Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385 Wu Zhi's Eloquence

"Alas!" Wu Zhi sighed again, tears streaming down his face. "A few days ago, just a few days ago, Mr. Chen Deng also passed away."

"Ah!" Cao Cao's eyes widened, "Chen Yuanlong also died of illness?!" Not only Cao Cao, but also Cheng Yu was shocked. Considering his age, Chen Deng was only forty, why did he leave suddenly.

"Exactly, Mr. Zhou Shijun transferred Mr. Chen Deng from Guangling back to Xuzhou to recuperate. Unexpectedly, in just one month, Mr. Yuanlong died of a relapse. Chen Yuanlong was the first friend Zhou Shijun met when he came out of the mountain. As a confidant, he was Zhou Shijun's right-hand man in Xuzhou, and he was there to defeat Sun Ce to ensure that Guangling had no worries. Unexpectedly, he passed away when he was fighting. Yes, free play is even better.

"I get along very well with Yuanlong. Yuanlong's talent and learning are the best in Xuzhou. God is really jealous of talents!" Cao Cao murmured.No wonder Zhou Cang was ill. Dian Wei and Chen Deng were Zhou Cang's capable generals, and they disappeared suddenly. The blow to Zhou Cang was indeed big enough.Cao Cao couldn't tell whether he should be grateful for Zhou Cang's loss of two generals one after another, or feel sorry.

Cao Cao admired Chen Deng's talent very much.He also knew that Chen Deng suffered from a serious illness several years ago, but he did not expect to leave so suddenly.

"When Chen Yuanlong passed away, Mr. Zhou couldn't afford to be ill. He regretted that he could not help Lord Sikong. Everyone in Xuzhou was also grieved, and the people spontaneously held filial piety for him..."

Cao Cao sighed softly.

Wu Zhi changed the subject, "Before leaving, Mr. Zhou had something he wanted to tell you to tell your lord."

"Huh? Tell me quickly."

"Master Zhou thinks the timing of Lord Sikong's dispatch of troops is inappropriate!" Wu Zhi grasped Cao Cao's pulse, and said something surprising first, Cao Cao liked this trick the most. "I take it for granted."

"Why not?" Sure enough, Wu Zhi's words aroused Cao Cao's strong interest.

Successfully attracting Cao Cao's attention, Wu Zhi said calmly: "Yuan Shao has just died. Although people's hearts are not stable, my lord's dispatch of troops at this time will inevitably arouse the hatred of the whole Jizhou! Together, we are only defending Jizhou against the lord! Although the underdogs may not necessarily win, they are hard to win!"

Seeing that Cao Cao did not speak but nodded slightly, Wu Zhi went on to say: "There are many heroes and righteous men in the land of Yanzhao. In the battle of Guandu, Hebei's army was greatly damaged, but its elite soldiers still survived, and the population, food and grass in the four states are still sufficient. , hard to shake!"

This point, Cao Cao has already felt deeply, Li Yang is a hard nut to crack.Zhang Xiu and Le Jin were ferocious enough, and they didn't take advantage of Yuan Tan's men at all, not to mention the loss of thousands of horses and horses, even the two thousand Xiliang iron cavalry.This expedition did not bring the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, even if it did bring the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, it might not have much advantage.Er Yuan sticks to Li Yang, so he has nothing to do.

So what if he gnaws down Liyang, maybe he wants to gnaw down Hebei city by city, and the siege battle is no better than a field war, I am afraid that if the city does not gnaw down a few cities, his teeth will collapse first.

"What do you think?" Cao Cao asked Wu Zhi's opinion directly.

"After Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Shang took the lead, and Yuan Tan was naturally unwilling. Your Excellency sent troops and made them form a bond. If your excellency retreats, the two Yuans will definitely fight for the master of Jizhou! The two Yuans are fighting for the chaos in Jizhou, and they are the elite When the food is exhausted, food and grass are insufficient, and the people are alienated, it will be easy for you to take Hebei!"

"What if they don't fight for it?" Xu You has been thinking about returning to Jizhou, feeling proud.

"With Mr. Ziyuan's understanding of the two Yuans, will they not argue? With Guo Tu and the judge around, will they get along in harmony?" Wu Zhi said with a light smile: "I heard that Yuan Tan Yifeng Ji Yudi was killed by the lord. Feng Ji is Yuan Shang's confidant, and has a close relationship with Shen Pei, how can he not bear hatred for Yuan Tan?"

Xu You nodded in agreement, "With their Yuan family's nature and ability, even if the two brothers do not turn against each other, with Guo Tu and Shen Pei around, the brothers will become enemies sooner or later."

When Yuan Shao was alive, Guo Tu and Shen Pei were fighting like dogs. If Yuan Shao was not around, the two would immediately tear each other apart.In terms of intelligence, these two people are not low, and they are sincere. These two people will take the lives of the whole family for Yuan Shi. Both of them advertise themselves as orthodox.

"Although this statement is reasonable, it is not enough." Cao Cao still had doubts.

"I also heard that Yuan Shangbiao played Yuan Tan as a former general and the governor of Qingzhou. How could Yuan Tan be willing to be a mere former general? As an elder brother, how could he condescend to obey his younger brother? There is a plan to make the two brothers turn against each other faster! "

"tell me the story."

"Master Sikong, why don't you confer on Yuan Tan? Confer him as General Chaqi and Qingzhou Shepherd! In terms of official position, he is no less than Yuan Shang, equal to Yuan Shang, how do the two get along?" Lobbying and provoking are too low-level, and the highest level of anti-scheming is that you are happy to sneak into it when you know it is anti-scheming.

"Hehehe, okay. Isn't it just a false job? It's okay to give it to him." Cao Cao laughed, "So what if Yuan Shao grabbed the position of General?"

"Yuan Xi and Gao Gan each have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in their hands, and they cannot be ignored. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are in trouble, and these two people are bound to be involved. When they are also involved in the dispute between the two Yuans, there will be no suspense in Jizhou."

Cao Cao began to ponder.Xu You said, "It's just that I'm going to lose face if I withdraw my troops here?"

"Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are not going out of the city. Presumably there is no soldier in the city and they will not send troops. Now the wheat is ripe outside Liyang City, why don't Lord Sikong collect the grain? It can be used for military use without losing face."

"Okay, order Le Jin and Shi Huan to lead an army of [-] people to cut wheat outside the city." Cao Cao looked deeply at Wu Zhi, this man is a talent. "Since you are from Yanzhou, you don't need to return to Xuzhou. You can stay in our army and return to Xudu with me."

"This? Thank you, Sir Sikong!" Wu Zhi bowed and saluted.

Cao Cao successfully pried Zhou Cang's corner again, but no one thought whose corner would be in the end.

Cao Jun flaunted his power in the city of Liyang for ten days, but the Yuan brothers still refused to fight. Cao Cao left an imperial decree enshrining Yuan Tan as a chariot general and Qingzhou herdsman, leaving Zhang Xiu and Le Jin to stay in Yanjin and return with a full load of harvested wheat Xu all.Because of Zhang Xiu's meritorious service in combat, he was promoted to General Po Qiang, and Zhang Jai was promoted to General Pingdi.

Cao Jun was collecting grain outside the city, and Yuan Jun was watching the scenery from the top of the city.It wasn't until Cao Cao retreated and sent people to Liyang to preach the decree that Yuan Tan immediately sent people out of the city to inquire, and learned that Cao Cao had already retreated across the Yellow River.Holding the imperial decree in his hand, Yuan Tan was ecstatic in his heart, and sent Xin to send a hundred horses to Zhou Cang as a token of gratitude, while he himself brought the imperial decree to see Yuan Shang.

(End of this chapter)