Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 120 I Know the Great Aspirations of a King!General please be brave!
March three days.

At this time, Dian Wei had arrived in Runan, and then joined his soldiers and horses near Qiaojun.

Xu Zhen's three thousand guard horses and Cao Chun's five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry were almost all in his hands at this time.

Adding 500 new recruits, sentinels and horses escorted by the two wings along the way, and logistics sergeants transporting food and grass, there are about [-] people.

Except for the recruits, these people were almost all old acquaintances of Dian Wei, but there were too many of them, and the marching route was slow instead.

Fortunately, Jia Xu and Xiahouen followed the march, so the action was quite convenient.

"If you march day and night, there are still two days to arrive."

"The eldest son is also rushing here. He is riding a leopard in light clothes. He should be able to catch up." Jia Xu looked at the surrounding terrain and rode up to Dian Wei and said, "If you stop marching at this time, There will be a little delay when the lord arrives, so it is better for the general to march immediately, and go faster."

"The Lujiang River is easy to attack at this time. There are two lands and waters that can enter its borders. The general will be able to enter in one day."

"Really?" Dian Wei is much more polite to Jia Xu now, since the last time he beheaded the three hundred people, he has gradually respected Jia Xu a little more.

"That's right, when marching by land, Lujiang will be unprepared. Now Lujiang is quite complicated. This place originally belonged to Sun Ce. Later, Sun Ce abandoned it and returned to Yuan Shu, and turned to Jiangdong to make a fortune. These years, the center of gravity has been in Jiangdong, mainly Danyang. Later, Yuan Shu asked Liu Xun to garrison , now the Lu family should be here, that is, Lu Kang."

"But I don't know if Lu Kang is still alive."

"But now in the Lujiang River, no matter whether it is Lu Kang or Liu Xun, the people have no desire to stick to it, so naturally it is impossible to defend the city in the territory for a long time."

Along the way, Jia Xu has received a lot of intelligence from spies, plus his previous understanding of Lujiang, and now he will share all the analysis.

Moreover, he also understood Xu Zhen's strategy.

Even if the Lujiang River is at the junction of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, if it has been occupied by Yuzhou for a long time, it is not impossible to include it in the southern part of Yuzhou.

In the future, it will definitely become a battleground for military strategists from the north and the south.

Lujiang has land and water routes, all of which can be used for military operations.

The north and south are accessible, and there is a way to enter Jiangdong, and it will be more convenient to take Yangzhou in the future.

The Anhui city of Lujiang has fought for the north and the south in several battles since ancient times. The convenience of water conservancy will be of great benefit in strategy. It is estimated that even if Sikong comes to lead the army, he will definitely want Lujiang.

Since there is an opportunity at this time, of course we must immediately mobilize troops.

"The general marched in a hurry, and he could reach it in a day and night. He led the tiger and leopard cavalry and all the cavalry in the guard camp first, and took a detour to Wanxian County by land. I don't know how many people are at the outer pass, but they can all be disembarked."

Jia Xu stood up on the back of the war horse, her back was straight, her expression was quite self-satisfied, and her thoughts had already drifted to a long-term place.

He is good at thinking a lot, and found many clues in a lot of information, so he can guess the situation in various places, and then infer the situation in the world.

In such a situation, in fact, Jia Xu had guessed Xu Zhen's thoughts, what he wanted was Lujiang County, and threatened Shouchun from the side.

In this way, there are two situations.

One reason, if Lujiang was occupied by Liu Xun at this moment, and the Lu family had already been suppressed, then Yuan Shu had to divide his troops to rescue, so that the pressure on the frontal battlefield could be reduced.

The second is that it is not Liu Xun, but the Lu family who control it, so that Xu Zhen can gain a foothold in the two counties, not only Chenliu but also Lujiang.

Both land and water armies can support them, and this ambition is not small.

"General, I'm afraid you can't see the ambition of a prince. His ambition is in the world. In such a land of Lujiang, for a prince, there is a reason why he must do so."

"He's bound to get it."

After hearing this, Dian Wei decided to believe it again. After all, since Jia Xu surrendered to the lord, he had never harmed him.

The strategies presented have always had good results, and Dian Wei has made a lot of achievements.

"So, Lujiang River is really important?" Dian Wei raised his brows, of course he knew that this little old man was powerful, otherwise how could he stir up the world.

When an emperor returned from Chang'an to the east, he planned a retreat for countless generals, and by the way, he gave himself a way to retreat completely and be sold for a price.

However, Dian Wei couldn't think of anything important about Lujiang River, it was nothing more than a water town, and he didn't know what the prince's ambition was.

In the past, I just obeyed orders, so I couldn't help but want to ask one more question.

"That's right, general, please trust me, I have already guessed the ambition of the prince, this Lujiang land must be occupied!" Jia Xu clasped his fists solemnly.

"Okay, march quickly!"

Dian Wei shouted angrily.

Immediately drive forward the soldiers and horses, point troops to the Lujiang River, and prepare to march day and night in a hurry, without delaying half a minute on the road.

……

Two days later.

Xu Zhen led [-] fine cavalry along the way, marching day and night, and traveling lightly. Each person only took three days of rations, and all the rest of the luggage was unnecessary.

Chasing across four hundred miles, he almost caught up with the original Chinese army.

And one day before, Cao Ren's troops arrived on the Xuzhou battlefield.

Sure enough, as Liu Bei said, he did not directly enter Xuzhou to garrison, but detoured south with a large army, crossed the border road of Qiao County, marched continuously from the mountains and plains, and gradually surrounded Lu Bu's soldiers and horses.

At the same time, quickly gathered the front line and raided the rear.

At the same time, Cao Cao's army had joined forces to attack from the side, forming an army of Jujiao, which made Lu Bu overwhelmed. He was defeated and retreated to Guangling and Qiaojun.

So the army in Xuzhou City attacked again, following the previous route of Lu Bu's march, chasing towards the south, Cao Cao at least [-] went south along the front line of about [-] miles in Qiaojun and Guangling.

During this period, almost all the main roads were occupied. After capturing half of the counties in Qiao County, they finally joined Liu Bei in a place called Shansang.

"Brother Xuande!"

"Cao Gong!"

The two approached from a distance, and Liu Bei bowed his hands to salute from a long distance away, but Cao Cao opened his arms generously and hugged Liu Bei's shoulders.

At the same time, he laughed loudly, "Brother Xuande, thanks to you! Otherwise, Xuzhou would definitely fall at this time. Although Che Zhou guards Xuzhou's land loyally, he is not a general who can calm people's hearts after all!"

"If it wasn't for Xuande, I'm afraid the common people would be slaughtered by Lu Bu's bandits!"

"Mr. Cao's words are too much." Liu Bei smiled modestly, and said: "Dr. Cao's marching route, attacking Lv Bu must be saved. Xuzhou's army and people are united, and they will be able to resist for ten days. Rao, Lv Bu's army is very powerful. And shall be resisted by the walls of hearts."

"Such a situation of encirclement before and after is actually created by Duke Cao."

"Your Majesty, you can build momentum by marching. You can attack the long-term at every turn, and you are not limited to short-term gains. You are a natural talent. Xuande admires you."

"Hmph," Cao Cao chuckled, and patted Liu Bei's shoulder heavily, "I should admire my brother."

"All the lords in the world are not loyal to the king, but my brother is not willing to give up his life and death, and beat up the traitors for the big man. This loyalty will surely move the people of the world."

Liu Bei's expression was a little unnatural when he heard this, but he quickly returned to normal, and bowed down with a light smile, "I dare not think about it, I just hope that the people are peaceful."

"Okay! Come with me to the military tent."

Cao Cao still smiled, and didn't get too entangled in this matter. He knew that Liu Bei's ambition was not in Yuzhou, but he couldn't suppress it at this time.

Because of Liu Bei's achievements, it does occupy a very important part, and he is surrounded by enemies at the moment, so don't hurt people's hearts.

If you have meritorious service, you must continue to appoint him, and with a grateful heart, you can reuse Liu Bei. As for how to guard against it in the future, you have to make plans again.

Before coming here, Guo Jia had actually spoken out many times.

Don't touch Liu Bei in the slightest, otherwise you will be criticized by others. After Liu Bei has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion this time, he must go to meet the emperor.

In this way, he can monitor his actions day and night, and discuss when the time comes. At that time, whether Liu Bei will be killed or kept, appointed or dismissed, can be decided by Cao Cao.

On the contrary, Cheng Yu and Xun You once suggested to Cao Cao to kill Liu Bei, especially on the march, if they had the opportunity, they would kill Liu Bei, otherwise this person would become a serious disaster in the future.

But Cao Cao was very reluctant in his heart.

If Liu Bei is killed, he will be hated by his second brother.

Cao Cao was always thinking about his second brother, and wanted to take Liu Bei under his command, but at the same time, he also knew that Liu Bei's ambition would never be willing to be subordinated to others, so he fell into entanglement.

But in the end, the solution for this heroic man has always belonged to him, which is to persuade himself not to worry, Liu Bei is nothing to worry about, and he will have his own way to recover and defeat in the future.

Of course, it is impossible for Cao Cao to know that the ability of the future Emperor Zhaolie to escape is even better than that of Gaozu back then, and he is also a man of destiny.

In this chaotic world, some people's destiny is to cause trouble, so countless talents and celebrities gather, and they have the greatest advantage from the very beginning.

Some people's destiny is that no matter how they die, how many times they die, how many times of hot-headed romanticism, they can always turn evil into good fortune, and even sleep with other people's aunts.

Some people's destiny is fully reflected in life preservation. The first half of life is full of catastrophes but they can survive. After the age of 50, they take off somewhere, and the things in the pond will turn into dragons when encountering wind and clouds.

The two of them went to the military tent, because the weather was cold and humid, so the guards still raised the brazier inside.

Cao Cao pulled Liu Bei to the couch and sat down. The two faced the fire together, looked up at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were accompanying them, and said with a smile, "Is Yun Chang cold?"

Guan Yu didn't look at Cao Cao, arched his hands, squinted his eyes slightly, his long beard was blown to the crook of his arm by the wind, and said immediately, "Thank you, Mr. Cao, Guan is fine."

"Hey..." Cao Cao looked at him with a big laugh, and said softly, "The battle has stopped today, and the army has its own patrols, so you can rest for half a day."

"In this way, you and your third younger brother Yide, go to find Zixiao, and I will tell him to prepare good wine and warm up first."

"Really!?"

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up immediately, he took a step closer and said to Liu Bei, "Brother, then shall I go with my second brother?"

Liu Bei's expression froze, but he was quite helpless. Zhang Fei had indeed been banned from drinking for the past few days, so he smiled wryly and shook his head, "Go, but don't drink too much."

"Yun Chang, look at him."

"Hey, big brother."

"Quick, quick! Let's go!" Zhang Fei broke his mouth, got Liu Bei's approval, and pulled Guan Yu away. After walking a few steps, Guan Yu turned his head and bowed to Cao Cao. Zhang Fei naturally imitated his appearance and bowed. , and then walked away quickly.

Go to the nearby military tent to find Cao Ren.

At this moment, only Liu Bei and his personal guard Chen Dao are left in the military tent; Cao Cao, his counselor Guo Jia, General Yu Jin, and a new general Xu Huang from Yang Feng's army.

Before Cao Cao broke up with Yang Feng, he had already taken a fancy to Xu Huang, and he showed his favor in many ways, and finally obtained his attachment.

After Yang Feng fled, Xu Huang led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao.

With such a precedent, Cao Cao naturally understands that his current charm and reputation will definitely attract heroes and famous generals, so many civil and military ministers and friends of the alliance still have the opportunity to abduct other people's favorite generals after working together.

So he added a lot of confidence in subduing Guan Yu.

So I made up my mind to pay special attention to Guan Yu.

At this time, among the people in the tent, Cao Cao and Liu Bei told a little about Yuan Shu's crimes.

Cao Cao suddenly sighed, "Anyway, Yuan Shu lost the hearts of the world. Because of the siege of the princes, this move must be self-defeating. It is precisely because of this that it is so convenient to recruit troops!"

"good."

Liu Bei nodded approvingly, "When I came here, it only took three days to recruit soldiers, and more than [-] villagers bravely entered the camp for the purpose of killing thieves and protecting their families. This shows that the hearts of the people are Han."

"Haha!" Cao Cao stretched out his hand on Liu Bei's shoulder with emotion, and said, "It also shows that your brother has a very high reputation in the territory. No one in the world can be as good as you. It is terrible to recruit 4000 soldiers in three days."

"Grandpa Cao's absurd praise..."

Liu Bei bowed humbly, and felt a little guilty at the same time. In fact, he recruited 6000 soldiers in three days.

Just saying it may cause Cao Cao's dissatisfaction and fear. After all, so many people entered the camp enthusiastically, although it was in the name of defending the Han Dynasty, it was rare in ancient times.

There should be no one in the world who recruits more soldiers than him.

These people, after the baptism of war, will naturally gradually become sophisticated, and will gradually become loyal soldiers under Liu Bei's command in the future.

"Mr. Cao, how do you plan to attack?"

Liu Bei asked seriously.

Cao Cao sighed at this time, and said: "Yuan Shu has lost power, but our army has gained power. We should advance slowly, break up the army and kill them, weaken their morale, and let Yuan Shu retreat to the various places. There will also be soldiers and horses from the princes attacking its south side."

"For example, Sun Ce."

"Well, the son of General Wentai, I have met him once. He was young and not old-fashioned at that time, but he was full of arrogance, and he would never be willing to submit to a traitor."

"When he attacks the south of Yuan Shu, we will attack the north immediately, trying to encircle Yuan Shu in Shouchun."

"If you lose something, you don't need to worry about it. Since it is divided, let others get the credit."

Cao Cao said to Liu Bei with a smile.

These words were not only for Sun Ce, but of course they were also for Liu Bei.

Fight with peace of mind and never worry about merit.

"Duke Cao is really generous."

"With Cao Gong's words, I am afraid that all the princes in the world will fight bravely and make contributions to the great man, just to be famous among the celebrities in our Han Dynasty, and to be known to the peers of the princes."

"Hehehe."

Cao Cao laughed without saying a word, but he deeply believed in the words in his heart.

In this battle, how many heroes will be famous in the world, this is probably the most turbulent battle in recent years, everyone naturally wants to be named.

The person who beheaded Yuan Shu could even be remembered by the Han Dynasty and the people as if he was in the sky.

If you know how to hunt like this, it depends on who can come out on top.

(End of this chapter)