Upon hearing the news, everyone was so surprised that they opened their mouths wide, and some couldn't believe their ears.
You must know that Dian Wei only has 3,000 new soldiers. It is not easy to defend Puyang City. How could he defeat 100,000 Black Mountain bandits and kill their leader?
Seeing everyone's disbelief, Cao Cao smiled and raised the letter in his hand and told the detailed story of the war.
After listening, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.
"General Dian Wei is a good strategist, no wonder he defeated the Black Mountain Bandits!"
"I didn't expect General Dian Wei to be a rough man, but he was rough and subtle, and he could come up with such a wonderful plan!"
All the generals couldn't help but marvel!
However, Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and others knew clearly that these strategies must have come from Yang Ling!
Sir, he certainly lived up to my expectations!
Cao Cao couldn't help but smile.
the other side.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai looked at each other and exchanged glances.
Unlike most people, they didn't believe it was Dian Wei's fault.
Golden juice to defend the city, deep pits and traps, secret door schemes, is this what that rough guy Dian Wei can come up with?
There must be an expert guiding him behind his back!
But now is not the time to think about this, Guo Jia quickly stepped forward,
"My lord, since the Black Mountain bandits have been defeated, we can take this opportunity to launch an attack on them and kill them all!"
"Feng Xiao and... well, General Dian Wei have come up with an idea."
Cao Cao laughed and said,
"General Dian Wei suggested in his letter that we set up an ambush on the only way the Black Mountain Army must pass and launch an attack on them!"
"What?"
Guo Jia was slightly startled.
"Is something wrong?"
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia strangely.
"No...it's okay!"
Guo Jia came back to his senses and forced a smile, but the loss in his eyes could not be stopped.
After all, he is still a young man, and he is inevitably arrogant and competitive.
In the matter of the Puyang victory, Guo Jia has been overpowered by that expert.
Unwilling to be reconciled, he immediately proposed a strategy to ambush the Black Mountain bandits.
However, I didn't expect that the expert would actually reach this point!
hateful!
Guo Jia's heart was full of frustration!
But he is not an ordinary person after all. After a brief period of disappointment, he quickly adjusted his mentality!
In this case, let me find you and defeat you in an upright manner!
Guo Jia took a deep breath and his eyes became firm!
…
Although Puyang City was no longer in danger, Cao Cao still ordered to break camp and set off.
He sent spies everywhere to inquire about the movements of the Black Mountain Bandits.
After knowing their withdrawal route, Cao Cao quickly sent troops there and launched an attack midway.
The Black Mountain bandits, who were originally low in morale and had no fighting spirit, faced the ambush of Cao Cao's men who were waiting for work. They only resisted slightly and were completely defeated!
The only remaining leader, Bai Rao, was killed in the chaos!
Most of the Black Mountain bandits chose to surrender, and the rest either died in battle or escaped by luck!
This time the Black Mountain bandits attacked Dongjun, and finally ended with Cao Cao's victory!
After Cao Cao returned to the city in triumph, he immediately held a banquet in the city to celebrate, and generously rewarded Dian Wei, Xun Yu, Zhao Yun and others who had made great achievements!
At the banquet.
Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai sat and watched Dian Wei, who seemed to be the focus of the banquet.
"Brother Wen Ruo, do you really believe that General Dian Wei came up with the method himself?"
Guo Jia smiled and asked Xun Yu beside him in a low voice.
"Of course I don't believe it."
Xun Yu shook his head.
The fighting had been intense in the past few days, so there was no time to think too much.
But after the situation stabilized in the past few days, the more Xun Yu thought about it, the more impossible he felt.
Even if a person suddenly becomes enlightened, he can't be so smart, right?
Even Guo Jia might not be able to come up with this series of schemes, especially the last secret door scheme!
"Who is the master who advises General Dian Wei behind his back?"
Xi Zhicai frowned and said softly.
Guo Jia was silent, but his eyes kept falling on Dian Wei, who was being persuaded to drink.
After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up,
"I see!"
"What does Fengxiao know?"
Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai looked at him in astonishment.
"I know how to find that guy!"
Guo Jia smiled mysteriously and asked,
"Have you ever thought about why the Lord would hand over the important Puyang to General Dian Wei to guard it?"
Xun and Yu were stunned for a moment and fell into thinking.
yes.
Puyang is a county seat, and its importance is not much greater.
If it were Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai who made the arrangements, even if they did not leave it to generals like Xia Houyuan, Xia Houdun, and Cao Ren, they would still let Li Dian and Yue Jin garrison them.
Dian Wei was just the captain of the soldiers, and he had never shown any ability to defend the city.
In terms of emotion and reason, it is not his turn.
At this time, Xun Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and blurted out,
"Unless he knows that expert!"
"good!"
Guo Jia definitely said,
"This way, the explanation will be clear!"
Xi Zhi thought for a moment and then asked,
"Brother Wen Ruo, have you seen General Dian Wei interacting with anyone these days?"
"Well, not really."
Xun Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Puyang was surrounded by Black Mountain bandits some time ago, and the military situation was urgent. He was too busy with official duties, so how could he keep an eye on Dian Wei?
Hearing this, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai showed regret on their faces.
Suddenly Xun Yu seemed to remember something and quickly added,
"By the way, I saw two of his sworn brothers visiting him a few days ago."
"Sworn brothers?"
Unlike Xun Yu, who was in charge of internal affairs, Guo Jia was in charge of military affairs, so he had never met Yang Ling.
"Yes, General Dian Wei has two sworn brothers."
Xun Yu explained,
"The eldest brother's name is Yang Ling, and he is a grain transport officer in charge of logistics. The third brother's name is Zhao Yun, his alias is Zilong, and he is currently working under his eldest brother."
After the battle with Lu Bu at Hulao Pass, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun also became famous.
Therefore, both Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai have heard of Zhao Yun's name.
But Yang Ling had never heard of it.
"Did that person named Yang Ling come to the banquet tonight?"
Guo Jia asked.
Xun Yu looked around the banquet scene and immediately shook his head.
"He didn't come."
"It seems like that person is Yang Ling!"
Guo Jia slapped the palm of his other hand with one hand, his eyes shining with excitement.
No matter how deep you hide, haven't I found you yet?
"But this is all our speculation, and it may not really be him."
Xi Zhicai hesitated.
"Anyway, let's go visit him tomorrow."
Guo Jia smiled and said,
“You can only be sure after meeting in person.”
"That's fine."
Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai nodded.
…
After defeating the Black Mountain bandits, Cao Cao was so excited that he gave most of the people a holiday.
But Xun Yu and the others were not lazy. They got up early in the morning and went to visit Yang Ling together.
