Cao Cao had long been tired of the endless stalemate. If Han Sui had not been a little hesitant because of Han Sui's attitude and was worried that the Western Liang Iron Cavalry would have delayed the fight in the decisive battle, he would have ordered a decisive battle with the Jingzhou army.

But the huge military rations consumed by the army every day gradually polished Cao Cao's patience.

At this time, the expedited documents sent by Xun Yu from Xuchang became the direct fuse that triggered the decisive battle.

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"Yuan Rang missed me a big deal!" Cao Cao slapped the table and said hatefully, "Knowing that Liu Bei's navy was strong and there was a 'story' of surprise attack on Guangling by sea, he did not strengthen his defense on the coast.

What's even more outrageous is that Linji does not leave enough troops to garrison in such an important place where food and grass are operated in such a way???

Linji was lost and the food and grass could not be transported south. What did he use to maintain the tens of thousands of troops under his command? Once the news of lack of food spreads in the army, the soldiers would be defeated by themselves without the enemy's actions!"

"Prime Minister, I cannot be responsible for Xiahou's campaign in this matter..." Jia Xu gently picked up his goatee and defended Xiahou Dun, "The coast in Qing, Xu area is long, and Gan Ning is very good at water and naval battles. If you cannot get news in advance, it will be no easy task to prevent the sneak attack of the Jinfan Navy.

Xiahou Zhengdong may not have not stayed in Linji. However, if the Yangzhou army sneaked into the hinterland of Qingzhou by sea, it is likely to use various means of fraud and other means, and the city will fall..."

After a pause, Jia Xu continued, "Prime Minister, as Master Xun said in his letter, the most urgent task is to resolve the war in Yuzhou as soon as possible. The two fronts of Yu and Xu fought at the same time, which exceeded our army's logistics supply capacity.

If we continue to drag on, our army will definitely fall first.

Moreover, in recent days, the Tianhou of Yuzhou has become increasingly unusual. Not only does it mean that it is cloudy and sunny, but it is even more irritable, hot and stuffy. Xu ordered people to ask local villagers and families and understand that this is the sign of entering plum blossoms. It seems that the arrival of the plum rainy season in Huaibei has not been long.

Once the rain continues, the Han Sui cavalry can play a very limited role, and it is even possible to get infected with an epidemic."

"Don't I know?" Cao Cao said angrily, "But at this moment, Han Sui was still hesitant and difficult to decide. It would be difficult to ensure victory in this battle without relying on him; but if you count on him, you may have to wait until the day when the food is gone and the army is dispersed.

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"Han Jiuqu has always been in a clever and changeable way. It is a luxury to expect him to be in the same heart and virtue as our army." Jia Xu said in a deep thought. "Prime Minister, it is better to take Xu to Han Sui's army on behalf of Prime Minister."

"Okay!" Cao Cao thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Even if Han Sui still wants to sit and look, I have decided to fight tomorrow. Tian Yu's 20,000 troops have lifted the suppression of Wancheng and are rushing towards this place.

Wenhe, tell Han Sui four words on my behalf———the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.

If I lose the Central Plains, I can also use the Yellow River natural danger to seize Hebei.

If Liu Bei occupied the Central Plains, Ma Dai would inevitably lead his army westward to Liangzhou in the future. What can Han Sui use to resist Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf troops? If Liangzhou is lost, what else can Han Sui have?"

The governor of Yongzhou and general of Zhenbei, Tian Yu, originally stationed troops in Tianshui, and was responsible for intimidating Han Sui. As Han Sui reached an agreement with Cao Cao, the Western Liang cavalry went south to participate in the war, Tian Yu was liberated as a result.

According to Cao Cao's order, a group of troops were left to guard the western border, while Tian Yu himself personally led 20,000 elite soldiers to Yuzhou east to assist in the war.

"Xu understands!" Jia Xu bowed his hand and turned around and left the tent.

Looking at the handsome tent that was empty. Cao Cao sighed deeply, and a look of helpless and tiredness appeared from his confident and solemn face.

Picking up Xun Yu's letter from the table, and browsing it carefully again. Cao Cao murmured in a low voice: "Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou..."

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Cao Cao is going to fight to the death!

After receiving the urgent letter from Wenpin from Wancheng, I came to this conclusion.

Six days ago, Tian Yu led 20,000 Cao troops to attack Nanyang from the west, and then formed an encirclement of Wancheng. Pang Tong analyzed.

The reason why Tian Yu only surrounded Wancheng and did not advance eastward to join forces with Cao Cao may have two purposes——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Once the Cao-Han alliance army embarks on a decisive battle with our army and the local government, any intervention of external forces may become an opportunity to change the situation. Therefore, Cao Cao must remove this hidden danger.

Second, it is to prepare for regaining Wancheng and even the entire Nanyang. If the Cao-Han alliance can defeat me, our army will most likely choose the retreat after the defeat.

That is, to enter Nanyang to the west, and after joining Wen Pin's fair, he relies on the solidarity of Wancheng to resist the Cao and Han alliance. If Tian Yu suppresses him near Wancheng, he can eliminate this possibility.

Cao Cao has always been comprehensive and far-reaching in thinking about the problems, but he is too confident.

Not allowing Tian Yu to come from the east is a double-edged sword. With Tian Yu's 20,000 troops, Cao Cao's own military strength can reach more than 50,000. With his own strength alone, he can compete with our army.

On the contrary, if Tian Yu's army is missing, Cao Cao has only 30,000 people, and his strength will be far behind me. What's more, the shadow of the defeated land in Nanyang cannot dissipate so quickly, and the morale of the Cao army will definitely not be as good as our army.

In this way, Cao Cao could only rely on Han Sui's help. It is true that if Cao Cao and Han Sui's army could work together, it would be impossible to defeat me.

But, what made me deeply lucky was that the bloody battle in the east of Runan City seemed to have hit Han Sui's heart of war heavily, so that the Xiliang cavalry showed a trend of "working but not working hard".

Nearly 9,000 cavalry, the heavy price of the infantry's death was finally valuable.

Time was being dragged day by day, and the balance of victory was gradually tilting towards me.

However, Wen Pin just sent a letter to deliver it, it said that Tian Yu had given up the siege of Wancheng and was walking towards Runan.

Tian Yu's "abnormal" behavior can only explain one thing--Cao Cao can no longer wait! He is probably preparing to concentrate his troops and exert his strength to attack.

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"Tread..." Zhao Yun lifted the curtain and entered the tent. After saluting, he reported urgently, "General, Fengqi scout urgently reported that the brigade Cao army was coming from the west and had arrived at Anting, the back of Wufang. It was less than 50 miles away from our army."

"So fast?" Pang Tong, who was standing beside him, frowned slightly, "It seems that Tian Yu will be able to join forces with Cao Cao at most tonight."

"Shi Yuan, when will the plum rain come?" Compared to Tian Yu, I am more concerned about another important thing.

"It should be these two days!" Pang Tong has been paying close attention to the changes in astronomical things these days, but he can only calculate the approximate time and cannot accurately reach the specific day.

Han Sui's Western Liang Iron Cavalry, which had more than 20,000 cavalry, was always a great threat to our army and the local government. He even surpassed Cao's army.

But this cavalry is not without weaknesses———They live in the dry and sandy land of Xiliang all year round. After moving south into the Central Plains, although they may have a slight discomfort in the climate, water and soil direction, it does not affect their combat effectiveness.

But, this is just when it is not raining...

Once it rains, the more sticky soil in the Yuzhou plain will become extremely slippery. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who is used to running on dry sand and grasslands, will definitely not be able to adapt to marching and fighting under such "special" terrain in a short period of time.

According to Pang De, when Ma Chao led his army to Jingzhou, he suffered a lot because of this. It took several months to get used to it.

Relying on the terrain, the power of Han Sui's huge iron cavalry cluster can be minimized.

In addition. The upcoming plum rain is different from the general rainfall. Generally, rain, whether large or small, will usually last for up to one or two days and then clear up.

However, the rainy season usually lasts for seven or eight days, or even more than ten days. The rain may not be heavy, but if it lasts for more than ten days, not only will the roads be muddy for a long time, but it will also cause mold to change food and clothes.

If a person accidentally eats moldy and spoiled food, he is likely to get sick.

People in this era know little about health and epidemic prevention knowledge. People may understand that people are prone to infection during the plum rain, but they will not know what caused the epidemic.

In Jing, Yang and Jiaozhou, the situation in the local epidemic was successfully prevented and controlled last year. With the guidance and publicity of local officials, the people of the three states already had some of the most basic health and epidemic prevention concepts. However, the situation in the other states and counties was not optimistic.

Those Iron Knights who were born and raised in Xiliang may not have experienced plum rain in their lives, so they will not notice the dietary hygiene problems during the plum rain, and naturally they will not suffer from diseases.

If a large-scale infection occurs, no matter how powerful the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was before, it would no longer threaten our army.

Ma Chao had a few months to let his cavalry slowly adapt to recovery. Now, Han Sui probably won’t have such good luck!

So. For me, the chance of victory lies in the arrival of plum rain.

"Send the order to Wancheng..."

"Sentence..."

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On the second day, the plum rain that had been waiting for for a long time still did not come, but what was "welcoming" was the full attack of Cao's army.

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The sky was extremely gloomy, and thick gray-white clouds covered most of the sky. The clouds were pressing down very low, as if within reach. There was no wind, grass, and trees, and the branches and leaves were still motionless, and the air was extremely wet.

The world is filled with a suffocating atmosphere of depression.

Suddenly, the horn sound of a sudden surged into the sky, like lightning breaking through the sky. Immediately afterwards, the powerful war drums followed, like the thunder and thunder that followed the lightning.

Huge dark blue sing flags were raising towards the sky and slowly moving. After the sing flags, there were phalanxes of infantry in the Cao army, and they walked neatly as the sing moved forward.

In the swaying steps, every time the Cao army soldiers took a step, they shouted.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

It seemed that hypnotized by the bloody "kill" sound, the spirit of the Cao army soldiers became even higher and higher, and their faces were twisted and ferocious due to bloodthirsty.

The rhythm of the drum beats was getting faster and faster, and the speed of the Cao army's soldiers was getting faster and faster.

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Xiliang Army Camp

"Lord, Cao's army has attacked from all sides. Cao Cao did not leave Ren's backstop. It seems that he is preparing to fight to the death with Zhang Fei!" Yan Xing reported to Han Sui anxiously, "What should we do?"

After pondering for a long time, Han Sui stood up from his seat and said slowly: "Send the order, the whole army gathers and prepare to attack!"
Chapter completed!