Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 306 Desire to Advance Westward
Lu Lingqi wanted to work hard at first, thinking that Lu Bu was considered to be of high status. If she could really accept Mrs. Du and become a family, it would be a good thing for Mrs. Du to have someone to protect her, but this proposal was categorically rejected by Yan. resolute.

Lu Lingqi wanted to say more, but Yan asked her to go back to the room, obviously not wanting to talk about this matter again.

Lu Lingqi was depressed, but since Mrs. Yan didn't say this, she had to find another way.

When Chen Gui was sent to Hanoi, not many people in the world focused on Montenegro, and the princes still competed for territory and expanded their power.

Only one place set his sights on Hedong County where the emperor Liu Xie was located.

Yanzhou.

Cao Cao frowned, and said to everyone in the audience: "Chenliu Commandery hasn't been captured yet?"

Xun Yu said: "The city of Puyang is strong, and it is difficult to besiege the city, but if it goes on like this, Zhang Miao will have to run out of food in a month."

Cao Jun attacked Chenliu County, and Zhang Miao and his brothers led troops to station in Puyang, Chenliuzhi's place of defense.

Cao Cao stared at the vacant seat on the opposite side, quite uncomfortable, because Xi Zhicai finally fell ill and passed away a few days ago.

The position of mastermind is vacant, and the counselors under Cao Cao are all ready to fight for this position, but so far, no one has opened up the gap with others.

Only after making suggestions and making great contributions can you win the position of mastermind, right?
Xun Yu knew that he was good at government affairs, but not very good at planning strategies, so he turned his eyes to the opposite.

Sitting kneeling over there was a scribe who was a few years older than Xun Yu, about 40 years old, but he was Xun Yu's nephew in terms of seniority.

Xun You.

After Xi Zhicai's death, Xun Yu recommended Xun You, and Cao Cao personally wrote a letter to invite Xun You to come to Yanzhou. After the two met, they talked very happily, and Xun You became Cao Cao's adviser.

At this time Xun You looked calm, and said: "If you want to take down Puyang in advance, there may be no way."

Cao Cao was overjoyed, "What advice does Gongda have?"

Xun You said, "Puyang is to the south of the Yellow River and north of the Pushui River. It is quite troublesome to transport troops or food."

"But the terrain is not very high. If one of the two rivers can be dug and watered into the city, it will be broken."

The Yellow River channel near Puyang is famous for its tofu waist, which meanders and circles, and it is easy to burst out when the water is flooding.

Volume 24 of "Shui Jing Zhu" says: Huzi River flows out of Beihe River, Puyang County, Dongjun County.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the Huzi River burst. Afterwards, the Han court sent people to manage it, and it took more than 20 years to block the breach.

Volume 24 of "Shui Jing Zhu" also says: Pushuizhi Canal goes northeast to Xiaochengyang, Juyang County, east to Chuiting Pavilion, west, and north to the Huhe River.

The branch of Pushui flows east to north into the Huzi River that diverges from the Yellow River. The Huzi River is in the south of the Yellow River, so the water system surrounding Puyang City is extremely developed. Therefore, the vicinity of Puyang has always been the key point for controlling the floods of the Yellow River.

Xun Yu's complexion changed after hearing this.

Without him, Cao Cao's advisers and subordinates all knew the situation of the water system around Puyang City, but not many dared to directly attack the city with water.

Because of the water attack, it is too sensitive.

Sun Tzu's Art of War was the first to propose water attack, "Fire Attack" in "Sun Tzu's Art of War": "Thus, those who use fire to attack are bright, and those who use water to attack are strong. Water can be cut off, but it cannot be captured."

He believed that the effect of fire attack is obvious, but the effect of water attack is strong, but water attack can cut off the enemy's retreat, but it cannot take away its ambition.

Because once the fire attack is launched, if the enemy cannot put out the fire, they can open the city or flee, or surrender.

But the water attack is different. The flood flooded into the city, and the common people and soldiers suffered together. They were soaked in the water for a long time, and they couldn't run away even if they wanted to. So they had to fight desperately, so that the water attack had the opposite effect.

Moreover, the water attack is extremely detrimental to yin and virtue, and the flood will pour in. Afterwards, the whole city will be affected, and the food will be difficult to eat. There will be a large number of dead people in a short period of time, and the first to bear the brunt are the old, young, women and children in the city.

And the aftermath is extremely troublesome. After the water attack, the city is full of corpses, and the families of the people are destroyed. Even if the water recedes later, it may take several years or more for the city to return to a livable state. Compared with the tragedy of the massacre, it is even worse No less.

Therefore, when generals lead troops to fight, few people use water attack.

Of course, water attack also has its advantages. If the river is blocked in the upper reaches, when the water rises, you can take the opportunity to dig it open, and then you can pour water into the city and watch the people in the city die.

Xun Yu murmured in his heart, was Xun You a bit impatient when he came up with such a poisonous plan just after he defected to Cao Cao?
When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed and said, "Gongda's words are exactly what I want!"

After hearing this, Xun Yu sighed secretly.

It would not be surprising if Yuan Xi was present, because Cao Cao really liked water attack very much.

When later generations attacked Yuan Shu in Yanzhou, they cut off the canal water, flooded Taishou, and defeated Yuan Shu's army. The situation was so miserable that Yuan Shu never dared to invade Yanzhou again.

When attacking Lv Bu's Xiapi, he also used the old trick again. "Three Kingdoms": "Nai Yinyi and Si filled the city, the city collapsed, and Bu was captured alive."

When attacking Yecheng, they used the strategy of besieging the city with water, dug ditches, cut off the Zhang River, surrounded and flooded Yecheng for more than [-] li, persisted in the city for seven months, and more than half of the soldiers and people starved to death.

Although the direct cause of Yecheng's fall was that Shenpei's nephew, Shenrong, left the city and surrendered, but Yecheng was already at the end of its strength at that time, and even if it didn't surrender, it wouldn't last long.

Cao Cao was very decisive in using troops and didn't think much about the consequences, especially when he competed with Yuan Shu for Yanzhou.

Seeing that Cao Cao had made up his mind, and Xun Yu couldn't speak, Cheng Yu stood up and said, "Zang Hong, Governor of Dongjun, shows signs of instability."

"He has now left from Dongwuyang, the governor of Dongjun, and went to Yecheng. According to the news from the spies, he wants to ask Yuan Shao to send troops to Chen Liu to rescue Brother Zhang Miao."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, this is not good news!

If Yuan Shao intervened in the battle in Chenliu Commandery, it would take only a few days to send troops from Yecheng for less than two hundred li, and the situation would be chaotic!

What's more troublesome is, if Yuan Shao intervenes, can Cao Cao openly turn against him?
When Cao Cao heard this, he sneered and said, "He is so bold!"

Zang Hong, courtesy name Ziyuan, was born in Sheyang, Guangling.

After Dong Zhuo killed the young emperor Liu Bian, he found Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling at that time, and persuaded him and Zhang Miao to join forces against Dong, so there was the later Suanzaohui League and the formation of the Kwantung Allied Forces. It can be said that the Anti-Dong Alliance was the earliest It was Zang Hong who initiated it.

At that time, Zang Hong was only a meritorious officer under Zhang Chao, and he was not powerful enough among the princes of the Kwantung Allied Forces. Even so, he finally took on the title of leader of the alliance, which shows that this person is still very loyal.

Later, Zhang Chao sent Zang Hong to contact Liu Yu. When he traveled to Hejian Kingdom, he met Yuan Shao, who valued him and appointed him as the governor of Qingzhou. In the next two years, he achieved outstanding results.

But at this time, Yuan Shao moved Zang Hong to be the prefect of Dongjun, and the government was located in Dongwuyang.

It was obvious that the prefect was relegated, but Zang Hong took office without saying anything.

Zhang Chao is Zang Hong's advocate. Now that Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao are trapped in Puyang, it is reasonable for Zang Hong to go to Yecheng to ask Yuan Shao for help, but this move is a big deal for Cao Cao. No small trouble.

Cao Caocao's face was a little gloomy, and he thought about it.

If the operation in Jizhou goes well, it is unlikely that troops will be sent to rescue Chen Liu.

Because it stands to reason that at this time Jizhou should concentrate its forces to attack Montenegro, and will not make extra troubles about Chen Liu's matter.

But things are not afraid of [-], just in case, not to mention that for Cao Cao, it is very important to win Chen Liu, otherwise it will block his way to westward to Sili Hedong, and it will be difficult to implement his next plan.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said to everyone: "I have my own arrangements for this matter, you just need to focus on Puyang!"

People take orders.

Cao Cao said: "Now the Son of Heaven is returning to Luoyang, but he is stuck in Hedong. Li Jue and Guo Bang are in a hurry to pursue him, but the Son of Heaven is being held hostage by the Baibo Army and Hanoi Prefect Zhang Yang."

"What do you guys think about this?"

Xun Yu heard this, and immediately said: "Ming Gong, please repel the bandits who kidnapped the emperor as soon as possible, and welcome the emperor to drive!"

"Duke Wen of Jin welcomed King Zhou Xiang back and the princes obeyed. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty conquered Xiang Yu, wore plain clothes for mourning for Emperor Yi, and the world returned to his heart."

"At this time, serving the Lord to follow the expectations of others is great obedience; honoring the lord to subdue the hero is rough and simple; supporting righteousness to make him handsome is great virtue. Although the world has rebellious morals, it cannot be tired. It is clear. If you don't If you restore the imperial court in time, the whole world will have a heart of rebellion, even if you think about it in the future, it will be too late!"

A large part of the reason why Xun Yu didn't oppose the flooding of Puyang just now was that only by taking Chen Liu, Cao Cao could get through the route to Luoyang.

If Chen Liu was not taken down, even if he could make a detour to Luoyang, he would not be able to guarantee the follow-up food and grass logistics. How would he drive away Li Jue, Guo Si and Baibo's forces and welcome the emperor's chariot?

Some time ago, Cao's army attacked Xuzhou three times, and they retreated decisively. Xun Yu also had the power to lead. After all, in Xun Yu's view, Xuzhou was far less important than catering to the emperor.

Xun Yu took the lead to speak out, and everyone started to discuss it. Xun Yu was impassioned and refuted those who held opposing opinions one by one.

When Cao Cao saw him, he said decisively: "In this case, after Chen Liu is defeated, I will personally lead the army and go to Luoyang to meet him!"

All matters had been discussed, and when everyone retreated, Cao Cao left Cheng Yu alone and said, "Send a letter to Yecheng to find a way to stop Zang Hong."

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment, and said, "After thinking about it, Yu thinks it's safest for that person to go out."

After hearing this, Cao Cao said, "Send all the newly made Wushi San."

"If he still has requirements, try to meet them as much as possible."

Cheng Yu listened and immediately took orders.

When he was about to get up and leave, Cao Cao stopped him, "Zhongde, you are tired."

"You have done a lot of shameful things for me, and you have suffered a lot of grievances. I will never forget it."

After hearing this, Cheng Yu burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Dare to die for Duke Ming!"

At this time, Cao Cao was thinking that the insiders around Liu Xie had already prepared everything, and he just waited for him to make the final decision!

(End of this chapter)