"Is that true?" Lu Bu was greatly moved when he heard this, if the imperial court was willing to provide a certain source of soldiers and grain and grass, why was he afraid of Cao Ying? Seeing that Cao Ying, who is equal to his strength, has become bigger, it would be strange if he had a balance in his heart!

Xun You said: "It's not a secret, then Cao Apu took Yanzhou Mu by himself without asking the court for instructions, how could this move put the general in his eyes?" Therefore, the general had already intended to get rid of it, but Liu Yan in Shuzhong was called the emperor, and Luoyang needed to be heavily defended, so he could not spare troops to recruit Cao Ying for a while. But Wen Hou is not, Cao Ying is the hero of the world! How can he tolerate Wen Hou's beautiful concubine who has occupied him for a long time? The two of you can be said to have a deep enmity like the sea, and it is impossible to reconcile, and now Wen Hou is entrenched in Yingchuan, rather than sitting and lying down, it is better to strike first, take it by surprise, attack it unprepared, and take Yanzhou in one fell swoop. ”

Lu Bu pondered for a while, and suddenly sneered: "Ma Chao's thief just wants to use Ben Hou to get rid of Cao Mengde for him, I wait for the two tigers to fight, but he sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, and his wishful thinking is ringing!" When I, Lu Bu is a yellow-mouthed child? ”

Xun You frowned and said: "Wen Hou's words are different, the so-called Tao is the same, and the Tao is different, it is not conspiratory, the general wants to get rid of Cao Ying, why don't Wen Hou want to?" As long as Cao Ying does not die, he will not forget his two concubines, if he waves an army of 100,000 to besiege Yang Zhai City at this time, how can he resist the temperature of cutting off supplies? Besides, the reason why Yuan Shao provided food and grass for Wen Hou was just to use Wen Hou to balance Cao Mengde, and he would never let you become bigger, such an opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it was difficult for Wen Hou to continue to be a gatekeeper for Yuan Shao! ”

"You" Lu Bu was furious, got up and pressed the hilt of his sword to glare at Xun You angrily.

Xun You was calm, without the slightest fear on his face, and his eyes looked at Lu Bu without blinking. After a long time, Lu Bu suddenly sighed and said dejectedly: "I don't know what Gongda said, Yuan Shao also used this candidate to balance Cao Ying, but Bu is really unwilling to be used by Ma Chao's thief!" ”

Xun Yu said: "Wen Hou's words are different, my lord uses Wen Hou to do it, but Wen Hou doesn't use my lord to strengthen himself?" If today's heroes compete for hegemony, they either annex each other, or use each other, or alliance, Wen Hou and my lord are really a mutually beneficial alliance, how can we talk about exploitation? The benefits of cooperating with my father-in-law are far greater than cooperating with Yuan Shao, and the pros and cons are naturally clear. ”

Lu Bu was still hesitant when he heard this, and frowned: "The stakes are very high, how about thinking about it later?" ”

Xun You said: "That's right! As I expected, Cao Ying, whose strength has skyrocketed, will never be willing to be lonely, Yanzhou has Yuan Shao's Yuzhou and Yangzhou in the south, and Jizhou in the north of my father-in-law. These two forces are not something that Cao Ying can provoke, only Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east and Yingchuan in Wen Hou can be sought, if Wen Hou gives up the opportunity in front of him, he can only be a watchdog for Yuan Shao in the future, and there is no way to come out. ”

Lu Bu thought so, nodded and said, "According to Gongda, what will Cao Thief do next?" ”

Xun You said: "Cao thief in one fell swoop to accommodate hundreds of thousands of yellow turban thieves, urgent shortage of grain, grass and materials, Xuzhou and Yanzhou are adjacent to each other, and it is a rich place, and Tao Qian is dying, and the talents under his command are withering, and Cao thief will definitely plot Xuzhou in the near future." ”

Lu Bu's eyes flashed, and he said loudly: "If this is the case, Bu Zi has no reason to allow it, but I don't know how Ma Chao wants to cooperate with Ben Hou?" ”

Xun You nodded and said: "It is inconvenient for my lord to directly send troops to attack Cao Ying, otherwise it will cause a full-scale war, but Jizhou and Yanzhou are only separated by a river, and my lord can transfer grain from Jizhou to support Wenhou." Although the Cao thief is powerful, but the lack of food and grass, the people's hearts have not recovered, the military is unstable, and Xuzhou is not completely without combat power. ”

Lu Bu pondered for a while, and bowed his hand and said: "Gongda's words are like morning bells and dusk drums, Bu almost missed a major event, Cao thief said that if he does not get rid of it, I will not be at peace, I am willing to listen to Gongda's words and send troops to Yanzhou!" ”

Xun You stroked his palms and smiled: "Wen Hou is really happy, even so, I am willing to recommend two talents for Wen Hou, with the help of these two people, it is easy to destroy Cao Mengde!" ”

Lu Bu asked with interest: "I don't know who Gongda is called?" Come and see us! ”

Xun You said: "These two people are both native clans of Yingchuan, one is Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao, and the other Du attacks Du Zixu, Guo Jia is good at strategy, has unpredictable talents, Du Raid is good at internal affairs, and he can ensure the safety of the rear!" Originally, I was going to recommend these two to my father-in-law, but since Wen Hou agreed to send troops to Yanzhou, it would be better to explain it when I went back, so why don't I let these two stay and help Wen Hou together? ”

Lu Bu was overjoyed and said, "That's very good! When Ben will reorganize the soldiers and horses, and order all the ordnance, he can send troops to Yanzhou and capture the Cao thief alive."

After Xun You left, Lu Bu immediately summoned all the generals under him to discuss the matter. Everyone heard that they were bullied by Cao Ying for more than half a year, and they had already held their breath, although Yuan Shao provided food and grass, but the materials were not enough for self-protection, and it was almost impossible to send troops to fight for hegemony. Nowadays, there is a shortage of food and grass in the army, the ordnance is not in order, even the military uniforms are difficult to unify, and the newly recruited soldiers are not much different from the farmers in the fields, and the poverty is extremely poor.

Compared with Yuan Shao, Ma Chao is more generous, not only providing 200,000 pieces of grain and grass at a time, but also sending 3,000 horses of linen, 50,000 catties of fine iron, and 100 million baht of five baht, which are enough to ensure the consumption of 30,000 soldiers and horses for three months.

Let's say that Cao Ying sent 100,000 troops to kill Xuzhou, and the unprepared Tao Qian was caught off guard and lost several cities in a row. Everywhere Cao Jun went, he killed the people, looted materials to make a living fortune, and also set up a position of a captain who touched the gold, specializing in digging up the graves of the rich and making money from the dead. For a while, the war in Xuzhou broke out again, and the people were panicked and fled to the east of Xuzhou.

Tao Qian heard this incident in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and wept loudly: "I, Tao Qian, acted inappropriately and did not know people, which caused the people of Xuzhou to suffer this great disaster, how do you think we should retreat?" ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and Xuzhou didn't hold his fists and said: "Lord, Cao thief is powerful, there are hundreds of thousands of armor soldiers, and they are here to avenge their father, but they actually covet my Xuzhou land." Today, Xuzhou's troops are weak, and Zangba's garrison in the area of Mount Tai cannot be saved, and only by seeking foreign aid can Xuzhou's crisis be solved. ”

Bing Cao engaged in Cao Bao and said: "Cao Bing has arrived, how can we wait to die?" Cao Bao is willing to send troops to defend against the enemy! Please also ask the lord to order! ”

Tao Qian shook his head and sighed: "Back then, the old man had a relationship with the champion Hou, and then he stopped interacting because he suspected that he was usurping, and now it is too late to regret it!" Looking at the world, who is really loyal to the Han family? Cao Ying is fierce, and there is no shortage of civil and military generals under his command, except for the champion Hou, few people can govern him! ”

Mi Zhu said: "The lord said the difference, Cao thief food and grass are not enough, as long as the lord mobilizes the people to move into the hinterland, and does the tactics of clearing the wilderness, his army will inevitably be blocked!" In addition, I recommend a person, if this person helps, he will be able to force the thief to retreat! ”

Tao Qian asked, "I don't know who Zizhong is talking about?" ”

Mi Zhu said: "This time I went to Qingzhou to help Kong Beihai, I once knew a person, named Liu Bei Liu Xuande, this person is benevolent, surnamed benevolent, and has a reputation in Qingzhou. ”

Tao Qian suddenly realized, and said loudly: "Could it be Liu Xuandehu who broke the yellow scarf!" When he was begging for Dong, the old man had a relationship with this person, but the old man had a general friendship with this person, and he was only afraid of "

Mi Zhu said: "Don't worry, Zhu and Liu Bei have always had a relationship, as long as Chen Ming is powerful, he will be able to move his heart with benefits!" On behalf of the lord, I would like to invite Liu Xuande! ”

Tao Qian sighed slightly: "In this case, only a dead horse can be used as a live horse doctor, if Liu Bei can retreat from Cao Thief, the old man is willing to give up the post of Xuzhou Assassin!" ”

"Father, never!" As soon as Tao Qian finished speaking, his eldest son Tao Shang stood up against it and said loudly: "Then Liu Bei is only a county order, how can he fight against Cao Thief?" As everyone knows, it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, and it is better to invite a great god to settle in Xuzhou. ”

Tao Qian frowned and said, "My son has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Tao Shang said: "If the son is still alive today, the imperial court is still maintained by a general, and it is difficult for Xuzhou to ask for a general, so how can there be a reason to ask for help from a county order?" I am willing to rush to Yecheng to see the general and ask him to send troops to Xuzhou. If this matter is successful, Cao Thief has no choice but to retreat, and there is no need to be afraid! ”

Tao Qian pondered for a while, and said: "What Wu'er said is not unreasonable, but the general's troops are far away from my Xuzhou, and the nearest is Zhang He's department stationed in Bohai, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to save the fire from far water!" ”

Chen Deng said: "The difference between the lord's words, with the power of the general in the three states, it only takes a letter to make the Cao thief withdraw from the army, why send troops?" If the Cao thief dares not to buy it, the general can use this as an excuse to send troops to Baima and Guandu to take Yanzhou directly, and do the act of encircling Wei to save Zhao. However, the current situation in the world is delicate, if the general sends troops to attack Yanzhou, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will not stand idly by, and the Central Plains War is inevitable! ”

Mi Fang said: "So what? This matter has nothing to do with my Xuzhou, once the two princes start a war, we can fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to become bigger! ”

Tao Qian pondered for a while, nodded and said: "What everyone said is reasonable, so I will take a multi-pronged approach, and Mi Bei will send Liu Bei to ask him to send troops to help, and my son will rush to Yecheng with a heavy gift to ask the general to come forward to make peace, if the general can retreat from Cao Thief, I Tao Qian is willing to bow down to the court!" ”

"Obey!" The two hurriedly responded, but their faces were different, Mi Zhu frowned, and his expression was quite worried, but the potter was excited and excited.

After the two of them received the order, Tao Qian said again: "Ying'er can bring his father's letter to Jiujiang Taishou Bian Rang, and let him come forward to dissuade Cao Thief!" For a respite! ”

Tao Ying said: "Father rest assured, the child will not fail in his mission!" ”

Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "General Cao and Chen Zhi can immediately mobilize the people of Xuzhou to move to the interior, and at the same time, they must not leave a grain of grain for Cao Thief, and all the property that cannot be taken will be burned. ”

"Obey!" (To be continued.) )