On the bank of the ditch in Jiangdu, thousands of camp tents are displayed in five parts, the outer defense of the camp, the rejection of horses, trenches, and falling tigers are all available, the sentries look into the distance, and the waiting horses are scattered outside.

In order to attack Xuzhou, because of the proximity to Hangou and the Yangtze River, it was very convenient to transport soldiers and grain by boats, so Huo Jun moved the army from Hefei to Jiangdu and camped.

Looking down from the sky, I saw that the village was like a small city, the camp tent was in good order, the functions were clearly distinguished, the Qianmo was straight and clear, and the flag was set as the mark. And on the vast school field, the Han army practiced in formation, or practiced archery, or rode on horseback, and the sergeants performed their duties.

Any general who visits this camp can only admire the staggered layout of the camp, both offensive and defensive, not out of the hands of ordinary people.

In the big tent, Huo Jun and the generals discussed the current situation around the map.

"Therefore, if the governor wants to use troops in Licheng, he should be cautious. Jianghuai must not be lost, Licheng must not be saved, Cao Xiu must not be prevented, and Zang and Lu must not be prevented. ”

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Huo Jun opened the letter and saw that Tang Zhiyu said in the letter, Huaiyin is connected to the frontier, and it is connected to Huaihai. Now I wish to surrender the land, surrender the land of the city, and get the benefit of sea salt. And the Han family can look at the old land of Peng and Song, and attack the land of Qingqi in the north......

Needless to say, Huo Jun met with the envoy of Tang Advisor, said some words of encouragement, and worshiped Tang Advisor as the Taishou of the East China Sea.

"The shosho department is willing to be a pioneer!" Gao Xiang took the initiative to ask and said.

Jiang Ji pointed to Shouchun on the map and said: "If our army uses force to Huaidong, Cao Xiu will send troops, or use troops to Hefei, or march east for reinforcement." ”

Pang Tong pondered for a while and said: "If our army marches north, I will only worry about Cao Xiu's troops and horses. If he goes south to Hefei and plunders the city, the savings of our army in the past ten years will be destroyed. If Cao Xiu led his troops to the east, and attacked with Qing and Xu soldiers and horses, and Huaihai was in the east, our army would be surrounded on three sides and would be in danger of defeat. ”

Huo Jun pointed to the map and said decisively: "Licheng is hundreds of miles away from Yuzhou, and the terrain on the left and right is not dangerous with high mountains and waters. And Qu Mountain is located in the middle of Qu County, its terrain is precipitous, set up a fence by the mountain, and the back is adjacent to Yuzhou, which can be based on the enemy. Our army rode out of the ditch on foot, walked Huaipu, and crossed six miles, then it could be quickly helped. ”

After half a ring, Chang Diao said: "General, the urgent need at the moment lies in Xuzhou, now the soldiers of Licheng County rebelled, and Tang Zhiju County surrendered to Huo Jun." If it is not quickly pacified, I am afraid that Huo Jun will use troops to the north and connect Licheng, then the land of Peng Song will be in danger. ”

Everyone saw that Cao Xiu was in high spirits and had the idea of defeating Huo Jun, so it was difficult to say anything depressing, so they could only give up.

As for Cao Xiu's military level, what is the level?

"Governor, in addition to Cao Xiu, Lu Qian succeeded to the Qingzhou Assassin History, and Xuzhou Assassin Zang Ba, together with Xu Huai. If our army sent troops to Xu Huai, Lu and Zang would send troops from the north, and Cao Xiu would use force in the west. Jiang Ji pointed to the map and said.

A few months after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, the general Xiahoudun was seriously ill and transferred from Shouchun to Luoyang for treatment, but due to the aggravation of his illness in the middle of the road, he died of illness in the middle of the road.

Huo Jun was not affected by the rush to fight left and right, paced with his hands in his hands, and asked, "What are the opinions of Shiyuan and Zitong?" ”

Huo Jun laughed a few times and said, "If Man Boning succeeds Xiahoudun, I am still worried about it. However, now it is Cao Xiu who leads the army, and he is a general, brave and unwise, strong and fast, not a famous general, this son is not enough to worry about our army! ”

"Licheng County?"

"General, what should our army do?" Chang Diao asked.

"No!"

"Governor, our army has been echoed by Tang Zhiju City, I don't know how to march?" Huo Du asked.

Huo Jun propped his hands on the desk, stared at the Jianghuai map, and asked, "What is the current situation in Jingbei?" ”

"At that time, there were many thieves in Jingxiang and Guanlong, and the governor wanted to send troops to Xu Huai, which was a good opportunity. And sending troops to Xu Huai can also divide the weak thieves, so as to facilitate His Majesty's transfer of Guan Long. ”

"According to the letter, His Majesty accepted the decree and the monarch's strategy, attacked the Wuguan lightly, and surrounded Wancheng with heavy troops. Cao Pi has led a large army south, and it is time to confront His Majesty. ”

Gao Xiang grinned and said: "Governor, Licheng County is adjacent to Xiapi, surrender now, this will help our army!" ”

Seeing the news of the Tang Advisor's rebellion on the letter, Cao Xiu frowned, and gradually became depressed in his heart, saying that he was a cronie left and right, and said: "If Your Majesty gives me 10,000 people to ride, I should be in charge of Xu Huai, how can it be beneficial to the rebellion of the city?" ”

Cao Xiu, as the assassin of Yangzhou, was the governor of Xu and Qing Erzhou military. Yan and Henan are not controlled by him, and now they should fight Huo Jun and need other soldiers and horses to help.

Pang Tong sorted out his thoughts and said: "If you follow the old strategy and raise troops with Ma Chao and Lu Xun, Your Majesty will transfer troops to the west." Your Majesty will go to Wuguan, and Cao Pi's army will probably take the opportunity to storm His Majesty's grain route, and strive to cut off His Majesty's grain route, or see that Guanlong is in danger, and divide his troops to increase. ”

After Cao Xiu took office, although he still continued the arrangement of Xiahoudun, he had great ambitions for meritorious service, and he was a fierce soldier and wanted to make meritorious achievements in Jianghuai.

Cao Xiu paced and thought slightly, and said: "There are only 10,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, and there are 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses in Hexu and Qingerzhou, but this soldier is not enough to fight Huo Jun and stick to Shouchun. Now let His Majesty transfer Yan, Yu soldiers and horses, or the headquarters of the Chinese army, thinking that the reinforcements will rush to help. ”

Huo Jun handed over the letter to the left and right, asking for the East China Sea Yutu County.

"No!"

"There are enemies in the west and north, and the time has not yet come!"

"Pang Tong supervised the Huaixi military affairs, commanded 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Hefei, and Lei Yuan led 2,000 troops to defend Lu'an. If there is any change in Shouchun, report it to me as soon as possible. Huo Jun commanded.

"No!" The people answered.

"Let Tang Shi lead the soldiers and civilians of Licheng to withdraw to Qishan!"

In Huo Jun's opinion, Cao Xiu's military talent is acceptable and he has the potential to become a famous general, but he has too little experience in commanding the army, and his temperament is strong, so he is much easier to deal with than Xiahou Dun, who is guarding the city with a turtle.

"No!" The two of them surrendered their orders.

"Where's the map of Donghai County?"

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"Governor, according to the 'fisherman', since Cao Xiu sat in Shouchun, he has been vigorously fighting and training sergeants, which seems to mean that he has made meritorious contributions with soldiers."

At that time, Cao Xiu was full of spirit and asked Cao Pi to allocate him 10,000 foot cavalry to help Cao Pi completely recover the military power in Xuzhou. However, Cao Pi was afraid of the Jianghuai army of the Southern Han Dynasty, vetoed Cao Xiu's proposal, and decided to adopt a policy of warm and slow stewing, so Xu Zhen was appointed as the Taishou of Licheng.

"Yes!"

At the same time, Cao Xiu also received information from Zang Ba.

Because of his own growth, Hou Tang of Xi Xia learned the defeat of Bowang, and he was able to listen to good advice and advice, and he was no longer a brainless man. Since he left the town of Shouchun, he has repaired the city, accumulated food and armor, and insisted on not fighting, which gave Huo Jun a headache.

Cao Xiu can be different from other generals, he is ambitious, strong temperament, Xi Huo Jun defeated Cao Jun several times, and beat them to embarrassment, which made Cao Xiu feel very humiliated.

Seeing Huo Jun bowing his head and studying the map, Gao Xiang was a little anxious and asked, "Governor, do you want to take advantage of the situation to send troops to meet Tang Shi today?" ”

Huo Jun smiled confidently and said: "This time I went north, it is best to win, and if I can't win, I will retreat to danger and report the military situation to me." ”

Although Huo Jun said that he had the right to decide when and where to use troops, he still had to share the pressure of Cao Wei's army for Liu Bei. After all, there was not much disparity between the forces of the Han and Wei countries, and if Liu Bei could transfer Guanzhong, then Cao Wei could also take the opportunity to storm Liu Bei's rear.

Huo Jun gradually gained something in his heart, and ordered: "Where are Gao Xiang and Chen Yue?" ”

"No!"

"Here!"

"Governor, Licheng is located in the northeast of Xiapi County, adjacent to Chengyang County under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou. If you rebel today, you will be besieged by soldiers and horses from the two states. ”

"Where are Pang Tong and Lei Yuan?"

Cao Xiu stroked his beard and said: "The Licheng soldiers rebelled, Zang Xuzhou and Lu Qingzhou must move, and the situation of the soldiers and horses in Licheng is not difficult for the two states to break together, so the danger at this time is not in Licheng, but in Jianghuai." ”

Yu Shao groped around his body, put the letter on it, and said: "Because Licheng is close to Xiapi and Chengyang two counties, Zangba, the assassin of Xuzhou, has led his troops and horses to conquer, and Tang Zhi is afraid that the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou will also arrive soon. Tang Zhi has sent Xu Qian's head to the army, and the envoy has arrived outside the camp, waiting for the governor to receive him. ”

"No hurry!" Huo Jun said.

"As for the army, let me watch the enemy's strength and look for opportunities to break it!"

"Where's Zitong?"

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and they found the location of Licheng County on the map.

"The last general!"

Seeing that the popularity of the crowd was not high, Cao Xiu showed disdain, and secretly thought: "As a general, how can you lose your courage and fight? ”

"The last general!"

Of course, it is not that there are no capable people in the current Cao Wei Kingdom, but because of the appointment of the general as the governor, his own talents are limited. Especially Tian Yu and Man Chong, although they have the ability to be wise and brave, but because of the subordination, it has always been difficult to give full play to their talents.

Gao Xiang rode out of Huaipu with 5,000 paces, and the troops marched to Qishan to relieve Tang Zhi's predicament. General Chen Yue led 3,000 sailors to Yuzhou to echo on the seashore. ”

"Huo Jun thinks that he is unparalleled in the use of soldiers, and he often has the ambition to drink horses and rivers. Now that Licheng mutinied, Huo Jun would definitely send troops to help him, thinking that he was plotting against Xu Huai. However, Licheng is lonely from Huaishui, and if Huo Jun raises troops to the north, he will worry about my Shouchun soldiers and horses taking the opportunity to use troops. ”

Now that Xiahoudun died of illness, his successor is Cao Xiu, who is determined to make meritorious contributions, which is good news for Huo Jun. He is not afraid to fight with famous generals, but he only has a headache to fight against generals who defend but do not fight.

"Governor, what about most of our army?" Gao Xiang saw that the army was not moving, and asked worriedly: "The last general has few soldiers, and I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat the soldiers of Qing and Xu." ”

Jiang Ji replied: "Ji and Shiyuan see the same, the governor wants to march north to use troops, and it is advisable to be a soldier in the Central Plains. ”

As he spoke, Cao Xiu's expression was flying, and he raised his voice and said: "The Guang scout went deep into Jianghuai to spy on the movements of Huo Jun's department. If the enemy is detected, and the follow-up soldiers and horses arrive, this time it should be able to thwart Huo Jun's prestige! ”

Jiang Ji took out the map of the East China Sea from the bamboo tube and put it on the map of Xu Huai. Huo Jun immediately stepped forward and carefully studied the terrain around Licheng.

In the past, after Cao Xiu leveled Liaodong, he returned to China to see Cao Pi. At that time, Cao Pi and Cao Xiu talked about military affairs, and Cao Pi said that he was annoyed by the Taishan Zhukou and confided in Cao Xiu about the difficulty of governing the country.

Jiang Ji saw that the terrain of Licheng County was unfavorable, and said worriedly: "Our army wants to march north to use troops, if the soldiers and horses go too deep, I am afraid that the enemy will run out of food, or it may also be surrounded by many sides." ”

The cronies who knew the inside story did not dare to answer, so they were silent.

As soon as Pang Tong's voice fell, Yu Shao stepped into the account and arched his hand and said: "Governor, according to Licheng's detailed words, Cai Fang, a soldier of Licheng County, killed Xu Qian, and promoted the general Tang Zhi as the main one. Tang Zhi and our army spoke in detail, and wanted to raise the county and surrender our army, and asked the governor to send troops to the surrendered city. ”

Therefore, at the beginning of Cao Xiu's succession, he made an oath to Cao Pi to defeat Huo Jun. Although Cao Pi was greatly appreciated by such words, it also put Cao Xiu under a lot of pressure.

Now that Licheng is in rebellion, if Huo Jun leads his troops north, this will be his chance to defeat Huo Jun or make contributions.

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