There are indeed many powerful generals under Cao Cao, but Chen Dao is not a simple person either.

Under Cao Cao's crazy attack, Xiapi City was still crumbling in the first two days, and the city wall was almost taken down several times. However, under the hard work of Chen Dao and his army, they were able to stop it without any danger.

Even though Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu were full of ingenuity, there was Xun Yue in Xiapi City! Cao Cao had no other choice but to carry out an arduous siege.

Forced by the situation and Xun Yue's constant lobbying, Tao Qian finally compromised and allocated another 10,000 Danyang elite troops to Chen Dao's command temporarily.

After Chen Dao obtained enough troops, the ability he displayed was simply shocking. He almost single-handedly resisted the attacks of Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun. Although he was the defender in the siege and occupied a lot of

has advantages, but it is not inferior to the first-class generals in the world at all.

Cao Cao's crazy attacks in the next two days were all blocked by Chen Dao in an orderly manner. Seeing the futile return for two consecutive days and the horrific loss of troops, Cao Cao almost gritted his teeth and ordered a retreat. He would not care if he did this again.

If you continue to fight with losses and wait until Guan Yu arrives, it is estimated that all your troops will have to stay inside.

Chen Dao in the city took a breath when he saw that Cao Cao had stopped his crazy attack, and then said to Xun Yue: "Commander, what should we do next? Just wait for General Guan to arrive?"

Xun Yue glanced at an angry figure behind him and said calmly: "This is all we can do now."

If it weren't for Cao Bao, Xun Yue might have been able to convince Tao Qian to punish Cao Cao, and it would have been possible to capture Xuzhou. However, there was a pig teammate behind him with dissident intentions who was holding him back, so Xun Yue could only

Choose to compromise with Cao Mengde.

"But fortunately, the territory of the three counties should be occupied along the way to Yunchang. Otherwise, Cao Mengde will definitely regret our excessive move."

Chen Dao said in admiration: "The military advisor has far-reaching wisdom and is truly a man of God!"

Three days later, Guan Yu led an army of 20,000 people and arrived as scheduled. Chen Dao secretly led nearly 20,000 Danyang elite soldiers, Xun Yue, Tao Qian and others, and decisively retreated at night after hiding from Cao Bao.

And Cao Cao didn't bother to pay attention to Chen Dao's retreat. If Chen Dao didn't run away, he wouldn't be able to capture Xuzhou. Leaving them in Xuzhou would completely hurt each other.

Even though Cao Cao was very angry by Liu Bei, he was a tycoon after all. After calming down, he gave up the idea of ​​losing both sides and swallowed the bitter pill.

…

"Xun Yue is really a great talent! Gongda, you have such a powerful uncle, why don't you recommend him to me?" Yuan Shu sighed.

Yuan Shu originally thought that the Xuzhou incident was a foregone conclusion, but he didn't expect that under Xun Yue's plan, Liu Bei actually played a trick on Cao Cao. It was really unexpected.

Xun You also looked at Yuan Shu helplessly: "My lord, you should be aware of the situation of my Xun family. Although my uncle is a great talent, even if I recommend him to my lord, I'm afraid he won't be able to come."

"Xun Yu is with Cao Cao, Xun Chen is with Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei also has Xun Yue. You Xun family are really good at betting!" Yuan Shu said teasingly.

Xun You quickly bowed and said, "Let the Lord laugh."

Yuan Shu smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, most of the top aristocratic families are like this! Eggs cannot be put in the same basket. Although their actions are a bit shameless, they are understandable."

"Now the situation in the Central Plains has been decided. Unfortunately, Cao Cao and Liu Bei still failed to fight as we wished."

"We didn't have much hope in the first place, right? If Cao Cao and Liu Bei can't even see clearly this little bit of the situation, then they're not worthy of being our opponents," Jia Xu said.

At the beginning, he did not expect Cao Cao to fight Liu Bei to death, but this situation was indeed beyond his expectation.

"My lord, although Cao Cao will not fight Liu Bei due to the situation, it is really strange to give up the land of three counties so easily. I'm afraid there is something wrong here." Jia Xu said.

"What's the problem?" Yuan Shu didn't see anything unusual.

"Indeed, Cao Cao is a little too decisive. This is not his style." Xun You also said with certainty.

Although Yuan Shu didn't understand what was wrong with this, since the two counselors he relied on said so, and combined with Cao Cao's domineering character, he nodded with understanding.

Although Jia Xu had some vague guesses about what was going on, he still couldn't think of the reason. After all, no one could have imagined that a top strategist would not make suggestions for his lord for more than half a year, but would spend all day staring at Yuan Shu's activities.

"My Lord, I can't figure out the reason at this time, so I'd better put it aside for now. Controlling Yizhou is our top priority now."

"What do you think?"

Since you can't think of it, let's put it aside. Yuan Shu had no interest in the intrigues between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, or he had no intention of attacking the Central Plains in the past few years.

Yizhou is divided into two parts, the northern part of Yizhou centered on Chengdu, and the southern part of Yizhou where barbarians roam.

Taking over the northern area of ​​Yizhou is not difficult for Yuan Shu. After all, the entire Yizhou family has turned against him. How long can Liu Yan, a loser, hold on?

A prince who can't even suppress the rebellion of the refugees is really laughable. You know, even Tao Qian, a weakling, can destroy the Xuzhou Yellow Turbans, and Liu Yan can still succeed in this situation without foreign enemies who can develop with peace of mind.

so.

There is probably no other incompetent prince like Liu Yan except Kong Rong of Qingzhou. In other words, Yizhou is remote and has many checkpoints. If Liu Yan had been left in the Central Plains, he would have been swallowed up long ago without even his bones.

If Huang Zhong still can't take Yizhou under such circumstances, then Yuan Shu really has nothing to say.

It is very easy to control the northern part of Yizhou, as long as the aristocratic families are conquered, but the many southern barbarians in the southern part of Yizhou are difficult to deal with.

Historically, the Nanman area has always been a difficult problem to solve. Regardless of Zhuge Liang's seven captures of Meng Huo, Ping Nanman said so nicely, it can only be said that Zhuge Liang temporarily frightened the Nanman.

Think about it, did the Southern Barbarians help the Shu Kingdom after that? Were they included in the Northern Expeditionary Army? There was no sense of existence from the beginning to the end. Even if the Shu Kingdom was destroyed, the Southern Barbarians still showed no sign, not even a single reinforcement.

Conquering the southern barbarians was actually a matter of temporarily winning over Meng Huo with his official position, money and food after being shocked. It basically stabilized the southern part of Yizhou and prevented these barbarians from causing chaos during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. From this point of view, Zhuge Liang was still very

successful.

Because of the national strength and situation of the Shu State at that time, it was simply unable to control the Southern Barbarians. After all, there was still a threat from the Wei State in the north, and the terrain in the southern part of Yizhou was steep and mostly smog-infested. The medical level of the Shu State at that time was insufficient, and it was impossible to attack

Enter the southern part of Yizhou and defeat these barbarians.

Moreover, these barbarians are basically all soldiers, and their folk customs are very fierce. If they are defeated, they can just go into the mountains and forests and find a hilltop to settle down.

Think about how Meng Huo, the so-called Southern Barbarian King in the Three Kingdoms, fought against Zhuge Liang? He only had a few soldiers, and they were basically the forces put together by the cave masters from all walks of life, fighting on their own.

As for the so-called cave master, to put it bluntly, he is a tribal leader who can find a better hilltop and occupy a cave. A tribe with a population of tens of thousands would be good.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the Southern Barbarians are a loose sand, not much of a threat at all, but they always cause some minor troubles. However, although this kind of loose sand does not pose a threat, it has advantages and disadvantages and is difficult to eliminate.
Chapter completed!