"If you fight quickly, you will survive; if you don't fight quickly, you will perish." [Sun Tzu·Nine Places]
"Liu Xuande's foundation is too shallow after all." Xun Yu was not as emotional as Cheng Yu, and said calmly: "As an outsider, I can take over a huge Xuzhou for nothing, and within ten months, I can get it
The strong men in the state were determined to resist foreign enemies... This was similar to the situation when Meng De entered Yanzhou, but at that time no one was plotting against Yanzhou. In comparison, Liu Bei was not in a good time. If he was given time,
If we manage things well, our army will not be as relaxed as it is now."
Cheng Yu said he looked down on him, but in his heart he very much agreed with Xun Yu's evaluation. He nodded, sat down next to Xun Yu and said, "This can only be said to be the right time for him! Mr. Cao's actions this time
The army's entry into Xuzhou was against the Yuan family's wishes, and there was no guarantee that Yuan Benchu would not become angry and launch an attack on Yanzhou. As the so-called military sentiment is about speed, Cao Gong's priority when entering Xuzhou was to fight quickly. Yuan Benchu could not react in time, so he had to commit suicide
It’s a bitter pill to swallow.”
Xun Yu hoped in his heart that Yuan Cao would turn against him and allow Cao Cao to completely return to the imperial court. However, his expression did not change and he still smiled faintly and said: "Where is Xiahou Miaocai now?"
Currently, Cao Cao's military deployment in Yanzhou includes his close friend Zhang Miao stationed at Chenliu in the west, Xiahou Dun in the east guarding Mount Tai, and cavalry captain Xiahou Yuan in the south leading more than ten thousand troops to deceive others at the beginning and contain Guan Yu of Xiaopei.
When it was learned that Guan Yu had been transferred back to Xiapi, Xiaopei would definitely be empty. In order to pursue the established strategy of "quick war", attacking from the northeast and northwest of Xuzhou, leaving Tian Yu overwhelmed on the left and right, making it difficult to parry, was the best strategy.
"When the cavalry captain heard the news, he was worried that he would miss the opportunity to fight, so he immediately ordered his troops to go south." Cheng Yu said softly.
"Xiahou Yuan is a talented man who uses his troops with extraordinary speed, as if he were at a super speed." Xun Yu was not worried about whether Xia Houyuan and Cao Cao would form a tacit understanding on time. After all, Xiahou Yuan was famous for his marching speed: "But tomorrow afternoon, Xiaopei will recover."
, Pengcheng will also surrender. Within three or two days, we will encircle Xiapi with Mengde, and Xuzhou will not be able to escape my hands."
Cheng Yu suddenly smiled narrowly, as if he remembered something: "Pengcheng Prime Minister Ji Lian was born in the Ji family of Puyang. My family lived with him in Dongjun, and we had known each other several times. Liu Xuande succeeded him in a hurry and did not know the details of his old friend.
Blindly being lenient and generous will eventually lead to disaster."
Even now, he still couldn't help but compare Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and finally found a point to criticize. He believed that after Cao Cao moved into Yanzhou, he recruited local scholars aggressively and stationed his cronies in key counties, while Liu Bei
However, he suffered the disadvantage of not having many suitable talents. After going around and around, there was no place where the prefect was his. However, despite being underestimated, Cheng Yu was still convinced of Liu Bei's talent in his heart, and he just analyzed him from time to time.
, it is good to know yourself and the enemy.
Xun Yu knew that Cheng Yu was not the kind of arrogant person. The reason why Cao Cao was confident that he could capture Xuzhou in a short time was mainly due to Chen Qun, Cheng Yu and others' efforts to connect with Pengcheng and Donghai.
Since Tao Qian's death, the two of them followed Tao Qian's orders and joined Liu Bei. However, Liu Bei's family background and background were not prominent, and he had no great moral reputation, which could not really convince them. Cao Cao's last visit to Xuzhou
The force displayed was still fresh in everyone's mind. With foreign enemies ahead, with the military strength Liu Bei showed, whether he could resist Cao Cao or Yuan Shu and save Xuzhou was a question that lingered in everyone's mind. So no one had any idea.
Thinking that Ji Lian and Liu Kui, the local governors who followed Tao Qian to resist Cao Cao and form the second Kwantung Allied Force, began to put aside their grudges and secretly defected to Cao Cao. This was not something Tian Yu could have expected.
Perhaps Tian Yu had already had a premonition in his heart, otherwise he would not have been so eager to shrink his strength, gather all his tribesmen in Xiapi, and abandon Pengcheng and Donghai without hesitation.
Xun Yu was thinking to himself. Suddenly, he asked: "Chen Gongtai is not here? Didn't he come with you?"
In order to support Cao Cao's war in Xuzhou, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Lu Qian and others arranged to raise food and grass in Shanyang and Mount Tai for emergencies. Chen Gong also met Xun Yu and others in Shanyang County this time.
, after all, ever since Shanyang County's prefect Yuan Yi died, the imperial court has been slow to send a prefect to take up the post. Yuan Shao, Tian Fen and Cao Cao have written letters to recommend their close relatives to take up the post. However, whether it is Yuan Chunqing, a compatriot recommended by Yuan Shao, or Cao Cao
The imperial court did not respond to any of the recommended candidates, Bi Chen.
Over time, Shanyang County had to be taken over by Cao Cao as his headquarters in the east and south of Yanzhou.
At this moment, Chen Gong should have come with Cheng Yu, but only Cheng Yu came, which made Xun Yu feel a little strange.
Cheng Yu didn't think anything of it, and first replied smoothly: "Tian Fen refused to allocate grain and grass, and Xiahou Yuanrang went to Taishan County again, so Gongtai went to Dongwuyang to negotiate with Tian Fen in person, and took a look at the farmland in Dong County.
." After saying that, he saw Xun Yu frown slightly, his heart suddenly trembled, and he asked softly: "What's wrong?"
Xun Yu is not a person who likes to gossip about others behind their backs, but the speculation in his heart just now was so serious that he had to be cautious and temporarily gave up on that principle: "Mr. Cheng, I wonder if you have noticed that Chen Gongtai has been a little worried recently.
Not with Mr. Cao."
Cheng Yu glanced at Xun Yu in surprise, and said to himself that according to the current situation, even Xun Wenruo, who was praised by Cao Cao as 'my son', has begun to yearn for the imperial court and wants to drag Cao Cao onto the imperial ship.
Can't Chen Gong's position also be swayed? However, Xun Yu's words cannot be ignored. Thinking of Chen Gong's recent attitude of not being very helpful in jointly discussing countermeasures, Cheng Yu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Good on you, Cao Mengde!" Yuan Tan kicked the desk down angrily. As Cao Cao's nephew, he had no respect for Cao Cao at all. Instead, his face turned red, his chest heaved, and he looked furious.
He pointed to the tall and thin scholar next to him who stood up with him, and complained in a cold voice: "I wrote to him several times to persuade him, urging him to take the good relationship between the two families into consideration and live in peace. In the future, there will naturally be a state pastor.
Do it for him. Why is he not satisfied and wants to compete with me for Xuzhou?"
The person pointed at by Yuan Tan was called Hua Yan. He was from Gaotang in the plains. He was a local powerful man. He had been involved in the war before Yuan Tan entered Qingzhou. Although he and the famous scholar Hua Xin were from the same clan, he did not have any special qualities.
He is like Hua Xin, but he is a treacherous villain who likes to slander. At first, Yuan Tan relied on Hua's influence in the plains and accepted him as a sinecure. Later, for some reason, he gradually regarded him as his confidant.
It was extremely rude to be pointed in front of someone's face, but Hua Yan's expression did not change and he still smiled flatteringly: "Young Master, please don't get angry. How could a rough and fierce person like Cao Mengde understand the general trend? If it weren't for Mr. Yuan back then,
Cao Mengde has not yet captured even Dongjun, let alone Yanzhou? However, at present, Qingzhou has been initially determined, its vitality has not recovered, and it is impossible to send out troops for a while, so it is better to first instruct Dong Gongren and Changxi to do more containment in Langye, Zhonggao, Cui
It won't be too late to march south after the general has rested."
The middle-aged man standing on the other side glanced at Hua Yan dissatisfied, stood up, bowed respectfully to Yuan Tan, and said: "Cao Cao is good at using troops, and he has many good soldiers and generals under his command, so we should not underestimate him. While the eldest son is resting, you might as well
Send a message to Duke Yuan and ask him to make a decision."