Chapter 45 The Battle of Yuan, each with his own thoughts

After discussing the supply of grain and grass to the northern general, Emperor Xian asked Cao Cao, "This Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses have now retreated to the south of Huaihai, and the northern army is not good at water warfare, so I don't know if the general has a good strategy to defeat the enemy." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Cao Cao reported, "Back to the saint, the minister has arranged for Cao Ren to build a water village, and it will take some time to train the water army." But fortunately, the Huaihai Sea is not as good as the Yangtze River, and there is no need for ships and warships, as long as the river can be crossed safely, the minister's soldiers and horses can go straight to Yuan Shu's heart. Therefore, the minister prepared to lead the army south after three months and exterminate Yuan Shu in one fell swoop. Now I still hope that His Majesty can make a will, and let Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Sun Ce of Yangzhou attack Yuan Shu from the east and west, so that he will not have the slightest chance to breathe. ”

Emperor Xianyan said, "What the general said is very true, and I will order these two to go all out to defeat Yuan Shu." After that, Emperor Xian discussed some military and political matters with his ministers, and then dispersed the dynasty. Emperor Xian ordered Liu Bei to be left behind, and a family banquet was set up in the palace to entertain him.

After Cao Cao came to court, he convened all the advisers to discuss the matter.

After the emperor was sacrificed to the court, Cao Cao's small shogunate court discussed important matters again, which basically became a habit. It's just that some time ago, Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack LΓΌ Bu, and the shogunate deliberations were interrupted for some time. Today is the first meeting after Cao Cao's return, and all the strategists are present.

Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu, Wei Wei Cheng Yu, the head of the General's Mansion Xun You, and the military advisor Guo Jia, these four people are the core of Cao Cao's wisdom.

Xun Yu and Cheng Yu first made a brief report on the affairs of Xu Du during Cao Cao's absence, and then discussed the matter of Liu Bei.

Cheng Yu spoke first, "General, I think Liu Bei is loyal on the surface, but in fact he is treacherous, this person will oppose the lord in the future, and he should not be gullible." ”

Guo Jia said: "Looking at the situation of the emperor in the palace today's wooing of Liu Bei, this is deliberately competing with the general for this person." The emperor originally lacked courtiers who could be trusted, but he did his best to entrap Liu Bei, the imperial uncle who couldn't beat him. If this is the case, even if this Liu Bei originally had no intention of opposing the general, he would be dragged to the party of Yang Biao and Dong Cheng over time. ”

Xun Yu said, "Whether Liu Bei will oppose the lord is speculation, and when the lord is employing people today, he can't suppress Liu Bei to lose the popularity of the world." The emperor can encircle Liu Bei, and the lord can naturally encircle Liu Bei, if this person does not show loyalty to the lord for a moment, the lord will not entrust him with important tasks, and what kind of storm can he set off. If he really voted for Yang Biao's party, the lord would trap this person in Jingshi, he was a tiger, and now he is in a cage, where are he afraid? ”

Cao Cao smiled, "What Wen Ruo said is very much in line with my intentions. Tomorrow, I will set up a banquet in the mansion to entertain Liu Bei, if the four of you have time, come together. By the way, let Sili Lieutenant Zhong Xuan also come, let Liu Bei see my strength, and it will be easier for him to make the right choice, haha. ”

After talking about Liu Bei, he talked about Tian Jinglai. Cao Cao said, "This doll general is not ordinary." ”

Guo Jiadao, "I originally saw this person for the first time in Yanzhou, but he wandered around with more than a thousand cavalry, but now he has become a dignified general of the expedition to the north." Not to mention anything else, this ability to fight is not bad, and there are some good generals under his command, but it is a pity that this person cannot be used by the lord. ”

Cao Cao said, "Do people have their own ambitions, you can't force them, but this person is still quite knowledgeable, at least for now, there is no direct conflict with me." And this expedition to the south Yuan Shu can be regarded as a great help to me. ”

"This matter is the strangest", Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "It stands to reason that Tian Jing is the emperor's confidant, and he should preserve his strength." But the emperor sent him to attack Yuan Shu and make a wedding dress for the lord, and I always felt that there must be something strange in this. ”

Xun You said, "I have thought about this matter again and again, and I always feel that there is no suitable reason. However, seeing the emperor's performance in the palace today, I feel that I have a little understanding in my heart. Does the emperor want to support another force of his own in the south, increase his own strength, and contain the power of the lord? ”

Cheng Yu said, "No matter how capable this Tian Jing is, I'm afraid it will be difficult to establish a force in Runan, which has no foundation." At present, he has captured several county seats, but all the food and grass depend on us. This south and north, separated by Yuzhou and Yanzhou, Si Li is only afraid that it will be difficult to contact Hedong, such a thing is only afraid of the wise man, right? ”

Guo Jia said suddenly, "You said that the emperor sent Tian Jing to attack Yuan Shu, could it be for the sake of passing on the jade seal of the country?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Is it the heirloom jade seal that is 'ordered by the sky, and has a long life and eternal prosperity'?" Although it is rumored that Sun Jian got the jade seal back then, and Sun Ce dedicated the jade seal to Yuan Shu, no one knows whether it is true or not. Besides, even if he is really at Yuan Shu's place, it seems that Tian Jing doesn't have to go, won't the general return him to the saint if he gets the jade seal? ”

Xun Yu said this, Cao Cao's heart moved, but he was also thinking about whether he would be greedy and take it for himself if he really got this jade seal.

Guo Jia said, "Duke Cao is a public heart, but the emperor may not think so, and letting Tian Jing go to crusade against Yuan Shu means that he can't trust the lord." ”

Cao Cao was afraid that the two would be entangled and quarrel over this issue, so he said, "Don't care what others think, as long as we take the world as our own responsibility and do things with our hearts." ”

Guo Jia understood Cao Cao's intentions, so he said, "I don't care what the emperor thinks first, but this general Tian Jing is not one of our people, and in the future, Cao Gong will have to fight with Yuan Shao sooner or later." Arita Jing is in Hedong, so let us tie our hands and feet, and this time let Hedong transfer grain to Xiahou Yuan in Hangu Pass, and we just took this opportunity to strengthen our ties with Hedong Taishou Wangyi. He has an old relationship with Tian Jing, but after all, he is not Tian Jing's person, and the military and government in Hedong are separated, so his side is a breakthrough. In addition, Zhang Yan of Montenegro voted for Tian Jing, this person should have no loyalty to Tian Jing, as long as we are a high-ranking official, we are not afraid that he will not be loyal to the lord in the future. If something happens in the future, then Zhang Yan's backlash is to draw Tian Jing's salary. ”

Cao Cao listened and said, "Although what Feng Xiao said is not a fair and upright method, but for the sake of the stability of the government, he can't help but make this decision." You can set it up first, build up the connection gradually, and when you want to use it depends on the timing. I hope that this Tian Jing can sincerely cooperate with me, so that this strategy will not be needed. ”

When Cao Cao was discussing important matters, Tian Jing finally waited for the news of Lu Wen and Xiaoliu brought by Shi Da in Yicheng's camp.

Long before Tian Jing left Pingyang, Shi Da and his people had all been sent to Xuzhou. They only have one task, which is to find out the news and find a way to ensure the safety of Lu Wen and Xiaoliu.

Since there were no manpower in Xuzhou before, they were blind to the situation in Xuzhou. It's a very difficult task. When Cao Cao besieged Xiapi, Star and his Flying Eagle spies had already arrived outside Xiapi City, and some even infiltrated Cao Cao's camp, but it was not easy to establish contact with Lu Wen.

Later, Xiaoliu led the army to break through, and Lu Wen withdrew from Xiapi City with her mother and Pei Yuanshao's soldiers and horses, but Star's people chased all the way but did not have a chance to meet them. It wasn't until Gao Shun and Zhang Liao returned to the division to conquer Lanling and establish a stronghold that Shi Da officially met with Lu Wen and Xiaoliu.

Tian Jing is now stationed in Runan, if they go south in disguise, it is not impossible to hide from Cao Cao's ears and eyes. But the problem is that Lu Wen is not willing to go, it turns out that she doesn't like her father Lu Bu, but now that she sees her father's loyal subordinates, she is reluctant to leave them.

These are all good men, and if they hadn't followed their father, they wouldn't have ended up in the fields they are now. Even if their father died, they still insisted on avenging their father, for what? For the sake of himself, the only descendant of the Lu family. Although he is not a man, he is also responsible and responsible for not letting women shave his eyebrows.

And now that Xiao Liu is here, he has learned Lu Bu's halberd method, and he can pretend to be Lu Bu, and he can take more opportunities if Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses do not react.

So now Lu Wen said that she couldn't leave. He only asked Shi Da to tell Tian Jing that he could rest assured that she and Xiaoliu were fine now, and they would be careful in the future. Tian Jing went to attack Yuan Shu, they temporarily corrected in Lanling, and then went north to attack other county seats, if things changed in the future, they would retreat into the mountains to continue to deal with Cao's army.

After receiving the message from Star, Tian Jing's hanging heart finally relaxed. He already knew that Lu Bu died at the hands of Cao Cao, but he didn't want to let them be hurt because he didn't pick up Lu Wen in time.

Lu Wen was with Gao Shun and Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses, but I was afraid that on the one hand, it would be in the way of the master-slave relationship, and on the other hand, it also had the intention of recruiting them for herself. Tian Jing knew that his wife had always been strong, but he didn't want to have such courage in the face of such a big event. If he only lets him teach his husband and children in the future, he will be wronged by his talent.

Tian Jing suddenly thought of Lu Wen's plan to capture Lanling, and then go north to Nancheng and Nanwuyang, and defend himself, and suddenly felt that this plan was very dangerous. Because Yuan Tan was intercepted by them in Tancheng, in order to save this straw bag, Yuan Shao will definitely raise a large army to the south, and Cao Cao's people will take the opportunity to seize the counties of Donghai County, and then wave the army north. If this is the case, their army of more than 10,000 men will be defeated.

The best way to do this is to declare himself a vassal to Yuan Shao, take refuge in Yuan Shao to occupy a base area, and continue to fight Cao Cao. As Yuan Shao's vanguard against Cao Cao, he had to support them with food and grass. But if they really want to beat Yuan Tan down, then there will be no chance of recovery.

Thinking of this, Tian Jing immediately repaired a letter to Lu Wen, asked Shi Da to rush back to Lanling in the starry night, handed over the letter to Lu Wen who was injured, and asked her to persuade the generals to temporarily surrender to Yuan Shao according to the method in the letter.

Shi Da took the letter and left, and Tian Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that the form of Xuzhou would change so much, nor did he expect that he would capture Yuan Shu's Runan so quickly. After all, Cao Cao is the main force to ask Yuan, he doesn't want to explain his family background here, and now he only hopes that the people arranged by Hu Cai can successfully find out the news of the national seal, so that he can determine his future actions.

Tian Jing thought to himself, "Holy Lord, isn't it easy to do the errand you gave me this time?" "Please sighed and went out of the camp to inspect the shipbuilding.