Zhang Fei happily returned to Runan with his future wife.

Before this, when Zhang Fei was making trouble everywhere in Yuzhou, Cao Ren's Cao army had almost entered the territory of Yingchuan, waiting for Xiahou Lan in Nanyang to attract Liu Yujun's attention, and then he took the opportunity to enter Yingchuan.

Why didn’t Cao Ren launch an attack immediately, forming a situation that echoes Xiahou Lan’s troops before?

In addition to the previous plan, after approaching Yingchuan, Cao Ren secretly inquired about Yingchuan's defense and found out that Yingchuan is now more tight than Cao Cao's previous defense. If Cao Ren's existing troops are used to attack Yingchuan, it would be tantamount to hitting stones with eggs. But there is a situation that made Cao Ren very happy. Although Yingchuan has strict defense, the garrison does not seem to have so many troops. Cao Ren concluded that since most of the troops were taken to the south by Liu Yu to conquer Sun Ce, it would be a bit difficult to defend and arrange the troops within Liu Yu's territory.

The more Cao Ren thought about it, the more he felt it made sense. Liu Yu's stall was a bit big, and all the places had to keep their troops. If they were dispersed, how much force could a city defend? How strong could its defense be?

Cao Ren now hopes that Xiahou Lan can make more noise and attract some of the troops in Yingchuan, so that he can take advantage of the chaos and troubled waters to take advantage of the chaos.

The news of Xiahou Lan attacking Ye County and invading Nanyang reached Cao Ren's ears. This was also what Xiahou Lan sent a knight to inform Cao Ren after he succeeded.

Cao Ren, who learned the details, further appreciated Xiahou Lan. He was worthy of being a talent in the Xiahou family. He could actually think of using a delusion method to threaten Nanyang. In this way, Nanyang's troops would definitely be attracted. If Xiahou Lan's actions were a little bigger, then Yingchuan was similar to Nanyang, and I am afraid that the Nanyang Guard would ask Yingchuan for support. This was Cao Ren's best opportunity.

But when waiting around, Cao Ren did not see any signs of mobilization of Yingchuan's troops, and Xiahou Lan did not continue to send back the relevant progress of the war. This made Cao Ren worried. Time flies very quickly, and the opportunity to fight is fleeting. Once it is lost, it will have immeasurable consequences.

"What's going on? Has there been a change?" Cao Ren kept thinking.

Cao's army is now hidden in a very secret place, which is rarely visited and will almost never be discovered by Liu Jun. At least that's what Cao Ren thought,

There was no people around. Although it could have an advantage of not being discovered, it was just a very bad disadvantage. The Cao army soldiers were in great pain. This time, the Cao army could be said to have gone deep into the army alone without any subsequent support for food and grass, and each soldier only brought dry food for a few days. In other words, if it continued to delay, the Cao army would have no food. Without food, it would be very difficult for the Cao army to return to Runan. They didn't know that Runan had been taken down by Gao Shun and Zhang Fei now. In such a deserted place, there were a lot of mosquitoes, rats, ants, birds and beasts. The Cao army soldiers endured all kinds of small pains every day. The soldiers began to complain, and they all thought of leaving this ghost place early. Even if they attack Yingchuan now, it would be better than in this place.

The middle-level generals of Cao Ren's troops discovered the abnormality of the soldiers and made suggestions to Cao Ren to launch an attack as soon as possible in an internal meeting. If you wait any longer, Cao's army will be in trouble.

Cao Ren accepted this suggestion, and the current situation was really unfavorable to Cao Jun.

But without waiting for Xiahou Lan's news, and there was no movement in the Liu army in Yingchuan, Cao Ren was a little hesitant. Because Cao Ren had few troops and without these two prerequisites, he really couldn't continue to advance to Yingchuan.

In fact, Cao Ren's plan has two aspects. If Xiahou Lan succeeded and attracted a lot of Liu's army's attention, Yingchuan would be divided into troops, so Cao Ren could easily take Yingchuan. If Yingchuan did not divide troops, then Cao Ren would take a detour to support Xiahou Lan and turn the feint attack on Nanyang into a real attack on Nanyang.

But now there is no news on both sides, so it is a bit selective to make a decision.

"What should we do? The food and grass are about to end. If we delay, the morale of the army will be unstable." Cao Ren had a headache.

Just when Cao Ren was very worried about his next direction, the scout cavalry who went to inquire about the internal news of Yingchuan had returned to Cao's camp and brought back information that made Cao Ren very happy.

"Report to the general, there is something wrong with Yingchuan!" The scout came to Cao Ren and said.

Cao Ren hurriedly stepped forward to confirm whether the scout was really from Cao's army. After all, it is still necessary to be careful. Of course, this scout is his own member of Cao's army, and many generals can testify. Cao Ren also began to believe in the scout, so he asked: "What information has been found? Let's talk about it in detail!"

"Reporting to the general, my subordinates and others found out that the troops in Yingchuan were mobilized, but they were very hidden. My subordinates and others had been lurking for a long time before they could find out that the soldiers in Yingchuan cities were transferred several times, but their specific direction was too deep, so my subordinates and others did not find out the detailed information." The scout said respectfully.

What is this situation? Has Xiahou Lan succeeded, causing the Liu army in Yingchuan to start dispatching? Or is this a strategy of the Yingchuan defenders? This is not impossible! Cao Ren has seen Liu Yu's strength in the intelligence system, and Cao Cao's intelligence system was of course established by Liu Yu's intelligence organization "San Daomen". As an important confidant of Cao Cao, Cao Ren naturally knew something that others didn't know. So Cao Ren was a little worried whether this was Liu Jun's trick. He knew that they were lurking here, and then used this strategy to lure them into attacking.

Seeing that Cao Ren was still confused, several generals asked: "General, how should we deal with it next? Should we fight or not?"

Cao Ren was also interrupted. After hesitating for a while, he decided to discuss with everyone and said, "Do you think there is a fraud?"

"Is there any fraud?" The generals became confused.

One of the generals stood up and said, "General, the last general thinks that Liu Jun's actions cannot be deceptive. After all, if Liu Jun knows our lurking location, as long as he sends troops to stop it, he can easily force us. Why bother to waste so much manpower and material resources?"

When Cao Ren saw that this general was Hou Sheng, one of his subordinate generals, and he had certain wisdom among the crowd.

"That means that now is the best opportunity for our army?" Cao Ren said.

"General, please listen to the last general for your analysis. What the general is worried about is that the situation on General Xiahou's side is different from the information in Yingchuan. But General, if General Xiahou succeeds, it will have a huge impact. With so many people under Liu Yu's command, they will definitely block the news as soon as possible. In this way, it will become normal for us to not receive General Xiahou's information. General Xu concluded that this was Liu's plan to overthrow it. General, you must not lose the opportunity and never come again." Hou Sheng said confidently.

Cao Ren was almost convinced, and he also felt that what Hou Sheng said was very reasonable. The actual situation was really as he said, but there seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him to be careful, which still made Cao Ren's worry exist.

"Everyone, do you think this is the case!" Cao Ren finally wanted to ask others about their opinions.

What Cao Ren said was simply nonsense. These generals had come to suggest that Cao Ren march early. Now, let alone Cao Ren was almost convinced, the other generals were all moved by Hou Sheng.

"The last general and others agree!" Now the food in the army is almost done, and if they don't attack, the soldiers will go hungry.

Everyone thinks so, and Cao Ren's concerns are gone. One person's mistake may be a little wrong, but it is impossible for everyone to be wrong.

Cao Ren still forgot one thing, that is, it is called the Yuncong effect. Others agree, and several of them will agree.

When the senior management made a decision, the Cao army began to march towards Yingchuan.

Cao Ren immediately gathered all his troops and came out from the lurking place, attacking a city with lightning speed.

Cao Ren thought that strong resistance might occur, but he did not expect that an attack wave would destroy the city. The defenders did not make much resistance at all. They chose to retreat before the city was captured and threw the entire city and the people inside to Cao's army.

Through the people in the city, they learned that there were more than a thousand defenders in this city, but hundreds of people were transferred a day or two ago, and only a few hundred people left here on the city wall.

Hou Sheng, who had a big call in front of Cao Ren before, said excitedly: "General, what the last general said is right. This is Liu Jun's plan to cover up the truth. We can't miss such a good opportunity."

Cao Ren secretly called Tianshuo and me, and the previous plan had worked.

The opportunity was rare, and Cao Ren had no worries. Now he had to guide Yingchuan according to his previous plan. At the same time, Cao Ren also sent his good news to a knight back to Shouchun to inform Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao would be happy and make relevant preparations.

If Cao Ren takes over the important land of Yingchuan, then what awaits them is Liu Yu's crazy counterattack. Therefore, Cao Ren needs Cao Cao to provide more support and assistance, so that the fruits of victory will not be lost.

"Bring the necessary supplies and head towards Xuchang!" Cao Ren issued the order he had always wanted to say.

Xuchang is the pain in the hearts of everyone in the Cao army. This was once Cao Cao's base camp, but in the end he had to give up. Giving up such an important place is a huge shame for Cao Ren and other military generals. They will regain Xuchang this time and avenge their previous shame!

The Cao army replenished the corresponding food and grass in the city, and then couldn't wait to follow Cao Ren's footsteps and attack Xuchang.

During the march, Hou Sheng said flatteringly to Cao Ren: "General, after this battle, the general's reputation has resounded throughout the world!"

Cao Ren was said lightly and smiled and said, "Farewell to Xuchang first, let's talk about what happened in the future."

Next, Cao Ren encountered a city again. Similarly, this city was broken by Cao Ren without much resistance. However, compared with before, the city's defense was stronger, but in Cao Ren's opinion, such defense was really not enough.

Several consecutive cities were the result of being broken by Cao Ren, but the defense continued to strengthen.

Cao Ren further believed that Xiahou Lan had caused a lot of trouble in Nanyang, and Liu Yu took away a large number of elite troops, leaving some elderly, weak, sick and disabled people to defend the city here, which was simply putting Yingchuan in front of Cao Ren and letting him go.

"If I had known this, I should have attacked Yingchuan earlier, wasting so much time. Liu Yu made a huge mistake." Cao Ren said in his heart.

The army led by Cao Ren was as if he had entered an unmanned land, killing all directions in Yingchuan, targeting Xuchang City. The entire Yingchuan was full of smoke, and it seemed that the situation in Yingchuan became corrupt after Cao Ren entered Yingchuan.

As time went by, Yingchuan also sent troops to block the attack. But Cao Ren found that the people who led these troops were all unknown people, and the combat effectiveness of their troops was so weak. Every time Cao's army charged, they would disperse the opponent, and all of these soldiers fled in panic.

The repeated victories have expanded Cao Ren's self-confidence, and Cao Ren began to think that he was a general with both wisdom and courage in the world.

Not only Cao Ren thought so, but even his subordinates thought so. If it weren't for both wisdom and courage, how could he immediately determine the reality of Yingchuan in such a subtle situation? If it weren't for both wisdom and courage, how could he dare to go deep alone and fight the Yingchuan defenders and flee in panic?

The Cao army was shocked by their achievements and gains. They did not expect that they were so strong. Liu Yu was the most powerful prince in the world, and Cao Cao was the only prince who could fight against Liu Yu on land. Originally, these Cao army did not believe this rumor, but now such an obvious result is that they believe in their abilities. Even Liu Jun cannot fight with him. Who else can? Who else can!

To put it nicely, the morale of the Cao army is now rising. To put it nicely, they are proud. There is an old saying: A proud soldier will be defeated! The Cao army itself doesn't know that their troops have gradually decreased a lot with the continuous attacks. However, Liu's army seemed to be defeated, but they did not lose much troops in each battle.

Cao Ren did not realize this, and he was now blinded by his great achievements.

"Lord, wait for someone to regain the Xuchang City that once belonged to us! Those fence-bearing grasses in Yingchuan will definitely make them regret coming to this world. Zi Lian, watch how someone defeats Liu Yu in the world and avenges you!" Cao Ren thought to himself as he looked at the scenery in the distance.
Chapter completed!