Mi Zhu has returned to Xuzhou from Jizhou, and Mi Zhu has also served Yuan Chang, so Mi Zhu doesn't care at all about who Xuzhou belongs to. If it weren't for Yuan Chang to let him return to Xuzhou, after Liu Bei became the assassin of Xuzhou, he would have helped Liu Bei, and Mi Zhu would have been ready to move the Mi family to Jizhou.

In fact, Mi Zhu also had some doubts about why Yuan Chang cared about the direction of Xuzhou. At the same time, how could Yuan Chang be sure that Xuzhou would be taken over by Liu Bei? All of this was full of doubts for Mi Zhu, but Mi Zhu did not go against Yuan Chang's intentions and faithfully carried out Yuan Chang's orders of Yuan Chang. First of all, Mi Zhu has chosen to be loyal to Yuan Chang, Mi Zhu is a sincere gentleman, not a person who sways from side to side and slashes on both sides, therefore, Mi Zhu has identified Yuan Chang as a lord;

Hearing Tao Qian's words, Mi Zhu took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Lord Assassin Shi, it is true that as General Cao Bao said, I still have 200,000 troops in Xuzhou, so there is no need to be afraid of Cao Cao. However, General Cao Bao knows better than us how the Cao army is fighting, even if he has an army of 200,000, he cannot completely hold Xuzhou. As for the imperial court's crusade against the army, it is even more impossible, and the imperial court is now too busy to take care of itself, how can it take care of the local forces with its troops? There are still verbal and written criticisms by various forces, how can it relieve Xuzhou's urgent needs? Therefore, his subordinates thought that if they wanted to solve the crisis in Xuzhou, they could only rely on Xuzhou to save themselves, and no one else could rely on them. ”

As soon as Mi Zhu opened his mouth, Cao Bao's opinions were vetoed, before. Mi Zhu is because the Mi family still wants to take root in Xuzhou, so naturally he will not publicly tear his face with Cao Bao. However, now Mi Zhu has clearly taken refuge in Yuan Chang. Naturally, there will be no more worries. Moreover, Mi Fang and Mi Zhen followed Yuan Chang in Bohai County, and he could also give it a go and let everyone know the strength of his Mi family.

When Cao Bao heard Mi Zhu's words, his face suddenly turned gloomy. Mi Zhu completely denied his opinion without the slightest scruples, it was simply fanning his face in public, but Cao Bao thought about it a little. I also know that the opinion I just made is really brain-dead. Therefore, he could only stand aside with a black face, and he wanted to listen to what constructive opinions Mi Zhu could say. If only he had found the loophole. He also wants to make Mi Zhu look good.

Listening to Mi Zhu's words, Tao Qian nodded slightly. Among his so many subordinates, Mi Zhu can be regarded as one with outstanding ability, but unfortunately Mi Zhu is not the same path as him. If Mi Zhu is completely submissive to him. The Mi family's wealth is fully supported by Tao Qian. Tao Qian's strength can definitely be doubled. Just like Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou this time, even if the combat strength of the soldiers is not as good as Cao Cao's, if the number is large enough, there is no need to be as frightened as now. Thinking of this, Tao Qian's dissatisfaction with Mi Zhu was even more serious. Thinking to himself in his heart, when the crisis in Xuzhou is solved, he can no longer take care of the head and tail, and eradicate the Mi family in a resolute manner.

"What Mi Beijia said is very true. It's just that Mi Beijia also said that Xuzhou's troops are not as good as Cao Cao. How can you save yourself?"

Seeing Tao Qian's worried face, his wrinkled face wrinkled, Mi Zhu secretly shook his head in his heart. Today's Tao Qian is really weak and old, and Cao Cao's army has not yet attacked the city, and it is already in such a posture. Moreover, this time Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou and killed him on a large scale, also because Tao Qian was looking for death himself, and he actually went to kill Cao Song's family. If it weren't for that, although Cao Cao would have invaded Xuzhou, he would not have done so. Although it was Cao Cao who slaughtered the city this time, the target of the people's abuse was not only Cao Cao, but Tao Qian was also among them. The reason is naturally Tao Qian's doing.

I think that when Tao Qian first served as the assassin of Xuzhou, although his ability was not very outstanding, he was also wise and decisive. It not only quelled the Yellow Turban Uprising in Xuzhou, but also promoted Tuntian and resumed production. Therefore, in these years, Xuzhou will become one of the world's major grain-producing states, and Tao Qian's contribution is not small. However, as he grew older, Tao Qian became more and more incompetent. The subordinates appointed are all children of big families, and they are also a group of incompetent people, and some talented but low-born talents are rejected by Tao Qian. Therefore, Tao Qian's merits can only be said to be half of the merits.

If Tao Qian had the same ability as he did at the beginning, even if Mi Zhu would not be loyal to Tao Qian, he would not have the idea of serving others. The reason why Mi Zhu came to this point is Tao Qian's own fault, and he can't blame others.

Mi Zhu shook his head secretly in his heart, but he still took a step forward, pointed to a certain location on the map of Xuzhou and said: "My lord, look, there is a mountain named Ershi Mountain in the northwest of Xiapi, this mountain is steep and steep, not to mention that Cao Jun has never passed through this mountain, even the people of Xuzhou, few people dare to climb this mountain." Nine times out of ten, the people who passed by this mountain fell off the cliff and died. Therefore, the adults only need to set up a checkpoint on this mountain, and order the guards not to engage the other party, and the Cao army will be safe all the way!"

"Haha, Zizhong is really my son's room, with Zizhong here, Xuzhou can be guaranteed!"

Tao Qian listened to Mi Zhu's words and immediately stroked his palms and praised him. Whether or not he had the same idea in his heart, no one knows.

For Tao Qian's praise, Mi Zhu did not say anything, but secretly slandered himself in his heart, if a character like himself can be compared with Zhang Zifang, then at least thirty percent of the people in the world can be said to be Zhang Zifang. Set up a level in Ear Lion Mountain, and you can think of it with a little thought. The reason why Tao Qian couldn't think of it was because Tao Qian was already in chaos under the threat of Cao Jun, and he didn't even bother to think about basic thinking, but relied on his subordinate officials.

"Your Excellency is falsely praised!"

Mi Zhu responded lightly, and he didn't bother to say anything polite to Tao Qian, and then said: "And this road of soldiers and horses led by Cao Cao, according to its marching speed, I am afraid that Keri will be able to march to the city of Peixian." Cao Cao used soldiers like a god, and the military law was strict, and the soldiers under his command were all good at fighting. Under normal circumstances, Pei County would have been captured by Cao Cao in a few days. However, this time Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou with a large number of killings, slaughtering the city at every turn, although many people were suspicious of this matter. However, the subordinates thought that the guards of Pei County would not be so unwise in such a situation. The guards of Pei County will definitely defend Pei County. Subsequently, the adults can personally raise an army of 100,000 to rescue Pei County, so as to strengthen Pei County. Defending Pei County for a year and a half is safe. As long as the adults hold on until the Cao army runs out of food, they will win without a fight!"

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Listening to Zizhong's words, I am like an initiation! In this way, Cao Jun is no more than Erer, what are I worried about, hahaha!"

After listening to Mi Zhu's words, Tao Qian's face suddenly showed joy. It seems that Cao Cao is nothing more than a paper tiger in his eyes. And Mi Zhu saw Tao Qian's reaction like this, and he sneered in his heart. Mi Zhu's suggestion is naturally no problem, and it is also quite pertinent. Under normal circumstances, there is indeed no problem in garrisoning Peixian and waiting for Cao Cao to withdraw his troops. However, it is also said that this is under normal circumstances. You must know that Cao Cao has a lot of strategists, and the grade is more than a hundred times higher than that of Tao Qian's strategists. Are those counselors vegetarians? It will really be according to Tao Qian's wishes. Is it really a fool to be so consumed with you?

However, Mi Zhu didn't say much, so he let Tao Qian get scared, and when there was an accident in the future, what kind of face Tao Qian would have, Mi Zhu was also looking forward to it.

"In this case, we will act according to the strategy of Mi Driving. General Cao Bao listened to the order and immediately ordered his troops and horses. Send a general to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to set up a checkpoint next to Ershi Mountain to stop Cao Cao's soldiers and horses. General Cao Bao, you personally ordered 150,000 soldiers and horses, and set off for Pei County on the same day. I will let Cao Cao know how powerful my Xuzhou soldiers are. ”

Since listening to Mi Zhu's suggestion, Tao Qian swept away the decadent color, and his face was full of spirit, as if he had foreseen the scene of Cao Cao's retreat. In addition, Tao Qian selected 20,000 from his 30,000 Dangyang soldiers, although Mi Zhu said that as long as 100,000 troops were stationed in Pei County, Pei County would not be lost. However, just in case, Tao Qian still cautiously summoned an extra 20,000.

Tao Qian is really old, this is the thought of Mi Zhu or many officials present.

Under normal circumstances, the 20,000 defenders of Pei County, plus 100,000 soldiers and horses supported by Tao Qian, while Cao Cao only had 50,000 soldiers and horses, which was more than enough to hold Pei County. However, Tao Qian still had to gather 20,000 more soldiers and horses. It seems that the gathering of these 20,000 soldiers and horses is just a matter of words, but the additional 20,000 soldiers and horses will consume more grain, grass and materials, and at the same time, more people will have to be recruited. Xuzhou is a rich land, it does not mean that Tao Qian is very rich, if every time there is a war like Tao Qian's waste, even if there is a billions of money from Mi Zhu, it will not be able to bear it. Besides, because of the news of Cao Cao's massacre, the people in Xuzhou are already panicked, and then such a large-scale recruitment of people will make the people's hearts unstable, if this continues, Xuzhou will be in chaos sooner or later. If there are people with ulterior motives fanning the flames, Xuzhou will immediately fall into a dire situation.

However, Tao Qian is the biggest official, and he has decided in this way, who will stand up against it? Mi Zhu naturally will not stand up and persuade Tao Qian, not to mention that Mi Zhu has already taken refuge in Yuan Chang, just saying that Tao Qian sent people to kidnap Mi Fang and Mi Zhen has already angered Mi Zhu. If it weren't for Yuan Chang's persuasion, Mi Zhu would have had the intention of sending someone to assassinate Tao Qian.

The next day, just after dawn, the army in Xiapi City set off for their respective battlefields in two ways.

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Youzhou, Fanyang County, Tongxian County, the government office

"Smack!"

Gongsun smashed the extremely delicate wine cup carved in his hand on the ground, his red eyes showed a devouring light, looked at the soldier kneeling in front of him, gritted his teeth and roared and asked, "What did you say?

The soldier was frightened by Gongsun Xu's appearance, and his body couldn't stop shaking. However, he still endured the fear in his heart, lowered his head and said again: "Major General Qiyu, Fangcheng is lost." The defending general Gongsun Tao was killed in battle, and the deputy general Yang Kuan surrendered to the enemy. Subsequently, the reinforcements sent by the major general were also ambushed by the enemy, and General Wu was killed, and his soldiers were either killed in battle or surrendered. According to the spies, the enemy army was preparing to set out from Fangcheng and attack the north gate of the county. ”

"Ah, bastard, bunch of useless things, get out of here, get out!"

Finally, after confirming that he had heard correctly, Gongsun Xu suddenly roared loudly. If it weren't for the fact that there was still a trace of reason, I am afraid that Gongsun Xu might have already drawn the sword at his waist and killed the soldiers in front of him with a sword.

Seeing that Gongsun Xu was so angry, the soldiers hurriedly fled from Gongsun Xu's camp, and after running out of the camp, they stroked their chests and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he felt a chilling killing intent enveloping him, and he thought that Gongsun Xu was going to kill himself to vent his anger. Fortunately, Gongsun Xu didn't do this, and he saved this little life.

"Guan Jian Jun. Now that Fangcheng has been lost, what should our army do? You have also seen the combat power of Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses, and it is really strong. Just stationed at this south gate. Our army was under great pressure. If the opponent's soldiers and horses attack from the north gate, I am afraid that they will not be able to resist it, what good plan can the Guan Jian army have?"

Perhaps it was the influence of the news brought by the soldiers, Gongsun Xu was also dizzy, and even asked Guan Jing about his strategy against the enemy. This gave Guan Jing a little headache, but for a while, he couldn't say a word for a long time. If you ask Guan Jing how to appease the people, how to increase the government's income, and so on. Guan Jing didn't even need to hesitate, and he could immediately say a suggestion. However, the strategy against the enemy. Guan Jing really couldn't think of it.

Gongsun Xu panicked because of the bad news at the beginning, and after waiting for a while, he roughly recovered. Looking up at Guan Jing's embarrassed look, he immediately knew that he had asked the wrong person.

"Yuan Chang's corporal is strong, and hard fighting is not a good strategy. The only way to outwit it is to outwit it!"

Gongsun Xu also knew that Guan Jing must be embarrassed in his heart now. Therefore, he did not continue the question just now, but changed his head and brought the previous question lightly.

"The subordinates are incompetent, but they can't think of a strategy against the enemy, and I ask the young man to punish him!"

"Guan Jianjun, this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't have to blame yourself!"

After Gongsun continued to comfort Guan Jing softly, he lowered his head and pondered. None of the officials under his command can be of any use. It seems that you can only rely on yourself. Gongsun Xu still didn't believe it, relying on his many years of combat experience with Gongsun Zhan. I can't think of a way to deal with it.

"Yuan Chang's corporal is strong, and it is not a good strategy to fight hard, only to outwit. Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses were divided into two roads, and as long as one of them was broken, the danger of Tongxian would inevitably be lifted. Perhaps, it can turn defeat into victory because of this. It's just that how to outwit it? Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses are divided into two roads, two roads..."

Gongsun Xu seemed to forget Guan Jing beside him, and muttered to himself, as if he had forgotten everything around him.

And as time passed, Gongsun Xu felt that he had grasped a clue, but this clue disappeared in an instant, and he forgot about it for a while.

"Young boy, do you mean that you want to divide the troops into two ways to resist Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses?"

Guan Jing stood beside Gongsun Xu without saying a word, and asked cautiously, for fear that he would disturb Gongsun Xu's train of thought.

"Exactly!"

Gongsun nodded again and again, and then a look of joy flashed on his face, and he exclaimed: "Guan Jian Jun is right, Yuan Chang dared to divide the soldiers into two teams, and the soldiers under his command can also become more and more powerful regardless of the Heavenly Tribulation. That's right, a certain army can be divided to conquer Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses, and victory will definitely belong to us!"

Gongsun Xu was uncertain at the beginning, but in the back, he became more and more convinced of his own idea, and secretly decided to divide his troops to attack Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses.

Yuan Chang's troops and horses were divided into two routes, Yuan Chang's side commanded a group of soldiers and horses, with 30,000 troops, while Han Sui's side divided troops and horses, roughly 20,000 troops. In this case, it is only necessary to divide the troops to attack, and after taking one of the soldiers and horses, the remaining soldiers and horses will not be a problem.

Maybe it doesn't take much thought, Gongsun Xu just thought for a moment and then had an idea.

Now there are 40,000 troops in Tongxian County, while Yuan Chang outside the city only has 30,000 troops. With a difference of 10,000 soldiers, Gongsun Xu still didn't dare to go out of the city to fight with him, what was the reason?

The reason is very simple, that is, the fear of the opponent's fierce general breaking through his formation. Assuming that Yuan Chang's soldier is an arrow, then an ordinary soldier is the shaft of an arrow, and a shining general is the arrow of an arrow. As long as Yuan Chang uses those fierce generals as arrows, at that time, his own formation will inevitably be charged. Therefore, in this case, even if Gongsun Xu had an advantage of 10,000 soldiers over the other party, Gongsun Xu did not have the courage to go out of the city to fight.

Today, however, the situation is somewhat different.

Yuan Chang had two soldiers and horses, but the other road was only more than 20,000, and the number was small. The key problem is that this army is not led by strong generals. Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, two fierce generals, are still calling for battle outside the city, so the possibility that the other army has no fierce generals is basically certain. Therefore, Gongsun Xu's heart should have decided on the idea of sneak attack.

"Guan Jian Jun, there will be a heavy task handed over to you, and I hope Guan Jian Jun will not shirk!"

Gongsun Xu looked at Guan Jing with a serious face, and his tone was very solemn. Now that he wants to divide his troops to attack, Gongsun Xu naturally wants to choose a person to lead the army, but Gongsun Xu, as the general of Tongxian County, cannot leave. Otherwise, the strategists under Yuan Chang's command would definitely be able to find the clues. Therefore, the only thing that Gongsun Xu can rely on is Jingjing. Of course, Guan Jing is still doing his old job, that is, exercising the power of supervision, and as for the generals who command the troops, they are naturally held by others. Gongsun Xu would not have been so sick that he would be treated in such a hurry to let a civilian official who could not command the army take on such an important duty.

"The young boy has orders, and he should obey them. ”

Guan Jing responded with a straight face, and then, Gongsun continued to inform Guan Jing of his thoughts. The generals who commanded the army acted according to their own orders, and Guan Jing was responsible for supervising whether the generals carried out their orders. In addition, Gongsun Xu also handed over his Bai Ma Yi to Guan Jing by dividing 100 people to ensure Guan Jing's safety. Although Guan Jing is now fighting with him, he is an official that Gongsun Chan relies on very much, and Gongsun Xu does not dare to let Guan Jing be hurt in the slightest.

That night, Gongsun Xu's deputy general and Guan Jing led the 30,000 soldiers and horses allocated to them by Gongsun Xu to set off overnight, preparing to ambush Han Sui's soldiers and horses on the road. As long as Han Sui's 20,000 soldiers and horses are resolved, it will inevitably deal a fatal blow to Yuan Chang, and it may also affect the morale of Yuan Chang's subordinates.

"Kill!"

"Rush!"

The next day, as soon as the sky was dawning, Yuan Chang's army was already shouting and posing as a siege stance. It's just the same as before, the besieging soldiers just walked around the city and then returned to their own formation, and there was no intention of attacking the city at all. If it had been before, Gongsun Xu would have been furious. However, now that he has a countermeasure, what else do he need to be angry about? When his own army has solved Han Sui's 20,000 soldiers and horses, when the time comes, he will see what kind of face Yuan Chang will have.

The one-day siege battle ended with numerous feints, and then Yuan Chang summoned his men to discuss in the tent.

"Strategist, what do you think of today's siege warfare?"

Yuan Chang asked softly with a smile on his face. Looking at Yuan Chang's smile seems a little weird, could it be that Yuan Chang has some conspiracy again?

"Haha!"

Guo Jia laughed out loud when he heard this, and said happily: "Lord, you already have the answer in your heart, so why do you ask Yu Jia? But since you have asked, Na Jia will give the lord a definite answer." Judging from today's siege situation, the soldiers in Tongxian seem to have decreased somewhat. If Jia's prediction is correct, Gongsun Xu will definitely divide his troops to ambush General Han's soldiers and horses!"

Guo Jia's words were light and light, as if he was simply explaining one thing. Not only did Guo Jia behave very indifferently, but Yuan Chang, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Yu Ban and others all had calm expressions. It seems that Gongsun continued to make such a move, which was expected by them for a long time.

"Haha, Gongsun Xu still thinks he is very smart. But he didn't know that all his thoughts were calculated by you, the military advisor. This time, it's time to take the county seat. ”

"Haha!"

The loud laughter in the tent seemed to break through the sky, making people wonder what kind of thing had happened that was worthy of Yuan Chang and them.

However, it was said that in Fangcheng, that is, on the day when Gongsun Xu decided to divide the troops, Han Sui left Yang Kuan and his soldiers and horses to garrison Fangcheng. Han Sui led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses to pass through Fangcheng, preparing to go to the north gate of Tongxian and Yuan Chang to attack Tongxian on both sides. As long as Tongxian County is taken, on the way to Zhuo County, there will be no obstacles, and the soldiers will easily come to Gongsun Zhan's original lair. Although Gongsun Chan has moved the administrative office to Jixian County, Gongsun Chan has been operating in Zhuo County for many years, and its significance is also quite important. If Zhuo County is lost, it will be a big blow to Gongsun Zhan.

After leaving Fangcheng, while Han Sui ordered the army to advance, he also took out the tricks that Guo Jia gave him before leaving. After opening the bag and browsing it carefully, Han Sui was stunned. However, immediately a smile appeared on Han Sui's face, and he secretly said in his heart that he was worthy of being a military advisor.

Then, Han Sui arranged it, just waiting for the other party to take the bait. (To be continued......)