With Gao Ye's order, the entire Jinan County was instantly busy. After all, since receiving the news that Yuan Shao was preparing to send troops, Gao Ye had successively mobilized his men and horses to Jinan, and there were countless grains, grasses and ordnance in Linzi City. Although he is not like Cao Cao, he has nearly a year to plan and prepare for the big battle with Yuan Shao, but he has the few months that Yuan Shao left for him, which is enough to arrange the affairs of Qingzhou properly, and deal with Yuan Xi's possible attack at any time, or the attack he may launch against Yuan Xi.

The entire Qingzhou has been thoroughly operated for this war. Speaking of which, although Sun Guan, Yin Li, and Wu Dun under Zang Ba were born recklessly, their abilities are all good. Especially in this newly occupied land, the ability of several of them is even more prominent. There is also Chen Qun in the rear to coordinate the overall situation, and now Yu Ban has taken his men and horses to prepare to advance in the direction of Tatecheng, and the messenger has urgently notified Gan Ning with Gao Ye's military order. Gao Ye, who is staring at the map, has full confidence in the battle situation in front of him.

However, Cao Cao, who went out on the other side, was not in a very good mood at the moment, although Yuan Shaojun had been reorganizing his army for battle, he had never made any plans to cross the river. It wasn't until Chen Lin's text arrived that he received the news of Yuan Shaojun's official dispatch of troops. It is precisely because of this that he decided to send troops after having already arranged it. It's just that it's the end of November now, and it's freezing cold, and whether it's Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, the speed of the march is not fast. For a whole month, Cao Cao went from receiving the letter to sending troops from Yingdu to the whole army, and now he is just marching to Zhongmu. As for Yuan Shao's main army, it has also been assembled in Dangyin in the past month. As for Yuan Shaojun's forward, the front was already Xiahou Yuan, who was directly aimed at Liyang. He was originally on the north bank to delay Yuan Shao's army to cross south, but now that Yuan Shao's army has been assembled, it is useless to rely on the few men and horses under Xiahou Yuan to be in Liyang. If you don't retreat, I'm afraid it will be difficult to retreat. Fortunately, now that the Yellow River is frozen, the people near Baima have already evacuated, and Xiahou Yuan has no worries as long as he evacuates Liyang.

In this regard, Cao Cao, who was far away in Zhongmu, and all his advisers all held the same opinion, and the strategic task of guarding Liyang and dividing troops to harass Yuan's army had come to an end. Cao Cao, who was in the lobby, also stared at the map tightly, and said, "Everyone, now that the withdrawal of the army from Liyang, everyone has no opinion. Judging from Miaocai's military report, Yuan's army has been assembled, and he thinks that he will cross the river in a few days. The 400,000 army is really not to be underestimated. Liu Yan is in Baima, and he doesn't know how many days he can hold on. ”

Xun You, who was at the bottom, said with a smile: "The lord doesn't have to worry, Mrs. Liu has been preparing for a long time in the white horse, whether it is the grain and grass in the city, or the equipment for defending the city, there are plenty of equipment." Yuan Shao will inevitably send good generals to attack Baima, and only after having the important place of Baima can his 400,000 troops cross the river calmly. Liu Taishou is not idle, facing the vanguard army to defend the white horse, I don't think it is a big problem. For this matter, the lord has already planned in his heart, so why do you need to say more. ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Gongda, although we have already planned for this, after all, the strength of our army at the beginning is four times that of our army, and Fu Gonghe, Tian Yuanhao and others are also great talents. I'm afraid that something will go wrong and they will catch us off guard. It's like this kind of big war, and if you accidentally lose all the games! ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Cheng Yu's iconic big voice said righteously: "Lord, now that the war is imminent, how can you, as the commander of the First Army, have no intention of winning?" The lord is still worried in his heart, how safe is the minister's heart, and how safe is the army's heart! Even if there is a mistake, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it, so what is there to fear. ”

Cao Cao, who was full of worries, was shocked when he heard Cheng Yu's lesson, and then his complexion changed several times, and he returned to the state of being alone in the past. ”

Seeing that Cao Cao had returned to his former majestic appearance, Cheng Yu nodded with satisfaction and said: "The lord can have this mentality, Yuan Benchu has millions of soldiers and horses, what is there to fear?" After praising Cao Cao, Cheng Yu immediately said: "Now Baima and Yanjin have 5,000 soldiers each, and there are enough food, grass and ordnance. With Liu Yan and Pan Zhang, it is more than enough to deal with Yuan Jun's vanguard. It's just that now I don't know who Yuan Jun's vanguard is. ”

Guo Jia on the side suddenly interjected: "In return, Yuan Shao has ordered the general Yan Liang to be the vanguard, Ma Yan and Han Ding to be the deputy generals, and led 20,000 troops to kill Liyang." The general Wen Chou commanded 5,000 cavalry, thinking that he would respond. ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this: "Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both fierce generals in Hebei, and it is normal to use the two of them as pioneers. Mingxi once told me that although Yan Liang and Wen Chou are brave, they are just reckless. This man wants to attack the white horse, but we can find an opportunity to break the enemy. Speaking of this, Cao Cao suddenly changed his words and looked at Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, what news is there from Shanyang now?" ”

"Back to the lord, Cao Ren of Shanyang is too guarded to report, everything is normal. Most of the soldiers and horses under Gao Gan also went out with Yuan Shao, and Gao Gan himself sat in the town and merged the state to ensure the transportation of grain and grass for Yuan Shao. Guo Yuan, the general under Gao Gan, is now leading 30,000 troops and garrisoning Gaodu, and he has no intention of attacking. ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this: "With Zixiao in Shanyang, it is not difficult to block the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou. What about Qingzhou, but what news has come back? ”

"Back to the lord, the military report from Qingzhou has just arrived today, and everything is normal......" As he spoke, he gave a brief introduction to the military situation on Gao Ye's side, and Cao Cao nodded frequently when he listened. …… Now the eldest brother has ordered General Yu Ban to lead his troops to Tatecheng, preparing to let General Gan Ning's navy carry them to Yangxin and attack Yuan Xi's rear. ”

As soon as Guo Jia's voice fell, Cao Cao smiled and said: "With Mingxi's talent, it is naturally easy to deal with a mere Yuan Xi." When Cao Cao said this, he turned his head again, stared at the map tightly, and said slowly: "There is filial piety in Shanyang, and there is no danger all the way to Bingzhou." Qingzhou's Ming Xi is now ready to kill across the river, as long as he takes Yuan Xi, the flank of Yuan Shaojun's main force will be completely exposed to Ming Xi, and at that time, it will be time for me to win or lose. In this case, we don't have to stay longer, we will continue to march tomorrow, and after Guandu meets Manchester City and Wenqian, we will make plans......"

Cao Cao of Zhongmu is arranging troops, and Yuan Shao, who is far away, is not idle at the moment. Now Yan Liang and Wen Chou have set off with their troops, and in the big tent, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Fu Zhu, Xun Chen and other strategists, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Chun Yuqiong and other general generals are all present. Although the current situation can be described as a great situation for himself, how to quickly defeat Cao Cao is also a problem that Yuan Jun has to think about. After all, the 400,000 army is out on the march, which seems to be beautiful, but countless grains and grass are consumed every day. It is also a large army expedition, and transportation is also a big problem. If it can win one day earlier, Hebei's vitality will be able to retain one more point. When the time comes, Cao Cao will be defeated and the world will be further pacified, and there will be more capital.

Therefore, Guo Tu and Feng Ji in the big tent talked about this even more eloquently: "...... Lord, General Yan Liang is out of the horse, and Xiahou Yuan of Liyang is definitely not an opponent. Now that the Yellow River is frozen, the matter of crossing the river is easy to hear, as long as we can take Liyang, and then march to Baima, our army can cross the river safely. How can Cao Jun be undefeated at that time......"

Yuan Shao, who was sitting at the top, was also secretly happy when he heard this. Guo Tu and Feng Ji said, how could it not be what they thought in their hearts, and now that their strategies have been praised by the two of them, how can they not have a trace of pride in their hearts? Although this person is talented, it is a pity that he can't see the situation clearly. Now that Cao Cao has few soldiers in his hands, it is an excellent time for him to take him down. But he had to gradually camp Henan by himself, fight steadily, and he didn't have to fight a decisive battle. He didn't want to think about it, he wanted to fight steadily, so how could Cao Cao sit idly by? He sent Yan Liang as a pioneer to march into Liyang, but he actually said that Yan Liang has a narrow personality, although he is brave, he cannot be appointed alone. Yan Liang is a general under his command, doesn't he know who can use it and who can't use it? Now that Yan Liang has set off, just waiting for him to take Liyang, he can't say that he has to be humiliated and humiliated, this indispensable frustration!

However, the frustration on the other side sighed slightly: "Lord, now that General Yan Liang has sent troops to Liyang, in my opinion, Xiahou Yuan will inevitably retreat south, and General Yan Liang will not have to worry about capturing Liyang." Now there is still Liu Yan stationed in White Horse City, and if you want to attack it, I am afraid that it will not be able to take it in a short time. Now that I have a plan, I will definitely be able to disrupt the deployment of Cao's army to help the lord cross the river and fight a decisive battle with Cao's army. ”

Originally, when he opened his mouth, Yuan Shao was still a little unhappy in his heart, but when he heard that he no longer objected to his arrangement, he thought of a plan for himself, and suddenly smiled: "What is the plan of the public?" ”

"I look at the Cao army on the south bank, and now there are heavy troops in Baima and Yanjin, even if General Yan Liang crosses the river, he will not be able to take these two ferries in a short time, and it will be difficult for my army to cross the river quickly. However, God bless the lord, but let Cao Jun give our army a huge flaw. As he spoke, he walked to the map next to the big tent, pointed to a city on the map, and said lightly. Everyone looked at it, it was Puyang City.

Guo Tu was already jealous and frustrated, and he had repeatedly slandered before, so when he saw what he was referring to, he immediately laughed and said: "Puyang is an important town of the Cao army, how can it not be guarded by heavy troops?" If the lord divides his troops to attack Puyang, the gains outweigh the losses, so it is better to attack Baima with all his might. ”

Hearing this, he shook his head and chuckled: "Puyang is an important town in Yanzhou, and it is on the bank of the Yellow River. Once our army takes Puyang, it will not only be able to find a place for the army to cross the river, but most importantly, it will be able to cut off the connection between Gao Ye in Qingzhou and Cao Cao in Yanzhou. If you enter, you can go south and take Yingdu directly, and if you don't enter, you can also shock all parts of Yanzhou, and completely disrupt the deployment of Cao's army. In this way, it is not difficult for the lord to defeat Cao Cao. The lord now continues to put pressure on Liyang and Baima, and the minister today even recommends a person for the lord, with this person, he will be able to secretly cross Chen Cang and take Puyang for the lord! ”

"Oh? Who is the public and recommended? ”

"Liu Bei, Liu Xuande!" [.]