Cao Cao has been in a bit of a bad mood lately. The season has already entered winter, Hebei is stronger than the Central Plains, the wind is stronger, the soldiers have no warm clothing, and the water and soil are not adapted, the situation of non-combat attrition of 50,000 troops is very serious, and it is really impossible to continue the war, but the situation in Hebei has completely departed from the original expectation so far.

Although Yuan Tan of the state is already under the current army, there is a move to annex and the state is in the pocket, it is only a matter of time, and it is not lower than the original expectation and the trip is worthwhile, in fact, Cao Cao actually has the intention of collecting troops while attacking Yuan Xi. But who would have expected that this time the Hebei incident came, and the sudden turn of the Jizhou incident really made Cao Cao feel depressed in his heart.

Indeed, Cao Cao originally hoped to divide Hebei with Lu Bu and carve up Ji as a bargaining chip in exchange for Lu Bu, who also sent troops to Hebei, for the support of Lu Bu in the war. After all, at that time, the two Central Plains heroes were facing the Hebei armies that were hostile to their own side, but they were no worse than the soldiers of the Central Plains in terms of numbers, equipment, and even geographical advantages. Even Cao Cao, the most risky military strategist, had to work hard to gather more troops that could be mobilized to ensure at least the advantage of troops, at that time, he pulled down his body to form an alliance with the imposing Lu Bu army, Cao Cao actually had no psychological pressure at all. Can a big husband bend and stretch! Anyway, Jizhou is not the same as Yanzhou, and borders with the state, as long as it can occupy the Huguan fortress first, Jizhou will have no danger at all, no matter how it is calculated, it will not suffer, so Cao Cao at that time was very atmospheric.

But as Lu Bu returned to the army with a serious injury, Qin Xu didn't know what his intentions were. inexplicably made a "faint move" and transferred back the Yecheng defenders, so that even the Black Mountain thieves who had been defeated and scattered. They all once again coveted Jizhou, and Gongsun Zhan, who had been watching from the wall, also mixed in at the instigation of Liu Bei, posing as if he was bound to Jizhou, and it was understandable that Cao Cao couldn't sit still.

It's a pity that after some planning and a lot of thought, in the end, it was put on the table again. There is still the kind of bitterness that cannot be spoken, which makes the four states of Yanyu Siyong controlled, and there may be a fifth state soon. Cao Cao, who has already started half of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, feels good in his heart. In desperation, he could only use this method of almost giving up the reputation of a virtuous minister accumulated in front of the Son of Heaven in the past few years to fight against the people who were clearly "behind the scenes", so as to vent the dissatisfaction in his heart.

After Yuan Tan left that day. Faced with the bitter persuasion of his advisers. Cao Cao didn't know that Yuan Xi didn't have great talent, sitting in Jizhou, it was equivalent to a child walking around with a golden bowl in his hand, it was too easy to arouse the covetousness of others, if it was won by Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei and even Montenegrin thieves, not to mention how much effort it would take to snatch it back, the damage to Jizhou by this war alone could not be recovered within a few years after it was obtained. What he Cao Cao wanted was the anointed place that could enable Yuan Shao to become the overlord of Hebei in just half a year. It's not a professional mess. At least after seeing that it is really impossible to achieve his wish, he cannot hand over a stable Jizhou to others to enhance the power of others out of thin air. What's more, this plan can also test Yuan Tan's sincerity with one stone. Although Cao Cao's heart was depressed, he had no choice.

And for Lu Bujun, such an ending is actually the best. The main purpose of Jia Xu's overall situation from the beginning is actually because of the special location of Jizhou, which will have a huge impact on Qingzhou and even other states and counties controlled by Lu Bujun. Before there is no strong strength to take over Jizhou, a stable Jizhou, from the perspective of Lu Bujun's forces, is not a good thing. Jia Xu's meaning is that the more chaotic the better, the more forces that are mixed in, the better, Cao Cao is one, the two brothers of the Yuan family, Liu Bei's brothers, Gongsun Zan and even the Black Mountain thieves, in fact, have already been laid in Jia Xu's heart. That is, he didn't expect that Lu Bu would suddenly return to the army with serious injuries, otherwise I don't know what other means Jia Xu would use to borrow it. And the people of Jizhou who suffered because of this incident were not within Jia Xu's consideration. At the beginning, for fear of being liquidated by Wang Yun, this eldest brother would never bother to "take care" of the lives of the people who were not under the rule of his own force, so he could fool the 200,000 Xiliang soldiers who were dismissed and returned to their hometowns to regain their troops and fight back against Chang'an. Fortunately, Qin Xu knew too much about the character of his chief strategist. Knowing that this guy is a standard egotist, he ordered the garrison to change its defense, and transferred to Cheng Lian, the lieutenant general of the Lu Bu army, who was closer to the Qin system, to sit in the plain, and at the same time ordered Zhang Liao, who was left in Yecheng to "assist" to guard the city defense, led the cavalry battalion to quickly contact Cheng Lian, and returned to Qingzhou to consolidate the defense of course The first task, and the heavier thing is a secret order stamped with the seal of General Lu Bu, so that Zhang Liao did his best to secretly move the people of Jizhou to fill the plains and Beihai.

Cao Cao was still taking advantage of Lu Bu's serious injury and not waking up, and when he had the idea of being able to reap a handful of benefits in Jizhou, he didn't notice all the changes in Jizhou. It's no wonder that Cao Jun's subordinates are not doing their best, the key is the chaotic situation in Jizhou, the best supporting roles Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei and the unwilling Black Mountain thieves and Yecheng elite soldiers, especially the several confrontations between the former Yuan ace Euphorbia have become the best curtain for Qin Xu and Jia Xu's plan.

"Zixiao, is there any news from Qingzhou?" Cao Cao was naturally waiting for Lu Bujun's actions after the news spread that he was going to "ask" the Son of Heaven for Yuan Xi to "ask for the seal" of Jizhou Mu. Cao Cao had already left his back hand, and even secretly ordered Xiahoudun, who had stayed in Xuchang, Yuzhou and other places to prevent the remnants of Xiliang and Liu Biao and others from repeating the old story of Yuan Shu, gathered more than 20,000 soldiers with the only troops at hand, together with auxiliary troops, and deployed them outside Jinan, which was at the throat of the four prefectures of Yan, Henan, Qing, and Xu, in case if it really came to the "critical moment", there could be a strange army that could play a different role. With such an arrangement, even if he really fell out with Lu Bu because of this incident and provoked Lu Bu to attack with the whole army, at least he could drag Lu Bu's army back. Cao Cao first expected defeat this time, and then expected victory, thinking that he was infinitely close to being seamless, with the previous Yang conspiracy that forced Lu Bu to appear, now Cao Cao is just waiting to be released from both sides of the river, and Cao Ren, who investigated the military situation, came back to "report the good news", and his mood was much better.

"Lord, Lu Bujun has not made any movement! Didn't you notice it...... "Cao Ren sometimes really doesn't understand the boss of his own family, and he has put so much effort into arranging it. What he did was really like what Cao Cao said, and he retreated with his whole body. And dragged Lü Bu's army into the Hebei war again, leaving a relatively stable rear for Cao Cao's forces to conquer the west? It is true that even if Cao Ren's depth of strategy is far less than Cao Cao's, he can detect the beauty of such strategies, but then Lu Bu is not stupid! What's more, there is a Qin Xu who is even afraid of his own father-in-law, where can he be led by the nose so easily? Cao Ren, who followed Cao Cao and also dealt with Lu Bujun a few times, looked at Cao Cao who was smiling and groaning. But he did not say it.

"What Zixiao said is also a little reasonable, but if Qin Xu is still in charge of the army as before, he may have crossed the river at this moment. It's time to enter Yanzhou! Cao Cao caressed the luxuriously embroidered lace, but sewed a small name in the most conspicuous place, with a smile on his face, and said, "Although Qin Xu is young. The use of soldiers is strange and strange. He is accustomed to winning more with less, and he is cunning and treacherous, and there are poisoners such as Jia Xu to support him, if he leads the troops, so quiet must mean that there are dangers everywhere, and we must not probe lightly. However, now the person in the army is Lu Bu, and Qin Xu's previous series of troop transfers and changes of defense, although it is clearly for the defense of the entire Lu Bu. Of course, this is the case, but it is definitely a thankless job. It is said that Lu Bu was in power at that time. The call for Qin Xu to replace him is actually not nothing, although Qin Xu blatantly refused, but everything he did was a move that won the hearts of the army and the people, heh! He Qin someone's careful thinking still wants to hide it? Qin Xu may have a hand in fighting, but this strategy is far from satisfying! This is the reverse scale of any superior person! With Lu Bu's narrow-minded temperament, he killed both fathers, not to mention just a son-in-law. Let's see, maybe Linzi, which is calm now, doesn't know what kind of storm is going through! ”

"I see! I see! Seeing that Cao Cao was quite talkative, contrary to the silent and cold face of the previous few days, although Cao Ren was still not convinced by Cao Cao's words in his heart, his indescribable intuition always felt as if he had missed something, and it can be seen that Cao Cao's face that had been suffering for several days finally saw a little smile, so he subconsciously kept silent, pinning his hopes on the lord in front of him who had a superb gaze and reached the peak of his ministers in just a few years.

I have to say that the people who know you best are often not your relatives, but your enemies! That's a one-size-fits-all statement! As Cao Cao expected, in the calm Linzi City on the surface and the mansion of General Lu Bu on the calm surface, there was indeed a "storm" brewing. However, Boss Cao's prediction this time is a little to the left with the truth.

"Ling'er! Ling'er be careful! Slow down! Don't stumble! Daddy, isn't it okay! Stop it! Zhong Ming ......, "If someone could see with their own eyes what was going on in Lu Bu's mansion at this moment, ten out of ten would never recognize this person who was smiling with a "kind" smile on his face and grinning at the girl in the hall who was dragging another young man and said soft words, it would actually be Lu Wenhou, the world's number one fierce general who stopped crying and was called the tiger.

One thing down one thing! Qin Xu did a good thing when Lu Bu was seriously injured and unconscious, and after telling Lu Bu everything, to be honest, it was indeed as Cao Cao expected, and Lu Bu was indeed very uncomfortable in his heart. Just imagine, let alone the master of an army with more than 100,000 elite soldiers, even ordinary people are unwilling to be kept in the dark, as Lu Bu said, being used as a "chess piece" by Qin Xu, a bold kid. Regardless of whether Qin Xu is out of public intentions or not, and whether Lu Bu will continue to condone Qin Xu as before, in short, this matter, even if he abandons other identities, as the head of the family, Lu Bu has also made up his mind, he must let Qin Xu suffer some hardships so that he can grow some rules. Otherwise, God knows what kind of "big thing" Qin Xu will do next time. Even for the sake of his own baby daughter and the old brother before, he had to let Qin Xu, who didn't know the height of the sky in Lu Bu's eyes, be educated this time.

I have to say that Lu Bu's original intention was good! The idea is also good! And the method is understandable, worthy of the title of actor that Qin Xu imposed on him. However, after all, Lu Bu was invincible on the battlefield based on his bravery, and although he knew a little about strategy and strategy, he would inevitably be inconsiderate. The so-called hundred secrets are sparse, Lu Bu has done such a good foreplay, he must have planned in his heart, but he missed a key person. As a result, not only did Lu Bu have to pull down his face to say good things with him, but he also disappointed Cao Cao's expectations. (To be continued......)