The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 434: An Empty City Scheme?
"Your Majesty this is..."

Hearing Cao Cao's order, everyone was taken aback for a moment. They couldn't help being surprised. Even Cheng Yu, the veteran who had followed Cao Cao for the longest time, couldn't understand.

"Your Majesty, if, at this time, the elites are transferred from here to support Yangzhou, I am afraid that even if Wei Tao may arrive at any time, and now that most of Yangzhou has fallen, even if the army goes out, it may not be possible to pacify Yangzhou immediately. Your Majesty Why exactly?"

Different from those generals who are wise and protect their lives and only know how to obey orders, Cheng Yu has followed Cao Cao for an unknown number of years, his status is very different, and naturally he is more considered by Cao Cao.

Before ascending the throne as the emperor, it can be said that the Han royal family is already famous and has no power, and there is not much benefit in continuing to survive like this, so it is so that all rights can be taken into the hands.

But now instead of letting the elite soldiers continue to sit in Xuchang, they are sent out instead, which is really confusing.

There is even a bit of 'suicide'.

"Hehe... Zhongda, you seem to have lost a lot of strategies these days!"

Cao Cao smiled instead of answering, but then looked at Sima Yi who was on the side.

Since that time, Sima Yi escaped with his life, but Sima Yi became more gloomy, and ignored many things, even when Cao Cao proclaimed himself emperor. It's been ignoring and watching silently.

Hearing Cao Cao's question now, Sima Yi also continued this style, bowing his hand to Cao Cao and replying.

"Your Majesty must be scheming in his heart. It's not something we could have predicted. Please let Your Majesty make it clear. Naturally, I have no reason not to do so. I believe that with Your Majesty's ability, the Liang Dynasty can definitely be defeated."

Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi silently for a while, then nodded and stopped paying attention to Sima Yi. No one knew what Cao Cao was thinking.

It's just that under Cao Cao's order in the end, those generals all left according to their words.

The news of Cao Jun's aggressive calls naturally reached Wei Tao's ears.

To be honest, Wei Tao also felt puzzled when facing Cao Cao's actions at this time. In fact, since meeting Cao Cao that day, Wei Tao felt that all of Cao Cao's actions had become very inexplicable, not at all. Know why he did it.

But if you think carefully about your knowledge, you can find that no matter what you say, Cao Cao's actions seem to have always been under Cao Cao's control.

This feeling really made it difficult for Wei Tao to make a decision.

Do you want to raid Xuchang with light soldiers?
Although I dare not say that there will be no tricks, but once it is successful, it will also get great benefits. Even Wei Tao does not want to refuse this benefit.

"Is this an empty city plan? It really is a trouble for a smart person! Brother Meng De, brother Meng De, you really deserve to be you..."

After thinking about it for a while, Wei Tao found that he had nothing to gain, and could only smile bitterly in silence. Such a situation really made Wei Tao speechless.

Not only Wei Tao, but also many advisers under Wei Tao's command are all at a loss at this time, and no one can figure out what Cao Cao wants.

"Your Majesty, the army Cao Cao sent this time is close to the entire army. The actions of such an army cannot be concealed from others.

At this time, even Zhou Yu can only speak reluctantly.

"It may be said that part of the troops can be dispersed to lurk back on the way. In this way, it is indeed possible to shoot back the carbine, which may catch us off guard, but in fact, even if this is the case, it will only slightly hinder our army. It may fall in one fell swoop. If our army personally raises troops to Xuchang, this large army will not be able to return to defense for a while, and even if there is time to let them rush back, it will be nothing more than a group of tired soldiers. I really don’t understand, Wei How can the future be."

"Your Majesty, if the only possibility is that the target is directed at His Majesty's ears. Naturally, His Majesty has to go in person in such a battle of destroying the country, and if there are some tricks to kill His Majesty, then this round is also easy to talk about."

At this time, Jia Xu also opened his mouth and replied.

"Of course, if it is said that there are generals such as Lu Bu under Cao Cao's command, it is still possible, but not to mention that Lu Bu is dead, the other generals have also suffered heavy injuries, and the remaining brave generals must be allowed to lead the army. Xu Chang against His Majesty?"

Jia Xu's words were very hesitant, just like Zhou Yu's. Under such circumstances, it is really not an ordinary difficulty to guess Cao Cao's intentions.

As for the empty city plan, none of these counselors mentioned it.

After all, in the face of such a good opportunity, no one would say that they proposed a strategy of staying still. After all, such a strategy is indeed inappropriate.

"Everyone, what do you think I should do? I should personally lead the army to conscript? This time, although various generals under Cao Cao's command were leading the army to Yangzhou, the person in charge was Cao Chun, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. His ability is extraordinary, but compared to his absolute loyalty to Cao Cao, I am afraid Cao Cao will have other orders from him."

Wei Tao also knew this earlier. In fact, this kind of situation has happened several times before. Although even if he didn't know the other party's plot, he could still be calculating, but the confidence is much lower.

Especially in such a weird situation, all Wei Tao can do is to learn as much as possible about the situation.

"As for the general who defends the city, it is also Cao Hong, the general of the Cao army. Cao Hong followed Cao Cao for several years, and he also won Cao Cao's trust. Moreover, with Cao Hong's ability, it is not easy to take down Xuchang. Could it be that Cao Cao pinned his hopes on Cao Hong? Can it withstand our army, and then delay until the army returns to the city for rescue?"

Although Wei Tao said so, but from the perspective of all the counselors, it is obviously not the case.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, since Cao Cao has created such good conditions for His Majesty, in order to unify the Central Plains as soon as possible, so that the people of the Central Plains can recuperate, so as to suppress all ethnic groups in the grassland forever, I am afraid that His Majesty will go to Xuchang to fight in any case. Achievements can be accomplished!"

After a brief silence, Zhou Yu still spoke.

"No matter how you plan, you can break it with all your strength. This is what your majesty wants to do. After all, if it is true, if your majesty only uses cavalry to communicate, you can not only rush to Xuchang as much as you can, but also if things change. , His Majesty can also come and go. However, in this way, how does His Majesty think that Xuchang can be captured by relying only on cavalry? After all, Cao Hong is a famous general of a generation, and even His Majesty cannot just rely on cavalry to capture Xuchang Bar."

"This……"

As Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao's thoughts were indeed so, but also like Zhou Yu said, it is indeed even more impossible to just put the method of capturing Xuchang on Cao Hong's mistakes.

"What your majesty thinks, is it because since Cao Cao set up this situation to seduce the lord, he will definitely take some action. Your majesty wants to defraud the lord by plotting?"

At this time, Jia Xu also opened his mouth to ask, his voice was flat without any disturbance.

Wei Tao glanced around and found that it was the same for both Zhou Yu and Jia Xu, and he immediately understood that his plan had been known to his advisers for a long time.

"Is that possible?"

Wei Tao smiled slightly, but he didn't really mind.

"Although I don't know what Cao Cao is planning, it's for my big Han family. As long as Xuchang can be broken, even if there are many generals of the Cao family who are left to lead the army, the result is nothing more than surrender. I fought for half my life, The risks encountered are countless, so what if I take another risk now?"

"We know that we can't convince His Majesty, so please allow His Majesty to allow me to accompany you."

Zhou Yu obviously understood Wei Tao's meaning very well. Hearing what Wei Tao said, he knew that no matter how much persuasion he used in the usual way, it would be impossible to change Wei Tao's attention, so he said so at the moment.

"Hehe...with Gongjin and you by my side, I don't need to be afraid no matter how scheming Cao Cao is. Is there any reason for disapproval?"

Wei Tao responded with a smile, and after seeing Wei Tao agreeing, Zhou Yu spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what strategy Cao Cao used now, but the longer the time passes, the more his plan will be exposed, so now we have a plan to offer."

"I knew that Gongjin must have something to do, and he said what he said."

Wei Tao shook his head and smiled. Although he didn't say it, Wei Tao could guess that this plot must be aimed at Cao Cao, and also to protect himself.

"No! Then Cao Cao will have a lot of soldiers, and he has never seen him recruiting soldiers on a large scale, so the soldiers he sent to Yangzhou must be true. If this is the case, then let him fight Bo Yan, and then ask Bo Yan to do it. After the defeat, Yangzhou will be gradually relinquished. In this way, Cao Cao's soldiers will be fixed in Yangzhou and cannot come easily. Moreover, since Yangzhou has been captured, the soldiers must stick to it, let alone return in time. I wonder what His Majesty thinks?"

Losing the city and losing the land is a big mistake for the leading general. If there is no Wei Tao's order, if Lu Xun really loses the city and loses the land, then Wei Tao will not be too much.

Even if they were not beheaded, generally speaking, generals after "losing the city and losing the land" are often impossible to be reused. Zhou Yu would ask Wei Tao to order, and naturally it was to protect Lu Xun.

For young generals like Lu Xun, Wei Tao still valued them very much, and naturally he would not have the slightest objection to what Zhou Yu said, so he immediately nodded and answered.

"That should be the case. Zhou Yu immediately sent an order to Boyan to evacuate immediately after a little resistance. As for the people, don't care about it. After all, the people are so innocent. At this time, don't get involved again. Under minor circumstances, it is impossible for Cao Jun to embarrass the common people even if he thinks about it."

(End of this chapter)