On May 26, the sixth year of Jian'an, Prime Minister Cao Cao and the generals, commanding 80,000 elite men and horses, secretly left the Linyu camp under the cover of night, and went straight to the Lulongkou fortress.

At the same time, Cao Cao ordered the counties of Yuyang, Guangyang, and Youbeiping to collect mules and horses, grain, medicine, and yurts...... All kinds of marching materials were gathered in Lulongkou Fortress, and a base camp was built as a base for the expedition!

Expeditions to the outside of the fortress have always been a taboo for the Han army, the vast grassland, the boundless sea, the environment is harsh, the climate is changeable, sometimes the wind and sand are all over the sky, sometimes the rain is pouring down...... Often there is no trace of the enemy, and the army is dead, especially the problem of logistics and supply, how many generals have gray hair!

Outside the city is sparsely populated, unable to collect supplies, and the equipment, food, and clothing needed by the army are ...... And all daily necessities must be supplied from the mainland, which is a long distance and extremely difficult, and transportation has always been a big problem!

In order to ensure logistics and transportation, the imperial court dispatched 100,000 cattle, 180,000 war horses, 500,000 infantry, and millions of people.

The results of the battle are brilliant, the price is also heavy, after the battle of Mobei, the Han army killed tens of thousands of people, 180,000 military horses, less than 30,000 returned, the consumption of ordnance, grain and grass is countless, the original full treasury, has become empty!

Don't forget the past, the division of the future, it is so difficult to fight out of the fortress, how can Cao Cao not know it, so try to prepare as much as possible, otherwise after the army sets off, the grain and grass will be cut off, and the first defeat before the battle will be called, then it will be called every day, and the earth will not be spiritual!

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On the 14th of June in the summer, after more than half a month of concealed marching, 80,000 horses arrived at Lulongkou, and Cao Cao ordered to repair for three days, so that the soldiers could recover their strength, and by the way, wait for all kinds of supplies to arrive!

Lulongkou is located at the southern foot of Yanshan, the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, the mountains on both sides are undulating, a canyon in the middle, it is the traffic artery that communicates the Central Plains and the outside of the Saiwai, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Yan State stationed troops here, resisted the invasion of nomadic tribes, the Eastern Han Dynasty - Jianwu 19 years, the imperial court spent a lot of money to rebuild the castle, called it 'Lulong Fortress! ’

After Cao Jun came to Lulong Fortress, he found that a group of men and horses had already arrived here, about five or six thousand people, and built a strong camp, and they played the banner of - Digger Army!

"The 5,000 soldiers of the digging army have been waiting here for a month to listen to the dispatch of the prime minister, and they have also prepared 20,000 camels, 40,000 bags of bacon and dried vegetables for the army to fight!"

The yellow squirrel quickly appeared, kneeling on one knee and telling that the 'digging army' combat effectiveness is very average, but it is good at drilling mountains and holes, building bridges and paving roads, and finding water sources, which is of great help to the army!

The yellow sand outside the plug is full of sky, lack of water source, mules and horses, strong cattle are also difficult to travel, the difficulty of transportation is very great, the camel is this animal, docile temperament, tall stature, the weight is more than twice that of mules and horses, the most suitable for transporting materials!

What's even more wonderful is that after the camel is full of food and drink, the nutrients are stored in the hump, which can not drink or eat for a month, and can also find water sources and grass in the wilderness, which is simply a godsend, so Xiao Yi used his personal relationship to transfer 20,000 camels from Xiliang for the purpose of preparing the army to go out to fight!

There is also a white-haired golden-eyed camel, tall, majestic, very comfortable to ride, it is a gift from the local tyrant of Xiliang to Xiao Yi, nicknamed 'cotton', also known as 'red-eyed golden-eyed beast', also brought to Lu Longkou, given to Cao Cao to ride!

"The digging army fought in the south and the north, and they worked hard, and the soldiers entered the first level of the knighthood as a reward, and after the pacification of Liaoxi, they were rewarded heavily!"

"Thank you Prime Minister for the reward, the diggers will be loyal to their duties, move forward bravely, and open the way for the army!"

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Cao Cao was silent on the surface, and he also rewarded the diggers heavily, and tried his best to win people's hearts, and the weasel also kept kowtowing and took over the heavy responsibility of the vanguard officer!

With the digging army opening up the road and sufficient materials, the 80,000 soldiers were also overjoyed, thinking that the chances of winning this battle were greater, and they admired Prime Minister Cao Cheng even more, and arranged the camel team and materials early, but they didn't reveal the news at all, it was simply unpredictable!

Only Cao Cao knew in his heart that he had not mobilized the digging army, nor had he prepared the camel team, all of this was arranged by Xiao Yi, which was really joyful and surprising!

Happily, 5,000 diggers, 20,000 camels, and a large number of bacon and dried vegetables, with the help of these things, his plan of 'going out of the army and sneaking up on surprise soldiers' has two more chances of winning, even if he can't defeat the enemy, he can retreat with his whole body, right?

Xiao Yi lived in seclusion in the mountains, but he actively mobilized people and horses, raised materials, and helped him pacify the two Liao, which shows that he has not deviated from morality and is still loyal to the Cao Group, so the rift between the two sides can be repaired!

What is surprising is that the sneak attack of the strange soldiers is a strategy painstakingly planned by Cao Cao and a group of generals, and the route of sending troops from Lulongkou is a secret among secrets, only a few people know that Cao Cao also issued a gag order, and it will never be leaked out!

Xiao Yi is in the Crouching Tiger Mountain, hundreds of miles away from the battlefield, and he mobilized the 'digging army' here more than a month in advance, and also prepared a large number of materials, which is also incredible, can he really strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away?

Looking back on the past, whether it was a coup d'état in the court or a crusade against the princes, Xiao Yi could guess eight or nine points, as if he was an unpredictable prophet, so as to make the right choice, and never made a mistake, this is a powerful ability, but also a terrifying ability!

As a superior person, he must be in charge of the country and the moon, and the sun and moon rotate, but Cao Cao was depressed to find that he could coerce the Son of Heaven to order Kyushu, but he had never really controlled Xiao Yi, nor could he fully understand him, this baby son-in-law was too mysterious!

Cao Cao once sent a large number of people to secretly investigate Xiao Yi's origin, in order to better control this divine sword and fight for the Cao family, but more than ten years have passed, and there is very little information collected, more than two words - unknown!

Xiao Yi is known as the twentieth grandson of the founding prime minister - Xiao He, who is the queen of a famous family, but the real name of his parents, but no one knows, even in the family temple of the Marquis of Wuchou's Mansion, there is no spirit card of the ancestors and ancestors, but instead enshrines his master, an old Taoist priest named 'Out of the Dust'!

In other words, whether Xiao Yi is Xiao He's descendant is still between the two of them, and even whether his real name is called 'Xiao Yi' is also a big question, because no one knows his past, as well as the names of his biological parents, whether there are brothers and sisters, etc...... Cao Jie, Zhen Mi, Zhao Yu, Cai Wenji, these pillow people, I'm afraid I don't know!

For ordinary people, this matter is very ridiculous, for Cao Cao, this matter is very terrible, a very familiar stranger, dormant by his side for more than ten years, poisonous snakes into the sleeves, nothing more than this!

"The origin is unknown, the origin is unknown, the real name is unknown, but you have the ability to predict the unknown, the old man's precious son-in-law, are you the star king in the sky descending to earth, or the elf in the mountains was born?"

Cao Cao sighed, and hurriedly issued a secret order: "Let people lurk around Crouching Tiger Mountain, monitor Xiao Yi's every move, and report in detail if there is any wind and grass!"

At the same time, Cao Cao secretly made up his mind that after pacifying the world, he would relieve Xiao Yi of all military powers, and then give high-ranking officials Houlu and a large fief, and hang him high, and put him in a cage of greedy wolves, it is difficult to make great achievements, right?

In the next few days, Cao Jun made preparations in all aspects, and on the night of June 18, he secretly opened the Lulongkou, and under the guidance of the guide officer-Tian Chou, he pointed forward with the flag and went straight to Liucheng!

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"Ahh - Sneeze! …… Judging from the time, the Prime Minister's 80,000 horses should have set off from Lulongkou, turned eastward after more than 100 miles, and then entered the White Wolf River Valley, which was difficult and difficult to travel along the way!

The base camp of the Karasuma people - Liucheng, the commanding heights near it is the White Wolf Mountain, and it is also their place of worship to the sky, the place of the decisive battle between the two sides, I am afraid that this mountain peak, whoever can take the first step will have the advantage! ”

Wohu Mountain-Xiaodaoguan, Xiao Yi rubbed his sour nose and analyzed the strategy on a map, while Deng Ai and Hao Zhao stood aside and listened carefully to the master's explanation, the upcoming battle of Western Liaoning has become the content of their teaching!

On the other side, Daoxiang touched the slightly bulging lower abdomen, sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun, with a happy and satisfied look, while Zhao Yu held a bright silver gun, dancing up and down, stretching his muscles and bones, while secretly thinking, what new posture should be unlocked when he is having a romantic relationship with Lang Jun tonight?

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