In the hall, only Cao Zhen and Xu Shu remained. There are also Zhang Hu and Chen Tai who accompany them.

Zhang Hu is the son of Zhang Liao, Chen Tai is the son of Chen Qun, both generations of the father and son are officials in the Wei State, and the official position is not low, so Zhang Hu and Chen Tai are both generals trusted by Cao Zhen, and they are not idle people.

Xu Shu looked at Zhang Hu and Chen Tai, and then said, "Two generals, please go out and watch, no one is allowed to enter." ”

Xu Shu: This is obvious in the branch of Zhang Hu and Chen Tai.

Zhang Hu and Chen Tai hesitated for a moment and looked at Cao Zhen, while Cao Zhen nodded slightly and motioned for the two to go out first.

At this time, Cao Zhen also felt quite puzzled, this Chen Tai and Zhang Hu, their fathers Chen Qun and Zhang Liao are all people trusted by Cao Cao, Chen Qun is a civil official, and Zhang Liao is also a top generation among the generals, it can be said that their family has been linked to the Wei State, and they are also the most trusted generals of Cao Zhen today.

Xu Shu is the prime minister. It's impossible not to know this, but still have to separate them, which makes Cao Zhen feel extraordinary.

"Prime Minister, ...... you are"

"General, please be calm." Xu Shu looked around cautiously, and then slowly stretched his hand into his arms, took out a piece of brocade, and handed it to Cao Zhen.

Seeing Xu Shu's solemn expression, Cao Zhen couldn't help but step forward, took the brocade with both hands, and opened it carefully.

"Ah, this is ......" Cao Zhen's face changed color abruptly, and then a hint of joy rose, and he exclaimed in a trembling voice: "This, this is Xingyang's defense map!" ”

The "Xingyang" in Cao Zhen's mouth is not the Xingyang City, but the entire Xingyang area.

Xingyang is a military important place in history, Xingyang has a chasm in the east to connect the Huai River and Surabaya, the north is adjacent to the Yellow River, the south is adjacent to the Suohe River and the Song Mountain, and the west is connected to Luoyang through the Tiger Prison, the terrain is dangerous, and the transportation is convenient. It is known as "two Beijing belts, three Qin throats". To be precise, the Xingyang Defense Area is not only Xingyang City, but also includes the Tiger Prison Pass and dozens of nearby Ao Cang. Most of these Ao Cang began to be established in the Qin Dynasty, and the grain and garrison in the Ao Cang were associated with the main city of Xingyang and the Tiger Prison to form a set of three-dimensional defense lines. In front of this three-dimensional line of defense. Even Cao Cao suffered a big loss back then, and his soldiers were defeated.

If it is only a city, a defense map is not so important, but if you face the three-dimensional defense of Xingyang, a complete defense map will have a lot of significance, and the Cao army can completely attack those weak places and attack what it will save.

After a long time, Cao Zhen gradually eased up, and Cao Zhen also realized that he had indeed lost some of his temper just now.

"Prime Minister, this picture is real, how did you get it?" Cao Zhen asked, but then Cao Zhen felt that he had asked a very stupid question, how could he take a fake drawing to himself according to Xu Shu's identity?

"General, of course this drawing is true. As for where it came from......" He paused, and then said, "I beg your pardon for having no comment. ”

"Huh?" Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of dissatisfaction rose in his heart, and then. This dissatisfaction turned into confusion again.

Cao Zhen is Cao Cao's righteous son and a general, and there is nothing in the court that needs to be hidden from Cao Zhen, but now, Xu Shu didn't tell himself, which made Cao Zhen feel dissatisfied, and then Cao Zhen felt puzzled, what was the important thing to hide from himself.

Cao Zhen glanced at the defense map of Xingyang again. This defense map is very detailed, and such a detailed defense is definitely not something that one or two spies can find out, let alone one or two, even a dozen or even dozens of peripheral spies cannot get such a detailed map.

The only possibility is a mole.

Then Cao Zhen took a closer look at the layout of those Ao Cangs, and immediately thought that there were so many Ao Cangs in the Xingyang area, and each of them had garrisons, and it was definitely not something that ordinary spies could do. Those who can come up with such a detailed defense map must be the upper-level generals of the Han army.

"Who could it be?" Cao Zhen lowered his head in confusion. In Xingyang City, there are only a few high-level generals, but if you think about it carefully, no one can be a spy sent by the Wei State.

"What's going on?" Cao Zhen looked at Xu Shu next to him, and Xu Shu was still sitting there with a smile on his face.

"Prime Minister, this ......"

"General, you don't have to guess, this matter can reach your ears through my mouth, and you must not let others know. This picture, we don't get it easily, if there is a slight mistake, Taizu's decades of hard work will be in vain. Xu Shu said solemnly.

Cao Zhen nodded a little abruptly, the implicit meaning of Xu Shu's words was that the spy was sent by Cao Cao to Liu Bei's subordinates, if too many people knew the origin of this drawing, it would definitely be exposed.

Cao Zhen tried hard to recall, he had been by Cao Cao's side for some time, Cao Cao took Cao Zhen as his own son, and he almost didn't talk about it, but Cao Zhen heard of this treacherous thing for the first time.

After thinking about it, Cao Zhen still felt that there was a strange feeling in this, if this spy was really sent in by Cao Cao back then, why did he even hide it?

Maybe Xu Shu felt Cao Zhen's doubts, I saw Xu Shu sigh slightly, and then said: "General, this picture was personally given to me by His Majesty, and I was also surprised when I got it, but I waited for the courtiers." When you know the advance and retreat, if Your Majesty has no intention of revealing it, what are we...... Grace ......"

Xu Shu moved Cao Rong out this time, which really made Cao Zhen's confusion dissipate a little. This is the heart of the emperor since ancient times, it is the most difficult to guess and the most impossible to guess, if this is Cao Ei's arrangement, then there must be Cao Ei's own reason. It's not a good thing to be idle and figure out your intentions.

"Prime Minister, since that's the case, then I won't ask more." Cao Zhen sighed slightly, but a sense of loss rose in his heart.

Cao Zhen is a member of the Cao clan. But in this kind of big thing, Cao Rong obviously trusts Xu Shu more, think about it, Cao Zhen fought everywhere for the Wei State, repeatedly made war exploits, and worked very hard, but in the end, Cao Rong still trusted Xu Shu the most, which made Cao Zhen disappointed, but also a trace of sour vinegar.

"If the general is not at ease, it is better to follow this diagram and try to attack, I am willing to stay in Chen Liucheng for the general, just in case. If this drawing is fake, or other accidents, Shu can also lead the troops to respond. Xu Shu continued.

Cao Zhen nodded slightly, according to Xu Shu's meaning, leave a few people in Chen to pick up Cao Zhen, and if there is any accident ahead, Xu Shu can also lead the troops to respond. This is indeed a sound approach.

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll bother the prime minister, but how many people does the prime minister need?"

"Hehehe, the soldiers are fine but not many, one or two thousand people are enough! Moreover, this Chen Liuna is the rear of the general, the place where grain and grass are supplied, and these 100,000 people, which can also be used for military purposes if necessary. ”

"Okay, then I will allocate 20,000 elite soldiers for the prime minister's dispatch."

……

Xu Shu walked out of Cao Zhen's mansion, looked up at Changtian, and sighed slightly.

For now, everything is in Xu Shu's plan. However, at this time, Xu Shu was angry and a little confused in his heart.

After being in Wei for so long, maybe everything is about to end, Xu Shu couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart.

"Everything is ready...... After so many years, it's time for an end! ”

……

The main city of Xingyang.

The area of the Xingyang Defense Zone is not large, and the main city of Xingyang is the brain of the Xingyang Defense Zone. As long as the main city is not lost, it doesn't matter if the outer Ao Cang is lost.

In today's main city of Xingyang, there are no people, and all those left are soldiers, so it can be said that the main city of Xingyang has become a real military fortress.

Xingyang is located at the junction of Wei and Shu Han, and it was originally a place where war was relatively easy to live, and the people naturally did not live here, since Adou occupied here, he was already preparing to operate Xingyang into a fortress, so on weekdays, the people who lived in the city were just some traders who opened shops, for the soldiers in the city to buy and sell on weekdays, and now, with the war, even these traders have already run away, and now in Xingyang City, except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth, there is no one else.

In the city lord's mansion, the guard is heavy, and Wang Ping is sitting in it.

As the first and only line of defense to the east of Luoyang, the Xingyang Defense District was tasked with resisting the invasion of the Wei army. And Wei Yan knew that Wang Ping was in trouble, so it was reasonable for Wang Ping to guard Xingyang. But now, the supreme commander of Xingyang is not Wang Ping, but Adou.

The junior colonel walked in, came to Wang Ping's approach, knelt down and said, "General, the spies we arranged in Yanjin Port have sent news that there are still no grain boats crossing the river yesterday. ”

"Got it, let's go down." Wang Ping nodded, waited until the little colonel went out, then stood up, bowed to a person dressed as a personal soldier behind him, and then said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the grain and grass of Cao Zhen's army have been fainted to Chenliu, and it is impossible for any more grain to be transported in a short period of time." ”

"Yes, the grain is sufficient, and next, Cao Zhen is afraid that he will attack this Xingyang. Is there any news from Yingchuan and Bingzhou? Adou, dressed as a personal soldier, asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, and the state assassinated Shi Wang Ling, there was no change; As for Xu Du, Yuzhou assassinated Shi Xiahou Ba, and there was no change. ”

"Well, it seems that Cao Rong is pressing the treasure on Cao Zhen this time."

"Your Majesty, now that Cao Zhen's grain and grass are hoarded in Chenliu, we might as well send cavalry to Chenliu, if we can destroy Cao Zhen's grain and grass, Cao Zhen will retreat!" Wang Ping opened his mouth and said.

"Oh?" Adou glanced at Wang Ping in surprise, this Wang Ping has always been steady, and this radical idea is not like Wang Ping's style. On the contrary, it is Wei Yan's kind of adventurous person who can use this kind of risky tricks.