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

"This is the reason. My soldiers and horses are all strong soldiers and generals!"

"But Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are mostly a motley crew. They have just been recruited from Youzhou and Jizhou and lack the necessary coordination training."

"If you think about it carefully, my Qingzhou soldiers and Danyang soldiers are both five or six years old veterans with rich battlefield experience. Compared with Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, what should I fear?"

Cao Cao smiled proudly and said, "Haha... Xun Yu, immediately send me an order to publish all these messages of attack against Yuan Shao!"

"I want everyone in the world to know that I, Cao Cao, are not afraid of Yuan Shao at all. Haha, I, Cao Cao, am looking forward to starting a war with Yuan Shao as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Xi Yu smiled lightly and said, "In this way, I can present the third gift I prepared for my brother.

Is there a third gift? !

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Xi Yu with a hint of expectation.

Today, Xi Yu brought him too many surprises, from the ten victory and ten defeat strategies to the three hundred and sixty volumes of essays against thieves just now.

Xi Yu almost solved all the problems encountered by Cao Cao in the war with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao never expected that Xi Yu even prepared a gift for him!

In this way, how could Cao Cao not have expectations.

"Brother, please follow me to the military camp. Haha, this time, I will bring all the supplies from the camp." Xi Yu said in a deep voice.

"Okay, let's go!!! Yuan Rang, Wen Ruo, come with me to the military camp."

At this moment, Cao Cao was so proud that he led his advisers and generals to follow Xi Yu out.

Cao Cao knew even more clearly: If Xi Yu can give it as a gift, it will definitely be something extraordinary.

…

Five days later, 360 proclamations were announced to the world and spread throughout the streets and alleys of Jizhou.

All the nobles in Jizhou were greatly shocked when they met the common people, wealthy businessmen, and even the common people. Even the people at the junction of Yanzhou and Jizhou, many people have chosen to move away from Jizhou and live in Yanzhou.

The contents of these proclamations not only scolded Yuan Shao's fourth generation and three princes, but also pointed out that Yuan Shao was a corpse-eater, luring tigers and driving away wolves, thus causing the entire Han Dynasty to fall into civil strife.

The slogan even pointed out that the chaotic world of the Han Dynasty for more than ten years was all thanks to Yuan Shao.

The world is in chaos now, and Yuan Shao is the number one sinner!

Yuan Shao is an incompetent rat who attracts the national thief Dong Zhuo, but Yuan Shao himself escapes!

The so-called massive Eighteenth Route Allied Forces were just Yuan Shaohao's great success. He could have chased and killed Dong Zhuo and brought about the emperor's early return.

However, Yuan Shao did not take advantage of the victory and pursue his victory. Instead, he held a grand celebration banquet in Luoyang.

How arrogant and short-sighted this is.

In the end, it was a mistake after all, and everything ended up being lost.

More than three hundred brilliant and brilliant essays, a series of various insults, like a torrential river, flow endlessly.

Yuan Shao was so angry that he fell ill and fell ill in bed.

In Yecheng, all the advisers and generals under Yuan Shao's command came to visit him.

In particular, all the generals were so angry that their faces were red and their whole bodies were trembling. Even Yan Liang, Wen Chou, who was in charge of the foreign troops, hurried back after reading those slogans.

"Cao Mengde is such a bastard, why do you treat your master like this?!!"

"Military advisor, my lord, why do you want to read that nonsense statement?!"

"Yeah, there are too many slogans, and there are too many bastard words, eh..." Xu You sighed.

Things have reached this point, Xu You really can't remain indifferent, how can he deal with it calmly!

Things are developing so fast and violently that it is beyond expectation. Now, it is difficult to find any countermeasures to eliminate the influence of more than 300 articles!

At this moment, Chen Lin was pacing back and forth outside Yuan Shao's house, like an ant in a hot pot.

Chen Lin was very nervous and even panicked.

He really never expected that his essay to criticize thieves would cause so much trouble.

These troubles created huge pressure, like a heavy mountain weighing on his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Lord, please be careful and don't let anything happen to you..."

"My lord is awake, my lord is awake, you can come in..."

Seeing that Yuan Shao finally woke up, the medical officer had no time to think about it. He was very excited and ran to open the door. His heart was filled with unspeakable joy.

After hearing what the medical officer said, Yuan Shao's generals and civil servants immediately rushed in and quickly surrounded Yuan Shao.

At this time, Yuan Shao's eyes were cloudy due to the intense fire attacking his heart. At this moment, Yuan Shao woke up from the intense fire attacking his heart, and his face gradually returned to a rosy complexion.

After a while, Yuan Shao, who had just woken up, slowly saw the person standing next to him clearly.

"Everyone, you are here..."

At this moment, Yuan Shao was lying on the bed, with a warm towel covering his forehead and his hands gently placed on his lower abdomen. At this time, Yuan Shao's lips were pale and his breath was as thin as a thread, which was naturally a sign of illness.

Yuan Shao still had a grudge against Xi Wen and Cao Cao in his heart, "I never thought that Cao Mengde would... have so many knowledgeable people helping him. It's hateful, it's really hateful!"

After sighing for a while, Yuan Shao slowly raised his head and slowly looked at the ceiling above the roof, his eyes full of despair.

"Three hundred and sixty articles! Kong Rong of Beihai, Chen Qun of Yingchuan, Huang Chengyan of Jingzhou, and even Sima Hui. They are all famous hermits in the world. Why did they collectively write articles to attack me?!"

"Is it wrong for me, Yuan Shao, to send troops to attack the traitor Cao Cao?!"

"What's more, since these people are hermits, they should stay away from the influence and just wait and see what happens. But why do they have to write articles and slander each other like this?! I really can't understand."

"Lord..."

After Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xu You and others heard what Yuan Shao said, they immediately stepped forward, bowed and comforted, "This move has offended the reputation of the land of Xuzhou."

"Why?" Yuan Shao looked at the person who spoke. His voice was deep and deep, like a soldier marching in the army. His words were not angry but his expression was murderous. This person is Tian Feng!

"In the land of Xuzhou, the policy of running schools was deviant six months ago, and most people are not ashamed of it. However, after these six months, the entire Xuzhou has undergone earth-shaking changes. All celebrities in the world are willing to live in Xuzhou, even if they choose to live in seclusion, they will Choose a place close to Xiapi City."

"His purpose was just to be close to the literati, and he immediately studied poetry and songs. He had the style of a prosperous age. His lord sent Chen Lin to write a message to attack the thief Cao Cao. He also wanted to conquer Cao Cao's territory, the land of Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and the territory. Different, but closely related, Xi Yu and Cao Cao are from the same origin."

"Even Cao Cao's father felt that Xi Yu was his adopted son. Although Xi Yu never admitted it, he already had a relationship."

"Xi Yu is a man who started from a young age and flourished in benevolence. During the previous winter disaster rescue, he saved the goodwill of many scholars and people. As long as he raises his arms, all the literati will write articles for him. Chen Lincai learned Although he is high, can he be compared to this world of literati?

As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, Chen Ling was too sleepy to speak. Chen Lin was already blushing with embarrassment, and her back was covered with cold sweat.

No match!

Naturally invincible!

He also changed the destiny of the Han Dynasty, and even offered sacrifices to heaven to suppress evil spirits.

When Tianming arrived at Cao Cao, he forcibly insulted him. However, this also destroyed the expectations of the scribes and the people for Yanzhou and the Han Dynasty?

Now the land of Jizhou has become a traitor?

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "I don't know why your lord wants to attack Yanzhou, but from my point of view, our current military strength is many times that of Cao Cao and Xi Yu. However, the food and grass are almost the same. Under the same battle situation, the food and grass consumption Naturally, it’s not much different.”

"And if a fight breaks out, I don't know how many princes will be involved in this battle. I hope the lord will think twice. It is even more unpredictable how many princes will be involved in this fight. I hope the lord will arrange everything properly before doing anything. Intend."

Tian Feng said righteously.

The reason why I said these words at this time was to prevent Xu You and others from having any words to refute.

These people who are in charge of the battle just want to increase their merits through victory in this battle, so that it will be easier to make achievements.

The lord advises and guides the country, and thousands of troops march south to attack the city. Once a victory is achieved, it will naturally be a lot of credit, and there will be an opportunity to rise to prominence.

But now, facing these three hundred and sixty menacing articles, a group of people were filled with panic and were really frightened.

Before this, the literati in the world had never worked together like they do today.

These people were not Cao Cao's advisers, but they were willing to write a campaign against Yuan Shao for Cao Cao, and even labeled Yuan Shao as a traitor to the Han Dynasty!

In fact, these talented people directly reduced the Yuan family, which had a very prominent position, to worthless.

Such a concerted effort was unheard of before, and it was a rare occurrence in a thousand years.

It was not until this moment that those under Yuan Shao's command saw the terrifying power of Xi Yu.

Xi Yu's deviant and apostate schooling attracted countless literati and poets to flock to him. Later, for the safety of the people of Xuzhou, Xi Yu led his family members to suppress demons and eliminate evil spirits. Regardless of whether this incident is true or not, it can bring auspiciousness and protection to the Han Dynasty. .

It has been decades since the great Han Dynasty was in turmoil and people were starving to death everywhere.

In the past few decades, countless people have died, and countless others have been displaced.

Facing such a difficult world, who among the people in the world would oppose Xi Yu's efforts to suppress demons and eliminate evil and pray for blessings? On the contrary, they are even more convinced of Xi Yu's actions.

In this way, Xu You was very frightened.

Xu You suddenly was unwilling and did not dare to start a war. He wanted to dissuade Yuan Shao from withdrawing his previous edict.

But if it were taken back now... wouldn't Yuan Shao and his ancestors be scolded in vain?

Yuan Shao has suffered such a big infamy. If Yuan Shao blames Xu You for this matter, his current status may not be guaranteed, and even his life may be in danger.

At this moment, Yuan Shao felt the same discomfort and conflict in his heart.

After a while, Yuan Shao sighed, "That's it. I have no words to say. I have made up my mind. Now that I have fired my bow, there is no turning back."

"After the spring plowing is over, I will personally lead an army of 200,000 to march into Liyang."

"Yan Liang and Wen Chou entered Baima and attacked Dongjun."

"The rest of the troops will be led by Ju Yi, and we will set the battlefield in Guandu."

"In this battle, everyone must not underestimate the enemy, cannot advance rashly, and must not be arrogant. Everyone must work step by step in every battle to lengthen the front line of this North-South battle."

At this moment, Yuan Shao's face was as pale as snow. He glanced at the people around him and suddenly said in a cold voice, "From today on, we will strengthen our defenses and increase the number of detection sentries. I heard that Xiyu has a white knight who can draw a complete map and deploy defenses. There is also a black knight, whose main job is to assassinate powerful generals."

"Now that the war is imminent, we must be extremely careful and never underestimate the enemy..."

"Ahem..." Yuan Shao suddenly couldn't help but cough violently. "

"Lord!"

Tian Feng and Xu You were thinking and had something to say.

But after hearing what Yuan Shao said, the two of them didn't want to refute.

Furthermore, Yuan Shao's defense...has no flaws. Even Xi Yu's black and white cavalry have taken it into consideration. From this point of view, Yuan Shao's war against Cao Cao is impossible to change...

Especially the sentence, "Don't be arrogant, you have to take steps step by step?"

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao with his eyes and thought to himself: Is this still my lord?

Yuan Shao was in his prime and had always been arrogant and domineering.

But now, there is a bit more stability and caution.

Although I'm not used to it, this is a good thing for the upcoming war.

Xu You secretly sighed: It seems that Xi Yu's strategy forced the protagonist Yuan Shao to make changes.

…

At this moment, outside Xuchang City, 600 people were gathering among the city defense army.

It took Cao Cao and Xi Yu five days to build this army.

This was Xi Yu's third gift to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very surprised!

Yuan Rong's crossbow!

Giant crossbow!

It requires six people to drive together.

Arrows can be tied to fire oil cans to ignite flames, and a hundred giant Yuanrong crossbows can be launched at the same time, which can shoot out five hundred steps away. Wherever the arrows and crossbows hit, they will turn into a large sea of ​​​​fire!

With such terrifying power, if combined with a catapult, it would be easy to attack a city.

A city as stable as Shouchun will be defeated within a day!

"So, this is definitely a weapon for killing enemies!"

Cao Cao was very satisfied with the army in front of him.

The unit that Xi Yu showed him was different from the previous cavalry, different from the infantry, and different from the conventional long-range archers.

This Yuanrong crossbow has huge lethality visible to the naked eye. Cao Cao thought to himself, if these Yuanrong crossbows are launched side by side, the lethality will be astonishing wherever they go.

The general who led this army attracted Cao Cao's attention. This man was full of tiger and wolf spirit. Under his leadership, the five hundred soldiers were arranged in order and were very skilled in handling bows and crossbows.

The leading general was able to personally take action in a very short period of time, and his personal combat effectiveness was extremely powerful, surpassing most of the other forces in Cao Cao's hands.

"Feng Yi, who is the leader?"

Cao Cao stared at the general for a while, and the more he looked at him, the more he liked him.

This man has fair skin, no tanning, good appearance, and an air of majesty about him.

At this moment, he stood as straight as a pine tree. Although he was slightly smaller than Xu Chu, his figure was as strong as an ox, and he exuded a magnificent murderous aura from time to time.

Xi Yu looked at Cao Cao and said with a smile, "This person's name is Gao Shun, and he is the most central figure in my third gift to my brother."

"General Gao was once the most powerful general under Lu Bu. General Gao was clean, upright and majestic. He managed the army very strictly and had clear rewards and punishments. He was deeply loved by the soldiers. He is a rare general."

Gao Shun really didn't expect Xi Yu to praise him so much. He felt flattered and quickly bowed to Xi Yu, but he didn't dare to look at Xi Yu.

In his opinion, Xi Yu's praise was an exaggeration. Xi Yu was Cao Cao's most powerful general. Gao Shun felt uncomfortable when Xi Yu praised him so much, but he did not dare to refute Xi Yu in person.

Cao Cao was already very satisfied with Gao Shun. After hearing Xi Yu's words, Cao Cao immediately said to Gao Shun, "Very good, Gao Shun... General Gao is really a dragon and a phoenix among men!"

"General Gao, I have always heard that Lu Bu's command is in the camp and his combat power is very powerful. I wonder if General Gao knows about it? Haha, if you compare it with the commander of the camp, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Gao Shun was slightly surprised: The Prime Minister was so impressed by the trapped camp?

After a while, Gao Shun just replied, "Reporting to the Prime Minister, I am the coach of the trapped camp."

"Really? Haha, so...you are the coach who is trapped in the camp!"

Hearing that Gao Shun turned out to be the commander of the trapped camp, Cao Cao's joy was beyond words, and he was very happy.

"Haha, Fengyi, are you willing to dedicate such a talented general to me? This actually surprises me!"

Cao Cao was very excited, patted Xi Yu on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Xi Yu was helpless and could only smile slightly: Haha, it seems that it was too harsh before.

"Brother, I used to be arrogant and stubborn. If a war breaks out in Guandu this time, I will definitely go into battle personally and will never put you in trouble, brother!"

For a moment, Xi Yu remembered what happened on the bank of Jishui: Cao Cao personally told him that Cao Cao would never kill him at any time!

This is actually a promise.

In Xi Yu's impression, Cao Cao had never made such a promise to anyone. Even in the novel, Cao Cao struggled with Guan Yu and let him go.

But Cao Cao at that time was not as determined as he is now.

After thinking about it, Xi Yu had a clearer understanding of Cao Cao's purpose of unifying the world, and Xi Yu even understood that Cao Cao had already treated him as one of his own.

In Xi Yu's view, his status in Cao Cao's heart was even more important than that of the two generals Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun.

When he thought of Cao Cao being so kind to him, Xi Yu suddenly felt that he couldn't bear it.

Xi Yu thought that he now had powerful generals such as Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Huang Zhong, the poisonous scholar Jia Xu, and peerless doctors such as Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing. Coupled with Wo Long and Gui Mou, Xi Yu now had a lot of talents under his command. .

After thinking about it for a while, Xi Yu decided to dedicate Gao Shun to Cao Cao. Gao Shun was originally a strong man.

Furthermore, Xi Yu thought to himself: Thanks to Cao Cao's love, he has achieved what he has today. Now Cao Cao is about to go to war with Yuan Shao. This is an unprecedented war, and it is about the future of Cao Cao and even the Han Dynasty.

Xi Yu went to the battlefield in person to repay Cao Cao for his kindness...

"What did you say?! Fengyi, you want to go into battle yourself?!"

Cao Cao's eyes widened and he objected in a deep voice, "This is absolutely not possible. I will never agree to it!"