Chapter 487 The decisive battle in Liangzhou (6)

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Cao Peng stood sluggishly in the courtyard, looking at the lilac flowers that covered the courtyard wall but showed a withered color, motionless.

It’s the third day!

The situation in Longyou suddenly changed, and it took Cao Peng ten days to get the news.

Wang Meng died in the battle, and the whereabouts of Wang Mai and Shi Tao were unknown... Cao Peng seemed to be stupid, and suddenly became confused and at a loss. Ma Teng finally took action. He knew that such a situation would happen, but he could not change the outcome.

Even if you become a general, what can you do?

If you can't even protect your own loved ones, what's the use!

Cao Peng didn't cry or shed tears. However, he seemed to have lost his soul all of a sudden and could no longer regain any energy.

"Master!"

A timid voice sounded behind him.

Cao Peng turned around suddenly and saw Zhen Mi standing not far away, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

"Sister Cai invites you to dinner."

It turned out that Geng Lin saw that Cao Peng was in a bad mood and immediately sent someone to Guzang.

Buluan and Guo Huan were originally going to come over, but Buluan was already in serious trouble, so Guo Huan had to stay and accompany Buluan. After Cai Yan heard about it, he volunteered and took Zhen Mi with him to Luanniao. Zhen Mi

Currently, I am still assisting Cai Yan in endorsing the classics, but it has basically been completed. There are more than 530 classics, more than 100 more than in history, which can be regarded as an incredible achievement... Next, there is the transcribing,

Then he sent someone to Xudu.

However, Cai Yan no longer paid attention to these things.

Zhao Ang's wife Wang Yi took the initiative to take on the work of proofreading. Cai Yan, who was free, also felt quite bored. When she learned that Cao Peng was a little unusual in Luanniao, she didn't know what her psychology was.

Cai Yan ran over like a ghost. But what about Zhen Mi? She didn’t want to come at first...but under the persuasion of her family, she still went with Cai Yan.

In Zhen Yao's words: My little sister went to Luanniao for no other reason than to have more contact with the young master.

The Zhen family is not as good as it used to be. Without the support of Mr. Cao, there will be many hardships in the future. Look at Su Shuang, who came to leave the family, but has already established a firm foothold. And what about us? We came late, so we need to be more proactive.

That's it...

It’s almost clear in those words!

But how could Zhen Mi be willing to show shame and take the initiative to seduce?

She is not the kind of woman who takes the initiative. Although the ethics are not so strict these days, she still has a sense of shame. But Zhen Mi also knows that what her brother said is right! Today's Zhen family really needs

There is a backer.

But this doesn't mean that she is willing to give herself away.

She came with Cai Yan just to take care of Cai Yan. But when Zhen Mi saw Cao Peng, she was shocked by Cao Peng's appearance. In Zhen Mi's impression, Cao Peng was a strong and burly young man.

It seems like there is endless energy.

But now...

Cao Pengqing has lost a lot of weight, and his cheekbones are prominent.

The eye sockets are sunken and the complexion is bad.

The most frightening thing was that his originally long black hair seemed to have gained a lot of gray in one night, so much so that it made people feel heartbroken just looking at it.

"I see!"

Cao Peng said calmly: "Miss Fanlao told everyone Cai that I'm not hungry."

"But……"

Cao Peng didn't wait for Zhen Mi to finish speaking, rolled up his sleeves and walked to the study.

Zhen Mi's eye circles suddenly turned red, and her eyes sparkled with water. She knew that Cao Peng was not targeting her, but she still felt very uncomfortable in her heart. Since she was a child, almost everyone has surrounded her,

Holding her up... Even though she later married Yuan Xi and the Yuan brothers turned against each other, for Zhen Mi, not much changed.

After being kidnapped by Su Shuang, Zhen Mi felt as if she suddenly fell from the sky to the earth...

The feeling of being surrounded by stars seems to be gone forever.

She, just like an ordinary girl, doesn't seem to have much that stands out. Compared with Cai Yan's profound knowledge, Zhen Mi is inferior; compared with Qingluan's gentleness, consideration, hardworking and tenacious, Zhen Mi is inferior; compared with Guo Huan's

As shrewd as she is, Zhen Mi is still inferior. Comparing herself with the girls around her, Zhen Mi finds that she seems to be incomparable to anyone else.

This feeling of loss made her very uncomfortable.

But this time, I was persuaded by my brother to come to Luanniao, but I didn't want to end up in a hot-faced situation again.

Cao Peng seemed to completely ignore her beauty and charm, which made Zhen Mi feel even more sad.

After standing in the courtyard for a long time, Zhen Mi resisted the urge to cry, returned to the back house, and told Cai Yan the situation...

Cao Peng, standing in front of the sand table, holding small colorful flags in his hands, deduced the situation of the battle.

Ma Chao's recent behavior has been very strange. After his troops retreated twenty miles, he stopped making any moves. He said he wanted to return to Zhangye? Not like that! From the look of him, he had no intention of withdrawing his troops. In fact, Cao Peng could vaguely sense that Ma Chao

His purpose in occupying Zhangye County was to delay Cao Peng so that Cao Peng could not be distracted elsewhere.

This other place is naturally Longxi!

But I have to admit that Ma Chao's move really made Cao Peng feel uncomfortable.

He wanted to send troops, but he had to consider the threat of Ma Chao. This guy was like a nail, wedged firmly in Cao Peng's heart, making Cao Peng choke and feel extremely uncomfortable... This was definitely not a trick that Ma Chao could think of.

This is a conspiracy. Even if Cao Peng knew Ma Chao's intention, he couldn't resolve it. Now, Ma Chao has stationed troops twenty miles away from Luanniao. He can retreat back to Zhangye County and attack Luanniao County when he advances. At the same time, he is stationed at Luanniao County.

There was a huge distance between the place and Lushuitan. Cao Peng's previous arrangement suddenly failed and it was difficult to achieve the goal.

Xu Shu and Yan Xing quietly camped at Zhalu Water Beach.

It was originally a good plan, but because of Ma Chao's unexpected withdrawal of troops, it suddenly became confusing.

Want to sneak attack Ma Chao?

Some suffering!

Ma Chao's defense was tight and no flaws were revealed.

What about a sneak attack on Zhangye County? It seems impossible. Once Xu Shu cannot capture Zhangye quickly, he will inevitably face the situation of being attacked from both sides. Ma Chao's move inadvertently caused a stalemate and anxiety in Luanniao's battle situation.

His retreat of thirty miles had exactly the same effect as Cao Peng ordered Xu Shu to station at Lushuitan.

Standing in front of the sand table, Cao Peng kept making deductions, trying to break this deadlock. Unfortunately, he could not find a clue.

The chief general of Xiliang who ordered his residence was Cheng Yin, one of Han Sui's eight former generals.

In the novel, this is a supporting role. But in fact, Han Sui has eight troops, each leading an army. Cheng Yin can lead an army alone, which itself shows something. At least, this person is by no means as incompetent as in the novel.

…

Next to Pang Tong, there were Pan Zhang and Han De, who repeatedly wanted to deal with Cheng Yin.

But Cheng Yin is also very cunning...

When Pang Tong attacked, he retreated to Lingju County and defended it to the death; when Pang Tong retreated, he immediately attacked. Cheng Yin's troops were not far away from the attack, and moved within a fifty-mile radius of Lingju County. This made Pang Tong particularly special

Uncomfortable. Pang Tong was in Cangsong, unable to advance or retreat. The situation faced by Cao Peng was surprisingly similar.

Wuwei County is dominated by pines and luan birds.

As for Jincheng County, Lingju County echoes Zhangye County...

One side refused to fight, and the other side could not ask for one. This stalemate situation made Cao Peng feel helpless.

After deducing for a long time, Cao Peng suddenly became furious.

He slammed the small flag in his hand to the ground.

The current situation requires a surprise force to destroy this balance. But where can this surprise force be found?

Still no troops!

Cao Peng suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a mistake.

In this era, there are hundreds of thousands or millions of troops attacking at every turn, but he has to take the route of elite soldiers... How big are the battlefields of the Three Kingdoms? Even if he has elite soldiers, he can only win on local battlefields, but he has always been victorious in the overall situation.

At a disadvantage. For example, during the Battle of Guandu, on the surface, it was just a battlefield in Zhongmou. But in reality? Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and even Yuzhou, the three states, were full of battlefields. If Lao Cao didn't have enough troops, I'm afraid it would have been a long time ago.

He was riddled with holes by Yuan Shao... Now, Ma Chao stationed troops in Zhangye County, and hit Cao Peng's weak spot exactly.

Insufficient troops...

Precisely because of the lack of troops, Cao Peng was unable to attack with overwhelming force.

Precisely because of the lack of troops, he had to divide his troops for defense. As a result, it became a situation where he had more than enough to defend but not enough to attack.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Hexi County has a sparse population, a mixture of Hu and Han people, and does not have many troops.
To be continued...