At night, Cao Cao took Cao Chun as the vanguard and led the tiger and leopard cavalry to set off.
He led the Wuwei Army and the Huben Army to garrison the cavalry, Yueqi, and Shesheng as the central army, and then left Xudu. Lejin's Changshui Camp and Infantry Battalion served as the rear army, with Le Jin as the commander-in-chief, and Wang Ze
As the deputy general, Dianman Xiahou Shang became the army commander, and he set off immediately after midnight.
At this time, Xia Houyuan had led his troops to approach Jujube...
Jia Xu was sitting on the horse, looking unhappy.
After the army went out for battle, he no longer took charge of the five schools of the Northern Army, but instead joined the command of the Air Force and stayed in the Chinese Army.
"Father, why don't you be depressed?"
Jia Xing urged his horse to follow, and beside Jia Xu, he asked with concern: "Is it because the master is in trouble?"
Jia Xu shook his head, "Actually, it is not difficult to solve this matter. Now Liu Bei is stationed in Puyang, which seems to be tyrannical, but in fact it is also the biggest flaw.
He joined Yuan Shao and had great ambitions.
However, Yuan Shao is very suspicious. Although there are many counselors under his command, they are very nasty to each other. Therefore, Yuan Shao will not trust Liu Bei, and his counselors may not like Liu Bei. He only needs to send people to create a gap between them.
, the snake of Changshan is also in name only."
When Jia Xu said these words, he showed strong confidence.
Jia Xing suddenly realized, "I understand...Does father mean to imitate Chen Pingzhi and Xiang Ji Fan Zeng?"
Jia Xu smiled but did not answer.
Chen Pingzhi and Xiang Ji Fan Zeng were an example of a war between the Chu and Han Dynasties. Xiang Ji was Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and Fan Zeng was Xiang Yu's counselor. He was respected as his second father by Xiang Yu and was also a very capable planner during the Chu and Han Dynasties.
At that time, Liu Bang, the king of Han, was fighting against Xiang Yu and was defeated repeatedly. After Liu Bang got help from Han Xin, the person Liu Bang was worried about was Fan Zeng who was beside Xiang Yu, not Xiang Yu.
At this time, Liu Bang's counselor Chen Ping came up with a plan to drive a wedge between Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu.
Fan Zeng finally retired and returned to his hometown, but died of illness on the way home; and after Xiang Yu lost Fan Zeng, he was finally trapped in Gaixia and committed suicide in the Wujiang River.
If you think about it carefully, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng have such a close relationship that they can be driven into discord.
Liu Bei and Yuan Shao had no friendship at all. Moreover, Liu Bei almost formed his own system in Yuan Shao's army, and he was known as the emperor's uncle. How could Yuan Shao not be suspicious and wary. They were two tigers, although they were temporarily at peace with each other.
Nothing happens, but if something happens, he will immediately turn against him. Jia Xu's plan can be said to have hit the nail on the head, hitting the key point of the snake in Changshan, which is Liu Xuande.
Jia Xing said: "Since my father has a plan, why should he be worried?"
Jia Xu sighed, "I'm thinking, who wants to put me on the fire?"
Suddenly, he smiled solemnly.
Jia Xing hesitated for a moment and said softly: "I heard that when we were discussing matters in the big tent today, Cao Zhonghou once said to Guangchang Tinghou that my father is a sensible man."
"It's this kid again!"
Jia Xu didn't seem surprised, but said softly: "I and Cao Youxue have vowed to be incompatible."
Jia Xing heard this and smiled...
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It had been three days since Puyang was occupied, and Yuan Shao's army continued to march towards Henan.
Yuan Shao ordered counselor Xu You to supervise the army, while he led the troops and stayed in Liyang...
On December 27, Xiahou Yuan suddenly sent troops from Suanzao to attack Yanjin. At the same time, Xiahou Dun, the guard general of Hulao Pass, also led his troops across the river and entered Hanoi, hoping to join forces with Zhang Liao and attack the rear of Jizhou. Cao Cao
Cao Cao's intention seems to have been revealed. He wants to cross the river and fight Yuan Shao in Hebei. It seems that the loss of Puyang has no impact on Cao Cao.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel proud, and said to his subordinates: "Human Cao Mengde used his troops like a god, but in my opinion, he is an incompetent person who does not understand current affairs."
He and Mr. Cao were also close friends, and they did many ridiculous things together when they were young.
For a long time, Yuan Shao has always been superior to Cao Cao. Whether it is his birth, talent, or official position...etc. When Cao Cao became the captain of Dianjun, Yuan Shao became the captain of Sili. Cao
When Mao Zedong raised troops in Dongjun, Yuan Shao had already captured Jizhou.
However, I don’t know when it started. Cao Cao gradually came from behind and overpowered Yuan Shao.
Especially after Cao Cao surrendered his position as general to Yuan Shao, the emperor was in his hands. At least in name, Yuan Shao had to respect Xu Du. Even if he held an official position
He is higher than Mr. Cao, but he feels that he is a head lower than Mr. Cao.
Both disdainful and fearful!
This is also Yuan Shao's attitude towards Cao Cao.
Now that Puyang has been captured by him, Cao Cao will surely perish sooner or later.
Cao Cao didn't save Puyang, but instead attacked Yanjin, hoping to have a decisive battle with him... Ha, Yuan Shao had nearly 200,000 troops in Liyang, and Cao Cao, how many troops could he mobilize?
?
In Yuan Shao's opinion, Mr. Cao is just crazy with anxiety...
On the evening of December 28th, Liyang Mansion Office.
Yuan Shao had decided to cross the river on the first day of the first lunar month and launch a general attack on Cao Cao.
After working hard all day, he was a little tired. So as soon as it got dark, Yuan Shao went back to the house and lay down, preparing to take a short nap before talking.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he lay down, a guard reported: "General, urgent report from Henan."
"oh?"
The Henan here is not the Henan Province in later generations, but refers to the south bank of the Yellow River.
At this time, Henan was supervised by Xu You. Xu You, also known as Ziyuan, had been a friend of Benbu in his early years and had friendships with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others.
Later, because he participated in the murder of the Han emperor by Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, he was forced to flee and later defected to Yuan Shao's command.
Yuan Shao had great trust in Xu You, and the Standing Committee entrusted him with important tasks. When he heard that Xu You had sent someone to deliver the letter, Yuan Shao immediately knew that something big had happened.
"Let him in quickly."
He put on his clothes and stood up. A small school boy came into the house and stirred up the charcoal fire in the fire pit.
After a while, a man in black, led by Mending Primary School, walked into the room.
"Xu Ping, the villain, pays homage to the general."
"Xu Ping... there's no need to be polite. Ziyuan asked you to come. What's the matter?"
This Xu Ping was Xu You's retainer and had been following Xu You around, so he was no stranger to Yuan Shao. Seeing that it was Xu Ping, he had no doubts. Sitting on the couch, he spoke kindly and asked Xu Ping to sit down.
When speaking, there is a kind of cordiality of "everyone is one of our own people".
Yuan Shao could do this, but Xu Ping couldn't really obey.
He took out two letters from his arms and presented them to Yuan Shao with both hands.
"what happened?"
"Today, while my master was on patrol, he caught a Cao Jun soldier."
"oh?"
"The master found a letter from Na Xizuo, which was written by Mr. Cao to Liu Bei in Puyang."
Yuan Shao's heart skipped a beat, and his face suddenly turned cold. He nodded and opened Xu You's letter first. The content in it was almost the same as what Xu Ping said. At the same time, Xu You said in his heart: Mr. Cao is probably not a good person.
It was because he ignored Puyang, but he had already planned it.
After reading it, Yuan Shao frowned.
He didn't say anything, just put down the letter, and then picked up Cao Cao's letter to Liu Bei.
It is definitely the handwriting of Mr. Cao, and Yuan Shao can tell it at a glance. Back then, Yuan Shao and Mr. Cao had copied Dharma calligraphy together, such as Guo Xiangcha's "Huashan Stele" and Cui Yuan's "Cursive Script"... It can be said that
, they are very clear about each other's handwriting and are no strangers to each other.
This is indeed what Cao *** wrote!
Yuan Shao frowned and looked down seriously.
The content of this letter is very illegible, and there are even some smears. But the general meaning is to tell Liu Bei: Xuande, our plan is about to succeed. Yuan Shao has been fooled, and I will continue to attack Yanjin and use
Yuan Shao thought I wanted to fight him in Hebei. After his attention was diverted, you and I would attack at the same time and devour the troops Yuan Shao left in Henan.
At that time, Yuan Shao will definitely concentrate his forces to counterattack. I will ask Xiahou Dun to gather 30,000 troops from Heluo and take advantage of the situation to attack Jizhou, and Yuan Shao will be defeated.
If this matter succeeds, Xuande and I will share Hebei equally...
Yuan Shao took a deep breath and turned pale.
He tried to calm down and said to Xu Ping: "Xu Ping, you go down and rest first. I will make my own decision on this matter."
Xu Ping was only responsible for delivering messages and naturally obeyed orders.
"Immediately invite Mr. Jushou, Guo Tu and Feng Ji to come and discuss the matter."
Yuan Shao immediately ordered to go down, and after a while, Ju Shou and three others came.
"The general summoned me late at night. I wonder what happened?"
Jushou took a step forward and raised his hands to ask.
Yuan Shao handed the letter to Jushu in silence, his face gloomy, as if he was about to drip.
"This is impossible!"
After Jushou read the letter, he was immediately shocked, "My lord, this must be Cao A's plan to alienate people."
He has had contact with Liu Bei, so he naturally knows Liu Bei's current situation very well. Although Jushou doesn't like Liu Bei very much, it is absolutely impossible to say that Liu Bei and Cao Cao are colluding. The dress edict is not a trivial matter, there are so many
This life was enough to prove that Liu Bei and Cao Cao could not be accomplices. Therefore, after reading the letter, Ju Shou's first reaction was that it was a stratagem to alienate, which could not be trusted.
Guo Tu sneered, "I don't think so."
"oh?"
"Liu Xuande is a very ambitious person.
When he came to surrender, I felt strange... I have to say that Cao Cao was not mediocre, and his generals were quite capable. Tens of thousands of troops were encircling and suppressing them, and the elites came out together, but Liu Bei was able to fight his way out of the encirclement.
After traveling thousands of miles to seek refuge with the Lord, there is something quite strange in this.
It's not that I underestimate Liu Bei, but Cao Aha doesn't take it easy either.
It is a strange thing for Liu Bei to break out of the siege; and the whereabouts of his family members are still unknown.
It is said that he hid his family members. But now that the entire Yuzhou is in the hands of Mr. Cao, where can his family members be hidden?
This is the second one.
Another point is that Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan came from the same sect. They worshiped under Lu Zhi in their early years and had a very close relationship. When Liu Bei was in decline, Gongsun Zan often supported him, asking for soldiers and generals... Now Gongsun Zan is defeated by his lord.
Hand, but Liu Bei still came to surrender... Haha, who can guarantee that Liu Bei has no intention of revenge for Gongsun Zan? Moreover, Ziyuan captured it with his own hands, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
"Gongze, this is wrong."
Ju said: "Liu Bei also fought in all directions in his early years and made great achievements.
It's not that he doesn't know the art of war, and it's normal for Cao Cao to be able to escape because he underestimated the enemy. Besides, wouldn't it be even more troublesome if he brought his family with him? Let me tell you, there is no doubt about this. As for Gongsun Zan...
…Haha, it’s not a state matter, how can Liu Xuande not understand the importance of it?”
"Then you are sure that Liu Xuande is not hostile?"
People often say that the counselors under Yuan Shao established their own factions and fought among themselves endlessly.
And the actual situation is also the same.
Ju was assigned to Tian Feng, who served under Han Fu, and was considered a later comer. Guo Tu, on the other hand, was betrothed to Xu You by Ji Xuan, and he had served under Yuan Shao since early in the morning.
However, Guo Tu met the Disciplinary Examiner Pei and others, and each had his own party affiliation.
Yuan Shao has three sons, and these three are divided into three sects. Xu You is a good guy and greedy. Although he has no party affiliation, he is at odds with others. In short, Yuan Shao's subordinates can be divided into countless small interest groups.
They usually quarrel and attack each other.
Yuan Shao felt a headache as soon as he heard them arguing.
"My lords, please stay here. My lords, please stay here."
Seeing that the topic was getting further and further, Yuan Shao had to step in to stop it.
"Ziyuan is not an ignorant person. He sent someone to deliver the letter at this time. He must have noticed something. What Mr. Jushou said is right, but Gongze and Yuantu are not unreasonable. The top priority is to find a way to prove that Liu Bei
I don’t have any second thoughts.”
Jushou and the other three people heard this and closed their mouths.
In Jushou's view, this kind of temptation is completely unnecessary and will be counterproductive if not done properly.
Feng Ji and Guo Tu, on the other hand, were silent in thought. They wanted to think of a good way to prove what they said was right and refute Ju Shou.
"In my opinion, why not lead Liu Bei to change defense?"
"Um?"
Guo Tu thought for a while and said with a smile: "If Liu Bei did not collude with Cao Cao, the lord can send people to change defenses with Liu Bei and order him to withdraw from Puyang."
"this……"
"Lord, there are two benefits to doing this.
First, if Liu Bei had not colluded with Cao Cao, he would have been magnanimous. Even if he changed defenses, he would not have resented him. Second, if Liu Bei had really colluded with Cao Cao, he would have been able to evacuate Puyang.
This is a serious worry; thirdly, if Liu Bei refuses to evacuate Puyang, then this story must be true. At that time, the lord can order Ziyuan to send troops to quickly attack Puyang and defeat Liu Bei. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
Jushou felt that this was a bad idea.
Wouldn't it be obvious to switch defenses at this time to reveal a flaw?
But in his heart, he hoped that Yuan Shao would agree. As for the reason for agreeing, he took the opportunity to prove that his judgment was better than that of Guo Tufengji.
In short, the three of them have their own thoughts.
Yuan Shao said: "I'm afraid it wouldn't be good to switch defenses for no reason."
Guo Tu smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? Now that Cao Cao is attacking Yanjin, isn't it a good reason to let Liu Bei garrison Yanjin and assist in the defense? Liu Bei will not have any resentment for this, and the lord will not
We can take advantage of this opportunity to stabilize Henan and ensure that we can attack later."
Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly, "This is a great plan, sir. Who will take over the defense?"
Guo Tu and Feng Ji looked at each other and suddenly smiled.
“Ju Sima’s beloved son, Ju Hu, was known for his strategy, proficiency in the art of war, and extraordinary martial arts.
Why not ask him to take over the defense of Puyang, so that my lord can feel more at ease?"
"this……"
Yuan Shao raised his head and looked at Jushou.
But he saw Jushou's face was calm, he cupped his hands and said: "I would like to be dispatched by the general."
I cursed secretly in my heart: Feng Yuantu, Guo Gongze, I swear to be incompatible with you... Why don't you let your son go to the front line, but you want my son to go to Puyang. Who doesn't know that once Cao Cao counterattacks, Puyang will
You must bear the brunt of it, you are so vicious!
But he couldn't show such resentment, so he could only glance at Guo Tufengji secretly and resentfully.
