Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 628 Three birds with one stone

Seeing Cao Zhi's request for orders, Cao Pi also came out and said, "My child is also willing to go!"

The two princes pleaded for orders, Pound naturally did not dare to fight, and obediently stepped aside.Cao Cao squinted his eyes, looked at the two sons, and felt another wave in his heart.

"I'm very relieved that you two took the initiative to invite Ying Ying. I need to carefully consider how to fight. You two retreat for now."

Cao Ang's death left Cao Cao with lingering fears. Huang Xu'er was obsessed with the battlefield and had no desire for an heir, so Cao Cao placed him in the northern border. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were different. One was a confirmed heir, and the other was once a successor.

The title has been determined, and it is reasonable to send Cao Zhi to the battle, but Cao Cao is worried that Cao Zhi has a literary talent all over the world. If he makes military exploits again, wouldn't it mean that he has complete literary, political and martial arts?Even if others don't question whether Cao Cao is fair, Cao Zhi's contribution and great reputation are not good for Cao Pi.This was the reason for the dispute between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang.As a father and a prince, Cao Cao had to think more long-term.

Neither of the two sons could go. We had to prepare a set of arguments and choose another general. If the prince didn't go, the general must at least be well-known, and Pound was obviously not suitable.Although he believed that Cao Pi could control Sima Yi, Cao Cao was unwilling to use Sima Yi unless he had to.

The walls of Shouchun City are 5000 thick, and Zhang Liao came to rescue him. Cao Cao thought that even if he couldn’t defeat Xu Huang, he would be able to hold on for a month or even half a year. Therefore, he was not worried about Shouchun the most. He had every reason to believe in Liu Bei. It is not a coincidence that sending troops to Hanzhong and Xu Huang sending troops to Shouchun, the connection is that Zhou Cang wants to mobilize himself, hoping that he can make mistakes in his busy schedule and lose sight of others.Be cautious, need to be cautious.

Zhu Ling was originally Yuan Shao's former army. Cao Cao went to Xuzhou to conquer Tao Qian. Zhu Ling led 4000 people to lead the battle. Afterwards, he went to Cao Cao without hesitation and did not return to Hebei. With Pang De as the vanguard, it is enough to resist Xu Huang.The key is that Zhu Ling had been subdued by Yu Jin, and he no longer had arrogance. Cao Cao thought about it and decided to call Zhu Ling, the captain of the Sili school, to rescue him.

Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan made a surprise attack on Huguan and went on an expedition to Wuhuan. Among the thousands of troops and horses, eight hundred cavalry defeated Sun Quan's fifty thousand generals. With the help of Li Dian and Le Jin, Cao Cao was confident that Zhang Liao could cut off Xu Akira's retreat.

The plan was decided, Cao Cao comforted his two sons, and sent someone to Sizhou to transfer Zhu Ling.Five days later, when Zhu Ling arrived, Cao Cao taught Zhu Ling and Pang De face-to-face advice. They set up camp outside Shouchun at a corner from the inside of the city.

However, before Zhu Ling set off, Zhang Liao fled back disheveled, and when he saw Cao Cao, he fell to his knees to plead guilty, and recounted the battle outside Fengyang City in detail.

Cao Cao was surprised again and again. First, Le Jin died in battle, and he lost a brave general; second, Qingzhou soldiers appeared beside Xu Huang, which shows that Yu Jin is very likely not dead, and even took refuge in Zhou Cang, but was hidden by Zhou Cang like Zhang Jaw , I don’t know when it will appear suddenly; the third is that Zhang Liao, who was on the battlefield, was defeated, and only one person escaped. This Xu Huang must not be underestimated; Not only Shouchun, Hefei is also dangerous.

"This battle is not your fault, get up and speak."

Zhang Liao still knelt down: "The general is rude, I implore the king of Wei to give the general a force before punishing him, and the general will go to Shouchun to relieve the siege!"

"Okay! I'll give you 3 troops, with Zhu Ling as the lieutenant general, Pound as the vanguard, and Shouchun as reinforcements!"

Cao Cao originally planned to see Zhang Liao off in person, but the plan did not change quickly. Brothers Li Xu and Li Ji rushed to Chendu.

The two wailed loudly, gritted their teeth, and told that Niu Gai surrendered to lead the Han army into the city.

Cao Cao stayed for a long time before returning to his fatigue. Shouchun was lost like this?It's incredible.Cao Cao urgently held a meeting to study countermeasures, and even Jia Xu, who was pretending to be sick at home, also called him.

"King Wei, if Shouchun is lost, Hefei is in danger. Please take back Shouchun!" Zhang Liao asked for orders.

Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "King of Wei, if Xu Huang seizes Shouchun as he takes Hefei, then Wen Yuan can regain Shouchun. I'm afraid that Xu Huang will only take Shouchun regardless of Hefei. Therefore, I suggest that General Wenyuan should not attack by force, but to regard Xu Huang It depends on the shaking."

Cao Cao's face was livid, and he asked Jia Xu, "What's Wen He's plan?"

Jia Xu said slowly, "I'm being attacked by Zhou Cang, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan. It's no longer the gain or loss of one city and one place. How to break the alliance of the three is the best strategy. Zhou Weiguo is eyeing Jinan. Liu Bei peeked at Hanzhong in Yizhou, and now Hefei has become an isolated land. If we abandon this isolated land and realize Lianheng, does Duke Ming think it is possible?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes: "Wen He said it in detail."

"I have a plan that kills three birds with one stone. Sun Quan has been peeping at Hefei for a long time in order to take Huainan. If the lord sends someone to tell Sun Quan that he is willing to give up Hefei to him in exchange for the Hefei defenders returning via Lujiang, does the lord think that Sun Quan will agree?"

Needless to say, how could Sun Quan not agree to the acquisition of Hefei, an important town, without spending a single soldier?Cao Cao's eyes lit up. In this way, Wen Hu, Li Dian and the defenders would return safely, and the most disgusting thing for Sun Quan to take Hefei was not himself but Zhou Cang.Zhou Cang sent troops to spend money and food, but Sun Quan took advantage of it. How could there be no trouble? There will be a gap between the Zhou and Sun families, and there may even be a fight for Hefei. Not impossible.

"Wen He, let's continue." Cao Cao urged, Jia Xu must have another trick, and it's not like an old fox to give up Hefei just for this.Cao Cao suddenly discovered that Jia Xu was similar to Zhou Cang in some ways, and he wanted to seek the greatest benefit even in a small place.

"Cough cough." Jia Xu coughed lightly, "Sun Quan wanted to keep Hefei after he got Hefei. After he got into trouble with Zhou Cang, he had no choice but to tie himself to the big boat of Duke Ming."

This sentence made everyone stunned. It was said so, but so what?Sun Quan will move closer to Cao Cao, but it is absolutely impossible to take the initiative to send troops to attack Zhou Cang. How many catties and taels does Sun Quan still have?

Jia Xu said to himself: "Sun Quan's most serious concern is Hefei and Jingzhou. Liu Bei refused to return it, and Sun Quan was thinking about taking Jingzhou all the time. It can be seen from his sending troops to Jingnan. General Xiao pretends to attack Xiangyang, Guan Yu will definitely go to fight. Hehe..."

"Wen He said, let Sun Quan send troops to Jiang Ling and stab Guan Yu in the back?" Cao Cao's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Hua Xin asked suspiciously, "In this case, wouldn't it be good for me if Jingzhou was captured by Sun Quan?"

(End of this chapter)