Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

"Haven't you heard that when you are away from home, your orders are not given to you? Ma

Dai asked disapprovingly.

Chenggong was stuck in English.

He felt something was wrong and wanted to persuade him again.

But Ma Dai waved his hand decisively:"I am the commander-in-chief. This matter is settled. As the deputy general, you just have to do it." Just obey!"

Cheng Gongying had nothing to say.

He had no choice but to let Ma Dai be Ma Chao's younger brother and Ma Chao to issue an edict. Ma Dai was the commander of these ten thousand soldiers and horses.

In desperation, Cheng Gongying had no choice but to keep silent.

At that moment, Ma Chao Dai then ordered that all 10,000 troops and horses be mobilized to set up camp on the cliff.

……

Three days later.

The 80,000 Wei army vanguard led by Cao Yuan and Cao Ren crossed the Long Valley Road and entered Jieting City.

According to original expectations, the Qin army would occupy Jieting City in advance, strengthen the city defenses, and wait for their army to arrive.

Eighty thousand Wei troops will surround Jieting City, launch a fierce attack on Jieting City, and forcibly break the city.

But the situation in front of them greatly surprised Cao Ren and other generals.

Jieting City turned out to be an empty city!

The scout returns,The pavilion city was deserted.

And all 10,000 enemy troops were stationed on the solitary cliff in the southeast of the city.

"Is Ma Dai out of his mind? He left the street pavilion city undefended, but abandoned the city and went up the mountain?"

Cao Ren's eyes were full of surprise.

Cao Yuan smiled coldly and pointed his riding whip at the street pavilion:"Uncle Zixiao, take a good look. Can he defend this street pavilion city?"

Cao Ren was startled. He looked at Jieting City carefully and suddenly realized.

This Jieting City has a radius of only fifty feet, and it is a small city worthy of the name.

Moreover, the walls of this small city are only about ten feet high and thick. It's only two feet, short and thin.

Not to mention the use of thunder cannons, if tens of thousands of Wei army soldiers were kicked by one person, the wall of the street pavilion would be kicked to the ground.

"I see!"

"This Jieting City is too small. If he really holds on to the city, we can lay siege to the city and attack in less than two days!"

Cao Ren understood what Cao Yuan meant.

"If you look at the cliff again, you will understand why Ma Dai abandoned the city and went up the mountain."

Cao Yuan pointed his horse whip to the southeast again.

Cao Ren and the generals turned around and looked towards the cliff again.

After looking at it for a long time, the generals suddenly realized

"This cliff is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only a slope on the north leading to the top of the mountain."

"Not only are the mountains lush with trees, there is also an open space at the top where more than 10,000 soldiers and horses can be stationed."

"This is a naturally dangerous fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Cao Ren pointed out the advantage of the cliff.

Zhao Yun said:"No wonder this Ma Dai would abandon the city and go up the mountain. It turns out that is the case. From this point of view, this man is indeed quite talented."

"The prince, it doesn’t matter whether he has generals or not, whether he is guarding a mountain or a city."

"Our 80,000-strong army just presses forward."

"Prince, give the order to attack the mountain!"

Veteran Huang Zhong called for battle with enthusiasm and did not take Ma Dai seriously.

The generals' fighting spirit was ignited and they generously asked for battle.

Cao Yuan looked at Pang Tong:"Shi Yuan, what do you think? Pang

Tong frowned and said:"This mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If our army attacks by force, it may not be impossible to capture it, but I'm afraid there will be countless casualties and the lives of many soldiers will be wasted.""

As soon as these words came out, the fighting spirit of the generals fell silent for three minutes.

"What Shi Yuan said makes sense. If you lose too many soldiers on a small cliff, it is not worth it."

Cao Ren murmured and sighed.

Cao Yuan smiled coldly:"Why should we sacrifice our soldiers to attack this cliff? We can just wait for Ma Dai and come down to die ourselves."

The generals were shocked.

Ma Dai abandoned the city and went up the mountain to pin them to the street pavilion because the cliff was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

How could the man named Ma come down to die on his own?

Isn't he sick?

"After passing the order, the army immediately surrounded the mountain and went down to the stronghold. No Qin army was allowed to go down the mountain."

"Cut off the small river in front of the mountain for this prince to cut off the water source of Ma Dai!"

Cao Yuan whipped his horse and issued orders. After this order, all the generals suddenly realized.

Although the cliff is dangerous, the water source is at the bottom of the mountain. If

Ma Dai wants to get water, he only needs to send troops down the mountain to come to the river to get water.

Once the water source is cut off, No matter how dangerous the terrain on the cliff is, even if the enemy has millions of troops, they will collapse. Without water in Ma Dai, he can only give up the dangerous position and fight his way down the mountain to break out.

This is Cao Yuan's intention

"It turns out there is no water source on this mountain!"

"Ma Dai only cares about the danger but ignores the water source. He is really a mediocre person who talks on paper."

"Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince is meticulous and can see through it at a glance!"

Cao Ren's face filled with joy and he sighed in admiration.

Cao Yuan laughed and said:"Let the soldiers eat well and drink well, keep their spirits up, and wait for Ma Dai to come down from the mountain to die!"

So, the 80,000 Wei army soldiers were not in a hurry to attack the mountain, so they surrounded the mountain and set up camp without attacking.

Before they knew it, five days had passed.

On the top of the mountain, there was not much left of the fresh water that the Qin army had stationed in advance..

The Qin army was in a state of anxiety. In front of the camp gate,

Ma Dai stood with his hands behind his hands, his brows deeply furrowed, staring at the Wei army at the foot of the mountain.

He miscalculated.

He originally thought that Cao Yuan would rush to take down the street pavilion, and the army On the day of arrival, he would attack the mountain desperately.

Unexpectedly, Cao Yuan was not in a hurry at all. Instead of attacking the mountain, he set up camps on all sides, surrounding the entire cliff with water.

By the way, he also cut off his water source.

There was no water. , the Wei army does not need to attack the mountain, but his soldiers will die of thirst.

This is really a vicious trick!

"Cao Yuan, you are so vicious~~"

The more Ma Dai thought about it, the angrier he became. He gritted his teeth and cursed secretly.

Cheng Gongying was behind him and couldn't help but sigh:"General Ziyue, the last general has reminded us that we should not station troops in the mountains. Now that the water source has been cut off and the morale of the soldiers has been messed up, what should we do?"

Cheng Gongying's He complained, Ma Dai felt like a light on his back, and felt ashamed in his heart.

But he didn't want to admit his mistake.

After rolling his eyes a few times, Ma Dai snorted coldly:"Cao Yuan is too naive. Does he think he can cut off our water source if he wants to?" He suddenly turned around.

Ma Dai's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said sternly:"Go down with the order, gather the troops and horses, follow me and kill down the mountain, and overwhelm the Wei army's encirclement camp!"

As soon as he said this.

Cheng Gongying was shocked.

At the foot of the mountain, there are 80,000 Wei troops, well equipped with sufficient supplies.

There were only 10,000 Qin troops on their mountain.

Moreover, he was thirsty for several days, feeling listless and demoralized.

Ma Dai actually wanted to lead his entire army to rush down the mountain, and even attempted to overwhelm the Wei army's encirclement.

Isn’t this seeking death?