When Li Tong heard Zhou Yu's arrangement, his eyes instantly brightened. These days the guards could not come out, and the soldiers complained. Li Tong understood Zhou Yu's arrangement and didn't say anything. However, Li Tong was also looking forward to fighting.
Li Tong responded with clasped fists and quickly conveyed the order.
Soldiers in the army, act quickly.
Zhou Yu always managed the army rigorously, and the army gathered quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhou Yu led 20,000 elite troops out of the camp and headed towards Xiahou Dun's military camp on the border of Chen County.
The news was quickly discovered by Xiahou Dun's sentinels and the news was quickly sent back.
In Xiahou Dun's military camp, he was training his soldiers. Because of Lu Xuan, Xiahou Dun was not blinded in one eye. He had a tough style and strict military management, and his soldiers were all brave and good at fighting.
In these years, Xiahou Dun spent most of his time in Yanzhou. His mission was not only to guard against his ally Yuan Shao in the north, but also to deal with Lu Xuan in the south, and he did not dare to relax even for a moment.
This time the Wu Kingdom went north to fight. Cao Cao took the main force to Hanzhong and sent 10,000 troops to Taishan County to guard Yu Jin. Xiahou Dun also left 3,000 people to defend Yuan Shao in Dong County, leaving only 15,000 people under his command to guard.
Therefore, Xiahou Dun chose to defend.
If there were sufficient troops and a mere Zhou Yu dared to act rampant in front of him, Xiahou Dun would have sent troops long ago. When he was roaming the battlefield and fighting bloody battles, Zhou Yu was still wearing crotchless pants.
When Xiahou Dun was training his soldiers, a sentinel came to Xiahou Dun and reported the situation of Zhou Yu's army coming to kill him.
When Xiahou Dun heard this, he was not angry but happy.
Zhou Yu came on his own initiative.
This is an opportunity to break the game.
Xiahou Dun ordered: "Beat the drums and gather all the troops into formation to prepare for battle."
The soldier informed.
The rumble of war drums echoed in the military camp, and fifteen thousand elite soldiers under Xiahou Dun gathered together. In addition, all the corresponding defensive equipment, archers, etc. are in place at the entrance of the camp.
Xiahou Dun, wearing armor and carrying a big gun, rode to the gate of the camp and waited. His eyes were sharp and his face was cold. He stared into the distance for a while, then turned to Ma Chao aside and said in a deep voice: "Meng Qi, Zhou Yu is here to fight this time. Wait for my order and you go and fight."
Ma Chao has become more and more calm over the years. He is a tiger general among the younger generation under Cao Cao and is highly regarded by Cao Cao. In addition, Cao Cao personally acted as a matchmaker and married Xiahou Dun's daughter to Ma Chao, officially incorporating Ma Chao into the Cao Group system.
Ma Chao was extremely grateful to Cao Cao.
He was born as a concubine.
Cao Cao did not despise him because of his background, but favored him in every way, and even guaranteed a matchmaker to let him marry Xiahou Dun's daughter.
Based on his status, he is completely out of reach.
Everything arranged by Cao Cao made Ma Chao determined to side with Cao Cao.
Ma Chao solemnly said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I promise to complete the task. In the past, Xu Chu and I lost in the first battle, but now, Xu Chu is with Lu Xuan, Huang Zhong is also in Xuzhou, and Zhou Yu is not worth mentioning. In these years, I have also Sharpen your martial arts skills and be ready for a fight at any time.”
Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "We have not taken the initiative to attack Zhou Yu. After all, Yanzhou is not easy. We have to deal with Xuzhou, and we also have to guard against Zhou Yu in Yuzhou, and even Taishi Ci in Jingzhou. Now Zhou Yu is here, give him a harsh lesson."
Ma Chao rolled his eyes and said, "Father-in-law, I have an idea."
Xiahou Dun asked: "What do you think?"
Ma Chao said: "My father-in-law stayed still for the sake of safety. However, from another aspect, if we attack Zhou Yu and defeat Zhou Yu's army, the situation in Yuzhou and even Yangzhou will be affected, and we can also directly support the King of Qin. .”
Xiahou Dun chuckled and shook his head, sighing: "You think too simply, which is also the best result."
Ma Chao said respectfully: "Please give me some advice from my father-in-law."
Xiahou Dun said solemnly: "The biggest problem is the supply of grain and grass, and the difficulty of logistics and transportation. Currently, the king of Qin has the largest number of troops. Most of the grain and grass in the Qin State mainly supplies the king of Qin."
"We have less supplies of food and grass. If we go into full-scale war, we will consume more materials and food. The burden on Qin will be heavier and the situation will be more difficult. Of course, this is just one of them. There is also the problem of people's hearts in Yanzhou, which is a big problem."
Ma Chao frowned and said, "My father-in-law is the governor of Yanzhou appointed by the King of Qin. Under your rule, Yanzhou is developing very well. The people are loyal to it and the place is stable. How can there be problems with people's hearts?"
Ma Chao admired Xiahou Dun from the bottom of his heart.
His father-in-law was brave and good at fighting, very strong and tough, so he set him as an example. In addition, Xia Houyuan was diligent in his studies and was even more respectful to scholars. He was very powerful in both academic studies and local governance.
It can be said that he is both civil and military.
Xiahou Dun explained: "You haven't experienced this, so you don't know. When the King of Qin was in Yanzhou, he massacred the Yanzhou clan because of the rebellion. Later, Chen Gong colluded with Lu Bu, Zhang Miao and others to cause rebellion. Thanks to Lu Xuan’s help, the civil strife was quickly put down and Yanzhou’s internal problems were solved.”
Ma Chao looked surprised and asked, "Is there still such a thing?"
Xiahou Dun said: "There are many things between Lu Xuan and King Qin. King Qin once said that Lu Xuan looks like him. Unfortunately, Lu Xuan is not King Qin's son."
Ma Chao's cheeks twitched when he heard this.
Why do King Qin's words sound ambiguous?
Xiahou Dun continued: "In normal times, I would not worry about the big families in Yanzhou at all. Now that the war has begun, these people who have been suppressed by us may cause trouble secretly. Therefore, we must be cautious and not act rashly. The key to our presence in Yanzhou is, Defense first, offense second.”
Ma Chao nodded solemnly.
Xiahou Dun also praised Ma Chao as his son-in-law. He continued: "The most important point is that our enemy is Zhou Yu. This man followed Lu Xuan early in the morning. In a short period of time in Yuzhou, he made Yuzhou great. He also snatched the country of Pei from my hands."
"Although Zhou Yu is young, he is not simple."
"I'm not afraid of him, but I can't underestimate him just because of his age."
"In the future, when you lead troops to fight, you can be crazy, you can belittle the other party verbally, look down on the other party, and destroy the other party's morale. However, you must not underestimate the other party, you must not despise the other party, and you must go all out to deal with it."
Xiahou Dun looked like he was teaching people earnestly.
He brought Ma Chao with him just to teach him through words and deeds, hoping that Ma Chao would be able to shoulder important responsibilities in the future.
Ma Chao solemnly said: "Ma Chao will remember my father-in-law's teachings."
Xiahou Dun said no more and looked forward. He was shocked to see the rumble of horse hooves coming from the official road ahead, and there were flags waving, and the army was coming towards the military camp. After a while, Zhou Yu's army was stationed in formation outside the camp.
The dark army was so chill and cold.
Gives people great pressure.
Xiahou Dun stroked his beard under his chin and said in a deep voice: "Meng Qi, just watch, Zhou Yu will definitely come to shout and see how I suppress him. After I suppress him, you can fight again and suppress the arrogance of Zhou Yu's army."
Ma Chao nodded again, his eyes falling on Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu is very powerful.
He also knew this.
It's just that it's not easy for his father-in-law to verbally suppress Zhou Yu. After all, Zhou Yu is also following Lu Xuan. After a while, Zhou Yu rode forward and said loudly: "General Xiahou, Zhou Yu, the governor of Wu State, has come to pay his respects. Do you have the courage to come out and answer?"
