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When Zhou Yu saw this scene, he understood what was going on instantly and immediately ordered everyone to retreat, wanting to leave the valley as quickly as possible.

Gan Ning, who was in the front, heard the noise behind and realized that something was wrong. He immediately took his 5,000 men to support Zhou Yu.

It would have been better if Gan Ning didn't come back. When he came back, the two teams collided directly and squeezed each other.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Liao ordered his men to shoot all the arrows in their hands and throw out all the rocks and logs.

"General, we have released everything we prepared."

After a deputy general came forward to report the situation, Zhang Liao felt that it was about time, so he simply led all his men and rushed towards the valley.

The Wu army was dizzy from the rain of arrows, rocks and rolling logs. They finally saw the enemy stop, and then they saw a group of people rushing in front of them, and they started to attack with their swords without saying a word.

Just when Zhou Yu was getting anxious, Gan Ning rushed out of the valley covered in blood.

"Grand Commander, are you okay?"

Gan Ning lowered his head and came to Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu tried to stop him and told him that something was wrong in the valley, he looked indifferent and insisted on going over, which led to the current defeat.

"I'm fine, let's retreat."

In the end, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning retreated with only a few thousand men.

Zhang Liao did not pursue them. He knew clearly that Zhou Yu and Gan Ning were just their vanguards. There was no need for him to waste time with a vanguard as he had more important things to do.

Zhang Liao, with his Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and the Iron Float, turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

When the Xiahou brothers saw Zhou Yu and Gan Ning escaping back, there was some anger in their eyes.

Being a vanguard is not just a matter of winning a battle, but also the morale of an army.

If the vanguard lost, the military spirit and morale would inevitably be hit. What the two could not tolerate the most was that losing was losing, but the loss was so miserably. A team of 20,000 people only had less than 5,000 people returning. This was not just a loss, it was a crushing defeat.

However, even if the two were angry, they couldn't say anything since they were facing the commander-in-chief of the Wu army.

"Okay, let's stay at the border first, pass the message back, and see what the lord says."

Zhou Yu understood that these two people wanted to complain to Cao Cao, but even if he knew, he could not stop them.

Soon the armies of both sides arrived at the battlefield.

Linwu County, on the city wall.

Gu Rubing looked at the large number of coalition army camps not far outside the city and couldn't help but laugh.

"My Lord, have you thought of anything interesting?"

"Not really. Seeing this scene always reminds me of the decisive battle in Jingzhou before."

"Haha, my lord, if you let them suffer a loss twice, what will the expressions of the King of Wu and the Governor of Caozhou be?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing burst out laughing.

Zhang Liao stood in a forest, looking at the map in his hand. There were three cities marked on the map, namely Guangxin City, Fuchuan City, and Gaoyao City. Zhuge Liang told him that these three places were most likely to be where the coalition forces would gather their food and fodder.

Zhang Liao's purpose this time was to capture these three cities. Based on his current location, Zhang Liao found that he was closest to Gaoyao City, so he naturally set his sights on Gaoyao City.

At this time, not only Zhang Liao, but Zhou Yu also set his sights on Gu Rubing's food and grass.

When two sides fight, food and grass are a fatal link. Whoever controls the opponent's food supply first basically wins.

However, the biggest trouble at the moment is that Zhou Yu cannot predict where Gu Rubing will place the food and grass.

Just as Zhou Yu was hesitating, he suddenly heard some commotion outside the camp.

Zhou Yu frowned slightly. His military discipline was very strict. How could he tolerate his soldiers shouting in the barracks?

"What's going on outside? What's the mess?"

Before Zhou Yu could finish his words, he saw Cao Cao walking in.

"Caozhou Mu?"

"General Zhou, why don't you seem very happy about my arrival?"

"No, Caozhou Mu misunderstood."

Zhou Yu smiled and then gave up his position as commander. Since Cao Cao had come, he naturally could not keep his position as commander.

What Zhou Yu didn't expect was that there was someone following Cao Cao, and that was Surena.

Everyone knew about Surena's past battle record, and Zhou Yu was no exception. He actually achieved an astonishing record of one to ten against them.

Zhou Yu understood the appearance of Surena, but what he didn't understand was that Cao Cao was extremely respectful to Surena and even let Surena sit next to him, acting as if he was his military advisor.

This made Zhou Yu somewhat dissatisfied.

"General Zhou, please tell me about the current situation."

"yes!"

Zhou Yu walked to the front of the map.

"At present, Liu Bei's army is gathering in Linwu County, with a total strength of about 100,000. Compared with Liu Bei, the coalition's combat effectiveness is not as good as Liu Bei's after these few battles. In addition, Liu Bei is defending the city. Liu Bei owns ten states in the world. A protracted war will definitely be a disadvantage for us. What I mean is to sneak attack Liu Bei's food and at least force him to retreat."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao did not say anything, but looked at Surena beside him.

Surena looked at the map, observed it for a while, and finally pointed his finger at a place.

Cao Cao looked in the direction of his finger.

"Blue Mountain County?"

Cao Cao looked at Surena in confusion.

Cao Cao knew about Lanshan County. It was a small county in Guiyang County with a small population and a not very good geographical location. Cao Cao felt that if it were him, he would never choose Lanshan County.

“It’s not just Lanshan County, there should be a Pingyang County.”

After hearing this, Cao Cao was even more confused.

Neither Lanshan County nor Pingyang County is the kind of county that can be defended. Once Linwu County in front is defended, there is no way to transport the food and grass stored in these two cities.

"Surena, are you..."

Before Cao Cao could finish his words, he saw Surena looking at him.

"Caozhou Mu, Zhuge Liang is not an ordinary person. He cannot look at these things with the same ideas as ordinary people. Lanshan County, Pingyang County, and Linwu County where Liu Bei is now, form a triangle. The distances are similar, but it is impossible to take down two counties at once because there is a mountain between the two counties, which can greatly reduce the marching speed. As for Linwu County, Zhuge Liang never considered that Linwu County could not be defended from the beginning to the end."

Cao Cao had no doubt that Gu Rubing had such confidence.

To be honest, Cao Cao was not very sure whether this action would succeed. If Gu Rubing had not been too quiet after returning, Cao Cao would have felt that Gu Rubing was planning to make a big move, which would have forced Cao Cao to launch the war.

Surena looked at the people present and immediately gave the order.

"Gan Ning, lead the elite cavalry to attack Lanshan County, Xiahou Dun lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to attack Pingyang County. Remember, your mission is not to attack the city, but to burn the grain!"

The two men did not move, but looked at Zhou Yu and Cao Cao.

"Whatever Surena says, you do."

With Cao Cao's order, Xiahou Dun no longer hesitated, and Zhou Yu also nodded.

With the departure of Gan Ning and Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao simply strengthened the defense of the camp and had no intention of attacking.

Gu Rubing had no intention of attacking the camp.

Neither side wanted to fight, they just wanted to force the other side to retreat, so both sides placed their hopes on the other side's food and supplies.

Zhang Liao had already arrived outside Gaoyao City at this time.

Seen from the outside, the defenses in the city seemed very weak, which made Zhang Liao doubt whether the food and grass were really stored here.

Just as Zhang Liao was hesitating, a centurion of the Iron Buddha came to Zhang Liao's side.

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"General, it doesn't look like there is any food here. How about we change our target?"

Zhang Liao nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly saw the city gate open and a group of cavalry walked out of the city, apparently on patrol.

But Zhang Liao saw through the city gate that the city was full of Cao's troops. It was obvious that they were deliberately pretending to be relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside in order to confuse Zhang Liao and his men.

This cavalry squad of Cao's army had not gone far when they were surrounded by Zhang Liao and his men, and the entire squad was killed.

Zhang Liao brought dozens of Iron Pagodas, changed into the enemy's clothes, and walked towards the city.

"Hey, Old Sun, why are you back so soon? You're slacking off again while the general is away!"

The soldiers on the city wall did not have any doubts about the fact that this cavalry team came back so quickly. It seemed that they all knew who the leader was this time.

Before Zhang Liao could say anything, the city gate opened.

Zhang Liao and others entered the city and immediately took control of the city gate.

Immediately afterwards, the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and the Iron Pagoda suddenly rushed out.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers guarding the city immediately fired flares.

All the Cao army soldiers in the city reacted and rushed towards Zhang Liao and others.

They had only one goal, which was to drive Zhang Liao and his men out and close the city gates, so Gaoyao City would not be lost for the time being.

However, the one leading the team this time was Zhang Liao. How could the Cao army, which did not have any famous generals, possibly drive Zhang Liao out?

Soon, two special forces rushed into the city.

Under the leadership of Zhang Liao, the two special forces were unstoppable and no Cao army could stop them.

An hour later, the entire Gaoyao city was completely under Zhang Liao's control.

After searching, Zhang Liao found where the food and grass were, but it was obvious that this was only part of the food and grass.

“It’s burning!”

After saying this, his men took the torches and prepared to burn the food and fodder.

But at this moment, Zhang Liao suddenly had an idea. He immediately stopped the subordinate and ordered all his subordinates to change into Cao's clothes. At the same time, he sent people to report the situation here truthfully to Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang.

Looking at the news sent back, Gu Rubing immediately understood what Zhang Liao meant.

"Prime Minister, we have already taken control of one of the coalition's food routes, and the other two should be coming soon."

"That's right, but General Wenyuan needs some people to help him share some of the pressure. The lord needs to send another general to support him."

Gu Rubing nodded, and then ordered Wei Yan to take the White Tiger Sun-Devouring Guard to provide support.

Watching Wei Yan leave, Gu Rubing looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Prime Minister, the coalition forces have not taken action yet. It is obvious that they intend to consume us. I am afraid that the defense of grain and grass has become a new battlefield. The place where we store grain and grass is really a bit dangerous. Aren't you worried that someone will rob the city where we store grain and grass?"

"My lord, rest assured. This coalition is based on Zhou Yu. With Zhou Yu's intelligence, it is impossible for him to guess the location of my food storage."

Zhuge Liang had fought with Zhou Yu many times and had long since figured out Zhou Yu's abilities. He knew that with Zhou Yu's abilities, it was impossible for him to guess his plan.

But Zhuge Liang did not expect that the one who took action this time was not Zhou Yu, but Surena.

Outside Blue Mountain.

When Wei Yi learned that Gu Rubing had gone to war with the coalition forces, he immediately guessed that Gu Rubing might be short of food and grass, so he gathered the food and grass within the family and transported them to the front line.

But when they were about to reach Pingyang City, they heard shouting and killing not far away, and the sound came from Pingyang City.

Wei Xi ordered the grain transport team to stop and he went to a high mountain with two guards.

I happened to see Xiahou Dun leading the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to besiege Pingyang City.

Wei Xi immediately ordered the grain transport team to change their route and head to the front line from Lanshan City, while he himself took a small road with two guards and quickly reached Linwu County.

When Gu Rubing learned that Wei Yi was coming, he immediately came out to greet him.

Wei Yi told Gu Rubing everything he saw and heard in Pingyang County.

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing was shocked and immediately called Zhuge Liang.

"This shouldn't be possible. How could Zhou Yu guess my plan? And how could our spies not report so many people entering our Guiyang County?"

Although Zhuge Liang didn't believe it, after all, Wei Xi had seen it with his own eyes, so he had no choice but to believe it even if he didn't.

"My lord, please let Zhang He lead the elite troops to support Pingyang City, and let Zhang Ren lead the elite troops to support Lanshan City."

"good!"

Soon Zhang He led the Qinglong swordsmen and marched all the way to the outskirts of Pingyang City.

At this time, the battle in the city had long ended, and Pingyang City had long since become Xiahou Dun's.

Zhang He also tried to order the Qinglong Swordmen to besiege Pingyang, but they were outnumbered and the city was defended by Cao Cao's elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. No matter how they attacked the city, it was ineffective.

Just when Zhang He was at a loss, a roving crossbow captain rushed over with the treasure bag given by Zhuge Liang in his hand.

"General, the military advisor said that if we cannot capture the city, we should open the treasure bag."

Zhang He nodded and opened the brocade bag.

When he saw what was written above, Zhang He slapped his head and smiled helplessly.

"General, what are you doing?"

The deputy general standing by didn't understand what was going on.

"I am so stupid. It's just a city. Why should I care?" (End of this chapter)