"Do you want to send Sun Jian for reinforcements?" Cao Cao tentatively mentioned yì.

"Nope." Xi Zhicai refused. Cao Cao swallowed back the next words. Xi Zhicai glanced at him, slowed down, and explained: "Our purpose is to slay the dragon, kill Liu Wei, and succeed in the first battle, and the world can be determined, to avoid a protracted war......"

At this, he hesitated for a moment, his eyes a little uneasy, as if he didn't quite believe in this reason. He took two steps, adjusted his feelings, and then said: "Although Xu Huang occupies Dengfeng, but he has too few troops, Yuan Shu crossed Dengfeng and lined up in the valley east of the city, he can still block Liu Wei's retreat, Xu Huang can't do anything." Liu Wei has two generals Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu by his side, and only when Dian Wei, Guan Yu, and Sun Jian join forces can they succeed in slaying the dragon. ”

"What's more, Sun Jian has the Wu Knife in his hand, he is the real main force of dragon slaying, and he is used to deal with Xu Huang, wouldn't he be wronged."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement.

"Jia Xu is really a trouble, he actually left so many people to guard the back road, and my plan was discounted a little." Xi Zhicai patted his head in frustration: "If it is in normal times, it is indeed fun to fight wits with such a person, and now ...... It's a nuisance. ”

Cao Cao wanted to speak and stopped. Xi Zhicai has always been conceited, and even some people have no one in his eyes, he can say this about Jia Xu, which is really a compliment to Jia Xu. However, when Jia Xu was in Luoyang, no one looked down on him, even Guo Linzong and Li Ying, who were known as the yarrows, did not mention him. They didn't bring him up, perhaps because they hadn't been in contact with Jia Xu. Maybe it's because I know it, but I don't want to carry it. Because Jia Xu is a poor scholar in Liangzhou.

Regional bias and portal bias are not shallow. If the people of Shandong were willing to accept Jia Xu, how could Jia Xu die for the Son of Heaven because of the appreciation of the Son of Heaven.

"General, let's go meet Yuan Shu." Xi Zhicai sighed, "I want to rest for the night and recuperate my spirits." ”

……

Before Liu Wei met Jia Xu, he received a battle report from Xu Huang to break Ji Ling. He was surprised and delighted, and there was one more fierce general under his command, and the odds of victory were one more point. Xu Huang held Dengfeng, and the way out was guaranteed. That's all good news.

Wen and these eyes. It is comparable to Xu Zijiang. Liu Wei said half-jokingly.

Jia Xu smiled slightly: "How can the minister compare with Xu Zijiang." He's a half-immortal. At best, he was just a slightly smarter man. ”

Liu Wei laughed loudly.

"Your Majesty, Lu Bu has been rescued, is it time to withdraw?"

"There's no hurry." Liu argued for a while, and said unhurriedly: "I haven't figured out what the hell Xi Zhicai is doing. Now go. Wouldn't it be a pity? "He put Lu Bu in the valley of a hundred valleys. It was only five or six miles away, but he couldn't hear a little bit of news and told Jia Xu, and finally said, "Wenhe." Have you ever heard of such a thing? ”

Jia Xu frowned, thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "The minister can't think of the truth in this." Sound is intangible, what is the way to isolate it? ”

"I can't think of it." Liu Wei pointed to the stone pond not far away and said: "It's weird that there are these stone pools, I don't know what means Xi Zhi used, but he actually made the water in the stone pond much less than usual." Wenhe, you have to let Wu Xuan and Xu Huang stay behind, otherwise, our water may be even more tight. ”

Jia Xu listened to it and sighed with emotion. He originally thought that he was a man of mixed knowledge and a wide range of knowledge, but now he realized that there were many things that he did not know anything about. This family has been inherited for thousands of years, and it is really not comparable to ordinary poor families.

"Then how is Your Majesty going to solve this problem?"

"I'm going to move some people to Longyuan." Liu Wei pointed to the distance: "Although the water in Longyuan is bitter and salty and cannot be drunk, there is no problem with using it for washing. By saving this water for drinking, we can sustain ourselves for a few more days. With manpower against the sky, I don't think the drama will be able to support it for too long. I can't let him defeat me in my Liu Clan's ancestral mountain, otherwise, it will be bad for public opinion. ”

Jia Xu pondered for a moment: "How long are you going to wait?" ”

"Three days." Liu Wei knew what Jia Xu was worried about, and stretched out three fingers: "Within three days, if Xi Zhicai still doesn't make a move, I can retreat in a righteous and bright way." ”

"Okay, the minister will accompany His Majesty to gamble this time."

……

When Yuan Shu received the news that Ji Ling was defeated by Xu Huang, he was furious and immediately ordered to storm Dengfeng City. At this moment, he received news from Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai rarely lowered his posture, explained the importance of killing Liu Wei, and admitted that non-Yuan Shu was not enough to take on this important task. As for Xu Huang, it is insignificant at all, as soon as Liu Wei dies, what other way out can he have except surrender?

In the end, Xi Zhicai inadvertently mentioned: Yuan Shao is fighting with Zhang Yan in Hanoi, and the progress is smooth.

Hearing this, Yuan Shu no longer had the heart to compete with Xu Huang, he led the army to bypass Dengfeng City, set up a formation in the place where Sun Jian was defeated by Liu Wei, and cut off Liu Wei's retreat. Looking at the battlefield that day, Yuan Shu sneered. Sun Jian understood what about his fate, personal force cannot replace appeal, and the strength is insufficient, Sun Jian can only be his thug.

Knowing that Yuan Shu had arrived, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei and others rushed to meet him, but Xi Zhicai did not come, he was recuperating and preparing to give Liu Wei the final blow. Although Yuan Shu was a little unhappy, he was still very satisfied when he thought that if Xi Zhicai killed Liu Wei, he Yuan Shu would be able to enter Luoyang before Yuan Shao.

The battle plan was discussed, Yuan Shu set up a banquet, entertained Cao Cao and others, and dispersed happily.

……

Twenty-eight pools.

Liu Wei sat on a boulder on the hillside, watching the soldiers busy. Although according to common sense, the amount of water in Twenty-eight Pu was not enough to form a water attack, Liu Wei still ordered the military camp to be set up on higher ground, so as not to make the show really shocking the world, crying ghosts and gods, moving mountains and seas, and flooding the Seventh Army for him.

Being on a high ground can prevent flooding, but there is another problem to be solved, and that is the problem of water use. After discussing with Xun You, Jia Xu and others, while the water potential in the waterhole has not changed, use a qiē material to reserve as much water as possible in case of emergency.

At the sound of the order, the soldiers began to get busy, using various tools to get water from the pool.

More than 10,000 people fetched water, and in less than half an hour, the water in several nearby stone pools was emptied, revealing the bottom of the pool.

"Your Majesty, there's no water." Wei Guan walked over with a scoop, and there was only half a scoop of water mixed with mud in the scoop. Liu Wei glanced at it and exchanged glances with Jia Xu and Xun You, both of whom felt a little strange. There are far fewer in this pool than estimated.

"Wenhe, you wait here and see if you can seep some water." Liu Wei stood up: "I will go to Longyuan to have a look." ”

"Be careful." Jia Xu was rarely worried: "The situation is unclear, it's better to wait and see what happens." Maybe we are in a hurry, and tomorrow, there will be water seeping out again. ”

Liu Wei smiled and did not explain again. He asked Jia Xu to lead his foot soldiers to hold here, so as not to cover up Yuan Shu from behind, and he rushed to Longyuan with Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu and others.

Long Yuan is in the northeast of the Twenty-Eight North, the road is not far, but the more you walk, the narrower it becomes, the smaller the sky above your head becomes, and the tighter the cliffs on both sides. Liu Wei looked at the cliffs on both sides and glanced at Xun You, who was walking in front. Xun You said that Longyuan is a small lake in the mountains, with only two outlets in the north and south, the exit is narrow, but the lake is not small, and it is an obvious gourd-shaped. If it is a water attack, the most dangerous place is the north and south mountain passes, but it is safe to get inside. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Liu Bian arranged for Zhang Liao to inquire about the news in advance. After Zhang Liao checked it, he confirmed what Xun You said, and Liu Wei entered the valley and rushed to Longyuan.

Although he knew that Zhang Liao would provide an early warning in the front, Liu Wei still did not dare to be careless, urging his subordinates to do their best to pass this dangerous valley. All the way was normal, they arrived at Longyuan, looking at the pale red lake in front of them, Liu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, but the doubts in his heart were even thicker.

What kind of means does Xi Zhicai have? Is the water of Twenty-Eight Pools really the reason for his manipulation?

Liu was puzzled.

……

Cao Cao returned to the big tent, and Xi Zhicai sat in the tent, rarely washed and cleaned, and combed neatly. Except for the fact that his face was a little pale, a qiē was quite normal. What made Cao Cao happiest was that his eyes were very calm, without the usual madness.

"Yuan Shu agreed?" Xi Zhicai asked lightly.

"Such a good thing, can he not agree?" Cao Cao smiled: "Yuan Highway is very interested in you." ”

"He doesn't deserve it." Xi Zhicai was concise and clear, and vetoed Yuan Shu in one sentence. "Yuan Shao still has a little bit of Xiang Yu's bearing, he is at most a Yingbu, he was born in a family, but he is reckless."

Cao Cao smiled and didn't say anything more.

"I cut off the flow of water in Twenty-eight Pool, and Twenty-Eight Pool is already out of water." Xi Zhicai spread out the map and began his own plan. Cao Cao listened quietly, these plans had to be arranged by his mouth and carried out by Sun Jian and others, so he himself had to understand them thoroughly first.

"According to the scout's report, Liu Wei went to Longyuan." Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "He was very cautious, and first sent someone to check the terrain of Longyuan, and then went there in person." However, he certainly did not know that it would be his burial place. The dragon fights in the wild, and its blood is yellow, which is his fate. ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment: "The battlefield is in Longyuan, not in Twenty-Eight Pu?" ”

"Is the terrain of Twenty-Eight Pools suitable for water attack?" Xi Zhicai smiled, smiling proudly. The core of this plan has always been hidden in his own heart, no one knows about it, not even Cao Cao guessed it, and Yuan Shu certainly couldn't think of it.

"Water attack?" Cao Cao was even more surprised: "Zhicai, if it is really as you said, Liu Wei is an evil dragon, can the water attack work?" ”

"Unless he can really spread the clouds and rain like a dragon, and can hide in the abyss and ride the clouds and fog, he will definitely die." Xi Zhicai raised his eyebrows, and his face was colorful: "I will use the water of Twenty-Eight Pu to transfer to Longyuan, and the water potential can be ten times greater, and then crush it with a warship, I will be able to win completely." They all thought that the trapped dragon array was a water cut, but I used it in the opposite way, which was surprising. The movement of the opposite way, only the wise can know it. It's a pity that Jia Xu can't understand the formation, otherwise he can be my opponent. ”。 (To be continued......)