We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

"This defense strategy is very good. General Xiahou Dun has been fighting for many years and has rich experience in killing enemies. There must be no omissions in this defense strategy."

Xun Yu touched the goat's beard with approval.

Xi Zhicai was also full of praise. He looked at the map carefully. On the map, small tributaries appeared, and finally a horizontal river appeared. He really admired the exquisiteness of this map.

Seeing that Xun Yu praised Xiahou Dun's defense, Cao Cao was very happy. He smiled and praised, "Haha, Yuan Rang, Wen Ruo praises you so much! In this way, such exquisite defense can only be achieved with your battlefield experience." Only experienced veterans can accomplish this, how about you discuss it with Fengyi?"

After saying this, Cao Cao was in a really good mood and said loudly, "As the ancients said, it is easy to get a thousand armies, but it is hard to find a general. Yuan Rang, you are an indispensable general for me, Cao Cao!"

"Fengyi is also an indispensable talent for me. However, Fengyi does not like the battlefield and does not want to lead troops. He only wants to focus on domestic affairs. You two, one inside and one outside, are my right-hand men, Cao Cao..."

Cao Cao pretended to pause, and then he heard, "Yuan Rang, do you know the allusion about the harmony between generals in the Spring and Autumn Period?"

Cao Cao wanted to take this opportunity to defeat Xiahou Dun.

After all, Xiahou Dun and Xi Yu were both Cao Cao's beloved talents, and they were most afraid of discord between them.

If Xiahou Dun could understand his good intentions at this time, he would feel relieved in the future.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but be stunned. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and the original feeling of displeasure in his heart gradually disappeared.

He already understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words: Only by harmonizing the generals can we unite internally and externally, and be invincible, so that foreign enemies will have no chance to take advantage of them.

Otherwise, internal fighting between generals and prime ministers will only continue to consume internal energy and eventually give the enemy an opportunity to reap profits.

And Xiahou Dun and Xi Yu are like Cao Cao's generals. Xiahou Dun bowed to Cao Cao and said solemnly, "Mengde, I appreciate your love for being able to put me and Fengyi to great use. I will live in harmony with Fengyi and work together with all our strength." great cause!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was even more delighted. He patted Xiahou Dun on the shoulder with approval, and some of his previous worries disappeared instantly.

Seeing that Cao Cao was so happy at this moment, Xun Yu nodded and praised, "My lord, General Yuan Rang is not only rich in experience, but also a rare general."

"Yuan Rang's strategy not only allows for troops to be stationed, but once the canal is dug, it can connect Yangzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou. In this way, cargo ships can be transported between the three places. In this way, the commerce between the three places must be... …”

Business between the three places is bound to continue to develop and prosper.

All the counselors were stunned when they heard Xun Yu's words, and then immediately gathered in front of the map.

The results are truly astonishing, but if you want to dig a canal that is hundreds of miles long, it will take at least several years. During this period, the consumption of financial resources and manpower must be considerable...

But after everyone looked at the map carefully, they immediately nodded and said to themselves: The rivers in Xuzhou, Yangzhou North, and Yanzhou all flow downstream, and the canal can be dug.

However, Zhong Yao muttered at this time, "This strategy is very good, but I wonder if this map is accurate?"

Cao Cao smiled proudly and said, "I have already sent people to investigate and verify. This picture is absolutely true, and I have just asked you to come here to discuss it."

"I have already made a decision: dig a canal, build a defense line in Hefei, and completely block Sun Ce's way north."

"My lord, this plan is very clever!"

"Although the plan is wonderful, we must learn this quickly and there must be no delay. Who can we send?"

"Moreover, to dig a canal, people along the way must be mobilized to participate. Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, it may be very difficult for the people to dig a canal this year in terms of manpower."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement, "This matter is indeed a big problem..."

At this moment, a person walked in from outside the door. When everyone saw it, it was Su Wei Dianwei from Mu Xiyu in Xuzhou.

General Wei of the Han Dynasty, posthumously named Marquis Wu Zhong.

Dian Weisui was not very young, but he already had a posthumous title. He was already well-known, and everyone among Cao Cao's advisers and generals knew about him.

At this time, Dian Wei entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, strode through the military field, stepped onto the solemn and magnificent stairs, passed the black tiger statue at the entrance of the main hall, bowed and clasped his fists, "My lord, Master Xi sent me to deliver a map. !”

Seeing that the person coming was Dian Wei, Cao Cao was very happy and even more cordial. He laughed loudly and said, "Haha...it's you, Dian Wei!"

"Come on, come in quickly, long time no see, let me have a good look!"

After some pleasantries, Dian Wei said to Cao Cao, "My lord, Master Xi ordered me to come here, and I have something to tell you."

"Master Xi has sent General Zhang Liao to Hefei to collect the refugees and rebuild the city. Because the matter is too urgent, Master Xi has ordered me to come and tell you. If the Lord refuses, he will immediately order General Zhang to withdraw!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was immediately shocked and a little confused, "Have Zhang Liao been sent to Hefei? Withdrawal? This..."

Xun Yu glanced at Xiahou Dun quietly, and his previous compliments were now like a joke.

What are you boasting about? You actually said that Fengyi has no battlefield experience and would not have such a strategic vision!

But who would have thought that Fengyi had already sent someone there!

At this time, Xiahou Dun suddenly felt as if he had eaten mouse excrement. He felt uncomfortable all over, and there was a burning pain on his face.

Xiahou Dun thought to himself: I am still catering to the lord and general Xianghe. Fengyi not only has the same strategy, but has also begun to make plans.

But, how did Xi Yu know about Hefei, and how did he know to be wary of Sun Ce? !

Xiahou Dun felt deeply embarrassed in front of a group of counselors.

Cao Cao was also quite surprised at this moment, and asked with a stern face, "Dian Wei, when did Fengyi send Zhang Liao to rebuild Hefei, and why did he send Zhang Liao there?"

Cao Cao looked a little displeased and said, "Fengyi knows that Zhang Liao was sent by me to protect Cao Ang. If Zhang Liao goes to Hefei, how can Ang'er's safety be guaranteed?"

Dian Wei immediately replied, "Master, you can rest assured about this. Now I will personally protect the eldest son. If I am not here, Zilong will be responsible!"

As soon as Dian Wei said this, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but feel unhappy: Are you personally protecting the eldest son? Haha, do you really think you are Marquis Wu Zhong?

After hearing Dian Wei's words, Cao Cao really didn't expect that Xi Yu had arranged things so well. He quickly ignored the topic and said to Dian Wei, "That's okay. You just said you have a map, what kind of map it is, bring it up. "

Cao Cao didn't want to get into an embarrassing situation.

Before that, Cao Cao was proud of having beaten Xiahou Dun. Who would have thought that Dian Wei suddenly came and said something, which made Cao Cao really unable to step down.

Dian Wei quickly took out the scroll from his arms with a smile, slowly unfolded it in front of the table, and said, "This map took Huang Zhong and Bai Qi a whole month to compile into a waterway map."

"Lord, look, this is a tributary near Hefei. At the request of Mr. Yixi, according to the plan of our design institute, five hundred strong men were mobilized to dig through Anling, Wushun, Hefei... a total of sixteen counties. All the tributaries can merge into one great river, and the same can be said for the land of Yangzhou and Yanzhou."

"General Dian, did you just say "Shen Yuan"? Hearing an unfamiliar word from Dian Wei's mouth, Xun Yu immediately asked.

Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu and explained, "The Design Institute, I know this, is located in the supply camp. This Design Institute is now the foundation for Fengyi to establish a foothold in Xuzhou."

Dian Wei nodded in agreement, and then continued, "In order to complete the task of digging the river, our Craftsman Academy specially developed a gate that can be lifted with the force of a lever to block the river. At the same time, the excavation and canalization are also More convenient.”

Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Dian Wei asked tentatively, "Do you know the power of leverage?"

Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Zhong Yao and others shook their heads one after another. They really didn't know what Dian Wei Duoyan was.

Seeing everyone shaking their heads like this, Dian Wei's face was very shocked, "My lord, Lord Xun, how come you don't know the power of leverage? Shouldn't it be included in Confucian classics? This is the basic knowledge of our school."

When Xu Chu heard this, he thought that Dian Wei was deliberately showing off his knowledge, and was very unhappy and said, "Dian Wei, what do you mean by this? Do you want to tease me in front of my lord? If you have any nonsense, just tell me!"

Xu Chu cursed in his heart: You Dianwei, are you here to offer advice to the lord, or are you here to show off? !

Suddenly, Xu Chu felt that Dian Wei's arrival in Xuchang was more like showing off.

Cao Cao immediately reached out and patted Dian Wei on the shoulder, "Hey Dian Wei, when did you learn to show off your knowledge in front of me? Why don't you explain what you just said!"

Seeing this, Dian Wei felt very comfortable in his heart and said to himself: Huh, you guys don't understand something either!

I remember back then, you were showing off in front of me just because you had learned some Confucianism. Haha, I didn’t expect this to happen...

"Oh, you don't even understand this lever, what can I say?" Dian Weihan said with a smile.

"Anyway... Mr. Xi asked me to come and ask for the Lord's order to summon the people of the sixteen counties mentioned just now. After Xuzhou releases the gates to close the canals, manpower will be dug to open the tributaries, but remember to pay attention to... uh... this..."

In the middle of speaking, Dian Wei suddenly forgot his words and was very embarrassed. He quickly pointed to the place marked on the map.

When Cao Cao saw this, his face darkened, his eyes widened, and he asked, "What are you paying attention to? What is that? Dian Wei, you don't understand either?"

Dian Wei suddenly broke into a cold sweat, "Haha, be careful not to collapse that one. Once it collapses, we won't be able to dig another one."

"The water flow in these rivers is not small, so there will be no problem if you follow the red dots marked on the map."

Dian Wei said nervously.

He was just about to reveal his secret.

Hearing Dian Wei retell Xi Yu's strategy, Zhong Yao and Cheng Yu were very interested in it, and they studied the map closely.

Xun Yu on the side was really angry at this idiot Dian Wei.

"General Dian, I'm sorry to say this bluntly, but you have such a big head and think about being in the limelight all day long. You can forget such a big thing... Fortunately, Mr. Xi has already marked it on the map to prevent you from forgetting. You..."

Cao Cao also shook his head and looked at Dian Wei, looking dumbfounded, and asked, "What is your official position in the Academy of Sciences now?"

Dian Wei immediately straightened up and said, "School guard!"

"Guard... what is your official position and what do you do on a daily basis?" Cao Cao asked, very unfamiliar.

Dian Wei suddenly became very excited and said, "The king will die for the country! The emperor must guard the country!"

"The guards are under the command of the emperor. The guards who guard the gate of a country are the most loyal generals. Gate guards should know who can enter and who cannot enter. This is the duty of the gate guard!"

As he spoke, Dian Wei looked solemn and high-pitched.

After hearing this, Cao Cao frowned and said, "I expected it to be true. I must be telling you these words out of duty."

"My lord is wise, that's exactly what Mr. Xi told me." Dian Wei exclaimed.

"These words are so impassioned, you must be very proud..." Cao Cao's face changed slightly and he looked at the honest Dian Wei.

Dian Wei was puzzled and replied, "My lord, how can I not be proud to hold such a sacred and important official position..."

"Have you ever thought carefully about how your current responsibilities are different from those of the servants who protect the courtyard in my mansion?" Cao Cao smiled lightly and said, "But how can you protect the safety of the school if you don't sleep every night?"

"My lord is wise, what he said is true, but how do you know..."

Dian Wei suddenly froze, his previous proud expression gradually dissipated, he seemed to understand the meaning of Cao Cao's words: Is it possible that I, the school guard, am no different from the guardian of the house?

"Is it possible that Mr. Xi lied to me?" Dian Wei couldn't help but whisper.

Seeing that Dian Wei had been deceived by Xi Yu, Cao Cao couldn't hold it back and said with a smile, "No doubt, you were deceived by Feng Yi, haha. It seems that my servants, Su Wei, can also be called guards in the future." ”

"The king died for the country, and the emperor should guard the country! What tragic and generous words! Only Fengyi can come up with such a good reputation, and only then can the duty of guard be so important!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Zhong Yao and Cheng Yu did not pay attention to this matter, but concentrated on studying the map.

Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha, Lord Zhongwu, that's you..."

"General Wei is not simple. Zhong Kang is really not as good as you, hahaha..."

Hearing Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun laughing like this, Dian Wei suddenly blushed and smiled at Xu Chu, "Why are you laughing at me? How is your official position different from mine today? How funny!"

"This, haha, what General Dian said is that I am also a king who died for the country...haha..."

Halfway through his words, Xu Chu couldn't help it anymore and burst out laughing again.

"I'm so angry that I'll fight you!"

Seeing Xu Chu imitating what he said just now, Dian Wei's face turned red with anger. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

I even want to fight Xu Chu to death!

"I'm so angry. The map has been delivered. I still have things to do. Say goodbye!"

After saying that, Dian Wei turned around and left. He originally wanted to drink a few bowls of wine, but now he wished he could disappear in front of everyone.

How shameless is it to drink?

"It's embarrassing, it's really embarrassing..."

Coming out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Dian Wei got on his horse and galloped away with more than a dozen brothers trapped in the camp.

The supply camp originally had 500 people, divided into three groups, one with white cavalry and the other with black cavalry. If there were any battle losses, they would be supplemented by selected soldiers from Qingzhou soldiers. Now they are the most elite soldiers and horses in Xuzhou.

The rest are the 300 soldiers and horses of the trapped camp led by Dian Wei.

The three of them command three elite armies respectively, but when it comes to leading large armies in battle, only Huang Zhong is the most experienced.

Now Xi Yu still lacks a general who can lead thousands of troops and has the talent to strategize.

At this time, although Dian Wei was far away from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he still seemed to be able to hear the mocking voices of Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun.

Dian Wei could even imagine that Xu Chu was slapping his thighs and laughing so hard that his chest was touching his back...

"Pah...hey...you are really embarrassed today!"

Really angry, Dian Wei slapped himself in the face.

I always thought that my position as a guard was so noble. I never thought that it was no different than looking after a house or a courtyard. I was so angry!

"General, where are we going this time?"

"Go to East County!!"

Dian Wei said very unhappy.

Immediately, Dian Wei and others rode to Dongjun to look for Cao Ren.

This time when he left Xuzhou, Xi Yu had two things to do with Dian Wei.

One is to send a map. Xi Yu originally wanted to send Zhao Yun there, but Dian Wei wanted to show off in front of Xu Chu, Xun Yu and others, so he volunteered...

Nowadays, it would take at least seven or eight days to run back and forth between two places, no matter how fast the horse was, and even if the journey was day and night. Thinking of this, Dian Wei felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

…

Xuzhou, in Xiapi City.

The design institute has formulated a very detailed strategy.

But now there is a shortage of people.

After Xi Yu determined the strategy, he allocated 10,000 troops to Zhang Liao to rebuild Hefei.

At the same time, Xi Yu allocated 100,000 shi of grain to Zhang Liao and asked him to open a warehouse to release grain to help and recruit refugees in Hefei and surrounding areas.

As a result, Xi Yu now has less than 100,000 soldiers and horses, of which about 40,000 are new soldiers who have never been on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the other veterans are all Qingzhou soldiers.

Cao Cao trusted Xi Yu so much that he sent all the troops from Qingzhou who were about to be completed to Xi Yu's command.

Qingzhou soldiers were afraid of Cao Cao and were grateful to Xi Yu.

As a result, the only people who can control the Qingzhou soldiers who are like tigers and wolves are now Cao Cao and Xi Yu.

In addition, after the iron stirrups were re-forged, the Qingzhou soldiers were more powerful than the cloth stirrup soldiers, and it was impossible for an easy person to command the Qingzhou soldiers.

At this moment, in the Yamen Office, Xi Yu was sitting on the throne, while Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and Jia Xu were kneeling in front of the papers.

"With such a strategy, we can attack all the counties near Beihai at the same time. As long as we send troops at the same time and attack them unprepared, Qingzhou will definitely be difficult to defend against."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "That being said, who can lead the army?"

Jia Xu sighed, "If Cao Ren, General Xiahou Dun, or the lord can personally lead the army, this matter can be solved. However, if the lord leaves Xuchang, it will be known."

Guo Jia then said, "What should we do if we have such a sophisticated strategy but no general to lead the army?"

Zhuge Liang sighed, "It would be such a pity to miss this great opportunity..."

Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang sighed heavily at the same time, "Hey, it's such a pity..."

Suddenly, the three of them looked at Xi Yu thoughtfully.

"You...what do you think I'm doing?" Xi Yu deliberately didn't understand. He avoided the eyes of the three people and asked, "What does the fierce general you call me have to do with me?"

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and said seriously, "Sir..."

"In my opinion, this matter is nothing more than your personal participation in the battle. All you need to do is go to the front line and take command."

Xi Yu slightly refused, "Well, to be honest, I don't want to go..."

Jia Xu's tone became even lower and he said, "Sir..."

"Now, is this a matter of whether you want to go or not? The lives of a hundred thousand soldiers on the front line are nothing but a trivial matter? Hey, if your Excellency refuses to go, then you will have to find a general to force the commander. If the battle is defeated, the consequences will be, Your Majesty Have you ever thought about it?"