Lu's relatives

Chapter 535 Upside Down

Cao Cao has been in a bad mood recently.It's already winter, Hebei is more powerful than the Central Plains, the soldiers have no clothes to keep out the cold, and the weather and soil are not acclimatized. The [-] army has been reduced due to non-combat. It is really impossible to continue the war, but Hebei The situation up to now has completely deviated from the original expectation.

Although Yuan Tan of Bingzhou has already made a move under the current situation of the army, it is only a matter of time before Bingzhou's income is in the pocket, and it is not lower than the original expectation. In fact, Cao Cao was attacking Yuan Xi at the same time. There is also the intention to withdraw troops.But who would have expected that the sudden turn of events in Hebei and Jizhou would really make Cao Cao feel depressed.

Indeed, Cao Cao originally hoped to share Hebei with Lv Bu and carve up Hebei as a bargaining chip in exchange for Lv Bu, who also sent troops to Hebei, for support in the war.After all, what the two heroes of the Central Plains were facing at that time was the Hebei armies who were full of hostility to their own side, but no worse than the soldiers of the Central Plains in terms of numbers, equipment, and even location and people.Even military strategists like Cao Cao, who love to take risks, had to try their best to gather more troops that could be mobilized to ensure at least the superiority in military strength. For the alliance, Cao Cao actually had no psychological pressure at all.Can a man bend and stretch!Anyway, Jizhou is not bordered with Yanzhou, and it borders with Bingzhou. As long as it can occupy the fortress of Huguan first, Jizhou will have no danger at all, and it will not suffer any losses. Therefore, Cao Cao at that time was very grand.

However, as Lu Bu was seriously injured and returned to the army, Qin Xu did not know what his intentions were, and inexplicably made a "faint trick" and transferred back the guards in Yecheng. In addition, Gongsun Zan, who had been sitting on the sidelines for a long time, also joined in under Liu Bei's instigation, and put on an appearance that he was bound to win Jizhou. It is understandable that Cao Cao couldn't sit still.

It's a pity that after a lot of planning and a lot of thought, in the end, he was set up again, which is still a kind of suffering that cannot be said. This makes the four states of Yanyu, Siyong, and Yongzhou controlled by the hand, and perhaps the fifth state will soon start. It's no wonder that Cao Cao, who has already bought half of the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, feels better.In desperation, he could only vent his dissatisfaction by using this method, which almost gave up the reputation of a virtuous minister accumulated in front of the emperor in the past few years, to fight against the obvious "behind the scenes".

After Yuan Tan left that day, faced with persuasion from his advisers, Cao Cao didn't know that Yuan Xi had no great talent, and sitting in Jizhou was like a child wandering around with a golden bowl in his hand, and it was too easy to attract others' covetousness , if it is captured by Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, or even the Black Mountain bandits, not to mention how much effort it will take to get it back, the damage to Jizhou by this war alone cannot be restored within a few years after it is captured.What he, Cao Cao, wanted was the fertile land that would enable Yuan Shao to become the overlord of Hebei in just half a year, and he was not a professional cleaning up the mess.At least after seeing that it is impossible to achieve what you want, you can't hand over a stable Jizhou to others to strengthen their power out of thin air.What's more, this strategy can kill two birds with one stone and test Yuan Tan's sincerity. Although Cao Cao was depressed, he had no choice.

For Lu Bujun, this ending is actually the best.The overall situation that Jia Xu arranged from the beginning, in fact, is mainly because of the special location of Jizhou, which will have a huge impact on Qingzhou and even other states and counties controlled by Lu Bujun.Before there is no strong strength to take over Jizhou, a stable Jizhou is not a good thing from the perspective of Lu Bu's army.What Jia Xu meant was that the more chaos the better, the more forces involved the better, Cao Cao counted as one, the Yuan family brothers, the three Liu Bei brothers, Gongsun Zan and even the black mountain bandits, in fact, Jia Xu had already laid the foundation in Jia Xu's heart.That is to say, he did not expect that Lu Bu would suddenly be seriously injured and return to the army, otherwise he would not know what other means Jia Xu would use to take advantage of it.However, the Jizhou people who suffered because of this incident are not within the scope of Jia Xu's consideration.In order to avoid being liquidated by Wang Yun, this elder brother could fool 20 Xiliang soldiers who had been sent back to their hometowns to regroup and fight back in Chang'an.Fortunately, Qin Xu knew too well the temperament of his chief adviser.Knowing that this guy is a standard egoist, he ordered the garrison to change defenses, and transferred Lian, a general of Lu Bu's army who is closer to the Qin faction, to sit in Pingyuan, and at the same time ordered Zhang Liao, who was left in Yecheng to "assist" in guarding the city's defenses, to lead the Xiaoqi Battalion. Quickly contact Cheng Lian, returning to Qingzhou to consolidate the defense is of course the top priority, and more importantly, it is a secret order to stamp the seal of General Lu Bu, ordering Zhang Liao to do his best to secretly migrate the people of Jizhou to fill the plains and the North Sea.

Cao Cao was still taking advantage of Lu Bu's serious injury and unconsciousness, and when he had a little thought of reaping some benefits in Jizhou, he didn't notice the various changes in Jizhou.It’s no wonder that Cao Jun’s subordinates are not doing well. The key is the chaotic situation in Jizhou. This confrontation became the best curtain for Qin Xu and Jia Xu's plan.

"Zixiao, do you have any news from Qingzhou?" Cao Cao was naturally waiting for Lu Bujun's actions after word spread that Yuan Xi was going to ask the emperor to "seal" Jizhou Shepherd.Cao Cao had already reserved his back-hands, and even secretly ordered to stay in Xuchang, Yuzhou and other places to prevent the remnants of Xiliang soldiers and Liu Biao and others from repeating Yuan Shu's past. Soldiers were stationed outside Jinan, which connects Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu prefectures, so that if the "critical moment" really comes, there will be a surprise army that can play a different role.With such an arrangement, even if because of this incident, he really had a falling out with Lv Bu and provoked Lv Bu to attack with his entire army, at least it would be able to hold back Lv Bu's army.This time, Cao Cao expected defeat first, and then victory. He believed that he was infinitely close to seamlessness. In line with the conspiracy that forced Lv Bu to show up, now Cao Cao is just waiting for Cao Ren, who was released from both sides of the river to investigate the military situation, to return. The "good news" was announced, and my mood improved a lot.

"My lord, Lu Bu's army hasn't moved at all! Could it be that he's noticed..." Cao Ren sometimes really doesn't understand that his boss, who spent so much effort in arranging things, is really doing what Cao Cao said In other words, his family retreated completely, and dragged Lu Bu's army into the Hebei war again, leaving a relatively stable rear for Cao Cao's army to conquer the west?It is true that even if Cao Ren's depth of strategy is far less than Cao Cao's, he can still perceive the beauty of such strategies, but Lu Bu is not stupid!What's more, there is Qin Xu who is even afraid of his own master, how can he be led by the nose so easily?Cao Ren, who followed Cao Cao and also dealt with Lu Bujun several times, looked at the smiling Cao Cao, but he didn't say this.

"What Zixiao said is somewhat reasonable, but if Qin Xu is still in command in Lu Bu's army as before, he may have crossed the river and entered Yanzhou at this moment!" Cao Cao caressed the luxurious lace, but at the last A small name was sewed on the conspicuous place, and with the same smile on his face, he said: "Although Qin Xu is young, he uses troops in a very strange way. He is used to winning more with less, and he is cunning and cunning. Waiting for the poisonous warrior to help him, if he is the leader of the army, such quietness must mean that there is danger everywhere, and we must not take it lightly. But now the person in the army is Lu Bu, Qin Xu's previous series of investigations Although the change of soldiers was obviously for the defense of the entire Lv Bu rule, of course it was the same in reality, but it was definitely a thankless job. It is said that there were calls for Qin Xu to replace him among Lv Bu's forces at that time, although Qin Xu He blatantly refused, but what he did was all actions that won the hearts of the army and the people, heh! He, Qin, wanted to hide this little thought from someone? Qin Xu may be good at fighting, but this scheme to calculate people's hearts is actually It's far worse! This is the rebellion of any high-ranking person! With Lu Bu's narrow-minded temperament, both fathers would have been killed, let alone a son-in-law. Let's see, maybe Linzi, who is now calm, is What a storm it has been through!"

"So that's it! That's it!" Seeing that Cao Cao's talkativeness was quite high, which was completely different from the silent and cold-faced demeanor of the previous few days, Cao Ren was still not persuaded by Cao Cao's words in his heart. It seemed as if something had been missed. It could be seen that Cao Cao’s face that had been suffering for several days finally saw a little smile, and he subconsciously kept silent, pinning his hopes on this man with a high gaze who had reached the peak of his life in just a few years. My lord, this time, don't repeat the "curse" of defeating Lu Bu and defeating Qin Xu again.

I have to say that the people who know you best are often not your relatives, but your enemies!These words are simply universal!Just as Cao Cao expected, there was indeed a "storm" brewing in the peaceful city of Linzi and the residence of General Lu Bu.However, Boss Cao's prediction this time is a bit to the left of the truth.

"Ling'er! Linger, be careful! Go slowly! Don't knock! Daddy is wrong! Stop it! Zhongming..." If anyone can see what's going on in Lu Bu's mansion at this moment, they will definitely not Will recognize this person with a "kind" smile on his face, grinning and speaking softly to the girl in the hall who is dragging another young man, will it be the one who makes children stop crying Tiger's most powerful general in the world, Lu Wenhou.

One thing down one thing!Qin Xu did such a big thing when Lu Bu was seriously injured and unconscious. After telling the whole story to Lu Bu, it was indeed as Cao Cao expected, and Lu Bu was really uncomfortable.Just imagine, let alone the leader of an army with more than a hundred thousand elite soldiers, even ordinary people are unwilling to be kept in the dark. " to take advantage of.Regardless of whether Qin Xu is out of public interest or not, and regardless of whether Lu Bu will continue to indulge Qin Xu as before, in short, even if he puts aside other identities, as the head of the family, Lu Bu has made up his mind and must let him go. Qin Xu suffered a lot so that he could grow up to be more disciplined.Otherwise, God knows what "big event" Qin Xu will do next time.Even for the sake of his own precious daughter and his old brothers, Qin Xu, who was ignorant of the sky and the earth in Lu Bu's eyes, had to be educated this time around.

I have to say that Lu Bu's intentions are good!Good idea too!And there is nothing wrong with the way it is done, it is worthy of the title of actor Qin Xu bestowed upon him.However, after all, Lu Bu was invincible on the battlefield relying on his bravery. Although he knew a little about strategy and strategy, it was inevitable that he was not well thought out.The so-called one hundred secrets and one sparse, Lu Bu did so much foreplay, he must have had a plan in mind, but he just missed a key person.The result was that Lu Bu had no choice but to lower his face and say good things to accompany Cao Cao's predictions.

(End of this chapter)