I still remember the original history, how Cao Mengde looked up to Guan Yu, and how he tried his best to win him over, but he couldn't get it.

Now, however, it is dismissive.

It is said that Guan Yu is not a mediocre general, although he is far less than the status of the original history and later generations after being mythologized, but he also has the talent of a commander. In the history that has never changed, Guan Yu sat alone in Jingzhou, according to Cao Mengde, resisted Sun Zhongmou, and held Jingzhou for a short time with his own strength. Although he was defeated and killed, it was not a crime of war, and he was beyond his power.

However, now it is not valued by Cao Mengde after all.

Guan Yu's strength is stronger than 10,000 enemies, charging into battle, and capturing the flag. And with the commander, he is not the top. And the enemies of 10,000 people, those who are strong in martial arts, are now here in Cao Mengde, and they are not very popular. What he values more is his command ability.

What's more, Guan Yu is indeed arrogant, and Cao Mengde doesn't like it, which is also reasonable.

As for Zhang Fei, although he is also bold and careful, his weaknesses are even more obvious than Guan Yu. People who are irritable and irritable are not true commanders.

In Cao Mengde's words, it seemed that these characters were already in his hands, and Zhao Yu was not surprised by this.

As a corner of Xuzhou, Guangling faces the Yangtze River in the south, the sea in the east, and the north and west are all blocked by Cao Mengde.

Even if Yuan Shu heard the battle report and sent a naval army, it would be beyond his reach.

Zhao Yu said: "The enemy army in Guangling is a turtle in an urn, which is insignificant. But what do Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Meng De think?"

Cao Mengde pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "I heard that Sun Ce has the courage of an overlord and is known as a little overlord. Zhou Yu has the talent to supervise and lead, and the strategy and military strategy are very good. I'd like to put these two under account. ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy. ”

Zhao Yu said with a smile: "Your soldiers are too fierce, presumably Zhou Yu and Sun Ce's family members went to Jiangdong to avoid the edge." has family bonds, and the two of them may not bow down. ”

Cao Mengde smiled: "If you don't bow down and be a minister, why kill him?"

Zhao Yu also laughed.

Yes, after this battle, Cao Mengde sat in the land of Sanzhou, with a population of nearly 10 million under his rule, how could he also search for some talents to come out, not missing these two or two.

"You are in control of the three states, Yuan Benchu must have trouble sleeping. Zhao Yu said: "The next big war is not far away." ”

"In a year or two. Cao Mengde knew in his heart: "Yuan Benchu must rest assured and boldly fight with me, and Gongsun Bogui must be calm." Although I am worried that he will ignore it and directly move his army south, the probability is not very high. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Mengde's voice changed and said: "Speaking of Gongsun Bogui, I think of Liu Bei in Guangling City. This Liu Bei is also not a son of man. If it weren't for Gongsun Bogui, he Liu Xuande wouldn't even have a place to stay, and now Gongsun Bogui is weak, he won't go to the rescue, Tao Gongzu said a word, but he came. Gongsun Bogui made him town the plain to threaten the flank of Jizhou, he left the plain and left, taking Gongsun Bogui's strategic plan as child's play, tsk, this person..."

Liu Bei, Zhao Yu has always been not very eye-catching. Why did he come to this time and space and not put Liu Bei among the candidates for support, it was not without reason.

Liu Bei has been defeated again and again, and he has been defeated again and again. There is no supernatural talent, but there is perseverance. This is his merit. However, Liu Bei, in essence, is a person who only puts interests first. Whoever is good for him, he dares to take refuge without hesitation. When you can't see the benefits, you will not hesitate to abandon it.

Whether it is his senior brother Gongsun Zhan, or his wife and children, once they see that something is wrong, they will leave without delay.

Zhao Yu doesn't like such a person.

If Zhao Yu supports Liu Bei, although Liu Bei may treat him like an ancestor, if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it.

"It's just a little man, say what he does. Zhao Yu said: "Once Guangling is broken, can he still fly?"

Cao Mengde agreed: "What Mr. said is true. Zixiao captured Lujiang and Jiujiang over there, and I broke Guangling here, and there was no place for them to stand in Jiangbei. Unless you throw yourself into the river, don't even think about running anywhere. ”

"Jianghuai starts, and it's best to start less war next. Zhao Yu said: "Take the Yangtze River as a natural danger and overwhelm Jiangdong." Take the Yellow River as a natural risk, and reject Yuan Shao in the north. As for Liu Biao in Jingzhou, the dog who guards the household, don't care about it. Then you can manage people's livelihood with peace of mind. In this way, it will not take three or five years, and the soldiers will be well fed, and the people will be rich and rich. When the time comes, it is not a lie to send troops to fight four battles and sweep the world. ”

He also said: "Yan, Henan, and Xu are located between the big rivers. The trolls are on the agenda. Otherwise, in the face of Jiangdong Yuan Shu, you can only defend passively, and I am afraid that there will be no peace along the river. That week, Gongjin was the best at water warfare, and I will help you hold him and use it for you. Give me another three or five months, when you can build a warship with superior performance, then the great rivers and rivers will be a natural danger to people, and it will be a smooth road for you. Attack and defend as you wish, and you can fight as much as you want. ”

Cao Mengde was overjoyed, and his beard curled up with excitement.

"With Mr. here, I can sit back and relax!"

It's night.

sub-hours.

Xu Huang had already led his troops to the Tanglin Pavilion in the dark, and then Xiahou Dun also led 5,000 soldiers and horses to secretly follow and set up an ambush outside the Tanglin Pavilion.

Cao Mengde stood under the gate, Zhao Yu and the others followed left and right, and saw that the army had not entered the night, Zhao Yu said: "Mengde and I have five hundred light horses, and I will go to Tangyi to guard the plant and wait for the rabbit." ”

The county seat around Guangling has a Hailing in the east and a Yuguo in the west. And Tangyi is still in the west of the country. And Yuguo is on the west side of Cao Mengde's military camp. Cao Mengde's army was outside the city of Guangling, blocking the west and north roads. No matter what happens after that, the enemy will be defeated. If the navy is destroyed, if you want to escape, you can only go west.

Those who are fortunate enough to escape from the Guangling battlefield must collect grain and grass along the way. Yuguo is too close to dare to delay, Tangyi is the best choice.

So Zhao Yu is going to Tangyi to wait for the rabbit.

It is Tangyi who guards the plant, and Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who treat the rabbit.

Zhao Yu guessed that even if Xun Gongda's plan was clever, he would probably be seen through by Zhou Yu. With Zhou Yu's decision, he would definitely advise Sun Ce to flee overnight and never engage Cao's army. However, Sun Ce is quite stubborn, and he must not want to flee without a fight. will definitely break the cauldron and insist on coming to attack the Cao army's camp, and then touch the head full of bags. However, Zhou Yu must leave a way back, and it is not difficult to escape.

There is a big gap between fleeing after defeat and fleeing directly.

If you flee directly and evacuate preparedly, you won't lose too much grain and grass, and maybe you won't go to Tangyi to search for grain and grass nearby. And once the battle is defeated and then flees, the grain and grass will be lost, and the camp of his naval army will be destroyed, like a lost dog, without a grain of food, he will have to go to Tangyi to loot.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Zhao Yu to go to Tangyi to wait for the rabbit.