Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Li Yi was very satisfied with the attitude of the Zhang brothers, because Li Yi skipped Lu Bu and contacted them directly. Since they dared to agree, the tendency was obvious.

Zang Ba also gave a reply. Although Zang Ba was not as happy as the Zhang family brothers, he also expressed his willingness to put pressure on Yuan Tan in Qingzhou according to Li Yi's ideas. However, according to the information sent back, Zang Ba's participation in Qingzhou Very limited, it should be the kind that shouts and shouts, and does not work hard.

Li Yi understands this, although Yuan Tan is an unranked scumbag in history, but he is one of the most honorable noble sons in the world, and it is already very good that Zang Ba can express something.

Then came Tao Qian. Under the joint persuasion of Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, and Zhao Yu, the new Prime Minister of Pengcheng, Tao Qian did not directly agree to support Zang Ba to send troops to Qingzhou, nor did he refuse, but only said that he was considering it.

Then Tao Qian thought about it for a day. When Chen Deng and the others wanted to continue to persuade, Tao Qian was ill and said that he could not manage politics, so he asked Mi Zhu to take care of Xuzhou's affairs on his behalf.

Mi Zhu was naturally blunt, and actually gave Zang Ba an order in Tao Qian's name, asking him to wait for the opportunity.

After Li Yi understood the situation, he smiled happily.

He knew that Tao Qian understood that although he was the state shepherd, the power in Xuzhou had been emptied, and even if he opposed it, it would be futile. Instead of offending Li Yi, it would be better to just let it go.

As for Tao Qian's sudden claim of illness, Li Yi felt that he should be unwilling to bear the reputation of a traitor.

It’s just that Tao Qian didn’t know that his inaction itself was a strong signal. Not long after Tao Qian said he was sick, Li Yi received private letters from Cao Bao, Xu Dan, and Lu You, several Xuzhou generals. There are differences, but the routines are the same, praise, flatter, then recall Li Yi’s heroism in helping Xuzhou, and finally solemnly declare that Li Yi’s kindness has always been kept in their hearts. If Li Yi needs anything in the future, just say, They go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire without hesitation

To put it bluntly, this is Xuzhou generals showing their loyalty to their future lord.

Li Yi is naturally very happy about this. Although there are few famous generals in Xuzhou generals, the military power in their hands cannot be faked. With their support and the influence of Chen Dengmi Zhu and others, now Xuzhou is already in Li Yi's hands.

However, what Li Yi received was not all good news, there was a little problem with Tian Kai.

After learning that Li Yi was willing to help Qingzhou, Tian Kai replied two letters to Li Yi successively. For the first time, Tian Kai expressed his willingness to form an alliance with Li Yi, but he didn't consider Li Yi's current situation, and he directly asked Li Yi to send troops Qingzhou.

Naturally, Li Yi couldn't agree to this request. Just when Li Yi was thinking about how to respond, Tian Kai's second letter came. What is unexpected is that Tian Kai turned his back on his promise and declined Li Yi's offer to help Qingzhou. kindness.

Li Yi calculated the time and found that Tian Kai would suddenly change his mind. He should have discovered the signs of Xuzhou's attack on Qingzhou. eat up.

However, the actions in Xuzhou were actually written by Li Yi

Li Yi thought for a while, put aside Tian Kai's matter, and ignored it for the time being.

Anyway, Li Yi's real goal is to control Qingzhou by himself, and now the situation in Xuzhou is very good, so even if Li Yi does not send troops, he can still affect the situation in Qingzhou to a large extent.

In this way, it would be meaningless for Li Yi to form an alliance with Tian Kai too early. He could have waited until he was free to let Tian Kai suddenly fall into trouble, and then send troops out of righteousness regardless of previous suspicions, and then gain both fame and fortune.

Chapter 663 Cao Cao Withdraws?

On the eighth day of May, Li Yi's army finally arrived ten miles from the outskirts of Changyi City and joined Xu Huang. Sixty thousand troops set up a company camp in the south of the city. It has not moved, but the occasional sound of drums and horns can also shake people's minds.

Li Yi's soldiers are mighty and mighty, and the army is powerful. No matter what he thinks in his heart, Lu Bu dare not neglect on the surface. He immediately arranged for Chen Gong and Gao Shun to send him wine and meat for the army, and invited Li Yi to the city for a rest to discuss the specific arrangements for the war.

After a long time, seeing Gao Shun again, Li Yi felt very sad.

Although Gao Shun's character is relatively restrained and serious, at first glance he looks a bit dull, but when Li Yi first met him, he could still find the sharpness similar to Zhang Liao in Gao Shun.

Later, Li Yi met Gao Shun again. At that time, Gao Shun was a bit decadent, but he still kept a bit of hard work. However, when we met this time, Li Yi suddenly found that Gao Shun had completely changed.

He is only in his 20s, but Gao Shun's eyes are tired and dull, his face is full of weather and wrinkles, his shoulders are loose and weak, and his physique is even thinner than before, making him look ten years older. Li Yi couldn't help but wonder if Gao Shun just had a serious illness just now, as if he was so old.

Gao Shun's condition is so bad, Li Yi naturally wants to show concern and condolences, and even invite Hua Tuo to come, but Gao Shun declined Li Yi's kindness, saying that he was tired from the recent war, and then he didn't care much. After speaking, Li Yi couldn't tell whether Gao Shun was deliberately alienating him, or whether Gao Shun's spirit had been consumed by too many ups and downs.

As an old acquaintance, Li Yi really wanted to comfort Gao Shun, but after thinking about it, he realized that he could not help Gao Shun with anything. On the contrary, when he captured Yanzhou, he would deal a very serious blow to Gao Shun.

This made Li Yi feel a little uncomfortable, but his heart did not shake because of this, or in other words, as his position became higher and higher, there were fewer and fewer individuals who could shake him.

Therefore, although Li Yi and Gao Shun are old acquaintances, when they were talking, Li Yi was mainly talking to Chen Gong. Although it was only the first time they met, with the cooperation of two caring people, after a while, It seems to have become a real old acquaintance.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chen Gong invited: "The Marquis of Xiang came from a long way to help Yanzhou suppress the bandits. Marquis Wen is very grateful, and specially prepared a feast in the city to clean up the dust for Marquis Xiang. I hope Marquis Xiang will reward you!"

Li Yi smiled and said: "You are too polite, Marquis Wen, Cao Cao is ruthless, he killed people indiscriminately, tens of thousands of people were killed by him, and millions of people were displaced. Yi came to Yanzhou because of righteousness, so it is imperative, why should we be grateful?"

"Xianghou Renyi!"

Chen Gong immediately flattered Li Yi, but he lamented in his heart that Li Yi's face was really unprecedented. When he sent troops to Yanzhou, Li Yi was insatiable when he raised the conditions, but in the blink of an eye, he changed his face and looked serious. It is a duty to say that Chen Gong has learned a lot.

No one of Li Yi's subordinates thinks that Li Yi has a thick skin. Li Yi's image in their hearts is already very tall. Not a sacrifice to make.

Only Gao Shun silently lowered his head and didn't say anything about it.

In the past, Li Yi was almost perfect in Gao Shun's eyes, and this image had been maintained for a long time, and it didn't change until he knew Li Yi's demands on Lu Bu.

But so what?

Whether it's Li Yi or Lu Bu, isn't the Chen Gong in front of him also the same as the former and the latter?

Sighing softly in his heart, Gao Shun continued to make his clay-bodied wooden statue.

"The public platform is over-reputed, so I'm ashamed and dare not take it upon myself."

Li Yi was modest for a moment, and then said: "It's just about the banquet. I'm afraid it won't work today. The army has just arrived, and all the troops and horses have not been settled properly. Yi may not be able to leave for a while, so please invite the public Yi Xiang on behalf of Taiwan thanked Marquis Wen for his kindness, and after the army settled down, Yi Dang came to the door in person to apologize to Marquis Wen."

"The Marquis of Xiang speaks seriously."

Chen Gong bowed to Li Yi and said: "The Marquis of Xiang made Cao Cao retreat twenty miles before he arrived in Changyi. Even with such awe-inspiring prestige, he was still worried about military affairs. Marquis Xiang is so cautious, which is really admirable. On the contrary, Gong Xiang Marquis Wen’s proposal to invite Marquis Xiang to a banquet today is thoughtless, and I hope Marquis Xiang is not to blame.”

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Gongtai is really polite, and Marquis Wen is more than ten times better than me in the matter of the military formation."

Speaking of this, Li Yi changed the subject and continued to ask: "The public platform is here, apart from inviting Li to have a drink, I wonder if Marquis Wen has any tricks to teach?"

Li Yi's tone was very polite, but Chen Gong was more polite than Li Yi. Chen Gong bowed deeply and said: "The Marquis of Xiang has many generals, and Cao Cao is afraid of the Marquis of Xiang's prestige. Naturally, the Marquis of Xiang will be the main force for this time." .”

Li Yi glanced at Chen Gong meaningfully, and then said: "No, no, Marquis Wen is the landlord here, and Li is a guest from afar, how can he overwhelm the host? Moreover, although I have far more soldiers and horses than Cao Cao, After all, I am not familiar with the terrain of Yanzhou, and how to arrange the specific war still needs the help of Marquis Wen."

Seeing that Li Yi had mentioned this, Chen Gong blinked, and said slowly: "In that case, why don't Gong say a little bit?"

Li Yilue stretched out his hand and said, "Please, please."

Chen Gong saluted, then got up, and said in a deep voice: "Marquis Wen thought that our army strength is three times that of Cao Cao's now, so the best strategy is to directly invite Cao Cao to form a decisive battle. , first use two formations to face the enemy in turn, and when Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are exhausted from the fierce battle, they will fight out from the flank with a group of soldiers and horses. Cao Cao's army formation will inevitably be chaotic, and then use the fourth formation to cover and kill Cao Cao. No guarantee!"

Li Yi nodded slightly. Although he didn't know whether Chen Gong was referring to himself or Lu Bu's idea, this method itself did not coincide with Li Yi's own plan, because when using superior forces against the enemy, such The strategy is the safest, and the probability of accidents is very low.

However, Li Yi did not express his position, but continued to ask: "What if Cao Cao shouldn't?"

Chen Gong obviously had a plan in his mind, and replied without hesitation: "If Cao Cao doesn't agree, you can send [-] soldiers and horses to harass Cao Cao's camp every day, so that Cao Cao can't rest day and night. In this way, after five days, wait for Cao Cao's army to lose his mind. The army can defeat it in one battle!"

Li Yi chuckled. From a conscience point of view, Chen Gong's suggestion was really good, but he didn't mention the key point.

Moreover, judging by Chen Gong's attitude, it seemed that he had no intention of bringing it up, so Li Yi asked, "Ask Gongtai, after the troops are dispatched, I don't know Marquis Wen."

"Report!"

Suddenly, a scout entered from the outside, interrupting Li Yi's speech.

The scout strode forward and said: "My lord, there is a change in Cao Cao's camp!"