Chapter Three Hundred and Fifteen: The Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven!
Xiapi City, within the government office.
There was a table, a pot of tea, and two teacups. Lu Yu and Cao Cao were kneeling on both sides of the table, chatting about something.
The first thing we talk about is the appointment of talents!
Lu Yu proposed that Chen Si, Chen Deng and his son should be stationed in Xuzhou as usual, appoint Chen Si as the pastor of Xuzhou, and Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling, and give Xuzhou a high degree of autonomy as usual to prevent the Sun family from Jiangdong from moving north.
In this way, Guangling City and Lujiang County have become two barriers, tightly trapping the six counties in Jiangdong, curbing their development and preventing the spread!
This idea is exactly the same as Cao Cao's original idea.
"Lu Sinong's vision is always accurate. If you are optimistic about Chen and his son, then I will do as you say. When we return to Xudu City, I will have the edict drafted by the Chancellor!"
Chen Si and Chen Deng, father and son, had made great achievements in the battle of Xiapi City, regardless of their achievements.
They alone are more familiar with Xuzhou...
In addition, the Chen family has always cared for the people here, reclaiming wasteland, building water conservancy projects, and has an excellent official reputation!
It would be most appropriate for them to be stationed there.
Of course, in addition to this, Lu Yu knew very well that the name Chen Deng might not seem like much now, but he could be called the nemesis of the Sun family in Jiangdong, an insurmountable "chasm"!
The dust has settled…
Everything is settled.
Xuzhou...the three-legged situation of the Common People Sect, the Danyang Sect, and the Celebrity Sect remains, and the Celebrity Sect is in power again!
As for Yang Xiu, Cao Cao also wanted to give him an official title. His achievements were no less than those of Chen Deng and his son, but Lu Yu refused outright.
Yang Xiu is going to be awarded an official title, but not yet!
Now he is still on the road of spiritual practice.
After talking about this topic, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone suddenly became serious. He frowned and said:
"Yuan Benchu has already mobilized his troops. The three armies are attacking Youzhou. They will take the lead in taking the dead soldiers. I'm afraid Gongsun Zan still doesn't know that a disaster is coming!"
"Gudong..." Lu Yu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Yuan Shao has a cloud of advisers and a rain of generals. The unification of the four northern states is the general trend. There is nothing we can do now."
"Indeed." Cao Cao nodded.
Lu Yu continued to say calmly: "The top priority is that Cao Sikong must take advantage of Yuan Shao's attention to focus on Youzhou to solve several other problems first."
As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao immediately chanted: "After 'Looking East', according to Lu Sinong's strategic plan, it is 'Looking West', it is 'Zhongding'! It is 'Southern Crossing'!"
Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused.
"Calculating the time, Zhong Yao recommended by Lu Sinong should have arrived in Guanzhong, right? I don't know how his current situation is? Let alone whether the Jiangdong Lu family can rise and grow? And..."
At the end, Cao Cao thought of Zhang Xiu in Wancheng.
——How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? Wancheng is too close to Xu Ducheng. Now that you have your hands free, the next target to be solved is him!
Think about it this way, after Xuzhou Ding and Lu Buping, the next task will not be easy!
"Lu Sinong..." Cao Cao changed the subject. "In your opinion, how long will it take for Yuan Shao to destroy Gongsun Zan?"
This question is very particular...
Cao Cao did not ask Yuan Shao whether he could destroy Gongsun Zan, but asked, how long would it take for Yuan Shao to destroy Gongsun Zan?
just like…
In his heart, Gongsun Zan's downfall was already a certainty, it was just a matter of time.
When Cao Cao asked this, the implication was, how much time does he have to solve other hidden dangers?
"Half a year, half a year at most, or even only three months..."
Lu Yu's answer was particularly firm.
Although because of him, the trajectory of the entire history has shifted somewhat, and even... Lu Yu, the butterfly's flapping wings, also affected the waves in the four northern states!
But if it was said that Gongsun Zan could make a comeback, Lu Yu would not believe it.
Many people think that Gongsun Zan's defeat was because of Yuan Shao... This is too one-sided and too simple.
From the moment Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, who was known for his benevolence, and his wife and children in Jicheng, Gongsun Zan's defeat was inevitable!
The reason why Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were at odds was because of his attitude toward the barbarians, and also because of Gongsun Zan's aggressive military tactics, which plundered the people and made them miserable...
In the second year of Xingping, Liu Yu was defeated and killed!
Liu Yu's troops gathered their old troops, and also summoned Xianbei, Wuhuan and other troops to join forces with Yuan Shaoli and defeated Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu. After this battle, Gongsun Zan withdrew his troops from Yi Jing and could not hold on, and that defeat also made him
Gongsun Zan's will died.
"I heard that Gongsun Zan dug more than ten trenches near the Yi River, and piled mounds of five or six feet high in the trenches, and built forts on the mounds. The mound in the center of the trench was the highest, reaching more than ten feet, and Gongsun Zan lived among it.
, named Yijing Tower, with such a defensive posture? It should not have been captured by Yuan Shao in less than three months, but in half a year, right?"
Cao Cao asked back...
Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan met when the princes of the Eighteen Towns were fighting against Dong. Cao Cao could sense that Gongsun Zan was at the top in both military command and martial arts!
Even in the minds of the people in the northern part of Youzhou, he is even known as a patron saint.
If it weren't for the fact that Liu Yu's character had been ruined by killing him, the situation might not have been so passive...
But even so!
It took three months and half a year to be defeated by Yuan Shao. Cao Cao still couldn't believe it!
"Cao Sikong only knows one of the Yijing Towers but doesn't know the other."
Lu Yu blinked his eyes and told everything he knew: "It is true that Gongsun Zan built the Yijing Tower, but... the effect may not be to stop Yuan Shao!"
"The gate of Yijing was made of iron. Gongsun Zan dismissed the left and right, and made no men over seven years old allowed to enter. He only lived there with his wives and concubines, and hoarded three million dendrobium of grain. He was prepared to stay there all his life.
!The most bizarre thing is that Gongsun Zan made the women learn to speak loudly, so that the sound can spread hundreds of steps to convey orders!"
"As a result, in Youzhou Yijing, the generals can't see the commander, the counselors can't see the lord, and Gongsun Zan is so alienated from the guests. Soon...all the cronies around him will go far away, and the counselors around him will also gradually become alienated, and even
He has always been brave, but if he loses his brave nature on the battlefield, is he still far away from death? "
Lu Yu chanted his words slowly.
The speech was not fast, but the words were sonorous and powerful enough for Cao Cao to hear every word and sentence clearly.
this…
Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly.
It seems that what Yu'er mentioned is all revealed in the information sent by Xiao Zuo.
However, Cao Cao did not pay special attention to Gongsun Zan’s wives and concubines!
The same piece of information can reveal different details in Yu'er's eyes.
This is not the point. The point is that Yu'er's determination of the time of Gongsun Zan's demise was not groundless. It was well-targeted and was based on these clues.
This inference... convinced Cao Cao!
"Whether it's three months or half a year, time is too short!" Cao Cao sighed with emotion.
Even half a year is indeed too short!
Cao Cao did not have the confidence to solve this series of problems and troubles in just six months.
Be obedient and listen to the sound…
Lu Yu immediately understood what Cao Cao meant!
Indeed, time is a bit too tight.
In fact...not only was the original strategy tight in terms of time, but in Lu Yu's mind, in addition to "moving westward", "centering" and "southern"...bigger problems would arise internally.
Now...as Cao Cao's power has skyrocketed, his...or Cao's group's attitude towards Han Ting is bound to undergo a 180-degree turn.
This is inevitable!
If we say that Cao Cao in the past "served the emperor's orders but refused to submit".
So…
Today, sitting in "Si, Xu, Yan, Yu"...occupying Hanoi, Hongnong, Lujiang and other military important places, with more than 200,000 soldiers...Cao Cao aspires to dominate the Central Plains.
What he practiced was no longer "to serve the emperor to order the princes but not to obey", but... "to hold the emperor in order to order the princes"!
Don't look at the difference between the word "Feng" and the word "Xiao". Here, Cao Cao... To be precise, the conflict between Cao Cao's group and Han Ting is inevitable!
And the Han court is bound to take action.
"Towards the West", "Zhongding", and "Southern Crossing" are just external problems, they are open guns...The most terrifying thing is often internal, the hidden arrows of the Han court!
These are not difficult to deal with, but they do take time.
Similarly, there is another guy who is not difficult to deal with, but takes more time.
——Liu Bei!
How to deal with Liu Bei? If you kill him, even if it's... someone else!
But... as long as Liu Bei dies on Cao Cao's territory, Yuan Shao will definitely make a fuss about it. The decisive battle between Yuan and Cao is imminent. At this time, Cao Cao's reputation is extremely important.
Not to kill?
So...how to place it?
After all, Lu Yu... I haven't thought about the issue about Liu Bei yet. You can't underestimate this big-eared thief. He has a lot of energy, but when it comes to dealing with it, it can affect the whole body. It's very tricky.
time…
After all, dealing with these problems takes time.
With his eyes rolling, Lu Yu was also thinking about strategies, how could he hold Yuan Shao back?
Even if Gongsun Zan is allowed to serve for another half a year, Cao Cao will have more time and space to make plans and deployments!
etc.
Lu Yu's eyes narrowed.
If the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is summarized in detail, there are still some opportunities that can be exploited!
In fact, this siege of Yi Jing can be roughly divided into three stages!
The first stage is from strategic stalemate to siege of Yi Jing!
Yuan Shao marched together to surround many cities and counties in Youzhou, but Gongsun Zan refused to rush to rescue these cities and counties. He also said: "Save one person. Then whenever a city is besieged, they will only wait for reinforcements and refuse to fight! I won't go now."
Save them, and then the besieged soldiers will encourage themselves and fight to the death!
Gongsun Zan is right, the generals can indeed encourage themselves.
But they can also choose another option, which is to surrender in Kaicheng!
For this reason, Youzhou's cities and counties were lost one by one. Yuan Shao's three troops successfully reached Yijing and surrounded Yijing. From then on... the second stage of the decisive battle in the north was entered, the siege and the breakout!
Strictly speaking, even here...Gongsun Zan still has a chance.
He even sent his son Gongsun Xu to ask for help from the Montenegrin Yellow Turban Army. By working together internally and externally, there was a chance to reverse the situation of the war... Unfortunately, this letter asking for help was intercepted by the Montenegrin Army, which cut off his last hope.
At this point, the second stage, the siege and the breakout... ended with Yuan Shao's victory.
In the third stage, it becomes even more mysterious. Logically speaking... the Yijing Tower built by Gongsun Zan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It may not be easy for Yuan Shao to break through the thousands of arrows fired from this tall building!
Just as it happened, Yuan Shao performed a very "showy" operation - digging tunnels and fighting tunnels...
Moreover, the tunnel was dug very carefully, and it was accurately dug to the bottom of Yi Jing's building, and then set on fire from here... The fire directly burned Gongsun Zan's last barrier.
Historically known as - the pillar fire burned downstairs!
Gongsun Zan was burned alive. Of course, before he was burned to death, he also killed all his wife, children, and children. This can no longer be said to be a ruthless person, it is simply a wolf killing!
However, a generation of national heroes who resisted the barbarians ultimately died in Yi Jing because of his character weakness.
this…
Lu Yu blinked his eyes again and again, and in the end, his eyes were fixed.
It is impossible for Gongsun Zan to defeat Yuan Shao, but...if he is allowed to persist for a little longer, there is still a chance, and the opportunity happens to appear in the second and third stages of the northern battlefield!
Thoughts on this…
Lu Yu's tone became determined.
"Cao Sikong, maybe... I have a way to delay the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan for more time, or even delay it for a year and a half."
call…
After saying this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
"really?"
He knew very well what being able to delay for a year and a half meant to him, Cao Cao.
More time to eliminate hidden dangers, more time to prepare for the battle between Cao and Yuan that will determine the ownership of the world!
Undoubtedly, the chances of victory are greatly increased!
only…
"Lu Sinong might as well speak up!"
As soon as he said this, Lu Yu smiled slightly and said: "Perhaps we should give Gongsun Zan a hand?"
"Pull a hand?" Cao Cao frowned and said, "It seems unwise to go north and declare war with Yuan Shao in advance!"
According to Cao Cao's thinking, Yu'er's intention of "pushing a hand" was probably to send troops north to attack Yuan Shao from both sides.
But he can attack Yuan Shao from both sides, and Yuan Shao can also unite with Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao, Sun Ce and others to attack him from both sides. In this current situation, such an approach is not wise.
"Cao Sikong was wrong..."
Lu Yu smiled and said with confidence. "There is no need to go north, and there is no need to mobilize troops. As for the specific method... If Cao Sikong trusts me, just leave it to me and let me give Gongsun Zan a big gift!"
Big gift?
Cao Cao blinked his eyes. Seeing Lu Yu's confident look, Cao Cao felt inexplicably confident.
Yu'er never makes false promises, and there has never been any flaw in his promises so far!
hehe…
Can you trust me? If you can’t even trust your own Yu’er, then who else can you trust?
Cao Cao reached out and helped Lu Yu fill a cup of tea.
"Since Lu Sinong has said this, I will leave the matter of the northern border to you!"
At this point, Cao Cao paused and added: "It doesn't take long, just one year is enough for me, Cao Cao, to stabilize the rear, and it is also enough for me to have a good chance of winning the war with Yuan Shao!"
These words...
Cao Cao also said firmly.
It is true that Yuan Shao has four to five million soldiers and horses in his hands!
But today’s Cao Cao is no ordinary person!
He also holds more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. If he is given one year to train these soldiers and horses, he is sure... these soldiers and horses will be enough to conquer the northern border!
And more importantly, Yuan Shao had a cloud of counselors and a rain of generals, but what about Cao Cao? How could his civil and military skills be weaker than Yuan Benchu's!
What's more, he also has Yu'er and the "Yinlin" who can bring peace to the world to help him!
The outcome of this battle is yet to be determined.
In this battle, Cao Cao is full of confidence!
"Drink tea..."
Cao Cao took the initiative to hand the tea cup to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu took a sip and continued without forgetting. "Actually... Lu Yu still has a few things that he wants to tell Cao Sikong. Some of his ideas... will be a bit bold!"
Hmm…
Bold?
Cao Cao raised his head, he liked bold ideas... He was interested in his heart. "It's good to be bold! Haha... You might as well say it bluntly, as long as it is your idea, it doesn't matter if it is bolder? In troubled times, the situation is changing rapidly, and many times it is necessary to
For those who gamble, if you win, you win, if you lose, it doesn’t matter, just do it again!”
Oh…
Lu Yu felt that Lao Cao's words were very philosophical, and Lao Cao's words were also very philosophical. There was a sense of deja vu that "we win together and fight together, and we lose together".
"Ahem..." After a slight cough, Lu Yu said truthfully: "To be honest with Cao Sikong, I have already made some arrangements for Lu Fengxian. In addition to him, I also have some arrangements for Chen Gongtai! I just took this opportunity to report
Give it to Cao Sikong!"
"Apart from them...what has Cao Sikong thought about next? How to conquer Wancheng? And...how to investigate and deal with the crises hidden inside, hidden under the flowers! And...Liu Bei and Liu Xuande!"
…Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and even Wancheng…
This is nothing!
However, when Lu Yu mentioned the crises hidden under the flowers, especially Liu Bei, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly narrowed and his brows furrowed deeply.
Yu'er's words have something else to say!
"Lu Sinong might as well speak out!" Cao Cao asked solemnly.
"Okay, then I'll talk about it one by one. Let's talk about Liu Bei and Liu Xuande first!" Lu Yu's tone suddenly became serious, and his tone was even more meticulous.
…
…
Xiapi City, Guanyi.
"well…"
With a faint sigh, Liu Bei looked at the sky through the window in the attic.
At this moment...his mood is like a lyric - the sky is blue and there are paper cranes outside the window!
"Brother? Why are you sighing so much?" Guan Yu walked up behind Liu Bei.
"Alas..." There was another sigh. He sighed because Cao Cao had captured Xiapi too "smoothly" and recruited the enemy generals!
I sighed deeply at my current embarrassing situation!
What a tragedy...
In Liu Bei's eyes, only two words appeared in the blue sky - tragedy!
He shook his head helplessly and said: "Now, the three of us brothers are in Cao's camp. Good luck and misfortune are unpredictable, and we don't know life or death in the future! Brother feels sorry for the second brother, and also sorry for the third brother!"
These words...
How could Guan Yu not understand?
Cao Cao nominally said that he was taking his brothers back to Xu Capital City to discuss their merits and reward them in front of His Majesty, but in reality... they were about to enter Xu Capital City. When was the return date?
How can we regain our freedom!
What's even more hateful is that Cao Cao clearly promised to give Qin Yilu's wife to Guan Yu...
But... last night, after hearing that Cao Cao and Lu Yu were talking, I was in a good mood, so I turned around and entered Mrs. Du's house!
Not released yet!
Mrs. Du, the old "guardian of the courtyard" Guan Changsheng longed for - Du Juan!
Did you miss it again... again?
It’s still right in front of you, it’s still the same way!
Because of this, Guan Yu was in a bad mood, his face turned dark red, and he was very angry!
——"Cao Cao, you are a traitor and a man of no faith!"
Guan Yu subconsciously clenched his hands, his expression extremely ugly.
Liu Bei was slightly startled. He saw that his second brother's expression was a little strange, but...it didn't seem to be because of this situation. The specific reason was hard to say!
I was about to ask a question.
But at this moment.
"Eldest brother, second brother..."
The shouting came, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu had already heard the shouting of their third brother Zhang Fei without seeing him.
only…
In the past, after the third brother yelled, he would directly say what he wanted to say.
But this time...
He walked cautiously in front of his two brothers, and then whispered in a serious voice: "Just now, a boy found me while I was drinking!"
Drinking? Boy?
Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other and muttered in their hearts, this doesn't seem to be a big deal, right?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei changed the subject.
——"This young man came from the palace and said he wanted to see the elder brother. The emperor has something to say to the elder brother!"
this…
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Liu Bei and Guan Yu suddenly changed.