Xu You jumped out and objected: "This is inappropriate. Now Yuzhou is being suppressed by Huang Zhong, with more than 200,000 cavalry. The 120,000 to 30,000 defenders are already stretched thin. If another 50,000 soldiers and horses are transferred, how can we resist Lu Bu?

Army? If it is Yuzhou

If it falls, the entire Huainan region's side and rear doors will be wide open, and Commander Lu Bu's army will march straight in. The entire Huainan region will inevitably fall into a state of eternal disaster!" Many civilian generals also agreed, and Cao Pi also felt a little puzzled and looked at Sima Yi.

Sima Yi said: "We are trying to induce Lu Bu's army to attack Yuzhou." Everyone showed confusion.

Sima Yi cupped his fist towards Cao Pi and said, "As Xu You said, once Yuzhou is lost, it will have a huge impact on the war situation, so I simply use this as bait to worry about Lu Bu's army. Once Cao Ren and Li Dian lead their troops to Huainan, Yuzhou will be empty, and Lu Bu's army will

They are bound to attack. However, although Ma Chao and Huang Zhong's 200,000 cavalry are elite, the cavalry is not good at attacking Cui Village. If we want to attack Yuzhou, we must mobilize heavy troops from Xuchang and go south."

"Since then, Xuchang has been empty, and the main force of our army has set out from Chenliu and Wuping at the same time to surround Xuchang..."

Xu You sneered and said: "Our army is surrounding Xuchang. How can Lu Bu's army in Yuzhou not return to help? Once the army returns to help, won't this siege battle be in vain again?"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "I want them to come back for reinforcements!" Everyone was stunned. Sima Yi clasped his fists towards Cao Pi and said: "After our army surrounded Xuchang, we only suppressed Xuchang with one force, while the rest of the army was ambushed in Runan from Yuzhou.

On the only way to Xuchang..."

Everyone understood when they heard this, and their eyes lit up. Cao Pi clapped his hands and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful plan! This is a plan to siege the city and bring reinforcements! As long as Lu Bu's army of reinforcements is eliminated, the initiative on the battlefield will fall into our hands.

That's it!" Everyone praised him one after another, but Xu You looked ugly and extremely jealous, but he had nothing to say to refute.

Cao Pi immediately met with the civil and military officials to discuss specific strategies. The entire strategy proposed by Sima Yi was impeccable, but there were two key points that were directly related to the success or failure of the entire strategy. First, Yuzhou must be defended, otherwise nothing would be possible. According to Sima Yi's

Plan, after mobilizing 50,000 soldiers and horses,

There are only 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhou. Including the strong men mobilized locally, the total number can be about 150,000. Although there are many people, it is a big problem to resist the fierce and fierce Lu Bu army. According to

Yuzhou had to resist Sima Yi's plan for at least half a month before it could complete its strategic goals.

The second key point is whether Hefei can withstand the attack of Sun Jian's army. Hefei's original defenders are 30,000, plus Cao Ren and Li Dian's 50,000 troops, with a total force of 80,000, plus the local strong men who have been assembled before.

The total strength of the army is 200,000. There are many soldiers and horses. However, the opponent does have an army of 500,000 land and water. Although Sun Jian's soldiers and horses are not as powerful as Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, they are all regular troops after all, and their strength is far greater than that of the strong men recruited temporarily.

superior.

Xu You sneered and said: "If anything goes wrong in Hefei or Yuzhou, the whole plan will fall flat!" He clasped his fist towards Cao Pi and said, "My lord! This plan is too risky, so you should be cautious!"

Cao Pi frowned and said: "At this point, if we don't take a risk, how can we turn defeat into victory?" Then he said categorically: "Just act according to Sir's intention!"

Seeing this, Xu You quickly said: "In that case, why not gather all the strong men recruited from all over the country, march to Huainan, and besiege Sun Jian..."

Sima Yi flatly objected: "No! Although there are many strong men recruited from various places, they have not received much training after all, and there are big problems with discipline, morale, battle formations, etc. They can be used to defend the city. If they are used to attack, it will be like

It's like driving a sheep against a tiger. No matter how many sheep there are, even if there is only one tiger, the sheep cannot win! They can only end up losing in vain!"

Cao Pi deeply believed this. Xu You secretly resented it. He thought that Sima Yi was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.

Under the rule of the Cao family, armies from all over the country were mobilized, and grain, grass, materials and weapons were continuously gathered towards the front line. All states, cities, counties, and passes were strictly guarded by local militiamen. Every morning and evening, the city gates were only opened for an hour.

During this time, no one is allowed to pass unless they have a warrant from the Prime Minister.

Just after dark that day, a group of people and horses came to the south gate of Juancheng, surrounded by a carriage. At this time, the city gate was closed tightly, and there was silence inside and outside the city gate.

A knight galloped to the city gate, raised his head and shouted: "Master Cao Zhi is here, open the city gate quickly!"

The captain of the city gate stuck his head out, took a look, and recognized that the person shouting below was indeed Cao Zhi's personal entourage. He also saw Cao Zhi's car parked not far from the moat. The captain knew that it was indeed Cao Zhi, and Yang

He said: "My lord, please forgive me, because my lord has strictly ordered that the city gates will only be opened for an hour every morning and evening. After that, no one without the lord's leader will be allowed to go with you. I don't dare to open the city gate without permission!"

In fact, he yelled and cursed: "Asshole! Who is Young Master Cao Zhi? Do you need to abide by this rule? Open the city gate quickly, otherwise once the Young Master is blamed, you will be left with nothing to eat!"

The captain was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he still didn't dare to open the city gate and said loudly: "Please forgive me, I really don't dare to disobey military orders!"

Cao Zhi had long listened to what they said. He got out of the car and went to the city gate surrounded by several followers. He raised his head and cursed through his drunkenness: "You are just one of Cao Pi's dogs, but you dare to stop me."

! Open the city gate early, otherwise I will definitely make you look good!" Xiaowei said: "Please forgive me, sir, I really don't dare to disobey the military order! Please come into the city tomorrow morning, I will definitely kowtow and apologize!"

Cao Zhi was furious, "You are clearly the traitor Cao Pi who sent me to monitor me! He murdered my father, does he also want to kill me?" He patted his chest, "Come on! Come and kill me!"

The captain did not dare to reply.

Seeing that Cao Zhi was speaking freely, all the attendants were afraid of causing trouble, so they quickly persuaded Cao Zhi to get back into the carriage. Cao Zhi cursed again in the carriage, but in the end he could not enter the city. He had to follow the advice of an attendant and head outside the city.

Just stay in the wild shop for one night and head into the city tomorrow!

Early the next morning, Cao Zhi and his party entered Juancheng. The captain who stopped Cao Zhi yesterday was already kneeling at the gate of the city. Cao Zhi saw him from the car window and hurriedly called for the car to stop. He got out of the car and walked to the captain.

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He was so angry that he grabbed a riding crop from his entourage and cracked the whip on the captain's head and face. While beating him, he cursed: "I'll beat you, the rebellious beast! I'll beat you, the jackal who killed his father and seized the throne."

…!”

All the followers hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, but Cao Zhi gave up, got into his car and drove away.
Chapter completed!