Yang Zhai, in the Xu Chu camp.

After hearing the news, Xu Chu couldn't help but unfold the map and look at it carefully. I couldn't help but think of Chen Liu's guard Zhang Miao first, he should be happier, after all, so many people and horses are stranded in Chenliu, once the army food is exhausted, then he can only take food from his jurisdiction, which is very unfavorable to him, and now that everyone is gone, he is also happy not to worry about this festival.

The current situation is that Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Yanzhou Assassin Liu Dai, Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao, and Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi all returned, while Zhang Miao's younger brother Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao did not go back, but stayed in Chen Liu and conspired with Zhang Miao to conspire with him.

Xi Zhong said to Xu Chu: "It seems that the first place in the world to attack is Yanzhou. ”

In fact, Yuan Shao and Han Fu in Jizhou, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, may have disputes, but because the contradictions between Qiao Mao and Liu Dai have been sharp to the point that the world knows about them, generally speaking, Yanzhou should be the first to have disputes.

Xu Chuyin asked: "Zhicai thinks that Liu Gongshan and Qiao Yuanwei are familiar with each other and are familiar with each other?" ”

Xi Zhong thought for a while and said, "I don't know." Qiao Yuanwei sits on the largest East County in Yanzhou, Liu Gongshan is the history of Yanzhou, and his governance is located in Changyi County, Shanyang, and he is supported by Jiyin County, Rencheng State and Dongping Kingdom. I think that the key to the victory or defeat of the two lies in the use of troops. ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said: "The use of soldiers is important, but whether it is Qiao Yuanwei or Liu Gongshan, the two of them have not had time to show their military strategies, and it is difficult to see the advantages and disadvantages from here." I think that the use of troops is secondary, and the most important thing is diplomacy. ”

Xi Zhong doubted: "Oh? What does Bonghyo mean? ”

Guo Jia said cautiously: "Sun Ziyun: Go to the army to attack and plan, then to attack the enemy, then to attack the army, and then attack the city. I look at the situation in Yanzhou, the heroes are standing together, such as Zhang Chenliu, Yuan Shanyang and even Bao Jibei, who has not yet returned to the county, are all Yuan Che riding henchmen with Liu Yanzhou and Qiaodong County. ”

"What does Feng Xiao mean, it seems to mean that Liu Yanzhou will win in the end?"

"That's right."

The discussion between the two came to an end, Xu Chu listened to it in his ears, and suddenly thought: The war in Yanzhou in history should have been won by Liu Dai at first, and he originally thought that history would change, but judging from what Guo Jia said, it seems that Liu Dai will still win.

There is a saying: character determines success or failure.

On Qiao Mao, this sentence could not be more appropriate. He and Liu Dai seem to be from a good background, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, Dongjun is a big county in Yanzhou, originally this fight, it should be a five-five situation, but it can't stand Qiao Mao's personality is too arrogant, and he has offended too many people in sour jujube - from talking to Bao Xin, Xu Chu learned the details of the group of heroes in sour jujube, according to Bao Xin, Qiao Mao because of his 'fraud as the three dukes to move the book', often because of this, he is very complacent, and from time to time at the banquet to ridicule other princes.

Time goes back to February, when Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were trapped in Bohai County, and the other had the title of queen general, and they couldn't raise troops for a long time, why? It's because there's no decent excuse. This excuse was exactly what Qiao Mao helped them find, and they used the name of the three princes to spread the word to the world and solve the problem of the justice of the war, which led to the grand occasion of the princes rising together. Qiao Mao is proud of this, but it is reasonable to say that he should not be, he should not use this to despise other princes, and he has become the object of everyone's desire to get rid of him.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu suddenly said loudly: "Zhicai, Fengxiao, and George, tell me, is it that Zhang Mengzhuo has already thought about dealing with Qiao Mao, so he is in a hurry to take back Yu County from us." ”

Guo Jia and the others looked at each other and said loudly: "Maybe it's possible." ”

In this way, it makes sense for Zhang Miao to rebel, because he has to fight with Qiaomao, and when the war is together, there will be a time when the county will be empty, and at that time, the southern gate of Chenliu County is in the hands of others, how can he accept it.

The most powerful princes in Yanzhou are Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, and Liu Dai, if Xu Chu and others said it, Liu Dai would have united Zhang Miao to deal with Qiao Mao, then the outcome of this battle can be imagined.

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Xu Chu sighed.

Guo Jia and the others looked at it suspiciously, and Xu Chu explained: "If Qiaodong County is friendly with me, I will send a message to him to be wary of it early, and maybe I can have more allies." ”

Guo Jia and the others laughed at it.

Qiao Mao is so arrogant, how can he be friendly with a 'martial artist' like Xu Chu.

Speaking of this, Xi Zhong proposed to Xu Chu: "My lord, no matter how chaotic Yanzhou is, it won't take long to start acting on Dong again." I suggest that during this time, the lord can consult with General Cao for a military exercise. ”

"Walkthrough?"

"Yes, not only do you have to drill, but you also have to invite the Qianshou, Shishu, and Haoyou in the county to watch it to strengthen their hearts."

Xu Chu thought so. Although Xi Zhong did not say it explicitly, in fact, he was reminding Xu Chu that Kong Ling had returned to the state capital, and this old man had no courage or strategy, but the state soldiers under him were real. With the Yuzhou soldiers there, Xu Chu and Cao Cao can rest assured that the whole army will go north out of the county, but without the Yuzhou soldiers, they have to think about how to prevent the Dong army from repeating their old tricks and sneaking and looting out of the Yuyuan Pass.

Xu Chu himself has thought about this problem, when Hu Zhenbing went out of Yuanguan, imagine that if there was no Kong Ling, he would not have only taken the two counties of Yangcheng and Lunshi, I am afraid that he would go straight to Yangzhai and destroy Xu Chu's base camp. Xu Chu thought of this problem, but he couldn't come up with a good solution, and Xi Zhong's proposal was a good way.

Without Kong Ling, the defense of the county can only be undertaken by the soldiers of Yingchuan County, and letting the county people come to visit the actual combat drill will help strengthen the confidence of the county people, and then help the defense of the county after Xu Chu and Cao Cao go north.

Cao Cao is now living in the Yang Zhai Taishou Mansion to do too much work, Xu Chu rode to the mansion to ask for a meeting, after seeing Cao Cao, said 'actual combat drills' and 'invite the county people to visit' two things.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "There is no need for Zhongkang to say, the foolish brother has already had this intention!" ”

Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses are strong, the world knows, among the scholars, Haoyou, and Qianshou in Yingchuan County, in fact, a large number of people are afraid of Dong Zhuo's military might, and they don't support Xu Chu and Cao Cao very much, just because they are now under pressure by large soldiers, and Cao Cao is too guarded by Yingchuan, so they don't dare to oppose it. Therefore, Cao Cao was more eager than Xu Chu to conduct an actual combat exercise, to raise the prestige of the army, so that the people of the county could see more intuitively how capable their subordinates were, and perhaps they could reverse the concept of some wave-bearers who were not firm-willed, so as to gain the support of more people.

The two quickly negotiated a charter: Cao Cao immediately sent a message to the county, invited the county people to visit, and the two sides each selected soldiers who were good at fighting, each with 5,000 people, and set up a battle outside Yangzhai City, so that the county people could stand on the city wall and watch.