Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 216 The Battle of the Counselors (2)

Cao Cao asked people to unfold the map and outline the routes of the two armies with their fingers. Guandu happened to be the barrier to the north of Xudu.Then he slapped hard, "We will fight Yuan Shao at Guandu."

"My lord, there is one more thing to watch out for." Cheng Yu said, "Our army confronts Yuan Shao at Guandu, and we must be careful that he sends people to bypass the army and attack behind our army, destroying our food road."

"What Zhongde said is true." Cao Cao's gaze returned to the map.

"The most worrying thing is Yuncheng, Guantao, and Chengwu." Cheng Yu gestured and said, "Cheng Yu is not talented, and I would like to lead the troops to station again."

"With Zhongde here, I don't have any worries, but in this way, there will not be many soldiers to supply Zhongde." Cao Cao said worriedly.

"Your lord, you only need to give me 1000 troops, and I will organize the local youths to make a big impact. Yuan Shao will not send a large group of over [-] people. The small group will not dare to go deep when they see that our army is guarded, and will retreat." Cheng Yu has a plan in mind.

"Then trouble Zhongde." Cao Cao was very pleased with the performance of his subordinates.But he was a little annoyed when he saw Jia Xu curled up at the back, closing his eyes and resting his mind.Forget it, let's not bother with you, go to Guandu to have your share.

Jia Xu seemed to be aware of Cao Cao's attention, and opened her eyes slightly. "Ming Gong. I was thinking hard just now, and I think there are still some problems." Jia Xu can't always pretend to be a wolf with a big tail.

"Wenhe, please speak."

"Duke Ming, gentlemen. Have you ever thought that if Yuan Shao crossed the river, instead of going south as I planned, he would use troops to the east first, take down Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and form a siege to me. The Guandu defense line would be easily destroyed. Bypass."

Cao Cao was shocked. According to what Jia Xu said, Yuan Shao was going south steadily, advancing layer by layer, encroaching on his own territory, and the so-called Guandu defense line would become a joke.Cheng Yu's plan to garrison Yuncheng, Guantao, and Chengwu is empty talk, and Cheng Yu will be in a desperate situation.

"What's Wen He's opinion?" Jia Xu could ask a question, so he should have a solution.

"It's not difficult. Duke Ming must not abandon Yanjin and Baima lightly. You only need to send people to intercept Yuan Jun in the two places. It would be best if you can suppress a part of Yuan Jun, and then retreat to Guandu. According to Yuan Shao's character, He must have felt that Duke Ming wanted to fight against him, but he was not strong enough. Knowing that Duke Ming's main force was at Guandu, he would try his best to attack Guandu in order to win the first battle. If Duke Ming retreated without a fight, he would doubt that Duke Ming wanted to fight against him. draw him in."

It's that simple?It's that simple, Yuan Shao's character has been thoroughly understood.He just wanted to overshadow Cao Cao, and he wanted to let the world see Yuan Benchu's demeanor.When he was in control of the absolute advantage, he would only think about how to defeat Cao Cao in a snap.If Yuan Shao saw an opportunity to defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, he would go all the way to the dark.

"Send an order to Liu Yan, the prefect of Dongjun, to garrison Baimajin, to assist in the defense at the ban, and to delay Yuan Shao's advance." Cao Cao issued an order.

"Cao Ren, Li Tong, I won't keep you any longer, you go back immediately, and you must guard Wancheng and Shouchun. If you find anything unusual, report it immediately."

"Gongda, send a letter to Zang Ba in my name and keep an eye on Yuan Tan. If Yuan Tan makes any changes, send troops to Mount Tai to harass Qingzhou. Then send a letter to Zhou Weiguo, keep an eye on Sun Ce in Jiangdong, and defend me in the southeast." Leave it all to him."

Cao Cao gave several orders in one breath, "Ren Jun, start preparing food and grass immediately to ensure that there will be no mistakes in the supply of the army. Feng Xiao, you and Le Jin will go to Guandu, check the geography, shadow graphics and me, and choose other important places. To build a strong barrier, it must be solid. Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao, Man Chong, Shi Huan, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun rectified their troops and horses and prepared to go out."

"Wen Ruo, I will leave it to you to appease the people in the court, and Liu Ye will assist you. Xia Houdun, I will leave Xu Du's military affairs to you." After thinking about it, Cao Cao felt that his family was still a little short: "Han Hao, You are originally from Hanoi, so you go to Hanoi to replace Cao Hong."

"Now, what I'm most worried about is whether Zhou Weiguo can stop Sun Ce, and whether Zhong Yao can appease Ma Teng and Han Sui in Chang'an." Cao Cao stroked his forehead with both hands, "Wen Ruo, in the name of the Son of Heaven, Ma Teng is named General Fubo, Marquis of Ting, Lead the prefect of Jincheng, and Han Sui is the general of the Qiang Zhonglang, the Marquis of Ting. Each rewards a hundred catties and a hundred silks and satins."

"Yes, my lord, there is one more thing." Xun Yu hesitated and said, "After Yuan Shao pacified Youzhou, many ministers in the court proposed to commend and reward Yuan Shao, and some people proposed to invite Yuan Shao to Beijing to assist the emperor."

Cao Cao gasped, could it be that there are still so many people who are reckless and against him?Xun Yu hurriedly said: "These people are all pedantic people who are stupid in reading and reading. They only recognize the dead and don't understand the general situation. My lord is very clear."

Cheng Yu changed his face and said: "These people can't stay, there is only one word for these people: kill!"

Cao Cao's face was ashen, hesitating in his heart, Guo Jia quietly came to his side and said: "This kind of ignorant people can't be killed, they can only ruin the reputation of the lord. These people will only wag their lips and tongue, watch carefully , can’t make any waves.”

Cao Cao's anger and resentment eased a little, it seems that Yuan Shao used a lot of means in Xudu.

"My lord, did Liu Biao of Jingzhou send someone to appease him?"

"Find something for Kong Wenju to do, let him go to Jingzhou as an envoy, and let me be quiet and quiet." Cao Cao said, "The Jin made Liu Biao the shepherd of Jingzhou and the general of Zhennan."

For the errands arranged by Cao Cao, Kong Rong recommended his friend Mi Heng to replace him. Cao Cao didn't know who Mi Heng was.Cao Cao didn't want to see Mi Heng, so he sent Yang Xiu to send Mi Heng on the road.

Mi Heng arrived in Jingzhou to talk with Liu Biao. He said that Cao Cao and his subordinates were useless. Liu Biao was very happy. He showed Mi Heng the peace letter he had written to Sun Ce. Mi Heng smiled and asked, "Are you writing for Sun Ce or not?" Show it to Zhang Zibu?" At first, Liu Biao didn't understand what it meant, but it took him a long time to realize that it was a sarcasm for himself, so he hated Mi Heng from the bottom of his heart, so he sent Mi Heng to Jiangxia to see Huang Zu.

In Jiangxia, Mi Heng's bad habits continued to mock Huang Zu, but Huang Zu was not so easy to talk to, instead of arguing with Mi Heng, he directly communicated with Mi Heng with a knife.

In January of the fifth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao left Yuan Shang to guard Jizhou.Selected 12 strong soldiers swore in Liyang, and assembled a total of [-] troops: the coach Yuan Shao, commanded the Zhongying, the marching Sima Guo Tu, the master Chen Lin, the infantry school lieutenant Gao Lan, and the cavalry school lieutenant Han Meng.Military advisors: Auditors, counselors: Xu You, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Liu Bei.Yan Liang, the forward general, and Ma Yan, the school lieutenant.Riding vanguard general Wen Chou, school lieutenant Wang Mo.Zuo Wuwei camp, General Chun Yuqiong, the Supervising Army, and Mu Yuanjin, the school captain.Youwuwei camp, Jushou, the governor of the supervising army, and Jiang Qi, the school lieutenant.In the rear army, Lu Kuang, the captain of Shesheng, and Lu Xiang, the Sima of Shesheng.The transportation team is in charge of the general Jiang Yiqu, and Sima and Hujun Fengji.

(End of this chapter)