The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 218 Dian Wei was ridiculed for sending the map, and Xi Yu was short of a general

"This defensive strategy is very clever. General Xiahou Dun has been fighting for many years and has rich experience in killing the enemy. There must be no omissions in this defensive strategy."

Xun Yu stroked the goatee approvingly.

Xi Zhicai was also full of praise, and he even looked at the map carefully. The small tributaries on the map, and finally the Hengjiang River appeared on the map. He really admired the subtlety of the map.

Seeing that Xun Yu praised Xiahou Dun's defense, Cao Cao was very happy. He praised with a smile, "Haha, Yuan Rang, Wen Ruo praises you so much! In this way, you are the only one with such exquisite battlefield experience. Only rich veterans can complete it, how about you discuss it with Feng Yi?"

After all, Cao Cao was in a good mood, and said loudly, "The ancients said that it is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but it is hard to find a general. Yuan Rang, you are an indispensable general for me, Cao Cao!"

"Fengyi is also an indispensable talent for me. However, Fengyi doesn't like the battlefield, and he doesn't want to lead the army. He only wants to focus on internal affairs. You two, one inside and the other outside, are my right-hand man Cao Cao..."

Cao Cao pretended to pause, and then heard, "Yuan Rang, do you know the allusion about the harmony of generals in the Spring and Autumn Period?"

Cao Cao wanted to take this opportunity to beat Xiahou Dun one or two.

After all, Xiahou Dun and Xi Yu are both Cao Cao's beloved talents, and they are most afraid of discord.

If Xiahoudun could understand his good intentions at this time, he would feel at ease in the future.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xia Houdun couldn't help being taken aback, lowered his head to think for a while, and the original displeasure in his heart gradually disappeared.

He already understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words: Only when the generals are in harmony can the internal and external unite, and if everything is invincible, foreign enemies will have no chance to take advantage of it.

If not, the infighting between generals and prime ministers will only continue to consume internal vitality, and eventually give the enemy an opportunity to reap the benefits.

And he Xiahoudun and Xiyu are like Cao Cao's generals. Xiahoudun bowed to Cao Cao and said solemnly, "Mengde, you love me and can only use me and Fengyi. I will live in harmony with Fengyi and work hard with all my heart." great cause!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was even more delighted in his heart. He patted Xiahou Dun's shoulder approvingly, and some of his previous worries disappeared instantly.

Seeing that Cao Cao was so happy at the moment, Xun Yu nodded and praised, "Master, General Yuan Rang is not only experienced, but also a rare general."

"Yuan Rang's strategy can not only station troops, but once the canal is dug, it can connect Yangzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou. In this way, cargo ships can be passed between the three places. In this way, the business between the three places must be... ..."

The commerce between the three places is bound to continue to develop and prosper.

All the counselors were stunned when they heard Xun Yu's words, and then immediately moved to the map.

This time the results are really astonishing, but it will take at least several years to dig a canal hundreds of miles long, and the financial and manpower consumption during this period must not be small...

But after everyone looked at the map carefully, they immediately nodded and said secretly: The rivers in Xuzhou, Yangzhou North, and Yanzhou all flow downstream, and the canal can be dug.

However, at this time Zhong Yao muttered, "This strategy is very good, but I wonder if this map is accurate?"

Cao Cao smiled triumphantly, "I have already sent someone to investigate and verify. This picture is absolutely true, so I just let you come here to discuss it."

"I have made a plan long ago: dig a canal, build a defense line in Hefei, and completely block Sun Ce's way to the north."

"My lord, this plan is very clever!"

"Although the strategy is clever, we must learn this matter quickly without delay. Who can we send?"

"Moreover, to dig the canal, it is necessary to mobilize the people along the way to participate. Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, it may be very difficult for the people to dig the canal this year in terms of manpower."

Cao Cao nodded and said yes, "This matter is indeed a big problem..."

At this moment, a person came in from the door, and everyone saw that it was Xuzhou Mu Xiyu's Su Wei Dianwei.

General Wei of the Han Dynasty, posthumously named Wu Zhonghou.

Dian Wei Sui was not very old, but he already had a posthumous title and was already well-known outside. Cao Cao's advisers and generals were known to everyone.

At this time, Dian Wei entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, strode across the military field, stepped on the solemn and magnificent stairs, passed the black tiger statue at the entrance of the main hall, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Master Xi sent me a copy of the map." !"

Seeing that it was Dian Wei, Cao Cao was very happy and even more cordial, and laughed loudly, "Haha...it's you, Dian Wei!"

"Come on, come in quickly, long time no see, let me take a look!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Dian Wei said to Cao Cao, "My lord, Mr. Xi ordered me to come, and I have something to tell you."

"Master Xi has sent General Zhang Liao to Hefei to collect refugees and rebuild the city. Because the incident happened too urgently, Master Xi ordered me to come and tell you. If the lord refuses, he will immediately order General Zhang to withdraw!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked immediately, and was a little confused, "Have Zhang Liao been sent to Hefei? Withdrew back? This..."

Xun Yu quietly glanced at Xiahou Dun, and the praise he had made before seemed like a joke now.

What are you bragging about? It is said that Fengyi has no battlefield experience, so he would not have such a strategic vision!
But who would have thought that Fengyi had already sent someone there!

At this time, Xiahou Dun suddenly felt as if he had eaten mouse feces, his whole body was uncomfortable, and his face burst into burning pain.

Xiahou Dun thought to himself: I am still catering to my lord and general. Fengyi not only has the same strategy, but has already started to make arrangements.

However, how did Xi Yu know about the land of Hefei, and how did he know to beware of Sun Ce? !

In front of a group of counselors, Xiahou Dun was deeply embarrassed.

Cao Cao was quite surprised at the moment, and asked with a serious face, "Dianwei, when did Fengyi send Zhang Liao to rebuild Hefei, and why did he send Zhang Liao there?"

Cao Cao looked a little displeased, and said, "We know from Feng Yi that I sent Zhang Liao to protect Cao Ang. If Zhang Liao goes to Hefei, how will Ang'er's safety be guaranteed?"

Dian Wei immediately replied, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured about this matter. Now I will personally protect the Eldest Young Master. If I am not around, Zilong will take care of it!"

As soon as Dian Wei said this, Xiahou Dun couldn't help being upset: You protect the eldest son yourself?Hehe, do you really think you are Wu Zhonghou?

Hearing Dian Wei's words, Cao Cao really didn't expect Xi Yu to arrange things so well, he hurriedly skipped the topic, and said to Dian Wei, "That's okay, you said just now that you have a map, what kind of map is it, please submit it. "

Cao Cao didn't want to be in an embarrassing situation.

Before that, Cao Cao was proud of his beating Xiahou Dun, but who would have thought that Dian Wei would suddenly come to speak, which made Cao Cao feel a little bit embarrassed.

Dian Wei quickly took out the scroll from his pocket with a smile, unfolded it slowly in front of the table, and said, "This map took Huang Zhong and Bai Qi a whole month to compile into a waterway map."

"Look, my lord, this is a tributary near Hefei. According to Master Xi's request and according to the plan of our design institute, we mobilized [-] strong men to drill through Anling, Wushun, Hefei...a total of [-] counties. All the tributaries can converge into one big river, and so can Yangzhou and the land of Yanzhou."

"General Dian, what did you just say?" Xun Yu immediately asked when he heard an unfamiliar word in Dian Wei's mouth.

Cao Cao took a look at Xun Yu and explained, "I know about the design institute. It was set up in the supply camp. This design institute is now the foundation of Fengyi's foothold in Xuzhou."

Dian Wei nodded in agreement, and then continued, "In order to complete the digging of the big river, our Artisan Academy specially developed a large gate, which can be lifted and released with the force of a lever to block the river. Much more convenient."

Seeing that everyone was confused, Dian Wei asked tentatively, "Do you know the power of leverage?"

Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Zhong Yao and others shook their heads one after another, they really didn't know what Dian Wei was talking about.

Seeing everyone shaking their heads like this, Dian Wei was shocked, "My lord, Lord Xun, how do you not know the power of levers, shouldn't there be in Confucian classics? This is the basic knowledge of our school."

When Xu Chu heard this, he thought that Dian Wei was showing off his knowledge on purpose, and he was very upset, "Dian Wei, what do you mean by that? Is it possible that you want to tease me in front of the lord, and if you have any nonsense, you can say it quickly!"

Xu Chu cursed secretly in his heart: Good Dianwei, are you here to offer advice to the lord, or are you showing off on purpose? !
Suddenly, Xu Chu felt that Dian Wei's coming to Xuchang was more like showing off.

Cao Cao immediately reached out and patted Dian Wei on the shoulder, "Good Dian Wei, when did you learn to show off in front of me, why don't you explain what you just said!"

Seeing this, Dian Wei felt very comfortable in his heart, and said to himself: Hmph, there are things you don't understand!

I think back then, when you learned some Confucianism on your own, you showed off in front of me, hehe, I didn’t expect to have today...

"Oh, you don't even understand this lever, what should I say?" Dian Wei smiled.

"Anyway... Master Xi asked me to come here and ask my lord to order that the people of the sixteen counties mentioned just now be summoned. After Xuzhou distributes the gates and closes the canals, manpower will dig through the tributaries, but remember to pay attention to... er... this..."

In the middle of speaking, Dian Wei suddenly forgot the word, very embarrassed, he quickly pointed to the place marked on the map.

Seeing this, Cao Cao's face darkened, his eyes widened, and he asked, "What are you paying attention to? What is that? Dian Wei, don't you also understand?"

Dian Wei burst into a cold sweat, "Hehe, be careful not to break that one, once it breaks, we can't dig another one."

"The flow of water in these rivers is not small, so it will be no problem to act according to the red dots marked on the map."

Dian Wei said nervously.

He was almost about to reveal himself.

Zhong Yao and Cheng Yu were very interested in Dian Wei's retelling of Xi Yu's strategy, and they studied the map closely.

Xun Yu at the side was really pissed off by Dian Wei.

"General Dian, forgive me for speaking bluntly, you have such a brain, you want to show off all day long, and you can forget such a big event... Fortunately, Mr. Xi has already marked it on the map in case you will forget, you..."

Cao Cao also shook his head and looked at Dian Wei, with a look of dumbfounding, he asked, "What is your official position in the Academy of Sciences?"

Dian Wei immediately straightened his body and said, "School guard!"

"Guard...what is your official position, and what do you do on weekdays?" Cao Cao asked, very unfamiliar.

Dian Wei suddenly said excitedly, "The king died for the country! The emperor should guard the gate of the country!"

"The guards are under the command of the Son of Heaven. The guards who guard the gate of a country are the most loyal generals. The gate guards should know who can enter and who cannot enter. This is the duty of the gate guard!"

During the speech, Dian Wei looked solemn and high-spirited.

After Cao Cao heard this, his face was wrinkled, and he said, "I expected it well, these words must be told to you in a righteous way."

"My lord is wise, it was Master Xi who told me." Dian Wei exclaimed.

"These words are so impassioned, you must be very proud..." Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and he looked at the simple and honest Dian Wei.

Dian Wei was puzzled, and replied, "My lord, how can I not be proud to hold such a sacred and important official position..."

"Have you ever thought about how your current responsibilities are different from those of the servants in my mansion?" Cao Cao said with a light smile, "But you can't sleep every night to protect the safety of the school?"

"My lord is wise, what you said is very true, but how do you know..."

Dian Wei was stunned suddenly, the previous proud expression gradually dissipated, he seemed to understand the meaning of Cao Cao's words: Is it possible that my guard of the school is no different from the guardian of the house?
"Could it be that Mr. Xi lied to me?" Dian Wei couldn't help but whispered.

Cao Cao saw that Dian Wei was so ignorant of being deceived by Xi Yu, he couldn't help it, and smiled, "There is no doubt, you were deceived by Fengyi, haha, it seems that my servants, Suwei, can also be called guards in the future. gone."

"The king died for the country, and the emperor should guard the gate of the country! What a tragic and generous word! Only Fengyi can come up with such a good reputation, and he just said that the role of guard is so important!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu couldn't help laughing secretly.

Zhong Yao and Cheng Yu didn't pay attention to this matter, but concentrated on studying the map.

Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, Marquis Zhongwu, that's you..."

"General Wei is not simple, Zhongkang is not as good as you, hahaha..."

Hearing Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun laughing so loudly, Dian Wei blushed suddenly, and smiled at Xu Chu, "Why are you laughing at me? How is your official position today different from mine? It's so funny!"

"Here, haha, what General Dian said is that I, too, will die for the country...haha..."

Halfway through the conversation, Xu Chu couldn't help but burst out laughing again.

"I'm so angry, I'll fight with you!"

Seeing Xu Chu imitate what he said just now, Dian Wei's face flushed with anger, he was ashamed, and wished he could crawl into the cracks in the ground.

I can't wait to work hard with Xu Chu!

"I'm so angry, the map has been delivered, I still have things to do, goodbye!"

After saying that, Dian Wei turned around and left. He wanted to have a few bowls of wine, but now he wished he could disappear in front of everyone.

What face to drink!
"It's a shame, it's a shame..."

Coming out of the prime minister's mansion, Dian Wei put on his horse and galloped away with a dozen or so brothers trapped in the camp.

There were originally 500 people in the supply battalion, and they were divided into three soldiers and horses, one was white cavalry and the other was black cavalry. If there was any damage in battle, soldiers were selected from Qingzhou soldiers to supplement them. Now they are the most elite soldiers and horses in Xuzhou.

The rest were the [-] soldiers and horses of the trapped camp under the command of Dian Wei.

The three of them commanded three elite groups respectively, but when it comes to leading a large army to fight, only Huang Zhong is the most experienced.

Now Xi Yu is still short of a general who can lead thousands of troops and has the talent to strategize.

At this time, Dian Wei, although he was far away from the prime minister's mansion, could still hear Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun's mocking voices in his ears.

Dian Wei could even imagine that Xu Chuding was slapping his thighs, laughing so hard that his chest pressed against his back...

"Crack...hey...it's a big embarrassment today!"

Really angry, Dian Wei slapped himself with a backhand.

I have always thought that my job as a guard is so honorable, but I never thought that it was no different from guarding the house, so I was so angry!

"General, where are we going this time?"

"Go to Dongjun!!"

Dian Wei was very upset.

Immediately, Dian Wei and others rode to Dongjun to look for Cao Ren.

This time out of Xuzhou, Xi Yu handed over two things to Dian Wei.

One is to send a map. Xi Yu originally intended to send Zhao Yun there, but Dian Wei wanted to show off in front of Xu Chu, Xun Yu and others, so he took the initiative to invite Ying...

Now, running two places in a row, no matter how fast the horses are, even if they travel day and night, it will take at least seven or eight days to go back and forth between the two places. Thinking of this, Dian Wei felt very uncomfortable.

……

Xuzhou, in the city of Xiapi.

The Design Institute has already formulated a very detailed strategy.

But now there is a lack of people.

After Xi Yu determined the strategy, he allocated [-] troops to Zhang Liao to rebuild Hefei.

At the same time, Xi Yu allocated [-] shi of grain to Zhang Liao, and asked him to open a warehouse to release the grain, so as to provide relief and collect the refugees in Hefei and the surrounding areas.

As a result, Xi Yu now has less than [-] soldiers and horses, and about [-] of them are recruits who have never been on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the rest of the veterans are Qingzhou soldiers.

Cao Cao trusted Xi Yu very much, and sent all the nearly completed Qingzhou soldiers to Xi Yu to command.

Qingzhou soldiers feared Cao Cao and were grateful to Xi Yu.

In this way, Cao Cao and Xi Yu are the only ones who can control Qingzhou soldiers who are like tigers and wolves.

In addition, after re-building the iron stirrups, the combat power of Qingzhou soldiers is stronger than that of cloth stirrups, and it is even more impossible for easy people to lead Qingzhou soldiers.

At this moment, in the government office, Xi Yu sat on the main seat, and Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu knelt in front of the case.

"With such a strategy, you can go to the counties near Beihai at the same time. You only need to send troops at the same time. If you are not prepared to attack, Qingzhou will definitely be difficult to defend."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Although that's the case, who can lead the army?"

Jia Xu sighed, "If Cao Ren, General Xiahou Dun, or my lord can personally lead the army, this matter can be solved. But if my lord leaves Xuchang, it will be known."

Guo Jia said immediately, "Such a sophisticated strategy, but there is no general to command the army, what should I do?"

Zhuge Liang then sighed, "It would be... a pity if we missed this excellent opportunity..."

Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang sighed heavily at the same time, "Oh, what a pity..."

Suddenly, the three of them looked thoughtfully at Xi Yu together.

"You...why are you looking at me?" Xi Yu deliberately didn't understand, avoiding the eyes of the three people, and asked, "What do you have to do with me?"

Jia Xu squinted her eyes and said earnestly, "My lord..."

"From my point of view, this matter is nothing more than you, my lord, going into battle yourself, as long as you go to the front line to lead."

Xi Yu slightly refused, "Well, to be honest, I don't want to go..."

Jia Xu lowered her tone even more, and said, "My lord..."

"Now this matter, is it a way to want to go or not to go? The life of a hundred thousand soldiers on the front line is a trivial matter? Hey, if my lord refuses to go, then I have to find a general to force him to lead. If I lose the battle, the consequences will be my lord. Have you ever thought about it?"

(End of this chapter)