Xu You smiled!

How could he not guess Liu Chuang's thoughts?

It's just that it seems to be a big move that can instantly turn the tide of the battle like a surprise attack on the black nest, how can it be said that there is one? It depends on timing and momentum.

Cao Ying specializes in robbing people's grain routes, and must protect his own grain routes carefully.

At the time of the Battle of Guandu, Fu Zhu also offered advice to Yuan Shao to send people to cut off Cao Ying's grain road, but it was destroyed by Cao Ying.

Now in the battle of Handan, Cao Ying's grain and grass were hoarded in Liyang, Neihuang and Jiuhou City, and he was sent to guard it. In this case, how easy is it to sneak attack Cao Ying's granary? You must know that the people sent by Cao Ying to guard the granary are all his henchmen.

But also, I wanted to defect to Cao Ying at the beginning and offer a strategy to turn the tide of the war.

Now that he has joined Liu Chuang, only one Ganling is indeed a little weak. Xu You knows very well that there are many capable people under Liu Chuang. It is not an easy thing to gain a firm foothold under Liu Chuang. Don't say anything else, only Xun Chen Xin commented on Tian Feng's frustration, which one is worse than him?

At this time, it is indeed necessary for him to show his appearance.

Thinking of this, Xu You's eyes rolled, and a plan suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Uncle Huang took Qinghe this time, but he wants to fight Meng De?"

Liu Chuang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Mr. knows it, why bother to test me?" ”

Xu You said: "I really didn't guess wrong, Uncle Huang's layout has not yet succeeded, and he definitely doesn't want to fight Meng De at this time...... However, I think that Meng De's target this time is Handan Yuan Shang. He may have wanted to level Hebei in one go, but now......

Uncle Huang's surprise attack on Qinghe in the Bohai Sea has caused Cao Ying's flank to be enemy.

And the war in Hedong rose, even if Cao Ying didn't take Gao Gan in his eyes, he didn't dare to take it lightly. What's more, Uncle Huang also has a follow-up move, sending an envoy to Jiangdong to lobby Sun Quan. Jiangdong is unstable, and Cao Ying is difficult to feel at ease. Therefore, I thought that once Cao Ying occupied Handan, he would also be in a dilemma. When the time comes, Uncle Huang will give Cao Ying a reason to withdraw his troops, and he will naturally not continue to persecute. ”

"But the reason ......"

Xu You said with a smile: "For this reason, Uncle Huang is already doing it, but it is not thorough enough." ”

"Oh?"

"Where did Uncle Huang start?"

Liu Chuang was stunned, and his eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit.

Xu You said softly: "Uncle Huang sat in Donglai in Beihai back then, and in just three years, Donglai in Beihai was governed, and the people were grateful to Uncle Huang.

Uncle Huang only raided the coast of Qingzhou, which was too cautious.

I heard that the people of Donglai look forward to the emperor's uncle, and if there is a long drought, they look forward to nectar...... The navy under the command of the emperor can gallop the sea, why not land in Donglai? As long as the imperial uncle is willing to land in Donglai, Cao Ying will inevitably be afraid. Not only that, but it is impossible for Jiangdong Sun Quan to sit idly by. ”

According to the Huang Ge summons, Zhuge Liang had visited Sun Quan, Lu Su and others in Jiangdong.

Judging from the information he fed, Sun Quan was quite moved.

However, Zhou Yu was reluctant to express his position, and Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were afraid of Cao Ying's strength, so Sun Quan was also hesitant.

If you can occupy Donglai......

Liu Chuang looked at Xu You, but saw Xu You smiling and nodding slightly at him.

Donglai is indeed the best entry point.

Now that Cao Ying has defeated Yuan Shao, although his momentum has risen greatly, the troops in his hands still seem to be a little insufficient.

It is no wonder that he is in the Central Plains, although he has a population of 10 million, he is surrounded by enemies, far from Jiangdong, Jingzhou and other places, and there are not many enemies around. Now Cao Ying, Jiangdong Sun Quan and Jingzhou Liu Biao in the south are hostile to him, and Liangzhou Ma Chao in the west returns to Xiliang to take revenge.

There are too many enemies, and the border line is too long......

So much so that Cao Ying had to be on guard everywhere and could not really concentrate his troops.

This is also the biggest dilemma Cao Ying is currently facing.

Historically, after Cao Ying destroyed Sun Quan, there was no one in the north who could threaten his rule. Even if there was Ma Teng Han Sui in the northwest at that time, he could never pose a threat to him. Now, he has destroyed Yuan Shao, but a Liu Chuang has risen. And Liu Chuang brought him a threat that far exceeded that of the Yuan brothers. In this way, instead of alleviating the dilemma of Cao Ying surrounded by enemies, he became more and more strict.

This is also an important reason why Cao Ying has been eager to use troops against Hebei to eliminate Er Yuan.

By destroying Er Yuan, he can concentrate on eliminating Liu Chuang.

It's just that he didn't expect that the connections in Liu Chuang's hands were by no means comparable to Eryuan......

Thinking of this, Liu Chuang couldn't help but laugh!

He found that Xu Yu was definitely a top strategist who was despised by history. Think about it, how can a person who can be famous in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, successively assisted Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, and made meritorious contributions, how can he not learn and have no skills as later generations have passed on? This guy has real talent and real learning.

Perhaps, Xu You's surname is arrogant, but he also has to divide people.

At least in Liu Chuang's memory, Xu You never showed contempt in front of Yuan Shao; But why did he change his temper all of a sudden after he arrived under Cao Ying's tent? Liu Chuang felt that there must be other reasons for this, and even Cao Ying's was not.

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In December of the seventh year of Jian'an, Cao Ying ordered Xu Huang to enter Guangzong.

Then, he ordered to intensify the offensive against Handan, and launched a fierce attack with 30,000 troops outside the city of Handan.

Yuan Shang was trapped in Handan and repeatedly wanted to lead his troops to break through, but was blocked by Cao Ying.

On the eighth day of December, a heavy snowfall suddenly fell, and Cao Ying took advantage of the wind and snow to launch a sneak attack at night. His nephew Cao Peng led the Tiger Guards to forcibly ascend to the head of Handan City and open the city gates. Cao Hong, who had already been ambushed outside the city, took advantage of the situation to attack Handan, causing Yuan's army to be defeated immediately.

Yuan Shang saw that the general trend was gone, so he rushed to the Handan granary with his entourage, set fire to the granary, and then committed suicide.

And those relatives of Yuan Shang also committed suicide after Yuan Shang killed himself......

When Cao Ying invaded Handan, the granary fire had spread and could not be extinguished. Seeing that nearly 100,000 stone granaries in the city were burned down, Cao Ying was also angry. Although he won Handan, he will face more serious problems next.

Handan, the grain and grass are running out.

According to Cao Ying's original idea, after occupying Handan, he would take advantage of the situation to go north and seize Changshan Julu and Anping.

Now that Yuan Shao has burned all the grain and grass, Cao Ying's next offensive will inevitably be blocked.

If you continue to go north, you will have to face Liu Chuang head-on.

If there is not enough food and grass, Cao Ying will not dare to act rashly.

In desperation, he ordered Le Jin to be the main general and Cao Peng to be the deputy general to attack Julu.

After learning the news of Yuan Shang's death, the general of Anping immediately announced the surrender of Liu Chuang...... Sima Yi, who had planned well a long time ago, made a decision immediately and ordered Gao Ran to march into Anping Kingdom. At the same time, Xun Chen ordered in Yanjing, Zhang Liao sent troops, and took advantage of the fact that Cao Ying's grain and grass had not yet been properly raised, and entered Changshan and occupied Jingcheng. Yang Feng, the former guard of the Yuan family at the Hutuo River crossing, and the captain of Montenegro, also announced the change of banner.

He occupies Quyang and echoes Zhang Liaoyao.

The whole of Jizhou was immediately divided into two......

The news of Yuan Shang's death spread in battle, and countless people's eyes were focused on Liu Chuang and Cao Ying.

Zhuge Liang, who was far away in Jiangdong, also felt the unusual changes.

Originally, Jiangdong was a minister, and he was extremely resistant to him. The Jiangdong strategists led by Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong initially looked down on Zhuge Liang, and they were not optimistic about Liu Chuang as Cao Ying's opponent. Therefore, during the period when Zhuge Liang first arrived in Jiangdong, they made it difficult in every way.

Zhuge Liang had already prepared, so he saw the move.

In addition, his brother Zhuge Jin is also bent on easing the relationship between his brothers, so he has a lot of protection for Zhuge Liang.

In addition, Gu Yong, Lu Ji and other Jiangdong scholars also gave Zhuge Liang a certain amount of support intentionally or unintentionally...... However, the battle was undecided, and Sun Quan was never able to make a decision. Can Liu Chuang stop Cao Ying? It is also an issue that everyone, including Zhou Yu, is secretly concerned about.

The defeat of Handan also drew an end to the battle of Jizhou.

In this battle, Liu Chuang gained a lot from the four counties of Anping, Changshan, Qinghe and Bohai.

Cao Ying, on the other hand, won Julu and Zhao and occupied the three counties of Jizhou. On the surface, the two sides are on par, but in fact, the advantage that Cao Ying occupied before is disappearing little by little.

On December 12, Gao Gan was attacked by Zhong Xuan and Cao Ren in Linfen and retreated to Beiqu.

At this time, Gao Gan also learned the news of Yuan Shang's death, and he couldn't help but retreat.

Since Yuan Shang is dead, there is no need for him to continue to fight Cao Ying in Hedong. Taking advantage of the fact that he still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, after returning to the annexed state, he can still become a prince and bargain with Cao Ying or Liu Chuang. Gao Gan thought very beautifully, but unfortunately as early as when he sent troops to Hedong, Liu Chuang was already prepared. After Yuan Shang died in battle, Xun Chen immediately ordered Gao Shun to attack.

Gao Shun has been waiting for this order for half a year.

Since Liu Chuang mentioned it to him last time, he has been secretly preparing.

To this end, he communicated with Guo Yi, the Taishou of Yanmen, many times, and received strong support from Guo Yi.

On the tenth day of December, the first two days of Gao Gan's fiasco in Linfen...... Gao Shun led his troops to attack, won Yangqu in one fell swoop, and quickly got in touch with Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao immediately sent Hao Zhao, from Jingcheng, along the Hutuo River north, and joined forces with Gao Shun.

This is also the first time that Jizhou and Bingzhou have joined forces, after Gao Shun got the support of Zhang Liao, he went all out in one go, and in three days, the two cities of Liankeyu County and Langmeng, the soldiers pointed directly at Jinyang. At the same time as Gao Shun attacked, Huang Zhong secretly transferred Xu Sheng's department from Dingxiang to attack the sheep intestine warehouse across Beishan and take Fenyang City. Huang Zhong led his own troops and horses, went all the way south, and captured Lishi on December 20.

The strategy of merging the state, which has been planned for a year, kicked off immediately.

Wei Yan, Tai Shici and Xiahou Lan, who had already begun to fight hard and were eager to try, received Lu Bu's order, and the three-way army went south, like a bamboo. Xiahoulan captured Shuofang, and Tian Chou captured Wuyuan. And Tai Shici and Wei Yan's two troops and horses, a total of 10,000 people, rushed straight to Shangjun to capture Fushi. For a time, the northern Xinjiang was shaken...... Gao Gan got the news in Beiqu and was too busy to lead his troops to return to the state.

It's a pity that Huang Zhong had already made preparations and arrived at Tongtian Mountain before Gao Gan, completely blocking Gao Gan's northward passage...... (To be continued.) )