Chapter 191 Each has his own ingenuity
Fan County is located at the junction of Dongjun and Dongping Kingdom. The southeast is the famous lake and Juyeze in Yanzhou, which is the place where the waters of Liangshan are located in later generations.
Fan County is not a military important place, but while Qingzhou was in a turbulent manner, the two armies chased each other and came here one after another.
There were more soldiers and horses chasing the side, but the fleeing side maintained their fighting spirit. Even if there was no way out, there was no collapse. The battle situation was quite strange.
If someone who does not know the truth can enter the central army tent of the escaped party, then this person will not only feel strange, but also shocked.
At this time, the central army was filled with joy, and scholars and generals laughed endlessly, using water instead of wine, raising glasses to celebrate with each other. Cao Cao, who was sitting in the position of commander, smiled even more rarely.
This scene made Cao Hong, who was standing beside him, feel relieved. Since Chenggao's defeat, the lord has always been worried. His brows have not been stretched for a long time, and now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"It is entirely up to you to work hard, and with the planning of Wen Ruo and Zhicai, our army was able to lead Bai Luo here, gather and annihilate him, and make Yanzhou, and eliminate this great harm for the world!"
He raised his glass to show that the atmosphere in the tent reached its peak.
"The lord is mighty!"
"Two gentlemen, you can make a brilliant idea!" Everyone raised their glasses and responded.
"Of course, in addition to your efforts, this amazing achievement today is inseparable from the timely help of Mr. Li's uncle and nephew. If it weren't for Mr. Li's surprise troops, even if our army had a strange plan, there would be no sufficient naval army and troops to surround Bai Luo's troops! Please raise your glasses with Cao and thank Mr. Li for his kindness for his kindness."
"Thank you Mr. Li!" The generals responded with a loud promise, turned to the same direction at the same time, and saluted them together.
For a moment, the iron armor was clanging loudly, and the generals were all skilled in martial arts, full of energy, and the sound of shouting was even more shocking. In the central army's tent, the golden spear was awe-inspiring.
Mr. Li's face was flushed. It was because of embarrassment and excitement. He did not dare to be arrogant. He quickly stood up and returned the greeting, and then bowed deeply to Cao Cao and said repeatedly: "How dare you do this? How dare you take care of Duke Meng De and you all like this? Qian is also a minister of the Han Dynasty, but he has done his duty. How can he afford it?"
Because he was too excited, he had a vibrato in his voice and his words were a little incoherent.
Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai smiled at each other, and their hearts were filled with secret praise: Compared with Wang Pengju, which is higher and lower than that of Wang Pengju, it is still worth discussing, but this personality charm and ability to win people's hearts are far from comparable to a young man Wang Pengju. But just a few words and a cup of clear water conquered the giant tyrant. Is Wang Pengju so charming?
"Duke Cao, everyone, my uncle and nephew came to help because he admired Cao Gong's power and was sincere in his service. He had no other intentions."
Li Qian was so excited that he was incoherent, but a young man flashed behind him. Facing the gaze of Cao Cao and the civil and military officials all over the tent, this son was not frightened. His voice was clear and he talked freely: "Since that's the case, my uncle and nephew already have the right to be a minister. The ancients said: The lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the lord is killed by the lord, and he should share the worries for the lord. How can he deserve the lord and his uncles and colleagues to thank him? The lord's move is to kill my uncle and nephew."
Li Gan couldn't speak, but he heard what his nephew said in a slight way, and every sentence was reasonable, and he echoed like an amnesty: "That's right, just like Mancheng said."
Now it is a timely help, but in the future it is a king and his minister. If he deals with it improperly, he will sooner or later become a reputation for taking credit and being proud. By then, today's glory will be turned into sharp blades, cutting his uncle and nephew to pieces.
The key points here are Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai, but they didn't expect that Li Gan himself would not be able to achieve anything, but he had a nephew who had a clear understanding of the world and had a proper conversation. It seems that this young man is only young and old, and he is another good talent.
Xun and the two of them were amazed, and Cao Cao was even more surprised and said with a smile: "Cao has always heard of Juye Li Dian, read a lot of books, is eager to learn, and is not lazy. The young man has the style of an elder, but when he sees him today, it is unusual."
Li Dian bowed and said, "My lord will not abandon you. Dian is willing to follow his uncle and you and work hard for you."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Cao Cao laughed, feeling that the haze in his heart was swept away, and he suddenly felt like he was clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.
Chenggao was defeated too badly, so he never recovered. Although he had decided to take advantage of the situation to take over Dongjun, Wang Yu's actions in Luoyang greatly interfered with his implementation of the plan.
Although Wang Yu's original intention was not to target Cao Cao, he first held an alliance, which made Yuan Shao and Liu Dai suspicious, and Zhang Miao even became more aware of it. Even the Black Mountain bandits had differences, and they almost turned to Jizhou. Then he used Yanzhou to return to Mount Tai, and he was swaying all the way, which made the princes along the way hung their hearts. How could Cao Cao have time to guide Dongjun?
It was not until Wang Yu returned to Mount Tai that the princes breathed a sigh of relief.
After Wang Yu made great contributions and established academies, the princes continued to plan that was once interrupted.
In short, Wang Yu is a disaster star. Even if he doesn't deliberately go against anyone, he can still cheat others. Cao Cao has extremely profound insights and extremely painful experiences in this regard.
What depressed him the most was Liu Dai's changes.
Because of Wang Gong's incompetence in the Heishan invasion, Liu Dai had already acquiesced to take over Dongjun. Yuan Shao reported that he was the prefect of Dongjun and mentioned this matter to Liu Dai, but Liu Dai did not object, this was acquiesced.
As a result, because of Wang Yu's strength in the alliance and the changes in the situation in Qingzhou, Liu Dai began to turn and secretly communicated with Zhang Miao.
Cao Cao knew what Liu Dai was thinking. The other party was afraid that the Yellow Turbans would attack from the direction of Licheng. Hundreds of thousands of thieves were in the terrible number. Wang Yu was not afraid, but Liu Dai did not have the courage to take action.
Therefore, he and Zhang Miao were in good faith and showed goodwill to Wang Yu, so as not to harm others and bring disaster to Yanzhou. As for his previous grudges with Zhang Miao, in the face of political interests, the little grudges in private are not worth mentioning at all.
If Cao Cao had also heard the popular sayings from later generations, he would definitely agree with the sentence "I was shot while lying down." This sentence has been said to him. Among the aftermath caused by Wang Yu, he may have suffered the most.
Liu Dai's attitude changed, but the plan could not be abandoned halfway. Cao Cao understood the problem, but the key was that he was not strong enough.
According to the plan, he should have started to expand his army after taking over Dongjun, but now he has to advance. His goals are two, the powerful and the Black Mountain Army.
The Li family in Juye is a local tycoon, very similar to the Wang family in Taishan. The Li family has a large family business and has thousands of private soldiers. At least one-third of the fertile land near Juye Lake is under the Li family.
However, the Li family has no political status and no one is in office. The reason why they can maintain such a large family business is because there are many soldiers and many ships, and the government cannot suppress him, so...
In short, the Li family is a water bandit, the same as the heroes of Liangshan.
Cao Cao's plan was to win over the Li family while pretending to defeat and lure the enemy, lead Bai Luo's troops of the Black Mountain Army to the Juyeze area, and then use the Li family's fleet to surround Bai Luo in Juyeze together with the Li family's private soldiers, and then use both kindness and power to conquer it.
The plan is perfect and adventurous.
It is not difficult to lure the enemy. Cao Cao himself is a strategy, and Xun Yu and the newly recruited famous Yingchuan scholar Xi Zhicai. It is easy to trick Bai Zao into a brave and unscheming reckless man.
The problem is that the Li family is willing to help, and even contribute to the results.
Time is urgent, and Cao Cao's recruitment and luring the enemy are carried out at the same time. Once the recruitment process is deviated, even if it is delayed for a while, it may turn into a catastrophe for him.
Now, the plan is perfectly achieved.
Bailuo's army was twenty miles outside the city, and he was confused about the fact that the Li family's fleet had gathered in the east of the city. When he finished resting and attacked Fan County, he would find that this was an empty city, with no food, no people, nothing. His target would appear behind him and block out several major roads.
In addition to surrender, Bai Luo could only choose one of the two ways: starving to death and jumping into the lake.
With the help of the Li family, Bai Luo's tens of thousands of yellow turbans were incorporated. When he returned to Dongjun, he was not the thousands of remaining soldiers, but tens of thousands of people! How dare Liu Gongshan despise him again? The prefect of Dongjun deserves his reputation!
In addition, Li Dian is also a talented person. With time, he can also be entrusted with important responsibilities. How could Cao Cao not hesitate and be proud?
The atmosphere was warm, and a person suddenly flashed quietly outside the tent. The man dressed as a traveler, but his eyes were quite sharp. He clasped his fists at Cao Cao, then walked silently to Xi Zhicai, whispering to the latter in a low voice.
Most of the generals didn't pay attention to this person, and they didn't know where this person came from, but Cao Cao's heart was nervous.
At present, Xi Zhicai is responsible for intelligence work. For Cao Cao, who has no place to settle down, intelligence is the top priority. Xun Yu is very talented, but he is too square in his behavior and is not suitable for doing such things. Xi Zhi is very talented and intelligent, and his style of conduct is more sharp than Cao Cao himself. Therefore, he took over this important task shortly after he first arrived.
Xi Zhicai did not disappoint Cao Cao's entrusted, sorting out the intelligence system of Cao's army's initial prototype in an orderly manner, and quickly became a force that could be relied on.
To win over the Li family, Cao Cao only took Xun Yu as an envoy, but in fact, Xi Zhicai did countless work in private. Otherwise, the various involvements within the Li family would not be able to be smoothed out in a moment.
Xi Zhicai is not a person who is not serious. He talks with his subordinates in front of him. Obviously, something important happened.
After almost half of the incense stick, the spy left quietly as if he was when he came, but Xi Zhicai's expression became much more serious. He looked at Cao Cao with a serious look, and Cao Cao's heart sank. Needless to say, there is another tricky big trouble. Could it be that it is related to Wang Yu?
Note: Xi Zhicai's Zhicai should be a character. If you can't find the name, it's not easy to make up. Let's call it by the name. Just like Diao Chan, I hope your friends don't worry about it~
Chapter completed!