I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 175
To put it bluntly, Cao Yuan's coalition forces were cooperating with each other on the surface, but in fact they were destroying each other secretly. Yuan Shao didn't want Cao Cao to get Luoyang so quickly, and Cao Cao naturally didn't want Yuan Shao to occupy Hanoi County too easily.

Between princes and princes, interests are also the link.

Therefore, although Sima Yi has internal support, he is very likely to win Huai County quickly, or even at a small cost.

But Sima Yi asked Cao Ren not to tell Yuan Shao the truth, but suggested to him to divide the army, and asked Yuan Shao to leave a heavy army to contain Zhao Yun's troops in Huai County, but Sima Yi and Cao Ren bypassed Huai County and went straight to Jili.

Now being overwhelmed by Zhao Yun's strength, it is naturally an excellent time to propose a division of troops.

But Yuan Shao was not a fool, and he didn't want to be taken advantage of, so he didn't send troops out of the camp, let alone besiege the city with heavy troops. He wished Zhao Yun would lead the army to chase Cao Ren away.

When Cao Ren and Sima Yi led their troops out of the camp, they found Yuan Shao had been standing still. Cao Ren scolded angrily, "This old man is treacherous and cunning, and he doesn't keep his word."

Sima Yi looked like he was holding the pearls of wisdom, and comforted him: "General Cao, don't be angry. It's expected. But as long as our army moves, the enemy will definitely leave the camp. This is in the hands of our army. At present, it seems that the enemy can Only [-] cavalry are dispatched, and we will be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop with [-] fighting [-]. Naturally, no one can stop us at that time."

In fact, Cao Ren had already seen the opportunity and knew Sima Yi's intentions, but he was just a little bit annoyed.

At this time, Yuan Shao was in the barracks enjoying the best mountain delicacies with the lieutenant generals, chatting with each other very happily.

At this moment, the guard outside the gate came to report: "My lord, Cao Jun has withdrawn, and there is no abnormality in Huai County."

"Well, I see, continue to investigate, let's go down." Yuan Shao cut off a bear's paw, and continued to enjoy the food in front of him without raising his head.

"My lord's plan to drive away wolves and tigers is really high. It can take Huai County and even the entire Hanoi County with almost no effort." Xu You said flatteringly.

Qu Yi snorted disdainfully, cursed secretly as a "sycophant", and continued to eat with his head down.

Yuan Shao was completely exposed by the flattery, and laughed heartily.At this time, Xu You seemed to feel that the flattery was not good enough, so he pretended to be an idiot and asked, "My lord, what should our army do next?"

Seeing that Xu You was scratching his itchy spot, Yuan Shao also said with a red face, "The next step is to wait. If my prediction is correct, Zhao Yun will lead the army to pursue Cao Ren. Don't stop our army. Wait until Zhao Yun leaves Huaihua." After the county, Huai County will be empty by that time, and under our army's strong attack, it will definitely be taken soon."

Everyone also echoed at this time: "My lord is really a clever plan."

Xu You's flattery can be regarded as Treading Wuhen, and he deliberately asked Yuan Shao to tell his plan, which attracted everyone's applause.

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In Huai County, Zhao Yun and Chen Gong naturally knew the movements of Cao Ren's army, but they were not anxious at all, instead they looked very relaxed, as if the enemy had got into their pockets, rather than being captured by the enemy. lead by the nose.

Zhao Yun asked excitedly: "Mr. Gongtai, can we act according to plan? I have been waiting for a long time."

Chen Gong thought for a while and said leisurely: "Zilong, in my opinion, we can act tonight, and then act according to the plan. This time, Yuan Shao will definitely not be able to afford it."

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Yuan Shao, who was sitting firmly in the camp, had been waiting for Zhao Yun to lead the army to attack, but after waiting for a long time, Cao Ren had already led the army and disappeared.

This made Yuan Shao a little surprised and flustered, and even doubted himself, "Could it be that his judgment was wrong, isn't Zhao Yun worried that Cao Ren will kill Ji Li?"

At this time, our great clever Xu You appeared again, and said calmly: "My lord, I expect that Zhao Yun's army will not dare to go out of the city during the day, and it is very likely that they will attack secretly tonight, so as not to let our army and Cao army fight inside and outside." pinched."

Although Qu Yi, Jian Pei and others on the side were somewhat skeptical, they also felt that the matter was mostly in line with Xu You's judgment.

"My lord, why don't we send troops to ambush on the hillside in Huaiyang, [-] miles west of Huai County today, and when Zhao Yun arrives, we can kill him by surprise and find out the truth." Qu Yi stood up and begged for his life.

Because Qu Yi always has an ominous premonition, it seems that everything is going too smoothly, and sending troops to follow also has the purpose of monitoring and finding out.It should be said that Qu Yi is very knowledgeable, and he can be regarded as sophisticated. Among the generals under Yuan Shao's command, he belongs to the top existence.

Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and said nonchalantly: "No, it is not appropriate for our army to clash with Zhao Yun's army at this time. Our goal is Huai County. As for Zhao Yun, leave it to Cao Jun."

Of course Yuan Shao didn't want to provoke Zhao Yun's army, but he wanted to play a trick to drive away wolves, so why would he make a wedding dress for others and go after Zhao Yun's army?

"My lord, the enemy army is cunning, so we have to guard against it. If Zhao Yun's army is not chasing Cao Jun, but Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong, our army has to guard against it." Qu Yi tried hard to persuade.

"Little Zhao Yun, the most worrying thing is that Cao Jun threatened Luoyang. How could he attack our army? Qu Yi is too worried." Yuan Shao said impatiently.

Seeing that Qu Yi wanted to stand up to persuade him, the examiner kept winking at him, telling him not to speak too much.The judge knows that Yuan Shao is a headstrong person, and it is difficult to listen to other people's opinions. If he continues to persuade him, he will get angry.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, the commissioner stood up and said, "Duke Ming, why don't you send a small team to follow and monitor Zhao Yun's army in the middle of the night, in case the enemy is playing any tricks?"

Yuan Shao was still a little angry just now, he hated others who contradicted himself and contradicted himself face to face.However, it seemed reasonable to listen to what the judge said, so he changed his mind and said, "General Lu Kuang, you personally lead five hundred elite soldiers to monitor the movements of Zhao Yun's army and report in time."

"Promise! The last general takes orders." After saying that, Lu Kuang went out to prepare.

Seeing that Yuan Shao sent troops to monitor the enemy's actions under the suggestion of the judge, Qu Yi was able to fulfill his wish, and he felt a little relieved and stopped entanglement.

In the dead of night, the moon and stars were sparse, the sky was cloudless, and the ground was reflected like daytime. As expected, Zhao Yun's army quietly left the city from the west gate at midnight, and headed towards Jili County. The leader was naturally Zhao Yun.

Twenty miles after leaving Huai County, the army suddenly lit a torch, and the night sky was like a huge winding fire dragon, moving fast.

(End of this chapter)