Xiahou Yuan glanced at Zang Ba, waved his hand and said, "Go back to the camp first!" ”

At that moment, Xiahou Yuan returned to the camp with a large army.

Zang Ba looked puzzled and followed closely behind Xiahou Yuan. After returning to the camp, Zang Ba went straight to Xiahou Yuan's Chinese army tent and asked again, "Governor, can you say what the reason is?" ”

Xiahou Yuan said: "In the past, we used troops in Xuzhou, but Xu Shu could not defend it and did not fight us. Today, Xu Shu sent Zhou Tai to fight, and the soldiers sent were all elite in the army, and there was a faint tendency to fight hard. I guess that the war in the north must have come to an end, and Xu Shu also got the news, so he dared to send troops without scruples. ”

I have to say that Xiahou Yuan is really powerful, and he really guessed Xu Shu's thoughts.

Moreover, Xu Shu did get the news.

Zang Ba scratched his head and said, "Governor Dadu, whether Wang Can solves the alien races in the north or not, we have to use troops. For us, the war in the north cannot be intervened. The most important thing at the moment is to defeat Xu Shu, take Pengcheng, and then drive Xu Shu out of Xuzhou in a short period of time and control Xuzhou in his hands. ”

After a pause, Zang Ba said: "Only by controlling Xuzhou can we stabilize the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou." Without Xuzhou as a barrier to resist, Qingzhou and Yanzhou were exposed to the eyes of the Shu army, and the war was even more unfavorable. ”

Zang Ba's eyes burned, waiting for Xiahou Yuan's explanation.

Xiahou Yuan sighed and said, "Xuan Gao, your suggestion is correct, but it is out of place. If Xuzhou is captured strongly, it will definitely lose its troops in the end. Even if we defeat Xu Shu, when the army under Wang Can goes south, the Shu army attacks Xuzhou again, can we hold it? We can't hold Xuzhou, and the dead soldiers will die in vain. What we need to do now is to conserve as many troops as possible, and to build fortifications everywhere in preparation for the transition from offensive to defensive. ”

Zang Ba was shocked when he heard this, and felt that Xiahou Yuan was stupid and shouldn't do anything.

But no matter how Zang Ba persuaded him, Xiahou Yuan was indifferent and did not plan to fight a decisive battle.

In fact, Xiahou Yuan hoped that Wang Can would be defeated by the alien races in the north. Once Wang Can's army was defeated, Xiahou Yuan fought hard to lose his army to take Xuzhou, and then recuperate and hold Xuzhou. Now that Wang Can has defeated the alien races in the north, the soldiers are even more difficult to resist. Even if Xiahou Yuan took Xuzhou, he couldn't hold it, so he didn't dare to use troops anymore.

……

Yuzhou, Ancheng County.

Lu Xun was ordered to enter Yuzhou and sit in Ancheng.

After he arrived in Yuzhou, he immediately withdrew the troops stationed in the counties bordering Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and decisively gave up part of the territory north of Yuzhou. Subsequently, Lu Xun began a series of adjustments, using Yingchuan County as a barrier, and building fortifications in Chen County, Qian County and other places, unable to defend and resist Cao Ren's troops.

Even if Cao Ren was fighting, Lu Xun was strictly forbidden to attack.

In this way, Cao Ren is also helpless.

Cao Ren's troops were only more than 20,000, and most of them were infantry, and their strength was too weak to attack the city and seize the land. Lu Xun avoided but did not fight, so Cao Ren could only start a confrontation with Lu Xun and remained deadlocked. Lu Xun also had his own plans, except for the 30,000 army, he had no generals under his command who could fight well, so he chose to defend and waited for the results in the north to come out.

Thorn Mansion, study.

Lu Xun was in the study to deal with official business, and a soldier hurriedly walked in.

The soldier replied, "My lord, there is news from the north. ”

With that, the soldier handed the news to Lu Xun.

Lu Xun took the note, and after reading it carefully, his face showed excitement and nodded again and again. He thought for a moment, picked up the brush, quickly wrote a letter, then sealed it and handed it to the soldier, and instructed: "Pass the letter to Your Majesty, and do it immediately." ”

"No!!"

The soldier clenched his fists in response, turned and left the study.

Lu Xun's letter was actually a request for help, asking Wang Can to send generals to Yuzhou for support and prepare for a counterattack on Cao Ren. After all, there are only soldiers under Lu Xun's command, and there are no elite generals, so it is difficult to rush and kill on the battlefield. As long as there are generals who lead the army, coupled with Lu Xun's plan, Lu Xun is sure to defeat Cao Ren, so as to wave his army into Yanzhou and seize Cao Cao's birthplace.

……

In the northern land, although it is the beginning of spring again, there is still a cold wind.

Wang Can and Zhao Yun's army converged, entered Youzhou, and quickly took Youzhou.

The army did not stop, and Wang Can continued to use troops against Jizhou.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Can, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Fa Zheng, Sima Yi, Zhao Yun and others are discussing in the big tent. Fa Zheng and Guo Jia thought that they would directly attack Yecheng and approach the capital of Wei, while Sima Yi and Jia Xu thought that they would gradually devour the territory of Jizhou.

The people on both sides quarreled non-stop, but Wang Can sat still and did not speak.

The two sides insist on their own words and do not give in to each other.

Guo Jia smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, what are your plans?" ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Wang Can's mouth, and he said: "I agree with the plan of directly waving the army to attack Yecheng, approaching Yecheng, defeating the morale of the Wei army, and then defeating Cao Cao's army. ”

When Jia Xu and Sima Yi heard this, they knew that they must have gone south directly.

At this time, Shi Ah hurriedly walked in.

Shi A Dynasty Wang Can saluted and reported: "Your Majesty, I just received a letter from Gandu Governor. The army had wiped out the 60,000 elite horsemen of the Xiongnu, and beheaded the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Huchuquan, as well as Liu Bao, the king of Zuoxian, and the king of Youxian, Qubei. Now that the army has returned to the DPRK, it is estimated that they have arrived in Chang'an and are rushing towards Luoyang. ”

After a pause, Shi A said again: "Lu Xun sent a message, asking Your Majesty to send a fierce general to support, and he is ready to counterattack Cao Ren." ”

Wang Can thought for a while and said; "Order Zhang Liao and Huang Xu to return directly to Yuzhou, attack Cao Ren with Lu Xun, and start sweeping the territory of Wei."

"Send an order to Gan Ning, Tai Shici, Pang Tong, and Li Ru, and let them wave their troops into Luoyang, join Gao Shun and Xu Rong stationed in the Tiger Prison Pass, go east out of the Tiger Prison Pass, and attack Yanzhou."

"Summoned Xu Shu to turn defense into offense. Let him take Zhou Tai and Zhu Huan to the north to solve Xiahou Yuan as soon as possible. ”

Wang Can successively issued orders ordering the armies of the Quartet to surround Wei and launch a full-scale attack.

After Shi Ade's order, he hurried to convey the order.

Wang Can looked at the military generals of Wenchen in the big tent and said: "Now that the general trend has been achieved, and the army has surrounded the Wei State, there is no need for a procrastinating battle. I decided to lead a large army to drive straight in, directly approaching Yecheng, and attacking the capital of Wei. ”

Zhao Yun hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to be the vanguard." ”

Dianman also stood up immediately, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the last general is also willing to be the vanguard." ”

Dian Wei saw Dian Man stand up with a smile on his face. Today, Dianman has fully matured, especially after following Jia Xu to the hinterland of Wuhuan, he is even more decisive.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Zhong, Chen Zhi and others asked for war one after another, wanting to be pioneers.

Wang Can instructed: "Lü Meng, Dian Man, Wei Yan, Zhang Ren, and Chen Zhi listened to the order, with Lü Meng as the main general of the vanguard army, and Dian Man, Wei Yan, and Chen Zhi as deputy generals, leading an army of 10,000 to kill Yecheng." ”

"The last general obeys!"

The four of them responded with fists clenched, their faces filled with excitement.

Wang Can glanced at the generals below him again, and ordered: "Huang Zhong is the chief general of the left army and leads an army of 50,000 to advance; Zhao Yun served as the chief general of the right army and led an army of 50,000 to advance. The rest of the generals hurried with me and led the rest of the army to Yecheng. ”

As Wang Can's order was conveyed, the final decisive battle finally kicked off.