Lu's relatives

Chapter 648: Dark Gap, Which of the Three States Belongs ([-])

Lu and Cao's two families set up battles on both sides of Jizhou. The [-] troops of the two families were noisy, but no one was willing to take a step forward in Jizhou.

Everything you do these days is based on righteousness.Cao Cao was originally quarreling with Cheng Yu. He first led troops into the country under the pretense of inspecting Bingzhou on behalf of the emperor, and then searched for an opportunity to use Liu Bei to leave his homeland indiscriminately and lead his troops to "combat Lue" Jizhou. The right to conquer, sent troops to attack Huguan and enter Jizhou.Take over Jizhou in the name of expelling the second minister, and everything will be logical. Even if everyone in the world knows Cao Cao's true purpose, at least in terms of legal system and procedure, he will never say a word.

It's just that the only difficulty in this matter lies with Lu Bu.In order to appease Lv Bu and at the same time intend to hold back Lv Bu, Cao Cao placed Jizhou in Lv Bu's "sphere of influence" in the name of the new emperor.The original intention was to use the hands of Gongsun Zan, the old enemy of the Yuan family, to slow down the pace of Lv Bu's southward march to plot the six counties in Jiangdong.In fact, Cao Cao's plan was very successful.In addition to Cao Cao, there are people who don't want Lv Bu to reach Hebei, but in the battle outside the city of Ye, Lv Bu was killed by a villain, and he was hit by a poisoned arrow, and he almost cried out!But before Cao Cao laughed out loud for his plan to work, who would have thought that Qin Xu would jump out to make trouble again, and that Lu Bu, who was said to be ungrateful and wolf-hearted, was also the same in military and state affairs? He was very relieved of Qin Xu, and very happy, he entrusted all the general power, except for the personal guard battalion and the city defense battalion, to the young and weak Qin Xu.And this Qin Xu deserves to be the one who asked someone Cao to embroider his name on the bottom of his robe.In just over a year, the two expeditions to Jiangdong actually included all the five counties in Jiangdong except Jiujiang.If it weren't for him, Cao Cao, to be blessed by the heavens, and Cai Mao to sell all the three counties in Jingbei to his new owner, Qin Xu might not have taken over the entire Jingzhou.When Cao Cao saw this, he was impatient and wanted to use Cheng Yu to plot against him, to emulate what Wang Yun had done in the past, and tried every means to drive a wedge between Lu Bu and Qin Xu, the son-in-law.After all, Lv Bu's childlessness was flawed, and Qin Xu's promotion was too fast. In addition, now that Lv Bu's military power was in Qin Xu's hands, Cao Cao thought of himself, and if he were Lv Bu, Qin Xu would definitely not be able to keep him.

But before the plan came to fruition, it was reported that Lu Bu named Qin Xu's eldest son, the eldest son of his beloved daughter Lu Lingqi, Lu Chen, and entered the old Lu family's ancestral hall in the name of the eldest grandson.This matter is not a trivial matter in these days. Once entering the ancestral hall, it is tantamount to acknowledging that Lu Chen is at least the status of Lu Bu's first successor.In this way, the relationship between Lu Bu and Qin Xu, which could have made a big fuss, seemed useless.Whether it is the emperor or the people, the foundation has always been the continuation of the inheritance from father to son to grandson. Although Lu Chen changed his name, he is the eldest son of Qin Xu after all. Could it be that there is a reason why the father took the eldest son and gave the world to the second son?Although others don't know what Cao Cao was thinking after hearing the news, and after the tired Cao's plan was aborted before it took shape, Cao Cao suddenly changed his previous safe strategy against Lu Bu's army, and he did not hesitate to bear the responsibility of destroying the alliance. Infamy, you have to show your weapons and put the fight for Jizhou on the bright side.

But even so, Cao Cao still has concerns!Now the situation in the world is gradually settled, and the five parties are dividing the world. Only Cao Cao and Lu Bu are the most powerful. The Han Dynasty has [-] states in the world, and the two have already won nine of them.However, the forces in Northwest, Central Sichuan, and Hebei are still there, and their strength cannot be underestimated because of years of recuperation.Moreover, if the vitality of Lu and Cao's two families is seriously injured due to the Central Plains Rebirth War, it is really not easy to predict the future direction of the great Han world. Who knows if there will be heroes who will rise from the sky?At that time, if someone took advantage of it and worked hard for more than ten years to make a wedding dress for others, it would not be so happy.

Because of Cao Cao's various worries, although the army has reached the upper party, it has been too late to dare to move lightly.First, Hulao Pass is steep, and there is a saying that there is one man who is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. Moreover, there is Guan Yu, the famous general of Hulao Pass who Cao Cao knew very well in the past, guarding it. It is by no means comparable to ordinary passes.Even if he had [-] elite soldiers and [-] cavalry, Cao Cao would never waste his troops on the west gate of Jizhou.After all, compared to Cao Cao, although the plains where Lv Bu's army is based are rare hilly terrain in Hebei, which is not conducive to the cavalry's combat power, but it cannot stand the east of Jizhou, and there is no danger to defend, and there is the Zhen family, the Hebei in Cao Cao's eyes. Erwuzi reported the news to Lu Bu at any time.With all these conveniences, if you add Lu Bu's bravery, the sharpness of soldiers, and the "wisdom" of that damned Qin, if you can't say it lightly, Cao Cao will have nothing to do with him.Cao Cao knew very well that the reason why Lu Bu has not moved lightly until now is also because of his reputation.After all, Jizhou was ordered by the "Son of Heaven" to be the place where Lu Bu, the great general, had the responsibility of "managing". On the one hand, it confirmed Lu Bu's nominal control over Jizhou, but it also restricted Jizhou from being included in the same way as Qingzhou and Xuzhou. However, unless there is chaos in Jizhou, even if Lu Bu forcibly occupies Jizhou, it will not be justified in the legal system, and it will even get a bad name.So Lu Bu must also be waiting. As for what to wait for, Cao Cao is even clearer. Unlike Cao Cao, Liu Bei alone is far from enough for Lu Bu.The same subordinates in Jizhou have also confirmed that if Jizhou does not ask for help, Lu Bu will have many entanglements when he enters Jizhou. Even if he successfully occupies Jizhou, it cannot be said that the people will not support him, but if he is added to Cao Cao, it will be different.As long as he, Cao Cao, is caught in a bitter battle in Huguan, Lu Bu has every reason to go to Jizhou to rescue him.At that time, with Liu Bei's silly boy standing against Cao Cao for Lu Bu, Lu Bu will have enough time to take Jizhou into his pocket, and he, Cao Cao, can only tragically make a wedding dress for others.

Never do this!How can this be? !Cao Cao is very depressed now.War is like playing chess. Losing the upper hand often means that the game is missing a move. Instead of this, it is better to stand still and wait for the opportunity like Lu Bu's army.It's just that Lu Bu's army is in the plains. Although Qingzhou is separated from Qingzhou by the Yellow River, the nearby North Sea is where Qingzhou's granary is located, and it is only two days away from Linzi, where the government is located. Short and sharp.But Cao Cao is different. In the past, the Central Plains was the most turbulent war, but now he has just regained some vitality, and the food and grass are barely enough because of the farming.Furthermore, Bingzhou was originally based on Yuan Tan. Although Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun and other troops were stationed here, the affiliation of the officials under Yuan Tan's command is unknown. Cao Cao's temperament would never store such important weapons as military supplies here, so All the military rations used were dispatched from various places by Xun Yu, who was staying in Yuzhou, and then uniformly distributed from Xuchang. It is really a bad idea to fight for supplies with Lu Bu's army.This is a flaw, even if you have the wisdom of Xun You and Cheng Yu, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. For this reason, although Cao Cao has only been in the Shangdang for two days, things are not going well, he has no way to do it, and the corners of his mouth are bubbling .

"My lord! General Cao Chun is begging to see you! He said he has important news to report back!" Cao Cao was in Shangdang City, trying to capture Huguan as quickly as possible, so that Lv Bu would not be able to gain any advantage from it, and he would also be able to tear himself apart with Lv Bu beforehand. Breaking face, at least on the premise of not tearing face with Lu Bu because of his own reasons, the matter of taking Jizhou is a headache.Suddenly, the servant came to report that Cao Chun wanted to see him.Although Cao Chun was the deputy general Cao Cao sent to Xiahou Dun to train the cavalry, and at the same time was responsible for rebuilding the defeated tiger and leopard cavalry in the past, but the most important task was to follow Cao Cao's secret order to pay attention to the situation in Jizhou and Youzhou.Cao Chun came to see him at the moment when he was seeking advice on how to conquer Huguan, Cao Cao was anxious and suddenly had some expectations in his heart.

"Let Zihe come in! Gongda and Zhongde also stayed to listen to what good news Zihe sent us." Cao Cao rubbed his aching forehead, smiled and motioned for those who were also staring at the marching map and frowning in thought. Xun You stayed behind with Cheng Yu, and ordered the servant to speak.

"At the end of the day, I will see my lord, and I have met the two gentlemen." It has been more than a year since the collapse of the tiger and leopard cavalry formation.After greeting Cao Cao, Xun You, and Cheng Yu, he said directly without further ado: "My lord, the final general has received the decree from the lord to monitor the movement of Huguan day and night to find opportunities to break through the pass. Tonight, outside the pass General Yuan was captured, and according to his words, there is an important situation that needs to be reported to the lord!"

"General Yuan!? General Yuan in Huguan?" Cao Cao was stunned when he heard the words, and then laughed loudly: "It's really God who wants to help me! Bring him here quickly! I want to question myself!"

This is really dozing off and someone gives you a pillow.It made Cao Cao feel that most of his headache would be healed all of a sudden.The generals who can escape from Huguan either have the knack of entering and exiting this majestic pass, or the opponent's secret work.But no matter what kind of person is coming, it is much more useful to Cao Cao now than sitting in front of Huguan and staring.

"The villain judges the instrument, and I have met Cao Gong!" Cao Chun introduced a middle-aged man who was less than six feet tall, with five long beards hanging on his chest with his head bowed. Leather armor, but no matter from his body shape or facial temperament, it can be seen that this person is by no means as simple as an ordinary Yuan Jun general.When this man saw Cao Cao, he didn't kneel down like ordinary people. Instead, he bowed to the ground to salute. This is the etiquette among scholars, and he gave his name.

"Shenyi? Hmm... What is your relationship with Jizhou famous scholars and judges?" Cao Cao asked with squinted eyes after hearing this person's self-reported family background and this description of his behavior. .

"Don't dare to hide from Mr. Cao, the trial match is the villain's appointment as the head of the family. According to the genealogy, he is still the uncle of the villain's five clothes!" Raising his head and speaking, he suddenly noticed Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes staring at him, his face suddenly changed drastically. When the partner didn't know the sky, he even abandoned his family and business, disregarded his clan, betrayed his master and took refuge in the traitor Lu Bu, but my Shen family is not such a villain! Even now that Yuan Gong is gone, the Shen family It is also agreed that Jizhou should be acquired by someone as virtuous as Cao Gong, but Lu Bu’s ancestor is only a small official, and he himself is a generation of ungrateful and righteous people, how can he be the master of Jizhou!"

"Oh! Well said!" Cao Cao's mouth was slightly raised, his tongue was like a thunderbolt, and he said hello, but before Shen Yi's face was full of smiles, Cao Cao suddenly flashed a cold light in his eyes, and shouted: "Come on!" ! Take this bandit soldier carefully, pull it out of the camp gate and chop it down!"

　The title of the previous chapter was wrong.

　　
　
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