There was silence in the tent of the Chinese army, only the sound of footsteps echoed quietly.

From east to west, and then from west to east, Wang Yu had paced back and forth several times. Jia Xu sat on the side with his eyes squinted, sometimes moving his gaze back and forth with Wang Yu's movements, sometimes squinting, staring at the map, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

The situation is not good.

There is no conclusive evidence to support their inferences, which are based on conspiracy theories that only occur if the situation turns into the worst.

However, it is the so-called fear of what comes. Yuan Shao was originally a master who liked to show off conspiracies, and the preparations made by Yuan Valve in order to reach the top on this day were also extraordinary, and the possibility of this inference becoming a reality was quite large.

Besides, this kind of thing is different from investigating and trying a case, and it doesn't need much evidence, and in many cases, all that is needed is a feeling. If every time you march and fight, you have to wait for conclusive information to gather on the desk, then the general who leads the army will not be able to become a famous general in any way.

Since the worst situation is expected, it is necessary to find a way to get out of the passive situation, which is what a famous player should do.

However, this is easier said than done.

Yuan Shao is not a patient person, he has endured it for so long, and what he uses must be a thunderous blow.

It is already expected that there are already Hanoi, Jizhou, Yanzhou, half of Yuzhou and half of Merge Prefecture, and half of Youzhou. Combined, these princes are enough to represent the power of most of the Central Plains, and they strike together, and their power is as powerful as Mount Tai's top.

But that's not all, if Yuan Shao is determined to solve Qingzhou, maybe more forces will join the battle group.

I have to say that although Wang Yu has maintained enough calm in the previous battles, the problem of making a big move is unavoidable. After the reversal of the situation in Hebei. The already hostile princes eventually developed a tendency to unite.

Wang Yu suddenly stood still and asked thoughtlessly, "How is the situation in Xuzhou?" ”

"It's treacherous, it's intense." Jia Xu thought about it for a while, and used two words with little semantic similarity to summarize the situation in Xuzhou.

"Are they evenly matched?" Wang Yu nodded.

Complex and intense, is exactly the characteristics of dark warfare, this kind of invisible war produces far less casualties than the frontal battlefield, but the frequency and intensity of the conflict, but still on the frontal battlefield.

"To be precise, Yuan Zhi has a slight upper hand at the moment......"

Jia Xu's answer made Wang Yu slightly surprised. Xu Shu and Xi Zhicai have no intersection at all in history, who is more intelligent, even Wang Yu, there is no way to give an answer.

The only ones who can be referred to are the successors of the two of them, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang. Because the two successors are inseparable, it is concluded that the two of them are also similar in intelligence.

However, Xi Zhicai is much older than Xu Shu, and now is at his peak; Xu Shu is now less than twenty, far from the resourceful and wise man in the novel, who is not under Zhuge Liang. Compared with the former, there should be some gaps.

When Wang Yu sent Xu Shu south, the best result he expected was just that Xu Shu relied on the advantage of the home field. Withstood the offensive of Xi Zhicai and won time for the Hebei battlefield, but he didn't expect Xu Shu to have the upper hand.

"Both of them are very good at taking advantage of the situation. Xi Zhicai came with Cao Cao's victory over Yuan Shu, and used rumors and discord as the main means. Stirring up the local faction in Xuzhou, everyone was in danger, for fear that Tao Gong would seize power, so that Tao Gong was at a loss. This is still a short-term effect, if Xi Zhicai continues to toss like this, it will only take a year or two, and Xuzhou will completely lose the ability to resist foreign enemies because of internal friction. ”

Although the situation on the battlefield in Xuzhou is not so urgent, Jia Xu still commented on the dark battle in Xuzhou with great interest: "Yuan Zhi borrowed the momentum of the lord. ”

"Mine?" Wang Yu was stunned, "My reputation in Xuzhou doesn't seem to be very good, right?" ”

"Indeed."

Jia Xu nodded unceremoniously: "As soon as the new policy in Qingzhou comes out, the world's heroes and powers have no good impression of you, the local forces in Xuzhou are strong and deep-rooted, except for the Mi family, who can't get out in the first place, everyone else is like a snake and scorpion to you." If it weren't for Tao Gong's firm determination, maybe he would have changed his course long ago and avoided the civil strife in Xuzhou. ”

"Then you still say ......" Wang Yu rolled his eyes angrily, and was about to slander the fat man for a few words, when his heart suddenly moved, and he wondered: "Huh? Mo Fei Yuan straightened him ......"

"Exactly." Jia Xu said with a smile: "After Yuan arrived in Xuzhou, he has been in obscurity for more than ten days, which has made those who were originally a little nervous relax their vigilance. But secretly, he made a lot of arrangements in full swing, and sending his subordinates to Pengcheng and Xiapi to spy was one of the most important measures. ”

"I see." Wang Yu nodded, and sighed in his heart: Xu Shu really borrowed his own momentum, and as soon as he made a move, it was the strongest blow!

Pengcheng and Xiapi are the main birthplaces of civil strife in Xuzhou, and the Taishan thieves in Langya are more powerful, but they are originally forces outside Xuzhou, and whether they obey orders or not, it has little impact on Tao Qian.

If Xuzhou is internally stable, the two sides of Qingxu can join forces to strike a blow and march on three sides, forcing Zang Ba to make a choice between being completely subdued and eliminated.

The biggest trouble in Xuzhou actually comes from Pengcheng Xiang Xue Li and Xiapi's integration.

The former is the vane of the local powerful faction, as long as Xue Li does not fall, the powerful faction in Xuzhou will become more and more unscrupulous, and Tao Qian cannot leave Xue Li alone and clean up the interior first, which will only provoke the local faction to fight back with all their might, causing the Xuzhou turmoil to completely break out.

It is not possible to use force to defeat Xue Li, and there is a Rongrong on the road; Second, Zhen Rong's betrayal had dealt a major blow to Tao Qian's strength, and at present, the Danyang soldiers in his hands could no longer form an overwhelming advantage over Xue Li.

Without enough advantages, the crusade is likely to fall into the quagmire of protracted war, and when the time comes, the empty Xuzhou will be exposed to the swords of peepers from all walks of life and become the bait of all forces.

What's more, Cao Cao's 1,000 cavalry is not an ornament, if Tao Qian really conquers Pengcheng, it is likely that Xi Zhicai and Cao Chun will compete for the benefit of the fisherman. Therefore, Tao Qian would rather lose Pengcheng and sit back and watch the situation deteriorate than act rashly, lest the situation be completely overturned and become difficult to manage.

Xu Shu's method is very simple. Straight to the point, isn't the crux of the problem Xue Li and Zhenrong? Just get rid of these two!

The method he used was assassination!

This is the most intense method in the dark war, and Wang Yu's battle for fame is also used in this trick, which is simple and effective. But there are also many limitations, such as how to choose a target, how to approach the target, how well the target is defended, and whether there are enough killers and assassins.

None of this is a problem for Xu Shu. With the help of Tao Qian and Mi Zhu, there is no need to worry about intelligence and guides; In addition, the training of the three hundred special teams that Xu Shu brought with him was originally aimed at attacking and assassinating.

Under Tai Shi Ci. They suppressed bandits in the mountains and forests, and as sharp knife troops, they were invincible. Now under Xu Shu, they have transformed into an assassination team and aimed their knives at the enemy in Xuzhou!

After Wang Yu became famous, the people who were his enemies were more or less guarded. Personal safety is well protected.

Xue Li and Zhen Rong are not important characters, but the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and it is quite difficult to assassinate them on the opponent's ground. With the combat power of the special combat team. It may not be able to eat him, but it will inevitably incur heavy casualties.

Xu Shu didn't come hard, he avoided the strong and weakened, and gave up Zhenrong for the time being. Concentrate on dealing with Xue Li, and. He also avoided Xue Li, the most valuable target, and chose another target, namely: the staff and subordinates of the two!

The importance of these people is of course not as good as that of Xue Li, but the precautions around them are also much weaker, as for the value, the quality is insufficient, so they will make up for it with quantity!

After spying was over, Xu Shu divided his three hundred men into thirty squads, each team had three to four snipers, three strong archers, two scouts, and one or two people who were proficient in other miscellaneous sciences to cover.

The miscellaneous sciences mentioned here are, such as: ventriloquism, unlocking, poisoning and releasing incense, etc., all of which are not on the table

skills, but in assassination operations, they often work wonders.

On the day of the start of the Battle of Longcuo, Tao Qian set up a banquet in the mansion and invited local powerful factions to come to the mansion for a banquet, and Xu Shu accompanied him. When the wine was hot, there was an urgent report from Pengcheng, Tao Qian ordered someone to read it in person, so the thirty tragedies that occurred in Pengcheng at the same time were revealed to the world and shocked many celebrities in Xuzhou!

Just overnight, the arrogant and domineering Xue Li found that he had become a loner, and his henchmen in the city were killed and injured. It was easy to come back to his senses and wanted to issue an order to impose martial law in the whole city, but he found that he couldn't find anyone who could carry out the order!

Pengcheng's four guards, the captain of the foot cavalry, the county lieutenant, and the thief Cao, none of them died left! In addition, his long history, county prince, and master book were also killed in Huangquan, and he, the prime minister of the country, became a bare-bones commander!

No one knew what Xue Li's mood was at that time, but the guests present were all trembling and sweating. Looking at Xu Shu, who was smiling and groaning, with a sunny face, they didn't even dare to come out. In Xuzhou, there is no doubt that the only one who has the motivation and ability to do this kind of thing is this Qingzhou!

If you hadn't heard it with your own ears and seen it with your own eyes, who would have imagined that this young man who was born so gentle, like a son next door who was not deeply involved in the world, could do such a terrible thing with a change of face?

Xue Li was frightened by Xu Shu, Wang Yu's famous battle was assassination, and now, he has such a ruthless character under him, and more importantly, Qingzhou also has a mysterious assassination force!

Being watched by at least thirty powerful assassins, Xue Li only felt that his scalp was about to explode, and as soon as it was dark, he felt that there were all shadows outside, and he was so frightened that he couldn't eat or sleep.

Not all of his henchmen died from assassination, two of them from poisoning, suggesting that there were people among the Assassins who were skilled in making and using poisons.

After two or three days, news came from the surrounding counties one after another, and several henchmen who served as county commanders and county officials died unexpectedly. Xue Li was heartbroken, so he directly packed up his belongings and ran away with his henchmen.

Xue Li fled, and at the same time took away his remnants, and the rest of the people were in danger, and the situation in Pengcheng became clear at once. Otherwise, the drama will see the opportunity quickly, relying on the geographical advantage, and occupy Pengcheng first, the gateway to Xuzhou, will completely return to the rule of Tao Gong. Jia Xu explained with regret.

Xue Li ran away, and the others didn't dare to come forward for a while, as long as they managed to solve the problem again, Xuzhou would settle down and become a reliable ally of Qingzhou again, providing full assistance in the Hebei War that affected the situation in the world.

As a result, Xi Zhicai saw the opportunity too quickly and seized Pengcheng, causing Pengcheng to be bounded by Surabaya. It was divided into two parts, north and south. The north was occupied by Tao Qian, and the south by Cao Cao. With the help of Xi Zhicai, Zhen Rong also stabilized his position and continued to confront Tao Qian in Xiapi.

The same trick, Xu Shu could not be applied to Zhenrong, the latter advocated Buddhism, so that the city of Pi was full of Buddhists, according to the Buddhist books of the whole city, it was difficult for assassins and secret agents to conceal their whereabouts. There is no way to talk about assassination.

In the event of a large army, the previous concerns remained. The local faction may be hindered, and with the support of Xi Zhicai, the army of Zhirong is not a rabble that is about to collapse. Many factors add up, Tao Qian and Xu Shu are also rat trappers, and they have a lot of scruples.

"But the tide has turned." Wang Yu expressed his satisfaction with this.

Jia Xu echoed with a smile: "Yes, when the lord sent Yuan Zhi to the south, he was worried that the situation in Xuzhou would get out of control and turn from an ally to an enemy. Right now. Yuan Zhi is worried, how to quickly pacify Xuzhou and make it an important combat force of our side. As soon as he launched his whole body, Yuan Zhi's hand raised his strengths and avoided his weaknesses. It's really beautiful. ”

Xi Zhicai has deep experience and a more detailed grasp of people's hearts, and in terms of strategy and rumors, it is difficult for the young Xu Shu to compete with him. Jia Xu went out in person, and it was almost the same.

But Xu Shu simply did not compete with the enemy in this field, but came to break the trick with strength. Terrorism was carried out in Xuzhou. Xuzhou Haoqiang was originally afraid of Wang Yu, but now he is even more afraid, and he can't think about it.

Therefore, no matter how Ren Xizhi schemed, he couldn't stop Xue Li's escape, at most, he could only get the news in advance and seize Pengcheng. Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is victorious in a hundred battles, not confined to the battle of will, only pursuing victory, this is Xu Shu's style, which just restrained Xi Zhicai.

Although he said so, Wang Yu also had some regrets in his heart, if the Hebei War was settled, there was no need to send troops and food, as long as he contained Zang Ba, who was about to move, he would be able to transfer Yu Ban's main force over.

Jia Xu smiled and said with relief: "Don't be disappointed, don't forget, our army still has an ally." ”

"Oh?" Wang Yu raised his eyes to look at the location of Luoyang on the map, Bai Bo was pinned down by the Xiliang army, and the only powerful neutral party that could join the battle group at present was Lu Bu.

"No, no!" Jia Xu couldn't help but shake his head, "Lu Bu has a reckless temperament, and his movements are extremely unpredictable, if he is provoked, he may even raise a knife in turn and pin his hopes on him. The highway general is now stationed in Jiujiang, why doesn't the lord consider using his strength? ”

"Yuan Shu?" Wang Yu frowned.

It's not that he didn't expect it, but he just didn't think Yuan Shu was of any use. This guy has just been defeated by Cao Cao, and he has fled for six hundred miles in a row, and he has long been a frightened bird. Not to mention that he may not have the courage to go north to respond, even if he really comes, Cao Cao will be able to hold him down if he divides a partial division, how can he be counted on?

Jia Xu said slowly: "General Yuan is newly defeated, let him go north to contain Cao Cao and Liu Dai, of course, it is difficult, but he is not completely useless, don't forget, don't forget, he is also Yuan Valve's person, and he is also a son-in-law!" ”

"Huh?" Hearing that there was something in Jia Xu's words, Wang Yu raised his eyebrows, and his eyes moved eastward from Luoyang and Yanzhou, and fell on the position of Xuzhou, thoughtfully.

"In Xuzhou, there are only a thousand light cavalry of Cao Jun, and the likes of Zhirong are just clowns jumping off the beam, presumably General Yuan will not have any scruples." Jia Xu raised his hand and pointed on the map.

"Jiujiang and Xiapi are adjacent, it can be said that the morning is coming, even if General Yuan is newly defeated, but with the name of Yuan's son-in-law, it is not difficult to recover his strength in a short time. As long as the lord writes a letter, explaining the pros and cons, promising him some benefits, and arousing his new and old hatreds, are you still afraid that he will go north to help? ”

"Makes sense!" Wang Yu nodded, he understood what Jia Xu meant.

Yuan Shu going north is not worth looking forward to at all, but his weight, if he joins the Xuzhou battlefield that has already gained an advantage, it will play an extraordinary role, after all, he is Yuan Valve's son-in-law, and his identity is more noble than Yuan Shao!

Xuzhou was stabilized, and it didn't help much for the main battlefield in Hebei, but Yu Ban's troops could be withdrawn, and even Huang Zhong could maneuver. This is very different, wait for Zhao Yun to recruit troops back...... With 20,000 Qingzhou troops, plus 5,000 Youzhou iron cavalry, who can resist?

Although there are many enemies, they are not in one place, so you can strike first and break them all!

The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes and the clearer his thoughts became.

"Without further ado, Wenhe, you will do it, and in my tone, I will repair the book to Tao Gong and Brother Highway respectively, and promote the Jiujiang soldiers and horses to enter Xuzhou to help in the war."

"Yes." Jia Xu bowed down to receive the order, and was about to go out, but was stopped by Wang Yu again.

"In addition...... Wang Yu's original intention was to ask Jia Xu to inform Xu Shu again, pay attention when the war starts, don't kill Xi Zhicai, so as not to recruit a more powerful character, at this critical juncture, he can't withstand the toss of ghosts.

But when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say it, and if the reason was not clear, he couldn't convince Xu Shu. Forcing the latter to obey orders, and being prone to accidents, and showing mercy to the enemy on the battlefield, isn't that the way to death?

Anyway, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth, and it is good to come. Cao Cao has a ghost talent, and he is also a poisonous man, what are you afraid of?

The words swirled around his mouth, and when he said them, the meaning had changed: "If possible, it is best to ask Brother Lu to send a capable person to the north, I heard that after General Sun died, his son was also quite active on the battlefield, so it is better to ......"

"That's right." Jia Xu nodded and smiled, "This matter is simple, since the lord has ordered the general, he must always promote this matter, although the lord can rest assured." ”