It was the middle of November, and the weather in the north was freezing and the wind was howling.

Xu Huang and Cao Hong led their troops to Runan, and when they were about twenty miles away from Runan City, they suddenly found that there was a layer of ice on the post road and the wilderness, which was neither thick nor thin, about the thickness of a book.

After 20,000 horses walked forward for two or three miles, they had already fallen and injured 100 people, and in desperation, Xu Huang had no choice but to order to temporarily retreat from the ice, report this strange situation to Cao Cao, and wait for instructions.

At this time, Cao Cao's army had just left Xuchang forty or fifty miles when he received Xu Huang's fast horse flying report.

"What? Ice in the wilderness for no apparent reason, blocking the way of the army? Cao Cao was shocked and angry when he heard this, what was going on?

Liu Ye was very familiar with the geographical situation of Runan, and after a little thought, he understood the truth: "There is a river in the west of Runan, called Ruhe, presumably it was the idea of Chen Gong to Liu Bei, splashing the river water on the ground, and then it froze to stop our army's siege!" ”

Cao Cao was a little annoyed when he heard this, and said hatefully: "Chen Gong, this guy is very hateful, I have repeatedly wooed him, but this guy has turned a deaf ear, first voted for Lu Bu, and then descended to Liu Bei, why do you not treat me so much?" ”

Jia Xu comforted: "Cao Gong doesn't have to worry, the small skills of carving insects are not enough to trouble, can the cold ice stop our army for a while, and can it stop a lifetime?" When the spring flowers bloom, and then with the overwhelming strength of Mount Tai, Liu Bei can be captured! ”

"Ahem......"

Guo Jia wanted to speak, but coughed a few times first. Then he took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said softly: "What Wen He said is very true, this Chen Gong is indeed a little clever, but it is only a little clever, he does not have a far-sighted strategy, he just relies on cleverness to take advantage of opportunism, Liu Bei wants to rely on Chen Gong to succeed, I see no hope!" ”

Although Guo Jia's words were subtle, the staff full of people were all smart people, and what he meant by his words. Ponder for a moment. You can understand it.

If Chen Gong is a person with great wisdom, he should plan a long-term policy for Liu Bei, step by step, instead of being opportunistic. Taking advantage of the decisive battle between the main force of the Cao army and Yuan Shao, he attacked Runan.

Runan is only more than 200 miles away from Xuchang. was attacked by Liu Bei. directly threatens Xuchang, how can Cao Cao give up? Bound to fight with all their might, so that. It is undoubtedly equivalent to setting yourself on fire.

And the trend of things is indeed like this, Sun Ce took advantage of Liu Bei's scattered forces to take Lujiang, Liu Bei is equivalent to picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, busy in vain, provoking one more enemy, but not expanding the territory.

Only cares about immediate interests and lacks foresight, how can this Chen Gong be regarded as a person with great wisdom?

Of course, these aides under Cao Cao also understand that their group rarely makes mistakes, mainly relying on the fact that there are many people who have more eyes and eyes, make up for each other's shortcomings, and correct each other's mistakes, so they will have no last resort.

Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao, etc., which one is not a person with a super IQ? With so many smart people sitting together and discussing a matter together, it will naturally be watertight, so mistakes can be minimized.

The reason why Chen Gong made mistakes may be because Liu Bei only has a think tank around him, and there is no one to weigh and discuss, so he will lack discretion in doing things. If you really try to strategize with Chen Gong alone, few people dare to say that they are sure of winning!

After listening to the words of the staff, Cao Cao closed his eyes and pondered, like an old monk in a meditation, motionless.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, his eyes were like torches, and he said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, let Liu Bei stay in Runan for a few days for the time being, anyway, Sun Ce has already taken the Lujiang River, and he Liu Bei will not be able to sleep and eat, and when the spring of next year comes, he will make a comeback, and he must destroy Liu Bei before the decisive battle with Yuan Shao!" ”

In fact, although the ice on the road is slippery, Cao Cao can also order the soldiers to break the ice and advance, wasting some time, and sooner or later they can reach the city of Runan.

However, in this way, the morale of the army will inevitably be affected, and the soldiers will slide on the ice, and there must be many non-combat attrition; In addition, the soldiers confronted Yuan Jun for half a year, and the army was war-weary and morale was not high.

Since Chen Gong created cold ice twenty miles away from the city, the ice under Runan City must be thicker and harder, and there is really no certainty of victory if he forcibly attacks the city. Even if the city is breached, the casualties will definitely be heavy, rather than this, it is better to withdraw for the time being, wait for the weather to be warm, and then come to Liu Bei's bad luck.

At the beginning, the reason why Cao Cao decided to conquer Liu Bei despite the cold and freezing was not only because he was angry, but also because he was worried that Liu Bei's power would be big.

And now that Sun Ce has taken the Lujiang River, he has eaten up one-third of Liu Bei's territory, so that Cao Cao can rest and recuperate with peace of mind and wait for the next year to fight again.

"Pass my military order and withdraw the army!" Cao Cao stroked his beard and made a decision, "Let Xu Huang and Cao Hong be stationed in the area of Shangcai and Guanyang, and closely monitor Liu Bei's every move, but if there is any trouble, report to Xuchang immediately!" ”

The "ice-making plan" finally temporarily blocked Cao Jun, which made Liu Beijun breathe a little relief and gain a precious respite.

But Sun Ce took away the Lujiang River, which made Liu Bei difficult to let go for a while, and sighed all day long in Shouchun City.

"Alas...... There are too few think tanks around me, if I give me three or five Chen Gongtai, Lujiang will not be lost! It's good now, although he took Runan, he annoyed Cao Cao; Lujiang is occupied by Sun Ce again, Shouchun is the land of four wars, easy to attack and difficult to defend, next year the weather will be warm, it will inevitably be embattled, how can this be good? ”

Looking at Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Yang Hong, Yan Xiang and others around him, Liu Bei complained. As he spoke, he squeezed out his tears, which were as easy as tap water, and while complaining, he wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

Guan Yu stroked the three-foot beautiful hair with his hand, Danfeng's eyes showed a firm look, and comforted Liu Bei: "Brother, don't worry, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, there is a certain in Shouchun, although the brother is relieved!" ”

Mi Fang's death made Mi Zhu hate the Sun family to the core, and suggested to Liu Bei: "The Cao and Sun families are united, sandwiching us in the middle, and the enemy is on our backs. When our army is more stable in Huainan and Runan, we will have the opportunity to counterattack Jiangdong and take away the hatred of our Lujiang River with a snow! ”

"The relationship between our army and Liu Jingsheng is now blended, who else can unite the remaining princes?" Liu Bei wiped away his tears, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and asked.

Sun Gan said: "Hebei Yuan Shao has been fighting with Cao Cao for half a year this year, and the two armies are in the same situation. If Yuan Shao formed an alliance with our army, Cao Cao would not dare to attack with all his might! With Yuan Benchu helping to restrain Cao Cao, and Liu Jingzhou helping to check and balance Sun Ce, our life will be a little better! ”

Sun Gan's words reminded Liu Bei, patted the table, and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Okay, Gongyou's words reminded me, I heard that Zilong has now served under Yuan Shao's son Yuan Mai, and I have a good relationship with Zilong, you can go to Hanoi to meet Yuan Mai first, express the meaning that our army wants to ally with him, and ask Zilong to say a few good words, this alliance can be successful." Then you go to Yecheng to meet Yuan Shao! ”

The soldiers were very fast, Sun Qian immediately brought a generous gift, disguised himself as a merchant, went north through the territory of Xuzhou, and then turned back to the west, aiming at Hanoi.

Since sending Zhang Ji to Xuchang to seek the "edict of clothes and belts", Yuan Mai has lived a quiet life.

I have nothing to do, hide in the room and bake the oven fire, tease my two sons, flirt with a group of beauties, linger, and be happy!

In the past month or so, Zhen Mi has asked carpenters to make tens of thousands of maza, and then put them into the market through wholesale, making a lot of money. This made Yuan Mai couldn't help but be impressed, and only then did he know that Zhen Mi was not just a beautiful vase, but also very smart in terms of economy.

As a result, he fell in love with Zhen Mi even more, and wanted to forcibly push him down several times, but was rejected by Goddess Zhen with fearless courage at a critical moment. can only hold back the desire in his heart, wait for Yuan Shao's death, and then set up Zhen Mi as the main room openly.

It was the lunar season, the weather was even colder, the soldiers could not train, there were few pedestrians on the streets, and there were many fewer recitals in various places than in the past.

Bored, Yuan Mai summoned the carpenters to the mansion again, and let them create the world's first "mahjong" according to their own requirements, and then in the warm room, he played mahjong with several beauties in his arms to spend this time without war.

In the warm room, Yuan Maizheng was playing mahjong with Zhen Mi, Feng Yunniang, and Cai Yan, and Du and Helan were holding their children and watching the game.

"Huh!"

Yuan Mai smiled and pushed down the wooden mahjong in front of him, and shouted with a smile.

After a few days of training, these women have almost mastered the rules of mahjong, but in terms of level, they are still slightly inferior to Yuan Mai, so they always lose to the only man at the table.

Cai Yan has nothing to do, but she is very fond of mahjong invented by Yuan Mai, and she is indispensable in almost every game, but although her literary level is high, she seems to have no talent for the casino that calculates each other, and she always loses more and wins less during this time.

"Sister Zhen, lend my sister a few money, go back to the courtyard and get it and pay you back!"

Seeing a pile of five-baht coins in front of Zhen Mi, Cai Yan borrowed money from this "rich girl". In addition to the man at the card table, the most solid family is Zhen Mi.

Yuan Mai laughed evilly: "The casino has no debt, Ah Mi, you have to think about it, don't want to get the money lent back!" ”

"Is it a family?" Cai Yan looked at Yuan Mai angrily, "If you don't lend me money, how can I give it to you?" Isn't it possible that I'm going back to the yard to get the money now? ”

"If you lose everything, take off your clothes, is it fun to have fun, what's the point of just winning and losing with a few copper coins?"

Yuan Mai rubbed his clothes and smiled evilly, but his eyes peeked at Feng Yunniang next to him, and saw that she was trembling with flowers and branches laughing, and sure enough, she was "Fengyun Niang", a woman in a room, she hadn't touched it yet!

"Lord Qiyu Assassin Shi, Sun Qian of Huainan asks to see!"

The voice of the guard sounded outside the door, which was very inappropriate and disturbing. (To be continued......)