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"Boss, take all these clothes with you. Also, I baked a lot of your favorite tortillas for you. They won't spoil easily in this weather."

Deng Zhong's wife put the things away one by one for Deng Zhong with some worry.

Deng Zhong pulled her over directly.

"what happened……"

"Are you unhappy?"

"No...it's just..." Deng Zhong's wife felt a lump in her throat.

The days I spent in Wolong Village over the past few months were beyond my dreams.

Deng Zhong was good to her and little Deng Ai.

As a woman, she just wanted to live a good life, but she never expected that after just a few months, her husband would draw lots and go to the battlefield.

"I know what you are thinking..." Deng Zhong hugged his wife in his arms.

"But if we don't repel Cao's army this time, I'm afraid that after Rang County falls, they will attack Wolong Village. Then we may be even more unable to hold on."

"If we take the initiative now, with Rang County and Liu Biao's army, we will be evenly matched with Cao's army."

"It's freezing cold, but we have cotton-padded jackets and trousers, so we're not afraid of the cold. Cao's army doesn't have any. Mr. Kong Ming said that if we hold our position until it snows, Cao's army will probably retreat."

"I...I'm not afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? You know who Master Hanxing is." Deng Zhong said as he pulled his soft armor over. "Look, this stab-proof suit we're wearing has steel plates inserted inside. Ordinary swords and knives can't hurt us at all."

"I... then you must come back safely!" Deng Zhong's wife touched her belly and said, "Actually... Deng Ai has a younger brother or sister."

"Really?" Deng Zhong's eyes suddenly widened like bells.

"Well, a few days ago I...felt like I was pregnant, so I went to see Mr. Yuanhua, and he said it's been two months..."

"Great! Hahaha!" Deng Zhong laughed a few times and quickly explained: "Don't worry, even if you have another son, Deng Ai will be the eldest son and my eldest son."

"Hahahaha, I'm going to have a baby again."

Seeing Deng Zhong's happy expression, she cut off a lock of her own and Deng Ai's hair and put them into a peace charm.

"Take this with you, it will keep you safe."

"Okay, okay!" Deng Zhong stuffed the amulet into his arms: "I will definitely come back safely."

Liu Biao gave Huang Zhong three days to prepare, so there were only three days in Wolong Village.

Unfortunately, there are many waterways along the way, and the only way to cross the river is to cross the bridge.

However, the bridges of this era could not allow Zhuge Tian’s heavy truck to pass through.

Otherwise, he really intended to drive a heavy truck to attack Cao's camp.

"Yuanzhi, after we leave, Wolong Village will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry, Hanxing, I will definitely do my best."

Zhuge Tian took away everyone he could, leaving only Xu Shu to guard the house.

Five hundred cavalrymen joined Huang Zhong's 10,000-strong Deng County garrison and headed towards Rang County.

"The latest news is that Cao's army has a total of 90,000 troops, and they are combined with Lei Bo's 30,000 troops, totaling 120,000 people to attack the city repeatedly."

"Zhang Xiu's 30,000 defenders held out in Rang County for ten days. Xinye's 30,000 defenders had already passed through. Cao Cao's army sent Cao Hong with 50,000 men to hold off the Xinye defenders, while the rest of the army continued to storm Rang County."

Huang Zhong told several people about the current battle situation outside Rang County.

"My order is to enter Rang County. Rang County cannot be lost. Once Rang County is lost, only Xinye will be left."

Zhuge Tian and the others gathered around the map. Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Seventy thousand troops are besieging Rang County, and we only have ten thousand. It will be difficult for us to enter the city."

Huang Zhong nodded. "Yes, we originally wanted to send the Xinye garrison there, but Cao Cao's army discovered their movements and sent Cao Hong to deploy defenses first."

"In the battle, the Xinye defenders lost 1,000 to 2,000 of their 30,000 men. Now they are stuck here with Cao Hong and his men."

Huang Zhong pointed at the location between Xinye City and Anzhong City.

"We have to bring the Xinye garrison out," Zhuge Liang said. "If we only have 10,000 of us, even if we enter Rang County, it will be a drop in the bucket."

"Liu Biao still has 30,000 Xiangyang troops advancing from the left. They may not be able to break through Cao's blockade and enter Rang County. Moreover, since Cao Hong can appear on the way to support Rang County from Xinye, if we go straight to Rang County, the enemy will probably be well prepared."

Zhuge Tian nodded: "This is most likely Cao's army's tactic of surrounding a point and attacking reinforcements."

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang drew a circle on the map. "Cao Cao's eyes are on the entire Jingzhou, not Rang County."

"The purpose of attacking Rang County is to deplete the power of the entire Jingzhou."

"The Xinye army was taken advantage of by Cao Hong and suffered heavy casualties in the first battle. I am afraid they will not be able to withstand Cao Hong."

"In this case, we will advance to Rang County. If we can't enter Rang County, we will be in a situation where there are tigers in front and wolves behind."

"So, we're going to directly join forces with the Xinye Army and then attack Cao Hong's army?"

Huang Zhong frowned. "Even if we join forces with the Xinye Army, we'll only be about equal in strength to Cao Hong's army. If we fight head-on, it's still unclear who will win."

He said this in order not to affect the morale of the army.

The battles fought by Cao's army in the south and the north in recent years were won through real fighting.

Liu Biao's army had enjoyed peace in Jingzhou for a long time, and its combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of Cao's army.

They have less than 40,000 people in Deng County and Xinye, so it is not easy to defeat Cao Hong's 50,000-strong army.

"It's alright, I didn't plan on winning." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "This time against Cao Hong, I can only lose, not win!"

Huang Zhong was stunned when he heard this, but it wasn't that he didn't pretend to be defeated.

But this situation is usually to lure the enemy deeper.

But where are they going to lure the enemy with these 10,000 people?

We can't lead Cao Hong's army towards Xiangyang, right?

Zhuge Liang pointed to the map and explained his strategy.

After hearing this, Huang Zhong looked at him blankly.

“No wonder Tian Xiaozi said that those of you who play tactics have dirty hearts.”

It’s hard to believe that this kid is only sixteen years old, not even seventeen yet.

He actually analyzed every aspect.

The right time, right place, and the possible psychological dynamics of Cao's army.

It's so scary.

Huang Zhong felt that on the battlefield, he would rather fight with someone like Zhao Yun for three hundred rounds than face a cunning person like Zhuge Liang.

The others nodded in agreement at Zhuge Liang.

On weekdays in Wolong Village, I just thought that this was the young man who followed Zhuge Tian and called him brother.

At most, he is well-educated and has read a lot of books.

But I didn't expect that someone could come up with such a plan.

That is, Zhuge Tian sighed in his heart when he saw the strategy used by Zhuge Liang.

Something in this history may have changed.

But some things will come when they are supposed to.