Recalling the scene when they first approached Xuzhou City, Liu Bei remembered it vividly, and he was deeply worried about the current situation in Xuzhou.

Because at that time, in front of them was Cao Jun, who was like the vast Black Forest.

Their banners obscured the sky and the sun, their camps were impermeable, and the dust raised by the cavalry patrolling back and forth fluttered outside the Cao army's position, like an impassable barrier, warning those who wanted to approach them that this was a forbidden area, and no one should approach.

After Liu Bei arrived there with reinforcements, he watched Cao's position from a high place, first feeling shocked, and then gasping.

With such a strong army, how can we defeat them and rescue Xuzhou?

Seeing Liu Bei fall into deep thought, Tian Kai, who was walking with him, said: "Xuande, it seems that we can only stop here. ”

This Tian Kai is Gongsun Zhan's confidant and favorite general, and Gongsun Chan ordered him to be the assassin of Qingzhou and lead the affairs of Qingzhou.

At this time, Qingzhou is the place where Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan are most fiercely contested, Gongsun Chan handed over Qingzhou to Tian Kai, which shows that he has great trust in Tian Kai and believes that he can win the entire Qingzhou for himself, and Tian Kai has not lived up to Gongsun Zhan's trust, and has been going all out to fight for the hegemony of Qingzhou, and Yuan Tan, who also wants to occupy Qingzhou, fight to the death.

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard Tian Kai's words, and hurriedly asked, "Why did Tian Tingshi say this?" ”

Tian Kai rode a horse and walked to the side of the cliff, at his feet, there was a bottomless cliff, and on the opposite side of the cliff was the position of the Cao army under black pressure.

Tian Kai held a horse whip, pointed to the Cao army's position on the other side of the cliff, and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande thinks that the Cao army's lineup is better than my lord Bo Jue's Youzhou army?" ”

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, then arched his hand and said, "It's comparable." ”

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Tian Kai suddenly laughed and said: "Haha, Xuande is so modest, if you want me to say, the lord's Youzhou army is not as good as today's Cao army!" ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he was surprised, he was not surprised that Tian Kai praised Cao Jun's strength, but he was surprised that he, as Gongsun Zhan's confidant and favorite general, actually compared his own lord to his own father-in-law

What is your own majesty?

Liu Bei said: "Although Cao Cao's army is numerous, but in terms of elite, Bo Jue's white horse righteousness is famous all over the world, so that Wuhuan is frightened and does not dare to face the Central Plains, even Yuan Shao, in Hebei, he does not dare to underestimate Bo Jue's army, why does Tian Tingshi say that Bo Jue's army is not as good as Cao Cao's army?" ”

Tian Kai said with a smile: "I don't praise Cao Jun because I see a large number of them, but because I see their rigorous formation." ”

"Xuande, look!"

Tian Kai said, pointing at the position of the Cao army with a horsewhip, Liu Bei looked in the direction pointed by Tian Kai, only to see that the Cao army there was a little different from other places, surrounded by the outermost Cao army camp tent, a faint army passed behind the camp tent, and after a while, it disappeared in the vast army array, if Tian Kai didn't point to Liu Bei, maybe Liu Bei couldn't find this subtle change at all, and now after seeing it, Liu Bei suddenly realized: "Is it an ambush?" ”

Tian Kai smiled and said: "Yes, this Cao army's military formation, it seems to be disorganized, a large area of black pressure, but in fact, there is a lot of Qiankun, this peripheral army, the military formation is ordinary, if it is placed on the battlefield, it may be broken through by the enemy at any time, but the magic is that behind the peripheral army, there are hidden ambushes that are not easy to find, these troops, needless to say, must be the elite of the Cao army, you see that they act so neatly, it only took such a short time to exchange defenses, if it is not carefully observed, It just happened to be their rotation, and I guess I couldn't find out about their existence. ”

Zhang Fei on the side asked, "What's the use of this?" With this elite, it is not distributed outside, but it allows ordinary troops to block it from the outside and send them to death, but they hide inside, what else is the elite to talk about? It's just a coward! ”

Tian Kai laughed and said: "Yide doesn't know, it's not that Cao Jun doesn't want to do this, it's just that they don't have a way to keep the elite outside, and the weak army inside." ”

Zhang Fei asked with a puzzled face, "Why is this?" ”

At this time, Guan Yu explained: "I heard that the main force of the Cao army is the Qingzhou army that has just surrendered, although the number is large, but the training has not been long and it is not a climate, and the people who have slaughtered the people in various parts of Xuzhou before are the actions of these Qingzhou troops, I heard that even their commander was once controlled by it, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rebellion, such a one."

The army, no matter how large the number, is just a rabble, if there is no war, there will be chaos! Therefore, we need to find another way to let this Qingzhou army be controlled, so as not to start a war, and we will be in chaos first and crushed for thousands of miles. ”

This Guan Yu is not like the general fierce general, not only brave, but also familiar with the book of soldiers, there is a talent for commanding the army, he looked at the formation of the Cao army, he said what the problem is, indeed as he said, today's Cao army seems to be strong, but it is internal and external troubles, the Qingzhou army has a number, but it is unruly and untamable, disobey orders, once a big war breaks out, these half-bandit and half-soldier soldiers, it is easy to rebel and turn against each other, so, how to control this army, is the most difficult thing for Cao Cao to solve.

Zhang Fei said: "In this way, presumably Cao Jun is only a strong outsider, and he is vulnerable, when I Zhang Yide goes over to kill him and disrupt this army, then the eldest brother and second brother will lead the army to respond, and the Cao army will be defeated!" ”

Zhang Fei said that he was eager to try, and he lifted the reins and was about to ride away.

"General Yide, please slow!"

Just as Zhang Fei was about to rush out, a person stopped him.

I saw this man with a white horse and white armor, carrying a silver gun, handsome and heroic.

This young general was Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zhan's general, and together with Liu Bei, he set out from Youzhou to aid Tao Qian in Xuzhou.

Seeing that Zhao Yun blocked the way, Zhang Fei asked loudly, "Zilong, why are you stopping me?" ”

Zhao Yun said: "General Yide, please don't be impulsive, I heard that Cao Cao is good at using soldiers, not to mention that there are so many famous generals around him, his military formation is not so easy to break through, now the periphery of Cao's army seems to be loose, but in fact, it is hidden killing opportunities, if you rush in, it is very likely to fall into Cao Cao's ambush and fall into danger!" ”

Don't look at this Zhao Yun is young, but he is calm and calm, and good at analysis, after he saw Cao Jun's military formation, he vaguely felt that the formation was murderous, although Zhang Fei was brave, but if he rushed in recklessly, it was very likely that there would be no return, so he stopped Zhang Fei who was about to go out.

After hearing Zhao Yun's analysis, Liu Bei said with emotion: "I didn't expect Zilong to be so knowledgeable at such a young age, Yide, you should learn more from Xuelong, if you want to do it in advance, don't be so impulsive." ”