Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"The last general will do it right away." Cao Renxin said that Yang Xiu was right, the king is full of yang, how could he be affected by those filth?At critical moments, King Wei is still reliable.

The moment Cao Ren frowned and turned around, he accidentally discovered that Cao Cao was carrying the book in his arms. Seeing this, Cao Ren's heart suddenly sank. It seemed that he couldn't be too optimistic.

Chapter 6 and Five

The soldiers of Cao Ying were a little slack after waiting all morning, but quickly assembled after receiving the order to start the battle. The main generals selected elite soldiers to line up and marched forward. On the way to face Guan Yu, Cao Cao called Zhang Liao to his side.

"Wen Yuan, how much do you know about Lan Ziyu?" Cao Cao asked something unrelated to the war.

Zhang Liao originally thought he was asking about the strategy to defeat the enemy. He wrote down the tactics he had prepared. When he walked up to him, he actually asked about the situation of Lantian. All kinds of vegetables and fruits, can tell stories, is good at cooking, and is familiar with General Gao and Miss Lu..."

"Does he have any other specialties? For example, he is good at divination?"

Farmers can grow melons and fruits, and they are good at cooking. Cao Cao already knows that Lantian can make up stories. He just wants to know whether he will deduce the future. After all, what Cao Cao is most worried about now is whether the Wei State he has worked so hard to build will last.

Losing to an opponent in a war is inferior to others, but being robbed of the fruits of victory from within is the most unacceptable thing for Cao Cao. The twelve prophecies basically refer to the Cao family and Sima. Backstab yourself?

At present, there are two points that Cao Cao has to doubt, and they are also the core reasons why he struggles with the truth of the prophecy.

One is that the battle of Ruxu was awakened by the dream of "three horses and a trough". Cao Cao thought that such a strange dream must have something to say; the other is "Sima Yi cheated to earn Cao Shuang". Cao Shuang is the eldest son of Cao Zhen and the adopted grandson of Cao Cao. , often play with Cao Cao's grandson Cao Rui, the problem is that Cao Shuang is just a child, will he become rivals with Sima Yi in the future?

Cao Cao had strict management over his clan children. When he was a teenager, apart from learning poetry and etiquette, he rarely had contact with outsiders. Many generals and officials with foreign surnames did not know Cao Shuang’s name. It is hard to believe that Lantian, who is far away in Jiaozhou, knew it. This is contrary to common sense. Contradicted.

Cao Fang and Cao Mao in the prophecy, Cao Cao has no impression in his memory. He intends to check carefully after returning to Yecheng, but Cao Cao wants to find out about Sima Yi sooner. He has cooperated with the Henan gentry for many years. After Xun Yu and Xun You died, the gentry continued It's bad, and it's hard to use Sima Yi to achieve a short-term balance. Cao Cao doesn't want to fall into an endless loop again.

Seeing Cao Cao's serious question, Zhang Liao knew that the boss's question had to be answered attentively, so he clasped his fists and said, "When the general was in Xuzhou, he didn't actually know Lan Tian. He only mentioned it occasionally in the mouths of General Gao and Ms. Lu. After screening, it seems that this person is very good at astronomy and astrology, but there is no information mentioned in divination."

After hearing this, Cao Cao's face became more serious, "Astrology and astrology is a family. Since Lan Ziyu is good at astrology, it is not surprising that he can do divination..."

"My lord, is this related to combat?" Zhang Liao asked cautiously.

Cao Cao shook his head and didn't answer. He walked forward with a preoccupied look. Cao Ren, Xu Huang and other generals beside him all looked at each other in dismay.

Half an hour later, the two armies encountered each other three miles north of Deng County.

Cao Cao and Guan Yu are old friends and old acquaintances. Out of courtesy, they agreed to catch up before the battle.

Guan Yu had been treated kindly by Cao Cao in Xudu before, and his words were not too fierce. Guan Yu said that Cao Cao's old kindness had been repaid when he cut off Yanliang and solved the siege of the white horse. He is now a former general under the king of Hanzhong. He ordered the Northern Expedition King Qin, and took out the parrot shirt donated by Cao Cao and tore it up, as Cao Liu, the main general, cut off the robe with Cao Cao.

On the other hand, Cao Cao didn't get angry when he saw this situation, and he didn't gnash his teeth like Hanzhong did against Liu Bei.

At the end of the speech, Cao Cao let out a long sigh: "Although I don't want to fight Yunchang, I don't want Liu Xuande's plan to succeed. Let's see Yunchang's demeanor again today."

"General Cao wants to fight before the battle? Guan Yu will definitely accompany you today." Guan Yu pointed back with his big hand, and Zhang Fei, Pang De, and Guan Ping were sharpening their knives behind him. No one wanted to miss such a good thing of becoming famous.

Guan Yu still called Cao Cao the prime minister before "cutting the robe and judging righteousness". Now he doesn't want to belittle the other party too much, and he doesn't want to be called the king of Wei, so he uses General Cao instead.

Cao Cao is proficient in politics, so he naturally understood Guan Yu's title thoroughly. He couldn't help but secretly nodded, saying that Guan Yunchang's personality is as noble as jade, and he is really a real man.

Cao Cao shook his head lightly: "We are all late now, why bother to be so brave? Since the two armies are at war, we should focus on fighting."

"Now that we've finished reminiscing about the old days, let's go back to the formation and arrange for a fight..." Guan Yu thought that both generals and soldiers can fight, anyway, the outcome of the final battle is the same, and with Ziyu's help, it is absolutely impossible to lose.

Guan Yu was about to turn around when Cao Cao suddenly called out, "Yun Chang, wait a minute..."

"Is there something else for General Cao?" Guan Yu frowned slightly.

"I heard that Lan Ziyu is a great talent, can I invite you to meet before the battle?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Guan Yu was shocked when he heard that, what is Cao thief trying to do with all his tricks?At this time, the battle between the two families is imminent, what if Ziyu makes a mistake?Thinking of this, he sternly refused: "Ziyu is the pillar of the king of Hanzhong, how can he easily go to the dangerous battlefield? General Cao, don't play tricks, we will see the truth on the battlefield."

"I'm alone..."

Before Cao Cao could say what he had explained, Guan Yu on the opposite side had already turned Chitu's head and did not look back. He had no choice but to go back to the formation under Xu Chu's guard.

After a while, the drums of the two sides roared, and the two armies lined up to attack.

The Jingzhou army was high-spirited and kept pace. The formation of the opposing Cao army was slightly inferior. In addition to the reason for the "lazy day" when the battle started in the afternoon, it was also because the soldiers of the Cao battalion did not have enough winter clothes. Walking is not so uniform.

The two sides fought, the weapons neighed, and the killing sound shook the sky.

Cao Cao has been restless because of the prophecy, and it is even more difficult not to see Lan Tian just now, so he didn't pay attention to the battlefield at all, and relied on the commanders and soldiers of the various armies to fight, but the result was that they fought independently and could not form a unity And effective offense.

"My lord, the clouds in the sky are getting thicker, and it may rain soon, and our soldiers are thinly dressed..." Zhang Liao quickly came under Cao Cao's command.

Cao Cao looked up at the sky, and sure enough, clouds gathered in the sky. The rain in the first month was not heavy, and it lasted for a long time, which greatly affected the marching and combat.

"Wen Yuan, why are you here?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"The army that fell into the formation didn't show up today, and the cavalry led by the last general is still waiting at the rear..." Zhang Liao kept his mission in mind. His cavalry was used to contain Gao Shun.

Cao Cao frowned, and said to himself: "Guan Yunchang also played tactics for me, and actually hid Gao Shun's camp. Could it be that there is some other strategy?"

Suddenly a gust of wind blew across the field, and Cao Cao's cape was almost overturned. Another force from the north joined the battlefield, and Cao Jun was obviously the one who suffered the most.

Chapter 6 and Six: The King of Wei Has Been Abnormal Recently

There are many factors that affect war, and forces of nature often accompany it.

The relentless attack from the north wind suddenly changed the situation on the battlefield. Cao Jun, who was already at a disadvantage, shrank back unnaturally.

The first battle between the two sides was meant to be a test, and they used as many as [-] to [-] troops. All the ministries gradually rushed to the Chinese army. Because they did not make timely adjustments, the first battle might be lost.

"My lord, the north wind is blowing up, and the soldiers are a bit overwhelmed..." Zhao Yan rushed back from the front line with an anxious expression on his face.

"Oh...then ordered Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, and retreat back to the camp under the cover of the rear army." Cao Cao replied lazily.

"Wei." Zhao Yan immediately turned around to pass the order. He always felt that something was wrong with Cao Cao today. Although the retreat was deployed without any problems, it was far from the heroic style of the past. After returning to the camp, he planned to discuss with several generals.

Cao Jun Mingjin began to retreat, Guan Yu commanded the Jingzhou soldiers to take advantage of the situation, but chose to retreat after less than a mile of pursuit. Facing such a large number of enemies, it is almost impossible to repel or even wipe them out in one battle. Killing [-] cattle and sheep also requires a planned and slow slaughter.

In this battle, Jingzhou soldiers killed [-] enemies and suffered nearly [-] casualties. Although it was only a small victory, it was very helpful to boost morale.

Xu Shu sent several boats of wine and water from Jiangling to the labor force, and Guan Yu immediately held a banquet to reward the troops participating in the battle today, and by the way, he made suggestions for the front line to practice in Lantian.

Although he was reluctant to leave Lantian, Guan Yu had no choice but to follow the order because it was Liu Bei's order.

Lu Meng attacked Jingzhou and blocked the Yangtze River waterway, which cut off the connection between Jiangling and Chengdu for a long time. Later, Xu Shu returned to Jiangling from Dongting and sent a detailed report of the battle situation in Jingzhou to Yizhou.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Bei received the letter, he was furious and wanted to mobilize all his troops to attack Sun Quan in Jiangdong. Finally, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Huang Quan, Zhao Yun and others persuaded him to give up on the grounds that Jingzhou was in danger and Yizhou was exhausted.

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was frowning all day long, and he was also worried that Guan Yu and Jiangdong would continue to fight against each other, which would eventually lead to the alliance of Sun Cao and affect the Northern Expedition.

After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Bei left Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to take charge of Yizhou's government affairs, and he went to Jiangling with drinks in the name of a labor force, intending to take Zhang Fei and Fazheng back along the way.

Liu Bei arrived in Jiangling at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. At this time, Sun Quan's soldiers entered E County to ask for prisoners, and he asked Guan Yu or Lantian to negotiate, so he asked Xu Shu to go north to Fancheng to replace Lantian, and he and Lantian went to Jiangxia to negotiate with Sun Quan.

Lan Tian defeated Cao Jun repeatedly with tricks, and everyone in the army admired him. At the banquet, Guan Yu raised his glass and toasted, saying: "Since the Northern Expedition, the success of successive battles is all thanks to Ziyu. Now that the elder brother is calling, get up as soon as possible. Anyway, you are dealing with Sun Quan." has experience."

"Although there are many mobs in Cao Cao's army, they do not take advantage of the right time, place, people and him. As long as Yun Chang uses his troops carefully and advances slowly, not to mention wiping out [-] Cao soldiers, he will never be defeated by him." Lan Tian finished drinking Guan Yu toasted.

Guan Yu glanced at Xu Shu and said, "Ziyu, don't worry. Guan has the confidence to defeat Cao Cao. If there is an unresolved matter, he will discuss it with Yuanzhi, but you have to lend me Gao Boping and Pang Lingming."

"That's right, Second Brother doesn't have many troops here, so you need to use your brain more when dealing with Sun Quan..." Zhang Fei chimed in.

Lan Tian smiled leisurely: "What is Yide talking about? How could I withdraw troops at this time? As you said, you can use your brain to deal with Sun Quan. In addition, I think the north wind is blowing today, and the dark clouds are gathering. It may rain in the near future. Cao Jun Most of them are dressed in thin clothes, as long as it takes a few rains, how can there be any chance of victory?"

"Ziyu is right, even God is helping." Xu Shu agreed with a smile.

Because there was going to be a battle the next day, Guan Yu ended the banquet in an hour, and the generals in the tent went back to the camp to rest.

Lan Tian couldn't sleep at night, so he put on his clothes and went out to watch the stars alone, but found that the stars were covered by clouds, the surrounding fields were pitch black, and he couldn't see his fingers.

"Although the wind is strong in the afternoon, it's a pity that it hasn't rained yet." Gao Shun chased him out.

Lan Tian nodded and replied: "There is little rain in winter, and with the heavy snow a few days ago, the weather is so gloomy all day long. Maybe this rain will condense for a few more days, but the wind has already helped us. It should be no problem to defeat Cao Cao."

"You won't just leave me here, will you?" Gao Shun asked worriedly. Although he accepted Liu Bei's reward, he still regarded himself as Lu Lingqi's retainer in his heart.

Lan Tian patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Where do you want to go? Let's go back to Guangzhou together."

"Then I'm relieved." Gao Shun nodded.

"This battle is of great importance. Boping must let everyone work hard to kill the enemy. Although all aspects are beneficial to us, after all, Cao Cao has [-] soldiers, and this place is adjacent to Guanzhong and the Central Plains. I don't know if there are any variables..." Lan Tian wrinkled raised eyebrows.

Gao Shun clasped his fists sonorously: "Don't worry, sir, the ambition to be in the battle is life or death."

Lan Tian nodded affirmatively: "Let's go into the house and rest. There will be fighting tomorrow morning in this weather. At that time, Gao Yuan and I will leave by water. You can just follow General Guan's instructions."

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was gloomy and rainless, and the north in the wilderness was even colder.

Plateau escorted Lan Tian to board the boat and leave early. Looking back to the north, smoke and dust were everywhere.

After yesterday's first defeat, Cao Jun summed up his experience and made a comeback. This time Cao Cao sent more soldiers into the battlefield, while Guan Yu sacrificed his trump card army from Lantian.

Xu Shu watched from the high platform behind and saw a large group of cavalry in the north, moving towards the direction of the falling army, so he immediately asked Guan Yu to change his formation, so that the former army's first rank Gao Shun's falling army, and the former army's second rank Guan Ping Jingzhou soldiers, the two legions exchanged positions.

The soldiers in the formation switched and interspersed, were quick and courageous, even though they were wearing heavy armor, they did not lose to the light infantry during the movement, thanks to Gao Shun's long-term training.

Zhang Liao's cavalry regiment lost its target and could only choose to withdraw from the first round of attack. Because the encircled army hid behind, his cavalry regiment lost its advantage in attacking. Pulling back could also injure a precious steed.

The battle in the morning of the next day ended at noon, and most of the corpses lying on the wasteland came from Cao Jun. Cao Cao retreated with a huge loss of [-] people.

Two consecutive defeats cast a shadow over Cao Ying.

In order to boost the morale of the soldiers, Cao Cao cited the stories of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu as examples, but the relationship between the two is actually not high.

Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang were convinced on the surface, but they all had big question marks in their hearts, because they would rather believe their own conjectures, that is, King Wei is not normal these days.

Chapter 6 and Seven Substituting the Role of Yang Dezu

In the past, Cao Cao led the army to go out, whether it was deployed before the battle or commanded in front of the battle, no matter whether he was in a dangerous situation or had an advantage, all of them had high military literacy, but this time he was obviously not in the right state.

Although Re Cao Cao came to the battlefield in person every time, his facial expression was full of absent-mindedness, as if he hadn't slept at night. He really couldn't sleep at night. Apart from the old problem of headache, the twelve prophecies in Lantian were like a curse .

People tend to worry about gain and loss in their old age, so how can the rights that have been obtained through hard work and hard work of several generations be willing to be replaced?

In addition to talking less these days, Cao Cao even lost his appetite a lot, which made the ministers accompanying the army suspicious.

The next day when they were defeated and returned to the camp, Cao Cao gave a few words of consolation, and then sent everyone back to rest. Many people were invited by Cao Ren as soon as they walked out of the Chinese army.

The clan general stood up at this time. Of course, the rise and fall of the Cao family must be led by his own people. Cao Ren called Cao Xiu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhao Yan, Jiang Ji, Sima Yi, and Yang Xiu together to discuss countermeasures.

Cao Ren stood up and said righteously: "You are all the king's close ministers and beloved generals. You have seen the situation in the past few days. If you don't think about taking action, we will die at the hands of Guan Yu."

"What's General Zixiao's plan?" Sima Yi asked, cupping his hands.

Cao Ren's face was stern: "The king's change came from yesterday morning. I thought it was inappropriate for Guan Yu to send the wooden box. Master Yang, please recall again. What's wrong with that book? Why did the king keep it close to him all day long?"

"Uh, this..." Yang Xiu couldn't answer for a while.

Apart from the fact that the book was bound with paper, there was nothing unusual about it. Lantian printed books in Jingnan and Jiaozhou, and some textbooks that were eliminated flowed into the Central Plains and Jiangdong through merchants. Paper books are no longer unbelievable. things.

"I asked the soldiers of the Leopard Camp to ask the Tiger Guards. Your Majesty has been sleeping with that paper book in his arms for the past two nights, and he doesn't know what's in that book..." Cao Xiu frowned.

"I think it must be filth." Cao Ren re-photographed the case.

"What General Zixiao said is true." Zhang Liao and Xu Huang followed suit. Cao Cao's temperament changed drastically in the past two days, and both of them were worried.

Zhao Yan said anxiously: "Since you know the crux of the problem, you should find a way to exorcise the king, otherwise this battle..."

Cao Ren frowned, appearing to be in a dilemma: "Where can I find warlocks during the military journey? I just said lightly that withdrawing troops will be hated by the king..."

When everyone was at a loss, Jiang Ji, the subordinate of Xi Cao, offered a plan and said: "Since the paper book is an unknown thing, why not find a way to take it from the king? The king is the wise master of the world. After learning about our painstaking efforts, he must I won't blame you either."

"Zi Tong's words are very kind, but the king keeps them close to him all day long, so it's not easy to take them away." Cao Ren still shook his head.

Sima Yi then said: "Actually, it's very easy. Your Majesty has not been eating well for the past two days. We can discuss tactics and find a way to get the lord drunk. Then we can take it..."

"Wonderful, Zhongda's plan is very clever, so let's go now?" Cao Ren clapped his hands in applause, and then stood up immediately.

Sima Yi hurriedly stopped him and added: "Your Majesty has been in a bad mood for the past two days, it must be inappropriate for us to go together, it's better for two astute people to go..."

After Cao Ren heard this, he pointed at Sima Yi and said, "Zhongda is very resourceful, since you are counted out, why don't you handle it to the end?"

Sima Yi hurriedly waved his hand and refused: "Yi has never liked the King, General Zixiao had better find someone else, I see that the King and General Zhang are quite close these two days, he may get twice the result with half the effort..."

"Wen Yuan, what do you think?" Cao Ren looked at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liaoxin said that the king always asked me about Lantian, and he didn't know why he was so interested in that farm boy. When he heard Cao Ren's order, he immediately stood up and clasped his fists and replied sonorously: "Serving the country is a duty."

Cao Ren urged, "That's very good, then leave as soon as possible."

"It's better to have someone cooperate with me. I will be in charge of toasting the king, and the other person will take the opportunity to pick up the book." Zhang Liaoxin said that it's okay to accompany the wine, but if there is a problem with the book theft, he can't bear such a big responsibility.

Cao Ren thought so, and he looked around at the people in the tent, his eyes fixed on Yang Xiu. "Dezu is a close minister of the king. He has been with him since he left for the expedition. Why don't you accompany General Zhang?"

"Uh...I..." Yang Xiu knew it was not a good thing, but he couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

"General Zixiao said it well, this important task must be done by Dezu." Sima Yi immediately agreed.

Although Jiang Ji said that Cao Cao would not blame him, but that man could kill people in his dreams, it would be terrible if he blamed him. At this time, it is very in the interest of the Henan gentry to push out his political opponent Yang Xiu.