He muttered to himself: "Xuzhou is the belly of the Central Plains, across the Yellow River, relying on Mount Tai, extending in all directions, for Cao Cao, it must be very important." At present, most of the regular army in Xuzhou has been transferred, and there are less than 80,000 local troops, which are stationed in various counties. If I attack with all my might, I will be able to sweep all the way through. ”

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He thought about it for a long time.

It is possible to succeed in this move.

But it is necessary to plan carefully and not to lose too many troops.

The next day at noon.

Before the army set out, Gao Ranju will order troops.

"Ben has just received an order from the lord, let us attack Xuzhou with all our might!" Gao Ran said amazingly.

"Huh? Attack Xuzhou? The people were amazed.

Huang Long said: "General, attacking Xuzhou, our troops are insufficient, right?" ”

"I've thought about it, there are enough troops!" Gao Ran took out the map and said: "The Cao army in Xuzhou has been transferred by Cao Cao. After Zhou Yu attacked Yangzhou, Cao Xiu, the guard general of Yangzhou, transferred tens of thousands of elites from Xuzhou. The current Xuzhou is equivalent to an empty city. My 100,000-strong army swooped up, and I will surely make a contribution. Of course, the enemy will definitely be reinforced. ”

"Yanzhou, Xuchang, Yangzhou, and even Yuan Tan in the north are very likely to come to reinforcements. At that point, we'll be in a very passive situation. My idea is to take Xuzhou before the enemy's reinforcements arrive! ”

"Yu Poison, Huanglong."

"The last will be..." Two people came out of the ranks.

Gao Ran ordered: "With you leading 10,000 troops, go to Guandu to garrison." If Cao Cao sends troops and horses from Luoyang, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou to help, you must intercept them. ”

"No."

"Tao Sheng, Zhang Bai rides." Gao Ran pointed to the map behind him: "You also lead 10,000 troops, go to the northeast, bypass Zhencheng and Rencheng, and lie on the side of Mount Tai." If Yuan Tan comes to the rescue, you will be killed. ”

"Yes."

"Wang Fang, left beard and eight zhang." Gao Ran continued to shout: "You lead the army of 5,000 and stay in the village. In the event of Cao Xiu's attack on the camp, it is up to you to decide whether to fight or not. ”

"No..."

Wang Fang and his left beard are eight, and his head is full of stars.

What is war or not to fight, you have to decide for yourself?

What is the war?

Or not fighting?

Gao Ran didn't explain much, and continued: "Two hours later, the whole army marched towards Tan County, Xuzhou. I will personally lead you to capture Xuzhou! ”

"Yes..."

The generals all went to prepare.

Young.

Gao Lan's 100,000 army, except for Wang Fang and Zuo Zhangba's 5,000 people who stayed in the camp, the rest were divided into three parts and marched in three directions.

Cao Zhen, who was in charge of guarding Puyang, soon received the news.

His first reaction was that Gao Ran was tricking him, trying to trick him into sending troops to eliminate him in the wild. Therefore, he stubbornly defended Puyang, and he was not moved by how many parts Gao Lanjun was divided into.

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Gao Ran's entry into the Central Plains, Cao Cao also received the news.

He didn't worry too much.

Puyang has Cao Zhen's 30,000 elite garrisons, and Gao Ran is full of people, without Yuan Xi's giant beasts, the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, and it is impossible to capture Puyang. His mind was still in the direction of Xiliang.

Cheng Yu was inexplicably worried: "Prime Minister, our army has recovered Hangu Pass and Tongguan, and Chang'an is also in our hands." On the east bank of the Wei River, there are 10,000 elite garrisons of me, and the armies of Yuan Xi and Ma Chao, even if they make a comeback, it will not be easy to enter. The minister suggested leaving 30,000 troops to garrison, and my main force returned to Yanzhou, defeated Gao Ran first, and ensured that our Central Plains were safe. ”

"Zhongde is too worried..."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Yuan Xi took advantage of our army to fight in Chang'an and attacked Puyang on a large scale, just to contain the forces of our Central Plains and echo with Ma Teng's army. Now that Ma Teng is dead, the Xiliang army has retreated to Xiliang in defeat. His forces in the Central Plains have lost their effectiveness. I expect him to be a teacher soon. ”

"What the prime minister said is extremely true. Yuan Xi had just been annexed to the state and urgently needed to rest. Yuan Tan's Qingzhou army, which was also in the Hebei Plain, fought with the Jizhou army. Under such circumstances, Yuan Xi would not attack the Central Plains on a large scale. Gao Lan's 100,000 troops, perhaps to test our strength in the Central Plains, or to contain it, at best... He just wanted to capture Puyang, and there would be no further moves. Guo Jia said.

"Bong Hyo..." Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "After all, Gao Ran has 100,000 troops, how can we underestimate them?" In case his target is not Puyang, but Xuchang, Xuchang has less than 8,000 defenders, how can he hold it? ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Zhongde, you are in a hurry. I'm not done yet. ”

"Minister... It is also recommended that the prime minister return to the Central Plains first. Guo Jia saluted Cao Cao.

"What?"

Cao Cao said slightly angrily: "Didn't you say it, when Ma Chao and Han Sui fight, will we take the opportunity to collect Xiliang?" The enemy forces in the Central Plains were nothing more than a bluff. Xiliang is a big problem. ”

Guo Jia said: "Han Sui has been operating in Xiliang for many years, and there are still seventy or eighty thousand Xiliang troops, and they will not be easily eliminated by Ma Chao." The prime minister is waiting here, when can he enter the army? Besides, the Central Plains is in danger, and Yangzhou is also suffering from Zhou Yu's invasion. Jingzhou was also not recovered. How can the prime minister sit and wait? In case the Central Plains loses the war, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"yes, let's get back to the army quickly." Cheng Yu took advantage of the situation and said.

"Let me think about it."

Cao Cao walked in the hall, thinking a lot in his heart.

Although the Central Plains is in danger, Xiliang is close at hand, isn't it a pity to go now?

Is it to stay and capture Xiliang? Or do you want to go back to the Central Plains first and repel the enemy forces that invade the border?

"Report..." At this time, a soldier ran in: "Prime Minister, Puyang is urgent!" ”

"Didn't Cao Zhen just send an urgent report, why is there an urgent report? Get it! Cao Cao stepped forward quickly, took the battle report in his hand and opened it.

"Prime Minister, is Puyang lost?" Cheng Yu said worriedly.

"Puyang didn't lose, it was Gao Lan's army, and it went to Xuzhou. Cao Zhen guessed that Gao Ran might attack Xuzhou. Cao Cao said after reading the battle report.

"Not good!" Cheng Yu said anxiously: "The regular army in Xuzhou is less than 20,000. The local army has no combat effectiveness, and Gao Ran led 100,000 heavy troops to attack, and it must be impossible to resist. Xuzhou is in danger.... ”

Guo Jia said: "What's more worrying is Puyang. Cao Zhen knew that Gao Ran was going to attack Xuzhou, would he abandon Puyang and go to Xuzhou to help in the war? If Gao Ran kills a horse pistol, my Puyang will definitely be conquered. The minister suspected that Gao Ran was pretending to attack Xuzhou, but in fact he wanted to lure Cao Zhen out of the city and annihilate him in the wild. ”

"What Feng Xiao said is very true."

Cao Cao didn't hesitate any longer, turned around and said, "Order Cao Ren to lead 30,000 troops to garrison Chang'an." The rest of the departments rushed to Xuzhou with me in the starry night. In addition, Lao Zhongde wrote two urgent documents, one for Cao Zhen, telling him not to lead the army out of Puyang no matter what. The second path was given to Cao Chun, and he was ordered to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to Xuzhou to help in the war. ”

"Yes..."

Cheng Yu didn't dare to hesitate, and Long Feifeng wrote two documents.

Give the paperwork to the guards outside the door and hand it out.