Martial arts city.
Under a lush sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Cheng Yu sat on the table with his eyes slightly closed. He was already in his late twenties and was a little tired.
The biggest dream now is to see the unification of the Han Dynasty in my lifetime. When the time comes underground, I can also give an explanation to the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty. In his opinion, Liu Han's four-hundred-year-old world is the real orthodoxy, and the others are just clowns.
Today's Han Dynasty is riddled with holes and is in a precarious state. Countless clowns have come out to make the already shaky country of Han Dynasty even more turbulent. It has made the people miserable and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. It has made the Han Dynasty's building crumbling.
These hateful, hateful, and delusional traitors all have ulterior motives and want to dominate the territory of the Han Dynasty. They deserve to die.
Today, there are three most threatening threats to the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy (at least according to Cheng Yu, there are three people), Zhang Xiu in Nanyang, Sun Ce in Jiangdong, and Yuan Shao in the north.
Yuan Shao has become powerful and cannot be moved for a while, not to mention that Yuan Shao has a background of four generations and three princes. If he wants to shake the foundation of the Yuan family, he must clear it out root and branch. This must be done step by step.
Sun Ce from Jiangdong was also very ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the dangers of the Yangtze River to seize the land south of the Yangtze River. However, there was no cavalry in the south of the Yangtze River. It was easy to go south from the north, but it was very difficult for Sun Ce to go north, so he could consider it later, but Zhang Xiu couldn't.
Being able to defeat Cao Cao's army twice in a row in the small Nanyang County is enough to show his intelligence and extraordinary military strategy. Moreover, he also controls a large number of cavalry. If he annexes the Guanzhong Plain and has more than 50,000 cavalry, That will be Dahan's biggest threat.
Now Zhang Xiu is still growing, and it is also the easiest time to kill him. Cheng Yu wants to kill him in the cradle of ambition; he wants to return Guanzhong and Liangzhou to the territory of the Han Dynasty;
Cheng Yu accepted his fate, knowing that he was already old and half of his body was buried in the ground.
Before he goes to the ground, he will try to burn his last bit of heat and take back the land of Guanzhong and Liangzhou, so that the people of Sanfu will no longer suffer from the war. This is the last thing he can do for the big man. He made a small contribution, which is why he took the initiative to come to Guanzhong.
His plan was already half successful.
The defeat of Gan Ning and Ji Ling will definitely lead Zhang Xiu to go to Chiyang City for a personal expedition to ensure that the battle is foolproof. The current situation is progressing exactly as he expected.
Thinking about this in his mind, the warm air made him drowsy, and the cool wind blew his gray beard dancing wildly, passing over his old and wrinkled face.
At this time, Liang Xing rushed in excitedly: "Master Cheng, Zhang Xiu really led his army to Chiyang City."
Cheng Yu, who was gradually falling into coma, was woken up. After hearing the news, a light lit up in his cloudy eyes. It will be easier once Zhang Xiu leaves Chang'an City. Now all the progress is within his plan. As long as Zhang Xiu is killed, half of his goal will be achieved.
Then he came full of energy.
He said to Liang Xing, his throat a little sticky because he had just been woken up: "General Liang, have your troops ready and ready to leave at any time, and then get in touch with General Zhang, and we will implement the next plan immediately."
Liang Xing nodded excitedly.
For Liang Xing, there is no such thing as great empire or royal power in his eyes. What he wants is simple glory, wealth and high official salary. He does not need to know so much. Likewise, he has no way to know so much. .
He only knew that if he defeated Zhang Xiu, he would be a great hero, and Cao Cao would grant him an official title. This was the reason for his excitement. As for being loyal to the emperor and serving the country? The concept had never entered his mind.
When he joined the army, he just wanted to have a mouthful of food. In order to survive, from that time to now, he has been worrying about a better job. Now that he has climbed into Cao Cao's job, he will be secure for the rest of his life, so for him , Zhang Xiu’s head will be his iron rice bowl in the future.
After getting Cheng Yu's accurate actions, he did not hesitate to start arranging his troops and preparing for action.
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Xudu, Yuzhou.
After Cao Cao learned that Cheng Yu had defeated Zhang Xiu's army without spending a single soldier, he laughed happily and said, "Ah ha ha ha, Zhong De is really a good man. He defeated Zhang Xiu's army of 30,000 men without using a single soldier." Defeated by Chiyang City, hahaha!"
Guo Jia was still worried: "Ming Gong, Zhongde may be in danger in Guanzhong. The letters to Ma Teng and Han Sui may not have been delivered yet. It is difficult to contact these two people. It is better to lead an army to respond. "
"Ah~ don't worry if you are filial!"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Zhongde wrote a letter saying that he has already made a plan to attack and kill Zhang Xiu. Judging from the current situation, Zhang Xiu's progress is all within Zhongde's expectation. We can just wait for the news. Don't scare the snake. It’s not beautiful.”
"Lord! Mr. Zhongde is already old and may be in poor health. It is better to lead an army. Only a hundred people are needed to take care of Mr. to avoid accidents." The speaker was Dian Wei.
Cao Cao twirled his beard and pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Well... Ziman's words are reasonable. Zhongde is old. If there are changes in Guanzhong, there may be someone to take care of him." Then he ordered Dian Wei, "Let Ziman lead Three hundred tigers and leopards are riding, sneaking into the pass, and we must protect Zhongde thoroughly."
Dian Wei took the order and came out.
After Dian Wei left, Cao Cao read the secret letter again, looked at the advisers below, and said thoughtfully: "Now that your Majesty is living in Xudu, there are many people in the court who are plotting evil. What should we do? That Lieutenant Yang Biao is Yuan Shu , a relative of Yuan Shao, if he secretly unites with Yuan Shao to take care of him, it will be very harmful."
Xun Yu said: "This matter is easy. Someone can falsely accuse Yang Biao of colluding with Yuan Shu, and then he can be imprisoned."
Cao Cao nodded.
Guo Jia rolled his eyes, took a step forward and whispered: "Ming Gong, now that Ming Gong's reputation is growing, why not take this opportunity to act like a king?"
Cao Cao suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at Guo Jia, and then glanced at the other counselors, his eyes were a little fiery and a little cautious.
This process lasted only a moment, and Cao Cao laughed heartily: "Ah hahaha~ Fengxiao is joking, I am a minister facing the buttocks, how can I have any unreasonable thoughts?" As he said this, he shook his head with a smile.
Xun Yu said: "The ancient emperors went out to the countryside at four seasons to search for spring (sou), summer seedlings, autumn (xian), and winter hunting to show their strength to the world. Now that the autumn harvest is coming, why not use the autumn harvest as an excuse? Please invite everyone to come out of the palace to observe the movement?"
"Well..." Cao Cao nodded, "Just follow Wen Ruo's words."
So Cao Cao set out to prepare good horses, famous eagles, handsome dogs, and bows and arrows. He was just waiting for the arrival of autumn and invited the emperor Liu Xie to go hunting in the city fields.
