The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 502
Xuzhou's sudden attack caught the princes by surprise, because it did not conform to common sense.

Right now, the summer harvest in Yanzhou and Jizhou is not completely over yet, no matter how fast your summer harvest in Xuzhou is, it will take time for a series of preparations such as dispatching troops and marching.

So there is only one possibility, and that is that Xuzhou has planned for this war for a long time. For this reason, he even stationed the army in the Taishan area in advance.

Compared with the shock of the princes, Cao Cao was more puzzled.

Compared with the capture of the three of Cao Ren before, the fall of Lu County did not cause any fluctuations in his mood.After all, once a war really starts, Lu County, the prefecture of Lu County, will definitely become the target of public criticism, and it is inevitable that it will be affected by the flames of war.

The only thing that needs to be considered right now is how to deal with the Xuzhou Army's attack.

Thinking about it, Cao Cao stood up and said to the princes who were still in shock: "Everyone, do you know who this Lin Zixu is?"

Hearing this, all the princes looked at each other in blank dismay, then shook their heads slowly.

It's no wonder they didn't know, after all, Lin Xi had been in control of the school affairs office before, carrying out tasks in secret, and it was expected that his reputation was not obvious.

But Cao Cao had gotten closer to Xuzhou before, and he finally knew something, so he said immediately, "Everyone, Lin Zixu, the thief who attacked Xuzhou this time, is Lin Zichu's younger brother."

It is impossible for the princes not to know the name of Lin Chao.

Immediately, the princes began to discuss.

"Since this person is Lin Zichu's younger brother, why didn't he become famous before?" Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang asked in surprise.

"That's right, this person was unknown before. If Meng De hadn't mentioned it today, he would have never heard of it!" Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, stroked his beard and asked, "How old is this person, and how powerful is he?"

Cao Cao smiled: "Brother Meng Zhuo, don't worry, Lin Zixi is not yet [-] years old, he is just a baby. In my opinion, he can be a pioneer this time, most likely because of his elder brother's prestige, nothing to worry about! "

Does Cao Cao know Lin Xi's abilities?
Of course I don't know.

But this did not prevent him from deliberately belittling Lin Xiyibo.

The officials in Xuzhou knew the importance of this first battle, but Cao Cao didn't know it.Right now, Lin Xi took down Lu County in just one day, which shows his fighting strength.

At this time, Cao Cao naturally couldn't hit the morale of the princes. Instead of hitting, he had to encourage him a lot, not only that it was very likely that he would become timid before fighting.

In this battle, although Cao Cao was not as blindly optimistic as the princes, he would not underestimate himself.

As long as Lin Chao didn't come to the battle in person, Cao Cao believed that he would not have suffered a disastrous defeat.

As for the princes in front of him... a trace of disdain flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

Most of these people have no courage or strategy, and they are only worthy of being pawns. Let them try it out, so as to know how powerful Liu Bei's army is.

Sure enough, after hearing Cao Cao say that Lin Xi was young and had borrowed his brother's prestige, the princes were full of confidence again.

Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang clasped his fists again and said: "Leader, the last general invites you to fight, and vows to capture Lin Zixi alive for the leader, as the first meritorious service!"

Seeing this, Bao Xin, the prefect of Jibei, was not to be outdone, and cupped his fists. When he was about to ask for a fight, Cao Cao pulled his sleeves.

"Leader, Wang Taishou's troops are strong and strong, and they have a passion for serving the country. Some people think they are enough to be the vanguard!"

Cao Cao clasped his fist at Yuan Shao and agreed.

Although Bao Xin was a bit impatient, he was inseparable from him. Cao Cao had always regarded him as one of his own, so naturally he refused to treat him as cannon fodder.

Seeing that Cao Cao also agreed, Yuan Shao nodded: "Okay, the loyalty of the prefect Wang can be shown to the sun and the moon! Even if the summer harvest is not over yet, I will allow you to go to the battle first and meet Lin Xi for a while. I don't ask the prefect Wang To be able to win quickly, I just ask you to persist for ten days, and I will be able to mobilize food and grass, and lead an army to support you!"

"Leader is worrying too much. Within ten days, the leader will definitely let the leader see Lin Zixu's head!"

Although Wang Kuang's ability is not very good, he is really reckless.Last year when the feudal lords challenged Dong, all the feudal lords were still in the Suanzao League discussing the matter of advancing troops, and he had already led the army to attack Luoyang.

Although the result is not very good, this courage is worth admiring after all.

Hearing that the enemy was led by a little boy this time, he resolutely smelled the credit, and clamored to be the vanguard.

Seeing that Xuzhou had already fought, Yuan Shao knew that the battle was imminent, so he agreed to him.

After the banquet, Cao Cao bid farewell to the princes, but left Bao Xin behind.

"Meng De, why did you stop someone just now?"

Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, before Cao Cao had time to speak, Bao Xin complained.

There was deep regret in the words, as if he had lost [-] million yuan.

Bao Xin has a very good relationship with Cao Cao, so facing his direct complaint, Cao Cao was not angry, but just smiled lightly: "Yuncheng, do you think this is a good thing?"

"Eh..." Bao Xin was slightly taken aback, "Didn't you say, Meng De, that this son is actually just a yellow-mouthed kid in the name of his brother, so he can't deal with him?"

Seeing Bao Xin's innocence, Cao Cao couldn't help sighing while resting his forehead, and was speechless for a while.

At this time, two people suddenly appeared from behind the hall, it was Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong.When the meeting was held just now, it was inconvenient for the two of them to be present, so they kept eavesdropping from behind.

Xi Zhicai was shot in the hip by Zhang Xiu with an arrow by the Wushui River, and then floated in the cold Wushui for a while.After a narrow escape, although he escaped back to Yanzhou by chance, the arrow wound on his buttocks had already become inflamed and festered.

It stands to reason that such a serious injury should have no room for survival in this era, but Cao Cao saw that the situation was wrong, and immediately called for the best famous doctor in Yanzhou. Coupled with Xi Zhicai's deep obsession, he survived abruptly.

After the fever subsided, Xi Zhicai's health has improved a lot in the past few days, but his complexion is still a little weak.

Of course, as the price of surviving, Xi Zhicai's half of the butt that was shot by the arrow was directly cut off a small half.

Putting on clothes now, the right buttocks look empty...

Although Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, Chen Gong never chose to rebel as in history.After all, the dead are the most important, and no one can stand the behavior of Bian Rang. Cao Cao killed him in anger, although it was a little cruel, but it was moral.

"Let's sit down and talk."

When Cao Cao saw the two people coming out, he pointed to the seat next to him and signaled them to sit down and talk.Then he took another look at Xi Zhicai's butt, and asked with concern, "Zhicai, how is your injury?"

Hearing this, a touch of emotion flashed in Xi Zhicai's eyes.

"Thank you for your concern, my lord, I'm fine now." Xi Zhicai cupped his hands.

After returning from this disastrous defeat, not only did Cao Cao not blame himself, but he still believed in his courtesy.

In Cao Cao's own words, Lin Zichu's ability has never been seen in a hundred generations.Since he was born, he has gone through hundreds of battles without ever being defeated, and there are many people who have never been used by him in his schemes, and have suffered worse than us.

What's more, winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs, so you don't have to blame yourself too much for Zhicai.

The winner is like this, how can Xi Zhicai not be moved, and how can he not give up.

"It's fine." Cao Cao nodded and said, "Just explain it to Yuncheng."

This guy is so stupid, I don't want to talk to him, you can do it for me.

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai bowed his hands to Bao Xin and said with a smile: "Prefect Bao really thinks that Lin Zixu is easy to deal with?"

"This……"

Bao Xin looked at Xi Zhicai, then at Cao Cao, his eyes were full of bewilderment.

"Let's not talk about anything else, Liu Xuande has a good sense of people, so why would he appoint a mediocre person to be this vanguard general?" Xi Zhicai explained, "Furthermore, although Lin Zichu is a hateful thief, he is not doing it for personal gain. How can a person like him be nepotism?

So I dare to conclude that if this Lin Zixu is useless, he will never be the vanguard of the Xuzhou bandit army, nor can he break through Lu County overnight! "

Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Bao Xin frowned immediately and said, "Mr. Xi, if it's true what you said, why did Meng Defang say that Lin Zixi was vulnerable?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao remained silent.

It was Xi Zhicai who looked at Bao Xin very seriously, and said slowly, "Prefect Bao, the war with Xuzhou this time is a matter of life and death. The princes are unreliable after all, we can rely on...

After all, only yourself. "

……

Xuzhou, outside Tan County.

Liu Bei had led his army to Taishan County three days ago, and he really only brought 5000 troops with him. Together with his personal guards, they were only 7000 people.

As for the remaining [-] trapped soldiers, he stayed behind to protect Lin Chao's safety.

Originally, Lin Chao refused, but Liu Bei believed that a big war was about to start, Lin Chao was responsible for supervising the generals, and safety was the top priority, so he insisted on leaving a thousand trapped soldiers to accompany him for protection.

What's more, at the beginning of your life, your skills are low, not to mention the enemy's generals, even if a pawn rushes in front of you, they can cut you off the horse, so it is safer to keep some trapped soldiers by your side.

Of course, Liu Bei's words were just a matter of fact, and absolutely did not mean to discriminate against Lin Chao as a weak chicken...

Today, Lin Chao left the city to bid farewell to his guard who had been with him for two years——Tai Shici.

Lin Xi in Taishan County has already started to attack, and Liu Bei is also on his way.As for Jizhou, after receiving the military order, Zhao Yun will divide his troops and march westward to attract the firepower of the Cao Yuan Alliance.

Then there is only one last place left undefended, which is Guangling County, Xuzhou!
Although Guangling County belongs to Xuzhou, the current county governor is Zhang Chao, the younger brother of Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu.

Although Liu Bei took the lead in taking over Xuzhou, but at that time Xuzhou was waiting to be rejuvenated, and the people were not attached, so it was naturally inconvenient to deprive Zhang Chao of the prefect position.

Then Dong Zhuo rebelled, and the princes of the world attacked him together.As a prince along the way, Zhang Chao also led troops to join the Suanzao League. Everyone was more or less an ally in name, so naturally it was even more difficult to start.

In addition, the focus of Xuzhou in the past two years has been on deepening people's livelihood governance and encouraging the restoration of production order.Guangling County is vast and sparsely populated, and there are not many resources available at this stage, so there is no need to take the risk of being discussed by the world to deal with Zhang Chao.

But today is different, Cao Yuan has formed an alliance to deal with Xuzhou, and gathered a large group of younger brothers to cheer.With Zhang Miao already participating in the alliance, who knows if Zhang Chao will suddenly turn his spearhead to deal with Xuzhou like last year when he was begging for Dong.

No, Lin Chao even believed that the Zhang brothers, as former disciples of the Yuan family, had secretly formed an alliance with Cao Yuan at this moment.

In this way, the existence of Zhang Chao is equivalent to placing a nail in the hinterland of Xuzhou, which can threaten Xuzhou's safety at any time.

Once the war is stalemate, Xuzhou will inevitably have all the best soldiers.Zhang Chaoruo took the opportunity to launch a sudden attack, and the consequences would be disastrous.

Therefore, Lin Chao planned to strike first, taking advantage of the fact that all eyes of the world were on Mount Tai, the frontal battlefield, and directly pulled out this nail to avoid future troubles.

This is the so-called, if you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside!
(End of this chapter)