Seeing Guo Jia thinking seriously, Cao Cao did not rush him. He looked calm and waited patiently for Guo Jia to think carefully before giving an answer.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Guo Jia.
As the chief military advisor of Cao's army, Guo Jia's status is undoubtedly the highest. Cao Cao will always obey his words and seek Guo Jia's opinion on all strategies and marches.
After a long time, Guo Jia blinked his eyelids and moved his shoulders slightly.
A smile appeared on Cao Cao's face and his voice was friendly: "Well... Fengxiao thinks, how should our army act?"
"Ming Gong, this is Zhang Xiu's plan to lure the enemy."
Guo Jia confidently said, "Who is Zhang Xiu? How could the dignified shepherds of Yongzhou, General Zuo and Marquis Xuanwei, hand over their wealth and life to a newly surrendered Huns? Gan Ning and Ji Ling have always been loyal. In the name of Zhang Xiu, he trusted them and handed over the military power to them. Didn't Ming Gong treat his generals in this way? But the Huns are different from the Han people. We Han people have been indoctrinated by Confucianism and know the importance of loyalty. But the Huns If you don’t study Confucianism, how can you know how to be loyal and filial? Take Tal Tuo and Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo just now.”
After a pause, he gave others time to digest, and then continued: "Zhang Xiu is a wise man, how could he not know this? Now that he knows this, he re-employs Liu Bao, how can he not have a plan? Ming Gong, all gentlemen, please don't forget Now, Zhang Xiu has a terrifying shadow army in his hands, the Shadow Guards."
Everyone nodded.
They all have a deep understanding of the Shadow Guard's strength.
Seeing that Guo Jia's analysis was succinct, Cao Cao showed a happy smile on his face, and then asked: "Then if Tartuo comes this time, he is probably under Zhang Xiu's control. What should our army do?"
"Use the trick!"
Guo Jia's eyes flashed with wisdom, "Zhang Xiu wants to lure us into battle and then ambush us halfway. Then we will divide our troops into two groups. The front army will be led by General Xu Huang with 10,000 troops and march into Zhang Xiu under the Prime Minister's flag. Then the prime minister led the army behind to counter-surround him, and then he changed into Zhang Xiu's clothes at night, pretended to open the city gate, and captured Hangu Pass."
After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
If this is the case, Hangu Pass can be taken in this battle.
Then he turned to look at the others, "What do you think?"
"Fengxiao is a good plan. Even if the Huns really surrender, we can deal with it calmly. This is also an excellent opportunity for us to eliminate Zhang Xiu." Chen Qun agreed.
The others nodded in agreement.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and said, "In that case, I will immediately summon all the generals to discuss sending troops. If anyone comes, please invite General Tarto in."
…
That night.
After Tartu got the exact news about Cao Cao, he hurried back to restore Liu Bao's life.
"Wise King!" Tartuo said with a flattering smile, "If this plan succeeds, the credit will be no small feat. When the time comes, you must be the Chanyu of my great Huns!"
Liu Bao turned to Tartuo and felt sick to his stomach when he saw his flattering face. He squinted his eyes and said, "Huh! Do you really think that Cao Cao is so easy to fool? After he breaks through Hangu Pass and takes over the middle of the pass, how can he Can you allow me to wait and settle in Hetao? Zhang Xiu has given the two tribes hope of coexistence, but Cao Cao can't give it. I don't want to ruin the lives of millions of our southern Huns just because of my selfish desires."
The flattering smile on Talto's face froze like cold pork, and he felt a chill: "Wise King, you... what do you mean?"
"Talto!"
At this time, a voice came from behind that was so familiar that it made the hair on his body stand on end. Zhang Xiu walked out of the darkness and asked, "How many benefits did Cao Cao promise to you, so that you risked your life and rushed into Cao Cao's camp alone? Don't tell me. You are doing it for the good of General Liu Bao, at best, it is just for your own selfish desires."
"Hou...Hou Ye!"
Talto turned his head mechanically, with unconcealable horror in his eyes, "I...I..."
Hu Che'er, who was following Zhang Xiu, had an angry look on his face. He pulled out the sword from his waist and put it on Talto's shoulder. The blade exuded a bone-chilling coldness, "Eat everything inside and out, and you won't be able to eat anything." An, a loyal minister doesn’t serve his two masters, a loyal woman doesn’t serve her husband, you beast, you are worse than a woman.”
With the knife on his neck, Talto was trembling with fear and nodded repeatedly.
"The rebellious people must be punished."
Zhang Xiu's voice was calm.
Tarto was so frightened that he hurriedly looked at Liu Bao for help.
Liu Bao turned his head away from him.
Tarto's face was full of despair.
Hu Che'er's palm as big as a cattail leaf grasped Talto's shoulder, clamping him tightly with a fierce look in his eyes. He picked up the knife in his right hand and dropped it suddenly, making a sharp whistling sound.
A stream of blood flowed out, and the bloody head rolled to the ground.
Everyone present remained calm.
"Liu Bao, Fazheng, Gan Ning, Huo Jun!" Zhang Xiu turned his back and looked at the bursts of fire under the city head. It seemed that there were people's heads moving.
Liu Bao, Fazheng, Gan Ning, Huo Jun: "Here!"
Zhang Xiu: "I quickly order you to follow the plan discussed by Tartuo and Cao Cao, and launch a counterattack. I will take the position at Hangu Pass."
"Here!"
Everyone answered in unison.
At midnight.
Xu Huang led 10,000 troops and quietly moved toward Hangu Pass. Five miles away from Hangu Pass, he ordered his soldiers to wait where they were. It was covered with a layer of black cloth, and from the outside, the fire inside could not be seen.
When they arrived at the designated height, Xu Huang's personal guard took off and wrapped the black cloth outside the lantern. He did this three times and gave the secret signal for the handover between the two sides. After the signal, everyone looked quietly at the dim city head.
Not long after, a fiery red light lit up on the top of the city. The fiery red light flashed three times in the dark night on the top of the city.
"General, the code has been picked up."
The tone of the soldiers was excited and excited. After more than a month of fierce fighting, Hangu Pass was finally expected to be broken.
Xu Huang had no expression on his face and said calmly: "Go back first."
After returning, Xu Huang ordered his soldiers to bend their waists, hold the rope, and quietly move forward. No one knew whether the Huns were really surrendering or pretending to surrender, but whether it was true or not, Xu Huang would act cautiously.
After five miles, the soldiers at the front quickly reached the city.
After shaking off the rope in his hand, he threw it up. In the quiet dark night, there was a crisp collision sound of metal and hard wall. Everyone held their breath and listened quietly to the movement above.
After the collision, silence fell again.
"superior!"
The captain of the soldiers below waved his hand, and the other soldiers immediately grabbed the rope, swung their bodies flexibly, and climbed up towards the head of Hangu Pass City. Everything went smoothly. Xu Huang below was unconsciously sweating on his forehead. He saw that there was no fighting after those people climbed up, and he became confused.
At this time, the captain who climbed up to the top of the city made a safety gesture towards the moonlight and towards the outside of the city.
Xu Huang frowned.
Tonight's operation went too smoothly!
But the opportunity cannot be missed.
After a brief thought, Xu Huang raised his hand and made a gesture of action.
Countless soldiers crawled out from the ground, rushed toward the city head quickly and quietly, and then began to climb up along the rope. The soldiers entering the city did not encounter any obstacles, and arrived at the city gate very smoothly. The city gate was opened inside.
Xu Huang frowned with the word "Sichuan" on his face.
At this time, the detective horse from behind rushed over, "General Xu, my lord, what is the situation at the front?"
After thinking for a moment, Xu Huang said: "The gate of Hangu Pass has been opened without any obstruction. The enemy is unknown where it is. Please make a clear decision, my lord."
Tan Ma left immediately.
Xu Huang hurriedly rode towards Hangu Pass. The uneasiness in his heart gradually swelled as Hangu Pass approached. Suddenly, he smelled a weak but very strange smell, and the uneasiness in his heart instantly swelled to Unable to contain it, a chill crawled down his spine to the back of his head.
