"General, the army of Cao Jun has arrived in Leling County."

"Isn't it slow!" Xu Shu muttered to himself, turned to Dian Wei and said, "General Dian, can the scouts find out the commander of the Cao army?" ”

"General, look at the flag, the commander of the Cao army is Cao Cao!"

"Cao Cao!" Xu Shu looked a little surprised, it seemed that Cao Cao's purpose was the same as what the lord thought, and he didn't just come to aid Yuan Shao.

"He ordered Tian Yu, the general of the Left Army, to send troops to Yangxin, try to cross Ma Chehe, and advance to Pingyuan County (now Huimin County, Shandong); He ordered Geng Wu and Min Chun, the generals of the Right Army, to send troops to Dongguang (now Dongguangdong, Hebei) to raid Xiuxian (now south of Jingxian County, Hebei Province), and feint to stand by. ”

"No!" Dian Wei clenched his fists and received the order, his eyes flashing with essence.

Cao Cao? I want to see what the princes who are most feared by the lord are capable of. After Xu Shu was appointed as the general of Zhendong and replaced Tian Yu as the commander, Xiang Ao told Xu Shu many times that he must be careful of Cao Cao. even warned Xu Shu that as long as Cao Cao was not allowed to break through the Bohai Sea defense line, this battle would be Xu Shu's first achievement. Although Xu Shu didn't mean to look down on Cao Cao in the slightest, he still felt that his lord was too cautious.

No matter how capable Cao Cao is, he is just a mortal. Thinking that when he was just crowned, he followed the lord to fight in the south and the north, and experienced countless laughing wars, Cao Cao Xiang relied on his experience in crusading against the Yellow Turban, and he was afraid that Cao Cao would not succeed. Xu Shu thought so, and studied the map carefully in the military camp tent outside the overlapping city alone.

The whole territory of Qingzhou is crossed from west to east by the Maji River, the Yellow River, Luoshui and Jishui, and at the same time, there are river systems of different sizes intersecting each other, there is no hidden terrain, and it is difficult to march rapidly. In most cases, the two armies face each other, and in most cases, it is difficult to have an effective strategy to calculate each other except to overwhelm each other with a dignified position. Compared with Cao Cao's army, the rear of the Youzhou army with Xu Shu as the main commander did not have rivers such as the Yellow River as a natural danger barrier. If Xu Shu is lost, then Cao Cao's army will drive straight into the hinterland of Bohai County, which Xiang Ao took a lot of time to capture.

In addition, Qingzhou is Yuan Shao's territory, no matter whether Xiang Ao gains or loses, in the short term, the impact on Cao Cao is not obvious. In this way, it is obvious that the two opposing armies, Xu Shu, as the coach, should be under more pressure.

Although Xiang Ao was very jealous of Cao Cao, Qingzhou was a battlefield between Yuan Shao and himself, and even if Cao Cao came, he would definitely not be completely dedicated. Otherwise, Xiang Ao would have personally led the troops and went to the Bohai Sea to suppress the formation, so he could rest assured. Moreover, in the deliberations of Jia Xu and others, they all thought that Cao Cao sent troops to Qingzhou, and he was definitely not really as Yuan Shao's thug, and he must have other plans.

At this time, in the Cao Cao military camp outside Leling City, the lineup of generals can be said to be the first in the world. There are not only Cao Cao himself, but also Cao Cao's important military advisers Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu, as well as personal guards Xu Zhu, generals Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen, Le Jin and others. If it weren't for Cao Cao's most trusted group of civil and military generals, I'm afraid everyone would think that Cao Cao was going to have a decisive battle with Xiang Ao.

"I didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so anxious!" Guo Jia sat cross-legged, slightly upside down on top of the table, and with the other hand, he casually lifted the wine jug and poured wine into his mouth, shaking his head with great disdain and sighing in a low voice. All the civil and military generals in the tent shook their heads helplessly, a little dissatisfied with Guo Jia's posture. However, Cao Cao's forbearance of Guo Jia made everyone dare not say more, so they could only listen

Let it be.

"In this way, the purpose of the lord's dispatch of troops this time is a little easier." Xiahou Yuan took over with some excitement and said excitedly.

When Xun You heard this, he said solemnly with a calm head: "General Miaocai, don't underestimate Xu Shu, the general under Xiang Ao. This person has followed Xiang Ao's southern expedition to the north for many years, and has a close relationship with Mr. Shui Jing and Pang Gong, with outstanding wisdom, and is faintly known as the first commander of the state. ”

"Hahaha..."As soon as Xun You said, Cao Cao laughed loudly and said: "What about Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi's superior strategy? I have Fengxiao, Gongda, and Zhongde to help, can't I still be worth Xu Shu alone? ”

"What the lord said is very true!" Guo Jia raised his hand, sat up straight, put down the wine jug in his hand, waved at Cao Operation, and smiled confidently: "Since you are here, Jia has a small plan, which can rub Xu Shu's majesty." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "What is the best plan for Feng Xiao?" ”

"Xu Shu is an extraordinary person, who can be dangerous and positive. I'm afraid that it will be difficult for ordinary strategies to deceive Xu Shu's ears and eyes. Guo Jia's face became extremely solemn and said: "In this case, the lord is stationed in Leling, restraining Xu Shu's main force, and then raising the army to move westward, going north to Dongguang, and after taking Dongguang with thunder, he will threaten Nanpi." ”

Cheng Yu on the side heard this, nodded slightly, the confrontation between the two armies Tang Zheng, and the surprise of the army, will definitely make Xu Shu jealous.

"Even if our army is defeated, we can abandon Dongguang and retreat to Banxian. In this way, with Xu Shu's cautious attitude, he should be more stable and will not send troops easily. As long as Xu Shu can be contained, he will block the pressure of the whole front battle for Yuan Shao, expressing the sincerity of the alliance between the lord and Yuan Shao. Second, the lord can send a secret room to deal with Kong Rong of the Beihai Kingdom with peace of mind. ”

When Xun You and Cheng Yu heard this, they looked at Guo Jia with bright eyes. Originally, it was thought that after the lord arrived at the border of Qingzhou, he would fight with Xiang Ao's army for several rounds before secretly plotting against Beihai. I didn't want Guo Jia to say anything, and immediately started to plan for Beihai.

When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed and said, "Feng Xiao is really my son!" ”

The strategists and generals present were all handsome among the people, and they understood the key point of Guo Jia's plan in a blink of an eye. Xiang Ao started a war with Yuan Shao on all fronts, wanted to destroy Yuan Shao, and his intention to occupy Jizhou was unabashedly displayed to the public, and Xiang Ao definitely did not want to set up a new enemy at this time. Moreover, Xiang Ao's layout of Jizhou is not something that Cao Cao's princes can stop, unless Cao Cao can persuade Luoyang Lu Bu, Hedong Baibo and Xiliang Ma Teng to use troops against Xiang Ao at the same time.

In this case, Cao Cao sent troops to help Yuan Shao, firstly, following the requirements of the Yanzhou and Xuzhou families, and he could also leave a good influence on the world's families. Third, since Yuan Shao is not against Xiang Ao, why not take this opportunity to include Qingzhou under his command and increase his weight in the future? Although Jizhou has a large population and fertile land, compared with Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Yuzhou, Jizhou is occupied by Xiang Ao, which is also dispensable.

It's just that Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others didn't expect that in such a situation, Xu Shu dared to take the initiative to send troops and still had ideas about his tens of thousands of troops. And Xu Shu didn't expect that Cao Cao would suddenly send troops to raid Dongguang before he figured out his army. There is mental arithmetic without heart, and there is no mental arithmetic with heart. The first battle between Xiang Ao and Cao Cao started so unexpectedly.

Although on this trip, Cao Cao took Guo Jia, Xun You and Cheng Yu with him

, but the purpose of Xun You and Cheng Yu coming was more to plan for Beihai Kongrong. The only one who really fought against Xu Shu was Guo Jia. Cao Cao so blatantly left the base camp and went north to conquer in person, but he took the initiative to involve the two major forces of Yingchuan Liu Bei and Yangzhou Sun Jian.

After the military order was issued, Xiahou Yuan, as the commander of the left army, and Cao Zhen as the deputy general, led 20,000 elites, marched at full speed, and attacked Dongguang. The Youzhou army, which attacked first, under the leadership of the locals Geng Wu and Min Chun, raided towards Xiuxian.

"Sacrificial wine, it's not good!"

"What are you doing in a panic?" Guo Jia angrily whispered to the scout who was arraigned. Cao Cao's military law was very strict, even Guo Jia, when he was the commander, Guo Jia was not allowed to drink, Guo Jia was feeling bored at this time, and was even more upset by the panicked shouts of the scouts.

The sergeant took a few big breaths, calmed himself down, and hugged his fists at Guo Jia and said: "Sacrificial wine, the scouts from the east have come to report that there are 10,000 Youzhou cavalry who crossed the Mache River and attacked Leling. ”

"Huh?!" Guo Jia was stunned in disbelief, and the state cavalry, Xu Shu actually took the initiative to attack?

"Tell me carefully!"

"General, the Youzhou cavalry seems to have been prepared, the lord only set up camp here yesterday, and today the Youzhou cavalry is less than a hundred miles away from the camp, and it is not clear where to cross the river from. The commander's banner is 'Tian'. ”

"Tian?" Guo Jia frowned slightly, and kept flipping through the famous generals surnamed Tian in his heart. Could it be the generals under Gongsun Zan of Youzhou in the past? But there doesn't seem to be the number one person surnamed Tian... Guo Jia thought for a long time to no avail, shook his head helplessly, and continued to ask: "Have you found a white horse?" ”

The scout sank his head, pondered for a moment and replied uncertainly: "There is a way, but there are not many scattered in the army, maybe it is the general's mount?" ”

For some reason, after receiving such news, Guo Jia actually breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he had let go of his burden. It's not that Guo Jia is afraid of cavalry, but that there is no natural danger to defend in the Leling realm, and the only ones that can be used as a barrier are only a few crossings of the Maji River. If the former powerful White Horse Yi was attacked by light cavalry, Guo Jia would be difficult to resist.

"Quickly send someone to inform the lord of this news!" Guo Jia came back to his senses, and suddenly thought of Xun You, Cheng Yu and others who rushed to Beihai with Cao Cao, and his brows furrowed again.

Although Cao Cao and the others crossed the Yellow River to the south and went to Beihai in disguise, the sudden appearance of 10,000 elite cavalry made Guo Jia's heart skip a beat, as if he felt that something bad was about to happen.

"Wait!" Guo Jiayu stopped the scout who was about to leave and continued to order: "Send someone to inform General Miaocai of the news again, and let General Miaocai be cautious!" ”

"No!" The scout walked away quickly, not thinking much about it.

What a Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi! Guo Jia looked at the back of the scout who was leaving quickly, and admired in his heart. Unexpectedly, Xu Shu actually thought of going with himself, and tried to fight fast and slow, giving the other party a dismount.

However, although 10,000 cavalry should not be underestimated, Guo Jia, who had been prepared for a long time, only smiled excitedly, and looked forward to Xu Shu's performance even more. Perhaps this time to send troops to Qingzhou is not as boring as imagined. Guo Jia thought so, laughed, regardless of the military order, picked up the liquor he had hidden in the camp tent and drank it violently.

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