But before the meeting began, Cao Zhi received bad news from Wang Ping. According to peripheral military intelligence, an army of Yuan Shu secretly entered Tao Qian's Xuzhou territory and had recently transported troops to Guangling and Jiangdu in Xuzhou.
In this area, the target should be Moling or Qu'a in Danyang. The specific target is not yet clear. Mi Heng has sent a large number of scouts to monitor the enemy's next move at any time.
After listening to Wang Ping's detailed explanation of Yuan Shu's army's movements, Cao Zhi glanced at Deng Ai and said calmly to the military and political officials in the camp: "As expected by Deng Juncheng, Yuan Shu has a huge appetite and wants to devour Yanzhou and Yanzhou in one go.
Yangzhou. Hehe, now Yangzhou he thinks has the same place as Jiujiang,
But he will soon know that Jiujiang is not actually his. Of course, the most eye-catching person in Yangzhou now should be me, haha..." Speaking of himself becoming the target of public criticism, Cao Zhi himself felt amused.
Still a little embarrassed, he actually laughed.
This is something we understand. Cao Zhi not only controls Danyang, but also governs Liyang, Chaohu and other places. His territory is probably the largest county in the entire Yangzhou. He also has 100,000 troops. He is definitely a self-respecting person.
.I used to be arrogant
The current assassin Chen Yu, who had just arrived, was lying down in the hall. Yuan Shu's thinking was very clear. If he wanted to truly capture Yangzhou, he must first kill the largest warlord in Yangzhou. Therefore, he should attack Danyang and show Cao Zhi to the public as an example.
.
When the generals in the camp heard that Yuan Shu really wanted to move Danyang, they couldn't help but grimace and look nervous. The atmosphere in the camp suddenly fell into silence, which was very dull, but at this time Cao Zhi smiled and Deng Ai
The others also laughed, and the tense atmosphere in the camp suddenly relaxed.
Cao Zhi smiled and continued: "Destroying Danyang will be a big shock to other counties in Yangzhou. There will definitely be people who will directly surrender to Yuan Shu, haha... Oh, Wang Ping, prepare.
Who is the coach Yuan Jun who is targeting me in Danyang?"
Wang Ping smiled and immediately replied: "Wu Jing!"
Cao Zhi probably didn't hear clearly and asked again: "Who?"
Deng Ai said: "Wu Jing, Sun Jian's brother-in-law, your uncle Sun Ce brother."
"Oh!" Cao Zhi looked surprised. He didn't expect that Sun Jian was dead and Wu Jing was still serving under Yuan Shu. Before Cao Zhi could ask again, Deng Ai stood up nervously again and said: "Master, this person should not be underestimated.
, he has been fighting for many years with Sun Jian, and his experience and strategy are very powerful. I have heard about this person for a long time, and I think we must make some defensive adjustments."
"Yes!" Cao Zhi also nodded cautiously in agreement. At the same time, he asked Wang Ping again: "How many troops does this Wu Jing bring?"
Wang Ping also answered seriously at this time: "According to the scouts' report, there are about 20,000 troops, but there is no guarantee whether Tao Qian will send troops to join forces with them to invade our territory?"
Cao Zhi nodded again and said "Yes", then said to Deng Ai: "Deng Juncheng, please bring out the map of Danyang and not Yangzhou."
Now it is true that Danyang County seems narrow. The whole Yangzhou has already been in chaos. A group of neighbors looking around are even more fierce. When Yuan Shu invades with great fanfare, no one can guarantee that anyone will come to Muddy Waters.
Fishing. After laying out the map, a group of generals and officials gathered around. Deng Ai, Wang Ping and others pointed at Cao Zhi on the map, pointing out several borders with Xuzhou and explaining the possible enemy attack.
regions and levels.
Cao Zhi looked at it for a long time, but he was undecided for a while. Where should he send more troops and horses to assist in defense. Don't look at Danyang as just a county in the huge Yangzhou, but due to its special geographical location, not only does it span both sides of the Yangtze River, but also because
Cao Zhijin expanded Liyang, Chaohu and other places, making the border of Danyang narrower and longer. Now that we don't know where the enemy will invade from, the requirements for troop formation are higher, which makes the general's decision-making more difficult.
"You can station troops between Moling and Qu'a, and then deploy them in the middle of Wanling. If you are attacked at that point, rush to that point, and stay still at any point that is not attacked to prevent the enemy from deliberately attacking in the east to attack the west.
Therefore, he fell into their trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain."
The person who said this was still standing there, resting his chin on his hand, as if following his own words, he had also entered the scene he was describing. He didn't even notice that the people surrounding the map were looking at him in amazement.
Watch him.
After a while, Lu Su came out of his thoughts, glanced around, said "Oh!" and then said: "Lord, why are you looking at me like this?"
Cao Zhi and others were all surprised and said: "Lu Su, I didn't expect that! You also know about troop formation and military strategy?"
Deng Ai and others were also very surprised. People like Lu Su usually follow the civil service route and are very good at governing the world and making strategies. But there are few counselors who understand troop formations and military strategies. In Deng Ai's case,
Among the famous historical generals known to others, until the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were no Confucian generals with literati origins. Usually, military generals were responsible for fighting wars, making plans and governing a party, which were the tasks of counselors and civil servants.
Lu Su was also made uncomfortable by the curious looks of Cao Zhi, Deng Ai and others. He stroked his bun and said with an embarrassed smile: "I also read a lot of idle books, so I just talked nonsense, you continue to discuss, and then
Discuss, haha..."
After hearing Lu Su's statement, Cao Zhi was unwilling and said: "Oh, what nonsense, what you say is very good, come on, keep talking, keep talking."
When Lu Su saw that Cao Zhi was serious, he looked around at the generals, all waiting expectantly for him to continue what he had just said. Lu Su thought to himself: "I don't have an official position yet, I just expressed my intention to follow Cao Zhi, but I also
I haven’t had many opportunities to show my abilities, so this is a good opportunity, why not..."
Lu Su was still young, at the age when he aspired to make achievements. He also knew how to seize opportunities when they are presented to you. So Lu Su calmed down, closed his eyes and thought for a while, reorganized what he had just thought, and opened his mouth.
When I opened my eyes, I pursed my dry lips, cleared my throat, and talked slowly...
An hour later, Cao Jun was in the first tent of Jingxian County. Cao Zhi, the commander of Cao Jun, stood up, pointed at Lu Su and said: "Zijing, from today on, you will be my postal supervisor. Deng Juncheng, please write a letter of acceptance immediately.
Give the document to Zijing, and ask Zijing to return to Wanling immediately, mobilize 10,000 troops, and station them in the middle area between Moling and Qu'a to take charge of the military affairs of the two counties and deal with the invading enemy this time!"
Everyone in the camp was stunned, including Lu Su himself. It had only been less than half a year since Lu Su and Cao Zhi met. Lu Su was willing to join Cao Zhi's leadership camp, and there were only a few people.
Days later, Cao Zhi just listened to Lu Su’s words and entrusted him with such an important task.
An important official position. What kind of position is the postal supervision? The postal supervision was first placed in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty. It belonged to the county guard and the official, and the supervisor was the official. Among the official positions in the Han Dynasty, it was a category of light and heavy weight. It was mainly responsible for conveying information.
They are responsible for almost everything in county and county affairs, including issuing decrees, supervising subordinate officials, inspecting criminal cases, inspecting illegal cases, etc.
At this time, everyone in the camp felt that Cao Zhi had gone too far in appointing Lu Su as postal supervisor in Danyang so hastily. Deng Ai looked at Cao Zhi blankly, not knowing why. He thought that his young lord was going too far today.
I don't know what mistake I made again, but I actually wanted to identify this short, fat young man who I had only known for a few days as the postal supervisor in Danyang.
Did you just listen to what he just said? Not to mention that you haven’t seen Lu Su actually fight. As a civilian, Lu Su had no chance to command troops. Now he has to be given 10,000 troops and has the power to control them.
In the military affairs of the two counties, this power was given too much, and even if Lu Su was a capable person, Cao Zhi's approach was definitely a risky behavior.
The military and political officials of Moling and Qu'a counties, such as Du Damu, Yuan Yue, etc., can say that the commander-in-chief of Moling is Comrade Xu Chu, a direct descendant of Cao Zhi. His attitude in Wanling was very clear, he was on your side.
Heng is on the side, that is to say, he is not on the same page with Lu Su. Now that Cao Zhi has sent Lu Su to control his troops, can he obey?
Cao Zhi saw that Deng Ai was looking at him blankly and did not immediately carry out his order, so he couldn't help but urge: "Deng Juncheng... Deng Ai... Shi Zai (characterized by Deng Ai)..."
Deng Ai was also very embarrassed. In front of Lu Su, he was embarrassed to say directly, "My Lord, the official position you gave Lu Su is too high!" He could only hesitate and said: "My Lord, this, this...
..."
Lu Su is also a sensible person. How could he not understand what Deng Ai was trying to say? He also thought that the official position and power given to him by Cao Zhi were too great. Lu Su couldn't help but stand up.
He cupped his fists and bowed and said cautiously: "Lu Su thanks my lord for being so kind, but to be honest, Lu Su is still young and has no experience as an official. Should my lord reconsider my..."
Before Lu Su could finish speaking, Cao Zhi waved his hand to stop him and said, "Zijing, there is no need to be humble. I know you are a historical figure..." Cao Zhigang wanted to say, "I know you, Lu Su, are a historical figure. No."
If I show up, you will replace Zhou Yu in the future and command the boss Jiangdong's tens of thousands of troops!", but he immediately realized that he couldn't say that. If Cao Zhi unscrupulously talked about Lu Su's status in history, it would definitely be
Scared to death
Of those who help people, half of them think that Cao Zhi is crazy. At this moment, he can only avoid the important things and continue: "It is my usual style of Cao Zhi to employ people without trusting them and not to doubt people. Zijing, you are a great talent."
, what is missing now is politics
, military experience. But where does the experience come from? This requires opportunities to practice. The current crisis in Danyang is a good opportunity for you to practice. I will entrust you with an important task today. You can go ahead and do it. Don’t
What to worry about!quot;
After Cao Zhi finished speaking, he turned to Deng Ai and said: "Shizai, you can write the letter of appointment. You are right to listen to me."
Deng Ai had no choice but to turn to another case and began to study ink and draft Lu Su's letter of appointment for Danyang Postal Supervision and the documents to return to Wanling to mobilize the army.
Lu Su was moved to tears by Cao Zhi's words of "Don't trust the people you employ, but don't trust the people you doubt". After Cao Zhi finished speaking, Lu Su knelt down towards Cao Zhi with tears streaming down his face.