"The lord is here?"

Zhuge Liang and the four of them were taken aback when they heard this.

You must know that Liu Chuang also sent a letter to say that he was ready to give up the county and retreat to Hebei.

However, before retreating, he planned to teach Cao Peng a lesson...... Therefore, it is expected to arrive in Jizhou in December.

Who knows......

"When will the lord arrive?"

"I arrived in Neihuang last night, and I crossed the river early this morning."

Yesterday, Zhuge Liang and others checked the terrain in Liyang, but they didn't expect Liu Chuang to come at this time.

Zhuge Liang immediately reacted, "Tell the lord quickly, and say that we want to see him." ”

"The lord has said, 'When you have arrived, go only, and he will wait for you in the big tent.'"

Zhuge Liang suddenly grabbed Xiao Ling, "Zisheng, what is the lord's dissatisfaction?" ”

"Dissatisfied?" Xiao Ling was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Kong Ming, the lord looks very calm, and there is no dissatisfaction. ”

Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Zhang Liao and the others, and went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

When I went to the big tent of the Chinese army, I saw Xu Chu standing with his arms crossed.

After seeing Zhuge Liang and the four of them, his eyelids drooped, as if he hadn't seen them.

This also made the four of them wonder, you must know that their relationship with Xu Chu is not bad, why did Xu Chu react like this when he saw the four of them?

It's just that they can't ask, so they come to the big tent and say: "Zhuge Liang (Zhang Liao, Pang De, Zhang He) will see." ”

"Come in."

Liu Chuang's loud voice came out of the big tent.

Listening to the voice, it was very calm. Nothing seems to be the case.

Zhuge Liang and the four of them hurriedly walked into the big tent. saw Liu Chuang standing in the center of the big tent.

In front of Liu Chuang. There is a huge sand table. Zhuge Liang and the four recognized at a glance that this sand table was the geographical sand table of Liyang. And on the sand table, there is a very clear deployment of Cao's troops. Even some of the secret sentries they hadn't discovered were clearly marked on the sand table.

Zhuge Liang immediately reacted, this must have been done by Sima Yi!

Now, he also knew that Sima Yi had an extremely powerful intelligence agency in his hands, and it was directly under Liu Chuang's command and dispatch.

Zhuge Liang is also very curious about this institution.

He was not clear about the composition of the body. But I know the magic of this institution.

For example, Liu Tailin of the Treasure Pavilion before, such as Liu Guang in the Battle of Qingzhou...... Before that, these people were not known at all. But in the war, it played a huge role. The reason why Yecheng was broken was because of Liu Tailin's secret lurking; The Gao Tang soldiers were occupied without blood, also because of Liu Guang's appearance. It is said that in the previous Liaodong Rebellion, Sima Yi also played a huge role. This qiē shows that Sima Yi's status by Liu Chuang's side is getting higher and higher. also made Zhuge Liang feel inexplicably nervous.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also admired Sima Yi.

He knew about the establishment of such an institution. It is not something that can be done overnight, and it requires a huge amount of effort.

It is true that Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi have differences, but he will not deliberately belittle or underestimate Sima Yi because of this...... It is also a skill to be able to take charge of such an institution. At least in Zhuge Liang's opinion, if he does it, he may not be able to do it better than Sima Yi.

The sand table in front of Liu Chuang must have been built by Sima Yi.

This guy really knew Liu Chuang's needs, and he reacted so quickly......

"Lord!"

Zhuge Liang and the four of them bowed.

Liu Chuang looked down at the sand table and did not raise his head.

He just waved his hand, "You have also investigated the geography of Liyang to see if there are any omissions?" ”

The four of them hurriedly walked to the sand table and looked down carefully.

I have to say that this sand table system is extremely fine, and the deployment of Cao's troops is clear, and even the layout of their village, as well as some unknown small details, are also very clearly marked. Zhang Liao and the three couldn't help but gasp and praise. Zhuge Liang looked at the sand table and frowned...... He was not jealous of Sima Yi's credit, but because on the sand table, he saw more things that could not be detected outside Liyang City. And these also gave him a headache.

"What if I bombarded this place with thunderbolts?"

Liu Chuang pointed to the high ridge of Cao Xiu's lower village, raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.

Zhuge Liang observed carefully for a while, and said softly: "Where Cao Wenlie went to the village, it was quite fast.

There is a gentle slope of up to four miles, which is suitable for cavalry charges. And our army could not get any guarantees...... At this distance, with the current power of the stone cart, it is difficult to hit his battalion, let alone cause much damage. Moreover, the Heavenly Thunder Fire was used twice, and Cao Jun must have made some preparations. If you can't throw the Heavenly Thunder Fire into the Cao army's camp, its effect will be reduced by three to four percent. ”

"That's what I thought too."

Liu Chuang nodded, rubbed his temples and sat down on the Taishi chair.

He had taken the initiative to withdraw from the county and arranged a large amount of heavy grain and grass in an attempt to attract Cao Peng to pursue......

For this reason, he ordered Ma Chao and Xu Chu to prepare for an ambush. Who knew that Cao Peng was unwilling to be fooled, and it was not until the Han army completely retreated across the river that the Cao army entered the county. This also made Liu Chuang's various arrangements in vain, and made Liu Chuang even more angry.

But at this point, it is impossible for him to ask Cao Peng to come and attack.

In desperation, Liu Chuang retreated to Hebei and ordered Ma Dai to stay in Gaotang.

Subsequently, he arranged for Ma Chao to be the Taishou of Pingyuan County, and Xu Yu was responsible for assisting. At the same time, he also told Xu Yu to build a port at the mouth of the Yellow River.

After arriving in West Pyeongchang, Liu Chuang had a secret conversation with Tai Shi Ci.

After consulting with Tai Shi Ci, Liu Chuang decided to send Tai Shi Ci to Donglai...... Tai Shici is a native of Donglai and was also an official of Donglai. Although he is not from the Donglai Wang clan, he is quite famous in Donglai County. His return to Donglai can greatly appease the people of Donglai.

In this regard, Tai Shi Ci has an innate advantage.

Besides, Tai Shici's strategy in the art of war is not bad, and his temperament is much better than that of Gan Ning.

He cooperated with Lu Xun. It can be said that they complement each other.

And Tai Shici himself was interested in returning to Donglai. It's also quite exciting. I think he had to leave Donglai back then. Now that he has become famous, it can be said that he has returned to his hometown. Therefore, after Liu Chuang mentioned this matter to him, Tai Shici immediately agreed. He carefully discussed some details with Liu Chuang, and on the day Liu Chuang left Pingyuan County, Tai Shici took 800 soldiers and strategist Zhou Xuan to board the ship to Donglai.

Once Lijin is built, the connection between the plains and Dongnai will be further strengthened.

But for sure. Man Pet will never sit idly by and watch Liu Chuang establish Lijin, and will definitely use various ways to obstruct it.

To this end, the navy also needs to strengthen cruising at the mouth of the sea to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river and sneaking attacks......

After arranging the affairs of the plain, Liu Chuang took Lu Yu, Han Xuan and Xu Chu's tiger army and hurried to Yecheng. When passing through the Qinghe River, Liu Chuang summoned Shi Jian again and ordered Shi Jian to guard the Qinghe River. When he arrived at the Qiuqiu, he learned that the overall situation of the battle of Jizhou had been decided. Cheng Yu's father and son died in battle, and Cao Jun gave up Neihuang. Retreat to Liyang...... So, Liu Chuang hurriedly changed his route. Arrive at Fuyangju.

As Zhuge Liang guessed, Sima Yi had already figured out the deployment of Liyang's troops and made it into a sand table.

After seeing the deployment of Liyang's troops, Liu Chuang also felt a little tricky.

According to his previous thoughts, he wanted to drive Cao Cao to Henan completely. But now it seems that things are not as simple as he imagined. Liyang's defense is extremely strong, even if he uses the Heavenly Thunder Fire, it is difficult to pose too much threat to Liyang......

Liu Chuang couldn't help but say: "This Lu Qian is a character, I underestimated him before." ”

Speaking of which, Liu Chuang and Lu Qian have dealt with each other.

I think that when he occupied Beihai, Lu Qian was the Taishou of Taishan County, and the two had a few brief confrontations.

However, at that time, Yuan Shao was powerful, and Lu Qian inevitably couldn't let go of his hands and feet, so he did not take advantage of several confrontations.

Especially when the Taishan thieves were sent to attack Linzi, they were defeated by Liu Chuang, not to mention, and gave Liu Chuang a Xiahoulan for nothing......

But now it seems that this guy does have some doorways.

"If you storm Liyang, you can't get it without a 100,000-strong army, and you will suffer heavy casualties.

But if you don't take Liyang...... But it's like choking, which makes people uncomfortable. It seems that Xun Yu is planning to have a contest with me in Liyang. If he loses, he retreats to Henan, and he will not hurt his muscles and bones; If you win, you will be able to redeem the dilemma of your previous repeated defeats. ”

Liu Chuang looked at Zhuge Liang and said with a wry smile: "On the contrary, if I win, I will break my muscles and bones; If you lose, you will lose face. ”

This feeling is really uncomfortable.

A word suddenly flashed in Liu Chuang's mind: chicken ribs!

Liyang, the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it...... Damn, the dilemma Cao Cao faced back then has now been replaced by himself. This feels really bad, and Liu Chuang also understood at once that Cao Cao's dilemma in history. Liyang, is it to fight, or not to fight?

"Kong Ming, what do you think?"

Zhuge Liang has followed Liu Chuang for so many years and knows Liu Chuang very well.

Hearing Liu Chuang ask him this, how could he not know Liu Chuang's mood at this time?

Fighting, not cost-effective, too much loss; If you don't fight, it is equivalent to Cao Cao nailing a nail in Hebei, which makes it difficult for people to sleep.

Zhuge Liang stared at the sand table for a long time, and then said after a deep sigh: "Lord, but I don't know what the situation is in the war?" ”

Guanzhong?

Liu Chuang said: "I got the news before, and the battle of Guanzhong is also scorching.

Cao Ren defended the bluestone shore, and Yuan Zhi attacked several times, but all returned in vain; The two generals, Zilong and Hansheng, were stationed in Longguan, but Cao Zhenxiahou Yuan was blocked to the west of Wangxian and could not advance. As for the east side of the river, there is also some turmoil now. The Hedong Wei clan rebelled, but fortunately, Bohou found out in time and joined forces with the Pei family to suppress it, so as not to make the situation erosive. However, the Wei family has been operating in Hedong for hundreds of years and has deep roots. There is a way that is a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff. It is not easy for Bohou to completely suppress it.

However, Bohou found a talent in Hedong.

He activated a man named Biqiu Xing to block Cao Cao's sneak attack in the Pi clan, so that Cao Cao also returned in vain. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Chuang raised his head.

His eyes burned, and a strange smile appeared on his face, "I think, my father-in-law's current state of mind is ...... similar to mine" (to be continued......)