Hiss... Qiao Rui took a breath of cold air.

"According to Yun Qi's idea, it makes some sense. Please continue talking..."

Long Xiang nodded and continued to add: "Your Majesty asked the army to arrive at Zhongli in five days, which shows that it can get up quickly. But since entering Xuzhou, it can only travel twenty miles every day and stop. Don't you think it is very contradictory?"

"I also suspected..."

"Moreover, this march, with the flags fluttering and the momentum, seems to be deliberately exposing the whereabouts to others..."

"Stop beating around the bush and come to your conclusion."

Long Xiang spread his hands and replied awkwardly: "The general cannot guess His Majesty's true intention, but it is possible that he is attacking in the east and attacking in the west. The initial target was not Guangling."

"It's not Guangling? Where could it be? I haven't heard of dividing the troops elsewhere..." Qiao Rui's mind was in confusion.

Long Xiang shook his head and added: "I don't know the details, but I guess I won't wait too long. After all, the army consumes a lot of money every day. We can't just eat food and wave the flag here. Then Chen Yu will take the initiative to surrender, right?"

"The analysis makes sense, so I would advise General Zhang to wait." Qiao Rui nodded solemnly.

Long Xiang originally made a guess, but it turned out to be a prophecy.

At dusk of the next day, Yuan Shu suddenly ordered the march, asking the army to change direction, silence all flags and march north, cross the Huai River at night and enter Yuzhou, leaving only a thousand people in Huai Ling to continue their bluff.

It was not until the army quickly marched to the vicinity of Qixian that Yuan Shu made his true intentions known to the public.

Yuan Shu stayed in Huailing for four or five days, waiting for news from the direction of Chen Guo. When Zhang Kai successfully completed the assassination mission, he decisively led his army across the river.

Fifty thousand troops marched day and night to invade and occupy the chaotic state of Chen.

After Yuan Shu succeeded, he ordered his people to open the treasury and reward the three armies. The soldiers were rewarded without even using a sword or a shot. Everyone had a smile on their face, except Long Xiang, who looked solemn.

"Yunqi, why are you so serious? This time we won a few military honors without losing any blood, so no one will make irresponsible remarks, right?"

At the celebration banquet of each battalion, Tang Wei picked up his wine glass and deliberately joked.

Long Xiang shook his head slightly and said nothing, while the official Cao Xingwu sighed to himself.

"It turns out that His Majesty is planning the strategy. If he had been in charge of the last battle in Xuzhou, he might not have been defeated by Lu Bu..."

"If Xuzhou hadn't failed, we wouldn't have sat together. In the past, we didn't have wine to cheer you up in Shouchun, but I will make up for it today."

Tang Wei raised his wine glass and expressed his goodwill towards Cao Xing.

Cao Xing has never been married in his twenties, and is also alone like Tang Hui. He has been keeping a low profile in the past few months since he joined, and Tang Hui slowly accepted him.

"The general will respect you." Cao Xing stood up on his own initiative.

Tang Wei was about to drink the toast when he suddenly heard Long Xiang talking to himself.

"It's a disaster..."

"Huh? What did you say?" Tang Wei put down his wine glass and asked.

Long Xiang raised his head with worry on his face.

"This place is two hundred miles away from Xudu. Your Majesty has stationed 50,000 troops here. What do you think Cao Cao thinks? Then the emperor of the Han Dynasty is in Xudu."

"Yunqi, you mean..." Tang Wei swallowed hard.

Long Xiang frowned and asked, "This war has just begun. Can we defeat Cao Cao?"

"I'm afraid I can't..."

Tang Hui shook his head like a rattle and reminded: "Yunqi's guesses are always accurate. Go and tell General Qiao."

Long Xiang nodded and stood up, and said with a serious face: "Let the soldiers be on high alert and be ready to evacuate at any time if something changes."

"I will arrange it." Tang Hui cupped his fists and accepted the order.

When Long Xiang strode away, Cao Xing asked Tang Hui for advice in a low voice.

"Mr. Tang, there is not even a shadow of Cao's army, and Marquis Qu is preparing to retreat? If General Qiao finds out, shouldn't he be punished for the crime of cowardice?"

Tang Wei shook his head and explained: "According to Yun Qi, this is our fighting style. We will go all out when fighting, but we are just ready to retreat at any time..."

"I didn't quite understand, but I was shocked..." Cao Xing smiled awkwardly.

After being reminded by Long Xiang, Qiao Rui took it seriously and broke into the palace overnight regardless of etiquette.

At this time, Liu Chong's palace concubine had been occupied by the newly arrived Yuan Shu and was sleeping in the gentle countryside.

Yuan Shu was so interested in capturing Chen Guo that he got extremely drunk at the celebration banquet.

When there was a loud knock on the door, he thought an enemy was coming, so he took off his sword and rushed out, only to find that it was General Qiao Rui.

"Qiaorui, do you want to rebel?"

At this time, Yuan Shu had sobered up, his sweet dreams and good mood were ruined. Looking at Qiao Rui under the moonlight, his face was filled with anger.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. There will be important matters coming soon."

Qiao Rui immediately threw away his sword and knelt down on one knee to apologize to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu raised his eyes, stroking his beard and looking at Qiao Rui playfully.

"Is it important? No matter how important it is, how can you break into my bedroom? You can tell me for now. If you don't speak well, don't blame me for punishing you for the crime you committed."

"The State of Chen is two hundred miles away from Xudu. Your Majesty leads an army of 50,000 here. If Cao Cao knows the news, he will lead an army to attack. There are many new soldiers in our army. We may not be able to fight with them. It is better to move away before Cao Cao arrives."

The food and property in Chen Guo’s treasury..."

"Cao Cao is coming? Have you drunk too much? At the beginning of the year, we defeated Wancheng, but Zhang Xiu took Wuyang and other counties. His troubles on the western front have not been solved yet. Besides, I have no intention of provoking him, and neither does Cao Cao.

I have enough energy left to take care of Chen Guo."

"Your Majesty, the 50,000-strong army is only 200 miles away from Xudu. Isn't this a provocation? How can we allow others to snore next to the couch?"

"Huh? How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed? General Qiao can say such wonderful words. It seems that you are secretly studying again? I forgive you for not being guilty tonight. Go back to sleep. Cao Cao won't come, and he won't come even if he wants to.

It will be so soon."

Qiao Rui left the Chen Palace with regret.

On the way, I lamented that Yuan Shu took Long Xiang's words as a punchline but did not know how to connect it with reality, fearing that a war would be inevitable.

Yuan Shu was certain that Cao Cao would not come because he did not know enough about Cao Cao and Cao Cao's background was not worthy of his careful study.

Yuan Shu mistakenly believed that Zhang Xiu posed a threat to the southwest of Xudu, and Cao Cao would not take the risk of coming to Chen to find him. Didn't he know that Cao Cao was the most adventurous among the princes?

Chasing Dong Zhuo in Xingyang, meeting Lu Bu in Puyang, fighting Yuan Shao in Guandu...

Cao Cao spent almost the first half of his life taking risks, but fate favored this adventurer.

The sentinel brought the news about Chen State back to Xudu. Cao Cao decided to send troops without much thought, and immediately summoned generals and advisors to plan the battle.

"This Yuan Shu is really an idiot. He left Sun Ce who betrayed Jiangdong alone, and he just suffered a defeat at the hands of Lu Bu, and he secretly came to plot Xudu? Zhang Xiu, how can Liu Biao agree with him? It seems that the memory of four years ago

, not profound enough.”

Cao Cao started teasing him all the time.

Guo Jia and Xun Yu looked at each other and rushed out of the army first, saying: "My lord, I think that Yuan Shu captured Chen State and may not have the intention of seizing the capital."

"Oh? What's the point of being a filial piety?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and nodded, looking at Guo Jia with appreciation.

Guo Jia bowed his hands and replied: "According to the news from Huainan, Yuan Shu initially sent troops with the slogan of attacking Guangling, but he stayed in Huailing for a few days, and the army suddenly appeared in the territory of Chen State. The reason why Yuan Shu deceived others is that

He makes noises in the east and attacks in the west because he is afraid that the lord will send troops to attack him."
Chapter completed!