Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao, please answer the question!

This can be said to be their home field.

It is precisely because of this that Zhuge Liang proposed the strategy of flanking back and forth.

Zhuge Liang spread out the map, ordered someone to make a small sand table, and said, "Now Sun Quan's army is coming to us, and Cao Cao's army will definitely follow them."

"As soon as Cao Cao's army arrives here!"

What Zhuge Liang was pointing at was a small valley, which was a natural ambush.

"We will attack, not to kill, but to hold back Cao Jun."

"Sun Quan's troops will arrive and surround Cao's army with us!"

Only by taking advantage of the advantages of the terrain can we launch a war where fewer wins more. The valleys are densely covered with forests, the enemy is at the bottom, and our own people are at the heights.

Falling rocks and arrows can cause heavy losses to the enemy.

Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei admired Zhuge Liang's strategy, and said: "Sir, you have a great plan, and you will definitely make those Cao troops come and go!"

"This is the place they must pass through, sir, we will lead our troops to ambush in the valley!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head.

"No, Cao Jun will definitely send scouts to explore the way. Although this valley is small, they dare not venture into it."

"If we lie in ambush in the valley, we can only scare the snake away."

"We must lie in ambush outside the valley, and Sun Quan will lead people ashore here, and come from behind, and we will attack Cao's army!"

Doing so is risky.

If Zhou Yu didn't bring people to arrive, then they would face Cao Jun alone, which was several times their size.

Zhuge Liang wants to take this risk because they can only win!

Defeat or retreat will not work!

Now is the best time to let Cao Junbing divide into three groups.

If he waits for others to retreat, and Cao Jun joins together, the 20 army will be enough to flatten Jiangxia.

Not only that, none of the six counties in Jiangdong was spared.

How many soldiers and horses can Sun Quan have in his hands?

The six counties in Jiangdong together only have 20 soldiers and horses. How can they stop Cao Cao's [-] troops?

"Report~Cao Jun is still fifty miles away from here!"

The scouts came to report, and they kept an eye on Cao Jun's movements.

After Zhuge Liang asked the people to retreat, he looked at the map and frowned deeply, and then continued: "Their movements are much slower than I imagined, fifty miles away, they won't arrive until at least tomorrow."

Just when Zhuge Liang was thinking about it.

Another person hurried towards the military tent, and the other party said, "Sir, the people Cao Jun sent to cut up the food and grass are very favored, and there are about two thousand light soldiers."

"Twenty miles from here!"

The two armies fight with food and grass first, and food and grass are the most important thing, Zhuge Liang will not fail to observe.

"The grain and grass came from Jiangxia, and these 2000 people also went up the river. They went into battle lightly, much faster than the main force."

"If these 2000 people are left alone, they can come back when we attack the main force of the Cao army, and they will catch us off guard!"

Zhuge Liang analyzed at his desk.

At this moment, Guan Yu cupped his hands and said, "Please, sir, let me kill that Man Chong!"

Man Chong is a general under Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang knows that there are 2000 people accompanying the army this time, which is neither too many nor too many.

Zhuge Liang asked Guan Yu, "Give you [-] troops, how long will it take?"

Zhang Fei also felt itchy hands, and shouted in a strange voice: "I will also go with my second brother!"

If two generals attack with [-] soldiers and horses, they will indeed be able to quickly win the favor.

But Guan Yu shook his head: "Third brother, you need to protect Mr. here."

"One full pet, give me five thousand soldiers, half a day will be enough!"

Zhuge Liang disagreed, saying: "This battle must bring 20 soldiers. Man Chong is not an ordinary person. He once led [-] stragglers and captured more than [-] barriers. He designed to lure and kill more than ten leaders and pacify Runan."

"In the battle of Manchong, more than 2000 households and [-] soldiers were captured. He is a brave and handsome man!"

"And we must eat them, and we must not let the news of our ambush leak!"

They are weak in this battle, and it will be difficult for 2000 soldiers to eat [-] people.

Not to mention the time, if that Man Chong reacts, it will definitely cause heavy losses to his side.

Guan Yu also thought of it, what they want in this battle is to minimize casualties.

There are 1 of them in the army, and [-] of Liu Qi's soldiers and horses, and the total is only [-].

Even if only 1000 people were lost, it would be a traumatic injury!

It will have an impact on the subsequent pincer battle!

Guan Yu understood the importance of this battle, and nodded solemnly: "Please rest assured, sir, this battle will definitely be won quickly!"

In less than an hour, Guan Yu led [-] soldiers and horses to kill Man Chong!

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Chapter 31 Encounters

In the dense forest not far from Zhuge Liang's army.

Only the sound of horseshoes was heard, and 2000 people walked forward in silence.

They have to pass through the dense forest and point directly to Jiangxia's official road, and the luggage can only be transported quickly through the official road.

Man Chong was dressed in armor, holding a cold spear in his hand, a sword at his waist, and a rare horse under his crotch.

He has a solemn face, no words or smiles, his eyes flutter around from time to time, not daring to slack off.

The lieutenant beside him was a little lazy, sighed and said: "The prime minister ordered us to come here to intercept the food and grass. Although it is easy, the military exploits are not much!"

Man Chong narrowed his eyes slightly, exuding a dangerous aura from his body.

"How can you discuss the matter of the prime minister? When you return to the barracks, you will get twenty sticks yourself!"

"Don't be so loose. Grain and grass are the most important thing. The Sun and Liu armies must always pay attention to the grain and grass."

The corner of the lieutenant's mouth twitched, he felt that he should slap himself, knowing that Man Chong is a meticulous person, he still made himself unhappy.

But he still said: "Sun Liu's coalition forces are on board now, can they still fly over?"

The rank of deputy general is not enough to know Cao Cao's plan.

Man Chong said: "This is not necessarily the case. If they are all on board, then why do you think the prime minister asked us to cut off the food and grass?"

The lieutenant was stunned, indeed, if the coalition forces were all on board, it would be meaningless to cut off the food and grass on the land route.

The food and grass in the waterway should be cut off.

"The general means..." The lieutenant already had a guess in his mind.

Man Chong nodded: "The Prime Minister has expected that if all the coalition forces are on board, then we have already won!"

"But there are top strategists like Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang in the coalition army, so it is impossible not to see this clearly."

"Then they will definitely keep some of them on the shore in order to seek to take down our troops along the way."

The lieutenant general showed shock on his face: "Impossible, we have 8 to 5 people on both sides of the shore, and they are only [-]!"

Man Chong looked at the dense forest all around, and was extremely vigilant: "Is there anything impossible, but fifty thousand is against eighty thousand. When the prime minister was in Guandu, twenty thousand would be better than Yuan Shao's one hundred and one hundred thousand."

His words made the lieutenant tense up. He held the hilt of his sword and looked around, feeling as if someone was really hiding.

March all the way.

Haven't gone ten miles yet.

Man Chong stopped the lieutenant general and looked around solemnly.

"what happened?"

An arrow was thrown into the air, and dozens of birds in the forest flew high in panic.

What followed was the rain of arrows all over the sky, and the sky seemed to be covered with a layer of black veil in an instant.

The deputy general's scalp was numb, and he shouted loudly: "Enemy attack!"

"Fight!"

The rain of countless arrows took the lives of hundreds of soldiers in an instant.

Then I saw a red horse sprang out of the forest, and immediately sat a red-faced strong man in blue armor.

The strong man held a big knife in his hand, and the snow-white blade reflected the panicked Cao Jun.

Hearing him shout loudly like thunder: "Guan has been waiting here for a long time, whoever is full of favors dares to come out and fight!"

"It turned out to be Guan Yunchang!" The lieutenant was horrified.

Man Chong was extremely calm, and said: "The Prime Minister has already analyzed this. Liu Bei's soldiers and horses are not good at water warfare, so they will naturally stay on land."

"We are facing either Guan Yu or Zhang Fei in this battle!"

"Our goal is to kill the enemy as much as possible, or hold the opponent down!"

Man Chong's legs pinched the horse's belly, and the horse sprang out from the army.

He pointed the tip of his gun at Yu, his eyes flickered sharply, and he replied loudly: "I am Man Chong, I have heard of your name, Guan Yunchang, and I will behead you under the horse today!"

Both of them can be regarded as veterans at this time.

Guan Yu is 48 years old, and Man Chong is a few years older than Guan Yu.

All are old and strong.

The eyes of the two sides collided, and they rushed towards each other almost at the same time!

At this time, Cao Jun's ears were full of shouts, and an unknown number of Liu Jun rushed out of the dense forest.

"kill!"

Although Cao's army was strong, it soon showed signs of decline when it encountered an enemy several times stronger than itself in a frontal encounter.

The deputy general roared: "General, Liu's army is over ten thousand, and he is invincible!"

"Where is the forward? Hurry up and help the general get out of trouble!"

At this time, Man Chong had fought Guan Yu for [-] rounds. Although his face was calm, he was shocked.

He only felt that his hands were weak, and every blow of Guan Yu was heavy, like a boulder hitting.

"Such a fierce general, invincible!"

He looked around, and his heart sank, just because Liu Jun was several times larger than them.

In such a short period of time, half of his soldiers and horses were already dead.

"Zhuge Liang is willing to take out half of the army to fight me! It seems that he is preparing for a quick battle, and there is no hope of winning this battle!"

Liu Bei's army was only [-]. Man Chong originally thought that Zhuge Liang's [-] troops would be a lot.

But I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to use such courage!

He already had the intention to retreat.

Looking at Guan Yu, Man Chong tucked the gun under his arm, with a charging posture.

Guan Yu also did not dare to relax. Although Man Chong's strength is not stronger than him, he is not borrowing from the unknown weak.

The two sides charged, and when they were about to see life and death, two young generals rushed out from both sides, holding long spears and pointing at Guan Yu.

Guan Yu sank his broadsword and hastened to attack.

He beheaded the two young generals with a few knives, but lost the trace of Man Chong.

"General Guan, this battle is going to be fun!"

"But your army is several times larger than mine, and we will fight again in the future when the two armies are evenly matched!"