Cao Cao personally led a large army to capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop, completely eliminating the hero Lu Bu, and captured most of the troops under Lu Bu. After reorganization, the troops not only did not lose, but increased a lot. In particular, the acquisition of a large number of Xuzhou food and grass also temporarily alleviated the tension in food and grass. Although the original more than three million people were left, most of the others fled to Guangling or were deceived by Lu Ning. However, after Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou, his strength was significantly improved. After all, Xuzhou has always been a relatively good place for economic development. After many years of governance by Tao Qian, economic development has long surpassed other places. Whether it is food and grass storage, money accumulation is relatively abundant.

After Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, he had three places under his rule, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou. His strength was not underestimated. He had many generals under his command, and his territory was only smaller than Lu Ning, and he was much larger than other princes. Although the population under his rule was not much higher, the total population still reached more than five million, and the number of soldiers under his command was as high as more than 400,000, which was almost the same as the number of soldiers under Lu Ning. However, the difference in food and grass and weapons and equipment was too much, and the war horses could not be achieved, which limited the strengthening of their strength.

After Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou, he changed his original approach and strengthened military discipline. He did not allow his soldiers to harass the people, nor did he engage in forced robbery. Social security was strengthened, and patrol soldiers strictly enforced discipline and resolutely punished soldiers who dared to violate discipline, and never ruthlessly. At the same time, he promoted the policy of enriching the people, posted notices to please the people in Xuzhou, and wanted to change their original understanding of the Cao army as soon as possible and reassure the people. Cao army is disciplined, will protect their personal safety, and is also a righteous teacher who is righteous about the law.

Cao Cao went around to show off, of course, his purpose was very clear, that is, to ease the hatred of the people of Xuzhou and achieve a complete rule of Xuzhou. He did not want any more unrest in Xuzhou, but to turn Xuzhou into his own big granary.

Just as Cao Cao was busy dealing with various specific matters in Xuzhou, meeting with people from all walks of life, eliminating hostile forces, and trying to get Xuzhou on track as soon as possible. The fast horses sent information that surprised Cao Cao. The information said that all the five thousand soldiers and horses led by Xiahou Yuan were wiped out by Zhang Xiu in Wancheng. Xiahou Yuan himself was also seriously injured. His left eye was shot blind by the opponent's archer, and he was completely disabled. His right eye was barely saved. Only a hundred people fled back. The generals Bian Xi and Qin Qi were also seriously injured. They were probably unable to participate in the war without time.

After reading the information sent by the QQ, Cao Cao called his advisers to study it and decided to leave 50,000 troops stationed in Xuzhou to guard it closely. Xuzhou was handed over to Che Zhou. He led the remaining nearly 100,000 troops back to Xuchang. Of course, the three brothers of Liu Bei could not stay in Xuzhou and must be strictly controlled. Otherwise, Liu Bei would really do something. Cao Cao couldn't believe Liu Bei, and he also knew that Liu Bei was temporarily looking for a place to survive. He would definitely leave once he had the chance. This is also the reason why Cao Cao dared not reuse the three brothers of Liu Bei.

General Xiahou Yuan and his subordinates Bian Xi and Qin Qi led 5,000 troops to attack Wancheng. As soon as his army set out, Zhang Xiu in Wancheng received information from the horse probe.

Zhang Xiu immediately invited his military advisor Jia Xu, and Zhang Xiu absolutely believed in Jia Xu's ability. After all, Jia Xu's plans for the Xiliang army over the years have basically been successful. Everyone in Xiliang knows that Jia Xu is very smart. If it were not for the accident, Jia Xu would not have stayed in Wancheng. Now that he is invited, of course, to make him illiterate.

Zhang Xiu is also a person on the list in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He is Zhang Ji's nephew and Zhao Yun's senior brother. He is half of the disciple of the old immortal Tong Yuan. Zhang Xiu is very brave and not as good as Zhao Yun, but he is also a very powerful character. He should be considered to be a first-class general. However, this person is timid and afraid of things and dare not fight to the death. To put it bluntly, he is a fear of death. This defect also restricts his martial arts improvement and display. He can only be used for the use of ordinary generals, and cannot be allowed to

He led troops to fight independently. In history, Zhang Xiu did defeat Cao Cao's army several times under Jia Xu's planning, which also caused Cao Cao to lose his son Cao Ang and his personal bodyguard Dian Wei. In the end, he surrendered to Cao Cao under Jia Xu's persuasion. Cao Cao defeated Zhang Ji's beautiful wife Zou, who is Zhang Xiu's aunt, and he always had little trust and suspicion about Zhang Xiu. Therefore, Zhang Xiu did not do much after surrendering to Cao Cao in history. Later, he was depressed and died of illness in fear.

Jia Xu came to Zhang Xiu's mansion, took the information from Zhang Xiu and looked at it. After seeing it, he smiled slightly and said, "Xiahou Yuan wanted to capture Wancheng by just a first-class soldier. That was a foolish conversation. It was impossible. This was Cao Cao's feint. Cao's army did not want to really attack Wancheng, but just wanted to hold Wancheng, and was worried that the big bear would raise an army to take Wancheng first."

Zhang Xiu was delighted after hearing this. Although there were nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses in Wancheng, 30,000 of which were the Western Liang cavalry, it was a pity that compared to Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops. Since Xiahou Yuan did not really come to attack Wancheng, there was no need to worry about Xiahou Yuan's army. Besides, Xiahou Yuan only came 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it was impossible to take down Wancheng with such a few soldiers. Wancheng is a large city with a wall of about five meters high, and the city wall is thick and solid, and it is extremely strong in defense. It is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to break through the city, you can't even think of it without several times of the troops.

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and then said slowly: "Wenhe, since that's the case, our army will ignore Xiahou Yuan. Anyway, he is coming to take a feint attack, and he will naturally retreat after he has enough fun."

Jia Xu sneered sinisterly, looked up at Zhang Xiu before he said lukewarmly: "How can this be done? Since Xiahou Yuan's five thousand soldiers are coming, he won't have to go back. Our army wants to force him to stay, which is just a lesson to Cao Cao's army. Let Cao Cao stop attacking Wancheng, otherwise he will be a role model this time."

Zhang Xiu was stunned after hearing this and looked at Jia Xu. Why are you? Why don’t you offend Cao Cao! Cao Cao is not easy to mess with. He has hundreds of thousands of troops under him. "Wenhe, is it necessary? If our army keeps Xiahou Yuan’s five thousand soldiers, what should Cao Cao leads his army to retaliate? Can our army resist the attack of Cao Cao’s army with only Wancheng? It’s better not to make evil."

After hearing this, Jia Xu almost stood up and slapped Zhang Xiu. Are you too weak? You looked at him with contempt and then said, "It was Cao Cao who sent a large army to attack our army? Even if you don't leave Xiahou Yuan's five thousand troops, Cao Cao will lead the army to attack Wancheng. Cao Cao wants Wancheng, but he doesn't care whether you haven't offended him? Besides, if Cao Cao controls the government, it is extremely easy to find an excuse to attack Wancheng. Just let the emperor issue an order. Is it difficult for the little emperor to listen to him? This is not a question you want to think about, it is an unavoidable thing, and you have to face it."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu thought about it and thought it was right. It was Cao Cao who came to beat him. Even if he didn't beat him, Cao Cao still wanted to beat him. Can he hide? "Wenhe, how do you think you can fight well?"

Jia Xu almost fainted after hearing this. Are you afraid that you will not be able to win such a huge gap in troops? Besides, the 30,000 Xiliang cavalry in Wancheng are all powerful troops, and there are more than 20,000 infantrymen. Just with the 5,000 soldiers and horses under Xiahou Yuan, does he still want to win the battle? Even if he doesn't use any tricks, he will be absolutely victorious.

Jia Xu shook his head and smiled slightly, "General, now you will send multiple batches of horse exploration to understand the itinerary of Xiahou Yuan's army at any time, so that the horse exploration must come back and report every hour without any errors. Then, give him a small ambush at Xiahou Yuan's marching speed, and finally give him a fatal blow."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu didn't say much and immediately shouted: "Hu Cheer, take the escort to inquire about the situation of Xiahou Yuan's army by yourself, and do as Wenhe said."

After hearing this, Hu Cheer had to answer: "Ode to the Lord!" After that, he turned around and left.

This Hu Cheer is also a person on the list. He is a foreign nationality. Although he can only enter the second-rate role, he is very strong and has stronger feet. He can carry hundreds of kilograms of things and travel hundreds of miles a day. He is Zhang Xiu's front foot. After Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, he also made many military achievements for Cao Cao. He is considered a good general.

Jia Xu stood up and thought silently in front of the map. His fingers were sharper in the area around the water, and a sinister and cunning smile appeared on his face. Zhang Xiu saw it and was happy in his heart, knowing that Jia Xu had already had a plan in his heart.

Zhang Xiu thought about it and asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, Cao Cao sent Xiahou Yuan to lead a large army to attack our army. Although there are only 5,000 troops, our army can still bear it. Should we inform Liu Biao of Jingzhou?"

After hearing this, Jia Xu cursed in his heart, "You are really an idiot, can you not report it? If you have such an opportunity, you can still get some food from Liu Biao. "General, although our army can bear the consequences, we still have to say it seriously. Let Liu Biao send troops to support him and send some food and grass. Our army has more than 50,000 troops and horses, and there is a serious shortage of food and grass. You can use this machine to ask for food and grass from Liu Biao."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu still didn't understand what it meant, so he said, "Wenhe, although our Wancheng is under the jurisdiction of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, we have never heard of it, and his men cannot get in. At this time, Cao Cao's army came to attack. Will he support our army? Will he send food and grass to our army? No, then Liu Biao is not a fool, so easy to cheat."

After hearing this, Jia Xu almost wanted to beat him up. He sighed and shook his head and said helplessly: "General, Liu Biao doesn't want Wancheng to fall into Cao Cao's hands. Once Wancheng is taken down by Cao Cao, then Jingzhou will be immediately exposed to the splashing of Cao Cao's army. Now, General, although you don't listen to Liu Biao's orders, you can't threaten the safety of Liu Biao in various parts of Jingzhou! With a general in Wancheng, you can still resist foreign enemies for Liu Biao! How could Liu Biao not support our army, and he will definitely send food and grass."
Chapter completed!