Xi Zhicai's voice fell, and the tense atmosphere dissipated instantly.

The generals who lead the troops are often not afraid of the enemy in front of them, but even more afraid of the open guns and hidden arrows in the court.

The ones who can really put them to death are often those invisible and untouchable pens in the court.

In fact, in the last years of the dynasties, all the famous generals were like clouds, but most of them died in the hands of their own people.

During the Zhongping period, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun and others suffered extremely terrible attacks and frames, and they were once in a state of death.

Even now, the generals who are leading the troops are still facing danger all the time.

Especially Cao Cao, whether it was a previous repeated defeat or a gradual trend later, the impeachment and attacks around him have never stopped.

Even when he went out of Beijing this time, after many games in the imperial court, he still sent a drama Zhicai as the 'supervising army' to watch Cao Cao's every move.

Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhicai and entered the camp, drank wine, and said with a smile: "General, Zhicai is talented." ”

"Is there a way to be filial piety?" Cao Cao hurriedly asked, and he naturally moved his mind.

Although he has also attracted a lot of talents in recent years, the shogunate is not as tight as before, but who would think that there are many talents under him?

Besides, it is not only the talent of Xi Zhicai himself, but also the fact that he is from the Yushitai, especially a member of the 'Yingchuan Party', and the benefits are unimaginable!

Guo Jia smiled and said, "There is no need to deliberate, the general can be as usual." ”

Cao Cao suddenly realized, picked up the wine glass with a smile, and said, "Borrow the words of filial piety and drink!" ”

Guo Jia smiled and took a sip with Cao Cao, then turned his head to look north.

Cao Ren and Xiahoudun looked over at the same time, because they both heard the sound of horses' hooves.

Cao Cao's heart was moved, and he stood up directly.

A fast horse galloped over, covered in blood, without a helmet, with a disheveled head, jumped off the horse and fell to the ground, hurriedly got up, and said to Cao Cao: "General Qiyu, Cao Duwei was ambushed and lost more than 1,000 people, please support the general!" ”

The 'Cao Duwei' mentioned by the herald refers to Cao Cao's younger brother, Cao Hong.

Cao Cao's color changed, and he shouted fiercely: "Order, march!" ”

Guo Jia, Xiahoudun, Cao Ren and others got up and looked at the north with different expressions.

Cao Hong has always been cautious, and he never takes risks when marching, how could he be ambushed?

The battalion was rapidly reorganizing, Cao Cao looked indifferent, and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, I feel that the Montenegrin army will not sit still." ”

According to their original plan, the Montenegrin army would gather because they were afraid of the officers and soldiers, wait for the attack of the officers and troops, and resist stubbornly.

But Cao Hong is just hanging in white, and he shouldn't be ambushed!

Guo Jia drank wine, his expression was unusually calm, and said: "But more than 100 miles, I am worried that someone will leak the military information." ”

Cao Cao's eyes became more and more gloomy, and he said, "It's simple, just try it." ”

Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and the others did not speak, realizing that things were not simple.

Cao Cao's army pulled out of camp overnight and quickly moved north.

At the same time, Cao Cao wrote a lot of letters, and these recipients were all over Yanzhou and Jizhou, large and small.

While marching, Cao Cao was also screening his soldiers and horses to find out the hidden 'spies' among them.

The Montenegrin Army has been in business for many years, and it is not surprising that there are people in the imperial court and the official army.

Cao Cao ignored this before, and now it will not be even more compatible!

On the third day, Cao Cao was convinced that there were no spies in his army, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In an inconspicuous valley, after Le Jin finished his inspection, he raised his hand with Cao Cao and said, "General, isn't this going to Dongjun?" ”

Cao Cao looked at him and said with a smile: "Naturally not." ”

Le Jin was stunned and said, "Didn't you go to Dongjun to chase Bai Huan?" ”

Guo Jia drank wine and said a little leisurely: "Everyone thinks so, that's right." ”

Lejin was a little confused, but he didn't know whether he should continue to ask.

Xi Zhicai was very clear, and said, "General Cao, are you waiting for those replies to you?" ”

Cao Cao didn't hide it, and said: "The Black Mountain Army has been ravaging Yanzhou and Jizhou for many years, plus some rebels, such as Qiao Mao and others joined them, and some officials and people from the family colluded and reported the news. ”

Xi Zhicai thought for a moment and said, "So, the general doesn't plan to continue to pursue Bai Huan, but wants to go directly to Changshan Country?" ”

Cao Cao was a little surprised, this drama Zhicai actually saw it so clearly!

But after a moment, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Not bad." I'm going to take the Montenegrin army by surprise! ”

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "Calculating the time, it's just right." ”

Guo Jia drank wine, sat down opposite Xi Zhicai, and said with a smile: "What news does Zhicai still know?" ”

Xi Zhicai is a little 'unkind' to Guo Jia, because this person is alienated from the Yingchuan family, and he is not close to him, Er Xun and others, who are also members of the Yingchuan family.

That's right, Guo Jia is also from Yingchuan.

He pretended to cough a few times and said, "I heard that you should be outside the Changshan Country and clear the wilderness. At the same time, Youzhou and Bingzhou are also doing this, and they have besieged Changshan Kingdom. ”

After the defeat of the Montenegrin army the year before last, most of them retreated to the border between Changshan State and Merge and Youerzhou, and with the imperial court ordering the clearance, the Montenegrin Army felt deeply nervous and quickly gathered in Changshan State, ready to resist the official army together.

Cao Cao knew this, and was just about to speak, Xi Zhi suddenly looked at Cao Cao, and said lightly: "Although they are gathered together, they are all entrenched in dangerous places, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the general wants to fight a battle, but I am afraid that he can't." Under the delay and consumption, the general's grain and grass will support a month at most. The livelihood of the people in the three states of And, You, and Hebei has not recovered, and they cannot give much support to the generals, especially on the side of the imperial court. ”

"Hahaha,"

Cao Cao laughed heartily and laughed for a long time, and then said to Xi Zhicai: "Zhicai, you said that I can hold on for a month, how long can those rebellions last?" ”

Xi Zhicai looked thoughtful, and muttered without answering.

The Montenegrin army wanted to collude with Yuan Shu and occupy Jizhou the year before last, but they didn't expect Ying Shao, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others to hold on, and instead of breaking through Julu, they suffered heavy losses.

Since then, the Montenegrin army has not been able to retreat, even enduring the usual raids.

The Montenegrin army is known as one million, but more than half of them are ordinary people, and there may not be one-tenth of the young and strong people who can fight, so the consumption of grain and grass will be more than ten times that of Cao Cao!

The Montenegrin Army is not the imperial court in the end, it doesn't care about the people's livelihood, and some barely some territory is not enough to support the consumption of a million troops.

Guo Jia sat opposite Xi Zhicai, but he didn't think he was short of words, and said: "Zhicai thinks, this plan is difficult to achieve?" ”

Guo Jia sat opposite Xi Zhicai, but he didn't think he was short of words, and said: "Zhicai thinks, this plan is difficult to achieve?" ”

Xi Zhicai picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said lightly: "You and I both know that the Montenegrin Army is the last heart disease of the imperial court. Although it seems to be very important, in fact, compared to the south, the Montenegrin army is only scabies, and if General Cao is wasted in Changshan Country, Da Sima may not be able to keep the general. ”

Cao Cao's expression was straight, and he said, "I don't know, what is the best plan for Zhicai?" ”

Xi Zhicai didn't even look at it, and said: "General Cao has no good strategy, and he has never told me, how dare he speak falsely?" ”

"Forgive me,"

Cao Cao hurriedly said: "If I don't say it, in fact, we don't have a good plan for the time being." ”

Xi Zhicai got up leisurely and said, "General Cao doesn't need to screen me." ”

Cao Cao got up and said with a smile: "Zhicai, I don't have the intention of screening, but I don't have a safe opinion, can Zhicai teach me?" ”

Xi Zhicai didn't pay attention to it at all and walked straight away.

Guo Jia was a little surprised, looking at the back of Xi Zhicai, thoughtful.

Cao Cao didn't show any embarrassment, and smiled with Guo Jia, Cao Ren and others: "All great talents are arrogant. ”

Guo Jia drank the wine, his eyes lit up slightly, and said, "General, most of the Zhicai have a plan. ”

Cao Cao's buttocks as soon as he sat down bounced violently, turned his head to look at Xi Zhicai's tent, groaned slightly, and he strode over.

Seeing this, Guo Jia said to Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and others: "Everyone, prepare to pull out the camp." ”

Three days later, Cao Cao led his army out of Yanzhou and into Jizhou.

Riding a horse, Cao Cao had a headache, and sighed with Guo Jia and others: "Zhicai still refuses to speak, after all, it is my Cao Cao who can't keep his talent." ”

When Le Jin heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "General, isn't it just a prison army?" The last general tied him up! ”

Cao Cao shook his head helplessly, his eyes looking north.

They went out day and night, and they hurried as fast as possible, and in the eyes of others, they should still be chasing Bai Huan in Dongjun now.

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's thoughts clearly, rode a horse, drank wine, and said leisurely: "General, have you received a reply?" ”

Cao Cao's depressed expression disappeared suddenly, he couldn't help touching his beard, and said with a smile: "Feng Xiao is really clever. I replied, I replied. ”

Guo Jia has been very addicted to alcohol recently, so he took another sip and said, "Then it's time to cast a net." ”

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes flashed, and he said, "It's time to fish." ”

Cao Ren stepped forward at this time and said in a low voice: "General, the prison army has been mysterious and mysterious these days, going in and out, maybe there is something." ”

Cao Cao didn't speak, and looked at Guo Jia silently.

Guo Jia sighed and said, "General, you have to speed up." ”

Cao Cao's dozens of letters not only stirred up the rumors of Yanzhou and Jizhou, but also began to investigate whether the courtiers were colluded with the Montenegrin army.

In addition, Cao Cao has been out of the day and night for more than ten days, and the dissatisfaction with Cao Cao in the court has further intensified.

As a prisoner, Xi Zhicai is obviously doing something.

Cao Cao didn't care about the ghosts in the court, pondered for a moment, and said, "Speed up again!" ”

When Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and others heard this, they wanted to speak and stopped.

The marching speed of more than ten days is already the fastest, no matter how fast it is, the soldiers are afraid that they will not be able to hold it!

But Cao Cao was under more pressure, and they had to endure it and prepare to pacify the soldiers.

Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said to himself: "It's time for there to be movement." ”

Cao Cao was very 'sensitive' to Guo Jia, and immediately said: "What does Fengxiao mean? ”

Guo Jia looked at him and said, "The Black Mountain Army has gathered for so many days, it shouldn't be silent and silent, without any movement. ”

Cao Cao was not a stupid person, and began to frown, and the bad premonition in his heart was even stronger.

"Go and ask the prison guards!" Suddenly, Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

The wine jug in Guo Jia's hand flickered, and his heart became alert.

After a while, Xi Zhicai rode a horse, coughed constantly, and caught up with a very pale face.

Xi Zhicai was already frail and sickly, and such a long time of rushing was a huge harm to his body.

When Cao Cao saw him like this, he lost his previous cold and warmth, his eyes burned, and he said directly: "Zhicai, are you hiding something from General Ben?" ”

Xi Zhicai coughed, saw Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Cao Ren and others staring at him, and said, "What does the general mean?" ”

Cao Cao's expression was unprecedentedly solemn, with impatience and unkindness in his tone, and said: "This general will be ordered to beg for thieves, and Zhicai is the prison army. ”

Xi Zhicai coughed a few more times, and then fell silent.

He is a smart man, and he can easily capture the key points in Cao Cao's words.

After careful consideration, Xi Zhicai raised his head and said: "Three days ago, the Montenegrin army broke into Bingzhou, broke through Huguan, and coerced Shangdang, Taiyuan, Sili Hexi and other places, Luoyang City, a little panicked. ”

When the Montenegrin army arrived in Hexi, it was not far from Luoyang.

Xi Zhicai's voice fell.

Everyone was speechless in shock.

Falling pins can be heard!

(End of chapter)