The Three Kingdoms

Zhou Yu carefully analyzed the strategic significance of Cao Jun, saying, "Tao Qian pinned his hopes on Tian Kai and Liu Bei in Qingzhou, and Cao Cao wanted to break his hopes in the East China Sea. Although Cao Cao sent troops in anger this time, he There is definitely a strategic master by his side, and the layout is interlocking."

Zhou Yu's expression was a little dignified, and a flash of light with a strong fighting spirit flashed across his eyes.

"A master strategist? Is it Xi Zhicai or Guo Fengxiao?" Cao Jun has many capable advisers, but not many military advisers, and only two are the most famous. Xilong is now famous in Cao Ying, but Sun Quan knows more A genius Guo Jia.

"Zi Zhong, you came back, how is Tan County doing, how long can Tao Qian last?" Sun Ce next to him, his eyes widened, staring at the area of ​​Donghai County, asked Mi Zhu who had just walked in from the outside.

Tan County is the seat of Donghai. Cao Jun wanted to take Donghai County before the Qingzhou Army was completely finished, so he attacked fiercely. Tao Qian regarded the Qingzhou Army as a life-saving grass, so he was defending.

"My lord, I just got the news." Mi Zhu looked at these three people and sighed in his heart. After getting in touch these days, Sun Quan, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu are not ordinary people. Few people analyze things so carefully before going to war. At least not in Xuzhou, basically soldiers came to cover the water and soil.

"The Qingzhou army has arrived, and captured Jiqiu yesterday, but Liu Bei led his troops south today, broke through the defense of the Cao army in Lanling County, and beheaded a general of the Cao army.

The Mi family went to Jiangdong, and Mi Zhu didn't have any other intentions. He was very careful to inquire about the news for them, and said directly: "Cao Jun has returned to Pengcheng Kingdom now."

"Cao Jun retreated?" Sun Quan's eyes widened, a little unbelievable, if Cao Jun retreated, then what's the use of their preparations so much.

"That's not true. Although most of Cao's troops are in Fuyang and Wuyuan in Pengcheng, some of them still occupy the throats of Nanxiapi, Liangcheng and Siwu in Donghai County." Mi Zhu pointed and said.

"It's okay!"

Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "Did you inquire about the location of the Chinese army camp where Cao Cao is now?"

"It should be Wuyuan County in Pengcheng Kingdom. This is Cao Jun's retreat route. In this direction, his Chinese army camp must be in Wuyuan County." Mi Zhu said softly.

"In Pengcheng, it's difficult to surprise him?" Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and said, "We have to use our strength."

"How do I borrow it?" Zhou Yu asked with a look in his eyes.

"Zi Zhong, you go to see Liu Bei on our behalf. Remember, you don't need to tell Tian Kai and Tao Qian, just tell Liu Bei that Jiangdong Sun Quan is willing to help him repel Cao Cao." Sun Quan paced back and forth, pondering for a while, before saying.

"See Liu Bei?" Mi Zhu was a little puzzled.

"Tell him, Jiangdong repays Liu Bei's life-saving grace in the past." Sun Quan's eyes moved slightly. In the past, Cao Cao and Liu Bei sent troops to rescue Cao Cao at the Sishui Pass. It happened to be an opportunity.

[Layout of Zhou Yu in Chapter 186 of the main text]

Tan County, also known as Tancheng, is a very large ancient city and the seat of Donghai County in Xuzhou.

This time, Cao Jun came in a menacing manner and approached the city. Tao Qian had no choice but to fight. There was a bloody battle between the city and the city. Fortunately, the Qingzhou Army came to help in time, and Cao Jun was attacked by the enemy. He had to retreat. The messy Tan County.

The Qingzhou army is basically Tian Kai's soldiers, who can only be stationed outside Tancheng, and Liu Bei's only [-] Pingyuan soldiers are on the left side of the Qingzhou barracks. He dropped his battle armor and knelt down to sit in the first place, his eyes looked very deep, and his face was very dignified.

In the army tent, apart from Liu Bei, there were four other people, the black-faced Zhang Fei and the red-faced Guan Yu, two sworn brothers, were sitting on his left, and on his right were two young scholars with thin faces. , tall and tall, this person's name is Jian Yong, with the style name Xianhe, and the other is of medium build, with a handsome appearance, named Sun Qian, with the style name Gongyou.

These two are his only counselors at present, Jian Yong is his young friend, he has followed him in the north and south a few years ago, and Sun Qian is when he rescued Qingzhou, he took refuge in him.

These two people are actually his team, this time he rescued Xuzhou, it was a good opportunity for him, so he gave up his own Pingyuan country, and went south with all his strength, he was about to win a piece of his own territory in Xuzhou .

This time Tao Qian sent people to Qingzhou to ask for help. Originally Tian Kai was unwilling to send troops. After all, Tian Kai did not sit firmly in Qingzhou, and now Qingzhou is also facing the threat of Yuan Shao in Jizhou. Yuan Shao has sent his eldest son Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou. Troops will be sent out every day, and once troops are sent, the Qingzhou base camp may be breached.

It was because of Liu Bei's persuasion that Tian Kai was willing to send troops. Tian Kai was a general under Gongsun Zan's command. Gongsun Zan had no defense against Liu Bei, a classmate, so Tian Kai naturally believed in him.

Liu Bei naturally has Liu Bei's abacus. In today's troubled times, the princes of all parties hold heavy troops and reproduce the scene of Qin losing its deer 400 years ago. Each of them bears the title of the Han family and secretly fights for hegemony in the world. Liu Bei also has ambitions. There was Tian Kai in Qingzhou, anti-Tian Kai was anti-Gongsun Zan, everyone in the world knew how Gongsun Zan treated him, if he opposed Gongsun Zan, his reputation would be ruined.

Now that he has no strength, if he doesn't even have the reputation he gained from pacifying the Yellow Turban and the Kanto Alliance in the past, he will be completely useless.

So in Qingzhou, he will never be able to make a head start. The Kanto Alliance has been in the past for so long, and the princes of one side have already occupied their territory. He has been eager to seize a piece of territory, but he has been unable to do so.

Although Tao Qian is sitting in Xuzhou, but now he is in his sixties, he is old and lacks energy, and Xuzhou is a rich place. No one has been able to provoke the leader. There is no place more suitable for Liu Bei than this place. , so he must gain Tao Qian's trust and gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou.

In this battle in Donghai County, he solved the danger of Tancheng in time, and Tao Qian's trust that he had already gained, especially the force value shown by the two brothers Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, plus the Han Dynasty he boasted, Tao Qian Qian became more and more caring, knowing that he only had 8000 people under his command, and even handed over the [-] Danyang elite soldiers in his hands, which was considered a great trust.

With these five thousand Danyang elite soldiers, Liu Bei's strength will naturally rise to a higher level.

However, Liu Bei knew that if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou, Tao Qian's trust alone was not enough. After all, Tao Qian himself could not protect himself now. The first step was to drive away Cao Cao and keep Xuzhou, otherwise it would be a bamboo basket fight The water is empty.

Cao's army is powerful, and the 10,000+ elite army is still firmly nailing the north and west sides of Xuzhou.

Although Tancheng was saved in the First World War in the East China Sea, the battle report of Xiapi came recently. General Cao Jun banned Xiapi, which had already been defeated by his troops. Xiaqiu and Suiling, the entire area of ​​Xiapi, had already been let Cao Jun If it is breached, Xuzhou is even more in jeopardy.

Cao Jun's two generals, Xia Houyuan in Liangchen County and Xiahou Dun in Siwu County, formed a line of defense between Xiapi and Donghai to prevent Tao Qian from returning to Xiapi, and everyone had nothing to worry about.

At this time, Xuzhou don't drive Mi Zhu to come to the door suddenly. Mi's family is a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou. He was not sent by Tao Qian, but came on behalf of the Jiangdong Army, which surprised him.

Mi Zhu's behavior told him that Mi Zhu was already from Jiangdong.

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"Everyone, should we agree to the Jiangdong Army's invitation?" After Mi Zhu met him, he proposed a battle plan for the Jiangdong Army. Liu Bei thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't make up his mind. First, his plan for the Jiangdong Army Not sure, and second, he doesn't trust Jiangdong Sun's family.

"Brother, will Mi Zhu lie to us? Even if the Jiangdong army goes north, they will be in Guangling at most. Why are they in the East China Sea?" Zhang Fei was impatient and asked impatiently.

Guan Yu's face was heavy like a jujube, his expression was calm, and he didn't speak, but there was also a trace of doubt in his eyes.

"probably not!"

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, shook his head, and then said: "Mi Zhu has no grievances or enmities with us, there is no need to lie to us. In the East China Sea, there must be a Jiangdong army, and they are elite, so they are sure. As for how it came here, I'm afraid. It was also the result of Mi Zhu's cover.

Although they said that they would join us to drive Cao Jun out of Xuzhou, it was just to repay the kindness of Sishuiguan in the past, but at present, a certain person is still not sure of their real purpose, the Sun family in Jiangdong is not an ordinary generation. "

"My lord, in fact, no matter what their purpose is or how they came, we are weak now. This is a fact. After Tian Shijun solved the crisis in the East China Sea, the Qingzhou Army will inevitably return to Qingzhou. We want to It is very difficult to drive Cao Jun out of Xuzhou with only the Xuzhou Army and our Pingyuan soldiers, and it may not be a good thing for the Jiangdong Army to join in."

Sun Qian stood up, his eyes sparkling, he looked at Liu Bei with a burning light, bowed, and persuaded him in a low voice.

"My lord, what Gongyou said is true. The first thing we need to do now is to drive Cao Jun out of Xuzhou. Everything else can be done slowly. With Tao Shijun here, Jiangdong has no influence in Xuzhou." Nodding, said respectfully.

"You are right, a certain family is confused, our first thing is to drive Cao Jun out of Xuzhou, and the others drive Cao Cao out of Xuzhou, Xianhe, you go to the city immediately to meet Tao Shijun, Find a way to persuade Tao Shijun to let the Xuzhou army cooperate with us. It is best that he personally lead the Xuzhou army to attack Liangcheng and Siwu's Cao army. There is no need to break through, but he said that as long as he can attack for three days, a certain family has a way to break through Cao's blockade. Return to Xiapi and assist Xiapi in its defense."

Hearing this, Liu Bei pondered for a moment, and a bright light flashed across his eyes. He knew that he was thinking too much, and the most important thing at present was Cao Cao. If he wanted to repel Cao Jun, he still had to take risks. For Xuzhou, this risk was worth taking Take a risk.

Now Xiapi is in danger under Cao Jun's offensive. If Xiapi is not protected, Xuzhou will be in danger, so Tao Qian and Liu Bei know in their hearts that they must keep Xiapi no matter what.

"promise!"

Jian Yong nodded, stood up, and walked out of the military tent.

"Yun Chang, you led the five thousand elite Danyang soldiers that Tao Shijun gave us to attack Fu Yang's Cao army. You just need to feign an attack. Your goal is to hold back Fu Yang's Cao army and not let them reinforce Wuyuan."

Liu Bei was originally a hero, not an ordinary person. Now that he had made up his mind, he would not hesitate, and began to act vigorously, dispatching troops and generals.

"promise!"

Guan Yu stood up, and his burly body exuded a touch of confidence. He clasped his hands and drank, and said, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely not let one of Fu Yang's Cao Jun appear in Wuyuan."

"Yide, you are going to Wuyuan with a certain family."

After Cao Cao withdrew from Tancheng, the Chinese army was stationed in Wuyuan.