Chen Deng and Zang Ba were very concerned about the situation in Yangzhou. After all, Cao Cao there was not an easy man. Although he was confronting Chen Wen now, Cao Cao would build a plank road openly, secretly attack Chencang, and deploy a small force.
Playing with Chen Wen, if the large army turns north and attacks Guangling County, it will be over.
"This is not a good momentum. We must ensure the concealment of the army. We cannot let Cao Cao know that we have increased our troops in Guangling County. Otherwise, I am afraid that they will give up their prejudices and unite against us."
Hearing Zang Ba's words, Chen Gong couldn't help but frown. The current situation was not clear at all. If the Yangzhou side learned about his troop reinforcements, everything would be in trouble.
"Well, I understand. I will raise the alert level and make sure the news doesn't leak out."
Zang Ba nodded to Chen Gong.
"Okay, let's do this for now."
"promise."
"promise."
After Zang Ba and Chen Deng left, they went straight to the Yamen and began to hire a large number of migrant workers to build granaries. After Zang Ba returned to the military camp, he directly ordered the entire army to expand the military camp, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to Gaoyou, Tianchang, Tangyi, and Wangdu areas.
, blocking all people traveling south to Wu County.
"Cough cough cough."
A cough sounded from the carriage.
"Sir, are you feeling okay? Why don't you take a rest?"
When the boy driving the carriage heard the cough, he couldn't help but asked with concern.
"Keep driving. If we arrive at Wu County one day earlier, my lord can start preparations one day earlier. This is a big deal. How can I abandon official duties for personal reasons, cough cough cough."
Xi Zhicai's voice sounded, he knew his own body, it was just a trivial matter, how could it delay Cao Cao's major event just because of this.
"I see."
A group of people crossed Jurong County and ran towards Wu County through thick smoke.
"Lord, Xi Zhicai is back."
Xun Yu took Xi Zhicai's hand and quickly stepped into the prefect's mansion.
"Thank you for your hard work, Zhicai. Come in quickly."
Upon hearing Xi Zhicai's return, Cao Cao came out of the house and welcomed Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu into the house.
"How about it?
Has Chen Wen agreed to join forces?"
Everyone sat down, and Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai with a look of expectation in his eyes. It can be said that if Chen Wen is stunned now and doesn't choose to join forces with them, then he doesn't know what to do next and leads his troops to Jiaozhou.
Cao Cao may really be doomed.
"My lord, fortunately you have lived up to your fate. Chen Wen agreed to join forces with us to fight against Yuan Shu. At the same time, he also granted my lord a title of Ye Hou. From now on, my lord will also be a Hou Ye."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao and spoke to him half-jokingly.
"Those are secondary. Since Chen Wen has agreed to join forces, he is prepared to send as many troops as possible to fight Yuan Shu with us."
Cao Cao didn't care at all about the Yehou mentioned by Xi Zhicai. A reward from an emperor with no foundation was not attractive to him at all. The key now was how many troops Chen Wen was prepared to send.
"My lord, Chen Wen only agreed to send 70,000 troops, including 30,000 elite troops under Lu Bu's command, all of which will be under the command of the lord. We will decide whether to increase the number of troops later based on the progress of the war."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao, with a hint of shame in his eyes. After all, there were only 70,000 people, which was about 30,000 people less than the 100,000 he expected. He had no choice about this. In order to succeed in the alliance, he had to first
That’s it.
"Seventy thousand people, and Lu Bu has been sent here. Something is wrong here."
Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Xun Yu frowned. It didn't really matter whether the men and horses were 100,000 or 70,000, but the sharpest sword in his hand was sent here.
It's a bit intriguing.
"Well, there is indeed something fishy here. It seems that the relationship between Chen Wen and Lu Bu is not as close as we thought. Chen Wen is hiding something evil here."
Cao Cao nodded at Xun Yu. He also saw that there was a problem here. You must know that even if the two families are united now, it is just a loose alliance and may collapse at any time. However, Chen Wen sent his strongest Lu Bu
Legion, this is simply a waste of martial arts, so this old man must be holding back his bad intentions.
"What my lord said is true. Chen Wen's thoughts are known to everyone. The reason why he sent Lu Bu with his army was, firstly, to show his sincerity to the alliance. Secondly, he wanted to kill three birds with one stone and let us join forces with Yuan Shu."
, This can not only resist the threat of Yuan Shu, but also weaken the strength between us and Lu Bu. It is really insidious."
Xi Zhicai could become Cao Cao's mastermind. How could he not see Zhang Xun's thoughts?
"Well, Zhicai is right, but sometimes it's not up to us to decide. Yuan Gongli will definitely not let us go easily. Even if he knows that Chen Wen is killing three birds with one stone, there is nothing he can do."
In fact, he can also see what Xi Zhi can only see, but sometimes even though he has seen it, he can't avoid it. This is a complete conspiracy. As long as he still wants to gain a foothold in Wu County, he can still
If you want to continue to fight for world hegemony, you must block Yuan Shu, and you must fight Yuan Shu desperately.
"My lord, since Chen Wen has sent Lu Bu out, we can place Lu Bu at the front line, consume his strength first, and then ask Chen Wen for help again when the losses are almost done.
I believe that for the sake of the overall situation, he will definitely send troops again. By then our losses will be less and Chen Wen will lose more. If we really defeat Yuan Shu, we will still have the power to counterattack Chen Wen."
Xi Zhi thought for a moment, and now he could only follow Chen Wen's wish and help him weaken Lu Bu's strength first.
"Well, what Zhicai said is good, but we can't go too far. At least half of our main force must be sent out, and then all the newly recruited soldiers will be sent over to gather 100,000 troops to fight with Lu Bu.
We will lead the main force as the Chinese army to support the battlefield at any time. This battle is not only to weaken Lu Bu and Chen Wen, we also have to ensure that we win. If we lose, the consequences will be disastrous."
Cao Cao thought about it for a while and decided to adopt Xi Zhicai's idea, but he couldn't go too far. If he really ignored Lu Bu and let Lu Bu suffer, it would be harming others and not benefiting himself. Facing Yuan Shu, if the two parties are not in agreement, it would be in vain.
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"Well, my lord's idea is correct. It really shouldn't go too far. We should fight when we have to. In this case, even if Lu Bu loses too much, our losses will not be small. But if the losses are new soldiers, there will be no loss to our strength.
It’s just as big as I imagined.”
Xun Yu also agreed with Cao Cao's idea, and now he could only do this if he wanted to defeat Chen Wen's plan of killing three birds with one stone.
"Okay, let's do it like this. You are still the strategist on the Zhicai front line. You can command as appropriate. You must do it appropriately. You can't find faults for Lu Bu. You have to weaken their strength, but the power of unity cannot
So it was broken, do you understand?"
Since both of them agreed, Cao Cao had nothing to say and directly appointed Xi Zhicai as his military advisor to sort out the frontline battles.
"Only by Xi Zhi did I realize that I will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations."
Xi Zhicai cupped his fists and accepted the order from Cao Cao. The military advisor this time was not easy to do. He had to ensure that he could block Yuan Shu's troops and weaken Lu Bu's strength, and he also had to ensure that this was done without anyone noticing.
It's difficult for Lu Bu to find fault.
"Well, then Wenruo's food and grass supplies will be left to you. We are ready to accept the food and grass supplies sent from Chen Wen at any time."
Xun Yu's biggest role was to sit in the rear and be responsible for military supplies.
