Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 596 Yu Jin's Machinations

"General Junyi, since Sima Yi has fled, he will not stay in Neihuang for a long time. You and I will divide our forces again. I will go to Yedu, and the general can go south to Liyang from Neihuang. It is estimated that Cao Cao will return in a short time. General."

"That's exactly what I mean." He opened his jaw and smiled. "Bo Yan's stay in Dunqiu must also end. I want to transfer Xingba to form the Yellow River Navy. Boyan can return to the army to take Qingzhou's Pingyuan and Leling counties, and eliminate this confidant's trouble. I don't know what Xu Dudu thinks?"

Although Pingyuan and Leling belonged to Qingzhou, they were geographically located in the north of the Yellow River and bordered Jizhou. Therefore, Zhang Jai wanted to take the two counties and bring them under the rule of Jizhou.

"Okay, since the lord has given me the right to wait for the opportunity, you can send troops first and then report to the lord. It's just that Junyi is calling Xingba, isn't there a shortage of troops in Boyan's place?"

"Pengfei, you have been with the army for half a year. I don't know if you want to be in charge of a battalion alone?"

Deng Ai is 17 years old. Except for his inexperience and young age, there is no problem with his ability.Hearing that he was in charge of the army, he was overjoyed. "I've been waiting for a long time."

"Well, I'll give you a battalion. You can go back to Zaoqiang and use my order to transfer Sun Lixuan Jiaqi to go out with you."

Xu Shu secretly sighed, what a jaw opener, this is to create conditions for Deng Ai, and Lu Xun's two-way attack and the help of Xuanjia heavy cavalry, how could it not be successful?Deng Ai made great contributions, and Zhou Cang's face is also good.

The discussion has been decided. On the one hand, send people to Xuzhou and Dunqiu to deliver letters to Zhou Cang and Lu Xun; Ai led the first battalion back to Zaoqiang.

The important personnel in Yedu have been evacuated, leaving only Zhu Shuo and the Ding brothers to resist stubbornly. The cavalry general Wen Ji and his son Wen Qin in the city were dissatisfied with Cao Pi's abandonment of the city. .

In a hurry, there was too much property in Yedu to take away, and Cao Pi didn't dare to burn it, so Xu Shu made a small fortune.Xu Shu first pacified the people, and then sent Han Long and Wen Qin to conquer the surrounding counties, and they surrendered wherever they went.

After discussing with Chen Dao, Xu Shu temporarily led the governor of Jizhou and the governor of Jizhou to take charge of the military affairs of Jizhou, and asked Zhou Chong to come to Jizhou to cooperate with the aftermath; Chen Dao temporarily led the governor of Youzhou to return to Youzhou to take charge of the military.Wen Ji was promoted to captain, went to Jingxing to succeed Hao Zhao, and Wang Ji served as Chen Dao's deputy.Hao Zhao sent [-] troops to Shexian County to assist Liu Zhi in defending Bingzhou.Xu Shu wrote to Zhou Cang again, imploring Zhou Cang to appoint officials.

When Sima Yi received Liu Ruo's reply in Neihuang, he immediately understood that this was Xu Shu's dispatch, and he couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, he left early, otherwise he would be surrounded in Wei County.He didn't dare to stop in Neihuang and immediately went south to Liyang. At this time, Cao Pi had already crossed the Yellow River. Because the Yellow River was frozen, there was no need to use a boat, and the people and horses passed very quickly.

Looking back, Sima Yi didn't know when he would come back after leaving this time.After crossing the Yellow River, Sima Yi sent someone to Hanoi to deliver a letter to his third brother Sima Fu, asking him to move his family to Chang'an.The two generations of the Sima family were very powerful. Sima Fang had eight sons. Although the eldest Sima Lang had only one son, the second Sima Yi and the third Sima Fu both had nine sons.

Lu Xun was in Dunqiu, and he spent every day with Hu Zhi. There were not many defenders in the city, but Lu Xun didn't enter the city, making Hu Zhi dumbfounded.Cui Yan led 2000 men to reinforce him, but he yelled at Gan Ning on the top of the city wall, which made Gan Ning furious.

Hu Zhi was captured and would rather die than surrender.When Lu Xun heard that Cao Pi ordered Hu Zhi to defend the city for ten days, he made a deal with Hu Zhi that as long as Hu Zhi surrendered, he would stay in Dunqiu for ten days to fulfill Hu Zhi.Hu Zhi didn't know that Lu Xun wanted to let Cao Pi go on purpose, so he agreed to Lu Xun's conditions.On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Lu Xun kept his promise, and Hu Zhi surrendered.

On the thirteenth, messengers from Zhang Ja and Xu Shu arrived. Gan Ning was very satisfied with being recruited by Zhang Ja.Therefore, Gan Ning led a battalion to Liyang to join Zhang Jai, Lu Xun sent people to send Hu Zhi to Yedu, and he and Ding Feng each led a battalion back to Qinghe to send troops to the plain.

Zhang Jai arrived in Liyang on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, and immediately ordered Liang Guang to wipe out the surrounding counties, and Zhuge Dan to rectify the defense. The Yellow River was frozen and no boats were needed, but the big boats were burned by Wu Zhi.On the [-]th, Gan Ning arrived. Zhang Jai ordered Gan Ning to choose a fortress to build a water camp. He also sent people to Liaodong to ask Pei Yuanshao to deliver wood and craftsmen to build ships.

In Qingzhou, Yu Jin heard that Hebei was full of smoke, and his deputy, Lu Changjin, sent troops to rescue Hebei.Yu Jin shook his head like a rattle drum: "Duke Wei ordered me to guard Qingzhou, how can I leave without permission? If there is something wrong in Qingzhou, you and I cannot escape the blame. Not to mention Jizhou Wenyou Cheng Yu, Sima Yi, Hua Xin, Wang Lang and others, Wu You Cao Xiu, Wang Ling, Qianzhao, Gao Lan and other generals, nearly [-] soldiers and more than ten fortified cities, why bother us?"

Lu Chang heard that what Yu Jin said was very reasonable, so he gave up and stepped up defense everywhere, repairing city walls, digging deep trenches, building long forts, burying horses, storing grain and grass, gathering arrows, moving people, clearing roads and fields, Qingzhou is fully in a state of combat readiness.

After half a month, news came from Hebei that various places were retreating steadily, and Lu Chang persuaded Yu Jin again.

"After the war in Hebei, Qingzhou needs to be more cautious. With Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Xudu can be protected. Even if Hebei is defeated, there is a retreat. If Qingzhou is lost, Hebei's retreat will also be threatened. Xiahou Dun is in Yanzhou, and Cao Zhen is in Xudu. If you have something to do, why do you want me to send troops?" Yu Jin refused again, and said Lu Chang in turn. "I have regarded Zhou Weiguo for more than [-] years. This person is very good at creating false appearances. Cao Xiu suffered a big loss. As I expected, he will raise troops to attack in a short time."

"How does Wen Ze predict that Zhou Cang will take Qingzhou instead of taking Yanzhou and attacking Xudu?"

"Yanzhou is the place where Duke Wei raised his troops. Most of them are loyal men who have been with Duke Wei for a long time. Zhou Weiguo dare not move lightly, and Qingzhou borders Jizhou. Therefore, I predict that Zhou Cang will take Qingzhou to open up the road to Jizhou. If Zhou Weiguo shows that he will go west In Yanzhou's mind, that's just a blindfold."

He even suggested to Yu Jin that once Hebei was defeated, Xu Shu should send troops to Pingyuan, immediately abandon Pingyuan and Leling, and shrink his troops to the south bank of the Yellow River.Yu Jin adopted Cheng He's suggestion and sent someone to inform Dong Chao and Dong Heng, the prefects of the two counties, to move to the south bank.

Yu Jin has repeatedly refused to send troops. Of course, there is his strategic strategy, but his selfishness is also at work.As the first general to follow Cao Cao, General Zuo of Duke Wei's Mansion is far from being able to satisfy Jin's appetite. If he hadn't opened his jaw and left, General Zuo might not have fallen on his head. Yu Jin has long been aware of this Not reconciled.If he wants to fight for the first place, Yu Jin is convinced that his ability is by no means inferior to the Cao brothers. He is eager to have the opportunity to prove himself, but he is definitely not a stepping stone for the Cao brothers.

(End of this chapter)