In the blink of an eye, the beginning of February.

Xiangyang City, Jiangfu.

Listening to the edict of the Son of Heaven, Liu Biao frowned, it seems that Cao Cao can't beat Zhang Xiu for a while.

"Uncle Liuhuang, take the order!"

After the father-in-law finished reading it, his voice said sharply.

Liu Biao took the edict, was in a trance, and watched the eunuch leave.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since Cao Cao issued this edict, it seems that he and Zhang Xiu are inseparable, do you think I should respond to the edict?" Liu Biao glanced at everyone in the hall and said in a deep voice.

"Lord, my subordinates think that this edict can be accepted but not responded, otherwise if Zhang Xiu is defeated, Cao Cao's generals will come to the city, so our army will face Cao's army, which is not a good deed."

"My lord, my subordinates thought that this edict should be answered. Zhang Xiu arrived in Nanyang for less than a year, and there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and even Cao Cao was helpless to deal with him, I am afraid that this person is not here.

If the lord takes advantage of the situation to destroy Zhang Xiu, it will be a blessing for the people of Jingzhou! ”

For a while, everyone offered suggestions.

Liu Biao hesitated, and seeing this, Cai Mao chuckled and said: "Lord, my subordinates think that they can accept the edict but do it slowly." The lord can send tens of thousands of water steps, tun and the riverbank.

At the same time, scouts can be sent to investigate the movements of the two armies, and when both sides are defeated, the lord can raise troops to fight, level Nanyang, collect all the remnants of Zhang Xiu, and even the lord can cover up and kill Cao Cao.

Victory can directly take Yanzhou, and then dominate the world. If defeated, retreat to Nanyang and divide one side. ”

As soon as Cai Mao's words came out, he immediately attracted many civil and military nods and approvals, so sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, neither helping Cao Cao nor Zhang Xiu, but stationed troops on the riverbank.

When the two of them lose the battle, Liu Biao only needs to send a general to lead the troops to attack Xinye.

Hearing that everyone around him agreed, Liu Biao hesitated: "But Zhang Xiu belongs to my Northern Domain after all, if he is cut down, won't he be spurned by the people of the world?" ”

"The lord's words are wrong, the edict is here, the lord is just ordered to beg the thief, how can the people of the world spit on it?

What's more, after winning Zhang Xiu, the lord can be in the name of the Qing monarch, gather the princes of the world, and send troops to Xuchang, if he wins, the lord will be a loyal minister of the Kuangfu Han family, isn't it? ”

Listening to Na Wenchen's words, Kuai Liang was quite speechless, there was such a stupid person, did Liu Biao seem to be thinking about the person on the side of the king?

Immediately said: "Lord, Cao Cao is powerful, and it is not a good strategy to blindly march forward, not to mention that the previous step is that the lord is ordered to fight the thief, and the latter step will lead the army to attack, or fall into the hands of others, and you can't do it." ”

"Zirou is reasonable!" Liu Biao's originally sunken face smiled again, he didn't want to help the Han family, isn't it uncomfortable to be a soil emperor now?

"Cai Mao listened to the order, and you immediately organized 20,000 water divisions and 30,000 foot soldiers, and went to the north of the Han River to Tunjun Fancheng, saying that there were many water thieves on the river, and they were ordered to suppress the thieves."

"No!" Cai Mao happily accepted the order.

Although Zhang Xiu has wooed their Cai family many times, Zhang Xiu's identity is limited after all, compared to Cao Cao, who has the Son of Heaven, they tend to vote for Cao Cao.

Of course, whether it is the Cai family or the Kuai family, it is only a symbolic response, otherwise it would not be a delayed camp, but a strong army to attack Xinye and break the enemy in one fell swoop.

The reason why they did this was to see who was more powerful between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu, and who was more powerful, and who they were more inclined to, of course, provided that they dared to take Jingzhou.

…………

In the blink of an eye, in mid-February,

Looking at the Cao army that was receding like a tide, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, this was the third day that the Cao army had attacked so strongly.

At this point,

Xu Shu came quickly, with anxiety on his face, and said hurriedly after a few steps: "Lord, Lord, Lord, something bad happened!" ”

Zhang Xiujian's eyebrows frowned slightly, holding a blood-stained sword, and said in a deep voice: "What's wrong?" ”

Xu Shu glanced at the soldiers around him.

Zhang Xiu had a bad premonition in his heart, raised his hand, and the soldiers on both sides left willingly, retreating more than 20 steps.

"Lord, there is an urgent message from Ganning, there is an abnormal movement in Jingzhou, Liu Biao sent tens of thousands of water steps, and now in Fancheng, Jiangbei, it is said that it is to exterminate the water bandits, but in fact, he wants to use troops against us!"

Xu Shu's pupils shrank, and his voice trembled.

"Garrison Fancheng?" Zhang Xiujian raised his eyebrows, "This Liu Biao doesn't care about the name?" ”

"Lord, I'm afraid it's Cao Cao's trick! However, Cao Jun should have gotten the news before our army, but he led the army to fight to the death. ”

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and analyzed.

"Obey the edict but do it slowly? Didn't he want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, he was really not afraid that his old teeth would be broken? Zhang Xiu's voice was cold, and his eyes burst with murder.

"Lord, at present, whether Liu Biao wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, or wants to attack our army, he should be on guard! Otherwise, if Xinye loses, the three armies will be defeated. ”

Xu Shu said urgently.

Zhang Xiu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Pegasus urgently reports to Gan Ning, so that he has full authority to listen to the order and Jia Xu, be sure to beware of Liu Biao, and defend Xinye." ”

After speaking, Zhang Xiu looked at the withdrawn Cao Jun.

Is this the Three Kingdoms? I am deceitful and intrigued, and it seems that I am still too tender.

But then, he can't stand in the city and defend it, he must defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, and he must win a big victory, otherwise Nanyang may be uneasy, so he has no place to stand.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu fell into deep thought, he tried to recall all kinds of military books and strange strategies, he was thinking about the way to break the enemy.

That night, Zhang Xiuliang fell asleep for a long time.

However, he thought about it all night, and there was only one thing that could push the decisive battle and produce victory or defeat.

That is, grain!

In ancient times, when marching and fighting, grain and grass were the lifeblood of the three armies, and almost all battles would send people to attack each other's grain routes.

Among them, the most famous is the Battle of Guandu, where Cao Cao attacked Wuchao in the starry night and defeated Yuan's army.

Perhaps, he could make some of the fuss.

…………

The next morning, Zhang Xiu got up early.

When he was washing, he also sent someone to summon Xu Shu.

Less, in the study.

At this time, Xu Shu came quickly and said, "Lord, what's the matter with calling you?" ”

"Yuan Zhi, at the moment, our army is suffering from the enemy, and we can't delay it any longer, I want to use tactics to break the enemy."

"Defeat the enemy with a trick?" Xu Shu was stunned, "What does the lord want to use?" ”

Zhang Xiu didn't answer, but asked: "Yuan Zhi, how much grain and grass are there in the city at present?" How long can I pay for it? ”

"Grain and grass?" Xu Shu didn't understand for a while, and replied: "Lord, Yecheng still has a hundred days of surplus grain, and the current grain supervisor is Li Xu." ”

"Oh~? Is there only half a month's ration left? Zhang Xiu raised her eyebrows, quite surprised.

Xu Shu: "??? ”

"Lord, it's a hundred days' bread, not a half moon!"

The corners of Zhang Xiu's mouth rose, "I said there is still half a month left, then there is half a month left." Immediately sent people to Pegasus to Xinye, and asked Jia Xu to prepare 100,000 grains of rice. ”

"In addition, Ren Cai Fan is the grain supervisor and leads the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to transport grain."

"Lord, Cai Fan rebelled against the lord and sought glory, how could he let him bet on ......" Speaking of this, the corners of Xu Shu's eyes shrank, and he asked in surprise: "Lord, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Military rations are the most important of the three armies, how can I hand them over to such a villain. But if I force Cai Fan to surrender to Cao Cao again, and let him secretly communicate with Cao Cao's surprise attack on the grain transportation node, what do you say Cao Cao will do? ”

Zhang Xiu looked solemn and asked.

He didn't know if his plan was feasible or not.

"If this is the case, Cao Cao will definitely not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I am afraid that he will gallop overnight and destroy this batch of military rations." Xu Shu thought about it for three breaths and said solemnly.

Speaking of this, Xu Shu's eyes froze, and he said urgently: "Isn't the lord trying to lure the enemy deeper?" ”