The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 83
When Li Yuan attacked Tao Qian, the princes from all over the country were not idle. Cao Cao entered Nanyang to attack Yuan Shu. The two men had a lot of disagreements when the princes met. .

Naturally, Yuan Shu's ability could not stop Cao Cao from attacking. At this time, Cao Cao had many talents under his command. Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Le Jin were all generals. The power is not big, but it has shown the potential to fight for world hegemony.

Yuan Shu was defeated in Nanyang and had no choice but to go to Shouchun. However, Shouchun had been occupied by Li Yuan and was guarded by Huaxiong himself. Yuan Shu did not dare to provoke Huaxiong under the condition of insufficient troops, so he could only continue to occupy Lujiang in the south.

In addition to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan still fought hard, but Yuan Shao did not stop the pace of attack. While dealing with Gongsun Zan, he let his general Yan Liang lead troops to occupy Bingzhou. Since Ding Yuan died at the hands of Lu Bu, No one in Bingzhou could resist Yuan Shao anymore, and Yuan Shao became the lord of Bingzhou in less than a year.

Now Yuan Shao occupies Bingzhou and Jizhou, and is the only prince who controls the two states except Li Yuan.

Yuan Shao captured Bingzhou, and Gongsun Zan was not idle. He was the prefect of Beiping, but he relied on his bravery and disobeyed the orders of Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou. He had been at odds with Liu Yu for many years.

When Gongsun Zan sent troops to attack Yuan Shao, Liu Yu cut off his army rations.Liu Yu was not good at fighting, so he couldn't attack Gongsun Zan's Jicheng. Gongsun Zan chose hundreds of warriors and set them on fire because of the wind, and rushed forward.Liu Jun broke up, Liu Yu and his officials fled to Juyong County, Gongsun Zan besieged and attacked it, broke the city in three days, and captured Liu Yu and his wife. beheaded.

After Liu Yu's death, Gongsun Zan took complete control of Youzhou, and continued to contend against Yuan Shao with the power of a state.

In the fourth year of Chuping, more than a month has passed since Li Yuan attacked Xuzhou.

In the prefect's mansion of Chenliu, Cao Cao was discussing with the people. Although he had captured Nanyang, Cao Cao was not satisfied with it. The victory over Yuan Shu did not make him complacent. He had an ambition in the world, and attacking Nanyang was only his first step.

"Everyone, Nanyang has been won, and it's time to move eastward." Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were fighting against each other in the north, and it was not a good strategy to plot the north, so he could only plan for Xuzhou first, and then make plans.

"What my lord said is very true. Tao Qian is old and has no great talents, and he has no great generals under his command. It is the most appropriate time to attack Xuzhou. As long as we win Xuzhou, we will have the capital to compete in the world." Xun You agreed.

Xun You, whose name is Gongda, is a well-known counselor under Cao Cao's command, and he is also Xun Yu's nephew.Xun You acted carefully and low-key, and was full of tricks. He was highly praised by Cao Cao. His intelligence was not inferior to Guo Jia and Xun Yu, and he was a very powerful counselor during the Three Kingdoms period.

"In this case, I will point my sword at Xuzhou," Cao Cao ordered, "Wen Ruo, you help me dispatch the army rations to ensure that the army has enough food and grass. Xuzhou."

"Yes, my lord." Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren led the way, but when they reached the door, Guo Jia suddenly came in from the door and stopped them from going.

"Hahahaha, you don't have to wait. Attacking Xuzhou now is really a bad idea." Guo Jia's hearty laughter echoed in the hall.

Everyone was puzzled for a while, not knowing why Guo Jia said that.

"Feng Xiao, why is it a bad idea to attack Xuzhou? Didn't you agree with me attacking Xuzhou before?" Cao Cao asked. It was Guo Jia who proposed to attack Nanyang first and then Xuzhou, so he had the idea of ​​entering Xuzhou today. .

Both Guo Jia and Xun Yu met Cao Cao when he was in Yingchuan. When he met for the first time, he found that they were both great talents. He can think of places that others can't think of, so Cao Cao worked hard and finally persuaded these two people to join him. He would discuss with these two people whenever he had important matters.

"My lord, this time is not that time. If Tao Qian is still the lord of Xuzhou, attacking Xuzhou is naturally the best strategy, but now Xuzhou has already been replaced by someone else. It would be inappropriate to fight again." Guo Jia said with a face. A faint smile appeared on his face.

"Could it be that someone has taken Xuzhou one step ahead of me?!" Cao Cao immediately reacted, and at the same time felt a little regretful.

"That's right, that's exactly the case, and you and I both know that person." Guo Jia nodded and said, the reason why he chose Cao Cao to be the lord at the beginning was not only because Cao Cao was a virtuous corporal, but also because Cao Cao was talented, ambitious, and employed people. Eclectic, so he is willing to serve.

"Who is that person? Please tell Feng Xiao quickly." Cao Cao said anxiously. In fact, not only him, but everyone else was curious.

"Hahahaha," Guo Jia was very satisfied after catching everyone's appetite, "That person is none other than Li Yuan, who shocked the Hulao Pass and defeated Lu Fengxian!"

"Hiss!" Hearing Li Yuan's name, Cao Cao couldn't help but gasp. Li Yuan's majesty at Hulao Pass that day is still unforgettable to him. At the same time, he admires Li Yuan's bravery very much. Feel.

Cao Cao was nostalgic at first, then depressed, and finally laughed and said: "Hahahaha, I didn't expect Li Yuan to have the same idea as me. He has a unique vision. He and I are the only ones who can be called heroes in the world. Ha ha ha ha."

Seeing that Cao Cao was not angry or disappointed because Li Yuan took the first step to occupy Xuzhou, but put it down very easily and praised his opponent, Guo Jia was very satisfied with Cao Cao's performance, such a mind can accomplish great things.

Both Guo Jia and Cao Cao saw it very openly, but the others didn't think so. Xiahou Dun stood up and said, "Huh, Li Yuan is just one step ahead. As long as you give me 3 people, I will definitely be able to capture Xuzhou. With Li Yuan The head of the head came to see the lord!"

Cao Ren also said: "I agree with Yuan Rang's words. Although Li Yuan is strong, my subordinates are also strong soldiers and fierce generals. They are definitely no worse than him!"

"That's right, everyone says that Li Yuan is highly skilled in martial arts, and he uses soldiers like a god. Even Lu Bu is no match for him. I want to see how powerful he is." Xia Houyuan was also unconvinced.

Cao Cao was very happy to see that the generals under his command were not frightened by Li Yuan's reputation, but were eager to fight. If these generals were too frightened by Li Yuan to fight, he would have to worry. I am very proud of having such courage, but Li Yuan is far beyond Tao Qian’s comparison. If Tao Qian were to guard Xuzhou, even if there were thousands of troops, I would be willing to go for it, but if it was Li Yuan, it would be a different story.”

(End of this chapter)