Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

And Xi Zhicai, who was at the side, picked up the silk cloth and read it carefully, but he did not show a trace of shock, but smiled knowingly.

"My lord, Zhang Miao's move is considered a good thing. After all, Yanzhou should be cleaned up."

It is not unreasonable for Xi Zhi to say this. Liu Dai, the former lord of Yanzhou, died fighting the remnants of the Yellow Turban.

But it was just a small piece of yellow scarf, which would not pose a threat to Liu Dai at all, but he died, so there must be some shady ones.

After Liu Dai's death, Cao Cao took over Yanzhou. On the surface, all the counties and counties surrendered, but secretly dissatisfied people abound.

As for Cao Cao's new acquisition of Yanzhou, it's not easy to clean up the place. After all, these people have no major faults. If they are replaced by their own confidants for no reason, I'm afraid no one will vote in the future.

"Zhicai's words are justified, but it would be a pity if the generals of Xuzhou withdraw from the army!" After all, Cao Cao is a generation of heroes, but he has recovered after a while.

Seeing that Cao Cao was reluctant to part with Xuzhou, Xi Zhicai said, "My lord, have you ever thought about why Zhang Miao welcomed Lv Bu into Yanzhou, and why the counties and counties in Yanzhou didn't turn back sooner or later, but why they chose the place where Xuzhou was about to be conquered?" At a critical point."

Um,?

Could it be that the Yanzhou rebellion is not as simple as it appears?

Zhang Miao wanted to occupy Yanzhou, but only to save his life.

And it was Yuan Shao who wanted to kill him. A few days ago, he wanted to kill Zhang Miao repeatedly. Could it be because of this plan.

Cao Cao asked uncertainly: "Zhicai, you mean this time is Yuan Shao's conspiracy?"

"Yes." Xi Zhicai replied in the affirmative, and then analyzed: "Zhang Miao's appeal has not yet reached the level where all parts of Yanzhou responded, so there is only one truth, and that is Yuan Shao's manipulation behind the scenes."

Cao Cao frowned slightly, rolled his eyes a few times, and began to fall into deep thought.

Indeed, Xuzhou is a strategically important place that military strategists must contend for. At this time, Yuan Shao's troops are changing defenses in Yizhou. Even if he wants to get involved in Xuzhou, he can't do anything.

Since Yuan Shao was unable to send troops, he could only use intrigue to stop it. After all, the reputation of the fourth generation and third father of the Yuan family was not something to brag about.

Since Yuan Shao was the most suspected, he might send troops to Beihai, and at the most critical moment, if he stabbed him in the back, he would be doomed.

Yanzhou is the foundation, if there is a mistake, I am afraid that the soldiers who attack Xuzhou will lose their morale, and they may be counterattacked by Tao Qian and others.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao agreed more and more with Xi Zhicai's words. "Zhicai is right. It seems that the only way to retreat is now."

Seeing that Cao Cao had made his choice, Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "The rebellion in Yanzhou is a good thing. From now on, my lord will no longer have to worry about instability in the rear."

"Well, come!" Cao Cao nodded slowly, and then called out soldiers to order loudly: "Go and inform the ministries, gather the army at night, and quickly retreat to Yanzhou, remember to leave the camp and plant more flags to confuse the defenders in the city. "

"Yes!" The soldiers who entered the tent heard the arrangement, and although they were curious about why they retreated, they hurriedly took orders and left.

After watching the soldiers go out of the tent, Xi Zhicai said: "Master, this trip is retreating, be careful of the pursuers in Picheng."

"Well, what does Zhicai mean by that?" Cao Cao was curious, he had left an empty fortress as a confuse, and with Liu Bei's scheme, by the time he figured it out, he would have already retreated, so why did he make himself be careful to pursue his troops.

Seeing Cao Cao's puzzled face, Xi Zhicai replied, "My lord, don't forget that there are still Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong in the city."

Chen Deng?

"Although this man is well-known, he hasn't stood out after many battles. Why is Zhicai afraid of him?" Cao Cao asked with disdain on his face.

Xi Zhicai replied with a smile: "The Chen family is one of the most powerful families in Xuzhou. If you block our army, the lord will definitely hate you."

"But now that Tao Qian is in power again, if Chen Deng doesn't work hard, I'm afraid he will hold grudges. That's why he behaved so mediocre in this battle."

Cao Cao nodded slowly and said, "It seems reasonable. According to Zhicai's words, wouldn't Chen Deng not offer advice to Liu Bei?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head and replied: "My lord, people in the family like to sell for a price. If Chen Deng wants to gain the lord's attention, he will definitely take advantage of this to advise Liu Bei."

Chapter 298

Reasonable, if you want others to remember, you have to give him the deepest influence.

On the battlefield, nothing can make a person remember another person more deeply than letting him lose a big battle.

Cao Cao thought about it in his mind, and rearranged the arrangement: "Well, let Yu Jin lead three thousand elites to ambush him, what do Zhicai think?"

Xi Zhicai feels relieved now that he has left behind the general ban. “so good”

After some discussion between the two, the army was almost ready, so taking advantage of the darkness, Cao Cao led the army and retreated quietly.

Early the next morning, after finishing his breakfast, Liu Bei led his personal guards to the city tower in a hurry to prepare for the next tough battle.

Speaking of why Liu Bei is here, we have to start with the two thousand old and weak soldiers that Gongsun Zan gave him.

Liu Bei led two thousand old and weak, and all the princes swept him out of the country as if seeing a plague god.

Two thousand old and weak, not only can't help, but also consume food and grass to support, and Liu Beiyou is an ambitious person, how could the princes take him in.

But Tao Qian had few strong generals under him, and Xuzhou was surrounded by heroes. If he didn't pay attention, he would be swallowed up and killed.

But precisely at this time, Cao Cao was raising an army to attack, and Tao Qian also needed to find someone to stand in front of him. Just at this time, when he learned that Liu Bei was leading the army, he invited him to stay.

And Liu Bei was also in urgent need of a place to stay. When he learned that Tao Qian was willing to take him in, he immediately expressed his loyalty and was willing to help stop the invading princes.

The two hit it off immediately, and Liu Bei was also assigned to Xiapi to guard against Cao Cao's army. He also handed over [-] soldiers and horses to him, and Chen Deng, a counselor, as his assistant, hoping that he could stop Cao's army from attacking.

And Liu Bei did not live up to Tao Qian's high expectations. Although he had more defeats than Cao Cao, he still had the city in his hands and achieved his goal of blocking.

Looking back at the city tower, Liu Bei was looking at Cao Ying in the distance, wondering in his heart, why Cao Jun didn't launch an attack at this time of day, could it be that Cao Cao was planning to play some tricks.

Liu Bei was thoughtful, and said: "Come here, please invite Mr. Yuanlong to come, and say that you have important matters to discuss."

"Yes!" The soldier next to the guard heard the order and hurriedly turned and left.

"Tattoo..."

Not long after the soldiers left, there was a sound of footsteps, interrupting Liu Bei who was watching from a distance.

Turning his head to look, he saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei approaching. Liu Bei rushed to meet him and asked, "Second brother, third brother, why are you here?"

Zhang Fei is irritable and quick-tempered. Hearing Liu Bei's question, he replied loudly: "Brother, Cao Jun hasn't come to attack the city yet. According to my younger brother, he must be afraid. At this time, he should lead the army out of the city to fight back. It will definitely be done in one fell swoop." Break through Cao Ying, brother, give the order."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Cao Cao is a cunning man. If he suddenly didn't come to attack the city today, there must be some kind of trick."

Seeing what Zhang Fei wanted to say, Guan Yu stopped him and said, "Brother is right, there are only less than [-] troops in the city. If you don't defend the city, Cao Jun will definitely take advantage of it."

"Ah!" Zhang Fei sighed, turned around and was about to leave, heading for the north gate he was guarding.

"Third brother, don't leave, elder brother still has things to arrange." Seeing that Zhang Fei was about to leave, Liu Bei hurriedly called to stop.

"Brother, if you don't leave the city, what else is there? Brother, why don't you go to guard the city gate, so as not to fall into a trick!" Zhang Fei replied angrily, but he still obediently returned to Liu Bei's side.

Guan Yu looked into his eyes, shook his head slightly, then stood aside with squinted eyes.