Within a month, Cao Cao's troops took over all the counties east of the Yellow River, leaving only Jincheng and Baohan.

Jincheng is the seat of the regional governor of a county and Han Sui's old base. There are 100,000 troops stationed there.

Half of the soldiers and horses were Qiang cavalry, powerful soldiers that Han Sui tricked from the Qiang tribe.

When Cao Cao's troops arrived at Jincheng, they could smell the smell of blood from a distance, and the air was filled with murderous intent, which made people feel chilly.

Han Sui did not put all his 100,000 troops into Jincheng, and only 10,000 infantrymen were stationed in the city to guard the city.

The remaining 90,000 foot soldiers were gathered outside the city.

Cao Cao's troops came to Liangzhou. This matter was not hidden. Han Sui had received the news early and deceived 50,000 Qiang cavalry.

The purpose is to resist the attack of Xiakou Army.

Cao Cao's central army tent:

"Report to General Cao that after reconnaissance, there are no other soldiers and horses near Jincheng. Only 90,000 soldiers and horses are stationed around Jincheng."

The messenger pointed at the map and explained.

oh!

"It seems that Han Sui is very confident. He wants to fight to the death with our army and wants to solve our army in Jincheng."

Cao Cao said.

Guo Jia was looking at the map and thinking in his mind.

"Mengde, Han Sui is a wise man and will not foolishly fight a decisive battle with our Xiakou army. There must be something wrong with it."

Guo Jiadao.

"Fengxiao, but Han Sui's formation clearly wants to fight us decisively. He wants to defeat our army in one fell swoop with his superior strength."

Cao Cao said.

"Meng De, on the surface it looks like Han Sui is in a decisive battle, but here's the problem. It's impossible for us to explore the horse in depth.

It is even more impossible to detect the specific layout. Maybe it is a smokescreen set up by Han Sui, and there is another unknown layout secretly."

Guo Jiadao.

"Come here, expand the scope of reconnaissance, and make sure Han Sui's arrangements are clear before we can send troops for a decisive battle."

Guo Jiadao.

"Commander Guo, what's the matter?"

Send orders to soldiers.

"Tell Tan Ma to expand the scope of reconnaissance. We must conduct reconnaissance within a radius of two hundred miles and report any problems immediately."

Guo Jiadao.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

"Mengde, think about it, Han Sui has always been known for his scheming, how could he not have any follow-up measures?

This is not in line with Han Sui's character. On the surface, Han Sui has the advantage, but he will not arrange it so simply."

Guo Jiadao.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao felt that what Guo Jia said was possible. It was a trap to lure Xiakou's army.

"Fengxiao, you are saying that there are not 90,000 soldiers and horses in the Chinese army formation arranged by Han Sui, and the camp is an empty shell."

Cao Cao said.

Guo Jia nodded.

"On the surface, Han Sui's camp has flags planted all over it, and there are indeed 90,000 soldiers and horses. The problem is that our scouting horses cannot enter.

The true number of troops and horses in Han Sui's camp cannot be proven. Just looking at the surface is not enough. It must be clarified.

If my guess is correct, there is an army of cavalry hidden to the west of the Yellow River, and there may also be a large number of soldiers and horses ambushed in Baohan City.

Once we have a decisive battle, the soldiers and horses from the two places can rush to the Jincheng battlefield at any time, give us a heavy blow, and completely disintegrate the Xiakou army."

Guo Jiadao.

Several hours passed.

"Report!"

Send orders to soldiers.

"Come in!"

Cao Cao said.

"Report to General Cao and Military Advisor Guo that we found 30,000 Qiang cavalry in a large mountain west of the Yellow River."

Send orders to soldiers.

oh!

Cao Cao was extremely surprised when he heard this!

I admire Guo Jia's decisiveness even more.

"There were 70,000 cavalrymen in Han Sui's camp, of which 50,000 were Qiang cavalry. This shows that there were no Qiang cavalrymen in Han Sui's camp, only 20,000 Central Plains cavalrymen.

Then where are the other 20,000 Qiang cavalry? This must be investigated clearly, and Jingzhou cannot be carelessly lost."

Guo Jiadao.

"Fengxiao, it is very likely that the 20,000 Qiang cavalry are hiding in Baohan City and want to surprise us during the decisive battle."

Cao Cao said.

hehe!

"Although we have guessed it, we still need to figure it out and figure out the situation before we can arrange our troops."

Guo Jiadao.

"Report!"

An orderly soldier shouted from outside the tent.

"Come in!"

Cao Cao said.

"Report to General Cao and Military Advisor Guo that we found 20,000 Qiang cavalry in a mountain on the road from Jincheng to Baohan, more than 120 miles away from Jincheng."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Continue to conduct reconnaissance and report any findings immediately."

Guo Jiadao.

"As you command!"

Send orders to soldiers.

"Fengxiao, this Han Sui is so insidious! He actually set up a trap for me. If it weren't for Fengxiao, I would have been deceived."

Cao Cao said.

"Mengde, it is not an empty city plan. There are indeed 40,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Han Sui's camp, including 20,000 cavalry.

There are 20,000 infantrymen. It is a beautiful idea to use 40,000 troops and horses to hold back our 70,000 Xiakou Army soldiers!"

Guo Jiadao.

"Mengde, how much kerosene does our army carry?"

Guo Jiadao.

hehe!

"Fengxiao, I brought a lot of kerosene with me, but I haven't used it yet."

Cao Cao said.

"Mengde, it has entered autumn, and there must be many fallen leaves in the mountains. We will dispatch the cavalry division at night.

Set fire to the mountains, force out the Qiang cavalry hidden in the mountains, and kill them. First, annihilate 20,000 Qiang cavalry.

If we have a decisive battle with Han Sui tomorrow, the effect will be better and Han Sui will be surprised."

Guo Jiadao.

Cao Cao nodded.

"Have someone call Xia Houyuan."

Cao Cao said.

"As you command!"
To be continued...