"Lord, news has just come from Yanjing." Cheng Yu hurriedly came to Cao Cao's residence.

"What's wrong?"

Cao Cao was a little stunned when he saw Cheng Yu so flustered.

"Lord, take a look!"

Cheng Yu handed the letter to Cao Cao, and the letter had already been opened, at least Cheng Yu had read it.

"Liu Wei is going to move troops?" Cao Cao's face was solemn.

"Yes, my lord, Liu Wei is going to move troops!" Cheng Yu nodded.

"Let Zhicai, Jing Luo, Zhang Zhao, Li Shanchang, and Zhu Sheng come to see me." Cao Cao commanded.

"No!"

……

"What do you think of Liu Bian's intention to send troops to us!" Cao Cao spoke to everyone.

"Back to the lord, my subordinates think that Liu Wei will inevitably move troops against our army, and it depends on when and how many troops will be used." Zhu Sheng opened his mouth and said,

"In the letter, Liu Wei asked Yue Fei, Xu Da, and Xu Huang to divide their troops into three routes, with a total of 250,000 soldiers and horses attacking our Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou."

Cao Cao spoke again,

"Two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers!"

When they learned about the soldiers and horses sent by Liu Bian, everyone was shocked and couldn't believe it at all.

"Yes, it's 250,000 soldiers and horses, you must know that there are 420,000 soldiers and horses in our army, and he Liu Wei actually dares to send 250,000 soldiers and horses to attack us." Cao Cao laughed at himself.

"My lord, how can you be sure that Liu Wei only sent 250,000 soldiers and horses?" Li Shanchang asked tentatively,

"The letter said that Liu Wei sent Yue Fei, Xu Da, and Xu Huang to lead the troops of the headquarters, and the letter explained the strength of these three people, a total of 250,000 horses." Cao Cao was not angry and replied truthfully.

"Lord, have you forgotten Xiang Yu?"

At this time, Xi Zhi spoke,

"Xiang Yu!"

Cao Cao's face changed,

"What does Zhicai mean that Xiang Yu will participate in the war?" Cao Cao asked.

"In the first battle of Huiji, the Xiang family suffered heavy casualties, Xiang Liang was seriously injured, and Xiang Yu's temperament will definitely take revenge, so our army must send a large number of soldiers and horses to guard against Xiang Yu." Xi Zhicai replied.

"So it's impossible for my army to use all its strength to meet Liu Wei's soldiers and horses, so how many soldiers and horses does Zhicai think our army will use to resist Xiang Yu?"

Cao Cao asked,

"One hundred thousand! The Xiang clan has 100,000 soldiers and horses, although it will not come out of the nest, but in order to be proper, our army will send 100,000 soldiers and horses, which is the safest. Xi Zhicai replied.

"But even so, our army still has 320,000 soldiers and horses, why should Liu Wei use 25 soldiers and horses against our army." Cao Cao was still haunted by the fact that Liu Wei only sent 25 soldiers and horses to attack him.

"My lord, please think about it, what other generals did Liu Wei have not appeared." At this time, Wang Meng also spoke.

"Wei Qing, Montaigne, Li Jing!"

Cao Cao said the names of the three people, and the others didn't matter compared to the three people.

"That's right, among the three people, Li Jing must be guarding against the Tang State outside the country, and Montaigne is going to stay to guard against Yizhou, so Wei Qing?" Wang Meng asked with a smile.

"Wei Qing played a major role in the First Battle of Mongolia and the First Battle of Chang'an, and his subordinates don't believe that he will not participate in the war this time!" Wang Meng sneered.

"Which way will he go?" Cao Cao asked.

"Lord, according to the guess of his subordinates, Wei Qing is afraid that he will appear in Nanyang, Nanyang Zhang Xiu is good friends with Liu Wei, I'm afraid he will not be missing this time." Wang Meng said.

"If Nanyang participates in the war, will the people of Jingzhou be able to go north directly soon?" Cao Cao was a little puzzled.

"Lord, my subordinates didn't say that Zhang Xiu would participate in the war, what my subordinates meant was that Wei Qing would use Nanyang to join the battle, and Zhang Xiu was afraid that he would continue to guard against Jingzhou." Wang Meng shook his head and smiled.

"Relying on Zhang Xiu's 50,000 or 60,000 people to try to block more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, it's a bit unrealistic." Cao Cao was very skeptical that Zhang Xiu would be able to stop Jingzhou.

"I'm afraid the lord has forgotten Liu Qi's character?" Wang Meng shook his head and smiled.

"It seems that a certain person has to send a message to Liu Bei, otherwise the next battle will be unfavorable to our army." Cao Cao sighed, he already understood the meaning of Wang Meng's words.

……

Nanyang County,

"Lord, Yanjing is here!"

Chen Gong came to Zhang Xiu's room,

"What's wrong with Yanjing?" Zhang Xiu was a little surprised.

"Take him to the hall!"

"No!"

……

"I've seen Taishou-sama!"

"Your Excellency the Messenger is polite!" For the people of Yanjing, Zhang Xiu is still very polite.

"I wonder why the envoy is here this time?" Zhang Xiu asked curiously.

"Your Majesty plans to use troops against Cao Cao, hoping that Lord Taishou can help the imperial court." Yan Jing replied.

As soon as the words fell, Chen Gong and Zhang Xiu's faces changed.

"Let's take the messenger down to rest first!" Zhang Xiu instructed Chen Gong.

"No!"

Although Chen Gong didn't understand a little, he still did it.

"Taishou-sama!"

Yanjing was in a hurry, he thought that Zhang Xiu was rejecting him.

"Your Excellency, please allow Zhang Xiu to think about it and give you an answer later." Zhang Xiu explained politely.

"Please consider it carefully!"

Yan Jinglai said in frustration that at this time he had no hope that Zhang Xiu agreed.

Not long after, Chen Gong came back again,

"Lord!"

Chen Gong looked at Zhang Xiu puzzled,

"Gongtai, I know that I have to intervene in this battle, but I still hope that Gongtai can convince me."

Zhang Xiu said calmly, Zhang Xiu had actually agreed to the request of Yanjing in his heart, but he was a little confused in his heart, and he didn't want to agree so simply.

"Forehead ......"

Chen Gong was stunned by Zhang Xiu's words,

"Lord, what do you think is the location of Nanyang?" Soon, Chen Gong adjusted his mood and asked.

"Nanyang, since ancient times, has been a battleground for soldiers, take today as an example, Nanyang will be handed over with the four forces." Zhang Xiu thought for a moment and replied simply.

"Does the lord think that Nanyang's strength can withstand the attack of any of the four forces?" Chen Gong asked.

"Although I am rich in Nanyang and have millions of people, I am not the opponent of any of the other Quartet forces in terms of strength at all." Zhang Xiu is very honest and smart, he clearly understands his strength, and he is not arrogant.

"That's it, any of the Quartet forces, I Nanyang can't be defeated, and now Nanyang can stay out of the matter and has not been attacked by the rest of the forces, there are two reasons."

"I want to hear about it!"

"First, Nanyang has a unique location, and if any of the Quartet forces takes Nanyang, it will inevitably be besieged by the rest of the forces, and the gains outweigh the losses. Second, after the first battle of Chang'an, the rest of the forces all thought that the lord was His Majesty's person, and His Majesty's strength was the strongest, and the rest of the forces were unwilling to start a big war with His Majesty early. Chen Gong explained.

"It seems that the reason why Nanyang has not been affected by the war is because of His Majesty, and I, Zhang Xiu, am already His Majesty's person in the eyes of other forces, and there is no way out except to serve His Majesty." Zhang Xiu stared at Chen Gong and said.

"In the eyes of his subordinates, it is true!" Chen Gong said calmly, not pretentious at all.

"Haha, the public station is very honest!" Zhang Xiu laughed.

"Gongtai thinks that His Majesty let Zhang Xiu participate in the war, what is the purpose?" Zhang Xiu asked, it was obvious that Zhang Xiu had been persuaded by Chen Gong.

"Your Majesty should be planning to let the lord resist the men and horses of Jingzhou, and according to his subordinates, His Majesty will also send troops into Nanyang to help the lord." Chen Gong replied,

"That's what I said, I'm afraid that our army alone won't be able to stop the army in Jingzhou." Zhang Xiu sighed.

"Gongtai, you will invite the messenger in the evening, prepare a banquet for him, and inform him of the result." Zhang Xiu instructed Chen Gong.

"No!"

……

In the evening, Zhang Xiu received people from Yanjing.

"I wonder what Taishou-sama is thinking?" Although he was a little hopeless, he still didn't want to give up.

"How does the envoy think Zhang Xiu should choose?" Zhang Xiu deliberately did not answer, and asked with interest.

"I can't make a decision for Lord Taishou, but I think that Your Majesty is orthodox in the world, and Cao Cao is a chaotic minister and thief, and helping Your Majesty is to comply with the mandate of heaven, and Lord Taishou should help Your Majesty crusade against rebellious ministers and thieves. In addition, His Majesty is diligent and loves the people, wise and virtuous, and is supported by the people, and helping His Majesty is also in line with the will of the people. ”

"The envoy is very reasonable, then please reply to Your Majesty, Zhang Xiu is willing to do his best for Your Majesty and for the Han." Zhang Xiu said solemnly.

"That's true!"

Yanjing came to surprise people,

"Of course!"

Zhang Xiu replied categorically.

"A certain generation of people and the imperial court, thank you too much!"

"Your Excellency, the messenger is gracious!"

"In addition, please tell Your Majesty that Zhang Xiu is willing to serve Your Majesty from now on." Zhang Xiu continued.

“……”

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