Cheng Yu hurriedly came, ignoring the obstruction of Lu Rui and Zhong Xuan, and reported the military situation to Cao Cao, Cao Cao hurriedly summoned the civil and military, and began to discuss the matter in the main hall of the Chinese army in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Zhongda, the expression of the general's affection is presented to all the adults." Sima Yi, as a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, was also a sword and pen officer, who engraved the text into multiple copies and distributed them to everyone, and was also Sima Yi's own worker.

"No!" Sima Yi arched his hand and handed a copy of the text to the guards, who were responsible for distributing them.

What a speed! Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, from just now when Cheng Yu presented the expression and Cao Cao handed it to Sima Yi, until Sima Yi engraved the expression, in less than a quarter of an hour, Sima Yi engraved at least thirty copies of the expression.

Lu Rui has done the work of a knife and pen officer, and it is not an easy thing to engrave words with a knife. Sima Yi's speed is too amazing, and for this alone, Sima Yi's knife and pen skills are definitely the first person in Cao Wei.

Text: Three months ago, Liu Bei sent envoys to Sun Quan, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, and Yuan Xi to propose a joint alliance to defeat Cao, and the princes agreed, and the six routes cut Cao. On the first road, Zhang Lu sent Ma Chao as the commander, threw 10,000 Xiliang cavalry, united with 40,000 Qiang people, a total of 50,000 troops sent to Longyou, attacking Guanzhong and Yongzhou.

On the second road, Liu Zhang sent his eldest son Liu Xun as the commander, Meng Da, the general of Shangyong, as the deputy marshal, and joined the military Fazheng as the military advisor, sending 50,000 troops to attack Wancheng. On the third road, Sun Quan took Lu Xun as the commander and Lu Su as the military division, and sent 50,000 troops to attack the Jiangdong area.

On the fourth road, Liu Biao sent his eldest son Liu Qi as the chief commander and Cai Mao as the deputy marshal, sending 50,000 troops to attack the area of Lianghuai and Xuzhou. Fifth Road. Yuan Xi personally led an army of 50,000 to Guandu. General Wang Ling led 50,000 troops. Sent troops to Hedong.

On the sixth road, Liu Bei personally led an army of 30,000 people out of Xinye, intending to pass through Runan and attack Xudu.

"Everyone, what do you think of Liu Bei's move?" Cao Cao threw away the expression in his hand, Liu Bei, a big-eared thief, a lost dog. He actually dared to unite the princes on the Northern Expedition.

"Lord, my subordinates think that Liu Bei's move is too abnormal, please beware!" Cheng Yu stood up first and reminded Cao Cao that Liu Bei actually dared to go on the Northern Expedition at this time and was still the organizer, this is the rhythm of death, according to Liu Bei's strategy, he would not be so unwise.

"Humph! Liu Xuande has succumbed to Xinye. Don't know how to lift, six-way crusade? Please ask the lord to let his subordinates lead the soldiers. Attack Shinno in person, preemptively! "Xiahoudun has just brought tens of thousands of troops from Qingzhou, and he is in high spirits and wants to show Cao Cao his strength in training the new army.

"Preemptive? How to preemptively strike? Cao Cao smiled, Xiahoudun answered the second time, this was something Cao Cao couldn't have imagined, could this clan brother become a talent in Qingzhou training company?

"Lord, follow the will of the lord, study hard day and night, quite a heart, Liu Bei will be the princes of the alliance, the six-way army crusades against our army, it seems to be menacing, but in fact it is not worth mentioning. Hebei Yuan Xi, the defeated soldier, his talent is slightly inferior to his father, in the past, Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops could not go south, Huangkou Xiaoer, now he is just a clown jumping off the beam! Xiahou said his distractions freely, and from time to time he glanced at the civil and military officers arrogantly, hehe, I, Xiahou Yuan, are different from the past.

"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded, it was still good for Xiahoudun to read, and motioned for Xiahoudun to continue.

"Yuan Xi in the north is not enough to be troubled, the princes of the five roads in the south, their fate lies in Liu Bei, Liu Bei is not only the initiator of the allied army, but also stationed in Xinye, as long as our army strikes first and captures Xinye, the southern five-way army will not be troubled."

"Why?" Cao Cao stroked his beard, deliberately testing Xiahoudun.

"My lord, Xinye is the gateway to Jingzhou and the gateway to Sichuan, connecting Xichuan in the west, Jiangxia in the east, and Xiangyang in the south. If our army captures Xinye, Sichuan Liu Zhang will inevitably return to the army, so as not to be cut off by our army. Jiangxia's army will also return to the division and rescue Xiangyang. As for Sun Quan? Without the Jingzhou army, my Xuzhou troops can go south, and they will attack from both sides, so why worry that Chaisang's army will not be defeated? Xiahoudun said the importance of capturing Xinye again, and it must be said that Xiahoudun's strategy is indeed increasing day by day.

"Hahahaha! Okay, Yuan Rang, the four roads have been removed, Xiliang Ma Chao is not a problem, and Miaocai will not disappoint Prime Minister! ”

"The lord is wise!"

"Lord, I heard that Liu Bei has recently won two talents, and he has the style of a countryman, please beware!" Suddenly, a discordant voice came, and the speaker was Jia Xu Jia Wenhe, who had just returned to Xudu from Chang'an to report on his work.

Hey! The poisoner is really a poisoner, and the means of protecting his life are really powerful. Jia Xu has a deep strategy, but it is not easy to show, and his strategy always pours cold water on Cao Cao when he is triumphant, which makes Cao Cao feel unhappy, but the result is often Jia Xu is proud, Cao Cao is frustrated, so that Cao Cao can't love and hate Jia Xu, and always maintains the honor of Cao Wei's poisoner.

"Wenhe?" Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu, Xiahou was growing amazingly, it was originally something that made Cao Cao happy, but Jia Xu actually came out to make trouble at this time!

"Lord, I heard that Liu Bei has two talents, one is surnamed Zhuge Mingliang, the word Kongming, is the son-in-law of Huang Chengyan, a famous man in Jingzhou, called Wolong, often compares himself to Guan Zhong Leyi, and is one of Sima Hui's masters. Another surname Pang Mingtong, the word Shiyuan, and the number Feng Xiao, was praised by Sima Hui as the first genius of Jingchu. Jia Xu reported the information he had collected to Cao Cao one by one.

"Joke! Mr. Jia, two scholars, also dare to call himself a dragon and a phoenix? Still compare yourself to Zhong Leyi? Sir, these two people are probably also people of rhetoric, and there is nothing to be afraid of. Please give the lord 30,000 elite soldiers, and the last general will definitely capture Liu Beisheng and dedicate it to the lord! Xiahoudun was not happy when he heard Jia Xu's words, the two of them had never even heard of their names, Jia Xu actually used this advice, he was confused!

"Oh? Chung Da, what do you think? After Cao Cao listened to Jia Xu's report, he suddenly asked Sima Yi beside him. Although Sima Yi served Cao Cao, just a diligent sword and pen official could not satisfy Cao Cao, Cao Cao wanted Sima Yi's talent!

"Lord, Jingchu Lushan Academy and Yingchuan Academy are equally famous, I'm afraid these two are not mediocre people, the metaphor of the Wolong and Phoenix Chicks may not be appropriate, but Yi thinks that these two people may be talented people with no actual combat experience!" Sima Yi arched his hand and returned to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao touched his beard and stared at Sima Yi. Sima Yi's answer surprised Cao Cao a little. Could it be that this Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are also the same as Sima Yi. Is it a wizard?

"What do you think, rest of you?"

"My lord, my subordinates think that they can't evaluate whether these two people have real talent or not. It's just that Liu Bei's male is no less than the lord, Liu Bei is willing to use these two, please think twice! Lu Rui arched his hand and stood up to return to Cao Cao. Whether Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are so powerful in history, Lu Rui doesn't know. After all, kings are all about growth, Wolong and Phoenix Chicks have just come out of the mountain, no matter how powerful they are, there are limits, but they can't be wary.

"Lord, please allocate troops, your subordinates will definitely be able to break through Xinye and capture Liu Bei!" Xiahou clenched his fists and asked Cao Cao for his life again.

Dispatch troops? Cao Cao looked at everyone. There is a fight in my heart, if these two people have no talent, it will be fine. But if these two people are talented, it is better to be careful. What Rui'er said makes sense, Liu Bei is not a stupid person, he is willing to use these two people, these two must have some talent to learn.

"Lord, please think twice, I think it is better to be cautious about sending troops."

"Okay, Wenhe, even Yuan Rang can have this strategy, can't you see it? What's more, just two scribes can make our army timid? Cao Cao waved his hand, signaling that he had made a decision.

"Good! Listen to the generals! ”

"Order Deputy Prime Minister Cao Ang as the commander-in-chief, and the general of Zhengdong Xiahoudun as the vanguard, lead 100,000 troops, and march into Xinye!" Cao Cao slapped his thigh and made a decision, letting Cao Ang be the commander and Xiahoudun as the vanguard and go to Xinye.

"No!"

"Yuan Rang!"

"Lord!"

"This prime minister will first allocate 30,000 soldiers to you, you are the vanguard, send troops first, and enter the north of Xinye." Cao Cao took out an arrow and sent an order to Xiahoudun.

"No!" After Xiahoudun received the arrow, he retreated to the side.

"Well, the matter of Xinye is discussed here, extraordinary, you stay, and the rest of the people can retreat." Cao Cao left Lu Rui behind, and let the rest of the civil and military retreat.

"Lord!" After the civil and military retreated, Lu Rui arched his hand and waited for Cao Cao's instructions.

"Bufan, this time the middle father decided to appoint you as the overseer, and he will go on the expedition with Zixiu, and at the same time be responsible for escorting grain and grass. Although Zixiu has become a talent, but his strategy is insufficient, you have to assist Zixiu well. Cao Cao wanted to use this southern expedition as an opportunity to cultivate Cao's disciples, and Lu Rui was the best person to supervise the execution.

"Yes, middle father, the child understands!"

"Well, there is also Zihuan, Ziwen's juniors will also follow you on the expedition, this time you have to train them well."

"No!"

Cao Cao then gave Lu Rui some advice, and asked Lu Rui to go back to the house to prepare.

Three days later, Lu Rui took Dian Wei's father and son, Shi A and Xu Shu to the Prime Minister's Mansion with three hundred personal guards. Lu Rui was appointed as the commander of the rear army and concurrently served as the grain transportation officer, and all the sons of the Cao family were arranged in the rear army except for Cao Ang, and the training of the descendants of the Cao family is great, but safety is also very important.

"Brother Rui! I'm ready, when are we leaving? As soon as Lu Rui came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, a light figure flashed out, and Cao Chong rushed to Lu Rui with a package on his back.

Cao Chong also goes? Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, Cao Chong was not yet an adult, Cao Cao asked him to participate in important military and political affairs, it seems that Cao Cao's hopes are quite big!

"Cangshu, Cangshu, don't run around!" Mrs. Huan followed Cao Chong and hurried over, followed by the maid behind her with a few packages.

"Mrs. Ring!" When Lu Rui saw Cao Chong's mother, he immediately dismounted and saluted, after all, she was also Cao Cao's wife.

"Extraordinary, no need to be polite." When Cao Cao explained to him that Cao Chong was going to practice, Mrs. Huan was 10,000 unwilling, and cried with Cao Cao for a few days, but Cao Cao was unmoved, and was still determined to let Cao Chong go out with the army.

"Extraordinary, Cangshu went to Xinye this time, please be extraordinary." Mrs. Huan took a package from the maid and handed it to Lu Rui.

As soon as Lu Rui took it, his hand sank, obediently, it seems that there are a lot of good things in it! Mrs. Huan has been in Cao's house for a long time and has won Cao Cao's favor, especially Cao Chong's favor, and her money and rewards are more than Cao Cao's houses. It seems that for Cao Chong, Mrs. Huan has made a heavy investment.

"Madame is polite, Brother Chong is Rui's brother, Rui will definitely take good care of it." Lu Rui took the package and smiled bitterly in his heart, even if Mrs. Huan didn't explain. Lu Rui will also take special care of it. First, Cao Chong was not an adult. Second, in Cao Cao's heart, Cao Chong's status is higher than that of the sons, and if Cao Chong is out of the wrong pool, it is not a joke.

"It's hard work!" Mrs. Huan made a big gift to Lu Rui.

"Brother Rui!" Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhen were already waiting in military uniforms under the leadership of Cao Pi.

"Well, let's go!" Lu Rui hugged Cao Chong on a dark horse and took Cao's children to the city gate to join the rear army.

Cao Ang had just set off from Xudu with a large army. The vanguard cavalry of Xiahoudun had arrived. Commanding this cavalry are four young generals, Xiahou Chong, Xiahou Nan, Xiahou Heng, Xiahou Ba, the eldest son and second son of Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan, the Cao family wants to cultivate offspring, and the Xiahou family is not to be outdone.

"Big brother, there are still twenty miles ahead of Xinye, are we camping here? Waiting for my father? Xiahou Nan looked at the nearby terrain, and further ahead was a slope. The situation is unclear, and it cannot be easily attacked.

"Oh? Brother Heng, Brother Ba, what do you think? "Xiahou Chong led the troops for the first time, he was excited, and he wanted to make more military achievements, so he didn't care about Xiahou Nan's reminder at all.

"Big brother, what the second brother said is very true, the so-called enemy situation is unknown, the soldiers and horses are not moving, it is better to ask the eldest brother to send someone to investigate, if there is no abnormality, the front of our army can advance." Although Xiahou Ba was young, he had the most experience in marching among the four.

"In that case, I will take someone to investigate, and you will stay here." Xiahou Chong whipped hard, the horse screamed, and galloped towards the slope, and more than 100 of Xiahou Chong's personal soldiers also followed.

At this time, Zhao Yun, who was on the right side of the slope, was stunned for a moment and pushed Chen Dao beside him.

"Uncle Zhi, someone is coming!"

"Oh?" Chen Zhi glanced at it and saw a young general approaching the slope with more than 100 cavalry, apparently to inspect the terrain.

"Zilong, this should be the person from whom the enemy army came to inspect the terrain, don't be anxious, don't show your feet." Chen Zhi patted Zhao Yun's left shoulder and signaled Zhao Yun not to be impulsive.

"Hmm." Zhao Yun nodded and waved the order flag, telling the soldiers in ambush not to take action.

Xiahou Chong led people to rush into the valley, went back and forth in the valley, put a few cold arrows, and galloped back.

"Don't worry, Brother Ba, there is not even a bird, there is no ambush at all!" Xiahou Chong returned to the army and explained to Xiahou Ba. There are no birds, so they must be safe.

"Brother Ba, our cavalry will rush forward, and we will arrive in Xinye before noon, and give Liu Bei a surprise attack!" It's only morning, and Xiahou Chong wants to make a surprise attack to kill Liu Bei's sharp spirit.

"Slow! Big brother is saying that there is not a single bird? "After Xiahou Chong entered the slope valley, Xiahou Ba also began to observe the surrounding terrain, from Xiahou Chong entering the slope valley to Xiahou Chong coming out, for so long, not a single bird was seen flying out of the slope!

"Well, there isn't a single bird, brother, it's not the hunting season."

"No, big brother, you see, this slope is higher than all around, and the trees are thick, how can you not see a bird for so long even when you are not hunting? Beasts, psychics, often all beasts are the most sensitive, if there are no birds and beasts here, I am afraid that there is an ambush in the slope, I don't know what the terrain in the slope is? "Xiahou Ba stopped Xiahou Chong, it's not appropriate here, let's take a look.

"In the middle of the slope is a valley, about a few miles, and it is quite steep all around." When Xiahou Chong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and recalled the terrain of the slope, which was a place of ambush, but if there was really an ambush, he wouldn't feel it?

"Brother Ba, why don't you lead an army to rush over for your brother, if there is danger, you will rescue later, if there is no danger, you will lead a large army to follow?" Xiahou Chong proposed a way to try whether there was an ambush by himself, and let Xiahou Ba lead the rear army to follow.

"Big brother, this method is not appropriate, if there is an enemy ambush on the slope, and the enemy occupies the advantageous position, it is extremely unfavorable to our army, especially since our army is cavalry, and it is not easy for five thousand cavalry to capture the slope." Xiahou Ba looked at the terrain, the slope still has a certain height, and the cavalry can't assault, so it has no effect.

"Brother Ba, what do you mean?"

"Big brother, let's send more cavalry to explore the surrounding terrain and make plans."

"Okay, it's up to my brother." Xiahou Chong didn't want his first battle to be so embarrassed, so he immediately sent fifty cavalry to scatter and investigate.

Soon, the news of the spies came back, and then according to the spies' report and everyone's analysis, the four young generals of the Xiahou family finally figured out their location. His position is in a place called Bowangpo, in front of Bowangpo, north of the Funiu Mountains, south of a hidden mountain, west of a not deep white river, east is the location of Xiahou Chong's army.

"When you went to investigate, what else did you find?" Xiahou Ba asked the kneeling spy.

"Returning to the little general, there is nothing abnormal."

"What about the sides of the valley? Will there be someone in ambush?"

"Returning to the little general, there is no abnormality on both sides of the valley, if there is an ambush, we can't see it, and the ambush on the valley must go up from the mouth of the valley or the tail of the valley, and our army has not found any traces of anyone climbing at the mouth of the valley." The spy respectfully replied to Xiahou Ba.

"Okay, you go and cut down the branches nearby, and as for the valley mouth, burn it and make smoke!"

"No!" After the soldiers received the order, a thousand cavalry immediately went to cut down the trees, placed piles of trees at the mouth of the valley, set the trees on fire, and a large amount of smoke drifted into Bowangpo with the wind. (To be continued......)

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