Xu Huang decisively gave up the canal water defense line, which instead strengthened Cao Cao's confidence.

He firmly believed that his judgment was correct, and Xu Huang must have had shortage of military rations, so he was eager to fight and wanted to use the terrain to kill a large amount of damage and achieve results before the food was cut off.

The siege has been completed, and if you don’t fight, you will take the initiative to take the initiative. Cao Cao is even more confident and plans to delay it for a few more days, so it is best to wait until Xu Huang has no food.

This result is of course good, but it is destined to be his wishful thinking. After all, Xu Huang is not a strict sense of going deep into the army.

News came from Gunlongpo that after half a month of silence, Huang Zhong made new moves. In addition to the possibility of attacking Gunlongpo, the scout also found that he was cutting the way, and might bypass Gunlongpo, pass through the valley where the monks were located, appear near Qu County, or reinforce Bameng Mountain.

Shi Huan did not say his basis, but Cao Cao knew very well. This was Huang Zhong's people-friendly measures that played a role. The tribes and the people in the mountains changed their attitude towards the Wu army and took the initiative to lead the way for the Wu army. With the help of these mountain people, the possibility of Huang Zhong bypassing Gulongpo was greatly increased.

There is not much time left for him.

Cao Cao ordered an attack on Bameng Mountain from four directions, without giving Xu Huang any chance to take advantage of the loopholes.

Although the most suitable position for attack is the east and west directions, Cao Cao took a small boat and circled Bameng Mountain for a week and thought it would be difficult to attack from the east and west directions. If it advances layer by layer, there would be great casualties. On the contrary, the north and south directions seem difficult, but it is actually easier to break through.

The terrain of Bameng Mountain is narrow and long, with water on both sides of the north and south. Only one small path can be accessed, which is not suitable for advancing. Now the canal water has been cut off, exposing the river beach that has thirty or fifty steps. After two days of drying, it has become much harder. Then some straw mats and soil are laid. Although it is still a little soft, it does not prevent the crossbowmen from entering the front and suppressing the Wu army on the hillside.

At the same time, there is a mountain in the east and west of Bameng Mountain, with Bameng Mountain on the east and Duan Mountain on the west. The two mountains are two miles apart and a saddle-shaped valley in the middle. If this valley can be captured and the Wu army is separated, you can concentrate your efforts to annihilate one of them.

Cao Cao suspected that the backup drainage route used by the Wu army to get water was here, and Xu Huang would definitely defend the enemy. Otherwise, once the water was cut off, the situation would be more critical than the food cut. If this is true, the troops at both ends would be limited, and the resistance of the Shu army's attack would be greatly weakened.

Cao Cao's analysis was supported by Feng Luan. The same is true for his judgment.

Cao Cao immediately ordered the establishment of a floating bridge and the establishment of a position. First, he sent the crossbowmen over there. The hillside was steep and difficult to get up and down. The Wu army's troops were limited, so it was unlikely that they could rush to the river beach to fight. The arrows they brought were limited, and it was unlikely that they could use arrow formations to suppress them, so he decided to take some risks to boost morale.

When the crossbowman crossed the floating bridge, he was still a little nervous, afraid that the Wu army on the hillside would rush down. When the formation was completed, the Wu army on the hillside would not move. Only then did he believe Cao Cao's judgment, his morale was high, and his confidence increased greatly.

Under the cover of crossbowmen, the infantry of the Shu army began to set up cloud ladders and prepare to climb the mountain.

Xu Huang sat on the top of the slope, watching the Shu army launch an attack from the north and south sides, and felt more and more moved that Your Majesty knew people very well. Cao Cao almost thought of the tactics he could think of, and put them into action, and the battlefield was dispatched in a compact and calm manner. From this point of view alone, Cao Cao's ability to use troops was not inferior to that of any general he was familiar with.

His Majesty sent Cao Cao's "The Art of War" to Xicheng, and he himself, without taking it seriously. Now, thinking about it, how underestimated the enemy.

Xu Huang didn't dare to be careless and kept thinking about what other methods Cao Cao might use and how he should deal with it. Not only did he think by himself, he also often discussed with Wang Ping and others and exchanged angles. In this process, the Ba Nu who had been following Wang Ping made a suggestion.

Be wary of Cao Cao's setting fires.

It is early spring now, and the weather is still a bit dry. The plants and trees on the hillside are about to revive, but there are still many dry branches of hay, and it has not rained these days. If Cao Cao launches rockets from the slope and ignites these dry grass branches, it will be a lot of trouble. Even if Cao Cao does not use fire attacks and makes people light cigarettes under the mountain, it will make people on the slope unable to open their eyes and have difficulty breathing.

Xu Huang felt it was reasonable and immediately ordered preparations to collect all the flammable hay-top dead branches for later use.

Xu Huang looked at this Ba girl differently and asked her name specifically. She knew that her name was Park Yin and her nickname was Hu Ya. She was from the Park family among the seven kings of Yi. The family was not bad. She was arrested as a civil servant this time. She explained to the generals of the Shu army many times, but no one paid attention to her. Instead, she whipped her a few whips and wanted to bully her, but because she was too fierce, she would rather die than follow. The man failed to succeed and had to torture her all the way.

She stayed only to take revenge, but she saw the difference between the Wu and Shu armies. Compared with the arrogant Shu army soldiers, the Wu army was not only more refined, but also very nice to them. Although she often joked, she did not bully them.

Of course, what is more important is that she fell in love with Wang Ping and felt that this taciturn young man was a hero and had a future.

Park In said, staring at Wang Ping straight at him, not shy at all. On the contrary, Wang Ping's face was so embarrassed that he was flushed. He was not good at speaking, and he couldn't say a word.

Xu Huang was so amused by Park In's simplicity that she laughed out loud, patted Wang Ping on the shoulder and said, "Try hard, don't let Miss Park down."

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The crossbowmen of the Shu army stood on the river beach, and the infantry arrived safely under the slope and climbed up the hillside. They started very smoothly and climbed all the way up. They were only in trouble when they were about to reach the top.

The Wu army arranged a defense line here, and infantry holding swords and shields and spears guarded the middle. The crossbowmen occupied the high ground on both sides, occupied the high ground, and shot the Shu army at close range. They were not in a hurry to shoot, but just set up arrows and stood on standby at any time. Watching the infantry approaching and killing, they would only shoot when the Shu army broke through the defense line and had the possibility of further attack.

The soldiers of the Shu army climbed the slope thirty or forty steps, and were so tired that their legs were weak. Facing the Wu army infantry who was waiting for work, there was no way to fight back and was quickly chopped to the ground. Even if someone was very lucky, he rushed up and faced the close-range shooting of the Wu army shooter, it would be difficult to hold on for a long time. He was either shot down or was caught up by the infantry who had freed his hands and chopped to the ground.

The Wu army's defense line was carefully selected, and the Shu army crossbowmen built on the river beach had no sight to the point where they could not provide cover for arrow formations. They could only rely on the observation hand located on the opposite bank of the canal. However, when the observation hand sent a signal, the Wu army on the hillside could see clearly and had enough time to protect themselves.

The Shu army shot out a series of rains of arrows, but it could not hurt the Wu army at all. They only saw teams of companions climbing up the hillside, shouting and killing sounds one after another, and then disappeared. No one knew whether they were dead or alive.

In one day, the Shu army launched seven attacks, and nearly a thousand people attacked the hillside, but the position was still firmly in the hands of the Wu army.

After reading the battle report that day, Cao Cao felt a little ache. He couldn't see the situation on the mountain, and didn't know what happened to the soldiers who climbed the mountain. He only knew that they had disappeared, and all kinds of suspicions came naturally, and there was a strange atmosphere in the camp.

Cao Cao became more and more uneasy. While emphasizing military orders, those who dared to spread rumors were killed. At the same time, he summoned the generals to discuss the tactics of the next day.
Chapter completed!