Chapter 444: The Pace of War
During the trip to Wancheng, Huo Yu's goal had been achieved. At present, the most lacking thing for Huo Yu is time, so regardless of Lu Bu's repeated retention, Huo Yu led his two thousand flying feathers to ride towards Chen Guo in Yuzhou.
"The second brother has great ambitions and a broad mind, and sooner or later he will become a great weapon!" Looking at the cavalry in the distance, Lu Bu suddenly sighed.
After a few days of contact with Huo Yu, Lu Bu suddenly found that he had spent all these years in a complete muddy. I think of how majestic he Lu Bu was when he fought against the Huns in Jiuyuan.
At that time, Lu Bu vowed to follow the example of the two generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to ensure the peace of the border of the Han Dynasty. But the subsequent development completely deviated from his own personal trajectory.
Maybe swearing to Huo Yu is also God's intention, and he can finally continue his dream when he was young. However, it all depends on the overall situation of the Central Plains.
After nearly ten days of trekking, Huo Yu and his party finally arrived in the territory of Chen State. Chen County, as the place where he started his army, is full of memories.
At the end of the dispersal, Huo Yu stood silent in front of the former Chen Wangfu. The kindness of the stepfather and stepmother can no longer be repaid, but Liu Chong's last words Huo Yu has kept it in mind.
"Father-in-law, the child must return the world to peace!" Huo Yu's hands were clenched, his eyes burst into a burst of light, and Zhu Rong was a little distracted.
Stepping into the mansion, Huo Yu led Zhu Rong to his courtyard habitually.
"Lord, I'm going in the wrong direction!" At the gesture of the housekeeper, Dian Wei spoke.
"That's right, Ben Hou has always lived here!"
After finishing speaking, Huo Yu waved his hand to the butler and motioned for him to retreat. With Zhu Rong, Dian Wei and a cadre of guards around him, he doesn't need so many subordinates at all.
"See the lord!" Just as Huo Yu stepped into the courtyard, a rush of footsteps sounded behind him, followed by Huang Zhong's familiar voice.
"Brother Hansheng, what about that kid Fengxiao?"
Looking back, Huo Yu didn't find Guo Jia, so he asked.
"Guo Junshi will arrive later!" Huang Zhong didn't explain too much, and Huo Yu didn't ask too much, after all, he gave them the power, and there was no need to interfere too much.
Regardless of the hard work of the past few days, after arranging Zhu Rong, Huo Yu discussed with Huang Zhong the situation of the enemy in front of him.
"Lord, according to the analysis of the intelligence sent by the Dark Feather Guard a few days ago, Cao Cao is currently actively preparing for war, and it seems that he is waiting for the opportunity to compete with the lord."
Huo Yu nodded in agreement, and then motioned for Huang Zhong to continue.
"According to the deployment of Guo's military division, our department deliberately ceded Xuchang and led Cao Cao to divide his troops. As a result, the strategic intent has been achieved. Huang Zhong paused and then continued: "It's just that Sima Yi is cautious, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it at present!" ”
"Occupy it, if you can't let Brother Meng De prepare for the war with peace of mind, I'm afraid it will take more time!"
In fact, long before Xuchang was occupied by Cao Cao, Huo Yu had fantasized about a decisive battle with him in Guandu. As a later generation, the meaning of the Battle of Guandu is naturally clear.
It's a pity that Huo Yu is not Yuan Shao, he knows the history of later generations, and he is thinking about how to settle the Central Plains in the first battle of Guandu. Repeating Yuan Shao's mistakes, Huo Yu didn't want it to happen to him.
"Jia, see the lord!" Just when the two were discussing fiercely, Guo Jia's kid finally appeared.
"Okay, you Guo Fengxiao, where are you eating flower wine?"
"Well, Jia has just returned from Xuchang, and when he heard that the lord had arrived, he immediately bathed and changed his clothes!"
Guo Jia was telling the truth, and Cao Cao's subordinates suddenly appeared with a Sima Yi, which made him feel a burst of pressure. Not to mention anything else, this Sima Yi's ability to command troops is definitely outstanding.
Xuchang did not leak a drop of water under his defense, and no matter how exaggerated he said, not even a fly could fly, and Guo Jia rushed to have a headache.
A headache is a headache, Guo Jia still gave Cao Cao a dose of eye medicine, and at this moment, Cao Cao, who was far away in Chen, was worried about Xun Yu's affairs!
Xun Yu, who is definitely one of the loyalists of the Han family, valued Cao Cao's ability to assist the Han family in order to serve. When Emperor Xian died in the chaos, rumors spread all over the world, and Cao Cao was one of the main culprits.
The rumors, which had been calmed down for a long time, have recently gone viral throughout Yanzhou. Especially when Cao Cao learned that Guo Jia, one of Huo Yu's core staff, had written to Xun Yu several times.
How can such a situation not make Cao Cao suspicious? What's more, there is a Xun Yu in Youzhou.
In the face of the pervasive Dark Feather Guard, Cao Cao had more than enough heart but not enough strength. During the period of rumors, Xun Yu's heart was somewhat unhappy, not to mention that the joint letter of Guo Jia and Xun Yu made it difficult for Xun Yu to make a decision for a while.
Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend. Cao Cao is a suspicious person, and Xun Yu has to guard against this. It's just that Cao Cao made a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect Guo Jia to use a bitter plan.
On the night when Huo Yu arrived in Chen County, Guo Jia, who had finished discussing the important matter, was assassinated on the way back to his residence, although he was free of life, but he also shocked Huo Yu into a cold sweat.
All the clues pointed to Cao Cao, which made Huo Yu, who was a little hot-headed, make up his mind to solve Cao Cao first. After unifying the north, it then went south to Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
In fact, Huo Yu has always believed that persimmons should be pinched soft. Jingzhou Liu Biao has the highest priority, and according to Guo Jia's own analysis, if Cao Cao is not eliminated as soon as possible, he will definitely suffer endlessly in the future.
Therefore, after convincing Xi Zhicai and others, Guo Jia had this trip to Yuzhou. By mistake, Guo Jia originally thought that the time had come, but it turned out that Huo Yu chose to ally with Lu Bu.
As a last resort, Guo Jia had no choice but to do what he wanted! Dangerous tactics, this is Guo Jia's consistent style, but this time he is calculating his own master.
Huo Yu, who was in a rage, ran wildly all the way, and when he passed through Qingzhou, he scolded Guan Yu with his head and face, and then returned to Jixian County at full speed.
In the Hou Mansion of Jixian County, after Huo Yu introduced Zhu Rong to the ladies in the backyard, he returned to the council hall with a gloomy face, where a group of important civil and military ministers in Youzhou were waiting for his arrival.
"See the lord!" When Huo Yu's figure appeared, everyone stood up and bowed.
Seeing that the civil officials and military generals had all arrived, Huo Yu cleared his throat and said lightly: "Ben Hou is traveling in the starry night, just to discuss a trivial matter. ”
Most of the generals' faces showed a look of relief, only those Wenchen who were familiar with Huo Yu were full of doubts, because they knew that such a neat collection was definitely not a trivial matter, maybe only this little thing was Huo Yu's casual words.
"Bonghyo was assassinated and almost lost his life!" Throwing out this sentence lightly, the conference hall suddenly exploded, and only Xi Zhicai and others did not change their faces and their hearts did not beat.
"New accounts, old accounts, must be settled! Ben Hou wants to cut Cao after spring ploughing! ”
"Those who touch the scales of the Hou will be punished!" Huo Yu looked around for a week and said in a deep voice.
"I am willing to be the pioneer of the Lord!" Now the generals can no longer sit still.
"Chen Lin! Prepare for Ben Hou to cut Cao Xuanwen! ”
"No!"
Under Huo Yu's command, the entire Youzhou's huge war machine was running at full speed. The frequent transfer of troops from various places could not hide the eyes and ears of the princes, and of course Huo Yu did not intend to hide anything.