"Uh..."

Xu You was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "I haven't finished talking yet." ”

Xun Yu smiled and said, "Lord Xu, if you rely on these, you can defeat Lu Bu." Is it Yuan Shao's turn? King Wei had already pacified the Central Plains. If Lord Xu wants to persuade the King of Wei to send troops, he must come up with a real strategy. We need to know how to march and set up. ”

"Okay."

Xu You said: "I suggest that the King of Wei capture Nanyang County first. Nanyang is the gateway to Jingzhou, and it is also the weakest place to guard. The 200,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong can strengthen the momentum of attacking Nanyang. Luo Cheng, the governor of Jingzhou, has been famous for a long time, but he does not have many soldiers and horses in his hands. Especially after Lu Xun's 50,000 troops went north, he had fewer soldiers and horses in his hands. ”

The news was transmitted back to Yangzhou. The officials of Yangzhou, without Lu Bu's decision, would never dare to ignore the safety of Nanyang. Lu Xun's 50,000 troops had to be transferred back. Maybe he'll be transferred more. ”

"At that time, the king of Wei will be able to send troops, first defeat Gao Shun's border guards, and then approach Shouchun..."

After talking about the general strategy, Xu You said with a smile: "The people that King Wei fears are, first, artillery, and second, Li Yuanba, Xiang Yu and other fierce generals. And it's all in Yizhou. What else is there to be afraid of King Wei? If you don't hurry up and send troops to attack Yangzhou, when will you wait? ”

"Ahem..."

Cao Cao was tempted again.

looked at Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and the others, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Does King Wei know who is stationed in Nanyang County?" Xun Yu's expression was a little solemn.

"Who? Liu Bowen?! Cao Cao suddenly remembered.

"Exactly!"

Xun Yu took a deep breath and said, "Liu Bowen's talent, King Wei should be very clear. In the past, Lü Bu and Yuan Shu were at war, and my hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated in Huainan, which was planned by Liu Bowen for Lü Bu. Now that he is stationed in Nanyang, it is like an army of 100,000. He has 50,000 fine armor in his hands, known as the Thousand Banner Army. The minister didn't know what the Thousand Banners Army meant, so he sent someone to investigate, and it turned out that Liu Bowen's 50,000 people were specialized in the formation. Although he had never fought, King Wei thought about it, was Liu Bowen a wasted person? ”

The small flame that had just ignited in Cao Cao's heart was extinguished again...

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu You hurriedly said: "King Wei, the opportunity must not be lost, and it will not come again." It can't be because of a small Liu Bowen that the plan to attack Yangzhou is hindered. ”

"Little Liu Bowen?"

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing: "Ziyuan has lived in Hebei for a long time, I'm afraid I don't know Liu Bowen's intelligence." Even... My military advisor Guo Fengxiao often praised him for his careful planning, and he was ashamed. How can I underestimate it? ”

"Your strategy, which sounds good at first glance, is actually full of loopholes. The attack on Yangzhou, let's stop. ”

Cao Cao stood up and prepared to leave.

"King Wei..."

Xu You was unwilling to fail, and said eagerly: "Do you want to sit back and watch Lu Bu dominate the Central Plains?" Do you want to sit back and watch him take Yizhou first, and then take Xuzhou? If this is the case, it is nothing for my lord Yuan Benchu to retreat to Hebei, with the power of Hebei, there is no problem in holding on for several years. But how long can King Wei's Xu Capital hold on? The king of Wei is afraid of Liu Bowen, but the king of Wei must know that sooner or later you will have a battle, so why do you need to hide? ”

"You go back to the inn and wait, let me think about it..."

Cao Cao hesitated, but still did not completely refuse Xu You.

"Let's all retreat."

"No."

After Cao Cao left.

Cheng Yu said: "Lord Xu should go back to the post house and wait." After the king of Wei decides, he will send someone to tell you. ”

"You are all advisors that King Wei relies on, and you should be persuaded more."

"Persuade what? We're not in favor of sending troops. Xun Yu replied.

"Uh... Count me as talkative. ”

Xu You's face twitched a few times, and he brushed his sleeves and left.

The next day, at noon.

After careful consideration, Cao Cao summoned Yuan Shao's envoy Xu You.

Xu You was full of expectations: "King Wei, are you ready to send troops?" ”

Cao Cao stared at Xu You's eyes: "I want to know the true situation of the Battle of Tanxian." Don't tell me again... How much the Yangzhou army lost. How much did you lose? How was it defeated? What is the combat effectiveness of the Yangzhou army that went to Xuzhou? How many of your Black Flag Army, the First Dead Soldiers, are still alive? ”

This series of questions is to the point.

Xu You's face was ugly, and it was difficult to answer, but he couldn't help but answer. After thinking about it, he arched his hand and said: "King Wei, the Yangzhou army that went to Xuzhou is very strong in combat.... ”

"You're lying."

"Didn't you lie?"

Cao Cao said: "According to the detailed report I placed in Yangzhou, although there are 200,000 people in the Yangzhou army who went to Xuzhou, most of them are new soldiers. Only Mu Guiying's 10,000 Danyang soldiers are counted as elites. The rest did not experience a big war. Tell me, how strong? Do you want to tell me that although the Yangzhou army is strong, you still hit them hard. And then report the number of casualties to me less? ”

Seeing through by Cao Cao at a glance, Xu You couldn't help but shudder, and said in his heart: "Why did Cao Mengde suddenly become shrewd?" ”

"Xu Yu... We've had a decades-long relationship, and you can't fool me. ”

"How dare you be."

After thinking about it for a while, Xu You knew that he couldn't hide it from Cao Cao, so he simply told him about the situation of the battle of Tanxian. However, Xu Yu did not dare to say anything about the heavy damage suffered by the Black Flag Army and the Xiandeng Dead Soldiers, and Cao Cao would definitely not send troops if he said it.

After listening to Xu You's 'truth', Cao Cao was a little surprised: "So... Yuan Shao's elite has already been lost in the battle of Tanxian? And the Yangzhou army that entered Xuzhou, there are still hundreds of thousands? ”

"Nope. My most elite 20,000 first-ascended soldiers and 20,000 Black Flag troops are still safe and sound. ”

"Safe and sound? You just said that you were ambushed by Fan Lihua and Mu Guiying, and you were chased and killed by Zhang Liao, how could you be safe? Cao Cao originally had a glimmer of hope, but now he didn't dare to use troops at all.

Think about Yuan Shao's 300,000 elites, but he can't beat 200,000 Yangzhou recruits. What worries him the most is that Fan Lihua has already defeated Yuan Shao without using artillery, if he uses artillery, won't Yuan Shao be defeated again?

"King Wei..."

"You don't have to say any more!"

Cao Cao has made up his mind: "I will not send troops." I advise you to go back quickly, let Yuan Shao prepare carefully, and don't be ambushed by Fan Lihua again. Also, it is impossible for the Yangzhou army to go to Xuzhou without artillery. The 400,000 troops besieging Xiapi had better spread out and spread out into four or five large battalions, so as not to be bombarded by artillery and defeated again and again. ”

If Fan Lihua was here, she would definitely reach out to cover Cao Cao's stinky mouth.

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