After Cao Jun came out of the burning Song County, Xiahou Yuan's face remained gloomy and uncertain. Xiahou Yuan looked at the burning Song County and was silent.

This time I was played by Ma Chao, which was really embarrassing. Finally, it was discovered early, and it came out of Song County in time, and there were not too many casualties of the Cao army, but it was certain that it was disgraced.

Niu Jin stood beside Hou Yuan with his head down and didn't dare to speak, this time he figured it out, the army was burned by the fire like this, almost all of it was his responsibility. If he had been a little more careful and less excited, he might have been able to find the trick in advance.

Niu Jin is thinking too much, Xiahou Yuan will not blame him. After all, this encounter is not all Niu Jin's responsibility, and he Xiahou Yuan also has to bear a lot of responsibility.

"General, the last general estimates that the enemy army should still be nearby, and it should be guarded against as soon as possible." A subordinate reminded.

Xiahou Yuan shook his head and said, "No need. If the enemy were in this vicinity, they would have attacked as early as the moment the fire started. It's just that your suggestion is very good, and the whole army returns to the camp to rest and take turns to rest. ”

"Yes!" Xiahou Yuan's subordinates all received the order.

was a little different from what Ma Chao thought, Xiahou Yuan didn't have any anger or other reactions, he adopted a more stable offensive mode. Xiahou Yuan had such a response, mainly because the loss this time was very small, and it was within the range that Xiahou Yuan could bear. Another reason is that Cao Cao has so many soldiers and horses that can be used, if he pursues blindly, once he falls into the opponent's conspiracy again, the loss will be great.

Well, Xiahou Yuan himself felt that his decision was a bit of a nest, but now there was no way, Cao Cao's military order was to seek the greatest benefits at the lowest cost, and Xiahou Yuan had to carry it out.

Ma Chao returned to Puyang with his troops.

Ma Chao thought that after he returned to Puyang, he would definitely be sneered at by Sima Yi. After all, he pretended to be forced to leave before, and now he has to withdraw his troops and return, with Ma Chao's thoughts, his face will definitely not be saved.

But here in Puyang is not what Ma Chao thought. Zhao Yun took all the civil and military forces in Puyang City out of the city to greet Ma Chao, as if Ma Chao had returned triumphantly. This Ma Chao was surprised.

Zhao Yun explained his doubts to Ma Chao.

Zhao Yun smiled at Ma Chao and said, "Meng Qi, you learned about the good news in Song County. It's amazing, with so few troops, he can stick to the defense, so that Xiahou Yuan can't advance an inch. At the time of transfer, he also burned Xiahou Yuan with a meter. I have already reported this news to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will definitely praise it greatly. ”

Ma Chao finally understood that his performance in Song County had spread to Puyang, and Zhao Yun, who was the state pastor, came to greet him with all the civil and military forces. Ma Chao could guess that this was Zhao Yun giving himself a lot of face and keeping his old face.

Ma Chao arched his hand and said, "Zilong, thank you!" ”

"Whatever you say, we are all brothers who share weal and beg. Let's go, let's go to Puyang together, I'm ready to have a reception banquet, and I'll have a few drinks later. Zhao Yun patted Ma Chao's shoulder and smiled.

Ma Chao was also infected by Zhao Yun's boldness, and said with a smile: "So I want it!" It's just that you don't have to ask someone to serve the wine later. ”

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao walked into Puyang City shoulder to shoulder, and Sima Yi on the side smiled but did not speak.

On the way forward, Zhao Yun told the truth in Ma Chao's ear, in fact, all this was Sima Yi's suggestion to Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun felt that it was necessary, so he did it according to Sima Yi's suggestion.

Ma Chao looked back at Sima Yi and found that Sima Yi arched his hand at him, with a smile on his face. Ma Chao couldn't help but nodded, thinking that Sima Yi was quite sensible and didn't embarrass himself.

The state pastor's mansion in Puyang City has already prepared good wine and food, and is ready to entertain Ma Chao.

The banquet soon began, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao sat at the first seat, and the two of them were very happy to push the cup and change the lamp.

After drinking almost, Ma Chao stood up from his seat and came to Sima Yi with a glass of wine. Everyone looked at Sima Yi and Ma Chao, and everyone knew that Ma Chao was very unkind to see Sima Yi before, and they didn't know what would happen now.

"Master Sima, the general is grateful!" Ma Chao said with a wine glass in one hand.

Zhao Yun shook his head secretly when he saw this situation, Ma Chao was still as unruly as ever.

Sima Yi smiled slightly, also picked up a glass of wine, and said respectfully: "General Ma's majesty has always been admired by Xia. ”

"Good!" Ma Chao was happy with Sima Yi's pleasure, it turned out that this kid was not the kind of sour literati.

The two of them touched their glasses lightly, and then drank them down.

Everyone now understands that Ma Chao and Sima Yi have reconciled as before.

After eating and drinking for a while, Zhao Yun opened his mouth and said: "That's it for today's wine, Yanzhou is now in an urgent hostile situation, we can't get drunk." ”

Everyone laughed, what Zhao Yun said was true, now is not the time to drink. Ma Chao didn't have the slightest objection, he also knew that it was not okay to get drunk now.

With the nods of these two big shots, the banquet began to disperse.

Zhao Yun brought Ma Chao and Sima Yihuan, Meng Jian, Shi Tao and several other important generals to the study.

They all knew what Zhao Yun was going to say.

"Cao Jun seems to be menacing, but in fact, deterrence is greater than actual combat. Meng Qi's battle in Song County can be seen. So this time I learned that Cao Jun was false and real, and Meng Qi was the first achievement! Zhao Yun first praised Ma Chao.

Ma Chao smiled: "The general was just a mistake." It's a pity that such a city in Song County was burned. ”

"The difference between victory and defeat is not the gain or loss of one city or one place, Meng Qi, you don't have to care." Zhao Yun said with relief.

Song County was taken by Liu Jun from Cao Cao before, and then completely repaired with a fortress, and it was better to destroy it than to be taken by Cao Jun. This gain and loss, even Liu Yu will understand.

Sima Yi and the others laughed and said nothing, Ma Chao really hit by mistake, if it was someone else, with such a disparity in strength, I am afraid that he would not even dare to attack, he would only stick to it and wait for help.

"In view of this, the state pastor is pleased with Zhongda's previous arrangement!" Zhao Yun nodded at Sima Yi.

Sima Yi immediately returned the salute, and Sima Yi was very happy to be recognized by Zhao Yun. Sima Yi knew that Liu Yu attached great importance to Zhao Yun, and in the Military Aircraft Department, Sima Yi knew that Liu Yu had originally appointed Zhao Yun as the commander of the southern expedition to Jingzhou, but in the end, Liu Yu wanted to conquer himself, so he let Zhao Yun stay in Yanzhou. From here, it can be seen how much Liu Yu trusts Zhao Yun.

"The Governor of Benzhou decided to hand over the military defense affairs of Yanzhou to Zhongda during the period when the Cao army invaded Yanzhou, I don't know what you want Meng Qi?" With Ma Chao's previous convictions, Zhao Yun still felt that he could take care of Ma Chao's emotions.

Ma Chao said boldly: "Lord Zhou Mu, whatever decision you make, I will support it." ”

Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, Ma Chao didn't have to play tricks anymore, so that Yanzhou was very harmonious.

Sima Yi bowed to the people around him and said with a smile: "Everyone, please take care of me in the future!" ”

Ma Chao looked at Sima Yi's boy so deferentially, so he also smiled and said: "Zhongda, whether you can make Xiahou Yuan's kid miserable this time depends on your ability." Ben will be at your disposal for a while. If you're blind, don't blame Ben for being ruthless. ”

Zhao Yun directly covered his forehead, just praised Ma Chao for a few words, and now he came to slap his face.

"General Ma rest assured. Under the guarantee that Xiahou Yuan will definitely cry! Sima Yi is very confident in this matter.

Ma Chao didn't say anything, and sat directly on the side waiting for Sima Yi's arrangement.

Ma Chao, the biggest trouble in Yanzhou, has finally calmed down, and now it depends on whether Sima Yi can give Yanzhou a satisfactory plan.

Sima Yi immediately came to the map and talked about all his arrangements.

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao completely agreed with Sima Yi's idea, and Meng Jian, Shi Tao and others had no opinion, and Sima Yi's plan was unanimously agreed and quickly issued.

In the name of the governor of Yanzhou, Zhao Yun strongly condemned the invasion of the Cao army and called on the people of Yanzhou to resist the invasion of the Cao army.

Sima Yi's plan was very simple, all the troops were concentrated in all the cities, and the under-armed cities temporarily used the people to defend the city, giving weapons and armor to stop the advance of Cao's army to the greatest extent.

Sima Yi also asked all the people in the countryside to shrink into the city, and all the grain and grass outside the countryside were concentrated in the city, and no food could be left in the countryside for Cao Jun, and if the people did not want to leave, Liu Jun was not embarrassed and left to fend for himself.

How could the people disagree? When Cao Cao ordered the destruction of Yanzhou before, he had already lost the hearts of the people in Yanzhou. Now that the Cao army is invading, recalling the painful days before, the people of Yanzhou are eager to pick up their swords and guns to fight against the Cao army. In the past, they were grass people who had nothing to rely on, and in the face of the enemy's invasion and invasion, they simply had no strength to resist. Now, the governor ordered the whole people to resist the Cao army, dispatched strong men to defend the city, and gave armor and weapons, which greatly boosted the morale of the people. With armor and weapons, they are not cannon fodder to send to death, and they can really take revenge on Cao Jun.

Under the glorious leadership of Liu Yu, the people of Yanzhou finally recovered, and before they had much comfortable life, the Cao army of this dog day came to invade.

The combination of new hatred and old hatred makes the people of Yanzhou hate the same enemy.

In addition to mobilizing the people, Sima Yi also ordered Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry to be the main force to defeat Cao's army, and give Xiahou Yuan a surprise attack at the right time.

In this way, the entire Yanzhou is like an iron bucket, and it is extremely difficult for Xiahou Yuan to move forward.

Xiahou Yuan's main force of Cao's army advanced steadily, and gradually, Xiahou Yuan also discovered an abnormality. Cao Jun advanced for a long time, but there was no one in the village he encountered, not even a single grain.

Xiahou Yuan believed that Zhao Yun was using the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, and this move was the most effective against the army of the labor expedition, which happened to be seven inches above Cao's army.

After Cao Cao's governance, Yuzhou was already very rich. However, it cannot be compared with Liu Yu, who owns almost all the territories in the north.

Xiahou Yuan brought plenty of grain and grass this time, and he might save a little bit.

The other party used strong walls to clear the wilderness, and Xiahou Yuan specially selected some small cities to attack. The defense of the small city is not strong, the troops are also small, and there is a lot of grain and grass in it, so you can get as much as you can. At this time, Cao Jun really found a small city.

Xiahou Yuan originally thought that his army would kill the small city in front of him, and the defenders of this city would either abandon the city and flee or open the city and surrender the chances were the greatest, what was the use of resisting in the face of his own army.

Xiahou Yuan shouted at this city.

It's okay not to shout, but as soon as you shout, the whole city scolds, and all the ugly words come out.

Well, in the face of such an ignorant person, Xiahou Yuan would not be polite, and ordered the army to attack immediately.

Something shocked Xiahou Yuan happened. Cao Jun rushed to the city with murderous violation, but encountered stubborn resistance, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians defending the city shocked Cao Jun, and even several waves of Cao Jun's attacks were blocked.

Xiahou Yuan was dumbfounded, could it be that there were any important people in this city? Xiahou Yuan immediately ordered a full-scale attack, if there were really important people inside, then this time he would make a lot of money.

After wasting a lot of effort, this city was finally captured by Xiahou Yuan. It's just that before this city was breached, the defenders actually burned all the grain and grass, and didn't leave it for Xiahou Yuan at all. The defenders all fought to the last, and none of them were willing to be captured. The only people that Xiahou Yuan could capture were some of the people who were responsible for defending the city.

And Xiahou Yuan thought that the presence of important people would lead to the desperate resistance of the army and the people, and the situation did not exist at all.

Looking at the people who were captured by him, their eyes showed a light of hatred, and Xiahou Yuan finally understood why. The previous actions of the Cao army in Yanzhou had completely lost the support of the people, and the people and army of this city were afraid that the Cao army would deal with them as before, so they would resist stubbornly.

Xiahou Yuan can only let these captive people go in the end, what else can they do if they don't let them go, Cao Jun has already killed a lot of people in Yanzhou, and now he is back in Yanzhou, if he continues to slaughter the people, then Cao Cao will not have to return to Yanzhou for the rest of his life.

With this lesson from the past, Xiahou Yuan decisively sent a large number of scouts to investigate the situation as he continued to advance.

Xiahou Yuan sent almost fifty scouts, but only ten returned, and the remaining forty or so were all killed by the soldiers and civilians of Yanzhou. Those who can be scouts are the elite of the army, and the scouts never thought that they would one day be ambushed by the people. Of the more than 40 people who were killed, many were tripped by people hiding on the side of the road and were killed. If they succeeded, they would run for their lives, hiding in the woods or jumping into the water, leaving the scouts helpless.

The scouts were terrified to report to Xiahou Yuan about their investigation.

Xiahou Yuan finally knew what the road ahead was like. Yanzhou was now fully operational, the army and the people were concentrated in every city, and if Cao's army wanted to advance, it would have to attack city after city.

Xiahou Yuan's head became bigger, and it took a lot of time to fight a small city just now, and he also suffered almost a thousand casualties. If every city was fought like this, Xiahou Yuan's troops would be completely finished.

"Damn, is this Yanzhou's specialty a tortoise? Now the defense of the whole Yanzhou is like a turtle. Fucking hid in a turtle shell. Xiahou Yuan scolded resentfully.