Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a strategist

When the letter of persuasion drafted by Yan Qing, polished by Guo Jia, embellished by Jia Xu, copied by scribes, sealed by Lu Bu, and sent by Zhang Liao to Cao Cao, he carried a waving "revenge and revenge" letter. "With the snow-white flag, Cao Jun, who is full of evil spirits, has invaded Xuzhou with thunder for more than a month.

He came in anger, and every scene was a blood-for-blood attack, the fury of the tiger and wolf division, how could Guang Taoqian's accustomed officers and soldiers have the ability to resist?

In the blink of an eye, Cao Cao was let down four or five cities in a row, and he was also red-eyed with hatred. No matter whether he arrived or surrendered, he slaughtered all the people in the city and dug up all the graves, so that he could relieve his hatred a little bit.

Where Cao Jun passed, there was no grass growing, and blood flowed like rivers; where Cao Bing was approaching, he was frightened by the wind, mixed with hatred and fear.

Of course the counselors headed by Xi Zhicai knew that this move was not good, but when they said a few words of euphemistic persuasion, it was not to persuade him to calm down and withdraw his troops to return to Yan, but to tell him not to vent his anger on the innocent people of the prefecture and county. Go up, just kill Tao Qian's soldiers and horses.

After all, it was the protagonist's father who was driven out to death. Even if he couldn't be called close, he was connected by flesh and blood.If he can bear this, the world will accuse him of being a son of man in vain. He doesn't even have the blood of a man.

Cao Cao was so angry that he couldn't listen to these words at all, and he still gave his life. Everywhere he went, he snatched all the cooked wheat and used it as army rations, and then let his subordinates wantonly kill the people, and burned everything that could not be taken away.

"A letter from Lu Yuzhou?"

Most of his body was stained red with blood, Cao Cao frowned, sat down on the main seat, and let out a long breath through his nose: "Read it."

Xi Zhicai nodded, unfolded the paper that the Zilai envoy took just now, glanced roughly, sighed inwardly, and read steadily: "Now I heard that Meng De's soldiers invaded Xuzhou to avenge their respected father. This is reasonable. Bu also deeply regretted it. However, there is a saying that the grievance has the head, the debt has the owner, and it is not Tao Gongzu who harmed the father, but his subordinate Zhang Kai, who committed this heinous crime. Zhang Kai's evil is for profit Forgetting righteousness, seeking wealth and killing one's life, the theory must be punished; Gong Zu's fault, for the lack of strict supervision, wrong use of treacherous dogs, but not to death."

"Since Gongzu was promoted by the imperial court, he overcame the yellow scarf, resumed production, and guarded Xuzhou. He won the gratitude of the people. He is also a Han minister. Meng De is the enemy of Xue's father. He does not seek Zhang Kai, but blames Gongzu. , Tired people have suffered innocent injustice. In Yurou Township, it is a fight for the same room. It is an arrogance to disregard Tianwei. It hurts the peace of heaven. It is determined that His Majesty does not like it. Today, Boote wrote this letter. I hope you will think twice, think twice, as soon as possible If you go astray and know your way back, withdraw your troops and return to the camp, apply to the court, and confess your crimes, the Sacred Heart is benevolent, and you will not be held accountable."

If the front is still a serious discussion of the attribution of responsibility and persuasion to reconcile, the back will become threats and ridicule.

According to Yan Qing's original idea, the wording of this letter should be more modest and polite, that is to say, a little bit warmer, so that Cao Ying's vigilance can be paralyzed, so that they will not have Lu Bu's power and send troops to help Xu. consider.

However, Guo Jia and Jia Xu persuaded him to change it to the final form.

They said that based on the impression that Lu Bu used to give people, it is normal to be greedy for petty gain and to stir up trouble while properly provoking Cao Cao.

Lu Bu listened to the counselors' sharp and unceremonious criticism of his past bad habits, although his face was livid, he finally acquiesced in displeasure.

Before Cao Cao personally killed Tao Qian, he had been holding back his anger and did not let it out. Hearing this, he was really furious: "Lv Bu was once a tiger's minion, and he was arrogant, and then he used opportunistic means to steal Yangzhou's three surnames Mang. Husband, actually hypocritically chewing words, talking nonsense, pretending to comment on some truths?! When will it be his turn to use His Majesty's name to suppress it?"

It's not enough to finish cursing, the envoy should also be beheaded.

Xi Zhicai persuaded him in time: "The two countries are at war, don't kill the envoy, besides, Lu Bu is just watching the fire from the other side, waiting for the opportunity to move, writing this letter is mainly to find out the truth of our army. Just give people the excuse of being narrow-minded? Tao Qian was defeated by his lord Weiyong, and in a panic, he decided to write a letter to ask for help. Since Lu Bu is the closest, he is naturally in this list. It is also expected that he will write a book to persuade him. Now he Courtesy first and soldiers later, the Lord should also respond with courtesy."

Cao Cao has always relied heavily on the resourceful and resourceful Xi Zhicai who helped him a lot, and he often said to outsiders that he could not do without his resourceful assistance at all times. Although he used all his strength to go out this time, he divided the confidants in his account into two, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu guarded Zhen Cheng, and he only brought Xi Zhicai and Lou Gui who had just escaped from Zhang Xiu in Chang'an and returned after success.

Apart from insisting on slaughtering the common people, Cao Cao was extremely convinced by Xi Zhicai's advice. He suppressed his temper when he heard the words, and humbly asked for advice: "Why? If he really intends to save that old man Tao Qian, even Good words are useless."

Xi Zhicai was rude first, coughed a few times, and then said: "The original intention of the lord to conquer Tao Qian is to avenge Tao Qian. Lu Bu is capricious, has no kindness in his eyes, and has no manners in his heart. , and there are capable people and different people who are able to help us, and they are strong and small. We should not be underestimated. To deal with him, we should also think long-term. We must not rush to raise troops like we dealt with Tao Qian. What's more, he is currently in the Hongze Lake area Suppressing the bandits, if you want to rescue Xuzhou, go there at full speed, but it will only take a few days to get there, so it will be very harmful to our army."

"It's better to use good words to deal with the delay, delay his sending troops, and at the same time attack the city with all his strength, wait for Lu Bu to bring people to rescue him, and we will take most of Xuzhou, and we can cut off the connection between Beihai County and Xuzhou, so that Kong Rong will not dare to act rashly , and rely on allies without any worries. After another half a year, gather the strength of Qingzhou and Yanzhou to conquer downwards. At that time, even if Lv Bu and Tao Qian formally unite, the lord can also fight together."

Cao Cao stroked his beard for a moment, then nodded and said: "What you said is not bad, you should take Ke Xu as the leader."

Then they discussed for a while, kept the money as promised, and treated each other with kindness and kindness. After a few days, they entrusted him with the reply letter.

Cao Jun was ruthless and broke into the territory of Xuzhou. Tao Qian was flustered and lost in a row, but the envoy sent for help was still gone.

He really couldn't hold on, and he didn't care about driving tigers and wolves, so he sent a dozen letters with strong words, asking for reinforcements from Yangzhou and Yuzhou.

But no one knows, everyone thinks that at the border between Xuyang and Yangzhou, they are doing a lot of fanfare and high-profile killing for the people, focusing on clearing up the bandits Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, and Xu Gan who have supported their own self-respect and have been evil for many years. In fact, Lu Bu, who has achieved a lot of results, actually led [-] soldiers and horses himself, left Yuzhou along the mountain trails, crossed Yingshui, avoided Qiaojun, and went to Shangqiu and Guide without anyone noticing. The city went.

Although the army has been withdrawn and the city's defenses are empty, it is unavoidable to be uneasy at first, but with Xun Yu and Cheng Yu doing the job well, and as Cao's army is in full swing, with frequent success reports, those worries soon disappeared.

Even if Xun Yu had always been wary of his neighbor Lu Bu, it was only after the lord's family had undergone drastic changes recently that he sent troops to retaliate on the spot before he became extremely strict, and it was impossible to devote all his energy to stalking him.

It was also impossible to expect that the core troops led by Lu Bu had come several months ago to recruit outsourcers from across the sea, quietly returned to Xu County to stand by, and did not covet the neighboring counties, and went straight to the Juancheng of Yanzhou Prefecture came.

After all, there are [-] living people, and they are equipped with excellent horses. In broad daylight, if you don't want to attract attention, you are afraid that everyone else will be blind.Therefore, in order to deceive others, Lu Bu listened to the advice and would rather slow down his marching speed significantly, and only choose trails and march forward in the dark without lighting torches.

Occasionally, some unlucky passers-by bumped into him, so in order to prevent the news from leaking out, he had to kill him.

So when the cavalry in heavy black armor came to cover the ground and unfurled the "Lv" flag in unison, as if covering the sky and covering the sun, all the soldiers patrolling the city wall were stunned on the spot, suspecting that it was the day of the autumn tiger. The head was too strong, so they burned their eyes out of order.

Also caught by surprise and caught off guard, the perfectly matched Xun Yu and Cheng Yu are several times stronger than the wretch Yuan Shu sent to guard Shouchun.

A few fast horses ran out of the open city gate and headed towards Xuzhou. Lu Bu knew that it was a tip-off, and kept Chongguang's instructions in mind, he urged the red rabbit to catch up like a hungry tiger catching a sheep, bent his bow and set his arrows , In a blink of an eye, they all became ghosts under the arrow.

The letter couldn't be delivered, and Xun Yu didn't panic. He just stood guard against the guards on the city wall holding bows, and at the same time let Cheng Yu, who had a high reputation among the people, to appease the panicked city residents. Several bonfires, black billowing smoke straight into the sky, as a warning.

Lu Bu slowly put away his bow and arrow, turned his horse back to the formation, surrounded the remaining gates of the city, and asked Yan Qing, "What about the smoke?"

Yan Qing smiled and said: "This is unavoidable. Wen Ruoxian can't figure out the real situation of our army, nor does he know the situation in the surrounding counties. He let the smoke out for Xia Houdun, the prefect of Dongjun County. Asking them to send the letter out It doesn't matter, our army is here to surround first. The rear is empty. Xiahou Dun is brave and willing to come to rescue. Can he still defeat the lord? But hit the stone with an egg and throw yourself into the net. And there is Bo Fu Gongming in the front With Cao Cao entangled, Cao Cao wants to return, how can he just get away? I have ordered them to pursue them with all their strength if Cao Cao shows signs of recklessly retreating."

The battle situation in his most important base area is urgent, Cao Cao is determined to return to the defense at full speed, and send others to cut off the rear.And the more anxious he is, the easier it is to go wrong. With the bravery and resourcefulness of the little bully, combined with Xu Huang's strict and meticulous army management, if he dares to do this, he will definitely be torn off a large piece of blood and bones.

He also pondered the possibility that Cao Cao knew that the general situation was over and simply chose not to return to the defense: either continue to attack Xu and occupy it for his own use; or turn to attack Yangzhou to encircle Wei and save Zhao;

Although it is feasible, each has its own disadvantages: just talk about the first one, no matter how abolished Tao Qian is, the soldiers and horses are not just paper. Besides, he has a foundation in Xuzhou for more than ten years, and he is quite popular, with a reputation and Cao Bing, who burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes in the territory, is not the same.

What's more, it was so enjoyable to destroy the enemy's territory before, but it is as difficult as the sky to repair and rebuild it later.

Thinking about it deeply, the Chitu beside him gave him a loving headbutt. Yan Qing suddenly came back to his senses, and quickly put his mind back on Juancheng in front of him.

This city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the defenders are only a few thousand, which is several times smaller than theirs, Yan Qing will never take it lightly, mistakenly thinking that attacking the city will be an easy job: Zhuge Liang, a gift from God, has experienced some troubles in similar situations.

It was during the battle of Chencang, the strength of the two sides was very different, and the enemy would not be able to wait for reinforcements for a while. Zhuge Liang thought that he was sure of victory, but he couldn't win the city defended by Hao Zhao with more than 20 people after a stalemate for more than 1000 days. Only retreat.

With this lesson learned from the past, Yan Qing not only attached great importance to siege equipment, but also never jumped into the big pit that was built in turn and then destroyed by the enemy in turn.

Since these instruments are bulky, their handling is much more difficult than their manufacture, and their defenses are also very fragile. He had anticipated this in advance, and he simply overcame all arguments and temporarily recruited dozens of craftsmen from Xucheng, only bringing confidential materials with them. As soon as Yu Dajun camped outside Juancheng City, they began to build Jinglan, Pili Che and Chongche at the same time according to the drawings that Yan Qing had improved in advance.

Thanks to the large number of people, they can do all three things together, plus the rain of bows and arrows to cover the ladder - in order to avoid fire damage, the ladder is made of special materials that do not ignite, and the cost is expensive.And with the thousands of people inside, even if they have the heart to guard against death, how can they resist attacks from all directions?

Yan Qing raised his head to look at the wall, his heart was filled with the emotion of raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short time, and with his extraordinary eyesight, he quickly caught Xun Yu's figure.

When the history books describe the performance of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu in the siege of the enemy and rebels, and always keep the three counties standing still, they don't have too much ink, they only use the word "design" to summarize it.

The unknown is always the most feared thing, Yan Qing would rather be bored and punch the wall in the end, than face to face with Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, two evil-minded spirits on the battlefield.

From his own point of view, he is already invulnerable, but in Xun Yu's eyes, it may be full of flaws?

However, when the opponent shoots an arrow tied with cloth, and writes to Xun Yuqiu to have a distant narration with his old friend Yan Qing, this delusion of escaping is instantly shattered.

The best policy is to subjugate the enemy without fighting, so before the two armies confront each other, it is a common practice to send ministers who have a relationship with the other side to meet and play emotional cards to persuade them to surrender, not to mention Lu Bu Here is Yan Qing, who is famous for his eloquence, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with letting him do this job.

Lu Bu, who has never played cards according to common sense, happened to be the one who even caused troubles.

He glanced calmly at Yan Qing, who was calm and calm, and keenly saw the unhappiness contained in it, so he folded the arrow expressionlessly, rubbed the silk and threw it on the ground, Chitu picked it up curiously and spit it out.

He sneered disdainfully, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Buzhi is so precious, how can you allow that enemy general to see him whenever he wants?"