"Wenyuan, the one you should thank is not me, but Du Zhi."
Cao Cao laughed.
Zhang Liao faced Chen Zhou and bowed: "Thank you sir for your recommendation."
Chen Zhou said: "General Wenyuan is too polite."
Cao Cao said again: "Everyone go back and prepare. The day after tomorrow, we will leave Lulong fortress. The soldiers are very fast. We are a surprise attack. The faster the better. The battle will be decisive quickly so that the enemy will not be able to react. The whole army will bring enough rations, travel lightly!”
The speed must be fast, and the results of the raid on Wuhuan's rear can really be achieved. What they want to play with Wuhuan now is a time difference, making Wuhuan mistakenly think that Cao Jun cannot advance. When the time comes, they can attack the enemy they want. Effect.
"Lord, I have an idea."
Liu Ye said: "If we don't spread the news, we should say that it is raining heavily and the roads are impassable. We will retreat temporarily. When the muddy roads return to normal in autumn and winter, we can fully invade Wuhuan. Tadun and others will definitely relax when they hear that we have retreated." Be alert, we will make a surprise attack from behind, the effect will be better!”
What's more, they plan to take a detour and take away most of the troops, so the military camp must be empty.
As long as Wuhuan's scouts make a little investigation, they can easily find the emptiness of the military camp and the absence of the army. There is really an illusion of temporarily withdrawing the army and attacking again in autumn and winter.
Cao Cao clapped his hands and said: "Zi Yang's plan is feasible, just do it like this!"
Detour, surprise.
They had discussed and prepared all the necessary arrangements.
Time passed quickly and it was time to set off.
Cao's entire army gathered in the camp.
Except for leaving thousands of people behind and pretending to defend in the camp, all the other main forces were led by Zhang Liao and followed Tian Chou who led the way, and launched a surprise attack across the mountains and ridges.
"Zitai, we all depend on you."
Cao Cao said solemnly.
Zitai is the name of Tian Chou.
"Don't worry, my lord, I've walked that old road many times, there will be no problem!"
Tian Chou assured with confidence.
Everything was ready, the news had spread, and there were no other problems. Cao Cao officially announced that the entire army would attack. He would first arrange for people to protect Tian Chou and lead the way in front, and the army behind would follow.
Arriving at Lulongsai, as soon as we left here, we arrived near Xu Wushan. Although it rained, the road here was not muddy, just a bit slippery. Not long after walking, many soldiers slipped and fell. Others were not there for the time being. What, the mountain road is passable, just be careful.
"No wonder Fengxiao came here and couldn't go back."
Chen Zhou looked at the rugged mountain road, and then at the rain outside the bamboo hat.
Although it doesn't rain very much now, it's always drizzle, but the air gives people a depressing feeling. The environment is not good, the climate is not good, and the road is rugged. Guo Jia's body, which was hollowed out by wine and sex, was soaked in the rain. It will definitely be too much to travel over mountains and ridges.
Fortunately he wasn't allowed to come.
"gentlemen!"
Zhang Xiu followed over at this time and asked curiously: "Why did you recommend me, sir?"
Chen Zhou knew that he would ask himself because of this, and explained: "I think General Wen Yuan is capable and has the talent of a general. With the Lord, there is only one battle left to prove his strength, so I recommend the general. "
After the surrender of Xiapi, Zhang Liao had little merit.
During the Battle of Guandu, he fought against Yan Liangwen Chou. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but he was good at commanding an army, but not very good at fighting generals. He was no match for Yan Liangwenchou, and his merit was put aside. He really needed to prove his strength.
As a reduced general, you can only be reused if you prove yourself.
"General Wenyuan, this is your chance."
"When you bring Tadun's head back, you will be able to stand up straight by your lord's side."
Chen Zhou said again seriously.
Zhang Liao thought about Chen Zhou's words and said gratefully after a while: "Thank you sir for your recommendation. If you need me for anything in the future, please come to me!"
Chen Zhou was not polite. He took these polite words as if they could come true and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Wenyuan. If I need your help, I will definitely come to you."
They chatted briefly and then walked for a long time, deep into Xu Wu Mountain. The mountain road was rugged and the ground was wet with rain. They walked very carefully, otherwise they would slip under their feet and roll down the mountain.
Chen Zhou secretly thought again, luckily he didn't bring Guo Jia here.
Otherwise, Guo Jia might be dead on Xu Wu Mountain.
——
"how's it going?"
Tadun asked eagerly.
The news of Cao Cao's army retreating and coming back in autumn and winter has spread. He immediately made arrangements to investigate. If Cao Cao's army retreated, they would still have plenty of time to prepare for Cao Cao's next visit.
The person responsible for investigating the news is called Nanlou, one of the Wuhuan leaders.
Tadun is the chanyu of the entire Wuhuan, the largest leader, and there are also smaller leaders of various tribes below him. Their nomadic tribes are divided in this way.
"Cao's army has indeed retreated!"
Nanlou said: "According to the news from our scouts, Cao's camp is empty. Except for the thousands of people defending it, the main force is long gone."
"real?"
Yuan Shang was the most excited.
Cao Cao's retreat means that he will not fight again. He is safe now, and at the same time he sees hope in sight. Cao Cao retreats, and he still has time to continue to develop. When Cao Cao's army comes next time, he can fight again!
Their opportunity has come!
Nanlou nodded and said: "They have indeed retreated. The current weather is not good for Cao's army and they cannot attack. There is no other way but to retreat!"
"good!"
Tadun laughed.
To be honest, he was still a little afraid of Cao Cao.
After all, even a behemoth like Yuan Shao could be defeated by Cao Cao. They were worried that they would not be Cao Cao's opponent in a fight. It was just right that Cao Cao retreated and they didn't have to fight. They could do whatever they wanted.
Yuan Xi said: "Tandun Shanyu, how should we prepare for the autumn and winter war?"
Tadun's confidence increased greatly, and he temporarily put all these worries behind him, and said with a smile: "There's no rush, we still have time, let's relax now."
After being nervous for several days, seeing Cao Jun retreating, I had to relax, eat, drink and have fun.
Yuan Xi: "..."
"Cao Cao has many tricks, but Shanyu still needs to be careful."
he said again.
Tadun nodded and said: "I also know that I need to be careful, but...Cao Cao has withdrawn his army and there is no danger for the time being. There is no need to be careful now."
The entire military camp, including Yuan Shang, relaxed a lot at this time and slowly exhaled a filthy breath.
Now that Cao Cao's army has retreated, there is no need for them to continue to defend here, so Tadun is also arranging when to retreat. He will first go back to their base camp, Liucheng, and wait until the rainy season is over before returning to prepare for defense against Cao Cao.
For them, there is really no need to rush now.
If you have time, work on it slowly.
Yuan Xi wanted to say something, but seeing them so relaxed, he had a very unreliable feeling. He thought worriedly, wouldn't he escape to Wuhuan and fail in the end?
Will not!
But Wuhuan's looseness at this time is very likely to fail.
