The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 150

I was so excited that I almost went into shock; "Sir, is it single?"

The man was stunned for a moment, his slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and shot out two rays of light that were totally different from his embarrassment at the moment, and he shook his head like those prisoners in the prison who refused to plead guilty to death; "No, in Xiayingchuan Xu Shu also."

It really is Xu Yuanzhi!Why did you admit it this time?

I said: "It turns out that Mr. Xu Yuanzhi is really Mr. Yuan Xi. I am lucky to meet Mr. Sansheng. Please follow me to the General's Mansion to tell the story."

Xu Shu said: "I know you're a great general, and I'm here just for you this time." I was taken aback, looking at Xu Shu's filial attire, thinking to myself, could it be that his mother is already dead.

"This is not a place to talk, please go back home with me, sir."

Xu Shu was not too polite, hey hey hey got up from the hot bluestone floor, patted the dust off his body back and forth, straightened the filial hat on his head: "Let's go."

In the study, Xu Shu sneered as soon as he entered the door; "The general is so comfortable, do you know the survival of Jizhou?" Here it is again, literati in the Three Kingdoms era would say this sentence during interviews.

I didn't talk nonsense with him, and went straight to the point; "Sir, did you come here for Cao Cao's affairs?" , said with a smile; "Mr. Yuan Zhi is a great talent in the world, he must have something important to say to me." Xu Shu said with a grin: "It is precisely to save the life of the general."

"Please tell me." I smiled.

Xu Shu said: "I just came from Xuchang, and I know that Cao Cao is hoarding food and grass and mobilizing heavy troops to cross the Yellow River to attack Guandu, so I come here to tell you what the general's plan is?"

Coming from Xuchang, it means that the old mother is dead.I think they came to borrow soldiers for revenge.At present, if they want to take revenge, only the Yuan family has the strength.

"I'm ready to surrender." I sighed; "Jizhou has suffered a series of catastrophes, countless soldiers and horses have been killed and injured, and there is no food, grass, money, or grain. There is no way to fight against Cao Jun, who is strong and powerful. This general is ready to surrender to Prime Minister Cao. Think about it. Prime Minister Cao is a virtuous and virtuous corporal, and he is magnanimous, so he will never forget old evils, and I will be appointed as an official, so that I can live in peace and stability."

Xu Shu thought to himself, this man, like Liu Biao, has a false name and is useless. However, he must be relied on for revenge. Unfortunately, Uncle Liu's power is too weak, so he can only be used as a stepping stone for Thief Cao.

"The general's words are wrong. Although Cao Cao has a large number of soldiers and a great army, he is also a national thief. The general's family has been loyal for six generations, and he is the son-in-law of the Han Dynasty. General Yuan Benchu ​​died because of Cao's thief. How can you do it now? Subdue the thief. Cao thief may not be as powerful as the general said, based on my observations in Jizhou in the past few days, with the general's current strength, I can compete with him for the top of the world."

I laughed secretly in my heart, and sighed: "Guandu was defeated once, Cangting was defeated twice, and tens of thousands of troops were lost. The people complained and were unwilling to fight. The soldiers were even more afraid of Cao Ruhu. When they heard the word Li Yang, they broke out in sweat and swayed. Their morale was so low. How to use troops. In addition, Cao Cao is indeed worthy of the word "God of War". The tactics of Guandu Cangting are used properly, and the soldiers use their lives. There are endless tricks. No one in the Hebei army is his opponent. I feel uneasy about falling into the mouth of the god of death, so it is better to surrender."

Xu Shu thought to himself, you are flattering Cao Cao, but I don't think he is the God of War.

Xu Shu shook his black robe sleeves and cupped his hands; "Xu Shu had heard about the defeat of Guandu and Cangting a long time ago. In my humble opinion, Cao Cao's strategy is full of loopholes, and he is not a general. If you give him 30 soldiers, it is enough to defeat him. [-] iron cavalry."

Then Liu Bei also has 3 horses under his command, why don't you use it? !
Another characteristic of the counselors of the Three Kingdoms is that they love to talk big. Xu Shu is like this, and Pang Tong even boasted that there is no sky and no earth, and the sky is dark and the sun and the moon are dark.

I pretended to be impatient and said: "Mr. Yuanzhi doesn't know something. There are no generals available in Jizhou at the moment." Xu Shu's eyes lit up, he stood up from the table, walked quickly to the short table where I was sitting, and knelt down; "If the general sends troops , Xu Shu is willing to be the front, and he will not hesitate." Saying that, he accepted his head and bowed.

"How can you be a general as a scholar, no, no." I waved my hands again and again.

Xu Shu said, "The general doesn't believe in my ability. Haven't you heard about the concubine breaking the ban on Cao Ren in Fancheng?" I deliberately used aggressive methods to anger him: "Mr. A top-ranking warrior, both wise and brave, extremely powerful, must be the one who underestimated you so much that you were lucky enough to win, this kind of thing can only happen once, and it is impossible to have a second time."

Xu Shu's nose was almost crooked. Luckily, I, Xu Shu, won by chance. I'm too contemptuous.

Xu Shu couldn't show his joy and anger, but smiled and said: "If the general is willing to send troops, Xu Shu is willing to issue a military order, and if he can't capture Cangting within ten days, he is willing to die."

"Then Mr. is doomed. Li Dian is a famous general in the world, even stronger than Cao Ren. You have no chance of winning." My tone was extremely disdainful.

Xu Shu almost fainted. If I didn't want to avenge my mother, I wouldn't be angry with you here. Hearing is worth seeing. Yuan Xi has a false name, but he is actually an idiot, even more stupid than his father.

Xu Shu snorted coldly, tore off a piece of white cloth from the bottom of his clothes, bit his finger, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. "Major General, believe me this time."

It was a military order, which said that he would like to ask for [-] soldiers to break the warehouse and Li Dian. If he could not win in ten days, he would be willing to suffer the punishment of Ling Chi.

Xu Shu is really a filial son, it seems that he is determined to avenge his mother.This layer of window paper can't be pierced, and I won't ask if he doesn't talk, as long as we can win the battle.

"That's it, let General Ben think it over."

Xu Shu rolled his eyes, think about it, Cao thief will cross the river in a few days, and he will regret it later.

I thought to myself, Xu Shu's ability is unquestionable, the key is who his heart is for.Don't let me foolishly avenge him, and then he took Jizhou's top-secret military information and defected to the so-called emperor Liu Xuande, I was dumbfounded.It doesn't matter if the military order is not a military order. It is best to write a "declaration of allegiance", which states that he will sever ties with Uncle Liu Huang, will be an enemy forever, and will not be sworn in. These words are good. "

"Sir, please go back, Yuan Xi cannot agree to this matter."

Xu Shu lost his composure, and stared: "Why don't you agree?" He said in his heart, what else do you want me to do, you kowtow and beg, you can't kill people without nodding your head. Do not give it.

When I heard this tone, I was obviously angry.Reluctantly spread his hands and said: "I can't help it, who is my enemy's cronies? Everyone in the world knows that Liu Bei is very sorry for this general. At the beginning, he tried to rob my wife and helped my elder brother build Tongque Terrace to harm the people of Jizhou. He perverted the law and committed a heinous crime. In the end, he accused his righteous brother Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to seize the city of Jizhou. Fortunately, I saw through it, killed Zhang Fei, and drove away Guan Yu. This saved the Yuan family's foundation. Sir, we know that our Yuan family treated him well. I didn't expect that fellow to repay me with such kindness and humiliate me in every possible way. How can I let this general let him go. To put it bluntly, Liu Bei is a white-eyed wolf who can't eat enough. He is a despicable villain with no faith, sir If you get involved with him, how can this general trust you.

I deliberately turned black and white, and made Liu Bei's words worthless, to see how Xu Shu reacted.If he jumped up and defended Liu Bei, it would not work.If you yell at Liu Bei, it is even more unusable, or you will become a villain who sells the seller and seeks glory.

Xu Shu seemed to have expected that I would have such a speech, and he was not excited at all. He raised his head and said in a serious voice: "Whether Liu Bei is good or bad, it has nothing to do with Xu Yuanzhi. Since Shu is sincerely serving under the general's command today, he must become a general." loyal minister. The situation is so compelling that there is nothing we can do, please learn from the general.”

I sternly said: "It's a situation that forces you to do nothing. If the general is defeated in the future and has nowhere to go, will you use this situation to be forced to do nothing as an excuse to shamelessly surrender to the enemy?"

Xu Shu was not annoyed, and said in a vibrating voice: "Shu, the one I love in this life is my old mother, how can I be unfilial as a son. Now that my old mother has passed away, I have nothing to worry about. In the future, there will be no helpless time. As the general said, If the general is defeated in the future and has nowhere to go, Xu Shu will go first as the general, in the name of righteousness and righteousness."

I rely on, so very good.

I'm still sullen, and it's not time to give him a smile, who made him beg me.I was expressionless and didn't even move my eyebrows, and my face was like a steel plate: "Okay, I will give you 18 soldiers and horses. Together with Hu Che'er, the No. [-]th division commander, go to Liyang and attack Li Dian. Defeat the enemy in ten days, sir. But don't forget."

Xu Shu said happily: "The time spent on the road is not counted."

"of course."

Xu Shu hesitated and said: "If you want to destroy the Cao thief, you must get the help of Jingzhou. My lord, please allow Shu to write a letter to Liu——Liu Bei, let him send troops from Xinye to attack Jiaxian County in Yingchuan and occupy the pass around Mopo. Luoyang will be here later. Overlooking the city of Wanwan, controlling Xiangfan from afar. The [-]th Battalion of Cao Thieves has been stationed for a long time. It is the gate of Xuchang in Luoyang. As long as Liu Bei feigns an attack, Cao Cao will definitely raise his troops to fight south, and the concubine can take the opportunity to clean up Li Dian in Liyang. "

I smiled wryly and said, "I told you, this general has a feud with Liu Bei, how can he help." Xu Shu said, "This is a chance for him to save himself, not to help the general. Cao Ren was defeated in Xinye the day before yesterday, and Cao Cao would never He will let it go, and he will take revenge whenever he has the opportunity, how could Liu Bei not know. If he cooperates with the general to send troops, not only can he resolve the crisis, but he can also take advantage of the situation to expand, so why not do it."

That's right, as soon as Xu Shu sent troops, Cao Cao didn't care about Liu Bei and ran back to the north, so Liu Bei got a benefit.This, Xu Shu borrowed my soldiers and horses to feed Liu Bei.No, I have to make some preparations.

I said, "What about after capturing Cangting?"

Xu Shu had already thought up a strategy for revenge, and said excitedly: "Cangting fell, and Cao soldiers lost their garrison north of the Yellow River, and the threat to Hebei was completely eliminated. My lord can then send troops across the river and attack Guandu."

"Guandu" can't do it, there is a psychological shadow; "How to fight? Do you have a plan, sir?"

Xu Shu said: "First of all, take advantage of the opportunity when Cao Cao is attacking Liu Bei, advance the defense line to Guandu, the main force can be stationed in Liyang, and the lord will personally command the vanguard to fight Cao's bandits at Guandu. This will shorten the road for transporting food, and at the same time stabilize the morale of the army. Stay behind to avoid the tragic situation of the entire army being wiped out once defeated last time.

At the same time, Guo Yuan was ordered to attack Hulao Pass from Hanoi, directly threatening Luoyang.Zhao Yun and Guo Jiagong went all out to attack Runan and seize Yuzhou.Open up the road to Xuchang.Seeing Cao Cao's defeat, Liu Bei must have a heart to carve up. I predict that he will attack Wancheng to capture Nanjun, and then enter Xingyang to plunder Chenliu.Cao Cao must divide his troops to garrison at this time.After the lord waited for him to divide his troops, he sent people out of Qingzhou to attack Langya, Yangdu, Dongguan, and go straight to Xiapi.At that time Cao thief had no troops to send, and Xuzhou would belong to the master.The lord seized Xuzhou and Huainan to form a single piece, and surrounded Yuzhou from all directions. How could Runan be defended for a long time when it was surrounded by enemies. "

"Actually, over the years, the generals have managed Huainan and seized Hedong, and they have already placed Cao Cao in a siege. It's like playing chess. They just waited for the last few passes to encircle them."

Xu Shu said: "These gates are Cangting, Guandu, Hulao Pass, Wancheng, Xuzhou, and Runan. As long as Runan and Hulao are broken, Cao's bandits will undoubtedly be defeated. The city is not easy to attack. In addition, Cao Ren is both wise and brave. He must first break through Xuzhou, and then he can win by attacking from both sides. If the Cao thief is defeated, he will surely enter the pass to protect Chang'an. To pacify the north as well."

It sounds a bit like talking on paper, but it makes sense. This strategy is too huge. To ensure success, there must be sufficient food and grass, sufficient soldiers, and the morale must not be spies.

There is another problem, that is, Jingzhou, Liu Biao is about to become warped, if Cao Cao is really defeated, Mr. Huangshu, don't take the opportunity to seize Jingzhou, this has to be guarded against.

Xu Shu's loyalty needs to be tested, the key is that his relationship with Liu Bei is too good.And I can't take advantage of Liu Bei.After thinking about it, if we want to solve and make good use of Liu Bei now, we need to get an idea from Mrs. Cai in Jingzhou.

Mrs. Cai hated Liu Bei the most, she gritted her teeth with hatred, and wanted to get skin cramps.I wrote a letter and sent it to Mrs. Cai.Let Mrs. Cai persuade Brother Jingsheng not to let Liu Qi go to Jiangxia. It is easy to let a tiger go, but it is difficult to catch him back.If Liu Qi is successfully killed and Liu Cong ascends the throne, then Liu Bei is definitely doomed.

Well, it's time to make a decision about life and death. Since ancient times, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Sooner or later, the Yuan family and Cao Cao will fight to the death.

I was overjoyed and said, "Mr. has a thorough plan, and this plan is feasible. However, such a large-scale battle must be properly prepared, and the source of food, grass and soldiers still needs to be raised. Don't be impatient, sir."

Seeing that I adopted his strategy, Xu Shu was overjoyed: "The most important thing is to take back Cangting first and drive Cao's forces out of Hebei. This cannot be delayed. When the battle in Cangting is concluded, my lord can command the entire army. Cao."

I discussed with Jia Xu and Tian Feng, and both of them agreed with Xu Shu's strategy.Jia Xu said: "As soon as Cao Cao leaves Luoyang, he will immediately order Xu Shu to lead troops to attack Li Dian, and first pull out this nail."

Tian Feng said: "There is enough food in the warehouse, but it is difficult to gather the equipment for a while." I said: "It can be transported to Liyang one by one. Anyway, I don't intend to put all my eggs in one basket and fight Cao Cao for my fortune. There is still time. .”

Jia Xu said: "The most difficult thing in fighting on all sides is to communicate and exchange news. Fortunately, we have the magic weapon of flying pigeons to pass on letters. It takes less than a day for the battle reports thousands of miles away. Now there is no such thing as our Hebei Army. An army capable of organizing such a large campaign."

The next day, Xu Shu was granted the title of Jizhou Biejia, and asked him to follow Tian Feng to understand the situation in Jizhou first, and get acquainted with generals at all levels.Just waiting for Cao Cao to fall into the trick and leave Luoyang, he led his troops to advance towards Liyang.

The first battle against Cao's counter-offensive is about to start.

(End of this chapter)