With Liu Dai's death, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban continued to go deeper into the hinterland of Yanzhou.

Seeing that the power of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is getting stronger and stronger, the Yanzhou officials led by Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, have appointed Cao Cao to serve as the Yanzhou pastor, because no one in Yanzhou dares to take the initiative to take over the Yanzhou Mu, after all, the strength of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is too strong, and the premise of serving as the Yanzhou Muster must be able to defeat the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and the person with this ability is Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao was supported by officials throughout Yanzhou, he first shirked it before agreeing to succeed him as the pastor of Yanzhou.

The first thing Cao Cao did after taking office, he gathered all the troops of Yanzhou, totaling 50,000 people, and assembled them in Chenliu County, Yanzhou.

At the same time, after the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army beheaded Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, and captured Changyi County, the seat of Yanzhou, these Yellow Turban Army were all stationed in Changyi County, because the prosperity of Changyi County made the Yellow Turban Army have no time to fight and start to enjoy it.

After Cao Cao gathered a large army in Chenliu County, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, followed Cao Cao on the expedition.

After setting off from Chenliujun, Cao Cao sent a lot of scouts along the way to find out the news, after all, knowing oneself and knowing the other party can not be defeated in a hundred battles.

As Tanma continued to bring back the news of the Yellow Turban Army, Cao Cao and Bao Xin also learned about the Yellow Turban Army's inability to stay in Changyi County.

Knowing the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army, Cao Cao ordered a halt to his march, as it would be difficult for him to win if he fought hard.

When the Yanzhou army was repairing in situ, Cao Cao convened the generals under his command to discuss.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was stationed in Changyi County after killing Liu Tingshi, and we rushed to attack the other with our own shortcomings, I think that if we want to win, only by bringing the Yellow Turban Army out can we have a chance of winning."

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin answered: "Cao Zhoumu, you have already made up your mind like this?" ”

"Exactly! I want to send an advance force to Changyi County to lead the battle, as long as the Yellow Turban Army takes the bait, then I have a sixty percent chance of completely destroying the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. ”

"Sixty percent sure? It's already very high, Cao Zhoumu, I want to act as a bait to attract the Yellow Turban Army for you. ”

Hearing Bao Xin volunteer, Cao Cao hurriedly replied: "Lord Bao, it is dangerous to act as a bait, so don't take risks with your noble status!" ”

"Cao Zhou Mu, it is precisely because I am the prime minister of Jibei that I can attract the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, if I send a general casually, I am afraid that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Military will not pay attention to it, at that time, Cao Zhou Mu's strategy will not be wasted? What's more, I have a general who can save my life. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao looked at Yu Ban beside Bao Xin and replied: "Since Lord Bao has made up his mind, then I can't persuade him again, so I will ask Bao Da Caries to be the bait." ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

Subsequently, Cao Cao arranged for 10,000 people to be sent to Bao Xin to act as bait.

After Bao Xin asked Yu to gather 10,000 soldiers and horses at the forbidden point, he immediately led his troops to kill Changyi County.

At the same time, Cao Cao also began to arrange the rest of the things.

"Yuan Rang, you lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush in the woods near Changyi County, and when Lord Bao attracts the Yellow Turban Army to pass by, you will lead your troops to kill, whether it is white or night, you must kill it."

"The last general obeys!"

Immediately after, Cao Cao arranged it again.

"Miaocai, you lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush by the river behind the woods, once the Yellow Turban Army pursues, you will also lead your troops to kill, remember, no matter whether it is white or night, you must kill it."

"The last general obeys!"

Then, Cao Cao arranged for Cao Ren.

"Zixiao, you lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush on the road behind the river, and when the Yellow Turban Army pursues you, you will also lead your troops to kill like Miaocai and Yuan Rang, remember, whether it is white or night, you must kill it."

"The last general obeys!"

In the end, Cao Cao said to Cao Hong: "Zilian, you and I are ambushed in the valley behind the road, the Yellow Turban Army must be exhausted after the first few battles, as long as we throw down the falling rocks to seal the valley, the Yellow Turban Army will no longer have the strength to resist." ”

Cao Hong also agreed immediately after receiving the order.

After the arrangements were made, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Cao all took action themselves.

At this time, Bao Xin, who acted as the bait, also led his troops to approach Changyi County.

When Lin Hua, the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal in Changyi County, learned that another official army was coming, he smiled disdainfully and then ignored it at all, because an army of Wanrao could never be his opponent, after all, he was sitting on hundreds of thousands of troops, even if one person could drown Bao Xin's army with a mouthful of spit.

After Bao Xin led his troops to the city of Changyi County, he found that the Yellow Turban Army did not react at all.

Seeing this situation, Bao Xin was very embarrassed, because Cao Cao's instruction to him was to lure the enemy deeper, if the Yellow Turban Army did not go out of the city, then what kind of enemy would he lure!

At the same time, when Bao Xin's subordinates saw that the Yellow Turban Army had no intention of paying any attention to them, he immediately wanted Bao Xin to say: "My lord, these Yellow Turban Army are enjoying themselves in the city, if we don't make some plans, I'm afraid they will definitely not leave the city." ”

"Wen Ze, what is your best plan?"

"My lord, these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are huge, they will soon run out of food if they stay in one place for a long time, why don't we put a fake news to seduce these Yellow Turban Army."

"Wen Ze, what do you want?"

Yu Ban followed, and came to Bao Xin's ear and muttered.

After listening to Yu Ban's strategy, Bao Xin replied suspiciously: "Will the Yellow Turban Army believe this news?" ”

"Lord, we might as well give it a try!"

"Okay, there's nothing you can do right now anyway, just do what you're doing."

"Thank you, Lord."

Then, Yu Ban came to the city single-handedly and shouted: "The yellow turban thieves in the city, listen, the new state pastor Cao has gathered an army of 100,000 troops in Chenliu County and is ready to come to crusade against you, and those who know each other will quickly open the city and surrender, if you don't want to go out of the city, Cao Zhou Mu can also use 100,000 stone grain to consume you." ”

The listener is intentional.

When one of Lin Hua's subordinates heard about the 100,000 stone grain, he immediately returned to the city to report the news to Lin Hua, because the consumption of two or three hundred thousand troops was no joke.

When he learned from his subordinates that there were 100,000 stone of grain in Chenliu County, Lin Hua immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Is there really so much grain in Chenliu County? ”

"Qu Shuai, I heard about the official army with my own ears just now."

"Officers and soldiers! That's right, it must be that these officers and soldiers don't take us seriously like the ones before, since they know where there is food, then it's time for us to move, give me an order, and we will go out of the city to meet the battle now. ”

When Lin Hua's subordinates heard this, they immediately ran to give the order.

As the military order was handed down, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army took up their weapons one after another and then followed Lin Hua out of the city.

When Bao Xin saw that Yu Ban's strategy really worked, he immediately said to Yu Ban: "Wen Ze, the Yellow Turban Army is really out of the city!" ”

"My lord, our strategy is half complete, and the next step is to attract the Yellow Turban Army to withdraw to the position ambushed by Caozhou Mu."

"Wen Ze, in order to better attract the enemy army, we should first fight with the Yellow Turban Army and then withdraw, otherwise, the Yellow Turban Army is likely to see through."

"My lord, we only have 10,000 people, and if we fight, it will be difficult to retreat!"

"It's okay, if you want to defeat hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, how can you succeed without taking some risks?"

Seeing Bao Xin like this, Yu Ban had no choice but to reluctantly agree.