Just as Liu Cunzhen was trying his best to collect and sort out intelligence and try to find out whether Cao Cao and Zang Ba were secretly colluding, the western camp of the mighty city, thousands of miles to the south, was also brightly lit and the atmosphere was solemn.

Cao Jun's strategist Xi Zhicai, whose health was deteriorating, once again politely refused Guo Jia's advice, patted the two pieces of information in his hand, and asked Xun You's opinion in a low voice.

Xun You didn't dare to make a judgment: "At present, I really can't understand Liu Zijian's intentions...... It stands to reason that if he wants to meet Yuan Benchu's army, he shouldn't swear an oath with Gongsun Bogui with great fanfare, quietly form an alliance, and then suddenly attack and attack him unprepared, wouldn't it be better? ”

"Liu Zijian's move gives me the feeling that he doesn't seem to want to turn his face with Yuan Benchu...... I guess he is very worried about the change in the direction of Xuzhou, or he is afraid that the war in Yanzhou will burn to Luoyang, so he has been hesitating and refusing to make a decision. ”

"And after Gongsun Chan broke through Fan Yang, the cruel act of brazenly killing Lord Liu Yu is very undeserved, and it is definitely more than worth the loss in all aspects, not only losing the righteousness, but also leading to the strong revenge of the various forces in Youzhou who have always followed Lord Liu Yu......"

"In the case of instability in the rear, how can Gongsun Chan fully deal with Yuan Benchu, who is moving north? Yuan Benchu has an unforgiving character, as long as he sees the opportunity, he will not talk about any morality. Therefore, I think Liu Zijian is more out of self-preservation......"

"No, no, little brother, I don't agree with Brother Gongda's opinion, in my opinion, since Gongsun Chan dares to do this, he is definitely fearless and deliberate...... Don't forget that before Fan Yangcheng was breached, Liu Zijian was already by Gongsun Zhan's side, couldn't Liu Zijian, who was full of talent in Wen Taowu, see the evil consequences that might result after killing Lord Liu Yu? ”

Speaking of which. Guo Jia stood up with a confident face: "Let's go back and see the process of Liu Zijian from rising to becoming strong step by step." This guy is always full of scheming at critical moments. And unexpectedly, every time he made huge profits, even Yuan Benchu drove millions of victims into Qingzhou and did not catch him off guard, but after a year of hard work, he made huge profits, and won the praise of the world! ”

"It can be inferred from this that Liu Zijian's series of actions in Youzhou are very likely to be well-planned scams, and it is likely that he is ready to fight with Yuan Benchu."

"Not bad! Ha ha. It's pretty lively. Cao Cao, who was supposed to be resting, strode in, followed by a team of waiters holding trays and delivering exquisite food and wine.

Zhong Wenwu hurriedly got up and saluted, Cao Cao laughed and walked straight to Xi Zhicai, and helped him sit down very regretfully: "You shouldn't be so desperate." ”

Xi Zhicai smiled gratefully and said: "If my subordinates don't work hard, I'm afraid they won't have a chance to work hard in the future." ”

As soon as these words came out, the house was full of sadness.

Cao Cao sighed faintly, slowly sat down beside Xi Zhicai, thought about it and asked directly: "Okay, I won't say anything polite." What I just heard was the reason why I couldn't sleep after tossing and turning...... I don't know what you think of Liu Zijian's actions? ”

Xi Zhicai coughed lightly. raised his head and calmly responded to Cao Cao: "My subordinates judge that Liu Zijian is probably going to make a move against Yuan Benchu soon...... Liu Zijian has endured for several years, and has been secretly preparing to go, and now the Central Plains is withering, the imperial court decree is not out of Chang'an, the world is in chaos, and no one can take care of others. ”

Xi Zhicai's judgment was very correct, but it was a pity that this handsome man who won thousands of miles in the world could not see the earth-shattering event of the Qingzhou Army launching a fire battle with Yuan Shu's 100,000 army on the whole front, and died of vomiting blood three days later due to overwork.

Cao Cao, who had lost his shares, ignored the dissuasion of the generals, and ordered all the warring armies to retreat thirty miles to maintain a confrontation with the armies of Lü Bu and Chen Deng.

Cao Cao's actions moved his subordinates and advisers extremely much, and the soldiers of the three armies, who had been exhausted from continuous battles for several months, heard about this, and all shouted that the lord was benevolent and righteous, and the sluggish morale suddenly soared.

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On the second day of the ninth month of the first month of the year of Jiaxu, the day of Bingwu.

The morning sun slowly rises in the east and brightens under the morning sun that is about to erupt, and the low white clouds above the horizon flow slowly like burning torches in the fiery red glow.

The plain city, which had been silent for many days, suddenly boiled, and the 40,000 Qingzhou army officers and soldiers who were recuperating and high-spirited in fighting spirits continued to open out of the south gate, north gate and west gate, and the sonorous sound of the armor and the neighing of the war horses intersected with each other, endlessly, and the strong killing atmosphere spread everywhere.

The mansion of the western battalion in the city was busy, twelve giant candles as thick as arms were still burning, and several generals such as Jizhou Mu Liu Cun and the new commander of the Qingzhou Army, Tai Shici, sat around the wide square table, facing the large map on the table, and listened to the reports sent by various departments.

An hour later, a huge logistics convoy composed of 20,000 temporarily conscripted auxiliaries and 30,000 people drove out of the west gate in advance.

Liu Cun, who drank a bowl of hot soybean milk, took a long breath comfortably, grabbed a meat bun and took a bite of nearly half of it: "Well, it tastes good, much stronger than Xiaohe (Fu Min) and their craftsmanship, no wonder in the evaluation of each quarter, your plain is better than Nanpi in all aspects, and the reason can be seen from the quality of this meat bun." ”

The generals laughed, and the kind-hearted Tai Shici explained with a smile: "The defense area of Bohai County is wide, and Xiaohe has a lot of pressure on their daily training and guarding along the line, especially in the half year when the cavalry of the whole army has changed their outfits one after another, Xiaohe led the soldiers under his command to train day and night, constantly pondering new tactics and tactics, so they can't take care of improving food." ”

Liu Cun smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that they were all forced by me, haha!" So, after this battle, I will give Xiaohe some compensation and let his sixth division garrison Yecheng. ”

Tai Shi Ci smiled happily when he heard this, and the generals were surprised, and then they were extremely envious of Fu Min, who had worked so hard.

The generals who know each other and know themselves with confidence know that there is absolutely no problem in defeating Yuan Shao in this battle, and the lord Liu Cun will definitely sit in Yecheng for a long time in the future, control Luoyang remotely, and be able to follow the footsteps of the lord and listen to the teachings of the lord from time to time, which is undoubtedly the highest expectation in the hearts of all the generals and schools of the Qingzhou Army.

Liu Cun still doesn't know what the generals are thinking: "Okay, okay, don't envy Xiaohe, at this moment, I'm afraid that the scout battalions of Xiaohe and the two divisions under Junyi have already fought with the scouts of Yuan's army!" ”

"Their task in this battle is quite arduous, not only to cooperate closely with the friendly forces in Youzhou in the north, to hold back the main force of the Yuan army, so that it cannot easily return to help, but also to protect their own strength while trying to damage Yuan Shao's elite cavalry as much as possible, not easy!"

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