The sound of rain is dripping, and the autumn mood is getting stronger, especially after the night, the bursts of coolness are even more refreshing to the heart and lungs, making people chill.

The chill in people's hearts is stronger than the physical chill.

The tent of the Chinese army was quiet, except for the heavy breathing of the generals, there was no sound, and the sound of rain outside the tent was very clear.

"Lord, although Tai Shi Ci's martial arts are good, he is not afraid of him, even if there is really a case, the loyal minister does not matter the two masters, and a certain will not really do what he wants, the big deal is death, and he can't let him take advantage of it."

endured and endured, Dian Wei still couldn't help it.

Before leaving, he was full of pride to capture Tai Shici, and the other party was not ambiguous, and came to a heads-up as he wished, and the result was a draw. Dian Wei could understand Tai Shici's mood when he proposed a gamble, because he also thought so at the time, but his eloquence was not convenient enough, so the other party took the lead.

What he didn't expect was that after returning to the camp that day, the lord did not immediately agree, but sent someone to spread the word to the enemy camp on the grounds that it was getting late, saying that he would fight again in the coming day.

This request inevitably has the flavor of showing the enemy's weakness and even delaying the army, and it is said that the situation is fierce, and Wang Yu, who is eager to fight, may not agree. Even if the Qingzhou Army does not immediately launch a full-scale attack, it will not let go of the invitation to fight in front of the battle, and show off its military might to gain the upper hand in morale.

However, Wang Yu agreed, and he agreed very happily.

Dian Wei is a relatively pure martial artist, but he didn't think too much, but Wang Yu also has the temper of a military general, and he admires this kind of duel, so it is convenient. Tai Shici's opponent should not be underestimated, instead of thinking about the east and west, it is better to recharge his energy and prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle.

As a result, the weather was not beautiful, and that night, an autumn rain began to fall.

The rain was not heavy. But it is very tenacious, lingering endlessly, and it makes people lose their emotions at once.

Dian Wei himself didn't care, but the lord once again used this rain as an excuse to send a message to the enemy camp and ask for a postponement of the decisive battle. As a result, Wang Yu agreed again, still so happy.

Then, the atmosphere of the military conference changed.

At the beginning of the battle. Although all the civil and military officers were apprehensive, they still maintained a strong fighting spirit and full confidence, after all, the overall situation was good. And now, the Chinese military tent is shrouded in an atmosphere of tension and anxiety.

Dian Wei didn't quite know what was going on. It is thought that the gambling fight may have caused the lord's uneasiness. From a small soldier who was promoted to a general of the guard, it can be seen that the lord attaches great importance to himself.

This kindness made Dian Weiming feel in his heart and realized what it was like for a person to die as a confidant; At the same time, he also knows. The lord values himself, and he must also hope that he can play a greater role, rather than becoming someone else's subordinate in a gambling fight.

"Since Ben appointed you as a pioneer, he naturally appointed you with full authority. Your judgment of the battle situation and the orders you give are no different from those made by Ben himself. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and reassured Dian Wei: "The general has also said it before. Although Wang Yu is assisted by good generals, he is also full of talents. And why be afraid of him? That Tai Shi Ci has been famous for a long time, and he is the first brave general in Qingzhou, it is not easy for you to fight with him on an equal footing, how can this general ask you for this? ”

"......" Dian Wei's heart warmed, although he was still a little unconvinced, but the anxiety and panic were gone, replaced by full of doubts, but he was not good at words, and he wanted to ask but didn't know where to start.

Cao Cao looked at Dian Wei and seemed to want to explain, but finally turned to Cheng Yu and asked, "Zhongde, can you have a response from your jaw?" How did Liu Gongshan reply? ”

In a sense, this war has begun, and the two sides have already started, but Dian Wei has an upright temperament, and he may not be able to appreciate the subtlety, and the explanation is in vain.

Cao Cao is very trustworthy of Dian Wei's martial arts and loyalty, but due to Dian Wei's temperament, he positions Dian Wei as a pro-guard general. Its role is to keep the manager safe, occasionally acting as a general to capture the flag, and nothing more.

Since he didn't expect him to take charge of the city and conquer the city, there was no need to enlighten and enlighten him, so that he could further his studies in strategy.

In fact, there are a lot of twists and turns in this invisible duel, even if it is explained in detail, Dian Wei may not be able to understand it.

"Although the main force of Qingzhou has moved, the blockade of Qinghe is still the same, impermeable, whether it is a sentinel or a messenger who goes, most of them are intercepted and killed halfway, and occasionally there are those who pass, and there is no response......

Cheng Yu's face was not very good.

Among Cao Jun's three major staff members today, he is the latest, the shallowest in foundation, the smallest in power and responsibility, and the most unclear.

Xun Yu came the earliest, mainly responsible for internal affairs and foreign affairs, in terms of personnel, but also very much relied on Cao Cao, although he is low-key, never fight for merit, but is like Cao Jun's chief strategist, the status is not shaken.

Xi Zhicai came a little later, but the attention and power he received was not under Xun Yu, he was in charge of strategic planning and intelligence systems.

If you use an analogy, if Cao Cao is equivalent to Liu Bang, Xi Zhicai is equivalent to Zhang Liang, Xun Yu is equivalent to Xiao He, and Cao Jun's version of Zhang Liang is not admired to vote, but recommended by Xiao He!

In the traditional relationship of Chinese people, recommending and being recommended are second only to the relationship between teachers and students, and superiors and subordinates. Moreover, Xun and Xi still have the relationship of fellow villagers, which can be described as close to each other.

In a sense, these two are allies, and they are very close alliances, just like Wang Yu and Gongsun Zhan.

For Cao Cao, close cooperation and cooperation between his right hand and right arm is a good thing in the short term. The fewer factions within the force, the less internal friction, and the more united and external they are.

The negative example is Yuan Shao. After he entered Jizhou, his main energy has been on checking and balancing the internal factions, which has made the internal factions in Jizhou extremely complicated and the internal friction is serious.

On the whole, there is a confrontation between the Jizhou faction and the foreign faction; Within the Jizhou faction, according to the chronological order of defecting to Yuan Shao, the original pattern of Jizhou, and the distance of the relationship with Han Fu, it was divided into more than ten factions, large and small, which remained basically the same externally, but could not be stopped internally; The foreign faction is no exception, and it is also divided into the Yingchuan faction, the Nanyang faction, the protégé party, and the party of the old officials......

In a nutshell. After Yuan Shao became the ruler, Jizhou was like a copy of the imperial court before Dong Zhuo's rebellion, specific and subtle, but it was complete.

Cheng Yu could not determine how much of the chaos in the late Han Dynasty had to do with this inherent pattern, but what he could make clear was that this pattern was conducive to consolidating power, but not to external expansion. Because this pattern is needed. It's a master of power, not anything else.

Wang Yu, Gongsun Zhan, and Cao Cao, these three major forces, did not fall into the same pattern.

Wang Yu's Qingzhou power. It was created by him from scratch, and he was reused in civil and military affairs, and his original background was not very good, and he couldn't talk about any faction at all; Most of Gongsun Zhan's subordinates are old brothers who have been born and died with him, and they have always been contemptuous of recruiting external talents. Naturally, there is no such thing as factionalism.

And Cao Cao's side is relatively complicated, it should be said that it is between Gongsun Zan and Wang Yu.

In terms of generals, Cao Cao does not have as many old subordinates as Gongsun Zhan, nor does he have the magical vision and luck of Wang Yu. But the strength of his relatives is extremely strong, and among the children of the Xiahou family and the Cao family, there is quite a group of people who can fight well, so that he has a very strong team from the beginning.

Meantime. Nor did he just appoint private individuals. Le Jin and Dian Wei were both promoted by him from the ranks, and the former was good at marching and arranging. The latter is unrivaled in his bravery. In addition, Li Dian and Shi Lian, the representatives of local heroes, form a good supplement to the kinship forces, and at the same time can attract more people to join.

In terms of staff, he took Xun Yu and the Yingchuan talents recommended by Xun Yu as the team, and with the expansion of his strength, he continued to attract local celebrities to join.

Although the various factions of the Cao army, such as the central faction and the local faction on the side of the Wenchen, the kinship, the Hanmen, and the Haoqiang faction on the side of the military generals, are also slowly taking shape, because Cao Cao has a good control of the rhythm and a clear relationship between the primary and secondary, so it has always been in a healthy competition and has not formed internal friction within the Cao army.

This is good for the overall situation, but it is very bad for Cheng Yu personally.

He joined late and had few resources in his hands, so it was of course very difficult to catch up with him. Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai's wisdom and strategy are not under him, and they have taken the lead, unless they make mistakes, Cheng Yu will not have a chance.

For Cheng Yu, the current battle is a good opportunity.

Xi Zhicai himself asked for orders to leave the center and went to Xuzhou, and encountered an unexpected strong enemy and was dragged there. When Xun Yu was on the expedition of Cao's army, he had always served as a left-behind mission.

Currently in the army, Cheng Yu's

The qualifications are not the deepest, but with his former reputation and superb resourcefulness, he deserves to be at the top of the staff. If you can take advantage of the absence of competitors to make miraculous achievements, you can naturally fight for a big foothold.

But the problem is that if you want to make a contribution in this big battle, the difficulty is not ordinarily high, because the opponent is that Wang Yu!

So far, Cheng Yu hasn't even figured out Wang Yu's combat goals.

"From the point of view of common sense, Wang Yu should be in a hurry to fight now, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for him, this is an obvious truth. Before, he wandered around the plains, either luring the enemy deeper, or trying to solve the threat of opening his jaw to his rear road in advance, and when he found that our army was not advancing, he had no choice but to rush......"

This is the judgment made by Cheng Yu before the war, and it was also recognized by Cao Cao. Therefore, after Cao Cao found out that the Qingzhou army was coming, he immediately attacked it, that is, he did not want to be surrounded by Wang Yu in the city, but took a defensive position in the field battle, consumed the sharpness of the Qingzhou army, and waited for the reinforcements to assemble, and then counterattacked to completely solve the enemy.

Whether it is to send generals to fight alone, or to find ways to delay time, it is beneficial to Cao Cao.

Although the news of Juancheng was cut off, it was precisely because of this that it showed that the Zhang Jaw Army was still there, otherwise Wang Yu would not have to make the intelligence shield so tight, and use the news of a big victory or Zhang Jaw's head to intimidate the enemy, which is the most direct.

Although Liu Dai is still on the south bank of the river, if he wants to cross the river, it will only take a day and a half, plus the delay on the road, at most three days, he can appear on the bank of Luoshui.

Yuan Shao and Zhang Yan are still entangled, but unless Zhang Yan is determined and intends to delay time for Wang Yu regardless of losses, otherwise, the war in the north will end at any time.

Yuan Shao is from the north, Liu Dai is from the south, Cao Cao is contained, and Zhang Jaw may jump out at any time to cut off the back road! Wang Yu's situation is quite unfavorable, if he is not careful, he will be surrounded on all sides, and he will not even be able to escape.

No matter from which point of view, Wang Yu's southward movement this time is conducive to a quick battle. With the strength of the whole army, before Liu Dai came to help, he broke Cao Cao's troops regardless of losses. Then use the attack or fight another battle to force Liu Dai to retreat, and finally calmly respond to Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao's previous deployments were all designed for this strategy, which was also the best strategy for Wang Yu after he went south.

And procrastination is the worst strategy. Cao Cao is not Dian Wei, so he won't believe it. Wang Yu was out of respect for the honor of the generals, so he cooperated with himself and delayed the war period again and again.

There must be a saying in this, but there are too many possibilities, several military discussions. I don't know the point.

"Therefore, there must be fraud in this!" On this point, Cheng Yu and other strategists reached a consensus with Cao Cao.

"Zhongde, if it were you, how would you design it?" Situation analysis, I have done it countless times in the past two days. Cao Cao was not interested in listening to those ambiguous statements anymore, he wanted a conclusive statement, even if it was wrong, it was better than going around in circles. Always don't be strong.

At this moment, he missed the drama more and more.

Cao Cao knew very well in his heart that he was actually not a particularly decisive person, because he thought too much. If you think too much, you naturally have to weigh it repeatedly. This is also a common problem of the family.

Xi Zhicai made up for this very well, although this person is a powerless scribe, but his style of action is vigorous and resolute, more fierce than Zhidian Wei's generals.

Although Xi Zhicai's proposition often seems very aggressive, every time he hears the other party's conclusive and indomitable theory, it can resonate with Cao Cao, and then make the most comprehensive judgment.

In contrast, Cheng Yu seems to be too famous and gentlemanly, and he always weighs it repeatedly when he speaks, more than Cao Cao thinks about himself.

It's just that it's too late to regret it now, you can't withdraw from Xuzhou and eliminate Wang Yu's worries, right? If there are no worries, Yu Ban's main force will also go to Hebei, then ......

Cao Cao suddenly felt a pang in his heart, this was the one thing he was most worried about.

"If Zhang Jaw is still holding on, but not containing Wang Yu, it is likely that he can't get specific information, so he is still observing, trying to find an opportunity, maybe he should be temporarily eliminated from the overall strategy......"

After observing the words, Cheng Yu knew that Cao Cao's patience was running out, so this time he changed his previous style of seeking perfection and prudence, and made a direct judgment.

"It's fine." Cao Cao nodded.

Before the war, no one expected to open his jaw, but he sent a letter out, and Yuan Shao made a big publicity, which made everyone energetic. As a result, after hooking everyone's energy, the jaw didn't move again, which really made people speechless.

Now it seems that it is better to leave him to fend for himself than to include him in the plan. It's an unexpected joy to be able to kill it, and it doesn't matter if you're stuck all the time.

Cao Cao didn't know what Yuan Shao would think, anyway, his own strategy could be arranged like this.

Cheng Yu continued: "Then, for the time being, General Yuan, Gao Lan, Liu Bei and others will all be eliminated from the overall strategy, so that the situation will be clear. ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.

"Yu has been thinking for a long time......"

Cheng Yu arched his hand to Cao Cao and said: "If you add the time limit, it is difficult to guess the purpose of Wang Yu's southward journey, because there are too many factors to consider, it is better to simply eliminate the factors that cannot participate in the war for the time being, and think from the simplest situation." Wang Yu went south, and the target was either the lord or Liu Yuanjun. ”

"Regardless of the command ability of the lord and Liu Yuanjun, the strength of the two armies is similar, the lord is less selfish and pays more attention to the overall situation, and Liu Yuanjun occupies a geographical advantage, so if Wang Yu wants to break through each other, he will either try to eliminate Liu Yuanjun's geographical advantage, or target the lord."

"It makes sense." Cao Cao bowed slightly, meaning to agree.

Among the generals, someone suddenly raised his voice and asked: "In that case, isn't Wang Yu now opposite our army?" So what is he doing in a hurry? ”

Cheng Yu turned his head and saw that it was Cao Ren, so he smiled and said: "General Zixiao, this time is different from the past, although Liu Yuanjun is more selfish, he can still distinguish the importance." Although he refuses to cross the river now, if there is a fierce battle between our army and the Qingzhou army, he will still come, so if Wang Yu is not fully sure, he really cannot launch a strong attack. The momentum of the horns must not be so easy to break. ”

Cao Ren thought for a while, nodded, and asked again, "Then what is he waiting for?" ”

"Wait for the time to break the game!"

Cheng Yu's eyes swept over the faces of the generals, and finally looked at Cao Cao: "The lord has expected in advance, this battle is very important, Wang Yu is likely to draw some troops from Qingzhou and join the battle group; In addition, in order to rebuild the White Horse Yicong, a few months ago, he sent Zhao Yun north to recruit troops, and now it is likely that it has also achieved results; If he said that he was waiting for these two soldiers and horses to be in place, it would be reasonable. ”

Xiahou Yuan suddenly interjected: "It's just a matter of transferring troops from Qingzhou, what can the new army do?" ”

"The border people are already strong, and there are many people who can fight. And that Zhao Yun is also extraordinary......" Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao, and seeing that the other party had no intention of objecting, explained: "Under his command, if the timing of the new army is good enough, it is likely to form a fatal effect with one blow!" ”

"That stinky boy? How capable is he? ”

"Wang Yu is delaying time, most likely waiting for the opportunity. Although our army and the Qingzhou army did not have a full-scale conflict, but they were always in a state of war, if Liu Envoy Jun crossed the river to help, he was likely to break out of his shell, block our army with the Youzhou army, personally lead the elite, and cooperate with Yu Ban or Zhao Yun hidden nearby, and attack Liu Envoy Jun with all his might. ”

"If Liu Yuanjun does not move, he will launch an attack on our army, which will definitely be tentative at first, and when Liu Yuanjun begins to be paralyzed, his offensive will suddenly turn fierce, and it will also cooperate with the hidden reinforcements on both sides."

"Then Zhao Yun is a person who is very good at seizing the opportunity, if when our army is fighting with Qingzhou with all its might, he suddenly appears, leads thousands of iron cavalry, and launches a fierce attack on our army's flank, what will be the result?"

"It's dangerous......" The generals looked at each other, and they all felt a palpitation at the scene described by Cheng Yu, which is very likely to happen.

At present, the Cao army is on parity with the Qing and Youyou coalition forces, and the fight should be equal, and whichever side has allied forces to join, which side will have an overall upper hand.

Liu Dai is not a responsible person, nor is he a patient person, and his ability to grasp the opportunity is extremely poor. If he came early, he would probably be attacked by Wang Yuqi; If it comes late, it will also not save the fate of Cao Jun, and this battle will only become a classic example of each defeat.

"Zhongde, if this is the case, where does the plan come from?" Cao Cao also thought of this possibility, and Cheng Yu's analysis strengthened his confidence, and he perked up and asked.

"Just ......" Cheng Yu smiled slightly, whispered a few words, and finally said categorically: "The plan will be calculated!" ”