Chapter 101 I heard that your kid is pretty good at fighting
Xuzhou, Pengcheng.
Cao Cao's army has surrounded Pengcheng, but instead of panicking at all, Pengcheng is even more impregnable!
The city is strong and the food and grass are sufficient. This is what Pengcheng relies on, and it is also what makes Cao Cao frown the most.
Fearing that something might happen, Cao Jun and Danyang soldiers were locked in a stalemate in Pengcheng.
"Brother, why don't we attack again and attack all four gates at once? I don't believe we can't defeat it!" Xia Houyuan suggested. He was impatient and couldn't stand this protracted battle.
Cao Ren pointed to the towering city wall... "Miaocai, our ladders are not that high, right? How easy is it to attack the city by force? Sigh..."
A sigh of relief, looking at the city and sighing!
Cao Cao raised his head again and stared at Pengcheng...
Who would have thought that a city and county could stop Cao's army from advancing!
However, Tao Qian's shrinking style of play really didn't give Cao Cao the slightest chance.
at this time.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came.
The fast horses from Yanzhou were like a whirlwind, stepping through countless mud on the official road...
The general on the horse was strong and round, but after traveling day and night, he still looked extremely tired.
Especially facing the biting cold light on the night road, the cold wind like a knife blew on his cheek, making his whole face look as white as paper.
It seems that because of seeing Cao Cao, Cao Ren, and the general on the horse, he became more energetic and shouted loudly: "An urgent message from Yanzhou, an urgent message from Yanzhou..."
As soon as these words came out... Cao Cao's heart trembled, and he muttered in his heart, don't worry, something really happened in Yanzhou.
But then I thought about it and it was wrong. If something happened in Yanzhou, then what I shouted should be Yanzhou urgent, or 700 miles urgent... But urgent letter? This wording is a bit...
When the messenger got closer, both Cao Cao and Cao Ren saw clearly that the person coming was Cao Ren's general Niu Jin.
Cao Cao knew that Cao Ren specially sent him to send "Zhuge Liang" to Lu Yu's mansion in Yanzhou.
Wait, a letter? An urgent letter? Could it be that Lu Yu has a letter and asked Niu Jin to bring it back?
With this in mind, Cao Cao hurriedly rushed forward...
After all, whenever we encountered difficulties before, it was always "Yu'er" who broke the situation. This time, maybe...
Immediately, Cao Cao's spirit was lifted. While thinking about it, Niu Jin got off his horse and bowed to Cao Cao. "General, I will pay my respects to Duke Cao!"
Cao Ren asked urgently: "But something happened in Yanzhou? But... Yuan Shu, Liu Biao and others made a surprise attack on Yanzhou?"
"No, nothing happened in Yanzhou!" Niu Jin replied, and immediately handed the bag of tips hidden in his arms to Cao Cao. "It's a letter personally written by Mr. Lu, or I will bring it to Mr. Cao!"
…really!
Cao Cao took the brocade bag and slowly unfolded it... Inside was a piece of thin paper with densely packed small characters on it.
It was indeed written by "Yu'er" himself. The small seal characters of "Yu'er" are easy to recognize and have the style of his former teacher Cai Yong's "Fei Bai Shu"...
As for the content on this letterhead.
Every word quickly reached Cao Cao's eyes, and Cao Cao immediately fell into deep thought.
This made Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren anxious...
What is it written on? They also want to see it!
But Cao Cao had no intention of handing the letter to them. He kept staring at the words on it, thinking deeply, and fell into deep thought for a long time!
One breath, two breaths...
Ten breaths, twenty breaths...for thirty breaths, Cao Cao's eyes opened in vain, and then "Hahaha...hahahaha..." he laughed heartily.
Now, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were even more curious. How could the eldest brother, who was in a dark mood, suddenly feel clear? What on earth is hidden in this letter?
"Okay..." Cao Cao clenched his fists, his eyes were full of energy, and because he smiled too boldly, some veins appeared on his forehead.
After a long time, he said loudly: "Lu Yu, haha... This guy is still as good at attacking people's hearts as ever! The strategy for breaking the situation in Pengcheng, which we are at a loss for, lies within the small space of this letter!"
Ah...ah...
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were both stunned.
Lu Yu is good at attacking the enemy's mind, and they both have some insights.
Some clues can be gleaned from guerrilla warfare and the Yellow Turbans...
But...now? Xuzhou Tao Qian or Danyang soldiers seem to be more difficult to deal with than moth thieves...
To deal with them? How to attack the mind?
While thinking about it, Cao Cao had already unfolded Lu Yu's letter so that Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan could read it clearly.
There are four lines in total on this letter, and the first three lines are three strategies——
First, only punish Tao Qian without asking about the remaining parties;
Second, treat the people who have captured the city well.
Third, attack the enemy from the bottom, and attack the heart from the top!
Hiss...this...
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan couldn't understand it for a while. After all, these three strategies seemed not to have much to do with the Pengcheng war.
But how smart Cao Cao is, with just these three sentences, he has already figured out the huge connection between them after pondering!
To only punish Tao Qian and not to ask about the rest of the party, this is to publicly tell the Yanzhou clan that they will be fine, to reassure them, to allow them to re-evaluate the war situation, to give them the opportunity to choose their camp, and to allow Tao Qian to betray his relatives and friends.
Treating the people who have captured the city well is to make the people of Xuzhou return to their hearts and let the people know that Cao Cao takes revenge, but has nothing to do with Minqiu. In this way... let the people of Pengcheng and Xiapi City side with Cao Cao more.
Side, even if it is just neutral, this will be of great benefit to Cao Jun!
As for attacking the enemy from the bottom and attacking the heart from the top, this is the general idea.
Lu Yu's suggestion seemed to Cao Cao at the right time, and it also completely opened up Cao Cao's thinking.
It is said that one must plan an attack before taking action. This time in the process of conquering Xuzhou, he was indeed eager for quick success. The grand strategy he set at the beginning was to quickly defeat the enemy with the advantage of his military strength and strategy.
But in fact, this is not advisable.
Because...Tao Qian himself is not terrible. In fact, Tao Qian is the weakest among the princes.
What is really scary, or what can really cause great trouble to Cao Cao, are the people around Tao Qian, the people under Xuzhou's rule, the support of the clan, and the hearts of the people!
As long as the clans and people are alienated from him, not to mention Pengcheng, the whole of Xuzhou will be like searching for something!
"Ha ha…"
"Hahaha…"
Cao Cao laughed heartily, and his laughter was particularly bright.
It is true that after having been in contact with Yu'er for a long time, with Cao Cao's wisdom, he could feel that Yu'er was not necessarily that outstanding in strategy, and even any strategist was far stronger than Yu'er.
But the most powerful thing about Yu'er is his insight into the current situation and his understanding of people's hearts. This... is even more precious in Cao's camp.
What shocked Cao Cao even more was that Lu Yu himself was thousands of miles away in Yanzhou when he proposed such a strategy to break the situation.
It is not easy for Yu'er to be able to understand the situation in Xuzhou even though he is thousands of miles away.
Of course, apart from being simple, Cao Cao also experienced a hint of insidiousness and cunning, which is in line with Yu'er's usual style. Just kidding, Cao Cao's eldest son is full of "bad water"!
With this in mind, Cao Cao immediately ordered: "Miaocai, Zixiao, you go and call Gongda immediately, Zhicai... I want to redeploy the Pengcheng war."
"Here..." Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan agreed and hurriedly went to do it.
At the same time, Cao Cao's eyes moved down the letter, and he keenly noticed the four words on the fourth line of the letter, which were also the most critical four words - "Li Mu is a letter!"
"Haha..." Cao Cao laughed lightly. He raised his head and faced the void, sighing: "In the pre-Qin period, there was a story about a thousand pieces of gold, a thousand pieces of gold to buy a horse bone. Recently, there is a story about a thousand pieces of grain and grass being exchanged for a Dianwei. Now, it's the story of a thousand pieces of gold.
Is it my turn, Cao Cao, to die in Xuzhou? Haha...hahaha!"
The devilish laughter sounded again.
This period of time has been full of worries, and today Cao Cao is in the clearest mood.
…
Chinese army tent.
After discussing some details with Xi Zhicai and Xun You, Cao Cao immediately gave the order.
"A notice was posted throughout Xuzhou. In order to avenge his father in this battle, Cao Cao only killed Tao Qian, the culprit. The rest are innocent! If you support Cao's army, I, Cao Cao, will be grateful. I will discuss it when Xuzhou is defeated.
You will be rewarded for your merits. Even if you don't support it, it doesn't matter. I, Cao Cao, swear to God that in this battle, we will only kill the culprit and will never be implicated!"
"In addition, in all cities and counties that Cao's army has conquered, the land tax will be halved within three years, the unowned land will be distributed, and granaries will be opened to provide food relief to the poor. As long as the people, officers and soldiers do not obstruct the march of our army, our army will not only not attack in autumn, but also
There will be heavy rewards, and if people’s houses are damaged due to war, our army will double the compensation!”
"As for rewards and compensation, starting from today, the entire Xuzhou will be honored immediately."
At this point, Cao Cao paused for a moment, and the last sentence was much colder in vain. "Add another sentence to the notice, kill Tao Qian, and those who present Tao Qian's head will be rewarded with thousands of gold and food for thousands of households!"
After saying this, Xi Zhi rolled his eyes and added at the right time, "In addition to the captured cities and prefectures and counties posting notices, Pengcheng and Xiapi City must also shoot this notice into the city with headless arrows to avoid injury.
It also makes the people and clans realize that we, Cao Jun, are the masters of justice!"
hiss…
After Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai finished speaking, the entire military tent in Cao's camp was boiling.
At this moment, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan realized the good intentions between the lines of Lu Yu's letter...
Wonderful, wonderful!
This is to force Tao Qian into a desperate situation, and force him surrounded by thousands of people to betray his relatives and abandon him.
Such a strategy to divide, alienate, and win over clans and public opinion is simply wonderful!
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan's eyes were shining. Lu Yu's move was... amazing! Haha, Lu Yu is so bad!
…
…
Here, Cao Cao began to implement his strategy in an orderly manner.
On the other side, Yanzhou is calm and calm, but secretly a turbulent tide is about to come.
For a moment, everything was silent...
Chenliu County, South City Gate.
About a kilometer away from the city gate, a legion of seven or eight thousand people came quietly. Most of them were cavalry, but each horse's hoofs were wrapped with a layer of coarse cloth, and the horse's mouth was also wrapped.
Horse cage, this is all to reduce the noise as much as possible.
Among the legions, there was a refined Confucian scholar who stood out.
"Fengxian, ahead is the south gate of Chenliu County. I have made an appointment with Meng Zhuo. If he raises the fire three times as a signal, he will open the south gate to welcome our army into the city!"
"This morning, he also sent a letter saying that he had successfully instigated all the clans in Chenliu County to rebel. I have also contacted the prefects and county magistrates of the surrounding counties one by one. When Chenliu County falls, they will respond to each other from afar.
In response to Fengxian, now that Cao Cao has rebelled against his relatives, this battle can determine Yanzhou!"
The speaker was none other than Chen Gong. He had never let Lu Bu down since he took refuge with Lu Bu.
Successfully instigating Zhang Miao's rebellion opened the door for Lu Bu to take over Yanzhou!
"Thank you sir, leave the rest to me, Lu Bu!"
At the mention of Fang Tian Hua Ji, Lu Bu's eyes gradually narrowed. Finally... will he finally have a city of his own?
Are the days of living under someone else's roof, being shunned everywhere, looked down upon by others, and panicking like a lost dog all these years coming to an end?
In Lu Bu's view, Chen Gong's arrival is like a bright light in the darkness, bringing light before dawn to Lu Bu and his brothers in the Bingzhou soldiers. And tonight... this flame is about to bloom,
About to ignite into a blazing flame!
"Fengxian, don't be careless!" Chen Gong gave the last instruction. "I heard that Cao Cao has a fifteen or six-year-old boy named 'Lu Yu'. This boy has made a lot of contributions to Cao Cao. Meng Zhuo also said that this boy should not be underestimated.
Look, Feng Xian, if you attack the city, you must first control him and never let him escape!"
Speaking of this, a chill flashed across Chen Gong's eyes. "Cao Cao values this son very much, so this son is an important bargaining chip for us. We will inevitably have a big battle with Cao Cao. The more chips we accumulate, the greater our chance of winning."
!”
"Don't worry, sir, Bu knows what to do."
Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd forward, "Brothers, work has begun."
Da da da…
Although the horseshoes were wrapped in cloth, thousands of war horses moved forward, still making a loud roar, and now... we don't have to care so much? Even if... someone notices something is wrong, it is too late!
Lu Bu's eyes were sharp, and every step the red rabbit horse took made him feel more excited.
The days of being homeless and wandering around are over!
…
"Who is under the city?"
"I have been ordered by Governor Zhang to come and defend Chen Liu's army!" Lu Bu shouted...
"Where's the code?" The voice from the tower came again.
Lu Bu waved his hand, and the soldiers of the three armies immediately raised the torches in their hands, put them down, raised them again, and put them down again, three times in a row...
This is - three lifts of fire as a signal!
Lu Bu grinned, his greedy, bloodthirsty, hungry, and longing eyes faintly emerged, and he shouted: "If you don't open the city gate quickly and delay the change of defense, can you bear the responsibility?"
The words just fell.
Just as planned, the door opened with a bang.
"Hahahaha..." Lu Bu's rampant laughter resounded here... "Come on..."
Fang Tian raised the painted halberd high again, and under the moonlight the sharp edge of the halberd drew a beautiful arc. Lu Bu took the lead and led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry into it.
"Chenliu County, Yanzhou, I, Lu Bu, are here!"
A roar... Even the dark night could not hide the greed and sharpness in his eyes.
But at this moment.
"Swish swish swish..."
The sound of breaking through the sky suddenly rose, and the arrows from the string were packed with the power of a mountain roar and a tsunami, like locusts, densely packed and roaring...
"Ahhhhh..."
In an instant, all the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry fell down. These seriously injured Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry... were screaming and wailing.
at the same time.
"Clatter!"
"Kill him, capture Lu Bu's son alive, kill him!"
There was a huge fire at the south city gate, and the sound of killing was loud. Countless Cao's troops rushed out from all sides...A dense rain of arrows shot towards Lu Bu's army without any blind spots.
this…
Lu Bu's face turned blank for an instant. He looked around and shouted to the sky: "Where is Meng Zhuo? Where is Meng Zhuo?"
"Hahaha…"
But at this moment, a voice came from the tower. "That fellow Zhang Miao is waiting for you, Lu Bu's son, on Huangquan Road!"
The speaker is none other than Cao Chun, the current backbone of Chenliu County...
"Little Lu Bu, your plan of 'cooperating inside and outside' to plot Chen Liu can be seen through by a three-year-old? How dare you try to do anything in front of Mr. Lu? It's really ridiculous! Today, I'll let you have a taste of what it's like to catch a turtle in a urn.
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In a nutshell…
The soldiers and horses lying in ambush around them roared toward the Bingzhou Army...
Among them...a roar was particularly loud.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa..." A burly man charged straight at Lu Bu with two halberds, "I heard that you are quite capable of fighting. Come and challenge me, Dian Wei!"