Speaking of plain city, it was really a bit unexpected for Gao Ye to be taken down so quickly. Originally, the plan of himself and Xu Shu and others was to take Xu Huang to kill Yuan Xi behind him, leaving Zhang Liao and Gao Shun behind, and continued to make the illusion of besieging the plain. According to Xu Shu's estimate, as long as the strategists in the city guessed the intentions of our army, they would definitely not sit idly by and watch Yuan Xi's defeat, but send heavy troops to help. At that time, as long as one or two ambushes are fought, and then sent to mix in with the rout, and go back with Zhang Nan, then the plain city should be combined with the outside and will be able to break through.

But what Gao Ye didn't expect was that the first half of this plan was implemented very smoothly, but in the second half, it was a bit too smooth. After Gao Ye led the troops away, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun only had 10,000 soldiers and horses in their hands. This is the main reason why the army has always attacked with trebuchets and never sent troops to attack the city. In the same way, because of the small number of soldiers, they had to put the enemy near the trebuchet and then ambush it, after all, the main task of Zhang Nan's army was to destroy the trebuchet, and only when they were placed close, they would do their best to burn the ordnance, instead of desperately breaking out of the encirclement. And if it weren't for Cao's small number of soldiers, Zhang Nan's 8,000 men and horses, there would not be more than 2,000 people who would have been able to escape back to Pingyuan City. However, Xu Shu and Zhang Liao relied on such a small number of men and horses to take down Pingyuan City, which made Gao Ye, who had been preparing to ambush the enemy all the way, feel like he was living in a dream.

But after carefully reading the war report, Gao Ye had to admire Xu Shu's wisdom. When he left, there were trebuchets rumbling at all four gates, and an ambush came down, not only annihilating thousands of Zhang Nan's men, but then naturally moving the main force eastward, and the information about the lack of siege troops was "leaked" to the people in the city. However, these are all within his expectations, after all, Xu Shu's talent Gao Ye, as a later generation, how can he not be clear. Only then he successfully predicted the direction of the enemy's breakthrough and set up an ambush to attack him. He also ordered Gao Shun to lead a hundred sergeants in the camp, disguised as Yuan Jun and retreated with Zhang Nan. Zhang Nancai entered the city gate and was killed with a knife, and then these people suddenly attacked and seized the north gate. Zhang Liao, who was chasing Zhang Nan, immediately led his men and horses into the plain, Xin Bi fled, the defenders surrendered, and the plain city was actually taken down by a few of them.

Because he was preparing to ambush Yuan's army all the way, Gao Ye's march was actually not fast, and he had just reached the vicinity of Leling at this time. Even Xu Huang sighed when he saw this military report, if he had known that this was the case, the army would have advanced at full speed, and Yuan Xi's head would have been taken off at this moment, and he would still be rubbing here. It's just that the news of the fall of Puyang also shocked Xu Huang, Xu Huang is also a generation of famous generals, how can he not be clear about the strategic significance of Puyang. Especially the three brothers Liu Bei who occupied Puyang, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were all fierce generals in the world, if the two of them led the troops south, they were afraid that the entire Yanzhou would be turbulent. In this way, how can Cao Cao's side fight this battle?

When Cao Cao, who was stationed in Guandu, received the military report, he also thought the same way. He has been focusing his energy on Yan Liang, who is besieging the white horse, who would have thought that Puyang would suddenly fall? I originally thought that Puyang City was high and deep, and Liu Dai was stationed there, so it shouldn't be a big deal. But who would have thought that Puyang City would be taken away by Liu Bei like this? Speaking of which, this Liu Dai is not the Yanzhou assassin Liu Dai during the period when the princes were begging Dong. That Liu Dai died at the hands of the Yellow Turban thieves as early as when Cao Cao entered Yanzhou. Because the two of them have the same name, this is why they are mixed up in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Moreover, Liu Dai in history once went to attack Liu Bei, who occupied Xuzhou, but unfortunately returned defeated. Now that history has changed, Liu Bei was almost calculated to death by Cao Ang and Cao Chun in Huainan, so naturally there is nothing to do with Liu Dai. It's a pity that the peak turned around, and it was still defeated by Liu Bei. It's just that this time it was a little worse, and he was stabbed to death by Zhang Fei, who was hiding in the city, with a spear.

Things have developed to this point, which really disrupted Cao Cao's plan. Therefore, the atmosphere inside the tent is also quite solemn. Cao Cao covered his head, frowned even more, didn't say a word, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "This Liu Bei, alas...... If you regret not listening to your words, I will kill him in Yingdu! I didn't expect that after he escaped from Zixiu's hands, he would be able to cause such a big mess for our army. As long as he is still in Puyang, our army will not be able to meet Yuan Shao with all his might. Now that this is the case, what can you do? ”

When Dong Zhao on the side heard this, he also nodded solemnly and said, "Now Yan Liang is in a hurry to attack Baima, and Yanjin on the north bank is also being attacked by Yuan's army. Now that Puyang has fallen, if it can't be taken back as soon as possible, Yanzhou will be turbulent at that time, and the consequences will be unimaginable. It's just that Puyang City is high and deep, and there are Liu Bei's three brothers, so they can only outwit it, not attack. We still have to find flaws. I don't think it's as good as attacking the east and the west, the army rushed to attack Yan Liang, who was besieging Baima, and led Puyang Liu Bei to rescue, as long as he moved, there would be a flaw, and I would wait to get Puyang back. ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this: "Gongren's words are reasonable, but even if we besiege Yan Liang, Liu Bei will not necessarily send troops to rescue him." After all, Yuan Shao still has hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Hebei, and it is not difficult to send another group of men and horses. What's more, if Liu Beixing's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao and go south to Yanzhou, what should we do? ”

Guo Jia smiled when he heard this: "Then just think about it, how can you make that Liu Bei have to come." Eh Wenhe, don't sit and drink tea all the time, you should also make a plan. ”

Jia Xu on the side had no choice but to put down the teacup when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Since Feng Xiao already has a plan in his heart, why should I talk more." This tea is good, why don't you taste Guo sacrifice wine? ”

Guo Jia smiled when he heard this: "We are all racking our brains here, but Wen and you are drinking tea, which is not good." My eldest brother once said that you Jia Wenhe has no last resort, but unfortunately it is an oil lamp, and it can't be lit. That's why I want to take care of you a little more, let you make more plans, and make it easy for us. ”

Guo Jia and Jia Xu interrupted, and the originally dignified atmosphere in the big tent suddenly relaxed. Of course, this is also the main purpose of Guo Jia's joke about Jia Xu, after all, everyone is dignified and anxious, in such an atmosphere, how can people think calmly and respond calmly? Cao Cao also smiled at this time: "Wenhe, since Fengxiao has said so, you can tell me your opinion." ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "Lord, although the current situation seems to be quite unfavorable, it is not difficult to recapture Puyang. Now Liu Bei is stationed in Puyang, with 20,000 soldiers and horses of Yuan's army by his side, which seems to be strong, but he has a great flaw, that is, Yuan Shao will never dare to believe him. Lord, you think, this Liu Bei was Gongsun Zhan's subordinate at the beginning, but he didn't help Gongsun Chan when he was about to die. Later, he voted for Tao Qian, and Tao Qian sought to seize the land of Xuzhou as soon as he died. Then he followed Lu Bu, and then surrendered to the lord, and finally defected to Hebei. With such a character and such ambition, how can Yuan Shao not be wary? In addition, although there are many strategists under Yuan Shao, they are intriguing with each other, and Liu Bei can join Yuan's army, so he must have been recommended by someone. As long as the lord uses a little divisive strategy, there must be people who are dissatisfied with Liu Bei's great achievement, and how can Liu Bei stay stable in Puyang? ”

Maybe it was Jia Xu's calm face that gave Cao Cao confidence, or maybe Jia Xu's strategy made Cao Cao already have a countermeasure in his heart. Before Jia Xu's words were finished, the smile on Cao Cao's face could no longer be hidden. Although the plan of discord sounds unremarkable, sometimes, it is this kind of unremarkable strategy that is the most useful. Jia Xu was right, although the Yuan army advanced to Puyang and disrupted all his deployments, the flaws were as huge. With his suspicious temperament, this Liu Bei is in Hebei, how many days can he be chic?

I saw Jia Xu take a sip of the tea in the cup, and then continued: "Now that Puyang is in Yuan Shao's hands, according to Yuan Shao's thoughts, I think he will probably think that the lord will definitely send troops to recapture Puyang." Dong Taishou's plan to attack the east and the west is also a clever plan, and the lord may wish to let General Xiahou Yuan send troops from Suojube to cross the river from Yanjin. At the same time, General Xiahoudun, who let the Tiger Pass pass, also led his soldiers and horses to cross the river into Hanoi. Our army just wants to put on a posture of going to a decisive battle with Yuan Shao in Hebei, as if the loss of Puyang is insignificant to our army, so Yuan Shao will inevitably have doubts in his heart. At that time, the lord only needs to use a little trick, and Liu Bei is far away in Puyang, how can he be spared. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Wen He's plan is wonderful!" Along with Cao Cao's laughter, there were frequent nods from the next group of strategists. It's just that Cao Cao's voice fell, but he looked at Jia Xu with a complaining face and said: "Wenhe, if you have such a clever plan in the future, you should give it out as soon as possible." Speaking of this, he immediately changed his words and laughed: "Mo Zhen is like what Mingxi said, if you don't light it, you can't light it up!" ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, everyone in the tent laughed, and the haze brought by Liu Bei's occupation of Puyang seemed to disappear all at once. Everyone immediately discussed how to dispatch troops, how to secretly send troops, and how to implement this counter-plan. The big tent was full of top strategists, and Jia Xu's strategy was already quite feasible, so this discussion didn't take much time, and it was completely decided. Cao Cao gave an order, and the camp began to get busy, and the dispatch of troops would be his business, as for how to send a detailed work, how to separate, Cao Cao gave full authority to Jia Xu, who offered this plan, to be responsible.

As soon as the matter was over, Cao Cao asked about the military situation in other places, but fortunately, except for Puyang, all other places were safe and sound, and Cao Cao had nothing to say except for ordering the guards to strengthen the defense.

The situation changed suddenly for a while, although Yan Liang, as a pioneer, was still besieging Baima, but Liu Yanshou was resolute and had not been able to take it until now. Zhang Jie, who attacked Yanjin, was suddenly attacked by Xiahou Yuan and fled in defeat. In the land of Hanoi, Cao's soldiers and horses were frequently mobilized, and they crossed the river one after another and assembled in Huai County. Since the beginning of the war, the Cao army, which has always been on the defensive, finally moved this time! [.]