The hall that is not very glorious is full of white sails, and everyone who enters and exits it is dressed in plain clothes, with a sad face, and a coffin is also placed in the center of the hall, and the whole place has become a mourning hall. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The weeping in the hall was mournful, and many people were red-eyed and very sad. Just a little more glance can be seen, many people have no tears in the corners of their eyes at all, the so-called crying is just a response to the scene, the person in the coffin is not related to them, why cry so sadly?

Of course, there are also relatives of the deceased, which is extremely sad, not only for the departure of the deceased, but also many more realistic problems...

Looking at the coffin placed in the center of the mourning hall, Cao Cao, who was also dressed in plain clothes, had a sad face, but there was joy in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Qingzhou Yellow Turban was defeated by Yan Shao, most of them were annexed, and only a small number fled in Qingzhou, but they were also grasshoppers after the autumn, and it didn't take long to jump. However, this does not mean that Taiping Dao has completely declined, not to mention the two raised by Yan Shao's family, the yellow scarves in Jizhou, Yanzhou and Bingzhou are still rampant.

At least at the same time that Yan Shao defeated Xu He, the yellow turbans of several other states were raging everywhere, and Yanzhou was certainly one of them. Not long ago, Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, was killed by the Yellow Turban in the battle. Although Yanzhou is a small place, it cannot be left without an owner, Bao Xin and others admired Cao Cao very much, and immediately welcomed Cao Cao, who was the Taishou of Dongjun at that time, into Yanzhou.

In this way, Cao Cao, who was originally just a county guard, suddenly became a prince who could sit on an equal footing with others, how could Cao Cao not like it? If it weren't for the occasion, I'm afraid I'd already found a few friends to get drunk.

"Madam, please rest assured, the prince of the mansion took care of Cao a lot during his lifetime, if there is anything in the future, as long as he can handle it, he will go to the soup and fight the fire, and he will not hesitate..."Walking in front of Liu Dai's widow, Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

He didn't have any idea about Liu Dai's daughter-in-law, so it was not surprising that he was indeed a good woman, that is, the so-called wife. But there are also some aesthetics, and it is impossible to see one and go to the next. Not to mention that Liu Dai is a bad old man, his daughter-in-law is a few years different from him, and there will not be too much difference, at least a dozen years older than Cao Cao. You must know that Liu Dai has just passed away, and he can't take someone's widow at this time anyway, right? That would have done too much damage to his reputation.

Of course, this is also because Liu Dai's daughter-in-law is too old, otherwise there is no need to think about it so much.

I have to say that Cao Cao's love for wives is indeed from the heart, only a few of his many concubines are married, and most of the rest are other people's wives. Even his old boss did not escape his palm, of course, this does not mean that He Jin's daughter-in-law was also accepted by Cao Cao, it was He Jin's daughter-in-law.

Among Cao Cao's many wives, Mrs. Yin is He Jin's daughter-in-law. He Jin's son died early, leaving only his wife and a son, so Cao Cao included Mrs. Yin in the room, along with the son—————— some people think that Cao Cao wanted to win over the old ministers left by He Jin, that is, the forces that He Jin once left.

In fact, this is a very strange idea, not to mention how many years He Jin has been dead, even when he was alive, he was just a butcher, and he only became a general because he had a beautiful girl. The civil and military forces under the account have no loyalty to him at all, they all have their own ideas, purely because He Jin is a general will serve him, and He Jin will be scattered as soon as he dies.

What's more, when Cao Cao married Mrs. Yin, he was already commonplace, ranked one of the three dukes, and it was when the power was monstrous, so it was really necessary to win over the forces left by He Jin?

will do this, it can only be said that Cao Cao is a real lover of married women...

It's a pity that there are times when you get rid of it, such as the time in Wancheng...

That was also one of Cao Cao's worst defeats, and Chibi was of course the worst, but Wenwu did not lose a few. On the other hand, the scale of Wancheng may not be comparable to Chibi, but Dian Wei and Cao Ang died.

The former is his confidant, but the latter is the eldest son he intends to make his heir...

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Liu Dai's daughter-in-law is just an ordinary woman, at most she plays the role of a virtuous helper on weekdays, so she has no idea, and she only nodded gratefully when she heard Cao Cao's words.

"In this way, I will ask Mengde more in the future...", he wiped the corners of his eyes again.

"That's how it should be..."Cao Cao hugged his fists.

Liu Dai has been an official in Yanzhou for some years, even if it is to buy people's hearts, this is what he should do. Not to mention how much effort can it take to take care of a widow?

Madame didn't think much about it, she was already a very responsible person, and with Cao Cao's promise, she was much more at ease. But some of the people next to her looked very sad, that lady is a responsible person, Cao Cao can promise her so much, of course she is satisfied. But these people can understand the difference, and care, I'm afraid, is just care...

At most, when something happens, give some care, but don't think about anything else...

For Liu Dai's wife, this may be enough, but for others...

You must know that when Liu Dai was still the assassin of Yanzhou, they reaped countless benefits from it by virtue of their relationship with Liu Dai. Now that Liu Dai is dead, it's a little whimsical to think about it as in the past...

Cao Cao didn't pay attention to these people's thoughts, and after worshipping Liu Dai for a while, he took Wen Wen to leave.

"Originally, originally, now you and I are on the same starting line..."Bidding farewell to Liu Dai's wife, he walked out of the mourning hall, thinking of his own childhood, Cao Cao inevitably became a little proud.

It's no wonder that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have been small since they were children. The relationship is of course excellent, but there are times of competition in secret. While Cao Cao was close to this Fa Xiao, he secretly looked down on him—————— whether he was wise, charming, or courageous. Cao Cao is obviously stronger than Yuan Shao in every aspect, so it's no wonder he thinks so in his heart.

However, after the Sour Jujube Alliance, although the coalition army did not defeat Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, also gained great fame, and even the position of Dongjun Taishou before Cao Cao was given by Yuan Shao.

(Before becoming the assassin of Yanzhou, Cao Cao once broke the Qingxu Yellow Turban once, and when there was no owner of Dongjun, Yuan Shao appointed Cao Cao as the Taishou of Dongjun with this merit.) ）

Of course, it is excellent to be able to obtain a territory, but every time he thinks about it, Cao Cao always feels a little uncomfortable in his heart. Now that he and Yuan Shao are the masters of one side, they are extremely excited.

It's just that...

Just when Cao Cao was a little complacent, a person suddenly ran in from outside, but it was a subordinate in Cao Cao's mansion.

This person was supposed to be in the mansion to deal with things, but he didn't know how to end up here. Cao Cao Zheng felt a little strange, so he saw this person come to Cao Cao and hand Cao Cao a letter.

"My lord, this was just sent from Qingzhou..."

"Oh?" Hearing that it was sent from Qingzhou, Cao Cao was surprised, and hurriedly took the letter from Na Deploy's hand, and after only reading it for three or two minutes, he couldn't help but be surprised. "I don't want that Yan Fuxian to be so powerful..."

The content of the letter is exactly what happened in Qingzhou not long ago, after the capture of Le'an County, Yan Shao only stayed for a short time, and then waved his army westward again, and now he has entered the Qi country, and the army is besieging the city.

To say that Qi is indeed worthy of being governed by Qingzhou, even if it has been governed by Jiaohe for many years and has been in civil strife for a long time, the background is still not comparable to Le'an and other places. Not only are there more soldiers and horses, but there are also a large number of soldiers mobilized and mobilized, and the support of the Qi family for Zheng Qi is not comparable to Wang Xuan.

At least when he learned of Yan Shao's attack, the newly appointed Minister of Qi immediately mobilized all the troops and horses in the country—————— he really wanted to be an assassin like Jiao He or something, so that he could order Yan Shao. It's a pity that he has just ascended to the throne, and if he is self-proclaimed assassin, it will not work if no one recognizes him. At this time, there are only two people who can appoint him as a assassin, one is Dong Zhuo and the other is Yuan Shao.

The former now dominates the Beijing Division, and the Han family will fall into such a situation, Dong Zhuo can be said to have a lot of strength. Another is Yuan Shao, after the Sour Jujube Alliance, Yuan Shao's prestige reached its peak, as the leader of the coalition, Yuan Shao's prestige is even much higher than Dong Zhuo. After all, Dong Zhuo's reputation is too bad, and he has the reputation of a traitor, and he is tyrannical.

And Yuan Shao at this time? At least Yuan Shao in the early days was still relatively good, and he didn't have as many problems as he later did in the early days of entrepreneurship, of course, this is also related to the fact that his two sons have not grown up yet, and the strategists under him can unite more or less as one.

Whether it is the fame of the Yuan family, or the virtuous name of the corporal, it has made him a figure favored by many heroes at that time, if he can get the support of this person, Zheng Qi's name of assassination is really possible—————— anyway, now the Son of Heaven has no freedom to speak of, and the outside has long been a mess, there is no need to worry about the Son of Heaven will settle accounts or anything after the autumn.

It's just that there are two problems here, one is that he doesn't have any friendship with Yuan Shao, and he doesn't even have a family relationship. Don't look at him, Zheng Qi can be regarded as from a family, but his family is simply two worlds compared to the Yuan family. If he really planned to have a relationship with Yuan Shao, it is estimated that Yuan Shao would not even look at him.

On the other hand, Yan Shao had a relationship with Yuan Shao when he was in Luoyang, and the relationship between them when he was in the alliance was quite good, especially when he defeated Huaxiong and Lu Bu before the battle, which gave Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, a lot of face.

At the moment, Yan Shao and Yuan Shao do not have any conflict of interest, and it is really a bit whimsical to expect Yuan Shao to help him instead of Yan Shao.

As for the second one, of course, it's a matter of distance...

At present, Yan Shao is in a hurry to attack the city, and it is somewhat unrealistic to expect Yuan Shao to do so, not to mention anything else, how much time does it take to just make a round trip?

"I'm not as good as him..."Cao Cao sighed, and the joy of first winning Yanzhou was gone.

"Why should the lord be presumptuous..."The laughter came, and a personable scribe walked over, this person was Xun Yu, the chief strategist under Cao Cao. Yan Fuxian is a hero in the world, but the lord's assassination of Dong is also known to the world, when the princes of the Eighteen Roads will join the alliance, the other princes have different intentions and stop moving, only the lord leads the army to catch up, how can these measures be comparable to others? ”

Looking at this strategist he relied on the most, Cao Cao's spirits lifted.

No matter what Cao Cao did later, he was one of the most loyal princes of the Han family at this time. Kuang Fu Han is also what he often talks about, otherwise it would not attract a strategist like Xun Yu to be loyal to him—————— Yan Shao is under the Buli, Xun Yu is a hardcore royalist.

"Wen Ruo is right, it's really wrong...", he said with a hearty smile, not thinking about the previous things.

Seeing that Cao Cao quickly adjusted his mentality, Xun Yu looked secretly admired in his eyes.

Perhaps it is this unique charm that can attract the loyalty of many civil and military forces under Cao Cao's account.

"Yan Fuxian, Yan Fuxian, maybe you are really a rare hero in the world, but only this person in front of me is the capital of the overlord, and it is also ......... The master who can really make the Han family prosperous..."

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Linzi City...

Patches of ladders were erected on the city wall, and from a high altitude, countless soldiers flocked to Linzi like ant colonies, and thick smoke rose everywhere inside the city. Especially at the location of the city gate, there are even rushing cars pushed to the city gate under the adventure of the sergeants...

The moat, which had been used as an obstacle, had already been filled with gravel and sacks by the sergeants, and the rushing cars were constantly ramming against the city gate. It's just that I don't know if the soldiers and horses in the city have already blocked the city gate with wood and stones, no matter how the car hits, the city gate is not moving.

"This Linzi is worthy of being the seat of Qi State, and it is indeed a strong city..."

Guarded by many armor soldiers, Yan Shao stood on a well fence and was amazed.

It may be a little wrong to say that it is a well fence, this thing under Yan Shao's feet is obviously larger and stronger than the ordinary well fence, just like a monster. The city of Linzi is already a rare fortified city, but this well-like thing is almost flush with the city wall of Linzi.

But apart from being high, this thing is of little use for anything, like a well-fence to suppress the enemy army at the head of the city with arrows? It's not impossible, but only if...

It can be close to the city walls...

This engineering monster similar to a well fence was created by the skilled craftsmen in the army under Yan Shao's order, and it has only one use, that is, it is convenient for command. With such a thing, you can fully understand the situation of the city in front of you, and then deploy the soldiers and horses.

It's just that if something so huge wants to move like a well bar, it's a very difficult thing for the current technology. So far, this thing only has the characteristic of being tall, and it may take some time to be able to move like a well fence—————— but Yan Shao believes that this day will definitely not be too late.

And on this king-size watchtower, everything in front of him could not hide from Yan Shao's eyes. It's just that the battle situation in front of him is not optimistic, Linzi is the capital of Qi, the solidity of the city is undoubted, and the strength of Qi itself is very good, after a siege, the casualties of their own side are not small, but there is no sign of victory.

"Lord, I don't know if it can be like when I was in Le'an..." The tragic scene even Guan Hai frowned, hesitated for a while, and Guan Hai stepped forward to ask.

"General Guan's thinking is a little simple..."Without waiting for Yan Shao to answer, Dong Zhao next to him had already taken the first step to shake his head and smile bitterly. The matter of Le'an has already spread, how can Zheng Qi not be prepared at all? There are indeed some families in Linzi City who have contacted us, but Zheng Qi has taken close care of these people, as if he is afraid that they will betray him, so..."

Therefore, it is somewhat unrealistic to expect another betrayal from the family in the city.

Then Zheng Qi is not a fool, Wang Xuan has just been betrayed by the family in the city, how can he not guard against it? Not only are the city gates and other critical locations guarded by his cronies, but even his people are there in front of the gates of those families to monitor the movements

And it is completely different from Wang Xuan, this Zheng Qi is from a Qi family, and he does not have no foundation in Qi at all, not all Qi families plan to betray him, and things have become much more difficult—————— Wang Xuan is an airborne official, Zheng Qi is different, he is the product of Jiao He's internal political struggle after his death.

Hearing this, Guan Hai suddenly realized, but still asked. "Sir is so wise, isn't there any plan to take this city?"

Dong Zhao smiled bitterly for a while, not knowing what to say, but Yan Shao defended him. "Since ancient times, siege has been the most inferior strategy, to this point, the competition is the sophistication of the armaments of the two sides, the number of troops and determination, etc., it cannot be said that it is not less related to the strategy, but it is indeed not too much to do, so such things ultimately depend on the officers and soldiers in the army..."

That's true...

Sun Tzu said: In all the methods of using soldiers, the whole country is the first, the country is second, the whole army is the first, the army is second, the whole brigade is the first, the brigade is second, the brigade is second, the whole army is the second, the whole army is the second, and the army is second. Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and the good who is not good, the soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good who are good. Therefore, the first army is to attack and plan, the second is to attack the enemy, the last is to attack the army, and the last is to attack the city.

The best strategy for using soldiers is to use stratagem to frustrate the opponent and bring them to their knees. The second is to defeat the opponent diplomatically (e.g., to drive a wedge between its allies and isolate them). The second is to engage the enemy directly. The last strategy is to attack the city, and only take it as a last resort.

Because when it comes to the siege stage, you can only compete with the hard power of both sides, such as stratagems and the like are difficult to use—————— it's not really useless, at least some poisonous schemes beyond ordinary people's imagination are still very effective, the only problem is that the damage to fame is too great...

Yan Shaoke not only wanted to loot the Qi country, but planned to swallow it in one gulp, or even turn it into his own governing place, and it was a little inappropriate to use too brutal methods...

"But Zheng Qi did a great job, even the city gate was blocked..."

"This is also the only chance for this person..."Cheng Yu, who had not spoken next to him, listened and said lightly.

Whether it is a competition of troops, generals or strategists, Zheng Qi is at an absolute disadvantage. If the city gate is not sealed, it will not be long before Yan Shao breaks into the city, and everything will be closed at that time. The only way is to seal the city gate, on the one hand, you can cut off the connection between the family in the city and Yan Shao, and you don't have to worry about being occupied by someone to seize the city gate, and the other is to force Yan Shao to fight with him for the city wall, and this is precisely the bloodiest way to siege the city...