Excellent, right?"

"right!"

"As for the eastern front, it is simply because of the stalemate in Guandu. We in Hebei want to make a breakthrough, while Cao Liu in the south is at a disadvantage and is more anxious, so we want to regain two points and take a breath. We won.

, can naturally shake the overall situation of the Central Plains, but if Zhou Yu wins, the most it can do is give Guandu a little more peace of mind, right?"

"right!"

"So, at this point, there is no need to worry about Zang Ba's position. I said it thoroughly in the lobby of Kaiyang Temple that day. As long as he is a person, he will not be half-hearted, and I am confident.

Here...here we really lose and the whole army is wiped out, so what?"

"Just stay here..." Xu Yuanzhi finally noticed something was wrong in his thoughts. "Do you both regard the life and death of Langya's 50,000-strong army as nothing?"

"Why do you care about fifty thousand bandits?" Guo Jia's face remained as usual. "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, more than millions of people have died in misfortunes in the world. If the war can be won, the division of the world will end a year earlier. It can be said that it is impossible.

Live half a million innocent lives!"

Xu Shu just felt like something was stuck in his throat. He wanted to speak out, but couldn't. He wanted to swallow it, but couldn't... Obviously, he knew that Guo Jia was right.

But they cannot recognize the other person’s mentality and behavior.

"Yuanzhi, since ancient times, kindness has no power..." Guo Jia understood clearly in his heart and couldn't help but put his hands behind his hands and said slowly. "I'm not saying that Zang Ba and I are definitely right, and you are definitely wrong.

.But by occupying one's position and seeking one's own things, and by going through such events one can refine one's mind. You and I are of the same age, and we are from the same hometown. Before Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, you and I had similar experiences. But what about after Dong Zhuo's Rebellion? At that time, you stayed

There was no war experience in my hometown, so I left my hometown and went to Hebei, where I almost fully participated in the war against Yuan. Later, I took up the post of Qingzhou, and then accompanied Guan Zhendong in the raids on Mount Tai.

The military advisor is in charge of the military aircraft... I have seen the decision-making of life and death ten times better than yours. I don’t know how many times I have experienced this kind of thing like abandoning one person for ten people. You asked me to lament their life and death, and I can naturally lament. Sometimes I drink

If there are too many, there will be some sentimental behavior. But if you want me to give up my responsibilities because of this, it is a joke. It's like I don't expect you to agree with what I do right, but I hope you can

Understand, at least what I did was not wrong."

Xu Shu nodded with difficulty.

"If you can understand this step, then the next step will be easier." Guo Jia also breathed a sigh of relief. "As for the Eastern Front itself, the first thing we need to look at is the trial of Qingzhou and General Guan. Duke Shen went south to Jiwu Mountain.

This can ensure that the overall situation of Qingzhou is not lost; and although General Guan's troops only have 15,000 troops, they are elites who have experienced many wars. General Guan's ability in commanding troops is even more outstanding, plus his trust in Xinnuo.

Even more important than Zang Ba... Now no matter what, I sent a letter to General Guan, and although General Guan did not reply, Zang Ba and I, both of whom have known General Guan for a long time, believed that,

This person will definitely move and come to Xuzhou!"

"I understand, on the eastern front, your biggest reliance is actually that Shen Qingzhou is behind you, and Guan Zhendong has other plans..." Xu Shu said slowly. "More on, it's like you did that night

As I said, the Langya generals are just a bunch of losers. If Zang Ba is not defeated, the overall situation is in hand. It doesn’t matter who the other generals collude with. The key is to see whether they pose a real threat."

"good."

"It's just... why did you have to forge that letter?" Xu Shu couldn't help but ask again. "If General Guan is bound to arrive, then he will have already arrived in Kaiyang in a day or two. Why do you need to take another step?"

"What if General Guan doesn't take the usual path?" Guo Jia suddenly laughed. "When you write these two fake letters, you always have to be prepared, right?"

Xu Shu was confused for a moment, but then shook his head: "You must have some plans, but now that things have happened, I have nothing to say!"

In other words, there is a natural road from the west of Taishan area where Guan Yu is located to the Yishui battlefield. That is the natural road brought by Wushui, a tributary of Yishui, through the southern mountains of Yimeng Mountain. If Guan Yu followed this road, three

You can reach Kaiyang with a quick march... This is why Kaiyang (later Linyi) is an important town of Qingxu, and why Zang Ba stationed here after occupying Langya.

This city blocks Yishui and Wushui from the east and west, and controls the Yimeng Mountain between Qingxu and Qingxu from the north and south. It is a battleground for military strategists.

Except for the Wushui-Kaiyang road, the rest is not without roads. However, south of Wushui is a hilly area represented by Zengshan Mountain, which is not easy to march. This area is under the control of the Central Plains Allied Forces.

Moreover, the end of the road is not Kaiyang, but goes east to Tancheng, or along the Yishui River to Xiapi further downstream.

Therefore, it can almost be concluded that Guan Yu's inevitable path to the Yishui battlefield is the Wushui passage, and Guo Jia's preparedness is more like a test of Zang Xuangao's unnecessary move.

"Who is the guard of Zan Kingdom?"

In the evening of that day, when tens of thousands of troops were on the battlefield in Tancheng, all of them were harboring evil intentions. Forty miles south of Wushui River, in the southwest corner of Langya County, in Zengguo County, only a few miles away from the county seat, a man with a height of nine feet and a long beard appeared.

General Piao Piao was fully clothed, looking thoughtfully at the dark city.

The man was walking halfway along the Wushui River, but suddenly he crossed the river to the south overnight, not taking the usual route, Guan Yunchang.

In the night, the army commander beside him thought for a moment and immediately replied: "According to the previous intelligence from Jing'antai, this person is called Hao Pu, whose courtesy name is Zitai. He is a general under Liu Bei and a native of Jingzhou. I heard that he is famous for his stability and honesty, so

I was selected to garrison here... Counting from May, I have been guarding Zengguo City for April and May, and there are about two thousand people in the city."

Guan Yu nodded slowly: "Two thousand soldiers and horses are enough to become a serious threat. If we cannot capture this city, our army will definitely not be able to easily go south... No wonder Feng Xiao allowed me to cross the river from here."

The surrounding generals did not dare to neglect after hearing this, and prepared their armor and weapons one after another.

"It doesn't have to be like this!" Guan Yu suddenly stopped his subordinates. "You are marching at night but you are not allowed to light torches. It is for this reason... Wang Zhi!"

"My subordinates are here!" One of Guan Yu's subordinates, called Wang Si, immediately moved forward after hearing this.

"Do you know what I mean by leaving the torch?" Guan Yu continued to twist his beard to ask.

"I understand roughly." Wang Si was engaged in Guan Yu's expedition and accompanied him along the way, so he naturally understood what his general meant.

"Then I want you to enter the city to persuade them to surrender and use deceit to lure them. Do you know how to speak?" Guan Yu continued to twist his beard and asked.

"What a deceitful way..." Wang Si was stunned for a moment, but he blurted out immediately. "If you use deceit to lure him, then this is what he should do... First tell him that I am working for Zhendong General Mansion to show my sincerity; then tell him that Guandu is already here.

To determine the outcome, Cao Cao was surrounded by Chenliu, and Xiahou Dun retreated from Xingye, so General Guan's army was able to raise 20,000 troops to this point; finally, the deadline was a quarter of an hour to open the gates and dedicate the city... If he surrendered, he could be reported to be safe, if not, he would take advantage of the situation.

Attack the city at night!" When it came to the end, Wang Si's words were clear and smooth. "I won't say much else."

"Shan!" Guan Yu raised his hand to indicate. "Go! I'll wait for your horn..."

Although Wang Si had some doubts in his heart, after receiving the order, he immediately mounted his horse and moved forward. Then he called at the door and called himself the envoy of Xiahou Dun. The people on the city wall were alert for a moment, and indeed there was a somewhat thoughtful attitude - no one opened the door, but

A hanging basket was hung down to let Wang Si go up to the city.

As they arrived at the city, Wang Si immediately revealed his identity and wanted to see Hao Pu. Hao Pu was indeed a conscientious man. Even though it was night, he hurried to the city to meet the man who first claimed to be the envoy of Xiahou Dun and then the envoy of Guan Yu.

people.

The two sides met at the top of the city. Although Wang Si was tied up, he was very slow and said all the words he had said before in public.

Although Hao Pu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, after thinking for a moment, he smiled and shook his head: "I believe it is General Guan who is doing this, but he may not be here to persuade you to surrender at this time? I'm afraid there are a few thousand soldiers and horses hidden outside the city to attack the city.

It’s not enough, so you want to trick me into opening the city and then stealing it? An army of 20,000 people has no evidence, and the defeat of Guandu is even more ridiculous..."

"How can we talk about having no evidence?" Wang Si replied proudly. "I am the only one in the city. Please step down and tie me up. Let me show you..."

Hao Pu was stunned for a moment, but he was an honest man after all, so he gestured for someone to remove Wang Si's bindings. After Wang Si was untied, he didn't say much, just went straight to the top of the city, and suddenly blew a whistle.

A horn hanging from his waist.

When the horn sounded, there was no reaction outside the city at first, not even a rough sound. Hao Pu almost laughed... But the next moment, a fire suddenly jumped up in the dark night, and then thousands of fires shot up one after another.

, forming a sea of ​​fire in the north of the city.

The sea of ​​​​fire below the city was dazzling, and the top of the city was illuminated like daylight. Haopu was dumbfounded, and then sweated profusely.

But it was not over yet. After the sea of ​​fire appeared, countless trumpets suddenly sounded outside the city. Then an unknown number of people shouted and made noise along with the sound of the trumpets, which made people feel excited when they heard it.

"Hao Duwei." Amidst the noise, Wang Si pointed to the outside of the city and said. "Look carefully, there are no less than 20,000 torches under the city; and there is no sound at first, and then the trumpet calls, there are 20,000 troops.

They are undoubtedly elite, right? Such an army can only come here after General Guan receives support, right? And if Guandu was not defeated and Xiahou Dun escaped, why would General Guan lead 20,000 people to come here suddenly?! After the trumpet sounds three times, it will be a quarter of an hour. If you don't surrender, you will die.

, I hope we can make a clear decision!"

Hao Pu's mind and body were seized by the sea of ​​flames outside the city, and he had already lost his consciousness. However, in the confusion, his greed for life finally gained the upper hand, so he nodded in a daze and promised to surrender.

After a while, the city gate opened wide, and two groups of 400 elites who had been ambushing here rushed in instantly and took control of the city gate. At this time, Guan Yunchang just slowly led the crowd into the city to control the situation.

Under the firelight, when Hao Pu saw Guan Yu, he had no hesitation and just leaned down to greet him. However, after Guan Yunchang helped him up, he responded frankly: "Hao Duwei has done his duty with all his heart, but Guan has no choice but to bully me...

In fact, the outcome was not decided in Guandu, nor did Xiahou Dun flee, I just led ten thousand people from my headquarters to sneak across to Wu River."

Hao Pu couldn't believe these words at this time. His face turned red and he shook his head repeatedly: "General Guan, why did you deceive me? I only have fifteen thousand men under my command. I know this. And I knew it at a glance just now at the top of the city.

There are about 20,000 people under the city. If the overall situation had not been decided elsewhere, how could there be 20,000 such elite troops here?"

"This is just a man with two torches." Guan Yu responded by twisting his beard.

Hao Pu suddenly realized, and then he was filled with shame, but suddenly he remembered something, and then he was relieved for a moment: "I didn't even go to Kaiyang, but abandoned all my troops and horses, crossed the river and climbed the mountain with my light troops. Could it be that I started from here, and then passed by?"

Zhuangshan, attack Tancheng from the flank?"

Guan Yu was confused for a moment.

"One step will not succeed!" Hao Pu responded solemnly. "The official temple in the city has its own military documents, and I will not hide it from you... The governor of Zhou used the navy to go up the Huaihe River, through Si River, and into Yishui, Shushui. Today, Yishui, Shushui

Already being locked up by the boat, the journey from now on seems to be a dead end, so it is better to go to Kaiyang as fast as possible for support... This step is smart, but it is misguided!"

After all, Guan Yu had a more arrogant personality, and since he had not intended to lure the opponent to surrender this time, he was finally moved and smiled: "Zhou Gongjin is indeed a talented general. It would be difficult to serve as a bait there... But why do you think I must be here?"

What about a sneak attack on Tancheng? Why can’t I launch a sneak attack on Xiapi, which is defenseless and empty?”

"If you want to reach Xiapi, you must at least cross the two big cities of Lanling and Wuyuan. There is nothing there. You can take it easily. By then, you will definitely alert the Zhou governor of Tancheng, and the navy will use the river to go down to rescue.

If you protect Pi, how can you possibly make it in time?" Hao Pu was anxious for a moment. "By then, not only will I be blocked on the west bank of Yishui River, but the Xiahou Governor over there will come, you are afraid that you will die here, right?"

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "This is not what I should know... In fact, today's plan is not my original intention, but the overall situation is such that I have to try it against my will. I will wait for a few days to settle the matter in Xuzhou.

If I don't want to serve in Hebei, I will just make my move and return to Huainan, and I will never break my promise."

Hao Zitai became more and more anxious, but Guan Yu had already abandoned this man and entered the city, and there were soldiers nearby who moved forward to take custody of this man and place him there.
To be continued...