the general of Zhendong of Chu State. Who is coming? Do you dare to fight?"
When Yu Jin came out of the camp and saw that Cao's army was already in formation, he immediately rode forward and shouted at Cao Ren and asked.
This guy is unfamiliar.
It's not like those fierce men that General Taishi Ci and the others mentioned before. Come to think of it, I can take them down in a duel, right?
Discovering that the men leading the army were not Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu, both of whom were famous in Cao's army, Yu Jin had the idea of a duel.
My Yu Jin sword has not seen blood for a long time!