The loss of Shanyang County can be said to be a very big event for the Central Plains.
Shanyang County is located to the north of Pei State, with Liang State sandwiched in the middle. Liang State was once conquered by the pottery merchants when Cao Cao and the pottery merchants were fighting. Now Shanyang County has been lost and Liang State has been conquered.
It's just a matter of time.
The fall of Shanyang County and Liang State means that half of Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the east will be completely lost as time goes by.
This is a huge event. Judging from the current situation, the pottery merchants are indeed here to devour their territory.
Xun Yu did not dare to neglect, and while he sent flying horses to send a letter asking for help to Cao Cao, he also found Cao Ren, the commander-in-chief of the military power of Yan and Henan Provinces, and discussed the next step with him.
After Cao Ren learned about the current situation, he felt quite sad.
The matter was indeed serious, far beyond Cao Ren's imagination.
Cao Ren sat where he was, thinking about the solution with a frown on his face.
Xun Yu didn't bother him either.
When it comes to military strategy, Cao Ren naturally has more say than himself.
After a long time, Cao Ren sighed and said with a wry smile: "Tao has chosen the time well. Sikong is trapped in the pass and is tripped by Zhang Lu. Now we have to rely on ourselves. Fortunately, we have to rely on ourselves."
Sikong made preparations before leaving, and there are some defenders in each county, so we can hold on."
Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "These are troubled times now. When it comes to marching, we have to rely on General Zixiao. Xun Yu will definitely provide the general with the greatest guarantee."
Cao Ren cupped his hands at Xun Yu and said, "The soldiers and horses have not yet used the food and fodder. Please go ahead and ask Xun Shizhong to collect and mobilize the necessary expenses for the three armies first."
"This is natural."
"There is one more thing." Cao Ren paused and said: "Just the soldiers and generals in our Xuchang city are definitely not enough. We also need to recruit soldiers and generals from the counties under the two states to fill the army array.
Can gain power."
Xun Yu heard this and asked: "What is the general's strategy?"
Cao Ren walked to Xun Yu's desk, unfolded the picture on his desk, and said: "Sir, let's see, the terrain of the Central Plains is flat and flat, and it is difficult to defend. The Tao merchants have many soldiers and horses, and there are like clouds of fierce generals. If we want to defend him,
, you cannot take into account the gains and losses of a city or a pool, you need to control a few points to be as stable as a mountain."
After saying that, Cao Ren pointed at the map and said: "North of Xuchang, Chenliu is an important town for our army. Once it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. We can only use Dongjun as Chenliu's outpost to station troops and horses, and cooperate with
Only if the three parties stick to Xuchang tightly will they have a chance of winning! As for the rest of the territory, let’s give it to the pottery merchants for the time being.”
"Three parties are defending?"
Cao Ren nodded and said: "So we need to mobilize all the troops from the counties under the Central Plains as a supplement to protect these three cities. This matter should not be delayed. Please give the order quickly and make a decision quickly!"
Xun Yu was silent for a while, then nodded and said: "Forget it, leave this matter to me. General Zixiao will go back and order troops and generals, and arrange defense deployment. Xun Yu will give you news in the future!"
Cao Ren bowed his hands to Xun Yu, stood up and walked out of the hall.
Xun Yu rubbed his brows and leaned tiredly on the table.
Cao Ren's military strategy was not wrong, but he ignored the people's hearts.
At this moment, among the generals in the county below, how many can be trusted? And how many cannot be trusted?
It should be noted that at this time, there is no guarantee that the pottery merchants will not send people to instigate them. Cao Sikong is not in the Central Plains yet. When the time comes, won't he leave trouble for himself?
But this matter still has to be done...
Finally, Xun Yu picked up the pen on the desk, unfolded a blank scroll, and began to write on it seriously.
…
In the afternoon of that day, Xun Yu's handwriting was photocopied into several copies and sent to the county army leaders stationed in various places.
Bao Zhong and Bao Tao, who had just been stationed in Xiangli County, also received this letter.
However, what surprised Erbao was that the content of Xun Yu's letter was not a compulsory transfer order.
He did not ask all troops to go to Xuchang to support, but took the initiative to consult the local government on whether he wanted to stay in the county and continue to hold on, or go to Xuchang to help in the war.
Er Bao was so excited that he immediately sent his confidants to invite Guo Jia.
Bao Zhong proudly showed the letter to Guo Jia and said: "Mr. Guo, you see, Xun Yu went to various counties to issue documents, recruiting us to go to Xuchang for reinforcements!"
Guo Jia took the letter from Bao Zhong's hand and read it carefully for a while.
Then, Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "This is not a recruitment exercise. This is clearly asking you whether you want to go to Xuchang to help defend, or continue to stay here."
The two men looked at each other doubtfully.
Bao Tao asked doubtfully: "Is there any difference? Don't they all have to go?"
Guo Jia waved his finger: "That's not necessarily the case. Since Mr. Xun has asked you to make a choice, he is definitely not being polite. He is asking you to really make a choice... Should you go or stay?"
Bao Zhong clapped his hands vigorously and said: "Of course we are going! Isn't the military order given to us by the Prime Minister asking us to find a way to sneak into the enemy's Chinese army?"
Guo Jia looked at the letters with a smile, showing great interest on his face.
"As expected, Xun Yu is still the same Xun Yu." Guo Jia sighed and said, "Two generals, please write a letter to Xun Yu and tell him... you are not going, you just want to stay in Xiangli County."
After saying this sentence, Er Bao was stunned for a moment.
Didn't Prime Minister Tao ask us to infiltrate the enemy? Now the enemy has invited us over, but we won't go!
What's going on?
What's going on?
How to calculate what was agreed before?
Bullshit?
Looking at the confused look in Er Bao's eyes, Guo Jia advised: "Don't worry, the consequences of this matter will be solely on Guo. I have known Xun Yu for a relatively long time. Even if the two generals follow my instructions,
The only thing to do is to ensure that everything will fall into place naturally."
If someone else had said this, Erbao would have felt that the other person was bragging.
Although Guo Jia said it, it was no different from bragging, but due to his identity, Er Bao still chose to believe him.
…
The replies from the generals in various places were quickly collected and placed on Xun Yu's desk.
As soon as Cao Ren heard that Xun Yu had received replies from the counties below, he hurriedly came to see him.
When I saw him, I saw two large stalls of slips placed on Xun Yu's desk.
Xun Yu smiled and pointed at the slips on the table, and explained to Cao Ren: "I just separated them out. Those on the left are those who have asked for orders to come to Xuchang to help defend themselves. Those on the right don't want to come."
Cao Ren suddenly said "Oh" and said: "In that case, let's call over those county soldiers who volunteered?"
Xun Yu smiled slightly, raised his finger and pointed at the pile of slips written by people who had "voluntarily asked for help" and said: "These people... don't want it."
After saying that, he pointed back at another pile of slips and said: "Call these people."